浙江省建人高复2015届高三英语第一学期第一次月考试卷.doc

浙江建人高复2014学年第一学期第一次月考试卷英 语本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分共120分。第卷（选择题部分，满分80分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5分，满分10分）从A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在机读卡上将相应选项涂黑。1. Poetry written from the _ of the urban youth tends to reveal their anxiety over a lack of sense of belonging.A. perspective B. priority C. participation D. privilege2. Carbon dioxide, which makes a _ between us and the sun, prevents heat from getting out of the atmosphere easily, so the earth is becoming warmer.A. difference B. comparison C. connection D. barrier3. While intelligent people can often _ the complex, a fool is more likely to complicate the simple.A. sacrifice B. substitute C. simplify D. survive4. According to the law, all foreigners have to _ with the local police within two weeks of arrival.A. associate B. dispute C. negotiate D. register5. Butterflies _ a sweet liquid produced by flowers, which bees and other insects collect.A. carry on B. feed on C. put on D. focus on6. In much of the animal world, night is the time _ for sleeppure and simple.A. set aside B. set down C. set off D. set up7. People complain that decisions to approve or deny a permit are often _ rather than based on fixed criteria.A. appropriate B. conscious C. arbitrary D. controversial8. He didnt selfishly keep for himself the money inherited from his uncle. Instead, he made a _ contribution to help the community.A. commercial B. generous C. comparable D. profitable9. Dont defend him any more. Its obvious that he _ destroyed the fence of the garden even without apology.A. accidentally B. carelessly C. deliberately D. clumsily10. An artist who was recently traveling on a ferry to the southern island discovered _ a long lost antique Greek vase.A. at random B. by chance C. in turn D. on occasion11. -I feel so nervous about the National English Speech Competition tomorrow. -_. A. I really envy you B. Glad to hear that C. Sounds great D. Take it easy12. The traffic on the main streets has a longer green signal than _ on the small ones. A. one B. this C. that D. it13. Hurry up, kids! The school bus _ for us! A. waits B. was waiting C. waited D. is waiting14. Read this story, _ you will realize that not everything can be bought with money. A. or B. and C. but D. so15. -Why are your eyes so red? You _ have slept well last night. A. cant B. mustnt C. neednt D. wont16. _ you said at the meeting describes a bright future for the company. A. When B. How C. What D. That17. He is so busy. He cannot afford enough time with his son _ he wants to. A. even if B. as if C. because D. before18. _ which university to attend, the girl asked her teacher for advice. A. Not knowing B. Knowing not C. Not known D. Known not19. Nowadays people are more concerned about the environment _ they live. A. what B. which C. when D. where20. The airport _ next year will help promote tourism in this area. A. being completed B. to be completed C. completed D. having been completed第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和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。If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a _21_ reason, such as your job or your studies?_22_ perhaps youre interested in the _23_ ,films or music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a _24_ of the language.Most people learn best using a variety of _25_, but traditional classes are an ideal（理想的）start for many people. They _26_ an environment where you can practice under the _27_ of someone whos good at the language. We all lead _28_ lives and learning a language takes _29_. You will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a _30_. It doesnt matter if you havent got long. Becoming fluent in a language will take years, but learning to get by takes _31_.Many people start learning a language and soon give up. “Im too _32_,” they say. Yes, children do learn languages more _33_ than adults, but research has shown that you can learn a language at any _34_. And learning is good for the health of your brain, too. Ive also heard people _35_ about the mistakes they make when _36_. Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes _37_ youre much less likely to make them again.Learning a new language is never _38_. But with some work and devotion, youll make progress. And youll be _39_ by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in _40_ own language. Good luck!21. A. technical B. political C. practical D. physical22. A. After B. So C. Though D. Or23. A literature B. transport C. agriculture D. medicine24. A view B. knowledge C. form D. database25. A paintings B. regulations C. methods D. computers26. A. protect B. change C. respect D. provide27. A. control B. command C. guidance D. pressure28. A. busy B. happy C. simple D. normal29. A. courage B. time C. energy D. place30. A. theory B. business C. routine D. project31. A. some risks B. a lot less C. some notes D. a lot more32. A. old B. nervous C. weak D. tired33. A. closely B. quickly C. privately D. quietly34. A. age B. speed C. distance D. school35. A. worry B. hesitate C. think D. quarrel36. A. singing B. working C. bargaining D. learning37. A. if B. and C. but D. before38. A. tiresome B. hard C. interesting D. easy39. A. blamed B. amazed C. interrupted D. informed40. A. their B. his C. our D. your第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）ASome people will do just about anything to save money. And I am one of them. Take my familys last vacation. It was my six-year-old sons winter break form school, and we were heading home from Fort Lauderdale after a weeklong trip. The flight was overbooked, and Delta, the airline, offered us $400 per person in credits to give up our seats and leave the next day. I had meetings in New York，So I had to get back. But that didnt mean my husband and my son couldnt stay. I took my nine-month-old and took off for home.The next day, my husband and son were offered more credits to take an even later flight. Yes, I encouragedokay, orderedthem to wait it out at the airport, to earn more Delta Dollars. Our total take: $1,600. Not bad, huh?Now some people may think Im a bad mother and not such a great wife either. But as a big-time bargain hunter, I know the value of a dollar. And these days, a good deal is something few of us can afford to pass up.Ive made living looking for the best deals and exposing （揭露） the worst tricks. I have been the consumer reporter of NBCs Today show for over a decade. I have written a couple of books including one titled Tricks of the Trade: A Consumer Survival Guide. And I really do what I believe in.I tell you this because there is no shame in getting your moneys worth. Im also tightfisted when it comes to shoes, clothes for my children, and expensive restaurants. But I wouldnt hesitate to spend on a good haircut. It keeps its shape longer, and its the first thing people notice. And I will also spend on a classic piece of furniture. Quality lasts.41. Why did Delta give the authors family credits?A. They took a later flight.B. They had early bookings.C. Their flight had been delayed. D. Their flight had been cancelled.42. What can we learn about the author?A. She rarely misses a good deal.B. She seldom makes a compromise.C. She is very strict with her children.D. She is interested in cheap products.43. What does the author do?A. Shes a teacher.B. Shes a housewife.C. Shes a media person. D. Shes a businesswoman.44. What does the author want to tell us?A. How to expose bad tricks.B. How to reserve airline seats.C. How to spend money wisely. D. How to make a business deal.BIn 1947 a group of famous people from the art world headed by an Austrian conductor decided to hold an international festival of music, dance and theatre in Edinburgh. The idea was to reunite Europe after the Second World War.At the same time, the “Fringe” appeared as a challenge to the official festival. Eight theatre groups turned up uninvited in 1947, in the belief that everyone should have the right to perform, and they did so in a public house disused for years.Soon, groups of students firstly from Edinburgh University, and later from the universities of Oxford and Cambridge, Durham and Birmingham were making the journey to the Scottish capital each summer to perform theatre by little-known writers of plays in small church halls to the people of Edinburgh.Today the “Fringe”, once less recognized, has far outgrown the festival with around 1,500 performances of theatre, music and dance on every one of the 21 days it lasts. And yetas early as 1959, with only 19 theatre groups performing, some said it was getting too big.A paid administrator was first employed only in 1971, and today there are eight administrators working all year round and the number rises to 150 during August itself. In 2004 there were 200 places housing 1,695 shows by over 600 different groups from 50 different countries. More than 1,25 million tickets were sold.45. What was the purpose of Edinburgh Festival at the beginning? A. To bring Europe together again. B. To honor heroes of World War 11.C. To introduce young theatre groups. D. To attract great artists from Europe.46. Why did some uninvited theatre groups come to Edinburgh in 1947?A. They owned a public house there. B. They came to take up a challenge.C. They thought they were also famous. D. They wanted to take part in the festival.47. Who joined the Fringe after it appeared?A. they owned a public house there B. University students.C.artists from around the world. D. Performers of music and dance.48. We may learn from the text that Edinburgh Festival_.A. has become a non-official event B. has gone beyond an art festivalC. gives shows all year round D. keeps growing rapidlyCYour glasses may someday replace your smartphone, and some New Yorkers are ready for the switch. Some in the city cant wait to try them on and use the maps and GPS that the futuristic eyewear is likely to include.“ Id use it if I were hanging out with friends at 3 a. m. and going to the bar and wanted to see what was open,” said Walter Choo, 40, of Fort Greene.The smartphone-like glasses will likely come out this year and cost between $250 and $600, the Times said, possibly including a variation of augmented(增强的) reality, a technology already available on smartphones and tablets (平板电脑) that overlays information onto the screen about ones surroundings. So, for example, if you were walking down a street, indicators would pop up showing you the nearest coffee shop or directions could be plotted out and come into view right on the sidewalk in front of you.“ As far as a mainstream consumer product, this just isnt something anybody needs,” said Sam Biddle, who writes for G. “ Were accustomed to having one thing in our pocket to do all these things,” he added, “and the average consumer isnt gonna be able to afford another device (装置) thats hundreds and hundreds of dollars.”Google publisher Seth Weintraub, who has been reporting on the smartphone-like glasses since late last year, said he is confident that this type of wearable device will eventually be as common as smartphones.“Its just like smartphones 10 years ago,” Weintraub said. “A few people started getting emails on their phones, and people thought that was crazy. Same kind of thing. We see people bending their heads to look at their smartphones, and its unnatural,” he said. “ Theres gonna be improvements to that, and this a step there.” 49. One of the possible functions of the smartphone-like glasses is to _.A. program the opening hours of a bar B. supply you with a picture of the futureC. provide information about your surroundings D. update the maps and GPS in your smartphones50.The underlined phrase pop up in the third paragraph probably means _.A. develop rapidly B. get round quickly C. appear immediately D. go over automatically51.According to Sam Biddle, the smartphone-like glasses are _.A. necessary for teenagers B. attractive to New YorkersC. available to people worldwide D. expensive for average consumers52.We can learn from the last two paragraphs that the smartphone-like glasses _.A. may have a potential market B. are as common as smartphonesC. are popular among young adults D. will be improved by a new technologyDIn 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought Id hitch a ride (搭便车). I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldnt give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured （使放心）me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home. Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour Id been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water. After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You havent changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.” I couldnt remember where Id met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.53. The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because . A. her work delayed her trip to Sydney B. she was going home for her holidays C. the town was far away from Sydney D. she missed the only train back home54. Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2? A. He helped the girl find a ride. B. He gave the girl a ride back home. C. He bought sandwiches for the girl. D. He watched the girl for three hours.55. The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that . A. she realized he was Gordon B. she had known him for decades C. she was going to the nearby town D. she wanted to repay the favour she once got56. What does the author want to tell the readers through the story? A. Giving sometimes produces nice results. B. Those who give rides will be rapid. C. Good manners bring about happiness. D. People should offer free rides to others.EIt is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather. Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr.Johnsons famous comment that “When two English meet, their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnsons observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago, most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather-speak.Bill Bryson, for example, concludes that, as the English weather is not at all exciting, the obsession with it can hardly be understood. He argues that “To an outsider, the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it.” Simply, the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles. Jeremy Paxman, however, disagrees with Bryson, arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive. Bryson is wrong, he says, because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena.”The interest is less in the phenomena themselves, but in uncertainty.” According to him, the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider. Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weather-speak among the English. Both commentators, somehow, are missing the point. The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all. English weather-speak is a system of signs ,which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other. Everyone knows conversations starting with weather-speak are not requests for weather data. Rather, they are routine greetings, conversation starters or the blank “fillers”, In other words, English weather-speak is a means of social bonding.57. The author mentions Dr.Johnsons comment to show that_.A. most commentators agree with Dr.Johnson B. Dr.Johnson is famous for his weather observatio