1、- 1 -内蒙古包铁一中 2018-2019 高三英语上学期第二次月考试题第一部分 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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AYou probably know who Marie Curie was，but you may not have heard of Rachel CarsonOf the outstanding ladies listed below， who do you think was the most important woman of the
2、past 100 years？Jane Addams（18601935）Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thankAddams helped the poor and worked for peaceShe encouraged a sense of community（社区）by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need In 1931， Addams became the fir
3、st American woman to win the Nobel Peace PrizeRachel Carson（19071964）If it werent for Rachel Carson，the environmental movement might not exist todayHer popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the worlds lakes
4、and oceansSandra Day OConnor（1930present）When Sandra Day OConnor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School，in 1952，she could not find work at a law firm because she was a womanShe became an Arizona state senator（参议员） and，in 1981，the first woman to join the US Supreme CourtOConnor gave the d
5、eciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top courtRosa Parks（19132005）On December 1，1955，in Montgomery，Alabama，Rasa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a white passengerHer simple act landed Parks in prisonBut it also set off the Montgomery bus boycottIt lasted for mo
6、re than a year，and kicked off the civilrights movement “The only tired I was，was tired of giving in， ”said Parks21.What is Jane Addams noted for in history？A. Her social work.B. Her teaching skills.C. Her efforts to win a prize.D. Her community background.22. What is the reason for OConnors being re
7、jected by the law firm？A. Her lack of proper training in law.B. Her little work experience in court.C. The discrimination against women.D. The poor financial conditions.23. Who made a great contribution to the civilrights movement in the US？A. Jane Addams B. Rachel Carson- 2 -C. Sandra Day OConnor D
8、. Rosa Parks24. What can we infer about the women mentioned in the text？A. They are highly educated.B. They are truly creative.C. They are pioneers.D. They are peacelovers.BIf you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.Take the tax
9、i drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell the driver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the
10、least signs of anxiety.The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests，but also serve outside dinners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration c
11、ards to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge. The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss at the rate. From then on they just say ho
12、w many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.With so many loopholes(漏洞) in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is that all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fares after they have a
13、ttended to their business and that not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real
14、 “gentleman”25. The underlined words in Paragraph 5 means to “_”A. be ready to help othersB. make good use of ones friendsC. be a little ahead of othersD. gain something at others expense26. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. While taking a taxi in Finland，you can get off
15、 without first paying your fare.B. In a big hotel in Finland, you can enjoy free meals if youre living in the hotel.- 3 -C. The bosses in Finland pay the employees according to the registration of their working hours.D. The workers are always honest with their working hours.27. We can learn from the
16、 passage that _.A. the Finnish society is of very high moral(道德的) levelB. there are many loopholes in everyday life in FinlandC. in Finland, most taxi drivers will not charge you anythingD. everyone in Finland is like a gentleman, for they have faith in themselves28. Which of the following is the be
17、st title of the passage?A. Life in FinlandB. A Society with “Foolish” PeopleC. What a LifeD. Honest accounts of the FinnsCGetting less sleep has become a bad habit for most American kidsAccording to a new survey（调查） by the National Sleep Foundation，51% of kids aged 10 to 18 go to bed at 10 pm or lat
18、er on school nights， even though they have to get up earlyLast year the Foundation reported that nearly 60% of 7-to 12-year-olds said they felt tired during the day，and 15% said they had fallen asleep at school How much sleep you need depends a lot on your ageBabies need a lot of rest：most of them s
19、leep about 18 hours a day! Adults need about eight hoursFor most school-age children，ten hours is ideal（理想的） But the new National Sleep Foundation survey found that 35% of 10-to 12-year-olds get only seven or eight hoursAnd guess what almost half of the surveyed kids said they do before bedtime？Watc
20、h TV “More children are going to bed with TVs on，and there are more opportunities（机会） to stay awake，with more homework，the Internet and the phone，“says DrMary Carskadon，a sleep researcher at Brown University Medical SchoolShe says these activities at bedtime can get kids all excited and make it hard
21、 for them to calm down and sleepOther experts say part of the problem is chemical Changing levels of body chemicals called hormones not only make teenagers bodies develop adult characteristics，but also make it hard for teenagers to fall asleep before 11 pm Because sleepiness is such a problem for te
22、enagers，some school districts have decided to start high school classes later than they used toThree years ago，schools in Edina，Minnesota，changed the start time from 7：25 am to 8：30 amStudents，parents and teachers are pleased with the results 29. What is the new National Sleep Foundation survey on？
23、_ A. American kids sleeping habits B. Teenagers sleep-related diseases C. Activities to prevent sleeplessness D. Learning problems and lack of sleep 30. How many hours of sleep do 11-year-olds need every day？ _ - 4 -A. 7 hours B. 8 hours C. 10 hours D. 18 hours 31. Why do teenagers go to sleep late
24、according to Carskadon？ _ A. They are affected by certain body chemicals B. They tend to do things that excite them C. They follow their parents examples D. They dont need to go to school earlyDIn the past few decades, great changes have taken place in the literary world. With the time changing, Chi
25、nese university students show a typical characteristic in their afterschool reading and this reflects the changes of thoughts and quality of the young people.The 1960s was the time for admiring heroes. Chinese university students had a thirst in reading heroic stories. Novels like Song of the Youth
26、and How the Steel Was Tempered became extremely popular among university students. Lei Fengs Diary and Selected Works of Mao Zedong were almost a must to read. Everyone had a copy of Chinese Youth, an encouraging and helpful magazine for the young. Harvest and Peoples Literature were fashionable amo
27、ng them as well.University students in the 1970s were quite industrious in study. They spent much time in study than in sparetime reading. They wished to enrich their reading so as to improve self-cultivation and expand their knowledge. Masterpieces such as works of Shakespeare were popular. Collect
28、ion of Lu Xuns Works and Ba Jins trilogy (三部曲) were among the favorites of the students.The 1980s shot up many young lovers for literature. At that time, foreign and Chinese masterpieces, especially works of Hugo and Shelley were the books young people often read. A survey named “The book that impre
29、ssed you most during 1985 to 1989“ indicated that Jin Yongs works ranked the second and works of Qiong Yao and San Mao the sixth.In addition to romantic fiction and martial arts fiction, a new type of books, science fiction became popular among the male students in 1990s. Apart from that, contempora
30、ry masterpieces including Chinese novels White Deer Plain, and foreign masterworks like War and Peace and Thorn Bird were read most.32. What is mainly described in the second paragraph?A. Real heroes in the 1960s.B. Foreign works in the 20th century.C. The role models in Chinese university students
31、eyes in the later 20th century.D. The popularity of heroic books among Chinese university students in the 1960s.33. What does the underlined word “industrious“ in paragraph 3 mean?A. Hardworking. B. Smart.- 5 -C. Casual. D. Absentminded.34. What can we learn from the text?A. University students in t
32、he 1960s read more than those in the 1970s.B. Female university students liked science fiction most in the 1990s.C. University students could choose to read from many books in the 1980s.D. White Deer Plain was the most popular novel in the early 20th century.35. Which can be a suitable title for the
33、 text?A. Life Expectations of Chinese University StudentsB. What Books University Students Have Most ReadC. Great Changes Have Taken Place in the Literary worldD. Changes in SpareTime Reading for Chinese University Students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。We just
34、went Christmas shopping this weekend, just to pick up a little here and there for the kids. 36 We have discovered how to save time and money through a little research. Follow me and you can find some excellent tips.First thing that you want to do is to make a list of what you are looking for exactly
35、. 37 This will make your shopping experience less painful and time-wasting. It will also help with making it less expensive. You wont be persuaded to buy things that you dont need or want because it is on sale.38 If you are familiar with the stores that you are buying things from, you will already k
36、now how they work. For example, Wal-Mart gives excellent pricing only for online sales, as well as free shipping.When leaving your favorite stores, you want to look for exactly what is on your list. Compare prices and availability. 39 Dont just depend on your favorite stores. Sometimes you will come
37、 across things at prices you never knew in your familiar store.After pricing shopping, go back to the stores that have the best price for the thing you want and buy it. 40 You may get it for a great price, but the shipping and handling costs will make you spend more if you are not careful.A. We have
38、 to go shopping in our daily life.B. We were shocked by the crowds and the costs.C. Dont forget to go online to your favorite stores.D. Know what it is that you are in need of before you go shopping.E. Dont be persuaded to buy you dont need at all at home.F. Something you need badly may not be sold
39、online or in the store.G. Care about not only the cost of the thing, but also the shipping cost.第二部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节 (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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。In 2016, 60-year-old Marshall Reeves got onto his bike in California. He 41 the Race Across America,
40、a 3000-mile 42 that runs from coast to coast.- 6 -The 43 was to cross the finish line in Maryland in two weeks. It had 44 him twice. But he didnt give up. For his third 45 , Reeves had a new source of 46 : He was racing with 3000 Miles to a Cure, which raises money for brain cancer research.The race
41、 is one of the most 47 in the world. Only about half the competitors are able to finish it. 48 other long-distance bike races, it is continuous-once the clock starts in California, it doesnt stop until Maryland. Therefore, racers have to meet the 49 time cutoffs(截止点), otherwise it is impossible for
42、them to 50 it.Racers are typically 51 by a small crew in cars, whose job is to keep the racers not only physically fit, but also mentally 52 . In the early days of the race, when Reeves had time to stop at a hotel, he would be 53 to a full-body massage(按摩) and a good nights sleep. But after three da
43、ys, rest was a luxury(奢侈品 ) as he needed to 54 for over 20 hours a day to achieve his goal.After crossing the two points where his previous attempts had 55 , Reeves entered an unknown area. With just 25 miles left, Reeves 56 to stay awake, just catching quick naps. 57 , he successfully crossed the f
44、inish line in 12 days, 13 hours and 52 minutes.This year, Reeves will 58 across America again. But this time its a little 59 - as a road director, he returned the 60 for his crews hard work.41. A. sponsored B. canceled C. began D. delayed42. A. way B. journey C. road D. voyage43. A. goal B. point C.
45、 order D. rule44. A. defeated B. interrupted C. prevented D. blocked45. A. idea B. exam C. desire D. attempt46. A. strength B. motivation C. method D. experiment47. A. rewarding B. exciting C. challenging D. disappointing48. A. As to B. Except for C. Unlike D. Beyond49. A. suitable B. flexible C. sp
46、are D. strict50. A. make B. get C. practice D. enjoy51. A. controlled B. followed C. directed D. encouraged52. A. determined B. patient C. delighted D. cautious53. A. shown B. returned C. treated D. delivered54. A. run B. walk C. drive D. bike55. A. paused B. completed C. disturbed D. ended56. A. pr
47、eferred B. struggled C. offered D. expected57. A. Obviously B. Generally C. Eventually D. Hopefully58. A. set out B. call off C. come on D. give up59. A. tough B. comfortable C. normal D. different60. A. honor B. favour C. respect D. praise第二节 (共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的
48、正确形式。- 7 -During my first year in China, I spent the summer holiday 61 my family at the seaside in Beidaihe. The hotel 62 we were staying in was near the sea, so we used to spend most of our time 63 (swim). Now, my wife is from Switzerland and when she was at home, she bought me a watch as 64 present. The watch she bought 65 (be) waterproof（防水的）and I never took it off, even when I was having a bath. When I went swimming at Beidaihe, I didnt take my watch off either. On the last day of our holiday, I went swimming and 66 (come) out of the sea without my watch
