益阳市箴言中学2014—2015学年高二12月月考英语试题

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Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension(30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B, and C. Listen carefully and choose the best answer for each question. You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation l

( ) 1．What does the professor ask the students to do?

A．Review the lessons in Modern Education．

B．Find some information in a book．

C．Prepare some questions.

( ) 2．What are the professor’s office hours?

A．8:00 to 10:00a.m． B．10:00 to 12:00 a.m. C. 2:00 to 4:00p.m.

Conversation 2

( ) 3．How does the man want his hair cut?

A．Leave the back as it is．

B．Cut the sides short．

C．Cut the front as short as the sides．

( ) 4．What will the woman do for the man?

A．Give him a shave. B．Dry his hair． C. Wash his hair.

Conversation 3

( ) 5．Why will the man go to New York?

A．He got a new job there．

B．He’s going to take a holiday there．

C．He’s going there for a business trip．

( ) 6．How will the speakers keep in touch?

A．By chatting online． B．By calling each other． C. By e-mail.

Conversation 4

( ) 7．When did the man get his brother’s letter?

A．Last Monday． B．Last Wednesday． C. Last Friday.

( ) 8．What did he put inside the letter to his brother?

A．A photo． B．Some money． C. A postcard.

( ) 9．Why did he do that?

A．To show the woman he is considerate．

B．To tell his brother he’s always with him．

C．To remind his brother to write back often．

Conversation 5

( ) 10．What was the man doing when his problems started?

A．Watching a game on TV．

B．Playing basketball with his friends．

C．Putting his wife’s books in order．

( ) 11．What do we know about the ruined book?

A．It was started 2 years ago．

B．Its electronic copy is kept safe．

C．It was burned by the man．

( ) 12．What sort of reaction does the man expect from his wife?

A．Disappointment． B．Surprise． C. Anger.

Conversation 6

( ) 13．What’s the price of the apples?

A．$3 a kilo． B．$6 a kilo． C. $9 a kilo.

( ) 14．Why didn’t the man get fresh grapes?

A．They were too expensive．

B．They were out of season．

C．He didn’t bring enough money with him．

( ) 15．How much money will he get back?

A．$1． B．$2． C．$3．

Section B (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with no more than three words.

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Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. When __________ why he was absent from the speech contest, he didn’t know how to answer the question.

A. to ask B. asking C. asked D. having asked

22. Taobao is Asia’s largest retail network platform, __________ people can buy and sell many kinds of things.

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

23. The modern school __________at present in a mountain village is as large as the old one.

A. built B. being built C. to be built D. building

24. Super typhoon “Haiyan” hit the Philippines in November 2013, __________ serious damage to the local people.

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

25. ______ some teenagers don’t really understand is __________ hard life was in 1960.

A. That; what B. What; what C. How; what D. What; how

CaoCao’s tomb is reported__________ in Anyang, which attracts nationwide attention.

A. to have been found B. to be found C. having been found D. being found

27. My money ________, so I have to make a call to my father to ask for some before I have none in hand.

A. has run out B. is being run out C. is running out D. is run out of

28. The way__________you thought of __________ the problem is excellent.

A .in which; to solve B. that; solving C. /; to solve D. in which; solving

29. __________ many times of the negative effects of smoking, he finally gave up the bad habit.

A. Reminded B. Reminding C. Having been reminded D. Having reminded

30. All kinds of promotion activities were launched, ________ for the coming Christmas market.

A. intending B. intended C. being intended D. to intend

31. ----- Oh, it’s you! I ______ you.

----- I’ve just had my hair cut, and I’m wearing my new glasses.

A. didn’t recognize B. hadn’t recognized C. haven’t recognized D. don’t recognize 32. You’d better take an umbrella _______there is a heavy rain this afternoon.

A. as long as B. in case C. as soon as D. if only

33. It was not until I came here _______I realized this place was famous for not only its beauty but also its weather.

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

By the end of last year, a new library ________ in our school.

A. would be completed B. will have been completed C. had been completed D. was being completed

35. If you want to be admitted by a good university, ________an effort to achieve your dream from now on.

A. making B. to make C. make D. made

Section B (18 marks)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

I was walking down a dark street late one evening when I heard 36 coming from behind bushes. Alarmed, I slowed down to listen and panicked when I realized that what I was hearing were the sounds of a struggle. Only yards from where I stood, a woman was being attacked.

Should I get 37 ?

I was frightened for my own safety, and I hated myself for having suddenly decided to take a(n) 38 route home that night. “What if I’m hurt too? Shouldn't I just run to the nearest phone and call the police? Although it felt like a century, my thought process had only taken seconds. But already the cries were growing 39 .

I knew I had to act fast. “How could I walk away from this?” I asked myself.

“No”, I finally resolved (决心), I could not turn my 40 on the fate of this unknown woman, even if it means 41 my own life.

I am not a brave man, nor am I 42 . I don't know where I found the moral (道德) courage and physical strength, but once I had finally decided to help the girl, I became suddenly changed.

I ran behind the bushes and 43 the attacker off the woman. Struggling, we fell to the ground, where we fought for a few minutes until the man jumped up and escaped.

44 heavily, I got to my feet and 45 the girl, who was sobbing behind a tree. In the darkness, I could certainly sense her trembling shock. Not wanting to frighten her any further, I at first spoke to her from a 46 .

“It’s OK,” I said soothingly. “The man ran away. You’re safe now.”

There was a long pause and then I heard the words, uttered (说) in 47 .

“Dad, is that you?”

And then, from behind the tree, stepped my youngest daughter, Katherine.

God has a way of allowing us to be in the right place at the right time.

36. A. laughter B. whispers C. whistles D. screams

37. A. involved B. helped C. attacked D. attached

38. A. ordinary B. normal C. new D. old

39. A. softer B. stronger C. weaker D. louder

40. A. body B. back C. face D. shoulder

41. A. risking B. ruining C. damaging D. hurting

42. A. energetic B. athletic C. intelligent D. accessible

43. A. pulled B. pushed C. placed D. put

44. A. Walking B. Sighing C. Sobbing D. Breathing

45. A. found B. hugged C. approached D. searched

46. A. tree B. place C. bush D. distance

47. A. joy B. surprise C. doubt D. disappointment

Section C （12 marks）

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with ONE word that best fits the context.

Have you ever heard “Tuhao (土豪), let’s be friends”? Are you puzzled, wondering _48_ it means? Then you’re possibly out of date.

Nowadays, the Chinese words “tuhao” and “dama (大妈)” have become so familiar 49_ many Chinese people that they often play jokes on each other 50 chatting about the daily life. For example, if you take out your new fashionable mobile phone, your naughty friends may call you “tuhao”, laughing loudly and happily.

Amazingly, 51_ two wildly popular words have also become hot words in English. The BBC recently has produced a program to introduce “tuhao”. On the Internet, “tuhao” can be translated into “new money (暴发户)” in English.

Besides, The Wall Street Journal has also borrowed “dama” from the Chinese pinyin to describe bargain-hunting middle-aged Chinese women, calling 52 “a force in the global gold market”. Experts say the Chinese language’s influence 53 English will continue during the entire 21st century, 54 it is expected 55 “tuhao” will be welcomed by the Oxford University Press to appear in the new word lists.

Part III Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

A

A world-famous Canadian author, Margaret Atwood, has created the world’s first long-distance signing device(签名设备), the LongPen.

After many tiring…from city to city, Atwood thought there must be a better way to do them. She hired some technical experts and started her own company in 2004. Together they designed the LongPen. Here’s how it works: The author writes a personal message and sig