梅陇中学2012届高三第二次月考英语试题本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、班级和学号填写在答题卡和答卷密封线内相应的位置上。2、选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；答在试卷上无效。3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答卷纸上作答，答案必须写在答卷纸各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整。I语言知识及运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节：完形填空(共15小题：每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1—15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Alibraryisaplacetofindoutaboutanything.Inittherearemostlybooks,buttherearealsopictures,papers,maps,magazinesandrecords.Specialscienceandartshows,storyhours,films,playsandcontestsmayalsobe1inalibrary.Longagoalibraryhadonlybooks,andotherthingswere2toget.Therewereso3booksthatnoonewas4totakethemoutofthelibrary.Aftertheprintingmachinewas5,bookscouldbemadefasterandlibrariansgotmorebooks.Toborrowabookto6hometoday,apersonjust7alibrarycard.Thepersongoestothemaindesktohavealibrariancheckthebookout.Thelibrarianprintsthecardwiththe8bywhichthebookmustbereturned.Ifthebookisreturned9,thepersonmustusuallypaymoneyforhavingbrokenthe10.Booksinalibraryareputinacertain11tohelppeopletofind12theywant.Insomelibraries,allbooksaboutanimalsmightbeplacedtogether.In13libraries,allbooks14bythesamepersonmaybeplacedtogether.Cabinetsofcardslisteachbookandtellwhereitcanbefound.Peoplewholiveinthecountrymayhavetroublegoingtoacitylibrary.Forthesepeopletherearelibrariansonwheelsthat15fromplacetoplace.1.A.askedB.heardC.seenD.held2.A.readyB.niceC.difficultD.easy3.A.greatB.littleC.interestingD.few4.A.movedB.borrowedC.allowedD.refused5.A.inventedB.foundC.discoveredD.operated6.A.arriveB.takeC.returnD.get7.A.needsB.givesC.seesD.meets8.A.classB.dateC.pageD.address9.A.earlierB.soonC.intimeD.late10.A.magazineB.ruleC.windowD.book11.A.deskB.placeC.orderD.shelf12.A.outB.thatC.whichD.what用心爱心专心113.A.allB.thatC.theseD.other14.A.writtenB.broughtC.boughtD.kept15.A.walkB.runC.travelD.jumps第二节：语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答卷标号为16—25的相应位置上。StephenHawking,whoisthemostfamousphysicist,wasborninBritainonJanuary8th,1942.Asachild,hewasenthusiasticabout16(design)complicatedtoysbut17(fortune),inhistwenties,hesuffered18adiseasethatwasimpossibletobecured,19wasagreatchallengeforhim.However,notonlywashepositiveaboutthemisfortunes20eventuallyhedefeatedalltheobstaclesbutalsohewas21(absorb)inhisresearchintheuniverse.In1988,hisbest-sellerABriefHistoryofTimewaspublished,22whichheputforwardtheidea23timeitselfhasabeginning,andthatitwillhave24end.Inconclusion,hehasmadeoutstanding25(contribute)tothefieldsofcosmologyandquantumgravity.Ⅱ阅读(共两节，满分50分)第一节：阅读理解(共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AAreyouhappywithyourteeth?Becca,a15-year-oldgirlfromtheUSisnot.Shedecidedherteethneededtobewhiter.“Theyweren'tthatbad,butIwantedtomakethemallthesam...
