1、山东省枣庄市第三中学2015届高三第一学期10月月考英语试题（一卷105分，二卷45分，满分150附加题10分）第一节：单项填空（1*15=15）1How long _in that company before you work with us? For eight yearsAwere you employedBhave you been employedChad you employedDwill you be employed2One way to understand thousands of new words is to gain _good knowledge of basic
2、 word formationA/BtheCaDone3The young couple, who returned my lost wallet, left _I could ask for their namesAwhileBbeforeCafterDsince4To be honest, I dont want to get a job _ Im chained to a desk all dayIt will bore me to death AthatBwhatCwhereDwhich5The old temple _ 1296 AD attracted many visitorsI
3、t is _Adating back to; worth visiting Bdating from; worthwhile to visitCdates from; worth visiting Ddates back to; worthwhile visiting6_ good service, the restaurant offers different kinds of traditional Fujian dishesAFar fromBApart fromCInstead ofDRegardless of7For a moment nothing happenedThen _ a
4、ll shouting togetherAvoices had come Bcame voicesCvoices would come Ddid voices come8They argued _ the matter the whole afternoon, and at last agreed _the date for the next morningAwith; with Bon; over Cabout; on Dover; over9The film, which is worth seeing a second time, _ the Middle Age in EuropeAi
5、s set inBwas set inCset inDsetting in10Mom bought me two CD playersSuch _ the birthday gifts she sent meAwereBwasCisDbe第二节：完型填空（1*20=20）Five months after my husband Steve diedI woke up one morning to the maddening sound of a leaking faucet （水龙头 ）I knew it needed repairs badly, but it 11 me so much j
6、ust to think of itAll our 12 life，I was the artist, bringing to our house much imaginationSteve was the 13 oneHe had a real gift for handling chores （家务活） 14 me from unpleasant repair jobsBut how could such a good man have his life cut short so suddenly! I had been so sad and angry that I completely
7、 15 the houseThat leaky faucet somehow awakened me to the fact that I now had to 16 the challenge of getting things fixedI got a workman named AhmedEntering the house, he stopped before a picture of Steve and meDoesnt your husband 17 this kind of work? he askedIts not hardHe died months agoWhen he w
8、as alive, he did all the repair jobs 18 , I said quietlyAhmed looked at me 19 but didnt replyHe fixed the faucet, adjusted the dishwasher door, and replaced a showerheadApparently he was gifted as Steve had beenHe did a（n） 20 jobI asked him to name his feeNo charge, Maam he saidMy father died early,
9、 and the neighbors helped my family throughBy fixing a faucet, Ahmed mended my soulAlthough I would sure carry the pain of loss with me along, Ahmed reminded me of the abundant kindness in the world11Ahurt Bpuzzled Ccost Ddisappointed12Aseparate Bshared Cspiritual Dsocial13Aactive Bbaring Ccareless
10、Dpractical14Aattracting Bsheltering Cdriving Dprohibiting15Aignored Bhated Ccleaned Dmissed16Acome up with Bface up to Clook forward to Dstep away from17Abegin Bcheck Clike Dfind18Agratefully Bfirmly Cbravely Dwonderfully19Astrangely Binnocently Cpainfully Dsympathetically20Aterrible Bexcellent Cimp
11、ortant DdangerousOne night, when I was eight , my mother gently asked me a question I would never forget“Sweetie, my company wants to 21 me but needs me to work in BrazilThis is like your teacher telling that youve done 22 and allowing you to skip a grade（跳级）, but youll have to 23 your friendsWould
12、you say yes to your teacher?” She gave me a hug and asked me to think about itI was puzzledThe question kept me 24 for the rest of the night I had said “yes” but for the first time, I realized the 25 decisions adults had to makeFor almost four years, my mother would call us from Brazil every dayEver
13、y evening Id 26 wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of my dayA phone call, however, could never replace her 27 and it was difficult not to feel lonely at timesDuring my fourth-grade Christmas break, we flew to Rio to visit herLooking at her large 28 apartment, I became 29 how l
14、onely my mother must have been in Brazil herselfIt was then 30 I started to appreciate the tough choices she had to make on 31 family and work32 difficult decisions, she used to tell me, you wouldnt know whether you make the right choice, but you could always make the best out of the situation, with
15、 passion and a 33 attitude Back home , I 34 myself that what my mother could do, I could, tooIf she 35 to live in Rio all by herself, I, too, could learn to be 36 I learn how to take care of myself and set high but achievable 37My mother is now back with usBut I will never forget what the 38 has rea
16、lly taught meSacrifices 39 in the endThe separation between us has proved to be 40 for me21Aattract Bpromote Csurprise Dpraise22Alittle Bmuch Cwell Dwrong23Aleave Brefuse Ccontact Dforgive24Aexplaining Bsleeping Cwondering Dregretting25Apoor Btimely Cfinal Dtough26Aeagerly Bpolitely Cnervously Dcuri
17、ously27Apatience Bpresence Cintelligence DInfluence28AComfortable BExpensive CEmpty DModern29AInterested in Baware of Cdoubtful Dsatisfied with30Awhen Bwhere Cwhich Dthat31Aabandoning Bbalancing Ccomparing Dmixing32ADepending on Bsupplied with CFaced with DInsisting on33Adifferent Bfriendly Cpositiv
18、e Dgeneral34Acriticized Binformed Cwarned Dreminded35Amanaged Boffered Cattempted Dexpected36Agrateful Benergetic Cindependent Dpractical37Aexamples Blimits Crules Dgoals38Aquestion Bexperience Chistory Doccasion39Apay off Bcome back Crun out Dturn up40Ablessing Bgathering Cfailure Dpleasure第三节阅读理解A
19、Heather Jack and her family, including her two children, usually spend the Christmas holidays preparing a feastfor others to eatLast Christmas Eve, they went to a house in the neighborhood and prepared a dinner for an elderly woman and her son, who has muscular dystrophy（肌肉萎缩症）They stayed for an hou
20、r and chatted before heading home to prepare for a visit from Santa （圣诞老人）“I think it is that kind of direct experience that many find so meaningful,” says Heather, president and founder of The Volunteer Family, a Boston-based organization dedicated to matching families with volunteer opportunities,
21、 both during the holidays and year-round“Its a great way for parents to involve the kids”In a holiday season that stretches from before Thanksgiving to just after the New Year, its nice to hear stories about people with their children giving instead of receivingLast December Gary and Debra Danoff an
22、d their two teenage sons drove to the Washington, DCJewish Community Center（JCC） and spent Christmas morning in the Centers kitchen preparing a feast for homeless sheltersBy choosing to prepare meals for the homeless, the Danoffs bring together a belief in community service with their love of cookin
23、g, “It feels good to prepare food with our kids for other people at Christmas,” says Gary“We want them to know that many people dont have the ability to go to the supermarket and pick the foods they want to eat and pay for them”The Danoffs were in good companyAcross the city, at least 1000 volunteer
24、s with their children went across the region to provide food to the poor people as part of the DCJCCs annual “December 25th Day of Service”, now in its 22nd year41The Heathers did all the following things except last Christmas EveApreparing a dinner for a poor familyBchatting with the elderly mother
25、 and her disabled sonCmaking preparations for their own Christmas festivalDvisiting one of their good friends in other district42What does “The Volunteer Family” do?AIt matches families with volunteer opportunitiesBIt supplies food and service to the poor familiesCIt encourages parents to involve th
26、eir kids in volunteer workDIt earns much money by organizing volunteer families43Why do the Danoffs want their children to join in the volunteer work?ATo let them learn to prepare meals by themselvesBTo let them know that many people are in need of helpCTo let them know that they have the ability to
27、 cookDTo let them have a meaningful Christmas with the homeless shelters44What does the sentence “The Danoffs were in good company” mean in the last paragraph?AMrDanoff and his wife work for a very good companyBMore volunteer families prepare food for poor people at ChristmasCThe volunteer families
28、should have jobs in good companiesDThe Danoffs are in good luck to get the volunteer opportunity45What can be learned from the passage?AVolunteers seldom involve their children in the workBVolunteer opportunities can only be got during holidaysCMost people love to hear stories about giving and recei
29、vingDThe volunteer programs in the DCJCCs have lasted for 22 yearsBIn the mid-1950s, I was a somewhat bored early-adolescent male student who believed that doing any more than necessary was wasted effortOne day, this approach threw me into embarrassmentIn Mrs. Tottens eighth-grade math class at Cent
30、ral Avenue School in Anderson, Indiana, we were learning to add and subtract decimals （小数）Our teacher typically assigned daily homework, which would be recited in class the following dayOn most days, our grades were based on our oral answer to homework questionsMrs. Totten usually walked up and down
31、 the rows of desks requesting answers from student after student in the order the questions had appeared on our homework sheetsShe would start either at the front or the back of the classroom and walk toward the other endSince I was seated near the middle of about 35 students, it was easy to figure
32、out which questions I might have to answerThis particular time, I had completed my usual two or three problems according to my calculationsWhat I failed to expect was that several students were absent, which threw off my estimateAs Mrs. Totten made her way from the beginning of the class，I desperate
33、ly tried to determine which math problem I would getI tried to work it out before she got to me, but I had brain freeze and couldnt functionWhen Mrs. Totten reached my desk，she asked what answer Id got for problem No14“II didnt get anything,” I answered，and my face felt warm“Correct,” she said It tu
34、rned out that the correct answer was zeroWhat did I learn that day? First, always do all your homeworkSecond, in real life it isnt always what you say but how you say it that mattersThird，I would never make it as a mathematicianIf I could choose one school day that taught me the most, it would be th
35、at one46What does the underlined part in Paragraph 1 indicate?AIt is wise to value ones timeBIt is important to make an effortCIt is right to stick to ones beliefDIt is enough to do the necessary47Usually, Mrs. Totten asked her students to _Arecite their homework togetherBgrade their homework themse
36、lvesCanswer their homework questions orallyDcheck the answers to their homework questions48The author could work out which questions to answer since the teacher always _Aasked questions in a regular wayBwalked up and down when asking questionsCchose two or three questions for the studentsDrequested
37、her students to finish their usual questions49The author failed to get the questions he had expected because _Athe class didnt begin as usualBseveral students didnt come to schoolChe didnt try hard to make his estimateDMrs. Totten didnt start from the back of the class50，Which of the following can b
38、e the best title for the passage?AAn Unforgettable Teacher BA Future MathematicianCAn Effective Approach DA Valuable LessonCLarry was on another of his underwater expeditions（探险）but this time, it was differentHe decided to take his daughter along with himShe was only ten years oldThis would be her f
39、irst trip with her father on what he had always been famous forLarry first began diving when he was his daughters ageSimilarly, his father had taken him along on one of his expeditionsSince then, he had never looked backLarry started out by renting diving suits from the small diving shop just along
40、the shoreHe had hated themThey were either too big or too smallThen, there was the instructorHe gave him a short lesson before allowing him into the water with his fatherHe had made an exceptionLarry would never have been able to go down without at least five hours of theory and another similar numb
41、er of hours on practical lessons with a guideChildren at his age were not even allowed to diveAfter the first expedition, Larrys later diving adventures only got better and betterThere was never a dull momentIn his black and blue suit and with an oxygen tank fastened on his back, Larry dived from bo
42、ats into the middle of the oceanDangerous areas did not prevent him from continuing his searchSometimes, he was limited to a cage underwater but that did not bother himAt least, he was still able to take photographs of the underwater creaturesLarrys first expedition without his father was in the Cay
43、man IslandsThere were numerous diving spots in the area and Larry was determined to visit all of them Fortunaly for him, a man offered to take him around the different spots for freeLarry didnt even know what the time was how many spots he dived into or how many photographs he had takenThe diving sp
44、ots afforded such a wide range of fish and sea creatures that Larry saw more than thirty varieties of creaturesLarry looked at his daughterShe looked as excited as he had been when he was her ageHe hoped she would be able to continue the family traditionAlready, she looked like she was much braver t
45、han had been thenThis was the key to a successful underwater expedition51In what way was this expedition different for Larry?AHis daughter had grown up BHe had become a famous diverCHis father would dive with him DHis daughter would dive with him52What can be inferred from Paragraph2?ALarry had some
46、 privileges BLarry liked the rented diving suitsCDivers had to buy diving equipment DTen-year-old children were permitted to dive53Why did Larry have to stay in a cage underwater sometimes?ATo protect himself from danger BTo dive into the deep waterCTo admire the underwater view DTo take photo more
47、conveniently54What can be learned from the underlined sentence?ALarry didnt wear a watch BLarry was not good at mathCLarry had a poor memory DLarry enjoyed the adventure55What did Larry expect his daughter to do?ABecome a successful diver BMake a good diving guideCTake a lot of photo underwater DHav
48、e longer hours of trainingDNearly a thousand people laugh heartily together for half an hour every morning in a park in ShenzhenGuangzhou Daily took a closer look at those happy peopleThey are members of a group named Laughing Club, and when they get together, all they do is laughZhang Lixin, the fo
49、under of the club and regarded as the laugh leader, told the paper that laughing does him a lot of goodHe started after he read some advice in a book and tried giggling after quarrelling with his wife to relaxAfter laughing for a few days, Zhang found himself more outgoing and relaxedSoon his wife j
50、oined him, bringing the family more laughter and less bickeringWhen he got to know a kind of “laughing yoga” is good for the health, Zhang went to Bombay to learn from the locals and developed what he learned into more than 30 ways of laughingThe “lion bellow （吼）”is to shout with the fingers outstre
51、tched near the earsThere is the “open mouth laugh”, the “bow-pulling laugh”, the “welcoming laugh” and even the “quarrelling laugh”, with different arm movements of laugh styleThe “laugh movement” swept over Shenzhen in a few of months, attracting tens of thousands of people to join, and has been fo
52、llowed in nearby cities such as GuangzhouEvery morning at the lake front and at 8 pm on every Monday, Wednesday, Friday at the mountain peak square in Lianhua Mountain Park, club members gather to laugh and shout loudly56From the first paragraph we know that _AGuangzhou Daily is the source of the in
53、formationBthose happy people come from Guangzhou DailyCthere is a Guangzhou Daily office near Laughing ClubDGuangzhou Daily supported the laugh movement57The people in Laughing Club laugh because they _Alive a happy life Balways feel happyCjust cant help it Dwant to relax themselves58Which of the un
54、derlined words has a meaning similar to “laughing”?AGigglingBQuarrelling COutgoing DBickering59According to the passage, when cannot you see club members practicing laughing in Lianhua Mountain Park?AAt 8 pm on SundayBAt 8 pm on MondayCAt 8 pm on FridayDAt 8 pm on Wednesday60Whats the idea expressed
55、 by the last two paragraphs?AThe members of Laughing Club are increasingBThe laugh movement is becoming popularCThe laughing is done only in parksDLaughing Club is practicing laughing hardESports and amusing activities have given benefits to peopleBesides the entertainment that they offer, health, e
56、motional and personal aspects have also been developed through sports and amusementIts amazing how one can say that he just found his purpose in life through sportsSome people may even devote their lives to a certain sportWhether being seen as an amusing activity, a pastime娱乐 or a way of life, sport
57、s and amusement are worthy of everyones praiseA large number of sports and amusing activities have become very popular both in the past years and at present, such as baseball, basketball, golf, computer and online games, fitness, motor sports, tennis, and so onComputer and online games have become v
58、ery popular at this ageYoung people are mostly the fans of this amusementEntertainment is what it givesA lot of online games are there to be playedSome are for sale while others can be downloaded for freeFitness is in much the same rankWomen are the major customers who take this activity into their
59、livesThe goal for reshaping their bodies to improve their looks is getting more and more attractiveConsidering the lovely points of being healthy and fit, all seem to hash through the linesNo one wants to get behindThis is also a way of giving love to ourselvesWe cannot always pass money byTaking sp
60、orts or amusement, youll have to pay for it sometimesThe cost for learning and enjoying sports changes from one to anotherSome sports cost very little while others are costly due to expensive equipment and tools to useChoosing a sport, however, requires health considerationsSome people are not allow
61、ed to play volleyball and similar activities due to having asthma（哮喘）Playing may make a person tired easily and will trigger an attack of asthma at once61What is the first paragraph mainly about?AThe benefits of sports and amusement BThe origin of sports and amusementCThe kinds of sports and amuseme
62、nt DThe cost of sports and amusement62Women customers take part in fitness mainly Ato give love to others Bto make more moneyCto look more attractive Dto go beyond others63We can learn from the text that Asports were not quite popular in the past yearsBmost players of online games aim to earn some m
63、oneyCtaking sports or amusement always costs a lotDhealth should be considered when choosing a sport64The underlined word “trigger” in the last paragraph probably means Ahold back Bresult in Cgive up Dfight against65What will most probably be discussed if the text continues?ADifferent kinds of sport
64、s and amusing activitiesBHow women reshape their bodies more effectivelyCHealth problems that sports and amusement causeDSuitable sports or activities for different people第二卷第一节：阅读表达（3*5=15）1I was one of the taller memebers of my class, standing a head above the other girls and bent down at the back
65、 of the line to avoid sticking outI especially hated to hear people say,”Ruthie!Look how tall youre getting!” But my grandfather would always tell me ,“Stand straight and tall,” Later I understood his advice was about more than just height2 My grandfather grew up in war-torn EuropeWhen German soldie
66、rs occupied his hometown, the beautiful city of Tarnow, Poland, he fought for his countrys freedom” Stand straight, stand tall,” meant something else back then3After the war ,he boarded a boat for America, arriving in ManhattanAll alone in a new country, he was frightened about his futureStill, he m
67、arched head-on into the streets of New YorkSoon he met other European immigrants, each of them trying to find his or her own wayIf they could do it, why couldnt he?” Stand straight, stand tall,” he would remind himself4_ the help of a loyal and trusting friend, my grandfather acquired a jewelry stan
68、d on Canal StreetHe once told me how nervous he was on that first day of workHe was not only trying to learn this tough new business, but also a new language5To his surprise, the men in the neighboring stands who could have taken advantage of himoffered their help and adviceWithin months, my grandfa
69、ther was commanding his spot behind the counter, selling diamonds and all kinds of cultured pearls as if hed been doing it his whole life6I trusted my grandfather more than anyone else in my childhoodAnd whenever I was afraid of something, he would tell me stories of his lifeMy grandfathers remarkab
70、le experiences have changed the way I view my own lifeHis advice tells me to be proud of who I am66Whats the trouble of the author as a child?（no more than 8 words ）67What does the word “them”（Line 3 ,Paragraph3）probably refer to ?（no more than 3 words）68Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper
71、words（no more than 5 words）69How did the men around him treat the grandfather at the beginning of his business?（no more than 8 words）70What did the author learn from her grandfather?（no more than 15 words）第二节：书面表达（满分30分）李华作为一名交换生刚到美国学习不久就被邀请参加一个美国家庭的宴会，他不知道该怎样做才合适，他给他的美国朋友Tom写信询问，请你代替Tom给李华写一封回信, 信的
72、内容包含如下建议:1穿着整齐2准时到达3不必带礼物，实在要带也不应多带（一瓶酒或一盒饼干即可）4就餐时注意餐桌礼节，不要高声喧哗，不要喝太多的酒 5就餐后不要逗留太久，告别时要表示感谢。注意：1词数120-150字。可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。2文章开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数。Dear Li Hua，I am glad to know_Yours sincerely,Tom2014-2015届山东省枣庄市第三中学高三第一学期10月月考英语试题参考答案1-10 ACBCA BBCAA 11-20 ABDBA BCDDB21-40 BCACD ABCBD BCCDA CDBAA41-65
73、 DABBD DCABD DAADA ADAAB ACDBD阅读表达（共5小题；第81、83、84每题3分，82题2分，85题4分，满分l5分）总体原则：重点从答案内容切题与语法结构应用准确考虑。判分时以正分计算，不出现05分；字迹潦草、涂抹严重，总分扣2分，异色笔、铅笔答题一律判0分。66She was afraid of /worried about her heightHer height gave her a headache/troubleHer height troubled her a lotBeing much taller than others was her troubl
74、eHer height（能准确回答问题，且语言形式无误，可得满分；形式有误，应扣1分。关键词，“个头高”。）67other European immigrants（能准确回答问题，且单词拼写无误，可得满分；少词或拼写有误，应扣1分。）68Thanks to/Owing to/ Due to/ Because of/As a result of（能够说明“由于”的意思，且语言应用正确，可得满分；出现短语搭配问题的，扣除1分；与答案不相关的不得分。）69They didnt take advantage of him/They treated him well/ Offer their help
75、and advice（能准确回答问题，且语言形式无误，可得满分；形式有误，应扣1分。关键词，“给予帮助”。）70She should stand straight and tall/be brave in the face of difficulty/troubleShe should stand straight and tall/be brave, whatever difficulty/trouble she faced/metShe should face any difficulty/trouble bravelyShe should be confident of herself（
76、能紧扣主题，语言应用准确，可得满分；关键词“勇于面对困难；自信”；缺项扣1-2分。）第三节 写作（参考范文）Dear Li Hua,I am glad to know you are enjoying yourself in the USAAs for the family dinner, Id like to give you the following adviceAs you are invited to a formal dinner party, dressing smartly and tidily is necessaryIt would be better if you are
77、 punctualGenerally speaking, there is no need to bring giftsIf you would like to bring something, a bottle of wine or a box of cookies will be OKAmerican people care about table manners a lot, so do remember to mind your manners at tableNever should you drink too much or make loud noiseAfter dinner, it would be better not to stay there too longBefore you say goodbye to the host and hostess, do not forget to express your gratitude to their generous hospitalityAll the bestYours sincerely,Tom
