高三英语上学期第二次月考试题-天津版高三英语试题

第二次月考英语试题【天津版】本试卷共分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题），满分130分,考试时间100分钟。第Ⅰ卷1至8页,

第Ⅱ卷9至10页。考试结束后,

将第II

卷和答题卡一并交回。第I卷

选择题（共95分)注意事项：1．答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。2．选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应的题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再填涂其它答案，不能答在试卷上。第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节；

满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1.--Ibelievethatmoreeffectivemeasureshavetobetakenbeforewecanbreathecleanerair.

--______.Airpollutionhasbecometooseriousaproblem.

A.Idon’tlikeit

B.Iamwithyouonthat

C.Idon’tcareaboutit

D.Ican’tagreewithyou2.Mysister-in-lawisthe______oftheinformation,soitcan’tbefalse.A.resource

B.source

C.birthplace

D.data3.Thefather,readytoretireatanearlyage,hopedthathiseldestsonwould______thefamily

business.A.takeover

B.lookinto

C.takeup

D.lookthrough4.WasitthroughMary,______wasworkingatahighschool,______yougottoknowTom?A.who;who

B.that;which

C.who;that

D.who;which5.______tosmokingforaconsiderablylongtime,hehasmuchdifficultyquittingit.A.Havingbeenaddicted

B.BeingaddictedC.Tohavebeenaddicted

D.Havingaddicted6.

______strongandpowerfulChinawillcertainlybenefit______wholeworld.A.A;a

B.The;a

C.The;the

D.A;the7.

______moreandmorepeoplemayturntotheInternetforthelatestnews,itisunlikelythat

thenewspaperwilldisappear．A．When

B.Because

C.Since

D.While8.

--HasBillyfinishedhishomeworktoday?--Ihavenoidea.He______itthismorning.A.woulddo

B.wasdoing

C.hasdone

D.haddone9.

Manypeopleagreethattherehasneverbeenamoresplendidopeningceremonythan

______oftheBeijingOlympicGamesinhistory.A.one

B.what

C.that

D.it10.Ithasbeenannouncedthattheawardwillbegivento______hasmadethelargest

donationtocharitythisyear.A.anyone

B.theone

C.whomever

D.whoever11.--Jackfellofftheladderyesterday,butheisallrightnow.

--Whataluckydog!He______himselfbadly.

A.shouldinjure

B.

couldhaveinjured

C.shouldhaveinjured

D.mightinjure12.

Littlechildrenaskendlessquestionsbecausetheyare______abouteverything.

A.skeptical

B.aware

C.capable

D.curious13.______economic,politicalandculturaldifference,ChinaandAmericahavedecidedto

cooperateindealingwithglobalissues.

A.Inspiteof

B.Infavourof

C.Onaccountof

D.Intermsof14.

Weareluckytobeamongthegenerationofpeoplewhohave______andexperiencedthe

greatsocialchangesinourcountry.

A.conflicted

B.responded

C.witnessed

D.associated15.

Onlywhenourprojecthasbeenapprovedofbythecommittee______tocarryitout.

A.didwestart

B.westarted

C.canwestart

D.westart第二节：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16-35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项并在答题卡上将其涂黑。Oneafternoon,Iarrivedhomelatefromschool.WhileIwaschattingtomygrandmotheraboutmybusyday,mysister

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us,wantingtoknowifwe,too,couldsmellburning.Asmyparentswereoverseas,thethoughtofa

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terrifiedusandwequicklycheckedeveryroominthehouse.

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thekitchen,Icouldseeaglowinglightandheararoaringsound.Tomy

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,thestovewasonfireandsmokewasblowingoutofthewindow.Iyelledtomysisterandgrandmotherto

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thehouse.Mysistergrabbedthe

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tocallthefirebrigade(消防队)and,togetherwiththedog,weranawayfromthehouse.Whilewe

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waitedforhelp,aladyandheryoungdaughterrantowardsusto

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ifwewerehurt.Shehadnoticedsmokecomingfromourwindowandhadalready

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thefirebrigade.Shehuggedusandwasverydelightedtoseeus

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.Sheledustohercarwherewewaited

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thefirewasputout.Shealsohelpedusanswerquestionssothepolicecouldstarttheirinvestigations.Oncetheladywas

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thatsomeorderhadbeenrestored,sheapologizedforbeing

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tostaylonger,asshehadtotakeherdaughtertoadanceperformance.She

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toreturnlatertocheckinonus.Iwascompletely

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forwords.Thiskindladyhadgoneoutofher

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tomakesureweweresafeandnowshewassorryaboutleavingus.Wethankedherverymuchand

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hernotto

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anyfurther.Hourslater,wewereallowedbackintothehouse.Itwasaboutmidnightwhenthedoorbellrang.Tomydisbelief,itwasthe

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fromearlieratthedoor.

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,inallthecommotion（混乱）,Ididn’taskherwhereshelivedsomyfamilyhasn’tbeenabletothankherproperlyforherthoughtfulactionsthatday.

16.A.informed

B.interrupted

C.introduced

D.interviewed17.A.fire

B.thief

C.storm

D.robber18.A.Going

B.Coming

C.Nearing

D.Closing19.A.delight

B.amazement

C.disappointment

D.horror20.A.getoutof

B.getbackto

C.getthrough

D.getinto21.A.phone

B.stick

C.watertap

D.loudspeaker22.A.excitedly

B.anxiously

C.tiredly

D.hardly23.A.watch

B.understand

C.check

D.ensure24.A.met

B.investigated

C.declared

D.alerted25.A.terrified

B.alone

C.together

D.safe26.A.unless

B.although

C.until

D.since27.A.reported

B.convinced

C.warned

D.disturbed28.A.unable

B.uncertain

C.inconvenient

D.impossible29.A.promised

B.decided

C.refused

D.expected30.A.unknown

B.puzzled

C.beaten

D.lost31.A.house

B.way

C.trouble

D.mind32.A.insisted

B.ordered

C.urged

D.suggested33.A.live

B.step

C.explore

D.delay34.A.fireman

B.policeman

C.lady

D.daughter35.A.Undoubtedly

B.Unfortunately

C.Unlikely

D.Unimportantly第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A

AstheoldestuniversityintheEnglish-speakingworld,Oxfordisauniqueandhistoricinstitution.Thereisnocleardateoffoundation,butteachingexistedatOxfordinsomeformin1096anddevelopedrapidlyfrom1167,whenHenryIIbannedEnglishstudentsfromattendingtheUniversityofParis.From1878,academichallswereestablishedforwomenandtheywereadmittedtofullmembershipoftheUniversityin1920.Fiveall-malecollegesfirstadmittedwomenin1974.StHilda'sCollege,whichwasoriginallyforwomenonly,wasthelastofBy1200,thetownofCambridgehadatleastoneschoolofsomedistinction.Then,in1209,somescholarssettledthere.By1226thescholarswerenumerousenoughtohavesetupanorganisation,andseemtohavearrangedregularcoursesofstudy,taughtbytheirownmembers.Fromthestarttherewasconflictbetweenthetownandthestudents.Students,usuallyagedaboutfourteenorfifteen,oftencauseddisturbances;citizensofthetown,ontheotherhand,wereknowntooverchargeforroomsandfood.KingHenryIIItookthescholarsunderhisprotectionasearlyas1231andarrangedforthemtobeshelteredfromexploitationbytheirlandlords.

TheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)isaprivateresearchuniversityinCambridge,Massachusetts.Foundedin1861inresponsetotheincreasingindustrializationoftheUnitedStates,MITadoptedaEuropeanuniversitymodelandstressedlaboratoryinstructioninappliedscienceandengineering.Thecurrent168-acrecampusopenedin1916andextendsover1mile(1.6km)alongthenorthernbankoftheOnApril29,1911,TsinghuaXuetangbeganitsfirsttermofstudy,andfromthatyearon,theTsinghua’sanniversaryhasfallenonthelastSundayofApril.FollowingtheoutbreakoftheWarofResistanceagainstJapanin1937,TsinghuaUniversity,PekingUniversityandNankaiUniversitycombinedtoformtheNationalSouthwestAssociatedUniversityinKunming.Afterthewar,TsinghuaUniversitymovedbacktoitsoriginalBeijingcampus.36.TheUniversityofOxforddidnottakeinfemalestudentsuntil______.

A.2008

B.1878

C.1920

D.197437.

WhentheUniversityof

A.thereweretoomanyscholars

B.studentsweremostlyadults

C.KingHenryIIIgavemuchhelp

D.thetownpeoplewereveryfriendly38.ThereasonforfoundingMITis______.

A.tomeettheneedofAmericanindustrialization

B.totakeadvantageoftheEuropeanuniversitystyle

C.tocoveranextendedareaalongtheCharlesRiver

D.tostressresearchandeducationinthephysicalsciences39.Whichofthefouruniversitieswasoncemovedtoanotherplaceinhistory?

A.Oxford.

B.Cambridge.

C.MIT.

D.Tsinghua.40.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage?

A.HenryIIIbannedstudentsattendingtheUniversityof

B.ThelandlordsofCambridgeaskedfortoomuchmoney.

C.MITcoversaverylargeareaofland.

D.Tsingua,PekingandNankaioncejoinedtogether.

B

WELLINGTON,NewZealand(AP)----About140pilotwhalesthatstranded(使...搁浅)themselvesonaremotestretchofNewZealandbeachhavedied,butconservationworkersandvolunteersarehopingtheremaining60orsowillsurviveaftertheymanagedtogetthemrefloated,anofficialsaidSaturday.

ThegeographyofFarewellSpitontheSouthIslandseemstoworkagainstwhales,whichregularlybecomestrandedthere.Thestrandingof198whalesonFridaywasoneofthelargestinrecentyearsandinspired80workersandvolunteerstohelpout.

BylateSaturday,140ofthewhaleshaddied,saidDepartmentofConservationareamanagerAndrewLamason.

HesaidtheworkersandvolunteersworkedthroughoutthedaytokeepthesurvivingwhaleswateredandcoveredbeforerefloatingthemduringSaturdaynight’shightide.

“We’vehadareallygoodcrewofvolunteers,andpeoplehavebeenwantingtocomefromalloverthecountry,”Lamasonsaid.

Hesaidthesurvivingwhaleshadmovedtodeeperwater.Buthecautionedthatalthoughhopesfortheirsurvivalwerehigh,whaleshadbeenrefloatedinthepastonlytoreturnandgetstrandedagain.

Lamasonsaidthescale(规模)ofthestrandinghasbeentoughonthehelpers,bothphysicallyandmentally.

“It’sverysad,they’reveryintelligentanimals,”hesaid.“Thecommonviewisthatit’spartofnature.”

Thefocuswillnowturntothedeadwhales,andtheenormoustaskofdealingwiththeremains,Lamasonsaid,addingthatinthepasthelpershavetypicallyburiedtheminthesand,butthathe’snotsurewhattheapproachwillbethistime.

Hesaidthedepartmenthadbeenexperimentingwithmovingthethedeadwhalesintothewater,whichhastheadvantageofprovidingfoodforotherseacreatures.41.WhatistheexactnumberofwhalesstrandedlastFriday?

A.140.

B.60.

C.80.

D.198.42.WhydidthevolunteershavetowaituntilSaturdaybeforetheycouldrefloatthewhales?

A.BecausetheywereverybusyonFriday.

B.Becausetheyhadtowaitfortheseawatertorise.

C.Becausethewhalesweretoointelligent.

D.Becausethewhaleswereburieddeepinthesand.43.

WhichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtodescribeLamason’sattitudetowardsthe

resultofrefloatingthewhales?

A.Doubtful.

B.Optimistic.

C.Positive.

D.Careless.44.WhatdidLamasonsayaboutthefeelingsoftheworkersandvolunteers?

A.Theywereveryhappytoseesomanywhales.

B.Theythoughtrefloatingthewhaleswasnotahardjob.

C.Theywerephysicallytiredandemotionallyhurt.

D.Theybelievedthatthisisverynatural.45.

HowwillthevolunteersdealwiththedeadwhalesthistimeaccordingtoLamason?

A.Theywillburytheminthesand.

B.Theywillthrowthemintotheocean.

C.Theydonothaveanyexactideayet.

D.Theywillfeedthemtootherseacreatures.C“BANG!”thedoorcausedareverberation(回声).Itwasjuststandingthere,withfatherstandingononeside,andmeontheotherside.Wewerebothingreatanger.“Neversetfootinthishouseagain!”stormedfather.Withtearswellingupinmyeyes,Irushedoutoftheflatandranalongthestreet.Thestreetlightswereshining,causingrathersadfeelings.Iwanderedaimlessly.

Ayoungfatherwhoheldachildinhisarmswalkedpastme.IfeltasifIsawmychildhoodfromanotherspace:happyandcarefree.

Butnow…Idon’tknowwhetheritisbecauseIhavegrownuporbecausedadisgettingold.Wedifferinourwaysofthinking.Wearejustliketwopeoplecomingfromtwodifferentworlds.Itfeelslikethereisanirondoorbetweenusthatcanneverbeopened.

Iwanderedthestreets,withoutadestinationinmind.

Myheartwasfrozenonthishotsummernight.

AsIwalkedon,therewerefewerandfewerpeopleonthestreets,untilIhadonlythestreetlightstokeepmecompany.WhenIfinallyreachedthehigh-riseapartmentblockinwhichIlived,Isawthatthelightwasstillon.

Ithoughttomyself:“Isfatherwaitingforme,orishestillangrywithme?”

Infact,itwasnothing.Perhaps,dadwasthrowingawaysomeofhisoldstamps.Perhapshethoughttheywereuseless.IneverhadthecouragetotellhimthatIlikedcollectingstamps.

Allthelightswereoffexceptfather’s.

Dadwasalwayslikethis.Maybehedidn’tknowhowtoexpresshimself.Aftershoutingatme,henevershowedanymercyoranymomentsofregret.

Thiswashowhealwayswas.Hehasbeenaleaderforsolongthattellingeveryoneelsewhattodohasbecomehissecondnature.

Thelightwasstillon.“AmIwrong?”Iwhispered,maybe…Withthekeyinmyhand,IwasasnervousasIhadeverbeen.Atlast,Idecidedtoopenthedoor.AssoonasIopenedthedoor,tearsrandownmycheeks.IsuddenlyrealizedthattheirondoorthatIhadimaginedbetweenusdidnotexistatall.Love----it’ssecondtonone.46.

Whichisthecorrectorderofthefollowingeventsaccordingtothepassage?

a.Iopenedthedoorandenteredthehouse.

b.Iranoutintothestreetangrily.

c.IreachedtheplacewhereIlivedandsawmyhousestillbrightlylit.

d.Irecalledmyhappychildhood.

e.Ibegantowalkaboutinthestreetwithoutanyaim.

A.

e,

b,d,c,a

B.b,e,

d,

c,

a

C.b,e,c,d,a

D.e,b,c,a,d47.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theauthorfullyunderstoodwhyheandhisfatherhaddifferentthinking.

B.Theauthor’sfatherdidn’tapproveofhisstampcollecting.

C.Theauthorandhisfatherlackedcommunication.

D.Theauthor’sfatheropenedthedoorforhimwhenhecameback.48.Accordingtotheauthor,whydidhisfatheroftenshoutathim?

A.Perhapsthefatherwasgettingolderandolder.

B.Perhapsthesonhadalreadygrownup.

C.Perhapstheyneveragreedwitheachother.

D.Perhapsthefatherhadbeenusedtodoingthat.49.

Whatdidtheauthormeanbytheunderlinedsentence“Myheartwasfrozenonthishot

summernight”?

A.Hefeltlonelybecausethereweresofewpeopleonthestreet.

B.Hefeltuncomfortablebecauseitwasaveryhotnight.

C.Hewascompletelydisappointedwithhisfather.

D.Hewasatalossbecausehehadnowheretogo.50.

Whatwastheauthor’sattitudetowardshisfatherattheendofthestory?

A.Helovedhisfather.

B.Hewasfrustratedwithhisfather.

C.Hewasafraidofhisfather.

D.Hewasdissatisfiedwithhisfather.D

It’swellknownthatourhumanmemorycanfailus.Peoplecanbeforgetful,andtheycansometimesalso“remember”thingsincorrectly,withdamagingconsequencesintheclassroom,courtroom,andotherareasoflife.Now,researchersshowforthefirsttimethatbumblebees(大黄蜂)canbeunreliablewitnessestoo.Bumblebeesarerathercleveranimals,whichexplainswhyChittkahasbeenstudyinglearningandmemoryintheinsectsforthelast20years.

Mosttimeswhenpeoplehavestudiedmemoryinanimals,errorsinperformancehavebeentakentomeanthattheanimalsfailedtolearnthetaskorperhapslearneditandthenforgot.Butwhatifanimalscanexperienceamoreinterestingtypeofmemoryfailure?

Tofindout,Chittkafirsttrainedbumblebeestoexpectarewardwhenvisitingayellowartificialflowerfollowedbyonewithblack-and-whiterings.During

subsequent

tests,beesweregivenachoicebetweenthreetypesofflowers.Twowerethetypesthey’dseeninthetrainingbefore.Thethirdhadyellow-and-whiterings,representingamixed-upversionoftheothertwo.Minutesafterthetraining,thebeesshowedaclearpreferencefortheflowerthatrecentlyrewardedthem.

Oneorthreedayslater,however,somethingverydifferenthappenedwhenthebumblebees’memorywasputtothetest.Atfirst,thebeesshowedthesamepreferencedisplayedintheearliertests,butasthetimewenton,theybeganselectingtheflowerwithyellowrings,eventhoughthey’dneveractuallyseenthatoneintrainingbefore.Chittkasaysthatinsectsmakesimilarerrorsintheconjunction(结合)oflong-termmemoriesashumansdo.Theabilitytoextract(提取)commonfeaturesbetweendifferenteventsintheenvironmentmightcomeattheexpenseofrememberingeverydetailcorrectly.Inbees,withtheirlimitedbraincapacity(容量),thepressuretostoremainfeaturesofseveralobjectsratherthaneachindividualobjectmightbemuchgreater,comparedwithhumans.51.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Humanmemorycanfailsometimes.

B.Bumblebeesmakefalsememoriestoo.

C.Humansarenotascleverasbumblebees.

D.Bumblebeeshaveextraordinarymemory.52.Whichofthefollowingistheclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“subsequent”?

A.scientific

B.accurate

C.following

D.exceptional53.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.Memoryfailureinfluencesstudents’studyeffects.

B.Bumblebees’memoryiscomplicatedandworthstudying.

C.Thebeescouldn’tmakeoutwhichflowerhadrewardedthemdayslater.

D.Bumblebeesarestupidinsectswithlimitedbraincapacity.54.WhatdoesthetestmentionedinParagraph4tellus?

A.Short-termmemoriesservethebeeswell.

B.Theyellowartificialflowerappealstothebees.

C.Bumblebeesliketheflowerswithyellow-and-whiterings.

D.Beeshaveremarkableabilitiestodistinguishcolors.55.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.

A.Chittkathinksthatbumblebeesfailedtorememberthecoloroftheflowers

B.Researchershavelearnedthatbumblebeesareunreliableanimals

C.Thereexistnosimilaritiesbetweenthememoryerrorsinhumansandbees.

D.Itislesschallengingforhumansthanbeestostoremainfeaturesofseveralobjects.

第II卷（非选择题

共35分）第三部分：写作（共两节；满分35分）第一节:

阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

WestayedattheAltapurafor9nightsovertheChristmasperiod.Thehotelbenefitsfromaperfectlocationwitheasyskiinandskiout.Theskiroomiswellequippedandthestaffareveryfriendlyandhelpfulinfittingthecorrectskisandboots.

Overallthehoteliswellappointedandconvenientlylocatedwithitsownundergroundcarpark,aselectionofrestaurantsandspafacilities.Weparticularlyenjoyedlunchesonthesunnyterrace(露天平台)facingtheslopesandhavealateafternoondrinkatthebarareainthecomfortablechairsandsofaswhicharesurroundedbytwofires.

Wesupporttherepeatedcommentinallthereviewsthatthereisnocontroloverthetemperatureintheroom.Wewerealsosurprisedthebathroomfloorwasnotheated.ThisistobeexpectedatanyfivestarhotelintheAlpsandisastandardthesedaysinsomanyhomesthatforahotelnottohaveitisdisappointing.

Ourmainletdownwiththehotelwasserviceandthiswasbrokendowntotheactualservicingoftheroomandtheoveralloperationofthehotel.ByourthirdnightwedidcomplaintothemanagementandtheGMPraveenwasquicktomeetwithusand

crack

alltheissuesaswellasofferusadrinkanddinneronthehouse,whichwashighlyappreciated.

Themanagements’timelyresponsetoourissuesiswhywehavegiventhisreview4outof5.Otherwisewewouldhavegiventhishotel3/5.

OverallifyouarelookingtostayatthehighestresortinEuropeandwanttobeguaranteedsnow,thentheAltapuraistheplacetostayatinValThorens.56.

Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?(Nomorethan10words)

_________________________________________________________________________57.

Whatistherepeatedcommentinallthereviews?(Nomorethan15words)

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_________________________________________________________________________58.Theunderlinedword“crack”inthe4th

paragraphcanbereplacedby_______.(Oneword)

_________________________________________________________________________59.Whydidtheauthorgivethereview4outof5insteadof3?(Nomorethan15words)

_________________________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________60.Ifyougotraveling,whatkindofhotelwouldyouliketostayin?Why?(Nomorethan

20words)

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_________________________________________________________________________第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

假设你是李华。你的外国朋友来信询问你的寒假生活和你对未来的憧憬。请写一封信进行回复。回信须包括如下要点