1、- 1 -牡一中 2016 级高三学年上学期 10 月月考英语试题本试卷共 150 分 答题时间 120 分钟第一节：单项选择（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） 。1. English is a subject _ we should attach great importance.A. which B. that C. to which D. for which 2. - Have we _ water? - Yes, _. Wed better get some.A. given out; we have run it out B. run out of; our wate
2、r has run outC. used up; our water has been run out D.run out; our water is running out 3. The local people are now_ Hong Kong, which was once _the British for one and half a century.A. in charge of; in charge of B. in the charge of;in the charge ofC. in the charge of; in charge of D.in charge of; i
3、n the charge of4. Life is_,but there is no limit_.A. limited,to learn B. limit,to learnC. limited, to learning D. limited,of learning5.There are many famous cultural relics in our country, many _ thousands of years ago.A. dating back to B. date back to C. dated back to D.were dated back to6. We have
4、 planted many trees in order to _wind and sand in the desert.A.hold down B.hold up C. hold back D.hold out7.What annoys(使生气) us is that he usually does nothing but about having so many things to do at weekends.A.to complain B.complain C.complains D.to complaining8.They are of _ height, but I think M
5、ary_ the job.A.equally; is equal B.equal; is equal to C.equal; equals D.equally; is equaled9.The firm was badly in _need of a manager with _better command of - 2 -French.A. a; / B. the; a C. /;a D. /;the10. How did you let such a significant fact_you? A.fall B.escape C.fail D.fade第二节：阅读理解 (共 20 小题；每
6、小题 2 分，满分 40 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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AWhen one California construction worker, Colin Blevin arrived at work at around 7 a.m. on Monday morning, he noticed a car was blocking the entranceway to the construction site. While asking the driver to move, Colin spotted a baby i
7、n a car seat. “He moved the car and I pulled in,” Blevin said. “The back door was cracked open and I saw a baby.”Blevin had no idea that earlier that morning, a car with a 1-year-old had been stolen about 90 miles away while the babys father ran inside to order his lunch. “I didnt know what was goin
8、g on. I didnt know initially the baby was in danger and there was an AMBER Alert,” Blevin said.Even though everything appeared pretty normal, Blevins instincts told him something was wrong. After parking his car, a local woman walked over and confirmed his suspicions. The lady told him quietly, “Hel
9、p me save this baby.” She said, “You have to save this baby. The guy tried to give it to me.” He looked into the car and there was a beautiful chunky baby looking at him. The baby was calm, clean, with a bottle on his chest. Blevin met the man, 44-year-old Raymond Randy Gutierrez, and asked whose ba
10、by was in the car. “He said a lady gave him the car and left the baby in the car,” Blevin said. “And right away I thought that makes no sense. The baby was well taken care of and this guy was dirty, skinny and nervous.” Blevin grabbed the baby from the car and Gutierrez ran away when he called 911.
11、Police caught Gutierrez later that day and were able to reunite the baby with his parents. 11. How did the driver get the car?- 3 -A. A father left it to him. B. He stole it.C.A lady gave it to him. D. He bought it.12.What did the driver decide to do with the baby?A. To sell it to a father. B. To ta
12、ke care of it himself.C. To leave it in the car. D. To give it to a woman.13. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. The baby. B. The car. C. A bottle. D. His lunch.14.What made Blevin suspect the baby didnt belong to the driver?A. The expression of the driver.B. The appearanc
13、e of the baby and the driver.C. The time when he found the babyD. The place where the car parked.BThe American Robin (知更鸟)CharacteristicsThe American robin is 8 to 11 inches in length and 12 to 16 inches in width when its wings are spread. The male American robins have dark gray or brown back and wi
14、ng feathers and reddishorange chest feathers. The females have the same pattern, but they are a little duller in color.RangeThe American robins can be found in all of the United States and Canada except for Hawaii and the northernmost parts of Alaska and Canada. They can also be found in parts of Me
15、xico and Central America. The American robins are migratory and populations move south in winter, although some populations stay in place.Life CycleRobins mate (交配) in the spring from April through to July. A female robin may breed two or three times a season. A female robin builds a cupshaped nest
16、with soft tree branches, grass and feathers. She spreads mud on the inside of the nest with her breast. After she lines the nest with the mud, she will add - 4 -grass and other soft materials. Sometimes a male robin helps to collect materials for the nest. The nest is built five to fifteen feet abov
17、e the ground in a tree or bush. Sometimes a robin builds its nest on a window ledge. A female robin will lay three to five eggs at a time and it will take about two weeks before the baby robins are born.15. What is the color of male American robins chest feathers?A. Dark gray. B. Brown C. Gray. D. R
18、eddishorange.16. What do we know about American robins life cycle，according to the last paragraph?A. Robins only mate in April and July.B. Male robins help to spread mud on the inside of the nest.C. A robins nest may be found on a window ledge.D. A female robin may lay two or three eggs at a time.17
19、. The passage is most likely to be taken from _A. a news report B. a nature magazine C. a history book D. a learning websiteCIn fairy tales, its usually the princess that needs protecting. At Google in Silicon Valley, the princess is the one defending the castle. Parisa Tabriz is a 31-year-old with
20、perhaps the most unique job title in engineering- “Google Security Princess”. Her job is to hack into the most popular web browser on the planet, trying to find weaknesses in the system before the “black hats” do. To defeat Googles attackers, Tabriz must firstly think like them. Tabrizs role has evo
21、lved dramatically in the eight years since she first started working at Google. Back then, the young graduate from Illinois University was one of 50 security engineers-today there are over 500. Cybercrime（网络犯罪）has come a long way in the past decade - from the Nigerian Prince Scam to credit card thef
22、t. Tabrizs biggest concern now is the people who find bugs in Googles software, and sell the information to governments or criminals. To fight against this, the company has set up a - 5 -Vulnerability Rewards Program, paying anywhere from $100 to $ 20, 000 for reported mistakes. Its a world away fro
23、m Tabrizs computer-free childhood home in Chicago. The daughter of an Iranian-American doctor father, and Polish-American nurse mother, Tabriz had little contact with computers until she started studying engineering at college. Gaze across a line-up of Google security staff today and youll find wome
24、n like Tabriz are few and far between（稀少的） - though in the last few years she has hired more female tech geniuses. She admits theres an obvious gender disequilibrium in Silicon Valley. Funnily enough, during training sessions Tabriz first asks new colleagues to hack into not a computer, but a vendin
25、g machine. Tabrizs job is as much about technological know-how（专门知识）as understanding the psychology of attackers. 18. What can we learn about Tabriz from the passage?A. She was the first female engineer at Google. B. She must think differently so as to defeat the attackers. C. Her job relates to not
26、 only technology but also psychology. D. Her frequent contact with computers in childhood benefits her a lot. 19. Why has Google set up a Vulnerability Rewards Program?A. To protect Google against cybercrime. B. To monitor the normal operation of Google. C. To help the government locate the cybercri
27、minals. D. To raise peoples awareness of personal information safety. 20. What does the underlined word “disequilibrium” in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. Imbalance. B. Preference. C. Difference. D. Discrimination. 21. Which of the following could be the best title of this passage?A. What leads to cybercri
28、meB. The “Security Princess” who guards GoogleC. Measures taken by Google to protect its usersD. How to become an excellent security engineerD- 6 -Its hard to find Alice Munro in the media. Even after she won the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature, the Canadian writer just appeared for a quick interview
29、 and then dropped out of sight. On Dec 29th, she still didnt seek the spotlight when she was named one of the five Women of the Year by the Financial Times. In Munros eyes, ordinary lives always hide larger dramas. So she records what we casually think of as the everyday actions of normal people. Sh
30、e often focuses on life in her hometown, a small village in Ontario which she is most familiar with. She writes about the ordinary things in the village trees in the Ontario wilderness, poor country schools and long last illnesses. Above all, she talks about girls and women who have seemingly ordina
31、ry lives but struggle against daily misfortune. She has a special talent for uncovering the extraordinary in the ordinary. These are ordinary people, ordinary stories, but she has the magic. Her precise language, depth of detail and the logic of her storytelling have made her stories inviting. Runaw
32、ay, one of Munros representative works, is a good example of her writing style. One of the stories centers on the life of an ordinary woman Carla, who lives in a small Canadian town with her husband Clark. The story slowly forms a picture of Carla, trapped in a bad marriage, her unhappiness building
33、 into desperation until she decides to flee. The story of Carla is a story of the power and betrayals of love. It is about lost children and lost chances that we can all find in life. There is pain beneath the surface, like a needle in the heart.Since she published her first collection of short stor
34、ies in 1968, Munro has won many awards, with the Nobel Prize being her biggest honor. On Oct 10th, 2013, the Nobel Prize committee named Munro the “master of the contemporary short story”.22. We learn from Paragraph 1 that Alice Munro _. .A. didnt get on well with the media- 7 -B. was surprised at w
35、inning the Nobel PrizeC. didnt value the title of Women of the YearD. remained modest though very successful23. Many of Alice Munros works _. .A. center on the happy life of country womenB. are about betrayals of love and violenceC. focus on everyday life of ordinary people D. are romantic stories s
36、etting in her hometown24. What makes Alice Munros stories fascinating according to the text?A. The complicated plots. B. Her rich imagination. C. The humorous language. D. Her writing techniques. 25. What is the text mainly about?A. Alice Munro and her hometown. B. Alice Munro and her writing style.
37、 C. Alice Munros representative works. D. The awards Alice Munro won. 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 1 0 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。Habits to Be a Highly Effective StudentSome students are able to get straight As and at the same time serve as the president of three clubs. However, some student
38、s struggle to keep their GPA (Grade-Point Average) above a 3.0. 26 Although its true that everyones IQ is different, good study habits are very important. Here5re several habits you should adopt to get good grades.27 If you havent had a planner (规划薄), get one. Many people use their computers and sma
39、rtphones to make a schedule. The problem with that approach is that they are major distractions (分心的事物 ). Instead, get an old- 8 -fashioned paper and pen planner.Create a weekly schedule. 28 Include time that will be spent eating, sleeping and doing anything not related to school work. That way you
40、know exactly how much you can accomplish each day.Take frequent, short breaks. Taking a break from studying for 15 minutes every hour will help keep you refreshed. 29 If you dont take a break, you may find yourself daydreaming or even falling asleep. Take some time for some water, a snack or a quick
41、 chat with a friend.Take care of yourself. During final exam week, it is common for students to fall behind on sleep and meals. Make sure you get a good nights sleep and have regular meals. Studying while hungry or sleepy is ineffective and will slow you down in the long run. Also try to make time f
42、or friends and family. 30 .AKeep things organized.BKeep away from your computers.COf course, not everyone needs breaks.DOur brains are not meant to work for hours nonstop.E. Having a good support system will help with all the stress.F. And they seem to spend all of their time in studying.G. Then und
43、er each day, make a list of things to do each hour.第三节：完形填空（共 20 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。One morning in early fall, I spotted a pair of wild geese on our pond. The beautiful sight caught me by 31 because wed never seen geese there before. Thinking they wo
44、uld soon leave, I 32 the chance to get close to them. I wondered where they came from and why theyd chosen our pond.The next morning, the geese were still my 33 . I walked round to the mailbox, showing them I meant no harm. 34 , I couldnt resist getting a 35 look. I hid behind some trees and 36 the
45、handsome pair quietly through the branches. I was surprised to see they were staring at me, too!- 9 -As days passed, I started 37 to them on my trips to the mailbox. They craned their necks and raised their heads 38 , but seemed to realize I was their friend. By then, my curiosity about 39 they were
46、 staying so long on the pond changed to 40 . As they were feeling in the grass the other day, I discovered the reason for their 41 : the male had a broken left wing. He couldnt 42 , and his faithful mate wouldnt leave him behind.I asked a biologist what to do. He explained that sometimes a 43 wing w
47、ould heal by itself and suggested letting nature take its course.On the first day of November, I was working in the neighborhood of the geese with my tractor. As I bent to fasten a chain from the tractor, I 44 some movement from the corner of my eye. Both geese were running towards the pond. Their w
48、ing were 45 like crazy, struggling for take-off. Gradually, they flew over the pond. They 46 enough altitude to fly past a neighbors house, and then circled back towards me, flying no more than 50 feet over my head as if to say goodbye. Then they were out of 47 .The seasons first snowflake fell the
49、very next day. The birds must have 48 that winter was coming, and it was time to go. I became fond of them during their 49 visit to our pond, and now I miss them. Ill never forget their 50 to each other.31. A. accident B. surprise C. nature D. fortune32. A. increased B. created C. deserved D. valued 33. A. gue
