山西大学附中2013高三第一学期8月月考试

英语试题

（考试时间：115分钟） （考查内容：综合）

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第一部分 听力（共两节，满分10分）

第一节（共5小题，每小题0.5分，满分2.5分）

听下面五段对话。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. What does the man want to do?

A. Take photos. B. Buy a camera. C. Help the woman.

2. What are the speakers talking about?

A. A noisy night. B. Their life in town. C. A place of living.

3. Where is the man now?

A. On his way. B. In a resteraurant. C. At home.

4. What will Celia do?

A. Find a player. B. Watch a game. C. Play basketball.

5. What day is it when the conversation takes place?

A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Monday.

第二节（共15小题，每小题0.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面两段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间来阅读各个小题。 每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出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、7题。

6. What is Sara going to do?

A. Buy John a gift. B. Give John a surprise. C. Invite John to France.

7. What does the man think of Sara’s plan?

A. Funny. B. Exciting. C. Strange.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why does Diana say sorry to Peter?ks5u

A. She has to give up her travel plan.

B. She wants to visit another city.

C. She needs to put off her test.

9. What does Diana want Peter to do? ks5u

A. Help her with her study. B.Take a book to her friend. C. Teach a geography lesson.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why does the man call the woman?

A. To tell her about her new job.

B. To ask about her job program.

C. To plan a meeting with her.

11. Who needs a new flat?

A. Alex. B. Andrea. C. Miranda.

12. Where is the woman now?

A. In Baltimore. B. In New York. C. In Avon.

听第9段材料，回答13至16题。

13. What does Jan consider most important when he judges a restaurant?

A. Where the restauant is.

B. Whether the prices are low.

C. How well the food is prepared.

14. When did Jan begin to write for a magazine?

A. After he came back to Sweden.

B. Before he went to the United States.

C. As soon as he got his first job in 1982.

15. What may Jan do to find a good restaurant?

A. Talk to people in the street. B. Speak to taxi drivers. C. Ask hotel clerks.

16. What do we know about Jan?

A. He cooks for a restaurant.

B. He travels a lot for his work.

C. He prefers American food.

听第10段材料，回答17至20题。

17. What do we know about the Plaza Leon?

A. It’s a new building. B. It’s a small town. C. It’s a public place.

18. When do parents and children like going to the Plaza Leon?

A. Saturday nights. B. Sunday afternoons. C. Fridays and Saturdays.

19. Which street is known for its food shops and markets?

A. Via del Mar Street. B. Fernando Street. C. Hernandos Street.

20. Why does the speaker like Horatio Street best?

A. It has an old stone surface. B. It is named after a writer. C. It has a famous university.

第二部分 英语知识应用（共两节，满分55分）

第一节 单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

21. Half of surveyed in 16 countries say they go first to their closet friend to share their deepest wishes and darkest fears.

A. these B. some C. ones D. those

22. Bears fat stores throughout the summer and fall to have energy enough to last them through their winter sleep.

A.pack up B. build up C.bring up D. take up

23. There are some health problems that, when in time, can become bigger ones later on.

A. not treated B. not being treated C. not to be treated D. not having been treated

24. I am always delighted when I receive an e-mail from you. the party on July 1st, I shall be pleased to attend.

A. On account of B. In response to C. In view of D. With regard to

25. Team leaders must ensure that all members their natural desire to avoid the embarrassment associated with making mistakes.

A. get over B. look over C. take over D. come over

26. Shortly after suffering from a massive earthquake and to ruins, the city took on a new look.

A. reducing B. reduced C. being reduced D. having reduced

27. All our efforts will be made to create _______ more peaceful and more advanced world, ______ place where everyone enjoys his life and freedom.

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

28. Generally my father is a mild man, but when he gets angry, he ______ be fierce.

A. can B. should C. must D. shall

29. Lin Tao has returned from the UK recently. He ______ at Cambridge for four years, during which we ______ with each other on the Internet.

A. has studied; has communicated B. had studied; communicated

C. studied; had communicated D. studied; communicated

30. ______ we think of Ben, we have to admit that he is a highly competent man.

A. However B. Whether C. Whichever D. Whatever

31. The conservation area is very important for preserving many animals and plants, which would ______ run the risk of becoming extinct.

A. otherwise B. therefore C. though D. instead

32. --- I recommend you first give up smoking, and then try to find a job so that you’ll start a new life.

--- _______.

A. Not in the least B. Easier said than done

C. It’s up to you D. That all depends

33. He thought the jar made ______ earth ______ little value and let me have it ______ only 5 dollars.

A. of; of; for B. from; of; by C. from; with; for D. of; of; by

34. When television was first introduced, the extent _______ it would affect society could not have been foreseen.

A. of which B. of what C. to which D. in which

35. It was only a very short time _______ the young lady found her cellphone stolen as she got on the crowed bus.

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

第二节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）

When I was a child, my parents taught me the difference between good and bad behavior by showing me specific examples. My mother told me that you don’t 36 other kids because you would not like 37 if they hit you. That makes 38 . But, if my mother told me to be “nice” to someone, it was too vague for me to 39 . But if she said that being nice 40 delivering daffodils to a next door neighbor, that I could understand.

I believe that doing practical things can 41 the world a better place. When I was in my twenties I thought a lot about the meaning of life. At the time, I was getting started in my 42 of designing more humane facilities for animals at big farms and slaughterhouses(屠宰场). Many people would think that to even work at a slauterhouse would be inhumane, but they 43 that every human and animal 44 dies. In my mind, I had a(n) 45 of a way to make tht dying as 46 as possible.

Back in the 1970s, I went to fifty different feedlots and big farms in Arizona and Texas and 47 them work cattle. I cataloged the parts of each facility that  48 effectively. I took the best loading ramps, and other components and 49 them into an ideal new system. I get great 50 when a farmer tells me that my corral (畜栏) 51 helps cattle move through it quietly and 52 . When cattle stay calm, it means they are not scared. And that makes me feel I’ve 53 something important.

Some people might think if I could snap my 54 I’d choose to be “normal”. But, I wouldn’t want to give up my 55 to see in beautiful, precise pictures. I believe in them.

36. A. knock B. hit C. beat D. strike

37. A. this B. which C. it D. that

38. A. sense B. difference C. sail D. way

39. A. recognize B. realize C. know D. understand

40. A. meant B. minded C. missed D. admitted

41. A. give B. turn C. make D. take

42. A. job B. career C. trade D. industry

43. A. regret B. remember C. forgive D. forget

44. A. constantly B. eventually C. immediately D. directly

45. A. description B. scene C. picture D. image

46. A. peaceful B. calm C. quiet D.silent

47. A. required B. asked C. promised D. helped

48. A. solved B. worked C. acted D. conducted

49. A. collected B. gathered C. assembled D. met

50. A. satisfaction B. expectation C. explanation D. presentation

51. A. aim B. intention C. plan D. design

52. A. hardly B. difficultly C. easily D. happily

53. A. reached B. accomplished C. adapted D. polished

54. A. fingers B. hands C. arms D. feet

55. A. skill B. possibility C. talent D. ability

第三部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）

第一节 （共15个小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

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Can people change their skin colour without suffering like pop king Michael Jackson? Perhaps yes. Scientists have found the gene that determines skin colour. The gene comes in two versions, one of which is found in 99 per cent of Europeans. The other is found in 93 to 100 per cent of Africans, researchers at Pennsylvania State University report in the latest issue of Science.

Scientists have changed the colour of a dark-striped zebra fish to uniform gold by inserting a version of the pigment (色素) gene into a young fish. As with humans, zebra fish skin colour is determined by pigment cells, which contain melanosomes (黑色素体). The number, size and darkness of melanosomes per pigment cell determines skin colour.

It appears that, like the golden zebra fish, light-skinned Europeans also have a mutation (突变)in the gene for melanosome production. This results in less pigmented skin. However, Keith Cheng, leader of the research team, points out that the mutation is different in human and zebra fish genes.

Humans acquired dark skin in Africa about 1.5 million years ago to protect bodies from ultra-violet rays of the sun, which can cause skin cancer. But when modern humans leave Africa to live in northern latitudes, they need more sunlight on their skin to produce vitamin D. So the related gene changes, according to Cheng. Asians have the same version of the gene as Africans, so they probably acquired their light skin through the action of some other gene that affects skin colours, said Cheng.

The new discovery could lead to medical treatments for skin cancer. It a