高一12月月考英语试题 (四)

成都七中实验学校2014-201-学年度上半期

12月月考高一年级英语试题卷

（考试时间120分钟，满分150）

命题人：蒋文敬审题人：辜琼蒋世胜

第一部分：听力（共两节，共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.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthecourse?

A.It'suseful.B.It'sboring.

C.It'sdifficult.

2.WhatcanweknowaboutMike?

A.Hehasfinishedhishomework.

B.Heiscleaningthepark.

C.Heisplayinginhisbedroom.

3.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Themandoesn'tlikethedog.

B.Thewomanlikesthedogverymuch.

C.Thewomanhaslostherdog.

4.Howdidthemangetthetickets?

A.Heboughtthem,inthecinema.

B.HeorderedthemontheInternet.

C.Heaskedthewomantobuythem.

5.Howmuchdidthewomanpayforthecap?

A.Tendollars.B.Fiftydollars.

C.Fortydollars.

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6、7题。

6.Whatistheconversationabout?

A.Arobbery.B.Anaccident.C.Alibrary.

7.What'stherelationshipbetween。thetwospeakers?

A.Twopoliceofficers.

B.Apoliceofficerandacitizen.

C.Apoliceofficerandarobber.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inashop.B.Inacafe.C.Inastudio.

9.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.AwirelessInternetconnection.

B.Anewnotebookcomputer.

C.Anic.edigitalcamera.

听第8段材料，回答第10〜12题。

10.WhatdidDukeofBeauforddoforthegameofbadminton?

A.Heinventedthegameofbadminton.

B.Hehelpedtomakethegamepopular.

C.Henamedthegameafterhisownname.

11.WhendidthegameofbadmintonfirstappearintheOlympicGames?

A.In1972.B.In1988.C.In1992.

12.InwhichOlympicGamesdidtheplayersbegintocompeteforthegoldmedalofbadminton?

A.AtMunich.B.AtSeoul.

C.AtBarcelona.

听第9段材料，回答第13〜16题。

13.Howoldaretheoldestpaintingsdiscovered?

A.2,000yearsold.B.10,000yearsold.

C.20,000yearsold.

14.Wherewerethepaintingsoflargeanimalsfound?

A.IndeepcavesinnorthernSpain.

B.IndeepcavesinsouthernSpain.

C.IndeepcavesinnorthernFrance.

15.Whatisthefirstreasonforprimitivepeopletopaintthepicture?

A.Tokilltime.B.lbattractanimals.

C.Toexpresstheirfeelings.

16.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Doctorandnurse.B.Bossandsecretary.

C.Teacherandstudent.

听第10段材料，回答第17〜20题。

17.Whatarethetwospeakersdoing?

A.Theyarehavingachat.

B.Oneisinterviewingtheother.

C.Theyaretalkingabouttheweather.

18.Whydidn'tthemancontinuehisstudyafterhefinishedschool?

A.Oneofhisfather'sfriendsofferedhimajob.

B.Hedidn'tlikestudying.

C.Hisfatheraskedhimtoworkinthefamilybusiness.

19.Howmanymonthsdidthemanworkfortheaccountingfirm?

A.5months.

B.6months.

C.7months.

20.Whichofthefollowingisnottheman'shobby?

A.Traveling.

B.Enjoyingmusic.

C.Playingbasketball.

第二部分英语知识运用（共三节，共70分）

第一节单项填空（共10小题；每小题1分，共10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

1.Newtechnologieshavemadepossibletoturnoutnewproductsfasterand

atalowercost.

A.thatB.thisC.oneD.it

2.Readthisstory,youwillrealizethatnoteverythingcanbeboughtwithmoney.

A.orB.andC./D.so

3.Hestayeduplatelastnight,fortheupcomingspeechcompetition.

A.toprepareB.preparingC.preparedD.bepreparing

4.Withgoodweatherandlittlehomework,everyonewantstogooutandbatheinthe

sunshine.

A.such,soBso,soC.so,suchD.such,such

5.TomlookedatJenny,withtearshiseyes,andshoutedoutthewordsinhisheartfor

years.

A.filling,hiddenB.filling,hidingC.filled,hidingD.filled,hidden

6.Exercise----walking,biking,jogging,swimming,ortakingagymnasticclass——you

toforgetaboutcigarettes.

A.helpsB.helpC.helpingD.tohelp

7.—Theceilingoftheroomdoesn'tlookverysafe,doesit?

—No,itlooksasifitdown.

A.willfallBisgoingtofallC.fellD.hasfallen

8.Aftershethebabyonthebed,shedownandbegantoread.

A.lied,liedB.lay,lay

C.laid,laidD.laid,lay

9.Whenyoufeelnervous,itisgoodforyoutotogetrelaxed.

A.breathedeepB.takeadeepbreath

C.takedeepbreathD.breathe

10.Hewasunhappywhenhesoldhisguitar.Afterall,heitforaverylong

time.

A.hashadB.hadhadC.hasD.had

第二节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，共30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）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。

“Look,it'sBaldy!"Aboyshoutedinmydirectionacrosstheplayground.EventhoughIwas

usedtoregularinsults（侮辱）becauseofthe11onmyhed,itwas12horribletohear.I

sighedasIheadedbacktotheclass.

WhenIwasjust20monthsold,Isufferedserious13afterabowlfullofhotoilfellonmy

head.Iwas14tohospitalandhadtosaythereforweekswhilethedoctors15tosavemy

life."Holly'svery16tobealive,ntheytoldMumandDad."Butshellbe17withscars

onherhead,andofcourseherhairwon'tgrowthere."

Asachild,Icaredmuchaboutmyscars,soI18woreascarftocoverthemupwhenIleft

home.19Ididn't,peoplewouldcallmehorriblenameslikeBaldy.Althoughmyfriendswere

alwayscomfortingme,theynever20understoodhowitfelt.

ThenthroughthehospitalIwas21toachildren'sbumscamp,wherechildrenlikemecan

getanyhelp.There,I2214-year-oldStephanie,whosebumsarealotmoreseriousthanmine.

Butsheisso23thatsheneverletsanyoneputherdown.nYoushouldn't24whatpeople

sayaboutwhatyoulooklikebecausewe'renotdifferentfromanyoneelse,Holly,"she25me.

"Andyoudon'tneedtowearascarfbecauseyOoulookgreat26it!"Forthefirsttimeinmy

lifeIcouldspeaktosomeonewho'dbeenthroughsomething27,Soweekslater,atmy13th

birthdayparty,28byherbravery,Igaveupmyscarfandshowedoffmyscars.Itfeltamazing

nothavingto29awaybehindmyscarf.

Now,Iam30ofwhatIlooklikeandmuchhappier,becauseIhaverealizeditisyour

personality（个性）thatdecideswhoyoutrulyare.

21.A.hatB.scarfC.scarsD.cuts

22.A.stillB.justC.neverD.seldom

23.A.hungerB.coldC.defeatsD.burns

24.A.rushedB.ledC.invitedD.forced

25.A.learnedB.foughtC.returnedD.decided

26.A.happyB.luckyC.lonelyD.poor

27.A.pressedB.occupiedC.leftD.painted

28.A.possiblyB.usuallyC.finallyD.nearly

29.A.AlthoughB.SinceC.IfD.Before

30.A.correctlyB.roughlyC.easilyD.really

31.A.promotedB.introducedC.reportedD.carried

32.A.metB.recognizedC.rememberedD.caught

33.A.honestB.strongC.activeD.young

34.A.writedownB.agreewithC.passonD.listento

35.A.promisedB.encouragedC.orderedD.calmed

36.A.inB.forC.withoutD.beyond

37.A.similarB.strangeC.hardD.important

38.A.allowedB.requiredC.guidedD.inspired

39.A.hideB.giveC.keepD.put

40.A.sickB.awareC.tiredD.proud

第三节阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答

题卡上将该项涂黑。（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）

A

OnasunnydaylastAugust,Timheardsomeshouting.Lookingouttotheseacarefully,hesaw

acoupleofkidsinarowboatwerebeingpulledouttosea.

Two12-year-oldboys,ChristianandJack,rowedoutaboattosearchforafootball.Oncethey'd

rowedbeyondthecalmwaters,abeachumbrellatiedtotheboatcaughtthewindandpulledtheboat

intoopenwater.Thepairpanickedandtriedtorowbacktoshore.Buttheywerenomatchforitand

theboatwasoutofcontrol.

Timknewitwouldsoonbeswallowedbythewaves.

"Everythingwentquietinmyhead,"Timrecalls（回'忆）."Iwastryingtofigureouthowtoswimto

theboysinastraightline.**

Timtookoffhisclothesandjumpedintothewater.Every500yardsorso,heraisedhisheadto

judgehisprogress.nAtonepoint,IconsideredturningbackJhesays.nIwonderedifIwasputting

mylifeatrisk."After30minutesofstruggling,hewascloseenoughtoyelltotheboys,"Takedown

theumbrella!',

Christianmademuchefforttotakedowntheumbrella.ThenTimwasabletocatchupandclimb

aboardtheboat.Hetookoverrowing,butthewaveswerealmosttoostrongforhim.

“Let'saimforthepier（ii马头）Jacksaid.Timturnedtheboattowardit.Soonafterward,waves

crashedovertheboat,anditbegantosink.nCanyouguysswim?”hecried.nAlittlebitJtheboys

said.

Oncethewereinthewater,Timdecideditwouldhesaferandfasterforhimtopulltheboystoward

thepier.ChristianandJackwerewearinglifejacketsandfloatedontheirbacks.Timswantoward

landaswaterwashedovertheboys*faces.

“Arewealmostthere?”theyaskedagainandagain."YesJTimtoldthemeachtime.

After30minutes,theyreachedthepier.

41.Whydidthetwoboysgotothesea?

A.Togoboatrowing.B.Togetbacktheirfootball.

C.Toswimintheopenwater.D.Totesttheumbrellaasasail.

42.Whatdoes”it”inParagraph2referto?

A.Thebeach.B.Thewater.

C.Theboat.D.Thewind.

43.WhydidTimraisehisheadregularly?

A.Totakeinenoughfreshair.B.Toconsiderturningbackornot.

C.Tocheckhisdistancefromtheboys.D.Toasktheboystotakedowntheumbrella.

44.Howdidthetwoboysfinallyreachthepier?

A.TheyweredraggedtothepierbyTim.

B.Theyswamtothepierallbythemselves.

C.Theywerewashedtothepierbythewaves.

D.TheywereearnedtothepierbyTimonhisback.

LONDON-ABritishjudgeonThursdaysentencedabusinessmanwhosoldfake（假冒的）

bombdetectors（探测器）to10yearsinprison,sayingthemanhadn'tcaredaboutpotentiallydeadly

consequences.

ItisbelievedthatJamesMcCormickgotabout$77.8millionfromthesalesofhisdetectors-

whichwerebasedonakindofgolfballfinder-tocountriesincludingIraq,BelgiumandSaudi

Arabia.

McCormick,57,wasconvicted（判罪）ofcheatslastmonthandsentencedThursdayattheOldBailey

courtinLondon.

“Yourcheatingconductinsellingagreatamountofuselessequipmentsimplyforhugeprofit

promotedafalsesenseofsecurityandinallprobabilitymateriallycontributedtocausingdeathand

injurytoinnocentpeople,"JudgeRichardHonetoldMcCormick,"youhaveneitherregret,nor

shame,noranysenseofguilt.”

Thedetectors,soldforupto$42,000each,weresaidtobeabletofindsuchdangerousobjects

asbombsunderwaterandfromtheair.Butinfactthey"lackedanygroundinginscience"andwere

ofnouse.

McCormickhadtoldthecourtthathesoldhisdetectorstothepoliceinKenya,theprisonservicein

HongKong,thearmyinEgyptandthebordercontrolin.Thailand.

"Ineverhadanyhadresultsfromcustomers,"hesaid.

45.WhywasMcCormicksentencedtoprison?

A.Hesoldbombs.B.Hecauseddeathofpeople.

C.Hemadedetectors.D.Hecheatedinbusiness.

46.Whichofthefollowingistrueofthedetectors?

A.TheyhavenotbeensoldtoAfrica.

B.Theyhavecausedmanyseriousproblems.

C.Theycanfinddangerousobjectsinwater.

D.Theydon'tfunctiononthebasisofscience.

47.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatMcCormick.

A.soldtheequipmentatalowprice

B.waswell-knowninmostcountries

C.didnotthinkhehadcommittedthecrime

D.hadnotgotsuchhugeprofitasmentionedinthetext

C

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D

IleftuniversitywithagooddegreeinEnglishLiterature,butnosenseofwhatIwantedtodo.

Overthenextsixyears,Iwastreadingwater,justtryingtoearnanincome.Itriedjournalism,butI

didn'tthinkIwasanygood,thenfinance,whichIhated.Finally,Igotajobasarightsassistantata

famouspublisher.Ilovedworkingwithbooks,althoughthejobthatIdidwasdull.

Ihadenoughsavingstotakeayearoffwork,andIdecidedtotrytosatisfyadeep-downwishto

writeanovel.AttendingaNovelWritingMAcoursegavemethestructureIneededtowritemyfirst

55,000words.

Ittakesconfidencetomakeanewstart—there9sadarkperiodin-betweenwhereyou'reneither

onethingnortheother.You'reoutfordinnerandpeopleaskwhatyoudo,andyou'retooashamedto

say,"Well,I'mwritinganavel,butI'mnotquitesureifFmgoingtogetthere."Myconfidence

dived.Believingmynovelcouldnotbepublished,Iputitaside.

ThenImetanagent（代理商）whosaidIshouldsendmynovelouttoagents.So,Ididand,to

mysurprise,gotsomewonderfulfeedback.IfeltalittlehopethatImightactuallybecomea

publishedwriterand,aftersigningwithanagent,Ifinishedthesecondhalfofthenovel.

Thenextproblemwasfindingapublisher.Aftertwo-and-a-halfyearsofnoincome,justwaiting

andwondering,apublisherofferedmeabookdeal一thatpublisherturnedouttobetheoneIonce

workedfor.

Itfeelslikeanunbelievablestrokeofluck—offate,really.Whenyousetouttodosomething

different,there'snoendinsight,sotofindmyselfinapositionwhereInowhavemyownnameona

contract（合同）ofthepublisher—tobeapublishedwriter—isunbelievablyrewarding（有回报

的）.

52.WhatdoestheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mean?

A.Iwaswaitingforgoodfortune.

B.Iwastryingtofindanadmirablejob.

C.Iwasbeingaimlessaboutasuitablejob.

D.Iwasdoingseveraljobsformorepayatatime.

53.Theauthordecidedtowriteanovel.

A.tofinishthewritingcourse

B.torealizeherowndream

C.tosatisfyreaders9wish

D.toearnmoremoney

54.Howdidthewriterfeelhalfwaywiththenovel?

A.Disturbed.。B.Ashamed.C.Confident.D.Uncertain.

55.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttotellreadersinthelastparagraph?

A.Itpaystosticktoone'sgoal.

B.Hardworkcanleadtosuccess.

C.Shefeelslikebeingunexpectedlylucky.

D.Thereisnoendinsightwhenstartingtodosomething.

第三部分写作（共三节，共50分）

第一节阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

阅读下面短文，并按照题目要求用英语问答问题（请注意问题后词数要求）。

Anurseof78thisweekendcelebrates60yearsofwalkingthewards-andshehasnoplansto

retire.

JackieReidwas18whenshestartedworkjn1953-whentheNationalHealthService(NHS)

wasjustfiveyearsold-andisbelievedtobetheoldestnurseinBritain.

Thediabetes(糖尿病)specialisthadtoretireat65butreturnedasanursewithintwoweeksand

stilldoesuptofourseven-and-a-halfhourshifts(轮班)eachweek.

MrsReidsaid:"NursingishardifyoudoitcorrectlybutIlovemyjob.WorkingfortheNHShas

beenmylife.IhavenootherhobbiesbecauseIhaveworkedallmylife.

Jackiehasworkedatanumberofdifferenthospitals-includingoneinScotland.

Herspecialistfieldhasbeendiabetesforthepast40years.Sherelrainedafterher12-year-old

daughterMichelledevelopedthedisease.ShecurrentlyworksatSouthendHospital,Essex.

Overthelast60yearsshehastreatedtensofthousandsofpatients.

Jackiebelievesnursingshouldbeprotectedfrom