山西大学附中

2013～2014学年高二第一学期8月月考

英语试题

考试时间：120分钟

第一部分：听力（共两节，每题0.5分，满分10分）

请听下面五段对话，选出最佳选项。

What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Couple.
B. Friends. C. Colleagues.

2. Why does the woman keep singing the song?

A. She is learning a new song. B. She practices it for a performance.

C. She wants to
get the man relaxed.

3. What will the woman probably do?

A. Speak up. B. Redial the number. C. Use another phone.

4. What do we know about the woman?

A. She is interested in studying insects. B. She doesn’t like coming to the park.

C. She wants the man to be a biologist.

5. Which skirt will the woman take?

A. The pink one. B. The white one. C. The blue one.

请听下面五段对话或独白，选出最佳选项。

请听第六段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What does the woman think of the man?

A. Greedy. B. Considerate. C. Careless.

7. What will the woman do?

A. Find the man a part-time job. B. Borrow money from the man.

C. Give the man twenty dollars.

请听第七段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Who is Ann?

A. The man’s girlfriend. B. The man’s little sister. C. The man’s little cousin.

9. What are the two speakers plan to do together tomorrow evening?

A. Have a drink. B. See the fireworks. C. Have supper.

请听第八段材料，回答第10、11、12题。

10. What do we know about Regina Spektor’s album Begin to Hope?

A. It was her second album. B. It was very well-received. C. It was released in 2007.

11. What does the woman think of Regina Spektor’s songs?

A. Soft and moving. B. Funny and educative. C. Creative and unusual.

12. Why does the man want to know more about singers?

A. He wants to become a singer. B. He wants to study music at college.

C. He wants to talk with Anna about them.

请听第九段材料，回答第13、14、15、16题。[来源:Zxxk.Com]

13. Where did the man work after graduation?

A. In college. B. At a magazine agency. C. In a car company.

14. Why did the man choose Coventry University?

A. It was near his home. B. The tuition fees was not high.

C. Its journalism major was better.

15. How does the woman feel about her job?

A. Exciting. B. Difficult. C. Boring.

16. What is the woman interested in?

A. Photography. B. Cars. C. Writing.

请听第十段材料，回答第17、18、19、20题。

17. Which section is not referred to on Mondays by USA Today?

A. Sports. B. Money. C. Health.

18. Which of the following newspapers has won the most Pulitzer Prizes?

A. The New York Times. B. New York Daily News. C. Los Angeles Times.

19. When was the Los Angeles Times founded?

A. In 1851. B. In 1881. C. In 1919.

20. What is probably the speaker?

A. A radio host. B. A newspaper seller. C. A writer.

第二部分：知识运用（共两节,满分35分）

第一节:单项填空(共15小题,满分15分)

请认真阅读下面各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Mary worked here as a ________ secretary and ended up getting a full-time job with the company.

A. pessimistic B. temporary C. previous D. cautious

22. People develop ________ preference for a particular style of learning at ________ early age and these preferences affect learning.

A. a；an B. a；不填 C. 不填； the D. the；an

23.While intelligent people can often ______ the complex, a fool is more likely to complicatethe simple.

　 A. sacrifice?????? ? B. substitute?? C. simplify???? ? D. survive

24．He had just sent an e-mail to his pal on the Internet ________ the system broke down.

A．while　 B．when C．after D．since

25．The increase of the number of the students makes the limited computers not ________ to each student.

A．available B．helpful C．acceptable D．affordable

26．The demand that the law on gun ownership ________ is very strong.

A．changes　　　　B．will be changed C．be changed D．be changing

27．---Do you still remember when we went to Chong qing?

----I can’t remember now but_____ sometime last summer?

A．could it be B．might it be C．must it have been D．could it have been

28．That year his total income, with his reward ________， ________ 12, 000 yuan.

A．added to; added up to B．added; added to[来源:Z#xx#k.Com]

C．added up to; added D．adds to; adds up to

29．So noisy____ in the dining hall that he could only make himself heard by shouting at the top of his voice.

A．was it B．was there C．it was D．there was

30．The good result ________ the correct methods, that is to say, correct methods ________ good result.

A．lies; lead B．leads to; lie in C．lies in; lead to D．lies to; lead to

31．—Thank you for the flowers.zxxk

— . I thought they might cheer you up. zxxk

A. That’s right B. All right C. It’s all right D. I’ m all right

32.Lionel Messi ， the record for the most goals in a calendar year, is considered the most talented football player in Europe. zxxk

A. set B. setting C. to set D. having set

33.In the global economy, a new drug for cancer, it is discovered, will create many economic possibilities around the world.

A. whatever B. whoever C. wherever D. whichever

34.Generally, students’ inner motivation with high expectations from others essential to their development.

A. is B. are C. was D. were

35.The president of the World Bank says he has a passion for China , , he remembers starting as early as his childhood.

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

第二节: 完形填空(共20 小题; 每小题1 分, 满分20 分)[来源:Zxxk.Com]

请认真阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage (按揭), credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us 36 chasing the same thing.

One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell 37 . I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I 38 the countryside for some place I could rent f
or the 39 possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road 40 the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was 41 , full of broke
n glass and rubbish. I found the owner ,rented it, and 42 a corner to camp in.

The locals knew nothing about me, 43 slowly, they started teaching me the 44 of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began 45 to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a 46 American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of 47 .

What I had believed in, all those things I thought were 48 for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place. 49 on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my 50 with my neighbors. zxxk

Four years later, I moved back into 51 . I saw many people were having a really hard time, 52 their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to 53 a handful of people .There are four of us now in the house, but over time I’ve had nine people come in and move on to other places. We’d all be in 54 if we hadn’t banded together.（团结起来）

The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It’s not so much about what I can get for myself; it’s about 55 we can all get by together.

36. A. equally B. separately C. violently D. naturally

37. A. off B. over C. apart D. out

38. A. searched B. left C. toured D. crossed

39. A. cheapest B. largest C. fairest D. fullest

40. A. at B. through C. over D. round

41.A. occupied B. abandoned C. emptied D. robbed

42. A. turned B. approached C. cut D. cleared

43. A. but B. although C. otherwise D. for

44. A. benefit B. lesson C. nature D. art

45. A. looking B. staying C. swinging D. turning

46. A. wild B. real C. different D. remote

47. A. neighborliness B. happiness C. friendliness D. kindness

48. A. unique B. expensive C. rare D. necessary

49. A. Down B. Up C. Deep D. Along

50. A. cooperation B. relationships C. satisfaction D. appointments

51. A. reality B. society C. town D. life

52.A. creating B. losing C. quitting D. offering

53. A. put in B. turn in C. take in D. get in

54. A. yards B. shelters C. camps D. cottages

55. A. when B. what C. whether D. how

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）

（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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。

A

I had once helped a friend of mine run a watermelon stall. I noticed something interesting. Almost every buyer would lift the melon up to their ear，smartly tap it, apparently trying to listen to something. I wondered what they expected to hear.

Finally I could no longer hold back my curiosity and made bold to ask a customer—an elderly gentleman—about this. Hearing my question，he roared with laughter. Then he replied in a self-mocking(自嘲)tone.“Young lady，I have been doing this for more than fifty years. All I know is that everybody would stare at you as if you were a fool if you just pick up the melon and leave！”

Not long after that，my wa
termelon stall friend unexpectedly sent me an invitation for her wedding，which really surprised me. I asked her, “How come you are seized by a sudden desire to get married? I don't remember ever hearing you mention that yon've got a boyfriend.” She answered while counting money，“Everyone has to get married anyway，so it is better to get married sooner than later.” zxxk

I could think of no word to refute(反驳)her. It seems that everybody is living for everybody else and has forgotten the need of their own heart. It may be safe and save a lot of worries by following others' suit in doing things. The use of We or Us will give one a steady and sure sense of pride. But using the pronoun “I” would often give one a guilty conscience.

I find all these things somewhat funny. We have got used to taking cue from(模仿) others and follow their suit. In turn，we also t