商鎮(zhèn)中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)12月份月考試題

1、商鎮(zhèn)中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)12月份月考試題第一卷一 英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共三大題，滿分50分）語(yǔ)音知識(shí)（共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分）從每小題的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。1. passengerA. sugar B. organize C. strange D. together2. chemistryA. stomach B. achieve C. check D. machine3. clubA. pollution B. struggle C. useful D. bury4. majority A. baggage B. a

2、ttract C. Canadian D. magazine5. area A. theatre B. breathe C. break D. heaven第二節(jié) 情景對(duì)話(共5小題,每小題1分,滿分5分) 根據(jù)對(duì)話情景和內(nèi)容,從對(duì)話后所給的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入每一空白處的最佳選項(xiàng),并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑.選項(xiàng)中有兩個(gè)為多余選項(xiàng)Jerry: Hi , Mike. Look like youve got some sun .Mike: I guess so. I spent the weekend on the beach.Jerry: Really? That sounds exciting.

3、_6_ Mike: At my friends house .He invited me to stay there for as long as I wanted .Jerry: _7_ Mike: Oh, I have a paper to work on.Jerry: _ 8_ I mean besides lying out in the sun. Mike: I play some volleyball . I never realized how hard it is to run on sand.Jerry: _9_ Did you go swimming? Mike: I in

4、tended to . _10_So I just went fishing. Jerry: All sounds so relaxing.A. What a pity! B. It must be cool.C. Where did you stay ? D. But how did you get there ?E. So what else did you do out there ? F. But the water wasnt warm enoughG. Then why not stay there for a longer time?第二節(jié)：語(yǔ)法和詞匯知識(shí)（共15 小題；每小題1

5、分，滿分15分）從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。11. The moment I got home, I found I _ my jacket on the playground.A. had left B. left C. have left D. was leaving12. Not until the motorbike looked almost new_ repairing and cleaning it.A. he stopped B. did he stop C. stopped he D. he did stop13. Mrs

6、. White found her husband _by letters and papers and_ very worried.A. surrounding ; looked B. surrounded ; lookedC. surrounding; looking D. surrounded ; looking14. What sort of house do you want to have? Something big?-Well, it _ be big-thats not important.A. mustnt B. neednt C. cant D. wont15. I at

7、e _ sandwich while I was waiting for_ 20:08 train.A. the, a B. the, the C. a, the D. a, a16. The message is very important, so it is supposed_ as soon as possible.A. to be sent B. to send C. being sent D. sending17. The prices of the flats _ are several times as high as in the countryside.A. downtow

8、n B. in the downtown C. in downtown D. at downtown18. The man pulled out a gold watch, _ were made of small diamonds.A. the hands of whom B. whom the hands ofC. which the hands of D. the hands of which19. _around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Birds Nest for the 2008 Olympic Games.A.

9、Having shown B. To be shown C. Having been shown D. To show20. The Government has promised to take _ to help the unemployed. A. means B. measures C. methods D. measurement21. The girl who is studying at the art college has a_ for music and dance.A. power B. present C. gift D. strength22. The lawyer

10、rarely wears anything other than jeans and a T-shirt _ the season.A. whateverB. whereverC. wheneverD. however23. I like getting up very early in summer. The morning air is so good _.A. to be breathedB. to breatheC. breathingD. being breathed24. Youre driving too fast. Can you drive _?A. more slowly

11、a bit B. slowly a bit more C. a bit more slowly D. slowly more a bit25. Would you permit me _ here? Sorry. We dont permit _ in the lab.A. smoking; smoking B. to smoke; to smokeC. smoking; to smoke D. to smoke; smoking第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題：每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)

12、涂黑。“Everything happens for the best,” my mother said whenever I faced disappointment. “If you _26_, something good will happen some day.”Mother was _27_, as I discovered after graduating from college, I had _28_ myself for a sports announcer. So I went to Chicago to knock on the door of every statio

13、n and was _29_ every time. In one station, a _30_ lady told me that large stations wouldnt employ a person without _31_ since I just graduated. “Go out of the town and find a small station that might give you _32_,” she said.I returned to Dixon, where I had finished my high school education and had

14、_32_ in the school football team. My father said that our town had built a store and wanted a man to _34_ its sports department. The job sounded just _35_ for me but I wasnt hired.My disappointment had _36_ as if by design. “Everything happens for the best,” Mom _37_ me. Dad lent me his car to look

15、for a job. I tried WOC Radio Davenport. The program director told me they had already _38_ an announcer. After I left his office, I asked aloud “_39_ can a fellow get to be a sports _40_ if he cant get a job in a radio station?” _41_, I heard the director calling. “Do you know anything about _42_?”

16、Then he asked me to _43_ an imaginary game. It was easy, and I did it without difficulty. The director was _44_ and told me I would be broadcasting a game on the _45_ Saturday.26. A. put on B. wait onC. move onD. carry on27. A. falseB. rightC. greatD. strong28. A. devotedB. designedC. foundD. enjoye

17、d29. A. calledB. receivedC. refusedD. accepted30. A. largeB. tallC. kindD. rude31. A. experienceB. examinationC. agreementD. permission32. A. moneyB. chanceC. timeD. patience33. A. playedB. joinedC. takenD. fought34. A. ownB. manageC. reportD. enter35. A. funnyB. reasonableC. rightD. important36. A.

18、 shownB. disappearedC. resultedD. turned37. A. askedB. advisedC. orderedD. reminded38. A. hiredB. firedC. dismissedD. bought39. A. WhatB. HowC. WheneverD. Wherever40. A. playerB. announcerC. fanD. coach41. A. SuddenlyB. HoweverC. BesidesD. Though42. A. chatB. musicC. footballD. broadcast43. A. makeB

19、. actC. broadcastD. play44. A. movedB. sorryC. thankfulD. satisfied45. A. pastB. comingC. lastD. rainy第三部分 閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑AMum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton（骨骼）in the closet（衣櫥）?” Jessica asked. “A skeleto

20、n in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully. “Well, its something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dads family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be a skeleton in his familys closet. He really wouldnt want any neighbor

21、to know about it.”“Why pick on my family?” Jessicas father said with anger. “Your family history isnt so good, you know. Wasnt your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ance

22、stors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now,” Jessica cut iin before things grew worse.After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessicas parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who

23、 hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessicas closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Je

24、ssicas mother sank in a faint（暈倒）, waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the schools skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help

25、me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “Theyre both crazy,” she thought.46. According to Jessicas mother, “a skeleton i

26、n the close” means _.A. a family honor B. a family secretC. a family story D. a family treasure47. What can we learn about some Australians ancestors form Paragraph 2?A. They were brought to Australia as prisoners.B. They were the earliest people living in Australia.C. They were involved in some cri

27、mes in Australia.D. They were not regarded as criminals in their days.48. Jessicas mother fell down into a faint because she was _.A. knocked B. frightened C. injured D. surprised49. Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?A. She was curious about it. B. She planned to keep it for fun.C. She needed it

28、 for her school task. D. She intended to scare her parents.50. Jessicas parents laughed madly at the end of the story probably because _.A. they were crazyB. they were over excitedC. they realized their misunderstandingD. they both thought they had won the quarrelBThey are the sort of friends who ar

29、e so close they trust each other with their lives. If one falls, the other is there to catch him.They are Wellman, whose legs were permanently injured nine years ago in a rock-climbing accident, and Corbett, an experienced rock climber. Together, they climbed up Half Dome, the famous 2,000-foot rock

30、 in the Yosemite National Park, through one of the most difficult routes(路線).During the climb, Corbett took the lead, hit in the metal spikes（尖狀物）that guided the ropes and climbed up. Then, after Wellman pulled himself up the rope, Corbett went down to remove the spikes and climbed up again. This pr

31、ocess was repeated time and again, inch by inch, for 13 days. Wellmans job was not easy either. He got himself up the rope through upper body strengthalone.In all, Wellman figured that he had done 5,000 pull-ups up the rope on the climb.However, when the two men first met, they never talked about cl

32、imbing. “He knew that was how I got injured.” Wellman said. Until one day Wellman decided that he wanted to climb again and they started training.Their climb of Half Dome was not all smooth. At one point, pieces of rock gave way, and Corbett dropped down quickly. Wellman locked their rope in place,

33、stopping the fall at 20 feet. His quick action probably saved his friends life.“Your partner can save your life you can save your partners life,” Wellman said as the pair received congratulations from friends. “There are real close ties.”51. Which of the following was a challenge for Corbett in clim

34、bing Half Dome?A. To climb up to remove the spikes. B. To climb it twiceC. To do 5,000 pull-ups up the rope. D. To lock the rope in place.52. Why did the two men never talk about climbing when they first met?A. Corbett was poorly trained.B. Wellman had lost interest in climbing.C. Corbett didnt want

35、 to hurt Wellman.D. Wellman hadnt decided whether to climb again.53. What do we know about Wellman?A. He climbed Half Dome by himself.B. He was disabled in a traffic accident.C. He stopped rock-climbing for some time.D. He was saved by Corbett during the climb.54. The main idea of the text is that .

36、A. two heads are better than oneB. friendship is precious in lifeC. the disabled should never give upD. a man can be destroyed but cannot be defeated. CGeorge Prochnik would like the world to put a sock in it. He makes his case in a new book, Listening for Meaning in a World of Noise. Here he explai

37、ns himself (using his indoor voice):“Weve become so accustomed to noise, theres almost a deep prejudice against the idea that silence might be beneficial. If you tell someone to be quiet, you sound like an old man. But its never been more important to find continuing quiet. Silence focuses us, impro

38、ves our health, and is a key to lasting peace and satisfaction.”“We need to excite people about the sounds you start to hear if you merely quiet things down a little. During a Japanese tea ceremony, the smallest sounds become a kind of artthe spoons making a light ringing sound on a bowl, the edges

39、of a kimono(和服)brushing against the floor.”“Deaf people are very attentive(專注的)in almost every aspect of life. If two deaf people are walking together, using sign language, they constantly watch out for each other and protect each other by paying steady attention to the other. They are connected yet

40、 also fully aware of their surroundings. Even deaf teenagers! We in the hearing world can learn from them. If we remove the powerful blasts(一陣陣)of noise, we become aware of an extraordinarily rich world around usof little soft sounds and the sound of footsteps, of bird songs and ice cracking(開裂聲). I

41、ts astonishing how beautiful things sound when you can really listen. ”55. What does the phrase “to put a sock in it” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?A. to be quiet B. to be colorfulC. to be full of love D. to be attentive to someone56. What does Prochnik say about us?A. We are used to quietnessB. We h

42、ave to put up with noiseC. We do not think silence to be beneficialD. We do not believe lasting peace to be available57. It can be inferred from the text that .A. we can benefit a lot from old peopleB. it is a good idea to use sign languageC. there is no escape from the world of soundD. it is possib

43、le to find how beautiful things sound DA recent study of ancient and modern elephants has come up with the unexpected conclusion that the African elephant is divided into two distinct (不同的) speciesThe discovery was made by researchers at York and Harvard universities when they were examining the gen

44、etic relationship between the ancient woolly mammoth and mastodon to modern elephantsthe Asian elephant, African forest elephant and African savanna elephantOnce they obtained DNA sequences (序列) from two fossils (化石)，mammoths and mastodons the team compared them with DNA from modern elephants. They

45、found to their amazement that modern forest and savanna elephants are as distinct from each other as Asian elephants and mammoths.The scientists used detailed genetic analysis to prove that the African savanna elephants and the African forest elephants have been distinct species for several million

46、years. The divergence of the two species took place around the time of the divergence of Asian elephants and woolly mammoths. This result amazed all the scientists.There has long been debate in the scientific community that the two might be separate species but this is the most convincing scientific

47、 evidence so far that they are indeed different species.Previously, many naturalists believed that African savanna elephants and African forest elephants were two populations of the same species despite the elephants significant size differences. The savanna elephant has an average shoulder height o

48、f 3.5metres while the forest elephant has an average shoulder height of 2.5metres. The savanna elephant weighs between six and seven tons, roughly double the weight of the forest elephant. But the fact that they look so different does not necessarily mean they are different species. However, the pro

49、of lay in the analysis of the DNA.Alfred Roca, assistant professor in the department of Animal Sciences at the University of Minois, said, “We now have to treat the forest and savanna elephants as two different units for conservation purpose. Since 1950 all African elephants have been conserved as o

50、ne species. Now that we know the forest and savanna elephants are two very distinct animals, the forest elephant should become a bigger priority (優(yōu)先)for conservation purpose .”58. One of the fossils studied by the researchers is that of _.A. the Asian elephant B. the forest elephantC. the savanna el

51、ephant D. the mastodon elephant59. The underlined word “divergence” in paragraph 4means “_”A. evolution B. exhibition C. separation D. examination60. The researchers conclusion was based on a study of the African elephants _A. DNA B. height C. weight D. population第二節(jié)（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下框的AF選項(xiàng)

52、中選出能概括每一段主題的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有一項(xiàng)為多余項(xiàng)。A Gift giving proven to be valuable.B. Memories from gift givingC. Moments and events for gift givingD. Various functions of gift givingE. Gift giving as a wasteful practiceF. Gift giving as a two-way social activity Gift Giving61._ There are many occasions（場(chǎng)合） for giving

53、 gifts in modern industrialized societies; birthdays, naming ceremonies, weddings, anniversaries, New Year, It is common to give gifts on many of these celebrations in western cultures. In addition, special events, such as ones first day of school or graduation from university, often require gift fi

54、ving.62._ What is happening when we give gifts? Most important, we are exchanging gifts. If someone gives me a gift for my birthday, I know that I am usually expected to give one on his or her next birthday. A gift builds up or confirms a social obligation（義務(wù)）.63._ Gifts tighten personal relationshi

55、ps and provide a means of communication between loved ones. People say that a gift lets the recipient（接受者） know we are thinking of them, and that we want to make the person “feel special.” We want people to feel wanted, to feel part of our social or family group. We give presents to say “Im sorry.”

56、Sometimes it is difficult for us to find a present that someone will like. Sometimes we give things that we like or would frrl comfortable with. In all these cases, the gifts are sending out messagesoften very expressive ones.64._ People tend to talk about presents in a fairly loving way. A woman whose mot