1、阿左旗高级中学高三第二次月考英语测试卷第一部分（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分20分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThe NutcrackerTime: May 5Place: Wuhan Theater Enjoy a fairy tale come to life with this amazing production, presented by the famous Russian State Ballet. The ballet tells the story of a little girl who receive
2、s a nutcracker as a present on Christmas Eve. Suddenly, it transforms into a little prince, and he takes the girl on a voyage through the Land of Snow. This production is a superb performance which lived up to the mystery of the charming Russian classic.Hello SadnessTime: Ongoing until May 1Place: S
3、hanghai Art Theater This play is adapted from the 1954 French novel Bonjour Tristesse, written by Francoise Sagan when she was only 18. The story is about a 17-year-old girl, Cecile, who lives with her father Raymond. When Raymond finally decides to settle down with a woman, Cecile worries about how
4、 her life will change, and she tries to destroy the marriage. Be prepared for a sad ending.Rain ZoneTime: Ongoing until June 19Place: Zhujiang Party Pier Beer Culture & Art Zone, Guangzhou If you have wondered what it is like to walk in the rain without getting wet, this is an exhibition you shouldn
5、t miss. This artistic equipment allows visitors to walk through falling water, but sensors make sure that the water stops falling wherever a person is standing. The experience will provide you with the interesting feeling that youre controlling the rain.Claude MonetTime: May 1 to Aug 31Place: Beijin
6、g World Art Museum If you are an art fan who also enjoys modern technology, you should make time for this multimedia exhibition. The high-tech art show displays about 400 copies of Claude Monets work and records the life of the artist himself. The exhibition takes you through Monets artistic career.
7、 With the help of 3-D technology, visitors can also travel to Monets hometown to see how his masterpieces were created.1.Which place may satisfy a dance fan in May?A.Zhujiang Party Pier Beer Culture & Art Zone.B. Wuhan Theater.C.Beijing World Art Museum.D.Shanghai Art Theater.2.What can we learn abo
8、ut the play Hello Sadness?A.Ceciles family live in harmony.B.Its produced by a teenager.C. Ceciles father treats her badly.D.Its an adaptation from a novel.3.Which can you still enjoy in July?A.Claude Monet.B.Rain Zone.C.The Nutcracker.D. Hello Sadness.4.What do the last two events have in common?A.
9、 They are held in memory of different artists.B. They allow visitors to control the equipment.C. They are exhibitions of paintings.D.They depend on modern of technology.BThe digital revolution is both launching us into a no-handwriting future, and also sending us backwards in time to when the spoken
10、 words ruled. But thats not necessarily a bad thing. “I dont think kids should be assessed on their ability to master cursive(草书). Its not something that they are going to use much in their lives as they grow older. Its not something most of us adults use in our lives today. ” Anne Trubek, an author
11、, suggests that schools offer handwriting or cursive as an elective or art class in the future. “Focus on how to teach kids to express their ideas, how to organize their thoughts, how to make arguments” she says. “The forming of the letters are less important. And there are certainly many ways to in
12、dividualize what you write beyond the way youve circled the I or crossed your T.” “This myth that handwriting is just a motor skill is just plain wrong,” Virginia Berninger said. “We use motor parts of our brain, motor planning, motor control, but whats very critical is a region of our brain where t
13、he visual and language come together and actually become letters and written words.” “A lot of people are very stubborn about the importance of handwriting, but at the same time will admit they never write themselves,” Trubek says. Trubek suggests, however, that handwriting keeps some valuefor now.
14、“ For us today, in the 21st century America, handwriting represents something individual and unique about a person. It doesnt always mean that in previous times in history, and it wont always mean that in the future, but right now for us we relate our sense of self to our handwriting. ”5.How does Tr
15、ubek feel about the handwriting?A. Its meaningful.B. Its useless.C.Its less important.D. Its only an art.6.Virginia Berningers attitude to the use of handwriting is _.A. favorableB. disapprovingC. doubtfulD. ambiguous7.What do we know from the last paragraph?A. Handwriting reflects the past and the
16、future.B. Handwriting still keeps some value today.C. The computer makes handwriting out of date.D. Handwriting represents previous times in history.8.What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To introduce something about handwriting.B. To encourage people to practice handwritingC. To discu
17、ss the importance of handwriting.D. To show peoples worry about future.C.Does your local town have a nickname? If so, what does it say about the area and the people who live there? Many cities are recognized across the world by their unofficial titles. New York is the Big Apple, London is the Big Sm
18、oke, and Los Angles is famously called La La Land. Now, as part of English Language Day on Wednesday, Britains national mapping agency, Ordnance Survey, and the British linguistics charity (语言学慈善机构), the English Project, are launching an interactive project which aims to identify the nicknames peopl
19、e use in their daily lives for local places. “The name that people create for a place forms an emotional connection,” explains Winchester Universitys Professor Bill Lucas, a supporter of the English Project. “So Basingstoke becomes Amazingstoke, Swindon is known as Swindump and Padstow, hometown of
20、Chef Rick Stein, is nicknamed Padstein.” Basingstoke is a town in central England. The local nickname, Amazingstoke, shows the affection that locals seem to have for the area. Swindon, on the other hand, is sometimes called Swindump, showing that some people think its a dump (垃圾场). Stanford Le Hope
21、in Essex is called Stanford No Hope by locals. And Padstow in Cornwall is so closely connected with the local famous person Rick Stein that its become known as Padstein. Since launching the online survey last week, the creators have already received 3,000 alternative titles for places and landmarks.
22、 There is a practical side to the project. Glen Hart, Ordnance Surveys head of research, says the information could be very helpful to the emergency services. For example, “By having the most complete set of nicknames we could help the emergency services quickly locate the right place, and maybe eve
23、n save lives.” he says.9.Whats the passage mainly about?A. Organizations collect official place names.B. People have a great affection for their cities.C. Some stories about nicknames for places.D. A survey of the nickname for places.10.Unlike the town Basingstoke, Swindon is a place that _.A. seems
24、 unpleasant to some peopleB. has a long historyC.has few people living thereD. attracts a lot of tourists11.According to the passage, peoples respond to the project is _.A. strangeB. opposedC. indifferentD. active12.What does Glen Hart think of the project?A. It has helped prevent deaths from happen
25、ing.B. It is very helpful to the emergency services.C. It may help increase the number of nicknames.D. It proves that most nicknames are interesting.D.Birds have been observed to sleep while in flight for the first time ever. Because of some flights that can often last several days, weeks, or even l
26、onger, some sea birds have long been thought of being able to fall fully asleep while “on the wing”, though it was not proven. Now researchers say they have evidence which shows birds can sleep in flight. Scientists from Max Planck Institute used a sample of 15 adult female frigatebirds (军舰鸟) to tes
27、t the sleep patterns. Each bird had a small electroencephalogram (EEG脑电图) sensor fitted to record changes in the animals brain activity as they flew for up to 10 days and over 3,000 kilometres. The readings showed that during flight the birds could sleep using one hemisphere of the brain, or both to
28、gether. It was known that frigatebirds could sleep with one “half” of the brain, which allows them to keep one eye open and “connected” to the awake half. According to the research, it is sleeping technique used by birds for finding directions. “Frigatebirds sleep mostly while circling in rising air
29、 and keep the eye connected to the awake hemisphere facing the direction of flight, suggesting that they watch where they are going,” says the study. Despite the ability to fall “fully” asleep, the birds were found to do it less in the air compared to one land. They slept “very little and less deepl
30、y while in flight. This suggests that though it is possible, falling totally asleep is not very good during flight which will need the birds attention. The researchers said the short sleep could be serving as “power naps” to keep the birds going until they return to land. Further study could help us
31、 understand why lack of sleep affects humans so badly.13.The phrase “on the wing” in the first paragraph may mean _.A. thinking.B. fighting.C.flying.D. sleeping.14.Why did the researchers fit the frigatebirds with EEG sensors?A. To help the birds fly much longer.B. To use the birds to find direction
32、s.C. To know animals brain activity.D. To get some of the good samples.15.How do the sleeping birds find the directions?A. They have a good sleep before they start flying.B. They pay special attention to the way.C. They keep one eye connected to the awake part.D. They sleep less when they are circli
33、ng in rising air.第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）Here are five things you can do to prepare to pass the TOEFL reading section: Read textbooks. Academic textbooks that contain study and summary questions at the end of each chapter are an ideal practice tool for the TOEFL reading section. 16 If possible, have so
34、meone who is fluent in English look over your work to check for accuracy. 17 Paraphrasing (改述) is a way of summarizing what you have read while maintaining the key points and information. Read magazines, books, textbooks, newspapers, or even blogs that are written in English, and then paraphrase wha
35、t you have read in your own words. Practice pronouns. Pronouns can cause a great deal of confusion when trying to determine who did what to whom, even for native English speakers. 18 And it will also increase your confidence. Purchase an English-language dictionary and a thesaurus (分类词典). 19 Once yo
36、u understand the definition of the word, looking that word up in a thesaurus to find other similar words will increase your vocabulary even more. Use online practice tests and testing tips. Visit the TOEFL website at www. ets. org / toefl to download a useful test guide for the TOEFL, or to find pra
37、ctice reading tests. Practicing for the TOEFL reading section will increase your vocabulary and develop your comprehension skills. 20 A. The TOEFL reading section aims to estimate your ability to read and comprehend.B. A solid grasp on pronoun usage and plenty of practice will help you solve this pr
38、oblem quickly.C. Learn to paraphrase.D. This will help you pass the test and prove valuable throughout your time studying abroad.E. looking up new words in a dictionary is a great way to improve your English vocabulary.F. Read each section and then answer the related questions.G. These tools are ext
39、remely useful in language learning.第二部分（共两节，满分45分）第一节（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A.B.C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。It was my pre-medical student days when I was highly motivated to be a doctor. However, I was diagnosed with auto-immunity disease. This led me to be in21 for almost 3 months, unwel
40、l and writing sad poems. 22 , I heard the doctor tell my parents that medicines couldnt improve my 23 . Slowly and sadly, I24 dreaming to be a doctor. Rather, I became a sad poet in the state where I would25 move or talk but write. A(n) 26 happened after 3 months. I could walk out of the bed and27 r
41、ecovered. This was a time when I lagged28 other classmates. With no aim I joined a BA degree and later an MA. I wrote almost 300 29 and romantic poems! Poetry books in MA inspired me;30 , I came out to top the Masters degree. I also wrote articles and was 31 as student editor of the college magazine
42、. I went ahead to do Mass Communication with a(n) 32 now! My aim was to read my bylines(标作者名字的一行), 33 that was my thrill. I was 34 to the job of a copy-editor and correspondent in one of the leading daily newspapers.35 then, I have never looked back. I always36 , I was a loser who couldnt serve peop
43、le by being a doctor. But this new life and new37 taught me that I was still serving others by being their tongue and voice. I was a(n) 38 ! There are many advisers around us, but life itself is the 39 teacher that teaches us in the most beautiful manner. We need to understand things patiently and s
44、tay strong to 40 .21.A. house B. home C. bed D.school22.A. Disappointed B. Heart-broken C. Surprised D. Exhausted23.A. grade B. mind C. life D. health24.A. stopped B. denied C. minded D. enjoyed25.A. nearly B. merely C.partly D.hardly26.A.miracle B.symptom C. accident D. phenomenon27.A. behind B. fr
45、om C. amongD.beyond28.A.from B.behind C.among D.beyond29.A. special B. reasonable C.sad D. happy30.A. though B. lastly C.however D. instead31.A. selected B. mistaken C. welcomed D.collected32.A. ambition B. reason C.excuse D.idea33.A.but B. while C. forD.yet34.A. related B. compared C. attached D. o
46、pposed35.A. Until B. Since C. After D. Before36.A. meant B.promised C. imagined D.agreed37.A.approach B. performance C. mark D. success38.A. winner B.example C.failure D. talent39.A.exact B. sharp C.easiest D. greatest40.A.leave alone B.move on C.set aside D. turn around 第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下
47、面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Clean Your CupI recently started a new job in a small office, where four of us shared a fridge. In that fridge is a Brita water filter pitcher(布里塔水过滤器). One of my 41 (colleague) complained the water tasted dirty. It went on for a few days. She urged that the water 42 (te
48、st) out. She was 43 (astonish) I could drink the water without any trouble. I started to doubt my taste buds, but the water really tasted fine. Finally, she became aware 44 the problem was actually her cup. She simply forgot to clean it for a long time, 45 affected the water inside it. She cleaned h
49、er cup, and drank the water with no problem. I cant help but look at this, and reflect 46 the world we live in. Too often we quickly blame other people, other things, anything else but ourselves. The world isnt perfect, but I think we should take a step back sometimes and ask 47 some tough questions
50、. Can I be better? Is my heart 48 (real) pure? Can I help this situation with 49 (kind) ?I want to tell you this: please clean your cup. Because when you do, the water will taste much _50 (good).第三部分（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）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及
51、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(),并在其下面写出该加的词。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。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处起)不计分。Im glad to hear that you were visiting FuJian for your holiday. I am writing to tell you that something about Wu Yi Mountain. Locate in the northwest of FuJian Province
52、, it is a wonderful tourist attraction. The weather there is mild on summer. What more important is that it is most famous as a holy tourist site. Not only can I appreciate the impressive scenery, but you can also learn many about the culture of it. It also has a large number of fantastic Chinese bu
53、ilding.There is no doubt whether a trip to Wu Yi Mountain will be a true unforgetable experience. I wish you a nice trip!第二节 书面表达（满分25分） 1、最近我校举办了一次英语书法比赛。大部分同学积极参与,但少数同学书写不好,也不愿改善。请你根据以下提示,给二十一世纪英文报写一篇短文,分析该现象产生的原因并发表自己的看法。现象：一些学生不善书写,也不愿改善书写原因：1.可以借助电脑,没有必要练字;2.功课太忙,没时间练字;3.练字见效慢,很难练好。你的看法：注意:1.词数120左右；2.开头已给出,不计入总词数。In order to arouse the students interest in English learning and enrich our school life,_
