湖南省长沙一中2012届高三英语第二次月考牛津译林版

1 湖南省长沙市一中湖南省长沙市一中 20122012 届高三上学期第二次月考英语试卷届高三上学期第二次月考英语试卷 时量 120 分钟 满分 150 分 PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION 30 marks SECTION A 22 5 marks Directions In this section you ll hear six conversations between two speakers For each conversation there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A B and C Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question You will hear each conversation TWICE Conversation 1 1 Where does the conversation probably take place A On the street B In the supermarket C In a company 2 What time is it now A 4 00 B 4 15 C 4 30 Conversation 2 3 What s the relationship between the two speakers A They are colleagues B They are classmates C They are old friends 4 What can we learn from the conversation A The woman didn t pass her physics exam B The woman is good at her history lessons C The man is worried about the coming exam Conversation 3 5 What did the woman do first last night A The woman went for a snack with a man B The woman went to see a movie with a man C The woman stayed at home waiting for a man 6 What does the woman think of the man A The woman thinks the man is disgusting B The woman thinks the man is so talkative C The woman thinks the man is so mean with money Conversation 4 7 What is the woman going to do A She is going to buy a new car B She is going to sell her old car C She is going to get car insurance 8 How long has the man had a policy with the company A Less than 4 years B About 5 years C He doesn t know 9 Why does the man recommend the woman his company A He thinks their rates are low B He thinks he always gets good service from them C He thinks they are good at insuring all kinds of vehicles 2 Conversation 5 10 What s the woman doing now A Reading an article B Learning languages C Watching TV 11 What does the man think is the most difficult language A Chinese B Japanese C Finnish 12 How many different cases 格 do Hungarian nouns have A 35 B 15 C 25 Conversation 6 13 What s the man s problem A His work is too tiring B He has been getting a bit short of breath C He has a strange pain which keeps him awake 14 What has caused the problem A It has not been known yet B He was burnt by boiling water C He has tired himself out in his work 15 How will the woman find out the reason A By giving a few tests B By listening to the patient C By reading his local doctor s report SECTION B 7 5 marks Directions In this section you will hear a short passage Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS You ll hear the short passage TWICE Who Took the Money Character Mrs Smith and an old lady Events Mrs Smith sat down next to all old lady on a bus Time the day after 16 She noticed the old lady s 17 was open and inside it was a wad 卷 of notes Place on a bus She decided to 18 the money She put them in 19 Truth Her money was 20 at home PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE 45 marks SECTION A 15 marks 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 Everyone knows that is dangerous to play with fire but is difficult is to prevent children from playing with fire A it it B what what C it what D what it 22 Let s make it at seven o clock on Tuesday morning at my office if A you re convenient B it is convenient to you C you feel convenient D it is convenient with you 3 23 A man with a bleeding hand hurried in and asked Is there a hospital around I can get some medicine for my wounded hand A that B which C where D what 24 If it rain tomorrow we would not go out to have a picnic A should B would C might D could 25 I don t know if she but if she I will let you know A comes comes B comes will come C will come comes D will come will come 26 The dish nice but the milk sour A smells smells B smells is smelt C is smelt smells D is smelt is smelt 27 Everyone in our class is working hard and doing what we could a good university A enter B to enter C entering D entered 28 It was not until midnight they reached the camp site A when B while C that D as 29 All her time experiments she has no time for films A devoted to do B devoted to doing C devoting to doing D is devoted to doing 30 She was sitting by the window reading a book with her legs A crossed B being crossed C to be crossed D having crossed 31 Is you want to say asked the teacher A this B that C all that D that all 32 Don t you know my dear friend it is your money not you that she loves A that B which C who D what 33 Just because they make more money than I do they seem to look down on me A so B and C but D 不填 34 He doesn t have furniture in his room just an old armchair A any B much C some D many 35 The next thing we saw was smoke from over the mountain A rose B risen C to rise D rising SECTION B 18 marks 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 a word or phrase that best fits the context Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate He was always in a good 36 and always had something positive to say Jerry said Each morning I 37 up and say to myself Jerry you have two choices today You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood I choose to be in a good mood Each time something 38 happens I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it I choose to learn from it The bottom line It s your 39 how you live your life 4 Several years later I heard that Jerry was 40 by robbers I saw Jerry about six months after the accident Weren t you 41 Did you lose consciousness I asked Jerry continued The paramedics 护理人员 kept telling me I was going to be fine But 42 they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces I got really scared In their eyes I 43 He s a dead man I knew I needed to take action What did you do I asked Well there was a nurse shouting questions at me said Jerry She asked if I was allergic to anything Yes I replied The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my 44 I took a deep breath and yelled Bullets Over their laughter I told them I am choosing to live 45 on me as if I am alive not dead Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors but also because of his amazing attitude I learned from him that every day we have the choice to 46 fully Attitude after all is 47 36 A moodB positionC voiceD condition 37 A standB turnC wakeD give 38 A goodB badC importantD unimportant 39 A freedomB rightC thingD choice 40 A beatenB hitC killedD shot 41 A scaredB worriedC anxiousD angry 42 A althoughB becauseC whenD if 43 A sayB readC thinkD tell 44 A replyB turnC deathD family 45 A WaitB JokeC OperateD Work 46 A enjoyB workC studyD live 47 A anythingB everythingC somethingD nothing SECTION C 12 marks Directions Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context I never expected that I would be so busy complained Lin Ran as final exams were going on The 18 year old girl was Fujian Province s top scorer in last year s college entrance examination 48 chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong 49 both Peking University and Tsinghua University promised her a place I m majoring 50 journalism so Hong Kong will surely help widen my horizons Liu said It is about four months 51 Liu Ran set foot on Hong Kong She missed home a lot at the beginning because of the food 52 language problems The canteen offers mostly Western or Guangdong food People speak 5 Cantonese and almost 53 classes are in English Liu explained Her English and Cantonese are now improving but she still needs more time to adapt 54 the new environment I m happy that I made the right decision to study here With a mix of the Eastern and Western culture there is so 55 to discover and learn she said PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION 30 marks 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 LONDON England CNN The youngest person to sail solo around the world returned home Thursday from his 30 000 mile 282 day ocean journey Mike Perham 17 sailed into Lizard Point in Cornwall the southernmost point in Britain at 9 47 a m his race team said It feels absolutely brilliant Mike told CNN by phone hours before crossing the finish line I m really really excited to be going across the line at last It doesn t feel like long since 1 crossed it first Mike set off on his round the world trip on November 18 2008 He has been sailing his yacht 帆船 TotallyM single handedly though a support team has been sailing next to him along the way The teen has now achieved the title of Youngest Sailor to Circumnavigate the Globe Solo according to the Guinness World Records Mike learned how to sail when he was seven years old from his father Peter and at age 14 he railed across the Atlantic alone The teenager s school which Mike describes as highly supportive of his trip has redesigned his coursework to fit in with his trip It also gave him some coursework to do during quiet moments according to Mike s website There haven t been many of those quiet moments Repeated autopilot failures forced him to stop for repairs in Portugal the Canary Islands South Africa and twice in Australia according to his website Bad weather in the Southern Ocean between Australia and Antarctica forced Mike to battle 50ft waves and 57 mph winds He said at one point a freak 反常的 怪异的 wave picked up the boat and turned it on its side My feet were on the ceiling at the time he told CNN That was a really hairy moment and I was certainly thinking Why am I here But we took the sails off and the day after I thought This is brilliant Mike describes his father as his biggest hero always supportive of what he wanted to achieve Peter Perham said he wasn t too worried about his son facing dangerous situations at sea as long as he knew what to do and stayed safe 56 Mike Perham returned to Britain in 6 A August B September C October D November 57 Mike Perham is that went on the round the world trip in the world up till now A the first B the fastest C the oldest D the youngest 58 What does Mike think of his school A Tough B Doubtful C Considerate D Indifferent 59 We can tell from the passage that by thinking Why am I here Mike felt A excited B surprised C regretful D curious 60 The passage mainly tells us A Mike s exciting sail trip around the globe B how Mike s father taught him to sail a boat C the introduction of the Guinness World Records D why CNN wanted to report the news to the public B John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew but whose face he didn t Thirteen months ago in a Florida library he took a book off the shelf with the previous owner s name Miss Hollis Maynell and took great interest in the notes in the margin The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind With time and effort he located her address He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond During the following days the two grew to know each other through the mail John requested a photograph but she refused She felt that if he really eared it wouldn t matter what she looked like Later they scheduled their first meeting 7 00 p m at Grand Central Station in New York You ll recognize me she wrote by the red rose I ll be wearing on my lapel 翻领 So at 7 00 he was in the station looking for the girl with the red rose A young woman in a green suit was coming toward him Her figure was long and slim and her eyes were blue Almost uncontrollably he made one step closer to her and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell a woman well past 40 The girl was walking quickly away He felt as though he split in two so keen was his desire to follow her and yet so deep was his longing for the woman whose spirit had truly accompanied him and upheld his own He did not hesitate He squared his shoulders and said I m John and you must be Miss Maynell I am so glad you could meet me may I take you to dinner The woman smiled I don t know what this is about son she answered but the young lady in the green suit begged me to wear this rose on my coat And she said if you were to ask me to dinner I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the restaurant across the street She said it was some kind of test 61 We can infer from the passage that 7 A Miss Maynell was a very funny woman B John got Miss Maynell s address from the book C John had known the secret and prepared in advance D John succeeded in winning the heart of Miss Maynell 62 According to the passage Miss Maynell begged that woman to wear the rose to A check if he was the man she wrote to B make sure that the man was there on time C compare with her and gain an advantage over her D see whether he wasn t just interested in appearance 63 Which of the following is RIGHT about the book A The woman put the book there on purpose B Part of the book was written by Miss Maynell C Miss Maynell s name greatly aroused John s interest D Possibly the book was once Miss Maynell s but now it was owned by the library 64 The woman who wore the rose on her coat A was a friend of Miss Maynell B didn t know the girl who gave her the rose C showed great admiration for the clever girl D was moved deeply by the true love between the two youngsters 65 The writer tries to tell us that A it is useful to read often in the library B Miss Maynell was brighter than John C only the true love can stand the test D you must make friends with an honest man C Until recently the science of the future was supposed to be electronics and artificial intelligence Today it seems more and more likely that the next great breakthroughs in technology will be brought through a combination of those two sciences with organic chemistry and genetic engineering This combination is the science of biotechnology Organic chemistry enables us to produce marvelous synthetic materials However it is still difficult to manufacture anything that has the capacity of wool to conserve 保存 heat and also to absorb moisture Nothing that we have been able to produce so far comes anywhere near the combination of strength lightness and flexibility that we find in the bodies of ordinary insects Nevertheless scientists in the laboratory have already succeeded in growing a material that has many of the characteristics of human skin The next step may well be biotech hearts and eyes which can replace diseased organs in human beings These will not be rejected by the body as is the case with organs from humans The application of biotechnology to energy production seems even more promising In 1996 the famous science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke many of 8 whose previous predictions have come true said that we may soon be able to develop remarkably cheap and renewable sources of energy Some of these power sources will be biological Clarke and others have warned us repeatedly that sooner or later we will have to give up our dependence on non renewable power sources Coal oil and gas are indeed convenient However using them also means creating dangerously high levels of pollution It will be impossible to meet the growing demand for energy without increasing that pollution to catastrophic 灾难性的 levels unless we develop power sources that are both cheaper and cleaner It is attempting to think that biotechnology or some other science of the future can solve our problems Before we surrender to that temptation we should remember nuclear power Only a few generations ago it seemed to promise limitless cheap and safe energy Today those promises lie buried in a concrete grave in a place called Chernobyl in the Ukraine Biotechnology is unlikely however to break its promises in quite the same or such a dangerous way 66 According to the passage the science of the future is likely to be A biotechnology B electronics C genetic engineering D nuclear technology 67 The materials produced with organic chemistry are at present A as good as wool B as good as an insect s body C better than natural materials D not as good as natural materials 68 According to the passage it may soon be possible A to transplant human organsB to make artificial hearts and eyes C to produce drugs without side effects D to make something as good as human skin 69 In 1996 Arthur C Clarke predicted that A the Chernobyl disaster would happen in two years B biological power sources would be put into use soon C oil gas and coal could be repeatedly used in the future D we will never stop using non renewable power sources 70 What do we learn from the last paragraph A Biological power will keep all its promises B Biological power is cheaper than nuclear power C Biotechnology can solve all our future energy problems D Biological power may not be as dangerous as nuclear power PART FOUR WRITING 45 marks SECTION A 10 marks Directions Read the following passage Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer Who says people need land to grow vegetables All you need is a roof that is strong enough and flat enough to support a garden We are going to describe 9 one way to build a rooftop garden that does not even require soil Four things are needed for a small rooftop garden One thing is a roof that can support the weight another is grass cutting The third thing is a sheet of plastic in which to spread the cut grass And the last thing is a box about eight centimeters deep and made out of four pieces of wood Once you are sure the roof is good cut and collect some grass Then lay down the plastic where the garden box will go The four sided box can be as long and as wide as needed Place the box on top of the sheet of plastic Then fill it with the cut grass Next add water and walk on the cuttings to press them down After about three