成都七中实验学校高二(下)三月月考英语试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。共150分，考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ 卷 (选择题,满分100分)

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．When will the man leave?

A．On Monday. B．On Tuesday． C．On Thursday.

2．What is the woman going to do this afternoon？

A．See a film. B．Attend a meeting. C. Meet her old friend.

3．Where is the Science Museum?

A．To the east of the zoo．

B．Next to the People’s Park．

C．In the People’s Park.

4. How will the two speakers go to the West Hill?

A．By bus．B. By bike. C. By train.

5．What will Kate do?

A．Visit Disneyland．B．Go with the man. C．Have a test.

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，从每题所给的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8题。

6．Where does this dialogue most probably take place？

A．In the hospital．B. In a shop. C．In a post office.

7．What does the woman probably do?

A. She is doctor. B. She is a. patient. C．She is a nurse.

8．What’s wrong with the man?

A．He has a toothache．B．He has a bad cold. C．He has a low fever.

听第7段材料，回答第9至10题。

9．What does the man ask Ann to do?

A．Go to the party. B．Go to China. C．Go to the cinema.

10．When will the man have a party？

A. On Wednesday. B. On his birthday. C. On the weekend.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11．What is the woman probably doing？

A. Washing clothes. B. Cooking. C. Cleaning the house.

12．Why doesn’t the woman need help？

A．She has almost finished. B．She has finished. C．She is angry．

13．How old is the boy？

A．14．B．15．C．17．

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14．What is Mary going to do that afternoon？

A．Go to the library to borrow a few books．

B．Go swimming．

C．Study in the library，

15．What subject is Mary good at？

A. English. B. Maths. C. History.

16．What is Mary going to do after she comes back from swimming？

A．Help Bob study maths．

B．Meet Bob at the school gate．

C．Meet Bob at his home．

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．What does the speaker mainly tell us？

A．How the writer spent his summer vacation.

B．What the weather was like that summer．

C．A long period of summer holidays．

18．How long did it take the speaker to do his homework？

A. Half an hour. B. Three hours or more. C．Only one hour.

19．What did the speaker NOT do in the afternoon？

A. Go swimming. B. Listen to music. C. Do exercises.

20．Why did the speaker think that he had a very good summer vacation？

A．Because he worked very hard and made good progress．

B．Because he got up early and went home late．

C．Because he knew how to swim and did his work well．

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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When Paul was a boy growing up in Utah, he happened to live near a copper smelter (炼铜厂), and the chemicals that poured out had made a wasteland out of what used to be a beautiful forest. One day a young visitor looked at this wasteland and called it an awful area. Paul knocked him down. From then on, something happened inside him.

Years later Paul was back in the area, and he went to the smelter office. He asked if they had any plans or if they would let him try to bring the trees back. The answer from that big industry was “No”.

Paul then went to college to study the science of plants. Unfortunately, his teachers said there weren’t any birds or squirrels to spread the seeds. It would be a waste of his life to try to do it. Everyone knew that, he was told. Even if he was knowledgeable as he had expected, he wouldn’t get his idea accepted.

Paul later got married but his dream would not die. And then one night he did what he could with what he had. As Samuel Johnson wrote, “It is common to overlook what is near by keeping the eye fixed on something remote. Attainable good is often ignored by minds busied in wide ranges.” Under the cover of darkness, he went secretly into the wasteland and started planting.

And every week, he made his secret journey into the wasteland and planted trees and grass. For fifteen years he did this against?the plain common sense. Slowly rabbits appeared. Later, as there was legal pressure to clean up the environment, the company actually hired Paul to do what he was already doing.

Now the place is fourteen thousand acres of trees and grass and bushes, and Paul has received almost every environmental award Utah has. It took him until his hair turned white, but he managed to keep that impossible vow (誓言) he made to himself as a child.

When Paul was a boy, _______.

A. he had decided never to leave his hometown

B. the economy of Utah depended wholly on the copper smelter

C. he hit a young visitor because of his comments on the wasteland

D. he stopped the copper smelter polluting the area

Paul went to college to study the science of plants, because _______.

A. he thought his knowledge would make his advice more convincing

B. he wanted to find out the best way to save the area himself

C. he was interested in planting trees since he was young

D. he wanted to get more knowledgeable people to help him

What does the underlined phrase “the plain common sense” probably mean?

A. It was impossible for trees to grow on the wasteland.

B. His normal work and life would be greatly affected.

C. No one would like to join him in the efforts.

D. He had to keep everything he did secret.

The company hired Paul to plant trees and grass because_______.

A. they realized the importance of environmental protection

B. what Paul was doing moved them

C. they had legal pressure

D. Paul persuaded them to help him

B

Music died here last spring, or rather, it was killed by members of the school committee who ignored the importance of music and drama as part of the high-school curriculum (课程).

The committee decided that teaching students how to take a standardized test is more important than a curriculum in which students can explore their interests in the arts as well as academics. Because the school system is running out of funding, it needs to make sure that students pass the test or even more money will be lost. If students fail the state standardized test，it is not the fault of drama and music classes—they are failing because the “academic” classes are not sufficient (充足的).

It is painful to think of how many students will be discouraged from singing, acting, and playing instruments because school programs are no longer offered. Many families cannot afford private music lessons, and many potential musicians and artists may not find their calling if they are not exposed to it in school. The fact that the school committee thinks the arts are not worth the investment will certainly make some students believe the arts are not worth their time or support and the cycle will continue.

Teaching for a test does not shape students into complete, well-rounded people. It blocks the natural sense to create and express feelings through art—there is more to life than the analytical thinking that math and English provide. What happens after a test? Sure, a student might graduate, but they will have limited knowledge—certainly not a good preparation for the real world.

25. Music and drama are not included in the high school curriculum mainly because ________.A. the school is afraid of losing financial support

B. the school committee pays no attention to themC. the students are not interested in both of themD. the state standardized test is more important

26. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?A. The sufficiency of the classes determines students’ performance in the mastery test.B. Quite a few students are discouraged from learning music and art in today’s school system.C. Students can be musicians and artists only if they can afford private music lessons.D. The school committee completely influences students’ attitude towards the arts.

27. We can learn that music and art can ________.A. make students round-shaped people in futureB. provide students with analytical thinkingC. prevent students graduation from high school

D. motivate students in creativity and expression

28. The best title of the passage can be ________.A. Who killed music and drama?B. Why is music so important?

C. Can curriculum go without music?D. How to prepare for the real world?

C

For more than 40 years, scientists have sought to learn how well human beings can adapt to long periods in space. The International Space Station continues to provide valuable knowledge about spaceflight. But an earlier space station, Skylab, helped make the current space project possible.

Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield sang aboard the International Space Station on May 12, 2013. His music video has become extremely popular. The astronaut played his own version of David Bowie’s song Space Oddity. He performed while floating weightlessly, with images of planet earth and space appearing in the window behind him.

Chris Hadfield recently returned home after nearly five months on the space station. For him, the long flight produced a hit video on YouTube and no major physical problems. But 40 years ago, scientists did not know how humans would react to long-term spaceflight. To find out, NASA, the American space agency, launched Skylab in May, 1973. Over nearly a year, three teams of astronauts visited Skylab for stays of between 28 to 84 days. They learned how people react to extended periods in space.

Gerald Carr commanded Skylab 4. He spoke at a NASA event marking the 40th anniversary of Skylab’s launch. He said that the loss of the body’s muscle mass was a main concern. Astronauts on Skylab used exercise equipment to stay strong. The astronauts spent their workdays carrying out experiments, including biomedical (生物医学的) research.

Marshall Porterfield is the director of NASA’s Space Life and Physical Sciences Division. He says the Skylab astronauts’ understanding of their own ability to deal with long-term spaceflight continues to hel