高三英语上学期第二次月考试题2.doc

内蒙古赤峰二中2017届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题第卷第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。A These are words that attempt to express the unique trip of a lifetime. Experience theGrand Canyon as eagles do soaring, turning, rising, descending. Dont miss this experience.The following helps you book your helicopter tour.Helicopter Aerial Tour Explore the Grand Canyon from the eyes of the eagle. A wonderful 12-15-minutehelicopter tour will soar through the canyon for an aerial experience of wonderful views. OurGCW aerial tour is not available anywhere else in the world! Ticket$120 per person plus 10%tax. Please call us at l-888-868-9378 for seasonal rates, specials or to book by phone.Helicopter -Pontoon Tour Helicopter tour starts at Grand Canyon, West Rim. Take a 4000-foot descent to theColorado River below. Helicopters descend 4000 feet from the canyon rim to the banks of theColorado River where visitors can enjoy a 15-20-minute pontoon boat ride down the Colorado.Ticket: $150 per person plus 10% tax.Champagne Helicopter Tour Experience the beauty of the Grand Canyon: Soar above the Hoover Dam and the deadvolcanoes. You go aboard a million-dollar helicopter with all forward facing seats allowing 180degrees of views in air-conditioned comfort. You will see the Hoover Dam, the Colorado River,the Grand Canyon and more! You land to have a romantic champagne picnic lunch at the GrandCanyon.Las Vegas Adventure Tour Helicopter tours to Grand Canyon West include a wonderful Las Vegas Adventure Tour.Aerial sightseeing tours originating in Las Vegas, Nevada include breathtaking views of LakeMead, the Mohave Desert, and the west rim of the Grand Canyon. Aerial tours including roundtrip as well as combination tours attract many visitors. Visitors arriving at the Hualapai Nations Grand Canyon West Airport may select one fromactivities above.21. How much should be paid if a couple wants to take a 13-minute helicopter tour? A. 132 dollars. B.264 dollars. C.300 dollars. D.120 dollars.22. If the helicopter lands on the banks of the Colorado River you will . A. visit the Hoover Dam B. have a romantic picnic lunch C. catch sight of Lake Mead D. enjoy a pontoon boat ride23. Which tour may be the most comfortable? A. Helicopter Aerial Tour. B. Las Vegas Adventure Tour. C. Champagne Helicopter Tour. D. Helicopter -Pontoon Tour.B Each day over 40,000 thunderstorms take place on earth. In fact, thunderstorms are the cause of most natural disasters. The lightning they create can result in death, injury and forest fires. Thunderstorms also create heavy rains, which can lead to floods(洪水) and very strong winds. A thunderstrom is caused by warm air that rises and becomes a cumulus cloud(积云). As more warm air collects, the cumulus cloud will continue grow. Soon the little water drops in the cloud will become too heavy for the rising air to hold. While this is happening, cold air, which is heavier than warm air, starts entering the cloud. The cold air starts to lower beneath the warm air, pulling the heavy water down and resulting in rain. The storm at this point has become a cumulonimbus cloud(积雨云). Once lightning and thunder start to occur, it becomes a thunderstrorm. Thunderstroms have three stages, the development stage, the mature(成熟的) stage, and the final stage. During the development stage air rises to create tall cumulus clouds. This stage lasts around ten minutes and sometimes lightning strikes occur at this stage. The mature stage lasts for about 10-20 minutes. During this stage there will most likely be heavy rain, strong winds, and frequent lightning. Sometimes during the mature stage thunderstroms appear black or dark green. In the final stage, the rainfall stops, but it can still produce strong winds and lightning.24. The text is mainly about _. A. when thunderstrorms usually take place B. what we should do with thunderstorms C. a brief introduction to thunderstorms D. the harmful influences of thunderstorms25. Which is the correct order of the following things about thunderstorms? a. The cold air starts to lower beneath the warm air and results in rain. b. Warm air rises and becomes a cumulus cloud. c. Lightning and thunder occur and it then becomes a thunderstorm. d. The water drops become too heavy for the rising air to hold. A. d,b,c,a. B. b,d,a,c. C. c,b,a,d. D. a,d,c,b.26. We know from the text that thunderstorms_. A. can cause many natural disasters B. usually last around twenty minutes C. often take place when it is very warm D. look black or dark green in the final stage27. In which section of a website can we find this text? A. Entertainment. B. Science. C. Lifestyle. D. Culture.C “Now stretch(伸展) over your right leg! my dance teacher yells over the music.“If itdoesnt hurt, youre not trying hard enough. Hold that stretch for 30 seconds! My danceteacher works hard to form us into the dancers we desire to be. In order for this to occur, westretch hard a lot! Dancing is a real passion of many people, including me. I work hard to make myselfbetter, and prove that I am good enough. Performing a dance routine is more than just aperformance. Dancers tell stories when they dance. It is a way for us to express our personalfeelings. Just letting go and letting your body move with the music can create your emotions.Dance tells us things that our mind secretly hides. “Get up and do it again! You need to keep your spirits up ! Even though I am completely worn out after my dances, I love to hear those words. It gives me a sense of relief knowing that I can again express my feelings out on the floor. “Practice makes perfect! Come on. we have a competition this weekend, and we need towork harder! Competitions are the best possible example of fun. For a dancer, life cannot getbetter than competitions. The thrill of losing yourself onstage is a rush of energy rushingthrough your body! The feeling is unexplainable. As you sit there putting on your makeup,fixing your hair, and putting on your costume, the rush just gradually grows until it is ready tobe released onstage. Finally the time comes to tell your story. Standing backstage waiting for your name to becalled is one of the scariest moments. You are ready to show the world what you are capable of and what you have been perfecting for a while. Once your number is called, you walk outonstage. The applause at the end tells each dancer that their story has been received, and thatthe dance has been brought to life.28. What does the authors dance teacher require her to do during the dance class? A. Build up her confidence. B. Keep encouraged and cheerful. C. Train her body to the fullest. D. Understand the music.29. How does the author understand dancing according to the text? A. It is a good way to release stress. B. It takes talent, confidence and patience to dance well. C. It is no more than a performance with our bodies. D. It is a way to show our personal emotions.30. As far as the author is concerned, a dance competition means . A. an improvement in her life B. an opportunity to have fun C. a reflection of her perfect thoughts D. a way to experience the scariest moment31. What would be the best title for the text? A. Bringing dance to life B. Training for competitions C. Dancers special feelings D. Encouragement from my teacherD It is a familiar scene these days: employees taking newly laid-off（下岗） co-workers out for a drink for comfort. But which side deserves sympathy more, the jobless or the still employed? On March 6, researchers at a conference at the University of Cambridge heard data suggesting its the latter. Brendan Burchell, a Cambridge sociologist, presented his analysis based on various surveys conducted across Europe. The data suggest that employed people who feel insecure in their jobs show similar levels of anxiety and depression as those who are unemployed. Although a newly jobless persons mental health may “bottom out after about six months, and then even begin to improve, the mental state of people who are continuously worried about losing their job “just continues to get worse and worse, Burchell says. Evolutionary psychologists support this theory by arguing that human beings feel more stress during times of insecurity because they sense an immediate but invisible threat. Patients have been known to experience higher levels of anxiety, for example, while waiting for examination results than knowing what they are suffering fromeven if the result is cancer. Its better to get the bad news and start doing something about it rather than wait with anxiety. When the uncertainty continues, people stay in a nonstop “fight or flight response, which leads to damaging stress. But not every employee in insecure industries has such a discouraging view, Burchell says. In general, women get on better. While reporting higher levels of anxiety than men when directly questioned, women scored lower in stress on the GHQ 12, even when they had a job they felt insecure about losing. As Burchell explains, “For women, most studies show that any jobit doesnt matter whether it is secure or insecuregives psychological improvement over unemployment. Burchell supposes that the difference in men is that they tend to feel pressure not only to be employed, but also to be the primary breadwinner, and that more of a mans self-worth depends on his job.32. Why do researchers think the still employed deserve sympathy more? A. They have to do more work since then. B. They have no chance to find better jobs. C. They have to work with inexperienced workers. D. They constantly worry about losing their jobs.33. What is most likely to cause a “fight or flight response? A. Not having a paid job. B. Fierce competition for jobs. C. Not knowing what will happen. D. Pressure to work longer hours.34. What will the writer talk about following the last paragraph? A. Advice on preparing a job interview. B. Advice to those in insecure industries. C. Some knowledge of psychology. D. Difference in men and women.35. What could be the best title for the text? A. Is it less stressful to get laid off than stay on? B. Should greater sympathy be given to the jobless? C. Do employees bear more stress than ever before? D. Do men or women show higher levels of anxiety?第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Everyone knows that the French are romantic, the Italians are fashionable and the Germans are serious. Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character? And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeeds or fails? At least one group of people is certain that it can. A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs(实业家) in the UK found that 70% felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public. Britain is hostile(敌意的) to success, they said. It has a culture of jealousy(嫉妒). 36 Jealousy is sometimes known as the “green-eyed monster(怪物)” and the UK is its home. Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea. They gathered a group of people and gave each an imaginary amount of money. 37 Those given a little money were given the chance to destroy the large amounts of money given to othersbut at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this. 38 But there is also opposite evidence. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD) recently reported that the UK was now the worlds fourth largest economy. That is not bad for people who are supposed to hate success. People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe. So the British people are not lazy, either. “Its not really success that the British dislike,” says Carey Cooper, a Professor of management at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. “Its people using their success in a way that seems arrogant(傲慢) or unfair or which separates them from their roots.” 39 They set out to do things in their way. They work long hours. By their own efforts they become millionaires. 40 It hardly seems worth following their example.If they were more friendly, people would like them more. And more people want to be like them.A. This seems to prove the entrepreneurs were right to complain.B. The one who owns most money in the end is the winner.C. As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were “unloved, unwanted and misunderstood”.D. It is not true that British people are born jealous of others success.E. Some were given a little, others a great deal.F. But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them. G. Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem.第二部分：完形填空（共20 小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A, B, C, D）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。When my father was still in his teens, his father usually took him to the church to pray (祈祷). My grandfather had a 41 of keeping his change in his shirt pocket. As they 42 in the church side by side one day, the 43 fell out of his pocket and onto the floor. Obviously deep 44 concentration, my grandfather didnt notice it at all 45 , a gentleman that was sitting nearby, as well as my father, 46 the incident. The man moved quickly and picked up the coins 47 . Maybe he was afraid the others would have seen what he was doing. Then he 48 to another corner of the church. He pretended (假装) he hadnt done anything except praying. My father saw the mans 49 and as soon as my grand- father 50 praying, he couldnt 51 telling my grand-father what had happened. My grandfather 52 what had happened and stopped my father from telling him who 53 the money. He then told my father the following： 54 the man had to steal in church, then it must be because he was very 55 and could not support his family. We mustnt be so 56 to judge a person, he added. They 57 a grocery store (杂货店). My grandfather told my father to make sure that every month he would 58 a bag of daily things needed by a 59 and send it to that person without telling him whom it was from. I dont know how 60 went for that man from then on, but wouldnt this world be a better place to live in if we had that kind of kindness in our society?41. A. hobby B. habit C. dream D. secret 42. A. sang B. walked C. existed D. prayed43.A. coins B. cards C. tickets D. bills 44. A. in B. on C. by D. at 45. A. Therefore B. Besides C. However D. Instead46. A. experienced B. noticed C. found D. searched47. A. slowly B. bravely C. hardly D. secretly 48. A. put up B. set off C. went away D. ran after49. A. sighting B. behavior C. evidence D. change50. A. finished B. continued C. succeeded D. supported 51. A. keep B. imagine C. help D. stop52. A. cared B. talked C. heard D. worried 53. A. brought B.borrowed C. earned D. took 54. A. Whether B. Although C. If D. Once 55. A. angry B.bad C. mild D. poor56. A. quick B. friendly C. impolite D. clever57. A. owned B. reached C. passed D. bought 58. A. compare B. produce C. examine D. prepare59. A. group B. shop C. church D. family60. A. life B. luck C. time D. work第卷第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节， 满分45分）第一节：语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 The Internet is an amazing information resource. Students, teachers, and researchers use it as 61 investigative tool. Journalists use it to find information for stories. Doctors use it to learn more about unfamiliar diseases and the 62 (late) medical development. Ordinary people use it for shopping, banking, bill-paying, and communicating with family and friends. People all over the world use it to connect with individuals from 63 countries and cultures. However, 64 there are many positive developmen