1、2006 年 3 月育才中学英语月考试卷 本试卷分为第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分.考试结束,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回.第 I 卷(共 100 分)第一部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分 50 分)第一节:单项填空(共 20 小题,每小题 1 分,满分 20 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,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。1Most people prefer to travel on _train,because you can have a comfortable journey,but make sure you get _fast oneAthe;t
2、heBa;theCthe;a D不填;a2 Do you have the War of the World?Yes,but no more than one copyWould you like to take_?AsomeBthem Cit Done3Doris has won the first prize in the speech competition;and she is so excited that she feels_desire to go to bedAthe mostBmoreCworseDthe least4 So how long have you been he
3、re?Just a couple of days actuallyIm on a big journey,you knowI _all the places of interest hereAam visiting Bvisited Chave visited Dwill visit5The women carrying babies,get on the train first,_?A.will you B.dont theyC.will they D.dont you6My grandpa sowed the flower seeds in the garden _it was the b
4、est time for them to growAwhereBwhenCthatDuntil7Try the new cleanerJust a few minutes every daythats all it takes_you could have shining floors and furnitureAandBbutCorDso8_to use in April,2005,the road has solved the long-standing problem of traffic jams of this areaAPutBPuttingCHaving putDBeing pu
5、t9How about the agreement?Yeah,it_ a wave of anger.A.set aboutB.set offC.set outD.result from10My pen-friend,Peter,wrote to me,expressing the hope _ he would come to Beijing to see the 2008 Olympic GamesAwhichBthatCwhatDwhether11The lawyer advised Tom to drop the _,since he had little chance to winA
6、affair BcaseCincidentDevent12Do you know the result of the football match?Yes.It is 1:0.The Korean team _ the Japanese team.A.struckB.hitC.wonD.beat13.I hear Robert has gone to Harward University for his Masters degree.Oh,how nice!Do you know when he _.A.was leavingB.left C.had leftD.has left14The w
7、ings of the plane,which stretched out for 80 feet,were _ of its bodyAmore than the length twiceBmore than twice the lengthCtwice the length more thanDtwice more than the length15 What do you enjoy most _ in the summer holidays?Playing table tennisAkilling timeBto kill timeCspending the timeDto take
8、the time16Can children swim in this pool?YesHowever,at no time _ they do so aloneAmay Bneed Ccould Dshould17 Was it what he said or something that he did _ made you cry so sadly,Sarah?No,not reallyAwhichBthatCwhenDwhat18_much contact with the outside world for many years,John found many technologica
9、l inventions foreign to him.A.With B.For C.Without D.By19 He was very busy yesterday,otherwise he to the meeting.A.would comeB.came C.had come D.would have come20 We usually go hiking for vacationI like it,but I want to try something more challenging this year _ALets goBCheer upCLike what?DTake care
10、第二节 完型填空(共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)阅读下面短文,撑握其大意,然后从 21-40 各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项.What separates me from everyone else?The difference is not what clothes I wear or the music I listen to,but what I feel 21_.Ever since I was young,I have loved professional wrestling.As I grew older,my friends 22
11、_me for following what was called a mans soap opera.23_,I put my love for wrestling on the shelf.It was not until freshman year that I 24_I wasnt being myself.That year,I tried many new things and activities.In my town,football was the sport,so I decided to play football,25_ it might give me a head_
12、26_ in popularity.The team started with forty-eight athletes.27_,there were fourteen of us left.I stuck it out not because I liked it,but because I am not a quitter(懦夫).That long season taught me a(n)28_:I wasnt a football player.More importantly,it taught me to be 29_.After that season,I 30_ back t
13、o being a wrestling fan.I came across a well-known saying:Dont Dream It.Be It.When I read this,my friend Dan and I had the 31_ idea.What if we build a wrestling ring?we asked.The following weekend,we met at his house.We saw our 32_ in a pile in his backyard.We worked from dawn to dusk to build our g
14、reat project.Our hard work paid 33_.We had a real ring.We decided to hold an event.We practiced for hours,trying to 34_ every aspect(方面)of our wrestling ability.The date was May 24th.To our surprise,about one hundred friends and fans showed up to 35_ us.It was the most important night of my life and
15、 a 36_ success.Since that time,we have held five shows with as many as two hundred and fifty people turning out.We 37_ to live this dream.We accomplished what we set out to do.As my senior year winds down,Ill remember all of my high school memories.But 38_ will stick out most is the memory that I di
16、d something I 39_,despite what everyone said or thought.I achieved the 40_.I lived my dream.21.A.outside B.inside C.behind D.beside 22.A.laughed at B.talked about C.listened to D.called on 23.A.Then B.But C.And D.So 24.A.admitted B.noticed C.realized D.declared 25.A.thinking B.findingC.remembering D
17、.guessing 26.A.level B.startC.end D.point 27.A.At the end B.At the beginningC.In return D.On one hand 28.A.art B.truth C.fact D.lesson 29.A.oneself B.somebody C.myself D.nobody 30.A.gaveB.went C.put D.set 31.A.original B.perfect C.same D.correct 32.A.dream B.success C.progress D.future 33.A.for B.ou
18、t C.off D.back 34.A.discover B.learn C.improve D.show 35.A.praise B.support C.teach D.follow 36.A.gradualB.complete C.endless D.timeless 37.A.have B.begin C.prefer D.continue 38.A.whyB.how C.which D.what 39.A.loved B.faced C.studied D.needed 40.A.task B.step C.goal D.game第二部分:阅读理解(共 25 小题,每题 2 分,满分
19、50 分)第一节:阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项.AStepping into a pool of water is common enough,but who could ever imagine stepping into a pool of fish?In February of 1974,Bill Tapp,an Australian farmer,saw a rain of fish that covered his farmHow surprised he must have been when he heard many fish hit
20、ting against his roof!What caused this strange occurrence?This is a question that had long puzzled people who study fishThe answer turned out to be a combination of wind and stormWhen it is spring in the northern part of the world,it is fall in AustraliaThroughout the autumn season,terrible storms a
21、rise and rains flood the landThe strong winds sweep over Australia like huge vacuum cleaners,collecting seaweed,pieces of wood,and even schools of fishStrong winds many carry these bits of nature for many miles before vacuum dropping them on fields,houses,and astonished peopleAlthough they seem unus
22、ual,fish-falls occur quite frequently in AustraliaWhen Bill Tapp was asked to describe the scene of fish,he remarked,“They look like millions of dead birds falling down”His statement is not surprisingThe wonders of the natural world are as common as rainNature,with its infinite wonders,can create wa
23、terfalls that flow upward and fish that fall out of the sky41What is this passage about?AA sad storyBA rain of fishCAustralias northern partDThe damage done by floods42Fishfalls occur in Australia _Aquite oftenBon large farmsConly in winterDwhen the air is calm43It is a known fact that _Aone should
24、watch where one stepsBBill Tapp is a scientist who studies farmingCthe natural world can never create waterfalls that fall upwardDthe seasons in the southern part are different from those in the north44The word“infinite”is closest in meaning to _AeasyBdifficultCcountlessDdangerousBBEIJING,Nov25,2005
25、(Reuters)Chinas home-grown human bird flu vaccine is at least a year away from hitting the market but tests on humans have been approved(批准)by the government,head of the research drug company said on FridayDevelopment of the vaccine started last year after bird flu outbreaks in Thailand and Vietnam
26、and animal trials have already been completed,said Yin Wei-dong,managing director of Sinovac Biotech“It is not a virus that is spreading from human to human,so we are very optimistic,”Yin told Reuters in an interviewThe deadly H5N1 made its first known jump to humans in Hong Kong in 1997,killing six
27、 peopleThe virus appeared again in late 2003 and is known to have infected 130 people in several parts of Asia,killing 68 of them“It is not decided yet when the human trials will beginWe just got approval on November 22 by the State Food and Drug Administration,”Yin saidOregon,Nov26,2005(AP)The dead
28、ly strain of bird flu that appeared in Asia and has already spread to other parts of the world has not affected the Oregon poultry(家禽)industry or consumers,according to Oregon State University researchersThere are many strains of bird flu that do not usually infect humansBut one strain,called H5N1,h
29、as jumped from chickens to humans and is blamed for more than 60 deaths in AsiaInternational disease control experts are worried about a worldwide outbreak of bird flu,raising concerns such as whether it is safe to eat poultryBut Oregon State University researchers say there is no proof that the vir
30、us can jump to humans by eating cooked poultry products“Consumers neednt be overly concerned about bird flu,”said Jim Hermes,OSU Extension Service poultry specialistBut he urged consumers to follow standard food safety practices in preparing poultryincluding washing hands while preparing food,and pr
31、oper cooking of poultry meat and eggsHe noted that a 2003 outbreak of bird virus caused much damage to commercial poultry operations in California but did not get into Oregon because of industry safeguards45Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the first news report?AHuman trial
32、s have already started but not yet successfulBBird flu killed 68 Asian people in its second outbreakCThe bird flu virus is not one that spreads from human to humanDThe government has agreed to have the vaccine tried on humans46What does the first news report mainly talk about?AThe new outbreak of th
33、e bird fluBHow the development of the bird flu vaccine is going onCHow many people died of bird fluDWhat measures the government has taken to stop the spreading of bird flu47What does the underlined word“strains”probably mean?AsignsBsymbolsCkindsDdiseases48What can we know from the second news repor
34、t?ABecause of the safety guards,Oregon poultry industry didnt suffer any loss in the 2003 outbreak of bird fluBPeople in Oregon are not concerned about bird fluCPeople will develop bird flu even if they eat well-cooked poultry productsDH5N1 has caused more than 60 deaths worldwide C Everyone would l
35、ike to be a millionaire but can you imagine having over$30 million and only being 20 years old?Britney Spears from Kentwood,a small town in Louisiana,is an international pop superstar with not only$30 million but also a$2 million house in LAAt her young age,she can look after her family financially
36、all her lifeThis year is a big year for Britney,she is currently on a 31 date tour of the US and every concert is a sell outThat means she plays in front of a crowd of around 18,000 every timeIts a tiring schedule but brings great rewardsWhen touring,she goes to bed at around 1 amand then has a lie-
37、in until 1 pmor 2 pmthe next dayHer philosophy(人生哲学)is to take care of the body and be relaxed but always make sure you work hard and have funSpears is not satisfied with only touring and selling nearly 40 million records,so she decided to branch out into the movie business and try a bit of actingSh
38、e made an appearance in“Austin Powers 3”in 2002 and she filmed a teenage comedy that was released in 2003In this movie,she had a starring roleThe movie was her own concept and she picked the writerIn spite of the fact that she has not enjoyed the same popularity as a pop singer so far,she insists on
39、 trying more rolesFor Britney,acting is another way to express herself and she is enthusiastic about it allIf her movies are successful,her bank account is sure to grow by another few million dollars but she has been quoted as saying she does it for the love,not for money49Tickets for Britneys conce
40、rt are _Abooked in groups Btoo expensiveCnot availableDall sold50The underlined word“you”in the second paragraph refers to _Aa person in generalBa particular personCBritney herself onlyDthe reader51Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?AThough young,Britney is a superstar both
41、on the stage and screenBWhile touring,Britney is so tired that she has to sleep more than usualCThe teenage comedy was based on Britneys own ideasDBritney will be even more wealthy with her movies successful52According to Britney Spears,she works _Ato be a great actressBfor the enjoymentCto be more
42、famousDfor the love of singingDLiving and dealing with kids can be a tough job these days,but living and dealing with parents can be even tougherIf I have learned anything in my 16 years,it is that communication is very important,both when you disagree and when you get alongWith any relationship,you
43、 need to let the other person know how you are feelingIf you are not able to communicate,your relationship drifts apartWhen you are mad at your parents or anyone else,not talking to them doesnt solve anythingCommunication begins with the concerns of anotherIt means that you cant just come home from
44、school,go up to your room and talk to nobodyEven if you just say“Hi”and see how their day is for five minutes,it is better than nothingIf you look up the word“communication”in the dictionary,it will say“the exchange of ideas,conveyance(传递)of information,correspondence(通信),means of communication;a le
45、tter or message”To keep a good relationship,you must keep the communication strongLet people know how you feel,even if its just by writing a noteWhen dealing with parents,you always have to make them feel good about how they are doing as parentsIf you are trying to make them see something as you see
46、 it,tell them that you listen to what they have to say,but ask them politely to listen to youShouting or walking away only makes the situation worseHere is an exampleOne night,Sophie went to a street party with her friendsShe knew she had to be home by midnight after the fireworksbut they didnt feel
47、 she could just ask to go homeThat would be rudeAfter all,they had been nice enough to take her along with themNeedless to say,she was late getting homeHer parents were mad at first,but when Sophie explained why she was late,they werent as mad and let the incident goCommunication was the key factor
48、hereIf Sophies parents had not been willing to listen,Sophie would have been in a lot of troubleCommunication isnt a one-way dealIt goes both waysJust remember:if you get into a situation like Sophies,telling the other person how you feel and listening are key factors to communication53The second pa
49、ragraph mainly talks about _Athe importance of friendshipBmaking your feelings known to othersCthe importance of communicationDthe disagreement between generations54The key to happy relationship between parents and children is that _Achildren should always obey their parentsBparents play the leading
50、 partCparents should mind their own businessDboth should make the other know their feelings55The example in the passage proves that _ASophies parents were willing to listen to herBSophie was very polite to her parentsCSophie did the right thing when she explained the reason of her being lateDcommuni
51、cation is the key to solving misunderstanding56All of the following statements are true EXCEPT _Aif you dont agree with others,youd better let them knowBit is better to say“Hi”to others than to say nothingCif you are too busy to communicate,just walk awayDcommunication is a two-way dealEYour mobile
52、phone rings and instead of the usual electronic signals its playing your favourite musicA friend sends your favourite song to cheer you upOne day,a record company might forward new records and music videos to your phoneThe mobile business is getting into the music businessFor the moment,the interest
53、 is in pleasant ring tones,but some companies are hoping to take full advantage of the next generation of mobile phonesall purpose gadgets that blend phone,personal stereo,video player and Internet browser into oneFinally,record companies might send new records and videos to fans who register their
54、cell phone numbersThe fans could pass music or songs along to friendsa kind of musical trading cardUnlike Internet tracks,mobile downloads would be easy for record companies to control,said former record industry official Ralph,Simon,who is now chairman of Yourmobile,based in Santa Monic,California“
55、If you pass a song along to other phones through a network,each phone can be charged,”said Simon“Its like going through toll gate(收费站)Theres more possibility for copyright control than there is on the Internet”Massachusetts-based Converse is offering service in Portugal and the Netherlands that lets
56、 people record tunes on their voice mail or send music as presents to friendsFinally,people might be able to sing karaoke and pass them alongThe company is sure that people will want to use music to reach out and touch someone“A mobile phone is not a listening machine,and youll be disappointed if yo
57、u think you can change it into a radio,”said Ouzel,a creative manager for Converse in Israel“But if someone sends you a song while youre on vacation,you appreciate the feeling”57The underlined word“blend”in the second paragraph most probably means _AsendBcomeCmixDcompare58“Massachusetts-based Conver
58、se”in the sixth paragraph probably refers to _Aa personBa city in IsraelCa state of the USACa company59Record companies _ the idea of passing songs and music along mobile phonesAare worried aboutBare interested inCtry hard to stopDtake no notice of60According to Ralph Simon it would be easier to _ t
59、hrough mobile phone networkthan through the InternetAprotect copyright of music worksBsend personal messagesCpass along songs and musicDsend voice mail第二节:阅读下列材料,并从所给的六个选项(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 foo
60、d,environment and so on.After that are pieces of related information(A-F).Now decide which piece of information would be most suitable for the thought and idea mentioned in questions 61-65 and mark your answer letter(A-F)on your answer sheet.There is one extra paragraph which you do not need to use.
61、_61.How 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 to be found again as they were.Above all,a great deal of waste hardly rots away._62.More and more people are beginning to have a good knowledge of the im
62、portance of a safer and cleaner environment,which in turn forces the business to be cleaned up._63.Organic products are getting more and more popular among people,but we should know the fact that organic products might also have something to do with pesticides._64.Im very much fond of growing some v
63、egetables 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 pesticides._65.Nowadays it is very convenient for consumers to find and buy green food in supermarkets as they are clearly marked.A“Organic product is
64、 always better,”Gold said.“The food is free of pesticides(农药),and you are generally supporting family farms instead of large farms.And more often 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
65、across Britain are counting on more like him as they grow their organic food business.BMarket research shows that Gold and others who buy organic food can generally give clear reasons for their preferences-but their knowledge of organic food is far from complete.For example,small amounts of pesticid
66、es can be used on organic products.And about three quarters of organic food in Britain is not local but imported to meet growing demand.“The demand 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 business.C
67、Many cities around the world today are heavily polluted.Careless methods of production and lack of consumer demand for environment-friendly products have contributed to the pollution problem.One result is that millions of tons of glass,paper,plastic,and metal containers are produced,and these are di
68、fficult to get rid of.DHowever,today,more and more consumers are choosing“green”and demanding that the products they buy should be safe for the environment.Before they buy a product,they ask questions like these:“Will this shampoo damage the environment?”“Can this metal container be reused or can it
69、 only be used once?”EOnly a few years ago,it was impossible to find green products in supermarkets,but now there are hundreds.Some supermarket products carry labels(标签)to show that the product is green.Some companies have made the manufacturing(制造)of clean and safe products their main selling point
70、and emphasize it in their advertising.FThe concern for a safer and cleaner environment is making companies rethink how they do business.No 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
71、act.第卷(共 50 分)第三部分:写作(共三节,满分 50 分)第一节:单词拼写(共 10 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 10 分)66.My father has gone a _.He isnt in China,Hes in the USA.67.We should read the i_ on the bottle before we take the medicine68.This kind of silk is pin Hangzhou,Zhejiang69.These eggs were l about 95million years ago by dinosaurs.70.T
72、he story s_ terrible.I dont want to listen to it again.71.The PRC was f _on October 1,194972.Mr Smiths invited all his friends and r_ to his wedding73.To our d_,our football team won.74.People who read Marco Polos story thought that the A_ lands were rich and beautiful.75.Your v_ is too small;you ne
73、ed to learn more words.第二节:短文改错(共 10 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 10 分)Boys and girls,May I have your attention,please.There will have 76a lecture at half past three on the Friday afternoon.77Its about“Information and English Study”.And it will given 78by Mr.Li Ping,who was a famous teacher from the English 79Depa
74、rtment.There will be something interested 80and instructive.We can get more informations from it,81I think.And it will improve their English study to a 82new stage.Anyone wants to attend it can come to 83Room 206.Take notes and have a discussion after it.84Please come here on time.Not be late.85第三节:
75、书面表达(满分 30 分)作为中学生,你肯定经历过多次考试,体验过成功,也遭遇过失败。请你根据提示内容,简要概述中学生中普遍存在的对考试失败的两种态度,并结合自身实际,说明你的观点。消极态度积极态度你的结论当考试结果不尽人意时,情绪低落,丧失信心,不再继续努力当考试失败时,-要求;1题目自拟;2词数:100120。高三英语答题卡 1 21 41 61 662 22 42 62 673 23 43 63 68 4 24 44 64 69 5 25 45 65 70 6 26 46 71 7 27 47 72 8 28 48 73 9 29 49 74 10 30 50 75 11 31 51 7
76、6 12 32 52 77 13 33 53 7814 34 54 79 15 35 55 80 16 36 56 81 17 37 57 82 18 38 58 83 19 39 59 84 20 40 60 85 书面表达:班级:姓名:考号:密封线高三英语月考答案 1 C21 B41 B61 C66 abroad2 B22A42 A62 F67 instruction3 D23 D43 D63 B68 produced4 A24 C44 C64 A69 laid5 A25 A45 A65 E 70 sounds6 B26 B46 B71 founded7 A27 A47 C72 relat
77、ives8 A28 D48 A73 delight9 B29 C49 D74 Asian10 B30 B50 A75 Vocabulary11 B 31 C51 A76 havebe12 D32 A52 B77 去掉 the13 B33 C53 C78 will 后面加 be14 B34 C54 D79 was is15 B35 B55 D80 interestedinteresting16 D36 B56 C81 informationsinformation17 B37 D57 C82 theirour18 C38 D58 D83 wants 前加 who19 D39 A59 B84 20
78、 C40 C60 A85 notNever/Dont书面表达:Failure is the mother of successWe middle school students have had many tests or exams.We have both achieved success and suffered from failure.Different students take different attitudes to failure.Some fall in low spirits when they dont do well in the exams.They usual
79、ly lose heart and no longer study as before.But most students take an active attitude towards failure.They encourage themselves to be serf-confident.They encourage themselves to be serf-confident.They found out and analyze the causese so that they will no longer make similar mistakes.I agree with those with active attitudes.As we all know,failure is the mother of success.Even great men have failed many times before they succeeded.So we must deal with our failure correctly.