山东省济宁市兖州第一中学2015届高三3月月考英语试题.doc

1、2015届山东省济宁市兖州第一中学高三3月月考英语试题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。满分120分，考试时间为100分钟。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（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑A By the time I reached junior high，I was sure I wanted to be a nurse. If you didnt study Latin，you couldnt be a nurse，so I enrolled. Many Lat

2、in words were familiar to me. The hard part turned out to be the usage and creating sentences with the words that seemed so easy to pronounce. Several weeks into the course my teacher came to me，saying，“I think you should withdraw from this course. It seems to be too hard for you. ”That was the day

3、I learned I wasnt smart enough to become a nurse. With shame, I handed in my Latin textbook. After high school，the years raced by. I married and had children. Then one day my husband John came home. “Carol, Max died this afternoon.” I looked at my husband with disbelief. John was touched by this tra

4、gedy. Finally one evening he said，“Carol，Jackie has never worked and now shes alone with four children. Ive been thinking if anything happens to me. I want you to be able to take care of yourself and the children. Why dont you think about what youd like to do and get the training youll need to do it

5、?”I signed up for the entrance exam for nursing programs. One day I received a letter from the schoo1. I wanted so badly to open it，but with my lack of confidence，I laid it on the kitchen counter saying, “Im not in the mood for a rejection letter today.”Finally I forced myself to open it. “Dear Caro

6、l，”I read. ”We are pleased to inform you that you successfully passed the entrance exam.”An insensitive teacher once stole my dream. If you have a dream, exhaust every effort to reach it. Ive worked thirty years now as a nurse and Ive never been more certain that this is what I was meant to be.1Why

7、did John advise Carol to find a job?ATo support the familyBTo provide more money for her kidsCTo live a more colorful lifeDTo be able to live independently 2From the text, we know what the teacher said_Adestroyed Carols dream to be a nurse. Bhelped Carol find her true interestCsaved Carol from wasti

8、ng her timeDencouraged Carol to be careful in learning3After receiving the letter from the schoo1, Caro1_Awas uncertain about the resultBhad no mood to read it thenCdidnt take it seriously at all Dcouldnt wait to open it4What may be the best title for the text？AA dream too high to achieveBToo stupid

9、 to be a nurse?CNever too late to 1earn DA chance too important to missBA British shopper, Emma Mumford, who was named “the Coupon（优惠券） Queen” has spent just 350 on a luxury（奢侈） Christmas for her and her family-but got 2,500 worth of food, drink and presents thanks to coupons and offers.Ms Mumford i

10、s a so-called “extreme couponer” and spends hours hunting out the best deals and bargainsShe has been preparing for this Christmas since the end of the last oneMs Mumford made the huge savings by checking price comparison websites and as a result collected more presents than she needed for Christmas

11、After sorting out gifts for all of her family, she has even been able to donate 1,000 worth of presents to her local hospital. “It has been so nice to have Christmas sorted and not having to worry about breaking the bankI wanted to get high quality presents for my family and show that you can do it

12、without spending a fortuneThere is a misconception that everyone who does couponing only gets value products but through my careful shopping I have managed to purchase designer perfumes（香水）, a high-end coffee machine .”she explained.She said “What started as a hobby to help me save money has turned

13、into my life and I am able to run a business helping people save moneyI know what it feels like to struggle as my ex-partner had a lot of debt which I took on for himWe were in a poor situation where every penny countedThats what really inspired me.” She has now turned her bargain-hunting addiction

14、into a business where she searches for the best deals and offer tips to the general public through video blogging and her Facebook Page“I try and show people that it is just a little bit of work in the beginning but it will eventually pay offOne of the best things to do is just to be a bit forward t

15、hinking and save throughout the year.”5How did Emma make the huge savings?AShe compared prices through websites.BShe hunted out bargains in real shops.CShe used coupons and offers worth 2,500.DShe collected more Christmas presents than needed.6What does “breaking the bank” in the third paragraph mea

16、n?ABuying presents of low quality BSpending more money than you have.CBreaking into the bank.DTaking out money from the bank.7What really inspired Emma to help people save money?AHer addiction to bargain-hunting.BThe financial difficulties she shared with her ex-partner.CThe poor situation people ar

17、ound her were going throughDHer experience of running an unsuccessful business.8Which of the following can best describe Emma?AAmbitious and creative.BSensitive and determined.CBrave and luckyDCareful and caring.CAcross the United States, there are several places where two independent towns grew tog

18、ether to become one city but kept both their namesWinston-Salem is one of themIts a mid-sized city in whats called the plateau（high land）, between the Atlantic Coast and the inland mountains in the state of North CarolinaThe Winston part is a relatively new place, founded early this centuryIts home

19、to the nations biggest open-air tobacco marketThe giant RJReynolds Tobacco Companys headquarters is in Winston-Salem, and Winston is the name of one of Reynolds best-known cigarette brandsFast-growing Winston soon surrounded the much older town of Salem, so in 1913, people in the area voted to combi

20、ne them into a single placeFrom a historical and tourist point of view, Salem, or Old Salem, as its called today, is the interesting and unusual part of townSalem was founded in the 1700s by the MoraviansThey spoke German, and their community was religiously based, with single men and single women l

21、iving apart in separate dormitoriesThe Moravians greatly valued womens work and brainpowerIn fact, one of the nations oldest boarding schools for young women the MoraviansSalem Academy founded in 1772 is still in operationOver the years, Salem lost its Moravian characterThat all changed, though, whe

22、n a nonprofit group began to rehabilitate the historic areaThese days Old Salem is whats called a living history museum, with exhibits, music, and tours of 18th-century houses, bars and Moravian dormitory buildings just seven blocks from the tallest skyscraper（high building） in Winston-SalemThe hist

23、oric community is booming againJust as RJReynolds is taking in millions of dollars making cigarettes across town, Old Salem is making about $ 15 million a year in tourism revenue（收入） and donations9From the passage we can know that_AWinston-Salem is the name of a cityBSalem is home to the tobacco mar

24、ketCthe city Winston-alem has two namesDOld Salem is the name of a tobacco brand10It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that_Athe two cities benefited each otherBSalem developed faster than WinstonCRJReynolds Company has moved into SalemDthe combination meets the wishes of the people11The underlined w

25、ord “rehabilitate” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to “_”Areconstruct Bevaluate Cenlarge Ddecorate12What will probably be talked about in the following part? ASome other attractions in Winston-SalemBHow Winston makes profits from tourismCOther examples of cities combined by two partsDSomething

26、about the boarding school for womenDEnergy independenceIt has a nice ring to itDoesnt it? If you think so, youre not alone, because energy independence has been the dream of American president for decades, and never more so than in the past few years, when the most recent oil price shock has been pa

27、rtly responsible for kicking off the great recession“Energy independence” and its rhetorical （修辞的） companion “energy security” are, however, slippery concepts that are rarely through, thoughWhat is it that we want independence from, exactly?Most people would probably say that they want to be indepen

28、dent from imported oilBut there are reasons that we buy all that oil from elsewhereThe first reason is that we need it to keep our economy runningYes, there is a trickle（涓涓细流）of biofuel（生物燃料）available, and more may become available, but most biofuels cause economic waste and environmental destructio

29、nSecond, Americans have basically decided that they dont really want to produce all their own oilThey value the environmental quality they preserve over their oil imports from abroadVast areas of the United States are off-limits to oil exploration and production in the name of environmental protecti

30、onTo what extent are Americans really willing to endure the environmental impacts of domestic energy production in order to cut back imports?Third, there are benefits to tradeIt allows for economic efficiency, and when we buy things from places that have lower production costs than we do, we benefit

31、And although you dont read about this much, the United States is also a large exporter of oil products, selling about 2 million barrels of petroleum products per day to about 90 countriesThere is no question that the United States imports a great deal of energy and, in fact, relies on that steady fl

32、ow to maintain its economyWhen that flow is interrupted, we feel the pain in short supplies and higher prices, at the same time, we derive massive economic benefits when we buy the most affordable energy on the world market and when we engage in energy trade around the world13What does the author th

33、ink of biofuels?AThey keep Americas economy running healthilyBThey prove to be a good alternative to petroleumCThey do not provide a sustainable energy supplyDThey cause serious damage to the environment14Why does America rely heavily on oil imports?AIt wants to expand its storage of crude oilBIts o

34、wn oil reserves are quickly running outCIt wants to keep its own environment intactDIts own oil production falls short of demand15What does the author say about oil trade?AIt proves profitable to both sides BIt improves economic efficiency CIt makes for economic prosperity DIt saves the cost of oil

35、exploration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入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Housework not good exercise, says study 16 It even said that people who did the most housework were usually the most overweight 17 The contribution of domestic physical activity to meeting current recommendations for healthIt

36、questions whether activities like do-it-yourself, gardening and housework are good exercise 18 but there is a danger that people incorrectly think housework is proper exerciseA total of 4,563 adults took a survey about their weekly physical activity 19 Researcher Professor Murphy said any physical a

37、ctivity should increase the amount of calories burnt 20 She said housework was “inversely related to leanness”She said this suggested that either people overestimate how hard housework was an exercise, or they eat too much because they think they have lost lots of calories doing household choresAHow

38、ever, her study found the oppositeBPeople who do housework usually eat moreCA new study says housework is not the quality exercise many people think it isDThe research showed that people who included housework as exercise tended to be heavierEThe study is called Does “doing housework keep you health

39、y” ?FThey think doing exercise is of great benefit to healthyGIt says any activity is better than none第二部分 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15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和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。完形填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）I think Im one of the luckiest people in the world because of the time Im able

40、 to spend with young people who are not afraid to show their excitement and zest for life 21 , I would prefer a person with passion and enthusiasm to a person with 22 and talent any day of the weekYou can teach and develop skills, 23 you cannot develop a love of life and an optimistic attitudeThese

41、are 24 of a person and appear at all times during work or playFurthermore, they are traits that one is born with and they will never 25 themAs a 26 and an Independent Education and Career Planning Advisor, I 27 too many children and young adults who are on a road to despair unless someone can find a

42、 way to change their attitude towards 28 and indeed life itself! 29 , society has turned out too many children and young that are unwilling to put much 30 or thought into their workWhenever I come across such people 31 or old, Im reminded of a boy who went with his mother on a blueberry picking hike

43、 into the 32 The boy filled his 33 mostly with moss（苔藓） and then covered the moss with a thin layer of blueberries so that it looked 34 But the next morning, he found the blueberry pie which his mother 35 for him was mossSo 36 , whether you are in school or 37 , if you have enthusiasm and if you are

44、 38 to put in consistent effort along with passion, you will receive the 39 If, on the other hand, you are 40 and prefer to take short-cuts, you should not expect to achieve the same results21AObviouslyBPersonallyCLuckilyDQuickly22AskillsBideasCkindnessDcourage23AorBforCbutDif24AchoicesBrequestsCapp

45、earancesDcharacters25AuseBdeserveCloseDcherish26AjournalistBdoctorCcolleagueDteacher27Asearch forBcome acrossCcare aboutDdepend on28AlearningBdonatingCspeakingDgreeting29AEventuallyBUnfortunatelyCHopefullyDPerfectly30AequipmentBinformationCeffortDpossession31AinnocentByoungCpoorDstupid32AwoodsBcorne

46、rCparkDmarket33AmouthBpanCbasketballDhand34AdeliciousBbeautifulCcleanDfull35AcollectedBbakedCkeptDbought36ApromiseBguessCrememberDlook37Ain dangerBin distanceCin hospitalDat work38AwillingBconfidentCproudDcareful39AcropBtrustCvotesDrewards40AlazyBbusyCcuriousDstubborn第卷第二节（共10题；每小题15，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空

47、白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。The truth 41 trees are vital to our life is not a secretThey provide us with food, wood and most 42 （important）, oxygenNow there is one more thing we can add to this listblocking out harmful bacteria from waterThe discovery 43 （make） by a team 44 （consist） of scientists

48、 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology （MIT） and high school students 45 were seeking a natural water filterone that would help communities in developing countries that do not have 46 （accessible） to modern water filter systemsThe 47 （research）, led by Professor Rohit Karnik, decided to tur

49、n to trees for help because they could allow liquid to flow through, while blocking out air bubblesThey began by cutting 15-inch-wide sections of tree bark from the branches of a white pine treeThe people related then tested the woods filtering ability by pouring water containing red dye particles o

50、f different sizes through 48 their amazement, they found that it was effective in trapping all the articles 49 （encourage）, the team conducted 50 experiment, this time with water that contained bacteriaSure enough, the sapwood held back 99% of the bacteria, allowing only 1% to flow through第三部分 写作（共两

51、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）请修改下面的短文。短文中共有10处语言错误，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用（）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。In China, people and giant pandas had been living together for thousands of yearsBut Chinas human population

52、 has been great growingMore population means more land is needed for farmingIt also mean more forests are cut for wood to build and heat housesLoss of habitat in lowland areas has forced pandas live only in the mountainsThe most damaged result of development has been that it has divided the pandas h

53、abitat into little islands of forestToday, many panda are isolated in these small sections of forest, because of they will cross into areas which people liveThe result is that the giant pandas can connect with one another to mate and have babiesBesides, to our relief, there is still some good news t

54、hat people are trying to help the giant pandas by creating protected areas第二节 书面表达（满分25分）面对繁重的学业负担，很多学生出现了不同程度的心理和身体方面的不适。鉴于此种情况，中学生应该学会放松。假入你是中学生李华，请以How to Relax Ourselves为题写一篇文章给21世纪英语报投稿内容包括：1为什么要学会自我放松；2自我放松的途径（如看电视上网体育锻炼旅游等）3你更喜欢哪种自我放松方式及原因注意：1词数120左右；2文章开头已为你写好，不计入总词数。How to Relax OurselvesFa

55、ced with heavy learning burdens, many of us students_2015届山东省济宁市兖州第一中学高三3月月考英语试题参考答案阅读理解： 14：DAAB 58：ABBD 912: ADAC 1315: DCB 补全对话答案：16C 17E 18G 19D 20A完形填空：2140：BACDC DBABC BACDB CDADA语法语篇填空41that 42importantly 43was made 44consisting 45who 46access 47researchers 48To 49Encouraged 50another 改错In Ch

56、ina, people and giant pandas had been living together for thousands of yearsBut haveChinas human population has been great growingMore population means more land is greatly needed for farmingIt also mean more forests are cut for wood to build and heat housesLoss means of habitat in lowland areas has

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58、he result is that the giant pandas can connect where / in which/ live后加in cant /cannotwith one another to mate and have babiesBesides, to our relief, there is still some good newsHowever that people are trying to help the giant pandas by creating protected areas书面表达Faced with heavy learning burdens,

59、 many of us students often feel tired both psychologically and mentallyIf the situation continues, it will have a negative influence on our life and studyIn view of this, we are supposed to learn to relax ourselvesAs you know, there are various ways to relax ourselves, such as watching TV, surfing t

60、he Internet, taking regular exercise and travelingAs for me, I prefer surfing the Internet in my spare timeFor one thing, the Internet provides me with a wide range of activities for relaxationSometimes I keep track of the latest news as an entertainmentI also play computer games to relax myselfFor another, the Internet gives me easy access to making friends with people at home and abroadFurthermore, the vivid pictures on the Internet can greatly refresh me when I feel tired