湖南省津市一中2013届高三英语上学期12月月考试题

1 津市一中津市一中 20132013 届高三第四次月考英语试题届高三第四次月考英语试题 命题命题 审稿 高三英语备课组审稿 高三英语备课组 满分 满分 150150 分分 时间 时间 120120 分钟分钟 PARTPART ONEONE LISTENINGLISTENING COMPREHENSIONCOMPREHENSION 30 30 points points SectionSection A A 22 5 22 5 points points Directions In this section you ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers For each conversation there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter A B or C on the question booklet You will hear each conversation TWICETWICE ConversationConversation 1 1 1 Why did the woman move out her room A She disliked the room that was too small for her B Her roommate was always making noises in the room C Her roommate said something that made her angry 2 What did the woman give the man A Her present address B The address of her home C The phone number ConversationConversation 2 2 3 What was John doing when the man visited him A Reading a novel B Writing a novel C Writing a diary 4 What do you think of John A He is smart and friendly B He is clever and kind C He is capable and works hard ConversationConversation 3 3 5 Where does the conversation probably take place A In a hotel B In a restaurant C At home 6 What will the two speakers do this weekend A Have a picnic B Visit the man s parents C Go shopping ConversationConversation 4 4 7 Where does the conversation probably take place A In a plane B In a restaurant C At the airport 8 When will they arrive in New York A At 11 00 B At 13 00 C At 14 00 9 Where does the man s brother live A In New York B In the company C In New Jersey ConversationConversation 5 5 10 How much does a round trip ticket cost A 36 B 66 C 76 2 11 When does the local leave A At 2 15 B At 3 00 C At 4 00 12 What will the man do A He will take the local B He will take the express C He will change trains at Boston ConversationConversation 6 6 13 Why does the man make the phone call A To know the history of the shopping mall B To find out information about business hours C To find out what kinds of goods the store sells 14 On which day does the store have the longest business time A Friday B Saturday C Sunday 15 When does the store close on Saturdays A 6 30 p m B 7 00 p m C 8 30 p m SectionSection B B 7 5 7 5 points points Directions In this section you will hear a mini talk Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you ve got Fill in each blank with NONO MOREMORE THANTHAN 3 3 WORDSWORDS You will hear the mini talk TWICETWICE HabitsHabits IntroductionIntroduction Habits are formed gradually Once a habit is formed it is difficult to 16 BadBad habitshabits Children They are 17 and can t understand many things Older persons Bad habits sometimes can 18 Some bad habits like 19 telling lies and stealing are bad for people s life GoodGood habitshabits They re helpful in life like 20 doing exercise honesty and so on PARTPART TWOTWO LANGUAGELANGUAGE KNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE 45 45 points points SectionSection A A 15 15 points points Directions Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A B C and D Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence 21 You were not at your home when I dropped in on you last night Oh sorry I at the airport for my sister from Guangzhou A was waiting B waited C had waited D have been waiting 22 I want to buy that jacket because I the cloth well A have told washes B have been told washes C was told washed D have been told is washed 23 You can give your clothes to you think needs them A anyone B whoever C whomever D no matter who 24 We have gathered 2000 000 coats up to half have gone to Wenchuan A with which B in which C of which D for which 3 25 People seemed to have forgotten how many years ago the national park was built there A it was that B was it that C it was when D was it when 26 Tom didn t hand in his homework in time once again he had been given enough time to do it A in case B as though C for fear that D even though 27 Goals have to be realistic students can reach them and feel a sense of achievement A so long as B unless C so that D now that 28 you overcome this difficulty many other problems will be not hard to solve A As B While C That D Once 29 Lucy is absorbed in her textbook making marks from now and then there are some problems A in which B where C when D in the places 30 Your room needs Would you like me it for you A to clean to do B to be cleaned doing C being cleaned doingD cleaning to do 31 the good result her father was very satisfied with her performance A Heard B Hear C Hearing D To hear 32 His first novel next week is based on a true story A published B to be published C publishing D being published 33 She returned home only that her door had been broken into A to find B finding C having found D to have found 34 Any cook smoking in the kitchen will be fired immediately A catching B to catch C caught D to be caught 35 We didn t find the Blacks the lecture No one had told him about a lecture the following day A attend there to be B to attend there to be C attended there being D attending there being SectionSection B B 18 18 points points Directions For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A B C and D Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context Hi Cindy Please don t worry if you feel a little strange around boys You are in the process of changing from a little girl into a young woman and there are 36 called hormones 荷尔蒙 that are changing not only your body but your 37 For example you say you used to feel at ease with boys and you would usually run and fight one another for 38 That was Cindy the little girl Cindy the 39 woman doesn t want to fight boys or even run with them when your interests are changing This is making you feel strange and it is also 40 to the other girls around you and also to the boys Your life is entering a 4 different stage but you should understand that this is 41 normal and it s something that will pass quickly I think you should again try to relax around boys You can still talk with them about 42 you like including sports movies web sites and celebrities 名人 I 43 that you not try to fight with them however because the 44 are becoming much bigger and stronger I think you will find that you will 45 being with boys but that your feelings will be different from the way they used to be I know you are not supposed to have a boyfriend while you are still in school in China For now you should 46 your school work though you will find that some boys are 47 to you This will be a new adventure for you and my best advice is to relax and enjoy it Good luck Brad 36 A cells B nutritions C objects D chemicals 37 A head B mind C life D study 38 A fun B honor C humor D praise 39 A brave B young C smart D old 40 A referring B appealing C happening D pointing 41 A perfectly B possibly C hardly D nearly 42 A somebody B anybody C anything D something 43 A demand B recommend C command D determine 44 A girls B adults C kids D boys 45 A enjoy B hate C avoid D regret 46 A depend on B decide on C concentrate on D agree on 47 A accustomedB opposed C exposed D attracted SectionSection C C 12 12 points points Directions Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context Among the hottest TV programs in China is TheThe voicevoice ofof ChinaChina popular with many people The competitors in 48 show come from different places and represent different voices of China Compared 49 other singers in other shows they seem to be more likely to move us Among 50 you can always find someone you really admire and probably the one sharing something similar with you When he or she starts to sing in the center of the stage you are 51 nervous as he or she is as if you were actually the person 52 is in front of the four teachers and audiences In some degree they help us 5 listen to our real voices since they make their voices heard 53 encourage us to make our dream come true No matter 54 side comments they receive it can t be denied 55 they use their heart and soul to sing So it is enough only if the voice matters PARTPART THREETHREE READINGREADING COMPREHENSIONCOMPREHENSION 30 30 points points Directions Read the following three passages Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements For each of them there are four choices marked A B C and D Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage A A Amanda Hocking s parents divorced when she was young Money was tight and there was no TV at home So I read a lot and took up writing as a child she said The first novel Dreams I Can t Remember was written when she was 17 She sent it to several publishers from whom she got rejection letters Yet she did not give up She wrote one after another By April 2010 she had written 17 unpublished novels Having spent years fruitlessly trying to interest traditional publishers in her work Amanda Hocking was penniless and frustrated To make matters worse an exhibition about Jim Henson the creator of the Muppets was coming to Chicago later that year but she didn t have enough money to make the trip Then an idea suddenly came into her mind She decided to upload one of her unpublished novels to Amazon s online bookstore There people could download it to their e readers for 0 99 With six months to go before the Muppets exhibition opened she would surely make 300 needed for the desired journey to Chicago April 15 2010 should be noted by historians of literature On that day Hocking made her book available to Kindle readers on Amazon s website to raise the money for the Muppets trip I didn t have a lot of hope for it she said How wrong she was Within a few days she sold nine copies of My Blood Approves By May she had posted two further books in the series Fate and Flutter and sold 624 copies In July she posted Switched the novel she wrote in less than a week It brought in more than 6 000 that month alone and in August she left her day job as a carer for disabled children In six months Hocking raised not only the 300 she needed but an additional 20 000 selling 150 000 copies of her books By January 2012 Hocking had sold 1 5 million books and made 2 5 million Amanda Hocking did get to Chicago to see the Muppets exhibition And along the way she helped to set off a revolution in global publishing Now she is considered as a starter of the self publishing revolution where direct contact between the author and readers is but a few clicks away 6 56 When Amanda Hocking was a child her family was A wealthyB traditionalC poorD big 57 Which of the following words is the most suitable to describe Amanda Hocking A Selfless B Determined C Honest D Warm hearted 58 We can infer from the passage that A Jim Henson helped Amanda Hocking publish her first novel B Amanda Hocking s friend paid for her trip to Chicago C Jim Henson helped Amanda Hocking a lot in writing D Amanda Hocking was a big fan of the Muppets 59 Which of the following is the correct order of the events a She left her day job as a carer b She posted Switched online c She posted Fate and Flutter online d She went on a trip to Chicago e She made My Blood Approves available to Kindle readers A abcedB ecbdaC ecbadD debca 60 What is the best title for the passage A Amanda Hocking the starter of the self publishing revolution B Amanda Hocking the leader of the global publishing industry C My Blood Approves a historic novel in the publishing revolution D Amanda Hocking a famous American writer in modern literature B B Israeli researchers say they have developed a substance that attracts and kills the mosquitoes infected with the malaria parasite 疟原虫 However the sweet smelling substance is said to be harmless to people and animals Scientists at Hebrew University in Jerusalem developed the sugary bait by combining fruit juice oils and boric acid 硼酸 The fruit juice oils get the attention of the mosquitoes and the boric acid kills the insects when they eat it The scientists took the sweet boric acid bait to the West African nation of Mali They sprayed it on the plants near the man made ponds which are home to Anopheles Gambiae the mosquitoes that carry the most deadly form of malaria 疟疾 The researchers also placed a sweet smelling spray on the grasses near other ponds But it contained no boric acid Both of the substances also contained a substance that would mark any mosquito that came in contact with the bait In this way the scientists could count the mosquitoes that fed on it Yosef Schlein an expert on the insects that affect human health led the sweet bait research He says thirty eight days of results show the sweet boric acid bait proved very effective in killing mosquitoes At the ponds treated only with sweet smelling bait Professor Schlein says more than seventy five percent of mosquitoes fed on the false bait He says most people do not know 7 that female mosquitoes feed on sweet plant nectar to survive The Israeli researchers now hope to develop a bait that is even more desirable to the malaria mosquitoes Boric acid is generally safe for human beings and other mammals Professor Schlein says scientists might be able to develop a mosquito bait for enclosed spaces Boric acid has been used to kill other insects including cockroaches termites and ants inside homes since the middle of last century 61 Which of the following is TRUE about the sweet smelling substance A It is a mixture of fruit juice oils and boric acid B It attracts the mosquitoes but fails to kill them most of the time C It is said to be harmless to people but harmful to animals D It is actually created by Professor Schlein 62 What does the underlined word it in Paragraph 2 refer to A The sweet boric acid bait B The fruit juice oil C A sweet smelling spray D A sweet smelling spray with boric acid 63 What do we know about Yosef Schlein A He offered help to the researchers in the sweet bait research B He thinks the sweet boric acid bait kills the malaria mosquitoes very effectively C He is an expert on the substances that affect human health D He thinks most people know female mosquitoes feed on sweet plant nectar to survive 64 We can infer from the text that A there will be fewer and fewer mosquitoes in Mali B the new mosquito killer has been widely used in Africa C malaria will become the most dangerous disease in the poorest areas of Africa D the Israeli researchers want to develop a substance more attractive to the mosquitoes 65 What is the text mainly about A The mosquitoes that spread malaria in Africa B The plants near the man made ponds in Mali C A safe new way to kill the malaria mosquitoes D Boric acid is safe for humans and other mammals C C Up to 350 city postal workers across Sheffield threaten to strike on Monday after not being paid The action proposed by Christmas casuals 临时工 working at the Brightside Lane sorting office could cause chaos during the busiest postal period of the year The workers claim that employment agency Angard Staffing Solutions which provides extra Christmas staff for the Royal Mail hasn t 8 paid them One worker said he had worked 90 hours and been paid 7 Another worker who didn t want to give his name for fear of the sack said They make us work like dogs it s real hard work We have to drag huge loads around and lift heavy boxes The Royal Mail Group set up the centralized staffing agency this year in an attempt to reduce the costs of temporary recruiting for Christmas Previously Christmas casuals had been recruited 招聘 from a number of agencies But problems have been reported across the country The Sheffield workers said We were told we would get paid during our second week of work but now it s coming up to the end of the third and we still haven t seen anything If we don t get paid we re going to walk out on Monday Another worker added We are in tears in the sorting office but we can t even afford Christmas presents The workers have been told by Royal Mail bosses to contact the agency directly but nobody is answering their calls Dave Ward head of the Communications Workers Union of the UK said We ve had complaints from around the country These are vulnerable 弱势的 people who took casual work in the hope of making some money for Christmas Not paying people is completely unacceptable I ve contacted Angard Staffing Solutions and we are urging them to deal with the problem A Royal Mail spokesman said We apologize our temporary staff are very important to us We are making huge efforts to have the workers paid as soon as possible 66 Which of the following is the best title A Christmas casuals not paid in Sheffeld B Postal workers in Sheffield threaten strike C Postal workers in the UK going on strike D Busiest postal period of the year 67 We can infer that A residents in Sheffield probably won t receive Christmas cards on time B Christmas casuals in Sheffield will certainly get paid before Christmas C Angard Staffing Solutions will fire the workers going on strike D the strike will have little effect on the postal services 68 One worker expressed his dissatisfaction without disclosing his name because A he was afraid that he would not get paid B he didn t want to become famous C he was asked to do so by his colleagues D he feared that he would be dismissed from work 69 Which of the following is NOT true of Christmas postal casuals in Sheffield A They did very hard physical jobs B They worked 90 hours a week C They didn t get paid on time D They were leading a poor life 9 70 What is the possible attitude of the Communications Worker Union A It will call on all the postal workers in the UK to join the strike B It will oppose the strike by the Christmas casuals in Sheffield C It will support the action of the postal workers D It will stand by Angard Staffing Solutions PARTPART FOURFOUR WRITINGWRITING 45 45 points points SectionSection A A 10 10 points points Directions Read the