高三12月月考英语试题

高三12月月考英语试卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节听下面5段对话，问答第1至5小题。（每段对话仅读一遍）What'sthetime?C.About5:30.C.Intheevening.C.Coldwater.C.About5:30.C.Intheevening.C.Coldwater.C.She's70.Whatarethetwospeakersprobablydoing?Theyaredoingsomeshopping.TheyarewatchingaTVprogram.Theyareattendingaconcert.Whenaretheytalking?A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.Whatdoesthemanwanttodrink?A.Tea.B.Coffee.Howoldistheman'sgrandma?A.She's92.B.She's90.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6-7题。What's（hetimelimitofDoris'passport?A.Threeyears.B.Fouryears.C.Fiveyears.What,sthepurposeofDoris'goingtotheUK?Tohaveaholiday.Togetfurthereducation.Todobusiness.听第7段材料，回答第8—9题。Whatwillthemanprobablydo?HewillwatchTV.Hewillfillinaform.Hewillwashhisshirt.Whowillcometotaketheclothesandshoes?Thewomanspeaker.Themanager.Themaid.听第8段材料，回答第10—12题。Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?Thespeakerswillattendajobinterview.Thespeakershavejustgraduated.Thespeakershavebothfoundjobs.Whatishardforthem?C.Learningnewthings.A.Findingagoodjob.B.Buyingahouse.C.Learningnewthings.Whydothespeakersstillneedtostudyaftergraduation?Becausetheydidn'tstudyhardwhenincollege.Becausetheyneedtokeepupwiththetimes.Becausetheywanttoleamhowtofindajob.听第9段材料，回答第13—16题。Whatisthegirlbuying?Apresentforherson.Apresentforherfather.Apresentforhermother.Howmuchistheblackwallet?A.$40.95.B.$14.95.C.$10.50.Whydoesn'tthegirllikethebrownwallet?It'stooexpensive.Shedoesn'tlikethecolor.Thereisn'taplacetoputpicturesin.Whatdoesthegirldecidetobuy?A.Theblackwallet.B.Thebrownbelt.C.Thetie.听第10段材料，回答第17—20题。WhatisKatieSpotz'sadventure?Rowingthelongestdistancealone.RowingacrosstheAdamicOceanalone.Spending（heleasttimetocrosstheAtlanticOcean.HowfarwillKatieSpotzrowonthesea?A.2,500miles.B.3,500miles.C.1,500miles.WhatisSpotz'spurposeofcarryingontheadventure?Tomakeherselfwellknownaroundtheworld.Toraisemoneytohelppoorpeopleindevelopingcountries.Toraisemoneytoprotectfreshwater.WithwhomdoesSpotzgetintoucheveryday?A.Herparents.B.Thereporters.C.Hercoaches.第二部分：词汇知识应用（共两节，满分40分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题I分，满分10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。Soonafterthemud-rockflowhitZhouqu,GansuProvince,manysoldierscametotheasmanypeopleweretrappedunderground.A.shelterB.identityC.rescueD.disasterPeople'stowardsthecrisisdiffersgreatly.Somearchopeful;othersthinkthingswillneverbelookingup.A.altitudeB.attitudeC.forecastD.opinionItwasnoeasyjob,butTom'sexpressionshowedthathewouldfinishitintime.A.determinedB.concernedC.spellboundD.surprisedDuetopowerfailuresintheneighborhood,peopleoftenhavetogetsomecandlesjustincase.A.meanB.stubbornC.extremeD.frequentWecouldhimandgodirecttothechairman,butwewouldbeskatingonverythinice.A.ignoreB.attackC.blameD.sentenceHeistoarriveat5p.m.Ihopehistrainwillnotbedelayed（histime.A.decidedB.scheduledC.settledD.organizedMoneyhappiness:youneedacertainamounttolivecomfortably,butmoremoneydoesnotnecessarilybuymorehappiness.A.takespartinB.addsuptoC.playsapartinD.makesupforThenewsofthemayor'scoming（oourschoolforavisitwasontheradioyesterday.A.workedoutB.dugoutC.carriedoutD.givenouthishealth,wegothimioliveinthepeacefulcountrysideforsomelimeuntilhewasbackonhisfeet.A.InviewofB.IntermsofC.InhonorofD.InchargeofMark'slifeisveryorderly.Fortwentyyears,hehaswalkedfromhisstoretohishouseatfiveo'clock.A.graduallyB.purposelyC.entirelyD.exactly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31—50各题所给的四个选项（A,B,C和D）,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案。AKentuckyyoungmanwastakentoahospitalandthentocountryprisonafterleadingpoliceonaone-hourfreewaychase（追赶）inastolenSUV（车）.Thechase31indowntownLosAngelesinfrontoftheSpringHotel.Mostofthechasewas32,exceptforanempty33ofwinethatthedriverthrewatonepolicevehicle.Whenthedrivergotintodowntown,34startedtohappen.Heranoverafirehydrant（消防栓）.Thewaterpouredoutofthehydrant,35allthebooksinseveralcarts（手推车）thatasellerhadputoutsideto36customersintohisbookstore.Thedriver37turnedwestontoGrandAvenueandmanagedtoknockintothree38carsononesideof（hatstreetandtwocarsontheotherside.Thedriveralsotriedtorunover39.whowasstandinginthe40orderinghimtostop.Turningnorth,thedrivercausedabustohitits41toavoidacrash.Thebuswasempty,andthebusdriverwasuninjured.42,twopolicecarsthatwerechasingtheSLJV43differentdirectionswerenotso44.Oneofthemraninto（hefrontofthebus,andtheotherintotheback.45thedrivershadbrakedearlyenough,thedamagetotheircarswas46.Bothofficerscontinued（hechase.Theyonlywenttwo47northtofindthattheSUVhadcometoafullstopbecauseithad48intoanewspaperstandinfrontoftheSpringHotel.Thedriver49heavilybehindthesteeringwheel（方向盘）.Thepolice50thedriveroffailuretogiveintoapoliceofficer.31.A.beganB.happenedC.endedD.resulted32.A.pleasantB.commonC.surprisingD.unusual33.A.tankB.boxC.caseD.bottle34.A.thingsB.objectsC.fightsD.kills35.A.ruiningB.separatingC.softeningD.boring36.A.pleaseB.attractC.fillD.admit37.A.slowlyB.carefullyC.hurriedlyD.suddenly38.A.hiddenB.brokenC.passingD.parked39.A.anotherdriverB.apasser-byC.thesellerD.apoliceofficer40.A.crosswalkB.policeboxC.shopnearbyD.policevehicle41.A.lightsB.brakesC.enginesD.wheels42.A.BesidesB.InsteadC.HoweverD.Therefore43.A.fromB.intoC.underD.toward44.A.proudB.luckyC.regretfulD.sorry45.A.BeforeB.AlthoughC.BecauseD.When46.A.effectiveB.seriousC.normalD.slight47.A.stepsB.shopsC.metersD.blocks48.A.rushedB.enteredC.cameD.backed49.A.flewB.fellC.flowedD.fled50.A.providedB.impressedC.accusedD.marked第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ANewsthatMicrosoftwasmakinga$44.6billionbidtobuyYahoowasgreetedwithheateddiscussionbymanyInternetusersonFriday.Herearesomeresponses:MarkGaleassiofKansasCity,MissouriThisisthebestmoveforbothparties.YahoohastheideasandMicrosofthasthemoneytofinallymarkettheseideascorrectly.MicrosoftandYahooareaperfectfitandthedealwillbegoodforconsumers.ScottGofNewJerseyIwasaYahoouserforyearsalongwithHotmailfromMicrosoft.ThenGooglecamealong:GoogleEarth,GoogleToolbarandGmail.Googleissoinnovative（创新的）witheverythingtheydo.YahooandMicrosoft...sameoldstory...Idon'tthinkthemerger（合并）willdoanythingforeithercompanyexceptimprovetheYahooshareholders'bankaccounts.MichaelGlosserofEstero,FloridaRightnow,YahoooffersalotoffeaturesandtoolsatnocostforalldifferentlevelsofInternetusers.Microsoftseeksnothingbutprofit.Undoubtedly,they'lldonothingotherthanfindwaystostartremovingYahoo'sfbnnerlynon-pricedfeatures.Microsoft'sgreedwillruinthegreatthingthatYahoocurrentlyis.ToniSuarezofHaciendaHeights,CaliforniaPerhapsitwouldbringbetterhightechnologyinnovationstoe-mailandhelpinresearchinganddevelopingabetterInternet!AntonioSimmonsofParkville,MarylandMicrosoftpurchasingYahoowouldbenothingmorethananattemptfromMicrosofttofurtherimposeupontheuserstheirpoor-qualitysoftwareandobtainmorewealthforthecompany.Inmyopinion,theywillneverbeabletocompetewithGooglebecauseYahooandMicrosoft'scurrentsearchenginesarelooinferior（差的）tocompete.Evenifcombined,theystilllack.WhoisinfavorofthemergerofMicrosoftandYahoo?A.AntonioSimmons.B.MichaelGrosser.C.ScottG.D.MarkGaleassi.IntheopinionofScottG,.themergerwillcontributetoMicrosoftYahooandMicrosoftarelackingininnovationGoogleisgettingshortofmanagementexperiencethemergerwillallowMicrosofttoovertakeGoogle53.MichaelGrosserisafraidthat.themergerwillcostYahoo'sfreefeaturesthemergerwillleadtoMicrosoft'sdefeatingYahootheincreasedcompetitionwillforceGoogleoutofthegameInternetuserswillhavetobuyMicrosoft'sexpensivesoftware54.WhatisAntonioSimmons'attitudetowardsGoogle?A.Doubtful.B.Disapproval.C.Positive.D.Negative.BWorkyourbrain!Between2and3poundsofwonder,itcontrolseverythingwesay»doorthink,whoweareandwhatwecareabout.Thewaywewalkorlaughorfigureoutthings.Whatwelikeandthetalentswepossess.Howweseeandtalkandrunandjumpandprocessourfood.Thebrainuses20percentofourbody'soxygenand20percentofitsblood.Somewherewithinitsprotein,fat,100.000milesofbloodvesselsand100billionnervecells,ithelpsusrememberwhereweputourgymshoes.Changeourtemperaturesowedon'tdiebecauseoftheheatorcold.Speedusuporslowusdown.Helpuschoosebetweenorangejuiceororange-flavoreddrinks.Itsintricacies（复杂性）arcstunning,farbeyondanythingmostofuscanimagine.Tokeepthisworkofartaspolished（有光泽的）aspossibleweneed（oeatright,exerciseandkeepmeniallystimulated（刺激）.Goodnutritionhelpsbraincellscommunicatewitheachother.Exercisestimulatesahormone（荷尔蒙）inourbrainthatimprovesmemory.Mentalstimulationkeepsyousharpevenasyouage.“It'sveryimportantthatwetellpeopletobephysicallyactiveandmentallyactive,“saidneurologistMalcolmStewart.“Peoplecannotstopaging,butyou'reabletoreducethedamage；you'reabletokeepthefiinctionup.”FollowingarcDr.Stewart'sadviceforimprovingbrainhealth：NutritionAvoidfastfood.Followtheoldadage（格言，谚语）：Forbreakfast,catlikeaking；forlunch,likeaqueen；forsupper,likeabeggar.ExerciseDoacombinationofstretchingaerobicandmusclestrengtheningeveryday.MentalgamesTrytohaveasenseofhopeaboutthefuture.Dopuzzles.Listentomusic.Reachouttootherstomaketheirlivesbetter.55.Thepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassageistogiveusadviceonhowtokeepthebrainhealthyinformushowthebrainworkstellusthatthebrainplaysanimportantroleinourlivesshowhowspecial（hebrainistousTheword“stunning”inParagraph5means.A.interestingB.strangeC.worryingD.amazingAccording（othetext,moreexercise.A.keepsourmindsharpB.helpsimproveourmemoryC.givesourbrainarestD.helpsbraincellscommunicatewitheachotherInordertokeepbrainhealthy,weshouldavoid.A.eatingagoodlunchB.doingpuzzlesC.eatingalargesupperD.takingaerobicexerciseCSomeproblemsarcdifficulttosolve.Buttherearcalotofnumberexpressionsthatcanhelp.Forexample,ifweputtwoandtwotogether,wemightcomeupwiththerightanswer.Weknowthattwoheadsarebetterthanone.Itisalwaysbettertoworkwithanotherpersontosolveaproblem.Someproblemshaveonlyonesolution.Youcannotbeoftwomindsoverthis.Butwithanyluck,wecouldsolvetheproblemintwoshakesofalamb'stail.Wecouldhaveouranswersquicklyandeasily.Sometimeswecankilltwobirdswithonestone.Thatis,wecancompletetwogoalswithonlyoneeffortoraction.Butwcmustrememberthattwowrongsdon'tmakearight.Ifsomeonedocssomethingbadtoyou,youshouldnotdothesame（ohim.Ifyouaregoingoutwithyourgirlfriend,orboyfriend,butyoudon'twantanotherfriendtogoalongonyourdate.Youcanjustsaytoyourfriend:Iwo'scompany,【hree'sacrowd.WhenIwasayoungchildinschooLIhadtolearnthethreeR's.Theseimportantskillsarereading,writingandarithmetic.Thesethreewordsdonotallstartwiththeletter"R”.Buttheyhavethesoundof"R”.MyteachersusedtogivethreecheerswhenIdidwellinmath.Theygavepraiseandapprovalforajobwelldone.Someofmyfriendswereconfusedanddidnotunderstandtheirschoolwork.Theywereatsixesandsevens.Infact,theydidnotcareiftheyfinishedhighschool.Buttheywerehappywhentheycompletedtheirstudiesandgraduatedfromhighschool.Theywereinseventhheaven.Theywereoncloudnine.Ninetimesoutoftenstudentswhodowellinschoolfindgoodjobs.Someworkinanofficedoingthesamethingseverydayatnine-to-fivejobs.Youdonothavetodresstothenines,orwearyourbestclothes,forthiskindofwork.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?A.HowtoUseNumbers.B.TheImportanceofNumbers.C.NumberStories.D.TalkAboutNumberExpressions.Tomwonfirstplaceinthegameandwccancongratulatehimbyusing"A.killtwobirdswithonestoneB.givethreecheersC.beoftwomindsD.puttwoandtwotogetherIfyousolveaproblemeasilyandquickly,youcandoit"A.inseventhheavenB.dressuptotheninesC.intwoshakesofalamb,stailD.atsixesandsevensWhichofthefollowingcanreplacethephrase"inallprobability”？A.Killtwobirdswithonestone.B.Ninetimesoutoften.C.Atsixesandsevens.D.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.DIhadanexperienceoncewhichtaughtmesomethingaboutthewayspeoplemakeabadsituationworsebyblamingthemselves.OneJanuary,Iofficiated(主持)attwofuneralsfortwoelderlywomen.Bothdiedanaturaldeath.Atthefirsthome,thesonofthedeceased(已故的)womansaid,4ifonlyIhadsentmymothertoFloridaandgottenheroutofthiscoldandsnow,shewouldbealivetoday.It'smyfaultthatshedicd.^^Atthesecondhome,thesonsaid,“IfonlyIhadn'tinsistedonhergoingtoFlorida,shewouldbealivetoday.Thatlongairplaneridewasmorethanshecouldtake.It'smyfault.,,Whenthingsdon't(urnoutaswewouldlikethemto,wetendtothinkthathadwedonethingsdifferently,thestorywouldhavehadahappierending.Anytimethereisadeath,thesurvivorswillfeelguilty.Becausethecourseofactiontheytookturnedoutbad,theybelievedthattheoppositecourse,forexample,keepingMotherathome,wouldhaveturnedoutbetter.Afterall,howcouldithaveturnedoutanyworse?Thereseem(obetwoelementsinvolvedinourreadinesstofeelguilty.Thefirstliesinourbeliefthattheworldmakessenseandthatthereisareasonforeverythingthathappens.Thesecondisthethoughtthatweare(hecauseofwhathappens,especiallythebadthingsthathappens.Therootsofthisfeelingmaylieinourchildhood.Ababyconiestothinkthattheworldexiststomeethisneeds,andthathemakeseverythinghappeninit.Hewakesupinthemorningandcallstherestoftheworldtoitstasks.Hecries,andsomeonecomestoattendtohim.Whenheishungry,peoplefeedhim,andwhenheiswet,peoplechangehim.Veryoften,wedonotcompletelygiveupthatchildishthought(hatourwishescausethingstohappen.Whatistrueaboutthetwodeceasedelderlywomen?Theybothdiedofoldage.Theydiedfromhardwork.Theyweren'tusedtothechangeinlife.Theydiedduetolackofcarebyfamilymembers.Peoplefeelguiltyforthedeathsoftheirlovedonesbecause.theycannotfindabetterwaytoexpresstheirsorrowtheybelievethattheyarcresponsibleforwhathashappenedtheydon'lknowthenaturalcourseofeventstheydon'tknowthingsoftenturnoutintheoppositedirectionTheunderlinedpart"theworldmakessense“inParagraph3probablymeansthat.everythingintheworldisplannedinadvancetheworldcanbeunderstoodindifferentwaysthere'sanexplanationforeverythingintheworldwehavetobewiseinordertounderstandtheworldPeoplehavebelievedsinceearlychildhoodthat.everybodymustobeytheirdemandlifeanddeathisanunsolvedmysteryeverystoiyshouldhaveahappyendingtheirwishesarethecauseofeverythingthathappensEThebiggestdangerfacingairlinesnowadaysmaynotbeaterroristwithagun,butthemanwithportablecomputerinbusinessclass.Inthelast16years,pilotshavereportedwellover100incidentsthatcouldhavebeencausedbyelectromagneticinterference（电磁干扰）.Thesourceofthisinterferenceremainsnotproved,butincreasingly,expertsarepointing（heblameatportableelectronicdevicessuchasportablecomputers,radioandcassetteplayersandmobiletelephones.RTCA,anorganizationwhichadvisestheaviation（航空）industry,hassuggestedthatallairlinesbansuchdevicesfrombeingusedduring“critical”stagesofflight,particularlytake-offandlanding.Someexpertshavegonefurther,callingforatotalbanduringallflights.Currently,rulesonusingthesedevicesareleftuptoindividualairlines.Andalthoughsomeairlinespreventpassengersfromusingsuchequipmentduringtake-offandlanding,mostareunwillingtocarryou（atotalban,giventhatmanypassengerswanttoworkduringtlighl.Thedifficultyispredictinghowelectromagneticfieldsmightaffectanaircraft'scomputers.Expertsknowthatportabledevicessendoutradiationwhichaffectsthosewavelengthswhichaircraftusefornavigationandcommunication.But,becausetheyhavenotbeenabletoreproducetheseeffectsinalaboratory,theyhavenowayofknowingwhethertheinterferencemightbedangerousornot.Thefactthataircraftmaybefragiletointerferenceraisestheriskthatterroristsmayuseradiosystemsinordertodamagenavigationequipment.Asworrying,though,isthepassengerwhocan'theartheinstructionstoturnoffhisradiobecausethemusic'stooloud.Whatissaidabouttheover100aircraftincidentsinthepast16years?Theymayhavebeencausedbythedamagetotheradiosystems.Theymayhavetakenplaceduringtake-offandlanding.Theywereprovedtohavebeencausedbythepassengersportablecomputers.Theyweresuspectedtohaveresultedfromelectromagneticinterference.Whyisitdifficulttopredictthepossibleeffectsofelectromagneticfieldsonanairplane'scomputers?Becauseitisextremelydangeroustoconductsuchresearchonanairplane.Becauseitremainsamysterywhatwavelengthsareliabletobeinterferedwith.Becauseresearchscientistshavenotbeenabletoproducethesameeffectsinlabs.Becauseexpertslackadequateequipmenttodosuchresearch.Fewairlineswanttoperformatotalbanontheirpassengersusingelectronicdevicesbecause.theydon'tbelievethereissuchadangerasradiointerferencetheharmfuleffectofelectromagneticinterferenceisyet（obeprovedmostpassengersrefusedtotakeaplanewhichbanstheuseofradioandcassetteplayerstheyhaveothereffectivesafetymeasurestofallbackonThepassageismainlyabout.A.anewruleforallairlinesB.thedisadvantagesofelectronicdevicesC.apossiblecauseofaircraftincidentsD.effectivesafetymeasuresforairflight第四部分书面表达（共2节，满