1、湖北省重点中学 2015 届高三上学期第二次月考英语试题14:30-16:30本试卷共 10 页。满分 150 分。考试时间 120 分钟。祝考试顺利注意事项：1答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴到答题卡上的指定位置。2选择题每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把机读卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑；完成句子和书面表达题用 0.5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔答在题卡上相对应的答题区域内。答在试题卷上无效。3考试结束，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案涂到
2、答题卡上。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. Where is John probably now?A. In the hospital. B. At school. C. At home.2. What can we learn about the woman?A. She forgot lending the book. B. She lost her boo
3、k. C. She finished her paper.3. Why was the man annoyed?A. A policeman stopped him.B. A speeding car ran past him.C. The driver attempted to overcharge.4. What relation are the speakers most probably to each other?A. Waiter and customer. B. Friends. C. Bank clerk and customer.5. What does the woman
4、want to do?A. Find the computer room. B. Find a bulletin board. C. Get a computer.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，每小题将给出 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. How does the girl feel in the beginnin
5、g?A. She is angry. B. She is ashamed. C. She is regretful.7. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The girl never used the boys stuff.B. The boy just bought a new headphone.C. The boy used the iPod without permission.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Public bat
6、hroom. B. Dorm life. C. Camp life.9. Why did the boy move out in his sophomore year?A. He changed school.B. He couldnt stand living at school.C. He couldnt party on school nights at school.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What is the girls problem?A. She has no interest in theater. B. She is tired of stud
7、y. C. She cant decide on her major.11. Who probably is Angelina Jolie?A. A famous actress. B. A famous psychologist. C. A popular physicist.12. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The girl took only psychology last semester.B. French and theater cant be taken at the same time.C. The girl took
8、 a fantastic physics class last year.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. How many hours does the boy spend in surfing on school day?A. Around two hours. B. Around one hour. C. Around half an hour.14. Why does the boy try to limit time on the Internet?A. To save time for marketing. B. To avoid being addicted.
9、 C. To do more programming.15. What can we learn about the boys company?A. It is about web designing. B. It provides training courses. C. It is a search engine.16. What will the boy do with people who treat him as child?A. He will turn to his father for help.B. He will fire them.C. He will talk to t
10、hem like a grown-up.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What does the word “sprinting” probably mean?A. World-class games. B. Olympic sports. C. Short-distance running.18. What is Usain Bolts Olympic records for 100 meters?A. 9.30 seconds. B. 9.69 seconds. C. 9.86 seconds.19. What can we learn about Usain B
11、olt?A. He set three world records at 2008 Olympic Games.B. He is the first to set three records at Olympic Games.C. He is a calm man and doesnt like dancing.20. What will Usain Bolt do next?A. Give a performance. B. Give a medal. C. Give a speech.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共二节，满分 40 分）第一节：多项选择（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 1
12、0 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.The Fifth Euro-Asia Economic Forum, held in Xian on 1st October, 2013, is aimed to _ economic exchanges between Asia and Europe.A. preserve B. promote C. accomplish D. update22.When Peng Liyuan , First Lady of China , made her first public appearan
13、ce overseas, her grace and perfect dress have earned her international _.A.regulation B. recognition C.reception D. appreciation23.It is reported that floods and serious loss of soil and water have _an ample amount of mud in the Yellow River, making pumping water out of it hard for farmers around.A.
14、 accelerated B. snatched C. deleted D. deposited24. As a businessman, Mr. Green is a complete failure. Being lazy may well be one of the_to his success.A. drawbacks B. shortcomings C. disadvantages D. barriers25.According to Wang Lijun, Chongqings former vice-mayor and police chief, Bo Xilai seemed
15、to have been involved in helping himself _seek personal gains in the past.A. anyway B. anyhow C. somehow D. somewhat26.Women and children, generally referred to as non-power group, are more likely to become _ targets for thieves and robbers.A. approximate B. primitive C. prime D. precise27.What shoc
16、ked the police and the people around most was that the kidnapper suddenly _his pocket and took out a gun in a desperate attempt to escape with the kidnapped child. A. dived into B. slipped into C. slid into D. fit into28.When it comes to the civil war in Syria, the US governments attitude towards it
17、 has experienced a(n)_ change , which may have a positive effect on Syria present situation.A. superior B. superb C. subtle D. stubborn29.At the party, all the others seemed to know each other well; Catherine sat alone at the table in a corner, feeling _.A. cut off B. kicked out C. left out D. squee
18、zed out30.During the dinner, a ladys critical comments on my new dress really left me _. After an awkward silence, I only sat there embarrassed.A. in a mess B. in a dilemma C. at a loss D. at random第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1，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。What do Ch
19、inese college graduates have in common with ants? The recent 31 Ants Tribe about the lifeof some young people 32 flock (聚集) to Beijing after 33 university, describes the graduates, like ants, as smart but 34 as individuals, drawing strength from living together in communities.The book, which is base
20、d 35 two years interviews with about 600 low-income college graduates in Beijing, 36 in mid September, about a month before an announcement from the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security that 74% of the 6.11 million new graduates had been 37 by Sept. 1.For the books chief editor, Lian Si,
21、a professor at the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, that piece of statistic says 38 about the real situation for many of these graduates. “I am always 39 how many of these employed college graduates are leading a decent life,” Lian said. “I hope this book could offer a
22、window on these graduates, whose stories are 40 known.”The setting of the book is several so-called “settlement villages for college students” on the outskirts of Beijing, 41 large number of college graduates 42 . Most of these graduates work for 43 or medium-sized businesses, 44 less than 2,000 yua
23、n a month. They live together because its 45 : the rent in these communities is only around 350 yuan a month. Many of them travel several hours a day for short-term jobs or job interviews.Tangjialing, a small 46 20 kilometers from Tiananmen Square, has around 3,000 47 villagers, but has become a 48
24、for more than 50,000 migrants, most of them 49 from all over the country. Lian describes the students 50 as five-or-six-storey buildings with two or three people crammed together in each room of about 10 square meters. Up to 70 or 80 people share the same toilet and kitchen.31. A. film B. story C. b
25、ook D. magazine32. A. who B. what C. which D. whose33. A. leaving B. studying C. going D. working34. A. meaningful B. meaningless C. important D. tiring35. A. up B. on C. at D. out36. A. camp up B. came on C. came along D. came out37. A. fired B. interviewed C. employed D. graduated38. A. much B. li
26、ttle C. some D. more39. A. wondering B. researching C. studying D. telling40. A. rarely B. well C. always D. often41. A. which B. that C. why D. where42. A. work B. study C. relax D. live43. A. small B. big C. famous D. unknown44. A. earning B. thinking C. shopping D. paying45. A. expensive B. comfo
27、rtable C. cheap D. convenient46. A. city B. town C. community D. village47. A. original B. young C. rich D. poor48. A. school B. hotel C. home D. company49. A. benefit B. differ C. come D. suffer50. A. lives B. dormitories C. buildings D. restaurants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
28、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。 AA meteorite (陨石) flew fast across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Friday, raining fireballs over a vast area and causing a shock wave that smashed windows, damaged buildings and injured l,200 people.People heading to work in Chelyabinsk heard w
29、hat sounded like an explosion, saw a bright light and then felt the shock wave.According to Russian space agency Roscosmos, the fireball, travelling at a speed of 30km per second, had burnt very brightly across the horizon, leaving a long white trail that could be seen as far as 200km away. Car alar
30、ms went off, thousands of windows shattered and mobile phone networks were disrupted.“I was driving to work, it was quite dark, but it suddenly became as bright as if it were day,” said Viktor Prokofiev, 36, a resident of Yekaterinburg in the Urals Mountains. “I felt like I was blinded by headlights
31、.”The meteorite, which weighed about 20 tons and may have been made of iron, entered Earths atmosphere and broke apart 30-50km above ground, according to Russias Academy of Sciences.The energy released when it entered the Earths atmosphere was about several thousand tons, the academy said, the power
32、 of a small atomic weapon exploding.No deaths were reported, but the Emergencies Ministry said 20,000 rescue and clean-up workers were sent to the region after President Vladimir Putin told Emergencies Minister Vladimir Puchkov to ease the disruption and help the victims.The Interior Ministry said a
33、bout l,200 people had been injured, at least 200 of them children, and most from broken pieces of glass.“While events this big are rare, an impact that could cause damage and death could happen every century or so. Unfortunately there is absolutely nothing we can do to stop impacts.”51. When did the
34、 meteorite incident happen?A. At midnight. B. In the early morning.C. In the late morning. D. In the evening.52. According to the text, the meteorite explosion caused _.A. some deaths B. road accidentsC. communication problems D. building collapse53. The Russian governments response to the incident
35、was _.A. a little slow but effective B. quick and seriousC. cold and slow D. quick but ineffective54. It can be inferred that the loss caused by meteorites _.A. is nearly unavoidable B. happens every few yearsC. can be avoided D. is hard to estimateBHaving a child may improve a womans memory, a new
36、study suggests.In the study, women who were new mothers scored better on tests of visuospatial memory the ability to understand and remember information about their surroundingscompared with women who didnt have children.The findings contradicts the old belief that women develop“baby brain“ or a dec
37、line in memory and cognitive(认知的) function, after they have kids, said study researcher Melissa Santiago, a doctoral student at Carlos Albizu University in Miami. “You dont have to feel that because you have kids, your memory isnt the same,“ Santiago said.The study was small, and the findings will h
38、ave to be tested in larger groups of people, Santiago said.Previous studies on the topic have had mixed resultssome showed motherhood hurts cognition, and others showed the opposite. Studies on rats show those with pups have better memory than those without offspring.Santiago analyzed information fr
39、om 35 first-time mothers whose children were ages 10 to 24 months, and 35 women who had never been pregnant. Both groups scored similarly on intelligence tests. The average age of mothers was 29 and the average age of never-pregnant women was 27.To test visuospatial memory, the women were shown a pa
40、per containing six symbols for 10 seconds, and then asked to draw what they remembered. This task was repeated several times. The first time women were shown the paper, both groups remembered about the same amount. But on the second and third pass, mothers performed better than those without childre
41、n, indicating that the mothers collected more information each time than the other women.Later, the women were shown a variety of different symbols, and asked to remember which ones were presented on the earlier task. Mothers did not make a mistake in this taskthey remembered every symbol correctlyb
42、ut those without children made one or two errors, Santiago said.55. How did Santiago lead to the findings?A. By observation. B. By comparison.C. By analyzing intelligence tests. D. By asking women questions.56. By saying “The study was small“, what did Santiago mean?A. The study received little atte
43、ntion.B. The study has just started.C. The study was carried out among a small group of people.D. A small group of researchers were involved in the study.57. Which of the following was discussed in the text?A. Ways to test visuospatial memory.B. Why having kids improves memory.C. How young mothers a
44、re different from never-pregnant women.D. The negative effects that worries of women without children have.58. It can be inferred that Santiago believe the findings of the study_.A. may cause a heated discussion among parentsB. may cause an increase in the birth rateC. are tested by previous similar
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