1、 萧山中学2012届高三10月月考英 语 试 题第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题；每小题0.5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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。1He was angry as he cant accept his view is the very _ of his colleaguesAdifferent Bsame Copposite Dsimilar My view is the very opposite of yoursMy view is the very opposite of your
2、sMy view is the very opposite of yoursMy view is the very opposite of yours2In the _ of a big company EQ is more important than IQAadvertisement Bproblem Cproduction Dteamwork3With the actress performing heart and soul on the stage,the audiences couldnt _ and many began to yellAwait Bhold Cpause Dha
3、ndle4-What a lovely house! Did you decorate yourself?-Yes,I did the decoratingif you can call it thatActually I just tried to _ it as simple as possibleI dont like much workAhelp Bfinish Ctake Dmake5I dont have time to talk with you now, _AIm kept alone BI am sorry Ccatch you later DBob is waiting f
4、or my son6The fence marks the_between my land and hersAside Bwall Cceil Dboundary7William found some dirty dots in his coat _ he had wiped his handsAwhere Bwhen Cwhich Dbefore8He talked about the books and people _interested them greatly in the schoolAwho Bwhich Chow Dthat9This type of university co
5、urse is no longer _ to todays problemsAdifferent Bsimilar Crelevant Dpossible10He was caught by police for his drunk driving and his friend advised him to _Adry out Bdry up Cdry down Ddry off11-How do you like Robie?-He has been trying hard at his subjects_ he is an excellent studentANo wonder BNo p
6、roblem CNo excuse DNo doubt12They have made voluntary _ to the cause of rural economic improvementAdonation Bcongratulation Cdistribution Dcontribution13The government _ the local citizens to take active steps to protect the endangered creature in that lakeAurged Bwarned Casked Dpromised14-We found
7、Jacks wallet here after he left this morning- He _ whether he has to go out to the bank and the post officeAwonders Bwondered Chas been wondering Dhas wondered15_ can sometimes cause trouble,however,some active people arent worried about thatAHaving been misunderstood BBeing misunderstoodCHaving mis
8、understood DMisunderstood16I always _ on life when listening to beethovens symphonyAcall Bgo C rely D reflect17The owner of the company, coming from the South,_ is quite warm-hearted,rescued a drowning girl yesterdayAwho Bwhere Cthat Dwhich18The boy got in to the athletic school after a special _Ate
9、st Bexamination Ccheck Dexperiment19The gift you emailed me always reminds me _I did there with you 5 years agoAof how Bof what Cof when Dabout that20_ endless talk of difference, Americans can still find many similarities between themselvesAIn spite of BBecause of CAs for DIn time of第二节：完型填空（共20小题；
10、每小题1分，满分20分）Girls that eat with their families are less likely to develop eating disorders, a study saysNew research shows girls who regularly have 21 meals are much less likely to adopt extreme weight control _22 such as vomiting（呕吐）, using laxatives（泻药）or diet pillsA study 23 more than 2500 Americ
11、an high school students found that girls who ate five or more family meals a week had a much healthier _24 with food in later lifeThe research, 25_ in international magazine Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, polled students aged 13 to 17 in 1999 who were _26 five years laterRegular fam
12、ily meals were found to have a protective effect _27 the girls age, weight, socio-economic status, 28_ habits or relationship with her familyExperts say doctors should _29 families to have dinner at the table 30 on the couch in front of the television to _31_serious eating disordersBelinda Dalton, d
13、irector of eating disorders clinic the Oak House, said 32 with family helped normalize（正常化） young peoples relationship with foodWhen the young are feeling that theyre not dealing properly, they 33 something that they can control and food is something 34 and accessible for them to control_35 , if the
14、yre sitting with their family on a regular basis then their family can be more in 36 of their eating, Ms Dalton saidIts about young people feeling connected with their family and that builds self-esteem （自尊） and sense of 37 and that works very actively 38 someone developing an eating disorderAn eati
15、ng disorders expert, Kirsty Greenwood, said meal times were often difficult for sufferersIts typical that they feel very 39 of their eating habits and often wont eat with other peoplePerhaps its because they havent _40 the importance of the family meal in their growing up, she said21Apersonal Bpubli
16、c Cfamily Dfree22Abehaviors Bproducts Cprogress Ddevelopment23Apromoting Bsurveying CimpressingDdelivering24Arelationship Bterms Ccompany Dcommunication25Areported Bsuggested CpublishedDannounced26Akept up Bfollowed up Cbroken up Dtaken up27Ain terms of Bbecause of Cregardless ofDin honor of28Adieti
17、ng Bacting Cspeaking Dworking29Adiscourage Bstimulate CencourageDteach30Aapart from Bmore than Cother thanDinstead of31Acome to terms withBkeep track ofCkeep away fromDget out of32Achatting Bcooking Ceating Dfunctioning33Afind Bturn to Cask for Drequire34Aavailable Breliable Creasonable Dresponsible
18、35ANormally BClosely CClearly DExtremely36Ahabit Bcontrol Cconvenience Dease37Acost Bexpense Cdelight Dvalue38Aagainst Bfor Con Dabout39Aashamed Bproud Cconfident Dself-esteem40Aexperienced Baccepted Creceived Durged第二部分:阅读理解（第一节20小题，第二节5小题；每题2分，满分50分）第一节AA new generation addiction is quickly spread
19、ing all over the worldWeboholism, a twentieth century disease, affects people from different agesThey surf the net, use e-mail and speak in chat roomsThey spend many hours on the computer, and it becomes a compulsive habitThey cannot stop, and it affects their livesTen years ago, no one thought that
20、 using computers could become compulsive behavior that could affect the social and physical life of computer usersThis obsessional behavior has affected teenagers and college studentsThey are likely to log on computers and spend long hours at different websitesThey become hooked on computers and gra
21、dually their social and school life is affected by this situationThey spend all free time surfing and dont concentrate on homework, so this addiction influences their grades and success at schoolBecause they can find everything on the websites, they hang out thereMoreover, this addiction to websites
22、 influences their social lifeThey spend more time in front of computers than with their friendsThe relation with their friends changesThe virtual life becomes more important than their real lifeThey have a new language that they speak in the chat rooms and it causes cultural changes in societyBecaus
23、e of the change in their behavior, they begin to isolate themselves from the society and live with their virtual friendsThey share their emotions and feelings with friends who they have never met in their lifeAlthough they feel confident on the computer, they are not confident with real life friends
24、 they have known all their lifeIt is a problem for the futureThis addictive behavior is beginning to affect all the world41The main idea of the passage is about _Athe cause of weboholism Bthe advantage of weboholismCthe popularity of weboholism Dthe influence of weboholism42The underlined word “obse
25、ssional” in the second paragraph most probably means _Aattractive Baddictive Cprofessional Dpotential43We can infer from the passage that _Aweboholism has the greatest effect on teenagersBstudents can hardly balance real and virtual lifeCpeople are addicted to games on the InternetDvirtual life is m
26、ore vivid and attractive anyway44Which of the following is NOT true of weboholism?AIt contributes to the development of the webBThe chat room language may change social cultureCThe problem will be getting more and more serious laterDPeople addicted to the web often become inactive in real lifeBThe a
27、ppeal of advertising to buying motives can have both negative and positive effectsConsumers may be convinced to buy a product of poor quality or high price because of an advertisementFor example, some advertisers have appealed to peoples desire for better fuel economy for their cars by advertising a
28、utomotive products that improve gasoline mileageSome of the products workOthers are worthless and a waste of consumers moneySometimes advertising is intentionally misleadingA few years ago a brand of bread was offered to dieters （节食者） with the message that there were fewer calories in every sliceIt
29、turned out that the bread was not dietetic （适合于节食的）, but just regular breadThere were fewer calories because it was sliced very thin, but there were the same number of calories in every loafOn the positive side, emotional appeals may respond to a consumers real concernsConsider fire insuranceFire in
30、surance may be sold by appealing to fear of lossBut fear of loss is the real reason for fire insuranceThe security of knowing that property is protected by insurance makes the purchase of fire insurance a worthwhile investment for most peopleIf consumers consider the quality of the insurance plans a
31、s well as the message in the ads, they will benefit from the advertisingEach consumer must evaluate her or his own situationAre the benefits of the product important enough to justify buying it? Advertising is intended to appeal to consumers, but it does not force them to buy the productConsumers st
32、ill control the final buying decision45Advertising can persuade the consumer to buy worthless products by _Astressing their high qualityBconvincing him of their low priceCmaintaining a balance between quality and priceDappealing to his buying motives46The reason why the bread advertisement is mislea
33、ding is that _Athin slices of bread could contain more caloriesBthe loaf was cut into regular slicesCthe bread was not genuine breadDthe total number of calories in the loaf remained the same47Which statement is True according to the passage?Asometimes advertisements really sell what the consumer ne
34、eds Badvertisements occasionally force consumers into buying things they dont needCthe buying motives of consumers are controlled by advertisementsDfire insurance is seldom a worthwhile investment48It can be inferred from the passage that a smart consumer should _Athink carefully about the benefits
35、described in the advertisementsBguard against the deceiving nature of advertisementsCbe familiar with various advertising strategiesDavoid buying products that have strong emotional appealCThe way we do things round hereSome years ago, I was hired by an American bankI received a letter from the head
36、 of the Personnel Department that started, 高考资源网 John, I am quite pleased that you have decided to join us That quite saddened meI thought he was saying were kind of pleased you decided to join us although I wish we had hired someone else Then I discovered that in American English quite sometimes me
37、ans very, while in British English it means fairlySo the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language and by that I dont just mean the words people speakIt is body language, dress, manners, ideas and so onThe way people do things highlights many of the differences we see be
38、tween cultures（文化）Some of these differences may be only on the surface-dress, food and hours of work-while others may be deeper and take longer to deal withMostly, it is just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them, like the climate（气候），while getting on with businessSome of
39、the differences may be an improvementPeople are more polite; the service is better; you ask for something to be done and it happens without having to ask againHowever, other differences can be troubling, like punctuality（准时）If you invite people to a party at 7 oclock your guests will consider it pol
40、ite to turn up exactly on time in Germany, five minutes early in theAmerican Midwest, an hour early in Japan, 15 minutes afterwards in the UK, up to an hour afterwards in Italy and some time in the evening in GreeceI prefer not to use the word late because there is nothing wrong with the times peopl
41、e arriveIt is simply the accepted thing to do in their own country49The author was unhappy as mentioned in Paragraph 1 because he thought_Athe American bank didnt think much of himBthe American bank might hire another personCits difficult to get used to American cultureDits easy to misunderstand Ame
42、ricans50The word highlights in Paragraph 2 probably means_Aencourages Bhelps to narrowCincreases Ddraws attention to51According to the author, what should we do with most cultural differences?AAsk the native people for helpBUnderstand and accept themCDo things in our own wayDDo in-depth research52Wh
43、en invited to a party the people who are usually punctual are_AItalians BGermans CGreeks Dthe BritishDIn a world with limited land, water and other natural resources （资源）, the harm from the traditional business model is on the riseActually, the past decades has seen more and more forests disappearin
44、g and globe becoming increasingly warmPeople now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable （可持续的） waysThat means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable productsIn other words, we should keep the earth healthy while using i
45、ts supply of natural resourcesToday, sustainable development is a proper trend in many countriesAccording to a recent study, the global market for low-carbon energy will become three times bigger over the next decadesChina, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to seize chance
46、s in the new round of the global energy revolutionIt is now trying hard to make full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trainsIn addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm
47、 oil （棕榈油）， which is produced without cutting down valuable rainforestIn recent years the markets for sustainable products have grown by more than 50%Governments can fully develop the potential of these new marketsFirst, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions （排放） and targets for sa
48、ving and reusing energyBesides, stronger arrangement of public resources like forests can also help to speed up the developmentFinally, governments can avoid the huge expenses that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accelerate the change from traditional
49、 model to a sustainable oneThe major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of growing population within the limits if this single planetThat is no small task, but it offers abundant new chances for sustainable product industries53The traditional business model is harmful becaus
50、e of all the following EXCEPT that _AIt makes the world warmer Bit consumes natural resourcesCit brings severe damage to forests Dit makes growth hard to continue54What can we infer from Paragraph 2?AChina lacks wind and solar energyBChina is the leader of the low-carbon marketCHigh-speed trains are
51、 a low-carbon developmentDPalm oil is made at the cost of valuable forests55To full develop the low-carbon markets, government can _Acut public expenses Bforbid carbon emissionCdevelop public resources Dencourage energy conservation56What is the main purpose of the passage?ATo introduce a new busine
52、ss modelBTo compare two business modelsCTo predict a change of the global marketDTo advocate sustainable developmentEHuman remains of ancient settlements will be reburied and lost to science under a law that threatens research into the history of humans in Britain, a group of leading archeologists （
53、考古学家） saysIn a letter addressed to the justice secretary, Ken Clarke, 40 archaeologists write of their “deep and widespread concern” about the issueIt centers on the law introduced by the Ministry of Justice in 2008 which requires all human remains unearthed in England and Wales to be reburied withi
54、n two years, regardless of their ageThe decision means scientists have too little time to study bones and other human remains of national and cultural significance“Your current requirement that all archaeologically unearthed human remains should be reburied, whether after a standard period of two ye
55、ars or a further special extension, is contrary to basic principles of archaeological and scientific research and of museum practice,” they writeThe law applies to any pieces of bone uncovered at around 400 dig sites, including the remains of 60 or so bodies found at Stonehenge in 2008 that date bac
56、k to 3,000 BCArchaeologists have been granted a temporary extension to give them more time, but eventually the bones will have to be returned to the groundThe arrangements may result in the waste of future discoveries at sites such as Happisburgh in Norfolk, where digging is continuing after the dis
57、covery of stone tools made by early humans 950,000 years agoIf human remains were found at Happisburgh, they would be the oldest in northern Europe and the first indication of what this species wasUnder the current practice of the law those remains would have to be reburied and effectively destroyed
58、Before 2008, guidelines allowed for the proper preservation and study of bones of sufficient age and historical interest, while the Burial Act 1857 applied to more recent remainsThe Ministry of Justice assured archaeologists two years ago that the law was temporary, but has so far failed to revise i
59、tMike Parker Pearson, an archaeologist at Sheffield University, said: “Archaeologists have been extremely patient because we were led to believe the ministry was sorting out this problem, but we feel that we cannot wait any longer”The ministry has no guidelines on where or how remains should be rebu
60、ried, or on what records should be kept57. According to the passage, scientists are unhappy with the law mainly because _Ait is only a temporary measure on the human remainsBit is unreasonable and thus destructive to scientific researchCit was introduced by the government without their knowledgeDit
61、is vague about where and how to rebury human remains58. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?ATemporary extension of two years will guarantee scientists enough timeBHuman remains of the oldest species were dug out at HappisburghCHuman remains will have to be reburied de
62、spite the extension of timeDScientists have been warned that the law can hardly be changed59. What can be inferred about the British law governing human remains?AThe Ministry of Justice did not intend it to protect human remainsBThe Burial Act 1857 only applied to remains uncovered before 1857CThe l
63、aw on human remains hasnt changed in recent decadesDThe Ministry of Justice has not done enough about the law60. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?ANew discoveries should be reburied, the government demandsBResearch time should be extended, scientists requireCLaw on human
64、 remains needs thorough discussion, authorities sayDLaw could bury ancient secrets for ever, archeologists warn第二节:任务型阅读下面文章中有5处（第6165题）需要添加小标题。请从以下选项（A、B、C、D、E和F）中选出符合各段意思的小标题，并在答题纸上将相应选项的标号涂黑。选项中有一项是多余选项。Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each par
65、agraphThere is one extra heading which you do not needAManufacturing industry in information economyBNews in the age of informationCArgument about individual accounts and their reliabilityDBe your own investigative journalistEDont believe everything you read in the newspapersFInformation is presente
66、d in an entertaining way61. _With the arrival of the age of “information economy”, intellectual work is becoming a more important source of wealth than manufacturingOrganizations in all walks of life are doing more to spread their informationSo people of the Public Relations are hired to speak for t
67、hemA lot of our news is actually collected from press releases and reports of events intentionally staged for journalistsIn the information age, journalists spend their time, not investigating, but passing on the words of a spokesperson62. _There is a joke in the novel Scoop about the newspapers own
68、er, Lord CopperThe editors can never disagree with himWhen hes right about something they answer “definitely”, and when hes wrong they say “to some extent, Lord Copper” It seems reasonable to suppose that, in the real world, the opinions of such powerful people still influence the journalists and ed
69、itors who work for them63. _In countries where the news is not officially controlled, it may be provided by commercial organizations who depend on advertisingThe news has to attract viewers and maintain its audience ratingsI suspect that some stories get air-time just because there happen to be exci
70、ting pictures to showIn Britain, we have the tabloid newspapers which millions of people read simply for entertainmentThere is progressively less room for historical background, or statistics, which are harder to present as a sensational story64. _There is an argument that with spreading access to t
71、he internet and cheap technology for recording sound and images we will all be able to find exactly the information we wantPeople around the world will be able to publish their own eye-witness accounts and compete with the widely-accepted news-gatherers on equal termsBut what it will mean also is th
72、at well be subjected to a still greater amount of nonsense and liesAny web log may contain the latest information of the year, or equally, a made-up story that you will never be able to check65. _Maybe the time has come to do something about it, and I dont just mean changing your choice of TV channe
73、l or newspaperIn a world where everyone wants you to listen to their version, you only have two choices: switch off altogether or start looking for sources you can trustThe investigative journalist of the future is everyone who wants to know the truth第三部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）下面短文
74、中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、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每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11除起）不计分。高考资源网 George,Its been a week after we left your family and we are now back homeThank you very muchfor showing them around your city and providing us for th
75、e wonderful mealsAfter we saidgoodbye to you, we went to Washington DC, where we stayed for three daysMy brotherwas so much fond of the museums there that he begged my parents to staying another coupleof dayTherefore, my father had to return to work on Monday so we fly back last SaturdayafternoonIt
76、was really a nice experienceIf youd like to make trip to our city someday, I will be better than happy to be your guide第二节、书面表达（满分30分）以约120个词讲述一次你（或你的朋友）住校（ board v）后想家的经历，内容包括：时间、地点和起因；想家给学习和生活带来的影响；你（或你朋友）是如何应对的。 参考答案单项选择：1CDBDC 6DADCA 11DDACB 16DAABA完型填空:21CABAC 26BCACD 31CCBAC 36BDAAA阅读理解：41DBBA
77、 45DDAA 49ADBB 53BBDD 57BCDD 任务型阅读: 6165BEFCD短文改错:高考资源网 George,Its been a week after we left your family and we are now back homeThank you very much Sincefor showing them around your city and providing us for the wonderful mealsAfter we said us with goodbye to you, we went to Washington DC, where we
78、 stayed for three daysMy brother was so much fond of the museums there that he begged my parents to staying another couple of day stay daysTherefore, my father had to return to work on Monday so we fly back last Saturday afternoonIt However flewwas really a nice experienceIf youd like to make trip t
79、o our city some day, I will be better than a morehappy to be your guide Mike书面表达: I became a high school student boarding at school at the age of 15I never delt with the daily things, such as washing clothes, taking care of money etcespecially I felt lonely because I hardly knew any peopleAt first,
80、I could not get on well with my classmates and I always looked forward to being on holiday to meet my parentsI could not concentrate on my subjectsAs time went by, I gradually adapted myself to the school lifeI made several friends with our classmates and often tool part in the activities, in which I improved my communicating sillsAs I had a lot of interesting things to do, I finally enjoyed my school life Now whenever I think of my first boarding school life, I think it instructive and unforgettable
