高三英语第二次月考月.docx

1、高三英语第二次月考月2012学年广州市第七十一中学高三年级第二次月考英 语2012-9本试卷五大题, 共13页,答题卷共2页.满分150分.考试用时120分钟.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,掌握其大意,然后从115各题所给地A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day ev

2、eryone became more_1_ , waiting for the final school bell. Upon its_2_ everyone would run for their coats and go home, everyone except David. David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often _3_ what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so ina

3、ppropriately for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David_4_. I can still remember he was always_5_a smile and willing to help. He always_6_ after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much. He would just simply smile and ask what el

4、se he could do , then thank me for letting him stay and slowly_ 7 _for home. Weeks passed and the_8_over the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of _9_before the holiday break. I smiled in relief as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David_10_standing

5、by my desk. “I have something for you,” he said and _11_from behind his back a small box. _12_it to me, he said anxiously, “Open it.” I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lifted the lid and to my_13_saw nothing. I looked at Davids smiling face and back into the box and sai

6、d, “The box is nice, David, but it s_ 14_ .” “Oh no it isnt,” said David. “Its full of love. My mum told me before she died that love was something you couldnt see or touch unless you know its there.” Tears filled my eyes as I looked at the proud dirty face that I had rarely given_15_ to. After that

7、 Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning behind the little empty box set on my desk. 1. A. anxious B. courageous C. serious D. cautious 2. A. warning B. ringing C. calling D. yelling 3. A. scolded B. wondered C. realized D. learned 4. A. popular B. upset C. special

8、D. funny 5. A. expressing B. delivering C. wearing D. sharing 6. A. practiced B. wandered C. studied D. stayed 7. A. talk B. ask C. put D. head 8. A. argument B. excitement C. movement D. judgment 9. A. school B. year C. education D. program 10. A. weakly B. sadly C. quietly D. helplessly 11. A. sea

9、rched B. found C. raised D. pulled 12. A. Holding B. Handing C. Sending D. Leaving 13. A. delight B. expectation C. appreciation D. surprise 14. A. cheap B. empty C. useless D. improper 15. A. advice B. support C. attention D. command 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）阅读下面短文,按照句子结构地语法和上下文连贯地要求,在空格处填入一个适当

10、地词或使用括号中词语地正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卡标号为1625地相应位置上.Long ago the Emperor decided to hold a swimming race between 13 different animals. The order in which they finished would decide the order of their 16 (appear) in the Chinese calendar（日历）. All the animals lined up on the river bank and 17 (give) the task of

11、getting to the opposite shore. The cat wondered how he would get across 18 he was afraid of water. The ox worried how he would cross 19 his poor eyesight. The calculating rat suggested that he and the cat 20 (jump) onto the oxs back and guide him across. The ox, steady and hard-working, did not noti

12、ce the two animals on his back. In the meanwhile, the rat ran behind the unsuspecting cat and pushed 21 into the water. As the ox came ashore, the rat jumped off and finished the race first. 22 the rat got the first year 23 (name) after him and the ox got the second year. 24 the lazy pig reached the

13、 finish line in 12th place the race was over and he was awarded the final place on the calendar. From that day the cat, 25 never finished and lost his place on the calendar, became the enemy of the rat. II. 阅读 (共两节,满分50分)第节 阅渎理解(共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给地A、B、C和D项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑.AOne morni

14、ng, a blind boy sat on the steps of a building with a hat by his feet. He held a sign which said, “I am blind, Please help me.”There were only a few coins in the hat. A man was walking by. He took out a few coins from his pocket and dropped them into the hat. He then took the sign, turned it around,

15、 and wrote some words on it. He put the sign back so that everyone who walked by could see the news words.Soon the hat began to fill up. A lot more people were giving the money to the blind boy. That afternoon the man who had changed the sign came to see how things were. The boy recognized his foots

16、teps and asked.” Are you the one who changed my sign in the morning? What did you write?The man said, “I only wrote the truth. I said what you said, but in a different way.” What he had written was, “Today is a beautiful day, but I can not see it.” Do you think the first sign and the second sign wer

17、e saying the same thing?Of course both signs told people the boy was blind. But the first sign simply told people to help by putting some money in the hat. The second sign told people that they were able to enjoy the beauty of the day, but the boy could not enjoy it because he was blind. The first s

18、ign simply said the boy was blind, while the second sign told people they were so lucky that they were not blind. There are at least two lessons we can learn from this simple story.The first is: Treasure what you have. Someone else has less. Try your best to help those who need your help. The second

19、 is: Be creative. Think differently. There is always a better way.26. From the passage we know that _.A. The boy always has a hat on his head.B. the man is one of his neighbors.C. the boy is blind and needs help.D. the boy works for the man.27. On the sign the man wrote some words which said, “_”A.

20、He is blind. Please help him.B. Today is a beautiful day, but I can not see it.C. We are so lucky that we are not blind.D. Treasure what we have.28. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?A. The hat began to fill up after the man wrote some words on the sign.B. The man took away th

21、e few coins from the hat.C. The boy pretended to be blind, for he didnt want to go to school.D. Nobody wanted to give coins to the boy.29. The underlined word “recognized” in the passage means _.A. 知道 B.懂事 C.理解 D.辨认出30According to the writer, from this simple story we can learn: _.A. Be careful not

22、to be blind.B. Be creative. There is always a better way!C. Be kind to the blind.D. Dont always get, but offer!BSongs that make our hearts happy can make them stronger too, US researchers reported on Tuesday.They found that when people listened to their favorite music, their blood vessels (血管) dilat

23、ed in much the same way as when they are laughing, or taking blood medications. We have a pretty impressive effect, said Dr Michael Miller, director of preventive cardiology (心脏病学) at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. Blood vessel diameter improved, he said. The vessel opened u

24、p pretty significantly. You can see the vessels opening up with other activities such as exercise. A similar effect is seen with drugs such as statins.When blood vessels open up more, blood flows more smoothly and is less likely to form the clots (凝块) that cause heart attacks and strokes. We are not

25、 saying to stop your statins or not to exercise but rather to add this to an overall program of heart health, said Miller, who presented his findings to a meeting of the American Heart Association in New Orleans. Millers team tested 10 healthy, non-smoking men and women, who were told to bring their

26、 favorite music. They spent half an hour listening to the recordings and half an hour listening to music they said made them feel anxious while the researchers did ultrasound tests designed to show blood vessel function.Compared to their normal baseline measurements, blood vessel diameter increased

27、26 percent on average when the volunteers heard their joyful music. Listening to music they disliked in most cases in this group heavy metal blood vessels narrowed by six percent, Miller said. Miller said he came up with the idea after discovering that laughter caused blood to literally flow more sm

28、oothly. I asked myself what other things make us feel real good, besides calories from dark chocolate of course. Music came to mind. . It makes me feel really good, he said. Most of the volunteers chose country music but Miller said the style is not so important rather than what pleases each individ

29、ual.31. The underlined word dilate (in paragraph 2) is closest in meaning to “_”. A. widen B. move C. change D. increase 32. According to the passage, which of the following will NOT cause blood vessels to open up?A. Taking exercise. B. Listening to unpleasant music. C. Bursting into laughter. D. Ta

30、king drugs like statins.33. It can be inferred from the passage that _. A. blood clots are caused by heart attacks and strokesB. music is better than chocolate for your health C. the style of music has different effects on different peopleD. a persons overall health is more influenced by how much ex

31、ercise he gets34. What is the passage possibly taken out from? A. A scientific journal. B. A school textbook. C. A medical brochure. D. A local newspaper.35. Whats the best title of the passage? A. Pleasant Music Cures B. Research into Blood Vessel C. Music and Heart Attack D. Music and Happiness CA new study of 8000 young people in the journal of Health and Social Behavior shows that although love can make adults live healthily and happily, it is a bad thing for young people. Puppy love (早恋) may bring stress for young people and c