高三英语上册第二次月考试题2

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57. The crowd changed their attitudes because _______. A. they felt sorry for the young man B. they wanted to show their sympathy C. they were moved by the young man D. they meant to please the young man

58. According to the passage, “it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means _______. A. it’s amusing to watch a man with awful swimming skills B. it’s amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himself C. it’s cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitors D. it’s brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals 59. What’s the best title for the passage? A. Go for it! a Record!

B. Try again！

C. Compete for Gold!

D. Break

B

Phillip Island Penguins (企鹅)

The Little Penguin has called Phillip Island home for untold generations. Get to Phillip Island in plenty of time to watch a summer sunset at Summerland Beach － the stage is attractively set to see the Little Penguin leave water and step onto land.

? Leave Melbourne at 5:30 pm for a direct journey to Phillip Island

? See the Gippsland area － Guinness Book of Records place for the world’s longest

earthworm (蚯蚓)

? Journey along the coastal highway around the Bay with French Island and Churchill

Island in the distance ? Cross the bridge at San Remo to enter Phillip Island — natural home for Little

Penguins and many animals

? Take your place in special viewing stands to watch the daily evening performance of the

wild Little Penguins

Ultimate Penguins (+U)

Join a group of up to 15. This guided tour goes to an attractive, quiet beach to see Little Penguins. You can see penguins at night by wearing a special pair of glasses. Adult $60.00 Child $30.00

Viewing Platform Penguin Plus (+V)

More personalized wildlife viewing limited to 130 people providing closer viewing of the

penguin arrival than the main viewing stands. Adult $25.00 Child $12.50

Penguin Skybox (+S)

Join a group of only 5 in the comfort of a special, higher-up viewing tower. Gain an excellent overview of Summerland Beach. Adult 16yrs + $50.00

60. What kind of people is the text mainly written for?

A. Scientists. B. Students. C. Tourists. D. Artists. 61. We can learn from the text that little penguins .

A. have been on Phillip Island for years

B. keep a Guinness record for their size C. are trained to practise diving for visitors D. live in large groups to protect themselves

62. How much would a couple with one child pay for a closer viewing tour?

A. $37.50. B. $ 62.50. C. $180.00. D. $150.00.

C

Martha’s Vineyard has long been considered a favorite quiet of the Northeast. The Vineyard is rich in history, breathtaking beaches, and beautiful scenery. It is well known for its unique lighthouses – you’ll enjoy the variety and the history of each lighthouse, among the most photographed structures on the Vineyard. When the former First Family, the Clintons, chose to vacation on the island several years ago, it became a more popular tourist attraction.

Martha’s Vineyard got its name from its discoverer, Bartholomew Gosnold, who gave it the name of his wife Martha and was in memory of the thick growth of wild trees on the land.

The island of Martha’s Vineyard lies south of Cape Cod off the southeastern coast of Massachusetts，United States. It is nearly 20 miles long and runs from 2 to 10 miles in width. There are wide, hard beaches on the southern side. The north is hilly, but in the south and eastern parts there are wide areas of open land covered with wild flowers.

The island was discovered early in the 17th century. The Indians were quiet and friendly, and the new-comers fished for a living, making a lot of money from whaling (捕鲸). With the decline (衰落) of whaling and sailing ships, Martha’s Vineyard was almost forgotten until about 60 years ago when people began to buy the old houses of the whaling captains and the small buildings of the fishermen near the beaches. Now people go there year after year for their summer holidays. 63．What is Martha’s Vineyard famous for? A．Lighthouses. B．A long history. C．Friendly Indians. D．Fishing industry. 64．Which of the following maps tells where Martha’s Vineyard is？ （Mas = Massachusetts；C = Cape Cod；M = Martha's Vineyard）

65．Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage? A．How the island got its name. B．The population of the island. C．The scenery of the island. D．When the island was discovered. 66．When you visit Martha’s Vineyard, . A．you can see a lot of hills in the eastern parts B．you can enjoy the sunshine on the beach on the northern side C．you can live in the fishermen’s old houses in the hills D．you can see different kinds of lighthouses and learn about the history

D

Dear SJ,

Losing a best friend is never easy.

Your problem is not just that you miss your best friend; it is that you feel empty and lost without her friendship.

It takes time to get over a lost, and during that time, your mind is getting used to a new way of being. This is usually a good thing, even if it feels like a bad thing. Now that you are on your own, you are being forced to learn to be by yourself and to rely upon your own inner voice for guidance. I am sure that this feels strange for you, but if you can hang on for a bit longer, it may work to your advantage.

Best friends are cool, but it is important to know the difference between missing someone and being too dependent upon them.

At your age, girls do tend to stick together and having a good boyfriend may not yet be the better choice. Your friend is leaving you, her best friend, for a boyfriend. Boyfriends are completely different from best friends. The distinction is that boyfriends come and go, while girl friends often stay in your life throughout high school, and even afterwards. It is a completely different sort of bond.

I suggest that you take advantage of this period in your life to expand your horizons. Enjoy the freedom of having no best friend for a while, and hang with the group. By the time your former best friend breaks up with her boyfriend, you will be in a completely different place, a far better place.

And, by the way, next time you feel empty and lost, try to write about it in a diary. In several months, you will look back and read it with curiosity about yourself. “Who was I then, and what could I have been thinking?”

67．Judging from the letter, SJ’s problem was that she didn’t know . A．whether to give up her best friend B．what to do without her best friend C．whom to choose between two friends D．how to stop missing her former friend 68．The underlined part “a new way of being” (in Paragraph 3) refers to the situation in which SJ

has to . A．find a new friendship B．live without her boyfriend C．learn to give up D．learn to be independent

69．The writer believes by the time SJ’s former friend loses her boyfriend, SJ will . A．take revenge on her former friend B．comfort her former friend C．feel more independent and confident D．continue friendship with her former friend 70．What does the last paragraph seem to suggest? A．Unhappy experiences are easy to forget. B．Keeping a diary helps correct oneself. C．SJ will get over her problem soon. D．One shouldn’t forget the past

experiences.

E

Life on earth depends on water, and there is no substitute for it. The current assumption is that our basic needs for water — whether for drinking, agriculture, industry or the raising of fish

will always have to be met . Given that premise (前提), there are two basic routes we can go: more equal access to water or better engineering solutions.

Looking at the engineering solution first, a lot of my research concentrates on what happens to wetlands when you build dams in river basins, particularly in Africa. The ecology of such areas is almost entirely driven by the seasonal changes of the river — the pulse of the water. And the fact is that if you build a dam, you generally spoil the downstream ecology. In the past, such problems have been hidden by a lack of information. But in the near future, governments will have no excuse for their ignorance.

The engineers’ ability to control water flows has created new kinds of unpredictability, too. Dams in Africa have meant fewer fish, less grazing and less floodplain (洪泛区) agriculture — none of which were expected. And their average economic life is assumed to be thirty years. Dams don’t exist forever, but what will replace them is not clear.

The challenge for the future is to find new means of controlling water. Although GM technology (转基因) will allow us to breed better dry-land crops, there is no market for companies to develop crops suitable for the micro-climates of the Sahel and elsewhere in Africa. Who is going to pay for research on locally appropriate crops in the Third World?

71．What’s the main idea of this passage? A．The engineering solutions to water resource and their limitation. B．The challenge for the future. C．The basic means of controlling water. D．The challenge for developing crops.

72．Which of the following statements is NOT true for meeting our basic needs for water? A．Water resource should be used more reasonably. B．More dams should be built in river basins. C．More wetlands should be protected from destruction. D．More dry-land crops could be developed in Africa.

73．The author suggests that governments will have no excuse for their careless ignorance in the

future because .

A．The ecological destruction will be known to the public by researchers B．The ecological destruction will no longer be a problem in the future C．The future is an information age D．Governments will face greater challenge in the future

74．The author mentions all the problems caused by dams EXCEPT . A．fewer fish B．less grazing land C．less floodplain agriculture D．less farming land 75．The last sentence probably implies that . A．No one will invest in developing locally appropriate crops in Africa B．Researchers have no interest in developing dry-land crops C．Research on locally appropriate crops in the Third World may be profitable D．There is less water resource in the Third World