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惠州市综合高级中学学校届高三年级上学期月月考英语试题考试时20199间分钟卷面满分分:120:120第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分分)40第一节(共小题;每小题分,满分分)15230阅读下列短文,从每题所给的、、和四个选项中,选出最佳选项A BC DAWhenit comesto purchasingyour firstbike,the choiceis endless,making ittough toknow whattogo for.Here arethe the best buyson themarket rightnow.
1.Boardman CXComp(地势)This is a cross-country bike,and itsso multifunctionalthat you can handleany terrainonit,making ita greatchoice forthose wantingto tryvarious cyclingsubjects.If youleave on the thicktiresit comeswith,it canride onvarious paths and caneven handlesome lessdemanding mountainbikeroutes.Alternatively,put onthin,smooth tires and treatit as a road bike.It has a basketand comeswith(变速器),Shimano Sora gears whichare outstandingfor itsprice.650,Halfords
2.Planet XRT-58v2Planet Xis basedin Yorkshire,which meansyoud probablyhave tobuy this bike withoutseeing it.But itsworth it,because thisis anexcellent machineat alower price.Planet Xis ahighly ratedmanufactureand thismodel comeswith Shimano Sora gearing.585,Planet X
3.Specialized AllezESSpecialized isone of the biggestand mostpopular brandsin cycling,and thisis itshugely popularprimaryroadbike.It comeswith solidcomponents fromfront toback and youll lookgreat outon theroad.575,Evans Cycles
4.Boardman RoadTeam CarbonIf you canpush yourbudget furtherstill,thisbikeis worththe extrainvestment.The frameis madeentirelyfrom carbon,which islighter,faster andmore comfortablethan thecomposition metalmodelsabove andgives youan all-round moreenjoyable ride.It alsomeans thatif youget reallyserious aboutcycling,you donthave toupgrade asquickly asyou wouldwith acheaper bike.800,Halfords
1.What isspecial aboutBoardman CXCompA.Its ShimanoSoragearsBits firmtiresC.Its reasonableprice D.Its variousfunctions
2.Which onehas thelowest pricebut withShimanoSoragearsA.Specialized AllezE5B.Boardman CXCompC.Planet XRT-58v2D.Boardman RoadTeam Carbon
3.What canwe learnabout thebikes mentionedin the textA.Boardman RoadTram Carbonis madeby specialmaterialsB.Boardman CXComp isactually amountain bikeC.Specialized AllezE5is designedfor seniorcyclistsD.Planet XRT-58v2has beensold outso farBCaptainHenry,a98nyear-old Americanretired fisherman,has becomea first-time author,havingwritten andpublished hisautobiography Ina FishermansLanguage afterlearning toread atthe ageof
91.Mr.Henry spentmost of his lifewithout evenhis closestfamily membersknowing he was illiterate(不识字的).Forced toquit schoolin thethird gradeto takeodd jobs,he keptthe secretclose to hischest,only tellinghis latewife.Henrys granddaughter,Marlisa,told reportershow heused tricks,likewaiting forothers toorder atrestaurants first,to avoidthe issue.(纷)A familydispute ZUin his90s,she said,aroused hisdesire foreducation.He signedadocument hecould notread aboutwhere hewas goingto live,Marlisa said.Starting withhis name,heeventually movedon to the ABCsandchildren sbooks.He putthem downsince his wife fellill.Afterthe tragicloss ofhiswife,he wentback toreading andbegan tolog hislife.He wroteabout hisfamily svoyagefrom Portugal to theUS,how hewent onto captain a boat,and hismany journeysat sea.His lifestories havebecome sopopular thatnearly800copies weresold in the firsttwo weeksafterthe booksrelease.One thousandmore havesince beenprinted asrequests for the bookflood infrom asfaras Germany.And noweven Hollywoodproducers haveapproached Mr.Henry aboutbuying therightstohislife storyfor abig screenadaptation.The familyalso nowhas abook agentand adeal in the worksto publisha secondedition.Meanwhile,the familysays theyare reconnectingand closerthan everasaresult ofHenry9s.late一lifeefforts.Everyone hasa story,^Marlisa said.It teachesthat when you,re downand out,never give up.
4.When didHenry beginwriting hislife storyA.Before hiswife passedawayB.After hiswife passedawayC.When hewas atthe ageof
91.D.After heretired fromwork.
5.Which of the followingis trueA.A Hollywoodproducer wishesto make a movieout ofHenrys bookB.Henry didntlove hiswife.C.Henry beganhis readingwith somefamous novels.D.Henrys bookwas well-received byAmericans andhe madea lotof money.
6.How didHenrys familybenefit fromthe2nd editionA.The familygot knownintheUS.B.His familymoved fromPortugalto the USC.His familyspread abroad.D.The familyties wererebuilt andstrengthened.
7.What messagecan Henrysstory giveusA.One isnever tooold tolearn.
8.A personshould writehis story.
9.Writing canmake peoplerich.
10.Everything comesto himwho waits.CWho decidedthat bluejeans andT-shirts arencoorforkids towear todayWhodesigns theclothesyou seefor salein storesAllof thesequestions concernthe worldof fashion.Fashion referstothestyles ofdress thatare currentlypopular.Fashion goesbeyond justclothes,though.Its importantfor some people towear onlythe latestfashions andstyles.Forothers,though,keeping upwith trendsisnt thatimportant.The onething that stays thesame withfashionis thisit alwayschanges!In the1960sand1970s,hippies madebell-bottomed bluejeans popular.In the1980s,Michael(着陆伞裤)Jackson madeparachute pantsall the fashion.Now tryto findthese itemsin todaysclothingstores!Why dofashions changeThe answeris probablyas simpleas thefact thatpeople change.Overtime,the newreplaces theold.People areinfluenced greatlyby popular culture,includingathletes,musicians,movie stars,as wellas popularfilms,television shows,books andmusic.We arealsoinfluenced bythefashion industrys advertising.(保持)The starsof popularculture are always searchingfor anew angleto maintaintheirpopularity.Often thesenew anglescome inthe formof newclothing orhairstyles.When peopleseethese newstyles,they oftenwant to imitate theirfavorite stars.To doso,they seekout thelatest fashionstomake themselveslook likethe peoplethey want toimitate.In thisway,fashions evolveand changeovertime.For years,clothes have been usedto separatepeople intogroups.Even today,brand-name clothingthat is moreexpensive thanother typesof clothingcan beused bysomepeopleto distinguishthemselvesfrom others.Unfortunately,this canoften havethe effectof distancingcertain groupsfrom others.Dont forgetthatits alwaysOK todevelop your own senseof stylethatisunique andseparate fromwhat thefashionworld determines!Stay trueto yourselfand letyour personality-not yourclothes-speak forwho you are!
7.The examplesof bell-bottomed bluejeans andparachute pantsin Paragraph3suggest thatA.A.stars arealways influentialB・fashion alwayschangesC.people havedifferent dressingstylesD.hippies andMichael Jacksonare gooddesigners
8.Fashions changemainly because,A.popularcultureinfluences peopleB-advertisements changerapidlyC.movie starsare changingover timeD.new filmsand showsreplace theold
9.In thelast paragraph,the authormainly wantsto stress.A.the advantagesof stayinguniqueB・the badeffects offollowing fashionC.the importanceof havingones ownpersonalityD.the goodinfluences ofpopular styles
10.We canlearn fromthe textthat.A.fashion isall aboutclothesB-the authorhas goneout offashionC.people likeimitating othersdressing styleD.clothes mayseparate anddistance peopleD(化石)Scientists havesolved themystery ofwhy theoverwhelming majorityof mammothfossilsare male.Much likewild elephantstoday,young maleIce Agemammoths probablytravelled aroundaloneand moreoften gotthemselves intorisky situationswhere theywere sweptinto rivers,or fellthrough iceorinto mud,lakes orsinkholes thatpreserved theirbones forthousands ofyears,scientists say.Females,on theother hand,travelled ingroups led by anolder matriarchwho knewthe landscapeanddirected hergroup awayfrom danger.Without thebenefit ofliving ina herdledbyan experiencedfemale,male mammothshad amuchhigher riskof dyingin naturaltraps suchas mudholes,rock cracksand lakes,said co-author LoveDalenof the Swedish Museum of Natural History ina reportpublished onThursday inthe journalCurrentBiology.The studyused geneticdata todetermine thesex of98woolly mammothfossils in SiberiaResearchers foundthat69%ofthesamples weremale,a heavilyunbalanced sexratio,assuming that thesexes werefairly evenat birthnWewere verysurprised becausethere was no reasonto expecta sexbias inthe fossilrecord,saidfirst authorPatricia Pecnerova,also oftheSwedishMuseumofNaturalHistory.Therefore,researchers believethat somethingabout the way theylived influencedthewaytheydied.Most bones,tusks,and teethfrom mammothsand otherIce Ageanimals haven*t survived,nexplained Dalen.nIt ishighly likelythattheremains thatare foundinSiberiathese dayshave beenpreserved becausetheyhavebeenburied,and thusprotected fromweathering.”These giant,tusked planteaters disappearedabout4,000years ago.While thereis noscientificagreement about the causesof theirdisappearance fromthe planet,most believethat climatechange,excessive huntingby humansand thespread ofother animalsinto mammothfeeding groundswereinfluential factors.
12.The underlinedword nmatriarchin paragraph3means.A.figure headB.female leaderCexperienced animalD.mature mammoth
13.Why dothe majorityof mammothfossils comefrom maleanimalsA.Scientists findit easierto studymale fossilisedbones.B.There weremore malemammoths incomparison tofemalesC Male mammoths werebetter able to adapttothechanging circumstances.D.Malemammothsmore frequentlydied inplaces wherefossils couldform.
14.Which ofthe followingis suggestedasareason formammoths dyingoutA.The increasingcompetition forfood.B.The coolingoftheearths temperature.C.The disappearanceof malemammoths.D Therisky behaviourof youngermammoths.
15.What isthetexttype ofthe passageA.A newspaperarticle.B.An academicessay.C.A historicaldescription.D.A sciencefiction story.其次节(共小题;每小题分,满分分5210依据短文内容,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How toovercome challenges in yourlifeWe allface toughand difficultchallengesin life.To overcomechallenges youneed tohave thatunever quit“attitude inlife.If you develop it,you11overcome quitea bit.Motivate yourself.Say“YES,I CAN.The challengeshould bringoutthebest ofyou inthis(心态),situation.Slow it down,and thinkthat processthrough.16If youdevelop thatmindset you11get it done.17Remain calmwhen youre facingserious troublesand problemsinlife.You haveto recollectyourself,and calmdown.You cantsolve problemswhenyoure panicking.Take adeep breath,relax,and slowitdown.Think thingsthrough calmly.Let failureand fearfuel youina positive way.Everyone failsat times.Ifyoufail thefirst,second,or thirdtime,don tgiveup.18Learn whatmade youfail andovercome thesechallenges.Simplify thechallenge youre facing.Make thechallenge easierthan itis.19As youget througheachstep,youdevelopmore confidenceandyoubelieve you can getitdone,and thenyou will.Stay positiveand confident.
20.You haveto findout allthe waysyoucanuse toovercome it,andput themto fulluse withall youreffort.It sourownmental stabilitythatsthe difficultpart.When youdo it mentally,you11actually beable to do it.A.Stay calmand coolheaded.B.Think thebest,not theworst.C.Start bybreaking itdown intosteps.D.To overcomea challenge,you haveto believeyoucanreally do it.E.Most peoplewill avoidany challenge,because theyre scaredof failing.F.Develop thatconfidence insaying theresnoway youre goingto failat this.其次部分语G.Pick yourselfup,and learnfrom whyyou vefailed,and moveoninapositivedirection言学问运用(共两节,满分分)45第一节完形填空(共小题;每小题分,满分分)
201.530阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的、、和四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的A BC D最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑(人类学)Tn mysecond yearof high school,I metthe anthropology teacher,Mr.Croft.I didntknowanything aboutanthropology,so Inever signedup forMr.Croft sclass.21,this didnt stophimfrom positively22my life.一Mr.Croft wasa23twenty-four hoursa dayafter school,before school,and inand outofhis
24.Mr.Croft inspiredand taughtevery studentat EastHigh,25me.He often26me to become allI couldpossibly be.How couldI possibly27Mr.CroftAfter Igraduated fromhighschool,I hadan opportunityto28football forthirteen-year-olds.To geta feelfor theboys29,1had eachof themrun out for a
30.1wanted tosee whocould run,catch andthrow soI could31a teamin mymind.Two daysinto practice,a tallkid appearedonthefield.He gotin32,and whenhe ranoutfora pass,I threwthe ball.It hithim squareinthe
33.He picked up the34and ranit back to me.It cametime forhissecond passand I35him inthe headagain.With hisnose bleedingand hislip swelling,he36the ball,raced itbacktome,and got back in line.Later I got toknow thathewasthe sonof myanthropologyteacher,Tommy Croft.I was37,Hesaid,Im herebecause Iwant toplay football.And Ipromise38you11helpme,I knowI candoit!”“Get backinline,“I told him.Here,at last,was my39to bea Mr.Croft toa Croft.Here was mychance to give somethingback.For thefirst timein mylife,I40the meaningof“an educationalsystem”.What goesaround really does come aroundm herebecause Iwanttoplay football.And Ipromise18you helpme,I candoit!II—Get backinline,II Itoldhim.Here,at last,wasmy19tobea Mr.Croft toa Croft.Here20the meaningof—an wasmychance togive somethingback.For thefirst timein mylife,I educationalsystem II.What goesaroundreallydoescomearound!
21.A.Besides B.Otherwise C.However D.Therefore
22.A.controlling B.influencing C.saving D.supporting
23.A.teacher B.worker C.helper D.director
24.A.office B.bedroom C.home D.classroom
25.A directlyB.especially C.simply D.eventually
26.A encourageB.asked C.persuaded D.reminded
27.A.repay B.forget C.refuse D.respect
28.A.play B.coach C.follow D.watch
29.A.characters B.courage C.abilities D.success
30.A.show B.test C.pass D.score
31.A.join B.train C.manage D.organizeB.line C.team D.competition
33.A.chest B.back C.arm D.head
34.A.glove B.hat C.ball D.sweater
35.A kickedB.knocked C.beat D.hit
36.A.threw awayB.put asideC.pickedupD.gotback
37.A.interested B.touched C.puzzled D.shocked
38.A.when B.if C.because D.though
39.A aimB.dream C.part D.chance
40.A understoodB.found C.conveyed D.inteipreted其次部分语言学问运用共两节,满分分其次节共小题;每小题分,满分分
45101.515阅读下面短文,在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1I startedworking asa volunteer forthe City of Surrey thissummer.I didthis becauseIve alwaysenjoyed61help peoplein anyway Ican.I thoughtif Ibecame avolunteerforthe Cityof Surrey,Iwould beable toachieve thatgoal andbe62me.And beinga volunteerforthe Cityof Surreyreally helpedme branchout63many differentdirections.I volunteeredover256hours of64serve duringthe summerhelping withday camp,teen dancesand soon.I workedhard anddid mybest toshow everyonethat thisis whatI lovetodo.I startedto takeeverycourse65offer bythe volunteerprogram andthen beganto applyfor paidpositions.At theend ofthesummer I66hire asa danceinstructor.Working fortheCityofSurreyhas providedme withmanyopportunities67would nothave presentedthemselvesanywhere else.Igota well-paid jobmuch68early thanI hadexpected.I was69thank thatI hadbeen giventhe chance70work forsuch anamazing cityand domy parttomake itthebestit canbe.第三部分写作共两节,满分分35第一节短文改错共小题海小题分,满分分10110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10增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号
(八),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留意.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
1.只允许修改处,多者(从第处起)不计分21011Dear Mr.Zhang,Known thatour schoolis goingto setup electiveEnglish courses,Fd liketogivesome advices.English Visual-Audio-Oral Courseisagood choice.Most ofus areinterested atEnglish videosandsongs,that provideus withgreat imagesand beautifulmusic tolisten to.As result,we canenjoy somelocalcustoms andsinging Englishsongs withjoy.In addition,we needto improveour oralEnglish.When wearealwayslearning English,we maynot beabletomakeafluent speech.We can*t easycommunicatewith otherslike nativespeakers.That iswhy Isuggested takinga SpeechCourse.F11beglad thatif youcan considermy suggestions.Yours,其次节书面表达(满分分)Li Hua25成语是中国文化的重要组成部分,它能用简洁的词语表达出丰富且深刻的寓意假定你是李华,你的外国笔友对中国成语很感爱好晌你询问有关中固成语的信息请你写封Pe邮件,介绍成语相关内容、成语的特点;、学习成语的好处
12、自己学习成语感受和体会3成语汉字Chinese idiom,Chinese characterDearPeter,I amglad thatyouareinterested inChinese idiomsYoursincerely,Li Hua。