龙川一中2014届高三10月月考英语试题
答题时间:120分钟 满分:135分
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 1―15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该题涂黑。
Inequality between men and women results in __1__ health for children and greater poverty for the family, according to a new study. The UN agency Unicef found that in places where women are excluded (排斥) from family__2__,children are more__3__to suffer from malnutrition(营养不良).There would be 13 million fewer malnourished __4__ in South Asia if women had an __5__say (发言权)in the family,Unicef said.
Unicef __6__family decision?making in 30 countries around the world. Their chief finding is that __7__between men and women is vital to__8__poverty and improving health,especially that of children,in developing countries. The __9__are contained in the agency's latest report. This report__10__to a greater lack of __11__for girls and women in education and work which contributes to inferior position and poverty. Where men control the household,less money is spent on health care and food for the family,which __12__poorer health for the children.
An increase in __13__and income?earning opportunities for women would increase their __14__power,the report said. For example,the agency found that whoever has the greater __15__ of household income and property decides whether those resources will be used for family needs.
1.A. poorerB.betterC.moreD.less
2.A. decisions B.agreementC.circle D.history
3.A. vital B.used C.possible D.likely
4.A. girls B.children C.womenD.men
5.A. equal B.rightC.superior D.smart
6.A. found B.consideredC.releasedD.surveyed
7.A. relationshipB.equalityC.income D.friendship
8.A. growingB.urbanC.localD.reducing
9.A. conclusionsB.reasonsC.keys D.notes
10.A. pointsB.refersC.infers D.suggests
11.A. money B.careC.opportunities D.help
12.A. costs B.makesC.cares forD.results in
13.A. health B.employmentC.wealth D.movement
14.A. female B.strongC.household D.social
15.A. control B.devotionC. share D.power
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使用括号中词语的正确形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卷标号为16-25的相应位置上。
In our life, we have rarely expressed our gratitude to the one who have lived with us. In fact, we don’t have to wait 16_______ anniversaries to thank the ones close to us----the ones so 17_______ (easy) overlooked. If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is “give it now!” Saying thanks is such 18_______ easy way to increase the world’s happiness.
Of course, there are times 19_______ you can’t express gratitude immediately. In that case don’t let embarrassment sink you into 20_______ (silent) ----speak up the first time you have the chance.
Once a young minister, Mark Brian, 21_______ (send) to a remote parish of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. The Indians, he had been told, did not have a word for “thank you”. But Brian soon found that these people had exceptional generosity. Instead of 22_______ (say) thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks.
I wonder 23_______ we had no words in our vocabulary for thank you, would we do a 24_______ (good) job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more sensitive, more caring? Thankfulness sets in motion a chain reaction that transforms people all around us-25_______ (include) ourselves.
Ⅱ 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节 阅读理解(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。
A
I used to know nothing about fairy tales. To improve my reading skills,my mother gave me books that are a little difficult for me to understand. I didn’t even know that fairy tales existed until I attended public school at the age of eight. Of course once I found out about books of this type,I would read them as quickly as I could.
Again and again,I begged my mother to take me to the library and let me choose a few. Finally,my request was granted (允许).After our return from the library,I started reading them eagerly and energetically,one after another. And I tried to put myself in the female character’s shoe. I found she had to suffer before the handsome prince came to her rescue,and then they would live happily ever after.
I asked my mother why she never let me know about fairy tales. Looking straight in my eyes,she told me that life is not like fairy tale. There are good and bad things that will happen through life. At the end,though,there is not a man that will come and “save” us. We do not need savings;we instead want someone in our lives to share those good moments and bad ones;we want someone we can rely on and also they can rely on us. Life is not about “happy ever after”.
What then is life about,mom? Life is the finding things. He holds your hands and says “come with me” and you live,laugh and love together. But things are not going to be perfect. You still have to face difficulties together,working hard for your relationship.
26.Before the age of eight,the author________.
A.received no formal education
B.took no interest in reading books
C.didn’t read any books of fairy tales
D.was forced to improve her reading skills
27.What happened to the author after she attended public school?
A.She started to like reading.
B.She was crazy about fairy tales.
C.Her mother always took her to the library.
D.Her mother didn’t allow her to read books of fairy tales.
28.What’s the author’s understanding of fairy tales at first?
A.They reflect part of the real world.
B.They are unreal but worth reading.
C.The major characters always have a happy ending.
D.The major characters will be rewarded for their kindness.
29.How does the author’ mother like fairy tales?
A.A must for her kid.
B.Unnecessary for her kid.
C.Easy for her kid to understand.
D.Helpful in building her kid’s character.
30.The author’s mother intends to explain that________.
A.life is not perfect
B.no pains,no gains
C.life is about sharing
D.one needs to live on his/her own
B
The meal usually begins with a set of at least four cold dishes,to be followed by the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes.Soup then will be served (unless in Guangdong style restaurants) to be followed by staple food ranging from rice,noodles to dumplings.If you wish to have your rice to go with other dishes,you should say so in good time,for most of the Chinese choose to have the staple food at last or have none of them at all.
Perhaps one of the things that surprises a Western visitor most is that some of the Chinese hosts like to put food into the plates of their guests.In formal dinners,there are always “public” chopsticks and spoons for this purpose,but some hosts may use their own chopsticks.This is a sign of genuine friendship and politeness.It is always polite to eat the food.If you do not eat it,just leave the food in the plate.
People in China tend to over-order food,for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed.When you have had enough,just say so.Or you will always overeat!
31.The main difference on dinner table between China and West is ___________.
A.you have your own plate of food in West while in China everyone shares the dishes.
B.on Chinese dinner table,chopsticks replace knife and fork.
C.you’re treated to a formal dinner for the first time.
D.the host will do the best to give you a taste of many different types of dishes.
32.If you have a dinner in a Chinese home,in which order will the food be served in China?
a.a set of four cold dishes.
b.staple food such as rice,noodle or dumplings.
c.the main courses of hot meat and vegetable dishes.
d.serving soup.
A.acbd B.cabd C.acdb D.cadb
33.According to the passage,we can infer that ___________.
A.Chinese think it impolite for guests to leave food in the plate.
B.Chinese think it polite to put food into the plated of the guests with their own chopsticks.
C.People in China tend to over-order food,for they will find it embarrassing if all the food is consumed.
D.Chinese all think it impolite for guests to ask for a pair of knife and fork.
34.The sentence,in Paragraph 2,“you should say so in good time” means ______.
A.you should say so early
B.you should say so happily
C.you’d better say so
D.you should say so kindly.
35.The “public chopsticks and spoons” are used for/to ______.
A.show the politeness to the guests.
B.share the food together
C.show the genuine friendship and politeness
D.put food into the plates of their guests
C
You may not pay much attention to your daily elevator ride. Many of us use a lift several times during the day without really thinking about it. But Lee Gray, PhD, of the University of North Carolina, US, has made it his business to examine this overlooked form of public transport. He is known as the “Elevator Guy”.
“The lift becomes this interesting social space where etiquette (礼仪) is sort of odd (奇怪的),” Gray told the BBC. “They [elevators] are socially very interesting but often very awkward places.”
We walk in and usually turn around to face the door. If someone else comes in, we may have to move. And here, according to Gray, lift users unthinkingly go through a set pattern of movements. He told the BBC what he had observed.
He explained that when you are the only one inside a lift, you can do whatever you want - it’s your own little box.
If there are two of you, you go into different corners, standing diagonally (对角线地) across from each other to create distance.
When a third person enters, you will unconsciously form a triangle. And when there is a fourth person it becomes a square, with someone in every corner. A fifth person is probably going to have to stand in the middle.
New entrants to the lift will need to size up the situation when the doors slide open and then act decisively. Once in, for most people the rule is simple - look down, or look at your phone.
Why are we so awkward in lifts?
“You don’t have enough space,” Professor Babette Renneberg, a clinical psychologist at the Free University of Berlin, told the BBC. “Usually when we meet other people we have about an arm’s length of distance between us. And that’s not possible in most elevators.”
In such a small, enclosed space it becomes very important to act in a way that cannot be construed (理解) as threatening or odd. “The easiest way to do this is to avoid eye contact,” she said.
36.The main purpose of the article is to _____.
A. remind us to enjoy ourselves in the elevator
B. tell us some unwritten rules of elevator etiquette
C. share an interesting but awkward elevator ride
D. analyze what makes people feel awkward in an elevator
37. According to Gray, when people enter an elevator, they usually _____.
A. turn around and greet one another
B. look around or examine their phone
C. make eye contact with those in the elevator
D. try to keep a distance from other people
38. Which of the following describes how people usually stand when there are at least two people in an elevator? ________
39. The underlined phrase “size up” in Paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to _____.
A. judge B. ignore C. put up with D. make the best of
40. According to the article, people feel awkward in lifts because of _____.
A. someone’s odd behaviors B. the lack of space
C. their unfamiliarity with one another D. their eye contact with one another
D
She’s not afraid of anything. Snakes? No problem. Walking alone in the dark? Easy. We’re not talking about a superhero here -- SM is a 44-year-old mother. And she’s fearless because she happens to be missing part of her brain: the amygdala(扁桃腺).
Shaped like a pair of almonds sitting in the middle of your brain, the amygdala helps control fear and anxiety. A rare condition called Urbach-Wiethe disease left SM without her amygdala, and seems to have completely erased her sense of fear.
To try to understand how the amygdala works, a team of researchers made their efforts to scare SM. They showed her horror movies and took her to the Waverly Hills Sanatorium Haunted House in Kentucky. She pushed out one of the monsters(巨物) and laughed. SM said she didn’t like snakes, but at a pet store full of poisonous creatures, she kept asking to touch them. When asked to rate her feelings, SM reported feeling surprised or disgusted, but never fearful.
“She tends to approach everything she should be avoiding,” says Justin Feinstein of the University of Iowa. This means the amygdala could control deeper urges to approach or avoid danger. Other scientists have a different opinion, though. “I don’t believe you can make a general statement about what the amygdala does by a single case study,” Elizabeth Phelps said. In 2002, Phelps published a study on a similar patient with amygdala damage who still showed fear.
It may sound like fun to be totally fearless, but we get scared for a good reason. “The nature of fear is survival and the amygdala helps us stay alive by avoiding situations, people, or objects that put our life in danger,” Feinstein said. SM was once followed in a park after dark by a man with a knife, and she simply walked away. “It is quite remarkable that she is still alive,” said Feinstein.
41. SM dares to walk alone in the dark mainly because ____________.
A. she is a superhero B. she has experienced such conditions a lot
C. she is a mental patient D. she has no sense of fear
42. Researchers tried their best to frighten SM in order to find ___________.
A. The function of a particular organ
B. SM’s reaction of fear and anxiety
C. The process of removing amygdala
D. A special way to get along with monsters
43. What do we know from the research on SM?
A. It was easy for her to avoid danger.
B. SM never felt fearful but disgusted.
C. SM was frightened by nothing except monsters.
D. SM got along well with the snakes.
44. What is Elizabeth Phelps’ attitude toward the function of the amygdala based on the research on SM?
A. Indifferent B. Supportive C. Disapproving D. Interested
45. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. People can remove their amygdala to be fearless.
B. SM will be admired because of her bravery.
C. No one can survive if their amygdala is removed.
D. The sense of fear is crucial to humans.
第二节信息匹配(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。把答案填涂在答题卡上相应的题号的答案标号上,如答案是E把AB同时一起涂黑,如答案是F把 CD同时一起涂黑。首先,请阅读下面的应用文
A. Chinook’s at Salmon Bay (Ballard/Crown Hill)
This casual seafood restaurant - practically a city institution - is always dependably family-friendly, and its food is always satisfying. It’s a great place to take visiting friends and families too.
B. Matt’s in the Market (Downtown)
The most romantic feature about this cozy closet of a restaurant in the Pike Place Market is its size. It might also make it tough to get into without a wait.
C. St. Clouds (Madison Park/ Madrona / Leschi)
Youngsters get special attention from kind staff, and sweet-treatment extends to the kids’ weekend brunch menu and their dinner options.
D. RockSport Bar & Grill (West Seattle)
Everything about RockSport is big: the seating area, the menu, and last but not least, the wall-sized projection TV screen.
E. Canlis Restaurant (Queen Anne/Seattle Center)
Canlis is the place to go when you want to plan a really, truly special experience (marriage proposals, big anniversaries, etc.). The food, service and setting are all spectacular.
F. Red-hot bakeries
No matter where you go in this wide, wide world, one thing holds true: People absolutely love fresh-baked bread. Our little corner of the planet boasts more than a few bakeries that make breads and delectable pastries worth falling for.
请阅读以下就餐者的信息,然后匹配就餐者和适合他们的餐厅。
46. The Carpenters often take their kids out to have dinner in a restaurant on weekends. They haven’t visited a lot of restaurants. But sometimes they are rejected because of the children. The weekend is coming again. Whatever restaurant they visit, it is essential that it should welcome kids, especially their five-year-old daughter. And their elder daughter doesn’t like fish or lobster.
47. Fanny just got to know that Anna, her former classmate, and she worked in the same office block. They haven’t seen each other since graduation. They plan to meet each other at lunch hour. But they have only one hour for lunch. As both of them like cakes and bread, a bakeshop might be a good choice.
48. Leo and his wife have been married for five years. They hope to have a celebration in a fine restaurant. These days a restaurant like this is always packed with lovers. They wouldn’t like to wait for a table.
49. After going shopping with her boyfriend in downtown for the whole afternoon, Charlene is looking for a comfortable place to sit down and just enjoy being together.
50. Gary and his football team are going to have a get-together. They want to find a place where they can drink beers while enjoying some sports program.
III 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节 基础写作(共1小题,满分15分)
你校学生会准备办一期英语墙报,介绍我国着名的科学家。请你根据下列提示写一篇英语短文。
[写作内容] 钱学森简介
人物身份杰出科学家和我国航天事业的先驱。
生平活动* 1911年12月11日出生于浙江杭州一个富裕之家,少时天资聪颖,被称为“神童”。 * 1934年毕业于上海交通大学,其后前往美国深造并获得航空学博士学位。 * 1955年回国,毕生从事航天科技事业,参与火箭和导弹的开发研制,开启中国航天时代。 * 2009年11月,于北京逝世。
成就/评价成就斐然,被誉为“中国航天之父”和“火箭大王”
参考词汇:航空学 the science of Astronomy,
航天科技事业 AnA industry, (Astronomy and Aircraft),
“神童” a super-talented boy
题目:A Brief Introduction of Qian Xuesen
[写作要求] :只能使用5个句子表达全部内容
[评分标准] :句子结构准确,信息内容完整,篇章结构连贯。
第二节 读写任务 (共1小题,满分25分)
阅读下面的短文,然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。
I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting when my car broke down near a remote and poor village. Cursing my misfortune, I was wondering where I was going to spend the night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me were arguing as to who should have the honor of receiving me as a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of an old woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me settled into a tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to a small town some 20 kilometres away where there was a garage.
I had noticed three hens running free in my hostess's courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. Some villagers brought me goat's cheese and honey. We drank together and talked merrily till far into the night.
When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman for the trouble I had caused her.
[写作内容] 学校举行了英语阅读读后感交流活动。阅读了上述故事后,你准备写一篇英语读后感的稿件以便明天发言。内容要求如下:
1. 以约30个词概括本文的要点;
2. 然后以约120个词谈谈你的感受,内容包括:
(1) 表达帮助别人或在需要时得到别人帮助的感受;
(2) 结合汶川地震、玉树地震等灾害发生时,你或你的朋友听到或看到的感人的事情,表达自己的观点。
(3) 呼吁在别人困难时伸出援手。
[写作要求]
1. 在作文中可以使用自己亲身的经历,也可以参照阅读材料的内容但不得直接引用原文中的句子;
2. 作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
龙川一中高三年级英语试题参考答案
第二节 信息匹配 46-50 C F E B D、
第四部分 写作(共2节,满分为40分)
第一节基础写作
第二节 读写任务
The story tells us that when the writer’s car broke down near a far-away village, he got help from all the villagers and felt grateful for how he had been treated.
I was moved by the story. Nothing is more impressive and unforgettable than being offered help or helping others in trouble. Since we are living under the same roof, there’s no doubt that we need to care about other people and support each other, especially when time is hard.
In these two years, there have been many disasters striking different parts of our country, causing thousands of people suffering pains of losing homes. I remembered when Wenchuan Earthquake took place; many of us donated money for people there. A beggar without legs, who was just able to earn his bread by begging for money, donated all his savings to help Wenchuan people. Hearing the story and watching all about this on TV, we were moved to tears. Why not hold out your helping hand to those who are suffering?
To give is to receive. What you give is the best gift for whoever are waiting for the help. ……