1、2011届福建省厦门六中高三上学期 11月月考英语卷 其他 阅读下面短文，根据以下提示： 1）汉语提示， 2）首字母提示， 3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。 Do you like friends who can teach you a lot every day Books are s friends because they bring knowledge to us and keep us _(陪伴 ) through our life. They are so valuable that libra
2、ries are b_ to keep them. A_ all great men are lovers of books. Franklin said that it was books that led him to success and that he could have a_(获得 ) nothing without books. Books are the holders of mankinds _(经验 ) and imagination. They enable us to see through the past and predict the . So when you
3、 open a book, you would get into a world _ you have never been before. A good book is a good teacher that h you to get over difficulties. No matter what you are, _or old, poor or rich, books are your devoted friends. 1. _ 2. _ 3. _ 4. _ 5. _ 6. _ 7. _ 8. _ 9. _ 10._ 答案： 1.such 2. company 3. built 4.
4、 Almost 5. achieved 6. experience 7. future 8. where 9. helps 10. young 选词填空：从方框内的词组中选择适当的词组并用其正确形式填空，使下列句子意思和结构完整。每一词组只能用一次。（共 10小题，每题 1分，满分10分） be decorated with, be concerned about, get along well with, belong to, hold ones breath, make use of, account for, bring up, change ones mind in charge of
5、 1. Mr Smith works here, _the Health department. 2. The house _ colorful lights and wreath for the coming Christmas. 3. Taiwan is a province _ China. 4. He was _ by his grandparents in the countryside, so he well understands the hardship of the peasants. 5. Everyone _, listening to the sound in the
6、dark and wondering what made it. 6. The man cant _ the fact that the lost watch was found in his house. 7. She _at last and promised to go together with us the next day. 8. The typhoon is coming. We _ safety. 9. Spare time should be _ to study so that we can enter key universities. 10.With the help
7、of my teacher, I am _ my study. 答案： 1 In charge of 2. is decorated with 3. belonging to 4 brought up 5 held his breath 6. account for 7. changed her mind 8. are concerned about 9. made use of 10. getting along well with 单项选择 * Im terribly sorry, Lucy Ive left your notebook at home _ I reminded you l
8、ast night A So what B Why not C How come D What if 答案： C Not knowing what version of iPad to choose, _ A some advice was given to Barbara B Barbara had to consult her IT teacher C so Barbara had to consult her IT teacher D Barbaras IT teacher gave her some advice 答案： B It was commanded that the coal
9、 mine survivors _ to the nearest hospital for treatment A must send B be sent C would be sent D should send 答案： B Whats your plan for this July I will take a bullet train to Fuzhou for my holiday _ school ends A while B until C unless D immediately 答案： D It seems to some experts that 56 com, youku c
10、om and tudou com _ 90% of the video market in this area A make up B put up C set up D pick up 答案： A Call me at 5: 30 tomorrow morning Why that early I _ then A will sleep B was sleeping C will be sleeping D have been sleeping 答案： C Whenever he worked until midnight, he _ drink some coffee to get ref
11、reshed A will B should C must D would 答案： D Dont worry _ and we will complete the task you assigned to us A An hour later B In an hour C After an hour D Another hour 答案： D Do you think _ possible to work out a correct figure of the income that the Expo will bring to China A that B this C one D it 答案
12、： D Youve finally figured out the puzzle! Yeah, in a complex way, _ A too B though C either D yet 答案： B When you talk about a persons _, you are referring to the country, race, or social class of their parents or ancestors A origin B nationality C generation D relative 答案： A People in Southwest Chin
13、a have never experienced _ natural disaste r Exactly Lets do our bit to help them A a more severe B the most severe C the more severe D a most severe 答案： A Passengers on board arent allowed _ calls during take-off A making or receiving B to make or receive C to have made or received D having made or
14、 received 答案： B East of Xiamen Island _ several modern buildings, on whose tops we can see as far as Jinmen Island A lies B lay C stand D has 答案： C A heated debate is under way on _ Chinese media should use English terms like GDP, NBA and GSM A which B that C whether D what 答案： C 完型填空 Not long befor
15、e, my daughters shoes were scratched with a knife She burst into 36 I took them to the shoemaker to get them 37 The young apprentice （学徒） glanced at the opening and said, 38 I can do except replace the upper His master looked at them and said to me, If you 39 me, I will add more scratches on both of
16、 the shoes KS*5U.C#O% I was 40 and asked why He explained, As if the openings were made 41 for the sake of special style and reuse Two days later I found there were indeed more scratches on 42 shoe, but all the openings were patched （打补丁） by soft red leather with edges sewed by thick thread, 43 more
17、 unique and interesting than ever I couldnt help but 44 the masters skill Another time, my wifes sisters white blouse had been torn, leaving a large opening on the back My wife 45 the blouse carefully, and then said, Let me take it 46 _ and mend it Seeing the blouse again, I was shocked: all the tor
18、n parts had been sewed up by thin and 47 thread and they 48 a look of ice crystal （冰晶） hanging from a winters branch 49 , she had attached a snowman and a cabin made of flowery cotton rags onto the shirt I 50 with praise, Its just as beautiful as a piece of 51 ! I was inspired by that craftsman Patc
19、hes are supposed to be 52 , but a skillful craftsman can make it take on a kind of perfection, replied my wife Her words inspired me even more: Perfection is 53 to achieve in everything; Patches are unavoidable, so is humans life Since you cant 54 the existence of wound, you should not expect people
20、s 55 by exposing the wound, which reveals nothing meaningful 【小题1】 A laughter B cheers C tears D speech A made B repaired C decorated D preserved A Anything B Something C Everything D Nothing A trust B inform C appoint D convince A annoyed B confused C disappointed D discouraged A on purpose B by ac
21、cident C in vain D beyond control A neither B any C every D each A remaining B growing C looking D feeling A appreciate B witness C praise D describe A delivered B checked C washed D ironed A outside B downtown C home D abroad A red B white C pink D purple A took on B put on C decided on D focused o
22、n A Therefore B Otherwise C Anyway D Besides A sighed B signed C greeted D paused A cake B art C furniture D jewellery A pretty B attractive C tough D ugly A easy B improper C likely D impossible A change B imagine C stand D prove A respect B friendship C sympathy D apology 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题
23、 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 阅读理解 Scientists from the Max Plank Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tubingen, Germany, have presented the first experimental evidence
24、that people do end up walking in circles if lost in unfamiliar areas The study, published in the journal Current Biology, examined the tracks of people who walked for several hours in the Sahara desert in Tunisia and in the Bienwald forest in Germany Researchers Jan Souman and Marc Ernst said the sc
25、ientists used the global positioning system （ GPS） to record these paths The results showed that the walkers were only able to keep a straight line when the sun or moon was visible As soon as the sun disappeared behind some clouds, people started to walk in circles without even noticing it Souman sa
26、id one explanation offered in the past for people walking in circles was that most people have one leg longer or stronger than the other, which would produce a systematic bias（偏差） in one direction To test this the researchers asked people to walk straight while blindfolded which removed the effects
27、of vision They found that these circles were rarely in a systematic direction, with the same person sometimes switching to the left and sometimes to the right Most of the participants in the study walked in circles, sometimes in extremely small ones Walking in circles is therefore not caused by diff
28、erences in leg length or strength, but more likely the result of increasing uncertainty about where straight ahead is, said Souman, Small random errors （随机性误差） in the various sensory signals that provide information about walking direction add up over time, making what a person perceives to be strai
29、ght ahead drift away from the true straight ahead direction 【小题 1】 The underlined word this in Paragraph 2 refers to _ A the effects of vision B a systematic bias C the leg length differences D one explanation offered in the past 【小题 2】 What is the probable reason for peoples walking in circles A Th
30、e invisible sun or moon B The increasing uncertainty about directions C Differences in leg length or strength D Wrong signals providing information about areas 【小题 3】 Why are the subjects required to be blindfolded A To encourage them to walk straight B To stop them from seeing each other C To dismi
31、ss the effects of vision D To keep the test a top secret 【小题 4】 Which of the following statements is true A People walk straight in the day B The farther people walk, the greater the direction bias grows C People walk only in large circles D Researchers use the global positioning system to record th
32、eir tracks 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B The findings of a new survey have American professors talking about the good old dayswhen As were a lot tougher to earn Sites like Rate My Professors com make it easy for students to find a class taught by a professor who is known as an easy grader
33、A recent survey by Kaplan Test Prep found that 46 percent of the more than 1,200 students polled admitted to using the site for just such a purpose Our research shows that many of todays college students are looking at multiple factors when picking out courses: overall teacher quality that will resu
34、lt in a good learning experience, but also instructors who dont like to award a lot of Cs and Ds, said Jeff Olson, vice president of research at Kaplan Test Prep While it makes sense that students would choose kinder graders, it also helps explain the recent popularity of grade inflation（膨胀） Grade i
35、nflation is seen by many professors as poisoning the learning environment Some, like former Duke University professor Stuart Rojstaczer, are righting it head-on On his website, Gradelnflation com, he releases an annual list of schools where grade inflation is the worst This year, he decided to name
36、the schools where grades were inflated the least He praised, for example, Princeton University, as well as Purdue University, where the average GPA has remained around 2 8 for over 30 years Purdue doesnt even seem to know that grade inflation exists in the US, Rojstaczer says Ignorance is bliss（极大的幸
37、福） 【小题 1】 Grade inflation is spreading because _ A its poisoning the learning environment B instructors intend to improve their overall teaching quality C many instructors adapt to the students expectations D students get easy access to sites like RateMyProfessors com 【小题 2】 The passage suggests tha
38、t _ A universities will employ hard graders B if we want to be happy, we should be ignorant C As are becoming easy to earn at most US universities D professors and instructors should give students higher grades 【小题 3】 The writer tends to _ A favor easy graders B see grade inflation as unavoidable C
39、oppose Kaplan Test Prep D miss the days when As were hard to earn 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D I am sure that everybody in his her life has used computers Nowadays you can feel their presence everywhereat home ， at school， at work and they certainly make life easier On the other hand， there are pe
40、ople who can work without them Anyway, I believe their presence is a good thing Life with them seems less difficult and more comfortable You can use them to choose your meal， to withdraw your money， and also to save your time， because these operations are all controlled by computers Therefore， you c
41、an hardly imagine the modern world without them；the whole planet seems to be one big computer society Nevertheless， problems can often appear in this area， too To have a computer means you have to be quite rich and have the necessary skills to use it However, think about questions like， “Are compute
42、rs available for everyone, for rich and poor people， for people from villages and people from cities Arent they too expensive Is everyone able to learn how to use them and does everyone have the chance to access and work with them How could everything in the future be dependent on them ” Therefore，
43、I think our society will be divided into two parts One part will work with them and enjoy the benefits that computers can bring and the other part will be pushed out of society and will actually be left far behind the other group Another question that bothers me is， computers are important and theyr
44、e good things in our life, but they arent everything. They are good as a help at school, quite often as entertainment, especially for young people, as an necessary tool to help in research etc. , but I think we shouldnt be so dependent on them, because computers are only machines and machines cant f
45、eel anything, cant be human and sympathetic, and every action performed by computer can be interfered(干涉 ) with could cause these machines to crash or work badly. In conclusion, I would like to say I am not against computers. I use computers too, but people should be wary all the time. 【小题 1】 Which
46、of the following best shows the structure of the passage =Paragraph =Paragraph2 =Paragraph 3 Paragraph4 =Paragraph5 【小题 2】 By saying“wary”(in the last paragraph)， the author is trying to say,“People should ”. A be strongly for the use of computers because of its convenience B be careful with computers that will also cause problems C master more necessary computer skills D not do something that causes computers to work badly 【小题 3】 In the third paragraph， the author presents his idea by A asking questions for people to think about B giving examples to support hi
