广东省增城市第一中学届高三英语月考试题.docx

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广东省增城市第一中学届高三英语月考试题

2015-2016学年度4月月考卷

一、完形填空:

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Ifyouwanttolearnanewlanguage,theveryfirstthingtothinkaboutiswhy.Doyouneeditfora___________reason,suchasyourjoboryourstudies?

___________perhapsyouareinterestedinthe___________,filmsorthemusicofadifferentcountryandyouknowhowmuchitwillhelptohavea___________ofthelanguage.

Mostpeoplelearnbestusingavarietyof___________,buttraditionalclassesareanidealstartformanypeople.They___________anenvironmentwhereyoucanpracticeunderthe___________ofsomeonewho’sgoodatthelanguage.Wealllead___________livesandlearninglanguagetakes___________.Youwillhavemoresuccessifyoustudyregularly,sotrytodevelopa___________.Itdoesn’tmatterifyouhaven’tgotlong.Becoming___________inalanguagewilltakeyears,butlearningtogetbytakesalotless.

Manypeoplestartlearningalanguageandsoongivenup.“I’mtoo___________,”theysay.Yes,childrendolearnlanguagesmore___________thanadults,butresearchhasshownthatyoucanlearnalanguageatany___________.Andlearningisgoodforthehealthofyourbrain,too.I’vealsoheardpeople___________aboutthemistakestheymakewhen___________.Well,relaxandlaughaboutyour___________andyou’remuchlesslikelytomakethemagain.

Learninganew

languageisnever___________.Butwithsomeworkanddevotion,you’llmakeprogress.Andyou’llbe___________bythepositivereactionofsomepeoplewhenyousayjustafewwordsin___________wonlanguage.Goodluck!

1．A.technicalB.politicalC.practicalD.physical

2．A.AfterB.SoC.ThoughD.Or

3．A.literatureB.transportC.agricultureD.medicine

4．A.viewB.knowledgeC.formD.database

5．A.paintingsB.regulationsC.methodsD.computers

6．A.protectB.changeC.respectD.provide

7．A.controlB.commandC.guidanceD.pressure

8．A.busyB.happyC.simpleD.normal

9．A.courageB.timeC.energyD.place

10．A.theoryB.businessC.routineD.project

11．A.boredB.fluentC.interestedD.devoted

12．A.oldB.nervousC.weakD.tired

13．A.closelyB.quicklyC.privatelyD.quietly

14．A.ageB.speedC.distanceD.school

15．A.worryB.hesitateC.thinkD.quarrel

16．A.singingB.workingC.bargainingD.learning

17．A.progressB.mistakesC.clevernessD.clumsiness

18．A.tiresomeB.hardC.interestingD.easy

19．A.blamedB.amazedC.interruptedD.informed

20．A.theirB.hisC.ourD.your

二、阅读理解：

AllowmetointroduceyoutoTerry,awindowsalesmanfromEngland.IfIcouldtakeyoubackabout20years,you’dknowTerryasacompletegreenhand,whowaswetbehindtheearsinjustabouteverythingheattempted.Apersoncouldn’tsellfalseteethtohisownGranny,letalonehecouldcompetewiththeothersalespeopleintheindustry.Youknow,thekindwhocouldsellsnowtoEskimos.

Terry’sbossdecidedtosendhimoutonapracticalfieldtriponhisfirstday.Sooffhewent,buthewasextremelynervous.Withhishandsandhiskneesshaking,heapproachedthefrontdoorandknockedatis.Andoldwomanappeared.Afterdozensofcupsofteaandpiecesofbiscuits,thewomansignedacontractandpurchasedover$7,000worthofwindows.

Thewomanhadalreadytalkedwith6excellentsalesmenthatweek,allofwhomofferedhercheaperones!

That’sright---Terry’spricewasthemostexpensiveandhewasalsothemostinexperiencedsalesmanthereeverwas.

So,whathappenedthen?

Herecomesthesecret.Thewomansaidshelikedtheyoungladmorethantheothers.That’salltherewastoit.Shedidn’tcareabouttheextraexpense.Eventheothersalesmencouldn’tpersuadehertopaylessthanthisyoungladwasaskingfor.

Thetruthisthattheyoungladleftonthewomanthefirstimpressionthatshonebrighterthananyofthesalesman’stalk.Firstimpressionscount,notthesalestechniques,notthelowprices.Theactual“personality”thekidhonestlygavewasallthatwasrequired.Ifyoumarketyourownproductsandservices,considerwhatimpressionyouaregivingtoothers.Ifyouappealtothem,thenyou’vealreadydonehalfofthework.Ifthismeansredesigningyourpresentation,thensobeit.Ifthismeansgoingoutofyourwaytobepolite,helpfulandgivingthebestpossibleshoppingexperiencetoyourcustomers,thesobeit.

21．WhenTerrywasofferedthejobofsalesman,he.

A.wasgoodatsalestechniques

B.wastooyoungtodoit

C.wasbelie

vedinbyhisboss

D.knewlittleaboutsalesskills

22．TheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph1suggeststhat.

A.Terrycouldn’ttradewithEskimos

B.TerrylovedhisGrannymore

C.Terrywastoohonesttodothejob

D.Terrywasafraidtocompete

23．Whatmadetheyoungladsucceedinsellingt

hewindowtotheoldwoman?

A.Beinghonestandchildish.

B.Firstimpressionofgoodpersonality.

C.Highqualityandexpensivewindow.

D.Strangewaysofsales.

24．Thepassageismostlikelywrittento.

A.newsalesmen

B.generalreaders

C.windowmakers

D.newgraduates

It’shardtopredicttheweatherinthenearfuture.It’sevenmoredifficulttoknowwhattheclimateofthecomingseasonislike.Nowyouknowthewinterof2011/12wasnotwarmbutafreezingone/manypeopleintheNorthernHemispherediedofcold.butaNativeAmericantribewasfortunateenoughtosurvivetheterriblewinterbecauseofwhatwasforetoldb

yaweatherman.

OnedayinearlySeptembero2011thechiefoftheNativeAmericantribewasaskedbyhistribaleldersifthewinterwasgoingtobecoldormild.Thechiefaskedhismedicineman,butthemanalsohadlosttouchwiththereadingsignsfromthenaturalworldaroundtheGreatLakes.

Intruth,neitherofthemhadideaabouthowtopredictthecomingwinter.However,thechiefdecidedtotakeamodernapproach,andrangtheNationalWeatherServiceinGaylordMichigan.

“Yes,itisgoingtobeacoldwinter,”theweathermantoldthechief.Consequently,thechiefwentbacktoh

istribeandtoldhistribepeopletocollectplentyoffirewood.

AfortnightlaterthechiefcalledtheNationalWeatherServiceandaskedforanupdate.“Areyoustillforecastingacoldwinter?

”heasked.

“Yes,verycold,”theweathermantoldhim.

Asaresultofthisbriefconversationthechiefwentbacktothetribepeopletocollecteverybitofwoodtheycouldfind.

AmonthlaterthechiefcalledtheNationalWeatherServiceoncemoreandaskedaboutthecomingwinter.“Yes,”hewastold,“itsgoingtobeoneofthecoldestwintersever.”

Theweathermanwasright!

AndtheNativeAmericantribewentcomfortablythroughtheterrifyingwinter.Thechiefwasthankfulandcurious.Herangtheweathermanagainandasked,“Howcanyoubesosureaboutittatitwasfreezingwinter?

”

Theweathermanreplied,“BecausetheNativeAmericantribeoftheGreatLakesarecollectingwoodlikecrazy.”

25．TheunderlinedwordsinParagraph2mustbeapersonwho.

A.onlyhastheabilitytocureillness

B.canforetellwhatwillhappeninthefuture

C.governshewholeAmericantribes

D.isaweathermanfortheGreatLakes

26．Thechiefdecidedtotakeamodernapproach,soheturnedto.

A.hismedicineman

B.histribepeople

C.atelephone

D.aweatherman

27．Thenativetribesurvivedtheterriblewintermainlybecauseof.

A.luckycoincidence

B.goodleadership

C.scientificprediction

D.moderntechnology

28．Thechiefrangtheweathermanseveraltimesoutof.

A.angerB.excitement

C.curiosityD.doubt

Imagineyouarestandingonthe70thflooroftheEmpireStateBuilding,staringatthecityscape.Suddenlyamanpushespastyou,opensthewindowandannounceshisintentiontojump.Youyellout,“Stop!

Don’tdoit!

”thesix-foot-fivefigureturnstoyouandmenacingly（恐吓地）says,“TrytostopmeandI’lltakeyouwithme!

”

“Umm…Noproblem,sir.haveagoodtrip.anylastwords?

”

“Letmetellyoumytroubles,”hesays,“mywifeleftme,mykidswon’ttalktome,Ilostmyjobandmypetturtledied,sowhyshouldIgoonliving?

”

Suddenlyyouhaveaflashofinspiration.“Sir,closeyoureyesforaminuteandimaginethatyouareblind.Nocolors,nosightsofchildrenplaying,nofieldsofflowers,nosunset.Nowimaginethatsuddenlythere’samiracle.Youopenyoureyesandyourvisionisrestored!

Areyougoingtojump?

Orwillyoustickaroundforaweektoenjoythesights?

”

“I’llstayforawee

k.”

“Butwhathappenedtoallthetroubles?

”

“Iguessthey’renotsobad.Icansee!

”

“Well,youreyesightisworthatleastfivemilliondollars.You’rearichman!

”

Ifyoureallyappreciateyoureyesight,theotherpainsareinsignificant.Butifyoutakeitallforgranted,thennothinginlifewillevertrulygiveyoujoy.Actually,therearemisconceptionsontheroadtohappiness.

misconception1:

“OnceIknowthetoolsforbeinghappy,thenitwillworklikemagic.”

Don’texpecttheresultstocomeautomatically.Itispossibletounderstandhowtoachievehappiness,yetnotputitintopractice.Infact,manypeopleactuallyprefertobecomfortableandunhappy,ratherthanbearthediscomfortofchangingtheirhabits.Justaslearninganynewskillrequireseffort,youhavetobewillingtoinvestseriousefforttoachieverealhappiness.

Misconception2:

“ifIbecomecontentandsatisfiedwithwhatIhave,I’lllosemymotivationtoachievemore.”

Nowasksomeonewhoisdepressed,“Let’sgofishing!

”“I’mtired.Maybetomorrow.Andanyway,Imightrain…”inreality,happypeopleareenergeticandambitious.There’sneverenoughtimetodoeverythingtheywanttodo.

Misconception3:

AbeautifulSundayafternoon,you’reintheparkhavingapicnicwithfriends.Suddenlyonepersoncomplains:

“who