安徽省淮北一中2015届高三第一学期第一次月考英语试卷Word版

1、安徽省淮北一中2015届高三第一学期第一次月考英语试卷第I卷（共115分）第二部分：英ww w.ks 5u.co m语知识运用（共两节, 满分75分）第一节：单项选择（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. The astronauts were so struck by _beauty of nature that they took lots of pictures in _space. A. the ; / B. the; the C. /; the D. /;/22.-Why cant

2、you and Mary go to the movie tonight? -We _ to have a maths test tomorrow. A. are supposed B. have supposed C. are supposing D. will suppose 23. After the earthquake in Sichuan in 2008, people around the world began to _ their clothes, food and money to the disaster areas. A. buy B. get C. donate D.

3、 sell 24. A computer is so useful a machine _ we can use everywhere. A. that B. which C. as D. what 25. For the last two years, he _ a book on the Second World War, but he hasnt finished it. A. has written B. has been writing C. wrote D. has been written 26. -I regret _ you John has been fired. - I

4、can hardly believe my ears. Hes such a fine worker. A. telling B. having told C. to tell D. to have told 27. It was a pity that the great writer died _ his work unfinished. A. of B. from C. for D. with 28. They are trying to _ the project to meet the deadline. A. Speed up B. set up C. look up D. pic

5、k up 29. The accident is reported _ the workers misusing the machine. A. to have been resulted in B. to be resulted from C. having resulted in D. to have resulted from 30. -Will you be free next week, Mr. Chairman? -Im afraid not. I _ a meeting on global warming from Monday to Friday. A. am having B

6、. will be having C. will have D. will have had 31. It was Yang Liweis high scores on the psychological tests _ finally won him his position as Chinas first astronaut. A. which B. that C. what D. as 32. -Whom should I give this dictionary to? -You may give it to _. A. whoever you think needs it most

7、B. whomever you think needs it most C. no matter who you think needs it D. no matter whom you think needs it most 33. He arrived in Yangzhou in 2001, _ , some years later, he became a professor. A. when B. that C. where D. which34. _ you know when an idiom is being used, you cant easily understand w

8、hat you read. A. Unless B. Until C. If D. Once35. -The story is very interesting. -Tell me quickly. _. A. Thats a no-brainer. B. Dont be a wet blanket. C. Im all ears. D. Dont pull my leg. 第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。One day before Christmas, all o

9、f us children from the Children's Home Society Orphanage(孤儿院) were taken to the Mayflower Hotel in downtown to attend a Christmas party.After the man on the stage said a prayer（祈祷）, we were told to _36_ . Within minutes we were _37_ a meal which was fit for a king. I ate _38_ I could eat no more

10、. As we ate, Santa Clause came walking out onto the _39_. The kids cheered with _40_. Everyone began clapping their hands and yelling as _41_ as they could.I too was excited _42_ but I knew better than to yell out loud or to jump up and scream. Mrs. Winters, the head matron, sat only three seats fro

11、m me. She had _43_ it very clear to everyone that we were to _44_ ourselves in "a proper manner" and that there was to be "no yelling or shouting". One orphan at a time was led up onto the stage and each kid was handed a _45_ by Santa Claus himself.As the line became shorter and

12、shorter my _46_ finally came. He smiled at me. Then he reached over and handed me a _47_ box which had two gold ribbons(丝带) on it. As I leaned(向前倾) to take the box I tripped and I _48_to my knees. Santa reached over and helped me to my feet."Move _49_ Kiser." called out Mrs. Winters.I was

13、now leaning against Santa Claus' leg and I was looking _50_ into his eyes. His face was less than an inch from mine. "Can I _51_ you Santa?" I asked him.The next thing I knew Mrs. Winters had caught me up by my shirt collar and was _52_ me away from the line of children. I sat down in

14、my chair just crying. Once in a while I would _53_ at the stage to see if my gift was still sitting by Santa Claus. When we all lined up waiting, "HO HO HO" I_54_ coming from behind me.As I _55_ , there stood Santa Claus holding my large box. Then he knelt down and he hugged my neck as har

15、d as he could.36. A. stand up B. go outC. sit downD. keep silent37. A. taken B. servedC. broughtD. supplied38. A. until B. unlessC. beforeD. after39. A. tableB. hotel C. seatD. stage40. A. encouragement B. excitement C. disappointment D. astonishment41. A. loud B. big C. highD. low42. A. outside B.

16、beside C. asideD. inside43. A. took B. made C. demanded D. warned44. A. behave B. perform C. practiceD. act45. A. favor B. box C. gift D. medal46. A. turn B. way C. chance D. gift 47. A. golden B. yellow C. small D. large48. A. sat B. fell C. dropped D. turned 49. A. by B. on C. in D. out50. A. quic

17、kly B. directly C. immediately D. finally51. A. tellB. call C. hug D. leave52. A. pushing B. keepingC. stoppingD. pulling53. A. look B. jump C. put D. stand54. A. watched B. found C. heard D. observed55. A. turned aroundB. turned up C. turned awayD. turned down第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分） 请认真阅读下面短文，从

18、短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 ANatural ways of keeping timeIn ancient times, people had to use the sun and the moon to tell time. They got up when the sun came up and worked in the fields until the sun went down. Man-made thingsThe sand clock is made of two glass balls joined by a narrow

19、neck. The top ball was filled with sand. The sand slowly moved through the neck into the bottom ball. People knew how much time had passed when all the sand had fallen to the bottom ball. People also made the water clock. They made a small hole near the bottom of a pot. Then they filled the pot with

20、 water. Markings inside the pot showed how much time passed as the water dripped (滴) out of the hole. Natures Clocks in Living ThingsAnimals Body ClockAnimals do not need clocks to know time. They have a way of telling time by their bodies. Birds know when to fly to warmer places before winter. Some

21、 animals know when to keep more food for the cold winter months. Some fish know when it is time to move up the river and lay eggs.Plants have their own clocksPlants also have their own clocks to keep time. Plants know when to open flowers or when to drop their leaves.The Body Clock in Human BeingsPe

22、ople also have their own body clocks. When we get used to our lives, our body clocks can be very accurate (准确的). It can tell us when it is time to wake up. It can also tell us when to eat or to go to sleep.56. How could an ancient farmer know when to go back home in the daytime?A. By looking at the

23、moon. B. By looking at the stars.C. By looking at the sun. D. By feeling whether tired or not.57. How many kinds of living things with natures clocks are mentioned here? A. 2. B. 3. C. 5 D. 6.58. From the passage, we know what man-made things have in common is that_.A. both of them have a hole.B. bo

24、th of them are designed with glass balls.C. both of them can be used only once.D. both of them tell time in the same way BAVERAGE RESOURCES620 m3 waterIf we put fresh water and sea water together, we can each have 620 m3 water. But remember, sea water is too salty for us to drink if the factories do

25、nt process it first. So, 620 m3 is little. Saving water in daily use is important.0.5 hectares of forestsThere are 3.869 billion hectares(公顷) of forests on Earth. But we are losing them mainly because we cut trees too much. If we calculate（计算）at the size of a football field, we are losing 343,000 fo

26、otball fields every day, or 1,431 per hour, or 24 per minute!1.5 centimeters long corals(珊瑚)All the corals that we have now spread for about 100,000 km in 109 countries. But each of us can only have such a little piece, because seas are getting polluted and corals are dying.33 starsAccording to the

27、latest report, there are 200 billion stars in the Milky Way. Each of us can have 33 of them. Unfortunately, we cannot see most of the 200 billion stars from Earth. We can only see about 6,000 stars. If we dont use telescopes or we have bad weathers, we can only see about 2,000 stars.90kg riceOn aver

28、age, we harvest 0.54 billion tons of rice each year round the world and each of us can have 90 kg. Asia produces and eats 90% of all the rice. How long will it take you to eat up this 90 kg rice?1 icebergLuckily, we still have icebergs to share when Earth gets warmer and warmer. Each of us can have

29、an iceberg of 170m×170m×170m. Up to 10% of Earth surface is covered by ice. There is 31,000,000km3 of ice on Earth in all.59. On average we each probably have _ fresh water in the world.A. 620m3 B. more than 620m3 C. far less than 620m3 D. no more than 620m360. We are losing the forests on

30、 Earth because of_. A. the man-made damage B. the climate changeC. the construction of many football fields D. the environmental pollution 61. When we use telescopes or the weather is fine, we can see _ stars from Earth. A. all the stars B. about 200 billionC. about 2,000 D. about 6,00062. According

31、 to the table above, we each can only have _ because of pollution. A. less water B. fewer icebergs C. fewer corals D. less rice CIn Brazil, soccer is considered an art form. So it is only fitting that the sport Brazilians call “the beautiful game” gets its own museum.This is the land that produced f

32、ootball great stars such as Garrincha, Zico, Romario, Ronaldo, Kaka, and the most famous of all, Pele. It is the only country to have qualified for every World Cup, and the only one to win it five times.But until now, Brazil has never had a truly national museum honoring the sport that stands for Br

33、azilian culture. That changed last month when the Museu do Futebol, or Football Museum, opened at Pacaembu Stadium in Sao Paulo.Upon entering the museum, visitors are greeted in Portuguese, Spanish and English by a life-size image of Pele, who is so respected in Brazil that he is known as "The

34、King.""The Louvre has the Mona Lisa. We have our own piece of art - Pele," said Hugo Sukman of the Roberto Marinho Foundation, which helped fund the construction of the museum.In many ways, the museum is a shrine (圣祠)to Pele.One of its most impressive displays is a temporary exhibit w

35、ith 140 items from Pele's personal collection, including the wooden shoeshine box he used as a boy to earn spare change and the ball from his 1,000th goal in 1969.The museum traces football's transformation from a sport for the noble to the passion of the 190 million common people. From the

36、jungles of the Amazon to the slums(贫民窟) of cities like Rio de Janeiro and Recife, soccer unites Brazilians from all walks of life."In general, a museum about football is also a museum about the history of Brazil and Brazilian culture," said Leonel Kaz, the museum's curator(博物馆馆长).63.Wh

37、en visiting the museum, we can enjoy the displays except_A. a life-size image of Pele B. the Mona LisaC. a wooden shoeshine box of Peles D. the ball symbolizing Peles 1000th goal64. What can we know about the museum according to the passage?A. People visiting the museum could be greeted just in Span

38、ish and English.B. The building of the museum shows the popularity of the sport in Brazil.C. The museum is actually a shrine to Pele.D. Until now, Brazil has never had a truly national museum honoring the sport that represents Brazilian culture.65.At Pacaembu Stadium in Sao Paulo，the Museu do Futebo

39、l opened because_.A. in the Brazilians opinion, as an art form, soccer represents their culture and should be worth the name.B. Brazil is the only country to have qualified for every World Cup.C. many famous football stars were born in Brazil, including Pele.D. people in Brazil want to honor Pele.66

40、.The author mainly wants to tell us that_.A. Brazil is a multiracial country full of passion for football. B. the history of Brazil and Brazilian culture can be known in the museum.C. Brazil opened up its first football museum.D. known as “The King”, Pele is thought highly of in Brazil. DMillions of

41、 youngsters across Europe could suffer permanent hearing loss after five years if they listen to MP3 players at too high a volume for more than five hours a week, EU scientists warned.The scientists study, requested by the European Commission, attacked the concept of “leisure noise,” saying children

42、 and teenagers should be protected from increasingly high sound levels-with loud mobile phones also coming in for criticism（批评）.“There has been increasing concern about exposure from the new generation of personal music players which can reproduce sounds at very high volumes without loss of quality,

43、” the Commission, the EUs executive arm, said in a statement.“Risk for hearing damage depends on sound level and exposure time,” it said. More and more young people were exposed to the great threat(威胁)that leisure noise posed to hearing, it said.Commission experts said that between 50 and 100 millio

44、n people listen to portable music players on a daily basis.If they listened for only five hours a week at more than 89 decibels(分贝), they would already be beyond EU limits for noise allowed in the workplace, they said. But if they listened for longer periods, they risked permanent hearing loss after

45、 five years.The scientists calculated the number of people in that risk category at between five and 10 percent of listeners, meaning up to 10 million people in the European Union.Sales of personal music players have soared in EU countries in recent years, particularly of MP3 players."I am worr

46、ied that so many young people . who are frequent users of personal music players and mobile phones at high acoustic levels, may be unknowingly damaging their hearing ," she said in the statement.67. Which of the following can be the best title of the article? A. Youngsters across Europe: suffer

47、 permanent hearing loss.B. MP3 players: sell best but do harm to youngstersC. The scientists study: requested by the EU D. EU warns youth: turn your MP3 players down!68. This passage is most likely to be taken from a _.A. textbook B. medical report C. teen magazine D. governmental newspaper69. The u

48、nderlined part in the forth paragraph most probably means_. A. were uncovered B. felt C. realized D. were faced with70. From the passage we know that_.A. besides the high sound levels, scientists also criticized loud mobile phones.B. if one listened for 5 hours more a week at 100 decibels, he would

49、risk permanent hearing loss.C. it is only the level of the sound that can do damage to hearing.D. the scientists said there were 5-10 percent of MP3 listeners risking hearing loss around the world.ECountry music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the United States today because it is about

50、 simple but strong human feelings and events-love, sadness, good times, and bad times. It tells real-life, stories and sounds the way people really talk. As life becomes more complicated(复杂), it is good to hear music about ordinary people.Country music, sometimes called country-western, comes from t

51、wo kinds of music. One is the traditional music of the people in the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern Unite States. The other is traditional cowboy music from the west. The singers usually play guitars, and in the 1920s they started using electric guitars. At first city people said country music

52、 was low class. It was popular mostly in the South. But during World War II, thousands of Southerners went to the Northeast and Midwest to work in the factories. They took their music with them. Soldiers from the rest of the country went to army camps（军营）in the South. They learned country music. Slo

53、wly it became popular all over the country.Today country music is also popular everywhere in the United States and Canadain small towns and in New York City, among black and white, and among educated and uneducated people. About 1, 200 radio stations broadcast country music twenty-four hours a day.

54、English stars sing it in British English, and people in other countries sing it in their own languages. The music that started with cowboys and poor southerners is now popular all over the world. 71. It can be learned from the passage that country music comes from . A. the Northeast and Midwest B. f

55、actories and army camps in the South C. the Appalachian Mountains and the West D. real-life stories in small towns72. Before World War II country music was popular mainly in . A. the south B. the north C. the Midwest D. the Northeast73. During World War II many Southerners went to the Northeast and

56、the Mid-west because . A. they wanted to take music with them B. they wanted to make other people like country music C. they wanted to work in the factories there D. they wanted to make country music popular74. Country music is one of the most popular kinds of music in the world today because . A. city people said it was low class B. people co