湖南省湘阴县第一中学高三英语上学期第二次月考试题.doc

湘阴一中2015届高三第二次月考英语试卷 时量：120分钟 总分：150分part i listening comprehension (30 marks)section a (22.5)directions: in this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. for each conversation, there are several questions and each conversation is followed by three choices marked a, b and c. listen carefully and then choose the best for each question. you will hear each conversation twice.conversation 11. where does the woman want to go？a. beihai park b. beijing zoo c. beijing station2. which bus should the woman take? a. number 303 bus b. number 103 bus c. number 301 bus conversation 23. what are they talking about?a. watching tv b. having sports c. visiting a park4. why does the woman suggest the park?a. because the air is fresh and clean there.b. because there are fewer people there.c. because it is very quiet there.conversation 35. where does the man come from?a. africa b. the u.s.a c. australia6. what is the womans problem? a. she has trouble speaking english. b. she has trouble reading english. c. she has trouble writing english.conversation 47. where does the conversation take place？a. in a plane b. in a car c. in a train8. how is the woman feeling? a. calm b. nervous c. excited9. what is the man scared of ? a. bees b. cats c. dogsconversation 510. how did the man go to switzerland? a. by car b. by train c. by plane 11. how long did it take the man to go to switzerland? a. one and a half hours. b. two and a half hours. c. three and a half hours.12. whats the weather like in the place where the woman stayed? a. hot b. cold c. cool.conversation 613. what does the woman want the man to do? a. lend her some money.b. tell her how to use an atm machine. c. teach her how to deal with a bank clerk.14. how many numbers does a pin usually have? a. five b. six c. eight15. what does the man suggest about pin numbers? a. write it down for memory. b. change it frequently for safety. c. keep it in mind.section b (7.5)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.three 16._ tips from rupert murdochhis achievements: almost 200 newspapers 37 tv stations 11 17 ._ companies. two publishing companies. a lot of 18._ his tips dont let anything stand in your way. 19._ stay 20._ of the game.part language 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. please _the candidates of the time of the interview at once, so they can make preparations for it ahead of time. a. to inform b. informing c. inform d. informed22. we are talking about the subject _ the importance i havent realized yet. a. which b. that c. whose d. of which 23. by the time the firemen arrived, the big fire already. a. had put out b. had been put out c. put out d. was put out24. jane her job as a manager in a travel agency in april and moved to australia in search of new opportunities there. a. resigned b. has resigned c. resign d. had resigned25. the sign “no photos” means that no one_ take any photos here. a. need b. might c. must d. shall26. many scientists believe that global warming, if _ , will cause extreme climate change this century. a. not stopping b. no stop c. not stopped d. without stop27. after living in the city for 10 years he returned to_ he grew up as a child. a. which b. where c. that d. when28. it is said that robert had an accident yesterday. how come? he very carefully. a. drove b. drives c. had driven d. has driven29. shall we take some apples with us? no, at no time_ in the library. a. is food allowed b. allows food c. food is allowed d. does food allow30. the writer went to the library the other day and searched for _ he could find about charles dickens. a. wherever b. however c. whichever d. whatever31. -look! somebody _ the classroom. -well, it wasnt me. i didnt do it.a. is cleaning b. was cleaning c. has cleaned d. had cleaned32. it is the protection for the trees _matters, rather than how many trees are planted each year. a. that b. which c. what d. as 33. while waiting for the opportunity to get , henry did his best to perform his duty.a. promote b. promoted c. promoting d. to promote34. we live day by day, but in the great things, the time of days and weeks_ so small that a day is unimportant. a. is b. are c. hasbeen d. havebeen35. -what do you think of your trip to hengshan? -terrific! and what impressed me most is the tree _1,000 years ago. a. dates back to b. dated back to c. are dating back to d. dating back to section 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 each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. when i was young, my dad used to grow carnations(康乃馨). his carnations were red, pink and white. everyone who saw them admired them for their beauty. he took care of them with so much love and 36 . every day after coming home from work, he went straight to see them. he 37 watching them every day. we kids did too. but he used to tell us, “no one should touch my flowers. ” one day my younger sister, who loved my dad very much, had wanted to help him and she 38 the carnations from their stems(枝干)one by one and arranged them 39 . she believed that he would be very 40 to see them that way. when mom and i realized what my sister had done, we became completely hopeless. however, my sister had no idea why no one showed her any appreciation. when my dad arrived, he went 41 , straight to see the flowers. when he saw his flowers lying on the floor like dead animals, he was 42 at first. he looked towards the street, to see if it was any of the 43 children who could have done it. then he entered the living room and looked at mom in silence. finally mom, who always taught us to 44 the truth no matter what, looked at dad and said, “we have no bad neighbors in our area. ”then with a nice tone she continued, “no outsider did this great job, only your lovely daughter clemence. ”my dads face changed into 45 and then he said, “do i have a better 46 than my lovely daughter? ”my younger sister smiled and 47 dad tightly. 36. a. devotion b. spirits c. gratitude d. expectation37. a. hated b. approved c. enjoyed d. committed38. a. divided b. watered c. cut d. cleaned39. a. by the window b. in the vase c. on the desk d. on the floor40. a. surprisedb. pleased c. disappointedd. worried41. a. as usual b. at first c. as welld. at last42. a. frightenedb. relieved c. disappointedd. shocked43. a. enemiesb. friends c. familiesd. neighbors44. a. tellb. behave c. follow d. keep45. a. sadnessb. smiles c. anger d. depression46. a. kidb. flower c. helperd. gift47. a. huggedb. kissed c. graspedd. patted section c(12 marks) directions: complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context. do you get along well with your teachers? “getting along with” your teacher means both you and your teacher have a communicating way that makes both of you able to get 48._you need from the relationship. a teacher wants to make sure that youre paying attention, being respectful and polite, and trying to learn. and you need a teacher 49._is respectful to you, answers your questions, and tries to help you learn. teachers want to get along with you. 50._teachers and students sometimes have personality clashes. by dealing with 51._ problem like this, you learn something about how to get along with people who are different 52. _ you. for example, talk to an adult you trust, such as a parent, a teacher or both. you need to respect your teacher and be polite. teachers also like 53. _ when students learn and obey the classroom rules. although a certain teacher isnt your favorite, you can still have a successful relationship, especially if you complete your basic responsibilities 54._ a student. for example, attend class, ready to learn, be prepared for class and listen 55. _ your teacher is talking. part reading comprehension(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. azoo lights 6pm-10pm thursdays through wednesdays, through jan. 7. the phoenix zoos 15th-annual holiday light festival features more than 2 million lights and light displays throughout the zoo, as well as a new arctic exhibit and jingo, the talking giraffe. phoenix zoo, 455 n. galvin parkway, $7ahead of time. phoenix. $8 at gate. (602)273-1341..cowboy christmas 5pm-9pm thursdays, 5pm-10pm fridays and saturdays, 5pm-9pm sundays through wednesdays, through jan 1. rawhides main street will be lit with 150,000 lights, including a 100-foot tall “tree of lights” and nightly lighting ceremony. rawhide at wild horse pass, 5700 w. north loop road, gila river reservation. free. (480) 5025600..arizona celebration of lights 6pm-9pm thursdays, 6pm-l0pm fridays and saturdays, 6pm-10pm sundays through wednesdays, through jan.1. a 2-mile drive featuring 300 light displays with more than 5 million lights. community church of joy, 21000 n. 75th ave., glendale. $12 per car, $8 for adults, free for kids aged 4 and younger, $2 discount with canned food or toy donations. (623)5610500..glendale glitters quiet nights 6pm-10pm thursdays through wednesdays, through jan.6. a display featuring 1.4 million lights decorates downtown glendale. it also features an animated musical light show in the north part of town. the center of the display is at murphy park. murphy park, 5850 w. glendale ave. glendale. free. (623)9302820.valley of lights 6pm-12pm thursdays through wednesdays, through dec. 30. a one-mile drive through exhibits featuring more than 100,000 lights and animated displays. donations accepted. fain park, 2200 n. fifth st., prescott valley. free. 1一(928)一7593090..56. these ads are all about_. a. night light displays in the phoenix zoo b. celebrations of lights c. christmas activities all over the world d. advertisements of some products57. which of the following websites can offer you further information about the 100-foot tall “tree of lights”? a. www. pvchamber. org. b. www. joyonline. org. c. www. . d. www. .58. if mr. smith and mrs. smith drive to arizona celebration of lights with their son aged 5, most probably how much will they pay for the visit at least? a. $34. b. $36. c. $28. d. $26.59. according to the text, which of the following offer animated displays? a. zoo lights & cowboy christmas. b. valley of lights & cowboy christmas. c. zoo lights & arizona celebration of lights. d. valley of lights & glendale glitters quiet nights.60. whats the purpose of the text? a. to attract more visitors to these activities. b. to collect more donations from the visitors. c. to let kids have an interesting christmas day. d. to earn more money. b seated in a convertible(敞篷车)with the top down at 60 miles an hour, mary looked at the flies that sat on top of marks hair. how could they stay there? she wondered. mary had not seen mark in years, until the other day when he came into the cafe where she worked. his appearance was different from when he was in high school. now, he was a bit fat and thick glasses covered his eyes. however, that didnt change marys feelings for him at all. he had just bought a brand new red sports car and asked her if she would like to go for a ride and then have dinner with him. her heart beat with excitement as he opened the door for her. she noticed something very strange as mark got into the car and started to drive away. on the hair was a group of flies just sitting there. mary stared in amazement. it seemed the faster they drove, the more determined the flies were to stick to his hair. mary remained silent. she leaned forward and turned the radio on, to try to divert her attention away from the flies, but she couldnt help thinking about them. she looked up at mark, who was completely devoted to what was going on and continued to sing to the music while driving merrily along. finally, mark pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road beside a diner and looked in the mirror and said, “mary, i would like to comb my hair before we get something to eat. could you reach under the seat and give me my hair cream? ” mary reached under the seat and pulled out a camping backpack, which contained a round jar and started to laugh wildly as she pointed to the label(商标). “thats not hair cream on your hair, mark! it says its fly trap glue! ”61. what did mary probably do? a. a car saleswoman. b. a waitress. c. a cook. d. a driver. 62. we can learn from the text that . a. mark used to be a thin, handsome boy b. mark had bought a new sports car for mary c. mark and mary had been in love for years d. mary felt strange when she saw the red car63. the underlined word “divert” in para. 4 can be replaced by . a. takeb. absorbc. replaced. recover64. why did mary burst into laughter? a. because mark had prepared a jar of hair cream for her. b. because mary played a trick on mark. c. because mark had mistaken fly trap glue for hair cream. d. because their ride wasnt well prepared. 65. whats the best title for this passage? a. a wonderful ride b. unchanged love c. a hair trick d. stuck on you c four out of ten women who diet end up heavier than when they started watching their waistline(腰围), a study revealed today. the research also showed that a large percentage of women started noticing the pounds creeping back on just 21 days after reaching their ideal weight. yesterday, dr ian campbell of the jenny craig weight management program said, “in the uk 61. 4 percent of adults are overweight or obese. successful weight management requires a long-term commitment in order to lose weight successfully and for good. dieting can be a real challenge so setting realistic goals and remaining focused on them is important. otherwise as this research shows, women could end up heavier than when they started. ” the “food, body, mind” report was publicized by jenny craig who quizzed 2, 000 women aged between 18 and 65 who diet regularly on their attitudes, beliefs and behaviors around weight loss. six in ten said they were on a diet then and one in five women said they were on a “continuous diet”. it found the most common triggers to start dieting was seeing their “reflection in the mirror”, preparing for a summer holiday or unflattering photos posted on social networking sites. other popular reasons include comments by friends or relatives or their other half. however, the study showed that one in ten gave up within one day, while almost a fifth managed to make it to a week or more. the average is ten days. many blamed pressure they put on themselves to lose weight too quickly for the weight gain, which leaves them with a bigger appetite than normal. others blamed colleagues, who tuck into fatty lunches and snacks unaware of the effect it has on the dieter, while motherspolishing off their childrens leftovers(剩饭)was another common cause of weight gain.66. which of the following might be the best title for this article? a. three reasons to fail in dieting b. important things for successful diet c. obesitya problem for 61. 4% adults in the uk d. four in ten women gain weight on diets67. women who go on a diet . a. are all overweight or obese b. are likely to gain weight again after reaching their ideal weight c. all fail because they are not persistent enough d. all end up heavier than when they start to diet68. the underlined word “triggers” in paragraph 4 probably means“_ ”. a. effects b. examples c. causesd. imagination69. which of the following is not the reason that many people quit dieting very soon? a. the pressure they put on themselves to lose weight quickly. b. colleagues who give them fatty l