湖南师大附中2014届高三月考试卷（一）

英 语 试 题

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本试卷分为四个部分,包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。时量120分钟。满分150分。

Part I Listening Comprehension （30 marks）

Section A （22．5marks）

Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers．For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C．Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question．

You will hear each conversation TWICE．

Example:

When will the magazine probably arrive?

A．Wednesday． B．Thursday． C．Friday．

The answer is B．

Conversation 1

1．Where does the conversation take place?

A．At a clinic． B．At a restaurant． C．At a drugstore．

2．What restaurant did the woman go to first last night?

A．Chinese． B．American． C．Italian．

Conversation 2

3．How much does the tour cost, including lunch?

A．Ninety yuan． B．Eighty yuan． C．One hundred yuan．

4．What can we learn about the guidebook?

A．It’s expensive．

B．it's about the places people will visit．

C．It is written in both English and Chinese．

Conversation 3

5．What did the woman do 15 minutes ago?

A．She left her purse on the table．

B．She went to the restroom．

C．She came back from the restroom．

6．Where was the purse found?

A．On the table． B．In the restroom．

C．Under the table.

Conversation 4

7．Who is the woman?

A．A sportswoman． B．A traveler． C．A pilot．

8．What caused the accident?

A．She hurt her arm． B．She lost her way．

C．She landed the wrong way．

9．What can we learn about the woman?

A．She is weak．

B．She was injured in the right foot last year．

C．She’ll recover in about two months．

Conversation 5

10．Where is the man going?

A．To Paris． B．To London． C．To Berlin．

11．How did the man go to Europe in World War n?

A．By plane． B．By warship． C．By truck．

12．How soon will the speakers arrive?

A．In 2 hours． B．In 4 hours． C．In 6 hours．

Conversation 6

13．Why did the man leave his previous job in the bank?

A．His family moved to another place．

B．He had never gotten a raise．

C．He just wanted to make a change．

14．What are the man's best qualities?

A．Hard-working and responsible．

B．Faithful and energetic．

C．Smart and capable．

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．

Part ⅡLanguage Knowledge（45marke）

Section A （15marks）

Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A,B,C and D．Choose the one that best completes the sentence．

21．How can I help them to understand _____ they won't listen to me?

A．when B．while C．where D．unless

22．Partly_____ about his past love, he buried himself in his work．

A．to have forgot B．having forgot C．to forget D．forgotten

23．They could have escaped from the big fire, but unfortunately, someone ____the door．

A．locked B．have locked C．had locked D．will lock

24．Nowadays almost everyone prefers to use a smart mobile phone _____ functions are more practical．

A．which B．where C．what D．whose

25．It is said that the building to be completed next year will be ____ the old one．

A．as half big as B．half as big as

C．half bigger as D．bigger half as

26．When you look at_____ great effects the climate change has on our life, you'11 agree that it is the most pressing global problem．

A．which B．how C．what D．why

27．According to the schedule, the flight No．232 to Beijing____ at 10:30．We'd better set out right now, or we'll be late．

A．leaves B．left C．will leave D．has left

28．By the time you arrive in London, we_____ in Europe for two weeks．

A．will stay B．stayed

C．will have stayed D．are staying

29．When we were in the college, we _____ stay either in the lab or in the library, devoting ourselves to books．

A．should B．would C．can D．need

30．_____ and we' 11 finish the work on time．

A．If we are given two more days B．Two more days

C．Having two more days D．Given two more days

31．The murderer was brought in, with his hands ____ behind his back．

A．being tied B．having tied C．to be tied D．tied

32．40% of the students in our school _____ from the other parts of Hunan, which ___ relatively large number．

A．is? are B．is; is

C．are; is D．are; are

33．____ approximately eight by fourteen feet, this room can house 6 to 8 students．

A．Measuring B．Being measured

C．Having measured D．To measure

34．—____ you make such great achievements in your career?

—With strong will and devotion．

A．What is that B．How is it that

C．What is it that D．How is that

35．We are always told that Only through hard work____our goals in our study．

A．we will achieve B．we have achieved

C．have we achieved D．will we achieve

Section B（18 marks）

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．

A French billionaire used to have a rough time when he was young．Later he 36 himself in the field of drawing sales．Within ten years, he had become a young media tycoon （大亨） in France．He died of cancer

in 1998．

A French newspaper published his 37 after his death, in which he claimed:Iwas a poor guy．Before t reach the threshold (门槛） of heaven, I leave my secret of how to become 38 to the world．

Anyone who can answer the question 'What do the poor 39 most will have discovered my secret of becoming rich．My deposit of one million francs in the private safe of my bank will be the prize for his wisdom in uncovering the riddle of poverty．"Many people 40 to the publicized will．The answers, as one might imagine, were 41 ．The majority of them thought the poor were missing money most．Some stated that what the poor most 42 was opportunity．Still others thought that the poor needed skills to make money．The rest of the answers claimed that poverty could be attributed to the 43 of help, love, attractiveness, and 44 good luck．

On the first anniversary of the billionaire’s passing, his lawyer and representative opened his private safe in the bank; the secret of getting rich 45 ．The billionaire believed that the most absent among the poor was the 46 of getting rich．

It was a nine? year? old girl who hit the nail on the head．Why did she regard "ambition" as the．Thing the poor lacked most? The day she was officially 47 the one million francs, she said:" Every time my elder sister brought her boyfriend home, she always warned me not to be ambitious．So, I thought perhaps ambition was something that brought what you wanted．"

36．A．introduced B．guided C．became D．established

37．A．story B．will C．secret D．finding

38．A．rich B．positive C．successful D．determined

39．A． save B．expect C．lack D．hope

40．A．applied B．responded C．admitted D．contributed ;t

41．A．various B．incorrect C．creative D．related

42．A．cared B．desired C．ignored D．shared

43．A．presence B．absence C．rejection D．dependence

44．A．even B．still C．so D．yet

45．A．turned out B．got out C．came out D．putout

46．A．idea B．ambition C．luck D．opportunity

47．A． awarded B．received C．returned D．donated,

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

In the face of various and complicated requirements of employment market, some student begin to question the significance of learning basic knowledge and skills, just as 48． is exposed in some news reports．

However, it is absolutely wrong to hold that idea．Owing to the fact 49, we．are living in a competitive society, the development of our society demands that we arm 50． with basic skills and up-to-date knowledge so as to keep up with the pace of our society．51． investigation shows that millions of people spend 'time and energy grasping skills and technology so that they 52． keep a favorable position in job market or enhance their opportunities．While focusing on creativity, innovation, management and leadership skills, we should 53． forget the fundamental importance of the more basic, essential skills．

It is universally Known that opportunity is important, 54． you could do nothing with it if you are not equipped 55 competitive forces, such as basic reading and calculating skills@ to seize it．

Part III Reading Comprehension（30 marks）

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

A

The Go-Getter: Dan Maiman, 48, marketing engineer turned comedian

Got Started in: New York City

The Goal: To make laughter his business

The Gain; Doubled his salary, learned to trust his instinct．

When I was laid off from Intel Corporation in New York almost two years ago, I felt very frustrated．I was afraid that I would not find a better job．'I'd been with the company since 1996 and had poured a lot into

my technical work．But I also felt free, maybe even excited．