1、2011届重庆市南开中学高三 5月月考英语试卷与答案 单项选择 * Hi honey, are you okay You look a little pale _ I am too tired these days! A Not at all B Dont mention it C Go ahead D Forget it 答案： B Unreasonable _, it turned out to be effective A though sounded the plan B though the plan sounded C the plan sounded though D sound
2、ed the plan though 答案： B Due to bad weather we have to put _ off until next week to go camping in the mountains A it B that C one D this 答案： A Do you know how to start the machine _ Im a green hand A Not a clue B Exactly C By all means D Just so-so 答案： A We are a team so we must assist one another _
3、 completing the task A with B to C at D in 答案： D Excuse me, Madam Taking photos is forbidden here out of security Im really sorry, I _ of that A am not informed B hasnt been informed C hadnt been informed D wasnt informed 答案： D The civil war broke out in Libya, _ to the instability of the internatio
4、nal oil price A to contribute B contributed C having contributed D contributing 答案： D Recently a new social issue has been brought to everyones attention _ _food additives are abused A when B whether C that D which 答案： C While the police have already done a lot of investigation, much evidence _ _. A
5、 is remaining to be confirmed B remained to be confirmed C is remained to be confirmed D remains to be confirmed 答案： D _ on everyday practice, progress in English is a goal which can be achieved A Based B Basing C Having based D Being based 答案： A Look out! Keep away from the house, _ the roof is und
6、er repair A whose B which C of which D where 答案： C Youd better get the problem solved as soon as possible _ it becomes out of control A when B before C since D unless 答案： B Happy Birthday, Ken! Did you invite Jason Yes, but he _ a meeting in New York otherwise he wouldnt be absent from my birthday p
7、arty A is attending B has attended C was attending D attended 答案： A Mom, can I have that transformer Behave yourself and you_ have it A could B shall C must D may 答案： B Liu Jialing won _ Best Actress Award for her role at _ 30th Hong Kong Film Awards A the,/ B a, the C the, the D /,the 答案： C 完型填空 完型
8、填空（共 20小题；每小题 1 5分，满分 30分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 36 55各题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、 C和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。 A daughter thought life was unpromising to her and complained to her father about it She did not know how she was going to_36_and wanted to give up She was_37_of fighting and struggling It seemed as if one prob
9、lem was just solved before a new one_38_ Her father, a cook, took her to the_39 _ He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high 40 Soon the pots came to a 41 _ In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, and the last he placed ground coffee beans He let them sit and boil, wit
10、hout saying a word The daughter sucked her teeth and_42_waited, asking repeatedly what he was doing In about twenty minutes he turned offthe_43_ He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl He pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl Then he spooned the coffee out and placed it in anothe
11、r Turning to her he asked, Darling, what do you see Carrots, eggs, and coffee, she replied He brought her closer and asked her to 44 the carrots She did and noted that they were soft He then asked her to take an egg and break it After pulling off the 45 , she observed the hard-boiled egg! Finally, h
12、e asked her to taste the coffee She smiled_46_she tasted its rich flavor She humbly asked, What does it mean, Father He explained that each of them had faced the same 47 , boiling water, but each_ 48 differently The carrot went in 49 and hard But after being subjected to the boiling water, it _50_an
13、d became weak The egg had been 51 .Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior But after sitting_52_the boiling water, its inside became hardened The ground coffee beans were unique, 53 After they were in the boiling water, they had_54_the water Which are you he asked his daughter When ad
14、versity knocks on your door, _55 _do you respond Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean 【小题1】 A make out B make it C make up D make through 【小A typical B conscious C tired D warned 题2】 【小题3】 A raised B arose C disappeared D faded 【小题4】 A room B market C kitchen D grocery 【小题5】 A shelf B temperat
15、ure C fire D table 【小题6】 A boil B cool C hot D smoke 【小题7】 A happily B calmly C casually D impatiently 【小题8】 A lights B burners C tap D water 【小题9】 A see B carry C feel D fetch 【小题1A shell B pack C bag D cover 0】 【小题11】 A since B as C before D if 【小题12】 A occasion B point C variety D adversity 【小题13
16、】 A reflected B answered C abandoned D reacted 【小题14】 A stable B weak C strong D sensitive 【小题15】 A softened B widened C shortened D sharpened 【小题16】 A half-done B easily-broken C easily-got D hard-boiled 【小题17A over B for C through D on 】 【小题18】 A however B otherwise C besides D moreover 【小题19】 A m
17、elted B absorbed C polluted D changed 【小题20】 A what B how C when D why 答案： 【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B【小题 1】 C【小题 1】 A【小题 1】 D【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 B。 make it成功。她觉得凡事都很艰难，不知该怎样挺过去，想放弃。 【小题 1】 C。 be tire
18、d of厌倦。她厌倦了不断的抗争和奋斗。 【小题 1】 B。 arise出现。似乎一个问题刚刚解决，另一个问题马上呈现。 【小题 1】 C。 kitchen厨房。她的父亲是个厨师，他把她带到了厨房 。 【小题 1】 C。 fire火。他在三个壶里分别装满了水，然后放到高温的火上烧。 【小题 1】 A。 boiled烧开的。很快，壶里的水被煮开了。 【小题 1】 D。 impatiently不耐烦地。女儿咂巴着牙齿发出声响，不耐烦地等着。 【小题 1】 B。 burner火炉。大约二十分钟后，父亲关掉了火炉 【小题 1】 C。 feel触摸。父亲把她带近了这些东西，要她去摸胡萝卜，她摸了之后。
19、【小题 1】 A。 shell壳子。他又要她去拿一个鸡蛋并把它敲破，在把壳剥掉之后，她观察了这个煮熟的鸡蛋。 【小题 1】 B。 as当 时候。尝着芳 香四溢的咖啡，她微笑起来。 【小题 1】 D。 adversity逆境。父亲解释说，这三样东西面临着同样的逆境。 【小题 1】 D。 react反应。但它们的反应却各不相同。 【小题 1】 C。 strong强度大。胡萝卜本是硬的，坚固而且强度大。 【小题 1】 A。 soften软化。但受到煮沸的水的影响后，它变得柔软而脆弱。 【小题 1】 B。 easily-broken容易破碎的。鸡蛋本来易碎，薄薄的外壳保护着内部的液体。 【小题 1】
20、C。 through通过。但是在经历过煮沸的水以后，它的内部却变得坚硬。 【小题 1】 A。 however 然而，可是。不过，最独特的却是磨碎的咖啡豆，当它们被放入煮沸的水之后，它们却改变了水。 【小题 1】 D。 change改变。见上题。 【小题 1】 B。 how怎么。当逆境找上你时，你该如何应对呢？ 阅读理解 He met her at a party. She was so outstanding, while he was so normal. At the end of the party, he invited her to have coffee with him. The
21、y sat in a nice coffee shop, he was too nervous to say anything, she felt uncomfortable, and she thought to herself, “Please let me go home ” Suddenly he asked the waiter, “Would you please give me some salt Id like to put it in my coffee. ” Everybody stared at him, so strange! His face turned red,
22、but, still, he put the salt in his coffee and drank it. She asked him curiously, “Why do you have this hobby ” He replied, “When I was a little boy, I was living near the sea, I liked playing in the sea, I could feel the taste of the sea, just like the taste of the salty coffee. Now every time I hav
23、e the salty coffee. I always think of my childhood and hometown.” While saying that, tears filled his eyes. She was deeply touched. A man who can tell out his homesickness, must be a man who has responsibility of home. Then she started to speak about her faraway hometown, her childhood, her family.
24、That was a really nice beginning of their story. They continued to date. She found that actually he was a man who meets all her damands. He was such a good person but she almost missed him! Thank to his salty coffee! They got married. Every time she made coffee, she put some salt in the coffee, as s
25、he know thats the way he liked it. After 40 years, he passed away, left her a letter which said, “My dearest, please forgive my whole life lie. This was the only lie I said to you the salty coffee. Remember the first time we dated I was so nervous actually I wanted some sugar, but I said salt. It wa
26、s hard for me to change so I went ahead. I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life, but I was too afraid to do that, as I have promised not to lie to you for anything. Im afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth; I dont like the salty coffee, what a strange bad taste. But I have had the s
27、alty coffee for my whole life! Since I knew you, I never feel sorry for anything I do for you. If I call live for a second time. I still want to know you and have you for my whole life, even though I have to drink the salty coffee again.” Her tears made the letter totally wet. Someday, someone asked
28、 her, “Whats the taste of salty coffee ” she replied. “sweet,” 【小题 1】 The reason why the woman wanted to leave is that _ A the man was normal while the woman was outstanding B the woman was too nervous to stay C the woman felt uncomfortable to be with the man D the man asked for salty coffee 【小题 2】
29、Why did she think the salty coffee tasted sweet A Because the salty coffee represented her husbands endless love for her B Because she mistook the sugar for salt C Because her husband switched salt with sugar in her coffee D Because the salty coffee was a white lie with a good intention 【小题 3】 What
30、can we learn from the mans letter A The man wasnt brave enough to tell the truth because he was scared of the woman, B The man had never thought of telling the truth before he was dying C The man fell in love with the salty coffee gradually after many years of taking it out of his love for his wife
31、D The man would still, choose to drink salty coffee if he had to know and have her through it 【小题 4】 In what way does the writer develop this story A Cause and effect B Problem reasoning C The time order D Statistics analyzing, 答案： CADC Alaska Inside Passage Craises Most cruises（游船） are seven nights
32、 long and typically begin an4 end in either Vancouver or Seattle This roundtrip travel plan makes this a very popular cruise vacation because of the convenient flight schedules and affordable roundtrip airline tickets into and out of Vancouver and Seattle Longer 10-night and 11-night Inside Passage
33、Cruises are available from California Depending on your ship and your plan, a typical Alaska Inside Passage Cruise spends the first day cruising the famed Inside Passage, a narrow waterway nestled between towering mountains, waterfront communities, and the Pacific Ocean Alaska Glacier Cruses Alaska
34、Glacier Cruises are also known as Gulf of Alaska Cruises Every cruise line has a different name for it, but they all mean the same thing they are cruises that sail one-way through the Gulf of Alaska where youll find the greatest number of glaciers（冰川） , mountains, wildlife and scenery Unlike an Alas
35、ka Inside Passage Cruise, an Alaska Glacier Cruise does not do a U turn back to the; departure port Alaska Glacier cruises are one way journey that sail from North to South （ Southbound Glacier Cruises） or South to North （ Northbound Glacier Cruises） These routes allow you to spend more days in Alas
36、ka ports or National Glacier Parks as there are fewer days at sea compared to other cruises If you only have a week and want wonderful glacier viewing and time on land, this is your best choice for an Alaska Cruise Vacation Regent Home Alaska Cruises For a close and personal contact with the Great W
37、hite North, step aboard the All-inclusive, 700-guest Seven Seas Mariner You can watch seabirds perform beautiful dances or a group of playful whales swim by as youre eating breakfast in your private room 【小题 1】 What is Inside Passage according to the text A Its the name of a typical cruise ship B It
38、s a popular hiking route in Alaska C Its the name of a famous tourist company D Its a body of water with beautiful scenery 【小题 2】 If you are interested in sightseeing on foot, which cruise might be a better choice than others A Alaska Inside Passage Cruises B Gulf of Alaska Cruises C Regent Home Ala
39、ska Cruises D None of the above 【小题 3】 Which of the following cruises repeat its routes A Alaska Inside Passage Cruises B Southbound Glacier Cruises C Northbound Glacier Cruises D Seven Seas Mariner 【小题 4】 Whats the purpose of this passage A To explore the natural beauty of Alaska B To introduce the
40、 ways of traveling in Alaska C To attract tourists to cruise vacations in Alaska D To offer advice to people traveling in Alaska 答案： DBAC For better or worse, multiple marriages arent just for actress Elizabeth Taylor （ famous for her eight marriages） anymore More Americans than ever are tying the k
41、not for the third time or more Lynn Y. Naugle, a 53-yeap-old family therapist in New Orleans, says that peoples personal needs and desires simply change as their life evolves What functions well in the first part of our lives may not function well in the second or third part of our lives, she explai
42、ns The first marriage lasted 21 years, her second marriage five years Two years ago, she wed for a third time, and she describes this union as an extremely easy marriage Today, at an estimated one of seven weddings, the bride, the groom or both are making that trip down the aisle for at least the th
43、ird time Thats twice as many as a generation ago, according to the US National Centre for Health Statistics In part, the sudden change in multiple marriages is a side effect of the 1970s divorce increase that has supplied an ever expanding pool of divorced singles Even the simple fact that people ar
44、e living longer has opened the door to marrying more often No fault divorce laws （ meaning no one is blamed for the failure of the marriage） , and cultural changes have also meant theres less pressure than in past generations to stay in a joyless or abusive marriage While a single divorce didnt bloc
45、k either Ronald Reagan or Bob Dole from seeking the most highly demanding job in America the US presidency modern society still raises an; eyebrow at more than one marriage mistake Indeed, there are signs that attitudes are changing Its coming out of the closet or becoming more accepted, says Glenda
46、 Riley, who wrote a book on the history of divorce in the US Theres still embarrassment on the personal level, while there is growing acceptance on the public level for three or more marriages in a lifetime There is no guarantee, of course, that the third time is the best To the contrary, second and
47、 third marriages run an equal or greater risk of divorce than first marriages, which today are given 4 out of 10 odds of failing, and they tend to end more quickly Divorce statistics show that failed second marriages typically end two years sooner than first marriages, lasting six years on average rather than eight That leaves some doubly divorced people open for a third try at a relatively young age 【小题 1】 What does the underlined phrase tying the knot （ Para 2） mean A Getting married B Getting engaged C Having babies D Attending funerals, 【小题 2】 What is NOT the rea
