高三英语月考试题2

2013—2014学年第一学期高三月考（二）

英语试题

第一部分：听力（每小题L5分，满分30分）

请听下面5段话，回答第1-5题。

1.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthelecture?

A.BoringB.PopularC.Interesting

2.What'sthewomangoingtodo?

A.Toseethefilm.B.Toplaywithhersister.C.TohelphersisterwithEnglish.

3.Whichaspectofthefilmdoesthewomanlike?

A.TheplotB.ThemusicC.Thedialogue

4.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman'sjacket?

A.Itischeap.B.Itissmall.C.Itfitstheman'ssister

5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Themanisveryforgetful.B.Themanisverycareless.

C.Themanistooconfident.

请听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whatdidthemandoatthisweekend?

A.HewatchedTV.B.Hewenttothecinema.C.Hevisitedhisrelative.

7.Whatdoesthewomanknowabouttheman'scompanion?

A.He'sstupid.B.He'sshy.C.He'sshameless.

请听第7材料，回答第8至10题。’

8.Whereisthemanmakingthetelephonecallnow?

A.Inhishome.B.Inthehospital.C.Atthedoctor9s.

9.WhydoesthemanwanttoseeDrCarter?

A.Hewashitbyaladder.B.Hebrokehisleg.C.Hehurthisfoot

10.Whatdoesthewomantellthemantodointheend?

A.Cometothedoctor'sofficerightaway.B.Takeoffthepaintcanhimself.

C.WaitforDrCarterathome.

请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.AnexcitingtravelB.Tibet.C.Atravelplan

12.Whatdoesthewomanworryabout?

A.WeatherB.FoodandwaterC.Travelinginformation

13.Whatdoesthewomanplantododuringholiday?

A.TohelpthemangetsomeinformationB.Toworkinagardentomakeabath.

C.Togosomewhereoutoftheway.

请听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whatarethepeopleinthehousedoing?

A.DancingballetB.HavingdinnerC.Havingaparty

15.Whoisthewomansittingonthesofa?

A.HersisterB.HerstudentC.Herteacher

16.HowdoesthewomanspeakerknowaboutBob?

A.Heteachersherballet.B.Theyhavemetatapartybefore.

C.Hehasjustbeenintroducedtoher.

请听第10段材料，回到第17之20题。

17.HowlongisthespeakerstayinginFinland?

A.ThewholewinterB.Abouthalfamonth.C.Aboutonemonth

18.WhyisthespeakerinFinland?

A.TobuyclothesB.ToattendameetingC.Toexperimenttheweather.

19.Whatisthespeaker'sbiggestproblemwithpreparingforthetrip?

A.Takingalongtherightkindofclothes.B.Gettingusedtotheweather

C.Washingdirtyclothes

20.WhycouldJuliahelp?

A.She'sbeentoNorthEurope..B.She'sfromFinland.C.Shemakesclothes.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节单选填空（15分）

21.Someabstractmodernpaintingsweremyunderstanding;Isimply

couldn'tfigureoutwhatthepaintersreallywantedtotellus.

A.withinB.behindC.beyondD.around

22.—WhatdidyouhaveforbreakfastduringyourvisittoBritain?

一butbreadandbutter.Thatwastheonlyfoodtheyserveddayinand

dayout

A.EverythingB.NothingC.AnythingD.

Something

23.一Itakethemagazinesout?

一I'mafraidnot.Theyaresupposedtobereadhereinthestudyroom.

A.WillB.MustC.NeedD.May

24.Experimentsonanimalslongbeforethemedicinewasappliedtopatients.

A.haveconductedB.havebeenconducted

C.hadbeenconductedD.hadconducted

25.Thedocumentfilmnextweekaimsatintroducinglocalculturestothe

world

A.releasedB.beingreleasedC.havingbeenreleasedD.tobereleased

26.Theschoolauthorityhadadiscussionregardingtheyshouldsetupmore

scholarshipstomeettheincreasingdemands

A.whatB.whetherC.thatD.whom

27.Somethinghastobedonetostoptheriversfrombeingfurtherpolluted,?

A.hasn'titB.doesn'titC.doesitD.hasit

28.Warningsignalsuddenlyappearedonthescreenofmycomputer,the

computerwasbeingattackedbyacertainvirus.

A.indicatedB.toindicateC.indicatingD.havingindicated

29.Doyouthinktheweatherisgoodenoughforapicnic?

一Definitely.Youcouldn'thopeforatthistimeofthemonth.

A.thenicerdayB.thenicestdayC.anicerday.D.niceaday

30.Ontopofthehill,whosestylecanbetracedtotheagesoftheRoman

Empire

A.therestandingachurchB.doesachurchstand

C.standsachurchD.achurchstands

31.Ashedidn'tfeellike,hepoweredoffhismobilephoneandkeptthe

computerdisconnectedtotheinternet.

A.disturbingB.beingdisturbedC.todisturbD.tobedisturbed

32.—Doyouhavethetime?I'vegotsomethingtotellyou.

一Ok,youmakeyourstoryshort

A.nowthatB.evenifC.incaseD.solongas

33.Thereisstrongevidencetheabsenceofregulationsincreasesthe

probabilitythatsomewebsitesstealandselltheirusers'personalinformation.

A.whereB.howC.thatD.because

34.Shortlyaftertheearthquakeoccurredamobilehospitalwassetup,the

victimsreceivedimmediatetreatment

A.whenB.whichC.whereD.there

35.IPaddressesaretheuniquesequenceofnumberstoeachcomputer,

websitesorotherInternet-connecteddevices.

A.toassignB.assigningC.beingassignedD.assigned

第二节：完形填空（共30分）

MikeGreenbergisfamousinAmerica.Heisnotfamousinsportsorthearts,But

peopleinthestreets36him,especiallythosewhoare37.

Forthosepeople,heis“Gloves”Greenberg.Howdidhegetthat38?

Helookslikeanyotherbusinessman,wearingasuitandcarryingabriefcase（公文箱）.

Buthe's39.Hisbriefcasealwayshassomegloveso

Inwinter,Mr.Greenbergdoesnot40likeotherAmericans,wholookatthe

sidewalkand41thestreet.Helooksaroundat42.Hestopswhenhe43

someonewithnogloves.Hegivesthemapairandthenhe44,lookingformore

peoplewithcold45.

Onwinterdays,Mr.Greenberg46gloves.Duringtherestoftheyear,he

47gloves.Peoplewhohaveheardabouthim48himgloves,andhehasmanyin

hisapartment.

Mr.Greenberg49doingthis21yearsago.Now,manypoorNew

Yorkersknowhimand50hisbehavior.Butpeoplewhodon*tknowhim

aresometimes51him.Theydon*trealizethathejustwantstomakethem

52.

Itrunsinthe53.Mike'sfatheralwayshelpedthepoorashebelievedit

madeeveryonehappier.MikeGreenbergfeelsthe54.Apairofglovesmaybea

55thing,butitcanmakeabigdifferenceinwinter.

36.A.learnfromB.knowaboutC.cheerforD.lookafter

37.A.oldB.busyC.poorD.kind

38.A.jobB.messageC.chanceD.name

39.A.calmB.crazyC.differentD.curious

40.A.dressB.soundC.feelD.act

41.A.hurrydownB.drivealongC.crossoverD.keepoff

42.A.carsB.streetnumbersC.peopleD.trafficlights

43.A.helpsB.choosesC.greetsD.sees

44.A.holdsupB.movesonC.hangsoutD.tumsaround

45.A.facesB.earsC.handsD.eyes

46.A.givesawayB.storesupC.searchesforD.putson

47.A.borrowsB.sellsC.buysD.returns

48.A.callB.showC.lendD.send

49.A.delayedB.beganC.rememberedD.enjoyed

50.A.studyB.dislikeC.understandD.excuse

51.A.surprisedbyB.satisfiedwithC.proudofD.sorryfor

52.A.smartB.richC.happyD.special

53.A.cityB.companyC.neighborhoodD.family

54.A.honorB.painC.coldD.same

55.A.usefulB.smallC.delightfulDcomforting

第三部分：阅读理解（共20题每小题2分满分40分）

A

Giventhatmanypeople'smoods（情绪）areregulatedbythechemicalactionof

chocolate,itwasprobablyonlyamatteroftimebeforesomebodymadethechocolate

shopsimilartoadrugstoreofChinesemedicine.Lookinglikeasettingfromthefilm

Charlie&theChocolateFactory,Singapore'sChocolateResearchFacility（CRF）has

over100varietiesofchocolates,itsfounderisChrisLeewhogrewupathisparents1

comerstorewithonehandalmostalwaysinthejarofsweets.

IftheCRFseemstobeasmartidea,that'sbecauseLeeisnotmerelyaseasoned

salespersonbutalsoheadofamarketingdepartmentthathasbusinessrelationswith

bignamessuchasLevi'sandSony.Thatideasurelyresultsintheimaginationatwork

whenitcomestomakingdifferentflavored（味道）chocolates.

TheCRF*sproduceis"green",madewithinthecountryanddividedinto10lines,

withtheAlcoholSeriesbeingthemostpopular.TheExoticSeries一withSichuan

pepper,redbean（豆）.cheeseandotherflavors一alsodoeswellandisfuntotaste.

Andforchocolatesnobs,whothinkthattheyhaveabetterknowledgeofchocolate

thanothers,theConnoisseurSeriesusescocoabeansfromTogo,Cuba,Venezuela,

andGhana,amongothers.

56.Whatisgoodaboutchocolate?

A.Itservesasasuitablegift.B.Itworksasaneffectivemedicine.

C.Itstrengthensbusinessrelations.D.Ithelpsimprovethestateofmind.

57.WhyisChrisLeeabletodevelophisideaoftheCRF?

A.Heknowstheimportanceofresearch.

B.Helearnsformshopsofsimilartypes.

C.Hehasalotofmarketingexperience.

D.Hehasthesupportofmanybignames

58.WhichlineoftheCRFproducesellsbest?

A.TheConnoisseurSeries.B.TheExoticSeries.

C.TheSichuanSeries.D.TheAlcoholSeries.

59.Thewords"chocolatesnobs"inParagraph3probablyrefertopeoplewho

A.knowlittleaboutcocoabeansB.areparticularaboutchocolate

C.lookdownuponothersD.liketotrynewflavors

B

Theseventh-inningstretchisonebaseballtraditionthathelpsmakethegameone

ofAmerica'sfavoritepastimes.Inthemiddleoftheseventhinning（局）fans

ritualisticallystandandstretchbeforethehometeamcomestobat.

Noonereallyknowstheoriginofthecustom,buttherearetheoriesonhowit

started.BaseballhistorianDanDanielprovidedthisexplanation:"Itprobablybegan

asanexpressionoffatigue.Thatwouldexplainwhythestretchcomeslateinthe

gameinsteadofatthehalfwaypoint.”

AmorepopularstoryinvolvesPresidentWilliamHowardTaftandthebirthof

twobaseballtraditions.Accordingtotheaccount,Taftattendedthefirstgameofthe

1910baseballseason.Onthespurofthemoment,plateumpire（裁判）BillyEvans

gaveTafttheball.Heaskedhimtothrowitovertheplate.Taftdidso,andthecustom

ofhavingthepresidentlaunchthebaseballseasonwiththefirstpitchwasborn.

Thestorycontinuesthatlaterthatsameday,PresidentTaft,whoweighedwell

over300pounds,becameuncomfortableinhissmallchair.Inthemiddleofthe

seventhinning,hestooduptostretchhislegs.Thecrowdthoughtthatthepresident

wasleaving,sotheystoodupoutofrespect.Afewmomentslater,Taftsatdownagain.

Thefansfollowed,andtheseventh-inningstretchwasborn.Whatadayfortraditions!

Nomatterhowthetraditionbegan,fanshavesinceaddedtothefun.Now,asthey

standtostretchduringtheseventhinning,theycansingalongtoJackNorworth?s

1927versionofthesong"TakeMeOuttotheBallGame-afterthevisitingteamhas

batted.

60.Whichofthefollowingbestdefinestheword“ritualistically"inParagraph1?

A.Attractingattention.B.Showingexcitement.

C.Releasinganxiety.D.Continuingacustom.

61Theseventh-inningstretchiscelebratedwiththesong“TakeMeOuttotheBall

Game".

A.afewmomentsafterthebeginning

B.betweenthesixthandseventhinnings

C.afterthevisitingteamhasbattedintheseventhinning

D.afterthehometeamhasbattedintheseventhinning

62.Inthemorepopularstory,.

A.BillyEvansattendedthefirstgameofthe1910baseballseason

B.TaftaskedBillyEvanstothrowtheballovertheplate

C.thecrowdthoughtthepresidentdidn'trespecttheplayers

D.PresidentTaftstooduptostretchhislegstorelaxhimself

63.Howdidthecustomoffollowingthe"seventh-inningstretch,,begin?

A.JackNorworthstartedthetraditionwiththesongin1927.

B.Nooneknowsfbrsurewhereorwhenthecustombegan.

C.Fansuseditasatimetostandandstretchtheirlegsaftersittingforthefirstsix

innings.

D.WilliamHowardTaftstoodupandtherestofthefansstoodinhonorofthe

president

C

Imagineputtingaseedinafreezer,waiting30,000years,andthentakingtheseed

outandplantingit.Doyouthinkaflowerwouldgrow?

Amazingly,scientistshavejustmanagedtodosomethingverysimilar.Theyfound

thefruitofanancientplantthathadbeenfrozenundergroundinSiberia—aregion

coveringcentralandeasternRussia一forabout31,800years.Usingpiecesofthe

fruit,thescientistsgrewplantsinalab.Thenewbloomshavedelicatewhitepetals.

Theyarealsotheoldestfloweringplantsthatresearchershaveeverrevivedfroma

deepfreeze.

“Thisislikeregeneratingadinosaurfromtissuesofanancientegg,“said

UniversityofCalifornia,LosAngelesbiologistJaneShen-Miller.

Theplanthasalonghistory.Backwhenmammothsandwoollyrhinoceroses

walkedtheland,anArcticgroundsquirrelburiedseedsandfruitsinanunderground

chamberneartheKolymaRiverinnortheasternSiberia.Thegroundbecame

permafrost,alayerofsoilthatstaysfrozenforalongtime.

Recently,Russianscientistsdugouttheoldsquirrelholeandfoundtheplant

remains38metersbelowthesurface.Backatthelab,theteamfednutrientstotissue

fromthreeofthefruitstogrowshoots.Thenthescientiststransferredtheshootsto

potsfilledwithsoil.Theplantsproducedseedsthatcouldbeusedtogrowevenmore

ofthem.

It'simportantfbrscientiststoknowthatplanttissuescanstillberevivedafter

beingfrozenforalongtime.That'sbecausemanyresearchersaretryingtopreserve

theseedsofmodernplantsbyfreezingthemandthenstoringthemingiantlockersat

variousspotsaroundtheglobe.Onesuchendeavor,anundergroundfacilityin

Norway,iscalledtheSvalbardGlobalSeedVault.Itstoreshundredsofthousandsof

frozenseeds.Ifaplantevergoesextinct,scientistscouldbringitbackbytakingits

seedsfromtheSvalbardorotherstoragelockers.

“Nooneknowshowlongtheyareabletolivefor,butfreezingisbasicallythe

formatformanyplantconservationattemptsnowadays.^^Shen-Millersaid.Ifsagood

thingthatatleastsomeplantsaretoughenoughtosurvivetheexperience.

64.Howdidthefruitoriginallygetunderground?

A.Itwastrappedthereduringtheice-age.B.Itwasplacedtherebyananimal.

C.Itwasplantedtherebyancientfarmers.D.Itwasburiedthereafterthe

earthquake.

65.Whyarescientistsinterestedinthisdiscovery?

A.Ithelpsthemlearnhowplantlifehaschangedinthepast30,000years.

B.Itcanprovidedirectionsforwheretolookforotherancientplants

C..Itcanhelpguidefutureeffortstoprotectendangeredplant-life.

D.Itprovesthatallplantlifecansurviveforthousandsofyearswhenfrozen.

66.Theunderlinedword"they"inthefinalparagraphrefersto.

A.plantsB.scientistsC.seedsD.storagelockers

67.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.

A.discussaplantconservationeffortB.introducesomeancientplants

C.describeascientificresearchprojectD.outlinesomecausesofglobal

warming

D

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JobResponsibilities

AsaRestaurantGeneralManager,youwillsupervise（监督）allmattersconnected

withcookinginthekitchen,andbuildsalesandprofitsforyourstore.AsaRestaurant

GeneralManager,youwilltakeownershipof（全心地投入）allaspectsofyour

restaurant.

YourspecificdutiesasaRestaurantGeneralManagerwillinclude;

•Makingstaffschedulesandsupervisingpayroll（工资单）

•Hiring,developing,evaluatingandcoachingstaffmembers

•Developingrelationshipswithmallemployees

JobRequirements

Highenergy,honestyandastrongworkprincipleareimportantasaRestaurant

GeneralManager'sworkisnotsingle,rangingfromgrowingsalestosweepingthe

floor.

•3~5yearsofmanagementexperienceasakitchenmanagerinaleadershiprole

inaserviceindustry;previousrestaurantexperiencepreferred

•Enjoyingserviceindustry

•Abilitytokeepastrongteam

•Proficiency（熟练）withcomputer（particularlyMicrosoftExcel）

•Education一MinimumHighSchool;Collegedegreeaplus

Benefits

AsaRestaurantGeneralManager,youwillbegivenfourweeksoftrainingin

foodpreparation,financials,ordering,scheduling,operationofrestaurantequipment

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Monthlyperformancebonusesandotherbenefits.Yourbenefitspackageasa

RestaurantGeneralManagerwillinclude:

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•Short/longtermdisabilityinsurance

•Mealdiscount

•Paidvacation

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68.WhencanweknowabouttheRestaurantGeneralManageraccordingtothe

passage?

A.Hedoesn'tknowstaff'ssalaries.

B・Heshouldcoachhisstaffonceaweek

C.Hisworkisflexible.

D.Hemustdeveloprelationshipswithmallemployers.

69.IfyouwanttobetheRestaurantGeneralManager,youmust.

A.haveacollegedegreeB.haverestaurantexperience

C.haveacertificateinComputerScienceD.havegreatinterestinservice

industry

70.SbarroRestaurantprovidestrainingforanewGeneralManagerto.

A.helpimprovepersonalquality

B•helpdothedailyworkwell

C.helpbuildself-confidenceintheleadershiprole

D.helpdevelopcreativityinrestaurantoperations

71.OncehiredbySbarroRestaurantasaRestaurantGeneralManager,you

will.

A.enjoymealsforfree

B・ownfourweeksofvacationeachyear

C.getbonusesmuchmorethanyourbasesalary

D.havetoreceivetrainingforaboutamonth

E

Childrentodaywouldrathertoywithnewtechnologies.Theroleofchildrenhas

changedaswellasthatofteens.Theworldhastrulyevolved（进化）throughoutthe

years.

Today,atypicaldayinthelifeofafiveyearoldisentirelydifferentfromwhatit

oncewas.Afewdecadesagochildrenusedtowork.Theydidthekindofwork

parentsdotoday.Todaythereareshowsonwhichchildrenareputtingpoundsof

makeuponandhaveflashingthingsallovertheirbodies.Thismakesachildwantto

papereveralloftheirimperfections.Theythinktheyhavetolookperfectallthetime.

Teenshavechangedaswell.Mygrandmagotmarriedwhenshewasthirteen.

Girlswhohadanarrangedmarriagehadnotimetoplaybecausetheywereexpected

tocook,clean,takecareofthekids,anddohouseworkeverysingleday.Today,wego

toschooleverymorning,maybeparticipateinsomeafter-schoolactivities,and

possiblygotoworkforextracash.Thenwegohomeanddohomework,andeat.

Afterallofthiswehavetofindthetimetosocializebytexting,talkingonthephone,

orloggingontosocialnetworkingsites.Weenjoyourselvesalot.

Thegenerationbeforeuscomplainsabouthowtheydidnothavethethingswe

havenow.Theysaywearenotappreciativeanddonotvaluelifeorjustdonotcare

aboutourfuturesanymore.Let'smakeachange!Theyouthhavethepowertowork

onwhatevertheybelieveinandmakeadifferenceintheworld.Takeadvantageof

yourresources.Itisnevertoolatetomakeapositivechangeinourworld.

72.Theroleofchildrenandteenshaschangedmainlybecause.

A.theydon'thavetoworkhardastheirparentsdid

B.newtechnologiesaredevelopingandwidelyused

C.theirworldhastrulyevolved

D.theylookperfectallthetime

73.Theunderlinedphrase(inthe2ndPara.)probablymeansto.

A.putupwithB.makeupforC.coverupD.putaside

74.Wecanlearnfromthetextthatnowadaysteenagers.

A.dohouseworkastheirparentsdidB.areseldomsatisfiedwithwhattheyhave

C.arehavingasociallifeinricherways

D.don'tappreciateandvaluelife

75.Theauthor'sattitudetowardschangesofteen'slifeis.

A.criticalB.neutralC.complainingD.optimistic

第四部分写作(共两节满分35分)

第一节任务型读写(共10小题每小题1分满分10分)

Peoplearelookingforwardtotruefriendsthesedays.Althoughyoubelieve

you'veconnectedwithsomeone,howdoyoureallyknowheisatruefriend?And

oftenyouwillfindthatsomeonewhoyouthoughtyoucouldtrustmayhaveletyou

down.Therearewaysy