重庆市巴蜀中学2014—2015学年度第一学期第二次月考

高2015级高三（上）英语试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。

第I卷 （共115 分）

第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节(共5小题；每小题l.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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What conclusion can we draw from the woman’s remark?

A. She doesn’t like it. B. It is expensive. C. She likes it.

2. What was the woman probably trying to do?

A. Take a picture. B. Start a car. C. Play a tape recorder.

3. What are the speakers complaining about?

A. There are not enough good films.

B. It takes too long for new films to arrive at the local cinema.C. Newspapers often give the wrong information about new films.

4. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Shop assistant and customer. B. Teacher and student. C. Husband and wife.

5. Which aspect of the film does the woman like?

A. The plot. B. The dialogue. C. The music.

第二节（共25小题；每小题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，各小题将给出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. Who has got a promotion?

A. Tracy. B. Paul. C. Sam.

7. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Their work. B. Their boss. C.Their workmate.

8. When did the board make this decision?

A. Last Friday. B. This Monday. C. This Friday

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What’s going on between the man and Gary?

A. They had a fight.

B. Gary doesn’t talk to the man.

C. The man was unhappy with Gary.

10. How did Gary react to the man’s advice?

A. Grateful. B. Angry. C. Patient.

11. What will the man do when talking about giving advice to Gary?

A. He won’t give any advice to Gary.

B. He will continue giving advice to Gary.

C. He will give advice to Gary in a proper way.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What is the man doing?

A. Talking about languages with the woman.

B. Getting advice from the woman.

C. Interviewing the woman.

13. What is probably the woman?

A. A writer. B. An actress. C. A singer.

14. Where is probably the woman now?

A. In China. B. In England. C. In America.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What are the speakers talking about?

A. The resources in their countries.

B. The government policies in their countries.

C. The environment pollution in their countries.

16. What isn’t mentioned in the conversation?

A. Metal. B. Water. C. Mine.

17. What is protected in the man’s country?

A. Animals. B. Rivers. C. Plants.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is the purpose of the scientists in studying tree rings?

A. To analyze the composition of different trees.

B. To look into the pattern of solar wind activity.

C. To find out the origin of carbon-14 on earth.

19. What affects the amount of carbon-14 on earth?

A. The lifecycle of trees. B. The quality of air. C. The intensity of solar burning.

20. What do we learn from the passage about the solar wind activity?

A. It follows a certain cycle.

B. It affects the growth of trees.

C. It has been increasing since the Ice Age.

第二部分: 英语知识运用

第一节: 单项填空 (共 15 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 15 分)

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。

Cycling gives the young and old _____ sense of freedom and independence, _____ effect of which on their well-being is great.

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

With a larger screen and upgraded camera, it may come as no surprise _____ Iphone 6 will gain more popularity in no time.

what B. whether C. that D. whether

---Hi, Linda, would you do me a favor to turn down the radio? ---_____.

Go ahead B. Why, of course. C. My pleasure. D. That’s fine with me

You ______ achieve nothing if you waste your time like this!

must B. might C. shall D. should

He could have avoided the accident, but he _____ a terrible mistake.

had made B. has made C. makes D. made

Punctuality is very important, _______ that comes from a deep respect for other’s time.

A. something B. one C. everything D. all

As one of the fastest growing software in the history of the Internet, Wechat (微信) _____ the way people communicate in China.

is changing B. will change C. had changed D. changed

The middle class families will send kids to college, ______ it takes, _______that means a huge amount of debt.

A. what; whether B. whatever, even if C. whatever; and D. that; so

Lucy got married after her first date with Tom,_______ us beyond speech.

surprised B. surprising C. to surprise D. having surprised

In the presence of so many people he felt a little nervous, _____ he seldom was.

A. which B. that C. as D. because

---How about your interview yesterday? ---______.

Well, it was not as easy as I had thought. B. Don’t bother me. I did a poor job.

C. Don’t ask me such a question. D. It’s none of your business.

32. It’s your physical and mental health rather than your academic performance ______ your parents concern.

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

33. So far, at least hundreds of students in our school, _____, have volunteered in community service.

A. if not more B. if not more than C. if any D. if ever

34. ---It’s amazing that Wang and his team won several awards in the National Robot Contest 2014!

---Yes, indeed! They_____ for it for several months.

have been preparing B. have prepared C. prepared D. had prepared

35. How long do you think _____ scientists find a cure for Ebola (埃博拉)virus?

A. it will be that B. it will be before C. will it be that C. is it since

第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

A

When Julie Weiss lost her father, Maurice, in 2010, just 35 days after he was 36 with pancreatic cancer（胰腺癌）, she was shocked. “Research for pancreatic cancer is so underfunded, and it made me feel 37 ,” she said. “I knew I had to do something.”

So this marathon queen, as she 38 herself, did what she knows how to do best: She went running. Having already completed 25 marathons during the previous two years, Julie now vowed（发誓）to run 52 marathons in 52 weeks in 39 of her father. After asking people to donate money for each marathon, she 40 a website, marathongoddess.com, to collect the money and other donations for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network (PANCAN), a nonprofit organization.

Julie, 43, began her 52 -marathon odyssey（艰难旅程）in Rome in March 2012. She focused on pacing herself, often clocking in an hour 41 than her best time of 3:47 and decided to stick to a strict training schedule. “I knew my body 42 quickly (from marathon running),” she said, and, anyway, “nothing can prepare you for what you’re about to 43 .” When her muscles began to 44 , she kept her motivation in mind. “It was like I had angels with me and this amazing energy to keep running no matter  45 ,” she says. To stay focused, she’d think of her father. “He did 46 big,” said Julie.

Julie finished her 1,362.4 -mile journey spanning（跨越） two countries and 18 states in March 2013 at the L.A. Marathon, 47 more than $200,000 in the process for PANCAN.

36.A.diagnosed

B. cured

C. treated

D. dealt



37. A. hopeful

B. desirable

C. helpless

D. wishful



38. A. taught

B. found

C. called

D. knew



39. A. respect

B. place

C. recall

D. honor



40. A. build up

B. set up

C. hold up

D. break up



41. A. slower

B. faster

C. higher

D. shorter



42. A. recovered

B. relieved

C. relaxed

D. overcame



43. A. express

B. experience

C. know

D. understand



44. A. stress

B. ache

C. burn

D. pain



45. A. how

B. what

C. when

D. who



46. A. nothing

B. something

C. everything

D. anything



47. A. spending

B. earning

C. wasting

D. raising



B

If an organization is to maximize its efficiency and success, a number of requirements must be 48 . One is that the most 49 people available should be selected for each assignment within the organization. Especially in a technical business where the 50 of progress is rapid, a continuing program of education must be undertaken and maintained. Techniques that are important today will be 51 in the future, and every person in the organization must be continually looking for new and better ways to do his or her work.

52 requirement is that a high degree of enthusiasm should be encouraged at all levels; in 53 , the people in high management positions must not only be 54 themselves, they must be able to engender（营造） enthusiasm among their colleagues. There can be no 55 for halfhearted interest or halfhearted effort.

48. A. met

B. demanded

C. got

D. obtained



49. A. smart

B. capable

C. demanding

D. trustworthy



50. A. rate

B. access

C. change

D. development



51. A. updated

B. outdated

C. related

D. promising



52. A. other

B. another

C. others

D. some



53. A. particularly

B. special

C. particular

D. existence



54. A. enthusiastic

B. fantastic

C. anxious

D. fortunate



55. A. place

B. time

C. aim

D. target



第三部分 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出品佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Last December, Doris Low turned 90. Once a week she still drives to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) in Toronto, where she helps put literature into Braille(a language for the blind) to bring the power of story and knowledge to the blind readers. She has been volunteering her time and talents to such projects for more than 40 years.

After working in the business world for a while, Low got tired of it. So she turned to teaching at a technical school and later moved into the library.

Low’s mother liked reading. As her eyes began to fail, Low read t