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四川双流中学2016届3月月考英语试题及答案(4)

2016-04-05 08:42:32


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选项。
People have been making and flying kites for about 2,000 years.36. ________Some historians believe that the ancient Chinese may have started kite flying 2,000 years ago.It is still a popular hobby in China,Japan,Korea and other countries of the Far East where beautifully decorated kites appear in different colors.In China there is even a special Kites Day on which children and adults fly kites.In Japan families fly fish kites on Children’s Day,May 5th.
          Kites are made in many different sizes,colors and shapes.37. ____________ It flies because air flows over and under the kite’s wing. The pressure under the wing helps lift the kite into the air.
38. ____________ Early scientists sent kites up into the air to measure temperature at different heights.In 1752,Benjamin Franklin used a kite to prove that lightning was a form of electricity.He attached a metal key to the string of a kite.When lightning hit the kite,electricity passed down the string and Franklin got an electric shock.It was a very dangerous experiment that you shouldn’t copy.
Kites were also used to develop airplanes.The Wright Brothers experimented with kites before they flew the first airplane.39. ____________ In World War One the Germans developed a large kite that could transport people to a submarine.Kites were also used to carry radio signals over long distances.
40. ____________ Kite festivals are organized in many cities in all parts of the world.
A.Today most people fly kites as a hobby.
B.Kites are usually made of paper or cloth.
C.Kites were used in experiments.
D.No one knows for sure who invented the kite.
E.The name comes from a graceful bird called kite.
F.The oldest and simplest type of kite is the flat kite.
G.In the past,kites were sometimes used in wars.
第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节完形填空(共20小题;每题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。
     It was a busy day as usual. I was making sandwiches and balancing the phone between my shoulder and chin. The washing machine sounded as my husband walked in with our daughters. We had only about twenty minutes to eat   41   we had to take the girls to their next activity. My husband seemed a bit   42   that dinner was not on the table.
That night, I had a heavy  43   , thinking we were becoming taskmasters on an assembly line. We had become too    44   in our own tasks and not very considerate towards those around us. We needed to do something to bring back some meaning into our lives. It needed to be something that would    45   our own agendas and energize us towards the common good.
I bought a notebook, named it “Our Deed Diary” and held a family meeting. I told my family I wanted us all to think about doing a   46   for others every day. It could be for each other or for people outside our  47   . And we all needed to write it down in the notebook.
I thought one deed a day was a little case. However, it was actually   48    than it seemed because it had to be something   49    what we had already done. Sending birthday cards to people we already sent cards to every year would not   50   .
We had a rough   51   . On some days,   52   would forget to do a good deed, while on other days, we would forget to write our good deeds in the diary. After a few weeks though, I found myself waking up in the morning trying to   53   what good deed I could do for someone that day. My daughters began to rush to me after school to  54    me the good deed they had done.
Now, after a year, I am happy to say that it is making a(n)   55  in our lives. Instead of always   56  what the day will bring for us, we think about what we can do for someone else.
Who would have thought that trying to do a simple kindness a day would be so   57  ? I feel my daughters have felt inner joy that you can only   58  by giving to someone else from your heart. The best thing is that you feel so great about doing something for someone else; you don't even look for or expect anything in   59  . So, when someone does return the favor, it is an enormous and positive   60   .  
41. A. though B. unless C. while     D. before
42. A. annoyed  B. puzzled C. embarrassed  D. frightened
43. A. shoulder B. stomach C. heart  D. foot
44. A. confident B. interested  C. absorbed D. successful
45. A. repeat  B. refocus C. relate D. recall
46. A. task B. kindness C. job D. copy
47. A. home B. country C. school D. town
48. A. stranger B. sweeter C. harder  D. bigger
49. A. beyond    B. from C. about D. between
50. A. care        B. happen C. last D. count
51. A. time B. start C. life D. idea
52. A. anyone B. no one C. someone D. everyone
53. A. decide B. describe C. remember D. explain
54. A. bring  B. teach   C. offer D. tell
55. A. difference B. effort C. choice D. fortune
56. A. forgetting      B. believing C. wondering D. knowing
57. A. tiring      B. rewarding C. surprising D. moving
58. A. experience B. imagine   C. predict      D. exchange

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