1、2011-2012学年广东省梅州市曾宪梓中学高一 5月月考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 单项选择 * We all know the truth _ there are air, water and sunlight there are living things. A where B wherever C that D that wherever 答案： D _matters most in learning English is enough practice. A What B Why C Where D Which 答案： A Peters jacket looked just the s
2、ame as Jacks， but it cost_his. A as much twice as B twice as much as C much as twice as D as twice much as 答案： B They _ the train until it disappeared in the distance. A saw B found C noticed D observed 答案： D Ive got a headache again! Sorry to hear that. Walk to work every day and youll soon back in
3、 _. A situation B condition C position D attention 答案： B The patients son asked the doctor the question_his father could survive the big operation. A whether B if C that D what 答案： A I called the airline to_my flight reservation a week before I left for Toronto. A see B consult C confirm D strengthe
4、n 答案： C _ has been announced, we shall have our final exam next month. A As B It C That D What 答案： A You are saying that everyone should be equal, and this is _ I disagree with you. A why B where C what D how 答案： B The lazy waiter _ to his boss that he had _ the table. A lay; laid B lied; lay C lied
5、; laid D laid; laid 答案： C 完型填空 I know I should have told the headmaster at the time. That was my real 21 . He had gone out of the study for some 22 , leaving me alone. In his absence I looked to see what was on his 23 . In the 24 was a small piece of paper on which were written the 25 “English Writi
6、ng Prize 1949. History Is a Serious of Biographies (人物传记 )”. A(n) 26 boy would have avoided looking at the title as soon as he saw the 27 . I did not. The subject of the English Writing Prize was kept a 28 until the start of the exam so I could not 29 reading it. When the headmaster 30 , I was looki
7、ng out of the window. I should have told him what had 31 then. It would have been so 32 to say: “Im sorry, but I 33 the title for the English Writing Prize on your desk. Youll have to 34 it.” The chance passed and I did not take it. I sat for the exam the next day and I won. I didnt mean to cheat, b
8、ut it was still 35 anyhow. That was thirty-eight years ago when I was fifteen. I have never told anyone about it before, nor have I tried to explain to myself why not. 【小题1】 A plan B fault C grade D luck A reason B course C example D vacation A book B head C clothes D desk A drawer B book C middle D
9、 box A names B words C ideas D messages A honest B handsome C friendly D active A desk B paper C book D drawer A question B key C note D secret A help B consider C practise D forget A disappeared B stayed C returned D went A existed B remained C happened D continued A tiring B easy C important D dif
10、ficult A saw B gave C set D made A repeat B defend C correct D change A cheating B having C staying D finding 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 A 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 C 【小题 12】 B 【小题 13】 A 【小题 14】 D 【小题 15】 A 阅读理解 When a first-time father saw his newborn
11、 son, he immediately noticed the babys ears obviously standing out from his head. He expressed his concern to the nurse that some children might be made fun of his child. A doctor examined the baby and reassured the new dad that his son was healthy- the ears presented only a small problem with its a
12、ppearance. But the nervous father continued. He wondered if the child might suffer psychological effects of ridicule, or if they should consider plastic surgery(整形手术 ). The nurse assured him that it was really no problem, and he should just wait to see if the boy grows into his ears. The father fina
13、lly felt more optimistic about his child, but now he worried about his wifes reaction to those large ears. She had been delivered by operation, and had not yet seen the child. “She doesnt take things as easily as I do,” he said to the nurse. By this time, the new mother was settled in the recovery r
14、oom and ready to meet her new baby. The nurse went along with the dad to lend some support in case this inexperienced mother became upset about her babys large ears. The baby was in a blanket(毛毯 ) with his head covered for the short trip through the cold air-conditioned corridor. The baby was placed
15、 in his mothers arms, who eased the blanket back so that she could look at her child for the first time. She took one look at her babys face and looked to her husband and gasped, “Oh, Honey! Look! He has your ears!” No problem with Mom. She married those ears.and she loves the man to whom they are a
16、ttached. The poet Kahlil Gibran said, “Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.” Its hard to see the ears when youre looking into the light. 【小题 1】 When the father first saw his baby, he was worried that_. A The baby might not grow up healthily. B The baby might be laughed at by ot
17、hers. C The baby might disappoint its mother. D the baby might have mental problems. 【小题 2】 According to the doctor and nurse, the babys ears_. A could not function well. B looked the same as others. C only caused a small problem. D needed to have plastic surgery. 【小题 3】 What is true about the babys
18、 mother A She blamed her husband for the babys big ears. B She was the first to discover the babys large ears. C She suggested having an operation on the baby immediately. D She found something similar between the baby and its father. 【小题 4】 What does the underlined word they refer to in the last bu
19、t on paragraph(倒数第 2段 ) A The ears. B The parents. C The doctor and nurse. D The problems 【小题 5】 Whats the function of the last paragraph A To advise readers to listen carefully. B To draw a conclusion from the story. C To criticize the wrong attitude to physical beauty. D To stress the importance o
20、f doctor-patient relationship. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 C 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 B How many times have you gotten upset because someone wasnt doing their job, because your child isnt behaving？ How many times have you been annoyed when youve planned something carefully and things didnt go as youd hoped
21、This kind of anger and irritation happens to all of us its part of the human experience. One thing that annoys me is when people talk during a movie. Or cut me off in traffic. Actually, I have a lot of these little annoyances dont we all And it isnt always easy to find peace when youve become upset
22、or annoyed. Let me tell you a little secret to finding peace of mind: see the glass as already broken. See, the cause of our stress, anger and irritation is that things dont go the way we like, the way we expect them to. Think of how many times this has been true for you. And so the solution is simp
23、le: expect things to go wrong, expect things to be different than we hoped or planned, expect the unexpected to happen. And accept it. One quick example: on our recent trip to Japan, I told my kids to expect things to go wrong they always do on a trip. I told them, “See it as part of the adventure.”
24、 And this worked like a charm. When we took the wrong train on a foreign-language subway system, or when it rained on the day we went to Disney Sea, or when we took three trains and walked 10 blocks only to find the National Childrens Castle closed on Mondays they said, “Its part of the adventure!”
25、And it was all OK we didnt get too bothered. So when the nice glass you bought inevitably falls and breaks, someday, you might get upset. But not if you see the glass as already broken, from the day you get it. You know itll break someday, so from the beginning, see it as already broken. Be a time-t
26、raveler, or someone with time-traveling vision, and see the future of this glass, from this moment until it inevitably breaks. And when it breaks, you wont be upset or sad because it was already broken, from the day you got it. And youll realize that every moment you have with it is precious. 【小题 1】
27、 The author would probably agree that_. A we should control our anger and irritation B we must get well prepared for the future C optimism can help us overcome our anger and irritation D anger and irritation is an important part of our life 【小题 2】 The purpose of the author is to _. A tell us his own
28、 experience in life B give advice on how to find peace of mind C tell us a happy trip took with his children D advise us to see things from both sides 【小题 3】 By the underlined part, the author intends us to _. A get ready for the worst result of things B enjoy the process of things C expect little f
29、rom life D find the relation between cause and effect 【小题 4】 The authors children could enjoy their trip to Japan because _. A everything went smoothly B they had a lot of adventures C they had expected things to go wrong D they could soon get used to the customs there 【小题 5】 We can learn from the p
30、assage that the author _. A often gets angry in his life B can adjust his state of mind accordingly C always expects others to act in his way D has suffered a lot from his anger and irritation 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 B In Europe, many people make friends between their countrie
31、s through town twinning. Town or city twinning means two towns in different countries agree and decide to become “twins” with a sister-city relationship. The people find pen friends in the twin town. They exchange newspapers and stamps. The school teachers discuss teaching methods with the teachers
32、in the twin town. Officials visit the twin town for celebrations. Ordinary people travel to the twin town, too, but not very often if it is far away. Sometimes, schools even exchange their classes for two or three weeks! For example, German middle school students study for a while at the school in t
33、heir twin town in Britain, staying with British families. A few months later, their British friends come to study in Germany. Many British towns are so pleased with the results of the twinning that they set out to find more than one twin town! Tonbridge, a small town in Kent, for example, has twin t
34、owns in both Germany and France. Richmond near London has relationships with Germany, France and even a town in a Balkan(巴尔干半岛的 ) country! Town twinning can help make friends. It helps students improve their language skill, and also helps people to understand the differences between nations. 【小题 1】
35、Which is the best title for the passage A Town Twinning B Friendly Towns C Exchanging Teachers and Students D Peace and Understanding 【小题 2】 Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage A Twin towns exchange newspapers and stamps. B Twin towns exchange business skill. C Schools in twin tow
36、ns exchange classes for a period of time. D Ordinary people travel to the twin town. 【小题 3】 Twin towns develop _. A between European countries and China B in the English-speaking countries only C in the same country D between different countries 【小题 4】 How many countries are mentioned in this passag
37、e A 7 B 6. C 5 D 4 【小题 5】 One of the advantages of town twinning is to _. A earn more money B set up schools C improve students language skills D develop industry and agriculture 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 D 【小题 5】 C A new plan for getting children to and from school is being started by a
38、 local government in Eastern England. This could end the worries of many parents fearful for their childrens safety on the roads Until now the local government have only been prepared to provide bus services for children living more than three miles from their school, or sometimes less if special re
39、asons existed Now it has been decided that if a group of parents ask for help in organizing transport they will be prepared to go ahead, as long as the arrangement will not lose money and children taking part will be attending their nearest school The new plan is to be tried out this term for childr
40、en living at Milton who attend Impington School The children live just within the three-mile limit and the local government have said in the past that they will not agree to provide free transport to the school But now they have agreed to offer a sum of money for a bus service from Milton to Impingt
41、on and back, a plan which has the support of the schools headmaster Between 50 and 60 parents have said they would like their children to take part Final calculations have still to be carried out, but a government official has said the cost to parents should be less than 20 a term They have been abl
42、e to arrange the service at a low cost because there is already an agreement with the bus company for a bus to take children who live further away to Impington The same bus would now just make one more journey to pick up the Milton children The official said they would get in touch with other groups
43、 of parents who in the past had asked if transport could be provided for their children, to see if they would like to take part in the new plan 【小题 1】 What is the aim of the plan A To prevent the students road accidents B To relieve the traffic pressure C To save time for the parents and students D
44、To help the parents save money 【小题 2】 How can the local government arrange the new bus service at a low cost A By letting the bus run in the morning only B By limiting the number of the students C By obtaining the support from the headmaster D By linking the new bus service with the existing one 【小题
45、 3】 The new bus service will be paid for by _ A the parents B the local government C the bus company D the local government and the parents 【小题 4】 Which of the following is possible if the plan is carried out A The bus company will make much more money B The children can choose whatever school they
46、like C The parents can get rid of their worries D The students in Impington school can have free bus rides 【小题 5】 This passage is most probably _ A a personal letter B an advertisement C a headmasters report D a newspaper article 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 D 【 小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 D 单词拼写 Once upon a tim
47、e, a poor traveller stopped under a tree. From his bag he took out a bowl of 【小题 1】 (boil) rice and started to eat. Nearby was a small shop, where a woman was selling fried fish to travellers able to pay for 【小题 2】 . When the man finished eating and got up to leave, she shouted, “You have not paid m
48、e for your meal!” “But I ordered nothing from you!” he said. “Everyone can see that you enjoyed the smell of my fried fish with your rice,” 【小题3】 (argue) the woman. “If you hadnt smelt the fish, your meal would not have been so 【小题 4】 _ (please)!” Soon a crowd gathered. 【小题 5】 they supported the traveller, they also agreed that the wind was blowing from the shop to the place 【小题
