1、2015-2016学年高三第一次月考英语试题第I卷第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共小题;每小题分,满分分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(、和)中,选出最佳选项。AI got tired of living the life that everybody told me I “should” be living, so one day I decided to start living life in my own ways. Frustrated(挫败)with my job, I came home, put on my shoes, and just starte
2、d running. It felt so good to be free. That first day I ended up running 30 miles without stopping. Yes, I had rediscovered my old passion ( 酷爱的事物) and it felt so good that I set a goal to support myself and my family from my running alone.I trained hard every day. Since I wanted to be the best I co
3、uld be, I knew I would have to set some clear goals for myself. A couple of my goals were: run a 135-mile ultra-marathon(超级马拉松) across Death Valley, win the Badwater Ultra-Marathon, and run a marathon to the South Pole.I had no idea how I was going to achieve these goals, but they certainly encourag
4、ed me to work hard. Today, I am really grateful to say that I have achieved all of them. Shortly after completing these goals, I set another goal: to run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days. Nobody had done anything like this before. To be honest, I was not quite sure if I could. But the
5、re was only one way to find outso I just started training and preparing to give it my best try.I completed that goal one year ago, and it felt great! But for me, life is not all about achieving goals. Sure, it feels good to succeed, but the greatest reward for me was learning more about myself and w
6、hat I was able to do.Only by stepping out into the unknown and stretching(使倾注全力) ourselves can we really discover what our true potential(潜能) is。. Which played an important role in the authors success? A. Learning from others. B. Setting goals C. Being honest D. Keeping on reading . According to Par
7、agraph 3, before achieving the goals the author felt _ A. not quite confident B. very grateful C. quite afraid D. not very satisfied. What does the underlined part “that goal” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. Win the Badwater Ultra-Marathon. B. Run a marathon to the South Pole. C. Run a 135-mile ultra-ma
8、rathon across Death Valley. D. Run fifty marathons, in fifty states, in fifty days. The author probably agrees that_. A. life means achieving goals B. success is the greatest reward C. everyone may have great potential. D. sports help develop our potentialRegister(注册) in personRegister by phone Regi
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13、dreds of people stop smoking. The word “professional” in this advertisement most probably means “_” A. spiritual B. journalist C. experiencedD. professor. The shortest course is _. A.Understanding Computers B. Basic Photography C. Stop Smoking D. Typing. A course which can do something good for your
14、 health will cost_. A. $50 B. $30 C.$10 D.$125. If you can have free time only on weekends, you should take the course _. A. Understanding Computers B. Basic Photography C. Stop Smoking D. TypingIt does not have to be January 1st to give yourself a chance to make the most out of your day. Every day
15、is a new day and a fresh start to learn, grow, develop your strengths, free yourself from past regrets or hurts, and move forward older and wiser. Every day gives you a chance to reinvent (重新审视) yourself. It is never too late to change things that are not working in your life. Each day is a new begi
16、nning and a piece of blank paper. How would you like to create your day? What would you like to paint on it? If you wake up in a negative mind, you are more likely to paint a dark picture throughout the day, and your picture will not show hope, happiness and joy. If you take each day to think active
17、ly, and have a positive intention(意图) for how you would like to create your day, how would your life be different? What can daily positive intentions do for you? Every day you will give yourself the gift of an “attitude of gratitude(感恩)”. Each day is a chance to look at things in a different way. Yo
18、u can experience each day in the beauty of the worldand the beauty of you who are in it! You find yourself changing from “I cant” to “I can”. With a focus on positive intentions, you feel you are full of power and more like a “winner” than a “loser”. You pay more attention to the present, and will b
19、e more likely to live fully in the present each moment of each day. After all, the past is a great place to visit, but you dont want to live there! So how about starting each day taking a moment to think of a positive intention for the day?. The first paragraph mainly tells us _.A. Learning is helpf
20、ul in reinventing ourselves.B. January 1st is the most important day.C. We should make every day a new start.D. We neednt change ourselves at all.10. If you have daily positive intentions, you will .A.have a busy life B. get a positive resultC. get gifts from othersD. be a complete loser11. From the
21、 passage we can learn that .A. past regrets or hurts can make you older and wiser.B. think actively and you will be a winner, not a loser.C. the present is not where you should live for ever.D. positive intentions for each day are of great help.DEco City Farms are becoming more popular in cities and
22、 towns around the United States.Eco City Farms in Edmonston, Maryland, is located near shopping centers, car repair shops and homes. The neighborhood is a workingclass community. People do not have very much money, and they have limited access to fresh food in markets.Over the past two years, the fa
23、rm has attracted volunteers from the community like Marcy Clark. She schools her four children at home. On a recent day she brought them to Eco City Farms for a lesson. Her son Alston Clark thinks his experience is very valuable. “I like coming out here,” he says, “You know, you connect with the ear
24、th, where your food comes from. You appreciate the food a little bit more.”Margaret Morgan started Eco City Farms. She thinks of it as a place where people can learn to live healthier lives. “Growing food in a community brings people together,” she continues, “Every piece of what we do here is a dem
25、onstration to show people everything about how to have an ecofriendly community.” she says. From the Eco City Farms people come to know that they are not only growing food and raising chickens and bees, but improving the soil with compost (肥料) made from food waste.Eco City Farms is an experimental o
26、peration. The farm gets its power not from the local electricity networks, but from the sun with solar panels. In winter, the green houses use a geothermal (地热) system.Vegetables can be grown all year. So once a week, all winter long, neighbors like Chris Moss and her three children bike to the farm
27、 to pick up a share of the harvest.“I like eating the vegetables,” says fiveyearold Owen Moss. 12What is mainly talked about in the passage?AEco City Farms are gaining popularity.BEco City Farms save a lot of energy.CEco City Farms are influencing community life.DEco City Farms help the workingclass
28、 live better.13According to the passage, Eco City Farms are close to the following places EXCEPT _.Ashopping centers Bcar repair shopsC workingclass community Dfastfood restaurants 14What is the authors attitude towards Eco City Farms?AEnthusiastic. BDisappointed. CSurprised. DDoubtful.15In which co
29、lumn of a newspaper can you most probably read this article?APeople. BTravel. C Education. DEnvironment.第二节(共小题,每小题分,满分分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。下面文章中有5处(第16-20题)需要添加小标题。请从以下选项(A、B、C、D、E、F和G)中选出符合各段意思的小标题,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。How to treat your guests at a dinner partyAlmost everyone has a
30、ttended a dinner party where they felt awkward._16_ Prevent unpleasant party situations for your guests with these useful tips and find out how to treat your guests at a dinner party.As guests arrive, greet them at the door saying hello and ask how they are._17_ If there is a wine table, show them t
31、o the table and allow them to mix with other guests.If a guest arrives who doesnt know the majority of the people in the room, announce his presence and introduce him to everyone._18_Be modest about your food even if the food is great. And dont apologize either your guests may think they shouldnt tr
32、y your food. Serve your guests or allow guests to serve themselves if food has been placed on a serving table._19_ Make sure that they are as comfortable as possible.As you and your guests dine, play a “get to know each other” game. Have the guests go around the room and give a fun fact about themse
33、lves, their favorite things to do, where they would like to live and their worst or best cooking experience._20_After the main course is served, offer your guests dessert. Have a dessert wine ready to serve in case a guest would like to pair wine with their dessert.AThis is a great icebreaker as wel
34、l.BAsk your guests often if they need more food.CThis should help him feel more comfortable. DChoosing a specific theme for your party is definitely a great idea.ETake their coats, welcome them and make them feel at home.FStill more people remember dinner parties where they didnt have a good time.GA
35、 great dinner party allows you to enjoy oneonone time with your guests.第二部分 语言知识运用(共两节, 满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital(独奏演唱会). A recital _21_I had to practice a borin
36、g piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year I _22_ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he would shake his head, muttering(嘀咕) _23_about build self-confidence and working toward a _24_.So it was with really great_25_that I stood in church one recent S
37、unday, video camera in hand, and _26_my 68-year-old father sweating in his shirt _27_rising to play the piano in his very first recital.My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldnt _28_lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, _29_too many of us do. But
38、 though he was rooted in his past, he wasnt _30_there. When he retired three years ago, he _31_ his church music director to take him as a student.For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he _32_stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the _33_? I worried, remembering those split s
39、econds_34_ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would _35_. But then came the beautiful melody(旋律),from the _36_fingers that once baited(装饵于) my fishing lines. And I_37_he had been doing what music teachers always stress:_38_the music and pretend the others arent there.“Im _39_of him for st
40、arting something new at his age,” I said to my son Jeff.“Yeah, and doing it so_40_,” Jeff added.With his first recital, my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.21. A. meant B. explained C. reflected D. proved22. A. might B. could C.
41、 would D. should23. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything24. A. chance B. stage C. journey D. goal 25. A. satisfaction B. trouble C. strength D. disappointment26. A. kept B. watched C. sent D. felt27. A. through B. from C. against D. before28. A. miss B. select C. afford D. understand29.
42、 A. if B. once C. as D. while30. A. stuck B. protected C. educated D. spoilt31. A. allowed B. invited C. persuaded D. inspired 32. A. simply B. roughly C. merrily D. curiously33. A. words B. notes C. videos D. lessons34. A. moments B. weeks C. hours D. decades 35. A. play B. freeze C. click D. adjus
43、t36. A. warm B. same C. different D. dirty37. A. realized B. predicted C. imagined D. insisted38. A. pass over B. turn up C. concentrate on D. bring in39. A. ashamed B. aware C. tired D. proud40. A. casually B. anxiously C. frequently D. nicely 第II卷第二节(共10小题;每小题1. 5分, 满分15分)阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个
44、单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Jonny: Hey! Im just practicing Tai Chi(太极). Would you like to join me?Peter: I know nothing about it. Is it difficult?Jonny: It seems easy, but you need a lot of practice. You just follow me like this.Peter: OK. Dont laugh _41_ me. I may look funny.Jonny: Bend your knees slightly and
45、reach out your arms like tree branches, naturally and _42_ (soft). Try to keep your body straight. Move slowly, then be sure to keep your balance and dont let your body shake.Peter: I cannot control my body well. My legs become _43_ (pain).Jonny: Keep _44_ (hold) your position for a while. It helps
46、develop your strength and flexibility. Raise your leg and let _45_ stay in the air for seconds.Peter: I feel my legs shaking. I cannot do this any longer.Jonny: Be patient! Tai Chi _46_ (call) “shadow boxing” in English. It asks you to act like water: to be flexible as well _47_ strong. In real comp
47、etition, a Tai Chi master borrows the strength of the competitor and uses this energy to fight back. The _48_ (hard) you try to beat him, the more likely you will get hit. He controls you!Peter: Unbelievable! Oh., _49_ you dont mind, Ill stop and take a deep _50_.第三部分写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1
48、分,满分10分) 文中最多有处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在横线上写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。The street was busy with traffic and very noise. Buses, black and yellow taxi, cars and bikes rushed by him and everywhere people were crossing the street. Jack stopped and watching
49、. He wiped his face with handkerchief. The weather was very hot. Jack thought these people was very foolish, or at least too carelessly. Didnt they understand the danger? There were many death every day on Jalan Bintang. Jack waited about fifteen minutes after he could cross. He wanted to stay live.
50、 Life was good! 第二节书面表达(满分25分)感恩,是我们生活中永恒的话题。学会感恩,学会热爱生活,我们将会感受到更多快乐。假如你校拟举行一次有关“感恩”的演讲比赛。请你根据以下要点写一篇英语讲演稿。要点: 1感恩对象(父母、老师、朋友); 2为何感恩; 3如何感恩。注意:.词数120字以上 2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯2015-2016学年高三第一次月考英语试题答卷第I卷第二节(共小题,每小题分,满分分)16_ 17_18_19_20_第II卷第二部分语言知识运用第二节(共10小题;每小题1. 5分, 满分15分)41_42_43_44_45_46_47_48_49_50
51、_第三节 短语默写(满分15分)1. 经历_ 2. 遭受_3. 复习_4. 提出_5.掌握,精通_ 6.请求某人做_7. 下定决心做_8.对.满不在乎_9. 从.判断_10.被困于_11. 决心干_12偶遇_13对.关心_14.宁愿干而不愿干_15.总计_第三部分写作(共两节,满分35分)第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)The street was busy with traffic and very noise. Buses, black and yellow taxi, cars and bikes rushed by him and everywhere people
52、 were crossing the street. Jack stopped and watching. He wiped his face with handkerchief. The weather was very hot. Jack thought these people was very foolish, or at least too carelessly. Didnt they understand the danger? There were many death every day on Jalan Bintang. Jack waited about fifteen m
53、inutes after he could cross. He wanted to stay live. Life was good! 第二节书面表达(满分分)_1-4BADC 5-8CBBA 9-11 CBD 12-15 ADAD16-20 F E C B AACBDA BDCCA CABDB BACDD语法填空 at, softly, painful, holding, it 6670 is called, as, harder, if, breath 短文改错答案与解析:1. noise 改为 noisy。用形容词作表语。2. taxi改为taxis。与buses, cars, bike
54、s等并列使用。3. 正确。4. watching改为watched。watched与stopped并列使用。5. with 后加 a。6. was改为were。these people为复数。 7. carelessly改为careless。careless与foolish并列用作表语。8. death 改为 deaths()。9. after改为before。从句意可推知。10. live 改为 alive。Alive为形容词,意为“活着的”。作文范文:Good afternoon, everyone! Its great hoot to have the opportunity to be
55、 with you today. The topic of my speech is Thank you, mum.Like many of you, my life has been blessed with a mother who is a source of unconditional love. My mum is an ordinary housewife. I highly appreciate her kind consideration, especially during there stressful days. In these days, she keeps me c
56、ompany, cooks me tasty dinners, and makes my room as clean as possible. On top of that, whenever I get upset, she listens to me and comforts me until I have cheered up. Im fortunate to have such a caring mother.Listen, time is clacking. The big exam is there for me and you, every son and daughter, to realize dreams. I appeal to all of us here to work hard for our dear mums. I have another message for everyone here: Express your love in return. Either a small talk with mum or a cup of tea for her will shine her through.Thank you for listening 版权所有:高考资源网()