2014陕西高三下学期人教版高中英语月考试卷

W: Jack, why do you have a Band-Aid on your arm.

M:      6   

W: You did? That’s great.     7      But every time I get close to a needle, I’ll

faint.

M: I’m used to it. I’ve donated blood many times lately.     8   

W: You’re so brave.     9      I know how important it is for patients in

operations.

M: Thank you, but I don’t think it’s a big deal.

W: No, it is a big deal. If the Red Cross doesn’t have enough blood when doctors

travel to disaster areas, they can’t help the injured people there.    10     

M: Well…there’s a particularly pretty nurse who works in the blood station.

A.     That’s very admirable.

B.     Because I donated blood today.

C.     Do you donate blood often?

D.     The needle doesn’t bother me.

E.     I’d like to do that, too.

F.     How can we help the Red Cross?

G.     I’m sure that’s why you do it, right?   

 In _______ early hours of March 8, _______ Boeing777 operating as MH370 from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing disappeared mysteriously.

    A. an; a        B. 不填; the     C. 不填；a     D. the; a

 – How about going to a seafood restaurant? There’s a good one not far from here. 

   – ________ I’m allergic to seafood.

    A. Forget it!       B. Why not?      C. That sounds great!  D. Think nothing of it!

 The Milan Expo 2015, ______ theme is “Feeding the Planet, Energy for Life”,

   is aimed at arousing awareness regarding global hunger.

    A. where        B. when         C. which        D. whose

 In many countries more and more forests and even agricultural land are being

lost to development, _______ much of the land to become desert.

    A. caused       B. causing      C. to cause     D. being caused

 – Can you lend me a hand?

   – I’m not sure ________ I can do to help you.

    A. that         B. what     C. how      D. whether

 – Are you still very busy?

   – Yes, I _________ the report for the manager and it won’t take long.

    A. am just finishing    B. have just finished   C. had just finished       D. am just going to finish

 The Well Hotel stands ________ the main road at the far end of the lake.

    A. to       B. for      C. out          D. off

 – Did the film ________ your expectation?

   – I’ve never seen a better one before.

    A. catch up with    B. keep up with     C. live up to       D. fit in with

 – Was his father strict with him when he was at school?

   – Yes, he had never praised him ________ he became one of the top students in his grade.

    A. after            B. until            C. unless       D. when

 – Mary looks hot and dry.

   – So _______ you if you had a high fever.

    A. do           B. are          C. will         D. would

 Samuel can’t help having a big nose—it is _______ of him to be curious about

others’ affairs.

    A. typical      B. stubborn     C. unique       D. modest

 Having been working for hours without a break, he didn’t have the _______ to

go on with his task.

    A. energy       B. force            C. power        D. strength

 The 2016 Summer Olympic Games will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, which

becomes the first city in South America _________Olympics. 

    A. hosting                      B. to host

    C. having hosted                    D. being hosted

 Such is the power of modern media that it ________ make or break a man.  .

    A. must         B. should           C. would            D. might

 – Thank you very much for the ride home!

– __________. Good night!

    A. With pleasure              B. That’s right    

C. Don’t mention it          D. Don’t bother me

Brothers Michael and Chris were born in the early 1960s and grew up in a black neighborhood in Richmond, California. Both boys were   26   in the primary school and brought home mostly A’s on their report cards.

But in a black family with eight children, money was always    27    , so the two growing boys often went    28    . They turned to stealing. They stole cookies from the grocery store and bread from the    29    . They even stole money from their parents to feed.

At the end of his first year in high school, Chris received three A’s and    30    F’s on his report card ─ the first time he had    31    anything in school. Because Kennedy High School only allowed three failures   32    four years, one more F and Chris would be kicked out of school. That’s when he made up his mind to   33.

Chris made every effort to become   34    in school. After Chris graduated from college, he worked as a prosecutor(检察官)，  35    criminals , drug dealers , and gang members . Today Chris is famous as one of the   36   prosecutors in the trial of the century, the Q. J. Simpson trial!

That decision to change took him in an entirely   37   direction from his brother Michael, who   38   changing his bad behavior. After high school Michael continued his anti-social   39    ─ fighting in the streets, taking    40      and stealing. At the age of 42, Michael Darden died from AIDS.

This story    41   us that what we become is determined by the   42    we make. We can choose to get   43    or we can choose to get worse. Chris changed. He changed from being a criminal to prosecuting criminals. His brother Michael, on the other hand, was changed. He was changed by   44    drugs … and finally, he was changed by a deadly disease. Chris made the right choices. He made the changes in his life that helped him   45    his great dream.

Planning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.

AVOID BIG EVENTS  Big sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the accommodation and make it harder to find a room. A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (19, Oct.) cost £ 169.15 at Booking. Com. A week later, the same room cost £ 118.15.

If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid ─ or you’re looking for a big event to pass your time ─ check out sites such as Whatsonwhen.com, which allow you to search for events in the UK by city, date and category.

STAY AWAY FROM THE STATION  If travelling to your destination by train, you may want to find a base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.

Don’t be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. Booking two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodge’s Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was £ 95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was £ 75.75. And at Farringdon, a double room cost just £ 62.95.

LOOK AFTER YOURSELF  Really central hotels in cities such as London, Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune, especially at weekends and during big events. As an alternative consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen. Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings. A great example is the historic O’Neill Flat on Edinburgh’s Royal Mile, available for £ 420 for five days in late September, with room for four adults.

GET ON A BIKE  London’s ‘Boris bikes’ have attracted the most attention, but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace, saving you on public transport or car parking costs.

Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle (casual members pay around £ 1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or £ 5 per day).

46. The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events

may _________.

A. help travellers pass time               B. attract lots of travellers to the UK

C. allow travelers to make flexible plans    D. cause travelers to pay more for accommodation

47. “Farrington” in paragraph 5 is most probably ________.

A. a hotel away from the train station   B. the tube line to Covent Garden

C. an ideal holiday destination       D. the name of a travel agency

48. The passage shows that the O’Neill Flat ________.

A. lies on the ground floor          B. is located in central London

C. provides cooking facilities for tourists   D. costs over £ 100 on average per day in late September

49. Cardiff’s programme allows a free bike for a maximum period of _______.

A. half an hour    B. one hour   C. one hour and a half       D. two hours

David and I met as interns(实习生) on Capital Hill. Our love then grew through a 5-year long-distance relationship. We were able to survive despite our pursuit to become a doctor and a lawyer. He was at the University of Michigan School of Medicine and I was at the University of Maryland School of Law. We encouraged each other. David proposed to me on May 15, 2011 in front of both of our families. It was amazing! I graduated from law school on that day David proposed and we got married the day after he graduated from medical school.

   David and I really didn’t have much money to have a huge wedding, but we wanted the wedding of our dreams. We decided to plan everything ourselves. For decoration, I tried to create as many ideas as I could. We had a signature drink called “The Huxtable”. We used mostly orchids as our flowers. We made our own seating chart (座位图) by downloading a free template（模板）and printing it out on a huge foam board. We could not afford a backdrop (背景幕) to go behind the bridal party, so we made one out of tissue and two enormous peg boards. It was awesome. Many people wanted to buy our backdrop, but I gave it to our linen designer because he gave us crazy discounts.

   David designed our guestbook by using the Apple iphone photobook application. It was awesome. He came up with the title “Witness to love: David and Susan’s Wedding Day” for the cover and then on the inside he stated this, in part, “Bearing Witness: Thank you for being a witness to our covenant (盟约) with God as we commit ourselves to join as one…” I was moved deeply by his beautiful words.

   We make our ceremony programs. We had a couple of gifts for guests. We gave them a handkerchief with our initials at the church, candy from the self-made candy bar display and stainless steel measuring spoons that said “love beyond measure”.

   We had a great wedding and the guests enjoyed themselves. By sharing my wedding story, I just want to tell you that you can have a wedding that you want within budget.

50. Why did the writer and David decide to plan everything themselves?

A. Because they had no time to find helpers.

    B. Because they wanted to save money in this way.

    C. Because they thought they were able to do that.

    D. Because they wanted to make sure everything was perfect.

51. People’s reaction to the backdrop made by the writer and her bridegroom shows

that _________.

    A. they thought highly of it        B. they wanted to sell it for money    

C. they wanted to help the writer out       D. they were planning for their own weddings

52. How does the writer most probably feel after seeing the words on the guestbook?

    A. Down     B. Curious          C. Nervous          D. Touched

53. The underlined word in the fourth paragraph most probably means______.

    A. something very important     B. some loving words they promise each other

C. the beginning capital letters of their names           D. some witnesses’ words

I prefer Lynne Truss’s phraseology (措辞): I am a grammar “sticker”. And, like Truss ― author of Eats, Shoots & Leaves ― I have a “zero tolerance” approach to grammar mistakes that make people look stupid.

    Now, Truss and I disagree on what it means to have “zero tolerance”. She thinks that people who mix up basic grammar “deserve to be stuck by lightning, hacked (砍) up on the spot and buried in an unmarked grave”, while I just think they deserve to be passed over for a job ― even if they are otherwise qualified for the position.

    Everyone who applies for a position at either of my companies, iFixit and Dozuki, takes a compulsory grammar test. If job hopefuls can’t distinguish between “to” and “too”, their applications go into the bin.

    Of course, we write for a living. iFixit is the world’s largest online repair manual (说明书), and Dozuki helps companies write their own technical documentation, like paperless work instructions and step-by-step user manuals. So it makes sense that we’ve made a strong strike against grammar errors.

    But grammar is relevant for all companies. Yes, language is constantly changing, but that doesn’t make grammar unimportant. Good grammar is credibility, especially on the Internet. And for better or worse, people judge you if you can’t tell the difference between “their” “there” and “they’re”.

    Good grammar makes good business sense ― and not just when it comes to hiring writers. Writing isn’t in the official job description of most people in our office. Still, we give our grammar test to everybody, including our salespeople, our operations staff, and our programmers.

    Grammar signifies more than just a person’s ability to remember high school English. I’ve found that people who make fewer mistakes on a grammar test also make fewer mistakes when they are doing something completely unrelated to writing ― like stocking shelves or labeling parts. It is the same with programmers. Applicants who don’t think writing is important are likely to think lots of other things also aren’t important.

54. The author agrees with Lynne Truss in that__________.

    A. grammar mistakes can’t be tolerated       B. books on grammar makes people stupid

    C. people need to learn basic grammar          D. grammar mistakes are absolutely unavoidable

55. What’s the author’s “zero tolerance” approach to these job seekers who mix up basic grammar?

    A. They should be left out for a job              B. They have to correct their mistakes

    C. They aren’t qualified for their job             D. They must be severely punished

56. Which of the following is TRUE of iFixit and Dozuki?

    A. Only one of them has a compulsory grammar test.  B. They are companies where one learns grammar.

    C. Grammar is quite important for their existence.        D. They depend on grammar for a living.

57. What can we learn from the text?

    A. Companies giving grammar tests may have no good business sense.

    B. Grammar becomes unimportant as language is constantly changing.

    C. A “zero tolerance” approach to grammar errors might seem a little unfair.

    D. People who pay attention to writing may pay attention to other things.

    Picture a wasteland of computer monitors and TVs, stretching as far as the eye can see. Imagine towers of boxes, all of them filled with broken glass and old electronic devices. Technology graveyards like this can be found in communities across the country.

   Experts say that landfills and warehouses will overflow unless a plan for the disposal(清理)and reuse of electronics is put into place. “We can’t put electronics and glass aside and tell ourselves we’ll deal with them later,” Lauren Roman, managing director of Transparent Planet said. Roman’s group works to improve the disposal of electronic waste. She says about 660 million pounds of tech trash is produced each year in the US.

   What’s behind the tech trash pile-up? About ten years ago, major advances were made in computer and television technology. Manufacturers began producing devices like flat-paneled LCDs and plasma(等离子)screen monitors. These new products provide a clearer image and take up less space than older models. It goes without saying that consumers choose them rather than heavy, glass-based technologies.

   The new electronics are built with materials that are difficult to recycle. In addition, the new products have decreased the demand for recycled parts from the older monitors and screens. Older, heavier computer monitors and TVs used glass-based components called CRTs.

   CRTs have a high lead (铅) content and can be environmentally risky if not recycled properly. If crushed and put in landfills, the lead from CRTs could seep into groundwater and rivers, harming the water supply. For many years, plants and recycling programs safely processed CRTs. The recycled CRTs were reused in the construction of new monitors.

   Monitors being made today do not use glass tubes. “People are returning old-style TVs with CRTs, but no new ones are being made,” said Linnel. This is creating an imbalance in the amount of glass being disposed of and recycled properly. Many recycling companies have shut down. Others no longer have the resources or space to process these materials. This results in stockpiling.

   However, experts say there are ways to safely and responsibly deal with the tech trash problem.

58. What is the main idea of the passage?

    A. New technologies cause trouble for recyclers.       

B. Experts are trying to solve the tech trash problem.

    C. New technology has both advantages and disadvantages            

    D. CRTs from old computer monitors harm the earth.

59. What Lauren Roman says in paragraph 2 shows that _______.

    A. people attach great importance to electronic waste

    B. he has found a way on how to dispose electronic waste

    C. figuring out how to deal with electronic waste is urgent

    D. more landfills are needed for storing electronics and glass

60. What would the writer probably talk about next?

    A. Some other problems related to technologies.

    B. Some experts’ opinions on the tech-trash problems.

    C. Some reasons why the tech-trash problem is hard to solve.

    D. Some practical ways to solve the tech-trash problem.

Tips for being happier

Stay well informed, but watching news reports over and over again about things you can do nothing about will bring dark clouds into your life. Especially refuse to listen to weather reports. Notice how weather reporters in the UK describes the weather as being gloomy or miserable rather than just saying it is cold, rainy or windy ! You can choose how you feel regardless of what the weather is like. Remember, the weather is just the weather.

For example, stop complaining that you don’t have a slimmer body and be grateful that you can walk. Begin today to tell all the people in your life now much you appreciate then being there for you. Remember to show your appreciation also for those people who make life so easy for you such as the postman and the cleaner. Also, tell at least one person today just what you like about them.

This will stop you focusing so much on yourself and your current life situation. Perhaps you would like to volunteer in your local charity shop, school or even a sponsored parachute jump. Look to do anything for others that will be different and will get you out of your comfort zone at the same time. A lot of people volunteer and help out over Christmas, but the need for help is there all year around and you can be the one to do so now.

Schedule this time into your daily routine, perhaps during your lunchtime. Write out a “fun list”, which will ensure that you never have the excuse of not knowing what to do. Pop into a different restaurant for a change or take a different routine to work just for the “fun” of it. Look for activities that are free or cheap.

Take 45 minutes out of your day to build up your muscles and strengthen your body, mind and spirit. Remind yourself of the benefits and adapt exercise habits as part of your daily routine of self care. Stop thinking of exercise as an option. Start now and experiment until you find something you truly enjoy.

66. His speech left a deep _________(印象) on the audience and they thought well of him.

67. With the air quality worsening, we must do a good job in _______(控制)the air

pollution.

68. Nowadays many campers enjoy cooking ________(在户外)on a barbecue grill.

69. The news did not _________(影响) her at all.

70. Sunny days are driving up the _________(温度).

71. Xi’an is recognized as an ancient capital of thirteen __________(朝代).

72. Her father often tells her never to _________ (犹豫) to do what is right.

73. Historians say throughout the seventh，eighth and _________ (第九) centuries China was the most secure and civilized country in the world.

74. Ukraine and some western countries think it illegal for Russia to_________(分离)Crimea from Ukraine.

75. We should all spare no effort to be more_________(体贴的) of others.

   66___________  67__________  68____________  69______________

   70___________  71__________  72____________  73______________

   74___________  75__________

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在此处加一个漏词符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。　　

注意：1.每处错误及修改均仅限一词；

      2.只允许修改10处，多者（从11处起）不计分。

Dear John,

I am extreme sorry to tell you that I am unable to go to your party this Sunday.

It is very kind for you to invite me to your house and I really look forward to go to your party and sharing your happy experience abroad. Much to my regret, I will be absent from our party owing to the fact that the College Entrance Examination are just around the corner, for which I am now really busy prepared. What’s worse, I have caught bad cold lately and I am really not myself.

   Anyway, we would have many more chances to get together. Shall we make it after the Exam? I am truly sorry. I hope you will forgive me and to accept my sincere apology.

   I’m looking forward to your reply.

                                                        Yours,

                                                         Mike

假设你叫李华，最近，你在好友王磊在博客上说他感到临近高考，学习压力很大，因此经常学习到深夜。但是，他发现班里有些同学学习非常轻松，模考成绩却比自己好。因此，希望有人给他支招。作为好友，请你给他提合理化建议，内容包括：

1.     注意劳逸结合;

2.     不要和别人攀比;

3.     有良好的心态；

4.     其他建议。

注意：  1. 词数：120左右；

       2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

        3. 开头已写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Wang Lei,

I’ve read your blog and understand your situation. As your best friend, now I’d like to offer you some advice.

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