2014届湖南省长沙市重点中学高三10月第二次月考英语试卷与答案（带解析）.doc

1、2014届湖南省长沙市重点中学高三 10月第二次月考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet. The tasty cream-filled golden sponge(海绵 ) cakes have been an American favorite f

2、or decades. These are just a few of the sugary treats made by the beloved Hostess brand. But after more than 80 years, Americans have to say goodbye to these iconic (标志性的 ) desserts. Early last week, Hostess announced it is going out of business. Many people have worked unbelievably long and hard to

3、 keep this from happening, said Hostess CEO Gregory F. Rayburn. Hostess Brand has no other alternative than to begin the process of getting down and preparing for the sale of our iconic brands. Along with Twinkles (奶油蛋糕 ) and Wonder Bread, cupcakes and other sugary treats may disappear from the shel

4、ves. In the past decade, Hostess has experienced difficulties with its management and high labor costs. The company had money troubles in the past, but this time there was no way to recover. Along with the loss of sugary treats comes the loss of nearly 20,000 jobs. Hostess fans hope that another com

5、pany will buy out the Hostess. The downfall of Hostess is due not just to the companys financial problems, but also to a changing America. Our countrys tastes and lifestyles are not the same as they were eighty years ago. Americans have become more health-conscious, and they are demanding more healt

6、hful food products. As a manufacturer of high-calorie products, Hostess does not fit into this new way of life. To make matters worse for Hostess, Americans do not eat as much bread as they once did. More and more people are choosing one-dish meals, said Harry Balzar. The tradition of bread as a sid

7、e dish is going out. Americans are finding alternatives to their morning toast too. Instead theyre choosing quick snacks like yogurt and energy bars. Will Twinkles become an image of a bygone(过去的 ) America Hostess fans hope that it will secure its spot on supermarket shelves for years to come. We ca

8、n only wait. And maybe eat fruit for dessert instead. 【小题 1】 What caused Hostess to be in trouble in the last 10 years (no more than 7 words) _ 【小题 2】 Can you list three disappearing sugary desserts by Hostess (no more than 5 words) _ 【小题 3】 What makes Hostesss situation more severe (no more than 9

9、words) _ 【小题 4】 Whats the hope of Hostess fans about this spongy snacks future (no more than 20 words) _ 答案： 【小题 1】 Its management and high labor costs. 【小题 2】 Twinkles, Wonder Bread and cupcakes. 【小题 3】 The decrease of the tradition of eating bread. 【小题 4】 They hope another company will buy out Hos

10、tess and it will exist on supermarket shelves for years to come. 试题分析： 【小题 1】细节题。根据文章第三段 1,2行 In the past decade, Hostess has experienced difficulties with its management and high labor costs.可知 Its management and high labor costs这是这个公司在过去 10年中陷入困境的主语原因。 【小题 2】 细节题。根据文章第二段最后 1句 Wonder Bread, cupcake

11、s and other sugary treats may disappear from the shelves.和最后一段第 1句 Will Twinkles become an image of a bygone(过去的 ) America。可知这三项是这家公司饿主要产品。 【小题 3】细节题。根据文章倒数第二段第一行 To make matters worse for Hostess, Americans do not eat as much bread as they once did.。 【小题 4】细节题。根据文章第三段最后一句 Hostess fans hope that ano

12、ther company will buy out the Hostess. 考点：考查表达概括能力 单项选择 * Jane had just finished her homework _ her mom asked her to practice playing the violin yesterday. A when B while C after D before 答案： A 试题分析：考查连词： A when 当 时候，表示时间点，这时 =at this/that time，B while当 时候，表示时间段， C after在 后面， D before 在 前面，句意：昨天简刚刚完

13、成作业，这时妈妈就要求她练习钢琴。故 A正确。 考点：考查连词 _ from what she said at the meeting, she must have lied to all of us. A Judged B Judging C To judge D Judge 答案： B 试题分析：考查固定搭配。 judging from/by.根据 .判断 .；句意：根据她在会议上所说的话来判断，她一定对我们说了谎。故 B正确。 考点：考查固定搭配 Some experts believe it is the grandparents who _ for the spoiled child

14、. A are to blame B are to be blamed C should blame D are blamed 答案： A 试题分析：考查动词。动词 blame用法如此： blame sb for sth因为某事责备某人；blame sth on sb把某事归咎于某人； be to blame应受责备（用主动语态表示被动含 义）；故使用 A项主动语态表示被动含义。句意：一些专家认为爷爷奶奶应该为那些被宠坏的孩子负责。故 A正确。 考点：考查动词 - Lets go shopping, shall we - Wait a minute. I _ my housework and

15、it wont take long. A just finish B am just finishing C have just finished D am to finish 答案： B 试题分析：考查时态。根据 it wont take long可知我的家庭作业还没有完成，不过很快就好了。句意： 我们去购物，好吗？ 等一会。我马上就完成家庭作业了，不会需要太多时间。故 B正确。 考点：考查时态 Its more than half a century _ my grandfather joined the Party and became a servant to the people.

16、A since B that C when D while 答案： A 试题分析：考查连词辨析。本题考察的是 since自从引 导的时间状语从句。Since自从，表示动作从过去开始，持续到现在，所以从句中通常使用一般过去时，前面的主句使用现在完成时，或者一般现在时。故 A正确。 CD两项的语义不配。 B项是强调句型，句子结构不正确。句意：自从我爷爷参军成为人们的服务员以来已经超过了半个世纪了。故 A正确。 考点：考查连词辨析 We _ the project on time without your timely help . A would not have finished B will

17、not finish C would have finished D will finish 答案： A 试题分析：考查虚拟语气。本题是一个含蓄条件句，其条件不是通过 if从句表示出现，而是通过介词短语 “without要不是，如果没有 ”表示出来的。根据句意可知是对过去情况的虚拟，故使用 would have done的形式。同时要使用否定形式。句意：要是没有你及时帮助，我们本不会准时完成那项工程。故 A正确。 考点：考查虚拟语气 Planning so far ahead _ no sense-so many things will have changed by next year. A

18、 makes B made C making D make 答案： A 试题分析：考查句子结构。本题句子的主语是 planning so ahead，当单个的动名词在句中做主语的时候，谓语动词使用单数形式。句意：提前如此长的时间做好计划是没有意义的 到第二年的时候很多事情都已经发生了变化。故 A正确。 考点：考查句子结构 The famous deaf dancer think that dancing is an activity _ sight matters more than hearing. A when B whose C which D where 答案： D 试题分析：考查定语

19、从句。本题定语从句的先行词是 an activity，后面定语从句sight matters more than hearing. 的句子结构很完整，故使用关系副词 where引导。 When的先行词通常是时间的么么茶。 BC都属于关系代词，在句中不能做状语。句意：那位著名的聋哑舞蹈演员认为舞蹈是一个活动，在这个活动里视觉比听觉更重要。故 D正 确。 考点：考查定语从句 -What do you think of your parents -They always let me do _ I think I should do. A when B that C how D what 答案： D

20、 试题分析：考查名词性从句。本句中的宾语从句 what I should do作为动词 do的宾语。在宾语从句中有一个插入语 I think，可以省略。 AC两项在宾语从句通常做状语。 That在宾语从句中不充当任何成分。句意： 你认为你的父母亲怎 么样？ 他们总是让给我做我应该做的事情。故 D正确。 考点：考查名词性从句 The little boy who got lost decided to remain _ she was and wait for her mother. A what B how C who D where 答案： D 试题分析：考查状语从句。本句中的 remain

21、是一个行为动词 “停留，逗留 ”，后面的地点状语从句 where she was 对前面的动词 remain的情况进行说明。句意：这个迷路的小男孩决定仍然留在她原来的地方，等待这其他人的到来。故 D正确。 考点：考查状语从句 Some people _ not have plans yet for New Years Eve, but others know exactly what they will be doing. A can B must C need D may 答案： D 试题分析：考查情态动词。 A能够，可能； B一定，必须； C需要； D也许；根据句意可知这是一种把握性不大的

22、推测。句意：一 些人也许还没有新年的计划，但是其他人却知道自己确切要做的事情。故 D正确。 考点：考查情态动词 _ beyond words, the businessman agreed to donate some money to help the sick. A Moving B Moved C Being Moved D To moved 答案： B 试题分析：考查非谓语动词。本句的动词 move感动和后面句子主语 the businessman构成被动关系，指这位商人被感动。 C项是现在分词的被动形式，表示正在进行，在本句中没有体现正在进行的意思。句意：被这些话感动了，这位生意人同

23、意捐一些钱来帮助病人。故 B正确。 考点：考查非谓语动词 The boys followed the marks that they _, until finally they found their way back to the campsite. A left B have left C had left D have been left 答案： C 试题分析：考查时态。根据句意可知他们 留下脚印是之前完成的事情，故使用过去完成时。句意：男孩们沿着他们之前留下的脚印直到他们找到回到营地的道路。故 C正确。 考点：考查时态 _ their heavy load, the two broth

24、ers walked along the river bank. A Carrying B Carried C To carry D Carry 答案： A 试题分析：考查非谓语动词。不定式放在句首通常做目的状语。本句中的动词carry与后面句子的主语 the two brothers构成逻辑上的主 动关系，故使用现在分词短语在句中做伴随状语。句意：带着很重的负荷，这两兄弟沿着河堤在走。故 A正确。 考点：考查非谓语动词 Research shows that teenagers _ talk about their day with family members at the dinner

25、table are less likely to engage in high-risk behavior. A what B who C whom D 答案： B 试题分析：考查定语从句。本句中先行词为 the teenagers，在定语从句中做主语，不能省略。 What不能引导定语从句； whom在句中通常做宾语。句意：研究说明那些在吃饭的时候和家人谈论很多学校事情的年轻人不太可能染上危险的行为。故 B正确。 考点：考查定语从句 完型填空 A year ago, August, Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small compa

26、ny in west Michigan. His wife, Gerrie, was still working in the local school cafeteria, but it was for Dave to find work, and the price of everything was rising. The Fusses were at the risk of joining the millions of Americans who have their homes in recent years. Then Dave and Gerrie received a tim

27、ely $7,000, a legacy( 遗产 ) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch, who died in an accident. “It really made a difference when we were meeting difficulty.” says Dave. But the Fusses werent the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to unexpected legacy from the Hatches. Dozens of ot

28、her families were by what the Hatches had done. In some cases, it was a few thousand dollars; in , it was more than $100,000. It nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money, more than $3 millionthey were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm. Children

29、 of the Great Depression, Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of . They preferred comparison shopping and would go from store to store, checking prices before making a new purchase. Through the years, the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camps when their parents couldnt it. “Is

30、h and Arlene never asked if you anything,” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden, “They could see things they could do to make you happier, and they would do them.” Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches their farmland. It was the Hatches wish that their legacya legacy of kindness as much as one

31、 of dollars and centsshould the whole community and last for generations t o come. Neighbors helping neighborsthat was Ish and Arlene Hatchs story. 【小题1】 A happy B hard C easy D nice A lost B bought C left D wanted A gift B money C encouragement D package A accept B defeat C win D receive A amazed B

32、 excited C upset D touched A the other B another C other D others A surprised B frightened C pleased D encouraged A kind B generous C living D saving A afford B buy C offer D keep A suffered B enjoyed C needed D did A put away B put up C gave up D gave away A enrich B bless C brighten D expand 答案： 【

33、小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 D 【小题 6】 D 【小题 7】 A 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 D 【小题 12】 A 试题分析：本文讲述了 Hatch夫妇把自己的遗产全部赠送给了社区里需要帮助的人，说明人间自有真情在的感人故事。 【小题 1】 B形容词辨析。 A幸福的 B困难的 C容易的 D很好的；对 Dave来说找到新的工作很难。 【小题 2】 A动词辨析。 A失去 B购买 C离开 D想要；这对夫妻很快就会加入到失去房子的失业人群的大军之中。 【小题 3】 A名词辨析。 A礼物 B钱 C鼓励

34、 D包裹； Dave很惊讶地收到了一份礼物 价值 7千美元的遗产。这是他们的邻居 Ish and Arlene Hatch赠送给他们的。 【小题 4】 D动词辨析。 A接受 B打败 C赢得 D收到； Fusses夫妻不是这个街区里唯一的收到 Hatch捐助的人，还有很多人都收到了他们的捐助。 【小题 5】 D动词辨析。 A使 惊讶 B使 .兴奋 C使 难受 D感动；很多家庭都被 Hatch夫妇感动。 【小题 6】 D词义 辨析。 A两者中的另外一个 B另一个 C其他的 D其他人；在一些情况下，有人得到了几千美元。在其他的情况下，有人得到的捐助超过了1万美元。 【小题 7】 A动词辨析。 A使

35、.惊讶 B使 害怕 C使 .高兴 D鼓励；这件事情让大家都很惊讶， Hatch夫妇竟然有如此多的钱，因为平时生活中他们都很节省。 【小题 8】 D。词义辨析。 A种类 B慷慨的 C生活 D节约；这对老夫妻在生活中的节约的习惯很多人都知道，没有想到他们竟然如此有钱。 【小题 9】 A动词辨析。 A承受得起 B购买 C提供 D保持；当孩子的父母亲承受不起夏令营的时候， Hatch夫妇就出 钱让孩子们去参加夏令营。 【小题 10】 C。动词辨析。 A遭受 B喜欢 C需要 D做； Hatch夫妇从来不问你需要什么，他们只会做一些让你开心的事情。 【小题 11】 D短语辨析。 A收拾，整理 B张贴，搭建

36、，留宿 C放弃 D赠送；最让人惊讶的是 Hatch夫妇吧他们的农场也赠送了出来。 【小题 12】 A动词辨析。 A使 富有 B保佑 C使 明亮 D扩充；他们这样做会让整个社区里的人都成为富人。 考点：考查故事类短文 阅读理解 Chinese and Nigerian media should pay more attention to their own growing roles and strive to present a reliable image of China to African audiences and vice versa(反之亦然 ). Agreement on th

37、is important step in ongoing cooperation between the two sides was reached by media representatives attending a media forum on September 19 in Abuja, Nigeria. The agreement comes in the wake of increasing attention being paid by the international community on Africas deepening relationship with Chin

38、a. This presents an important opportunity for media in China, Nigeria and other African countries. We should seize the moment to expand cooperation between Chinese and Nigeria media, increase our say, and contribute to cooperation between China, Nigeria and Africa as a whole, said Li Wufeng, Vice Mi

39、nister of the State Council Information Office at the China-Nigeria Media meeting. The media meeting was jointly held by the State Council Information Office, the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria, and the Federal Ministry of Education, Nigeria. It formed part of the Experience China program, which aims to

40、 increase cultural exchanges and mutual understanding between China and other parts of the world. In the past, due to poor communication facilities, China and African countries could only learn about each other through third parties, in particular Western media, which may have given rise to and perp

41、etuated misunderstandings. China is still not a constant feature or subject on the front page and prime time in the news media in Nigeria unless there are disasters and alleged human rights abuses to be reported, said Martins Oloja, Editor of The Guardian. Major Western media continue to promote a C

42、old War mentality and view Sino-African ties through the lens of geopolitics, framing everything as competition between East and West, Chinese and Nigerian media professionals said at the forum. Some Western media outlets accuse China of ignoring mutually beneficial solutions or sustainable developm

43、ent of African people, while robbing the continent of its natural resources. Nigerians cannot expect Aljazeera or BBC to report on Africa, and indeed Nigeria and China relations, the way we want, said Oloja. Mutually objective coverage will generate more cooperation and better understanding between

44、China and Nigeria, said Li Xiaohua, a representative from China. , a leading multi-language website in China. 【小题 1】 What is the purpose of this media forum on September 19 in Abuja A More international community should pay attention to Africas deepening relationship with China. B People should seiz

45、e the moment to expand cooperation between China and African countries. C Chinese and Nigerian media should pay more attention to their own growing roles and strive to present a reliable image to each other. D Let more Chinese people know about the culture of Africa. 【 小题 2】 Whats the meaning of the

46、 underlined word in paragraph 4 A defeated B continued C disappeared D decreased 【小题 3】 Which of the following is right A The State Council Information Office and Experience China program attended this China-Nigeria Media meeting. B In the past, China and African countries could learn about each oth

47、er very well. C Chinese people and Chinese events has been well reported through African media. D Nowadays, some African media still cannot give the true stories of China. 【小题 4】 What is the attitude of the major western media towards the Sino-African relationship A They think highly of it. B They report it as it is. C They view it through the angle of geopolitics. D They view it as a competition between two countries. 【小题 5】 What is the best title for this passage A Having a bigger say B