高台县第一中学2014届高三2月月考

英语试题

第Ⅰ卷 选择题

第一部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

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

例 It is generally considered unwise to give a child _______ he or she wants.

A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever

　　答案是B。

1．Sam has been appointed _______ manager of the engineering department to take ____ place of George.

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

2．The police are trying to find out the ____ of the woman murdered in the bathroom．

A. evidence B. characteristic C. status D. identity

3．--- I don’t know whether I should go abroad or not, Mum．

--- I leave_______ to your own judgment whether you should do it．

A．that B．it C．this D．what

4．The incomes of skilled workers went up. ______, unskilled workers saw their earnings fall.

A. Moreover B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. Otherwise

5．The new movie____________ to be one of the biggest money-makers of all time．

A. pretends B．agrees C．promises D．Intends

6．__________my efforts at persuasion，he wouldn’t agree.

A .Apart from B．In spite of C．Because of D．Although

7．I have already told our class teacher that the windows of our classroom require .

A. repairing B. being repaired C. to repair D. repaired

8．_________,the idea of having to work under a woman defeated him.

A．Wanting the job very much B．Although wanting the job badly

C．Though he wanted the job very much D．He wanted the job badly

9．— I didn’t care about what other people thought about me.

— Well, you ________.

A. should B. could C. would have D.ought to have

10．--How about buying Tim a mobile phone ? After all, he isn’t a boy any more.

--I think it’s necessary, for we sometimes want to make sure if he ____ for dinner.

A. will come B. comes C. has come D. would come

11．Janet as well as the other young people who ____ sent abroad by the government ____ brought up in a small town.

A. was, was B. was, were C. were, were D. were, was

12．You can use a large plastic bottle, cut off, as a pot to grow flowers in.

A. the top is B. with its top C. whose top D. the top of which

13．Ms Wright complained that her husband never asked about the price ___ he decided to buy musical disks.

A. while B.before C. after D. as soon as

14．Zhang Hua is clever and works hard at his subjects.

A. So is Li Ming B. So does Li Ming

C. It was the same with Li Ming D. So it is with Li Ming

15．—Have you nearly finished?

?? —??______, we have just begun.

A. Above all?????? B. After all C. On the contrary? D. On the other hand

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，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的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Years ago, I worked at the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus. One day, as I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped, 16 by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. It was __17__that they could, at any time, break free, 18 strangely enough, they didn’t. I asked a trainer the 19 for this.

He said, “When they were very young we used the 20 size rope, and it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they believe the rope can 21 hold them, so they never try.”

Like the elephants, how many of you believe you cannot do a thing, simply because you 22 once before? Do you often tell 23 “I cannot dance” or “I’m not good at math”? These are 24 of self limiting beliefs. You must realize you’re 25 for them. A limiting belief that says you’re poor at math may have 26 as a reaction to the embarrassing experiences related to math, or the remarks made by someone important to you which 27 you. The cool thing is that because you create the ___28___you can choose to change it! Here is how

First, 29 it with “I am good at math”. Once you change your 30 , your subconsciousness will make this 31 by driving you to act. That might be to take a math course or to go online 32 help, etc. Gradually you’ll really see your math skills are 33 .

This is such a simple process that you can 34 it today. Don’t be like the poor elephant and make your life 35 at a place because of a limiting belief you developed years ago.

16．A. excited B. confused C. discouraged D. worried

17．A. impossible B. doubtful C. uncertain D. obvious

18．A. but B. or C. and D. so

19．A. case B. result C. reason D. choice

20．A. same B. bigger C. smaller D. different

21．A. narrowly B. almost C. still D. hardly

22．A. did B. failed C. tried D. succeeded

23．A. yourself B. others C. your teacher D. your partner

24．A. causes B. stories C. results D. examples

25．A. conscious B. honest C. responsible D. depended

26．A. stopped B. referred C. changed D. originated

27．A. interested B. disappointed C. bored D. inspired

28．A. belief B. experience C. embarrassment D. remark

29．A. represent B. compare C. mix D. replace

30．A. action B. thought C. aim D. plan

31．A. come true B. run out C. on guard D. keep cool

32．A. at B. by C. for D. in

33．A. improved B. judged C. realized D. recognized

34．A. finish B. continue C. keep D. begin

35．A. involved B. stuck C. unfinished D. changed

第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Sometimes, the simplest ideas are the best．For example, to absorb heat from the sun to heat water, you need large, flat, black surfaces．One way to do that is to build those surfaces specially, on the roofs of buildings．But why go to all that trouble when cities are full of black surfaces already, in the form of asphalt （柏油） roads?

Ten years ago, this thought came into the mind of Arian de Bondt, a Dutch engineer．He finally persuaded his boss to follow it up．The result is that their building is now heated in winter and cooled in summer by a system that relies on the surface of the road outside．

The heat-collector is a system of connected water pipes．Most of them run from one side of the street to the other, just under the asphalt road．Some, however, dive deep into the ground．

When the street surface gets hot in summer, water pumped through the pipes picks up this heat and takes it underground through one of the diving pipes．At a depth of 100 meters lies a natural aquifer （蓄水层） into which several heat exchangers （交换器） have been built．The hot water from the street runs through these exchangers, warming the ground-water, before returning to the surface through another pipe．The aquifer is thus used as a heat store．

In winter, the working system is changed slightly．Water is pumped through the heat exchangers to pick up the heat stored during summer．This water goes into the building and is used to warm the place up．After performing that task, it is pumped under the asphalt and its remaining heat keeps the road free of snow and ice．

36．Which of the following is true according to the first two paragraphs?

A．Arian de Bondt got his idea from his boss．

B．Large, flat, black surfaces need to be built in cities．

C．The Dutch engineer's system has been widely used．

D．Heat can also be collected from asphalt roads．

37．For what purpose are the diving pipes used?

A．To absorb heat from the sun． B．To store heat for future use．

C．To turn solar energy into heat energy． D．To carry heat down below the surface．

38．From the last paragraph we can learn that ________．

A．some pipes have to be re-arranged in winter

B．the system can do more than warming up the building

C．the exchangers will pick up heat from the street surface

D．less heat may be collected in winter than in summer

39．What is most likely to be discussed in the paragraph that follows?

A．What we shall do if the system goes wrong．

B．What we shall do if there are no asphalt roads．

C．How the system cools the building in summer．

D．How the system collects heat in spring and autumn．

B

Fat and shy, Ben Saunders was the last kid in his class picked for any sports team. “Football, tennis, cricket--- anything with a round ball, I was useless,” he says now with a laugh. But back then he was the one always made fun of in school gym classes in Devonshire, England.

It was a mountain bike he received for his 15th birthday that changed him. At first he went biking alone in a nearby forest. Then he began to ride the bike along with a runner friend. Gradually, Saunders set up his mind on building up his body, increasing his speed and strength. At the age of 18, he ran his first marathon.

The following year he met John Ridgway and was hired as an instructor at Ridgway’s school of adventure in Scotland, where he learnt about Ridgway’s cold-water exploits. Greatly interested, Saunders read all he could about North Pole explorers and adventures, then decided that this would be his future.

In 2001, after becoming a skillful skier, Saunders started his first long-distance expedition(探险) towards the North Pole. It took unbelievable energy. He suffered frostbite（冻疮）, ran into a polar bear and pushed his body to the limit, pulling his supply-loaded sled（雪橇） up and over rocky ice.

Saunders has since become the youngest person to ski alone to the North Pole, and he’s skied more of the North Pole by himself than any other British man. His old playmates would not believe the change.

Next October, Saunders, 27, heads south from the coast of Antarctica to the South Pole and back, a 2900-kilometer journey that has never been completed on skis.

40．What change happened to Saunders after he was 15 years old?

A. He became good at most sports. B. He made friends with a runner.

C. He joined a sports team. D. He began to build up his body.

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