2009届重庆朝阳中学第一学期高三12月月考

1、2009届重庆朝阳中学第一学期高三12月月考英语试卷I.听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 75 分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 和阅读下一小题。每段对话读一遍。1. What does the man ask the woman to do?A . To post a letter.B . To lend him her umbrella .C. To go to the post office with him .2. How many people will atten

2、d the meeting?5. How much did the woman pay altogether?A.$ 77.B. $ 80.第二节（共 15 分题，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 67 题。6. What has the man bought in the store?A . Pork

3、 and potatoes.B. Pork only .7. How much change does the saleswoman give him? A.10 yuan. B. 5 yuan .听第 7 段材料，回答第 810 题。8. Where does this conversation most likely take place?A . At a movie theater .B. At a library .9. How many movies did the man rent altogether?C. Pork and carrots .C. 15 yuan.C. At a

4、 video rental shop .A、B、C 三个选项中选出最10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题A. 100.B. 80.3. What is the man going to do?A . To go to the theater.B. To visit his uncle4. What happened to the man?A. His dog died .B. Mr Bill was killedC. 70.C. To hold the party .C . Mr Bill was curedC. $83.C . What ifD . How aboutB.3.10. On what

5、 day does this conversation take place?A.Thursday.B . Tuesday.C. Saturday.听第 8 段材料，回答第 1114 题。11. What time did the man report the incident to the police?13 . What happe ned n ext to the man accord ing to his descripti on?A . He walked to a flying object .B . He followed the animal to a plane .C . H

6、e was carried to a spaceship .14 . What do we know from the story?A . The man saw a UFO .B . The officer didn t believe anything the man reportedC . The officer would really look into the in cide nt听第 9 段材料，回答第 1518 题。15 . What is true accord ing to the girl?A . Her father is not home .B . Her fathe

7、r is on ano ther line.C . Her father can t come to the teleph one16 . What does the man tell the girl?A . The man tells the girl that he will call again between 7:00 and 8:30 .B . The man tells the girl to ask her father to call him later .C . The man tells the girl that he will drop by around 8:30

8、PM17 . What s the man s telepborbsr?A . 5897258B. 5987248C. 589724818 . What does the girl refuse to tell the caller?A . Her age .B . Her n ame .C . Her address .听第 10 段材料，填入所听到的信息，每空限填一个数字或单词。An iron metal worker who was 19_ said one of the man was 20 injured .n.单项选择。21.- Well, I m afraid it ll be

9、burning hot if you go to Australia at this time of the year-_ I go there in spri ng?A. About 12:00 AM .B.12. What jumped out i n front of the manAbout 3:00 AM .C . About 5:00 AMs car?A stra nge man .C . A hairy alien .C . What ifD . How aboutA . How do you likeB . Do you know22. The report said that

10、 a bus went out ofcontrol on a highwaysouth of the city andrushed into a river.A . the; theB. /; theC. the; /D . /; /23. _your essay carefully before you hand it in, some mistakes can surely be avoided, Ithink .A. Havi ng checkedB . CheckC . As long as you checkD . While check ing24 . All the others

11、 seem to know each other and I began to feel_ .A .give n awayB . left outC .tur ned dow nD . falle n beh ind25 . - Sleep well last ni ght?-Far from that! My n ext door n eighbor_ music pretty loud .A . playB . had played C . would playD . was playing26 . He said to the manager that he could work the

12、re as a school teacher, a driver, a computerprocessor or_ else if the salary is sound .A . somebodyB . an ybodyC . someth ingD . any thi ng27 ._ has bee n men ti oned above, con ti nued chairma n after he took a sip of coffee,_ theproject must be carried out before spring flood comes .A . As; thatB

13、. That; whichC . This; which D . It; that28 . Because it was urge nt, we decided to hold a meeti ng_ dinner .A .duringB . withC . forD . over29 . He is such a lazy man_ no body wants to work with_ .A .as; himB . that; /C . as; /D . whom; him30 . Don tyou think it n ecessary _eno ugh practice before

14、he takes part in thechampi on ship ?33 . Our son doesn know what to _ at the university; he can nb ake up his mind about hisA . that he will receiveB . that he could receiveC . what he receiveD . that he should receive31.- This coat is too small for my daughter, so I-Certainly, madam . We can help y

15、ou if you_ it here .A . can buyB . buyC . bought32 . I had just started back for the house to cha nge my clothesve brought it here for a large oneD . will buyI heard voices .A . asB . whe nC . afterD . while22. The report said that a bus went out ofcontrol on a highwaysouth of the city andfuture .34

16、. Has it been warned that all the children in this area_ stay at their homes until the Flu hasbee n con trolled?A. canB. willC. mayD. shall 35. I morry I can stee youimmediately; but if you dke to take a seat, I be with you _A. for a momentB. in a momentC. for the momentD. at the moment川.完形填空。There

17、comes a time for every child whe n fan tasies end and reality beg ins . Santa Claus and the EasterBunny 36 to be Mum and Dad , and heroes fade away . I don t know if most people remember this 37 ,butI know when it happened to me .On an ordinary summer ,s day grandfather told me one of his crazy stor

18、ies . I 38 off to find the In dians that Gran dpa said lived in the woods . But after some hours search ing without success I 39 . Tired and40 , I went to ask Grandpa .“ How could none of your41 ever come true? ”“Well sometimes you have to make them come true , ” he answered I once had a friend n am

19、edHuck Finn who made his own 42_. ”He started to tell me about his friend Huck , who 43 down the Mississippi River on a raft . I sat listeningto him and believing every word he said . When he finished , I went off to have my own adve nture .Two hours later I had a small and 44 raft . I took it to th

20、e pond along with 45 from a tree to use as anoar .（桨）I couldn t swim and had been told many times to stay away fron46 . But today I had the raft, sowith a big shove ; I 47 it out and jumped on top .I was fine for a total of four seconds ; then I started to 48. Frightened , I tried to use thebranch t

21、o paddle 49 .but only pushed myself farther out . Knowing that I would drown , I did _50 any other nine-year-old boy would do in a similar 51 :I screamed .From the edge of the pond came my sister and cousins who easily 52 me . As my raft sank , so did my53 in my grandpa . Although I never 54 loving

22、him , something changed in our relati on ship that day .55 now , I can see that the change wasnhntlfatlmergrbut in me . I was growing up .36. A.pick outB. turn outC. come outD. find out37. A.eventB. accide ntC. affairD. matter38. A.sailedB. flewC. headedD. droveA. take inB. take upC. take overD. tak

23、e down39A.gave inB.gave outC. gave awayD. gave up40A.angryB. afraidC. discouragedD. frightened41A.storiesB. dreamsC. plansD. wishes42A.differencesB. attemptsC. inspectionsD. adventures43A.swamB. floatedC. flowedD. wandered44A.badly madeB. well equippedC. good -lookingD. fast- moving45A.a stickB. a p

24、oleC. a branchD. a post46A.the riverB. the lakeC. the seaD. the pond47A.pulledB. pushedC. caughtD. strengthened48A.sinkB. moveC. floatD. run49A.back awayB. back inC. forward inD. forward out50A.howB. whatC. howeverD. that51A.conditionB. situationC. positionD. state52A.rescuedB. foundC. caughtD. help

25、ed53A.understandingB. ideaC. beliefD. love54A.continuedB. forgotC. rememberedD. stopped55A.Looking backB. Looking forwardC. Calling upD. Calling backIV.阅读理解。AMr Peter Johnson ， aged twenty-three， battled for half an hour to escape from his trapped car yesterdaywhen it landed upside down in three fee

26、t of water Mr Johnson took the only escape route through the boot（行李箱） Mr Johnson s car had finished up in a ditc 沟渠）at Rommey Marsin , Kent after skidding on ice andhitting a bank “Fortunately, the water began to come in only slowly ，”Mr Johnson said “Icouldn fotrcethe doors because they were jamme

27、d against the walls of the ditch and dared not open the windows becauseI knew water would come flooding in ”Mr Johnson， a sweet salesman of Sitting Home， Kent， first tried to attract the attention of othermotorists by sounding the horn and hammering on the roof and bootThen he began hisstruggle to e

28、scapeLater he said， “It was really a half penny that saved my life It was the only coin I had in my pocket andI used it to unscrew the back seat to get into the boot I hammered desperately with a hammer trying to makesomeone hear ， but no help came ”It took ten minutes to unscrew the seat ， and a fu

29、rther five minutes to clear the sweet samples from theboot Then Mr Johnson found a wrench and began to work on the boot lock Fifteen minu tes passed by. Itwas the only cha nee I had Fin ally it gave , but as soon as I moved the boot lid , the water and mud pouredin .1 forced the lid down into the mu

30、d and scrambled clear as the car filled up . ”His hands and arms cut and bruised（擦伤）,Mr Joh nson got to Beckett Farm n earby, where he waslooked after by the farmer, Mrs s_wifeBates . Huddled in a blanket , he said, “That thirtyminutes seemed like hours. ” Onte tips of the car wheels were visible ,

31、” policesaid last night.“ The vehicle had sunk into two feet of mud at the bottom of the ditch . ”56.What is the best title for this newspaper article?A.The Story of Mr Johnson,a Sweet SalesmanB.Car Boot Can Serve As the Best Escape RouteC.The Driver Escaped Through the Car BootD.The Driver Survived

32、 a Terrible Car Accident57.Which of the following objects is the most important to Mr Johnson?A. The hammer.B . The coin .C . The screw .D . The horn.58 . Which stateme nt is true accord ing to the passage?A . Mr Johnson s car stood on its boot as it fell downB . Mr Johnson could not escape from the

33、 door because it was full of sweet jam .C . Mr Johnson s car accident was partly due to the slippsoad .D . Mr Johnson struggled in the pouring mud as he unscrewed the back seat.59 . “ Fin ally it gave ” （Paragraph 5） means that ”.“A . Luckily the door was torn away in the endB . At last the wrench w

34、ent broke nC . The lock came ope n after all his effortsD . The cha nee was lost at the last minuteBHow to Beat a Bad MoodHaving one of those days or weekswhe n everythi ng seems to annoy you? Even if you do nothingabout it , your bad mood will probably go away after some time . But with a little ef

35、fort , you can forget it muchfaster ofte n with in a day or two .Walk it offExercise is the most popular bad-mood buster . A person who s in a bad mood has low energyand high tension （紧张）.Taking a fast ten-minute walk , or doing some quick exercises can do wonderstowards changing that bad mood .Tune

36、 it outListening to your favorite music for a while can also make tensions go away quickly,because music starts associati ons with past positive experie nces weGive yourself a pep talkStop and listen to what s on youBadnimoods are often started by too many negativethoughts. Write them all down on pa

37、per , the pessimistic（悲观的）message you ve been giving yourselfand the n give optimistic an swers . （ “ I still don t have agob have two in terviews next week . ”Reduce your stressRelaxation techniques are wonderful mood-lifters . These include deep breathing, stretching andvisualizing（想像），all of whic

38、h sound complicated but aren . One easy watto visualize:close your eyes andpicture a favorite place , such as the beach. Another simple way to distress is to make a to-do list . Onereason for being in a bad mood is feeling you have no options . By taking control over certain areas , yourealize you r

39、e not helplYssi can make changes in your mood and life .Avoid things that won t improve your moodTV may not help much:you n eed to in crease your en ergy level and stimulate（激活）your mi ndsometh ing that the TV show“Neighbors”Andibef（dr you reach for that piece ofcake and coffee , think about how moo

40、d and food are lin ked. Sugar and caffe ine con tribute todepressed moods. The better choice? Research shows that carbohydrates , such as potatoes and pasta,produce a calming effect in people who have a desire for them .60. We learn from the text that it might help rid us of a bad mood to_A. do noth

41、ing about itB. take a long walk on the beachC. do some exercises with light musicD. talk it to n eighbours61. Why is it suggested that you close your eyes and picture the beach?A. It is not complicated to do so .B. It is an area to be easily con trolledC. It helps beat a bad mood.D.It brings us a ne

42、w technique .62. This text most probably appears inA. a TV programme on physical exercisesB. a doctor s handbookC. an advertiseme ntCD.a magaz ineWhen we walk throught the city , we all experienee a kind of information overload but we pay attentiononly to those that are important to us. We don stop,

43、 we keep our faces expressionless and eyes straightahead, and in doing so , we are not just protecting ourselves but are avoiding overloading other people asve hadwell .We make use of stereotypes （刻板的模式） as convenient ways to make quick judgments aboutsituations and people around us . They may not a

44、lways be accurate, and they can often be dangerouslywrong, but they are used regularly .The problem with the stereotypes is that they restrict（ 限制 ）experienee. By using limited clues toprovide us with a rapid opinion of other people or places we may choose to limit our communication . We maydecide n

45、ot to go to certain places because we believe they will not offer something we enjoy .In the city, styles of dress are particularly importa nt with regard to self-presentation . Differentgroups often use clearly identifiable styles of clothes so that they canbe easily recog ni zed . It is beco ming

46、in creas in gly com mon for brand n ames to be placed on the outsideof clothes, and this labeling makes it easy to send out information about fashion and price in sta ntly, and letsothers tell at a dista nee whether an in dividual has similar tastes and is a suitable pers on to associate with.In Eng

47、land, where social grouping or class continues to make social distinctions, clothes, hairstyles,people psonunciation and the manner of speaking are all clues to our social group. Class distinctions tendto be relatively fixed, although in the city where greater variety is permitted, they are more lik

48、ely to be sec ondary determ ining factors of frien dship and associati on63 . People walk ing in cities ignore the surroundings because_.A . they do not wish to talk to other peopleB . every one else is expressi onl essC . the environment is already familiar to themD . there is too much information

49、to take in64 . Accord ing to the passage, the main disadva ntage of using stereotypes is that they_ .A . are likely to lead us into dan gerous situati onsB . may make us miss some pleasa nt experie neeC . can rarely be relied onD . make us men tally lazy65 . From the passage we may con clude that_A

50、. stereotypes can help to un dersta nd people fullyB . people are beco ming more in terested in fashi onC . dress ing can send messages about in dividualsD . stereotypes can do more harm tha n good to people66 . It would appear that in England, a person s class .A . might be less importa nt in makin

51、g friends in a cityB . is mainly determ ined by his pronun ciati onC . plays less of a role tha n it did in the pastD.is something that can be changed easilyDLong Life Con crete BridgesEach year, road accidents kill a million people and injure millions more . The economic costs aregreatest for devel

52、oping countries .Earlier this year, the United Nations called for a campaign to improve road safety .One way to avoid accidents is better driving . Another is better roads and bridges . Engineers in theUnited States have designed ten new concrete（混凝土 ）mixtures that they think could make bridges last

53、 Ionger.Professor Paul Tikalsky leads the experiments by a team at Pennsylvania State University . He saysbridges made of concrete now last about twenty-five to thirty-five years . But he says the new mixtures mightextend that to seventy-five or even one hundred years .Concrete is made of stone, san

54、d, water and cement（水泥）.The materials in the cement hold the concrete together . An cie nt Roma ns built with con crete . Yet stre ngthe ned con crete bridges did not appearuntil the late eighteen-hundreds . People keep looking for new ways to improve concrete . Professor Tikalskysays it is one of t

55、he most complex of all chemical systems .The new mixtures desig ned by his team contain in dustrial waste products . He says these make theconcrete better be able to resist damage from water and salt over time . One of the products is fly ash . Thisis released into the air as pollution when coal is

56、burned .Professor Tikalsky says particles（颗粒）of fly ash are almost exactly the same size and chemicalstructure as Portland cement. This is the most costly material in concrete . So using fly ash to replace someof it would save money .Over the next two years, engin eers will study ten bridges in Penn

57、 sylva nia . These were built from thediffere nt ceme nt mixtures desig ned by Professor Tikalsky. He says loriger-teatimgbridges could save the state more than thirty-five-million dollars a year . And he says the materials would beenvironmen tally frien dly .The federal gover nment is pay ing for p

58、art of the research . Engin eers any where can use the tech nology . Professor Tikalsky says some of the ideas have already bee n put to use in Chi na, the Philippines andother countries .67 . What does the underlined word“ This ” in the seventh paragraph mean?A . Fly ash .B . Portla nd ceme nt .C .

59、 Sa nd .D . Chemical .68 . What is the main idea of the passage?A . The causes of road accide nts.B . The adva ntages about fly ash .CThe measures of avoiding road accidents D Latest information about long-life concrete bridges 69 What can you conclude from the passage?A Engineers have to pay a lot

60、of money to use the new bridge technology B Pennsylvania State University is paying all the money for the research C Bridges built with fly ash are cheaper than common bridges D Fly ash is much expensive than Portland cement 70 Which of the following statements is TRUE?A Ten new concrete bridges hav