唐山市开滦二中高三12月月考英语试题及答案

1、开滦二中2012届高三12月月考英语试题说明：本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，第卷第1页至第8页，第卷第9页至第10页。本试卷共150分,考试时间120分钟。第卷（选择题，共115分）注意事项:1.答第卷前,考生务必将自己的考试号,科目填涂在答题卡上。2.每小题选出答案后，用2b铅笔把答题卡上对应的题目标号涂黑。答在试卷上无效。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

2、题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. whats the weather like now ? a. rainy b. sunny c. windy2. where are the speakers ? a. in a store b. in a classroom c. in a hotel.3. where is the man now ? a. in boston. b. in new york c. in washington4. how did the man feel when he was called to speak ? a. nervous b. relaxed c. excited

3、5. what does the woman think of the violin lessons ? a. easy b. time-consuming c. troublesome.第二节 （共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出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 have the speakers planned to do ? a. go

4、 to the movies b. prepare for the exams c. finish some homework7. what does the woman ask the man to do ? a. contact alice and bill b. help her with her maths c. recall his school life 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. where has the man lived for the past 10 years ? a. in america b. in england c. in korea9. what ca

5、n we learn about the man ? a. he is on business in japan b. he always has a very busy life c. he is an american citizen now 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what are the speakers talking about ? a. playing a hockey game b. having dinner together c. watching a hockey game.11. why will the speakers get there earl

6、y ? a. to get a better seat. b. to watch the warm-up c. to avoid the bad traffic12. when will the speakers get there ? a. at 6:00 b. at 6:30 c. at 5:30听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. how does the man kill time ? a. by doing exercise b. by eating potato crisps c. by watching tv14. what does the man dislike ? a.

7、 the city b. the square c. the factory 15. what does the woman think is the most important ? a. quietness b. the economy c. relaxation 16. what do the speakers disagree on ? a. how they should kill time b. whether the factory should be built c. whether the square is fit for exercise 听第10段材料，回答第17至20

8、题。17. what is esf sports proud of ? a. a large number of participants. b. its magical introduction c. its safe and secure environment 18. what does the speaker think is important ? a. that children develop an interest in sport. b. that children improve their confidence. c. that children learn at an

9、appropriate pace 19. what can children do in esf sports ? a. shape their minds and physical development . b. act in their own athletic pathways c. present programs of activities.20. which number should you call if you are interested in esf sports ? a. 88555114 b. 88551514 c. 88555141第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，

10、满分45分）第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从a、b、c、d四个选项中，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 21reading is good habit .stick to it ,and youll make great progress.aa; /ba; acthe ;ad/ ;a 22on sundays there were a lot of children playing in the park , _parents seated together joking . a. their b. whose c. which d. that 23.

11、 he had just fallen asleep _ the phone rang. a. which b. when c. after d. since 24although the teacher did not mention any names ,everybody knew who he was .aattending tobturning tocreferring todtalking to 25. on tuesday, japan released new controversial textbooks. some historians have _ them_ purpo

12、sely ignoring the atrocities (残暴行为 )the country committed against its asian neighbors during word war ii.a. reminded ; of b. accused ; of c . accused ; from d. been accused ; of 26. the people have become masters of their country _ science can really serve the people.a. it is only then; that b. it w

13、as that; whenc. it is only when; that d. it was when; then 27. can you think of some cases _drivers obviously know the traffic rules but dont obey them. a. why b. where c. as d. which 28. but for their help , we _ the program in time. a. can not finish b. will not finish c. had not finish d. couldnt

14、 have finished 29. the frightened negro hid himself in the dark corner of the yard ,_ ,staring at the open door. a. quiet and cold b. quietly and coldly c. quiet and coldly d. quietly and cold 30. although the necklace is not made of real crystal , it still _ young people . a. appeals to b. attracts

15、 to c. accounts for d. apply for 31. the lawyer seldom wears anything other than a suit _ the season. a. whatever b. wherever c. whenever d. however 32. _ you eat the correct foods_ be able to keep fit and stay healthy.a. only if; you will b. unless; you will c. only if; will youd. unless; will you

16、33.-where did you get to know her? -it was in the library _ they borrowed some english reference books.a. where b. there c. which d. that 34. is this hotel _ offered you a job_ you stayed the first time you arrived here?a. where ; that b. in which; where c. that ; that d. which ; where 35. - _ to th

17、e sun, the flower will become dry soon. -what you said does _. a. exposing , make sense b. exposed , makes sense c. exposing , makes sense d. exposed , make sense 第二节 完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项a、b、c、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。every summer a great many students travel to other

18、countries looking for work and adventure. most of the 36 are in seasonal work, mainly connected with tourism and 37 . the pay is usually poor, but most people work abroad for the 38 of travel. you can pick grapes on farms in france, entertain kids on american summer camps, and, of course, there are

19、39 jobs in hotels and restaurants.but it is not easy now to find work. “ 40 you speak the language of the country well, there will be very few openings,” says althea ellis, an adviser on 41 for students. “if you work with a family in italy, youll have to speak italian. when you wash dishes in a rest

20、aurant in paris, the owner will expect you to speak 42 . british students only have a language 43 for jobs in the usa and australia.” 44 enjoys the experience. sarah james was employed to help forty american children in europe. the two teachers with the children had never been 45 . one child lost hi

21、s passport; another became seriously ill and was 46 home; the whole group was thrown out of one hotel because of the 47 they made, and whats worse, sarah herself was robbed on her only 48 evening of the entire trip. “i did visit a lot of new places,” she says, “but it wasnt worth it. the pay was 49

22、and it really was a 24-hour-a-day job. the kids never slept!”“the trouble is, students expect to have a(n) 50 time of it.” althea ellis points out. “after all, they see it as a 51 . in practice, 52 , you have to work hard. at the same time, all vacation work is casual (临时的) work. youll have a job wh

23、en the hotel, the restaurant, or the campsite is busy. in other words, youll work if its convenient for the company that 53 you. but you have 54 employment rights. as soon as the holiday season 55 , theyll get rid of you.”36. a. worksb. challengesc. chances d. hardships37. a. service b. industryc. b

24、usiness d. science38. a. painsb. comfortc. difficulty d. excitement39. a. alwaysb. hardlyc. never d. seldom40. a. ifb. unlessc. because d. although41. a. health careb. vacation workc. language studies d. tourist safety42. a. italianb. englishc. french d. spanish43. a. chanceb. abilityc. possibility

25、d. advantage44. a. no oneb. nonec. not everyone d. everybody45. a. abroadb. employedc. sad d. respected46. a. drivenb. riddenc. left d. flown47. a. friendsb. decisionsc. noise d. destruction48. a. busyb. freec. tiring d. pleasant49. a. niceb. reasonablec. fair d. poor50. a. hardb. easy c. difficult

26、d. ordinary51. a. holiday b. job c. festival d. study52. a. besidesb. thereforec. however d. meanwhile53. a. fires b. employs c. recommends d. appreciates54. a. fewb. littlec. all d. much55. a. startsb. lastsc. approaches d. finishes第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出

27、最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。aour spiritual intelligence quotient (精神智商), or sq, helps us understand ourselves, and live fuller, happier lives. though were all born with sq, most of us dont even realize that we have it. fortunately, you dont have to sign up for classes to learn how to improve your sq. here are

28、some simple steps that can lead you to this new level of understanding. sit quietly. the process of developing spiritual intelligence begins with solitude (独处) and silence. to tune in to your spirit, you have to turn down the volume (强度) in your busy, noisy, complicated life and force yourself to do

29、 nothing at all. start small by creating islands for silence in your day. in the car, instead of listening to the music, use the time to think. at work, shut the door to your office between meetings, take a few breaths and let them out very, very slowly. enjoy the stillness in your home after the ki

30、ds are finally in bed. step outside. for many people, nature sets their spirit free. go outside to watch a beautiful sunset. if you are walking with the dog, take the time to admire flowers in bloom; follow the flight of a bird and watch clouds floating overhead. ask questions of yourself. ask open-

31、ended questions, such as what am i feeling? what are my choices? where am i heading? but dont expect an answer to arrive through some supernatural form of e-mail. rarely do i get an immediate answer to my question, says reverend joan carter, a presbyterian minister in sausalito, california. “but lat

32、er that day i suddenly find myself thinking about a problem in a perspective(角度) i never considered before.” trust your spirit. while most of us rely on gut(本能的) feeling to realize danger, spiritual intelligence pushes us, not away from, but towards some action that will lead to a greater good.56. t

33、he underlined phrase to tune in to your spirit in the third paragraph probably means to _.a. get your spirit relaxed b. keep up your spirit c. keep seated quietly d. change your spirit57. from the passage, we can know that the most important thing to improve your sq is . a. a peaceful mind b. deep t

34、hought c. spare time and hobbies d. good spirits58. according to the passage, which of the following is true? a. not everyone has sq. b. you have to go to classes to learn how to improve your sq. c. sq leads us to take wrong actions. d. sq can benefit our life.bif women are mercilessly exploited(剥削)

35、 year after year, they have only themselves to blame. because they tremble at the thought of being seen in public in clothes that are out of fashion, they are always taken advantage of by the designers and the big stores. clothes which have been worn only a few times have to be put aside because of

36、the change of fashion. when you come to think of it, only a woman is capable of standing in front of a wardrobe packed full of clothes and announcing sadly that she has nothing to wear.changing fashions are nothing more than the intentional creation of waste. many women spend vast sums of money each

37、 year to replace clothes that have hardly been worn. women who cannot afford to throw away clothing in this way, waste hours of their time altering the dresses they have. skirts are lengthened or shortened; necklines are lowered or raised, and so on.no one can claim that the fashion industry contrib

38、utes anything really important to society. fashion designers are rarely concerned with vital things like warmth, comfort and durability(耐用). they are only interested in outward appearance and they take advantage of the fact that women will put up with any amount of discomfort, as long as they look r

39、ight. there can hardly be a man who hasnt at some time in his life smiled at the sight of a woman shaking in a thin dress on a winter day, or delicately picking her way through deep snow in high-heeled shoes.when comparing men and women in the matter of fashion, the conclusions to be drawn are obvio

40、us. do the constantly changing fashions of womens clothes, one wonders, reflect basic qualities of instability(不稳定)? men are too clever to let themselves be cheated by fashion designers. do their unchanging styles of dress reflect basic qualities of stability and reliability? that is for you to deci

41、de.59. designers and big stores always make money _. a. by mercilessly exploiting women workers in the clothing industry.b. because they are capable of predicting new fashions.c. by constantly changing the fashions in womens clothing.d. because they always improve quality of womens clothing.60. the

42、writer would be less critical if fashion designers placed more stress on the _ of clothing. a. cost b. appearance c. comfort d. suitability61. according to the passage, which of the following statements is true? a. new fashions in clothing are created for the commercial exploitation of women.b. the

43、constant changes in womens clothing reflect their strength of character.c. the fashion industry makes an important contribution to society.d. fashion designs should not be encouraged since they are only welcomed by women.62. by saying “the conclusions to be drawn are obvious”, the writer means that

44、_. a. womens changeableness in their choice of clothing is often laughed at.b. women are better able to put up with discomfort.c. men are also exploited greatly by fashion designers.d. men are more reasonable in the matter of fashion.c you wake up in the morning，the day is beautiful and the plans fo

45、r the day are what you have been looking forward to for a long timethen the telephone rings，you say hello, and the drama startsthe person on the other end has a depressing(令人沮丧的) tone in his voice as he starts to tell you how terrible his morning is and that there is nothing to look forward toyon ar

46、e still in a wonderful mood? impossible! communicating with negative people can wash out your happinessit may not change what you think，but communicating long enough with them will make you feel depressed for a moment or a long time life brings ups and downs，but some people are stuck in the wrong id

47、ea that life has no happiness to offerthey only feel glad when they make others feel badno wonder they can hardly win otherspity or respect when you communicate with positive people，your spirit stays happy and therefore more positive things are attractedwhen the dagger(匕首)of a negative person is put

48、 in youyou feel the heavy feeling that all in all，brings you down sometimes we have no choice but to communicate with negative peoplethis could be a co-worker，or relativein this case，say what needs to be said as little as possible sometimes it feels good to let out your anger back to the negative pe

49、rsons，but all this does is to lower you to that same negative level and they wont feel ashamed of themselves about that negativity often affects happiness without even being realizedthe negative words of another at the start of the day can cling to(附着)you throughout the rest of your day，which makes

50、you feel bad and steals your happinesslife is too short to feel negativestay positive and avoid negativity as much as possible63the purpose of the first paragraph is to_. amake a comparison boffer an evidence cintroduce a topic ddescribe a daily scene64how can negative people have effect on us?aby i

51、nfluencing our emotion bby telling us the nature of lifecby changing our way of thinking dby comparing their attitude to life with ours65some negative people base their happiness on_. aother peoples pity for them bmaking other people unhappycbuilding up a positive attitude dother peoples respect for

52、 them66according to the passage，to reduce negative peoples influence on us，we are advised _. a to change negative peoples attitude to life b to show our dissatisfaction to negative people c to make negative people feel ashamed of themselves d to communicate with negative people as little as possible

53、 dwhen building houses , people used to think about not only the climate of the areas but also the building materials and the fashions for their houses. however, since electricity became more and more expensive, people began to pay much more attention to the energy they could get for their houses an

54、d the new ways they could find to protect their houses from both cold and heat. now, houses of an old yet new type have been widely built. in some parts of the world, people share their houses with their livestock. during cold weather, they gather their cows, goats, or other animals and keep them on the first floor of their houses. the reasons are that the animals can be protected from the cold and that they can help to heat the houses as well. the body heat given off by the animals rises to the second floor of the houses, where people live