重庆一中2009届高三年级12月英语月考试题

重庆一中2008—2009学年度（上）期高2009级12月月考
英语试题
本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分。

满分150分。

考试用时120分钟。

考试结束后。

将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

注意事项：
1．答卷前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、座号、准考证号填写在答题卡和试题卷规定的位置上。

2．第I卷每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

答案不能答在试题卷上。

3．第II卷必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；
不准使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。

不按以上要求作答的答案无效。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共112分）
一、听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节(共5小题,每题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。

例: How much is the shirt?
A. ￡19.15
B. ￡9.15
C. ￡9.18
1.When will Mr. Addison return?
A.On Thursday night
B.On Monday night
C.On Friday morning
2.Where does the conversation most probably take place?
A.In a cotton field
B.At a railway station
C.On a train
3.What’s the man diong?
A.Looking for a timetable
B.Reserving a table
C.Buying some furniture
4.How does the man feel about the doctor’s advice?
A.Well worth acting on
B.Too difficult to follow
C.A foolish idea
5.What can we learn from the conversation?
A.The man can’t manage to go to New York as planned.
B.The man has changed his destination.
C.The man is returning his ticket.
第二节(共12小题,每题1.5分,满分18分)
听下面4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秒钟的做答时间。

每段对话读两遍。

听第六段材料回答６至８题。

6.What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A.Neighbours
B.Husband and wife
C.Boss and secretary
7.What does the man ask the woman to do?
A.To ring up Mary
B.To pass a message to Mary
C.To meet an old friend of his
8.Why can’t the man get through to Mary?
A.Because she’s calling someone else.
B.Because she’s meeting a friend
C.Because the line has gone wrong.
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。

9.Where are the two speakers most probably talking to each other?
A.On the Internet
B.In a computer store
C.At the woman’s home
10.How much will the man finally pay for the cellphone?
A.$1200
B.$900
C.$600
11.Which of the two speakers prefers Internet shopping?
A.The man
B.The woman
C.Both of them
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。

12.What does the man want?
A.A rest for a while
B.A room for two nights
C.A seat in the hall
13.How much will the man have to pay for the room when checking out?
A.108 yuan
B.160 yuan
C.320 yuan
14.What service does the man ask about at the end?
A.Morning calls
B.Morning meals
C.A change of sheets
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15.What is Robert?
A.A musician
B.A singer
C.A student
16.Why didn’t Robert accept the woman’s invitation at first?
A.He doesn’t have time to practise.
B.He isn’t sure of his performance
C.He isn’t interested in joining the group.
17.What do we know about Robert from the conversation?
A.He’s understanding
B.He changes his mind easily
C.He’s always busy.
第三节(共3小题,每题1.5分,满分4.5分)
听下面一段材料，将第18至第20三个小题的信息补充完整,每空限填一个词或一个数。

填入的内容要写在答卷相应的位置上。

在听本段材料前，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

本段材料读两遍。

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
请从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

例：It is generally considered unwise to give a child ______ he or she wants.
A. however
B. whatever
C. whichever
D. whenever
答案是B。

21.It’s well worth considering what profession suits you best and____ a practical plan before graduating from college.
A.makes
B.to make
C.making
D.made
22.What! ____ to go there with him? ____. I can’t bear keeping him company.
A.I, No problem
B.Me, No way
C.I, No trouble
D.Me, No comment
23.---Have you read the novel The Moonstone?
---Who____ it?
A.writes
B.has written
C.wrote
D.had written
24.---Sam asked me to take his glasses to him, but I can’t find them.
---Where____he____ them?
A.could, have put
B.might, put
C.must, have put
D.should, put
25.---Does the Notice say when the lecture begins?
---Yes, ____ of the accurate hour and minute, I’ll have to return to read it again.
A.make sure
B.to make sure
C.to be making sure
D.making sure
26.After the meal, we hurried back to the lab to____ our experiments.
A.stick to
B.hold on
C.insist on
D.carry on
27.---How much do I owe you for shopping last weekend?
---____. It’s nothing.
A.That’s all right.
B.With pleasure
C.It doesn’t matter
D.Forget it
28.The first time we had a sailing experience was____ we were visiting Qingdao 10 years ago.
A.when
B.where
C.that
D.since
29.The problem is that there will be no one____ if you ask for leave. The company might get out of order.
A.in possession
B.in charge
C.in sight
D.in place
30.Their school is situated in very pleasant____, with green trees and flowers in blossom all year round.
A.environment
B.condition
C.surroundings
D.state
31.Many factors influence a student in his/her study, ____ I think are out of a teacher’s control.
A.most of them
B.most of which
C.most of what
D.most of that
32This year his family have earned____ as they did last year.
A.twice as big an income
B.as twice big an income
C.a big income as twice
D.twice an income as big
33.The school regulations state that by no means____the classroom during class.
A.a student should leave
B.should a student have left
C.should a student leave
D.a student should have left
34.Please remain seated; ____ winner of____match will be announced soon.
A.a, the
B.the, a
C.a, a
D.the, the
35.Some students aim at Qinghua and Peking University, ____others make overseas universities their goals.
A.nevertheless
B.however
C.whereas
D.despite
第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题l.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36~55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

Buster Brown was a thief――and a good one, he thought. He’d never been caught by the police because he never _36 . He was always prepared for any unforeseen event or emergency. Confidently, he stood outside the _37 of his intended 38 and read the sign on the front gate. “Don’t worry about the dog――be _39 of the owner!” it said. Buster smiled and found his way 40 . The house looked quite normal outside, but inside it was very 41 with fascinating objects on 42 . As he began putting them into his bag, a 43 came into the room. It stopped 44 seeing Buster, and then went over to him, 45 his open hand. “Good boy,” Buster whispered. “What a great 46 dog you are――trying to lick me to death.”
Satisfied he’d made 47 with the dog, Buster began to walk around the house, choosing 48 to put in his bag. His skilled eye 49 only the best antiques: a pair of silver candleholders, a silver tea-and-coffee service,etc. His new friend, the dog, sat and watched, as if 50 what was happening. “Well, boy,” Buster whispered finally. “That might do. Any more 51 I won’t be able to carry it!”He swung the heavy bag onto his shoulders, just as the lights came on, nearly 52 him. He covered his eyes with his hand.
“You’re a very silly person,” the 53 in the doorway said, his voice dry as dust. As the man came closer, Buster could see he was well dressed. His face seemed familiar, but Buster couldn’t quite 54 where he had seen him before.
“You should have taken more notice of the sign outside,”the man shouted. “I knew about this
attempted robbery last week and I also know you will end up 55 for 20 years. Fancy trying to rob the house of a world famous fortune teller!”
36.A.lost heart B.took chances C.held back D.gave up
37.A.roof B.office C.house D.station
38.A.friend B.chef C.volunteer D.victim
39.A.aware B.representative C.skeptical D.typical
40.A.out B.down C.in D.up
41.A.transparent B.unusual C.ordinary D.rare
42.A.display B.occasion C.board D.shedule
43.A.man B.cat C.boy D.dog
44.A.until B.upon C.before D.by
45.A.biting B.eating C.licking D.hitting
46.A.baby B.pet C.guard D.guide
47.A.arrangements B.deals C.peace D.friends
48.A.items B.clothing C.gold D.silver
49.A.picked up B.picked out C.stared at D.glanced at
50.A.wonder B.wodered C.wondering D.to wonder
51.A.or B.but C.and D.yet
52.A.deafening B.injuring C.frightening D.blinding
53.A.figure B.shadow C.ghost D.role
54.A.explain B.understand C.locate D.place
55.A.behind bars B.behind the curtain C.behind the scenes D.behind schedule
三、阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

A
Some people's ears produce wax like busy little bees. This can be a problem even though earwax(耳垢) appears to serve an important purpose.
Experts say it protects and cleans the ear. It traps dirt and other matter and keeps insects out. Doctors think it might also help protect against infections. And the waxy oil keeps ears from getting too dry.
So earwax is good. It even has a medical name: cerumen. And there are two kinds. Most people of European or African ancestry have the "wet" kind: thick and sticky. East Asians commonly have "dry" earwax.
But you can have too much of a good thing.
The glands(腺) in the ear canal that produce the wax make too much in some people. Earwax is normally expelled(排出); it falls out of the ear or gets washed away. But extra wax can harden and form a blockage that interferes with sound waves and reduces hearing.
People can also cause a blockage when they try to clean out their ears -- but only push the wax deeper inside. Earwax removal is sometimes necessary. But you have to use a safe method or you could do a lot of damage.
Experts at N.I.H., the National Institutes of Health, suggest some ways to treat excessive earwax yourself. They say the wax can be softened with mineral oil, glycerin or ear drops. They say hydrogen peroxide(过氧化物) or carbamide peroxide may also help.
Another way to remove wax is known as irrigation. With the head upright, take hold of the outer part of the ear. Gently pull upward to straighten the ear canal. Use a syringe(注射器) device to gently direct water against the wall of the ear canal. Then turn the head to the side to let the water out.
The experts at N.I.H. say you may have to repeat this process a few times. Use water that is body temperature. If the water is cooler or warmer, it could make you feel dizzy. Never try irrigation if the eardrum is broken. It could lead to infection and other problems.
After the earwax is gone, gently dry the ear. But if irrigation fails, the best thing to do is to go to a health care provider for professional assistance.
You should never put a cotton swab or other object into the ear canal. But you can use a swab or cloth to clean the outer part of the ear. The experts agree with the old saying that you should never put anything smaller than your elbow in your ear.
56.What subject is the passage concerned about?
A.Health
B.Politics
cation
D.Hi-tech
57.From the fact that there are two kinds of earwax, we know that_____.
A.Americans and Africans are of an ancestor
B.Not all Asians have “dry” earwax
C.Americans have “wet” earwax
D.Africans do not have “dry” earwax
58.Which is a proper method to deal with earwax?
A. Direct some water into the depth of ear
B. Leave it where it is.
e some chemical to soften it
D. Push it a little inside
59.What does a “swab” mostly probably mean?
A.something soft, small and used in clinics
B.something hard, long and used at home
C.something thin, wet and like an elbow
D.something safe, big and like a toy
B
Charles Rioba is an engineer and inventor in Kenya. He and his company, Solar World Limited, have developed a product called the PowerPack. The PowerPack is a small solar-lighting system. The device is portable, so it can be taken anywhere. It provides light with one or two L.E.D. bulbs. An L.E.D. is a light emitting diode(两极真空管).
But the PowerPack can also power a small transistor radio for as long as six hours. And it can be used to recharge a mobile phone.
How often the PowerPack itself needs to be recharged depends on usage. Solar World says the device is best for a small family, up to three people.
People who want to use a PowerPack can buy one. Or they can rent one fully charged, and also pay to have it recharged. Or they also charge it themselves with a small solar panel. It collects energy from the sun into a solar battery.
The World Bank Group considers the Rent-a-Light plan a bright idea. In May, Charles Rioba was one of sixteen winners of a Development Marketplace competition. They each won a grant of up to two hundred thousand dollars.
The winners were announced at a conference in Ghana as part of a program called Lighting Africa. Lighting Africa aims to provide modern lighting to more than two hundred fifty million people by 2030. They live "off-grid," unconnected to a national electric-power system, except in some cases illegally.
In Kenya, more than eighty percent of people depend mainly on fossil fuels for their lighting needs. Fossil fuels are oil, natural gas and coal. Burning fossil fuels, however, can cause health problems from indoor air pollution.
The Rent-a-Light project includes about one hundred local agents to supply the PowerPacks and ten centers to service them. The company hopes to reach about eight thousand homes within eighteen months.
Vijaya Ramachandran is an expert at the Center for Global Development in Washington, D.C. She notes that a lack of electricity and a lack of good roads are major barriers to a better life in Africa. In most of the African countries that she has studied, power supplies are cut off for several hours during each day.
60. The PowerPack has been developed by_____.
A. Charles Rioba
B.an inventor
C.an engineer
D.a group of people
61.Which is NOT TRUE about the PowerPack?
A.It can be carried about
B.It can be used as a battery
C.It can provide light
D.It can produce electricity
62.What is the lighting situation like in Kenya?
A.They have to use electricity illegally.
B.They mainly depend on the national electric-power system
C.They burn fossil fuels in order to get light.
D.They have to turn on and off their lights many times during a day.
63.Which of the following is a proper title of the passage?
A. 'Rent-a-Light' is a bright invention.
B. The PowerPack is a good solution.
C. Lighting Africa helps to promote the PowerPack in Africa..
D.Electricity and roads are key to living a better life.
C
Runners in a relay race pass a stick in one direction. However, merchants passed silk, gold, fruit, and glass along the Silk Road in more than one direction. They earned their living by travelling the famous Silk Road.
The Silk Road is not a simple trading network. It passed through thousands of cities and towns. It started from eastern China, across Central Asia and the Middle East, and ended in the Mediterranean Sea. It was used from about 200 B.C to about 1300 A.D., when sea travel offered new routes. It was sometimes called the world’s longest highway. However, the Silk Road was made up of many routes, not one smooth path. They passed through what are now 18 countries. The routes crossed mountains and deserts and had many dangers of hot sun, deep snow and even battles. Only experienced traders could return safe.
The Silk Road got its name from its most prized product. Silk could be used like money to pay taxes or buy goods. But the traders carried more than just silk. Gold, silver and glass from Europe were much found in the Middle East and Asia. Horses traded from other areas changed farming practices in China. Indian merchants traded salt and other valuable goods. Chinese merchants traded paper, which produced an immediate effect on the West. Apples traded from central Asia to Rome. The Chinese had learned to graft(嫁接) different trees together to make new kinds of fruit. They passed this science on to others, including the Romans. The Romans used grafting to grow the apple. Trading along the Silk Road led to worldwide business 2000 years before the World Wide Web.
The people along the Silk Road did not share just goods. They also shared their beliefs. The Silk Road provided pathways for learning, diplomacy and religion.
64.It’s probable that traders along the Silk Road needed_____.
A.to remember the entire trade route
B.to know the making of products
C.to receive certain special training
D.to deal with a lot of difficulties
65.The Silk Road became less important because_____.
A.it was made up of different routes
B.silk trading became less popular
C.sea travel provided easier routes
D.people needed fewer foreign goods
66.New technologies could travel along the Silk Road because people_____.
A.learned from one another
B.shared each other’s beliefs
C.traded goods along the route
D.earned their living by travelling
67.What is the best title for the passage?
A.The Silk Road: Past and Present
B. The Silk Road: East Meets West
C. The Silk Road: Route Full of Dangers
D. The Silk Road: Pathways for Learning
D
I once thougth that outer beauty is the only factor to become a great person. When I was young, I read many kinds of books, most of which described characters who are handsome or beautiful. So I think being beautiful is the only way to become a success.
As I grew up, the story of my best friend made me realize that outer beauty was not so important to make a person successful. She was so beautiful a girl that every classmate liked to chat with her,
but she was very arrogant(or proud in an unpleasant way). In her opinion, she could get all she wanted because of her beauty, but all of her friends left her one by one! Only then did she come to know the importance of beauty in a person’s heart, which changed her attitude and she made friends again.
Turning on TV, we can see many advertisements, most of which seem to give us a feeling that physical attractiveness is the most important thing. There seems to be a boom in plastic surgery. It is surprising that more and more people, especially girls and women, try it like the first man-made beauty in China, Hao Lulu. It is common sense that attractive people can easily find work. Most good-looking guys usually get higher scores in the job interviews. But, what is the real beauty? I want to say that is inner beauty because those who have beauty in their soul are real beautiful persons.
As is known, the beauty judged with eyes is temporary, so we should concentrate on inner beauty. And if we make the efforts to make our minds beautiful, we’ll live a happier life.
68.Why did the writer quote her friend’s story?
A.To show how important outer beauty is.
B.To show how terrible to be a beautiful girl.
C.To prove that outer beauty is temporary and it’s not a key factor to become a great person.
D.To show how beautiful her friend is.
69.The writer’s friend could make friends again because _____.
A.she was beautiful
B.she changed her attitudes
C.she could find a good job.
D.her friends wanted to chat with her
70.What does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph imply?
A.A large number of people pay attention to outer beauty.
B.Plastic surgery is becoming more and more popular.
C.The price of doing plastic surgery is getting lower.
D.The living standard has been improved over the past years.
71.Which of the following covers the passage best?
A.How do attractive persons become successful?
B.Plastic surgery is the best way to become beautiful and successful.
C.How the writer’s friend made friends again.
D.Inner beauty is the real beauty.
E
Unlucky for some? Dutch statisticians have obtained evidence that Friday 13th, a date regarded in many countries as inauspicious(不吉利的), is actually safer than an average Friday. A study published on Thursday by the Dutch Centre for Insurance Statistics (CVS) showed that fewer accidents and reports of fire and theft occur when the 13th of the month falls on a Friday than on other Fridays.
“I find it hard to believe that it is because people are preventatively more careful or just stay home, but statistically speaking, driving is a little bit safer on Friday 13th,” CVS statistician Alex Hoen told the Verzekerd insurance magazine.
In the last two years, Dutch insurers received reports of an average 7800 traffic accidents each Friday, the CVS said. But the average figure when the 13th fell on a Friday was just 7500. There were also fewer incidents of fire and theft, although the average value of losses on Friday 13th was slightly higher.
Friday the 13th phobia (恐怖症)is rooted in western culture. Some people are so frightened that they simply don’t get out of bed. Others stubbornly refuse to fly on an airplane, buy a house, or act on a hot stock tip.
72.Friday 13th is considered as______ in the western culture.
A.a date that might bring bad luck
B.a safer date than other days
C.a regularly celebrated western holiday
D.a date when fewer accidents happen
73.What does the result of the study by CVS indicate?
A.The 13th of the month rarely falls on Friday
B.Misfortunes hardly happen on Friday 13th.
C.Friday 13th is not more unlucky
D.People are intentionally more careful
74.Which of the facts about Friday 13th DOES NOT agree with the passage?
A.Drivers drove more carefully.
B.There were fewer cases of thefts.
C. Loss value was higher than usual.
D. People didn’t report fire incidents.
75.Some people refuse to get out of bed, fly or act on a hot stock tip because they_____.
A.believe that western culture can predict future happenings
B. are too frightened to leave their houses
C.think they may run into bad luck
D.haven’t known the result of the study by CVS
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共38分）
四、写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
以下标有题号的每一行均有一个错误，请找出，并按下列情况改正：此行多一个词；把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。

此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。

此行错一词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。

注意：请在答题卡上作答。

As is know, when senior students graduate from school, most 76.______
of their textbooks are thrown away, which are still in a good 77.______ condition. What a waste it is! I quite agree to the suggestion we 78.______
should recycle these textbooks. For one thing, recycle textbooks 79.______
can save a lot of natural materials, which is used to make 80.______ textbooks. For other, senior students may have plenty of useful 81.______
notes over the pages. They are very helpful to those textbook users. 82.______
What’s worse, the cost of the books will unload some burden of the 83.______
families of the students. Actually in Australia and any other countries, 84.______
recycling textbooks is popular but it gives us a good example. 85.______
Why can’t we have a try?
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
e-books是否会取代traditional books？请谈一谈你对这一话题的看法。

提示：e-books：省时、环保、能满足人们现代生活的节奏等。

traditional books：便于保存和收藏、可反复阅读、可触摸等。

词数要求：120词左右。

开头一段已写出。

As computers are becoming a popular tool for us to have access to news and knowledge, e-books, which can be read online or on an MP4, seem to be preferred as a convenient means by more and more people. Does this trend imply that e-books will take the place of traditional books？
参考答案
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It’s clear that reading e-books saves time. What we need comes within our reach by just a click of the mouse. There’s no doubt that e-books meet the needs of modern people who live in this fast-paced society. Trees, which are used to make traditional books, can be left to survive and provide green shades for humans.
However, traditional books are much favored by those who are interested in owning books. They collect them for future use or simply out of their particular hobby. Some even think the touch of a favorite book gives them a sense of satisfaction. Owning them in their private small library is of course a pride.
In my opinion, however popular e-books will be, traditional books will not be replaced by e-books in the near future. People will read either e-books or traditional books depending on different occasions.。