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1、2013-2014学年山西省山大附中高二 3月月考英语试卷与答案（带解析） 完型填空 Letting go of success I want to make the most of every day. And, like most people, Ive_ that the best way to do it is to let go of past failures. But thats not all. One can never fully _ today while thinking too much about past successes, either. People nev

2、er _ while resting comfortably on their laurels (荣誉 ). The _ is that sometimes our successes hold us back more than our failures! I once _ a story about the Oscar owner, actor Clark Gable. A friend _ Gable one afternoon at the actors home. She brought along her _ son, who was playing happily with to

3、y cars on the floor. He_ he was racing those cars around a great track, which in _ was an imaginary circle around a golden statue (雕像 ). The small statue the boy played with was actually the Oscar Clark Gable _ for his performance in the 1934 movie It Happened One Night. When his mother told him the

4、 time had come to _, the little boy asked the actor, “Can I have this ” _ to the Oscar. “Sure, ” he smiled. “Its yours.” The horrified mother _. “Put that back immediately!” Giving the child the golden statue, Clark Gable said, “Having the Oscar around doesnt mean anything to me; _it does.” The acto

5、r seemed to know that past success could be a _ hammock (吊床 ) upon which he may be tempted to_, rather than a springboard setting him to begin a new start. You may have learned to let go of past _ and mistakes in order to free the present. But will you forget past successes and achievements in order

6、 to free the _ Will your past be a springboard or a restful hammock “I like the _ of the future better than the history of the past,” said Thomas Jefferson. I _. After all, the future, not the past, is where the rest of your life will be lived. 【小题 1】 A discovered B. inferred C. hoped D. worried 【小题

7、2】 A spend B live C understand D enjoy A struggle B work C succeed D learn A story B fact C idea D news A wrote B told C knew D heard A saw B recognized C met D visited A careful B small C lonely D clever A pretended B believed C insisted D suggested A reality B case C turn D need A cared B asked C

8、won D looked A act B leave C play D wait A running B getting C pointing D shouting A objected B noticed C suffered D breathed A selling B keeping C earning D sharing A special B comfortable C expensive D necessary A rest B cheat C stop D sit A difficulties B events C failures D achievements A time B

9、 future C body D brain A idea B meaning C dreams D thoughts A obey B permit C wish D agree 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 D 【小题 6】 D 【小题 7】 B 【小题 8】 A 【小题 9】 A 【小题 10】 C 【小题 11】 B 【小题 12】 C 【小题 13】 A 【小题 14】 C 【小题 15】 B 【小题 16】 A 【小题 17】 C 【小题 18】 B 【小题 19】 C 【小题 20】 D 试题分析：文章大意是放下过去

10、的成就，轻装前行。充分利用每一天的最好方法是放下过去的失败，这样做还不够，过度沉醉于过去的成功和荣誉也不能很好的度过今天。有时，成功比失败更能阻止人们前行的脚步。 【小题 1】考查动词辨析。 A发现； B推断； C希望； D担心。 Ive_41_ that the best way to do it is to let go of past failures作者发现过好每一天的最好的方法就是让过去的失败成为过去。故选 A。 【小题 2】考查动词辨析。 A花费，度过； B居住； C理解； D喜欢。 One can never fully _42_ today while thinking too

11、 much about past successes, either.一个人沉醉于过去的成功，也无法完全享受今天，故选 D。 【小题 3】考查动词辨析。 A挣扎，努力； B工作，起作用； C成功； D学习。People never_43_ while resting comfortably on their laurels (荣誉 ).安于过去的荣誉的人永远不会成功，故选 C。 【小题 4】考查名词辨析。 A故事； B事实； C主意； D新闻。 The _44_ is that sometimes our successes hold us back more than our failure

12、s!事实是，有时候成功比失败更能阻止我们前进的步伐，故选 B。 【小题 5】考查动词辨析。 A书写； B告诉； C指代； D听到。 I once _45_ a story我曾经听过一个故事， hear听到，故选 D。 【小题 6】考查动词辨析。 A看到； B承认； C遇到； D拜访，参观。根据 at the actors home可知， Gable的一个朋友来拜访他，故 选 D。 【小题 7】考查形容词辨析。 A小心的； B小的； C孤独的； D聪明的。根据who was playing happily with toy car可知，那个朋友带着她的小儿子，故选 B。 【小题 8】考查动词辨析

13、。 A假装； B相信； C坚持； D建议。根据下句的 an imaginary circle around a golden statue可知，朋友的小儿子假装汽车在绕着一个轨道赛跑，故选 A。 【小题 9】考查名词辨析。 A现实； B案例； C次序； D需要。 which in_49_was an imaginary circle around a golden statue那个轨道其实是想象出来的一个圆圈， in reality相当于 in fact，故选 A。 【小题 10】考查动词辨析。 A关心； B询问，要求； C赢得； D看起来。 Clark Gable _50_ for his

14、performance， Gable因精彩的表演获得的奥斯卡小金人，won sth for.因为 .赢得 .，故选 C。 【小题 11】考查动词辨析。 A行动； B离开； C打（球、游戏），玩耍； D等待。根据 the little boy asked the actor, “Can I have this ”可知，到了该离开的时间了，故选 B。 【小题 12】考查动词辨析。 A奔跑； B得到，变得； C指出； D喊叫。 the little boy asked the actor, “Can I have this ” _ to the Oscar小男孩指着那个奥斯卡小金人问道， “我能要这

15、个吗？ ”， point to指向，故选 C。 【小题 13】考查动词辨析。 A反对； B注意到； C遭受； D呼吸。根据 “Put that back immediately!”可知， 妈妈不同意小男孩要那个小金人，故选 A。 【小题 14】考查动词辨析。 A出售； B保持； C挣得； D分享。根据 past success could be a _55_ hammock (吊床 ) upon which he may be tempted to_,和联系第一段可知，过去的成功会阻止前进的脚步。 Gable认为保留小金人没有意义，获得它的过程才有意义，故选 C。 【小题 15】考查形容词辨析

16、。 A特殊的； B舒适的； C昂贵的； D必要的。根据第一段 “while resting comfortably on their laurels”可知，这里指的是一张舒适的吊床，故选 B。 【小题 16】考查动词辨析。 A休息； B欺骗； C停止； D坐。根据第一段 “while resting comfortably on their laurels”，这里指在吊床上休息，故选 A。 【小题 17】考查名词辨析。 A困难； B事件； C失败的人 /事； D成就。根据第一段第一行 “let go of past failures”可知，你可能已经学会放下过去的失败和错误了，故选 C。 【小

17、题 18】考查名词辨析。 A时间； B将来； C身体； D大脑。 But will you forget past successes and achievements in order to free the _ 但是你忘记过去的成功和成就来解放将来了吗？ future与 present形成对比，故选 B。 【小题 19】考查名词辨析。 A主意； B意思，意义； C梦想； D想法。 “I like the _ of the future better than the history of the past,” 我喜欢梦想未来，甚于回顾过去，故选 C。 【小题 20】考查动词辨析。 A遵守；

18、 B允许； C希望； D同意。根据 After all, the future, not the past, is where the rest of your life will be lived.可知，作者同意杰斐逊说的话，故选 D。 考点：故事类短文阅读 阅读理解 A few years ago, Paul Gerner began to gather a group of architects in Las Vegas to ask them what it would take to design a public school that used 50 percent less e

19、nergy, cost much less to build and obviously improved student learning. “I think half of them fell off their chairs,” Gerner says. Gerner manages school facilities (设施 )for Clark County, Nevada, a district roughly the size of Massachusetts. By 2018, 143,000 additional students will enter the already

20、 crowded public-education system. Gerner needs 73 new schools to house them. Four architecture teams have nearly finished designing primary school prototypes (样品 ); they plan to construct their schools starting in 2009. The district will then assess how well the schools perform, and three winners wi

21、ll copy those designs in 50 to 70 new buildings. Green schools are appearing all over, but in Clark County, which stands out for its vastness, such aggressive targets are difficult because design requirements like more natural light for students go against the realities of a desert climate. “One of

22、the biggest challenges is getting the right site orientation(朝向 ),” Mark. McGinty, a director at SH Architecture, says. His firm recently completed a high school in Las Vegas. “You have the same building, same set of windows, but if its orientation is incorrect and it faces the sun, it will be reall

23、y expensive to cool.” Surprisingly, the man responsible for one of re most progressive green-design competitions has doubts about ideas of eco-friendly buildings. “I dont believe in the new green religion,” Gerner says. “Some of the building technologies that you get are impractical. Im interested i

24、n those that work.” But he wouldnt mind if some green features inspire students. He says he hopes to set up green energy systems that allow them to learn about the process of harvesting wind and solar power. “You never know whats going to start the interest of a child to study math and science,” he

25、says. 【小题 1】 How did the architects react to Gerners design requirements A They lost balance in excitement. B they showed strong disbelief. C they expressed little interest. D they burst into cheers. 【小题 2】 Which order of steps is followed in carrying out the project A Assessment-Prototype-Design-Co

26、nstruction. B Assessment-Design-Prototype-Construction. C Design-Assessment-Prototype-Construction. D Design-Prototype-Assessment-Construction. 【小题 3】 What makes it difficult to build green schools in Clark County A The large size. B Limited facilities. C The desert climate. D Poor natural resources

27、. 【小题 4】 What dose Gerner think of the ideas of green schools A They are questionable. B They are out of date. C They are advanced. D They are practical. 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 2】 D 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 A 试题分析：几年以前， Paul Gerner开始在拉斯维加斯召集一个建筑家小组，讨论在低成本下如何建一所好的公立学校。这个想法让在场的建筑专家都感到吃惊。 【小题 1】根据第一段 “used 50 percent

28、 less energy, cost much less to build and obviously improved student learning. “I think half of them fell off their chairs,”可知，减少建筑成本还要保证提高学生的学习，有一半的建筑专家都被吓到了，也就是说，建筑专家不相信能够 做到这样。故选 B。 【小题 2】根据第二段 “Four architecture teams have nearly finished designing primary school prototypes .The district will th

29、en assess how well the schools perform, and three winners will copy those designs in 50 to 70 new buildings.”可知，首先是设计房子的原型，经过有关部门的评 估之后，进入建造阶段，故选 D。 【小题 3】根据第三段 “such aggressive targets are difficult because design requirements like more natural light for students go against the realities of a deser

30、t climate.”可知，在克拉克郡建绿色学校是困难的，因为需要更多的自然光来应对沙漠气候。故选 C。 【小题 4】根据最后一段 “I dont believe in the new green religion,” Gerner says. “Some of the building technologies that you get are impractical.”可知， Gerner对green schools持怀疑态度，故选 A。 考点：教育类短文阅读 Everyone knows that the French are romantic, the Italians are fas

31、hionable and the Germans are serious. Or do they Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail At least one group of people is certain that it can. A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs (实业家 ) in th

32、e UK found that 70 percent felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public. Britain is hostile to success, they said. It has a culture of jealousy (嫉妒 ) . As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were “unloved, unwanted and misunderstood”. Jealousy is sometimes known as the “gr

33、een-eyed monster” and the UK is its home. Scientists at Warwich University in the UK recently tested this idea. They gathered a group of people together and gave each an imaginary amount of money. Some were given a little, others a great deal. Those given a little money were given the chance to dest

34、roy the large amounts of money given to othersbut at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this. This seems to prove the entrepreneurs were right to complain. But there is also conflicting evidence. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)

35、 recently reported that the UK was now the worlds fourth largest economy. That is not bad for people who are supposed to hate success. People in the UK also work longer hours than anyone else in Europe. So the British people are not lazy, either. “Its not really success that the British dislike,” sa

36、ys Carey Cooper, a Professor of management at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology. “Its people using their success in a way that seems arrogant (傲慢 ) or unfair or which separates them from their roots.” Perhaps it is the entrepreneurs who are the problem. They set out to

37、 do things in their way. They work long hours. By their own efforts they become millionaires. But instead of being happy they complain that nobody loves them. It hardly seems worth following their example. If they were friendlier, people would like them more. And more people want to be like them. 【小

38、题 1】 What does the underlined “it” in the second paragraph refer to_ A One group of people B A great survey C A nation D National character 【小题 2】 Most entrepreneurs surveyed believe that . A the British public are hardworking B they are not popular simply because they are successful C love of succe

39、ss is Britains national character D they are considered as “green-eyed monsters” 【小题 3】 What does the result of the Warwich University test show_ A Most people would rather fail than see others succeed B Two thirds of the people tested didnt love money C An imaginary amount of money does not attract

40、 people D Most people are willing to enjoy success with others 【小题 4】 The writer of the passage seems to suggest that . A jealousy is Britains national character B British entrepreneurs are not fairly treated C the British dislike the entrepreneurs because they do not behave properly D the scientist

41、s at Warwich University did a successful test 【小题 5】 Which of the following statements is true according to the passage A Everyone knows that the French are romantic, the Germans are fashionable and the Italians are serious. B About 350 entrepreneurs in the UK felt that their efforts were not apprec

42、iated by the British public. C The British people are not lazy and they work longer hours than anyone else in the world. D Carey Cooper said that the British really dislike success. 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 A 【小题 4】 C 【小题 5】 B 试题分析：真的存在民族性格吗？它会影响到一个国家的兴衰成败吗？一项对英国企业家的调查显示，超过一半的企业家认为他们不受大众的欢迎。他们认为

43、这是由英国固有的嫉妒文化导致。 【小题 1】根据第一段 “Are these just stereotypes or is there really such a thing as national character And if there is, can it affect how a nation succeed or fail ”和第二段“70 percent felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the British public”可知，是否存在一种叫作 “民族性格 ”的东西呢？它能否影响一个国家的成败呢？至少有一些人相信

44、民族性格能够影响国家成败。 It指的是第一段提到的 national character，故选 D。 【小题 2】根据第三段 “It has a culture of jealousy (嫉妒 ) . As a result, the survey said, entrepreneurs were “unloved, unwanted and misunderstood”可知，大多数企业家并不受欢迎是因为，人们认为他们是继承了家族的事业，英国充斥着嫉妒文化，故选 B。 【小题 3】根据第三段 “Those given a little money were given the chance t

45、o destroy the large amounts of money given to othersbut at the cost of losing their own. Two thirds of the people tested agreed to do this.”可知，测试中得到一点钱的人，有三分之二愿意毁掉他人得到的一大笔钱，即使以自己得到的一点钱为代价。由此可见，大多数人都对他人的成功抱有嫉妒心理，故选 A。 【小题 4】根据第五段 “Its not really success that the British dislike,” .“Its people using t

46、heir success in a way that seems arrogant (傲慢 ) or unfair or which separates them from their roots.”可知，英国人并非不喜欢他人的成功，而是不喜欢人们以成功自居的傲慢态度和不公正的行为，故选 C。 【小题 5】根据第二段 “A recent survey of the top 500 entrepreneurs (实业家 ) in the UK found that 70 percent felt that their efforts were not appreciated by the Bri

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