天津市南开区南大奥宇培训学校2018届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。考试用时120分钟。祝各位考试考试顺利！第I卷（选择题 共115分）第1部 分： 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 单选题（本大题共15小题，共15.0分）1.Mary was late for work this morning. _ ? As far as I know, she is fairly punctual.A. Why notB. How comeC. So whatD. How about2. After a short break，they_ their discussion，hoping to reach an agreementA. carried onB. accounted forC. went afterD. ended up3. Though having lived abroad for years，many Chinese still _ the traditional customsA. performB. possessC. observeD. support4. His sister left home in 2010，and _ sinceA. had not been heard ofB. has not been heard ofC. had not heard ofD. has not heard of5. It is said that people in that area have little _ to recreational activities such as watching TV or seeing filmsA. avenueB. edgeC. exposureD. access6. When the captain found the ship was rapidly sinking，he ordered his men to send out a _ for helpA. signalB. signC. symbolD. signature7. A traffic regulation released in a foreign country states that passengers sharing a car with a drunken driver _ be punished together with the driver himselfA. shallB. mustC. canD. will8. _，Carolina couldnt get the door openA. Try as she mightB. As she might tryC. She might as tryD. Might she as try9. Take your time, _youll make another mistake. A. thenB. andC. ifD. or10. 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. it11. If you are _ a food or drink, you can remove it from your diet. A. cautious about B. allergic to C. satisfied with D.fond of12. I feel sure that _ qualification, ability and experience, you are abundantly suited to the position we have in mind. A. in terms of B. in honor of C. in the opinion of D. in need of13. I got to the office earlier that day, _ the 7:00 train from Paddington. A. caught B.to have caught C. to catch D.having caught14. -My key is gone. Have you seen it anywhere?-Oh, it is in the room _ we had a talk last night.A. that B. which C.where D.what15. Its high time we _ some actions to prevent pollutionA. takeB. tookC. takingD. is taking第三节 完形填空（本大题共20小题，共30.0分）阅读下面短文，从短文后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。 From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital(独奏演唱会). A recital 16 I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each year I 17 ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he would shake his head, muttering(嘀咕) 18 about building self-confidence and working toward a 19 . So it was with really great 20 that I stood in church one recent Sunday, video camera in hand, and 21 my 68-year-old father sweating in his shirt 22 rising to play the piano in his very first recital. My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldnt 23 lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, 24 too many of us do. But though he was rooted in his past, he wasnt 25 there. When he retired three years ago, he 26 his church music director to take him as a student. For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he 27 stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the 28 ? I worried, remembering those split seconds 29 ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers would 30 . But then came the beautiful melody(旋律)，from the 31 fingers that once baited(装饵于) my fishing lines. And I 32 he had been doing what music teachers always stress: 33 the music and pretend the others arent there. “ Im 34 of him for starting something new at his age,” I said to my son Jeff. “ Yeah, and doing it so 35 ,” Jeff added. With his first recital, my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.16.A. reflectedB. explainedC. meantD. proved17.A. wouldB. couldC. mightD. should18.A. nothingB. everythingC. anythingD. something19.A. goalB. stageC. journeyD. chance20.A. troubleB. satisfactionC. strengthD. disappointment21.A. keptB. sentC. watchedD. felt22.A. throughB. fromC. againstD. before23.A. missB. affordC. selectD. understand24.A. asB. onceC. ifD. while25.A. educatedB. protectedC. stuckD. spoilt26.A. allowedB. invitedC. inspiredD. persuaded27.A. roughlyB. simplyC. merrilyD. curiously28.A. wordsB. videosC. notesD. lessons29.A. decadesB. weeksC. hoursD. moments