济南一中2014届高三12月月考

英语试题

说明：本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，第Ⅰ卷为第1页至第9页，第Ⅱ卷为第9页至第10页。请将第Ⅱ卷答案答在答题纸相应位置上，考试结束后将答题卡和答题纸一并上交。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共105分）

第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分55分）

第一节 语法和词汇知识（25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）sj.fjjy.org

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处得最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1. News from South Africa , _______ African country, dominates _______ screen these days because of the death of Nelson Mandela.

A. an; a B. an; the C. 不填; the D. the; a

2. Bob called to tell his mother that he couldn’t enter the house, for he ______ his key at school.

A. had left B. would leave C. was leaving D. has left

3. ______ at the photos, illustrations, title and headings and you can guess what the reading is about.

A. To look B. Looking C. Having looked D. Look

4. Those who smoke heavily should remind ______ of health, the bad smell and the feelings of other people.

A. theirs B. them B. themselves D. oneself

5. —Do you really mean it when you say he will ________ a good president?

—Yes, I think he has all the right qualities to be a president.

A. turn B. suit C. make D. serve

6. Do you have such an annoying colleague who plays the PC music _______ he were the only one working in the office?

A. even if B. as if C. only if D. now that

7. —Could you be so kind as to shut the door behind you?

— .

A. Go ahead B. With pleasure C. Yes, please D. That's OK

8. Misunderstandings resulting from lack of communication, if not _________ properly, may lead to serious problems.

A. handling B. handled C. being handled D. to handle

9. ______ in the crowd, he deliberately raised his voice and climbed up to the top.

A. To be noticed B. To notice C. Noticed D. Noticing

10. The big earthquake, ________ with the powerful wind, did great damage to the area.

A. crowded B. combined C. connected D. covered

11. We are living in an information age ______ the Internet is playing an important part in our life.

A. that B. when C. where D. which

12. Determination is a kind of basic quality and is ______ it takes to do jobs well.

A. what B. that C. which D. how

13. The development of Sino-US trade is growing, _______ is in line with the two-sided interests.

A. that B. this C. which D. what

14. — I’d rather have some wine, if you don’t mind.

— _________. Don’t forget that you’ll drive.

A. Anything but that B. By all means

C. Take it easy D. I wouldn’t say no

15. The government should develop a ________ system to predict when earthquakes occur and give warnings in time.

A. previous B. reliable C. reasonable D. responsible

16. The manager finished the whole day’s work and stood up, ________ himself.

A. stretching B. stretched C. stretch D. to stretch

17 Companies are struggling to find the right ____ between supply and demand, but it is no easy task.

A. balance B. procedure C. program D. pattern

18. It’s not only how much we eat, but also how we prepare them, decides the vitamins entering our body.

A. which B. who C. what D. that

19. November, 2013 saw the further progress of China’s space exploration that _____ over the last several decades.

A. has been made B. was made C. had been made D. is made

20. His hard work to collect information for the project was _______ because no one showed any interest in it.

A. in vain B. in sight C. in effect D in place

21. Based on the agreement, all payments _____ be made by the end of the month.

A. will B. may C. can D. shall

22. Arthur owed his success to his family that offered a peaceful and happy ______ for his study.

A. content B. atmosphere C. competition D. assistance

23. I need to charge up my mobile every day as the battery _________ quickly.

A. shuts up B. ends up C. runs out D. turns out

24. On snowy days, you have to drive very _________ to avoid traffic accidents.

A. cautiously B. positively C. smoothly D. actively

25. They ______ a rise in salary with the prices of food, petrol and housing increasing every day.

A. are expected B. expected C. expect D. are expecting

第二节 完形填空（20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处得最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was travelling by the West Coast Express to Mangalore two years ago. Berth (铺位) No. 55, not far from me, was taken by a middle-aged gentleman. When the 26 reached Palakkad Junction around 9 pm, a large group of 27 entered with much disturbance. Just then another middle-aged man from the group 28 that he owned Berth 55. He 29 had a paper given by his travel agent to support himself.

The 30 examiner arrived and told the second man that it was not his berth. “No,” said both men. “It’s mine.” A policeman from the Railway Protection Force tried to get the second man to 31 . But he wouldn’t 32 —and he had the support of his many 33 .

Fierce arguments continued, even 34 the train left Palakkad. Then someone even 35 the emergency chain（应急链）as we were leaving Tirur station, four stops after Palakkad. Nobody could 36 and it was getting late.

37 , around midnight, I watched as a teenager, a 38 I’m sure, climbed down from an upper berth close to me. “Please 39 my berth,” he told the second man, who accepted it after a bit of 40 .

To my great surprise, the student then 41 a newspaper on the floor and was soon lost in deep, peaceful sleep. By now everybody was 42 as if nothing had happened! I’m a 58-year-old biology teacher who has 43 two recent generations of students. I was 44 once again that, contrary to popular opinions, young people can often be far 45 than many older ones. And that’s the hope of our nation.

26. A. train B. bus C. car D. plane

27. A. teachers B. villagers C. tourists D. workers

28. A. declared B. promised C. indicated D. advised

29. A. still B. even C. yet D. also

30. A. conduct B. machine C. seat D. ticket

31. A. fight B. leave C. sing D. learn

32. A. go away B. give in C. hold on D. calm down

33. A. companions B. soldiers C. teachers D. passengers

34. A. soon after B. long before C. long after D. ever after

35. A. designed B. stopped C. pulled D. escaped

36. A. read B. enter C. eat D. sleep

37. A. Suddenly B. Immediately C. Unluckily D. Meanwhile

38. A. businessman B. student C. nurse D. reporter

39. A. lend B. rent C. take D. spot

40. A. worry B. hesitation C. delay D. fear

41. A. threw B. found C. spread D. collected

42. A. thankful B. sorry C. happy D. quiet

43. A. controlled B. troubled C. greeted D. taught

44. A. convinced B. satisfied C. disappointed D. encouraged

45. A. prouder B. nobler C. cooler D. lazier

第二部分 阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该答案涂黑。

A

I love reading history, and the shelves in my living room are lined with fat, fact-filled books. The problem is, as much as I’ve enjoyed these books, I don’t really remember reading any of them. It’s maddening and, sorry to say, not all that unusual for a brain at middle age: I don’t just forget whole books, but movies I just saw, breakfasts I just ate, and the names I was told.

Indeed, aging brains, even in the middle years, fall into what’s called the default mode, during which the mind wanders off and begin daydreaming. Given all this, the question arises, can an old brain learn, and then remember what it learns?

Over the past years, scientists have looked deeper into how brains age and confirmed that they continue to develop through and beyond middle age. Many long held views, including the one that 40 percent of brain cells are lost, have been overturned. What is filled into your head may not have disappeared, but has simply been stored in the folds of your neurons (神经元).

Recently, researchers have found even more positive news. The brain, as it goes through middle age, gets better at recognizing the central idea, the big picture. If kept in good shape, the brain can continue to build pathways that help its owner recognize patterns and, as a consequence, see significance and even solutions much faster than a young person can. The trick is finding ways to keep brain connections in good condition and to grow more of them.

“There’s a place for information,” says Kathleen Taylor, a professor at St. Mary’s College of California, “We need to know stuff. But we need to move beyond that and challenge our understanding of the world. If you always hang around with those you agree with and read things that agree with what you already know, you’re not going to wrestle with your built brain connections.”

Such stretching is exactly what scientists say best keeps a brain in tune: get out of the comfort zone to push and enrich your brain. Do anything from learning a foreign language to taking a different route to work.

46. The text is mainly to tell people ____________.

A. how to train the aging brain

B. the problems with aging brain

C. the importance of learning a language

D. the middle-aged have a good memory

47. What’s the function of the first paragraph?

A. To sum up the whole text.

B. To introduce the topic.

C. To help readers understand better.

D. To give the main idea of the text.

48. Over time, scientists have found that ____________.

A. human’s memory may become poorer and poorer

B. human’s brains stop developing at middle age

C. the middle-aged see importance and solutions faster

D. the middle-aged appreciate pictures better than the young

49. The underlined part “wrestle with” probably means ____________.

A. throw somebody to the ground

B. move something large and heavy

C. hold something with difficulty

D. struggle to overcome something

50. According to the author, we can keep our aging brains in tune by ____________.

A. changing your job frequently

B. learning a foreign language

C. looking at the worl