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湖南省长沙市第一中学2023-2024学年高三上学期第二次月考英语试题

湖南省长沙市第一中学2023-2024学年高三上学期第二次月考英语试题

湖南省长沙市第一中学2023-2024学年高三上学期第二次月考英语试题学校:___________姓名:___________班级:___________考号:___________一、阅读理解“Unfortunately, 85 percent of what makes us attractive or less to mosquitoes(蚊子) is hardwired in our genetic circuit board,” says Winegard, author of The Mosquito: A Human History of Our Deadliest Predator. Still, there are ways to outsmart summer’s most annoying party crashers, especially if all you want is to enjoy an evening on your patio (露台).Know your blood typeOnly female mosquitoes feed on humans, and for good reason: The proteins in your blood help them grow and mature their eggs. “She’s just being a good mom,” Wineguard says. “People with blood type O are her top of choice. They get bitten twice as much as people with blood type A, with blood type B falling in between.”Stay cool“Mosquitoes hunt by both smell and sight,” Wineguard says. “They can smell the carbon dioxide and see the heat signature of their target.” Avoiding alcohol can keep your body temperature lower— making you harder to find — so consider choosing a cocktail instead.Wear light colorsAvoiding dark clothing can also keep you cooler, but that’s not the only reason it may offer relief. Mosquitoes, like many biting flies, are attracted to darker colors. The thinking behind this is that the animals they typically feed upon are larger, dark-bodied mammals(哺乳动物).Get rid of standing waterEven a glass of drinking water left on the deck can become a breeding ground for mosquito eggs — and mother mosquitoes lay about 100 eggs at a time. “They don’t need very much at all to breed. It can be a backyard toy , like a truck that has a bit of water in it, or a crushed pop can,” says Winegard. If you get rid of it, they’ll go somewhere else to lay their eggs.1.What’s the intention of this text?A.To introduce a new book.B.To offer professional tips.C.To analyze a study of insects.D.To suggest throwing a party.2.Why does a female mosquito feed on human blood?A.To hatch more eggs.B.To raise a large family.C.To identify blood types.D.To fully develop her body.3.What can we learn about mosquitoes according to Winegard?A.They can trace the smell of alcohol.B.They have energy-locating abilities.C.They feed off dark-bodied animals.D.They need abundant water to breed.The Malaysian actress, Michelle Yeoh, 60, shared some wisdom with the American Film Institute’s newest graduating class in a speech as she accepted an honorary doctorate of fine arts at the class of 2022 graduation ceremony.She recalled her early years in the industry. After an injury dashed her dreams of going into ballet, Yeoh bounced back at a gym where several stuntmen(特技替身演员)trained and ended up learning some tricks of the trade from them.“The first thing they taught me what to do was to tuck and roll, then how to fall on my side, and then how to fall on my back. And after a while, it dawned on me that they were teaching me how to fall,” she recalled. “And they said to me, ‘How are you going to go up if you don’t know how to come down?’” “That lesson sticks with me to this day. I had to learn how to fall. Well, you could say I learned it in my bones, literally,” Yeoh added.The actress mentioned jumping off a 20-foot highway overpass for one stunt, in which she over-rotated (旋转), causing her back to fold in half and a stunt went wrong. “I didn’t land properly, but I completed the scene,” she said.“These moments taught me perseverance, courage and humility,” she said. “They also taught me to hone my skills and eventually progress to the point where I was running on rooftops and jumping onto moving trains. I’m not asking you all to do that, okay? What I want to share with you today is that our slips and stumbles(绊跌)are the secrets to our flight. Trust me, that’s part of the deal. Success without failure is called luck. It cannot really be repeated or relied upon. It is from failure that we learn and grow,” Yeoh continued.The Crazy Rich Asians star concluded her speech: “Be courageous, take chances, break barriers, be proud of what makes you unique.” “And most importantly, don’t be afraid to fall, for you are learning to fly,” Yeoh said.4.What can we learn about Michelle Yeoh from the first two paragraphs?A.She was tricked by several stuntmen.B.She was passionate about working out in a gym.C.She won a doctor’s degree in fine arts despite her old age.D.She was terribly defeated by an injury and discouraged in her early years.5.What lesson did Michelle Yeoh learn from the stuntmen?A.God helps those who help themselves.B.Misfortune might be a blessing in disguise.C.Successful people are learning experiences with others.D.The greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.6.What does the underlined word “hone”in paragraph 5 mean?A.Believe.B.Sharpen.C.Restore.D.Dominate. 7.What are the keys to our success according to the text?A.Mistakes and failure.B.Luck and humility.C.Courage and pride.D.Opportunities and skills.“It’s a natural question,”Dr. Holt-Lunstad said the “ideal”number of friends. “Just like we have guidelines and recommendations for the amount of sleep we get and how physically active we are, this is health relevant.” While she and other friendship researchers admit there aren’t many studies that have specifically tackled the question of how many friends people should aim for, those that have been done offer a range.Dr. Degges-white recently conducted a survey of 297 adults, which has not been published or subject to peer review but found that 55 percent of participants believed two to three close friends was ideal, while 31 percent thought four to six was was the goal. But friendship and intimacy are subjective, and there isn’t a widely used scale researchers share to define those concepts across studies. It’s also unclear how social media factors into all of this, as research suggests the size of a person’s online network may not have any meaningful impact on their perceived well-being.While friendship research offers some standards, it may be more useful for most of us to consider if you need more friends. Dr. Marisa Franco recommends starting with a fairly obvious but powerful question: Do I feel lonely? “Also, different people bring out different parts of us. So when you have a larger friend group, you’re able to experience this side of yourself that loves golf, and this side that loves cars,” she added. “If you feel like your identity has sort of shrunk, or you’re not feeling quite like yourself, that might indicate youneed different types of friends.”Of course, making friends in adulthood isn’t always easy. Research shows people struggle with it because they find it difficult to trust new people. For those reasons, it is often easier to start by reawakening old relationships. The amount of time you actually spend with your friends matters, too. Franco suggests that on average, very close friendships tend to take around 200 hours to develop. But spending time with friends you feel ambivalent (情绪复杂的) about — because they’re unreliable, critical, competitive or any of the many reasons people get under our skin — can be bad for your health.8.Which statement would Dr. Holt-Lunstad probably agree with?A.Healthy friendships contribute to quality sleep.B.There have been guidelines for making friends.C.Two to six close friends may be the most ideal.D.Friendships can be crucial factor in well-being.9.How was Dr. Degges-White’s survey?A.It summarized the statistics in previous studies.B.It set standards on the exact number of friends.C.It distinguished between friendship and intimacy.D.It dismissed the influences of social media factors.10.According to Franco, you have to make new friends if _________.A.your friend circle is large enough B.you have a wide range of hobbiesC.your personal identities are restricted D.you lead an unhappy adulthood life 11.What matters in maintaining close friendships according to Franco?A.Quantities of time.B.Meeting frequency.C.Your healthy moods.D.Personalities of friends.Many robots track objects by “sight” as they work with them, but optical (视觉的) sensors can’t take in an item’s entire shape when it’s in the dark or partially blocked from view. Now a new low-cost technique lets a robotic hand “feel” an unfamiliar object’s form — and skillfully handle it based on this information alone.Roboticist, Xiaolong Wang in University of California, San Diego and his team wanted to find out if complex coordination (协调) could be achieved in robotics using only simple touch data. The researcher attached 16 contact sensors, each costing about $12, to the palmand fingers of a four -fingered robot hand. These sensors simply indicate if an object is touching the hand or not. “While one sensor doesn’t catch much, a lot of them can help you capture different aspects of the object,” Wang says. In this case, the robot’s task was to rotate (旋转) items placed in its palm.The researchers first connected a large volume of touch data as a virtual robot hand practiced rotating objects, including ball. Using binary contact information (“touch” or “no touch”) from each sensor, the team built a computer model that determines an object’s position at every step of the handling process and moves the fingers to rotate it smoothly and stably.Next they transferred this capability to operate a real robot hand, which successfully manipulated (操纵) previously unencountered objects such as apples, tomatoes, soup cans and rubber ducks. Transferring the computer model to the real world was relatively easy because the binary sensor data were so simple; the model didn’t rely on accurate measurements.Digging into what the robot hand perceives, Wang and his colleagues found that it can re-create the entire object’s form from touch data, informing its actions. He and his team are set to present thier handiwork at an international conference called Robotics: Science and Systems.New York University’s Lerrel Pinto, who studies robots’ interactions with the real world, wonders whether the system would become less effective at more complicated tasks including opening a bottle cap. Wang’s group aims to tackle more complex movements in future work as well as to add sensors in places such as the sides of the fingers. The researchers will also try adding vision to improve touch data for handling complicated shapes.12.What may contribute to the ineffectiveness of the optical sensors?A.Poor visibility.B.Blocked roads.C.Complicated tasks.D.Inaccurate calculation.13.What do paragraphs 3-4 focus on?A.Stimulating the robot fingers to move the items steadily.B.Increasing the precision of touch of the robot hand.C.Comparing the computer world with the real circumstances.D.Testing if touch information can facilitate the formation of the object shape. 14.What is the attitude of Lerrel Pinto towards the system?A.Neutral.B.Suspicious.C.Favorable.D.Pessimistic.15.What is the best title for the text?A.Robotics: Science and SystemB.New Robot Rotates Items SkillfullyC.New Robot Hand Works by Feel, Not SightD.From the Computer Model to the Real Robot Hand二、七选五Which is more important for people, book learning or experience? Some have spent their lives studying and gradually acquiring valuable deep knowledge. They are afraid to start andthe book, make mistakes, and learn from this experience.The debate between book learning and experience has been going on for a long time. There is no clear “right answer” yet, but there is strong evidence that experience gives us important skills that can’t be learned in books.17 Of course, reading the best books on learning gives someone knowledge, but experience gives know-how. It comes from practicing again and again. Professionals can make themselves because they devote their work, practice, and time to obtaining this position instead of managing to read books only. This distinguishes them from all the others.Reading more books about something doesn’t lead to success. You can acquire a lot of knowledge by reading, but there are also ways to accumulate knowledge through experience. Knowledge is theoretical, but experience is distinguished by the fact that you can put into practice what you have learned in a book. 18Book learning to understand a concept is important. But if you can’t understand the application of the concept in real time, the concept is useless. Experience allows you to put the learned concepts into practice. 19 You can’t effectively learn important skills without applying these concepts to real life.Certainly, the experience can lead to failure. But you can also learn from that failure and lead to success. 20 Therefore, experience is your greatest ally(盟友) in professional development if you want to understand the theory behind the concept, become an expert inthis field, keep the technique in mind, and gain valuable insights through failure.A.In contrast, others don’t worry about anything.B.You can learn a lot from books on self-learning.C.Of course, with these concepts, experience is acquired.D.This is valuable knowledge that is not found in any book.E.It is also an opportunity to test and challenge your knowledge.F.Through experience, you can also learn how to interact with people.G.Neither scientists nor doctors have read books only and become experts.三、完形填空Growing up in New Delhi, I saw Barbie as more than just a doll. She was the centralbedroom floor.As much as I loved Barbie, our time together could only last so long. Eventually, I grew 23 that I still played with my Barbie dolls while my middle-school friends had all moved onto more “mature” 24 . Barbie became similar with being a fake, “plastic” girl, whose bright pink clothing 25 my friends and me.By the tender age of 12, my friends and I had become 26 all girlish things, and Barbie topped our list of items to grow out of. Every 27 we took up instead seemed either gender-neutral or traditionally masculine (男子气概). For a 28 period I took up watching football to look cool (say exactly a month).Looking back, I feel like we were missing the point: Barbie was simply a blank canvas upon which to draw our ideas. It was our own 29 that we had come to abuse her for wearing pink clothes and having blond hair. That is why I appreciate the way the Barbie movie is being 30 . The movie 31 and Barbie’s bright pink colors are everywhere — there are 100 or more co-brand products, and you can get everything Barbie-pink from sports facilities to make-up and shoes. In Malibu, there is a pink hotel 32 after Barbie’s pink Dream House.In an interview, the director Gerwig said the team had many meetings just to settle on the correct 33 of pink for the movie — one that was beautiful but “not too fashionable”, she said, “because when I was a little girl, I loved the pinkest, brightest things”,without a hint of the 34 that I and my peers had of Barbie all those years ago, which would have been really important to me as an adolescent girl who often felt 35 in her femininity (女子气质).21.A.theme B.character C.argument D.conflict 22.A.assigned B.gathered C.created D.staged 23.A.embarrassed B.satisfied C.curious D.aware 24.A.peers B.hobbies C.ladies D.companies 25.A.involved B.caught C.offended D.connected 26.A.worried about B.passionate for C.content with D.dismissive of 27.A.appointment B.journey C.recreation D.challenge 28.A.difficult B.contemporary C.brief D.spare 29.A.fault B.memory C.experience D.selection 30.A.marketed B.captured C.illustrated D.filmed 31.A.settings B.promotions C.results D.witnesses 32.A.operated B.managed C.organized D.modeled 33.A.symbol B.design C.image D.shade 34.A.imagination B.judgment C.ignorance D.appreciation 35.A.interrupted B.sympathetic C.unsettled D.familiar四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

湖南省长沙市一中等四大名校2014届高三下学期3月联考英语试题

湖南省长沙市一中等四大名校2014届高三下学期3月联考英语试题

湖南省长沙市一中等四大名校2014届高三下学期3月联考英语试题(word版)Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)Section A (15 marks)Directions For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D.Choose the one that best completes the sentence.21.With the tourist trade booming, the residents of this area are paying more attention to the protection of nature, ____, of course, is of great importance.A.that B.whichC.what D.whether22.—Have you found your lost eraser?—Yes, already.It was just under my nose, ____ beside a leg of my desk.A.lying B.having lainC.to lie D; laying2 3.—The concert held at the City Theater last night was really impressive.—Yes, ____.A.I can ^t agree more B.I agree too muchC.I don't agree too much D.I agree more24.Some young people always take it for granted that only if we have enough money ___ a happy life.A.we can live B.we will liveC.do we live D.can we live25.The football team as well as the coach ____ to the TV show to talk about their experiences during the past few years.A.has been invited B.has invitedC.have been invited D.have invited2 6.Don't doubt the possibility we declared yesterday ____ we will surely win the game in spite ofall the difficulties.A.that B.whichC.when D.whether27.I should have forgotten all about my mother's demand that I buy some fruits home for the evening, ____.A.if not reminding B.if not remindedC.although reminded D.although not reminding2 8.—Don't you know that a group of teenagers from the USA are coming to visit our school?—Yes.____ past the headmaster^ office I happened ____ him talking about it with some other teachers.A.Walking; to hear B.To walk; to hearC.Walked; hearing D.Having walked; having heard29.To our surprise, ____ much effort has been made, the cause of the accident has not been found out.A.because B.althoughC.unless D.how30.—Why haven't you decided what present to buy for your mom‟s birthday?—As you know, there are too many pretty things in the stores ___, and it's really hard to make a decision.A.to be chosen from B.being chosen fromC.chosen from D.to choose from31.—Will you come to the lecture beginning at 9 tomorrow morning?—Sorry, but I ___ some guests from our sister-city at that time.A.will meet B.am going to meetC.will be meeting D.am meeting32.Mary can have lost some weight, but she ____ too much because of her convenience of eating at the restaurant run by her parents.A.had eaten .B.eatsC.will eat D.ate33.—Susan speaks Chinese fluently.—That is because she ____ in China for more than 5 years.A.had lived B.is livingC.lived D.will live34.—Where can I find Jim this time?—You ____go to the gym.He ____ take some exercise this time every day.A.can; need B.May; willC.may; must D.can; shall35.I find it really confusing, for I ______ much homework all these years but I just can't improve my Math a lot.A.have done B.didC.am doing D.have been doingSection B (18 marks)Directions For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.I break off a piece of candy and take pleasure in its sweet outside and the bitter, dark chocolate inside, thinking of my own life.Being raised by a single parent was a bitter-sweet experience, which gave me motivation and ambition.There were several years that have left an extremely 36 taste in my mouth -my mother married a man and moved my sister, Emily, and me several states away from our hometown.The first few months were sweet; baseball games, family trips to the mall, dinners and movies together.Then things 37 .Baseball became too expensive, and trips to the mall were replaced by days Emily and I spent isolated in our rooms under our stepfathers orders.Moreover, screaming 38 between him and our mother always interrupted our dinners.We spent five years living in a family that had turned into a war zone.Emily and I almost grew_39_this situation.Then one evening, after another argument had erupted, we left home.I was 14, my sister 11, and we were __40__, A friend of my mother let us stay with her.____41_ focusing on our economic instability, my mother selflessly pushed me to 42 success.She wanted me to lead a more comfortable life than hers.She worked long hours every night to pay her __43_ .Meanwhile, she would find time to read and play with Emily and me.Mom taught me the44 of perseverance and education.We finally settled in Texas.And now, writing this essay with my favorite candy close 45 , I realize my family and I are at the best points of our lives.I haven't let the 46 times stop me from making achievements, both academically and personally.I know that a bitter environment can provide good learning 47 , and that success, even more than candy, is the sweetest treat of all.36.A.delicious B.interesting C.dull D.bitter 37.A.continued B.changed C.damaged D.disappeared 38.A.matches B.games C.debates D.lectures 39.A.familiar with B.similar to C.used to D.interested in 40.A.homeless B.lucky C.educated D.wealthy 41.A.Rather than B.Thanks to C.Instead of D.More than 42.A.fight with B.struggle for C.long for D.dream of 43.A.houses B.life C.rent D.bills 44.A, price B.cost C.process D.value 45.A.by hand B.at.hand C.on hand D.hand m hand 46.A.trying B.unbelievable C.irreplaceable D.enjoyable 47.A.stories B, lessons C.experiences D.skillsSection C (12 marks)Directions Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.W edding days are often considered the most important days of many people‟s lives.For this reason alone, throughout the past and into modern day, numerous customs and superstitions have developed about the wedding event, 48.hopes of creating "The Perfect Day'!A very common custom still honored today is in reference to 49.time-old saying, Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue, and a silver sixpence inside your shoe. So old is this saying 50.ttracing it back to its origination is nearly impossible, Some contribute it to Victorian times, 51.say it is even older than that.The old- is believed to be the friends 52.the family attending the wedding.The -new9 is represented by the couple themselves, as a 'new5 union.The Borrowed" is something 53.the.famiiies that is to be returned, such as the bride -s wedding dress, or the veil.Something -blue' is often interpreted to represent the bride's virginity (童真), 54.throughout time has come to represent the purity'of a woman.The sixpence can be any form of money, hidden into the brides shoe, to bring wealth, both in monetary means and love, 55.the union.Part III Reading Comprehension (30 marks)AScientists fear rising energy bills may lead to an increase in obesity (肥胖)after discovering a link between poorly-heated homes and higher body -fat.Researchers from the University of Stirling‟s Behavioural Science Centre set out- to explore claims that warm indoor temperatures have contributed to rising obesity levels in winter.Instead, the team found that people who live in well-heated homes are more likely to have low body mass index (体重指数)levels while, those who keep their heating turned down or off tend to be heavier.Dr Michael Daly, behavioral scientist and senior lecturer, said "We set out to investigate thescientific claims that cooler indoor temperatures help us maintain a healthy weight by pushing our bodies to use up more energy.In fact, the research suggests people may eat less and burn more energy when in a warmer indoor environment.The 13-year study, published in the journal Obesity, involved more than 100,000 adults across England.Researchers found reduced weight levels among people living in homes heated to above 23°C (73F), which involved about 15,000 of the households studied.Dr Daly said "As national gas bills continue to rise faster than the rate of inflation, this research suggests the obesity could worsen where heating is turned down below comfortable levels or off for long periods to cut costs."This is not just about people who live in well-heated homes being in the financial position to afford more expensive low-calorie foods, exercise classes and sporting activities, and therefore finding it easier to maintain a low BMI level.The study took age, sex, social class and other factors into account."The comfortable temperature of 20°C -23°C is where we feel comfortable in our clothes and are neither hot nor cold.At temperatures above this, we use more energy and we eat less because our appetite is affected."56.Scientists are worried about the rising energy bills because ____.A.many fat people are poorB.well-heated rooms cost more moneyC.the poor will have to pay more moneyD.poorly-heated rooms cost more57.The findings of the research can be described as ___.A.horrible B.surprisingC.funny D.encouraging58.According to the passage, with rising gas bills, people may turn down or off their heating to A.stay in shape B.maintain a low BMI levelC.save money D.avoid eating more59.What can we learn from the passage?A.Cooler indoor temperatures help us maintain a healthy weight.B.People in well-heated homes exercise more.C.Weight levels increase among people living in homes heated to above 23@C .D.Temperatures above 20‟C -23'C affect our appetite.60.Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A.Obesity links to poorly-heated homesB.Well-heated home's contribute to obesityC.Obesit a weighty problem in EnglandD.Rising energy bills help maintain a healthy weightB''If you can see the magic in a fairytale (童话), you can face the future.” - Danielle Steel Who have not read fairytales? We all have had the experience of taking great delight in the beauty and innocence of fairytales.May it be Cinderella or Sleeping Beauty.fairytale is a word which cannot be new to us.But have.you ever travelled ages back to the earliest of times and uncovered the fascinating facts about these stories?The history of the -fairytale is particularly difficult to track.The oral tradition of the fairytale came long before the written page.The oldest known fairytales date back to ancient Egypt around 1000 B.C, and now, after travelling through various periods of time, they have grown and matured in various aspects and have become the most popular forms of stories for young children.characters and themes of fairytales are simple, and similar, Princesses and goose girls, youngest sons and orave princes, wicked, stepmothers, fairy godmothers, talking animals, glass mountains, witches, castles and the like.The tale goes into an unreal world and in this never-never land our heroes kill the enemy, succeed to kingdoms and marry the ever" beautiful princesses.W.H Auden said, The way to read a fairytale is to throw yourself in." It is very true indeed or you will not be able to feel the ecstasy of reading a fairytale.So whenever you read a fairytale, imagine you are.the hero/heroine and you will be carried to a mysterious land where everything will be as you Every child believes in fairies(仙女), dragons, etc.Yet, as we grow up we fail to believe in these fantasy-based characters.Fairytales are told to children when they are young.This is very essential indeed, for if in the beginning of our lives, our minds are touched by the beauty, innocence and the morals in these tales, we will be able to obtain the optimistic side of happenings.In life, sometimes, believing in such mystics can lead to supreme happiness.W ell, I don‟t know about you, but I do believe in fairies… and who knows I may someday meet one because, after all, believing is just the beginning! And as J.M. Barries said, “When you say I don‟t believe in fairies, a fa iry somewhere drops dead.” And I wouldn‟t want anyone dead on my account, would you?61.In Paragraph I, the.writer mentioned Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty to __ A.tell the beauty and innocence of the.fairytalesB.present us the fascinating facts behind themC.show us that fairytales are something we are familiar withD.describe his feeling towards fairytales62.What does "this never-never land" in Paragraph 3 refer to?A.The unreal world.B.The ancient Egypt.C.The kingdoms.D.The grassland, the castle and the like 63.The underlined word '"ecstasy" in Paragraph 3 probably means "___A.mystery B.innocenceC.delight D.the optimistic side64.Why is it important to tell the fairytales to the children when young?A.Because they can gain supreme happiness.B.ecause it is easier for the children to throw themselves in the roteC.Because they tend to have wild imaginationD.Because when they see the magic in the tales in the beginning, they can face the future 65.How do you understand the sentence in the last paragraph "When you say I don't believe in fairies, a fairy somewhere drops dead.” ?A.If you don‟t believe in the tales, the fairy will be really sad.B.We need the beauty, innocence, and moral of the fairytales to stay optimistic.C.If nobody believes in us, we will be heartbroken.D.The writer is just trying to be humorous by saying this.CWhen you hear about a man saving his dog from a sinking ship, it's hard not to be moved bythe tale of an animal lover's bravery.But the story becomes slightly less heroic when you learn that the man saved his dog before his own wife.But that's apparently what happened when Graham Annie and his wife, Cheryl, found their Yacht(游艇)sinking after it hit a rock, while on a voyage from East London to Madagascar.National Sea Rescue Institute North London station commander Geoff McGregor said all three were wearing life jackets.The 9-year-old Jack Russell terrier named Rosie was wearing a tailored life jacket equipped with a light."As the incident happened Graham sent a radio distress call for help and activated the EPIRB (a GPS beacon)but they were immediately forced to abandon ship," McGregor said in an interview, "He first swam Rosie to the shore safely before returning for his wife, whose safety line had caught on the steering gear McGregor added.The couple and their dog all made it out free of injury.Graham, a long-time volunteer with the National Sea Rescue Institute, said, "it was humbling to have the shoe on the other foot and need to be rescued."Some details have yet to come out.So, it's likely that Cheryl was in a position of relative safety and Rosie might have been in a more dangerous position had she been left on the boat.The couple did not want to speak with the media about their rescue.So, for now, it's left to readers to find out Graham's priorities during their troubled time.66.Which of the following can best describe the writer's attitude (in Paragraph 1)towards the incident?A.Shocked.B.Curious.C.Ironic (讽刺的).D.Heart-broken.67.What can we learn from the passage?A.Graham was very wise to save the dog first.B.Graham was not experienced in rescue work.C.Jack Russell terrier is a kind of dog.D.Graham loves his dog better than his wife.68.Graham saved his dog first possibly because____.A.the boat was sinkingB.his wife had a life jacketC.he knew his wife could swimD.the dog might be in a more dangerous situation69.What does Graham …s priorities" refer to?A.Graham‟s decision to save the dog first.B.Why the couple didn‟t want.to speak with the media.C.The cause of the incident.D.Why Graham was so brave at that moment.70.What‟s the purpose of this passage?A.To warn people of the danger of a voyage.B.To find out a man‟s inner world.C.To tell us about a man‟s choice in a boat-sinking incident.D.To present the love between a man and his dog.Part IV Writing (45 marks)Section A (10 marks)Directions Read the following passage.Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer,The difference between being successful and being unsuccessful isn‟t how much stress you suffer from, but how you deal with it.Here are four scientifically-proven strategies for defeating tress whenever it strikes.Have self-compassion (自我同情).It means being willing to look at your mistakes or failures with kindness and understanding-that is, without harsh criticism.A dose of self-compassion when things are at their most difficult can reduce your stress and improve your performance.So remember that to err(犯错)is human, and give yourself a break.Rely on routines.Every time you make a decision you create a state of mental tension that is, in fact, stressful.The solution is to reduce the number of decisions you need to make by having routines.If there's some daily work, do it at the same time every day.Simple routines can dramatically reduce your stress.Take five or ten minutes to do something you find interesting.It doesn‟t matter what it is, so long as it interests you.Recent research shows that interest not only keeps you going, but it also gives you energy.Keep two very important points in mind.First, an interesting thing is not the same thing as something pleasant or relaxing.Secondly, doing something interesting does not have to mean that it's effortless.It helps even when the interesting task is difficult and requires effort.See your work in terms of progress, not perfection.It means we approach the goals we pursue with the Get-Better mindset.A Get-Better mindset leads to self-comparison and a concern with making progress how well are you doing today, compared with how you did yesterday, last month, or last year? When you think about what you are doing in terms of learning and improving, you experience far less stress, and you stay motivated despite all the setbacks.SECTION BDirections Read the following passage.Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit.Write your answers on your answer sheet.Founded in March 2005 by Catherine and David Cook, Myyearbook. corn has taken the social networking world by storm. It's. a. feat that is all the more remarkable when you consider its two creators are only 18 and 19, respectively.Three years ago, Catherine and David were looking through their school yearbook-the annual book of photos and memories that is a feature of most American high schools-when they came across a picture of a girl they both knew. "This looks nothing like her, " said David. Catherine agreed. Wouldn't it, they wondered, be much better to do the yearbook online, and let people post their own photos?They were .lucky. Their older brother, Geoff, was already an estabiisned Internet entrepreneur. When his brother and sister mentioned their idea for an online yearbook, he immediately saw its potential to be "as big as Facebook for high school". Geoff offered' US $250,000 to get the yearbook project off the ground, finding a web server to host it and a programming team. in Mumbai, India, to turn it into a website for less than US $ 25,000. It came complete with photo-sharing features and a place for students to outline their extra-curricular.In April 2005, the pair began their campaign to get attention by wearing T-shirts to school emblazoned (装饰) with the slogan, "Are you the prettiest girl in your high school? How about the dumbest? Find out at Myyearbook. corn". Within a week, 200 of their classmates had signed up, Users were offered a free T-shirt for every five people they recruited (吸收新成员) -and within nine months- 950.000 teenagers across America had flocked to the website.This generated interest among companies such as Paramount Films, who began paying up to US $ 500,000 to advertise on the website from July 2007. Suddenly, Myyearbook. corn was bringing inserious income.81.What is new about Catherine and David‟s idea for a yearbook? (No more than 10 words) (2 marks)82. What did the pair do to promote tneir website? (No more than 8 words) (2 marks)83. How did Catherine and David make the website come into being? (No more than 10 words)(3 marks)84. Where did their income mainly come from? (No more than 8 words) (3 marks)Section C (25 marks)Directions Write an English composition according to the instructions given below.某英语杂志社正在举行征稿活动,主题为“梦想点亮人生(Dreams Lighten Life)”,请你用英语写一篇小短文,向该杂志社投稿。

2014届高三第一次月考英语-(试卷)

2014届高三第一次月考英语-(试卷)

2014届高三第一次月考英语-(试卷)TONGSHENGHU EXPERIMENTAL SCHOOL THE FIRST MONTHLY ENGLISH TESTTIME: 120mTOTAL MARK: 150命题: 杜美玲审核: 刘轶群PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION A (22.5 points)Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11. How much discount will the man get if he rents the car for a week?A. $14.B. $10.C. $20.2. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The deposit(订金)is $100.B. The man wants to rent a big car.C. The man will use the car next Monday.Conversation 23. What does the woman want to buy?A. A yellow raincoat.B. A blue raincoat.C. A pair of blue shoes.4. Why can’t the woman get what she wants?A. She doesn’t like the style.B. She can’t find her size.C. She doesn’t like the colour. Conversation 35. What does the woman decide to do?A. Stay at home.B. Go to see a movie.C. Go to a restaurant.6. What is the possible relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife.B. Waiter and customerC. Shopkeeper and customer. Conversation 47. What was the weather like last night?A. Windy.B. Rainy.C. Cloudy.8. How long will the rain last?A. Two days.B. Three days.C. Four days.9. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Colleagues.B. Classmates.C. Strangers.Conversation 510. How will the woman get to Melbourne?A. By taxi.B. By bus.C. By plane.11. What can we learn about the woman?A. She will get a free dinner.B. She booked the wrong room.C. She refused to change a hotel.12. How long will it take the woman if she takes a bus the following morning?A. Fifteen minutes.B. Half an hour.C. Five minutes. Conversation 613. When will the speakers go to the cinema?A. On Sunday.B. On Friday.C. On Saturday.14. Why doesn’t the man want to go to the coffee shop?A. He wants to go to a new place.B. It is far away from the school.C. He doesn’t like the atmosphere there.15. How much will each ticket cost at the weekend?A. US$10.B. US$16. .C. US$12. .SECTION B(7.5points)Directions: In this section, you’ll hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN3 WORDS. You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.Chop’s Teen ClubRequirement for membership ●Open to teens aged 12—18, enrolled in grades 7—12.●Membership fee is just 16._______ per year.Homework Help & Tutoring Program ●Begins on Wednesday, 17._______●Helps teens with 18._______●Runs every Monday and Wednesday from 4:00p.m.to 6:00p.m.●Needs 19.________ tutors to assist in the program20.________ forthis week ●Saturday, September 15th ●6:00p.m. —11:0:0p.m.●Ticket: $5 per personPART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGESECTION A ( 15 points )Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C andD. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. John invited about 40 people to his wedding, ______ are family members.A. most of whomB. most of thatC. most of whichD. most of them22. —What about your self-drive trip yesterday?On that afternoon, as the math teacher started to introduce difficult concepts, dark clouds covered the sky, and the storm set in. Hard though she tried to make the kid 39 , the thunder won the battle for their attention. No one 40 the concepts. Except for Joe. He understood them and answered all the questions correctly. The teacher patted him on the back, and told him to go around to the others and explain how he had managed it. 41 by his newfound success, Joe moved quickly throughout the room. Soon math time was followed by the time for 42 . All children naturally drew 43 pictures on such a day. Except for Joe.Since then, Joe started 44 . Though he never made it to the top, his math teacher was always 45 and curious about the change: Why had that stormy day changed Joe?On the day Joe graduated, he presented the teacher with his most 46 possession—the picture of a bright yellow sun. On the picture Joe had written: This is the day I 47 my brightness.36. A. boring B. unfair C. disappointing D. dangerous37. A. bottom B. center C. beginning D. top38. A. last B. finish C. happen D. work39. A. hide B. concentrate C. sit D. change40. A. grasped B. challenged C. admitted D. doubted41. A. Puzzled B. Relieved C. Surprised D. Encouraged42. A. sports B. art C. tea D. class43. A. different B. strange C. dark D. great44. A. recovering B. improving C. studying D. painting45. A. cautious B. friendly C. amazed D. worried46. A. precious B. admirable C. familiar D. expensive47. A. put up with B. got on with C. looked down upon D. woke up toSECTION C ( 12 points )Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.I am a junior in high school. There is a lady __48__ works at my school as a campus monitor and her job is to hand out call-slips(借书单) and prevent people from leaving campus __49__ permission. Before today I had never seen her smile.The other day my friends and I were eating in the cafeteria and I saw __50__ walking around. When she came closer to us I could see that she was crying. She pulled out a tissue __51__ quickly wiped her eyes. I thought to myself that this lady was very under-appreciated and needed to be recognized __52__ all her hard work.__53__ I wrote a note telling her that the students appreciated everything she did and that her contribution to our school made __54__ difference to all of our lives. I signed it, “Some thankful students” and slipped it __55__ an envelope.PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION ( 30 points)Directions: Read the following three passages. Eachpassage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.AJimmy is an automotive mechanic, but he lost his job a few months ago. He has a good heart, but always feared applying for a new job.One day, he gathered up all his strength and decided to attend a job interview. His appointment was at 10 a.m. and it was already 8:30. While waiting for a bus to the office where he was supposed to be interviewed, he saw an elderly man wildly kicking the tyre of his car. Obviously there was something wrong with the car. Jimmy immediately went up to lend him a hand. When Jimmy finished working on the car, the old man asked him how much he should pay for the service. Jimmy said there was no need to pay him; he just helped someone in need, and he had to rush for an interview. Then the old man sai d, “Well, I could take you to the office for your interview. It’s the least I could do. Please, I insist.” Jimmy agreed.Upon arrival, Jimmy found a long line of applicants waiting to be interviewed. Jimmy still had some grease on him after the car repair, but he did not have much time to wash it off or have a change of shirt. One by one, the applicants left the interviewer’s office with disappointed looks on their faces. Finally his name was called. The interviewer was sitting on a large chair facing the office window. Rocking the chair back and forth, he asked, “Do you really need to be interviewed?” Jimmy’s heart sank. “With the way I look now, how could I possibly pass this interview?” He thought to himself.Then the interviewer turned the chair and t o Jimmy’s surprise, it was the old man he helped earlier in the morning. It turned out he was the General Manager of the company.“Sorry I had to keep you waiting, but I was pretty sure I made the right decision to have you as part of our workforce before you even stepped into this office. I just know you’d be a trustworthy worker. Congratulations!” Jimmy sat down and they shared a cup of well-deserved coffee as he landed himself a new job.56. Why did Jimmy apply for a new job?A. He wanted a higher position.B. he hoped to find a better boss.C. He was bored with his job.D. He was out of work.57. What did Jimmy see on the way to the interview?A. A wild man was pushing a car.B. An old man’s car broke down.C. A friend’s car had a fl at tyre.D. A terrible car accident happened.58. Why did the old man offer Jimmy a ride?A. He was thankful to Jimmy.B. He always helped people in need.C. He was also to be interviewed.D. He needed a traveling companion.59. How did Ji mmy feel on hearing the interviewer’s question?A. He regretted helping the old man.B. He was sorry for the other applicants.C. The interviewer was very rude.D. There was no hope for him to get the job.60. What can we learn from Jimmy’s exper ience?A. A friend in need is a friend indeed.B. Good is rewarded with good.C. Two heads are better than one.D. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.BYou can’t always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella. But designer Mikhail Belyaev doesn’t think that forgetting to check the weather for ecast before heading out should result in you getting wet. That’s why he created Lampbrella, a lamp post with its own rain-sensing umbrella.The designer says he camp up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in Russia. “Once, I was driving on a central Saint Petersburg street and saw th e street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain. I thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy (伞篷) built into a street lamp,” he said.The Lampbrella is a standard-looking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy. It has a built-in electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand. Sensors (传感器) then ensure that the umbrella offers pedestrians shelter whenever it starts raining.In addition to the rain sensor, there’s also a 360° motion sensor on the fiberglass street lamp which detects whether anyone is using the Lampbrella. After three minutes of not being used the canopy is closed.According to the designer, the Lampbrella would move at a relatively low speed, so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians. Besides, it would be grounded to protect from possible lightning strike. Each Lampbrella would offer enough shelter for several people. Being installed (安装) at 2 metres off the ground, it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians.While there are no plans to take the Lampbrella into production, Belyaev says he recently introduced his creation to one Moscow Department, and insists his creation could be installed on any street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter.61. For what purpose did Belyaev create the Lampbrella?A. To check the weather forecast.B. To protect people from the rain.C. To predict a heavy rain.D. To remind people to take an umbrella.62. What do we know from Belyaev’s words in Paragraph 2?A. It rains a lot in the city of Saint Petersburg.B. He enjoyed taking walks in the rain.C. His creation was inspired by an experience.D. Street lamps are protected by canopies.63. Which of the following shows how the Lampbrella works?A. canopy→motor→sensorsB. sensors→motor→canopyC. motor→canopy→sensorsD. motor→sensors→canopy64. What does paragraph 5 mainly tell us about the Lampbrella?A. Its safety.B. Its moving speed.C. Its appearance.D. Its installation.65. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. The Lampbrella could be put into immediate production.B. The designer is confident that his creation is practical.C. The Lampbrella would be put on show in Moscow.D. The designer will open a company to promote his product.CMany people think that listening is a passive business. It is just the opposite. Listening well is an active exercise of our attention and hard work. It is because they do not realize this, or because they are not willing to do the work, that most people do not listen well.Listening well also requires total concentration upon someone else. An essential part of listening well is the rule known as ‘bracketing’. Bracketing includes the temporary giving up or setting aside of your own prejudices and desires, to experience as far as possible someone else’s world from the inside, stepping into his or her shoes. Moreover, since listening well involves bracketing, it also involves a temporary acceptance of the other person. Sensing this acceptance, the speaker will seem quite willing to open up the inner part of his or her mind to the listener. True communication is under way and the energy required for listening well is so great that it can be accomplished only by the will to extend oneself for mutual growth.Most of the time we lack this energy. Even though we may feel in our business dealings or social relationships that we are listening well, what we are usually doing is listening selectively. Often we have a prepared list in mind and wonder, as we listen, how we can achieve certain desired results to get the conversation over as quickly as possible or redirected in ways more satisfactory to us. Many of us are far more interested in talking than in listening, or we simply re fuse to listen to what we don’t want to hear.It wasn’t until toward the end of my doctor career that I have found the knowledge that one is being truly listened to is frequently therapeutic(有疗效的). In about a quarter of the patients I saw, surprising improvement was shown during the first few months of psychotherapy(心理疗法), before any of the roots of problems had been uncovered or explained. There are several reasons for this phenomenon, but chief among them, I believe, was the patient’s sense that he or she was being truly listened to, often for the first time in years, and for some, perhaps for the first time ever.66. The phrase “stepping into his or her shoes” in paragraph 2 probably means _______.A. experiencing the speaker’s inside worldB. directing the talk to the desired resultsC. focusing on one’s own mindD. preparing a topic list first67. What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 2?A. What to listen to.B. Problems in listeningC. How to listen well.D. Benefits of listening.68. According to the author, in communication people tend to ________.A. open up their inner mindB. set aside their prejudicesC. listen activelyD. listen purposefully69. According to the author, the patients improved mainly because _______.A. they had partners to talk to.B. they knew the roots of problems.C. they knew they were truly listened to.D. they were taken good care of.70. What type of writing the article likely to be?A. Popular scienceB. Science fictionC. A news report.D. A medical report. PART FOUR: WRITINGSection A (10Points)Directions: Read the following passage. Complete thediagram by using the information for the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.When 19-year-old Sophia Giorgi said she was thinking of volunteering to help theMake-A-Wish Foundation (基金会),nobody understood what she was talking about. But Sophia knew just how important Make-A-Wish could be because this special organization had helped to make a dream come true for one her best friends. We were interested in finding out more, so we went along to meet Sophia listen to what she had to say.Sophia told us that Make-A-Wish is a worldwide organization that started in the United States in 1980. ” It’s a charity(慈善机构)that helps children who have got very serious illnesses. Make-A-Wish help children feel happy even though they are sick, by making their wishes and dreams come true,” Sophia explained.We asked Sophia how Make-A-Wish had first started. She said it had all begun with a very sick young boy called Chris, who had been dreaming for a long time of becoming a policeman. Sophia said lots of people had wanted to find a way to make Chris’s dream come true——so, with everybody’s help, Chris, o nly seven years old at the time, had been a “policeman” for a day. ” when people saw how delighted Chris was when his dream came true, they decided to try and help other sick children too, and that was the beginning ofMake-A-Wish, ” explained Sophia.Sophia also told us the Foundation tries to give children and their families a special, happy time. A Make-A-Wish volunteer visits the families and asks the children what they would wish for if they could have anything in the world. Sophia said the volunteers were important because they were the ones who helped to make the wishes come true. They do this either by providing things that are necessary, or by raising money or helping out in whatever way they can.Title:71.________Section B (10points)Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit.When I was 12, all I wanted was a signet (图章) ring. They were the "in" thing and it seemed every girl except me had one. On my 13th birthday, my Mum gave me a signet ring with my initials (姓名首字母) carved into it. I was in heaven.What made it even more special was that it was about the only thing that wasn't being "replaced". We'd been burnt out in fires that swept through our area earlier that year and had lost everything—so most of the “new" stuff (东西) we got was really just to replace what we'd lost. But not my ring. My ring was new.Then, only one month later, I lost it. I took it off before bed and it was missing in the morning. I was sad and searched everywhere for it. But it seemed to have disappeared. Eventually, I gave up and stopped looking for it. And two years later, we sold the house and moved away.Years passed, and a couple of moves later, I was visiting my parents' when Mum told me that she had something for me. It wasn't my birthday, nor was it Easter or Christmas or any other gift-giving occasion. Mum noticed my questioning look. “You’ll recognize this one," she said, smiling.Then she handed me a small ring box. I took it from her and opened it to find my beautiful signet ring inside. The family who had bought our house 13 years earlier had recently decided to do some redecorations, which included replacing the carpets. When they pulled the carpet up in my old bedroom, they found the ring. As it had my initials carved into it, they realized who owned the ring. They'd had it professionally cleaned up by a jeweler before sending it to my mother. And it still fits me.81. What was the author’s 13th birthday gift? (No more than 10 words 2 marks)___________________________________________________________________________ 82. Who found the lost ring? (No more than 6 words 2 marks)___________________________________________________________________________ 83. How was the lost ring found? (No more than 15 words 3 marks)___________________________________________________________________________ 84. How old was the writer when she got the ring back?(No more than 6 words 3 marks)___________________________________________________________________________SECTION C ( 25 points)Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.作为中学生,你经历过很多考试,尽管你很努力,但难免会遭遇失败。

高中英语真题-2014年下学期高三年级第一次月考试题卷

高中英语真题-2014年下学期高三年级第一次月考试题卷

高中英语真题:2014年下学期高三年级第一次月考试题卷答题卡准考证号码组成(从左至右):考室号 + 座位号 + 00000(5个0)Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A (22.5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations betwe en two speakers. For each conversation, there are several ques tions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for e ach question.You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11. Where did the woman buy her iPhone?A. At the Apple Store in the mall.B. At the discount pho ne store.C. At the shop on .2. How much did the man pay for his iPhone?A. 200 dollars.B. 300 dollars.C. 400 dollars. Conversation 23. How much weight did the woman lose?A. Five pounds.B. Ten pounds.C. Fifteen poun ds.4. What kind of diet is the woman having?A. She doesn’t eat bread.B. She only eats fruit.C. She eats half of what she used to.Conversation 35. What’s wrong with the sweater the woman bought?A. It’s too small.B. It’s not the right style.C. It’s the w rong color.6. How does the woman probably feel about the man’s respons e?A. Satisfied.B. Surprised.C. Disappointed. Conversation 47. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife.B. Old friends.C. Doctor and patient.8. Why is the man doing the gardening for the woman?A. She dislikes it.B. She is not feeling well.C. She hired the man to work for her.9. What is the man’s favorite?A. Chocolate.B. Coffee.C. Cupcakes. Conversation 510. What did the man plan to do next Saturday?A. Play sports.B. Have a party with his friend s.C. See the house with the woman.11. Why did the woman phone the man?A. To play basketball.B. To ask for help.C. To borro w his car.12. What does the woman want to do that surprises the man?A. Move early in the morning.B. Borrow his car for the whole day.C. Work on Saturday.Conversation 613. What will the woman be for Halloween this year?A. A rabbit.B. A zombie bride.C. A bunch of gra pes.14. Why did the woman’s mother use to make the costumes?A. They were original.B. To save money.C. Her child ren asked her to do so.15. What does Halloween mean to the man?A. Good memories.B. Making new friends.C. Saving money.Section B (7.5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear a mini talk. Listen caref ully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information yo u have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.You will hear the mini talk TWICE.InvitationWelcome to My Birthday Party!Time: 7:00 p.m., the 27th of 16 , FridayPlace: Rasa Restaurant at 17 StokeRoutes: Bus No.73, 253, to the Stoke Newington area from we st ;Bus 112 to the Stoke Newington area from south ;Subway: 18 at Bethnal Green Station and walk west fo r 10 minutesOther activities:Having drinks at Larry’s, a bar in the 19 at ;Eating at the 24-hour bakery on if anyone gets 20 during the late hoursPart II Language Knowledge (45 marks)Section A (15 marks)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are f our choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. For those ________ love natural recreation, it is possible to t ravel for hours—or even days—without meeting another person.A. whoeverB. whatC. thatD. who22. Here you will see players ________ all in white, hitting and r unning after the ball.A. dressingB. are dressedC. dressedD. who dressed23. The Marathon is a long distance race created ________ a Gr eek soldier.A. in case ofB. in honour ofC. in need ofD. in charge of24. We will see people walking to the roadside to avoid _______ _ by the sprinkling truck (洒水车).A. being sprinkledB. to be sprinkledC. sprinkledD. to sprinkle25. ________ had we left the room ________ we realized we forg ot to take our books.A. No sooner; thanB. Hardly; thanC. Scarcely; thanD. No sooner; when26. What he said sounds ________.A. nicelyB. pleasantlyC. friendlyD. wonde rfully27. --- I heard they went skiing in the mountains last winter.--- It ________ true because there was little snow there.A. May not beB. won’t beC. couldn’t beD. mu stn’t be28. Snowden stopped and looked around as if ________ whethe r he was going in the right direction.A. seeingB. to seeC. to have seenD. having seen29. Listen to the two girls by the window. What language ______ __?A. did they speakB. are they speakingC. were they speakingD. had they spoken30. I don’t think something is wrong with him, ________?A. isn’t itB. do IC. don’t ID. is it31. ________ surprised me most was ________ such a little girl s hould play the violin so well.A. That; thatB. That; whatC. What; thatD. What; w hat32. ________ I understand you, I can’t support you. Which of the following CANNOT be used here?A. AlthoughB. ThoughC. WhileD. As33. Was it ________ it snowed last night that you didn’t come to the party?A. thatB. becauseC. whyD. if34. My family ________ not large, but my family ________ all mu sic lovers.A. is; areB. are; isC. are; areD. is; is35. So far, the moon ________ by man many times.A. is visitedB. will be visitedC. was visitedD. has been visited Section B (18 marks)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are fo ur words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank wi th the word or phrase that best fits the context.Four brothers left home for college, and they later became succ essful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they talked after having dinner together. They discussed the 36 they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city.The first said, “I had a big house built for Mama.” The second s aid, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer (经销商) send a 37 to her.” The third said, “I built a beautiful 38 for Mama.” The fourth said, “You know how Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t 39 very well. I met a 40 who had a parrot (鹦鹉) that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to teach it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay hi m $100,000 a year for twenty years, but it is worth it.” On hearin g that, the other brothers were 41 by his good thought. After the holidays their mother 42 her thank-you notes to her sons, which read:“, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to 43 the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks any way.”“Marvin, I am too old to 44 . I stay at home and have my foods delivered, so I’ll never use the car. The idea was good, al though not practical. Thanks.”“Michael, you gave me an expensive building enough for 50 p eople to 45 plays or movies in it, but all my friends are de ad. I’ve almost 46 my hearing and I’m nearly blind. I won’t use it. Thank you all the same.”“Dearest Melvin, you were the only son to have the good sens e to give a little thought to your gift. The chicken tasted so 47 . I liked it very much. Thank you.”36. A. gifts B. chances C. wishes D. challenges37. A. book B. bike C. car D. bag38. A. station B. museum C. library D. theater39. A. listen B. see C. feel D. walk40. A. nurse B. writer C. businessman D. lawyer41. A. treated B. impressed C. threatened D. hurt42. A. sent out B. put up C. took out D. picked up43. A. sell B. borrow C. clean D. visit44. A. learn B. work C. exercise D. travel45. A. create B. enjoy C. bring D. record46. A. lost B. admired C. remained D. discovered47. A. strange B. unpleasant C. bitter D. deliciousSection C (12 marks)Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word for each blank that best fits the context.New inventions are exciting, amazing and can even change our lives. But have all these new inventions really improved 48 quality of our lives?Picture this: You’re rushing 49 finish your homework on th e computer. Your mobile phone rings, a QQ message 50 your friend appears on the screen, and the noise from the televi sion is getting louder and louder. Suddenly the computer goes blank and you lose all your work. Now you have to stay 51 all night to get it done. 52 calm and happy do you feel? Inventions have sped up our lives so much 53 they often l eave us feeling stressed and tired. 54 do people who live f ar away from noisy cities, who have no telephones, no cars, not even any electricity often seem to be happier?Perhaps because they lead simpler lives. The more things 5 5 have, the more difficult your life will become.Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (30 marks)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For ea ch of them there are four choices marked A, B, C, and D. Choo se the one that fits best according to the information given in th e passage.AThere once was a very honest shopkeeper whose business wa s to supply goods for the local people. He would open his shop at 8:00 a.m. after having his breakfast and at 1:00 p.m. he woul d go for lunch. In the evening at 8:30 p.m. he closed his shop to complete his daily routine.However, to get time for lunch was really difficult because he di dn’t have anybody to help him at that time. Therefore, it was his daily practice that whichever customer was shopping at 1:00 p. m. would be asked to oversee the shop until the shopkeeper ret urned from lunch.One day, a group of four thieves planned to steal from his shop while he was gone for lunch. One of the thieves went there at 1: 00 p.m. to be the customer that would be asked to oversee the shop.The thief, pretending to be a customer, went in at 1:00 p.m. and started buying several items. As planned, the shopkeeper aske d the thief to sit on his chair for thirty minutes until he returned from lunch.Then, the other three thieves quickly came and told the pretend ed customer to help, but something had changed within him an d he knew deeply in his heart that if he was given responsibility for the shop, he should not perform any dishonest acts during t hat time. His friends did not agree. As the now honest man tried to stop them, they resisted (抵抗) and a fight started. And at the same time the shopkeeper ret urned and asked why there was a fight. The now honest man e xplained the entire plan.The shopkeeper had been searching for an honest man who co uld take ownership of the shop and run it. The shopkeeper felt t hat he had found the right man.56. How long did the shopkeeper remain on business each day ?A. 12.5 hoursB. 8.5 hoursC. 10.5 hoursD.16.5 hours57. What is the problem for the shopkeeper?A. Nobody could prepare lunch for him every day.B. He had nobody to keep the shop when he went for lunch.C. He was too busy to have lunch every day.D. He couldn’t find a person to work at the shop.58. When the shopkeeper returned from lunch, he found ______ _____.A. everything in his shop was stolenB. the thief became the new owner of the shopC. there was a fight in his shopD. the thief helped his fellows steal things from his shop59. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. There was only one shop in the town where the local people could go shopping.B. The shopkeeper was too old to look after the shop himself.C. The shopkeeper finally found the right man to run the shop.D. The thief was one of the shopkeeper’s friends, so he changed his mind.60. From the passage, we can infer that ____________.A. once a thief, he will always be a thiefB. an honest man will be responsible for his actionC. you can’t believe in a dishonest man foreverD. trust can change a thief into an honest manBIn , if you are not married by the time you are 30, you are in for t rouble: social blame and pressure from family and friends can get you down. And if you are a woman, it’s even worse.Many young people get married simply to get other people off t heir backs (免受别人的指责) . This is a serious compromise. One ends up not marrying t he ideal partner.There are, however, a few young people who refuse to compro mise: if they can’t find a good marriage partner, they say, they would rather not marry at all.34-year-old Kate is a university lecturer in English. She said she would not describe herself as celibatarian (独身主义者) but simply a woman who hasn’t come across the right man yet. She has sharp comments for the way in which the old gene ration looks at marriage.“Many people think marriage is a duty---to your parents, family and society. Nobody cares if your marria ge is happy or not, she said, I think this is very wrong and I inte nd to live and act according to my own will.”Happily for her, her parents are open-minded and not lay stress on her. But the same does not apply to her friends. They are constantly trying to get her together with some young man or another. She always refuses politely.61. The main idea of this passage is that _________.A. marriage is a duty to societyB. people should get married before 30 years oldC. late marriage should be respectedD. women should get married earlier than men62. Miss Kate refuses to get together with some young man or another because __________.A. she doesn’t think he is the right man she wantsB. he is either too old or too youngC. he is either important or little learnedD. he doesn’t have good manners63. In the first paragraph the underlined words “in for” refer to _ ________.A. interested inB. satisfied withC. worried aboutD. li kely to suffer64. Which is NOT TRUE according to this passage?A. In China, one may face social blame and family pressure if o ne hasn’t got married by 30.B. Miss Kate’s parents are always worried about her marriage.C. Miss Kate won’t compromise if she can’t have her ideal marri age.D. Miss Kate wants to marry a worthy young man.65. If marriage is regarded as a duty to society, __________.A. everybody will be happy and satisfiedB. nobody will pay attention to whether you are happy or not in your family lifeC. you can easily find an ideal partnerD. young people will have nothing to worry about in marriageCIn the Caucasus (高加索) region of Russia, nearly 50 out of every 100,000 people live to celebrate their 100th birthday, and many don’t stop at 100! B y comparison, in only 3 people in 100,000 reach 100. But these Russian old people aren’t alone. The Pakistanis, who live high i n the Himalaya Mountains, and the Ecuadorans (厄瓜多尔人) of the Andes Mountains seem to share the secret of long life , too.These people remain healthy in body and spirit despite the pas sage of time. While many older persons in industrial societies b ecome weak and ill in their 60s and 70s, some Caucasians age d 100 to 140, work in the fields beside their great-great-grandchildren. Even the idea of aging is foreign to them. When asked “at what age does youth end?” most of these old people had no answer. Several replied, “Well, perhaps at age 80.”What accounts for (解释) this ability to survive to such old age, and to survive so well ? First of all, hard physical work is a way of life for all of these lo ng-living people. They begin their long days of physical labor as chi ldren and never seem to stop. For example, Mr. Rustam Mame dov is 142 years of age. His wife is 116 years old. They have b een married for 90 years. Mr. Mamedov has no intention of retiri ng from his life as a farmer. “Why? What else would I do?” he a sks. All these people get healthful rewards from the environmen t in which they work. They all come from mountainous regions. They live and work at elevations (海拔) of 1,660 to 1,000 meters above sea level. The air has less o xygen and is pollution-free. This reduced-oxygen environment makes the heart and blood vessel (血管) system stronger.Another factor that may contribute to the good health of these p eople is their isolation. To a great extent (程度), they are separated from the pressures and worries of indus trial society. Inherited (遗传) factors also play some role. Most of the longest-living people had parents and grandparents who also reached v ery old ages. Good family genes may, therefore, be one factor in living longer.66. The example of Mr. and Mrs. Mamedov implies that some C aucasians aged 100 to 140 _________.A. become weak and hopelessB. benefit from physi cal workC. are too old to work in the fieldsD. are still working in the fiel ds67. What is the main way of life for all of these long-living people?A. Retiring from their lives as farmers.B. Having been marrie d for 90 years.C. Hard physical work.D. Having no intentions.68. Which of the following factors is NOT helpful to people’s he alth and long life?A. Clean mountain air.B. Daily hard work.C. Good genesD. Stress and pressure.69. What does the underlined word “isolation” mean?A. the state of being separatedB. pressureC. lack of physical labourD. worry70. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Russian people live longer than AmericansB. People in the city live longer than those in the countryC. The reason why mountainous people live longerD. Pressures and worries contribute to long lifePart Ⅳ Writing (45 marks)Section A (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE TH AN THREE WORDS for each answer.If Mickey Mouse is a westerner who has captured the world, He llo Kitty is the world’s sweetheart from Asia. With its two innoce nt black eyes and the cute ribbon (色带) on its ear, this white-faced kitten (小猫) has captivated (迷住) the hearts of women of all ages since 1974.Hello Kitty can be found on more than 50 thousand different i tems such as toys, school supplies, make-ups and even neckties.To celebrate the character’s 40th birthday, an exhibition calle d “Inside Kitty” is underway at the in Yatab-dong.Young women from all over the world love with the character.“People didn’t show interest in Kitty at first, even in . Only since 1985, 11 years after it was born, has it started to gain its popul arity,” Yuko Yamaguchi, one of the designers of the character, t old the press.“Hello Kitty was only for kids then. But in 1987, I got a letter fr om a high school student who said that her friends teased her b ecause she had a Hello Kitty product. She asked the company t o make something that did not look strange for her to carry arou nd. Since then we’ve tried to come up with things that all ages c an enjoy,” Yamaguchi said.“The character has to communicate with people. It should ch ange over time, and always stay fashionable,” Yamaguchi said. The exhibition, “Inside Kitty”, starts by making people view the c haracter. Kitty fans will be delighted to see all Hello Kitty items f rom throughout the past 40 years on display.Section B (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions a ccording to the information given in the passage and required w ords limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.A famous foreign company that invested in wanted to employ a girl secretary for its public relation department.Catty Hum, a beautiful girl with a master’s degree in electric en gineering became a winning candidate through the difficult proc ess of employment. At its last stage she faced an oral test toget her with another girl who was her equal not only in good looks b ut also in education standard. Catty Hum seemed very confiden t in herself and successful in the oral test. It seemed that she would get the chance. Finally, the examiner informed her, on beh alf of the company, that she could come to the office of compan y next Monday as a new employee.At last the examiner asked her, “Have you anything else to say ?” Shocked by the unexpected question, the beautiful girl was q uite at a loss, saying with hesitation, “I have to ask my parents before I can give you an answer.” Surprised, the examiner said calmly, “In that case, let’s wait till you are certain.”The next day the girl came to tell that her parents had agreed to her beginning work next Monday. But the examiner said regretf ully, “Sorry, the job position has already been filled. You had be tter have a try in another place.”The beautiful girl was surprised. She asked for an explanation a nd was told, “What is needed here is a person who can make in dependent decisions.”That was how a good opportunity slipped away right under the nose of a beautiful girl. And that is really very common with ma ny young people in .81. How many girls came to the last stage of competition? (no more than 2 words)______________________________________________________82. Who finally got the job? (no more than 3 words)______________________________________________________ 83. What did the examiner value most? (no more than 2 words )______________________________________________________ 84. What problem with some young people in China does the p assage reflect (反映)?______________________________________________________ ( no more than 15 words)Section C (25 marks)Directions: Write an English composition according to the instru ctions given below in Chinese.“如果你想强壮,你就跑步吧;如果你想健美,你就跑步吧;如果你想聪明,你就跑步吧。

湖南省长沙市第一中学2024-2025学年高三上学期11月月考英语试题(含答案)

湖南省长沙市第一中学2024-2025学年高三上学期11月月考英语试题(含答案)

长沙市一中2025届高三月考试卷(三)英语时量:120分钟满分:150分第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。

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。

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 shirtA. 19.15.B. 9.18.C. 9.15.答案是C。

1. What is the woman concerned aboutA. Getting punished.B. Causing an accident.C. Walking a long distance.2. What is the boy doingA. Having dinner.B. Playing games.C. Doing his homework.3. What is the probable relationship between the speakersA. Friends.B. Strangers.C. Boss and employee.4. When will the woman visit LeonA. This Tuesday.B. This Thursday.C. This Friday.5. What did the woman speaker plan to doA. Do some fitness training.B. Meet friends.C. Attend a show.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5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。

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。

湖南省长沙市一中2014届高三上学期第二次月考(英语1

湖南省长沙市一中2014届高三上学期第二次月考(英语1

湖南省长沙市一中2014届高三上学期第二次月考(英语1高考英语2014-13 1220湖南省长沙市一中2014届高三上学期第二次月考(英语)第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30分)第一节听力理解每段播放两遍。

各段后有几个小题,各段播放前每小题有5秒钟的阅题时间。

请根据各段播放内容及相关小题,在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

听第一段对话,回答第1~3题。

1. What is the woman worried about?A. Being overweight.B. Being too thin. 教育互联C. Being sick.2. What is the man’s attitude towards the magazine ads of weight-losing diets?A. Disbelieving.B. Confident.C. Interested.3. What can we learn from the conversation?A. T he woman actually doesn’t mind being overweight.B. The man suggests the woman lose weight by exercise.C. The man doesn’t think the woman is overweight at all.听第二段对话,回答4~6题。

4. When will the performance start?A. At 20140 p. m.B. At 200 p. m.C. At 300 p. m.5. Where will the two speakers go after the conversation?A. To an opera fan club.B. To a theater.C. To a museum.6. What can we learn from the conversation?A. They are late for the exhibition in the museum.B. They are foreign members of an opera fan club.C. All the opera costumes on show are handmade.听第三段独白,回答第7~9题。

湖南省长沙市一中高三第六次月考英语2

湖南省长沙市一中高三第六次月考英语2

湖南省长沙市一中高三第六次月考英语2高考英语2014-01-07 2014B. notices that his weight remains the sameC. realizes that he doesn’t have to change his jobD. deals with a lot of changes negatively.59. Judging from the context, the underlined word “ease” most probably means __________.A. making more comfortableB. making less difficultC. making less seriousD. making less complicated60. From the passage we can infer that __________.A. it’s dangerous for a man to be u nder stress from work for a long timeB. it’s likely for a man to be free from stress if he lives a healthy life[来源Z§xx§]C. it’s very stressful for a working man to share the care of children with his wifeD. it’s common for a man to be the only wage-earner in a family nowadaysBFor many of us, cartoon strips are simply one of our pastimes. The popular Japanese manga(漫画) provides us with an escape from reality into a world of fantasy, adventure and romance. With much less text and pictures running for pages, it fits perfectly into today's fast, throwing away city lifestyle.But Tsai Chih-chung, a famous Taiwanese illustrator (漫画家), doesn't agree. He believes cartoons can be a bridge connecting traditional Chinese culture a nd wisdom with the modern world in a much wittier and more acceptable way.He has interpreted Lao Zi, Confucius, Mencius, Zhuang Zi and Sun Zi and made their works accessible to a global audience. He has also produced two books about Zen (禅宗), introducing oriental philosophy. His cartoons are humorous yet full of wisdom and are admired as an easy way to learn Chinese classics.After avoiding the public for ten years, Tsai made a comeback in late April with seven new works. But does his age, 61, work as a gap between him and his young readers? Tsai doesn't think so. The topics he has covered range from philosophy in a time of individuality tothe learning and memorizing techniques used at school. "Every childis a genius and has the potential beyond his own imagination," he said.If popular Japanese manga is purely for entertainment, Tsai's work,to a large extent, is to light the power of thinking in a light-hearted way. Tsai uses different forms of water to refer to people.In his eyes some people are like an ocean, some are like vapor (水蒸汽), while others may be ice or rain. But in essence they share a similarity – human being's forever chasing for the true and the good. "The person who thinks over life iss ues is not necessarily a scholar or a philosopher," he said. "I've dedicated my whole life to thinking and individual freedom, not making a living."61. What is the main idea of the first paragraph in the passage?A. Japanese manga is a simple way of killing time.B. What Japanese manga is mainly about.C. Japanese manga presents a world of fantasy, adventure and romance.D. Why Japanese manga is so popular.62. The underlined word “it” in p aragraph 1 refers to___________.A. much less textB. Japanese mangaC. pictures running for pagesD. an escape from reality63. In Tsai Chih-chung’s opinion, cartoon ___________.A. connects traditional Chinese culture and wisdom.B. helps connect Chinese classics with modern world.C. uses a wiser and acceptable way to draw cartoons.D. builds up a bridge between cartoons and illustration.64. What is the main difference between Japanese manga and Tsai’s works in this passage?A. His works are mainly designed for a pure time killer for all.B. His works are more popular with young readers in China now.C. His works are to inspire people to think in a cheerful way.D. His works are much more interesting and instructive.65. According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE about Tsai Chih-chung?A. He thinks some people are like ocean, some like vapor, while others like ice cream.B. He says that one who thinks over life is either a scholar or a philosopher.C. He values more thinking and personal freedom than making a living.D. Tsai devoted his life to creating cartoons in order to make money.CHappiness and sadness are states of being that define the way we view the world. It is often said that some people by nature have a sunny character. Now scientists may have discovered why.Some people may be born for happiness, while others are genetically negative, scientists have suggested in a study published lateFebruary in a British journal.Earlier research had already established that the gene known as 5-HTTLPR plays a key role in determining how the neurotransmitter (神经传递素) serotonin (含于血液中的复合胺) works within the brain. Serotonin, a hormone (荷尔蒙), passes chemical messages between nerve cells. It has been closely linked to mood. Several anti-depressant (抗抑郁) drugs regulate serotonin levels. Scientists had alsoidentified three variants (变体) of the gene. Two so-called "short" variants were linked to a higher risk of depression and suicide attempts. Unlike the two "short" variants, the "long" variant of 5-HTTLPR showed a clear dislike of negative images, such as fierce animals, and a clear liking for positive ones, such as flowers.Researchers from the University of Essex in Britain, led by Elaine Fox, showed participants a series of images. The images were divided into three kinds negative ones aimed at inspiring fear or stress such as a spider or person about to commit suicide, pleasant ones and neutral (中性的) ones. The participants who had the long variant of the 5-HTTLPR gene "showed a clear dislike of negative material alongside a careful attention for positive material," the researchers found. They paid close attention to the pretty pictures, and ignored the frightening ones. On the other hand, the short variant groups had the opposite reaction.In January, the Australian government organized "happiness workshops", teaching government staff how to be happy. The department that held the "happiness workshops" said unhappy staff weren't productive staff. Australian political opposition parties have argued that the "happiness workshops" are probably a waste of money and couldn't increase productivity as intended. However, whether the workshop will have a happy or disappointing result, we will have to wait and see.66. For the passage,by what means can we view the world?A. Happiness andsadness. B. Happiness and curiosity.C. Sadness andamazement. D. Disappointment and sadness.67. What is most important in the role of deciding how the the neurotransmitter serotonin works within the brain?A. The gene known as 5-HTTLPR.B. Three variants.C. Neurotransmitterserotonin . D. A hormone.68. Which of the following sentences is WRONG?A. Serotonin, a hormone within the brain., passes chemical messages between nerve cells, which has been closely linked tomood.B. Scientists identified the two "short" variants, and the "long" variant of 5-HTTLPR which showed a clear hatred of negative images, such as fierce animals.C. Scientists identified three variants of the gene. Two so-called "long" variants were linked to a higher risk of depression and murder attempts.D. In terms of researchers’ research, the images were divided into three kinds negative ones, pleasant ones and neutral ones.69. Why did the Australian government organize “Happiness workshops”?A. To enrich staff’s freelife.B. To teach staff the ways to be happy.C. To prove the result of the re searchers’ research.D. To test who weren’t productive staff.70. What is the result of setting up “Happiness workshops” according to the last paragraph?A. A waste ofmoney.B. No effect on increasing productivity.C. A disappointing result .D. An uncertain result.PART FOUR WRITINGSECTION ADirections Read the following passage. Complete the diagram / Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information for the passage.Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answerIt's every student's dream to do well in the national college entrance examination and enter a good university. In the eyes of students and parents, a good university should have a high ranking, and the employment rate of its graduates should be high. But be careful! The employment rate they tell you might not always be true.Recently, people created a Chinese phrase "bei jiuye", which has become popular on the Internet almost overnight across China. The word "bei" has a grammatical use in Chinese it has a function similar to the passive voice in English. But now people often use it to express their doubts about something. Here, the phrase "bei jiuye" has the literal meaning of "to be hired", but people understand that it really means "to be hired without one's knowledge" or "be hiredfor jobs that may not exist at all".The story of "bei jiuye" goes like this. Zhao Dongdong, a graduate of a university in Shanxi province, was surprised to find that he got a job from a company he never applied to, which he wasn't even sure was a real place. On his last day of graduation ceremonies, he was surprised to come across the employment contract."God! At that time, I had not landed a job yet, but they gave me an employment contract! I wondered who on earth signed the contract with the company." When Zhao made a phone call to the company to check it out, no one answered.He was not the only one in his college who was "hired" for a job that did not exist. One of his classmates signed a contract with a company called Xi'an Beilin Industrial Corporation, which could not be found on the Internet either. In the end, it turned out that the college had faked the contract to make it seem like the employment rate for new graduates was higher than that. By doing this, the college could build up a "good" reputation that could help it attract new s tudents. "Bei jiuye" is just one of many hot "bei" words on the Internet. See some of them in "Bonus". The use of "bei" is a satirical (讽刺的) way for the public to express its helplessness and criticize abuses of power, some people say. People also use "bei" words to bringattention to social problems, hoping they will be noticed byauthorities.Standards of students ’ and parents ’ 71.________________ Having a high rankingHaving a high72._________________________73.______________ of the phrase “ Bei jiuye ” To be hired 74._________ To be hired with no knowledge or for 75.__________ jobs76.____________ of the appearance of the phrase “ Bei jiuye ”Seemingly 77. _________________ ratefor new graduatesTo 78.__________________79.__________________ to thehot phrase “Bei jiuye ”on the Internet A way of expressing helpless and80.__________________ A way of fixing attention to social problems and being noticed byauthoritiesSECTION BDirections Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.NEWS FROM CCTVVisiting US President Barack Obama said that he needed to know more about China. "The reason why I come here is that I’d like to deepen my understanding of China and its vision of the future," Obama told an audience of more than 500 local youths, many of whom were students from Fudan University and Tongji University."We do not seek to impose(强加) any form of government on any other nation," Obama said, noting access to information and political participation are universal rights that guide America's openness. The China trip is also part of his first trip to Asia as president. Inhis wide-ranging speech in Japan on Saturday, Obama said he wouldwell receive an energetic China as a powerful partner on urgent challenges. "The rise of a strong, prosperous China can be a source of strength for the community of nations," he told 1,500 prominent Japanese.The ongoing event attracted more than 20140 reporters, the large majority of them from the US and the rest from China. The meeting on the fourth floor of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum was scheduled to last for 75 minutes, with Obama speaking for 15 minutes and the an-hour-long question and answer session.Before Obama's speech, Jon Huntsman, US ambassador to China said, "the timing could not be better" for increasing bilateral relations (双边关系)at the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations ties. Obama met local leaders in the morning. He arrived at Shanghai Pudong International Airport just after 11 pm last night. The 48-year-old, the first US president to visit China within the first year of taking office, will fly to Beijing immediately after meeting the youths.81. Why did Obama come to China? (No more than 6 words.)______________________________________________82. How long was Obama’s speech in Shanghai? (No more than 3 words.)_________________________________________________83. What was Obama’s attitude to China? (No more than 9 words.)_____________________________________________________84. How did Jon Huntsman like Obama’s visit to China? (No more than 2014 words.)_____________________________________________________SECTION CDirections Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese假如你叫李明,你的同学汤姆一年前随父母来中国,现在要回国了,请你代表全班同学起草一篇欢送辞,内容包括:1.在中国逗留期间,你们的经历;2.一年以来汤姆对你们英语学习的影响;3.你们的希望。

湖南省长沙市一中2014届高三第七次月考英语1

湖南省长沙市一中2014届高三第七次月考英语1

湖南省长沙市一中2014届高三第七次月考英语1高考英语2014-02-25 1606()湖南省长沙市一中2014学年高三上学期第七次月考英语试题本试卷分为四个部分,包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读理解和书面表达。

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PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSIONSECTION ADirections In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet.You will hear each conversation TWICE.ExampleWhen will the magazine probably arrive?A. Wednesday.B. Thursday.C. Friday.The answer is B.Conversation 11. What does the man think of the price of the ticket?A. He thinks it’s acceptable.B. He thinks it’s too expensive.C. He thinks it’s a little more expensive.2. How long will the man stay in London?A. One week.B. Two weeks.C. Three weeks.Conversation 23. What is the man?A. He is a factory worker.B. He is an office clerk.C. He is a bus driver.4. What does the woman like about these shoes?A. They are fashionable.B. They are strong.C. They are comfortable.Conversation 35. What are they talking about?A. A Christmas party.B. The man’s new hat.C. Mr. Brown.6. How does the woman think the man will look?A. She thinks he will look handsome in it.B. She thinks he will look the strangest in it.C. She thinks he will look funny in it.Conversation 47. Where is Jack calling from?A. The Grand Hotel.B. The airport in Chicago.C. The airport in Los Angeles.8. Why doesn't Jack visit Dorothy at once?A. Because he doesn't want to see Dorothy's parents.B. Because he has to check in first.C. Because he prefers to stay at the airport now.9. What will Jack most probably do tonight?A. He will have dinner at the airport.B. He will have dinner with Dorothy at the hotel.C. He will have dinner with Dorothy's family.Conversation 52014. What day was it yesterday?A. Friday.B. Thursday.C. Monday.11. Why was the woman late for work?A. Because the road was blocked.B. Because she broke the traffic rule and was stopped by a policeman.C. Because there was something wrong with her car.12. What was the worst thing yesterday?A. The woman didn’t meet an important customer.B. Somebody dirtied the new carpet.C. The woman forgot inviting her boss to dinner.Conversation 613. When is the man free these days?A. At weekends.B. In the evening.C. In the afternoon.14. How often does the woman practice?A. Once a week.B. Twice a week.C. Three times a week.15. What do the man and zhe women have in common?A. They are both very busy.B. They both have much free time.C. They are taking training in music.SECTION BDirections In this section, you’ll hear a mini-talk. Listencarefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.You’ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.Topic☆ Which is mor e beneficial, going to boarding schools or 16Arguments in favor of going to boarding schools☆ Boarding school is an ideal place for building up children’s 17 .☆ Children in boarding schools are generally more used to 18 .Arguments against going to boarding schools☆Boarding schools are usually much more expensive.☆Children in boarding schools may develop a(n) 19 toward th ose from other families.☆Going to boarding schools will weaken 20 .PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGESECTION ADirections Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. I have graded only a small part of the pupils’ papers; there are still ______ to grade.A. little moreB. much moreC. few moreD. many more22. I only know there are some new films for children these days. Why don’t you telephone the cinema ______ more details?A. inB. forC. byD. to23. In general, the number of students who enjoy reading popular science articles doubles _____ who prefer reading articles about learning methods.A. those of thatB. that of thoseC. one of thoseD. one of that24. Why ______ I drive so many miles for a supper if I can easilyfind a restaurant nearby?A. wouldB. mightC. shouldD. could25. So carefully ______ the performance that it went smoothly in the competition.A. have they preparedB. they have preparedC. had they preparedD. they had prepared26. He was so fond of chatting online that every time I saw him he______ in front of his computer.A. would sitB. satC. was sittingD. used to sit27. After the disaster in Haiti, people in the search and rescue teams didn’t think much about their own safety; less ______ about their personal interestsA. they caredB. did they careC. they had caredD. had they cared28. Some of the tigers served as breeding (繁殖) machines, their young often ______ away in boxes before growing up.A. shippedB. were shippingC. shippingD. were shipped29. The subway line ______ in 2014 is sure to greatly relieve the traffic jam in this city.A. to be finishedB. finishedC. having fishedD. finishing30. He offered an incredibly high price for the bid, ______ leaving no chance for anybody else.A. soB. thusC. andD. yet31. As we all know, either the location or the surroundings _______ the value of a house.A. determiningB. determinesC. determinedD. determine32. We should make it a rule ______ leaves the office last shall turn off all the lights and lock thedoor.A. whoeverB. anyoneC. that anyoneD. that whoever33. What we have been doing may not do us much good, but ______ it will benefit us or others, we’ll just stick it out.A. no matterB. howeverC.whether D. although34. The parents are making some changes to their previous education method, of ______ negativeeffect they begin to be aware.A. whoB. whichC. whomD. whose35. He was not expected to do a good job in the contest. Yet ______, he came out first of all the participants.A. strangely enoughB. enough strangelyC. strangeenough D. enough strangeSECTION BDirections For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.I tried to grow a gardenia (栀子花). I had tried everything my mother taught me about caring for houseplants—more light, less water, spraying, even replanting, but 36 seemed to work.I 37 Mom were here now. Mother’s Day was coming up, the second one since her death, and the pain of losing her was still so fresh. There is a Mother’s Day 38 I follow. One wears a red flower if one’s mother is 39 and a white one if she is not. I had hoped that planting a white gardenia, Mom’s favorite flower, would help me through the sorrow of her 40.Mom had a way with all things 41 . My sister and I always joked, “Mom could 42 a telephone pole grow leaves and bear fruit.”Why can’t I? I thought. Still, I couldn’t bear to throw the dead plant away. Instead, I placed it into a dark corner of our bathroom.I didn’t even water it. I just left it there 43 I could deal with it.My husband asked me if I was going to wear a white flower to church that Mother’s Day. “Yes,” I told him, “but I needa 44 gardenia.” I added si lently.Sunday morning I woke up early to get dressed and made for the 45 . Still 46 , I walked to the bathroom. Suddenly I was woken up by a pleasant scent (香味). I pushed the door open and stepped into the bathroom. That morning I knew I would be ready to wear a small white flower for Mom. In that dark corner, 47 as if it had a light of its own, bloomed a perfect white gardenia!36.A.everything B.nothing C.anything D.something37.A.feel B.believe C.wish D.think1,3,538.A.way B.method C.habit D.tradition1,3,539.A.alive B.healthy C.dead D.ill40.A.passing B.getting C.giving D.dying41.A.white B.blue C.green D.yellow42.A.cause B.make C.use D.allow43.A.when B.until C.while D.if44.A.red B.plastic C.paper D.fresh45.A.market B.school C.church D.office46.A.excited B.angry C.happy D.sleepy47.A.bright B.dark C.large D.smallSECTION CDirections Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.From their beginnings New England towns had a special democratic (民主的) system of government. At a stated time all the citizens would assemble at a town meeting, 48 they would discuss local problems and express opinions freely. They 49 elected the town’sofficials at these gatherings and made decisions about the taxes they would pay and about other community matters. These meetings were usually 50 at the town hall, which was located in the central square.In the eighteenth-century town meetings, only men who owned property and who were church members actually voted, although 51 present was allowed to express their opinions. Later, 52 citizens were allowed to vote. Thus the town meeting became truly democratic. Town meetings are still common in New England communities.In recent years the town meeting idea has 53 widely copied. There are open sessions (会议) 54 this kind on radio and television. Occasionally a meeting of this type is called by a government agencyin 55 to give an opportunity for free and open discussion on current problems and policies.PART THREE READING COMPREHENSIONDirections Read the following three passages. Each passage isfollowed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.AThe first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned aroundto find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smilethat lit up her entire being.She said, “Hi, girl! My name is Rose. I’m 87 years old. Can I give you a hug?”I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze.“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked.She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, have a couple of children, and then retire and travel!”“No seriously,” I said. I was curious what may have motivated herto be taking on this challenge at her age.“I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon (偶像) and she easily made friends wherever she went. She loved to dress up and she reveled in the attention bestowed (给予) upon her from the other students. She was living it up.At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. I’ll never forget what she taught us.“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are only two secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, yo udie!” she said.“There is a huge difference between g rowing older and growing up.If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and don’t do one productive thing, you will turn 20 years older. If I am 87 years old, and stay in bed for a year, and never do anything, Iwill turn 88. Anybody can grow older. But eve ry minute counts for young men,” she added.“The idea is to grow up by always finding the opportunity in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.”She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Song of Rose”. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics(歌词)and live themout in our daily lives.At the year’s end, Rose finished the college degree she had begunall those years ago. One week after graduation Rose died peacefullyin her sleep.56. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. Old friends and old wine are best.B. If you wish good advice, consult an old man.C. Never too old to live your dream.D. You cannot put old heads on young shoulders.57. Which of the following words has the closest meaning to the underlined “reveled in” in thepassage?A. Enjoyed.B. Ignored.C. Disliked.D. Praised58. What does Rose want to express by saying “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing”?A. Though we are old, we don’t stop playing.B. If you stop playing, you won’t get old.C. Old people shouldn’t be playing any longer.D. Don’t stop playing, or you’ll becom e old.59. From the passage we can see Rose went to college to ______.A. meet a rich husbandB. get better paidC. realize her dreamD. inspire young people60. In Rose’s opinion, growing up means ______.A. becoming olderB. learning more knowledgeC. becoming more mature C. trying new thingsBSep. 30 I moved into the dormitory today—an ugly building and near a busy main road too. My room is small but quite pleasant. I must get some posters for the walls, though. I met a few fellow students at supper (the food was awful!) They all look much younger than me. They are, of course!Oct. 07 Lectures began last Monday. So far they haven’t been very interesting (except for the man who lectures on drama. He’s first class). Pe rsonally, I’d much rather go to the library and read, but I have to attend ten lectures a week. Those are the ‘rules’! Well, at least you meet people there.Oct. 12 I really don’t like life in the dormitory at all. The food is bad and the students are noisy. They stay up half the night and play games just outside my room. When on earth do they sleep? When dothey work? Besides, I don’t like my room. It’s just like living ina box! It looks even smaller now, with the posters on the wall. I am wondering how long it will be before I can feel as comfortable as I did living in my high school dormitory.Oct. 26 I tried to explain some of my problems to my supervisor today. She listened—but that was about all. ‘You have to go to lectures, you know, Ann,” she told me. “And the dormitory is cheap and convenient.’ ‘Cheap and convenient’! Well, it isn’t ‘cheap’ if you can’t eat the food and it isn’t ‘convenient’ if you can’t sleep at night!Oct. 30 I can’t believe it! Three other students—I met them at a lecture and they’re all about my own age—have invited me to share a flat with them. It’s in an old house and it has its own kitchen, so we can cook for ourselves. And my room—right at the top of the house—is fantastic!Nov. 2014 I moved into my new room last Sunday. I feel really happy. Life is going to be so much more fun from now on!61. The above writing is ______.A. diary entries of a high school student’s spring semesterB. diary entries of a high school student’s fall semesterC. diary entries of a college student’s spring semesterD. diary entries of a college student’s fall semester62. Which of the following is NOT the reason why the writer disliked the first dormitory?A. It was messy.B. It was small.C. It was noisy.D. The food was bad.63. Which of the following statements about the writer’s opinions about the teachers is RIGHT?A. She benefited a lot from the talk with the supervisor.B. She didn’t like any of the lectures thereC. She liked the lectures by the drama teacher.D. She found all the lectures were interesting.64. The event happening on Oct.30 can be thought of as a ______.A. nightmare (噩梦)B. turning pointC. lessonD. disappointment65. Which of the following is one of the reasons that the writer likes the new room?A. She will have some seniors help with the studies.B. She doesn’t have to bear terrible dormitory foods.C. She won’t have to go a long way to attend lectures.D. She will pay less rent than she did living in the dorm.。

湖南省长沙一中2014届高三第二次月考(英语)word版

湖南省长沙一中2014届高三第二次月考(英语)word版

湖南省长沙一中2014届高三第二次月考(英语)word版高考英语2014-11-2014 1554(湖南省长沙市一中2014届高三上学期第二次月考英语试卷时量:120分钟满分:150分PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)SECTION A (22.5 marks)Directions In this section, you'll hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. On the street.B. In the supermarket.C. In a company.2. What time is it now?A. 400.B. 415.C. 430.Conversation 23. What's the relationship between the two speakers?A. They are colleagues.B. They are classmates.C. They are old friends.4. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman didn't pass her physics exam.B. The woman is good at her history lessons.C. The man is worried about the coming exam,Conversation 35. What did the woman do first last night?A. The woman went for a snack with a man.B. The woman went to see a movie with a man.C. The woman stayed at home waiting for a man.6. What does the woman think of the man?A. The woman thinks the man is disgusting.B. The woman thinks the man is so talkative.C. The woman thinks the man is so mean with money. Conversation 47. What is the woman going to do?A. She is going to buy a new car.B. She is going to sell her old car.C. She is going to get car insurance.8. How long has the man had a policy with the company?A. Less than 4 years.B. About 5 years.C. He doesn't know.9. Why does the man recommend the woman his company?A. He thinks their rates are low.B. He thinks he always gets good service from them.C. He thinks they are good at insuring all kinds of vehicles. Conversation 52014. What's the woman doing now?A. Reading an article.B. Learning languages.C. Watching TV.11. What does the man think is the most difficult language?A. Chinese.B. Japanese.C. Finnish.12. How many different cases (格) do Hungarian nouns have?A. 35.B. 15.C. 25.Conversation 613. What's the man's problem?A. His work is too tiring.B. He has been getting a bit short of breath.C. He has a strange pain, which keeps him awake.14. What has caused the problem?A. It has not been known yet.B. He was burnt by boiling water.C. He has tired himself out in his work.15. How will the woman find out the reason?A. By giving a few tests.B. By listening to the patient.C. By reading his local doctor's report.SECTION B (7.5 marks)Directions In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.You'll hear the short passage TWICEWho Took the Money?Character:Mrs. Smith and an old lady Events:①Mrs. Smith sat down next to all old lady on a bus.Time:the day after 16. _________ ②She noticed the old lady’s 17. _________ was open andinside it was a wad(卷)of notes.Place:on a bus ③She decided to 18._________ the money.④She put them in 19._________.Truth:Her money was 20. _________ athome.PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 marks)SECTION A (15 marks)Directions Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. Everyone knows that ______ is dangerous to play with fire, but______ isdifficult is to prevent children from playing with fire.A. it; itB. what; whatC. it; whatD. what; it22. Let's make it at seven o'clock on Tuesday morning at my office if ______.A. you're convenientB. it is convenient to youC. you feel convenientD. it is convenient with you23. A man with a bleeding hand hurried in and asked, "Is there a hospital around ______ I can get some medicine for my wounded hand?"A. thatB. whichC. whereD. what24. If it ______ rain tomorrow, we would not go out to have a picnic.A. shouldB. wouldC. mightD. could25. I don't know if she ______, but if she ______ I will let you know.A. comes, comesB. comes, will comeC. will come; comesD. will come; will come26. The dish ______ nice, but the milk ______ sour.A. smells; smellsB. smells; is smeltC. is smelt; smellsD. is smelt; is smelt27. Everyone in our class is working hard and doing what we could______ a good university.A. enterB. to enterC. enteringD. entered28. It was not until midnight ______ they reached the camp site.A. whenB. whileC. thatD. as29. All her time ______ experiments, she has no time for films.A. devoted to doB. devoted to doingC. devoting to doingD. is devoted to doing30. She was sitting by the window reading a book with her legs ______.A. crossedB. being crossedC. to be crossedD. having crossed31. "Is ______ you want to say?" asked the teacher.A. thisB. thatC. all thatD. that all32. Don't you know, my dear friend, ______ it is your money not you that she loves?A. thatB. whichC. whoD. what33. Just because they make more money than I do, ______ they seem to look down on me.A. soB. andC. butD. 不填34. He doesn't have ______ furniture in his room -- just an old armchair.A. anyB. muchC. someD. many35. The next thing we saw was smoke ______ from over the mountain.A. roseB. risenC. to riseD. risingSECTION B (18 marks)Directions For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good 36 and always had something positive to say.Jerry said, "Each morning I 37 up and say to myself, 'Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. 'I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something 38 happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. The bottom line It's your 39 how you live your life."Several years later, I heard that Jerry was 40 by robbers. I saw Jerry about six months after the accident."Weren't you 41 ? Did you lose consciousness?" I asked.Jerry continued, "The paramedics (护理人员) kept telling me I was going to be fine. But 42they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces, I got really scared. In their eyes, I 43 , 'He's a dead man.' I knew I needed to take action.""What did you do?" I asked."Well, there was a nurse shouting questions at me," said Jerry."She asked if I was allergic to anything. 'Yes, ' I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my 44 . I took a deep breath and yelled, 'Bullets!'""Over their laughter, I told them, 'I am choosing to live. 45 on me as if I am alive, not dead. '"Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to 46 fully.Attitude, after all, is 47 .36. A. mood B. position C. voice D. condition37. A. stand B. turn C. wake D. give38. A. good B. bad C. important D. unimportant39. A. freedom B. right C. thing D. choice40. A. beaten B. hit C. killed D. shot41. A. scared B. worried C. anxious D. angry42. A. although B. because C. when D. if43. A. say B. read C. think D. tell44. A. reply B. turn C. death D. family45. A. Wait B. Joke C. Operate D. Work46. A. enjoy B. work C. study D. live47. A. anything B. everything C. something D. nothingSECTION C (12 marks)Directions Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context."I never expected that I would be so busy." complained Lin Ran as final exams were going on.The 18-year-old girl was Fujian Province's top scorer in last year's college entrance examination. 48. __ chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong 49. __ both Peking University and Tsinghua University promised her a place."I'm majoring 50. __ journalism, so Hong Kong will surely help widen my horizons," Liu said.It is about four months 51.__ Liu Ran set foot on Hong Kong. She missed home a lot at the beginning, because of the food 52. __ language problems."The canteen offers mostly Western or Guangdong food. People speak Cantonese and almost 53.__ classes are in English." Liu explained.Her English and Cantonese are now improving, but she still needs more time to adapt 54. ___ the new environment."I'm happy that I made the right decision to study here. With a mix of the Eastern and Western culture, there is so 55. ___ to discover and learn," she said.PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)Directions Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.ALONDON, England (CNN) -- The youngest person to sail solo around the world returned home Thursday from his 30,000-mile, 282-day ocean journey.Mike Perham, 17, sailed into Lizard Point in Cornwall, the southernmost point in Britain, at 947 a. m., his race team said."It feels absolutely brilliant," Mike told CNN by phone hours before crossing the finish line. "I'm really, really excited to be going across the line at last. It doesn't feel like long since 1 crossed it first."Mike set off on his round-the-world trip on November 18, 2014. He has been sailing his yacht (帆船), , single-handedly, though a support team has been sailing next to him along the way.The teen has now achieved the title of Youngest Sailor to Circumnavigate the Globe Solo, according to the Guinness World Records.Mike learned how to sail when he was seven years old from his father, Peter and at age 14, he railed across the Atlantic alone.The teenager's school -- which Mike describes as "highly supportive" of his trip -- has redesigned his coursework to fit in with his trip. It also gave him some coursework to do during "quiet moments", according to Mike's website.There haven't been many of those quiet moments. Repeated autopilot failures forced him to stop for repairs in Portugal, the Canary Islands, South Africa, and twice in Australia, according to his website.Bad weather in the Southern Ocean -- between Australia and Antarctica – forced Mike to battle 50ft waves and 57 mph winds. He said at one point, a "freak (反常的,怪异的)wave" picked up the boat and turned it on its side.'"My feet were on the ceiling at the time," he told CNN. "That was a really hairy moment, and I was certainly thinking, 'Why am I here?' But we took the sails off and the day after I thought, 'This is brilliant! '"Mike describes his father as his biggest hero, always supportive of what he wanted to achieve. Peter Perham said he wasn't too worried about his son facing dangerous situations at sea, as long as he knew what to do and stayed safe.56. Mike Perham returned to Britain in ________.A. AugustB. SeptemberC. OctoberD. November57. Mike Perham is ________ that went on the round-the-world trip in the world up till now.A. the firstB. the fastestC. the oldestD. the youngest58. What does Mike think of his school?A. Tough.B. Doubtful.C. Considerate.D. Indifferent.59. We can tell from the passage that by thinking "Why am I here?", Mike felt ________.A. excitedB. surprisedC. regretfulD. curious60. The passage mainly tells us ________.A. Mike's exciting sail trip around the globeB. how Mike's father taught him to sail a boatC. the introduction of the Guinness World RecordsD. why CNN wanted to report the news to the publicBJohn was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didn't. Thirteen months ago, in a Florida library he took a book off the shelf with the previous owner's name, Miss Hollis Maynell, and took great interest in the notes in the margin. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind.With time and effort he located her address. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond.During the following days the two grew to know each other through the mail. John requested a photograph, but she refused. She felt that if he really eared, it wouldn't matter what she looked like. Later they scheduled their first meeting--700 p.m. at Grand Central Station in New York."You'll recognize me," she wrote, "by the red rose I’ll be wearing on my lapel (翻领)." So at 700 he was in the station looking for the girl with the red rose.A young woman in a green suit was coming toward him. Her figure was long and slim and her eyes were blue. Almost uncontrollably he made one step closer to her, and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell -- a woman well past 40. The girl was walking quickly away. He felt as though he split in two, so keen was his desire to follow her, and yet so deep was his longing for the woman whose spirit had truly accompanied him and upheld his own.He did not hesitate. He squared his shoulders and said, "I'm John, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner?"The woman smiled, "I don't know what this is about, son," she answered, "but the young lady in the green suit begged me to wearthis rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me to dinner, I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!"61. We can infer from the passage that ________.A. Miss Maynell was a very funny womanB. John got Miss Maynell's address from the bookC. John had known the secret and prepared in advanceD. John succeeded in winning the heart of Miss Maynell62. According to the passage, Miss Maynell begged that woman to wear the rose to ________.A. check if he was the man she wrote toB. make sure that the man was there on timeC. compare with her and gain an advantage over herD. see whether he wasn't just interested in appearance63. Which of the following is RIGHT about the book?A. The woman put the book there on purpose.B. Part of the book was written by Miss Maynell.C. Miss Maynell's name greatly aroused John's interest.D. Possibly the book was once Miss Maynell's but now it was owned by the library.64. The woman who wore the rose on her coat ________.A. was a friend of Miss MaynellB. didn't know the girl who gave her the roseC. showed great admiration for the clever girlD. was moved deeply by the true love between the two youngsters65. The writer tries to tell us thatA. it is useful to read often in the libraryB. Miss Maynell was brighter than JohnC. only the true love can stand the testD. you must make friends with an honest manCUntil recently, the "science of the future" was supposed to be electronics and artificial intelligence. Today it seems more and more likely that the next great breakthroughs in technology will bebrought through a combination of those two sciences with organic chemistry and genetic engineering. This combination is the science of biotechnology.Organic chemistry enables us to produce marvelous synthetic materials. However, it is still difficult to manufacture anything that has the capacity of wool to conserve (保存) heat and also to absorb moisture. Nothing that we have been able to produce so far comes anywhere near the combination of strength, lightness and flexibility that we findin the bodies of ordinary insects.Nevertheless, scientists in the laboratory have already succeeded in "growing" a material that has many of the characteristics of human skin. The next step may well be "biotech hearts and eyes" which can replace diseased organs in human beings. These will not be rejectedby the body, as is the case with organs from humans.The application of biotechnology to energy production seems even more promising. In 1996 the famous science fiction writer, Arthur C. Clarke, many of whose previous predictions have come true, said that we may soon be able to develop remarkably cheap and renewable sources of energy. Some of these power sources will be biological. Clarke and others have warned us repeatedly that sooner or later we will have to give up our dependence on non-renewable power sources. Coal, oil and gas are indeed convenient. However, using them also means creating dangerously high levels of pollution. It will be impossible to meet the growing demand for energy without increasing that pollution to catastrophic (灾难性的) levels unless we develop power sources that are both cheaper and cleaner.It is attempting to think that biotechnology or some other "scienceof the future" can solve our problems. Before we surrender to that temptation we should remember nuclear power. Only a few generations ago it seemed to promise limitless, cheap and safe energy. Todaythose promises lie buried in a concrete grave in a place calledChernobyl, in the Ukraine. Biotechnology is unlikely, however, to break its promises in quite the same or such a dangerous way.66. According to the passage, the science of the future is likely to be ________.A. biotechnologyB. electronicsC. genetic engineeringD. nuclear technology67. The materials produced with organic chemistry are ________.at present.A. as good as woolB. as good as an insect's bodyC. better than natural materialsD. not as good as natural materials68. According to the passage, it may soon be possible ________.A. to transplant human organsB. to make artificial hearts and eyesC. to produce drugs without side effectsD. to make something as good as human skin69. In 1996, Arthur C. Clarke predicted thatA. the Chernobyl disaster would happen in two yearsB. biological power sources would be put into use soonC. oil, gas and coal could be repeatedly used in the futureD. we will never stop using non-renewable power sources70. What do we learn from the last paragraph?A. Biological power will keep all its promises.B. Biological power is cheaper than nuclear power.C. Biotechnology can solve all our future energy problems.D. Biological power may not be as dangerous as nuclear powerPART FOUR WRITING (45 marks)SECTION A (2014 marks)Directions Read the following passage. Complete the diagram by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer.Who says people need land to grow vegetables? All you need is a roof that is strong enough and flat enough to support a garden. We are going to describe one way to build a rooftop garden that does noteven require soil. Four things are needed for a small rooftop garden. One thing is a roof that can support the weight; another is grass cutting. The third thing is a sheet of plastic in which to spread the cut grass. And the last thing is a box about eight centimeters deep and made out of four pieces of wood.Once you are sure the roof is good, cut and collect some grass. Then lay down the plastic where the garden box will go. The four-sided box can be as long and as wide as needed. Place the box on top of the sheet of plastic. Then fill it with the cut grass. Next, add waterand walk on the cuttings to press them down. After about three weeks, the rooftop garden is ready for planting. Put the seeds directly into the wet grass cuttings. This garden is a good place to grow peas, tomatoes, beans, onions and lettuce. If the box is deep enough, potatoes and carrots will also grow.It is important to keep the grass wet until the plants begin to grow. When the plants are growing, they will need watering every day,unless there is rain. And they will need some liquid fertilizer. Also, seeds and new plants must be protected from insects and birds.Rooftop gardens are increasingly popular, and not just to grow vegetables. They keep buildings cooler in the sun, so they save energy. They can also extend the useful life of a roof. Rooftop gardens also reduce the runoff of storm water and help clean the air. Plus they add beauty, and give birds and insects in the city a nice place to live.The building of a rooftop vegetable gardenThings needed 71. ________ RequirementsA roof To support the 72.________ 73. ________ and strong enoughGrass cuttings To be used as 74.________To be 75. ________ down 76. ________ To hold the cut Eight centimeters deepgrassSeeds To grow into77.________ To be protected from 78. ________79. ________ and fertilizer To make vegetablesgrow betterSupplied frequently and 80.________SECTION B (2014 marks)Directions Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.The history of bowling can be traced back to the Stone Age. The first evidence of the game was discovered by the Briton Sir Flinders Petrie and his team of archaeologists in Egypt in the 1930s. He found a collection of objects in a small child's grave that appeared tobelong to the original form of the game. However, some have arguedthat the game evolved much later than that. William Pehle, a German historian, claimed that it started in Germany around 300 AD, havingits origin as a religious ceremony.In England, bowling began as early as the 120140s. Throughout England, several kinds of bowling existed during the mid 1300s, but the first written mention of the game was made by King Edward III in 1366. He banned playing it among his troops, because it was distracting(使分心) them from training. Later, during the times of King Henry VIII, the game's popularity increased, and it became a symbol of nobility and high social status.Bowling has been popular in America since Colonial days. During the17th century, English, Dutch and German settlers imported their own version of the game to America. At that time, it consisted of nine pins(保龄球等的木瓶), and was regularly played in an area of New York City still known as Bowling Green.The American Bowling Congress was formed on September 9, 1895, and made contributions towards standardizing bowling in the United States and organizing the first official competition. The Women's Bowling League followed in 1917.Over the years, the game has changed a lot. A variety of tactics(策略;招数) have been developed. The invention of automatic pin spotter (保龄球自动服务机) in the 1940s changed both the game and the industry. Currently, the sport is enjoyed by 95 million people in more than ninety countries worldwide.81. What is the game of bowling thought to have been in Germany originally? (No more than 3 words) (2 marks)82. Why didn't King Edward III allow his troops to play bowling? (No more than 2014 words) (3 marks)83. Which kinds of people were likely to play bowling in England during the times of King Henry VIII? (No more than 8 words) (3 marks)84. What has changed bowling and the industry? (No more than 6 words) (2 marks)SECTION C (25 marks)Directions Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.假设你是图片上拿着酒瓶的MR DRUNK.图片描述的是你昨天经历的一件事。

湖南省长沙市重点中学2014届高三第七次月考英语试题 含答案

湖南省长沙市重点中学2014届高三第七次月考英语试题 含答案

湖南省长沙市重点中学2014届高三第七次月考英语试题(含答案)命题:高三英语备课组本试卷分为四个部分,包括听力理解、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。

考试结束后,将答题卷和答题卡一并交回。

时量120分钟。

满分150分。

PARTⅠLISTENING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)Section A (22.5 marks)Directions:In this section, you’ll hear six conversati ons between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.You will hear the short passage TWICE.EXAMPLE:When will the magazine probably arrive?A. WednesdayB. ThursdayC. FridayThe answer is B.Conversation 11. What do the two speakers think of Maia‘s singing?A. Bad.B. Excellent.C. Ordinary.2. What will Maria probably become in the future?A. A musician.B. A writer.C.A teacher.Conversation 23. What are the two speakers‘ opinions of the paintings?A. Very nice.B. Just so-so.C. Quite bad.4. Who probably did the paintings?A. A real amateur painter.B. A child.C. A professional painter.Conversation 35. What is Li Ping‘s habit?A. Getting up early.B. Remaining food in the bowl.C. Queuing for his turn.6. What‘s the punishment?A. Doing more exercise.B. Eating up the remaining food.C. Cleaning up the canteen.Conversation 47. What does the man want to do in the shop?A. Buy his father a present.B. Look for something as a present.C. Buy a tie to match his suit.8. How much does the tie cost?A. 230 dollars.B. 213 dollars.C. 330 dollars.9. How do you find the saleswomen in the conversation?A. She is dishonest.B. She is tiresome.C. She is persuasive.Conversation 510. Where is the man speaker going?A. To a dressing room.B. To a shopping mall.C. To an Internet bar.11. What do we know about the women?A. She buys things online.B. She often visits shops.C. She sets up an online market.12. How does the man feel about the woman‘s way of shopping?A. Safe.B. Boring.C. Curious.Conversation 613. Why does the women speaker feel nice every day?A. She always gets up early.B. She always does morning exercise.C. She always has a good diet.14. Which of the following is true of the woman?A. She seldom has breakfast.B. She‘s been crazy about the queue.C. She has already got used to the crowd.15. What do we know from the man speaker?A. There will be a new student restaurant.B. Things will get even worse than before.C. There will be 24-hour service in the dining hall.SECTION BDirections: in this section, you will hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numberedblanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 W ORDS. You willPARTⅡLAGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 marks)Section A (15 marks)Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.21. The Winter Olympic Games ________ in Sochi, Russia in February, 2014 was also a great party for athletes from different countries.A. was heldB. being heldC. to be heldD. held22. Actually you can make learning English a process, ________ you can not only learn much knowledge but also interesting cultures.A. whichB. whereC. whenD. what23. –________ the ticket for the movie?--Yes. I bought it online by group buying.A. Had you gotB. Will you getC. Do you getD. Have you got24. He has donated some money to those who________ in poverty, which is of great help.A. live, isB. lives, areC. live, areD. lives, is25. Wherever you prefer to work after graduation, ________ close contacts with your family members.A. keepB. keepingC. to keepD. kept26. –Why do you know so much detail about the accident?--I ________ a walk nearby when it happened.A. hadB. had hadC. was havingD. would have27. The manager had no plan to travel abroad with many problems ________.A. being unsolvedB. unsolvedC. to be unsolvedD. unsolving28. There is no doubt that ________ a goal, one needs not only knowledge but also good personalities.A. realizesB. realizingC. being realizedD. to realize29. She told me that it had been worrying her much ________ her hair was turning gray.A. becauseB. ifC. forD. that30. Don‘t worry! All the problems will be settled ________ we join hands.A. only ifB. if onlyC. what ifD. even if31. –When did he come back last night?--It was at 8 o‘clock ________ I was watching a documentary on TV.A. sinceB. thatC. whenD. which32. It is a common practice in China that the bride at the weeding ________ be dressed in red to ensure good luck.A. canB. mayC. mustD. would33. Jim who is now our English teacher once ________ as a manager in an international cooperation for 5 years.A. has workedB. had workedC. was workingD. worked34. –Are you available at 3 tomorrow afternoon?--Sorry, I ________ a meeting at that time.A. am havingB. will be havingC. will haveD. have35. My father did buy the CD, ________ he actually doesn‘t appreciate the music in it at all.A. soB. becauseC. whileD. orSection B (18 marks)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in the blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Recently I overheard a father and daughter in their last moments together at the airport. The airline had announced her 36 and standing near the security gate, they hugged and he said, ―I love you. I wish you enough.‖ She 37 said, ―Dad, our life together has been more than enough. Your love is all I ever needed. I wish you enough, too, Dad.‖ They kissed an d she left.He walked over toward the window where I was seated. Standing there I could see he wanted and needed to 38 . I tried not to interrupt him, but he 39 me in by asking, ―Did you ever say good-bye to someone knowing it would be forever?‖―Yes, I have,‖ I replied. ―Forgive me for asking, but why is this a forever good-bye?‖ ―I am 40 and she lives much too far away. I have 41 ahead, and the reality is, the next trip back will be for my funeral‖ he said.―When you were saying good-bye I heard you say, ‗I wish you enough‘. May I ask what that means?‖He began to smile. ―That‘s a wish that has been 42 for many generations within my family. My parents 43 say it to everyone.‖He paused for a moment, looking up as if trying to remember it 44 , and then he smiled and 45 the following:―I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright.I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun more.I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive.I wish you enough pain so that the smallest joys in life appear much 46 .I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.I wish you enough 47 to appreciate all that you possess.I wish you enough ‗Hellos‘ to get you enough the final ‗Good-byes‘.‖Then he walked away, leaving me lost in thought.36. A. arrival B. regret C. departure D. joy37. A. in general B. in public C. in particular D. in turn38. A. cry B. rest C. sit down D. talk39. A. showed B. led C. took D. welcomed40. A. ill B. strong C. old D. brave41. A. stories B. challenges C. trips D. jobs42. A. handed over B. handed down C. handed in D. handed out43. A. ought to B. had to C. used to D. were able to44. A. in detail B. in heart C. in memory D. in general45. A. talked B. shared C. cried D. declared46. A. bigger B. worse C. sweeter D. better47. A. success B. gain C. sorrow D. lossSection C (12 marks)Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.When you feel like feeling sorry for yourself, stop. Remind yourself that self-pity won‘t get you anything worth having.You are absolutely capable 48 creating and experiencing the very best life you can imagine. When you feel like running away from your problems, stop, turn around, 49 face them. Choose to become stronger 50 working your way through them, 51 in the long run, getting the job done is much better than endlessly putting 52 off. Also, it is not all that complicated 53 difficult to live with intention, discipline and focus, if you just remember to remind yourself that it is your best choice.A life 54 is positive, successful and truly fulfilling comes from the quality of the choices you make every moment. 55 life you live is the life you choose, so remind yourself, again and again, to choose the best.PART ⅢREADI NG COMPREHENTION (30 marks)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.AThere is a story about a man who lost his legs and left arm in an accident. After the accident, only a finger and thumb on his right hand remained.He was a brilliant, creative, and educated man. He had gained a lot of experience while traveling around the world, so he became very depressed after his accident. He was afraid that he would spend the rest of his life suffering and would no longer be able to spend his life in a meaningful way. Then, he realized that he still had partial function of his right hand and could still write even though it was very difficult. An idea occurred to him. "Why not write to other people who need encouragement?"He wrote to the prison ministry about sending letters to the prisoners. The prison minister replied, "Writing to the prisoners is acceptable, but your letters will not be answered."Filled with excitement, the man knew he could write his letters. He began sending one-way messages of God‘s love, hope, strength, and encouragement. He wrote twice a week, testing his strength and ability to the limit. He poured his heart and soul into his words and shared his experience, sense of humor, optimism, and faith.It was difficult to write those letters, especially without hope of a reply. One day he received a letter from the prison ministry. It was a short note from the officer who monitored and checked the prison mail.The letter said, "Please write on the best paper you can afford. Your letters are passed from cell to cell until they literally fall to pieces!"No matter what circumstances life may present, we all have unique experiences, abilities, and God-given talents. We can discover ways to reach others who desperately need messages of encouragement and strength.56. Before the man had the accident, he ________.A. had toured around the worldB. had visited local prisonsC. had tried doing exercise to recover himselfD. had been friends with the prison minister57. In order to live in a meaningful way, the man began to ________.A. receive the school educationB. write to other people who needs encouragementC. meet the people who are depressedD. help other people lost arms and legs58. According to the prison minister, ________.A. the man was not allowed to write to the prisonersB. the man cou ldn‘t go to see the prisoners himselfC. the prisoners were not allowed to answer the lettersD. he was not sure if the prisoners liked receiving the letters59. From the officer‘s short note we are told that ________.A. the man would be offered free paper to write letters onB. some of the prisoners were not satisfied with his lettersC. the prisoners eagerly wanted to write back to the manD. his letters were very popular among the prisoners60. What can be the best title for the passage?A. Stories about a humorous PersonB. Popularity of Special LettersC. Special letters of EncouragementD. Relationship between writers and prisonersBNew technology links the world as never before. Our planet has shrunk. It's now a "global village" where countries are only seconds away by fax or phone or satellite link. And, of course, our ability to benefit from this high-tech communication equipment is greatly improved by foreign language skills.Deeply involved with this new technology is a kind of modem businesspeople who have a growing respect for the economic value of doing business abroad. In modern markets, success overseas often helps support home business efforts.Overseas assignments are becoming increasingly important to advancement within executive ranks (管理层). The executive stationed in another country no longer need fear being "out of sight and out of mind." He or she can be sure that the overseas effort is central to the company's plan for success, and that promotions often follow or accompany an assignment abroad. If an employee can succeed in a difficult assignment overseas, superiors will have greater confidence in his or her ability to cope back in the United States where cross-cultural considerations and foreign language issues are becoming more and more popular.Thanks to a variety of relatively inexpensive communication devices with business applications, even small businesses in the United States are able to get into international markets.English is still the international language of business. But there is an ever-growing need for people who can speak another language. A second language isn't generally required to get a job in business, but having language skills gives a candidate the edge when other qualifications appear to be equal.The employee posted abroad who speaks the country's official language has an opportunity to fast-forward certain negotiations, and can have the cultural insight to know when it is better to move more slowly. The employee at the home office who can communicate well with foreign partners over the telephone or by fax machine is an obvious asset(资产)to the firm.61. What is the author's attitude toward high-tech communications equipment?A. Negative.B. Positive.C. Prejudiced.D. discontented.62. With the increased use of high-tech communication equipment, business people ________.A. are eager to work overseasB. have to get familiar with modem technologyC. are attaching more importance to their overseas businessesD. are gaining more economic benefits from domestic businesses63. In paragraph 3, "out of sight and out of mind" (Line 2-3) probably means ________.A. leaving all care and worry behindB. being totally out of touch with business at homeC. being unable to think properly for lack of insightD. missing opportunities for promotion when abroad64. According to the passage, what is an important consideration of international corporations in employingpeople today?A. Ability to speak the customer's language.B. Connections with businesses over seasC. Technical know-how.D. Business experience.65. The advantage of employees having foreign language skills is that they can _________.A. fast-forward their proposals to their bosses.B. better control the whole negotiation processC. easily make friends with business people abroadD. easily find new approaches to meet market needsCBeer and fried chicken — Thanks to a South Korean drama currently on air, Man From the Stars, this new mix-and-match junk food trend has become popular among young audiences, despite its unhealthy nature. Indeed, South Korean TV dramas, or K-drama for short, have been a major force in the South Korean pop-culture wave that has captured the hearts of young Chinese audiences. According to iQiyi, a video website that features Man From the Stars, by Feb 15, the number of views for the TV drama hit 370 million in China.―It is interesting to explore what elements of those dramas appeal to audiences. It‘s obviously more than just pretty faces,‖ says Yan Feng, a professor of Chinese literature at Fudan University. Reflected by audiences, culture critics and insiders of the industry, youth fantasy, creative storylines, cultural proximity, and well-organized production all add up to K-drama‘s success, along with, of course, those handsome and cute faces dressed in the latest fashion trends.―Everyone fancies a perfect partner, handsome or beautiful,‖ says Zhou Ying, a professor at Chongqing T echnology and Business University. ―The South Korean TV industry is feeding this need.‖ After Lee Min-ho appeared on CCTV‘s annual Spring Festival gala, he became the most famous South Korean in China. Only weeks later, Kim Soo-hyun, lead actor in Man From the Stars, swept the country. Apart from pretty faces, fashion is another highlight of the series. Each time actors from the series wear a new set of outfits, similar clothes experience a sales boom online, according to Xiao Yi, a Taobao storeowner.As is known, with love triangles, incurable diseases, and Cinderella tales, storylines in South Korean dramas may seem a bit commonplace. While The Man From the Stars challenges this by putting aliens and time travel into these existing stories, Peng Sanyuan, a screenwriter, says a focus on detail is a key factor in the success of these dramas. ―In order to accurately target audiences and find emotional reflections with them, more and more female writers are working in the industry,‖ says Peng about her experie nce of exchanging ideas with South Korean colleagues. According the experts, South Korean writers somehow make sense of these plots, no matter how unlikely it seems.66. Why has beer and fried chicken become so popular among Chinese young people at present?A. Because the food tastes very great.B. Because they want to change the trend.C. Because the food is good for their health.D. Because they are deeply affected by the Korean TV drama.67. What‘s the meaning of the underlined word ―proximity‖ in paragraph 2?A. similarityB. differenceC. conflictD. curiosity68. According to the whole passage, how many elements can lead to the appeal of Korean dramas?A. TwoB. FourC. SixD. Seven69. After reading the third paragraph, which of the following is right?A. Lee Min-ho is the lead actor in Man From the Stars.B. Kim Soo-hyun appeared on CCTV‘s annual Spring Festival galaC. The similar clothes worn by the Korean actors become very hot online.D. Everyone has a perfect partner, who is handsome or beautiful.70. What makes Man From the Stars different from other K-dramas according to the last paragraph?A. Female writersB. Creative storiesC. Pretty facesD. Fashionable clothesPART ⅣWRITING (45 marks)Section A (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blankets by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Scientists, doctors and mental health professionals have been studying the connection between color and mood for years. Many now believe that colors can not only cause emotional reactions, but can also correct mood. Colors behave in three basic ways: active, passive and neutral (中和的).Active colors are warm colors, including yellow, orange and red. These colors bring confidence. Warm colors can also bring cheerful attitudes. Yellows and golden colors work well in offices, kitchens and study areas. Reds heat up a room. Passive colors or cool colors make people calm, quiet and satisfied. Bedrooms, private areas and bathrooms are great places for blues and greens. Beige, gray and white are thought of as neutral colors. They help to put the focus on other colors or serve to tone down (使柔和)colors that might otherwise be overpowering on their own.You can easily change the look or feel of a room by making good use of different colors. Mixing and matching colors is an excellent way to balance color and emotion, and provide a welcoming feel for guests.To create a feeling of warmth and comfort in a room, use bright, warm colors like yellow, orange and red. These colors are good choices for rooms that appear cool due to limited sunlight. Yellow adds cheerfulness to dull rooms. You can add yellows to rooms which are not closely related to happy thoughts, such as kitchens and laundry room. In rooms where there‘s plenty of sunshine, cool colors can provide a calming environment. Sage greens and sky blues are perfect for bedrooms, playrooms and activity areas. Neutral colors, such as pale gray, white and beige, send a peaceful message to your brain. It‘s not a coincidence that most doctor‘s offices, coffee shops and mental health centers are decorated in neutrals.To make your wall color choices better, pick out furniture that will provide a visual contrast. Cool colors make a room seem larger than it is and warm colors make rooms feel smaller.Title: The Connection Between 71.____________Section B (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Most American school have boys and girls in the same classroom. But a public high school in the small, rural town of Boonsboro, Maryland, offers a special program. Top students in the ninth and tenth grades can attend single-sex classes for math, science, English and social studies.The aim is to help teenagers keep their minds on their work by keeping males and females apart. Rebecca Brown chooses the students for what Boonsboro High School calls the Academy.Placement in the Academy is voluntary.Students are invited after middle school. They need high marks and test scores and strong teacher recommendations. They also need to be involved in activities.Michael Bair has been at Boonsboro High for twenty years and directs the Academy. His ninth-grade English class for boys centres on books that he believes boys find interesting. He says, ―The novels they're reading now are very manly novels. They're novels that deal with the arrogance(傲慢)of man and the pride of man.‖Morgan Van Fleet is a senior at Boonsboro High. She likes being in the Academy. She says boys and girls act differently when they are together in the classroom. She says, ―To me, it almost seems like preventing your c hances of developing yourself because you‘re more focused on ‗Oh, I wish they'd shut up. Oh, what do they think of me?‘, instead of focusing on ‗What's the homework? What's going on in this class? Or what's the lesson?''' There is one activity that girls and boys in the Academy do together. At the end of the day, many of them stay and help tutor(辅导)students who are having trouble in school. 81. Why does this high school offer such a program? (No more than 16 words)__________________________________________________________________________82. What requirements should a student meet if he / she wants to be invited after middle school?(No more than 12 words)__________________________________________________________________________83. What activity do boys and girls share after school? (No more than 10 words)__________________________________________________________________________84. What is the main idea of this passage? (No more than 10 words)__________________________________________________________________________Section C (25 marks)Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.假如你是李明,昨天学校为你们举办了十八岁成人仪式。

湖南省长沙市一中2014年高考第一次模拟考试—英语2

湖南省长沙市一中2014年高考第一次模拟考试—英语2

湖南省长沙市一中2014年高考第一次模拟考试—英语2高考英语2014-05-12 1646People who are to be happy fix their attention on the conveniences of things the pleasant parts of conversation, the well prepared dishes, the goodness of the wines, the fine weather. They enjoy all the cheerful things. Those who are lo be unhappy think and speak only of the contrary things. Therefore, they are continually discontented. By their remarks, they sour the pleasures of society, offend many people, and make themselves disagreeable everywhere. If this turn of mind were founded in nature, such unhappy persons would be the more to be pitied. The tendency to criticize and be disgusted is perhaps taken up originally by imitation (摹仿). It grows into a habit, unknown to its possessors. The habit may be strong, but it may be cured when those who have it are convinced of its bad effects ontheir interests and tastes. I hope this little warning may be of service to them, and help them change this habit.Although in fact it is chiefly an act of the imagination, it has serious consequences in life since it brings on deep sorrow and bad luck. Those people offend many others; nobody loves them. and no one treats them with more than the most common politeness and respect, and scarcely that. This frequently puts them in bad temper and draws them into arguments. If they aim at obtaining some advantage in rank or fortune, nobody wishes them successful. Nor will anyone stir a step or speak a word to favor their hopes. If they bring on themselves public disapproval, on one will defend or excuse them, and many will join to criticize their misconducts. These should change this bad habit and condescend (屈尊,放下架子) to be pleased with what is pleasing, without worrying needlessly about themselves and others. If they do not, it will be good for others to avoid any contact with them. Otherwise, it can be disagreeable and sometimes very inconvenient, especially when one becomes mixed up in their quarrels.64. People who are unhappy .A. always consider things differently from othersB. usually are influenced by the results of certain thingsC. can discover the pleasant part of certain thingsD. usually have a fault-finding habit65.What does the phrase "sour the pleasures of society" ( Line 5, Para. 2) most probably mean?A. "have a good taste to the pleasures of society"B. "aren't content with the pleasures of society"C. "feel happy with the pleasures of society"D. "enjoy the pleasures of society"66. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. We should pity all such unhappy people.B. Such unhappy people are not critical about everything.C. If such unhappy people recognize the bad effects of the habit on themselves they may get rid of it.D. Such unhappy people are also not content with themselves.67. The phrase "scarcely that" (Line 4, Para. 3) means .A. "just like that"B. "almost not like that"C. "more than that"D. "not at all like that"68. If such unhappy persons don't change their bad behavior, the author's solution to the problem is that people should .A. avoid contact with themB. criticize their misconductC. help them recognize the bad effects of the habitD. show no respect and politeness to themDToday, more and more people are using credit cards instead of money to buy the things they need. Almost anyone who has a steady income and a continuous work record can apply for a credit card.If you have a credit card, you can buy a car, eat a dinner, take a trip, and even get a haircut by charging the cost to your account. In this way you can pay for purchases a month or two later, without any extra charge. Or you may choose to spread out your payments over several months and pay only part of the total amount each month. If you do this, the credit card company or the bank who sponsors (经办) the credit card will add a small service charge to your total bill. This is very convenient for the customer. With the credit card ill your wallet or purse, you don't have to carry much cash. This saves you trips to the bank to cash checks or withdraw cash. Also if you carry credit cards instead of a lot of cash, you don't have to be concerned about losing your money through carelessness or theft. The card user only has to worry about paying the final bill. This of course can be a problem if you charge more than you can pay for.Credit cards are big business. Americans spend $16 billion a year on cards and there are already 590 million of them incirculation. Many banks sponsor their own credit card companies and issue cards free to their customers. Other credit card companies charge their member annual dues (费用). The stores that accept credit cards must pay a small fee to the credit card company – a percentage of the purchase price of the merchandise or service. In turn, the credit card company promptly (立即) pays the store for the merchandise or service. Credit card companies make a profit from the fees they charge the store and also from the fees collected from customers who pay for their changes in monthly installments. However, credit card companies sometimes have problems collecting overdue payments from unreliable customers. Also the use of stolen, lost, or counterfeit credit cards by criminals has become a big headache for the credit card company that is responsible for the goods and services illegally charged to its customers' account.69. The main purpose of this passage is .A. to promote the sale of credit cardsB. to persuade you not to buy credit cardsC. to explain credit card economyD. to give you some instructions on how to use the credit card70. Why are more and more people using credit cards?A. Because they are becoming richer and richer.B. Because everyone call apply for the credit card.C. Because it is cheap to buy goods by using a credit card.D. Because it is convenient for them to buy goods.71. According to the author, which of the following statements is NOT true?A. With a credit card you can pay for purchases two months later.B. With a credit card you can charge the cost to your account.C. With a credit card you don't have to be worried about a thief.D. With the credit card you don't have to worry about your final bill.72. In the passage, "Credit cards are big business" means that .A. credit card banks earn a lot of moneyB. credit cards are mid at a high priceC. every customer has bought a credit cardD. customers must pay a lot of money to the credit card companies第二节简答题(共3小题,满分6分)阅读下面短文,根据第73至第75小题的具体要求,简要回答问题。

2014届长沙市一中第八次月考英语试卷2

2014届长沙市一中第八次月考英语试卷2

2014届长沙市一中第八次月考英语试卷2高考英语2014-04-12 201424Stage 4 ConclusionIn this stage, the interviewer should explain what the next steps are in the hiring process. Be sure you understand them. Promptly (敏捷) provide any additional information requested. There should be an opportunity for you at this point to ask any questions you have.Tipsl Give concise (简明) but thorough responses to questions.l Relax and answer each question concisely.l Respond promptly.l Use good manners.l Greet your interviewer with a firm handshake.l Be cooperative and enthusiastic.l Use body language to show interest.l Ask questions about the position and the organization, but avoid questions whose answers can easily be found on the company Web site. Also avoid asking questions about salary and benefits unless a job offer is made.l Thank the interviewer when you leave and, as a follow-up (后续), in writing.64. The “ice breaker” in the first paragraph means _____.A. a ship that breaks iceB. creating a good resultC. saving a bad situationD. making a good opening65. Which of the following can be used to fill in the blank?A. background and interestsB. education and prizesC. sense of duty and goalsD. experiences and qualifications66. According to the writer, only in ______ can you ask any question you have.A. Stage 1B. Stage 2C. Stage 3D. Stage 467. Which of the following is improper (不恰当) according to the Tips given by the writer?A. Speaking with body language.B. Asking questions about the organization.C. Greeting the interviewer with just a smile.D. Writing to the interviewer after the interview.DPeek-the real-life “savant” on whom Dustin Hoffman’s character in the film Rain Man is based knows 9,000 books off by heart; he can direct people around US cities from maps he has memorized years ago; and he has total recall of the dates of all major world events.Now studies of Peek’s abilities are being used by scientists to shed light on the human mind, and to open the way for men and women to exploit(利用) far more of their intellectual potential, as the latest issue of Scientific American reveals.“Kin’s story tells us that the human brain is far more flexible than we had thought,”said Darold Treffert, a psychiatrist (心理学家) of the Scientific American Paper told The Observer.“Like many other savants, he has suffered disabilit y in one area of his brain, but has been rewarded by acquiring remarkable newabilities in other areas. This shows we all have considerable hidden intellectual potential. By studying Kim and other savants, we can learn how to develop those powers.”Kin , now 54 , was born with a malformed cerebellum (畸形的小脑), and at the base of his brain, lacks a corpus callosum (数据储存区), the thick bundle of nerves that normally connects the brain’s twohemispheres (半球). In 1988 he was given an IQ rating of 87, well below the average.Kin has poor physical condition, cannot button his shirts but has remarkable memory power and has started to develop as an accomplished pianist in the last two years. This latest development-in a man in his 50s with large chunks of his brain missing-is particularly significant, added Treffert.“His brain is still adapting to his condition, even in mid-life.”“He remembers 98 per cent of what he reads,”said his father Fran. “It’s like down loading data on to a hard disk—except his never crashes.”68. From the text, we can learn a “savant” is ______.A. a person with extraordinary abilityB. a person with a low IQC. a person with a malformed cerebellumD. an accomplishedpianist69. Scientist are studying Kim’s case in order to ______.A. help him better develop his abilitiesB. help Kim improve his IQ ratingC. find more such persons in the worldD. help humans exploit their potential70. The writer mentions Kin’s experience of learning to play the piano to ______.A. tell us his achievement in musicB. show how different he is from othersC. show it is possible for people to learn complicated skills in mid-lifeD. tell us about his life experiences71. Which of the following statements about Kin is true according to the passage?A. He was born with a healthier brain than ordinary people.B. He enjoys better health than most people.C. He remembers almost all that he has ever read.D. He has a higher IQ rating than most people.72. The underlined “we” in Paragraph 4 refers to ______.A. people with malformed cerebellumB. people like KinC. ordinary peopleD. scientists.第二节简答题(共3小题,满分6分)阅读下面短文,根据第73至第75小题的具体要求,简要回答问题。

湖南省长沙市重点中学2014届高三9月第一次月考英语试题(含答案)

湖南省长沙市重点中学2014届高三9月第一次月考英语试题(含答案)

2014届高三第一次月考英语试卷本试卷分为四个部分,包括听力理解、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。

考试结束后,将答题卷和答题卡一并交回。

时量120分钟。

满分150分。

PARTⅠLISTENING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)Section A (22.5 marks)Directions:In this section, you’ll hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.You will hear the short passage TWICE.Conversation 11. What is probably the man’s job?A. An actor.B. A waiter.C. A policeman.2. Which of the following is true about the woman?A. She is lost.B. She is a New Yorker.C. She works in the Wall Street.Conversation 23. What flight doesn’t the man want?A. A morning flight.B. An afternoon flight.C. A night flight.4. When is the man supposed to get to the airport?A. At 8:35.B. At 9:00.C. At 9:20.Conversation 35. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Boss and employee.C. Husband and wife.6. Which of the following is true about the man?A. He fails his final test.B. He is out of work.C. He gives the students a hard final test.Conversation 47. What does the man plan to do on Saturday?A. Go shopping.B. Learn tea culture.C. Visit his grandpa.8. Where does Mary come from?A. Australia.B. South Africa.C. America.9. How does the man find the making of hot tea?A. It is boring.B. It is easy.C. It takes time.Conversation 510. What’s the woman’s first suggestion for selecting a pet?A. One should be responsible for the pet.B. One should decide what animal to keep as a pet.C. One should consider his lifestyle and living conditions.11. How does the woman find the choice of keeping a dog as a pet?A. Wonderful.B. Complex.C. Easy.12. What will probably happen after the conversation?A. The man will discover a perfect pet.B. The woman will help the man with the choice of pets.C. The man will think more about whether to keep a pet.Conversation 613. What does the man think of the performance?A. The leading actor is perfect.B. The chorus is better.C. The acting is a bit stiff.14. Why did the man come to the play?A. His previous workmate is in the play.B. He admires the director of the film.C. He likes Ophelia very much.15. What does the man’s friend invite him to do?A. Meet his past classmate.B. Ask the star for signature.C. Attend a big party for the cast.Section B (7.5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.PARTⅡLAGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 marks)Section A (15 marks)Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence.21. —When did your computer break down?—This morning, while I _______ the reading materials downloaded from some websites.A. have sortedB. was sortingC. am sortingD. had sorted22. You should treat him in the way _______ suits him most.A. thatB. in whichC. /D. why23. Though _______ to see us, the professor gave us a warm welcome.A. surprisingB. was surprisedC. surprisedD. being surprised24. —Oh, that must have been a long journey for you.—Yeah, it _______ us a whole week to get there.A. has takenB. tookC. was takingD. takes25. In a chat room named Online Friends, Simon started talking to someone _______ to be a poor 15-year-old junior high student called Josh.A. being claimedB. claimedC. having claimedD. claiming26. Was it in just the room _______ he made up his mind _______ he should break away from his family?A. that; whichB. which; thatC. which; whichD. that; that27. Many rescue workers were working around the clock, _______ supplies to Ya’an, Y unnan Province after the earthquake.A. sendingB. to sendC. having sentD. to have sent28. Scientists say it may be five or six years _______ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients.A. sinceB. afterC. beforeD. when29. Food and water supplies _______ in the flood-stricken area in Northeast China. We must act immediately before there’s none left.A. have been run outB. are running outC. are being run outD. have run out.30. —I haven’t got the reference book yet, but I’ll have a test on the subject next month.—Don’t worry. You _______ have it by Wednesday.A. couldB. mustC. shallD. may31. I didn’t mean _______ anything, but those newly-made cakes smelt so good that I couldn’t resist _______ one.A. to eat; tryingB. to eat; to tryC. eating; tryingD. eating; to try32. —Presley, are you coming with us to the concert tonight?—I’d love to, but something unexpected _______.A. has come upB. was coming upC. had come upD. would come up33. _______ the activities might seem childish, in reality they require a lot of strength anddetermination.A. WhenB. AsC. WhileD. Once34. _______ I had a few problems to deal with.A. Hardly have I arrived whenB. Hardly did I arrive thanC. Hardly had I arrived whenD. Hardly had I arrived than35. _______ around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Bird’s Nest during the first day of our journey.A. Having shownB. To be shownC. Having been shownD. To showSection B (18 marks)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in the blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Girls are born to imagine, particularly those at the age of seventeen or eighteen. 36 , I was one of them and sometimes I would go to extremes. That was exactly what happened several days ago, 37 me great embarrassment.I was waiting for my train home at the station when a boy 38 at my side. His beautifully-curved face, his fashionable clothing and everything else about him, was so 39 that I just couldn’t help gazing at him. What was more exciting was that, he was also stealing some 40 at me, which made me blush (脸红) to the ends of my ears! Still, I tried to be calm and 41 that nothing had happened. However, once again when our eyes met, I could hear my heart beating wildly, with an inner voice yelling, “Oh, my goodness, he is driving me crazy!” Shortly, I lowered my head to escape his eyes, but my thoroughly red face had revealed 42 .To my pleasant surprise, my imagination came true this time, as the handsome guy was drawing near! “Oh, please! Don’t 43 . Look at me. I am so sweaty and sloppy (不整洁的). Please don’t ask for my telephone number. You know I will give it to you without 44 , and that is so unladylike!” I was still struggling and trembling when he stood right in front of me. “Excuse me...” he said with a slight hesitation. His voice was so nice, but I wish I had not 45 it, for in the end, he said: “I am sorry, but could you please give me my 46 back? Yours is over there.” Oh, my God! Nothing could have been more embarrassing when I handed his bag back to him, as shame almost brought me to tears.From that, I drew a big 47 : never imagine too much if someone gives you a few glances.36. A.Generally B.Finally C.Undoubtedly D.Recently37. A. causing38. A.made up B. leadingB.grew upC. takingC.turned upD. helpingD.rose up39. A.attractive B.gentle C.ugly D.rude40. A.words B.sounds C.smiles D.glances41. A.thought B.pretended C.behaved D.acted42. A.nothing B.something C.anything D.everything43. A.arrive B.hide C.approach D.stand44. A.hesitation B.words C.concern D.enthusiasm45. A.heard B.seen C.smelt D.known46. A.luggage B.bag C.cup D.glasses47. A.picture B.lesson C.breath D.characterSection C (12 marks)Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.In America, many high schools and universities require students to complete certain community service hours. In the schools located 48 Washington, students complete around sixty community service hours. There are schools in Michigan 49 students are asked to complete around 90 community service hours. 50 is observed that the community service hours for high school students will help them learn the organizational skills as 51 as leadership abilities.There are many community service ideas for students. Helping the old is 52 task which can be done by students. They can visit elderly citizen centers and help the elderly with the daily needs. In addition, helping poor children and taking care of homeless people are also good ideas. Besides the human beings, 53 should be concerned about other problems. For example, guide people to use environment-friendly items. Try to fight the global issue of pollution 54 seeking help from political parties and the government. Make sure 55 there is general cleanliness in their locality to prevent the spread of diseases.PART ⅢREADI NG COMPREHENTION (30 marks)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.AMary Cassatt was born in Pennsylvania in 1844. When she was seven, her family moved to Europe. They wanted their children to understand European ways and the people who lived there. They travelled a lot and she had visited many countries by the time she was 10 years old. After four years they returned to America.In those days, women didn’t have professions, and there were very few women artists. Her family did not approve when she decided that she would become an artist. She studied first in Philadelphia. She happened to be in Chicago in 1871 when the huge fire broke out there. She lost many of her paintings in that fire.She went to Paris to study painting. She met Camille Pissarro there. He taught her Impressionism, a method of painting where the artists used small strokes (笔画) of unmixed colors to create an image. She once said of Pissarro that “he could have taught stones to draw correctly” because he was such a good teacher. She spent a lot of time at the Louvre Museum copying paintings of the famous artists.In 1874, her sister, Lydia, came to live with her in Paris. Lydia was her best friend and posed for many of Mary’s paintings. Three years later, her parents came to Paris, also to live with them.Lydia became very ill and died from a disease. Mary missed her very much. Her parents became elderly and she cared for them, but she still found time to paint.One of the more interesting works of Mary Cassatt is her painting, Portrait of Mrs. Curry, Sketch of Mr. Cassatt. Though she never had children of her own, she loved children and painted portraits of the children of her friends and family. She became known as the painter of mothers and children.She lost her sight due to cataracts(白内障) in her eyes in 1914 and was not able to paint during the later years of her life.56.Why did Mary Cassatt’s family move to Europe when she was seven years old?A. The family planned to make a living there.B. The family wanted to visit some European artists.C. The family took their children to study art.D. The family wanted their children to learn about Europe.57. The underlined part in the third paragraph means_______________.A. Pissarro was a gifted painter.B. Pissarro was good at teaching drawing.C. Pissarro was skillful at painting stones.D. Pissarro has a unique drawing style.58. From the passage, we can learn that Cassatt _______________.A. was supported by her parents when she wanted to be an artist.B. displayed some of her Impressionist painting at the Louvre Museum.C. invited all her family to live with her in Paris in 1874.D. became famous as the painter of mothers and children.59. The passage is organized in the pattern of _______________A. time and eventsB. comparison and contrastC. cause and effectD. definition and classification60. What is the passage mainly about?A. A brief introduction to Mary Cassatt.B. The main works of Mary Cassatt.C. The influence of Impressionism on Mary Cassatt.D. Mary Cassatt’s love for her family.BThe number of big-production movies shot in San Francisco has tapered off with the rise of digital technology. Instead of going on location, producers can recreate the city’s look in studios with the help of computers at lower cost. But San Francisco still attracts moviemakers, as its long history of film offers plenty of iconic(标志性的) spots to visit. Here are just a few: Alcatraz:The Enforcer (1976), Escape From Alcatraz(1979), Murder in theFirst (1995), The Rock (1996)A federal prison from 1934 to 1963, Alcatraz housed notorious(臭名昭著的)criminals. Now a national park, Alcatraz offers visitors a chance to tour the prison, including a look at one of thecells portrayed in Clint Eastwood’s Escape from Alcatraz, with the concrete chipped away behind the vent(通风孔).Fort Point, Golden Gate Bridge: High Anxiety (1977), Foul Play (1978), The Presidio(1988), Dopamine(2003)Built to protect the San Francisco Bay area from attacks during the Civil War, Fort Point is where James Stewart saved Kim Novak in Vertigo, right at the base. The bridge has also been blown up countless times on films, including in X-Men: The last Stand (2006) and Monsters vs. Aliens (2009). The best view is from the north side, looking back to the city.Coit Tower: The Enforcer, Inner Space(1987), The Presidio, Sister Act 2(1993),The Rock, Dr. Dolittle (1998), Boys and Girls(2003)The narrow white concrete column at the top of Telegraph Hill has been a part of San Francisco’s skyline since 1933, and offers amazing views of the bay and the city. Coit Tower has been in the backdrop of numerous movies filmed in San Francisco.City Hall: A view to a Kill(1985), Class Action(1991), Final Analysis(1992), Bedazzled(2000), The Wedding Planner(2001), Milk(2008)City Hall has one of the largest domes in the world and it replaced a structure destroyed in the 1906 earthquake. It was used at the end of Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Metro City Hall in the 2010 animated movie, Megamind, was an homage (敬意) to San Francisco’s City Hall.61. The underlined words in the first paragraph mean_______________.A. fallen offB. blocked offC. paid offD. set off62. Which of the following was built during the Civil War?A. AlcatrazB. Fort PointC. Coit TowerD. City Hall63. What can we learn about Coit Tower?A. The best view is from the north side, overlooking the whole city.B. It was portrayed in Clint Eastwood’s Escape from Alcatraz.C. It is a part of San Francisco’s wonderful skyline.D. It was rebuilt after the earthquake in 1906.64. What can we conclude from the passage?A. San Francisco is cherished site for moviemakers.B. Fort Point is related to some notorious criminals in history.C. City Hall is the most famous landmark in San Francisco.D. More and more big-production movies are being shot in San Francisco with the developmentof digital technology.65. This passage is most likely to be found in the __________ section of a newspaper.A. peopleB. scienceC. adventureD. travelCA white shark shipped from New York and placed into an outdoor pool for a Kmart commercial in Los Angeles died after showing signs of distress, an official from the animal welfare group that monitored the production said on Thursday.The American Humane Association (AHA), which certifies film and TV productions withanimals, says everything possible was done to ensure the 1.5 meter shark's safety.The shark's death follows lots of criticism of the use of animals in Hollywood productions. The animal rights group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), which said it received details on the shark's death from two whistleblowers(揭发者), criticized the AHA in a letter over the shark's death."Sharks are sensitive animals who, in captivity(囚禁), require a highly specialized and controlled environment," the PETA letter read. "Given the delicate nature of this species, why would the AHA approve the transport and use of this animal?"The shark was placed into a 227- liter outdoor tank in the Van Nuys suburb of Los Angeles, said Karen Rosa, a senior adviser of the AHA. She added that was a good amount of water for it. "We honestly don't know why the animal died. It was not being mistreated. It was not being harmed," Rosa said.Early in the day, the shark seemed to be in good condition, but at one point they noticed it showed signs of distress. "As far as I know, it was immediately insisted upon that the animal receive specialized aquatic veterinarian(兽医) care," she said.Oxygen was pumped into the tank and the shark was given a shot to try to stabilize it before it was transferred to an aquatic compound for care, where it died the same day, Rosa said.The shoot was for a Kmart commercial, but a representative for the retailer could not disclose any details."We take this matter seriously and safety is always our first concern," the spokesman for Kmart said in a statement.66. The shark was shipped to Los Angeles for _______________.A. a study by the AHAB. a business activityC. a film about animalsD. a project by an animal welfare group67. From the passage, we can learn that PETA_______________.A. monitor films and TV productions that have animalsB. sent a representative to the scene of the shootC. believed the shark received specialized careD. didn’t think the shark was transferred very well68. What does Karen Rosa think of AHA?A. It had done all that it needed to do.B. It was against the rights of the animals.C. It was not connected with the shark’s death.D. It should be responsible for the shoot.69. What can we infer from the passage?A. The shark died due to a lack of water.B. Kmart was first to notice that the shark was showing signs of distress.C. Kmart claimed to ensure the animals’ safety but didn’t do it very well.D. The shark was given a highly specialized environment in captivity.70. What is the best title for the passage?A. Sharks Should be Forbidden for CommercialB. PETA Tries to Stop Shooting With AnimalsC. Sharks Are Sensitive Animals in CaptivityD. Shark Brought to Los Angeles for Commercial DiesPART ⅣWRITING (45 marks)Section A (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blankets by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.Acting is voluntarily entering the psyche(心灵) of another personality and thinking according to a different set of values. It allows you explore the various possibilities of what you could be. Just being your own can be boring at times but acting gives you an opportunity to be someone else for a while. It lets you deeply explore what it means to be human!To play a role, you must embrace(接受)the character you’re acting with open arms. Understand the plot of the play and the psyche of your character. Try to understand why your character behaves the way it does. Learn the lines or dialogues thoroughly and explore the thought behind every sentence. This will help you picture the circumstances in which the character finds itself.To be that person, there is no way you can live the life he or she has, but you can draw parallels(相似点)from our own life, which will help you relates to the person. You have to draw parallels from your own experience and actually try to feel what the character feels. Say the lines only when you “feel” the way your character does. Let them come out naturally.Only through practice will you get closer to actually be that person, and many acting exercises can help you. Try saying the dialogue giving the correct facial expressions in front of a mirror. Learn the techniques of raising as well as lowering your voice. Practice acting out the expressions like joy, sorrow, laughter, anger, disapproval, satisfaction etc. these facial expressions if mastered well, can make your acting experience happy.In short, your experience off stage and the awareness with which you live your life are the keys you need to unlock your acting potential. Confidence, sincerity and the ability to let go of yourself will turn into a great acting performance.Title: How to actSection B (10 marks)Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and required words limit. Write your answers on your answer sheet.David Jones is probably not somebody you want to hang out with. Not because he isn’t a cool person, but because he is living with 40 deadly snakes.Jones is living in a room for 121 days with more than three dozen constrictors, green mambas, boomslangs and other deadly snakes in an attempt to set a Guinness world record. The record for most days spent confined to a room with this particular number of snakes is 113, set by Martin Smit in 2008.“I am hoping people will realize that we can live with these fantastic creatures without fearing and killing them. People come and see me here and are constantly amazed at how I am interact with these animals. The snakes are not restrained in any way and make the full use of the entire room including my bed, shower and toilet,”Jones explains. They mainly hide out in cupboards or on the various makeshift (临时的)branches or bushes that Jones has in their shared quarters. Once a week, someone brings captured mice and rats to offer as a sacrifice to the snakes.David Jones is forced to move the snakes with a “hook stick” throughout the day, so that he can do things like sitting at his desk or typing on his laptop, his only means of contacting the outside world.The snakes often drop on his pillow or shoulders as he’s trying to work or sleep, but there have so far been no instances of Jones being bitten by one of these deadly snakes. He said, “if I give them respect, we can live together happily.”Jones is doing this for charity. All the money raised will go to a hospice(收容所)in his hometown of Crawley, near London.81. What are constrictors, mambas and boomslangs? (no more than 5 words)_____________________________________________________________________82. How is David Jones staying in touch with other people? (no more than 5 words)_____________________________________________________________________83. Why don’t the snakes bite Jones? (no more than 6 words)_____________________________________________________________________84. What are the purposes of David Jones’s doing so? (no more than 15 words)_____________________________________________________________________Section C (25 marks)Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.在生活中,我们都需要或者不得不独立地去做一件事情。

湖南省长沙市一中·雅礼中学2014届高三三月联考英语2

湖南省长沙市一中·雅礼中学2014届高三三月联考英语2

湖南省长沙市一中·雅礼中学2014届高三三月联考英语2高考英语2014-03-18 1157()45.C 从上段知他在吃药,并休息的很好,所以“我”(从文章拟人化的手法表达知,“我”就是导致感冒的病毒)就会感觉到压力。

所以C. pressure符合文意。

46.A 从上文知前面提到的学生感冒了,很痛苦,而现在轮到我了,“it was my turn”,所以应选“painful”与之照应。

47.B 从前句“his defense system was starting an all-out attack against me.”和本句后的“and finally my time was over.”知,“我”变得越来越虚弱“weaker”。

Section C (12 points)Directions Complete the following passage by filling in each blank w ith one word that best fits the context.Hello. It’s one of the first words we learn as babies, yet it’s one of the last ones we think to use as adults. That’s unfortunate, because saying hello is more than just saying hello—it is recognition of another’s worth. How might the world change—how might we change—if we mastered this word? To find out, I spent one month saying hello to every person I met. Here’s what I’ve learned. It can boost(促进)productivity. In one of the few studies ever done on this subject, Allan Allday, an assistant professor of special education at Oklahoma State University, had middle school teachers greet their students individually each morning. This exchange of gree tings raised the kids’ productivity. School went from impersonal to personal, and that resulted in more class participation and better grades.Environments influence friendliness, One study found that people in the city were more likely to kiss one hand with a stranger than those in the countryside. And researchers say,pleasure environments generally encourage more smiles and hellos than unpleasant ones. My experience was similarly. Whatever the reason, my urban hellos were answered far less often than my rural one. Similarly, people in vacation spots, like the Jersey Shore, were far friendlier than those hurrying work downtown.It’s a form of universal health insurance. It’s impossible to say hello without smiling. And smiling has been shown to lower blood pressure, relieve stress and boost happiness. Apparently, a smile creates a similar effect in the recipient(接受者)。

湖南省长沙市长郡中学2014届高三第二次月考试卷英语含答案

湖南省长沙市长郡中学2014届高三第二次月考试卷英语含答案

炎德·英才大联考长郡中学2014届高三月考试卷(二)英语本试卷分为四个部分,包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。

时量120分钟。

满分150分。

Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A(22.5 marks)Directions:In this section,you will hear six conversations between two speakers.For each conversation,there are several questions and each question is followed bv three choices marked A, B and C.Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11. How long will the woman be in the USA?A. Two weeks.B.Three weeks.C.Four weeks.2. How will the woman travel around the country?A. By car.B.By bus.C.On foot.Conversation 23. How much will the man pay for the package?A.$8.00B.$8.25.C.$2.50.4. When will the man's package get to China?A. In one month.B.In two weeks.C.ln one week.Conversation 35. What does the man next to the girl probably do?A.A computer engineer.B.An accountant.C.A secretary.6. What do we know about the office?A. It's next to a coffee bar.B. It'S very comfortable.C. It is verv small.Conversation 47. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. Traveling.B.Jobs.C.Hobbies.8. Where does the man want to go?A. The Far East and Australia.B.Europe and Africa.C.Asia and Europe.9. To whom does the steam engine belong?A. An American.B. Five people.C. The man.Conversation 510. How long will the man stay at the hotel?A. One night.B. Two nights.C. Three nights.11. Which telephone can the man use?A. The phone in the hall.B. The phone on the woman's desk.C. The phone at the business center.12. What do we know about the man?A. He will pay 60 dollars a night.B. He needs help with his luggage.C. He needs the service of a wake-up call.Conversation 613. What did the woman buy for her father last year?A. A phone.B. A tie.C. A computer.14. Why does the woman want to buy a new watch for her dad this year?A. Her dad has no watch.B. Her dad's watch walks fast.C. Her dad's watch has stopped.15. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Go to the mall with her.B. Buy a present online.C. Arrange a birthday party.Section B (7.5 marks)Directions : In this section , you will hear a short passage. Listen carejully and then fill in the, numbered blanks with the information you've got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS .You will hear the short passage TWICE .Part ⅡLanguage Knowledge (45 marks)Section A (15 marks)Directions : Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A , B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence .21. -How was your winter holidays, Li Mei?-Wonderful! That was the first time I______ to Harbin where the snow was very beautiful.A. traveledB. had traveledC. has been traveledD. had been traveled22. Sometimes a person may be in a position ________he has to reject other people's criticism and stick to his own ideas.A. thatB. whichC. whereD. when23. The man's working experience at the transnational trading company is much different from ______ of other job applicants.A. oneB. itC. thatD. this24.-How long do you suppose it is ______he arrived here?At least three hours.A. sinceB. beforeC. afterD. when25. Since the accused man wants the case ________as soon as possible, his lawyer has to work all the time to prove his innocence of the crime.A. settlingB. to settleC. be settledD. to be settled26. By the side of the playground of our school________, which was built in 2011 with the support of a generous businessman.A. there standing the new libraryB. does the new library standC. the new library standsD. stands the new library27.-Why didn't you stop him from running the risk?-I _______that. but I didn't think he would listen to me.A. could doB. would doC. could have doneD. must have done28.The news made us very excited ______our product had achieved success in Europe,America, and some other developed countries.A. whatB. thatC. whetherD. when29. To reduce air pollution. I often go to work by bike ,________do my colleagues living near to our company.A. asB. suchC. whoD. which30. ________quite a few small earthquakes in the past three months, people didn't take much notice of them.A. To experienceB. Having experiencedC. Experienced D . Being experienced31. When I try to understand ________that prevents so many Americans from being as happy as one might expect, it seems to me that there are two causes.A. why it doesB. what is itC. what it isD. why it is32. The boss praised the young man for his hard work. though he_______ experience.A. is lacking inB. is lack ofC. lacks ofD. is lacking of33._______tired my mother is after work, she is always checking my homework.A. WhateverB. HoweverC. HowD. Although34.The two presidents agree with each other on the whole, but much remains _______at the next meeting.A. being discussedB. discussedC. to discussD. to be discussed35.In this experiment, they are woken up several times during the night, and asked to report what they________.A. had just been dreamingB. are just dreamingC. had just dreamtD. have just been dreamingSection B (18 marks)Directions : For each blank in the following passage there are Jour words or phrases marked A , B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.I had a friend who visited me from out of town and I wanted to show him the Toronto CN Tower(电视塔) . It was the second tallest structure on earth .When we got there, we went around the 36 0f the tower and saw the hard wire(金属丝)fence 37 to the structure serving as a barrier. We went back inside to look for the glass floor that provided a direct view down. As soon as both of us 38 , we stopped before walking onto it. We found that our legs began to 39 .And then I had a thought in my mind, "It is far 40 compared to any other floor in this building. There is no real danger to me - it's 41 an illusion(幻觉). Look at all the people standing on it. and thinkabout those who have stood on it before. " I began t0 42 the step onto the glass floor. But I didn't look down.I walked on the 43 and looked around and thought about how 44 the experience was. I even found myself jumping up and down.I considered how many things in our lives we 45 and exactly how most of them were actually illusions. I thought about all the things that I was 46 to do that appeared worrying. I was glad to discover that although fear isn't a stranger to me, my desire to live a life without 47 has a much stronger pull.36. A. center B. outside C. surface D. top37 . A. connected B. amounted C. belonged D. reacted38. A. began B. talked C. approached D. returned39. A. wave B. move C. dance D. shake40. A. harder B. dearer C. taller D. tighter41. A. greatly B. simply C. likely D. usually42. A. decide B. pick C. choose D. take43. A. fence B. end C. tower D. floor44. A. dangerous B. useful C. wonderful D. confusing45. A. feared B. handled C. ignored D. hid46 . A. curious B. excited C. hesitant D . interested47. A. cost B. regret C. doubt D. wasteSection C (12 marks)Directions : Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context .Traveling is absolutely fun! 48 , you may sometimes make a strong physical effort, and soon after, just have to stay at your comfortable hotel room. As a result the routine goes messy (混乱的) , and after the holiday - you end up looking tired. 49 you should know how to keep fit while traveling.Nowadays, most of the hotels offer facilities like 50 swimming pool or gymnasium and you can benefit from them. 51 there are no such facilities offered, you can run or jog, or exercise in the room.52 addition, always keep a bottle of water with you while traveling. Alternatively, you can consume healthy drinks 53 fruit juices. Traveling means you're at a new place. 54 also means there are delicious foods to try. If you aim at fitness, fattening food is a strict no-no. Traveling on vacation is meant for enjoyment. But fitness comes first, so make sure you follow a 55 routine. Part m Reading Comprehension (30 marks)Directions ; Read the following three passages . Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements . For each of then there are four choices marked A, B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage .AA nickname(别名) is an informed and often humorous name for a person. A nickname can also be a descriptive name for a person, place or thing. Many American cities have nicknames. These can help spread pride among citizens. Nicknames can also be funny.Los Angeles has several nicknames. One is simply the city's initials, L.A. It is also called the City of Angels because Los Angeles means "the angels" in Spanish.Los Angeles often has warm, sunny weather. So another nickname is City of Flowers and Sunshine. New York is called The Big Apple. So Los Angeles is sometimes called The Big Orange because of the fruit that grows in that city's warm climate.The American movie and television industries are based in Los Angeles. So it is not surprising that it is called The Entertainment Capital of the World. Many films are made in the area of Los Angeles called Hollywood.Millions of people visit the area. No trip to Los Angeles is complete without seeing the word "Hollywood" spelled out in huge letters on a hillside. Many movie stars live in Los Angeles. The city is sometimes called Tinseltown (浮华城). This nickname comes from the bright and often unreal nature of Hollywood and the movie industry.The city of Los Angeles is part of Los Angeles County(郡) . There are many smaller cities in the county. Beverly Hills, with its rich people, is one of them. So is Pasadena, with its Rose Parade each New Year's Day. So are the coastal cities of Santa Monica and Malibu, where people like to ride surfboards on the Pacific Ocean waves.A good place for watching unusual-looking people is Venice, an area on the west side of Los Angeles. A system of waterways designed after the Italian city of Venice has been built there. Many people love Los Angeles for its warm sunny weather, beautiful mountains and beaches. and movie stars, including Randy Newman, who sings about his hometown.56. According to the first paragraph, nicknames________.A. can describe anythingB. can make people feel satisfiedC. are the most popular in the USAD. are quite different from real names57. People call Los Angeles "City of Flowers and Sunshine" because it________.A. is very beautifulB. is famous for its fruitC. has comfortable weatherD. has many kinds of flowers58. The area of HollywoodA. has a big sign on a hillB. is also called TinseltownC. is a major production place of televisionsD. is the most popular place of the US for tourists59. Which one about cities in Los Angeles county is FALSE?A. Beverly Hills is a wealthy place.B. Malibu is a relatively big city.C. You can see the Pacific Ocean in Santa Monica.D. Pasadena holds Rose Parade on New Year's Day.60. What can we infer from the passage?A. Randy Newman is an Italian.B. Los Angeles is rich in oranges.C. There are many Italians in the west of Los Angeles.D. You can view Italian design styles in Los Angeles.BI followed my husband to this small town and I felt like a fish out of water. I missed my work, my colleagues, my friends and even the overcrowded Mumbai locals. My job with a large financial company seemed like a distant dream. Back in the l990s, smaller Indian towns had barely any financial activity. For someone used to spending over twelve hours working, sitting home was punishment. I needed to work so I sent my resume to all suitable offices.But after almost a month of serious job-hunting I was still jobless. I felt worthless. My husband was busy with the demands of his new task and l felt well and truly alone.Then one day a neighbor dropped in. She happened to read through what l wrote about my trouble aftertough days of job-bunting. "You write quite well, " she remarked casually. She left, but the thought remained. After months of being rejected, I began to consider what my neighbor said. I was good at something...or was she merely out of politeness?That evening over dinner I mentioned the incident to my husband. He suggested that should have an attempt at the local newspaper. I had never expected to work for the newspaper. I had nothing to recommend myself - no qualifications, no background, and no experience. However. the next morning, armed with the shreds(醉片) of my confidence and my resume, went to the newspaper office. The interviewer silently handed me a copy and said, "Edit it. " When I finished, I handed it back to him. I waited breathlessly for the words "Your experience doesn't fit you to do this job. " "This is not bad," he said, "but you'll be starting at the bottom of the ladder. " I was being offered a job!That was not the end of my story, though. Each day was a challenge but I learnt. Ironically (讽刺地) enough , a year later I was approached by the financial corporation I had been working for in Mumbai. They were setting up offices in our city and wanted me to head the operations. And guess what! It was my turn to say "No, thank you. "61. Why did the author give up her job with a financial company?A. Because she lost interest in it.B. Because the company closed down.C. Because she moved to a new place.D. Because the company failed to meet her demands.62. Failing to find a new job made the author feel thatA. she could do nothing wellB. her husband cared little about herC. it was hard for a woman to find a jobD. the small town was not for talents63. Who first found the author's writing ability?A. Her husband.B. Her neighbor.C. The interviewer.D. The author herself .64. From the text we can infer that the newspaper paid more attention to its interviewee' sA. experienceB. backgroundC. qualifications D . ability65. Which of the following is TRUE about the author's new job?A. It was not a simple job for her.B. She didn't enjoy it at all.C. She was familiar with her new job.D. She had no difficulty dealing with it.CThe North Alabama Birding Trail (路径) (NABT) is a series of fifty sites across eleven counties in the northern part of the state. Although some sites do contain walking trails, the North Alabama Birding Trail is not an actual trail. Some of the sites are roadside stops and others are located in parks , preserves , or wildlife(避难所) . A few sites can be explored by canoe or boat. All of the sites were selected because they provide excellent opportunities for bird watching.A committee made up of conservation groups, wildlife experts, and birding enthusiasts (狂热者) selected the sites for the trail. The sites can be visited all the year round. although some offer greater diversity at certain seasons. Habitats along the NABT include forests, rivers, wetlands. and grasslands. A variety of birds may be seen at some of the stops along the trail. Some sites have large concentrations of migratory birds, which have regular seasonal journeys. Other stops allow a glimpse of rare or endangered birds. Types of birds that may be seen along the trail include water birds, shore birds, songbirds, and raptors(猛禽) .Telescopes are handy when you are visiting the birding sites. The NABT is divided into three geographical sections: the Northeast Loop, the Central Loop ,and the Northwest Loop. Stops in the Northeast Loop include Guntersville State Park, the Guntersville Peninsula, Little River Canyon National Preserve, and Roy B. Whitaker Paint Rock River Preserve. Sites along the Central Loop include Monte Sano State Park, Round Island Recreation Area, Hays Nature Preserve, and a number of sites within Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. The Northwest Loop includes stops at Joe Wheeler State Park, Wilson Dam, Freedom Hills Wildlife Management Area, and sites within Bankhead National Forest.All of these sites have guaranteed public access and parking areas. Restrooms and food service are available at some sites. but other sites have no facilities at all. A Visitors' Guide can be requested online or downloaded from the NABT website, northalabama birdingtrail. com . The guide includes a map to the sites. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources administers(管理) the North Alabama Birding Trail and other birding trails in the state.66. What can we learn about the North Alabama Birding Trail?A. It is the longest trail in the United Sates.B. It doesn't include any trails at all in fact.C. It offers us good chance to watch birds.D. It has 50 sites throughout ll countries.67. The underlined word " migratory" in Paragraph 2 probably means_______.A. having the habit of moving from one place to anotherB. having the habit of resting in treesC. very different in living habits and eating methodsD. having the habit of living near rivers and lakes68. Where is Round Island Recreation Area?A. In the Northeast Loop.B. In the Central Loop.C. In the Northwest Loop.D. In the Southeast Loop.69. We can infer from the text that_______.A. you probably see rare birds along the trail in any seasonB. the American government values the trail very muchC. it may take us a long time to finish visiting all the sitesD. parking lots and food service are available at all the sites70. Which of the following would be the best title for this passage?A. Watch Birds and Protect BirdsB. How to Watch Birds in AlabamaC. The Birding Preserves in the U. S.D. The North Alabama Birding Trail笞题卡Part IV Writing (45 marks)Section A (l0 marks)Directions : Read the following passage . Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage .Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer .Tea is the second most appreciated drink in the world after water. Tea is a plant and its leaves are classified into several types such as white tea, black tea and green tea. This plant is grown mostly in China and Japan.There are many differences between green and black tea. Green tea can be obtained through two methods. According to the traditional Japanese method, green tea is obtained by steaming the leaves. The Chinese prepare the leaves by frying them in a pan without oil. To avoid the process of oxidation(氧化) , the tea is processed within no more than wo days from the moment the leaves have been picked up.Black tea is obtained through the complete oxidation of the leaves before being dried. When the process of oxidation is complete, the leaves are heated and sorted out depending on their quality. The black color of the leaves is given by this complete oxidation process.Both green tea and black tea can be used for the treatment for many illnesses, thus having a huge medical value. Green tea can help reduce the level of cholesterol(胆同醇) and the risk of certain types of cancer. It contains tannin(丹宁酸) , which can improve our immunity(免力)level. The most obvious effect of green tea is that of refreshing our mental state. Black tea contains more caffeine than green tea and is excellent for protecting us against cardiovascular(心血管的)and cancer diseases.People with very low blood pressure should drink black tea. It's very good for digestive troubles. This tea can help women lose weight.Any type of tea, regardless of its color, can have side effects for some people. These teas do contain caffeine, and people with high blood pressure should ask their doctors if they are allowed to drink any of these types of tea.People who have difficulty in absorbing calcium should completely avoid the consumption of black tea.Section B (l0 marks)Directions; Read the following passage . Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage .Vitamins and other dietary supplements(饮食补充物) taken by millions of women may actually put them at more risk. Scientists say there is little evidence that the pills do any good and in fact some could cause serious harm. A study involving nearly 39,000 women has found multivitamins, iron and copper(铜) all increased the risk of early death.Nearly a third of healthy adults in Britain take some form of dietary supplement most days and the industry is worth $675 million a year. Some of the most popular pills include multivitamins, vitamin A, C and E - which are all thought to improve long-term health and prevent illnesses.The results found copper increased the risk of dying prematurely(过早地) by 18 percent. Multivitamins raised the risk by 2.4 percent, and vitamin B6 by 4 percent. The scientists do not fully understand how supplements may cause early death, but they may affect the body's natural defences. The scientists suggest supplements should only be taken by patients who lack dietary supplements and only under the supervision (监督) of a doctor. Everyone else should ensure they eat a balanced diet to get adequate dietary supplements.Jaakko Mursu. from the University of Eastern Finland, said ."Based on existing evidence, we see few reasons for the general and widespread use of dietary supplements. We recommend that they be used with strong medically-based cause.Dr Carrie Ruxton said: "Multivitamin supplements contain a variety of essential vitamins which help thosewith less healthy, or irregular diets to meet the needs of nutrients(营养) . Them findings should be treated with extreme caution considering the poor method and lack of reliable information about the health state of participants, or the type of diets consumed. As there is no reliable biological reason why normal supplement use should impact on death, it is probable that these findings represent an effect of age and ill-health rather than supplement use. "81. What do the scientists say about vitamin pills and supplements? (No more than 12 words)_______________________________________________________________________________82. Why do many healthy adults take vitamin pills and supplements most days? (No more than 14words)_______________________________________________________________________________83. What's Jaakko Mursu's advice on vitamin pills and supplements? (No more than 16 words)_______________________________________________________________________________84. What's Dr Carrie Ruxton 's attitude towards the findings? (No more than 15 words)_______________________________________________________________________________Section C ( 25 marks)Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below inChinese .在现实生活巾,每个人都需要别人的关爱,我们青少年也不例外。

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长沙市一中2014届高三年级月考(一)英语2高考英语2014-08-20 1553Sir Paul said so as he announced a specialist knife crime unit to deal with teenagers carrying knives in the capital.It will use a team of 75 specialist officers to find criminal group members and their supporters.Detective Inspector, George Rhoden, president of the National Organisation of Black Law Enforcement Executives said, “In the black community we have all noticed that there is major concern about gun and knife crime.Clearly we are not the only part of the community affected by the problem of children who have no fathers, but parental responsibility should be of major concern.”Around 59 percent of black Caribbean children and 54 percent of mixed – race youngsters are looked after by a parent.In the white British population, the number is 22 percent.61.From the above, we can see that in knife crimes in London.A.there are more whites than Asians as victimsB.there are more blacks than whites as victimsC.Asians make up the smallest group of criminalsD.blacks make up the second largest group of criminals62.What Sir Paul Stephenson said suggests that .A.drug selling has replaced knife crime as the top concern for London policeB.drug selling had been the top concern for London police in the pastC.knife crime used to be the top concern for London policeD.London police now pay no attention to drug selling63.Whatmeasurehasthegovernmenttakentodealwiththeproblemofknifecrime?A.Punishing the parents of teenagers carrying knives.B.Arresting the teenagers carrying knives.C.Forming a specialist knife crime unit.D.Fining the teenagers carrying knives.64.According to George Rhoden, which of the following factors contributes to so many young blacks turning to crime?A.That they are poorly educated.B.That they are influenced by their fathers.C.That many of them come from incomplete families.D.That their parents are too busy to take care of them.65.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedtofillintheblankinthelastparagra phy?A.lone B.loving C.busy D.lazyCSaya, the teacher does n’t mind being pinched(掐), or if the students play in class she’s a robot designed to show children that science and technology can be fun subjects.Saya, a life – like female who started her career as a robot receptionist at Japanese companies and was then reprogrammed to teach, gave a lesson to fifth –graders at Tokyo’s Kudan Elementary School after being carried to the podium in the classroom.Professor Hiroshi Kobayashi, who built Saya, says she’s not meant to replace human teachers, but to bring the joy of technology to children. “We’re not looking at making something that will takeover from teachers. Our main reason for building this robot is to use new technology to teach children about technology,” he said. “But Saya may be able to help in schools where there’s a shortage of teachers,” he added. “In the countryside and in some small schools, children don’t have the chance to come into contact with newtechnology and also few teachers there can teach these lessons.So we hoped to be able to develop this robot to be remotely controlled to teach these classes.”Many of the children were attracted by Saya, and didn’t take their eyes off her throughout the lecture. When class was over, some students pinched her. “ It’s so much more fun than regular classes,” said2014 – year – old Nanako Iijima.The children’s human teacher, however, was not as impressed with the robot as her students. “I am impressed that they’ve got robots to go this far, but on the other hand they still have a long way to go before they can make it a truly robotic teacher.” Akito Fukuda, the school’s science teacher said.Japan, home to almost half of the world’s 800,000 industrial robots, expects the industry to expand to $2014 billion in the future including models that will be able to care for its fast – growing elderly population.66.Saya was first designed to .A.be touched bystudents B.teach children about scienceC.work as a robotreceptionist D.work together with scientists67.The underlined word “podium” in Paragraph 2 probably means “”.A.a surface for teachers to stand on B.a board for teachers to write onC.a toy for students to play with D.a video for students to watch68.What can we learn from Paragraph 3?A.Saya needn’t be remotely controlled while having classes.B.Robots like Saya will replace human teachers in the future.C.Some children in the countryside know little about new technology.D.It’s difficult for most Japanese teachers to teach children about technology.69.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A.Saya is the first life – like female robot in history.B.Robots like Saya will replace human teachers in the future.[来源学科网ZXXK]C.Some children in the countryside know little about new technology.D.It’s difficult for most Japanese teach ers to teach children about technology.[来源Z*xx*]70.In which section of a newspaper can you find this passage?A.Entertainment. B.Technology. C.Politics . D.Opinion.PART FOUR WRITINGSECTION A(2014 marks)Directions Read the following passage.Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information for the passage.Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.The art of growing dwarf (short) trees, or “bonsai” as their Japanese planters call them, is increasing in popularity in the United States. Growing bonsai can make a fascinating hobby for anyone who enjoys plants and creating beautiful effects with them. However,how can we meet the goal of making such a kind of art? This maybe is the problem for many of us.There are, in fact, four important guidelines to follow in growing bonsai. First, one must be careful in choosing the type of tree. Not all species of trees can be made into bonsai, since the growing cond itions are unusual.Second, one must be careful in choosing the size of the container the bonsai will be in. This is necessary because the major growth of bonsai is kept confined to the tree’s trunk and leaves,not its root system.Another thing the bonsai-grower must do is to trim (修整) the roots and branches of the tree periodically(定期地). Unless this is done, the plants will look unnatural. The Japanese ideal for bonsai is not to have the proper proportions and will have trees which are just like normal trees in everything, but in small size.The last thing one must do is to be careful to keep the miniature (small)tree wel l-watered, or it will die.As one can see from above, the art of bonsai-growing is one which requires a certain amount of time and effort. The satisfactions that growing bonsai brings c an be great,however. Imagine having such a tree in your living room and passing it down through several generations of your family. That is exactly what bonsai-growing isall about:establishing a tradition of beauty which lasts for years and years and is a symbol of the beauties of the natural world.Title: 71. ___________72. _________ To teach people how to grow bonsai73. ___________ The right 74. 75. of trees can’t be made intobonsai.[来源学§科§网Z§X§X§K]The right size of the container 76. is confined to its trunk and leaves.77. It will make the plantslook78.Enough water It keeps the plants79.Effects Bonsai – growing establishes a tradition ofnatural 80.beauty .SECTION B(2014 points)Directions Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.The Fourth of July marks the anniversary of America’s Declaration of Independence from Britain. During the summer of 1776, American colonists were deeply divided. Almost one in three was loyal to Britain. Yet most were increasingly angry about what they considered unfair treatment by the British government. By June, fighting had already taken place between colonial forces and Britain. The idea of independence was spreading.Delegates from the 13 colonies gath ered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Continental Congress decided that a document declaring separation from Britain should be declared. Thomas Jefferson led a committee chosen to write it.On July fourth, 1776, the Continental Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence. It says that people have the right to change their government if it denies them their rights. It statesthat everyone has the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.Today, the Fourth of July is a time for friends and families to gather. They might play sports and eat hot dogs, hamburgers and other foods cooked o utdoors. They might watch a parade in their community. At night, many people gather to watch fireworks bursting in the sky.In Washington, D.C. this year, thousands of people will attend a concert with performances by musicians including Reba McIntire, Darius Rucker and Gladys Knight. There will also be a huge fireworks show with more than 2,500 shells exploding over the National Mall.Another event that traditionally takes place on the National Mallthis weekend is the Smithsonian Folklife Festival. This year's event celebrates the cultures of Mexico and Asian Pacific Americans. Visitors can hear the music, eat the food and learn about the many traditions of these cultures.The third subject of the festival is called "Smithsonian Inside Out." Smithsonian experts will have a chance to present their research and knowledge to the public.81.Why was the idea of independence spreading before July 4,1776? (No more than 2014 words) (2 marks)82.What right does everyone have according to the the Declaration of Independence? (No more than 13 words) (2 marks)83.What does the Fourth of July holiday mean to Americans today? (No more than 2014 words) (3 marks)84.What will happen at “Smithsonian Inside Out” this year (in 2014)? (No more than 12 words )(3 marks)SECTION C(25 marks)Directions Write an English composition in over 120 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.请以My View On Examinations为题,分析考试的利与弊,写一篇不少于120词的英语短文。

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