长郡中学2015届高三月考（一）

英语试卷

本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。时量120分钟。满分150分。

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 will the speakers do tomorrow night?

A. Have dinner together.

B. Visit neighbors.

C. Go for a walk near the man’s house.

2. How will the man probably go to the woman’s house?

A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By taxi.

Conversation 2

3. What did the woman ask the man to do?

A. Help her organize her paper.

B. Check her essay.

C. Choose a topic for her.

4. What’s the man’s opinion about the topic?

A. It’s too broad.

B. It’s very narrow.

C. It’s perfect.

Conversation 3

5. Why is the woman unwilling to apply for the position?

A. Because the pay is too low.

B. Because it’s in a different field.

C. Because she wants to learn more in her current job.

6. What’s the man’s attitude toward the woman?

A. He is worried.

B. He is encouraging.

C. He is bossy.

Conversation 4

7. Why does Sally like her shirt?

A. Because it was given by a friend.

B. Because she is trying to be fashionable.

C. Because she bought it in Paris.

8. What does the man think of Sally’s clothes?

A. They’re not decent.

B. They’re in fashion.

C. She should get more new dresses.

9. What can we learn from the conversation?

A. Sally loves arguing with her dad.

B. Teens have their own ideas about how to dress.

C. Sally’s dad doesn’t want her to spend too much money on clothes.

Conversation 5

10. What does the boy’s mother like when she was young?

A. She was very naughty.

B. She was eager to know things around.

C. She was always in trouble.

11. What did the boy’s mother do to know more about hippos?

A. She read books.

B. She watched films in the library.

C. She asked a lot of people.

12. What can we learn about the woman?

A. She was very strict.

B. She used to know a lot about hippos.

C. She supported her daughter’s curiosity.

Conversation 6

13. How long has the man’s company been in business?

A. For 5 years. B. For 3 years. C. For 2 years.

14. What does the woman imply about her company?

A. They offer the lowest price.

B. They have grown very fast.

C. They design satisfying ads.

15. What will the woman give the man next?

A. Contact information.

B. Some designs.

C. A contract.

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’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.

You will hear the short passage TWICE.

A Wedding CD

Distribution(分配)

One for 16



The introduction

A(n) 17 with 18 in the background



The content

·songs we liked when we first started dating

·a few songs from the wedding



The cover

A picture of us, 19 , and the wedding date



The cost

About $ 20 per CD





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. On 4 July 1776, the Americans declared that they would no longer submit to British rule, __________ led to war, and to America __________ its independence.

A. which; gaining B. this; gained

C. this; gaining D. which; gained

22. The radiation amount of a mobile phone for two half-hour periods per day is equal to __________ to an X-ray for ten seconds.

A. expose B. exposing C. exposed D. being exposed

23. I like __________ in the autumn when the weather is clear and bright.

A. this B. either C. it D. one

24. An ecosystem consists of the living and nonliving things in an area __________ interact with one another.

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

25. It __________ we had stayed together for a couple of weeks __________ I found we had a lot in common.

A. was until; when B. was until; that

C. wasn’t until; when D. wasn’t until; that

26. __________ you eat the correct foods __________ be able to keep fit and stay healthy.

A. Only if; will you B. Only if; you will

C. Unless; will you D. Unless; you will

27. —Who should be responsible for the accident?

—The boss, not the workers. They just carried out the order __________.

A. as told B. as are told C. as telling D. as they told

28. If you open up any medicine cupboard in the world, there is a high probability __________ you will find aspirin and penicillin.

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

29. __________ and I’ll get the work finished.

A. Have one more hour

B. One more hour

C. Given one more hour

D. If I have one more hour

30. Many a man __________ come to help us.

A. have B. has C. is D. are

31. What he said is __________ but practical since __________ depends on “if”.

A. anything; everything

B. nothing; everything

C. everything; anything

D. none; everything

32. He __________ have forgotten to pay before he was stopped by the store keeper.

A. should B. could C. must D. would

33. You never imagine what great trouble I have __________ this paper in my house.

A. found B. for finding C. to find D. finding

34. He __________ football regularly for many years when he was young.

A. was playing B. played C. has played D. had played

35. __________ tomorrow, he would get there by Friday.

A. Were he to leave B. If he had left

C. Did he to leave D. Had he left

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.

There are about fifteen hundred languages in the world. But 36 a few of them are very important. English is one of these. Many, many people use it, not only in England and the US, but in other parts of the world. About 200, 000, 000 people speak it as their own language. It is difficult to say how many people are learning it as a 37 language. Many millions are trying to do so.

Is it easy or difficult to learn English? Different people may have different 38 . Have you ever noticed the ads of this kind in newspapers or magazines?

“Learn English in six month, or your 39 back...” “Easy and funny? Our records and tapes 40 you master your English in a month. From the first day your pronunciation will be excellent. Just send...” Of course, it never 41 quite like this.

The only language that seems easy to learn is the mother tongue. We should remember that we all learned our own language well when we were children. If we could learn English in the same way, it would not seem so difficult. 42 what a small child does. He listens to what people say. He tries what he hears. When he is using the language, talking in it, and 43 in it all the time, just imagine how much 44 that he gets!

So it is 45 to say that learning English is easy, because a good command of English 46 upon a lot of practice. And practice needs great effort and takes much time. Good teachers, records, tapes, books, and dictionaries will 47 . But they cannot do the student’s work of him.

36. A. not B. quite C. only D. very

37. A. native B. foreign C. useful D. mother

38. A. questions B. problems C. ideas D. answers

39. A. knowledge B. time C. money D. English

40. A. force B. help C. get D. allow

41. A. happens B. knows C. seems D. feels

42. A. Get B. Mind C. Do D. Think of

43. A. using B. thinking C. trying D. practicing

44. A. time B. money C. language D. practice

45. A. hard B. easy C. funny D. silly

46. A. depends B. tries C. has D. takes

47. A. do B. go C. help D. master

Section C (12 marks)

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

Maria is the founder of a chain of coffee bars. She comes from Singapore, but later moved to London with her family. Her father, who was a factory manager, filled 48 with a belief in hard work. Maria studied political science at university. 49 leaving university, she became a teacher. When her father passed away, she went to New York for 50 break. Every morning she’d go to a coffee bar. When she got 51 to London, she realized that 52 was nothing like those coffee bars. 53 she decided to give up her job and do something about it. She opened her 54 coffee bar in the year 1995 and her success was quick. She opened another ten the following year. Now she is proud of her success and plans to open 80 more 55 the 85 she already has. Just think Maria is only 35!

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

A report, published in last week’s Journal of the American Medical Association, offers a picture of how risky it is to get a lift from a teenage driver. Indeed, a 16-year-old driver with three or more passengers is three times as likely to have a fatal (致命) accident as a teenager driving alone. By contrast, the risk of death for drivers between 30 and 59 decreases with each additional passenger.