2015届高三第一次月考英语试卷

2014—2015学年第一学期高三月考试卷

英语

第一部分听力（略）

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题3分，满分45分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The Cambridge Science Festival Curiosity Challenge

Dare to Take the Curiosity Challenge!

The Cambridge Science Festival (CSF) is pleased to inform you of the sixth annual Curiosity Challenge. The challenge invites , even dares school students between the ages of 5 and 14 to create artwork or a piece of writing that shows their curiosity how it inspires them to explore their world. Students are being dared to draw a picture, write an article, take a photo or write a poem that shows what they are curious about. To enter the challenge, all artwork or pieces of writing should be sent to the Cambridge Science Festival, MIT Museum, 265 Mass Avenue, Students who enter the Curiosity Challenge and are selected as winners will be honored at a special ceremony during the CSF on Sunday, April 21st. Guest speakers will also present prizes to the students. Winning entries will be published in a book. Student entries will exhibited and prizes will be given. Families of those who take part will be included in celebration and brunch will be served.

Between March 10th and March 15h, each winner will be given the specifics of the closing ceremony and the Curiosity Challenge celebration. The program guidelines and other related information are available at :http:// https://www.360docs.net/doc/0211487298.html,.

21. Who can take part in the Curiosity Challenge?

A. School students.

B. Cambridge locals.

C. CSF winners.

D. MIT artists.

22. When will the prize-giving ceremony be held?

A. On February 8th.

B. On March 10th.

C. On March 15th

D. On April 21st.

23. What type of writing is this text?

A .An exhibition guide. B. An art show review.

C. An announcement.

D. An official report.

B

The morning had been a disaster. My tooth was aching，and I'd been in an argument with a friend. Her words still hurt：―The trouble with you i s that you won't put yourself in my place. Can't you see things from my point of view？‖ I shook my head stubbornly—and felt the ache in my tooth. I'd thought I could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday，but the pain was really unbearable. I started calling the dentists in the phone book，but no one could see me immediately. Finally，at about lunchtime，I got luck.

“If you come by right now，‖the receptionist said，―the dentist will fit you in.‖

I took my purse and keys and rushed to my car. But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist. What kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice？Why wasn't he as busy as the others?

In the dentist's office，I sat down and looked around. I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried. The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice－cold one.

When I told her my fears，she laughed and said，―Don't worry.The dentist is very good.‖

“How long do I have to wait for him？‖I asked impatiently.

“Come on，he is coming. Just lie down and relax. And enjoy the artwork，‖the assistant said.

“The artwork？‖I was puzzled.

The chair went back. Suddenly I smiled. There was a beautiful picture，right where I could enjoy it：on the ceiling. How considerate the dentist was！At that moment，I began to understand what my friend meant by her words.

What a relief!

24．Which of the following best describes the author's feeling that morning?

A．Cheerful. B．Nervous. C．Satisfied. D．Upset.

25．What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist?

A．The dentist's agreeing to treat her at very short notice.

B．The dentist's being as busy as the other dentists.

C．The surroundings of the dentist's office. D．The laughing assistant of the dentist.

26．Why did the author suddenly smile?

A．Because the dentist came at last. B．Because she saw a picture on the ceiling.

C．Because she could relax in the chair. D．Because the assistant kept comforting her. 27．What did the author learn from her experience most probably?

A．Strike while the iron is hot. B．Have a good word for one's friend.

C．Put oneself in other's shoes. D．A friend in need is a friend indeed.

C

Switzerland is the best place to be born in the world in 2013，and the US is just 16th. A new study made by the Economist Intelligence Unit says American babies will have a dimmer future than those born in Hong Kong，Ireland and even Canada. The EIU，a sister company of the Economist，tried to measure how well countries will provide the best opportunities for a healthy，safe and prosperous life in years to come.

People born in Switzerland will tend to be the happiest and have the best quality of life judged in terms of wealth，health and trust in public institutions，according to the analysis. The Scandinavian countries of Norway，Sweden and Denmark also all make the top five in a ‘quality-of-life' index(指数)highlighting where it is best to be born next year.

One of the most important factors is being rich，but other factors come into play—including crime，trust in public institutions and the health of family life. In total，the index takes into account 11 factors. These include fixed factors such as geography，others that change slowly over time such as demography (人口统计学)，social and cultural characteristics, and the state of the world economy. The index also looks at income per head in 2030，which is roughly when children born in 2013 will reach adulthood. Small economies take up the top 10 countries，with Australia coming second and New Zealand and the Netherlands not too far behind.

Half of the top 10 countries are European，but only one，the Netherlands，is from the euro-zone. The crisis-ridden south of Europe，including Greece，Portugal and Spain，falls behind despite the advantage of a favourable climate. Interestingly，the largest European economies—Germany，France and Britain—do not do particularly well. Nigeria has the unenviable(不值得羡慕的)title of being the worst country for a baby to enter the world in 2013.

28．According to the passage，the happiest people live in________．

A．Denmark B．Switzerland C．Germany D．Nigeria

29．The factors of telling the best place to be born don't include________．

A．economy B．geography C．trust in public institutions D．pollution

30．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

A．The Economist Intelligence Unit is a company.

B．The Economist attempted to measure the best place to live.

C．The Scandinavian countries are hardly at the top of the list.

D．Half of the top 10 countries are from the euro-zone.

31．The purpose of the text is to show people________.

A．the best place to be born in 2013 B．a new study made by the EIU

C．the worst country to be born in 2013 D．the factors of measuring the best place to be born

D.

As more and more people speak the global languages of English, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the United Nations Educational , Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations —UNESCO and National Geographic among them—have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.

Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Centre Yale University, who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas, is following in that tradition. His recently published book, A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture, grows out of his experience living, working, and raising a family in a village in Nepal.

Documenting the Thangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayan reaches of India , Nepal, Bhutan, and China . But he is not content to simply record these voices before they disappear without record.

At the University of Cambridge Turin discovered a wealth of important materials —including photographs, films, tape recordings, and field notes—which had remained unstudied and were badly in need of care and protection.

Now, through the two organizations that he has founded –the Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature Project Turin has started a campaign to make such documents, for the world available not just to scholars but to the younger generations of communities from whom the materials were originally collected. Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet, Turin notes, the endangered languages can be saved and reconnected with speech communities.

32. Many scholars are making efforts to ______.

A. promote global languages

B. rescue disappearing languages

C. search for language communities

D. set up language research organizations.

33. What does ―that tradition’ in Paragraph 3 refer to ?

A. Having full records of the languages

B. Writing books on language teaching.

C. Telling stories about language users

D. Living with the native speaker.

34. What is Turin’s book based on?

A. The cultural studies

B. The documents available at Yale.

C. His language research in Bhutan.

D. His personal experience in Nepal.

35. Which of the following best describe Turin’s work?

A. Write, sell and donate.

B. Record, repair and reward.

C. Collect, protect and reconnect.

D. Design, experiment and report.

第二节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分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。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Forgiveness

To forgive is a virtue, but no one has ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate. However, forgiveness is possible, and it can be surprisingly beneficial to

your physical and mental health. People who forgive show less sadness, anger and stress and more hopefulness, according to a recent research.

__36__ Try the following steps：

Calm yourself. __37__ You can take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love.

Don't wait for an apology. Many times the person who hurt you does not intend to apologize. They may have wanted to hurt you or they just don't see things the same way. __38__ Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean becoming friends again with the person who upset you.

Take the control away from your offender(冒犯者). Rethinking about your hurt gives power to the person who caused you pain. Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.

__39__ If you understand your offender, you may realize that he or she was acting out of unawareness, fear, and even love. You may want to write a letter to yourself from your offender's point of view.

Don't forget to forgive yourself. __40__ But it can rob you of your self-confidence if you don't do it.

A．Why should you forgive?

B．How should you start to forgive?

C．Recognize the benefits of forgiveness.

D．Try to see things from your offender's angle.

E．For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge.

F．To make your anger die away, try a simple stress-management technique.

G．If you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time.

第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（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，选出可以填入的空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

A group of graduates, successful in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about 41 in work and life.

Before offering his guests 42 , the professor went to the kitchen and 43 with a large pot of coffee and a variety of cups -- porcelain（瓷）, plastic, glass, crystal, some 44 and cheap, some exquisite（精致的）and 45 -- telling them to help themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: ―If you 46 , all the nice-looking expensive cups were 47 up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is __48 for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 49 of your problems and stress. Be assured that the cup itself 50 no quality to the coffee. In most cases 51 is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. What all of you 52 wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously 53 for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other’s cup s.

Now consider this: 54 is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to 55 life, and the type of cup we have does not define（规定）, nor change the 56 of life we live. Sometimes, by 57 only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has offered us.

God brews（酿造）the coffee, not the cups. Enjoy your coffee!

―The 58 people don’t have the best of everything: They just 59 the best of everything.‖

Live simply. Love 60 . Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.

41. A. difficulties B. stress C. sadness D. hate

42. A. coffee B. tea C. gift D. cups

43. A. packed B. rushed C. fetched D. returned

44. A. good-looking B. ugly-looking C. plain-looking D. nice-looking

45. A. expensive B. bright C. excellent D. comfortable

46. A. suspected B. noticed C. ignored D. appreciated

47. A. filled B. brought C. taken D. used

48. A. normal B. careful C. polite D. rode

49. A. share B. access C. entrance D. source

50. A. puts B. adds C. attaches D. ties

51. A. this B. which C. it D. one

52. A. really B. generally C. possibly D. precisely

53. A. looked B. searched C. applied D. went

54. A. Peace B. Joy C. Chance D. Life

55. A. refer B. reflect C. contain D. support

56. A. quality B. quantity C. character D. value

57. A. keeping B. basing C. concentrating D. depending

58. A. coolest B. craziest C. happiest D. saddest

59. A. make B. use C. accept D. put

60. A. nervously B. secretly C. generously D. curiously

第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Are you facing a situation that looks impossible to fix?

In 1969,the pollution was terrible along the Cuyahoga River Cleveland, Ohio. It __61____（be）unimaginable that it could ever be cleaned up. The river was so polluted that it ____62____(actual)caught fire and burned. Now, years later, this river is one of _ 63___most outstanding examples of environmental cleanup.

But the river wasn’t changed in a few days __64____even a few months. It took years of work __65______(reduce ) the industrial pollution and clean the water. Finally, that hard work paid off and now the water in the river is___66_____(clean) than ever.

Maybe you are facing an impossible situation. Maybe you leave a habit __67___is driving your family crazy. Possibly you drink too much or don’t know how to control your credit card use. When you face such an impossible situation ,don’t you want a quick fix and something to change immediately?

While there are ___68_____(amaze) stories of instant transformation, for most of us the ___69______(change) are gradual and require a lot of effort and work, like cleaning up a polluted river. Just be 70 (patience).

第四部分写作（共两节；满分35分）

第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

In recently years many young people prefer to go shopping on the Internet. People have different opinion about online shopping. Some think online shopping was more convenient and the goods are cheap. However, other believe it is unsafe to buy goods by credit card. And it is possible to check the quality of the goods.

As far as I am concern, going shopping in a store is a better way. It is a fun to walk around stores and looking at various goods on sale. We can choose what we really need and even find a good bargain. However, we can chat

with the shop assistant and acquire a lot of useful information.

第二节书面表达(满分25分)

根据提示，写一篇100词左右的建议信。假如你是某报编辑，昨天收到一位学生来信。请根据来

要点提示： 1.收到来信，获悉信中所提到的有关情况；

2.不要压力太大；

3.如有问题请教老师或同学；

4.考试时合理分配（distribute）时间，并尽量抽出几分钟检查；

5.其它建议………………

九月月考英语答案

I．阅读理解

21.A 22.D 23.C 24.D 25. A 26.B 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. B 32.B 33.A 34.D 35.C 36. B 37.F 38. G 39.D 40.E

II．完型填空

41-45 BADCA 46-50 BCADB 51-55 CADDC 56-60 ACCAC

III．语法填空

61.was 62.actually 63.the 64.or 65.to reduce 66.cleaner

67. that/which 68.amazing 69.changes 70.patient

IV．短文改错：

1. recently改成recent

2. opinion改成opinions

3. was改成is

4. cheap改成cheaper

5. other 改为others

6. is 后加not或possible改为impossible

7. concern改为concerned

8.去掉fun前的a

9. looking改为look 10. However改为Besides

V．书面表达

Dear Li Fang,

I read your letter yesterday. It's good that you have a high aim for yourself and you know what has prevented you from achieving high scores in exams. But you should remember that even the very best student can make mistakes sometimes. So don't put too much pressure on yourself.

As far as I am concerned, learning from your mistakes in past exams is a quick way to stop making the same mistakes next time. To begin with, if there are questions that can't be solved by yourself, you should turn to your teachers or classmates for help. What's more, during the exams you'd better make a good plan to distribute your time according to the questions. Besides, try to leave a few minutes at the end to check your answers.

Enjoy the challenge that each new exam brings to you. I believe a good learning habit will finally help you gain success.

Best wishes

Yours sincerely,

Editor