江西省遂川中2015届高三上学期第一次月考英语试题

第一部分 听力(满分30分)

第二部分 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)

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. --I want some information on _______ package tour to Tailand .

-- ok , it costs 400 dollars ,including _____ accommodation.

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

22.She was looking for her three nephews , but they were nowhere ______ ，which made her worried .

A. to be found B. found C. seen D. to see

23.Whatever background you come from , you can be ______ successful with your hard work like many others .

A. equally B. merely C. mostly D. hardly

24. She is a well--known doctor now , but she _____ as a cleaner at the hospital for five years .

A. has worked B. worked C. had worked D. works

25. -- Mr President , do you plan to educate your two daughters to be officials ?

-- To tell your the truth , I hope they can do whatever _____ their interests.

A. fits B. matches C. suits D. needs

26. It is because of a long ______ from school that I am a bit behind the other classmates.

A. lack B. loss C. absence D. failure

27.______Ｉcould express my thanks to the traveler , he had already disappeared in the rain .

A. Before B. When C. Until D. While

28. We can see many examples in our life _____ positive thinking changes a person completely.

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

29.we are now enjoying the cool air in the room . _____ ，the farmers are harvesting crops in the hot sun .

A. Therefore B. Besides C. As a result D. In the meanwhile

30.Parents and children should communicate more to _____ the gap between them so that they can understand each other better.

A. open B. narrow C. widen D.leave

31.We are in great need of a more capable monitor , ______ with straightforward personality as well as good humor .

A. who B the one C. one D. which

32.-- It’s no easy task to catch a ticket on a website that receives 1 billion clicks daily .

--I can’t agree with you more . There _____ be errors for every single step .

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

33.-- how was your trip to London ?

-- Great . I was helped by an organization . Otherwise , I _____ it.

Wouldn’t afford B. hadn’t afforded

C.wouldn’t have afforded D.needn’t have afforded.

34.It should be _____ that the civil servant should be dismissed for drunk driving .

A. out of control B. out of practice C. out of place D. out of question

35.--Jenny , I hate to say it , but you really must go ! --________.

A. All right ,if you insist B.Not likely

C. Mind your own business D. You must be kidding

第二节：完形填空（共20题；每小题1.5分，满分30）

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,并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

Some years ago when I was in my second year in university,I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome' s 36 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 37 that I decided to write an article about her.

I 38 Salome Bey,telling her I was from Essence magazine,and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She 39 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up,I was scared out of my mind. I 40 I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn' t even written a grocery list.

I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there 41 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with," Can you tell me..." I soon realized that 42 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The 43 was almost unbearable (不可容忍的). I struggled for days 44 draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.

It didn' t take long. My manuscript 45 . How stupid of me ! I thought. How could I 46 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn' t 47 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.

Five years later, I was moving to California. While 48 my apartment,I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and 49 the editor's letter in disbelief

Dear Ms Profit,

Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some 50 materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to 51 your story soon.

Shocked,it took me a long time to 52 . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly,I lost years of 53 writing. Today, I have become a full-time writer. Looking back on this 54 , I

learned a very important lessonYou can't 55 to doubt yourself.

36. Al joy B.speech C.voice D. smile

37. A. active B.moved C. satisfied D. proud

38. A. visited B. emailed C. phoned D. interviewed

39. A. refused B. agreed C. hesitated D. paused

40. A. replied B. discovered C. knew D. explained

41. A. seriously B.patiently C. nervously D. quietly

42. A. fooling B. blaming C. inviting D. urging

43. A. hardship B. failure C.pressure D. comment

44. A. on B.with C. by D. in

45. A.disappeared B.returned C. spread D. improved

46. A. compare B.survive C. compete D. struggle

47. A. ignore B. deliver C. receive D. face

48. A. repairing B.cleaning C. decorating D. leaving

49. A. read B.saw C. found D. noticed

50. A. memorial B.private C. relevant D. reliable

51. A. broadcast B.publish C. create D. assess

52. A. prepare B.escape C. recover D. concentrate

53. A. enjoyable B. energetic C. typical D. endless

54. A.success B.experience C. benefit D. accident

55. A. attempt B. pretend C. afford D. expect

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

There are many older people in the world and there will be many more. A little-known fact is that over 60 percent of the older people live in developing countries. According to the World Health Organization, by 2020 there will be 1 billion, with over 700 million living in developing

countries.

It is a surprising fact that the population ageing is particularly rapid in developing countries. For example, it took France 115 years for the proportion of older people to double from 7 percent to 14 percent. It is estimated to take China a mere 27 years to achieve this same increase.

What are the implications of these increased numbers of older folk？ One of the biggest worries for governments is that the longer people live ,the more likelihood there is for diseases and for disability. Attention is being paid to the need to keep people as healthy as possible, including during old age, to lessen the financial burden on the state.

Another significant problem is the need for the younger generations to understand and value the older people in their society. In some African countries, certainly in Asia, older people are respected and regarded as the ones with special knowledge. Yet traditions are fading away daily, which does not ensure the continued high regard of older people. As society changes, attitudes will change.

Much needs to be done to get rid of age discrimination (歧视) in employment. Life-long learning programs need to be provided to enable older people to be active members in a country's development.

Social security policies need to be established to provide adequate income protection for older people. Both public and private schemes are vital in order to build a suitable safety net.

To achieve equality in such matters will take considerable time and effort. One thing is surethere is no time to be lost.

56. The proportion of older people .

A. is bigger in developed countries than in developing countries

B. will increase much faster in China than in France

C. is one-seventh of the population in developing countries

D. will be sixty percent in developing countries by 2020

57. According to the passage, which of the following are governments most worried about?

A. The longer life and good health of people.

B. The diseases and disability of older people.

C. The loss of taxes on older people.

D. The increasing respect for older people.

58. It is stated directly in the passage that older people should .

A. be treated differently in different cultures

B. enjoy a similar lifestyle

C. be valued by the younger generations

D. be ignored as society changes

59.Which of the following measures is NOT mentioned to solve the population ageing problem？

A. Getting rid of age discrimination in employment.

B. Ensuring adequate income protection for older people.

C. Supplying life-long learning programs to older people.

D. Providing free health care for sick older people.

60. The author concludes in the last paragraph that .

A. governments have spent lots of time in solving the ageing problem

B. people are too busy to solve the population ageing problem

C. population ageing is a hard problem,but it needs to be solved urgently

D. much time and effort will be lost in solving the ageing problem

B

University of Maryland student Ben Simon and his friends couldn' t stand to see good food thrown out on their campus. "We basically noticed that some of the extra food from the dining hall was going to waste at the end of the day. And we met with the dining services and asked them whether it would be okay if instead of throwing out the food we would donate it. And they were on board," he said.

So 18 months ago, the students began what they call the Food Recovery Network. Each night, volunteers would show up at a campus dining hall to pick up leftovers and deliver them to area shelters and food banks. So far, they have donated more than 23 000 kilos of food that would otherwise have been thrown out.

Nationwide, $ 165 billion worth of food is wasted each year, according to the National Resources Defense Council.Spokesman Bob Keefe says that is about 40% of the country' s