监利县长江高中高三上学期第三次月考英语.docx

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监利县长江高中高三上学期第三次月考英语

监利县长江高中（2014—2015）高三上学期第三次月考英语试卷

I.单项选择（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

1）—Isthiscourseratherdifficult?

—Yes.That’swhyI____it.

A．leftB．missedC．abandonedD．abolish

2）Theapartmentcaughtfirelastnight.Fortunately,mostofthepeoplethere_______escape.

A.couldB.triedtoC.hadmeanttoD.wereableto

3）Slaverywas_________intheU.S.inthe19thcentury,andslavesweregivenequalrights.

A.absorbedB.abusedC.abolishedD.adopted

4）I’dliketobuyahouse----modern,comfortable,and______inaquietneighborhood.

A.ina11B.aboveallC.afterallD.atall

5）Ithasbeenrevealedthatsomegovernmentleaders____theirauthorityandpositiontogetillegalprofitsforthemselves.

A．employB．absorbC．abuseD．overlook

6）Theleaderislosinggroundastherestoftherunners__________.

A.accelerateB.promoteC.helpD.advance

7）ItissaidthatinAfricaoverathirdofthepopulationwerebelievedtohaveno______tothehealthcareandadvancededucation.

A.controlB.accessC.opportunityD.accent

8）Becauseofthesnow,manypartsofthecountrysideareonly______byhelicopter.

A.availableB.appropriateC.accessibleD.achievable

9）Thebestmethodto_____thisgoalistouniteasmanypeopleaspossible.

A．undertakeB．accompanyC.performD.accomplish

10）They________acertainamountofworkingexperiencethroughvolunteerwork.

A.attemptedB.accumulatedC.abandonedD.accomplished

11）Itisthroughlearningthattheindividual_____manyhabitualwaysofreactingtosituations.

A.instructsB.accumulatesC.achievesD.acquires

12）SimoncalculatesasquicklyasDebbie,butnotas________.

A.accuratelyB.abruptlyC.properlyD.clearly

13）Themanwhowas_______stealingthecarsaidthathewasinnocent.

A.chargedofB.chargedforC.accusedofD.accusedwith

14）Thebestwayto______thisgoalistointroducenewadvancedtechnology.

A.accessB.performC.achieveD.complete

15）WewenttoCanadatotravelandmycousin______asourguide.

A.actedB.showedC.playedD.adopt

16）Weallknowthat_______speaklouderthanwords.

A.movementsB.performancesC.affectionD.actions

17）---MissWendyisgoodatalotofthings______youcan'tsaysheisperfect.

---Iagreewithyou._____nooneis.

A.or;SimplyB.and;OnlyC.but;ActuallyD.so;Otherwise

18）Studentsnowadaysshouldmakefulluseoftheirtimetoequipthemselveswithknowledgesothattheycaneasily______thecompetitivesocietyinthefuture.

A.suittoB.keeptoC.adopttoD.adaptto

19）Theguests,presentattheparty,eachworeaflower,which_______theirbeauty.

A.addedtoB.addedupC.addeduptoD.addedon

20）Whatmakesusworriedisthatthenumberofthepeople_________drugsisincreasing.

A.addictedtoB.addictedforC.addictedatD.addictedon

II.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Twentiesyearsagoanarticlewaspublishedaboutwhattheearthmightbeliketwentyyearsfromthenon．Thereportwasaresultofathree-year21．

Accordingtothereport,thepictureoftheearthintheyear2010isnota22one．Theworldwillbemore23becausethepopulationwillcontinuetogrow．Thepopulationcouldbe246300million,almost2115millionmorethanin1985．Morepeoplewouldmoveintocities,especiallycitiesin25countries．CitieslikeCairoandJakartaprobablywould26have15millionbythen．

Foodproductionwill27,butnotenoughtofeedallthepeople．Farmerswillgrow90%morefoodthantheydidin1985,28mostoftheincreasewouldbeincountriesthat29produceenoughfoodfortheirpeople．Littleincreaseis30inSouthAsia,AfricaandtheMiddleEast．Poorfarmingwaysare31largeareasofcropland,changingfarmsintodeserts．Morefarmlandis32ascitiesbecomelargerandmorehousesarebuilt．33willgetworseasindustrialcountriesburnmorecoalandoil．Manyoftheworld’s34coulddisappearasmoreandmoretreesarecutdown．Energywillcontinuetobeaseriousproblem．Theexpertssaytheirpictureoftheearthfortheyear201035．Theyonlycarriedoutthesituationthat36today．Bychangingthesituation,by37theproblems,thepicturecanbechanged．Thereis38timeforthenationsoftheworldtowork39aplanofaction．Buttheywarnedthat40toolongtomakedecisionswouldgreatlyreducethechancesofsuccess．

21．A．learningB．projectC．noticeD．study

22．A．pleasedB．pleasantC．safeD．blue

23．A．dangerousB．beautifulC．crowdedD．terrible

24．A．nomorethanB．asmanyasC．asmuchasD．aslargeas

25．A．developingB．developedC．bigD．mountainous

26．A．noneB．eachC．allD．neither

27．A．insistB．reduceC．increaseD．continue

28．A．soB．butC．orD．however

29．A．alreadyB．hardlyC．partlyD．never

30．A．wantedB．lackedC．foundedD．expected

31．A．destroyingB．protectingC．disturbingD．interrupting

32．A．savedB．lostC．discoveredD．used

33．A．AirpollutionB．WaterpollutionC．SomediseasesD．Allfarmland

34．AanimalsB．plantsC．forestsD．people

35．A．mustbetrueB．willcometrueC．can’tbetrueD．maybewrong

36．A．happensB．developsC．existsD．appears

37．A.settlingB．workingatC．answeringD．dealing

38．A．noB．stillC．lessD．plentyof

39．A．aboutB．inC．outD．for

40．A．workingB．suggestingC．spendingD．waiting

III.阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

A

       RealChristmastreesOnfarmswouldnotexistifpeoplestoppedbuyingthem．JustoneacreofgrowingChristmastreesproducesthedailyoxygenrequirementsforatleaste’ghteenpeople．

       Christmastreefarmsprotectwatersupplies,stabilizesoil,andhelpprotectwildlifeTheforestsofNonhAmericaspreadoverroughlythesaIlleareaoflandastheydidacenturyagoandinthepasttenyearshaveinfactexpandedbyalmosttenmillionacres.Furthermore,toguaranteeasteadysupply,onetothreenewseedlingsareplantedforeverytreetheyharvest.

       Withglobalwarnlingbeingsuchamajorconcern,developingwoodlandsisanessennalpartofthefight．Whilepottedtreesareabetteralternativethanartificial（人工的）,theyrequireacertainamountofcare.Butitwouldbeabetterchoicethanaplastictreewhichwillremainmderthegroundforcenturiesonceit’sdiscanded.

       Onaverage,ittakesaChrismastreefivetosixteenyearstobecomemature.BeforetheChristmastreeindustryappeared,peopleusedtocuttreesfromforests,sometimesunlawfully.

andusuallywithnoconcemforthepossibleharmtotheforest.Buttoday.Christmastrivetgrowersplantasmanyasfiftymilliontreesereyear.

SeveraldistrictshaverecyclingprogramsthatturnChristmastreesintomulch （覆盖物）Forasmallfee,theBoyScoutswilldealwithit.fakeChristmastreescan’tberecycled,whilereadChristmastreessupportlife.Weshouldn’taddmorepositiontoourearth.

IfyouknowaneedyfamilyinneedofaChristmastree,butthemarealone.GivealiveChristmastreetosomeonethisChristmasandwhatyoudowillhelpprotecttheenvironment.

41．Theunderlinedword“discarded”（inParagraph3）canbereplacedby           .

      A．planted                 B．moved               C．transported            D．deserted

42．Accordingtothepassage,realChristmastrees            .

      A．can’tberecycled                                 B．needmuchcare

      C．willstayundertheground                    D．maketheglobalwarmingworse

43．Wemayinferform.thepassagethattheBoyScoutswill            .

      A．butartificialChristmastreesB．sellrealChristmastrees

      C．makeartificialChristmastreesD．recyclerealChristmastrees

44．Thepurposeofthepassageistocallonpeopleto         .

      A．plantrealChristmastreesB．stopcuttingdownChristmastrees

      C．stopbuy8ngfakeChristmastreesD．dealwithplasticChristmastrees

B

InordertotellwhatIbelieve,Imustbrieflysketchsomethingofmypersonalhistory.

Theturningpointofmylifewasmydecisiontogiveupapromisingbusinesscareerandstudymusic.Myparents,althoughsympathetic,andsharingmyloveofmusic,disapprovedofitasaprofession.Thiswasunderstandableinviewofthefamilybackground.MygrandfatherhadtaughtmusicfornearlyfortyyearsatSpringhillCollegeinMobileand,thoughmuchbelovedandrespectedinthecommunity,earnedbarelyenoughtoprovideforhislargefamily.Myfatheroftensaiditwasonlythehardheadedthriftinessofmygrandmotherthatkeptthewolfatbay.Asaconsequenceofthisexampleinthefamily,theverymentionofmusicasaprofessioncarriedwithitapictureofaprecariousexistencewithuncertainfinancialrewards.Myparentsinsisteduponcollegeinsteadofaconservatoryofmusic,andtocollegeIwent.

Beforemygraduationform.Columbia,thefamilymetwithseverefinancialreversesandIfeltitmydutytoleavecollegeandtakeajob.ThuswasIlauncheduponabusinesscareer–whichIalwaysthinkofasthewastedyears.

NowIdonotforamomentmeantodisparagebusiness.MywholepointIisthatitwasnotforme.Iwentintoitformoney,andasidefromthesatisfactionofbeingabletohelpthefamily,moneyisallIgotoutofit.Itwasnotenough.Ifeltthatlifewaspassingmeby.FrombeingmerelydiscontentedIbecameacutelymiserable.MyoneambitionwastosaveenoughtoquitandgotoEuropetostudymusic.Icontinuedtomakemoney,andfinally,bitbybit,accumulatedenoughtoenablemetogoabroad.Thefamilybeingoncemoresolvent,andmyhelpnolongernecessary,Iresignedfrommypositionand,feelinglikeamanreleasedfromjail,sailedforEurope.Istayedfouryears,workedharderthanIhadeverdreamedofworkingbe