英语 2017年高三9月月考 月考

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

One day a mime(哑剧演员) is visiting the zoo and tries to earn some money as a street performer. As soon as he starts to draw a crowd, a zookeeper pulls him into his office. The zookeeper explains that the zoo’s most popular attraction, a gorilla(大猩猩), has died suddenly and the keeper fears that attendance(出席人数) at the zoo will fall off. He offers the mime a job to dress up as the gorilla. The mime accepts.

The next morning the mime puts on the gorilla suit and enters the cage before the crowd comes. He soon discovers he can sleep, play and make fun of people and he draws bigger crowds than he ever did as a mime — the job he likes but loses.

However, with days going by, he begins to notice that the people are paying more attention to the lion in the cage next to his. Not wanting to lose the attention of his audience, he climbs to the top of his cage, crawls across a partition(隔墙), and dangles(悬挂) from the top to the lion’s cage. The lion gets angry at this. The scene is a fuel to the crowd.

At the end of the day he is given a raise for being such a good attraction — well, this continues for some time. The crowds grow larger, and the mime’s pay keeps going up.

Then one day when he is dangling over the lion he slides and falls. The mime is terrified. He starts screaming “Help me!”, but the lion is quick. The mime soon finds himself flat on his back looking up at the angry lion and the lion says, “Shut up you fool! Do you want to get us both fired?”

B

It’s the ending of 2016，but as USA Today says，“it’s never too late to plan your 2016 travels”．With so many hot destinations around the globe，“where should I go?” can be difficult to answer.According to Lonely Planet，though，Brazil is a fine choice－on Aug.29，the travel guide named that country the top one to visit in 2016.

“As if endless strands of coast and mountains，splashed with rainforest didn’t already add up to an unfair share of heaven (天堂)，Brazil will hold two of the greatest sporting events in the world，beginning with the 2014 FIFA World Cup and followed by the 2016 Summer Olympics，”explained Lonely Planet.

Brazil is the largest and most populous country in South America.It boasts(自豪拥有) the Amazon，the world’s largest jungle，which is home to a variety of plants and animals.But the great landscape is not the only thing Brazilians take pride in.

The colors green and yellow might make most people think of Brazil’s soccer team even more than its national flag.Soccer is more than a sport in Brazil；it’s a way of life.In fact，the World Cup brings Brazilians together.It is interesting to note，that the general elections(大选) in Brazil are usually held during the same year as the World Cup.Political parties try to take advantage of the patriotic enthusiasm created by soccer to inspire political energy.

Alongside soccer，samba is another symbol of Brazil.The country’s most traditional dance is highlighted every February at the Rio Carnival，which is one of the world’s biggest.

“Brazil has left its second­class nation status，” said former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in 2009 after Rio de Janeiro was awarded the 2016 Olympics.

Brazil’s growing economy，fueled (刺激) by oil and aircraft factories，has made it more than just a nation of samba，soccer and beaches.These days，it might just be the best tourist destination in the world.

C

The main reason people come to America is said to be that they can chase the American Dream. Everyone has heard of it, and many have died fighting for it. The only thing is that there is no clear definition of the American Dream. It is not defined by one dream, but by all the opportunities that the United States offers. Since the founding of the United States, people have been striving to define the American Dream.

In the play Death of a Salesman, every character is trying to realize his own version of the American Dream. Willy feels that he has done so. He has spent his whole life as a not very successful salesman. As he gets older, he starts having conflicts with everyone in his life, and feels that only by killing himself will the people around him be able to finally be happy.

Bernard, on the other hand, feels that the American Dream can only be achieved through career success. He shows that through hard work and dedication he will be crowned with success.

The dialogue of the characters reveals the different attitudes they have toward the American Dream, and the reaction of Willy to the fact that Bernard is very successful while he is not.

Many people try to achieve the American Dream, but few actually do so. As with any goal, it takes hard work and dedication to achieve the American Dream. In Death of a Salesman, all aspects of this goal are examined. For the goal to be achieved, the dream must be an attainable one which is worth working toward. It also must be a dream that the professional world accepts and finds useful.

D

NO ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE VACATIONS?

Special Story Time for All Lower Primary Pupils

SCHOOL LIBRARY

READING ROOM

June 6, 2 p. m---3 p. m,

Mr. Stephen Keene will impress you with stories from his famous New Kids Next Block series.

FREE ADMISSION

LEARN HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR IN 4 EASY LESSONS!

Venue: Music Room

Time: 9 a. m---12 p. m

Dates: June 6, 13, 20, 27

Instructor: Miss Katsumi from Japan

Fees: $ 40 for 4 lessons *

($ 20 for members of the school band and school choir)

Register with Mrs. Mary Mi, the Choir Mistress, NOW.

*It is compulsory for students who sing up to attend ALL four lessons.

JOIN THE GEOGRAPHY CLUB’S TWILIGHT CRUISE(黄昏巡游)

June 19, 5 p. m---8 p. m

﹒View Singapore’s wonderful skyline by night.

﹒Cruise past Kusu Island and Pulau Tekukor (Dove Island)

﹒Enjoy a great dinner under the starlit sky.

HURRY! VACANCIES ONLY FOR THE 1ST 20 PUPILS WHO SING UP.

Get your consent forms(同意书) from Miss Yu and return the forms with your payment($20) by 30 May.

* If there are more than 20 pupils interested in the cruise, priority (优先权) will be given to Geography Club*

72. 短文改错。只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

The Internet consisted of millions of pages of data is the big source of information in the world . The World Wide Web is a computer network that allows computer users to have an access to information from millions of websites. It was invented in 1991 by Tim Berners-Lee, he built his first computer while he was at university. He came up to the idea of the World Wide Web in 1989 while worked in Switzerland. Berners-Lee made possible for everyone to use the Internet. He designed the first "web browser", which allowed computer users to access document from other computers. The Internet had created thousands of millionaires. Besides,Berners-Lee is not one of them. He now only works as a lecturer in Boston.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

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。选项中有两项为多余项。

What is your favourite colour? Do you like yellow, orange, red? ___36_ _  ___ . Do you prefer greys and blues? Then you are probably quiet, shy, and you would rather follow than lead. You tend to be pessimist. At least, this is what psychologists tell us, and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference, as well as the effect that colours have on human beings. __37_ _  ___ . If you happen to love brown, you did so, as soon as you opened your eyes, or at least as soon as you could see clearly.___38_ _  _ . A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one; and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day. ___39 _  __ . A black bridge over the Thames River, near London, used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀) than any other bridge in the area---until it was repainted green. The number of suicide attempts immediately fell sharply. Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue.

___40_ _  __ . It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey.

A.They tell us, among other facts, that we do not choose our favourite colour as grow up --- we are born with our preference.

【语篇导读】本文为说明文。研究色彩偏好的意义以及颜色对人类的影响。

第三部分  英语知识运用（共四节，满分65分）

第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（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。

As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine(常规) basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this at work in people of all . For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about with their new toys. But their soon wears off and by January those toys can be found put away in the basement. The world is full of stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument(纪念碑) to someone’s interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child bathes it and brushes its fur. Within a short time, however, the of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents(青少年) enter high school with great but are soon looking forward to . The same is true of the young adults going to college. And then, how many , who now complain about the long drives to work, drove for hours at a time when they first their driver’s licenses? Before people retire, they usually to do a lot of things, which they never had to do while working. But after retirement, the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes(消遣) become as boring as the jobs they . And, like the child in January, they go searching for new .

第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。

JM: It's nice to see you ,Xiao Li . And this is the first time I____61_ __(visit) your hometown .I've seen quite a lot of China , but this is one of the_______62_ ___(attract) places I've been to

XL: Yes, everyone says so . I feel very _______63_ ___(fortune) living here .

JM: You live in the northwest of Xiamen What's the climate like ?

XL: Pretty hot and wet in the summer,but it ______64__ __be quite cold in winter .

JM: Oh, look at that huge apartment block !

XL: Yes, they've just completed ____65_ ___. The rent for an apartment there is very high .

JM: I believe you ! This area's so modern !

XL: Yes, this is the business district . They've put ____66_ __a lot of high-rise buildings recently,____67_ _____ there are some great shopping malls .

JM: Maybe I could buy a few presents there .

XL: I'll take you there tomorrow . Now we are leaving the business district and ______68_ _(approach) the harbour . We're entering the western district , the most interesting part of the city .

JM: It seems lovely . Is that Gulangyu Island just across the water ?

XL: Yes,it is . It's a gorgeous island with some really interesting _____69__ ____(architect).

JM: So they tell me . Do you think we could stop and walk around for ___70__ _ while ?

XL: Yes ,we can park over there .

【语篇导读】：本文属于对话，JM去拜访小李的家乡厦门，小李带他游览并介绍厦门的著名景点，商业区以及天气。

71.单句语法填空（每空1分，共10分）

71The man is a _____________(crime).How can people elect him as a government official?

72All the labs are furnished with modern _________________(equip).

73In ____________(conclude), shopping is a very different experience to what it used to be.

74I was going to be ___________(depend) and needed to learn this vital skill.

75_________________(addict) to the internet,as many adolescents do ,will have a negative effect on their mental health.

76The project _____________(design) to help landless people didn`t work out as planned.

77___________(anxious), she took the dress out of the package and tried it on, only to find it didn`t fit.

78It is___________ (legal) to read people`s private letters without permission.

79The __________(normal) bleeding is your body's own red flag of danger.

80He has been an active ____________(participate) in the discussion.

73.第四部分 书面表达（满分25分）

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1、热爱体育；

2、英语流利；

3、性格外向开朗；有组织能力

DearSir or Madam:

Ihave heard the news that you are recruiting volunteers for the Winter OlympicGames to be held in2022.______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________