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高三英语测试题

湖北省重点中学2015届高三上学期第二次月考英语试题

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第二部分：

词汇知识运用（共二节，满分40分）

第一节：

多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。

21.TheFifthEuro-AsiaEconomicForum,heldinXi’anon1stOctober,2013,isaimedto____economicexchangesbetweenAsiaandEurope.

A.preserveB.promoteC.accomplishD.update

22.WhenPengLiyuan,FirstLadyofChina,madeherfirstpublicappearanceoverseas,hergraceandperfectdresshaveearnedherinternational________.

A.regulationB.recognitionC.receptionD.appreciation

23.Itisreportedthatfloodsandseriouslossofsoilandwaterhave_______anampleamountofmudintheYellowRiver,makingpumpingwateroutofithardforfarmersaround.

A.acceleratedB.snatchedC.deletedD.deposited

24.Asabusinessman,Mr.Greenisacompletefailure.Beinglazymaywellbeoneofthe______tohissuccess.

A.drawbacksB.shortcomingsC.disadvantagesD.barriers

25.AccordingtoWangLijun,Chongqing’sformervice-mayorandpolicechief,BoXilaiseemedtohavebeeninvolvedinhelpinghimself_______seekpersonalgainsinthepast.

A.anywayB.anyhowC.somehowD.somewhat

26.Womenandchildren,generallyreferredtoasnon-powergroup,aremorelikelytobecome_____targetsforthievesandrobbers.

A.approximateB.primitiveC.primeD.precise

27.Whatshockedthepoliceandthepeoplearoundmostwasthatthekidnappersuddenly______hispocketandtookoutaguninadesperateattempttoescapewiththekidnappedchild.

A.divedintoB.slippedintoC.slidintoD.fitinto

28.WhenitcomestothecivilwarinSyria,theUSgovernment’sattitudetowardsithasexperienceda（n）_______change,whichmayhaveapositiveeffectonSyriapresentsituation.

A.superiorB.superbC.subtleD.stubborn

29.Attheparty,alltheothersseemedtoknoweachotherwell;Catherinesataloneatthetableinacorner,feeling________.

A.cutoffB.kickedoutC.leftoutD.squeezedout

30.Duringthedinner,alady’scriticalcommentsonmynewdressreallyleftme_______.Afteranawkwardsilence,Ionlysatthereembarrassed.

A.inamessB.inadilemmaC.atalossD.atrandom

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（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。

WhatdoChinesecollegegraduateshaveincommonwithants?

Therecent31AntsTribeaboutthelifeofsomeyoungpeople32flock（聚集）toBeijingafter33university,describesthegraduates,likeants,assmartbut34asindividuals,drawingstrengthfromlivingtogetherincommunities.

Thebook,whichisbased35twoyears’interviewswithabout600low-incomecollegegraduatesinBeijing,36inmidSeptember,aboutamonthbeforeanannouncementfromtheMinistryofHumanResourcesandSocialSecuritythat74%ofthe6.11millionnewgraduateshadbeen37bySept.1.

Forthebook’schiefeditor,LianSi,aprofessorattheUniversityofInternationalBusinessandEconomicsinBeijing,thatpieceofstatisticsays38abouttherealsituationformanyofthesegraduates.“Iamalways39howmanyoftheseemployedcollegegraduatesareleadingadecentlife,”Liansaid.“Ihopethisbookcouldofferawindowonthesegraduates,whosestoriesare40known.”

Thesettingofthebookisseveralso-called“settlementvillagesforcollegestudents”ontheoutskirtsofBeijing,41largenumberofcollegegraduates42.Mostofthesegraduatesworkfor43ormedium-sizedbusinesses,44lessthan2,000yuanamonth.Theylivetogetherbecauseit’s45:

therentinthesecommunitiesisonlyaround350yuanamonth.Manyofthemtravelseveralhoursadayforshort-termjobsorjobinterviews.

Tangjialing,asmall4620kilometersfromTiananmenSquare,hasaround3,00047villagers,buthasbecomea48formorethan50,000migrants,mostofthem49fromalloverthecountry.Liandescribesthestudents’50asfive-or-six-storeybuildingswithtwoorthreepeoplecrammedtogetherineachroomofabout10squaremeters.Upto70or80peoplesharethesametoiletandkitchen.

31.A.filmB.storyC.bookD.magazine

32.A.whoB.whatC.whichD.whose

33.A.leavingB.studyingC.goingD.working

34.A.meaningfulB.meaninglessC.importantD.tiring

35.A.upB.onC.atD.out

36.A.campupB.cameonC.camealongD.cameout

37.A.firedB.interviewedC.employedD.graduated

38.A.muchB.littleC.someD.more

39.A.wonderingB.researchingC.studyingD.telling

40.A.rarelyB.wellC.alwaysD.often

41.A.whichB.thatC.whyD.where

42.A.workB.studyC.relaxD.live

43.A.smallB.bigC.famousD.unknown

44.A.earningB.thinkingC.shoppingD.paying

45.A.expensiveB.comfortableC.cheapD.convenient

46.A.cityB.townC.communityD.village

47.A.originalB.youngC.richD.poor

48.A.schoolB.hotelC.homeD.company

49.A.benefitB.differC.comeD.suffer

50.A.livesB.dormitoriesC.buildingsD.restaurants

第三部分:

阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分,满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Ameteorite（陨石）flewfastacrosstheskyandexplodedovercentralRussiaonFriday,rainingfireballsoveravastareaandcausingashockwavethatsmashedwindows,damagedbuildingsandinjuredl,200people.

PeopleheadingtoworkinChelyabinskheardwhatsoundedlikeanexplosion,sawabrightlightandthenfelttheshockwave.

AccordingtoRussianspaceagencyRoscosmos,thefireball,travellingataspeedof30kmpersecond,hadburntverybrightlyacrossthehorizon,leavingalongwhitetrailthatcouldbeseenasfaras200kmaway.Caralarmswentoff,thousandsofwindowsshatteredandmobilephonenetworksweredisrupted.

“Iwasdrivingtowork,itwasquitedark,butitsuddenlybecameasbrightasifitwereday,”saidViktorProkofiev,36,aresidentofYekaterinburgintheUralsMountains.“IfeltlikeIwasblindedbyheadlights.”

Themeteorite,whichweighedabout20tonsandmayhavebeenmadeofiron,enteredEarth’satmosphereandbrokeapart30-50kmaboveground,accordingtoRussia’sAcademyofSciences.

TheenergyreleasedwhenitenteredtheEarth’satmospherewasaboutseveralthousandtons,theacademysaid,thepowerofasmallatomicweaponexploding.

Nodeathswerereported,buttheEmergenciesMinistrysaid20,000rescueandclean-upworkersweresenttotheregionafterPresidentVladimirPutintoldEmergenciesMinisterVladimirPuchkovtoeasethedisruptionandhelpthevictims.

TheInteriorMinistrysaidaboutl,200peoplehadbeeninjured,atleast200ofthemchildren,andmostfrombrokenpiecesofglass.“Whileeventsthisbigarerare,animpactthatcouldcausedamageanddeathcouldhappeneverycenturyorso.Unfortunatelythereisabsolutelynothingwecandotostopimpacts.”

51.Whendidthemeteoriteincidenthappen?

A.Atmidnight.B.Intheearlymorning.

C.Inthelatemorning.D.Intheevening.

52.Accordingtothetext,themeteoriteexplosioncaused_________.

A.somedeathsB.roadaccidents

C.communicationproblemsD.buildingcollapse

53.TheRussiangovernment’sresponsetotheincidentwas________.

A.alittleslowbuteffectiveB.quickandserious

C.coldandslowD.quickbutineffective

54.Itcanbeinferredthatthelosscausedbymeteorites_________.

A.isnearlyunavoidableB.happenseveryfewyears

C.canbeavoidedD.ishardtoestimate

B

Havingachildmayimproveawoman’smemory,anewstudysuggests.

Inthestudy,womenwhowerenewmothersscoredbetterontestsofvisuospatialmemory–theabilitytounderstandandrememberinformationabouttheirsurroundings—comparedwithwomenwhodidn’thavechildren.

Thefindingscontradictstheoldbeliefthatwomendevelop“babybrain"oradeclineinmemoryandcognitive（认知的）function,aftertheyhavekids,saidstudyresearcherMelissaSantiago,adoctoralstudentatCarlosAlbizuUniversityinMiami.“Youdon’thavetofeelthatbecauseyouhavekids,yourmemoryisn’tthesame,"Santiagosaid.

Thestudywassmall,andthefindingswillhavetobetestedinlargergroupsofpeople,Santiagosaid.

Previousstudiesonthetopichavehadmixedresults—someshowedmotherhoodhurtscognition,andothersshowedtheopposite.Studiesonratsshowthosewithpupshavebettermemorythanthosewithoutoffspring.

Santiagoanalyzedinformationfrom35first-timemotherswhosechildrenwereages10to24months,and35womenwhohadneverbeenpregnant.Bothgroupsscoredsimilarlyonintelligencetests.Theaverageageofmotherswas29andtheaverageageofnever-pregnantwomenwas27.

Totestvisuospatialmemory,thewomenwereshownapapercontainingsixsymbolsfor10seconds,andthenaskedtodrawwhattheyremembered.Thistaskwasrepeatedseveraltimes.Thefirsttimewomenwereshownthepaper,bothgroupsrememberedaboutthesameamount.Butonthesecondandthirdpass,mothersperformedbetterthanthosewithoutchildren,indicatingthatthemotherscollectedmoreinformationeachtimethantheotherwomen.

Later,thewomenwereshownavarietyofdifferentsymbols,andaskedtorememberwhichoneswerepresentedontheearliertask.Mothersdidnotmakeamistakeinthistask—theyrememberedeverysymbolcorrectly—butthosewithoutchildrenmadeoneortwoerrors,Santiagosaid.

55.HowdidSantiagoleadtothefindings?

A.Byobservation.B.Bycomparison.

C.Byanalyzingintelligencetests.D.Byaskingwomenquestions.

56.Bysaying“Thestudywassmall",whatdidSantiagomean?

A.Thestudyreceivedlittleattention.

B.Thestudyhasjuststarted.

C.Thestudywascarriedoutamongasmallgroupofpeople.

D.Asmallgroupofresearcherswereinvolvedinthestudy.