1、2011-2012学年山东省枣庄市第十六中学高三九月月考英语卷（解析版） 其他 根据对话内容，从对话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。 Excuse me, have you been waiting long About ten minutes. _ 【小题 1】 _ Not while Ive been standing here. Im waiting for the number seven myself. Good. Hot today, isnt it Yes, it is. _ 【小题 2】 _ Me too. This is unusual for
2、March. I dont remember it ever being so hot and dry in March before. Youre from Florida then. Not really. _ 【小题 3】 _ My mother and I have just moved there from Indiana. Pretty cold in Indiana, isnt it Yes. Thats why we moved. But we didnt know that it would be so hot here. We should have gone to Cal
3、ifornia. _【小题 4】 _ No. Its always a little late. Do you have the time My watch has stopped working. _ 【小题 5】 _ Dont worry. It never comes exactly on the half hour like it should. A I wish that it would rain and cool off. B Do you think that weve missed the bus C No, it is always quite cool here in s
4、ummer. D It is twenty to one by my watch, but it is a little fast. E. Did you notice whether the number seven bus has gone by F. I was born in New York, but Ive lived here for ten years now. G. I have been waiting here for half an hour and still havent seen the bus. 答案： 【小题 1】 E 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 F 【小
5、题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】结合下文的 I m waiting for the number seven myself，可知选 E。 【小题 1】从上文中的 Hot today和下文的 Me too等可知是希望下雨变得凉爽一些，故选 A。 【小题 1】根据答语 Not really可知是对前面那个人说的话的修正，故选 F。 【小题 1】从下文的答语， No. It s always a little late.表示前文应该是询问是不是错过时间点了。 【小题 1】根据前面的 Do you have the time？可知是问时间，所以选 D。 单项选择 * She was sur
6、prised to find the fridge empty; the child _ everything! A had been eating B had eaten C have eaten D have been eating 答案： B I _ sooner but I didn t know that they were waiting for me. A had come B was coming C would come D would have come 答案： D I often the words I don t know in the dictionary or on
7、 the Internet. A look up B look at C look for D look into 答案： A Mr. Stevenson is great to work forI really couldn t ask for a _ boss. A better B good C best D still better 答案： A He made another wonderful discovery, _ of great importance to science. A which I think is B which I think it is C which I
8、think D I think which is 答案： A Was it because of the heavy snowstorm in Europe _ the flight had to be put off A which B so C why D that 答案： D Not until the taxi disappeared in the distance her handbag was gone. A Tina had found B had Tina found C did Tina find D Tina found 答案： C It is one thing to e
9、njoy listening to good music, but it is another to play it well yourself. A quite B very C rather D much 答案： A Could I ask you some personal questions A Yes， don t worry B Sure， go ahead C Yes， help yourself D Sure， why not 答案： B In communication, a smile is usually _ strong sign of a friendly and _
10、 open attitude. A the; / B a; an C a; / D the; an 答案： C I knew that _ would ever discourage him; he would never give up wanting to be a director. A something B anything C everything D nothing 答案： D _ is known to us all is that the 2012 Olympic Games will take place in London. A As B What C That D It
11、 答案： B , and the problem will be worked out. A If you have a bit more effort B Having a little effort C A bit more effort D There being a little effort 答案： C He had a burning _ to win back the teacher s confidence in him. A desire B feeling C emotion D impression 答案： A Tsinghua University, in 1911,
12、is home to a great number of outstanding figures. A found B founding C founded D to be founded 答案： C 完型填空 A Love Note to My Mom When I was a little girl， I would often accompany you as you modeled for fashion photographers. It was years later that I finally understood what role modeling_21_ in your
13、life. Little did I know you were_22_ every penny you earned to go to_23_ school. I cannot thank you enough for_24_ you told me one autumn afternoon when I was nine. After finishing my homework, I wandered into the dining room where you were buried_25_ piles of law books. I was _26_.Why were you doin
14、g what I domemorizing textbooks and studying for_ 27_？ When you said you were in law school, I was more puzzled. I didn t know Moms_28_be lawyers too. You smiled and said， “In life, you can do anything you want to do.” As young as I was， that statement kept_29_ in my ears. I watched as you faced the
15、_30_of completing your studies, starting companies with Dad, while still being a_31_ and a Mom of five kids. I was exhausted just watching you_32_.With your words of wisdom in my_33_mind, I suddenly felt unlimited freedom to dream. My whole world_34_.I set out to live my life filled with_35_， seeing
16、 endless possibilities for personal and professional achievements. Your words became my motto. I_36_found myself in the unique position of being either the first (woman doctor in Maryland Rotary) _37_one of the few women (chief medical reporters) in my field. I gained strength every time I said, “Ye
17、s, I ll try that.” Encouraged by your_38_， I have forged ahead (毅然前行 ) with my life s journey, less afraid to make mistakes, and_39_meeting each challenge. You did it, and now I m_40_ it. Sorry, got to run. So much to do, so many dreams to live. 【小题1】 A found B played C kept D provided A saving B ma
18、king C donating D receiving A business B fashion C law D medical A what B that C which D where A at B to C upon D under A amused B worried C puzzled D disappointed A roles B tests C positions D shows A must B ought to C need D could A ringing B blowing C falling D beating A choices B chances C chall
19、enges D changes A professor B doctor C reporter D model A in danger B in action C in trouble D in charge A weak B powerful C youthful D empty A came back B closed down C went by D opened up A hope B hardship C harmony D sadness A constantly B shortly C hardly D nearly A and B but C or D for A descri
20、ption B statement C praise D introduction A secretly B curiously C carelessly D eagerly A doing B considering C correcting D reading 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【
21、小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【要点综述】母亲乐观、积极进取的生活态度影响着 “我 ”，使 “我 ”也和她一样，不担心犯错误，积极地面对每一个挑战。 【小题 1】考查动词。该句考查了短语 playrole in 。句意为：直到几年以后我才最终理解模特这一职业在你的生活中扮演了什么样的角色。 【小题 1】考查动词。这里指的是节约每一分钱去学习法律，所以选 save，意为 “节约，节省 ”。 make 做，制造； donate捐赠； receive收到。 【小题 1】考查名词。由第二段中的 “When you said you were in law school”可知。 【小题 1】考查名词
22、性从句。此处 what引导一个名词性从句，作从句谓语动词told的直接宾语，构成 tell sb. sth.结构。引导名词性从句时， that表陈述，不作任何成分， which“哪一个 ”作定语， where作地点状语。 【小题 1】考查介词。这里指的是埋头苦读，所以用 be buried under。 【小题 1】考查形容词。下一句是作者的疑问 “Why were you doing what I do”，由此可以看出，作者对妈妈的行为颇为不解，感到很疑惑，所以选 puzzled，意为 “疑惑的，不解的 ”。下文也有提示：当妈妈回答完后， I was more puzzled。 【小题 1】
23、考查名词。由常识可知，她妈妈和她一样，记忆课本知识，为了考试而学习，所以用 tests。 role 角色； position位置； show 表演。 【小题 1】考查情态动词。句意为： 我更困惑了，当时不知道妈妈们也能成为律师。此处表示 “能够 ”，用 could。 【小题 1】考查动词。这里指的是母亲的话 (In life, you can do anything you want to do.)一直在 “我 ”耳边响起，所以用 ring，意为 “回响 ”。 blow 吹； fall 落下；beat击，打。 【小题 1】考查名词。这里指面对生活的各种挑战：身为模特，还要完成学业，和爸爸一起开
24、办公司同时还要抚养 5个孩子。所以选 challenge，意为 “挑战 ”。choice 选择； chance机会； change改变，变化。 【小题 1】考查名词。 model “模特 ”。由文章第一段中的 “as you modeled for fashion photographers”可知。 【小题 1】考查介词短语。句意为：母亲在那么多事情中忙碌着，看得我都筋疲力尽了。四个选项中只有 in action(在积极活动中 )符合语境。 in danger 在危险中； in trouble 处于困境； in charge负责，管理。 【小题 1】考查形容词。由文章第一句话 “When I
25、was a little girl” 可以看出，那时候 “我 ”很小，所以用 youthful，意为 “年轻的 ”。 weak 虚弱的； powerful 强大的； empty空的。 【小题 1】考查动词短语。 我突然感到 拥有无限的自由去放飞梦想，我的整个世界被打开了。所以选 open up。 come back 回来； close down 关闭； go by 经过。 【小题 1】考查名词。 “seeing endless possibilities for personal and professional achievements”可以看出，作者的生活充满了希望 (hope)。 har
26、dship 困难； harmony和谐； sadness悲伤。 【小题 1】考查副词。正是母亲的话使 “我 ”不断地发现自己所取得的成就。所以选 constantly，意为 “时常地，不断地 ”。 shortly 立刻； hardly几乎不； nearly差不多。 【小题 1】考查连词。和前面的 either 构成 eitheror 结构，意为 “或者 或者 ” 。 【小题 1】考查名词。这里指的是上文妈妈对 “我 ”的教导 “In life, you can do anything you want to do. ”由第三段第一句话中的 “As young as I was, that st
27、atement” 可知选 statement，意为 “陈述，所说的话 ”。 description 描述； praise表扬； introduction介绍，引进。 【小题 1】考查副词。在妈妈的激励下，在人生的道路上 “我 ”毅然前行，不担心犯错误，积极地面对每一个挑战，所以选 eagerly，意为 “急切地，热切地 ”。secretly 秘密地； curiously 好奇地； carelessly 粗心地。 【小题 1】考查动词。由上一句 “You did it”，可知选 A。句意为：你做到了，并且我正在做。 consider考虑； correct改正； read读。 阅读理解 The w
28、ay we do things round here Some years ago, I was hired by an American bank. I received a letter from the head of the Personnel Department that started, “Dear John, I am quite pleased that you have decided to join us. ”That “quite” saddened me. I thought he was saying “we re kind of pleased you decid
29、ed to join us although I wish we had hired someone else.” Then I discovered that in American English “quite” sometimes means “very”, while in British English it means “fairly”. So the first lesson about working in other countries is to learn the language and by that I don t just mean the words peopl
30、e speak. It is body language, dress, manners, ideas and so on. The way people do things highlights many of the differences we see between cultures（文化） Some of these differences may be only on the surfacedress, food and hours of workwhile others may be deeper and take longer to deal with. Mostly, it
31、is just a question of getting used to the differences and accepting them, like the climate（气候）， while getting on with business. Some of the differences may be an improvement. People are more polite; the service is better; you ask for something to be done and it happens without having to ask again. H
32、owever, other differences can be troubling, like punctuality（准时） If you invite people to a party at 7 o clock your guests will consider it polite to turn up exactly on time in Germany, five minutes early in the American Midwest, an hour early in Japan, 15 minutes afterwards in the UK, up to an hour
33、afterwards in Italy and some time in the evening in Greece. I prefer not to use the word “late” because there is nothing wrong with the times people arrive. It is simply the accepted thing to do in their own country. 【小题 1】 The author was unhappy as mentioned in Paragraph 1 because he thought_ A the
34、 American bank didn t think much of him B the American bank might hire another person C it s difficult to get used to American culture D it s easy to misunderstand Americans 【小题 2】 The word “highlights” in Paragraph 2 probably means_. A encourages B helps to narrow C increases D draws attention to 【
35、小题 3】 According to the author, what should we do with most cultural differences A Ask the native people for help. B Understand and accept them. C Do things in our own way. D Do in-depth research. 【小题 4】 When invited to a party the people who are usually punctual are_. A Italians B Germans C Greeks D
36、 the British 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B We know the famous ones the Thomas Edisons and the Alexander Graham Bells but what about the less famous inventors What about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper(雨刮器 )？ Shouldn t we know who they are Joan McLean thin
37、ks so. In fact, McLean, a professor of physics at Mountain University in Range, feels so strongly about this matter that she s developed a course on the topic. In addition to learning “who” invented “what”， however, McLean also likes her students to learn the answers to the “why”and“how”questions. A
38、ccording to McLean， “When students learn the answers to these questions, they are better prepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing a try.” Her students agree. One young man with a patent for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof of McLean s statement.“
39、If I had not heard the story of the windshield wiper s invention， ”said Tommy Lee, a senior physics major， “I never would have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rainstorm into something so constructive.” Lee is currently negotiating to sell his patent to an umbrella producer. So, just wh
40、at is the story behind the windshield wiper Well, Mary Anderson came up with the idea in 1902 after a visit to New York City. The day was cold and stormy，but Anderson still wanted to see the sights, so she jumped aboard a streetcar. Noticing that the driver was struggling to see through the snow cov
41、ering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldn t be a built-in device for cleaning the window. Still wondering about this when she returned home to Birmingham，Alabama. Anderson started drafting out solutions. One of her ideas, a lever(操作杆 ) on the inside of a vehicle that would c
42、ontrol an arm on the outside, became the first windshield wiper. Today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations. It s hard to imagine driving without Garrett A. Morgan s traffic light. It s equally impossible to picture a world without Katherine J. Blodgett s innovation that makes glass
43、invisible. Can you picture life without clear windows and eyeglasses 【小题 1】 By mentioning “traffic light”and “windshield wiper”， the author indicates that countless inventions are_. A beneficial, because their inventors are famous B beneficial, though their inventors are less famous C not useful, be
44、cause their inventors are less famous D not useful, though their inventors are famous 【小题 2】 Professor Joan McLean s course aims to_. A add colour and variety to students campus life B inform students of the windshield wiper s invention C carry out the requirements by Mountain University D prepare s
45、tudents to try their own inventions 【小题 3】 Tommy Lee s invention of the unbreakable umbrella was_. A not eventually accepted by the umbrella producer B inspired by the story behind the windshield wiper C due to his dream of being caught in a rainstorm D not related to Professor Joan McLean s lecture
46、s 【小题 4】 Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage A How to Help Students to Sell Their Inventions to Producers B How to Design a Built-in Device for Cleaning the Window C Shouldn t We Know Who Invented the Windshield Wiper D Shouldn t We Develop Invention Courses in Univers
47、ities 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C The CEO of Apple, Steve Jobs story about death When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it were your last, someday you ll most certainly be right.” It made an impression on me, and since then, for the past 33 ye
48、ars, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself, “If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today ” Remembering that I ll be dead soon is the most important tool I ve ever encountered（遇到） to help me make the big choice in life. About a year ago I was diagnosed with cancer. The doctors told me this was almost certai
