曲沃中学2014届高三上学期第一次月考

英 语

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）

做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. Why doesn’t John go to school today?

A. It’s the weekend.

B. He’s too tired for school.

C. His school is closed down.

2. What will the man do tomorrow morning?

A. Give Frank a bath. B. Cook Frank a meal. C. Take Frank to a vet.

3. What is the male speaker?

A. A student. B. A president. C. A professor.

4. What does the man mean?

A. The door is unlocked.

B. He is not the one to blame.

C. Somebody has just left the lab.

5. On which floor is the woman’s apartment?

A. The second. B. The fourth. C. The sixth.

听下面5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、7题。

6. What is the man’s problem?

A. He is too busy to wait.

B. He cannot find his pills.

C. He has a pain in his back.

7. Why does Doctor Green break the rule for the man?

A. He is very polite.

B. He is going on a vacation.

C. He is unable to afford a full checkup.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why does the woman call?

A. To offer a job. B. To raise money. C. To make an appointment.

9. Where is the man expected to go tomorrow?

A. The agency. B. Grand Hotel. C. The City Hall.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How does the woman feel when asked about the offer price of her flat?

A. Stressed. B. Uncertain. C. Embarrassed.

11. What is the greatest advantage of the woman’s flat?

A. Its size. B. Its condition. C. Its location.

12. Who will the woman consult later?

A. Her agent. B. Her husband. C. Her neighbour.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Who is Alexander?

A. The woman’s boss. B. The woman’s host. C. The woman’s cook.

14. What extra dish is to be prepared?

A. Fish. B. Steak. C. Shrimps.

15. What happened in the woman’s department last year?

A. It faced a risk of being shut down.

B. It introduced a new system.

C. It fired a sales manager.

16. What is the man’s attitude towards the preparation for the dinner?

A. He is critical. B. He is practical. C. He is enthusiastic.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What does the speaker say about David Mellor’s eyes?

A. They are red.

B. They are small.

C. They are round.

18. What is special about David Mellor’s mouth?

A. Very big. B. Rather flat. C. A bit raised.

19. What does David Mellor always do before he begins a speech?

A. Smooths his moustache.

B. Clears his throat.

C. Bites his lips.

20. What kind of person is David Mellor according to the speaker?

A. Gentle and ugly.

B. Humorous and aggressive.

C. Well-known and funny-looking.

第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节：多项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21.—Where did you get to know her?

—It was on the farm______ we worked.

A. that B. there C. which D. where

22.So far nobody has claimed the money_______ in the library.

A. discovered B. to be discovered C. discovering D. having discovered

23.To learn English well, we should find opportunities to hear English______ as much as we can.

A. speak B. speaking C. spoken D. to speak

24.—It is reported that a school bus fell into a river and 14 pupils were killed in Hunan Province the other day.

—Yes,_____ news came as _____ shock to all of us.

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

25.As is known to all, the newly learnt words will soon be forgotten unless_____ used in everyday communication.

A. gradually B. accurately C. familiarly D. frequently

26.Talor is really stubborn. Whenever we have arguments, I am the one to______.

A. give off B. give in C. give away D. give up

27.—Could you lend Lucy some money?

—_____! She is always borrowing money and never thinking of paying back.

A. No problem B. Come on C. No way D. Go ahead

28.The opening ceremony has been put off_____ the bad weather.

A. in case of B. in spite of C. instead of D. because of

29.The advisor_____ she went for advice is very famous.

A.to whom B.to whose C.whom D.which

30.I will always remember the days_____ I spent with you in that village.

A. on that B. in which C. when D. that

31.I’d like to do something for you_____ everything you have done for me.

A. in exchange B. in turn C. in return for D. in terms of

32.All the students in this school are required to____ at least two lectures on how to study every month.

A. attend B. take park in C. join in D. go in for

33.—I’d like to go to see the film with you, Dad.

—Sorry, my son, but only the grown-ups are ____ into the cinema.

A. required B. intended C. admitted D. supposed

34.It was generally believed that the show was not as successful as expected, but_____, I think it was a great success.

A. personally B. directly C. publicly D. secretly

35.—I have been worried about the possible danger of driving on a railway line.

—Do not be afraid. God will______ us.

A. turn over B. watch over C. go over D. look over

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was in the fifth grade in a small town in Utah. At the start of the school year, my friends and I saw a(n) 36 face. It was clear from the start that the newcomer, Ruth, would not be _37____ in our social circle.

Her father lived in a neighborhood that was far from fashionable. Every day, she wore the __38___ dress and too-big blue sneakers.

There were lots of _39___ in our school on Christmas Eve every year. Most people in town _40___ the school’s Christmas programmes. While other classes sang songs and performed skits, the _41___ was reserved for fifth--graders. The starring roles were Mary and Joseph. One day before Christmas, my friends and I listened _42___ as our teacher, Mr. Russon, read from his list. Finally, he said, “Joseph will be _43___ by Timothy.”

I was _44___ ,but at once tense again. Which of the popular girls would perform with me? “And the _45___ of Mary goes to …Ruth.” Ruth? As far as we knew, she hadn’t _46___ tried out. If Ruth was going to be Mary, we decided, we’d make this the _47___ Christmas play ever.

__48___, Ruth had always practiced her song while the rest of us were doing _49___ . Her voice cracked as she tried to get a(n) _50___ . We laughed harder than ever. Our music teacher 51 the pianist. We were the worst group of fifth-graders ever, the teacher told us. This year there would be 52 play!

Christmas Eve arrived. Students and people crowded the hall. Finally the time _53___ for the fifth-grade performance. To our _54___ , Mr. Russon said, “One of the fifth-graders will sing a solo.” The curtain opened, and there stood Ruth. She wore a white dress. Her face _55__ as she began to sing. A beautiful voice rang through the hall.

36. A. unchanging B. friendly C. serious D. unfamiliar

37. A. protected B. included C. surrounded D. blamed

38. A. formal B. same C. modern D. beautiful

39. A. courses B. songs C. programmes D. speeches

40. A. attended B. discussed C. compared D. disliked

41. A. song B. dance C. story D. play

42. A. anxiously B. curiously C. proudly D. patiently

43. A. replaced B. rescued C. played D. punished

44. A. surprised B. disappointed C. interested D. delighted

45. A. part B. name C. honor D. money

46. A. already B. still C. never D. even

47. A. worst B. best C. longest D. easiest

48. A. Besides B. However C. Therefore D. Still

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

50. A. break B. apology C. breath D. chance

51. A. encouraged B. showed C. lost D. stopped

52. A. no B. more C. another D. such

53. A. passed B. came C. saved D. wasted

54. A. surprise B. enjoyment C. regret D. disappointment

55. A. woke up B. lit up C. rose up D. cheered up

第三部分? 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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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Even at school there had been an unhealthy competition between George and Richard.? “I’ll be the first millionaire in Coleford!” Richard used to boast.? “And you’ll be sorry you knew me,” George would reply “because I’ll be the best lawyer in the town!”? George never did become a lawyer and Richard never made any money. Instead both men opened bookshops on opposite sides of Coleford High Street. It was hard to make money from books, which made the competition between them worse.? Then Richard married a mysterious girl. The couple spent their honeymoon on the coast—but Richard never came back. The police found his wallet on a deserted beach but the body was never found. He must have drowned.? Now with only one bookshop in town, business was better for George. But sometimes he sat in his narrow, old kitchen and gazed out of the dirty window, thinking about his formal rival(竞争对手). Perhaps he missed him?? George was very interested in old dictionaries. He’d recently found a collector in Australia who was selling a rare first edition. When the parcel arrived, the book was in perfect condition and George was delighted. But while he was having lunch, George glanced at the photo in the newspaper that the book had been wrapped in. He was astonished—the smiling face was older than he remembered but unmistakable! Trembling, George started reading.? “Bookends have bought ten bookstores from their rivals Dylans. The company, owned by multi-millionaire Richard Pike, is now the largest bookseller in Australia.”?56. George and Richard were ______ at school. A. roommates B. good friends C. competitors D. booksellers57. How did George feel about Richard after his disappearance? A. He