湖南省岳阳县一中2015届高三10月第二次月考英语试卷

时量： 120分钟 总分： 150分

命题人：余荣霞 审题人：李炳文

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

1. What’s wrong with the man?

A. He has a headache. B. He has a stomachache.

C. He has a pain in the back.

2. Where is the man probably?

A. At home. B. At a drugstore. C. At a hospital.

Conversation 2

3. What will Mr Brown do after lunch?

A. Go back to the office. B. Attend a meeting. C. Go to an exhibition.

4. What will the man do?

A. Call back later. B. Wait for Mr Brown at the office.

C. Write a letter to Mr Brown.

Conversation 3

5. What is the woman’s destination?

A.1323 Yingze Street B. 3023 Yingze Street.

C. 2023 Yingze Street.

6. Who is the man?

A. A bus driver. B. The woman’s friend.

C. A taxi driver.

Conversation 4

7. What will the woman go home for?

A. A wedding. B. A holiday. C. A birthday.

8. How will the woman go to the airport?

A. By taxi. B. By subway. C. By bus.

9. What will the woman do next?

A. Make a reservation. B. Buy a ticket. C. Have dinner with the man.

Conversation 5

10. How long has the man been lost?

A. About 10 minutes. B. About 30 minutes. C. About an hour..

11. Where will the man go?

A. A train station. B. A bank. C. The woman’s house.

12. What will the man do?

A. Find the way himself. B. Go to the supermarket.

C. Wait for the woman to come.

Conversation 6

13. What major does the man want to take?

A. English. B. Math. C. Mechanical Engineering.

14. At what kind of schools can the man get a scholarship probably?

A. The average schools. B. The good schools.

C. The school in his own country.

15. What will the woman help the man do?

A. Buy a ticket. B. Learn the English. C. Apply for some schools.

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.

Her background

She was born 16. _______ in Missouri in 1892

She was the only daughter and the youngest child of 17. ______.

In 18. _____ the family moved to Chicago for three years





Her career

She found that it was almost impossible for a woman to get a job in physics.

She gave up and began writing letters of anger to 19. ______ .

She began her great fight for 20. _______for women.





Part II Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. Those _____ cannot answer all three riddles will be condemned to death.

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

22. --- Do you often feel anxious and uncomfortable?

--- No, but I __________.

A. didn’t B. used to be C. used to D. wasn’t

23. ____ a peasant boy of no more than seventeen, who was badly wounded.

A. Seated in the corner was B. Was seated in the corner

C. In the corner was seating D. In the corner was seated

24. Mr White is opposed to repairing the old building, and that’s ______ I don’t agree.

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

25. __________ he does has nothing to do with me.

?? A.?If B. No matter what? C. That? D. whatever

26. ---_______ the farmers discovered the entrance to the secret cave in the valley?

--- Totally by chance.

A. When was it B. How was it C. How was it that D. When was it that

27. The fact ____ ancient Greek civilization had a great influence on Western culture is known to many people.

A. whether B. that C. if D. how

28. We live in a society ______ there is a great deal of debate about competition.

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

29. He made up his mind to devote all he could _____ his spoken English before going to college.

A. to be practicing B. practicing C. practice D. to practicing

30. Keep away from the dog , _______it will bite you.

A. and B. so C. or D. but

31. Stand _____ you are, and I will come and help you.

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

32. The old man turned his business over to his younger son, ________made his elder son discouraged.

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

33. He hasn’t decided _____ he will go abroad next year.

A. whether B. when C. where D. why

34. He was fortunate ____ he did not get injured in the car accident.

A. but that B. except that C. because of that D. in that

35. Only when he returned home ______ what had happened.

A. did he realize B. he realized

C. he did realize D. has he realized

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.

What is real success? I am sure many would come up with answers like lots of money, a big house, a new car, and so on.

It has been interesting to see how my own idea of success has 36 through the years. When I was young, I was eagerly reaching for material success. I chose my jobs accordingly and ended up in 37 . Sure enough, I did earn some pretty good pay checks.

But then a different feeling started to 38 . I began to realize selling was not what I wanted to do all my life. After all I was often forced to sell products that did not really suit customers. All that matters is the amount of money that is made. 39 I became very unhappy.

I came to realize that even with big pay checks I did not feel successful. That is when my search for success turned inwards, I 40 sales and chose another profession–helping people. The feeling of relief and belonging was great–and suddenly I felt successful again. Even though I earned 41 than before, I was much more content.

Then I returned to my old love–writing.

I realized I felt most successful when I loved what I did never 42 the money. Then for my own 43 I define success by the feeling of contentment.

Always remember–you are not here to 44 anyone else’s life but your own. It is not your obligation (义务) to please others with your life – only yourself, because only if you are happy yourself can you 45 happiness to others. You cannot give what you do not have.

So be true to yourself and 46 your own joyful path to your own 47 of success.

36. A. occurred B. developed C. completed D. produced

37. A. sales B. service C. manufacturing D. tourism

38. A. change B. end C. leave D. grow

39. A. Eventually B. Randomly C. Fortunately D. Occasionally

40. A. undertook B. continued C. experienced D. quit

41. A. less B. more C. much D. little

42. A. spending B. donating C. minding D. speaking

43. A. point B. angle C. part D. interest

44. A. influence B. live C. disturb D. practice

45. A. spread B. lead C. link D. lend

46. A. pass B. cross C. remove D. follow

47. A. significance B. definition C. imagination D. limit

Section C (12 marks)

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

Sports are an important part of the society. Sports come in many sizes.

Golf is 48 individual sport. Even though golfers play on the same course, 49 are just competing against one another with their scores. Golf is different from tennis. A tennis player must beat the other to finish a match, 50 a golfer needs to play against every other player. The one 51 takes the fewest strokes（击球）to make the ball into 18 holes will be the winner.

Baseball, basketball, and soccer are team sports. Team members help each other to win as a team. Sports are played for fun and for money. About every sport has 52 professionals and amateurs.

Sports bring people together and also set people apart. They bring people together as a team and make many fans to cheer for that team. And each team has 53 own fans. 54 when two teams compete against each other or two individual athletes compete against each other, the fans are divided 55 two parts.

Part III Reading Comprehension (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages., Each passage is followed 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 information given in the passage.

A

“Iris scan （虹膜扫描）, please,” the bank’s computer voice tells you. You step up and the computer reads your eye, comparing it to the stored file it has of your iris. The images had better match---otherwise, you won’t be able to get your money.

Iris scanning and other technologies, such as fingerprint and voice scanning, have appeared in many science fiction movies in the past. Today, these advanced technologies are part of the real world. They are common at work, the bank, the airport, and your local prison. The iris scan, fingerprint scan, and voice scan are all examples of biometrics