陕西省韩城市司马迁中学2018届高三英语第二次月考试题（无答案）.doc

1、- 1 -陕西省韩城市司马迁中学 2018 届高三英语第二次月考试题（无答案）第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）- 2 -第二部分阅读理解（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- 3 -Basketball Statistician Help WantedThe Athletic Department is looking for students to help assist staff during the Fall 2016, Wint

2、er 2016-17 and Spring 2017 semesters. Students in this position will be keeping live statistics during basketball games. Students must meet all of the following requirements: Good computer skills Available evenings and weekends Knowing basketball rules and statisticsStudents interested in working fo

3、r the Athletic Department should contact the Athletic Coordinator at their respective(各自的) campuses. TP/SS Athletic Coordinator, Michael Simone,240-567-1308 Rockville Athletic Coordinator, Jorge Zuniga,240-567-7589 Springfield Athletic coordinator, Gary Miller,240-567-2273 Germantown Athletic Coordi

4、nator, GavriChavan, 240-567-691521.When will the job start?A .In May 2016 B. In May 2017C. In September 2016 D. In September201722.Who is more likely to get the job?A. Sam, English major, member of the college basketball teamB. Judy, IT staff with night classes, childrens basketball team coachC. Ted

5、, computer major, basketball fan, free on evenings and weekendsD. Molly, part-time programmer, high school basketball player, new mother23. Whom should you contact if you want to apply for the job in Rockville?A. Michael B.Jorge C.Gauri D.GaryBIf you could have one superpower, what would it be?Dream

6、ing about whether you would want to read minds, see through walls, or have superhuman strength may sound silly, but it actually gets to the heart of what really matters in your life.Every day in our work, we are inspired by the people we meet doing extraordinary things to improve the world.They have

7、 a different kind of superpower that all of us possess: the power to make a difference in the lives of others.Were not saying that everyone needs to contribute their lives to the poor. Your lives are busy enough doing homework, playing sports, making friends, seeking after your dreams. But we do thi

8、nk that you can live a more powerful life when you devote some of your time and energy to something much larger than yourself. Find an issue you are interested in and learn more. Volunteer or, if you can, contribute a little money to a cause. Whatever you do, dont be a bystander. Get involved. You m

9、ay have the opportunity to make your biggest difference when youre older. But why not start now?Our own experience working together on health, development, and energy the last twenty years has been one of the most rewarding parts of our lives. It has changed who we are and continues to fuel our opti

10、mism about how much the lives - 4 -of the poorest people will improve in the years ahead.24. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 refer to?A. Your life style. B. Your life value.C. Your trouble in life. D. Your life experience.25. Why does the author say they are inspired every day?A. They p

11、ossess different kinds of superpowers.B. They have got the power to change the world.C. Some people around them are making the world better.D. There are many powerful people in their life and work.26. What does the author stress in Paragraph 5?A. Learning more and contributing more to a cause.B. Ris

12、ing above self and acting to help others.C. Working hard to get a bigger opportunity. D. Trying your best to help the poor.27. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. The author believes the lives of the poorest will get better.B. Much more progress will be made in the near future.C. The wor

13、k on health is the most valuable experience.D. Peoples efforts have been materially rewarded. CIn the depths of the French Guianese rainforest, there still remain unusual groups of indigenous(土著的 ) people. Surprisingly, these people live largely by their own laws and their own social customs. And ye

14、t, people in this area are in fact French citizens because it has been a colony(殖民地) of the French Republic since 1946. In theory, they should live by the French law is often ignored or unknown, thus making them into an interesting area of “lawlessness” in the world.The lives of these people have fi

15、nally been recorded thanks to the effects of a Frenchman form Paris called Gin. Gin spent five months in early 2015 exploring the most remote corners of this area, which sits on the edge of the Amazon rainforest, with half its population of only 250,000 living in its capital, Cayenne.“I have a speci

16、al love for the French Guianese people. I have worked there on and off for almost ten years,” says Gin. “Ive been able to keep firm friendships with them. Thus I have been allowed to gain access to their living environment. I dont see it as a lawless land. But rather I see it as an area of freedom.”

17、“I wanted to show the audience a photographic record touching upon the uncivilized life,” continues Gin. “I prefer to work in black and white, which allows me to show different specific worlds more clearly.”His black-and-white pictures present a world almost lost in time. These pictures show people

18、seemingly pushed into a world that they were unprepared for. These local citizens now have to balance their traditional self-supporting hunting lifestyle with the lifestyle offered by the modern French Republic, - 5 -which brings with it not only necessary state welfare, but also alcoholism, betraya

19、l and even suicide. 28. Why does the author feel surprised about the indigenous people in French Guiana?A. They seldom follow the French law. B. They often ignore the Guianese law.C. They are separated from the modern world. D. They are both Guianese and French citizens.29. Gin introduces the specia

20、l world of the indigenous Guianese as _.A. a tour guide B. a geographer C. a film director D. a photographer30. What is Gins attitude towards the lives of the indigenous Guianese?A. Cautious. B. Doubtful. C. Uninterested. D. Appreciative.31. What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph r

21、efer to?A. The modern French lifestyle. B. The self-supporting hunting.C. The uncivilized world. D. The French Republic.DA warm drink of milk before bed has long been the best choice for those wanting a good nights sleep. But now a study has found it really does help people nod offif it is milked fr

22、om a cow at night.Researchers have discovered that “night milk” contains more melatonin(褪黑激素), which has been proven to help people feel sleepy and reduce anxiety.The study, by researchers from Seoul, South Korea, involved mice being fed with dried milk powder made from cows milked both during the d

23、ay and at night.Those given night milk, which contained 10 times the amount of melatonin, were less active and less anxious than those fed with the milk collected during daytime, according to the study published in The Journal of Medicinal Food.Night milk quickened the start of sleep and caused the

24、mice to sleep longer.While the effect of cows milk harvested at different time has not been tested on humans up to now, taking melatonin drugs has been suggested to those who are struggling to fall asleep at night.Previous studies have also indicated that milk can be excellent for helping sleep beca

25、use of the calcium content, which helps people to relax.Milk is also sugar-free and additive-free with nutritionists recommending skimmed milk as the best choice before bed as it is the least fattening. The more fat you take in before bedtime, the greater burden you will put on your body at night.32

26、. According to the text, the mice fed with daytime milk_.A. started sleep more easily B. were more anxiousC. were less active D. woke up later33. Which of the following is true of melatonin according to the text?A. Its been tested on mice for ten times. B. It can make people more energetic.- 6 -C. I

27、t exists in milk in great amount. D. Its used in sleeping drugs.34. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Night Milk and Sleep B. Fat, Sugar and HealthC. An Experiment on Mice D. Milk Drinking and Health35. How does the author support the theme of the text?A. By giving examples. B. By stating

28、 arguments.C. By explaining statistical data. D. By providing research results.第二节 (共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(E 涂 AB；F 涂 AC； G 涂 AD)Both men and women are living longer these days in industrialized countries. 36 In general, they can expect to live six or seven

29、years more than men. One reason for this is biological.One important biological factor that helps women live longer is the difference in hormones between men and women. 37 Between the ages of about 12 and 50, women produce hormones that are involved in fertility(生育能力). These hormones also have a pos

30、itive effect on the heart and blood flow. In fact, women are less likely to have high blood pressure or to die from heart attacks.38 They help the body defend itself against some kinds of infections. Thismeans that women generally ger sick less often and less seriously than men. Thecommon cold is a

31、good example: women, on average, get fewer colds than men.39 Scientists are still not exactly sure how influence aging, but they believe that they do. Some think that a womans body cells have a tendency(向)to age more slowly than a mans. Others think that a mans body cells have a tendency to age more

32、 quickly. 40 AHowever, women, on average, live longer.B .The biological factor plays an important part.C. Women are also helped by their female genes.D. The female hormones also protect the body in another way.E. Recent research seems to support both of these possibilities.F. Therefore, women are mo

33、re healthy than men and can live a better life.G. Hormones are chemicals which are produced by the body to control various bodyfunctions.第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节 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、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。A little girl lived in a simple and poor hou

34、se on a hill. Usually she 41 play in the small garden. She could see over the garden fence and across the valley a wonderful house with shining golden windows high on another hill. 42 she loved her parents and her family, she desired to live in such a house and 43 all day about how wonderful and exc

35、iting 44 must feel to live there.- 7 -At the age when she gained some 45 skill and sensibility(识别力), she 46 her mother for a bike ride _47 the garden. Her mother finally allowed her to go, 48 her keeping close to the house and not 49 too far. The day was beautiful. The little girl knew 50 where she

36、was heading! 51 the hill and across the valley, she rode to the 52 of the golden house.53 she got off her bike and put it against the gate post, she focused on the path _54_ to the house and then on the house itself. She was very disappointed when she 55 that all the windows were 56 and rather dirty

37、.So 57 and heart-broken, she didnt go any further. She 58 , and all of a sudden she saw an amazing _59 . There on the other side of the valley was a little house and its windows were golden. Looking at her little home, she _60_ that she had been living in her golden house filled with love and care.

38、Everything she dreamed was right there in front of her house. 41. A. might B. should C. would D. must42. A. Unless B. Although C. Since D. But43. A. dreamed B. worried C. asked D. shouted44. A. this B. that C. it D. which45. A. different B. scientific C. musical D. basic46. A. begged B. blamed C. in

39、vited D. paid47. A. inside B. outside C. through D. along48. A. insisting on B. relying on C. arguing about D. wondering about49. A. traveling B. running C. riding D. walking50. A. madly B. rapidly C. exactly D. possibly51. A. Over B. Down C. Around D. Beside52. A. windows B. steps C. center D. gate

40、53. A. Until B. As C. While D. Because54. A. getting B. introducing C. leading D. moving55. A. felt B. learned C. concluded D. found56. A. transported B. bright C. plain D. wide57. A. anxious B. angry C. serious D. sad58. A. turned down B. cheered up C. settled down D. dropped in59. A. hill B. valle

41、y C. background D. sight60. A. imagined B. decided C. realized D. guessed第卷（非选择题 共 50 分）第二节 （共 10 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1 个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。In order to know a foreign language thoroughly,four things are necessary.Firstly,we must understand the language when we hear 1 spoken. Secondly

42、,we must be able to speak it correctly with confidence and without hesitation. 2 ,we must be able to read the language,and fourthly,we must be able to write it.We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct.There is no easy way to succeed 3 learning a language. 4 good memory is of

43、great help,but it is not enough only 5 (memorize)rules from a grammar - 8 -book.It is not much use learning by heart a long list of 6 (word)and their meaning,studying the dictionary and so on.We must learn by using the language.If we are 7 (satisfy)with only a few rules we have memorized,we are not

44、really learning the language.“Learn through use” is a good piece of 8 (advise)for those 9 are studying a new language.Practice is important.We must practise speaking and 10 (write)the language whenever we can.第四部分 写作（共两节， 满分 35 分）第一节 短文改错 （共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文

45、中共有 10 处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（） ，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词作斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2. 只允许修改 10 处，多者（从第 11 处起）不计分。Dear John,I am extreme sorry to tell you that I am unable to go to your party this Sunday.It is very kind for you to invite me to your

46、 house and I really look forward to go to your party and sharing your happy experiences abroad. Much to my regrets, I will be absent from our party owing to the fact that the College Entrance Examination are just around the corner, for which I am now really busy prepared. Whats worse, I have caught

47、bad cold lately and I am really not myself.Anyway, we would have many more chances to get together. Shall we make it after the Exam? I am truly sorry. I hope you will forgive me and to accept my sincere apology.Im looking forward to your reply.YoursLi Hua第二节：书面表达（满分 25 分）假定你是李华，因奶奶病重，你不得不取消上周与某旅行社签订的“美国七日游”合同。请按下列要点提示，用英语给该旅行社的负责人 Miss Annine 写一封电子邮件。要点： 1.说明原因； 2. 请求退回订金； 3. 表示歉意。注意点：1.词数 100 左右； 2.开头已给出，不计入总词数； 3.适当增加细节，使行文连贯。参考词汇：合同 contract; 订金 deposit ; 美国七日游 seven-day tour around AmericaDear Miss Annie,I am writing to inform you.