1、湖南省重点中学2013届高三第一次月考英 语 试 题本试卷分为四部分,包括听力、语言知识运用、阅读和书面表达,考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。时量120分钟,满分150分。Part I Listening Comprehension (30 marks)Section A (225 marks)Directions: In this section youll hear six conversations between two speakersFor each conversation, there are several questions and each question is
2、followed by 3 choices marked A, B and CListen carefully and then choose the best answer for each questionYou will hear each conversation TWICEConversation 11Which benefit will the woman have?ALife insuranceBHealth insuranceCOne day off each weekend2When will the woman be able to have four days paid
3、vacation?AIn her first yearBIn her second yearCIn her third yearConversation 23What is Helen going to do after class?AAttend a meetingBGo homeCGo to a party4What do we know about the meeting?AIts about helping BobBIt will be very boringCIts put off till tomorrowConversation 35Whats Jennys problem?AS
4、he dislikes history classBShe doesnt do well in assignmentsCShe does poorly in exams6Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?AClassmatesBHusband and wifeCTeacher and studentConversation 47Who are the speakers?ABoyfriend and girlfriendBTraveler and tour guideCGood friends8Why doesnt the
5、man want to go to Cebu?AHed rather take one flightBIts dangerous there right nowCIts too expensive9Where does the woman suggest the man go in the end?AThe PhilippinesBMalaysiaCIndonesiaConversation 510What is waiting for the woman when she returns?AA bikeBA packageCA ticket11Where did the woman meet
6、 her friend?AOn the planeBIn HollandCOn the Internet12What will the speakers probably do next?ADrink chocolate milkBGet some milkCSend a packageConversation 613What sort of group does the man play with?AA hip-hop groupBA rock groupCA jazz group14What is the man busy with this weekend?AA music showBB
7、and practiceCBand dinner15What do we know about drums from the conversation?AThey require a lot of musical knowledgeBThey are rarely part of jazz musicCThey are the mans least favorite instrumentsSection B (75 marks)Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passageListen carefully and then
8、fill in the numbered blanks with the information youve heardFill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDSYou will hear the short passage TWICEPART TWO: LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 marks)Section ADirections: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C andDChoose one answe
9、r that best completes the sentence21As the immune system weakens, it loses the ability illnessesAfightingBfoughtCto fightDto be fought22Could you lend me your watch for my exam tomorrow?Im sorry, but mine in the shopAis being repairedBis repairingCwas repairedDwas repairing23Alexander tried to get h
10、is work in the medical circlesAto recognize BrecognizingCrecognize Drecognized24- The driving test wasnt difficult at all, was it?- No, but I dont believe _ could pass itAsomeone BanyoneCeveryone Dno one25Fraud is a crime money is stolen by cheating othersAwhich BwhereCthat Dwhen 26The old man toget
11、her with his two dogs the habit of jogging every Sunday afteroon since his wife passed awayAhas got into Bhave got intoCget into Dgets into27- Whats the matter, Jim?- Oh, I at the sceneryIts so nice in the countryAjust looked Bwas just lookingChad just looked Dhave just looked28Martin have attended
12、the lecture this morning, because he is still in hospital after a bad car accidentAshouldnt BneedntCmustnt Dcouldnt29Alcohol can damage the liver and do great harm if _in large quantitiesAis consumed BconsumedCconsuming Dto be consumed30Accarding to the report, the population of the country _ by mor
13、e than 10% in the past three yearsAhas been risen Bhas risenCrose Dis being risen31 some teenagers dont realize is difficult life can be after they get addicted to drugs.AThat; whatBThat; how CWhat; howDWhat; what a32lt rained heavily overnight and not until this morningAdid it stopBhad it stopped C
14、stopped itDit stopped33 the peace of the countryside attracts many people, most farmers are eager to leave home and escape to the cityAWhile BBecauseCUnless DAs34 deserts into forests is the key to preventing sandstorms in the spring in some citiesATurn BHaving turnedCTo have turned DTurning35I dont
15、 mind your expressing your own opinion, but is how you do it that I object toAwhich BthatCthis DitSection B (18 marks)Directions: For each blank in the followinge passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C andDFill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the contextHere is a p
16、icture where we can see grass growing in stones stronglyThis picture 36 me of my father, a most determined manHe was born in a very 37 black family in the country, and both of my grandparents were 38 My father began to work in the cotton fields when he was seven years old He had a strong desire to c
17、hange his own fate(命运) ever since he was a little boy He 39 himself how to read and write in the eveningLater with his parents help he 40 to go to school where he studied computer science at Yale UniversityHe later became a professor of Stanford University and was an expert in programmingHe could 41
18、 large-scale programmes for supermarkets, restaurants, hotels, parks and bookstores all by himselfIm 42 0f my father, and who can deny that 43 from the determination andseverance (坚持) of a most strong person?The best way to know a strong man, I think, is to let him 44 a severe testWhenever we want t
19、o test a mans character, we should find out whether he can 45 adversity (逆境), because adversity can always prove the 46 character of a manOnly when we make up our own mind can we overcome any 47 Some people would give up halfwaySuch men can hardly expect to succeedIf we do not give up hope, nothing
20、is impossible36Asupposes Breminds Cwarns Ddemands37Apoor Bold Clarge Dhappy38Ateachers Bworkers Cdoctors Dfarmers39Arespected Bforced Ctaught Dprepared40Ahappened Bmanaged Cwished Dexpected41Adesign Bshow Clearn Dindicate42Afond Bconfident Cproud Dcertain43Aresulted Bdiffered Csuffered Ddated44Asend
21、 for Btry out Cget up Dgo through45Achoose Bstand Cexpect Dtear46Amain Blively Ctrue Dweak47Adanger Bmistake Cquestion DdifficultySection C (12 marks)Directions : Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the contextNowadays people are enjoying a more comfo
22、rtable life and many people are suffering from obesity (肥胖)Thus, losing weight becomes very popular48_ , losing weight is a tricky(难处理的) topicSome people lose weight quickly by crash dieting 49_ other extreme measuresThis wont help them lose weight since they usually gain back all (and often more) o
23、f the pounds they lost 50_ hey havent permanently changed their habitsWhats more, sometimes these extreme measures will affect the individuals healthIn my view, before you decide to lose weight, you first of all should make 51_ clear whether you should or not lose weightThe best way to find out whet
24、her you are at a healthy weight or whether you need to lose or gain weight is to talk to 52_ doctorHe can compare your weight 53_ healthy norms (标准) to help you set realistic goalsIf it turns out that you will benefit 54_ weight loss then you can follow a few simple suggestions 55_ are widely accept
25、ed by weight reducing experts to get it startedPart:Reading Comprehension (30 marks)Directions:Read the following three passagesEach passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statementsFor each of them there are four choices markedA,B,C and DChoose the one that fits best according to th
26、e information given in the passageAA team of mountainecrs flew to Mount Everest to begin the expedition to clean up tons of trash that was left on the mountain by its climbers. Mount Everest is located in the Himalayas, on the border of Nepal and TibetAt 29, 035 feet above sea level, its the tallest
27、 peak in the worldClimbers first successfully reached the peak in 1953Since then, thousands of people have climbed Everest, leaving their trash along its trails(痕迹)Those include ropes, tents and empty oxygen bottles, which climbers use to breathe more comfortably at the mountains high altitudesThe m
28、ountaineers plan to bring down 11,000 pounds of garbage from Everest this springThis is the peak climbing time before the summer monsoon(季候风) season beginsExpedition members will receive $ 14 for every kilogram of trash they carry down the mountainEco Everest Expedition organized the cleaning expedi
29、tionThis is the fourth year it has been heldApa, an experienced Nepalese guide who has climbed Everest 20 times since 1989, is the leader of the teamI want to do this for my country, my people and for Everest, Apa saysApa says that when he climbed Everest for the first time, the trail to the summit
30、was covered in ice and snowBut now the path contains rocks with deep cracks from melting iceThis makes expeditions up the mountain much more but now lives in the United States, has dangerousApa, who grew up in the foothills of Everest campaigned for saving the mountain from the effects of global war
31、ming and other issues56Why did the team of mountain climbers fly to Mount Everest?ATo get prepared for a new world recordBTo clear up rubbish left by mountaineersCTo recycle tents and empty oxygen bottlesDTo move rubbish out of the way to the peak57Which of the following statements is TRUE ?AIt has
32、been 59 years since the first climber reached the peakBEverest climbers never throw litter on the mountainsCExpedition members will get no pay for their cleaning workDThe expedition was organized by an experienced Nepalese guide58From the text we learn that Apa _Ais the leader of Eco Everest Expedit
33、ionBis the fourth person to climb Mount EverestCnever throws trash while climbing EverestDshows great concern for protecting Everest59In the last paragraph Apa tends to express that .AEverest is not as attractive as it used to beBclimbers dont need to wear many warm clothesCmelting ice and snow will
34、 reduce the risk of climbingDclimate change and human activities do harm to Everest60The passage mainly talks about .Aspring cleaning on Mount EverestBthe expedition of the Nepalese guideCthe effects of global warming on Mount EverestDserious pollution on Mount EverestBIn 2011 electric cars will be
35、hitting the road in the United StatesThe cars may help Americans kick the oil habit one dayThese quiet, environmentally friendly, battery-powered vehicles can be charged in a wall plug(插头),like a giant power toolThe worlds population will jump from 68 billion to 9 billion by 2050The demand for cars
36、will jump with itThe supply of oil wont keep up with the number of cars on the roadElectric cars arent perfect just yetIt can take eight hours to charge a car for only 100 miles of drivingAnd the distance that cars can go changes depending on driving conditionsThe Nissan Leaf can go as much as 100 m
37、iles or as little as 47 miles on one chargeHow far it travels also depends on the weather and trafficPrice is a problem too Electric models cost much more than petrol-powered carsThe good news is that electric-car technology is getting better As it does, the prices of the vehicles are droppingThe US
38、Department of Energy is paying for at least 10,000 charging stations around the countryPrivate businesses are also preparing for thatRichard Lowenthal is the head of Coulomb Technologies, a company in California He says that his firm will install (安装) about 4,500 charging stations, mostly at office
39、parks and homes It will cost about $ 3 per chargeThe typical car is parked 23 hours a dayYou can charge it while you work and while you sleep, Lowenthal says Carmakers are coming up with other ways that dont require oil to power autosCars may run on natural gasSo who knows what will power the car yo
40、u may be driving in 10 years? Chances are good that it will be something thats clean and easy61How long does it take at least to charge a car for 500 miles?A40 hours B8 hoursC80 minutes D40 minutes62The distance that electric cars can go on one charge is influenced by the following EXCEPT the .Adriv
41、ing conditionsBweather CdriverDtraffic63We know from the passage that electric carsAare affordableBproduce less noiseCcan reduce traffic pressureDcant be charged conveniently64What will Coulomb Technologies do for the wide use of electric cars?AMake more electric cars BPay for many charging stations
42、CProduce more power-saving batteriesDMake charging stations convenient65What can be learned from the last paragraph?AWhat kind of car power will be used is uncertain in 10 yearsBIt is the electric car that will be driven in 10 yearsCCars in the future will run on different kinds of oilDCars in the f
43、uture will still do harm to the environmentCLook closely at your hands - are they clean? It doesnt matter how many times you wash your hands, theyre still crowded with microbes, which are also called germs or bacteria Microbes are everywhereBut dont worry - most microbes dont harm you, and many actu
44、ally help you stay aliveNow, scientists say the microbes that live on OUf hands could be useful in a surprising way: fighting crimeWhen police visit the scene of a crime, they often look for fingerprints to try to identify the criminalBut according to a recent study, investigators could even usc mic
45、robes to help break a criminal caseEvery person has his or her own set of microbes that live on their hands, according to scientists at the University of ColoradoThat means the mix of different kinds of microbes on everybodys hand is unique - much like ones fingerprintThe scientists wanted to know w
46、hether this microbe mix could be used as a new kind of fingerprint - especially in a crime scene where fingerprints might be hard to findAnd policemen use forensics such as studying fingerprints to identify the criminal Microbe fingerprints are harder to hide, said Noah Fierer, one of the scientists
47、You cant sterilize (杀菌) a surface just by wiping it offHis team compared the bacteria on the hands of 273 people to the bacteria found on each persons computer keyboardFor the study, the keyboards had been used only by the people who were being testedThe study showed that the mix of microbes from ea
48、ch persons hands matched the mix of microbes on that persons keyboardThe scientists were easily able to tell the 273 people apart - just by looking at their keyboardsBut there are a lot more than 273 criminalsOther scientists wonder whether the microbe fingerprint can really be that usefulFierer agr
49、ees that scientists have a lot more work to do before the microbe fingerprint will be a useful tool66According to the passage, microbes on peoples hands .Ado more harm than goodBare almost the sameCmight help solve crimesDare easy to get rid of67The underlined word forensics in Paragraph 5 probably
50、refers to .Aa new kind of fingerprintBthe scientific test used by policeCa kind of bacteria in peoples handsDa kind of newly invented keyboard68What did Fierers team find through the study?AThey could tell who had used which computerBThey found the criminal among the 237 peopleCComputer keyboards co
51、uldnt keep peoples microbe fingerprintsDPeoples hands could be identified by the keyboards they used69We learn from the passage that .Athe microbe fingerprint has been used in many casesBmany scientists think microbe fingerprints uselessCscientists will come to a clear conclusion soonDyour microbes
52、may give you away70The passage is mainly about .Athe importance of fingerprintsBhow to clean our handsCdifferent germs on our handsDthe usefulness of microbesPart IV : Writing (45 marks)Section A (10 marks)Directions: Read the foltowing passageFill in the numbered blanks by using the information fro
53、m the passageWrite NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer Test anxiety is a feeling someone may have in a situation where performance really countsFocusing on the bad things that could happen also fuels test anxietyWhen you are under stress,your body releases the hormone adrenalin (荷尔蒙肾上腺素)That is wha
54、t causes the physical symptoms, such as sweating, a pounding heart and rapid breathingToo many thoughts leave no mental space for thinking about test questionsMany students find that their test anxiety is reduced when they start to study better or more regularlyIt makes sense - the more you know the
55、 material, the more confident you will feelHaving confidence in a test means you expect to do wellIf you find yourself having negative thoughts, replace them with positive messages, not unrealistic positive messages, of course, but ones that are practical and true, such as I have studied hard and I
56、know the material, so I am ready to do the best I canAnother thing you can do is to learn to look at mistakesEveryone makes mistakes, and you may have ever heard teachers or coaches refer to mistakes as learning opportunitiesLearning to tolerate small failures and mistakes is a valuable skillIt can
57、help learn ways to calm yourself down and get centered when you are tense or For some people, this may mean learning a simple breathing exercisePractising breathing anxious exercises regularly helps your body see these exercises as a signal to relaxAnd, of course, taking care of your health - such a
58、s getting enough sleep, exercise, and eating healthily before a test - can help keep your mind working at its bestLastly, remember, facing and dealing with test anxiety will help you learn stress management,which can prove to be a valuable skill in many situations besides taking testsSection B (10 m
59、arks)Directions : Read the following passageAnswer the questions according to the information given in the passageMost American school have boys and girls in the same classroomBut a public high school in the small, rural town of Boonsboro, Maryland, offers a special programTop students in the ninth
60、and tenth grades can attend single-sex classes for math, science, English and social studiesThe aim is to help teenagefS keep their minds on their work by keeping males and females apartRebecca Brown chooses the students for what Boonsboro High School calls the AcademyPlacement in the Academy is vol
61、untaryStudents are invited aftef middle schoolThey need high marks and test scores and strong teacher recommendationsThey also need to be involved in activitiesMichael Bair has been at 1300nsboro High for twenty years and directs the AcademyHis ninth-grade English class for boys centres on books tha
62、t he believes boys find interestingHe says, The novels theyre reading now arc very manly novelsTheyre novels that deal with the arrogance(傲慢) of man and the pride of manMorgan Van Fleet is a senior at Boonsboro HighShe likes being in the AcademyShe says boys and girls act differently when they are t
63、ogether in the classroomShe says, To me, it almost seems like preventing your chances of developing yourself because youre more focused on Oh, I wish theyd shut upOh, what do they think of me?, instead of focusing on Whats the homework? Whats going on in this class? Or whats the lesson?There is one
64、activity that girls and boys in the Academy do togetherAt the end of the day, many of them stay and help tutor(辅导) students who are having trouble in school81Why does this high school offer such a program? (No more than 16 words)82What requirements should a student meet if he / she wants to be invit
65、ed after middle school?(No more than 12 words)83What activity do boys and girls share after school? (No more than 10 words)84What is the main idea of this passage? (No more than 10 words)SectionC(25 marks)Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions given below in Chinese面对失败的态度:作为中学生,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。要求:(1)题目自拟(2)词数;不少于120个。