高三第一学期第一次月考英语试题.doc

高三英语第一次月考试卷第I 卷（105分）IListening Comprehension ( 30 % )Section A Short conversations Directions: In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A.3:40 B. 4:00 C. 4:20 D.3:202. A. He wants to get a new position. B. He is asking the woman for help.C. He has left the woman a good impression. D. He enjoys letter writing.3. A. At a newsstand. B. At a car dealers. C. At a newspaper office. D. At a publishing house.4. A. The weather forecast says it will be fine. B. The weather doesnt count in their plan C. They will not do as planned in case of rain. D. They will postphone their programme if it rains.5. A. Hes not used to city life. B. He is very tall and thin. C. Its hard to find him there. D. Hes always holding a needle.6. A. His computer doesnt work well. B. He isnt getting along with his stuff. C. He didnt register for a proper course. D. He cant apply the theory to his program.7. A. He lent her his extra pen. B. He was afraid of losing his pen. C. He offered her a pencil. D. He said he didnt have any extra ink.8. A. Neither of the watches keeps good time. B. The womans watch stopped three hours ago. C. The mans watch goes too fast. D. Its too dark for the woman to read her watch.9. A. By going on a diet. B. By having fewer meals. C. By doing physical exercise. D. By eating fruits and vegetables.10. A. The planes departure time remains unknown. B. The man went to a wrong check-in counter. C. The man has just missed the flight. D. The plane will leave at 9:14.Section B passages,Directions: In part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. 100million. B. 50 to 100 million. C. 15 million. D.500 million.12. A.Aristotle B. A Russian. C. Nobel D.Dolly13. A. Animal testing is unnecessary and a poor scientific practice. B. Animals have played an important part in many scientific researches. C. Many Nobel Prize winners are interested in animal testing. D. Animal research was carried out in every medical advance of the last century.Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following news.14. A. Product name. B. Features. C. Target customer. D. Price.15. A. Affordable;latest. B. incredible; fastest; smallest. C. Best deal; best choice. D. Perfect; right choice.16.A.The advertisement for Star 5000 emphasizes its users and the status it brings B. The Brand E-Brain from Diamond Computer offers you the perfect tool. C. The advertisement for FX435 focuses on computing power. D. The three brands are among the best sellers on the market.Section C longer conversations. Directions: In part C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation:Making a social arrangementPlace: Laurences Home.Time: Next 17 night.Something Roger has got planned: To go to Scotland for a 18 .Another time suggested: The 19 week.Something Roger should do: To give Laurence a 20 in a week or so to arrange a time.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation:Why was the man pleased to leave New York?It is _21_.What club is the man in ?The 22 .Where did the woman use to go?A 23 club or a gym.What clubs do people go to for sports in Littleport?The tennis club and the football club.Where else can people do sports?In a nice 24 and a swimming pool.Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each blank.II. Grammar and vocabulary ( 25 % )Section ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.25. When the police arrived, the crowd made off _ all directions.A. in B. to C. at D. for26. _ has an interest in the lecture can go for a ticket from the office next to the gate of the lecture room. A. No matter who B. Whoever C. Anyone D. Those who27. _ I paid a visit to this scenic spot, I was deeply attracted by its beauty. A. Firstly B. For the first time C. The first time D. At first 28. Look at the mess the boys made! You _ have taught them how to behave themselves.A. must B. may C. can D. should29.We all know the truth _ there are air, water and sunlight, there are living things. A. in wherever B. where C. that where D. that 30. With the help of high technology, in the past few years, electronic business _ to bank industry, travel industry.A. appliedB. have appliedC. had been appliedD. has been applied31. Out of the crowded bus , who was dressed in a black suit and waved to a woman. A. a tall man steppedB. stepped a tall man C. did a tall man stepD. did a tall man stepped32. Unfortunately, the element Madam Curie devoted all her life her death.A. to causedB. causingC. to be causedD. to causing 33. Its certainly been a long time _ we met last time.A. thatB. beforeC. untilD. since 34. When first _ to the market, the computer software was not a success due to its complexity in operation. A. introducingB. being introducedC. introducedD. to be introduced35.The young man insisted that he _ nothing wrong and _ free. A. did, set B. had done, must be set C. do, be set D. had done, should be set 36. It is _ the customers needs that has made chain stores so popular in big cities in China.A. meeting B. metC. to have metD. being met 37. It remains doubtful whether the project _ next month will bring profits to the company. A. accomplishedB. to be accomplishedC. having accomplishedD. being accomplished38. _ your composition carefully, some spelling mistakes can be avoided. A. Having checked B. Check C. If you check D. To check 39. Professor Smith, along with his assistants, _ on the project day and night to meet the deadline. A. work B. working C. are working D. is working40. Recently, employees at the Shanghai Metros Railway Station Stop have been busy learning dialects from other parts of the country, _ aims to provide better service to travellers from outside the city.A. whereB. thatC. whichD. it Section B: Directions: Complete the passage with the proper words in the box. Each word can only be used once. One word is not needed. A. understanding B. industry C. range D. improve E. adopted F. pronounce G. flooding H. valued I. operating J. tend The speeches of US President Barack Obama have become the favorite way for Japanese to study the English language. Japanese publishers have been _41_ the market with over a dozen language-learning titles. Companies are trying to enter a foreign-language teaching _42_ which was _43_ at $8.6 billion in 2008 by some research institutes.Why is there such a huge Japanese market for recordings and books of Obamas speeches? Japanese say that listening to Obama speak is a good way to _44_ their English-speaking skills. Most Japanese, including those studying English, would have difficulty _45_ a speech given by a native English speaker. But “Obamas English is easy to understand because he can _46_ words clearly and speaks at a relatively slow speed,” said Professor Tadaharu Nikaido, a communication specialist. “Movies _47_ to be the most difficult for Japanese, especially when actors mumble (咕哝) their words.” Obama sets his _48_ of vocabulary wide enough to accommodate (迎合) all levels of English speakers, Nikaido added, and at the lower end, it sometimes comes within the range of non-native speakers comprehension.The Obama speech phenomenon has given way to more books and magazines that focus on how Obamas communication skills might be _49_ in Japan for business and political purposes. At least half a dozen books and magazine covers of this kind have appeared in the past several months in Japan.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A.IV. Cloze ( 15 % ) Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Every decision is made within a decision environment, which is defined as the collection of information, alternatives, values. Many decision makers have a(n) 50 to seek more information than required to make a good decision. When too much information is sought and obtained, one or more of several 51 can arise. A 52 in the decision occurs because of the time required to obtain and process the extra information. 53 overload will occur. In this state, so much information is available that decision-making ability actually 54 because the information in its entirety can no longer be managed or assessed 55 . A major problem caused by information overload is 56 . When too much information is taken into memory, especially in a short period of time, some of the information (often that received early on) will be pushed out.Selective use of the information will occur. 57 , the decision maker will choose from among all the information available only those facts which support a preconceived(预先构想的) solution or position. Mental fatigue occurs, which 58 slower work or poor quality work. 59 fatigue occurs, where the decision maker tires of making decisions. Often the result is fast, careless decisions or no decisions are made at all.The quantity of information that can be processed by the human mind is limited. Unless information is 60 selected, processing will be biased toward the first part of the information received. After that, the mind tires and begins to 61 subsequent information or forget earlier information.A common 62 about decision making is that decisions are made in isolation from each other: you gather information, explore alternatives, and 63 , without regard to anything that has gone before. The fact is, decisions are made in a context of other decisions. We might say, then every decision 64 from previous decisions: enables many future decisions, and assists other future decisions.50. A.ability B. tendency C. quality D. strength51. A. advantages B. agreements C. desicions D. problems52. A. delay B.possibility C. solution D. settlement53. A. LabourB. Knowledge C.Information D. Intelligence54. A. eliminates B.declines C. qualifies D.promotes55. A. relatively B.objectively C. appropriately D. personally56. A. forgetfulnessB. inconvenience C. uselessness D. disability57. A. After all B. In addition C.In short D.That is to say58. A. suffers from B. deals with C. results in D. applies to59. A. Beauty B. Memory C. Sight D. Decision60. A. accidentally B. consciously C. occasionally D.independently61. A. ignore B. select C. store D.process62. A. interest B. sense C. conclusion D. misunderstanding63. A. draw a conclusion B.made a choice C.put it aside D.try it out64. A. prevents B. decides C. infers D. followsSection B. ( 35 % ) Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. (A)TV talk shows dominate daytime television. And anyone who watches them regularly knows that each one is different in style. But no two shows are more opposite in content, while at the same time standing out above the rest than the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows.Jerry Springer could easily be considered the king of “rubbish talk”. The contents on his show are as surprising as possible. For example, the show takes the forever-common talk show titles of love, sex, cheating, and hate to a different level. Clearly, the Jerry Springer show is about the dark side of society, yet people are willing to eat up the troubles of other peoples lives.Like Jerry Springer, Oprah Winfrey takes TV talk show to its top, but Oprah goes in the opposite direction. The show is mainly about the improvement of society and the quality of life. Contents are from teaching your children lessons, managing your work week, to getting to know your neighbours. Compared with Oprah, the Jerry Springer looks like poisonous waste being poured into society. Jerry ends every show with a “final word”. He makes a small speech about the main idea of the show. Hopefully, this is the part where most people will learn something very valuable.Clear as it is, the Oprah show is not for everyone. The shows main viewers are middle-class Americans. Most of these people have the time, money, and ability to deal with lifes tougher problems. The Jerry Springer show, on the other hand, has more of connection with the young adults of society. These are 18-to-21-year-olds whose main troubles in life include love, relationship, sex, money and drugs. They are the ones who see some value and lessons to be learned through the shows exploitation (开发，挖掘).65. Compared with other TV talk shows, both the Jerry Springer and the Oprah Winfrey shows are _.A. more popularB. less interestingC. more uninvitingD. more informal66. What is the audiences reaction to the social problems that Jerry Springer talks about?A. They are interested in them.B. They are not ready to face them.C. They are cold to them.D. They want to get away from them.67. Which of the following topics is the most suitable one for the Oprah show?A. Cheating.B. A love story.C. Mental health.D. Sex.68. From the passage we can learn that the two talk shows _.A. are the only ones of their kindB. exploit weaknesses in human natureC. appear at different times of the dayD. have their own specific viewers(B)Events CalendarTUESDAYLandscape Pests (害虫)Learn to identify, control and prevent seasonal landscape-disease and landscape-pest problems at the workshop, 3:30 pm. 5 pm. Tuesday at the US National Arboretum, 3501 New York Ave NE, Washington. $15; registration required.202-245-4521 or .THROUGH AUGUST 3Horticultural(园艺的) ArtWatercolours, pen-and-ink drawings and coloured-pencil pieces by the Brookside Gardens School of Botanical (植物学的) Art and Illustration will be on display at the exhibit Botanic 2007: The Art and Science of Plants at Brookside Gardens Visitors Center, 1800 Glenallan Ave, Wheaton, through Aug. 3. Free. 301-962-1400 or .THROUGH SEPTEMBER 9Botanical ArtVisit Patterns in Nature, an exhibit by Amy Lamb featuring photographs of flowers, leaves and other botanical life, at the US Botanic Garden Conservatory （温室），West Orangerie, 100 Maryland Ave SW, Washington, through Sept. 9. The conservatory is open 10 am. 5 pm. Daily. Free. 202-225-8333.THROUGH OCTOBER 8Botanic Garden ExhibitCelebrating Americas Public Gardens is on view through Oct. 8 at the US Botanic Garden, 100 Maryland Ave SW, Washington. The exhibit, on the Conservatory Terrace and in the National Garden, features displays of 20 public botanic gardens across the country. Hours are 10 am. 5 pm. Daily. Free. 202-200-8956.69. If you want to record your name for an event in advance, you may call _.A. 202-225-8333B. 202-245-4521C. 301-962-1400D. 202-200-895670. If you go to Botanic Garden Exhibit, you _.A. can enjoy drawings and coloured-pencil piecesB. can learn how to kill pests living on the plantsC. can find displays of 20 botanic gardens across the countryD. will enjoy the photographs of flowers and leaves71. From the advertisement, we learn _.A. the first event is about growing healthy plantsB. all of the events are free of chargeC. there is no time limit to all the eventsD. you can find the information of all the events either by phone or by e-mail (C)The $11 billion self-help industry is built on the idea that you should turn negative