高三第一次英语月考试卷

1、2012-2013学年第一学期第一次月考高三英语第I卷（选择题 共95分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项选择：（共15小题，每小题1分，共15分）（ ）1. He _ football regularly for many years when he was young.A. was playing B. played C. has played D. had played（ ）2. He knows a wood _ you can find wild strawberries.A. which B. that C. when D. where（ ）3. The t

2、wo drivers could do nothing but _the truck.A. to take turns to drive B.take turns to drive C. to drive by turns D.drive by turn（ ）4. Have you heard _ news? The price of _ petrol is going up again.A. the; the B.不填; the C. the;不填 D。不填;不填（ ）5. Do you know the town at all? No, this is the first time tha

3、t I _ here. A. had been B. have been C. was D. am（ ）6 Mr. White sells _ just coffee. It also sells music CDs, food, and even books. A. no more than B. not more than C. more than D. no less than（ ）7. Although the rain pours down wildly as if _the whole world, stopping all outdoor activities, theman i

4、n the field lifts his face to the heaven and smiles. A. cruelly to destroy B. cruelly destroyed C. cruelly destroying D. to cruelly destroy（ ）8. Only when I left my parents for Italy _how much I loved them. A. I realized B. I had realized C. did I realize D. had I realized （ ）9. I was really anxious

5、 about you . You _ home without a word.A. mustn't leave             B. shouldn't have leftC. couldn't have left           D.  needn't leave（ ）10.Every evening after dinner, i

6、f not _from work,I will spend some time walking my dog. A. tired B. tiring C. being tired D to be tired（ ）11.-The floor is dirty. Can you clean it ?- _ I do it all the time.A. Why me ? B. Dont mention it ? C. Why you ? D Not sure ?（ ）12.-Which of the two computer games did you prefer ?-Actually I di

7、dnt like _A. either of them B. neither of themC. both of them D none of them （ ）13.This year has _ a big increase in road accidents.A. noticed B. found C. saw D watched （ ）14.He was so kind that he answered me a lot of questions _ I met him . A. first time B. by the time C. for the first time D the

8、first time（ ）15. It was _that caused him to serve dinner an hour later than usual .A. we being late B.our being late C. we were late D. because we were late第二节：完形填空（20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）As she walked round the large shop, Edith realized how difficult it was to choose a suitable Christmas _16_for her f

9、ather.  She _17_that he were as easy to please as her mother, who was _18_satisfied with perfume(香水). _19_, shopping at this time of the year was a most _20_job. People _21_on your feet, pushed you with their shoulders and almost _22_ you over in their hurry in order to _23_ something cheap ahe

10、ad of you.  Partly to have a rest, Edith paused in front of a counter, where some beautiful ties were on _24_. "They are _25_silk," the shop assistant told her with a smile trying to _26_her to buy one. But Edith knew from past _27_that her choice of ties hardly ever pleased her fathe

11、r.  She moved on slowly and then, quite by chance, _28_where a small crowd of men had gathered round a counter. She found some fine pipes on sale and the _29_were very beautiful. Edith did not hesitate for long, although her father _30_ smoked a pipe once in a while, she believed this was _31_

12、to please him.  When she got home, with her small but _32_present hidden in her handbag, it was time for supper and her parents were already _33_table. Her mother was in great _34_. "Your father has at last decided to stop smoking," she told her daughter happily. Edith was so _35_that

13、 she could not say a single word.（ ）16. A. suit B. card C. thing D. gift（ ）17. A. believed B. wished C. hoped D. supposed（ ）18. A. never B. seldom C. always D. scarcely（ ）19. A. ThereforeB. FortunatelyC. Besides D. Finally（ ）20. A. unhappy B. careful C. exciting D. tiring（ ）21. A. walked B. stepped

14、C. lifted D. stood（ ）22. A. turned B. hit C. brought D. knocked（ ）23. A. watch B. find C. grasp D. sell（ ）24. A. time B. show C. board D. duty（ ）25. A. real B. cheap C. poor D. exact（ ）26. A. hope B. ask C. force D. persuade（ ）27. A. experienceB. things C. books D. school（ ）28. A. stopped B. saw C.

15、asked D. found（ ）29. A. money B. cigarette C. shapes D. shop（ ）30. A. always B. nearly C. only D. never（ ）31. A. hardly B. impossibly C. possibly D. certainly（ ）32. A. cheap B. well-chosenC. expensive D. ready-made（ ）33. A. on B. by C. beside D. at（ ）34. A. excitementB. anger C. sadness D. disappoin

16、tment（ ）35. A. glad B. happy C. surprised D. excited第二部分：阅读理解（共25小题，每小题2分，满分50分）阅读下列短文，从每小题所给的A B C D 四个选项中，选出最佳答案。AThe worst forest fire this year, which broke out in North Chinas Inner Mongolia Au-tonomous Region last Wednesday, was still spreading late on Monday. However, the strength of the fire

17、 had been reduced, an official from the Beijing-based State Forestry Administration (SFA) said.According to the latest proved report said on Monday by the SFA, the bright flame broke out at a forest farm in Xingan League (盟) in the central part of the Greater Xingan Range (岭). It spread rapidly nort

18、hwest to the neighbouring Hulun Buir League. The official gave no details (细节) about possible reasons and results.（ ）36. When the reporter reported the news, the fire had lasted _ days.A. three B. four C. five D. six（ ）37. The word “late” in the first paragraph means_.A. morning B. afternoon C. even

19、ing D. night（ ）38. As we know in the article that_.A. Xiangan League is on the southeast of Hulun Buir League.B. Xiangan League is on the northwest of Hulun Buir League.C. Xiangan League is the biggest one in Inner Mongolia.D. Xiangan League is the smallest one in Inner Mongolia.（ ）39. The result of

20、 the fire is _ in this article.A. unknown B. very clear C. the worst D. not serious（ ）40. The title of this news article is probably_.A. The Worst Forest Fire in North ChinaB. Forest Fire is Still Spreading C. The Fire Broke OutD. Something Wrong in Inner MongoliaBLillian Carter, mother of the forme

21、r President Jimmy Carter, once set up an inter view with a reporter without benefit from the press office.“Your son,” the reporter said, “has been travelling the country, telling people not to vote for him if he ever lies to them. Can you, knowing a son as only a mother can, honestly say hes never l

22、ied?”“Well, perhaps a little white lie now and then,” Jimmy Carters mother replied.“And what,” asked the reporter, “is the difference between a white lie and any other? Define (解释) white lie for me.”“Im not sure 1 can define it,” she said sweetly. “But I can give you an example. Do you remember when

23、 you came in a few minutes ago and I told you how good you looked and how glad I was to see you?”（ ）41. We know the interview must have taken place _.A. shortly after the general electionB. before the general electionC. when Carter was elected President of the USAD. when Carter had just told a lie（

24、）42. Jimmy Carter travelled the country in order to _.A. know the country better B. find out what the public was thinkingC. win over votes for the coming general electionD. tell people that he never lied（ ）43. The reporter believed _.A. the mother surely knew about her sons liesB. if the mother was

25、dishonest, her son would tell liesC. no one but the mother knew the sonD. the mother knew her son best（ ）44. From the story we can see that the mother was _.A. stupid B. honest C. clever D. dishonest（ ）45. Perhaps you can define a white lie now. Its a lie _.A. which is worthy of attentionB. told for

26、 particular reasons such for politenessC. that no one will ever believeD. which means little harm and therefore is unimportantCDear Earthmen, I have enjoyed my stay on your interesting unusual planet. I think I understand the life on earth now and 1 would like to give you my impressions.First of all

27、 you live in boxes. Every morning you leave your big boxes and get into smaller boxes on wheels. All these small boxes race around and around, and finally stop to rest. You then leave these boxes on wheels and go to very large tall boxes.After testing all days you get back in your little boxes and r

28、eturn to your big boxes. There you sit and stare at tiny glowing boxes with moving pictures on the front.Only one thing puzzles me. One day I went to a football game. A hunch of angry boys fought over a little round ball. Everyone yelled for them to stop but they kept on fighting. They were angry, I

29、 suppose, about being cooped up in boxes all day.Thank you earthmen for this chance to get to know you. Gratefully, The man from the Mars（ ）46. The small boxes on wheels are_.A. toys B. earsC. houses that can be moved D. boxes in which there are wheels（ ）47. The tiny glowing boxes with moving pictur

30、es on the front are_. A. cameras B. cinema screens C. TV sets D. telescopes（ ）48. In the football game_.A. the players were very angry because there was only one ball on the playgroundB the man from the Mars thought the players were fightingC. the man from the Mars saw a fighting among the angry boy

31、sD. the players were very angry because everyone yelled at them（ ）49. The best title of this passage is_.A. The Man from the Mars B. Something about BoxesC. A Letter from the Mars D. A Football Game（ ）50. The man from the Mars thinks_.A. it interesting to tire on our unusual planetB. there are so ma

32、ny boxes on the earthC. the tiny glowing boxes are moving picturesD. the angry boys are too foolish to fight over a little round ballDA year after graduation, I was offered a position teaching a writing class. Teaching was a profession I had never seriously considered, though several of my stories h

33、ad been published. I accepted the job without hesitation, as it would allow me to wear a tie and go by the name of Mr. Davis. My father went by the same name, and I liked to imagine people getting the two of us confused. "Wait a minute" someone might say, "are you talking about Mr. Da

34、vis the retired man, or Mr. Davis the respectable scholar?"The position was offered at the last minute, and I was given two weeks to prepare, a period I spent searching for briefcase (公文包) and standing before my full-length mirror, repeating the words, "Hello, class. I'm Mr. Davis.&quo

35、t; Sometimes I would give myself an aggressive voice. Sometimes I would sound experienced. But when the day eventually came, my nerves kicked in and the true Mr. Davis was there. I sounded not like a thoughtful professor, but rather a 12-year-old boy.I arrived in the classroom with paper cards desig

36、ned in the shape of maple leaves. I had cut them myself out of orange construction paper. I saw nine students along a long table. I handed out the cards, and the students wrote down their names and fastened them to their breast pockets as I required. "All right then," I said. "Okey, h

37、ere we go." Then I opened my briefcase and realized that I had never thought beyond this moment. I had been thinking that the students would be the first to talk, offering their thoughts and opinions on the events of the day. I had imagined that I would sit at the edge of the desk, overlooking

38、a forests of hands. Every student would yell. "Calm down, you'll all get your turn. One at a time, one at a time!"A terrible silence ruled the room, and seeing no other opinions, I inspected the students to pull out their notebooks and write a brief essay related to the theme of deep d

39、isappointment.（ ）51. The author took the job to teach writing because _.   A. he wanted to be expected B. he had written some storied C. he wanted to please his father   D. he had dreamed of being a teacher（ ）52. What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 2? 

40、0; A. He would be aggressive in his first class.   B. He was well-prepared for his first class.   C. He got nervous upon the arrival of his first class.   D. He waited long for the arrival of his first class.（ ）53. Before he started his class, the author asked the stude

41、nts to _.   A. write down their suggestions on the paper cards   B. cut maple leaves out of the construction paperC. cut some cards out of the construction paper D. write down their names on the paper cards（ ）54. What did the students do when the author started his class?A.

42、They began to talk.   B. They stayed silent. C. They raised their hands.    D. They shouted to be heard.（ ）55. The author chose the composition topic probably because _.   A. he got disappointed with his first class   B. he had prepared the topic before c

43、lassC. he wanted to calm down the students  D. he thought it was an easy topicEWhen I was growing up in America, I was ashamed of my mothers Chinese English. Because of her English, she was often treated unfairly. People in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her s

44、eriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.     My mother has realized the limitations of her English as well. When I was fifteen, she used to have me call people on phone to pretend I was she. I was forced

45、to ask for information or even to yell at people who had been rude to her. One time I had to call her stockbroker (股票经纪人). I said in an adolescent voice that was not very convincing, “This is Mrs.Tan.”    And my mother was standing beside me, whispering loudly, “Why he dont send me ch

46、eck, already two week late.” And then, in perfect English I said: “Im getting rather concerned. You agreed to send the check two weeks ago, but it hasnt arrived.”    Then she talked more loudly. “What he want? I come to New York tell him front of his boss.” And so I turned to the stoc

47、kbroker again, “I cant tolerate any more excuse. If I dont receive the check immediately, I am going to have to speak to your manager when I am in New York next week.”    The next week we ended up in New York. While I was sitting there red-faced, my mother, the real Mrs.Tan, was shout

48、ing to his boss in her broken English.When I was a teenager, my mothers broken English embarrassed me. But now, I see it differently. To me, my mothers English is perfectly clear, perfectly natural. It is my mother tongue. Her language, as I hear it, is vivid, direct, and full of observation and wis

49、dom. It was the language that helped shape the way I saw things, expressed ideas, and made sense of the world.56. Why was the authors mother poorly served?    A. She was unable to speak good English.    B. She was often misunderstood.    C. She was not cl

50、early heard.    D. She was not very polite.57. From Paragraph 2, we know that the author was _.    A. good at pretending    B. rude to the stockbroker    C. ready to help her mother    D. unwilling to phone for her mother58.

51、After the author made the phone call, _.    A. they forgave the stockbroker    B. they failed to get the check    C. they went to New York immediately  D. they spoke to their boss at once59. What does the author think of her mothers English now? 

52、;   A. It confuses her.    B. It embarrasses her.    C. It helps her understand the world.    D. It helps her tolerate rude people.60. We can infer from the passage that Chinese English _.    A. is clear and natural to non-native speakers    B. is vivid and direct to non-native speakers