奉化市第二中学2012高三英语第二次月考试卷

奉化市第二中学高三英语第二次月考试卷
出卷人：陈莉审题人：吴丽玲
英语知识运用（共两节，满分80分）
第一部分第一节从A B C D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处地最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. I‘m Chinese and I do feel ______ Chinese language is ______ most beautiful language. What‘s your opinion?
A. the; a
B. /; the
C. the; /
D. /; a
2. Much to our delight, John was finally ______ to join in our adventurous travel to the South Pole.
A. advised
B. agreed
C. admitted
D. persuaded
3. Before the firemen arrived, the whole wooden building had already been ______ in the big fire.
A. injured
B. wounded
C. damaged
D. destroyed
4. The birthday party should be ______ arranged so that everyone can enjoy themselves.
A. exactly
B. rightly
C. correctly
D. properly
5. Please ______ all the figures to see how much they ______.
A. add; add up to
B. add up; add up to
C. add up; add up
D. add; add to
6. The army received a command that they ______ to the front immediately.
A. would march
B. must march
C. should march
D. were marching
7. ---- I was riding along the street and all of a sudden, a car cut in and knocked me down.
---- You can never be ______ careful in the street.
A. much
B. very
C. so
D. too
8. He won't change his mind ______ you go and try to persuade him yourself.
A. since
B. until
C. as if
D. even if
9. I‘ve already forgotten ______ you put the dictionary.
A. that it was there
B. where was it that
C. that where it was
D. where it was that
10. ---- This is the first time I ______ my first picture with my own hands.
---- It's time that you ______ a picture for me.
A. took; took
B. have taken; took
C. took; will take
D. will take; have taken
11. ______such heavy loss in the hurricane, the farmer didn't expect to have a good harvest.
A. Suffering
B. Having suffered
C. Suffered
D. To suffer
12. They found the lecture hard ______；they all felt sleepy.
A. to be understood
B. for understanding
C. to understand
D. to have been understood
13. Jane is very popular because she is easy to ______.
A. be got along
B. get along
C. get along with
D. be got on with
14. Her books were all over the dining table, ______ meant we had to eat in the kitchen.
A. which
B. what
C. that
D. it
15. Only ______ as an interpreter ______ how important it was to practise speaking English.
A. when I worked; I realized
B. when did I work; did I realize
C. when I work; did I realize
D. when I worked; did I realize
16. We can‘t have lunch at the restaurant, because ______.
A. all of us don‘t have money
B. not all of us have money
C. everyone of us don‘t have money
D. none of us has money
17. ______, and Charles felt hopeless.
A. Sentenced to death
B. As he was sentenced to death
C. Sentencing to death
D. He was sentenced to death
18. John received an invitation to dinner, and with his work ______, he gladly accepted it.
A. finished
B. finishing
C. having finished
D. was finished
19. ______ well prepared you are, you still need a lot of luck in mountain climbing.
A. However
B. Whatever
C. No matter
D. Although
20. ______, a sleepy driver killed twenty－two students and teachers in a traffic accident in Shanxi Province.
A. What's more
B. After all
C. Believe it or not
D. More or less
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21~40各题所给的四个选项
（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将选项标号涂黑。

Customs office at a London airport yesterday found $500, 000 worth of drugs which were being smuggled （走私）into Britain in boxes marked ‖Medical Supplies‖ . The __21__ might have suspected （怀疑）for some time __22__ drugs were being brought into the country in this way . The __23__ is believed to be the work of a __24__ international group . Four men were arrested （逮捕）at __25__ airport and held for questioning , __26__ it is unlikely that they are organizers . In __27__ , they declared that they didn‘t __28__ what the boxes contained and __29__ acted in good faith in bringing __30__ into Britain . This is the third time __31__ six months that attempts have been made to smuggle illegal goods __32__ customs by declaring them to __33__ Medical Supplies .They are frequently __34__ in special containers and a __35__ is given that they may be ___36__if they are not handled with care . __37__ are determined to put a __38__ to this practice , said one of the customs officers today . __39__ is no way these people are going to get away __40__ this any longer . We have the full cooperation of the international police who are anxious as we are to track down the main source of supply.
21. A. police B. leaders C. directors D. customs
22. A. what B. that C. although D. when
23. A. operation B. experiment C. movement D. development
24. A. well-constructed B. well-chosen
C. well-designed
D. well-organized
25. A. an B. some C. the D. one
26. A. but B. so C. because D. as
27. A. turn B. return C. case D. fact
28. A. care B. realize C. mind D. matter
29. A. were B. had C. have D. being
30. A. all B. it C. such D. them
31. A. of B. for C. by D. in
32. A. through B. go C. past D. pass
33. A. get B. be C. become D. sell
34. A. parked B. picked C. passed D. packed
35. A. warning B. note C. symbol D. signature
36. A. harmed B. damaged C. injured D. hurt
37. A．Some B. We C. They D. Those
38. A. stop B. hold C. stay D. step
39. A．It B. This C. There D. That
40. A．off B. in C. for D. with
第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分50分）
第一节：阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A
MARY and her husband Jim had a dog named ―Lucky‖. Whenever Mary and Jim had friends over for a weekend visit, they would warn their friends not to leave their luggage open because Lucky would help himself to whatever took his fancy. Inevitably, someone would forget and something would go missing.
Mary or Jim would go to Lucky‘s toy box in the basement and there the treasure would be, amid all of Lucky‘s other favorite toys. Lucky always hid his finds in his toy box and he was very particular that his toys stayed in the box.
It happened that Mary found out she had breast (乳腺) cancer. She scheduled a double mastectomy (双乳切除). The night before she was to go to the hospital she cuddled (拥抱) Lucky. Although the 3-year-old dog liked Jim, he was Mary‘s dog completely. If I die, Lucky will be abandoned, Mary thought. The thought made her sadder than thinking of her own death.
The double mastectomy was harder on Mary than her doctors had expected and she was in hospital for over two weeks. Jim took Lucky for his evening walk, but the little dog was just sad and miserable.
Finally the day came for Mary to leave the hospital. When she arrived home, she was so exhausted. Lucky stood watching Mary but he didn‘t come to her when she called. It made Mary sad but sleep soon overcame her and she dozed.
When Mary woke, for a second she couldn‘t understand what was wrong. She couldn‘t move her head and her body felt heavy and hot. But panic soon gave way to laughter when Mary realized the problem. She was covered with every treasure Lucky owned! While she had slept, the dog had made trip after trip to the basement bringing Mary all his favorite things. He had covered her with his love.
Mary forgot about dying. Instead she and Lucky began living
again, walking further and further tog ether every day. It‘s been 12 years now and Mary is still cancer-free. Lucky still steals treasures and put them in his toy box but Mary remains his greatest treasure.
41. The underlined word ―treasure‖ in Paragraph 2 refers to _____.
A. Lucky‘s toy
B. Ma ry and Jim‘s valuables
C. the thing(s) missing from Mary or Jim‘s luggage
D. the thing(s) missing from Mary or Jim‘s friends‘ luggage
42. What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?
A. Mary was very afraid of death.
B. Mary‘s cancer couldn‘t be cured.
C. Mar y‘s husband didn‘t love Lucky as much as she did.
D. Lucky was worried that he would be deserted if Mary died.
43. Before Mary got home from hospital, she had thought Lucky would ______.
A. treat her like a stranger
B. greet her excitedly on her arrival
C. have run away from home without her caring for him
D. bring her all his favorite toys
44. Finding herself covered with Lucky‘s toys, Mary felt ______.
A. surprised and angry
B. confused and panic-stricken
C. relieved and touched
D. uncomfortable and annoyed
45. What‘s the meaning of ―be hard on‖ in Paragraph 4?
A. have a bad effect on
B. have a good effect on
C. have no effect on
D. have little effect on
B
Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, ―Mom, I can‘t peel potatoes. I have only one hand.‖
Mom never looked up from sewing. ―You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,‖ she told me, ―And don‘t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!‖
In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next. When it was my turn, I shook my
head. Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying.
That night I told Mom about it. She hugged me, and I saw her ―we‘ll see about that‖ look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school. At the deserted playground, Mom looked carefully at the bars.
―Now, pull up with your right arm,‖ she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other elbow. Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung I reached.
I‘ll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs; I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.
One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear Mom come into my room. ―Mom,‖I said, weeping, ―None of the boys would dance with me.‖
For a long time, I didn‘t hear anything. Then she said, ―Oh, honey, someday you‘ll be beating those boys off with a bat.‖ Her voice was faint and cracking. I peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.
46. Which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe Mom‘s attitude when she made the child to peel potatoes?
A. Cruel
B. Serious
C. Strict
D. Cold
47. From the passage, we know monkey bars can help a child train ____.
A. the skill to throw and catch things
B. the speed of one‘s hand movement
C. the strength and skill to hang and sway
D. the bodily skill to rotate round a bar
48. What does the underlined sentence ―I saw her ‗we‘ll see about that‘look.‖ Imply?
A. Mom believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.
B. The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.
C. Mom was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.
D. What the child had said brought Mom great attraction and curiosity.
49. When the child looked down at the kids, they were standing with their mouths open because _____.
A. they felt sorry for what they had done before
B. they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurt
C. they wanted to see what the author would do on the bars
D. they were astonished to find the author‘s progress
50. The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is _____.
A. the last incident was sad enough to make Mom weep
B. the child‘s experience reminded Mom of that of her own
C. Mom could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph
D. in fact Mom suffered more in the process of the child‘s growth
C
IN many schools, everyone dresses the same - in China, in the US, and especially in the UK. To some it is a relief – who would want to think up a new outfit (衣服) every day? For others, it is a cruel way of crushing (粉碎) your personality. Welcome to the school uniform debate.
Uniform is especially controversial (有争议的) in Britain. Ever since it was introduced during the reign (统治) of King Henry VIII (1509-1547) to encourage discipline (纪律), people have argued about whether it is a good idea.
In other European countries, school uniforms are far less common than in the UK. Efrat Tseelon, a social psychologist (心理学家) at Leeds University, even suggests that the British love their uniforms because of their ―general etiquette (礼仪) towards children‖. He believes that British people distrust their kids and want to control them.
Recently there has been even greater debate over new rules to make girls wear trousers in some secondary schools in the UK. Girls‘ school uniforms have become connected with a different image – one which is certainly not modest and disciplined. Patrick Barkham, a reporter for the Guardian, points out how stars like Britney Spears often wear girls‘ school uniforms in music videos –complete with very short skirts. Many people, he says, believe this is inappropriate for school and puts young girls in danger.
The UK Schoolwear Association argues uniforms are an ―instrument of social leveling‖. It believes uniforms stop children from competing over who has the best or most expensive clothes.
This opinion is echoed (呼应) across the Atlantic. The New York Times reports that many parents in the US favor school uniforms because ―they make it both easier and cheaper to outfit their children each day‖.
The paper finds that, in efforts to stop fashion competition, some schools not only set rules about colors, but also forbid clothing with visible (明显的) labels or logos (商标).
―The whole point is to get the children to be equal, not to divide the haves and have-nots,‖ Joe Haynes, the superintendent (负责人) of schools in Mississippi, told The New York Times.
Jana Giles is entering Grade 8 this autumn. She told Times & Transcript, a daily Canadian newspaper, that if everyone wore a uniform with the school symbol on it, ―the whole school would instantly be dressed showing school spirit‖. She believes children would no longer be distinguished by their clothes, but by their schoolwork or extracurricular (课外的) achievements.
Over the past 20 years, many schools in the US have introduced uniforms. Like the UK, some say this is to keep pupils under control. ―We wanted to avoid any possibility of gang (黑帮) problems, of some groups of kids deciding to buy the same brand, and thinking the little thing on their shirt stands for something,‖ said Joe Haynes.
51. What is the article mainly about?
A. The benefits of school uniform.
B. The debate over school uniform.
C. New school uniform rules in the UK.
D. The popularity of school uniform across the world.
52. According to Efrat Tseelon, school uniforms are popular in the UK mainly because ______.
A. they represent good etiquette
B. they are cheaper and easier for parents
C. they help schools keep kids under control
D. they can protect kids from potential dangers
53. What does Partrick Barkham think of stars like Britney Spears wearing girls‘ school uniforms in music videos?
A. They appear more easy-going in this way.
B. They promote school uniforms at school.
C. They present a positive image to young girls.
D. They might encourage teenage girls to behave in the same way.
54. What is Jana Giles‘ attitude towards school uniforms?
A. No opinion.
B. Supportive.
C. Negative.
D. Critical.
55. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the article?
A. School uniforms originated in 15th century England.
B. Girls are forced to wear trousers instead of skirts in all secondary schools in the UK.
C. Canadian kids are not allowed to wear clothing with visible labels or logos at school.
D. Joe Haynes believes that school uniforms are a good way of stopping competition over fashion.
D
―Magical realism‖ – readers who know of Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Columbian writer famous for his novel One Hundred Years of Solitude (《百年孤独》), might understand what the term means. Garcia Marquez‘s book has sparked (触发) a fashion for this kind of writing. Since his great novel, many others have appeared in South America and elsewhere.
Magical realism was something very new in literature. Most people had believed that although novels told made-up stories, they should not describe things that were comp letely ―impossible‖. Then came Garcia Marquez and suddenly reading a book was like falling asleep and finding yourself in the strangest of dreams. Readers of One Hundred Years of Solitude discover fish that swim in the air and figures (人物) who grow flowers in their false teeth.
The novel may be full of the most fantastical incidents, but it is based on reality. It tells the tale of the small and isolated (与世隔绝的) town of Macondo, of its founding and troubled history over a hundred years.
No Columbian reader could fail to recognize the similarities between this fictional place and their own country.
It is an uncomfortable comparison. Macondo‘s history is a struggle for identity (认同), caught in a traditional way of life where family is important but people are poor. Macondo endures (经受) colonization (殖民化) and fights for its liberation. Above all, it is a place where disasters happen over and over again. The past is never
past and future events are certain before they occur. Nothing changes –even the names of characters‘ children.
Columbians instantly (立刻地) understood the story of Macondo, as did many others in Latin America.
Garcia Marquez‘s fantastical style has changed the way people write. Think of the Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling, which combine magic and witchcraft (巫术) with characters that everyone feels they know. They too take us into the world of impossibility – the world of magical realism.
56. What can be concluded from Paragraph 1?
A. Garcia Marquez was the first writer to use the technique of magical realism in novels.
B. One Hundred Years of Solitude was not very popular when it was published.
C. One Hundred Years of Solitude popularized magical realism in South America.
D. There was a huge argument about magical realism when One Hundred Years of Solitude came out.
57. According to Paragraph 2, which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. Magical realism combined fantastical elements with the real world.
B. Marquez‘s book was tiring for readers because it was so hard to understand.
C. Readers found One Hundred Years of Solitude was absurd and boring.
D. Impossible events were often described in novels before magical realism was used in writing.
58. The novel One Hundred Years of Solitude _____.
A. introduces the history of Macondo, a small town in Columbia
B. reflects the reality of Columbia to a certain extent
C. encouraged many Columbians to fight for their liberation
D. portrays the great changes that have taken place in Macondo
59. JK Rowling is mentioned in order to _____.
A. compare her writing techniques with those of Marquez‘s
B. arouse the readers‘ interest in the Harry Potter series
C. provide an introduction to her books
D. show how magical realism has influenced modern works
60. Which can be the best title of this article?
A. Entering the impossible
B. Magical realism
C. One Hundred Years of Solitude
D. Harry Potter
第二节：Ross，Joseph，Roger，Richard，Mike准备购买一些物品。

请根据他们各自的需要，阅读下面的售货广告（A、B、C、D、E和F)，为他们挑选可能购买的商品。

选项中有一项是多余选项。

________61. Ross, a young man who has just found a job in a company. He rents a small apartment near the downtown and needs some bowls, plates and forks, etc.
________62. Joseph and his wile just moved into a new house with a big garden. Wild grass crawls all over the garden. They need some tools to make the garden tidy.
________63. Roger, lives in a house 22 Bellamy Avenue , Eastwood. He needs a writing desk , a dining table, some chairs and a sofa. He has no car and doesn' t want to go far.
________64. Richard , a young man who likes sports and music. He would add something more to satisfy his interests at home.
________65. Mike, a private gymnasium owner. He has just increased several new tennis courts for his growing business. He is planning to open them at evening and needs the lighting.
（A）
hornsby demolition sale
21 Steward Avenue
Saturday and Sunday 9 a. m. —12 a. m.
Furniture ，and even the kitchen sink (水槽），new outdoor lighting and a lot more to go.
（B）
huge sale pennant
HILIvS，Pomona Street,
Saturday 7th October, 8 a. m. ~2 p. m. Furniture, household goods, variety of items.
（C）
huge garage sale
PYMBLE 80 Bannockburn road, Corner Rushall Street
Saturday 30th September only 9 a. m. to 2p. m.
Nothing sold before ! Gymnasium equipment.
Hi-fis, Fridges, Cycles, Book Furniture and
much more ! Don' t miss it !
（D）
last sale
Moving Sunday 1st October from 7 a.m.
Great variety of goods, twin bedroom suite other furniture and tools.
11 Bellamy Avenue，Eastwood
（E）
moving sale
HORNSBY HTS.
Saturday Oct. 7th. ,from. 9 a. m..
Household items，furniture, door, TV , garden tools & equipment. Everything must go. Bargain prices.
（F）
moving sale
MT. COLAH Sale Lounge,
Dining and Bedroom Furniture, Electrical and Whitegoods.
Ph ：0405 770 699
非选择题部分（共40分）
第三部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
下面短文中有10处语言错误。

请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写上该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11除起）不计分。

Stanley and Frank are next door neighbor who study in the same class, so they walked together to and from school. Some day as they were walking home together, it sudden started raining. Stanley quickly opened his umbrella and said, ―My mother surely has foresight. She said on this morning it would rain and told me to carry my umbrella on me.‖ Frank smiled and walked to him, said, ―My mother has even great foresight. She told me not to carry an umbrella and as she knew you would certainly have with you. Don‘t you agree?‖
第二节．书面表达（满分30分）
假如你叫李华，参加学校开展的“有困难向谁求助”(Whom do you turn to when in trouble?)的调查活动，调查结果如下表。

请用英语给校报编辑写一封信反映相关内容。

求助对象比例理由
同学、朋友58％年龄相仿，容易理解与交流
老师、家长30％有爱心、有经验，可以信任
无12％不愿与人交流，难以与人沟通
注意：
1．内容要点全面，并表达出你的观点。

为了使文章连贯，可适当增加内容。

2．词数：100词左右。

Dear editor,
________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________
yours,
Li Hua
答案
单项选择
ADDDB CDDDB BCCAD DDAAC
完形填空
ABCDC ADBBD BABDA BCACD
阅读理解
DCBCA CCADD BCDBD CABDA FEDCA
改错
Stanley and Frank are next door neighbor who study in the same class, so they walked
neighbors walk together to and from school. Some day as they were walking home together, it sudden
One suddenly started raining. Stanley quickly opened his u mbrella and said, “My mother surely has
foresight. She said on this morning it would rain and told me to carry my umbrella on
with
me.” Frank smiled and walked to him, said, “My moth er has even great foresight. She
saying greater
told me not to carry an umbrella and as she knew you would certainly have ∧with you.
yours / one Don’t you agree?”
书面表达
Dear editor,
I'm a student in Senior Three. We have made a survey — "Who do you turn to when in trouble?" Here are the results.
Most of the students (about 58%) will go to their classmates or friends when in trouble. They're almost of the same age, so they can talk with and understand each other easily. 30% of the students will tell their teachers or parents about their troubles and ask for their help as the teachers and parents have rich experience and love them very much. They can be trusted by these students. Only a few students (about 12%) solve their problems all by themselves. They hate to talk with others and can' t get on well with others. They have few friends.
In my opinion, when in trouble we' d better ask our teachers, parents, friends or classmates for help.
Yours,
Li Hua。