高三英语第二次月考试题新人教版

高阳市2013届高三第二次月考英语试题

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)

做题时．先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答

案转涂到答题卡上。

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15秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话只读一遍。

1．What’s the weather like at the moment?

A．Rainy. B．Sunny. C．Cloudy.

2．What’s the women’s roommate like?

A．She’s patient．B．She’s nice．C．She’s tidy．

3．Why has John moved out?

A．To be near the school． B．To live in a quiet place．

C．To avoid the trouble．

4．What’s the man’s problem?

A．He can’t see the sign clearly． B．He has no ticket for the movie．C．He’s parked in the wrong place．

5．Which musical instrument does Bob have?

A．Drums．B．A guitar． C．A violin．

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三个选项选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置，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6、7题。

6．What can we learn from the conversation?

A．The woman has missed her flight． B．The plane will take off tonight．C．The airport is closed．

7．What does the woman want?

A．A room for herself alone． B．A hotel close to the airport．C．A room with bright light．

听第7段材料，回答第8，9题。

8．What can we learn about the woman?

A．She isn’t familiar with the Internet． B．She ca n’t afford a camera． C．She doesn’t like MA-205．

9．What is the man probably going to do next?

A．Reduce the budget． B．Change the model． C．Order a camera．

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．What does the man show the woman?

A．A magazine B．Hair care products． C．A bottle of red wine．11．How will the woman’s hair look?

A．Long. B．Short. C．Shoulder-length．12．Why doesn’t the woman want to change the color of her hair?

A．She thinks it’s too expensive． B．She’s afraid it might damage her hair． C．She doesn’t like the suggested color．

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．How much pocket money does Lily get a month?

A．About 20 pounds．B．About 15 pounds．C．About 5 pounds．14．Why does Lily want more pocket money?

A．To get as much as her friends． B．To pay for music lessons．

C．To buy some clothes．

15．When can Lily have more pocket money?

A．When she proves good at her school work．

B．When she no longer argues with her mum．

C．When she is mature in her mum’s eyes．

16．What does David suggest Lily do?

A．Have a discussion with her mum． B．Help her mum with housework．C．Sit down and wait calmly．

听第10段材料，回答17至20题。

17．Where is the speaker?

A．On a plane．B．In a bus． C．At a tourist site．18．Why is food or drink not allowed on the journey?

A．To avoid annoying others． B．To show respect for the guide．C．To guarantee passengers’ safety．

19．How long can the tourists stay at the first destination?

A．15 to 30 minutes． B．About an hour． C．About two hours．20．What is the second destination famous for?

A．Stonehenge． B．The River Avon． C．The Roman Baths．

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，每小题1分，满分15分）

21. —I don't think I can walk any further!

—________. Let's stop here for a rest.

A．Neither am I B．Nor can I

C．I don't think so D．I think so

22. The machine has been used much too long. ________ it doesn't work well sometimes.

A．It's no wonder that B．There is no doubt if

C．It's unlikely D．That's because

23. I got caught in the rain and my suit ___________.

A. has ruined

B. had ruined

C. has been ruined

D. had been ruined

24. He is always helping people without expecting anything________.

A．in charge B．in turn C．in trouble D．in return

25. During the Olympic Games many people served as volunteers, _________were young

college students.

A. most of them

B. most of which

C. most of whom

D. most of who

26. --How much would you ________ for repairing my bike?

--$10 in total , sir.

A．pay B．take C. charge D．cost

27. It is a real bargain. I ________ when I was traveling in Beijing.

A．put it up B．took it up C．made it up D．picked it up 28. Even though we have made much progress in preventing pollution, yet much_________.

A. is remained to do

B. remains to do

C. remains to be done

D. is remained to be done

29. —What's wrong, Tom?

—The house was locked and I cannot get in________.

A．somehow B．anyhow C．whatever D．however

30. ________ have I made in English that I feel it is more interesting.

A. Such rapid progress

B. So rapid a progress

C. Too rapid progress

D. Such a rapid progress

31. In 1492 Columbus and his crew arrived in __________was so-called the New World

by the westerners.

A. where

B. what

C. which

D. that

32. The fire caused thousands of pounds' ________of damage.

A. worth

B. price

C. value

D. prize

33. Jack had to wait two more days ___ the manager came back．

A．before B．until C．unless D．when

34.The Amber Room is a treasure ________with gold and jewels ________to Russia.

A．decorating; belonging B．decorated; belonged

C．decorated; belonging D．decorating; belonged

35. --How can we get to the airport? It’s too far and too expensive to take a taxi.

--Don’t worry. There is a ________bus service to the airport.

A. general

B. normal

C. usual

D. regular

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分 30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的（A 、B、C、D）四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并

涂在答题卡上。

“Now ,” Mrs．Virginia DeView said, smiling, “we are going to discover our professions.” The class seems to be greatly surprised. Our professions? We were only 13 and 14 years old! The teacher must be 36 ．“Yes, you will all be searching for your future 37 ． Each of you will have to 38 someone in your field , plus give an oral report．”

Each day in her class, Virginia DeView reminded us about this. Finally, I picked print journalism. This 39 I had to go to interview a true-blue newspaper reporter．I was extremely nervous． I sat down in front of him 40 able to speak．He looked at me and said, “Did you bring a pencil or pen?”

I shook my head．

“How about some 41 ?”

I shook my head again ．

Finally , I thought he realized I was 42 , and I got my first big tip as

a 43 : “Never, never go anywhere without a pen and paper. You never know what you’ll run into.” After a few days, I gave my oral report totally from 44 in class. I got an A on the entire project．

Years later, I was in college looking around for a new career, but with no success. Then I 45 Virginia DeView and my desire at 13 to be a journalist. And I called my parents. They didn’t 46 me. They just reminded me how competitive the field was and 47 all my life I had to run away from competition. This was true. But journalism did something to me; it was in my blood． 48 gave me the freedom

to go up to total strangers and ask what was 49 ．

For the past 12 years, I’ve had the most satisfying reporting career, 50 stories from murders to airplane crashes and 51 choosing my strongest area． 52 I went to pick up my phone one day, an incredible wave of memories

hit me and I realized that had it not been 53 Virginia DeView, I would not be sitting at that desk．

I get 54 all the time: “How did you pick journalism?”

“Well, you see, there was a teacher…”I just wish I could 55 her．36．A．good B．mad C．careless D．curious 37．A．university B．family C．professions D．life 38．A．interview B．find out C．admire D．learn from 39．A．expressed B．ordered C．expected D．meant 40．A．hardly B．nearly C．naturally D．eagerly 41．A．drink B．newspapers C．preparations D．paper 42．A．satisfied B．comfortable C．terrified D．proud 43．A．student B．journalist C．teacher D．writer 44．A．research B．books C．imagination D．memory 45．A．called B．recognized C．remembered D．visited 46．A．answer B．promise C．stop D．persuade 47．A．how B．whether C．if D．which 48．A．It B．Virginia DeView C．My parents D．My oral report 49．A．breaking in B．getting down C．falling off D．going on 50．A．making B．listening C．covering D．talking 51．A．carefully B．finally C．doubtfully D．in all 52．A．When B．As long as C．Once D．Where 53．A．for B．with C．of D．to 54．A．hurt B．excited C．disappointed D．asked 55．A．respect B．support C．thank D．favor

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40 分）

第一节：阅读理解（共15小题，每题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的（A、B、C 、D）四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并涂在答题卡上。

A

My bike was a three-speed English “racer”, purchased during my second year in college in November 1964 for $44. Most of the money was earned by myself in my spare time, but I had to get my mother to help me out a little. At that time, bikes were rare on a college campus. My reason for getting a bicycle was a little strange.

A friend of mine convinced me to take a summer job selling door-to-door and suggested that I should use a bicycle to travel between houses. The job didn’t work out, but the idea was in my brain.

That fall, I borrowed another student’s bike and rode 45 miles on the first day, but his bike soon had a flat(瘪了的轮胎) which he didn’t like fixing. So I had to buy one. I immediately started using mine almost every day. Before getting the bike, I sometimes walked 28 miles to my parents’ house. Now the bike gave me a quicker method, but my first trip took four hours due to strong headwinds that had me fight for every foot. Once I made a trip of 100 miles in one day. I decided to use the bike to go camping in the Smokies. During the trip, I recognized the need for handlebars and more gears, so I bought a ten-speed after just one year though I loved this bike.

The first bike “hung around” for a couple of years, and then I gave it to my sister’s kids who let it become part of their lives.

56. What can we learn from the passage?

A. His mother gave him some money when he bought the first bike.

B. The first bike was a gift from his mother.

C. He bought the first bike for racing.

D. He wanted to buy a bike because all his classmates had one.

57. We can infer that besides studying at college the writer ____.

A. often helped his friend do business

B. also worked in a factory

C. had part-time jobs in his spare time

D. had to make money to pay for his tuition

58. The underlined phrase “the idea” in the first paragraph refers to “____”.

A. selling door-to-door

B. buying a bike of his own

C. borrowing a bike from others

D. earning money by working

59. According to the passage, we can learn that the first bike was ____ for him.

A. unnecessary

B. very useful

C. a lifelong tool

D. too troublesome

B

Have you ever noticed that some people are able to effortlessly remember even the most boring details, and quickly understand new things, and wished that you too could be like that? To unlock the full potential of your brain, you need to keep it active and acute(敏锐的，敏感的). But how? Check out these tips:

●Exercise＆get your body moving

Exercising doesn't just exercise the body; it also helps to exercise your brain. Without regular exercise your blood vessels (血管）begin to lose the ability to effectively pump blood and it also reduces the amount of oxygen and nutrients（养分）that your blood carries to your brain. When the nutrients don't make it there, the brains ability to function is weakened. To prevent this from happening, make sure you get moving every day. Walking, swimming and dancing are all excellent activities.

●Get rid of stresses and seek help for depression

Among the most brain-damaging stresses is severe depression, which is actually often mistaken for a memory problem since one of its primary symptoms is the inability to concentrate. If you can't concentrate, yon might feel like you are constantly forgetting things. Depression increases the levels of cortisol（氢化可的松）in your brain, which affects your memory. Seek professional help to get rid of your depression一your brain will thank you.

●Feed you brain

50 to 60 percent of the brain's overall weight is pure fat, which is used to insulate（隔离）its billions of nerve cells. The better insulated a cell is, the quicker you will be thinking. This is exactly why parents are advised to feed their young children whole milk. Thus eating foods that contain a healthy mix of fats is vital for long-term memory. Some excellent food choices include fish and dark leafy green vegetables.

60. According to paragraph 2, what may happen to us if we seldom take exercise?

A. No oxygen comes to our brain.

B. Our brain can’t function well.

C. More nutrients will be carried to brain.

D. More blood will be pumped effectively.

61. The real cause of the inability to focus is ．

A. poor memory

B. little exercise

C. serious depression

D. unhealthy eating

62. Why should parents feed their babies whole milk?

A. Because babies' brains need fat to grow and work properly.

B. Because whole milk is very easy for babies to digest.

C. Because no other food is more suitable for babies than milk.

D. Because less than half of the brain's overall weight is pure fat

C

Why do people drink too much, eat too much, smoke cigarettes or take drugs? What’s to blame for all the bad behavior s? Most people would say that, while these self-destructive (自我毁灭的) acts can have many root causes, they all have one obvious thing in common: they are all examples of failures of self-control, lacking the will power to resist them. According to a recent study, however, if you really think about it, something about that simple answer doesn’t quite make sense. In fact, it turns out that sometimes it’s having will power that really gets you into trouble.

Think back to the time you took your very first sip (小口) of beer. Disgusting, wasn’t it? When my father gave me my first taste of beer as a teenager, I wondered why anyone would voluntarily drink it. And smoking? No one enjoys their first cigarette —it tastes awful. So even though smoking and drinking alcohol or coffee, can become temptation (诱惑) that you need will power to resist, they never, ever start out that way.

Just getting past those first horrible experiences actually requires a lot of self-control. Ironically (讽刺的是), only those who can control themselves well, rather than give in to them, can ever come to someday develop a “taste” for Budweiser beer, Marlboro cigarettes, or dark-roasted Starbucks coffee. We do it for social acceptance. We force ourselves to consume alcohol, cigarettes, coffee and even illegal drugs, in order to seem experienced, grown-up, and cool.

These bad habits aren’t self-control failures —far from it. They are voluntary choices, and they are in fact self-control successes. Self-control is simply a tool to be put to some use, helpful or harmful. To live happy and productive lives, we need to develop not only our self-control, but also the wisdom to make good decisions about when and where to apply it.

63. What do most people think causes bad behavior?

A. Being forced by others.

B. Not having enough will power.

C. Enjoying their first experiences.

D. Following the examples of their friends.

64. The author mentions his experience in the Second paragraph to prove ____.

A. will power helps develop bad habits sometimes

B. drinking beer is harmful to the health of teenagers

C. self-control should be developed when one is young

D. everyone can be challenged by different temptations

65. In the last paragraph, the author stresses that ____.

A. without self-control, no one can succeed

B. bad habits don’t always lead to bad results

C. applying self-control correctly is important

D. people can develop wisdom from bad behavior

66. What would be the best title for the passage?

A. My First Sip of Beer

B. Do You Have Will Power ?

C. Will Power Benefits Us

D. Dark Side of Self-control

D

Increasingly, Americans are becoming their own doctors, by going online to diagnose their symptoms, order home health tests or medical devices, or even self-treat their illnesses with drugs from Internet pharmacies(药店)．Some avoid doctors because of the high cost of medical care, especially if they lack health insurance．Or they may stay away because they find it embarrassing to discuss their weight, alcohol consumption(酗酒) or couch potato habits．Patients may also fear what they might learn about their health, or they distrust physicians because of negative experiences in the past．But playing doctor can also be a deadly game．Every day, more than six million Americans turn to the Internet for medical answers ---most of them aren't nearly doubtful enough of what they find．A 2002 survey by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that 72 percent of those surveyed believe all or most of what they read on health websites． They shouldn't． Look up “headache”, and the chances of finding reliable and complete information are only one in ten, reports an April 2005 Brown Medical School study．Of the l69 websites the researchers rated, only l6 scored as “high quality”．Recent studies found faulty facts about all sorts of other disorders, causing one research team to warn that a large amount of incomplete, inaccurate and even dangerous information exists on the Internet．

The problem is that most people don't know the safe way to surf the Web．“They use a search engine 1ike Google, get l8 trillion choices and start clicking． But that's risky, because almost anybody can put up a site that looks authoritative(权威的), so it's hard to know whether what you're reading is reasonable or not,” says Dr．Sarah Bass from the National Cancer Institute．

67．According to the text, an increasing number of Americans ．A．are suffering from mental disorders

B．turn to Internet pharmacies for help

C．like to play deadly games with doctors

D．are doubtful about surfing medical websites

68． Some Americans stay away from doctors because they ．A．find medical devices easy to operate

B．prefer to be diagnosed online by doctors

C．are afraid to face the truth of their health

D．are afraid to misuse their health insurance

69． According to the study of Brown Medical School ．A．more than 6 million Americans distrust doctors

B．only 1/l0 of medical websites aim to make money

C．about l/10 of the websites surveyed are of high quality

D．72% of health websites offer incomplete and faulty facts

70．Which of the following is the author's main argument?

A．It's cheap to se1f-treat your own illness．

B．It's embarrassing to discuss your bad habits．

C．It's reasonable to put up a medical website．

D．It's dangerous to be your own doctor．

第二节（共5 小题；每小题2分，满分10 分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多

余选项。

People who are confident really seem to be naturally outstanding and just seem to do everything with more style than others. 71 It is a habit that everyone can develop in life. Try these simple tips to drill and build up your confidence: 1. Admit your shortcomings calmly.

Do not try to escape from them or cover them. Face them bravely. 72 Fight against them every day until the day when. you could break away and conquer them.

2. Dress for self-confidence.

73 And therefore pay attention to your dress, display your unique physical advantages and exhibit your best image. In addition, in formal occasions such as a business party or a wedding ceremony, elegant dressing contributes to building your confidence.

3. 74

You should get rid of your habit that deals with the work passively（被动的）. Concentrate your efforts immediately on overcoming it, because it will make your restless mind at ease and build yourself-confidence

4. Be positive.

Feel pity neither on yourself nor on others. If you am used to hating and blaming yourself, others would tend to do that and believe it. Instead, you should speak positively about yourself, your progress, and your bright future. 75

A. Your appearance could put you into embarrassment or increase your confidence.

B. Then talk about them to a reliable mate, a friend or a family member.

C. Actually, true self-confidence is neither born nor acquired overnight.

D. Build your confident vocabulary.

E. By doing so, you would encourage your growth in a positive direction.

F. Don't put off what you eventually have to do

G Don't judge a person by appearance.

第II卷

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35 分）

第一节：短文改错（共10 小题；每小题1 分，满分10 分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共

有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出改正后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。

2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

In recent years many flowers shops have been appeared in our small town. It

is common

for people to buy flowers when they go to a gathering, visiting a sick friend, or attend a wedding. I still remember clear one day last year when Tom, disabled student, presented some flowers to his mother to express his gratitude to her. He owes his entire life to his mother’s kind and care. With her he would not have had the confidence or the courage to fight her disability. As a result the great effort he had made, he was finally admitted to a key university.

第二节书面表达：（满分25分）

假定你是李华，21st Century网站向你约稿，请你介绍自己的暑期生活情况，请用英语写一封邮件，就以下内容做简要介绍。

写作要点： 1．学习、上网； 2观看奥运节目; 3.旅游观光。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.可适当添加细节，以使行文连贯：

3.邮件开头和结尾已给出不计入总词数