第五次月考英语试题【天津版】本试卷分第I卷（选择题）、第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共130分，考试用时100分钟。第I卷（选择题共95分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）1.ItisreportedthatrecentlydiscoveredpaintingmaybeVanGogh．A.the；不填B.a；theC.a；不填D.the；a2.—Oh,goodness.HowcanIusethewebchatsoftware?—.Iknownothingaboutit．A.ThatsuitsmefineB.YouarewelcomeC.TakeyourtimeD.You’vegotmethere3.Eachspringtheappletreeinmygardenblossomsso_____thattheairbecomesfilledwiththesweetofapple.A.abundantlyB.approximatelyC.apparentlyD.automatically4.A_____identificationcardisrequiredwhenyoupurchaseforeignmoneyfromBankofChina.A.beneficialB.perfectC.validD.flexible5.Malenursesaredifficulttohireasmanymenrejectthis______outofthelong-existingdiscrimination.A.conceptB.responsibilityC.identityD.personality6._____personisnotpreparedforthisexamination,forexample,ZhangGongandWangLinhaven’tfinishedreviewingtheirlessons.A.EachB.EveryC.AllD.None7.I_____itfromyoursilencethatyoudon’twanttostay.A.appreciateB.hateC.takeD.love8.AMidsummerNight’sDream_____attheTheatreRoyalon19thJune,andthentoursthroughoutScotland.A.opensB.isopenedC.willopenD.willbeopened9.Theweatherinthesouthisgenerallywarm,butit_____beverycoldsometimes.A.mustB.shallC.willD.can10.Haveyouseentheboys_______“LittleApple”？That’ssuchabeautifulscenethatIdarenothavemyeye_____onit.A.dancing;fixingB.dance;fixing9C.todance;fixedD.dance;fixed11.—AreyougoingonavisittoNewZealandnextSaturday?—Ihaven’tdecidedyet.Itisstill______.A.intheairB.betweenthelinesC.tothepointD.overthemoon12.—It’sMary’sownfaultifshefeels______attheparty.—Shemakesnoefforttobefriendlytopeople.A.cutoutB.leftoutC.stoodoutD.madeout13.Itwouldbeagoodideatouseaplasticbottle,______cutoff,asacontainertogrowyoungplantsin.A.ofwhichtopB.whosetopC.thetopisD.itstop14.Whetherwayswillbefoundtostoppollutionornotisjust_________worriesthepublic.A.why B.what C.that D.which15.—DidJacktakethedoctor’sadvicethathe_____inbedforanotherthreedays?—Ifonlyhe_____.A.lie;didB.lie;hadC.lies;doesD.lies;would第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16~35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Mr.Henrytaughtsixthgradescience.Onthefirstdayofclass,hegaveusa16aboutananimalcalledtheCattywampus,akindofanimalthatdiedoutduringtheIceAge.He17aroundaskull(头盖骨)ashewalked.Wealltook18andlaterhadatest.Whenhereturnedmypaper,Iwas19.Therewasabigred“×”througheachofmyanswers.Ihadfailed!20mustbesomemistake!Ihadwrittendown21whatMr.Henrysaid.ThenIlearnedthateveryoneintheclasshad22.Whathadhappened?Verysimple,Mr.Henry23.HehadinventedthisCattywampus.Therehadnever24anysuchanimal.Theinformationinournoteswas,25,incorrect.Didweexpectourmarksforincorrectanswers?Needlesstosay,wewere26.Whatkindoftestwasthis?Andwhatkindofteacher?Mr.Henrysaidhe27wewouldlearnsomethingfromthisexperience.28andtextbooksarenotperfect.29nooneis.Hetoldusnotto30ourmindsgotosleep,andtospeakout31weeverthoughtheorthetextbookwaswrong.Everyclasswasanexcitingone32Mr.Henry.Icanstillremembersomescienceperiodsfrombeginningtoend.Ihaven’tmadeanygreatscientificsubjects,33Mr.Henry’sclassgavemeandmyclassmatessomething34,likethecouragetolookpeopleinthe35andtellthemtheyarewrong.Healsoshowedusthatyoucanhavefundoingit.16.A.magazineB.bookC.reportD.lecture17.A.walkedB.graspedC.passedD.looked18.A.notesB.exercisesC.attentionsD.cares19.A.excitedB.inspiredC.worriedD.surprised20.A.ThereB.ItC.HeD.I921.A.fastB.exactlyC.slowlyD.quietly22.A.succeededB.defeatedC.failedD.beat23.A.announcedB.expressedC.provedD.explained24.A.hadB.stayedC.beenD.kept25.A.howeverB.otherwiseC.besidesD.therefore26.A.happyB.worriedC.excitedD.angry27.A.suggestedB.meantC.hopedD.wished28.A.TeachersB.HeadmastersC.StudentsD.Persons29.A.AfterallB.InfactC.AtanytimeD.Aboveall30.A.permitB.letC.leaveD.help31.A.thatB.whetherC.whileD.if32.A.forB.aboutC.withD.of33.A.butB.andC.soD.or34.A.strangeB.importantC.curiousD.serious35.A.eyeB.brainC.headD.hand第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ALookatthekeyboardofanystandardtypewriterorcomputer.“Q””W”“E”“R”“T”and“Y”arethefirstsixletters.Whodecidedonthisarrangementoftheletters?Andwhy?Peopletriedforcenturiestoinventthetypewriter.In1714inEngland,HenryMillfiledapatentforamachinecalledAnArtificialMachineOrMethodfortheImpressingorTranscribingofLetters,SinglyorProgressivelyoneafteranother,asinWriting,drawinguponthiswayallWritingmaybeabsorbedinPapersoNeatandExactasnottobedistinguishedfromPrint.Thatmachineprobablydidn’tsellbecausenoonecouldrememberitsname!ThefirstpracticaltypewriterwaspatentedintheUnitedStatesin1868byChristopherLathamSholes.Hismachinewasknownasthetype-writer.Ithadamovablecarriage,aleverforturningpaperfromlinetoline,andakeyboardonwhichtheletterswerearrangedinalphabeticalorder.ButSholeshadaproblem.Onhisfirstmodel,his“ABC”keyarrangementcausedthekeystojamwhenthetypistworkedquickly.Sholesdidn’tknowhowtokeepthekeysfromsticking,sohissolutionwastokeepthetypistfromtypingtoofast.Sholesaskedhisbrother-in-1awtorearrangethekeyboardsothatthecommonestletterswerenotsoclosetogetherandthetypebarswouldcomefromoppositedirections.Thustheywouldnotclashtogetherandjamthemachine.ThenewarrangementwastheQWERTYarrangementtypistsusetoday.Ofcourse,Sholesclaimedthatthenewarrangementwasscientificandwouldaddspeedandefficiency.Theonlyefficiencyitaddedwastoslowthetypistdown,sincealmostanywordintheEnglishlanguagerequiredthetypist’sfingerstocovermoredistanceonthekeyboard.Theadvantagesofthetypewriteroutweighedthedisadvantagesofthekeyboard.Typistsmemorizedthecrazyletterarrangement,andthetypewriterbecameahugesuccess.Bythetimetypistshadmemorizedthenewarrangementoflettersandbuilttheirspeed,typewritertechnologyhadimproved,andthekeysdidn’tstickasbadlyastheyhadatfirst.936.Weknowfromthepassagethattheinventorofthefirstpracticaltypewriteris_____.A.HenryMillB.ChristopherLathamSholesC.Sholes’brother-in-lawD.AlbertEinstein37.TheauthorthinksthemachineinventedbyHenryMillcouldnotbesoldbecause______.A.itwasdifficultforpeopletoacceptnewthingsB.thereweregreatdisadvantagesofthekeyboardC.thenameofthemachinewastoolongD.themachinecouldnotbedistinguishedfromprint38.SholesdecidedtheQWERTYarrangementofthekeyboardinorderto______.A.solvetheproblemofthekeysjammingB.arrangethelettersinalphabeticalorderC.causethekeystojamwhenthetypistworkedquicklyD.competewith“ABC”keyarrangement39.ItisinferredthattheQWERTYarrangementofthekeyboard______.A.isthemostscientificarrangementB.addsspeedandefficiencyoftypistsC.iseasyfortypiststomemorizeD.keepsthetypistfromtypingtoofast40.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheStoryofChristopherLathamSholesB.HowtoInventtheTypewriterC.TheFirstPracticalTypewriterD.TheArrangementoftheLettersonKeyboardBEnergyindependence.Ithasaniceringtoit.Doesn’tit?Ifyouthinkso,you’renotalone,becauseenergyindependencehasbeenthedreamofAmericanpresidentfordecades,andnevermoresothaninthepastfewyears,whenthemostrecentoilpriceshockhasbeenpartlyresponsibleforkickingoffthegreatrecession(经济衰退).“Energyindependence”anditsrhetorical(修辞的)companion“energysecurity”are,however,unreliableconceptsthatarerarelythoughtthrough.Whatisitwewantindependencefrom,exactly?Mostpeoplewouldprobablysaythattheywanttobeindependentfromimportedoil.Buttherearereasonsthatwebuyallthatoilfromelsewhere.Thefirstreasonisthatweneedittokeepoureconomyrunning.Yes,thereisatrickle(涓涓细流)ofbio-fuel(生物燃料)available,andmoremaybecomeavailable,butmostbiofuelscauseeconomicwasteandenvironmentaldestruction.Second,Americanshavebasicallydecidedthattheydon’treallywanttoproducealltheirownoil.Theyvaluetheenvironmentalqualitytheypreserveovertheiroilimportsfromabroad.VastareasoftheUnitedStatesareoff-limitstooilexplorationandproductioninthenameofenvironmentalprotection.TowhatextentareAmericansreallywillingtotoleratetheenvironmentalimpactsofdomestic(国内的)energyproductioninordertocut9backimports?Third,therearebenefitstotrade.Itallowsforeconomicefficiency,andwhenwebuythingsfromplacesthathavelowerproductioncoststhanwedo,webenefit.Andalthoughyoudon’treadaboutthismuch,theUnitedStatesisalsoalargeexporterofoilproducts,sellingabout2millionbarrelsofpetroleumproductsperdaytoabout90countries.ThereisnoquestionthattheUnitedStatesimportsagreatdealofenergyand,infact,reliesonthatsteadyflowtomaintainitseconomy.Whenthatflowisinterrupted,wefeelthepaininshortsuppliesandhigherprices.Atthesametime,wegetmassiveeconomicbenefitswhenwebuythemostaffordableenergyontheworldmarketandwhenweengageinenergytradearoundtheworld.41.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutenergyindependenceforAmerica?A.Itsoundsveryattractive.B.Itwillbringoilpricesdown.C.Itensuresnationalsecurity.D.Ithaslongbeeneveryone’sdream.42.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofbio-fuels?A.TheykeepAmerica’seconomyrunninghealthily.B.Theycauseseriousdamagetotheenvironment.C.Theyprovetobeagoodalternativetopetroleum.D.Theydonotprovideasustainableenergysupply.43.WhydoesAmericarelyheavilyonoilimports?A.Itwantstoexpanditsstorageofrawoil.B.Itsownoilreservesarequicklyrunningout.C.Itsownoilproductionfallsshortofdemand.D.Itwantstokeepitsownenvironmentuntouched.44.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutoiltrade?A.Itmakesforeconomicrecession．B.Itbringsbenefitonlytothesellers．C.Itimproveseconomicefficiency．D.Itsavesthecostofoilexploration．45.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Toexplaintheincreaseofinternationaloiltrade.B.ToraiseAmericans’awarenessoftheenergycrisis.C.ToargueforAmerica’sdependenceonoilimports.D.Tostresstheimportanceofenergyprotection.CWhenIsetouttodropmydadoffattheairport,itwasdarkanddreary(沉闷的).Itstartedtorainontheway.WhenIlefttheairport,thevisibilitywasn’tclearbecauseofthedropsofrain.Itwasbefore6am.Eventhoughtheroadconditionswerepoor,Idroveatmynormalspeed.Iwasangrywiththemorecautiousdriversaheadofmethatweredelayingmydrive.Theexitramp(坡道)tothehighwaywasatightspiral(急盘旋).Itisadangerousspotingoodweatherandtotallyscaryillwhentheweatherismiserableoritisdark.ButIdidn’twanttoslowdownandarrivehomeanylaterthannecessary.Idrovedowntheramptoofast.Theroadwaswetandmycarslid,landingfacedownonthepassengerside.Ididn’tliketodrivebymyselfatthetimeandhaddebatedtakingmyhusbandand9sonwithmeonthetrip.Thankfully,Iwasaloneinthecar.Myaccidentwasslight.Infact,Iwasluckyenoughnottohaveasinglescratch.Ishudderedtothinktheinjuriesmysonwouldhavesufferedhadhebeeninthebackseatofthatcarwithnoseatbeltwhenitrolled.Afterthecarrolledthreetimes,Ifoundmymobilephonewaslostinapileofsmallthingsthatwerealllyinginthebottomofthecar.Aladywaskindenoughtoletmeborrowhermobilephone,butwithoutthenumberspreprogrammedwhocouldIcall?Iwasluckyenoughtoremembermyfather’smobilephonenumber,andfortunatethathehadn’tyetgotonhisplane.Youneverknowwhenanaccidentwillhappen.Asadriver,Iwillkeepsafetyinmindbyobeyingalltrafficlawsandhavesafe-drivinghabits,especiallyinbadweather.Insistyourchildrenalwaysweartheirseatbelts.Lifeisajourneyandeveryoneshouldvalueitandenjoytheride.46.Whywastheauthorangrywiththosedrivers?A.Shethoughttheydrovetooslowly.B.Theydidn’tpayattentiontothesafety.C.Theymademuchnoiseontheramp.D.Theytriedtostophercarontheramp.47.Thecaraccidenthappened.A.ataround6intheafternoonB.beforetheauthordroppedherdadattheairportC.whentheauthoralmostgothomeD.immediatelyaftertheauthorlefttheexittotheairport48.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“shuddered”inParagraph3probablymean?A.Rememberedclearly.B.Trembledbecauseoffear.C.Ensuredthesafety.D.Tookcontrolofthebadsituation.49.Whatisthemainreasonthatresultedintheaccident？A.Thevisibilitywasnotclear.B.Theauthordroveratherfast.C.Itstartedtorainheavilythen.D.Itwasanunsafespotfordriving.50.Wecanlearnfromthispassagethattheauthor_____.A.hadjustasinglescratchB.feltsorrybecausehersonwasinjuredC.calledherfatherforhelpD.foundhermobilephonewiththehelpofaladyDBeldonandCanfieldaretwoseashoretowns,notfarapart.Bothtownshavemanyhotels,andinsummerthehotelsarefullofholiday-makersandothertourists.LastAugusttherewasafireattheSeabreezeHotelinBeldon.Thenextday,thisnewsappearedonpagetwoofthetown’snewspaper.TheBeldonPost:FIREATSEABREEZELatelastnightfiremenhurriedtotheSeabreezeHotelandquicklyputoutasmallfireinabedroom.Thehotelmanagersaidthatacigarettestartedthefire.Wesayagainto9allourvisitors：“Pleasedon’tsmokecigarettesinbed.”ThiswasBeldon’sfirsthotelfireforfiveyears.TheCanfieldTimesgavethenewsinthesewordsonpageone：ANOTHERBELDONHOTELCATCHESFIRELastnightBeldonfiremenarrivedjusttoolatetosaveclothing,bedclothesandsomefurnitureattheSeabreezeHotel.Anangryholiday-makersaid,“Anelectriclampprobablystartedthefire.Thebedroomlampsareveryoldatsomeofthesehotels.WhenIputmybedsidelighton,Iheardafunnynoisefromthelamp.”WearegladtotellourreadersthatthissortofadventuredoesnothappeninCanfield.Whatarethefacts,then?Itisnevereasytofindouttheexacttruthaboutanaccident.TherewasafireattheSeabreezeHotellastAugust:thatisonefact.Doweknowanythingelse?Yes,weknowthatfiremenwenttothehotel.Nowwhatdoyouthinkoftherestofthe“news”?51.Whichofthefollowingbestgivesthemainideaofthistext?A.BeldonandCanfieldarebothgoodplacesfortouristsinsummer.B.AfirebrokeoutatnightinSeabreezeHotellastsummer.C.Itwasnoteasytofindoutexacttruthfromnewspapers.D.Twonewspapersgavereportsonthesamematter.52.Whichofthefollowingareprobablyfacts?a.Thefirebrokeoutinabedroomatthehotel.b.Acigarettestartedthefire.c.Anoldlampstartedthefire.d.Thefirebrokeoutatnight.e.TherehasneverbeenafireinCanfield.A.bandcB.aanddC.candeD.aandc53.TheCanfieldTimesusedtheheadlinelikethisinordertomakeitsreadersthink.A.hotelsinBeldonoftencatchfireB.hotelsinBeldondon’toftencatchfireC.thiswasthesecondfireattheSeabreezeHotelD.Beldonwasagoodplaceexceptthathotelstherearenotquitesafe54.TheCanfieldnewspapergaveareportjusttheoppositetotheBeldonPostbysayingthat.A.thebedroomlampswereveryoldattheSeabreezeHotelB.thebedroomlightsmadefunnynoisewhenthefiretookplaceC.thefiremenfailedtosaveclothing,bedclothesandotherthingsD.suchaccidentsneverhappenedinCanfieldforthepast5years55.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“We”inthefirstnewsreferto?A.Visitors.B.Thegovernment.C.Thenewspaper.D.Thefiremen.第II卷（非选择题共35分）9注意事项：1．第Ⅱ卷用黑色墨水的钢笔或签字笔直接答在答题纸上。2．答卷前，请将密封线内的项目填写清楚。第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下面短文，按照要求完成阅读任务。Wherewouldanyofusbeifwewenttoschoolswherenocompetitionwasallowed?Howwouldweknowwhetherwehavetheabilitytobegoodatasportorotherthings?Howwouldweknowwhetherwearemakingtherighteffortorwhetherwearewastingourtime?Howwouldwelearntheconceptofimprovingourperformance?Howwouldweknowaboutsettingandmeetinggoals?Competitionservessomanypurposes.Competitionsetsmanypeopleontherightpathtowardsunderstandingwhatittakestowin.Competitioncantellastudentwhenmorework,moretimeorimprovedstudyingstrategiesareneededtocatchupwithotherstudentswhoachievehighergradesandbetterresultsfromtheirstudyprograms.Childrenlearnthroughcompetitionthatdesiresandhardworkmaynotbeenoughtowinrecognition,highergradesorrewards.Therearetimeswhenstudentsmustlearnthattheymaynotbeabletoexcel(突出)incertainsportsoracademicareas.Everyonecan,however,dotheirbesttosupporttheirteamsinotherways,eventhoughtheyarenotthestaroftheteam.Studentswouldmoveontoareaswheretheyareshowingadvantagesandcanexcel.Competitionwillforcethemtostopputtingtheirtimeintotryingtomeetinappropriategoals.Unfaircompetitionexistssomewhere,butitcanteachstudentsabouttherealitiesoftheworldaheadofthem.Mostimportantly,theycangetthegoodlessonthatnoonecanescapebeingpunishedforcheatingorlyingincompetition.Itwouldbeimpossibletoeliminateallcompetitionfromachild’sschoolexperience.Thereisnobenefittosendingayoungpersonintoaworldwithnolessonslearnedfromcompetition.56.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?(Nomorethan8words)57.Howcancompetitionhelpstudentsachievehighergrades?(Nomorethan15words)58.Whatlessoncanstudentslearnfromunfaircompetition?(Nomorethan12words)59.What’sthemeaningoftheunderlinedword“eliminate”inthelastparagraph?(Nomorethan3words)60.Inyouropinion,whatisthebenefitofcompetition?(Nomorethan25words)第二节书面表达（满分25分）假如你是英语俱乐部的李津，向你校高一新生推荐一份英文报纸《英语桥》，并说明该报对你的帮助。该报具有以下优点：1.文章地道，时代感强,趣味性强2.学生喜欢的栏目：Crosswords,CulturalExchange, WritingGardens3.练习与课本同步，对学生帮助大4.版面设计新颖，图文并茂 参考词汇：地道的材料originalmaterials报纸的版面thedesignofthenewspaper’soutlook9短文词数：不少于100字参考答案阅读表达56.Competitioninschoolisbeneficialtostudents.57.Bymakingstudentsknowwhenmorework,moretimeorimprovedstudyingstrategiesareneeded.58.Theywillbepunishediftheycheatorlieincompetition.59.remove/getridof60.Competitioncanhelpusknowouradvantagesanddisadvantagessothatwecansetpropergoals.书面表达9
