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博罗中学高二下学期英语月考试题2005-4-3I听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)1. Why didnt the woman lock the back door? A. Because the dog was still out. B. Because she lost the key to the door. C. In case Tim might come back.2. What may be the relationship between them? A. Manager and secretary. B. Teacher and student. C. Husband and wife.3. What does the man mean by saying that? A. He tells the woman to look out for the traffic. B. He asks the woman to wait for him. C. He tells the woman that shoe store is at the corner.4. When does the talk take place? A. When they are at the airport. B. The day before the woman is leaving. C. The morning when the woman is leaving.5. What will the man do next? A. Continue looking. B. Try on the suit. C. Try on the jacket. 第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6至8三个小题。6. Why does the man give the woman congratulations? A. She has got a rise. B. She has found a better job. C. Shell get married next Week.7. What date is the womans wedding? A. The first of March. B. May the first. C. Saturday.8. What time does the woman arrange their wedding? A. At nine in the morning. B. At seven in the morning. C. At four in the afternoon.听第7段材料，回答第9至10两个小题。9. What is the man going to help the woman to do? A. To buy some Christmas presents.B. To keep an eye on her car. C. To carry some bags for her.10. Why does the woman buy so many nice things? A. Its Christmas Day. B. Its her twin girls birthday. C. Several guests have come to her home.听第8段材料，回答第11至13三个小题。11. Why did the man look upset? A. Because he had a bad headache. B. Because he failed in the Chinese test. C. Because he failed in the English test.12. Why didnt the man pass the test? A. Because he was too busy to have time to prepare the test. B. Because he had a headache before the test. C. Because he had no interest in the subject.13. What did the woman advise the man to do? A. To change his attitude towards English. B. To stop playing cartoons. C. To often ask the teacher or his classmates for help,听第9段材料，回答第14至17四个小题。14. What is the woman doing when the man speaks to her? A. She is listening to music. B. She is seeing a film. C. She is writing a letter.15. How long will Lisa stay in Japan? A. A year. B. A month. C. Two years.16. What will Lisa do before she leaves for Japan? A. She will read more Japanese novels. B. She will apply for a new program. C. She will attend a language class.17. What does Lisa think is most important for one to study abroad? A. The mastery of a foreign language. B. The ability to learn new things quickly. C. The experience of living in a foreign country.听第10段材料，回答18至20三个小题。18. Where do you probably hear this talk? A. Over the radio. B. In the class. C. On TV.19. What does Jobs Information Service mainly do? A. Offers jobs for students. B. Talks with young people. C. Finds jobs for school graduates.20. When can people phone Jobs Information Service? A. At 7:00. B. At 6:30. C. At 10:00.II、单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. People _ more and more _ computers for help nowadays.A. depend; in B. rely; upon C. believe; in D. turn; on22. Whenever you are in trouble, dont hesitate _ me for help.A. asking B. to ask C. in asking D. to asking23. At the meeting Mr. Li _ his idea about the project.A. put up B. put off C. put away D. put forward24. The shop sells all kinds of cell phones, whose prices _ from $50 to $1000.A. range B. change C. are separated D. are varied25. Six players can _ a volleyball team while a football team is _ eleven players.A. make up; made up B. make up; made up ofC. make up of; made up D. make up of; made up of26. Unlike most young women _ her day, she was able to meet other well-educated people on different occasions.A. of B. on C. for D. in27. Do you think the thief went through the garage door? -No, if he had, I dont believe _ broken the living-room window.A. would he have B. he had C. he would have D. he has28. _ will it take to finish this job?A. What time B. How long C. When D. Whatever29. We didnt plan the concert that way, but it _ to be a great success.A. worked out B. carried out C. turned out D. made out30. The president is now on a visit to Russia, _ at expanding relations between the two countries.A. aims B. to aiming C. being aimed D. aimed31. The English play _ my students acted at the New Years party was a great success.A. for which B. at which C. in which D. on which32. Where was it _ the road accident happened yesterday?A. when B. that C. which D. how33. Later, I wanted to return home but couldnt find a company _ I could use _ I had learnt.A. that; what B. when; what C. where; what D. where; that34. There _ low and dirty houses by the lake. A. used to be B. would be C. had been D. are being35. The writer was _ his writing that he didnt hear the ring at the door. A. attracted in B. absorbed in C. attracted to D. absorbed toIII、完形填空（共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分）Dont Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach （教练）said that I had lots of potential （潜力）, and I became captain of my _36_. That was before all the fun was taken out of _37_. At first, everyone on the team got _38_ playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the _39_ started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have _40_ one-on-one training, got angry when she didnt give them more playing time in our _41_. The coach was replaced. The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: All we did during practice was _42_. I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the _43_. Of course, all teams run drills; they are _44_. But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble _45_. Younger people shouldnt be doing exercises _46_ for 18-year-olds. I was very thin _47_ I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldnt eat much, because I was afraid of being too _48_ to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual _49_. Is all this pressure necessary? I _50_ up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. Thats _51_, because they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they _52_ from the coach or their parents.I continued playing football at school and _53_ my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing _54_ him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I _55_ down, I played better. When you enjoy something, its a lot easier to do it well.36.A. classB. clubC. teamD. board37.A. playingB. livingC. learningD. working38.A. greatB. equalC. rightD. extra39.A. businessB. struggleC. attemptD. pressure40.A. freeB. privateC. goodD. basic41.A. matchesB. coursesC. lessonsD. programs42.A. jumpB. playC. runD. shoot43.A. dutyB. meetingC. operationD. training44.A. necessaryB. boringC. scientificD. practical45.A. speakingB. movingC. sleepingD. breathing46.A. usedB. intendedC. madeD. described47.A. tillB. sinceC. beforeD. because48.A. fullB. tiredC. lazyD. big49.A. sizeB. shareC. spaceD. state50.A. gaveB. keptC. endedD. picked51.A. sadB. shamefulC. sillyD. serious52.A. receivedB. sufferedC. broughtD. felt53.A. reconsideredB. rediscoveredC. re-formedD. replaced54.A. atB. byC. forD. around55.A. fellB. steppedC. slowedD. calmedIV、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）【A】A Narrow EscapeShortly after the war, my brother and I were invited to spend a few days holiday with an uncle who had just returned from abroad. He had rented (租) a cottage in the country, although he hardly spent much time there. We understood the reason for this after we arrived: the cottage had no comfortable furniture in it. Many of the windows were broken and the roof leaked (漏水), making the whole house wet.On our first evening, we sat around the fire after supper listening to the stories our uncle told of his many adventures in other countries. I was so tired after the long train journey that I would have preferred to go to bed; but I could not bear (忍受) to miss any of my uncle s exciting stories. He was just in the middle of describing a rather terrible experience he had once had when suddenly there was a loud crash from the bedroom above, the one where my brother and I were going to sleep. When we got to the top of the stairs and opened the bedroom door, a strange sight met our eyes. A large part of the ceiling had fallen right to the pillow of my bed.56. After reading the passage, we can know the meaning of the title A Narrow Escape. It means _.A. 一次逃亡 B死里逃生 C狭窄的住所 D惊险故事57. The uncle disliked the rented cottage for the reason that _.A. there were no beds in it B. the windows were broken and the roof leakedC. it was too old for him to live in D. it was very rainy in that place58. On the first evening, the writer was very sleepy, _.A. but he did not want to miss any stories B. so he had to go to bed earlyC. because he was tired of his uncles stories D. and he was falling asleep while listening59. If the writer had gone to bed early, _.A. his uncle must have stopped telling storiesB. his uncle would have been very sorry about itC. he would have been hurt or killedD. his brother must have stopped listening to the stories.【B】William Faulkner of Oxford was not a native, nor was he born with the name Faulkner. He was born in Albany, Mississippi, at the end of last century, and the family spelled the name Faulkner.He published his first book when he was twenty-seven. In 1950, at the age of fifty-three, he was given the Nobel Prize for Literature. After that he kept on writing and become more successful. He was generally regarded as the great American writer of his time when he died in 1962. Millions who read his works thought he had spent almost the whole life in Mississippi. Even to the people of Oxford.Faulkner was a kind of legend(传奇) in his own lifetime. There was, for example, the mystery of who put the “u” in Williams last name. For many years the commonly accepted story was that it was a careless printer, in setting type for The Marble Faun (1924). However, Faulkners biographer Carvel Collins said that the writer himself added it, and at least occasionally, as early as 191860. At the time of death, Faulkner was _ years old.A. 27 B. 53 C. 62 D. 65 61. The “u” in Faulkners name was added by _.A. a careless printer B. Faulkner himselfC. Faulkners biographer Carvel Collins D. Faulkners parents62. By the time he was given the Nobel Prize_.A. he had published all of his important works.B. he had already been generally regarded as the great American writer.C. he had already used the name FaulknerD. his life story had been known clearly by millions of his readers.63. Which of the following we cannot conclude from the passage? _A. We can find in his works something connected with the life in Mississippi.B. Although he was in England, he still loved his motherland America.C. There are some mysteries in his life stories.D. He was given the Nobel Prize for Literature because he was a kind of legend in his own lifetime.【C】Health experts have warned for many years that cigarette smoking can lead to heart disease, cancer and other medical problems. And officials say diseases caused directly by smoking kill at least three hundred and twenty thousand Americans each year. But smokers still find it rather difficult to stop .The tobacco industry says 40 million Americans continue to smoke cigarette. The American Cancer Society wants to change this. Every year the group organizes a national Non-smoking Day in order to get people to give up cigarette.On the Non-smoking Day the organization is asking all smokers to stop smoking at least for 24 hours .The Cancer Society hopes this will lead many people to give up smoking completely .On that day the Cancer society officers will give telephone call advice on how to stop smoking. Some others also can call a special telephone to hear recorder messages by doctors. Some factories will offer their workers candy or chewing gum to help them to keep from smoking. Some companies are offering special presents and low prizes to people who sign an agreement to stop smoking. And Americans who dont smoke are being asked to help just one person who is smoking during the 24-hour campaign.64. _Americans die from smoking each year.A. Less than 320000 B. 320000 or more C. At most 320000 D. At least 32065. Who set the Non-smoking Day?A. Some health experts B. People who suffer from cancer C. The government D. The Cancer Society66. The purpose of the Non-smoking Day is_.A. to call on all the smokers to stop smoking for 12 hours on the Non-smoking DayB. to make the smokers find it easy to give up smoking on that dayC. that many of the smokers will give up smoking for everD. to make it clear that it is dangerous to smoke on that day67. What will be done to help smokers to stop smoking on the Non-smoking Day?A. Smokers can directly call doctors for some advice.B. Some workers are given some candy or chewing gum to help them to stop smoking.C. Special presents and low prizes are given to those who dont smoke on that day.D. Non-smoking has nothing to do on that day.【D】Senior citizens are permitted to travel cheaply on a bus if they have a special card. Women may get cards when they are sixty.Mrs. Matthews lived in the country but she went into town once a week to buy food and other things for the house, and she usually went by bus. She always had to pay the full price for her ride.Then she reached the age of sixty and got her senior citizens card, but when she used it for the first time on the bus, it made her feel very old.The bus driver had often seen her traveling on the bus before, and he noticed that she was feeling unhappy, so after she had paid her money, he winked at her and whispered, “Dont forget to give your mothers card back to her when you see her again.”Mrs. Matthews was very happy when she heard this.68. Senior citizens in the story refer to _.A. those who have special cards B. old people with special cardsC. people who hold high positions in the governmentD. those who wanted to travel cheaply 69. Women over sixty _.A. dont have to pay for taking busesB. have to pay their special cardC. have to pay the full price for their ride D. pay less for their ride if they have a special card70. Mrs. Matthews used to pay the full price for her ride because _.A. she didnt know the rule B. she wasnt old enoughC. she didnt know where to get the cardD. she had reached sixty but had not got her senior citizen card71. The driver whispered to her _.A. in order to make her feel youngerB. because he thought that she shouldnt have borrowed her mothers cardC. because he wanted her to pay the full amountD. because he knew her mother was still alive【E】Since many of you are planning to study at a college or university in this country, you may be curious to know what you usually do in a typical week, how you can get along with your fellow students, and so on. These are the questions I want to discuss with you today.First, lets talk about what your weekly schedule will look like. No matter what your major may be, you can expect to spend between four and six hours a week for each class attending lectures. Lectures are usually in very large rooms because some courses such as introduction to sociology or economics often have as many as two or three hundred students, especially at large universities. In lectures, its very important for you to take notes on what the professor says because the information in a lecture is often different from the information in your textbooks. Also, you can expect to have exam questions based on the lectures. So it isnt enough to just read your textbooks; you have to attend lectures as well. In a typical week you will also have a couple of hours of discussion for every class you take. The discussion section is a small group meeting usually with fewer than thirty students where you can ask questions about the lectures, the reading, and the homework. In large universities, graduate students, called teaching assistants, usually direct discussion sections.If your major is chemistry, or physics, or another science, youll also have to spend several hours a week in the lab, or laboratory, doing experiments. This means that science major