高三英语月考试题2.docx

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高三英语月考试题2

四川省双流中学2014级高三（上）9月考试题

英语

本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。

第I卷（选择题）1至8页，第II卷（非选择题）第9至10页，共10页；满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：

1.答题前，务必将自己的姓名、考籍号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。

2.答选择题时，务必使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。

3.答非选择题时，务必使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定位置上。

4.所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试卷上答题无效。

5.考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。

第I卷（100分）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分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.Whatwillthemanbuyforthewoman?

A.Notebooks.B.Paper.C.Pencils.

2.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inabookstore.B.Inalibrary.C.Inthewoman’soffice.

3.WhywillMr.Rogersbeoutoftheofficenextweek?

A.Totakeaholiday.B.Toattendawedding.C.Totravelonbusiness.

4.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Thewomancan’tleaveearly.

B.He’llpickupthewoman’sparents.

C.Mr.Blackwon’tcomeat4o’clock.

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Aliftworker.B.Theman’ssister.C.Aliftaccident.

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，各小题将给出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.WhydidGarethJonesquitthegamehalfway?

A.Hegothurt.B.Hewastootired.C.Hebrokematchrules.

7.WhatwillthespeakersdonextSaturday?

A.VisitGareth.B.Watchagame.C.Playamatch.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatimpressedthemanmost?

A.Theplot.B.Themainperformers.C.Thesongs.

9.Whatdoweknowaboutthemusical?

A.Thewomanhasseenit.

B.Thewriterwonawardsforit.

C.Peoplespeakhighlyofitsplot.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatdidthewomanthinkofthehouseowner?

A.Kind.B.Cold.C.Serious.

11.Whydidthewomanleavetheflat?

A.Therentwashigh.B.Theroomwastoocold.C.Theneighborswerenoisy.

12.Howdidthewoman’sneighboractwhentheymetonemorning?

A.Angrily.B.Sadly.C.Dishonestly.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Howhighdoesthewomanneedtoclimbforthewalking?

A.1,500meters.B.2,000meters.C.4,000meters.

14.Howdidthewomanprepareforthewalking?

A.Shesleptoutinthetentinwinter.

B.Sheclimbeda4,000-meterhighmountain.

C.Shetooklongwalksthroughthehillsdaily.

15.Whatdidthewomanthinkofthewalking?

A.Itwashardbutenjoyable.

B.Itwasdifficultandtiresome.

C.Itwaswonderfulandsmooth.

16.Whatwasthemostexcitingmomentduringthewalking?

A.Watchingthesunset.

B.Seeingtheruinedbuildings.

C.WalkingthroughtheSunGate.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.HowlongdoesthebreakinBarcelonalast?

A.Twonights.B.Threenights.C.Sevennights.

18.WhatcostsextramoneyfortheBarcelonabreak?

A.Flights.B.Breakfast.C.Eveningmeals.

19.Onwhatcanvisitorsgetdiscountswithadiscountcard?

A.Allthecitysights.B.Somerestaurants.C.5-starhotels.

20.WhenisthedeadlineofthebookingfortheBarcelonabreak?

A.September30.thB.October5.thC.October31.st

第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Clevernessisagiftwhilekindnessisachoice.Giftsareeasy—they’regivenafterall.Choicecanbehard．

IgottheideatostartAmazon16yearsago.IcameacrossthefactthattheInternetusagewasgrowingat2300percentperyear.I’dneverseenorheardofanythingthatgrewthatfast,andtheideaofbuildinganonlinebookstorewithmillionsoftitleswasveryexcitingtome.Ihadjustturned30yearsold,andI’dbeenmarriedforayear.ItoldmywifeMacKenziethatIwantedtoquitmyjobandgotodothiscrazythingthatprobablywouldn’tworksincemoststart-upsdon’tandIwasn’tsurewhattoexpect.MacKenzietoldmeIshouldgoforit.Asayoungboy,I’dbeenagarageinventor.I’dalwayswantedtobeaninventor,andshewantedmetofollowmypassion．

IwasworkingatafinancialfirminNewYorkCitywithabunchofverysmartpeopleandIhadabrilliantbossthatImuchadmired.IwenttomybossandtoldhimIwantedtostartacompanyselling

booksontheInternet.HetookmeonalongwalkinCentralPark,listenedcarefullytome,andfinallysaid,“Thatsoundslikeareallygoodidea,butitwouldbeanevenbetterideaforsomeonewhodidn’talreadyhaveagoodjob.”That1ogicmadesomesensetome，andheconvincedmetothinkaboutitfor48hoursbeforemakingafinaldecision.Seeninthatlight,itreallywasadifficultchoice,butfinally,IdecidedIhadtogiveitashot.Ididn’tthinkI’dregrettryingandfailing.AndIsuspectedIwouldalwaysbehauntedbyadecisiontonottryatall.

Aftermuchconsideration,Itookthelesssafepathtofollowmypassion,andI’mproudofthatchoice.Forallofus,intheend,weareourchoice．

21．Whatinspiredtheauthorwiththeideaofbuildinganonlinebookstore?

A．Hisdreamofbeinganinventor．B．Thesupportofhiswife．

C．ThegreatlyincreasingusageoftheInternet．D．Millionsofexcitingtitles

22．Whichofthefollowingisclosestinmeaningtotheunderlinedsentence?

A．Theideaofnottryingwouldkeepcomingtohismindanddisturbhim．

B．Hewouldbeveryexcitedifhetrieditout．

C．Hewouldbealwayshavingadoubtifhedidn’ttry．

D．Thedecisiontonottrytheonlinebookstorewouldterrifyhim．

23．Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A．ClevernessandKindnessB．TheStartingofAmazon

C．FollowingMyPassionD．WeAreWhatWeChoose

B

Likemanynewgraduates,IleftuniversityfullofhopeforthefuturebutwithnorealideaofwhatIwantedtodo.Mydegree,withhonors,inEnglishliteraturehadnotreallypreparedmeforanythingpractical.IknewIwantedtomakeadifferenceintheworldsomehow,butIhadnoideahowtodothat.That’swhenIlearnedabouttheLighthouseProject.

IstartedmyjourneyasaLighthouseProjectvolunteerbyreadingasmuchasIcouldabouttheexperiencesofpreviousvolunteers.Iknewitwouldbealotofhardwork,andthatIwouldbeawayfrommyfamilyandfriendsforaverylongtime.Inshort,IdidnottakemydecisiontoapplyfortheLighthouseProjectlightly.Neitherdidmyfamily.

Eventually,however,Iwonthesupportofmyfamily,andIsentinallthepaperworkneededfortheapplication.Aftercountlessinterviewsandpresentations,Imanagedtostandoutamongthecandidatesandsurvivethetestalone.Severalmonthslater,Ifinallyreceivedacallaskingmetoreportfortheduty.IwouldbegoingtoasmallvillagenearAbuja,Nigeria.Where?

What?

Nigeria?

Ihadnoidea.ButIwasabouttofindout.

Aftercompletingmytraining,Iwassenttothevillagethatwassmallanddesperatelyinneedofproperaccommodation.Thoughthelocalvillagerswerepoor,theyofferedtheirhomes,hearts,andfoodasifIweretheirownfamily.Iwasaskedtoleadasmallteamoflocalpeopleinbuildinganewschoolhouse.Forthenextyearorso,Itaughtinthatsameschoolhouse.ButIsometimesthinkIlearnedmorefrommystudentsthantheydidfromme.Sometimeduringthatperiod,Irealizedthatallthosethingsthathadseemedsostrangeorunusualtomenolongerdid,thoughIdidnotgetanywherewiththelocallanguage,andreturnedtotheUnitedStatesadifferentman.TheLighthouseProjecthadchangedmylifeforever.

24.Whatdoweknowabouttheauthor?

A.Hisuniversityeducationfocusedonthetheoreticalknowledge.

B.Hisdreamatuniversitywastobecomeavolunteer.

C.Hetookprideinhavingcontributedtotheworld.

D.HefelthonoredtostudyEnglishliterature.

25.AccordingtoParagraph2,itismostlikelythattheauthor__________.

A.discussedhisdecisionwithhisfamily

B.askedpreviousvolunteersaboutvoluntarywork

C.attendedspecialtrainingtoperformdifficulttasks

D.feltfrightenedabouthavingtoleavehisfamilyandfriends

26.Inhisapplicationforthevolunteerjob,theauthor___________.

A.participatedinmanydiscussions

B.wentthroughchallengingsurvivaltests

C.wrotequiteafewpapersonvoluntarywork

D.facedstrongcompetitionfromothercandidates

27.Whatcanweinferfromtheauthor’sexperiencesinNigeria?

A.Hefoundsomedifficultyadaptingtothelocalculture.

B.Hehadlearnedtocommunicateinthelocallanguage.

C.Hehadovercomeallhisweaknessesbeforeheleftforhome.

D.Hewaschosenasthemostrespectableteacherbyhisstudents.

C

Doeshappinesshaveascent?

Whensomeoneishappy,canyousmellit?

Youcanusuallytellwhensomeoneishappybasedonseeingthemsmile,hearingthemlaughorperhapsfromreceivingabighug.Butcanyoualsosmelltheirhappiness?

Surprisingnewresearchsuggeststhathappinessdoesindeedhaveascent,andthattheexperienceofhappinesscanbespreadthroughsmell,reportsPhys.org.

Forthestudy,12youngmenwereshownvideosmeanttobringaboutavarietyofemotionswhileresearchersgatheredsweatsamplesfromthem.Allofthemenwerehealthyandnoneofthemweredrugusersorsmokers,andallwereaskedtoabstainfromdrinkingoreatingsmellyfoodsduringthestudyperiod.

Thosesweatsampleswerethengivento36equallyhealthyyoungwomentosmell,whileresearchersmonitoredtheirreactions.Onlywomenwereselectedtosmellthesamples,apparentlybecausepreviousresearchhasshownthatwomenhaveabettersenseofsmellthanmenandarealsomoresensitivetoemotionalsignaling—thoughit’sunclearwhyonlymenwerechosentoproducethescents.

Researchersfoundthatthebehaviorofthewomenaftersmellingthescents—particularlytheirfacialexpressions—indicatedarelationshipbetweentheemotionalstatesofthemenwhoproducedthesweatandthewomenwhosniffedthem.

“Human