桂林十八中15级高三第二次月考试卷
英 语
命题：申伟祯 审题： 赵桂芳
注意事项：
1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。
2答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。
3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。
第I卷（选择题，共 100 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称钟的时间来回答有关小题如阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man want to do?
A. Interview the manager. B. Apply for a job. C. Ask for directions.
2. What does the mother want the boy to do?
A. Read a book. B. Climb the mountain. C. Wait for her.
3. Who broke the coffee cup?
A. The man. B. The woman. C. John.
4. Where does this conversation probably take place?
A. In a bookstore. B. In a classroom. C. At home.
5. Why is the woman not sure of finishing the report today?
A. She can’t type fast. B. The computer may break down. C. The report is too long.
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 are the speakers talking about?
A. Holiday plans. B. European cities. C. Health problems.
7. Where will Michelle be during the vocation?
A. In London. B. At home. C. In hospital.
听第7段材料，回答第8 至9题。
8. What’s the woman doing?
A. Giving a history lesson. B. Preparing a presentation. C. Working on a problem.
9. What will they probably talk about next?
A. When Columbus discovered America.
B. What the New World stands for.
C. Who was the first European to discover America.
听第 8段材料,回答第 10至 12题。
10. Who will take care of Roger?
A. His father. B. His mother. C. The woman.
11. How long will the man be away?
A. A month. B. Nearly a week. C. Three days.
12. What do we know about the woman?
A. She is a teacher. B. She still works. C. She likes children
听第 9段材料,回答第 13至 16题。
13. What will Jane and Hellen do next weekend?
A. Enjoy themselves with Susan. B. Go hiking in the mountains. C. Do some holiday shopping.
14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Close friends. B. Boss and clerk. C. Husband and wife.
15. Who will be likely to take charge of the outdoor activity?
A. Helen. B. Susan. C. John.
16. How many people will probably go hiking?
A.2. B. 3. C. More than 5.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How long did Miss Brown teach the students?
A. Two years. B. Three years. C. Four years.
18. Why do students like Miss Brown’s lessons?
A. They are easy to follow. B. They are lively and interesting. C. She is not strict with the students.
19. How do the students like Miss Brown?
A. Clever and aggressive. B. Rude and strict. C. Kind and patient
20. What do the students owe their progress to?
A. Miss Brown’s help. B. The English exams. C. Theirhard work.
第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，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 题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
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favorite animal dress and take part in the one mile or 5K, enjoying the sights and sounds of the Zoo. Walk in the Wild includes a morning full of unique activities you won’t find at any other valley walk, including all-day zoo admission and a lakeside after-party.
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Free Museum Day: It is hosted by Sesame Street and HBO at the Children’s Museum of Phoenix. Kids can participate in activities, enjoying a performance by the Sesame Street Muppets and get to join the Everyday Heroes Club. An act of kindness is all it takes to become a member. Performances and activities will take place at 10:30 – 11:30 am and 1:30 – 2:30 pm.
9 am – 4 pm. Children’s Museum of Phoenix, 215 N. 7th Street, Phoenix. 602 – 253 – 0501.
Sunday A’Fair: Sunday A’Fair features free outdoor concerts in Scottsdale Civic Center Park by top Arizona musicians, along with an arts-and-crafts market, fun activities for children and families, guided tours of the sculptures in the park and free admission to Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art (SMoCA). Guests are invited to bring blankets, lawn chairs or picnic baskets, and enjoy a relaxing afternoon of great entertainment. Delicious foods, snacks, beer, wine and soft drinks are also available for purchase.
12 – 4 pm. Scottsdale Center for the performing Arts, 7380 E. 2nd St., Scottsdale. 480 – 994 – ARTS(2787).
21. What can children do at Walk in the Wild?
A. Join in the 5 – mile walk. B. Attend courses for free.
C. Wear animal-shaped clothes. D. Enjoy good company of wild animals.
22. What qualification is needed to join the Everyday Heroes Club?
A. Do a good deed. B. Donate money to the club.
C. Be active in school activities. D. Be ready to help protect wildlife.
23. Where can one go to buy some works of art?
A. The Phoenix Zoo. B. Scottsdale Civic Center Park.
C. The Children’s Museum of Phoenix. D. Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art.
B
Best friends may be priceless but the cost of keeping the relationship alive is ￡23,870.
According to a study, a BFF (Best Friend Forever) does not come cheap with devoted pals blowing ￡4,679 on birthday presents alone over a lifetime. And while it costs nothing to be a shoulder to cry on, big-hearted Britons go the extra mile and spend ￡168 on pick-me-ups (提神物品) to get their mate through a rocky patch (艰难时刻) like a breakup of a relationship.
There’s a further ￡242 spent on presents to show how much they mean from gifts bought on holiday to treats for no reason. And distance does not break up a close friendship as BFFs spend a whopping (巨大的) ￡18,000 on travel to see each other despite being miles apart because of university, jobs and marriage.
The study by cashback site TopCashBack found on average BFFs who wed can expect ￡431 spent on them and a further ￡283 on gifts when they have children. And they can rely on their pals to help out when they move house as they will obtain ￡127 worth of housewarming presents and takeaways as well as putting in a shift with the packing and unpacking.
The survey based on a friendship lasting 40 years found more than eight in ten adults with a BFF felt their friendships were worth every penny.
TopCashBack spokesperson Natasha Smith said, “Those friendships which stand the test of time are often the most important in our lives. However, they come at a cost. From train tickets once a month to flights and a new dress for a wedding on the Italian coast, the price paid for having a best mate can soon add up. But when we asked people to compare their friendship with the monetary investment (投资), only 14% thought their friendship was equal to their investment with the vast majority thinking it was worth more.”
24. What does the underlined word in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. Ambitious. B. Generous. C. Troublesome. D. Energetic.
25. To keep the relationship, where do BFFs spend most money?
A. Buying birthday presents. B. Cheering up a friend in low spirits.
C. Paying for holiday gifts and other treats. D. Going a particular distance to visit friends.
26. What is Natasha’s understanding of BFF friendship?
A. It’s costly and unaffordable. B. It’s expensive but worthwhile.
C. It’s rewarding but hard to keep. D. It’s changeable but worth possessing.
27. How is the passage developed?
A. By listing figures. B. By reasoning. C. By analyzing causes. D. By making comparisons.
C
Elon Musk is a man of big ambition. He says his goal is to save humanity. And as strange as that sounds, the South African-born, Canadian-American investor might actually be doing it.
On December 22nd, SpaceX, the company Musk founded, successfully launched its reusable Falcon 9 rocket. The moment furthered Musk’s goal of making space travel more affordable and eventually colonizing Mars for humanity’s long-term survival. As if this wasn’t enough, Musk, 44, is also the founder of Tesla, an electric car company. He has also helped to create three Internet start-ups including the online payment company PayPal. All of them could be said to have turned their industries upside down.
The companies Musk started cover three areas: the Internet, sustainable energy and exploring space. Since college, Musk has believed that those areas will most affect the future of humanity and that he should spend his life working on them. “There is no shortage of people with a vision for the future,” Microsoft founder Bill Gates said to Vogue magazine, “What makes Elon special is his ability to make his vision come true.”
Nothing showed this ability better than the crisis Musk faced in 2008. In 2008, both SpaceX and Tesla were in real danger. SpaceX’s three launches had all failed and the company could afford only one more launch. But everything soon turned around. In September 2008, SpaceX launched its fourth rocket and it succeeded. It won a $ 1.6 billion contract with NASA. SpaceX was saved. Musk then shocked the investors and the tech world by pouring his entire personal savings into saving Tesla.
Despite his success, Musk’s ambition has not gone away. He has also been working on other ambitious projects in recent years.
28. What do Musk’s companies have in common?
A. They all gained an instant success. B. Their goal is to offer affordable space travel.
C. Their development wasn’t optimistic at first. D. They had a revolutionary effect in their own fields.
29. What do Bill Gates’ words indicate?
A. There’re many creative people. B. Not everyone’s dream can come true.
C. Successful people have vision for the future. D. Ability of practice results in Musk’s success.
30. Which words can best describe Musk?
A. Devoted and accessible. B. Warm-hearted and determined.
C. Adventurous and aggressive. D. Ambitious and sympathetic.
31. Where may the passage be taken from?
A. Popular fiction. B. A biography. C. A speech. D. A survey.
D
As we all know, behavior and words sometimes are interpreted differently in some countries or areas, which is generally called cultural differences. For example:
Shaking the head in a horizontal direction in most countries means “no”, while in India it means “yes”.
Showing the thumb held upwards means in Latin America, especially Brazil, and in many other countries, including China, everything is OK, while it is understood in some Islamic countries as well as Sardinia and Greece as a rude sign.
Laughing is connected in most countries with happiness – in Japan it is often a sign of confusion, insecureness and embarrassment.
In the UK and Ireland, the word “compromise” has a positive meaning (an agreement where both parties win something); in the USA it may rather have negative meanings (both parties lose something).
In Mediterranean European countries, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa, it is normal, or at least widely tolerated, to arrive half an hour late for a dinner invitation, but in Germany and Switzerland this would be extremely rude. If invited to dinner, in many Asian countries and Central America, it is well-mannered to leave right after the dinner: the ones who don’t leave may indicate they have not eaten enough. In the Indian subcontinent, European and North American countries this is considered rude, indicating that the guests only wanted to eat but wouldn’t enjoy the host’s company.
In Africa, saying to a female friend who you haven’t seen for a while that she has put on weight means she is physically healthier than before or had a nice holiday, while this would be considered as an insult(侮辱) in Europe, North America and Australia.
32. Where does “showing the thumb held upwards” have a bad meaning?
A. In Greece. B. In Mexico. C. In China. D. In Brazil.
33. What behavior may be avoided in the USA?
A. Arrive half an hour late for dinner. B. Have food left on the plate.
C. Leave right after the dinner. D. Eat up the food immediately.
34. What is special about Africa?
A. You can express your puzzlement by laughing. B. You can praise women for their gaining weight.
C. “Compromise” has a positive meaning. D. Shaking the head means “yes”.
35. What is the best title for the text?
A. Strange behavior in some countries B. Customs are different in different countries
C. Some typical examples of cultural differences D. Cultural values should be paid much attention to.
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。
Five secrets to live a sunshine life
Don’t avoid or ignore negativity.
In order to conquer and overcome the negativity, it must be acknowledged. You are in control of your environment and if these negative situations keep making an appearance, it’s up to you to handle them.
Take care of yourself and your needs.
In order to live a powerful and meaningful life, you must love yourself. 36 And this will be reflected in your thoughts and emotional state of mind. Love yourself fully in order to love others fully.
__37__
Determine what is worth your time and effort and what is not. If situations are bad and beyond repair, it’s time to let go. Are there relationships or friendships that remain damaged but you know are worth the time? 38 Do what you can to find love in situations where it may have been absent in the past.
Give.
Give our time, energy, love and sometimes money to others. 39 So if you can, don’t hesitate to do it.
Focus on things that make us smile, laugh and feel good.
This one is pretty simple. 40 That is, do more of what makes you happy! I truly believe happiness may not come as easily as we wish. In order to go through work and boring responsibilities, we have to actively pursue and engage in beautiful acts of love and kindness. So let’s have a try.
A. Just do MORE of it
B. Fix them and find peace.
C. Always put yourself first.
D. Mend what’s broken or get rid of it.
E. Determine what is important to you.
F. Mind your actions and how you live each day.
G. Everything we put out into the world comes back to us.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
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。
It was a hot June day at McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas. Sammy was on a camping trip with his parents and his brothers. He couldn’t 41 to get into the water.
With his father keeping a(n) 42 from the rocks above, Sammy jumped in. Having played in the water for a while, he 43 pulled himself out and watched a group of children walk above. Suddenly, a tiny five-year-old girl 44 to grab a bottle and lost her balance. In an instant, she was 45 over the falls.
Sammy caught sight of the girl’s arm and the 46 of her dark head as the water pushed her into the water 47 . She fought for life in the deep water. Sammy took a few seconds to consider the 48 , and then he dived in. He was next to the 49 girl in a few seconds. She was 50 and tried to climb on top of
him. Sammy says, “I stayed calm, but inside, my heart was beating 51 .” When he was an arm’s 52 away from the girl, he carefully 53 the anxious girl onto his back and 54 the rock wall around the edge of the waterfall toward the shore. Soon, someone pulled 55 of them out of the water with a swimming float. They were safe then.
When his mother walked onto the 56 and saw the crowd gathering near the swimming hole, she fell into 57 . Then a woman came up and told her that Sammy saved a little girl’s life. “Sammy says he can’t do it 58 ,” she says. “But I know he can because of who he is.” Now a seventh grader, Sammy 59 , “I didn’t really think about the 60 when I got into the water.”
41.
A.
help
B.
pause
C.
wait
D.
afford
42.
A.
eye
B.
smile
C.
gesture
D.
distance
43.
A.
unwillingly
B.
immediately
C.
eventually
D.
professionally
44.
A.
reached down
B.
came up
C.
turned down
D.
went around
45.
A.
wiped
B.
blown
C.
beaten
D.
swept
46.
A.
image
B.
top
C.
appearance
D.
sign
47.
A.
beneath
B.
above
C.
behind
D.
around
48.
A.
request
B.
operation
C.
result
D.
situation
49.
A.
challenging
B.
wandering
C.
struggling
D.
thrilling
50.
A.
blue
B.
panicked
C.
confused
D.
upset
51.
A.
wildly
B.
irregularly
C.
slowly
D.
consciously
52.
A.
measure
B.
range
C.
width
D.
length
53.
A.
forced
B.
pulled
C.
pushed
D.
removed
54.
A.
struck
B.
followed
C.
jumped
D.
felt
55.
A.
one
B.
another
C.
either
D.
both
56.
A.
edge
B.
platform
C.
ground
D.
scene
57.
A.
pride
B.
embarrassment
C.
silence
D.
fantasy
58.
A.
alone
B.
again
C.
then
D.
altogether
59.
A.
admits
B.
denies
C.
apologizes
D.
responds
60.
A.
effects
B.
consequences
C.
fame
D.
condition
第II卷（非选择题，共 50 分）
注意事项：
用0.5 毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
第二节 （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。
Many of my friends like fall and take it as their favorite season. Last weekend, I went outdoors and soon _61_ (find) a deeper appreciation for this season.
The change of leaf colors is a common reason given 62 the love of fall. Each tree reacts 63 (different) to the change of the season. Some shed their leaves in hopes of reproducing; however, other 64 (tree) remain green as long as possible to gain additional energy from the sun to survive the winter. This effect 65 (call) the flight-or-fight response.
Fall is a time of 66 (reflect) and preparation for the year ahead. I have found a meaning of fall for me. I'm 67 18-year-old boy in the final year of high school and my life is a work in progress. There are times when I want to give up, but then I look around me and realize life keeps 68 (move).The natural cycle of life is beautiful and doesn't stop growing so I have to learn to keep up.
The meaning of fall is different for each person. I encourage you 69 (go) out to follow some path or sidewalk and discover 70 fall means to you.
第四部分 写作（共两节；满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；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。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(＼)划掉。
修改：在错的词下画一横线（___），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；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I enjoy doing different things in my free time. So I like reading books best. I grew up with peoples who loved reading. When I was a kid, my mother reads to me every night. I could never sleep without listening a story. She was and still is the great storyteller. That is because I love books and all the interesting stories that they hold. My favoritest books are fairy tales. I have been read so many stories of princes and princesses, giants and dwarfs. When I read books, I imagine me in faraway, magical places with the fairytale characters, which makes reading so much fun. Yes, read storybooks is my hobby.
笫二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Jay的父亲因工作调动要到你所在的城市工作，他们计划搬至你所在的小区居住，Jay 写信向你询问小区的情况，请你根据以下提示给他回信：
1. 表示欢迎；
2. 你所在的小区适宜居住的理由（至少两条）
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jay,
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
桂林十八中高三第二次月考 英语 答案
听力
1-5 BACAB 6-10 ABBCC 11-15 BCCAC 16-20 CABCA
阅读理解
21-23 CAB 24-27 BDBA 28-31 DDCB 32-35 ACBC 36-40 FDBGA]
完形填空
41-45 CACAD 46-50 BADCB 51-55 ADBBD 56-60 DCBAB
语法填空
61. found 62. for 63. differently 64. trees 65. is called 66. reflection 67. an 68. moving 69. to go 70. what
短文改错
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peoples who loved reading. When I was a kid, my mother reads to me every night. I could never
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sleep without listening a story. She was and still is the great storyteller. That is because I love
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books and all the interesting stories that they hold. My favoritest books are fairy tales. I have been
favorite
read so many stories of princes and princesses, giants and dwarfs. When I read books, I imagine
me in faraway, magical places with the fairytale characters, which makes reading so much fun.
myself
Yes, read storybooks is my hobby.
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书面表达(略)
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