桂林中学2015学年度上学期 高三年级12月月考试卷
英 语
（本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟）
第Ⅰ卷
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。
例:How much is the shirt? A.￡19.15. B.￡9.15. C. ￡9.18.
答案是B。
1. Where does this conversation probably take place?
A. In a bookstore. B. In a classroom. C. In a library.
2. At what time will the film begin?
A.7:20. B.7:15. C.7:00.
3. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?
A. Their friend Jane.
B. A weekend trip.
C. A radio programme.
4. What will the woman probably do?
A. Catch a train.
B. See the man off.
C. Go shopping.
5. Why did the woman apologize?
A. She made a late delivery.
B. She went to the wrong place.
C. She couldn't take the cake back.
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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟:听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话读两遍。
听第6段材料.回答第6. 7题。
6. Whose CD is broken?
A. Kathy's. B. Mum's. C. Jack's.
7. What does the boy promise to do for the girl?
A. Buy her a new CD.
B. Do some cleaning.
C. Give her 10 dollars.
听第7段材料.回答第8、9题。
8. What did the man think of the meal?
A. Just so-so. B. Quite satisfactory. C. A bit disappointing.
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9. What was the 15% on the bill paid for?
A. The food. B. The drinks. C. The service.
听第8段材料，回答第I0至12题。
10. Why is the man at the shop?
A. To order a camera for his wife.
B. To have a camera repaired.
C. To get a camera changed.
11. What colour does the man want?
A. Pink. B. Black. C. Orange.
12. What will the man do afterwards?
A. Make a phone call.
B. Wait until further notice.
C. Come again the next day.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What would Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday?
A. Go to a play. B. Stay at home. C. Visit Kingston.
14. What is Ariel going to do in Toronto?
A. Attend a party.
B. Meet her aunt.
C. See a car show.
15. Why is Ariel in a hurry to leave?
A. To call up Betty.
B. To buy some DVDs.
C. To pick up Daniel.
16. What might be the relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates.
B. Fellow workers.
C. Guide and tourist.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where does Thomas Manning work?
A. In the Guinness Company.
B. At a radio station.
C. In a museum.
18. Where did the idea of a book of records come from?
A. A bird-shooting trip.
B. A visit to Europe.
C. A television talk show.
19. When did Sir Hugh's first book of records appear?
A. In 1875. B. In 1950. C. In 1955.
20. What are the two speakers going to talk about next?
A. More records of unusual facts.
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B. The founder of the company.
C. The oldest person in the world.
第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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。
【A】
Toronto—A pleasant attitude can do wonders for patients’ recovery, according to researchers who reviewed 16 studies that looked at patients’ attitudes toward health. The studies lasted 30 years and looked at patients’ attitudes after operation.
“In each case the better a patient’s expectations about how they would do after operation or some health procedure, the better they did,” said the author Donald Cole, of the Institute for Work and Health in Toronto.
“This mind-body connection that we have been toying with for the past couple of decades really does have hard science behind it. The result shows that the power of positive thinking is real,” Cole said.
New York—A Pablo Picasso painting sold at Christie’s auction(拍卖) house in New York Wednesday for 55-million dollars. The price set a new auction record for a Picasso, and is the fifth-highest price ever paid for any work of art at auction.
The painting—Woman with her arms crossed—was purchased by a telephone bidder. Painted in 1902 in Barcelona, the portrait is one of the best-known works from what is called Picasso’s blue period.
Christie’s says the painting by the famous Spanish artist is of a quality not seen on the market in more than 10 years. It sold for more than twice its pre-sale estimate.
Xinhua Agency—A report that three kindergarten teachers got down on their knees before a South Korean couple to apologize, in Nanjing, of East China’s Jiangsu Province, has caused wide criticism.
At a local kindergarten, a Chinese teacher frightened a South Korean child by saying she would cut off his fingers if he continued to make mischief. Although the kindergarten had apologized to the couple and dismissed the teacher named Yang, the mother insisted that Yang should kneel down before her. Sheng Dalin, a columnist, wrote in the XINXI SHIBAO that it was enough to fire the teacher and make an apology to the couple, but the mother’s request was beyond all reason.
21. News Item 1 intends to make us believe that ______.
A. positive thinking can benefit patients’ recovery
B. a better attitude results in a better operation
C. researchers have observed 16 patients’ recovery for 30 years
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D. great attention has been paid to how attitudes affect health
22. Which of the following is NOT true about the painting?
A. It was once thought to be worth around $27 million.
B. It is one of the most expensive pictures ever sold at auction.
C. It was purchased by somebody through telephone.
D. It has disappeared for more than 10 years.
23. The report in News Item 3 has caused wide criticism because ______.
A. the kindergarten dismissed the teacher named Yang
B. the teachers refused to make an apology to the boy’s mother
C. the mother demanded an unreasonable apology from the teachers
D. the kindergarten supported to punish a boy so severely
24. Why did the kindergarten fire the teacher named Yang?
A. She cut off a South Korean boy’s fingers.
B. She frightened a South Korean child.
C. She wouldn’t kneel down before a South Korean couple.
D. The child’s mother demanded them to do so.
【B】
One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds dashing and dancing in the exciting atmosphere above the earth. As the strong winds gusted(风吹) against the kites, a string kept them in check.
Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pulled, but the controlling string and the clumsy tail kept them in tow(牵引), facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and trembled against the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!” They flew beautifully even as they fought the forced restriction of the string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. “Free at last,” it seemed to say. “Free to fly with the wind.”
Yet freedom from control simply put it at the mercy of an unsympathetic gentle wind. It flew ungracefully to the ground and landed in a twisted mass of weeds and string against a dead bush. “Free at last”. Free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown helplessly along the ground, and to settle down lifeless against the first roadblock.
How much like kites we sometimes are. There always exist misfortunes and restrictions, rules to follow from which we can grow and gain strength. Prohibition is a necessary counterpart to the winds of opposition. Some of us pulled at the rules so hard that we never fly fast to reach the heights we might have obtained. If we keep all the commandment(戒律), we will never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.
Let us each rise to the great heights, recognizing that some of the prohibitions are actually the steady force that helps us climb and achieve.
25．In the passage the writer watched _______.
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A. many young people enjoying the sunny day B. many birds dashing and dancing in the sky
C. many young people flying multicolored kites D. the strong winds blowing against the sky
26．What enables a kite fly gracefully in the sky according to the story?
A. The kite itself and strange shapes. B. A long string and blowing wind.
C. A windy spring day and blue sky. D. The size and a long string.
27．What is the purpose of the author in writing this passage?
A. To give up tips on how to fly kites effectively.
B. To warn us that freedom is actually powerless.
C. To explain that restrictions are really unnecessary.
D. To teach us a lesson that rules are important in life.
28．Which of the following is the best title of the passage?
A. Fly with Restrictions B. Where to Fly C. Why to Fly Kites D. Fly to Freedom
【C】
“Dining out”, or “ eating out ”,is a phrase people use in Britain when they eat in a restaurant or a pub. Eating out is more popular in Britain today than ever before.
However, eating out can be expensive. Restaurants are normally more expensive than pubs, though many pubs serve very good ，simple food. As British people don’t dine out every night of the week ,eating in a restaurant is often seen as a special occasion. When going for the first date， or if celebrating an anniversary or a birthday, many people like to go to a restaurant. People often eat in a restaurant before going to the cinema or the theatre.
As in all cultures, there are many rules of etiquette (礼节)surrounding food and eating, and nowhere is this more pronounced than when eating in a smart restaurant. People are almost always expected to eat with a knife and fork and these should be held in the correct hand and used in the correct way. It is also impolite to have your elbows on the dining table when you are eating.
There’re many such “unspoken” rules — they are normally only important when eating in a very elegant and expensive restaurant, and vary slightly from restaurant to restaurant and place to place. A recent nationwide survey showed that there was a divide in manners between the north and south of Britain ---the “worst” manners were in Scotland and the northeast, and the “best” in Wales and the southeast! However, this survey was almost certainly conducted by someone in the southeast, so it may not be entirely fair.
Naturally, restaurants vary greatly in quality and price. However, almost all British cities have a vast range of food and cooking styles to choose from as well as traditional British food, from the very cheap to the very expensive — French, Italian, Indian, Greek, Thai, Japanese and many more. In fact, when asked what their favorite food is, many British people say an Indian curry (咖喱菜)rather than any
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other dish!
As well as dining in a restaurant, when people are too tired to cook after work they often get a “takeaway”. This means they order from a takeaway or takeout restaurant by phone, then go to collect it and take it home to eat. Many takeout restaurants also deliver to your house. While you can normally find a takeout restaurant for almost any cuisine, the most popular are Italian, Indian and Chinese — and all you have to do is to open the door, pay and eat!
29. What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs?
A. The British spend more eating out than cooking at home.
B. The British pay great attention to eating in a restaurant.
C. The British often dine out when celebrating festivals.
D. People tend to eat in a restaurant after watching a movie.
30. The underlined word “pronounced" in Paragraph 3 probably means “_____
A. polite B. expensive C. strange D. obvious
31. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?
A. There exist great differences of rules in different restaurants.
B. People from Wales and southeast Britain are the most polite.
C. Your order in a takeout restaurant can be sent to your home.
D. Traditional British food is seldom served in British restaurants.
【D】
In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.
I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit (追求) of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.
However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesn't matter because I really didn't try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss would be a measure of their worth.
Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that one's self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve(缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.
32. What does this passage mainly talk about?
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A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.
B. Opinions about competition are different among people.
C. Competition is harmful to personal quality development.
D. Failures are necessary experiences in competition.
33. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?
A. It pushes society forward. B. It builds up a sense of duty.
C. It improves personal abilities. D. It encourages individual efforts.
34. The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Paragraph 3 means ______.
A. those who try their best to win
B. those who value competition most highly
C. those who are against competition most strongly
D. those who rely on others most for success
35. What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a “desire to fail”?
A. One's worth lies in his performance compared with others.
B. One's success in competition needs great efforts.
C. One's achievement is determined by his particular skills.
D. One's success is based on how hard he has tried.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The relationship between parents and teachers is important in the development of a child. The good communication between them is communication that says,“ I care about my child, and I value school.” The best way a parent can show how much he or she values learning is by sending a prepared child to school every day. 36 Once a child gets behind in class, catching up can be difficult.
Parents and teachers are partners in student development. A school community is built on relationships established(确立)among children, teachers, and children’s families.
Here are tips for creating a positive relationship with your child’s teacher.
Meet with your child’s teacher in the fall. 37 — his or her special needs, outside activities, health, and home study habits.
Look for the positive. 38 . Share with your child’s teacher something you particularly appreciated regarding the teacher’s role in the academic and /or social development of your child.
Let the teacher know that you want to support the work that is being done in class. Ask for suggestions for expanding school activities into home activities. 39 .You can send a note of thanks when something special takes place in the classroom and your child is involved.
Be willing to participate in or set up a conference when you or your child’s teacher feel a special meeting is needed, such as:
★ 40 .
★ Your child seems to be deeply upset about something that happened at school.
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A. When a child is absent from school, important lessons may be missed
B. Phone your child’s teacher if necessary
C. The teachers need to feel appreciated for the job they do.
D. This is a good time for the teacher to learn more about your child
E. Express your appreciation to the teacher
F. The beginning of every term is very important
G. There is a dramatic drop in your child’s grades
第三节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C和D中，选出空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
It was pouring outside. We all stood there 41 , some patiently, others annoyed 42 nature messed up their hurried day. I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens 43 away the dirt and dust of the world.
“Mum, let’s run through the rain,” a girl’s voice 44 me.
“No, honey. We’ll wait until it 45 down a bit,” Mum replied.
The young girl waited about another minute and 46 ,”Mm, let’s run through the rain.”
“We’ll get wet if we do,” Mum said.
“No, we won’t, Mum. That’s not what you said this morning,” the young girl said as she 47 her mum’s arm.
“This morning? 48 did I say we could run through the rain and not get wet?”
“Don’t you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said, ‘If God can get you through this, he can get us through 49 .’”
The entire crowd turned 50 . Mum paused and thought for a moment about 51 she would say. Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly. 52 then, we heard, “Honey, you are 53 . Let’s run through the rain. If we get wet, maybe we just need a washing,” Mum said. Then 54 they ran.
We all stood 55 , smiling and laughing as they ran past the cars. Yes, they got wet. But they were 56 by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the 57 to their cars. Circumstances(环境) or people can take away your material possessions, and they can even take away your 58 . But no one can take away your precious 59 . So, don’t forget to make time and take the 60 to make memories every day! I hope you still take the time to run through the rain.
41.
A. talking
B. waiting
C. complaining
D. expecting
42.
A. as if
B. even if
C. because
D. that
43.
A. taking
B. putting
C. driving
D. washing
44.
A. caught
B. broke
C. impressed
D. called
45.
A. keeps
B. comes
C. pushes
D. slows
46.
A. asked
B. repeated
C. required
D. added
47.
A. pulled
B. touched
C. waved
D. felt
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48.
A. Why
B. How
C. When
D. where
49.
A. rain
B. disease
C. anything
D. something
50.
A. still
B. angry
C. serious
D. silent
51.
A. what
B. how
C. whether
D. if
52.
A. However
B. But
C. After
D. Though
53.
A. stupid
B. wrong
C. right
D. clever
54.
A. off
B. along
C. on
D. over
55.
A. sighting
B. joking
C. discussing
D. watching
56.
A. followed
B. guided
C. respected
D. praised
57.
A. time
B. way
C. same
D. best
58.
A. house
B. money
C. health
D. time
59.
A. children
B. experience
C. courage
D. memories
60.
A. possibilities
B. opportunities
C. risk
D. challenge
第Ⅱ卷
第一节 语篇填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Scientists have discovered that 61__________(stay) in the cold could help us lose weight. Researchers at the University of California found that exposure to the cold increases levels of a protein that helps form brown fat -------- the type of fat that produces heat and keeps us warm. Brown fat burns energy, 62___________ helps us lose weight. White fat stores extra energy, which results 63____________ weight gain. The researchers said that because air conditioning and heating give us constant, 64___________ (comfort) temperatures, our body's need for brown fat has decreased. They found that: "Outdoor workers in northern Finland who 65____________(expose) to cold temperature have 66___________significant amount of brown fat when 67___________(compare) to same-aged indoor workers."
The research was conducted on two different control groups of mice. 68___________ group was injected with the protein that helps create brown fat. This group later gained 30% less weight after both groups were fed high-fat diets. The researchers say this could be good news in the fight against obesity. People who are obese have 69＿＿＿＿＿ (low) levels of brown fat than thinner people. Head researcher Hei Sook Sul said: "This protein could become an important target for research into the treatment and prevention of obesity and obesity-related diseases." She added: "If you can somehow increase levels of this protein, you could 70__________(possible) lose more weight even if eating the same amount of food."
第二节 短文改错（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
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2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Time flies! This is a third year that I have been in this school. In the past two and a half years, our school had organized many activities. What impressed me most was an activity calling “Learning to Farm”. In an autumn afternoon, we were sent to a farm which we learned to plant potatoes. Having been in the city for so a long time, we were so happy to go to the countryside. After divided into three groups, we started to work. Some students cut potatoes into pieces; some dug holes, and the others put the pieces of potatoes into the hole, put the earth back and pushed them down hard. We continued doing that until all the work was done. Although we were exhausted, but we felt fulfilled on our way back home.
第三节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是我校的高三学生李华， 学校将要为学生举办主题为“What to learn in senior high school?”的英语沙龙活动， 特邀请你结合自身经历谈谈自己的体会。请根据以下提纲准备一份英语发言稿。词数100左右；发言稿开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
1．学会学习：方法、习惯等；
2．学会做人：真诚、友善等；
3．其他方面：考生自拟。
可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Good morning, everyone! It is my honor to be here to share with you my opinion on what to learn in senior high school．
___________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you!
桂林中学2015学年度下学期 高三年级12月月考答案
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
1-5 CABCA 6-10CBBCC 11-15 ABBAC 16-20BAACA
第二部分 阅读理解
第一节 A篇 21-24 ADCB B篇 25-28 CBDA
C篇 29-31 BDC D篇 32-35 BACA
第二节 36-40 ADCEG
第三部分 完形填空
41—45 BCDAD 46-50 BACCD 51-55 ABCAD 56-60 ABCDB
第一节 语篇填空
61.staying 62. which 63. in 64. comfortable 65.are exposed 66. a 67. compared 68. One 69. lower 70. possibly
第二节 短文改错（共10题；每小题1分，满分10分）
1. the—a 2. had—has 3.calling—called 4.In—On 5.which—where/前面加on 6.so—such 7.divided前加being 8.hole—holes 9. them—it
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10.删除but
第三节 书面表达（满分25分）
Good morning， everyone! It is my honor to be here to share with you my opinions on what to learn in senior high school．
In the coming three years, our school life will be changing．Firstly, we should learn to learn efficiently．Personally, I used to try effective methods to achieve my academic goals．Developing a good habit is also of importance．It really benefited me a lot to preview lessons, get actively involved in class, and review what had been taught after class．In addition, we should learn how to get along well with others．In school, I respected teachers and was friendly with classmates．It was with sincerity and faithfulness that we created a harmonious atmosphere．
Finally, we should take part in sports and outdoor activities frequently．They were really helpful to build up my body and enrich my school life．
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