黄石市三中高一英语第三次月考试题命题人:叶扶春一单项选择。(15分)1.Hewenttothedentistandhadhisteeth_______.A.scannedB.inspectedC.investigatedD.examined2.Iopenedoneofthebottlesandhada_______ofthecontent,butIfoundit_______.A.tasty,tasteB.taste,tastyC.taste,tastelessD.tastefulness,tasteful3.Althoughhegavemealotof_______anddrink,thedoctorhadorderedmeaspecial_________.A.food,dietB.diet,foodC.foods,dietD.diets,food4.Anew_______labwassetupinourschoollastspring.A.chemicalB.chemistryC.chemicallyD.chemist5.Aftertheinterview,theemployerconcludedthatshe_______forthejob.A.fitB.isfitC.wasfitD.fits6.Inwintertheseanimalshavenochoicebut_______downtohavearest.A.lieB.layC.tolieD.lying7.Johnshuteverybodyoutofthekitchen________hecouldpreparehisgrandsurprisefortheparty.A.whichB.whenC.sothatD.asif8.LindaworkedfortheMinnesotaManufacturingandMiningCompany,________as3M.A.knowingB.knownC.beingknownD.tobeknown9.—Whoisthegirlstandingoverthere?—Well,ifyou________know,hernameisMabel.A.mayB.canC.mustD.shall10.Theywereaskedtowriteanessayononeoftheassigned________.A.subjectsB.themesC.objectsD.topics11.--Whatdoyouthinkofthebook?--Oh,excellent.Itisworth_______asecondtime.A.toreadB.tobereadC.readingD.beingread12.We_______byallourneighborsbeforewehadbeensettledinournewhomeaweek.A.werecalledonB.werecalledoff.C.werecalledforD.werecalledup13.Althoughtheymetwithdifficulties,Ihearthatthey’vesucceeded_______.A.atall.inallC.firstofallD.afterall14.Beforeliberationmanychildrenareforcedtoworkinthefactories________bythebosses.A.daysandnightsB.bydayandnightC.dayandnightD.dayafternight15.Thisradiowasworth200yuan_______,buthewantedmetobuyitfor500yuan.A.atleastB.atmostC.atonceD.attheprice二.完型填空:(30分)Bythetimethatastudentreacheshissenioryearinhighschool,heislikelytobelievethatheisanexpertinreading.Nomatterhow___1___heis,hecanstillimprove.Howdoyoureadanarticleinatextbook?Doyouhaveacertain___2___ofdoingitordoyoujust___3___atthebeginningandkeepreading___4___youcometotheend?___5___studentssaythattheyusethe“slowandsure”method(方式).Bythistheymeantheyreadeverysentenceslowlyand___6___.Everytimetheycometoan___7___wordtheystop___8___whatitmeansand,ifnecessary,lookingitupinthe___9___.Inthismethodaperson___10___hasnotimeleftfor___11___whathehasread,forhehasusedallhis___12___intryingtogetthemeaningofeachwordto___13___thathe___14___everything.Otherstudentsusewhathasbeen___15___thereviewmethod.Hereapersontriestoarrange(安排)histime___16___hecanreadhislesson___17___twice.Thistypeofreadingis___18___thanthe“slowandsure”method,forthelesson___19___bereadrapidlyortherewillnotbe___20___timeleftforasecondreading.Whichmethoddoyouthinkbetter?1.A.highB.weakC.goodD.well2.A.ideaB.wayC.wishD.plan3.A.stopB.readC.doD.start4.A.afterB.beforeC.untilD.unless5.A.FewB.SomeC.NoD.All6.A.carefullyB.carelesslyC.correctlyD.eagerly7.A.usefulB.importantC.unknownD.old8.A.thinkingB.tothinkC.tounderstandD.toknow9.A.textbookB.grammarbookC.EnglishdictionaryD.dictionary10.A.alwaysB.nearlyC.almostD.probably11.A.learningB.reviewingC.preparingD.considering12.A.timeB.energyC.mindD.money13.A.thinkB.besureC.believeD.answer14.A.wantsB.remembersC.forgetsD.understands15.A.calledB.saidC.givenD.known16.A.becauseB.butC.asD.sothat17.A.atmostB.nomorethanC.atleastD.only18.A.shorterB.fasterC.nicerD.moreimportant19.A.canB.mayC.mustD.need20.A.someB.noC.littleD.enough三.阅读理解(40分)ABamboo(竹子)isoneofnature’s(自然)mostsurprisingplants.Manypeoplecallthisplantatree,butitisakindofgrass.Likeotherkindsofgrass,abambooplantmaybecutverylowtotheground,butitwillgrowbackveryquickly.AJapanesescientistreportedonebambooplantwhichgrew1.5metres(4feet)in24hours!BamboogrowsalmosteverywhereintheworldexceptEurope.Therearemorethan1,000kindsofbamboo.Notallbamboolooksthesame.Somebambooplantsareverythin.Theymayonlygrowtobeafewcentimeterswidewhileothersmaygrowtomorethan30centimetres(1foot)across.Thisplantalsocomesindifferentcolors,fromyellowtoblacktogreen.Bamboohasbeenusedtomakemanythingssuchashatsandkitchentools(厨房用具).Becauseitisstrong,bambooisalsousedtobuildbuildings.ManyAsiancountrieshaveusedbambooforhundredsofyears.Theyoftenusebambooforbuildingsandsupporting(支撑)newbuildingsandbridgeswhiletheyarebeingbuilt.InAfrica,poorfarmersaretaughthowtofindwaterusingbamboo.TheseAfricancountriesneedcheapwaytofindwaterbecausetheyhavenomoney,andtheirfieldsoftendiefromnorainandnowater.Bamboopipes(管子)helppoorfarmersbringwatertotheirthirstyfieldswithoutspendingalotofmoney.1.Howisbamboolikegrass?A.Itgrowsquickly.B.It’swood.C.itiseasytocut.D.Itisverythin.2.Thoughyoucanseebambooeverywhere,itdoesn’tgrow.A.inChinaB.inEuropeC.onmountainsD.inAfrica3.WhyisbamboousedbyAfricanpoorfarmers?Because.A.itischeapB.ithasdifferentcoloursC.itisstrongD.ithasbeenusedbyAsians4.Bamboopipescan.A.makemoneyB.betreesC.growquicklyD.carrywater5.InAsia,bamboohasbeenusedfor.A.ashorttimeB.manythousandsofyearsC.manyhundredsofyearsD.about100yearsB.MacaoisonlyfortymilesfromHongKonganditiseasytoreach.Youcangettherebysea.Itisaninterestingplaceandithadalonghistory.MacaoispartofChinaandmostpeoplelivingthereareChinese.ThefirstEuropeanstogotoMacaoc