高三英语上学期第二次月考 试题

“讲忠诚、严纪律、立政德”三者相互贯通、相互联系。忠诚是共产党人的底色，纪律是不能触碰的底线，政德是必须修炼的素养。永葆底色、不碰底线2014级高三上学期第2次月考英语试卷第I卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What is the womans nationality? A. Australian. B. American. C. Indian.2. Why was the woman able to get an A on the test? A. She read the whole textbook. B. She reviewed all the notes. C. She attended every lecture.3. What does the man plan to do on the weekend? A. Host a dance party. B. Visit Bill with the woman. C. Help the woman with a party.4. When will the woman meet the man tomorrow?A. At 10:00 am. B. At 10:30 am.C. At 11:00 am.5. What do we know about the man? A. He worked abroad for a few years. B. He is planning to go to Canada. C. He wants to meet the woman again.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What did the woman do a quarter of an hour ago? A. She left her purse on the table. B. She went to the restroom. C. She came back from the restroom.7. Where was the purse found? A. On the table. B. In the restroom. C. Under the table.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Who invited the speakers for Thanksgiving last year? A. The mans brother.B. The womans sister. C. The mans sister.9. What does the woman ask the man to do? A. Go shopping with her .B. Cook a big turkey for her. C. Help her make some sandwiches.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What are the mans hobbies? A. Fishing and collecting stamps.， B. Reading and watching TV. C. Watching TV and collecting stamps.11. What does the man say about the woman? A. She is popular. B. She is bad-tempered. C. She lacks patience.12. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a library. B. By a lake. C. At a cinema.请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Interviewer and interviewee. C. Manager and clerk.14. Why did the man leave his previous job in the bank? A. His family moved to another place. B. He had never gotten a raise. C. He just wanted to make a change.15. What are the mans best qualities? A. Hard-working and responsible B. Faithful and energetic. C. Smart and capable.16. What do we know about the man? A. He worked for a private company for three years. B. He took a part-time course in Finance and Trade. C. He doesnt have much experience in sales.请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What did Don buy in the mens department?A. A gray suit and two pairs of trousers. B. A blue suit and two pairs of trousers. C. A gray suit and one pair of trousers.18. Where is the shoe department located? A. Opposite the mens department. B. Opposite the shirt department. C. Opposite the sweater department.19. Why did Bob fail to buy a sweater? A. There were no sweaters in his size. B. There were no sweaters he could afford. C. There were no sweaters that looked good on him.20. How did Bob and Don go home? A. On foot. B. By bike. C. By bus.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AHow to save money to visit Shanghai Disneyland?The “happiest place on earth” is a top destination on many families bucket lists. But taking a vacation to Disney World can be difficult to do on a budget. There are some considerations that you can make to reduce the cost of your Disney World vacation.1. Buy Souvenirs in Advance Disney has influenced practically every industry, which makes it easy to find Disney items anywhere, from Walmart, Target, and your local grocery store to department stores and Amazon. You can save a lot of money by purchasing items before your trip at these less-expensive places than at Disneyland. 2. Make an Autograph Book An autograph book is seen as a must-have by many Disneyland enthusiasts and is a memory you can take home with you. These books can cost anywhere from $7.95 to $19.95 at the Disney Store and up to $30 for the latest-and-greatest autograph book at Disneyland, such as the parks 60th anniversary edition. Other choices can get the job done for under $5. For example, you can buy a small photo album; cute pads or notebooks.3. Eat Breakfast Before You Arrive Breakfast is almost as pricey as lunch or dinner if you eat inside the Disneyland parks. If you have a hotel with a free breakfast, take advantage of it. If you want to eat out, eat at a local restaurant that is inexpensive or has a kids menu, such as McDonalds which is close to the park.4. Take Advantage of Discounts Offered to Special Groups Disney offers a wide variety of discounts, including for military service members, college students, teachers, and youth groups. If you think you might qualify for a special discount or group rate, call the Disneyland Resort to book tickets. 21. It may take you more money to buy souvenirs at_. A. Disneyland B. Department stores C. Walmart D. Amazon22. How much do you pay for the parks 60th anniversary edition?_ A. $7.95 B. $19.95 C. $5 D. $3023. What is one piece of the authors advice on breakfast?_ A. You had better eat at Disneyland. B. You can eat at a local restaurant. C. You should prepare it well at home . D. You can ask the hotel to supply it for free. B Has anyone noticed how, with the passage of time, ones relationship with ones grown-up daughters and sons becomes changed? Ive been aware of this for some time but Im not quite sure how to deal with it.Take the kitchen sink for example.Following a family get-together at my place, I walked into the kitchen to find Kate,my daughter carefully cleaning the sink.“Dont do that; what are you doing that for?” I said, unhappy about the hidden criticism.“Mum,” she said, “you really ought to put your glasses on when you clean the sink. Behind the tap here was black!”But its just things like kitchen sinks. Another time Kate arrived to pick me up to lunch. She looked at me and then asked, “Mum, why do you use brown eyebrow pencil when your hair is grey?”A sudden memory of her, aged 14, going to her first mixed party flooded back. She had come in to say goodbye. For a moment I thought shed been an accident. Both eyes were black. I remember suggesting that perhaps a little less eye make-up might be more effective.Now I told her, “My hair used to be brown.”“It looks absurd.”“Mrs. Menzies had dark eyebrows with grey hair.”“Yes, but youre not Mrs. Menzies, are you?” she said triumphantly, as if that proved her point.But a recent event make me realize that something really must be done.She had returned home for a few weeks before getting married. One evening I went out on a dinner date. By the time my companion left me at the front door, it was about 2am. As I stepped in, an angry figure in a white nightgown stopped me.“Well, what time of night is this to be coming home?” she shouted. “Where have you been? Ive been worried sick!”Shades of the past come back to disturb me. But what should I do about all this? Nothing, probably. Maybe, after all, its only a stage young people are going through.24. The daughter thought her mother didnt clean the kitchen sink well because of her_ .AlazinessBcarelessnessCunhappinessDpoor-quality glasses25From the passage we know the daughter _ .Adidnt want to help with the sinkBdidnt like brown eyebrow pencilsChad an accident when she went to her first partyDshouted at her mum because she came home late26How does the mother feel after all these have happened?_AShocked.BProud.CEnvious.DConfused.27The author writes the stories to prove that _ . Atheir relationship became strongerBtheir roles changed as time passedCher daughter very much cared about herDher daughter got upset as she grew up CUsing a computer or smartphone at night can cause us to pile on the pounds，new research has revealed The study found a link between blue light exposure(blue light is produced by smartphones and computers)and increased hungerIt found that exposure to blue light increases hunger levels for several hours and even increases hunger levels after eating a mealBlue light exposure has also already been shown to cause decreased sleepiness in the evening，increasing the risk of sleeplessnessThe leading researcher Ivy Cheung，from Northwestern University in Chicago said ,“A single three-hour exposure to blue-enriched light in the evening greatly affected hunger and metabolism(新陈代谢)These results are important because they suggest that controlling environmental light exposure for humans may represent a novel approach of influencing food intake patterns and metabolism”The study group consisted of 10 healthy adults with regular sleep and eating schedules. They completed a four-day trial under dim(昏暗的)light conditions，which involved exposure to less than 20 lux(勒克斯，照明单位)during 16 hours awake and less than 3 lux during eight hours of sleepOn the third day they were exposed to three hours of 260 lux，blue-enriched light starting10.5 hours after waking upand the effects were compared with dim light exposure.Ivy Cheung said more research is needed to determine the functions involved in the relationship between light exposure，hunger and metabolism28What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?_AHow blue light exposure affects hungerBWhy blue light exposure influences sleepinessCWhat is the link between blue light exposure，hunger and sleepinessDWho has found the effects of blue light exposure on hunger and sleepiness29The underlined word“novel”in the third paragraph probably means“_”.Aunusual Bunforgettable Ctemporary Dcontroversial30What can we learn from the passage?_ABlue light exposure can make us lose weight at nightBBlue light exposure has no effect on sleeplessnessCThe researchers drew their conclusion by comparationDIvy Cheung has found the relationship between light exposure and hunger31Where would you be most likely to find the passage?_AOn a notice board BIn a health magazineCOn a business websiteDIn a college newspaperDLaziness is a sin (罪). Everyone knows that. We have probably all had lectures pointing out that laziness is immoral (不道德的), that it is wasteful, and that lazy people will never amount to anything in life. But laziness can be more harmful than that, and it is often caused by more complex reasons than simple wish to avoid work. Some people who appear to be lazy are suffering from much more serious problems. They may be so distrustful of their fellow workers that they are unable to join in any group task for fear of unkind laughter or of having their idea stolen. These people who seem lazy may be disabled by a fear of failure that prevents fruitful work. Or other sorts of fantasies (幻想) may prevent work; some people are so busy planning, sometimes planning great deals or fantastic achievements that they are unable to deal with whatever lesser work is on hand.Laziness can actually be helpful. Some people may look lazy when they are really thinking, planning, contemplating (沉思), researching. We should all remember that great scientific discoveries occurred by chance. Newton wasnt working in the orchard when the apple hit him and he devised the theory of gravity. All of us would like to have someone lazy caused by the workers taking time to check each step of his work and to do his job right. And sometimes, being lazythat is, taking time off for a restis good for the overworked students. Taking a rest can be particularly helpful to the athlete who is trying too hard or the doctor whos simply working himself overtime too many evenings at the clinic. So be careful when you re tempted to call someone lazy. That person may be thinking, resting, or planning his or her next work32. The main idea of this passage is that _. A. there are advantages and disadvantages in being lazy B. laziness is the sign of emotional problems C. lazy people do more careful work D. Laziness is a moral sin33. We can learn from the passage that _. A. laziness is a disease B. Laziness cant be avoided. C. laziness is more beneficial than harmful D. some people appear lazy because they dont feel confident and safe34. Which of the following conclusions does the passage support?_ A. The word laziness is sometimes applied incorrectly. B. Most of the time laziness is an excellence. C. Most workers are lazy. D. Most people are lazy.35. The authors tone of writing in the last paragraph is _. A. humorousB. seriousC. satirical (讽刺的)D. Strange第二节 （共 5 小题，每小题 3 分，满分 15 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 School phobia(强烈恐惧) is a type of illness which causes the students, typically between the ages of 8-13, to be afraid to go to school. Symptoms include stomachaches, tiredness, shaking, a racing heart and frequent trips to the toilet._36_Most commonly it is the result of separation anxiety, but it can also be caused by different kinds of stress. A child who has recently moved, suffered a loss, or gone through a divorce may develop school phobia, and phobias can also develop in response to an unrecognized learning disability, and poor self-image. _37_He or she may become physically ill when ordered to school, or pretend to be sick to avoid going. When the child arrives at school, he or she may run away, or develop behavioral problems in class. When school is discussed, the child can become impatient, upset or angry.Many techniques can be used to manage school phobia. But research suggests that much more effective treatment is required for school phobia to prevent problems developing in later life. Children with this condition usually benefit from seeing a psychologist or doctor. _38_ . As soon as a school phobia is identified, parents should take action too. Like other phobias, school phobia gets worse if it is left untreated, and it can prevent the child from succeeding in school. _39 . If bullying (child abuse) is a cause, for example, the bullying situation should be solved. A teacher can meet the child at the door and take him or her to class, and provide support so that the child feels a friendly adult is always available.Changes at home can include supportive language from parents, along with support like assistance with homework. If a child lacks confidence, parents may encourage the child to take up new hobbies. _40_ Parents might also talk to their children about their own fears of school and how they got over them, and their own enjoyment of school and school-like activities. A. It will help children to feel good about themselves. B. But a child with phobia refuses to accept adults support.C. A child with school phobia usually refuses to go to school.D. Adjustments can be made at home and in the classroom to help. E. This common phobia is associated with a wide variety of causes. F. The most effective treatment is to help the child have a sense of success. G. And the assistance can help parents and school officials support the child.第三部分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When middle-aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a freelance (self-employed) writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not. He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a(n) _41_ typewriter and settled down to work.After a year or so, however, Alex began to _42_ himself. He found it was difficult to earn his living by _43_ what he wrote. But Alex determined to put his dream to the test _44_ it meant living with uncertainty and fear of _45_ . This is the shadowland （黑暗）of hope, and _46_ with a dream must learn to live there. One day Alex got a call, “We need a(n) _47_, and were paying $6,000 a year.” $6,000 was _48_money in 1960. It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more. _49_ , he could write on the side._50_the dollars were dancing in Alexs head, something _51_ his senses. He had dreamed of being a _52_ full time. “Thanks, but no,” Alex said _53_ . “Im going to stick it out and write.”After Alex got off the phone, he _54_ everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents. Alex put the cans and cents into a _55_ bag, saying to himself, “Theres everything youve made of yourself so far.”Finally his work was _56_ in 1970. Instantly he had the kind of fame and sucess that _57_ writers ever experience. The shadows had turned into limelight（公众注意的中心）.Then one day, Alex _58_ a box filled with things he had owned years before. _59_was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents. Suddenly he _60_ himself working in that cold storage room. It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland.41. A. expensive B. priceless C. excellent D. used42. A. doubt B. trust C. regret D. hate43. A. buying B. selling C. reading D. appreciating44. A. What if B. Now that C. Even thoughD. As if45. A. failure B. success C. loss D. pain46. A. someone B. nobody C. anyone D. no