合阳中学校2014-2015学年度10月月考英语试题

第I卷（共95分）

第一部分 英语知识运用（共三节，满分55分）

第一节 语音知识（共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分）

从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，写在答题纸上。

1、statue A.challenge B.quarrel C.accomplish D.blame

2、absorb A.suspect B. observe C. severe D.foresee

3、southern A、encourage B、soup C、announce D、youth

4、conflict A、consistent B、conclude C、convenience D. communism

5、suggestion A、collection B、construction C、description D.question

第二节 情景对话(共5小題;每小题1分，满分5分)

根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填人每一空白处的最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选项。

Can you help me？- Sure，what's the problem?- _____6_____- Well, how about San Francisco? We went there last year and had a great time .- ____7____- Well, there is Golden Gate Bridge of course ,and Golden Gate Park .It's a really big park .You can go for long walk or take a rest in the Japanese Tea Garden .It's beautiful there .- ______8_____- There is also a place called Fisherman's Wharf .That's really popular with tourists. There are lot's of shops ,cafes and restaurants .And from there you can go on a boat trip to Alcatraz .You know ,it's a small but very beautiful island .- ______9_____.- No ,you can't stay on the island ;there aren't any hotels. You can only go for the day. I think I've still got a book about San Francisco. I can lend it to you.- ______10_____A. What can you do there?B. Oh ,great! What a great place to stay in !C. What an idea ! what is the best time to go there ?D. I can't decide where to go for the holiday .E. Thanks a lot . San Francisco, here I come!F. Humm, that sounds good .G. How can I go there ?

第二节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，写在答题纸上。

11. —— How do you like the scenery here, Mr. Black?

—— Wonderful indeed. Beyond all ________, I suppose.

A. explanation B. introduction C. description D. instruction

12. Although the medicine can cure you ______ your illness, it has a bad effect _____ you.

A.for; in B.for ; on C. of; on D. of; at

13. First, he ______ the good apples from the bad ones, and second, he ______ a good one

into two parts.

A.divided, divided B. divided; separated

C. separated; separated D. separated; divided

14. Bill suggested ________ a meeting on what to do for the sports meet

A. to hold B. holding C. hold D. having hold

15. ——Would you like to _______ my birthday party this Sunday?

—— Sorry, I have an important meeting to _______.

A.attend; join in B. join; attend C. join; take part in D. attend; attend

16. John was so sleepy that he could hardly keep his eyes ________.

A.open B. opened C.to be opened D.opening

17. A war will ________ if the peace talks between the two countries _________.

A. break away; break up B. break up; break down

C. break down; break out D. break out; break down

18.You can’t go out since you haven’t finished your homework；___________ , it is a

stormy

night.

A.apart from B.meanwhile C.therefore D.besides

19. He is a(n) ________ man and never believes anyone who is not familiar to him.

A. enthusiastic B. cautious C. positive D. strict

20. With the world ________ fast, we have something new to face every day.

A. changed B. changing C. change D. to change

21. ________ with his great efforts did he finally catch up with other students.

A. Personally B. Particularly C. Only D. Certainly

22. Helen had to shout ________ above the sound of the music.

A. making herself hear B. to make herself hear

C. making herself heard D. to make herself heard

23. ——Did you remember to give Mary the money you owed to her?

—— Yes, I gave it to her ________ I saw her.

A. while B. immediately C. once D.suddenly

24. When you rewrite the paragraph, I advised you to _______ the last sentence as it is

rather misleading.

A. put out B. break out C. leave out D. point out

25. The new machine, if ______ properly, will serve us for at least 10 years.

A. use B. using C. used D. to use

第三节 完形填空（共20小题， 每小题1.5分， 满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出适合填入对应空白处的最佳选项，写在答题纸上。

Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked satisfactorily, his assistant ____26____, "All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing."

Thomas Edison replied very ___27___, " Oh, we have come a long way and we have ___28___ a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot ___29___ to make a good bulb."

If we learn from our mistakes, then we are ___30___. If we learn from someone else 's mistakes, then we are a genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines ___31___daily and failure is nothing more than a few small ___32___ repeated daily.

How ___33___ the above lines are! Success takes ___34___. We'll make mistakes ___35___we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don't build enough confidence to ___36___ new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence ___37___ what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional(独特的) ___38___, but only a few really ___39___ their true potentials and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n) ___40___life. Do you want to be exceptional?

Success is a fruit which everyone wants to ___41___ but it is not found everywhere and no one can ___42___ it without serious efforts.

Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don't will find a(n) ___43___.

Success depends on previous ___44___, and without it we will end in failure.

When you are ___45___, please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something.

A. celebrated B. complained C. explained D. answered

A. confidently B. madly C. carelessly D. angrily

A. remembered B. refused C. learned D. ordered

A. test B. ignore C.invent D. use

A. healthy B.enthusiastic C. intelligent D. generous

A. shown B. prevented C.recorded D. practiced

A. errors B. machines C. jobs .D. steps

A. common B. strange C.familiar D. true

A. effect B. time C. drugs D. roles

A. as though B. so that C. unless D. if

A. keep B. attempt C. give D. see

A. depends on B. sets aside C. turns down D. sets up

A. appearances B.experiences C. qualities D. feelings

A. own B. realize C. provide D. research

A. active B. hard C..rich D. average

A. sell B. draw C. eat D. praise

A. achieve B. watch C. offer D. recognize

A. story B. excuse C. key D. plan

A. preparation B. influence C. life D. generation

A. powerful B. wonderful C. successful D. hopeful

第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的ABCD四个选项中，选出最佳选项，写在答题纸上。

A

England is not a big country: from north to south and from east to west it is only about three hundred miles across. But for a small country it has a surprising range of climate. People who have never visited England or who have visited only one part of it often make the mistake of thinking that it is a cold and wet country. Except for the summer months of June to September, this is probably true of the north of England and the Midlands. In the south, however, the climate is much more pleasant. One result is that when people retire from the job in the north, they often prefer to move down to the south.

Perhaps the warmest part of the country is the southwest, which consists of the counties of Devon and Cornwall, where palm trees, bamboo and many semitropical(亚热带)plants grow well. Flowers and vegetables ripen as much as a month earlier than those elsewhere. Farmers in the area gain a higher price for their vegetables and flowers because they are ready earlier. In winter there may be several feet of snow in other parts of England but there will probably be no snow at all in the southwest. This may be one of the reasons why the southwest is one of England's most popular holiday areas.

England is a country __________.

A. with a cold and wet climate

B. with a pleasant climate

C. with a surprising climate

D. with climate of various kinds

In the north of England and the Midlands, ___________.

A.it is cold and wet all the year round

B. the climate is pleasant as a whole

C. it is warm most of the time in a year.

D. only the summer is not cold and wet.

In winter, people in Devon and Cornwall, __________.

A. never see any snow

B. seldom see any snow

C. often see snow

D. may have several feet of snow

B

A list of Benjamin Franklin's inventions reveals a man of many talents and interests. His natural curiosity about things and the way they work made him try to find ways to make them work better.

Ben had poor vision and needed glasses to read. He got tired of constantly taking them off and putting them back on, so he decided to figure out how his glasses let him see both near and far. He had two pairs of glasses cut in half and put half of each hens(镜片)in a single frame. Today, we call them bifocals(双光眼镜).

Everyone knows the story of Ben's famous kite flight. Although he made important discoveries and advancements, Ben did not "invent" the electricity. He did, however, invent the lighting rod which protects buildings and ships from lighting.

In colonial America, most people warmed their homes by building a fire in a fireplace even though it was dangerous and used a lot of wood. Ben figured that there had to be a better way. His invention of an