浙江省臨海市杜橋中學(xué)高三英語下學(xué)期第一次月考試題新人教版(1).doc

浙江省臨海市杜橋中學(xué)2014屆高三英語下學(xué)期第一次月考試題新人教版 第一部分：英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)：單項(xiàng)填空（共20小題；每小題0. 5分，滿分10分）從a、b、c和d四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。1. would you like a cup of tea? _. a. i wish i could b. yes, id love one c. just as i thought d. pretty well, thanks2. you are my best friend. i know i can _ you for good advice from time to time. a. count onb. deal withc. refer to d. stand for 3. lady wang _as a secretary for five years in the company, and now she is a general manager of it.a. has served b. serves c. had been serving d. served4. we became good friends quickly, _our life experiences couldnt have been more different. a. as long as b. even though c. in case d. as though 5. tell me your secret. i _. it wouldnt be a secret if i told you. a. wontb. needntc. mightntd. couldnt6. even after i _ to soil science, i sometimes wondered whether i was doing what i wanted to do. a. reactedb. switched c. adjusted d. contributed 7. dad decided to build a small tool room with a lock, _ he would keep his best tools so my brother couldnt reach them. a. whyb. where c. whod. which 8. _ with the effect of the color change, the woman smiled with satisfaction. a. pleased b. to pleasec. to be pleasedd. having pleased 9. it is _ common mistake for students to present something as a proven fact when it is actually _ opinion. a. the; an b. 不填; thec. a; 不填d. a; an10. i have learned a lot about asian customs, _ in the small village for three years in the early 1990s. a. livedb. to livec. having lived d. to have lived 11. _ electronic mail, today you can send a letter halfway around the world in seconds simply by pressing a button. a. thanks tob. apart from c. regardless of d. according to 12. what sort of sweets do you like? _ with chocolate inside. a. many b. such c. onesd. each13. the use of several senses gives the brain more connections and associations, making it easier _ information later, which assists memory and learning. a. find b. findingc. found d. to find14. cloud, a search and rescue dog, was praised for her good job and was given her favorite _: beef and rice doggy biscuits. a. comfort b. treatc. hobby d. plate15. of all the things i have done in my professional career, nothing has been more _ than writing that book. a. approved b. rewarding c. developedd. convincing16. the products, _ have been recently introduced, seem to be well accepted. a. several of thoseb. several of them c. several of whomd. several of which 17. these computers dont work _; they are connected with each other, so everyone can reach his friends computer. a. partly b. briefly c. separately d. automatically 18. wed _ it if youd call ms auger and tell her that were on our way up there to see her. a. expressb. dismiss c. admire d. appreciate 19. half of the worlds population is under the age of 25 and when they are not involved in the decision-making process, they are not aware of _ is taking place. a. whatb. whomc. which d. whose20. fancy meeting you here. _a. so youre going.b. thats very kind of you.c. have a nice time! d. yes, what a coincidence!第二節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從2140各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中（a、b、c和d）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。when i was 8, a gentleman came to my orphanage（孤兒院）and taught us how to do woodworking projects.i remember my first projecta small table. i was so 21 of it that i looked upon it as if i had created a(an) 22 . it was absolutely beautiful and it had taken me six weeks to 23 it. i could hardly wait to give it to mother winters as a 24 . she was the head mistress of our orphanage, who was always 25 with us.as the tables were not dry from the clear coating, the man told us to wait a few days before taking them to our dormitories. but i was just so 26 and happy that i couldnt wait. i dashed out like a 27, carrying my table, smiling from ear to ear.when i reached the dormitory i placed the little table beside my bed. i was 28 it when mother winters entered. she walked over to the table. running her hand 29 it, she noticed that it was still wet. “were you 30 to bring this home?” she asked.“no, maam,” i 31 with my head down.she ordered me to throw the table out and so i did. after she left, i immediately opened the door to get it back. there was 32 stuck all over. i brushed and cried, but it would not come off. i hid the table in my closet and never 33 it. a year later while cleaning up, i gave the table to mother henderson, my houseparent（宿管員）, thinking that she would 34 it away.thirty years later at a reunion, i 35 that mother henderson was living nearby, so i drove up to see her. we talked cheerfully for long. as i was about to leave, she asked me to come down to her 36 to get something important. i followed her 37 into a dark corner. she picked something up. 38 she turned around, i could see that she was holding a little table. mother henderson kept the little table that i had given up for lost so long ago. today, i look at that table with bittersweet memories but full of 39 to mother henderson, who kept it for a young orphan who tried very hard to 40 . 21. a. tiredb. ashamedc. proud d. aware 22. a. awardb. wonder c. record d. product23. a. design b. invent c. paintd. complete24. a. gift b. rewardc. prize d. souvenir25. a. satisfied b. strictc. patientd. angry26. a. upset b. amazedc. confidentd. excited27. a. thief b. heroc. swordd. flash28. a. drying b. observingc. admiringd. hiding29. a. into b. across c. aboved. after30. a. supposedb. embarrassedc. encouraged d. determined31. a. agreed b. sighedc. whispered d. argued32. a. dirtb. gluec. paint d. wood33. a. removedb. touchedc. shook d. split34. a. put b. givec. taked. throw35. a. learned b. expected c. remembered d. recommended36. a. bathroomb. balcony c. basement d. bedroom37. a. curiouslyb. unwillingly c. doubtfully d. worriedly38. a. before b. sincec. asd. until39. a. admirationb. gratitude c. sympathyd. regret40. a. adaptb. studyc. performd. please第二部分：閱讀理解（第一節(jié)20小題，第二節(jié)5小題；每小題2分，滿分50分）第一節(jié)：閱讀下列材料，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（a、b、c和d）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題紙上將該選項(xiàng)標(biāo)號(hào)涂黑。awhat is funny? the short answer is: who knows? the joke that causes a burst of laughter from one listener might be met with a puzzled look from another.in general, you should avoid jokes at any business or social gathering where there are more than two people in your conversational group. if there are only two people and they consist of you and your best friend go ahead and tell it. admittedly, a few people possess a perfect sense of timing, appropriateness, and joke delivery. you are probably not one of them. you might be quite funny and have many great jokes. but theres a place for jokes over dinner with family, hiking with friends, but business or social affairs with colleagues and acquaintances (熟人) are not it. it takes a whole other level of joke-telling ability to put a joke into the more formal conversations. the best jokes come into the conversation so that by the time listeners realize a joke is in progress, the punchline that produces humour is being delivered to their surprise and delight.jokes dont translate well when youre in a group with mixed backgrounds: those whose first language is not english, those who might not understand a special term or an “in” expression, young people who wouldnt catch a reference to some bit of culture familiar to older people and vice versa (反之亦然). what do you say if you realize your joke upset someone? apologize as briefly and as sincerely as you can, and hope that someone changes the subject. try saying: “im sorry. i should have known better” or “im sorry. i wasnt thinking.” what do you do if people dont get your joke or dont appear to find it as funny as you do? first, do not retell it, only louder this time, hoping the point of the joke will be seen. second, dont try to push people to get it. people do not like people whose jokes they dont understand. they feel stupid and need to blame someone. if you want to leave with the goodwill of your listeners, say something to make them feel less foolish. you could say: “i dont know why i tell jokes when im so poor at it.”the world needs laughter, and good humour is a success wherever it goes, so this caveat (告誡) about joke-telling is not meant to dampen high spirits or to advocate dull conversation. if youre a gifted story-teller and you know people love your jokes, go for it. we need your kind. the rest of us will save our jokes for family and close friends.41. according to the passage, it might be appropriate for you to tell a joke at a business or social gathering if _.a. the joke is well chosen b. you have complete confidence in your listeners sense of humor c. only you and your best friend are involved in the conversation d. the audience consists of your colleagues and acquaintances 42. why do some jokes fail to work?a. because the punchline is too long to catch.b. because the joke-teller uses wrong words and expressions.c. because the joke-teller and listeners dont share the same background knowledge.d. because the jokes are not properly translated into the listeners native language.43. how will people feel when they are joked about?a. they will feel happy if the joke is a pleasant one.b. they will be upset no matter what kind of joke it is.c. they will enjoy the joke when realizing that people are not laughing at them.d. they will panic because it makes them the center of attention.44. when people do not understand a joke they hear, they tend to _.a. believe its the joke-tellers faultb. get someone to retell the jokec. ask for explanationd. say something foolish45. which of the following best describes the writers opinion on joke-telling?a. nobody knows what makes a joke funny.b. we should not tell jokes unless we are asked to do so.c. joke-telling is a very complex thing.d. jokes should be told only to friends and family members. bbelow are some smart ways to stay healthy suggested by some american experts.drink more coffee when was the last time you heard a doctor use the word miracle? well, wake up and smell the coffee: “its amazing,” says liver specialist sanjiv chopra, md, professor of medicine at harvard medical school. “coffee is truly a lifesaving miracle drug.” though he says its still a “scientific mystery” how a simple cup of coffee works its wonders in the body, large epidemiological studies have repeatedly proved its astonishing benefits. “drink it black, or at most put a little skim milk in it” to minimize calories, dr. chopra recommends. he drinks at least four cups a day himself, though most people should limit themselves to two. and no, he jokes, “im not sponsored by starbucks.”take a walk for your memory aerobic (有氧運(yùn)動(dòng)的) exercise is good for your body, great for your mind, according to the latest research from brain-fitness pioneer arthur kramer. every year, an area called the hippocampus, which is key to memory, shrinks by about 1 to 2 percent, increasing the risk of dementia (腦衰) as the years roll by. however, kramers new investigations reveal that the hippocampi of adults who walked briskly for about 45 minutes three times a week grew by about 2 percent over the course of a year, preventing age-related shrinking.its never too late to start exercising, kramer says; volunteers in his research were between 55 and 80 years old and hadnt exercised at all. and it doesnt need to be backbreaking. “anything that raises your heart rate seems to work,” he says. “walking is fine. just find something you like and do it.”early to bed, early to eat “being a night owl might increase your waistline,” says sleep expert michael breus, phd. people who stay up late and sleep late tend to eat more fast food and consume more of their calories after 8 p.m. than do normal sleepers. “one of the easiest things that anyone on a diet can do to improve her results is go to bed and wake up at the same times every day,” breus says. “this way, your body knows when to sleep and is much more efficient. organize your eating, too, by trying to eat meals at the same times every day. avoid eating after 8 p.m., and dont miss morning meals by sleeping in.”use the 20-second rule whats the difference between having a goal and actually accomplishing it? just 20 seconds, says positive-psychology specialist shawn achor. researchers have learned that if we can cut 20 seconds off the startup time required for a task, were much more likely to follow through. so, for example, if you want to work out in the morning, place your shoes and exercise clothes next to your bed the night before. if you want to praise people more, put thank-you notes and a pen on your desk.imagine the worst to feel better dont count your blessings; subtract (扣除) them. “consciously spend a few minutes imagining what your life would be like without the good things,” says timothy wilson, a psychologist at the university of virginia. youll experience stronger feelings of love, gratitude, and happiness when you think about what life would be like without the people and things you love. “and theyll seem surprising and special again,” he adds.46. according to sanjiv chopra, most people should not drink more than _ cups of coffee a day.a. twob. threec. fourd. six47. which of the following may help people on a diet to improve their results? a. raising their heart rate.b. taking a walk for their memory.c. eating at fixed times.d. sleeping in every morning.48. according to shawn achor, if people place their shoes and exercise clothes next to their bed at bedtime, theyre more likely to _ the next morning.a. do exerciseb. set a goalc. cut 20 seconds offd. sleep 20 minutes more49. why should people spend a little time imagining their life without good things?a. to experience surprise.b. to feel better.c. to consider their own blessings.d. to prepare for the worst. cfive or six years ago, i attended a lecture on the science of attention. a professor who conducts research over in the medical school was talking about attention blindness, the basic feature of the human brain that, when we concentrate on one task, causes us to miss just about everything else. because we cant see what we cant see, our lecturer was determined to catch us in the act. he had us watch a video of six people tossing (投擲) basketballs back and forth, three in white shirts and three in black, and our task was to keep track only of the tosses among the people in white. the tape rolled, and everyone began counting.everyone except me. im dyslexic (患閱讀困難癥的), and the moment i saw that tape with the confusing basketball tossers, i knew i wouldnt be able to keep track of their movements, so i let my mind wander. i became curious, though, when about 30 seconds into the tape, a gorilla (大猩猩) walked in among the players. she (we later learned a female student was in the gorilla suit) stared at the camera, beat her chest with her fist, and then went away while they continued passing the balls.when the tape stopped, the professor asked how many people had counted at least a dozen basketball tosses. hands went up all over. he then asked who had counted 13, 14, and congratulated those whod scored the perfect 15. then he asked, “and who saw the gorilla?”i raised my hand and was surprised to discover i was the only person at my table and one of only three or four in the large room to do so. hed set us up, trapping us in our own attention blindness. yes, there had been a trick, but he wasnt the one who had played it on us. by concentrating so hard on counting, we had managed to miss the gorilla in the midst.attention blindness is the fundamental organizing principle of the brain, and i believe that it presents us with a great opportunity. my take is different from that of many neuroscientists: where they see the shortcomings of the individual, i sense an opportunity for cooperation. fortunately, given the interactive (互動(dòng)的) nature of most of our lives in the digital age, we have the tools to control our different forms of attention and take advantage of them.its not easy to admit that everything weve learned about how to pay attention means that weve been missing everything else. its not easy for us logical, intelligent, confident types to admit that the very key to our success our ability to discover a problem and solve it, an achievement obtained in all those years in school and beyond may be exactly what limits us. no one ever told us that our way of seeing left out everything else.50. which of the following is true about the writer when the tape was played?a. like everyone else, the writer was counting carefully.b. the writer had difficulty keeping track of the tossers movements.c. the writer showed great curiosity about what the players were doing.d. the writer tried hard to stop her mind from wandering.51. whats the total number of basketball tosses by the players in white shirts in the video?a. 13.b. 14. c. 15.d. 30.52. most of the people failed to notice the gorilla in the video because _.a. they focused on the basketball tossing onlyb. they were trapped by the basketball playersc. they did not know what they were supposed to dod