高三英语上学期第二次月考试题

安徽省2014届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题新人教版 第一卷（共两部分，共115分） 第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 （共5小题；每小题1．5分，满分7．5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1 ．How is the man trying to lose weight now?     A．By riding a bike．                 B．By going on a diet．                 C．By eating fruit only． 2．What does the woman do?     A．A saleslady．                     B．A booking clerk．                    C．A bank clerk． 3．When can the headmaster see the man?     A．At 9:30．                    4．Where will the speakers meet?     A．In Room 340．                B．In Room 304．                        C．In Room 430． 5．How many does the woman work a week?     A．24 hours,                         B．28 hours．                           C．31 hours． 第二节 （共15小题；每题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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第6至第8三个小题。 6．Why does the woman talk to the man?     A．Her bill is sent to a wrong address．        B．Her bill is not clear enough．     C．Incorrect bills are sent to her． 7．Why do the same kind of mistakes happen?     A．The man isn't carefull enough．      B．The new computer doesn't work properly．     C．The clerk doesn't know how to operate the new program． 8．What does the man agree to do?     A．Get a better computer．              B．Avoid the same problem．     C．Pay the woman extra money．     听下面一段对话，回答第9至第11三个小题。 9．What relation is the man to Mrs．Hill?     A．Host and guest．                B．Teacher and student．            C．Mother and son． 10．What was the weather like when they had the picnic?     A．Cloudy．                       B．Windy．                        C．Lovely． 11．Where did the speakers have the picnic?     A．In the woods．                B．In a boat．                          C．On an island． 听下面一段对话，回答第12至第14三个小题。 12．Where did the girl find the purse?     A．At the next door．                B．On the playground．                  C．On the parking lot． 13．How can the girl contact the owner of the purse?     A．She calls the police．     B．She puts the purse back where she found it,     C．She does that through an envelope with a return address on it． 14．What would the girl feel if she had done nothing?     A．She would feel nothing．         B．She would fee! like keeping it．     C．She would feel a little guilty． 听下面一段对话，回答第15至第17三个小题。 15．What is the woman's number?     A．Five．         B．Seven．        C．Nine． 16．What activity has the man done before?     A．Bungee jumping．               B．Sky diving．                   C．Standing dive． 17．Where and when did the man do that activity?     A．In Montana; one year ago．      B．In Montana; two years ago．     C．In New York; two years ago． 听下面一段对话，回答第18至第20三个小题。 18．Flow much force do you put on your feet when you run?     A．Equal to 3 times your body weight．  B．Equal to 2 times your leg weight．     C．Equal to 3 times your feet weight． 19．How many procedures does the shoe company need when designing the sports shoes?     A．One．                            B．Two．                         C．Three． 20．What is the common function among these different kinds of sport shoes?     A．Stop running．     B．Help marathon runners save energy．     C．Help people's feet feel comfortable during sport．   第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分） 第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分） 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21．About fifth of full-time students who attend a community college do not return for ___ second year, according to an analysis released last fall by ___American institutes for Research．     A．a; 不填        B．the; 不填          C．a; a                           D．a; the 22．7'he Maoris were the first ____in Australia, but were treated unfairly after the arrival of the European settlers．     A．to settle                        B．having settled                 C．settled                          D．settling 23．AD parents want their children to be happy, but they ignore the fact that children's _____   building includes learning through frustrations and mistakes．     A．respect                          B．character                   C．reputation                       D．friendship 24．Suffering heavy economic difficulties, the protesters, until now mostly peaceful, are discussing whether hey might have to ____arms．     A．put up                           B．hold up                     C．set up                           D．take up 25．Simpson was charged with three ____ men for breaking into a Las Vegas hotel room and holding two businessmen at gunpoint in a dispute     A．others                           B．the other                     C．another                          D．other 26．_____ responding in an organized manner, the urban management staff in Yan'an used their enforcement power in a violent way．     A．Far from                         B．Out of                      C．Instead                          D．Regardless of 27．Research ______at least the 1920s has shown that the United States has experienced persistent and widening disparities in mortality over time．     A．dating back                      B．dated back                  C．dating back to                   D．dated back to 28．—I'm curious to know where you are going to spend your national holiday．     — ____．I have planned to go out, but 1 guess probably I'll just stay at home．     A．It's none of your business．         B．It's hard to say．     C．What-does it matter?            D．Why are you so curious? 29．An investigation by RBS found that the longer people are in a relationship, _____ they are to spend large sums of money on each other．     A．the less possible                B．the less                      C．the less likely            D- the better 30．___ the primary focus of the book is on senior high school studying, the elements and recommendations are appropriate and relevant to any middle school-level students．     A．Since                            B．While                      C．If                               D．As 3!．Although having lived abroad for almost 30 years, still she would rather that she  ____ so far from home in the first place．     A．had never traveled               B．never traveled               C．have never traveled              D．never travel 32．Later, A kind man rang me and returned me the same wallet ___ I lost．     A．as                               B．that                        C．which                            D．what 33．It was the second, time that the students ____ the same invitation, but there were still no reply．     A．had sent                         B．have sent                    C．sent                             D．send 34．The plane is supposed _______ and the police are reported _____ this case．     A．to have hijacked; to look into                     B．to be hijacked; to look into     C．to have hijacked; looking into      D．to have been hijacked; to be looking into 35．It is such an interesting story ___ the children want you to read them once again．     A．that                             B．as                         C．which                            D．what 第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。 Much meaning can be conveyed, clearly, with our eyes．so it is often said that eyes can speak． Do you have such kind of  36  In a bus you may look at a _  37  but not too long．And if he is _38 that he is being stared at, he may feel uncomfortable． The same is in daily life．If you are looked at for more than 39 ,you will look at yourself up and down to see if there is anything wrong with you．If 40   goes wrong, you will fee's angry toward other's stare at you that way．Eyes do _4_1__right? Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and _4_2__- But things are different when it comes to staring at the 43   sex．If a man glances at a woman for more than 10 seconds and 44  to avert （转移） his gaze, his intentions are obvious, that is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is 45  her  46_, the normal eye contact for two people engaged in a  47    is that the speaker will only look at the listener from time to time, in order to make sure that the listener does pay attention to what the former is speaking, to tell him that he is 48 ．If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, as if he tries to control you, you will feel uneasy．A poor 49   usually exposes himself by looking too long at the  50 ．since he believes the __51__ idea that to look straight in the eye is a sign of  52  communication．Quite the contrary． In fact, continuous eye cat act is confined to   53  only, who will enjoy looking at each they tenderly for a long time, to show54 that words cannot express． Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and situation． 36．A．embarrassment B．moment         C．experience     D．adventure 37．A．friend         B．stranger       C．child．        D．man 38．A．saying         B．sensing        C．judging        D．telling 39．A．rough          B．surprised      C．necessary      D．important 40．A．anything       B．something      C．nothing        D．everything 41．A．tell!          B．talk           C．speak          D．say 42．A．aggressive     B．polite         C．comfortable    D．frustrating 43．A．same           B．opposite       C．beautiful      D．ugly 44．A．decides        B．agrees         C．rejects        D．refuses 45．A．hating         B．loving         C．attracting     D．admiring 46．A．Besides        B．Therefore      C．However        D．Consequently 47．A．activity       B．conversation   C．discussion     D．consult 48．A．attentive      B．serious        C．confused       D, impatient ' 49．A．thief          B．liar           C．student;       D．teacher 50．A．victim         B．friend         C．speaker        D．lover 51．A．true           B．general        C．good           D．false 52．A．dishonest      B．honest         C．boring         D．sincere 53．A．friends        B．classmates     C．strangers      D．lovers 54．A．trust          B．doubt          C．friendship     D．affection 55．A．casual         B．specific       C．urgent         D．important 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。   Lessons in Mandarin（普通话） could become compulsory for school children in parts of Pakistan under ambitious plans to benefit more from the growing influence of Chinese companies． A pilot project will be launched later this year in the southern province of Sindh as Pakistan looks to further strengthen ties with its giant neighbour． The country's cricketing(打板球的） authorities have even considered playing Test matches in China while touring sides avoid Pakistan for fear of terrorist attack, Now, education authorities in Sinclh say they plan 10 make Mandarin compulsory in schools from Ciass 6 （10- and 11-year-olds）． "Our trade, educational and other relations are growing with China everyday and now it is necessary for our younger generation to have command over their language," said Pir Mazhar-ul-Haq, senior provincial education minister． The plan has many critics, however, who say the policy is driven by political considerations．They point out that Pakistan has few Chinese language teachers and an already overstretched education system． Zubeida Mustafa, columnist and author of Tyranny of Language in Education, accused the Sindh government as moving further into "mass confusion"． "As is our reality, a handful of unqualified poiicymakers have taken the decision with no planning or thorough consideration" she wrote． Pakistan is not the only country to lake up Mandarin or Cantonese as China's economic growth transforms world ir．ide． In July, Swedish officials announced that all primary schools would offer classes in Chinese within 10 years． 56．The reason why some parts of Pakistan plan to make Mandarin compulsory is that __    .     A．China is becoming more important in the world     B．Chinese culture is very rich．     C．they can earn more money from Chinese companies     D．other countries are doing so 57．What does "its giant neighbour" （in the 2nd  para．） refer to?     A．Sweden           B．China            C．America          D．India 58．Some people are against the plan for the following reasons except that __ ．     A．Pakistan hasn't enough Chinese teachers     B．Pakistan's education system is overstretched     C．the plan is driven by political consideration     D．the plan may lead to their own language becoming weaker than Chinese 59．It can be inferred from the text that __．     A．all Swedish primary schools offer classes in Chinese now．     B．there is different voices about the plan in Pakistan．     C．only 10 and 11-year-olds learn Chinese in Pakistan．     D．all Pakistan policymakers are unqualified． B Apple Inc co-founder and former CEO Steve Jobs, counted among the greatest American CEOs of his generation, died on Wednesday at the age of 56, after a years-long and highly public battle with cancer． Jobs' death was announced by Apple in a statement late on Wednesday．The Apple．com homepage featured a black-and-white picture of him with the words "Steve Jobs, i955-2011"． The Silicon Valley icon who gave the world the iPod and the iPhone had resigned as CEO of the world's largest technology corporation in August, handing the power to current chief executive Tim Cook． "Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives．The world is immeasurably better because of Steve," Apple said in a statement announcing Jobs' passing． Job's health had been a controversial topic for years．His battle with cancer had been a deep concern to Apple fans, investors and the company's board alike．The news led to an immediate outpouring of sympathy．Among others, Microsoft co-founder Bilk Gates said he will miss Jobs "immensely"． A college dropout, Buddhist and son of adoptive parents, Jobs started Apple Computer with friend Steve Wozniak in me late 1970s．The company soon introduced the Apple 1 computer- Despite his success, Jobs relationshin with top management and the board soured. The company removed most of his powers and then in ! 985 he was fired． "Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever used to help me make the big choices in life," Jobs said during a Stanford graduation ceremony in 2005． "Because almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important．" "Remembering that you are going to die is the best way ! know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose．You are already naked．There is no reason not to follow your heart．" 60．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?     A．Jobs fought against cancer for years．     B．．lobs founded the Apple Inc alone．     C．Jobs had never left the Apple inc     D．Jobs had been the CEO of the Apple Inc until his death． 61．What do people fee! about Jobs' death?     A．happy                            B．sympathetic                 C．calm                             D．disappointed 62．What does the underlined sentence mean?     A．Jobs, the top management and the board got on well．     B．Jobs, the top management and the board didn't have a good relationship．     C．Jobs, the top management and the board think highly of each other．     D．Jobs made the top management and the board feel sour       63．What CAN'T be inferred from Jobs' words?     A．He knows he'll die soon．     B．Everyone should follow his heart．     C．He uses the idea of being dead soon to encourage himself to make difficult choices．     D．Most people are worried to lose something when making big choices． C Even a small reduction in salt in the diet can be a big help to the heart．A new study used a computer model to predict how just three grams Jess a day would affect heart disease in the United States． The result: thirteen percent fewer heart attacks．Eight percent rawer strokes．Four percent fewer deaths． Eleven percent fewer new cases of heart disease．And two hundred forty billion dollars in．health care savings． Researchers found it could prevent one hundred thousand heart attacks and ninety-two thousand deaths every year． The study is in the New England Journal of Medicine．Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo at the University of California San Francisco, was the lead author．She said people would not even notice a difference in taste with three grams, or one-half teaspoon less salt per day．The team also included researchers at Stanford and Columbia University- Each gram of salt contains four hundred milligrams of sodium（钠）, which is how foods may list their salt content． The government says the average American man eats ten grams of salt a day．The American Heart Association advises no more than three grams for healthy people．It says salt in the American diet has increased fifty percent since the nineteen seventies, while blood pressures have also risen．Less salt can mean a lower blood pressure． New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is leading an effort called the National Salt Reduction Initiative, The idea is to put pressure on food companies and restaurants．Critics call it government interference． Mayor Bloomberg has already succeeded in other areas, like requiring fast food places in the city to list calorie information．Now a study by the Seattle Children's Research Institute shows how that idea can influence what parents order for their children． 64．The second paragraph is mainly about ___ of eating less salt．     A．the reason                       B．the method                  C．the function                     D．the significance 65．What can we know from Bibbins-Doiningo's words?     A．Dishes with one-half teaspoon Jess salt per day taste better．     B．People aren't willing to eat dishes with less salt．     C．Three grams less salt don't affect people's feeling of taste．     D．Three grams, or one-half teaspoon salt is enough per day． 66．According to the American Heart Association, the average American man should decrease the salt he eats by___ every day．     A．1．3%                            B．30%                     C．50%             D．70% 67．The writer may talk about ___ following the last paragraph．     A．the measures Mayor look Tibcir has taken     B．the calorie that each kind of food contains     C．the change that occurs when parents order food for their children     D．the benefit that Americans get from eating less salt D Much of today’s science of physics is based on Newton’s discovery of the three laws of motion and his theory of gravity. Newton also developed one of the most powerful tools of mathematics. It is the method we call calculus. Late in his life, Newton said of his work: "If I saw further than other men, it was because I stood on the shoulders of giants. " We have all heard of the story about how he developed the theory of gravity. He decided that the strength of the force keeping a planet in orbit around the sun depended on two things. One was the amount of mass in the planet and the sun. The other was how far apart they were. Newton was able to find the exact relationship between distance and gravity. He multiplied the mass of one space object by the mass of the other. Newton invented a new kind of telescope, the reflecting telescope. Today, the world’s largest telescopes are of this basic design. A few years later, Newton built a different kind of telescope. Today, the world’s largest telescopes are of this basic design. A few years later, Newton built a different kind of telescope. It used a curved mirror to make faraway objects seem larger and much clearer. Years later, Newton wrote a book that explained what he had done. It was published in sixteen eighty-seven. Newton called his book “ The Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy.” The book is considered the greatest scientific work ever written. In his book, Newton explains the three natural laws of motion. The first law is that an object not moving remains still. And one that is moving continues to move at an unchanging speed, so long as no outside force influences it. Objects in space continue to move, because nothing exists in space to step them. Newton’s second law of motion describes force. It says force equals the mass of a object, multiplied by the change in speed it produces in an object. His third law says that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. From these three laws, Newton was able to show how the universe worked. He proved it with easily understood mathematics. Scientists everywhere accepted Newton’s ideas. The leading English poet of Newton’s time, Alexander Pope, honored the scientist with these words: “Nature and nature’s laws lay hid in night. God said,- ‘Let Newton be!’-and all was light.” 68．Which of the following isn’t Newton’s contribution?     A．three laws of motion                 B．the theory of gravity     C．the original design of the world’s largest telescope     D．the invention of nature’s laws 69．Suppose there are two objects, A and B. According to Newton, the gravity force between the is    .     (a= the mass of A, b=the =mass of B, m=the distance between them)     A．(a×b÷m)2          B．(a×b)÷m2     C． a×(b÷m)2    D．(a×b)2÷m 70．Which of the following can explain why an object can travel nonstop in space?     A．Newton’s first law of motion    B．Newton’s second law of motion     C．Newton;s third law of motion     D．The theory of graveity 71. What does Alexander Pope mean in his poem?     A. Newton was born in the daytime.     B. Newton threw light on nature's laws     C. Nature and Nature's laws lay hid in nigh!.     D. Newton invented nature's laws. E A few years ago it was fashionable to speak of a generation gap, a division between young people and their elders. Parents complained that children did not show them proper respect and obedience, while children complained that their parents did not understand them at all. What had gone wrong? Why had the generation gap suddenly appeared? Actually, the generation gap has been around for a long time. Many critics argue that it is built into the fabric（结构） of our society. One important cause of the generation gap is the opportunity that young people have to choose their own life style. In more traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and approve of, and often to continue the family occupation. In our society, young people often travel great distances for their educations, move out of the family home at an early age. marry or live with people whom their parents have never met, and close occupations different from those of their parents. In our upwardly mobile society, parents often expect their children to do better than they did: to find better jobs, to make more money, and to do all the things that they were unable to do. Often, however, the ambitions that parents have for their children are another cause of the division between them. Often, they discover that they have very little in common with each other. Finally, the speed at which changes take place in our society is another cause of the gap between the generations. In a traditional culture, elderly people are valued for their wisdom, but in our society the knowledge of a lifetime may become obsolete overnight. The young and the old seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities. No doubt, the generation gap will continue to be a feature of American life for some time to come. Its causes are rooted in the freedoms and opportunities of our society, and in the rapid pace at which society changes. 71．The main idea of the first paragraph is that _______.     A．the generation gap suddenly appeared     B．the generation gap is a feature of American life     C．how people can reduce the generation gap     D．many critics argue over the nature of the generation gap 73． The word "around" in paragraph 1 means _______.     A．on all sides   B．in every direction               C．near             D．in existence 75．Which one is NOT the cause of the generation gap?     A．Young people like to choose their own life styles.     B．American society is changing very fast.     C．Parents place high hopes on their children.     D．Modern education makes them think differently.   第二卷（共35分） 第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分） 第一节  任务型读写（共10小题；每题1分，满分10分）     阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在表格中的空白处填入恰当的单词。     注意：每个空格只填一个单词。 Helen Keller was born in Albama, USA, on 27 June, 1880. She was the daughter of Captain Arthur H. Keller and Kate Adams Keller. Her father was a former officer and her mother was a daughter of a former general. She was born with full sight and hearing. But Helen’s life was to change dramatically. In February, 1882, when she was nineteen months old, Helen fell ill, leaving her both blind and deaf. In the following years, Helen became a very difficult chill, breaking dishes and lamps and frightening the whole family with her screaming and bad temper. By the time she was six, looking after Helen had proved too much for her family. Therefore, Anne Sullivan, who graduated from the Perkins School for the Blind, entered Keller’s life. On 3 March, 1887, upon arriving at Keeler’sz house, Anne started teaching Helen to spell words on her hands. After spelling out a few words, she tried to help her understand what they meant. Meanwhile, Anne was also trying to control Helen’s continuing bad behaviour. Soon, Helen’s behaviour did begin to improve after a month of Anne’s teaching, and what the people of the time called a “miracle” occurred. Helen moved on the Cambridge School for Young Ladies in 1896 and entered Radcliffe College in 1900. During that time, Helen began to write about her life. She would write the story both in Braille（盲人点字法）and on a normal typewriter. On 28 June, 1904, Helen graduated from Radcliffe College, becoming the first deaf and blind person the earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. At the age of eleven, she wrote The Frost King. When she was 22, Keller published her autobiography（自传）, The Story of My Life. In total, Keller wrote 12 books and a great number of articles. Keller devoted much of her old age to raising funds for the American Foundation for the Blind. She suffered from a series of strokes（中风）in 1961 and passed away in her sleep at home on June 1, 1968. In 1999, Keller was listed in Gallup’s Most Widely Admired people of the 20th century. 第二节  表达(满分25分) 假设你是李华，某中学高三学生。最近班级举行一次讨论，主题是“博览群书还是有选择性地阅读?”。请你描述以下讨论的内容，并目谈谈自己的观点。      注意： 1．不要逐条翻译，要有理由和结论。     2．短文开头已给出，不汁入总词数。     3．词数：120左右。