湖南省常德市第一中高三第七次月考英语试题 及答案

1、part listening comprehension (30)section a (1.515=22.5)direction: in this section youll hear 6 conversations between two 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 mar

2、king the corresponding letter (a, b or c) on the question booklet.you will hear each conversation twice.conversation one 1. what is the boy wearing? a. a new style of jeans b. shoes that are not tied. c. a special kind of tie.2. how old is the boy? a. hes in middle school. b. hes in high school. c.

3、hes in college.conversation two3. what is the mans job? a. a soldier. b. a police captain. c. a professional athlete.4. who is christina? a. the woman. b. the mans mother. c. the mans daughter.conversation three5. where does the jacket come from?a. an online shop. b. a little store in pairs. c. the

4、woman made it herself.6. what will the man do? a. get some information online. b. order some flowers for mothers day. c. find his wife another present.conversation four 7. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. a new city library. b. their math homework. c. their college library.8. what did t

5、he speakers usually do in the library before? a. read novels. b. read magazines. c. did their homework.9. why does the man probably want to have coffee? a. he is tired. b. he misses the old days. c. he wants to meet the math professor there. conversation five 10. what is the man asking the woman to

6、do? a. visit florida. b. move to new york. c. move to florida.11. what is the woman mainly worried about? a. the heat. b. too many insects. c. falling into the ground.12. where did the woman hear about the holes?a. from a newspaper. b. from her daughters. c. from her other grandchildren.conversation

7、 six 13. what does the woman want? a. a less complicated life. b. more crazy things in life. c. a more comfortable car.14. what does the man say about fisherwomen?a. they dress up sometimes.b. they wear ugly shoes. c. they dont wear fancy shoes.15. according to the man, what does the woman like to d

8、o?a. eat simple food. b. go to concerts. c. stay on the beach.section b (1.55=7.5) directions: in this section, you will hear a mini-talk. listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information youve got. fill in each blank with no more than three words. you will hear the short p

9、assage twice. lionel messinationalityargentinaearly experiencesstarted playing soccer at the age of _16_;had a sickness that would prevent him from _17_;the barcelona club in spain offered to accept messi and pay for the _18_achievementshe has surprised the world with his incredible _19_;he earned h

10、is place among _20_ players ever.part language knowledge (45 marks)section a (15 marks)21. never before in our country _.a. has such a thing happened b. such a thing has happened c. has so a thing happened d. so a thing has happened22. by the time he gets home, his father _ for pairs on business.a.

11、has left b. will have left c. had left d. will leave23. id appreciate _ if you could let me know in advance whether or not you will come.a. it b. you c. one d. this24. after a pleasant summer vacation, the family came back from beidaihe, _.a. freshly and energetically b. being fresh and energetic c.

12、 fresh and energetic d. to be fresh and energetic25. look! how much _ alice looks wearing her new show dress!a. well b. good c. better d. best26. barry must have visited the eiffel tower before, _ he?a. mustnt b. hadnt c. hasnt d. neednt27._ seems to have been great difficulty in turning out excelle

13、nt graduates.a. that b. what c. it d. there28. dont let any failure discourage you, for you can never tell _ close you may be to victory.a. how b. that c. which d. where29. fang fang is such a kind girl _ everyone likes very much.a. like b. whichc. as d. that30. _ i could express my thanks to the tr

14、aveler, he had already disappeared in the rain.a. before b. whenc. until d. while31. its useless envying others their success. its time you _ hard.a. must work b. must workc. work d. worked32. _ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement.a. the president will attend b. the president

15、 to attendc. the president attended d. the presidents attending33. we were invited to his birthday party. if she doesnt go today, _.a. nor do i b. neither do i c. neither shall i d. nor i shall34. tom does speak chinese well, but his reading and writing skills leave much _.a. to improve b. to be imp

16、rovedc. improving d. improved35. -daddy, i want to watch my favorite program i am a singer tonight. -_ you must finish your homework.a. go ahead. b. thats great.c. forget it. d. why not?section b (18 marks)directions: fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.on a friday

17、night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. attracted by the great music, many of the passers-by 36 their paces and put some money into his hat.the next day, the artist came again. different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid

18、it on the ground. then he 37 the violin and began playing. on the paper it said, “last night a gentleman named george sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. please come to 38 it soon.”it caused a great excitement among the 39 and people wondered what it could be. after about half an hou

19、r, a middle-aged man hurriedly ran there. “yes, its you. you did come here. i knew that youre an honest man and would certainly come here.”the young violinist asked 40 , “are you mr. george sang?” the man nodded. “did you lose something?” “its lottery,” said the man. the violinist took out a lottery

20、 ticket on which george sangs name was seen. “is it?” he asked. george nodded promptly and 41 the lottery ticket and kissed it.the story turned out to be this: george sang bought a lottery ticket. the awards opened yesterday and he won a 42 of $500,000. he was so happy, but when he took out 50 dolla

21、rs to put in the hat, the lottery ticket was also thrown in. the violinist was a student at an art college and has planned to attend 43 studies in vienna, he has booked the ticket and would fly that morning. however he cancelled the 44 and came back to wait.later someone asked the violinist, “at tha

22、t time you were in need to pay the 45 fee and you had to play the violin every day to make the money. then why didnt you 46 the lottery for yourself?” the violinist said, “although i dont have much money, i live happily; but if i lose honesty i wont be happy forever.”through our lives, we can gain a

23、 lot and lose so much, but being 47 should always be with us.36asped upbfastened upcslowed downdkept up with37aadjustedbadoptedcperformeddregulated38aaskbclaimcdeclaredannounce39acircumstancebenvironmentcsurroundingsdcrowd40acalmlybangrilyccarelesslydindifferently41ascratchedbtorecseizeddcaught42are

24、wardbprizecpraisedsalary43ainterestedbskilledcdevelopeddadvanced44aflightbtripctraindstudy45ashowbrentctuitiondtravel46aleavebholdcbringdkeep47awarm-heartedbhonestchonoreddkind-heartedsection c (12 marks) directions: complete the following passage by using one word that best fits the context. china

25、has ordered a ban on advertisements during television drama programs. an ad will not be allowed to run in the middle of a program running 45 minutes in length, beginning on january 1st. the authorities say _48_ ban is important for the growth of culture. television stations say this will cause _49_

26、a loss in revenue（收入）. most audience feel glad _50_finally such a policy has been carried out. _51_some still doubt whether this is an effective policy or not. simply banning tv stations from broadcasting inserted advertisements is no use. even if sarft completely banned domestic tv stations from br

27、oadcasting advertisements, they could still implant advertisements into tv shows. why can china not learn some lessons from western tv channels such _52_ nhk and bbc? they are public channels _53_any advertisements. but they charge their viewers. in china, tv viewers only need to pay cable televisio

28、n fees, _54_ is rather low. and tv stations make profits through broadcasting advertisements. if we can learn some lesson from western countries, _55_will be rather helpful to the final solution of the conflict between audience and tv stations.part reading comprehension (30 marks)directions: read th

29、e following three passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.aevery human being has a unique arrangement of the skin on his f

30、ingers and this arrangement is unchangeable. scientists and experts have proved the uniqueness of finger-prints and discovered that no exactly similar pattern is passed on from parents to children, though nobody knows why this is the case. the ridge（脊状）structure on a persons fingers does not change

31、with growth and is not affected by surface injuries. burns, cuts and other damage to the outer part of the skin will be replaced in time by new one which bears a reproduction of the original pattern. it is only when the inner skin is injured that the arrangement will be destroyed. some criminals mak

32、e use of this fact to remove their own finger-prints but this is a dangerous and rare step to take. finger-prints can be made very easily with printers ink. they can be recorded easily. with special methods, identification can be achieved successfully within a short time. because of the simplicity a

33、nd economy of this system, finger-prints have often been used as a method of solving criminal case. a suspected man may deny a charge but this may be in vain. his finger-prints can prove who he is even if his appearance has been changed by age or accident. when a suspect leaves finger-prints behind

34、at the scene of a crime, they are difficult to detect with the naked eye. special techniques are used to develop them. some of the marks found are incomplete but identification is possible if a print of a quarter of an inch square can be obtained. 56. scientists and experts have proved that the patt

35、ern of a human beings finger skin_ _a. is similar to his mothers b. is valuable to himself only c. is like that of others with the same type of blood. d. is different from that of all others 57. if your fingers are wounded by knife, fire or other means, the structure of skin will_. a. be changed par

36、tly b. be replaced by a different one c. be the same when the wound is recovered d. become ugly 58. some criminals remove their own finger-prints by _. a. using printers ink b. injuring the inner skin c. damaging the outer skin d. damaging the color 59. finger-prints have often been used as a method

37、 of solving criminal case because it_. a. is complicated but reliable b. is simple and not expensive c. is expensive but easy to do d. can bring a lot of money 60. it is _for a criminal to deny his crime when finger-prints are used to identify him. a. worth trying b. successful c. useful d. useless

38、bsusan sontage（19332004）was one of the most noticeable figures in the world of literature. for more than 40 years she made it morally necessary to know everything-to read every book worth reading ,to see every movie worth seeing .when she was still in her early 30s, publishing essays in such importa

39、nt magazines as partisan review, she appeared as the symbol of american culture life ,trying hard to follow every new development in literature, film and art .with great effort and serious judgement. sontage walked at the latest edges of world culture. seriousness was one of sontages lifelong watchw

40、ords(格言), but at a time when the barriers between the well-educated and the poor-educated were obvious, she argued for a true openness to the pleasure of pop culture. in “notes camp”, the 1964 essay that first made her name ,she explained what was then a little-known set of difficult understandings,

41、 through which she could not have been more famous .“notes on camp”. she wrote, represents “a victory of form over content, beauty over morals”.by conviction（信念）she was a sensualist（感觉论者）, but by nature she was a moralist （伦理学者）,and in the works she published in the 1970s and 1980s , it was the latt

42、er side of her that came forward. in illness as metaphor published in 1978, after she suffered cancershe argued against the idea that cancer was somehow a special problem of repressed personalities（被压抑的性格）, a concept that effectively blamed the victim for the disease. in fact , re-examining old posi

43、tions was her life long habit.in america, her story of a 19th century polish actress who set up a perfect society in california, won the national book award in 2000. but it was as a tireless all-purpose cultural view that she made her lasting fame. “sometimes,” she once said，“i feel that, in the end

44、, all i am really defending is the idea of seriousness, of true seriousness.” and in the end, she made us take it seriously too.61the underlined sentence in paragraph 1 means sontag_.a. was a symbol of american cultural life b. developed world literature, film and art c. published many essays about

45、world cultured. kept pace with the newest development of world culture62she first won her name through _.a. her story of a polish actress b. her book illness as metaphorc. publishing essays in magazines like partisan reviewd. publishing the essay “notes camp”63as for susan sontags lifelong habit , s

46、he _.a. misunderstood the idea of seriousness b. re-examined old positionsc. argued for an openness to pop culture d. preferred morals to beauty64susan sontags lasting fame was made upon_. a. tireless, all-purpose cultural view b. her lifelong watchword-seriousnessc. publishing books on moralsd. enj

47、oying books worth reading and movies worth seeing 65according to the passage, susan sontag_.a. was a sensualist as well as a moralistb. looked down upon the pop culturec. thought content was more important than formd. blamed the victim of cancer for being repressedcwith the world cup always held in

48、the european off-season in june and july, when the tiny nation of qatar beat out usa australia, japan and south korea, as the venue（地点）of the 2022 world cup soccer, there were gasps of surprise from the fans it was not just because of the size of the competitors, but also the fact that doha sees an

49、average top temperature of 41 degrees celsius in june and july with the possibility of top temperatures as high as 50c. since the world cup cannot be moved to the cooler season in january or to a neighboring country with milder weather, qatar has to figure out a solution to make the game more comfor

50、table. a team of engineering scientists from qatar university (qu) have taken a more high-tech approach to solving the problem theyve reportedly developed a type of artificial cloud designed to float above the world cup venues and provide fans and players with relief from the blazing sun.the artific

51、ial clouds system was invented by a team led by dr saul abdul ghani, head of the mechanical and industrial engineering department at qu, who told gulf news that the clouds would be made from a lightweight carbon structure carrying a giant envelope of material containing helium（氦）gas. the cloud would

52、 also feature solar panels on its upper surface to power engines that allow the cloud to be moved via remote control. while the country officials have promised to improve some of the issues with solar-powered stadiums capable of reducing the temperatures inside, to a comfortable 20, there is still c

53、oncern of how the players will be able to function in the practice fields.the system would initially cost around us$500,000, with prices coming down with commercial scale production. however, since qatar needs to find a solution, the money is probably to the issue. the bigger question is, will this

54、team of scientists actually be able to conjure up（兑现）something that they have promised? we will all find out in about eleven years!66by mentioning “the european off-season”, the author tells us .a. why the world cup is heldb. where the host countries of the world cup arec. where the world cup is usu

55、ally heldd. when the world cup is held67the artificial clouds system aims to .a. carry a giant envelope of material containing helium gasb. air-condition the venues via artificial cloud systemc. feature solar panels on its upper surfaced. allow the cloud to be moved via remote control68which of the following is not promised for 2022 world cup by qatar?a. the tournament season.b. the tournament venues.c. the comfortable temperature