2014届耒阳二中高三第一次月考英语试卷

本试题卷分四个部分。时量l20分钟。满分150分。

Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two……You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1. Where are they talking?

A. At the box office. B. In the cinema. C. Over the phone.

2. When is the film that the woman is going to see?

A. At 5: 30 p.m. Saturday. B. At 8: 00 p.m. Saturday. C. At 8: 00 a.m. Saturday.

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3. What’s the wrong with the man?

A. He is very tired and sleepy. B. He is worried about his test.

C. He is ill because of hard work.

4. What did the man do last night?

A. He studied in the library. B. He went to a party. C. He sat a big test.

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5. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Husband and wife. B. Interviewer and interviewee. C. Actor and actress.

6. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The woman will be a secretary. B. The woman made a mistake.

C. The man is satisfied with the woman.

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7. What is the relationship between the man and woman?

A. Teacher and student. B. Mother and son. C. Classmates.

8. Why didn’t John come to the class last night?

A. He was considering giving it up.

B. He was writing a report all day long.

C. He was late for class, so he did not go in.

9. What can we know about the man?

A. He had studied French before.

B. He is interested in learning foreign languages.

C. He is from an English-speaking country.

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10. What did the man do with his old car?

A. He sold it. B. He repaired the engine. C. He repaired the wheels.

11. How does the man feel about his old car?

A. It was more comfortable. B. It was worth the money. C. It was in bad conditions.

12. How does the man feel about his new car?

A. It is worse than the old one. B. It is much better than the old one.

C. It is not worth the money he spent on it.

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13. Which telephone can the man use?

A. The phone in the hall. B. The phone on the woman’s desk.

C. The phone at the business center.

14. What is happening while the two speakers are talking?

A. A man is checking out of the hotel.

B. The woman is helping at the check-out desk.

C. The porter is bringing in the man’s luggage.

15. What service does the man ask for at the end?

A. Free morning meals. B. A change of towels and sheets. C. The wake-up service.

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. You will hear the short passage TWICE.

What Chinese parents do in educating their children

Chinese parents’ attitude to education

Chinese parents are very 16 in education. They believe that the more expensive in education, the better the result will be.



The measures that parents take

① Never 17 money.

② Send them to the best schools or abroad.

③ With their children to take extra-courses 18 or other classes.



The failure in teaching their children

Only teach them how to take multiple-choice 19 and study well without teaching them the most important skills they need to 20 , happy and clever.





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. ---What’s ______population of China?

---China has_____ population of 1.3 billion.

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

22. _______terrible weather we’ve been having these days！

A. How a　　　　 B. What a　　　 C. How　　　　D. What

23. The song ____My heart will go on is liked by the young people．

A. call　　　　 B. calling　　　　C. called　　　　D. to call

24. The policeman caught hold of the thief and hit him ____the head．

A. in the　　　　B. on his　　　　C. on the　　　 D. in his

25. He started early _______he could get there before nine．

A. in order that　　B. because　　　 C. so as to　　 D. in order to

26.?A brilliant idea occurred to him, ___ to his research in the lab.

A. while devoting B. while devoting himself

C. while he was devoted D. while devoted

27. It was at the very beginning____ Mr. Smith made a decision ___we should send for a doctor．

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

28. ----I missed the first part of the film. It was really a pity．

----You _____home half an hour earlier.

A. should have left　 B. must have left

C. should leave　　　 D. must leave

29. The river ____are covered with trees is very long．

A. which banks　　　　 B. of which banks

C. whose the banks　　 D. the banks of which

30. He hesitated for a moment before kicking the ball, otherwise he ______ a goal.

A. had scored??? ? B. scored?? ? C. would score???? D. would have scored

31. He _______ Alice for ten years.

A. married to　　　　 B. has married to

C. has married　　　 D. has been married to

32. — I phoned you yesterday morning. A girl answered, but I didn’t recognize the voice.

?? — Oh, it __________ my younger sister. She was in my room at that moment.

A. must have been?? ? B. should have been?

C. could have been? ? D. may have been

33. The field research will take Joan and Paul about five months; it will be a long time _________ we meet them again.

???? A. after???????????? B. before???????????? C. since??????????????? D. when

34. In my opinion, life in the twenty-first century is much easier than ___________.

????? A. that used to be??? B. it is used to C. it was used to??? D. it used to be

35. Yesterday afternoon, I ______ basketball with my classmates for two hours.

A. play B. played C. have played D. had played

Section B (18 marks) Directions: Fill in each blank with the word or phrase.

When I was a young man, I thought life was all about me—about how I’d make my way in the world, become successful, and get the things I want. 36 then the two of you came into my world with all your curiosity and mischief and those smiles that never 37 to fill my heart and light up my day. And suddenly, all my big plans for myself didn’t seem so 38 anymore. I soon found that the greatest joy in my life was the joy I saw in yours. And I 39 that my own life wouldn’t count for much unless I was able to ensure that you had every opportunity for happiness and fulfillment in yours.

In the end, girls, that’s why I 40 President because of what I want for you and for every child in this nation. I want all our children to go to schools worthy of their 41 schools that challenge them, inspire them, and instill in them a 42 of wonder about the world around them. I want them to have the chance to go to college — 43 their parents aren’t rich. And I want them to get good jobs: jobs that pay well and give them benefits like health care, jobs that let them spend time with their own kid and 44 with dignity.

Sometimes we have to send our young men and women into war and other dangerous 45 to protect our country — but when we do, I want to make sure that it is only for a very good reason, that we try our best to settle our differences with others peacefully, and that we do everything possible to keep our servicemen and women 46 . And I want every child to understand that the blessings these brave Americans fight for are not free — that with the great privilege of being a citizen of this nation 47 great responsibility.

36. A. However B. While C. But D. Although

37. A. fail B. escape C. drop D. prepare

38. A. shallow B. important C. respectful D. delighted

39. A. recognized B. regretted C. realized D. reminded

40. A. searched for B. accounted for C. asked for D. ran for

41. A. potential B. ability C. possibility D. reputation

42. A. sign B. sense C. ray D. bunch

43. A. as if B. now that C. in case D. even if

44. A. resign B. resettle C. retire D. request

45. A. borders B. situations C. nations D. scenery

46. A. satisfied B. fortunate C. successful D. safe

47. A. comes B. goes C. lies D. stands

Section C (12 marks) Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

A group of robbers dug their way into the basement of a bank in Paris and emptied almost 200 private safes(保险箱).

They entered the Credit Lyonnais branch using building equipment to dig holes and destroy walls.

48. Saturday night, they tied up a security guard and spent 49. next nine hours robbing the bank.

One investigator described the robbery 50. a “professional job”. The robbers came in at about 22:00 on Saturday 51. left at 7:00 on Sunday. They entered through the basements of the neighboring building, digging through a series of tunnels and making a hole into a wall of 80 cm thick to get into the bank, 52. was having building works at the time.

When 53. left, the robbers set the place on fire to remove any trace of evidence, switching on the anti-fire system and flooding the building. Fortunately, the guard escaped unharmed.

54. is difficult to estimate the total value of 55. was stolen as only the bank’s clients(储户) know the content of their private safes.

Part III Reading Comprehension (30 marks) Directions: Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

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My father was a foreman of a sugar-cane plantation in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico. My first job was to drive the oxen that ploughed the cane fields. I would walk behind an ox, guiding him with a broomstick. For $ 1 a day, I worked eight hours straight, with no food breaks.

It was very tedious work, but it prepared me for life and taught me