安徽省泗县双语中学2012-2013学年高二上学期第三次月考英语试题

1、精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼双语中学 2012-2 0 13 年度第一学期高二英语（月考三）本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第H卷（非选择题）两部分。共 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。第I卷（共 115 分）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题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Which test do the speaker

2、s both find difficult?A. Math. B. History. C. En glish.2. Where might Ti na be now?A. At the grocery store. B. At the gym. C. At the clea ners.3. What do the speakers thi nk of the room?A. It s small. B. It s big. C. It s too crowded withnfture.4. Who is the woman talking with?A. Her husba nd.B. Her

3、 stude nt.C. Her son.5. What are the speakers doing?A. Liste ning to a CD. B. Atte nding a con cert. C. Meeti ng a band.第二节（共 15 小题；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. Whi

4、ch horse will win the race according to the woman?A. Blue Ocea n.B. Old Wind. C. Stinky Pin ky.7. What does the man mean in the end?A. He is hav ing a bad day.B. He just had some bad luck.C. He s a great horse rider.听第 7 段材料，回答第 89 题。8. What are the speakers doing?A. Preparing for a party. B. Attend

5、ing a party. C. Cleaning up after a party.9. What will the man do next?A. Buy some new glasses.B. Clea n someth ing diry.C. Throw some garbage away.听第 8 段材料，回答第 1012 题。10. What is the man doi ng?A. Aski ng to borrow a bank card from the woma n.精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼B. Persuad ing the woma

6、n to apply for a bank card.精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼C. Aski ng for some in formatio n about tran sfer.11. What is true about the woman s card?A. She left it in her friend s house.B. She can t get it in time.C. She forgot the password.12. What will the woma n do to ni ght?A. Go to work. B. Vis

7、it a friend.C. Meet the man s aunt.听第 9 段材料，回答第 1316 题。13. What kind of food does the man like the most?A. Classic America n food. B. Italia n food.C. In dia n food.14. Why does the man say he s a real “ foodie ”？A. He appreciates difffere nt kind of food.B. He ofte n cooks new dishes.C. He owns a r

8、estaura nt.15. Accord ing to the man, what is part of classic America n food?A. Hot dogs. B. Fried chicke n livers. C. Chips.16. What does the man think about the food from his own country?A. It s good but fatty.B. It s special as he grew tipg?a.C. It s the most delicious food in the world.听第 10 段材料

9、，回答第 1720 题。17. When will the men -m et00 semi-fi nals beg in?A. At a quarter to eight.B. At a quarter past eight.C. At a quarter to ten.18. How long did the Olympics last in 1908?A. From July to August.B. From April to October.C. From July to October.19. What happe ned in 1948?A. The Olympics were

10、can celed.B. London hosted the Olympics.C. Swede n won the third-most medals.20. Where will the tour go next?A. The main stadium. B. The tennis stadium. C. The basketball stadium.第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，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21. - How about_ Christmas evening

11、 party?-I should say it was_success.A. a, a B. the, a C. a, / D. the, /22. The preside nt spoke at the bus in ess meeti ng for n early an hour without_hisno tes.A. bringing upB. referri ng toC. looki ng forD. tryi ng on精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼23. At a rough estimate 估计）,this country is_Great

12、 Brita in.A. three times as the size ofB. three times large tha nC. three times as larger asD. three times the size of24. Have you heard that he, as well as his pare nts,_visited the Summer Palace?Really? No_ he didn t attend the meeting.A. have; doubtB. has; choiceC. have; reas onD. has; won der25.

13、 From his_ look, we could see that he hadn t expected that we could raisesuch_ questi ons to him.A. con fused; confusingB. confusing; con fusedC. confusing; confusingD. con fused; on fused26. In the pla ne crash accide nt, the cha nee of the pilotssurvival is_.A. slight B. slim C. smooth D. spare27.

14、 -What do you think has made Tom feel down?-_his seat in the electi on, I thi nk.A. As he lostB. Lost C. Los ingD. Because of los ing28.It_ last ni ght, for the ground is wet outside.A .would be raining B. would have rained C. must rain D. must have rained29. It was three mon ths later_ he completed

15、 the job with difficulty.A. si neeB. before C. while D. that30. Ts in ghua Uni versity,_ in 1911, is home a great nu mber of outsta nding figures.A. found B. founding C. founded D. to be founded31. My En glish teacher gave us a suggesti on yesterday,_ is ofte n the case,_our mon itor orga nize a deb

16、ate after class.A. which, which B. which, that C. as, that D. as, which32. Only_ a huma n being.A. when is it hungry a lion will attackB. when it is hungry a lion will attackC. when it is hungry will a lion attackD. when is it hungry will a lion attack33. -Students should devote most of their time t

17、o studying rather than playing computer games.-_.No pains, no gains.A. Extremely B. Actually C. Obviously D. Exactly34. Allow children the space to voice their opinions,_ they are different fromyour own.A. as ifB. eve n ifC. uni essD. un til35. Susan didn t get an invitation to Joe s wedding ceremon

18、y._Sle doesn t care.A. What for?B. How is it? C. So what?D. How so?第二节：完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655 各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。Outside a big city, there was a prison. Every day, prisoners were asked to work hard. A pris onerpicked up a 100-dollar bill 36 he was build ing a r

19、oad outside the prison. He 37 it in at once.38 , theperson in charge of the prison didn tbelieve that he was a（n） 39 man. He said to the prisoner,4（StobThis is精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼your own money. You are trying to bribe（ 贿赂）me. What you want to get is a _41 senten ce（刑期）.People of your so

20、rt are not hon est.”The pris oner felt42 hurt. He believed that no one in the world would 43him any more. So he 44from pris on that ni ght.During his escape from the prison, he 45 a lot of money. After he got eno ugh mon ey, he took a trainto go to the border. The carriages were so 46 that he had to

21、 sta nd close to a 47 . At this mome nt, aquite beautiful girl walked intothe washroom, and found that the latch（门插销）was broken when she closed the door. She stepped outand said to him,“ Sir, co48d ydhe door for me? ”49 for a sec ond, he 50 the pure eyes of the girl and no dded his head. The girl we

22、nt into thewashroom, and he guarded the door tightly like a _51 guard.At that mome nt, he sudde nly cha nged his 52 . At the n ext stop he got off the train, and gavehimself up to the police at the train station.Trust is the most53thing in this world. It cannot be54 with money,or gained by force. It

23、 comes deep from onehope and con fide nee.soul. It can makeone s 55 full of36. A. onceB.beforeC.whileD. since37. A. returnedB.handedC.brokeD. took38. A. HoweverB.SoC.BesidesD. I nstead39. A. ho nestB.patie ntC.politeD. perfect40. A. worki ngB.sayi ngC.buildi ngD. lyi ng41. A. in creasedB.reducedC.ra

24、isedD. slowed42. A. similarlyB.hardlyC.badlyD. formally43. A. careB.likeC.praiseD. trust44. A. escapedB.brokeC.ranD. left45. A. raisedB.savedC.stoleD. won46. A. crowdedB.comfortableC.n oisyD. dirty47. A. dining roomB.washroomC.kitche nD. carriage48. A. protectB.fixC.watchD. close49. A. AmusedB.Excit

25、edC.Disappo in tedD. Surprised50. A. looked throughB.looked intoC.looked upD. looked out51. A. loyalB.n ervousC.braveD. frie ndly52. A. brainB.methodC.wayD. mi nd53. A. valuableB.reas on ableC.expe nsiveD. possible54. A. receivedB.sentC.boughtD. completed55. A. dreamB.heartC.headD. view第三部分：阅读理解（共20

26、 小题；每小题 2 分，满分40 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。APeople ofte n use gestures to express our feeli ngs, but the problem is that the gestures can be understood in differe nt ways.It is true that a smile means the same thing in any Ianguage. So does laughter orcrying. Fear is another emotion （情感

27、） that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chin ese精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼and in En glish literatue, a phrase like“ he went pale and bega nto tremble ”suggeststhat the man is either very afraid or he has just got a very big shock.However, “ hpened his eyes wide ” is used to

28、 suggest an ger in Chin ese whereas in En glish itmeans surprise. In Chin eses urprise can be described in a phrase like“ theystretched out their ton gues!“ Stretch ing out your ton gue” in En glish is an 侮 suit ing（辱的, 无礼的）gesture or expresses strong dislike.Even in the same culture, people differ

29、in their ability to understand and express feelings. Experimentsin America have shown that women are usually better than men at recog nizing fear, an ger, love andhapp in ess on people s faces. Other studies show that older people usually find it easier to understandbody Ianguage than youn ger peopl

30、e do.56. Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?A. We can easily understand what people s gestures mean.B. It is difficult to tell what people s gestures really mean sometimes.C. Gestures can be un derstood by most people but words are not.D. Words can be better un derstood by older pe

31、ople.57. People facial expressions may be misunderstood in different cultures becauseA. people from different cultures have different meanings about some facial expressi onsB. people speak ing differe nt la nguages have differe nt facial expressi onsC. people of differe nt ages may have differe nt i

32、n terpretati ons 解军释）D. people of differe nt sexes may un dersta nd a gesture differe ntly58. From the passage, we can con elude（得出结论）that_ .A. words are ofte n more difficult to un dersta nd tha n gesturesB. gestures can be more effectively used tha n words to express feeli ngsC. gestures can be us

33、ed to express feeli ngsD. gestures are used as freque ntly as words to express feeli ngs59. The best title for this passage can be_.A. GesturesB. Feeli ngsC. Culture and Un dersta ndingD. Gestures and Feeli ngsBSpeak, speak, speak!Practise speak ing as ofte n as you can. Speak ing to yourself is goo

34、d practice.Try recording yourself whenever you can.Compare your pronunciation with the master version （原版）to see how you can do better and haveanother go. If you do this several times, you will find that each time is better tha n last.Why not learn with someone else?It helps if you can leann with so

35、me one else. If you can persuade a frie nd or family member to studywith you, it will make you keep work ing.Dont get stuck by a word you dont know.Practise improving ways of getting your meaning across when speaking spontaneously （本能地） ,evenif you dont know the exact words or phrases. Think of thin

36、gs you might want to say whe never you havespare time. Use facial expressi ons, hand moveme nts, anything to make yourself un derstood.精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼Language learning is also about intuitiO 直觉）Guesswork is an important way to learn a new Ianguage. When listening to recorded materia

37、l, youarent expected to understand everything first time round. If you play the same piece several times, youwill most probably understand something new each time.Build up your vocabulary.A wide vocabulary is the key to successful language learning but don t try to learrtoo much at once. It s best t

38、o study frequently, for short periods of time. Take at most six or seven itemsof vocabulary and learn them. Put them into sentences to fix them in your mind, and the n come back tothem later.And above all, have fun!60. What s the purpose of this passage?A. To tell us the importa nee of practici ng s

39、peak ing as ofte n as we can.B. To tell us a few tips to help us learn a new language well.C. To tell us that guesswork is an importa nt way to lear n a new Ian guage.D. To tell us that a wide vocabulary is the key to successful la nguage lear ning.61. What s the meaning of the underlined phrase in

40、the first part?A. Have another try or attempt （尝试）. B. Move away from a place to another.C. En ter a certa in state or con diti on.D. Follow or take a certa in course.62. To learn English well, we shouldn t_according to the passage.A. practice speak ing as often as possibleB. study frequently, for s

41、hort periods of time to build up our vocabularyC. try to un dersta nd everythi ng and stop whe n we meet a new wordD. try to persuade a friend or family member to study with us63. Accord ing to the passage, to lear n a new Ian guage well, the most importa nt thing isA. speak ing as much as possibleB

42、. hav ing funC. a wide vocabularyD. guessworkCChurchil ls full n ame was Winston Leonard Spen cer Churchill. He was born in 1874. He waseducated at Harrow School a nd the Royal Military College, San dhurst.In 1900 Churchill was elected a member of parliament .As First Lord of the Admiralty , in 1911

43、, hewas resp on sible for stre ngthe ning the British n avy.During World War I, he still remained a member of parliament, but he resigned from his post in theBritish navy, and became a soldier again, fighting in France. In 1917, however, he became Minister ofMunitions . In this job, he encouraged th

44、e development and use of the tank, which was then a newweapon. After the war, Churchill held several gover nment posts.From 1931 to 1939, he was only a member of parliament. He had fallen into dislike because of hismilita nt （war-l oving） attitude. Even his closest friends discouraged him from seeki

45、ng higher office. Butwhen World War II started in 1939. Churchill returned to his former job as First Lord of the Admiralty.In May 1940, he became Prime Mi nister. Throughout the war, Churchill showed great strength andenergy. He worked for long periods with little sleep and traveled many thousa nds

46、 of miles. By thecourage and determ in ati on expressed in his speeches, he in spired the people of Brita in to keep onfighti ng. His speeches also gave hope to people in parts of Europe occupied by en emy forces.精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/（AvA）照亮人生 .鑼In the general election at the end of the war, the Cons

47、ervative Party, of which he was leader, wasdefeated. But he became Prime Mi nister aga in in 1951. He resig ned as Prime Minister in 1955.However, he remained a member of parliament until 1964. Some time later, i n 1965, he died.64. Before World War I, Churchill worked for his cou ntry as_ .A. headm

48、aster of Harrow SchoolB. a leader of the Brita in NavyC. a leader of the Con servative PartyD. Prime Mi nister of Brita in65. How many times was Churchill elected Prime Minister?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.D. Four.66. What ca n we learn from Para. 4?A. In 1938 Churchill left the parliame nt.B. Churchills

49、 closest friends were against his attitude toward war.C. Churchills closest friends always in spired him to seek higher office.D. Churchill and his closet friends served in the army before World War II.67. We can know all the followi ng from the text EXCEPT that_.A. Churchill gave up as Prime Minist

50、er in 1955B. Churchill once became a soldier, fighting in FranceC. Churchills speeches encouraged the British people to keep on fightingD. Churchill led his army to fight bravely and defeated the en emy in World War IDWhy do people drink too much, eat too much, smoke cigarettes or take drugs?What so

51、 blame for all the bad behavior? Most people would say that, while these self-destructive actscan have many root causes, they all have one obvious thing in com mon: they are all examples of failuresof self-c on trol, lack ing the will power to resist them.According to a recent study, however, if you

52、 really think about it, something about that simple answerdoesn t quite make sense. In fact, it turns out that sometimes ithaving will power that really gets you into trouble.Think back to the time you took your very first sip of beer. Disgusting, wasn tWhen my father gave me my first taste of beer

53、as a tee nager, I won dered why anyone would voluntarilydrink it. And smoking? No one enjoys their first cigarette it tastes awful. So even though smoking, anddrinking alcohol or coffee, can become temptation(attraction) you need will power to resist, they never,ever start out that way.Just getting

54、past those first horrible experiences actually requires a lot of self-control. Ironically (讽刺的是),only those who can control themselves well, rather than give in to them, can ever come tosomeday develop a“taste ” for Budweiser bee精诚凝聚=A_A=成就梦想 鑼点亮心灯/(AvA)照亮人生 .鑼Marlboro cigarettes, or dark-roasted St

55、arbucks coffee. We do it for social accepta nee. We forceourselves to con sume alcohol, cigarettes, coffee and eve n illegal drugs, in order to seem experie need,grow n-up, and cool.These bad habits aren stelf-control failures far from it. They are voluntary choices, and they arein fact self-c on tr

56、ol successes. Self-c on trol is simply a tool to be put to some use, helpful or harmful. Tolive happy and productive lives, we n eed to develop not only our self-c on trol, but also the wisdom tomake good decisi ons about whe n and where to apply it.68. What do most people thi nk causes bad behavior

57、?A. Being forced by others.B. Not hav ing eno ugh will power.C. Enjoying their first experiences. D. Following the examples of their friends.69. The author men tio ns his experie nee in the third paragraph to prove_ .A. will power helps develop bad habits sometimesB. drinking beer is harmful to the

58、health of tee nagersC. self-c on trol should be developed whe n one is youngD. every one can be challe nged by differe nt temptati ons70. In the last paragraph, the author stresses 强调)that_.A. without self-c on trol, no one can succeedB. bad habits don t always lead to bad resultsC. appl ying self-c

59、 on trol correctly is importa ntD. people can develop wisdom from bad behavior71. What would be the best title for the passage?A. My First Sip of BeerB. Do You Have Will Power ?C. Will Power Ben efits UsD. Dark Side of Self-co ntrolEAdvertis ing can be a service to the customer. This is true whe n a

60、dvertiseme nts give reliableinformation about the goods advertised. Such information is needed if the customer is to make a sensiblechoice when he buys. It is useful in that it lets him know of the kinds of goods in the shops. Prin tedadvertiseme nts do this job best. Customers can collect them and