1、西南师大附中 2010年高三年级月考英语试题 单项选择 * With the financial crisis _ across the globe, a lot of companies have shut down and many people have been out of work. A to spread B spreading C being spread D having spread 答案： B His father is a laid-off worker with a total income of around 300 yuan per month, which _
2、only the basic needs of his family. A offers B supports C affords D covers 答案： D Nothing wrong with it, _ Yes. The computer says, “Please che ck this disk before entering data.” A is it B has it C does it D is there 答案： D Anything wrong, sir Yes. Its one hundred dollars for speeding and driving afte
3、r drinking. You _fool me with that smell in your breath A shouldnt B mustnt C cant D neednt 答案： C Should people stop using their cars and start using public transport _. The roads are too crowded as it is. A All right B Exactly C Go ahead D Really 答案： B When the spaceship traveled above, _ new-looki
4、ng earth appeared before us, _ earth that we had never seen before. A a; an B the; an C /; the D a; the 答案： A What can I do for you This dress is too small. Is it _ in a larger size A convenient B available C accessible D comfortable 答案： B He is only too ready to help others, seldom_, refusing them
5、when they turn to him. A if never B if ever C if not D if any 答案： B Many people have been ill from a strange disease these days, _ weve never heard of before. A it B that C one D this 答案： C There was such a long queue for fried chicken at KFC that we_ gave up. A eventually B unfortunately C generous
6、ly D purposely 答案： A _, I guess, and you can make it. A If you make more efforts B Making more efforts C A bit more efforts D To have made more efforts 答案： C Did you watch the movie Mei Lanfang in the Peoples Theatre last night I had planned to, but it _ hard all the time. A is raining B was raining
7、 C has rained D had rained 答案： B All the efforts finally _ in 2009, when the bands first album won lots of awards. A took off B turned off C set off D paid off 答案： D In yesterdays football game, our school football players performed well they were in_ of the ball most of the time. A favor B need C m
8、emory D possession 答案： D T is a free site, _ visitors can not just purchase almost all kinds of products but open their own online shops. A where B which C what D whose 答案： A 完型填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 3655 各题所给的四个选项（ A、 B、C和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I was coaching girls track in Iowa and there was a youn
9、g discus（铁饼） thrower on the team with 36 potential（潜力） . Here goes her story. At the end of our training 37 the district track meet, this discus thrower, Lucy, asked me if she 38 come to the school on Sunday for a little 39 training. I agreed. The year before, she had placed second at the district m
10、eet and 40 missed going to the state meet. She had won every discus event, 41 that district meet! And, her throws in the competitions had 42 been between 1061” and 11010”. Something began to 43 me. Why couldnt Lucy 44 to get the discus to 111 feet I wondered if it was more a psychological barrier（心理
11、的障碍） 45 a physical one. I decided to try something 46 . I made up my mind to 47 to Lucy. On Sunday, after her drills, I said, “Why dont you throw five or six good ones for me to 48 ” She began to throw again, but 49 were farther than what she had already thrown. But, I didnt tell Lucy. As I was meas
12、uring the 50 one, I pulled out some more tape (量尺 ) and yelled out to her, “ Come to see this! This one is 51 ! ” It wasnt. Lucy, thinking that this was a personal best, jumped wildly into the air in 52 . The next afternoon, at the district meet, Lucy 53 with a personal best throw of 11410”! Just 24
13、 hours after I had lied to her. However, this time she had 54 thrown the discus four feet further than she had ever thrown it before. Sometimes we 55 our own barriers in our mind. So learn to take control of your mind. 21 A. little B. great C. no D. limited 22 A. after B. during C. since D. before 2
14、3 A. could B. must C. should D. would 24 A. helpful B. extra C. real D. regular 25 A. luckily B. completely C. narrowly D. probably 26 A. except B. including C. despite D. with 27 A sometimes B. always C. never D. seldom 28 A. frighten B. please C. shock D. bother 29 A. seem B. pretend C. need D. as
15、k 30 A. apart from B. rather than C. because of D. according to 31 A. impossible B. familiar C. new D. easy 32 A. lie B. turn C. reply D. call 33 A. look B. measure C. match D. take 34 A. many B. all C. some D. none 35 A. worst B. closest C. first D. final 36 A. higher B. farther C. bigger D. longer
16、 37 A. excitement B. anxiety C. puzzlement D. anger 38 A. disappeared B. lost C. won D. arrived 39 A. actually B. hardly C. nearly D. only 40 A. break B. remove C. take D. set 答案： 40 BDABC 4145 ABDAB 4650 CABDD 5155 BACAD 36考查形容词用法，根据语篇的理解可知，这里是说一个年轻的铁饼投手，很有潜力。 37考查表示时间的介词用法，根据下一句说到她想进我们学校训练，可知这是地区田
17、径运动会前。 38考查情态动词用法，这里用 could表示（询问是否可做某事）能，可以。 39考查 形容词用法，根据对下文的理解，可知她成绩越来越好，所以这里意思是：她想加大训练量。 40考查副词用法， narrowly (ad.)勉 地，本句意是：她在地区田径运动会取得第二名，所以勉 地地错过全国的运动会。 41考查介词用法，根据前文理解可知，她在地区田径运动会只得第二名，可知答案：。 42考查副词用法，这里意思是：她的成绩总是在 061” 和 11010”之间。 43考查动词用法，从下文的 I wondered if可知，作者对这感到不解，所以用bother，意为：操心。 44考查动词用法
18、 ，根据语篇理解，这里用 seem表示：似乎；看来，其它选项不适合。 45考查介词短语。这里用 rather than（而不是）要表示转折关系。 46考查形容词用法。根据上下文理解，这里作者运用全新的方法（来训练她）。 47考查动词用法，根据下文的 farther than what she had already thrown. But, I didnt tell Lucy.可知答案：。 48考查动词用法。根据这问话： “Why dont you throw five or six good ones”及下文： I was measuring可知答案：。 49考查代词用法。下文是说到： I
19、pulled out some more tape，所以这里说明她没有一次投得更好。 50考查形容词用法。根据文章内容可知，作者是量度她最后一投。 51考查形容词比较级。因为这里是说投铁饼，所以用距离来衡量。 52考查名词用法。前文说到 a personal best（个人最好的），所以兴奋地跳起来。 53考查动词用法。下面说到她是个人最好的 11410”，所以她获胜了。 54考查副词用法。根据前文的理解，这里是 说她居然 /竟然（ actually）比她以前投得远多 four feet。 55考查动词用法。通读全文可知，前面通过这个事例说明，有时是我们自己在心里设置障碍。 阅读理解 Fadi
20、ng beauty She is widely seen as proof that good looks can last for ever. But, at nearly 500 years of age, time is catching up with the Mona Lisa. The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, according to the Louvre Museum (卢浮宫博物馆 ) where it is
21、 housed. “The thin, wooden panel on which the Mona Lisa is painted in oil has changed shape since experts checked it two years ago,” the museum said. Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the worlds most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist u
22、sed and their current chemical state (化学状态 ). Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many attracted by the mystery of her smile. “It is very interesting that when youre not looking at her, she seems to be smiling, and then you look at her and she stops,” said Professor Margaret
23、Livingstone of Harvard University. “Its because direct vision (视觉 ) is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadows.” However, the actual history of the Mona Lisa is just as mysterious as the smile. Da Vinci himself loved it so much tha
24、t he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to Frances King Francis I in 1519. In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France
25、two years later. During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of the hands of German forces. Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell. 【小题 1】 What does the writer mean by “time is catching up with the Mona Lisa” A The painted woman is not
26、 so beautiful any more. B Ageing is something that affects us all. C The painting needs repairing. D At such an old age, she is no longer popular. 【小题 2】 What makes the repair work difficult A The wooden panel is thin and old and has also changed shape. B The health of the painting is suffering C Ex
27、perts cant agree on how the painting might respond to treatment. D No one knows exactly what materials were used to create the painting. 【小题 3】 What makes her smile so mysterious according to Professor Livingston A The materials the Italian artist used. B The way Da Vinci painted the smile. C The wa
28、y she smiles. D It plays a trick upon the human eye. 【小题 4】 Which of the following is in the right order The painting was stolen from the Louvre. The painting was sent back to France. It was sold to Frances King Francis I Da Vinci carried the painting with him. French hid the painting to keep it out
29、 of the hands of German forces. A B C D 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 A 【小题 1】词义猜测题。根据理解上下文中的： “The health of the famous picture, painted by Leonardo Da Vinci in 1505, is getting worse by the year, Visitors have noticed changes but repairing the worlds most famous painting is not easy”可知答案：
30、. 【小题 2】细节理解题。文章第三段最后一句的： “Experts are not sure about the materials the Italian artist used and their current chemical state (化学状态 )”可知选选项 D。 【小题 3】细节理解题。从文章第四段的： “Its because direct vision (视觉 ) is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in
31、shadows.”可知答案：。 【小题 4】细节理解的排序题。根据倒数第三、四段的： “Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was eventually sold to Frances King Francis I in 1519.In 1911, the painting was stolen from” ，对比各选项，首先区别的是第一是 还是 ，然后确定是 还是 就可得出答案：。 In Europe people hold the fork in the left ha
32、nd and the knife in the right throughout the meal, a system that is generally agreed to be more efficient than the American zigzag（曲折的） method. Americans hold both the fork and the knife in their right hands throughout the meal, so they continually change their forks to the left hand when they have
33、to cut their meat. It seems to be funny for the Europeans to see Americans busy changing their dinner sets, making a lot of noises. A few explanations for this American style are as follows: (1)Americans are practical and efficient. Since most of us are right-handed, it is reasonable to keep our wor
34、king tools at all times in the right hand that can use them most efficiently. (2)Americans, the master of the New World are rebels（叛逆者） .They use the zigzag method to break the rules in the Old World and in this way they are thumbing their nose at Mother England. Americans are a restless kind. They
35、do not like to sit in one spot for very long when dining. (3)Forced to do so, they respond by “playing” with the silver. Whatever the reason for the practice, it is now certainly as American as apple pie. Europeans recognize this and are quick to attack it as evidence of American innocence（无知） of fo
36、rm. Arguments against the zigzag method rest not only on grounds of efficiency but also on those of tradition. In Old World dining, the knife is held in the right hand continually because it can serve as an instant defense against the uninvited intruders（入侵者） .However, such alertness（警觉） is out of p
37、lace in the New World, as every American believes that this is the home of the brave. Americans juggle their silverware, perhaps, to show that they are not afraid and that one of them holding a fork is worth any number of them holding blades（刀） . 【小题 1】 Americans use _ to hold their fork to pick up
38、the salad. A the right hand B the left hand C both hands D either of the two hands 【小题 2】 As the masters of the New World, Americans use a different cutting method from that in the Old World to _. A show their independence of Mother England B show their disrespect to Mother England C add a new tradi
39、tion to those in Mother England D show off their creativeness to Mother England 【小题 3】 In the sentence, the word “juggle” probably means _. A hold B play with C pick up D lay down 【小题 4】 Which of the following statements is NOT true A European people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in t
40、he right hand. B The zigzag eating method is related to American characteristics. C The zigzag eating method has become an American feature. D European people will use the American method because of its efficiency. 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 A 【小题 3】 B 【小题 4】 D 【小题 1】细节理解题。从第一段的： “Americans hold both the f
41、ork and the knife in their right hands throughout the meal,”可知答案：。 【小题 2】推理判断题。根据第 (2)点的： “in this way they are thumbing their nose at Mother England.”的 thumbe their nose at意思是 “轻视 , 不在乎 ”可知答案：。 【小题 3】词义猜测题。 根据前面的： “they respond by “playing” with the silver.”和下文的： “to show that they are not afraid a
42、nd that one of them holding a fork is worth any number of them holding blades（刀） ”可知， juggle这是 “耍弄 ”的意思。 【小题 4】细节判断题。用排除法，从第一段的： “In Europe people hold the fork in the left hand and the knife in the right”可知 A选项是对的；从第 (2)点的： “the master of the New World are rebels（叛逆者） .They use the zigzag method to
43、 break the rules in the Old World”和 “Americans are a restless kind. They do not like to sit in one spot for very long when dining.”可 知选项 C是正确的。 In the 1960s, medical researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed a checklist of stressful events. They found out that any major change can be stre
44、ssful. Negative events like “serious illness of a family member” were high on the list, but so were some positive life-changing events, like marriage. When you take the Holmes-Rahe test you must remember that the score does not show how you deal with stressit only shows how much you have to deal wit
45、h. And we now know that the way you deal with these events has a great effect on your chances of staying healthy. By the early 1970s, hundreds of similar studies had followed Holmes and Rahe. And millions of Americans who work and live under stress worried over the reports. Somehow, the research got
46、 boiled down to a memorable message. Womens magazines ran headlines like “Stress causes illnesses”.If you want to stay physically and mentally healthy, the articles said, avoid stressful events. But such simplistic advice is impossible to follow. even if stressful events are dangerous, manylike the
47、death of a loved oneare impossible to avoid. Moreover, any warning to avoid all stressful events is a prescription(处方 ) for staying away from opportunities as well as trouble. Since any change can be stressful, a person who wanted to be completely free of stress would never marry, have a child, take
48、 a new job or move. The idea that all stress makes you sick also takes no notice of what we know about people. It is supposed that were all weak and passive in the face of difficulty. But many come through periods of stress with more physical and mental strength than they had before. We also know that a long time without change or challenge can lead to boredom, and
