湖南省师大附中2014届高三上学期第一次月考英语试题含答案.doc

湖南省师大附中2014届高三上学期第一次月考英 语 试 题（考试范围:全部内容）本试卷分为四个部分,包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。时量120分钟。满分150分。Part I Listening Comprehension （30 marks）Section A （225marks）Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakersFor each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and CListen carefully and then choose the best answer for each questionYou will hear each conversation TWICEExample:When will the magazine probably arrive?AWednesdayBThursdayCFridayThe answer is BConversation 11Where does the conversation take place?AAt a clinic BAt a restaurant CAt a drugstore2What restaurant did the woman go to first last night?AChinese BAmerican CItalianConversation 23How much does the tour cost, including lunch?ANinety yuan BEighty yuan COne hundred yuan4What can we learn about the guidebook?AIts expensiveBits about the places people will visitCIt is written in both English and ChineseConversation 35What did the woman do 15 minutes ago?AShe left her purse on the tableBShe went to the restroomCShe came back from the restroom6Where was the purse found?AOn the table BIn the restroomCUnder the table.Conversation 47Who is the woman?AA sportswoman BA traveler CA pilot8What caused the accident?AShe hurt her arm BShe lost her way CShe landed the wrong way9What can we learn about the woman?AShe is weakBShe was injured in the right foot last yearCShell recover in about two monthsConversation 510Where is the man going?ATo Paris BTo London CTo Berlin11How did the man go to Europe in World War n?ABy plane BBy warship CBy truck12How soon will the speakers arrive?AIn 2 hours BIn 4 hours CIn 6 hoursConversation 613Why did the man leave his previous job in the bank?AHis family moved to another placeBHe had never gotten a raiseCHe just wanted to make a change14What are the mans best qualities?AHard-working and responsibleBFaithful and energeticCSmart and capableSection B （75 marks）Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passageListen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heardFill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDSPart Language Knowledge（45marke）Section A （15marks）Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A,B,C and DChoose the one that best completes the sentence21How can I help them to understand _ they wont listen to me?Awhen Bwhile Cwhere Dunless22Partly_ about his past love, he buried himself in his workAto have forgot Bhaving forgot Cto forget Dforgotten23They could have escaped from the big fire, but unfortunately, someone _the doorAlocked Bhave locked Chad locked Dwill lock24Nowadays almost everyone prefers to use a smart mobile phone _ functions are more practicalAwhich Bwhere Cwhat Dwhose25It is said that the building to be completed next year will be _ the old oneAas half big as Bhalf as big as Chalf bigger as Dbigger half as26When you look at_ great effects the climate change has on our life, you11 agree that it is the most pressing global problemAwhich Bhow Cwhat Dwhy 27According to the schedule, the flight No232 to Beijing_ at 10:30Wed better set out right now, or well be lateAleaves Bleft Cwill leave Dhas left28By the time you arrive in London, we_ in Europe for two weeksAwill stay Bstayed Cwill have stayed Dare staying29When we were in the college, we _ stay either in the lab or in the library, devoting ourselves to booksAshould Bwould Ccan Dneed30_ and we 11 finish the work on timeAIf we are given two more days BTwo more daysCHaving two more days DGiven two more days31The murderer was brought in, with his hands _ behind his backAbeing tied Bhaving tied Cto be tied Dtied3240% of the students in our school _ from the other parts of Hunan, which _ relatively large numberAis? are Bis; is Care; is Dare; are33_ approximately eight by fourteen feet, this room can house 6 to 8 studentsAMeasuring BBeing measured CHaving measured DTo measure34_ you make such great achievements in your career?With strong will and devotionAWhat is that BHow is it that CWhat is it that DHow is that35We are always told that Only through hard work_our goals in our studyAwe will achieve Bwe have achievedChave we achieved Dwill we achieveSection B（18 marks）DirectionsFor each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and DFill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the contextA French billionaire used to have a rough time when he was youngLater he 36 himself in the field of drawing salesWithin ten years, he had become a young media tycoon （大亨） in FranceHe died of cancerin 1998A French newspaper published his 37 after his death, in which he claimed:Iwas a poor guyBefore t reach the threshold (门槛） of heaven, I leave my secret of how to become 38 to the worldAnyone who can answer the question What do the poor 39 most will have discovered my secret of becoming richMy deposit of one million francs in the private safe of my bank will be the prize for his wisdom in uncovering the riddle of povertyMany people 40 to the publicized willThe answers, as one might imagine, were 41 The majority of them thought the poor were missing money mostSome stated that what the poor most 42 was opportunityStill others thought that the poor needed skills to make moneyThe rest of the answers claimed that poverty could be attributed to the 43 of help, love, attractiveness, and 44 good luckOn the first anniversary of the billionaires passing, his lawyer and representative opened his private safe in the bank; the secret of getting rich 45 The billionaire believed that the most absent among the poor was the 46 of getting richIt was a nine? year? old girl who hit the nail on the headWhy did she regard ambition as theThing the poor lacked most? The day she was officially 47 the one million francs, she said: Every time my elder sister brought her boyfriend home, she always warned me not to be ambitiousSo, I thought perhaps ambition was something that brought what you wanted36Aintroduced Bguided Cbecame Destablished 37Astory Bwill Csecret Dfinding38Arich Bpositive Csuccessful Ddetermined39A save Bexpect Clack Dhope40Aapplied Bresponded Cadmitted Dcontributed ;t41Avarious Bincorrect Ccreative Drelated42Acared Bdesired Cignored Dshared43Apresence Babsence Crejection Ddependence44Aeven Bstill Cso Dyet45Aturned out Bgot out Ccame out Dputout46Aidea Bambition Cluck Dopportunity47A awarded Breceived Creturned Ddonated,Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the contextIn the face of various and complicated requirements of employment market, some student begin to question the significance of learning basic knowledge and skills, just as 48 is exposed in some news reportsHowever, it is absolutely wrong to hold that ideaOwing to the fact 49, weare living in a competitive society, the development of our society demands that we arm 50 with basic skills and up-to-date knowledge so as to keep up with the pace of our society51 investigation shows that millions of people spend time and energy grasping skills and technology so that they 52 keep a favorable position in job market or enhance their opportunitiesWhile focusing on creativity, innovation, management and leadership skills, we should 53 forget the fundamental importance of the more basic, essential skillsIt is universally Known that opportunity is important, 54 you could do nothing with it if you are not equipped 55 competitive forces, such as basic reading and calculating skills to seize itPart III Reading Comprehension（30 marks）Directions; Read the following three passagesEach passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statementsFor each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and DChoose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passageAThe Go-Getter: Dan Maiman, 48, marketing engineer turned comedianGot Started in: New York CityThe Goal: To make laughter his businessThe Gain; Doubled his salary, learned to trust his instinctWhen I was laid off from Intel Corporation in New York almost two years ago, I felt very frustratedI was afraid that I would not find a better jobId been with the company since 1996 and had poured a lot intomy technical workBut I also felt free, maybe even excitedI hadnt really liked my job very muchYears earlier, I had taken a comedy class to conquer my fear of public speakingI had a skill for standA lot of my material was biographical, as in, When I applied for the job at Intel* they told m&, Youre half Indian, half Japanese? You dont even have to interview! Like many other performers, I seemed shy in person, but after a show, people would say, Hey, you re amazing on stageI thought, dray, Ill pursue comedyItll pay starvation wages, but Im not a big spenderI can eat Top Amen noodles foreverI also had a fairly graceful nest egg from all those years in the corporate worldI composed jokes while riding the subway, walking around, and talking on the phone with friendsI made efforts to practiceI promoted myself on the Internet, and performed when I had the chanceMy new career took offSo far I have done stand-up at corporate functions, charity galas, and birthday partiesThis year, Ill have flown 125,000 miles on DeltaIm a frequent flier, and I get upgraded to first class on everyflightRecently, I made the unrealistic sum of $ 12,500 in one nightIm making more than double what t made at IntelIll probably pull in about $ 275,000 this year, not counting the commercial;! just shot for a computer companyI also have a role in a movie due out next summerThe Last Air bender, directed by MNight Shyamalan and featuring one of the stars of Sundog Millionaire, Dev PatelIn the Indian immunity,Ive become pretty well knownIn this business, there is no greater thrill than thinking of a joke in the shower that makes you laugh out loud, practicing it for a small audience, and then performing it in a theater of 2,000 people-and bringing the house downGetting laid off was the best thing that has ever happened to me（ From Readers Digest ）56What is the text mainly about?AThe authors experience after being laid offBThe greatest excitement in the authors lifeCThe funniest thing the author has experiencedDThe authors experience at Intel Corporation57What was the authors first response to the fact that he was laid off?AHe felt amused BHe felt relaxedCHe wasexcited DHe felt worried58The underlined word instinct in the fourth paragraph probably means_Aachievement BpotentialCimagination Dcuriosity62Which of the following is TRUE about baby giant pandas?AAt birth, they are as small as a human handBThey are born with a full coat of fur CThe mother and rather raise the baby giant pandas togetherDThey learn to look for bamboo as soon as they are born63In winter, giant pandas _Adont have to eat anything Bchange their lifestyle completelyCprefer to give birth to their babies Dneednt sleep day and night 64It can be inferred from the passage that _ Apeople who like history might enjoy watching Giant PandasBthe team members were excited when they found the giant panda wasteCthe program Giant Pandas provides all information about giant pandasDthe Qinling Mountains are a natural link between the east and west of China 65Whats the best title for （he passage?AGiant Pandas and the Camera Groups Work on Giant PandasBHow to Protect Giant PandasCQinling Mountains: Giant Pandas Natural HabitatDThe Mfestyle of Giant PandasCIs early childhood education really necessary? Early childhood education primarily focuses on learningthrough playing to develop the childs physical, sensory, communicational and social developmentEarlychildhood education has become a concern of the government, who pushes poor children to be formallytrained before they-are old enough for kindergartenThere are good reasons for the government to push early childhood educationStudies have shown that orphaned children who did not receive good care and education become developmentally delayed causing failure in school, and even in lifeFurther studies show that poor children who take part in Head Start programs are more prepared for school, less likely to end up in Special Education classes, and are less likely to receive public help or g& to jailThere are also negative parts to putting a child in formal education programs too earlyTime Magazine online explains that the younger the child the less his chances of catching up with first-grade workn I have personally witnessed many children of my generation who went to Head Start programs become frustrated and bored with school before they finished high schoolYet patents have been sure that the earlier the child starts school, the better life he or she will have, so they Dash to start children earlierActually while early formal education of poor children does show great gains in the early elementary years, studies also show that this head start is really a false start, as the gains are lost in middle and high school yearsIt seems that environment is a bigger factor on lifes success than early educationHead programs have not achieved its original goal m dosing the achievement gap in poor and middle school childrenPerhaps it is time to find other ways to close that gap66The purpose of the government valuing the teary childhood education isAto develop the children communicationBto give orphaned children good care and educationCto get the children prepared for the kindergartenDto train the children formally and regularly67According to the studies, which of the following is TRUE?AChildren with good early education* may have a good lifeBThe orphaned children are usually unhappy in their lifeCChildren without early education can do well at schoolDHead Start programs are helpful to the poor children68the younger the child the less his chances of catching up with first-grade work suggests that_Athe early childhood education is helpless to the childs gradeBit is good for the young children to receive early educationCthe early education can help the children follow the gradeDthe younger the children are, the more clever they will be69The authors attitude toward the early childhood education is_Asubjective Bobjective Cdisapproving Dapproving70The main idea of the last paragraph is that_Athe early childhood education is very necessaryBHead Start programs have helped the children a lotCenvironment is the most important to lifers successDbetter ways should be found to help the poor childrenPart V Writing（45 marks）Section A（10 marks）DirectionsRead the following passageFill in the numbered blanks by using the information from thepassageWrite NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answerA gap year （also known as year abroad, year out, year off, deferred year, bridging year, time off and tune out） is a year during which students take time off and do something other than schooling, such as travel or workThe gap year is most commonly taken after secondary school and before starting universityThe practice of taking a gap year developed in the United Kingdom in the 1960sDuring a gap year, a student might travel, do voluntary work overseas or undertake a working holiday abroadIn 1978, the Prince of Wales and Colonel John Blashford-Snell beam what is now known as Raleigh International by launching Operation Drake, a gap year expedition voyage around the world following Sir Francis Drakes routeThe Center for Interim Programs in the United States was originally founded in 1980 to assist students in making a more effective transition from high school to collegeThe gap year has grown very popular among students in the UK, Australia, New Zealand and CanadaA trend for gap years is to participate in educational programs that combine language study, home stay, cultural immersion, community servic