安徽省淮南市第二中学2014届高三上学期第二次月考试题英语I. 听力（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）1. Where are the two speakers? A. At home. B. In the kitchen. C. In the restaurant.2. What is the woman probably going to do? A. Go to the beach with the man. B. Study with the man. C. Study at the beach.3. What time did the match start? A. 5:45. B. 6:15. C. 4:45.4. Why was the man going to be late? A. He’s not feeling well. B. His car broke down. C. He couldn’t find the place.5. What is the man doing? A. Drawing a map. B. Writing an address. C. Giving directions
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What does the man take? A. Morning Post. B. Atlantic Monthly. C. Morning Post and Atlantic Monthly.7. How much does Morning Post cost? A. One dollar. B. Two and a half dollars. C. Three dollars and fifty.
听第7段材料，回答8至9题。8. What had gone wrong in their house? A. Their washing machine. B. The electricity. C. The lights.9. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Mr. Bird did nothing for them at all. B. Mr. Bird asked too much money from them for his work. C. Mr. Bird did help them but won’t solve the problem completely that day.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a seafood shop. B. In a dining hall. C. On the phone.11. What do we know about the restaurant? A. It is famous for seafood. B. It seldom accepts large parties. C. Famous people often come to dine.12. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The restaurant is by the sea. B. Seafood is very popular nowadays. C. Regular customers have advantages there.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the woman’s problem? A. She has some friends in her room. B. She is looking for a place to study. C. She can’t walk in the rain.14. Why can’t the woman use the classroom? A. It is closed for repairs. B. It is not quiet enough there. C. A club is having a meeting there.15. Where will the woman probably go? A. To the city library. B. To the man’s home. C. To the reading room.16. How about the school reading room this weekend? A. It is closed for repairs. B. It is opened this weekend. C. She doesn’t know it.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is Susan Welch? A. A writer. B. A singer. C. An announcer.18. Which of the following may be included in BBC International programs? A. News of music libraries. B. Stories about the good old days. C. Various kinds of classical and pop songs.19. Which program gives the ideas behind the pop songs? A. “The History of Pop”. B. “About the Big Hits”. C. “The Road to Music”.20. Which word best describes native speakers’ understanding of English pop song? A. Impossible. B. Unnecessary. C. Difficult.
II. 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。21. In today’s world, being able to speak more than one language, including English, is ______ you stand out and get ahead. A. what B. which C. how D. that22. — Are you sure he will be back for the class get-together next weekend? — ______ A. Forget it. B. You bet! C. I will. D. So what?23. People try ______ to avoid public transportation delays by using their cars, for we have seen more traffic jams and road accidents. A. in turn B. in vain C. in advance D. in doubt24. — It’s been such a long day! I feel as if I’m going to stop breathing.— Oh, come on! It’ ll be only eight months ______ you take the College Entrance Examinations.A. until B. after C. when D. before 25. — You’ve been driving for hours. Shall I ______?— No, that’s OK. I enjoy driving and I know you hate it, especially on the highway.A. take back B. take on C. take over D. take up26. — Do you believe futurologists, Mike?— Of course. Some of them even predicted things that ______, for example, landing on the moon!A. had since happened B. since happened C. have since happened D. would since happen27. Lacking ______ sleep, he found it impossible to concentrate his mind on the teacher’s lecture. A. ambiguous B. apparent C. absolute D. adequate28. Everyone wants to live in a beautiful, comfortable and “livable” place, but not ______ know where it is.A. all B. some C. either D. both29. The moment ______ John will never forget is ______ Mr. Smith gave him a lot of valuable advice on how to improve his writing. A. that; that B. that; when C. when; that D. when; when30. Ben Johnson would still be the 100 meters world record holder, but in fact he ______ taking drugs in the 1988 Olympics. A. had not been caught B. had been caught C. wasn’t caught D. was caught31. Temperatures ______ quite dramatically at night in mountains, so put on some warm clothes before going out. A. are dropped B. drop C. are being dropped D. have dropped32. Smiling doesn’t ______ mean you’re happy. Sometimes, it just means that you’re strong enough to face problems. A. tentatively B. eventually C. deliberately D. necessarily33. Cheating is strictly forbidden in this important exam, and students ______ bring any reference books into their classrooms. A. won’t B. shouldn’t C. mustn’t D. needn’t34. Scientists figured out how to split the atom, ______ to be the smallest particle of matter in the universe. A. having previously been thought B. having previously thought C. previously thought D. previously thinking35. When I was your age, I dared not go out alone at night, ______ you?A. dare B. dared C. did D. didn’t
III. 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。People do not analyze every problem they meet. Sometimes they try to remember a solution from the last time they had a 36 problem. They often accept the opinion or ideas of other people. Other times they begin to act without thinking; they try to find a solution by trial and error. 37 , when all of these methods fail, the person with a problem has to start analyzing. There are six 38 in analyzing a problem. 39 the person must recognize that there is a problem. For example, Sam’s bicycle is broken, and he cannot ride it to class as he usually does. Sam must 40 that there is a problem with his bicycle.Next the person must find the problem. Before Sam can repair his bicycle, he must know why it does not work. For example, he must 41 the parts that are wrong.Now the person must look for 42 that will make the problem clearer and lead to 43 solutions. For example, suppose Sam decides that his bike does not work because there is something wrong with the brakes. 44 , he can look in his bicycle repair book and read about brakes, 45 his friends at the bike shop, or look at his brakes carefully.After 46 the problem, the person should have 47 suggestions for a possible solution. Take Sam as an example 48 , his suggestions might be: tighten or loosen the brakes; buy new brakes and change the old ones.In the end, one 49 seems to be the solution to the problem. Sometimes the 50 idea comes quite 51 because the thinker suddenly sees something new or sees something in a 52 way. Sam, for example, suddenly sees there is a piece of chewing gum(口香糖) stuck to a brake. He 53 hits on the solution to his problem: he must 54 the brake.Finally the solution is 55 . Sam does it and finds his bicycle works perfectly. In short he has solved the problem.36. A. serious B. usual C. common D. similar 37. A. However B. Instead C. Otherwise D. Besides38. A. ways B. conditions C. orders D. stages 39. A. Usually B. First C. In general D. Most importantly40. A. see B. show C. prove D. explain41. A. check B. correct C. determine D. recover42. A. information B. skills C. explanation D. answers43. A. exact B. possible C. real D. special44. A. At this time B. Once in a while C. First of all D. In other words45. A. look for B. agree with C. talk to D. depend on46. A. studying B. settling down C. comparing with D. discussing47. A. extra B. enough C. countless D. several 48. A. secondly B. also C. again D. alone 49. A. conclusion B. suggestion C. decision D. discovery50. A. next B. clear C. new D. final 51. A. late B. unexpectedly C. clearly D. often52. A. simple B. quick C. different D. sudden53. A. immediately B. easily C. clearly D. fortunately54. A. separate B. clean C. loosen D. remove55. A. recorded B. completed C. accepted D. tested
IV. 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下面短文，从每题后所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AMonday: Here I am, in the middle of nowhere. This camping trip idea is not getting off to a very good start. It’s raining and the tent leaks. The hiking seemed to take forever, and I still can’t understand how it could all have been up hill! How did I ever let my brother talk me into this? When we get home—if we ever get home—he’s going to have to do something great to get back on my good side. Maybe he should sponsor a shopping spree（狂购）at the mall!Tuesday: Things are looking up. The sun came out today, so we were able to leave the tents and dry out. We’re camped at the edge of a small lake that I couldn’t see before because of the rain and fog. The mountains are all around us, and the forest is absolutely beautiful. We spent most of the day dragging out everything out of our backpacks or tents and putting it where the sun could dry it out. Later in the afternoon we tried to catch the fish for dinner, but the fish were smarter than we were. At night we built a fire and sang songs happily.Wednesday: We hiked to the far side of the lake and climbed to the top of a small peak. From there we could see how high the other mountains were and how far the forest spread around us. On the way up we passed through a snowfield!Thursday: I caught my first fish! We followed the stream that fed the lake. After about two miles, we came to a section that Carol said looked “fishy”. She had a pack rod（竿）, which can be carried in a backpack. I asked to cast it, and I caught a fish on my first try. Carol caught a few more. But they were just too pretty to eat for lunch, so we put them back in the stream.Friday: I can’t believe we are going home already. It will be nice to get a hot shower, sleep in a real bed, and eat junk food, but the trip has been wonderful. We’re already talking about another camping adventure next year where we canoe（划独木舟） down a river. It’s hard to believe, but I think this city girl has a little country blood in her veins.56. The writer went on this camping trip because ______.A. she enjoyed camping B. she wanted to go fishingC. she was tired of staying home D. she was influenced by her brother 57. The whole morning of Tuesday, the writer ______.A. hiked along the lake B. climbed the mountainC. dried out her belongings D. caught the fish for dinner58. It can be inferred that Carol had a pack rod with her because ______.A. she expected to go fishing while they were hiking B. she needed it to get their main source of foodC. she thought the writer of the journal might need it D. she could not afford to buy a regular fishing pole59. It is likely that the writer will ______.A. invite Carol to go fishing together B. go on another camping tripC. make her brother buy her something D. convince her brother to go campingBIn our culture, the sources of what we call a sense of “mastery”—feeling important and worthwhile—and the sources of what we call a sense of “pleasure”—finding life enjoyable—are not always the same. Women often are told “You can’t have it all.” Sometimes what the speaker really is saying is: “You choose a career, so you can’t expect to have closer relationships or a happy family life.” or “You have a wonderful husband and children—what’s all this about wanting a career?” But women need to understand and develop both aspects（方面）of well-being, if they are to feel good about themselves.Our study shows that, for women, well-being（康乐）has two aspects. One is mastery, which includes self-respect, a sense of control over your life, and low levels of anxiety and depression. Mastery is closely related to the “doing” side of life, to work and activity. Pleasure is the other aspect, and it is made up of happiness, satisfaction and optimism. It is linked more closely to the “feeling” side of life. The two are independent of each other. A woman could be high in mastery and low in pleasure, and vice versa（反之亦然）. For example, a woman who has a good job, but whose mother has just died, might be feeling very good about herself and in control of her work life, but the pleasure side could be damaged for a time. The concepts of mastery and pleasure can help us identify the sources of well-being for women, and correct past mistakes. In the past, women were encouraged to look only at the feeling side of life as the source of all well-being. But we know that both mastery and pleasure are important. And mastery seems to be achieved largely through work. In our study, all the groups of employed women are valued significantly higher in mastery than women who are not employed. A woman’s well-being is developed when she takes on multiple（多项的）roles. At least by middle adulthood, the women who are involved in a combination of roles—marriages, motherhood, and employment—are the highest in well-being, in spite of warnings about stress and strain.60. It can be inferred from the first paragraph that ______.A. a sense of “mastery” and a sense of “pleasure” are both necessary to women B. for women, a sense of “pleasure” is more important than a sense of “mastery”C. women can’t have a sense of “mastery” and a sense of “pleasure” at the same timeD. for women, a sense of “mastery” is more important than a sense of “pleasure”61. The author’s attitude towards women having a career is ______.A. negative B. neutral （中立） C. positive D. realistic62. One can conclude from the passage that if a woman takes on several social roles, ______.A. she will be more successful in her career B. her life will be richer and more meaningful C. her chances of getting promoted will be greaterD. it will be easier for her to overcome stress and strain63. The most appropriate title for the passage would be ______.A. The Well-Being of Career Women B. Sources of Mastery and PleasureC. Multiple Roles of Women in Society D. Two Aspects of Women’s Well-Being CSome years ago I took on a task in a southern county（县；郡） to work with people on public welfare. What I wanted to do was to show that everybody has the ability to be independent and all we have to do is to activate（激励）them. I asked the country to pick up a group of people who were on public welfare, people from different racial groups and different family groups. I would then see them as a group for three hours every Friday. I also asked for a little petty cash to work with, as I needed it.The first thing I said after I shook hands with everybody was, “I’d like to know what your dreams are.” Everyone looked at me as if I were kind of fool.One woman said to me, “I don’t know what you can do with dreams. The rats are eating up my kids.”“Oh,” I said, “That’s terrible. No, of course, you are very much involved with the rats and your kids. How can that be helped?”“Well, I could use a new screen door because there are holes in my screen door.” I asked, “Is there anybody around here who know how to fix a screen door?”There was a man in the group and he said, “A long time ago I used to do things like that but now I have a terribly bad back, but I’ll try.”I told him I had some money if he would go to the store and buy some screening and go and fix the lady’s screen door. “Do you think you can do that?”“Yes, I’ll try.”The next week, when the group was seated. I said to the woman, “Well, is your screen door fixed?”“Oh, yes.” she said.“Then we can start dreaming, can’t we?” she sort of smiled at me.I said to the man who did the work, “How do you feel?”He said, “Well, you know, it’s very funny thing. I’m beginning to feel a lot better.”That helped the group to begin to dream. These seemingly small successes allowed the group to see that dreams were not insane (stupid, crazy or dangerous). These small steps began to get people to see and feel that something really could happen.Everyone found something. The man who put in the screen door became a handyman. In 12 weeks, I had all those people off public welfare. I’ve not only done that once, I’ve done that in many times.64. What’s the opinion the author had when he took on the work?A. People need to be activated by others to make a living.B. Everyone should not have depended on public welfare.C. The county should gather people from different racial groups together.D. Everyone has the ability to live on without getting public welfare. 65. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The author did the work at his own expense.B. The author usually met the people four times a month.C. The people the author worked with had no dreams at all.D. The people the author worked with were very wealthy.66. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 mean?A. The rats are so big that they eat the children.B. The rats are crazy and have the children as food.C. The kids are too weak and even are nearly eaten by the rats.D. The rats are giving the kids and the mother much trouble. 67. What are the last two paragraphs mainly about?A. Your dream comes before it becomes a reality. B. Small success can be parts of your dream.C. I have had those people off public welfare. D. Anything in the world is difficult.DOne type of fish is named the salmon. There are many different kinds of salmon, but almost all of them mate(交配)in a very strange way. They are born in small, fresh water rivers. They live in the river for a year, and then swim downstream to a bigger river and eventually to the ocean. In the saltwater, they eat constantly and grow very quickly. While they live in the ocean, salmon are silver colored.After several years at sea, the salmon grow very long and heavy. Then, as if by magic, they all begin to swim home. Each salmon somehow remembers where it was born and swims to the very same area in the small river.It is a long, difficult journey home. Once the salmon enter freshwater, they stop eating. They also change colors. Some salmon turn red, others brown and grey, and some turn pink. Some salmon grow a large bulge on their back, called a bump. These salmon fight to swim up-stream against the current(水流) of sometimes very powerful rivers. They jump over waterfalls and have to avoid bears, birds, and fishermen.Finally, the salmon that survive mate in the same river in which they were born. Then, after all that work, they die! These salmon still play an important role. Their dead bodies help to provide nutrition(营养) to the animals that live in and around the river. When their eggs hatch, the cycle will start again.68. In Paragraph 2, the clause “as if by magic” suggests that ______.A. a magician helps salmon B. the author doesn’t know much about salmonC. nobody knows how salmon find their way home D. salmon are magic69. Which of the following do salmon NOT do when they reenter(再进入) freshwater?A. They grow teeth. B. They stop eating.C. They grow bulges on their backs. D. They change colors.70. Inferring from the passage, why do salmon eat a lot while they are in the ocean? Because ______.A. they are afraid of bears B. they never stop swimmingC. they need to have enough energy to return home D. the different water makes them hungry71. Salmon return to fresh water in order to ______.A. mate B. provide nutrition to other animalsC. make a difficult journey D. mate and provide nutrition to other animalsEWhen students and parents are asked to rate(评价；划分等级)subjects according to their importance, the arts are unavoidably at the bottom of the list. Music is nice, people seem to say, but not important. Too often it is viewed as only entertainment, but certainly not an education priority(优先). This view is shortsighted. In fact, music education is beneficial and important for all students.Music tells us who we are. Because music is an expression of the beings who create it, it reflects their thinking and values, as well as the social environment it came from. Rock music represents a lifestyle just as surely as does a Schubert(舒伯特)song. The jazz influence that George Gershwin and other musicians introduced into their music is obviously American because it came from American musical traditions. Music expresses our character and values. It gives us identity as a society.Music provides a kind of perception(感知)that cannot be acquired any other way. Science can explain how the sun rises and sets. The arts explore the emotive meaning of the same phenomenon. We need every possible way to discover and respond to our world for one simple but powerful reason: No one way can get it all.The arts are forms of thoughts as powerful in what they communicate as mathematical and scientific symbols. They are ways we human beings “talk” to each other. They are the language of civilization through which we express our fears, our curiosities, our discoveries, our hopes. The arts are ways we give form to our ideas and imagination so that they can be shared with others. When we do not give children access to an important way of expressing themselves such as music, we take away from them the meanings that music expresses.Science and technology do not tell us what it means to be human. The arts do. Music is an important way we express human suffering, celebration, the meaning and value of peace and love.So music education is far more necessary than people seem to realize.72. According to Paragraph 1, students ______.A. disagree with their parents on education B. regard music as a way of entertainment C. view music as an ignored subject D. prefer the arts to science73. In Paragraph 2, the author uses jazz as an example to ______. A. compare it with rock music B. introduce American musical traditionsC. show music identifies a society D. prove music influences people’s lifestyles74. According to the passage, the arts and science ______.A. explore different phenomena of the world B. approach the world from different angles(角度)C. express people’s feelings in different ways D. explain what it means to be human differently75. What is the main idea of the passage?A. Music should be of top education priority. B. Music education deserves more attention. C. Music is an effective communication tool. D. Music education makes students more imaginative.
V. 任务型读写 (共 10 小题;每小题 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适当单词. 注意:每个空格只填一个单词.Of all the emotions (情感) that flow through your head when you go back to college, shyness is one of the biggest emotions present. Shyness and fear can stop you from becoming the active learner that you wish to be. You may be too shy to volunteer to lead a group or too filled with fear to raise your hand when you know the answer to a question. Here are some things you should pay attention to.Don’t let your mind go elsewhere. You cannot be an active learner if you don’t know what’s going on in your class. There will always be a student or two that can disturb your focus because they are talking while a lesson is going on or their phone is going off constantly. Don’t let this trouble you.Your voice matters. During class discussions it’s important to become active in the group conversations. Ask questions when proper, but not if they are unnecessary. For example, don’t ask a question that you know the answer to or can find the answer to easily just to become involved(参与)in a group discussion. Answer questions if you can. Try not to guess at the answers. If you get it wrong, you will feel embarrassed. If you feel embarrassed, you will be less likely to keep contributing. Stay involved with the discussion and voice your opinion on a debate.Don’t just do the least. Check your curriculum and see what’s on it for your next class. Do some extra research that is not required to prepare yourself for possible discussions. Having extra input(输入)that was not in the text book will impress your tutor and your classmates.Remember that if you are a shy person, it is going to be harder for you to become an active learner in class, but you determine your own level of involvement in your education．You are in charge of how much you learn and when you learn it.Title How to be an active (76) ______Problem If you are shy and (77) ______, you can’t be an active learner.
(78)______ ◆Concentrate your (79) _____ and don’t let your focus (80) _____ while a lesson is going on. ◆Take part in group discussions (81) ______ because your involvement is (82) ______.◆Don’t ask too easy questions or guess answers to questions, or it will be (83) ______ for you to give wrong answers.◆Voice your opinions when necessary and proper. ◆Get yourself (84) ______ for possible discussions ahead of time.Conclusion Whether you can be an active learner（85）______ on yourself, not others．
VI. 书面表达(满分25分)假设你是李华，曾在美国学习半年，现已回国。你想联系你的美国老师Mr. Smith, 但没有其联系方式。请根据以下要点给你的美国同学Tom 写一封信：1. 感谢Tom对你英语学习的帮助； 2. 询问Mr. smith的近况并索要其联系方式；3. 邀请Tom在春节期间来中国感受中国文化。注意：1.词数120； 2．可适当增加细节。3. 信的开头和结尾已写好，不计入总词数。
淮南二中2014届高三年级第二次教学质量检测英语试题参考答案I. 1-5 CAABC 6-10 CABCC 11-15 BCBCA 16-20 ACCBCII. 21-25 CBBDC 26-30 CDABD 31-35 BDCCAIII. 36-40 DADBA 41-45 CABAC 46-50 ADCBD 51-55 BCABDIV. 56-59 DCAB 60-63 ACBD 64-67 DBDA 68-71 CACD 72-75 BCBBV. 76. learner 77. fearful/afraid/worried/frightened/scared 78. Suggestions/Advice/Tips 79. mind/attention 80. disturbed/distracted 81. actively 82. important/significant/vital 83. embarrassing 84. prepared 85. depends/reliesVI. A possible versionDear Tom, I am now back China and sound. In this letter I would like to convey my heartfelt appreciation to you for your kind assistance in my English learning when I was in New York. Additionally, your generous help and tender care made me feel warmly welcomed and transformed my first American trip into a unforgettable memory.I have been missing our English professor, Mr. Smith whose unusual cast of mind, wide and varied knowledge, together with a singular personal charm, combined to exert a strong influence on me. What about him recently? I desire to contact him for some suggestions on improving my listening ability. However, his email address is not available. So would you mind delivering it to me via the online mailbox?I am more than delighted to invite you to join us to celebrate the Spring Festival -Chinese Lunar New Year so that I can repay your friendship. You can partner with me to have a try in lion dances ,which is extremely exciting. And the grand lantern festival parade will be bound to impress you. I assure you that you would enjoy visiting here as I did at you home.YoursLi Hua
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