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1、英语月考镇江市国际学校高二年级英语阶段性测试 2012-10-09第一卷 （共85分）第一部分:听力(共两节, 满分20分)第一节 (共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分) 第一节 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. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a park. B. In a zoo. C. In a pet store.2. What does the

2、 woman mean?A. Things here are very cheap. B. Things here are not cheap. C. She doesnt know whether things here are cheap or not.3. Where are the two speakers going to plant the tree?A. By the front door. B. At the back of the garage. C. At the end of the garden.4. Where does the conversation take p

3、lace?A. In a shop. B. In a hotel. C. In a restaurant.5. What do we learn from the conversation?A. The man went to New Zealand during Christmas.B. The man visited New Zealand during the summer holiday.C. The mans parents live in New Zealand.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位

4、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。请听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。 6. Who is the woman speaking to?A. Her husband. B. A policeman. C. A fire-fighter.7. Whats the woman asking for?A. Advice on safety. B. Money. C. Help.8. What has happened to the womans house?A. Its been burnt down. B. Its

5、 been broken into. C. Its been damaged.请听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。 9. What does the woman want to know?A. The best way to go to New York. B. The quickest way to go to New York.C. The cheapest way to go to New York.10. How much does it cost the woman to go to New York by bus?A. $5. B. $15. C. $50. 11. What do

6、we know from the conversation?A. The woman will go to New York by bus. B. It will take the woman five hours to go to New York by bus.C. The woman wont go to New York by bus.请听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。 12. When will the ballet performances be on?A. This week. B. Next week. C. Next month.13. When will the man

7、attend the performance?A. On Sunday evening. B. On Thursday evening. C. On Friday evening.14. How much does the man pay for the tickets?A. $20. B. $10. C. $40. 请听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15. Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Good friends. B. Strangers. C. Classmates.16. What can we

8、 know about the woman from the conversation?A. She won a cup in last weeks tennis competition. B. She is a science expert.C. She works at St Judes Training College.17. How long has the man been in the science department?A. Half a year. B. More than a year. C. Two years.请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. How of

9、ten do people in the Historical Society meet?A. Every week. B. Every other week. C. Every three weeks.19. What is the main purpose of the Historical Society?A. To find out what they can learn from history. B. To study the people in history.C. To learn about what happened in the past.20. What does th

10、e Historical Society plan to do this year?A. Study the history of the town. B. Visit historic houses in the college. C. Visit more historic places.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C及D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. Everyone queued up before the booking office in silence, ha

11、ving nothing to do but _.A. to wait B. waiting C. wait D. waited22. _ with the efforts that the students made, all the teachers nodded and smiled.A. Satisfying B. Having satisfied C. Satisfied D. To be satisfied23. It is you rather than he that_ for this terrible accident.A. is blamed B. is to blame

12、 C. are to blame D. should blame24. _ around the Water Cube, we were then taken to see the Bird Nest for the 2008 Olympic Games.A. Having shown B. To be shown C. Having been shown D. To show25. My friend Mary is _beautiful girl, _girl everyone likes to work with.A. a, a B. a, the C. the, a D. the, t

13、he26. In Beijing Olympics, Michael Phelps swam into Olympic history, _ the first athlete _ the most gold medals ever. A. became; to win B. becoming; to win C. becoming; winning D. to become; to win27. I am so busy with my homework that I have to say to my mother: “Mum, I cannot help _.”A. do some ho

14、usework B. doing some housework C. to do some housework D.A or C28. It _ last night for the ground is wet.A. must have rained B. must rain C. might rain D. should have rained29. When _ they usually hesitate.A. asking B. asked C. to ask D. being asked30. Its no good _ problems with a man like that. A

15、. to discuss B. discussed C. discussing D. to be discussed31. She _the key.A. admitted taking B. admitted to take C. admitted having taken D. admitted to have taken 32. I have no doubt _ he will overcome all his difficulties. A. whether B. that C. if D. as to33. The population of China is_ than that

16、 of America.A. larger fives times B. five times larger C. five times as D. as five times.34. Susan wanted to be independent of her parents. She tried alone, but she didnt like it and moved back home. A. living B. to live C. to be living D. having lived35. In some parts of London, missing a bus means

17、 for another hour. A. waiting B. to wait C. wait D. to be waiting第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic defects (缺陷) that can never be changed. “Im impatient.” “Im always behind.” “I always put thin

18、gs 36 !” Youve surely heard them. Maybe youve used them to describe 37 .These comments may come from stories about us that have been 38 for yearsoften from 39 childhood. These stories may have no 40 in fact. But they can set low expectations for us. As a child, my mother said to me, “Marshall, you h

19、ave no mechanical (操作机械的) skills, and you will never have any mechanical skills for the rest of your life.” How did these expectations 41 my development? I was never 42 to work on cars or be around 43 . When I was 18, I took the US Armys Mechanical Aptitude Test. My scores were in the bottom for the

20、 entire nation!Six years later, 44 , I was at California University, working on my doctors degree. One of my professors, Dr. Bob Tannbaum, asked me to write down things I did well and things I couldnt do. On the positive side, I 45 down, “research, writing, analysis, and speaking.” On the 46 side, I

21、 wrote, “I have no mechanical skills.”Bob asked me how I knew I had no mechanical skills. I explained my life 47 and told him about my 48 performance on the Army test. Bob then asked, “ 49 is it that you can solve 50 mathematical problems, but you cant solve simple mechanical problems?”Suddenly I re

22、alized that I didnt 51 from some sort of genetic defect. I was just living out expectations that I had chosen to 52 . At that point, it wasnt just my family and friends who had been 53 my belief that I was mechanically hopeless. And it wasnt just the Army test, either. I was the one who kept telling

23、 myself, “You cant do this!” I realized that as long as I kept saying that, it was going to remain true. 54 , if we dont treat ourselves as if we have incurable genetic defects, we can do well in almost 55 we choose.36. A. away B. off C. up D. down 37. A. them B. myself C. yourself D. others 38. A.

24、said B. spoken C. spread D. repeated 39. A. as long as B. as far back as C. as well as D. as much as 40. A. basis B. plot C. cause D. meaning 41. A. lead B. improve C. affect D. change 42. A. encouraged B. demanded C. hoped D. agreed 43. A. means B. tools C. facilities D. hammers 44. A. therefore B.

25、 somehow C. instead D. however 45. A. settled B. turned C. took D. got 46. A. passive B. active C. negative D. subjective 47. A. experiences B. trips C. roads D. paths 48. A. unexpected B. poor C. excellent D. average 49. A. When B. What C. How D. Why 50. A. complex B. advanced C. common D. primary

26、51. A. arise B. separate C. suffer D. come 52. A. believe B. suspect C. adopt D. receive 53. A. weakening B. strengthening C. abandoning D. accepting 54. A. As a result B. At the same time C. In addition D. On the contrary 55. A. anything B. something C. nothing D. all第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下

27、列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AI rushed into an ugly little shop to have my heels (鞋后跟) repaired. “Please hurry.” I begged.The shoemaker looked at me over his glasses. “Now, lady, it wont be long. I want to do a good job. You see, I have a tradition to live up to. My father was a shoe

28、maker. He always told me, Son, do the best job on every shoe that comes into the shop, and be proud of your fine work.”As he handed me the finished shoes, he said, “These will last a long time.”I left the shop with a warm and grateful(感激的) feeling. This was the beginning of our friendship. Since the

29、n I went into his shop every few days to talk with him.One day, I went in, disappointed and angry, because of a poor job some painters had done for me.“They had no pride in their work.” I said. “They didnt want to work. They just wanted to collect their money for doing nothing. What can be done abou

30、t it?” “There is only one way. Every man or woman who hasnt a prideful tradition must start building one. No matter what kind of work a man does, if he gives it his best each day, he is starting a tradition for his children to live up to. And he is making lots of happiness for himself. ”I went to Europe for a few months. When I returned, I learned that the old shoemaker suddenly had got sick two weeks before, right there in his shop. He had died a few days later. I went home with a heavy heart. I would miss him. He had left me