月考一英语试题

1、任丘一中北校区2014-2015学年第二学期第一次阶段考高三年级英语试题考试时间: 4月1日 命题人: 审题人: 本试卷分第卷 (选择题) 和第II卷 (非选择题) 两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。第I卷第一部分 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) 每段对话仅读一遍。1. What happened to Lily? A. She broke her legs last week. B. She broke her arm last week. C. She lost her alarm clock last week.2. How did

2、the man arrive there? A. By bicycle. B. By bus. C. On foot.3. What does the woman mean?A. Mary is healthier than she seems. B. Mary is in good health.C. Mary is in poor health like her.4. Where will the man go for the summer vacation? A. Tokyo. B. London C. Kyoto5. What are the speakers talking abou

3、t?A. Their neighbours dog. B. Their neighbours garden. C. Their neighbours character.第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 每段对话读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. Why does Greener World develop educational programs for schools? A. To show children how the oceans are being polluted.B. To tell children why over-fishing can h

4、appen.C. To make a contribution to these schools.7. Where will a speech be delivered? A. In Greener Worlds meeting hall. B.In the mans school meeting hall.C. In the womans school meeting hall.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Where will the woman move to? A. Guangzhou B. Hangzhou C. Hanzhong.9. When was the woman b

5、orn? A. On October 11, 1968. B. On October 21, 1968. C. On October 11, 1986.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Whats wrong with the mans camera? A. Its battery runs out very quickly. B. Its button doesnt work properly.C. Its screen always goes black.11. Whats the type of the mans camera? A. IXUS210 B.IXUS220 C. I

6、XUS31012. Where is the repair center? A. On the 17th floor, No. 1553 Palace Street. B. On the 7th floor, No. 1553 Palace Street. C. On the 7th floor, No. 1535 Palace Street.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What course should the man take in order to graduate this year?A. A science course. B. A medical course. C

7、. An art course.14. What was the man poor at in high school? A. Physics. B. Chemistry. C. Math.15. Which course will the man probably choose at last?A. Biology. B. Geology. C. Astronomy.16. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man cant tolerate the smell in the lab. B. Dr. Cook taught the

8、 woman astronomy last term. C. The woman is taking a drama course right now.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What makes it possible for Nancy to fly anywhere in the world? A. Her high annual salary. B. Support of her flight company.C. Flexible schedule and cheap tickets.18. What do AAI volunteers do besides de

9、livering donations? A. Help needy children with their studies. B. Plant gardens, dig wells, and build clinics.C. Dance and sing songs with needy children.19. What made Nancy have a strong desire to give and then create AAI? A. The loss of her father. B. Local peoples suffering from poverty.C. Her tr

10、ips to modern cities.20. What do we know about AAI? A. Most of its volunteers work in local communities. B. It has a history of fifty-four years. C. It has more than 3000 volunteers now.第二部分 阅读理解第一节： (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)A Wilma was born on June 23, 1940 in St Bethlehem, Tennesse By the time she was 6

11、, Wilma Rudolph was given metal braces （支架） to aid her in walking She started receiving treatment with help from her family A few years later, she walked without any assistance into the churchWhen she was in junior high, she joined the basketball team She finally made an appeal to compete in games a

12、gain and when her wish was finally permitted, she amazed everyone by leading the team to an undefeated season and the state championships Though they lost the championship title in the end, Wilma Rudolph earned the attention of the women's track coach, Ed Template at Tennessee State University a

13、nd was invited to join the “Tigerbelles” Her efforts paid off as she turned out to be so good that the Tigerbelles invited her to join them in the national Olympic team trails Not only did she make it into the team, but she won a bronze medal in the 4× l00m relay at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics

14、Four years later, Wilma Rudolph set a world 200m record （229 seconds） at the 1960 US ChampionshipsAt the Rome Olympics in 1960, she competed in the l00m, 200m and 4×l00m relay, and equaled the world record of 11 3 seconds in the semifinals（半决赛） of the l00m She won the final by three metres in 1

15、10 seconds, but it was not accepted as a world recordWilma Rudolph's extraordinary achievements in Rome made her a darling of the European press who gave her the nickname /The Black Gazelle （羚羊）" andThe Black Pearl" She also became the first woman in American history to win 3 gold meda

16、ls in the Olympics and was crowned “the Fastest Woman in the World"Wilma Rudolph's spirit inspired people such as Jackie Joyner Kersee and Florence Griffith Joyner who became the next woman to win 3 gold medals21What problem did Wilma face at first according to Paragraph l?ANot being able t

17、o walk freelyBNot being able to speakCLosing her sightDLosing her hearing22According to the passage, Wilma could join the “Tigerbelles" mainly because of Aher being Ed Template's favourite athleteBher strong appeal to Ed TemplateCher outstanding performances in basketball gamesDher winning

18、the championship title23We learn that Wilma set a world record in_.Athe 4× l00m relay at the 1956 Melbourne OlympicsBthe semifinals of the l00m at the Rome OlympicsCthe final of the l00m at the Rome OlympicsDthe 200m at the 1960 US Championships24How many people who won 3 Olympics gold medals i

19、n American history are mentioned in the passage? AThree BOne CFour DFive BI am a good mother to three children I have tried never to let my passion stand in the way of being a good parentI no longer consider myself the center of the universe I show up I listen I try to laughI am a good friend, so is

20、 my husband I have tried to make marriage vows （誓言） mean what they say I am a good friend to my friends, and they to me Without them, there would be nothing to say to you todaySo here's what I want to tell you today: Get a lifeA real life, not a desire of the next promotion, the bigger paycheck,

21、 the larger houseGet a life in which you are not aloneFind people you love, and who love youAnd remember that love is not leisure; it is workPick up the phone Send an e-mailWrite a letterAnd realize that life is the best thing and that you have no business taking it for grantedIt's so easy to wa

22、ste our lives, our days, our hours, and our minutesIt's so easy to exist instead of to liveI learned to live many years ago Something really, really bad happened to me, something that changed my life in ways that, if I had my choice, it would never have been changed at allAnd what I learned from

23、 it is what, today, seems to be the hardest lesson of allI learned to love the journey, not the destinationI learned to look at all the good in the world and try to give some of it back because I believed in it, completely and totallyAnd I tried to do that, in part, by telling others what I had lear

24、nedBy telling them this: Read in the backyard with the sun on your face Learn to be happyAnd think of life as a deadly illness, because if you do, you will live it with joy and passion as it ought to be lived25It can be inferred from the passage that Athe author didn't try her best to work wellB

25、the author is a success in personal lifeCthe author spent all her time caring for her childrenDthe author likes traveling very much26How did the author form her view of life?AThrough social experience BBy learning from her friendsCFrom her children and husbandDThrough an unfortunate experience27By t

26、he underlined sentence“1t's so easy to exist instead of to live" in the fifth paragraph, the author really means that people tend to Awork rather than enjoy lifeBmake a living rather than live a real lifeCwaste a lot in life Dforget the most important lessons in life28What's the author&

27、#39;s attitude toward work?ADo it well to serve others BEarn enough money to make life betterCDon't let it affect your real lifeDTry your best to get a higher position and a pay raiseCLooking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made Although we were all brought

28、 up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insectsUnlike them, I had no ear for music and languages I was not an early reader and I could not do mental arithmetic（心算）Before World War I , we spent our summer holidays in Hungary I have only the dim memory of

29、the house we lived in, of my room and my toys Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door But I do have a clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds, and above all, the insectsI am a naturalist, not a scientistI have a s

30、trong love of the natural world and my enthusiasm led me into varied investigations I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil while reading about other people's observations and discoveries Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscio

31、us mindSuddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle, because it all seems to fit together This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some might honor with the title of scientific researchBut curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world d

32、o not make a scientist: one of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self- discipline, a quality I lack A scientist requires not only self-discipline, but hard training, determination and a goal A scientist, up to a certain point, can be made A naturalist is born If you can combine the

33、 two, you get the best of both worlds29The first paragraph tells us the author Alost his hearing when he was a childBwas interested in flowers and insects in his childhood Cdidn't like his brothers or sisters Dwas born to a naturalist's family30The author can't remember his relatives cle

34、arly because Ahe didn't live very long with themBthe family was extremely large Che was fully occupied with observing nature Dhe was too young when he lived with them31Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?AThe author is a scientist as well as a naturalistBThe author

35、 is a naturalist, but not a scientistCThe author is first of all a scientistDThe author is neither a naturalist nor a scientist32The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks heAlacks some of the qualities required of a scientistBhas a great deal of troub

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43、（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 For the rest of March, a disease will sweep across the US It will keep kids home from school 36 Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrateThe disease, known as “Marc Madness", refers to the yearly 65 - team U

44、S men' s college basketball tournament （标赛） 37 Teams compete against each other in a single - elimination （单局淘汰）tournament that eventually crowns a national championNearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness The fun comes partly from guessing the wi

45、nners for every game Friends compete against friends 38 Colleagues against bossesBig-name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament But each year there are dark horses from little- known universitiesThis adds to the madness Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a te

46、am from a school with 30,000, for many Americans, is an exciting experience Two years ago, the little- known George Mason University was one of the final four teams 39 College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves 40 About $ 4 bi

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48、ivesCBut that doesn't mean money isn't involvedDCollege students will ignore piles of homeworkEIt begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of AprilFPeople are willing to spend more money on watching itGMany people had never even heard of the university before the tournament 第三部分 英语

49、知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节： 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Daddy, my great hero My dad has been driving a truck for almost his entire lifeHe's usually 41 all the weekdays and comes home only at weekendsSometimes he stays 42 for two weeks at a time 43 I don't get to se

50、e him as often as I wish, we remain very 44 My dad is the type of person who doesn't let you 45 up anything that you startWhen I was eleven, my father bought me a piano At first I was so 46 about it that I would spend hours and hours learning how to play Then it got 47 I was so tired of it that

51、I asked if I could stop Much as I tried, he 48 me to go onNow I have been playing for almost five years I love it and I'm glad I 49 my dad's adviceMy dad is 50 talented, for he has been playing the guitar for over 20 years Under his influence, I also like 51 now Sometimes my dad can be my bi

52、ggest 52 He makes me smile even when I lose in a talent show. 53 sometimes my dad can be my biggest critic（批评家） He 54 ignores the small mistakes I make He encourages me never to lose 55 because he thinks that all my efforts will 56 one dayMy dad is generous Every Thursday night, he 57 to read to the

53、 children at a childrens club When he reads, their 58 light up with curiosity about what will happen next I feel 59 of having a person in my family who cares enough to volunteer to 60 .I love my dad with all my heart He's a hero in my heart and the most wonderful person in the world41A. onB with

54、CinDout42A home B awayCinsideDalone43A Even though B In caseCIf onlyDAs if44A polite B kindCcloseDdifferent45A putB giveCtakeDspeed46A nervousB anxiousCfamiliarDcrazy47A roughB difficultCboringDdisappointing48A persuadedB promisedCremindedDsuggested49A receiveB challengedClistenedDtook50A physically

55、B typicallyCexactlyDmusically51A dancingB composingCwritingDdrawing52A supporter B directorCscholarDsponsor53A However B SoCStillDAnd54A everB oftenCevenDnever55A aimB dreamCheartDstrength56A come trueB take risksClet outDpay off57A agreesB likesCoffersD intends58A bodiesB armsCfacesD hands59A jealousB optimisticChappyDproud60A readB helpCworkD drive第二节： 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个词）或括号内单词的正确形式（不多于3个单词），并将答案填写在答题卡相应的位置上。 A boy quarreled with his parents and ran away from ho