2009届山西大学附中高三年级第一学期第一次月考试英语试题

2009届山西大学附中高三年级第一学期第一次月考试英语试题考试时间：100分钟总分：150分第一部分：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。1.It’squite_____honortobe______chairmanoftheconference.A.不填；theB.a;不填C.an;不填D.the;the2.------Ican’tthankyouenoughforthegiftyousentme.------_______.A.WithpleasureB.No,thanks.C.Pleasedon’tsayso.D.Mypleasure.3.Themotherdidn’tknowwho_____forthebrokenglass.A.blamesB.willblameC.isblamedD.toblame4.Willpowerisakindofqualityandthatisittakestodoeverythingwell.A．why B．that C．what D．which5.It’s_____mewhyAlice,aged28,gaveupherjobandgotmarriedtoamanof.A.underB.aboveC.beyondD.over6.------TheEnglishexamisnotdifficult,isit?------______,evenTom______tothetopstudentsfailedinit.A.Yes,belongsB.No,belongedC.Yes,belongingD.No,belonging7.Becausehebelievedhewasinnocent（无罪的）,hewenttothepolicestationwithhishead_____high.A.holdingB.beingheldC.toholdD.held8.------Ican’tfindXiaoPing,wheredidyouseehimthismorning?------Itwasinthelibrary______hestudied.A.thatB.whereC.whichD.theone9.Manyadelegatewasinfavorofhisproposalthataspecialcommittee___toinvestigatetheincident.A.weresetupB.wassetupC.besetupD.setup10.Thebombexploded______thepoliceofficerstartedhiscar.A.soonB.immediatelyC.presentlyD.shortly11.------Ihaveafrontrowticketforyou.------Thankyou,butIpromisedmyfriendthatI’d_____herchildren.A.watchB.careC.observeD.notice12.Hismother_____withcancer,thewholefamilywasastonished.A.tobediagnosedB.wasdiagnosedC.diagnosedD.diagnosing13.------Fivesharpinthemorning?------No,don’tringmeupthatearlyinthemorning.I_______.A.sleepB.willbesleepingC.amsleepingD.willsleep14.InthenortheastofChina,thewintersarehard.Thetemperature____fallto-35.A.mayB.mustC.canD.will15.------DoesTomdohisnewjobwell?------______hisoldjob.I’mafraidthere’snohopeforhim.A.NotbetterthanB.NobetterthanC.NotsowellasD.Notaswellas第二部分完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项.Aftergraduationfromcollege,Istartedtosell.SoonIdiscoveredthatthe16expressionIhadbeenwearingsincechildhoodmeantsure17.Iknewitwasn’tgoingtobeeasyto18_thatexpressiononmyfaceleftbysomanyyearsofhardship.It19acompletechangeinmyviewonlife.Hereisthe20I Eachmorningduringafifteen-minutebath,I21tocultivate（培养）abig,happysmile.Ifoundout,22,thatitcouldn’tbeaforcedsmile23justforthepurposeofputtingdollarsinmy24.Ithadtobeanhonest-to-goodnesssmilefromdowndeep25,anoutwardexpressionofhappinessfromwithin! Let’ssee26startingoffwithagoodfifteen-minutetrainingofthesmilemuscles27meduringtheday.BeforeenteringanofficeI28thinkofthemanythingsIhadtobe29for,workupabigsmileandthenenter.Seldomdiditfailtogetthesamesmile30fromthepersonImet.Ialsofoundthatit31peoplewhenIpassedthemonthestreettogivethema32smile. Giveeverylivingsoulyoumeetthebestsmileyouhave33smiledinyourlife,andseehowmuchbetteryou34andlook.It’soneofthebestwaysIknowto35worrying,andstartliving.WhenIbegandoingthis,IfoundIbecamemorewelcomeeverywhere.16.A.happy B.worried C.curious D.surprised17.A.success B.friendship C.failure D.wealth18.A.wear B.show C.change D.see19.A.madeup B.broughtin C.turnedover D.calledfor20.A.method B.example C.idea D.thought21.A.determined B.hurried C.failed D.pretended22.A.therefore B.however C.instead D.otherwise23.A.introduced B.developed C.discovered D.left24.A.opinion B.honor C.bill D.pocket25.A.outside B.upward C.inside D.forward26.A.when B.how C.whether D.why27.A.helped B.upset C.satisfied D.disappointed28.A.could B.might C.should D.would29.A.ready B.eagerC.thankfulD.famous30A.ingeneral B.inpublic C.inreturn D.inadvance31A.greeted B.pleased C.puzzled D.welcomed32A.cheerful B.forced C.strange D.bitter33A.never B.just C.already D.ever34A.prove B.appear C.feel D.remain35A.keep B.stop C.hate D.protect第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每题2.5分，满分50分)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。ADodogsunderstandus?Becarefulwhatyousayaroundyourdog.Itmightunderstandmorethanyouthink.AbordercollienamedRicorecognizesthenamesofabout200objects,sayresearchersinGermany.Thedogalsoappearstobeabletolearnnewwordsaseasilyasa3-year-oldchild.Itsword-learningskillsareasgoodasthoseofaparrotorchimpanzee.Inoneexperiment,theresearcherstookall200itemsthatRicoissupposedtoknowanddividedtheminto20groupsof10objects.Thentheownertoldthedogtogoandfetchoneoftheitemsandbringitback.Infourtests,Ricogot37outof40commandsright.Asthedogcouldn’tseeanyonetogetclues,thescientistsbelieveRicomustunderstandthemeaningsofcertainwords.Inanotherexperiment,thescientiststookonetoythatRicohadneverseenbeforeandputitinaroomwithseventoyswhosenamesthedogalreadyknew.TheownerthentoldRicotofetchtheobject,usingawordthedoghadneverheardbefore.Thecorrectobjectwaschoseninsevenoutof10tests,suggestingthatthedoghadworkedouttheanswerbyprocessofelimination（排除法）.Amonthlater,Ricorememberedhalfofthenewnames,whichisevenmoreimpressive.Ricoisthoughttobesmarterthantheaveragedog.Foronething,Ricoisabordercollie,abreed（品种）knownforitsmentalabilities.Inaddition,the9-year-olddoghasbeentrainedtofetchtoysbytheirnamessincetheageofninemonths.It’shardtoknowifalldogsunderstandatleastsomeofthewordswesay.Eveniftheydo,theycan’ttalkback.Still,itwouldn’thurttosweet-talkyourdogeverynowandthen.Youmightjustgetabig,wetkissinreturn!36.Fromparagraph2weknowthat.A.animalsareascleverashumanbeingsB.dogsaresmarterthanparrotsandchimpanzeesC.chimpanzeeshaveverygoodword-learningskillsD.dogshavesimilarlearningabilitiesas3-year-oldchildren37.Bothexperimentsshowthat.A.RicoissmartenoughtogetallcommandsrightB.RicocanrecognizedifferentthingsincludingtoysC.RicohasdevelopedtheabilityoflearningmathematicsD.Ricowon’tforgetthenamesofobjectsoncerecognizingthem38.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Thepurposeoftheexperimentsistoshowthebordercollie’smentalabilities.B.Ricohasabettermemorypartlybecauseofitsproperearlytraining.C.Thebordercollieisworld-famousforrecognizingobjects.D.Ricoisborntounderstanditsowner’scommands.39.Whatdoesthewriterwanttotellus?A.Totrainyourdog. B.Totalktoyourdog.C.Tobefriendlytoyourdog.D。Tobecarefulwithyourdog.BWELCOMETOYOURFREEISHMEMBERSHIPYourMembershipInternationalStudentsHouseisaunique,culturalandrecreational（娱乐的）centerprovidingawideprogrammeofeventsforstudents310daysayear.Locatedinafashionableandsafeneighbourhood,closetoRegent’sPark,ISHisacentralplacetomeetstudentsfromBritainandaroundtheworld.ISHprovidesallitsmemberswiththeopportunitytoenjoyawidevarietyofsportsandhobbiesinafriendlyandfunenvironment.Manyoftheactivitiesarefreeofchargeaspartofmembership,whilesomechargeasmallfee.Membershipisopentoallfull-timestudents,professionaltrainessandstudentnurses.LEARNLectureSeriesISHorganizesanumberoflively,topicallecturesofpoliticalandcontemporary（当代的）interestbyfamousspeakers.LanguageClassesAvarietyofweeklylanguageclasseswhichinthepasthaveincludedEnglish,SpanishJapaneseandItalian.ISHtriestoofferasmanydevelopmentandeducationalprogrammesaspossibleforitsmembers.Lookoutforadditionalworkshopsandleadershipprogrammes.E-mail:learn@.uk.CREATESundayCinemaFilmsareshowneverySundayeveningat19:30includingrecentblockbusters（大片）,themenightsandclassics.ClassesShowyourtalentsorlearnfromthebeginningwithourvariousclassesandworkshopswhichincludeLifeDrawing,Photography,andDrama.ThroughouttheyearISHholdsnumerousexhibitions,recitals（公演）andperformancesputonbythestudents.Togetmoreinformation,e-mail:create@.uk.TRAVELTravelClubTheTravelClubrunsacomprehensivescheduleofdayandweekendtripstoBritishandEuropeandestinations.StudentsgetthechancetoexplorenewpartsoftheUKandmeetpeoplefromallovertheworld.Sightseeing,canoeing,hiking,eatingout,socializingandmeetinglocalpeoplearewhatyoucanexpecttoexperienceduringthetrips.E-mail:travel@.uk.ACTIVEClassesTryoutourMartialArtsandFitnessClasseseveryweeknightincludingKickBoxing,TaiChi,KungFuandShaolinaswellasYoga,andAerobicsclasses.Allourclassesarerunbyqualifiedandprofessionalinstructors.SportsJoininourrecreationalandteamsportssuchasfootball,volleyball,running,tabletennis,andchess.ISHDangerousSportsClub:Wealsoorganizesuchactivitiesasgo-karting,painballingandadventureweekends.E-mail:active@.uk.40.IfyouareamemberofISH,youcandoallthefollowingexcept.A.travelingtosomeEuropeancountriesB.attendingallkindsofinterestinglecturesC.attendingFrenchclassesD.meetingstudentsfromallaroundtheworld41.IfyouwanttoseeapaintingexhibitionheldbyISH,.A.youmustpayasmallamountofmoneyB.youcangetsomeinformationthroughane-mailC.youcangetaticketfreeofchargeD.youcane-mail:learn@.uk42.Ifyouwanttolearntotakephotos,whichofthefollowinge-mailaddressesisusefultoyou?A.learn@.uk. 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D.takesomeFitnessClassesCThousandsofpeoplebeganpouringintoPennsylvaniafromotherstates.Theywantedtobuylotterytickets.Theticketscostonly$0.9each.Butthatsmallspendingcouldbringthemarewardof$90million.Thatwasthesecondlargestlotteryjackpot（积累奖金）inhistory.Morethan87millionticketswereboughtforthePennsylvanialotterydrawing.Thosewhoboughtticketshadtochoosesevennumbersfrom1to80.Thechanceofwinningwasonein9.6million.Butthatlittlechancecertainlydidn’taffectticketsales.Inthelastfewdaysbeforethedrawing,ticketsweresellingattheunbelievablerateof500persecond.Expertssaymanypeoplebuylotteryticketsbecausetheyjustwanttohaveapieceoftheaction.Otherssaythelotteryisastockmarketforpoorpeople.Itallowsthemtodreamaboutwealththey’llprobablyneverhave.Butmanypeoplebelievelotteriesarenobetterthanlegalizedgambling.Somecriticsnotethatmostpeoplewhoplayarepoorandmaynotbeabletoaffordthetickets.Therearealsomanyaddictswhotakethegameseriously.Theymaypourtheirlifesavingsintolotterytickets.Someclubshavebeenformedtohelpthemkickthehabit.Politicianslikelotteriesbecausetheyprovidemoneythatwouldotherwisehavetosomefromnewtaxes.Theprofitsfromlotteriesareusuallyusedtopayforeducationorprogramsforseniorcitizens.Butcriticssaythisarrangementjustallowsstatestolegalizevice（恶习）,underthenameofsocialprogress.Nomatterwhetheryouregardstatelotteriesrightornot,youcannotrefusetoaccepttheirextremepopularitywithmanyAmericans.44.Themainideaofthepassageisthat.A.lotteriesareofgreatbenefittoeveryonewhobuysthemB.playingalotteryisjustlikeinvestinginthestockmarketC.alotofpeoplebuylotterytickets,butlotteriescausedisagreementD.lotteriesarejustlegalizedvice45.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.Politicianslikelotteriesbecausetheydon’thavetopayextratax.B.ThepopularityoflotteriesinAmericaactuallyissocialprogress.C.Somecriticsdon’tlikelotteriesbecausemanypoorpeoplewastetheirmoneyonthem.D.Peoplelovethelotterybecauseitisastockmarket.46.Injustonehourinthelastfewdays,thePennsylvanialotterysoldticketstotaling.A.$1.62million B.$90million C.$9.6million D.$87million47.Peoplewhoareaddictedtoplayinglotteriesshould.A.joinaclub B.saveeverycentC.winthePennsylvania D.kickthehabitDBurningthemidnightoilbeforeanexamorinterviewhasanoppositeeffectaccordingtoaresearchwhichfoundthatsleepisnecessaryformemoriestobe“downloaded”intothebrain.“Agoodnight’ssleepwithin30hoursoftryingtorememberanewtaskisanecessaryconditionofhavinggoodrecallintheweeksahead,”scientistshavefound.“Wethinkthatgettingthatfirstnight’ssleepstartstheprocessofmemoryconsolidation,”saidRobertStickgold,asleepresearcheratHarvard“Itseemsthatmemoriesarenormallywashedoutofthebrainunlesssomeprocessnailsthemdown.Ifeeluncertainthatsleepisoneofthosethingsthatdothenailingdown,”ProfessorSfessorStickgold’steamtrainedthe24peopletotellthedirectionofthreediagonalbars（斜线）showforasixtiethofasecondonacomputerscreenfullofhorizontalstripes（水平线条）.Halfthesubjectswerekeptawakethatnight,whiletheothersslept.Bothgroupswereallowedtosleepforthesecondandthirdnightstomakeupforanydifferencesintirednessbetweenthevolunteers.Thosewhosleptthefirstnightweremuchbetteratrememberingthetaskwhilethesecondgroupshowednoimprovementinspiteofenjoyingtwonightsofcatch-upsleep.AfurtherstudybyscientistsattheMedicalUniversityatLubeckinGermanyshowedthatmemoriesarelaiddownintwostagesduringthenight.Thefirstisduringthedeep,so-called“showwave”sleep,whichusuallytakesplaceinthefirsthalfofthenight.Thesecond,andlessimportantstagehappensduringtheperiodsofdreamingor“rapideyemovement（REM）”.Whenpeopledon’tsleepwellinthefirsthalfofthenight,theirmemoryconsolidationisalmostthesameashavingnosleepatall.48.WhichofthefollowingstatementsiscorrectaccordingtoParagraph1?A.Itisnecessarytoburnthemidnightoilbeforeanexamorinterview.B.Sleepspeedsupthelossofmemory.C.Manshouldhaveagoodsleepifhewantstokeepagoodmemory.D.Stayinguplatewillmakeyoubetterpreparedforanexamorinterview.49.HowwastheresearchconductedbyProfessorStickgold?A.Thesubjectsweredividedintotwogroups.B.Allthesubjectswerekeptawakefor3nights.C.Onegroupsleptatthefirstnightbutwaskeptawakethenexttwonights.D.Onegroupwaskeptawakefor3nightsbuttheothersleptforthesecondandthirdnights.50.WhatwasthestudyresultofthescientistsattheMedicalA.REMsleepisnotimportantatallfortheconsolidationformemory.B.Intellectualperformancemainlydependsontheslowwavesleepperiod.C.Whenpeoplesleeppoorlyinthefirsthalfofthenight,itisalmostthesameashavingnosleepatall.D.REMsleepisasimportantasslowwavesleepintermsofmemoryrecall.51.Thebesttitleofthispassageis.A.SleepNecessaryforMemoriesB.TheImportanceoftheFirstStageofSleepC.StudiesMadeByScientistsAboutSleepD.TheScientists’AchievementinSleepResearchETheotherday,myfriendJanewasinvitedtoa40thbirthdayparty.Thetimeprintedontheinvitationwas7:30pm.Janewentoffwithherhusband,expectingamerryeveningofwine,food,andsong.By9:45,everybodywashavinggreatfun,butnofoodhadappeared.JaneandDavidwererestless.Otherguestsbeganwhisperingthatthey,too,werestarving.Butnoonewantedtoleave,justincasesomefoodwasabouttoappear.By11:00,therewasstillnofood,andeveryonewascompletelyofftheirheads.JameandDavidlefthungryandangry.Theirexperiencesuggeststhatthewordsontheprintedinvitationsneedtobemadeclearer.Everyonereadsandunderstandstheinvitationsdifferently.Mostofuswouldagreethat6:30—8:30pmmeansdrinksonly,goouttodinnerafterwards;8:00pmor8:30pmmeanspossibledinner,but9:30pmandanytimethereaftermeansnofood,oratbeforehand,rolluplate.Butthisisnotalwaysthecase.Ifaskedtoastudents’partyat6:30pm,itisnormalforguestsnottoappearbeforemidnight,ifatall,andnoonecares.Beingthefirsttoarrive-lookingeager-issocialdeath.Whenmymotherisaskedtoapartyfor6:30,shelikestobeontime,ifnotontime,thennolaterthanseven.Myagegroup（latethirties）fallssomewherebetweenthetwo,butbecausewestillthinkwe’reyoung,we’reprobablyclosertostudent-timethangrown-uptime.Theacceptedcustomatpresentisconfusing,sometimesannoying,anditoftenmeansyoumaygohomehungry,butitdoesgiveeverypartythatpreciouselementofsurprise.52.Theunderlinedwords“offtheirheads”probablymean________.A.tired B.hopeless C.curious D.crazy53.JaneandDavid’sstoryisusedtoshowthat______.A.party-goersusuallygethungryatpartiesB.partyinvitationscanbeconfusingC.peopleshouldaskforfoodatpartiesD.birthdaypartiesformiddle-agedpeoplearedull54.Forsomeyoungpeople,arrivingontimeforastudents’partywillprobablybeconsidered______.A.verydifficult B.particularlythoughtfulC.friendlyandpolite D.sociallyunacceptable55.Accordingtothewriter,peopleintheirlatethirties_______A.arelikelytoarrivelateforaparty B.carelittleaboutthepartytimeC.haven’treallygrownupyetD.likesurprisesatparties第四部分短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） CharlieLee,agedfifteen,andhissisterRoseanne, 56____earntheirpocketmoneybywashinghisfather’scar, 57____wateringtheplants,cleaningthebalcony,butdoing 58_____oddjobsaroundahouse.Theirparentsprefergiving 59______themmoneyfordoingjobsbuyingthempresents. 60_____CharlieandRoseanneusuallyreceivesabout$25for 61______eachjob.Theyoftenbargaintheirfatherovertherate 62_____ofpayandthejobtobedone.Mrs.Leesaid,“Wewere 63_____teachingthemthatthemoneydoesn’tcomeoutof 64_____nowhere.Itmeansmuchtothemiftheyfeelthatthey’ve 65_____earneditandtheybetterunderstandthevalueofthings.第五部分书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，刚参加完中美中学生冬令营—美国之旅，学生会请你根据下面表格中所提供的信息写一篇有关中、美高中教育的短文：国家中国美国学制三年四年（大多数）学习特点努力学习，知识扎实；课堂、老师是获取知识的主要渠道更加活泼，运用知识的能力较强；网络、图书馆是获取知识的主要渠道学习时间每天约10小时每天约8.5小时课外活动学校、班级组织的多学生自己组织的多其他班级和教室固定班级和教室不固定 注意：词数：100---120；可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：课外活动extracurricularactivities（英语字母模糊看不清，卷面不整洁美观，扣3-5分）班级姓名考号_____山西大学附中2008—2009学年高三8月考试英语答案页(100分钟)A、B、C、D四个答案中选择你认为正确的一个答案涂黑：（