1、2014届四川省乐山一中高三 10月月考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 其他 阅读下面短文并回答问题，然后将答案：写到答题卡相应的位置上（请注意各小题的词数 要求 )。 A long red bridge stretches out across water. It runs across the Golden Gate. This is not the entrance to some sacred (神圣的） land， but it is just as magical. The Golden Gate is where San Francisco Bay meets the Pacific
2、Ocean, and at night the scene of the bridge lit up over the water takes your breath away. Welcome to San Francisco, a place famous for its beautiful parks, hilly streets and lovely beaches. But the bridge is undoubtedly the most well-known symbol of the city. Before its completion in 1937, the bridg
3、e was considered impossible to build because of the foggy weather ， powerful winds, and strong ocean currents (洋流 )in the city. However, despite the difficult conditions, the bridge was built in no more than four years. Its total length is nearly 2 kilometers. San Francisco ranks first on Lonely Pla
4、netS list of best cities to visit in 2013. According to the worlds largest travel publisher, it came top as a result of its cultural mix. According to the US 2010 census (人口普查）， 21 percent of the citys population is made up of Chinese people. San Franciscos Chinatown is the largest outside of Asia a
5、nd the oldest in North America. Two traditional festivals, the Spring Festival and Mid-Autumn Festival, are the biggest events of the year on the citys calendar. If yellow cabs (出租车） are a key part of New York city life, then the cable car (缆车） is San Franciscos equivalent. The first cable car came
6、into public service in 1873, and the slow and noisy vehicle has been a symbol of the city ever since. The cable car network was once damaged by a serious earthquake but, luckily, it has now recovered and provides better views than the subway. 【小题 1】 What makes the Golden Gate Bridge so famous (No mo
7、re than 10 words) 【小题 2】 Why does the author mention the Golden Gate bridge at the beginning (No more than 8 words) 【小题 3】 What made San Francisco rank first on Lonely Planets list of cities to visit in 2013 (No more than 3 words) 【小题 4】 Why is the slow and noisy cable car preferred in San Francisco
8、 (No more than 12 words) 【小题 5】 What does the writer want to tell us (No more than 8 words) 答案： 【小题 1】 Its beauty, length and the story behind its construction 【小题 2】 To introduce the city of San Francisco /Because its the symbol of San Francisco 【小题 3】 Its cultural mix 【小题 4】 It provides a better v
9、iew of the city than the subway 【小题 5】 San Francisco is a good place to visit 试题分析：文章介绍圣弗朗西斯科是 2013年中最适宜参观的城市之一，提到金门大桥，以及旧金山的美丽风景和多元文化。 【小题 1】细节题：从第二段的句子： Welcome to San Francisco, a place famous for its beautiful parks, hilly streets and lovely beaches.可知金门大桥是因为它的美丽，长度和背后的故事著名的。 Its beauty, length
10、and the story behind its construction 【小题 2】细节题：从第二段的句子： But the bridge is undoubtedly the most well-known symbol of the city. 可知作者一开始 介绍金门大桥是因为它是圣弗朗西斯科的象征： To introduce the city of San Francisco /Because its the symbol of San Francisco 【小题 3】细节题：从第三段的句子： San Francisco ranks first on Lonely PlanetS
11、list of best cities to visit in 2013. According to the worlds largest travel publisher, it came top as a result of its cultural mix.可知它因为在孤独星球列表中圣弗朗西斯科是 2013年中最好的可参观的城市中排名第一，是因为它的多元文化。 Its cultural mix 【小题 4】细节题：从最后一段的句子： luckily, it has now recovered and provides better views than the subway. 可知缆车比
12、地铁提供了更好的景色。 It provides a better view of the city than the subway 【小题 5】文章介绍了圣弗朗西斯科的美丽景色，多元文化，从第三段的句子：San Francisco ranks first on Lonely PlanetS list of best cities to visit in 2013.可知作者想要表达的是： San Francisco is a good place to visit 考点：考查阅读表达 单项选择 * -I have cleaned the room three times a day. Look,
13、 It is a mess again. - ! Wait until the children go to bed. A How come B Why bother C So what D What for 答案： B 试题分析：考查交际用语： A. How come怎么回事？ B. Why bother为什么费事？C.So what 那又怎样？ D. What for为什么？句意： -我一天打扫三次房间，看，又脏了？ -别费事了！等孩子睡觉吧。选 B。 考点：考查交际用语 Its me why some people are crazy about iPhone. Its just a m
14、eans of communication. A above B under C beyond D over 答案： C 试题分析：考查介词： A. above 在 上方， B. under 在 下面， C. beyond 超过，D. over越过， beyond sb“超出某人的能力范围 ”，句意：我不能理解为什么一些人对 iPhone这么着迷，就是一种交流的工具。选 C。 考点：考查介词 Youd better the instructions so that the children can understand them. A simplify B decline C concentr
15、aate D reduce 答案： A 试题分析：考查动词： A. simplify简化， B. decline 下降， C. concentraate专注，集中， D. reduce减少，句意：你最好把说明简化，这样孩子能够理解。选 A。 考点：考查动词 Although he likes singing very much, he is but a singer. A anything B something C everthing D nothing 答案： A 试题分析：考查不定代词： A. anything任何事， B. something一些事情， C.everything 一切，
16、 D. nothing什么都没有，句意：虽然他很喜欢唱歌，但他绝不是歌手， anything but绝不，一点也不， nothing but正是，就是，选 A。 考点：考查不定代词 Some people create jobs, foster excitement and basically make the system work. They see possibilities _ others see only problems. A that B what C which D where 答案： D 试题分析：考查地点状语从句，句意：有人创作工作，从根本上让整个系统运转，他们能在别人仅
17、仅只能看到问题的地方看到机会。此题要注意排除思维定势的影响，后面是一个状语从句，表示在别人仅仅只能看到问题的（地方），选 D。 考点：考查地点状语从句 the new underground is available has not been made clear yet. A When B How C What D That 答案： A 试题分析：考查主语从句的连接词：句意：新的地铁什么时候使用还没有明确呢。 C. What引导主语从句的时候，在从句中做主语宾语，表语，这句话不缺主宾表， D That引导主语从句，表示事实，只是起连接作用，不做成分， how怎样，不符合句意，选 A。 考点：
18、考查主语从句的连接词 Its a common _ for young people to pay a New Years visit to their elders. A sense B practice C rule D scene 答案： B 试题分析：考查名词： A. sense感觉，意识， B. practice 练习，做法， C. rule规定， D. scene场景，句意：年轻人新年拜访老人这是惯例。 Commom sense常识，commom practice惯例，选 B。 考点：考查名词 Would you mind giving your advice on how to
19、improve our business management If you make _ most of the modern 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 试题分析：考查冠词：句意： -你介意给我一些关于怎么提高商业管理的建议吗？ -如果你充分利用现代化的设备，产量会上升的。短语 make the most of表示 “充分利用 ”，后面是某 方面上升，用不定冠词 a。所以，答案：选择 B。 考点：考查冠词 -Have all the myste
20、ries been cleared up - Almost. But _ only one question _. A there remains; answered B it remains; to be answered C there remains; to be answered D it remains; answered 答案： C 试题分析：考查 there be 句型及不定式作定语。句意： -所有的谜团都解开了吗？ -几乎都解开了。只剩下一个还未解决。 There remains 是 there be句型的变形，第二空 to be answered是不定式的被动做定语，表示 “
21、有待解决 ”，选 C。 考点：考查 there be 句型及不定式作定语 I will never forget my stay there I found my lost wallet. A which B that C where D when 答案： D 试题分析：考查定语从句：句意：我永远不会忘 记在那里逗留期间，当时我发现丢失的钱包。先行词是 my stay表示 “逗留期间 ”，定语从句不缺主语，宾语，缺的是时间状语，用 when引导定语从句，选 D。 考点：考查定语从句 Please tell me the after service of the computer; Im wor
22、ried about a breakdown sometime A there being B it being C there is D it is 答案： A 试题分析：考查动名词的复合结构：句意：请告诉我电脑的后期服务，我很担心有时会有死机。介词 about后面接动名词， there be句型中 there是主语，所以用 there being， there做动名词的逻辑主语，选 A。 考点：考查动名词的复合结构 Jack cant concentrate on his lessons recently. Yes, that might _ why he did so badly in
23、the last test. A answer for B apply for C call for D account for 答案： D 试题分析：考查词组： A. answer for 为 负责， B. apply for申请， C. call for要求，需要， D. account for 占据，是 的原因，句意： -杰克最近上课不是很专心。 -是，这可能就是他上次考试差的原因。选 D。 考点：考查词组 They two free tickets to Australia, otherwise theyd never have been able to afford to go. A
24、 had got B got C have got D get 答案： B 试题分析：考查时态：句意：他们有两张去澳大利亚的免费的票，否则他们去不起那里。 Otherwise后面是虚拟语气，前面的句子是过去的事实，用一般过去时，选 B。 考点：考查时态 Not until they left school how much their teachers loved them and helped them. A they realized B did they realize C had they realized D they would realize 答案： B 试题分析：考查倒装句和时
25、态：句意：直到我们离开学校我们才意识到老师是多么爱我们并且帮助我们。 Not until引导的时间状语从句放在句首，主句用部分倒装，因为 hi在离开学校后才意识到，所以用一般过去时，选 B。 考点：考查倒装句和时态 This new kind of chemicals will help keep the air, soil and water_ from pollution. A free B empty C loose D short 答案： A 试题分析：考查形容词： A. free 自由的，免费的， free from免于，没有， B. empty 空的， C. loose松散的， D
26、. short短的，句意：这种新的化学物质会有助于保持空气，泥土和水免于污染。选 A。 考点：考查形容词 完型填空 Being on the road at 3:15 a. m. to drive 450 kms wasnt in my plans for the weekend. I had been looking forward to a couple of _ days to prepare myself for the following busy _ . My son, Simon, and his good friends were heading for the _ . Due
27、 to the last- minute issue with transportation, I _ my car to ensure that everyone could get to the point so that they could get together and enjoy their weeks _ by snowboarding and skiing. The only thing that _ to me on my journey was that no sooner had I _ and said goodbye than I would make the tr
28、ip _， in total, a round trip of 900 kms in just 10 hours. Such a long drive in one day was frightening, _ as I was looking forward to relaxation Simon and I _， on our way， a little about his break and a whole lot of his school subjects. It was great to have this time with him as we _ spent five cont
29、inuous hours together， other than when we played Saturday cricket (板球 ). On my return trip, I _a strange sense of loneliness in some heavy morning _. Within an hour it _. I spent the next four hours listening to some CDs and enjoying the scenery. Surprisingly, after my long trip home I was refreshed
30、 and energized even though I was physically exhausted. And I knew that I would have a(n) _ sleep that evening. A change _ your environment, no matter how great, can provide you with the opportunity to _ something from different angles, as well as to be refreshed and energized Now Im looking forward
31、to my next event and many more opportunities to spend quality time with those who are important to me and make my life more rewarding. 【小题1】 A surprising B exciting C moving D relaxing A hour B week C day D month A hotel B beach C snowfield D school A fueled B offered C parked D lent A drop-off B ki
32、ck-off C get-off D take-off A freedom B break C adventure D excitement A occurred B happened C appeared D appealed A rested B started C arrived D left A back B forward C out D away A even B just C particularly D mostly A talked B quarreled C complained D argued A constantly B rarely C frequently D u
33、sually A developed B showed C lost D kept A smoke B dust C fog D snow A turned B shone C froze D cleared A greatly B mentally C immediately D completely A sound B uneasy C uncomfortable D light A about B from C in D for A give up B look at C find out D carry on A planned B discussed C prepared D une
34、xpected 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 A 【小题 6】 B 【小题 7】 A 【小题 8】 C 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 A 【小题 12】 B 【小题 13】 A 【小题 14】 C 【小题 15】 D 【小题 16】 B 【小题 17】 A 【小题 18】 C 【小题 19】 B 【小题 20】 D 试题分析：本文主要讲了我本想放松两天，却陪儿子去了雪地玩，虽然很累，但我却感到很开心。我期待着再一次和自己生命中重要的人在一起度过时光，使得自己的生命更有意义。 【小题 1】考查形容词： A s
35、urprising令人惊讶的， B. exciting令人兴奋的， C. moving令人感动的， D. relaxing令人放松的，根据 as I was looking forward to relaxation可知这里想表达我期望放松两三天，故选 D。 【小题 2】考查名词： A. hour小时， B. week星期， C. day日子， D. month月份，这里想表达为我接下来忙碌的一周做准备，选 B 【小题 3】考查名词： A. hotel 旅店， B. beach海滩， C. snowfield雪地， D. school学校，根据 by snowboarding and skii
36、ng，选 C 【小题 4】考查动词： A fueled加油， B. offered提供， C. parked停车， D. lent 借出，这里想说我提供了我的汽车，选 B 【小题 5】考查词组： A. drop-off送下车， B. kick-off（会议等）开始 C. get-off下车， D. take-off起飞，根据下文 so that they could get together and enjoy their weeks break by snowboarding and skiing.，可知是 drop-off，送下车。故选A 【小题 6】考查名词： A freedom自由，
37、B. break休息， C. adventure冒险， D. excitement兴奋，根据 about his break and a whole lot of his school subjects，故选B 【 小题 7】考查动词： A. occurred 发生， B. happened发生， C. appeared出现，D. appealed 吸引，这里想表达我突然想起， occur to sb.突然出现在某人脑海里，故选 A 【小题 8】考查动词： A. rested休息， B. started开始， C. arrived 到达， D. left 离开，这里想表达我到达， arrive
38、d到达，故选 C 【小题 9】考查副词： A. back向后，支持， B. forward向前， C. out外面， D. away离开，这里表示支持这次旅行， back支持，故选 A 【小题 10】考查副词： A. even甚至， B. just 刚刚， C. particularly尤其是， D. mostly 大多数，这里想表达特别地，我想放松， particularly故选 C 【小题 11】考查动词： A. talked谈话， B. quarreled 争吵， C. complained抱怨，D. argued争论，根据 about his break and a whole lot
39、 of his school subjects. talk about是固定用法，意思是谈论，故选 A 【小题 12】考查副词： A. constantly不断地， B. rarely罕见地，少有地， C. frequently频繁地， D. usually通常地，根据 It was great to have this time with him，可知我们很少花连续的 5个小时在一起，故选 B 【小题 13】考查动词： A developed发展， B. showed展示， C. lost失去， D. kept 保持，根据 a strange sense of loneliness in s
40、ome heavy morning，可知在回 来的途中产生一种强烈的孤独感，故选 A 【小题 14】考查名词： A. smoke烟， B. dust灰层， C. fog 雾， D. snow雪，根据in some heavy morning，故选 C， fog雾。 【小题 15】考查动词： A turned转变， B shone闪耀， C. froze结冰， D. cleared晴朗的， 这里想表达一个小时，天空就晴朗了， cleared晴朗的，故 D 【小题 16】考查副词： A. greatly大大地， B. mentally 精神地， C. immediately立即， D comple
41、tely完全，根据 I was physically exhausted，故选 B 【小题 17】考查名词： A. sound健全的，沉的， B. uneasy不轻松的， C. uncomfortable不舒服的， D. light 轻的，这里想表达那晚我本可以有一个很沉的睡眠，故选 A 【小题 18】考查介词： A. about 关于， B. from来自， C. in在 里面， D. for 为了，这里表示在你环境中的一点改变，故选 C 【小题 19】考查词组； A. give up放弃， B. look at 看， C. find out 发现， D. carry on继续，这里想表达从
42、不同的角度看事物， look at看，故选 B 【小题 20】考查动词： A planned计划， B. discussed讨论， C. prepared准备， D. unexpected预料之外的，这里表示想不到的事情， unexpected想不到的，故选 D 考点：考查人生百味类短文完形填空 阅读理解 Yawning sends out certain messages -either “Oh， this movie is so boring” or “I probably need to get some sleep”. But did you know that a yawn can
43、also help your brain to cool down when it is overheated A new study, led by a research team at Princeton University, has indicated that yawning could be the brains natural way of regulating temperature. People yawn more often when the temperature outdoors is lower than their body temperature but are
44、 less likely to yawn when it is hotter outdoors, according to Sciencedaily. com. The research team did an experiment on 160 people, 80 in summer and 80 in winter, to examine how often they yawned at different air temperatures. The study found that people yawned more often in winter than in summer. S
45、cientists say that when the air temperature is lower outside the body, there is heat exchange between the overheated brain and the cool air. But when the air temperature is higher than or equal to the body, people are less likely to yawn because the hot air they breathe in will make the brain even h
46、otter. When people yawn, their jaw is also stretched， which increases blood flow and may also help cool the brain The study showed that the amount someone yawned could be related to the amount of time they spent outside. The longer they spent outside in summer, the less they yawned. Nearly 40 percen
47、t of participants yawned within their first five minutes outside, but after that the percentage was reduced to less than 10 percent. However, the result was the opposite in winter. The number of people who yawned increased when they spent more than five minutes outdoors. But the change was only slig
48、ht compared to summertime. According to Gallup, this is the first report to show that yawning frequencies change depending on season. This could help us to understand better the way our brains work. It may also help us understand the reason why frequent yawning can sometimes be a sign of brain disease. 【小题 1】 The purpose of the experiment is _. A to find the frequency of peoples yawning B to indicate brain can regulate temperature naturally C to prove people yawn in winter and
