徐水县第一中学2013届高三第一次月考英语试题答案(2)

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。
This is a story that can teach us a good lesson. One day, a man in rags begged from door to door along the street. With an old wallet in his hand, he was asking for a few coins to buy something to eat. He kept complaining about his bad fortune and kept   36   why those who had so much money were never   37   and were always desiring more.
“As far as I’m concerned, if I had only enough to   38   and to wear, I would not want anything more."
Just at that moment Goddess Fortune, who came down the   39  saw the beggar and said to him, “Hi, I have wished to   40   you for a long time. Now, open your   41   and I will pour my gold into it. But I will do that only on this   42  : All that falls into the wallet will be pure gold; but every piece falling upon the   43   shall become dust. Do you understand?”
“I see.” said the beggar.
“Then you should   44  !It’s obvious that your wallet is a/an   45  one, so don’t load it too heavily,” said the Goddess Fortune.
The excited beggar could hardly   46  to have gold. He quickly opened his wallet, and a   47   of yellow coins was poured into it. The wallet grew heavier and heavier.
“Is that enough? Isn’t it cracking?” asked Fortune.
“Never   48  .It’s still strong enough now.” answered the beggar.
The wallet was filled with so many coins that the beggar’s hands began to   49  . “Ah, if only the golden stream would   50   forever! Just a little more,” said the beggar, “  51  just a handful or two.”
“There! It’s full. The wallet will   52  .” warned the Goddess, but the beggar requested, “ It will  53   a little more, just a little more.”
    One more piece was added and the wallet split. The   54   fell upon the ground and became dust. The greedy beggar had now   55   but his broken bag.
36. A. showing B. explaining C. proving D. wondering
37. A. relaxed B. satisfied C. worried D. depressed
38. A. learn B. watch C. eat D. play
39. A. street B. bridge C. yard D. forest
40. A. praise B. forgive C. help D. comfort
41. A. coat B. pocket C. box D. wallet
42. A. occasion B. suggestion C. situation D. condition
43. A. hand B. feet C. ground D. street
44. A. look out B. look after C. look up D. look down
45. A. small B. empty C. worn D. full
46. A. stand B. wait C. breathe D. think
47. A. stream B. piece C. pair D. variety
48. A. stop B. request C. fear D. insist
49. A. spread B. close C. loose D. shake
50. A. pour B. end C. dry D. melt
51. A. take B. add C. lend D. send
52. A. flow B. burst C. disappear D. change
53. A. attract B. permit C. include D. hold
54. A. present B. food C. treasure D. metal
55. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something

第三部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
    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
Imagine that you are in school, giving a speech to your class. Now think what it feels like when stammering (口吃) makes it a struggle to communicate your thoughts and feelings to other people.
The King’s Speech, which won the best picture at the Academy Awards in March, 2011, focuses on stammering along with other speech-related problems. The movie tells the story of Britain’s King George VI, who became king after his brother Edward VIII gave up the crown to marry an American woman.
As a result of British actor Colin Firth’s performance, people are starting to realize that stammering can damage a person’s self-confidence and cause him or her to escape from life.
“The serious problem is unseen and unheard,” said Norbert Lieckfeldt, an expert at the British Stammering Association, in an interview with a news reporter.
“Stammering masks your ability,” he said. “It's a serious disability.”
Most stammerers face bullying (欺负) in school, something that is “usually carried over into the workplace”.
George VI’s stammer took away his confidence as a speaker. But Samantha Mesango, a speech coach based in the UK, believes that speech problems are more common than most people realize. “Some simply don’t like the sound of their own voice; others are scared of speaking in public,” she said.
Travis Treats from St．Louis University praised The King’s Speech. He said it shows that “how one’s speech does not mean what one is inside”. He also added that people who stammer need to be heard and our society should recognize that they have a lot to give to the world.
56. The author writes the first 3 paragraphs to           .
A. show how harmful stammer is for common people
B. introduce a famous movie winning great awards
C. tell the story of the king who suffers from stammer
D. draw readers’ attention to the problem of stammer
57. We learn from the passage that           .
A. stammerers face bullying in school but not in the workplace
B. Edward VIII gave up his crown because he was a stammerer
C. stammerers should be understood and can contribute to the world
D. the sufferings caused by stammer haven’t been found yet