湖北省长阳一中高三第二次月考(英语).doc

湖北省长阳一中高三第二次月考
英语
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节听下面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. What are the speakers saying about Lisa?
A. She is often very busy.
B. She is very busy this term.
C. She is always ready to help anyone.
2. What do we know from the woman’s reply?
A. The show was planned a long time ago.
B. The audience was impressed by the show.
C. She thought there were no tickets left for the show.
3. What do we learn from the conversation?
A. The weather doesn’t count in their plan.
B. They will not do as planned in case of rain.
C. They will put off their program if it rains.
4. What does the man plan to do?
A. Wait for a flight.
B. Aboard on a plane.
C. Buy an air ticket.
5. What happened to Mr. Wang?
A. He is sick.
B. He won’t come today.
C. He got hurt in a traffic accident.
第二节听下面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至7题。

6. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Friends.
B. Strangers.
C. Roommates.
7. What’s the man expected to do next?
A. Explain why he is calling.
B. Move into the house.
C. Talk about himself.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Why can’t the man find Mr. Hatton?
A. There is no person by the name.
B. Mr. Hatton is out for dinner.
C. Mr. Hatton quits his job.
9. Where is the woman?
A. In an office.
B. At home.
C. In a theater.
10. What’s the relationship between Mr. Hatton and the woman?
A. Boss and secretary.
B. Husband and wife.
C. Strangers.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. When did the story happen?
A. After the party.
B. At the party.
C. Before the party.
12. Who knocked at the woman’s door?
A. A postman.
B. A firefighter.
C. A policeman.
13. What does the man think of the story?
A. It’s funny.
B. It’s terrible.
C. It’s strange.
听第9 段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a clinic.
B. In a drugstore.
C. In a hospital.
15. What’s wrong with the woman?
A. She gets backache for some time.
B. She doesn’t usually sleep well.
C. She got the wrong medicine.
16. When is it probably now?
A. At noon.
B. In the morning.
C. In the late afternoon.
听第10 段材料，回答第17至
17. What do we know about the Great Salt Lake?
A. It is as salty as the ocean.
B. It is far away from the ocean.
C. It gets its water from the ocean.
18. Where does the water of the Great Salt Lake come from?
A. Oceans.
B. Rivers.
C. Lakes.
19. Why couldn’t the speaker stand on the grounds?
A. The water held him up.
B. The lake is too deep.
C. He was too heavy.
How does the speaker describe his experience?
A. Surprising.
B. Interesting.
C. Painful.
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分40分)
第一节: 多项选择(每小题1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。

21. There are so many new words in this article that I can’t get along without _________ the dictionary.
A. referring
B. searching
C. consulting
D. instructing
22. In a sports team each player has a clear role, and there are few _________ when members are confused or
uncertain of their roles.
A. decisions
B. divisions
C. occasions
D. revisions
23. That may not seem true to you, but once you consider the situation further, you will realize that this is
_________ the case.
A. rarely
B. uncertainly
C. frequently
D. virtually
24. As a result of certain news in the media, several senior officials were embarrassed and were forced to
_________ .
A. resign from
B. pull down
C. stick with
D. drop out
25. The Chinese government is also working together with other countries to provide easy _________ to hospitals
and clinics for low income families.
A. allowance
B. prevention
C. access
D. protection
26. In north and central Australia the population is so _________ that children in some rural settlements can be as
far as 1,000 km away from the nearest school.
A. worn out
B. stuck out
C. run out
D. spread out
27. People have different personality types, and _________ to these types are different learning styles.
A. reacted
B. donated
C. connected
D. differed
28. ----What about going out this evening?
----I don’t know. I’ve got a bit of headache. And ________, John’s coming to see me, so I ought to stay in.
A. therefore
B. anyhow
C. however
D. though
29. In tonight’s programme we will _________ the question as to why the rhinoceros have become endangered.
A. address
B. attach
C. attend
D. appeal
30. Rules and regulations help teams function well, but we should always _________ making teams too
bureaucratic.
A. protect from
B. guard against
C. contribute to
D. care about
第二节：完形填空（共；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从31～50各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

When I was younger, I thought that boys and grown men shouldn’t cry. Tears were a sign of being weak, which a man isn’t (31) to be.
However, just last June, I (32) that courage isn’t all about trying to keep all the pain inside and trying to hide the (33) .
My 18–year–old sister had eloped (私奔) and then I saw how (34) my father’s heart was. We were used to seeing him as a (an) (35) father.
For three days he wouldn’t talk. He would just sit quietly outside our house in the (36) . On the fourth night, I sat beside him and asked him to tell me what he felt about (37) .
It had been years since I laid my hand on my father’s shoulder as we have drifted (疏远) further and further apart while I was (38) . That night though, I sensed my father trying to (39) his pain and I wanted him to be able to let it out. We had all cried over what happened except him.
The simple (40) and my words, “Dad, it’s not your fault.” broke my father’s (41) . In the darkness, he began to cry. I (42) his shoulders shaking as he whispered, “(43) did I go wrong? All I ever wanted was for my children to grow up (44) . Why couldn’t your sister wait?”
I understood then why he (45) to be in the dark, (46) being there, he had hoped not to spare his
(47) a father’s pain. His tears, (48) we hadn’t seen them before that night, were there all the same.
I saw his (49) , that night when my father cried with my hand on his shoulder, and (50) his pain.
31. A. supposed B. likely C. suitable D. glad
32. A. believed B. wondered C. discovered D. cared
33. A. secrets B. tears C. opinions D. qualities
34. A. weak B. sweet C. warm D. simple
35. A. hard-working B. easy-going C. kind-hearted D. strong-willed
36. A. room B. dark C. garden D. eye
37. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
38. A. running away B. giving in C. growing up D. turning round
39. A. forget B. control C. reduce D. prove
40. A. touch B. idea C. thought D. feeling
41. A. heart B. mind C. dam D. memory
42. A. noticed B. felt C. heard D. imagined
43. A. How B. What C. When D. Where
44. A. quickly B. naturally C. happily D. right
45. A. preferred B. managed C. used D. agreed
46. A. For B. On C. By D. Of
47. A. family B. children C. function D. experience
48. A. if B. because C. until D. though
49. A. condition B. pain C. courage D. trouble
50. A. remembered B. understood C. touched D. respected
第三部分：阅读理解（共；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。

A
Sports can help you keep fit and get in touch with nature. However, whether you are on the mountains, in the waves, or on the grassland, you should be aware that your sport of choice might have great influence on the environment.
Some sports are resource-hungry. Golf, as you may know, eats up not only large areas of countryside, but also tons of water. Besides, all sorts of chemicals and huge amounts of energy are used to keep its courses (球场) in good condition. This causes major environmental effects. For example, in the dry regions of Portugal and Spain, golf is often held responsible for serious water shortage in some local areas.
There are many environment-friendly sports. Power walking is one of them that you could take up today. You don’t need any special equipment except a good pair of shoes; and you don’t have to worry about resources and your purse. Simple and free, power walking can also keep you fit. If you walk regularly, it will be good for your heart and bones. Experts say that inutes of power walking daily can make you feel less anxious, sleep well and have better weight control.
Whatever sport you take up, you can make it greener by using environment-friendly equipment and buying products made from recycled materials. But the final goal should be “green gyms”. They are better replacements for traditional health clubs and modern sports centers. Members of green gyms play sports outdoors, in the countryside or other open spaces. There is no special requirement for you to start your membership. And best of all, it’s free.
51. Which of the following is the author most probably in favor of?
A. Cycling around a lake.
B. Motor racing in the desert.
C. Playing basketball in a gym.
D. Swimming in a sports center.
52. What do we know about golf from the passage?
A. It is popular in Portugal and Spain.
B. It causes water shortages around the world.
C. It pollutes the earth with chemicals and wastes.
D. It needs water and other sources to keep its courses green.
53. The author uses power walking as an example mainly because ___________.
A. it is an outdoor sport
B. it improves our health
C. it uses fewer resources
D. it is recommended by experts
54. The author writes the passage to _______.
A. show us the function of major sports
B. encourage us to go in for green sports
C. discuss the major influence of popular sports
D. introduce different types of environment-friendly sports
B
The surprising experiment I am about to describe proves that air is all around you and that it presses down upon you. Air pressure is a powerful force. When you swim underwater, you can feel water pushing on your body. The air all around you does the same. However, your body is so used to it that you do not notice this. The pressure is caused by a layer (层) of air called the atmosphere. This layer surrounds the Earth, extending to about five kilo meters above the Earth’s surface.
The following experiment is an easy one that you can do at home. But make sure that you are supervised (监督), because you will need to use matches. Now for the experiment.
What you need
●hard-boiled egg without the shell
● A bottle with a neck slightly smaller than the egg
● A piece of paper
● A match
Method
1) Check that the egg will sit firmly on the neck of the bottle.
2) Tear the paper into pieces and put them into the bottle.
3) Light the paper by dropping a burning match into the bottle.
4) Quickly sit the egg on the neck of the bottle.
Result
Astonishingly, the egg will be sucked into the bottle. Your friends will be amazed when you show them the experiment. But be careful when you handle matches.
Why it happened
As the paper burns, it needs oxygen and uses up the oxygen (air) in the bottle. The egg acts as a scale in the neck of the bottle, so no more air can get inside. This reduces the air pressure inside the bottle. The air pressure must equalize, so more air from outside must enter the bottle. The outside air presses against the egg, and then the egg is pushed into the bottle! This proves that air is all around and that it is pressing down on us.
55. Why is there the need to take care when you are doing the experiment?
A. The bottle could break.
B. You need to light the paper with a match.
C. The egg needs to be shelled (脱壳).
D. The egg has to be perfectly placed on the neck of the bottle.
56. In the experiment, the burning inside the bottle can ________.
A. equalize the air pressure inside and outside
B. make a scale in the neck of the bottle
C. use up the oxygen inside the bottle
D. produce more oxygen inside the bottle
57. How did the egg get into the bottle?
A. The oxygen inside the bottle sucked the egg in.
B. It became soft without the shell.
C. The neck of the bottle was wide enough.
D. The outside air pressure forced it into the bottle.
58. The experiment is carried out to prove .
A. water pushes on your body when you swim underwater
B. the earth is surrounded by a layer of air called the atmosphere
C. the pressure of air around us has a powerful force
D. the air pressure is not equalized around us
C
In many societies, it is important to have many children. In the US, a few religious groups emphasize (强调) the importance of large families, but most people think one or two children are enough, and many couples have no children. Because taking care of a child is very costly, financially, emotionally, and socially, many couples view
large families as a disadvantage. For example, having many children would restrict the freedom and individualism of the parents as well as the other children in the family.
Parents teach individualism by the way they raise their children. They want to create a self-reliant (自信的), independent child, who can make it on her own by age eighteen. Parents begin teaching this self-reliance early, asking the child to do things on her own and praising her when she does.
Many parents want to expose their children to a variety of situations. They bring their children with them to church, to sporting events, to stores, and to social events. However, many places, such as expensive restaurants and live theater productions, do not welcome children. Most formal social gatherings, those with written invitations do not welcome children either.
Children, especially boys are expected to be energetic and assertive (果敢的). That does not mean, though, that they are allowed to “run wild” in public. Parents are expected to ke ep their children under control at all times, particularly in public places and in the homes of others. When a child misbehaves, only the child’s parents may discipline (约束) him. Other adults should not interfere (干涉) unless the child is doing something which may be harmful to himself. Most parents discipline their children by rewarding good behaviors, not by punishing bad behaviors. While a slap to the child’s buttocks (屁股) is acceptable to some people, any punishment that wounds the child or leaves a mark is considered child abuse and is against the law.
59. What does the underlined word “restrict” mean?
A.go against
B. limit
C. broaden
D. realize
60. American parents prefer to have fewer children because __________.
A. their rel igious beliefs don’t allow them to do so.
B. they are less responsible than the parents in other countries.
C. they can’t afford to raise more than two children.
D. they think small families are at an advantage.
61. What will happen if children don’t behav e themselves in America?
A. They will always be scolded (责骂) by the people around.
B. They will be badly beaten up by their parents.
C. Their parents may discipline them, usually not by punishing but by rewarding good behaviors.
D. Their parents can do whatever they like to discipline their children.
62. American children are expected to _________.
A. live on their own by the age eighteen
B. fully enjoy themselves in others’ homes
C. accept invitations to a formal party
D. run wild in public places.
D
Only three local students won Chinese Blog (博客) Competition. And 15 of the 18 awards went to students from China.
170 students’ task: to get a fully-designed blog up and running, complete with many postings based on a theme of choice—all written in Chinese.
Themes ranged from local opinions－such as the usage of Singlish, education and whether Singapore can be a cultural centre－to food blogs.
The entries were judged on Language proficiency (熟练程度）and the quality of writing, as well as the design and level of exchanging ideas with readers.
Academics from the National University of Singapore and the SIM University, IT experts, and a journalist from Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao in Singapore made up the judges.
In the end, only three Singaporean students made it to the award list—the rest of the awards were swept up by students from China.
“No surprise, ” said Mr. Chow Yaw Long, 37 , teacher-in-charge from Innova Junior College, which organized the event. “Although the topics were local subjects, the foreign students were generally better in terms of the content of the posts and their grasp of the Chinese language. ”
One of the three local students winning the first prize in the Best Language Award was blogger Christina Gao,19, from the Saint Andre w’s Junior College, who spared no effort in researching for and writing her blog. Each entry took her between five and seven days to produce, complete with pictures and even podcasts (播客) Her advice for bloggers is: Be responsible.
“Some bloggers out there only seek to blame the authorities and other bloggers.” Said Miss Gao. “I think they lack responsibilities and there is no value to their posts.”
63. The competition was organized by ____________.
A. the National University of Singapore
B. Chinese newspaper Lianhe Zaobao
C. Innova Junior College
D. the Saint Andrew’s Junior College
64. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Chinese students won most of the awards.
B. Not all the themes were about local subjects
C. The blogs could be written in Chinese or Singlish.
D. The judges were from university in Singapore and China.
65. What Miss Gao said suggests that __________.
A. she likes to blame the authorities
B. a blogger should have a sense of responsibility.
C. she thinks highly of the others’ blogs
D. she thinks all bloggers are responsible.
66. The passage is mainly about _____________.
A. what the result of the competition was
B. why bloggers should take responsibility for their blogs
C. how Miss Gao won the first prize in the competition
D. how Chinese students won the awards in the competition
E
When students and parents are asked to rate (评价) subjects according to their importance, the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is viewed as mere entertainment, but certainly not an education priority (优先). This view is shortsighted. In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students.
Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it reflects their thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. Rock music represents a lifestyle just as surely as does a Schubert song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions. Music expresses our character and values. It gives us identity (特性) as a society.
Music provides a kind of perception (感知) that cannot be acquired any other way. Science can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotive (情感的) meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.
The arts are forms of thought as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human beings “talk” to each other. They are the language of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities, our hungers, our discoveries, our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be shared with others. When we do not give children access to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses.
Science and technology do not tell us what it means to be human. The arts do. Music is an important way we express human suffering, celebration, the meaning and value of peace and love. So music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize.
67. According to Paragraph 1, students .
A . regard music as a way of entertainment B. disagree with their parents on education
C. view music as an overlooked subject
D. prefer the arts to science
68. In Paragraph 2, the author uses jazz as an example to .
A. compare it with rock music
B. show music identifies a society
C. introduce American musical traditions
D. prove music influences people’s lifestyles
69. According to the passage, the arts and science .
A. approach the world from different angles
B. explore different phenomena of the world
C express people’s feelings in different ways D. explain what it means to be human differently
70. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Music education deserves more attention.
B. Music should be of top education priority.
C. Music is an effective communication tool.
D. Music education makes students more imaginative.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节：完成句子（共10小题，每小题1.5分）按照汉语提示根据括号内的英语单词完成句子。

71. Copies of the report _________________________ (下发) shortly after the meeting, which was beyond our
expectation. (distribute)
72. _________________________ (要是他采纳了) your advice, all this might have been avoided. (adopt)
73. He invented many new ways to treat the wounded, but not until after the war _______________________ (他
才做出) his most important discovery. (make)
74. Nobody like those who ______________________________ (老是计较) small gains and losses. (care)
75. As with sports teams, only when group members respect, help and support each other
_____________________________________ (团队工作才能成功). (successful)
76. It was the brave soldier __________________________________ (冒着生命危险) to save the old man from
the burning fire. (risk)
77. Thanks to the project and the kindness of his family and neighbours, he was able to receive treatment in time
to prevent the disease __________________________________ (毁掉他的健康). (ruin)
78. ___________________________ (问起这个故事), O Henry told the editor that he hadn’t finished it but the
story was coming. (ask)
79. If we develop our study skills, we may find that learning a foreign language doesn’t have to be
________________________________ (两倍的难度) as learning our mother tongue. (hard)
80. Life at high school is the time to find out not only what we are really good at, but also
___________________________________ (我们真正想什么). (want)
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）
你是一名中学生，设想假期有一段打工的经历。

在开学初的英语课上，你用英语向同学们讲述你假期打工的体会。

请根据以下提示写一篇100词左右的短文。

1. keep on asking parents for money
2. the value of money
3. get along with others
4. get some working and social experience
短文的开头已为你写好，但不记入总词数。

Nowadays it is not unusual for many students to find part-time jobs … ___________________________
参考答案
1 – 5: BCBBC 6 -10: BCABC : ABCBA 16-CBBAC
21-25: CCDDC 26-30: DCBAB
31-35: ACBAD 36-40: BDCBA 41-45: CBDDA 46-50: CADCB
51-55: ADCBB 56-60: CDCBD 61-65: CACAB 66-70: AABAA
71. were distributed 72. Had he (If he had) adopted
73. did he make 74. are always caring about
75. can team/group work be successful 76. who/that risked his life
77. from ruining his life 78. Asked about the story
79. twice as hard 80. what we really want。