1、福建省莆田第八中学2015届高三上学期第二次月考英语试题 1. What will the man have?AA sandwich.BSoup.CPizza.2. Where is Peter?AIn his office.BIn a library.CAt home.3. What are the speakers going to do?ACall Ann.BLook for Ann.CWait for Ann.4. Why is the woman worried?AShe will interview a tricky person. BShe has to attend an in
2、terview. CShe didnt perform well in the interview. 5. What is the difference in the office?AAll things are cleaner. BEverything is rearranged.CThe computer screen is changed.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，各小题将给出5秒
3、钟的时间作答。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What relationship is the woman to the man?AHis neighbor. BHis wife.CHis colleague.7. What are the speakers talking about?AA traffic accident. BA house fire. CA natural disaster.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Why were the e-mail programmes changed?ATo solve a technical problem.
4、 BTo check all the e-mails. CTo improve service.9. Where is the technical support?AAcross from human resources. BNext to the shipping department.COn the right of the reception desk.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How did the man know about flying cars?AFrom a newspaper article. BFrom some scientists. CFrom TV.
5、11. What is the advantage of flying cars?AThey are easy to drive. BThey can be used for long trips.CThey never need to be controlled.12. What is the womans opinion about flying cars?AThey are useless. BThey are a waste of money.CThey might bring new problems.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What are the speaker
6、s doing?AFinding out the truth.BTyping the statement.CChecking the record.14. Who could the man most probably be?AA witness.BA police officer.CThe driver of the car.15. When did the accident take place?AAt 700 a.m. on July 1st. BAt 700 a.m. on July 2nd.CAt 700 p.m. on July 2nd.16. What is the main c
7、ause of the accident?AThe driver was careless.BThe student didnt notice the sound.CThe speed of the car was too high.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What does the graduation ceremony include?ASpeeches. BParties. CPresents.18. How do the students prepare for the graduation?AThey print their yearbook. BThey giv
8、e each other cards.CThey have their photos taken.19. What will people do if they receive students announcements?AGo to their ceremony.BSend presents to them. CHelp them order rings. 20. What do the families do for the graduates?AGive them money.BPrepare a big dinner. CHold parties. 22I feel it is yo
9、u rather than the boy who _ for being late for the speech. A. are to blame B. is to blame C. are to be blamed D. is to be blamed 23With all the goods needed_, my mother I went out of the supermarket and went home happily. A. to buy B. bought C. buying D. to be bought24While doing my homework，_. AI h
10、eard the doorbell ring Bthe doorbell rang Cmy mother came in Dmy mother was cooking25Why does Jane always ask you for help? There is no one else _, is there?A. who to turn to B. she can turn to C. for whom to turn D. for her to turn26As some experts say, shopping by television will never take _ plac
11、e of shopping in stores, because many people find shopping at a store _ great enjoyment.A/；a Bthe；a Ca；the Da；/27What puzzled the doctors most was _ they could not find the cause of the strange disease.Awhat Bwhich Cthat D/28I heard from my mother just now and I was anxious _ the letter to read it.A
12、folding Bunfolding Cto unfold Dto fold29What he said _ a great effect upon us.Ahave Bdoes have Chaving Dto have30Im surprised to hear that Sue and Paul have _.So am IThey seemed very happy together when I last saw them.Abroken up Bfinished up Cdivided up Dclosed up31_ by the beauty of nature, the gi
13、rl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.AAttracting BAttractedCTo be attracted DHaving attracted32Id like to talk with you about the new car, Fred._ Talk with me about what?AI apologize. BPardon? CNo way. DGood idea.33People often dont appreciate what they have, do they?No, _ th
14、ey lose it.A. if B. afterC. untilD. when34The little girl is walking along the beach, happy and joyful, _bending down to pick up a beautiful seashell.A. approximately B. regularly C. apparentlyD. occasionally35The two friends _ on line for two hours, and they seem to go on.A. have been chatting B. h
15、ad chatted C. were chatting D. had been chatted第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分， 满分30分）阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to _36_ in his bed for an hour each afternoon for treatment. His _37_ was next to the rooms only
16、window. The other man _38_ spend all his time flat on his back. Every _39_ when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he _40_ pass the time by describing to his _41_ all the things he could see outside the window. The window overlooked a _42_ with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on th
17、e water while children _43_ their model boats. Young lovers walked _44_ among flowers. As the man by the window described all this beautifully, the other man would close his eyes and _45_ the scene. One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the _46_ body of the m
18、an by the window, who had died _47_ in his sleep. She was saddened and _48_ the hospital attendants (服务员) to take the body away. _49_ it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could _50_ next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after _51_ he was comfortable, she left hi
19、m alone. Slowly and painfully, he sat up to take his _52_ look at the world outside. Finally, he would have the _53_ of seeing it for himself. He strained (紧张地) to slowly turn to _54_ the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall. The man asked the nurse what could have forced his dead roommate t
20、o _55_ those wonderful things outside this window. The nurse answered that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.”36. A. stand up B. lie down C. sit up D. sit down37. A. room B. table C. seat D. bed38. A. had to B. would rather C. prefe
21、r to D. rather than39. A. morning B. evening C. afternoon D. dawn40. A. will B. would C. should D. might41. A. nurse B. workmate C. roommate D. doctor42. A. park B. street C. garden D. field43. A. played B. made C. started D. sailed44. A. face to face B. shoulder to shoulder C. arm in arm D. back to
22、 back45. A. describe B. tell C. hear D. imagine46. A. strong B. warm C. sick D. lifeless47. A. peacefully B. sadly C. secretly D. completely48. A. looked B. found C. called D. ordered49. A. Before B. As soon as C. When D. As far as 50. A. changed B. sit C. be moved D. be taken51. A. making sure B. d
23、epending on C. making up D. accounting for52. A. next B. first C. last D. another 53. A. surprise B. feeling C. try D. joy54. A. look out B. look at C. glare at D. stare at55. A. remember B. describe C. write D. talk第三部分 阅读理解（共20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。AMark Twai
24、n was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humor. Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.One day Mark Twain was going to a small town
25、 because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes in the town and told him that hed better not go there. Mark Twain waved his hand and said, “It doesnt matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I dont think they wi
26、ll come to visit me.” After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. “Im very sorry, Mr. Mark Twain. There are too many
27、 mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him. Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, “The mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didnt come into the wrong room.” What he said made all the people present laugh heartily. But that night Mark Twain slept well. D
28、o you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night. 56. That day Mark Twain went to the town _. A. to see one of his friends B. because he wanted to do something there for his writing C. because he was told there were a lot o
29、f mosquitoes there D. to see one of his relatives57. The waiters felt sorry because _. A. they did something wrong to Mark Twain B. their hotel was too small C. the room was not very clean D. there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twains room58. All the people present laughed heartily because _.
30、A. the mosquitoes were very clever and they didnt come into the wrong room B. the mosquitoes knew Mark Twains room number C. Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents D. Mark Twain made a joke59. From the story we know _. A. no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night B. the owner of the hot
31、el told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night C. Mark Twain didnt have a good rest that night D. there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longerBA woman in Japan who had no home sneaked into a mans house and lived without being noticed in his closet for a year. She was arrested after
32、the man found that his food was disappearing and reported it to the police.Police found the 58yearold woman Thursday hiding in the top part of the mans closet and arrested her for getting in without the owners permission，police spokesman Hiroki Itakura from southern Kasuya town said Friday.The man h
33、ad security cameras which sent images to his cell phone after becoming confused by food disappearing from his kitchen over the past several months.One of the cameras on Thursday caught someone moving into his home after he had left，so he called the police who at first thought it was a thief. However
34、, when they arrived，they found the door locked and all windows closed.“We searched the house and checked everywhere someone could possibly hide，” Itakura said. “When we opened the closet，we found the woman curled up(蜷曲) on her side，feeling nervous and frightened.”The woman told the police that she h
35、ad no place to live and first sneaked into the mans house about a year ago when he left home without locking the door.“She had moved a mattress into the small closet space and even took showers，” Itakura said. He called the woman “tidy and clean”60. What is the best title of this passage?AA Japanese
36、 Woman Caught Living in a Mans ClosetBA Woman Without HomeCPolice Arrested a Woman on ThursdayDPlease Lock the Door Before Leaving Your House61. When someone sneaks into a house，she most probably_.Ais the owner of the houseBdoesnt want to be noticed by othersClives a very poor lifeDwants to find som
37、e food to eat62. According to the passage, when the woman was found by the police，she_.Awas stealing food in the kitchenBfelt nervous and frightenedCwas untidy and dirtyDtried to jump off the window63. Which of the statements is true?AThe woman doesnt like living in her own house.BThe man always for
38、gets to lock his door when he leaves.CThe woman first sneaked into the mans house about a year ago.DThe woman was over sixty years old when she was arrested.CFix it on your ownDid you know that a bowl of rice could save your iPod if you drop it in a swimming pool by accident? Or that the camera on y
39、our phone could tell you whats wrong with your TV remote control? The experts at Geek Squad (geelsquad.co.uk) have made a gadget (小机件) rescue guide. So, lets take a look at some of their useful advice. How to get more juice out of your phone batteryIf your battery goes dead but you need to get a num
40、ber or send one last text, try warming it up. That may give you a tiny bit of power. Take the battery from the phone and rub it between your hands. Or warm it under your arm for a few minutes. Then try to start the phone but use it quickly. What to do if your gadget gets wetFirst, try drying it out
41、with a vacuum cleaner (真空吸尘器). If a vacuum cleaner isnt at hand, fill a pot or bowl with uncooked rice and put your wet gadget inside. The dry, uncooked rice will absorb all the water and, after a few hours, you should be able to use the gadget. Dont forget to remove the battery and SIM card before
42、you dry it. What to do if your TV remote control stops workingIf replacing the batteries doesnt work, get the camera function up on your phone and point the remote at the lens (镜头). When you press a button on the remote, if it is working, the glass bobble (小球) at the front of the remote will light u
43、p when you look at it on the screen of your phone. This is because the screen on a phone or digital camera picks up infrared rays (红外线), even though your eyes dont. If the glass bobble doesnt light up, the remote is broken. If it does, the receiving device is broken.64. If your cell phone falls into
44、 a sink, you can _.A. warm it up under your armB. remove the battery after you dry itC. put it into the uncooked rice D. press it with both of your hands65. Why can a phone be used to prove the TV remote control works well? Because it can _.A. improve the TV remote controlB. receive infrared rayC. p
45、icture the TV remote controlD. reflect infrared ray66. In which section of a newspaper can we possibly read this text?A. LifeB. Entertainment C. Finance D. Culture67. The purpose of this passage is to give people _.A. personal opinions B. professional guidesC. necessary warnings D. practical tipsDTh
46、e day when the jobs were handed out was one of the most exciting moments for all the children in the class. It took place during the first week of the term. Every kid was given a job for which they would be responsible for the rest of that school year.Some jobs were more interesting than others, and
47、 the children were eager to be given one of the best ones. When giving them out, the teacher took into account which pupils had been most responsible during the previous year. During the previous year Rita had carried out the teachers instructions perfectly. All the children knew Rita would be given
48、 the best job.But there was a big surprise. Each child received a normal job. But Ritas job was very different. She was given a little box containing some sand and one ant. Though the teacher insisted that this ant was very special, Rita felt disappointed. Most of her classmates felt sorry for her.
49、Even her father became very angry with the teacher and he encouraged Rita to pay no attention to this insignificant pet. However, Rita preferred to show the teacher her error by doing something special with that job of little interest.Rita started investigating all about her little ant and gave the
50、ant the best food, and it grew quite a bit bigger.One day, a man, who looked very important, came into their classroom and declared, “Your class has been chosen to accompany me, this summer, on a journey to the tropical rain forest, where we will investigate all kinds of insects. Among all the schoo
51、ls of this region, your class has best cared for the little ant.”That day the school was filled with joy and celebration. Everyone thanked Rita for having been so patient and responsible. And many children learnt that to be given the most important task you have to know how to be responsible even in
52、 what are the smallest tasks.68. What did the teacher base his decision on when giving out jobs to the children?A. Their characters and interests. B. Their class performance during the previous year.C. Their working performance during the previous year.D. Their ability of managing their accounts dur
53、ing the previous year.69. What does the underlined sentence mean?A. Each child got an important job.B. Each child got an interesting job. C. The perfect student got the job of everyones preferenceD. The most responsible student got the job of least interest.70. We can infer that the man who made the
54、 declaration is a _.A. hunter B. director C. biologist D. principal71. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Never complain about life.B. Small tasks can lead to fortunes.C. Men are best known by their friends.D. Responsibility and intelligence bring good luck.ESchool is a place that is fa
55、miliar to everyone. Lets find out what American students do in school. An official dance party is held about twice a year in high schools in the United States. When the final football game is over for the season there is a homecoming party. Sometimes, students select a king from among the football p
56、layers, and a queen from among the girls. Every student can attend and have fun with the help of their teachers. Sometimes, students, called bookworms, to the surprise of the other students, come to the party in a beautiful dress. The most exciting party that students can go to would have to be a da
57、nce party. Students attend it in dresses similar to those of Hollywood stars and the atmosphere is comparable to an Oscar Award party. Since such a party is for seniors, students usually stay up the night trying to enjoy their last year in high school. In American schools, instead of the teachers go
58、ing to different rooms, students have their own class schedules (课程表) and go to different classrooms. When a student is away from school, they must have an explanation for being away along with the signature(签名) of a parent. The signed paper is then handed in to the school office. High school drop o
59、uts and students being expelled (除名) are not that uncommon in the States. High absences without excuses are one of the reasons why students are expelled from school. American students also enjoy a number of activities out of school like cheerleading (拉拉队), student government and a host of different
60、sports.72. Whose presence at the homecoming party can make others amazed? A. The king and the queen acted by students. B. The laziest student in study. C. The teacher who offers advice. D. Students who study hardest.73. Why do students hold the dance party till the next morning? A. Because they woul
61、d like to dance and sang madly. B. Because this is the only chance that they get dressed like film stars. C. Because students make it as exciting as an awarding party of Oscar. D. Because this perhaps is the last chance that they can enjoy their school life.74. According to the passage, American stu
62、dents in school _. A. study in the same classroom B. have the same class with each other C. attend different classes in different places D. wait for their teachers in their class 75. What is this passage mainly about? A. The organizing of dance parties. B. Homecoming party. C. How to ask for a leave
63、. D. School life in America.第卷(共35分)第四部分 写作（共2节，满分35分）第一节 短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） Born in America, Thomas Edison was a great scientist and inventor. He was once thought to be a boy not _76_ (值得) educating. In fact, he was a man full of _77_ (想象力). I admire him a lot because of his great contribution
64、 _78_ the world. He had more than 1000 i_79_. When he was young, he was always eager to know h_80_ things worked, which helped him to earn the nickname “the Wizard of Meio Park”. He was also so diligent _81_ he worked day and night. And this explained why he had so m_82_ inventions. What_83_ (留下印象)
65、me most is his famous saying, “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine _84_ perspiration”. Maybe I cant be an Edison myself, _85_ I can be a hardworking learner. 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）作为一名中学生，你肯定经历过多次考试，体验过成功，也遭遇过失败。请你根据下面的提示内容，简要概述中学生中普遍存在的对考试失败的两种态度，并结合自身实际，说明你的观点。态度一态度二你的观点当考试结果不近人意时，情绪低落，丧失信心
66、，不再继续努力。当考试失败时，分析并找出失败的原因，鼓励自己，增强自信，避免再犯同样的错误。1.失败乃成功之母；2. 3. 注意：1. 词数120左右；2. 可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。高三年段英语第二次月考答案01-20 CACBA ABCBA ACCAB BACBC21-35 DABAB BCCBA BBCDA36-55 CDACB CADCD DACBC ABDAB56-75 BDDB ABBC CBAD CDCB DDCD76.worth 77. imagination 78. to 79. inventions 80. how 81. that 82. many 83. impresses 84. percent 85. but