山东省德州市乐陵一中高三英语上学期第一次月考外研社版.doc

乐陵一中高三年级英语月考试题一、单项选择（每小题1分，共20分）1. i couldnt remember the exact date of the storm，but i knew it was_ sundaybecause everybody was at_ church.aa；the ba；/ c/; a d/；/2she devoted herself _to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field.astrongly bextremely centirely dfreely3. how long do you think _the car factory launches a new model?awill it be until bit will be before cwill it be when dit will be that4. the chinese government has begun a campaign to _the crazy housing market.acalm bdestroy coccupy dreflect5. have you seen my english notebook? oh，jane must have taken it_；she has the same one as yours.a by design bon purpose cby accident dby mistake6 the natural scenery and the newlybuilt tall buildings along the streets _thebeauty of my hometown.aadd up badd to care added up dare added to7why didnt you say hello to him last night?i smiled at him，but he _me and walked on. a. ignored brefused cdenied dmissed8. it is the third time so far that such a festival _in my hometown.ais held bhas been held cwill be held dhad been held9. _life in a new country can be difficult，it can broaden a persons view of the world.aif balthough cbecause das10when_ into a warm house，a piece of ice becomes smaller and smaller，untilin the end it disappears completely.atakes btaking ctook dtaken11it is _ to argue with him. he wont change his mind.auseful buseless chopeful dhelpful12so far nobody has claimed the money _ in the library.adiscovered bto be discoveredcdiscovering dhaving discovered13_for a long time，but he tried his best to make up for what he missed. abeing ill staying in hospitalbhaving been ill staying in hospitalche was ill staying in hospitaldto be ill staying in hospital14oh，its you！i didnt_ you.we havent seen each other for several years. glad to meet you again.arealize brecognizecknow dsee15. mary decided to attend the party, _ to see her friends whom she hadnt seen foryears. a. hoped b. hoping c. to hope d. hopes16. tom was the first man _ after the accident. a. questioned b. to question c. to be questioned d. being questioned 17. everyone was _ when they heard the _ news the sichuan was hit again by anearthquake. a. frightened; frightened b. frightened; frightening c. frightening; frightening d. frightening; frightened18. if you want more information about the design, please _ us online at any time. a. connect b. contract c. contain d. contact19. but for the _ of our car, we would have arrived twenty minutes earlier. a. mistake b. obstacle c. difficulty d. breakdown20. - could i use your computer? i need to get some information about the product. -_! a. take it easy b. dont mention it c. go ahead d. its up to you二、完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）two veterans(老兵) both fought in vietnam war and witnessed the loss of their friends. but after the war, they led very different lives. 30 years after the war, one was 21 and lonely while the other was happy and healthy, 22 by a loving family and close friends. so, what made the 23 ? one man thought, “what is the point of being 24 to someone? ill lose them anyway. ” so he lived his life in bitterness, not being close to anyone to 25 having to feel the pain of losing them.26 , the other man thought, “life is precious. i have to live it to the27 and cherish every moment of it. ” so he lived his life in gratitude, 28 every moment he has with his loved ones. what a big difference that made! when i was studying in cambridge, mr. beadsworth, a mathematics teacher 29 his famous “rainbow talk” in the auditorium. he said, “it seems that you and your friend are looking at the 30 rainbow, but you are looking at two different rainbows. ” when i 31 the “rainbow talk” now, it is true that two persons may be looking at the same rainbow, but they still see it 32 . 33 has meaning except the meaning you give it. you are 34 for giving meaning to everything that has 35 in your life. so, the question is, would you rather be 36 the first veteran who lived his life with 37 and fear? or would you rather be like the second, who saw the38 the war had taught him and created a more powerful meaning for it? either way, the good news is that, with 39 , you now have the choice of 40 to any incident in your past that may be the source of your pain or you are suffering now, and create a new, more powerful meaning for it. 21. a. annoyedb. depressedc. worriedd. embarrassed22.a.encouragedb. admiredc. surroundedd. blamed23. a. differenceb. resultc. argumentd. point24. a. generousb. helpfulc. friendd. close25. a. escapeb. avoidc. missd. admit26. a. besidesb. thereforec. howeverd. but27. a. longestb. mostc. biggestd. fullest28. a. treasuringb. pausingc. recallingd. remembering29. a. finishedb. gavec. heardd. drafted30. a. rareb. colorfulc. samed. beautiful31. a. write aboutb. learn aboutc. talk aboutd. think about32. a. differentlyb. clearlyc. directlyd. constantly33. a. anythingb. nothingc. somethingd. everything34. a. anxiousb. readyc. responsibled. eager35. a. struckb. inventedc. disappearedd. happened36. a. likeb. withc. againstd. for37. a. bitternessb. worryc. disappointmentd. difficulty38. a. truthb. lessonsc. priced. message39. a. effortb. intelligencec. awarenessd. ideas40. a. putting backb. coming backc. dating backd. going back三、阅读理解（共50分，25个小题，每小题2分）aamanda took whatever pills she could get, largely because she was finding life hard to take. “there were a lot of problems，” she says. she had just found out that her parents were splitting (分开). it took her by surpriseand she was shocked. “i woke up one morning, and they told me. ”on a few occasions during her two years of going to pharming parties(品药聚会). “my heart would race so fast that it felt like it was going to explode. i felt weak and confused sometimes and even passed out several times，” she recalls. “but i picked up from the ground because i had a lot of pride in my drinking and drugging. i was really crazy about it and proud of the fact that i could take more than a lot of people. i could come home and have a conversation with my parents.”finally, though, things got out of control. “i couldnt go a day without taking something，” she recalls, “and after a while, the pills upset my stomach；it hurt all the time, and i hardly ate. finally, i couldnt take it any more. i went to my parents and told them i needed help.”amanda entered a treatment program and has been calm since her release last january. “detox(戒瘾)was the worst four days of my entire life，”she says.“i was throwing up all the food and had the shakes.”she doesnt care about drugs. “im so hurt from this，” says amanda，who has uleers(溃疡)and damaged kidneys from the drugs and alcohol. “i have to struggle daily to stay calm. but in some ways，i feel lucky i went through it, and im out of it now.” amanda wrote a song called “goodnight to the moonlight”. amanda says，“its about how it feels to be taking drugs and alcohol, how it hurts, how it makes you feel like youre losing yourself.”41. what is the purpose of writing the passage?a. to tell us that parents have a great influence on their children.b. to warn us that drugs are a danger to our health and mind.c. to tell us once you pick up bad habits，it is hard to get rid of.d. to tell us that as long as you are determined，you will overcome any difficulty.42the underlined expression “passed out” ( paragraph 2)probably means _.a. left out b. suddenly became senselessc. suddenly kicked out d. wanted to give up43. from the second paragraph we can learn that _. a. she was bored with her behaviour b. she never felt frightened or ashamed of taking pills c. she took pride in the fact that she could take much more drugs d. she was so strong in body that she never felt tired44. which of the following is not the side effect of taking drugs on her health?a. her stomach felt upset and she couldnt eat anything. b. she became addicted to drugs and couldnt live without them. c. she felt confused and almost broke down. d. she was able to help herself even though she was addicted.45it can be inferred from the last paragraph that _.aamanda had such a strong will that she didnt lose herselfbher song expressed her thanks and delightcdetox was not really a success to amandaddrugs and alcohol ruined her health as well as her spiritbbased on sue monk kidds best selling novel, the secret life of bees is a movie of hope and faith for even the unloved and oppressed. just as in the book, young lilys thoughts sound and read like poetry, from the first moment when her room fills with bees.the movie tells the story of the young white girl who runs away from her cruel father. lily convinces rosaleen, the black housekeeper to escape with her, after rosaleen is beaten when she attempts to vote. when lily asks rosaleen why she risked her life standing up to the angry men who wanted to kill her, she hears “giving in to them would be just another way of dying”. thats lilys story, too. she finally stands up to her father. they come to tiburon, a town whose name is written on a label from a jar belonging to her mother before her death. in tiburon, there is no place where rosaleen can eat or stay, despite the fact that president johnson just signed the civil rights act in 1964. ( its still just a piece of paper, rosaleen says. ) so lily goes in to buy food for them, and sees the jar on sale. when lily finds out its made right there in a farmhouse, they go there and ask for help.the goodhearted august who runs a successful company, offers them the honeycomb to live in. from august, lily learns honey business and a life lesson from the bees. she sees a world where intelligence, independence and culture are honored and rewarded. she watches rosaleen begin to understand that the dream of freedom from oppression she gave up when she was beaten is now possible for her. it is august who helps lily see that love is all around her and all the others. 46the story of lily is mainly developed by _.a. time b. space c. examples d. comparison47which is true according to the passage?a. the movie is adapted from a novel.b. lilys father treats rosaleen cruelly.c. lilys mother writes the label for her.d. in fact, lilys mother is august.48what does rosaleen really want to get?abetter pay and honey business. b. equal rights and freedom.c. the fight to be voted as president. d. enough food and houses.49we can conclude that the story of lily happened _.a. in modern americab. in the 1960s in north americac. when the black owned equal rights in americad. before the independence of america50the passage is written to _.a. advertise a book b. explain the secret of bees lifec. introduce a movie d. tell about american politicscdid you ever want to see big ben, houses of parliament, westminster abbey in 15 minutes? then ba london eye, is the one for you.british airways london eye, formerly called as the millennium wheel, is situated on the south bank of the river thames on the jubilee gardens. it is situated between westminster bridge and hungerford footbridge in lambeth and adjacent to (比邻) old country building. it stands opposite to houses of parliament.it started with a vision of architect couple david marks and julia barfields, who had competed for millennium ideas contest conducted by sundy times, a british newspaper in 1993 to welcome year 2000 splendidly. regrettably, the contest was scrapped, but the couple persisted with their dream project by forming a company for this undertaking, eventually grabbing the attention of evening standard, another british newspaper. british airways, after noticing this widely publicized article, agreed to fund, foreseeing the vital contribution of this project to londons skyline and its tourism, giving a spectacular view of this fascinating city that was otherwise not visible to the londoners.the entire construction resembles a giant cycle wheel, with a diameter of 135m(443 ft) and weighing 1,700 tons of steel and 2,000 tons at the foundation reaching almost 30m deep! it is the largest observation wheel built so far, making even statue of liberty, big ben, st. pauls cathedral, look up to it. it is the 4th highest structure in london. canary wharf towers, bt tower and tower 42 are the higher three.the whole structure was designed in parts in various countries, later fully assembled on thames bank. with the dedication of 1,700 workers, this structure was realized in 16 months, just in time to welcome the millennium. tony blair inaugurated (为举行开幕式) it on december 31st, 1999 and a minor safety concern regarding clutching delayed its opening to public, which finally happened 3 months behind the schedule in march 2000.51opposite british airways london eye is _.awestminster bridge bhungerford footbridgecold country building dhouses of parliament52british airways london eye was founded by _.adavid marks and julia barfields bsunday timescevening standard dbritish airways53british airways london eye is higher than _.abig ben bcanary wharf towers cbt tower dtower 4254we can learn from the third paragraph that david marks and julia barfields _.ahad wanted to complete their dream project on their ownbwon the first prize in millennium ideas contestcasked for another newspaper for helpdwould have given up their idea without british airways55why was the public opening of british airways london eye delayed?athe structure wasnt completed in time.bthe structure was designed in different countries.csomething wrong happened at the last moment.dpeople were not completely sure about its safety.dcars and airplanes changed life in the 20th century. new changes in transportation are going to make life very different in the 21st century，too. trains and planes will be faster and more comfortable. planes will also be bigger. new airplanestoday the biggest planes carry about 400 passengers. soon airlines will build larger planes. these new large planes will carry 600800 passengers. now highspeed planes travel from london to new york in 3 hours. they carry only 100 passengers. new highspeed planes will be bigger and faster. they will fly from london to new york in only 1.5 hours and they will carry 300 people. a ticket on these fast planes will be very expensive. so most people will not take them.highspeed trainsmany people will take new, highspeed trains instead of planes. today most trains can go 80 miles per hour (130km/h). japans bullet train can go 150 mph(240 kin/h). the most watched shanghainanjinghighspeed intercity (城市间的) railway opened on july 1, which is covering 301 km from shanghai hongqiao to nanjing. the train runs at 300 to 350 km per hour. new highspeed trains will go more than 300 mph (480 km/h) twice faster than the bullet train. germany, switzerland and japan will be the first countries to use these new highspeed trains. other countries plan to have the new train, too. in the future, the trains we have today may not be used at all.56planes will travel _ faster in the future than now.a. half b. twicec. three times d. four times57the reason why fewer people will take the fast planes is that _.a. they are not safe b. people will have their own planesc. the service on the planes is not satisfactoryd. people will spend much if they take such planes58which of the following is right according to the passage? a. japans bullet train is the fastest train in the world. b. theshanghainanjinghighspeed train runs faster than japans bullet train. c. trains will become smaller in the future. d. trains will run faster than planes.59which of the following words cant be used to describe the future trains and planes?a. fast. b. comfortable.c. big.d. cheap.60whats the passage mainly about?a. predictions about the future trains and planes.b. planes which will be faster and more comfortable than trains.c. trains which will take the place of planes.d. planes and trains which will become the main means of transport in the future.eits not uncommon in america for a person to belong to some kind of volunteer group. donating ones time and services is very much a part of the american way of life. most charitable activities are organized by churches and groups around the nation and even encouraged by the government. the helping hand is extended to the poor，the homeless and the disabled. some people work to teach youngsters how to read. others open up soup kitchens to feed the homeless. volunteers also take care of the disabled by making reading tapes for the blind and working in orphanages(孤儿院)to help children without parents.high school students are often encouraged to become volunteers and many school club activities center around volunteer services. students may work with dis