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山西省太原五中2013 2014 学年度第二学期月 考 2 月 高三英语 第 I 卷 第一部分 听力 共两节 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试卷上答案转涂 到答题卡上 第一节 共 5 小题 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 秒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 例 How much is the shirt A 19 15 B 9 15 C 9 18 答案是 B 1 How much will the man pay for the tickets A 7 5 B 15 C 50 2 Which is the right gate for the man s flight A Gate 16 B Gate 22 C Gate 25 3 How does the man feel about going to school by bike A Happy B Tired C Worried 4 When can the woman get the computers A On Tuesday B On Wednesday C On Thursday 5 What does the woman think of the shirt for the party A The size is not large enough B The material is not good C The color is not suitable 第二节 共 15 小题 听下面 5 段对话 每段对话后有几个小题 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 每段对话读两遍 听第 6 段材料 回答第 6 7 题 6 What can we learn about Mr Brown A He is in his office B He is at a meeting C He is out for a meal 7 What will the man probably do next A Call back B Come again C Leave a message 听第 7 段材料 回答第 8 9 题 8 What kind of room does the man want to take A A single room B A double room C A room for three 9 What does the man need to put in the from A Telephone and student card numbers B Student card number and address C Address and telephone number 听第 8 段材料 回答第 10 至 12 题 10 What is the relationship between the speakers A Fellow clerks B Boss and secretary C Customer and salesperson 11 What does the man like about his job A Living close to the office B Chances to go abroad C Nice people to work with 12 What do we know about the woman A She likes traveling B She is new to the company C She works in public relations 听第 9 段材料 回答第 13 至 16 题 13 When will the visitors come A In March B In April C In May 14 How many visitors are coming A 8 B 10 C 12 15 What will the visitors do on the second day A Go to party B Visit schools C Attend a lecture 16 Where will the visitors go on the final day A To London B To Scotland C To the coast 听第 10 段材料 回答第 17 至 20 题 17 What is the first word the baby tried to say A Truck B OK C Duck 18 How old was the baby when he learned to say that word correctly A About 18 months B About 21months C About 24 months 19 What did the father do when the baby screamed that word at the airport A He corrected the baby B He tried to stop the baby C He did himself somewhere 20 Why did the mother pretend not to know the baby A She got angry with the father B She was frightened by the noise C She felt uneasy about the noisy baby 第二部分 阅读理解 共两节 满分 60 分 第一节 共 15 小题 每小题 3 分 满分 45 分 阅读下面短文 从每题所给的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中 选出最佳选项 并将答案填 在答题卡上 A The Man of Many Secrets Harry Houdini was one of the greatest American entertainers in the theater this century He was a man famous for his escapes from prison cells from wooden boxes floating in rivers from locked tanks full of water He appeared in theaters all over Europe and America Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his magic tricks Of course his secret was not magic or supernatural powers It was simply strength He had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers He could move his body into almost any position he wanted Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17 in 1891 He and his brother Theo performed card tricks in club in New York They called themselves the Houdini Brothers When Harry married in 1894 he and his wife Bess worked together as magician and assistant But for a long time they were not very successful Then Harry performed his first prison escape in Chicago in 1898 Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison and he invited the local newspapermen to watch It was the publicity that came from this that started Harry Houdini s success Harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs and toes trained to escape ankle chins But his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors Every time he went into the prison cell Bess gave him a kiss for good luck and a small skeleton key which is a key that fits many locks pass quickly from her mouth to his Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame He arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited In the afternoon the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full What was the result World wide fame and a name remembered today 21 According to the passage Houdini s success in prison escapes depends on A his special tricks and supernatural powers B his unusual ability and a skeleton key C his magic tricks and unhuman powers D his wisdom and magic tricks 22 In the fourth paragraph the underlined word this refers to A his first prison escape B the year 1898 C the publicityD Harry Houdini s success 23 From the passage we can infer that Houdini became famous A in 1894B before he married C at the age of 17 D when he was about 24 24 Which of the following is the best title for the passage A A Skeleton Key B A Man of Many Secrets C World wide Fame D Great Escape B The time of year a baby is born can shape what profession they will embark on in later life a new study has suggested Being born in a certain month appears to indicate the possibility of what job a person will end up with the study by the Office for National Statistics found Researchers have uncovered that the month in which babies are born could also affect everything from intelligence to length of life A child born in December is more likely to become a dentist while someone whose birthday falls in January will tend to a debt collector they found A February birth appears to increase the chances of being an artist while March babies appear to go on to become pilots Meanwhile April and May are said to have a fairly even spread of professions births in the summer months mean a much lower chance of becoming a high earning football player doctor or dentist The study was gained by researchers who analyzed the birth months of people in 19 separate occupations using information from the last census 人口普查 the Daily Mail reported Although these trends may be difficult to explain relations between birth months and specific health problems have a scientific basis Spring babies are at greater risk of illnesses including schizophrenia Alzheimer s disease asthma and autism They may also be less clever than classmates born in other parts of the year 25 What does the underlined phrase embark on refer to A land on B keep in touch with C be engaged in D break from 26 According to the researchers a child born in March is likely to become A a debt collectorB a pilot C a dentist D an artist 27 We can learn from the text that A the month babies are born could only affect his intelligence and length of life B People born in the summer months are more likely to get highly paid C Spring babies may have the bigger chance to get ill D the choice of profession for April and May is very narrow 28 What can be included from the passage A There exist connections between birth date and occupations B The fate has been already decided when people are born C People born in Autumn would be more successful than those born in Spring D The time of year one is born decides which specific health problems one has C It is part book part film part game and a world away from the best selling books in any season But Julian McCrea developer of the immersive 拟真的 iPad thriller The Craftsman is convinced his mashup 混搭 of literary gothic and cinematic chiller 恐怖电影或书籍 is the future of fiction The app turns the reader into the main character in a tale that draws on influences such as Edgar Allen Poe and Alfred Hitchcock In future works McCrea hopes to use the iPad s built in camera to read your facial expressions letting him increase the tension accordingly as the story develops With sales of paper books declining McCrea believes the app represents a new kind of digital storytelling that could open up an Alice in Wonderland rabbit hole of possibilities No two people will get the same experience says McCrea who gave up his previous job three years ago to start Portal Entertainment The project has echoes of the choose your own adventure paperbacks of the 1980s and 90s which allowed pre teen readers to plot their own way through treasure islands and spooky forests But the creators of the new app wanted to take the idea further You as a fully paid up character in the drama can sign online petitions 请愿书 on factious 虚构的 websites and receive mysterious message on your mobile phone from other characters while the events you attend in the story pop up in your real life calendar as the app s creators attempt to bleed the story into your everyday life With the story unfolding in short episodes over five days McCrea hopes to capture an audience of thirtysomething dads used to whipping out their phone to play Angry Birds when they have a spare five minutes But also in his sights is the 87 million British market for thrillers and crime novels Authors embrace the new form of digital storytelling as a chance to engage in the innovations of the publishing industry Mike Jones the novelist who led the writers team for The Craftsman says the appeal of the app project was the chance to bring some of the age old traditions of storytelling genre character and catharsis 情感的抒发 into new media There has never been a better time to be a storyteller 29 The Craftsman is A an immersive iPad thriller B an app that can read our facial expressions C the sample of the future books D a combination of literary work and fiction 30 How can the app users engage in the thriller The Craftsman A They can be turned into the main character in the tale while reading B They can experience in the real life the events that happened in the tale C They can contribute their ideas to the writers on how the tale continues D They can decide the ending of the tale 31 What kind of readers does the app intend to target A Young dads in their thirties B Thriller and crime novel lovers C Both A and B D Neither A nor B 32 What is the attitude of authors towards the new way of storytelling A Opposed B Neutral C Skeptical D Supportive D We eat what our friends eat according to a new study presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economic Association s 2013 annual meeting in Washington D C The study conducted by researchers from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign U of I and Oklahoma State University provided fresh confirmation of how much our environment influences our eating habits The scientific team analyzed the lunch receipts from a restaurant in Stillwater Oklahoma that agreed to use three menus designed by the researchers for three months in 2010 One group of diners the control group used the restaurant s original menus with item and price listings The second group received menus with calorie counts and the third group used menus that had both calorie counts and a traffic light symbol designed to indicate calorie ranges A green traffic light meant a food option was 400 calories or less a yellow light indicated 401 calories to 800 calories and a red light was placed next to choices with more than 800 calories By analyzing diners receipts the researchers found interesting patterns in what patrons 老 主顾 ordered They also interviewed servers and found that people who were part of larger parties and received menus with traffic lights typically ordered healthier options which the researchers say suggests the influence of peer pressure The researchers then created a model to assess how customers felt about their choices Based on the popularity of menu items the researchers determined the probability that individuals were satisfied with their choice Interestingly this gauge 测量标准 of satisfaction was influenced by expected factors such as price and calories but also by fellow diners menu choices as well They found that even if a customer initially felt less satisfied about their choice of say a salad they felt better about it if their friends ordered an item within the same menu category The big takeaway from this research is that people were happier if they were making similar choices to those sitting around them study author Brenna Ellison an economist at the U of I said in a statement If my peers are ordering higher calorie items or spending more money then I am also happier or at least less unhappy if I order higher calorie foods and spend more money So if you re hoping to eat better try dining with friends who do too 33 The scientific team came to their conclusion by A analyzing receipts from diners using specially designed menus B studying information from the receipts C comparing calorie counts and ranges that appear in different menus D analyzing the connection between diner s choices and calorie counts 34 According to the research findings those who ordered healthier options tended to A ask the servers for recommendations and notice the calorie counts B eat with friends and be concerned about calorie ranges of the food C be more affected by their friends preference of the choice of food D have a much unhealthier eating habit when they ate alone 35 The word takeaway is closest in meaning to A conclusion B success C illustration D judgment 第二节 共 5 小题 每小题 3 分 满分 15 分 根据短文内容 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项 选项中有两项为多余选 项 From good reading we can derive pleasure companionship experience and instruction A good book may absorb our attention so completely that for the time being we forget our surroundings and even our identity 36 It increases our contentment when we are cheerful and lessens our troubles when we are sad Whatever may be our main purpose in reading our contact with good books should never fail to give us enjoyment and satisfaction 37 Whether the characters portrayed 描绘 are taken from real life or are purely imaginary they may become our companions and friends In the pages of books we can walk with the wise and the good of all lands and all times The people we meet in books may delight us either because they resemble human friends whom we hold or because they present unfamiliar types whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances 38 However the friends we make in books need never weary us with their company 39 When human friends desert us good books are always ready to give us friendship sympathy and encouragement One of the most valuable gifts presented by books is experience Few of us can travel far from home or have a wide range of experiences but all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of books Whether we wish to escape from the seemingly dull realities of everyday life or whether we long to visit some far off place a book will help us when nothing else can To travel by book we need no bank account to pay our way no airship or ocean liner or stream lined train to transport us no passport to enter the land of our heart s desire 40 The beauties of nature the enjoyment of music the treasures of art the triumphs of architecture the marvels of engineering are all open to the wonder and enjoyment of those who read A With a good book in our hands we need never be lonely B The possibilities of our literary experiences are almost unlimited C Our literary experiences can be limited D By turning the page we can dismiss them without any fear of hurting their feelings E Our human friends sometimes may bore us F A good book in hand will ease our loneliness more or less G Reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life 第三部分 英语知识运用 共两节 满分 55 分 第一节 完形填空 共 20 小题 每小题 2 分 满分 40 分 阅读下面短文 从短文后所给的四个选项 A B C 和 D 中 选出最佳选项 并将答案 填在答题卡上 Former Hollywood star Shirley Temple has died 41 85 42 she was 85 but to many Americans she was 43 that very clever and mature little girl 44 the adorable pout 撅嘴 who sang about dreaming away On the Good Ship Lollipop in the movie classic Bright Eyes Temple known in private life as Shirley Temple Black 45 natural causes last Monday night at her home near San Francisco 46 her family and caregivers Born in 1928 in Santa Monica California her 47 career took her from being a film and television actress singer dancer to being appointed US 48 to Ghana and Czechoslovakia Temple began her film career in 1932 at the age of three and in 1934 49 international fame in Bright Eyes She received a special Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outstanding 50 as a youth to cinema before starring in hits such as Curly Top and Heidi during the mid to late 1930s She led the box office for three 51 years Moms dressed their daughters like her A drink was 52 after her Children 53 her curls A doll in her likeness became a collector s item Eventually as she aged her Hollywood popularity 54 At 17 she married John Agar but the marriage didn t last Her second marriage to San Francisco businessman Charles Black endured and 55 her to enter the world of politics She served as US ambassador to Ghana and to Czechoslovakia The beloved actress 56 for much of her life the same sunny presence that 57 the nation s spirits during the darkest days of the Depression News of Shirley Temple s death 58 wonderful memories for many Chinese adults who grew up 59 Shirley s movies The angel has returned to heaven remarked many Chinese 60 of the death of Shirley Temple 41 A agedB agingC to ageD ages 42 A PrivatelyB OfficiallyC EventuallyD Publicly 43 A foreverB foremostC dominantlyD already 44 A along withB withC forD beside 45 A died fromB died outC died ofD died for 46 A surrounded byB being surrounded by C surroundingD who were surrounded with 47 A variedB coloredC pleasantD jolly 48 A officerB ambassadorC politicianD businessman 49 A foundedB constructedC promotedD made 50 A contributionB assistanceC donationD achievement 51 A directB straightC uprightD frank 52 A namedB takeC lookedD sought 53 A copiedB reproducedC mirroredD reflected 54 A developedB reducedC increasedD declined 55 A promisedB allowedC letD left 56 A remainedB containedC continuedD became 57 A liftedB aroseC roseD resulted 58 A held backB brought backC took ba