浙江省金华市金东区傅村镇初级中学2015年高三下学期第二次月考英语试卷.doc

浙江省金华市金东区傅村镇初级中学2015年高三下学期第二次月考英语试卷第一部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） AI was going to die in Antarctica, I was certain. A picture of my frost-covered body, pale and lifeless, filled my mind as I glanced around. In all directions spreads the empty wilderness of Antarctica, the only feature being the division between snow and sky. I sadly stared at my team, who were rapidly disappearing from my sight It happened in the year 2009 when I was head of an adventure attempting to reach the South Pole The team was made up of ordinary women from all around the worldfrom Jamaica, India, Singapore and Cyprusmany of whom had never seen snow, or spent a night in a tent, before we set off Our aim was to be the most international all-female team to reach the South Pole By the time I realized that my sledge （雪橇） was firmly stuck, the team were already a long way ahead of me I called out to Era, my teammate from Brunei, who was next in lineGetting no response, I called again, but my shouts were carried away in the opposite direction by the wind I had stood and watched the line for a while as it marched away from me, confident that at any moment one of my teammates would look behind her Seconds passed Nothing I was gradually being left aloneI pushed my sledge again, my strength suddenly increased when I thought of a cold, lonely death This time the sledge moved a little I kicked at the ice with my ski-pole and boot, desperately trying to break the sledge freeand pushed again The sledge shot forward, knocking me off balance I struggled to my feet and set off after the teamI caught up just as they realized I wasnt there As we continued, my panic slowly fadedI found myself laughing to myself as I noticed Reena checking behind her every few paces In fact for the whole of the rest of the day each member of the team glanced over her shoulder every few minutes They were not going to risk losing me again1 What can we know from the first paragraph?A The authors poor physical conditionB The wonderful sights of AntarcticaC The authors regret of being left alone D The rough natural conditions of Antarctica2 Whats the main idea of the second paragraph?A How the author became the team leaderB Brief introduction about the adventureC The process of selecting the team members D Complete information about the team members3 What made it possible for the author to get her sledge out of the ice?A The strong desire to live onB The shouts of her teammatesC A sudden change in wind direction D The natural beauty ahead in Antarctica4 Why did the team form the habit of looking behind?A Because their team leader demanded them to do soB Because they were expecting their team leaders arrivalC Because they wanted to make sure their team leader was followingD Because they were afraid there might be danger coming from behind BDo many people you know drive a car? How do you get a license to drive a car in your hometown? Read the following handbook and you will find out how to get a learner License and how to drive safely in AustraliaAbout your Learner LicenseTo prepare new and young drivers for the complex task of driving, all learner driver applicants must successfully complete a special Road Ready course to qualify for their LicensesAbout the Road Ready CourseIn the Road Ready course, you will take part in exercises to help raise awareness of the complexities of safe drivingYou will be assessed on your level of participation and understanding of the topicsThe final stage of the course is computerized, multiple choice road rules knowledge testThe course is conducted over several sessions and takes up to 15 hours to completeObtaining a Learner LicenseAny person aged 15 years and 9 months or more may apply for a Learner License to drive a car The Learner License is valid for 24 months but must be held for a minimum of six monthsThe driver must attain the age of 17 years before attempting a practical driving testTo obtain a Learner License an applicant must:Provide proof of identity, age and residenceComplete and pass a Road Ready coursePass a knowledge test on the road rules and safe driving practicesPass an eyesight testWhen driving, learner drivers must be accompanied by a person holding a FULL licenseLearner plates must be displayed on the front and the back of the vehicle while it is being driven by the learnerDrive and Survive, Avoid Driver Fatigue （疲劳）Driving when you are fatigued can be deadly30% of single vehicle crashes in country areas involve a fatigued driverFor long trips over 2 hours:Have plenty of rest breaks at least every two hoursHave a coffee break or walk around and stretch your musclesStay somewhere overnight if its a really long distanceDont drive when you would normally be asleepGet a good nights sleep before the tripShare the drivingTake a passenger who will chat and keep you alertDont drink and driveBefore and during the trip eat properly, avoid any alcohol and dont take medicine that may cause tirednessWhen you feel sleepy, stop and sleepRemember that you can become drowsy （昏昏欲睡） even on short tripsIf you have been working or partying hard, avoid driving if possible5According to the handbook, to get a Learner License in Australia, an applicant must do the following EXCEPT _Afinish and pass a Road Ready courseBpass a knowledge test on the road rules and safe driving practicesCprovide proof of identity, marriage and educational backgroundDtake an eyesight test and meet the requirements6When driving, learner drivers _Acan drive by themselves on the roads with light trafficBhave to display their Learner Licenses on the front and the back of their carsCmust be accompanied by either of their parentsDcant drive alone without being accompanied by a person with a full license7If a driver has to take a two-day trip, which suggestions will you give him?aTake a rest break every 2 hoursbAsk someone else to go with him so that they can take turns to drive without stoppingcStart out at 3 in the morning in order to avoid rush hoursdStay somewhere overnighteGet a good nights sleep before the tripAabd Bade Cbce Dbcd8. Where does this text probably come from?A. A tourist guide book. B. A news report C. A science text book D.A popular magazineC People become quite illogical when they try to decide what can be eaten and what cannot be eaten If you lived in the Mediterranean, for example, you would consider octopus （章鱼）a great delicacy （佳肴） You would not be able to understand why some people find it repulsive(令人讨厌的) On the other hand, your stomach would turn at the idea of frying potatoes in animal fat-the normally accepted practice in many northern countries The sad truth is that most of us have been brought up to eat certain foods and we stick to them all our livesNo creature has received more praise and abuse than the common garden snail （蜗牛）Cooked in wine, snails are a great luxury in various parts of the world There are countless people who, ever since their early years, have learned to associate snails with foodAs my friend, Roberts flat is in a large town, he has no garden of his own For years he has been asking me to collect snails from my garden and take them to him The idea never appealed to me very much, but one day, after a heavy shower, I happened to be walking in my garden when I noticed a huge number of snails on some of my favorite plants Acting on a sudden impulse （冲动）, I collected several dozen, put them in a paper bay, and took them to Robert Robert was delighted to see me and equally pleased with my little gift I left the bag in the hall and Robert and 1 went into the living room where we talked for a couple of hoursI had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinnerSnails would, of course, be the main dish I did not fancy the idea and 1 reluctantly （不情愿地） followed Robert out of the room To our surprise, we saw that there were snails everywhere : they had escaped from the paper bag and had taken complete possession of the hall! I have never been able to look at a snail since then9 We can infer from Paragraph 3 that when collecting the snails, the writer _A was glad that he could share them with his friendB didnt think much about the result and it was just a sudden wishC was excited about being able to give his friend a surpriseD was depressed because it was hard to catch them all10 The writer finds that snails _A are as delicious as octopus Bare disliked in his hometownC are the most controversial(有争议的) food Dare as popular as fried potatoes11 According to the passage, people love different foods mainly because _A they live in different placesB they have the same genes as their parentsC they have different understandings of delicaciesD they learn to eat certain foods in their families12 Whats the best title for the passage?A. Foods and cultures B. Snail and octopusC. One mans meat is another mans poison D. People are illogical in front of delicaciesDTo get a chocolate out of a box requires a lot of unpacking: the box has to be taken out of the paper bag in which it arrived, the cellophane （玻璃纸） wrapper has to be torn off, the lid opened and the paper removed, the chocolate itself then has to be unwrapped from its own piece of paper: But this overuse of wrapping is not limited to luxuries It is now becoming increasingly difficult to buy anything that is not done up in beautiful wrappingThe package itself is of no interest to the shopper, who usually throws it away immediately Useless wrapping accounts for much of the refuse put out by the average London house-hold each week So why is it done? Some of it, like the cellophane on meat, is necessary, but most of the rest is simply competitive selling This is absurdPackaging is using up valuable energy and resources and polluting the environmentRecycling is already happening with milk bottles which are returned to the dairies(牛奶场）, washed out, and refilled But both glass and paper are being threatened by the growing use of plastic More dairies are experimenting with plastic bottlesThe trouble with plastic is that it does not rot. Some environmentalists argue that the only solution to the problem of ever increasing plastic containers is to throw away plastic altogether in the shops, a suggestion unacceptable to many producers who say there is no alternative（替代品） to their handy plastic packsIt is evident that more research is needed into the recovery and reuse of various materials and into the cost of collecting and recycling containers rather than producing new ones Unnecessary packaging, intended to be used just once, and make things look better so more people will buy them, is clearly becoming increasingly absurd. But it isnot so much a question of throwing away packaging as using it wiselyWhat is needed now is a more advanced approach to using scarce resources for what is, after all, a relatively unimportant function.13 The underlined part this overuse of wrapping is not limited to luxuries （in Paragraph l）means .A more wrapping is needed for ordinary productsB more wrapping is used for luxuries than for ordinary productsC too much wrapping is used for both luxury and ordinary productsD the wrapping used for luxury products is unnecessary14 Packaging is important to producers because .A it is easy to use it againB. they want to attract more shoppersC shoppers are all interested in beautiful packagingD packaged things will not go rotten15 According to the passage, dairies are .A experimenting with the use of paper bottles Bgiving up the use of glass bottlesC increasing the use of plastic bottles D. reusing their paper containers第二节补全对话（共5小题，每小题2分，共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。 Warren Harding was the 29th President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death in 1923. 16 One was a successful international conference (会议).After World War One, Britain, Japan and the United States expanded their navies (海军). They built bigger and bigger ships. Many members of the United States Congress worried about the cost. 17 They asked President Harding to organize a conference to discuss these issues. 18 President Harding invited representatives from the major naval powers of the time : Britain, Japan, France and Italy. He also invited representatives from countries with interests in Asia and Europe : China, Portugal, Belgium and the Netherlands. He did not invite the new Soviet leaders in Russia.Mr Hardings Secretary of State, Charles Evans Hughes, spoke. 19 He proposed that the worlds strongest nations should stop building warships for ten years. He also proposed that Britain, Japan, and the United States should destroy some ships to make their navies smaller immediately. 20 It involved the misuse of underground oil owned by the federal government. Warren Harding was an honest man. But he did not have a strong mind of his own. He was easily influenced. And he often accepted bad advice. He explained the problem with these words, “I listen to one side, and they seem right. Then I listen to the other side, and they seem just as right. I know that somewhere there is a man who knows the truth. But I do not know where to find him.”A. He is remembered mostly for two events.B. The conference was not a complete success.C. They also worried about increased political tension (紧张) in Asia.D. The conference was held in Washington in November, 1921.E. President Harding appointed several men of great ability to his cabinet (内阁).F. He offered the conference a detailed plan to reduce the size of the worlds major navies.G. The second thing for which President Harding is remembered is the Teapot Dome scandal (丑闻).第二部分语法知识填空第一节 完型填空。（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。阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 One morning I wasted nearly an hour watching a tiny ant carry a huge featherSeveral times, it 21 several obstacles in its pathAnd after a momentary pause it would make the necessary detour （绕道） 22 one point, the ant had to cross a crack about 10mm wideAfter some 23 thoughts, the ant laid the feather over the crack, walked 24 it and picked the feather up on the other side, then continued on its wayI was 25 by the cleverness of this antIt was only a small insect, lacking in 26 yet equipped with a brain to reason, explore, discover and overcome 27 this ant, like the other two-legged creatures 28 on the earth, also shares human failings After some time the ant 29 reached its destination - a flower bed and a small hole that was the entrance to its 30 homeIt was there that the ant met its 31 How could that large feather possibly 32 such a small hole? Of course, it couldntSo the ant, after all this 33 and using great brightness, overcoming problems a1l along the way, just gave up the 34 and went homeThe ant had not thought the problem through 35 it began its journey and in the end the feather was 36 more than a burdenIsnt our 37 like that? We worry about our families; we worry about the 38 of money; and we worry about all kinds of thingsThese are all burdens - the things we pick up along lifes path, and drag them around the obstacles and over the cracks that life will bring, only to 39 that at the destination they are 40 and we cant take them with us21Acame across Bcame about Cgot over Ddealt with22AFor BAt CTo DWith23Abrave Btiring Cshort Dmagic24Athrough Bacross Cbeside Dbehind25Asatisfied Bfrightened Cannoyed Dattracted26Aheight Bsize Cdepth Dlength27ATherefore BOtherwise CBut DMoreover28Aliving Bworking Csleeping Dwalking29Afinally Bprobably Csuddenly Deasily30Alonely Bcomfortable Cunderground Dbig31Apartner Bparent Cmatch Dfriend32Afix Bfit Cfill Dsuit33Atrouble Bpleasure Cdecision Dmatter34Ainsect Bproblem Cfeather Dhole35Abefore Bafter Cuntil Donce36Aeverything Banything Csomething Dnothing37Astudy Baim Cdream D1ife38Awaste Black Cworth Ddanger39Athink Bwonder Cwarn Dfind40Abad Buseless Cmeaningful Dpractical 第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短问，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中的词语的正确形式填空.People around the world may feel that the climate _41_ (get) steadily warmer and warmer in recent years. Places _42_ used to be abundant in snowfall have frequently experienced snow-free (无雪的) winters. Droughts last _43_(long) in some dry areas. People find that _44_ air conditioners they could hardly work or fall asleep in hot summer days.The side effects of global warming are alarming. _45