河南省镇平县第一高级中学2017_2018学年高一英语下学期第三次月考试题实验班.doc

1、2018春期高一实验班英语第三次月考试题一、 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。 AHe was once referred to as the Picasso of poetry. Beloved by Chileans of all classes， he is one of the most widely read and respected poets in history. And this year is the l00th birthday of Pablo Neru

2、da(1904-1973). Born with the name Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto, he was a tall，shy and lonely boy. He loved to read and started to write a poetry when he was ten. The American poet Walt Whitman, whose framed picture Neruda later kept on his table，became a major influence on his work.However, his fat

3、her did not like the idea of having a poet for a son and tried to discourage him from writing. To cover up（掩饰）the publication of his first poem, he took the pen name Pablo Neruda. In 1924 Neruda gained fame with his most widely read work Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair. Yet his rich experien

4、ce as a diplomat and exile（流亡）made him go beyond the theme of love. His work also reflected the political struggle of the left and development of South America. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1971. Neruda loved the sea which he saw as creative, destructive and forever moving. He fo

5、und inspiration in the power and freedom of the waves and the seabirds on the coast.“I need the sea because it teaches me,” he wrote.“I move in the university of the waves.” He loved how the sea forever renewed itself, a renewal echoed in his work.1. The underlined word“Picasso”can probably be repla

6、ced by“ ”. A.most important personB. famous person from Picasso C. freedom fighter in PicassoD. poem fan2.Neftali Ricardo Reyes Basolto took the pen name Pablo Neruda because A. literary greats usually used the pen name B. his father encouraged him to use the name C. he wanted to prevent his father

7、knowing the publication D. he was greatly influenced by other poets3. Which of the following is NOT the theme of his works? A. Love. B. Political struggle. CSocial reform. D. Development of South America.4. The last paragraph mainly tells us . A. the sea gave Neruda vast writing inspiration B. the b

8、eautiful scenery along the Chile coast C. Nerudas poems were widely read overseas D. Neruda loved to write his poems near the seaBThe Tropical Paradise HolidayWelcome to St Anna, our tropical paradise just off the coast of Latin America. You can spend two weeks in our luxury four-star hotel. The cos

9、t of your flight is included in the holiday, and you can be picked up from your home by our special airport bus. On your arriving, our coach will be waiting to take you to the hotel. All flights leave from Heathrow on a Monday morning.The Cowrie Hotel is built right on the beachfront, and many rooms

10、 have wonderful ocean views. If swimming and surfing are not enough for you, the hotel also offers horse rides on the island, and a discount membership of the golf club.The Rain Forest Adventure HolidayEvery year Broughton holidays offer twelve days of unforgettable adventure in a tropical rain fore

11、st. You may have a choice of Borneo, Malaysia, Indonesia, or even to the greatest rain forest of them all, the mighty Amazonian forest.You will fly to our special base camps at the edge of the forest, where you will be given five days of survival training, and talks on the local wildlife.Then you ta

12、ke a bus into the forest. You will have to walk the final five miles to the camp sites to avoid disturbing the local ecology. All of the camp sites have been carefully built to cause the minimal amount of disturbance to the local wildlife.Remember that these adventure holidays take you deep into the

13、 wilderness, and they are not suitable for families with young children. Also remember that no more than two dozen guests can stay at any camp at a time, so if you want to go on one of these very special holidays, you will need to book early!5. What can we learn about the rain forest holiday?A. Trav

14、elers will learn to talk with wild animals.B. Different means of transportation will be used.C. The holiday will end with a survival training.D. Booking early, travelers will get a discount.6. What kind of people will probably choose the rain forest holiday?A. People loving water sports. B. People t

15、ravelling with children. C. People preferring comfortable hotels. D. People concerned with environment and wildlife.7. Which of the following is mentioned in both holidays? A. Transportation. B. Price. C. Reservation* D. Departure time.C When asked to list typical English gentlemen, for many,Colin F

16、irth immediately comes to mind. :In his recent film, Kingsrn.an:The. Secret Service, the 54-year-old actor appears as an elegant and violent super spy Harry Hart. One minute hes calm and polite, and then in next hes skillfully violent and aggressive. For example, in one scene he says, “Manners maket

17、h a man”, before severely beating up a group of villains(坏人). Firth brings out the perfect mix of typical British style and humor through this performance.Firth began appearing on English TV in the early 1990s, but it wasnt until he played Mr Darcy, a charming upper class character from Jane Austens

18、 famous novel Pride and Prejudice that Firths career really took off. His portrayal(形象) of the perfect fictional gentleman conquered millions of hearts, especially females.In many fans and critics eyes, Firth has British good looks, British charm, and a gift for characters with a British sense of be

19、ing reserved(矜持). Movie reviewer Jason OBryan described Firth as “always befitting the calm and stiff-upper-lip British gentlemen character”.However, Firth doesnt consider himself the authority on gentlemen.“I dont necessarily approach every challenge like a perfect English gentleman spy. There are

20、many aspects in my personality that are not consistent with someone like Harry Hart,” he said to DiaLogue, an English-language show on CCTV News. But lets just take his words as another gentlemanly quality-modesty. After all，who might expect an Oscar-winning actor over 50 years old to learn to fight

21、 for his first action movie?To prepare for Kingsman, Firth trained for three hours every day over six months. He broke a tooth and got bruised everywhere,but took the damage as a symbol of his accomplishments.In Dialogue, Firth said he had many other sides-hes passionate about literature and literar

22、y research. However, to many of his movie fans, he is indeed a gentleman and excellent actor above all else.8. The example given in Paragraph 2 is .A. to describe the character of Harry HartB. to introduce one scene of KingsmanC. to prove Colin Firth a gentlemanD. to compare Colin Firth with Harry H

23、art9. When did Firth come to be famous?A. In the early 1990s.B. After he played Mr Darcy.C. When he was 54 years old.D. During his childhood.10. From the text we can infer .A. Colin Firth is violent and aggressiveB. Colin Firth has many sides in personalityC. Colin Firth has similar character to Har

24、ry HartD. Colin Firth has more male fans than females11. Which of the following might be the best title for the text?A. An authority on English gentlemenB. A famous actorC. A charming upper class charact.erD. A super spyDAre you a team person? Are you at your best as part of a small, tightly united

25、group of dedicated workers? If so,the future may hold more for you than you think.High technology, some predicted, would make teamwork a thing of the past. Thats happening in those areas of business and data processing where one person and a computer canreplace a team of workers.But, elsewhere,teamw

26、ork is very much alive. High technology has led to a new type of teamwork in a number of fields, including advertising, scientific research, engineering design, architecture and ocean exploration. Through computer networking, scientists, engineers and technicians at different locations-often thousan

27、ds of miles apart-can work on the same project at once. They can exchange ideas, try out different designs and test their results.Examples? An engineering team can now design and try out a robot system, a new manufacturing process, or an entire factory before it is built. An architectural team can d

28、o the same with a building or a bridge. A medical team can simulate(摸拟) a dangerous operation before performing it on a patient.Of course, computer-assisted team effort doesnt end with investigation and simulation. It now usually continues into actual design, manufacturing and testing. “Computer-aid

29、ed design (CAD) and computer-aided manufacture (CAM) are breaking down barriers between traditional design and manufacturing functions,”explains Dr. Prakash Rao, an engineering manager at General Electric. “Interdisciplinary(跨学科的) teams and engineers follow a product from concept to production. Ever

30、ything is interconnected like a network.”Sometimes a computer-aided effort can extend beyond production A team that produces robots may use them to explore space and ocean depth. For high-technology teamwork, the future seems limitless.12. The underlined part“hold more”in Paragraph l most probably m

31、eans to .A. have more chances B. give more rightsC. make more regulations D. store more information13. According to the passage, the writer believes that .A. teamwork requires more use of computers than that of human beingsB. teamwork will be completely replaced by computersC. the concept of teamwor

32、k is still alive and no longer the same as the past D. high technology would make teamwork a thing of the past14. The examples given by the writer in Paragraph 4 serve .A. to prove high technology has a promising futureB. to explain his idea of new type of teamwork is reasonableC. to show that it te

33、nds to be an end to teamwork soon D. to indicate the computer-assisted team effort just means investigation and simulation15. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage? A. Many fields of science and technology are now using computers effectively. B. No details are given

34、in the passage about barriers between traditional design and manufacturing functions. C. Experts from different fields have to cooperate to develop a product from concept to production. D. High technology is nothing but a new type of teamwork plus CAD and CAM.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

35、填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。TV is not only a convenient and cheap service of entertainment, but also a splendid mass medium of communication. People only have to pay once to buy the TV set，then they can sit at home enjoying the items on TV.16. TV keeps us well informed about the current events at home an

36、d abroad and the latest development in science and technology. The most distant countries and the strangest customs are brought right into our room. On TV everything is much more living and much more real. 17. Some people even say that life without television is not worth living.18. They think the T

37、V viewers need do nothing.The viewer does not even have to use his legs if he has a remote control.Many people are glued to seats to look at the movements on TV. 19. As a result, TV is taking up too much of a persons life and making him lazy, not to mention its harmful influence upon him,such as the

38、 items of violence and pornography on television in some countries. On the whole, there are more advantages than disadvantages in the use of TV. 20. But we must realize that television in itself is neither good nor bad. Its value to people and society depends on how we look at it.A. A large number o

39、f TV sets are produced every year. B. All they have to do is to push a button or turn a knob, and they can see plays, films, operas and shows of every kind. C. Some people argue against TV. D. Yet different people may have different attitudes toward TV. E. They become so dependent on its pictures th

40、at it begins to control their lives. F. As a matter of fact, it has become so much a part of human life that a modern world without television is unimaginable. G. Most people are couch potatoes. 笫三部分 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） 阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。Since

41、 my childhood,I always dreamed of becoming a full-time writer. Two years after mygraduation,I 21 my job and made up my mind to realize my 22 . No one could tell me 23 I would succeed or not. I rented a cold storage room in a building, set up a used desk and 24 to write. I had too many things to writ

42、e and I had to write because the 25 was full of my heart.After a year or so, however, I began to doubt myself. I found it 26 to earn my living by selling what I wrote. I cant remember how many times my novels were 27 during that year. But I 28 to put my dream to the test-even though it meant living

43、with uncertainty and fear of 29 . I believed anyone with a dream must learn to struggle for the 30 .During the most difficult period of my life, one of my classmates came to see me and tried to 31 me, “Yun, come to our company, and we will 32 you 2,000 yuan a month.”2,000 yuan was really a big 33 at

44、 that time. It would enable me to live 34 . As the money were dancing in my 35 ,something cleared my senses. Hadnt I dreamed of being a writer? A full-time writer.“Thanks, but no,”I said 36 , “Im going to stick to writing.”Again and again，I said to myself, “I will be 37 . People will love my novels.

45、”Finally my first novel was 38 in 1991. I had the kind of fame and success that few writers ever 39 .Twenty years have passed, but the effect it had on my life has lasted. Now I often 40 the time working in that cold storage room. I will say, “Anyone with a dream, courage and persistence will be suc

46、cessful.”21. A. attainedB. quitC. pausedD. seized22. A. project B. gloryC. dream D. liberty23. A. whether B. whatC. that D. when24. A. gave away B. settled downC. put down D. took over25. A. principle B. justiceC. career D. enthusiasm26. A. difficult B. changeableC. permanent D. skeptical27. A. adju

47、sted B. attackedC. registered D. rejected28. A. pretended B. determinedC. waited D. agreed29. A. anxiety B. prejudiceC. failure D. opportunity30. A. intelligence B. fantasyC. reputation D. goal31. A. persuade B. donateC. inform D. require32. A. sponsor B. assistC. pay D. earn33. A. account B. moneyC

48、. scale D.ifortune34. A. steadier B. handierC. better D. happier35. A. hand B. headC. table D. wallet36. A. doubtfully B. eagerlyC. firmly D. consciously37. A. successful B. luckyC. creative D. confident38. A. sold B. advocatedC. published D. allocated39. A. experienced B. adoptedC. associated D. de

49、posited40. A. understood B. recalledC. reminded D. assumed第卷第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分4 5分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分1 5分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Dear friends, .Water is essential for life. Yet many millions of people around the world face water shortages. Many millions of children die every year

50、from water-borne 41. ( disease). And drought regularly causes suffering in some of the worlds poorest countries. The world needs to respond better. We. need to increase water efficiency, 42. (especial) in agriculture. We need to free women and girls43. the daily chore of 44. (carry) water,often over

51、 great distances. We must involve them in decisionmaking on water management. We need to make sanitation a priority. This is where progress is lagging(滞后) most. And we must show that water resources need not be a source of conflict. Instead, they can be a catalyst (催化剂) for cooperation.Significant g

52、ains have been made, but still a major effort 45. (require). That is why this year 46. (mark) the beginning of the “Water for Life” Decade. Our goal is 47. (meet) the internationally agreed targets for water and sanitation by 2015, 48. to build thefoundation for further progress in the years beyond.

53、This is 49. urgent matter of human development, and human dignity. Together, we can provide safe and clean water to all the worlds people. The worlds water resources are our lifeline for 40. (survive) and for continuous improvement in the 21st century. Together, we must manage them better.笫四部分 写作（共两

54、节，满分3 5分） 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分1 0分） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），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。 During the travel back to my hometown, in the plane, I sat next

55、to an old lady who looked very scary. She closed her eyes tight and grasped her red bag on her lap. I thought I might be nervous, so I planned to chat with her to make her to feel relaxed. We talk a lot about our families and experiences. When the flight over, I also helped her carry her luggages. S

56、he was so grateful about my help that she gave me the big hug when we were going to leave. On our way out, we waved goodbye. She kept on turning back to see me unless we couldnt see each other any long.第二节 书面表达（满分25余）假定你是李华，两周前你从网上订购了一套英语书虫系列读物(Bookworm Series)，昨天才到货，且包装破损、数量不足。请就此向网店客服写邮件投诉。要点如下： 1介绍购物情况； 2反映存在问题； 3提出解决方案。 注意：1词数1 00左右； 2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数。可能用到的生词：投诉complaint nTo whom it may concern, Looking forward to your reply. Yours faithfully, Li Hua