湖南省武冈市第三中学高三英语上学期第二次月考试题（无答案）.doc

高三第二次月考英语试卷part two: language knowledge (45 points) section a (15 marks)directions: beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one answer that best completes the sentence. 21. the experimental middle school, which is reported about ten years ago, is now renowned throughout hunan province.a. to have been established b. to be establishedc. being established d. having established22. everyone was at the party except you. what happened? i after mike, my pet dog, at home. he was ill. a. have looked b. was looking c. would look d. had looked23. not with the quality of your goods, i will certainly not advise others to buy them.a. to impress b. impressing c. impressed d. having impressed24. in the spring festival, jonny sent each of his classmates a card with best wishes, but he received .a. no one b. nothing c. some d. none 25. how did you get in touch with the travel agency, robin? oh, thats easy. i surfed the internet and then called one the telephone number is provided. a. which b. in whichc. of whichd. whose26. according to the expert, most animals will stay here, but ninety percent of the cattle the nearby preservation area in the coming week. a. is to go to b. is heading forc. are being imported tod. are to be transferred to27. planning so far ahead no sense-so many things will have changed by next year.a. makesb. made c. is making d. has made28. moms promised i get a music cell-phone if i help with the housework in the holiday.a. need b. must c. shall d should 29. it was computer games that cast the young man a lot of precious time that he ought to on his lessons.a. to play; be spendingb. playing; spendc. played; have spent d. playing ; have spent30. when you reach the other end of the bridge, i right there to show you the way.a. wait b. have waited c. was waitingd. will be waiting31. there is a new issue in the popularity of private cars many roads in the countryside need to be widened.a. involving; thatb. involved ; that c. involued ; thatd. involving ; which32. at the back of the old temple twelve huge stone statues together with pagoda. a. does stand; a 8-storeyedb. do stand; a 8-story c. stands ; an 8-storey d. stand ; an 8-storied33. cynthia is not ashamed of what she does, she ends up doing something wrong. a. as though b. in casec. even ifd. for fear that34. to be on time for work, i up at 6:30 every morning when i was in london. a. get b. have gotc. was gettingd. got35. to learn more about the speech contest, if you like, to .a. going b. goc. gone d. to gosection b（18points）directions: for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.though the bus stopped about two miles from home, dad never met me, even in bad weather. so when i went away to college, i knew i was in for a long 36 whenever i came home. the walk didnt bother me as much as the fear of walking alone along the highway and country roads. i felt less than valued that my father didnt seem concerned about my 37 . that feeling was canceled one spring evening.it had been a particularly difficult week at college. tests and long hours in labs had left me 38 . i longed for home and a soft bed. finally, the bus stopped at my destination point, and i 39 , beginning the long journey home.a row of privet hedge (女贞树篱）edged the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. once i had turned off the highway to start the last lap of my 40 , i was always relieved (轻松) to see the hedge because it meant that i was almost home. on that particular evening, the hedge had just come into view 41 a gentle rain began to fall. suddenly i saw something 42 moving fast along the top of the hedge, moving toward the house. upon closer observation, i realized it was the top of my fathers head. then i knew 一 each time i came home, he had stood 43 the hedge, watching, until he knew i had arrived safely. i swallowed hard against the tears. he did care, after all.on following visits, that spot of gray became my beacon (指路标）. i could hardly 44 until i was close enough to watch for its covert (掩蔽的) 45 above the greenery. upon reaching home, i would find my father sitting in his chair. so! its you! he would say, pretending to be 46 .i replied, yes, dad, its me. im home.the greatest happiness of life is the fact that we are 47 .36. a. walk b. time c. patience d. anxiety37. a. study b. safety c. suitcase d. growth 38. a. figured out b. given out c. made out d. worn out39. a. stepped off b. drove off c. took off d. came off40. a. journey b. trouble c. adventure d. arrangement41. a. when b. after c. that d. because42. a. bright b. gray c. funny d. strange43. a. beyond b. over c. behind d. through44. a. wait b. promise c. approach d. follow45. a. performance b. excitement c. feeling d. movement46. a. disappointed b. surprised c. angry d. happy47. a. trusted b. saved c. loved d. encouragedsection c（12 marks）directions: complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.my name is christina. i called your radio show last week to ask 48 your advice about a problem my mum and i had. i wanted to see my friends and do things 49 interest me, but my mum was sad and said i was not spending enough time at home with our family.you gave me some good advice. you told me to spend more time talking to my mum. first i thought your answer was silly, 50 then i decided to take your advice. you were right!when i was younger, my mum and i talked all the time. and 51 were very close. she was like one of my friends. 52 i grew older, i stopped talking to her and only wanted to talk with my friends.i didnt think my mum missed talking with me, but she did! that is 53 she was sad when i went to see my friends. now my mum and i spend one day a week with each other. we cook dinner together, or we go for 54 long walk. once she even took me and my friends out to dinner together!thank you for your help and good 55 , george, ill keep listening to “talking time” every week.part three: reading comprehension (30 points) directions: read the following three passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a, b,c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.a diana jacobs thought her family had a workable plan to pay for college for her 21-year-old twin sons: a combination of savings, income, scholarships, and a modest amount of borrowing. then her husband lost his job, and the plan fell apart. “i have two kids in college, and i want to say come home, but at the same time i want to provide them with a good education,” says jacobs. the jacobs family did work out a solution: they asked and received more aid from the schools, and each son increased his borrowing to the maximum amount through the federal loan (贷款) program. they will each graduate with $20,000 of debt, but at least they will be able to finish school. with unemployment rising, financial aid administrators expect to hear more families like the jacobs. more students are applying for aid, and more families expect to need student loans. college administrators are concerned that they will not have enough aid money to go around. at the same time, tuition（学费）continues to rise. a report from the national center for public policy and higher education found that college tuition and fees increased 439% from 1982 to 2007, while average family income rose just 147%. student borrowing has more than doubled in the last decade, “if we go on this way for another 25years, we wont have an affordable system of higher education,” says patrick m. callan, president of the center. “the middle class families have been financing it through debt. they will send kids to college whatever it takes, even if that means a huge amount of debt.” financial aid administrators have been having a hard time as many companies decide that student loans are not profitable enough and have stopped making them. the good news, however, is that federal loans account for about three quarters of student borrowing, and the government says that money will flow uninterrupted.56. according to paragraph 1, why did the plan of jacobs family fail?a. they twins wasted too much money. b. the father was out of work.c. their saving ran out. d. the family fell apart.57.how did the jacobs manage to solve their problem? a. they asked their kids to come home. b. they borrowed $20,000 from the school. c. they encouraged their twin sons to do part-time jobs. d. they got help from the school and the federal government.58.financial aid administrators believe that _. a. more families will face the same problem as the jacobses b. the government will receive more letters of complaint c. college tuition fees will double soon d. americas unemployment will fall59.what can we learn about the middle class families from the text? a. they blamed the government for the tuition increase. b. their income remained steady in the last decade. c. they will try their best to send kids to college. d. their debts will be paid off within 25 years.60.according to the last paragraph, the government will . a. provide most students will scholarships b. dismiss some financial aid administrators c. stop the companies from making student loans d. go on providing financial support for college studentsbas a parent of an overweight child, it is your duty to help them lose weight and develop healthy eating and exercise habits. however, correcting the diet habits of your children can become increasingly harder as they age, especially as they become increasingly aware of bad foods like mcdonalds and other fast food choices. for this reason, you should aim to help your child lose weight early, and let them grow up with healthy food and exercise habits so that they can make smart decisions as they grow up.avoid pushing new diets on your child. teach them the basics of good nutrition and exercise, so that he or she has the necessary tools to make the right decisions. you need to facilitate（使容易）that rather than simply force it on your child. diets may seem like the answer at first, but it is much more useful to teach them correct eating and good nutrition, so you can be a good role model rather than the person that forced a diet on him or her._. find ways to get your child more active without stressing him or her out. there are plenty of ways to exercise in a sport or after school activities. buy your child a skateboard, roller skates, a bicycle, or some other tool so that they can use to enjoy exercise on their own terms. and never force physical activity on them if you do not want the exercise idea to be completely rejected.avoid projecting your feelings onto your child. you may have had body issues as a child, but you do not need to project this onto your child, who is probably already dealing with issues. you do not want to create self image problems in your child if you can help it. let your child develop his or her own self image rather than forcing your self image issues onto him or her.61. parents should help their children lose weight earlier because children _. a. havent formed their eating habits b. cant make their own decisions c. tend to take more exercise d. can lose weight easily62. which of the following can be put in the blank? a. find ways for your children to exercise. b. avoid forcing exercise on your child. c. encourage the children to exercise more. d. make the children exercise in their own way.63. the underlined word “projecting” is closest in meaning to “_”. a. describing b. exploring c. expressing d. forcing64. which of the following is true according to the text? a. fast food has nothing to do with overweight. b. good habits can help children keep fit. c. parents are bad role models for their children. d. children usually have self image problems.65. in the authors view, letting your child develop his or her own self image is . a. important b. difficult c. wrong d. impossible cwhen i told my family that i was thinking of taking a cooking job, the roars of laughter were rather discouraging. no one believed that i could cook at all, as i had never had a chance to practice at home. our cook had ruled in the kitchen for thirty years and had an annoying tendency to regard the pans, stove and all the kitchen fittings as her own property.i once crept down there when i thought she was asleep in her room to try out an omelet（炒蛋）. noiselessly i removed a frying pan from its hook and the eggs from their cupboard. it was the pop of the gas that woke her, i think, for i was just breaking the first egg when a pair of slippered feet moved round the door and a shriek（尖叫）of horror caused me to break the egg on the floor. this disaster upset her so much that she locked herself in the storeroom with all the food and we had to make our sunday dinner of bananas.if the family werent going to be helpful, i would look for a job all by myself and not tell them about it till id got one. i had seen an agency in a local paper, so as soon as there was no one about to say “where are you going?” i rushed out of the house in search of it.i sat on the edge of a chair and could see my nose shining out of the corner of my eye. i thought perhaps it was a good thing; it might look more earnest. the woman at the desk examined me through her glasses. having asked me a few questions, she told me that it would be difficult to get a job without experience. “but”, she said, “ive got someone who needs a cook badly.” she wrote down a number, and my spirits went up as i took the slip of paper she held out to me, saying: “ring up this day. she wants a cook. you would have to start tomorrow by cooking dinner for ten people. could you manage that?”“oh yes,” said i - never having cooked for more than four in my life.66. which of the following best describes the response of the authors family to her plan of taking a cooking job?a. pleased. b. doubtful. c. uncomfortable. d. positive.67. one reason for the authors lack of practice in cooking was that _ .a. no one in her family would like her to practice cookingb. everything in the kitchen was property belonging to the cookc. the cook would never allow her to do any cookingd. she was not yet born when the cook came to the house68. the cook felt uncomfortable when _ .a. she heard a shriek of horrorb. she heard the sound of a pair of slippered feet moving round the doorc. she saw the author enter the kitchend. she saw the author break an egg on the floor68. the family had to have bananas for dinner that sunday because _ .a. the cook was on strikeb. they preferred bananas to omeletc. the author cooked so badlyd. no one in the family had cooking ability70.when there was no one about, the author rushed out of the house because _ .a. she was independent in searching for a cooking jobb. she wouldnt answer the question her family would askc. that was the only chance for her to leave the housed. she didnt want to reveal what she was going to dopart four: writing (45 points) section a （10 marks）directions: read the following passage. complete the diagram / fill in the numbered blanks by using the information for the passage. write no more than 3 words for each blank.lead poisoning (铅中毒) occurs when lead is present in high levels in the blood of a person. it is one of the most common medical problems found in children. and its important to recognize the presence of lead in childrens bodies because lead is very harmful.children have the tendency to go around and put things in their mouths like paint peelings. this is one of the main causes of lead poisoning. it has also been found that children born in poor families have higher chances of getting exposed to lead.some of the common symptoms of lead poisoning in children are headaches, stomach pains hair loss, muscle weakness, and weight loss, etc.lead poisoning can have severe effects and can lead to heart diseases, kidney diseases and neurological(神经系统的) problems. it can also result in mental dullness and a low i.q. level. there have been cases where lead poisoning proved to be terminal for children.its difficult to easily recognize whether a child is affected by lead poisoning, as the symptoms of this disease can occur due to some other medical problems. therefore, children under the age of 6 should regularly be checked to know the level of lead in their blood through blood tests. its possible to completely cure a child with lead poisoning through treatment. usually the oral medicine chelator (螯合剂) is given to the children. sometimes, children are given an injection (注射) for reducing the lead level. children who have very high level of lead in their blood would need treatme