1、剑阁中学2016年春高2014级第一次月考英 语 试 题（A卷） 本试题分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。第I卷1至8页，第II卷9至11页，共10页。考生作答时，须将答案答在第II卷和答题卡上，在第I卷、草稿纸上答题无效。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。考试结束后，将试卷II和答题卡一并交回。注意事项：1. 必须使用2B铅笔在答题卡上将所先答案对应的标号涂黑。2. 第I卷共三部分，共计100分。第I卷 （选择题 共100分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节 听下面5段对话。每段
2、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 does the conversation probably take place?A. In an office. B. In a theatre.C. In a restaurant.2. How old is the man now?A. About 20.B. Nearly 40.C. Over 60.3. What is the man going to do?A. Go to the inform
3、ation counter.B. Take a train to leave New York. C. Check the price of the ticket.4. What do we learn about the man?A. He quitted his job.B. He has got two job offers. C. He is doing a part-time job.5. What does Mr. Anderson do?A. He is a teacher.B. He is a librarian. C. He is a repairman.第二节 听下面5段对
4、话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4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。 听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。6. What is The Western Teacher? A. A story. B. A book. C. A magazine.7. When did the man start writing books? A. When he was at school. B. After he came to Paris.C. Since
5、the year of 2004.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and wife. B. Doctor and patient. C. Customer and waiter.9. What must have caused the speakers stomach aches? A. The fish.B. The soup.C. The apples.10. Where will the speakers go? A. To the market
6、. B. To the hospital. C. To the restaurant.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13题。11. What are the speakers talking about?A. New films.B. Popular cinemas.C. Film-seeing habits.12. What seems to bother the woman at the cinema?A. The uncomfortable seat.B. The noisy people.C. The long waiting time.13. What do we know abou
7、t the man?A. He prefers seeing new films at the cinema.B. He enjoys seeing films with friends.C. He likes talking about new films.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17题。14. Why does David go to Professor Smith for help?A. He had trouble with todays lecture.B. He missed all the classes last week.C. He wanted to learn ho
8、w to take notes.15. What should David do at the start of each class?A. Have a short talk with the professor.B. Look through the notes from last class.C. Take down the main points of the lecture.16. How can David find the most important information to write down?A. By remember all the details of the
9、lecture. B. By reading the notes taken by his classmates. C. By focusing on the organization of the lecture. 17. How many suggestions has Professor Smith given to David?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20题。18. Who brought silk to Europe in the thirteenth century?A. Napoleon. B. Marco Polo. C
10、. Leonardo da Vinci. 19. What do we know about silk today?A. It is used by famous dress designers. B. It is much cheaper than in the past. C. It is very popular among painters. 20. Why does the speaker give the talk?A. To encourage people to learn designing. B. To persuade people to buy silk clothes
11、. C. To introduce the history of silk trade.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe New York Times is now better than ever All the more reasons to order home delivery（递送） now.* NEW - Separate sections for the Arts, Monday through Thursday, and Sp
12、orts 7 days week that you can pull out, take with you or pass along.* NEW -The Dinning In, Dinning Out section, Wednesday, a lot of great meals you an make yourself, order up or eat out.* NEW- The House & Home section, Thursday, filled with useful, interesting features and articles about making the
13、most of all sorts of living spaces.* NEW- An Enlarged, two -part Weekend section, Friday with more ideas about movies, shows, art exhibitions, outdoor and indoor recreation.Latest news and sports results in daily. And of course, daily world and national news,Sundays special sections and all the othe
14、r great features youll continue to find in the Times.Find out just how much YOU can obtain from the Times every day. Call 1 -800 -311- 1969 or use the postage - paid order card to order convenient home delivery at 50% OFF the regular price.21If you want to find out more information about films you s
15、hould read_.AWeekend SectionBArts Section CDinning In, Dinning Out SectionDHouse and Home Section 22If you want to order home delivery, you may_.Acall 1 -800 -311 1969Bsend E -mail to the sales office Cgo to the sales office Dget the newspaper on Sunday 23In the House and Home section, you can learn
16、 something about_.Amaking dinnerBart exhibitions Cliving spacesDnational news BMy mother was a household servant. Through her work, she observed that successful people spent a lot more time reading than they did watching television. She announced that my brother and I could only watch two to three p
17、re-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and write book reports. She would mark them up with check marks. Years later we realized her marks were a ruse. My mother had only received a third-grade education. Although we
18、had no money, between the covers of those books, I could go anywhere, do anything and be anybody.When I entered high school, I was an A-student, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to hang out with the guys. I went form being an A- student to a B- student to a C-student, but I did
19、nt care.One night my mother came home and I complained about not having enough shirts. She said, “Okay, Ill give you all the money I make this week cleaning floors and bathrooms, and you can buy the family food and pay the bills. With everything left over, you can have all the shirts you want.”I was
20、 very pleased with that arrangement but once I got through allocating(分配) money, there was nothing left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to keep a roof over our heads and any kind of food on the table, much less buy clothes.I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasnt goi
21、ng to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual(理智的) preparation. I went back to my studies and became an A-student again. I dreamed of becoming a doctor when I was just a kid. And now I have achieved my dream.Over the years my mothers changeless faith in God has inspired me, particularly when
22、I found myself faced with my own medical illness. A few years ago I discovered I had a very serious cancer; I was told it might have spread to my spine(脊柱). My mother believed in God very much. She never worried. She said that God would never throw me away forever; there was no way that this was goi
23、ng to be a major problem. The abnormality in spine turned out to be not bad; I was able to have surgery and am cured.My story is really my mothers story a woman little formal education or worldly goods who used her position as a parent to change the lives of her children.24. The underlined word “rus
24、e” in the first paragraph probably means .A. discovery B. success C. trick D. pleasure25. When the author asked his mother to buy him shirts, she .A. advised him to earn money by himself B. asked him to try to manage their moneyC. persuaded him not to buy them patiently D. agreed to buy them for him
25、 immediately26. What do we learn about the author?A. He now works as a doctor. B. He disliked watching TV as a kid.C. He received little formal education. D. He often did housework when young.27. In writing the passage, the author mainly shows us .A. the happy relationships in his family B. the bene
26、fits of reading for young childrenC. the importance of formal education for adults D. his mothers great influence on his developmentCThe American book Who Moved My Cheese（奶酪） has been a bestseller all over the world. It teaches people how to face changes in their lives. Now its author Spence Johnson
27、 has written a book just for teens. The book tells us that when facing change in our lives, like a new school or new friends, dont be afraid. Instead, use this change to make a better life. The book gives an example of a change at school. A school is changing from having two terms to three terms bec
28、ause there are too many students.Several teens are talking about this. Most of them are unhappy and worried. But Chris is not. He laughs and tells a story about two mice, two “little people” and some cheese.The four are in a maze looking for the cheese. Here, cheese means something important in life
29、, like moving to a new class or getting into college. But they find the cheese is gone. The mice realize that they cant change what has happened and have to find more cheese. This means finding different dreams. The little people, however, cant do this. They are afraid of change so they find no chee
30、se.After Chris finishes the story, the friends understand one thing: to get more cheese, move in a new direction quickly. His friends understand how this can be used in the changes all teens face, such as doing well at school or having good relationships or just feeling good about yourself.28.The bo
31、ok Who Moved My Cheese is _.A. written all over the world B. read across the world C. sold only in America D. loved only by teens29. What does the text mainly discuss?A. Never change in our life B. Change when you like to doC. Change with the changes D. Pay attention to the changes30. The underlined
32、 word “four”（paragraph 3）refers to _.A. Mice and little people B. students C. Cheese D. Readers31. In our lives, we should learn from _.A. mice B. little people C. Chris D. Spence Johnson B The quality of citizens, the progress of culture, the prosperity of a country, and the advancement of social a
33、ffairs are all determined by education. The persons who are responsible for achieving this great target are teachers who are being described as “the architect of human spirit”. It is, by no means, an over-statement that teaching profession is the noblest profession. However, what is shocking is that
34、 teachers are losing their status day by day in todays society. Nowadays, only those who cannot find a job elsewhere have no other choice but to be teachers.As far as I can remember, when we were students, we had to greet our teachers whenever and wherever we met them. Teachers were trusted by paren
35、ts and society and were regarded almost as saints (圣人). Nevertheless, in a short span of a decade, these “privileges (特权)” seem to have disappeared like bubbles. Some students treat their teachers as strangers the moment they leave the classroom.The reasons why teachers status is low in the present
36、society are complex (复杂的). No matter how “sacred” a profession is, there are certainly some black sheep in it. They are the ones who have spoilt the good reputation of teachers. Another reason is that Eastern traditional virtues and manners are being destroyed. Thus, students no longer pay great res
37、pect to their teachers. It could also be due to the little chance of promotion that teaching profession offers. This directly affects the quality of teachers. In the eyes of the public, teachers are those who graduated with average or even poor results while those who came out with flying colors are
38、 always unwilling to teach. Teachers status has some connection with the success of education and education has much to do with the future of the nation and individuals. Therefore, it is our immediate task to upgrade the teachers status. 32. In this passage the author mainly talks about _. A. teache
39、rs quality B. teachers education C. teachers reputation D. teachers status 33. How many reasons are mentioned for the falling of teachers status in the passage? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.34. The underlined part “come out with flying colors” in the last but one paragraph probably means _. A.
40、 prefer color paintingB. change jobs often C. graduate with honors D. have high intelligence 35. In the authors opinion, _. A. none of teachers should be respected by students and their parents B. it is “the black sheep” of the teachers that have spoilt teachers good reputation C. students dont need
41、 to gain knowledge from their teachers D. people should pay no attention to the teachers status being low 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Online learning offers more people than ever the ability to get a post secondary education. 36 One of the greatest things about on
42、line learning is that you can learn anywhere .This will save you countless hours of transit(通行)that you would otherwise waste every day going to and from school by car or bus. Instead of enduring a stressful rush to get to class at a terrible hour of the morning .you can use these hours for actual l
43、earning, or even sleeping in. Avoid schedule conflicts. Online learning is extremely flexible. 37 This is great for students who have a full-time job or have children and wouldnt be able to attend classes in any other way. You will get much more one-to-one instruction by distance learning because yo
44、u can always contact your instructor by email or video conference. Learn at your own pace. Some students will graduate from a 2-year program in 3 or even 4 years. _38 You can learn according to your own situation .Sometimes, you can work much faster than you originally thought. 39 If you look around
45、 the Internet, you will find classes that are very inexpensive compared to a regular college or university program. Be sure to research the program carefully before you choose one. Most of students are laden with huge student loans when they finally hold their degrees. Dont let huge student loans ge
46、t the best of you .Get an online education instead and save vast amounts of money. However, online learning is a self-directed program._40 So, think again before you decide to take one.A. It is less expensive. B. You will be more interested in the courses.C. Learn in the comfort of your own home. D.
47、 It allows students to learn when they want.E. You can gather a lot of information from the Internet. F. Other students will graduate in 1 year or even 6 months.G. It may not be suited for people that arent highly organized.第三部分 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可填入空白处的最佳选项，
48、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 To celebrate the end of our exams, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We 41 hamburgers and Coca Colar at the counter. When our 42 came, I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck, my purse strap(带子) got 43 on a chair and the tray(托盘) that I was holding slipped 4
49、4 my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents, 45 on a man who was just about to 46 a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly 47 , as the drinks soaked(浸湿) his white shirt.Then I 48 my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of 49 . Instead, he said “Its OK” to 50 me before he dis
50、appeared into washroom.Still shaky and unsure 51 to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look 52 . A moment later, the man came out of the washroom and 53 our table. My heart almost stopped 54 . I thought he was going to ask for my fathers 55 and call him.To my
51、 surprise, he merely smiled at us, handed us some cash and said, “ 56 yourself new hamburgers.” He then walked 57 without even finishing his food.He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse, 58 he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still 59 i
52、n this world. Ill never 60 his actions.41. A. ordered B. made C. arranged D. demanded42. A. food B. turn C. bill D. menu43. A. fixed B. caught C. cut D. tied44. A. by B. in C. from D. out45. A. knocked B. fell C. stood D. hung46 A. take B. taste C. swallow D. chew47. A. discouraged B. disappointed C
53、. shocked D. annoyed48. A. rolled B. rubbed C. narrowed D. closed49. A. bitterness B. anxiety C. anger D. sorrow50. A. satisfy B. comfort C. encourage D. praise51. A. how B. who C. what D. which52. A. mild B. honest C. calm D. modest53. A. pushed B. approached C. drew D. laid53. A. beating B. breaki
54、ng C. sinking D. trembling55. A. help B. position C. number D. job56. A. Prepare B. Buy C. Find D. Cook57. A. on B. around C. up D. away58. A. so B. since C. although D. but 59. A. kindness B. happiness C. politeness D. brightness60. A. forget B. refuse C. oppose D. ignore第II卷 （50分）注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色笔迹 的
55、签字笔将答案下载答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 第一节 语篇型语法填空（共10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多余3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Eddie drove over to Bettys to see her, only to find she wasnt home, so he wrote a note: “Hi, Betty. I love you and I miss you.” He was about 61 (tape) the note onto her front door when he saw her car pul
56、l up. She walked up the 62 (stair). Instead of the big smile, hug, and kiss that she usually greeted him with, she simply said, “Whats up?” “You didnt call me back for 63 last two days, honey, so I came over to see you.” He gave her the note. She 64 (open) it, read it, and put it on the kitchen tabl
57、e. “Thats sweet,” she said, 65 (walk) into her bedroom. Eddie followed her and tried to hug her. “I have to wash my hands,” she said. When she came out of the bathroom, she told Eddie that he should go home. She said she was hungry after a whole 66 (tire) day, and was going to eat something 67 take
58、a nap. She added that she might call him 68 (late). 69 Eddies entire five-minute visit, Betty constantly avoided his eyes. Instead of walking him out to his car, Betty locked her front door as soon as Eddie was outside her apartment, much to his 70 (disappoint). 第二节 短文改错（共10个小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 假定英语课上老师
59、要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句不超过两个错误。 错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加： 在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除： 把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。 修改： 在错的词下面划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意： 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。 It is estimate that 80% of all conversation in English is small talk. A very important function of sma
60、ll talk is establish a relationship between people who dont know each other very good, and dont know each other at all. Psychologists said that the most successfully formula for small talk between people like this is the AAA model. AAA=answer, add and ask. By continuing with this model, the conversa
61、tion continue. Because the thing they both want to avoid it is a embarrassing silence. The conversation can continue with this way for a long time.第三节 书面表达 (25分)假如你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom学汉语已有三年了， 他发来电子邮件，请你给他推荐一部中国电影，以便帮助他提高汉语水平。请用英语回复他的邮件。具体要求如下：1. 写邮件目的；2. 推荐理由（语言及文化方面）；3. 你对这部电影的评价；4. 期盼对方看电影并回复。注意：1. 字数120左右。2. 邮件的开头和结尾已给出，不计入总字数。Hi! How is everything going? Looking forward to your reply. Li Hua
