甘肃省张掖市届高三下学期月考英语试题Word版含答案.docx

1、甘肃省张掖市届高三下学期月考英语试题Word版含答案甘肃省张掖市*学校2014年2月月考高三英语试卷本试题卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上（答题注意事项见答题卡），在本试题卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。第卷 选择题第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。例: It is generally considered unwise to give a child _ he or she want

2、s. A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever答案是B。1Sam has been appointed _ manager of the engineering department to take _ place of George.A.不填；不填 B. the : 不填 C. the; the D. 不填; the2The old couple often take a walk after supper in the park with their pet dog _ them. A. following B. to follow C

3、. followed D. follows3Tommy is plannning to buy a car. I know. By next month, he _ enough for a used one. A.saves B. will have saved C.will save D. saved4.I hear you _ in a pub. Whats it like? Well, its very hard work and Im always tired, but I dont mind. A. were working B.will work C. are working D

4、.will be working5Mary is really good at taking notes in class. She can _ almost every word her teacher says. A. put out B. put away C. put down D. put together6Finally, my thanks go to my tutor, who has offered a lot of suggestions and comments on my paper and _ every page of my draft. A. approved B

5、. polished C. quoted D. folded7I have already told our class teacher that the windows of our classroom require .A. repairing B. being repaired C. to repair D. repaired8_,the idea of having to work under a woman defeated him.AWanting the job very much BAlthough wanting the job badlyCThough he wanted

6、the job very much DHe wanted the job badly9 I didnt care about what other people thought about me. Well, you _.A. should B. could C. would have D.ought to have 10-How about buying Tim a mobile phone ? After all, he isnt a boy any more. -I think its necessary, for we sometimes want to make sure if he

7、 _ for dinner.A. will come B. comes C. has come D. would come11Janet as well as the other young people who _ sent abroad by the government _ brought up in a small town. A. was, was B. was, were C. were, were D. were, was12You can use a large plastic bottle, cut off, as a pot to grow flowers in.A. th

8、e top is B. with its top C. whose top D. the top of which 13Ms Wright complained that her husband never asked about the price _ he decided to buy musical disks.A. while B.before C. after D. as soon as14Zhang Hua is clever and works hard at his subjects. A. So is Li Ming B. So does Li MingC. It was t

9、he same with Li Ming D. So it is with Li Ming15Have you nearly finished? _, we have just begun.A. Above all B. After all C. On the contrary D. On the other hand第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题15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。Years ago, I worked at the Ringling Brothers Barnum &

10、Bailey Circus. One day, as I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped, 16 by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. It was _17_that they could, at any time, break free, 18 strangely enough, they didnt. I asked a trainer the 19 for this.H

11、e said, “When they were very young we used the 20 size rope, and it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they believe the rope can 21 hold them, so they never try.”Like the elephants, how many of you believe you cannot do a thing, simply because you 22 once before? Do you often tell 23 “I canno

12、t dance” or “Im not good at math”? These are 24 of self limiting beliefs. You must realize youre 25 for them. A limiting belief that says youre poor at math may have 26 as a reaction to the embarrassing experiences related to math, or the remarks made by someone important to you which 27 you. The co

13、ol thing is that because you create the _28_you can choose to change it! Here is how:First, 29 it with “I am good at math”. Once you change your 30 , your subconsciousness will make this 31 by driving you to act. That might be to take a math course or to go online 32 help, etc. Gradually youll reall

14、y see your math skills are 33 .This is such a simple process that you can 34 it today. Dont be like the poor elephant and make your life 35 at a place because of a limiting belief you developed years ago.16A. excited B. confused C. discouraged D. worried17A. impossible B. doubtful C. uncertain D. ob

15、vious18A. but B. or C. and D. so 19A. case B. result C. reason D. choice20A. same B. bigger C. smaller D. different 21A. narrowly B. almost C. still D. hardly22A. did B. failed C. tried D. succeeded 23A. yourself B. others C. your teacher D. your partner24A. causes B. stories C. results D. examples

16、25A. conscious B. honest C. responsible D. depended26A. stopped B. referred C. changed D. originated 27A. interested B. disappointed C. bored D. inspired 28A. belief B. experience C. embarrassment D. remark29A. represent B. compare C. mix D. replace30A. action B. thought C. aim D. plan31A. come true

17、 B. run out C. on guard D. keep cool32A. at B. by C. for D. in 33A. improved B. judged C. realized D. recognized34A. finish B. continue C. keep D. begin 35A. involved B. stuck C. unfinished D. changed第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 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。ASometimes

18、, the simplest ideas are the bestFor example, to absorb heat from the sun to heat water, you need large, flat, black surfacesOne way to do that is to build those surfaces specially, on the roofs of buildingsBut why go to all that trouble when cities are full of black surfaces already, in the form of

19、 asphalt （柏油） roads?Ten years ago, this thought came into the mind of Arian de Bondt, a Dutch engineerHe finally persuaded his boss to follow it upThe result is that their building is now heated in winter and cooled in summer by a system that relies on the surface of the road outsideThe heat-collect

20、or is a system of connected water pipesMost of them run from one side of the street to the other, just under the asphalt roadSome, however, dive deep into the groundWhen the street surface gets hot in summer, water pumped through the pipes picks up this heat and takes it underground through one of t

21、he diving pipesAt a depth of 100 meters lies a natural aquifer （蓄水层） into which several heat exchangers （交换器） have been builtThe hot water from the street runs through these exchangers, warming the ground-water, before returning to the surface through another pipeThe aquifer is thus used as a heat s

22、toreIn winter, the working system is changed slightlyWater is pumped through the heat exchangers to pick up the heat stored during summerThis water goes into the building and is used to warm the place upAfter performing that task, it is pumped under the asphalt and its remaining heat keeps the road

23、free of snow and ice36Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs? AArian de Bondt got his idea from his boss BLarge, flat, black surfaces need to be built in cities CThe Dutch engineers system has been widely used DHeat can also be collected from asphalt roads37For what pur

24、pose are the diving pipes used? ATo absorb heat from the sun BTo store heat for future use CTo turn solar energy into heat energy DTo carry heat down below the surface38From the last paragraph we can learn that _ Asome pipes have to be re-arranged in winter Bthe system can do more than warming up th

25、e building Cthe exchangers will pick up heat from the street surface Dless heat may be collected in winter than in summer39What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows? AWhat we shall do if the system goes wrong BWhat we shall do if there are no asphalt roads CHow the system coo

26、ls the building in summer DHow the system collects heat in spring and autumnBFat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, tennis, cricket- anything with a round ball, I was useless,” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made

27、fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire, England. It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set up his mind on building up his body, in

28、creasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon. The following year he met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgways school of adventure in Scotland, where he learnt about Ridgways cold-water exploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about No

29、rth Pole explorers and adventures, then decided that this would be his future. In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition(探险) towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite（冻疮）, ran into a polar bear and pushed his body t

30、o the limit, pulling his supply-loaded sled（雪橇） up and over rocky ice. Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and hes skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change. Next October, Saunders, 27,

31、 heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, a 2900-kilometer journey that has never been completed on skis. 40What change happened to Saunders after he was 15 years old? A. He became good at most sports. B. He made friends with a runner. C. He joined a sports team. D. He began to build up his body.41The underlined word “exploits” (paragraph 3) is closest in meaning to _. A. journeys