泗水一中2012—2013学年高二4月月考

英语

一、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 will the man probably do next month?

A. Buy a new printer . B. Earn some money. C. Repair his computer.

2. What do we know about the man?

A. He doesn’t like his present job.

B. He is looking for a new job.

C. He will stop doing his job.

3. When did the man’s train leave?

A. At 6:00. B. At 6:25. C. At 7:30.

4. Where will the woman go next week?

A. To Japan. B. To France. C. To England.

5. What does the woman recommend the man to do?

A. Cancel the credit card and get a new one.

B. Ask the bank to cover the damage.

C. Make a copy of his credit card.

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至7题

6. What are the speakers mainly talk about?

A. Curious hobbies. B. Future Plans. C. University life.

7. What do we know about the woman?

A. She wants to study medicine. B. She was good at writing in high school.

C. She studies in Columbia University now.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题

8. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Son and mother. B. Father and daughter. C. Husband and wife.

9. Where will the speakers stay on Saturday?

A. At the Watermill Inn. B. At the man’s house.

C. At the man’s mother’s house

10. Who will help the speakers?

A. The man’s mother. B. The woman’s mother.

C. The man’s grandmother.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题

11. What does the man think of living in Educator?

A. Convenient. B. Satisfying. C. Unpleasant.

12. What do we know about the woman?

A. His family. B. The food. C. His friend.

13. What does the man think the strangest thing was in Educator?

A. There are few rich men.

B. The cost of living is low.

C. People can only fly somewhere on weekends.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题

14. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Workmates. B. Employer and employee.

C. Interviewer and interviewee.

15. What does the woman think of Ms Thompson?

A. Casual. B. Serious. C. Easy-going.

16. How often do the man and Ms Thompson have a get-together?

A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Once a month.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17. How did the speaker feel when she got home?

A. Tired. B. Scared. C. Relieved.

18. How did the speaker go to Peru?

A. By ship. B. By air. C. By train.

19. What happened in Peru?

A. A planet hit the ground.

B. Many people died in the earthquake.

C. A tower fell in the earthquake.

20. When did the speaker get back to the shore?

A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.

第二部分 英语知识应用（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. The Smiths don’t usually like staying at ___ hotels, but last summer they spent a few days at a very nice hotel by ____ sea.

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

22. One of our rules is that every student ____ wear school uniform while at school.

A. might B. could C. shall D. will

23. Mr. Green didn’t understand ________ made his daughter so absent-minded this morning.

A. how that was B. what was it

C. why it was that D. what it was that

24. It's the protection for trees that matters, ____ how many trees are planted.

A. instead of B. rather than C. other than D. or rather

25. _____ made the school proud was ______ more than 90% of the students had been admitted to key universities.

A. What, because B. What, that C. That, what D. That, because

26. In our village, about 1,000 meters north of my house, _____an old temple dating back to the 15th century.

A. stand B. is standing C. standing D. stands

27. Why must you keep complaining __________?

A. all the time B. at times C. for the time being D. at one time

28. With the apples ____ good, the old man sold them out soon.

A．to taste B．taste C．tasting D．tasted

29. Readers can __________ quite well without knowing the exact meaning of each word.

A. get over B. get in C get along D. get away

30. If you’re buying today’s paper from the stand, could you get ____ for me?

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

31. —Robin told me that he would leave tonight.

—What a pity! I wish that he ________with him for a chat tomorrow.

A．can stay B．will stay C．had stayed D would stay

32. We all enjoyed the smoked meat and were interested in the way ____ it is made.

A. how B. which C. when D. /

33. After school we went to the reading-room to do some reading, only to be told that it .

A. was decorated B. had decorated

C. had been decorating D. was being decorated

34. —Coach, can I continue with the training?

—Sorry, you can’t ________you haven’t recovered from the knee injury.

A. until B. before C. as D. unless

35. ---Something is wrong with my bike. I wonder if you could lend me a hand.

---_______.

A. Take it easy B. No problem C. Help yourself D. It’s my pleasure

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和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。

When I entered Berkeley, I hoped to earn a scholarship．Having been a Straight-A student，I believed I could 36 tough subjects and really learn something. One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne．I was extremely interested in the ideas he 37 in class．

When I took the first exam，I was 38 to find a 77，C-plus, on my test paper, 39 English was my best subject，I went to Professor Jayne, who listened to my arguments but remained 40 ．

I decided to try harder, although I didn’t know what that 41 because school had always been easy for me．I read the books more carefully, but got another 77. Again，I 42 with Professor Jayne．Again，he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his 43 ．

One more test before the final exam．One more 44 to improve my grade．So I redoubled my efforts and for the first time 45 the meaning of the word "thorough”. But my 46 did no good and everything 47 as before.

The last hurdle (障碍) was the final．No matter what 48 I got, it wouldn’t cancel three C-pluses．I might as well kiss the 49 goodbye．

I stopped working hard．I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would．The night before the final，I even 50 myself to a movie．The next day I decided for once I'd have 51 with a test．

A week later, I was surprised to find I got an A．I hurried into Professor Jayne's office. He 52 to be expecting me．“If I gave you the A you 53 ，you wouldn’t continue to work as hard．’’

I stared at him，54 that his analysis and strategy were correct. I had worked my head off, , as I had never done before．

I was speechless when my course grade 55：A-Plus．It was the only A-plus given．The next year I received my scholarship．I've always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson：you alone must set your own standard of excellence．

36．A．take B．discuss C．cover D．get

37．A．sought B．presented C．exchanged D．obtained

38．A．shocked B．worried C．scared D．anxious

39．A．but B．so C．for D．or

40．A．unchanged B．unpleasant C．unfriendly D．unmoved

41．A．reflected B． meant C．improved D．affected

42．A．quarreled B．reasoned C．bargained D．chatted

43．A．attitude B．mind C．plan D．view

44．A．choice B．step C．chance D．measure

45．A．memorized B．considered C．accepted D．1earned

46．A．pride B．confidence C．effort D．method

47．A．helped B．went C．worked D．changed

48．A．grade B．answer C．lesson D．comment

49．A．scholarship B．course C．degree D．subject

50．A．helped B．favored C．treated D．relaxed

51．A．fun B．luck C．problems D．tricks

52．A．happened B．proved C．pretended D．seemed

53．A．valued B．imagined C．expected D．welcomed

54．A．remembering B．guessing C．supposing D．realizing

55．A．found B．met C．happened D．arrived

第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15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和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

When I was in the third grade, I was picked to be the princess（公主）in the school play. For weeks my mother had helped me practice my lines. But once on stage, every word disappeared from my head. Then my teacher told me she had written a narrator’s（解说者的）part for the play, and asked me to change roles. Though I didn’t tell my mother what had happened that day, she sensed my unhappiness and asked if I wanted to take a walk in the yard.

It was a lovely spring day. We could see dandelions（蒲公英）popping(突然出现) through the grass in bunches, as if a painter had touched our landscape with bits of gold. I watched my mother carelessly bend down by one of the bunches. “I think I am going to dig up all these weeds,” she said. “From now on, we’ll have only roses in this garden.”

“But I like dandelions,” I protested. “All flowers are beautiful-even dandelions!”

My mother looked at me seriously. “Yes, every flower gives pleasure in its own way, doesn’t it?” She asked thoughtfully. I nodded. “And that is true of people, too,” she added.

When I realized that she had guessed my pain, I started to cry and told her the truth.

“But you will be a beautiful narrator,” she said, reminding me of how much I loved to read stories aloud to her.

Over the next few weeks, with her continuous encouragement, I learned to take pride in the role. The big day finally came. A few minutes before the play, my teacher came over to me. “Your mother asked me to give this to you,” she said, handing me a dandelion. After the play, I took home the flower,