贵州省遵义四中2012届高三第二次月考 英语试题

遵义四中2012届高三第二次月考英语试题I.单词辩音(从A、B、C、D四个选项中,找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项)1.impoliteA. nativeB. silverC. prizeD. director2.awardA. ancientB.batteryC. drama D .advice3. clothA. southernB. breatheC.furtherD. tooth4. commentA. continentB. competeC. gold D . devote5.adultA. cultureB.suggestC. volunteerD.sugarII.单项选择(从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项)6．If he had started at nine o’clock, he _____ have been in London by eleven o’clock．A．must B．ought to C．may D．has to7. Doing your homework is a sure way to improve your test scores, and this is especially true ____ it comes to classroom tests.A. beforeB. sinceC. whenD. after8. ---------How often do you go in for sports?---------_______.A. Every a few daysB. In no timeC. From time to timeD. In two days9. Generous public funding of basic science would ______ a good many benefits for the country’s health, wealth and security.A. result fromB. lead toC. lie inD. settle down10. Who would you rather ________ the watch?A. have to repairB. have fixedC. get repairedD. get to repair11. Recently prices have _______ sharply.A.risenB.raisedC.been risenD.been raissing12. Generally speaking, __________ graduate from ___________ well-known university is more likely to find a job.A. a; aB. a; theC. the; aD. the; the13. As ______ who is a success in business, Mr．White has his own way to deal with variousproblems．A．one B．any C．all D．few14. ________________ seems strange to us is ________________ the troublesome boy is getting along well with all his teachers.A. It; thatB. What; thatC. What; howD. It; how15. Although they are very busy, our parents still ____ a lot of time to us.A．devote B．offer C．spend D．provide16. —Is that 110? A thief is in my house…—Ok, help is ____.A．in the way B．in its way C．on the way D．by the way17. The suit is nice but expensive, I can't _____________ it.A. buyB. pay forC. sellD. afford18. —Will you go shopping now?—Not until I ____ my experiment.A．have finished B．will finish C．finished D．had finished19. The president, together with other government officials, ___ to the nuclear station ____ there was an accident 20 minutes ago.A．have come; which B．come; in which C．has come;where D．coming; in which 20. Henry can’t attend the party ____ at Tom’s house at present because he is preparing for the speech at the party ____ at Marie’s house tomorrow.A．held; being held B．held; to be heldC．being held; to be held D．being held; heldIII.完型填空(阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项) Several years ago ,while attending a communication course ,I experienced a most unusual process. The instructor asked us to list 21 in our past that we felt 22 of ,regretted ,or incomplete about and read our lists aloud.This seemed like a very 23 process ,but there’s al ways some 24 soul in the crowd who will volunteer .The instructor then 25 that we find ways to 26 people ,or take some action to right any wrongdoings . I was seriously wondering how this could ever 27 my communication.Then the man next to me raised his hand and volunteered this story : “Making my28 ,I remembered an incident from high school .I grew up in a small town .There was a Sheriff 29 of us kids liked .One night ,my two buddies (friends )and I decided to play a 30 on him .After drinking a few beers ,we climbed the tall water tank in the middle of the town ,and wrote on the tank in bright red paint :Sheriff Brown is an s. o. b. The next day ,almost the whole town saw ourglorious 31 .Within two hours ,Sheriff Brown had us in his office .My friends told the truth but I lied .No one 32 found out.”“Nearly 20years later ,Sheriff Brown’s name33 on my list .I didn’t even know if he was still 34 .Last weekend ,I dialed the information in my hometown and found there was a Roger Brown still listed .I tried his number .After a few 35 ,I heard ‘Hello?’ I said ,’Sheriff Brown?’ Paused . ‘Yes,’ ‘Well ,this is Jimmy Calkins .And I want you to know that I did it .’ Paused. ‘I knew it!’ he yelled back .We had a good laugh and a 36 discussion. His closing words were: ‘Jimmy ,I always felt bad for you 37 your buddies got it off their chest ,but you were carrying it 38 all these years .I want to thank you for calling me ,for your sake .”Jimmy inspired me to 39 all 101 items on my list within two years ,and I always remember what I learned from the course : it’s never too late to 40 the past wrongdoings. 35．A．words B．repeats C．rings D．calls36．A．cold B．plain C．nervous D．lively37．A．in case B．so long as C．unless D．because 38．A．around B．out C．on D．away39．A．build up B．make up C．clear up D．give up 40．A．regret B．right C．write D．punishIV.阅读理解(阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中,选出最佳选项)AOn April 8, 1995, five tourists set off from Minneapolis Airport. They were very excited, for it was their first trip to Mexico.After five hours, they landed in Acapulco, a tourist city in Mexico. It was very hot, but they walked happily to the Customs . The official examined their passports carefully, finding there was no visa on it. They were told that it was a must for them to enter the country. They explained to the official that they had got in touch with the Mexican Consulate (领事馆) in Chicago and was told no visa was needed, but the official still did not let them pass.So they began to call the US Consulate in Acapulco, but did not get the problem done. After they had worked for three hours, they were told to leave for the USA at once.They arrived in Detroit that same night after six hours' trip. To their joy, they were shown into a room where a lady official in the airport asked them to tell her their story from the very beginning. And then she suggested they go back to Mimmeapolis Airport to get their money back. But the five tourists still wanted to go to Mexico instead. Then she had to tell them to stay in a nearby hotel for a night and call to see her the next morning.They were so tired that they slept very well and woke up late Sunday morning. To their surprise, they saw snow and ice outside. They called the airport but nobody was there. In the afternoon they decided to go to the airport to see Mary again. Finally they caught her and had a long talk with her. She tried the best to manage their plane tickets but they had to get the visas before 12:00 Monday morning.They took a taxi and went to look for Mexican Consulate according to the address given by Mary. But the gate was shut. So they drove to a small town near Canada and took some pictures there. They got up early on Monday morning and went there again for visas. After waiting for an hour or so, the official turned up and they got what they wanted by paying $ 17 each. They drove happily to the airport, knowing that their holiday really started now.41. When did the five people start traveling from Minneapolis?A. On FridayB.On SaturdayC.On SundayD.On Monday42.Where is Minneapolis according to this passage?A. In the USAB.In CanadaC.In MexicoD.In Russia43. What does the word Visa mean in Chinese?A.护照B.检疫C.签证D.机票44. Where do you think the official named Mary works?A.In Minneapolis AirportB.In the US ConsulateC.At the Customs in AcapulcoD.In Detroit AirportBDon’t go to Kauai. Go t o any of the other Hawaiian Islands—Maui, Lanai, the Big Island—but leave Kauai for us. The weather on Kauai is so unpredictable that sometimes it rains all day—in fact, it’s the second –wettest spot on the earth. Yes, there are giant double rainbows all the time, and the sunlight through the clouds is magical. But if you are not interested in these, go somewhere else. You just can’t control the nature on Kauai, and who wants to surrender to the nature when you could be at a fine hotel, lying in a comfortable chair next to a swimming pool, with food served upon request?So what if Kauai produces surf champions the way Texas produces cowboys? Most of its 300 white-sand beaches are unmarked. Unless you connect with the local people, the hidden spots are har d to find. While Hanalei is the most beautiful town you’ve ever dreamed of, you can forget about discos and clubs. Worse, it doesn’t have one single four-star restaurant. What it does have is the original drive- through places where you pass by a rambutan tree (红毛丹树)，and pick a piece of fruit.Shopping in Kauai? Forget it—unless you are interested in shell necklaces and beautifully carved wood bowls. Kauai is not about pampering. It’s about going natural and finding the nature within you. It’s a do-it-yourself place that offers walking along the coast, driving and swimming in the Pacific Ocean, and lying on the beach.Don’t go to Kauai unless you have a lot of time, because there’s only one road, which can be slightly dull. It winds through the beautiful scenery of waterfalls, rivers flowing into the ocean, and taro(芋头)fields. You have no choice but to look at everything, because the speed limit is 35 m.p.h.If you’re not interested in color, don’t bother with Kauai, because that’s what you get—red roads, blue oceans, and a hundred different shades of green. It’s like diving on land. Many people on Kauai believe that this is Lemuria—a lost island in the Atlantic. Can you imagine? Those Hawaiians, surfers, New Agers, and people who love nature and beauty and want a different quality of life—what do they know, anyway? Forget about it—you’re not going to like it. Go somewhere else. Leave Kauai for us.45. After reading the text, we come to know that it is .A.a piece of shocking newsB.an exciting storyC.an interesting introductionD.a moving advertisement46. It can be learned from the text that .A. Kauai is an island near the Hawaiian IslandsB. Kauai is another name of the Hawaiian IslandsC. Kauai is one of the Hawaiian IslandsD. Kauai doesn’t belong to the Hawaiian Islands47. In the writer’s opinion, Kauai .A. is not worth visiting at allB. is well worth visitingC. is not a beautiful islandD. is a dangerous island48. Who would like to visit Kauai?A.Those who love nature.B.Those who love city life.C.Those who love the comfort in a fine hotel.D.Those who love going shopping.CThe American baby boom after the war made unconvincing U.S. advice to poor countries that they limit their births. However, there has hardly been a year since 1957 in which birth rates did not fall in the United States and other rich countries, and in 1976 the fall was especially sharp. Both East Germany and West Germany have fewer births than they have deaths, and the United States is only temporarily able to avoid this condition because the children of the baby boom are now an exceptionally large group of married couples.It is true that Americans do not typically plan their births to set an example for developing nations. We are more affected by women's liberation: once women see interesting and well-paid jobs as careers available, they are less willing to provide free labor for child raising. From costing nothing, children suddenly come to seem impossibly expensive. And to the high cost of children are added the uncertainties, introduced by divorce; couples are increasing to subject children to the terrible experience of marriage breakdown and themselves to the difficulty of raising a child alone.These circumstances－women working outside the home and the instability of marriage, trend to spread with industrial society and they will affect more and more countries during the remainder of this century. Along with them goes social mobility, ambition to rise in the urban world, a main factor in bringing down the births in Europe in the 19th century.Food shortage will happen again when the reserves resulting from the good harvests of 1976 and 1977 have been consumed. Urbanization is likely to continue, with the cities of the developing nations struggling under the weight of twice their present populations by the year 2000. The presently rich countries are approaching a stable population largely because of the changed place of women, and they incidentally are setting an example of restraint to the rest of the world. Industrial society will spread to the poor countries, and ambition will exceed resources. All this will lead to a population in the 21st century that is smaller than that was feared a few years ago. For those anxious to see world population brought under control, the news is encouraging.49. During the years from 1957 to 1976, the birth rate of the United States _____.A. increasedB. was reducedC. experiences both falls and risesD. high divorce rate50. What influences the birth rate most in the United States is _____.A. highly paid jobsB. women's working for independenceC. expenses of child raisingD. high divorce rate51. The sentence "From costing nothing, children suddenly come to seem impossibly expensive"implies that _____.A. food and clothing for babies are becoming incredibly expensiveB. prices are going up dramatically all the timeC. to raise children, women have to give up interesting and well-paid jobsD. social development has made child-raising inexpensive52. A chief factor in bringing down the births in Europe in the 19th century is_____.A. birth controlB. women’s strong desire for workingC. the instability of marriageD. the changed place of women53. The population in 21st century, according to the writer _____.A. will be smaller than a few year agoB. will not be as small as people expectC. will prove to be threat to the worldD. will not continue as serious a problem as expectedDFucheng Garden Villas is situated along the North 4th Ring Road, just 2 kilometres east away from the Asian Games Village with easy traffic connection. It is 5 kilometres from the Beijing Lufthansa Centre.Fucheng Garden Villas occupies an area of 34.7 hectares, over 80% of which is covered by trees and green, just like a garden in the city.All the 108 villas were designed by American Company IDI, in American style, luxurious besides comfortable.All materials of the construction and decoration as well as equipment are famous American products.From now to July 31st, preferential(优惠) prices for sale and rent are offered. You can move into Fucheng Garden Villas on signing an agreement.Bank will provide a 50% mortgage(抵押) for 5 years.Overseas sales License: NO.124.Developer: Beijing Hongda Read Estate Co.Ltd.60 East, North 4th Ring Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing.Tel: (8610)64967050 64967049Fax: (8610)64933575(From Wednesday, June 25, 1997 CHINA DAILY)54. The advertiser is ______A.Fucheng Garden VillasB.Beijing Hongda Road Estate Co. LidC.American Company----IDID.The Beijing Luftthansa55.How many hectares is Fucheng Garden Villas covered by trees and greens?A. 6.94B.27.76C.More than 27.76D.80%56.According to the advertisement, which of the following statements is NOT true?A.From June 25 to July 31,1997, you can buy or rent the Fucheng Garden Villas with a low priceB.You can’t move into Fucheng Garden Villas before signing agreementC.If you haven’t got enough money at the moment, you can’t buy the VillasD.Not only equipment but also all materials of the construction and the decoration are made inAmericaEFor twenty or thirty years Ernest Faber had owned cars of different sorts, and had driven them regularly, not only in England, but also in many countries of Europe and the Middle East. He was glad to think that he was an experienced driver, because he heard frequent complaints about the difficulties of passing the driving tests in these modern days. He was told that people tried unsuccessfully to pass the test five, seven, or even thirteen times. He heard of one man who failed the test, did no driving at all for a month, and then passed the next test without difficulty. One woman said that she failed several times in one part of the country. And so she went to another town and immediately passed. Faber was not sure whether to believe such stories or not. But he began to think that the results of the tests were frequently unreasonable.Although it did not affect him in the least, Faber grew angry about all this. He decided to take the test himself. He was an excellent driver; and if he failed, that would prove that his doubts about the examiners were correct. And then he would write to the newspapers to tell everyone what happened.About two months later the following letter appeared in one of the leading papers of England: “Dear sir,During the last twenty-seven years I have driven cars thousands of miles in thirteen different countries in all sorts of weather, and have never had an accident. I have never damaged anything belonging to anybody, and I have never seen the inside of a court of justice. I can take a motor-car engine to pieces and put it together again, and I have given driving lessons to men and women who have later passed the test. No policeman has ever said a sharp word to me. I am not a stupid person, and I have two university degrees.For some time, I have felt doubtful about the driving test held in this country, because their results often seem unreasonable. I therefore decided that the time had come to test the examiners themselves. If anyone can drive a car, I can. I therefore paid the pound and sent my application in. It is unnecessary to tell you that I did not mention my great experience, my unusual ability as a driver, or my wide and exact knowledge of cars.The day of the test came.I very much regret to inform you that I passed.Yours FaithfullyErnest Faber”57. Faber’s driving experience made him _____________.A. surprisedB. satisfiedC. destroyedD. troubled58. It was said that the driving tests in different parts of the country were ________.A. not equally difficultB. getting more and more difficultC. intended to discourage women from drivingD. intended to discourage people from owning cars59. When Faber decided to take the test, _____________.A. he knew that he could do it free of chargeB. he expected to get a driver’s licenseC. he wondered if he was an excellent driverD. he thought even he himself might fail the test60. The letter tells us that the driving test is _____________.A. difficultB. unfairC. reasonableD. unbelievableV.完整对话( 根据对话内容，从对话后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。