高阳中学2012-2013学年高二3月月考英语试题

第I卷?(三部分，共115分)

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)

第一节 （共5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分7.5 分）

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。

例：How much is the shirt?

A.￡19.15. B. ￡9.15 C. ￡9.18

答案是B。

1 .Where is the woman going with her children？

A. To Australia. B. To Canada. C. To Japan.

2 .How much should the man pay？

A.＄16. B.＄32. C.＄60.

3 .What does the woman expect the man to do on Saturday？

A. Celebrate their mum’s birthday.

B. Take Brian out for the day.

C. Help Brian move house.

4 .What does the woman mean？

A. She doesn’t like the job.

B .She will take the job right away.

C .She isn’t sure whether to take the job.

5 .What are the speakers mainly talking about？

A. A novel. B. A film. C. A writer.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6 .What will the woman do this evening？

A. Attend a party. B. Visit her grandma. C. do some shopping.

7 .What does the man advise the woman to do？

A. Make a skirt. B. Buy a handbag. C. Wear a necklace.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8 .Where does the conversation take place？

A. At a hotel. B. At an airport. C. At a police station.

9 .What does the man suggest the woman do？

A. Wait where she is. B. Make a request for the loss.

C. Give him her telephone number.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.What’s the relation between the speakers？

A. Husband and wife. B. Friends. C. Boss and worker.

11.Why does the woman look worried？

A .She has been late for work recently. B .She is not getting on well with her boss.

C .She has trouble taking her children to school.

12.What might the woman think of Alice’s way to deal with her problem？

A. Practical. B. Strange. C. Wrong.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How long will the course run this year?

A. Six weeks. B. Seven weeks. C. Eight weeks.

14.What was the woman surprised at？

A. The lack of assistants. B. The condition of weather. C. The number of children

15. What new activities can the children have this year？

A. Adventure sports. B. Fun programs. C. Creative classes.

16. What is expected about the course this year?

A. It will run better. B. It will last longer. C. It will start earlier.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.What difficulty did the speaker have when starting to learn French？

A. Grammar. B. Vocabulary. C. Pronunciation.

18.Why did the speaker go to France？

A. To settle there. B. To look for a job. C. To continue her studies.

19.What did the speaker think of her French after she arrived in France？

A. Poor. B. Acceptable. C. Excellent.

20. What is the most important in learning a language according to the speaker?

A. Mastering the grammar rules. B. Using the language in real life.

C. Knowing a large number of words.

第二部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

21. ---Do you mind if I record you lecture?

---_______. Go ahead.

A. Never mind B. No way C. Not at all D. No. You’d better not.

22. _______ I ask you to do something, you always say you’re too busy.

A. At times B. Some time C. By the time D. Every time

23. We are invited to a party ______ in our club next Friday.

A. held B. to be held C. being held D. holding

24. My sister was against my suggestion while my brother was ______ it.

A. in favor of B. in memory of C. in honor of D. in search of

25. He worked till late last night, ______, early in the morning.

A. would rather B. rather than C. or rather D. other than

26. It was a time ______ she could not bear the pain and wanted to give up.

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

27. A Tales of Two Cities is ______ a novel. It helps us to understand the history of England and French of that time.

A. more than B. not more than C. no more than D. less than

28. You’d better _______ some money for special use.

A. pick up B. put off C. set aside D. give away

29. Before the Hope Project was carried out in this poor area, children here had no ____ to education.

A. access B. approach C. attitude D. attraction

30. I was just talking to Margaret when Jackson_________.

A. cut down B. cut in C. cut out D. cut up

31. I prefer a flat in Inverness to ________ in Paris, because I want to live near my Mom’s.

A. one B. that C. it D. this

32. ---He is said ________ in the United States for three years.

---No wonder he speaks English so well.

A. to have stayed B. to stay C. having stayed D. staying

33. It was after I stepped on the land of Africa _____ I became aware of the problem of poverty.

A. before B. when C. where D. that

34._______ the project in time, the staff were working at weekends.

A. Completing B. Having completed C. To have completed D. To complete

35. More patients _______ in hospital this year than last year.

A. treated B. have been treated C. had been treated D. have treated

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Have you ever wondered what you’d do in a moment of danger and how you’d 36 to a terrorist on the plane or a guy wearing a mask and waving a gun while you’re standing 37 at the bank?

Stephanie Davies 38 .

The 21-year-old girl 39 such a moment last week in a 40 in Aurora, Colo., where she went to a late night showing of “The Dark Knight Rises” with her 41 , Allie. All of a sudden, a gas can flew by close to the two girls. 42 , Allie stood up and was shot in the 43 by a gunman. Stephanie saw Allie fell down in the aisle(过道), blood pouring out of her neck. 44 she moved on her knees to her friend, pulled her out of the aisle and pressed the wound with her fingers 45 the gunman moved around, firing into the 46 crowd. When the gunman again walked past the aisle, they played dead until he 47 .

Heroic? Well, clearly heroic.

“ 48 Stephanie’s timely actions, I just talked with Allie, who is going to be fine,” said President Barack Obama after meeting the two girls in the hospital.

And Stephanie wasn’t the 49 hero in the theater that dark night in Aurora. Three young men---Jon,26, Matt,27 and Alex, 24---used their own 50 to protect their respective(各自的) girlfriends from the gunman’s bullets. Jon took a bullet for his girlfriend. The stories were 51 for Matt and Alex. The three men were among the 12 who didn’t come out of the theater alive.

“The 52 actions of these young Americans,” President Obama said, “represent what’s best in us, and they 53 us that out of this darkness a brighter day is going to come. I have the greatest 54 for people like Stephanie, Jon, Matt and Alex who don’t 55 to do what the situation demands, bringing heroic light to the darkest of dark nights.”

36. A. refer B. respond C. adapt D. talk

37. A. in turn B. in silence C. in time D. in line

38. A. knows B. appears C. wonders D. imagines

39. A. missed B. faced C. expected D. enjoyed

40. A. street B. restaurant C. theater D. stadium

41. A. friend B. sister C. aunt D. cousin

42. A. Tired B. Annoyed C. Frightened D. Puzzled

43. A. leg B. wrist C. arm D. neck

44. A. Madly B. Suddenly C. Secretly D. Hurriedly

45. A. since B. as C. until D. because

46. A. waiting B. chatting C. staring D. screaming

47. A. passed B. stopped C. hid D. escaped

48. A. In spite of B. Regardless of C. Because of D. In terms of

49. A. typical B. unique C. usual D. only

50. A. methods B. bodies C. tools D. hands

51. A. common B. strange C. similar D. different

52. A. brave B. immediate C. generous D. active

53. A. warn B. show C. promise D. inform

54. A. hope B. concern C. pity D. respect

55. A. hesitate B. regret C. pretend D. refuse

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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Last week I went to a different grocery store than usual, just to check it out. The person in front of me at the checkout was using a WIC card to check out and it kept telling her that it wasn’t working. A manager came over and told her to come to a different register, maybe this one was the problem. After I checked out, I noticed she was still there, trying to get her card to work.

It was obvious that the young woman was getting anxious about the purchase so I offered to pay for her purchase. She was shocked. She thanked me and I went on my way with a smile from her.

Everyone needs a helping hand sometimes and you never know when it will be your turn. Today I found that it was indeed my turn.

I went boating north of the city. It was a very hot, sunny day so I brought a large container of sports drink, thinking it would be plenty to drink. I didn’t have a clear expectation of the drain(消耗) which the heat would have on me. Before I got back to shore, I realized that I had finished the bottle. I still had to get back, load the boat on the car, and it would be at least a 10-minute drive to somewhere to buy more to drink. When I got back to shore and managed to dray my boat to the car and get it tied, I was very hot and thirsty. So, I swallowed my pride and asked a family picnicking nearby if they had an extra bottle of water, which they gladly gave me. That bottle of water wasn’t a big deal to them, but it meant a great deal to me.

The little things that can be done for others don’t usually seem important to the people doing them, but it can be huge to the receivers. Thank you to all the joyful givers who don’t think t