1、湖南省醴陵二中2012届高三上学期第三次月考英语试题PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION SECTION ADirections: In this section, youll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the que
2、stions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet.You will hear each conversation TWICE。Conversation 11. Why does the man think he is coming down?A. For work stress.B. For mental illness.C. For a cold.2. What will the man do after the conversation?A. Go to workB. Go shop
3、pingC. Go home.Conversation 23. Why was the man unhappy all day?A. Because he had no customers.B. Because the customers were boring.C. Because there were too many customers.4. How would the man spend the evening?A. Seeing an exciting film.B. Staying at home to relax.C. Serving the customersConversat
4、ion 35. What is probably the man?A. A teacher.B. A painter.C. A guide.6. When will the exhibition be shown in Japan?A. In six weeks.B. In five weeks.C. In two weeks.Conversation 47. How many times had Mary ever been to Beijing?A. Never.B. Once.C. Twice.8. What is Mary going to do in Beijing?A. Visit
5、 the Great Wall.B. Enjoy some Chinese food.C. See her friends.9. Whats the weather like in Beijing at this time of the year?A. Rainy and wet.B. Warm and sunny. C. Cool and sunny.Conversation 510. On what day does the conversation take place?A. Wednesday.B. Friday. C. Saturday11. Where does the woman
6、 come from?A. America.B. Italy. C. Canada.12. Whats Johns plan for the future?A. To open a shoe shop.B. To tour Britain. C. To get a job abroad.Conversation 613. Whats wrong with the man? A. He has a headache, a stuffy nose and a high temperature. B. He has a cough, a headache and a slight fever. C.
7、 He has a headache and a stuffy nose with a slight fever.14. What did the woman not do for the man?A. Take his temperature.B. Feel his pulse.C. Take an X-ray.15. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man is going to attend a meeting tomorrow.B. The meeting will be put off for three days.C.
8、The man will get well in one day.SECTION BDirections: In this section, youll hear mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information youve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.Youll hear the mini-talk TWICE.Cold weather: having a great effect on the wo
9、rking of our 16_.Meaning of “Get cold feet”: being 17_ to do something you have decided to do.Cold: also affecting your 18 _Meaning of “A cold fish”: a person who is unfriendly, unemotional and shows no 19_Meaning of “a cold-hearted person”: someone who has no 20_.PART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGESECTION
10、ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. The train will arrive on time if nothing unexpected _. A. happenedB. is going to happenC. will happenD. happens22. How I wish I _ in medicine instea
11、d of history when I was at college!A. had majoredB. should majorC. majoredD. would major23. Peter _ be really difficult to get along with at times even though hes a nice person in general. A. shallB. shouldC. canD. must24. The official from an African country told the reporters that it was the first
12、 time he _ the Forbidden City.A. visitedB. has visitedC. would visitD. had visited25. Youd better not phone my daughter between 7:00 and 8:00 tomorrow; she _ her homework then.A. will doB. would doC. will be doingD. will have done26. Climbing Mount Everest great skills and not without risk.A. requir
13、es；areB. required；wereC. requires；wasD. requires；is27. her career, Lucy will leave her present job and take a new one.A. To furtherB. FurtherC. Having furtherD. Furthered28. Help others whenever you can and you _ the world a nicer place to live in.A. will makeB. are makingC. have madeD. make29. It i
14、s interesting that Mike _ the British legal system with the American one since he graduated from university.A. contrastedB. had contrastedC. contrastsD. has been contrasting30. After _ seemed like hours, he came out with a bitter smile.A. whichB. itC. whatD. that31. On turning on my computer, I foun
15、d an e-mail from my pen friend, _ me to spend the summer holidayin his city.A. invitedB. invitingC. to inviteD. having invited32. Mr. White works as an electrician in the company _ job is to repair electrical equipment.A. thatB. whoseC. whichD. where33. I plan to have my daughters _ at the best scho
16、ol in our city.A. educateB. to educateC. being educatedD. educated34. It is in the factory _ youre going to pay a visit to _ this kind computer is made.A. /; thatB. where; thatC. /; whereD. that; which35. I picked some roses and only then _ that my mothers favorite vase was missing.A. I had noticedB
17、. had I noticedC. I noticedD. did I notice SECTION BDirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.Haiti earthquake: a story from a nurse“I was in the intensive-care room looki
18、ng after a nine-month-old baby girl when the earthquake hit. The floor started shaking violently and the whole building shook from side to side. It (36) about 45 seconds. “We spent the whole night outside. It was very cold but we were OK. Some children (41) too much water and became sick seriously t
19、hen because we couldnt get any medical supplies out of the (42). “Thank goodness. Our building is all right as is our other home up the road. I cant (43) that theres no damage and that we are all safe. “We have 85 children under two years old here at the Gods Littlest Angels home. We (44) run anothe
20、r orphanage(孤儿院) up the road. The age (45) there is from 2 to 11. There are 65 children there. Most of the children in our care arent orphans but they are here because their families cant afford to look after them. Haiti is very (46) . I see a lot of children who are lacking in nutrition. Often it i
21、s too late by the time they come to us. “When I look around the area and see that other buildings have just fallen to the ground, I know that soon we will have lots more babies and young (47) to care for.”36A. tookB. spentC. lastedD. happened37A. interestedB. movedC. excitedD. frightened38A. cheerin
22、gB. screamingC. shoutingD. waiting39A. ObjectsB. BabiesC. BooksD. Pieces of debris40A. protectedB. looked afterC. comfortedD. blamed41A. drankB. played withC. sawD. lost42A. officeB. buildingC. roomD. house43A. understandB. knowC. believeD. think44A. againB. reallyC. poorlyD. also45A. groupB. differ
23、enceC. lengthD. stage46A. sadB. poorC. greatD. terrible47A. nursesB. workersC. childrenD. patientsSECTION CDirections: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.Being 48 is an important philosophy（哲学） of life and a great wisdom. _49 is impossible for anyone to be lu
24、cky and successful all the time so long as he lives in the world. We should learn 50 to face failure or misfortune bravely and generously and to try to deal with it. If so, should we complain about our life and become disappointed ever since then or should we be grateful for our life, rise again our
25、selves 51 a fall? William Thackeray, 52 famous British writer, said, “Life is a mirror. you when smile in front of it , it will also smile and 53 will it when you cry to it.” If you are grateful to life, it will bring you shining sunlight. 54 you always complain about everything, you may own nothing
26、 in the end. When we are successful, we can surely have many reasons for being grateful. 55 we have only one excuse to show ungratefulness if we fail.PART THREE READING COMPREHENSIONDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements.
27、 For each of them there are 4 choices marked A,B,C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.A A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real effort, because he feels that it would be useless. He wont go at a job with the confidence neces
28、sary for success. He is therefore likely to fail, and the failure will strengthen his belief in his incompetence. Alfred Adler, a famous doctor, had an experience which illustrates this. When he was a small boy he got off to a poor start in arithmetic. His teacher got the idea that he had no ability
29、 in arithmetic, and told his parents what she thought in order that they would not expect too much of him. In this way, they too developed the idea, “Isnt it too bad that Alfred cant do arithmetic？” He accepted their mistaken estimate of his ability, felt that it was useless to try，and was very poor
30、 at arithmetic, just as they expected. One day Adler succeeded in solving a problem which none of the other students had been able to solve. This gave him confidence. He rejected the idea that he couldnt do arithmetic and was determined to show them that he could. His newfound confidence stimulated
31、him to go at arithmetic problems with a new spirit. He now worked with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became extraordinarily good at arithmetic. This experience made him realize that many people have more ability than they think they have, and that lack of success is as often the r
32、esult of lack of knowledge of how to apply ones ability, lack of confidence, and lack of determination as it is the result of lack of ability.56Why might a person be prevented from doing good work according to the passage?. A. Because he thinks he is old enough to make the most of his mental facilit
33、ies B. Because he accepts another persons mistaken estimate of his ability C. Because he has the idea that he is incapable of doing everything D. Because he believes in what other people think of him57A person who believes in his low ability will _. A. spare no efforts to do things B. fail to go at
34、a job but never lose heart C. change to learn other course instead of mathematics D. show complete lack of confidence58As a boy, Alfred Adler was poor at arithmetic at first because _. A. he lost his selfconfidence B. he was weak in thinking C. his parents expected too much of him D. his teacher too
35、 much of him59Which of the following is the most important factor to Alders success？_ A. Spirit and experience B. Interest and selfrespect C. Confidence and determination D. Purpose and knowledge60Alders later experience made him realize that _. A. people are not as capable as they think B. people c
36、an be more capable than they think C. lack of confidence leads to failure D. lack of ability results in lack of determinationB There are over one million superstitions (迷信), and most people believe at least one or two of them. Many people are superstitious about numbers. They think that there are lu
37、cky numbers and unlucky numbers. The number 13 is often considered unlucky. In some parts of the world, buildings have no 13th floor and streets have no houses with the number 13. In Japan, 4 is considered unlucky because in Japanese the word four is pronounced the same as the word death. Japanese n
38、ever give gifts of four knives, four napkins, or four of anything.What are the lucky numbers? Seven is a lucky number in many places, and 8 is considered a lucky number in Japan and China. In China, businesses often open on August 8, and many couples register to get married at eight past eight on Au
39、gust 8.Superstitions about numbers are so widespread that some peoplecalled numerologistmake a living by giving advice about numbers. In 1937, when the Toyoda family of Japan wanted to form a car company, they asked a numerologist if Toyoda would be a good name for the company. The numerologist said
40、 it would not be. He explained that Toyota would be a better name for the company. The family took his advice. As a result, millions of people drive Toyota and not Toyoda. There are many other kinds of superstitions. There are superstitions about eating, sleeping, sneezing and itching. There are sup
41、erstitions about animals and holidays and horseshoes. There are even superstitions about superstitions. Those superstitions will tell people how to reverse bad luck. When the Japanese bump heads, they immediately bump heads again. According to a Japanese superstition, the first-bump means their pare
42、nts will die, but the second bump erases the first bump. To reverse bad luck in general, people turn around three times, turn their pockets inside out, or put their hats on backwards. In the United States, baseball players sometimes wear their caps backwards when their team is losing. It looks silly
43、, but the baseball players do not mind if it helps them win the game.61. We can know from the passage that superstitions about numbers are _. A. popular both in Japan and in China B. popular only in Japan and in China C. popular neither in Japan nor in China D. causing great troubles both in Japan a
44、nd in China62. From this passage we can learn that a numerologist is _. A. an maths expert B. a fortune-teller C. a superman D. the owner of Toyota63. Which is not mentioned about superstition in the passage? A. Gifts B. Names C. Sports D. Life expectancy64. If a Japanese purposely bumps his head ag
45、ain after an accidental bump, we can be sure that he is _. A. superstitious B. happy C. mad D. very sad65. The writer wrote this passage with the purpose of _. A. persuading us to believe superstitions B. showing us a numerologist C. showing us the magic power of number D. showing us some facts of s
46、uperstitionsC Electronic waste, or e-waste, refers to electronic products that are no longer usable. This can include TVs, cell phones and computers and other office electronics, electronic toys and videos machines. Today, the average turnover（更换）rate for a computer in the United States is every two
47、 years, according to the environmental group, Greenpeace. Greenpeace works out that 20 to 50 million tons of e-waste are produced globally each year. The components（部件）in many electronic products contain harmful chemicals that pollute ground water and the environment. At present , the U.S. has no fe
48、deral law for the disposal (处理) of e-waste although a few states have e-waste recycling programs in place, but there is no law. The U.S. exports much of its e-waste to third world countries, such as India and China, where workers took apart computers for valuable parts, hoping to sell them for money
49、. But harmful wastes expert, Dr. Bakul Rao, says thats a dangerous practice. From now on, the recyclers are not very educated. All they know is they can retrieve copper or gold out of it. So, the easiest way to do that is leach (过滤) it out in an acid or burn it off to retrieve it. So, thats where th
50、ey dont know how to deal with it, neither do they have any health systems in place. So, their exposure is more. 66. Which of the following is most likely not to be a form of e-waste?A. A mobile phoneB. A radioC. An e-bikeD. A table67 What does the underlined word retrieve (paragraph 2) probably mean
51、?A. look intoB. take apartC. get backD. throw away68. What of the following statements is true according to the passage？ A. The U.S. has strict national laws for dealing with e-waste. B. Third world countries import e-waste to get valuable parts, which is a safe and easy way to make money. C. The wa
52、y uneducated workers deal with old computers does great harm to the environment and their own health. D. More and more electronic waste is being wasted and thrown away mainly because of peoples bad habits. 69. What is the purpose of writing the passage? A. To attract more peoples attention to e-wast
53、e. B. To call on people not to throw away e-waste anywhere. C. To tell people what e-waste is and how to deal with it well. D. To warn people to break away from the electronic industry.70. The next paragraph probably concerns _. A. how to deal with e-waste properly B. how to protect ourselves from h
54、arm by e-waste C. how to slow down the development in the electronic industry D. how to make full use of e-wastePART FOUR WRITINGSECTION ADirections: Read the following passage. Fill in the numbered blanks by using the information for the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer. Museums
55、have changed. They are no longer places that one “should” go to but to enjoy. At a science museum in Canada, you can feel your hair stand on end as harmless electricity passes through your body. At the Childrens Museum in New York, you can play an African drum. There are no “Do Not Touch” sign in so
56、me other museums in the USA. You are encouraged to experience many things in them. More and more museum directors have realized that people learn best when they can become part of what they are seeing. In many science museums, the visitors are encouraged to touch, listen, operate and experiment so a
57、s to discover scientific rules for themselves. The purpose is not only to provide fun, but also help people feel at home in the world of science. If people dont understand science, they will be afraid of it; and if they are afraid of science, they will not make the best use of it. One cause of all t
58、hese changes is the increase in wealth and spare time. Another cause is that the number of young people grow in the population. Many of them are college students or college graduates. They see things in a new and different way. They want art that they can take part in. The same is true of science an
59、d history. The old museums have been changing and the government is encouraging the building of new, modern museums. In the States and Canada, there are more than 6000 museums, twice as many as there were 25 years ago.Title: 71. _72. _Science Museums, Childrens Museums and other museumsChangesTime73
60、. _Numbers in the States and Canada25 years agoNot allowed to touch74. _NowadaysEncouraged to experience6000+75. _to provide fun have a good time76. _ make full use of science77._Wealth and spare time78. _ of young people want to experience art, science and history79_The government 80. _ new and mod
61、ern museums.SECTION BDirections: 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. Andy rode slowly on his way to school, day-dreaming about the fishing trip that his father had pr
62、omised him. He was so busy dreaming about all the fish he would catch that he was unaware of everything else around him. He rode along until a strange sound drew him to the present. He came to a stop and looked curiously up to the heavens. What he saw shocked and terrified him. A huge swarm（蜂群） of b
63、ees filled the sky like a black cloud and the buzzing mass seemed to be heading angrily towards him. With no time to waste, Andy sped off in the opposite direction, riding furiously（狂地）but without knowing how to escape the swarm. With a rapidly beating heart and his legs pumping furiously, he sped d
64、own the rough road. As the bees came closer, his panic increased. Andy knew that he was sensitive to bee stings(蜇). The last sting had landed him in hospitaland that was only one bee sting! He had been forced to stay in bed for two whole days. Suddenly, his fathers words came to him. “When you are i
65、n a tight situation, dont panic. Use your brain and think your way out of it.” A week later, when riding home, he could see smoke waving slowly skywards from the chimney of the Nelson family home on a nearby hill. “Bees dont like smoke,” he thought, “They couldnt get into the house.” Just then a swa
66、rm of bees appeared. Andy raced towards the Nelson house, but the bees were gaining ground. Andy knew he could not reach the house in time. He estimated that the bees would catch up with him soon. Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted a small dam used by Mr. Nelson to irrigate his vege
67、table garden. Off his bike and into the cool water he lived, disappearing below the surface and away from the savage insects. After holding his breath for as long as he could, Andy came up for air and noticed the bees had gone. Dragging himself out of the dam, he struggled up the hilly slope and ran
68、g the doorbell. Mrs. Nelson took him inside and rang his mother. “Youll really need that fishing break to help you recover,” laughed his mother with relief. “Thank goodness you didnt panic!” But Andy did not hear her. He was dreaming once again of the fish he would catch tomorrow.81. Why did Andy fa
69、il to notice the swarm of bees earlier? (no more than 10 words)82. Why did only one sting made Andy stay in hospital for two days? (no more than 8 words)83. What made Andy able to avoid the bees a week later? (no more than 10 words)84. How did Andy avoid the bees in the end? (no more than 6 words)SE
70、CTION CDirections: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 几个月后你将从这里毕业，迈向新的征程。假如你必须进入社会，参加工作，你根据自己的情况，以“My ideal job”为题，用英语写一篇短文。要求写出：1.你理想的工作；2.你的理由；3.不少于120词My Ideal Job_参考答案单项选择（每小题1分）21-25 DACDC 26-30 DAADC 31-35 BBDAD完形填空（每小题1.5分）3640 CDBAA 4145DBCDA 4
71、647BC48. grateful 49. It 50. how 51. after 52. a 53. so 54. If 55. But阅读理解 （每小题2分）56-60 BDACB 61-65 ABDAD 66-70 DCCAA阅读填表（每小题1分）71.changes of museums 72.kinds/types 73. Rules 74. Purposes 75.3000 76. to understand science 77.Causes/Reasons 78.The growing number/ the increase/ the growth 79.Measure 8
72、0. encourages to buildMy ideal jobTime flies. I have been studying here for more than two years and will graduate. Because of my poor family, I will have to look for a job and begin my career.What should I do? I would like to be a hairdresser. Firstly, I have been interested in hairstyles, so I like
73、 to observe, enjoy and study different hairstyles of different boys, girls, ladies and gentlemen and can understand what styles different people like best. Secondly, my sister has been a hairdresser for many years. She has rich experience and can help me learn how to be a hairdresser as soon as possible. So its easy for me to begin my career
