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1、2012届重庆市一中高三上学期第一次月考英语试卷与答案 单项选择 * Could you send me an application for the TOEFL _. Whats your name and address A Yes, I could B Just a moment C Thats right D No problem 答案： D Its nearly 5 years since I worked in the company. I _ in a school. A taught B was teaching C am teaching D had been teachin

2、g 答案： C Thank you for giving up your coffee break to help. I know you always need _after three classes. A that B one C it D this 答案： B According to a new study by a Britishs university, learning _ second language can lead to _ increase in your brain power. A a; the B不填 ; the C a; an D the; an 答案： C

3、She spent four weeks which she could afford _ around the country, promoting her new album. A to tour B toured C touring D having toured 答案： C It is said that people are_ likely to tell lies over the phone as they are in emails. A as twice B twice as C twice more D twice than 答案： B His suggestion mad

4、e me angry, but _. A making others happy B to make others happy C others happy D with others happy 答案： C Generally speaking, my grandmother is nice and kind, but she _ be very stubborn at times. A should B shall C must D can 答案： D Most animals have little connection with animals of a different kind,

5、 _ they hunt them for food. A if B while C unless D as 答案： C He loved his family, but seldom _ spend much time with them. A was he able to B he was able to C is he able to D he is able to 答案： A A study shows that walking fast in your old age is a _ that you will live a long life. A sign B mark C sym

6、bol D signal 答案： A Where _ you put my dictionary I left it on your desk when you _ to Tom. A did; spoke B have; were speaking C had; were speaking D had; spoke 答案： B Raising children is said to be a job _ parents receive the least formal training. A in which B for which C where D to what 答案： B _ blo

7、od if you can and many lives will be saved. A Giving B Give C Given D To give 答案： B I saw Dave in the lift this morning. Really He _ around here for a long time. A wont be seen B wasnt seen C hadnt been seen D hasnt been seen 答案： C 完型填空 It was a cold, wet day on June 6, 2010, when 14-year-old Wasana

8、 arrived at school. Waiting outside his classroom for his classmates to 36 , Wasana stared at the 37 . Then his eyes fell upon the 18-metre-high hill that 38 at the back of the classroom. He 39 large amounts of rainwater flowing down the hill, and water was also bubbling(冒泡 ) at the base of a rock o

9、n the hill. For a few minutes, Wasana 40 the water, wondering why it looked so 41 . Then it hit him the 42 was similar to the video he was shown during Disaster Management classes. Fearing a 43 disaster, he shouted 44 at the students waiting outside their classrooms. “Run, run, dont stay here! The 4

10、5 on the hill is going to fall on us!” Chaos(混乱 ) broke out as the 46 ran to the open area that had been appointed as an emergency gathering point. When some teachers 47 Wasana, he showed them the water gushing from the hill, and they started leading the students to safer ground. Just then Principal

11、 Gurusinghe drove into the school. Wasana ran over to tell him what was happening. After 48 the site, Gurusinghe knew the school was in 49 . The enormous rock at the top of the hill could come crashing down 50 . 51 a group of teachers and older students, Gurusinghe climbed the hill and tried to make

12、 the water flow away from the rock. They were too 52 : ten minutes later, they heard screams as the huge rock rushed down the hill. There was little Gurusinghe and his group could do as they watched the earth 53 their classrooms. Thanks to Wasanas 54 action and careful observation, 55 was hurt in th

13、e incident. 【小题1】 A arrive B rest C dine D chat A book B sun C rain D hill A placed B stood C hid D faced A noticed B felt C knew D heard A shouted at B aimed at C glared at D stared at A interesting B dangerous C moving D familiar A show B scene C site D view A going B heading C coming D leaving A

14、happily B wildly C rudely D angrily A rock B sand C tree D water A principals B villagers C students D climbers A questioned B blamed C instructed D approached A examining B visiting C choosing D clearing A security B relief C danger D damage A for the moment B at any minute C at one time D for once

15、 A Taking B Helping C Demanding D Leading A late B unique C nervous D strange A occupy B threaten C swallow D enter A legal B quick C united D direct A someone B only one C anyone D no one 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 D

16、 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 阅读理解 It is six oclock in the morning. You are asleep in my left arm and I am learning the art of one-handed typing. Your mother, more tired yet more happy than Ive ever known her, is sound asleep in the room next door. When you

17、re older well tell you that you were born in Hong Kong in the lunar year of the pig. “Its a boy, so lucky,” our neighbours told us. They said you were the first baby to be born in the block this year. This, they told us, was good Feng Shui, in other words, a positive sign. Naturally your mother and

18、I were only too happy to believe that. Your coming has turned me upside down and inside out. I am pained by the memory of each suffering child I have come across on my journeys as a journalist. To tell you the truth, its nearly too much for me to even think of the children being hurt and abused and

19、killed. Last October, in Afghanistan, when you were growing inside your mother, I met Sharja, aged twelve, motherless, fatherless, guiding me through the grey ruins of her home. Everything was gone, she told me. There is another memory of Rwanda, and the churchyard where I found a mother and her thr

20、ee young children huddled(蜷缩 ) together where theyd been beaten to death. The children had died holding on to their mother. Daniel, these memories explain some of the protectiveness I feel for you, and the occasional moments of blind terror when I imagine anything bad happening to you. 【小题 1】 We can

21、 see that this text is written to _. A the authors wife B the authors neighbour C Daniel D a suffering child 【小题 2】 The author mentions some of his painful memories because _. A he wants his son to care for others B he feels more pain thinking about them as a father C he hopes to forget the tragedie

22、s he witnessed D his experience has affected his mental health 【小题 3】 The underlined word “blind” in the last paragraph means _. A unable to see B meaningful C not clear D not based on reason 【小题 4】 Which of the following words best describes the authors feeling when typing this text A Relieved. B R

23、egretful. C Loving. D Calm. 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C As the forceful king of Macedonia(马其顿 ), Alexander the Great overthrew the Persian Empire, becoming a hero that would survive centuries after his death. Born in 356 B.C., Alexander III was the son of Philip II and Olympias. Alexande

24、rs parents wanted him to receive the finest education, and arranged for him to study under Aristotle, regarded as one of the greatest scholars. Alexanders father was a strong leader. Philip II built an impressive army and established the Macedonian kingdom; he was even planning to attack Persia shor

25、tly before his death. In 336, Philip was murdered by one of his guards. Although it was obvious that the guard had a personal hatred, there are clues that other people were related to it. After Alexander was cleared as a suspect, he succeeded his father without opposition, and killed those said to b

26、e responsible for his fathers murder, as well as all rivals. He was then just 20 years old. He then prepared to attack Persia. In the spring of 334, Alexander led the army made up of nearly 50,000 soldiers into Asia, which is called “the most powerful military expedition ever to leave Greece”, He so

27、undly defeated the Persian army at the Granicus River, sending a strong message to Darius III, leader of the Persian Empire. In 333, Alexander faced Darius at Issus, a mountain pass. The Macedonian army was greatly outnumbered but able to work the narrow mountain passageway to their advantage. Dariu

28、s managed to escape. Continuing down the Mediterranean Coast, Alexander took every city in his path. In 332 Alexander declared Egypt to be part of the Greek Empire and was crowned Pharaoh(法老 ). When Alexander left Egypt in 331, he defeated the Persians again and was crowned leader of Asia. In 323, h

29、owever, Alexander developed a fever on the way back home and died 10 days later at Babylon. He was just 33 years old. 【小题 1】 What can we know about Philips death A He was killed by someone intending to take power from him. B Alexander sent someone who hated Philip to kill him. C His death was relate

30、d to his plan of fighting Persia. D The murder might be organized by a group of people. 【小题 2】 The Macedonian army could defeat the Persians at Issus mainly because _. A Darius didnt command his army in the battlefield B Macedonian soldiers were more than the Persian soldiers C Macedonian soldiers c

31、ould fight better at the mountain pass D Macedonia was more powerful than the Persian Empire 【小题 3】 In which order did Alexander do the following things a Totally overthrew the Persian Empire. b Defeated the Persian army at Issus. c Was crowned Pharaoh of Egypt. d Defeated the Persian army at the Gr

32、anicus River. e Became the leader of Macedonia. A e, d, b, c, a B d, e, a, c, b C e, b, d, c, a D d, a, c, e, b 【小题 4】 According to the passage, we can infer _. A Aristotle taught Alexander how to defeat other nations B Alexander was happy about his fathers death C Persia is tougher to defeat than E

33、gypt D Macedonia soon declined after Alexander died 答案： 【小题 1】 D 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 C If teens could reduce the salt they take in every day by 3,000 milligrams (mg), they would cut their risk of heart disease and stroke(中风 ) greatly in adulthood, researchers say. Based on the results of a comp

34、uter modeling analysis, researchers found that a 3,000 mg reduction in sodium(钠 ) by teenagers could reduce hypertension by 30 percent to 43 percent when they become adults. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a common condition that may have no symptoms for years, but can eventually cause seri

35、ous health conditions, including heart attack and stroke. Other benefits over time as teens hit 50 years of age include a 7-12 percent reduction in coronary heart disease(冠心病 ), an 8-14 percent reduction in heart attacks, and a 5-8 percent reduction in stroke. Fast food typically contains too much s

36、odium. One bag of Nacho Cheese Doritos has 310 milligrams. Pizza is one of the biggest problems for teens when it comes to sodium, according to data from the National Center for Health Statistics. “The additional benefit of lower salt intake early is that we can hopefully change the expectations of

37、how food should taste, ideally to something slightly less salty,” says Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, the lead author of the study and associate professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. “Most of the salt we eat is not from our salt shaker(盐瓶 ), but salt that is already add

38、ed in food that we eat.” she added. 【小题 1】 Which is a benefit of a low sodium diet according to the text A No risk of heart disease. B Smaller chance of stroke. C Low blood pressure. D Slightly more heart attacks. 【小题 2】 According to the text, 3,000 mg less salt intake daily will reduce hypertension

39、 by _ in adulthood. A 7%-12% B 8%-14% C 30%-43% D 5%-8% 【小题 3】 What does Dr Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo mean in the last two paragraphs A A lower sodium diet can get teenagers used to less salty food. B A good eating habit can help teens have less junk food. C Teens should avoid pizzas and other salty f

40、oods. D We can add more salt from our salt shaker to the food. 【小题 4】 Which of the following can be the best title for the text A Teens Cutting Salt for Healthier Adulthood B Diet and Health C Sodium Brings Health Concerns D A Cause of Hypertension 答案： 【小题 1】 B 【小题 1】 C 【小题 1】 A 【小题 1】 A Employees a

41、re being flooded with too much information that has little to do with their work, according to a new survey. On average, white-collar workers spend 51 percent of their work time receiving and processing information. Only one third of it was relevant to their work, the survey found. Information overl

42、oad for white collar workers has become a global issue. The huge amount of information has already affected their efficiency in management as well as their performance at work. Buried with e-mails Every morning, a secretary at the human resources department of an auto parts company opens her e-mail

43、box, only to find it crammed with at least 50 unread mails. For her, even scanning through these e-mails every day takes at least half an hour. Some of her colleagues are not so lucky they have to read at least 100. Bothered with calls Telephone calls are also causing a problem. More than 40 percent

44、 white-collar workers chose mobile phones as the preferred way to communicate important and urgent business matters. Talking saves time and energy over the clicking, reading and replying to e-mails, but phone calls are also more distracting(分心的 ). While answering a call, a clerk is likely to put awa

45、y a much more important task at hand and start the business being talked about on the phone. Solution Not yet. Many companies start with providing staff with better computers, better Internet access and more advanced gadgets(装置 ). For example, staff members above a certain level in one company will

46、be provided with a blackberry phone for easier access to their e-mails. The company has also organized many lectures on efficient ways of e-mail management. Yet most white-collar workers think their companies can do more. 【小题 1】 What does the new survey find about white-collar workers A They spend 5

47、1% of their work time on meetings. B Only half of the information they receive is useful. C Over 60% of them prefer to use the telephone. D Some of them have to read at least 100 e-mails every day. 【小题 2】 Telephone calls cause a problem because _. A they take up the time to receive and send e-mails

48、B they are often not answered C they are mostly not about business D they may lead to the changing of work schedule 【小题 3】 How do some companies try to solve the problem of information overload A They start to give staff a pay rise. B They plan to employ more people. C They provide employees with more advanced equipment. D They organize lectures on how to reduce stress. 【小题 4】 What is the major issue discussed in this text A Poor managemen