1、 2014 年山西省山大附中高三上学期第四次月考英语 第一部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分 30 分） 第一节（共 15 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 ABCD 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 【题文】 A The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers.It has been made to help you better manage your money.The Winners Club is a transaction account （交易账户） where yo
2、u receive a key-card so you can get to your money 24/7 thats 24 hours a day, 7 days a week! Its a club with impressive features for teenagers: No account keeping fees! Youre no millionaire so we dont expect you to pay large fees.In fact, there are no accounts keeping or transaction fees! Excellent i
3、nterest rates! You want your money to grow.The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits （储蓄） without taking them out in a month. Convenient Teenagers are busy we get that.You may never need to come to a bank at all.With the Winners Club you ca
4、n choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet.You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account.This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part-time job! Mega magazine included Along with your regular report, you will receive a FRE
5、E magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money.There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members. The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers.And it is so easy to join.Simply fill in an application form.You will have to get permission from your parent
6、 or guardian （ so we can organize that cool key-card） but it is easy.We cant wait to hear from you.Its the best way to choose to be a winner! 1.Which of the following is TRUE about the Winners Club? A.Special gifts are ready for parents. B.The bank opens only on work days. C.Services are convenient
7、for its members. D.Fees are necessary for the account keeping. 2.The Winners Club provides magazines which _. A.encourage spending .are free to all teenagers C.are full of adventure stories D.help to make more of your money 3.What is the purpose of this passage? A.To set up a club. B.To provided par
8、t-time jobs. C.To organize key-cards. D.To introduce a new banking service. 解析： 1.C 细节题：从第四段 With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone or the Internet.You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account.可知这种服务非常方便 ,C 是对的。 2.D 细节题
9、：从最后一段的句子： Along with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money.可知 The Winners Club 提供可以挣多钱的杂志。选 D 3.D 写作意图题：纵观全文可知文章的目的是介 绍一种新型的银行业务服务。选 D。 答案： CDD 【题文】 B The associates I hired in my bicycle and lawn mower shop like myself were never p
10、erfect; however, they were excellent. Working with them as they improved taught me new ways to show forgiveness, understanding, and patience. One day the placement officer asked me to interview a young man who was having trouble finding a job. He told me that David was a little shy, did not talk muc
11、h and was afraid to go on with interviews. He requested that I give David an interview just for practice. He plainly told David that I had no positions open at the time and the interview was just for practice. When David came in for the interview, he hardly said a word. I told him what we did at the
12、 bicycle shop and showed him around. I told David to keep showing up because the number one thing an employer wanted in an associate was dependability. David was very quiet ( he was evaluated as a slow learner in school). Every ten days or so, for weeks after the interview, David walked into the bic
13、ycle shop and stood by the front door. He never said a word, just stood by the door. One day, shortly before Christmas, a large truck came to the shop, packed with 250 new bicycles. It had to be unloaded right away or the driver would leave. It was raining. Some of my workers (without physical limit
14、ations) chose not to brave the weather to get into work, so I was short-handed. It seemed everything was going wrong and on top of it, David came in the front door and just stood there. I looked at him and shouted, Well, all right! Fill out a time card and help me unload this truck! David worked for
15、 my bicycle shop for eighteen years. He came to work every day thirty minutes early. He could talk; however, he rarely chose to. He drove my truck and made deliveries. The customers would praise David, saying, He doesnt talk, but he really shows you how to operate a lawn mower! 4.The author gave Dav
16、id an interview to _ A. find a person who is reliable B. find a part-time worker in need C. give him some practice D. show sympathy for him 5.The author finally hired David because_ A. there were no other workers in the shop then B. he needed someone who was willing to work then C. David kept showin
17、g up D. he realized David was dependable 6.We can infer from the last paragraph that_ A. some customers just play jokes on David B. David has had his character changed through work C. the author prefers David to be more outgoing D. the author feels lucky to hire David 7.The authors tone in describin
18、g David is full of _ A. pity B. wonder C. disappointment D. appreciation 解析： 4. C 细节理解题 根据第二段 He plainly told David that I had no positions open at the time and the interview was just for practice.可知，作者给大卫面试的机会仅仅想让他得到一定的锻炼，故选 C 5. B细节理解题。根据第六段提到 Some of my workers (without physical limitations) chos
19、e not to brave the weather to get into work, so I was short-handed.可知一些工人不想冒雨干活，不得已雇佣大卫，故选 B 6. D 推理判断题。根据最后一段提到 David worked for my bicycle shop for eighteen years. He came to work every day thirty minutes early. He could talk; however, he rarely chose to.大卫工作认真负责，赢得顾客尊重，故选 D 7.D 细节理解题。根据最后一段提到对于戴维
20、的描述以及顾客对他的评价，可知选 D 项。 答案： CBDD 【题文】 C What happens inside the skull of a soccer player who repeatedly heads a soccer ball? That question motivated a challenging new study of the brains of experienced players that has caused discussion and debate among soccer players, and some anxiety among those of
21、us with soccer-playing children. For the study, researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York selected 34 adults, men and women. All of the volunteers had played soccer since childhood and now competed year-round in adult soccer leagues. Each filled out a detailed questionnaire
22、developed especially for this study to determine how many times they had headed a soccer ball in the previous year, as well as whether they had experienced any known concussions (脑震荡 ) in the past. Then the players completed computerized tests of their memory and other learning skills and had their
23、brains scanned, using a complicated new M.R.I. technique which can find structural changes in the brain that cant be seen during most scans. According to the data they presented at a Radiological Society of North America meeting last month, the researchers found that the players who had headed the b
24、all more than about 1,100 times in the previous 12 months showed significant loss of white matter in parts of their brains involved with memory, attention and the processing of visual information, compared with players who had headed the ball fewer times. This pattern of white matter loss is similar
25、 to those seen in traumatic (外伤的 ) brain injury, like that after a serious concussion, the researchers reported, even though only one of these players was reported to have ever experienced a concussion. The players who had headed the ball about 1,100 times or more in the past year were also generall
26、y worse at recalling lists of words read to them, forgetting or fumbling the words far more often than players who had headed the ball less. 8. The passage is most probably a_. A. news report B. research report C. story for soccer players D. text for doctors 9. In which way can we find the structura
27、l changes in the brain? A. Computerized test. B. Questionnaire. C. Scanning. D. M.R.I. technique. 10. From the passage we can conclude that frequent heading may have_. A. significant effect on brain B. little effect on ones brain C. nothing to do with the brain injury D. ones memory improved 11. The
28、 underlined word fumbling is closest in meaning to_. A. remembering B. misunderstanding C. recalling D. missing 解析： 8.B细节题，由第二段的第一句话 For the study, researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York selected 34 adults 可以知道 是研究报告，所以选 B 9.D 根据 using a complicated new M.R.I. technique w
29、hich can find structural changes in the brain that cant be seen during most scans，故选 D。 10.A细节题，由最后一段最后一句 forgetting or fumbling the words far more often than players who had headed the ball less.可以知 道重大影响人的大脑，所以选 A 11.D 推理题，由前面的单词 forgetting 可以推出那个词是丢失的意思，所以选 D。 答案： BDAD 【题文】 D The view over a vall
30、ey of a tiny village with thatched (草盖的 ) roof cottages around a church; a drive through a narrow village street lined with thatched cottages painted pink or white; the sight over the rolling hills of a pretty collection of thatched farm buildingsthese are still common sights in parts of England. Mo
31、st people will agree that the thatched roof is an essential part of the attraction of the English countryside. Thatching is in fact the oldest of all the building crafts practiced in the British Isles(英伦诸岛 ). Although thatch has always been used for cottage and farm buildings, it was once used for c
32、astles and churches too. Thatching is a solitary (独立的 ) craft, which often runs in families. The craft of thatching as it is practiced today has changed very little since the Middle Ages. Over 800 full-time thatchers are employed in England and Wales today, maintaining and renewing the old roofs as
33、well as thatching newer houses. Many property owners choose thatch not only for its beauty but because they know it will keep them cool in summer and warm in winter. In fact, if we look at developing countries, over half the world lives under thatch, but they all do it in different ways. People in d
34、eveloping countries are often reluctant to go back to traditional materials and would prefer modern buildings. However, they may lack the money to allow them to import the necessary materials. Their temporary mud huts with thatched roofs of wild grasses often only last six months. Thatch which has b
35、een done the British way lasts from twenty to sixty years, and is an effective defiance against the heat. 12. Which of the following remains a unique feature against the heat_. A. Narrow streets lined with pink or white houses. B. Rolling hills with pretty farm buildings. C. Cottages with thatched r
36、oofs. D. Churches with cottages around them. 13. What do we know about thatching as a craft? A. It is a collective activity. B. It is practised on farms all over England. C. It is quite different from what it used to be. D. It is in most cases handed down among family members. 14. People in developi
37、ng countries also live under thatch because . A. thatched cottages are a big tourist attraction B. thatched roof houses are the cheapest C. thatch is an effective defense against the heat D. they like thatched houses better than other buildings 15. We can learn from the passage that . A. thatched co
38、ttages in England have been passed down from ancient times. B. thatching is a building craft first created by the English people. C. the English people have a special liking for thatched houses. D. most thatched cottage in England are located on hillsides. 解析： 12.C 事实题。本题询问下面的哪一项保留着英国乡村的独一无二的特征。由第 1
39、 段最后一句 Most people will agree that the thatched roof i an essential part of the attraction of the English countryside.大多数人认为茅草顶是英国乡村的魅力中最重要的一部分 ，我们可以得知， C为正确答案。 13.D 事实推理题。本题询问关于制作茅草顶这 一门艺术，我们可以了解什么。由第 3 段第 1句 Thatching is a solitary craft， which often runs in families.茅草顶制作是一门独自的艺术，通常由单个的家庭来制作。 可以推
40、断出 D 为正确答案。 14.B 事实推理题。本题询问发展中国家的人民也住在茅草顶下是因为 _。第 4 段第 2和第 3 句提到，发展中国家的人民更喜欢现代的建筑物，但他们没有钱来进口必要的原料，因此我们可以推断 B为正确答案。 15.C 细节推断题。根据本文的主题可以推断出来茅草屋舒适而美观，深受 英国人喜爱，故 选 C 项。 答案： CDBC 【题文】第二节 （共 5 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 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。 It is a great truth because once we truly under
41、stand and accept it, then life is no longer difficult. Most do not fully see this truth. 16 . It seems to them that their difficulties represent a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, their class, or even their nation. 17 . Problems, depending on their n
42、ature, cause us sadness or loneliness or regret or anger or fear. These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain. And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy. 18 . 19 . When we desire to encourage t
43、he growth of the human spirit, we encourage the human ability to solve problems, just as in school we set problems for our children to solve. 20 .As Benjamin Franklin said, Those things that hurt, instruct. It is for this reason that wise people learn not to fear but to welcome the pain of problems.
44、 A. Problems are the serious test that tells success from failure. B. Life is not a trap set for us by God so that he can condemn (责难 ) us for failing. C. It is through the pain of meeting and working out problems that we learn. D. Yet, it is in this whole process of solving problems that life has i
45、ts meaning. E. Instead they complain about their problems and difficulties as if life should be easy. F.We can register to make money and participate in problem solving collaboration (合作、协作 ) groups. G. What makes life difficult is that the process of facing and solving problems is a painful one. 解析
46、： 16. E 从后面的句子： It seems to them that their difficulties represent (stand for) a special kind of suffering especially forced upon them or else upon their families, 可知他们抱怨问题和困难，好像生活应该是容易的。选 E 17 G 从后面的句子： These are uncomfortable feelings, often as painful as any kind of physical pain.可知人生的困难是面对它们的时候很
47、痛苦。选 G 18.D 从前面的句子： And since life causes an endless series of problems, life is always difficult and is full of pain as well as joy.可知在解决这些问题的过程人生有了意义。选 D 19 A从后面的句子： When we desire（希望） to encourage the growth of the human spirit, 可知解决问题是区分成功和失败的考验。选 A 20.C 从后面的句子： As Benjamin Franklin said, Those
48、things that hurt, instruct (应该从痛苦艰辛中学习和获得 指示。 ). 可知我们是通过遇到困难，解决困难去学习的。选 C 答案： EGDAC 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题 , 每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 Many students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a puzzling and disappointing experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps _21_ the talk with slides, writing down important information on the black board, _22_ reading material and giving out _23_. The new student sees the other student
