2013高三英语第二次月考9月

2012学年广州市第七十一中学高三年级第二次月考英语2012-9本试卷五大题, 共13页，答题卷共2页。

满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

I.语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more___1___ , waiting for the final school bell. Upon its___2___ everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David.David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often ___3___ what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so inappropriately for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David___4___. I can still remember he was always___5___a smile and willing to help. He always___6___ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He would just simply smile and ask what else he could do , then thank me for letting him stay and slowly___ 7 ___for home.Weeks passed and the___8___over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of ___9___before the holiday break. I smiled in relief as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David___10___standing by my desk.“I have something for you,” he said and ___11___from behind his back a small box. ___12___it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my___13___saw nothing. I looked at David’s smiling face and back into the box and said, “The box is nice, David, but it’ s___ 14___ .”“Oh no it isn’t,” said David. “It’s full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there.” Tearsfilled my eyes as I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given___15___ to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning behind the little empty box set on my desk.1. A. anxious B. courageous C. serious D. cautious2. A. warning B. ringing C. calling D. yelling3. A. scolded B. wondered C. realized D. learned4. A. popular B. upset C. special D. funny5. A. expressing B. delivering C. wearing D. sharing6. A. practiced B. wandered C. studied D. stayed7. A. talk B. ask C. put D. head8. A. argument B. excitement C. movement D. judgment9. A. school B. year C. education D. program10. A. weakly B. sadly C. quietly D. helplessly11. A. searched B. found C. raised D. pulled12. A. Holding B. Handing C. Sending D. Leaving13. A. delight B. expectation C. appreciation D. surprise14. A. cheap B. empty C. useless D. improper15. A. advice B. support C. attention D. command第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16~25的相应位置上。

Long ago the Emperor decided to hold a swimming race between 13 different animals. The order in which they finished would decide the order of their 16 (appear) in the Chinese calendar（日历）. All the animals lined up on the river bank and 17 (give) the task of getting to the opposite shore. The cat wondered how he would get across 18 he was afraid of water. The ox worried how he would cross 19 his poor eyesight. The calculating rat suggested that he and the cat 20 (jump) onto the ox's back and guide him across. The ox, steady and hard-working, did not notice the two animals on his back. In the meanwhile, the rat ran behind theunsuspecting cat and pushed21 into the water. As the ox came ashore, the rat jumped off and finished the race first. 22 the rat got the first year 23 (name) after him and the ox got the second year. 24 the lazy pig reached the finish line in 12th place the race was over and he was awarded the final place on the calendar. From that day the cat, 25 never finished and lost his place on the calendar, became the enemy of the rat.II. 阅读(共两节，满分50分)第—节阅渎理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AOne morning, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held a sign which said, “I am blind, Please help me.”There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around, and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the news words.Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving the money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his footsteps and asked.” Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way.” What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day, but I can not see it.”Do you think the first sign and the second sign were saying the same thing?Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind.The first sign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. There are at least two lessons we canlearn from this simple story.The first is: Treasure what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help.The second is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.26. From the passage we know that __________.A. The boy always has a hat on his head.B. the man is one of his neighbors.C. the boy is blind and needs help.D. the boy works for the man.27. On the sign the man wrote some words which said, “__________”A. He is blind. Please help him.B. Today is a beautiful day, but I can not see it.C. We are so lucky that we are not blind.D. Treasure what we have.28. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign.B. The man took away the few coins from the hat.C. The boy pretended to be blind, for he didn’t want to go to school.D. Nobody wanted to give coins to the boy.29. The underlined word “recognized” in the passage means __________.A. 知道B.懂事C.理解D.辨认出30．According to the writer, from this simple story we can learn: __________.A. Be careful not to be blind.B. Be creative. There is always a better way!C. Be kind to the blind.D. Don’t always get, but offer!BSongs that make our hearts happy can make them stronger too, US researchers reported on Tuesday.They found that when people listened to their favorite music, their blood vessels (血管) dilated in much the same way as when they are laughing, or taking blood medications."We have a pretty impressive effect," said Dr Michael Miller, director of preventive cardiology (心脏病学) at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore."Blood vessel diameter improved," he said. "The vessel opened up pretty significantly. You can see the vessels opening up with other activities such as exercise." A similar effect is seen with drugs such as statins.When blood vessels open up more, blood flows more smoothly and is less likely to form the clots (凝块) that cause heart attacks and strokes. "We are not saying to stop your statins or not to exercise but rather to add this to an overall program of heart health," said Miller, who presented his findings to a meeting of the American Heart Association in New Orleans.Miller's team tested 10 healthy, non-smoking men and women, who were told to bring their favorite music. They spent half an hour listening to the recordings and half an hour listening to music they said made them feel anxious while the researchers did ultrasound tests designed to show blood vessel function.Compared to their normal baseline measurements, blood vessel diameter increased 26 percent on average when the volunteers heard their joyful music. Listening to music they disliked — in most cases in this group heavy metal — blood vessels narrowed by six percent, Miller said.Miller said he came up with the idea after discovering that laughter caused blood to literally flow more smoothly. "I asked myself what other things make us feel real good, besides calories from dark chocolate of course. Music came to mind. ... It makes me feel really good," he said.Most of the volunteers chose country music but Miller said the style is not so important rather than what pleases each individual.31. The underlined word dilate (in paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to “_____”.A. widenB. moveC. changeD. increase32. According to the passage, which of the following will NOT cause blood vessels to open up?A. Taking exercise.B. Listening to unpleasant music.C. Bursting into laughter.D. Taking drugs like statins.33. It can be inferred from the passage that _____.A. blood clots are caused by heart attacks and strokesB. music is better than chocolate for your healthC. the style of music has different effects on different peopleD. a person’s overall health is more influenced by how much exercise he gets34. What is the passage possibly taken out from?A. A scientific journal.B. A school textbook.C. A medical brochure.D. A local newspaper.35. What’s the best title of the passage?A. Pleasant Music CuresB. Research into Blood VesselC. Music and Heart AttackD. Music and HappinessCA new study of 8000 young people in the journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love (早恋) may bring stress for young people and can lead to depression. The study shows that girls become more depressed than boys, and younger girls are the worst of all.The possible reason for the connection between love and higher risk of depression for girls is "loss of self". According to the study, even though boys would say "lose themselves in a romantic relationship", this "loss of self" is much more likely to lead to depression when it happens to girls. Young girls who have romantic relationships usually like hiding their feelings and opinions. They won't tell that to their parents.Dr. Marianm Kaufman, an expert on young people problems, says 15% to 20%young people will have depression during their growing. Trying romance often causes the depression. She advises kids not to jump into romance too early. During growing up, it is important for young people to build strong friendship and a strong sense of self. She also suggests the parents should encourage their kids to keep close to their friends, attend more interesting school activities and spend enough time with family.Parent s should watch for signs of depression --eating or mood changes -- and if they see signs from their daughters or sons, they need to give help. The good news is that the connection between romance and depression seems to become weak with age. Love will always make us feel young, but only maturity (成熟) gives us a chance to avoid its bad side effects.36. What's the main idea of the passage?A. Puppy love may bring young people depression.B. Parents should forbid their children 's love.C. Romance is a two-edged sword for adults.D. Romance is good for young people.37. Which of the following are more likely to have depression?A. Young people who have a strong sense of self.B. Young boys whose parents watch for their behavior.C. Young girls who always hide their feelings and opinions.D. Careless parents whose children are deep in love.38. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Lacking love can lead young people to grow up more quickly.B. Early love makes young people keep close to their friends and parents.C. Parents should help their children to b e aware of the signs of depression.D. The older a woman is, the less likely she seems to lose herself in romance.39. What's the author's attitude towards puppy love?A. Confused.B. Disapproving.C. Uninterested.D. Scared.40. Dr. Marianm Kaufman does NOT suggest parents' encouraging their kids to____________. .A. keep close to their friendsB. attend more interesting activitiesC. chat more on lineD. spend more time with their familyDI stood outside New York’s Madison Square Garden just stared, almost speechless. I was a farm boy from County Kilkenny, a child who some thought would never walk, let alone go as far as I had in the world.From the day I was born, there was a problem. The doctors at the Dublin hospital told my parents I had phocomedia, a deformity that affected both legs below the knee, which were outward and shorter than normal and each foot had just three toes.Life was tough. I couldn’t stand, much less walk. I rarely left the farmhouse--- and then only in someone’s arms. Mam bundled me up whenever she took me to town, no matter the season. “The world will see him when he can walk.”She told Dad. “ And he will walk.” Mam devoted herself to helping me. She tried everything to get me on my feet. When I was three, she and Dad took me to a clinic in Dublin.A few weeks later we returned to Dublin with my artificial limbs(肢). Back home I practiced walking with my new limbs.“There’s nothing anyone can do but you can’t,” Mam said. “You and I are going to walk through town.” The next day Mam dressed me in my finest clothes. She wore a summer dress and fixed her hair and makeup. Dad drove us to the church. We stepped out of the car. Mam took my hand. “Hold your head up high, now, Ronan,”she said.We walked 300 meters to the post office. It was the farthest I’d walked, and I was sweating from the effort. Then we left the post office and continued down the street, Mam’s eyes shinning with a mother’s pride.That night, back on our farm, I lay exhausted on my bed. It meant nothing, though, compared to what I’d done on my walk.Then I began pursue my dream of singing. And at every step Mam’s words came back to me---- Roman, you can do anything anyone else can do ---- and the faithshe had in God, who would help me do it.I’ve sung from the grandest stages in Europe, to music played by the world’s finest musicians. That night, I stood at the Madison Square Garden, with Mam’s words chiming in my ears. Then I began singing. I could n’t feel the pulse of the music in my feet, but I felt in deep in my heart, the same place where Mam’s promise lived.41. What was the problem with the author as a baby?A. He was expected unable to walk.B. He was born outward in character.C. He had a problem with listening.D. He was shorter than a normal baby.42. The underlined word “deformity”in the second paragraph most probably means________.A. shortcomingB. disadvantageC. disabilityD. delay43. Why did Mam dress him and herself in finest clothes”A. To hide their depressed feeling.B. To indicate it an unusual day.C. To show off their clothes.D. To celebrate his successful operation.44. From the story we may conclude that his mother was______.A. determinedB. stubbornC. generousD. distinguished45. According to the writer, what mattered most in his success?A. His consistent effort.B. His talent f or music.C. His countless failures.D. His mother’s promise.第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）答题卡上将该项涂黑（E=AB,F=CD）下面是一篇应用文以及其应用场合的信息，请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。