湖北省襄阳市致远中学2012-2013学年高一英语下学期5月月考试题

1 湖北省襄阳市致远中学湖北省襄阳市致远中学 2012 20132012 2013 学年高一英语下学期学年高一英语下学期 5 5 月月考试月月考试 题题 第一部分第一部分 听力听力 共两节 满分 30 分 第一节 共 5 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 7 5 分 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 秒钟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 1 Where are the two speakers A In a department store B In a clothes factory C On a playground 2 What time does the train leave A At 6 15 B At 6 25 C At 6 50 3 What are the two speakers doing A Enjoying meeting each other B Saying good bye to each other C Planning to see each other again 4 What s the man doing A He s working in a hotel B He s visiting a young couple C He s travelling around 5 When should Susan go to meet Professor Brown A At 10 00 B At 10 30 C At 11 00 第二节 共 15 小题 每小题 1 5 分 满分 22 5 分 听下面 5 段对话或独白 每段对话或独白后有几个小题 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 听每段对话或独白前 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 每段对话或独白读两遍 听第 6 段材料 回答第 6 至 8 题 6 Where does this conversation take place A At a booking office B At a museum C In a record store 7 On which day will the Japanese Music Concert be held A The 28th B The 30th C The 15th 8 How does the man pay for the tickets A By ID card B With US dollars C By check 听第 7 段材料 回答第 9 至 11 题 9 Where is the woman going A Bridge Street B The cinema C The station 10 Where is the cinema A On the corner of the Bridge Street B Next to the station C On Station Street 11 Which turning should the woman take on Bridge Street 2 A The first on the right B The first on the left C The second on the left 听第 8 段材料 回答第 12 至 14 题 12 Who are the two speakers A A man and his wife B A man and his sister C A man and his girlfriend 13 Why is the man unhappy about their weekend A They seldom invite friends over B They seldom go out for a picnic C They seldom spend the weekends together 14 On which point of the picnic do the man and woman differ A Who should get the car ready B How many friends they should invite C What food and drink they should prepare 听第 9 段材料 回答第 15 至 17 题 15 What is Mary s plan for Saturday A Visit her mother B Cook dinner for Tom C Ask John and his wife to dinner 16 What does John say to Mary about the invitation A He s not free B He ll certainly go C He s not sure 17 What has John promised to do A Phone back with an answer B Persuade Jane to join him C Visit Mary s mother on Saturday 听第 10 段材料 回答第 18 至 20 题 18 Why are many roads closed in the north A Because of the heavy rain B Because of strong winds C Because of fallen stones from mountains 19 In which part of the country have fifty houses been flooded A In the south B In the north C In the east 20 What happened in the west A Many boats were missing B Four people died in a river C Two villages were under water 第二部分第二部分 词汇词汇知识运用知识运用 共两节 满分 40 分 第一节第一节 单项选择 共单项选择 共 1 10 0 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 1 分 满分分 满分 1 10 0 分 分 21 Don t spoil the child Can t you make your little son himself A conduct B amuse C perform D behave 22 Before my father moved off he told me again and again that I should the rules and 3 regulations of the school A respect B deliver C observe D direct 23 Everyone fails now and then It is how you react that makes a in life A development B point C progress D difference 24 When asked about staying young he said that a balanced diet with exercise was the recipe for a healthy life A combined B concluded C conducted D connected 25 You need to be able to employers that regardless of what happened in the past you are a strong candidate for the position and can do the job A convey B convince C contribute D conquer 26 It was really of your brother not to play the guitar while you were preparing your lessons A modest B outspoken C considerate D determined 27 The fans were so crazy at the concert that they sang loudly with their favorite stars so we had to to be heard A struggle B compete C confuse D argue 28 In a sports team each player has a clear role and there are few when members are uncertain of their roles A chances B positions C occasions D situations 29 John s wife is very about what she wears although their family is not that rich A curious B particular C specialD popular 30 Sports and games can our bodies keep us healthy and help us live a long life A bring up B set up C put up D build up 第二节第二节 完形填空 共完形填空 共 2020 小题 每小题小题 每小题 1 1 分 满分分 满分 2 20 0 分 分 Two men both seriously ill occupied the same hospital room One man was allowed to 31 in his bed for an hour each afternoon for treatment His 32 was next to the room s only window The other man 33 spend all his time flat on his back Every 34 when the man in the bed by the window could sit up he 35 pass the time by describing to his 36 all the things he could see outside the window The window overlooked a 37 with a lovely lake Ducks and swans played on the water while children 38 their model boats Young lovers walked 39 among flowers As the man by the window described all this beautifully the other man would close his eyes and 40 the scene One morning the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the 41 body of the man by the window who had died 42 in his sleep She was saddened and 43 the hospital attendants 服务员 to take the body away 44 it seemed appropriate 合适的 the other man asked if he could 45 next to the window The nurse was happy to make the switch and after 46 he was comfortable she left him alone Slowly and painfully he sat up to take his 47 look at the world outside Finally he would have the 48 of seeing it for himself He strained 紧张地 to slowly turn to 49 the window beside the bed It faced a blank wall The man asked the nurse what could have forced his dead roommate to 50 4 those wonderful things outside this window The nurse answered that the man was blind and could not even see the wall She said Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you 31 A stand up B lie down C sit up D sit down 32 A room B table C seat D bed 33 A had to B would rather C prefer to D rather than 34 A morning B evening C afternoon D dawn 35 A will B would C should D might 36 A nurse B workmate C roommate D doctor 37 A park B street C garden D field 38 A played B made C started D sailed 39 A face to face B shoulder to shoulder C arm in arm D back to back 40 A describe B tell C hear D imagine 41 A strong B warm C sick D lifeless 42 A peacefully B sadly C secretly D completely 43 A looked B found C called D ordered 44 A Before B As soon as C When D As far as 45 A changed B sit C be moved D be taken 46 A making sure B depending on C making up D accounting for 47 A next B first C last D another 48 A surprise B feeling C try D joy 49 A look out B look at C glare at D stare at 50 A remember B describe C write D talk 第三部分 阅读理解第三部分 阅读理解 共共 2020 小题 每小题小题 每小题 2 2 分 满分分 满分 4040 分分 A A School is a place that is familiar to everyone Let s find out what American students do in school An official dance party is held about twice a year in high schools in the United States When the final football game is over for the season there is a homecoming party Sometimes students select a king from among the football players and a queen from among the girls Every student can attend and have fun with the help of their teachers Sometimes students called bookworms 书 虫 to the surprise of the other students come to the party in a beautiful dress The most exciting party that students can go to would have to be a dance party Students attend it in dresses similar to those of Hollywood stars and the atmosphere is comparable to an Oscar Award party Since such a party is for seniors students usually stay up the night trying to enjoy their last year in high school In American schools instead of the teachers going to different rooms students have their own class schedules 课程表 and go to different classrooms When a student is away from school they must have an explanation for being 5 away along with the signature 签名 of a parent The signed paper is then handed in to the school office High school drop outs and students being expelled 除名 are not that uncommon in the States High absences without excuses are one of the reasons why students are expelled from school American students also enjoy a number of activities out of school like cheerleading 拉 拉队 student government and a host of different sports 51 Whose presence at the homecoming party can make others amazed A The king and the queen acted by students B The laziest student in study C The teacher who offers advice D Students who study hardest 52 Why do students hold the dance party till the next morning A Because they would like to dance and sang madly B Because this perhaps is the last chance that they can enjoy their school life C Because students make it as exciting as an awarding party of Oscar D Because this is the only chance that they get dressed like film stars 53 According to the passage American students in school A study in the same classroom B have the same class with each other C attend different classes in different places D wait for their teachers in their class 54 What is this passage mainly about A The organizing of dance parties B Homecoming party C How to ask for a leave D School life in America B B Memory they say is a matter of practice and exercise If you have the wish and really made a conscious effort then you can quite easily improve your ability to remember things But even if you are successful there are times when your memory seems to play tricks on you Sometimes you remember things that really did not happen One morning last week for example I got up and found that I had left the front door unlocked all night yet I clearly remember locking it carefully the night before Memory trick work the other way as well Once in a while you remember not doing something and then find out that you did One day last month for example I was sitting in a barber shop waiting for my turn to get a haircut and suddenly I realized that I had got a haircut two days before at the barber shop across the street from my office We always seem to find something funny and amusing in incidents caused by people s forgetfulness or absent mindedness Stories about absent minded professors have been told for years and we never got tired of hearing new ones Unfortunately however absent mindedness is not always funny There are times 6 when trick of our memory can cause us great trouble 55 If you want to have a good memory A you should force yourself to remember things B you should make a conscious effort of practice and exercise C you should never stop learning D you should try hard to remember tings 56 From the sentence We never get tired of hearing new ones we can infer that A we enjoy hearing new stories about absent mindedness of professors B we don t want to know anything more about absent mindedness of professors C we will never get tired of listening to new stories about absent mindedness D absent mindedness happens not only to professors but to many other people 57 In the passage the writer seems to tell you A forgetting things is serious and dangerous B always forgetting things is understandable C forgetting things at times is natural D the way to protect yourself from memory tricks 58 The best title for this passage is A How to Get a Good Memory B Tricks Of Memory C Forgetfulness and Absent mindedness is Dangerous D Get Rid of Absent mindedness C C As computers become all the more popular in China Chinese people are increasingly relying on computer keyboards to input Chinese characters 字 But if they use the computer too much they may end up forgetting the exact strokes 笔画 of each Chinese character when writing on paper Experts suggest people especially students write by hand more Do you write by hand more or type more In Beijing students start using a computer as early as primary school And computer dependence is more wide spread among university students Almost all their assignments and essays are typed on a computer All the students interviewed say they usually use a computer It s faster and easier to correct if using a computer And that s why computers are being applied more and more often to modern education But when people are taking stock in computers increasingly problems appear When I m writing with a pen I find I often can t remember how to write a character though I feel I m familiar with it I m not in the mood to write when faced with a pen and paper Many students don t feel this is something to worry about Now that it s more convenient and efficient to write on a computer why bother to handwrite Many educators think differently Shi Liwei the headmaster of a famous primary school in the capital said Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic 审美的 value But those characters typed with computer keyboards 7 only maintain their practical value All the artistic beauty of the characters is lost And handwriting contains the writer s emotion Through one s handwriting people can get to know one s thinking and personality Beautiful writing will give people a better first impression of them To encourage students to handwrite more many primary schools in Beijing have made writing classes compulsory 必修的 and in universities some professors are asking students to turn in their homework and essays written by hand 59 Which of the following can best serve as the title of the passage A To Type or to Hand Write B The Importance of Handwriting and Typing C Writing by Computer Will Replace Writing by Hand D Practical and Aesthetic Value of Chinese Characters 60 Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE of the advantages of handwriting A Handwriting contains the writer s emotion B The writer s thinking and personality are shown in his or her handwriting C Handwriting can impress people well and build one s self confidence D Chinese characters enjoy both practical and aesthetic value 61 The underlined expression taking stock in Paragraph 4 probably means A getting bored with B getting dependent on C becoming crazy about D getting curious about 62 We can draw the conclusion from the passage that A more and more students will give up writing on a computer B writing by hand will give way to typing by computer one day C more and more students will pay attention to hand writing D the typing article better expresses one s emotion and quality D D Nowadays we enjoy high standards of living our jobs are well paid and new technologies like the Internet have come to give us even more opportunities of development There is one of those opportunities article writing as a freelancer 自由职业者 Housewives college students can devote just a few hours to earning good money This kind of outsourcing 外购 allows the writers to help website owners by offering its visitors information about their topics of interest It is like newspaper articles in which international and national news is discussed and therefore helps the readers to get an idea of what is going on Articles can be on different topics like health business sports education fashion pets etc You may ask who are the readers of these articles The answer is simple Suppose you have good knowledge about the stock exchange 股票交易 market and you write an article about it Any person who might not have information about 8 stock exchanges but wishes to know about it quickly may read your article and therefore understand the topic without having to read large books Website owners are ready to pay good money to writers of high quality articles Good articles attract more web traffic 点击率 which gives companies the opportunity to show their products to more possible customers Thus as web traffic increases so will the website income through paid advertisements So finally it does good to all people the writer webmaster and website visitor Article writing can even help the writer to learn about many kinds of topics and then increase his knowledge Above all it enables you to work in a free environment At the same time you can still earn a good salary All such advantages have made this form of employment very popular especially among college students 63 According to the passage article writing as a freelancer A is suitable for the people with high education B will take a person a lot of time and effort C can help people make extra money without too much trouble D is the most popular way among college students to make money 64 The passage suggests that you publish your articles to make money A in newspapers B in magazines C in large books D on the Internet 65 Who will be the readers of the articles of the freelancers A Those who wish to get quick information about a specific topic B Those who want to learn about the latest information of the world C Those who want to learn about the stock exchange market D Those who don t like reading newspapers and books 66 How do websites get the money to pay good writers A By charging people who read articles B By putting on paid ads of certain companies C By selling their products to possible customers D By charging the writers whose articles aren t good enough Playing sports is a way for most kids to make friends get exercise and have a good time But what happens when kids have a disability preventing them joining in Challenge Alaska has worked out a national program to give those disabled kids a chance to enjoy the sports they otherwise may not be able to Alex thought a simple game of bocce ball 室外地滚球 was out of reach before Alex was hit by a car when he was 5 years old an accident that left him with a broken body and a mind full of dreams Those dreams are harder to do because you can t move your hands and you can t move your legs he said 9 But today Alex was getting the chance to live his biggest dream With some help he can get the bocce ball across the playing field and he said he was getting the biggest joy from his favorite Today Challenge Alaska worked together with another organization the US Paralympics Academy 残奥委会 to give kids with physical disabilities a chance to try some new sports They offer a lot of sports for people with disabilities and that s cool Alex said But this program is not just about teaching these kids about sports