湖南省长郡中学高三月考（一）英语试题及答案.doc

湖南省长郡中学2015届高三月考（一）英语试卷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 (22.5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11. What will the speakers do tomorrow night?A. Have dinner together.B. Visit neighbors.C. Go for a walk near the mans house.2. How will the man probably go to the womans house?A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By taxi.Conversation 23. What did the woman ask the man to do?A. Help her organize her paper.B. Check her essay.C. Choose a topic for her.4. Whats the mans opinion about the topic?A. Its too broad.B. Its very narrow.C. Its perfect.Conversation 35. Why is the woman unwilling to apply for the position?A. Because the pay is too low.B. Because its in a different field.C. Because she wants to learn more in her current job.6. Whats the mans attitude toward the woman?A. He is worried.B. He is encouraging.C. He is bossy.Conversation 47. Why does Sally like her shirt?A. Because it was given by a friend.B. Because she is trying to be fashionable.C. Because she bought it in Paris.8. What does the man think of Sallys clothes?A. Theyre not decent.B. Theyre in fashion.C. She should get more new dresses.9. What can we learn from the conversation?A. Sally loves arguing with her dad.B. Teens have their own ideas about how to dress.C. Sallys dad doesnt want her to spend too much money on clothes.Conversation 510. What does the boys mother like when she was young?A. She was very naughty.B. She was eager to know things around.C. She was always in trouble.11. What did the boys mother do to know more about hippos?A. She read books.B. She watched films in the library.C. She asked a lot of people.12. What can we learn about the woman?A. She was very strict.B. She used to know a lot about hippos.C. She supported her daughters curiosity.Conversation 613. How long has the mans company been in business?A. For 5 years. B. For 3 years. C. For 2 years.14. What does the woman imply about her company?A. They offer the lowest price.B. They have grown very fast.C. They design satisfying ads.15. What will the woman give the man next?A. Contact information.B. Some designs.C. A contract.Section B (7.5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information youve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.You will hear the short passage TWICE.A Wedding CDDistribution(分配)One for 16 The introductionA(n) 17 with 18 in the backgroundThe content·songs we liked when we first started dating·a few songs from the weddingThe coverA picture of us, 19 , and the wedding dateThe costAbout $ 20 per CDPart Language Knowledge(45 marks)Section A (15 marks)Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. On 4 July 1776, the Americans declared that they would no longer submit to British rule, _ led to war, and to America _ its independence.A. which; gaining B. this; gainedC. this; gaining D. which; gained22. The radiation amount of a mobile phone for two half-hour periods per day is equal to _ to an X-ray for ten seconds.A. expose B. exposing C. exposed D. being exposed23. I like _ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright.A. this B. either C. it D. one24. An ecosystem consists of the living and nonliving things in an area _ interact with one another.A. that B. where C. who D. what25. It _ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks _ I found we had a lot in common.A. was until; when B. was until; thatC. wasnt until; when D. wasnt until; that26. _ you eat the correct foods _ be able to keep fit and stay healthy.A. Only if; will you B. Only if; you willC. Unless; will you D. Unless; you will27. Who should be responsible for the accident?The boss, not the workers. They just carried out the order _.A. as told B. as are told C. as telling D. as they told28. If you open up any medicine cupboard in the world, there is a high probability _ you will find aspirin and penicillin.A. which B. what C. that D. when29. _ and Ill get the work finished.A. Have one more hourB. One more hourC. Given one more hourD. If I have one more hour30. Many a man _ come to help us.A. have B. has C. is D. are31. What he said is _ but practical since _ depends on “if”.A. anything; everythingB. nothing; everythingC. everything; anythingD. none; everything32. He _ have forgotten to pay before he was stopped by the store keeper.A. should B. could C. must D. would33. You never imagine what great trouble I have _ this paper in my house.A. found B. for finding C. to find D. finding34. He _ football regularly for many years when he was young.A. was playing B. played C. has played D. had played35. _ tomorrow, he would get there by Friday.A. Were he to leave B. If he had leftC. Did he to leave D. Had he leftSection B (18 marks)Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But 36 a few of them are very important. English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the US, but in other parts of the world. About 200, 000, 000 people speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a 37 language. Many millions are trying to do so.Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different 38 . Have you ever noticed the ads of this kind in newspapers or magazines?“Learn English in six month, or your 39 back.” “Easy and funny? Our records and tapes 40 you master your English in a month. From the first day your pronunciation will be excellent. Just send.” Of course, it never 41 quite like this.The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were children. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. 42 what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, and 43 in it all the time, just imagine how much 44 that he gets!So it is 45 to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English 46 upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and takes much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will 47 . But they cannot do the students work of him.36. A. not B. quite C. only D. very37. A. native B. foreign C. useful D. mother38. A. questions B. problems C. ideas D. answers39. A. knowledge B. time C. money D. English40. A. force B. help C. get D. allow41. A. happens B. knows C. seems D. feels42. A. Get B. Mind C. Do D. Think of43. A. using B. thinking C. trying D. practicing44. A. time B. money C. language D. practice45. A. hard B. easy C. funny D. silly46. A. depends B. tries C. has D. takes47. A. do B. go C. help D. masterSection C (12 marks)Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.Maria is the founder of a chain of coffee bars. She comes from Singapore, but later moved to London with her family. Her father, who was a factory manager, filled 48 with a belief in hard work. Maria studied political science at university. 49 leaving university, she became a teacher. When her father passed away, she went to New York for 50 break. Every morning shed go to a coffee bar. When she got 51 to London, she realized that 52 was nothing like those coffee bars. 53 she decided to give up her job and do something about it. She opened her 54 coffee bar in the year 1995 and her success was quick. She opened another ten the following year. Now she is proud of her success and plans to open 80 more 55 the 85 she already has. Just think Maria is only 35!Part Reading Comprehension (30 marks)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.AA report, published in last weeks Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how risky it is to get a lift from a teenage driver. Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is three times as likely to have a fatal (致命) accident as a teenager driving alone. By contrast, the risk of death for drivers between 30 and 59 decreases with each additional passenger.The author also found that the death rates for teenage drivers increased dramatically after 10 p. m., and especially after midnight. With passengers in the car, the driver was even more likely to die in a late-night accident.Robert Foss, a scientist at the University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center, says the higher death rates for teenage drivers have less to do with “really stupid behavior” than with just a lack of driving experience. “The basic thing,” he says, “is that adults who are responsible for issuing (发放) licenses fail to recognize how skilled a task driving is.”Both he and the author of the study believe that the way to reduce the harm is to have so-called graduated licensing systems, in which getting a license is a slower process. A graduated license requires that a teenager first prove himself capable of driving in the presence of an adult, followed by a period of driving at night with a limited number of passengers before graduating to get a full driving license.Graduated licensing systems have reduced teenage driver crashes, according to recent studies. About half of the states now have some sort of graduated licensing system in place, but only 10 of those states have number limitation on passengers. California is the strictest, with a new driver prohibited from carrying any passenger under 20 for the first six months.56. Which of the following situations is most dangerous according to the passage?A. Adults giving a lift to teenagers on the highway after 10 p. m.B. A teenager driving after midnight with passengers in the car.C. Adults driving with three or more teenage passengers late at night.D. A teenager getting a lift from a stranger on the highway at midnight.57. According to Robert Foss, the high death rate of teenage drivers is mainly due to _.A. their frequent driving at nightB. their lack of driving experienceC. their improper way of drivingD. their driving with passengers58. Which of the following statements is true according to Paragraph 3?A. Teenagers should spend more time learning to drive.B. Driving is a skill too difficult for teenagers to learn.C. Teenagers should be limited in taking driving lessons.D. People issuing license are partly responsible for the accidents.59. A suggested measure to be taken to reduce teenagers driving accidents is that _.A. driving in the presence of an adult should be made a ruleB. they should be forbidden to take on passengersC. they should not be allowed to drive after 10 p. m.D. the licensing systems should be improved60. The present situation in about half of the states is that the graduated licensing system _.A. is under discussionB. is about to be set upC. has been put into effectD. has been perfectedB“Confidence” is probably one of the most noticeable traits (特点) in the Americans. They show confidence in the way they talk, the way they smile, the way they dress and the way they walk. Living and competing with all these confident American students, I find it extremely important to be confident as an international student and a foreign instructor. As a student, being confident means you should never hesitate to raise your hand whenever a question or a point comes to your mind. Dont mind if it sounds simple or silly. Otherwise you will never get a chance to speak in class at all. Whats worse, the professors may think you are not prepared for the discussion or you do not have your own opinion on the issuethis is the last comment any graduate would like to receive.Being confident for me as a foreign instructor means calmly asking the student to repeat what he or she has said if I did not get it. Pretending to understand what you actually do not may just bring yourself embarrassment or even disgrace. But the time I most need to be confident is when my students come to my office and bargain about the grades I have given for their speeches (The course Im teaching here is Public Speaking). Modesty is a trait highly valued in China, but it wont be of much help here if you want to survive and succeed in a good American graduate program.61. To compete with American students, its very important to _.A. be quite confidentB. be polite and friendlyC. have more discussions with themD. understand what they think about62. A professor will have the worst opinion of a student who _.A. gives a silly or simple answerB. tries to seize any chance to speak in classC. shows no interest in the courseD. is considered to have no opinion of his own63. The author is most likely to feel embarrassed if _.A. he asks a student to repeat what he has saidB. the students bargain with himC. he pretends to know what he doesnt