湖南省雅礼中学届高三第二次月考英语.docx

1、湖南省雅礼中学届高三第二次月考英语湖南省雅礼中学2012届高三第二次月考英语本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。时量120分钟。满分150分。Part I Listening Comprehension （30 marks）Section A （225 marks）Directions: In this section, youll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakersFor each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed

2、by 3 choices marked A, B and CListen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question You will hear each conversation TWICE Conversation 11What is not mentioned in todays newspaper? AThe weather. BA robbery. CA car accident.2What does Mrs. Green say about the newspaper stories? AThey tell

3、 much about the world. BThey are always the same day after day. CThey are a good way of passing the time. Conversation 23How long will the man stay in Guilin? A16 days. B7 days. C9 days.4What has the man planned to do during the vacation? AShopping. BDancing. CBoating. Conversation 35What did Karl M

4、arx do according to the talk? AHe led some political movements. BHe gave some advice to language learners. CHe taught English in a school.6Which of the following is TRUE? AThe woman is interested in political leaders. BThe woman decided to read the book finally. CThe man believes in Marxism. Convers

5、ation 47How often does the No. 1 bus run? AEvery 5 minutes. BEver 10 minutes. CEvery 15 minutes.8How does Johns sister come? ABy car. BBy air. CBy train.9When does Johns sister arrive? AAt 4:30. BAt 4:20. CAt 4:10. Conversation 510Where might the dialogue take place? AIn a small restaurant. BAt a pa

6、rty. CAt a night club.11How many kinds of vegetables did the man order? ATwo. BThree. CFour.12What drink did the man order? AMilk. BWine. CCoffee. Conversation 613What is Bob going to do tomorrow afternoon? ATo go back home. BTo try some sea food. CTo go to the science museum.14What does Joan think

7、of the science museum? AShe likes it very much. BShe has no interest in it. CShe doesnt think much of it.15Why does Joan suggest that Bob take a bus tour? ABecause its very dear and pleasant. BBecause its the best way to get to know the city. CBecause its one of the ways to tour the city.Section B（7

8、5 marks） Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passageListen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heardFill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS You will hear the short passage TWICEHow to be popular?The first stepImproving our appearance:s

9、tay in good shape and 16. 17. and appear friendlyThe second stepBe more considerate:be interested in other people and what theyre sayinglearn to 18. encourage others to talk about things which theyre interested inThe third stepUsing 19. :make eye contact while speaking, using 20. to show important p

10、oints, and smiling to the person youre involved in a conversation withPart Language Knowledge （45 marks）Section A （15 marks）Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A,B, C and DChoose one answer that best completes the sentence21The subway operator, Shanghai She

11、ntong Mctro Group, apologized for the accident, and described the day as a dark day in Shanghais subway history, we will never forget. Ait Bone Cthat Dwhat22In no city, Kunming, as has been said, will one experience very slight climate variation in the four seasons. Aother than Bmore than Cbetter th

12、an Drather than23 on the portrait, mother was deep in thought. AFixed her eyes BHer eyes are fixed CHer eyes fixing DHer eyes fixed24The assignment seems not so tough to me. One more hour, I can finish it. Aor Bso C不填 Dand25There have been frequent railway accidents in China recently, and that is pe

13、ople are concerned. Awhat Bwhere Chow Dthat26I am more than hungry now. Is there a restaurant around I can have a rich lunch? Athat Bwhich Cwhat Dwhere27Could you please give me some ideas about the problem? Sorry. With so much work my mind, I almost break down. Afilled Bfilling Cto fill Dbeing fill

14、ed28 different life today is what it was 50 years ago. AHow; from BWhat a; from CWhat; from DWhat; with29 in Super Girls that Duan Linxi became known to almost all teenagers. ASo successful her performance was BSo successful was her performance CSo her performance was successful DSo was her successf

15、ul performance30The teacher them, otherwise theyd never have been able to solve the problem. Ahad helped Bhelped Chave helped Dhelp31A fantastic idea occurred to him that he could use a plastic bottle, cut off, as a container to grow young plants in. Aof which the top Bwhose top Cthe top of which Dw

16、ith its top32Now comes the announcement from Apple, one of the worlds best-known companies, Steve Jobswho is considered a leading figure in both the computer and entertainment industriespassed away, shocking all of us. Athat Bwhich Cone Dwhat33Do we need to buy several more bottles of beer? No, ther

17、e are already ten, That be enough for us two. Acan Bmay Cshould Dmight34My brother used to sleep with the window and the light . Aopen; burning Bopened; burned Copening; burning Dopening; burned35Did you have a good time meeting your old friends yesterday? Yes, I did. I them since we graduated from

18、college. Adidnt see Bhadnt seen Chavent seen Dwouldnt seeSection B （18 marks）Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C and DFill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context Once and only once, I asked that question and got a

19、serious answer, 36 that is with me still. First, I must tell you 37 this happened, because the place has is power if its own. In Greece again. Near the village of Gonia on rocky bay of the island of Crete 38 a Greek monastery(修道院). Alongside it, on land donated by the monastery, is institute 39 huma

20、n understanding and peace, and especially to rapprochement (友好关系的重建) between Germans and Cretans. An improbable task, given the bitter residue(后遗影响) of wartime. Against this heavy curtain of history, in this place where the stone of 40 is hard and thick, the existence of an institute devoted to heal

21、ing the wounds of war is a fragile paradox(自相矛盾的荒谬说法). How has it come to be here? The answer is a man. Alexander Papaderos. A doctor of philosophy, teacher, politician, resident of Athens 41 a son of this soil. At wars end he came to believe that the Germans and t he Cretans had much to give one an

22、othermuch to 42 one another and that they had an example to set. 43 if they could forgive each other and construct a creative relationship, then any people could. To make a lovely story short. Papaderos succeeded. The institute became 44 a conference ground on the site of horrorand it was in fact a

23、source of productive interactions 45 the two countries. Books have been written on the dreams that were 46 by what people gave to people for a summer session. 47 had become a living legend.36Aone Bthe one Cas Dso37Awhy Bwhere Cwhen Dhow38Ahas Bthere was Csits Dbeing39Adedicated to Bresulted from Cdu

24、e to Dadapted to40Athe building Bhatred Cthe monastery Dhappiness41Aor Beither Cbut Dtherefore42Aargue with Bcompete with Cdistinguish with Dlearn from43AFor BHowever CEven DAs44Aa theory Ba reality Ca myth Da puzzle45Ain Bby Cbetween Dfor46Agot Blost Cdreamt Drealized47AThe monastery BThe Germans C

25、The Cretans DAlexander PapaderosSection C （12 marks）Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context After selling piggy banks for more than a year 48. suddenly dawned on mewhy are they called piggy banks? What does a pig have to do 49. sav

26、ing money? A pig would be the 50. animal youd associate with saving! Why not bunny banks 51. doggy banks and for that matter, why an animal at 52. I Additionally, piggy bank sounds like it was intended as a childs item as how many adults would use a piggy bank for collecting change? To satisfy 53. c

27、uriosity, I did some piggy bank research and have learned some interesting things and thought I would share them with you. 54. you well know, many, particularly ceramic(陶器的), piggy banks do not have an opening to remove the money. Now why is that? The theory goes that this is to serve as a lesson in

28、 finances for children. The piggy banks enables a child to save his money, but forces him to justify his spending as in order to access the money he needs to break his piggy bank. This lesson seems to have been forgotten by many adults! Maybe we should keep a piggy bank in our front foyer and deposi

29、t(存储) our loose change 55. we come home each day! Part Reading Comprehension （30 marks） Directions: Read the following three passagesEach passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statementsFor each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and DChoose the one that fits best according

30、to the information given in the passageA The River Thames was once described as “biologically(生物学地) dead”. A waterway polluted with so much industrial waste that no wildlife could survive in it. But today it has become a thriving (繁荣的) natural habitat and a team of conservationists restoring the fam

31、ous river have been offered a top environment award for their work. Ncarly 40 miles of the river have been improved in the last five years through almost 400 Environment Agency restoration projects. As a result, the river is now home to some 125 species of fish, while many others are returning. The river mouth supports shellfisheries and is a nursery ground(育苗场) for bass (鲈鱼) stocks, and the water quality of the Thames has i