湖南省邵陽市二中高三英語第一次月考試題牛津譯林版(1).doc

邵陽市二中2014-2015學(xué)年上學(xué)期高三年級(jí)第一次月考考試英語(120 minutes150 marks) partlistening comprehension(30 marks)section a(22. 5 marks)directions: in this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. for each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked a, b and c. listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question. you will hear each conversation twice. conversation 11. what size does the man want?a. size 38. b. size 39. c. size 40.2. what can the man do?a. he can buy another shirt.b. he can get the money back.c. he can change for a new shirt.conversation 23. what does the man do probably?a. a bank clerk b. a taxi driver c. a policeman.4. where does the conversation take place?a. in a bank b. in a street c. in a hospital.conversation 3 5. why does the man ask the woman about her car?a. to sell her a car. b. to buy her car. c. to borrow a car from her 6. what kind of car does the woman want ?a. an expensive one. b. a new one.c. a second-hand one.conversation 4 7. what does the woman suggest the man do?a. see a doctor. b. go back home.c. come to england.8. what is karl planning to do tomorrow?a. visit england. b. go back to germany. c. have a good rest.9. where does the conversation take place?a. in a hospital. b. in karls house c. in a hotel.conversation 5 10. how much will the woman pay in all?a. 140 pounds b. 210 pounds c. 280 pounds11. what day is it today?a. may 30th b.may 31 th c. may 1 th 12. who is the man?a. a travel agent. b. a tour guide. c. a ticket conductor.conversation 6 13. why does the woman want to buy an apartment?a. she doesnt have one. b. her apartment isnt big enough.c. her apartment is far from work.14. where does the man live now?a. in the downtown. b. in the suburbs. c. near his company.15. what can we learn about the womans brother?a. he has a baby now.b. he is not a local personc. he came here 5 years agosection b(7. 5 marks)directions: in this section, you will hear a short passage. listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. fill in each blank with no more than three words. you will hear the short passage twice. spanish course.duration it will last 16. .teacher a 35-years-old woman who comes from the 17. of spain. students there are 12 students in the class. tinas 18. is excellent. classroom its a small room at the 19. . what will elizabeth teach? about how to ask for help from 20. part ii language knowledge (45 marks) section a(15 marks)directions: for each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that best completes the sentence. 21. tom, as well as his friends whomusic, attend a concert this weekend. a. like; is going to b. like; are going to c. likes; is going to d. likes; are going to22. the children went home from the school, their lessonsfor the day. a. finishingb. finished c. had finishedd. had been finished23let me take care of our father. you _ him in the hospital all day todayahad attended bare attending cwere attending dhave been attending24. youd better not phone me tomorrow evening; ian important meeting then. a. will haveb. would have c. will be having d. will have had25. everyone believes that the new railway line _ in two months will greatly improve traffic conditions here.aopened bwill be opened cto be opened dbeing open26. could you give me a special discount?you pay for the car in advance, you can get a 3% discount. a. unless b. even if c. if d. if only27. the villagers think that the park is rarely visited by tourists, ?a. dont they b. do they c. isnt it d. is it28. the old lady insisted that sheon a trip alone, but her daughter insisted that shetoo old to go. a. went; was b. go; was c. go; should bed. should go; be29_ for the job you have applied for will leave a bad impression on the interviewersanot prepared bnot being prepared chaving not prepared dnot prepare30. at last they reached the foot of a hill, on top of whichwith a history of 500 years. a. a temple stood b. stood a temple c. did a temple stand d. a temple stands31. please do me a favor, ms. wangmr. smith of the new date and place of the conference, otherwise, he will miss it. a. inform b. to inform c. informing d. informed32. where did you find my english dictionary?it was in the meeting roomwe attended a lecture. a. when b. that c. where d. because33. jim who is now our english teacher once _ as a manager in an international cooperation for 5 years. a. has worked b. had worked c. was working d. worked34. the fact has worried peoplethe number of the deaths is still increasing. a. what b. which c. that d. when35. this was the first time that big-name film director feng xiaogangin charge of the cctv spring festival gala. a. would beb. was c. had beend. has beensection b(18 marks)directions: for each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked a, b, c and d. fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. when i arrived in hamburg germany, my colleague who worked there arranged a welcome party for me in a36. we noticed a few customers including several old ladies, were having their meal. when a dish was served, the waiter would distribute the food for them, and they would37every bit of the food on their plates. as i was hungry, my local colleague38much food for me. since there were other things to do, we did not spend much time dining. when we planned to leave, there was still about one third of39food left. when we were leaving the restaurant, we40someone calling us. when the old ladies spoke to us in english, we understood that they were41about us wasting so much food. “we paid for our food; it is none of your42how much food we left behind”, my colleague told the old ladies. they got angry, and one of them43made a call to someone. after a while, an officer in44arrived. upon knowing what had happened, he issued us a 50-euro45. the officer told us in a stern(嚴(yán)厲的)voice, “order what you can consume. money is yours, but the resources belong to the society. you have no reason for wasting them. ”our faces turned red. we all agreed with him in our hearts. my colleague took out a 50-euro note and repeatedly46to the officer. my colleague copied the fine ticket and gave a copy to each of us as a souvenir. we all kept it to remind us that we should never be47. 36. a. restaurant b. company c. family d. bank37. a. desert b. refuse c. oppose d. finish38. a. kept b. sold c. ordered d. made39. a. undiscovered b. undeveloped c. unconsumed d. undetermined40. a. appointed b. knew c. realized d. heard41. a. curious b. unhappy c. nervous d. optimistic42. a. matter b. mind c. question d. business43. a. immediately b. passively c. excitedly d. regularly44. a. rags b. uniform c. fashion d. dream45. a. award b. food c. fine d. souvenir46. a. apologized b. accused c. admitted d. approved47. a. hopeful b. grateful c. merciful d. wastefulsection c (12 marks) directions: complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.im a senior 3 student. the college entrance exam is on the way. everyone around us is trying (48) best to help us in different ways. at school, all the teachers work very hard, encourage us to build up our confidence (49) _ inspire us to improve our study. (50)_ we meet with difficulties, they are ready to come to our rescue. meanwhile, our school also provides good facilities (51)_ us. for example, (52) library stays open in the evenings and even on the weekends. at home, our parents take good care of us and make sure we are well fed so that we can always be (53)_ of energy.im very grateful for the efforts (54) our parents and teachers make for us. im determined to try my best to prepare for all the exams. i am sure that (55)_ their encouragement and timely help ill be able to achieve good results.part reading comprehension(30 marks)directions: read the following three passages. each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. for each of them there are four choices marked a, b, c and d. choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage. athe most frightening words in the english language are, our computer is downyou hear it more and more when you are on businessthe other day i was at the airport waiting for a ticket to washington and the girl in the ticket office said, im sorry, i cant sell you a ticketour computer is downif your computer is down, just write me out a ticket.i cant write you out a ticketthe computer is the only one allowed to do soi noticed every passenger was just standing there drinking coffee and staring at the black screenthen i looked down on the computer and asked her, what do all you people do?we give the computer the information about your trip, and then it tells us whether you can fly with us or notso when it goes down, you go down with itthats good, sirhow long will the computer be down? i wanted to knowi have no ideasometimes its down for 10 minutes, sometimes for two hourstheres no way we can find out without asking the computer, and since its down it wont answer usafter the girl told me they had no backup （備用） computer, i saidlets forget the computer- what about your planes? theyre still flying, arent they?i couldnt tell without asking the computermaybe i couldjust go to the gate and ask the pilot if hes flying to washington, i suggestedi wouldnt know what gate to send you toeven if the pilot was going to washington, he couldnt take you if you didnt have a ticketis there any other airline flying to washington within the next few hours?i wouldnt know, she said, pointing at the dark screenonly it knowsit cant tell meby this time there were quite a few people standing in linesthe word soon spread to other travelers that the computer was downsome people went white, some people started to cry and still others kicked their luggage56where do you often hear these frightening words our computer is down?aat the airport bat the gatecon business din the ticket office57what could the girl in the ticket office do without asking the computer?ashe could do nothing bshe could sell a ticketcshe could write out a ticket dshe could answer the passengers questions58what does the underlined word down in paragraph 1 mean?awhite bbrokencblack ddark59we can learn from the last paragraph that _aa modern computer wont be down bcomputers can take the place of humancthere will be great changes in computers dsometimes a computer may bring suffering to people60the best title for the article is _aasking the computer bwhen the computer is downcthe computer of the airport dthe most frightening wordsbmemo(備忘錄) to: parents / guardians of all students from kindergarten to grade 6memo from: the school administrationtopic: upcoming events and school newsdate: december 13, 2013professional development day - friday, december 17thstaff(全體員工) at st. augustines will be participating in a professional development day on friday, december 17th, dealing with problems related to school development. therefore there will be no classes for students on that day. when children return on monday, december 20th, it will be day 3.christmas ticket draw:please return all tickets stubs (存根) and money as soon as possible. the draw will take place on monday evening, december 20th, at the conclusion of our christmas concert. thank you for your attention to this matter. school christmas concert.the school christmas concert will take place on monday, december 20th at 7:00 p.m., featuring all our students from kindergarten to grade six. the admission cost is $3.00 per adult and $2.00 per child. each child must be accompanied by an adult.all students are required to arrive at the school no later than 6:30 p.m. it will be quite a busy time and this will allow us to be organized and prepared for the exciting show ahead. primary students are asked to go to their classrooms and elementary choir(合唱團(tuán)) students are asked to go to the music room upon arrival at the school. the attire for the elementary choir will be a red or green shirt and dark trousers (preferably black). we are very excited about the upcoming concert and so are the students! we are looking forward to sharing the spirit of the christmas season!lunch program service for wednesday, december 22nd will be provided as usual.kindergarten informationdue to the early dismissal on wednesday, december 22nd, all kindergarten students will come to school for the morning session. your child will be dismissed at the usual time, which is 11:20 a.m.christmas dismissal / break:school buses will be at our building on wednesday, december 22nd at 12:45 p.m. for early dismissal at 1:00p.m. the children will return to school after the christmas holidays on tuesday, january 4th, 2014. it will be day 1 on the students schedule.final note: at this time the saff of st.augustines would like to thank you for your continued cooperation and support of your childs school and education. merry christmas and a happy new year!61. how much would a couple with twins pay for the christmas concert?a. $5.00. b. $7.00. c. $8.00. d. $10.00.62. according to the memo, on december 20th, primary students had to_. a. arrive at least one hour before the concert b. wear a red or green shirt and dark trousersc. bring lunch by themselvesd. gather in their classrooms first63. from the passage, we know that_. a. the teachers were busy on december 17th b. a ticket draw took place on december 21stc. students had no classes on december 22ndd. no food was supplied december 22nd64. for the christmas holidays, the students had_. .a. 9 days off b. 10 days off c. 12 days off d. 15 days off 65. which of the following is true, according to the passage?a. students had classes on december 17th. b. parents had to return the christmas ticket stubs.c. students went home as usual on december 20th d. school buses arrived at 1: 00 p.m. on december 22nd.cmore than 600,000 tourists from the chinese mainland visited taiwan last year, fulfilling expectations despite the impact of h1n1 flu and the global economic downturna total of 606,100 mainland tourists visited taiwan in the past year, with each spending nearly $1,800 on the island, including accommodation and shopping, shao qiwei, chairman of thebeijing-based association for tourism exchange across the taiwan straits, said on fridaywe see good cooperation between tourism industries across the straits taking shape, shao saidsince july 2008, when taiwan first opened to mainland tourists, about 660,000 mainland tourists have visited the island and spent $ 113 billion there, benefiting local transportation as well as the retail, entertainment and health industriesin four months starting august last year, mainland tourists spent s6572 million through unionpay payment cards, figures from mainland bankcard association china unionpay showedyears of isolation between the two sides has made taiwan an attractive place for mainland tourists, said zheng lijuan, deputy （副的） general manager of cits international mice co ltdbut under the impact of h1n1 flu since may, the number of mainland tourists to taiwan had also dropped sharply, leading to industry insiders（內(nèi)部的人）casting doubt as to whether the goal of attracting 600,000 mainland tourists to taiwan in 2009 could be achieveddespite the unfavorable conditions, a string of relaxed rules last year have spurred （刺激） the interest of mainland tourists in visiting taiwanin the past year, taiwan has opened to mainland residents in 25 provinces, up from the initial 13 provincesrelaxed rules have also allowed five tourists to form a group to visit taiwan, instead of the initial requirement of at least 10 touristsmainland tourists can also stay in taiwan for a maximum of 15 days, instead of the initial 10 dayscombined with mainland business groups, more than 900,000 mainland travelers visited taiwan in 2009, christine lai, director of the taiwan strait tourism association, told china dailywithout releasing the goal for this year, lai expressed hopes that mainland tourists would head to taiwan on second or even third visits66why do mainlanders like to visit taiwan?ataiwan is a very beautiful islandbthere are many shops, malls and bookstores in taiwancthe accommodat