1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家横峰中学2011-2012学年高二下学期第三次月考英语试题命题人：毛宏娟 时间：120分钟 总分：150分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节 语法和词汇（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。21. Would you like to join us in going to Hong Kongs Disneyland this Sunday? _, but I have to prepare for my examination on Monday.
2、 A. Id love to B. I have to refuse you C. Its a bad idea D. I am sorry I cant22. He to paint the whole house but finished only the front . A. set about B. set off C. set out D. set in 23. The data _ that Western society began to give particular attention to the roles of women as homemakers. A. advis
3、ed B. talked C. indicated D. appeared 24. The owner of the cinema gradually realized the fact _ the cinema needs to be improved and employ more people if it is to keep running.A. which B. as C. when D. that 25. He couldnt _ the temptation of smoking when he was 16, and thats why he became addicted i
4、t later.A. resist; to B. escape; in C. quit; in D. remove; to26. The government has adopted some new measures which will forbid motorcycles _ on the road in the near future.A. to run B. run C. to running D. not running 27. I wonder _ makes him so sad.A. what it is that B. what is it that C. what it
5、is D. what is it 28. _ to take a bus to the place where you work?A. Are you convenient B. Is it convenient for you C. Is it convenient of you D. Is there convenient for you 29. The little girl stopped crying when he _ his pocket and took out some sweets.A. looked into B. dived into C. got into D. de
6、voted to30. The fax machine, _ accidentally, has increased the speed of delivering documents and brought great convenience to the business world.A. was invented B. being invented C. invented D. had been invented 31. As the wages were low, there were few _ for the job. A. employees B. applicants C. w
7、orkers D. researchers32. _ has made a trip to Mount Tai will always remember the beautiful sunrise there.A. No matter who B. Whoever C. No matter which C. Whichever 33. May I turn up the TV? _, because the baby is sleeping in the room.A. Id rather you didnt B. Id like not to C. Id rather you not D.
8、Id rather you dont34. Well, Im terribly sorry to make a call to you so late. _ OK. Im still working.A. Youre B. Im C. Thats D. All is 35. After quarrelling , he never went to Janes home, nor _ to apologize to her.A. he wrote B. did he write C. had he written D. he had written 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分
9、20分）“Dont ever save anything for a special occasion. Every day that youre 36 is a special occasion.”I 37 those words through my sisters funeral（葬礼）and the days that followed when I helped my brother-in-law and my niece 38 all the things that followed an unexpected 39 . I thought about them on the pl
10、ane on the way back home from the town 40 my sisters family lives. I thought about all the things that she hadnt seen or heard or done. I thought about the things that she had done 41 realizing that they were special. Im still thinking about the words, and theyve 42 my life. Im reading more and comp
11、laining 43 . Im spending more time with my family and friends and less time at meetings. Im trying to 44 these ordinary moments now and cherish them. I use my money when it is needed. I wear my good sports clothes to the market if I feel like it. Im not 45 my good perfume for 46 parties. “Someday” a
12、nd “one of those days” are losing their power in my vocabulary. If its 47 seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it now. Im not sure what my sister would have done if she had 48 that she wouldnt be here tomorrow. I think she would have called family members and a few close 49 . Sh
13、e might have called a few former friends to 50 and try to fix everything. I like to think that she would have gone out for a Chinese 51 , her favorite food. Im trying very hard not to 52 , hold back, or save anything that would add happiness 53 our lives. And every morning 54 I open my eyes, I tell
14、myself that it is special. Every day, every minute, or every breath truly is a(n) 55 .36. A. angry B. alive C. sad D. disappointed37. A. repeated B. rememberedC. retold D. reminded38. A. deal withB. hold up C. prepare for D. set off39. A. deathB. change C. ending D. result40. A. whichB. that C. wher
15、e D. when41. A. with B. about C. withoutD. for42. A. represented B. changedC. settled D. replaced43. A. worse B. lessC. moreD. fewer44. A . acceptB. receive C. select D. recognize45. A. collecting B. gathering C. savingD. storing46. A. specialB. expensive C. famousD. unforgettable47. A. worthB. plea
16、santC. delightful D. acceptable 48. A. knownB. believedC. followedD. refused49. A. relatives B. friendsC. teachers D. students50. A. greet B. addressC. apologizeD. express 51. A. dinner B. partyC. wedding D. festival52. A. break downB. put offC. take outD. go through53. A. with B. up C. on D. to 54.
17、 A. while B. unless C. if D. when 55. A. gift B. power C. talentD. ability第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）AThe story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became very angry when the child tried to decorate a box
18、under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, “This is for you, Daddy.” The man was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found out the box was empty. He yelled at her, stating, “Dont you know,
19、when you give someone a present, there is supposed to be something inside?” The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and cried, “Oh, Daddy, its not empty at all. I blew kisses into the box. Theyre all for you, Daddy.” The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and
20、 he begged for her forgiveness. Only a short time later, an accident took the life of the child. It is said that her father kept that gold box by his bed for many years and, whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there. In a
21、 very real sense, each of us, as human beings, has been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family members, friends, and God. There is simply no other possession anyone could hold more precious than this.56. The little girl used the gold wrapping paper
22、 to _. A. make a Christmas tree B. make a present for her DadC. make a box D. make a gift box more beautiful 57. The little girl gave _ to her father as a Christmas present. A. a box B. a kissC. her love D. a roll of gold wrapping paper58. When the little girl explained what the present was, her fat
23、her felt _. A. happy B. guilty C. moved D. surprised59. According to the author, the most valuable present for us is _.A. money B. love from our relatives and friendsC. kisses from our children D. a box full of kisses60. The best title of this passage would be “_”. A. A box full of kisses B. A good
24、girl C. A cruel father D. A sad story about a girl and her fatherB Probably the most popular team sports in the world today are soccer, baseball, and basketball. Soccer, called football in many countries, is becoming more and more popular, and today millions of young men of all races and nationaliti
25、es are enjoying it. Standard rules, established in 1863 by a group of men in England, have made international matches possible, and there are now huge soccer stadiums in almost every country of the world. A stadium in Brazil, for instance, holds seventy thousand people.61. What kind of game was socc
26、er when it was first played? A. It was very fast and exciting.B. It was a beauty contest. C. It was dangerous and exciting. D. It was not a mens game. 62. What can we learn from the second paragraph? A. People in different parts of the world played soccer in the same way. B. The people of Persia dev
27、eloped the game and made it more dangerous. C. The Chinese learnt to play soccer from the Egyptians. D. The American Indians developed the game in the same way as the Egyptians.63. “The ancient Greeks and Romans had their versions, too” means “The ancient Greeks and Romans _”. A. accepted the game f
28、rom EgyptB. played a ball game in the same way C. had their own traditional forms of soccerD. developed a different form of the game64. When were international soccer matches made possible? A. When the English began to play the game. B. When many people began to play the game. C. When standard rules
29、 were established. D. When the game spread across the world.65. What can we infer from the passage? A. Soccer really started several thousand years ago in Egypt. B. Soccer is now the most popular game in the world. C. No one knows why soccer became popular. D. Soccer was first played in the old civi
30、lized countries.C Once upon a time a peacock（孔雀） and a tortoise became great friends. The peacock lived in a tree on the bank of the stream in which the tortoise had his home, and every day the peacock danced near the stream and displayed his gay plumage（羽毛）for the amusement of his friend. Unfortuna
31、tely, one day a bird-catcher caught the peacock and was about to take him away to the market. The unhappy bird begged his captor to allow him to say goodbye to his friend the tortoise. The bird-catcher agreed and took the peacock to the tortoise, who was greatly astonished when he saw his friend bec
32、ome a captive. The tortoise asked the bird-catcher to let the peacock go, but the bird-catcher laughed at his request, saying that was his livelihood. The tortoise then said, “If I give you a handsome present, will you let my friend go?” “Certainly,” answered the bird-catcher. So the tortoise dived
33、into the water and in a few seconds came up with a handsome pearl. To the bird-catchers astonishment, the tortoise handed it to him. This was beyond his expectation, and he let the peacock go immediately. A short time later, the avaricious man came back and told the tortoise that he thought he had n
34、ot been paid enough for the release of his friend, and threatened that unless he received another pearl which matched the first one, he would again catch the peacock. The tortoise, who had already advised his friend to go to a distant place on being set free, was greatly enraged（使发怒）at the greed of
35、this man. “Well,” said the tortoise, “if you insist on having another pearl like that one, give it to me and I will fish you out an exact match for it.” The cupidity（贪婪）of the bird-catcher prevented his reasoning that “one in the hand is equal to two in the bed of the stream”, and he quickly gave th
36、e pearl to the wily tortoise, who swam out with it, saying, “I am no fool to take one and give two!” and disappeared immediately, leaving the bird-catcher to be sorry for his greed.66. This passage is a _. A. joke B. fairy tale C. fable D. life story67. Why did the bird-catcher come back to the tort
37、oise?A. Because he wanted to win a match.B. Because he thought the pearl didnt suit him.C. Because he wanted to thank the tortoise.D. Because he wanted to get one more pearl.68. The underlined word “avaricious” in the third paragraph means “_”. A. greedy B. pitiful C. cruel D. merciless69. From the
38、story about the peacock and the tortoise, we learn that _. A. the tortoise was cleverer than the peacockB. a friend in need is a friend indeedC. the peacock was very carelessD. the tortoise was a fool70. In this passage, the author is telling us that _. A. human beings shouldnt trust a tortoiseB. if
39、 we are too greedy, we may get nothingC. human beings shouldnt catch animalsD. the bird-catcher shouldnt have asked for another pearlDOne evening before supper, the father noticed his son playing with wood scraps on the floor. He asked the child sweetly, “What are you making?” Just as sweetly, the b
40、oy responded, “Oh, I am making a little bowl for you and mum to eat your food from when I grow up.” The four-year-old smiled and went back to work. The words so struck the parents that they were speechless. Then tears started to stream down their cheeks. Though no word was spoken, both knew what mus
41、t be done. That evening the husband took Grandfathers hand and gently led him back to the family table. Let us all be wise builders and role models. Take care of yourself and those you love today, and every day!71. It was very difficult for Grandfather to have a meal because _. A. he couldnt walk st
42、eadily B. he couldnt see clearlyC. he couldnt grasp things firmly D. both B and C72. The underlined word “irritated” in the first paragraph probably means “_”. A. embarrassed B. pitiful C. angry D. frightened73. The reason why the grandson made wooden bowls for his parents was that _. A. he followed
43、 what his parents had doneB. he thought it was very interesting to have meals with wooden bowlsC. he was angry with what his parents had doneD. he thought his parents would like to eat their meals from wooden bowls 74. At last Grandfather could have meals with the family because _. A. the parents sa
44、w his tearsB. the grandsons words told the parents what they should doC. the grandson asked his parents to allow himD. the parents were afraid that their son would treat them the same way75. The passage mainly tells us that _. A. children follow their parents behaviorB. sometimes children can teach
45、their parents a lessonC. what parents do will influence their children muchD. every parent is a good example for their children第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 阅读下面的短文，并根据文章后的题目要求回答76-80小题。Hundreds of books are published in the United States each year, but only a few are extremely succes
46、sful. Here are three of the best books of the year.The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion won the National Book Award for Non-Fiction. Didion writes about the year following the death of her husband and the serious sickness of her daughter. People who have read it say that it is extremely hones
47、t. But it is not meant to be a self-help book for . Some people say it does help them recognize that they are not alone in sadness after the death of a loved one. Another critically praised book is The March by E. L. Doctorow. It is a fictional story based on real people in the American Civil War du
48、ring the 1860s. The story follows Shermans army as it marched through the South in the final days of the war. It shows how the characters are changed by the war Union and Southern soldiers, blacks and whites, men and women. Critics say the book tells a human story that shows how people in the South
49、reacted to the destruction of their world. The third notable book is Prep written by a young woman named Curtis Sittenfeld. It tells about the experiences of a young American girl at a high school where the students live. This kind of school is called a boarding school or prep school. The main chara
50、cter is Lee Fiora, a 24-year-old girl, who looks back on her school days. People who have read Prep say it makes them feel what Lee felt during her four years at the school. And it clearly shows how young people will deny their individuality to fit in with the group.76. What is the best title of the
51、 passage? (Please answer within 10 words.) _ _77. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? Readers say that they have the same feelings about the school events as the main character. _ _78. Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to co
52、mplete the sentence. (Please answer within 10 words.)_79. What does the underlined it refer to in the third paragraph?_80. Translate the underlined sentence in the third paragraph into Chinese.第三节、书面表达（共25分）近来校车频频出事，引起了人们对校车安全的广泛关注。某网站最近就校车安全问题进行了一次社会调查，结果见下图。请根据图示用英语写一篇短文，介绍调查结果并谈谈你的看法，供有关部门参考。词数不少
53、于100。注意：1文章的开头已经给出。注意行文连贯，可做适当补充。2提示词：报废车abandoned vehiclesoverloadedRecently, a survey about the safety of school buses has been conducted on a website 、参考答案及重点解析听力答案：1-5 BCABC 6-10AAAAB 11-15ACACA 16-20AACBA 21-25 ACCDA 26-30 AABBC 31-35 BBACB 36-40 BBAAC 41-45 CBBDC 46-50 AAABC 51-55 ABDDA 56-60
54、DCBBA 61-65 DBCCA 66-70 CDABB 71-75 DCABC阅读表达 (One possible version)76. Three best books of the year.77. People who have read Prep say it makes them feel what Lee felt during her four years at the school.78. other people who are in the same situations79. Shermans army80. 评论家们说这本书讲述了一个充满人性的故事，展示了南方人如
55、何应对破坏他们的世界的行为。21. A。Would you like to do ?肯定的答语常用Id like / love to.来回答；表委婉拒绝常用Im sorry，然后用but转折，说明原因。22. C. set out to do sth 着手做某事23. C。indicate 表明，显示；题干的意思是：数据表明了西方社会开始在妇女作为家庭主妇的角色上给予了特别的关注。24. D。考查同位语从句。“_ the cinema needs to be improved and employ more people if it is to keep running”是the fact的具
56、体内容，从句中不缺少句子成分，意义又完整，所以用that引导。25. A。resist the temptation抵制诱惑；become addicted to沉迷于。26. A。句意为：政府已经采取一些新的措施在不久的将来将阻止摩托车在公路上行驶。forbid sb / sth to do 禁止某人 / 某物做。27. A。考查宾语从句使用了强调句型。题干意为：我想知道到底是什么使他如此悲伤。28. B。It is convenient for sb to do sth习惯表达方法，意为“对某人来说做某事方便”。29. B。题干意为：当他迅速把手伸入口袋并掏出一些糖果时，小女孩停止了哭泣。
57、dive into意为“迅速将手伸入（包或口袋里）”；look into调查，审查；get into陷入，处于；devote (oneself ) to sb / sth献身，致力。30. C。过去分词表完成和被动的意义，invented accidentally作非限制性定语，相当于一个非限制性定语从句which was invented accidentally。31. B。根据语境：因为工资比较低，所以应当是没有多少“申请人（applicants）”。 employees 雇工，雇员；workers工人；researchers研究员。32. B。whoever能引导主语从句和状语从句，在
58、本句中引导主语从句；而no matter who 只能引导状语从句。题干意思是：任何去过泰山的人都会记得那里美妙的日出景象。33. A。would rather 后面引导从句时需要使用虚拟语气，对现在情况的虚拟用一般过去时。34. C。Thats OK相当于Thats all right，意为“没有关系”。 35. B。nor 用作连词引导分句位于句首时，分句要用部分倒装，意为“也没有，也不”。36. B。文章是针对姐姐的死而有所感悟，中心论点强调活着的人要好好享受生活。alive意为“活着的”。37. B。文章开头引用的话是使作者感慨的关键，因此那些言语应是他记得的。38. A。后文的une
59、xpected一词表明姐姐的死太出乎意料，所以作者来帮助姐夫和外甥女处理棘手的问题。39. A。前文的funeral是判断依据。40. C。根据上下文应选where，the town where my sisters family lives我姐姐家居住的城镇。41. C。活着的时候没有意识到活着的重要性，这是文章讨论的中心。42. B。文章接下来是作者对自己的生活所做的一些调整，可见这些话对作者的影响之深，“改变”了作者的人生。故选B。43. B。Im reading more“我读的多”，下文应是抱怨的少；而且下文也有所启示。44. D。与前文的“I thought about the t
60、hings that she had done without realizing that they were special.”呼应，作者表达的是要珍视生活中的每一时刻。45. C。这里说明作者以前的一种心态：没有享受生活的美好。46. A。文章多次出现special。47. A。be worth doing固定搭配，意为“值得做”。48. A。一系列的虚拟语气都是在假设，此处表示假设她知道一切。49. B。后文出现了friends。50. C。try to fix everything是判断依据。51. A。her favorite food是判断依据。52. B。根据语境可以推测作者是
61、在努力地不“推迟 (put off)”、不“阻挡 (hold back)”、不“保留 (save)”给生活增添幸福的任何一样东西，break down“砸坏或分解（某物）”，take out“拿出”，go through“仔细查看（某物）”，这三者意义上与语境不符。53. D。add to，固定搭配，意为“把加在上”。54. D。每天早晨当我睁开眼睛的时候。while从句中的动词应是延续性的动词。55. A。与“Every day youre alive is a special occasion.”呼应。56. D。从第一段中的“decorate（装饰）”这个词可得出答案。57. C。从第二
62、段可知，小女孩送给他爸爸的礼物是一个装满了吻的盒子，这也正代表了她对她爸爸的爱（love）。58. B。从第三段中的“He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness.”可推测出她的爸爸当时应该感到很内疚（guilty）。59. B。从文章的最后一段可得出答案。60. A。本文通过小女孩的一份特殊的礼物来展示人与人之间的亲情，所以A项最符合题意。61. D。从文章的第一段At that time, the contest was between teams of pretty girls who
63、had first taken part in a beauty contest and parade.得出，该项运动在当时不属于男人的运动，B项是干扰项。62. B。从第二段中的“The people of Persia made the game still more exciting and dangerous by riding horses while they played.”得知。63. C。version的意思是“form（形式、方式）”，因此古希腊人和罗马人是had their own traditional forms of soccer。64. C。从最后一段中的“Sta
64、ndard rules, established in 1863 by a group of men in England, have made international matches possible, and there are now huge soccer stadiums in almost every country of the world.”得知。65. A。第一段告诉读者soccer发源于Egypt；第二段告诉读者soccer的传播路线；而且今天非常受欢迎的球类不只是soccer。通过对比和排除，最佳选项为A。66. C。从故事的内容可以看出，本文应该是一个“寓言故事（f
65、able）”。67. D。根据第三段中的“unless he received another pearl which matched the first one, he would again catch the peacock.”可得出答案。68. A。根据全文的内容以及下文中出现的词汇greed，cupidity 可以判断this bird-catcher 是一个“贪婪的”人。故选A。69. B。故事主要讲述了乌龟和孔雀之间的友谊，告诉人们患难中才能见真情，即a friend in need is a friend indeed。70. B。从猎人最后的下场我们可认识到：贪婪的人往往是到
66、最后一无所获。71. D。从文章第一段中的“shaky hands and failing sight”可得出答案。72. C。根据上下文以及老人的儿子说的“Ive had enough of his spilled milk, noisy eating, and food on the floor.”可以推断出他们是生气了，不能忍受了。故选C。73. A。我们经常说“父母是孩子最好的老师”，所以，小孩子往往会以他们的父母作为他们学习和模仿的对象。74. B。小男孩说的话不仅使他父母担心他以后也会这样对他们，而且使他们意识到了该如何对待老人。75. C。从文章的最后一段可知，作者主要想告诉为人父母者应该是wise builders and role models，因为那将对孩子有很大的影响。写作内容要点：1. 校车问题现状 2. 不信任40.3% 3. 信任 36.2% 4. 不确定 23.5%5. 超速 19% 6. 使用报废车 36% 7. 缺少安全设备 21% 8. 超员24%9. 个人看法高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！
