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山西大学附属中学2012-2013学年第一学期高三（12月）月考英语试题（考查时间：100分钟）i.单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1. _ scenery in this small town is so fascinating that it attracts _ great number of tourists every day. a. the; theb. the; ac. the; / d. a; the2. i cant believe that you got fined for speeding. i _ of you as a careful driver. a. think b. thoughtc. am thinkingd. have thought3. please turn the radio off immediately, _ it will wake the sleeping baby up. a. and b. so c. but d. or4. -what happened to him? -he was _ of stealing the ring at the party last night, and the police were looking into the matter. a. informedb. suspectedc. reminded d. approved5. the tennis match between li na and justine henin was so fierce that everyone _their breath at the end.a will hold b. had held c. hold d. was holding 6. they did come to listen to my lecture, but how much did they _? i dont know for sure. a. take awayb. take outc. take back d. take in7. - have you passed the driving test? - forget it. it couldnt be _. a. worse b. so bad c. better d. the worst8. leave the old man where he is. when someone is badly injured, you _ _ move him or her but call for help. a. dont have to b. mustntc. may not d. havent to 9. from mums love, patience and understanding, i have learned what a huge responsibility _ is to raise a child. a. it b. that c. this d. one10. childrens _to the internet gets their parents worried.a addicted b. being addicted c. to addict d. to be addicted11. war horse is mainly about the story of a remarkable horse and his experience with people and soldiers. it has an anti-war message _through the eyes of the brave horse.a. having delivered b. delivering c. to be delivered d. delivered 12. i agree that _punishment is not the answer to the problem of crimes.a. modest b. fragile c. severe d. delicate13. it takes more than just practice _ an olympian. gold medal performances require some serious nutrition. a. became b. becoming c. become d. to become14. christopher columbus and his men traveled on and on across the ocean until they came to _ they thought was india, _ was in fact the new continent, _ the american indians lived long before they arrived . a. a land ; where ; there b. where ; it ; in which c. a place ; that ; in which d. what ; which ; where15. -ive decided to quit the job, but im afraid i wont be able to find a better one. - _ . you never know until you try.a. forget it b. go for it c. good luck d. never mindii.完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）the family had just moved. the young woman was feeling a little _16_ . it was mothers dayand 800 miles separated her from her parents.she had called them that morning, and her mother had _17_ how colorful their backyard was _18_ spring had arrived. later, she told her husband how she _19_ those lilacs(丁香) in their patents yard. “i know where we can find some, “ he said. “get the _20_ and come on.” so off they went. some time later, they stopped at a hill and there were lilacs all around. the young woman rushed up to the nearest _21_ and buried her face in the flowers. carefully, she _22_ some. finally, they returned to their car for the _23_ home. the woman sat smiling, surrounded by her _24_ .when they were near home, she shouted “stop,” got off quickly and _25_ to a nearby nursing home. she went to the end of the porch(门廊) , where a(n) _26_ patient was sitting in her wheelchair, and put the flowers into her lap. the two _27_ , bursting into laughter now and then. later the young woman turned and ran back to her _28_ . as the car pulled away, the woman in the wheelchair _29_ with a smile, and held the lilacs _30_ .“mom,” the kids asked, “ _31_ did you give her our flowers?” “its mothers day, and she seems so _32_ while i have all of you. and anyone would be _33_ by flowers.this satisfied the kids, but not the husband. the next day he _34_ some young lilacs around their yard.i was the husband. now, every may, our yard is full of lilacs. every mothers day our kids _35_ purple lilacs. and every year i remember that smile of the lonely old woman.16amovedbworriedcangry ddepressed17alearnedbimaginedcmentioneddrealized18anow thatbso thatcas if deven if19amissedbgrew cwatered dshowed20acars bkids cclothes dlilacs21abush bhill cyard ddoor22abought bpickedcset draised23abreak bholidayctrip ddinner24afriends bmemorycflowers dhonor25arespondedbpointedcdrove dhurried26aloving belderlycserious dsensitive27ahesitated bwaitedcsat dchatted28afamily bmothercpath dhome29anodded bwavedcleft dcontinued30asadly bpolitelycquickly dtightly31awhy bwhenchow dwhere32aquiet bconfusedcalone dpatient33acalmed bpersuadedcdisappointeddcheered34aarranged bdriedcplanted dhid35afind bgathercreceive dselliii 阅读理解(60分）asusan was born as the ninth child in a catholic family. she suffered from learning disabilities ever since her birth because of her mothers poor health.school was difficult for susan and she was bullied because of her different behaviors. her siblings, who were much older, had life experiences that were unknown to their little sister. from the time of her birth, susan was a screamer. the only really safe place that she would use as a repeat was her bedroom. there she would hang posters of her musical idols on the wall and sing popular music into a hairbrush that she pretended was a microphone. one by one the siblings moved away from home and then susans father died. this left her alone with an aging mother and a cat. the siblings accused her mother of not expecting more out of susan. she had seen many professionals and remembered hearing the word “borderline” but didnt know what it meant. she tried volunteer work. her best state of mind, however, was found when she was singing and so she would regularly join others in karaoke or pubs where she could show her skills and receive appreciation from the crowd.when susan announced at christmas that she was planning to compete in the britains got talent contest, her siblings tried to discourage her. it was a wonder that she was even able to do the audition considering the troubles she faced just physically getting to the right place.“the woman i was born to be” is a beautiful story written in the simple but humorous voice of the author, susan boyle. she tells her story from birth to the present in an interesting and educational manner. the writing is supplemented by photos from her albums.i love this book! in fact, i read the whole thing in one day!there is something in the stories that not only teaches the reader but also inspires us to reach for our dreams no matter how impossible they may seem to be! 36. this passage should be _.a. a news report b. a biography c. an introduction d. a book review 37. when susan was young, _.a. her mother died of an illness b. she was fond of musicc. her siblings liked her very much d. she was envied at school38. according to the passage, which was not true? a. susan tried doing a lot of volunteer work.b. susans mother expected too much out of her. c. susans siblings tried to stop her from competing in the britains got talent contest.d. susans performances were well received by the customers in pubs. 39. what does the author think of susan boyle？a. pitiful and selfless.b. shy and passive. c. determined and inspiring.d. great and generous. b shopping for clothes is not the same experience for a man as it is for a woman. a man goes shopping because he needs something. he knows what he wants, and his purpose is to find it and buy it, the price is a less important consideration. all men simply walk into a shop and ask the assistant for what they want. if the shop has it, the salesman immediately produces it, and the business of trying it on is done at once. all being well, the bargain can be and often is completed in less than five minutes, with hardly any chat and to everyones satisfaction. for a man, slight problems may begin when the shop does not have what he wants. then the salesman tries to sell the customer something else-he offers the nearest he can to the thing required. he usually says, “i know this jacket is not the style you want, sir, but would you like to try it on for size? it happens to be the color you wanted. ”few men have patience with this treatment, and the usual reply is: “this is the right colour and may be the right size, but i should be wasting my time and yours by trying it on. ” now how does a woman go about buying clothes? she does so in the opposite way. she has never fully made up her mind what she wants, and she is only “having a look round”. she is always open to persuasion, indeed she considers of great importance what the saleswoman tells her, even what her friends tell her. she will try on any number of things. highest in her mind is the thought of finding something that everyone thinks suits her. most women have an excellent sense of value when they buy clothes. they are always trying to find an unexpected bargain. faced with a roomful of dresses, a woman may easily spend an hour going from one counter to another before selecting the dresses she wants to try on. it takes a great deal of time but gives great joy. most dress shops supply chairs for the waiting husbands. 40. when a man is buying clothes, he _. a. puts price before quality b. chooses things that others think suitable for him c. does not mind much the price he has to pay for the right things d. buys good quality things, so long as they do not cost too much 41. from the passage, we know that in shopping for a jacket _. a. men like their jackets to be bigger than their size b. most men can tell whether it is the right size for them c. men make sure it fits them before buying it d. men dont worry whether the clothes fit well or not so long as it is the right colour 42. when a man cannot get what he wants, he _. a. buys something of the same colour in a slightly different style b. usually does not buy anything c. will try on some other clothes of the same style d. wastes time in buying something else 43. what does the passage tell us about women shoppers for clothes? a. they welcome suggestions from anyone. b. women seldom consider buying cheap clothes. c. women often buy things without thinking. d. they listen to advice but never take it. 44. the most obvious difference between men and women shoppers is _. a. that men do not try clothes on in a shop while women do b. that women bargain for their clothes and men dont c. that women do their shopping standing up but men do theirs sitting down d. the time they take over buying clothescwhen johnny cash sings, people listen. his big, deep voice rumbles out of radios and juke-boxes across north america. his records sell by the million. country-music fans everywhere, know his big hits. they love songs like hey porter, ring of fire, and folsom prison blue.johnny cash sings about a hundred concerts a year. people like what they hearand what they see, too. rugged and big-shouldered, the singer stands six-two without his black boots on. hes a two-hundred-pound package of muscle and talent. and that scar on his cheek? its a bullet hole, of course!in the minds of most people, johnny cash is mr tough guy. hes an ex-drug addict who was once put in prison. his grandmother was an indian. to keep from starving he once had to live on wild rabbits killed from forty feet away with a knife. some people say he even killed a man.in fact, most of the johnny cash story is just thata story. true, years ago he had a drug habit for a short time. he popped pills. but he never used heroin or other hard drugs. sometimes hed go wild and get locked up for a few hours. but he never served a prison sentence.theres no indian blood in his veins. hes been a killer only in song. as for the bullet hole, its an old scar left by a doctor who opened a cyst(囊肿).people who know johnny cash well say hes a gentle guy, a generous guyanything but a tough guy. how did the stories get started? some of them, like the story about the indian grandmother, he made up long ago to add excitement to his career. others, like the bullet hole, simply got started. now theres little the singer can do to change peoples minds. they just want to believe it, he says.45. in truth, johnny cash . .a. invented the indian grandmother b. used to kill rabbits for a livingc. had a bullet hole on his cheekd. served a long prison sentence46. in his private life, johnny cash is . .a. much wilder than he looksb. much smaller than he is on stagec. much tougher than he is in publicd. much more gentle than most people suppose47. the passage shows us that many people believe .a. only what they see b. what they are sure is truec. only what they hear d. what they find interesting dfor many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner. like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: where is the line between what i control and what you do?both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict. in part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it . from the parents point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents complete unreasonableness. and of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way , except oppositely . both feel trapped.in this article, ill describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap. the first no-win situation is quarrels over unimportant things. examples include the color of the teens hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the childs failure to eat a good breakfast before school, or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends. second, blaming, the goal of a blaming battle is to make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong. third, needing to be right, it doesnt matter what the topic ispolitics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to break an egg the point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong, for both wish to be considered an authoritysomeone who actually knows somethingand therefore to command respect. unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, theyll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress. 48. why does the author compare the parentteen war to a border conflict?a. both can continue for generations.b. both are about where to draw the line c. neither has any clear winner d. neither can be put to an end 49. what does the underlined part in paragraph 2 mean?a. the teens blame their parents for starting the conflict.b. the teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict c. the teens accuse their parents of misleading them d. the teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents 50. parents and teens want to be right because they want to _.a. give orders to the other b. know more than the other c. gain respect from the other d .get the other to behave properlyelife free to soarone windy spring day, i observed young people having fun flying their kites. the colorful creations of varied shapes and sizes filled the sky like beautiful birds dancing. _51_ instead of blowing off, they rose against it to achieve great heights. they shook and pulled, but the strings and the tails kept them in tow, facing upward and against the wind. as the kites struggled and trembled against the strings, they seemed to say, “let me go! let me go! i want to be free!” they soared beautifully as they fought the restrictions of the strings. _52_.“free at last,” it seemed to say. “free to fly with the wind.” yet freedom from restrictions simply put it at the mercy of the wind. _53_.it lay powerless in the dirt, blew helplessly along the ground, and stayed lifeless against the first obstruction（障碍物）. _54_.the heaven gives us misfortunes, restrictions, and rules to follow, from which we can grow and gain strength. restrictions are a necessary counterpart（相对应之物）to the winds of opposition. _55_. let us each rise to great heights, recognizing that some restrictions that we may face are actually the steady force that helps us succeed and achieve. a. finally, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. b. as the strong wind blew against the kites, the strings kept them in check. c. we should soar in the sky freely. d. some people are against the rules so hard that they never achieve their goals. e. we are sometimes like k