浙江省临海市白云高级中学2015年高三上学期第二次月考英语试卷.doc

浙江省临海市白云高级中学2015年高三上学期第二次月考英语试卷（考试时间：120分钟满分：150分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）1.How about Christmas evening party? I should say it was success.A.a; a B.the; aC.a;不填D.the; 不填2.My brother was against my suggestion while my sister was _ it. Ain honor of Bin search ofCin favor ofDin charge of3.People should _the traffic rules when they travel to a new place. Nobody can be exception. A. perform B. observe C. possess D. support 4.When the area was _ by the flood, the government organized people to send food and medicine there immediately. A. cut away B. cut down C. cut off D. cut up 5.Recently, however, scientists have been finding that long-term use of these fertilizers can cause damage to the land, thus _it less fertile. A. make B. to make C. made D. making6.He failed the final examination and only then _ how much time he had wasted. A. he realizedB. had he realized C. he had realized D. did he realize7.When his father came in, he_to be reading his book. A. pretended B. earned C. respected D. attached8. Whether by accident or_,he arrived too late to help us. A. purpose B.aim C. design D. chance9. He stayed up too late every night, _ to catch up with his classmates.A. having determined B. being determined C. determined D. to determine 10. .He is really an excellent doctor and he is_to becoming an expert in this field.A. in a way B. by the way C. on the way D.in no way11. -What do you think of his talk on Information Technology? -Oh, excellent. Its worth_. A. listening to B. being listened to C. listening D. to be listened to12. Some passers-by witnessed the car accident _ five passengers were killed, a baby included. A. where B. which C. that D. when13. You _football after school. Why not go home and do your homework first？A. alwaysplayed B. have always played C. are always playingD. always playing14. It is our daily decisions, rather than our abilities, show what we truly are. A. which B. who C. what D. that15. _ parents say and do usually has a life-long effect on their children. A. That B. Which C. What D. As16. On top of the hill _, whose style can be traced to the ages of the Roman Empire. A. there standing a church B. does a church stand C. a church stands D. stands a church17. I havent seen Dora since she was a little girl, and she has changed beyond _. A. impression B. recognition C. understanding D. judgment18. “Its a secret.” he lowered his voice and whispered no one could overhear it. A. in case B. even if C. so that D. as if19. Im driving to Beijing after breakfast. Take care, with all this fog.A. especially B. mainly C. extremely D. really20.Tom, you shall not come to school late again. Sure, Mr. Brown. A. It doesnt matter. B. Why me? C. Forget it. D. You have my word第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）Have you ever considered what it would be like if you are not able to smile? I hadnt _21_ that, up until a few months ago, when I found that I _22_ couldnt. Well, Im exaggerating (夸张) a little bit . I _23_ smile, but only with one side of my face!I went to the_24_, and was diagnosed(诊断) with Bells Palsya disease of the muscles on one side of the face. As you could _25_， this was quite a shock to me，and made me very _26_Although this was a major bomb that was dropped on my life, my story is not about how _27_ life is, but about how I face the sudden _28_ falling on me.Anyway, _29_ is a part of everyday life for me. “Losing” half my face temporarily caused me to think “What is a smile？”According to the dictionary，a smile is a _30_ expression for pleasure, characterized(特征是) by the turning up of the corners of the mouth，_31_ what about the cause? What is _32_ the smile that causes us to show this expression?After _33_ about this for a while, I came up with the _34_ that a smile is not only characterized by the upturning of the corners of the mouth, but also by what a person does, says and thinks. This gave me hope, as I _35_ that smiling is not just an outward expression, but an inward _36_With this in mind, I set about _37_ how to smile with my life through my _38_， not just with my face._39_，sometimes I send my friends Smile Cards with a chocolate bar or bookmark, letting them _40_ a true smile.21A. thought about Bstuck to Cfought for Ddreamed of22A. certainly Bactually Chardly Dobviously23A. needed Bwould Cshould Dcould 24A. doctor B. nursery house Cgovernment Dbookstore25A. ask Bbehave Cplan Dimagine26A. excited Bpuzzled Cupset Dashamed27A. hard Bboring Cshort DInteresting28A. fortune Bchallenge Cduty Djob29A. sleeping Bworking Csmiling D. eating30A. facial Bbody Cmental Dhappy31A. because Bso Cbut Dor32A. behind Bagainst Cbefore Dtowards33A. working Bthinking Creading Dspeaking34A. agreement Bconclusion Cannouncement Dcondition35A. doubted Bhoped Cinsisted Drealized 36A. decoration Battitude Cpattern Dattraction37A. learning Bsuggesting Cconsulting Dpredicting38A. speeches Bpromises Cactions Dopinions39A. In fact BFor example CAs a result DBy the way40A. discover Bremove Cconvey Dexperience第二部分：阅读理解（第一节20题。第二节5小题；每题2分，满分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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。ASchools are taking exam anxiety more seriously now because tests have become very important in determining their performance under the federal No Child Left Behind law. Research suggests that students do better when theyre relaxed and in a good mood.Craft was one of about 800 l0th-graders around the country who participated last year in the study by the California-based institute of HeartMath. It found that 55% of l0th-graders often had high levels of test anxiety and their scores were lower than those of students who used the companys techniques to improve relaxation and mood,This year states must start testing children on math and reading in Grade 3 through 8 under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, which also requires that students take a science test at least once in elementary, middle and high school by 2013-2014.Bowers is director of counseling for Tucson Unified School District, where some schools use a program called Brain Gym. The program teaches children to take deep breathing exercises to relax and focus on good memories using a series of movements also designed to improve, blood flow to the brain.The idea of programs like HeartMath and Brain Gym is to get participants minds working efficiently. “It has worked well at East Side Charter School in Willington, Delaware. Once they started using Heartmath, many children at the K-7 school have been able to reduce exam solicitude, as a result, mathand reading score improved. said Bowers. “They are taught to be in a pleasant place. to breathe deeply arid slowly. And, close their eyes and imagine something they love like going with their grandfather to the ice cream store. Payyon says.The HeartMath Institute also suggests getting at least eight hours of sleep the night before a test and having a healthy breakfast that morning. 41. What does the underlined word in the fifth paragraph probably mean? A. Chances. B. Anxiety. C. Grades. D. Content. 42. What relaxation techniques should we take to lower exam anxiety?A. Taking deep breathing and recalling movement exercises.B. Getting students minds working efficiently by more tests.C. Advising students to get more sleep before a test.D. Making students take a test in a pleasant place.43. Whats American schools main purpose to introduce relaxation techniques?A. To make an advertisement for a company.B. To introduce a program called Brain Gym.C. To improve the students test scores.D. To reduce examination anxiety of students.44. What does the underlined word - it in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. The Institute B. The country C. The study D. Craft45. According to the passage. Bowers attitude towards the programs is _.A. skeptical B. neutral C. casual D. supportiveBI decided a few months ago that I was going to treat myself to a 4-day getaway from Los Angeles and visit Chicago. I got a free airplane ticket, but had to pay the hotel in cash, which 1 really couldnt afford. I found a travel website where a discounted 3-night stay was purchased from a recently opened hotel.About three weeks before the trip, I had to regretfully cancel(取消) and only then realized the room, while transferable (可转手的) to another person, couldnt be changed to a later date and wasnt refundable（可退款的）. For the next two weeks I tried selling it on Craigs list with no success. Five days before the big weekend, I gave up trying to get any money back and decided Id contact some acquaintances who live in Chicago and offer someone a free staycation. After trying a handful of people all of whom already had their own plans, I was determined to have the room not go to waste.Thats when it suddenly occurred to me that I was looking at the rooms in the wrong way. Instead of viewing them for vacation purposes, surely there must be a way to put them to good use, and that was when the idea that some sort of shelter（庇护所，救助站） might be able to use it. I eventually found one whose focus is aiding victims of domestic（家庭的） violence. This particular one was willing to listen to my out-of-left-field story and made it easier to transfer the rooms. The shelter was working with a desperate woman and her daughter, who were fortunately able to make use of the room. I was later told by the shelter they had a blast.46. We can learn from paragraph 1 that the author_.A. planed to go on business in Chicago B. bought his flight using credit cardsC. had a light budget for his holiday D. employed someone from a website47. What happened to his plan three weeks before the trip?A. The room reservation was canceled. B. The author couldnt make the trip.C. The hotel was no longer available. D. The author regretted making the plan.48. What was the authors first choice when he realized the situation?A. Getting his money back. B. Doing a favor to a friend.C. Complaining to authority. D. Making the trip himself.49. What did the author finally do with his room reservation?A. He sold it to someone on vacation. B. He used it for domestic violence.C. He put it off to a later holiday time. D. He donated it to needy strangers.50. From the underlined sentence in the last paragraph, we can infer that_.A. the women were grateful for the roomB. the program was shocked by the eventC. the shelter was asking for more roomsD. the author was unhappy with the resultCElderly women who eat foods higher in potassium （钾） are less likely to have strokes（中风） and die than women who eat less potassium-rich foods, according to new research in the American Heart Association. “Previous studies have shown that potassium consumption may lower blood pressure. But whether potassium intake could prevent stroke or death wasnt clear,” said Smoller, professor of the department of population health at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.Researchers studied 90,137 women, aged from 50 to 79 for an average 11 years. They looked at how much potassium the women consumed, as well as if they had strokes, including ischemic strokes （缺血性中风）, or died during the study period. Women in the study were stroke-free at the start and their average dietary potassium intake was 2,611 mg/day. Results of this study are based on potassium from food, not supplements.The researchers found: Women who ate the most potassium were 12 percent less likely to suffer stroke in general and 16 percent less likely to suffer an ischemic stroke than women who ate the least. Women who ate the most potassium were 10 percent less likely to die than those who ate the least. Among women who did not have high blood pressure, those who ate the most potassium had a 27 percent lower ischemic stroke risk and 21 percent reduced risk for all stroke types, compared to women who ate the least potassium in their daily diets. Among women with high blood pressure, those who ate the most potassium had a lower risk of death, but potassium intake did not lower their stroke risk. “Our findings suggest that women need to eat more potassium-rich foods. You wont find high potassium in junk food. Some foods rich in potassium include white and sweet potatoes, bananas and white beans.”The U.S. Department of Agriculture recommends that women eat at least 4,700 mg of potassium daily. “Only 2.8 percent of women in our study met or went beyond this level. The World Health Organizations daily potassium recommendation for women is lower, at 3,510 mg or more. Still, only 16.6 percent of women we studied met or went beyond that,” said Smoller.While increasing potassium intake is probably a good idea for most elderly women, there are some people who have too much potassium in their blood, which can be dangerous to the heart. “People should check with their doctor about how much potassium they should eat,” she said.The study was observational and included only elderly women. Researchers also did not takesodium （钠） intake into consideration, so the potential importance of a balance between sodium and potassium is not among the findings. Researchers said more studies are needed to determine whether potassium has the same effects on men and younger people.51. The benefits of potassium intake to elderly women do not include _.A. preventing strokes B. reducing heart attacksC. cutting down death risks D. lowering blood pressure52. Which of the following figure meets the daily potassium intake recommendation of the World Health Organization?A. 4,000 mgB. 3,500 mgC. 3,000 mgD. 2,500 mg53. What conclusion can be drawn from the research findings? A. Increasing potassium is definitely a good idea for all elderly women. B. Elderly women with high blood pressure benefit more from potassium.C. Potassium intake is more beneficial to those without high blood pressure.D. There was not any association between potassium intake and ischemic strokes. 54. It can be learned from the passage that _.A. Results of the research were based on potassium from medicineB. Researchers gave different amounts of potassium to the elderly women C. Elderly women need to keep a balance between sodium and potassium intake D. The effects of potassium intake on men and younger people are not yet known55. The authors purpose for writing this passage is to _.A. present a report on a new researchB. show the importance of a good life styleC. give information about a chemical elementD. encourage elderly women to take potassium D“I never did hate the Yankees （北方佬）. All that I hated was the war.” Thats how my great-aunt Bettie began her story. I heard it many times as a child, whenever my family visited Aunt Bettie in the old house in Berryville, Virginia. Bettie Van Metre had good reason to hate the Civil War. Her brother was killed at Gettysburg, and her husband, James, a Confederate （南方联盟军） officer, was taken prisoner and sent to an unknown prison camp somewhere.One day in late September, Dick came to Bettie reporting that he had found a wounded Union soldier in a farmhouse half a mile away from the Van Metre home. When talking about her first sight of the man in the blood-spotted blue uniform, she always used the same words. “It was like walking into a nightmare: those awful bandages, that terrible smell.” She went out into the cool air, trying not to be sick at the thought of that smashed right hand, that missing left leg.The mans papers Bettie found in the farmhouse showed his identity: Henry Bedell, 30 years old. She knew that she should report the presence of this Union officer to the Confederate army, but she wouldnt. This is how she explained it: “I kept wondering if he had a wife somewhere, hoping, and not knowingjust as I was. It seemed to me that the only thing that mattered was to get her husband back to her.”Slowly, patiently, skillfully, Aunt Bettie fanned the spark of life in Henry Bedell. Of drugs or medicines she had almost none. And she was not willing to take any from the few supplies at the Confederate hospital. But she did the best she could with what she had.The October nights in the valley grew cold. With the help of Dick and his wife, she moved the Union officer at night, to a hidden room above the warm kitchen of her own home. But the next day, Bedell had a high fever. Knowing that she must get help, she went to her family doctor, Graham Osborne. Dr. Osborne examined Bedell and said, “there was little hope unless proper medicines could be found.”“Ill get them