湖南省湘阴县第一中学高三英语上学期第一次月考试题.doc

湘阴一中2015届第一次月考英语试卷时量：120分钟 总分：150分part listening comprehension (30 marks)section a (22.5 marks)directions: in this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. for each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked a, b and c. listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.you will hear each conversation twice.example :when will the magazine probably arrive?a. wednesday b. thursdayc. fridaythe answer is bconversation 11. what is the possible relationship between the man and the woman?a. hotel servant and guest. b. waiter and customer. c. host and cleaner.2. how often is the woman coming?a. every friday.b. every saturday.c. every three hours.conversation 23. what are they talking about?a.chinese history and culture. b. a tv program. c. a radio program.4. how does the woman find the show?a.she doesnt care about it. b.she shows great interest in it. c.she feels its just so-so.conversation 35. where does the conversation take place?a. at a restaurant.b. in a hotel.c. at home.6. what will the man do?a.make a call to room service. b.go to a restaurant.c.go out and buy something to eat.conversation 47. what is the man doing now?a. renting a flat.b. holding a party.c. changing furniture.8. how many questions did the man ask the woman?a. two.b. three.c. four.9. what will the man most probably do after the conversation?a.help the woman to move house.b.go back to call his schoolmates in.c.sign an agreement with the woman.conversation 510. what is the woman planning to do?a.move to a warmer area.b.study at a different school.c.start a new programme at state college.11. how long has the woman been studying at state college?a.since the mid-spring. b.since the summer. c.for a year and a half.12. what concern does the woman have about west university?a.its not famous. b. she may not get accepted there.c.she cant get a good recommendation there.conversation 613. who worked at the boys camp last summer?a. steve.b. steves sister.c. wendy.14. why does the woman want to get a job at the hotel?a.one of her friends worked there last summer.b.she can make good money there.c.she likes making beds and cleaning bathrooms.15. what kind of jobs is the man interested in now?a.a job connected with his studies. b. working indoors. c. cutting grass.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.16. _drinkingyou may not buy alcohol if you are under the age of 17._noisedont make unnecessary noise particularly 18._19._the traffic moves on the left side of the road.smokingif youre under 16, buying cigarettes or tobacco is 20_part laguage knowledge (45 marks)section a (15 marks)directions: for each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that best completes the sentence.21. if you have a job, _ yourself to it and finally youll succeed.a. devote b. devoted c. devoting d. to devote22. in our school campus there are a few flowers similar to _ described in this magazine.a. them b. these c. those d. ones23. i promise you _ be rewarded for any useful clues to the missing document.a. shall b. may c. have to d. would24. for many years, people _ of seeing subway times in changsha. however, building subways has been more difficult than predicted. a. had dreamed b. have dreamed c dreamed d dream25. _ you may have, you should have determination to face the challenge.a. however a serious problem b. what a serious problemc. however serious a problem d. what serious a problem 26. jane doesnt want to find a job in beijing as she thinks if she _ there, she wouldnt be able to see her parents often.a. works b. would work c. had worked d. were to work27. -do we have to wear our school uniforms tomorrow?- i think so. we _ the coming-of-age ceremony in the afternoon. a .will be attending b. have attended c .attend d. attended28. by the time jack returned from europe, his son _ from college.a. graduated b. has graduated c. had been graduating d. had graduated29. the silence of the library is sometimes broken by a sudden cough or the sound of pages _.a. turning b. turned c. being turned d. having turned30. not until they moved into the apartment a girl had been killed in ita. they did know b. they knew c. didnt they know d. did they know31. how exited i am! today i received my admission letter! my wish _ to an ideal university has finally come true! a. going b. to go c. went d. having gone 32. the place _ the house is supposed to be bought should be _ there are a lot of trees and the neighbourhood is very quiet. a. which; where b. at which; which c. in which; where d. which; in which33. johns never seen such a play in the changsha grand theatre, _? a. hasnt he b. has he c. isnt he d. is he34. after getting lost in a storm, a member of the navy team _ four days later. a. rescued b. was rescuedc. has rescued d. had been rescued35. i really didnt understand _ made the captain desert the ship and escape alone without taking care of the passengers on board.a. what was it b. what it was thatc. it was what that d. what was it thatsection b (18 marks) directions: for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. fill in the blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.an old farmer lived on a farm in the mountains with his young grandson. each morning grandpa was up early sitting at the kitchen table 36 his bhagavat geeta （薄伽梵歌）. his grandson wanted to be just like him and tried to imitate him in every way he could.one day the grandson asked, grandpa! i try to read the bhagavat geeta just like you but i dont understand itand i forgot what i did understand as soon as i closed the book. what 37 does reading do?the grandfather quietly turned from putting coal in the stove and replied. takethis coal basket down to the river and bring me back a basket of water. the boy did as he was told, but all the water 38 before he got back to the house. the grandfather laughed and said, youll have to move a little more 39 next time. then he sent the boy back to the river with the basket to try again. this time the boy ran faster, but again the basket was 40 before he returned home. 41 , he told his grandfather that it was impossible to carry water in a basket, and he went to get a bucket insteadthe old man said, i dont want a bucket of water; i want a basket of water. youre just not trying hard enough. 42 he went out of the door to watch the boy try again. the boy again dipped the basket into river and ran hard, but when he 43 his grandfather the basket was again empty. out of breath, he said. see grandpa, its useless!so you think it is useless? the old man said, look at the basket. the boy looked at the basket and for the first time realized that the basket was 44 it had been transformed from a dirty old coal basket and was now 45 ,inside and out. son, thats what 46 when you read the bhagavat geeta. you might not understand or remember everything, but when you read it, you will be 47 , inside and out. that is the work of krishna （guruji） in our lives. 36. a. showing b. arranging c. writing d. reading37. a. task b. harm c. good d. importance38. a. ran away b. got off c. set out d. leaked out39. a. quietly b. quickly c. slowly d. carefully40. a. empty b. broken c. heavy d. dirty41. a. hopefully b. happily c. out of breath d. out of control42. a. this time b. at a time c. ahead of time d. at the same time43. a. reached b. left c. followed d. asked44. a. wet b. different c. worn-out d. new45. a. light b. popular c. clean d. complete46. a. means b. matters c. takes d. happens47. a. instructed b. changed c. reminded d. interestedsection c (12 marks) directions: complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.id been interested in china since i was thirteen. i had seen television movie kung fu 48 decided right away that peace of mind and a shaved head were 49 i had always wanted. my parents supported my interest, buying all sorts of books about kung fu and chinese art for me. 50 even agreed i went to a kung fu school, 51 they did not let me shave my head. i practiced several hours a day, trying to overcome pain 52 walking to school barefoot in the snow. i enjoyed all of this so 53 that my interest continued through high school, and spread to wanting to learn chinese painting and then 54 language itself. i went to yale and majored in chinese literature. by the time i finished college, i was fluent in mandarin (普通话). strangely, i had no desire to go to china; and 55 , i have never liked traveling much. i did need a job, though, so i applied to and was accepted by the yale-china association to teach english in changsha from august 1982 to july 1984.part readi ng comprehention (30 marks) directions: read the following three 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.(a) i have always known my kids use digital communications equipment a lot. but my cellphone bill last month really grabbed my attention. my son had come up to nearly 2,000 incoming text messages, and had sent nearly as many. of course, he was out of school for the summer and communicating more with friends from a distance. nevertheless, he found time to keep a summer job and complete a college course in between all that typing with thumb. i was even more surprised to learn that my son is normal. teenagers with cellphones each send and receive 2,272 text messages a month on average, nielsen mobile said.some experts regret that all that keyboard jabber(键盘闲聊) is making our kids stupid, unable to read non-verbal cues such as facial expressions, gestures, posture and other silent signals of mood and attitude. unlike phones, text messaging doesnt even allow transmission of tone of voice or pauses, says mark bauerlein, author called the dumbest generation: how the digital age stupefies young americans and jeopardizes our future.beyond that, though, im not sure i see as much harm as critics of this trend. i ve posted before on how i initially tried to control my kids texting. but over time, i have seen my son suffer no apparent ill effects, and he gains a big benefit, continuing contact with others.i dont think texting make kids stupid. it may make them annoying, when they try to text and talk to you at the same time. and it may make them distracted. when buzzing text message interrupt efforts to noodle out a math problem or finish reading for school.but i dont see texting harming teens ability to communicate. my son is as accustomed to nonverbal cues as any older members of our family. i have found him more engaged and easier to communicate with from a great distance. because he is constantly available by means of text message and responds with faithfulness and speed.56. what is mark bauerleins attitude to texting? a. it is convenient for teens to communicate with others. b. it is likely to cause trouble in understanding each other. c. it is convenient for teens to text and call at the same time. d. it will cause damage to the development of teens intelligence.57. what would be the best title for this passage? a. for teens, texting instead of talking b. for parents, caring much for their kids c. disadvantages of texting d. the effect of communication58. what does the underlined word distracted in the fifth paragraph mean? a. confused. b. absent-minded. c. comfortable. d. bad-tempered.59. the authors attitude to texting is _ . a. objective b. opposed c. supportive d. doubtful60. according to the passage, which of the statements is not true? a. it is normal for a teen to send or receive 60 text messages per day. b. texting is a very popular way of communication among teens. c. the writer limited his son to send or receive messages at first. d. when texting, teens dont mind talking with you. (b) people in several american states may be surprised to see cars on city streets without a driver. experimental driverless vehicles now are legal in florida, nevada and california. they are pointing the way to a future that is not far down the road. the high-tech company google has a number of self-driving cars, which had covered 480,000 kilometers by august. volvo is among the companies doing road tests and says it plans to sell driverless cars by 2020.in september, california governor jerry brown signed an act to allow autonomous vehicles on the roads of his state. “ today were looking at science fiction becoming tomorrows reality-the driverless car. ”the technology for these cars includes cameras, radar and motion sensors. the systems have been improved through competitions sponsored by the u. s. government agency darpa. engineer richard mason of the rand corporation helped design driverless vehicles for darpa challenge races.cars have become much more fuel-efficient, and new electronic features are making hondas safer, said angie nucci of honda america. “ a camera on the passenger-side mirror actually engaged on your guiding screen so you can safely change lanes. ” other safety features include warning systems on the front and the sides of the cars. the systems help drivers, but dont replace them. curator leslie kendall of the petersen automotive museum said autonomous cars will make the high ways safer.“by taking out drivers, you also remove most risks of an accident,” kendall said. he said consumers, however, may be unwilling to lose control. “it may take them time to come to realize that the technology is indeed reliable, but it will have to prove itself first. ”mason said the technology already works and the biggest challenge now is getting down the cost for driverless vehicles from hundreds of thousands of dollars to something more affordable. he said this will happen as the technology is improved.61. what can we learn from paragraph 1? a. driverless vehicles are now legal in the whole usa. b. volvo will be the first to sell driverless cars. c. googles self-driving cars have covered a long distance. d. driverless cars are pointing us a faraway future.62. we learn that governor of california jerry brown_. a. helped design self-driving cars. b. improved the self-driving car systems. c. considers self-driving cars science fiction. d. supports self-driving cars on roads. 63. what is the role of the systems mentioned in paragraph 3? a. they can take the place of drivers now. b. they can help people drive more safely. c. they can make cars run without fuel. d. they can help cars run much faster.64. according to richard mason, what is the biggest challenge for driverless cars?a. they are now too expensive for consumers.b. their technical problems remain to be solved.c. they are not allowed to run on the road.d. they are more dangerous for people on the street.65. whats the best title of the passage? a. the benefits of the self-driving cars. b. the biggest challenge of the self-driving cars. c. self-driving cars-science fiction future is near. d. safer or more dangerous-self-driving cars. (c)hungry for a wina victor is, by definition, someone who wins a struggle or contest. however, that doesnt mean he or she will live a proud and happy life ever after, as katniss everdeen is about to discover in the hunger games: catching fire.catching fire, out in chinese theaters on nov 21, is set in a futuristic society called panem. every year its government holds a televised fight to the death. two teenagers from each of the 12 districts of panem are chosen to compete. in the new film, last years victors katniss (jennifer lawrence) and her partner peeta are back home after winning the 74th hunger games. katniss just wants to live a normal life. however, that never seems to happen. she has nightmares, which remind her that she is a killer. her worst nightmare comes true when the annual hunger games arrive again. the teenager finds herself back in the competition along with peeta. since katniss brings hope to panem through her courage, president snow plans to use this years games to kill off katniss and peeta and in turn dampen the fires of rebellion. “this is the next step of katniss heroism and the next part of her jou