启东中学2015届高三上学期第一次月考

英语试题

注意事项：

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷 (选择题) 和第II卷 (非选择题) 两部分，共120分。考试时间120分钟。

考生注意：

第I卷答案必须全部写在答题纸卡，写在试卷上或装订线内一律不给分。

第一卷(选择题 共 95分)

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 is the man probably doing?

A. Moving a sofa. B. Washing his hands. C. Doing the washing.

2. When will the two speakers certainly have finished the project?

A. By September. B. By July. C. By March.

3. Why did the man hurt his back?

A. He lifted the heavy weights．

B. He isn’t really a professional．

C. He didn’t warm up before lifting．

4. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. In an office. B. In a restaurant C. In a store．

5. What is the man now?

A. A teacher. B. A librarian. C. A government official．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. How long has the woman worked for Fashion Central?

A. For about two years. B. For about three years. C. For about four years．

7. What would the woman have to do if she takes the job?

A. Repair computers. B. Do some travelling. C. Work nights and weekends．

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What do we know about the exam?

A. It consisted of 15 true-false questions.

B. It consisted of 3 essay questions.

C. It lasted for 60 minutes.

9. How did the woman do on the essay questions?

A. She wrote the information in a hurry.

B. She didn’t know the answers.

C. She wrote her answers clearly．

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How much does the first apartment rent for?

A. 1,000 yuan a month. B. 2,000 yuan a month. C. 3,000 yuan a month.

11. Where is the second apartment located?

A. On Tongchuan Road. B. Beside Meichuan Park. C. Near Yunan Road.

12. What can we know about the second apartment?

A. It’s a one-room apartment. B. It’s in a quiet area.

C. It’s far from the man’s workplace.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is the woman’s dream?

A. To work as a writer. B. To work as a coach. C. To work as a reporter.

14. When will the woman go for an interview?

A. Next Monday. B. Next Tuesday. C. Next Wednesday.

15. Where did the woman practice for the interview?

A. In front of her family. B. In front of her friend. C. In front of a mirror.

16. What does the woman ask the man to do?

A. Buy some older issues of Sports Express.

B. Play the role of the boss.

C. Help her with her homework.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What does Nancy do?

A. A flight attendant. B. A tour guide. C. A doctor.

18. What do AAI volunteers offer to do besides delivering donations?

A. Help needy children with their studies.

B. Plant gardens, dig wells and build clinics

C. Dance and sing songs with poor children.

19. What made Nancy have a strong desire to give and then create AAI?

A. The loss of her father.

B. Her trips to modern cities.

C. Her suffering from poverty.

20. When did Nancy make her second trip to the poor places?

A. In 1993. B. In 1996. C. In 2006.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：单项选择（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C 、D 、四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. ---Have you seen ____ iphone? I left it on the desk this morning.

---Is it ____ white one? I think I saw it somewhere.

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

22. ---What have you learned from your experience in the USA?

---Well, meeting people from another culture ______ be very difficult.

A. must B. can C. should D. shall

23. The house, ______ door often stays open until late at night, works as a home for the guards, some of ______ are from the countryside.

A. whose; whom B. which; whom C. whose; them D. where; them

24. --- Was it by cutting down unnecessary expenditure ______ Mr. Simon saved the firm?

--- No, it was by improving work efficiency.

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

25. ---Fancy meeting you here, Lucy! I never thought you visit us today.

---Sorry, I forgot to tell you I was coming. I hope you don’t mind me ______.

A. calling in B. pulling in C. breaking in D. dropping in

26. The real secret to successful learning lies in students ______ an interest in what they are doing.

A. to take B. taking C. taken D. having taken

27. After ______ seemed a hopeless wait, four coal-miners trapped in the mine for 125 hours were finally rescued in Heilongjiang Province.

A. when 　 B. that　 C. it　 D. what

28. Jose cupped his hands together to cover his mouth ______ other people would see him cry.

A. so that?????????????????? B. now that?????????????????? C. for fear that ????? D. on condition that

29. In the vibrant coastal resorts ______ international restaurants that provide you with a variety of exotic food and high-quality modern hotels.

A. is B. was C. are D. were

30. Maybe he ______ to stick to his ridiculous thought at the moment, but, trust me, he will change his mind tomorrow morning.

A. is stupid B. was stupid C. is being stupid D. was being stupid

31. I waited for him at the train station for an hour and I was afraid that he may miss the train, but luckily, he showed up with only ten minutes ______.

A. remain B. to remain C. remained D. remaining

32. ---Do you mean that we have lost our way?

---_____, my dear. We’d better ask someone for help.

A. Absolutely B. Entirely C. No problem D. All right

33. ---I thought you were going to call me last night about the plans for the conference.

---Sorry, I ______. But Tom and Jane stopped by and stayed until midnight.

A. must have B. can’t have C. might do D. should have

34. The accident that happened at an oilfield ______ the southeast coast of the USA has caused great damage to the environment.

A. away B. from C. off D. beyond

35. —It is said that the film Kungfu Panda2 is a great success. Shall we go to watch it this Sunday?

—Sorry. I have to finish my homework.

—Come on. Don’t be _______.

A. a piece of cake B. a wet blanket C. pulling my leg D. all ears

第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Comparisons were drawn between the development of television in the 20th century and the diffusion of printing in the 15th and 16th centuries. Yet much had happened __36___. As was discussed before, it was not __37___ the 19th century that the newspaper became the dominant pre-electronic __38___, following in the wake of the pamphlet and the book and in the __39___ of the periodical. It was during the same time that the communications revolution __40___ up, beginning with transport, the railway, and leading __41___ through the telegraph, the telephone, radio, and motion pictures __42___ the 20th-century world of the motor car and the air plane. Not everyone sees that process in a right way. Nevertheless, it is __43___ to do so.

It is generally recognized, __44___, that the introduction of the computer in the early 20th century, __45___ by the invention of the integrated circuit during the 1960s, radically changed the process, __46___ its impact on the media was not immediately __47___. As time went by, computers became smaller and more powerful, and they became “personal” too, as well as institutional, with display becoming __48___ and storage capacity __49___. They were thought of, like people, __50___ generations, with the distance between generations much __51___.

It was within the computer age that the term “information society” began to be widely used to describe the __52___ within which we now live. The communications revolution has __53___ both work and leisure and how we think and feel both about place and time, but there have been __54___ views about its economic, political, social and cultural implications. “Benefits” have been weighed __55___ “harmful” outcomes. And generalizations have proved difficult.

36. A. between B. before C. since D. later

37. A. after B. by C. during D. until

38. A. means B. method C. medium D. measure

39. A. process B. company C. light D. form

40. A. gathered B. speeded C. worked D. picked

41. A. on B. out C. over D. off

42. A. of B. for C. beyond D. into

43. A. important B. difficult C. honest D. concrete

44. A. indeed B. hence C. however D. therefore

45. A. brought B. followed C. stimulated. D. characterized

46. A. unless B. since C. lest D. although

47. A. apparent B. desirable C. negative D. believable

48. A. sharper B. darker C. heavier D. higher

49. A. decreasing B. increasing C. declining D. flowing

50. A. by means of B. in terms of C. with regard to D. in line with

51. A. deeper B. fewer C. nearer D. smaller

52. A. environment B. distance C. sky D. state

53. A. regarded B. impressed C. influenced D. effected

54. A. competitive B. controversial C. conditional D. clumsy

55. A. above B. upon C. against D. with

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

A Sydney Pass gives you unlimited and flexible travel on the Explorer Buses: the 'red' Sydney Explorer shows you around our exciting city sights while the 'blue' Bondi Explorer visits Sydney Harbor bays and famous beaches. Take to the water on one of three magnificent daily harbor cruises(游船). You can also travel free on regular Sydney Buses, Sydney Ferries or City Rail services (limited area), so you can go to every corner of this beautiful city.

Imagine browsing at Darling Harbor, sampling the famous seafood at Watsons Bay or enjoying the city lights on an evening ferry cruis