铜陵市第五中学2015届高三上学期第一次月考

英语试题

1. What day is tomorrow?

A. Saturday B. Thursday C. Tuesday

2. What do we know about the woman?

A. She doesn’t like ice water.

B. She knows a lot about China and America.

C. She used to drink ice water.

3. What will the woman probably do?

A. Go to meet Bon Jovi. B. Get a ticket for a concert.

C. Go to see a doctor.

4. What is the monthly rent of the unfurnished apartment including utilities?

A.$ 235 B.$ 275 C.$ 300

5. Why did the woman listen to the concert?

A. She had to finish her experiment.

B. She doesn’t like piano music.

C. She didn’t go home till 700 pm.

第二节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）

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，每小题将给出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 are the speakers doing?

Preparing ingredients. B. Reading a recipe.

C. Using an electrical appliance.

7. What does the woman’s comment in the end mean?

A. Don’t give up. B. You are so clever.

C. It’s too early to be sure.

听第7段材料，回答第8,9题

8. What was the man doing in the beginning?

A. Making a call. B. Shopping with Susie.

C. Expecting a call from Susie.

9. What is he going to do tomorrow?

A. Visit a relative. B. Do his homework． C. Clean his room.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What do the woman’s parents do?

A. They are doctors. B. They are teachers.

C. They are journalists.

11. What does she think of her present job?

A. It’s too tiring. B. It’s not very challenging.

C. It’s suitable for her.

12. How did she find her current job?

A. Online. B. From a friend. C. From her university.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where is the man from?

A. The US B. China C. Europe

14. What’s the main subject of the conversation?

A. How to offer help. B. American friends.

C. Cultural differences.

15. Why did the man’s American friend respond that way?

A. He didn’t want the man to know he was ill.

B. He didn’t like the man.

C. He misunderstood the man’s intension.

16. How did the man first feel about it?

A. Angry B. Puzzled C. Understanding

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What’s the talk mainly about?

A. How to have fun in London.

B. The era of the “Swing London”.

C. The history of London.

18. What will happen at night clubs?

A. People will be cheated.

B. People will enjoy a different world.

C. People will win large quantities of money.

19. Where are people advised to go when it rains?

A. To the River Thames. B. To the museums and galleries. C. To the cinemas.

20. What does the speaker think about life in London?

A. It’s interesting. B. It’s expensive. C. It’s boring.

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，满分15分）

从每题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

21. Gottlieb Daimler, ______ German engineer, is normally believed to have invented ______ car.

A. a; 不填 B. the; a C. a; the D. 不填; a

22. --- I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.

--- I think so . He ______ for it for months.

A. is preparing B. was preparing

C. has been preparing D. has been preparing

23. As a result of careless washing, the jacket ________ to a child’s size.

A. corresponded B. decreased C. dropped D. shrank

24. Li Qi works hard as usual and it has _______. He has got the first in The Voice of China.

A. showed up B. cut off C. paid off D. put up

25. Let's take a bus or taxi to the park — ______ you'd prefer to walk.

A. since B. in case C. unless D. now that

26. I can’t give you an answer now. I’d like _______ more time to consider my decision.

A. fairly B. pretty C. quite D. a lot

27. --- I can't find Mr. Smith. Where did you meet him this morning?

--- It was in the hotel ______ he stayed.

A. where B. which C. the one D. that

28. ______ along with host families, I believe, language travel students are likely to get enough language practice.

A. Stay B. Having stayed C. Staying D. To stay

29. Today we have chat rooms, text messages and email, but we seem _______ the art of communicating face-to-face.

A. losing B. to be losing C. to be lost D. having lost

30. ---I failed again, I wish I _________ harder. ---But you _______.

A. worked; didn’t B. had worked; didn’t C. worked; don’t

D. had worked; hadn’t

31. So much of interest ________ that most visitors simply run out of time before seeing it all.

A. offers Beijing B. Beijing offers 　　C. does Beijing offer

D. Beijing does offer

32. —She looks very happy. She ______ have passed the exam. []

　　—I guess so. It's not difficult after all.

　　A. should B. could C. must D. might

33. Now my hometown is not at all _______ a traveler who visited it ten years ago can expect.

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

34. The media made different remarks ________ Malaysian Airlines MH370 Flight recently.

A. on B. for C. of D. in

35. ---This is John Smith from Pacific Bell in California. Could I speak to Mr. Green, please?

---_________.

A. I’m speaking. B. Hello. C. Speaking. D. Who are you?

第二节 完形填空（共20小题，满分30分）

从每题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

When I was young, my father and I used to climb the mountains near my house. South Korea has more 36 than planes, and for this reason, climbing has been a natural thing for me since I was a kid.

37 together, my father and I used to have 38 through which I learned a lot from him. He always stressed, “You should have goals in life just like in climbing the mountains.” This has 39 my life deeply.

Without such mountaineering 40 , we couldn’t have had enough time to spend together because my father was very 41 . I believe mountaineering is really 42 . It gave me time to talk with my father and to develop my 43 . I loved walking in the mountains, 44 the routine of city life, the noise and the pollution, and being able to breathe fresh air.

One time we climbed one of the highest mountains in Korea. It was so

45 for me because I was only ten years old. 46 the first few hours of climbing, I enjoyed the fresh air, the birds singing, and the beautiful dances of butterflies. As time passed, I got pains in both of my 47 . I wanted to quit climbing. But my father said to me, “ 48 is a season when everything comes to life again. The mountain and field where we are 49 are decorated with flowers and trees. You can 50 see a beautiful sky at the top of the mountain, but you can’t 51 you are halfway up. 52 there at the top can you enjoy all the beautiful things, just like in 53 .”

At that time, I was too 54 to understand his words, but after that, I got new hope and confidence. 55 , I found myself standing at the top of the mountain. And there, I could see the beautiful sky.

36. A. rivers B. lakes C. seas D. mountains

37. A. Walking B. Working C. Studying D. Playing

38. A. stories B. conversations C. lessons D. interests [来源]

39. A. rebuilt B. destroyed C. influenced D. improved

40. A. training B. opportunities C. period D. memories

41. A. angry B. free C. busy D. special

42 A. beneficial B. hopeful C. tiresome D. serious

43. A. power B. emotion C. courage D. patience

44. A. putting up with B. making up for

C. getting away from D. living up to

45. A. abnormal B. challenging C. disappointing D. acceptable

46. A. During B. After C. Between D. Before

47. A. arms B. ears C. legs D. eyes

48. A. Winter B. Autumn C. Summer D. Spring

49. A. standing B. struggling C. watching D. finishing

50. A. never B. always C. seldom D. sometimes

51. A. what B. when C. that D. where

52. A. Just B. Still C. Only D. Though

53. A. work B. life C. news D. tradition

54. A. foolish B. happy C. proud D. young

55. A. Finally B. Luckily C. Actually D. Immediately

第三部分 阅读理解 (共20小题, 每小题2分, 满分40分)

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A, B, C, D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Jenny was a pretty five-year-old girl. One day when she and her mother were checking out at the grocery store, Jenny saw a plastic pearl (珍珠) necklace priced at $2.50. Her mother bought the necklace for her on condition that she had to do some homework to pay it off. Jenny agreed. She worked very hard every day, and soon Jenny paid off the necklace. Jenny loved it so much that she wore it everywhere except when she was in the shower. Her mother had told her it would turn her neck green!

Jenny had a very loving daddy. When Jenny went to bed, he would read Jenny her favorite story.

One night when he finished the story, he said, “Jenny, could you give me your necklace?”

“Oh! Daddy, not my necklace!” Jenny said. “But you can have Rosy, my favorite doll. Remember her? You gave her to me last year for my birthday. Okay? ”

“Oh no, darling, that’s okay.” Her father brushed her cheek with a kiss. “Good night, little one.

A week later, her father once again asked Jenny for the necklace after her favorite story. “Oh, Daddy, not my necklace! But you can have Ribbons, my toy horse. Do you remember her? She’s my favorite.”

“No, that’s okay,” her father said and brushed her cheek again with a kiss. “God bless you, little one. Sweet dreams. ”

Several days later, when Jenny’s father came in to read her a story, Jenny was sitting on her bed and her lip was trembling. “Here, Daddy,” she said, holding out her hand. She opened it and her beloved pearl necklace was inside. She let it slip into her father’s hand.

With one hand her father held the plastic pearl necklace and with the other he pulled out of his pocket a blue box. Inside the box was a real, beautiful pearl necklace. He had had it all along. He was waiting for Jenny to give up the cheap necklace so he could give her a real one.

56. What did Jenny have to do to get the plastic pearl necklace?

A. She had to help her mother do some housework.

B. She h