河南省开封市兰考三高2015届高三上学期第一次月考英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、2014-2015学年上期第一次月考试题15届 高三英语试题说明：1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）满分120分，考试时间100分钟。2.将第I卷的答案代表字母涂在答题卡中。第I卷（选择题，共70分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）（略）第二部分 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） AWhoever has made a voyage up the Hudson River must remember the Catskill Mountains. They are a branch of the great Appalachian

2、 family, and can be seen to the west rising up to a noble height and towering over the surrounding country. When the weather is fair and settled, they are clothed in blue and purple, and print their beautiful shapes on the clear evening sky, but sometimes when it is cloudless, gray steam gathers aro

3、und the top of the mountains which, in the last rays of the setting sun, will shine and light up like a crown of glory (华丽的皇冠). At the foot of these mountains, a traveler may see light smoke going up from a village. In that village, and in one of the houses (which, to tell the exact truth, was sadly

4、 time-worn and weather-beaten), there lived many years ago, a simple, good-natured fellow by the name of Rip Van Winkle. Rips great weakness was a natural dislike of all kinds of money-making labor. It could not be from lack of diligence (勤劳), for he could sit all day on a wet rock and fish without

5、saying a word, even though he was not encouraged by a single bite. He would carry a gun on his shoulder for hours, walking through woods and fields to shoot a few birds or squirrels. He would never refuse to help a neighbor, even in the roughest work. The women of the village, too, used to employ hi

6、m to do such little jobs as their less helpful husbands would not do for them. In a word, Rip was ready to attend to everybodys business but his own. If left to himself, he would have whistled ( 吹口哨) life away in perfect satisfaction; but his wife was always mad at him for his idleness (懒散). Morning

7、, noon, and night, her tongue was endlessly going, so that he was forced to escape to the outside of the house - the only side which, in truth, belongs to ahenpecked husband.21. Which of the following best describes the Catskill Mountains? A. They are on the west of the Hudson River. B. They are ver

8、y high and beautiful in this area. C. They can be seen from the Appalachian family. D. They gather beautiful clouds in blue and purple.22. The hero of the story is probably_.A. hard-working and likes all kinds of workB. idle and hates all kinds of jobsC. simple, idle but very dutifulD. gentle, helpf

9、ul but a little idle23. The underlined words henpecked husband in the last paragraph probably means a man who_. A. likes hunting B. is afraid of hens C. loves his wife D. is afraid of his wife24. What would be the best title for the text? A. Catskill Mountains. B. A Mountain Village. C. Rip Van Wink

10、le. D. A Dutiful Husband.BThe Museum:The Charles Dickens Museum in London is the worlds most important collection ofmaterialrelating to the great Victorian novelist and social commentator (时事评论员).The only surviving London homeof Dickens ( from 1837 until 1839) was opened as a museum in 1925 and is s

11、tillwelcoming visitors from all overthe world. On four floors, visitors can see paintings, rare editions,manuscripts (手稿), original furniture and manyitems relating to the life of one of the most popular and beloved personalities of the Victorian age.Opening HoursThe Museum is open from Mondays to S

12、aturdays 10:00-17:00; Sundays 11:00-17:00.Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time.Special opening times can be arranged for groups, who may wish to book a private view.Admission Charges:Adults: ￥5.00; Students: ￥4.00; Seniors: 4.00; Children: 3.00;Families: ￥14.00 ( 2 adults & up to five ch

13、ildren)Group Rates:For a group of 10 or more, a special group rate of ￥4.00 each applies. Children willstill be admitted for ￥3.00 each.Access:We are constantly working to improve access to the Museum and its collection. Ourcurrentprojects involve the fitting of a wheelchair ramp (波道)for better acce

14、ss, a customer care kitand an audiotour for visitors with impaired(受损的)vision. Our Handling Sessions are also suitable forthe visually(视觉上地) impaired. The Museum has developed an online virtual (虚拟的)tour through the Museum. Click here to visit all the rooms in the Museum online. Hire the Museum:The

15、Museum can be hired for private functions, performances soirees (社交晚会)and many other social occasions. Find Us:The Museum may be reached by using the following buses: 7, 17, 19, 38, 45, 46, 55, 243.And by these underground services: Piccadilly Line; Central Line. For a map, please click here. TheBri

16、tishMuseum and the Foundling Museum are within walking distance.25. If a family with two adults and five children go to the Museum together, they will save _ compared to going there separately.A.￥25.00B.￥14.00C.￥9.00D.￥11.00 26. According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?A.

17、In any case people cannot visit the Museum after 17:00.B. Visitors with poor vision cannot enjoy the Museum.C. The Museum is not very far from the British Museum.D. Anyone cannot hire the Museum for other uses.27. The passage is written to _. A. persuade readers to visit the Charles Dickens Museum.B

18、. inform readers about the history of the Charles Dickens Museum.C. offer readers some information about the Charles Dickens Museum.D. tell readers how to make use of the Charles Dickens Museum.CPlants are flowering faster than scientists predicted (预测) in reaction to climate change, which could hav

19、e long damaging effects on food chains and ecosystems.Global warming is having a great effect on hundreds of plant and animal species around the world, changing some living patterns, scientists say.Increased carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air from burning coal and oil can have an effect on how plants p

20、roduce oxygen, while higher temperatures and changeable rainfall patterns can change their patterns of growth.Predicting species reaction to climate change is a major challenge in ecology, said the researches of several U.S. universities. They said plants had been the key object of study because the

21、ir reaction to climate change could have an effect on food chains and ecosystem services.The study, published on the Nature website, uses the findings from plant life cycle studies and experiments across four continents and 1,634 species. It found that some experiments had underestimated (低估) the sp

22、eed of flowering by 8.5 times and leafing by 4 times. Across all species, the experiments under-predicted the speed of the advance for both leafing and flowering that results from temperature increases. the study said.The design of future experiments may need to be improved to better predict how pla

23、nts will react to climate change, it said. Plants are necessary for life on the Earth. They are the base of the food chain, using photosynthesis (光合作用) to produce sugar from carbon dioxide and water. They let out oxygen which is needed by nearly every organism on the planet.Scientists believe the wo

24、rlds average temperature has risen by about 0.8 since 1900, and nearly 0.2 every ten years since 1979.So far, efforts to cut emissions (排放) of planet-warming greenhouse gases are not seen as enough to prevent the Earth heating up beyond 2 this century a point scientists say will bring the danger of

25、a changeable climate in which weather extremes are common, leading to drought, floods, crop failures and rising sea levels.28. What is the key information the author wants to give in Paragraph 1? A. Plants reaction to weather could have damaging effects on ecosystem. B. The increasing speed of flowe

26、ring is beyond scientists expectation. C. Climate change leads to the change of food production patterns. D. Food chains have been seriously damaged because of weather.29. We can learn from the study published on the Nature website that _. A. plants flowering is 8.5 times faster than leafing B. ther

27、e are 1,634 plant species on the four continents C. scientists should improve the design of the experiments D. the experiments failed to predict how plants react to climate change30. Scientists pay special attention to the study of plants because _. A. they can prove the climate change clearly B. th

28、ey are very important in the food chains C. they play a leading role in reducing global warming D. they are growing and flowering much faster than before31. What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs about the worlds temperature? A. It has risen nearly 0.2 since 1979. B. Its change will lead

29、to weather extremes. C. It is 0.8 higher in 1979 than that of 1990. D. It needs to be controlled within 2 in this century.D A person who compares the annual earnings of college and high school graduates would no doubt conclude that higher education is a good investmentthe present value of the colleg

30、e earnings premium (奖金) (the better part of $1 million) seemingly far outdistances (超过) college costs. But for many, attending college is unequivocally (明确地) not the right decision on purely economic reasons.First of all, college graduates on average are smarter and have better work habits than high

31、 school graduates. Those who graduated from college were better students in high school, for example. Thus, at least a portion of the earnings premium associated with college has nothing to do with college itself, but rather with other traits (特性).Second, not everyone is average. A non-swimmer tryin

32、g to cross a stream that on average is three feet deep might drown because part of the stream is seven feet in depth. The same kind of thing sometimes happens to college graduates too entranced (着迷的) by statistics on averages. Earnings vary considerably between the graduates of different schools, an

33、d within schools, earnings differ a great deal between majors. Majors of accounting, computer science, and engineering majors, for example, almost always make more than those majoring in education, social work, or ethnic studies.Third, the number of new college graduates far exceeds (超过) the growth

34、in the number of technical, managerial, and professional jobs where graduates traditionally have gravitated (趋向). As a consequence, we have a new phenomenon: underemployed college graduates doing jobs historically performed by those with much less education.Does this mean no one should go to college

35、? Of course not. First of all, college is more than training for a career, and many might benefit from the social aspects of advanced schooling.As a general rule, I would say graduates in the top quarter of their class at a high-quality high school should go on to a four-year degree program, while t

36、hose in the bottom quarter of their class at a high school with a mediocre educational reputation should not.Those in between should consider perhaps doing a two-year program and then transferring to a four-year school. There are, of course, exceptions to this rule, but it is important for us to kee

37、p in mind that college is not for everyone.32. If you only compare the earnings of college and high school graduates, you will conclude that _.A. some students shouldnt go to collegeB. college education seems to bring a high rate of returnC. attending college is not the right decision for the poorD.

38、 college education seems to be not so successful33. From the second paragraph, we know that _.A. college education is a must for young peopleB. the number of college graduates has been decreasingC. college graduates may get higher earnings because of many good traitsD. it is certain that college stu

39、dents can get higher earnings34. The writer mentions a non-swimmer crossing the stream to show _.A. not all of the college graduates can get good earningsB. some of the college students can get well paidC. most of the college students cant get a good salaryD. students in some majors are difficult to

40、 find jobs35. Which of the following is true according to the writer?A. Society needs more high-quality college graduates.B. Most of the college graduates can find suitable jobs.C. Not all the students have to receive college education.D. We should reconsider the value of school education.第二节 （共5小题；

41、每小题2分，满分10分）Everyone knows there are many English expressions about clothes. If I keep talking, soon enough you will start to think I am an old hat about this - a real expert. Do not be fooled, though. My friends sometimes call me a wolf in sheeps clothing. 36 Im not really a bad person. But I do lo

42、ve clothes. It is always fun to get dressed up. I look great in my best clothes. 37Infact, myhusband says I look dressed to kill. Of course, I would never kill anyone. But, there is something special about putting on clothes that are pleasing to the eye.My favorite clothes are not modern or fashiona

43、ble. 38 But I really do not care. Some of the clothes I like best are hand-me-downs. My older sister gave them to me when she no longer wanted them. Hand-me-downs are great because clothes often cost too much money. I live on a shoestring. I have a very small budget and little money to spend on clot

44、hes. 39 Maybe someday the shoe will be on the other foot. The opposite will be true. I will have a lot of money to buy clothes and my sister will get hand-me-downs from me.I admit I dream of being rich. I dream that someday I will be able to live like a rich person. 40 Some of my friends got rich by

45、 riding someone elses coat tails. They are successful today as a result of someone else being successful. But, I believe you should never criticize others for something you would do yourself. What is said about someone else can also be said about you. Remember, if the shoe fits, wear it.A. I will kn

46、ow what it is like to live a rich life.B. Maybe someday they will come into fashion.C. They certainly look worse on me than a birthday suit.D. However, my sister has a lot of money to spend on clothes.E. To be honest, I did not say anything without knowing the facts.F. This is someone who acts like

47、a good person, but is really a bad person.G. You might say when I wear my favorite clothes, I am dressed to the teeth.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）One day on the way to school, a little boy found a cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and watched it almost every day. One day, it started to

48、 break through a small 41 in the cocoon, but it 42 greatly. Finally, it seemed it couldnt succeed.The boy felt 43 for the butterfly because he knew it was going to die 44 it didnt get out. So he ran into the house and got a pair of 45 and cut the cocoon a little. The butterfly came out and was 46 .T

49、he only strange thing was that the butterfly had a swollen(肿胀的) body and dry 47 . The boy kept waiting for the swelling to go down and for the wings to grow, but 48 didnt. The butterfly crawled around unable to 49 and then it died an early death. Therefore, he learned that the butterfly was supposed

50、 to struggle to get out of the cocoon. In fact, the struggle to get out of the cocoon 50 the fluid out of its body and into its wings. _51_ the struggle, the butterfly couldnt grow, and would 52 fly. By trying to 53 the butterfly, the boy 54 hurt it.So if you are struggling with something, its proba

51、bly 55 way of telling you that you are supposed to struggle. The struggle is 56 will make you stronger. The bigger you struggle, the stronger you become.Let this 57 help you to remember to let people have their struggle. When we do 58_ for other people without their 59 , we hurt them and 60 them gro

52、wing.41. A. room B. hole C. place D. eye42. A. struggled B. shouted C. changed D. waved43. A. ashamed B. satisfied C. happy D. bad44. A. though B. if C. since D. while45. A. knives B. trousers C. scissors D. shoes46. A. free B. dead C. tired D. alive47. A. wings B. feather C. stomach D. legs48. A. i

53、t B. you C. they D. he49. A. walk B. fly C. move D. run50. A. pulled B. dropped C. pushed D. flowed51. A. Without B. By C. With D. For52.A. seldom B. hardly C. ever D. never53. A. watch B. kill C. help D. love54. A. actually B. gradually C. slowly D. generally55. A. peoples B. sciences C. lifes D. n

54、atures56. A. that B. what C. how D. when57. A. passage B. boy C. speech D. lesson58. A. enough B. too much C. more than D. far from59. A. care B. order C. attention D. request60. A. keep B. imagine C. prevent D. force第II卷（非选择题，共50分）第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）The story goes th

55、at two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in 61 face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but 62 saying anything, wrote it in the sand. They kept on walking 63 they found an oasis(绿洲), where they decided

56、to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got 64 （stick） in the mire（泥沼） and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After he recovered 65 the near drowning, he wrote it on a stone. The friend 66 had been slapped and saved his best friend was 67 （confuse）, “After I hurt you, you wrote in the

57、sand and now you write on a stone. Why?” The other friend replied, “When someone hurts us we 68 write it down in sand where winds of 69 (forgive) can erase it away. 70 when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it.” Learn to write your hurts in

58、the sand and to carve your benefits in stone.第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/）, 并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除: 把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。 修改： 在错的词下画一横线，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。Every life is

59、full with opportunities! Every lesson in school or college is an opportunity. Every examination is chance in life. Every business transaction is an opportunityan opportunity to be politely, an opportunity to be honest, an opportunity to make friend. Every proof of confidence in him is a great opport

60、unity. Every responsibility base on your strength and your honor is priceless. Existence is the privilege of effort, and when that privilege is met like a man, opportunities to be success along the line of your competence will come more faster than you can use them. Golden opportunities are nothing

61、to lazy, but industry(勤奋) made the commonest chances golden. 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）高三年级是高中生活的最后一年， 这一年中，学生们面临着沉重的升学压力。因此，很多学生课间也坐教室里用功，但学习效率和成绩并不理想。由此你想告诉他们：适当的休息很有必要。现在就请你以“A Ten-minute Break”为题，按下列要点写一篇短文，让这些同学从中有所启发。要点如下：1十分钟的课间休息很有必要。2要注意适当的休息方式。3你是怎样利用这十分钟的。注意：开头已经给出，不计入总数；词数100左右。A Ten-minute BreakAs

62、 a Senior Three student, time seems much limited._ 答案一、 阅读理解答案：A：BDDCB: DCAC： BCBDD: BCAC七选五FGBDA二、完型填空答案：BADBC AACBC ADCAC BDBDCA Ten-minute BreakAs a Senior Three student, time seems much limited. As a result, more and more students try to study from early morning till late afternoon, even during

63、the ten-minute break. In my opinion, to take a ten-minute break between classes is necessary. Otherwise we will feel tired both physically and mentally.During the ten-minute break, we do something to get rid of tiredness. What we need is to have a real rest, instead of getting more tired. So doing nothing tiring in that period is really good for us.My ten-minute break is always pleasing. Sometimes I do some simple exercises. Sometimes I have a free chat with my classmates or just take a walk outside. When the next class begins, I feel fresh again.