高三上学期8月月考英语试卷本试卷共三大题，满分为135分。
考试用时120分钟。
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考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。
I 语言知识及应用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1~15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members 1 the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of 2 . Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would show off all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be 3 —so I thought. I waited backstage all 4 up in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies 5 that my class was next.My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the 6 . All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. I really was an 7 move. I was concentrating so much 8 the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look where I was going. I miss ed my partner’s box altogether and 9 . There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the 10 rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had to ld us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not 11 .” I did my best to follow her 12 as I continued with the routine. When the curtain dropped, so did my hopes for the evening. I sobbed bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could 13 me down. Recently I realized I had been a 14 that night. I was 15 , but I fought the urge to run off the stage. Instead, I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.1. A. filled B. visited C. attended D. decorated2. A. pressure B. impression C. debate D. attention3. A. reasonable B. suitable C. obvious D. perfect4. A. dressed B. folded C. covered D. mixed6. A. music B. audience C. curtain D. stage7. A. easy B. active C. adventurous D. extra8. A. containing B. hiding C. sharing D. keeping9. A. wandered B. slipped C. waved D. skipped10. A. blood B. pleasure C. pride D. tear11. A. leave B. cheer C. believe D. notice12. A. gesture B. example C. advice D. plan13. A. turn B. calm C. let D. put14. A. star B. pioneer C. loser D. fool15. A. satisfied B. moved C. embarrassed D. confused第二节：语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)Nowadays, it is common that parents buy 16 educational present for their children. A lot of personal computers are placed under the Christmas tree this year. 17 (believe) that computers are the key to success, parents are also insisting that children 18 (teach) to use them in school as early as possible. The problem for school is 19 when it comes to computers, parents don’t always know best. Teachers found themselves caught in the middle of the problem between parent 20 (press) and wise educational decisions. Many schools are giving in to parental impatience and are purchasing hardware 21 good educational planning. Educators do not even agree on how computers should be used. Even those 22 believe that all children should have access to computers warn of potential dangers to the very young. The temptation(诱惑) remains strong 23 (large) because young children adapt so well to computers. However, not every school can afford to go into computing, and that creates 24 problem: a division between the haves and the have-nots. Very few parents are agitating for（倡导）computer instruction in poor school districts, 25 there may be barely enough money to pay the teacher.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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
AIn the fall of 1985. I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopt and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic---and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No. 3. In , I gave birth to another boy.[You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 81. Our home was a complete zoo---a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream , either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant talking as few as one class each semester.The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit, But I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.In , I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree！I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the mids t of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a process. Remember；little steps add up to big dreams.26. When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to beA. a writerB. a teacher[C. a judgeD. a doctor27. Why did the author quit school in her second year of college?A. She wanted to study by herself.B. She fell in love and got married.C. She suffered from a serious illness.D. She decided to look after her grandma.28. What can we learn about the author from Paragraphs 4 and 5?She was busy yet happy with her family life.B. She ignored her guilty feeling for her sons.C. She wanted to remain a full-time housewife.D. She was too confused to make a correct choice.29.What dose the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph?A. Failure is the mother of success.B. Little by little ,one goes far.C. Every coin has two sides.D. Well begun ,half done.30.Which of the following can best describe the author ?A. Caring and determine.B. Honest and responsible.C. Ambitious and sensitiveD. Innocent and single-minded.B"I didn't hear them call my name," explained Shelley Hennig to Active Teens (AT) as she talked about that exciting moment on national television when she won the honor of Miss Teen USA . "Are you ready?" is what she heard. Then she said, "I shook my head no, and then they said ‘yes’ and it was announced again."It was four days after that life changing moment for the seventeen-year-old high school student from Destrehan, Louisiana----she was still on cloud nine．"I was so shocked! I never believed that it could actually really happen." Present in the audience （观众）that day were: her mother and father, older brother, her friends, and her dance teacher. Understanding why members of her family and her friends would be there, AT asked why her dance teacher had traveled so far to see her compete（比赛）．"She's always been my role model．I've danced with her since I was six. She's been through so many difficulties and came through them all. I've learned to get over bad life's experiences and learned how to move on because of her."One of those bad life's experiences for Shelley happened three years ago when her brother Brad was killed in a drunk driving accident. He was 18. She found writing helped her get through the rough days. She said, "I write a lot about my brother. I write a lot, a lot, a lot...”When AT asked Miss Teen USA if she had any advice for our readers, she said, "Don't let anyone change you. Hang out with people that make you feel good about yourself. That way, it is easy to be yourself."31.What do the words “on cloud nine” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A. frightenedB. troubledC. very happyD. very angry32.Shelley takes her dance teachers as a role model mainly because she is_ .A. determinedB. friendlyC. strictD. experienced33.How many children did the Hennigs have according to the text?A. 1.B. 2.C. 3.D. 4.34.What did Shelley often do after she became Miss Louisiana Teen?A. She visited drunken drivers.B. She gave dance performance.C. She made speeches on safe driving.35.What suggestion does Shelley give to the teens?A. Be yourself with the support of friends.B．Meet friends whenever possible.C. Go easy on yourself and others.D. Have a good role model.CWinners ClubYou choose to be a winner!The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. It has been made to help you better manage your money. The Winners Club is a transaction account（交易账户）where you receive a key-card so you can get to your money 24/7 –that’s 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!It’s a club with im pressive features for teenagers:No account keeping fees!You’re no millionaire so we don’t expect you to pay large fees. In fact, there are no account keeping or transaction fees!You want your money to grow. The Winners Club has a good rate of interest which gets even better if you make at least two deposits（储蓄）without taking them out in a month. ConvenientTeenagers are busy – we get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet··· You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part-time job!Mega magazine includedAlong with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good ideas to make even more of your money. There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members.The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers. And it is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form. You can’t wait to hear from you. It’s the best way to choose to be a winner!36. The Winners Club is a bank account intended for ________.A. parentsB. teenagersC. winnersD. adults37. Which of the following is TRUE about the Winners Club?A. Special gifts are ready for parents.B. The bank opens only on work days.C. Services are convenient for its members.D. Fees are necessary for the account keeping.38. The Winners Club provides magazines which ________.A. encourage spendingB. are free to all teenagersC. are full of adventure storiesD. help to make more of your money39. If you want to be a member of the Club, you must ________.A. be an Internet userB. be permitted by your parentC. have a big sum of moneyD. be in your twenties40. What is the purpose of this text?A. To set up a club.B. To provide part-time jobs.C. To organize key-cards.D. To introduce a new banking service.DTim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New York--he was in computers, she was in special education. "Teaching means everything to us," Tim would say. In April 1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life's purpose.Not long after the surgery, Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library, a program started by Dolly Parton' s foundation (基金会) that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singer's home town of Sevier, Ten nessee. “I thought, maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire," Tim recalls. He placed the brochure on his desk, "as a reminder."Five years later, now retired and with that brochure still on the desk, Tim clicked on imagination library .com. The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts.The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters. Rather than sign up online, they went to Dollywood for a look-see. “We didn’t want to give the children rubbish,” says Linda. The books-reviewed each year by teachers, literacy specialists and Dollywood board members-included classics such as Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama series.Satisfied, the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work. Since , they have shipped more than 12,200 books to preschoolers in their area. Megan Williams, a mother of four, is more than appreciative: “This program introduces us to books I’ve never heard of .”The Richters spend about ＄400 a month sending books to 200 children. “Some people sit there and wait to die,” says Tim. “Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left.”41.What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life?A. His health problem. B .His love for teaching.C. The influence of his wife. D .The news from the Web.42.What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library?A. Give out brochures. B .Do something similar.C. Write books for childrenD. Retire from being a teacher.43.According to the text, Dollly Parton is .A. a well-known surgeonB. a mother of a four-year-oldC. a singer born in Tennessee D .a computer programmer44.Why did the Richters go to Dollywood?A. To avoid signing up online.B. To meet Dollywood board members.C. To make sure the books were the newest.D. To see if the books were of good quality.45.What can we learn from Tim’s wor ds in the last paragraph?A. He needs more money to help the children.B. He wonders why some people are so busy.C. He tries to save those waiting to die.D. He considers his efforts worthwhile.第二节信息匹配（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。