玉溪一中高2014届高二下学期第一次月测

英语试题

命题 周树荣

第I卷

注意：请考生将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

第一部分 听 力 (共两节，满分30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。

1. What do we know about Daisy’s uncle?

A. He’s still in danger. B. He has left the hospital.

C. He has not recovered.

2. Where is Jane and Bill’s new house?

A. Near an airport. B. Near a train station.

C. Near a bus stop.

3. Where will the meeting begin?

A. At 10:30. B. At 10:45. C. At 10:50.

4. What did the girl most probably get?

A. A blue T-shirt. B. A red T-shirt. C. A black T-shirt.

5. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?

A. Mother and son. B. Teacher and student. C. Boss and employee.

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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6---8题。

6. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Hiring a taxi. B. The Way to Union Street.

C. A flight timetable.

7. Where is the woman going on Saturday?

A. Garden Hotel. B. The taxi company. C. The airport.

8. How much will they pay?

A. $30. B. $60. C. $120.

听第7段材料，回答第9----11题。

9. How many days has the man got for his vacation?

A. 10 days. B. 15 days. C. 25 days.

10. What’s the main purpose of the man’s going to Hawaii with his family?

A. To climb mountains. B. To go fishing and swimming.

C. To have a good rest.

11. Where is the woman going this summer?

A. Africa. B. Europe. C. America.

听第8段材料，回答第12---14题。

12. Where are the speakers?

A. At a dinner party. B. At a Chinese home. C. In a restaurant.

13. What makes Chinese dishes so special?

A. Different ways of cooking. B. Different special spices.

C. Different courses.

14. What will be served first at a Chinese dinner party?

A. Some snacks. B. Some cold dishes. C. Some specials.

听第9段材料，回答第15---17题。

15. What was the man?

A. A neighbour. B. A postman. C. A policeman.

16. When did the event most probably happen?

A. At the weekend. B. On Thursday. C. On Tuesday.

17. What was the man doing at the woman’s home?

A. He was making an important interview.

B. He was planning the weekend for the woman.

C. He was looking into what had happened.

听第10段材料，回答第18---20题。

18. What are some of the popular summer sports for American families?

A. Skiing, skating and swimming.

B. Running, playing volleyball and swimming.

C. Going shopping, going for a drive or visiting friends.

19. What kinds of work do many American families do over the weekends?

A. Planting flowers or working in vegetable gardens.

B. Doing business with some businessmen.

C. Visiting friends with their family.

20. Why are weekends very busy for most Americans?

A. They have to visit some friends.

B. They have to drive everywhere.

C. They have to do some housework.

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)

从A、B、C、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.What a（an） _____ it is that they were born in the same year and on the same day!

A. coincidence B. accident C. incident D. confidence

22.It was Sunday. I _____ up early, so I stayed in bed until 10 a.m..

A. don’t need to get B. didn’t need to get

C. shouldn’t have got D. needn’t have got

23.If you should ever need anything, don’t_____to contact me. I’ll do my best to help you.

A. attempt B. afford C. hesitate D. desire

24. She was busy texting on her cellphone ____ she was startled by cars honking and drivers shouting at her.

A. when B. while C. as if D. if only

25. I was held up for about half an hour in the traffic jam,_____ the delay.

A. it caused B. thus causing C. caused D. to cause

26. My grandfather is already over seventy, but he is still energetic and ______.

A. alive B. living C. lively D. live

27. But he still tries to be ____ in public, like holding doors open, even if people don't appreciate such gestures.

A. curious B. addicted C. permanent D. considerate

28. _____ the task ahead of time, they decided to go to Phuket Island（普吉岛） for a holiday.

A. Having accomplished B. accomplishing

C. To have accomplished D. To accomplish

29. _____ English, she has to study a second foreign language.

A. In addition that B. Beside C.In addition D. In addition to

30. We have kept in ___ touch with each other for two years and he always gives me good advice on ___ phone.

A. the; the B. /; the C. /; / D. the; /

31. No wonder others can’t understand the sentence; you ___ five words when you copied it..

A. figured out B. left out C. pointed out D. picked out

32. ---Do you think Mr. Smith’s advice is of great help to you?

---Well, it all depends._____, he gave me some chances to try.

A. Otherwise B. Somehow C. Therefore D. Anyhow

33. ---Sorry, I forgot ___ him about it.

---Never mind, I’ll tell it myself.

A. telling B. to tell C. to be told D. having told

34. Nowadays many people prefer to have the booked goods _________ to their house rather than come to the shop for them.

A. to deliver B. be delivered C. delivered D. delivering

35. Tom likes playing the violin and is good at English. _______ his sister.

A. It is the same with B. So is C. It is so with D. So does

第二节 完形填空(共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D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。

It was a bitter, cold evening in northern Virginia many years ago. The old man was waiting for a ride across the 36 . The wait seemed 37 .

At last he heard the slight, steady rhythm of approaching hooves (马蹄) coming along the frozen path. Anxiously, he 38 as several horsemen came around the bend (转角处). He let the first one 39 . Then another, and another. Finally, as the 40 rider neared the spot where the old man sat like a snow statue, the old man 41 the rider’s eye and said, “Sir, would you mind giving an old man a ride to the other side? There doesn’t appear to be a passage way by 42 .”

The rider replied, “Sure.” Seeing the old man was unable to 43 his half-frozen body from the ground, the horseman got down and helped the old man onto the horse. The horseman took the old man not just across the river, but to his destination.

As they neared the tiny but cozy (舒适的) cottage, the horseman’s 44 caused him to ask, “Sir, I notice that you let several other riders go by without making a(n) 45 to get a ride. Then I came up and you 46 asked me for a ride. I’m curious why, on such a bitter winter night, you would wait and ask the last rider. 47 I had refused and left you there?”

The old man replied, “I’ve been 48 here for some time. I think I know people pretty good.” He continued, “I looked into the eyes of the other riders and immediately saw there was no 49 for my situation. But when I looked into your eyes, 50 was evident. I knew, 51 , that your gentle spirit would 52 the opportunity to give me help in my time of 53 .”

Those heartwarming comments 54 the horseman deeply.

“I’m most grateful for what you have said,” he told the old man. “May I never get too busy in my own affairs that I 55 to respond to the needs of others with kindness and compassion.”

With that, Thomas Jefferson turned his horse around and made his way back to the White House.

36. A. town B. river C. country D. island

37. A. meaningless B. useless C. careless D. endless

38. A. watched B. asked C. waved D. approached

39. A. come over B. get off C. pass by D. take off

40. A. coming B. leaving C. next D. last

41. A. missed B. caught C. avoided D. saw

42. A. bus B. car C. foot D. horse

43. A. feel B. push C. lift D. stand

44. A. honesty B. courage C. enthusiasm D. curiosity

45. A. choice B. stop C. effort D. scene

46. A. immediately B. hurriedly C. friendly D. strangely

47. A. What about B. What if C. How come D. If only

48. A. in B. out C. around D. beyond

49. A. concern B. doubt C. chance D. reason

50. A. meaning B. kindness C. seriousness D. help

51. A. then and there B. for a moment

C. all of a sudden D. sooner or later

52. A. offer B. create C. find D. welcome

53. A. need B. danger C. fortune D. happiness

54. A. influenced B. excited C. touched D. hit

55. A. happen B. try C. disagree D. fail

第三部分 阅读理解（共20 小题，每小题2分，满分40分)

第一节（共15小题, 每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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STOCKHOLM - Mo Yan, the 2012 Nobel Prize winner for literature, said on Friday that diversity in global cultures makes human beings' cultural life interesting.

Mo told a reception in the Chinese Embassy in Stockholm that it was a responsibility to protect the diversity in cultures while creating the diversity as well.

He said that translation played a very important role in bridging different cultures, adding that without the translators who had translated his books he couldn't have won the Nobel Prize.

"I think translation is much harder than writing itself," said Mo Yan, explaining that it only took 43 days to write the work Life and Death Are Wearing Me Out, while it took Swedish sinologist Anna Gustafsson Chen six years to translate the work.

Earlier in the day he visited a Swedish middle school, where about 20 Swedish students who were studying Chinese welcomed him by singing the theme song in the movie "Red Sorghum" which was based on his novel of the same name.

"Unlike the rough and husky voice in the movie, the Swedish students presented the song with a gentle and soft voice, making it rather a romantic song," Mo told the gathering at the Chinese Embassy.

He said he hoped that there were going to be some outstanding translators among the students, adding that meeting them made him "extraordinarily happy."

He said language was going to be "the most reliable way" for interaction between peoples because one had