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高三英语考试题
2010学年第二学期行知中学高三年级月考英语试卷2011.2
第I卷(共105分)
I.ListeningComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
InSectionA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
1.A.Relatives.B.Roommates.C.Colleagues.D.Neighbors.
2.A.7:
00B.7:
30C.9:
00D.9:
30
3.A.Onthe6thofJuneB.Onthe8thofJune
C.Onthe9thofJuneD.Onthe19thofJune.
4.A.OnThursdaynight.B.OnMondaynight.
C.OnFridaymorning.D.OnThursdaymorning.
5.A.ThreeB.OneC.FourD.Two
6.A.Lookingforatimetable.B.Buyingsomefurniture.
C.Reservingatable.D.Windowshopping.
7.A.Coldandwindy.B.Snowwillbereplacedbystrongwinds.
C.Itwillgetbetter.D.Rainyandcold.
8.A.Shehastostudyfortheexam.B.Sheisparticularlyinterestedinplays.
C.She’seagertowatchthenewplay.D.Shecanlendhernotestotheman.
9.A.Givetheringtoapoliceman.
B.Waitfortheowneroftheringintherestroom.
C.Handintheringtothesecurityoffice.
D.Taketheringtotheadministrationbuilding.
10.A.Shemadeamistakebytakingtoofewcoursesinthefirstterm.
B.Thecoursesshetookweretoodifficultforher.
C.Shetooktoomanycoursesduringherfirstterm.
D.Shefounditdifficultdealingwithcollegecourses.
SectionB
Directions:
InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwice,butthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.
Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
11.A.Theydidn’tcare.B.Theyhatedit.
C.Theylovedit.D.Theyhadmixedfeelings.
12.A.Therewasnotenoughmaintenance.
B.Peopledidn’tcarewhatevermessitmightbe.
C.Becausetherewerenoeffectiveregulationsovervisitors.
D.Becauseitwasconstructedbadly.
13.A.Itwasmorerespected.
B.Morepeopleusedit.
C.Itwasdamagedbytouristsagain.
D.ItquicklygotworseafterLincoln’sdeath.
Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.
14.A.Anaturaldisaster.B.Apowerfulfailure.
C.Homelessfarmers.D.Aseriousaccident.
15.A.JewsandsomeArabs.B.ArabsandNorthAfricans.
C.JewsandNorthAfricans.D.NorthAmericansandsomeArabs.
16.A.Exchangethemforbanks.B.Savethemfortravelers.
C.Collectthemforpoorchildren.D.Spendthemonduty-freegoods.
SectionC
Directions:
InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.
Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.
MakingaPhoneCall
From:
PaulSmiley
To:
MICHouseAgency
Caller’saddress:
172,16RoseLane,Newton
Theproblemwiththewashingmachine:
It’sbeen18alittle.
Request:
Itneedstoberepaired19away.
Theproblemwiththewindows:
Thereareno20onthem.
Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.
Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.
Howcomethemancan’tsleep?
Heisverymuchworriedaboutthe21nextmonth.
Whydoesthemancallthewoman?
Toaskforsuggestionsfor22.
Whatcoursedidtheuniversityofferatthistimelastyear?
A23course.
Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodotomorrow?
Tocallthe24.
II.GrammarandVocabulary
SectionA
Directions:
BeneatheachofthefollowingsentencestherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence.
25.Brownbearsaredisappearingfromtheforest_______afrighteninglargescaleaccordingtosomescientists.
A.withB.inC.atD.on
26.Thestudyshowsthatofalltheanimalsthathumanseat,_______ismoreresponsibleforclimatechangethancattle.
A.neitherB.nooneC.noneD.nothing
27.Factsprovethattheworld’seconomicdevelopmentisnotawin-losegamebutoneinwhichall_______bewinners.
A.canB.shallC.mustD.would
28.Iknowthisisnotquitetherightword,butIcan’tbebotheredtothinkof_______one.
A.thebetterB.abetterC.abestD.thebest
29.---Didyougotothebeachforyourvacationlastmonth?
---I_______togo,butIgotsickatthelastminute.
A.planB.amplanningC.haveplannedD.hadplaned
30.Atthemeeting,moststudentsdisagreedwiththedirector’sproposal,______?
A.didtheyB.didn’ttheyC.diditD.didn’tit
31.Thefirstscientist_______watersamplesfromthecavecamedownwithanunknowndisease.
A.takenB.tookC.totakeD.havingtaken
32.Myexperiencetellsmethat_______onebecomestoofamiliarwithsomething,onestopsenjoyingit.
A.unlessB.untilC.whenD.while
33._______fulladvantageoftheresourcesyourpositiongivesyouwillhelpyouaccomplishfarmorethanyouarecapableof.
A.TakeB.TakingC.TotakeD.Taken
34.Accordingtotheartdealer,thepainting_______togoforatleastamilliondollars.
A.isexpectedB.willexpectC.isexpectingD.hasexpected
35.Whenwestartgazingintothenightskywithatelescope,soonwe’llbeastonishedbytherealization_______weandourworldarepartofthisgiantsystem.
A.whichB.whetherC.thatD.as
36.Foodcangobadeveninarefrigeratorif_______thereformorethanaweek.
A.leftB.leavingC.havingleftD.tobeleft
37.Childrenliketopourtheirsmalljoysandsorrowsintotheirfamily______comfortandsympathyarealwaystobefound.
A.whichB.whereC.whateverD.whichever
38.Thedisappearanceofdinosaursmade_______theevolutionanddominanceofmammalsontheearth.
A.itwaspossibleB.possible
C.possibletobeD.itpossible
39.Thefindingscausedpeopletothinkabouttheymightcontroltheexperiencesofchildrentoproduceresponsibleandproductiveadults.
A.whatB.howC.thatD.if
40.Thetruthofone’slifeisadesiretoseebeyondthesurfaceforaglimpseof_______matters.
A.whatitisthatB.whatisitthat
C.thatiswhatD.thatwhatis
SectionB
Directions:
Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.
A.initialB.measureC.launchD.communityE.ineffectively
F.reliefG.assessingH.impracticalI.invariablyJ.acknowledge
Whatmakesyouhappy?
That’saquestionBritishPrimeMinisterDavidCameronisaskingthenationinasurveythisyear,aspartofadrivetoimproveBritons’livesbeyondpurefinancialgain.
Astheglobalrecessioncontinues,MrCameronsaysheisseekingabetter41ofprogressthanGDPalone.Heclaimseconomicstudiesoftenfocustoomuchonstandardofliferatherthanqualityoflife.
Theproblemisthat42happinessisaslipperysubject.Itiseasiertomeasuresomethingconcretelikeaperson’sincomethanasubjective,lesstangiblefactorlikewellbeing.
Isitpossibletomeasurehappiness?
Criticssaythe£2mschemewillnotproduceanymeaningfulresults.Otherssuggestitisunwisetocarryoutasurveyintothenation’shappinessjustastheconservatives43thebiggestpublicspendingcutsindecades.
MrCameronhimselfhasto44thatitiseasytobrandhisscheme“woolly”and“45”,butitisnotwithoutprecedent.
CanadahasanIndexofWellbeingwhichlooksathowthingslikemoneyandeducationaffecthealthandthesenseof46.AndtheKingdomofBhutanhasuseditsindexofGrossNationalHappiness(GNH)sincetheearly1970sasatooltohelppolicy-making.
Sowhatkindofanswersishelikelytoget?
Whilethefullsurveybeginslaterthisyear,respondentstoan47consultationhavealreadylistedtheirtoppriorities.
Jobsecurity,goodhealthandrelationshipswithfamilymembersarewhatmattermosttopeopleintheUK,accordingtothefindings.Infact,havingajobwas48listedasmoreimportantthanbeingpaidahighsalary.
Soperhapsthereistruthintheoldsayingthat“moneycan’tbuyhappiness”.AnideaDavidCameronmayfind49inashetriestofindawayoutoftherecession.
III.ReadingComprehension
SectionA
Directions:
ForeachblankinthefollowingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.
TheInternetaffordsanonymity(namelessness)toitsusers,ablessingtoprivacyandfreedomofspeech.Butthatveryanonymityisalsobehindtheexplosionofcyber-crimethathas50acrosstheWeb.
Canprivacybepreservedwhilebringingsafetyandsecuritytoaworldthatseemsincreasingly51?
Lastmonth,HowardSchmidt,thenation’scyber-czar,offeredthefederalgovernmenta52tomaketheWebasaferplace---a“voluntarytrustedidentity”systemthatwouldbethehigh-tech53ofaphysicalkey,afingerprintandaphotoIDcard,allrolledintoone.Thesystemmightuseasmartidentitycard,oradigitalcertificatelinkedtoaspecificcomputerandwouldauthenticateusersatarangeofonlineservices.
Theideaisto54afederationofprivateonlineidentitysystems.