中山二中2015高三上学期英语第一次月考试卷

第一节 完形填空 (共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

Thomas Edison tried two thousand different materials to make the light bulb. When none worked successfully, his assistant __1_, “All our work is in vain. We have learned nothing.”

Thomas Edison replied very __2_, “Oh, we have come a long way and we have _3__ a lot. We now know that there are two thousand materials which we cannot use to make a good light bulb.”

If you learn from your mistakes, then you are _4__. If you learn from someone else’s mistakes, then you are a genius. Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines __5__ daily and failure is nothing more than a few small __6_ repeated daily.

How __7_ the above lines are! Success takes time. We’ll make mistakes if we do things in too much of a hurry. When we do not practice disciplines in life, we don’t build enough confidence to __8__ new and challenging tasks which are important and matter in life. Our confidence __9__ what we think of ourselves and whether we believe in ourselves. We are all born with exceptional qualities, but only a few really _10___ their true potentials and make efforts in life and the others just lead a(n) _11_ life. Do you want to be exceptional?

Success is a fruit which everyone wants to eat, but it is not found everywhere and no one can __12_ it without serious efforts.

Those who want to succeed will find a way; those who don’t will find a(n) _13__!

Success depends on previous __14__, and without it we will end in failure.

When you are __15__, please enjoy it and give your hand to others who want to accomplish something.

1. A. celebrated      B. complained     C. explained  D. answered

2. A. confidently   B. madly    C. carelessly   D. angrily

3. A. remembered   B. refused      C. learned  D. ordered

4. A. healthy    B. enthusiastic   C. intelligent  D. generous

5. A. shown    B. prevented   C. recorded  D. practiced

6. A. errors       B. machines   C. jobs   D. steps

7. A. common       B. strange      C. familiar  D. true

8. A. keep       B. attempt   C. give   D. see

9. A. depends on   B. sets aside   C. turns down  D. sets up

10. A. own       B. realize    C. provide       D. research

11. A. active    B. hard    C. rich   D. average

12. A. achieve    B. watch    C. offer   D. recognize

13. A. story    B. excuse    C. key   D. plan

14. A. preparation   B. influence   C. life   D. generation

15. A. powerful      B. wonderful   C. successful  D. hopeful

第二节 语法填空 (共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分)

Once upon a time，there was an island.  All the feelings lived in the island：Happiness，Sadness，Richness，Knowledge, and all of the others,16_________ (include) Love.  One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink，so they constructed boats 17________ left，except for Love.

Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out 18_________ the last possible moment. When the island had almost sunk，Love decided to ask for help.Richness was passing 19_______ Love in a grand boat.

Love said，“Richness，can you take me with you?”

Richness answered，“No，I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat 20________ I have to carry. There is no place here for you.”

Suddenly，there was a voice，“Come，Love，I will take you.”It was an elder.So blessed and overjoyed，Love even forgot 21_________ (ask) the elder where they were going. 22________ they arrived at dry land，the elder went her own way.  23________ (realize) how much she owed the elder，Love asked Knowledge, another elder，“Who helped me?”

“24________was Time，”Knowledge answered.

“Time?”asked Love.“But why did Time help me?”

Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered，“Because only Time is capable of understanding how 25___________(value) Love is.”

Ⅱ 阅读  (共两节，满分50分)

第一节 阅读理解(共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分)

A

When I was 12, all I wanted was a signet (图章) ring. They were the "in" thing and it seemed every girl except me had one. On my 13th birthday, my Mum gave me a signet ring with my initials (姓名首字母) carved into it. I was in heaven.

What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasn’t being “replaced”. We’d been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everything—so most of the “new” stuff (东西) we got was really just to replace what we’d lost. But not my ring. My ring was new.

Then, only one month later, I lost it. I took it off before bed and it was missing in the morning. I was sad and searched everywhere for it. But it seemed to have disappeared. Eventually, I gave up and stopped looking for it. And two years later, we sold the house and moved away.

Years passed, and a couple of moves later, I was visiting my parents’ when Mum told me that she had something for me. It wasn’t my birthday, nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other gift-giving occasion. Mum noticed my questioning look. “You'll recognize this one,” she said, smiling.

Then she handed me a small ring box. I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside.

The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations, which included replacing the carpets. When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom, they found the ring. As it had my initials carved into it, they realized who owned the ring. They’d had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother. And it still fits me.

26. The underlined word “in” in the first paragraph probably means “________”.

A. fashionable   B. available   C. practical   D. renewable

27. When she got the ring back, the writer was about ________.

A. 13 years old   B. 15 years old   C. 26 years old   D. 28 years old

28.  Who found the missing ring first?

A. the author’s mother     B. the author    C. the house present owner   D. unknown

29. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. The writer’s family moved several times.

B. The writer never stopped looking for her ring.

C. The writer’s ring was cleaned up by the new house owner.

D. The writer lost her ring in the morning when she took it off.

30. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. My New Ring  B. Lost and Found    C. Lost and Replaced    D. An Expensive Ring

B

The old shopkeeper led me through to the back of the shop.The room was filled with boxes and photographs of people dressed in old-fashioned clothes，holding packages in their hands.

“Who are these-people?”I asked.

“Satisfied customers，”answered young Mr. Hopkins.“We have a very wide choice of items for sale.Whenever I serve a new customer, I always take their picture.”Mr. Hopkins pointed to an ancient camera standing next to one wall.“Now, how can I serve you?”he added.

By this time，I had started to trust Mr. Hopkins and had begun to appreciate the lovely items on sale. I needed to buy Christmas presents for my family and friends，and this seemed to be the perfect place to purchase them.I spent a very pleasant hour being shown the commodities in Mr. Hopkins’shop.No matter what I asked for, Mr. Hopkins found it for me.Finally, I bought an antique jewelry box，a pair of riding boots，a leather-bound edition of the Complete Works of Mark Twain, and a sewing machine.

I was very excited that I had found such a good little shop.I promised Mr. Hopkins that l would come back soon. “I will tell all my friends about your lovely place，”I told the shopkeeper.

“Please do not do that, sir" , said Mr. Hopkins.“This is a special place for special people.You must keep this shop a secret.” Then he took my photograph and handed me the picture straight away.

“That was quick!”I exclaimed.I looked at the photograph.In the picture I looked proud and excited holding the presents I had bought in Mr. Hopkins’dusty shop.

On Christmas Day, my friends and relatives were delighted with the presents I had bought for them.For weeks.my brother begged me to show him where to find this wonderful little shop.I finally agreed to take him to London to show him.

When we arrived in London，we walked along Oxford Street，past the department store and

Found nothing.The little shop was no longer there.In its place was an empty space being used as a car park.I checked the area again。There was the music shop，and there was the department store.In between should have been Hopkins and Son, but it wasn’t there.

As l was staring at the place where the shop should have been, a old policeman came along.“Are you looking for something sir?”he asked.

I turned and said“I am looking for a little shop called Hopkins and Son.I thought it was here.”

“Oh yes，”said the policeman.“There was a shop here once called Hopkins and Son.It sold all

sorts of things，but it was knocked down over 30 years ago.”

I looked again at the place where the shop had been.Then I reached into my pocket and took out the photograph that Mr. Hopkins had taken of me holding my presents in the little shop.

“How strange”I exclaimed.

31.The photos in the back of the shop showed ________.

A. the items that Mr. Hopkins had sold       B.Mr. Hopkins’family members

C.Mr. Hopkins’former customers            D.the antique paintings

32.How did the writer like the shop?

A.He found it a modem big shop.

B.He thought it a wonderful shop for all Christmas presents.

C.He thought it a good shop with an ancient camera.

D.He found it a dusty, old but friendly and lovely little shop.

33.Which of the following is true about the shop?

A.It was a well-known little shop in London。

B.It was a special shop selling special presents.

C.It was between a music shop and a department store.

D.It was knocked down a few weeks ago.

34.The word “the commodities’in the 4th paragraph means ________.        .

A.the goods in the shop                    B. the writer’s works

C.Mr. Hopkins' photographs                D.Some presents left by other customers

35.Which of the following is the best title of this passage?

A.Christmas Shopping               B.Hopkins and His Son

C.The Strange Experience            D.The Strange Little Shop