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韶關(guān)市第五中學(xué)2011—2012學(xué)年度第一學(xué)期高三英語(yǔ)九月月考試題卷一.完形填空(共30分,每小題2分)Two old beggars were sitting on a busy street corner. They watched helplessly as scores of people walked by, some purposely _____1_____ them and others too caught up in their own cares to even notice their _____2_____. Every so often, a kindhearted woman or a small child would drop a few coins in the _____3____ which lay in front of them.As the crowd began to die down, they started to _____4_____ their things and head for their evening shelter. Just as they were getting ready to leave, they noticed a man walking toward them. He was obviously a wealthy man—they could tell that from his finely tailored business suit.The first beggar whispered to the second with _____5_____, “He’s ing our way!”The two tried not to look __6__ at the man as he stepped closer to them, but they couldn’t __7__ gazing up with anticipation as he reached into his pocket and took something out.“Thunk” was the only sound they heard as what looked like a piece of hard _____8_____, wrapped in tissue paper hit each of their waiting hats. The rich man _____9_____ and continued on his way, not making a backward glance.“How insulting(侮辱人的)!” said the first beggar. “He could have_____10______ left us a few coins or a spare bill, but he mocks us with a piece of rock candy. Who does he think we are? ____11____? There’s no way we can even eat this—we have no _____12_____.” He picked up the object and threw it into the gutter.“I haven’t had anything like this for ages,” the second beggar thought. “I can’t chew it, but I can suck on it for a while, and the sugary juices will stay in my _____13_____ for a long time. How nice of that man to offer me something so sweet!”With that, he 14 the white tissue paper, but to his ___15___, there was no hard rock candy inside. However, into his fingers fell a shiny white pearl worth thousands of dollars.1. A. aiding B. abusing C. noticing D. ignoring2. A. existence B. situation C. appearance D. expression3. A. hats B. hands C. pockets D. bowls4. A. put up B. cover up C. pack up D. end up5. A. confusion B. happiness C. excitement D. amazement6. A. calmly B. happily C. sadly D. directly7. A. help B. avoid C. stop D. prevent8. A. cake B. candy C. coin D. bill9. A. quit B. declined C. turned D. resigned. easily B. hardly C. suddenly D. finally. Babies B. Children C. Adults D. Old men. hands B. teeth C. bowls D. money. pocket B. hand C. mouth D. hat. threw B. undertook C. unfolded D. wrapped. satisfaction B. surprise C. horror D. disappointment 二.語(yǔ)法填空 (共15分,)閱讀下面短文,按照句子結(jié)構(gòu)的語(yǔ)法性和上下文連貫的要求,在空格處填入一個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)脑~或使用括號(hào)中詞語(yǔ)的正確形式填空。 Stephen Hawking, who is the most famous physicist, was born in Britain on January 8th, 1942. As a child, he was enthusiastic about 16 (design) plicated toys but 17 (fortune), in his twenties, he suffered 18 a disease that was impossible to be cured, 19 was a great challenge for him. However, not only was he positive about the misfortunes 20 eventually he defeated all the obstacles but also he was 21 (absorb) in his research in the universe. In 1988, his bestseller A Brief History of Time was published, 22 which he put forward the idea 23 time itself has a beginning, and that it will have 24 end. In conclusion, he has made outstanding 25 (contribute) to the fields of cosmology and quantum gravity.三.閱讀理解(共20小題;每小題2分,滿分40分) 閱