第三次月考试题.docx

天河中学2013届第三次月考试题

I语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
An important factor of leadership is attraction. This does not mean attractiveness in the ordinary sense, for that is a born quality beyond our control. The leader has, nevertheless, to be a magnet(磁石); a central figure towards whom people are 1 . Magnetism in that sense depends, first of all, 2 being seen. There is a type of authority which can be 3 from behind closed doors, but that is not leadership. 4 there is movement and action, the true leaders is in the forefront and may seem, indeed, to be everywhere at once. He has to become a legend; the 5 for anecdotes, whether true or  6 . One of the simplest devices is to be absent  7 the occasion when the leader might be  8 to be there, enough in itself to start a rumor about the vital business   9 has detained (耽搁) him. To  10 up for this, he can appear when least expected, giving rise to another story about the interest he can display 11 things which other folks might  12 as trivial. With this gift for   13 curiosity the leader always combines a reluctance to talk about himself. His interest is   14 in other people he questions them and encourages them to talk and then remembers all that is relevant. He never leaves a party until he has mentally field a minimum dossier(档案) on  15 present, ensuring that he knows what to say when he meets them again.
　　1. A. united  B. dragged  C. drawn  D. pushed
　　2. A. at      B. in        C. about   D. on
　　3. A. looked B. recognized C. exercised  D. respected
　　4. A. Where   B. Though   C. Because      D. When
　　5. A. minor role  B. subject   C. joke    D. supplement
　　6. A. incorrect   B. wrong    C. false    D. bad
　　7. A. in        B. on        C. at       D. under
　　8. A. refused   B. suspected   C. expelled  D. expected
　　9. A. which     B. when       C. what       D. where
　　10. A. take     B. make       C. come       D. give
　　11. A. on        B. in        C. about      D. at
　　12. A. look      B. think     C. view       D. deal
　　13. A. decreasing   B. possessing  C. inspiring    D. urging
　　14. A. directly   B. unclearly  C. scarcely   D. plainly
　　15. A. someone     B. everyone  C. men        D. one

第二节　语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下列短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，填入适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
　　Even today there are a great many wrong ideas about food. Some of them are very widespread. One such idea is that fish is the best brain food. Fish is good brain food just as it is good muscle food and skin food and bone food 16 no one has been able to prove that fish is any 17 (good)for the brain than many other foods. Another such idea is that you should not drink water with meals. Washing food down 18 water as a substitute for chewing is not a good idea, but some water with meals has been found to be helpful 19 makes the digestive juices flow more freely and helps to digest the food. A few years ago the belief became general 20 orange juice and milk should never be drunk at the same time. The reason 21 (give) was that the acid in the orange juice would make the milk curdle(凝结）and become indigestible. As a matter of fact, milk always meets in the stomach a digestive juice which curdles it; the curdling of the milk is 22 first step in its digestion. Still another wrong idea about mixing foods is that proteins and carbohydrates should never 23 (eat) simultaneously. Many people think of bread, for example, as a carbohydrate food. It is 24 (chief) a carbohydrate food, but it also contains proteins. 25 the same way, milk, probably the best single food, contains both proteins and carbohydrates.

II 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节　阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
　　As any homemaker who has tried to keep order at the dinner table knows, there is far more to a family meal than food. Sociologist Michael Lewis has been studying 50 families to find out just how much more.
　　Lewis and his co-workers carried out their study by videotaping the families while they ate ordinary meals in their own homes. They found that parents with small families talk actively with each other and their children. But as the number of children gets larger, conversation gives way to the parents’ efforts to control the loud noise they make. That can have an important effect on the children. “In general the more question-asking the parents do, the higher the children’s IQ scores,” Lewis says. “And the more children there are, the less question-asking there is. ”
　　The study also provides an explanation for why middle children often seem to have a harder time in life than their siblings. Lewis found that in families with three or four children, dinner conversation is likely to center on the oldest child, who has the most to talk about, and the youngest, who needs the most attention. “Middle children are invisible,” says Lewis. “When you see someone get up from the table and walk around during dinner, chances are that it’s the middle child. ” There is, however, one thing that stops all conversation and prevents anyone from having attention: “When the TV is on,” Lewis says, “dinner is a non-event. ”
26. The writer’s purpose in writing the text is to _________.
A. show the relationship between parents and children
B. teach parents ways to keep order at the dinner table
C. report on the findings of a study
D. give information about family problems
27. Parents with large families ask fewer questions at dinner because_________.
A. they are busy serving food to their children
B. they are busy keeping order at the dinner table
C. they have to pay more attention to younger children
D. they are tired out having prepared food for the whole family
28. By saying “Middle children are invisible” in paragraph 3, Lewis means that
middle children__________.
A. have to help their parents to serve dinner
B. get the least attention from the family
C. are often kept away from the dinner table
D. find it hard to keep up with other children
29. Lewis’ research provides an answer to the question_________.
A. why TV is important in family life
B. why parents should keep good order
C. why children in small families seem to be quieter
D. why middle children seem to have more difficulties in life
30. Which of the following statements would the writer agree to?
A. It is important to have the right food for children.
B. It is a good idea to have the TV on during dinner. Ks5u
C. Parents should talk to each of their children frequently.
D. Elder children should help the younger ones at dinner

B
　　Taiwan police cannot decide whether to treat it as an extremely clever act of stealing or an even cleverer cheat (诈骗). Either way, it could be the perfect crime (犯罪), because the criminals are birds-horning pigeons!
　　The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car: if you want the car back, pay up then. The car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside. Carrying the money in a tiny bag, the pigeon flies off.
　　There have been at least four such pigeon pick-ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay-at-home car thief, however, may in fact be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind-one that avoids not only collecting money but going out to steal the car in the first place. Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has played a double trick: he gets money for things he cannot possibly return. Instead of stealing cars, he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car-owner to place an ad in the newspaper asking for help.
　　The theory is supported by the fact that, so far, none of the stolen cars have been returned. Also, the amount of money demanded-under 3,000 Taiwanese dollars-seems too little for a car worth many times more.
　　Demands for pigeon-delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported the story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal. “We have more important things to do,” he said.
31. After the car owner received a phone call, he __________.
A. went to a certain pigeon and put some money in the bag it carried
B. gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park
C. sent some money to the thief by mail
D. told the press about it
32. The “lazier and more inventive” criminal refers to _________.
A. the car thief who stays at home
B. one of those who put the ads in the paper
C. one of the policemen in Changwa
D. the owner of the pigeons
33. The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to
show ________.
A. how easily people get fooled by criminals
B. what Chen thinks might be correct
C. the thief is extremely clever
D. the money paid is too little
34. The underlined word “they” in the last paragraph refers to __________.
A. criminals        B. pigeons
C. the stolen cars   D. demands for money
35. We may infer from the text that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because .
A. he reads the ads in the newspaper  　B. he lives in the same neighborhood
C. he has seen the car owners in the park 　
D. he has trained the pigeons to follow them
C
　　Last August, Joe and Mary Mahoney began looking at colleges for their 17-year-old daughter, Maureen. With a checklist of criteria in hand, the Dallas family looked around the country visiting half a dozen schools. They sought a university that offered the teenager’s intended major, one located near a large city, and a campus where their daughter would be safe.
　　“The safety issue is a big one,” says Joe Mahoney, who quickly discovered he wasn’t alone in his worries. On campus tours other parents voiced similar concerns, and the same question was always asked: what about crime? But when college officials always gave the same answer-“That’s not a problem here,” Mahoney began to feel uneasy.
　　“No crime whatsoever?” comments Mahoney today. “I just don’t buy it. ” Nor should he: in 1999 the U. S. Department of Education had reports of nearly 400,000 serious crimes on or around our campuses. “Parents need to understand that times have changed since they went to college,” says David Nichols, author of Creating a Safe Campus. “Campus crime mirrors the rest of the nation. ”
　　But getting accurate information isn’t easy. Colleges must report crime statistics by law, but some hold back for fear of bad publicity, leaving the honest ones looking dangerous. “The truth may not always be obvious,” warns S. Daniel Carter of Security on Campus, Inc, the nation’s leading campus safety watchdog group.
　　To help concerned parents, Carter promised to visit campuses and talk to experts around the country to find out major crime issues and effective solutions.
36. The Mahoneys visited quite a few colleges last August _________.
A. to express the opinions of many parents
B. to choose a right one for their daughter
C. to check the cost of college education
D. to find a right one near a large city
37. It is often difficult to get correct information on campus crime because some colleges __________.
A. receive too many visitors B. mirror the rest of the nation
C. hide the truth of campus crime D. have too many watchdog groups
38. The underlined word “buy” in the third paragraph means __________.
A. mind         B. admit　　 C. believe      D. expect
39. We learn from the text that “the honest ones” in the fourth paragraph most
probably refers to colleges ___________.
A. that are protected by campus security B. that report campus crime by law
C. that are free from campus crime D. that enjoy very good publicity
40. What is the text mainly about?
A. Exact campus crime statistics. B. Crimes on or around campuses.
C. Effective solutions to campus crime. D. Concerns about kids’ campus safety.
D
　　One of Britain’s bravest women told yesterday how she helped to catch suspected (可疑的) police killer David Bieber—and was thanked with flowers by the police. It was also said that she could be in line for a share of up to the ￡30,000 reward money.
　　Vicki Brown, 30, played a very important role in ending the nationwide manhunt. Vicki, who has worked at the Royal Hotel for four years, told of her terrible experience when she had to steal into Bieber’s bedroom and to watch him secretly. Then she waited alone for three hours while armed police prepared to storm the building.
　　She said: “I was very nervous. But when I opened the hotel door and saw 20 armed policemen lined up in the car park I was so glad they were there. ”
　　The alarm had been raised because Vicki became suspicious of the guest who checked in at 3 pm the day before New Year’s Eve with little luggage and wearing sunglasses and a hat pulled down over his face. She said: “He didn’t seem to want to talk too much and make any eye contact. ” Vicki, the only employee on duty, called her boss Margaret, 64, and husband Stan McKale, 65, who phoned the police at 11 pm.
　　Officers from Northumbria Police called Vicki at the hotel in Dunston, Gateshead, at about 11:30 pm to make sure that this was the wanted man. Then they kept in touch by phoning Vicki every 15 minutes.
　　“It was about ten past two in the morning when the phone went again and a policeman said ’Would you go and make yourself known to the armed officers outside?’ My heart missed a beat. ”
　　Vicki quietly showed eight armed officers through passages and staircases to the top floor room and handed over the key.
　　“I realized that my bedroom window overlooks that part of the hotel, so I went to watch. I could not see into the man’s room, but I could see the passage. The police kept shouting at the man to come out with his hands showing. Then suddenly he must have come out because they shouted for him to lie down while he was handcuffed (带上手铐). ”
41. The underlined phrase “be in line for” (paragraph 1) means ___________.
A. get          B. be paid            C. ask for          D. own
42. Vicki became suspicious of David Bieber because ___________.
A. the police called her B. he looked very strange
C. he came to the hotel with little luggage
D. he came to the hotel the day before New Year’s Eve
43. Vicki’s heart missed a beat because _________.
A. the phone went again B. she would be famous
C. the policemen had already arrived
D. she saw 20 policemen in the car park
44. David Bieber was most probably handcuffed in__________.
A. the passage     B. the man’s room C. Vicki’s bedroom   D. the top floor room
45. The whole event proba