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绝密启用前2013年下学期岳阳市第七中学高二第一次月考试卷英 语 本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力，语言知识运用、阅读理解和书面表达。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。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. Thursday. C. Friday. The answer is B.Conversation 11. What does the woman think of her job？A. Boring B. Enjoyable C. Difficult2. Where is Tom working now?A. At a gym B. In a computer company C. In the mans companyConversation 23. What is the man doing?A. Giving advice to his mother.B. Asking permission from his mother.C. Telling his mother about his school life.4. What do we know about the man?A. He often helps his mother in the kitchen.B. He wants to take some dancing lessons.C. He will not live with his parents soon.Conversation 35. What happened to Sandy?A. He was fired. B. He failed to get a job. C. He got lost in the museum.6. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman is quite selfish.B. The man is disappointed with Sandy.C. Sandy has applied for a job in Los Angeles.Conversation 47. Whats the relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife B. Brother and sister C. Colleagues8. What is the woman complaining about?A. She is getting fatter. B. The man is not generous enough.C. She doesnt like the food in restaurants.9. What does the man mean?A. He would rather eat at home. B. He would rather eat out. C. He will save money.Conversation 510. Where are the two speakers?A. In France B. In Japan C. In China11. What does the woman think of the food in the restaurant?A. Oily B. Cheap C. Delicious12. What do we know about the restaurant?A. It is open at 6:00 am. B. It is American-style.C. It provides an English menu.Conversation 613. Why does the woman come to school early?A. To discuss some problems with the man about the test.B. To arrange the classroom for the test.C. To review for the test.14. How does the man feel about the test?A. Nervous B. Calm C. Excited15. What do we know about the man?A. He will help the woman. B. He is not good at studying.C. He always comes to the school early.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 information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE TNA THREE WORDS.You will hear the short passage TWICE.SatellitesWhat a satellite isIt is an object placed into orbit by humans. How long a satellite usually works16. _ yearsThe usage of satellitesProviding people with many TV programsConnecting international 17. _Gathering 18. _ by taking photographs of the earth.Connecting 19._to the InternetHelping airplane pilots find their 20. _ 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. Example: The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket _the desert.A. covering B. covered C. cover D. to coverThe answer is A.21. Happiness and success often come to those _ are good at recognizing their own strengths. A. whom B. who C. what D. which22. Andrew apologized to his best friend because he _ some cruel remarks to her after the playing A. has made B. makes C. had made D. will make23. I am confident that _we are all willing to work together, we can overcome the world challenges and keep the earth clean and healthy.A. if B. unless C. though D. until24. _ this possible effect may put us in a dilemma.A. Having overlooked B. Overlooked C. To overlook D. Overlooked25. Large numbers of harmful chemicals produced from the factory flow into the rivers, _ the river and sea life. A. killed B.killing C. to kill D. having killed26. Teen Talk is a telephone service for teenagers, where practical advice _ on how to overcome their problems.A. has offered B. has been offered C. will offer D. will be offered 27. -What do you suppose made her so unhappy?- _ her wallet.B. lose B. Lost C. Losing D. To lose28. -The light in the office is still on.-Oh, I forget _.C. turning it off B. to turn it off C. turning off it D. to turn off it29. When it comes to factories, people will think of clouds of dirty smoke or pipes _chemical waste into the rivers. A. to pour B. pouring C. poured D. pour30. If you dont go to the party, _I.A. so do B. so will C. nor do D. neither shall31. What we need are better laws_ the environment and still allow our country to grow. A. preserving B. preserved C. to preserve D. preserve32. The lady _ have done something wrong, because she is looking guilty. A. would B. should C. can D. must33. When the teacher wanted to check his homework, Tom pretended _it at home.A. to leave B. to have left C. leaving D. having left 34. There _in the world _China is a great country with a long history and rich culture. D. are no doubt ; that B. are not doubts ; if C. is no doubt; that D. is not doubt; if35. His younger sister is often made to cry by him, but this time she made him _. A. cryingB. cryC. to cryD. cries 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.You may think there is only sand in the desert of the world, _1_ it is not true. In the desert, as we know, there is a little _2_, but it is not enough for most plants. Still we can see some plants live in the desert.There is _3_ in some places in the desert. We call these places oases. In the oases, there are villages and towns. People grow _4_ kinds of crops in the fields there.People _5_ live outside the oases. They have camels, sheep and other animals. These animals depend _6_ the desert plants for their food and do not need _7_ water.The _8_ are useful to the desert people in many ways. They eat the meat and drink the milk of the animals. They use the camels for carrying water, food, tents and something else.The people of the desert have to keep moving from place to place. They must always look 9 grass or desert plants for their animals. When there is no more food for their animals, they move to _10_ place. The desert people are _11_. No man in the desert would ever refuse _12_ the people in trouble and give them food and water.1. A. andB. butC. orD. so2. A. rainB. rainsC. windD. winds3. A. stones B. plantsC. woodD. water4. A. every B. allC. aD. one5. A. alsoB. tooC. eitherD. still6. A. withB. inC. onD. by7. A. a little B. fewC. muchD. any8. A. water B. plants C. cropsD. animals9. A. at B. forC. upD. after10. A. other B. the otherC. the othersD. another11A. well B. friend C. friendlyD. carefully12. A. help B. helpsC. helpingD. to helpSection C (12 marks) Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.Why do I want to go to college? No one has ever asked me _1 _ a question. But many times I have asked_2_. I have a whole variety of reasons. The_3_ important reason is that I want to be a better man. Many things make human beings different _4_ or better than or even superior to animals. One of the most important things is education. _5_ I fail to receive higher education, my education will not finish. As I want to be a fully developed man, _6_ must get a well-rounded education, _7_ good colleges and universities are supposed to provide. I know one can get educated in many ways, but colleges and universities are the best places to teach me how to educate myself. Only _8_ I am well-educated, will I be a better human being and be able to better fit into society.Part III 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.AALife gets noisier every day and very few people can be free from noise of some sort or another. It doesnt matter where you livein the middle of a modern city, or a faraway villagethe chances that you will be disturbed by jet aeroplanes, transistor radios, oil-powered engines, etc. are almost everywhere .We seem to be get ting used to noise, too. Some people feel quite lonely without background music while they are working.Scientific tests have shown that total silence can be very frightening experience for human beings. However ,some people enjoy listening to pop music which is very loud, and this can do harm to their eardrums(耳鼓).The noise level in some disc o is far above the usual safety level for heavy industrial areas.One recent report about noise and concentration(专心) suggested that although a lot of people say that any noise disturbs their concentration, what really affects their ability to concentrate is a change in the level of noise. It goes on to say that a background noise, which doesnt change too much (music, for example) may even help people to concentrate.1. The best title for this passage is _.A. Noisy Life B. Background NoiseC. Disturbed Concentration D. Changeable Noise2. From this passage, the pollution of noise _.A. doesnt matter much B. has become worse everywhereC. has become better in big cities D. has become better in villages3. “Background music” in the passage means _.A. music played in the concertB. a kind of noise coming into your earsC. music helps people to concentrateD. music played while people are working4. Some people may have their hearing hurt _.A. while they are in completely silenceB. while they are dancing violentlyC. while they are listening to pop musicD. while they are listening to soft music5. Scientists have discovered that what prevents people from concentrating is _.A. any kind of noise B. great changes in level of noiseC. background noise D. various background music 1-5ABDCB BPeople believe that climbing can do good to health. Where can you learn the skill of climbing then? If you think that you have to go to the mountains to learn how to climb, youre wrong. Many Americans are learning to climb in city gyms. Here, people are learning on climbing. The climbing wall goes straight up and small holding places for hands and feet. How do people climb the wall? To climb, you need special shoes band (保护带) around your chest to hold you. There are ropes tied to you. The ropes hold you in place so that you dont fall. A beginners wall is usually about 15 feet high, and you climb straight up. There are small pieces of metal that stick out for you to stand on and hold on to. Sometimes its easy to see the new piece of metal. Sometimes, its not. The most difficult is your fear. Its normal for humans to be afraid of falling, so its difficult not to feel fear. But when you move away from the wall, and the ropes hold you, and you begin to feel safe. You move slowly until you reach the top. Climbing attracts people because its good exercise for almost everyone. You use your whole body, especially your arms and legs. This sport gives your body a complete workout. When you climb, both your mind and your body can become stronger.61. What can we infer from the passage?A. People are fairly interested in climbing nowadays.B. It is impossible to build up ones body by climbing.C. People can only learn the skill of climbing outdoors. D. It is always easy to see holding places in climbing.62. The most difficult thing to do in wall climbing is _.A. to tie ropes to your B. to control your fearC. to move away from the wall D. to climb straight up63. The word “workout” underlined in the last paragraph most probably means _. A. settlement B. exercise C. excitement D. tiredness64. Which of the following is True?A. A climber needs special shoes and ropes only when climbing.B. A beginners wall must be 15 feet high.C. On the wall, there are small pieces of mental.D. During the climbing, you should move quickly until you reach the top65. The main purpose of the passage is_. A. to tell people where to find gyms. B. to prove the basic need for climbingC. to encourage people to climb mountains. D. to introduce the sport of wall climbing C CIn a world with limited land, water and other natural resources (资源), the harm from the traditional business model is on the rise. Actually, the past decades has seen more and more forests disappearing and globe becoming increasingly warm. People now realize that this unhealthy situation must be changed, and that we must be able to develop in sustainable (可持续的) ways. That means growth with low carbon or development of sustainable products（可持续产品）. In other words, we should keep the earth healthy while using its supply of natural resources.Today, sustainable development is a proper trend in many countries. According to a recent study, the global market for low-carbon energy will become three times bigger over the next decades. China, for example, has set its mind on leading that market, hoping to get chances in the new round of the global energy revolution（革命）. It is now trying hard to make full use of wind and solar energy, and is spending a huge amount of money making electric cars and high-speed trains. In addition, we are also seeing great growth in the global markets for sustainable products such as palm oil (棕榈油)， which is produced without cutting down valuable rainforest. In recent years, the markets for sustainable products have grown by more than 50%.Governments can fully develop the potential（潜力） of these new markets. First, they can set high targets for reducing carbon emissions (排放) and targets for saving and reusing energy. Besides, stronger arrangement of public resources like forests can also help to speed up the development. Finally, governments can avoid the huge consumption（消耗） that are taking us in the wrong direction, and redirecting some of those expenses can accelerate the change from traditional model to a sustainable one.The major challenge of this century is to find ways to meet the needs of growing population within the limits of this single planet. That is no small task, but it offers many new chances for sustainable product industries.64. What can we infer from Paragraph 2? A. China lacks wind and solar energy. B. High-speed trains are a low-carbon development. C. China is the leader of the low-carbon market. D. Palm oil is made at the cost of valuable forests.65. We can learn from the last paragraph that businesses have many chances to _. A. deal with the major challenge B. explore new natural resources C. make full use of natural resources D. develop sustainable products66. What is the main purpose of the passage? A. To introduce a new business model. B. To compare two business models. C. To advocate sustainable development. D. To predict a change of the global market.BDC Have you ever argued with your loved ones about simple misunderstandings？no doubt. We often believe were more skillful in getting our point across than we actually are, according to Boza Keysar, a professor at the University of Chicago. In his recent study, speakers tried to express their meanings using unclear sentences. Speakers who thought listeners understood were wrong nearly half the time. Heres some good advice to reduce misunderstanding: （1）Dont trust what you see from the listener. Listeners often nod, look at you or say “uhhuh” to be polite or move the conversation along.But its easy to consider these as signs of understanding. （2）Train the editor in your head. If you say, “Beth discusses her problems with her husband, ”its not clear whether shes talking to her husband or about him. Try instead, Beth talks to her husband about her problems.” or “Beth talks to others about the problems with her husband. ” （3）Ask listeners to repeat your message. Introduce your request by saying “I want to be sure I said that right. ”Questions like “How does that sound? ”or “Does that make sense? ”may also work. （4）Listen well. When on the receiving end, ask questions to be sure youre on the same page. After all, it isnt just the speakers job to make his speech understood. 64. The author gives us some g