1、- 1 -上高二中 2014 届高三 5 月月考英语试题2014/05/2第卷 (三部分 共 115 分)第一部分:听力(共两节,满分 20 分)回答听力部分时,请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前,你将有两分钟的时间将您的答案转涂到客观答题卡上。第一节: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。1What does the woman want to do?AReturn the sweater BBuy a larger sweat
2、er CChange the sweater 2Where is the bank?ABeside a post office BOn a corner CNext to a church3What does the woman tell the man to do?ACall again some time later BWait for about three minutes CCome to see Dr Smith around 3:004What is the man going to major in ?AHistory BChemistry CGeography5What doe
3、s the woman mean?AShe has just finished a cigaretteBShe is unwilling to smoke cigarettes CShe likes to sit in the smoking section第二节: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 5 秒钟的时间阅读各个小题,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 和第 7 题。6What is the weather l
4、ike?ASunny BWindy CRainy7What will the speakers do?ACall the police BListen to the radio CGet out and help the guy听第 7 段材料,回答第 8 至第 9 题。8Where does the conversation most probably take place?AAt home BIn a clinic CIn a restaurant 9What does the man like to drink?AWater BTea CCoffee听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至第
5、12 题。10What kind of room did the man want at first?AThree single rooms BA room with three beds - 2 -CA double room and a single room11How much should the man pay for a night?A$99 B$129 C$ 22812What date is it today?AJuly 2nd BJuly 3rd CJuly 5th听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至第 16 题。13How does the woman feel about
6、the result of the exam?ADisappointed BIncredible CUnsurprised14Who passed the exam?ASandy BKate CJack15Why didnt Scott pass the exam?AHe was sick during the week of the examBHe failed to finish the paper CHe didnt study hard16What can we learn from the conversation?AJack works hard in his studyBScot
7、ts sister cheated on the examCThe head may leave because of the bad result 听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至第 20 题。17What kind of people especially needs exercise?AAdults from 20 to 80 BYoung people in their teensCThose who sit most of the day18What exercise is the most suitable for beginners?AJogging BWeightlifti
8、ng CClimbing 19How long would it be better for an exercise period to last?A5 to 10 minutes B15 to 20 minutes C25 to 30 minutes 20What is the best time for exercise?AMorning BAfternoon CEvening 第二部分:英语知识运用(共两节,满分 45 分)第一节:语法和词汇知识(共 15 小题;每小题 l 分,满分 15 分)21. No words are strong enough to express our t
9、hanks for your help. _. A. Its a pity B. My pleasure C. Never mind D. With pleasure22online anti-firework campaign started this very year is_ good platform tochange the way people celebrate the New Year.A. The; a B. The; the C. An; a D. An; the23. _ your teacher the problem with learning, theoretica
10、lly, and they will - 3 -help you.A. Telling B. To tell C. Tell D. Having told24 -What do you think is the matter with your car?-Well, it _ start at all. I mean I turned the key and nothing happened. A. shant B. wont C. mustnt D. shouldnt25His confidence built upas lie gained, more and more experienc
11、e in teaching.A. mostly B. generally C. constantly Dgradually26. He said it was this classroom _ he found his lost watch and _ he would take good care of it from then on.A. where; / B. when; what C. that; what D. where; that27. Come on! Lets go to the net bar. What? _ you ever want to do is going on
12、line. A. Anything B. Something C. All D. That28.He accidentally _ he had cheated in the last examination, or he wouldnt have got so high a mark.A. pointed out B. gave away C. took out D. tried out29Most of us could hardlyour excitement when hearing that Celine Dion would cometo the stage to sing her
13、 famous “My Heart Will Go On“.A. read B. show C. hold D. contain30. People all over the world have a dream _they will always live a peaceful life.A. that B. what C. which D. when 31. The strike is _ begin on Tuesday. No one knows how long it will last.A. dating to B. according to C. owing to D. due
14、to32. Oh, fantastic! What is your comment on the song Jingubang? Terribly sorry! I _.A. didnt listen B. wasnt listening C. havent listened D. hadnt listened 33. Difficult _ in practice, this new technique hasnt been applied.A. operated B. to be operated C. to operate D. operating 34. _ for the young
15、 man to spit in the subway!A. How bad manners it is B. How bad manners they are C. What bad manners they are D. What bad manners it is35. What a bad luck! I have missed a golden chance ! Let it be. _.A. A flower blooms more than once. B. A fault confessed is half corrected.C. A loveless life is livi
16、ng death. D. A problem shared is a problem halved.- 4 -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,掌握其大意,然后从所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。One morning, my son, Chilly, found a carpenterworm(毛毛虫) unexpectedly and put it in a jar. Each day he couldnt 36 to visit the little guest. Few weeks later we discovere
17、d it 37 in a cocoon (茧).Chilly surely knew a moth (蛾) or butterfly was about to be 38 . He was 39 to know what gift nature was about to give him. Gradually we found it half transparent and we could 40 the wings of the unborn. Soon, a moth broke free, and then 41 eggs, completing its life cycle. The
18、next day, I 42 Chilly it was time to set it free. He took it 43 and opened the jar. It circled the yard twice, came back, and 44 on Chillys arm. He picked it up and threw it in the air. The moth repeated its 45 pattern. He tried over and over, but each time it would 46 to his arm so that Chilly had
19、to give up. The next day he attempted to set it free again, and after a few repetitions the moth finally 47 into the grass.Like a 48 , I believe the moth was afraid to 49 what it was comfortable with. It wanted to stay with something 50 , scared to move on and experience something unknown.I was once
20、 that little moth. My cocoon was my mothers 51 , in which I was comfortable, and hated to fly too far away from it. I was 52 when my first job required me to move to a new city. Humans are creatures of 53 . We resist change. However, if I hadnt moved, I would not have experienced many 54 and wonderf
21、ul things or met many of my friends. So each move gave me the 55 to learn and experience, but best of all, I met friends.36. A. help B. leave C. wait D. stop37. A. stuck B. wrapped C. developed D. protected38. A. born B. changed C. raised D. created39. A. upset B. content C. lucky D. curious 40. A.
22、count B. feel C. identify D. imagine41. A. laid B. lay C. put D. placed42. A. confirmed B. convinced C. concluded D. contacted43. A. back B. down C. aside D. outside- 5 -44. A. kept B. dropped C. landed D. lived45. A. game B. flight C. adventure D. communication46. A. return B. appeal C. turn D. sti
23、ck47. A. walked away B. ran out C. fell down D. flew off 48. A. animal B. butterfly C. human D. pet49. A. leave B. stay C. move D. forget50. A. friendly B. similar C. pleasant D. familiar51. A. instruction B. love C. requirement D. expectation52. A. excited B. crazy C. afraid D. annoyed 53. A. commu
24、nity B. habit C. conscience D. ambition54. A. odd B. funny C. new D. vital 55. A. courage B. pleasure C. ability D. purpose第三部分:阅读理解(共 20 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 40 分)AFor their nick-of-time acts, Toby, a 2-year-old dog, and Winnie, a cute cat, were named Dog and Cat of the Year by the American Society for th
25、e Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.As Amy Paul choked(哽住) on a piece of apple at her home, her dog jumped up, landing hard on her chest and forcing the piece in her throat out. When the Keesling family of Indiana was about to be killed by carbon monoxide, their cat clawed at the wife Cathys hair unt
26、il she woke up and called for help.No one could explain their timely heroics.Both pets were rescued by their owners in infancy-Toby as a 4-week-old thrown into a garbage bin to die, and Winnie as a week-old orphan hiding under a barn, so helpless that Cathys husband, Eric, had to feed her milk with
27、an eyedropper.As the Keeslings recalled it, a gas-driven pump being used broke down, spreading carbon monoxide through the house. By the time Winnie went to rescue, the couples 14-year-old son was already unconscious. “Winnie jumped on the bed and was clawing at me, with a kind of angry sound,” Cath
28、y Keesling said. The state police responding to her 911 call said the family was only minutes - 6 -from death, judging by the amount of poisonous gas in the house.Amy Pauls husband was at his job when she took a midday break from making jewelry and bit into an apple. “Normally I peel them, but I rea
29、d in Good Housekeeping Magazine that the skin has all the nutrients, so I ate the skin, and thats what caused me to choke,” she recalled. “I couldnt breathe and I was in panic when Toby jumped on me. He never does that, but he did, and saved my life.”Both Toby and Winnie accompanied their owners to
30、the awards luncheon.56Why did Amy Paul choke on a piece of apple?A. She was too young to care for herself. B. She didnt peel the skin as usual.C. The apple was too hard. D. She had a big bite.57Winnie saved the lives of its owners whole family in an accident by _.A. jumping onto its owner B. calling
31、 for helpC. clawing at Cathys hair D. making some strange noises58Which of the following has the similar meaning to the underlined word “infancy” in Paragraph 4?A. middle age B. youth C. babyhood D. agedness59What caused the carbon monoxide spreading through the house?A. A pump breaking down. B. A d
32、river breaking into the house.C. The burning gas. D. The poisonous gas.60What would be the suitable title for the passage?A. So Smart Animals Are B. Great Honors for Cat and DogC. Unforgettable Experiences D. Dog and Cat Honored for Saving Their MastersBThe Elysee Palace in France enjoys equal popul
33、arity in the world with the Buckingham Palace in the United Kingdom, the Kremlin in Russia as well as the White House in the U.S.A. It is the residence of the president of the French Republic and the symbol of the highest authority in France.The Elysee Palace, with an area of 11,000 square meters, i
34、s at the eastern end of the Champs Elysee in the busy city of Paris and backed by a large and tranquil garden of more than twenty thousand square meters. Its main building, quite handsome and graceful, is a 2-story classical stone architecture of European style, flanked (位于的侧面) by two side buildings
35、 facing each other and with an extensive rectangular courtyard in the middle. There are altogether 369 halls and rooms of different size.The Elysee Palace, built in 1718, has a long history of closing to 300 years - 7 -to date. This house was at first a private residence of a count named dEvreau, he
36、nce it was called Hotel dEvreau. It had later gone through many ups and downs and its owners had been changed for many times, but all the dwellers in it were distinguished persons and high officials. The house was renamed Bonaparte Mansion when it was owned by Louis XV and Louis XVI successively whe
37、n they acted as emperors. Napoleon I signed his act of abdication (退位) here when he had suffered deadly defeat in the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Napoleon III moved in the palace in 1848 when he was elected president, and the house became a Royal Palace when he declared himself as emperor. The Third
38、 French Republic issued a decree (法令) in 1873, declaring officially the Elysee Palace as the residence of president of the French Republic. Over the hundred odd years since then, almost all the presidents of the French Republic worked and lived there. Starting from 1989, the Elysee Palace is open to
39、 the public every year in September on the French Castles Day.61. The writer mentions the Buckingham Palace to tell the readers _.A. its very famous in the world. B. the Elysee Palace is as large as itC. it s also the residence of presidents. D. the Elysee Palace is also a symbolic building62. It ca
40、n be learned from the passage that the Elysee Palace _. A. was once named Hotel d Everau by Louis XV and Louis XVI. B. together with its garden covers more than 30 thousand square meters. C. was first built as the residence of the presidentD. is open to the public throughout the year. 63. The underl
41、ined word “successively” in the passage probably means _. A. one after another B. successfully C. accidentally D. by force64. The third paragraph mainly tells us that_. A. Elysee Palace is a big and graceful palace with a long history. B. Elysee Palace was the place where Napoleon signed his act of
42、abdication. C. Elysee Palace has played an important role in the history of France.D. Elysee Palace has been famous for its unique building style. CIn a few years, you might be able to speak Chinese, Korean, Japanese, French, and English and all at the same time. This sounds incredible, but Alex Wai
43、bel, a computer science professor at USs Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and Germanys University of Karlsruhe, announced last week that it may soon be reality. He and his team have invented software and hardware that could make it far easier for people who speak different languages to understand ea
44、ch other.One application, called Lecture Translation, can easily translate a speech from one language into another. Current translation technologies typically limit - 8 -speakers to certain topics or a limited vocabulary. Users also have to be trained how to use the programme.Another prototype(雏形机 ) can send translations of a speech to different listeners depending on what language they speak. “It is like having a simultaneous translator right next to you but without