届高三上学期第三次月考英语试题.docx

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届高三上学期第三次月考英语试题

渔湖中学2012届高三上学期第三次月考英语试题（2011-12）

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Theringingofthephonerunsthroughmyhead,tellingmesomeoneneedshelp.Ipickitupand1theroutine,“TeenLifeline,thisisAmber.”About45minuteslaterIhangup,feelingpleasedbecauseI’vehelpedanotherteen.VolunteeringatTeenLifelinehashelpedmerealizehowtodealwithmyown2andhelpothers.

“Mymomisalwaysfightingwithme.Iwanttorunaway.”Someteensfeeltheir3isaprison,ratherthanaplaceofshelterandsafety.Theyfeelparentsareonlytheretomaketheirlives4.Wetrytohelptheteensrealizethe___5____theycouldbeinwithoutgivingthemadvice.Allwecandoistoaskquestions.Wealsotrytofindoutwheretheteenswouldgoandhowtheywouldsurvive.Wegivethemaphonenumberifthey6don’twanttoliveintheir“prison”.

“Idon’twantto7anymore”issomethingwehear,andsuicide（自杀）callsaresomeofthehardestto8.Wetrytodiscoverwhytheywanttotaketheirlivesandhowserioustheyarebyaskingthemtorateitonascaleofonetoten.Onemeanstheyare9suicidebuthaven’tdecidedhow,andtenmeanstheyarealwaysthinkingaboutitandhavea10.Weaskthemtomakeapromisethattheywillnothurtthemselves.Andsometimesweaskfortheirtelephonenumberssothatwecancallbacktomakesurethattheyare____11____.

Althoughmanycallsareaboutrelatively12problems,volunteeringatTeenLifelinehashelpedmerealizeI’mnotthe13personwithproblems,andhastaughtmehowto14withmyheart.Ihavemadea15andsavedmanylives—possiblyevenmyown,too.

1.A.setB.stopC.changeD.start

2.A.decisionsB.disadvantagesC.problemsD.opinions

3.A.schoolB.homeC.bedroomD.classroom

4.A.simpleB.unusualC.happyD.terrible

5.A.dangerB.happinessC.peaceD.surprise

6.A.evenB.almostC.stillD.mostly

7.A.liveB.studyC.callD.listen

8.A.carryoutB.dealwithC.believeinD.findout

9.A.acceptingB.consideringC.objectingD.giving

10.A.planB.doubtC.purposeD.question

11.A.dangerousB.healthyC.sadD.ok

12.A.importantB.smallC.normalD.typical

13.A.veryB.onlyC.exactD.possible

14.A.writeB.seeC.learnD.listen

15.A.differenceB.choiceC.promiseD.decision

第二节、语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）

Americanslovepets.InAmerica,therearemorefamilieswithpets16thosewithchildren.Itiscommon17U.S.homeshavesomesortofpets,suchasmonkeys,snakesandevenwolves.ButAmericans’all-timefavoritesarecatsanddogs,becausedogscanofferprotectionfromthievesandunwelcomevisitorsandcatscanhelpgetrid18thehomeunwantedpests.Beneathkeepingpets,thereliesabasicAmericanbelief:

Petshavearighttobetreatedwell.InHouston,Texas,dogscanhavetheirdinner19（deliver）totheirhomes,justlikepizza.Petscanevengowith20ownersonvacation.Besides,atleast75animalwelfareorganizationsexistinAmerica21providecareandadoptionservicesfor22（home）andill-treatedanimals._23（pay）forthehigh-techhealthcare,peoplecanbuyhealthinsurancefortheirpets.PetsareasbasictoAmericancultureashotdogsorapplepie.Bynowresearchers24（discover）thatinteractingwithanimalslowersaperson'sbloodpressure.Petsevenencouragesocialrelationships:

Theygivetheirownersanappearanceoffriendliness,andtheyprovide25goodtopicofconversation.

II阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分）

第一节、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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Itwasadarkandcoldnight.Thecardriverdidn’thaveevenonepassengerallday.Whenhewentbytherailwaystation,hesawayoungmancomingoutwithtwobagsinhishands.Sohequicklyopenedthedoorofthecarandasked,“Wheredoyouwanttogo,sir?

”

“TotheStarHotel,”theyoungmananswered.Whenthecardriverheardthat,hedidn’tfeelhappy.Theyoungmanwouldgivehimonlythreedollarsbecausethehotelwasnotfarfromtherailwaystation.Butsuddenly,hehadanidea.Hetookthepassengerthroughmanystreetsofthebigcity.

Afteralongtime,thecarfinallyarrivedatthehotel.“Youshouldpaymefifteendollars,”thecardriversaidtotheyoungman.“What!

Fifteendollars?

DoyouthinkI’mafool?

OnlylastweekItookacarfromtherailwaystationtothissamehotelandIonlygavethedriverthirteendollars.IknowhowmuchIhavetopayforthetrip.Iwon’tpayyouonedollarmorethanIpaidtotheothercardriverlastweek.”

26.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Theyoungmanwentpasttherailwaystation.

B.Theyoungmanwasworkingintherailwaystation.

C.Theyoungmanhadjustgotoffatrain.

D.Theyoungmanwaswaitingforhisfriendthere.

27.Whatcanwethinkofthecardriver?

A.Hewasaniceandcleverman.B.Hewasgoodatdriving.

C.Hewasadishonestperson.D.Helikedtoworkveryhard.

28.Thedriverfeltvery____whenhesawtheyoungmancomingoutoftherailwaystation.

A.sorryB.happyC.proudD.worried

29.Fromthepassageweknowthattheyoungman__________.

A.didn’twanttostayinthiscity.

B.hadbeentothehotelseveraltimes.

C.knewclearlyhowfaritwasfromthestationtothehotel.

D.mustbeastrangeranddidn’tknowthecityverywell.

30.Thedrivertookthepassengerthroughmanystreetssoasto_________.

A.maketheyoungmanhappy

B.getmorethantwentydollars.

C.lettheyoungmanthinkitwasveryfarfromthestationtothehotel.

D.lettheyoungmanhaveagoodlookatthecity.

B

“Everybodylovesabargain.”Oneperson'suseless,ugly,orbrokenobjectcanbeanotherperson'sbargain.ThatiswhysomanyAmericansdonotthrowthingsaway.Theyputthemoutsidetheirhouses.Theyputona“ForSale”sign.And,assimpleasthat,theyhaveayardsale.

Thesellersputapaidannouncement（付费通告）inalocalnewspaper.Ittellswhenandwheretheyardsalewilltakeplace.Thesesalesareverypopularduringweekendsinspring,summer,andautumn.Earlyinthemorning,allthethingstobesoldarecarriedoutofthehouse.Thentheysitalldayinthesunlight----liketiredguestsataparty----waitingforsomeonetotakethemhome.

Justaboutanythingcanbesoldatayardsale.Sometimes,therearemoreclothesthananythingelse.Cookingequipmentisalsopopular.Soareoldtoys,tools,books,tablesandchairs.Thenthereareobjectscalled“whiteelephants”.Awhiteelephantissomethingyouthinkisextremelyuglyoruseless.Itmaybeanelectriclightshapedlikeafish.Youfeelasharppainwheneveryoulookatit.Tosomeoneelse,however,itmightbeathingofbeautyandjoy.

Somepeoplegotoyardsalestofindaspecialthingthattheycollect.Itmaybeoldtoytrains,forexample,orpaintingofdogs.ExpertssaymoreAmericansarecollectingoldthingsnowthaneverbefore.Mostpeoplewhogotoyardsales,however,arenotlookingforanythingspecial.Theymightbuyanobjectsimplybecauseitcostssolittle.Theyenjoynegotiating（谈判）overprices,eveniftheyreallydonotneedtheobject.Later,theymayholdtheirownyardtosellallthethingstheyhavebought.

31.Whatkindofthingswillgotoayardsale?

A.Cheapanduglythings.B.Thingspeoplenolongeruse.

C.Thingsoutofseason.D.Thingsofgreatvalue.

32.Awhiteelephantrefersto_________.

A.somethingthatcancauseafeelingofpain

B.somethingdislikedbytheownerswhileappreciatedbyothers

C.somethingsoldatthelowestprices

D.atoyshapedlikeafish

33.Mostpeoplegotoyardsalesto________.

A.findvaluablepaintingsB.lookforsomethingspecial

C.findabargainD.killtheirtime

34.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutayardsale?

A.Itmaynotbeheldwhentheweatherisverycold.

B.Itcanlastforawholeday.

C.Itisusuallyheldwithaparty.

D.Itisheldoutdoors.

35.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthat__________.

A.peoplemayfindsomethingofgreatvalueonayardsale

B.yardsalesonlyattractthosewhohavealowincome

C.thingsonayardsalecancostpeoplealot

D.mostpeopledon’twanttogotoyardsales

C

IfyouthinkEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?

AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgreymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.

Thestudyalsofoundtheyoungerpeoplelearnasecondlanguage,thegreatertheeffectis.

AteamledbyDrAndreaMechelli,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.

Scansshowedthatgreymatterdensity（密度）inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifference.

“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,”saidthescientists.

Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.

ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWales,hasresearchedintothelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible