福建省尤溪县2013届高三英语上学期第二次月考试题 新人教版

1、文公中学2012-2013学年第一学期第二次高三英语试卷命题人：杨丽明 审核人：高三英语备课组 分值：150 时间：120分钟第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题I.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秒钟的时间来回来有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. How long does it take the man to drive to the university during rush hour?A. 25 minutes. B. 30 min

2、utes. C. 50 minutes.2. Where does this conversation take place?A. In a hotel. B. In a restaurant. C. In a bank.3. What should the man do next?A. Prepare for the meeting.B. Make a phone call.C. Visit Dr. Carton.4. What does the woman mean?A. Stacey is a tough person. B. Nobody can replace Stacey. C.

3、The work is hard to do.5. What's the man's trouble?A. He had a bad meal.B. He received a wrong bill.C. He couldn't find the hotel.第二节（共15小题：每小题15分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Why does the woman dislike the first apartment?A. Because it's small.B. Because the surroundings are bad.C. Bec

4、ause it's expensive.7. What do we know about the second apartment?A. It's near the company.B. It has no kitchen.C. It looks quite dirty.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What's the weather like in Australia in July?A. It's hot. B. It's rainy.C. It's dry.9. Why are most things in Australia c

5、heap?A. Because of the weather. B. Because of the tourism. C. Because of the exchange rate.10. How many places did the man visit in Australia?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.听第8段材料，回答第11至l3题。11. Where did the two speakers meet last time?A. In a company. B. At a bookstore.C. On the road.12. What can we lea

6、rn about the man?A. He seldom stays in New York. B. He works for a newspaper. C. He will go to New York tomorrow.13. Why did the Woman go to Japan last month?A. To learn computer.B. To go on a business trip.C. To visit the man.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。14. What does Vivian do?A. A housewife. B. A nurse.C. A

7、bank manager.15. Who usually does the dishes?A. The man. B. Bob.C. Vivian.16. What does Vivian usually do on Saturday?A. Do the laundry and clean the house.B. Clean the house and cook dinner.C. Do the laundry and go shopping.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. What is the woman talking about?A. Bad behaviors.B. G

8、ift-giving.C. Different customs.18. What can we learn about gift-giving in North America?A. The rules are complex.B. No gifts at a family party.C. It has a long history.19. How do Japanese usually show their thankfulness?A. By sending gifts.B. By drinking wine.C. By exchanging gifts.20. What will th

9、e speaker probably talk about next?A. The right time of gift-giving.B. The color of the wrapping paper.C. The meanings of different flowers.第二部分 单项选择（共15题，每小题1分，满分15分）21. Excuse me, could you tell me where I could make a call ? - Sorry, Im a stranger here. -_. A.Thanks anyway. B. Thanks a lot C. Tha

10、ts a pity. D. Im sorry to hear that.22. - To tell you the truth; I really find_ unbearable to work with such a terrible man as his brother.A. which B. it C. that D. what23. It is known that theory is based on practice and _ serves practice. A.in need B. in place C. in turn D. in return24. I _ you ou

11、t when you were in trouble. Why didnt you tell you me the truth at that time? A. should help B. should have helped C. could help D. could have helped25. You can never imagine what great difficulty I have _.A. finding B. found C. for finding D. to find26. In the train passengers are not permitted_.A.

12、 smoking B. to smoke C.smoked D.to be smoked27. My fathers car looked just the same as Jack's, but it cost his. Aas much twice as Bas twice much as Cmuch as twice as Dtwice as much as28. He kept telling us jokes, which had us _ all the way.A. to laugh B. laughed C. laughing D. to be laughing29.

13、In our childhood，we were often_by grandma to pay attention to our table manners.AdemandedBreminded Callowed Dhoped30. Bob would have helped us yesterday, but he_. A. was busy B. is busy C. had been busy D. will be busy31. If you are the last student_ the classroom, remember to turn off the lights. A

14、. leaving B. to leave C.left D. leaves32. What do you think of his opinion?None has given me _ piece of advice.A. a better B. a best C. the best D. the better33. I appreciated _the opportunity to work with the foreign expert two years ago. A. to have given B. to have been given C. having given D.hav

15、ing been given34. -Would you please not tell my father about that if I do well in my English exam , Mrs. Brown ?-I _, I promise .A. shouldnt have B. shant C. wont D. shouldnt35. - Tom was about to close the window_his attention was caught by a bird.Awhen Bif Cand Dtill第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）Sin

16、ce ancient times, people have always asked the question: what is the meaning of our life? Well, in my opinion, life is a long journey full of beautiful flowers and big _36_.We are born to experience _37_and hardship during our life. Many great men said human beings were _38_, for every person had th

17、e same rights to run after happiness._39 ,Aristotle said men were by no means equal naturally, but that some were born to be _40_ while others to be rulers. As to these two opposite opinions, I _41_ the former. Although we are born with different backgrounds, we still have right to _42_ wealth and s

18、uccess.When we were _43_ children, we learned how to walk step by step, while many babies hardly waited to run. I remembered I was _44_ to run with my elder sister, but fell on hard stones and _45_ my leg. At that time, my mother said patiently to me that I should not _46_ before I could walk steadi

19、ly. After two months, I walked_47_ and was able to run fast without being tripped over stones. When I was 8 years old, I started to go to _48_ with my cousin. I didnt _49_ well in studies, so I was _50_and wondered why I wasnt so good as my cousin. Learning my question, my mother told me that it was

20、 normal for me to _51_difficulties and I should try to think of good learning _52_that would be suitable for me.Since then I have explored the way fit for me best and worked hard. Finally I _53_ in my studies and I was admitted to Yale University at last .In conclusion, _54_ and difficulities are li

21、ke big stones in our life, and we should _55_ them with confidence and courage.36AproblemsBchangesCopportunitiesDstones37AhappinessBstruggleCsorrowDfailure38AgreatBequal CpainfulDdifferent39AHoweverBTherefore CBesidesDInstead40ApolicemenBthe richCslavesDthe poor41AdislikeBrecommendCcriticizeDsupport

22、42ArefuseBwaitCachieveDlose43AbadBlovely ClittleDpretty44AgladBreadyCeagerDafraid45AcoveredBprotected CcuredDhurt46ArunBjumpCcryDplay47AwellBproudlyCslowlyDbravely48.Astore BchurchCschoolDcinema49AexplainBobserveCperformDexpress50AunsatisfactoryBdisappointedCboredDconfused51Adeal withBcome acrossCpu

23、t awayDset aside52ApurposesBmethodsCsystemsDskills53AendedBsharedCsucceededDjoined54AsurprisesBchallengesCwealthDluckiness55AignoreBforgetCexplore Ddefeat第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分） AName: Hasbro Electronic Catch PhrasePrice: $25Product Features:- Classic electronic Catch Phrase with over a thousand updated

24、new phrases for 2013. -When the buzzer(蜂鸣器) begins, you have to guess fast and then pass the game fast, so you wont get caught holding it when the buzzer stops! Once you pick it up, its tough to put it down. -With an electronic timer ()and a built-in scorekeeper().-Including Catch Phrase game units

25、and rules -You can do or say anything to get them to guess the phraseProduct Descreption: Classic Electronic Catch Phrase with all new phrases to play. Say it fast ; play it fast. Its good fun. How quickly can you get your teammates to say “ backseat driver?”, “ Pay through the nose?” or “ Strong ,

26、silent type ?” Just try anything to get them to guess the answer. Guess the answers to the clues for more than 10,000 words. Just dont be the last one holding the game.Contact Information of the company:Tel : 08-3125-7745E-mail: hasbroelectronic Most Helpful Customer Reviews: My name is Mike Smith.

27、I play with many fridens and everybody has appreciated and enjoyed playing with it. We have an older version and a newer one. The older one has easier phrases. The newer one has mnore phrases so it is a little more difficult for people to play with.The buttons on the newer one are very clearly marke

28、d so mistakes dont happen. The older one had a vocie that would announce the score of each team and at the end would say “team 1 (or 2) wins!”.The newer one just displays this information on the previously mentioned tiny screen. Overall this is a game that is well worth having at home. 56. Hasbro El

29、ectronic Catch Phrase can be used to _. A. sing and play music like a CD player. B. help children say and learn phrases C. store words and phrases for future use. D. help children learn basic knowledge of computer57. What do you know about Hasbro Electronic Catch Phrase ? A. It is an electric timer

30、which is used for sports events. B. It is a kind of clock which can wake you up in the morning. C. It is machine which can teach you English phrases. D. It is a toy with which you can play phrase competitions with others.58. It can be known from the passage that _. A. there are two ways to contact t

31、he company. B. the new version will announce the scores C. the toy is too difficult for kids to play with. D. the company is the biggest toy company in the world.59. Where can you probably read the article ? A. In a science fiction B. In a newspaper C. In a medical magazin D. In a guidebookB Weather

32、 changes when the temperature and the amount of water in the atmosphere change. We can see and feel water coming from the atmosphere when we have rain. But the water must somehow get back to the atmosphere. Meteorologists call this the water cycle. There are many stages in the water cycle. Rain fall

33、s when water vapour in clouds condenses(凝结). Drops of water form and fall to the ground. The water soaks into the ground and feeds streams and rivers. A lot of rain falls into the sea. The heat of the sun evaporates some of the water in the ground and in the rivers, lakes, and the sea. It changes th

34、e liquid water into water vapour. The vapour rises onto the air. Water vapour is normally invisible. On a very damp or humid day, however, you can sometimes see water vapour rising from a puddle(水坑) or pond in a mist(薄雾) above the water. Water vapour also gets into the air from living things. Trees

35、and other plants take in water through their roots and give off water vapour from their leaves. People and land animals drink water and breathe out water vapour. In all these ways the water returns to the air. There it gathers to form clouds and condenses to form rain. The rain falls to earth, and t

36、he cycle starts again. It continues even if snow or hail(冰雹) fall instead because both eventually melt to form water. The amount of water vapour in the air depends on the temperature. The air is more moist(潮湿) in the tropics(热带) than in the cold polar regions.60. What is the main idea of the passage

37、?A. Water, vapour, rain. B. Water vapour. C. How rain forms.    D. Water cycle.61. How many ways of the water returning to the air are discussed in the text?A. Two. B. Four. C. Three.    D. Five.62. Whether water vapour can be seen or not depends on _. A. how much water is evapor

38、ated B. how good your eyes areC. in which way water is evaporated    D. climate or weather63. From the passage we get to know _. A. there is more water vapour in the air in the tropics than in cold polar regions B. there is more water vapour in the air in cold polar region than in the

39、 tropics C. it gets more rain in the tropics than in cold polar regions because there is less vapour D. the amount of water vapour in the air depends on how often it rains CCHICAGO (Reuters) - Smoking not only can wrinkle(起皱纹) the face and turn it yellow - it can do the same to the whole body, resea

40、rchers reported on Monday.The study, published in the Archives of Dermatology, shows that smoking affects the skin all over the body - even skin protected from the sun."We examined non-facial skin that was protected from the sun, and found that the total number of packs of cigarettes smoked per

41、 day and the total years a person has smoked were linked with the amount of skin damage a person experienced," Dr. Yolanda Helfrich of the University of Michigan, who led the study, said in a statement. "In participants older than 65 years, smokers had significantly more fine wrinkling tha

42、n nonsmokers. Similar findings were seen in participants aged 45 to 65 years," Helfrich's team added in their report.The researchers tested 82 people, smokers and nonsmokers, taking pictures of the inner right arms. They ranged in age from 22 to 91 and half were smokers Independent judges d

43、ecided how wrinkled each person's skin was.When skin is exposed to sunlight, notably the face, it becomes coarse, wrinkled and discolored with a pale yellow tint, Helfrich's team wrote.Several previous studies have found that cigarette smoking contributes to premature（过早的）skin aging as measu

44、red by facial wrinkles, the study said, but little has been done to measure the aging of skin not exposed to light.The report did not discuss the mechanism involved but previous research has found that cigarette smoke, among other things, causes blood vessels（血管）beneath the skin to constrict（紧缩）, re

45、ducing blood supply to the skin.Smoking can also damage the connective tissue that supports both the skin and the internal organs.64. The best title for this passage would be_.A. The danger of smoking B. A survey of smokersC. Smoking causes skin aging D. Quit smoking for health65. It can be inferred

46、 from the study _.A. smoking wont make skin protected from the sun ageB. smoking will do damage to skin rather than other organsC. smokers over 65 usually wont worry about their skinD. the age of smokers is not connected with the result of the test 66. From the passage smoking results in skin aging

47、mainly because_.A. it can make you feel tiredB. it will lower blood supply to skin.C. it can make skin come offD. it can make blood run faster67. The main purpose of the passage is to _.A. inform people about the result of the studyB. advise people to how to protect skin C. warn people not to smoke

48、again. D. introduce a new way of avoid skin agingDWith many college graduates struggling to find jobs, one of the most important for you to understand is that youre in school all your life. In fact, your real education is just beginning.Id like to pass on a few lessons that you didnt necessarily get

49、 in school. If youve been out of school for a few years or a lot of years, they could still teach you something.Develop relationships and keep networking. If I had to name a single characteristic shared by all the truly successful people Ive met, Id say it is the ability to create and nurture (培育) n

50、etworks of contacts. Start strengthening your relationships now, so that theyll be in place when you really need them later. Inthe classroom it was mostly about individual performance. Success in real life requires relationships. ·Set goals. Ask any winner what the key to his or her success was

51、, and youll hear four consistent messages: vision, determination, persistence, and setting goals. If you dont set goals and determine where youre going, how will you know when you get there? Goals give you more than a reason to get up in the morning; they are an incentive (激励)to keep you going all d

52、ay.·Sense of humor. Im a firm believer in using humor, though not necessarily jokes. A good sense of humor helps one understand the unconventional( 非传统的 ), tolerate the unpleasant, and overcome the unexpected. There are plenty of times to be serious, but I believe that keeping things light and

53、comfortable encourages better teamwork.·Volunteer. It might be hard to do a lot of volunteer work at first, but people who help others on a regular basis have a healthier outlook on life.68. By saying “your real education is just beginning”, the author wants to .A. explain why its difficult for

54、 college graduates to find jobsB. show the importance of social experience, besides schooling, in educationC. advise students to value their time at school, and to study hardD. advise college graduates to face bravely the problems they may encounter(遭遇)69. You should start to strengthen your relatio

55、nships now because .A. it will take you time to develop them before you need themB. you may have gotten used to being judged as an individual, and need to changeC. successful people have no time to develop relationships with youD. you need to spend a lot of time learning the importance of good relat

56、ionships70. The author believes that being humorous means that you .A. should prepare jokes to be used in various situationsB. can deal with difficult situations in an easy and comfortable wayC. can show your difference from others and be able to succeedD. should smile all the time and avoid being serious on any occasion71. Th