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八一中学2015届高三8月月考英语试题第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） what can we learn from the conversation?the man has found a new seat for the woman. the womans seat is occupied. the woman is in the wrong row. what did the man do?he forgot to return a book.he lent tony a book two months ago.he helped the woman take out a book.when did the mans daughter set a new world record?in 1999. b. in 2005. c. in 2009.what does the man mean?he moved the desk alone.he had some classmates move the desk.his classmates helped him move the desk.what time is it now? 3:10. b. 3:15. c. 4:10. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。who might the man be?a waiter. b. the womans friend. c. the womans husband. where was the wallet found?a. in the restroom. b. at the cash desk. c. on the table. 请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。what does the man invite the woman to do?buy trousers. b. buy shoes. c. go climbing.why didnt the man buy the shoes yesterday?he didnt like soft shoes. they were too expensive.he didnt have enough money.请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。where does the conversation take place?at a party. b. in a shop. c. in a game room.how much does the woman plan to spend? a. $50. b. $30 c. $20.12. what does the woman choose at last? a. a book about pc games. b. a magic car. c. a pencil box. 请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.why didnt the man show up for the party?he got lost on the way to the party.he forgot to go to the party.his car broke down on the mountain.14. what did the man do last night?a. he repaired his car on the mountain.b. he stayed overnight on the mountain.c. he stayed at his colleagues house. 15. what does the woman advise the man to do?a. rent a nissan car. b. get his car repaired at her garage. c. sell his car and buy a new one. 16. how much will the man pay in total to rent the car? a. us$220. b. us$440. c. us$660. 请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what do we know about william shakespeare?a. he is the greatest playwright of all time.b. he is the greatest poet in the world.c. he lived during the reign of elizabeth ii.18. when was shakespeares first poem published? a. in 1593. b. in 1594. c. in 1598. 19. what were shakespeares earlier plays? a. mainly histories and comedies. b. mainly comedies and tragedies. c. mainly histories and tragedies. 20. which of the following is written in the sixteenth century? a. hamlet. b. king lear. c. romeo and juliet. 第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. - would you mind passing me my glasses? i cant make out the words in the letter.- _. a. yes, please. b. no, never mind. c. with pleasure. d. thats ok.22. the girl was at _ loss when _ word came that she had been disqualified from the speech competition. a. a; b. a; the c. the; the d. ;23. according to a recent study, women are _ to suffer from stomach cancer as men. a. twice more likely b. twice as likely c. more likely twice d. as twice likely 24. -what do you think of her new book? - there is nothing special about it. i mean it is just_.a. average b. usual c. normal d. strange25. mandy _ adoption since her sons death, but her husband didnt agree with her. a. has considered b. has been considering c. is going to consider d. had considered26. without professional training, you may _ lots of bad habits when learning to play the piano. a. give up b. catch up c. keep up d. pick up 27. the degree _ the company is able to cope with the uncertainty of the future is worth studying. a. of how b. to that c. to which d. on which28. _ we admit that there are some problems with the new system, we believe they can be solved. a. until b. while c. as d. unless 29. -did you enjoy your holiday in hawaii?- yes, but i would rather you _ there too. a. went b. had gone c. should go d. would have gone30. _ he misunderstood my position on the question is obvious from his remarks. a. what b. how c. that d. which 31. _ the governments record on unemployment, their chances of winning the election look poor.a. given b. to give c. giving d. having given32. _that marie was able to set up new branches elsewhere.a. so successful her business was b. so successful was her businessc. so her business was successful d. so was her successful business33. it was with great joy _ the father received the news that his long-lost son had been found. a. because b. while c. since d. that 34. i got the story from tom and _ people who had worked with him. a. every other b. many others c. some other d. other than 35. the girl is a student at oxford university, _ for a degree in english literature.a. studied b. studying c. to have studied d. to be studying 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 in front of the church down the street, a manger(马槽) had been set up, with mary, joseph, and the barn animals in 47._ the arrival of baby jesus. as i walked home, i 48._ that the story of joseph and mary wandering from door to door seeking shelter was much like my own. leaving puerto rico was still a 49._in my soul and i was struggling with whom i had become in my 15 years in the united states. id mourned my losses, 50._for the first time, i recognized what id gained. i was 51._, and educated and healthy. my life was still before me, full of 52. _. sometimes the best 53._ is the one you give yourself. that christmas, i gave myself credit 54._ id accomplished so far and permission to go 55. _ unafraid. it was the best gift ive ever received, the one that i most treasure.36.a. chosenb. botheredc. allowedd. accompanied37.a. working b. laughing c. studying d. thinking38.a. crowdedb. expensivec. cheerfuld. large39.a. looking forb. looking atc. looking throughd. looking over40.a. finally b. easilyc. quickly d. likely41.a. patientb. strictc. aloned. private42.a. friendsb. dreamsc. guestsd. customers43.a. beautifulb. interesting c. cleand. empty44.a. pleasedb. upsetc. surprisedd. curious45.a. hatedb. lovedc. missedd. forgot46.a. achievedb. refusedc. preferredd. offered47.a. searchb. expectationc. positiond. control48.a. imaginedb. sighedc. realizedd. expressed49.a. effort b. beliefc. wound d. wish 50.a. butb. so c. becaused. though51.a. excitedb. independentc. ordinary d. worthless 52.a. desiresb. possibilitiesc. idealsd. advantages53.a. giftb. lessonc. purposed. memory 54.a. on b. in c. atd. for55.a. upward b. downc. aroundd. forward第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出最佳选项。ai was diagnosed with cancer in september 2005, after discovering a small lump in my neck. all seemed well after the lump had been removed. however, a follow-up blood test revealed that the cancer had spread. i underwent chemotherapy(化疗), and within four months i lost nearly 20kg, all my hair and energy. i got a tentative all-clear(解除警报)two days after my 28 the birthday. to me, it signaled a new start, and i couldnt wait to get on with my life. the doctors told me that it would be months before i could get back to my old activity levels, but i just didnt want to accept this. i wanted to be normal again now, not in six months.so i started by simply walking around edinburgh. each day i would get home four or five hours later feeling like i had run a marathon. after less than six weeks, i half-ran, half-crawled up arthurs seat in edinburgh. i spent the next couple of days in bed recovering, but soon after that i was back in the gym. my diet had never been great before i fell ill - i was a real vegetable-phobe(厌恶蔬菜的人)， and to some extent i still am. nowadays, though, i make myself eat more natural foods. i have discovered that a good blender and a slow-cooker help make foods i dont like bearable. when one suffers a physical setback, emotional support from others is important. still, there are things only you can do for yourself; at the end of the day, you are the one going through it. i went back to work, and now have started a company to take my passion for health and fitness forward. i believe that what holds most people back is a poor mental attitude and lack of determination. you can achieve whatever you want; you just have to work hard at it.56. what do we learn about the author from the passage? a. he was diagnosed with cancer after a regular blood test. b. he got back in the gym two days after his 28th birthday. c. his doctors asked him not to do any kind of exercise for six months. d. he wanted to recover from his illness as soon as possible. 57. how did the author change his diet? a. he started eating more natural foods. b. he began to like eating vegetables. c. he learned to cook by himself. d. he liked eating the foods he hadnt liked before. 58. based on the last paragraph, the author thinks that_. a. the help and support of others are useless to sick people b. people cant be mentally unprepared to decide things c. people should do everything by themselves d. hard-working people get what they want59. the author thinks the main thing in life is _. a. optimism b. calmness c. passion d. honesty 60. what would be the best title for the passage? a. life depends on exercise b. perseverance is the key to success c. how i bear cancer d. how to overcome cancerbin california, young sea lions are in danger of starving to death and it is not clear why.im going on a rescue right now, said peter wallerstein talking on his cell phone while in his truck. ive already rescued two sea lions. wallerstein can barely keep up with the distress calls. his sea mammal rescue operation has already saved 240 california sea lion pups this year. not much energy left in this guy, he said about one particular sea lion. almost all were dying from starvation. we found them seven miles up the flood control channel, found them under a car, and we dont really know why, he said. on average, about a hundred sea lions are rescued in southern california during the winter. but 700 have been picked up over the last three months. theyre very sick, said keith matassa, who runs the pacific marine mammal center in laguna beach. his team is nursing 115 sea lions back to health. a normal sea lion at this age - 8 to 9 months old - should be around 60, 70 pounds, said matassa. were seeing them come into our center at 20 to 25 pounds, and really, they look like walking skeletons. sea lions depend on herring, sardines and other small fish found close to californias coast. sarah wilkin is a marine biologist with the national marine fisheries service. asked why it has reached this point, she said: were looking at whether the prey that these animals should be eating just isnt available to them for some reason, and that could be because theres less of it or because its moved and its not accessible.it can take four months of care before the animals are strong enough to be released back into the pacific.this is the ultimate gift watching an animal come in as a walking skeleton, said matassa, and watching it run off the beach.and just head out where it should be. scientists worry theyll find even more starving sea lions in the weeks ahead. april and may are usually peak months for sea lion rescues. 61. what does the author try to express in the underlined sentence in the third paragraph? a. wallerstein is bored with the calls. b. the situation is terrible for the sea lions. c. wallersteins telephone is hard to get through to. d. the rescue operation is going very well. 62. what might have led to the starvation of the sea lions, according to sarah wilkin? a. the winter coldness. b. a lack of prey. c. a flood. d. car accidents.63. when the sea lions come back to health, they are _.a. released back into the pacific b. sent to the national marine fisheries servicec. sent to the pacific marine mammal centerd. released on the californian coast64. the underlined sentence “ they look like walking skeletons” means_.a. they are very firm b. they are very active c. they are very ugly d. they are very thin65. what would be the best title for the text? a. access to sea lions prey b. sea lion rescue operation c. starvation endangers sea lions d. protection for sea lions is pressingc its difficult not to become involved in gossip at work. after all, people like gossip and interesting bits of information: you only have to look at the number of celebrity-focused publications to realize that we have a huge appetite for discussing other peoples lives. at work, however, this type of interaction is harmful and costly. it wastes time, damages reputations, promotes divisiveness(分歧), creates anxiety. rumors often grow because people like to be in the know. knowledge is power, and thats why the people with the least amount of power in an organization can often be the ones to start and spread rumors. it can make them feel important if theyre seen to know things that others dont. this knowledge is at the center of why and how rumors start and spread. insufficient（不足） knowledge or incomplete information are often to blame. consider these examples: people dont know why a colleague was fired, so they make up a reason based on some limited knowledge or insignificant fact. i saw john override（推翻） the cash register the other day without a supervisor present. maybe he stole some money and thats why he went. people see a pattern of behavior between two individuals and they add their own explanation. joseph and samantha spend a lot of time together after hours catching up on paperwork. and just yesterday, they were sitting awfully close to each other in the meeting. i bet paperwork isnt all thats getting done after work! these rumors are typical of the things youll face at work, and they spread because of a lack of accurate information. so, the best way to fight rumors is with good communication. when you communicate well, your team knows whats happening, and they trust that youll keep them informed. good communication within your team also means that you will become aware of any rumors that are starting, and youll be able to address them quickly and effectively. 66. the huge number of celebrity-focused publications reveals that_. a. celebrities depend on publications to achieve fameb. people like discussing other peoples livesc. the publishing industry is boomingd. celebrities are rather disturbed by rumors. 67. who is most likely to spread rumors at work? a. the ones who have a large circle of friends. b. the ones who have quick access to information. c. the ones who have good knowledge. d. the ones with the least amount of power. 68. the passage is developed mainly_. a. by using time order. b. by making comparisons c. by giving figures d. by giving examples69. what is the relationship between joseph and samantha in the eyes of the people spreading rumors? a. they are lovers. b. they are work partners. c. they are rivals. d. they are old friends. 70. what is mainly discussed in the last paragraph? a. how to fight rumors. b. why rumors start. c. how to communicate with colleagues. d. why knowledge matters. dgeorge eberhardt turned 107 last month, and scientists would love to know how he and other older folks like him made it that far. so hes going to hand over some of his dna.hes one of 100 centenarians(百岁老人) taking part in a project that examines some of the oldest citizens with one of the newest scientific tools: whole-genome sequencing(全基因组测试), the deciphering of a persons complete collection of dna. scientists think dna from very old healthy people could offer clues to how they have lived so long. and that could one day lead to medicines to help the rest of us stay disease-free longer. its very hard to get to 105 without some genetic advantages, says dr. thomas perls, a geriatrics(老年医学) expert at boston university. dr.perls is helping find centenarians for the archon genomics x prize competition. the x prize foundation, best known for a spaceflight competition, is offering $10 million in prize money to researchers who decipher the complete dna code from 100 people older than 100. the contest will be judged on accuracy, completeness and the speed and cost of sequencing. mr. eberhardt played and taught tennis until he was 94and says hes participating in the x prize project because hes interested in science and technology. its not clear his genes will reveal much. nobody else in his extended family reached 100, and he thinks only a couple reached 90, he said in a telephone interview.so why does he think he lived so long? he attributes it to 70 years of marriage to his wife, marie. she in turn cites his intense interest in so many things over a lifetime, from building radios as a child to pursuing a career in electronics research.but scientists believe theres more to it, and they want to use genome sequencing to investigate. dr. richard cawthon