八一中学2015届高三8月月考英语试题

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

What can we learn from the conversation?

The man has found a new seat for the woman.

The woman’s seat is occupied.

The woman is in the wrong row.

What did the man do?

He forgot to return a book.

He lent Tony a book two months ago.

He helped the woman take out a book.

When did the man’s daughter set a new world record?

In 1999. B. In 2005. C. In 2009.

What does the man mean?

He moved the desk alone.

He had some classmates move the desk.

His classmates helped him move the desk.

What time is it now?

3:10. B. 3:15. C. 4:10.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

Who might the man be?

A waiter. B. The woman’s friend. C. The woman’s husband.

Where was the wallet found?

A. In the restroom. B. At the cash desk. C. On the table.

请听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

What does the man invite the woman to do?

Buy trousers. B. Buy shoes. C. Go climbing.

Why didn’t the man buy the shoes yesterday?

He didn’t like soft shoes.

They were too expensive.

He didn’t have enough money.

请听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

Where does the conversation take place?

At a party. B. In a shop. C. In a game room.

How much does the woman plan to spend? A. $50. B. $30 C. $20.

12. What does the woman choose at last?

A. A book about PC games. B. A magic car. C. A pencil –box.

请听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Why didn’t the man show up for the party?

He got lost on the way to the party.

He forgot to go to the party.

His car broke down on the mountain.

14. What did the man do last night?

A. He repaired his car on the mountain.

B. He stayed overnight on the mountain.

C. He stayed at his colleague’s house.

15. What does the woman advise the man to do?

A. Rent a Nissan car.

B. Get his car repaired at her garage.

C. Sell his car and buy a new one.

16. How much will the man pay in total to rent the car?

A. US$220. B. US$440. C. US$660.

请听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What do we know about William Shakespeare?

A. He is the greatest playwright of all time.

B. HE is the greatest poet in the world.

C. HE lived during the reign of Elizabeth II.

18. When was Shakespeare’s first poem published?

A. In 1593. B. In 1594. C. In 1598.

19. What were Shakespeare’s earlier plays?

A. Mainly histories and comedies.

B. Mainly comedies and tragedies.

C. Mainly histories and tragedies.

20. Which of the following is written in the sixteenth century?

A. Hamlet. B. King Lear. C. Romeo and Juliet.

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）

从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21. --- Would you mind passing me my glasses? I can’t make out the words in the letter.

--- _________.

A. Yes, please. B. No, never mind. C. With pleasure. D. That’s OK.

22. The girl was at ___ loss when ____ word came that she had been disqualified from the speech competition.

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

23. According to a recent study, women are _____ to suffer from stomach cancer as men.

A. twice more likely B. twice as likely C. more likely twice D. as twice likely

24. ---What do you think of her new book?

--- There is nothing special about it. I mean it is just__________.

A. average B. usual C. normal D. strange

25. Mandy _________ adoption since her son’s death, but her husband didn’t agree with her.

A. has considered B. has been considering C. is going to consider D. had considered

26. Without professional training, you may _______ lots of bad habits when learning to play the piano.

A. give up B. catch up C. keep up D. pick up

27. The degree _______ the company is able to cope with the uncertainty of the future is worth studying. A. of how B. to that C. to which D. on which

28. ______ we admit that there are some problems with the new system, we believe they can be solved. A. Until B. While C. As D. Unless

29. ---Did you enjoy your holiday in Hawaii?

--- Yes, but I would rather you ______ there too.

A. went B. had gone C. should go D. would have gone

30. ______ he misunderstood my position on the question is obvious from his remarks.

A. What B. How C. That D. Which

31. ____ the government’s record on unemployment, their chances of winning the election look poor.

A. Given B. To give C. Giving D. Having given

32. ______that Marie was able to set up new branches elsewhere.

A. So successful her business was B. So successful was her business

C. So her business was successful D. So was her successful business

33. It was with great joy _____ the father received the news that his long-lost son had been found. A. because B. while C. since D. that

34. I got the story from Tom and _____ people who had worked with him.

A. every other B. many others C. some other D. other than

35. The girl is a student at Oxford University, _____ for a degree in English literature.

A. studied B. studying C. to have studied D. to be studying

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，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

In front of the church down the street, a manger(马槽) had been set up, with Mary, Joseph, and the barn animals in 47.______ the arrival of baby Jesus. As I walked home, I 48._____ that the story of Joseph and Mary wandering from door to door seeking shelter was much like my own. Leaving Puerto Rico was still a 49._____in my soul and I was struggling with whom I had become in my 15 years in the United States. I’d mourned my losses, 50._____for the first time, I recognized what I’d gained. I was 51.______, and educated and healthy. My life was still before me, full of 52. ______.

Sometimes the best 53.____ is the one you give yourself. That Christmas, I gave myself credit 54.____ I’d accomplished so far and permission to go 55. ______ unafraid. It was the best gift I’ve ever received, the one that I most treasure.

36.

A. chosen

B. bothered

C. allowed

D. accompanied



37.

A. working

B. laughing

C. studying

D. thinking



38.

A. crowded

B. expensive

C. cheerful

D. large



39.

A. looking for

B. looking at

C. looking through

D. looking over



40.

A. finally

B. easily

C. quickly

D. likely



41.

A. patient

B. strict

C. alone

D. private



42.

A. friends

B. dreams

C. guests

D. customers



43.

A. beautiful

B. interesting

C. clean

D. empty



44.

A. pleased

B. upset

C. surprised

D. curious



45.

A. hated

B. loved

C. missed

D. forgot



46.

A. achieved

B. refused

C. preferred

D. offered



47.

A. search

B. expectation

C. position

D. control



48.

A. imagined

B. sighed

C. realized

D. expressed



49.

A. effort

B. belief

C. wound

D. wish



50.

A. but

B. so

C. because

D. though



51.

A. excited

B. independent

C. ordinary

D. worthless



52.

A. desires

B. possibilities

C. ideals

D. advantages



53.

A. gift

B. lesson

C. purpose

D. memory



54.

A. on

B. in

C. at

D. for



55.

A. upward

B. down

C. around

D. forward



第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

I was diagnosed with cancer in September 2005, after discovering a small lump in my neck. All seemed well after the lump had been removed. However, a follow-up blood test revealed that the cancer had spread. I underwent chemotherapy(化疗), and within four months I lost nearly 20kg, all my hair and energy.

I got a tentative all-clear(解除警报)two days after my 28 the birthday. To me, it signaled a new start, and I couldn’t wait to get on with my life. The doctors told me that it would be months before I could get back to my old activity levels, but I just didn’t want to accept this. I wanted to be normal again –now, not in six months.

So I started by simply walking around Edinburgh. Each day I would get home four or five hours later feeling like I had run a marathon. After less than six weeks, I half-ran, half-crawled up Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh. I spent the next couple of days in bed recovering, but soon after that I was back in the gym.

My diet had never been great before I fell ill --- I was a real vegetable-phobe(厌恶蔬菜的人)， and to some extent I still am. Nowadays, though, I make myself eat more natural foods. I have discovered that a good blender and a slow-cooker help make foods I don’t like bearable.

When one suffers a physical setback, emotional support from others is important. Still, there are things only you can do for yourself; at the end of the day, you are the one going through it. I went back to work, and now have started a company to take my passion for health and fitness forward. I believe that what holds most people back is a poor mental attitude and lack of determination. You can achieve whatever you want; you just have to work hard at it.

56. What do we learn about the author from the passage?

A. He was diagnosed with cancer after a regular blood test.

B. He got back in the gym two days after his 28th birthday.

C. His doctors asked him not to do any kind of exercise for six months.

D. He wanted to recover from his illness as soon as possible.

57. How did the author change his diet?

A. He started eating more natural foods.

B. He began to like eating vegetables.

C. He learned to cook by himself.

D. He liked eating the foods he hadn’t liked before.

58. Based on the last paragraph, the author thinks that_________.

A. the help and support of others are useless to sick people

B. people can’t be mentally unprepared to decide things

C. people should do everything by themselves

D. hard-working people get what they want

59. The author thinks the main thing in life is _______.

A. optimism B. calmness C. passion D. honesty

60. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. Life Depends on Exercise B. Perseverance Is the Key to Success

C. How I Bear Cancer D. How to Overcome Cancer

B

In California, young sea lions are in danger of starving to death and it is not clear why.

"I'm going on a rescue right now," said Peter Wall