（新课标地区）2014届高三英语上学期月考四（B卷）（含解析）

1、试卷类型：B 2014届高三原创月考试题四英语适用地区：新课标地区 建议使用时间：2013年11月下旬第卷第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节.满分45分)第一节 单项填空 (共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中.选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21.2013·福建卷 Would you mind answering some questions on shopping habits? _A. Yes, with great pleasure B. No, I am afraid I can't make itC. Ye

2、s, it is worth the time D. No, as long as it doesn't take long22.2013·新课标全国卷 India attained _ independence in 1947, after _ long struggle.A. /; a B. the; aC. an; / D. an; the23.2013·湖南卷 I don't understand why you didn't go to the lecture yesterday afternoon.I'm so sorry. Bu

3、t I _ my homework.Ahad done B. was doingC. would do D. am doing24.2013·江苏卷 What about your selfdrive trip yesterday?Tiring！The road is being widened, and we _ a rough ride.Ahad Bhave Cwould have Dhave had25.2013·四川卷 _ which university to attend，the girl asked her teacher for advice.A. Not

4、knowing B. Knowing not C. Not known D. Known not26.2013·天津卷 I had hoped to take a holiday this year but I wasn't able to_A. get away B. drop inCcheck out Dhold on27.2013·重庆卷 It rained cats and dogs this morning. I'm glad we took an umbrella.Yeah, we would have got wet all over if w

5、e _. Ahadn't Bhaven't Cdidn't Ddon't28 2013·安徽卷 It _ be the vocabulary that caused you the problem in the exercise because you know a lot of words.Amay Bcouldn'tCshould Dneedn't29.2013·福建卷 The famous musician, as well as his students, _ to perform at the opening cer

6、emony of the 2012 Taipei Flower Expo.A. were invited B. was invited C. have been invited D. has been invited30.2013·天津卷 _ I want to tell you is the deep love and respect I have for my parents.A. That B. Which CWhether DWhat31. 2013·东北育才双语学校模拟News got around quickly _ a gunman went on a sho

7、oting rampage at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado.A. which BwhatCthat Dwhen32.2013·江西卷 She says that she'll have to close the shop _ business improves.A. if B. unless C. after D. when33.2013·四川卷 Nowadays people are more concerned about the environment _ they live.A. what B. which C.

8、 when D. where34.2013·新课标全国卷 It was only after he had read the papers _ Mr. Gross realized the task before him was extremely difficult to complete.Awhen B. that C. which D. what35.2013·湖南卷 Every day _ a proverb aloud several times until you have it memorized. A. read B. readingC. to readD.

9、 reads第二节 完形填空(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。2013·安徽卷 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。If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a _36_ reason, such as your job or your studies? _37_ perha

10、ps you're interested in the _38_，films or music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a _39_ of the language.Most people learn best using a variety of _40_， but traditional classes are an ideal(理想的)start for many people. They _41_ an environment where you can practice

11、 under the _42_ of someone who's good at the language. We all lead _43_ lives and learning a language takes _44_. You will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a _45_. It doesn't matter if you haven't got long. Becoming fluent in a language will take years, but lea

12、rning to get by takes _46_Many people start learning a language and soon give up. “I'm too _47_，” they say. Yes, children do learn languages more _48_ than adults, but research has shown that you can learn a language at any _49_. And learning is good for the health of your brain, too. I've a

13、lso heard people _50_ about the mistakes they make when _51_. Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes _52_ you're much less likely to make them again.Learning a new language is never _53_. But with some work and devotion, you'll make progress. And you'll be _54_ by the positive reactio

14、n of some people when you say just a few words in _55_ own language. Good luck!36A. technical BpoliticalCpractical Dphysical37A. After BSoCThough DOr38A. literature BtransportCagriculture Dmedicine39A. view BknowledgeCform Ddatabase40A. paintings BregulationsCmethods Dcomputers41A. protect BchangeCr

15、espect Dprovide42A. control BcommandCguidance Dpressure43A. busy BhappyCsimple Dnormal44A. courage BtimeCenergy Dplace45A. theory BbusinessCroutine Dproject46A. some risks Ba lot lessCsome notes Da lot more47A. old BnervousCweak Dtired48A. closely BquicklyCprivately Dquietly49A. age BspeedCdistance

16、Dschool50A. worry BhesitateCthink Dquarrel51A. singing BworkingCbargaining Dlearning52A. if BandCbut Dbefore53A. tiresome BhardCinteresting Deasy54A. blamed BamazedCinterrupted Dinformed55A. their BhisCour Dyour第三部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(AB C和D)中，选出最佳选项。A2013·湖

17、南卷 Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.AVOID BIG EVENTSBig sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room. A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Fe

18、stival (19 Oct.) cost 169.15 at B. A week later, the same room cost 118.15.If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoidor you're looking for a big event to pass your timecheck out sites such as W, which allow you to search for events in the UK by city, date and category.STAY AWAY FROM

19、THE STATIONIf traveling to your destination by train, you may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.Don't be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. Booking two months in advance, the cheape

20、st room at Travelodge's Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was 95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was 75.75. And at Farringdon, a double room cost just 62.95. LOOK AFTER YOURSELFReally central hotels in cities such as London, Edinburgh and Car

21、diff can cost a fortune, especially at weekends and during big events. As an alternative consider checking into a selfcatering flat with its own kitchen. Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings. A great example is the historic O'Neill Flat on Edinburgh's

22、Royal Mile, available for 420 for five days in late September, with room for four adults.GET ON A BIKELondon's “Boris bikes” have attracted the most attention, but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on public transport o

23、r car parking costs.Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle (casual members pay around 1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or 5 per day)56. The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may _ A. help travelers pass time B. attrac

24、t lots of travelers to the UK C. allow travelers to make flexible plans D. cause travelers to pay more for accommodation57“Farringdon” in Paragraph 5 is most probably _ A. a hotel away from the train station B. the tube line to Covent Garden C. an ideal holiday destination D. the name of a travel ag

25、ency58The passage shows that the O'Neill Flat _ A. lies on the ground floor B. is located in central London C. provides cooking facilities for tourists D. costs over 100 on average per day in late September59Cardiff's program allows a free bike for a maximum period of _ A. half an hour B. on

26、e hour C. one hour and a half D. two hoursB 2013·广东卷 While Jennifer was at home taking an online exam for her business law class, a monitor(监控器)a few hundred miles away was watching her every move.Using a web camera equipped in Jennifer's Los Angeles apartment, the monitor in Phoenix tracke

27、d how frequently her eyes moved from the computer screen and listened for the secret sounds of a possible helper in the room. Her Internet access was lockedremotelyto prevent Internet searches, and her typing style was analyzed to make sure she was who she said she was: Did she enter her student num

28、ber at the same speed as she had in the past? Or was she slowing down?In the battle against cheating, this is the cutting_edge and a key to encourage honesty in the booming field of online education. The technology gives trust to the entire system, to the institution and to online education in gener

29、al. Only with solid measures against cheating, experts say, can Internet universities show that their exams and diplomas are validthat students haven't just searched the Internet to get the right answers. Although online classes have existed for more than a decade，the concern over cheating has b

30、ecome sharper in the last year with the growth of “open online courses.” Private colleges，public universities and corporations are jumping into the online education field, spending millions of dollars to attract potential students，while also taking steps to help guarantee honesty at a distance.Aside

31、 from the web cameras, a number of other hightech methods are becoming increasingly popular. Among them are programs that check students' identities using personal information，such as the telephone numbers they once used. Other programs can produce unique exams by drawing on a large list of ques

32、tions and can recognize possible cheaters by analyzing whether difficult test questions are answered at the same speed as easy ones. As in many university classes，term papers are scanned against some large Internet data banks for cheating.60Why was Jennifer watched in an online exam?ATo correct her

33、typing mistakes.BTo find her secrets in the room.CTo prevent her from slowing down.DTo keep her from dishonest behaviors.61The underlined expression cutting edge in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _Aadvanced techniqueBsharpening tool Ceffective ruleDdividing line 62For Internet universities, ex

34、ams and diplomas will be valid if _Athey can attract potential studentsBthey can defeat academic cheatingCthey offer students online helpDthey offer many online courses63Which of the following is the best title of this passage?AThe Advantages of Online ExamsBThe High-tech Methods in Online CoursesCT

35、he Fight Against Cheating in Online EducationDThe War Against the Booming of Online Education2013·湖南卷 CIt's such a happy-looking library, painted yellow, decorated with palmtree stickers and sheltered from the Florida sun by its own roof. About the size of a microwave oven, it's pedestr

36、ianfriendly, too, waiting for book lovers next to a sidewalk in Palm Beach Country Estates, along the northern boundary of Palm Beach Gardens.It's a library built with love.A year ago, shortly after Janey Henriksen saw a Brian Williams report about the Little Free Library organization, a Wiscons

37、inbased nonprofit that aims to promote literacy and build a sense of community in a neighborhood by making books freely available, she announced to her family of four, “That's what we're going to do for our spring break！”Son Austin, now a 10thgrader, didn't see the point of building a li

38、brary that resembles a mailbox. But Janey insisted, and husband Peter unwillingly got to work. The 51yearold owner of a ship supply company modified a small wooden house that he'd built years earlier for daughter Abbie's toy horses, and made a door of glass.After adding the library's fin

39、al touches (装点), the family hung a signboard on the front, instructing users to “take a book, return a book，” and making the Henriksen library, now one of several hundred like it nationwide and among more than 2，500 in the world, the only Little Free Library in Palm Beach County.They stocked it with

40、 20 or so books they'd already read, a mix of science fiction, reference titles, novels and kids' favorites. “I told them, keep in mind that you might not see it again，” said Janey, a stayathome mom.Since then, the collection keeps replenishing (补充) itself, thanks to ongoing donations from b

41、orrowers. The library now gets an average of five visits a day.The project's best payoff, says Peter, are the thankyou notes left behind. “We had no idea in the beginning that it would be so popular.”64In what way is the library “pedestrian-friendly”？A. It owns a yellow roof. B. It stands near a

42、 sidewalk.C. It protects book lovers from the sun. D. It uses palm-tree stickers as decorations.65Janey got the idea to build a library from _A. a visit to Brian Williams B. a spring break with her familyC. a book sent by one of her neighbors D. a report on a Wisconsinbased organization66The library

43、 was built _A. by a ship supply company B. on the basis of toy horsesC. like a mailbox D. with glass67What can we infer about the signboard?A. It was made by a user of the library. B. It marked a final touch to the library.C. It aimed at making the library last long. D. It indicated the library was

44、a family property.2013·北京卷 DTail SpinTwo dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park. The smaller dolphin, Grace, shows off a few of her tricks, turning around and waving hello to the crowd. The most amazing thing about her, however, is that she's even swimming at all. She doesn

45、9;t have a tail.Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap. When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005, she was fighting for her life. “Is she going to make it？” Her trainer, Abbey Stone, feared the worst. Grace did make itbut her tail didn't. She ended

46、up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.Over the past six years, she has learned to swim without her tail. Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down. Grace taught herself to move another waylike a fish! She pushes herself forward through the water by moving her pe

47、duncle from side to side.The movements put harmful pressure on Grace's backbone. So a company offered to create a manmade tail for her. The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn't hurt her.The first time Grace wore the artificial tail, she s

48、oon shook it off and let it sink to the bottom of the pool. Now, she is still learning to use the tail. Some days she wears it for an hour at a time, others not at all. “The new tail isn't necessary for her to feel comfortable，” says Stone, “but it helps to keep that range of motion(动作) and buil

49、d muscles(肌肉)”Now, the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending. This month, Grace will star in Dolphin Tale, a film that focuses on her rescue and recovery. Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie. Many people travel from near and far to meet her. Seeing Grace swim with her manma

50、de tail gives people so much courage.68When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park, her trainer worried about her _. A. physical build B. potential abilityC. chance of survival D. adaptation to the surroundings69A man-made tail is created for Grace to _A. let her recover faster B. make her comfortabl

51、eC. adjust her way of swimming D. help her perform better tricks70The story of Grace inspires people to _A. stick to their dreams B. treat animals friendlyC. treasure what they have D. face difficulties bravely第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分) （基础题）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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Being a good student d

52、oesnt mean you have to drop all social activities and dive into your booksIt is still possible to have a healthy social life while getting good grades_71_Here is how you can achieve it:Decide for yourself at the start of the term that you wont let your schoolwork sweep you away_72_Write down your we

53、ekly schedule on a piece of paperChances are , youll have small gaps between classes during the week and more free time at the weekendMake sure that every time you find yourself in one of those between-class gaps you use the time efficiently _73_Set aside at least one large amount of time each week

54、as free timeKeep in mind the law of diminishing returns (收益递减)Past a certain point more hours studying will be of little benefit_74_ Protect both your free time and your school time carefully If one starts to infringe (侵犯) on the other that is just the beginning of a long, slippery downhill slope(斜坡

55、)_75_This way, you can co-ordinate(协调) your free time with theirsWhenever possible, find social activities that take you off campus and away from your schoolworkABalance is the key BEncourage your friends to follow a similar planCIt is very important to be determined about thisDTry not to affect others time and just focus on your ownEYoure better off spending this time with friendsFYou can spend more time on social life than on studyGRead a few pages of your school book or do some quick chores(杂活),for