1、湖南师大附中2013届高三年级第七次月考英 语 试 题注意事项： 1答题前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号写在答题卡和本试题卷的封面上，并认真核对答题卡条形码上的姓名、准考证号和科目。 2选择题和非选择题均须在答题卡上作答在本试题卷和草稿纸上作答无效。考生在答题卡上按如下要求答题： （1）选择题部分请按题号用2B铅笔填涂方框修改时用橡皮擦干净，不留痕迹； （2）非选择题部分请按题号用05毫米黑色墨水签字笔书写，否则作答无效； （3）请勿折叠答题卡。保持字体工整、笔迹清晰、卡面清洁。 3本试题卷共13页。如缺页考生须及时报告监考老师，否则后果自负。 4考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。 本试
2、卷分为四个部分，包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达。时量120分钟。满分150分。Part T Listening Comprehension（30 marks）Section A（225 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
3、 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 WednesdayB Thursday C FridayThe answer is BConversation 11 How much do these courses cost a term? A 1,800 yuan B 900 yuan C 3,600 yuan2 When d
4、oes the French course start? A At 7:30 0n Saturday evening B At 7:30 0n Sunday evening C At 9:30 0n Sunday eveningConversation 23 What did the teenager steal? A A clockB A diamond. C A mobile phone.4 Who was injured in the fight? A The teenagerB The man C The shop assistant.Conversation 35 Why docs
5、the man say a good brand is important? A He has a preference for certain brands B It makes him proud C It can ensure high quality6 What does the woman think a phone can be used for? A Making calls B Surfing the InternetC Taking photos.Conversation 47 How often docs the man check his e-mails? A More
6、than twenty times a day B About once a day C About once every two weeks8 Why docs the woman check her e-mails so often? A She has lots of e-mails to reply to every day B She is impatient for replies to her e-mails C She thinks it necessary9 Who logs onto Facebook most often? A Terry B Jessica C John
7、.Conversation 510 Whose room did the woman clean?A The mans roomB The womans roomC The mans sisters room11 What do we know about the man? A He is not satisfied with the roomB He put his watch on the bedC He made his room in a mess12 Where is the mans watch now?A The mans sister gets itB Its on the d
8、eskC Its behind the doorConversation 613 What does the mans sister do?A A professional editorB A professional journalistC A student14 What can be found in the mans sisters magazine?A Events that have happened over the past monthB A timetable of important things for studentsC News from around the wor
9、ld15 What are the two speakers going to do next?A Study how to set up a magazine first B Ask some friends to join themC Find people to fill positionsSection B （75 marks）Directions : In this section , you will hear a short passage Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the informa
10、tion you have heard Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDSYou will hear the short passage TWICE Headlines of the 10 oclock newsNews item l: An elephant escaped from the local zoo this evening and 16 in the local streetsNews item 2:A local pub becomes 17 alcohol-free pub in the countryNews
11、item 3: Local charity shops arc calling for people to bring unused 18 to their shops this weekNews item 4: As from tomorrow, 19 will be banned in the city centerNews item 5: Its bright for the most part today, with the highest temperature of 20 degrees Celsius Part Language Knowledge（45 marks）Sectio
12、n A（15 marks）Directions: For each of the following unfinished sentences there are four choices marked A , B, C and D Choose the one that best completes the sentence Example :The wild flowers looked like a soft orange blanket the desertA covering B covered C cover D to coverThe answer is A21 One of t
13、he most popular Chinese TV opera series, Legend of Zhen Huan is expected on several US television stations in about six monthsA to be broadcast B to broadcastC to broadcasting D to be broadcasting22 After five hours drive, they reached they thought was the place they had been dreaming of A that Cwha
14、t C which D where23 Blog, a shared online journal where people can post diary entries about their personal experience and hobbies, more and more popular with people of all agesA had become B become C becoming D is becoming 24Did Jack come back early last night? Yes It was not yet eight o clock he ar
15、rived home A before B that C when D until25 Written in a hurry, .A they found many mistakes in the reportB Jim made lots of mistakes in the reportC there are many mistakes in the reportD the report is full of mistakes26New house prices in major Chinese cities arc continuing to rise, a warming housin
16、g marketA signalling B to signalC signalled D having signalled27Why docs she always ask you for help ?There is no one else , is there ?A who to turn to B for whom to turnC she can turn to D for her to turn28The Chinese New Year last month in more subdued（减弱的 ） fashion than normal, with less displays
17、 of fireworks and quieter restaurants following a government drive for frugality （节俭） A celebrated B was celebratedC had celebrated D is celebrated 29 The crazy fans patiently for two hours, and they would wait till Ang Lee, the winner of best-director Oscar arrivedA were waiting B had been waitingC
18、 had waited D would wait30 Had it not been for the haze（霾）weather phenomenon, there fewer car accidents in Beijing thenA would have been B wereC may be D would be31 I do believe that all the Senior 3 students in our school will do well in the coming college entrance examination, ?A will they B wont
19、theyC dont I D believe I32 Though life is full of frustrations and difficulties, it give us success at times if we work hard A must B can C is able to D shall33No one in our class but Tom and I that a new teacher is going to teach us EnglishA knows B knowC have knownD am to know34Some Chinese studen
20、ts find it difficult to understand native speakers when in LondonExactly, theyve learned a lot about grammar and known many words.A if only B now that C even if D as if35 We hate it someone makes noise in the English listening testA whether B what C that D whenSection B（18 marks）Directions: For each
21、 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 A woman was waiting t an airport one night With several long hours before her flight, she 36 a book in the airport shop, bought a bag of cookies
22、and found a place to dropShe was absorbed in her book but happened to see that the man 37 beside her, as bold as could be, took a cookie or two from the 38 in between, which she tried to ignore to avoid a sceneSo she munched（用力大声地咀嚼）the cookies and watched the 39 ，as the cookie thief diminished （ de
23、creased） her cookie She was getting more annoyed and impatient as the minutes ticked by, thinking, If I wasnt so nice, I would 40 his eye With each cookie she took, he took one too When only one was left, she 41 what he would do With a smile on his face, and a nervous laugh, he took the 42 cookie an
24、d broke it in half He offered her half, as he ate the otherShe snatched it from him and thought, Oh, brother! This guy has some nerve and hes also rude Why he didnt even show any 43 !She had never known when she had been so annoyed, and sighed with relief when her flight was called She gathered her
25、44 and headed to the gate, refusing to look back at the ingrate （ungrateful / thankless ） thiefShe boarded the plane, and sank in her seat Then she sought her book, which was almost complete As she 45 in her baggage, she had a deep breath with surpriseThere was her bag of cookies, in front of her ey
26、es If mine are here, she murmured in despair, those were his, and he tried to share Too late to 46 , she realized with sorrow, that she was the rude one, the ingrate, the thiefHow many times in our lives have we absolutely known that something was a certain way, only to discover later that what we b
27、elieved to be true was 47 opposite?36A referred to B pointed to C looked up D hunted for37A cleaning B sitting C lying D begging39A flight B man C eye D clock40A brighten B whiten C blacken D redden41A knew about B wondered about C wished for D watched out42A last B first C best D half43A passion B
28、gratitude C sympathy D money44A possessions B properties C heritages D belongings45A stretched B emptied C reached D touched46A apologize B hide C progress D criticize47A deliberately B certainly C completely D particularlySection C （12 marks）Directions : Complete the following passage by filling in
29、 each blank with one word that best fits the context Complaining about faulty goods or bad service is never easy But if something youve bought is faulty or doesnt do 48 was claimed for it, you arent asking for a favor to get it put right Complaints should be made to 49 responsible person Go back to
30、the shop 50 you bought the goods, taking with you any receipt you may have In a small store the assistant may also be the owner, so51 can complain directly In a chain store, ask the manager If you call, ask the name of the person who handles your enquiry, otherwise you may never find 52 who deals wi
31、th the complaint later 53_ you dont want to do it in person, write a letterStick 54 the facts and keep a copy of what you write At this stage you should give any receipt number, 55 you shouldnt give the receipt to prove you bought the goods.Part Reading Comprehension（30 marks）Directions: Read the fo
32、llowing 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 APresident Barack Obama has complained about the loss of privacy
33、 that comes with being leader of the United States, regretting the loss of simple pleasures such as a long walk or a trip to the car wash or supermarketI just miss - I miss being anonymous, he said I miss Saturday morning, rolling out of bed, not shaving, getting into my car with my girls, driving t
34、o the supermarket, squeezing the fruit, getting my car washed, taking walks I cant take a walk His dream, he said, was to go through Central Park and watch folks passing by spend the day watching people - I miss that Faced with angry criticism for playing more golf than most previous occupants of th
35、e White House, he explained that the sport was simply the best way of getting away from it all Its the only excuse I have to get outside for four hours . he told Hearst magazines Though he said he enjoyed his life in the White House, he felt disappointed with some of the ways of Washington, which he
36、 has failed in his pledge to change, such as the kabuki dance （日本歌舞）among political parties before serious policy discussions begin His comments may be seen as vindication （证实） by critics who have accused him of appearing too detached （漠然）, and being slow to engage in vital issues such as Libya and
37、the near shutdown of the US government last weekSince arriving at the White House in January 2009, Mr Obama has already racked up （打）60 rounds of golf in office, more than George W Bush did in his eight years In terms of ability, Golf Digest magazine has ranked Mr Obama eighth out of the 18 presiden
38、ts who played the game since it became established in the early 20th century 56 What do the second paragraph and the third paragraph mainly tell us?A Obama likes living a busy lifeB Obama used to spend most of his time with his familyC Obama wishes to enjoy simple pleasures D He used to wash his car
39、 himself57 According to Obama, he plays golf to .A release his pressure B keep fitC balance his work D show his ability58We can infer from the passage that Obama is kabuki danceA curious about B interested inC content with D tired of59Which of the following statements is from the critics?A The presi
40、dent lost lots of privacy, but he loves the life in the White HouseB There are always unnecessary procedures among political partiesC The president seems to be indifferent towards some really important issuesD The president is really a great golf player60What is the passage mainly about?A Obamas fav
41、orite pastimeBObamas complaints about lack of privacy as presidentCThe publics criticism of ObamaDOamas regrets for being the USpresidentB How do you know if your home is an easy aim for thefts? Around the holidays, many families dont consider taking proper measures to prevent their homes from suffe
42、ring holiday thefts With just a few simple steps, you can better make sure of the safety of your home during all of the holiday celebrations Here are a few tips for making it difficult to tell you are away from home Either have a trusted neighbor pick up your mail and newspapers, or tell your mailpe
43、rson to hold your mail until you return Nothing says “Hey， we are not home!” like when your postbox is filled with all kinds of mails and you have many different newspapers in your driveway Set several different lights in your house on random timers（随机定时器） Dont leave your outdoor lights on all the t
44、imeInstead， put your outside light on timers to be on during the nights If an outdoor light remains on for days at a time, it means that nobody is home to turn it off If you have pets that you are not taking with you on vacation, leave them with friend, rather than having someone come into your hous
45、e every day to take care of hem, When thefts see a neighbor or friend entering your house every day, they will know you are not home Close all your curtains when you leave town This is effective to deter possible thefts, as no one can see what is in your house If they dont know what there is to take
46、, then the risk is even greater for them to break in This article just has suggested a few tips to help you keep your house safe on holidayNothing can truly protect your home unless you have it monitored by a professional home security system61What is the main idea of the passage? ATo let the outdoo
47、r lights on all the time BTo tell us how to prevent the thefts around the holidays CTo tell us many families suffering from the thefts while they are on holiday DTo tell us to have our neighbor go to our house to take care of our pets62If you are on holiday in other places, the lights in your house
48、should . Abe turned on only once a day Bbe kept on all the night Cbe replaced by random timers Dbe lit in an irregular way63To make your home well protected, what does the writer advise you to do? AEquip your home with security system BStop your mail service at once CTurn to your close neighbors or
49、friends DHave all the curtains closed64Most of the tips mentioned in the text seem to Abe very popular with familiesBhave no effect on preventing theftsCbe a little hard to be brought into effectDgive a false impression on thefts65The underlined word “deter” probably means .Adiscover Bsurprise Cdisc
50、ourage DattractC In the case of mobile phones, change is everything Recent research indicates that the mobile phone is changing not only our culture, but our very bodies as well First, lets talk about cultureThe difference between the mobile phone and its parent, the fixed-line phone, is that a mobi
51、le number corresponds to a person, while a landline goes to a placeIf you call my mobile, you get meIf you call my fixed-line phone, you get whoever answers it This has several implications （含义） The most common one， however， and perhaps the thing that has changed our culture forever， is the “meeting
52、” influencePeople no longer need to make firm plans about when and where to meetTwenty years ago, a Friday night would need to be arranged in advance You needed enough time to allow everyone to get from their place of work to the first meeting place Now，however, a night out can be arranged on the ru
53、n It is no longer “see you there at 8”，but text me around 8 and well see where we all are Texting changes people as well In their paper， “ Insights into the Social and Psychological Effects of SMS Text Messaging， two British researchers distinguished between two types of mobile phone users: the ”tal
54、kers” and the “texters”those who prefer voice to text messages and those who prefer text to voice They found that the mobile phones individuality and privacy gave texters the ability to express a whole new outer personalityTexters were likely to report that their family would be surprised if they we
55、re to read their textsThis suggests that texting allowed texters to present a self-image that differed from the one familiar to those who knew them well Another scientist wrote of the changes that mobiles have brought to body languageThere are two kinds that people use while speaking on the phoneThe
56、re is the “speakeasy”: the head is held high， in a self-confident way， chatting away And there is the “spacemaker”: these people focus on themselves and keep out other people Who can blame them? Phone meetings get cancelled or reformed and camera- phones intrude（侵入） on peoples privacy So， it is unde
57、rstandable if your mobile makes you nervous But perhaps you neednt worry so much After all， it is good to talk66When people plan to meet nowadays， they _ Aarrange the meeting place beforehand Bpostpone fixing the place till the last minute Cseldom care about when and where to meet Dstill love to wor
58、k out detailed meeting plans67According to the two British researchers， the social and psychological effects are mostly likely to be seen on _ Atalkers Bthe “speakeasy”Cthe “spacemaker” Dtexters68We can infer from the passage that the texts sent by texters are Aquite revealing Bwell written Cunaccep
59、table by others Dshocking to others69According to the passage， who is afraid of being heard while talking on the mobile? ATalkers BThe “speakeasy” CThe “spacemaker” DTexters70Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? AThe SMS Effect BCultural implications of Mobile Phone Use CCha
60、nges in the Use of the Mobile DBody Language and the Mobile PhonePart IV Writing（45 marks）Section A（10 marks） Directions : Read the following passageFill in, the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer Presidential pardons have been pa
61、rt of American history since the country was established The United States Constitution （宪法）gives Presidents the right to pardon people for crimes or possible wrongdoing In 1795, for example, President George Washington pardoned two leaders of what was called the Whiskey RebellionThey had led a camp
62、aign by grain farmers who violently opposed a federal tax on whiskey products Perhaps the most famous pardon took place in 1974 when President Gerald Ford pardoned former President Richard NixonMrNixon had resigned from office after Congress（国会） threatened legal action against him Some historians sa
63、y President Ford may have lost the presidential election of 1976 because of the Nixon pardonBut they say the act helped to ease what was a tense American political situation Recently, American officials have begun investigating some of former President Clintons last acts in officeIn his last several
64、 days in office, MrClinton gave pardons to about 140 people Many people are questioning why some of the pardons were given, including the one received by businessman Marc RichMrRich was charged with cheating and failing to pay more than 48- million dollars in taxes He was also charged with taking pa
65、rt in illegal oil deals with Iran The Presidential pardon means he cannotbe tried on any of these charges Marc Rich fled the country in 1983 to avoid arrest by federal officials He has lived in Switzerland ever since The Federal Bureau of Investigation（联邦调查局） and the Justice Department are studying
66、MrClintons decision to pardon Marc RichThey want to know if friends of MrRich tried to buy the pardon Two committees are looking at the money given to the Democratic Party by MrRichs former wife, Denise Rich who is reported to have given about one-million dollars to Democratic candidates and causes
67、in recent years She also gave four-hundred-fifty-thousand dollars for a project to build a library to hold MrClintons presidential papers However, the former President denies any wrongdoingMrClinton says he approved the pardon based on what he thought was right Although congressional committees have
68、 begun their own investigations of several of MrClintons pardons, congress or the courts cannot control a legal pardonNow, some members of Congress are suggesting the need for a constitutional revision to limit a Presidents right to offer pardons Many other lawmakers and legal experts say it would b
69、e a mistake to try to limit the pardon power of the President71 IDescriptionspart of American history since the country was established the right for 72_ _ to pardon people for crimes or possible wrongdoing73 President George Washington once pardoned two leaders of 74 President Gerald Ford gave a pa
70、rdon to Richard Nixon, helping to ease the75 in America then President Clinton pardoned 76 including Marc Rich! who was charged with several crimes but managed to avoid 77 .78 possible for some criminals to buy the pardon not 79 of Congress or the courtsIV One argument whether there should be a 80 t
71、o the Presidents pardon powerSection B（10 marks） Directions: Read the following passage Answer the questions according to the information, given, in the passage I remember a day 17 years ago quite well That day， our twin sons， Chad and Brad, loaded their car and left home to go to college I realized
72、 that our dinner table would soon become a “table for two” Sure， the boys would come home on the weekends, but even so， I knew our family life would never be exactly the same again Before leaving， the boys walked around each room of the house to make sure they hadnt forgotten anything they needed We
73、 all walked outside Chad and Brad gave me big hugs and quickly got into their car I waved as they drove away When I couldnt see their car any longer， I began to sob My husband Roy tried to comfort me， but I could see grief in his eyes， as well There are many parents who would experience this period
74、Bittersweet feeling will be present While the parents feel pride and joy for their children， they will also feel a sense of grief Painful moments fill their minds While I can not adequately explain the feelings， I can still remember how I felt when we began that new chapter in our lives As time went
75、 on， Roy and I are now accustomed to our table for two and we enjoy our lives together As an added bonus， “dinner for two” is much more affordable than dinner out for an entire family I have to admit I still miss our children and the old times we had together But I have to say I enjoy the time I spe
76、nd with my husband more than ever before Roy and I have always enjoyed each others company， but after the children went to college， we found a great amount of strength in each other Some things have changed over the years Our love for one another has grown stronger with each passing day Together， Ro
77、y and I are now doing things we never dreamed possible Our children oftentimes talk about how we are busier and happier than we have ever been before Could it be because we fell deeper in love as we spent quality time together at our table for two?81When was the writers family life changed according
78、 to the passage? （ No more than 7 words） （2 marks） 82Why did the two boys walk around each room before leaving home? （No more than10 words） （2 marks） 83According to the passage，how do the parents feel about their childrens leaving home to go to college? (No more than 16 words) (3 marks) 84According
79、to the passage， why are the author and her husband busier and happier than they have ever before? （No more than 16 words） （3 marks） Section C（25 marks） Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese 假如你是新华中学的学生李华，你的美国朋友Lily给你发来电子邮件如下：Dear Li Hua， It alw
80、ays feels so good to sit down and write to youHow is everything going? I know you are graduating from high schoolIt is said that Senior 3 students are very busy in China， so I want to know if you feel any pressure from your teachers and your parents or any stress from yourselfI also hope to know how
81、 you deal with the pressure and stress Aha，as you can see，Im always curious about your lifeYou know next month Im going to take my SAT-an important examination for American high school studentsBut dont worry about me It should be a piece of cake for me Oh， its too lateI have to stop Anyway， wish you happy everyday! Looking forward to your reply Yours sincerely Lily 请用英语给Lily回一封电子邮件，回答她提出的问题。 注意：可适当添加细节使文章连贯；词数不少于120。