1、2011-2012学年湖北省武穴中学高一 3月月考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 阅读下列各小题，根据汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子 【小题 1】他现在不可能在睡觉，因为我刚听到他在打电话。 He _ now, for I just heard him telephoning. ( sleep ) 【小题 2】她病了的原因是她昨天淋了雨。 The reason why she was ill was _ in the rain yesterday. ( catch ) 【小题 3】以前，湛蓝的天空 鸟儿的歌唱 月光和鲜花，从未能令我心迷神往过。自从我来到这里，这一切都变了。 Ther
2、e was a time when a deep blue sky, the song of the birds, moonlight and flowers _ me spellbound. Thats changed since I was here.（ keep） 【小题 4】因为他考试作弊没逃脱惩罚，他坐在位子 上感到沮丧。 He sat in his seat because he hadnt got away with cheating in the exam.( frustrate) 【小题 5】在过去科学家觉得难以解决地球上生命是如何开始的问题。 In the past, sc
3、ientists _ solve the problem how life began on the earth. ( find) 【小题 6】他的生日即将到来，他盼望给他一辆自行车作为生日礼物 His birthday is just around the corner and he is looking forward to _a new bike as his birthday present. ( give ) 【小题 7】他迷路了，不知道该做什么？ He was lost and doesnt know _ (what) 【小题 8】穿着破烂，亨利被那位女士看不起。 _ rags ,
4、 Henry was looked down upon by the lady.(dress) 【小题 9】正如你能想到的那样，没有高薪的工作很难在大城市生活地舒服。 _, it is very difficult to live in comfort in a big city without a well-paid job. ( imagine ) 【小题 10】就是在那个小村他奶奶把他抚养大的。 It was at the village _ by his grandmother. ( bring ) 答案： 【小题 1】 cant be sleeping 【小题 2】 that she
5、 was caught 【小题 3】 could never have kept 【小题 4】 feeling frustrated 【小题 5】 found it hard 【小题 6】 being given 【小题 7】 what he should do 【小题 8】 Dressed in 【小题 9】 As you can imagine 【小题 10】 that he was brought up 单项选择 * A good coach needs to know and make good use of each players_ to make the team competi
6、tive. A sides B benefits C strengths D qualities 答案： C At the end of each month when he comes back from school he will be asked by his strict father to _ where every cent goes. A watch over B put forward C account for D set off 答案： C By the time I pay off all the money that I borrowed from the bank
7、when I bought my house, I will have been _. A in debt B into debt C off debt D out of debt. 答案： D _ the money, I wont lend it to you unless you promise to pay back before next Sunday. A Such as B As long as C As well as D As for 答案： D Since you are in a public place, the noise of your radio must be
8、_ to a level that we all feel comfortable with. A supposed B allowed C attached D limited 答案： D The two men who had drunk too much stood _ at each other on the road as if they were very angry with each other. A staring B laughing C glaring D smiling 答案： C Nancy _ for hours aimlessly along the street
9、, and was unwilling to go back home to face her parents. A wandered B wondered C sought D searched 答案： A We had estimated the number of visitors to our schools hundredth anniversary at about 400, but the _ number was much higher. A actual B genuine C sincere D unbelievable 答案： A Driven by _, I asked
10、 the interviewee a personal question, which made him quite surprised. A necessity B admiration C shock D curiosity 答案： D I was going to take a photo of the world-famous painting when I noticed a_ saying “No Photographing”. A signal B sign C sigh D spelling 答案： B 完型填空 My father often works very hard.
11、 And he 1 goes to the movies. Here Ill tell you a 2 story about him. One afternoon, when he finished his work, and 3 go home, he found a film ticket under the glass on his desk. He thought he 4 to have not much work to do that day and 5 was quite wonderful to pass the evening at the cinema. So he ca
12、me back home and 6 finished his supper. Then he said good-bye to us and left. But to our 7 , he came back about half an hour later. I asked him what was the 8 . He smiled and told us about the funny thing that happened at the 9 . When my father was sitting in his seat, a 10 came to my fathers seat a
13、nd said that seat was hers. My father was 11 , he took out the ticket 12 looked at it carefully. It was Row 17, 13 . And then he looked at the seat. It was 14 . So he asked her to 15 her ticket. She took out her ticket at once and the seat 16 in it was Row17, Seat3. Why Whats the matter with all thi
14、s While they were wondering, suddenly the woman said, “The 17 of tickets are different.” 18 they looked at the tickets more carefully. After a while my father said, “Oh, I am 19 , I made a mistake. My ticket is for the 20 a month ago. Take this seat, please.” With these words he left. 【小题1】 A always
15、 B seldom C often D sometimes A funny B sad C bad D strange A would B was about to C had to D ought to A happened B liked C pretended D wanted A it B this C that D which A early B quietly C quickly D suddenly A surprise B joy C sorrow D delight A matter B date C time D price A hall B theatre C offic
16、e D cinema A man B woman C boy D stranger A interested B surprised C frightened D disappointed A and B but C or D so A Seat1 B Seat2 C Seat3 D Seat4 A different B unusual C the same D strange A bring B get C see D show A said B named C told D shown A designs B colors C prices D owners A But B Howeve
17、r C So D Yet A sad B sorry C wrong D worried A exhibition B play C concert D film 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 A 【小题 6】 C 【小题 7】 A 【小题 8】 A 【小题 9】 D 【小题 10】 B 【小题 11】 B 【小题 12】 A 【小题 13】 C 【小题 14】 C 【小题 15】 D 【小题 16】 D 【小题 17】 B 【小题 18】 C 【小题 19】 B 【小题 20】 D 阅读理解 A sunflower is a s
18、unflower. A mobile phone is a mobile phone. But can you combine the two to do something for your local environment As early as next year it may well be possible. When you have finished with your mobile phone you will be able to bury it in the garden or a plant pot and wait for it to flower. A biodeg
19、radable (生物可降解的 ) mobile phone was, this month, introduced by scientists. It is hoped that the new type of phone will encourage consumers to recycle（回收利用） . Scientists have come up with a new material over the last five years. It looks like any other plastic, but over time it can break down（分解） into
20、 the soil without giving out any poisonous chemicals. British researchers used the new material to develop a phone cover that contains a sunflower seed. When this cover turns into waste, it forms nitrates (硝酸盐 ). These feed the seed and help the flower grow. “Weve only put sunflower seeds into the c
21、over so far. But we are working with plant experts to find out which flowers would perform best. Maybe we could put roses in next time.” said one scientist. As phone technology is developing so quickly people are constantly throwing their mobiles away. This means producers are under pressure(压力 ) to
22、 find ways of recycling them. Some 650 million mobile phones have been sold this year. Most of them will be thrown away within two years, adding plastic, heavy metal and chemical waste to the environment. A biodegradable cover can offer some relief for nature, according to the scientists. “The seed
23、is released and the flower grows in the pot so you dont have to concern yourself with the phone when you have finished using it,” said Kerry Kirwan, the leader of the research team. 【小题 1】 After you have finished using the new type of mobile phone, _. A the sunflower seed will come out and flower in
24、 the pot B the phone cover will break down very soon in the soil C it will be recycled by the producers D it can charge itself with electricity in a green way 【小题 2】 This type of research is done because _. A the technology of making phones is changing rapidly B too many waste mobile phones may lead
25、 to environmental problems C nobody has ever thought of recycling mobile phones D producing mobile phones uses a lot of energy 【小题 3】 We can infer from the story _. A the new type of mobile phones are already on the market B the new type of mobile phones will sell extremely well C the material of th
26、e new type of phones is harmful D other flowers may be used in the new type of mobile phones 【小题 4】 The best title of this passage is . A Recycling our phones B The phones that flower C A new material for making phones D The harm of thrown-away phones 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 B Among al
27、l the fast growing science and technology, the research of human genes（基因） , or biological engineering as people call it, is drawing more and more attention now. Sometimes it is a hot topic discussed by people. The greatest thing that gene technology can do is to cure serious diseases that doctors a
28、t present can almost do nothing with, such as cancer and heart disease. Every year, millions of people are murdered by these two killers. And to date, doctors have not found an effective way to cure them. But if the gene technology is applied（应用） , not only these two diseases can be cured completely
29、, bringing happiness and more living days to the patients, but also the great amount of money people spend on curing their diseases can be saved, therefore it benefits the economy as well. In addition, human life span(寿命 ) can be prolonged. Gene technology can help people to give birth to more healt
30、hy and clever children. Some families, with the English imperial family being a good example, have hereditary diseases. This means their children will for sure have the family disease, which is a great trouble for these families. In the past, doctors could do nothing about hereditary diseases. But g
31、ene technology can solve this problem perfectly. The scientists just need to find the wrong gene and correct it and a healthy child will be born. Some people are worrying that the gene research can be used to manufacture (produce) human beings in large quantities. In the past few years, scientists h
32、ave succeeded in cloning a sheep; therefore these people predict that human babies would soon be cloned. But I believe cloned babies will not come out in large quantities, for most couples in the world can have babies in very normal way. Of course, the governments must take care to control gene tech
33、nology. 【小题 1】 What does “these two killers” in the second paragraph refer to A Gene technology and another treatment of the two diseases. B The two murderers who killed the cloned baby C The two diseases of cancer and heart disease D Hereditary diseases and cancer 【小题 2】 Whats the main idea of the
34、third paragraph A How gene technology can be applied to cure family diseases. B Gene technology can be used to clone human babies. C Gene technology can help people to give birth to a baby. D Gene technology can help the English imperial family out 【小题 3】 What is the main purpose of writing this pas
35、sage A Expressing the writers idea that gene technology will benefit people B Telling people the advantages of gene technology C Telling the readers that gene technology will not benefit people D Explaining that gene technology will also do harm to the humanity 【小题 4】 Which of the following worries
36、people by using this technology A Scientists have already successfully cloned sheep. B Most couple will normally give birth to babies. C A good number of babies will be cloned D The government will take action to control it. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C Now, its time for some brief news i
37、tems. Teens Go Online Some 13 million European children under 18 use the Internet for schoolwork, games and music according to research done by Nielsens “Net-rating”. The study covered Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. Experts advised parents to limit the time their kids spend on line and k
38、eep them away from chat rooms. Chat to the magic Mum British author J. K. Rowling, mother of magic boy Harry Potter, will do an Internet interview about her new book “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” on June 26. Before the event, children are invited to send their questions about Harry to the
39、 website. The book will hit stores in the US and UK on June 21 and will arrive in China in August. School Soldiers Russian school students will have to do basic military training in their final year of school, the government has decided. The lesson will include learning to fire guns, marching drills
40、 and how to deal with a chemical, nuclear or biological attack. The activity is seen as part of a drive toward the education of their love for their country. Is it hard for you to get up early and get ready for classes Some students at Winter Park High School just roll out of bed in their pajamas (睡
41、衣 ) and go to class in their own bedrooms, Of course, their teachers and classmates do not see them because all their class work is on the computer. The Florida High School, the states only online school, has 250 students who are taking classes at home by computer. Students in this first online prog
42、ram take classes in algebra (代数 ), American government, chemistry, computer, economics, and web-page design. They also have to go to regular school to attend other classes. 【小题 1】 In the first news item, which country is NOT covered in the research A Britain. B France. C Sweden. D Spain. 【小题 2】 What
43、 is the second news item mainly about A J. K. Rowling will have an Internet interview. B Children will meet Harry Potters mother. C The Harry Potter book will be available on the Internet. D The Harry Potter book will arrive in China in early June. 【小题 3】 Why will Russian school students have basic
44、military training A To get ready for a military parade. B To learn to protect themselves. C To gain some military knowledge. D To develop their love for the country. 【小题 4】 The last news can be given a title “_”. A Get up Late B Online School C Magical Computers D No Teachers 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 A 【
45、小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 B 【小题 1】细节题。根据 Teens Go Online中的 The study covered Britain, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. 【小题 2】细节题。根据 Chat to the magic Mum 中的 British author J. K. Rowling, mother of magic boy Harry Potter, will do an Internet interview。 【小题 3】细节题。根据 School Soldiers的 . The activity is seen as pa
46、rt of a drive toward the education of their love for their country. 【小题 4】旨在大义题。通读最后一段，可知是关于网络学校的。 Homework can put you in a bad mood (心情 ), and that might actually be a good thing. Researchers from the University of Plymouth in England doubted whether mood might affect the way kids learn. To find o
47、ut the answer, they did two experiments with children. The first experiment tested 30 kids. Some shapes (图片 ) were hidden inside a different, larger picture. The kids had to find the small shapes while sitting in a room with either cheerful or sad music playing in the background. To test their mood,
48、 the scientists asked the kids to point to one of five faces, from happy to sad. Children who listened to cheerful music tended to point to the smiley faces while the others pointed to the unhappy ones. The researchers found that sad kids took at least a second less to find the small shapes. They also found an average of three or four more shapes. In the second experiment, 61 children watched one of two scenes from a film
