湖南省益阳市一中2014届高三年级第十次月考英语试卷

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Part Ⅰ Listening Comprehension（30 marks）

Section A （22．5 marks）

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．

Conversation 1

Where does the woman want to go?

A. An office

B. A fruit shop

C. A police station



What does the woman have to do now?

A. Walk ahead and turn right

B. Walk a little way back.

C. Wait for Mark at the crossroads.



Conversation 2

What was the weather like while the woman was having her breakfast on the 28th of April?

A. It was sunny.

B. It was cloudy.

C. It was raining



What was the weather like on April 28th?

A. Cloudy, rainy, then sunny.

B. Sunny, rainy, then cloudy.

C. Sunny, cloudy, then rainy.



Conversation 3

Where is the woman going?

A. To Paris.

B. To Amsterdam.

C. To Malaga.



What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Friends.

B. Husband and wife

C. Strangers.



Conversation 4

What is the woman’s destination?

A. The 16th Street.

B. Battery Park.

C. A bookshop.



Why does she want to make a stop at Union Square?

A. Because she is late. B. Because she wants to buy something there.

C. Because Sally is waiting for her there.

What can we know about the man speaker?

A. He is a bus driver.

B. He is a taxi driver.

C. He is a passer-by.



Conversation 5

How does the man feel about David’s way of sleeping?

A. It’s effective.

B. It’s strange.

C. It’s the best.



How many hours does David sleep a day?

A. Four. .

B. Six.

C. Seven.



What does the woman think of sleeping?

A. People should develop a habit like David’s. B. People need longer hours of sleep.

C. People have different sleeping habits.

Conversation 6

What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?

A. Strangers.

B. Teacher and student.

C. Husband and wife.



What will you do if others can’t follow you at English Corner?

A. Say it again and again.

B. Go on to another topic.

C. Explain it in another way.



What will possibly happen if strangers talk about politics?

A. They will probably not agree with each other. B. They will be in danger.

C. They will have to stop their talk soon.

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.

Arrangements for the trip to Paris

◆ Duration (为期) and accommodation

16 with a host family

◆ Place to meet the host family

17

◆ Necessities

＊Money－a total of about 18

＊ 19 －for your host family to find you easily

＊ 20

◆ Emergency number

581-2238 (9a.m.－5 p.m.)





Part Ⅱ Language Knowledge（45 marks）

Section A （15 marks）

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.

The officials have indicated that a new building will be built in 2015 ______ can house another

1,000 students.

A. where

B. when

C. which

D. what



22. The driver said: “Keep your hands to yourself, kid, or you _______.”

A. are hurt

B. will get hurt

C. have got hurt

D. would get hurt



23. Roses need special care ______ they can live through winter.

A. because

B. so that

C. even if

D. as



Lily is very happy to know her father ______ his work in Beijing and that he’ll come back

home in 2 days.

A. finished

B. has finished

C. would finish

D. had finished



25. The Sewol ferry carrying more than 470 people sank on way to Jeju island,_________ 212

dead and nearly 90 missing .

A. to leave

B. left

C. being left

D. leaving



--The road repairs _____ on 7th Avenue.

-- Ok, we’ll take Park Avenue then.

A. are carrying out

B. have been carried out



C. have carried out

D. are being carried out



---Was he still there when you were away to answer the phone?

---There is no doubt about it, but he _________ afterwards.

A. left

B. had left

C. was leaving

D. leaves



Whatever David says sounds right to Helen .That’s _______she has made up her mind to live

with him whatever happens.

A. what

B. how

C. where

D. why



The road _______ for vehicles is under repair .Drivers are required to take some other routes.

A. meaning

B. meant

C. to mean

D. being meant



30.--Have you seen the Oscar-winning animated movie Frozen with its beautiful theme song “Let

it go”?

--No, but how I wish I _______ it next weekend!

A. saw

B. have seen

C. had seen

D. could see



He couldn’t speak; he could only mouth words which sometimes were hard ________.

A. to be understood

B. understood

C. understanding

D. to understand



 Shopping online can save much time as you ______ go to a shop or walk around crowded

shopping centers.

A. don’t have to

B. oughtn’t to

C. won’t

D. mustn’t



To shut your eyes to facts, as many of you do,________ foolish.

A. are

B. is

C. has been

D. was



Look at the timetable .Hurry up! Flight 4026 _____ off at 18:00.

A. took

B. will take

C. takes

D. has taken



It was not until dawn ________ their way out of the forest.

A. when they found

B. that they found

C. did they find

D. they found





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.

When he was two years old, the child of two college teachers suddenly and strangely stopped growing , and his health started to fail. A team of doctors 36 that he had six months to live after they diagnosed（诊断） him as suffering from a serious 37 .Sometimes his sister went ice skating , and he would go along to 38 .There stood a weak , under-grown kid , with a feeding tube put into his mouth and down into his stomach. One day, as he watched his sister skate on the ice , he 39 his parents and said, “You know ,I think I’d like to try ice skating.” His parents stared at their life-threatened child with a 40 look. Well, he tried it and he 41 it .He went at it with all his heart. That was something that he could be good at with great fun, where one’s 42 and weight were not important.

The following year, the doctors were 43 to discover that he had actually started growing again .It was too late for him to reach normal size, but neither he nor his family cared. He was recovering and succeeding .He believed in his dream.

None of the kids laugh at him today. Instead, they all love him and rush to get his pictures. He has completed many amazing 44 and on the world professional ice skating tour. Although he has retired from professional skating , he 45 a coach and a mentor （指导者） respected by everyone in winter sports .

As the former Olympic gold medal figure skating champion ,Scott Hamilton stands as tall and as 46 as any winner .Scott’s size doesn’t 47 his faith and achievement.

You can stand tall, no matter how small!

36.A.expected

B. recognized

C. agreed

D. hoped



37.A.injury

B. headache

C. disease

D. attack



38.A.study

B. watch

C. follow

D. join



39.A.laughed at

B. pointed to

C. turned to

D. listened to



40.A.painful

B. funny

C. frightened

D. surprised



41.A.remembered

B. stopped

C. loved

D. left



42.A.height

B. interest

C. popularity

D. tradition



43.A.excited

B. shocked

C. disappointed

D. encouraged



44.A.courses

B. performances

C. jobs

D. stories



45.A.visits

B. finds

C. needs

D. becomes



46.A.proud

B. lonely

C. shy

D. silent



47.A.help

B. improve

C. match

D. limit





Section C （12 marks）

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

Want to be a small fish in a big pond or the other way round? Every graduate faces this question 48 he starts his career .A large number of college graduates prefer to stay in big cities. To them, big cities mean more experiences, more opportunities to see the big world and more space 49 career development. At the same time, higher salary is another temptation.

50 some other graduates want to start in small towns. Though there may not be many big companies, they can have a quieter and 51 competitive life. Another reason is 52 they can be a big fish in53 small pond. They can easily get the management’s attention and may win promotion earlier.

As far as I am concerned, I prefer to start in a metropolis like Shanghai. A good begin is half the battle, and in Shanghai I can find a job in a big company 54 I can meet people from different places and cultures. I will learn from 55 what I can’t get from textbooks.

Part Ⅲ Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is following 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 formation given in the passage.

A

Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t love others until you love yourself. Sometimes you’ll hear people say that you can’t expect someone else to love you until you love yourself. Either way, you’ve got to love yourself first and this can be tricky. Sure we all know that we’re the apple of our parents’ eyes, and that our Grandmas think we’re great talents and our Uncle Roberts think that we will go to the Olympics, but sometimes it’s a lot harder to think such nice thoughts about ourselves. If you find that believing in yourself is a challenge, it is time you build a positive self-image and learn to love yourself.

Self-image is your own mind’s picture of yourself. This image includes t