高三年级英语上学期月考试题

第I卷（三部分，共105分）

注重事项：

1．答第一卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

2．每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。

3．考试结束后，考生将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

该部分分为第一、第二两节。注重：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你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

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秒钟的时间往返答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1．How much is the car?

A．About $13,000. B．About $15,000. C．About $16,000

2．What will happen to Ted according to the woman?

A．Ben will apologize to Ted.

B．Ted’s mother will punish him.

C．Ben’s mother will apologize to Ted.

3．What will the man do?

A．Pay his own bill.

B．Pay the bill for the woman.

C．Let the woman pay the bill.

4．What does the woman mean?

A．She doesn’t want Susan to play with Jack.

B．She’s afraid that Susan will quarrel with Jack again.

C．She is surprised that Susan and Jack forget their quarrel so soon.

5．What does the man mean?

A．It’s easy to forget the key.

B．People often make the same mistakes.

C．He has taken the wrong key out of the room himself.

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段对话，回答第6-8小题。

6．What is the new baby's name?

A．Frances. B．Francis. C．Francy.

7．Who wrote the article about the relationship between students' names and their marks?

A．The man speaker. B．The woman speaker. C．An uncertain person.

8．What can you infer from the conversation?

A．Those named Elmer and Huber are always bad guys,

B．School students' marks depend on their names.

C．Some people are often affected by their strong feelings towards names.

听第7段对话，回答第9-11小题。

9．Where did the conversation take place?

A．In London. B．In Paris. C．In an Italian village.

10．What's the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．Old classmates.

B．Husband and wife.

C．Members on the school football team.

11．According to Jordan, what was Helen not good at when she was a student?

A．She was not good at languages.

B．She always gave wrong answers,

C．She was poor in remembering things.

听第8段独白，回答第12-14小题。

12．In U.S, what can a girl do if she finds her marriage gifts useless?

A．She can ask for another useful gift.

B．She can exchange it for a useful one.

C．She can return it to the person who gives it.

13．Why do we usually give a couple gifts at their marriage?

A．To make marriage accepted.

B．To show the importance of marriage.

C．To express our good wishes.

14．Why does a young husband have to work for his wife’s family in some societies?

A．Because he has to wait until he has three children.

B．Because he wants to earn enough money for his wife.

C．Because it is necessary for a marriage.

听第9段对话，回答第15-17小题。

15．According to the weather report, when would it start raining?

A．In the afternoon.

B．At night.

C．In the morning.

16．What did Paul forget to bring?

A．Raincoats. B．Umbrellas. C．Rain shoes.

17．Where did Sara leave the playing cards?

A．Next to picnic table. B．On picnic table. C．Under picnic table.

听第10段独白，回答第18-20小题。

18．What question may doctors ask about children?

A．What games they are interested in.

B．How much exercises they get every day.

C．How long their parents stay with them daily.

19．What does the Institute suggest the children under two doing?

A．Receive early education.

B．Have more activities.

C．Have regular check-up.

20．How should children’s bedrooms be?

A．No place for play.

B．Near a common area.

C．A place without TV set.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

21．According to constitutions, Putin is obliged to leave office at the end of his second term although he is popular in Russia.

A．the, the B．/, the C．/, / D．the, /

22．A thief who broke into a church was caught because traces of wax, found on his clothes, _______ from the sort of candles used only in churches.

A．had come B．coming C．come D．that came

23．－Have you ever heard of Jay Chou’s new movie “Kungfu Dunk”?

－ . Does it come out in February?

A．Yes, I see. B．No, I never heard it.

C．Yes, it rings a bell. D．No, it came as no surprise.

24．If you let challenges stimulate annoy you, much more can be accomplished than you thought possible.

A．more than B．other than

C．less than D．rather than

25．A recent survey shows 4 million Chinese came to Beijing from other cities to work and live, and is called the “floating population” is growing annually.

A．who B．those C．what D．as

26．Only when the government increases affordable homes for low-income groups .

A．the imbalance of demand and supply can be removed

B．can be removed the imbalance of demand and supply

C．can be the imbalance of demand and supply removed

D．can the imbalance of demand and supply be removed

27．This crop has similar qualities to the previous one, _______ both wind-resistant and adapted to the same type of soil.

A．being B．been C．to be D．having been

28．Frequently single-parent children _______ some of the functions that the absent adult in the house would have served.

A．take in B．take on

C．take over D．take after

29．The price of beer _______ from 50 cents to $4 per liter during the summer season.

A．altered B．ranged

C．separated D．differed

30．We are all for your proposal that the discussion .

A．be put off B．was put off

C．should put off D．is to put off

31．Criticism and self-criticism is necessary _______ it helps us to find and correct our mistakes.

A．by that B．at that

C．on that D．in that

32．—Will you be this afternoon, John?

—It depends. I’m afraid I’ll be called in by my manager.

A．suitable B．convenient

C．accurate D．available

33．With only eight months until the Olympics, chefs at Beijing’s hotels are refining menus for visitors who will come from around the world.

A．going B．gone C．being going D．to go

34．The rise of housing prices, 1 percent higher than of October, hit a new high at the end of December.

A．that B．one C．the one D．those

35．In previous times, when fresh meat was in short _______, pigeons were kept by many households as a source of food.

A．store B．provision C．reserve D．supply

第二节：完型填空（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）中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Children model themselves largely on their parents. They do so mainly 36 identification. Children identify with a parent when they believe they have the qualities and feelings that are characteristic of that parent. The things parents do and say—and the 37 they do and say to them—therefore 38 influence a child's 39 .However, parents must consistently behave like the type of 40 they want their child to become.

A parent's actions 41 affect the self-image that a child forms. Children who see mainly positive qualities in their 42 will be 43 to see themselves in a positive way, 44 children who observe chiefly 45 qualities instead will have a hard time 46 positive qualities in themselves. Children may 47 their self-image, 48 , as they become increasingly influenced by peers before they reach 13 .

Isolated events, 49 dramatic ones, do not 50 have a permanent effect on a child's behavior. Children interpret such events according to their 51 attitudes and previous training. Children who know they are loved can, 52 , accept the divorce of their parent's or a parent’s early death .But if children feel unloved, they may interpret such events as a 53 of rejection or punishment.

In the same way, all children are not influenced alike by toys and games, reading matter, and television programs. 54 we have observed in the case of a dramatic change in family relations, the effect of an activity or experience depends on 55 the child interprets it.

36．A．across B．with C．through D．over

37．A．gesture B．expression C．way D．extent

38．A．mainly B．largely C．rarely D．hardly

39．A．behavior B．words C．mood D．reactions

40．A．person B．humans C．creatures D．adults

41．A．in turn B．nevertheless C．also D．as a result

42．A．eyes B．parents C．peers D．behaviors

43．A．possible B．perhaps C．probable D．likely

44．A．when B．since C．as D．while

45．A．negative B．cheerful C．various D．complex

46．A．see B．seeing C．to see D．to seeing

47．A．modify B．copy C．imitate D．continue

48．A．thus B．therefore C．but D．however

49．A．rather than B．besides C．even D．apart from

50．A．necessarily B．deeply C．basically D．slightly

51．A．found B．founding C．established D．establishing

52．A．at least B．for example C．at most D．in return

53．A．symbolize B．signal C．signature D．sign

54．A．Which B．As C．Like D．When

55．A．what B．whom C．how D．why

第三部分：阅读理解（共2小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。）

A

The old camera Brownie picked up in a charity shop was a splendid find .But the undeveloped film still inside turned out to be even more of a treasure.

New owner Don Roccoforte had it developed and saw in it an attractive dark haired woman in her thirties with two young boys. He immediately determined to try to find out who they were.

A few weeks later the California-based camera collector received the news that left him stunned . The woman was his wife Jaqueline’s aunt in a picture taken around 50 years ago ,and one of the boys ,her cousin.

The couple have now unraveled（揭开）the astonishing coincidence ,which leads back to Mrs. Roccoforte’s native Lancashire ,where many of her family still live. The camera was bought from a shop in Preston by Brownie ,a friend of Mr. Roccoforte ,who knew of his interest in photography and thought it would be an unusual gift.

Back in Californis, the contents of his new possession inspired Mr. Roccoforte’s curiosity .Recognizing the water in the background of the photo as a lake in Lancashire, he sent a copy to the local paper in Preston to see if any readers could help.

Another relative recognized the group as Winnie Bamber ,still living in the area at the age of 81, her son Tony ,Mrs. Roccoforte’s cousin ,and Tony’s childhood friend, Mick Murphy.

Yesterday Mrs. Bamber was still gasping （惊奇地吸气）at the turn of events which has reunited two strands（分支）of her family.

She said she remembered taking the boys to the lake and losing the camera. The two boys ,both now 58,still live near Preston.

Mrs. Roccoforte’s father is Winnie Bamber’s brother ,Billy Charnley.

He and his wife moved to America in the 1960s. Their daughter met Mr. Roccoforte there and they married and moved to Preston for two years before returning to America.

56．Which of the following is the right order of what happened?

a. Don Roccoforte received a special present from his friend.

b. Another relative recognized Winnie Bamber and the two boys.

c. Winnie Bamber ,together with two boys ,went to take pictures at a lake.

d. Don Roccoforte sent a copy of the picture to a paper in Preston.

e. The film was developed.

f. The camera was lost.

g. Brownie bought an old camera in a shop.

A．c→f→b→a→d→g→e B．b→c→a→f→d→e→g

C．c→f→g→a→e→d→b D．a→c→b→f→e→g→d

57．Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A．Tony is the son of Winnie Bamber.

B．Billy Charnley’s daughter was married to Don Roccoforte.

C．Brownie married Winnie Bamber.

D．Mrs. Roccoforte is Winnie Bamber’s niece.

58．The underlined word “stunned” is closest in meaning to .

A．disappointed B．shocked C．worried D．satisfied

59．Lancashire is most likely to be located in .

A．America B．Russia C．California D．England

60．The best title for this passage would be .

A．The Film that Waited 50 Years to Be Developed

B．An Unusual Reunion after about Half a Century

C．A Special Present to a Special Friend

D．An Old Camera and the Beautiful Pictures In side

B

WASHINGTON ,Jan. 21—“I want to be a builder. I want to build houses and buildings for the homeless,” said Aman Efrem ,a third-grade student from Hearst Elementary in Washington. D.C. For another student, Azalea Westray ,the dream is “that all people stop violence” and “all people love and respect one another.”

The two were among various answers to the Washington Post’s blank filling to “My dream is…” when Americans observed the Martin Luther King’s Day Monday.

From Atlanta to Chicago ,memorial services ,forums and rallies are held nationwide Monday to honor the advocate of peaceful resistance and equality for people of all races .

The Wall Street in New York ,in particular ,kicked off the celebration of the Martin Luther King’s DAY on Friday in an unusual way with the leader of American’s most important civil rights group ,also chirman of the Congress of Racial Equality Roy Innis ringing the opening bell in the morning at the Nasdaq stock exchange.

Memory of Martin Luther King’s unfulfilled dream adds fuel to the speculation（推测）on the first African American presidential hopeful ,Illinois Senator Barack Obama ,as the 2008 presidential primary will move to South Carolina on Jan. 26, which homes a large black population.

Obama and two other Democratic presidential candidates ,New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton and former North Caroline John Edwards ,Monday turned the memorial events into their campaign stages to persuade the black who accounts for a significant percentage of the total Democratic voters in the state.

At the rally ,Obama echoed Martin Luther King’s “dream” and called for the end of divisions that he said has damaged the presidential contest .And Clinton ,on the other hand ,recalled listening to King’s speech in her childhood and reminded voters of his vision of racial equality. “The dream is nowhere fulfilled ,” she said. “Now we are called to rise up ,speak up and finally get it done.”

61．This passage mainly tells up that .

A．the dream of Martin Luther King Jr. has not been fulfilled until now

B．Martin Luther King’s Day was celebrated in the U. S. on Monday

C．everybody has his own dream ,including school children

D．U.S presidential candidates seek support from the blacks

62．The two students mentioned in the first paragraph .

A．expressed their whishes in reply to an American newspaper

B．were black children who suffered poverty and violence

C．were asked to make a speech entitled “I have a dream”

D．were determined to fulfill the dream of Martin Luther King Jr.

63．The Wall Street in New York .

A．refused to celebrate the Martin Luther King’s Day

B．observed the Martin Luther King’s Day on Friday instead of on Monday

C．started the celebration of the Martin Luther King’s Day in an unusual way

D．invited Barack Obama to ring the opening bell at the stock exchange

64．It can be learned from the passage that South Carolina is the hometown of .

A．Martin Luther King B．Barack Obama

C．many black people D．the U.S. president

65．At the rally ,Clinton tried to show to voters that .

A．she once listened to King’s speech

B．she was for the equality among different races

C．the “dream” has already been fulfilled

D．she was the one who could fulfill King’s “dream”

C

How would you like to sleep with one half your brain asleep and the other half a wake? Dolphins sleep this way. Recently , scientists at Indiana State University have discovered that ducks sleep this way too. They found that ducks sleep half awake so they can rest and watch for danger at the same time.

After putting their ducks in a row and videotaping them, some researchers found ducks on the end of each row spent more time asleep with one eye open ,apparently looking for predators.

“The more the ducks felt threatened ,the more they slept with one eye open,” said lead author Niels C. Rattenborg ,a graduate student at Indiana State University ,Terre Haute .”the unique aspect is not that they do it ,but that they control it . When they sleep at the edge of a group ,they tend to realize greater danger ,so they spend more time sleeping with one half of their brain.” Ducks with one eye open were still awake enough to detect predators ,said the authors of the study ,which appears today in the journal Nature.

The researchers studied four groups of four ducks held in plastic boxes ,which were arranged in a row .Ducks on the end were found to sleep with one eye open 31.8 per cent of the time, compared to 12.4 percent of the time for ducks in the central position.

Also ,ducks in the central position did not open one eye more than the others, while ducks on each end kept the eye facing away from the group open 86.2 per cent of the time. Brain wave readings of the ducks showed that the half of the brain receiving signals from the closed eye indicated that half of the brain was sleeping. Signals from the half of the brain receiving signals from the open eye showed a state between fully a wake and asleep.

66．It was discovered that .

A．most people would like to be half asleep

B．ducks can sleep half awake

C．dolphins sleep on their way

D．ducks have different sleeping habits from each other

67．A predator is most likely to be .

A．an animal that hunts ,kills and eats other animals

B．a human being who looks after and feeds ducks

C．a scientist who does research work on animals

D．an animal that is likely to be friends with ducks

68．Ducks at the end of each row sleep with one eye open because .

A．they are looking for food

B．they want to enjoy the scenery

C．they are watching out for danger

D．they are unique in their sleeping habit

69．How many ducks were used in the experiment?

A．Four. B．Eight. C．Twelve. D．Sixteen.

70．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Ducks on the northern end of a row would keep their eye facing the south open.

B．Ducks with less sense of duty usually choose to stay in the center of a row.

C．Ducks with one eye open at the edge can still enjoy a certain degree of sleep.

D．A video tape recorder was the only electronic device used in the experiment.

D

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