湖北省武汉市高二英语3月月考试题.doc

湖北省武汉市2016-2017学年高二英语3月月考试题part i listening (total 30 marks; 1.5 marks for each question)section a (7.5 marks)listen to the five dialogues, and choose the correct answer to each question. each dialogue will be played only once. 1. what will the woman do after class?a. see a teacher. b. go to the beach.c. talk with the man.2. why doesnt the man wear a jacket?a. he forgot to bring it. b. he didnt know it would be cold.c. he didnt have any time to look for it.3. how did the man get here? a . by train. b. by bus. c. by car.4. why does the man come back late?a. he was stuck in a traffic jam.b. he did homework at johns house.c. he played football with his friends.5. what happened to eden? a. she got fired.b. she worked in secret. c. she missed a meeting.section b (22.5 marks)listen to the five dialogues or passages and choose the correct answer to each question. each dialogue or passage will be played twice. listen to the dialogue 6 and answer question 6 and 7. 6. whats the woman doing? a. giving suggestions. b. making comments.c. asking for information.7. whats the woman probably going to do?a. give a performance. b. go to the peking opera. c. study traditional music.listen to the dialogue7 and answer question 8 and 9.8. where does susan have to go at 2:30?a. to the cinema.b. to the dentists. c. to the soccer training camp.9. why cant they watch a movie at night?a. because susan has to help julie with her project.b. because susans brother is going to use it.c. because the video machine doesnt work.listen to the dialogue 8 and answer question 10 to 12. 10. why cant jim find susans home?a. because he hasnt been told how to get there.b. because he forgot to bring the map susan gave him.c. because he is so forgetful that he cant remember her address.11. where is the bank?a. it is next to the bus stop.b. it is on the corner beside the bus stop.c. it is on the corner across the street.12. where is susans house?a. it is the seventh house from the corner on jims right.b. it is the seventh house from the corner on jims left.c. it is the seventeenth house from the corner on jims right.listen to the dialogue 9 and answer question 13 to 16.13. what has mrs. wong been doing recently?a. walking around the building.b. exercising in the park.c. staying at home.14. why does mrs. wong look pale?a. its windy outside.b. she doesnt feel well. c. she feels sick of shopping.15. what did mrs. wong use to do?a. be on a diet. b. eat a lot. c. do sports.16. what does mrs. wong think of going to the doctor?a. unnecessary.b. urgent.c. worthy.listen to the passage 10 and answer question 17 to 20.17. where does the speech probably take place?a. in a library. b. in a classroom. c. in a laboratory.18. what is the speaker explaining?a. a book review. b. a weekly timetable. c. a visit plan.19. what will the students practise on wednesday?a. reading and writing. b. grammar and computer. c. listening and speaking.20. when is the library open every weekday afternoon?a. from 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. b. from 3:00 to 6:30 p.m. c. from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m.part ii use of vocabulary and grammar (total 30 marks)section a (10 marks)complete the text with the correct words on the topic of politics. use the words below.candidates vote environmental issue right-wing general public mainstream politics electoral system public opinion general election support the 21. _ varies from country to country, but in most european countries members of the 22. _ who wish to express their views in a(n) 23. _ go to polling stations, where they choose the political party they 24. _ together with the names of its 25. _ and cast their 26. _ on a ballot paper. voters with a very nationalistic view might select a more 27. _ party; those deeply concerned with a particular 28. _ might vote for a green party; and some might even let 29. _ on 30. _ influence their decision about who to vote for.section b (5 marks)complete the sentences with appropriate words to form compound nouns.31. local police forces are strengthening security in preparation for possible civil _ during the elections.32. the country is currently unstable, with several paramilitary _ carrying out violent attacks. travelers are being warned to stay away.33. it is hoped that the guerillas will give up their armed _ and negotiate with the government through diplomacy rather than violence.34. the israeli peace _ was announced on 6th of april 2011 and signed by many leading politicians.35. in the1960s, civil _ activists in the united states used non-violent protests to end the separation of different racial groups.section c (5 marks)complete the sentences with the correct form of the words below. capitalist extreme liberal patriot religion36. _ and 37. _ are products of roughly the same period of history: the late 18th and early 19th centuries.someone who feels a strong support for his or her country is 38. _.she was a frequent church-goer and was considered very 39._.a so-far unknown group of 40. _ claimed responsibility for the bombing.section d (10 marks)complete the sentences with the correct future forms of the verbs in brackets. 41. its not likely that sarah _ her assignment by friday. (finish) 42. ive just realised that next friday we _ in this flat for five years. (live) 43. do you suppose he _ for us when we get to the cafe? (still, wait) 44. i expect zoe _ the house as soon as i tell her im on my way. (leave) 45. i dont think christian _ his cold by saturday. (get over) 46. by the time he gets his next salary he _ baked beans for a week! (live on) 47. i hope they _ us; were very late. (still, expect) 48. gabriel _ the dog for a walk as soon as he gets home. (take) 49. i guess my boyfriend _ worried because i havent called. (get) 50. i hope the referee _ his whistle the instant the off-side flag goes up. (blow) part iii cloze (15 marks)complete the text. choose the correct answers, a, b, c or d.most american magazines and newspapers reserve 60 percent of their pages for ads. the new york times sunday edition _51_ may contain 350 pages of advertisements. some radio stations devote 40 minutes of every hour to _52_.then there is television. the vast majority of television ads today consist of brief advertising spots, _53_ in length from a few seconds to several minutes. according to one estimate, american youngsters sit through three hours of television commercials each week. by the time they graduate from high school, they will have been _54_ 360,000 tv ads. television advertises in airports, hospital waiting rooms, and schools.major sporting events are now major advertising events. racing cars serve as high speed _55_. some athletes receive most of their money from advertisements. one top-ranking basketball player earned $3.9 million by playing ball. advertisers paid him nine times that much to _56_ their products.there is no escape. commercial ads are _57_ on walls, buses, and trucks. they _58_ the inside of taxis and subways -even the doors of public toilets. _59_ messages call to us in supermarkets, stores, elevators -and _60_ we are on hold on the telephone. in some countries so much advertising comes through the mail that many recipients proceed directly from the mailbox to the nearest wastebasket to _61_ the junk mail._62_ insiders report, published by mccann-erickson, a global advertising agency, the estimated amount of money spent on advertising worldwide in 1990 was $275.5 billion. since then, the figures have soared to $411.6 billion for 1997 and $434.4 billion for 1998. big money.what is the _63_ of all of this? one analyst put it this way: “advertising is one of the most powerful socializing forces in the culture. ads sell _64_ than products. they sell images, values, goals, _65_ of who we are and who we should be. they shape our attitudes and our attitudes shape our behavior.”51. a. lonelyb. alonec. singlyd. individually52. a. commerceb. consumersc. commercialsd. contracts53. a. rangingb. varyingc. changingd. adjusting54. a. taken tob. spent inc. expected ofd. exposed to55. a. flashesb. billboardsc. attractionsd. messages56. a. improveb. promotec. urged. update57. a. symbolizedb. illustratedc. demonstratedd. displayed58. a. modifyb. decoratec. polishd. fix59. a. audiob. studioc. orald. video60. a. sinceb. whilec. unlessd. if61. a. throw awayb. lay downc. blow outd. break down62. a. except forb. apart fromc. according tod. including in63. a. effectb. affectc. resultd. purpose64. a. lessb. samec. similard. more65. a. outlooksb. opinionsc. conceptsd. implicationspart iv reading (total 40 marks)section a multiple choice (30 marks)asome plants get so hungry that they eat flies, spiders, and even small frogs. whats more amazing is that these plants occur naturally (in special environments) in every state. in fact, theyre found on every continent except antarctica.youve probably seen a venus flytrap. its often sold in museum gift stores, department stores, and even supermarkets. a small plant, it grows 6 to 8 inches tall in a container. at the end of its stalks (茎) are specially modified leaves that act like traps. inside each trap is a lining of tiny trigger (触发) hairs. when an insect lands on them, the trap suddenly shuts. over the course of a week or so, the plant feeds on its catch.the venus flytrap is just one of more than 500 species of meat-eating plants, says barry meyers-rice, the editor of the international carnivorous ( 食肉的 ) plant societys newsletter. note: despite any science-fiction stories you might have read, no meat-eating plant does any danger to humans.dr. meyers-rice says a plant is meat-eating, only if it does all four of the following: “attract, kill, digest, and absorb” some form of insects, including flies, butterflies, and moths. meat-eating plants look and act like other green plants-well, most of the time.all green plants make sugar through a process called photosynthesis (光合作用). plants use the sugar to make food. what makes “meat-eating” plants different is their bug-catching leaves. they need insects for one reason: nitrogen (氮). nitrogen is a nutrient that they cant obtain any other way. while almost all green plants on our planet get nitrogen from the soil,“ meat-eating” plants cant. they live in places where nutrients are hard or almost impossible to get from the soil because of its acidity. so theyve come to rely on getting nitrogen from insects and small animals. in fact, nutrient-rich soil is poisonous to “meat-eating” plants. never fertilize them! but dont worry, either, if they never seem to catch any insects. they can survive, but theyll grow very slowly.66.according to the passage, carnivorous plants _. a. only grow in wild field b. are rare to see c. are as common as flies d. cannot grow on antarctica 67.venus flytrap preys on insects by _. a. its numerous long and thin stalks b. a container where it grows c. its insect-catching leaves d. the lining of tiny trigger hairs 68. we can conclude from the third paragraph that _. a. carnivorous plants are dangerous b. carnivorous plants are fictional c. carnivorous plants occasionally eat books d. carnivorous plants are harmless to humans 69. in the eyes of the author, which of the following statements is true? a. carnivorous plants cannot grow in acid soil. b. carnivorous plants can grow in nutrient-poor soil. c. carnivorous plants will die if they cannot catch any insects. d. carnivorous plants can get nitrogen from nutrient-rich soil b“ asias challenge 2020 ” essay prizedescriptionwhat is the most important challenge facing asia over the next decade? why? what should be done about it?the best answer in 3,000 words or less will win a prize of $2,500. two runners-up will be awarded prizes of $1,000 each. these three prize winners will be invited to singapore for an expenses-paid awards ceremony. the winning articles will be posted on time. com.purposethe main purpose of the essay prize is to generate fresh ideas for tackling key challenges to asias continued competitiveness and development, as well as encourage young professionals to make an impact on public policy and business in asia.selection criteriathe essay will be judged according to creativity, innovation, rigor of research and writing, as well as achievability of idea. it can be focused on one or more areas relevant to asia, such as macro-economics, business, international relations, trade and investment, education, healthcare, urban development, science and technology, and energy and the environment. the essay must be written in english. it should not have been previously published in english in a publication with broad international circulation.candidate requirementsthe candidate authoring the essay must be under 32 years of age as of december 31, 2010. the candidate must be an asian national.submissionrequirementsthe essay should be submitted electronically to prize asiabusinesscouncil. org. by august 31, 2010. prize winners will be announced in september 2010.the submission should contain the candidates full name, nationality, and month and year of birth. the essay should include a title and word count. 70.what is the main purpose of the essay prize?a. to select young professionals of both ability and imagination.b. to predict the prospects of asia in the next decade.c. to issue the challenges facing asia.d. to inspire brilliant ideas for solving problems in asia.71.which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?a. the winners of the essay prize can travel to singapore for free.b. articles published in local newspapers will not be accepted.c.young people from russia or australia are excluded from the essay prize. d. the candidates article can deal with several aspects of developments in asia.72.the candidates article should be sent _. a. by air mail b. by e-mail c. by surface maild. by express mail cin a class this past december, after i wrote some directions on the board for students about their final examination, one young woman quickly took a picture of the board using her smart phone. when i looked in her direction, she apologized, “sorry. was it wrong to take a picture?”“i cant read my own handwriting,” the young woman explained. “its best if i take a picture of your writing so i can understand the notes.”that remark started a class-wide conversation about taking a picture instead of taking notes. for those in the photo-taking camp, motivations extended beyond their inability to comprehend their own handwriting. some took pictures of notes because they knew their phone was a safe place to store material. they might lose paper, they reasoned, but they wouldnt lose their phones. some took photos because they wanted to record exactly the manner in which i had noted information on the board. others told me that during class they liked to be able to listen to the discussion attentively.yet the use of cameras as note takers, though it may be convenient, does raise significant questions for the classroom. is a picture an effective replacement for the process of note-taking?instructors encourage students to take notes because the act of doing so is more than merely recording necessary informationit helps prepare the way for understanding. encouraging students to take notes may be an old-fashioned instructional method, but just because a method has a long history doesnt mean its out of date. writing things down engages a students brain in listening, visual, and kinesthetic(触觉的) learninga view supported by a longstanding research. the act of writing down information enables a person to begin committing it to memory, and to process and combine it, establishing the building blocks of learning new concepts.taking a picture does indeed record the information, but it deletes some of the necessary mental engagement that taking notes employs. so can the two be equally effective? 73. the woman apologized in the class because she_.a. had the bad handwriting b. missed the teachers directionsc. took a picture of the board d. disturbed other students learning74. according to the passage, which of the following may not explain students reluctance to take notes?a. they lack proper techniques for taking notes. b. they want to listen more attentively in class.c. they believe smart phones are much safer for storing notes.d. they want to have the exact version of the notes on the board.75. according to the passage, taking notes by hand_.a. requires students to think independently b. helps students actively participate in learning c. proves to be an old and useless learning methodd. seems unsuitable for students to learn new ideas76. what is the main idea of this passage?a. the traditional way of note-taking should be