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第二次月考英语试题
2013年高三第二次月考英语试题(11月份)
I.单项选择(15分)
1.The“ChineseDream”is_______dreamtoimprovepeople’swell-beingand______dreamof
harmony,peaceanddevelopment.
A.the;aB.a;aC.a;theD.the;the
2.Myfirst______ofhimwasthathewasakindandthoughtfulyoungman.
A.expressionB.attentionC.satisfactionD.impression
3.______scoresoftimes,buthestillcouldn’tunderstandit.
A.HavingexplainedB.Havingbeenexplained
C.ThoughitwasexplainedD.Itwasexplained
4.Iprefertoworkherebecausesalariesarehigherherethan________inmycountry.
A.thatB.theonesC.thoseD.one
5.Thepasttwoyears_______asharpriseinoilprice,whichaddstotheburdenofautotransportationindustry.
A.haswitnessedB.witnessedC.iswitnessingD.witnesses
6.Hedidn’t_______whatIsaidbecausehismindwasonsomethingelse.
A.holdonB.hangonC.takeinD.getover
7.Theboy______bereallyannoyingattimes,butafterawhile,you’llgetusedtohim.
A.mustB.shouldC.shallD.can
8.We’restronglyagainstthecompany’sdecision________itwillfirehalfofitsstaffinthefollowingyears.
A.whichB.thatC.whatD.when
9.Thegovernmenthastakensomemeasurestosolvetheshortageofelectricity,butitmaybesometime______thesituationimproves.
A.sinceB.whenC.unlessD.before
10.Everybodysaiditwasaperfectmarriage;noonehadeverknown_______couple.
A.thehappierB.ahappierC.ahappiestD.thehappiest
11.–If______,someterriblediseaseswouldspreadinthestricken-areasaftertheterrible
earthquakeinWenchuan,SichuanProvince.
--Sopeopletherewerein_______needofmedicalteams.
A.don’tcontrolled;shortB.notcontrolling;little
C.notbeingcontrolled;anxiousD.notcontrolled;desperate
12.Isthishotel_______yousaidweweretostayinyourletter?
A.whereB.whichC.inthatD.inwhich
13._____hissparetimethathisEnglishhasimprovedalot.
A.HemakesverygooduseofB.Hemakessogooduseof
C.SogoodusedoeshemakeofD.Suchgoodusedoeshemakeof
14.Theboywentswimminginthedeeplake,_______hismother’sfearforhissafety.
A.butforB.apartfromC.regardlessofD.insteadof
15.–Let’sgoshoppingafterschool.--________.Callformeatanytime.
A.Holdon,pleaseB.Whatfor?
C.SoundsgoodD.Thatdepends
II.完形填空(30分)
Thehardworkingblacksmith(铁匠)Jonesusedtoworkalldayinhisshop.ThesonofMr.
Smith,a16neighbor,usedtocometoseetheblacksmithandforhoursandhourshewould
17himselfwatchinghowthetradesmanworked.
“Youngman,whydon’tyou18yourhandtolearntomakeshoetacks(鞋钉),evenifitis
onlyto19thetime?
”saidtheblacksmith.“Whoknows,oneday,itmaybeof20to
you.”
Thelazyboybegantolearnand21.Soonhewasabletomakesomeofthefinesttacks.
10yearslater,oldMr.Smithdiedandbecauseofawartheson22allhisgoods.Hehadto
leavehomeandwas23tostartlivinginanothercountry.Itsohappenedthatinthisvillage
thereweremany24.Theywerespendingalotofmoneytobuy25fortheirshoesand
eventhoughtheypaid26pricestheywerenotalwaysabletogetwhattheywanted,27in
thatpartofthecountrytherewasahigh28forsoldiers’shoes.
OuryoungMr.Smith29thathehadlearnedthe30ofmakingtacksandhadthesudden
ideaofmakinga(n)31withtheshoemakers.Hetoldthemthathewouldmakethetacksifthey32helptogethimsettledinhisworkshop.Theshoemakerswereonlytoo33oftheoffer.OuryoungMr.Smithwassoonmakingthefinesttacksinthevillage.
“Howfunnyitseems,”hesaid,“34makingtackscanbringafortune.My35ismoreusefultomethanallmyformerriches.”
16.A.selfishB.similarC.poorD.rich
17.A.enjoyB.helpC.teachD.appreciate
18.A.mindB.catchC.washD.try
19.A.saveB.passC.takeD.have
20.A.attractionB.interestC.useD.quality
21.A.practiceB.behaveC.performD.process
22.A.threwB.dividedC.lostD.missed
23.A.encouragedB.forcedC.invitedD.reminded
24.A.blacksmithsB.soldiersC.farmersD.shoemakers
25.A.designsB.patternsC.tacksD.heels
26.A.highB.lowC.normalD.special
27.A.althoughB.becauseC.whileD.unless
28.A.choiceB.trustC.chanceD.demand
29.A.believedB.understoodC.rememberedD.recognized
30.A.wayB.artC.aimD.tool
31.A.bargainB.reservationC.connectionD.appointment
32.A.mustB.mightC.shouldD.would
33.A.carefulB.shortC.gladD.sure
34.A.evenB.onlyC.everD.already
35.A.deedB.skillC.experienceD.adventure
III.阅读理解(40分)
第一节(30分)
A.
Millionsofwomenusecosmetics,oftencalled“make-up”.Thecosmeticindustryisoneofthebiggest intheworld.Mostlargestoressellcosmetics,andtherearealwaysshopsatairportssellingthemcheaply.Theword“cosmetics”referstoanythingthatpeopleputontheirfacestomakethemlookbetter.Lipstick,facepowderandcream,andeyemake-uparethemostpopular.Althoughmorewomenthanmenusecosmetics,therearecosmeticsformenaswellaswomen.
Somepeopleevenhavecosmeticsurgerytomaketheirfaceslookdifferent.Theyhavetheshapeoftheirnosesandeyeschanged.
Themostwidelyusedcosmeticisprobablylipstick,asmanywomenwhodonotwearanyothermake-upwilloftenputonalittlelipstick.
Lipstickismadebymixingtogetherdifferentoilsandcolors.Thismixtureisthenallowedtogethardandiscutintotheshapeofasmallpencil.Whenawomanpressesthelipsticktoherlips,theendofitbecomessoft,andsomeofitstickstoherlips,givingthemextracolor.
CosmeticswereprobablyfirstusedinIndia,butitwastheEgyptians,sixthousandyearsago,whomadethemostuseofthem.RichEgyptianwomenpaintedtheireyesgreenandblack.Theyusedared colortopaintprettydesignsontheirfingernails,thepalmsoftheirhandsandthesolesoftheirfeet.PicturesofCleopatraalwaysshowherwearingalotofmake-up.
TheRomansalsousedcosmetics.Theylikedtomaketheirskinverywhiteandtopainttheireyes.Theyalsousedakindoflipstick.
InEnglandatonetime,veryrichwomenhadbathsinmilktomaketheirskinbeautiful.Theyalsousedalotofsweet-smellingpowdertostoppeoplesmellingtheirbodies,whichwereoftenverydirtybecausetheydidnotwashveryoftenorchangetheirclothes.
Atonetime,somecosmeticswerenotsafe.Theywerebadfortheskinandsomeofthelipsticksandpowdersthatpeopleusedwereevenpoisonous.Nowadays,peopleinthecosmeticsindustrytakegreatcaretomakesurethateverythingtheyuseiscompletelysafe.
36.Whatdoestheword“Cosmetics”referto________.
A.lipstick B.make-up C.creams D.surgery
37.Accordingtothepassagepeopleusecosmetics________.
A.onlyatairportsB.onlytocolortheirfeet
C.tomakethemselveslookbetterD.insteadofsurgery
38.Fromthepassageweknowthatinearliertimes________.
A.cosmeticswereneverusedinmilkbaths
B.cosmeticswereneverusedontheeyes
C.cosmeticswereneverusedontheskin
D.sometimescosmeticswereharmfultotheskin
39.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Inordertomaketheirfaceslookdifferentsomepeopleevenhavecosmeticsurgery.
B.InEngland,womenhavebathsinmilktomaketheirskinbeautiful.
C.CosmeticswereprobablyfirstusedbytheEgyptianssixthousandyearsago.
D.Notallcosmeticsaresafesoweshouldbecarefultousethem.
B.
Goodmorning.IamProfessorArmstrong,andIamyourlaboratoryinstructor.Thisclassisintendedasanecessarypartofthecourse,whichDrSmithwillbeinchargeof.Thisclasswill
meettwiceaweek.Thislaboratorybeginsatnine.Iexpectyoutobeontime.Idonotintendtowaitforthelatecomersorrepeatwhathasalreadybeencoveredifyoumisstheexplanation.Anddonotarrivelateandinterruptyourneighbor.Youmayaswellnotcomeifyoucan'tbeontime.
Attendanceisequallyimportant.Ifyoumissthreelabclasses,you'redroppedfromthelabs—noexcuses.Youcan'tcompletethecoursewithoutcompletingthelab.
Besides,safetyiskeyhere.It'sveryimportanttokeepthingsneatandclean,dressproperly,andbecareful.Youmaynoteat,drinkorsmokeinthelaboratoryandyoushouldalwayscleanthecounterandwashyourhandsbothbeforeandaftertheclass.Longhairmustbetiedback.Largeclothingmustnotbeworn.Anylaboratoryaccidentmustbereportedimmediately.
Ihopeyou'llenjoythelaboratory.It'sawonderfulplace,andalltherequirementsI'vejustmentionedaretobefollowed.Wewillbegintodaybylearningaboutthemicroscope.
40.Accordingtothepassagehowwillthelatecomersbetreated?
A.Theywillbeallowedtoentertheclassandtheteacherwillrepeatinformationforthem.
B.Theyhadbettercomequietlyaslongastheydon'tinterrupttheirneighbor.
C.Theywillbedroppedfromtheclassiftheyarelatethreetimes.
D.Theywillnotbegivenanyspecialconsideration.
41.Accordingtothepassagewhathappensifastudentmissesthreeclasses?
A.Hecanmakeuptheclasses.
B.Hewillbedroppedfromtheclass.
C.Hemaybeallowedtoremainifhehasagoodexcuse.
D.Hecan'tcompletethelabwithoutcompletingthecourse.
42.Whatshouldyoudoifyouwearlonghair?
A.Youmusthaveittiedback.
B.Youhavetocutit.
C.Youwillbeaskedtoleaveclass.
D.Youmayaswellnotcometothelab.
43.A