2014届高三年上学期第二次月考（期中考）英语试卷
时间：120分钟 满分：150分 Nov. 16th, 2013
第I卷
(三部分，共115分)
第一部分：听力测试（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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Why is the woman upset?
A. Her boss wasn’t satisfied with her job.
B. She has done badly at her job recently.
C. Her boss has known she has a part-time job.
2. What does the man have to do?
A. Cancel a reservation.
B. Send his wife to the hospital.
C. Visit the woman next time.
3. How many pairs of shoes has the woman bought this month?
A. 5. B. 4. C. 3.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Air. B. Night. C. Stars.
5. What does the woman mean?
A. She spent her last dollars this morning.
B. She doesn’t want to cook the meal.
C. She wants to have a meal in a restaurant.
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. When did the earthquake happen ?
A. At 9:00 am local time. B. At 10:00 am local time. C. At 7:00 am local time.
7. What does the woman wonder about?
A. The time difference between western Indonesia and Japan.
B. Another big earthquake which will happen in the same area.
C. The number of people who died in the earthquake.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. Write some information on the calendar.
B. Start loading the buses at 8 next Monday.
C. Pick him up on December 8th.
9. How can the woman know what to take?
A. Calling the man when getting a chance.
B. Checking the geology club web page.
C. Going to campus to ask the man..
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Boss and secretary. B. Teacher and student. C. Guest and hotel clerk.
11.What does the woman like doing in her spare time ?
A. Reading. B. Drawing. C. Dancing.
12. Which place will the woman probably visit？
A. The Statue of Liberty. B. The Museum of Modern Art. C. Central Park.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Outer space. B. Movie characters. C. Computer games.
14. What does the woman think of Walla?
A. Pretty. B. Brave. C. Scary.
15. Why does the woman like Star Wars movies?
A. The special effects and the plots are great.
B. The man’s description is attractive.
C. She really believes in UFOs
16. Who does the man like best?
A. Walla. B. Leah. C. Yoda.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What’s President Obama’s idea?
A. The US should have the highest rate of college graduates.
B. Colleges in the United States lack strict management rules.
C. Best colleges might not produce best college graduates.
18. What should career colleges do to receive federal aid?
A. Give students valuable and practical education.
B. Help students pay back the loans.
C. Give more loans to the students.
19. What percentage of public college graduates fail to repay their student loans ?
A. 18. B. 5. C. 13.
20. What is the Education Department doing now?
A. Negotiating with the career colleges.
B. Publishing the final rules.
C. Collecting the public comments.
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. -----He will be extremely angry at the news.
-----__________.This is between you and me.
A. It doesn’t matter. B.Not at all.
C. It’s none of his business. D.I’m sorry to hear that.
22. ----Jacky, I had this iPhone delivered ________ for your birthday．
----It’s very kind of you, but you needn’t have bought me so expensive a gift．
A．especially B．efficiently C．specially D．extremely
23．________in his online games,I am afraid,may lead to his failure in this mid-term exams.
A. Absorbed B. Being absorbed C. Absorbing D. To absorb
24. I was late for school this morning because my alarm o’clock failed to__________.
A. go out B. go down C. go ahead D. go off
25.----Where do you suggest_________?
----Downtown in Quanzhou, of course.
A. will we locate the museum B. the museum must be located
C. the museum be located D. should we locate the museum
26. Teenagers nowadays rebel against their parents quite often. Actually, taking their advice will___________them a lot of trouble.
A.avoid? B. save? C. spare? D. take
27. ----How do you like “Tuhao”,Lucy?
----Personally, they are quite well-off______ money rather than IQ.
A. in terms of B. in reward for C. in addition to D. in exchange for
28. My interest in surfing on the Internet has_______ most of my spare time,but it has repaid me a great deal of enjoyment.
A. taken off B. taken up C. taken down D. taken away
29. ________, Gao Xiaosong was sentenced to 6-month imprisonment–the most severe punishment about drunk driving–on June.1. 2012.
A. A public figure as is he B. Public figure as he is
C. Public figure he is as D. A public figure as he is
30.Cheating is strictly forbidden in this important exam, and students ______ bring any reference books into their classrooms,cellphones included.
A. will not B. should not C. mustn’t D. need not
31. The air in northern areas is deadly polluted these days,because some factories don't ________ the rules to protect the environment.
A. appreciate B. regard C. honor D. respect
32. ----Was it under the tree _____ you were away talking to a friend？
----Sure. But when I got back there, the bike was gone.
A. that B. where C. while D. which
33.He was in hospital for nearly six months.He felt as if he was________from the outside world.
A. cut off B. cut out C. cut up D. cut through
34. ----Where did you find the professor who made the speech yesterday？
----It was in the hall ______ the students often have a meeting.
A. that B. which C. where D. when
35. The film Gone with the Wind was shot in Atlanta, the US,because the novel was _____ the American Civil War．
A. lied in B. set in C. put in D. taken in
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s 36 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 37 that I decided to write an article about her.
I 38 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She 39 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I 40 I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list.
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there 41 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that 42 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The 43 was almost unbearable. I struggled for days 44 draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn’t take long. My manuscript 45 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I 46 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t 47 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later, I was moving to California. While 48 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in 49 :
Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some 50 materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to 51 your story soon.
Shocked, it took me a long time to 52 . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly, I lost years of 53 writing. Today, I have become a full – time writer. Looking back on this 54 , I learned a very important lesson: You can’t 55 to doubt yourself.
36．A．voice B．joy C．speech D．smile
37．A．proud B．moved C．satisfied D．active
38．A．visited B．phoned C．emailed D．interviewed
39．A．paused B．refused C．hesitated D．agreed
40．A．knew B．discovered C．explained D．replied
41．A．seriously B．nervously C．patiently D．quietly
42．A．fooling B．blaming C．inviting D．urging
43．A．hardship B．failure C．pressure D．comment
44．A．by B．with C．on D．in
45．A．disappeared B．spread C．returned D．improved
46．A．compete B．struggle C．survive D．compare
47．A．ignore B．deliver C．face D．receive
48．A．decorating B．cleaning C．repairing D．leaving
49．A．trouble B．anxiety C．horror D．disbelief
50．A．relevant B．subjective C．private D．reliable
51．A．broadcast B．create C．publish D．assess
52．A．prepare B．recover C．escape D．concentrate
53．A．energetic B．endless C．typical D．enjoyable
54．A．experience B．success C．benefit D．accident
55．A．attempt B．expect C．afford D．pretend
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2分，共40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
I arrived late one night on a business trip, so I decided to have dinner in the hotel. As I was finishing my meal, an elderly couple came in to dine. They were holding hands and had lovely smiles on their faces. They sat three tables from me. I was amazed at the love they showed for each other. It seemed to strike home all the more, because it was shortly after ending a 20-year marriage and I still had pain in my heart.
My waiter was also their waiter. As I paid my bill, I inquired as to what their bill was. He informed me, and I gave him $40 to pay their bill. He asked if I knew them and I told him "No, I just wanted to repay them for the love that they were showing to each other," and then I departed.
The next day I entered the restaurant to dine before my departure. After I had been seated, the waiter who served me the night before told me that the strangest thing happened after I left the restaurant.
When the elderly couple went to pay for their meal, they were informed that it had been paid. When they inquired who had done this, the hostess told them they had no idea who I was, just retelling what I said.
The couple were amazed. They looked around, asked for the bill of two young couples who were seated together, paid their bill and departed, saying "Love begets Love" to the amazement of the hostess and waiter.
I smiled and said "That's nice," and proceeded to order my meal.
About 45 minutes later, I finished my meal and was about to head out, but my waiter was nowhere to be found. I waited and waited and finally walked over to the hostess stand and explained that I needed to pay for my meal and hurry to the airport. She smiled and explained that I would not have to pay for my meal, because both the waiter and she felt compelled to pay my bill due to the joy that was brought to the faces of the elderly couple and the amazement of the young couples.
When I told her that they didn't have to do that, she said with a smile "Love begets Love."
56. The writer’s purpose of writing the passage is to .
A. prove a show of love really makes a difference
B. share an interesting experience
C. encourage us to help people in need
D. suggest love never dies
57. Why did the elderly couple pay the bill of the two young couples?
A. Because they were always ready to help poor people.
B. Because they were happy to pass the love they gained.
C. Because they invited the young people to the meal.
D. Because they didn’t want to take the advantage of the writer’s generosity.
58. What can be inferred from the story?
A. The writer did all this to prove his belief in love.
B. The young couples paid the bill of other customers in the restaurant.
C. The waiter left on purpose and made the writer stay alone to test him.
D. The love between the elderly couple deeply touched the writer who was single.
59. Which of the following proverbs can best explain the theme of the story?
A. A good beginning makes a good ending. B. Where there is love, there is life.
C. Love me, love my dog. D. As a man sows, so shall he reap (收获).
B
Different exercise types have different purposes and different benefits. One type of exercise may not accomplish all goals of being physically fit: a healthy heart, strong muscles and bones, and safety from injury. As a result, it is important to do enough types of exercise to have all the physical benefits. Here is a quick check sheet.
Aerobic Exercise: To have a strong and healthy heart, you need to do aerobic exercise. This means that you need to exercise yourself enough so that your heart rate, while exercising, is 65 percent to 85 percent of your maximum heart rate. If you don’t get your heart rate up within this level—you just aren’t working hard enough. Whatever you do, your heart rate needs to be 65 percent to 85 percent of your MHR for 20 to 30 minutes, at least 3 times a week. Typical types include:
* Running
* Walking (at least 4 to 4.5 mph)
* Swimming
* Bikingk3s5u
* Elliptical Training
* Yoga
Strength Training: To keep your muscles and bones strong, you need to do strength training. This comes in a variety of forms. Whatever you do, however, you need to train your muscles enough so that they are really tired by the end of each session. To see real benefits, make sure you are strength training 2 to 3 times a week for about 30 to 40 minutes. Typical types of strength training include:
* Weight Training
* Yoga
* Resistance Training
* Plyometrics
Flexibility Training: To keep your body flexible, reducing risk of injuries and pain in your joints and muscles, you need to do flexibility training. You should always aim to stretch every muscle after any exercise routine. Typical types of flexibility training include:
* Stretching
* Yoga
* Pilates
So next time you think that yoga 5 times a week will be enough, think about what it is really doing. Is it getting your heart rate up? Are you making up your strength? Are you keeping your muscles flexible?
60. If your purpose is to _______, you can choose swimming as your exercise form.
A. keep muscles and bones strong
B. build a strong and healthy heart
C. keep body flexible
D. reduce risk of injuries and pain in joints and muscles
61. After reading this passage, we know that ________.
A. Yoga is really better for people than running
B. The three kinds of training have links with one another
C. Flexibility training helps you build up your muscles
D. The more exercise you do, the better
62. Which of the following is closest in meaning to “session” in Paragraph 3?
A. meeting B. gathering C. term D. period
63. The paragraph following this article may discuss_______.
A. how to build up our strength
B. how to choose an exercise type
C. how to find a good workout dealing with two or three of these goals
D. how to be more flexible
C
Kelly Reeves was getting ready for a trip when her phone slipped into a sink full of water.
Panic moment! She quickly picked up the wet phone and tried to turn it on, but nothing worked.
Her first reaction? She got dressed, drove to the nearest store, and bought a new model at full
price.
A new study finds that fear of losing your phone is a common illness. About 66 percent of
those surveyed suffer from nomophobia or “no mobile phone phobia”. Interestingly, more
women worry about losing their phone than men.
Fortunately, there’s a solution.
The first step is to figure out if you have nomophobia. Checking your phone too often is
one thing, but the true sign of a problem is that you can’t conduct business or go about your
routine when the fear becomes so severe.
Do you go to unusual lengths to make sure you have your phone? That’s another sign of a
problem. If you find you check your phone plenty of times per hour, or a total of an hour per day,
there may be a problem.
Some of the treatments are similar to those for treating anxiety attacks: Leaving the phone
behind and not checking e-mail or text messages, and then learning to tolerate the after anxiety.
Even if this leads to a high level of worry and stress, the solution is to push through the fear and
learn to deal with not having your phone.
Of course, there are also technological alternatives. Luis Levy, a co-founder at Novy PR,
says he uses an application called Cerberus that can automatically track the location of his
phone. To find it, he can just go to a Web site and see the phone’s location.
He also insures his phone through a service called Asurion. The company’s description of
its product reads like a prescription for anxiety: “60 million phones are lost, stolen or damaged
each year. You’ll have complete peace of mind knowing that your phone is protected and you
can quickly reconnect with family, friends and work, as soon as the very next day!”
64. Why does the author mention Kelly’s experience in the first paragraph?
A. To introduce the topic for discussion.
B. To inform us that mobile phones are useful.
C. To warn us that we should be careful.
D. To tell us we should get phones ready for a trip.
65. The underlined word “nomophobia” in Paragraph 2 means ________.
A. Habits of using mobile phones. B. Fear of losing mobile phones.
C. Eagerness for new mobile phones. D. Independence of mobile phones.
66. Which of the following is a way to treat nomophobia?
A. Avoiding using phone for some time
B. Learning more about modern technology.
C. Protecting one’s phone against any damage.
D. Not using a mobile phone in one’s daily work.
67. Why can the service called Asurion help to treat nomophobia?
A. It lets you know other people also lose their phones.
B. It will give you a new phone through insurance.
C. It enables you to reconnect with your acquaintance.
D. It gives you a prescription to treat nomophobia.
68. What is the passage mainly about?
A. Solutions to nomophobia. B. New mobile phone technology.
C. Disadvantages of mobile phone. D. Attitude toward mobile phone.
D
The candidate longing for election to the highest office in the United States must be native-born American citizen who is at least 35 years old and who has lived in the United States for at least 14 years. The election course is complicated, and the road to the Oval Office is long.
Potential candidates must present papers stating their intention to seek their party’s recommendation; delegates then choose from among those running some months later at the national conferences. Before that, however, each state holds a primary election that determines how the state’s voters want the party’s delegates to vote. Methods of choosing the delegates vary from state to state. At the conferences, there are speeches and often heated discussions. It may take several rounds of voting before delegates can agree on a candidate. On the final day of the meeting, the presidential candidate announces his or her choice for vice president.
Election Day, by law, is the Tuesday that follows the first Monday in November. On this day, registered voters may cast their votes for president, vice president, and candidates for other federal,state, and local offices. The popular vote, however, does not determine who will be president. The president is chosen by a vote of the Electoral College, a group of 538 citizens from the 50 states and the District of Columbia who are chosen to cast votes for the president and vice president.
The rules for choosing electors, as with the delegates, vary. Each state also decides whether its electoral votes must reflect the popular vote. The number of electors in each state is determined by the number of representatives and senators that a state sends to Congress and, therefore, may change every 10 years, depending on the results of the United States census (人口普查). The winner must get at least 270 of the electoral votes when the Electoral College meets in December of the election year. The election results are not official, however, until the following January, when Congress meets in a joint conference to count the electoral votes.
At the end of the road to the Oval Office is the swearing-in ceremony, at which the new or reelected president takes the oath of office on January 20.
69. Which of the following is not a requirement for candidates for the presidency of the USA?
A. Minimum age of thirty-five years old.
B. Native of the United States of America.
C. Previous experience in an elective office.
D. Bottom residency of fourteen years in the States.
70. According to the passage, we can conclude that _______.
A. ways to select the delegates of each state are very much the same in the USA.
B. the candidate who wins the popular vote will be the winner of the election
C. the change of a state’s population barely has effects on the presidential election.
D. the presidents of the United States are theoretically picked by the citizens directly.
71. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage?
A. The Various Ways of Presidential Election in the USA
B. The Qualifications for Being the President of the USA
C. The Process of the Election for the President of the USA
D. The Rules for Choosing Presidential Candidates in the USA
E
Tess still stood hesitating like a swimmer about to make his dive，hardly knowing whether to return or move forward, when a figure came out from the dark door of the tent．It was a tall young man，smoking．
He had an almost black face, though red and smooth. His moustache was black with curled points，though he could not be more than twenty-three or-four. There was all unusual force in his face，and in his daring rolling eyes.
“Well，my beauty，what can I do for you?”said he，coming forward. And seeing that she was quite at a loss: “Never mind me，I am Mr．d’Urberville．Have you come to see me or my mother？”
This differed greatly from what Tess had expected. She had dreamed of an aged and dignified face．She tried to keep calm and answered --- “I came to see your mother， sir.”
“I am afraid you cannot see her---she is ill in bed,”replied the representative of the house；for this was Mr. Alec，the only son of the noble family． “What is the business you wish to see her about？”
“It isn’t business --- it is ---I can hardly say what！”
“Pleasure？”
“Oh no．Why，sir，if I tell you，it will seem…”
Tess’s sense of a certain ridicule was now so strong that despite her general discomfort at being here，her rosy lips curved（弯曲）towards a smile，much to the attraction of the young man.
“It is so foolish,”she stammered（结结巴巴地说）; “I fear I can＇t tell you！”
“Never mind；I like foolish things．Try again，my dear，”said he kindly.
“Mother asked me to come，” Tess continued; “and， indeed，I was in the mind to do so myself． But I did not think it would be like this. I came，sir，to tell you that we are of the same family as you.”
“Ho!Poor relations？”
“Yes.”
“Stokes？”
“No；d’Urbervilles．”
“Ay，ay；I mean d’Urbervilles.”
“Our names are worn away to Durbeyfield；but we have several proofs that we are d’Urbervilles．The local scholars hold the view that we are，…and…and we have an old seal（印章）and a silver spoon marked with the same castle as yours. So mother said we ought to make ourselves known to you， as we’ve lost our horse by a bad accident；we can hardly make a living.”
“Very kind of your mother，I’m sure．”Alec looked at Tess as he spoke，in a way that made her uneasy．”And so，my pretty girl，you’ve come on a friendly visit to us，as relations？”
“I Suppose I have，”looking less confident and uncomfortable again.
“Well--- there’s no harm in it．Where do you live？What are you？”
72．How does Tess feel in the whole course of the meeting with Alec？
A．Excited and hopeful B. Surprised but comfortable
C. Nervous and uncomfortable D.Pleased but embarrassed
73．In the eyes of Tess, Alec is ________.
A．unfriendly and talkative B.forceful and daring
C．a gentle and reliable man D. older than she had expected
74．Why does Tess pay the visit to the d’Urbervilles？
A. To see Alec himself．
B. To make known their relationship and seek help．
C. To confirm that they are of the same family.
D. To see Alec’s mother.
75．Alec appears quite friendly to Tess mainly because ________.
A. Tess is his distant relation B. Tess is a pretty girl
C. Tess looks polite to him D. Tess looks ridiculous
第II卷
（非选择题 共35分）（注意：第II 卷答案一律填在答题卡内）
第一节.单词拼写（5分）：用所给单词的首字母或中文提示写出单词的正确形式。
76. G________ gap is a concept which means a lack of understanding and communication between parents and children.
77. What we have learnt should be a_______ to practice.
78. _______ (显然)，the ability to talk is something that marks humans off from animals.
79. Bankers are o_______ about the country’s economic future due to the new supportive policy.
80. With the growing awareness of civil rights, people are demanding more chances to p_______ in government.
第二节.短语填空（5分）：根据句子意思，选择方框中的短语并用正确形式填空，有两个是多余的。
81. Occasionally, conflicts between parents and adolescents occur just because both sides cannot _______ each other.
82. The following week the ship named ‘Queen Elizabeth’ __________ Jamaica.
83. The head of the student union is a position requires abilities of organizing activities _______ good communication skills.
84. This is a memorial _________ by people who are greatly affected by the great deeds of the hero.
85. She was so ill that it seemed unlikely that she would _______.
第三节 书面表达（满分25分）
最近，为减轻高中生的英语学习负担，北京市将于2016年率先对高考英语进行改革，这一举措立即引起了人们的热议。请根据下表所提供的信息写一篇120字左右的短文，谈谈你自己的看法。
有的人认为 有的人认为
高考英语改革，
可以减轻学生学习负担；
可以改变现在的应试教育；
…… 高考英语改革，
违反了全球化需要英语的趋势；
英语学习出色的学生在高考中会失去优势；
……
你自己的看法：……
注意：1.不要逐字翻译。2.短文开关已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：1）college entrance exam 高考；
2） reform 改革；
3）exam-oriented education 应试教育。
Since September, a heated discussion on the reform plans for the English test has swept the country.
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81. relate to 82. set sail 83. combining with 84. put up 85. pull through
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