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曲沃中学2013-2014学年高二12月月考英语试题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将在试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。听完每段对话后，你都有10称钟的时间来回答有关小题如阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. what does the man like about the play?a. the story. b. the ending. c. the actor.2. which place are the speakers trying to find?a. a hotel. b. a bank. c. a restaurant.3. at what time will the two speakers meet?a. 5:20. b. 5:10. c.4:40.4. what will the man do?a. change the plan. b. wait for a phone call. c. sort things out.5. what does the woman want to do?a. see a film with the man. b. offer the man some help c. listen to some great music.第一节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给出的a、b、c三个选项种选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答6、7题。6.where is ben？a. in the kitchen. b. at school. c. in the park.7. what will the children do in the afternoon?a. help set the table. b. have a party. c. do their homework.听下面一段对话，回答第8、9题8. what are the two speakers talking about?a. a family holiday. b. a business trip. c. a travel plan.9. where did rachel go?a. spain. b. italy. c. china.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. how did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke?a. from young smokers. b. from a newspaper article. c. from some smoking parents.11. why does the man say that he should keep away from babies?a. he has just become a father. b. he wears dirty clothes. c. he is a smoker.12. what does the woman suggest smoking parents should do?astop smoking altogether. b. smoke only outside their houses.c. reduce dangerous matter in cigarettes.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. where does michelle ray come from?a. a middle-sized city. b. a small town. c. a big city.14. which place would michelle ray take her visitors to for shopping?a. the zen garden b. the highlands. c. the red river area.15. what does michelle ray do for complete quiet?a. go camping. b. study in a library. c. read at home.16. what are the speakers talking about in general?a. late-night shopping. b. asian food. c. louisville.听下面一段对话，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. why do some people say they never have dreams according to dr garfield ?a. they forget about their dreams. b. they dont want to tell the truth.c. they have no bad experiences.18. why did davis stop having dreams?a. he got a serious heart attack. b. he was too sad about his brothers deathc. he was frightened by a terrible dream.19. what is dr garfield s opinion about dreaming?a. it is very useful. b. it makes things worse.c. it prevents the mind from working.20. why do some people turn off their dreams completely?a. to sleep better. b. to recover from illnesses. c. to stay away from their problems.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a,b,c,d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.（ ）21. im sorry to keep you waiting. ill make short of this. . im not in a hurry.a. take it easy b. take your time c. not at all d. do as you like （ ）22. how did you take possession of the old valuable house? it used to be in possession of my uncle. he left it to me in his will.a. the; / b. the; the c. /; the d. /; /（ ）23. how did you like nicks performance last night? to be honest, his singing didnt to me much.a. appeal b. belong c. refer d. occur（ ） 24. i would like a job which pays more, but i enjoy the work im doing at the moment.a. in other words b. on the other hand c. for one thing d. as a matter of fact（ ）25. mr. smith is no longer the man who he used to be.so he is. success and wealth have his character.a. trained b. translated c. transported d. transformed（ ）26.her efforts resulted her success while her brothers failure resulted his laziness.a. from; from b. from; in c. in; from d. in; in（ ）27. this afternoon, you would have to come again next week.a. the boss didnt return b. the boss were not to returnc. were the boss not to return d. didnt the boss return（ ）28. im still working on my project. oh, youll miss the deadline. time is .a. running out b. going out c. giving out d. losing out（ ）29. george is going to talk about the geography of his country, but id rather he more on its culture.a. focus b. focused c. would focus d. had focused（ ）30. they are quiet, arent they? yes. they are accustomed at meals.a. to talk b. to not talk c. to talking d. to not talking（ ）31. i havent seen maggie since i came here.a. as lovely a girl as b. so a lovely girl asc. girl as lovely as d. as a lovely girl as （ ）32. mom, have you seen my mobile phone? you bought last week? i am afraid i havent seen .a. the one; one b. the one; it c. one; it d. one; one（ ）33. why does the lake smell terrible? because large quantities of water .a. have polluted b. is being polluted c. has been polluted d. have been polluted（ ）34. she will have to find some other work, for she cant the loud noise any more.a. come up with b. put up with c. keep up with d. end up with（ ）35. you found out the accident which happened a month ago? by looking into it.a. it was where that b. was it how thatc. how was it that d. was it what that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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a,b,c,d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.lang lang is a world-class young pianist who grew up in shenyang. he went to a piano school in beijing when he was just eight. “you need 36 ” his father said. “but if you dont work hard, no fortune will come.”what made him sad was 37 his piano teacher in beijing didnt like him. “you have no talent（天赋）.you will never be a pianist.” 38 a nine-year-old boy, lang lang was badly 39 . he decided that he didnt want to be a 40 any more. for the next two weeks, he didnt touch the piano. 41 , his father didnt push, but waited.luckily, the day came when his teacher asked him to 42 some holiday songs. he didnt want to, but as he placed his fingers on the piano keys, he 43 that he could show others that he had talent 44 . that day he told his father 45 he had been waiting to hear-that he wanted to study with a new teacher. 46 that point on, everything turned around!he started 47 competitions（比赛）. in the 1994 international young pianists competition, when it was 48 that lang lang had won, he was too 49 to hold back his tears. soon 50 was clear that he couldnt stay in china forever-he had to play on the world big 51 . in 1997 lang lang 52 again, this time to philadelphia, us. there he spent two years practicing, and by 1999 he had worked hard enough for fortune to take over. after his 53 performance at chicagos ravinia festival, gigs（特邀演出）in lincolns center and carnegie hall started 54 , lang lang finally worked to reach the place where fortune spots（发现）him, and lets him 55 .（ ）36. a. wealth b. fortune c. exercise d. knowledge （ ）37. a.why b. whether c. that d. when（ ）38. a. as b. with c. like d. to（ ）39.a. frightened b. weakened c. ruined d. hurt（ ）40. a. conductor b. pianist c. singer d. player（ ）41. a.patiently b. hopefully c. wisely d. painfully（ ）42. a. play b. sing c.study d. write（ ）43. a.admitted b. seemed c. noticed d. realized（ ）44. a.after all b. above all c. in all d. at all（ ）45. a. when b. what c. which d. that（ ）46. a. since b. as c. from d. after（ ）47. a. receiving b. accepting c. winning d. beating（ ）48. a. announced b. mentioned c. told d. recognized（ ）49. a. encouraged b. excited c. shocked d. satisfied（ ）50. a. this b. it c. that d. what（ ）51. a. tours b. concerts c. competitions d. stages（ ）52. a. moved b. left c. started d. performed（ ）53. a. meaningful b. cheerful c. respectful d. successful（ ）54. a.falling b. pulling c. pouring d. breaking（ ）55. a. admire b. develop c. brighten d. shine 第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）alow-cost gifts for mothers daygift no. ioffer to be your mothers health friend. promise to be there for any and all doctors visits whether a disease or a regular medical check-up. most mothers always say no need, another set of eyes and ears is always a good idea at a doctors visit. the best part ? this one is free.gift no. 2help your mother organize all of her medical records, which include the test results and medical information. put them all in one place. be sure to make a list of all of her medicines and what times she takes them. having all this information in one place could end up saving your mothers life, dr. marie savard said.gift no. 3enough sleep is connected to general health conditions. buy your mother cotton sheets and comfortable pillows to encourage better sleep, savard said. we know that good sleep is very important to our health.gift no. 4some gift companies such as presents for purpose allow you to pay it forward this mothers day by picking gifts in which 10 percent of the price you pay goes to a charity (慈善机构). gift givers can choose from a wide variety of useful but inexpensive things -many of which are green - and then choose a meaningful charity from a list. when your mother gets the gift, she will be told that she has helped the chosen charity.56. what are you advised to do for your mother at doctors visits?a. take notes.b. buy medicine.c. be with her.d. give her gifts.57. where can you find a gift idea to improve your mothers sleep?a. in gift no. 1. b. in gift no. 3.c. in gift no. 2. d. in gift no. 4.58. buying gifts from presents for purpose allows mothers toa. give others help b. be well-organizedc. get extra support d. enjoy good sleepbwhen i learned that my 71-year-old mother was playing scrabble a word game against herself, i knew i had to do something. my husband suggested we give her a computer to play against. i wasnt sure my mother was ready for it. after all, it had taken 10 years to persuade her to buy an electric cooker. even so, we packed up our old computer and delivered it to my parents home. and so began my mothers adventure in the world of computers. it also marked the beginning of an unusual teaching task for me. ive taught people of all ages, but i never thought i would be teaching my mother how to do anything. she has been the one teaching me all my life: to cook and sew; to enjoy the good times and put up with the bad. now it was my turn to give something back. it wasnt easy at the beginning. there was so much to explain and to introduce. slowly but surely, my mother caught on, making notes in a little notebook. after a few months of scrabble and other games, i decided it was time to introduce her to word processing(文字处理). this proved to be a bigger challenge(挑战) to her, so i gave her some homework i asked her to write me a letter, using different letter types, colors and spaces. “are you this demanding with your kindergarten pupils?” she asked. “no, of course not,” i said. “they already know how to use a computer.” my mother isnt the only one experiencing a fast personal growth period. thanks to the computer, my father has finally got over his phone allergy(过敏反应). for as long as i can remember, any time i called, my mother would answer. dad and i have had more phone conversations in the last two months than weve had in the past 20 years. 59. what does the author do? a. she is a cook. b. she is a housewife.c. she is a teacher. d. she is a computer engineer. 60. the author decided to give her mother a computer . a. to make her life more enjoyable b. to support her in doing her homework c. to help her through the bad times d. to let her have more chances to write letters61. the author asked her mother to write her a letter . a. because her mother had stopped using the telephone b. so that her mother could practice what she had learned c. because she wanted to keep in touch with her mother d. so that mother could be free from housework 62. after the computer was brought home, the authors father . a. lost interest in cooking b. played more games c. took more phone calls d. began to use itccold weather can be hard on pets, just like it can be hard on peoplesometimes owners forget that their cats are just as used to the warm shelter (住所) as they aresome owners will leave their animals outside for a long period of time, thinking that all animals are used to living outdoorsthis can put their pets in danger of serious illness. there are things you can do to keep your animal warm and safe. keep your pets inside as much as you can when the weather is badif you have to take them out, stay outside with themwhen youre cold enough to go inside, they probably are tooif you must leave them outside for a long time, make sure they have a warm, solid shelter against the wind, thick bedding, and plenty of non-frozen water. if left alone outside, dogs and cats can be very smart in their search for warm shelterthey can dig into snow banks or hide somewherewatch them closely when they are left outdoors, and provide them with shelter of good qualitykeep an eye on your pets watersometimes owners dont realize that a water bowl has frozen and their pet cant get anything to drinkanimals that dont have clean and unfrozen water may drink dirty water outside, which may contain something unhealthy for them. 63what do we learn about pets from paragraph 1? athey like to stay in warm places. bthey are used to living outdoors. cthey build their own shelter. dthey are often forgotten by their owners. 64why are pet owners asked to stay with their pets when they are out in cold weather? ato keep them company. bto keep them from eating bad food. cto help them find shelters. dto know when to bring them inside. 65if pets are left on their own outdoors in cold weather, they may _.aget lost in the wild bdig deep holes for fun cdirty the snow nearby drun short of clean water 66what is the purpose of this text? ato solve a problem. bto tell an interesting story. cto give practical advice. dto present a research result.dgrown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. a man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. he can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. he can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. a mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins twinkle, twinkle, little star or remember the story of cinderella or goldilocks and the three bears. one explanation is the law of overlearning(超量学习), which can be stated as follows: once we have learned something, additional learning trials(尝试)increase the length of time we will remember it. in childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle riding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. we continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as twinkle, twinkle, little star and childhood tales such as cinderella and goldilocks. we not only learn but overlearn. the multiplication tables(乘法口诀表)are an exception（例外） to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the things we overlearn in childhood.the law of overlearning explains why cramming(突击学习)for an examination, though it may result in a passing grade, is not a satisfactory way to learn a college course. by cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. a little overlearning, on the other hand, is really necessary for ones future development.67. what is the main idea of paragraph 1?a. stories for children are easy to remember.b. children have a better memory than grown-ups.c. poem reading is a good way to learn words.d. people remember well what they learned in childhood. 68. according to the author, being able to use multiplication tables is _.a. a result of overlearningb. a special case of crammingc. a skill to deal with math problemsd. a basic step towards advanced studies69. what does the word they in paragraph 4 refer to?a. commonly accepted rules.b. things easily forgotten.c. the multiplication tables. d. school subjects.70. what is the authors opinion on cramming?a. it leads to failure in college