银川二中2013届高三英语月考试题（六）

第I卷 2013.03

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，回答第1-5题。

1. What do we know about the man?

A. He isn’t worried about anything at all.

He wants to find someone else to talk to.

He doesn’t want the woman to know what concerns him.

2. How does the man feel now?

A. Worried and angry. B. Excited and happy. C. Sad and shocked.

3. What does the woman want the man to do in the end?

A. Stop surfing the Internet as soon as possible.

B. Go to Lucy’s birthday party with her.

C. Choose a birthday gift for Lucy carefully.

4. What did the woman do three hours ago?

A. She called the apartment manager.

B. She broke the tap.

C. She checked the tap.

5. Where does the woman live now?

A. In an expensive apartment.

B. In a quiet neighborhood.

C. In a remote cottage.

第二节(共15小题:每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

听第6段材料，回答第6-7题。

6. Who is the woman most probably?

A. Dr. Peterson’s student.

B. Dr. Peterson’s secretary.

C. Dr. Peterson’s neighbor.

7. How far does the man live from Dr. Peterson’s office?

A. Half an hour’s drive away.

B. One hour’s drive away.

C. Half an hour’s walk away.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What ticket does the man buy?

A. Economy class. B. First class. C. Business class.

9. When does the man’s plane take off?

A. At 20:45 B. At 21: 35 C. At 23:30

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What upsets Lin Hong?

A. She failed the English exam once again.

B. She was scolded by her English teacher.

C. She failed to get an A in the English exam.

11. Where did the man see Lin Hong memorize new words or recite English texts? A. In the reading room. B. In the classroom. C. In her house.

12. What has Mary been teaching Li Feng on English?

A. Composition. B. Grammar. C. Speaking.

听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。

13. What does the man like doing?

A. Spending time with his kids.

B. Walking in the park with his family.

C. Picking up his kids after school.

14. What is something special in the woman’s mind?

A. Planning for every weekend.

B. Picnicking in the park.

C. Traveling abroad.

15. Why does the man never give his kids expensive presents?

A. He can’t afford them.

B. He doesn’t think it’s a good idea.

C. He wants to save money for an emergency.

16. Who is Lisa?

A. The man’s daughter.

B. The woman’s daughter.

C. A friend of the woman’s daughter.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Where was Tony Martin when he died?

A. In a movie studio. B. In the hospital. C. At home.

18. When will flowers be placed at Tony’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

A. On Monday. B. On Friday. C. On Sunday.

19. Which of the following songs was released in 1956?

A. There’s No Tomorrow. B. Stranger in Paradise. C. Walk Hand in Hand.

20. What do we know about Tony Martin?

A. He was most famous in the 1960s.

B. He had a long marriage to Cyd Charisse.

C. He continued performing into his 80s.

第二部分 英语知识运用 （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)

21.----- I’m sorry. That wasn’t of much help.

------Oh, _____. As a matter of fact, it was most helpful.

A. thanks anyway B. it doesn’t matter C. of course not D. sure it was

22. ___ person like him won’t be satisfied with ___ little progress that he has made.

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

23. -----Good evening. I ____ to see Mr. Smith.

----- Oh! Good evening. I’m sorry, but he is not in.

A. came B. come C. have come D. had come

24. Whether the buildings in this area should be pulled down has remained_______; people are still looking for other possible solutions.

A. contradictory B. controversial C. conventional D. relevant

25.____ you ___ fired, your health care and other benefits would not be immediately cut off.

A. Should; be B. Would; been C. Could; be D. Might; be

26. Please make any excuse at tomorrow’s meeting---- I’ve got too much work ___.

A. to do to come B. doing coming

C. to do coming D. doing to come

27. Nowadays some hospitals refer to patients ______ name, not case number.

A. of B. as C. by D. with

28. We are going to have to work very hard, but as Chris ______ it, there’s no gain without pain.

A. gave B. told C. got D. put

29. Keep in mind_____ you want others to respect you, you must respect others first.

A. if that B. when if C. that D. that if

30. On my desk is a photo that my father took of ___ when I was a baby.

A. him B. me C. his D. mine

31.It’s reported that many wars broke out in the Middle East. What’s your____ of the situation there?

A. allowance B. appointment C. assessment D. adjustment

32. In this technological era________ once took a century now only takes a month.

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

33. It’s already 10 o’clock. I wonder how it ____ that she was two hours late on such a short trip.

A. came over B. came out C. came about D. came up

34. Among the winners ________ father was seriously ill in hospital.

A. stands little Tom who B. stood little Tom whom

C. little Tom stands whose D. stood little Tom whose

35. Why don’t you bring ____ to his attention that you’re too ill to work on?

A. that B. it C. this D. him

第二节 完形填空 （共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

Another person’s enthusiasm was what set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.

I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father__36__me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is___37__for being the worst boy in this county and will probably start throwing rocks at you no ___38__ than tomorrow morning.”

My stepmother walked over to me, ___39___ my head slightly upward, and looked me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You are ___40__.This is not the worst boy at all, ___41__ the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.”

That statement began a(n) ___42__ between us. No one had ever called me smart. My family and neighbors had built me up in my __43__ as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things. She ___44___ my father to go to a dental school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more ___45____ and my brother and I could be better___46___.

When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand___47___ and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm；I___48__it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her ___49__ and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of___50___ that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the ___51___ beneficiary. My father became the __52___ man in town. My brother and stepbrothers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.

What power __53___has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is ___54__ strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never ___55___ .

You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.

36. A. rushed B. sent C. introduced D. carried

37. A. favored B. distinguished C. opposed D. mild

38. A. sooner B. earlier C. longer D. later

39. A. raised B. shook C. dragged D. bent

40. A. absolute B. wrong C. right D. impolite

41. A. so B. but C. and D. or

42. A. relationship B. friendship C. agreement D. gap

43. A. mind B. image C. expectation D. emotion

44. A. persuaded B. begged C. ordered D. appealed

45. A. meaningful B. successful C. helpful D. useful

46. A. treated B. entertained C. respected D. educated

47. A. typewriter B. radio C. microscope D. counter

48. A. considered B. suspected C. appreciated D. ignored

49. A. commitment B. request C. criticism D. belief

50. A. teaching B. studying C. writing D. reading

51. A. next B. same C. real D. only

52. A. wealthiest B. cleverest C. strongest D. healthiest

53. A. sympathy B. enthusiasm C. fortune D. confidence

54. A. deliberately B. constantly C. traditionally D. eventually

55. A. win B. reach C. match D. doubt

第三部分 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)

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The American composer and conductor Marvin Hamlisch, who composed the music for great films and Broadway musicals, has died. Hamlisch's music touched lives around the world and won him three Oscars, four Grammys, four Emmys, a Tony, and three Golden Globe Awards. He won multiple awards for his score of the ground-breaking show A Chorus Line. That musical also won a Pulitzer Prize. He worked with a number of American stars, including Barbra Streisand and Aretha Franklin.He composed more than 40 motion picture scores, including the Oscar-winning score and song for The Way We Were and his adaptation of Scott Joplin’s ragtime music for The Sting, which provided his third Oscar. One of his last performances was on July 13, at the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts center outside Washington. Hamlisch performed with Broadway singer Melissa Errico, in an evening of George Gershwin tunes. Errico said she cherished the experience. “It was the greatest artistic experiences of my life, not to mention the amount of laughter we got out of the audience, but to be super silly doing a serious job with music. That’s Marvin. He likes to have a good time and do incredible music,” she said. Hamlisch was the principal pop conductor for several U.S. orchestras, including the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Pasadena Symphony and Pops and The San Diego Symphony. He's considered one of the most versatile