2014届高三年级第五次月考英语试卷

第I卷（选择题，满分115分）

第一部分：听力测试（本题有2节，共30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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．What has Paul been busy doing recently?

A．Writing a poem B．Getting a novel published C．Collecting poems

2．What does the woman think makes the flowers be in a bad condition？

A．Lack of water B．Lack of sunlight C．Lack of nutrition

3．What does the woman think of her job?

A．Meaningful B．Boring C．Exciting

4．What do we know about the woman?

A．She isn’t confident of herself

B．She wants to join in the competition

C．She is interested in computer programming

5．What are the speakers talking about?

A．A website B．A piece of music C．A T-shirt

第二节 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ABC三个选项中选出最佳项,并标在试卷的相应的位置。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至7。

6．How will the woman travel?

A．By ship B．By air C．By train

7．What is the woman probably going to do?

A．Go shopping B．Have a sunbath C．Write for a magazine

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8．What is the relationship between the speakers?

A．Advertiser and advertising agent

B．Business partners C．Workmates

9．Why was the company unsuccessful in Japan?

A．The target group between Japan and America is different

B．The name of the company scared off customers

C．The marketing strategies didn’t work

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．How many rooms are there upstairs?

A．Three B．Four C．Five

11．Where can the woman park her car if she rents the house?

A．In front of the garden B．At the back of the house

C．On the road outside the house

12．What will the woman do tomorrow?

A．Meet Mr Roberts B．Come round to the house

C．Discuss the details with the man

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．Why can the busiest people do urgent things?

A．They have more time B．They are better organised

C．They act more quickly

14．What is the woman’s advice on the housework?

A．Finish them at once

B．Think about them until they’re finished

C．Put them off until a time people want to do them

15．How does the woman think people can organize their time?

A．By listing everything they want to do

B．By making a list of their housework

C．By writing down the urgent things

16．What is the woman doing?

A．Making a speech B．Assigning tasks C．Giving a class

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．What is the first step of marketing a new product?

A．Researching on customers’ love B．Selecting a test market

C．Handing out samples

18．How is the cost of the testing produces controlled?

A．By reducing the size of the samples B．By keeping the test period short

C．By limiting the test areas

19．Who usually does the testing and interview?

A．Experienced salespeople B．Producers

C．Specially trained people

20．What does the speaker say in the end?

A．Everyone’s opinion is very important

B．Listeners should stay after the talk to take part in a test

C．Companies should try their best to test more new products

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

21.—Would you mind my closing the windows? It’s really cold today.

--- _________.

A. Definitely not B. With pleasure C. Yes, please D. That’s ok

22.Under ______ reform program announced on Nov 15, the government has decided to give ____ green light to couples wanting to have two children if one of the two parents is an only child.

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

23. ---Mike is often absent from class.

---Tell him he _____ answer for it if he goes on behaving like that.

A. shall B. will C. would D. can

24.____ was reported in the newspaper, Nelson Mandela , the former president of South Africa , was given a national funeral on Dec.15th.

A. It B. As C. What D. Which

25. Jenny, the new comer, has earned not only the trust of her classmates but also ______ of her teachers.

A. one B. ones C. that D. those

26. --- Shangri-la Hotel! May I help you?

--- I’d like to _____ a double room with a sea view for two nights.

A. observe B. reserve C. deserve D. preserve

27.—How I regret making the stupid mistake and wasting so much of our time!

--- Yes. I ______ doing it another way, but in vain.

A. have suggested B. suggested C. had suggested D. would suggest

28.Pacific Rim, ______ by Guillermo del Toro, a 2013 American science fiction film, is visually spectacular, especially when seen on the large screen.

A. having directed B. being directed C. directing D. directed

29. In my opinion, we need to begin ______ we stopped yesterday to ensure we won’t miss anything.

A. how B. what C. when D. where

30. As soon as you get home from school, think about the order _____ you will do your homework assignments and how much time you will spend on each one.

A. of which B. at which C. in which D. through which

31.---Tom’s father has decided to _____ smoking and drinking.

--- Wise choice. Smoking is harmful, in particular.

A. cut out B. cut in C. cut up D. cut down

32. –Look, I bought this CD player for 50 dollars!

-- Dear me ! I paid 98 dollars for one the other day, almost ______.

A. as twice much B. twice as much C. twice less than D. less than twice

33. – What impressed you most during your stay in Britain ?

-- I had the _____ of meeting the Queen when she visited our school.

A. treaty B. privilege C. inspiration D. exploration

34. Mary is very clever and _____ worth teaching, but her brother is not. Look, he is now _____ asleep in class.

A. very, very B. much, very C. well, very D. well, fast

35. The West Lake, described by Poet Su Dongpo as a beauty, ‘looks charming ______ richly made up or only slightly so.”

A. when B. while C. whether D. if

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

Unlike most of his classmates who rushed into IT or other promising technological businesses, Yin Hongbo went from studying science straight back to kindergarten.

During the early days, everyone, including his parents, tried to 36 him from becoming a teacher, 37 teachers used to have poor incomes. But he just thought that teaching children was the most 38 thing in the world.

When he was a junior student, Yin was 39 enough to become an intern(实习生)of China’s renowned space scientist, Qian Xuesen. Qian inspired him by 40 that it is too late for children to develop innovative thinking 41 they are in middle school.

Yin has published many books about infant and pre-school 42 . the popularity of his books among parents and the 43 of experts both at home and abroad have quickly made him a celebrity educator.

In the colorfully 44 buildings, a group of children are playing soccer on the grounds of the kindergarten opened by Yin—the only one among the city’s 2,000 kindergartens that 45 soccer training with a professional coach, Ma Yiwen, 36, who teaches the children soccer, tennis and even golf. We all know that few kindergartens 46 male teachers, even nowadays. But Yin said, “It’s quite important to have male teacher to give a balanced and positive 47 on children, especially boys.”

Yin’s educational theories and practices, which 48 outdoor sports, have attracted quite a number of parents. Most Chinese kindergartens require children learn too much on 49 . Rarely have any of them put 50 emphasis on sports like Yin’s kindergarten. As parents, we hope for our children to have physical health the most, 51 expect them to become geniuses.

Besides developing 52 methods in his kindergarten, Yin is eager to improve the overall 53 of kindergartens across ChinA. He is 54 giving lectures and training teachers around the country, and 55 to set up a special training college for pre-school teachers, and will soon open a non-profit“online kindergarten”, so parents can teach their children even at home.

36．A．persuade B．protect C．discourage D．excuse

37．A．and B．however C．otherwise D．since

38．A．meaningful B．regretful C．hopeful D．successful

39．A．thrilled B．lucky C．satisfied D．excited

40．A．speaking out B．working out C．pointing out D．bringing out

41．A．before B．though C．unless D．when

42．A．education B．practice C．research D．investigation

43．A．recommendation B．fame C．confirmation D．status

44．A．decorated B．described C．matched D．covered

45．A．combines B．provides C．meets D．equips

46．A．admit B．bring C．refuse D．recruit

47．A．development B．experience C．influence D．comment

48．A．allow B．explain C．establish D．emphasize

49．A．knowledge B．literature C．books D．exercises

50．A．additional B．equal C．further D．extra

51．A．more than B．other than C．better than D．rather than

52．A．innovative B．active C．selective D．competitive

53．A．model B．quality C．condition D．skill

54．A．accustomed B．busy C．devoted D．cautious

55．A．prefers B．plans C．continues D．demands

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

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Do you think it is ever a good idea for a teenager to have a credit card?

My kids watch closely as I swipe the card through the register. They’ve seen me do it hundreds, thousands of times. Cool. They are itching to swipe it through the machine themselves. When we walk out of the store with our groceries or pet food, or whatever, it’s almost as though money has not changed hands, painless, easy.

So it shouldn’t be shocking to discover that teenagers are becoming card carrying consumers in their own right. The question is, should they?

While some argue it’s best to teach kids how to use a credit card while still living under the family roof, not everyone agrees. Dave Ramsey, financial expert says getting a credit card for your teenager is actually, “an excellent way to teach him or her to be financially irresponsible. ”

Now parents are required to co-sign on