莱州市第一中学2015届高三10月月考

英语试题

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第I卷(共105分)

第一部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分55分)

第一节 单项填空(共10小题；每小题1.5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。

1.Thousands of people lost their lives in bomb explosions every year．I wonder ________ those innocent people did to deserve this．

A．why B．how C．when D. what

2．There was _________ time ________________ I cycled to work every day．

A．a：that B．a：when C．the；that D．the；when

3．She’ll never forget her stay there _____________ she found her son who had gone missing two years before．

A．that B．which C. where D．when

4．Last week our maths teacher set so difficult an examination problem _______ none of us worked out．

A．that B．which C．as D．so that

5．If you plant water-melon seeds in the spring，you ___________ fresh watermelon in the fall．

A．eat B. would eat C．have eaten D．will be eating

6．—Sorry，I forgot to post the letter for you．

—Never mind．I ____________ it myself．

A．post B．am going to post C．is posting D．will post

7．The price ___________，but I doubt whether it will remain so．

A．went down B．will go down C．has gone down D．was going down

8．Mrs．Black doesn’t believe her son is able to design a digital camera，_______________?

A．is he B．isn’t he C．doesn’t she D．does she

9．George is going to talk about the geography of his country, but I’d rather he_______ more on its culture．

A．focus B．focused C．would focus D．had focused

10．Whoever has______sense knows that smoking is harmful to people’s health．

A．normal B．general C．ordinary D．common

第二节完型填空(共两篇；第一篇短文l0小题，每小题1分；第二篇短文20小题，每小题1.5分；满分40分)

A

In 1999, Ryan Hreljac and Jimmy Akana became pen pals．Their lives could not have been more 11．Ryan lived with his family in Kemptville，Canada，while Jimmy, an orphan，lived in Agweo，Uganda．Jimmy’s life was in constant 12 because rebel(叛乱)troops would raid(突然袭击)his village．Fate, and Ryan’s 13 to help others，brought the pals together．

When Ryan was 6，he 14 that millions of people in Africa did not have access to clean water．He decided to 15 that．To raise money，Ryan did chores for four months．He earned＄70．but，that was not 16 to build even one well．“I realized that I couldn’t raise ＄2，000 by doing chores，”he told TFK．“So I started doing public speaking．”To date，the Ryan’s Well Foundation has built 238 wells in 11 countries．“We’ve 17 almost 400，000 people and raised ＄1.5 million．”Ryan says．

The foundation’s first well was built in Agweo, where Jimmy lived．The boys met in 2000，when Ryan traveled to Uganda．“We had a 18 from the beginning．”says Jimmy of that meeting．The Hreljac family 19 Jimmy and brought him to live in their home．Ryan，15，and Jimmy, 17，speak to communities and schools all over the world about the 20 of having clean drinking water．

11．A．important B．difficult C．brilliant D．different

12．A．danger B．absence C．evidence D．decline ’!

l 3．A．guidance B．duty C．determination D．burden

14．A．1eamed B．estimated C．hoped D．commanded

15．A．change B．move C．compete D．create

16．A．usual B．common C．enough D．equal

17．A．helped B．touched C．removed D．examined

18．A．story B．connection C．focus D．fortune

19．A．purchased B．informed C．pleased D．adopted

20．A．habit B．future C．importance D．history

B

One evening last fall．while Marcos did his homework and his father，Eduardo，a teacher, prepared lesson plans，they heard yelling outside．Eduardo 21 onto the balcony and didn’t think anything was wrong， 22 Marcos’s eye was caught by a flame the Alex house．

“Dad，the house is 23 !”Marcos cried．On the front lawn stood Alex’s families， 24 for help．When they got there．They saw father Alex was walking 25 down the stairs，coughing，his face black with 26 .

“Is anyone else in the house?” Eduardo asked．

“My son!”Alex 27 to say，pointing to the second floor．

Eduardo started up the stairs，but 28 ，black smoke and extreme heat forced him to his knees．So he crawled(爬)upstairs and down the hall where Alex said he could find Cody， eight，who had 29 himself in a bedroom．His glasses immediately turned 30 from the ash．

As the fire was violent across the hall．Eduardo 31 the bedroom door and tried to turn the doorknob．But Cody didn’t 32 ，and Eduardo made his way back downstairs．At the same time，Marcos saw Cody was standing at the 33 ，screaming for help．Immediately he grasped the ladder(梯子)，positioned it near the window，and 34 toward the boy. When Marcos reached the window，he 35 pushed the screen into the room and succeeded in persuading Cody to come out with him． 36 Cody with one arm，Marcos got down the ladder.

Firefighters arrived a few minutes later and the fire was 37 soon．Emergency personnel took Cody to 8 nearby 38 ，where he was treated for smoke inhalation(吸入剂) and released．No one else was 39 .

The day after the fire，Alex visited Marcos．“Thank you for saving my son，”Alex said．“You are our 40 forever．”

21．A．hung B．fell C．sat D．stepped

22．A．until B．unless C．if D．as

23．A．in danger B．on fire C．under construction D．in ruins

24．A．1ooking B．yelling C．watching D．sending

25．A．unluckily B．unhappily C．unsteadily D．unbelievably

26．A．tears B．coughs C．heat D．smoke

27．A．wanted B．expected C．hoped D．managed

28．A．thick B．thin C．1ight D．1oose

29．A．enjoyed B．followed C．1ocked D．found

30．A．small B．black C．hot D．soft

31．A．turned B．approached C．opened D．struck

32．A．respond B．escape C．fear D．cry

33．A．balcony B．window C．hall D．1adder

34．A．slid B．dashed C．climbed D. leaned

35．A．carefully B．secredy C．violently D．dangerously

36．A．Discovering B．Floating C. Touching D．Holding

37．A．made out B．turned off C．put out D. Mowed down

38．A．church B．hospital C．town D．school

39．A．1ost B．frightened C．injured D．buried

40．A．hero B．master C．neighbor D．model

第三部分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Can you imagine a cloud floating in the middle of your room? Do you want to know what it feels like to fly like a bird? Find your answers in Time Magazine's 25“Best Inventions”.Here，we have picked out the most interesting 4 to share with you．

Talking Gloves

Ever felt confused by the sign language used by disabled people? Here is the“helping hand”you need．Four Ukrainian students have created a pair of gloves that helps people with hearing and speech problems communicate with others．The gloves are equipped with sensors that recognize sign language and translate it into text on a smartphone．Then the smartphone changes the text to spoken words．

Google Glasses

Google Glasses are like a computer built into the frame of a pair of glasses．With its 1.3- centimeter display，the glasses allow you to surf the Internet and make calls without even lifting a finger．The glasses also have a camera and GPS mapping system．Users can take and share photos check maps and surf the Interact just by looking up，down，left and right. But you will have to wait until 2014 if you want one of these．

Indoor Clouds

It’s not virtual．That's a real world．Dutch artist Smilde managed to create a small but perfect white cloud in the middle of a room using a fog machine．But it required careful planning-the temperature，humidity(湿度)and lighting all had to be just right．Once everything was ready，the cloud formed in the air with the machine．But it only lasted for a short while．

Wingsuits

The’suit fulfills your dreams of flying like a bird．Well，not exactly flying，but gliding(滑 翔)through the air．It increases the surface area of the human body，which makes it easier for people to float in the air．Fliers wearing wingsuits can glide one kilometer in about 30 seconds．

41．Through Talking Gloves, the spoken words are intended for_____．

A．disabled people B．normal people C．trained people D．familiar people

42．How can users of Google Glasses surf the Internet?

A．By moving the mouse． B．By tapping the keyboard．

C．By pressing the button． D. By moving the eyeballs．

43·Which of the following is true of Indoor Clouds?

A. It was created with a computer． B．It needed some strict conditions．

C．It could make the room lovely． D．It could remain there for long．

44．Which of the following can help you fly?

A．Talking Gloves． B．Google Glasses． C. Wingsuits D．Indoor Clouds．

45．The author wrote the text to___________.

A．introduce some interesting inventions

B．encourage people to buy these products

C．draw people's attention to technology

D. bring some pleasure to readers

B

On Monday, December 10，2012，Google Doodle(涂鸦)celebrated the 197th anniversary of the birth of Ads Lovelace. She is seen by some as the world’s first computer programmer．

Google wrote on their offcial blog ：“We hope today’s doodle inspires people to find out more about Ads，and about the contributions made by women in general to science and technology．”

Lovelace was born on December 10，1815．Her father was a poet，and her mother was a mathematician，who arranged for her daughter to be taught in science and math．Ada followed in her mothers footsteps，eventually becoming a mathematician herself．

At 17，Lovelace became friends with Babbage，a professor of mathematics at Cambridge University，who Ada learned about four years ago from her mother. She became interested i