福建省莆田第八中学高二英语上学期第三次月考试题.doc

2016-2017莆田八中上学期高二英语第三次月考科目试卷本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分,满分150分,考试时间120分钟。请将所有答案填写在答卷纸相应的位置上。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第卷第一部分 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）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，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. how many eggs does the man order for breakfast? a. one.b. two.c. three.2. what does the woman agree to do? a. visit nelson tomorrow.b. keep the party secret from nelson.c. arrange the party at the mans house.3. how does the woman probably feel now? a. happy.b. unsure.c. surprised.4. what will the woman do next week? a. organize a family get-together.b. give a presentation.c. do research on wildlife.5. where are the speakers? a. in a restaurant.b. in a shop.c. in a hotel.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、7题。6. why does the woman want to buy a dress? a. to wear it at work.b. to go to a wedding.c. to attend a job interview.7. what does the man suggest the woman buy? a. shoes.b. a flower.c. a hat.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. what does the man like? a. eating out.b. doing exercise.c. going shopping.9. where do the speakers decide to go first tomorrow? a. to a market.b. to a restaurant.c. to a swimming pool.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what subject does miss jones teach? a. french.b. english. c. history.11. why doesnt the woman like her french teacher? a. she is too old.b. she isnt helpful. c. she gives boring classes.12. what does the man think of mr. davis? a. he is good at sports.b. he is nice to his students.c. he is better than mr. wood.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. how is the woman helping the man?a. by using a map.b. by showing him around.c. by asking another librarian for help.14. where can the man borrow books? a. at the help desk.b. at the service desk.c. at the quiet room.15. what does the woman remind the man to do? a. turn off mobile phones in the quiet room.b. enter the library through the front door.c. avoid going into the training room.16. what course is the man taking? a. history.b. biology.c. geography.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what is the speaker mainly talking about? a. his mother.b. his childhood.c. his grandson.18. how many children did the speakers parents have? a. 2.b. 5.c. 6.19. why did the speaker leave school early? a. he disliked the life in school.b. he wanted to work with his friends. c. his family couldnt afford the school fee.20. what did the speakers mother insist on? a. buying her children new shoes.b. sending her children to school.c. making clothes for her children.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 ，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。 adid anyone find the names of “great britain”, “the united kingdom”, “england” and “the british commonwealth” which have the same meaning? strictly speaking, these names all refer to something different. none of them are exactly the same as any of the others. the british isles refer to the main islands and several thousand small ones as well, which you can see on the map. great britain, or britain, refers to the larger of the two main islands. but the word “britain” is often used as a short form for the united kingdom or you call it the uk . now as for england, it refers simply to the largest of the three countries on the island of great britain. the united kingdom is the name of the state and the official name of the country, which many people popularly refer to england. finally, the britain commonwealth is the usual name for what is left of the british empire. this change shows the weakening of british empire and the rising of the national liberation movements throughout the world today. 21. according to the passage, we know that _. a. great britain has the same meaning as britain b. the united kingdom has the same meaning as britain or englandc. all the names in the first paragraph have the same meaning d. all the names refer to england22. it is clear that the british isles refer to _ . a. britain, england and the uk b. the two main islands and thousands of small ones c. three countries and several islands d. great britain or the united kingdom23. which of the following shows the right relationship between the british isles (bi), britain (b) and england (e)? a. bbie b. bieb c. ebbi d. bibe24. if you want to write to someone in edinburgh that lies in scotland, you should write the address as _. a. edinburgh, england b. edinburgh, great britainc. scotland, edinburgh, england d. great britain, scotland, edinburghba school in nanjing plans to order korean-style school uniforms for students, but parents were against the move, believing that the new uniforms looked too good and would encourage early romances among the students. parents “my daughter was so excited about the korean-style uniform, saying its her dream to wear a miniskirt to school every day,” a mom said. “my daughter also called her classmates to talk about how handsome the boys looked in the uniforms! if the students wear such beautiful uniforms, how can they concentrate on their studies?” school we had to stop the plan because many parents were strongly against it. some parents thought it was just a way for the school to make money, and others thought the new uniforms would take students attention away from their studies.students the students were very disappointed about the schools final decision. they thought the sportswear uniforms made them look androgynous (兼具两性的). they said the korean uniforms had many advantages such as raising interest in class and lifting confidence. as for concerns about romance, the students believe that love is love and has no relationship to the uniforms. the department of educationwe dont have a unified standard for school uniforms. the schools can choose their own styles. either sportswear or other uniforms are ok. currently, most middle and elementary schools in nanjing have sportswear uniforms.expert fashionable school uniforms can increase students interest in learning. parents dont need to worry too much about early romances. todays primary and middle school students have strong personalities and their appreciation of beauty is rapidly forming. a fashionable uniform can foster (培养) their sense of belonging to the school and reduce their resistance (抵抗) to the schools management. but we dont have to follow korean or japanese styles. we should design our own chinese style uniforms. 25. which of the following is not the parents reason for being against korean-style school uniforms?a. the uniforms will encourage early romances.b. it is a way for the school to make money.c. the new uniforms dont wash well.d. the new uniforms will affect the students studies.26. students think the new uniforms will _.a. make them have good taste in fashionb. make them feel confidentc. make them feel proud of their schoold. reduce their fear of teachers27. the opinion of the expert is to _.a. forbid the students to wear fashionable uniformsb. encourage the students to wear sportswear uniformsc. design uniforms in a chinese styled. wear new uniforms in a foreign style28. we can infer from the passage that _.a. school uniforms are mostly blue or blackb. few students are willing to wear school uniformsc. school uniforms are a waste of moneyd. schools are encouraged to choose their own uniformsclife in the future will be different from life today. between then and now many changes will happen. but what will the changes be? the population is growing fast. there will be many people in the world and most of them will live longer than people live now. computers will be much smaller and more useful, and there will be at least one in every room. and computer studies will be one of the important subjects in schools then. people will work fewer hours than they do now and they will have more free time for sports, watching tv and travel. traveling will be much cheaper and easier. and many more people will go to other countries for holidays. there will be changes in our food, too. more land will be used for building new towns and houses for all the people. then there will be less room for cows and sheep, so meat will be more expensive. maybe no one will eat it every day. instead they will eat more fruit and vegetables. maybe people will be healthier. work in the future will be different, too. robots will do dangerous and hard work. because of this, many people will not have enough work to do. this will be a problem.29. in the future there will be _.a. much more fruit b. less people c. less vegetables d. more people30. in the future people dont have to _a. eat meat b. work fast c. walk on foot d. work long hours31. people may not eat _ as much as they do today.a. fruit b. meat c. fish d. rice32. one big problem in the future is that _.a. all the work will be done by robots b. people have to work fastc. many people will not be able to find work d. many people dont have to workd( 1 ) perfect time management($ 6.99)by ted johnspaperback/random house 99-rh 150 managing your time effectively means getting more out of everything you do. this book shows you simply and quickly how to master the techniques and skills that are important in taking control of your time and your life. if you can cut down on the time you spend meeting people, talking on the phone, writing and reading reports, you can use the time saved for really important parts of your job.( 2 ) perfect business plan($ 6.99)by ron johnsonpaperback/random house 99-rh 151 a carefully prepared plan is important to the success of any business. planning ahead means you make better decisions today, and help you consider as many of the relevant factors as possible. the book provides a set of plans and shows you how to complete it for your own business in 100 short, easy-to-follow steps. the writer ron johnson is an expert on company running and the management of change. 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(3)+(4)第二节(共5小题，每小题2分，满分10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。we all know the importance of curiosity, and here are some tips on how to develop it.keep an open mind. this is essential if you are to have a curious mind. be open to learning, unlearning, and relearning things. _36_ therefore, you should be prepared to accept this possibility and change your mind._37_ most people just accept the world as it is. this way, they will certainly lose the “holy curiosity”. try to dig deeper beneath the surface of what is around you. a sure way to dig deeper beneath the surface is asking questions. what, why, when, who, where, and how are the questions curious people always ask.dont label anything as boring. whenever you label something as boring, you close one more door of possibilities. curious people are unlikely to consider things boring. _38_ even if they dont yet have time to explore them, they will leave the door open to be visited another time.take learning as something fun. if you see learning as a burden, theres no way you will want to dig deeper into anything. that will just make the burden heavier. however, if you think of learning as something fun, you will naturally want to dig deeper. _39_read diverse materials. it will introduce you to the possibilities and excitement of other worlds which may attract your interest in exploring further. one easy way to do this is through reading diverse materials. _40_ itll feed your mind with the excitement of a new world.adont spend too much time on just one world.btry to pick a book or magazine on a new subject.csome things you know and believe might be wrong.dit doesnt matter that you dont agree to others opinions.einstead, they always see these things as a door to an exciting new world.fso look at life through the glasses of fun and enjoy the learning process.gnever take things as granted.第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节完形填空(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。this was an unforgettable and wonderful experience. it happened about three years ago and it has had a_41_effect on me. i would like to show respect here for the two men i do not know _42_ but whose actions gave a new _43_ to the wordskind and generous.i was walking down a busy street on a cold，windy day in early _44_.a homeless man，probably about 60 and without wearing any shoes, was _45_ for change on a street corner.a bmw car _46_ on the other side of the street and an executive (主管) who was perfectly dressed stepped out of the car. he was probably about _47_ years old. he was wearing a blue business suit with a deep red silk tie. he walked_48_ across the street and over to the homeless man. without saying anything, he first gave him a lot of _49_ and then he sat down and took off his leather gloves, beautiful black leather shoes and his black dress socks. then he _50_ them to the homeless man. the homeless man took them and stared with a/an _51_ mouth.as he drove off, i couldnt _52_ thinking that it was probably the first time he had _53_ the pedal (踏板) of that top brand bmw car with a _54_ foot! i stood there and the looks of _55_ appeared on my face and the homeless mans.two men of about the same age _56_ very different lives had met and the one who was _57_ in materials had offered _58_ than his shoes. he had left this bmw car and _59_ down from his high position. he lifted up the other man when he offered respect, _60_and real generosity.41. a. slow42. a. generally43. a. award44. a. winter45. a. begging46. a. sped up47. a. 4048. a. fluently49. a. oil50. a. threw51. a. empty52. a. help53. a. pressed54. a. single55. a. pride56. a. before57. a. helpful58. a. better59. a. rolled60. a. kindnessb. strong b. officially b. benefit b. spring b. searching b. called upb. 50 b. directly b. money b. posted b. closed b. stand b. bentb. relaxedb. excitement b. but b. successful b. rather b. broken b. surprise c. bad c. personally c. attitude c. summer c. making c. broke upc. 60 c. usually c. water c. handed c. full c. delay c. cut c. large c. astonishment c. or c. careful c. more c. fell c. disappointmentd. lightd. similarly d. meaning d. autumn d. blaming d. pulled upd. 70 d. unwillinglyd. sand d. kicked d. open d. forget d. repaired d. bare d. sadness d. and d. useful d. other d. stepped d. anxiety 第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。one day, a tramp was sleeping on a park bench, 61 (satisfy) with the afternoon sunshine. a couple walked by. the man stopped, woke the tramp up, and asked him, “excuse me. do you have the time?” the tramp replied, “im sorry- i dont have a watch, 62 i dont know the time.” the man apologized and walked away with his wife.the tramp lay down and went back to sleep. just then, a woman, who was out walki