四川省南充高中2014届高三第八次月考英语试题

第一部分 英语知识运用

第一节 单项填空（共10小题，每小题1分，满分共10分）

1. What kind of things do people often buy during _____ Christmas and _____ Spring Festival?

A．/ ; the

B．the; /

C．the; the

D．/; /

2. ---Are you happy with this lab?

---Not a little. We can’t have _______. A．a worse one

B．a nicer one

C．such a worse one B．exposed; challenged D．exposing; challenged C．needn’t he C．before

D．mustn’t he D．when

D．where; that D．such a nicer one

3. Children _____ to difficult situations are better at handling those _____ tasks.

A．exposing; challenging; C．exposed; challenging A．wasn’t he A．since

4. He must have been annoyed by something yesterday, _____?

B．hasn’t he B．that

5. It was five hours _____ the French climber reached the top of the world’s tallest building. 6. ---Could it be the restaurant_____ you had dinner with me yesterday ______ you left your keys?

A．that; that

B．that; where

C．where; where

7. ---Your sister looks upset.

---Yes, I’d rather I _____ her the bad news. A．didn’t tell students. A．are University.

---______. But studying in Hongkong may cost more. A．I hope so

B．That’s the case

C．Not really

D．That sounds reasonable

B．is

C．were

D．was

9. ---After graduation, more senior students in the mainland are applying for admission to Hongkong

B．don’t tell

C．hadn’t told

D．wouldn’t told

8. Nowadays, either 21st Century or other English newspapers _____ increasingly popular among us

10. We’re visiting Mr. Li, about _______ films people talk a lot.

A. whom B. who C. whose D. which 第二节 完形填空 （共20小题； 每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文， 从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Recently I understood the true meaning of love. That would have been, Kane, a boy. Kane was the two-year-old son of Joline, my new neighbor, who moved here from California.

Kane was born with hard sticks for 11 . And on that morning I 12 the effect that Kane’s physical 13 had on his family. But I also witnessed so much 14 that.

I saw an extraordinary family that embraced this special child, a family that wouldn't allow Kane to know he was 15 . Joline had constructed a small cart just a few inches 16 the floor for his son to get around. Using his hands to move about, the cart 17 Kane to “go to” any place just as 18 else was able to do. Kane was more than just a member of the family, he was the 19 . Much later in my life, I came to 20 that God had sent this child to help some of us who just weren’t getting what 21 was all about. Even with my limited capacity for understanding at that time I knew that Kane was a 22 developed spirit with great wisdom.

Kane demanded attention, 23 not because of his mobility challenges or other apparent shortcomings. In his mind, he had no 24 or shortcomings. The truth is that he received 25 because he was alive and real and had so much to offer.

Kane was and 26 is lots of warm and powerful energy 27 to us all so we might learn that 28 ： Love surpasses all things. If you met this kid, you’d want him for a friend 29 he was with so much to 30 . 11．A. hands

B. feet

C. legs

D. arms

12．A. witnessed 13．A. faults

B.observed B. mistakes B. more than B. different B. away

C. concluded C. obstacles

D. mentioned

D. shortcomings

D. or rather

14．A. rather than 15．A. irregular 16．A. down

C. other than

C. normal C. back

D. unfortunate D. off D. removed D. nobody

17．A. arranged 18．A. everybody 19．A. symbol 20．A. recognize 21．A. love

B. allowed B. somebody B. signal

C. transformed C. anybody

C. soul C.imagine

D. mark D. realize

D. power

B. experience

B. confidence B. generally

C. wisdom C. highly

22．A. probably D. largely

23．A. and B. but

C.or D. as

D. challenges

24．A. commitments B. promises C. expectations

第三节 阅读理解（共20小题； 每小题2分，满分40分）

A

For the last couple of weeks, I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me. My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead, I was feeling rather depressed. I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cooked a delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie, but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature!

The very next day, I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring with rain. Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again. To be honest, I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path singing, \adults we often try too hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress.

Interestingly, it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels, but this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre.

If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play. 31．The author walked in a nature reserve in the rain in order to__________.

A．take photos

B．find a solution to the project D．cheer herself up

C．hop along the path

32．The underlined part \

A．unsuccessful

B．unrelated

C．uninteresting

D．unexpected

33．In the author's opinion, __________.

A．a bath can make people relaxed

B．depression is usually caused by hard work

C．walking in a busy city centre harms people's health D．adults should express their inner feelings freely 34．The last paragraph mainly serves as a(n) __________.

A．explanation

B．suggestion C．introduction

B

It’s really true what people say about English politeness: it’s everywhere. When squeezing past someone in a narrow passage, people say “sorry”. When getting off a bus, English passengers say “thank you” rather than the driver. In Germany, people would never dream of doing these things. After all, squeezing past others is sometimes unavoidable, and the bus driver is only doing his job. I used to think the same way, without questioning it, until I started traveling to the British Isles, and here are some more polite ways of interacting with people in UK.

People thank each other everywhere in England, all the time. When people buy something in a shop, customer and shop assistant in most cases thank each other twice or more. In Germany, it would be exceptional to hear more than one thank you in such a conversation. British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room. English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs, as opposite to Germans, who would normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.

Another thing I observed during my stay was that English people rarely criticize others. Even when I was working and mistakes were pointed out to me, my employers emphasized several times but none of their explanations were intended as criticism. It has been my impression that by avoiding criticism, English people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable. This also is showed in other ways. British men still open doors for women, and British men are more likely to treat women to a meal than German men. However, I do need to point out here that this applies to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men! Yes, the latter are a bit tightfisted.

D．reminder

37．We can learn from the last paragraph that Scottish men ______.

A. like to fight with each other

B. treat women in a polite way

D. are unwilling to spend money for women

C. are as generous as English men

38．The author develops the text through the method of ______.