山西高考英语试卷及英语月考考试试卷

山西高考英语试卷20XX及英语月考考试试

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英语月考考试试卷

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）

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.WhendidSueleavehome?

A.At4:30.B.At5:00.C.At5:15.

2.Whatdoesthemanprefer?

A.Foreignlanguages.B.Science.C.Politics.

3.Whatwilltheweatherprobablybelikeovertheweekend?

A.Rainy.B.Sunny.C.Snowy.

4.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Onatrain.B.Onaship.C.Inahotel.

5.Whathasthewomanbeendoing?

A.Traveling.B.Exercising.C.Relaxingjustabit.

第二节（共15小题;每小题L5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、7题。

6.Whatdocsthewomansayabouttheboy?

A.Hedidasgreatassheexpected.

B.Hedidabetterjobthistime.

C.liedidnttryashardashecould.

7.Whoarethespeakers?

A.Bossandemployee.B.Motherandson.C.Teacherandstudent.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Attheendofaterm.

B.Inthemiddleofasemester.

C.Atthebeginningofaschoolyear.

9.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Heisdecidingbetweentwoplaces.

B.Helikesdivingintheocean.

C.HehasbeentoAustraliabefore.

10.Whatdothewomansparentscareabout?

A.Money.

B.Holidayactivities.

C.Spendingtimetogetherwiththeirfamily.

听第8段材料，问答第”至13题。

11.Whathasthewomanbeenstudying?

A.Internationalculture.B.Businessmanagement.C.Englishwriting.

12.Howmanybookscanthewomanborrowinall?

A.Twelve.B.Ten.C.Eight.

13.Whatwillthewomandoaftertheconversation?

A.Takeanexam.B.Haveaclass.C.Gotothemansoffice.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whowerearguinglastnight?

A.Thespeakers.

B.Twostrangers.

C.Thespeakersneighbors.

第二部分阅读理解

（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

WashingtonSightseeingGuide

WhiteHouse-PublictoursoftheWhiteHousehavebeenofferedsince

ThomasJeffersonwaspresident,butyoucantjustdropin.Visitstothe

WhiteHouseareinhighdemand,andyoumustmakeyourrequestthrough

yourmemberofCongress（国会）uptosixmonths,andnofewerthan21days,

beforeyourvisit.BesuretochecktheWhiteHousetour-infoWebsite

tomakesureaboutthepersonalidentificationyou11need.Andbeforethe

dayofyourvisit,call202-456-7041toconfirmthetourschedule.

LincolnsCottage-LincolnsCottage,thehilltophomewhere

PresidentLincolnlivedduringpartoftheCivilWar,issimplyfurnished

butfeatureslightingeffectsandactorsrecordingsthatrevealLincolns

thoughtsonslaveryandthewar."Tnthe1ibraryyoucanactual1ysee

theghostlinesofwherethelibraryshelveswouldhavebeen,vsays

cottagedirectorErinCarlsonMast."Wehavertre-createdthebookshelves

becausethatwassuchanamazingmomentofdiscoveryforusthatwewanted

topreservethatsopeoplecanhavethatmomentofdiscoverythemselves.”

LibraryofCongress-TheLibraryofCongressishousedinthree

buildings:theThomasJeffersonBuilding,JanesMadisonMemorialBuilding

andtheJohnAdamsBuilding.Althoughtryingtoseeallofitinoneday

ispossible,itsprobablybesttodoalittlethinkingaheadandfigure

outwhichareasyoudreallyliketoexplore(i.e.whenyourfeetstart

tohurt,youwontfeelsobadaboutnotcatchingeverything).Themost

popularvisitordestinationistheThomasJeffersonBuilding,butthere

arethingsworthseeing-murals(壁画)，sculptures,performances-

elsewhereintheconplex.

21.WhichistrueabouttheWhiteHouse?

A.Itisanewtouristattraction.

B.ItisopenonlytomembersofCongress.

C.Areservationforavisitisrequired.

D.Youshouldcall202-456-7041duringyourvisit.

22.InLincolnsCottage,youcan.

A.seeactorsgivingperformances

B.seethebookshelvesinthestudy

C.heartherecordedvoiceofLincoln

D.learnaboutLincolnsopinionsonslavery

23.TheparagraphabouttheLibraryofCongressimpliesthat.

A.thereissonuchtoseethere

B.therearesomanyvisitorsthere

C.youneedntspendsomuchtimethere

D.youshoulddrivethereinsteadofwalking

B

MothersDayiscomingup.Maybeyourgiftiswrappedandyourdinner

plansbookedformom,step-mom,grandmother-whoeverthepersoniswho

fed,caredfor,taughtandlovedyou.

ButthereareotherpeoplewhosaidtheirmostspecialMothersDay

memoriesrarelydealtwithbeautifullywrappedobjects,butrather,the

wayspeopleshowedtheycared.

MothersDay2012wasthelastoneJannetWalshwasabletocelebrate

withhermother,Margaret,whohadastroke（中风）in2009.Inherlast

fewyears,Walshalwaysshotphotosandvideosoftheirvisitstogether,

andwithWalshsWestHighlandWhiteTerrier,Andrew.

“Mymotherhadadogjustlikehim,soIwouldtellheritwasher

dog,andshewouldholdontohisleash,eveninbeduptothelastfew

weeksbeforeshepassedaway,“Walshsaid.

AsMothersDayapproached,Walshwantedawaytorememberhermother

and“bestfriend”.Shedecidedtobuildthememoriesshecapturedduring

thoselastfewyearsintoavideomemorial-imagesofhermotherwith

Andreworquietmomentsathergravesite.

“Ithoughtitgoodtotellthestorywithfewwords,justsho%my

motherasshewas-happy,andlovedtilltheend,“Walshsaid.

MothersDaywasnotalight-heartedsubjectforWendyBowersinthe

past.Hermomhadwtlkedoutwhenshewas18,andBowershadtriedfor

yearstobecomepregnantwithoutsuccess.Shehadalmostconvincedherself

shewasntmeanttobeaparent.

Butthreeyearsaftershegaveuponhavingababy,Bowersdiscovered

thatshewaspregnant.Sixweeksearlierthanexpected,littleNathan

arrived.

Thatfirstyear,Nathan,only10monthsold,wassickwithastomach

bug.Bowerssaidshespentthedayholdinghimbetweenloadsoflaundry.

“Iwouldnothavebeenanywhereelseintheworldthatday,“shesaid.

“IwouldnttradethatfirstMothersDayforanything,andImprettysure

MothersDaywillalwaysbearemindertomeofjusthowluckyIamtoeven

beamom.”

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“Andrew"referto?

A.Walshschild.

B.Walshsmother.

C.Walshsdog.

D.Walshsmothersclog.

25.ThepurposeofwhatWalshdidforhermotherbeforeMothersDay

wasto.

A.bringhermotherwhatshewanted

B.showshewouldbelovedtilltheend

C.celebrateherlastMothersDay

D.rememberherandshareherstory

26.HowdoesBowersfeelaboutwhathappenedonherfirstMothersDay

asamother?

A.Itwasworthit.

B.Itwasunlucky.

C.Itwasunexpected.

D.Itwasunbearable.

27.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.PainfulmemoriesofMothersDay.

B.PlansforMothersDay.

C.TipsforaspecialMothersDay.

D.SpecialideasforMothersDay.

C

Likepeople,plantsexperiencestress.Andalso,likepeople,the

responsetothatstresscandeterminesuccess.

Badenvironmentalconditions,suchasdrought,flood,heatandother

stresses,affectyields（产量）morethancroppestsanddiseases.Weare

tryingtofindawaytoequipplantswiththeabilitytotolerate

environmentalstressandmaintainhighyields,saidStephenHowell,a

professorofgeneticsandcellbiology.

Plantcellsproduceproteins（蛋白质）andshipthemtodifferentparts

ofthecell.Undernormalconditions,theseproteinsarefoldedintotheir

normal,healthystructuresastheyareproduced.Whenaplantisunder

stress,itscellsproducepoorlyfoldedorunfoldedproteins.Thena

built-insystemsensesthisand“setsoffanalarminthecell,“said

Howel1.

Inresponsetothealarm,anotherprotein(IREI)startsworkingand

createsadifferentprocesswhichactivates(激活)thestressresponse

geneswhoseproductsbringaboutdefensivemeasuresthathelptheplant

survive.

“Asitturnsout,responsesthatareactivatedunderstressconditions

actuallyinhibitthegrowthofplants,vsaidHowell."Thisallowsthem

topreservetheirenergytosurvivethestressconditions.

Forplantsinthewild,thisresponseisahelpforsurvival,hesaid.

Inproductionofagriculturecrops,however,thisresponsereduces

yields.

“Youdontwantcropplantstostopgrowing,“Howellsaid."Youwant

themtocontinuetogrowandproduceeventhoughtheyareunderstress.”

Withthenewunderstandingofthisstressresponse,thenextstepmay

betosilencethealarmsystem,saidHowell."Whatmaybeimportantis

todisablesomeofthesestressresponses.Thatmaymaketheplantmore

productiveunderstressconditions.”

28.Accordingtothetext,analarmintheplantcellsiscausedby

A.thefoldedproteins

B.thechangedproteins

C.thedefensivemeasures

D.thestressresponsegenes

29.Theenergypreservedintheplantsunderstressconditions______.

A.helpstheplantstosurvive

B.helpstomaintainhighyields

C.keepstheplantsgrowing

D.helpstoproduceproteins

30.Theunderlinedword“inhibit”inParagraph5canbereplaced

by"”.

A.preventB.start

C.continueD.promote

31.HowdoesHowellintendtomakecropplantsmaintainhighyields

understressconditions?

A.Bymakingcropplantskeepmoreenergy.

B.Bymakingcropplantsstopgrowing.

C.Bymakingthealarmsystemstopworking.

D.Bymakingthealarmsystemrespondquickly.

D

Sometimesideasdonotappearwhenyouareconcentratingyour

attentionandmysteriouslyappearwhenyouarenot.Modernscience

recognizesthisasaresultofincubating（酝酿）theprobleminyour

subconscious（潜意识：yetcantaccountforwhyitoccurs.

Whenyouquitthinkingaboutasubjectanddecidetoforgetit,your

subconsciousminddoesntquitworking.Yourthoughtskeepmaking

associations.Thisiswhyyouveexperiencedsuddenlyrememberingnames,

gettingsolutionstoproblemsyouveforgottenabout,andideasoutofthe

bluewhenyouarerelaxingandnotthinkingaboutanyparticularthing.

Youmaytrysolvingaproblemwithyoursubconsciousmindbywriting

alettertoit.Nowletgooftheproblem.Dontworkonit.Forgetit.

Dosomethingelse.Thisistheincubationstagewhenmuchofwhatgoes

onoccursoutsideyourfocusedawareness,inyourunconscious.Openthe

letterintwodays.Theanswermightmagicallypopintoyourmind.

Anadvertisingagencywasunderpressuretocomeupwithamarketing

campaign.Bert,thecreativedirector,wrotethefollowingletterwhich

headdressedtohissubconsciousmind.

SecretExpert,

Tneedtocomeupwithanewmarketingprogramtointroduceanewseason

oftelevisionshows.Iminterestedinsomekindofcampaignthatwill

capturetheaudiencesattentionmorethanonetime.Istheresomething

peopleneedthatwecanadvertiseon?Whatkindofproducts,foodsand

servicesshouldweinvestigate?Ineedyourideaaboutafreshapproach

toadvertising.

Thanks,Bert

Bertmailedthelettertohimselfandwhenhereadwhathehadwritten,

hegothisbrainstorm,whichwastoadvertiseon“eggs”.Somehowan

associationbetween“food