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2011-2012学年上学期高三级第三次月考（11月）英 语 本试卷共8页，共三大题，满分135分。考试用时120分钟。一语言知识及运用 （共两节，满分45分）第一节：完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1630各题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a young man was getting ready to graduate from college. for many months he had 1 a beautiful sports car in a dealers showroom, and 2 his father could well 3 it, he told him that was all he wanted.on the morning of his graduation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 4 he was to have such a fine son. he handed his son a beautiful gift box. 5 but slightly disappointed, the young man 6 the box and found a lovely book. 7 , he raised his voice at his father and said, “with all your money you give me a book?” and rushed out of the house, 8 the book in the study. he did not contact his father for a whole year until one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father, he 9 he had to go back home and see his father.when he arrived at his fathers house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. the moment he was about to 10 the hospital, he saw on the desk the still new book, just as he had left it one year ago. he opened it and began to 11 the pages. suddenly, a car key 12 from an envelope taped behind the book. it had a tag(标签) with the dealers name, the 13 dealer who had the sports car he had 14 . on the tag was the date of his graduation and the 15 paid in full.1. a. expected b. enjoyed c. admired d. owned 2. a. finding b. proving c. deciding d. knowing 3. a. afford b. offer c. keep d. like 4. a. encouraged b. comfortable c. proud d. moved 5. a. nervous b. serious c. careful d. curious 6. a. packed b. opened c. picked up d. put aside 7. a. angrily b. eagerly c. calmly d. anxiously8. a. tearing b. putting c. forgetting d. leaving9. a. learned b. realized c. recognized d. admitted 10. a. get to b. search for c. turn to d. leave for11. a. clean b. read c. turn d. count 12. a. lost b. came c. appeared d. dropped13. a. old b. same c. special d. new14. a. remembered b. desired c. found d. met 15. a. words b. information c. messages d. card第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）john was presented with his award at a ceremony which recognized the bravery of ten people 16 had saved the life of another. john was studying in the room 17 he heard screaming. when he and his father rushed outside, a man ran from 18 scene. they discovered that anne slade, mother of three, had been cut 19 (repeat) with a knife. she was lying in her front garden 20 (bleed) very heavily. her hands had almost been cut 21 .it was johns quick action and knowledge that saved ms slades life. he immediately asked many people 22 bandages, but when nobody could put 23 hands on any, his father got some tea towels and tape from their house. john used these to dress the most severe injuries to ms slades hands. he slowed the bleeding by applying pressure to the wounds 24 the police and the ambulance arrived.“im proud of what i did, but i was just doing what i 25 (teach),” john said.二阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c和d项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a1685 was a very good year for german composers. within the space of a month, two of the greatest were born: johann sebastian bach and george frideric handel.handels father was a barber and surgeon, which sounds like a strange combination today, but back then those occupations went hand in hand. even though handel was very interested in music, his father didnt think that was a good way to earn a living, so he wanted his son to be a lawyer. the story goes that handel smuggled a quiet piano into the house so that he could practice in secret.one day, handel went along when his father went to shave a duke. while his father was working, handel sat down and played the dukes organ. the duke was so impressed that he convinced handels father to let his son study music, and handel finally got to learn how to compose.handel soon discovered that what he liked most was opera. in fact, he was so passionate about opera that he even fought a duel (决斗) over it with one of his friends. since italy was the place to learn about opera composing, handel went off to italy to study. when he got home, he got a job as court composer for a german prince.having landed such a wonderful job, handel immediately asked his boss for time off. he wanted to go to england, where hed heard that there werent nearly enough composers to satisfy the british taste for italian opera.after great success writing opera in london, handel came back to germany. then fate played a funny trick on handel and his boss. the queen of england died, and it just so happened that the prince handel worked for was next in line to the british throne. when he arrived in london as king george, followed handel, his court composer in germany.in addition to serving the king, handel became one of the most successful opera composers of his time. and he also produced them and traveled all over europe to hire the best singers. there are stories of battles with rival opera producers and of fights between rival singers. handel apparently had quite a temper. if you ever go to london, look for handels grave in westminster abbey, where theres a wonderful monument to him.26. how did handel begin to learn to compose?a. his father was sure of his future success.b. his performance impressed a duke.c. he begged his father to send him to italy. d. he practiced hard and taught himself music.27. what does the underlined word “smuggled” mean in the passage? a. bought secretly b. took secretly c. carried in advance d. possessed personally28. why did handel later settle down in britain instead of germany?a. because he could find better jobs in london.b. because he enjoyed greater fame in london.c. because his boss became king of britain and brought him along.d. because london was a wonderful place to learn about opera.29. which of the following words can not be used to describe handel, as shown in the passage?a. bad-tempered b. talented c. enthusiastic d. optimistic30. which of the following statements is wrong according to the passage?a. handel was born in the same year with bach.b. many people worked both as a barber and a surgeon.c. handel quit his job to learn about opera in italy. d. handel was buried in london and was built a monument.bconcern with money, and then more money, in order to buy the conveniences and luxuries of modern life, has brought great changes to the lives of most frenchmen. more people are working harder than ever before in france. in the cities the traditional leisurely midday meal is disappearing. offices, shops, and factories are discovering the great efficiency of a short lunch hour in company lunch rooms. in almost all lines of work emphasis now falls on ever increasing output. thus the “typical” frenchman produces more, earns more, and buys more consumer goods than his counterpart of only a generation ago. he gains in creature comfort and ease of life. what he loses to some extent is his sense of personal uniqueness, or individuality.some say that france has been americanized. this is because the united states is a world symbol of the technological society and its consumer products. the so called americanization of france has its critics. they fear that “assembly line life” will lead to the disappearance of the pleasures of the more graceful and leisurely (but less productive) old french style. what will happen, they ask, to taste, elegance, and the cultivation of the good things in life to joy in the smell of a freshly picked apple, a stroll by the river, or just happy hours of conversation in a local caf?since the late 1950s life in france has indeed taken on qualities of rush, tension, and the pursuit of material gain. some of the strongest critics of the new way of life are the young, especially university students. they are concerned with the future, and they fear that france is threatened by the triumph of this competitive, goods-oriented culture. occasionally, they have reacted against the trend with considerable violence.in spite of the critics, however, countless frenchmen are committed to keeping france in the forefront of the modern economic world. they find that the present life brings more rewards, conveniences, and pleasures than that of the past. they believe that a modern, industrial france is preferable to the old.31. which of the following is a feature of the old french way of life?a. leisure, elegance, and efficiencyb. elegance, efficiency, and tastec. leisure, elegance, and tasted. elegance, efficiency, and leisure32. which of the following is not true about frenchmen?a. many of them prefer the modern life style.b. they actually enjoy working at the assembly line.c. they are more concerned with money than before.d. they are more competitive than the old generation.33. the passage suggests that _.a. in pursuing material gains the french are suffering losses elsewhereb. its now unlikely to see a frenchman enjoying a stroll by the riverc. the french are fed up with the smell of freshly picked applesd. great changes have occurred in the life style of all frenchmen34. which of the following is true about the critics?a. critics are greater in number than people enjoying the new way of life.b. students critics are greater in number than critics in other fields.c. students critics have, on occasion, resorted to violent means against the trend.d. critics are concerned solely with the present and not the future.35. which of the following best states the main idea of the passage?a. changes in the french way of lifeb. criticism of the new life stylec. the americanization of franced. features of the new way of life cagainst the supposition that forest fires in alaska, canada and siberia warm the climate, scientists have discovered that cooling may occur in areas where burnt trees allow more snow to mirror more sunlight into space. this finding suggests that taking steps to prevent northern forest fires to limit the release of greenhouse gases may warm the climate in northern regions. usually large fires destroyed forests in these areas over the past decade. scientists predict that with climate warming, fires may occur more frequently over the next several centuries as a result of a longer fire season. sunlight taken in by the earth tends to cause warming, while heat mirrored back into space tends to cause cooling. this is the first study to analyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climate. earlier studies by other scientists have suggested that fire in northern regions speed up climate warming because greenhouse gases from burning trees and plants are released into the atmosphere and thus trap heat. scientists found that right after the fire, large amounts of greenhouse gases entered the atmosphere and caused warming. ozone（臭氧） levels increased, and ash from the fire fell on far-off sea ice, darkening the surface and causing more radiation from the sun to be taken in. the following spring, however, the land within the area of the fire was brighter than before the fire, because fewer trees covered the ground. snow on the ground mirrored more sunlight back into space, leading to cooling. “we need to find out all possible ways to reduce the growth of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.” scientists tracked the change in the amount of radiation entering and leaving the climate system as a result of the fire, and found a measurement closely related to the global air temperature. typically, fire in northern regions occurs in the same area every 80 to 150 years. scientists, however, found that when fire occurs more frequently, more radiation is lost from the earth and cooling results. specifically, they determined when fire returns 20 years earlier than predicted, 0.5 watts per square meter of area burned are soaked up by the earth from greenhouse gases, but 0.9 watts per square meter will be sent back into space. the net effect is cooling. watts are used to measure the rate at which energy is gained or lost from the earth.36according to the new findings, taking steps to prevent northern forest fires may _.aresult in a warming climate bcause the forest fires to occur more frequentlyclead to a longer fire season dprotect the forests and the environment there37the following are all the immediate effects after a forest fire except _.alarge amounts of greenhouse gases enter the atmospherebthe levels of ozone which is a type of oxygen increase csnow on the ground mirrors more sunlight back into spacedashes from the fire fall on the ice surface and take in more radiation from the sun38earlier studies about northern forest fires _.aanalyze all aspects of how northern fires influence climatebindicate that forest fires will pollute the atmospherecsuggest that people should take measures to protect environmentdsuggest that the fires will speed up climate warming39the underlined phrase “soak up” in the last paragraph most probably means _.areleased babsorbed ccreated ddistributed40from the passage we can draw a conclusion that forest fires in alaska, canada and siberia may _.awarm the climate as the supposition goesballow more snow to reflect more sunlight into space and thus cool the climatecdestroy large areas of forests and pollute the far-off sea icedhelp to gain more energy rather than release more energydmy newly-rented small apartment was far away from the centre of london and it was becoming essential for me to find a job, so finally i spent a whole morning getting to town and putting my name down to be considered by london transport for a job on the underground. they were looking for guards, not drivers. this suited me. i couldnt drive a car but thought that i could probably guard a train, and perhaps continue to write my poems between stations. the writers keats and chekhov had been doctors. t.s. eliot had worked in a bank and wallace stevens for an insurance company. id be a subway guard. i could see myself being cheerful, useful, a good man in a crisis（危机）. obviously id be overqualified but i was willing to forget about that in return for a steady income and travel privileges those being particularly welcome to someone living a long way from the city centre.the next day i sat down, with almost a hundred other candidates, for the intelligence test. i must have done all right because after about half an hours wait i was sent into another room for a psychological test. this time there were only about fifty candidates. the interviewer sat at a desk. candidates were signaled forward to occupy the seat opposite him when the previous occupant had been dismissed, after a greater or shorter time. obviously the long interviews were the more successful ones. some of the interviews were as short as five minutes. mine was the only one that lasted a minute and a half.i can remember the questions now: “why did you leave your last job?” “why did you leave your job before that?” “and the one before that?” i cant recall my answers, except that they were short at first and grew progressively shorter. his closing statement, i thought, revealed（显示） a lack of sensitivity which helped to explain why as a psychologist, he had risen no higher than the underground railway. “youve failed the psychological test and we are unable to offer you a position.”failing to get that job was my low point. or so i thought, believing that the work was easy. actually, such jobs being a postman is another one i still desire demand exactly the sort of elementary yet responsible awareness that the habitual dreamer is least qualified to give. but i was still far short of full self-understanding. i was also short of cash.41the writer applied for the job chiefly because _.ahe wanted to work in the centre of london bhe could no longer afford to live without oneche was not interested in any other available job dhe had received some suitable training42the writer thought he was overqualified for the job because _.ahe often traveled undergroundbhe had written many poemsche could deal with difficult situations dhe had worked in a company43the length of his interview meant that _.ahe was not going to be offered the job bhe had not done well in the intelligence testche did not like the interviewer at all dhe had little work experience to talk about44what does the writer realize now that he did not realize then?ahow unpleasant ordinary jobs can be. bhow difficult it is to be a poet.chow unsuitable he was for the job.dhow badly he did in the interview.45whats the writers opinion of the psychologist?a. he was very aggressive（有进取心的）. b. he was unhappy with his job.c. he was quite inefficient. d. he was rather unsympathetic.第二节 信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对应题号的相应选项字母涂黑。请阅读下列不同类型汽车的信息：a. toyota electron-2006 (new): toyotas new car is both powerful and economical. using a combination of fuel and electricity this car will not only save money on petrol bills, but it will also save the envir