英语执信中学届高三年级月考Word文档格式.docx

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7.________thatmyheadhadcleared,mybrainwasalsobeginningtoworkmuchbetter.

A.ForB.NowC.SinceD.Despite

8.Helpingothersisahabit,________youcanlearnevenatanearlyage.

A.itB.thatC.whatD.one

9.Hereyesweresosharpto________herboyfriendinthecrowdedstreet.

A.findB.findoutC.pickoutD.observe

10.--Ihaven’tfoundanymoneythoughIhavesearchedthedrawerbottomup.

--Then,I’mafraidthereis________left.

A.nothingB.nooneC.noneD.neither

11.After________thenarrowgap,theyclimbeddownthesteepsidesofthecave.

A.theywereenteringB.enteringC.enteredD.theywillenter

12.Thesidesofthedishweresosmooththatattachinghawsersandchainstotherim________almostcertaintodamageit.

A.hadB.wereC.itwasD.was

13.Itisnotuncommontohear________aclaimforthecostofsalvagingasunkenship.

A.ofashippingcompanymakingB.ashippingcompanytohavemade

C.theshippingcompanywhichhasmadeD.ashippingcompanymaking

14.Youwon’tspendthenextfewdaysgetting_________alongandarduousjourney..

A.aboveB.upfromC.overD.awayfrom

15.Nothingcan________aeroplanesforspeedandcomfort.

A.matchwithB.equalC.equalwithD.equalto

II.完形填空（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；

每小题2分，满分30分）

Howlonghaveyoubeenbusy,rushingaroundallday?

Wearealwayson,talking,emailing,sendingandreadingmessages.Thereisjustno16forstillness.

Andwhenweare17tobestillbecausewe’reinlineforsomething,orwaitingforabusortrain,weoften18somethingtodo.Somewillplaywithmobiledevices,otherswillreadsomething.Beingstillisn’tsomethingwe’re19.

Thiscomesata20:

welosetimefor21,forobservingandlistening.Welosepeace.Andworseyet:

sometimestoomuchactionisworsethannoactionatall.Youcanrunaroundcrazily,butget22done.

Takeamomenttothinkabouthowyouspendyourdays.Areyouconstantlyrushingaround?

Areyouconstantlyreadingandanswering23？

Areyoualways24throughyourschedule?

Isthishowyouwanttospendyour25?

Ifso,peaceiswithyou.Ifnot,takeamomenttobe26.Thenafteraminuteofdoingthat,consideryourlife,andhowyou’dlikeittobe.Seeyourlifewithlessmovement,morestillnessandmore27.

Thenbethatvision.

It’sprettysimple:

allyouhavetodoistositstillforalittlebiteachday.Breathewhenyoufeelyourselfmovingtoo28.Slowdown;

findhappinessnow,atthismoment,insteadof29forit.

30thestillness.It’satreasure,andit’savailabletous,always.

16.

A.place

B.idea

C.freedom

D.time

17.

A.forced

B.reminded

C.invited

D.told

18.

A.have

B.find

C.buy

D.get

19.

A.familiarwith

B.curiousabout

C.usedto

D.interestedin

20.

A.cost

B.risk

C.loss

D.danger

21.

A.play

B.food

C.sleep

D.consideration

22.

A.everything

B.anything

C.nothing

D.something

23.

A.questions

B.problems

C.phones

D.messages

24.

A.walking

B.rushing

C.stepping

D.going

25.

A.study

B.youth

C.work

D.life

26.

A.silent

B.patient

C.still

D.quiet

27.

A.activity

B.research

C.study

D.peace

28.

A.frequently

B.slowly

C.fast

D.quickly

29.

A.asking

B.sending

C.calling

D.waiting

30.

A.Value

B.Hold

C.Search

D.Find

III.阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：

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。

（共20题，每小题2分，满分40分）

A

MostAmericanschoolshaveboysandgirlsinthesameclassroom.Butapublichighschoolinthesmall,ruraltownofBoonsboro,Maryland,offersaspecialprogramcalledtheAcademy.Topstudentsintheninthandtenthgradescanattendsingle-sexclassesformath,science,Englishandsocialstudies.

Theaimistohelpteenagerskeeptheirmindontheirworkbykeepingmalesandfemalesapart.Whattheyreallywanttodoistakethattopgroupofkidsandtakethemtotheveryhighestleveltheycanachievethere,sothatthey’repreparedforcollege.

Studentsareinvitedtoenterthisprogramaftertheyfinishmiddleschool,andplacementintheAcademyisvoluntary.However,theyneedhighmarksandtestscoresandstrongteacherrecommendations.Theyalsoneedtobeinvolvedinactivities.

Almost350studentshavetakenpartintheAcademy.Itbeganasanexperimentin2010.

MichaelBairhasbeenatBoonsboroHighfortwentyyearsanddirectstheAcademy.Hisninth-gradeEnglishclassforboyscentersonbooksthathebelievesboysfindinteresting.Hesaysthatthenovelsthestudentsarereadingnowareverymanlynovels.Thesenovelsdealwiththearrogance（傲慢）ofmanandtheprideofmanwhichfinallyleadstoman’sdownfall.

Oneofthosebooks,forexample,isTheCalloftheWildbyJackLondon.ThisclassicstorytellsofadogstolenfromhishomeandsoldtoworkasasleddoginCanada’sKlondikeGoldRush.

MorganFleet,asenioratBoonsboroHigh,likesbeingintheAcademy.Shesaysboysandgirlsactdifferentlywhentheyaretogetherinaclassroom.Shebelievesthisdifferenceseemstopreventherfromdevelopingherselfbecauseshe’smorefocusedonthoughtslike“Oh,Iwishtheywouldshutup.Oh,whatdotheythinkofme?

’’insteadoffocusingon“What’sthehomework?

What’sgoingoninthisclass?

What’sthelesson?

”

ThereisoneactivitythatgirlsandboysintheAcademydotogether.Attheendoftheday,manyofthemstayandhelptutorstudentswhoarehavingtroubleinschool.

31.WhatisthepurposeoftheAcademyprogram?

A.Toofferaspecialprograminhighschool. 

B.Tohelpstudentsconcentrateonstudy.

C.Tostrengthensexeducationforteenagers. 

D.Tostartlearningcollegecoursesearlier.

32.ToentertheAcademyprogram,studentsareNOTrequiredto_________.

A.dowellintheirstudy 

B.berecommendedbyteachers

C.takepartinsomeactivities 

D.haveworkedasvolunteers

33.TheCalloftheWildisgivenasanexampletoshowthatmalestudents_________.

A.shouldlearnmoreaboutliterature

B.shouldhaveasenseofprotectingthewildlife

C.arereadingmoremanlynovels

D.areinterestedinstoriesonanimals

34.WhichislikelytobeMorganFleet’sopinion?

A.Agirlcaresabouttheboys’opinionsofher. 

B.Single-sexclassesshouldbestopped.

C.Girlsaremorefocusedwhenstudyingwithboys.

D.Boysandgirlsactthesameinseparateclassrooms.

35.Thepassageisintendedto_________.

A.introducethesingle-sexclassproject 

B.explainthedifferencesbetweenboysandgirls

C.persuadestudentstoentertheAcademyprogram 

D.urgestudentstoworkhardintheirstudy

B

Intoday’sworldofcellphones,minilaptopsandMP3players,mostpeoplehaveatleastonetime-tellingtoolwiththem.Sincethesedevicesaresocommon,istimerunningoutforthe500-year-oldwatch?

Accordingtosomeconsumers,yes.NewJerseyteenagerCharlieWollmansaysawatchis“anextrapieceofequipmentwithnonecessaryfunction.”Manyyoungadultsagree─andusetheircellphonestotelltime.LouisGalie,aseniorvicepresidentatTimex,saidthatfeweryoungpeoplewearwatchestodaythanfiveyearsago.Asaresult,somepeopleclaimthatthewatchindustryisatacrossroads.

However,watchmakersoptimisticallysaythatwatchesregainpopularitywhenconsumersreachtheir20sand30s.Bythen,theyarewillingtospendmoneyonaqualitytimepiecethatdoesn’tjustkeepgoodtime.Fiftyyearsago,watchmakersboastedabouttheirproducts’accuracy.Butinrecentyears,thewatchindustryhastransformeditselfintoanaccessory（附件）business.Andformanytoday,theimageawatchcommunicateshasbecomemoreimportantthanthetimeittells.

“Complications”─featuresthatgobeyondsimpletimekeeping─areanimportantpartofawatch’simage.Today’swatchesofferahostoffeaturesthatsuitalmostanypersonality.Thesefeaturesincludealtitudetrackers,compasses,lunarcalendars,USBdrives,andevendevicesthatmeasuretheeffectivenessofgolfswings!

Creativityisalsoakeyelementintoday’swatches.Forexample,JapanesewatchmakerTokyoflashmakeswatchesthatdon’tevenlooklikewatches.Thecompany’spopularShinshokumodelusesdifferentcolorlightstotellthetime.Itlooksmorelikeafuturistic（极其新潮的）braceletthanawatch.AnotherJapanesewatchmaker,EleeNo,makesa“handless”watch.Usingaringofcirclestokeeptime,thiswatchmakesanexcellentconversationpiece.

Whetherawatchcommunicatesfashionsense,creativeflairoraloveofsports,consumerswanttheirtimepiecestostandout.Nowadays,everyonehasthesamekindofgadgetintheirbags,sopeoplewanttomakeastatementwithwhat’sontheirwrists.Willthisinterestinwristfashionlast?

Onlytimewilltell!

36.Whyaren’twat