益阳市箴言中学2014—2015学年高一3月月考英语试题

时量：120分钟 总分：120分

PART ONE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION （20 points）

Section A（15 points）

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 1

1. Where does this conversation probably take place?

A. In the airport.

B. At a ticket office.

C. On a plane.



2. How much should the woman pay in all?

A.4,600 yuan.

B. 2,300 yuan.

C. 1,300 yuan.



Conversation 2

3. What did the boy do at school?

A. He sang songs.

B. He played football.

C. He read his lessons.



4. Who did the boy think was a little boring?

A. An elder child.

B. The teacher.

C. The man sitting in the front.



Conversation 3

5. What is(are) not in the flat?

A. A telephone.

B. A fridge and a heater.

C. A color TV set.



6. When will Mr. Wilson move into the flat?

A. Anytime.

B. Next Friday.

C. Next Monday.



Conversation 4

7. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Father and daughter.

B. Teacher and student.

C. Host and guest.



8. What does the girl ask the man to do?

A. To help her learn the word.

B. To go to the shop.

C. To catch the burglar.



9. Where does this conversation probably take place?

A. In the classroom.

B. In the police station.

C. In the teacher’s office.



Conversation 5

10. Which season is it now?

A. Autumn.

B. Winter.

C. Spring.



11. What will be the lowest temperature today?

A. Six above zero.

B. Six below zero.

C. Four below zero.



12. Which of the following is true?

A. The lake is frozen now.

B. The snow is four inches deep.

C. The woman is making snowball now.

Conversation 6

13. What is the boy busy for?

A. Reviewing his English.

B. Looking for a job.

C. Preparing for the exam.





14. How many classes does the boy have a day?

A. 12.

B. 8.

C. 4.



15. Why does the boy want to study English?

A. Easier to live abroad.

B. Easier to find a job.

C. Easier to find friends.



Section B（5 points）

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.

You will hear the short passage TWICE.

How Can Teachers Carry Out A Cooperative Learning Lesson



Who

What to do





16._______

● to 17._______ a topic

● to group the students

● to choose and distribute necessary 18.___ ____ for each group

● to judge the groups’ / students’ work





The students

to make up a group of 4 students

to vote for a leader for each group

to use good 19. _______

to help others; to 20._______ and work with each other





PART TWO: LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE （30 points）

Section A（15 points）

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. _____ English will keep on changing in the future is easy to answer.

A. That B. Whether C. If D. When

22. Polly had no idea _____ the fog was so thick.

A. that B. what C. if D. when

23.The first question was quite difficult but the rest easy, surprised us all.

A. was, which B. was, that C. were, which D. were, that

24. As she walked along the narrow street, she heard the sound of foot steps .

A. approached B. approaching C. to approach D. approach

25. the risk of a shark attack, you should not wear bright clothing or jewellery when you swim in the ocean.

A. Reduced B. Reduce C. Reducing D. To reduce

26. the Normans spoke French for the entire 250 years they ruled England, French did not replace English as the first language.

A. As though B. Even though C. As D. Before

27. By the 10th century, Old English the official language of England.

A. had become B. has become C. was becoming D. would become

28. _____ is certain is that every foodie likes various delicious food, including the family reunion dinner.

A. What B. That C. Which D. It

29. Can you help me look up the word in the dictionary when .

A. you are convenient B. it is convenient of you

C. it is convenient for you D. you have convenient time

30. The system of Braille is really __________to the blind.

A. of great useful B. great useful C. great use D. of great use

31. The reason ____ he was late for school was _____he had to send his mother to a hospital.

A. that; why B. why; because C. why; that D. that; because

32. As we have known from the map of the world, this is ______.

A. twice as large an island as that B. twice as larger as that island

C. as twice as that one D. twice as a large island as that

33.--- What is that wonderful smell?

--- Our neighbor ________ for a party.

A. have prepared B. is preparing C. prepare D. will prepare

34. Studies show that people are more __________ to suffer from back problems if they always sit before computer screens for long hours.

A. likely B. possible C. probable D. sure

35. _______ makes great contributions to protecting the world peace deserves our respect and

thankfulness..

A. Whoever B. Who C. Whom D. Whomever

Section B (18 marks)

Directions：For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the words or phrases that best fits the context.

In today's science class, we learned that human beings have five senses. Our teacher, Mr. Smith, asked us to find out whether 36 have senses too. After some research, I 37 that, unlike humans, it is more likely that plants have just one or two 38 .

Some plants can sense the light from the sun, and 39 towards it. What is amazing is that plants which like 40 small insects can sense the 41 touches of the insects on their leaves. After they sense the insects, they move their leaves 42 to catch them. It has also been discovered that some plants can 43 whether the animals around them want to hurt them or not. No one really knows how the plants can do this. The results of a recent experiment which is 44 by some Italian and German scientists are amazing. It is observed that when some plants sense dangerous insects, they give off a kind of smell for 45 —the smell can 46 other insects in the distance which can kill the dangerous ones.

I never knew plants were so 47 .

36. A. animals B. plants C. humans D. insects

37. A. found B. thought C. wondered D. guessed

38. A. leaves B. smells C. senses D. kinds

39. A. follow B. move C. lift D. grow

40. A. eating B. observing C. hitting D. pulling

41. A. soft B. quick C. upset D. deep

42. A. secretly B. suddenly C. peacefully D. rudely

43. A. see B. smell C. feel D. taste

44. A. given up B. carried out C. made up D. concentrated on

45. A. struggle B. desire C. adventure D. protection

46. A. scare B. confuse C. help D. attract

47. A. dangerous B. distant C. clever D. selfish

Section C (8 points)

Directions:??Complete the passage below with the correct forms of the given words and phrases in the column .

contribution be made up of occupy certain

in that replace while aside from





The English language 48________ the rules and vocabulary. Before the middle of the 5th century, people in Britain all spoke a language called Celtic. Then two Germanic groups from the European mainland 49_________ Britain. Old English consisted of a mixture of their languages. 50. _______place names such as London , very few Celtic words became part of Old English. At the end of the 9th century, people from the Northern European countries, brought with them their own language.

Middle English is the English language used from 12th to the 15th century. The most important 51._________ was from the Normans, a French-speaking people who defeated England. However, the Norman Conquest did not affect English as much as the Angles and the Saxons’ victory, which led to Old English 52.__________ Celtic. After the Norman Conquest, high-class people spoke French 53.____________ common people spoke English.

Modern English appeared during the Renaissance in the 16th century. It includes many Latin and Greek words. Pronunciation also went through huge changes during this period. The question of whether English will keep on changing in the future is easy to answer. It is 54._________ that this process will continue. As is known to all, the Chinese language differs from Western language 55. ____________, instead of an alphabet, it uses Characters which stands for ideas, objects or deeds.

PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION（30 points）

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

BEIJING, Feb. 26 (China Daily) -- As the smog orange warning continues, tourist attractions in Beijing are experiencing a significant decline in visitor number.

A new report launched by Beijing authorities on the morning of February 24 indicates that the concentration of PM 2.5 has risen, with no sign of decreasing, the orange warning will still be in effect, according to Xinhua News Agency.

According to data released by the Beijing Tourism Website, by 2:00 pm, February 24, popular tourist attractions including The Great Wall and Palace Museum had been affected by the smog in terms of tourist numbers.

As for the Palace Museum, the number of visitors was only 11,200 that day, far from the figure of 40,000, which is the daily average number of visitors it norm