1、2011届江西省南昌一中高三上学期第一次月考英语卷 其他 对话填空（共 10小题；每小题 1分，满分 10分） W： Hi, Fred Where have you been M： Ive been to the l_76_ and borrowed some English books Whats wrong W： I t_77_ youd been to the post office Did you notice the money I left on the desk M： Yes, $10 altogether But I didnt know what it was f_78_ W
2、： Didnt you see the note I left you with the money M： Note What note I didnt see any note W： R_79_ Thats very strange I left the money with a note saying I wanted you to go to the post office and get some e_80_ and stamps for me I also put the ink bottle on them in case they might not draw your a_81
3、_ M： I see now Why cant you go and get them y_82_ The post office is only about 30 minutes walk from here We often walk there after supper W： Of course I know how far it is from school I cant go there myself because Im very busy doing some chemistry e_83_ in the lab And whats more, I have to p_84_ f
4、or my English exam You know I f_85_ the last one If I cant pass this time, a hard time will be waiting for me 答案： 76 library 77 thought 78 for 79 Really 80 envelopes 81 attention 82 yourself 83 experiments 84 prepare 85 failed 单项选择 * Would you mind giving your advice on how to improve our business m
5、anagement If you make _ most of the equipment, there will be _ rise in production A不填；不填 B the； a C不填； a D the；不填 答案： B She insisted that she _ not guilty , but we insisted that she _ into prison A was; be put B be ; was put C should be; was put D was; should put 答案： A 2 I found her nice and honest
6、_ I saw her A for the first time B the first time C on the first time D at first 答案： B I have _ my husband again and again not to smoke , but I cant _ him A persuaded, advise B advised, persuade C suggested, persuade D suggested, advise 答案： B He asked Mary whether she had passed the exam _ A yesterd
7、ay B the day before C the day ago D before the day 答案： B More than _ of the classmates in my class _ fond of pop music A two-third, is B two-thirds, is C second-third, are D two-thirds, are 答案： D She will tell us that each of us has a role _ in making the earth a better place to live A to have playe
8、d B to play C to be played D to be playing 答案： B How do you think he managed to improve his English in such a short time _ four hours on it every day A Because of spending B To spend C By spending D Spending 答案： C In our _,anyone _ breaks the law should be punished A opinions;that B opinions;who C o
9、pinion;he D opinion;who 答案： D When I was at college I _ three foreign languages, but I _ all except a few words of each A spoke; had forgotten B spoke; have forgotten C had spoken; had forgotten D had spoken; have forgotten 答案： B I really appreciate_ time to relax I dont doubt _ able to do so A to h
10、ave;you to be B having;that you being C to have;you are D having;that you are 答案： D Is it for two months _ they have stayed here No,it is only three weeks _they arrived here A that;since B that;when C when;that D since;before 答案： A The railway station,please I have to be there in ten minutes _,but I
11、ll do my best A No problem B OK C I cant promise D I cant do that 答案： C It was in the lab_ was taken charge of by Professor Zhang _ they did the experiment A where, that B which, where C that, where D which, that 答案： D Even on a cold day he prefers _ out to play football _at home A going;rather stay
12、 B going;to staying C to go;rather than staying D to do;rather than to stay 答案： B 完型填空 完形填空：（共 20小题；每小题 1 5分，满分 30分） In history,a real cowboy was a simple farm worker on horseback He spent a long time a day outdoors working with cows The work was dirty,tiring and not very well paid People in the wes
13、tern states had to _36_ cattle at low cost and send them by railway to the eastern _37_ But someone had to _38_ the cattle and get them to the nearest railroad This was the job of a cowboy Sometimes the _39_ was more than a thousand kilometers away and it could take as _40_ as six months to move the
14、 cattle The _41_ was long but the cattle were driven _42_ as not to lose _43_ Then they could be sold at a good price Most cowboys were young, _44_ men A good horse _45_ their job of moving cattle much easier A good cowboy _46_ cows and knew how to control them At night,he _47_ to the cows to keep t
15、hem calm In the late 1800s,America was changing from a nation of farm to one of _48_ and cities The cowboy seemed _49_ compared with other Americans doing ordinary jobs Today,the _50_ of cowboys has _51_ greatly One change is the use of trucks The job is not so hard _52_ it used to be And cowboys ar
16、e better _53_ now They are _54_ to be married Some of them are farmers or teachers or truck drivers Some work for big companies _55_ at night and on weekends,they become cowboys These part-time cowboys increase the total production of meat,keeping the beef price low 【小题1】 A get B buy C sell D raise
17、A markets B countries C cities D stories A deal with B find out C look after D pay off A road B railroad C state D farm A good B much C long D far A journey B trip C tour D travel A hurriedly B smoothly C slowly D carefully A mind B direction C head D weight A unmarried B proud C strong D educated A
18、 had B made C found D helped A recognized B understood C owned D kept A whispered B shouted C cried D sang A towns B factories C companies D villages A free B brave C easy D pleased A manner B job C life D mind A changed B developed C improved D realized A that B as C which D what A known B paid C t
19、reated D dressed A afraid B eager C worried D likely A Because B And C When D But 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 C 【小题 6】 A 【小题 7】 C 【小题 8】 D 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 B 【小题 11】 B 【小题 12】 D 【小题 13】 B 【小题 14】 A 【小题 15】 C 【小题 16】 A 【小题 17】 B 【小题 18】 C 【小题 19】 D 【小题 20】 D 阅读理解 Japanese people,wh
20、o never miss a chance to be photographed,were lining up to get their pictures on a postage stamp Vanity（虚荣） stamps with personal photographs went on sale for the first time in Japan as part of an international postage stamp exhibition The customers photo was taken with a digital camera and then prin
21、ted on stamp sheets,a process that takes about five minutes Sold in a sheet of 10 stamps for $8 80,little more than the cost of lunch in Tokyo,each stamp printed a different scene from a traditional painting along with the photo The stamps can be used normally to mail a letter,and postal officials h
22、ope they will help encourage interest in letter writing in the Internet age “Certainly e-mail is a useful method of communication,but letters are fun in a different way,”said Hatsumi Shimizu an official in the Post Ministry “We want to show young people that letters can be fun too ” While similar st
23、amp sheets appeared in Australia in 1999 and are now sold in some nations and territories,Japans fondness for commemorative photos is likely to make them especially popular here Indeed,officials had prepared 1 000 sheets but they were sold out in less than 30 minutes Although the stamps are currentl
24、y only available as a special service during the exhibition,postal officials said they may start selling them on a regular basis in the future 【小题 1】 The best title of this passage might be_ A Never Miss a Chance to be Photographed B Your Own Face on a Postage Stamp C First Japanese Postage Stamps w
25、ith a Photo D Letters are as Fun as E-mails 【小题 2】 By saying“little more than the cost of lunch in Tokyo”,the author really means_ A this service is not very expensive B the cost of this service is very high C food in Tokyo is very dear D $8 80 is a very small amount of money 【小题 3】 The purpose of t
26、his activity is_ A to make the international postage stamp exhibition more interesting B to make more stamps for normal use C to draw interest in writing letters D to satisfy Japans fondness of commemorative photos 【小题 4】 Which of the following is true according to the passage A Japanese people like
27、 to take photos B This kind of stamps must be used to mail letters C Japanese people can get this kind of stamps easily after the stamp exhibition D This service is more popular in Japan than in other places 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 D If women are mercilessly exploited（剥削） year after ye
28、ar, they have only themselves to blame Because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores Clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of the change of fa
29、shion Changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste Many women spend large sums of money each year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn Women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time changing their old-fashioned dresses Skir
30、ts are lengthened or shortened; neck-lines are lowered or raised, and so on No one can claim that the fashion industry contributes anything really important to society Fashion designers are rarely concerned with necessary things like warmth, comfort and durability （耐用） They are only interested in ou
31、tward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look right There can hardly be a man who hasnt at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or picking her way through deep s
32、now in high heeled shoes When comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvious Do the constantly changing fashions of womens clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of inconstancy and instability Men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashio
33、n designers Do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability That is for you to decide 【小题 1】 Designers and big stores always make money_ A by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry B because they are capable of predicting new fashions C
34、 by constantly changing the fashions in womens clothing D because they attach great importance to quality in womens clothing 【小题 2】 To the writer, the fact that women change their old-fashioned dresses is seen as _ A a waste of money B a waste of time C an expression of taste D an expression of crea
35、tivity 【小题 3】 New fashions in clothing are created for _ A the commercial exploitation of women B the womens strength of character C basic qualities of inconstancy and instability D an important contribution to society 【小题 4】 By saying the conclusions to be drawn are obvious （ Line One to Line Two,
36、Paragraph Four） , the writer means that _ A womens inconstancy in their choice of clothing is often laughed at B women are better able to put up with discomfort C men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers D men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题
37、 4】 D Disposing（处理） of waste has been a problem since humans started producing it As more and more people choose to live close together in cities,the waste-disposal problem becomes increasingly difficult During the eighteenth century,it was usual for several neighboring towns to get together to sele
38、ct a faraway spot as a dump site Residents or trash haulers（垃圾拖运者） would transport household rubbish,rotted wood,and old possessions to the site Periodically some of the trash was burned and the rest was buried The unpleasant sights and smells caused no problem because nobody lived close by Factorie
39、s,mills,and other industrial sites also had waste to be disposed of Those located on rivers often just dumped the unwanted remains into the water Others built huge burners with chimneys to deal with the problem Several facts make these choices unacceptable to modern society The first problem is spac
40、e Dumps,which are now called landfills,are most needed in heavily populated areas Such areas rarely have empty land suitable for this purpose Property is either too expensive or too close to residential neighborhoods Long-distance trash hauling has been a common practice but once farm areas are refu
41、sing to accept rubbish from elsewhere,cheap land within trucking distance of major city areas is almost nonexistent Awareness of pollution dangers has resulted in more strict rules of waste disposal Pollution of rivers,ground water,land and air is a price people can no longer pay to get rid of waste
42、 The amount of waste,however,continues to grow Recycling efforts have become commonplace,and many towns require their people to take part Even the most efficient recycling programs,however,can hope to deal with only about 50 percent of a citys reusable waste 【小题 1】 The most suitable title for this p
43、assage would be _ A Places for Disposing Waste B Waste Pollution Dangers C Ways of Getting Rid of Waste D Waste Disposal Problem 【小题 2】 During the 18th century,people disposed their waste in many ways EXCEPT for _ A burying it B recycling it C burning it D throwing it into rivers 【小题 3】 What can be
44、inferred from the fourth paragraph A Farm areas accept waste from the city in modern society B There is cheap land to bury waste in modern society C It is difficult to find space to bury waste in modern society D Ways to deal with waste in modern society stay the same 【小题 4】 The main purpose of writ
45、ing this article is to _ A draw peoples attention to waste management B warn people of the pollution dangers we are facing C call on people to take part in recycling programs D tell people a better way to get rid of the waste 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A The use of the word imitation（模仿）
46、reminds me that we ought to make some more comments on the risk of people imitating what they see on the screen in the way of crime（犯罪） or violence First there was always a risk of children acting out scenes which could be dangerous For example,I remember a woman who was head of a middle school tell
47、ing me that she had happened to look out of her window when the children were on the playground and had seen them putting a small boy on a chair with a rope round his neck and the rope over the branch of a tree;fortunately she was in time to get there before the child was hanged I remember a film in particular in which the hero who was imprisoned had escaped by electrocuting（通电触死） his guard
