1、湖南省益阳市第六中学2014-2015学年高一英语12月月考试题I :听力（30 marks）Section A ( 22. 5 points) Directions: In this section. you will hear 6 conversations between the speakers. For each conversation there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices一 Listen to the conversations carefully and then a
2、nswer the questions by marking the corresponding letter( A , B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation twice. Conversation I 1. How does the man usually get LO work? A. By taxi. B. By underground. C. On foot. 2. What does the man think of his journey to work? A. the fare is re
3、asonable. B. The traffic is always terrible. C. It takes too much time and money. Conversation 2 3. Who is the woman? A. An air hostess. B. A policewoman. C. A clerk in an airline company. 4. Where does the man probably stay now? A. In Seattle. B. In New York. C. In Los Angeles. Conversation 3 5. Ho
4、w did the man find the flat for the woman? A. He found it by accident. B. He found it in the newspaper. C. His flatmates moved out. 6. How much per month do they have to pay? A. $ 100. B. $ 120. C. $ 125. Conversation 4 7. What s the relationship between the woman and the man7 A. Teacher and student
5、. B. Classmates. C. Mother and son. 8. Why didn t the man come to the class? A. He had been writing reports all day long. B. He was too tired to go out. C. He nearly lost his confidence. 9. What can we know about the man? A. He is probably from an English-speaking country. B. He is interested in lea
6、rning foreign languages. C. He had studied German before he came. Conversation 5 10. Where was Colin Boyle born? A. In Dublin. B. In London. C. In Paris.11. Why wasn t the woman able to get the tickets for the concert? A. All tickets were sold out. B. She is too poor to buy a concert ticket. C. She
7、couldn t afford the expensive tickets.12. How will the woman get the tickets? A. The singer will give the woman the tickets. B. The woman will get some tickets at the cheaper price. C. The concert hall manager will let them in free of charge. Conversation 613. What will they use to advertise their p
8、roduct? A. TV , radio and newspaper. B. Magazine , newspaper and advertising boards. C. TV , newspaper , magazine and cinema.14. Why do they think that customers will want to buy the product? A. It s not very expensive. B. It Iook8 good, moves well and fast. C. It s newly-developed.15. How long a ti
9、me will the advertising last?A. Three months. B. Three weeks. C. Five months.Section B ( 7. 5 points) Directions :In this section .you will listen to a mini-talk. Fill in the numbered blanks with the information you ve got. Fill in the blanks with no more than three words. You will hear the mini-tal
10、k TWICE.Opinions on Whether People Should Keep Pets at Home in CitiesSupporters opinionOld people living alone can get some comfort from pets. Getting along well with 16 will make our 17 interesting.Opposers opinionToo many people keeping pets at home is bad for the environment and sometimes thepets
11、 make 18 noise and even attack 19 .My opinionAlthough it s good to keep 20 at home , we must take some measures to prevent them frompolluting our environment. II. 单项选择 (15) 21. It is in the big factory _my father works.A. where B. that C. which D. in which22. _ the first day, at the meeting, I sat n
12、ext _ a girl named Diana. A. On, with B. At, to C. In , by D. On, to23. I used to use English a lot and spent an hour each day _ English books in the library. A. reading B. to read C. read D. reads24._ he is young, he knows a lot. A. Through B. As C. While D. Due to 25. Tom has gone to Shanghai,_ is
13、 in the east of China. A. where B. who C. which D. that 26.He did not go to school yesterday _the heavy rain. A. because B. because of C. for that D. why27. The _ boy made the police and his family _. A. gone; puzzled B. missing; puzzled C. missing; puzzling D. lost; puzzling28. Mr Ma is the person
14、_ w learned how to write with brushes. A. whom B. from who C. from whom D. from which29. My mother suggested that she _ me to the hospital, where I received good medical treatment. A. sent B. sended C. send D. to send30. There is no hard evidence _ aliens took Justin that night. A. that B. what C. w
15、hich D. how31. When _ about the possibility that Justin was taken away by aliens, Detective San Peterson, who has taken charge of the case, didnt say much. A. asking B. asked C. to ask D. ask 32. The workers _ a new restaurant. It is said that the construction work will be finished next month. A. ha
16、ve built B. have been building C. built D. had built33. As Mary _ a poem, her little sister _ asleep. A. was reading, has fallen B. was reading, was falling C. was reading, fell D. read, was falling34. The students went into the classroom,_. A. talking and laughing B. talk and laugh C. talked and la
17、ughed D. to talk and laugh35. Great changes _in my hometown in the past 30 years.A. took place B. have taken place C. would take place D. take placeIII. 完形填空( 30 marks )A : Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank wi
18、th the word or phrase that best fits the context. Nowadays we can see more and more electric bikes in the street. Electric bikes are easy 36 . They run fast and make 37 pollution. So they become very 38 in many big cities in China. But the electric bikes also 39 more traffic accidents. So China plan
19、s to make a new rule_ 40 the electric bike riders. If an electric bike is 41 than 40 kilos and can go faster than 20 kilometers an hour, its rider must get a 42 It means riders have to pass driving tests 43 they ride their electric bikes on the road.People have different ideas about the plan. 44 wel
20、come the plan because they think it will make the street much safer. But some are not 45 the new rules at all. One rider said, “I dont want to get a license or 46 like that. Thats too much trouble.” Whats your idea? Have you ridden an electric bike yet? Share your opinion or your own experience 47 u
21、s! 36. A. ride B. to be ridden C. riding D. to ride37. A .much B. many C. few D little38. A. popular B. difficult C. strong D interesting39. A. plan. B. cause C. provide D decide40. A. from B. to C. for D with41. A. bigger B. heavier C. longer D better42. A. license B. photo C. ID card D magazine43.
22、 A. during B. after C. before D though44. A. None B. Some C. Each D Every45. A. terrified of B. worried about C. sorry about D happy with 46. A. something B. nothing C. anything D everything47.A. to B. with C. by D. on B: Directions: the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that
23、best fits the contextTraffic Safety(交通安全)Traffic safety is everybodys business. Records show 48 every year a lot of people die in traffic accidents. Some of the accidents are due 49 mechanical problems. However, most of them are the results of careless 50 reckless driving, and could be avoided. A lo
24、t of people disregard traffic signals and rules. They drive regardless of speed limits, run through 51 lights, drive in the wrong direction, talk and laugh while 52 , and turn as they wish without giving signals. They 53 slow down while approaching(接近) crossroads. So many people violate traffic regu
25、lations that we cannot put too much emphasis on 54 importance of traffic safety. Only when everybody thinks traffic safety is everybodys business can we be safe driving on roads and walking 55 sidewalks（人行道）.IV.阅读理解（30 marks）A Some time ago I discovered that one of my chairs had a broken leg. I didn
26、t think there would be any difficulty in getting it mended, as there are a whole lot of antique(古董) shops near my home. So I left home one morning carrying the chair with me. I went into the first shop expecting a friendly reception (接待). I was quite wrong. The man wouldnt even look at my chair. The
27、 second shop, though slightly more polite, was just the same, and the third and the fourthso I decided that my approach must be wrong. I entered the fifth shop with a plan in my mind. I placed the chair on the floor and said to the shopkeeper, Would you like to buy a chair? He looked it over careful
28、ly and said, Yes, not a bad chair. How much do you want for it, sir? Twenty pounds, I said. OK, he said, Ill give you twenty pounds. Its got a slightly broken leg, I said. Yes, I saw that, its nothing. Everything was going according to plan and I was getting excited. What will you do with it? I aske
29、d. Oh, it will be easy to sell once the repair is done. Ill buy it, I said. What do you mean? Youve just sold it to me, he said. Yes, I know but Ive changed my mind. I am sorry. Ill give you twenty-seven pounds for it. You must be crazy, he said. Then, suddenly the penny dropped. I know what you wan
30、t. You want me to repair your chair. Youre right, I said. And what would you have done if I had walked in and said, “ Would you mend this chair for me?”. “I wouldnt have agreed to do it, he said. We dont do repairs, not enough money in it and too much trouble. But Ill mend this for you, shall we say
31、 for a fiver (five pounds)? He was a very nice man and was greatly amused (感到有趣) by the whole thing. 56. We can learn from the text that in the first shop the writer _. A. was rather impolite B. was warmly received C. asked the shopkeeper to buy his chair D. asked the shopkeeper to repair his chair
32、57. The underlined word approach in the second paragraph means _. A. plan for dealing with things B. decision to sell things C. idea of repairing things D. way of doing things 58. The expression the penny dropped in the last paragraph means the shopkeeper _. A. changed his mind B. accepted the offer
33、 C. saw the writers purpose D. decided to help the writer 59. How much did the writer pay? A. 5. B. 7. C. 20. D. 27. 60. From the text, we can learn that the writer was _. A. honest B. careful C. smart D. funnyB I know what youre thinking：pizza? For breakfast? But the truth is that you can have last
34、 nights leftovers in the a. m. if you want to. I know lots of women who skip breakfast, and they have a ton of different excuses for doing it. Some say they dont have time, others think theyre “saving” calories（卡路里）, still others just dont like breakfast food. But the bottom line is that eating in t
35、he morning is very important when youre trying to lose weight. “Eating just about anything from 300 to 400 calories would be better than nothing at all，”says Katherine Brooking, R. D.，who developed the super-easy eating plan for this years“SELF CHALLENGE”. And even pizza can be healthy if its loaded
36、 with vegetables, and you stick to one small piece. Breakfast is one meal I never miss, and the same goes for most weight loss success stories. Research shows that eating breakfast keeps you from overeating later in the day. Researchers at the University of Southern California found that breakfast s
37、kippers have a bigger chance of gaining weight than those who regularly have a morning meal. So eat something in the morning, anything. I know plenty of friends who end up having no breakfast altogether, and have just coffee or orange juice. I say, try heating up last nights leftovers-it may sound c
38、razy, but if it works for you, do it! I find if I tell myself, “You can always eat it tomorrow, ”I put away the leftovers instead of eating more that night. Try ityou may save yourself some pre-bedtime calories. And watch your body gain the fat-burning effects. 61. The word “leftovers” in Paragraph
39、1 probably means _. A. pizza topped with fruit B. things left undone C. meals made of vegetables D. food remaining after a meal . 62. According to the last paragraph, it is important to_. A. eat something for breakfast B. be careful about what you eat C. heat up food before eating it D. eat calorie-
40、controlled food 63. What can we infer from the text? A. Working women usually have breakfast in a hurry. B. Many people have wrong ideas about breakfast. C. There are some easy ways of cooking a meal. D. Eating vegetables helps save energy. 64. The text is written mainly for those_. A. who go to wor
41、k early B. who stay up lateC. who want to lose weight D. who eat before sleep65. What does the author advise the readers to do? A. Better eat up all the food at dinner in the night. B. Better eat less in the night. C. Better eat leftovers in the morning. D. Better get up late and eat nothing in the
42、morning in order to burn more calories.CAs we all know, the Dragon Boat Festival is our countrys traditional festival, but do you know there is also a Dragon Boat Festival in South Korea, which also falls on May 5 of the lunar calendar(阴历)? It has been reported that South Korea will apply to United
43、Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO 联合国教科文组织) to make the celebration of the Dragon Boat Festival its own intangible cultural heritage (非物质的文化遗产). If successful, people from other countries may see the Dragon Festival as a Korean creation. As the birthplace of the yearly event more than 2,000 years ago, China is not happy with the situation. It would be a shame if another country successfully made a traditional Chinese festival part of its own cultural heritage ahead of China, said Zhou Heping, deputy(副) cultu
