桂林市第十八中学13级高三第一次月考

英 语

注意事项： 1、本试卷分第I卷和第II卷两部分，共4页，答题卡共1页。

2、满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

3、第I卷作答用2B铅笔正确填涂,第 II卷作答用黑色签字笔将答案写在规定区域内。考试结束后，只交答题卷。

第Ⅰ卷（共100分）

第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分30分）

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

1. What’s the weather like now?

A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Fine.

2. What do we know about the man?

A. He has poor eyesight. B. He didn’t see the notice.

C. He is stepping on the grass on purpose.

3. How does the woman feel about the TV programs?

A. She doesn’t like watching TV at all. B. She thinks they are too bad.

C. She thinks they are good on the whole.

4. How long does it take the woman to drive home when it isn't rush hour?

A. Twenty minutes. B. Twenty-five minutes. C. Fifty minutes.

5. Where is the woman’s MP5 player?

A. In the bedroom. B. In the kitchen. C. In the sitting room.

第二节（共15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、7题。

6. What time is it now?

A. 7 o’clock am. B. About 10: 30 pm. C. Nearly 12 o’clock at night

7. What is the man probably doing?

A. Doing his homework. B. Having a sleep. C. Chatting online.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. How long has the man’s wife worked in the bank?

A. 3 years. B. 5 years. C. 8 years.

9. How does the man like the woman’s suggestion?

A. Wonderful B. Terrible. C. Unacceptable.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why was the man late?

A. Because he came across a traffic jam. B. Because he rode a bike to the school.

C. Because he missed the earliest bus.

11. When was the man able to see the headmaster?[来源:gkstk.Com]

A. Before 10:00 am. B. At 10:00 am. C. After 10:00 am.

12. What is the man going to do?

A. To buy a new bike. B. To get up early every day. C. To go to bed earlier every day.

听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。

13. What is the man going to do in the evening?

A. Take an exam. B. Study. C. Look for a job.

14. What exam will the man take?

A. The final exam. B. The entrance exam. C. The mid-term exam.

15. What does the man think of the coming exam?

A. Easy. B. Harder than the last one. C. Too difficult to pass.

16. What does the man think of his present job?

A. He is not satisfied with it. B. It’s the best one in the world. C. It’s the worst one in the world

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17. What will most Americans do when they need advice?

A. Turn to their parents. B. Ask people they know. C. Write to newspapers and magazines.

18. How do most newspapers help people with problems?

A. They pass their letters to “Dear Apple” and “Dear Flowers”.

B. They publish their letters and ask for answers.

C. They publish their letters and solutions to their problems.

19. What is this article mainly about?

A. Most American parents aren’t concerned about their children’s problems.

B. Most Americans don’t like their family members.

C. Most Americans get advice from newspapers and magazines.

20. What can we learn about “Dear Apple” and “Dear Flowers”？

A. They have much experience. B. They have had special training. C. They found their work boring.

第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）

第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

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

A

?In the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed dreamer and one with quite a different tale to tell.??? My grandma, an amazing woman, graduated from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that goal. But one year after I started college, she developed cancer. I made the choice to withdraw from college to care for her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to wait.??? Then I got married with another dream: building my family with a combination of adopted and biological children. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was fantastic – and very emotional. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then followed son No. 3. In 2003, I gave birth to another boy.??? You can imagine how fully occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zoo – a joyous zoo. Not surprising, I never did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up

on the dream either. I had only one choice: to find a way. That meant taking as few as one class each semester.??? The hardest part was feeling guilty about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to quit, but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives.??? In 2007, I graduated from the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to get my college degree!??? I am not special, just single-minded. It always struck me that when you’re looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you’re in the midst of it, it just seems normal. Everything you want won’t arrive in your life on one day. It’s a process. Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.21. When the author went to Howard University, her dream was to be _______. A. a writer ?B. a teacher?? C. a judge? ?D. a doctor22. Why did the author quit school in her second year of college? A. She wanted to study by herself. B. She fell in love and got married. C. She suffered from a serious illness. D. She decided to look after her grandma.23. What does the author mostly want to tell us in the last paragraph? A. Failure is the mother of success. B. Little by little, one goes far. C. Every coin has two sides. D. Well begun, half done.24. Which of the following can best describe the author? A. Caring and determined.????? B. Honest and responsible. C. Ambitious and Sensitive???? ?D. Innocent and single-minded

B

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25. You can most probably read the passage in a ___________.

A. newspaper B. travel guide C. reference book D. textbook

26. How much money could you save if you want to buy a travel book?

A. $6.46 B. $l3.96 C. $l0. 20 D. $l9.8

27. Which of the following could help you to deal with common diseases without a doctor?

A. l80l Home Cures. B. Container Gardens by Number.

C. Off the Beaten Path. D. Best Weekend Projects.

28. What’s the purpose of the passage?

A. To share his opinion about the books with readers.

B. To advise readers to read more in spare time.

C. To share the pleasure of reading with readers.

D. To advise readers to buy their books.

C

Many people write to newspaper and magazines to express their opinions. Letters to the editor must carry the writer’s full name, address and telephone number, although the information is not necessary for publication. This requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that writers are held responsible for what they say. When a writer wants his voice heard, he needs to claim ownership of his voice. Responsibility is the name of the game.

“People today prefer living together to putting their signatures on a marriage certificate because they refuse to accept responsibility for the relationship,” said social worker Ken Yip, “and this is what is causing a lot of family problems.” When we sign a paper, for example, a business contract or a bank document, the signature is a seal of consent, an agreement to take the matter seriously. Most governments and many organizations will not process written complaints if they do not bear the writer’s signature. The absence of a signature, they explain, tells us that the writer cannot be too serious and therefore does not deserve a reply.

??? There are people who wish to remain anonymous（匿名的）for various reasons. Multi-billionaire Mr. King donates generously to charity several times a year. He gives simply because he wants to help but not for the publicity his donations may bring, and he does not want his good deeds to make news. In other cases, people insist on anonymity because they are afraid of the consequences of re