浙江省杭州二中高三上学期第二次月考英语试题及答案

1、浙江省杭州二中2014届高三上学期第二次月考英语试题13.11.14本试题卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分120分，考试时间120分钟 第i卷 选择题部分 （共72分）i. 单项填空（共20小题；每小题0. 5分，满分10分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。1. in the usa, _ thanksgiving day is a harvest festival. traditionally, it is _ time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in gen

2、eral.a. the; ab. /; thec. /; ad. the; the2. one of the requirements for a fire is that the material _ to its burning temperature. a. is heatedb. be heatedc. would be heatedd. shall be heated3. compared with his sister, jerry is even more _ to, and more easily troubled by, emotional and relationship

3、problems. a. skeptical b. addicted c. available d. sensitive4. the thing that _ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not. a. mattersb. caresc. considersd. minds5. his aunts letters _ memories of those beautiful days when they used to live together in his hometown. a. call atb. call

4、 forc. call ond. call up 6. - could you take a message for mr brown? - certainly. i _ him about something else in any case. so it _ any bother.a. may see; isntb. see; wont bec. will see; isntd. will be seeing; wont be7. dont take his remarks too seriously. he was so sad that i dont think he really _

5、 what he was saying.a. knewb. knowsc. was knowingd. had known8. without the friction (摩擦力) between feet and the ground, people would _ be able to walk. a. in no timeb. by all meansc. on any accountd. in no way9. with more and more forests disappearing, today the public is much concerned about the wa

6、y _. a. nature is being ruinedb. which nature is ruinedc. on which to ruin nature d. of nature to be ruined 10. _ for the breakdown of the school computer network, alice was in low spirits. a. blamingb. blamedc. to blamed. to be blamed11. “sorry” is the hardest word to say sometimes. _ yo

7、u know youve done something wrong, or something inappropriate, it takes courage to say sorry.a. only if b. even if c. if only d. as if 12. _ when we passed by its nest. a. up into the blue sky did the bird flyb. up into the blue sky flew the birdc. up into the blue sky the bird flew d. flew up into

8、the blue sky the bird13. if you live in the country or have ever visited there, _ are that you have heard birds singing to welcome the new day.a. situationsb. factsc. chancesd. possibilities14. when she came in, she found a stranger _ at the back of the classroom with his eyes _ upon her.a. sitting;

9、 fixing b. sat; fixing c. seating; fixed d. seated; fixed15. the committee asked for these suggestions to be _ on paper, so that they might study them further.a. brought down b. handed down c. laid down d. put down16. you wont believe it, sam. i was chosen as an exchange student to china. congratula

10、tions! _ a. thats something.b. you did a good job.c. thats all right.d. you got it.17. mr. bush is on time for everything. how _ it be that he was late for the important meeting? a. can b. should c. may d. must18. a new survey released by yale university finds that americans trust scientists most wh

11、en _ comes to information on climate change.a. thatb. itc. thisd. there19. the food ran out early, but _ the party us a success according to the guests present that evening.a. thereforeb. meanwhilec. otherwised. however20. until the start of the industrial revolution, mankind was poor, hungry, and c

12、onstantly at the _ of disease and natural disasters.a. powerb. limitc. controld. mercyii：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从2140各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c 和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。now youre a fool for helping. “i dont want to get 21 ” seems to have become a national motto. one summer i was driving from

13、 my hometown of tahoe city, california to new orleans, louisiana. in the middle of the desert, i passed a young man standing by the roadside. he had his thumb 22 and held a gas can in his other hand. i drove right by him. there was a time when youd be called a jerk (混蛋) for passing by somebody _ _23

14、_ .several days later i was still _24 _ about the hitchhiker (搭便车的人), about how i didnt even lift my foot _25_ the accelerator (加速踏板) for him. “does anyone stop any more?” i wondered. i 26 blanche duboiss famous line”i have always depended on the kindness of 27 .” was that possible these days? one w

15、ay to 28 this would be for a person to journey across the us without any money, just _ 29_ _ on the good will of others. what would happen? would he find food, shelter and support?the idea intrigued (激起兴趣) me.the week i turned 37, i realized that i had never done something truly crazy. _ 30_ _ i dec

16、ided to really do it: travel from the pacific to the atlantic without a penny. i would only accept _ 31_ _ of rides, food and places to sleep. for six weeks i hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states. i was treated kindly everywhere i went. i was _ 32_ _ by peoples readiness to help

17、 a stranger. in oregon, a house painter named mike _ 33_ _ the cold weather and asked if i had a coat. i didnt, so he gave me a big green army-style jacket. a lumber-mill worker in michigan named tim invited me to a(n) _ _34_ _ dinner with his family in their shabby house. then he offered me a tent.

18、 i 35 , but tim insisted, packing it into my bag himself. i found people were generally compassionate. hearing i had no money and would take none, people bought me food or _ 36_ _ with them whatever they happened to have. those who had the _ _37_ _ to give often gave the most.im _ 38_ _ to all the p

19、eople i met for their rides, their food, their shelter and their gifts. my faith in ordinary folks was _ 39_ _. i am proud to live in a country where people are still willing to help. now about the hitchhiker i met the other day, i am feeling _40_ that i did not stop to take him along . 21. a. invol

20、ved b. crazy c. blamed d. rejected22. a. awayb. in c. over d. out23. a. in danger b. in need c. in action d. in favor24. a. worrying b. considering c. concerning d. thinking25. a. off b. on c. away d. from26. a. concluded b. recalled c. polished d. submitted 27. a. strangersb. relatives c. friends d

21、. colleagues28. a. guideb. testc. handle d. conduct29. a. basing b. relying c. insistingd. relating30. a. but b. soc. andd. however31. a. jobsb. supplies c. helps d. offers 32. a. frightenedb. annoyedc. disappointedd. amazed33. a. notedb. saw c. felt d. sensed 34. a. simpleb. rich c. awesomed. inter

22、esting35. a. understood b. refused c. paused d. disobeyed 36. a. suppliedb. offeredc. sharedd. provided37. a. grandestb. mostc. leastd. best38. a. careful b. gratefulc. hopefuld. helpful39. a. createdb. remindedc. renewedd. returned40. a. guilty b. sceptical c. delightedd. shallowiii：阅读理解（第一节16小题，第二

23、节5小题；每小题2分，满分42分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项。ahenry edwards huntington was born in 1850 in oneonta, new york. in 1872 he went to work for his uncle, one of the owners of the central pacific railroad. twenty years later, huntington moved to san francisco at his uncles request to share

24、management of the southern pacific railroad. on the way to san francisco, he visited san marino, and later bought it, which is home to his collections today. in 1902, huntington moved his business operations to los angeles, where he developed the street railway system that created the structure of t

25、he los angeles area. he greatly expanded the existing electric railway lines, creating an extensive inter-urban system providing the transportation necessary. huntingtons business interests continued to grow particularly in the areas of water, power, and land development; at one time he served on as

26、 many as 60 corporate boards throughout the united states. at the age of 60, he announced his decision to retire in order to devote time to his book and art collections and the landscaping of the 600-acre farm. in 1911 the large beaux arts building, in the charge of the architect myron hunt, was com

27、pleted. in 1913, huntington married arabella duval huntington. she shared his interests in collecting. as one of the most important art collectors of her generation, she was highly influential in the development of the art collection now shown in the former building.in 1919, henry and arabella hunti

28、ngton signed the agreement that conveyed their san marino property and collections to a nonprofit educational trust, creating the huntington, one of the worlds great cultural, research, and educational centers. henry e. huntington died in 1927, leaving his great treasures the huntington, including t

29、he world-famous huntington library, art gallery, and botanical gardens in san marino, california to the public, which hosts more than 500,000 visitors each year. 41. what can you learn about huntington from the first two paragraphs? a. he worked in many fields before he came to los angeles.b. he bui

30、lt a house to store his art collection in san marino.c. he did a lot to the usa railway development.d. he founded the central pacific railroad. 42. what did huntington do after his retirement?a. he devoted himself to his personal interests. b. he worked part time for non-profit c

31、. he was in charge of an educational center. d. he shared his wifes interests with her.43. which of the following can best describe huntington? a. an excellent artist. b. a talented architect.c. an ambitious educator. d. a successful businessman.44. this article is most probably taken from_.a. a sci

32、ence fiction b. a newspaper report c. a novel d. a biographyb in the second half of each year, many powerful storms are born in the tropical atlantic and caribbeanseas. of these, only about a half a dozen generate (引起，导致) the strong, circling winds of 75 miles perhour or more that give them hurrican

33、e status, and several usually make their way to the coast. there they cause millions of dollars of damage, and bring death to large numbers of people. the great storms that hit the coast start as innocent circling disturbances hundreds- even thousands-of miles out to sea. as they travel aimlessly ov

34、er water warmed by the summer sun, they are carried westward by the trade winds. when conditions are just right, warm, moist air flows in at the bottom of such a disturbance, moves upward through it and comes out at the top. in the process, the moisture in this warm air produces rain, and with it th

35、e heat that is converted to energy in the form of strong winds. as the heat increases, the young hurricane begins to swirl in a counter-clockwise (逆时针方向) motion. the average life of a hurricane is only about nine days, but it contains almost more power than we can imagine. the energy in the heat rel

36、eased by a hurricanes rainfall in a single day would satisfy the entire electrical needs of the united states for more than six months. water, not wind, is the main source of death and destruction in a hurricane. a typical hurricane brings6 to 12 inch downpours resulting in sudden floods. worst of a

37、ll is the powerful movement of the sea, the mountains of water moving toward the low-pressure hurricane center. the water level rises as much as 15 feet above normal as it moves toward shore.45. when is an ordinary tropical storm called a hurricane?a. when it begins in the atlantic and caribbean sea

38、s. b. when it hits he coastline.c. when it is more than 75 mils wide. d. when its winds reach 75 miles per hour.46. what is the worst thing about hurricane?a. the destructive effects of water. b. the heat they release.c. that they last about nine days on the average. d. their strong winds.47. the co

39、unter-clockwise swirling of the hurricane is brought about by .a. the low-pressure area in the center of the storm b. the force of waves of water.c. the trade winds d. the increasing heat48. apparently the word “downpour” in the fourth paragraph means .a. heavy rainfall b. dangerous wavesc. the prog

40、ress of water to the hurricane center d. the increasing heat cwolves travel in groups, and they perform almost all the other activities of their lives in the company of fellow wolves. this is one of the most important facts that modern science have learned about wolves and one of the things that mos

41、t clearly explain their way of life.the pack is usually a family group. it is made up of animals related to each other by blood. the centre of a pack is a pair of wolves-an adult male and female that have produced young. the other members of the pack are their offspring (后代): young wolves ranging in

42、 age from pups to two- and three-year-olds. most packs have 6 or 7 members, although some may include as many as 15 wolves.relationships among creatures that live close together in groups are often very complex, and this is true of the ties that connect the members of a wolf pack. scientific studies

43、 of captive(被捕获的) wolves and wolf packs in the wild have shown that many complex rules of behavior seem to govern the way that the animals relate to each other.when wolf pups are born into a pack, one of the most important things they must learn is the “language” of the group, the method by which pa

44、ck members keep in touch with each other, sharing information and communicating their feelings. scientists have discovered that wolves have a very complex system of communication.the most famous wolf sound is, of course, the howl, and it is a very important part of wolf language.when people think ab

45、out howling, they usually imagine a sad, lonely sound made by a wolf sitting all alone on a hilltop in the moonlight. however, this picture in most human beings mind is not completely true. wolves howl at any time, not just at night, and they often howl together, not alone.group or chorus howling is

46、 another means by which the members of a wolf reaffirm(重申) their ties with each other and their closeness as a group. one wolf-often the male leader-will point its nose at the sky, open its mouth, and start to howl. immediately the other members of the pack rush to stand beside him, shoulder to shou

47、lder, and join their voices to his. each wolf howls on its own note so that a big chorus of slightly different sounds is produced.chorus howling often takes place before a wolf pack goes out to hunt. at the end of a successful hunt, the pack may also celebrate with a group howl. while wolves are on

48、the track of prey(猎物)，they are usually silent.there are occasions when a wolf will howl by itself. this may happen when an animal is separated from the pack. pack members seem to recognize each others voices and will keep responding to the howl of their wandering relative until the group is reunited

49、.because howling is a sound that carries over a considerable distance, it is very useful in communications among separated members of a pack. howling is also used when members of different packs have to get in touch with each other to pass on information about their locations and their purposes.49.

50、what makes communication the most important part of wolves lives?a. living in packs b. hunting at night c. occupying a large aread. finding fellows50. what most likely happens to young wolves after the age of four?a. they leave the pack and live alone. b. they leave the pack to form packs of their o

51、wn.c. they continue to live as part of the pack. d. they take over the leadership from their parents.51. how many members do most wolf packs consist of?a. 34 b. 4-5 c. 6-7 d. 10-1552. to what human activity could wolves “chorus howling” best be compared?a. a baby crying from hunger b. a family havin

52、g an argumentc. a group of people singing at a concert d. a sports team cheering before a game53. when will wolves howl according to the passage?a. only during the night. b. when separated from the packc. when there is moonlight d. while on their way to tracking preydcalling for contributionskeen to

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