高三英语第一学期月考试题.doc

高三英语第一学期月考试题 (完卷时间:120分钟 满分:150分)第一卷I. Listening Comprehension(30%)Section A Short ConversationsDirections: In section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two 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. Interesting and easy to follow. B. Dull and a little bit difficult. C. Not as easy as she had thought. D. Easy but dull.2.A. The man.B. The woman. C. The womans mother.D. The mans mother.3.A. The box weighs a thousand kilogrammes. B. The box is very heavy for her to carry. C. The man should carry the box. D. Nobody can lift the box.4.A. The lady didnt see the shark. B. They could often see the shark. C. The lady saw the shark when she was swimming for the shore. D. The man saw the shark when he was in the middle of the swimming.5.A. At 10:00B. At 10:15 C. At 10:30D. At 10:456.A. Enjoying meeting each other. B. Saying goodbye to each other. C. Planning to see each other again. D. Pleasing each other.7.A. He refuses to drive the woman. B. He has a new car.C. He is very glad to drive the woman.D. He is too busy to drive the woman.8.A. Happy.B. Disappointed. C. Angry. D. Regretful.9.A. He had a history lesson.B. He held a ball. C. He attended a meeting. D. He had a chemistry lesson.10.A. At a bar.B. In a shop. C. In the street.D. On the street corner.Section B PassagesDirections: In section 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. Sit in the classroom.B. Stay at home. C. Watch TV.D. Go outdoors.12.A. Fresh air, sunlight and enough physical exercises.B. Sunlight, enough physical exercises and reading.C. Fresh air, enough physical exercises and music.D. Sunlight, music and enough physical exercises.13.A. Two.B. Three.C. FourD. Five.Question 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. It moves its tail up and down.B. It runs away at once.C. It stays where it is.D. It runs away and moves its tail up and down.15.A. By speaking to them.B. By moving its nailC. By dancing in the air.D. By singing.16.A. Animals languages.B. Animals danger.C. Rabbits tails.D. Bees language.Section C Longer ConversationsDirections: In section C, you will hear two longer conversations. Each conversation will be read twice. After you hear the 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.The Summer Course at the English Training CentreThe Starting time:17. _ 15th.The finishing time:August 18. _Courses:Listening and speaking courses; reading and writing courses; audio-visual 19. _ courses.The time for classes:Most classes are in the morning.Only a few are in the afternoon.The time for the final exam:From 20. _ 16th to August 18th.Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.AspectInformationThe place to take a holiday:In the 21. _.The place to stay:They 22. _ in the mountains.The way to cook meals:They cooked meals over 23. _.The weather there:It was 24. _ every day.The time to get back:They left at 5 and arrived at 9. Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection A (16%)Directions: 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. Standing on the top of the Oriental Pearl Tower,_ a good bids-eye view of Shanghai city. A. you will get B. it will be C. there will be D. it will have26. The exercises are extremely difficult, but half of the class _ them ahead of time. A. has already finished B. will finish C. have already finished D. finishes27. Such an effort _ the severe snow disaster didnt prevent the whole nation from celebrating the traditional Chinese New Year happily. A. as the Chinese government has made B. has the Chinese government made that C. the Chinese government has made that D. has the Chinese government made as28. Where is my pen? I _ it. A. might lose B. would have lost C. should have lost D. must have lost29. As a Senior Three student, we are supposed to know how we should adjust ourselves to _sure we are in the proper mental state. A. make B. making C. made D. to be made30. You cannot be_ careful when driving a car. A. much B. very C. too D. /31. More and more Chinese people follow the practice_ they will travel to various scenic spots to enjoy the scenery in their leisure time. A. whether B. which C. where D. that 32. The examination was continued at the beginning of the new term,_ was announced on January 29. A. what B. as C. which D. that33. “It is said that Ziyi Zhang sang a song for the 2008 Chinese New Year Spring Festival Party without rehearsal in advance, isnt it?” -“Im not sure_ it is true.” A. how B. that C. why D. whether34. In fact, many of our guests ask for accommodations here _ they come. A. at time B. first time C. for the first time D. each time35. Her appearance has changed a lot after the cosmetic surgery and I _ not recognize her. A. must B. can C. need D. will 36. Sandy could do nothing but_ to his teacher that he was wrong. A. admitting B. admitted C. admit D. to admit37. Just watch carefully now. Ill show you one of the most remarkable photographs_. A. having ever been taken B. had ever been taken C. ever being taken D. ever taken38. In order to search for the escaped prisoner, the police decided to question_ comes along the road. A. who B. whom C. whoever D. whomever39. Can you think of a case in which the ecology of an idea is in balance?来源:Zxxk.Com - Sure. You see, _ an environment is undisturbed, the ecology of the area is in balance. A. unless B. as C. though D. where40. I still remember the days_ we spent in the countryside. A. when B. that C. in which D. where Section B（9%）Directions: Complete the passage with the words given in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. points B. wonders C. effective D. independently AB. difficultyAC. academic AD. actually BC. data BD. illustrating CD. overcomingMany students find the experience of attending university lectures to be a confusing and frustrating experience. The lecturer speaks for one or two hours, perhaps _ 41_ the talk with slides, writing up important information on the blackboard, distributing reading material and giving out assignments. The new student sees the other students continuously writing on notebooks and _ 42_ what to write. Very often the student leaves the lecture with notes which do not catch the main _ 43_ and which become hard even for the student to understand.Most institutions provide courses which assist new students to develop the skills they need to be _ 44_ listeners and not-talkers. If these are unavailable, there are many useful study-skills guides which enable learners to practice these skills _ 45_ .In all cases it is important to know the problem before _ 46_ starting your studies.It is important to acknowledge that most students have _ 47_ in acquiring the language skills required in college study. One way of _ 48_ these difficulties is to attend the language and study-skills classes which most institutions provide throughout the _ 49_ year. Another basic strategy is to find a study partner with whom it is possible to identify difficulties, exchange ideas and provide support.III. Reading ComprehensionSection A(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.Have you ever made a profit from walking a dog? Do you like working alone or _50_? Have you ever set a world record in anything?_51_ those the right way and you could land a job at Google.In its desperate _52_ more engineers and sales representatives for its rapidly growing business, Google has created an automated way to look through the more than 100,000 job _53_ it receives each month.Instead of simply looking for people with straight-As, its starting to ask applicants to _54_ an in-depth online survey that examines their attitude, behavior and personality.Questions concern everything _55_ the age when the applicant first got excited about computers to whether the person has ever tutored. They also seek out non-traditional _56_. This can include what magazines the applicant subscribes to（订阅） or what pets that person has.The answers are _57_ a series of formulas created by Googles mathematicians that spit out a score from zero to 100. This is meant to predict how well a _58_ will fit into the free, competitive _59_ culture.Google has _60_ its number of employees in each of the last three years. As we get bigger, we find it harder and harder to find _61_ people, said Laszlo Bock, Googles vice-president for people operations. Interviews are a terrible predictor of performance. With traditional hiring methods, we _62_ overlook some of the best candidates, he said.The online survey is based on the answers to 300 _63_ sent out last summer to every employee at the head office in Californias Silicon Valley. Now about 15 per cent of applicants take the _64_. It will be used for all applicants starting this month.Whether this method will help Google find the right people is yet to be seen.50. A. with a babyB. at homeC. in groupsD. self-employment51. A. GiveB. AnswerC. PutD. Arrange52. A. search forB. elimination ofC. promotion ofD. care about53. A. advertisementsB. desiresC. applicationsD. interviews54. A. make outB. fill outC. carry outD. speak out55. A. likeB. aboutC. atD. from56. A. informationB. personalityC. methodsD. media57. A. fed intoB. recorded asC. marked withD. turned into58. A. mathematicianB. personC. situationD. case59. A. otherB. nationC. localD. company60. A. neglectedB. reducedC. maintainedD. doubled61. A. foreignB. youngC. enthusiasticD. enough来源:Zxxk.Com62. A. mightB. mustC. shouldD. ought to63. A. companiesB. applicantsC. questionsD. interviews64. A. adviceB. positionC. surveyD. jobsSection B (22%)Directions: Read the following four passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each pf 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)Antonia left Athens and came to America to make her fortune. She wanted to be a famous actress, so she went to live in Hollywood, California.At first, Antonia had very little money, so she was forced to watch every penny while making the rounds of movie agents offices. For over a year, she worked only in small parts. She found life extremely hard. She had to take buses or walk everywhere, and she ate only one meal a day. Even though she worked nights as a waitress, Antonia could not really make ends meetSuddenly, one day, the star of a film became ill, and the director asked Antonia to take the part. Her acting was superb. After the first show of the film, she became an overnight success. Everyone gave her mad notice, and she received many offers for future starring roles.Since then, Antonia has changed her whole way of life. Now she wears expensive furs and drives a Rolls-Royce. She lives in a twenty-seven room house in Beverly Hills, with seven servants. All her needs are cared for. For Antonia, America is truly the land of streets paved with gold. Through her hard work, she has earned the fame she desired so much.65. The underlined phrase “making the rounds” in paragraph 2 most probably means _.A. visitingB. making a fortuneC. working extremely hardD. starring in film66. What changed Antonias way of life?A. Wearing expensive furs. B. Her good fortune.C. Her superb acting. D. Her experience as a waitress.67. How many people live in her large house?A. One. B. Twenty-seven.C. Seven. D. Eight.68. What can we know from this passage?A. Antonia paved the streets with gold B. She starred in the films for one year.C. She went home to Athens D. She became an overnight success.(B)An allowance is an important tool for teaching kids how to budget, save and make their own decisions. Children remember and learn from mistakes when their own dollars are lost or spent foolishly.How large an allowance is appropriate? Experts say there is not right amount. Actual amounts differ from region to region, and from family to family.To set an appropriate allowance for your child, work up a weekly budget. Allow for entertainment expenditures such as movies and snacks. Next, include everyday expenses such as lunch money, bus fare, school supplies. “If you make the child responsible for these,” says Josephine Swanson, a consumer specialist, “he or she will learn to budget for necessary expenditures.”Finally, add some extra money to make saving possible. If you can, keep your childs allowance in line with that of his friends. A child whose purchasing power falls away below his peers can feel left out.It can be tough, but avoid excusing your children when they make a mistake with their allowance. When Brooke Stephens was ten and growing up in Jacksonville, her mother gave her $5 a week, $1.75 of which was for bus fare and lunch. If you lose your money, Brookes mother told her, “you walk home.”One week the girl spent all her allowance in a candy store, then she called home for a ride. “Mom made me walk home,” recalls Stephens, now a financial planner in Brooklyn. “At first I was angry. But I finally realized that she was trying to teach me an important lesson.”Experts advise that an allowance should not be tied directly to a childs daily chores. Kids should help around the house not because they get paid for it but because they share responsibilities as members of a family. You might, however, pay a child for doing extra jobs at home, which can develop his or her initiative.69. Which of the following is the possible title of the passage?A. How to develop a childs initiative.B. How to work up an amount of pocket money.C. How to teach a child to save money.D. How to teach a child about money.70. It can be inferred from the passage that if a child is given an allowance, he or she may _.A. spend all the money very soon B. be spoiled and finally ruinedC. feel responsible and careful about moneyD. lost the money and can not return home71. In Paragraph 4, the words “his peers” refer to _.A. his parents B. his teachersC. his financial experts D. his friends72. The author implies in the passage that _.A. paying children for their housework is no goodB. a childs initiative can be developed if he or she is paid for all the houseworkC. children may feel lost and lonely if they have no pocket moneyD. children may learn to put aside some money if they are given a great amount of pocket money(C) If you are a recent social science graduate who has had to listen to jokes about unemployment from your computer major classmates, you may have had the last laugh. There are many advantages for the social science major because this high-tech Information Age demands people who are flexible and who have good communication skills. There are many social science majors in large companies who fill important positions. For example , a number of research studies found that social science majors had achieved greater managerial success than those who had technical training or pre-professional courses. Studies show that social science majors are most suited for change, which is the leading feature (特点) of the kind of high speed, high-pressure, high-tech world we now live in.Social science majors are not only experiencing success in their long-term company jobs, but they are also finding jobs more easily. A study showed that many companies h