山西省太原五中2014届高三2月月考英语试题

1、II精诚凝聚7=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼山西省太原五中20132014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.9.15.B. .15.C.媳.18.答案是 B。1. How much wi

2、ll the man pay for the tickets?A.7.5. B. 15. C. 50.2. Which is the right gate for the manSight?A. Gate 16. B. Gate 22. C. Gate 25.3. How does the man feel about going to school by bike?A. Hap py.B. Tired.C. Worried.4. Whe n can the woma n get the computers?A. On Tuesday.B. On Wed nesday.C. On Thursd

3、ay.5. What does the woma n thi nk of the shirt for the party?A. The size is not large eno ugh.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

4、 can we learn about Mr. Brow n?A. He is in his office.B. He is at a meeti ng.7. What will the man probably do n ext?A. Call back.B. Come aga in.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 si ngle room.B. A double room. C. A room for three.9.What does the man need to put in

5、 the from?A. Telepho ne and stude nt card nu mbers.B. Stude nt card nu mber and address.C. Address and telepho ne nu mber.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What is the relati on ship betwee n the speakers?A. Fellow clerks. B. Boss and secretary.C. Customer and salespers on.11. What does the man like about

6、his job?A. Livi ng close to the office.B. Chan ces to go abroad.C. Nice people to work with.12. What do we know about the woma n?A. She likes traveli ng. B. She is new to the compa ny.C. She works in public relati ons.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.When will the visitors come?C. He is out for a meal.C. L

7、eave a message.II精诚凝聚7=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼A. I n March.B. I n April.C. I n May.II精诚凝聚7=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼14. How many visitors are coming?A.8.B.10.C.12.15. What will the visitors do on the sec ond day?A. Go to party. B. Visit schools. C. Atte nd a lecture.16. Where will the visitors go on t

8、he final day?A. To London.B. To Scotla nd.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 whe n he lear ned to say that word correctly?A. About 18 mon ths. B. About 21mo nths. C. About 24 mon ths.19. What did the

9、 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 prete nd not to know the baby?A. She got angry with the father. B. She was frighte ned by the no ise.C. She felt un easy about the no is

10、y 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。AThe Man of Many Secrets Harry Houd ini was one of the greatest America n en terta inersin the theater this century. He was a man famous for his escapes from prison cells, from woodenboxes floati

11、ng in rivers, from locked tanks full of water. He appeared in theaters all over Europe andAmerica. Crowds came to see the great Houdini and his“ magic”Of course, his secret was not magic or super natural powers. It was simply stre ngth. He had theability to move his toes as well as he moved his fin

12、gers. He could move his body into almost any position he wan ted.Houdini started working in the entertainment world when he was 17, in 1891. He and his brotherTheo performed card tricks in club in New York. They called themselves the Houdini Brothers. WhenHarry married in 1894, he and his wife Bess

13、worked together as magician and assista nt. But for a longtime they were not very successful. Then Harry performed his first pris on escape, in Chicago in 1898.Harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the pris on, and he invited the localnewspapermen to watch.It was the publicity th

14、at came from this that started Harry Houdini ssccess. Harry had fin gerstrained to escape from han dcuffs and toes trained to escape an kle chins. But his biggest secret washow he uniocked the prison doors. Every time he went into the prison cell, Bess gave him a kiss forgood luck and a small skelet

15、 on key, which is a key that fits many locks, pass quickly from her mouthto his.Harry used these prison escapes to build his fame. He arranged to escape from the local pris on ofevery tow n he visited. In the after noon, the people of the tow n would read about it in their localnewspapers, and in th

16、e evening every seat in the local theater would be full. What was the result?World-wide fame and a n ame remembered today.21. According to the passage, Houdini s success in prison escapes depends on_A. his special tricks and super natural powersB. his unu sual ability and a skelet on keyC. his magic

17、 tricks and un huma n powersD. his wisdom and magic tricks22. In the fourth paragraph, the underlined word“ this ” refers to_ .A. his first pris on escapeB. the year 1898C. the publicityD. Harry Houdini s successtricks.II精诚凝聚7=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼23. From the passage we can infer that Houdi ni be

18、came famous_.A. in 1894B. before he marriedC. at the age of 17D. whe n he was about 24II精诚凝聚7=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼24. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. A Skeleton KeyB. A Man of Many SecretsC. World-wide FameD. Great EscapeBThe time of year a baby is born can shape what

19、professi on they will embark on in later life, a new study has suggested.Being born in a certa in month appears to in dicate the possibility of what job a pers on will end up with, the study by theOffice for Nati onal Statistics found.Researchers have uncovered that the month in which babies are bor

20、n could also affect everyth ing from in tellige neeto len gth of life. A child born in December is more likely to become a den tist while some one whose birthday falls in Januarywill tend to a debt collector, they found.A February birth appears to in crease the cha nces of being an artist while Marc

21、h babies appear to go on to becomepilots. Mean while, April and May are said to have a fairly even spread of professi ons, births in the summer mon ths mean amuch lower cha nee of beco ming a high-ear ning football player, doctor or dentist. The study was gained by researcherswho analyzed the birth

22、mon ths of people in 19 separate occupati ons using in formati on from the last cen sus （ 人口普查 ）,the Daily Mail reported. Although these trends may be difficult to explain, relations between birth mon ths and specific healthproblems have a scie ntific basis.Spring babies are at greater risk of illne

23、sses including schizophrenia, Alzheimer disease, asthma and autism. Theymay also be less clever than classmates born in other parts of the year.25. What does the underlined phrase embark on” refer to?A. la nd on B. keep in touch withC. be en gaged inD. break from26. Accord ing to the researchers, a

24、child born in March is likely to become_ .A. a debt collectorB. a pilotC. a den tistD. an artist27. We can lear n from the text that_ .A. the month babies are born could only affect his intelligence and length of lifeB. People born in the summer mon ths are more likely to get highly paidC. Spring ba

25、bies may have the bigger cha nce to get illD. the choice of professi on for April and May is very n arrow28. What can be in cluded from the passage?A. There exist conn ecti ons betwee n birth date and occupati onsB. The fate has bee n already decided whe n people are bornC. People born in Autu mn wo

26、uld be more successful tha n those born in SpringD. The time of year one is born decides which specific health problems one hasCIt is part book, part film, part game and a world away from the best-selling books in any seas on. But Julia nMcCrea, developer of the immersive （ 拟真的） iPad thriller The Cr

27、aftsma n , is convinced his mashup（混搭） of literary gothicand 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 in flue nces such as Edgar Alle n Poe andAlfred Hitchcock. In future works, McCrea hopes to use the iPad built-in

28、camera to read your facial expressi on s, lett inghim in crease the tension accord in gly as the story develops.With sales of paper books declining, McCrea believes the app represents a new kind of digital storytelling that couldopen up an Alice in Wonderland rabbit hole of possibilities.No two peop

29、le will get the same experience, ” says McCrea, who gave up his previous job three years ago to startPortal En terta inment.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 isla nds and sp

30、ooky forests. But the creators of the new app wan ted to takethe idea further.You, ” as a fully paid-up character in the drama, can sign online petitions （请愿书）on factious （虚构的） websitesand receive mysterious message on your mobile phone from other characters, while the events you attend in the story

31、 popup in your real-life calendar, as the app 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 audie nee of thirtysometh ingII精诚凝聚7=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼dads used to whipp ing out their pho ne to play A

32、ngry Birds whe n they have a spare five minutes. But also in his sights is the87 million British mariket for thrillers and crime no vels.Authors embrace the new form of digital storytelli ng as a eha nee to en gage in the inno vati ons of the publishingindustry. Mike Jones, the novelist who led the

33、writerseam for The Craftsman ,says the appeal of the app project was the chance to bring some of the age-old traditions of storytelling enre, characterand catharsis （情感的抒发） ”一 into new media. There has never been a better time to be a storyteller. ”29. The Craftsma n is_ .A. an immersive iPad thrill

34、erB. an app that can read our facial expressi onsC. the sample of the future books D. a comb in ati on of literary work and fictio n30. 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 rea

35、l life the events that happened in the tale.C. They can con tribute their ideas to the writers on how the tale con ti nu es.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 an

36、d B.D. Neither A nor B.32. What is the attitude of authors towards the new way of storytelli ng?A. Opposed.B. Neutral.C. Skeptical.D. Supportive.DWe eat what our friends eat, according to a new study presented at the Agricultural and Applied Economic Association2013 annual meeting in Washington, D.C

37、.The study, con ducted by researchers from the Un iversity of Illi nois at Urba na-Champaig n （U of I） and OklahomaState Uni versity, provided fresh con firmati on of how much our environment in flue nces our eat ing habits. The scie ntificteam an alyzed the lunch receipts from a restaura nt in Stil

38、lwater, Oklahoma that agreed to use three menus desig ned bythe researchers for three mon ths in 2010. One group of diners the con trol group used the restaura nt s orig inalmenus withitem and price listings. The second group received menus with calorie counts and the third group used menus that had

39、 bothcalorie counts and a traffic light symbol designed to indicate calorie ranges. A green traffic light meant a food option was 400calories or less, a yellow light indicated 401 calories to 800 calories and a red light was placed next to choices with morethan 800 calories.By an alyz ing diners rec

40、eipts, the reseOouhdrisiteresti ng patter ns in what patr ons （老主 顾）ordered. They alsoin terviewed servers and found that people who were part of larger parties and received menus with traffic lights typicallyordered healthier opti ons, which the researchers say suggests the in flue nce of peer pres

41、sure.The researchers the n created a model to assess how customers felt about their choices. Based on the popularity ofmenu items, the researchers determined the probability that individuals were satisfied with their choice .In teresti ngly, thisgauge （测量标准）of satisfacti on was in flue need byexpect

42、ed factors such as price and calories, but also by fellow diners menu choices as well.found that even if a customer initially felt less satisfied about their choice of say, a salad, they felt better about it if theirfriends ordered an item with in the same menu category.“ The big takeaway from this

43、research is that people were happier if they were making similar choices to those sitting around them,” study author Brenna Ellis on, an econo mist at the Uof I, said in a stateme nt.my peersafe orderi ng higher-calorie items or spe nding more mon ey,then I am also happier, or at least less unhappy,

44、 if I order higher-calorie foods and spend more money. ” So if you rehoping to eat better, try dining with friends who do too.33. The scie ntific team came to their con clusi on by_ .A. an alyz ing receipts from diners using specially desig ned menus.B. study ing in formatio n from the receiptsC. co

45、mparing calorie counts and ranges that appear in different menusD. analyzing the connection between diner choices and calorie counts34. Accord ing to the research findin gs, those who ordered healthier opti ons ten ded to_ .II精诚凝聚7=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼A. ask the servers for recomme ndati ons and

46、no tice the calorie countsB. eat with friends and be concerned about calorie ran ges of the foodC. be more affected by their friends preferenee of the choice of foodD. have a much un healthier eat ing habit whe n they ate alone35. The wordtakeaway”s closest in meaning to_.A. con clusi onB. success C

47、. illustrati onD. judgme nt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 readi ng we can derive pleasure, compa nion ship, experie nee, and in struct ion. A good book mayabsorb our attention so completely that for the time being we forget our surro undings and even o

48、ur ide ntity. 36It increases our conten tme nt whe n we are cheerful, andlesse ns our troubles whe n we are sad. Whatever may be our main purpose in readi ng, our con tact with good books shouldn ever fail to give us enjoyme nt and satisfacti on.37_ Whether the characters portrayed （描绘）are taken fro

49、m real life or are purelyimag in ary, they may become our compa nions and frien ds. In the pages of books we can walk with the wise and the goodof all lands and all times. The people we meet in books may delight us either because they resemble huma n friends whomwe hold or because they prese nt un f

50、amiliartypes whom we are glad to welcome as new acquaintances. 38_ However, the friends we makein books need never weary _us with their company. 39_ When human friends desert us, goodbooks are always ready to give us friendship, sympathy, and encouragement. One of the most valuable gifts presented b

51、ybooks is experienee. Few of us can travel far from home or have a wide range of experiences, but all of us can lead variedlives through the pages of books. Whether we wish to escape from the seem in gly dull realities of everyday life or whetherwe long to visit some far-off place, a book will help

52、us whe n nothing else can. To travel by book we n eed no bank acco untto pay our way; no airship or ocea n liner or stream-l ined train to tran sport us; no passport to en ter the land of our heartsdesire.40_ The beauties of nature, the enjoyment of music, the treasures of art, the triumphs ofarchit

53、ecture, 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 n eed n ever be Ion ely.B. The possibilities of our literary experiences are almost unlimited.C. Our literary experiences can be limited.D. By tur ning the page we can d

54、ismiss them without any fear of hurt ing their feeli ngs.E. Our huma n friends sometimes may bore us.F. A good book in hand will ease our Ion eli ness more or less.G. Readi ng 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

55、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 America ns she was _43_ thatvery clever and mature little girl _44_ the adorable pout（撅嘴）who sang about dreaming away“Orthe Good Ship Lollipopinthe movie classic“BrightEyes. Temp

56、le, known in private life as Shirley Temple Black, _45_ n atural causes last Mon dayni ght at her home n ear San Fran cisco, _46_ her family and caregivers. Born in 1928 in Santa Moni ca, California, her_47_career took her from being a film and televisi on actress, sin ger, dancer to being appo in t

57、ed US _48_ to Ghana andCzechoslovakia. Temple bega n her film career in 1932 at the age of three, and in 1934 _49_ international fame in“ BrightEyes. She received a special Juven ile Academy Award in February 1935 for her outsta nding _50_ as a youth tocin ema before starring in hits such as CurlyTo

58、p and“ Heidid”ng the mid-to-late 1930s. She led the boxoffice 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 J

59、ohn Agar, but the marriage didn t last. Hersec ond marriage, to San Fran cisco bus in essma n Charles Black, en dured and _55_ her to en ter the world of politics. Sheserved as US ambassador to Ghana and to Czechoslovakia. The belovedactress _56_ for much of her li fe the same sunny presenee that _5

60、7_the nation s spirits during thedarkest days of the Depression. News of Shirley Temple cfeeath _58_wonderful memories formany Chin ese adults who grew up _59_Shirley s movies. ” The an gel has returned to heave n,remarked many Chin ese _60_ of the death of Shirley Temple.II精诚凝聚7=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AVA）照亮人