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江西省奉新一中2014届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题新人教版第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题；第小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. where does this conversation take place? a. at a hospital. b. at a department store.c. at a restaurant.2. how much is the food and drink? a.$2.65. b. $2.75. c. $2.95.3. whats the man doing? a. watching tv. b. turning down the tv. c. answering the phone.4. according to the man, what does he like to do if possible? a. to visit museums. b. to make a good plan. c. to visit the modern museum.5. what news did the woman get from the man? a. sam will leave new york very soon. b. sams sister will leave for los angeles very soon. c. sam s sister will leave for new york very soon.第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的a、b、c三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒中；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. who could the man be? a. a manager. b. a policeman. c. the womans husband.7. where was the wallet found? a. in the restroom. b. under the table. c. on the table.听第7段材料，回答第8至10三个小题。8. what are the speakers talking about? a. buying a car. b. choosing a gift. c. using a computer.9. what s the relationship between the two speakers? a. husband and wife. b. professor and student. c. salesman and customer.10. what do we know about the person mentioned by the speakers? a. maybe he likes something expensive. b. he is surely over sixty years old. c. he must be fond of learning.听第8段材料，回答第11至13三个小题。11. why does the girl borrow money from her father? a. to see a film. b. to watch a play. c. to go to a concert.12. how much money does the girl need? a. eighteen dollars. b. thirty-six dollars.c. fifty-four dollars. 13. how many children want to go to the concert?a.three b.four c.five 听第9段材料，回答第14至17三个小题。14. what are the two speakers nationalities? a. british and chinese. b. chinese and french. c. chinese and american.15. what problem was a newspaper article about? a. the problem of rapid growth of cars in cities in america. b. the problem of rapid growth of cities in america. c. the problem of rapid growth of skyscrapers.16.do americans carry out a birth control policy? a. yes, they do. b. no, they dont. c. we cant know.17. what attitudes do most americans take towards having children? a. most americans decide not to have any children. b. most americans decide to have as many children as they can. c. most americans decide to have only one or two children. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20三个小题。18. why does the speaker give the lecture? a. to give some advice on the cycling tour. b. to explain the advantages of the cycling tour. c. to tell the listeners what to take for the cycling tour.第二部分:单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)21. at _ recent sports science conference, hundreds of participants discussed _ benefit of barefoot walking. a. the；ab. a; thec. 不填；the d. the; 不填22. _ the ability to speak, so he had to communicate with his friends and family by using sign language. a. as he lostb. his being lost c. having lostd. he lost 23. _ our team seems to lack at the moment is the determination to win the matchathatbwhatcwhetherdif24. jenny has failed to seek advice from professor li on the problem againwhat a shame! if only she _ before he went abroad on businessaarrived bhad arrived cshould have arriveddcould have arrived25.roderick had an accident yesterday. how come? he _ very carefully. adrovebdrives chad driven dhas driven26. i heard the voices, but couldnt _ what they were saying. why not go over? it wont do you any harm. a. leave outb. bring out c. hold out d. make out27. how do you know so much about whats going on in the countryside? ive got a friend there who keeps me _ . a. informingb. to be informed c. informed d. being informed28. is english literature a（n）_ course, or does everyone have to learn it? apotentialbtypical coptional dcritical29. my history teacher never buys books from online shops, and _ . a. neither doesnt his wife b. his wife doesnt either c. his wife does too d. so does his wife30. the moment i saw him, his name simply _ me, and i stood there not knowing how to address him. a. chokedb. escapedc. failedd. confused31. more and more talented young people are attracted to the famous university, _ they expect to develop themselves in many ways. awhenbwhichcwhydwhere32. an ipad 2，_ to be most useful and fashionable，is very popular with some teenagersaconsideredbconsidering cconsider dto be considered33. most men dont cry _ , but they sometimes cry when they are alone. a. in publicb. on purpose c. by accident d. in peace34. online information helps you a lot with house-hunting, but you cant really tell if youll like a place _ you see itawherebsincecwhenduntil35. her brother is said to be very bright. _ she wouldnt accept his help even if he offered it. ano wonder. b. so what? c. no doubt. d. what for? 第三部分：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）“hi! how are you? ” a woman smiled as she took the seat beside me. she had to lower herself slowly, squeezing her fat body into the seat, 36 all available space. i 37 a little towards the window, feeling worried silently about the long hours of 38 i was going to experience with this monster（巨物）beside me. she said, “my name is laura. im from britain. if were going to spend six hours side by side on this 39 , wed better be friends. ” then she started a conversation with me and didnt 40 my unfriendly reactions. she talked 41 about herself and her trip to hong kong. i gave her one-word answers to her questions about me. not affected by my 42 , she nodded as she made 43 about my answers. she was warm and considerate, 44 that i had room to stretch in my seat. i couldnt help but let down my 45 slowly. laura was an interesting conversationalist. during our conversation, laura 46 to make every crew member on the plane who 47 us walk away laughing at her jokes. i asked laura, “have you ever 48 losing some weight? ”“no. i dont trust the advertisements from slimming centers at all. ”“you arent worried about the diseases that come with being 49 ? ”“not at all. you only 50 the diseases if youre worried about your weight all the time. i eat 51 and walk regularly; im this size 52 i was born to be big! there is more to life than worrying about weight all day long. ” she drank her wine. “besides, god gave me so much happiness that i need a 53 body to hold all of it! why would i lose weight to lose my happiness? ” 54 by her unusual reasoning, i smiled. i suddenly 55 that laura was the most beautiful woman i had ever met in my life. 36. a. fillingb. making c. finding d. clearing37. a. walkedb. turned c. movedd. backed38. a. noiseb. pain c. silenced. discomfort39. a. busb. train c. flightd. ship40. a. look into b. take notice of c. look for d. take control of41. a. excitedly b. nervously c. angrily d. sadly42. a. doubt b. disappointment c. coldness d. dissatisfaction43. a. notes b. comments c. predictions d. conclusions44. a. finding outb. believing in c. making sure d. feeling like45. a. attentionb. attitude c. idead. guard46. a. managedb. pretended c. forgot d. failed47. a. chargedb. served c. treated d. warned48. a. suffered fromb. cared about c. benefited from d. thought about49. a. overweightb. critical c. embarrassed d. anxious50. a. preventb. get c. understand d. remove第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分， 满分40分)amost children of her age would struggle to sit through an opera. but at just seven years old, alma deutscher has already composed her own the talented youngster has become a classical music sensation after her first major composition was highly commended by the english national opera. and not only is alma an accomplished composer, she is also a skilled violinist and pianist alma wrote her own sonata （奏呜曲） at the age of six, followed by her opera, the sweeper of dreams, this year. she said: the music comes to me when im relaxing. i go and sit down on a seat or lie down. i like thinking about fairies a lot, and princesses, and beautiful dresses.” she added that her best compositions are created when she is on the swing in the garden at her home in dorking, surrey, but she keeps a tape recorder by her bed for when inspiration strikesthe idea for the sweeper of dreams - which narrowly missed out on a place in the final of an english national opera contest for adult composers - came in a dream almas father guy, an israeli-born linguist and amateur flautist（长笛演奏者）, said he realized his daughter had a connection with music when she was a baby. she was given her first violin for her third birthday and in less than a year she was playing handel sonatasin addition to weekly piano and violin lessons, she is taught at home, and practices and composes for between four and five hours a day. but her parents refuse to let her take part in competitions or music exams, and have turned down invitations to appear on television showsmrdeutscher added: she works hard but she has a very happy childhood and we are absolutely determined to protect this.” i dont mind if i am famous or not, i just want to be good: she added i look at other composers but im not trying to become exactly like mozartyeah, i like him, but im going to be like alma not mozart 56. what might be the authors purpose in writing the text?a. to show that success often comes in a dreamb. to introduce a 7-year-old girl who composes her own operac. to stress the importance of parents on educationd. to illustrate a proverb failure is the mother of success57. what can we learn from the first two paragraphs?a. most youngsters enjoy watching operas b. alma can play beautifully, but cant write c. alma falls in love with classical music at birthd. alma was greatly encouraged for her first composition58. according to alma, plays an important part in creating a composition a. reading b. beautiful dresses c. contest d. inspiration 59. which of the following is true of almas parents? a. they forced alma to attend music lessons all day b. they persuaded alma to show off on televisions c. they focused on giving their daughter a happy childhood d. they encouraged alma to compete in all kinds of contests60. what can we learn about alma from the last paragraph? a. alma dreams to be another mozart b. alma is eager to stand out among composers c. alma pays more attention to her fame d. alma wants to be the best herself bin todays uncertain economic times, understanding money matters is more important than ever. but americas education system is not doing a good job of teaching financial literacy （财务知识）. the inventors of a board game called nest egg hope their approach can get high school students off on the right financial foot. most of the 13 new york city high school kids who recently gathered around a table to play nest egg had never thought about personal finance before. erin kanter, head of marketing for nest egg, acts as the banker during the game. the kids form small teams and each team acts as a financial advisor for an imaginary young couple that wants to buy a home or set up a college fund for their child. its up to the players to help them build their savings for the future and achieve those goals. a roll of the dice （骰子） can bring an unexpected piece of good fortune or a disaster. in new york, the department of youth and community development is experimenting with the game. if todays experiment goes well, nest egg could be played in after-school community centers and possibly in high schools later on. osorio and his colleagues say poor money management is at least part of the reason for this statistic: 40 percent of new york city public school graduates who go on to one of the citys colleges drop out within two years. nest egg has already been introduced into the high school curriculum 3, 000 kilometers away in corpus christi, texas. carol loeb teaches economics at king high school and says it used to be hard to get her students to grasp concepts they had no experience with. but that all changed with nest egg. she recalls one student who was failing when his class started playing the game. “that was the first time the whole semester this kid had come alive, ” loeb says. “he could not wait to get in the classroom. he came in and told me what he had thought about the night before, what he wanted to do, what he wanted to invest in, and he was totally, totally engaged. ”61. speaking of teaching financial knowledge, the author takes a _ attitude toward americas education system. a. positive b. neutral c. sympathetic d. negative62. the game nest egg has been created to _ . a. help the inventors make a fortune b. help young people learn about finances c. teach young people about how to win a board gamed. try to persuade young people to become financial advisors 63. who will play a decisive role in helping the imaginary young couple achieve their goals? a. the players. b. erin kanter. c. the banker. d. the young couple themselves. 64. which of the following is partly responsible for the college dropouts according to the text? a. the game nest egg. b. osorio and his colleagues. c. bad financial management. d. new york city public school. the year is 2094. it has been announced that a comet is heading towards the earth. most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will probably hit the southern half of the earth. on 17 july, a piece four kilometers wide enters the earths atmosphere with a massive explosion. about half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the south atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. the sea boils and a huge hole is made in the sea bed. huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole. the wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern africa at 800 kilometers an hour. cities on the african coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned. before the waves reach south america, the second piece of the comet lands in argentina. earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the andes mountains. the shock waves move north into california and all around the pacific ocean. the cities of los angeles, san francisco and tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes. millions of people in the southern half of the earth are already dead, but the north wont escape for long. because of the explosions, the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, and temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. crops are ruined. the sun wont be seen again for many years. wars break out as countries fight for food. a year later, no more than 10 million remain alive. could it really happen? in fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the earth. the dinosaurs were on the earth for over 160 million years. then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. many scientists believe that the earth was hit by a piece of object in space. the dinosaurs couldnt live through the cold climate that followed and they died out. will we meet the same end? 66. what is mainly described in the passage? a. a historic discovery. b. an event of imagination. c. a research on space. d. a scientific adventure. 67. when the first piece hits the south atlantic, it causes _ . a. an earthquake b. damages to cities c. an earth explosion d. huge waves68. why cant the northern half of the earth escape for long? a. because the land is covered with water. b. because the light and heat from the sun cannot reach the earth. c. because people there cannot live at the temperature of zero. d. because wars break out among countries. 69. by giving the example of dinosaurs, the author tries to prove _ . a. animals could not live in the cold climate b. what happened 65 million years ago was an invented storyc. the human beings will die out in 2094 d. the earth could be hit by other objects in space70. we may guess that the writer is _ . a. worried b. practical c. a scientist d. full of imaginationwho is your role model? normally the answer to this question would be anyone around you who you find truly inspiring. it could also be someone like j. k. rowling or martin luther king. jr. , who has proven to be strong and intelligent person. however, in todays world, stars are regarded as role models along with the heroes listed above, despite their intentions or actions. teens attempt to imitate their actions for two major reasons. firstly, to be fashionable and accepted by popular culture, and secondly because stars actions are so well documented by the media that it seems to grab our attention and turns it to following stars