甘肃省肃南县第一中学2014年高三下学期3月月
考英语试卷
本试题卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上（答题注意事项见答题卡），在本试题卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题
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）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，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。
例: It is generally considered unwise to give a child _______ he or she wants. A. however B. whatever C. whichever D. whenever 答案是B。
1．Sam has been appointed _______ manager of the engineering department to take ____ place of George.
A.不填；不填 B. the : 不填 C. the; the D. 不填; the
2. Research shows that humans ______ from selfish to unselfish behavior when they are watched.
A. tell B. switch C. range D. distinguish 3．The incomes of skilled workers went up. ______, unskilled workers saw their earnings fall. A. Moreover
B. Therefore
C. Meanwhile
D. Otherwise
4. In fact, the renovation is just one move in a huge project to improve Chinese teachers’ housing ______ in recent years. A. situations B. equipment
C. circumstances
D. conditions
5. It is ______ to have achieved so much in such a short time.
A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything 6. All the students who would like to visit the Province Museum, ______ down names here.
A. writing B. to write C. write 7. — What do you think of your new neighbor?
— There are some things that are not easy to ______ and his coldness is one. He always behaves himself too proudly.
D. wrote
A. put aside B. put up with C. think of D. get along with 8．_________,the idea of having to work under a woman defeated him. A．Wanting the job very much B．Although wanting the job badly C．Though he wanted the job very much complain.
A. That; what; change B. When; that; to change C. What; when; change D. What; that; changing 10. As you walk out of the door with a person, you should say “______.”
A. Before me B. Go ahead, please C. You go first D. After you 11. — Did you know any French before you arrived in Washington? — Never ______ it, actually.
A. was I learning B. have I learned C. I learned D. had I learned
12. The magazine is a(n) ______ number. You can take it out of the reading room. A. back
B. past C. old D. former
13. Right now you can pay ______ you had to several years ago for a cool computer. A. as one third much as B. one third as much as C. as much as one third D. as much one third as 14. — How’s your tour around the North Lake? Is it beautiful? — It ______ be, but it is now heavily polluted.
A. will B. would C. should D. must 15. — Did your sister pass the exam? — She failed and is in low spirits. — I'm sorry for her. — ______.
A. Thank you B. You're welcome C. I would think so D. Never mind
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，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。
Years ago, I worked at the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus. One day, as I was passing the elephants, I suddenly stopped, 16 by the fact that these
D．He wanted the job badly
9. ______ you are supposed to do ______ you don't like a thing is ______ it. Don't
huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. It was __17__that they could, at any time, break free, 18 strangely enough, they didn’t. I asked a trainer the 19 for this.
He said, “When they were very young we used the 20 size rope, and it was enough to hold them. As they grow up, they believe the rope can 21 hold them, so they never try.”
Like the elephants, how many of you believe you cannot do a thing, simply because you 22 once before? Do you often tell 23 “I cannot dance” or “I’m not good at math”?
These are 24 of self limiting beliefs. You must realize you’re 25 for them. A limiting belief that says you’re poor at math may have 26 as a reaction to the embarrassing experiences related to math, or the remarks made by someone important to you which 27 you. The cool thing is that because you create the ___28___you can choose to change it! Here is how: First, 29 it with “I am good at math”. Once you change your 30 , your subconsciousness will make this 31 by driving you to act. That might be to take a math course or to go online 32 help, etc. Gradually you’ll really see your math skills are 33 . This is such a simple process that you can 34 it today. Don’t be like the poor elephant and make your life 35 at a place because of a limiting belief you developed years ago.
16．A. excited B. confused C. discouraged D. worried 17．A. impossible B. doubtful C. uncertain D. obvious 18．A. but B. or C. and D. so 19．A. case B. result C. reason D. choice 20．A. same
B. bigger
C. smaller D. different
C. still
D. hardly
21．A. narrowly B. almost
22．A. did B. failed C. tried D. succeeded
C. your teacher
D. your partner
23．A. yourself B. others