四川省新津中学高二上学期12月月考
(英语)
(考试时间:120分钟 满分: 150分 )
第I卷 (共90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题.每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In a supermarket. B. In a restaurant. C. In a pub.
2. When will the next bus come?
A. In forty minutes. B. In twenty minutes. C. In fifteen minutes.
3. What is the man going to do?
A. Drive the woman to the post office.
B. Buy the stamps for the woman.
C. Drive back home directly.
4. What can we learn about the woman?
A. She likes to sleep with the light on.
B. She will read in bed.
C. She is too tired to read.
5. What is the man trying to do?
A. Ask the woman to dinner. B. Invite the woman to an exhibition.
C. Show the woman his paintings.
第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分22.5分)
听下面 5 段对话或独白、每段对话或独白后有几个小题. 从题中所给的A、B、 C 三个选项中选出最佳选项,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,各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第 6 段材料,回答第 6 至7题。
6. What will Ben do tonight?
A. Pick up Indian visitors. B. Arrange a hotel for visitors. C. Go to the school play.
7. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Husband and wife. B. Colleagues. C. Travel agent and tourist.
听第7 段材料,回答第 8至10题。
8. At what time did the accident happen?
A. 3:10. B. 3:15. C. 2:45
9. What can we learn about the blue car?
A. It was going at full speed. B. It was turning to York Road.
C. It was coming along the Union Street.
10. What is the man most probably?
A. A policeman. B. A driver. C. A witness.
听第 8 段材料,回答第11至13题。
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11. What did Susan use to be?
A. A journalist. B. A teacher. C. A coach.
12. Why did Susan give up her job?
A. She couldn’t get a high salary. B. Her husband wanted her to do so.
C. She lived far away from the office.
13. What does the man want to put in the newspaper?
A. House for sale. B. Job wanted. C. Moving service.
听第 9 段材料. 回答第 14 至 16 题。
14. Why did the woman quit her job?
A. She decided to go to Canada. B. She didn’t like the job. C. The firm went bankrupt.
15. What can we learn about Joe?
A. He was out of work before going abroad.
B. He was unwilling to go abroad then.
C. He’s been in touch with the man.
16. What is the man going to do?
A. Find a permanent job. B. Catch the train. C. Join Joe in Canada.
听第10段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. Who are the readers of Chicken Soup for the Child’s Soul?
A. Children aged between 5 and 8.
B. Children aged between 8 and 10.
C. Children aged between 10 and 15.
18. How much does the book cost online?
A. $9.60. B. $11.20 . C. $14.00.
19. Who will buy the book most probably?
A. Parents. B. Teachers. C. Children.
20. What does the book include?
A. Healthy soups for children. B. Universe exploration. C. Real-life stories.
第二部分: 阅读理解(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。
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Welcome to the Electronic Village to explore new ways of language teaching and learning.
Electronic Village Program (Thursday, June 18, 2015)
Nearpod
❖9:00 am to 10:00 am
❖Room 501
Nearpod is a software program that creates a rich context (语境) for
TEO
❖ 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
❖Room 502
Our students come from different backgrounds but have the same desire
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students to learn vocabulary. The presenter will show how to use it.
to learn on-line. The presenter will use examples from his first on-line class to explain how any teacher can begin teaching on-line with TEO.
Kahoot
❖10:30 am to 11:30 am
❖ Room 601
Kahoot software can be used to create grammar tests which can be graded on a network. It can provide students with instant feedback (反馈), including reports about their strengths and weaknesses.
Prezi
❖3:30 pm to 4:20 pm
❖Room 602
Uses of Prezi in listening and speaking courses draw students' attention to speaking more fluently. The presenter will show how students can use Prezi to confidently present on a variety of topics, including introducing family, friends, and hobbies.
21 Nearpod can be used to ______.
A. offer grammar tests B. teach listening on-line
C. help vocabulary learning D. gain fluency in speaking
22. If you want to improve your speaking skills, you can go to____________.
A. Room 501 B. Room 502 C. Room 601 D. Room 602
23. Which of the following can assess your grammar learning?
A. Nearpod. B. Kahoot. C. TEO. D. Prezi.
24. A teacher who wants to learn on-line teaching is expected to arrive by ______.
A. 9:00 am B. 10:30 am C. 2:00 pm D. 3:30 pm
B
“Mum, what does it mean when someone tells you that they have a skeleton(骨骼)in the closet(衣橱)?” Jessica asked. “A skeleton in the closet?” her mother paused thoughtfully. “Well, it’s something that you would rather not have anyone else know about. For example, if in the past, someone in Dad’s family had been arrested for stealing a horse, it would be ‘a skeleton in his family’s closet’. He really wouldn’t want any neighbor to know about it.”
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“Why pick on my family?” Jessica’s father said with anger. “Your family history isn’t so good, you know. Wasn’t your great-great-grandfather a prisoner who was transported to Australia for his crimes?” “Yes, but people these days say that you are not a real Australian unless your ancestors arrived as prisoners.” “Gosh, sorry I asked. I think I understand now,” Jessica cut in before things grew worse.
After dinner, the house was very quiet. Jessica’s parents were still quite angry with each other. Her mother was ironing clothes and every now and then she glared at her husband, who hid behind his newspaper pretending to read. When she finished, she gathered the freshly pressed clothes in her arms and walked to Jessica’s closet. Just as she opened the door and reached in to hang a skirt, a bony arm stuck out from the dark depths and a bundle of white bones fell to the floor. Jessica’s mother sank in a faint(晕倒), waking only when Jessica put a cold, wet cloth on her forehead. She looked up to see the worried faces of her husband and daughter.
“What happened? Where am I?” she asked. “You just destroyed the school’s skeleton, Mum,” explained Jessica. “I brought it home to help me with my health project. I meant to tell you, but it seemed that as soon as I mentioned skeletons and closets, it caused a problem between you and Dad.” Jessica looked in amazement as her parents began to laugh madly. “They’re both crazy,” she thought.
25. According to Jessica’s mother, “a skeleton in the close” means ______.
A. a family honor B. a family secret
C. a family story D. a family treasure
26. What can we learn about some Australians’ ancestors form Paragraph 2?
A. They were brought to Australia as prisoners.
B. They were the earliest people living in Australia.
C. They were involved in some crimes in Australia.
D. They were not regarded as criminals in their days.
27. Jessica’s mother fell down into a faint because she was ______.
A. knocked B. frightened C. injured D. surprised
28. Why did Jessica bring a skeleton home?
A. She was curious about it. B. She planned to keep it for fun.
C. She needed it for her school task. D. She intended to scare her parents.
C.
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Since we are social beings, the quality of our lives depends in large measure on our interpersonal relationships.One strength of the human condition is our tendency to give and receive support from one another under stressful circumstances.Social support consists of the exchange of resources among people based on their interpersonal ties.Those of us with strong support systems appear better able to deal with major life changes and daily difficulties.People with strong social ties live longer and have better health than those without such ties.Studies over a range of illnesses, from depression to heart disease, show that the presence of social support helps people protect themselves from illness, and the absence of such support makes poor health more likely.
Social support cushions stress in a number of ways.First, friends, relatives and coworkers may let us know that they value us.Our self respect is strengthened when we feel accepted by others despite our faults and difficulties.Second, other people often provide us with informational support.They help us to explain and understand our problems and find solutions to them.Third, we typically find social companionship supportive.Engaging in leisure time activities with others helps us to meet our social needs while at the same time distract(转移…注意力)us from our worries and troubles.Finally, other people may give us important support—financial aid, material resources, and needed services—that reduces stress by helping us solve and deal with our problems.
29.Research shows that people’s physical and mental health has much to do with .
A.the social medical system
B.the amount of support they get from others
C.their strength for dealing with interpersonal ties
D.their ability to deal with daily worries and troubles
30.The underlined word “cushions” probably means “ ” .
A.adds up to B.decreases the effect of
C.gets rid of D.lays the foundation for
31.Social companionship is beneficial in that it .
A.helps strengthen our ties with relatives
B.enables us to get rid of our faults and mistakes
C.makes our leisure time activities more enjoyable
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D.draws our attention away from our worries and troubles
D
Oprah Winfrey, born in 1954, is an American talk show host, best known for her multi-award-winning talk show. She is also, according to some assessments, the most influential woman in the world. It's no surprise that her endorsement(认可)can bring overnight sales fortune that defeats most, if not all, marketing campaigns. The star features about 20 products each year on her “Favorite Things” show. There’s even a term for it: the Oprah Effect.
Her television career began unexpectedly. When she was 16 year old, she had the idea of being a journalist to tell other people’s stories in a way that made a difference in their lives and the world. She was on television by the time she was 19 years old. And in 1986 she started her own television show with a continuous determination to succeed at first.
TIME magazine wrote, “People would have doubted Oprah Winfrey’s swift rise to host of the most popular talk show on TV. In a field dominated by white males, she is a black female of big size. As interviewers go, she is no match for Phil Donahue. What she lacks in journalistic toughness, she makes up for in plainspoken curiosity, rich humor and, above all understanding. Guests with sad stories to tell tend to bring out a tear in Oprah’s eye. They, in turn, often
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find themselves exposing things they would not imagine telling anyone, much less a national TV audience.”
“I was nervous about the competition and then I became my own competition raising the bar every year, pushing, pushing, pushing myself as hard as I knew. It doesn't matter how far you might rise. At some point you are bound to fall if you’re constantly doing what we do, raising the bar. If you're constantly pushing yourself higher, higher the law of averages, you will at some point fall. And when you do, I want you to know this, remember this: there is no such thing as failure. Failure is just life trying to move us in another direction” as Oprah addressed graduates at Harvard on May 30, 2013.
32. The Oprah Effect refers to _______.
A. the effect on a business B. the power of Oprah’s opinions
C. the impact on talk shows D. the assessment of Oprah’s talk show
33. What can be inferred about Oprah’s television career?
A. She once gave up on her choice
B. Her swift success has been expected.
C. It lives up to her parents’ expectation.
D. She must have been challenged by white males.
34. The message from Oprah to graduates at Harvard is that _______.
A. failure is nothing to fear B. success comes after failure
C. there is no need to set goals too high D. pushing physical limits makes no sense
35. Which of the following best describes Oprah Winfrey?
A. Dull and pushy. B. Honest but tough.
C. Curious but weak. D. Caring and determined.
第三部分 英语知识运用
第一节 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,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Now,” Mrs. Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seemed to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be 36 . “Yes, you will all be searching for your future 37 . Each of you will have to 38 someone in your field, and give an oral (口头的) report.”
Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I 39 print journalism. This meant I had to go to interview a newspaper reporter. I was extremely nervous. I sat down in front of him 40 able to speak. He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?” I shook my head. “How about some 41 ?” I shook my head again.
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Finally, I thought he realized I was too 42 , and I got my first big tip as a 43 . “Never, never go anywhere without a pen or paper. You never know what you’ll 44 into.” After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from memory in class. I got an A on the entire project.
Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I 45 Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn't 46 me. They just reminded me how 47 the field was and how I had run away from competition all my life. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my 48 . And it gave me the freedom to go up to total strangers and ask what was 49 .
For the past fifty years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, 50 stories from
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murders to airplane 51 and finally choosing my strongest area. When I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories 52 me and I realized that had it not been 53 Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk.
I get 54 all the time : “How did you pick journalism?”
“Well, you see, there was this teacher…” I always start out. I just wish I could 55 her.
36.A.cautious B.mad C.optimistic D.enthusiastic
37.A.universities B.families C.professions D.lives
38.A.interview B.describe C.admire D.face
39.A.considered B.rejected C.expected D.picked
40.A.hardly B.nearly C.naturally D.eagerly
41.A.preparations B.newspapers C.drink D.paper
42.A.reliable B.grateful C.tense D.amazed
43.A.student B.journalist C.candidate D.writer
44.A.look B.turn C.break D.run
45.A.called B.remembered C.recognized D.evaluated
46.A.answer B.urge C.stop D.persuade
47.A.funny B.competitive C.ordinary D.mysterious
48.A.blood B.body C.life D.opinion
49.A.coming in B.coming out C.going up D.going on
50.A.creating B.recalling C.covering D.writing
51.A.flights B.crashes C.budgets D.schedules
52.A.hit B.caught C.impressed D.seized
53.A.for B.with C.of D.to
54.A.hurt B.realized C.adjusted D.asked
55.A.respect B.support C.thank D.envy
第II卷(共60分)
第二节:七选五(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。
For many years, I was convinced that my suffering was due to my size. I believed that when the weight disappeared, it would take old wounds, hurts, and rejections with it.
Many weight – conscious people also mistakenly believe that changing our bodies will fix everything. Perhaps our worst mistake is believing that being thin equals being loved, being special, and being cherished. We dream about what it will be like when we reach the long – awaited goal.56 Then, at last, we find ourselves there.
But we often gain back what we have lost. Even so, we continue to believe that next time it will be different. 57 Next time, being thin will finally fulfill its promise of everlasting happiness, self – worth, and, of course, love.
It took me a long while to realize that there was something more for me to learn about beauty. 58 In Samoa a woman is not considered attractive unless she weighs more than 200 pounds. More importantly, if it is happiness that we want, why not put our energy there rather than on the size of our body? 59 Many of us try hard to change our body, but in vain. We have to find a way to live comfortably inside our body and make friends with and cherish ourselves. 60
A. Why not look inside?
B. We try every means to be slim, but in vain.
C. We work very hard to realize this dream.
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D. When we change our attitudes toward ourselves, the whole world changes.
E. Why not do some make up?
F. Beauty standards vary with culture.
G. Next time, we will keep it off.
第三节 语法填空(共10小题:每小题1.5分,满分15分)
Why is pink or purple a color for girls and blue or brown for boys?
The answer depends largely 61 cultural values as well as personal experiences. To the Egyptians, green was a color 62 represented the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. During the Spring Festival in China, children 63 (give) money in a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect 64 against evils(灾祸).
People’s 65 (choose) of colors is also influenced by their bodies’ reactions toward them. Green is said to be 66 most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally 67 physically. People 68 (work) in green environment have been found to have fewer stomach aches.
Red can cause a person’s blood pressure to rise and increase people’s appetites(食欲). Many decorators will include different shades of red in the restaurant. And many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that 69 (easy) catches a person’s eye.
Blue is another calming color. Unlike red, blue is believed to cause people to lose appetite. So 70 you want to eat less, some suggest that eating from blue plates can help.
第四部分:写作
第一节 短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误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.每处错误及其修改仅限一词。
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
My mother is a village woman, already in her fifty. She has little school education, and she
knows that knowledge is very important to young people. She often asked me how I am getting
along my studies. She does everything what she can for me, so that I can spend more time studying.
Once my mother was ill and stayed in the bed for several day. When I got home at night, I found
the light was still off and she was making new clothes for me! I was deeply moved that tears
came to my eyes. Such is her mother, a kind and hard-working woman. And I will respect and
love her forever.
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第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
你的英国朋友Jim向你请教在中国与人闲聊时应该注意些什么。请写一封E-mail回复他。内容包括:
1. 中国人闲聊时常谈论的话题(至少两点)。
2. 避免谈论的话题(至少两点)。
3. 还应该注意些什么(比如身体语言等)。
注意:
1.词数120左右,开头结尾已为你写好,不计数在内;
2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称。
Dear Jim,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Lei
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四川省新津中学高二上学期12月月考答案
听力:1-5 AACBB 6-10 CBCCA 11-15 BCACA 16-20 BABAC
阅读:21-24 CDBC 25-28 BABC 29-31 BBD 32-35 ADAD
完型:36-40 CCADA 41-45 DCBDB 46-50 CBADC 51-55 BAADC
七选五:56-60 CGFAD
语法填空题
61. on / upon 62. that /which 63. are given 64. themselves 65. choice
66. the 67. and 68. working 69.easily 70. if / when
改错
My mother is a village woman, already in her fifty. She has little school education, and she
fifties but
knows that knowledge is very important to young people. She often asked me how I am getting
asks
along my studies. She does everything what she can for me, so that I can spend more time studying.
^with that或删去
Once my mother was ill and stayed in the bed for several day. When I got home at night, I found
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the light was still off and she was making new clothes for me! I was deeply moved that tears
on ^so
came to my eyes. Such is her mother, a kind and hard-working woman. And I will respect and
my
love her forever.
参考范文:
Dear Jim,
Glad to hear from you. I would like to share my ideas about small talk in China with you as follows.
When making small talk, Chinese people usually choose some low-risk topics such as sport and films which are light and amusing, so that they can open their conversation very easily. Another safe choice is to talk about a recent news story—not too serious. If it happens to be a hot news, people will find a lot to say.
On the other hand, there are some topics Chinese always avoid, especially when talking to strangers. For example, don’t ask “How much do you earn?” or “How old are you?”. It is impolite to ask someone’s salary or age
Besides, body language also matters. Chinese people often use some encouraging gestures like smiling or nodding in small talk, as it is a good way to show that they are listening carefully.
Hope these tips will do you some favor. Good luck!
Yours,
Li Lei
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