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2014届永州四中高三第二次月考英语试卷本试题卷分四个部分。时量l20分钟。满分150分。 part i listening comprehension (30 marks)section a (22.5 marks) directions: in this section, you will hear six conversations between twoyou will hear each conversation twice.conversation 11. where are they talking?a. at the box office. b. in the cinema. c. over the phone.2. when is the film that the woman is going to see? a. at 5: 30 p.m. saturday. b. at 8: 00 p.m. saturday. c. at 8: 00 a.m. saturday.conversation23. whats the wrong with the man? a. he is very tired and sleepy. b. he is worried about his test.c. he is ill because of hard work.4. what did the man do last night? a. he studied in the library. b. he went to a party. c. he sat a big test.conversation35. what is the relationship between the speakers? a. husband and wife. b. interviewer and interviewee. c. actor and actress.6. what can we learn from the conversation? a. the woman will be a secretary. b. the woman made a mistake.c. the man is satisfied with the woman.conversation47. what is the relationship between the man and woman? a. teacher and student. b. mother and son. c. classmates.8. why didnt john come to the class last night? a. he was considering giving it up. b. he was writing a report all day long.c. he was late for class, so he did not go in.9. what can we know about the man? a. he had studied french before. b. he is interested in learning foreign languages.c. he is from an english-speaking country.conversation510. what did the man do with his old car? a. he sold it. b. he repaired the engine. c. he repaired the wheels.11. how does the man feel about his old car? a. it was more comfortable. b. it was worth the money. c. it was in bad conditions.12. how does the man feel about his new car? a. it is worse than the old one. b. it is much better than the old one. c. it is not worth the money he spent on it.conversation613. which telephone can the man use? a. the phone in the hall. b. the phone on the womans desk.c. the phone at the business center.14. what is happening while the two speakers are talking? a. a man is checking out of the hotel. b. the woman is helping at the check-out desk. c. the porter is bringing in the mans luggage.15. what service does the man ask for at the end? a. free morning meals. b. a change of towels and sheets. c. the wake-up service.section b (7.5 marks) directions: in this section, you will hear a short passage. listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. fill in each blank with no more than three words. you will hear the short passage twice.what chinese parents do in educating their children?chinese parents attitude to educationchinese parents are very 16 in education. they believe that the more expensive in education, the better the result will be.the measures that parents take never 17 money. send them to the best schools or abroad. with their children to take extra-courses 18 or other classes.the failure in teaching their childrenonly teach them how to take multiple-choice 19 and study well without teaching them the most important skills they need to 20, happy and clever.part ii language knowledge (45 marks) section a (15 marks) 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.21. john invited about 40 people to his wedding, _ are family members.a. most of whomb. most of that c. most of which d. most of them22. what about your self-drive trip yesterday?tiring! the road is being widened, and we _ a rough ride.a. haveb. hadc. would have d. have had23. she says that shell have to close the shop _ business improves.a. ifb. after c. when d. unless 24. could i use your car tomorrow morning?sure. i _ a report at home.a. have written b. will have written c. will be writing d. have been writing25. shortly after suffering from a massive earthquake and _ to ruins, the city took on a new look.a. reducingb. being reducedc. reduced d. having reduced26. eye doctors recommend that a childs first eye exam _ at the age of six months old.a. is b. be c. were d. was27. read this story, _ you will realize that not everything can be bought with money. a. so b. but c. and d. or28.only when he apologizes for his rudeness _ to him again.a. i speakb. speak ic. do i speak d. will i speak29. _i have to give a speech, i get extremely nervous before i start. a. wheneverb. whatever c. however d. whoever 30. the students are looking forward to having an opportunity _ society for real-life experience. a. exploringb. explored c. explore d. to explore31. the only way to succeed at the highest level is to have total belief _ you are better than anyone else on the sports field.a. that b. which c. how d. whether32. the school board is made up of parents who _ to make decisions about school affairs. a. had been elected b. had elected c. have been elected d. have elected33. hard is feeling uncomfortable. he _ too much at the party last night.a. should drink b. could drink c. must have drunk d. would have drunk 34. generally, students inner motivation with high expectations from others _ essential to their development.a. areb. isc. wered. was35. young people may risk _ deaf if they are exposed to very loud music every day. a. having gone b. to have gone c. to go d. goingsection b (18 marks) directions: fill in each blank with the word or phrase.when joe was about to start school, all signs pointed to success. yet things turned out to be quite 36. the fourth grade even found him at the 37 of the class. joe struggled day and night, but it did not 38 until one stormy afternoon.on that afternoon, as the math teacher started to introduce difficult concepts, dark clouds covered the sky, and the storm set in. hard though she tried to make the kid 39 , the thunder won the battle for their attention. no one 40 the concepts. except for joe. he understood them and answered all the questions correctly. the teacher patted him on the back, and told him to go around to the others and explain how he had managed it. 41 by his newfound success, joe moved quickly throughout the room. soon math time was followed by the time for 42 . all children naturally drew 43 pictures on such a day. except for joe.since then, joe started 44 . though he never made it to the top, his math teacher was always 45 and curious about the change: why had that stormy day changed joe?on the day joe graduated, he presented the teacher with his most 46 possessionthe picture of a bright yellow sun. on the picture joe had written: this is the day i 47 my brightness.36. a. boring b. unfair c. disappointingd. dangerous37. a. bottom b. center c. beginning d. top38. a. last b. finish c. happen d. work39. a. hide b. concentrate c. sit d. change40. a. grasped b. challenged c. admitted d. doubted 41. a. puzzled b. relieved c. surprised d. encouraged 42. a. sports b. art c. tea d. class 43. a. different b. strange c. dark d. great 44. a. recovering b. improving c. studying d. painting 45. a. cautious b. friendly c. amazed d. worried 46. a. precious b. admirable c. familiar d. expensive 47. a. put up with b. got on with c. looked down upon d. woke up to section c (12 marks) directions: complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.it is inevitable（不可避免的/必然的） for us to meet failure and success in everyday life. most of us are eager for success and scared of failure. however, no one is always successful 48 also no one is always a failure. then 49 to deal with failure and success in our life?on the one hand, “failure is the mother of success”. if we sum50_ experiences and lessons after failure, maybe success will come. nevertheless, if we lose our hearts and give up former efforts, we will 51 _succeed. in a word, the key to success is our hard struggle. on the other hand, success may cause failure, too. generally speaking, success often adds confidence and satisfaction, 52 failure companies with misery and sadness. but supposing53 become self-satisfied once we succeed and stop struggling, then its sure that failure will come. we should take 54. right attitude towards failure and success.in a word, there is not an absolute limit between success and failure. 55 is important is our struggle and attitude.part iii reading comprehension (30 marks) directions: choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. ajimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. he has a good heart, but always feared applying for a new job. one day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview. his appointment was at 10 am and it was already 8:30. while waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tire of his car. obviously there was something wrong with the car. jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. when jimmy finished working on the car, the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service. jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. then the old man said, “well, i could take you to the office for your interview. its the least i could do. please, i insist.” jimmy agreed. upon arrival, jimmy found a long line of applicants waiting to be interviewed. jimmy still had some grease on him after the car repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. one by one, the applicants left the interviewers office with disappointed look on their faces. finally his name was called. the interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. rocking the chair back and forth, he asked, “do you really need to be interviewed?” jimmys heart sank. “with the way i look now, how could i possibly pass this interview?” he thought to himself. then the interviewer turned the chair and to jimmys surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. it turned out he was the general manager of the company. “sorry i had to keep you waiting, but i was pretty sure i made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into the office. i just know youd be a trustworthy worker. congratulations!” jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of well-deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job. 56. why did jimmy apply for a new job?a. he was out of work b. he was bored with his job c. he wanted a higher positiond. he hoped to find a better boss57. what did jimmy see on the way to the interview?a. a friends car had a flat tireb. a wild man was pushing a carc. a terrible accident happened d. an old mans car broke down58. why did the old man offer jimmy a ride?a. he was also to be interviewed b. he needed a traveling companionc. he always helped people in needd. he was thankful to jimmy 59. how did jimmy feel on hearing the interviewers question?a. he was sorry for the other applicants b. there was no hope for him to get the job c. he regretted helping the old man d. the interviewer was very rude 60. what can we learn from jimmys experience？ a. where there is a will, theres a way b. a friend in need is a friend indeedc. good is rewarded with good. d. two heads are better than onebyou cant always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. but designer mikhail belyaev doesnt think that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. thats why he created lampbrella, a lamp post with its own rain-sensing umbrella.the designer says he camp up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in russia. “once, i was driving on a central saint petersburg street and saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain. i thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy (伞篷) built into a street lamp,” he said.the lampbrella is a standard-looking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy. it has a built-in electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand. sensors (传感器) then ensure that the umbrella offers pedestrians shelter whenever it starts raining.in addition to the rain sensor, theres also a 360 motion sensor on the fiberglass street lamp which detects whether anyone is using the lampbrella. after three minutes of not being used the canopy is closed.according to the designer, the lampbrella would move at a relatively low speed, so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians. besides, it would be grounded to protect from possible lightning strike. each lampbrella would offer enough shelter for several people. being installed (安装) at 2 meters off the ground, it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians.while there are no plans to take the lampbrella into production, belyaev says he recently introduced his creation to one moscow department, and insists his creation could be installed on any street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter.61. for what purpose did belyaev create the lampbrella?a. to check the weather forecast. b. to protect people from the rain. c. to predict a heavy rain. d. to remind people to take an umbrella.62. what do we know from belayas words in paragraph 2?a. it rains a lot in the city of saint petersburg. b. he enjoyed taking walks in the rain.c. his creation was inspired by an experience. d. street lamps are protected by canopies.63. which of the following shows how the lampbrella works?a.canopymotorsensors b. sensorsmotorcanopyc.motorcanopysensors d. motorsensorscanopy 64. what does paragraph 5 mainly tell us about the lampbrella?a. its safety. b. its moving speed. c. its appearance. d. its installation.65. what can be inferred from the last paragraph?a. the lampbrella could be put into immediate production.b. the designer is confident that his creation is practical.c. the lampbrella would be put on show in moscow.d. the designer will open a company to promote his product.c many people think that listening is a passive business. it is just the opposite. listening well is an active exercise of our attention and hard work. it is because they do not realize this, or because they are not willing to do the work, that most people do not listen well. listening well also requires total concentration upon someone else. an essential part of listening well is the rule known as bracketing. bracketing includes the temporary giving up or setting aside of your own prejudices and desires, to experience as far as possible someone elses world from the inside, stepping into his or her shoes. moreover, since listening well involves bracketing, it also involves a temporary acceptance of the other person. sensing this acceptance, the speaker will seem quite willing to open up the inner part of his or her mind to the listener. true communication is under way and the energy required for listening well is so great that it can be accomplished only by the will to extend oneself for mutual growth. most of the time we lack this energy. even though we may feel in our business dealings or social relationships that we are listening well, what we are usually doing is listening selectively. often we have a prepared list in mind and wonder, as we listen, how we can achieve certain desired results to get the conversation over as quickly as possible or redirected in ways more satisfactory to us. many of us are far more interested in talking than in listening, or we simply refuse to listen to what we dont want to hear. it wasnt until toward the end of my doctor career that i have found the knowledge that one is being truly listened to is frequently therapeutic(有疗效的). in about a quarter of the patients i saw, surprising improvement was shown during the first few months of psychotherapy(心理疗法), before any of the roots of problems had been uncovered or explained. there are several reasons for this phenomenon, but chief among them, i believe, was the patients sense that he or she was being truly listened to, often for the first time in years, and for some, perhaps for the first time ever.66.the phrase “stepping into his or her shoes” in paragraph 2 probably means _.a. experiencing the speakers inside world b. directing the talk to the desired resultsc. focusing on ones own mind d. preparing a topic list first67.what is mainly discussed in paragraph 2?a. what to listen to. b. problems in listening c. how to listen well. d. benefits of listening.68.according to the author, in communication people tend to _.a. open up their inner mind b. set aside their prejudicesc. listen actively d. listen purposefully69