四川省瀘州高級教育培訓學校2012屆高三英語12月月考試題

1、四川省瀘州高級教育培訓學校2012屆高三英語12月月考試題第 I 卷第一部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)：單項填空（共20小題；滿分20分）從A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項標號涂黑。1As a film star she was a success, but as a wife she was _ failure, so their marriage ended in _ failure.A/; / B /; a Ca; a Da; / 2The scene of the story _me of the happy days tha

2、t I spent in the beautiful countryside when I was youngArecalled Binformed Creminded Dremembered3 What do you think of the furniture on exhibition? Well, great! But I dont think much of _ you bought Athe one Bit Cthat Dwhich 4I'd like to meet Mr. King. Sorry, to my_, he has gone home.Adelight Ba

3、wareness Cknowledge Dsorrow5The price of the house this year is _that last yearAas twice high as Btwice more expensive thanCas high as twice Dtwice the amount of6I'm terribly sorry, LucyI've left your notebook at home_? I reminded you last nightASo what BWhy notCHow come DWhat if7I soon foun

4、d that the work I was doing had already been done by someone else，_, I was wasting my time. Ato make things worse Bin other words Cat the same time Dfor another thing8The pirate （海盜） problem of Somali is generally thought to go _ with the bad situation in the country. Bringing the country back to no

5、rmal is the best solution to the problem.Ahand in hand Bat hand Cin hand Dby hand9After that ,he knew he could any emergency by doing what he could to the best of his ability. A. get away with B.get on with C.get through D.get across10What's that noise?Oh, my God! I _to turn the tap off after I

6、brushed my teethAwas forgetting Bhad forgotten Cforgot Dforget11_around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Birds Nest for the 2008 Olympic Games.AHaving shown BTo be shown CHaving been shown DTo show12Pack up the items youd like _ along and leave behind those you dislike _ with you on you

7、r journey. Ato take; to take Btaking; taking Cto take; taking Dtaking; to take 13_, John returned to school from his hometown.AThe summer vacation being over BThe summer vacation is overCBecause the summer vacation over DAfter the summer vacation being over14. He must have got punished yesterday by

8、his parents for what he had done, _? A. mustnt he B. hasnt he C. didnt he D. neednt he15Sam some knowledge of the computer just by watching others working on it. A.picked up B. looked up C. brought up D. set up 16The city was attacked by _ terrible weather _few citizens had ever experienced beforeAs

9、o, as Bso, that Csuch, that Dsuch, as 17“I hate you, I dont want to see you any more.” Such _ what John said when he left _. Ais; in a hurry Bwere; angrily Care; happily Dwas; in anger 18Each of the students in our class_great interest in English and we each_a copy of A New English¬Chinese Dict

10、ionary. Ashows; have Bshow; has Care; has Dis; have19I have just received another message, telling me I have won a big prizeDon't jump on itYou _Ashould be cheated Bare being cheated Care cheating Dmust have cheated20Jasmine was holidaying with her family in a wildlife park _ she was bitten on t

11、he leg by a lion.Awhen Bwhile Csince Donce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41-60各題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該選項標號涂黑。Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salomes 21 filled the room and brought th

12、e theater to life. I was so 22 that I decided to write an article about her.I 23 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She 24 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I 25 I was

13、 lying. I was not a writer at all and hadnt even written a grocery list.I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there 26 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me” I soon realized that 27 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine w

14、as just impossible. The 28 was almost unbearable. I struggled for days 29 draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.It didnt take long. My manuscript 30 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I 31 in a world of professional writers? Kno

15、wing I couldnt 32 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.Five years later, I was moving to California. While 33 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editors letter in 34 :Ms Profit,Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet

16、we need some 35 materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to 36 your story soon.Shocked, it took me a long time to 37 . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I los

17、t years of 38 writing. Today, I have become a full time writer. Looking back on this 39 , I learned a very important lesson: You cant 40 to doubt yourself.21AjoyBvoiceCspeechDsmile22AproudBactiveCsatisfiedDmoved23AvisitedBemailedCphonedDinterviewed24AagreedBrefusedChesitatedDpaused25ArepliedBdiscove

18、redCexplainedDknew26AseriouslyBpatientlyCnervouslyDquietly 27AblamingBfoolingCinvitingDurging28AhardshipBfailureCcommentDpressure29AwithBbyConDin30AdisappearedBreturnedCspreadDimproved31AcompareBstruggleCsurviveDcompete32AignoreBdeliverCfaceDreceive33AdecoratingBrepairingCcleaningDleaving34Adisbelie

19、fBanxietyChorrorDtrouble35AsubjectiveBrelevantCprivateDreliable36AbroadcastBcreateCpublishDassess37ArecoverBprepareCescapeDconcentrate38AenergeticBendlessCtypicalDenjoyable39AexperienceBsuccessCbenefitDaccident40AattemptBaffordCexpectDpretend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)：閱讀下列短文， 從每題所給的四個選

20、項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項. AThe Sahara is huge the largest desert on the earth. It covers about 3.5 million square miles of North Africa. That is about as big as the whole United States, but some scientists think that the Sahara will have become smaller by the year 3000.Can someone explore the Sahara witho

21、ut going there? Yes. In fact, some of the most exciting discoveries about the Sahara have been made using “explorers” high in the sky. Thanks to these sky-high explorers, we know more about the history of this amazing desert.The satellites send down images or pictures of the earth. Some are taken us

22、ing the SIR-A radar system. It can make images that show what is under the ground below the sand. These images have shown geologists that, in ancient times, there were lakes, mountains, and valleys where the Sahara is now.The Sahara was not always a forbidding desert. Long ago, dinosaurs and giant c

23、rocodiles lived there. After the dinosaurs died out, giraffes, elephants, hippos and other animals lived in the Sahara. So did people. They were shepherds (牧羊人) and hunters who had small villages and farmed the land. There were forests and grasslands where the desert is now.Then, about 6,000 years a

24、go, the climate began to change. Within a few centuries, the Sahara became the desert. Why? Scientists think that conditions in the atmosphere changed, so that the Sahara became warmer and drier. As the climate changed, fewer and fewer plants could grow there, and the people had to move to places wh

25、ere there was more water.Satellite images help us make other discoveries about the Sahara. With these pictures, archaeologists can find where ancient people had their settlements. Paleontologists scientists who study fossils to learn about prehistoric life use satellite images to help them find the

26、best places to search for clues to life millions of years ago.41. What would be the best title for the passage?A. The Worlds Largest Desert B. Exploring the Sahara with SatellitesC. The SIR-A Radar System D. What Is the Sahara like?42. How do the experts learn about the Saharas past?A. By studying t

27、he formation of the sand there.B. By looking at the desert from space.C. By studying the images sent back from space.D. By examining the fossils of animals.43. From the passage we can learn that _.A. the dinosaurs died out because it was too hotB. it rained a lot in the Sahara a long time agoC. few

28、plants grew in the Sahara a long time agoD. the Sahara was full of life a long time B“Money cant buy happiness,” says Madonna, who once called herself the “material girl”. Thats quite a lesson from the 46-year-old pop singers fifth childrens book in the past 18 months. Lotsa de Casha hits store shel

29、ves this week.“Lotsa was by far the richest man in the country. He had everything that money could buy,” is the opening line of her latest book. “But there was a tiny problem. No matter how much money Lotsa de Casha made, he wasnt happy.” The short book concludes with the moral, “When you learn to s

30、hare, you will not only find happiness, but also find a friend.”Well-known as much for her charming dance sings“Vogue” (時尚) and “Ray of Light” as dancing on the stage while taking off a wedding dressing 20 years ago to perform “Like a Virgin” on MTV, Madonna Ciccone Ritchie says she has left some of

31、 her old silliness behind and grown up now.“Id like to think Ive been evolving and transforming throughout my career. I have grown up,” she told Reuters in an interview.“The media like to say its just another one of my guises”, she talks about her career as an author, “but its much more deep and pro

32、found (深刻的) than that.”Madonna, the singer, is known as a changeable person. Similarly, Madonna, the writer has written a series of books which barely resemble each other.But Madonna insists the five books convey the same message, “Nothing is what it seems.”Her intended audience and some critics mig

33、ht agree.A book reading at a New York bookstore on Tuesday drew puzzlement from the group of about 25 kids, who appeared to have difficulty understanding the books real meaning.“I think she makes the same mistake as every celebrity (名人) author makes; they think they can write childrens books,” said

34、Ilene Cooper, the childrens book editor of Booklist, “Generally the results are terrible, beyond awful.” 44.What will happen to Madonnas fifth childrens book this week?A. It will damage the store shelves. B. It will be given to every child.C. It will be published formally. D. It will give the audien

35、ce a lesson.45.The book Lotsa de Casha is mainly about _.A. the importance of money B. the real sources of happinessC. Madonnas life as an artist D. how to earn more money46.What can we learn from the passage?A. Madonnas new book is quite popular with kids.B. Madonna is a famous singer and writer.C.

36、 Madonna is confident about her new book.D. The public thinks highly of Madonnas new book.CYou could make a pretty damn good argument that, on the court, these are the best days in the history of the NBA. So why isnt the world singing the praises of the NBA? Why isnt todays NBA outperforming the NFL

37、, NASCAR, and Major League Baseball, all of which have been rocked by scandals（丑聞）large and small over the last few years? Simply because todays NBA scares white people.The NBA now has a serious image problem; more than any other sport, its pulled in two opposite directions. As its been for years, w

38、hites make up a majority of the fan base; blacks make up a majority of the players. And as those players have benefited from increasing paychecks, theyve exercised their influence to shape the sights, the sounds, the feel of the game around them in their own image.Its also got a skill set thats far

39、beyond almost all its fans, white or black. And while we can appreciate such excellent performance, the fact that we cant do it puts many fans at some kind of small but measurable emotional distance from the game. Whats upsetting White America is the way that the NBA is hugging every element of hip-

40、hop culture-the music, the fashion, the attitude.The NBA has the potential to be a bridge between cultures, a way to bring both sides together in cheering some of the best athletes of any color. But its a fragile易碎的 bridge indeed, where every black or white element apparently forces out its racial o

41、pposite. And its not hard to imagine a time when nobody will be interested in crossing over.47The authors attitude towards the NBA culture could be described as .Aneutral（中立的） Bdoubtful CcriticalDsupportive48Why is todays NBA not highly praised?AWhite people dont like all players of NBA.BThe NBA doe

42、snt play better than other leagues.CThe NBA is alongside with scandals.DWhite people are scared away from the NBA culture.49The serious image problem of the NBA refers to .Athe cultural conflict between white and blackBthe racial backgrounds of white and blackCthe hip-hop culture popular with fansDt

43、he emotional distance resulting from viewing basketball50The skill set of the NBA is considered to .Abe beyond the fans appreciationBbe part of the hip-hop cultureCkeep fans away to some extent (程度)Dgo beyond the tolerance of most fans51From the last paragraph, we can infer that .Athe NBA will break

44、 up in the futureBthe NBA does little to bridge different culturesCnobody will be interested in the NBAs performanceDthe best athletes in the NBA will not be popular any moreD“Teenagers who claim that stress makes pimples (青春痘) break out are telling the truth: The stress of taking an exam can make p

45、imples worse,” researchers reported on Tuesday.Dr. Gil Yosipovitch, a professor at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, said in a telephone interview, “A lot of our patients mention that when they are stressed, their pimples get worse.” But which comes first the pimples or the stress? Bacteria

46、 are often blamed for the inflammation (發(fā)炎) that causes pimples.Yosipovitch and his colleagues set up a test to find out if stress contributes, too. They tested 94 students in Singapore, where the climate is stable, to rule out possible weather factors. The students had an average age of just under

47、15 and were undergoing an annual exam that determined who would go to university. The students completed a questionnaire widely used in stress research, once just before mid-year exams and again during the summer break. However, the results showed that sebum (皮脂) production hadnt changed significant

48、ly despite the change in stress levels.Blackheads, whiteheads and pustules are all caused by an oily substance called sebum that coats the skin and protects the hair. It can be overproduced and clog pores (毛孔) in the time of stress, and this is related to the appearance of pimples. Teenagers are esp

49、ecially likely to have pimples, but studies have shown that cleanliness and diet are not important factors. The students did not have any more blackheads or whiteheads, which blocked pores, and do not involve inflammation, but they did have more pustules or pimples, which are raised bumps containing

50、 pus (膿). Dr. Yosipovitch believed inflammation may be to blame rather than greasy skin, and that stress made the skin condition worse.Yosipovitch believed the findings might apply to other skin conditions. “A lot of our skin diseases are associated with stress,” Yosipovitch said. He believed the sk

51、in mirrors what is going on in a persons mind. 52. What did the research conclude?A. Stress could make pimples worse. B. Bacteria could cause inflammation.C. Inflammation could cause pimples. D. Pimples could actually lead to stress.53. Why did Yosipovitch and his colleagues carry out the test?A. To

52、 see if the students could complete the questionnaire.B. To find out whether stress was beneficial to teenagers.C. To learn what caused the stress of taking an exam.D. To find out whether stress had anything to do with pimples.54. Why did the researchers choose students in Singapore to do the resear

53、ch?A. Students in Singapore took many exams.B. Students in Singapore were worried about their future.C. The weather in Singapore was not very changeable.D. Students in Singapore liked such a research.55. The underlined word “clog” in Paragraph 4 most probably means “ _”.A. enlarge B. shorten C. dest

54、roy D. block 56. What can we infer from the passage?A. Less stress helps to make the skin condition better.B. Cleanliness and health are said to be important for a smooth face.C. The overproduced sebum is the key factor leading to bumps.D. The findings can be used to cure other skin diseases.ESONY C

55、orporation announced the development of a small two_foot entertainment robot “SDR-4X” that can adapt its performance to its environment and situations found in the house. The company hopes to further develop the possibility for a biped-walking robot. Richer communication with people can be realized by using a variety of sensor systems, performance control software based on m