河南省郸城一高2013—2014学年度高三月考（12月）

英 语 试 题

命题：郸城一高 黄培玉 审题：刘同峰 （时间：90分钟 满分150分）

第一部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分65分）

第一节 单项填空（共35小题；每小题1分，满分35分）

1. A rooster in Liaocheng, Shandong province, weighing 3 kilograms, ________ 14 eggs so far. The eggs are bigger than normal eggs.

A. had lied B. laid C. has laid D. lays

2. --Today’s game was pretty disappointing.

--Yeah. I thought the score would be at least 2∶1, but it ended ________ a draw.

A. in B. by C. on D. to

3.--Whenever I come to visit, he is always watching TV.

--You’re really observant. He can’t help but ________ some TV during meals or before bed.

A. watch B. watching C. to watch D. watched

4. It’s annoying ! After I gave her my advice, my daughter ________ go and do the opposite.

A. have to B. must C. shall D. would

5. The FBI and Capitol Police arrested ________ man Friday that they say intended to set off a suicide bomb at ________ U.S. Capitol.

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

6. --Did you visited the military museum?

--Yes. Not until quite recently ________ any idea what a guided missile was like.

A. had I have B. did I have C. I had D. I have had

7. If you ________ doing something wrong or risky, you do not suffer, any punishment or other bad consequences because of it.

A. get away with B. get through with

C. get along with D. get ahead with

8. She wants to have an occupation ________ her management skills can be put to good use.

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

9. Time is pressing. Although the weather was terrible, we carried on the work ________.

A. even B. regardless C. thus D. instead

10. --Tom said their teacher speaks too quickly for him and Betty to understand.

--________ Mary and Bob said they could understand him.

A. Forget it! B. Think nothing of it!

C. Really? D. Never mind.

11. --Dan’s talking about getting a cat from one of his relatives.

--Yeah. I hear his apartment building is about to ________ the ban on pets.

A. make B. impose C. lift D. take

12. We really enjoyed Disneyland. We took all the rides, some of ________ twice, and had lots of fun. I felt just like a kid again.

A. which B. that C. it D. them

13. -- Oh, it’s lunch time. I am a little hungry.

-- Let’s go. It’s my ________.

A. fault B. turn C. duty D. treat

14. -- Sir, could you please wait for another 20 minutes and we’ll serve you very soon.

-- Another 20 minutes? It was only 6 o’clock ________ I got here, but it’s 7∶10 now.

A. since B. when C. that D. before

15. Five firemen ________ escaped death when a staircase collapsed beneath their feet.

A. hardly B. nearly C. narrowly D. almost

16. You ________ in person; a telephone would have been enough.

A. couldn’t have come B. needn’t have come

C. shouldn’t have come D. mustn’t have come

17. A good advertisement often uses words ________ people attach positive meanings.

A. in which B. to which C. which D. that

18. The old lady could give the child sympathy, ________ any practical help would be beyond her.

A. or B. so C. and D. but

19. ________ the news, so far, has been good, there may be days ahead when it is bad.

A. While B. When C. Because D. If

20. Life is like a tale. ________ matters is not how long it is, but how good it is.

A. Which B. That C. What D. Whose

21. Fan Bingbing topped ________ 2013 China Celebrity List, earning ________ estimated 110 million yuan（$17.8 million） in the past year.

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

22. Don’t leave the window open—it’s ________ thieves to enter.

A. inviting B. advising C. persuading D. getting

23. A Palestinian woman says she woke up ________ the news that Barack Obama had been elected, and she says it was news she welcomed.

A. about B. to C. at D. against

24. Life did not ________ the way I thought it would, which made me kind of disappointed.

A. get along B. turn out C. go on D. keep up

25. --Now Mr. Snow, what can you remember about the attack?

--Well, I ________ late yesterday evening.

A. worked B. had worked C. would work D. was working

26. Jean Bernoulli returned to St Petersburg in 1766, soon afterwards losing the sight of his ________ eye.

A. other B. the other C. another D. else

27. --What do you think of cloning?

--No doubt it’s a great invention. But ________, it may have some side effects.

A. if not properly handling B. if properly not handled

C. if not properly handled D. if properly not handling

28. The city of Qingdao has been working on building itself up as a city of sails ________ it successfully hosted the 2008 Olympics’ sailing program.

A. after B. since C. when D. until

29. --I have to go now to pick up my daughter.

--If you ________ go, at least wait till the rain stops.

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

30. We would like to thank the founder of our library, without ________ help none of this would have been possible.

A. which B. whom C. whose D. that

31. The vocabulary and grammatical differences between British and American English are so slight and few as hardly ________.

A. to notice B. being noticed C. noticed D. to be noticed

32. Both she and her friends liked travelling. She traveled a great deal, ________.

A. nor did most of her friends B. did as most of her friends

C. as did most of her friends D. so do most of her friends

33. Regardless of ________ the obstacles in this life may be, I will run my race to the best of my ability.

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

34. I can not think where I’ve left my umbrella; my mind’s completely ________!

A. blank B. empty C. vacant D. mess

35. --It’s so nice to finally have a warm, sunny day.

-- Oh, ________.

A. you can say that again B. you deserve it

C. that’s life D. got it

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

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

Mrs. White lost her dog. After searching place after place, she placed a “Lost Dog” advertisement in the local newspaper.

The following morning her phone rang and a 36 voice began, “I’m calling about your __37 .” Then the caller coughed and cleared her voice a few times. She 38 that she wasn’t feeling well and that, in fact, she hadn’t felt well 39 her husband died three years ago. She went on to tell that her parents had passed away, and her sister was 40 with a deadly illness. Even her friends were not doing well.

After 30 minutes of 41 , sympathizing and even trying offers of help, the dog owner __42 the conversation back to the 43 subject. “About the dog,” she said.

“Oh,” the caller 44 , “I don’ t have him. I just thought I’d call to 45 you up.”

Maybe her technique needed improving, but her 46 were right on. And though “cheering up” may not be exactly what we 47 We certainly need encouragement 48 at times. The need for sincere 49 is basic among human beings.

Do you need encouragement? There’re those who will support your side. Educator Booker T. Washington observed, “There’re two ways of 50 one’s strength: one is pushing down; __51 is pulling up.” There’re people ready to pull you up when others are pushing down. We need those people in our lives - those who use their strength by pulling us up.

I believe these people can be found 52 . I believe that we can all become “ 53 ”, lifting one another from dark pits of discouragement to the light of 54 . And when that happens, the world will never be 55 .

36. A. loud B. weak C. sweet D. strong

37. A. bag B. phone C. dog D. wife

38. A. insisted B. demanded C. explained D. complained

39. A. since B. when C. until D. though

40. A. concerned B. blessed C. affected D. diagnosed

41. A. talking B. explaining C. questioning D. listening

42. A. led B. started C. removed D. forgot

43. A. casual B. tough C. original D. usual

44. A. agreed B. replied C. advised D. asked

45. A. keep B. put C. cheer D. get

46. A. greetings B. instructions C. intentions D. directions

47. A. require B. enquire C. reject D. ensure

48. A. taking up B. picking up C. putting up D. pulling up

49. A. encouragement B. apology C. friendship D. gratitude

50. A. making B. exercising C. gaining D. collecting

51. A. another B. others C. else D. the other

52. A. nowhere B. everywhere C. elsewhere D. somewhere

53. A. pullers B. pushers C. believers D. callers

54. A. confidence B. faith C. success D. hope

55. A. different B. the same C. similar D. contrary

第二部分 阅读理解（共25小题；每小题2分，满分50分）

第一节：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。

A

An atheist was taking a walk through the woods, admiring all that the “accident of evolution” had created.

“What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!” he said to himself. As he was walking alongside the river he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him. He turned to look. He saw a 7 -