四地六校联考2013~2014学年上学期第一次月考

高二英语试题

（考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分）

第Ⅰ卷（满分105分）

第一部分 听力理解（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. Which floor is the man on?

A the third B the second C the first

2. What is the man probably doing?

A reading a book B taking a test C writing an essay

3. How will the speakers go to the concert?

A by subway B by bus C by car

4. Why does the man live in a flat?

A It is cheaper. B It is more convenient. C It is more comfortable.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A the plot B the scenes C the actors

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 is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A clerk and customer B boss and secretary C teacher and student

7. Why is 3:30 p.m. unsuitable for the meeting?

A Some people are not available. B The woman has to take a class.

C The man has another appointment.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What does the woman think of sending text massages?

A annoying B convenient C time-wasting

9. What probably is the man?

A a teacher B a student C a waiter

10. What does the man do with his mobile phone in the end?

A He turns it off. B He puts it away. C He leaves it home.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What did the woman think the man have?

A heart trouble B a cold C cancer

12. What does the man need now?

A peace B friendship C understanding

13. What do we know about the man?

A He is taken good care of by his family.

B He has been smoking for 21 years.

C He doesn’t have anything wrong.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. What is the man’s problem?

A He hasn’t had a vacation for three weeks.

B He doesn’t know where to spend his vacation.

C He doesn’t have time to go abroad.

15. Which continent does the man dislike?

A Asia B Africa C South America

16. What does the man think are boring?

A monuments B hotels C museums

17. What makes the man interested in Paris?

A night clubs B excellent hotels C interesting sights

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Whom does the Jobs Information Service mainly help?

A all working people B all the people out of work

C young people wanting jobs

19. What do we know about the Jobs Information Service?

A It has offered many jobs to people. B It has helped a lot of people.

C It has provided much information about job market.

20. What should one do if he asks for advice from the service?

A pay a visit B pay one dollar C make a phone call

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）

从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空格的最佳选项。

21. After ______ while, the manager drew ______ conclusion that they wouldn’t take the risk of buying this dying factory.

A. a; a B. a; the C. 不填; a D. 不填; the

22. ——My daughter lived in France for five years and now she’s working in a foreign company.

—— ______is no wonder that she speaks such excellent French.

A. It B. There C. that D. This

23. Shakespeare is considered as the greatest writer of world literature. ______ the plays, he has written some poems.

A. Apart from B. Except for C. Other than D. As well

24. Only when your identity had been checked ________.

A. you are allowed in B. you will be allowed in

C. will you allow in D. will you be allowed in

25. I think the boy rather than you ________for the silly mistake.

A. is to blame B. are to blame C. is to be blamed D. are to be blamed

26. They woke up _______everything around ______

A found; changed B finding; changed C to find; changing D to find ;changed

27. Those people are trying to change the law to give dangerous drivers more ________ punishment.

A. severe B. rough C. cautious D. positive

28. Mrs. White showed her students some old maps _______ from the library.

A. to borrow B. borrowing C. borrowed D. to be borrowed

29. He telephoned the travel agency to?________ three air tickets to London.

A. order????????? B. book?????????? C. take???? ????? D. arrange?

30. _______this book and tell me what you think of it.

A Look through B Look on C Look into D Look up

31. .The first theory suggested that cholera ______in the air without reason.

A multiply B multiplies C multiplied D multiplying

32. ---Sorry, but I can’t visit you tomorrow.

---Come whenever it is to your ________.

A. preference B. pleasure C. convenience D. connection

33. The man, whose name is David, was suspected of _______ false evidence in court.

A. gave B. giving C. give D. given

34. Though computers can do a lot of work man can’t do, they can’t completely _______ human beings.

A. replace with B. break down C. take place D. take the place of

35. I believe the beauty of nature there will make an excellent _____ upon the tourists.

A. guide B. adjustment C. impression D. attraction

第二节：完形填空（共20小题，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。

The book Money and the Meaning of Life has recently been written by a professor of philosophy(哲学).He has 36_____ that how we deal with money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually 37____. One of the exercises he has asked his students to do is to keep a 38_____ of every penny they spend for a week. From the 39____ they spend their money, they can see what they really 40____ in life.

The professor says our 41_____ with others often becomes clearly defined(明确) when money enters the picture. You 42_____ have wonderful friendship with somebody and you think that you are very good friends. But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some 43_____. If he does, it brings something to the relationship that seems 44_____ than ever before. 45._____it can suddenly weaken the relationship if he doesn’t.

Since money is so important to us, we consider those who are 46____ to be very important. The professor 47____some rich people in researching his book.

Question: What is the most surprising thing 48 ____ have discovered about being rich?

Answer: The most surprising thing is why people give me so much 49____. I am nothing. I don’t know much. All I am is rich.

People just have an idea of making more and more money, but what is it 50____? How much money do I need for any given 51_____ in my life? In his book, the professor uncovered an important 52____ in modern society: to bring back the idea that the money is an instrument 53____than the end. Money plays an important 54____ in the material world, but 55_____ money to give happiness may be missing the meaning of life.

36.A.pointed B. studied C. discovered D. noticed

37.A.imagine B. think C. recognize D. plan

38.A.secrect B. diary C. promise D. record

39.A.way B. method C. opinion D. attitude

40.A.mean B. value C. get D. make

41.A.work B. friendship C. relation D. union

42.A.should B. must C. had to D. might

43.A.cars B. books C. rooms D. money

44.A.stronger B. weaker C. worse D. looser

45.A.But B. Otherwise C. And D. Then

46.A.rich B. poor C. helpful D. ordinary

47.A.saw B. interviewed C. questioned D. knew

48.A.I B. we C. you D. they

49.A.worry B. doubt C. hate D. respect

50.A.about B. against C. for D. at

51.A.achievemant B. result C. purpose D. success

52.A.need B. discovery C. lack D. event

53.A.better B. rather C. more D. less

54.A.action B. performance C. role D. trick

55.A.demanding B. hoping C. getting D. expecting

第三部分 阅读理解(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和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

We considered a list of the best American books— here are five that helped define the national character. Most from a century or so ago, they still entertain, teach, and inspire:

Moby Dick by Herman Melville

First published in 1851, the adventure stories of Captain Ahab and his monomaniacal(偏执的) pursuit of the white whale draws us into a universe full of fascinating characters and stories.

The Education of Henry Adams by Henry Adams

Awarded the Pulitzer Prize in autobiography(自传) in 1918, Adams provides insight into his family, including his experience as private secretary to his father, minister to England during the American Civil War.

Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman

When Whitman published Leaves of Grass in 1855, he wanted to define the American experience—sing of the new country in a new voice, reflecting the great changes in the American literary world that had taken place during his lifetime.

Poems by Emily Dickinson

An enthusiastic poet whose works have had considerable influence on modern poetry, Dickinson’s frequent use of dashes, sporadic (零星的) capitalization of nouns, and unconventional metaphors have contributed to her reputation as one of the most innovative (创新的) poets of 19th-century American literature.

The song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

First published in 1855, this is Longfellow’s most popular and most recognized poem, the heroic life and death of a magic American Indian, sent