福建省福州市高三12月月考英语试题 新人教版.doc

福建省福州三中2013届高三12月月考英 语 试 题第一部分：听力（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。1why is the woman so worried?ashe forgot to buy a christmas present for her daughter.bshe could only buy a second hand bicycle for her daughter as christmas present.cshe didnt have enough money to realize her daughters dream.2how do todd and lisa feel about children?athey have trouble in having a baby.blisa wishes to have children, but her husband doesnt.cthey dont want children for the time being. 3why does mark refuse to take the job?athe working hours were not suitable.bthe job was not well paid.che had to do a lot of traveling.4what is the woman going to do in the afternoon?ago the beach.battend a party.cdo her hair.5to whom is the man closer?ahis mom.bhis dad.cthe woman.第二节 （共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6what do we know about the man?ahe will be promoted by his boss.bhe thinks his job is dull.che is the womans boss.7what does the mans new job require?ainterviewing famous people.bstaying at the office all day.ctesting audience reaction. 听一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8what is the woman complaining about?athe room has not been checked before she moves in.bthe room is too small.cthere is no water in the toilet.9what are the staff in the hotel busy with?achecking rooms.badjusting the air conditioning.cpreparing a conference.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10what kind of test does the woman like?aan oral test.ban organized test.can object.11what does the woman think of writing?atiring.bdifficult.cinteresting.12what will the woman do next?ago to the library.bhave a class.cwrite a composition.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13what do the man and his parents have a dispute on?ahis study.bhis music.chis dress.14why does the man dress himself abnormal?ahe loves punk style.bhe is scared of looking different from his friends.che doesnt like his uniform.15what punishment will the man get if he doesnt change his punk style?ahis headmaster will not let him go back to school.bhis parents will throw him out onto the street.cit will be hard for him to find a job.16what is the color of the mans uniform?ablue.bblack.cgray.听下面一段对话，回答第17至第20四个小题。17what is the main problem crossing the sahara?awater.bfuel.cvehicle.18how much water will usually serve for two people on the complete sahara crossing?a18 liter.b108 liter.c118 liter.19why does the woman ask to leave about half of our water intact?athey need to leave some water for their vehicle.bthey dont know how much water they need to cross sahara.cthey need water for emergency purposes.20what is the weather like in sahara?aits hot all year long.bits hot for two months every year.cit depends on the time of the year.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分85分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）21although with two children, shakespeare left stratford on avon at the age of 30 and went to london .abeing married, lonelybgot married, lonelycbeen married, alonedmarried, alone22the best way to improve your skills is to practice. the same principle equally competent readers.aapplies tobcontributes tocleads todappeals to23out in the desert there are hardly any road along the highway.aboardsbmarkscsignalsdsigns24i might some concern in refusing you if you more like a gentleman.ahave felt, had behavedbfeel, behavedchave felt, behaveddfeel, had behaved25among the most five courageous and gifted authoresses jane austen, who the ban on womens writing.awas, got throughbwere, got throughcwere, got rounddwas, got round26we rely on new sources of energy to meet .arequirementbdemandcrequestdenquiry27pleasant as they made it , we felt tired after the long journey.ato travelbtravelingcby travelingdfor travel28we need to be aware that we are limited only by the of our imagination.aboundariesbedgesclinesdsides29although she declined his offer, he to marry her.apromisedbsworecadvocateddpersuaded30a lucky couple got registered at 12 am, on 12th. december, 2012. what a (n) !aincidentbaccidentccoincidencedchance31 reading this letter, he was pleased to tell me that he won the prize.auponbwithcatdin 32the students were all standing by the swimming pool, swimming suits.aall of them wornball were wearingcall of whom wearingdall wearing33in 1968, the oscar ceremony was for two days, following the murder of martin luther king.apostponedbshrunkcreserveddpreserved34he joined the of a large fishing boat and began his career.acrewbburglarscnoblemendboarders35for a lack of paper, anglo saxon stories and poems were part of a largely culture.amoralbcivilcoraldloyal第二节 完型填空（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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。things of valueour area was just a few miles from the largest wildfire in colorados history. we were on “evacuation alert (疏散警报)”. if we got the 36 to evacuate, we would have to leave immediately.we 37 suitcases with some clothes and set them by the door. we didnt 38 these things were valuable, but time was. we moved the computers, with which i wrote for newspapers and made a 39 . we took family pictures off the 40 and packed them in boxes. these were truly valuble and could not be replaced.then we took a hard look at all that 41 . there was a lamp that belonged to my great grandmother. it was a 42 to my family. and there was the piano my wife 43 to play when she was a little girl. not of great 44 in itself, but another family connection. it was impractical to move everything from our home and store them for an indefinite time. some important items would have to stay behind.the thought of 45 something passed down from our families saddened me deeply, 46 id never been much attached to things. its about what they 47 family and love. they each had a(n) 48 to tell, and some of them spoke in the 49 of our parents and grandparents.the fire 50 reached our home. we were lucky. and though i felt grateful that all was 51 , i also realized just how fortunate i had been 52 . i saw just how rich my life had been. someone 53 said, “there are people so poor that the only thing they have is money.” and now i 54 i was indeed rich. i was rich in family, rich in memories, rich in everything that really 55 to me. i am wealthier than i ever believed possible.it took a fire to teach me, i wonder if there is any other kind of wealth worth seeking.36aanswer bcall cchance dtask 37asold bbought csearched dpacked38aworrybcare cthink ddoubt39amark bliving csign dplan 40awalls bceilings cwindows dalbums41aleft bburnt cremained dunmoved 42apresent bconnection csymbol dtreasure 43alearned bagreed cforgotdrefused44aquality btaste cvalue dsense 45aknocking out bpicking out cgiving away dleaving behind 46abut bunless ceven though dor 47acontained bincluded crepresented dgathered 48aidea bliecright dstory 49asounds bvoices cspeeds dfeelings50anever bonce cseldom dfinally51areturned bspared cstopped dfound52ain another way bin return cat last dat most53acuriously baccidentally cwisely dcoldly54apromised bknew cannounced dthanked55aaffects bdesires chelps dmatters第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）athe channel islands are a group of british-owned islands lying in the english channel 10 to 30 miles off the french coast, and 70 to 90 miles from the english coast. there are ten islands with a total land area of 75 square miles and a total population of 123,000. the three largest islands, jersey, guernsey, and alderney, have long been known for the fine breeds(品种)of cattle that are raised on them and named after them. in earliest known history the islands were considered part of normandy, which was part of france, but the ruler of normandy became king of england in 1066, and from then on the islands were looked upon as british land. english control was unbroken until world war ii, when the germans held the islands for five years. although people on the islands speak both languages and they are considered english, their customs are more french than english. 56which of the following maps gives the right position of the channel islands? br = britain fr = france ch = channel islands 57jersey, guernsey, and alderney breeds of cattle are .aconsidered best in englandbnamed after their birthplacescbrought to the islands by the germansdraised on well-known farms by the french58the channel islands have been continuously under british rule since .aearliest known historyb1066c1930sdthe end of world war ii59why do people on the channel islands follow french way of living? atheir islands used to be part of france.btheir islands are often visited by the french.cthey came from france.dthey speak french.bwe have designed all our bank cards to make your life easier. how to use your natwest servicecard as a switch card, it lets you pay for all sports of goods and services, whenever you see 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