高三第二次月考英语试卷
第一部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：单项选择（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分）
1. --- You’d better keep quiet in class.
--- Sometimes I _______. Yesterday, I was very quiet during my English class.
A. would
B. do
C. did
D. favor
2. --- How would you like your coffee?
--- ___________________________.
A. It’s well done.
B. Very nice. Thank you.
C. One cup. That’s enough.
D. The stronger, the better.
3.What a pity! I missed my father at the airport because my car was _______ in
the traffic jam.
A. broken up
B. kept back
C. held up
D. kept up
4．--- Do you mind if I shut down the radio-tape recorder?
--- _______________. The good news will be on the air in a few minutes’ time.
A. I’m afraid I do.
B. Of course not.
C. Why not?
D. Yes. Just go ahead.
5. --- I heard Back Street Boys would sing at the New Century Theater.
--- Where did you ________________?
A. pick that up
B. put that up
C. make that up
D. take that up
6. All these changes will lead to ______ stronger and more powerful China,
_______ country that can surprise and enrich our planet.
A. a; a
B. a; the
C. the; a
D. the; the
7. They began to think about what use could be __________ such materials.
A. made up
B. made from
C. made out
D. made of
8.It was not until she had arrived home ___________ her appointment with the
doctor.
A. did she remember
B. that she remembered
C. when she remembered
D. had she remembered
9. Few pleasures can equal ______ of a cool drink on a hot day.
A. some
B. any
C. that
D. those
10. Practice is a good way, only ________ learn a foreign language well.
A. in which we can
B. through that can we
C. in which can we
D. in that can we
11. Who did you ____ the wall yesterday?
A. have paint
B. have painted
C. have to paint
D. have painting
12. The big forest fire must have been put out half an hour ago, _____________?
A mustn’t it B. wasn’t it C. hasn’t it D. didn’t it
13. We must make every effort to achieve our goals ______ we regret our life.
A. or
B. when
C. though
D. before
14.We could see the building with a red flag ______ on the top and the windows
________ seriously.
A. flying; breaking
B. flown; broken
C. flying; broken
D. flown; breaking
15. --- Has your sister finished her essay yet?
--- I don’t know. She _______ it this morning.
A. wrote
B. has written
C. had written
D. was writing
16. -Have your working conditions improved?
-No, ______ than before, I’m afraid.
A. no better
B. a little better
C. not worse
D. no worse
17. This year an increased number of drivers _____ for speeding.
A. have punished
B. have been punished
C. has punished
D. has been punished
18. Something is wrong with the window; it ____ not open.
A. shall
B. may
C. will
D. can
19. The country life he was used to ______ greatly since 1992.
A. change
B. has changed
C. changing
D. have changed
20. If he ___ quietly as the doctor instructed, he would not suffer so much now.
A. laid
B. lay
C. had lain
D. had laid
第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
Two runners stand side by side at the starting line of a race. Both look very strong and fast.____21_____one runner speeds ahead and wins the race. The other falls behind.
Some athletes can reach great _____22____such as the achievement of an Olympic gold medal. Others never live up to their _____23____. What kind of ____24___before a race or other event makes the ____25___?
Everyone knows that athletes work out to strengthen their ____26___. But research shows that strengthening the mind may be just as ____27___. Careful study indicates that the best athletes win ____28___because they think they can win. Thinking positive thoughts seems to give possibility for ____29___ in sports. People who say to themselves over and ov er, “I know I can do this,” often find they have the ____30___to win. On the other hand, people often ___31___, who think, “I can’t win.
One procedure that helps many athletes is creating____32___in the mind. They are told to think of each ___33___they must make to win. Some use pictures that are more fanciful. One skater liked to ____34___ a star bursting inside her, ___35____ her with energy. Another athlete who wanted to feel ___36___ pictured himself as a ____37___ floating in the air.
Next time you wanted to do something well, try training your ___38___ to help you. Perhaps a teacher or other instructor can help you plan your training. If you
