高三英语第二次月考高考模拟测试试卷

高三英语第二次模拟月考

第I卷

第一部分：听力（，满分30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，并标在试题卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你有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.What'stheweatherliketoday?

A.Fog.B.Sunny.C.Rainy.

2.What'sthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.

B.Customerandwaitress.

C.Bossandsecretary.

3.Whydoestheboyrefusetosleep?

A.Heisafraidofhisfather.

B.Heisexpectingsomepresents.

C.Heisnotusedtosleepinginthenewbed.

4.Whattimeisitnow?

A.6:00.B.6:30.C.5:30.

5.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Thewomanisunwillingtolendhimhercamera..

B.Thewomanhasboughtanewcamera..

C.Thewomandoesn'thaveanycameraatpresent.

第二节：听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项

中选出最佳选项，并标在试题卷的相应位置。听每段对话前，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。每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.WhatdoyousupposeMarydidthedaybefore?

A.Sheattendedhergrandfather'sfuneral.

B.Shetoldalietogetthedayoff.

C.Shemeanttoattendafuneralbutdidn't.

7.WhatdoyousupposeMary'sgrandfatherwasdoingthedaybefore?

A.HeknewMaryhadcheatedherbossandcometoexposeher..

B.Hewasthoughttobedeadbutinfactwaswellandalive.

C.Hewasdyingbutwassavedbythedoctors.

D.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8.Howmuchdidthemangivethewoman?

A.30Yuan.B.170Yuan.C.200Yuan.

9.Whereisthedepartmentthatthemanwantedtogoto?

A.It'sonthethirdfloor.

B.It'sonthefirstfloor..

C.Itisundertheground.

10.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

A.Gotobuyapairofshoes.

B.Gototrythesuiton.

C.Gotoshootsomething.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。

11.Howdidthemanspendhisweekend?

A.Hewenttohisuncle'sfarm.

B.Heplantedsometreesinhisbackyard.

C.BothAandB.

12.Whydidn'thegetsometreesinthetown?

A.Becausethereareonlyappletreesinthetown.

B.Becausethereareonlycedartreesinthetown..

C.Becausethetreessoldinthetownwereexpensive.

13.Whatdidhebringhomefromhisuncle'sfarm?

A.Someapples.

B.Someyoungtrees.

C.BothAandB.

D,听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。

14.WhyisAnncalling?

A.Tofindoutaboutthebotanydepartment.

B.Toaskifshecanregisterforacourse.

C.Totransfertoanotherschool.

15.Whatproblemisinvolvedinattendingtheclass?

A.It'stooadvanced.B.It'sformedicalstudents.C.It'salreadyfull.

16.WhatdoesprofessorWardaskAnntodo?

A.Changehermajortobotany.

B.GetapprovalfromProfessorChambers.

C.Getaletterfromheruniversity.

17.WhatcanAnndoifshecan'ttakeprofessorward'sclass?

A.RegisterforarelatedcoursewithProfessorChambles.

B.Takeasimilarclassinspring.

C.Doanindependentstudyprogram..

听下面一段对话，回答第18至第20三个小题。

18.WhydowesayEnglishiswidelyusedintheworld?Becauseitis

spokenby-------people.

A.thousandsoddifferent.

B.morethanthreemillion.

C.nearlythreehundredmillion.

19.WhichlanguageisspokenasthesecondlanguageinIndiaandSingapore?

A.English.B.Chinese.C.Indian.

20.WhyisEnglishsoimportant?

A.It'sthefirstworkinglanguageofbusiness,thesea,theair,sportandscience.

B.IfsoneoftheworkinglanguagesintheUnitedNations.

C.BothAandB.

第二节单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21.ManyoffriendsBritishpeoplemakeatschoolremainfriendsforlife,soitistrue

thatschooldaysare“thebestoflife,\

A.the；不填B.the;theC.不填;theD.不填；不填

22.Whenit___airpollution,Beijingfacesthethree"C"s,cars,coalandconstruction,

whichleadtoBeijing'sthickairpollution.

A.referstoB.comestoC.happenstoD.speaksto

23.Notuntilquiterecentlythatlanguageiscloselyrelatedtoculture.

A.herealizedB.didherealizeC.hadherealizedD.hedidrealize

24.一Isthereanypossiblewaytohelpthemgetridofsuchabadhabit?

一Totellthetruth,it'sveryhard.Butwe____onthisproblem.

A.workedB.hadworkedC.areworkingD.hadbeenworking

25.WhenIlivedwithmyroommatesintheuniversity,weoftentalkintothenight

A.mightB.couldC.shouldD.would

26.Mr.andMrsScottpreferatripinasmalltownto__insolargeacityasNewYork.

A.thisB.oneC.itD.that

27.Igotothestadiumwhenthere'sagame.ButusuallyIwatchitonTV.

A.typicallyB.anxiouslyC.frequentlyD.occasionally

28.theworldeconomyisindifficulty,wecansee,thepeopleofChinaarefullof

hope.

A.As；不填B.Because；whichC.Though；asD.With；不填

29.formorethanthreemonths,buthedidhisbesttocatchupwithhisclassmates.

A.BeingillB.HavingbeenillC.ThoughhewasillD.Hewasill

30.Onceeducationismadefree,manychildrenwhohavedroppedoutofschool.

A.willcomebackB.camebackC.havecomebackD.hadcomeback

31.Facedwithtroubleordifficulty,apersontakeshelpthatisavailable.

A.whateverB.wheneverC.whereverD.however

32.Muchtohissuiprise,heinvitedonlytwentyfriendstothedinner,butcame.

A.twiceasmanyasB.asmanyastwiceC.twiceasmanyD.twicemorethan

33.Astudyshowsthatstudentslivinginnon-smokingdormsarelesslikelyto__thehabit

ofsmoking.

A.makeupB.pickupC.drawupD.turnup

34.一Mycousinwouldliketorisk__theweight-losspillsratherthan___inagym.

一Really?Shemustbemad.

A.totake；workoutB.totake；workingout

C.taking；workingoutD.taking；workout

35.一HowdoyoufindthenewbookbyJKRowling?

—.Iguesssheisoutofhertalent.

A.WiththehelpofmymotherB.Byaccident

C.VeryboringD.Inthelibrary

第三节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Aftertheirbusinesstrip,JohnandMaryreturned,eagertoseetheirlovelychildren.Asthey

droveintotheirhometownfeelinggladtobeback,theynoticed36,andtheywentofftheirusual

routetoseewhatitwas.Theyfounda37inflames.Marysaid,“Oh,well,itisn'tourfire,lefs

gohome.^^

ButJohn38closerandscreamed,"ThathomebelongstoFredJoneswhoworksattheplant.

Hewouldn'tbe39worksyet,maybethereissomethingwecoulddo."Ithasnothingtodowith

us,Mary40.

ButJohndroveupandstoppedandtheywerebothhorror-strickentoseethewholehousein

41.Awomanonthelawnwasscreaming,"Thechildren!Getthechildren!,?John42herbythe

shouldersaying,tlGetaholdofyourselfandtelluswherethechildrenare!^^"Inthe43Jcriedthe

woman,"downthehallandtotheleft”

InspiteofMary'sdisagreementJohn44forthebasementwhichwasfullofsmokeand45

hot.Hefoundthedoorandtwochildren.46helefthecouldhearsomemoresobbing.He47the

twobadlyfrightenedchildreninto48armsandstartedbackaskinghowmanymorechildrenwere

downthere.Theytoldhim49moreandMarygraspedhisarmandscreamed,"John!Don'tgo

back!It9s50!Thathousewillfalldownanysecond.

51heranintothesmoke-filledhallwayandatlasthefoundbothchildren.Asheclimbedup

the52stairs,thethoughtwentthroughhismindthattherewassomethingstrangely53aboutthe

littlebodiesnexttohim,andatlastwhentheycameoutintothe54andfreshair,hefoundthat

hehadjust55hisownchildren.

Thebaby-sitterhadleftthematthishomewhileshedidsomeshopping.

36.A.directionB.mistakeC.dangerD.smoke

37.A.homeB.plantC.storeD.kitchen

38.A.ranB.walkedC.droveD.rode

39.A.atB.offC.toD.on

40.A.whisperedB.noddedC.disagreedD.required

41.A.ruinsB.piecesC.flamesD.silence

42.A.pushedB.seizedC.greetedD.stopped

43.A.basementB.departmentC.houseD.hall

44.A.wentB.reachedC.askedD.rushed

45.A.heavilyB.slightlyC.partlyD.terribly

46.A.IfB.AsC.SinceD.Unless

47.A.comfortedB.deliveredC.recognizedD.protected

48.A.cheeringB.freezingC.waitingD.suffering

49.A.manyB.severalC.threeD.two

50.A.dangerousB.foolishC.practicalD.painful

51.A.ThereforeB.SoC.InsteadD.But

52.A.wideB.endlessC.finalD.dirty

53.A.particularB.interestingC.familiarD.fortunate

54.A.carB.sunlightC.crowdD.arms

55.A.rescuedB.foundC.lostD.missed

第二部分：阅读理解（第一节：共20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、D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

L,HAY-LES-ROSES,France:ThreeteenagegirlsadmittedstartingafireinasuburbanParis

housingprojectovertheweekendthatkilled17people,includingthreechildren,policesaid

yesterday.Afourthgirlwasheldyesterdaymorning.

Thefireina19-storeybuildingsouthofPariswasthethirdfatalblazeintheParisareain

ninedays.Thedeathtollroseto16afteramandiedlateSundayinahospital,wheresevenothers

werebeingtreatedforseriousinjuries,policesaid.

ThreeteenagerstakeninforquestioningonSundayadmittedhavingstartedthefireforfun,

policesaid.Twoofthesuspectswere18-year-old,theotherwas16,policesaid.Furtherdetails

werenotavailable.

Witnessesclaimedtohaveseenagroupofyouthswholivedinthebuildingstartthefire,said

PatrickSeve,mayorofthetownofL'HAY-LES-ROSES,nearOrlyairport,wherethebuilding

waslocated.

Thefireisbelievedtohavebrokenoutinthelobby（门厅）ofthebuildingbeforeragingupa

stairwellatleastthreefloors.Someresidentsjumpedfromwindowsasthefirespreadthroughthe

building'sentrance.

AuthoritieswereinvestigatingpossiblecriminalsinanAugust26firethatkilled14African

childrenandthreeadultsinaParisapartmentbuilding.Threedayslater,anotherfirekilledseven

inabuilding.

InteriorMinisterNicolasSarkozysuggestedonFrenchtelevisiononSundaynightthat

copycats（盲目模仿者）wereatwork."Eachtimethereisanewstory,sometimesthatgivesideas

topeoplewhothenturnintocriminals,Sarkozysaid,promisingseverepunishmentfbranyone

foundguiltyofarson（纵火）.

56.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Threegirlswerecaughtsettingfiretoabuilding.

B.Thefourthgirlwasn'tpresentwhenthefirebrokeout.

C.Allthepeoplelosttheirlivesbeforepolicecame.

D.Pariswastroubledbyfireduringthatperiod.

57.Whydidtheteenagersstartthefire?

A.Theywereinterestedinplayingwithfire.

B.Theywantedtomakefunoftheirparents.

C.Theywerenotsatisfiedwiththesurroundings.

D.Theywantedtowarmthemselves.

58.Fromthefourthandfifthparagraphsweknowthat.

A.thewitnessesmusthaveputoutthefire

B.thelobbyofthebuildingwascoveredwithwood.

C.thewitnesseswerefamiliarwiththeteenagers

D.theresidentsshouldn'thavejumpedfromwindows

59.WhattheMinistersaidinthelastparagraphmeansthat.

A.hedoesn'tliketolistentonewstories

B.hehasnotimetowritenewstories

C.teenagersoftenhaveideastoturnintocriminals

D.teenagersmaydothesameasothershavedone

B

StudentPutsSchoolPresidentOneBay

AnOhioStateUniversitystudenthasputtheirschoolpresidentontheonlineauction（拍卖）

siteeBay.Biddingstartedatapennyandtheseven-dayauctionhad64bidsfrom19.bidders

toppingoutatalmost$100million.

Skydiver,96,HurtInAttemptToSetRecord

InWashington,a96-year-oldmanaimingtobecometheoldestpersontomakeasolo

skydiverhadaroughlandingandsufferedadislocatedshoulder,butotherwisesafe.

PetsFightInCar,CauseWreck

AnAmericanLovellmanwasmovingtohisnewhomewithallhisbelongingspackedinto

hiscarwhenhispetcatgotloose,foundhispetsnakeandstartedfightinginsidethecar,causing

himtolosecontrolandcrashintoanarrowditch（沟）.

ThievesStealBuilt-InSwimmingPool

WhenaNorwegianfamilyvisitedtheirmountaincabinovertheweekend,theydiscovereda

bigholeintheyardinplaceofthebuilt-inswimmingpoolthathadbeeninstalled20yearsago.

ManBurnsDownHomeOverNoGifts

InSouthampton,LongIsland,Wednesday.Aman,angrythathegotnopresentsfor

Christmas,burneddownhisparents'homeearlyChristmasmorning.

60.Accordingtothispassage,whichoftheeventshappenedattheweekend?

A.Aman'spetsfoughtinthecarandcausedacarcrash.

B・Anoldmanaimingtosetarecordgothurt.

C.Amanburneddownhisparents*homeovernogifts.

D.Afamilyfoundtheirswimmingpoolstolen.

61.WhichofthefollowingeventshappenedtotheLovellman?

A.HewasputontheonlineauctionsiteeBay.

B.Hiscarcrashedintoanarrowditch.

C.Hisbuilt-inswimmingpoolwasstolen.

D.Heburntdownhisparents*home.

62.Thepassageismostprobablytakenfrom.

A.asciencemagazineB.aresearchpaperC.apersonaldiaryD.anewspaper

C

AlthoughmanyChinesestudentssaythattheirknowledgeofEnglishgrammarisgood,most

wouldadmitthattheirspokenEnglishispoor.WheneverIspeaktoaChinesestudenttheyalways

say,“MyspokenEnglishispoor.^^However,theirspokenEnglishdoesnothavetoremain"poor”!

IwouldliketosuggestthattheremaybesomereasonsfortheirproblemswithspokenEnglish.

First,theyfailtofindsuitablewordstoexpressthemselvesduetoalimitedvocabulary.

Obviouslythebetteransweristoexpandtheirvocabulary.However,youcanspeakwithalimited

vocabulary,ifyourattitudeispositive.Otherswillfollowyouaslongasyouusethewordsthat

youknow.

Second,theyareafraidofmakingmistakes.Sometimestheymakemistakeswhentheyare

speakingbecausetheyareshyandnervous.Yetstudentsshouldrememberthattheirgoalshould

beFLUENCYNOTACCURACY（准确性）.Youraiminwritingistobeaccuratefollowingthe

rulesforgrammarandusingtherightwordsandspellingthemcorrectly.However,inspeaking

youraimisfluency.Youwanttogetyourmessageacross,totalktosomeoneinEnglish,as

quicklyandaswellasyoucan,eventhoughsometimesyoumayuseawrongwordortense,butit

doesn'tmatterbecausethepersonyouarespeakingtowillunderstandyouandmakeallowances

foranymistakeshehears.

Thethirdreasonisthatnotenoughattentionispaidtolistening.Youhaveonemouthbuttwo

ears!Allthathearingwasnecessaryforyoutostartspeaking.

Forth,mostChinesestudentsarereactiveratherthanproactivelanguagelearners.Insteadof

activelyseekingoutopportunitiestoimprovetheirspokenEnglishtheypassivelywaitfor

speakingopportunitiestocometothemandwonderwhytheirEnglishalwaysremainspoor.Ifyou

havethisproactiveoutlook,thenyouwillseeEnglishopportunitieswhereveryougo.

IfyoudonotuseyourEnglishbeyondtheclassroomyouwillforgetwhatEnglishyouknow.

Remember:USEITORLOSEIT!YoucanlearnhowtospeakEnglishbetterbyspeakingEnglish

more.

63.Whatismostprobablythewriter'spurposeinwritingthepassage?

A.Toimproveyourreading.B.Toimproveyourlistening.

C.ToimproveyourspokenEnglish.D.Toimproveyourvocabulary.

64.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat.

A.don'tbefluency.Justbeaccuracy

B•don'tbenervous,don'tbeshy.Justwrite!

C.don'tbeafraidofmakingmistakes.Justspeak!

D.don'tbeshy，don'tbefluency.Justlistenandwrite!

65.Thelastparagraphispossiblyclosetothemeaningof"

A.morehuny,lessspeedB.betterlatethannever

C.silenceisgoldD.practicemakesperfect

66.Thetextismostprobablytakenfroma.

A.teacher'sdiaryB.reportonstudyC.sportsnewspaperD.moviemagazine

D

Aseriousproblemfortoday'ssocietyiswhoshouldberesponsiblefbrourelderlyandhow

toimprovetheirlives.Itisnotonlyafinancialproblembutalsoaquestionofthesystemwewant

foroursociety.Iwouldliketosuggestseveralpossiblesolutionstothisproblem.

First,employersshouldtaketheresponsibilityfortheirretiredemployees.Tomakethis

possible,apercentageofprofitsshouldbesetasidefbrthispurpose.Butwhenacompanymust

takelife-longresponsibilityfbritsemployees,itmaysufferfromacommercialdisadvantagedue

tohigheremployeecosts.

Anotherwayofsolvingtheproblemistoreturntheresponsibilitytotheindividual.This

meanseachpersonmustsaveduringhisworkingyearstopayforhisyearsofretirement.This

doesnotseemaveryfairmodelsincesomepeoplehaveenoughtroublepayingfortheirdailylife

withouttryingtoearnextratocovertheirretirementyears.Thismeansthegovernmentmighthave

tostepintocareforthepoor.

Inaddition,thegovernmentcouldtakeresponsibilityforthecareoftheelderly.Thiscouldbe

financedthroughgovernmenttaxestoincreasethelevelofpensions（养老金）.Furthermore,some

in-situationshouldbecreatedforseniorcitizens,whichcanhelpprovideacomfortablelifefor

them.Unfortunately,asthepresentsituationinourcountryshows,thisisnotatrulyviableanswer.

Thegovernmentcanseldomaffordtocarefortheelderly,particularlywhenitisbusytryingto

carefortheyoung.

Onefurthersolutionisthatthegovernmentorsocialorganizationsestablishsomeworking

placesespeciallyfortheelderlywheretheyareindependent.

Tosumup,alltheseoptions（选择）haveadvantagesanddisadvantages.Therefore,itis

reasonabletoexpectthatsomecombinationoftheseoptionsmaybeneededtoprovidethecarewe

hopetogivetoourelderlygenerations.

67.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Theproblemsfacedbytheoldinsociety.

B.Whyweshouldtakeresponsibilityfortheold.

C.Howwecanimprovethelivesoftheold.

D.Wheretheoldcangotogettheirpensions.

68.Accordingtothepassage,howcanthegovernmenthelptoimprovethelivesofretired

people?

A.Setasidesomeprofitstohelppeoplewithproblemsaftertheyretire.

B.Increasesavingslevelsofpeopleduringtheirworkingyears.

C.Increasethediscountsforfoodandtransportfortheold.

D.Makeavailablepensionsforthosewhohaveretired.

69.Theunderlinedword“viable“mostprobablymeans"

A.impossibleB.practicalC.usefulD.successful

70.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?

A.Takingcareoftheoldismainlyanissueofmoney.

B.Employersshouldallowtheirworkerstoretireatalaterage.

C.Becomingindependentshouldbethegoalofmostoldpeople.

D.Thereisnosinglesolutiontotheproblemsoftheold.

71.Whatisthewriter'smainpurposeinwritingthisarticle?

A.Topointouttheneedforgovernmentsupportforoldpeople.

B.Tomakegeneralreadersawareoftheproblemsofretiredpeople.

C.Todiscusssomepossiblesolutionstoanimportantsocialproblem.

D.Toinstructretiredpeopleonhowtheycanhaveahappierlife.

E

Allplantcellsarecapableoftakingupwater.Evendeadonesdotoacertaindegree.

Absorption（吸收）ofwaterbydeadcellwallsmakeswoodbecomelarger.Incommonlandplants,

thelivingcellsofrootstakeupmostofthewater.Landplantswithoutrootsdoexist,however.

Thosegreenish-yellowlichens（苔葬）youseeonrocksinthehighmountainshavenoroots.Half

abillionyearsago,whenwaterplantsstartedtoentertheland,thefirstlandplantsdidnothave

roots.

Evenamongthefloweringplants,onefindsrootlessforms.Thesefloweringplantsare"the

higherplants''becausetheyevolved（进化）recentlyandarethusconsideredhigheronthe

evolutionaryscale（进化度）.InthePeruviandesert,theregrowsoneoftheserootlesshigher

plants,abromeliad.Itisarelativeofthepineapple.Evenifthisplanthadroots,theywouldbeof

nouse,becausewheretheplantgrows,itneverrains.Theplantgetsitswateronlyfromthedew

（露水）itcollectsatnight,whenitsleavescooloff.Suchrootlessplants,ofcourse,canbemoved

withease,buttheywillonlygrowwhentheyareplacedoutintheopen.Iftheyareplacedtoonear

ahouse,theradiationfromtheheatofthehousepreventstheleavesfromcoolingandsoprevents

dewfromforming,andtheplantdies.InthesouthernUnitedStatesandinPuertoRico,onesees

bromeliadsgrowinghighabovethestreetsontheinsulation（绝缘物）ofelectricwires.These

plantsgettheirwaterfromrain,andtheonlysoiltheyevercomeincontactwithisthedustthat

mayblowontheirleaves.

72.Woodbecomeslargerbecauseof.

A.deadcellwallsB.waterenteringdeadcells

C•thegrowthofcellsD.thedeathofcells

73.Fromthepassageweknowthattheevolutionaryscaleisgradedaccordingto.

A.evolutionarycyclesB.heightsanddepthsC.timeD.kinds

74.The4tbromeliad^^isaplantthat

A.hasuselessrootsB.isapineapple

C.cangrowanywhereD.takesupwaterthroughitsleaves

75.Themostsuitabletitleforthispassageis"

A.AbsorptionofwaterbyplantsB.Rootlessplants

C.PlantsinthedesertD.Higherplants

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分35分）

第一节填空（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面短文，根据所需内容在文后第76至第85小题的空格添上适当的单词或短语，

并将答案转写到答题卡上。

c请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的词。

o注意：每空一个单词

WenJiabaoarrivedinSingaporeyesterdayforanofficialvisittothecountry.Itisthefirst

visitbyaChinesepremiertoSingaporeineightyears.Inthearrivalstatement,Whensaidheis

lookingforwardtothemeetingwithSingingporeonwaystodeepenEastAsiancooperation

betweentwonationssoastocontributetothebuildingofapeaceful,harmoniousrelationship.n

PremierWenJiabaoandSingaporePrimeMinisterLeeHsienLoongagreedtojointly

developanenvironmentallyfriendlycityinnortheasternChina.Thecitywillbeamodelfor

sustainabledevelopment,aSingaporegovernmentstatementsaid.The"Sino-SingaporeTianjin

Eco-city"willbedevelopedbyajointventureformedbyChineseandSingaporecompanies.HThis

eco-city,tobebuiltinTianjin,willbecomeanotherhighlightinourrelations/1Whensaidafter

signinganagreementwithLee,whoagreed,MOntheSingaporeside,onalllevels,wellgivethis

projectourfullsupport.^^

Thetwosideswillshareexpertiseandexperiencesinurbanplanning,environmental

pro