乐陵一中高三年级英语月考试题

2013.9

一、单项选择（每小题1分，共20分）

1. I couldn’t remember the exact date of the storm，but I knew it was________ Sunday

because everybody was at________ church.

A．a；the B．a；/ C．/; a D．/；/

2．She devoted herself _____to her research and it earned her a good reputation in her field.

A．strongly B．extremely C．entirely D．freely

3. How long do you think ________the car factory launches a new model?

A．will it be until B．it will be before C．will it be when D．it will be that

4. The Chinese government has begun a campaign to _____the crazy housing market.

A．calm B．destroy C．occupy D．reflect

5. —Have you seen my English notebook?

—Oh，Jane must have taken it________；she has the same one as yours.

by design B．on purpose C．by accident D．by mistake

The natural scenery and the newly-built tall buildings along the streets ________the

beauty of my hometown.

A．add up B．add to C．are added up D．are added to

7．—Why didn’t you say hello to him last night?

—I smiled at him，but he ________me and walked on.

A. ignored B．refused C．denied D．Missed

8. It is the third time so far that such a festival ________in my hometown.

A．is held B．has been held C．will be held D．had been held

9. ___life in a new country can be difficult，it can broaden a person’s view of the world.

A．If B．Although C．Because D．As

10．When________ into a warm house，a piece of ice becomes smaller and smaller，until

in the end it disappears completely.

A．takes B．taking C．took D．Taken

11．It is ________ to argue with him. He won’t change his mind.

A．useful B．useless C．hopeful D．helpful

12．So far nobody has claimed the money ________ in the library.

A．discovered B．to be discovered

C．discovering D．having discovered

13．________for a long time，but he tried his best to make up for what he missed.

A．Being ill staying in hospitalB．Having been ill staying in hospital

C．He was ill staying in hospitalD．To be ill staying in hospital

14．—Oh，it’s you！I didn’t________ you.

—We haven’t seen each other for several years. Glad to meet you again.

A．realize B．recognizeC．know D．see

15. Mary decided to attend the party, _____ to see her friends whom she hadn’t seen for

years.

A. hoped B. hoping C. to hope D. Hopes

Tom was the first man ___ after the accident.

A. questioned B. to question C. to be questioned D. being questioned

Everyone was ___ when they heard the ____ news the Sichuan was hit again by an

earthquake.

A. frightened; frightened B. frightened; frightening

C. frightening; frightening D. frightening; frightened

If you want more information about the design, please ___ us online at any time.

A. connect B. contract C. contain D. Contact

But for the ___ of our car, we would have arrived twenty minutes earlier.

A. mistake B. obstacle C. difficulty D. breakdown

20. -- Could I use your computer? I need to get some information about the product.

--__________!

A. Take it easy B. Don’t mention it C. Go ahead D. It’s up to you

二、完形填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）

Two veterans(老兵) both fought in Vietnam war and witnessed the loss of their friends. But after the war, they led very different lives. 30 years after the war, one was 21 and lonely while the other was happy and healthy, 22 by a loving family and close friends.

So, what made the 23 ?

One man thought, “What is the point of being 24 to someone? I’ll lose them anyway. ” So he lived his life in bitterness, not being close to anyone to

25 having to feel the pain of losing them.

26 , the other man thought, “Life is precious. I have to live it to the

27 and cherish every moment of it. ” So he lived his life in gratitude, 28

every moment he has with his loved ones. What a big difference that made!

When I was studying in Cambridge, Mr. Beadsworth, a mathematics teacher 29 his famous “Rainbow Talk” in the auditorium. He said, “It seems that you and your friend are looking at the 30 rainbow, but you are looking at two different rainbows. ”

When I 31 the “Rainbow Talk” now, it is true that two persons may be looking at the same rainbow, but they still see it 32 .

33 has meaning except the meaning you give it. You are 34 for giving meaning to everything that has 35 in your life. So, the question is, would you rather be 36 the first veteran who lived his life with 37 and fear? Or would you rather be like the second, who saw the38 the war had taught him and created a more powerful meaning for it?

Either way, the good news is that, with 39 , you now have the choice of 40 to any incident in your past that may be the source of your pain or you are suffering now, and create a new, more powerful meaning for it.

21. A. annoyed

B. depressed

C. worried

D. embarrassed



22.A.encouraged

B. admired

C. surrounded

D. blamed



23. A. difference

B. result

C. argument

D. point



24. A. generous

B. helpful

C. friend

D. close



25. A. escape

B. avoid

C. miss

D. admit



26. A. Besides

B. Therefore

C. However

D. But



27. A. longest

B. most

C. biggest

D. fullest



28. A. treasuring

B. pausing

C. recalling

D. remembering



29. A. finished

B. gave

C. heard

D. drafted



30. A. rare

B. colorful

C. same

D. beautiful



31. A. write about

B. learn about

C. talk about

D. think about



32. A. differently

B. clearly

C. directly

D. constantly



33. A. Anything

B. Nothing

C. Something

D. Everything



34. A. anxious

B. ready

C. responsible

D. eager



35. A. struck

B. invented

C. disappeared

D. happened



36. A. like

B. with

C. against

D. for



37. A. bitterness

B. worry

C. disappointment

D. difficulty



38. A. truth

B. lessons

C. price

D. message



39. A. effort

B. intelligence

C. awareness

D. ideas



40. A. putting back

B. coming back

C. dating back

D. going back





三、阅读理解（共50分，25个小题，每小题2分）

A

Amanda took whatever pills she could get, largely because she was finding life hard to take. “There were a lot of problems，” she says. She had just found out that her parents were splitting (分开). It took her by surprise—and she was shocked. “I woke up one morning, and they told me. ”

On a few occasions during her two years of going to pharming parties(品药聚会). “My heart would race so fast that it felt like it was going to explode. I felt weak and confused sometimes and even passed out several times，” she recalls. “But I picked up from the ground because I had a lot of pride in my drinking and drugging. I was really crazy about it and proud of the fact that I could take more than a lot of people. I could come home and have a conversation with my parents.”

Finally, though, things got out of control. “I couldn't go a day without taking something，” she recalls, “and after a while, the pills upset my stomach；it hurt all the time, and I hardly ate. Finally, I couldn't take it any more. I went to my parents and told them I needed help.”

Amanda entered a treatment program and has been calm since her release last January. “Detox(戒瘾)was the worst four days of my entire life，”she says.“I was throwing up all the food and had the shakes.”

She doesn't care about drugs. “I'm so hurt from this，” says Amanda，who has uleers(溃疡)and damaged kidneys from the drugs and alcohol. “I have to struggle daily to stay calm. But in some ways，I feel lucky I went through it, and I'm out of it now.” Amanda wrote a song called “Goodnight to the Moonlight”. Amanda says，“It's about how it feels to be taking drugs and alcohol, how it hurts, how it makes you feel like you're losing yourself.”

41. What is the purpose of writing the passage?

A. To tell us that parents have a great influence on their children.

B. To warn us that drugs are a danger to our health and mind.

C. To tell us once you pick up bad habits，it is hard to get rid of.

D. To tell us that as long as you are determined，you will overcome any difficulty.

42．The underlined expression “passed out” ( Paragraph 2)probably means ________.

A. left out B. suddenly became senseless

C. suddenly kicked out D. wanted to give up

43. From the second paragraph we can learn that ________.

A. she was bored with her behaviour

B. she never felt frightened or ashamed of taking pills

C. she took pride in the fact that she could take much more drugs

D. she was so strong in body that she never felt tired

44. Which of the following is NOT the side effect of taking drugs on her health?

A. Her stomach felt upset and she couldn't eat anything.

B. She became addicted to drugs and couldn't live without them.

C. She felt confused and almost broke down.

D. She was able to help herself even though she was addicted.

45．It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ________.

A．Amanda had such a strong will that she didn't lose herself

B．her song expressed her thanks and delight

C．Detox was not really a success to Amanda

D．drugs and alcohol ruined her health as well as her spirit

B

Based on Sue Monk Kidd's best selling novel, The Secret Life of Bees is a movie of hope and faith for even the unloved and oppressed. Just as in the book, young Lily's thoughts sound and read like poetry, from the first moment when her room fills with bees.

The movie tells the story of the young white girl who runs away from her cruel father. Lily convinces Rosaleen, the black housekeeper to escape with her, after Rosaleen is beaten when she attempts to vote. When Lily asks Rosaleen why she risked her life standing up to the angry men who wanted to kill her, she hears “Giving in to them would be just another way of dying”.

That's Lily's story, too. She finally stands up to her father. They come to Tiburon, a town whose name is written on a label from a jar belonging to her mother before her death.

In Tiburon, there