冠龙高级中学08届份高三英语月考卷.docx

1、冠龙高级中学08届份高三英语月考卷冠龙高级中学08届5月份高三英语月考卷I. Listening Comprehension(30%)Part A Short ConversationsDirections: In part A, you will hear ten shorts conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be sp

2、oken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Listening Comprehension1. A. They were tall. B. They were friendly.C. They were strange. D. They were happy.2

3、. A. A person. B. A car. C. An animal. D. A dress.3. A. Detective stories. B. Stories about jail escapes.C. Love stories. D. Stories about royal families.4. A. Something went wrong with the bus. B. She took somebody to hospital.C. Sonething prevented her from catching the bus.D. She came on foot ins

4、tead of taking a bus.5. A. His father. B. His mother. C. His brother. D. His sister.6. A. In a bank. B.In a clothing store. C.In a school. D.In a barbershop.7. A. He wants to get a new position. B. He is asking the woman for help.C. He has left the women a good impression. D.He enjoys letter writing

5、.8. A.The professors presentation was not convincing enough.B.The professors lecture notes were too complicated.C.The professors spoke with a strong accent.D.The professor spoke too fast.9. A. The furnished apartment was inexpensive.B. The apartment was provided with some old furniture.C.The furnitu

6、re in the market was on sale every day.D.The furniture he bought was very cheap.10. A. He was kept in hospital for a long time. B. He was seriously wounded in a mine explosion. C.He was slightly injured in a traffic accident. D.He was fined for speeding.Part B PassagesDirections: In Part B, you will

7、 heat two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passage. The passage will be read twice, but the quescious will be spaken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on you paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you

8、have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Love. B.Conflict. C.Violence. D.Mystery.12. A. The main character remains the same. B. The main character dies in the end. C. The main character gains nothing. D. The main character undergoes a changes.13. A. We can learn h

9、ow bad persons can improve themselves. B.We can learn how to deal with people.C.We can understand life a little better. D. We can find better ways to cope with conflicts.14. A. 320,000 B. 579,000 C. 2011 D. 134,00015. A. Human kindness. B. Money-making opportunities.C.Peoples education. D.Public sec

10、urity.16. A. After the agreement,the United States will have more Chinese tourists. B. Qingdao is among the 2007 Happiest Cities of China.C. The election of the happiness cities began in April 2007.D. The citizens of the 269 cities asked to score the cities live.Part C Longer ConversationsDirections

11、: In Part C. you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you ore required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answer an you answer sheet.Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conv

12、ersation.PurposeTo 17._ a taxiName18._ JacksonAddress243 19._ StreetTelephone20._.Janes new hairstyle looks 21._.Before using a shampoo, Jane will brush thoroughly to 22. _ in her hair.Mr. Johnson uses a 23. _ and he thinks a balance diet and 24. _ will help keep hair healthy.Complete the from. Writ

13、e NO MORE THAN TOREE WORDS for each answer.II、Grammar and Vocabulary(16%)25. After studying chemistry for years, I can only say I have _ general knowledge of this subject.A. / B. a little C. a D. some26. She _ the hospital so soon, for she has not yet recovered.A. wouldnt have left B. shouldnt have

14、leftC. mustnt have left D. hadnt had left27. Even at the narrowest of the Pacific, it is about 3,200 km _.A. widely B. with cross C. crossing D. in width28. The _ student standing at the gate speaks very good Chinese.A. tall young American B. young tall AmericanC. American tall young D. American you

15、ng tall29. Our English teacher had us all _our names on a card.A. written B. to write C. write D. for writing30. They _ be at home. You see, the door is locked from the outside.A. cant B. may C. must D. mustnt 31. The farmer who admitted _ the tiger was severely punished.A. to kill B. killing C. kil

16、led D. to have killed32. So often _ in recent years that it has almost become a rule.A. has this happened B. this has happenedC. is this happening D. for this to happen33. A reward of 1,000 dollars will be given _ can find the lost child.A. whomever B. whoever that C. to whomever D. to whoever34. I

17、thought it a pity _ him to the tea party. A. being not invited B. not to have invited C. to not have invited D. not to have been invited35. After they were given several terrible blows, the enemy did not _ out after dark.A. dared to come B. dared come C. dare to come D. dare coming36. I seated mysel

18、f in the front row so as to make myself _ the speaker.A. understand B. understood C. understanding D. to understand37. Where was _ the traffic accident happened last night?A. it B. the place that C. the place D. it that38. I havent the slight idea _. A. where does he live B. that he lives whereC. wh

19、ere he lives D. that where he lives39. Dont forget to bring the dictionary when you come next time, _ ?A. do you B. will you C. dont you D. mustnt you40. The girl lay _ on the ground, thinking about something good.A. quite B. quiet C. quietly D. quietlyIII. Cloze: 24%(A)Directions: Complete the pass

20、age with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.A.sharing B. right C. an easier way D. if E. As for F. ate out G. terrible H. about I. Since then J. learned fromBoth and Pat were married in 1991. After they married, Pat worked as a secretary to help put him through university. _41_ Bo

21、b has been the football coach while Pat raised the kids. Then two years age Pat went back to work. “I had been _42_ children so much.” She sighs, “I couldnt talk to a grown-up.”Then Bob decided to take over the motherhood responsibility. He tried hard to learn coking, but the meals he prepared were

22、_43_. For the last three weeks, the family _44_a lot - sometimes having MacDonalds hamburgers for lunch and dinner._45_housekeeping , a home economics teacher had told Bob that a room always looks clean _46_ the bed is made. “I found _47_ - I shut the doors,” he says. Soon the kids were wearing thei

23、r shirts inside out. “When we went to fetch Pat at work, I made them wear their shirts _48_ side out so they would look clean.”Now that Bob has publicly admitted that he cant do it alone, he is _49_ the child-raising and household tasks with Pat. (B)Jeanne Calment, a French woman, because a record b

24、reaker on 17 October of 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record.Jeanne Calment is now in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes her being “more like a 90-year-old in _50_ health” than someone of 120. She still has a lively sense of _51_ .Wh

25、en asked on her 120th birthday _52_ she expected of the future, she replied: “A very short one.”So what is the key to a _53_ life? According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calments has54_ two of them. She has always eaten a healthy diet, and sh

26、e used to do _55_ every day until she broke her hip at the age of 115. However, _56_ she drank two glasses of strong red wine a day, and she _57_ smoke (now only a little). _58_ , Leanne Calment might have got very good genes from her parents. Her father lived _59_ the age of 94 and her mother to 86

27、.A local _60 bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year _61_ her death. It must have seemed a _62 decision at the time, but so far the lawyer has paid her _63_ three times the value of the house. Every year on her birthday Jeanne Calment sends him

28、 a card saying: “Sorry, Im still _64_.”50.A. failing B. strong C. ill D. good51. A. hearing B. business C. humor D. judgment52. A. how B. what C. why D. when53. A. natural B. quite C. comfortable D. long54. A. followed B. considered C. rejected D. memorized55. A. reading B. cooking C. housework D. e

29、xercises56. A. until recently B. long age C. for some time D. all her life57. A. does B. will C. may D. can58. A. Therefore B. Moreover C. However D. Besides59.A. at B. over C. to D. for60. A. businessman B. lawyer C. doctor D. for61. A. until B. after C. because of D. in spite of62. A. fair B. quic

30、k C. hard D. good63. A. only B. less than C. at least D. more64. A. happy B. rich C. alone D. aliveIV.Reading Comprehension (35 points)Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by five questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C

31、and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A) A four-year-old girl is lying in the arms of a doctor. She has just become motherless. Her pink clothes are bloodied and her eyes stare at something only she can see. She has suffered from a bombing near her home in southern Iraq.Every day we see images like this on our televisions. We see young Iraqi children begging for food and water