英语二次月考试卷.doc

高三英语第二次月考试卷
第一部分 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）
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In 1978, I was 18 and was working as a nurse in a small town about 270 km away from Sydney, Australia. I was looking forward to having five days off from duty. Unfortunately, the only one train a day back to my home in Sydney had already left. So I thought I’d hitch a ride (搭便车).
I waited by the side of the highway for three hours but no one stopped for me. Finally, a man walked over and introduced himself as Gordon. He said that although he couldn’t give me a lift, I should come back to his house for lunch. He noticed me standing for hours in the November heat and thought I must be hungry. I was doubtful as a young girl but he assured （使…放心）me I was safe, and he also offered to help me find a lift home afterwards. When we arrived at his house, he made us sandwiches. After lunch, he helped me find a lift home.
Twenty-five years later, in 2003, while I was driving to a nearby town one day, I saw an elderly man standing in the glaring heat, trying to hitch a ride. I thought it was another chance to repay someone for the favour I’d been given decades earlier. I pulled over and picked him up. I made him comfortable on the back seat and offered him some water.
After a few moments of small talk, the man said to me, “You haven’t changed a bit, even your red hair is still the same.” I couldn’t remember where I’d met him. He then told me he was the man who had given me lunch and helped me find a lift all those years ago. It was Gordon.
1. The author had to hitch a ride one day in 1978 because .
A. her work delayed her trip to Sydney B. she was going home for her holidays
C. she missed the only train back home D. the town was far away from Sydney
2. Which of the following did Gordon do according to Paragraph 2?
A. He gave the girl a ride back home. B. He helped the girl find a ride.
C. He bought sandwiches for the girl. D. He watched the girl for three hours.
3. The reason why the author offered a lift to the elderly man was that .
A. she realized he was Gordon B. she had known him for decades
C. she wanted to repay the favour she once got D. she was going to the nearby town
4. What does the author want to tell the readers through the story?
A. Those who give rides will be rapaid.
B. Good manners bring about happiness.

C. Giving sometimes produces nice results.
D. People should offer free rides to others.

B
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A. Lodgers. B. Advertisers.
C. House owners. D. Online companies
C
The Pacific island nation of Nauru used to be a beautiful place. Now it is an ecological disaster area. Nauru’s heartbreaking story could have one good consequence — other countries might learn from its mistakes.
For thousands of years, Polynesian people lived the remote island of Nauru, far from western civilization. The first European to arrive was John Fearn in 1798. He was the British captain of the Hunter, a whaling ship. He called the island Pleasant Island.
However, because it was very remote, Nauru had little communication with Europeans at first. The whaling ships and other traders began to visit, bringing guns and alcohol. These elements destroyed the social balance of the twelve family groups on the island. A ten-year civil war started, which reduced the population from 1,400 to 900.
Nauru’s real troubles began in 1899 when a British mining company discovered phosphate (磷酸盐)on the island. In fact, it found that the island of Nauru was nearly all phosphate, which a very important fertilizer for farming. The company began mining the phosphate.
A phosphate mine is not a hole in the ground; it is a strip(条状) mine. When a company strip-mines, it removes the top layer of soil. Then it takes away the material it wants. Strip mining totally destroys the land. Gradually, the lovely island of Nauru started to look like the moon.
In 1968, Nauru became one of the richest countries in the world. Every year the government received millions and millions of dollars for its phosphate.
Unfortunately, the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars. In addition, they used millions more dollars for personal expenses. Soon people realized that they had a terrible problem — their phosphate was running out. Ninety percent of their island was destroyed and they had nothing. By 2000, Nauru was financially ruined. Experts say that it would take approximately $433,600,000 and more than 20 years to repair the island. This will probably never happen.
9. What might be the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To seek help for Nauru’s problems.
B. To give a warning to other countries
C. To show the importance of money
D. To tell a heartbreaking story of a war.
10. What was Nauru like before the Europeans came?
A. Rich and powerful B. Modern and open
C. Peaceful and attractive D. Greedy and aggressive
11. The ecological disaster in Nauru resulted from _______.
A. soil pollution B. phosphate overmining
C. farming activity D. whale hunting
12. What can we learn about Nauru from the last paragraph?
A. The ecological damage is difficult to repair.
B. The leaders will take the experts’ words seriously.
C. The island was abandoned by the Nauruans
D. The phosphate mines were destroyed

D
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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填入空白处的最佳选项.选项中有两项为多余选项.
How to Make Friends
Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends. Good friendship has many benefits. It offers companionship, improves self-worth and promotes good health. There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools. Such changes often leaves us without a friend 16 . But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. Below are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends.
1. Associate with others.
The first step to making friends is associating with other people. You can go to public places to meet new people. Besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places.
2. Start a conversation
Starting a conversation is the second most important step in making new friends. 17 You can always start the conversation. Being able to make small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people.
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Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these interests would always bring you and your friend together, Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience.
4. Let it grow.
It is a good thing to stay in touch. However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your friend. 19 . The best friendships are the ones that grow naturally.
5. Enjoy your friendship
The best way to enjoy your friendship is to allow your friends to be themselves. 20 Try not to change them from who they are to what you want them to be. Become the kind of friend you will want your friend to be to you.
A. Be cheerful.
B. Do things together.
C. Do not wait to be spoken to.
D. Try not to find fault with your friends.
E. Making new friends comes easy for some people.
F. For a friendship to develop you need to stay in touch.
G.. So you will need to give your friend time to react to you.
第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

A young man was getting ready to graduate from college, for many months he had 21 a beautiful sports car in a dealer’s showroom, and 22 his father could well 23 it, he told him that was all he wanted.
On the morning of his gradation day his father called him into his own study and told him how 24 he was to have such a fine son. He handed his son a beautiful gift box 25 but slightly disappointed, the young man 26 the box and found a lovely book, 27 , he raised his voice at his father and said. “ 28 all your money you give me a book?” And rushed out of the house 29 the book in the study。
He did not contact（联系）his father for a whole year 30 one day he saw in the street an old man who looked like his father. He 31 he had to go back home and see his father.
When he arrived at his father’s house, he was told that his father had been in hospital for a week. The moment he was about to 32 the hospital. he saw on the desk the 33 new book ,just as he had left it one 34 ago. he opened it and began to 35 the pages. suddenly, a car key 36 from an envelope taped behind the book ,it had a tag（标签）with dealer’s name, the 37 dealer who had the sports car he had 38 .O n the tag was the 39 of his graduation, and the 40 PAID IN FULL.
21. A. expected. B. enjoyed. C. admired. D. owned
22. A. finding B. proving C. deciding D. knowing
23. A. afford. B. offer C. keep D. like
24. A. encouraged. B. comfortable C. proud. D. moved
25. A. Nervous B. Serious C. Careful D. Curious
26. A. packed. B. opened. C. picked up D. put aside
27. A. Angrily B. Eagerly C. Calmly D.Anxiously
28. A. At B. From C. With D. To
29. A. toasting B. putting C. forgetting D. leaving
30. A. until B. as C. before D. unless
31. A. learned . B. realized. C. recognized. D. admitted
32. A. get to B. search for C. turn to D. leave for
33. A. much B. still C. hardly D. quite
34. A. year B. month C. week D. day

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35. A. clean B. read. C. turn D. count
36. A. lost B. came C. appeared. D. dropped
37. A. old. B. same C. special D. new
38. A. remembered. B. desired. C. found. D. met
39. A. Picture B. place C. date D. moment
40. A. words B. information C. date D. card
第二部分 非选择部分（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 语法填空(共10小题 ,每小题1.5分,满分15分)
Jane: I don’t know ___41___ you have heard of it, Denis, but some of us are thinking of _____42___(go) to Xi’an in the summer. I don’t know if you’d like to come with us.
Denis: Well, ___43___is very kind of you, Jane, but when are you thinking of going?
Jane: Oh, some time in July.
Denis: I see. And for how long — two weeks?
Jane: Well, we were going to ___44___ now two of students say they don’t have enough money, so it will just be a week. You’re ___45___(interest), then?
Denis: Oh, yes, very much. Do you know how much it’s going to cost?
Jane: Yes, about 2000 yuan altogether.
Denis: Oh, it’s much ___46___ ( expensive ) than last year. Is everybody going ?
Jane: Yes, most of them, not Monica, of course. She’s off to Harbin again.
Denis: Lucky thing! It ___47__ be nice to have parents living in the north.
Jane: Yes, it must. But ___48___ you had a lot of money, Denis, where wo