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2008-2009学年度甘肃省兰州一中高三年级第一次月考 英语试卷 第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分50分） 第一节：语音知识（5分） 1．moustache A．account B．cautious C．proud D．cousin 2．postcode A．adopt B．novelist C．loss D．motivation 3．wealthy A．symbol B．apply C．type D．eyesight 4．patience A．sacrifice B．secure C．musician D．cocoa 5．knocked A．instructed B．relaxed C．struggled D．appointed 第二节 语法和词汇知识（15分） 6．China sent Change’s l into space, which would circle moon for a year. A．a, the B．/, the C．a, / D．the, a 7．You would be offered a(an) $ 5,000 for the arrest of the murderer, according to the news on TV last night. A．prize B．award C．reward D．result 8．Please remind me he said he was going. I may be in time to see him off. A．where B．when C．how D．what 9．The shepherd had to the sheep before the night. A．break up B．round up C．pick up D．call up 10． , Caroline couldn’t get the door open. A．Might as she try B．As she might try C．She might try D．Try as she might 11．The boy is only ten years old but . A．twice his father’s weight B．twice weight of his father C．the weight twice his father D．as twice as the weight of his father 12．International football matches always better understanding between countries all over the world. A．benefit from B．reach for C．make for D．have advantage of 13．He suggested a meeting and it maybe suggested that he in our plan. A．to hold, was interested B．holding, was interested C．holding, should be interested D．should hold, be interested 14．I’m afraid we won’t be able to go much farther, for the oil .
A．has run out B．is run out C．was run out of D．is running out 15．When she was awake, she found that she was lying on seemed to be a piece of stone. A．that B．which C．what D．it 16．Nobody knew what the quarrel from. A．rose B．arose C．raised D．lifted 17．There was a report a brave policeman who caught a murderer by himself in yesterday’s newspaper. A．to praise B．to sing high praise for C．in praise of D．to respect 18．—The work will take me another week. I’m really tired. —I think you as well consult an experienced worker. A．must B．need C．may D．can 19．—I have learned that your husband’s family has a lot of money. — ? I have never relied on him. A．What for B．What if C．So what D．How come 20．—Tony said he could fix my bicycle, but I really doubt it. — He’s good at this sort of thing. A．Don’t worry. B．Of course C．A piece of cake D．I couldn’t agree more. 第三节 完形填空（30分） Scientists have always wanted to know more about the other worlds in space. They have looked at them 21 the telescope and 22 this way they have found out 23 . They know, for example, many facts about the moon. The moon is about 384,000 kilometers 24 the earth . A plane can not fly to the moon because there isn’t enough air. But a rocket can fly even when there is no air . “How does a rocket fly ?” If you want to know, get a balloon and 25 blow it up 26 it is quite big. Do not 27 the neck of the balloon. Let it go 28 and see 29 happens. The balloon 30 through the air very quickly. The air inside the balloon 31 out. It rushes out through the 32 balloon and this pushes the balloon through the air. It does not need wings 33 . This is 34 a rocket 35 . It is not made of rubber like a balloon, of course . It is made of metal. The metal 36 not be heavy 37 it must be very strong. A gas is put inside the rocket. When the gas is hot enough , it rushes out of the open end of the rocket , and pushes it 38 the air. Rockets can fly far out into space . Rockets with men inside them have already 39 the moon . Someday rockets may be able to go 40 in space . 21．A．through B．towards C．across D．into 22．A．at B．up C．in D．by 23．A．a lot of B．lots of C．a great deal of D．a great deal 24．A．away far B．away from C．far from D．far to 25．A．then B．first C．at last D．last 26．A．when B．while C．until D．as 27．A．tie up B．take up C．put up D．hold up 28．A．carefully B．slowly C．suddenly D．quickly 29．A．that B．what C．which D．whether 30．A．go up B．going up C．will fly off D．flying off 31．A．try to get B．trying to get C．tried to get D．tries to get 32．A．neck B．body C．mouth D．nose 33．A．to fly B．flying C．its own D．of it 34．A．what B．how C．when D．where 35．A．runs B．goes C．works D．flies 36．A．shall B．may C．can D．must 37．A．but B．and C．so D．therefore 38．A．in B．into C．from D．towards 39．A．got B．arrived C．reached D．reached 40．A．anywhere B．everywhere C．somewhere D．nowhere 第二部分 阅读理解（40分） A Did you know that about 300 words in the English language derive from the names of people? A great many of these words are technical words since a new invention or discovery is often named after the scientist who made the discovery. In this way we have such words as watt, ohm, diesel, dahlia, macadam, ampere, mores. A good many everyday words, however, have also found their way into the language from the names of people. The very popular word sandwich, for example, comes from the name of Lord Sandwich (1718 – 1792). While he sat at the gambling table, he used to eat slices of meat placed between two slices of bread. His friends began to call this sort of food a sandwich because only Lord Sandwich ate it. But later on it became popular and had to have a real name. So what began as a nickname gradually became part of the common language. Another commonly used word is to boycott, meaning to refuse to have any connection or business with. This comes from Captain Boycott, who was the agent of an English land owner in Ireland in 1880. He treated his tenants so badly that they all refused to speak to hi,. By this&nb
