山东省利津县第二中学2008届高三１２月月考试题英语试题

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第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：语法和词汇知识（共15个小题；每小题1分，共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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. Ketty’s birthday party was ____ success. We sang and danced until it came to ___ end at ten.     A. a ; the     B a ; an      C \ ; an     D the ; the
22. An opinion is ____ someone believes is true but has not been proved.
A.  that      B. which    C. what      D. how
23. Miludeer, a species with large horns, which used to be ____ in China long ago, is a rare animal nowadays.
A. ordinary    B. common   C. popular    D.  usual
24. ------ Do you have anything in mind ____ you’d like for supper?
   ------ Well, ____ is okay with me.
A  that ; anything               B  which ; everything
C  what ; nothing               C  whether; something
25. We had to wait for months for the government to____ our plans to carry out the project.      A. approve  B. evaluate   C. consult   D. agree 
26. We can see monuments here and there. Those who have made great ____ to human beings and society will never be forgotten.
A  advance   B  progress   C  contribution   D  achievement
27. Although the country has had political independence for over a century, ____ it needs the support of its neighbors.
A  naturally   B  economically    C  especially    D  luckily
28. The study surveyed 500 families and found the main____ problem people suffered was tireness, followed by lonliness and anxiety.
    A. mental  B. phisical   C. psychological  D. biological
29. The old man said the accident_____ careless driving, so a large sum of money _____be paid by the driver.
A. was due to, was due to  B. due to, was due to
C. is due to, has due to     D. is due to, was due to
30. She was surprised to know that the doctor was____ to much for the treatment he was giving him. 
    A. offering   B. costing   C. affording    D. charging 
31. John was _____ with his award at a ceremany _____ the bravery of ten people who had saved the life of anothr.
A. offered, recognising   B. presented, recognising
C. given, recognised     D. praised, recognised
32. Someone who lacks staying power and perseverance is unlikely to____ a good researcher.      A. turn   B. make   C. get   D. grow    
33. ____ no possibility_____Bob can win the first prize in the copetition.
     A. It, that   B. It, where   C. There, where   D. There, that
34. Wang Pengwei has an unhealthy diet, which is full of sugar and fat, otherwise he____slim.
A. is   B. will be   C. would be  D. would have been
35. If they can____ their natural ability with hard work, they should be very successful.       A. join   B. connect   C.link    D. combine

第二节：完形填空（共20个小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意、然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D、）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
Seventy years ago I was quite a small little girl, with an older brother and sister. My father was very ill at the time,and my mother __36__sewing of any kind so we could live. She __37_ sew far into the night with nothing but a dim light and an old sewing machine. Things were very _38__ that particular winter. Then a letter came from where her sewing machine was bought,__39__ that they would have to pick up her machine the next day unless payments were brought up to _40__ . I remember when she read the letter I became frightened;I could _41_ us starving to death and all sorts of things that could come to a child’s _42__. My mother did not appear to be worried, __43_, and seemed to be quite_44__ about the matter. Mother said God would not_45__ her, that he never had. I couldn’t see how God was going to help us__46__ this old sewing machine.
The day the men were to come for our only means of __47__, there was a knock at the kitchen door. I was __48_ , for I was sure it was those dreaded men. _49__, a nicely dressed man stood at our door with a darling baby in his arms.
He asked my mother if she __50__ Mrs Hill. When she said she was ,he said “I’m in __51__ this moring and I am told that you are an honest and wonderful woman. My __52__was rushed to the hospital this morning and__53__we have no relatives here, and I must open my dentist office, I have nowhere to __54__my baby. Could you possibly take care of her for a few days?” he continued, “I will pay you __55__.” With this he took out ten dollars and give it to my mother.
36. A. took down     B. took on         C. took up     D. took in
37 .A. could         B. would          C. must        D. should
38. A. bad           B. sudden         C. strange      D.rare
39. A. warning       B. announcing      C. stating      D. declaring
40. A. date          B. day             C. time        D. age
41. A. suppose       B. picture          C. stand        D. regret
42. A. head         B. heart            C. thought      D. mind
43. A. however      B. therefore         C. still         D.otherwise
44. A. doubtful      B. angry           C. sure          D.calm
45. A. fail          B. miss            C. lose          D. drop
46. A. take         B. own             C. keep         D. hold
47. A. support      B. help             C. hope          D. pleasure
48. A. delighted     B. puzzled          C. frightened     D. surprised
49. A. Instead      B. Besides           C. Actually      D. Finally
50. A. heard        B. knew             C. was         D. trusted
51. A.danger       B. trouble           C. despair        D. loss
52. A. daughter     B. wife             C. mother        D.partner
53. A. although     B. if only           C. since          D. even if
54. A. care         B. place            C. attend         D. leave
55. A. in full       B. in advance        C. in all          D. with cash

第三部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
    Animals seem to have the sense to eat when they are hungry and they do not eat more than their bodies need. It has been demonstrated (证明) that rats will, when given a choice over a period of time, prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins, even though there is no difference in taste or smell between the two water bottles. When a fragrant flavor (味道;佐料) was added to the vitamin-enriched fluid (流体), the rats did seem to develop a taste for it and kept drinking it, even after the vitamins were changed to the clear water. In time, however, they broke the habit and went back to where the necessary vitamins were.
    In a classic experiment, babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a cafeteria (自助餐厅) feeding arrangement, with a wide choice of baby food before them. They were given whatever food they pointed to or appeared interested in. We are told that at first they showed some unusual eating patterns, but that over a period of time they managed to choose a well-balanced diet.
    So in choosing food, rats and babies do seem to know and act on what’s best for them. Obviously, there is a kind of “body wisdom”, which humans soon lose. Most of us do not eat as wisely as we could. Many of our food preferences are culturally determined and influenced by long established (建立的) habits. Some people eat foxes, dogs and blackbirds, while we eat cows and pigs. So what people eat and how much they eat seems to be greatly influenced by what is going on around them.
56. In the experiment on rats, a fragrant flavor was added to the rat’s drinking water to _____.
   A. encourage rats to drink vitamin-enriched water
   B. find out rats’ preference in flavor
   C. test whether rats know which drink is good for them
   D. demonstrate that vitamins are tasteless
57. The expression the habit refers to drinking water which _____.
   A. has no smell  B. is tasteless
   C. has vitamins             D. is flavored
58. As far as their eating habits are concerned, babies and rats are similar in that _____.
   A. both have the wisdom to choose a balanced diet
   B. both prefer flavored food and drink
   C. both have the same eating patterns
   D. both develop a taste for the same kinds of flavors
59. In the classic experiment mentioned in the second paragraph, babies were ____.
   A. given many choices of drinks
   B. provided with various kinds of baby food
   C. placed and fed in a cafeteria
   D. trained to select a balanced diet
60. According to the passage, adults’ eating habits differ from those of babies
     because _____.
   A. adults know better than babies what kinds of food are good for their health
   B. adults usually cannot resist the temptation of various delicious foods
   C. adults’ eating habits are closely related to the social and cultural customs
   D. adults have more choices of food than babies in eating patterns
B
Honesty may well be the best policy, but it often deserts us when no one is watching, psychologists report today. Experiments with an honesty box to collect payments for hot drinks show that people are better at paying up when under the gaze of a pair of eyes. The surprise was that the eyes were not real, but photographed.
   Researchers at Newcastle University set up the experiment in secret. They attached a poster to a cupboard of mugs above an honesy box alongside a kettle,with tea, coffee and milk. Over 10 weeks, they alternated each week between images of eyes and pictures of flowers.
   Dr Bateson, a behavioral biologist and leader of the study, said that even though the eyes were not real they still seemed to make people behave more honestly. The effect may arise from behavioral characteristics that developed as early humans formed social groups that increased their chances of survival. Individuals had to co-operate for the good of the group, rather than act selfishly.
   “If nobody is watching us it is in our interests to behave selfishly. But when we think we are being watched we should behave better, so people see us as co-operative and behave the same way towards us,” Dr Bateson said.
“We thought we’d get a slight effect with eyes, but it was quite striking how much difference they made. Even at a subconscious level, it seems people respond to eyes, and that might be because eyes send a strong biological signal we have evolved to respond to.”
The finding, which researchers believe sheds light on our evolutionary past, could be turned to practical use. The psychologists say images of eyes could promote ticket sales on public transport and improve monitor systems to prevent antisocial behavior.
61. This passage is mainly about_________.
A. the policy of honesty          B. an honesty box to collect money
C. evolution on honesty          D. an experiment on honesty
62. The reason for doing the experiment secretly is that the researchers ________.
A. wanted to get a comparatively more exact result
B. had known they wanted to do something illegally
C. meant to get the co-operation of their colleagues
D. intended to sell the hot drinks at a higher price
63. People behave honestly under watchful gaze of eyes because ________.
A. they want to leave a good impression
B. they fear to be laughed at by others
C. they’ve got the nature through evolution
D. they take the photo for a real pair of eyes
64. The underlined phrase “sheds light on”in the last paragraph means _________.
A. causes somebody to become cheerful
B. makes something easier to understand
C. comes upon something by accident
D. brings something into the broad daylight
 65. Images of a pair of eyes can be applied to all except _______.
A. ticket sales on public transport
B. cold drink sales in public places
C. places with “ No spitting!” signs
D. Christmas decorations in one’s home