2014-2015学年度英语月考卷

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 （共5小题；每题1.5分，满分7.5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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Why does the man like his new room?

A. It is near the friends’ flats.

B. It is close to the school.

C. It is larger than the old one.

2. How much will the man pay for two general tickets and two student tickets?

A. $30． B. $40. C. $20．

3. What do we learn about Jack?

A. He worked there as a boss.

B. He spoke to the boss.

C. He gave orders like a boss.

4. What does the woman suggest?

A. The radio batteries have been replaced.

B. They should get a new radio.

C. They don’t really need to hear the radio.

5. What do we learn about the woman?

A. She should plan for a good dictionary.

B. She can’t afford any dictionary.

C. She has a better dictionary.

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至8题。

6. What kind of color TV was the man going to buy?

A. A small one. B. A big one. C. A cheap one.

7. What kind of color TV set does the woman suggest the man should buy?

A. A cheap one. B. A small one. C. A big one.

8. Why does the woman give the man such a suggestion?

A. It would be a waste of money.

B. He might have to change it in a few years’ time.

C. His sitting room is not very big.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题

9. Which language is beautiful and popular, according to the speaker?

A. English. B. French. C. Portuguese.

10. What’s true about Spanish?

A. It is popular in South America.

B. It is popular in European countries.

C. It is popular in Central Africa.

11. What determines the importance of a language?

A. The number of the people who speak the language.

B. The words and the structures of the language.

C. The power of the country whose people speak the language.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What is the weather probably like at the weekend?

A. Rainy. B. Windy. C. Sunny.

13. Where will they go?

A. Mountains. B. Seashore. C. Desert.

14 What does the man ask the woman to take with her?

A. A bat. B. A cat. C. A hat.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. Why is the woman moving?

A. To have a better job in a new place .

B. To find a nicer place to live in.

C. To live together with her parents.

16. Where do her parents live?

A. In a small village.

B. In a big city.

C. In a nearby country.

17. Why doesn’t the woman take her dog with her?

A. She can’t take care of it.

B. She thinks the dog might not be happy there.

C. Her parents don’t want her to take it.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is the total number of students at Deep Springs College?

A. 17,000. B. 9,000. C. 24.

19. Which of the following is TRUE of the Deep Spring College?

A. Its library is often crowded with students. B. Its school buildings are old. C. It is located in a college town.

20. What can students at Deep Springs do in their spare time?

A. Watch TV. B. Go to the cinema. C. Take a walk in the desert.

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. --How can I make progress in my study, Sir?

--_______ an effective leaner, you should find some good approaches.

A. Being B. Having been C. To have been D. To be.

22. The hard part in our life is not making the decision but living with .

A. one B. that C．the one D. it

23.You may be out of your parents’ ___but never out of their mind wherever you are.

A. sight B. sign C. sigh D. scene

24. Some passers-by witnessed the car accident ______ five passengers were killed, a baby included.

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

25．It’s a pity you were late, otherwise you _____the film star Rain from Korea.

A. would have seen B. must have seen

C. may have seen D. can have seen

26．2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, which attracted the whole planet ,________on the 12 th of June.

A. fell B. set C. lay D. happened

27．Anyone_____ be in a rough life time, whether he is “Bai Fumei” or “Gao Fushuai.”

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

28．When the whole world is rainy, let’s make it________ in our heart.

A. clean B. clear C. tidy D. tiny

29．According to the police, the man called “Tuhao”_______ to be a professional cheat in business.

A. worked out B. made out C. figured out D. turned out

30．Actually, it’s not the years in your life _____count, but the life in your years.

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

31.--Would you mind me asking you some questions, Sir?

-- __________.

A. Sure, please B. My pleasure C. Yes, please D. Go ahead

32. Tell your mother not to make a call while driving and her car _____ missed a cyclist when she was on the way to work the other day.

A. merely B. narrowly C. closely D. hardly

33．_____Wuhu with Shanghai, to be frank, and you’ll find it’s more convenient to live in the former.

A. To compare B. Comparing C. Compare D. Compared

34. --Mum, I always feel everything is unfair to me.

--Complaints in life ________ no sense, for things will be what they should be.

A. make B. have made C. will make D. are making

35.--QQ, as a means of communication, is quite popular among us and costs less than the traditional forms.

--______________.

A. So is WeChat B. So it is WeChat

C. So does WeChat D.So WeChat is

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。

In Glasgow, Scotland, a young lady, like a lot of?teens today, got tired of home. The daughter objected to her family’s? 36 lifestyle and said, “I don’t want your God. I am leaving !”

She left home. Before long, she was disappointed and unable to find a job, so she took to the streets to do everything she could to 37 money. Many years passed by, her father died , her mother grew 38 , and the daughter became more and more entrenched (固执) in her way of life.

No contact was made between mother and daughter during these years. The mother, having 39 her daughter’s whereabouts, went to the poor part of the city in 40 of her daughter . She stopped at each of the rescue missions with a simple 41 . “Would you allow me to 42 this picture?” It was a picture of the smiling, gray-haired mother with a handwritten 43 at the bottom : “I love you still…come home!”

One day the daughter wandered into a rescue mission for a hot meal. She sat 44 listening to the service, all the while letting her 45 wander over to the bulletin board. There she saw the picture and thought, could that be my mother?

She couldn’t? 46 ?until the service was over. She stood and went to look .It was her mother, and there were those words, “I love you still…come home !” 47 she stood in front of the picture, she wept. It was too 48 to be true.

It was night, but she was so 49 ?by the message that she started walking home. 50 the time she arrived it was early in the morning. She was afraid and 51 her way timidly. As she knocked, the door 52 open on its own. She thought someone must have broken into the house. Concerned for her mother’s 53 , the young woman ran to the bedroom and shook her mother awake and said, “It’s me ! It’s me! I’m home!”

The mother couldn’t believe her eyes. They fell into each other’s arms. The daughter said, “I was so worried and 54 someone had broken in.” The mother replied gently, “No, dear. From the day you left, that door has never been 55 ?.”

36.A.shabby?????????????????? B. religious ??????????????? C. awful???????????????????????????D. simple

37.A.earn ????????????????????? B.win ?????????????????????? C.offer ???????????????????? D.approach

38.A.lonelier ?????????????????B.slower ????????????????? C.elder?????????????????????? D.older

39.A.told about ?????????????B.heard of ???????????????C.learned from ????????? D.informed of

40.A.sight ???????????????????? B.charge ????????????????? C.search ????????????????? D.want

41.A.request ???????????????? B.remark ????????????????? C.question????????????????? D.speech

42.A.bring up ???????????????B.lay off ?????????????????? C.drop out ??????????????? D.put up

43.A.record ????????????????? B.advice???????????????????? C.message???????????????? D.notice

44.A.constantly??????????????B.absent-mindedly?????? C.frequently?????????????? D.carefully

45.A.eyes???????????????????? B.hands?????????????????? C.thoughts???????????????? D.imaginations

46.A.help??????????????????????? B.evaluate????????????????? C.wait?????????????????????? D.consult

47.A.After????????????????????? B.Since????????????????????? C.Until?????????????????????? D.As

48.A.lucky????????????????????? B.good??????????????????????C.skeptical???????????????? D.coincidence

49.A.astonished?????????????? B.touched????????????????? C.blamed?????????????????? D.ashamed

50.A.By????????????????????????? B.At????????????????????????? C.During??????????????????? D.Before

51.A.walked?????????????????? B.led???????????????????????? C.made????????????????????? D.held

52.A.seemed?????????????????? B.blew?????????????????????? C.proved??????????????????? D.flew

53.A.safety???????????????????? B.anxiety??????????????????? C.danger??????????????????? D.relief

54.A.observed??????????????? B.realized?????????????????? C.found??????????????????? ? D.thought

55.A.adopted????????????????? B.opened??????????????????? C.locked??????????????????? D.Fixed

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

On March 25, 2013, two pandas were shipped from China to Canada. The pand