2011届湖南省长沙市第一中学高三上学期第五次月考英语卷.doc

1、2011届湖南省长沙市第一中学高三上学期第五次月考英语卷 其他 Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context. On November 2nd San Francisco became the first major US city to pass a law on controlling give-away toys with unhealthy restaurant meals marketed at kids. 【小题 1】 _law wil

2、l take effect on December 1， 2011. It is required that kids meals 【小题 2】 meet certain nutritional standards 【小题 3】 they can be sold with free toys. McDonalds officials were angry with the decision，【小题 4】 effectively bans their popular Happy Meals. But supporters say【小题 5】 aims to promote healthy hab

3、its while combating child obesity(肥胖 ). “This is a challenge to the restaurant industry to think about childrens health first， ” said San Francisco Supervisor Eric Mar. About 15 percent of American 【小题 6】 are overweight or obese， which puts them 【小题 7】 risk of developing heart disease， cancer， etc.

4、In some states， the childhood obesity rate is over 30 percent. McDonalds started to sell the Happy Meals in 1979 with toys. In 2006， fast-food companies spent more than $520 million on advertising and toys to promote meals 【小题 8】 children， according to the US government. 答案： 【小题 1】 The 【小题 1】 should

5、 【小题 1】 before 【小题 1】 which 【小题 1】 it/that 【小题 1】 children/kids 【小题 1】 at 【小题 1】 for 单项选 择 * The small victories in the fight against poverty and hunger have helped many people who are in trouble allowing them to maintain dignity. A before B after C for D while 答案： D Are you glad that you came to Ch

6、angsha ？ Yes ， indeed. I going to Shanghai or Shenzhen， but Ive never regretted my decision. A have considered B am considering C had considered D was considering 答案： C was to blame. A The parents as well as their child B Not the parents but their child C Neither the child nor his parents D Both the

7、 parents and their child 答案： B Do you expect to be a possibility that we shall be able to afford the particular furniture we need？ A it B there C that D one 答案： B Many crimes are committed by some bad people， an example of which is fraud， a crime money is stolen by cheating others. A which B that C

8、whose D where 答案： D Jackie， you hang all your clothes in the room like this！ A wouldnt B neednt C mustnt D oughtnt 答案： C It was not until the 18th century that man realized that the whole of the brain was involved in the working of the mind， ？ A was it B wasnt it C did they D didnt they 答案： A The do

9、or burst open and ， shouting with anger. A rushed in a crowd B in a crowd rushed C a crowd in rushed D in rushed a crowd 答案： D There is a real possibility that these animals could be frightened， a sudden loud noise. A being there B there having been C there was D should there be 答案： D From where I s

10、tand， the key to the test is to practise English every day. A passing； speaking B passing； to speak C pass； speaking D pass； to speak 答案： A It is said that the student seriously ill for two months last semester. A was B is C had been D has been 答案： A Someone is ringing the doorbell. Go and see . A w

11、ho it is B who is it C who is he D who he is 答案： A We should be able to do the job for you quickly， you give us all the necessary information. A in case B provided that C or else D as if 答案： B The infrastructure of a country is makes everything run smoothly， including things like transport， irrigati

12、on， electricity， postal service， telephones and schools. A that B what C which D as 答案： B If any employee is found information regarding applicants and staff， he or she will be fired immediately. A having leaked B leaked C leaking D to be leaking 答案： C 完型填空 Many people now think that teachers give p

13、upils too much homework. They say that it is for children to work at home in their free time. ， they argue that most teachers do not plan the homework tasks they give to pupils. The result is that pupils have to tasks which they have already done at school. Recently in Greece， many parents about the

14、 difficult homework which teachers gave to their children. The parents said that most of the homework was a waste of time， and they wanted to it. Spain and Turkey are two countries which stopped homework recently. In Denmark， Germany and several other countries in Europe， teachers cannot homework at

15、 weekends. In Holland， teachers allow pupils to stay at school to do their homework. The children are to help one another. Similar also exists in some British schools. Most people agree that homework is not . A pupil who can do his homework in a quiet and room is in a much better position than a pup

16、il who does his homework in a small， noisy room with the television on. Some parents help their children with their homework. Other parents take no at all in their childrens homework. 【小题1】 A unnecessary B uninteresting C unfortunate D unimportant A Nevertheless B However C Therefore D Moreover A co

17、nsiderably B favorably C properly D pleasantly A finish B repeat C attend D accomplish A quarreled B puzzled C explored D complained A delay B stop C block D prove A design B draft C do D set A forbidden B free C desperate D afraid A schedule B mistake C arrangement D behavior A fair B average C bal

18、anced D comparative A furnished B expensive C comfortable D suitable A interest B curiosity C notice D attention 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 阅读理解 Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the info

19、rmation given in the passage. Indians snake charmers are to be retrained as wildlife teachers under a plan to prevent their unique skills and knowledge from being lost. The charmers， who make snakes dance to the sound of flutes， used to be a traditional feature of Indian life， performing in towns an

20、d villages， until they were banned in 1972 to control the trade in snake skins. The government is now considering a plan to train the saperas， as they are known， to visit schools and zoos to tell children about forests and wildlife. There is also a proposal to set up a “dial a snake charmer” service

21、 to help householders to deal with unwelcome intruders. “For generations they have been a feature of Indian life but now they cant earn a living for fear of arrest， ” said Behar Dutt， a conservationist behind the plans， “if a policeman doesnt catch them， animal rights activists report them.” Many sn

22、ake charmers have continued to work clandestinely(暗中地 ) since the ban， despite the threat of up to three years in jail. But their trademark cloth-covered baskets， hung from a bamboo pole carried across their shoulders， make them an easy target for police. The fate of Shisha Nath， 56， from Badarpur，

23、a village just outside of New Delhi， is typical of practitioners(从业者 ) of the dying art. “I used to earn enough to support my family and send my children to school， ” he said. “Now its hard to earn even $1 a day. My children want to be snake charmers. Its our identity. We love the work. But its beco

24、me impossible.” Next month Dutts project to train 30 snake charmers will begin at a snake park in Pune， western India， where experts will enrich their home-grown skills with some formal knowledge. More than the law， though， it is the dishonest attitude of their fellow countrymen that anger many snak

25、e charmers. “Were disturbed all the time but when people want a snake removed from the house， they rush to us， ” said Prakash Nath， who was ordered recently to the home of Sonia Gandhi， the Congress party leader. 【小题 1】 What do snake charmers usually do in India？ (no more than 8 words) (2 marks) 【小题

26、 2】 How long will a saperas be in prison if he is caught during the ban？ (no more than 3 words) (2 marks) 【小题 3】 For what purpose will snake charmers in India be retrained as wildlife teachers？ (no more than 10 words) (3 marks) 【小题 4】 According to the passage， what will make snake charmers angry？ (n

27、o more than 11 words) (3 marks) 答案： 【小题 1】 Make snakes dance to the sound of flutes. 【小题 1】 (About) 3 years. 【小题 1】 To prevent their unique skills and knowledge from being lost. 【小题 1】 The law and the dishonest attitude of their fellow countrymen. Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by

28、using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. A device that stops drivers from falling asleep at the wheel is about to undergo testing at Department of Transport laboratories and could go on sale within 12 months. The system， called Driver Alert， aims to red

29、uce deadly road accidents by 20%40% that are caused by tiredness. Airline pilots can also use it to reduce the 30% of all pilot-error accidents that are related to fatigue(疲劳 ). Driver Alert is based on a computerized wristband(表带 ). The device， worn by drivers or pilots， gives out a sound about eve

30、ry four minutes during a car journey. After each sound the driver must respond by squeezing the steering wheel(方向盘 ). A sensor in the wristband detects this pressing action and measures the time between the sound and the drivers response. Tiredness is directly related to a drivers response time. Usu

31、ally， a watchful driver would take about 400 milliseconds to respond， but once that falls to more than 500 milliseconds， it suggests that the driver is getting sleepy. In such cases the device gives out more regular and louder sounds， showing that the driver should open a window or stop for a rest.

32、If the drivers response continues to slow down， the sounds become more frequent until a nonstop alarm warns that the driver must stop as soon as possible. The device has been delivered to the departments laboratories for testing. If these tests， scheduled for six months time， are successful， the mar

33、kets will bring the product to market within about a year. 【小题 1】 Driver Alert . 【小题 2】 ： To reduce 【小题 3】 accidents. . Working principle： (the device) based on 【小题 4】 (the device) giving out a sound 【小题 5】 (the driver) 【小题 6】 by squeezing the steering wheel (the device) giving out more regular and

34、louder sounds when response time is 【小题 7】 (the driver) stopping 【小题 8】 if a nonstop alarm rings . Present situation： (the device) still 【小题 9】 (the device) to be brought to market within about 【小题 10】 if the tests are 答案： 【小题 1】 Driver Alert 【小题 1】 Purpose/ Aim/ Goal 【小题 1】 tiredness-related 【小题 1】

35、 a computerized wristband 【小题 1】 every four minutes 【小题 1】 responding 【小题 1】 over 500 milliseconds 【小题 1】 for a break 【小题 1】 being tested 【小题 1】 a year Stepfamilies are commonplace in the United States and their number continues to grow. While stepfamilies differ widely in their make-up， they all co

36、nsist of a parenting couple and children， one or more of whom is of a previous union. Such combinations of his kids， her kids， and then， possibly， kids of the new union make for complicated and often trying difficulties， more challenging than those of traditional families. Since stepfamilies involve

37、 more people and， consequently， more potential problems from the start than do childless new marriage， it is wise for the couple to do some careful planning prior to ( before) marriage. Not only do the prospective(预期的 ) marital partners need agreement about their own carriers， life goals， finance an

38、d special interests， they must also prepare for new relationship with their children and attempt to accommodate their individual needs and feelings. Furthermore， there are often the rights of other relatives to consider. As for any family， the basic ingredient(成分 ) of a successful stepfamily are aff

39、ection， kindness and mutual(相互的 ) respect. However， love alone is not enough. Certainly love is the cornerstone upon which the foundation of any family is built， but there are also many other important ingredients involved in building a successful stepfamily. Surveys reveal that successful families

40、regard the ability to communicate openly as the most important factor in their success. Communication is what keeps families on track and functioning as a unit. Although healthy communication is easier for some people than for others， this skill can be learned and improved. Healthy communication inv

41、olves speaking clearly and listening carefully. By their very nature， stepfamilies often are complicated by past events that give rise to ambivalent(矛盾的 ) loyalties， lingering(持久的 ) hurts， fears， feelings of guilt and unrealistic dreams. The difficulties that arise within the stepfamilies are human

42、and understandable. However， there are ways to confront(面临 ) and resolve them. For example， support groups and professional counselors(法律顾问 ) are available in most communities to provide help and guidance when communications stopped and problems seem overwhelming(压倒性的 ). Planning and building a step

43、family is not a responsibility to take lightly. It can be a very trying and， at times， seemingly impossible effort. Many potential troubles can arise and threaten to destroy the stepfamily. Nevertheless， meeting and mastering these special challenges can bring unexpected satisfactions and rewarding

44、depths of family closeness and affection. 【小题 1】 According to the passage， there are in the United States. A no stepfamilies B more stepfamilies than ever before C fewer stepfamilies than ever before D fewer stepfamilies than traditional ones 【小题 2】 Which of the following can help avoid the potentia

45、l problems arising in a stepfamily？ A The pursuit of the same careers. B Professional interventions(干涉 ). C The development of special interests. D Careful planning before the marriage. 【小题 3】 Many people believe that contributes most to the building of a successful stepfamily. A everlasting loyalti

46、es B open communication C kindness and mutual respect D persistent(持久稳固的 ) affection 【小题 4】 It is natural for a stepfamily to be . A unrealistic B complicated C ambivalent D guilty 【小题 5】 According to the author， planning and building a stepfamily is . A impossible B satisfying and rewarding C disco

47、uraging and frustrating D a difficult and trying experience 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D The history of nomenclature (命名 ) in Britain is so old that no one knows the beginning of the story. Since written history began， people have had names. It is therefore impossible to do more

48、than guess at how the earliest given names were chosen. Most names appear to have had some sort of original meaning， usually descriptive， rather than being simply a pleasing collection of sounds. These descriptive names developed both from nouns and adjectives. The Irish Gaelic people used descriptive nouns and adjectives which were meaningful. Early in prehistory some descriptive names began to be used agai