2013届福建省福州市第三中学高三第二次月考英语试卷与答案（带解析）.doc

1、2013届福建省福州市第三中学高三第二次月考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 短文填词（共 10小题，每小题 1分，满分 10分） In Grade Eight I took physics. In one test I get 76 only 36 percent of the answers c I failed the 77 next one, too. I started to think that maybe I not 78 good at it. However , I was l _ .enough to 79 have a teacher did not take my bad

2、 grades as a 80 (判断 ) of my abilities, but simply as an indication 81 why I should study harder. He pulled me aside and t 82 me that he knew I could do better, He p me to retake 83 the test, and I pulled my grade to an A. This is 84 I discovered: That some (科目 )are difficult to 85 learn does not m y

3、ou are not good at them. 答案： 【小题 1】 correct 【小题 2】 was 【小题 3】 lucky/fortunate 【小题 4】 Who 【小题 5】 judgement/judgment 【小题 6】 told 【小题 7】 persuaded/ permitted 【小题 8】 what 【小题 9】 subjects 【小题 10】 mean 【小题 1】由上下文知，我得了 36分的正确答案： 正确 correct 【小题 2】固定词组 be good at 擅长于。 I后面用 am 又因为是过去时态，所以用 was 【小题 3】 however表

4、示转折。前文中 “我 ”是不幸的，所以此处应填幸运的 lucky 【小题 4】定语从句。定语从句中缺少主语，先行词 teacher 是人，用 who 【小题 5】句意：以我的成绩来判断我 判断 judgement/judgment 【小题 6】固定搭配 tell sb that从句 告诉某人。 又因为是过去时态，所以是 told 【小题 7】根据上下文，老师劝导 /允许我重新考一次 劝导 /允许 persuaded/ permitted 【小题 8】表语从句 从句中缺少宾语。用 what 【小题 9】一些科目 科目 subject 【小题 10】句意：一些难学的科目不意味着你不善于它们 意味着

5、 mean 单项选择 * Rolls-Royces is ranked fourth in the list of best cars The Browns already have two and now they are buying third A the ; the B不填 ; a C the ; a D不填 ; the 答案： B The film festival is as an event of international importance A acknowledged B realized C understood D fascinated 答案： A My money

6、was beginning to and there were no jobs to be found A give up B give out C give in D give away 答案： B A botanist who speaks and writes English is in closer touch with the scientists in other countries than who doesnt A one B those C / D that 答案： A Two hours away from the tall buildings of New York A

7、some of the worlds largest bears live B lives some of the worlds largest bears C do some of the worlds largest bears live D live some of the worlds largest bears 答案： D Many single parents with the dilemma of dividing time between work and children。 A struggled B caught C trapped D placed 答案： A Its m

8、any years since I saw you last; I you at all I wouldnt have, either; if someone you by the name A didnt recognize; hadnt called B didnt recognize; didnt call C havent recognized; didnt call D recognized; hag called 答案： A Bungee jumping is an adventurous sport, popular with young adults, _ courage ma

9、tters more than strength A whose B that C of which D where 答案： D As I will be away for at least a year, Id appreciate from you now and then me how everyone is getting along. A hearing; tell B to hear; tell C hearing; telling D to hear; to tell 答案： C “ Neal, listen,” she said, looking straight at him

10、 ”I ask you not to get _in this kind of matter Its none of your business” A associated B involved C attached D connected 答案： B The groups research has done much to our knowledge of the HIV virus A advance B pull C rush D adopt 答案： A The hospital now patients by name, not case number A refers to B sp

11、eaks of C comes to D appeals to 答案： A We firmly believe that war never settles anything It only violence A runs into B results in C results from D runs out 答案： B Can I pay the bill by check Sorry, sir But it is the management rules of our hotel that payment be made in cash A shall B need C will D ca

12、n 答案： A Did you see that programme South Africa last night A in B for C on D to 答案： C 完型填空 When I was fifteen, I announced to my English class that I was going to write my own books Half the students sneered（冷笑） , the（ 36） nearly fell out of their chairs laughing. “Dont be silly, （ 37） geniuses（天才）

13、can become writers,” the English teacher said ， “And you are getting a D this term,” I was so （ 38） that I burst into tears. That night I wrote a short（ 39） poem about broken dreams and mailed it to the newspaper. To my（ 40） , they published it and sent me two dollars. I was a published and（ 41） wri

14、ter. I showed my teacher and fellow students. They （ 42） . “Just plain dumb luck,” the teacher said. I tasted （ 43） . Id sold the first thing Id ever written. That was more than any of them had done and if it was just dumb luck, that was （ 44） with me. During the next two years I sold dozens of （ 45

15、） , letters, jokes and recipes. By the time I （ 46） from high school, with a C minus average, I had scrapbooks filled with my published work. I （ 47） mentioned my writing to my teachers, friends or my family again. They were dream killers and （ 48） people must choose between their friends and their

16、dreams, they must always choose their （ 49） . I had four children at the time, and the oldest was only four. I wrote what I felt. It （ 50） nine months, just like a pregnant woman. I mailed it without a sell addressed stamped （ 51） and without making a copy of the manuscript. A month later I received

17、 a（ n）（ 52） , and a request to start working on another book. The worst year I earned two dollars. In my best year I earned 36,000 dollars. （ 53） years I earned between five thousand and ten thousand. No, it isnt enough to live （ 54） , but its still more than Id make working part time. People ask wh

18、at college I（ 55） , what degrees I had and what qualifications I have to be a writer. The answer is: “None.” I just write. Im not a genius. 【小题1】 A whole B rest C most D other A no B only C but D even A delighted B anxious C upset D ashamed A sad B innocent C disappointing D puzzled A delight B asto

19、nishment C comfort D happiness A borrowed B lent C paid D cost A cried B agreed C swore D laughed A success B failure C coldness D squeeze A fine B mixed C compared D full A books B poets C novels D poems A dropped out B left C graduated D laid off A ever B never C seldom D even A if B unless C unti

20、l D before A teachers B family C dreams D friends A took B swapped C fitted D changed A letter B envelope C writer D cover A edition B agreement C trade D patent A Recent B Memorable C Most D Several A with B in C by D on A deserved B introduced C founded D attended 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 D 【小

21、题 4】 A 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 D 【小题 11】 C 【小题 12】 B 【小题 13】 A 【小题 14】 C 【小题 15】 A 【小题 16】 B 【小题 17】 B 【小题 18】 C 【小题 19】 D 【小题 20】 D 阅读理解 Heather Mills McCartney lives an admirable life, attending celebrity parties, meeting regularly with the rich and famous and doing me

22、aningful work for charity. All who work with her admire and respect her. But Heathers life hasnt always been so easy. When Heather was only 9 years old, her mother abandoned her and her two brothers. At the age of 13, she ran away from home and ended up living on the streets in London. Eventually, h

23、owever, her exceptional beauty led to a career in modeling. At that time, Heather also began helping with the war relief efforts in former Yugoslavia. Through her modeling and relief work, she soon became famous. But in August 1993, at age 25 her life changed once again. She was crossing the street

24、in London when a motorcycle crashed into her. She was so badly injured that the doctors had to cut off her left leg. After that, she discovered she frequently needed to change her artificial limbs. It was expensive and she felt it was a waste to just throw away the old one. It occurred to her to set

25、 up an organization that could deliver used artificial limbs to Yugoslavia and other war-torn countries. It was through her charity （慈善） work that she met her husband Paul McCartney. Throughout her life, Heather has risen above problems and focused on helping others. Her work with artificial limbs e

26、ven earned her a nomination(提名 ) for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996. Heathers persistence and determination are what impresses anyone who knows her. Heather believes anyone can make a positive difference in the world. 【小题 1】 This passage is mainly about _. A Heathers miserable life B Heathers contrib

27、ution to the world C Heathers success in her work D Heathers belief in life 【小题 2】 Heather began her modeling career _. A due to her mothers encouragement B after her brothers abandoned her C because of her excellent intelligence and performances D because she was especially beautiful 【小题 3】 Which o

28、f the following is Not true according to the passage A Heather won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1996. B Heather began her charity work while working as a model. C Her artificial limbs had to be replaced continuously. D Heather has never been defeated by her problems. 【小题 4】 From the passage we can infer

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34、st 42% cholesterol D it sells best on Internet every month 【小题 4】 Where can you most probably read this passage A In a travel guide book. B On a university bulletin board. C In a health magazine. D In a doctors prescription. 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 C A funny thing happened on the way t

35、o the communications revolutions: we stopped talking to one another. I was walking in the park with a friend recently， and his cell phone rang, interrupting our conversation. There we were, walking and talking on a beautiful sunny day andI became invisible, absent from the conversation. The telephon

36、e used to connect you to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent. Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected I feel Every advance in communications technology is a tragedy to the closeness of human interaction. With email and instant messaging over the In

37、ternet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another, With voice mail, you can conduct entire conversations without ever reaching anyone. If my mom has a question, I just leave the answer on her machine. As almost every contact we can imagine between human beings gets automated, t

38、he alienation index goes up. You cant even call a person to get the phone number of another person my more. Directory assistance is almost always fully automated. I am not against modern technology. I own a cell phone, an ATM card a voice mail system, and an email account. Giving them up isnt wiseth

39、eyre a great help to use. Its some of their possible consequences that make me feel uneasy. More and more .I find myself hiding behind e-mail to do a job meant for conversation. Or being relieved that voice mail picked up because I didnt really have time to talk, The industry devoted to helping me k

40、eep in touch is making me lonelieror at least facilitating my antisocial instincts So Ive put myself on technology restriction: no instant messaging. with people who live near me， no cell phoning in the presence of friends, no letting the voice mail pick up when Im at home. 【小题 1】 Which of the follo

41、wing would be the best title of the passage A The Advance of Communications Technology B The Consequences of Modern Technology C The Story of Communications Revolution D The Automation of Modern Communications 【小题 2】 The sentence “Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent， ”means that . A

42、the people sitting beside you have to go away to receive a phone call B you can hardly get in touch with the people sitting beside you C modem technology makes it hard for people to have a face-to-face talk D people can now go to work without going to the office 【小题 3】 The writer feels that the use

43、of modern communications is A encouraging B disappointing C satisfying D embarrassing 【小题 4】 The passage implies that . A modern technology is bridging the people. B modern technology is separating the people C modern technology is developing too fast D modern technology is interrupting our communic

44、ations 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 B Having one of those daysor weekswhen everything seems to annoy you Even if you do nothing about it, your bad mood （心情） will probably go away after some time. But with a little effort, you can forget it much faster, often within a day or two. Walk it off

45、 Exercise is the most popular bad-mood buster. A person whos in a bad mood has low energy and high tension. Taking a fast ten-minute walk, or taking some quick exercise can do wonders towards changing that bad mood. Tune it out Listening to your favorite music for a while can also make tensions go a

46、way quickly, because music starts associations with past positive experiences weve had. Give yourself a pep talk Stop and listen to whats on your mind. Bad moods are often started by too many negative thoughts. Write them all down on paper, including the pessimistic（悲观的）messages youve been giving yo

47、urself and then give optimistic answers.（ “I still dont have a job.” Vs” I have two interviews next week.”） Reduce your stress Relaxation techniques are wonderful mood-lifters. There include de3ep breathing, stretching and visualizing, all of which sound complicated(复杂的 )but arent. One easy way to v

48、isualize, close your eyes and picture a favorite place, such as the beach. Another simple way to unhappiness is to make a to-do list. One reason for being in a bad mood is feeling you have no options. By taking control over certain areas, you realize youre not helpless. You can make changes in your mood and life. Avoid things that wont improve your mood TV may not help much: you need to increase your energy level and stimulate（刺激）your mind-something that