湖南道县高考补习学校2011届高三英语上学期第一次月考牛津译林版

1 湖南省道县高考补习学校湖南省道县高考补习学校 20112011 届高三上学期第一次月考试卷 英语 届高三上学期第一次月考试卷 英语 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 be three choices Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by making the corresponding letter A B or C on the question booklet You will hear each conversation TWICE Conversation 1 1 What do we know about the room A It has no air conditioner B There s one towel in it C It s too small 2 Why doesn t the woman change her room A Because it s cheap B Because the room service is good C Because it has a good view Conversation 2 3 What does the woman think about the characters in the story A They are poor B They are active C They aren t true to life 4 How many of the writer s books has the man read A Four B Five C Six Conversation 3 5 Why does the woman think there ll be fewer private cars A The price of cars is going up B People prefer public transportation C The price of gas keeps rising 6 What does the man agree to consider in the end A Going to work by bike B Taking a bus to work C Going to work on foot Conversation 4 7 When did the man last visit China A Several years ago B Several months ago C Last year 8 What impressed the man most in China A The relationship between Chinese children and their parents B The fierce competition in the college entrance examination C The little time Chinese students have for hobbies 9 Why does the man think American students are luckier than their Chinese peers A Because they aren t required to take college entranced exams B Because they are allowed to develop hobbies C Because they are independent of their parents Conversation 5 10 Why did the man buy a second hand car for the woman A Because the new cars were not satisfying B Because he was short of money C Because he was fond of old cars 11 What will the two speakers do next 2 A Sell the car to the woman s friend B Buy an expensive car C Dress the car up 12 How soon does the man think he will mke a fortune A At least in three years B At least in two years C At least in one year Conversation 6 13 How long did the man live in New York A For 10 years B For 12 years C For 20 years 14 What can we infer from the words of the New Yorker A The weather in New York is pleasant in spring and autumn B The weather in New York is often changeable C The weather in New York will be pleasant soon 15 What does the man think of New York A It s the most interesting city in the world B Its weather is pleasant on the whole C Its air in summer is dry and heavy SECTION B Directions in this section you will hear a 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 will hear the mini talk TWICE Nelson Mandela s Autobiography 自传 BirthOn july 18th 16 EducationStudied 17 in the University of South Africa FamilyMarried twice and had 18 childern Ideal Became interested in politics when still a youth and wanted to serve his people in their fight for 19 Career Joined the African National Congress in 1994 which has spent 20 fighting for the rights of the African people PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE SECTION A Directions Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A B C and D Choose one answer that best completes the sentence 21 I think he is taking an active part in social work I agree with you A in a way B on the way C by the way D in the way 22 The fact has worried many scientists the earth is becoming warmer and warmer these years A what B which C that D though 23 John received an invitation to dinner and with his work he galdly accepted it A finished B finishing C having finished D was finished 24 is known to us all that the 2012 Olympic Games will take place in London A AsB What C That D It 3 25 It s really a pity that I didn t see you in Shanghai I to see you in the hotel but I was too busy A hope B had hoped C hoped D am hoping 26 Surely it doesn t matter where the student assications get their money from What is what they do with it A counts B applies C stresses D functions 27 Please remind me of the meeting again tomorrow I forget A though B so that C in case D until 28 When I talked with my grandma on the phone she sounded weak but by the time we up her voice had been full of life A were hanging B had hung C hung D would hung 29 The companies are working together to create they hope will be the best means of transport in the 21st century A which B that C what D who 30 We had no sooner reached the station the train started A when B than C as D while 31 He must be helping the old man to water the flowers A is he B isn t he C must he D mustn t he 32 Which of the two films do you prefer To tell you the truth I don t like A neither of themB all of them C either of them D none of them 33 Ann never dreams of for her to be sent abroad very soon A there to be a chance B there being a chance C there be a chance D being a chance 34 My sister as well as her classmates who late for class criticized by Mr Hunt A were was B was were C was was D were were 35 the extremely hot weather we continued having classes A Thanks to B In addition toC In defence ofD Regardless of SECTION B 18 points 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 Sometimes people call each other scared cat but have you ever thought about this expression When a cat is 36 its heart starts beating faster its muscles get tense 紧张的 and there are changes in the chemicals in its bloodstream 37 the cat doesn t realize this its body is getting ready for action If the danger continues the animal will do one of two things It will defend itself or it will run away as fast as it can Something like this also happens 38 people When we are excited angry scared or aroused by other emotions our bodies 39 many physical changes Our hearts beat faster and our muscles get tense All of these changes make us more careful and ready to react We too get ready to defend ourselves or 40 Human beings 41 have a problem that animals never face If we 42 our feelings and let them take over we can 43 Have you ever said something in anger or hit somebody and 4 regretted it later Have you ever shouted at a teacher told somebody you were lonely or said you were in love and then 44 later you had kept your mouth shut It isn t always wise to express your feelings freely Does this mean that it s smarter always to hide our feelings No If you keep feeling of anger sadness and 45 hidden away or bottled up inside your body stays tense Physical illness can develop and you can feel churned up 生气 inside It can actually 46 your health It is not bad to keep pleasant feelings inside either all feelings need to be expressed You can hide them and you can pretend they don t exist but they ll still be around And at last you ll have to deal with 47 36 A excited B surprised C delighted D frightened 37 A As B Before C Despite D Although 38 A to B on C at D in 39 A get through B go through C get on D go straight 40 A scare B protect C run D fight 41 A but B otherwise C however D moreover 42 A give way to B give up C give out D give off 43 A get out of trouble B get into trouble C put others into trouble D calm down 44 A hoped B said C thought D wished 45 A happiness B delight C bitterness D laughter 46 A be good for B be bad for C be good at D do good to 47 A them B it C yourselves D you SECTION C 12 points Directions Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context On the first day of classes at a Los Angeles high school several American boys came up to a Chinese boy and said Hi what s up 48 hearing their greeting the boy 49 had just moved to the US with his parents raised his head and looked at the sky This is a story told by David Chen 50 31 year old actor in Taiwan who recently launched a Sinmini blog on which he teaches easy English expressions 51 me the mini blog is like a mirror When I read the comments I see myself more clearly Chen made a breakthrough last year 52 he had a double eyelid surgery I like making changes and I think it s necessary he said I know many fans like my pretty boy image But now I m growing up I want to look rougher and 53 mature When you have a new haircut you do not need to explain it 54 is just like changing your mood to do so if you feel happy that s great said Chen Young people should realize that sometimes you can just do what you want to do You will eventually get support from others if you dare to be 55 PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION Directions read the following three passages Each passages is followed by several questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked with A B C and D choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage A 5 In the past ten years many scientists have studied the differences between men and women And they all got the same answer The sexes are different because their brains are different And this the scientists say makes men and women see the world in different ways Boys for example generally are better than girls at mathematical ideas Boys also generally are better than girls at the kind of hand and eye movements necessary for ball sports Girls on the other hand generally start speaking earlier than boys And they generally 通常 see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages What makes men and women better at one thing or another The answer is the brain The brain has two sides connected by nerve 神经 tracks The left side generally is used for mathematics speech and writing The right side is used for artistic creation and the expression for emotions 情感 In men and women different areas in each side of the brain develop differently In boys for example it s the area used for mathematics In girls it is the area used for language skills Another interesting difference is that the two sides of a man s brain are connected by a smaller nerves than the two sides of a woman s brain are 56 Which of the following is best to outline 概括 the article A Research on the Brain B Differences between Men and Women C People s Different Brains D Who Are Better Boys or Girls 57 men and women think differently A Sex makes B The different brains make C The different experiences make D The influences of society make 58 According to the article girls are generally better than boys at in your school A Mathematics B Physics C English D Chemistry 59 Which of the following is true A The left side of brain in boys generally develops better than that in girls B The left side of brain in girls generally develops better than that in boys C Men are better than women in all things D The area in girls used for language skills develops better 60 In men and women the number of nerves connecting the halves of brain A is the same B is different C is zero D can t be found out B Swedish master medical photographer Lennart Nilsson is a pioneer in medical photography In association with researchers and with the help of advanced specially designed equipment he has documented the inside of man down to the level of a cell with his camera Born in Str ngn s a satellite city of Stockholm in 1922 Nilsson got his first camera from his father when he was 11 years old From the early stage he has been interested in looking at ants and taking photos of them Throughout the years he has devoted special attention to capturing the creation of a human being from conception to birth In 2006 when his photo book Life was published in both Swedish and English he was invited to give a lecture at the Stockholm bookstore He vividly described to the public how he took the photos so that the development process of the embryo can be understood better Finally when he was signing his name in the book I asked him what made him so passionate about working on this he stopped writing and thought for a second I think it is the respect for life Nilsson said Nilsson began his career as a photographic journalist in the middle of the 1940s and published a 6 number of photo essays in Swedish and foreign magazines including Polar Bear Hunting in Spitzbergen 1947 and Midwife When I went to the professor to take the embryo photo I was looking around and then I saw something which was unbelievable it was a tiny human embryo lies in a very special place a 10 20 millimeter embryo with hands arms and eyes and I got a shock Nilsson said Nilsson began experimenting with new photographic techniques in the mid 1950s to report on the world of ants and life in the sea His revealing macro studies were published in his book on ants Myror 1959 and in the Life in the Sea 1959 and in Close to Nature 1984 In the 1960s special designed very slim endoscopes 内窥镜 made it possible for him to photograph the blood vessels and the cavities 空洞 of the body with the necessary depth of field and in 1970 he used a scanning electron microscope for the first time he was also considered the pioneer for three dimension digital pictures of the body organs After his photographs of human embryo were published he was encouraged to continue photographing the origins of human being Nilsson is very modest and sincere At age of nearly 88 he is still cooperating with colleagues in Karolinska Institute where the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is selected every year He can forget all the other things when he is working and he is still working diligently Mrs Nilsson told People s Daily Online 61 Why does Nilsson want to document the creation of a human being A Because he is a pioneer in medical photography B Because he has been interested in taking photos C Because he thinks it a way to show respect for life D Because he wished to win a Nobel Prize 62 What can we learn from the passage A Nilsson was the only expert in medical photography B Nilsson s camera is specially designed C Nilsson s photo book Life is better received than his other books D Nilsson has always been working alone 63 How many books written by Nilsson are mentioned in this passage A 3 B 4 C 5 D 6 64 Which of the following word can Not be used to describe Nilsson A Passionate B Devoted C Forgetful D Dillgent 65 What can be the title for the passage A Nilsson a pioneer medical photographer B Nilsson a pioneer medical publisher C Nilsson a person of rich experience D Nilsson a talented photographer C SHANGHAI Health experts in Shanghai are calling for more protection for young children as the latest research shows about half of the youngsters are suffering from secondhand smoke About 45 percent of children suffer passive smoking in families 50 percent in public places and almost 6 percent on public transportation shows a research released by the Shanghai Children s Medical Center on Tuesday Not only adults but also children and newborn babies are at risk for the adverse effects of passive 7 smoking said Tang Jingyan a doctor at the Shanghai Children s Medical Center Actually those young children whose bodies are still growing and developing are more sensitive to the effects of secondhand smoke Research has shown that children who are exposed to secondhand smoke will suffer from more colds coughs and sore throats and they are more likely to suffer from bronchitis pneumonia and will have a higher risk of developing cancer Doctors even suggested that children suffering passive smoking are more likely to have behavioral problems and may not develop mentally as quickly as their peers Other research by the Shanghai Children s Medical Center has found that more than 80 percent of child patients in the center live in a smoke filled household where one or both parents smoke Though doctors have stressed the harm of passive smoking over and over it is still hard to reach a totally smoke free home said a pediatrician named Zhang Yiwen noting that parents are often tempted to smoke even though they have learned the harmful effects of secondhand smoke China has 540 million people suffering from passive smoke 180 million of them younger than 15 The age of smokers is also getting lower earlier reports said There are more young smokers than before You can see young people wearing a school uniform and carrying a schoolbag light a cigarette on the street Some of them are even female students said Jing Xingming a professor of children s developmental behavior at the center Children like to imitate adults especially their parents If parents often smoke at home it is very likely children will develop a smoking habit which can cause a vicious circle Jin said Reports from the Ministry of Health said China has about 350 million smokers of whom 15 million are underage smokers Also around 40 million of the country s 130 million children aged between 13 and 18 had tried smoking and 15 million had become addicted to tobacco 66 What is the main idea of the passage A About half of the youngsters are suffering from secondhand smoke B Experts are calling for more protection for youngsters from smoking C More and more youngsters are picking up the habit of smoking D Smoking does great harm to the health of the youngsters 67 What kind of the youngsters most possibly develop a habit of smoking A Children of non smoking mothers B Children of non smoking fathers C Children of heavy smokers D Children from some smoking centers 68 Which of the following disease may not be connected with secondhand smoking A Cancer B Behavioral problems C Sore throats D Coughs 69 The underlined word vicious in the last paragraph but one most probably means A complete B simpleC great D bad 70 What can be inferred from the passage A About 80 of the children in the Shanghai Children s Medical Center smoke heavily B About 45 percent of children suffer passive smoking in the Shanghai Children s Medical C