广东省湛江市安铺中学高三英语第五次月考试题新人教版(1)

广东省湛江市安铺中学2013届高三第五次月考

英语试题

本试卷共三大题，满分135分。

一语言知识及应用（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1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，

并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

It came upon us suddenly--- my husband and I were facing his heart operation. He

had never told me about the shortness of breath he had experienced a few months earlier. When he was alarmed by the state of his 1 , he finally asked me to

make an appointment with the 2 .

When he was having the 3 , I was praying every prayer I had learned. My

best friend and my son were by my side. In the darkest moment, I felt deep inside

that he would not 4 the operation. Just when I had given up all the hope of

a good outcome, I felt hugged and surrounded by 5 as many people were praying

for us.

Soon the doctor 6 out, bringing the good news that the operation was

7 . He shook my hand, and when I 8 his warm and firm hand, I became 9 of what I was doing. I was holding a hand which, just a short while ago, had held

my husband's 10 heart.

As part of recovery, my husband was given a red 11 to grasp tightly to

his chest. It could prevent any 12 to the cut when he was moving, coughing

or sneezing. Five days after the operation, we returned home. The red pillow kept

us 13 as my husband gained strength and confidence.

That was four years ago. 14 , when I see the red pillow in our closet, I

will always hold it close to my chest and remember the day when I realized the 15 of grace and goodness.

1. A. health B. breath C. shape D. appearance

2. A. nurse B. doctor C. officer D. milker

3. A. rest B. operation C. organization D. management

4. A. experience B. bear C. pass D. survive

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5. A. pity B. love C. mercy D. comfort

6. A. came B. took C. turned D. set

7. A. lonely B. cruel C. fortunate D.

successful

8. A. sounded B. touched C. felt D. applied

9. A. afraid B. shocked C. aware D. fond

10. A. sinking B. beating C. running D. warming

11. A. pillow B. box C. wallet D. gift

12. A. wound B. damage C. opening D. growth

13. A. company B. companion C. friend D. fellow

14. A. Eventually B. Suddenly C. Unexpectedly D.Occasionally

15. A. fact B. dream C. power D. truth

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，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或

用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16～25的位置上。

Mo Yan, who has been awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for literature, was born in 1955 and grew up in Gaomi, 16. small city in Shandong province in north-eastern China. His parents were farmers. As a 12-year-old during the Cultural Revolution

he left school 17. (work), first in agriculture, later in a factory. In 1976

he joined the People's Liberation Army and it was during this time 18. he began

to study literature and write. His first short story 19. (publish) in a literary magazine in 1981.

In his writing, Mo Yan draws on his youthful experiences and on settings in the province of 20. birth. This is apparent in his novel Red Sorghum， 21. consists of five stories and was successfully filmed in 1987, 22. (direct)

by Zhang Yimou. Other well-known novels 23. his include The Garlic Ballads (1988), Big Breasts and Wide Hips (1996), Sandalwood Death (2004) and his latest novel Wa (2009). In addition 24. his novels, Mo Yan has written many short stories and essays on 25. (vary) topics. Mo’s works are considered as a mixture of fantasy and reality, historical and social perspectives and he is seen

in his homeland as one of the foremost contemporary authors.

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二. 阅读理解 (共两节，满分50分)

第一节：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将

该项涂黑。(共20题，每小题2分，满分40分)

A

It’s the lunchtime break at Shanghai Xianxia Middle School. No mobile phones can

be heard ringing anywhere. The common sight of crowds of children chatting on their phones or sending short messages has disappeared.

A grade-2 student said, “I couldn’t concentrate during classes if the cell phone was with me. I couldn’t help checking if there were messages or missed phone calls.

I even played games on the phone sometim es.”

The school authorities say they feel the ban(禁令) is necessary to keep order in class. They even gave out an open letter to remind parents not to let their children bring mobile phones to school. More than 96 percent of parents say they welcome the school decision. The school is also being flexible (灵活的) in implementing the ban. Those students who live far from school are allowed to bring mobile phones to contact their parents. But they still have to switch them off in classrooms.

Medical experts have also welcomed the school decision. They say too much dependence

on mobile phones can cause many psychological problems in teenage students.

26. The grade-2 student thought that _______.

A. the mobile phone should be on during classes

B. it is good to play cell phone games sometimes

C. the mobile phone is helpful to her studies

D. it is no good using the cell phone at school

27. According to the passage, the students use their mobile phones except _______.

A. contacting their parents

B. cheating in exams

C. sending short messages

D. playing games

28. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. All the parents welcome the school decision.

B. Some students can bring mobile phones to school.

C. Medical experts are against the school decision.

D. No one is allowed to bring his mobile phone to school.

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29. What does the underlined word “implementing” in paragraph 3 probably mean?

A. Carrying out.

B. Giving up.

C. Making up.

D. Finding out.

30. The passage mainly tells us _____.

A. the mobile phone is a big trouble to teenage students

B. the use of the mobile phone can cause mental problems

C. about a ban on the mobile phone in a middle school

D. a story happening at Shanghai Xianxia Middle School

B

It’s hardly surprising that weather is a favo rite topic for so many people around the world---it affects where we choose to live, what we wear, our moods, and perhaps even our national characteristics. Studies have shown that changeable weather can make it difficult to concentrate, cloudy skies slow down reaction, and high humidity with hot, dry winds makes many people bad-tempered.

If you live in a place like Britain, where the weather seems to change daily if not hourly, you could be forgiven for thinking that the weather is random. In fact, the weather is controlled by systems which move around areas of the globe. In the UK the weather depends on depressions, often called lows, and anticyclones, also known as highs. These systems start in the Atlantic Ocean, and make their way across the British Isles from the west to the east. Highs bring sunny weather, while lows bring rain and wind. In modern times, human activities seem to be altering weather patterns. Gases produced by heavy industry change the temperature of the Earth’s surface, and affect cloud formation. Some researchers say that factories in Europe and North America may have been one of the causes of the droughts in Africa in the 1980s. The human race has always tried to guess the weather, especially in areas of the world where there are frequent changes. Traditional rhymes point to early attempts to identify weather patterns, popular poems include:

Red sky at night, shepherds’ delight;

red sky in the morning, shepherds’ warning.

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Flies will swarm before a storm.

Rain before 7, clear by 11.

While folk wisdom can still provide a guide to help forecast weather, today’s methods of prediction increasingly rely on technology. Satellites, balloons, ships, aircrafts and weather centers with sensitive monitoring equipment, send data to computers. The data is then processed, and the weather is predicted. However, even this system cannot predict weather for longer than about a week.

31. When weather keeps changing, ______________________.

A. people become bad-tempered

B. people’s reactio n slows down

C. people find it hard to focus on their work

D. people become hungrier

32. What is mainly talked about in the second paragraph?

A. Changes in weather.

B. Weather in Britain.

C. African droughts.

D. Research on weather.

33. The weather in Britain is ____________________.

A. random

B. moist

C. depressing

D. satisfying

34. According to a traditional rhyme, if there is a red sky at night, the next day will be _____.

A. windy

B. rainy

C. fine

D. snowy

35. Which of the following statements is true?

A. Anticyclones often bring rain and wind.

B. Weather forecasting has been done for a long time.

C. Weather could never be predicted.

D. Modern methods of weather prediction are developed from folk wisdom.

C

What is time? Is it a thing to be saved or spent or wasted, like money? Or is it something we have no control over, like the weather? Is time the same all over the world? That's an easy question, you say. Wherever you go, a minute is 60 seconds, an hour is 60 minutes, a day is 24 hours, and so forth. Well, maybe. But in America, time is more than that. Americans see time as a valuable resource. Maybe that's why they are fond of the expression, "Time is money."

To Americans, punctuality is a way of showing respect for other people's

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time. Being more than 10 minutes late to an appointment usually calls for an apology, and maybe an explanation. People who are running late often call ahead to let others know of the delay. Of course, the less formal the situation, the less important it is to be exactly on time. At informal get-togethers, for example, people often arrive as much as 30 minutes past the appointed time. But they usually don't try that at work.

American lifestyles show how much people respect the time of others. When people plan an event, they often set the time days or weeks in advance. Once the time is fixed, it takes almost an emergency to change it. If people want to come to your house for a friendly visit, they will usually call first to make sure it is suitable. Only very close friends will just "drop by" unannounced. Also, people hesitate to

call others late at night for fear they might be in bed. The time may vary, but most folks think twice about calling after 10:00 p.m.

36.Why are the Americans fond of the expression “ Time is money.”? A．Because they can’t control time.

B．Because it is the same all over the world.

C．Because they consider time as a thing like money.

D．Because they consider time as a valuable resource.

37. In America, if you are more than 10 minutes late to an appointment, A．it doesn’t matter

B．it is necessary for you to make an apology

C．you needn’t say anything about your delay

D．you needn’t call ahead to let others know you will be late.

38.What does the last paragraph mainly discuss?

A．The reasons why Americans value time.

B．The ways to show their respect to the time of others.

C．Being on time is highly valued in the USA.

D．Never drop in on others unless you are their close friends.

39. We can infer that .

A．you mustn’t be on time when you attend an informal get-together.

B．you can’t change the time of an appointment once you fix it.

C．Americans never call up others after 10 p.m.

D．Americans think highly of punctuality at work.

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40 The main idea of the passage is .

A．that Americans value punctuality

B．that in the USA time is limited and valuable.

C．the Americans attitude towards time.

D．the Americans’ control over time.

D

The drug store was closing for the night and Alfred Higgins was about to go home when his new boss approached him.

“Empty your pockets please, Alfred,” Sam Carr demanded in a firm voice.

Alfred pretended to be shocked but he knew he’d been caught. From his coat he withdrew a make-up kit, a lipstick and two tubes of toothpaste.

“I’m disappointed in you, Alfred!” said the little gray-haired man. “Sorry, sir. Please forgive me. It’s the first time I’ve ever done such a thing,” Alfred lied, hoping to gain the old man’s sympathy.

Mr Carr’s brow furrowed as he reached for the phone, “Do you take me for a fool? Let’s see what the police have to say. But first I’ll call your mother and let her know her son is heading to jail.”

“Do whatever you want,” Alfred shot back, trying to sound big. But deep down he felt like a child. He imagined his mother rushing in, eyes burning with anger, maybe in tears. Yet he wanted her to come quickly before Mr. Carr called the police. Mr. Carr was surprised when Mrs Higgins finally arrived. She was very

calm, quiet and friendly. “Is Alfred in trouble?” she asked.

“He’s been stealing from the store,” the old ma n coolly replied.

Mrs. Higgins put out her hand and touched Mr. Carr’s arm with great gentleness as if she knew just how he felt. She spoke as if she did not want to cause him any more trouble. “What do you want to do, Mr. Carr?”

The woman’s calm and gentl e manner disarmed the once-angry store-owner. “I was going to get a cop. But I don’t want to be cruel. Tell your son not to come back here again, and I’ll let it go.” Then he warmly shook Mrs. Higgins’s hand. Mrs. Higgins thanked the old man for his kindness, then mother and son left. They walked along the street in silence. When they arrived home his

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mother simply said, “Go to bed, you fool.”

In his bedroom, Alfred heard his mother in the kitchen. He felt no shame, only pride in his mother’s actions. “She was smooth!” he thought. He went to the kitchen to tell her how great she was, but was shocked by what he saw.

His mother’s face looked frightened, broken. Not the cool, bright face he saw

earlier. Her lips moved nervously. She looked very old. There were tears in her eyes. This picture of his mother made him want to cry. He felt his youth ending. He saw all the troubles he brought her and the deep lines of worry in her grey face. It seemed to him that this was the first time he had ever really seen his mother.

41. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. It was the first time Alfred had stolen anything.

B. Alfred tried to sound big to hide his fear.

C. Mr. Carr set a trap to catch Alfred stealing.

D. Mr. Carr had planned to forgive Alfred from the beginning.

42. What does the underlined word “disarmed” probably mean?

A. annoyed

B. made less angry

C. convinced

D. got over

43. What was the mother’s attitude toward Alfred?

A. She felt disappointed with him.

B. She was very strict with him.

C. She was supportive of him.

D. She was afraid of him.

44. What impressed Alfred most about his mother at the drugstore was ________.

A. how angry she was

B. that she didn’t cry

C. that she was able to save him

D.how effectively she handled Mr. Carr

45. From the last paragraph, we know that Alfred ________.

A. was no longer a youth

B. felt proud of his mother

C. wanted his mother to be happy

D. felt guilty and regretful for his deed

第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

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请阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。请在答题卡上将对题号的相应选项字