1、高考资源网() 您身边的高考专家岳阳市第一中学20112012学年高三年级第三次月考英 语 试 题本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分,共120分,考试时间120分钟。 第一卷(两部分,共75分)第一部分:(共两节,满分30分)第一节: 单项填空 (共20小题;每小题05分,满分10分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1-SteveWe will take an examination in physics next week -Yes, but dont work too hard._AIt doesnt matterBAll the bestCTa
2、ke it easyDTry your luck2- What did you think of the place? - I didnt care for it at _ first, but after _ time I got to like itA/; aBthe; aCa; theD/; the3Henry has come in his raincoat and gumboots, _ for rainApreparedBpreparingChaving preparedDprepares4My seat was next to _ of the famous writers so
3、 I could ask for some advice from him about writingAitBthisCthatDone5I have $50, but that isnt _ enough for my journey fareAalmost Bnearly Chardly Dmostly6- Will another fifty be enough? - Just twenty will _ Awork Bdo Csuit Dfit7When she came in, she found a stranger _ at the back of the classroom w
4、ith his eyes _ upon herAsitting; fixingBsat; fixingCseating; fixedDseated; fixed8Nearly a month had gone by _ she showed some sign of giving in to her fatherAuntilBbeforeCsinceDafter9- What bad luck that we _ the football match in the last 3 minutes! - Especially when we _ so hard in the past two mo
5、nthsAhad lost; trainedBlost; have been trainingChave lost; have trainedDwere losing; had trained10-Thanks for your trouble -Not at allIm _ pleased to help youAtoo muchBtoo only Cso muchDonly too11-Did you reach the top of the mountain? -YesEven I myself didnt believe I could _ itAworkBclimbCmakeDget
6、12An opinion is _ someone believes is true but has not been proved.AwhatBthatCwhichDwhether13Every student _ remain in his seat before the test papers are collected.AcanBmayCwillDshall14_ in the school regulation that students shouldnt use cell phones in the campus AWhat requiresBWhat is requiredCIt
7、 requires DIt is required15She felt sorry that she had disturbed the _ calmness of a man she respected.AregularBnormal CusualDcommon 16- Will $200 _ the cost of the damage? - Im afraid notI need at least $100 moreAdoBincludeCcoverDafford17-Excuse meCan you spare me a few minutes? -_AWhats on?BWhats
8、up?CWhats more?DWhat is it?18He is always ready to help others, seldom, _, refusing them when they turn to himAif neverBif everCif notDif any19The committee asked for these suggestions to be _ on paper, so that they might study them furtherAbrought downBhanded downClaid downDput down20- Do you think
9、 Bob will attend the meeting this afternoon? - _AI hope notBI dont hope soCI dont think itDI hope he would第二节 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)阅读下面的短文,从短文所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。Every morning, Lula wheels herself into the living room where she sits for hours, totally lost in thoughts The days are short
10、 and _21_ now, so different from last summer when Lula, at age 94, walked through a world lit up by _22_Her college sweetheart had found her, 76 years after their first kissThey married. Five weeks later a car crash _23_ their honeymoonNow she is _24_ again In 1923, barely 18, Lula first met PaulThe
11、n one day they danced and Paul sent Lula home, kissed her and leftTheir _25_ was onThey left school to teach in _26_ places, but kept up a _27_, writing letters and seeing each other _28_Neither of them had a car_29_ were not for chatting in those days Lula loved Paul, but she was _30_, since he nev
12、er spoke of _31_She started dating others and fell in love with Larry MarschatNear the end of 1926, Lula _32_ telling Paul she had been asked to marry Paul was _33_ learning Lula was leaving himHe _34_ wrote backHe had been in _35_ for very longHe had intended to see her when he felt fit enoughBut L
13、ula did not know thisShe _36_ MrsMarschat in June 1927Sixty years later, her husband _37_ away Last April 21, a letter arrived from PaulShe called him that nightPaul suggested they should make a _38_ and so they united, spending every minute together knowing time was _39_ for themBut _40_ disappeare
14、d so quickly21AwindyBblueCbrightDgray22AfireBloveCcandleDflash23AenteredBtouchedCruinedDshocked24 AaloneBquietCseriousDdependent25 AquarrelBromanceCadventureDfortune26 AunknownBnearbyCdistantDnative27 AhardshipBfriendshipCpartnershipDrelationship28 AusuallyBinfrequentlyCunexpectedlyDcontinuously29 A
15、MailsBRadiosCPhonesDCinemas30 ApuzzledBdelightedCinterruptedDmistaken31 AchildrenBmarriageCfreedomDincomes32 AwroteBinsistedCavoidedDstopped33 AdisappointedBimpressedCconfusedDheartbroken34 AfinallyBquicklyCneverDcertainly35 AbedBschoolCtroubleDhospital 36 AbecameBsurprisedCpunishedDrefused37 Atrave
16、ledBstayedCmovedDpassed38 AdecisionBpromiseCcoupleDmemory39 ApreciousBenoughCpleasantDdifficult40 AchancesBhappinessCbeautyDloneliness 第二部分:阅读理解(本题有两小节,第一节共20小题,每小题2分;第二节共5小题,每小题1分;满分45分)第一节:阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C、D) 中,选出最佳选项。AI was waiting for a phone call from my agentHe had left a message the n
17、ight before, telling me that my show was to be cancelled. I called him several times, but each time his secretary told me that he was in a meeting and that he would call me laterSo I waited and waited, but there was still no callThree hours passing by, I became more and more impatientI was certain t
18、hat my agent didnt care about my work, and he didnt care about meI was overcome with that thoughtI started to shout at the phone, “Let me wait, will you? Who do you think you are?”At that time I didnt realize my wife was looking onWithout showing her surprise, she rushed in, seized the phone, tore o
19、ff the wires, and shouted at the phone, “Yeah! Who do you think you are? Bad telephone! Bad telephone! ” And she swept it into the wastebasketI stood watching her, speechless What on earth?She stepped to the doorway and shouted at the rest of the house, “Now hear this! All objects in this room-if yo
20、u do anything to upset my husband, out you go!”Then she turned to me, kissed me, and said calmly, “Honey, you just have to learn how to take control” With that, she left the roomAfter watching a crazy woman rushing in and out, shouting at everything in sight, I noticed that something in my mood had
21、changed. I was laughingHow could I have trouble with that phone? Her antics helped me realize I had been driven crazy by small thingsTwenty minutes later my agent did callI was able to listen to him and talk to him calmly41Why did the author shout at the telephone?AHe was mad at the telephone BHe wa
22、s angry with his agentCHe was anxious about his wife DHe was impatient with the secretary42What did the authors wife do after she heard his shouting?AShe said nothingBShe shouted at him CShe called the agentDShe threw the phone away43What made the author laugh?AHis own behavior BHis wifes suggestion
23、CHis changeable feelingsDHis wifes sweet kiss44What does the underlined word “antics” refer to?ASmart words BUnusual actions CSurprising looksDAnxious feelingsBThis hotel in the trees is famous in the world. Peop1e who know very little about Kenya, know of TreetopsWhen King George VI died, Princess
24、Elizabeth was staying on the Treetops, and when she came down from there, “She succeeded in as the queen of the country”This hotel in the middle of the forest shows the pleasure of Africa. When you visit it, you will be sent into the heart of the forest by hotel buses, and then a guide, with a gun t
25、o protect you against big game, will go with you to the TreetopsBefore and after dinner, for the whole night if you wish, you can sit on the corridor, watching animals come to the water poolThe earliest hotel Treetops was built round a large tree on the opposite side of the water, but that was destr
26、oyed by fire and the new hotel Treetops, which is built round several trees, is much bigger The dining room at Treetops is small, and the waiters cannot walk round to serve guests, a clever “railway service” has been invented. Guests take their food as it passes slowly in front of them, along a line
27、 in the center of the table There are many animals around the TreetopsWhen you visit them, you can see: -Animals and their babies are waiting to greet the guests -Animals, enjoying the Treetops pool in the daylight -A long bodied, long ring tailed very active cat-like animal is a special one coming
28、out at nightHe hunts and eats anything he can overpower and is very destructiveHe lives in the trees at Treetops He comes for his food every eveningDo not get too near to him, as his teeth and claws can do you harmThese animals can be trained and become lovely pets -Some other animals who have a thi
29、ck coating of fur to keep them warm in the cold forest nights-Many buffaloes coming to the Treetops for water and salt during the day or night45“She succeeded in becoming the queen of the country” In this sentence, “succeeded” means_Adid what she was trying to do Bgained her purpose Cgot a position
30、on the death of the King Dcompleted an easy task 46Which of the following statements about “the cat-like animal”, described in the passage, is NOT true? AIt comes for food only at nightBIt lives in the trees at TreetopsCIts teeth and claws can do people harmDIt can catch any other animal in the fore
31、st47According to the passageTreetops is famous in the world because _Ait shows the pleasure of AmericaBPrincess Elizabeth got to the crown when coming down from thereCit is built round several treesDthere are many animals that can be trained and become lovely pets48We can learn from the passage, tha
32、t the guests _Ashould not play games on the Treetops Bcould not sit on the corridor at nightCcould enjoy their dinner in the dining room Dshould keep off the cat-like animalsCNot long ago, people thought babies were not able to learn things until they were five or six months old. Yet doctors in the
33、United States say babies begin learning on their first day of lifeScientists note that babies are strongly influenced by their environmentThey say a baby will smile if her mother does something the baby likesA baby learns to get the best care possible by smiling to please her mother or other caregiv
34、erThis is how babies learn to connect and communicate with other human beingsOne study shows that babies can learn before they are bornThe researchers placed a tape recorder on the stomach of a pregnant womanThen, they played a recording of a short story On the day the baby was born, the researchers
35、 attempted to find if he knew the sounds of the story repeated while in his motherThey did this by placing a device in the mouth of the newborn babyThe baby would hear the story if he moved his mouth one wayIf the baby moved his mouth the other way, he would hear a different storyThe researchers say
36、 the baby clearly liked the story he heard before he was bornThey say the baby would move his mouth so he could hear the story again and againAnother study shows how mothers can strongly influence social development and language skills in their childrenResearchers studied the children from the age o
37、f one month to three yearsThe researchers attempted to measure the sensitivity of the mothersThe women were considered sensitive if they supported their childrens activities and did not interfere unnecessarilyThey tested the children for thinking and language development when they were three years o
38、ld. Also, the researchers observed the women for signs of depressionThe children of depressed women did not do as well in tests as the children of women who did not suffer from depressionThe children of depressed women did poorly in tests of language skills and understanding what they hearThese chil
39、dren also were less cooperative and had more problems dealing with other peopleThe researchers noted that the sensitivity of the mothers was important to the intelligence development of their childrenChildren did better when their mothers were caring, even when they suffered from depression49Accordi
40、ng to the passage, which of the following is NOT the factor that influences intelligence development in babies? AThe environmentBMothers sensitivityCTheir peers (同龄人)DEducation before birth50What is the purpose of the experiment in which newborn babies heard the stories? ATo prove that babies can le
41、arn before they are born BTo prove that babies can learn on the first day they are born CTo show mothers can strongly influence intelligence development in their babies DTo indicate early education has a deep effect on the babies language skills51Which group of children did the worst in tests of lan
42、guage skills? AThe children of women who did not suffer from depression BThe children of depressed but caring mothersCChildren with high communication abilitiesDThe children of depressed mothers who cared little for their children52What is the main idea of the passage? AScientific findings about how
43、 babies develop before birth BScientific findings about how the environment has an effect on babies intelligence CA study shows babies are not able to learn things until they are five or six months olD DScientific findings about how intelligence develops in babiesD“Image is everything” An entire ind
44、ustry has been built upon the precondition that image is everything, but when it comes down to it, an appealing image is not enoughIf there is no substance behind the image, the product, service or person will fail at length20090507First of all, one should consider how important image is in the sell
45、ing of products and servicesAdvertising agencies have raised the art of creating an image to a state of near perfectionPublic concept of that product or service is certainly managed by the images created by the advertising agenciesBut if the product or service does not live up to the image that was
46、created, the customer will be very dissatisfied and possibly ask for their money backFor example, the Arthur Andersen accounting firm had spent decades building up an image of trustworthinessBut the recent scandal (丑闻) showed that behind that image, it had dishonest business practicesDespite the pre
47、vious positive image, the firm is being accused of criminal actions and it will probably not survive as a business unitAlthough the image had been nearly perfect, the reality behind the image has led to the downfall of the world famous accounting firmSimilarly, personal consultants can build up a pu
48、blic image for politicians and movie starsPutting out positive news releases, making sure that only the best photographs are published, and ensuring that the person is seen in all the right places can build up a very positive image in the view of the general commonsBut once again, history is filled
49、with examples of both politicians and movie stars that fell from grace (体面) like the story of the Hollywood actor giving in to the pressures of fame and fortuneWith people, just as with products and services, image is certainly important, but without positive substance behind the image, failure is c
50、loseTo summarize, it is clear that an appealing image is extremely important to success, whether that image is related to selling a product or service or to the selling of a personBut image is only half of the equationWhat lies behind that image is every bit as important as the image itselfthe perso
51、n or product must deliver on that image or there is little chance for long-term success53The downfall of the Arthur Andersen accounting firm is due to _ Aits dishonesty in business Bits previous imagesCits bad management Dits poor service54Why did some famous people fall from grace?ATheir images wer
52、e not well built up BThey failed to live up to their imagesCThey felt much pressure from the public.DThey paid little attention to fame and fortune55 The structure of the passage is 56The author tries to argue that_ Aimage creates everything Bimage is the key to success Ctruth goes hand in hand with
53、 imageDtruth and image are equally importantEATLANTA, Georgia- Alternative medicine - including yoga, meditation, herbs(草药)and the Atkins diet(艾特金斯饮食法)-appears to be growing in popularity in the United States, perhaps because of dissatisfaction with conventional care, the government said ThursdayMor
54、e than a third of American adults used such practices in 2002, according to the government survey of 31,000 people, the largest study on non-conventional medical approaches in the United StatesIf prayer is included, about 62 percent of USadults used some form of alternative medicineThe results seem
55、to indicate more people are turning to alternative medicine, though the 2002 survey could not be directly compared to previous studies because of differences in size and survey methods, health officials said.The top alternative therapies(疗法)included prayer (43 percent of adults) , natural products(1
56、9 percent), meditation(8 percent)and diets such as Atkins, Ornish, or the Zone (4 percent)More people also are using natural products such as herbs or enzymes(酶)to treat chronic or recurring pain(慢性或经常性疼痛), said Richard Nahin of the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, part of
57、 the National Institutes of Health“Many conditions are not easily treated with conventional medicine,” Nahin sad. “It may be the public that is turning to complementary(补充的)and alternative medicine because its not getting relief from conventional medicine” But people should not be turning away from
58、conventional treatments that are proven safe, said DrStephen Straus, director of the alternative medicine center“People are making individual decisions to neglect those therapies and we have concerns about those choices,” he said.Health officials said they were concerned that 13 percent of those sur
59、veyed said they turned to alternative medicine because regular medicine is too expensive “It needs to be explored -we need to find out whether they were insured or not” Nahin said.Health officials also were surprised that 66 percent of those surveyed used the supplement kava(卡瓦提取物), which has been a
60、ssociated with liver disease“People make the assumption that because something is natural that its safe” Nahin said.“But a number of studies have shown that natural products can be unsafe when used inappropriately or with other drugs”He said people considering using alternative medicine should consu
61、lt their doctor first57Which can be used as the proper title for the passage? ADifferences between alternative medicine and conventional medicine BComparison of the effects of different medicine CConventional care remains to be most acceptableDAlternative medicine becomes more popular58From the pass
62、age we know that most people choose alternative medicine _Abecause it has been proven safe to take Bbecause experts confirm it all sidedly Cbecause they are not satisfied with the conventional medicine Dbecause conventional medicine is expensive59What can probably be inferred from the passage? AMost
63、 patients are blind in taking alternative medicine or conventional careBExperts still havent drawn an all-round and exact conclusion about alternative medicine CAlternative medicine will eventually take place of conventional care DNatural herbs are safer than the medicine processed by man60Which of
64、the following agrees with the article? AExperts will carry out further studies on alternative medicine BHealth officials are worried that using the alternative medicine will be removeD CThe supplement kava is more effective to anxiety disease DNatural products have an advantage over conventional car
65、e第二节:阅读下列材料,从所给的六个选项(A,B,C,D,E和F)中,选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。 The following people are expressing their thoughts (61-65) to show their concern for food, environment and so onAfter that are pieces of related information (A-F) Now decide which piece of information would be most suitable for the thoug
66、ht and idea mentioned in questions 61-65 and mark your answer letter (A-F) on your answer sheetThere is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use_61How I was struck by the clear water and fresh air in my childhood! But everything has changed, that is, the clear water and fresh air are nowhere
67、 to be found again as they wereAbove all, a great deal of waste hardly rots away_62More and more people are beginning to have a good knowledge of the importance of a safer and cleaner environment, which in turn forces the business to be cleaned up_63Organic products are getting more and more popular
68、 among people, but we should know the fact that organic products might also have something to do with pesticides_64Im very much fond of growing some vegetables of my own in my small garden, for many vegetables on sale in markets are actually becoming more and more dangerous as a result of widespread
69、 pesticides_65Nowadays it is very convenient for consumers to find and buy green food in supermarkets as they are clearly marked.A“Organic (有机的) produce is always better, Gold said. The food is free of pesticides (农药), and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farmsAnd more ofte
70、n than not it is locally grown and seasonal, so it is more tasty” Gold is one of a growing number of shoppers buying into the organic trend, and supermarkets across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food businessBMarket research shows that Gold and others who buy organ
71、ic food can generally give clear reasons for their preferences but their knowledge of organic food is far from completeFor example, small amounts of pesticides can be used on organic productsAnd about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported to meet growing demand. The dem
72、and for organic food is increasing by about one third every year, so it is a very fast-growing market, said Sue Flock, a specialist in this line of businessCMany cities around the world today are heavily polluted. Careless methods of production and lack of consumer demand for environment-friendly pr
73、oducts have contributed to the pollution problemOne result is that millions of tons of glass, paper, plastic, and metal containers are produced, and these are difficult to get rid ofDHowever, today, more and more consumers are choosing green and demanding that the products they buy should be safe fo
74、r the environmentBefore they buy a product, they ask questions like these: Will this shampoo damage the environment? Can this metal container be reused or can it only be used once?EOnly a few years ago, it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets, but now there are hundredsSome supermar
75、ket products carry labels(标签) to show that the product is greenSome companies have made the manufacturing (制造) of clean and safe products their main selling point and emphasize it in their advertisingFThe concern for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do businessNo
76、longer will the public accept the old attitude of Buy it, use it, throw it away, and forget it The public pressure is on, and gradually business is cleaning up its act第二卷(共45分)第三部分:写作(共四节,满分45分)第一节:单词拼写(共10题,每小题05分,满分5分)1The new regulation was not passed because the m_ were against it2What n_ are yo
77、u? Im Chinese3More than a thousand a_ will compete for a hundred jobs4It suddenly o_ to me that I had forgotten to invite Brian5The bell rang, i_ the end of the class6A_, he didnt prepare for the speech wellOr, he could not have made so many mistakes7By doing business wisely, he has a_ a great fortu
78、ne8I didnt understand how the legal p_ worked until he explained to me9Its very annoying to be interrupted constantly by c_ advertisements while watching TV10University professors both teach and u_ research第二节: 课文填空(共5题,满分5分)Exactly when the first people arrived in _1_ as California, no one really k
79、nowsScientists believe that these first setters crossed the Berlin Strait from Asia to Alaska _2_ of a land bridgeThousands were killed or _3_ slavery_4_, many _5_ brought by EuropeansCloning has two _6_Firstly, Secondly, it is valuable for research on _7_ and for medical research on animals Many _8
80、_ to clone mammals failed. But at last the _9_ of the scientists was rewarded in 1996 _10_ the cloning of Dolly the sheep第三节:短文改错 (共10小题,每小题05分,满分5分)假如英语课上老师要求同学们交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。 增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写上该加的词。 删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。 修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写上修改后的词。 注意: 1每处
81、错误及其修改均仅限一词; 2只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。例如:It was very nice to get your invitation to spend weekend with you the Luckily I was completely free then, so Ill to say “yes”Ill arrive in Bristol at am around 8 pm in Friday evening on Time is valuable but limitTheres a famous saying, “Time is life”, this sho
82、ws the importance of timeWhen time had gone, it will never returnIt is a pity when many people make poor use of timeThey spend their precious time oversleeping, drinking and hanging around. They dont realize wasting time is equal with wasting part of their lifeThey always regret having made little a
83、chievement so farHowever, we should form the habit of value timeDo not put off what can be done today tomorrowLaziness will not only bring us the failure, but lead us to the road to poverty and even deaths第四节:书面表达 (满分30分)近几年,很多广告都请明星代言,同时“明星代言”也出现了一些负面影响。 请参考所给要点,写一篇有关明星代言的英语短文。要点:1、明星代言现象很普遍。 2、明星代
84、言广告存在一些问题。 3、你的看法。注意:1、词数:100-120,文章题目和开头已给出(不计入总词数)。 2、参考词汇:名人,明星 celebrity 假冒伪劣产品 fake commodities 有系统地调节、管制 regulate vCelebrities as the products spokespersonIn recent years, it is very common for celebrities, or the so-called superstars, to be spokespersons or representatives for a wide variety
85、of products_ 参考答案 1-5 CAACB 6-10 BDBBD 11-15 CADDC 16-20 CBBDA2125 DBCAB 2630 CDBCA 3135 BADCD 3640 ADCAB41-44 BDAB 45-48 CDBD 49-52 CADD 53-56 ABAD 57-60 DCBA61-65 CFBAE单词拼写答案:1majority 2nationality 3applicants 4occurred 5indicating 6Apparently 7accumulated 8procedure 9commercial 10undertake课文填空答案:
86、1what we now know 2by means of 3forced into 4In addition 5died from 6major uses 7new plant species 8attempts 9determination and patience 10with a breakthrough短文改错:Time is valuable but limit. Theres a famous saying, “Time is life”, this shows the importance of time. limited whichWhen time had gone, i
87、t will never return. It is a pity when many people make poor use of time. They spend their has thatprecious time oversleeping, drinking and hanging around. They dont realize wasting time is equal with wastingtopart of their life. They always regret having made little achievement so far. However, we
88、should form the habit ofTherefore value time. Do not put off what can be done today tomorrow. Laziness will not only bring us the failure,valuing till/until but lead us to the road to poverty and even deaths. deathPossible version:In recent years, it is very common for celebrities, or the so-called
89、superstars, to be spokespersons or representatives for a wide variety of productsCelebrities advertisements can be easily found on the Internet, televisions, newspapers, magazines and even on the walls of some buildingsThere are, however, some problems for celebrities and the consumersTo begin with,
90、 before representing, a star may know nothing about the productThus, the consumers may be misled. Even worse, some stars advertise for items with low quality, even for fake commoditiesIn the case of Sanlu, the public image of stars involved was spoiled.From my point of view, it is high time that measures were takenFirstly, laws should be worked out to regulate celebrities advertisingSecondly, stars should be required to tell the truth to the public. Only by doing so can stars be trusted by their fans and can consumers benefit高考资源网版权所有,侵权必究!