湖北省枣阳市高级中学高一英语5月月考试题 (2).doc

枣阳市高级中学2014-2015学年高一下学期5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）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给出的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. what does the man advise the woman to do this weekend?go camping b. stay home c. go swimming2. how much should the woman pay?a. $16 b. $18 c. $203. which sports does the woman like?skating. b. swimming c. boating. 4. how does the woman usually go shopping?by car. b. by bus. c. on foot 5. where will the woman go?to a clothing store. b. to a party. c. to the bank. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）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，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；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6-8题。6. where are the speakers?in a car. b. in the open air. c. at a hotel. 7. when does the conversation take place?a. at night. b. in the afternoon. c. in the morning.8. why do the speakers decide to go home?a. .they feel a bit hungry. b. there is too much noise. c. it is very late. 听第7段材料，回答第9-11题。9. what did mike do last night?a. he went to the police station. b. he drove into a drugstore and broke it up.c. he went shopping with his girlfriend. 10. who did mike have a quarrel with?a. a storekeeper. b. a policeman. c. his girlfriend. 11. where is mike now?a. in a store. b. at the police station. c. at home. 听第8段材料，回答第12-14题。12. in which month is the ticket to madrid most expensive? a. march. b. july. c. may.13. how much should two people pay for the tickets if they go to madrid in june?a. $1,050. b. $920. c. $960. 14. whats the man most probably?a. a clerk b. a pilot. c. a guide.听第9段材料，回答第15-17题。15. what does the conversation take place?a. in a travel agency b. in a hotel. c. in a booking office. 16. what does the woman think about the price of the trip?a. reasonable b. low. c. high. 17. how many days ahead does the man need to book?a. 4 days. b. 3 days. c. 2 days. 听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。18. what can we learn about the speaker?a. he doesnt like sports. b. he likes traveling very much. c. he doesnt like watching tv. 19. why does the speaker watch channel 44?a. it is the local news channel. b. it is the movie channel.c. the weather reporter is good and beautiful. 20. whats the first thing the man usually does when he travels to other countries?a. find a nice hotel. b. have a good meal. c. look for an english-language newspaper. 第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）二、完形填空（共20小题, 每小题1.5分，满分30分） the young woman entered the pool where an injured dolphin(海豚) was swimming.despite her fear, she felt strong wearing her new leg.in her second grade.maja _ her cousin，jasmina.after jasminas death，maja swore she would honor the little girl by _ with a dolphin, an animal that both girls _. “ jasmina never got the chance to do it.” says maja, now 32, “so i _ that someday id do it for her.”in high school, maja was _ about sports.she even planned to become an athlete._， in 1993, during the civil war in her home country, a bomb _ her left leg.after two years _ in the us., maja received her first artificial (人造的)leg, but _ it didnt fit well, walking for maja was very painful. _， she managed to graduate from a local high school.then after receiving a _ from saint francis university, she got a job at an insurance firm and _ started her own company.to relax, maja _ often watch the dolphins play at an aquarium(水族馆)near her home.a young dolphin, winter, who had lost its tail, caught her _. one day, maja happened to see trainers _ winter with a hightech tail.when they were done, winter swam freely in the water.maja was _.she managed to find the inventors of winters tail.within ten days, she had a new leg which freed her of the _ that had troubled her for almost 16 years.now maja was ready to keep her _.she went to the aquarium, lowered herself into the pool and held out a hand to winter, who approached _， then swam away.after a few minutes, the dolphin let maja _ its back. finally, the two began to swim around the pool together.1a.lost bvisited crescued dleft2a.talking bliving cswimming dsurfing3a.adored badopted cpossessed dpurchased4a.pretended bdecided cpreferred dagreed 5a.positive benthusiastic cparticular dcurious 6a.undoubtedly bsurprisingly cstrangely dunfortunately7a.took away btook over ccut down dcut out8a.study boperation ctreatment dexperiment9a.until bbecause calthough dif10a.otherwise btherefore cbesides dhowever11a.scholarship bdegree cprize dnotice12a.gradually bactually ceventually dnaturally13a.might bshould ccould dwould14a.eye bleg cnose dhand15a.decorating bguiding cmarking dfitting16a.inspired bpuzzled cshocked damused 17a.worry bsadness cpain dfear18a.appointment bpromise crecord dhabit19a.blindly bangrily cgratefully dcautiously 20a.strike bcover ctouch dwipe三、阅读理解（共22小题, 每小题2分，满分24分） phantom vibrations-the phenomenon where you think your phone is vibrating but its not-have been around since the mobile age. today, theyre so common that researchers have devoted studies to themfor valerie kusler, who works on a cattle farm, the feeling is complicated by the cows“the cowsmoo is very muffled, it kinda sounds likeerrrr,”she says.“so thats very similar to what my phone sounds like when it vibrates on my desk or in my purse.”other people may not confuse cows for their phones, but research shows phantom vibration symptom is a near-universal experience for people with smartphones.nearly 90 percent of college undergraduates in a 2012 study said they felt phantom vibrations. the number was just as high for a survey of hospital workers, who reported feeling phantom vibrations on either a weekly or monthly basis“something in your brain is being triggered（触发）thats different than what was triggered just a few short years ago,” says dr larry rosen, a research psychologist who studies how technology affects our minds.“if youd asked me 10 years ago, or maybe even five years ago if i- felt an itch beneath where my pocket of my jeans was, and asked me what i would do, id reach down and scratch it because it was probably a little itch caused by the neurons firing（神经元刺激），”he says. now, of course, the itch triggers him to reach for his phone. rosen says its an example of how our devices are changing how our brains process information“were seeing a lot of what looks like obsessive behavior. people who are constantly picking up their phone look like they have an obsession. they dont look much different from someone whos constantly washing their hands. im not saying that it is an obsession, but im saying that it could turn into one, very easily, rosen says.while 9 out of 10 participants in the study of college students said the vibration feeling bothered them only a little or not at all, rosen still recommends backing away from our phones every once in a while to keep our anxiety levels down.“one of the things im really adamant about in spite of being very pro-technology, is just away from the technology for short periods, rosen saysand by short periods. i mean; maybe just 30 minutes or an hour.”21according to the article, phantom vibrations_a. are mainly caused by neurons firingb. affect people mostly working on farmsc. help our brains better process informationd. started troubling people in recent years22the underlined word adamant in the last paragraph probably means_.a. curious b. determined c. satisfied d. cautious23it can be concluded from larry rosens research that_.a. phantom vibrations could probably result in obsessive behaviorb. the use of smart phones has completely changed the way our minds workc. most people feel uncomfortable when they experience phantom vibrationsd. hospital workers are more likely to suffer from phantom vibrations than students24according to larry rosen, the most effective measure against phantom vibrations is to_a. move to a quieter neighborhoodb. stop using smartphones in poor conditionc. take a break from using smartphones occasionallyd. keep a close watch on your anxiety levels your body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment (营养). the old saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away” is not as silly as some people think. the body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin c. many people take extra vitamins in pill form, believing that these will make them healthy.but a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need. the body doesnt need or use extra vitamins, so why waste money on them?in the modern western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly. they throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly. the list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening.25“your body has close relations with the food you eat.”it really means that _.a. all kinds of food you eat can be made into your bodyb. what you eat has great effect on your healthc. your body is made up of the food you eatd. the more you eat, the fitter you will feel26the old saying referred to in the passage tells us that _.a. eating apples regularly does lots of good to our healthb. the apple is the best among all kinds of fruitsc. apples can take the place of doctorsd. an apple is a sure cure for illness27in the second paragraph, the writer tries to let us know _.a. our bodies need food or we cant liveb. often eating apples is a good habitc. taking extra vitamin pills is completely uselessd. a good diet is of great importance for our health28in the modern western countries _.a. people dont want to pay more attention to their eatingb. people throw everything into their stomachs without chewingc. lots of peoples illnesses are caused or made worse by bad eating habitsd. people are only too busy to cook meals for themselves29from the passage we can draw a conclusion that if we want to keep healthy, we should _.a. only eat an apple a dayb. eat properlyc. take as many vitamin pills as possibled. throw something into our stomachs slowly and carefully in england, we look forward to our birthdays for 364 days a year!we invite special people to celebrate it with us.the presentspresents are opened as soon as the children are awake. they cant wait for the birthday cake later in the day!the cardsfriends and family send birthday cards. sending birthday cards is a custom (风俗) that began in england about 100 years ago.the partythe birthday child will have a party to which friends and family are invited. visitors to the party bring presents for the birthday child. the children play games such as musical chairs and pass the parcel (包裹).the cakethe birthday cake is decorated on a theme (主题). a candle for each year is lit and placed on top and the child blows out the candles making a wish. we dont put objects inside the cake as stated on many websites.the bumps (碰撞)it used to be traditional for the birthday child to have the bumps. friends would hold the child by the legs and under the arms and lift the child up and down bumping them gently on the ground. the number of bumps given is the age of the child plus one for extra good luck. as this can be dangerous, clapping (拍手) is often done instead.the sweetssome children do take sweets to school to share with their classmates on their birthdays.30 in england, the birthday present is opened _.a. before the child wakes upb. immediately after the child wakes upc. as soon as the child gets upd. during the birthday party31 if alice is celebrating her 7th birthday, how many bumps will she be given?a. six. b. seven. c. eight. d. nine.32 which of the following facts about birthdays in england is not true?a. all the children will receive birthday cards on their birthdays.b. clapping is often done for the birthday child.c. objects meaning good luck are usually placed inside the birthday cake.d. nowadays children may share sweets with their classmates on their birthdays.33 what would be the best title for this passage?a. how birthdays are celebrated in the worldb. where to hold an english birthday partyc. what to send when invited to a childs birthdayd. how english children celebrate their birthdays wealth starts with a goal saving a dollar at a time. call it the piggy bank strategy(策略). there are lessons in that time-honored coin-saving container. any huge task seems easier when reduced to baby steps. i f you wished to climb a 12,000-foot mountain, and could do it a day at a time, you would only have to climb 33 feet daily to reach the top in a year. if you want to take a really nice trip in 10 years for a special occasion, to collect the $15,000 cost, you have to save $3.93 a day. if you drop that into a piggy bank and then once a year put $1,434 in a savings account at 1% interest rate after-tax, you will have your trip money. when i was a child, my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that, if i wanted something, i should save money to buy it. we associate piggy banks with children, but in many countries, the little containers are also popular with adults. europeans see a piggy bank as a sign of good fortune and wealth. around the world, many believe a gift of a piggy bank on new years day brings good luck and financial success. ah, but you have to put something in it. why is a pig used as a symbol of saving? why not an elephant bank, which is bigger and holds more coins? in the middle ages, before modern banking and credit instruments, people saved money at home, a few coins at a time dropped into a jar or dish. potters(制陶工) made these inexpensive containers from an orange-colored clay(黏土) called “pygg,” and folks saved coins in pygg jars. the middle english word for pig was “pigge”. while the saxons pronounced pygg, referring to the clay, as “pug”, eventually the two words changed into the same pronunciation, sounding the “i” as in pig or piggy. as the word became less associated with the orange clay and more with the animal, a clever potter fashioned a pygg jar in the shape of a pig, delighting children and adults. the piggy bank was born.originally you had to break the bank to get to the money, bringing in a sense of seriousness into savings. while piggy banks teach children the wisdom of saving, adults often need to relearn childhood lessons. think about the things in life that require large amounts of money- college education, weddings, cars, medical care, starting a business, buying a home, and fun stuff like great trips. so when you have money, take off the top 10%, put it aside, save and invest wisely. 34what is the piggy bank strategy?a. paying 1% income tax at a time.b. setting a goal before making a travel plan.c. aiming high even when doing small things.d. putting aside a little money regularly for future use.35why did the writers parents give him a piggy bank as a gift?a. to delight him with the latest fashion.b. to encourage him to climb mountains.c. to help him form the habit of saving.d. to teach him english pronunciation.36what does the underlined word “something”(paragraph 3) most probably refer to?a. money b. giftsc. financial success d. good luck37the piggy bank originally was _.a. a potters instrumentb. a cheap clay containerc. an animal-shaped dishd. a pig-like toy for children38the last paragraph talks about _.a. the seriousness of educating childrenb. the enjoyment of taking a great tripc. the importance of managing moneyd. the difficulty of starting a business a japanese company has ordered its employees to get the same hairstyles- to help save energy.tokyo-based maeda corporation has announced the move as part of a national campaingn to cut energy use.since fukushima nuclear plant was destroyed in the earthquake and tsunami that struck japan in march, 2011, the countys government has asked its people to slash their energy consumption.men are expected to sport a short back-and-sides, slightly longer on the top, while women have been asked to wear short hair with a fringer (刘海) that can be swept to one side.chizuru inoue, a spokesman for maeda crop, said: “our company is very devoted to protecting the environment and we encourage our staff to adopt many environment-friendly actions.”“we are not sure of the data yet, but we believe if people have short hair they do not need to use their hairdryers for so long and they will use less water. if all our staff do this, then it may save a lot of power.”there is another advantage for employees of the construction firm, ms. inoue added, as it is easier to make short hair neat again after staff had been wearing hard hats. she said a lot of staff had been calling for information on where they can get their hair cut in the correct style.following the fukushima nuclear disaster in march, japan has been struggling to produce enough