湖南省醴陵二中2012届高三英语第二次月考新人教版【会员独享】

1、湖南省醴陵二中2012届高三英语第二次月考新人教版PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION （30 points）Section ADirections: In this section, youll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakersFor each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choicesListen to the conversations carefully and then answer t

2、he questions by marking the corresponding letter （A, B or C） on the question bookletPART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION （30 points）Section ADirections: In this section, youll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakersFor each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 cho

3、icesListen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter （A, B or C） on the question bookletYou will hear each conversation TWICEExample:When will the magazine probably arrive?AWednesday BThursday CFridayThe answer is BConversation 11What is the rel

4、ationship between Mike and Joan?AStrangersBClose friendsCBoyfriend and girlfriend2What is Joan most probably?AA managerBA school masterCA writer of books for childrenConversation 23Who was MrsStowe?AA writerBA slaveCAn actress4What can we learn from about the book?AIt is hard to read BIt is about th

5、e Civil WarCIt is about the life of slaves in AmericaConversation 35How did the accident happen?ASomeone knocked into the back of the carBHe had drunk too much and lost his controlCHe drove too fast6Where was the man going that day?AHe was going to workBHe was going homeCHe was going to a partyConve

6、rsation 47What is the man doing here?AHe is an English teacher here BHe is waiting for a teacher hereCHe gives oral examinations here8What was the mans mistake in the dialogue?AHe mistook the woman for a student BHe shouldnt say those wordsCHe would be angry after he knew the truth9Who is the woman

7、in the dialogue?AShe is a waitress BShe is one of the teachers hereCShe is a student hereConversation 510How old is the woman now?ATen years oldBNineteen years oldCNine years old11When did Cheryl begin to learn playing the piano?AWhen she was nine years old BWhen she was ten years oldCWhen she was e

8、ight years old12Why does the woman like playing the piano?AShe can make a lot of money out of it BShe has nothing else to doCShe can do what she likes to doConversation 613What did Georges sister do yesterday?AShe looked after her babyBShe stayed at home all dayCShe did some shopping14What did the w

9、oman invite George to do yesterday?ATo a concert with herBTo go on a holiday with herCTo have a dinner at her house15Where did George see Mary?AAt the officeBAt the concertCIn his sisters homeSECTION B （75 marks）Directions: In this section, youll hear a mini-talkListen carefully and then fill in the

10、 numbered blanks with the information youve gotFill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDSYoull hear the mini-talk TWICEAn introduction to JacksonNumber of children in his family16_Early careerWhen he was five years old, he began singing with his17_ in a group called the Jackson 5He was the lead si

11、nger and danced with 18_The group made 19_ musicFirst album performing alone“Off the wall”, released in 20_PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGESECTION ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and DChoose the one answer that best completes the sentence21As the In

12、ternet is expanding day by day, the opportunities for crime _ as wellAhasBis Chave Dare22It was perfectly all right, he said, because the police _ him of anythingAhadnt suspected Bhasnt suspected Cwill suspect Ddidnt suspect23 Lets discuss the question raised last night, shall we? There is no hurry

13、for thatI for a conferenceAheaded Bwas heading Cam headingDhave headed24May I go and play with Dick now, Mum?No, you cant go out _ your work is being doneAbefore Buntil Cas Dthe moment25Mother told Jim to watch the milk until it boiled and then _ off the gasAturn Bturning Cturned Dhaving turned26How

14、 about buying Sam a mobile phone? After all, he isnt a boy any moreI think its necessary, for we sometimes want to make sure if he _home for dinnerAwill come BcomesChas come Dwould come27_ was most important to her, she told me, was her familyAIt BThis CWhat DAs28The Science Museum, _ we visited dur

15、ing a recent trip to Britain, is one of Londons tourist attractionsAwhich Bwhat Cthat Dwhere29The time is not far away _ the information will be made known that more workers will be trained for their jobsAuntil Bwhen Cbefore Das30Only those who have experienced hardship _ well aware of what happines

16、s meansAcan they be Bthey can be Ccan be Dthey can31I believe in MrWhiteNever _ sides and turn against his partyAdoes he switch Bhe switchesCwill he switch Dhe will switch32_ a town of 6 000 people, the government has built a small power plant near their riverATo powerBPowered CPowering DHaving powe

17、red33The country lacks coal, most of which _ from other countriesAhas importedBare imported Cis imported Dimports34Some students always wish our teacher _ some cheating on examsBut they are absolutely wrongAcould tolerate Bcan tolerate Cwill tolerate Dtolerates35The largest collection, _in England,

18、was one of about 200,000 silver penniesAto be found Bhas found Cbeing found Dever foundSECTION BDirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and DFill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the contextWhen I was little, my family us

19、ed to move frequentlyBefore I could even get known by my schoolmates, my family was on the move againI became very 36 because of thisBut a girl with dark skin and long shiny hair changed meHer best characteristics are her openness and 37 She is always smiling, like a beautiful sunflower following th

20、e sunWithout doubt I enjoyed being with her and soon we became good friendsAs time went by, I gradually became a 38 girlBut this joyful period didnt last longWe were admitted to different collegesI felt like I had gone back to my always-on-the-move childhoodI felt 39 and helpless and I was afraid th

21、at I would 40 her as my best friendShe stayed calm and said to me: “Rain, you can achieve more than I do, so 41 to your dreams and make a big effort! Real friendship doesnt fade and we will be best friends forever” Maybe she didnt realize what a great 42 she was to me at that timeHowever, it turned

22、out that my concerns were well-founded（有根据的）I felt that the 43 between us was getting bigger and biggerOne day, she sent me a text message happily telling me that she had fallen in love with a handsome boy in her classI felt happy for her, but at the same time I was secretly worried about our friend

23、shipI 44 her several times intending to tell her to think carefully about her relationship with the boy, but I got no more messages from herI felt sad that perhaps our friendship would not 45 I had almost given up hope until she visited me at my campus a week laterShe looked 46 but was wearing the m

24、ost beautiful smileShe gave me a big hug and said: “Im sorryI want to be myself and your friend forever!” We cried together, ignoring the people walking pastShe told me her sad story, and we knew we had gone back to how it was beforeNow I firmly believe that distance and time cant 47 you from a frie

25、ndIf you care enough about each other, friendship never fades36AsilentBdisappointedCoutspokenDcrazy37AfaithfulnessBcheerfulnessCquietness Dkindness38Ahappy BluckyChelpfulDsuccessful39AscaredBstrangeCashamed Dhomesick40AleaveBmissClose Ddesert41Alook forwardBhold onCget down Dgo back42AburdenBexample

26、Cencouragement Dwonder43Adifference BdistanceCmisunderstanding Dconflict44AvisitedBmessagedCtelephonedDwrote45AturnBdevelopCsurvive Dadvance46AcheerfulBrelaxedCcalm Dpale47AprotectBpreventCfree DseparateSection CDirections: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the contextT

27、he first religions started thousands of years ago, when people began to believe in spiritsThese spirits were usually believed to control things such 48 fire, wind, water and animalsThere are many tribes around the world who still follow this type of religion, and they believe that some spirits are g

28、ood 49 others are dangerousThe people in these tribes often wear a necklace made from animal teeth or bones 50 they believe that this will protect them 51 sickness and harmAccording to the traditional religious beliefs of 52 Karen tribe from western Thailand, there are spirits that live in houses, f

29、ields, water, rice, buffaloes and trees 53 believe that the spirits must all be given presents of food because if they are 54 they will be great suffering and burdens for people to bearThe most important person in Karen village is the priest and he is consulted regularly about sacrifices and 55 cere

30、moniesPART THREE READING COMPREHENSIONDirections: Read the following three passagesEach passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statementsFor each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and DChoose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passageAHowever

31、 important we may regard school life to be, there is always the fact that children spend more time at home than in the classroomTherefore, the teacher should realize that parents have a great influence on their childrenParents can become strong allies （助手） of the school or they can get in the way of

32、 the school educationExperts have realized the need to keep parents informed of the newer methods used in schoolsMany headmasters have conducted workshops explaining such matters as the reading readiness, program writing and mathematics to parentsMoreover, the classroom teacher, with the permission

33、of the supervisors（管理者）, can also play an important part in giving more knowledge to reporting pupils progress, teachers can help parents a lot in educating their children and parents can give much help to teachersSuppose that a father has been drilling Junior arithmetic lessons night after nightIn

34、a friendly talk between the teacher and the father, the teacher can help the parent to make Junior interested in itHe might be persuaded to let Junior join in discussing the family budget, buying the food, using a ruler or measuring cup at home, setting the clock, calculating the distance of a trip

35、and engaging in scores of other activities that have a mathematical basisIf the father follows the advice, it is reasonable to say that he will soon realize that his son is making satisfactory progress in mathematics, and at the same time, enjoying the workToo often, however, teachers talks with par

36、ents are devoted to small accounts of childrens misdemeanors （不良行为）They talk about the laziness and poor work habits of the childrenWhat is needed is a more creative way in which the teacher, as an adviser, plants ideas in parents minds to make sure that the child spends the many hours out of the cl

37、assroom learning something usefulIn this way the school and the home join forces in educating children56The main idea of the passage is that _Ahome training is more important than school trainingBparents should help their children to do their homeworkCtherere many ways in which the mathematics progr

38、am can be carried out at homeDteachers can and should help parents to use better ways to teach their children57From this passage we can know that the writer _Ais satisfied with the relationship between school and homeBfeels that parent-teacher talks can be made much more constructiveCbelieves that s

39、chools cant teach pupils wellDcalls on parents to teach their children mathematics at home58What way that the writer doesnt talk about can improve the present situation?AClasses for parents BNew type of report cardCParent-teacher talkDDinner or party59The writer implies that _Ainteresting activities

40、 can improve ones achievementBtoo many children are lazy and have poor work habitsCteachers should often make home visits to parentsDheadmasters do more than teachers in this area60We can infer from the passage that the writer does not favor _Afathers helping his son with his studyBwritten reports t

41、o the parents from the teachersCtalking about childrens shortcomingsDhaving the parents help their children with their lessonsBAnthony Horowitz was miserable （痛苦的） as a childHe was, as he puts it, “not very bright” and couldnt win the attention of his very wealthy parents, who preferred his “clever”

42、 older brotherAt age 8, Horowitz was sent away to an abusive （虐待的） boarding school in his native England, even though he screamed and pleaded （恳求） with his parents year after year not to send him“The thought was, Itll be good for him,” Horowitz recalls （回忆）It was notHorowitz did badly in his studies

43、, had few friends and was bullied （欺负） for five years“My teachers couldnt have had a lower opinion of me,” he said“I wasnt even smart enough to rebel （反抗）The one thing I remember from the very earliest age was this desire to writeWhen I was 10 years old, I remember asking my parents to get me a type

44、writer for my birthday because I wanted to be a writer” Now, at 55, Horowitz is one of the worlds most successful childrens book authorsHis Alex Rider series has sold more than 5 million copies, and the eighth book featuring the young spy, Crocodile Tears, came out this monthThe Alex Rider books tel

45、l the adventures of 14-year-old Alex Rider, an agent for the British intelligence agency MI6Horowitz said he doesnt try to write for kids; it just comes out that way“I have a feeling its to do with purity and simplicityI give as little information as is necessary to describe the room, the character

46、in the room, and get on with the action,” he saidThat style has also made Horowitz a successful writer of television shows for adults in Britain because, he says, writing books for kids is a lot like writing television for grown-ups: In both cases, its all about entertaining people with a good story

47、Now, Horowitz couldnt be happier with his lifeHe sums up his success: “you can be anything you want to be if you just believe in yourselfI do believe it completely”61The text is mainly about _ AHorowitzs popular book Alex Rider BHorowitzs miserable childhood CHorowitz, a successful childrens writer

48、DHorowitzs special writing style62 In his childhood, Anthony Horowitz _Awas more intelligent than his brotherBwas paid more attention by his parentsCcouldnt understand why he was sent to the boarding schoolDled a miserable life because of poverty63In the boarding school, Horowitzs teachers _ Ashowed

49、 great concern for him Boften abused and bullied him Ctaught him how to write stories Dthought little of his ability 64Which of the following is true of Anthony Horowitz? AHe was the beloved child of his family BHe benefited a lot from boarding school CHe emphasizes the plot rather than character in

50、 stories DAlthough he is successful, he isnt very happy65What advice does Horowitz have for readers? AConfidence is the key to success BHardship teaches valuable lessons CInterest is the best teacher DDiligence is the parent of success CStatistically, air travel is by far the safest way to travel, a

51、nd you can make flying even safer, just by following these simple rulesAs your chances of being involved in an air accident are practically nil（零）, many of these tips concern what you should and shouldnt do to make your journey safer when you are airborne（升空的）Fly on non-stop routesMost accidents occ

52、ur during the takeoff, climb, descent and landing phases of a flight, so flying non-stop reduces your exposure to these complex proceduresChoose larger aircraftAlthough small aircraft have very good safety records, those with more than 30 passenger seats are designed to comply（遵守）with much stricter

53、regulations and are tested more regularly to make sure they still complyAlso, in the unlikely event of a serious accident, larger aircraft provide a better opportunity for passenger survivalPay attention to the pre-flight safety briefingThe information may seem repetitious（重复的）, but its worth listen

54、ing to the flight attendantsAnd even if youve flown before, it doesnt mean you know everything about the aircraft youre on, such as the location of the closest emergency exitStore things safelyNever put very heavy articles in the overhead storage binsThey may fall out when someone opens the bin and cause injuryAlso, the bin may not be able to hold heavier objects during turbulence（气流）Keep our seat belt fastened while you are seatedCabin crew always tell you this, but its importantYou would be seriously injured if the plane hi