1、2012届天津市南开中学高三年级第一次月考英语卷 其他 阅读下面的短文，请根据短文后的要求答题（请注意问题后的字数要求）。 Dikembe Mutombo grew up in Africa among great poverty and disease. He came to Georgetown University on a scholarshipto study medicinebut Coach JohnThompson got a look at Dikembe and had a different idea. Dikembe became a star in the NBA,
2、and a citizen of the United States. But he never forgot the land of his birth, or the duty to share his fortune with others. He built a new hospital in his old hometown in the Congo. A friend has said of this good-hearted man: Mutombo believes that God has given him this chance to do great things. S
3、uccess and kindness After her daughter was born, Julie Aigner-Clark searched for ways to share her love of music and art with her child. So she borrowed some equipment, and began filming childrens videos in her own house. The Baby Einstein Company was born, and in just five years her business grew t
4、o more than $20 million in sales. And she is using her success to help othersproducing child safety videos with Jo hn Walsh of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. Julie says of her new program: I believe its the most important thing that I have ever done. I believe that children
5、have the right to live in a world that is safe. Bravery and courage A few weeks ago Wesley Autrey was waiting at a Harlem subway station with his two little girls when he saw a man fall into the path of a train. With seconds to act, Wesley jumped onto the tracks, pulled the man into the space betwee
6、n the rails, and held him as the train passed right above their heads. He insists hes not a hero. He says: We have got to show each other somelove. 【小题 1】 What was Mutombo praised for ( No more than 8 words) 【小题 2】 What did the Baby Einstein Company do at its beginning (No more than 7 words) 【小题 3】
7、What does Julie think of her job ( No more than 14 words) 【小题 4】 Why was Wesley Autrey praised as a hero ( No more than 10 words) 【小题 5】 What does the underlined “rails” mean ( No more than 2 words) 答案： 【小题 1】 His willingness to help the need./Being ready to help others. 【小题 1】 The company sold chil
8、drens music and artwork. 【小题 1】 Julie thinks her job is the most important thing that she has ever done. 【小题 1】 He saved a person without considering his own safety. 【小题 1】 metal lines/metal tracks/tracks 【小题 1】从文章的句子： But he never forgot the land of his birth, or the duty to share his fortune with
9、others.可知答案：是： His willingness to help the need./Being ready to help others. 【小题 1】从文章的句子： Julie Aigner-Clark searched for ways to share her love of music and art with her child.可知答案：是： The company sold childrens music and artwork. 【小题 1】从文章的句子： I believe its the most important thing that I have eve
10、r done.可知答案：是： Julie thinks her job is the most important thing that she has ever done. 【小题 1】从文章的句子： and held him as the train passed right above their heads.可知答案：是： He saved a person without considering his own safety. 【小题 1】猜词题：从前面的句子： pulled the man into the space between可知这是铁轨的意思： metal lines/m
11、etal tracks/tracks 单项选择 * The visitors here are greatly impressed by the fact that_ people from all walks of life are working hard for_ new Binhai. A不填 ; a B不填 ;the C the; a D the; the 答案： A It is well-known _ a person, especially the old, eats too much hell feel uncomfortable. A that B when if C if
12、 D that when 答案： D I broke my relationship with John because he always found with whatever I did. A error B mistake C fault D failure 答案： C Walking and running are the oldest and newest, excellent _ exercise for all ages and fitness levels. A bodies shaping B body shaping C bodies shaped D bodys sha
13、pe 答案： B Do you think we can get there on time Yes ， _ the truck doesnt break down. A even if B unless C until D so long as 答案： D The children were playing games on the playground, _ school uniforms. A all of them wore B all wearing C all of whom wearing D all were wearing 答案： B It is written clearl
14、y in the requirements that all passengers _ check onto board 30 minutes before the plane takes off. A may B can C will D shall 答案： D I failed again. I wish I _ harder. But you _. A had worked; hadnt B worked; dont C had worked; didnt D worked; didnt 答案： C Drunk driving used to occur _, but now it is
15、 under control. A generally B frequently C practically D gradually 答案： B However， at times this balance in nature is _ resulting in a number of possibly unforeseen effects. A troubled B disturbed C confused D puzzled 答案： B Id like a pen which _ well. Will this one _ A is written； work B writes; work
16、 C is written; do D writes; do 答案： D Sorry, Ann. Im afraid that I cant go to the magic show by David Copper Field with you. _ Who knows when he will be back here again A It doesnt matter. B Do as you like. C What a shame! D Take it easy. 答案： C What is the best way you can imagine _the overuse of wat
17、er in our school A reducing B to reduce C reduced D reduce 答案： B The experiment has_ the possibility of the existence of any life on that planet, but it does not mean there is no life on other planets. A found out B pointed out C ruled out D carried out 答案： C It gives his life a flying start _ he ha
18、s gone abroad for further education. A what B when C that D how 答案： C 试题分析：经过分析句子结构，可知这个句子中包含一个主语从句，且引导词在从句中不作任何成分，且没有实际意义，故选 C。 考点：主语从句考查 点评：分析清楚句子结构是关键，根据 引导词在句中所作的成分以及含义，选择正确的引导词。 完型填空 A man found a cocoon of a moth. He took it home so that he could 31 the moth come out of the cocoon. On that day
19、 a small 32 appeared, he sat and watched the moth for several hours as the moth struggled to 33 the body through that little hole. Soon it seemed to stop making any progress. It appeared as if it had 34 as far as it could and it could go no farther. It just seemed to be stuck. So the man, out of his
20、 kindness, decided to help the moth. He took a pair of scissors and cut off the 35 bit of the cocoon. The 36 then came out easily. But it had a swollen body and small, shriven（无用的） wings. The man continued to watch the moth because he expected that, at any moment, the wings would enlarge and 37 to b
21、e able to support the 38 , which would get smaller in time. Neither happened! In fact, the little moth spent the rest of its life 39 around with a small, swollen body and shriveled wings. It was 40 able to fly. What the man in his kindness 41 was that the small cocoon and the 42 of the moth to get t
22、hrough the 43 opening was a way to push fluid(液体 ) 44 the body of moth 45 its wings so that it would be ready to fly 46 it got out of the cocoon. Freedom and 47 would come only after the struggle. By taking the moth of a struggle away, he also took away the moths health. Sometimes struggles are exac
23、tly what we need in our life. If we were to 48 our lives without any difficulties, we would be disabled. We would not be as 49 as what we could have been. Give every opportunity a chance, leave no room for 50 . 1 A, help B. protect C. watch D. see 2 A. opening B. line C. moth D. butterfly 3 A. push
24、B. draw C. make D. force 4 A. got B. done C. tried D. struggled 5 A. covering B. remaining C. shell D. skin 6 A. moth B. butterfly C. cocoon D. worm 7 A. lessen B. widen C. expand D. shorten 8 A standing B. flight C. themselves D. body 9 A flying B. crawling C. walking D. lying 0 A already B. certai
25、nly C. never D. seldom 11 A shouldnt do B. thought C. did D. didnt understand 12 A crawling B. struggle C. fight D. force 13 A tiny B. beginning C. right D. above 14 A in B. on C. by D. from 15 A into B. to C. in D. onto 16 A after B. once C. before D. until 17 A courage B. hope C. flight D. surviva
26、l 18 A stand on B. get on C. go through D. live 19 A great B. determined C. brave D. strong 20 A regrets B. death C. failure D. wishes 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 C
27、 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 阅读理解 Everyone knows about straight-A students We see them frequently in TV situation comedies and in movies like Revenge（报复） of the Nerds They get high grades, all right, but only by becoming dull laborers, their noses always stuck in a book They are not good at social communicati
28、on and look clumsy while doing sports How, then, do we account for Domenica Roman or Paul Melendres Roman is on the tennis team at Fairmont Senior High School She also sings in the choral group, serves on the student council and is a member of the mathematics society For two years she has maintained
29、 As in every subject Melendres, a freshman at the University of New Mexico, was student-body president at Valley High School in Albuquerque He played soccer and basketball well, exhibited at the science fair, and meanwhile worked as a reporter on a local television station Being a speech giver at th
30、e graduation ceremony, he achieved straight As in his regular classes, plus bonus points for As in two college-level courses How do super-achievers like Roman and Melendres do it Brains arent the only answer “Top grades dont always go to the brightest students, ” declares Herbert Walberg, a professo
31、r of education at the University of Illinois at Chicago, who has conducted major studies on super-achieving students “Knowing how to make the most of your innate（天生的） abilities counts for more Much more ” In fact, Walberg says, students with high IQ sometimes dont do as well as classmates with lower
32、 IQ For them, learning comes too easily and they never find out how to get down Hard work isnt the whole story, either “Its not how long you sit there with the books open, ” said one of the many-A students we interviewed “Its what you do while youre sitting ” Indeed, some of these students actually
33、put in fewer hours of homework time than their lower-scoring classmates The kids at the top of the class get there by mastering a few basic techniques that others can readily learn 【小题 1】 The underlined word “nerds” can probably be A dull bookworms lacking sports and social skills B successful top s
34、tudents popular with their peers C students with certain learning difficulties D born leaders crazy about social activities 【小题 2】 What can we conclude from the first paragraph A Most TV programs and films are about straight-A students B People have unfavorable impression on straight-A students C Ev
35、eryone knows about straight-A students from TV or films D Straight-A students are well admired by people in the society 【小题 3】 What will be talked about after the last paragraph A The interviews with more students B The role IQ plays in learning well C The techniques to be better learners D The achi
36、evements top students make 【小题 4】 What can we infer from the passage A IQ is more important than hard work in study B The brightest students can never get low grades C Top students certainly achieve all-around developments D Students with average IQ can become super-achievers 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 B 【
37、小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】联系下文 They get high grades, all right, but only by becoming dull laborers, their noses always stuck in a book描述 ,可知这个单词指的是缺少运动和社会技能的呆板的书呆子 .故选 A. 【小题 1】根据本段描述 ,可知这些全优生被认为是书呆子 ,故选 B,人们对全优生的印象并不好 . 【小题 1】最后一段说的是班内的优等生是靠掌握几种基本的技能来达到这一点的 ,这些技能其他人也能轻松的学会 .接下来最有可能讨论技术问题 ,故选 C,技术是更好的学
38、习者 . 【小题 1】根据 In fact, Walberg says, students with high IQ sometimes dont do as well as classmates with lower IQ及上下文描述 ,可知拥有普通智商的人往往能获得更大的成功 .故选 D When women sit together to watch a movie on TV, they usually talk simultaneously（同时的） about a variety of subjects, including children, men, careers and w
39、hat s happening in their lives. When groups of men and women watch a movie together, the men usually end up telling the women to shut up. Men can either talk or watch the screen - they can t do both - and they don t understand that women can. Besides, women consider that the point of all getting tog
40、ether is to have a good time and develop relationships - not just to sit there like couch potatoes staring at the screen. During the ad breaks, a man often asks a woman to explain the plot and tell him where the relationship between the characters is going. He is unable, unlike women, to read the su
41、btle body language signals that reveal how the characters are feeling emotionally. Since women originally spent their days with the other women and children in the group, they developed the ability to communicate successfully in order to maintain relationships. For a woman, speech continues to have
42、such a clear purpose: to build relationships and make friends. For men, to talk is to relate the facts. Men see the telephone as a communication tool for sending facts and information to other people, but a woman sees it as a means of bonding. A woman can spend two weeks on vacation with her girlfri
43、end and, when she returns home, telephone the same girlfriend and talk for another two hours. There is no convincing evidence that social conditioning, the fact that girls mothers talked them more, is the reason why girls talk more than boys. Psychiatrist Dr Michael Lewis, author Social Behaviour an
44、d Language Acquisition, conducted experiments that found mothers talked to and looked at, baby girls more often than baby boys. Scientific evidence shows parents respond the brain bias of their children. Since a girl s brain is better organized to send and receive speech, we therefore talk to them m
45、ore. Consequently, mothers who try to talk to their sons are usually pointed to receive only short grunts in reply. 【小题 1】 While watching TV with others, women usually talk a lot because they A are afraid of awkward silence with their families and friends B can both talk and watch the screen at the
46、same time C think they can have a good time and develop relationships D have to explain the plot and body language to their husbands 【小题 2】 After a vacation with her girlfriend, a woman would talk to her again on the phone for hours in order to . A experience the happy time again B keep a close tie
47、with her C recommend her a new scenic spot D remind her of something forgotten 【小题 3】 What does the author want to tell us most A Women s brains are better organized for language and communication B Women love to talk because they are more sociable than men. C Men do not like talking because they re
48、ly more on facts. D Social conditioning is not the reason why women love talking. 【小题 4】 Which of the following would be the best title for the passage A Women Are Socially Trained to Talk B Talking Maintains Relationships C Women Love to Talk D Men Talk Differently from Women. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C You wake up in the morning, the day is beautiful and the plans for the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long time. Then the telephone rings, you say hello, and the drama starts. The pers
