2016年10月秦学教育定时月测高三英语试题

高中英语测试

姓名________________ 成绩___________________

第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分26分）

第一节（共8小题；每小题2分，满分16分）

A

“Dad,” I say one day，“Let’s take a trip. Why don’t you fly out and meet me?”

My father had just retired after 27 years as a manager for IBM. His job filled his day, his thought, his life. While he woke up and took a warm shower, I screamed under a freezing waterfall in Peru. While he tied a tie and put on the same Swiss watch, I rowed a boat across Lake of the Ozarks.

My father sees me drifting aimlessly, nothing to show for my 33 years but a passport full of funny stamps. He wants me to settle down, but now I want him to find an adventure.

He agrees to travel with me through the national parks. We meet four weeks later in Rapid City.

“What is our first stop?” asks my father.

“What time is it?”

“Still don’t have a watch?”

Less than an hour away is Mount Rushmore. As he stares up at the four Presidents carved in granite (花岗岩), his mouth and eyes open slowly, like those of a little boy.

“Unbelievable,”he says, “How was this done?”

A film in the information center shows sculptor Gutzon Borglum devoted 14 years to the sculpture and then left the final touches to his son.

We stare up and I ask myself, Would I ever devote my life to anything?

No directions, no goals. I always used to hear those words in my father’s voice. Now I hear them in my own.

The next day we’re at Yellowstone National Park, where we have a picnic.

“Did you ever travel with your dad? ”I ask.

“Only once,” he says. “I never spoke much with my father. We loved each other—but never said it. Whatever he could give me, he gave.”

The last sentence—it’s probably the same thing I’d say about my father. And what I’d want my child to say about me.

In Glacier National Park, my father says, “I’ve never seen water so blue.” I have, in several places of the world. I can keep traveling. I realize—and maybe a regular job won’t be as dull as I feared.

Weeks after our trip, I call my father.

“The photos from the trip are wonderful,” he says. “We have go t to take another trip like that sometime.”

I tell him I’ve decided to settle down, and I’m wearing a watch.

1. We can learn from Paragraphs 2 and 3 that the father ____.

A. followed the fashion

B. got bored with his job

C. was unhappy with the author’s lifestyle

D. liked the author’s collection of stamps

2. What does the author realize at Mount Rushmore?

A. His father is interested in sculpture.

B. His father is as innocent as a little boy.

C. He should learn sculpture in the future.

D. He should pursue a specific aim in life.

3. What could be inferred about the author and his father from the end of the story?

A. The call solves their disagreements.

B. The Swiss watch has drawn them closer.

C. They decide to learn photography together.

D. They begin to change their attitudes to life.

4. From the underlined paragraph, we can see that the author ____.

A. wants his children to learn from their grandfather

B. comes to understand what parental love means

C. learns how to communicate with his father

D. hopes to give whatever he can to his father

B

The riches of the sea have always played an important role in Oman’s economy and the lifestyle of her people. The nation’s fishing industry continues to increase in importance as research into its marine life grows stronger.

An animal that is of great importance to the south-eastern coast of Oman is the abalone (鲍鱼), a shellfish that has become the centre of a multi-million-dollar industry.

Once, abalones were brought the surface in the hope that they contained beautiful pearls. Today, the shellfish are caught for a different reason—restaurant menus! The fresh white shellfish has a special flavor and is the most highly valued product from Omani waters. It is only fished along the shores or Dhofar.

This shellfish has only one shell, unlike other shellfish, which have two. The shell is very beautiful. The shells of several abalones can be used for decorative purposes, and to make jewellery and buttons.

Abalones live in shallow marine waters with rocky-bottom conditions. Young abalones shelter in small groups, holding on to the undersides of huge rocks, and the adults live in groups of up to a dozen together in rocky cracks. They can only survive successfully in areas where cold, nutritious water rises from the sea bed. There, in the shallow, brightly lit conditions, the abalone shellfish live.

The coast of Dhofar in Oman is one of the special environments that support abalone populations. The southern shore of Oman experiences monsoon wind (季风) across the surface of the sea from April to September. As these winds sweep the surface, the rich cold water from the depths of the Arabian Sea can easily rise and move towards the shore.

Abalones are harvested after the monsoon period, between October and March. Fishermen dive to a depth of ten meters, and a good diver searches for large adults and will collect up to 600 abalones per day. In order to do this, the diver may have to cover an area of about 100 square meters.

5. What can we learn about Oman?

A. Its economy has been slowing down recently.

B. Its marine life has become more diverse.

C. Its people have a very comfortable lifestyle.

D. Its fishing industry relies a lot on abalones.

6. In the past, people collected the abalone shellfish mainly for ____.

A. its hard shell

B. its delicious flesh

C. its beautiful pearl

D. its decorative button

7. What is the fifth paragraph mainly about?

A. Where abalones live.

B. How abalones get food.

C. Why abalones hardly survive.

D. How abalones move underwater.

8. The purpose of the text is to ____.

A. explain

B. entertain

C. discuss

D. introduce

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

People know the dangers of fire. It’s good for a family to learn how to prepare for a fire. Here are some suggestions.

__9__. Smoke from a fire causes the alarm to go off. The alarm makes a loud sound. The sound tells everyone to leave the houses at once.

Make an escape (逃脱) plan. Everyone should know all the ways out of the house. If there is a fire, they can follow the plan to get out. __10__.

Buy fire extinguishers (灭火器) in the house. Everyone in the family should know how to use them.

Practice for a fire. People do fire practice because they teach children about fire safety. Everyone in the family should know some fire rules:

★ Don’t open a hot door! The fire can grow more quickly if you open the door.

★ Stay close to the floor! Smoke can be more dangerous than fire. __11__.

★If your hair or clothes start to burn, don’t run. __12__, fall to the floor. Then roll! Turning over and over will make the fire go out. Put a blanket around you to keep air away from the fire that may still be on you.

There are many possible causes for fires. A wise family is ready all the time. __13__.

A.Set an alarm clock in the house.

B.The fire burns faster because of more air.

C.Put a smoke alarm in the house.

D.There is no fire without a smoke.

E.If there is a fire, don’t forget to call 119 for help.

F.Part of the plan is to check all the windows to make sure they can be opened easily.

G.The best air is near the floor because smoke rises.

9. ____ 10. ____ 11. ____ 12. ____ 13. ____

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

The measure of a man’s real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out. —Thomas Macaulay

About thirty years ago, I was studying in a public school in New York. One day, Mrs. Nanette O’Neill gave a math __14__ to our class. When the papers were __15__, she discovered that twelve boys had made exactly the __16__ mistakes throughout the test.

There is nothing really new about __17__ in exams. Perhaps that was __18__ Mrs. O’Neill didn’t even say a word about it. She only asked the twelve boys to __19__ after class. I was one of the twelve.

Mrs. O’Neill asked __20__ questions, and she didn’t __21__ us, either. Instead, she wrote on the blackboard the __22__ words by Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to copy these words into our exercise-books one hundred times.

I don’t know about the other eleven boys. Speaking for __23__ I can say: it was the most important single __24__ of my life. Thirty years after being introduced to Macaulay’s words, they __25__ seem to me the best yardstick (准绳) now because they give us a way to __26__ ourselves rather than others.

__27__ of us are asked to make __28__ decisions about nations going to war or armies going to battle. But all of us are called __29__ daily to make a great many personal decisions. Should the wallet, __30__ in the street, be put into a pocket or __31__ to the policeman? Should the __32__ change received at the store be forgotten or __33__? Nobody will know except you. But you have to live with yourself, and it is always better to live with someone you respect.

14. A. paper B. question C. test D. problem

15. A. marked B. completed C. examined D. answered

16. A. easy B. same C. funny D. serious

17. A. lying B. discussing C. guessing D. cheating

18. A. because B. when C. why D. how

19. A. remain B. apologize C. leave D. come

20. A. many B. certain C. no D. more

21. A. excuse B. reject C. help D. scold

22. A. above B. common C. following D. unusual

23. A. herself B. ourselves C. themselves D. myself

24. A. chance B. incident C. lesson D. memory

25. A. still B. even C. always D. almost

26. A. adjust B. control C. help D. measure

27. A. All B. Few C. Some D. None

28. A. quick B. wise C. great D. personal

29. A. upon B. out C. for D. up

30. A. finding B. found C. find D. founded

31. A. turned up B. turned on C. turned over D. turned back

32. A. small B. extra C. some D. necessary

33. A. paid B. remembered C. shared D. returned

第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

I can well remember that I was once asked to deliver a speech titled “A Red Test in My Life” before the whole class at the age of 9! You can imagine how __34__ (terrible) shy I was the moment I thought of that with so many eyes __35__ (fix) upon me. I had no __36__ (choose) but to prepare for it, though. First of all, I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part __37__ (lie) in my oral presentation from my memory—for to read from the paper was not allowed. The real moment began __38__ I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my __39__ (listen) were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found myself back, giving out my speech with difficulty. After what seemed to be a hundred years, I found my audience applauding—I made

__40__! From then on, my fear of talking before a big audience disappeared. Actually with my confidence building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. __41__ (look) back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way __42__ success is our fear. Overcome it, __43__ we will be able to achieve our goals.

第三部分写作

短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

I’m a senior 3 student. The college entrance exam is on the way but everyone around us is trying their best to help us in different way. At school, all the teachers work very hard, encourage us to build up our confidence and inspiring us improve our study. Whenever we meet with difficulties, they are ready to come to our help. Meanwhile, our school also provides good facilities to us students, for an example the library stay open in the evenings and even on the weekends. At home, our parents take good care of us and make sure we are good fed so that we can always be full of energy.

I’m very grateful for the efforts of our parents and teachers. I’m determined to try my best to prepare for the exam. I am sure that with our encouragement and timely help I would be able to achieve my goal and be a useful person of our society in the near future.