试卷类型：B

2014届高三原创月考试题二

英语

适用地区：新课标地区 建议使用时间：2013年9月下旬

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)

第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分45分)

第一节 单项填空 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中.选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. [2013·新课标全国卷Ⅱ] Four and ________ half hours of discussion took us up to midnight，and ________ break for cheese，chocolate and tea with sugar.

A．a; a B. the; the

C．/; the D．a; /

22. It's not easy to change habits, ________ with awareness and self－control, it is possible.

A．for B．or

C．but D．so

23. （基础题）Seldom ________ as lonely as now though I have been living in Fuzhou for more than 20 years.

A．have I felt B．I had felt

C．I have felt D．had I felt

24. [2013·濮阳期末]________ too much for his intelligence, Harry often overlooks the importance of effort.

A. Having praised B．Praised

C．Praising D．Being praised

25. [2013·保定期末调研]We're living in ________ people call “Information Age”， so everything is possible.

A. what B．that

C．which D．why

26. （基础题）Food safety is ________important, so the government spares no efforts to prevent food pollution.

A．highly B．reasonably

C．strongly D．naturally

27．[2013·温州八校联考]How long will it be ________ the computer company puts forward a new product?

A. before B．when

C．after D．that

28．（基础题）I was totally shocked that that child ________ have said such a thing to his parents.

A．might B．could

C．would D．should

29．[2013·浙江卷] The museum will open in the spring with an exhibition and a viewing platform ________ visitors can watch the big glasshouses being built.

A. what B. where

C. when D. why

30．（基础题）For me traveling to Antarctica proved to be the beginning of a new life, ________ I had thought I would never see.

A．what B．that

C．one D．it

31. [2013·山东卷] It's good to know ________ the dogs will be well cared for while we're away.

A. what B. whose

C. which D. that

32. [2013·衡水中学二次模拟]More and more rich people have promised to ________ their wealth after death to help the poor and the disabled.

A. give away B．give up

C．give out D．give in

33. [2013·湖南卷] —Have you heard about the recent election?

—Sure, it ________ the only thing on the news for the last three days.

A. would be B. is

C. has been D. will be

34. [2013·天津卷] It was not until near the end of the letter ________ she mentioned her own plan.

A. that B. where

C．why D．when

35．[2013·衡水中学二模]—Do you think I should accept his invitation, Jim?

—________If I were you, I certainly would.

A. None of your business.

B．It depends.

C．Why not?

D．I don't think so.

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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、 C和D中， 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

[2013·江苏卷]

I used to believe in the American Dream，which meant a job，a mortgage(按揭)，credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us __36__ chasing the same thing.

One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell __37__．I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and$56.I __38__ the countryside for some place I could rent for the __39__ possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road __40__ the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was __41__， full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it，and __42__ a corner to camp in.

The locals knew nothing about me，__43__ slowly, they started teaching me the __44__ of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets，candles，and tools，and began __45__ around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a __46__ American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of __47__.

What I had believed in, all those things I thought were __48__ for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place.__49__ on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my __50__ with my neighbors.

Four years later, I moved back into __51__．I saw many people were having a really hard time, __52__ their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to __53__ a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house，but over time I've had nine people come in and move on to other places. We'd all be in __54__ if we hadn't banded together.

The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It's not so much about what I can get for myself；it's about __55__ we can all get by together.

36．A. separately B．equally

C．violently D．naturally

37．A. off B．apart C．over D．out

38．A. crossed B．left

C．toured D．searched

39．A. fullest B．largest

C．fairest D．cheapest

40．A. at B．through

C．over D．round

41．A. occupied B．abandoned

C．emptied D．robbed

42．A. turned B．approached

C．cleared D．cut

43．A. but B．although

C．otherwise D．for

44．A. benefit B．lesson

C．nature D．art

45．A. sticking B．looking

C．swinging D．turning

46．A. wild B．real

C．different D．remote

47．A. neighborliness B．happiness

C．friendliness D．kindness

48．A. unique B．expensive

C．rare D．necessary

49．A. Up B．Down C．Deep D．Along

50．A. cooperation B．relationships

C．satisfaction D．appointments

51．A. reality B．society

C．town D．life

52．A. creating B．losing

C．quitting D．offering

53．A. put in B．turn in

C．take in D．get in

54．A. yards B．shelters

C．camps D．cottages

55．A. when B．what

C．whether D．how

第三部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A. B. C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

[2013·山东卷]

A

Jimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. He has a good heart, but always feared applying for a new job.

One day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview. His appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8：30. While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. When Jimmy finished working on the car，the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. Then the old man said，“Well，I could take you to the office for your interview. It's the least I could do. Please, I insist.” Jimmy agreed.

Upon arrival, Jimmy found a long line of applicants waiting to be interviewed. Jimmy still had some grease on him after the car repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. One by one, the applicants left the interviewer's office with disappointed looks on their faces. Finally his name was called. The interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. Rocking the chair back and forth, he asked, “Do you really need to be interviewed？” Jimmy's heart sank. “With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview？” he thought to himself.

Then the interviewer turned the chair and to Jimmy's surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. It turned out he was the General Manager of the company.

“Sorry I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into this office. I just know you'd be a trustworthy worker. Congratulations！” Jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of well－deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job.

56．Why did Jimmy apply for a new job?

A. He was out of work.

B．He was bored with his job.

C．He wanted a higher position.

D．He hoped to find a better boss.

57．What did Jimmy see on the way to the interview?

A．A friend's car had a flat tyre.

B．A wild man was pushing a car.

C．A terrible car accident happened.

D．An old man's car broke down.

58．Why did the old man offer Jimmy a ride?

A．He was also to be interviewed.

B．He needed a travelling companion.

C．He always helped people in need.

D．He was thankful to Jimmy.

59．How did Jimmy feel on hearing the interviewer's question?

A. He was sorry for the other applicants.

B. There was no hope for him to get the job.

C. He regretted helping the old man.

D. The interviewer was very rude.

[2013·四川卷]

B

On a sunny day last August, Tim heard some shouting. Looking out to the sea carefully, he saw a couple of kids in a rowboat were being pulled out to sea.

Two 12-year-old boys，Christian and Jack，rowed out a boat to search for a football. Once they'd rowed beyond the calm waters，a beach umbrella tied to the boat caught the wind and pulled the boat into open water. The pair panicked and tried to row back to shore. But they were no match for it and the boat was out of control.

Tim knew it would soon be swallowed by the waves.

“Everything went quiet in my head，” Tim recalls (回忆)．“I was trying to figure out how to swim to the boys in a straight line.”

Tim took off his clothes and jumped into the water. Every 500 yards or so, he raised his head to judge his progress. “At one point，I considered turning back，” he says. “I wondered if I was putting my life at risk.” After 30 minutes of struggling，he was close enough to yell to the boys，“Take down the umbrella！”

Christian made much effort to take down the umbrella. Then Tim was able to catch up and climb aboard the boat. He took over rowing，but the waves were almost too strong for him.

“Let's aim for the pier(码头)，” Jack said. Tim turned the boat toward it. Soon afterward, waves crashed over the boat，and it began to sink. “Can you guys swim？” he cried. “A little bit，”the boys said.

Once they were in the water，Tim decided it would be safer and faster for him to pull the boys toward the pier. Christian and Jack were wearing life jackets and floated on their backs. Tim swam toward land as water washed over the boys' faces.

“Are we almost there？”they asked again and again. “Yes，” Tim told them each time.

After 30 minutes, they reached the pier.

60．Why did the two boys go to the sea?

A. To go boat rowing.

B. To get back their football.

C. To swim in the open water.

D．To test the umbrella as a sail.

61．What does “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A. The beach.

B. The water.

C. The boat.

D．T