2015年高三英语月考考试

1、高三英语月考卷第一部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中（A、B、C和D），选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该涂黑。AMore than great drinks, great rewardsEnjoy all the benefits and more with your membership to our Loyalty Program!Whenever you pay with your membership account, youll earn a Star.Collect more Stars, earn m

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6、 12 months and youre at the Gold level.What is included in the Green, level plusA free food or drink item after another 12 Stars earnedPersonalized Gold Card21. Which of the following is a way you can apply for membership?A. To enter a Starcode from specially marked Starbucks products.B. To buy a St

7、arbucks Card over the phone.C. To update the Starbucks App from the official website.D. To buy a drink at a Starbucks on weekends.22. With the Starbucks App, you can _.A. change the pricesB. earn a StarC. pay for rewardsD. view current offers23. With a Starbucks Card of Green level, you will get _.A

8、. a free cake B. personalized Green CardC. free in-store refills D. all purchases 15% offBWhile astronauts in space get to do many exciting things, they miss out on ordinary things that we all take for grantedbeing able to walk on firm ground, hanging out with family and digging into a slice of hot

9、steaming pizza. Though not much can be done about the first two things, there may soon be a solution to the third one, thanks to this cool 3-D pizza printer!About a year ago, NASA offered $125,000 to Anjan Contractor, a 3-D technology expert, to build a device that would allow astronauts to make piz

10、za on demand. The mechanical engineer promised that his invention would produce pies in large quantities that looked, tasted and even smelled like pizza made in common ovens.Late last year,the engineer presented a video of his first prototype (原型) that begins by creating a single slice of dough (面团)

11、 that is cooked and printed at the same time. Then comes the tomato “sauce”a mix of tomato powder, oil and water and finally, a protein slice that resembles cheese. While the video doesnt show the baking process, the inventor says that once the pizza is printed, it can be ready to be consumed (消耗) i

12、n 7 seconds.While the pie in the video looks delicious enough to attract any pizza lover, Anjan Contractor is far from ready for astronauts. Thats because he still has to find a solution to make the food container in the printer last for 30 years. Though that may sound unrealistic, actually it is no

13、t. Anjan Contractor believes that the only way that is possible is that the water is removed from all the ingredients and then they are reduced to the powder form. This, as you can imagine, will not be so easy. But, while the printer may not be ready for space, it certainly looks ready enough for pe

14、ople on earth. Hopefully, NASA and Contractor will consider selling it to those not fortunate enough to go to Mars!24. Why does the author mention the things that astronauts in space cannot do?A. To ask us not to take common things for granted.B. To show they live a difficult life there.C. To show t

15、heir life is boring in space.D. To introduce the topic of the text.25. NASA offered $125,000 to Anjan Contractor mainly to _.A. create some new type of 3-D printerB. attract more companies to work for NASAC. help astronauts in space enjoy fresh pizza one dayD. produce pizza in large quantities to ea

16、rn great profits26. The biggest challenge that Anjan Contractor is faced with now is probably that _.A. he has no money left to go on with his researchB. the pizza doesnt seem appetizing to pizza loversC. he has no way to make pizza that can last for thirty yearsD. he cannot make the food container

17、last for decades27. Whats the best title of the passage?A. NASA is trying its best to help astronauts eat betterB. Astronauts may soon be able to enjoy steaming hot pizzaC. NASA is working on making pizza for common peopleD. A 3-D pizza printer has been used to make pizzaC A great loss-Shirley Templ

18、e dies at 85February 12,2014BY DERRIK J. lANG, Associated PressShirley Temple Black,who died on February 10th at age 85,wasnt just a child star. She was THE child starthe sweet little girl whose shining smile helped illumine some of the darkest days the US has known during the Great Depression.Its h

19、ard today to imagine the super star Shirley was once “Americas Little Darling”. She sang and danced her way to the top of the box office in such films as Bright Eyes, Curly Top and Heidi. By 1940, she had appeared in 43 films. Temple teamed with Bill Robison in four movies, and their dance on the st

20、airs in The Little Colon is still a legendary film moment.In the 1930s, her name on a movie introduction assured (保证) a packed house. She inspired dolls, dresses, disheseven a drink (alcohol-free, of course).US President Franklin D. Roosevelt once famously said that “as long as our country has Shirl

21、ey Temple, we will be all right.”Unlike so many of todays child stars, Temple didnt end up with her name appearing across the headlines for bad behaviors. Instead of getting her photos on front pages or struggling with drugs and alcohol, Temple went on to a second career in diplomacy (钋交) , includin

22、g presidential appointments as ambassador to Ghana.She surprised a lot of people who doubted her with her grace, knowledge and eagerness to serve. In fact, her career in public service (20 years) was longer than her career in movies (19). The role she valued most, however, was as wife, mother, grand

23、mother and great-grandmother.The world has lost a treasured Hollywood legend. But her movies will allow that little dynamic figure to continue charming audiences for a very long time.28.The word “illumine” in Paragraph l means _.A. shorten B. sweeten C. strengthen D. brighten29. Temple, as a child m

24、ovie star, can best be described as _.A. sweet and livelyB. gentle and kindC. smart and knowledgeableD. shy and attractive30. What part did she regard as the most important in her life?A. A top movie star.B. A businesswoman.C. Her family role.D. Her diplomacy career.31. Where does this passage possi

25、bly come from?A. A biography. B. A newspaper. C. A magazine. D. A poster. DMost of us spend our lives seeking the natural world. We go fishing, sit in the garden, have a picnic, live in the suburbs or go to the seaside. The most popular leisure activity in Britain is going for a walk. When joggers j

26、og, they dont run the streets. Every one of them tend to go to the park or the river.But despite this, our children are growing up nature deprived (剽夺). I spent my boyhood climbing trees. These days, children are robbed of these ancient freedoms, due to problems like crime, traffic, the loss of the

27、open spaces and strange new ideas about what is best for children, that is to say, things that can be bought, rather than things that can be found.The truth is to be found elsewhere. A study in the US: families had moved to better housing and the children were assessed for ADHDattention deficit hype

28、ractivity disorder (多动症). Those whose accommodation had more natural views showed an improvement of 19%; those who had the same improvement in material surroundings but no nice view improved just 4% .ADHD is one of the great problems of modern childhood. One study after another indicates that contac

29、t with nature gives huge benefits to ADHD children. However, we spend money on drugs rather than on green places.The life of old people is measurably better when they have access to nature. The increasing concern for the growing population of old people is in quality rather than quantity of years. A

30、nd study after study finds that a garden is the single most important thing in finding that quality. Even problems with crime and aggressive behavior are reduced when there is contact with the natural world.We need the wild world. It is essential to our well-being, our health and our happiness.32. A

31、ccording to the author, people enjoy _ to seek nature.A. jogging on the streetB.sitting in the gardenC. shopping in the supermarketD.running in the gym33. From the second paragraph, we can see that _.A. adults deprive the children of their rights to approach natureB.climbing trees will certainly do

32、good to the childrenC. children probably spend less time in nature nowadaysD.children tend to be happier as a result of their material satisfaction34.In what way do people benefit from their contact with nature?A. Children with ADHD can be cured.B.A garden nearby improves the quality of old peoples

33、life.C. Problems with crime and violent behavior will easily be solved.D. Childrens performance at school is greatly improved.35. What is the main idea of this passage?A. Access to nature improves our life.B.Nature treats children with ADHD.C.Getting close to nature reduces crime. D.Man cant live wi

34、thout natural areas. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Do you struggle with business writing? Are teams and individuals (个体) asking for help with their business writing skills? 36 Since 1990, we have been helping employees and managers write better.Everything written in b

35、usiness reflects the image of the company and the writer. 37 This means organizing ideas well, checking that the language is accurate and that the presentation is professional. Writing successfully is always the result of careful planning.Before you start writing, you need to decide why you are writ

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37、hey can respond.While you are writing, you need to think about how you organize your ideas. Writing a report may involve presenting data and linking complex ideas; writing a memo (备忘录) may involve describing a situation and dealing with ways of improving it. You need to understand how to construct p

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40、t standards. 第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空共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四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。“Paul must have been trying to carry his waste paper to garbage can and dropped a few pieces.” I _41_ , picking them up. _42_ later I found more pieces. No quiet sighing this time.

41、 I _43_ ,“Who is throwing garbage?” No answer. Instead, I saw more bits of paper _44_ floating down from upstairs. Looking up, I saw my seven-year-old son, Paul.“Stop making a mess.” “Its not a mess. Theyre _45_.” “Sorry, what did you say?” I hadnt heard him clearly.He didnt answer me. Paul has auti

42、sm (白闭症) and _46_ answers a question, especially when hes _47_ attentively on something else. He ran down the stairs. “Where are my other butterflies?” he asked, _48_ around. Every time Paul _49_ five or more words together, my heart says a _50_ of thanks. But lately he seems to _51_ that the benefi

43、ts of forming complete sentences when communicating are _52_ of the effort.Butterflies. Of course. I rushed to _53_ them from the garbage, _54_ them off and handed them to my young artist. “Want to see them _55_ again?” he asked with a shy smile. “Oh yes! Theyre beautiful.”I whispered. He ran back u

44、pstairs to float his _56_ down again. They really did look like beautiful butterflies.That day Paul _57_ me to look up at _58_ instead of down at garbage. How many other masterpieces (杰作) do I miss because Im too caught up in my _59_ to take time to appreciate whats right in front of me? _60_ is not

45、 what happens to us. Its how we look at it. Now, I look up.41. A. laughedB. sighedC. amazedD. shouted42. A. DaysB.YearsC. MomentsD. Weeks43. A. called outB. turned upC. got inD. added to44. A. angrily B. silentlyC. loudlyD. peacefully45. A. planesB. papersC. leavesD. butterflies46. A. rarelyB. frequ

46、entlyC. willinglyD. eagerly47. A. devotedB. dependedC. focusedD. addicted48. A. showingB. lookingC. playingD. drawing49. A. spellsB. putsC. pushesD. accumulates50. A. soundB. remarkC. reportD. prayer51. A. refuseB. hear C. mind D. realize52. A. worthy B. aware C. fond D. typical53. A. hide B. destro

47、y C. rescue D. remove54. A. tore B. dusted C. cut D. seized55. A. throw B. flow C. land D. fly56. A. masterpieces B. schoolworkC. inventionsD. imagination57. A. reminded B. forced C. intended D. permitted58. A. mistakes B. weaknessesC. beauty D. scenery59. A. amusementB. houseworkC. communicationD.

48、homework60. A. Happiness B. FailureC. Success D. Life 第卷（共50分）注意：将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）The “selfie” is used to describe the self-taken photo,often from a smartphone. Someone takes about 10 selfies each time he does, and he only ends up _61_ (post) one or two of those. He picks the one that he feels make him look the _62_ (good). In that picture, he gains confidence. For that moment, everything bad or terrible that has happened to him _63_ (remove) , because that smile is what gives him the _64_ (determine) to love himself.I read _65_ poem recent