浙江省杭州二中2014届高三上学期第二次月考英语试题

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本试题卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分120分，考试时间120分钟

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第I卷 选择题部分 （共72分）

I. 单项填空（共20小题；每小题0. 5分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

1. In the USA, _______ Thanksgiving Day is a harvest festival. Traditionally, it is _______ time to give thanks for the harvest and express gratitude in general.

A. the; a B. /; the C. /; a D. the; the

2. One of the requirements for a fire is that the material _________ to its burning temperature.

A. is heated B. be heated C. would be heated D. shall be heated

3. Compared with his sister, Jerry is even more ________ to, and more easily troubled by, emotional and relationship problems.

A. skeptical B. addicted C. available D. sensitive

4. The thing that _______ is not whether you fail or not, but whether you try or not.

A. matters B. cares C. considers D. minds

5. His aunt’s letters ________ memories of those beautiful days when they used to live together in his

hometown.

A. call at B. call for C. call on D. call up

6. --- Could you take a message for Mr Brown?

--- Certainly. I ________ him about something else in any case. So it _______ any bother.

A. may see; isn’t B. see; won’t be C. will see; isn’t D. will be seeing; won’t be

7. Don’t take his remarks too seriously. He was so sad that I don’t think he really _________ what he was

saying.

A. knew B. knows C. was knowing D. had known

8. Without the friction (摩擦力) between feet and the ground, people would ______ be able to walk.

A. in no time B. by all means C. on any account D. in no way

9. With more and more forests disappearing, today the public is much concerned about the way _________. sj.fjjy.org

A. nature is being ruined B. which nature is ruined

C. on which to ruin nature D. of nature to be ruined

10. ______ for the breakdown of the school computer network, Alice was in low spirits.

A. Blaming B. Blamed C. To blame D. To be blamed

11. “Sorry” is the hardest word to say sometimes. _______ you know you’ve done something wrong, or something inappropriate, it takes courage to say sorry.

A. Only if B. Even if C. If only D. As if

12. ______ when we passed by its nest.

A. Up into the blue sky did the bird fly B. Up into the blue sky flew the bird

C. Up into the blue sky the bird flew D. Flew up into the blue sky the bird

13. If you live in the country or have ever visited there, ______ are that you have heard birds singing to

welcome the new day.

A. situations B. facts C. chances D. possibilities

14. When she came in, she found a stranger ______ at the back of the classroom with his eyes

______ upon her.

A. sitting; fixing B. sat; fixing C. seating; fixed D. seated; fixed

15. The committee asked for these suggestions to be ______ on paper, so that they might study

them further.

A. brought down B. handed down C. laid down D. put down

16. — You won’t believe it, Sam. I was chosen as an exchange student to China.

— Congratulations! _______

A. That’s something. B. You did a good job.

C. That’s all right. D. You got it.

17. Mr. Bush is on time for everything. How ____ it be that he was late for the important meeting?

???? A. can??????????? B. should??????????? C. may??????????? D. must

18. A new survey released by Yale University finds that Americans trust scientists most when ______ comes to information on climate change.

A. that B. it C. this D. there

19. The food ran out early, but __________ the party us a success according to the guests present that evening.

A. therefore B. meanwhile C. otherwise D. however

20. Until the start of the Industrial Revolution, mankind was poor, hungry, and constantly at the _______ of disease and natural disasters.

A. power B. limit C. control D. mercy

II：完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21～40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项选项的标号涂黑。

Now you’re a fool for helping. “I don’t want to get 21 ” seems to have become a national motto. One summer I was driving from my hometown of Tahoe City, California to New Orleans, Louisiana. In the middle of the desert, I passed a young man standing by the roadside. He had his thumb 22 and held a gas can in his other hand. I drove right by him. There was a time when you’d be called a jerk (混蛋) for passing by somebody _ _23__ .

Several days later I was still _24 _ about the hitchhiker (搭便车的人), about how I didn’t even lift my foot _25_ the accelerator (加速踏板) for him. “Does anyone stop any more?” I wondered. I

26 Blanche DuBois’s famous line—”I have always depended on the kindness of 27 .” Was that possible these days? One way to 28 this would be for a person to journey across the US without any money, just __ 29_ _ on the good will of others. What would happen? Would he find food, shelter and support?

The idea intrigued (激起兴趣) me.

The week I turned 37, I realized that I had never done something truly crazy. __ 30_ _ I decided to really do it: travel from the Pacific to the Atlantic without a penny. I would only accept __ 31_ _ of rides, food and places to sleep. For six weeks I hitched 82 rides and covered 4,223 miles across 14 states. I was treated kindly everywhere I went. I was __ 32_ _ by people’s readiness to help a stranger.

In Oregon, a house painter named Mike __ 33_ _ the cold weather and asked if I had a coat. I didn’t, so he gave me a big green army-style jacket. A lumber-mill worker in Michigan named Tim invited me to a(n) _ _34_ _ dinner with his family in their shabby house. Then he offered me a tent. I 35 , but Tim insisted, packing it into my bag himself. I found people were generally compassionate. Hearing I had no money and would take none, people bought me food or __ 36_ _ with them whatever they happened to have. Those who had the _ _37_ _ to give often gave the most.

I’m __ 38_ _ to all the people I met for their rides, their food, their shelter and their gifts. My faith in ordinary folks was __ 39_ _. I am proud to live in a country where people are still willing to help. Now about the hitchhiker I met the other day, I am feeling __40_ that I did not stop to take him along .

21. A. involved B. crazy C. blamed D. rejected

22. A. away B. in C. over D. out

23. A. in danger B. in need C. in action D. in favor

24. A. worrying B. considering C. concerning D. thinking

25. A. off B. on C. away D. from

26. A. concluded B. recalled C. polished D. submitted

27. A. strangers B. relatives C. friends D. colleagues

28. A. guide B. test C. handle D. conduct

29. A. basing B. relying C. insisting D. relating

30. A. But B. So C. And D. However

31. A. jobs B. supplies C. helps D. offers

32. A. frightened B. annoyed C. disappointed D. amazed

33. A. noted B. saw C. felt D. sensed

34. A. simple B. rich C. awesome D. interesting

35. A. understood B. refused C. paused D. disobeyed

36. A. supplied B. offered C. shared D. provided

37. A. grandest B. most C. least D. best

38. A. careful B. grateful C. hopeful D. helpful

39. A. created B. reminded C. renewed D. returned

40. A. guilty B. sceptical C. delighted D. shallow

III：阅读理解（第一节16小题，第二节5小题；每小题2分，满分42分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

Henry Edwards Huntington was born in 1850 in Oneonta, New York. In 1872 he went to work for his uncle, one of the owners of the Central Pacific Railroad. Twenty years later, Huntington moved to San Francisco at his uncle’s request to share management of the Southern Pacific Railroad. On the way to San Francisco, he visited San Marino, and later bought it, which is home to his collections today.  In 1902, Huntington moved his business operations to Los Angeles, where he developed the street railway system that created the structure of the Los Angeles area. He greatly expanded the existing electric railway lines, creating an extensive inter-urban system providing the transportation necessary. Huntington’s business interests continued to grow particularly in the areas of water, power, and land development; at one time he served on as many as 60 corporate boards throughout the United States.  At the age of 60, he announced his decision to retire in order to devote time to his book and art collections and the landscaping of the 600-acre farm. In 1911 the large Beaux Arts building, in the charge of the architect Myron Hunt, was completed.

In 1913, Huntington married Arabella Duval Huntington. She shared his interests in collecting. As one of the most important art collectors of her generation, she was highly influential in the development of the art collection now shown in the former building.

In 1919, Henry and Arabella Huntington signed the agreement that conveyed their San Marino property and collections to a nonprofit educational trust, creating the Huntington, one of the world’s great cultural, research, and educational centers.

Henry E. Huntington died in 1927, leaving his great treasures the Huntington, including the world-famous Huntington Library, Art Gallery, and Botanical Gardens in San Marino, California to the public, which hosts more than 500,000 visitors each year.

41. What can you learn about Huntington from the first two paragraphs?

A. He worked in many fields before he came to Los Angeles.

B. He built a house to store his art collection in San Marino.

C. He did a lot to the USA railway development.

D. He founded the Central Pacific Railroad.

42. What did Huntington do after his retirement?

A. He devoted himself to his personal interests. B. He worked part time for non-profit business.sj.fjjy.org

C. He was in charge of an educational center. D. He shared his wife’s interests with her.

43. Which of the following