陜西渭南市合陽縣合陽中學(xué)高三10月月考英語試題及答案

1、合陽中學(xué)校2014-2015學(xué)年度10月月考試題英語試題第卷(共95分)第一部分 英語知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共四節(jié)，滿分55分）第一節(jié) 語音知識(shí)（共5小題，每小題1分，滿分5分）從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. disaster a. nation b. quality c. damage d. command2. hopeful a. vocabulary b. devote c. recover d. block3. straight a. said b. bargain c. curtain d. main4. presid

2、ent a. outdoors b. sugar c. measure d. rescue5. thunder a. clothes b. breathe c. those d. beneath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)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。woman: _6_john: hello, i just received the shirt i ordered, but its the wrong colour.woman: _7_john: 84950234woman: y

3、ou ordered a long-sleeved polo shirt in forest green. size large.john: _8_woman: really? im so sorry. _9_john: when will i receive the new shirt?woman: _10_a. ill send you a replacement right away.b. hello, can i help you?c. but the shirt you sent me is dark blue.d. what size would you like?e. pleas

4、e show me your phone number, and ill check it for you.f. in about 3 working days.g. its up to you.第三節(jié) 語法和詞匯知識(shí)（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分） 從每小題的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)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。11. it is always the husband who _ first when a quarrel breaks out between the young couple. a. gives off b. gives out c. giv

5、es away d. gives in12. he _ a job in the firm in 1990 and _ there ever since. a. gets; worked b. got; has worked c. got; had worked d. gets; has worked13. this is the first time that we _ a film in the cinema together as a family. a. see b. had seen c. saw d. have seen14. _ the number of the cars, o

6、nly _ small number of people have attended the meeting. a. judged from; the b. judging from; the c. judged from; a d. judging from; a15. lucy wasnt saying anything, but the teacher smiled at her as if she _ something very clever.a. had done b. did c. has done d. does16. look at those clouds! dont wo

7、rry. _ it rains, well still have a great time. a. as though b. even if c. in case d. if only17. this book _ the life of the students is popular with the teenagers. a. which based on b. basing on c. based on d. being based on 18. is the work difficult? not at all. it is easy _. a. to do b. to be done

8、 c. doing d. to have done19. it took _ building supplies to construct these energy-saving houses. it took brains, too.a. less than b. other than c. rather than d. more than20. film has a much shorter history, especially when _ such art forms as music and painting. a.having compared to b.comparing to

9、 c. compare to d. compared to 21. the woman farmer saw a long snake on the way to her apple garden suddenly. the _ look on her face suggested she _. a. frightened; had been frightened b. frightened; be frightenedc. frightening; had been frightened d. frightening; was frightened22. was it in the whit

10、e building, if i may ask, _ he made a speech to thousands of people? a. that b. where c.which d.when23. the old worker insisted that he _ old, and _ back to the working post again. a. wasnt; be sent b. wasnt; was sent c. be not; send d. isnt; must send24. its a long time _ i saw you last. yes, and w

11、hat a pity. it will be a long time _ we see each other again.a. before; before b. since; since c. before; since d. since; before25. the prize will go to the writer _ story shows the most imagination. a. what b. that c. whose d. which第四節(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，從短文后各題的a、b、c、d四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出適合填入對(duì)應(yīng)空

12、白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該選項(xiàng)涂黑。 it was a busy morning, about 8:30, when an elderly gentleman in his 80s came to thehospital. i heard him saying to the nurse that he was in a hurry for an appointment at 9:30the nurse had him take a _26_ in the waiting area, _27_ him it would be at least 40 minutes _28_ someone

13、 would be able to see him. i saw him _29_ his watch and decided, since i was _30_ busy my patient didnt _31_ at the appointed hour. i would examine his wound. while taking care of his wound, i asked him if he had another doctors appointmentthe gentleman said no and told me that he _32_ to go to the

14、nursing home to eat breakfast with his _33_. he told me that she had been _34_ for a while and that she had a special disease. i asked if she would be _35_ if he was a bit late. he replied that she _36_ knew who he was，and that she had not been able to _37_ him for five years now. i was _38_ , and a

15、sked him，“and you _39_ go every morning，even though she doesnt know who you are?”he smiled and said“she doesnt know me, but i know who she is.” i had to hold back_40_ as he left.now i _41_ that in marriages，true love is _42_ of all that is. the happiest people dont _43_ have the best of everything；t

16、hey just _44_ the best of everything they have. _45_ isnt about how to live through the storm，but how to dance in the rain.26. a. breath b. test c. seat d. break27. a. persuading b. promising c. understanding d. telling28. a. if b. before c. since d. after29. a. taking off b.fixing c. looking at d.

17、winding20. a. very b. also c. seldom d. not31. a. turn up b. show off c. come on d. go away32. a. needed b. forgot c. agreed d. happened33. a. daughter b. wife c. mother d. sister34. a. late b. well c. around d. there35. a. lonely b. worried c. doubtful d. hungry36. a. so far b. neither c. no longer

18、 d. already37. a. recognize b. answer c. believe d. expect38. a. moved b. disappointed c. surprised d. satisfied39 .a. only b. then c. thus d. still40. a. curiosity b. tears c. words d. judgment41 .a. realize b. suggest c. hope d. prove42. a. agreement b. expression c. acceptance d. exhibition43. a.

19、 necessarily b. completely c. naturally d. frequently44. a. learn b. make c. favor d. try45. a adventure b. beauty c. trust d. life第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題，每小題2分，滿分30分） 閱讀下列四篇短文，從每小題后所給的abcd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。 a.his first successful fight was for the equal rights of black people in south

20、 africa. then, as the first black president, he fought to unite the country and organize the government. now nelson mandela has set his sights on a new enemy, aids. on march 19, the 82-year-old former president, hosted his second aids-awareness concert. he warned that 25 million people in africa wer

21、e already infected with the fatal disease. mandela was born in a small village in south africa in 1918. he was adopted by the chief of his tribe and could have been a chief himself and lived a happy country life. but he refused to be a chief when his people lived under racial discrimination(歧視). he

22、decided to fight for equal rights for all the people in south africa. before 1990, under the countrys racial segregation law, colored and white people lived separately. black people were treated unfairly even when taking a bus. blacks had to stand at the back of the bus to make room for white people

23、 even when there were only a few of them on board. for his opposition to the system, mandela was arrested and spent 27 years in prison. he was freed in 1990 and became the president of the country after the first election was held in which everyone could vote. mandela was not only a political fighte

24、r who attacked with speeches. he was also a trained boxer and fought in the ring when he was young. “although i did not enjoy the violence of boxing, i was interested in how one moved ones body to protect oneself, how one used a strategy both to attack and retreat”, he wrote in his autobiography. as

25、 a skillful fighter, he chose music as his weapon against aids. he hopes to win another victory against aids.46.when was mandela arrested?ain 1963bin 1990cwhen he refused to be a chiefdwhen he became the president47.nelson mandela succeeded in doing the following except _. awinning the equal rights

26、for the black people in south africabuniting south africacorganizing a government in south africadcontrolling the spread of aids48.if nelson mandela hadnt fought against racial discrimination, he_. acould have been the president of south africabcould still have lived a happy lifeccould have been in

27、a difficult situationdwould have been an excellent boxer49. which of the following statements can best describe the life of nelson mandela? astruggle is his lifebsports make his famecfight for equal rights da great fighter against government. b.america is a mobile society. friendships between americ

28、ans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. neither side feels hurt by this. both may exchange christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while then no more. if the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. th

29、is can be quite difficult for us chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families. americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life.

30、 they will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily. another difficult point for us chinese to understand americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they dont show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time.

31、 this is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. we may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. the americans, however, express their

32、welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their routine. they will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. and they expect that we will phone them from there. once we arrive at their homes, the welcome

33、will be full, warm and real. we will find ourselves treated hospitably. for the americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. so accept their hospitality at home.50. the writer of this passage must be

34、_.a. an americanb. a professor c. a chinesed. a student51. which of the following statements is true according to the passage?a. friendships between americans usually extend deeply into their families.b. americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break. c. americans always sho

35、w their warmth even if they are very busy.d. friendships between americans usually last for all their lives.52. from the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in america to visit an american friend, we will probably be _.a. warmly welcomed at the airport b. offered a ride to his homec

36、. treated to dinner in a restaurant d. treated hospitably at his home 53. the underlined words “generous with our time” in paragraph 3 probably mean _ .a. strict with time b. willing to spend time c. careful with timed. serious with time.c.everybody hates rats. but in the earthquake capitals of the

37、world japan, los angeles, turkey rats will soon be mans new best friends. what happens after an earthquake? we send in rescue dogs. why? because they can smell people. dogs save lives. they help rescuers to find living people. but dogs are big and they cant get into small spaces. so now a new resear

38、ch project is using a smaller animal to save lives: the rat. how does it work? first , the rat is trained to smell people. when this happens, the rats brain gives a signal.this is sent to a small radio on its back, and then the rescuers follow the radio signals. when the rats brain activity jumps, t

39、he rescuers know that someone is alive. the rat has smelled that person. although there are already robots which can do this job, rats are better. christian linster at cornell university, new york, says, “robots noses dont work well when there are other smells around. rats are good at that. ” rats c

40、an also see in the dark. they are cheaper and quicker to train than dogs, and unlike robots, they dont need electricity! the “rat project” is not finished, but julie ryan of international rescue corps in scotland says, “it would be fantastic. a rat could get into spaces we couldnt get to, and a rat

41、would get out if it wasnt safe.” perhaps for the first time in history, people will be happy to see a rat in a building（but only after an earthquake, of course.）54from the third paragraph we know the rescuers can judge a person is alive by .athe noise made by the rat bthe rats unusual behaviourcthe

42、smell given off by the person dthe signal sent by the radio on the rats back55in doing rescue jobs,_. .arats smell better than dogsbrobots sense of smell can be affected by other smells around.cdogs dont need to be trained to smell people drats can see in the dark and smaller than robots56rats have

43、all the following advantages except that_ . athey are less expensive to train than dogsbthey are more fantastic than other animalscthey dont need electricity dthey are small and can get into small places57after reading the passage we can know .aat present rats have taken the place of dogs in searchi

44、ng for peoplebthe “rat project” has been finishedcnow people still use dogs and robots in saving peopledpeople are now happy to see a rat in a building d.english is the most widely used language in the history of our planet. one in every seven human beings can speak it. more than half of the worlds

45、books and three quarters of international mail are in english. of all languages, english has the largest vocabulary perhaps as many as two million words.however, lets face it: english is a crazy language. there is no egg in an eggplant, neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger

46、. sweet-meats are candy, while sweetbreads, which arent sweet, are meat.we take english for granted. but when we explore its paradoxes (探討它的矛盾), we find that quicksand can work slowly, boxing rings are square, public bathrooms have no baths in them.and why is it that a writer writes, but fingers don

47、t fing, grocers dont groce, and hammers dont ham? if the plural of tooth is teeth, shouldnt the plural of booth be beeth? one goose, two geese so one moose, two meese?how can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same, while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites? how can overlook and oversee be op

48、posites, while quite a lot and quite a few are alike? how can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?english was invented by people, not computers, and it reflects (反映) the creativity of human beings. thats why, when stars are out, they are visible (能看見的); but when the lights a

49、re out, they are invisible. and why, when i wind up my watch, i start it; but when i wind up this essay, i end it.58. according to the passage _.a. boxing rings should be roundb. there should be egg in an eggplantc. pineapples are the apples on the pine treed. sweet-meats and sweetbreads are differe

50、nt things59.which of the following is the correct plural?a. beeth. b. geese. c. meese. d. tooth.60.which of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning?a. a wise man and a wise guy.b. overlook and oversee.c. quite a lot and quite a few.d. hot as hell and cold as hell. 第二節(jié)（共5小題，每小

51、題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從下框的a-f選項(xiàng)中選出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. smiling builds up confidence.b. smiling changes mood.c. smiling helps stay positive.d. smiling defeats diseasese. smiling attracts people.f. smiling relieves stress.61. _like a flower with a pleasant scent, your smile can draw people close enou

52、gh to see inside you. thats smile power. a smile has the power to radiate the qualities that make you beautiful on the inside kindness, friendship, honesty, respect, patience, and self-control. so please give smiles away like flowers. let your smile be an invitation for others to get to know the gre

53、at person behind the smile. then let people see that your smile doesnt stop at your mouth. it goes all the way to your heart. on the other hand, we are drawn to people who smile and we want to know a smiling person and figure out what is so good. frowns, scowls and grimaces all push people away, but

54、 a smile draws them in.62. _ next time you are feeling down, try putting on a smile. theres a good chance your mood will change for the better. smiling can trick the body into helping you to have a good feeling. so smile is a good state of mind, you have a smile, then you will have a better feeling. so when you are smiling you lighten up the room, change the moods of others, and make things happier.63. _ the muscles we use to smile