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烟台开发区高级中学2014届高三第二次月考 英语试题命题时间：2013年12月19日 第i卷（共100分）第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）第一节 单项填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）从每题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1. as some experts say, shopping by television will never take _ place of shopping in stores, because many people find shopping at a store is _ great joy. a. the; a b. 不填; a c. a; the d. the；不填2. among the performers in the circus were some boys, _ the youngest was only seven. a. of whom b. which c. that d. of those 3. after driving for an hour, mr. zhang finally arrived at the theme park, only _ no parking space left. a. finding b. found c. to find d. find4. helen, i cant make the decision for you about which dress to buy. you will have to use your _. a. argument b. judgment c. experiment d. announcement5. i _ for a lecture this afternoon, so im afraid i wont be able to meet you at the airport. a. have prepared b. will have prepared c. have been preparing d. will be preparing 6. - is jack on duty today? - it _ be him; its his turn tomorrow. a. mustnt b. wont c. cant d. neednt7. _ by a pile of papers, jack felt as if he would never finish doing all of them. a. surrounding b. surrounded c. to be surrounded d. having surrounded8. we _ along, when all of a sudden a car pulled straight out in front of us. a. had driven b. drove c. are driving d. were driving9. its up to you to decide. it doesnt make any difference to me _ you go or stay. a. whether b. when c. how d. that10. - you used to study french, didnt you? - no. i just _ some words when i was in france on business. a. picked up b. took up c. put up d. added up11. every year, millions of people visit shanghai, and many of _ are foreigners. a. that b. what c. them d. whom 12. to the bosss disappointment, his work is _ satisfactory. a. far away b. far from c. out of d. free from13. it is i _ my parents who _ to blame for the accident. a. other than; are b. rather than; am c. better than; am d. more than; are14. many experts hold the view _ teachers development is _ the key to better education lies. a. which; where b. which; which c. that; where d. that; in which 15. - why werent you at the meeting yesterday? - i _ for a long-distance call from my aunt in america then. a. waited b. was waiting c. had been waiting d. had waited16. - oh, how depressing! i am bound to lose to him in tomorrows competition. - cheer up! in fact, he is _ than you. a. not more nervous b. no more nervous c. no less nervous d. a little less nervous 17. with most of the problems _, i felt a great weight taken off my mind. a. to solve b. solved c. solving d. being solved 18. i wonder why ann didnt get _ the job. she is the right person for it. a. to be offered b. to offer c. offering d. offered19. we hope the measures to control house prices, _ are taken by the government, will succeed. a. which b. that c. what d. as 20. - can you understand what i said? - sorry, _. can you repeat it? a. thats all right b. i managed somehow c. thats a good point d. i didnt get it第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2135各题所给的a,b,c和d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 when my grandmother moved into a retirement community named seventy five state street last december, i didnt know quite what to expect. i imagined the place as a terrible nursing home where the residents would need _21_ to go to the bathroom and where the staff was cruel. to prove my assumption _22_, my aunt took me to see my grandmother. the view of my grandmothers room was beautiful. her two rooms with a private bath were _23_ for someone in her 80s. the sofa and chairs were very comfortable. you could tell she _24_ it. after our _25_, my grandmother brought up the idea of my _26_ at the retirement community. it was _27_ to visit, but to spend hours talking to old people and hearing their long, boring stories of family and wars didnt _28_ me, especially since it would be during my summer vacation. however, it was still winter, and with my busy life, i put the _29_ in the back of my mind. but my grandmother was _30_ about her idea. to my surprise, she talked to the director without my _31_. eventually, i was _32_ to have a try. after scheduling my first day, i became a little _33_. i wasnt sure if the residents would _34_ me. when i finally went in for the beano (雇工宴席) on that summer afternoon, i was _35_ by what i saw. instead of a large beano hall crowded with _36_ people, i found a warm, inviting center. i was immediately drawn into the nicely wallpapered, air-conditioned room. over the next two months, i _37_ more than 100 hours at seventy five state street doing the beano, social gatherings, picnics and talking to people one-on-one. _38_, the experience turned out to be well worth my time and efforts. its a(an) _39_ feeling to walk down the halls of seventy five state street and be stopped by a resident who doesnt always know your name, _40_ who knows youre someone who cares. 21. a. time b. help c. permission d. guidance22. a. reasonable b. good c. wrong d. honest23. a. terrible b. possible c. necessary d. great 24. a. bought b. cleaned c. destroyed d. liked25. a. walk b. ride c. visit d. report 26. a. staying b. volunteering c. studying d. arriving 27. a. hard b. nice c. strange d. useless28. a. interest b. worry c. shock d. satisfy29. a. story b. dream c. suggestion d goal30. a. concerned b. careless c. angry d. excited31. a. promise b. presence c. agreement d. preparation32. a. told b. persuaded c. allowed d. invited 33. a. bored b. eager c. anxious d. upset34. a. praise b. believe c. accept d. remember35. a. surprised b. frightened c. cheated d. encouraged36. a. famous b. common c. busy d. old37. a. wasted b. saved c. waited d. spent 38. a. unfortunately b. certainly c. hopefully d. basically39. a. horrible b. mixed c. awesome d. real 40. a. but b. and c. if d. unless第三部分： 阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。sa brenda bongos was a happy, artistic girl. she had one big ambition to play the drums in a band. but one big obstacle lay in her way. to be good enough to play in a band, brenda had to practice a lot, but she lived next-door to a lot of old people. many of them are sick. she knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves. so, she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement, a kitchen, and even in a shower. but there was always someone it would annoy. one day, while watching a science documentary on tv, she heard that sound cannot travel in space, because theres no air. at that moment, brenda bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut. with the help of a lot of time, books and work, brenda built a space bubble. this was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside. all that would be left inside was a drum kit（成套设备） and a chair. brenda got into the space suit she had made, entered the bubble, turned on the machine, and played those drums like a wild child. it wasnt long before brenda bongos came very famous. many people came to see her play in her space bubble. shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. her fame spread so much that the government suggested that she be part of a unique space journey. finally, brenda was a real musical astronaut, and had gone far beyond her first ambition of playing drums in a band. years later, when asked how she had achieved all this, she thought for a moment, and said: “if those old people next door hadnt mattered so much to me, i wouldnt have found a solution, and none of this would have ever happened.”41. why did brenda try to play in the strangest places? a. because she didnt want others to hear her play. b. because she didnt want to disturb others. c. because she didnt have a large house. d. because she liked to play in strange places.42. brenda started to give concerts _. a. after she practiced in her space bubble b. when she became part of the unique space journey c. after she became a real musical astronaut d. when people came to see her in the space bubble43. brenda became famous because _. a. she made a space suit b. she became a real musical astronaut c. she played drums in her space bubble d. she played drums in a band44. which of the following can be used to describe brenda? a. kind, hardworking and clever b. brave, kind and hardworking c. lovely, brave and kind d. nervous, kind and clever45. we can draw a conclusion from the passage that: “_”. a. he laughs best who laughs last b. its never too old to learn c. two heads are better than one d. one good turn deserves anotherb the concept of personal choice in relation to health behaviors is an important one. an estimated 90 percent of all illnesses may be preventable if individuals would make sound personal health choices based upon current medical knowledge. we all enjoy our freedom of choice and do not like to see it restricted when it is within the legal and moral boundaries of society. the structure of american society allows us to make almost all our own personal decisions that may concern our health. if we so desire, we can smoke, drink excessively, refuse to wear seat belts, eat whatever foods we want, and live a completely sedentary life-style without any exercise. the freedom to make such personal decisions is a fundamental aspect of our society, although the wisdom of these decisions can be questioned. personal choices relative to health often cause a difficulty. as one example, a teenager may know the facts relative to smoking cigarettes and health but may be pressured by friends into believing it is the socially accepted thing to do.a multitude of factors, both inherited and environmental, influence the development of health-related behaviors, and it is beyond the scope of this text to discuss all these factors as they may affect any given individual. however, the decision to adopt a particular health-related behavior is usually one of personal choice. there are healthy choices and there are unhealthy choices. in discussing the morals of personal choice, fries and crapo drew a comparison. they suggest that to knowingly give oneself over to a behavior that has a statistical (统计的) probability of shortening life is similar to attempting suicide. thus, for those individuals who are interested in preserving both the quality and quantity of life, personal health choices should reflect those behaviors that are associated with a statistical probability of increased vitality and longevity (长寿).46. the concept of personal choice concerning health is important because _.a. wrong decisions could lead to poor healthb. it helps raise the level of our medical knowledgec. it is essential to personal freedom in american societyd. it helps cure most illnesses47. to “live a completely sedentary life-style” (para.1) in the passage means _.a. to “live a decent life” b. to “live an inactive life” c. to “live a life of vice” d. to “live a life with complete freedom”48. sound personal health choice is often difficult to make because _.a. few people are willing to trade the quality of life for the quantity of lifeb. people are usually influenced by the behavior of their friendsc. current medical knowledge is not enough yetd. there are many factors influencing our decisions49. to knowingly allow oneself to pursue unhealthy habits is compared by fries and crapo to _.a. deliberately ending ones life b. improving the quality of ones life c. limiting ones personal health choice d. breaking the rules of social behavior50. according to fries and crapo sound health choices should be based on _.a. personal decisions b. statistical evidence c. friends opinions d. societys lawsceveryone knows what the nbas latest clipper（快马）blake griffin is capable of doing on the court, or at the hoop（篮筐）. after all, its not every day you see a basketball player jump over a car and score a slam dunk（大灌篮）. griffins amazing performance won the 22-year-old the 2011 slam dunk contest. griffin has been turning heads all season with his dunking ability. as a rookie（新秀）with the los angeles clippers. griffin is a hard worker and the teams new hope.theres no doubt that griffin is on his way to a rising nba career. but where did it all begin?griffins has loved basketball ever since he was a kid. he grew up watching the nba and practicing how to dunk, mastering this skill at just 13 years old.griffins passion for basketball runs in the family. his father was his coach in high school, and his older brother taylor is also a professional player. griffin says being a coachs son helped him grow professionally.“i always watched basketball with my dad and he taught me the right way to play. i kind of picked up the game through him,” he told nba online.griffin started showing some serious basketball ability at his high school in oklahoma, where he won state titles in each of his four years. it wasnt long before many of griffins peers were asking for his autograph. “a girl once came up to me with a rubber duck and was like, will you sign this? so i signed the top of it and gave it back to her,” griffin told sports illustrated magazine.after high school, griffin went on to become a star basketball player at university. it was there that he earned the nickname “the terminator（终结者）” for his fury（火爆）during games. despite his fierce on-court personality, griffin says hes really just a normal, nice guy. “a lot of people are surprised at how laid-back（放松的）i am. im more soft-spoken（温和的）off the court. out on the court, they see somebody whos intense and all that. but i like to hang out to have fun and make jokes and laugh,” he told nba online.51.from the first two paragraphs we can learn that_.a.blake griffin has a superior ability to play basketballb.a basketball player jumps over a car and scores a slam dunkc.blake griffin has to work harder as a rookied.it is easy for a basketball player to turn heads all season52.what should be the best title for the passage?a.surprise of clippers b.hope of clippersc.laugh at winners d.cheers for winners53.which of the following is true according to the passage?a.griffins performance won the 2012 slam dunk contest.b.griffin is on his way to a rising nba career as a veteran(老运动员，老兵).c.griffin loved practicing his dunking at the age of 22.d.griffins passion for basketball comes from his family.54.what does the underlined word “peers” in the eighth paragraph mean?a.lovers who are in the same school.b.kids who play with each other.c.persons who are the same age.d.friends who help each other.55.whats the authors attitude towards blake griffin?a.positive. b.negative.c.pessimistic. d.critical. dthe time of year a baby is born can shape what profession they will embark on in later life, a new study has suggested. being born in a certain month appears to indicate the statistical likelihood of what job a person will end up with, the study by the office for national statistics found.researchers have uncovered that the month in which babies are born could also affect everything from intelligence to length of life. a child born in december is more likely to become a dentist while someone whose birthday falls in january will tend to a debt collector, they found.a february birth appears to increase the chances of being an artist while march babies appear to go on to become pilots. meanwhile, april and may are said to have a fairly even spread of professions, births in the summer months mean a much lower chance of becoming a high-earning football player, doctor or dentist. the study was derived by researchers who analyzed the birth months of people in 19 separate occupations using information from the last census, the daily mail reported. although these trends may be difficult to explain, correlations between birth months and specific health problems have a scientific basis. spring babies are at greater risk of illnesses including schizophrenia, alzheimers disease, asthma and autism. they may also be less cleve