湖北省荆门市龙泉中学高三10月月考英语试题

龙泉中学2013届高三年级10月月考
英语试卷
第一部分：听力理解（共两节，30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）
听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A,B,C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后，你将有10秒中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.What does the man mean?
A. There are no seats available
B. The woman has to stand in line for tickets
C. He had heard that the room was very small.
2.What had the woman thought?
A. She had plenty of time to make the appointment
B. The man had given her the message
C. Her message didn’t reach the man
3.What does the woman suggest to the man?
A. He should make the room bright
B. He should put a new light in the room
C. He should wait a little while before he decides
4.When does the news begin?
A. At 6:30
B. At 7:00
C. At 7:30
5.Who won the tennis match yesterday?
A. Mark
B. Sally
C. Sally’s brother
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面6段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A. B. C.三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。

听完后，每小题将给出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 – 8 题。

6.Why does the woman want to sell her old bike?
A. It’s very old
B. It’s in bad condition
C. She wants to buy a new one
7.How much does the woman want to sell her bike for?
A.130 yuan
B. 140 yuan
C. 150 yuan
8.What does the man suggest the woman should do?
A. raising the price
B. Lowering the price
C. Not buying a new one
听第7段材料，回答9 – 11题
9.What watched the football game last night?
A. The man
B. The woman
C. The man’s wife
10.Who saw the complete film?
A. The man
B. The man’s wife
C. Nobody
11.Who read a book last night?
A. The man
B. The woman
C. The man’s wife
听第8段材料，回答第12 – 14 题
12.Why does the man decide to give up eating meat?
A. He realizes meat is bad for his health
B. He loves to eat vegetables
C. He wants to lose weight
13.Why did the man stop jogging(慢跑) to work?
A. He felt too tired to keep doing so
B. He was always late for work
C. He hurt himself in the leg
14.What do you think of the man?
A. He is not perseverant（持之以恒的）
B. He isn’t humorous
C. He isn’t strong
听第9段材料，回答第15 – 17题
15.Where is the woman going?
A. To the cinema
B. To the library
C. To her dorm（宿舍）
16.Which best describes the man’s feelings about his classes?
A. Lab experiments are easier than term paper
B. He has a lot of essay exams
C. Term papers are easy for him
17.What kind of movie does the woman want to see?
A. Comedy
B. Murder mystery
C. Chinese martial arts（武术）
听第10段材料，回答第18 – 20 题
18.Where might this story come from?
A. A school biology book
B. A doctor’s notebook
C. A magazine
19.Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. Colds are always dangerous
B. Nothing can help get rid of colds
C. Colds are often unpleasant
20.What can we infer from the text?
A. People are more likely to catch cold in the winter
B. Even the strongest person can’t avoid catching cold
C. Old people are likely to catch cold because they are unpleasant
第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21.To our disappointment, her cancer failed to ______ to our treatment but got worse.
A. answer
B. appeal
C. attach
D. respond
22.Can you imagine how lucky we were? We had a narrow ______ when a tree fell just in front of our car.
A. appearance
B. escape
C. exit
D. entrance
23.3,000 dollars a month? He ______ better than this since he has been working so hard for the company.
A. claims
B. contains
C. deserves
D. declares
24.At the conference, there was ______ agreement among the experts on the issue of environment education.
A. detailed
B. unique
C. universal
D. separate
25.The overall ______ of the Chinese Shooting Team at London Olympics was quite disappointing, losing several gold
medals that they should have won.
A. feature
B. performance
C. devotion
D. style
26.The police suspected that the man was the bank robber because he was seen to visit a fancy restaurant _______ though he had been out of work for almost two years.
A. frequently
B. conventionally
C. entirely
D. personally
27.I saw Simon shortly before his ______ for Australia but have never heard from again since then.
A. arrival
B. departure
C. thirst
D. reservation
28.I used to ______ him regularly for three years, but later I lost touch with him.
A. associate with
B. fascinate with
C. correspond with
D. deal with
29.Hearing that all the employees had come back safe and sound, the manager said ______ he could finally have a good night’s sleep.
A. in charge
B. in trouble
C. in peace
D. in relief
30.You know what? Your name ______ in our conversation once or twice last week.
A. took part
B. came up
C. turned out
D. came into being
第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
When my twin sons, Chad and Brad, were born, I was concerned about everything. Five years later, our little girl, Becky, 31 our family. I wanted everybody to be healthy and happy. I worked hard to see that they 32 .
As the kids grew older, I worried about headaches, throat infections and many other 33 childhood illnesses. I didn't like it when the boys spent time "warming the bench(板凳)" during Little League football games. I worried about Becky when she 34 the ball while playing softball. Before long, the teen years were upon us. I stayed 35 late at night waiting for the boys to return home. Many times the 36 crossed my mind that I would call the police if they weren't home on time. __37_, they always arrived home safe and sound 38 I had to take such measures.
"Please don't ever call the police," one of the boys said when I 39 him after a late arrival. The day the boys moved away to college was a 40 day indeed. I worried about their being able to take care of themselves. Would they
starve?
A few months after the boys left college, our 41 rang in the middle of the night. It startled（惊醒）us when we looked at the clock. It was 3 o'clock in the morning. " 42 must be wrong," I shouted to my husband, Roy, as we both jumped up. We ran to the door, opened it, and there 43 a police officer.
"You need to 44 your sons," he seriously announced. I picked up the telephone, but unfortunately, it was 45 .
A line outside had been accidentally cut. Roy and I jumped into the car and 46 to the nearest telephone. My stomach ached. My husband was 47 so badly that he could hardly dial the number.
On the first 48 , Chad answered the telephone. "What's wrong?" Roy shouted into the receiver.
"We were worried about you," Chad told him. "We've been trying to call you all night, but you didn't 49 . We called the police and asked them to go and check on you."
For the first time in their lives, the boys were worried about us. And they were the ones who 50 had to call the police.
31．A．completed B．visited C．tested D．appreciated
32．A．did B．had C．would D．were
33．A．serious B．unusual C．common D．incurable
34．A．missed B．threw C．got D．hit
35．A．down B．out C．up D．in
36．A．plan B．thought C．worry D．advice
37．A．Strangely B．Probably C．Luckily D．Exactly
38．A．after B．when C．before D．since
39．A．reminded B．told C．surprised D．threatened
40．A．nice B．embarrassing C．happy D．sad
41．A．phone B．clock C．alarm D．doorbell
42．A．Something B．Anything C．Everything D．Nothing
43．A．turned B．call C．stood D．came
44．A．greeted B．email C．see D．educate
45．A．gone B．useless C．dead D．stolen
46．A．rushed B．headed C．went D．moved
47．A．looking B．shaking C．suffering D．seeing
48．A．night B．arrival C．try D．ring
49．A．talk B．answer C．wake D．care
50．A．actually B．suddenly C．frequently D．rarely
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
读阅下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.
I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast(吹牛).
“And you’ll be sorry you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll be the best lawyer in the town!”
George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money. Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse.
Then Richard married a mysterious girl. The couple spent their honeymoon on the coast --- but Richard never came back. The police found his wallet on a deserted beach but the body was never found. He must have drowned.
Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his former rival(竞争对手). Perhaps he missed him?
George was very interested in old dictionaries. He’d recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished --- the
smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading.
“Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rival s Dylans. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia.”
51.George and Richard were ______ at school.
A. roommates
B. good friends
C. booksellers
D. competitors
52..How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance?
A. He thought of Richard from time to time
B. He envied Richard’s marriage
C. He felt lucky with no rival in town.
D. He was guilty of Richard’s death.
53.George got information about Richard from ______.
A. a dictionary collector in Australia
B. the latter’s rivals Dylans
C. the wrapping paper of a book
D. a rare first edition of a dictionary
54.What happened to George and Richard in the end?
A. Both George and Richard became millionaires
B. Richard became a millionaire while George had no great success
C. Both of them realized their original ambitions
D. George established a successful business while Richard was missing
B
In some children who go blind, certain parts of the brain that normally control vision appear to switch jobs and focus instead on sound, a new study has found.
The study, by researchers at the University of Montreal, involved 7 adults who could see and 12 adults who had lost their vision when they were children. Each participant sat in a room with 16 loudspeakers at different locations. The room was designed so that there were no echoes(回声) During the experiment, the speakers irregularly produced sounds. Participants had to point to where the sounds were coming from. Meanwhile, the researchers monitored blood flow in the brains of the participants to see which brain structures were working during the task.
The results showed that five of the blind participants were very good at pointing to where sounds were coming from. In these people, blood flow increased in the visual cortex --- an area at the back of the right side of the brain. This part of the brain is usually associated with vision.
The other seven blind participants showed no increase in activity in the visual cortex. These people didn't do very well at picking out where sounds were coming from. Now, the researchers are looking at whether these people have gained an enhanced(加强的) sense of touch instead of sound to replace their lost vision.
The scientists say that their study shows how adaptable parts of the brain can be.
55.The purpose of the experiment described in the passage is to find whether ______.
A. blood flow in the brains of blind people is slower
B. blind people have a better sense of sound
C. the sense of touch is better among blind people
D. blind children can regain their sight
56.The participants of the experiment were asked ___.
A. to identify the direction the sound came from
B. to take down the time each sound lasted
C. to tell the difference between 16 sounds
D. to count the number of the loudspeakers.
57.During the experiment, blood flow in the brains of the participants was measured in order to _____.
A. find out which parts of the brain were functioning
B. look for the way of enhancing hearing ability
C. learn about the way they react to echoes
D. expose the relationship between seeing and touching
58.Which of the following statements is the main idea of the passage?
A. Most blind people have a well-developed sense of touch
B. People go blind because of the breakdown of their visual cortex
C. Human brains can adjust themselves after the loss of a certain function
D. Most blind people have a better sense of sound than normal people
C
SYDNEY (AFP) Nick Bryant reports:
“It gives me great pleasure to introduce the new caretaker of the islands of the Great Barrier Reef, from the United Kingdom, Ben Southall.”
A global recruitment(招聘) drive with the trappings of a TV reality show made it truly a tourism marketing campaign.
The best job in the world’s competition finally has a winner, Ben Southall, a 34-year-old charity worker from Britain. He beat 34,000 candidates from 200 countries in an online competition that became something of an Internet phenomenon.
“To go away now as the is land caretaker for Tourism Queensland and the Great Barrier Reef is an extreme honour. I hope I can fill the boots as much as everybody is expecting, my swimming hopefully is up to standard and I look forward to all of the new roles and responsibilities th at the task involves.” [Ben Southall]
For a disappointing Australian tourism industry currently in the doldrums, this has been an unexpected encouragement. Tourism Queensland deliberately chose the middle of winter of the northern globe to launch the campaign back in January, but didn’t expect anywhere near the global response. They think the only countries where people didn’t visit their website was North Korea and a few African nations.
What’s said to be the best job in the world comes with a $110,000 (about 750,000 yuan) contract for six months’ work, a luxury beachside home and a plunge pool.
In return, the island caretaker will be expected to stroll(溜达) the white sands, enjoy the sun, diving and taking care of the reef, “maybe clean the pool”-- and report to a global audience via weekly blogs(博客), photo diaries and video updates.
For the losers meanwhile, there’s the worst of long journeys home.
59. Which of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The recruitment started in winter in Australia
B. Ben Southall got the job in January
C. The global recruitment mostly took place online
D. The organizers knew the activity would attract attention from all over the world
60. The caretaker of the islands is expected to be good at all the following EXCEPT ______.
A. swimming
B. acting
C. photographing
D. writing
61. It can be inferred from the report that ______.
A. it’s the easiest job in the world
B. The journey home of the losers of the competition will be dangerous
C. the organizers of the activity knew North Koreans would never be interested in the job
D. you need to surf the Internet regularly to know what Ben Southall is doing there
62. The underlined word “doldrums” probably means ______.
A. recovery
B. development
C. d epression
D. promotion
D
Fred Michel is one of 7.2 million Americans who moonlight.
Once a week, after his day job as medical director of a mental health center, the 40-year-oldpsychiatrist(精神科医生) heads to a part-time job at a treatment center for young people. Twice a month，he travels three hours to another teenage treatment center.
Last year, 5.4 percent of the American workforce held second jobs，according to the US Labor Department, and that looks set to increase this year.
Many workers like the safety that moonlighting provides, says Carl Hausamn, the writer of “Moonlighting: 148 Great Ways to Make Money to the Side”.
The information from the US Labor Department shows that 40 percent of US moonlighters in 1997 took a second job to meet household expenses or pay off debts. Others save money or buy some special things.
People also take second jobs with an eye to the future --- wanting to try out a new field or gain experience.
Michel started moonlighting when medical systems were unstable(不稳定的). He wanted to make sure he wasn’t tied to one system that ended up failing.
Just as the purposes for moonlighting vary, the moonlighters cross all age and racial groups. And they work in a variety of industries --- no longer just service，office and sales jobs.
“Technology just affects your ability to make money,” Hausman says. “That makes a frequent change in moonlighting.”
As its name means, moonlighting still occurs mostly at night. And that results in some pressures. Chief among them is time.
Full-time employers could misunderstand, too. Some companies do not allow after-hour work because they fear it
will affect their employees’ 9-to-5 performance.
“The primary employer is saying, ‘Wait, I’m paying you for the sharp, fresh, energetic you,’” says Tom Gimbel, president and founder of LaSalle Staffing in Chicago. “If you’re burning yourself at both ends, it’s going to show.”
Still, the good done to the moonlighters can be great. Besides extra income, moonlighters enjoy variety, freedom and chance to do something new. They also may find their part-time jobs strengthen what they do full time.
Besides, “it’s fun,” Michel says. Not only do his part-time jobs offer a chance to network, stretch his professional skills and m ake more money, but they also give him the variety he wouldn’t find just in a full-time job.
“It’s a way of pulling from the spice cabinet,” he says, “and offering a little variety throughout the day.”
63.What is the article mainly about?
A. The ways of moonlighting.
B. The reasons for moonlighting.
C. The problems with moonlighting.
D. The kinds of people who moonlight.
64.The reason why Fred Michel began to moonlight is that ______.
A. he felt more and more pressure from his employer
B. he needed to make ends meet with more money
C. he feared he would lose his present job one day
D. he found it exciting to do a part-time job
65. Some companies don’t allow their workers to moonlight because they are afraid ______.
A. their workers will be too tired to try their best at work
B. their workers cannot do extra-hour work for them
C. their workers will one day turn to some other different jobs
D. their workers will not get to work and be off work on time
66.The underlined sentence “It’s a way of pulling from the spice cabinet.” in the last paragraph means ______.
A. moonlighting gets you away from the job you don’t enjoy
B. moonlighting offers you freedom to make extra money
C. moonlighting brings you chances to do something different
D. moonlighting strengthens your professional skills
E
For an increasing number of students at American universities, Old is suddenly in. The reason is obvious: the graying of America means jobs. Coupled with the aging of the baby-boom (生育高峰) generation, a longer life span(寿命) means that the nation’s elderly population is bound to expand significantly over the next 50 years. By 2050, 25 percent of all Americans will be older than 65, up from 14 percent in 1995. The change brings many problems for government and society, of course. But it also creates career opportunities in medicine and health professions, and in law and business as well. “In addition to the doctors, we’re going to need more sociologists, biologists, urban planners and specialized lawyers,” says Professor Edward Schneider of the University of Southern California’s (USC) School of Gerontology (老年学).
Lawyers can specialize in “elder law” which covers everything from trusts(信托) and estates to nursing-home abuse and age discrimination. Businessmen see huge opportunities in the elder market because the baby boomers, 74 million strong, are likely to be the wealthiest group of retirees(退休者) in human history. “Any student who combines an expert knowledge in gerontology with, say, an MBA or law degree will have a license to print money,” one professor says.
Margarite Santos is a 21-year-old senior at USC. She began college as a biology major but found she was “really bored with bacteria.” So she took a class in gerontology and discovered that she li ked it. She s ays, “I did volunteer work in retirement homes and it was very satisfying.”
67.“…Old is suddenly in” (Line 1, Para. 1) most probably means “_____”.
A. America has suddenly become a nation of old people
B. more elderly professors are found on American campuses
C. gerontology has suddenly become popular
D. American colleges have realized the need of getting older students
68.Why can businessmen make money in the emerging elder market?
A. The elderly possess an enormous purchasing power
B. They can employ more gerontologists
C. Retirees are more generous in spending money
D. There are more elderly people working than before
69.Who can make big money in the new century according to the passage?
A. Retirees who are business-minded
B. The volunteer workers in retirement homes
C. Professionals with a good knowledge of gerontology
D. College graduates with an MBA or law degree
70.It can be seen from the passage that the expansion of America’s elderly population ______.
A. will provide good job opportunities in many areas
B. will cause a heavy burden on society
C. may lead to nursing home abuse and age discrimination
D. will create new fields of study in universities
第四部分：书面表达（满分40分）
第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）
根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子。

将答案填入答题卡上相应位置。

71.I graduated from university twenty years ago and _______________________ ever since. (teach)
我二十年前大学毕业，从此以后我一直在教书。

72.If you find you _______________________, you’d better go where there are many people. (follow)
如果你发现有人在跟踪你，你最好去人多的地方。

73.I really appreciate ___________________ such a good opportunity. I won’t let you down. (give)
我十分感激给我这么好的机会。

我不会让你失望的。

74.Handwriting, __________________________, hasn’t drawn enough attention of the students. (attach)
书写还没引起学生足够的注意，老师们很重视书写。

75.__________________________ is that they are both good at math but weak in English. (common)
他们的共同点是他俩都擅长数学但英语薄弱。

76.Though we used to write to each other regularly but rarely _____________________ my letters now. (respond)
尽管我们过去经常通信，但他现在很少回我的信。

77.That was the last time he ______________________ the Olympic Games. (part)
那是他最后一次参加奥运会。

78.Was it because of murder _____________________________? (sentence)
他是因为谋杀才被判处死刑的吗？
79.___________________________ before you go to college. (long)
过不了多久你们就会上大学了。

80.Though the couple quarrel a lot, I’d rather their marriage ___________________________. (break)
虽然他们两口子经常吵架，我但愿他们的婚姻不会破裂。

第二节: 短文写作（30分）
众所周知，一个人的成长过程是较为复杂的，其个性的形成和发展受诸多因素的影响，比如: 家庭、学校、社会、朋友、书籍、名人等。

假如《二十一世纪英文报》向你约稿，了解至今哪些因素对你的成长影响最大。

请你以Tracking My Growth为题，按以下要求写篇英语短文：
1. 选择并陈述对你的成长起着很大影响的家庭、学校、社会、朋友、书籍、名人等诸多因素中的两个或三个；
2. 谈谈你的看法和理由。

注意：词数120左右，文章的标题已给出（不计入词数）。

Tracking My Growth
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龙泉中学2013届高三10月月考答案
1 – 10 ACAAC – CCBBC 11 – 20 CACAB – AACAB
21 – 30 DBCCB – ABCDB
31 – 40 ADCADC -- BCCDD 41 – 50 DACBC -- ABDBA
51 – 54 DACB 55 – 58 BAAC 59 – 62 CBDC
63 – 66 BCAC 67 – 70 CACA
71.have been teaching
72. are being followed
73.being given/having been given
74.to which the teachers attach (much/great) importance/significance
75.What they have in common
76.does he respond to
77.had taken part in
78.that he was sentenced to death
79.It won’t be/take long
80.didn’t break up
第二节：短文写作（one possible version）
Tracking My Growth
A is known to all, one’s character is shaped by many factors. As for me, what has influenced me most in my growth are my family and friends.
I used to be a selfish boy who wasn’t willing to share my toys with others. My parents told me I would have no friends if I didn’t learn to share. Every time they brought home a toy, they wouldn’t give it to me unless I promised to share it with my friends. When the terrible earthquake struck Whenchuan, my parents donated a large sum of money and some clothes to the people there. Influenced by them, I became a caring boy, too.
I was weak in math in the past. Fortunately my friend Xiao Jun came to my aid. Every weekend, he would come to my house and help me with my math. Thanks to his help, I finally caught up with the others. Now I also do whatever I can to help others just like Xiao Jun.。