天津省2016届高三上学期第二次月考
英语试题
本试卷共分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题），满分130分,考试时间100分钟。第Ⅰ卷1至8页, 第Ⅱ卷9至10页。考试结束后, 将第II 卷和答题卡一并交回。
第I卷 选择题（共95分)
注意事项：
1．答第Ⅰ卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。
2．选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应的题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再填涂其它答案，不能答在试卷上。 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）
1. --I believe that more effective measures have to be taken before we can breathe cleaner air. --______. Air pollution has become too serious a problem. A. I don’t like it
B. I am with you on that D. I can’t agree with you
C. I don’t care about it
2. My sister-in-law is the ______ of the information, so it can’t be false. A. resource
B. source
C. birthplace
D. data
3. The father, ready to retire at an early age, hoped that his eldest son would ______ the family business. A. take over
B. look into C. take up
D. look through
4. Was it through Mary, ______ was working at a high school, ______ you got to know Tom? A. who; who
B. that; which
C. who; that
D. who; which
5. ______ to smoking for a considerably long time, he has much difficulty quitting it. A. Having been addicted C. To have been addicted
B. Being addicted D. Having addicted
6. ______ strong and powerful China will certainly benefit ______ whole world. A. A; a
B. The; a
C. The; the
D. A; the
7. ______ more and more people may turn to the Internet for the latest news, it is unlikely that the newspaper will disappear．
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A．When B. Because C. Since D. While
8. --Has Billy finished his homework today? --I have no idea. He ______ it this morning. A. would do
B. was doing
C. has done
D. had done
9. Many people agree that there has never been a more splendid opening ceremony than ______ of the Beijing Olympic Games in history. A. one
B. what
C. that
D. it
10. It has been announced that the award will be given to ______ has made the largest donation to charity this year. A. anyone
B. the one C. whomever
D. whoever
11. --Jack fell off the ladder yesterday, but he is all right now. --What a lucky dog! He ______ himself badly.
A. should injure B. could have injured C. should have injured D. might injure
12. Little children ask endless questions because they are ______ about everything. A. skeptical
B. aware
C. capable
D. curious
13. ______ economic, political and cultural difference, China and America have decided to cooperate in dealing with global issues.
A. In spite of B. In favour of C. On account of
D. In terms of
14. We are lucky to be among the generation of people who have ______ and experienced the great social changes in our country. A. conflicted
B. responded C. witnessed
D. associated
15. Only when our project has been approved of by the committee ______ to carry it out. A. did we start
B. we started C. can we start
D. we start
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16-35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其涂黑。
One afternoon, I arrived home late from school. While I was chatting to my grandmother about my busy day, my sister 16 us, wanting to know if we, too, could smell burning. As my parents were overseas, the thought of a 17 terrified us and we quickly checked every
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room in the house. 18 the kitchen, I could see a glowing light and hear a roaring sound. To my 19 , the stove was on fire and smoke was blowing out of the window. I yelled to my sister and grandmother to 20 the house. My sister grabbed the 21 to call the fire brigade (消防队) and, together with the dog, we ran away from the house.
While we 22 waited for help, a lady and her young daughter ran towards us to 23 if we were hurt. She had noticed smoke coming from our window and had already 24 the fire brigade. She hugged us and was very delighted to see us 25 .
She led us to her car where we waited 26 the fire was put out. She also helped us answer questions so the police could start their investigations.
Once the lady was 27 that some order had been restored, she apologized for being 28 to stay longer, as she had to take her daughter to a dance performance. She 29 to return later to check in on us.
I was completely 30 for words. This kind lady had gone out of her 31 to make sure we were safe and now she was sorry about leaving us. We thanked her very much and 32 her not to 33 any further. Hours later, we were allowed back into the house. It was about midnight when the doorbell rang. To my disbelief, it was the 34 from earlier at the door.
35 , in all the commotion（混乱）, I didn’t ask her where she lived so my family hasn’t been able to thank her properly for her thoughtful actions that day. 16. A. informed 17. A. fire
B. interrupted B. thief
C. introduced C. storm
D. interviewed D. robber
18. A. Going 19. A. delight
B. Coming C. Nearing D. Closing B. amazement
C. disappointment D. horror C. get through C. water tap
D. get into D. loudspeaker D. hardly D. ensure D. alerted D. safe D. since
20. A. get out of B. get back to 21. A. phone 22. A. excitedly 23. A. watch 24. A. met 25. A. terrified 26. A. unless
B. stick
B. anxiously B. understand B. investigated B. alone
C. tiredly C. check C. declared C. together
B. although C. until
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27. A. reported 28. A. unable 29. A. promised 30. A. unknown 31. A. house 32. A. insisted 33. A. live 34. A. fireman 35. A. Undoubtedly
B. convinced B. uncertain B. decided
C. warned C. inconvenient C. refused
D. disturbed D. impossible D. expected D. lost D. mind D. suggested D. delay D. daughter D. Unimportantly
B. puzzled B. way B. ordered B. step
C. beaten C. trouble C. urged C. explore C. lady
B. policeman
B. Unfortunately C. Unlikely
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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As the oldest university in the English-speaking world, Oxford is a unique and historic institution. There is no clear date of foundation, but teaching existed at Oxford in some form in 1096 and developed rapidly from 1167, when Henry II banned English students from attending the University of Paris. From 1878, academic halls were established for women and they were admitted to full membership of the University in 1920. Five all-male colleges first admitted women in 1974. St Hilda's College, which was originally for women only, was the last of Oxford’s single sex colleges. It has admitted both men and women since 2008.
By 1200, the town of Cambridge had at least one school of some distinction. Then, in 1209, some scholars settled there. By 1226 the scholars were numerous enough to have set up an organisation, and seem to have arranged regular courses of study, taught by their own members. From the start there was conflict between the town and the students. Students, usually aged about fourteen or fifteen, often caused disturbances; citizens of the town, on the other hand, were known to overcharge for rooms and food. King Henry III took the scholars under his protection as early as 1231 and arranged for them to be sheltered from exploitation by their landlords.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1861 in response to the increasing industrialization of the United States, MIT adopted a European university model and stressed laboratory instruction in applied science and engineering. The current 168-acre campus opened in 1916 and extends over 1
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mile (1.6 km) along the northern bank of the Charles River basin.
On April 29, 1911, Tsinghua Xuetang began its first term of study, and from that year on, the Tsinghua’s anniversary has fallen on the last Sunday of April. Following the outbreak of the War of Resistance against Japan in 1937, Tsinghua University, Peking University and Nankai University combined to form the National Southwest Associated University in Kunming. After the war, Tsinghua University moved back to its original Beijing campus. 36. The University of Oxford did not take in female students until ______. A. 2008
B. 1878
C. 1920
D. 1974
37. When the University of Cambridge was set up, ______. A. there were too many scholars B. students were mostly adults C. King Henry III gave much help D. the town people were very friendly 38. The reason for founding MIT is ______. A. to meet the need of American industrialization B. to take advantage of the European university style C. to cover an extended area along the Charles River D. to stress research and education in the physical sciences
39. Which of the four universities was once moved to another place in history? A. Oxford.
B. Cambridge.
C. MIT.
D. Tsinghua.
40. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to this passage? A. Henry III banned students attending the University of Paris. B. The landlords of Cambridge asked for too much money. C. MIT covers a very large area of land.
D. Tsingua, Peking and Nankai once joined together.
B
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) ---- About 140 pilot whales that stranded(使...搁浅) themselves on a remote stretch of New Zealand beach have died, but conservation workers and volunteers are hoping the remaining 60 or so will survive after they managed to get them refloated,
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