湖北省荆门市龙泉中学高三5月月考英语

湖北省龙泉中学2012届高三5月月考

英语试题

本试卷共4页。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

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）

听下面五段对话。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 is the woman learning to use?

A. A TV set

B. A washing machine

C. A public telephone

2.What is the total cost of both tickets?

A. 50 yuan.

B. 70 yuan

C. 75 yuan

3.Where does the talk probably take place?

A In a library B. In a hospital C. In an office

4.When are Francie and Mike getting married?

A. In July

B. In June

C. In May

5.What are the two speakers talking about?

A. A book

B. An actor

C. A film

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面几段对话或独白。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.Who wants to speak to the little girl?

A. Western Hill

B. Mary

C. Jane

7.What's the man going to do?

A. Go out to ring

B. Ring the girl again

C. Tell Mary about the phone call

听第7段材料，回答第8 ~ 10题。

8.What is the woman now?

A. A teacher

B. A dancer

C. A headmaster.

9.What is the man going to do?

A. Teach in a dancing school

B. Run a dancing school

C. Find a new job

10.How is the woman getting on with her work?

A. She hasn't reached the top yet

B. She isn't very successful

C. She can't bear her boss

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

11.What do you think the man is?

A. A musician

B. A student

C. A teacher

12.Why does the woman want the man to join them?

A. He used to play the guitar

B. It's a good chance for him

C. She needs him to play the guitar

13.Why is the man not sure whether he wants to join the group?

A. He didn't play the guitar in the past

B. He doesn't think he is good enough

C. He doesn't have time to practise

14.In what kind of event will the group play?

A. School events

B. Concert competitions

C. Weddings and parties

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

15.Why does the man feel the woman is familiar?

A. They study in the same college

B. The man has seen her somewhere before

C. The woman looks like one of the man's friends

16.What is the woman doing when the man greets her?

A. Going to work.

B. Looking for her umbrella

C. Moving into a new building

17.What can we infer from the conversation?

A. The man and the woman meet in the street

B. The woman is shopping for her birthday party

C. The man has lived in that building for a long time

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

18.How many people became homeless as a result of the storm?

A. Over two hundred.

B. Over fourteen.

C. About fifteen.

19.Where were Mr. Smith's children when the storm started?

A. In the rooms

B. In the kitchen

C. in the yard

20.Why did Mr. Smith go back inside their house?

A. To get his missing child

B. To get some clothes

C. To get some food.

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21.Not knowing whether the room would be ready when he got there, he called the hotel again

to ______ his reservation.

A. consume

B. convince

C. confirm

D. consult

22.When I was a little boy, my ______ was to sail around the world and experience different cultures.

A. faith

B. attempt

C. tendency

D. ambition

23.Having been tolerant towards the Philippines for a long time on the South China Sea, the

Chinese government should ______ a military solution to the current conflict, I think.

A. secure

B. seek

C. participate

D. declare

24.Whatever trade you are in, your ______ to your work is one of the basic requirements from

your boss.

A. attention

B. devotion

C. contribution

D. recognition

25.The school treats the pupils as individuals and helps each one to achieve their full ______.

A. potential

B. application

C. range

D. evolution

26.Although some children spend too much time playing online games, the reasons are not

______ to completely forbid them to use the computer.

A. sufficient

B. compulsory

C. alternative

D. tolerant

27.It is widely accepted that we are heading for environmental disaster unless we ______ change

the way we live.

A. deliberately

B. abruptly

C. fundamentally

D. unconsciously

28.The heavy rain may have ______ the absence of so many students this morning.

A. resulted from

B. devoted to

C. come about

D. accounted for

29.Seeing the last miner safely come out of the coal mine, the people waiting anxiously at the

entrance blew out a breath ______.

A. in return

B. in relief

C. in addition

D. in peace

30.It’s the company’s policy to sacrifice short-term profits ______ long-term growth.

A. as a result of

B. for the sake of

C. by means of

D. in response to

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I was shopping at a department store and had just boarded the down escalator(自动扶梯) when I noticed a woman standing at the side．She looked about 65 years old, and her expression told me she was 31 . I turned toward her and asked, "Do you need help?"

As the escalator continued moving, I heard the woman reply 32 , "I'm afraid." There was a hint(暗示) of disbelief in her 33 ．"Do you want me to come 34 and get you?" I called to her．She 35 . But by the time I 36 her, the woman reconsidered, "Sorry, I don't think I can even put my feet on it．"I was suddenly 37 that I took a more difficult task than I had expected." I know we can do it," I comforted her, "I can 38 you." She looked down at the beast．Then her eyes came back to mine, looking 39 . "This has never 40 me before," she said, as much to herself as to me．I felt that her sudden 41 had something to do with the escalator's inhuman mechanical coldness．

I took her arm．She made a little sound of 42 as we stepped on, but she 43 slightly as the stairs moved us 44 . "I don't understand this at all," she said．As we neared the bottom, her 45 _ was tight on my arm again, but we did fine．"I'm so 46 …" she began．"It was nothing," I said, " I was happy to do it."

Yes, I was very happy at that moment．I am busy 47 a family and working full time．I do 48 _ to help others．For a brief moment, I had a flash of understanding into why someone would become a nurse or a social worker．When I 49 the woman, I felt pure, whole and purposeful．It was a 50 moment than I'd had in weeks．

31．A．amused B．delighted C．scared D．frustrated 32．A．patiently B．softly C．coldly D．happily 33．A．behavior B．expression C．question D．voice

34．A．in B．out C．down D．back 35．A．nodded B．refused C．smiled D．waved 36．A．arrived B．left C．reached D．grasped 37．A．disappointed B．convinced C．aware D．sure

38．A．hold on to B．care about C．send for D．take control of 39．A．optimistic B．proud C．doubtful D．angry 40．A．attended to B．happened to C．came across D．let down 41．A．fear B．decision C．attitude D．change 42．A．interest B．alarm C．joy D．surprise 43．A．frightened B．worried C．released D．relaxed 44．A．downward B．upward C．outward. D．backward 45．A．push B．hold C．weight D．shake 46．A．grateful B．afraid C．brave D．embarrassed 47．A．accounting for B．seeking for C．reaching for D．caring for 48．A．much B．a lot C．little D．a little 49．A．rescued B．contacted C．seized D．helped 50．A．purer B．happier C．more difficult D．more significant

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，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（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 reading the world's great literature on human excellence and personal success, I've found that to launch ourselves into a life of true success we need to satisfy one basic condition: pursue our vision with stubborn (顽强的) consistency. The biggest difference between people who

succeed and those who don't is not usually talent but persistence.

On my way to work one morning, I met Rudy Ruettiger, who is now a motivational speaker. He has grown up in Joliet, listening to stories about Notre Dame and dreaming of one day playing football there. Friends told him he wasn't a good enough student to be admitted. So he gave up his dream and went to work in a power plant.

Then a friend was killed in an accident at work. Shocked, Rudy suddenly realized that life is too short not to pursue your dreams.

In 1972, at the age of 23, he registered at Holy Cross Junior College in South Bend, Ind. He got good enough grades to transfer to Notre Dame, where he finally made the football team as a member of the “scout team”, the players who help the team prepare for games.

Rudy was living his dream, almost. But he wasn't allowed to suit up for the games themselves. The next year, after Rudy requested it, the coach told Rudy he could put on his uniform for the season's final game. And there he sat, on the Notre Dame bench during the game.

A student started shouting, “We want Rudy!”Soon others joined in. Finally, at the age of 27, with 27 seconds left to play, Rudy Ruettiger was sent onto the field---and made the final tackle (阻截). So his team won the game.

When I met Rudy 17 years later, it was in the parking lot outside Notre Dame stadium, where a camera crew was filming scenes for Rudy, a motion picture about his life. His story illustrates that there is no limit to where your dreams can take you.

51.The writer believes that the key to achieving success is _______.

A. developing one's talent

B. seizing opportunities

C. sticking to one's goal C. having wide vision

52.According to the passage, Rudy once gave up his dream of playing football for Notre Dame

because____.

A. his friend was killed there

B. he lacked confidence in himself

C. his foot was injured in an accident

D. he failed in the entrance examination

53.Rudy was transferred to Notre Dame ______.

A. as a good player

B. as a good student

C. with the help of a coach

D. with the help of a friend

54.A camera crew was making a movie about Rudy's life because ______.

A. Rudy succeeded in realizing his dream

B. Rudy was the oldest player at Notre Dame

C. Rudy was the best speaker at Notre Dame

D. Rudy succeeded in developing his ability

B

The Cost of Higher Education

Individuals should pay for their higher education.

A university education is of huge and direct benefit to the individual. Graduates earn more than non-graduates. Meanwhile, social mobility is ever more dependent on having a degree. However, only some people have it. So the individual, not the taxpayers, should pay for it. There are pressing calls on the resources of the government. Using taxpayers' money to help a small number of people to earn high incomes in the future is not one of them.

Full government funding (资助) is not very good for universities. Adam Smith worked in a Scottish university whose teachers lived off student fees. He knew and looked down upon 18th-century Oxford, where the academics lived comfortably off the income received from the government. Guaranteed salaries, Smith argued, were the enemy of hard work; and when the academics were lazy and incompetent, the students were similarly lazy.

If students have to pay for their education, they not only work harder, but also demand more from their teachers. And their teachers have to keep them satisfied. If that means taking teaching

seriously, and giving less time to their own research interests, that is surely something to celebrate.

Many people believe that higher education should be free because it is good for the economy. Many graduates clearly do contribute to national wealth, but so do all the businesses that invest (投资) and create jobs. If you believe that the government should pay for higher education because graduates are economically productive, you should also believe that the government should pay part of business costs. Anyone promising to create jobs should receive a gift of capital from the government to invest. Therefore, it is the individual, not the government, who should pay for their university education.

55.The underlined word "them" in Paragraph 2 refers to _____.

A. taxpayers

B. pressing calls

C. college graduates

D. government resources

56.The author thinks that with full government funding _____.

A. teachers are less satisfied

B. students are more demanding

C. students will become more competent

D. teachers will spend less time on teaching

57.The author mentions businesses in Paragraph 5 in order to _____.

A. argue against free university education

B. call on them to finance students' studies

C. encourage graduates to go into business

D. show their contribution to higher education

C

NASA, the U.S. space agency, believes there's a good chance that we're not alone in the universe. Last fall, NASA began a new project called the High Resolution Microwave Survey (HRMS). Its aim: to find evidence of life in one of the billions of galaxies in the universe.

The search for intelligent life on other planets isn't new. It began almost 100 years ago. That's when scientists built a huge transmitter to send radio waves into space. Scientists thought smart beings on other planets might pick up the signals.

Scientists also have sent a message about humans and our solar system to a nearby constellation (星座). But because the constellation is 25,000 light years away, a return message wouldn't reach Earth for 50,000 years! So don't wait up for an answer.

So far, no extraterrestrial (地球外的) beings that we know of have returned our “calls.” But according to Dr. Jill Tarter, an HRMS scientist, we haven't exactly had our ears wide open. “Now, however,” says Dr. Tarter, “we've built the tools we need to listen well.”

Last October, Dr. Tarter switched on the largest radio receiver in the world. It's an enormous metal bowl stretching 1,000 feet across a valley in Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, another NASA scientist turned on a huge radio receiver in California's Mojave Desert. NASA hopes these big dishes --- and others around the world --- will pick up radio signals from new world.

Dr. Frank Drake has been searching for life in outer space for years. He explains the HRMS project this way: To listen to your radio, you move the tuner on the dial until the channels come in loud and clear: Now imagine radio receivers that scan our gala xy “listening” to 14 million channels every second. That's what NASA's radio receivers in Puerto Rico and California are doing.

But that's not all. Powerful computers hooked to the receivers examine every signal carefully. The computers try to match the signals to ones that scientists already recognize, such as human-made signals. If they can't, Drake and Tarter check on them. “It could prove there is radio technology elsewhere in the univ erse,” says Dr. Tarter. “And that would mean we're not alone.”

58.NASA scientists started a new project in order to _______.

A. confirm the number of galaxies

B. send human beings into space

C. find evidence of a new galaxy

D. discover life in other galaxies

59.According to Dr. Jill Tarter, the reason why we haven't received any return messages from outer space is that_______.

A. our ears are not sharp enough to hear them

B. it takes millions of years for them to reach us

C. our equipment hasn't been good enough

D. it takes quite a long time to send them

60.Dr. Jill Tarter compares the large receiver to _______.

A. the human ear

B. the universe

C. a metal bowl

D. a huge dish

61.According to Dr. Frank Drake, NASA's radio receivers in Puerto Rico and California are ______.

A. scanning the universe for possible signals

B. moving the tuner on the dial for clear channels

C. trying to check on every channel carefully

D. picking up radio signals from new world

62.The best title of this passage is _______.

A. Signals from the Space

B. The Invention of New Radio Receivers

C. The Intelligent Life in Outer Space

D. NASA Listens for Space Neighbors

D

Mr Ace sat on the coach before his doctor, telling him his sad story of his disgusting language habit. In fact, he said, only yesterday when he saw a very pretty young woman on TV say "How Weight Watchers saved my marriage is a secret between my husband and I", he jumped up and shouted at the set, "My husband and ME! You silly woman." "Oh, I see. You have 45 minutes to tell me all about it."

"I can do it in one．I've had this habit since I was a little kid．At the age of four, I was the only kid in the neighborhood who said, ‘Mother, may I go out to play?’ instead of ‘Can I?’ I had learned that lesson the hard way when I had raised my hand and asked my teacher, ‘Can I leave the room?’ She replied, ‘You can if you are able．If you are asking for my permission to leave the room, I will reply, ‘Yes, you may.’ Thus the dif ference between ‘Can I?’ and ‘May I?’ was permanently carved."

The doctor looked at his watch and reminded him kindly, "You now have 38 minutes left, Mr. Ace.

"All right．When I came home from school, I always announced my entrance by calling out, ‘It’s I, Mother.’ Even at that age I began passing this invaluable grammatical knowledge to all the kids, along with my explanations of the correct usage. They began passing it onto their mothers, who in turn began eyi ng me suspiciously, calling me ‘that strange boy’, and telling them not to play with me．But…"

"You have 16 minutes left." The doctor said. "On second thought you can tell me about that on your next visit. Is Thursday OK?"

"Sure. But in meantime, Doctor”

The doctor interrupted him．"In the meantime, I have a simple little exercise I would like you to try．When you hear someone commit a grammatical fault, you softly and slowly count to ten; the urge to make a correction will disappear gradually by itself."

"And th at' s it? Are you sure that’11 do the trick?"

"Better than your way of making people angry at you．Patient is the best medicine．That’s what I always say."

"Doctor, just a minute．What do you always say? One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten. Oh, Doctor, is it patient or patience, are you sure? Well, I'll see you next Thursday. Goodbye, Doctor."

"Goodbye …strange man …”

63.Mr. Ace went to the doctor for help to ________.

A. drop his disgusting curiosity in language errors

B. improve his poor relationship with

friends

C. change his improper way of expressing himself

D. put his bad temper in control

64.By referring to his former teacher Mr. Ace intended to say ________.

A. his teacher was strict with pupils B．how he developed his language habit

C. he was once a good-mannered pupil D．why he was thankful to his teacher

65.Mr. Ace was _______ among his friends because of his habit.

A. unwelcome

B. attractive

C. cautious

D. popular

66.From the passage we can infer that the doctor was _______ in curing Mr. Ace's habit in the

end.

A. confident in himself

B. creative

C. enthusiastic

D. unsure of himself

E

Stonehenge（巨石阵）may have been a prehistoric health center rather than a site for observing stars or a temple in honor of the dead, scientists said yesterday. New evidence unearthed at the World Heritage Site in more than 40 years suggests that the monument was a place where the diseased and injured went in groups, seeking cures.

After a two-week dig, scientists have concluded that Stonehenge was “the ancient healthcare centre of southern England”because of the existence of “bluestones”---the smaller columns of dolerite（辉绿岩）that formed an earlier stone structure.

By dating pieces of remains to around 7330 B.C, Tim Darvill, of Bournemouth University, and Goff Wainwright, of the Society of Antiquaries have found that hunter-gatherers were at the site on Salisbury Plain 4,000 years earlier than thought. The first stage of Stonehenge, a round earthwork structure, was built around 3000 B.C. Professor Wainwright added: “I did not expect the degree of complexity we discovered. We’re able to say so much more about when Stonehenge was built and why---all of which changes our previous understanding of the monument.”

The research reveals the importance of the henge’s famous bluestones. Hundreds of bluestone chips gathered at the site have led the team to conclude that the bluestones were valued for their curing effects---the key reason that about 80 of them, each weighing up to 4 tons and a half, were dragged more than 150 miles from the Preseli Hills to Wiltshire. After years of research, Professors Darvill and Wainwright have concluded that, for thousands of years, the Preseli mountain range was home to magical health centers and holy wells.

Even today there are those who believe in the curing powers of the springs for coughs and heart disease, and people who use crystals and bluestones for self-curing. Radiocarbon tests have also revealed that the construction of the original bluestone circle took place around 2300 B.C, three centuries later than originally thought. Interestingly, on the same day died the “Amesbury Archer”---a sick traveler from the Swiss or German Alps who had an infected knee---whose remains were discovered about five miles from Stonehenge. The professors believe that he was a devoted religious person who was hoping to benefit from the curing powers of the monument.

67.Stonehenge is recently believed to be a place for people .

A. to hold religious ceremonies

B. to observe star movements

C. to recover from poor health

D. to gather huge bluestones

68.What can be inferred about Stonehenge from the passage?

A. Some huge bluestones were not produced at Stonehenge

B. The new discovery was the same as what had been expected.

C. The springs could cure coughs and heart disease best.

D. The original bluestone circle was thought to be constructed around 2000 B.C.

69.The sick traveler in the passage is supposed to be .

A. a devoted religious person from Stonehenge

B. one of the earliest discoverers of Stonehenge

C. a patient trying to cure his infection at Stonehenge

D. the first explorer to test the magical power of bluestones

70.Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A. Stonehenge: A New Place of Interest

B. Stonehenge: Still Curing Patients

C. Stonehenge: Heaven for Adventurers

D. Stonehenge: Still Making News

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分50分）

第一节：完成句子（共10小题，每小题2分，满分20分）

阅读下列各小题，根据每题后面的汉语意思，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

71.Peter! I never _____________ to meet you here in England. How long have you been here? (expect)

彼得！我没料到会在英国碰到你。你来这儿多久了？

72.This is the second time that the film Titanic __________________ in Jingmen, but many

people still plan to see its 3D version. （show）

这是电影《泰坦尼克号》第二次在荆门放映了，但还是有很多人打算去看它的3D版。

73.Many houses are reported _______________________ (毁掉了) in the unusual storm in

Southern China in the past few days. (destroy)

74._______________________________ was that she never lost heart in the face of difficulty. (impress)

给我印象最深的是她面对困难从不气馁。

https://www.360docs.net/doc/38502430.html,st year, smoking killed _________________________ as traffic accidents did in the world. (twice)

去年因抽烟导致的死亡人数是车祸导致的死亡人数的两倍。

76.We ____________________________ the task in time, but we suddenly had a power failure.

(finish)

我们本来可以按时完成任务的，但突然停电了。

77.It was _________________________________ led to his losing the job. (come)

正是由于他的迟到才导致他丢了工作。

78.Such _______________________ that he had no time for his hobbies. (live)

他过着如此忙碌的生活，没有时间从事自己的业余爱好。

79.I can remember few occasions ________________________ class in primary school.

(absent)

我记得他小学时缺课的情况很少。

80.Have you heard the news _____________________________ and handed over to Chinese

police by Laos yesterday? (catch)

你听到消息了吗？糯康(Naw Kham)昨天被老挝抓获并移交给了中国警方。

(注：诺康为缅甸大毒枭，湄公河上杀害13名中国船员的幕后主谋。)

第二节：短文写作（满分30分）

请你根据以下提示，结合你生活中的一个事例，用英语写一篇短文，谈谈兴趣的作用。

Interest plays an important role in our life. Interest is the best teacher for a learner, which can make learning more effective and efficient. With the motivation of interest, we will win ourselves lots of chances and eventually make our way to success.

注意：①无须写标题；

②内容必须结合你个人学习或生活中的事例内容;

③词数为120左右。

龙泉中学2012届高三5月月考答案

1 – 10 CCBAC – CCBCA 11 – 20 BABCB – BAABA

21 – 30 CDBBA – ACDBB

31 – 40 CBDDA – CCACB 41 – 50 ABDAB -- ADCDB

51 – 54 CBBA 55 – 57 BDA 58 – 62 DCAAD 63 – 66 ABAD 67 – 70 CACD

71.expected 72.has been shown (showed)

73.to have been destroyed 74.What impressed me most

75.twice as many people 76.could have finished

77.his coming late that 78.a busy life did he live/was he living

79.when he was absent from 80.that Naw Kham was caught

短文写作

One possible version

As a saying goes, interest is the best teacher. Not only can interest drive us to learn happily but also make our learning efficient..

Take me for example. I used to be weak in English. One day in Senior Grade 1, I happened to see an English movie named Speed. It was so interesting that I watched it again and again. Surprisingly, I didn’t feel English so boring and difficult any more. From then on, I fell in love with English, watching English movies and reading English novels every week. Naturally, I made rapid progress in my English. In only one year, my English became the best of my class. Now, when it comes to English, I always feel confident about myself.

In one word, interest is the key to success. Whoever is interested in something is sure to do it well.