安化一中2012年下学期9考试卷

安化一中2012年下学期高三9月月考

英 语 试 卷

命题：安化一中高三英语备课组

本试卷分为四个部分，包括听力，语言知识运用，阅读理解和书面表达。时量120分钟, 满分150分。

PartⅠ Listening Comprehension (30 marks) Section A （22.5 marks）

Directions: In this section, you will hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question.

You will hear each conversation TWICE. Example:

When will the magazine probably arrive? A. Wednesday B. Thursday C. Friday The answer is B. Conversation 1

1. When does the woman finish work? A. At 6:00 B.At 7:00 C.At 8:00 2. What is the man going to do tonight? A. See his parents B. Watch a new movie C. Go for an appointment Conversation 2

3. Where does the man play tennis?

A. At the university B. At the club C. At the community center 4. How often does the woman swim?

A. Once a week B. Three times a week C. Five times a week Conversation 3

5. What is the man doing?

A. Getting dressed B. Having an interview C. Celebrating a birthday 6. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Parent and child B. Husband and wife C. Customer and saleswoman Conversation 4

7. Why did the man come back late?

A. He went to the bar. B. He met his teacher. C. He played basketball. 8. What did the woman do this morning?

A. She took a physics test. B. She had a meeting C. She held a party 9. What will the woman probably do after the conversation?

A. See her friends B. Go to the school C. Prepare dinner

Conversation 5

10. Where did the woman grow up?

A. In Switzerland. B.In the UK. C. In France.

11. Which of the following does the woman like best about Weybridge? A. Its scenery B. Its people C. Its facilities12. What does the man do?

A. A teacher B. A host C. A tour guideConversation 6

13. Why is the woman upset?

A. The man didn’t apologize B. The man didn’t turn up. C. The man didn’t call.

14. Who is the man speaking to?

A. A waitress. B. A professor C. A doctor

15. When will the two speakers see each other?

A. On Tuesday B. On Thursday C. On Friday Section B（7.5 marks）

Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.

You will hear the short passage TWICE School Library Locations and resources Rules Opening time Access

·1stfloor : 80,000 books ·2nd floor: 16 kinds of newspapers and magazines ·Books for lending can be kept for a 17 by full-time students. · 18 books, newspapers and magazines can never be taken out. ·All day long ·All year round except Christmas Day and 19 ·By 20 3

PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 marks) SECTION A (15 marks)

Directions :Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A,B,

C and D. Choose the one that best completes the sentence .

21. It is the way _____ Putin walks ______ shows he must have been a soldier. A. that; that B. which; that C. how; that D. that; which

22. Mary had to go to Beijing on business on June 15, _____ happened to be her only

son’s birthday. A. that B. then C. it D. which 23. For breakfast he only drinks juice from fresh fruit ______ on his own farm.

A. being grown B. grown C. to be grown D. to grow 24. ---- Did you remember to give Tom the key to the bike? ----Yes. I gave it to him ______ I saw him.

A. while B. at once C. suddenly D. as soon as 25. Had you listened to the doctor, you _______ all right now.

A. are B. were C. would be D. would have been 26. ---- Where have you been?

---- I got caught in traffic; ______ I could have been here soon. A. otherwise B. however C. though D. anyway 27. ---- I thought I reminded you to clear up the table.

---- Oh, I’m terribly sorry. I forgot. I _______ it right away.

A. am going to do B. I was about to do C. will do D. am to do

28. Blog, a journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experience and hobbies, _______ more and more popular with people of all ages. A. becomes B. become C. becoming D. is becoming

29. After leaving college, he was employed in an international company and ______ there ever since .

A. has worked B. had worked C. worked D. was working 30. You ______ to park your car here. It’s for private parking only.

A. are not supposed B. don’t suppose C. haven’t supposed D. supposed

31. ______ on the top of the Oriental Pearl Tower, you will get a good bird’s-eye view of Shanghai city.

A. Stood B. Being stood C. Standing D. Stand

32. Jack is said _______ abroad, but I don’t know what university he is studying in. A. to study B. to be studying C. to have been studied D. to have studied 33. We are aware that, ________, the situation will get worse. A. if not dealing with carefully B. if dealt not carefully with

C. if not carefully dealt with D. if not carefully dealing with

34. ______ snacks and drinks, but they also brought cards for entertainment when they had a picnic in the forest.

A. Not only they brought B. Not only did they bring C. Not only brought they D. Not only they did bring 35. Mary wrote an article on ________ the team had failed to win the game. A. why B. what C. who D. that Section B (18 marks)

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Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked

A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Yesterday I was fortunate enough to find one more person in our world who is kind and caring.

It was about 11:00 p.m. when my telephone rang. The caller ID showed the number of a Best Western Hotel. 36 , I would ignore this type of call. For some reason, however, I went ahead and answered.

The man on the other end asked if I knew Samual K. I 37 , as he is my 91-year-old grandfather. Still not understanding why I was the one that had been called, the caller went on to tell me that I was the only 38 listed in the phone book. He said his name was Mason and that he was the 39 at the Best Western Hotel. The problem was that grandpa had no money with him, and that he couldn’t 40 any phone numbers, so Mason called all over the state trying to get help.

Grandpa told me that he just wanted me to tell Mason that he is a (n) okay guy and would pay the money once he got home. But the man in charge there was 41 because my grandfather seemed to be 42 . He had been going somewhere else when he got on the wrong bus and 43 100 miles from home. Not wanting to turn him away and not wanting the police to 44 him to the police station, Mason, beyond any normal duty, not only took the time to 45 me, but also charged just $ 39 so that grandpa could stay safely and comfortably overnight. (The rooms normally rent for about $ 140!) Besides, he had the staff of that hotel all watch over him until my uncle was able to drive the 100 miles to pick him up!

So, it’s just one more piece of 46 that proves that there are still good people out there; wherever you go, there is always one who 47. 36. A. Obviously B. Personally C. Actually D. Generally 37. A. was B. did C. had D. would 38. A. neighbour B. colleague C. relative D. friend 39. A. manager B. waiter C. leader D. guest 40. A. write B. remember C. repeat D. keep 41. A. concerned B. disappointed C. convinced D. surprised 42. A. hurt B. moved C. annoyed D. lost 43. A. went up B. added up C. ended up D. sent up 44. A. take B. bring C. invite D. carry 45. A. persuade B. warn C. contact D. approach 46. A. news B. information C. advice D. evidence 47. A. minds B. cares C. sees D. matters Section C (12 marks)

Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best

fits the context.

We know that there are too many net bars around us. The internet can make our lives interesting 48_______ enjoyable. Many of us like going online very much 49________ we can get more information from the Internet. We can learn English. We can send e-mails

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50________ our friends. 51______ can help us to get in touch with people from all over the world.

But every coin has two sides. Net bars 52_______ bring us a lot of trouble. For example, some students spend too much time in playing computer games. 53________ girls even get to have boyfriends and some boys get to have girlfriends online. It takes them too much time to chat online, ______ they do worse and worse in their lessons . I think we mustn’t get online when it is time for us to study. We can do it 55______ summer or winter holidays or at the weekends.

PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)

Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.

( A )

America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending (延伸) sometimes deeply into both families.

Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality (好客) easily.

Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!

56. The writer of this passage must be ______.

A. an American B. a Chinese C. a professor D. a student 57. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families. B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives. C. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

D. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

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58. From the last two paragraphs we can learn that when we arrive in America to visit an American friend, we will probably be ______.

A. warmly welcomed at the airport B. offered a ride to his home

C. treated hospitably at his home D. treated to dinner in a restaurant

59. The underlined words ―generous with our time‖ in Paragraph 3 probably mean

______.

A. strict with time B. serious with time C. careful with time D. willing to spend time 60. A suitable title for this passage would probably be ―______‖.

A. Friendships between Chinese B. Friendships between Americans

C. Americans’ hospitality D. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships

( B )

You Mi, a lovely and confident 17-year-old student, is the first Chinese high school student to appear on the cover of the popular young adults’ fashion magazine Seventeen. “You is IN,” said Wang Lihua, Editor-in-Chief of Seventeen. “She is active and mature(成熟的) because of her knowledge on everything from academic studies, to books on art, to movies. We found she’s the very style we’re looking for to represent young people’s attitudes.‖

You also impressed Wang with her fluent English when they first met last year. As the hostess of an English broadcasting programme at the High School Affiliated to Renmin University, You is always praised for speaking English almost like a native speaker. ―I’ve built up my English by watching thousands of English DVDs since I was 10,‖ she explained.

But for You, watching isn’t enough. Last year, while in Senior 1, she met a talented boy who showed self-made DV movies at the English Corner in her school.

“I thought it was so cool and I knew that I should start making my own films,” she said. So she wrote a campus(校园) story, persuaded schoolmates to star in it and then began shooting a 30-minute DV movie, all in English. “I played one of the leading roles, actually I was everything in my film. I worked on it every single day during the SARS holidays,” she recalled. The movie finally became a big hit on campus, earning You a strong reputation(名气) as a DV movie director.

But this is not the only field she wants to master. Despite being a science student, You likes art, literature and fashion design very much.

“There are people who can be artists, there are people who edit books, and there are people who become film producers. But I just hope to mix all the things up!” she said. “There is an old saying I believe: Chance favours only the prepared mind.” 61. You Mi was chosen to be a cover of Seventeen, mainly because she ________. A. is beautiful B. she is lovely and full of confidence C. is active and mature D. has rich knowledge 62. You Mi’s fluent English is based on ________.

A. her chance to host an English broadcasting programme B. the influence of her parents

C. her deep interest in it D. her making DV movie 63. The author mentioned a talented boy to show _______.

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A. the great influence he had on You Mi

B. the young can do things as well as the adults do C. he was admired by his schoolmates

D. self-made DV movies are popular at school

. In the 30-minute DV movie, You Mi didn’t act as a(n) _______.

A. director B. musician C. actress D. producer 65. We can learn from the passage that _______. A. You Mi hopes to be a mixed talent

B. the success of a 30-minute DV movie shocked You Mi C. You Mi dreams of becoming a scientist

D. the outbreak of SARS delayed You Mi’s studies ( C )

Have you ever suddenly felt that someone you knew was in trouble—and was he? Have you ever dreamed something that came true later? Maybe you have ESP (超感觉知觉).

ESP stands for Extrasensory Perception. It may be called a sixth sense. It seems to let people know about events before they happen, or events that are happening some distance away.

Here's an example. A woman was ironing clothes. Suddenly she screamed, \"My father is dead! I saw him sitting in the chair!\" Just then, a telegram came. The woman's father died of a heart attack. He died sitting in a chair.

There are thousands of stories like this one on record. Scientists are studying them to find out what's behind these strange mental messages. Here's another example—one of hundreds of dreams that have come true.

A man dreamed he was walking along a road when a horse and carriage came by. The driver said, \"There's room for one more.\" The man felt the driver seemed dead, so he ran away. The next day, when the man was getting on a crowded bus, the bus driver said, \"There's room for one more.\"

Then the man saw that the driver's face was the same face he had seen in the dream. He wouldn't get on the bus. As the bus drove off, it crashed and burst into flames. Everyone was killed!

Some people say stories like these are coincidences. Others, including some scientists, say that ESP is real. From studies of ESP, we may someday learn more about the human mind.

66. According to the passage, the author believes that the sixth sense is ________. A. in existence B. imaginative C. not real D. impossible 67. ESP lets people know _________.

A. about events before they happen B. about events after they happen C. about events that are happening some distance away D. A and C 68. By studying ESP, scientists may get to ________.

A. learn how people tell lies B. know more about human dreams C. know more about human mind D. learn how strange things happen 69. In the last paragraph the underlined word \"coincidences\" probably means _______. A. things that may not happen B. things that happen in a dream

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C. things that must happen D. things that happen by accident 70. This article is mainly about ________.

A. the human dream B. the sixth sense C. the human mind D. a crowded bus PART FOUR WRITING (45 marks) SECTION A (10 marks)

Directions : Read the following passage.Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information

from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

The art of growing dwarf (short) trees, or ―bonsai‖ as their Japanese planters call them, is increasing in popularity in the United States. Growing bonsai can make a fascinating hobby for anyone who enjoys plants and creating beautiful effects with them. However, how can we meet the goal of making such a kind of art? This maybe is the problem for many of us.

There are, in fact, four important guidelines to follow in growing bonsai. First, one must be careful in choosing the type of tree. Not all species of trees can be made into bonsai, since the growing conditions are unusual.

Second, one must be careful in choosing the size of the container the bonsai will be in. This is necessary because the major growth of bonsai is kept confined to the tree’s trunk and leaves, not its root system.

Another thing the bonsai-grower must do is to trim （修整） the roots and branches of the tree periodically（定期地）.Unless this is done， the plants will look unnatural. The Japanese ideal for bonsai is not to have the proper proportions and will have trees which are just like normal trees in everything, but in small size.

The last thing one must do is to be careful to keep the miniature（small）tree well-watered, or it will die.

As one can see from above, the art of bonsai-growing is one which requires a certain amount of time and effort. The satisfactions that growing bonsai brings can be great，however. Imagine having such a tree in your living room and passing it down through several generations of your family. That is exactly what bonsai-growing is all about: establishing a tradition of beauty which lasts for years and years and is a symbol of the beauties of the natural world.

Title： 71. 72. ___________ To teach people how to grow bonsai The right 74. of 75. of trees can be tree made into bonsai. The right size of the container 76. is confined 73. ___________ to its trunk and leaves. 77. It will make the plants look 78. Enough water It keeps the plants 79. Effects Bonsai – growing establishes a tradition of natural 80.

beauty. SECTION B ( 10 marks)

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Directions: Read the following passage.Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage and the required words limit . Write your answers on your answer sheet .

There is one thing about my mother that drives me crazy. She calls me 10:30 p. m. every night to make sure I’ve arrived home safely. If I accidentally miss her call, she will keep calling all my friends and roommates until she ―tracks me down‖.

As a 20-something lady in Beijing, I feel the 10:30 p.m. curfew(宵禁) embarrassing –especially when I have to ask my friends to be quiet so that I can pick up my mother’s phone call, telling her a white lie that I’m already at home.

However, compared with other parents I ran into recently at a matchmaking meeting, my mother is not that overprotective.

The matchmaking event is held twice a week in a park and specifically designed for single white-collar workers in Beijing. The interesting part is that all of the attendees are single people’s parents, desperate to look for a life partner for their children.

One mother told me that her 33-year-old son is busy working on his career and has zero time to find a suitable girl for himself. So she goes to the matchmaking every week, trying to find her son a perfect bride.

She guaranteed that her future daughter-in-law doesn’t need to worry about anything. ―I’ve prepared an apartment and a car for them. I’m now choosing the kindergartens. If the kindergarten’s location is far from the apartment I’ve bought, I’ll buy them another one.‖ she said proudly.

Looking at hundreds of middle-aged parents standing in the cold outdoors of a freezing winter trying to build their children a perfect future, I suddenly understand my mother more.

In Western countries, once people reach 18 years old, most of them need to earn money by themselves or at least borrow money from their parents to go to college. In China though, If children have the desire to learn, their parents will do whatever they can to help, even financially support a PhD degree or in some cases sell their blood to pay tuition fees.

I believe Chinese parents are the most dedicated and devoted parents in the world. From the moment their children are born, Chinese parents never stop thinking about them for a second-they are used to taking care of their children even when they are old enough to take care of themselves.

It’s now time for Chinese parents to take a break and realize that their children are grown-ups.

81.Why does the author’s mother track her down? (no more than 7 words)

_______________________________________________________________ 82. What has changed the author’s opinion of her mother?(no more than 3 words) _______________________________________________________________ 83. What does the author think of Chinese parents?(no more than 8 words)

________________________________________________________________

84. What does the author think is the difference between young men in the west and

China?

(no more than 13 words)

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________________________________________________________________ Section C (25 marks)

Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese.

目前高中生的学习负担越来越重, 由此, 焦虑、忧虑等心理问题日益突出。为此, 你校学生会

决定成立一个青春俱乐部（Youth Club）。作为高中生, 请你根据以下要点给英语报社写一篇

英语短文, 就俱乐部的活动形式及内容阐述自己的见解。 1. 俱乐部计划的主要活动形式及内容: (1) 定期请专家开讲座, 解决心理问题; (2) 经常组织讨论, 交流学习经验和得失; 2. 我喜欢的其它两种活动形式及理由:„„ 注意：

1. 参考词汇：专家: experts 心理问题: psychological problems 2. 词数120以上。开头已经写好, 不计入总词数。

Nowadays with more and more high school students feeling stressed out, the Student Union has decided to set up Youth Club________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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