醴陵二中2014届高三第一次月考英语试题

PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION

Section A

Directions: In this section, you'll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B, or C) on the QUESTION BOOKLET. You will hear each conversation TWICE.

Conversation 1

1. Which bus goes to the Capital Cinema?

A. No. 15 bus. B. No. 25 bus. C. No. 50 bus.

2. Where is the conversation probably taking place?

A. At the bus station. B. In the Capital Cinema. C. In the Garden Hotel.

Conversation 2

3. What is the man going?

A. He is going to the Palace Museum.

B. He is going to the Palace Hotel.

C. He is going to the railway station.

4. How is the man probably going there?

A. By bus. B. By subway. C. By train.

Conversation 3

5. What does the man order?

A. A cake and a Coke. B. A hamburger and a Coke. C. A hamburger and a coffee.

6. How much does it cost?

A. $1.70. B. $1.07. C. $1.17.

Conversation 4

7. What’s the probable relationship between Mr. Banks and Miss Grey?

A. Boss and secretary. B. Husband and wife. C. Father and daughter.

8. What’s the probable relationship between Mr. Banks and the caller?

A. They are friends. B. They are relatives. C. It’s not clear.

9. What’s the caller’s number?

A. 622301. B. 633201. C. 632201.

Conversation 5

10. When will Wang Qiang go to Edinburgh?

A. This summer vacation. B. This winter vacation. C. Next summer vacation.

11. How will Wang Qiang go there?

A. By air. B. By water. C. By train.

12. What happened to the plane the woman took to Singapore?

A. The fuel in it ran out.

B. Something was wrong with the pilot.

C. One of the engines caught fire.

Conversation 6

13. What did the man want to Cathy to do?

A. Rob a librarian. B. Buy some books. C. Help to carry the books.

14. Where did the man get those books?

A. From the library. B. From the bookstore. C. From a friend.

15. What did the man buy so many books that are about Asia?

A. Because he wanted to get a job in Asia.

B. Because he wanted to travel in Asia.

C. Because those books were interesting and they were cheap.

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.

PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE

Section A

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. Sophia waited for a reply, _____ none came.

A. but B. as C. and D. or

22. Why don’t you put the meat in the fridge? It _____ fresh for several weeks.

A. stayed B. has stayed C. will stay D. has been stayed

23. So far this year, we_____ many students take part in the voluntary work.

A. saw B. see C. had seen D. have seen

24. _____ the missing child, villagers have been doing all they can over the past five hours.

A. Found B. To find C. Having found D. Finding

25. Hearing the bad news, she felt like the sky was falling. She_____ what to do.

A. doesn’t know B. didn’t know C. hasn’t known D. hadn’t known

26. _____ beautifully, Lucy went to the party happily with her husband.

A. Dressed B. To dress C. Being dressed D. Having dressed

27. _____ is known to us all, the 2016 Olympic Games will take place in Brazil.

A. which B. as C. what D. It

28. If you _____ me first, I could have saved you the trouble.

A. had asked B. asked C. have asked D. would ask

29. If _____ with care, the pen can last for many years.

A. use B. using C. used D. to use

30. It is clear _____ she will have a role in the show.

A. whether B. that C. if D. which

31. I heard _____ of what had happened until you told me.

A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything

32. No matter whom you _____ be, you’ll be punished if you break school regulations.

A. need B. must C. shall D. may

33. I gave the money to Mary _____ I saw her.

A. while B. suddenly C. the moment D. once

34. _____ attends the party will have a chance to take a photo taken the movie star.

A. Whom B. Whomever C. who D. Whoever

35. _____ is hard to do good things all one’s life and never do anything bad.

A. He B. That C. It D. What

Section B

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.

When I was a kid, my mom liked to make breakfast food for dinner every now and then. And I?remember one night in particular when she had made breakfast after a long, ??36?? day at work. On that?evening so long ago, my mom???37 ? a plate of eggs, sausage and extremely ??38??? biscuits on the table in front of my?dad.

Yet all my dad did was???39???for his biscuit ,smile at my mom and ask me how my day was at school…I don't??40??what I told him that night, but I do remember watching him ??41?? biscuits happily!

When I got up from the ??42 ? that evening, I remember hearing my mom apologize?to my dad for burning the?biscuits." And I'll never ??43? ?what he said: "Honey, I love burned biscuits."?

Later that night, I went to kiss Daddy good night and I asked him if he?actually liked his biscuits burned.?He wrapped me in his 44? and said, "Your Momma put in a hard day at work today and she's really?tired. And besides, a burned biscuit never?hurt?anyone!"

??45?? is full of imperfect things …and imperfect people. I'm not the?best at hardly anything, but what?I've?shared over the years is that learning to accept each other's faults, which is one of the most important ??46?? to?a healthy, growing, and lasting relationship.

We could extend this to any relationship. In fact,???47? is the base of any relationship, be it a?husband-wife or parent-child or friendship!?

36. A. interesting B. hard C. unlucky D. special

37. A. treated B. planned C. placed D. made

38. A. fresh B. delicious C. sweet D. burned

39. A. reach B. look C. leave D. fight

40. A. remember B. perform C. observe D. overlook

41. A. preparing B. eating C. counting D. wrapping

42. A. bed B. biscuits C. table D. plate

43. A. punish B. receive C. touched D. forget

44. A. fingers B. papers C. feet D. arms

45. A. Time B. Study C. Life D. Work

46. A. keys B. reasons C. factors D. steps

47. A. confidence B. understanding C. help D. joy

Section C

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

July 17 was a big day for Englert Andre, a German teacher in his 20s, 48.______ his dream of speaking Chinese with Chinese people came true.

"Previously, I just heard Chinese performers speaking their language on television, 49.______ I am speaking to real Chinese people now. That is so cool," he said on Sunday at the opening ceremony of a summer camp 50.______ foreign primary and secondary school students.

The summer camp attracted more than 160 students and teachers from 10 countries. 51.______ is the first time for a university to hold a summer camp with such 52.______ large number of foreigners from different countries.

The aim of the summer camp is to help foreigners improve their Chinese and encourage 53.______ to communicate in Chinese during their 10-day stay. The youngsters will understand Chinese 54.______ they devote themselves to interesting activities, such as bamboo dancing, Chinese cross talk and shadow plays.

PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION

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

A

My school goes all the way from classes for five-year-olds to classes for 18-year-olds. One day, my teacher told me about Clare. “I have a girl in my year 3 class. Her name is Clare and she reminds me so much of you. She seems a little lost in class. Do you think you could have a chat with her” Of course I was very glad to do this.

Clare turned out to be a pale little girl, slim and small for her age. After talking to the 8-year-old for a while, we discovered that we both enjoyed reading and writing short stories.

I started visiting the junior school as often as I could during morning break to read aloud some of the books to Clare. After a while, other girls started coming to listen too. Some days I didn't read and instead just talked to Clare. We talked about her friends, school work, books we'd read and things we'd done. I told her about the work I was doing sometimes and she always surprised me so much with her great intelligence. We talked about general interesting things they don't teach in school at her age.

I still go to see Clare as often as I can. There are days when I get so excited about Clare, about how brilliant she is and how far she'll go in life. I'm excited about how much she understands about the world. Being with her and talking to her excites me to no end.

I just wanted to share that excitement with you and to encourage everyone to help somebody in their life who could use a little bit of support.

56. Why did the teacher ask the author to talk with Clare?

A. Because Clare seemed hard in class. B. Because the teacher didn’t know Clare well.

C. Because they had so much in common. D. Because Clare only spoke to the author.

57. What can we infer from the passage?

A. The author and Clare study in different schools.

B. The author studies in the teacher’s school.

C. The author is a relative of Clare.

D. The author is also a teacher.

58. The author helped Clare in the foll