1、宾县一中高三上学期第二次月考英语试卷考试时间： 120 分钟； 命题人：段旭莹； 审题人：陈竹楠第一节 完型填空（共 20 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）This was my first Thanksgiving Day in Birmingham. I wanted to express my 1 to a lot of people. They helped me a lot during my stay in this completely strange foreign country. What touched me most was an Indian girl, D
2、enise.That day I was on Bus 35 from the city center, and I 2 at Shannon Road. But I realized it was not my bus stop. It was nearly 9 oclock in the evening so there was no one 3 . I walked on and was lost at a very strange spot. Luckily, before my strength 4 , a bus finally arrived. I hurriedly got o
3、nto it without 5 explaining that I was lost and asked 6 who could help me. From the 7 look on their faces, I felt desperate. Just then, an Indian girl stopped calling, telling me she knew my 8 . We left that bus and had a pleasant 9 on our way and I also learned from her the 10 for other passengers
4、“puzzled looks. ” It took her nearly an hour to 11 me to my house.I would return to my country after Thanksgiving Day, so I prepared a beautiful Chinese knot for Denise and telephoned her many times, but I just didnt 12 to her. On the morning of Thanksgiving Day, I had a very 13 breakfast because I
5、couldnt wait any longer to find Denise. I intended to take Bus 27, the one I took 14 I was lost. While waiting for the bus, I heard someone 15 me. I turned around; it was Denise! What a 16 ! I immediately 17 her with the gift. When we waved goodbye to each other, tears ran down my cheeks, and I 18 w
6、e would meet again in the near future.I learned a(n) 19 lesson from her help others in need. Now, every Thanksgiving Day, I 20 my house with some Chinese knots and I know Denise will do the same thing.1. A. opinions B. concerns C. thoughts D. appreciation2. A. turned up B. turned in C. got out D. go
7、t off3. A. in sight B. in need C. in charge D. in place4. A. ran into B. ran out C. ran after D. ran over5. A. doubt B. purpose C. inspiration D. hesitation6. A. anxiously B. curiously C. cautiously D. happily7. A. puzzled B. puzzling C. embarrassed D. embarrassing8. A. school B. condition C. addres
8、s D. identity9. A. walk B. conversation C. break D. view10. A. excuse B. consequence C.reason D. desire11. A. company B. accompany C. invite D. introduce12. A. get through B. get around C. get across D. get over13. A. tasty B. delicious C. quick D. wonderful14. A. since B. after C. before D. until15
9、. A. greeting B. phoning C. praising D. discussing16. A .accident B. opportunity C. mystery D. coincidence17. A. showed B. presented C. offered D. congratulated18. A. swore B. declared C. prayed D.supposed19. A. interesting B. considerate C. simple D. valuable20. A. paint B. fill C. decorate D. buil
10、d第二节 阅读理解（共 20 小题，每小题 2 分，满分 40 分）AWhen life takes you away from home, take technology to help guide and entertain you. Apps can help make your trip easier and more fun.TripitTripit is a helpful app to organize travel plans. Sign up for a free account at the Tripit website and download the app to ha
11、ve all of your travel plans handy in one place.After signing up for an account, forward any email confirmations for your travels . Send Tripit all confirmations for hotel, flight, train, theater and other reservations.Tripit is free but a paid version is available that keeps track of loyalty program
12、s, gives flight alerts, fare refund notifications and more.Google TranslateWhen traveling outside your home country, you may need some language assistance. Google Translate is an app that can help you understand a language other than your native tongue.The Google Translate app translates between 103
13、 different languages. Copy and paste text into the app to see a translation. You can also handwrite text onto the screen. The app works even without an Internet connection. It is available for free.Open TableOpen Table is a restaurant reservation app to help users discover and make reservations at r
14、estaurants. Open Table includes 31,000 restaurants around the world. Check the app to see availability and make reservations within the app. Earn dining rewards by making your reservations through Open Table and get a free meal.Open Table is available free for Android and iPhone and iPad.WaterlogueW
15、aterlogue is an app that edits photos to look like watercolor paintings.The app is best used on photos of places instead of people. It can make your photos look like works of art. Choose from 14 different filters to get different colors and effects.Waterlogue is available for iPhone/iPad for under $
16、4.21. If people want to beautify their photos, they need .A.Tripit B.Google TranslateC.Open Table D. Waterlogue22. According to the passage which statement is true?A. The Google Translate app can translate between over 103 different languages.B. Waterlogue is an app to take photos like watercolor pa
17、intings.C. OpenTable is available free for any kinds of technical products.D. You can sign up for a free account at the Tripit website and download the app named Tripit.23. Where does this passage probably come from?A.A museum guide. B. A technology report.C.A science textbook. D. A scientific disco
18、very TV program.BEveryone needs friends.There is an old saying,“Friends are Gods way of taking care of us.“But how do you find real friendship and keep it?The American writer Sally Seamans tells young students some smart ways to find friends.Sally says finding friendship is just like planting a tree
19、.You plant the seed and take care of it to make it grow.First,you should choose a friend.What makes a good friend?It is not because a person has money or good looks. A good friend should be kind and patient.For example,if you have a bad day,a good friend should listen to your complaints and do his o
20、r her best to help.To make a friend,you cannot be too shy.You should make each other happy and share your lives.But things cannot always be happy.Even the best friends have fights.What should you do when you have a fight with your friend?You have to talk to him or her.When there is no one around,hav
21、e an honest talk.If he or she doesnt want to talk,you could write a letter.There are three steps to being friends again: Tell him or her how you are feeling;say what your friend has done wrong,and explain why you did this or that.Remember that friendship is the most important thing in your life.24.S
22、ally wants to tell students the ways to_.A.find friends B.plant trees C.get happy D.keep fit25.What makes good friends?A.A good friend should be lovely and cool. B.A good friend should be kind and patient.C.A good friend should have lots of money. D.A good friend should have good looks.26.According
23、to the text.you can_your friend after a fight.A.buy a present for B.never say a word to C.have dinner with D.write a letter to27.What is the best title of the text?A.The development and maintenance of friendship. B.The good friends around you.C.The trouble of growing up. D.The keeping of friendship.
24、CProbably no other musical instrument is as popular as the guitar around the world. Musicians use the guitar for almost all kinds of music. Country and western music would not be the same without a guitar. The traditional Spanish folk music called Flamenco could not exist without a guitar. The sound
25、 of American blues music would not be the same without the sad cry of the guitar. And rock and roll music would almost be impossible without this instrument.Music experts do not agree about where the guitar was first played. Most agree it is ancient. Some experts say an instrument very much like a g
26、uitar was played in Egypt more than 1,000 years ago. Most experts say that the ancestor of the modern guitar was brought to Spain from Persia sometime in the 12th century. The guitar continued to develop in Spain. In the 1700s it became similar to the instrument we know today.Many famous musicians p
27、layed the instrument. The famous Italian violins Niccole Paganism played and wrote music for the guitar in the early 1800s. Franz Schubert used the guitar to write some of his famous works. In modern times Spanish guitarist Andres Segovia helped make the instrument extremely popular.In the 1930s, Le
28、s Paul began experimenting to make an electric guitar. He invented the solid-bodied electric guitar in 1946. The Gibson Guitar Company began producing its famous Les Paul Guitar in 1952. It became a powerful influence on popular music. The instrument has the same shape and the same six strings (弦)as
29、 the traditional guitar, but it sounds very different. Les Paul produced a series of extremely popular recordings that introduced the public to this music. Listen to this Les Paul recording. It was the fifth most popular song in the United States in 1952. It is called “Meet Mister Callaghan.”28. Wha
30、t can we infer from the first paragraph?A. The guitar was the most popular musical instrument in the past.B.The choice of musical instrument is important for a band.C. The guitar plays a very important role in music.D.Every musician likes playing music instrument with the guitar.29.According to most
31、 experts, the guitar developed into a modern form like today in _ . A.Egypt B. Persia C. Spain D. Italy30.In Paragraph 3, the author introduces _.A. the method of playing the guitar B. the exact time of the guitars originC. the way that the guitar was made D. some musicians who played the guitar31.W
32、here does the passage probably come from?A. A newspaper B. A broadcast C. A magazine D. A history bookDWhat makes us human? Is it our thoughts? Our emotions? Our behavior?All of these things make us who we are, but at the center of it all lies the genome (基因组) the genes inside our bodies that determ
33、ine everything from our hair color to our intelligence. But if we could change our genome, would we still be human?Recently, a group of scientists from the United States - and South Korea worked together to successfully “edit” a human embryo (胚胎) and remove a genetic mutation (变异) that would have le
34、d to heart disease, reported The Guardian.This was achieved with the help of CRISPRa gene-editing tool that allows scientist to edit the genome by cutting, changing or adding to parts of it.Scientists involved in DNA editing are certain about the good of their work, and hope that in the future, dise
35、ases or birth defects could simply be “edited out”.However, others arent so sure. People are worried that the science could be used not only to remove life-threatening illness, but also to make a “perfect” baby whose DNA had been chosen to improve their intelligence or other qualities. It might make
36、 having a baby similar to choosing a new house or car. Critics (评论家) say that this is a shallow way of thinking about raising children.“It makes you think about who we are as people, and it makes you ask if humans should be using the kind of power. that is changing human evolution (进化),” Jennifer Do
37、udna of the University of California, Berkeley told MIT Technology Review.Still, others worry that DNA editing could be turned into an expensive service that would only be available to the people who could afford it. That might mean the rich would be given another advantage in a world where they alr
38、eady have plenty of them.“You could find wealthy parents buying the latest upgrades for their children, leading to even greater inequality than we already live with,” Marcy Darnovsky, director of the San Francisco Center for Genetics, told BBC News.32. Why are the questions asked in Paragraph 1?A. T
39、o attract the readers interest. B. To seek answers from the readers.C. To show those things arent important. D. To correct our understanding of human beings.33. Which of the following will Jennifer Doudna most probably agree with?A. Having a perfect baby is not so good for the family.B. Life-threate
40、ning illnesses should be removed before birth.C. DNA editing might cause unexpected problems to humans.D. DNA editing may enlarge the gap between the rich and the poor.34. What does the underlined word “them” most probably refer to?A. Advantages. B. Expensive services. C. Perfect children. D. Qualit
41、ies. 35. What does the author think of DNA editing?A. Its good for human evolution. B. It will make humans look similar.C. Its influence is still quite uncertain. D. It can only be afforded by the rich.根据短文内容，从 短 文 后 的 选 项 中 选 出 能 填 入 空 白 处 的 最 佳 选 项 。 选 项 中 的 两 项 为 多 余选 项 。 After you go to college,
42、 youll find you have to buy a lot of textbooks. 36 If you want to make ends meet and successfully make it through college, you have to find ways to save on college textbooks. Here are some of the tips that would help you cut back and manage your book expense.37 The first thing you want to do when yo
43、u need a specific book is to go to the bookstore. But the most effective way to save money on college books is to stay away from the bookstore. While it is more convenient to purchase textbooks in the bookstore, it could cost you a lot of money.Buy your books online. You can save a lot of money when
44、 you purchase your books online. You can buy college textbooks from Amazon, Half, CENGAGE Learning, Barnes&Noble and other websites. If you want to save money on college books，it is best to check BigWords. 38 Rent your college textbooks. If you feel you are not going to use the book after the end of
45、 the semester, it is best to rent it instead. 39 You can check campus book rentals, bookbyete, bookrenter, chegg and ecampus. This can save you a lot of money on textbooks.Check your university library. If you do not need the book all the time, it is best to do your research in the university librar
46、y instead. 40 In this way, you can ensure the book is available when you need it. You can also use the interlibrary loan system.A. This website will help you find promotions, discounts and other deals.B. College textbooks can be very expensive.C. You can rent books from other students.D. Buy books f
47、rom second-hand bookstores.E. Youd better order the book you need ahead of time.F. Many websites and booksellers rent books.G. Do not go to the bookstore.第三节 完型填空（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，从短文后所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）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。After work one day, I grabbed a pizza for dinne
48、r at the mall. As I was heading home, I saw a girl sitting in a corner of the mall. Her hair covered her face and her body was 41 . I determined to walk past her 42 thats what we often do. But something made me turn 43 . I learned her age, and why she begged for money and lived on the streets. Her p
49、arents 44 years ago and she suffered from a serious skin disease. She was 45 to work because of her disability and had to live in the safest place she could 46 . She had stayed in shelters in the past, but was treated 47 . She had to seek shelter from the mall to keep 48 on cold days, but even the mall she said wasnt 49 because
