湖南省衡阳市八中2011届高三英语第九次月考

用心 爱心 专心 1 湖南省衡阳市八中湖南省衡阳市八中 20112011 届高三第九次月考英语试卷届高三第九次月考英语试卷 总分 150 分 时量 120 分钟 本试卷分为四个部分 包括听力 语言知识运用 阅读理解和书面表达 考试结束后 将答 题卷与答题卡一并收回 PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION A Directions In this section you ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers For each conversation there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letters A B or C on the question booklet You will hear each conversation TWICE Conversation 1 1 What did the woman s hair look like A Black and long B Brown and long C Brown and straight 2 What did the woman do every day A She went on a diet B She walked and jogged C She went swimming Conversation 2 3 When does the early flight arrive in Paris usually A At 8 40 pm B At 10 20 pm C At 10 30 pm 4 How much does the man pay for the tickets A 450 B 830 C 900 Conversation 3 5 Where is the man going A To a supermarket B To a library C To a post office 6 How will the woman go to her piano class A By bus B On foot C By bicycle Conversation 4 7 What s wrong with the man speaker A He is frightened B He is tired C He is sick 8 Why did the man speaker s brother go to the States A To have a business trip B To attend a conference C To take some courses 9 What will the woman do at 5 o clock A Go home directly B Listen to the radio C Meet her friend 用心 爱心 专心 2 Conversation 5 10 Which season is it now A Summer B Autumn C Winter 11 What does the woman tell the man to do A Take enough business cards with him B Say hello to their supplier for her C Borrow enough money from the company in advance 12 When will the man call the finance department A This morning B This afternoon C Tomorrow morning Conversation 6 13 What does the man mainly want to know A What transport he should take on his trip B How much he should pay for his trip C What he can visit when he is in Toronto 14 How should the man get to Montreal according to the woman A By tour bus B By coach C By air 15 Which of the following is the right route of the man s trip A Toronto Montreal Quebec Montreal B Toronto Quebec Montreal Toronto C Toronto Montreal Quebec Toronto SECTION B Directions In this section you will hear mini talk Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you ve got Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS You ll hear the mini talk TWICE Michael Jackson There were 16 children in his family and he was the seventh one When he was five years old he began singing with his 17 in a group called the Jackson 5 He was the lead singer and danced with great 18 The music that the Jackson made was 19 and it was very popular with both African Americans and white listeners His first album performing alone was 20 released in 1979 PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE SECTION A Directions Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A B C and D Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence 21 Do you still go jogging every morning Yes I can t think of a way to start a day A better B best C worse D worst 用心 爱心 专心 3 22 Cathy didn t go to the cinema with us last night for she her homework A doesB didC was doingD had done 23 Schools in the north tend to be well equipped those in the south are relatively poor A once B while C as D until 24 He hesitated for a moment before firing his gun otherwise he the escaping murderer A had shot B shot C would shoot D would have shot 25 Be careful when washing those glasses I don t want them A to have been broken B to be broken C breaking D break 26 Osama bin Landen s sudden death and the effect brings about will have some influence on the worldwide campaign against terrorism A that B what C which D it 27 There aren t any toys in our suitcase Where have you put them Oh no That old lady sitting next to us have taken ours by mistake A must B could C should D would 28 Outside the school many civilians too anxious to know the results of the vote A stands B standing C stand D is standing 29 Is it on May 25 2011 Oprah Winfrey s Talk Show already lasts 25 years will finally come to an end A that which B when that C which that D that when 30 Thanks to the new law to punish drunk drivers more harshly drunk driving incidents in China sharply over the past three weeks A have fallen B fell C had fallen D fall 31 so many countries you may have learned a lot about different cultures A To visit B To have visited C Having visited D Visiting 32 We ve been looking at houses but haven t found we like yet A this B that C it D one 33 When it comes to going after you love in life don t take no for an answer A how B why C what D that 34 What are your plans for future I always dream of future that I can spend all the time painting A a 不填 B the a C the 不填 D a the 35 David showed the report to the public surprised me A What B That C Which D Who 用心 爱心 专心 4 SECTION B Directions For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A B C and D Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context Dear World Growing up in the U S A I always wanted to experience another culture The 36 came when I was 15 After several months of 37 I was ready to spend the second term of my first year of high school as an exchange student in Australia Landing in Perth was one of the most exciting moments of my life I 38 then that there was no turning back The family I would live with was waiting for me and it would be only five days 39 the new school year started The Catholic school I 40 was different from my public school back in the States The uniform code was very strict We were only 41 to wear one bracelet which had to be a watch and one necklace which had to have a Holy Cross I was quite intimidated 害怕的 at first 42 never having been to a new school even in the United States Everything went 43 though The teachers were welcoming and the students were friendly The most unforgettable time of my term abroad was with forty one other international exchange students traveling around Australia during our term break Our 44 were as extensive as our nationalities we traveled to Sydney Canberra Mildura Coober Pedy Uluru Kings Canyon Alice Springs Mount Isa Airlie Beach and the Cold Coast The few weeks we enjoyed together were crowded with 45 We took a day cruise on Darling Harbor and visited the Sydney Opera House We slept in an underground town We walked around the famous Ayers Rock and went sailing on the Pacific Ocean At the end of our 46 in Australia we had three weeks of traveling time to share our stories and help each other deal with leaving It was 47 that our last day together was filled with tears We packed our camp exchanged e mail addresses and gathered together for a final good bye 36 A dreamB vacationC privilegeD opportunity 37 A examiningB preparingC stayingD resting 38 A realizedB wonderedC wishedD concluded 39 A whenB sinceC untilD before 40 A visitedB involvedC attendedD studied 41 A persuadedB allowedC determinedD forced 42 A alwaysB intentionallyC speciallyD especially 43 A toughlyB annoyinglyC smoothlyD strangely 44 A destinationsB worksitesC habitatsD shelters 45 A challengesB amusementsC assignmentsD activities 46 A holidayB stayC workD tour 47 A naturalB essentialC embarrassingD unexpected SECTION C 用心 爱心 专心 5 Directions Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context Each of us is different and our body clocks are different too Some of us can stay awake and work till late in the night 48 feeling tired while others may find it easy to wake up and start work 49 instead of continuing late in the night These tendencies make some of us night persons and 50 morning persons So if you are a morning person the best time to exercise for you would be mornings 51 you feel energetic However if you are a night person who hates to wake up early afternoons or evenings will suit you more for exercising If you want to know when is the best time to exercise to burn fat then mornings are the ideal choice 52 are mornings considered the best time to exercise for weight loss There is 53 scientific explanation for that When a person exercises in the afternoon or in the evening he is simply burning the calories coming from 54 he has eaten last But when he exercises on an empty stomach in the morning he is burning calories which are stored in the body as fat 55 the best time to exercise to lose weight is in the morning PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION Directions Read the following three passages Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A B C and D Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage A THE EARTH CENTRE You might have heard about the centre of the earth but have you heard of the Earth Centre It is a new South Yorkshire attraction a theme park with a difference Why does the Earth Centre attract visitors from all over the world Because it is the world s first sustainable 可持续的 development park and it aims to promote the idea of sustainable development to all ages Here you will get to see the world in a way you have never seen it before There are many impressive attractions Here are just a few Nature works which explore pond life found in the various habitats of the Earth Centre You don t just look if you want you can catch and handle these creatures too The Water Cycle Simulator which allows you to speed around the planet The Living Machine a full scale sewage 污水 treatment system for the Earth Centre that uses plants and micro organisms to create water safe enough to drink Daredevil outdoor activities if you re feeling adventurous try the climbing wall In addition there are 400 acres of the Country Park to explore with woods lakes and a wealth of wildlife 用心 爱心 专心 6 Food and drink If you get hungry no problem The Centre has its own caf serving a range of delicious snacks and meals all organic of course Shop If you feel like spending some money you can call at the Earth Shop where you can buy sustainability products such as organic cotton T shirts How to get there By Road Leave the AIM at Junction 36 and follow the brown Earth Centre signs along the A630 then the A6023 towards Mexborough The Earth Centre is next right after Conisbrough Railway Station By Rail Conisbrough station is next to the entrance to the Earth Centre and is on the Doncaster to Sheffield line By Boat The Earth Centre has a wharf 码头 on the River Don Opening Times Open every day except Christmas Day 10 00 am 5 00 pm 56 The Earth Centre is popular with a large number of visitors mainly because A it s convenient to get there B it s located in South Yorkshire C it sells organic cotton T shirts D it stresses sustainable development 57 Which of the following can be used to fill in the blank in the passage A How do you like it B What does it offer C Who is it intended for D What do you hear about it 58 If you are interested in wildlife you will probably choose A the Living Machine B the Water Cycle Simulator C daredevil outdoor activities D the Country Park 59 From the passage we can learn that A the goods at the Earth Shop do no harm to the environment B micro organisms probably pollute the clean water C the food at the Earth Centre is made by hand D the Earth Centre has no restaurants 60 According to the passage the Earth Centre A is near Conisbrough station B is open for 8 hours every day C is busy on Christmas Day D can be reached by air B As a cardiac patient at Charlotte s Levine Children s Hospital Jacob Jackson often stared blankly out of the window counting cars It took his mind off the pain from surgeries to repair congenital heart defects 先天性心脏缺陷 用心 爱心 专心 7 At 16 he s already had seven major operations Now Jacob is counting the days until he goes to Hawaii to mentor 做顾问 kids at a summer camp for heart patients He leaves on Thursday for Camp Mokuleia on Oahu s North Shore where he ll spend four days with a low income family whose young son has had five operations Simply by being there he hopes to offer encouragement I ll tell them it ll be all right said Jacob who lives in western Lincoln County I can explain things Talking helps Kim Jackson is proud that her son is developing into a spokesman for a new generation of heart survivors In May he mentored two young brothers at Camp Taylor a free medically supervised heart camp near Modesto Calif where she also worked as a volunteer counselor 辅导员 The scars on Jacob s body map his personal battle with a life threatening disease About 10 days after his birth he had trouble eating and doctors found a heart murmur 心脏杂音 At 7 weeks Jacob had the first of his operations which would include two open heart surgeries Things would be OK for years But Kim Jackson and her husband Wade never knew what to expect when they took their son to the doctor for a six month checkup Meanwhile Jacob knew his limits and pushed himself within the boundaries He was smaller than other children of his age and couldn t play competitive sports But he could still play and he played hard He s an amazing young man said Camp Taylor founder Kimberlie Gamino who named the camp after her son Taylor who was born with half a heart and is now 15 In Hawaii where Camp Taylor also runs a camp Jacob will mentor not only a Hawaiian child but the parents too This is a huge step Gamino said It empowers 赋予 a new found self respect It s an opportunity to develop independence Jacob s family will foot the bill to get to California and then Camp Taylor pays for the flight to Hawaii Jacob also organized a fundraiser and came up with 2 300 to help pay camp expenses for the family he s mentoring in Hawaii 61 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage A Kim Jackson is proud of her son as a representative of heart survivors of his generation B Jacob sets a good example to other children fighting against heart defects C After several major operations Jacob has completely been cured D Jacob s parents were always optimistic about their son s disease 62 What kept Jacob so long in hospital A He was volunteering in the hospital for cardiac 心脏的 patients B He was preparing for another heart surgery C He was waiting for a chance to work in Hawaii D He was recovering from a heart operation 63 Which statement about Camp Taylor is FALSE A It s a free medically supervised heart camp B Jacob Jackson was one of the founders of the camp C Kimberlie Gamino named the camp after her son D Kim Jackson used to work as a volunteer counselor in the camp 用心 爱心 专心 8 64 What will Jacob do in Hawaii A He will mentor two young brothers there B He will encourage a couple of poor parents to fight on for their daughter C He will mentor both a child and parents from a Hawaiian family D He will help Camp Taylor to run another camp 65 What is the main point of the article A Jacob makes an effort to help people B Cardiac patients need mentoring C Camp Taylor organizes fundraisers D Volunteers offer support to heart patients C The crisis at Japan s Fukushima Dai Ichi nuclear energy center has raised questions about the future of the nuclear energy industry Arjun Makhijani is president of the Institute for Energy and Environmental Research in the United States He says the disaster in Japan is historic This week the chairman of America s nuclear agency said there is little chance that harmful radiation from Japan could reach the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko also said America has a strong program in place to deal with earthquake threats No new nuclear power centers have been built in the United States since 1979 That was when America s worst nuclear accident happened at the Three Mile Island center in Pennsylvania The accident began to turn public opinion against nuclear energy To support more clean energy production the Obama government has been seeking billions of dollars in government loan guarantees to build new centers Presently about twenty percent of electricity in the United States comes from nuclear energy But critics say nuclear power is too costly and dangerous to be worth further expansion German prime minister Angela Merkel said Germany would close all seven nuclear power centers for a moment while energy policy is reconsidered The European Union is planning to test all centers in its twenty seven member nations Developing nations are less willing to slow nuclear expansion China said it will continue with plans to build about twenty five new nuclear plants And India under a cooperation agreement with the United States plans to spend billions on new centers in the coming years Japan has made nuclear energy a national priority since the 1970s Unlike many major economies Japan imports eighty percent of its energy The Nuclear Energy Institute says twenty nine percent of Japan s electricity came from nuclear sources in 2011 The government planned to increase that to forty percent by 2017 Nuclear plants supply fourteen percent of global electricity Nuclear energy is a clean resource producing no carbon gases But radioactive waste 用心 爱心 专心 9 is a serious unresolved 未解决的 issue So is the presence of nuclear power centers in earthquake areas like the one near Bushehr Iran 66 Which of the following countries is the least likely to expand its use of nuclear energy A China B India C Iran D Germany 67 The government of Japan intended to increase its nuclear energy in 2017 by compared with 2011 A 29 B 40 C 69 D 11 68 Which of the following statements about the use of nuclear power in the U S is TRUE A Most of the electricity comes from nuclear energy in the U S B The Obama government is against building nuclear power plants C A small number of nuclear power plants have been built since 1979 D A serious nuclear accident happened in America at the end of the 1970s 69 What s the main idea of this passage A The nuclear crisis in Japan has spread to other parts of the world B The situation