1、广西南宁二中2011届高三年级5月月考英 语 试 题YCY本试卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。共150分，考试时间120分钟。注意事项：请把答案按要求填写在答题卡上，否则答题无效。考试结束，监考员将答题卡收回，试卷不收。第I卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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 （共5小题；每小题15分，满分75分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，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
2、读一遍。1How does John feel?ABetter BSick CFine2Where does the conversation most probably take place?AIn a plane BAt an airport CAt a hotel3What do you learn about David?AHe has always been a bad student BHe is a good student nowCHe doesnt study very hard now4Whats the man doing?AHes going to the party
3、BHes asking about the partyCHes apologizing to the woman5What does the man mean?AHe doesnt like Japanese foodBHe wants to ask Sue to pay the billCHe wants to pay for the food第二节 （共15小题；每题15分，满分225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，每小题将给出5秒钟的
4、作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6What does the woman need to do before traveling?ABuy her plane ticketBChange her plane ticketCFill in the travel form7Why doesnt the woman want to give up her flat?AShe doesnt have time to moveBShe has paid her rent for the roomCShe would have difficulty in finding an
5、other flat like this听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8What is Ann doing right now?ATyping a letter BReading a book CWriting her Paper9Why is Mr. Smith looking for Helen?AHe wants to talk with herBHe wants her to type papers for himCHe wants her to hand in her paper10What is the probable relationship between the two
6、speakers?AFather and daughterBBoss and secretary CTeacher and student听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11What does Andy want to find out?AThe name of an Art SchoolBInformation about a courseCThe location of an Art School12What can you learn about the course?AIts suitable for everyone in this courseBIts only suitable
7、 for beginnersCOnly the person who has got some skills in the field can take the course13Which of the following is not mentioned?AThe mans major is English, and he enjoys drawingBThe drawing boards and brushes will be provided in the courseCThe mans roommate can work on using techniques听第9段材料，回答第14至
8、16题。14For what did the woman borrow money from the man?AFor seeing a filmBFor watching a playCFor going to a concert15How much money did the woman need?A$18 B$36 CS5416Who is going to get the ticket tomorrow?ABob BThe woman CJenny听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What do you think the passage is?AA letter BA spee
9、ch CA Lesson.18What is the passage mainly about?AInternet BThe 21 st century CNew Technologies19How many advantages has the woman mentioned?ATwo BThree CFour20Which should be the topic of the passage?ATechnology Can Be Used to Purify Waste WaterBThe Internet Is a New TechnologyCWhat Can New Technolo
10、gy Bring Us?第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21If Chinas space technology has achieved_breakthrough in this field, it really is_amazing wonderAthe; an Ba; an C不填;the Da; 不填22Out of the crowded bus _, who was dressed in a black suit, waving to
11、a womanAa tall man stepped Bstepped a tall manCdid a tall man step Da tall man did step23Whats your impression of the Great Wall?Wonderful! Once _, it can never be forgottenAseen Bseeing Cbeing seen Dsaw24Nobody but doctors, nurses or those _ by Dr. Hu _ to enter the patients roomAinvited; are allow
12、ed Bare invited; are allowedCare invited; is allowed Dinvited; is allowed25Children are taught to respect everyone, _ race, sex or ageAin terms of Bin the face of Cregardless of Din place of26Waiter! How soon can I get my food? I just have half an hour left before my train leavesIt _ be ready in fiv
13、e minutesAshould Bmay Ccould Dneed27Why not try your luck in the IT field, Peter? Thats_the best jobs areAwhat Bwhich Cwhy Dwhere28It was on November 15, 2010 _ _ a big fire happened in Shanghai, _ _ was a great shock to lots of peopleAwhen; that Bthat; when Cwhich; when Dthat; which29Peter, set dow
14、n the result of the experiment, _ _?Oh, yes, but I need to find my pen firstAwill you Bshall you Cdont you Ddo you30The petrol in the car _ _ on our way to the beach, so we had to walk thereAgave up Bgave off Cgave out Dgave in31Im more nervous right now than when I _, Jane said, as she saw the grou
15、p of reporters waiting anxiously at the exit of the gymAhad competed Bcompete Cwas competing Dhave competed32I only intended to be there for a few days, but I_ _ended up staying for a whole monthAfortunately Bactually Cnaturally Dobviously33_ _ there, the southwest desert contains a remarkable varie
16、ty of plantsARarely as it rains BSometimes it rainsCIt rarely rains DAlthough rarely rains34Are you content with the solutions to some problems discussed in the Earth Summit?_ _One of them sounded reasonable but not practicalANot likely BNot really CNot good DNot at all35Do you think_ _makes sense t
17、o challenge others to try to set a new Guinness World Record?Athat Bthis Cit Dhe第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从3655各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。A daughter thought life was unpromising to her and complained to her father about itShe did not know how she was going to_36_and wanted
18、to give upShe was_37_of fighting and strugglingIt seemed as if one problem was just solved before a new one_38_ Her father, a cook, took her to the_39 _He filled three pots with water and placed each on a high 40_. Soon the pots came to a 41 _In one he placed carrots, in the second he placed eggs, a
19、nd the last he placed ground coffee beansHe let them sit and boil, without saying a wordThe daughter sucked her teeth and 42_ waitedasking repeatedly what he was doingIn about twenty minutes he turned off the 43 He fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowlHe pulled the eggs out and placed the
20、m in a bowlThen he spooned the coffee out and placed it in anotherTurning to her he asked, Darling, what do you see?Carrots, eggs, and coffee, she repliedHe brought her closer and asked her to 44 the carrotsShe did and noted that they were softHe then asked her to take an egg and break itAfter pulli
21、ng off the 45 she observed the hard-boiled egg! Finally, he asked her to taste the-coffeeShe smiled _46_ she tasted its rich flavorShe humbly asked, What does it mean, Father?He explained that each of them had faced the same 47 , boiling water, but each 48 differentlyThe carrot went in 49 and hardBu
22、t after being subjected to（受制于） the boiling water, it _50_and became weakThe egg had been 51 Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interiorBut after sitting_52_the boiling water, its inside became hardenedThe ground coffee beans were unique, 53_ After they were in the boiling water, they had
23、 54 the waterWhich are you? he asked his daughterWhen adversity（逆境） knocks on your door, 55 do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg, or a coffee bean?36Amake outBmake it Cmakeup Dmake through37AtypicalBconscious Ctired Dwarned38AraisedBarose Cdisappeared Dfaded39AroomBmarket Ckitchen Dgrocery40Ashe
24、lfBtemperature Cfire Dtable41AboilBcool Chot Dsmoke42AhappilyBcalmly Ccasually Dimpatiently43AlightsBburners Ctap Dwater44AseeBcarry Cfeel Dfetch45AshellBpack Cbag Dcover46AsinceBas Cbefore Dif47AoccasionBpoint -Cvariety Dadversity48AreflectedBanswered Cabandoned Dreacted49AstableBweak Cstrong Dsens
25、itive50AsoftenedBwidened Cshortened Dsharpened51Ahalf-doneBeasily-broken Ceasily-got Dhard-boiled52AoverBfor Cthrough Don53AhoweverBotherwise Cbesides Dmoreover54AmeltedBabsorbed Cpolluted Dchanged55AwhatBhow Cwhen Dwhy第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题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。AWinsto
26、n Churchill once described Russia as a riddle wrapped in a mystery （谜） inside a puzzle Observers of Russia in the 21st century could surely say the same of the countrys president, Vladimir PutinBorn in Leningrad, six months before the death of Stalin, the young Putin experienced a poverty-stricken c
27、hildhood but received a good educationHe developed lifelong interests in judo and spy novels, and first applied to the KGB（苏联国家安全委员会） at the age of 17When they told him to go away and come back with a degree, he completed with an efficiency（效率） that would later serve him wellPutin used his KGB train
28、ing, plus his own discipline and common sense, in a series of jobsHe became acting President on 31 December 1999, when president Boris Yeltsin resigned in a surprising movePutin won the 2000 presidential election and in 2004 he was re-elected for a second term lasting until 7 May 2008Due to term lim
29、its, Putin was unable to run for a third presidential termAfter the victory of Dmitry Medvedev, in the 2008 presidential elections, he was appointed to be Russias Prime Minister Putin is regarded as one bringing political stability and re-establishing the rule of lawDuring his presidency, Russias ec
30、onomy（经济） bounced back, seeing GDP increase by 72%, poverty cut more than half, and average monthly salaries increase from $80 to $640Analysts have described Putins economic reforms as impressiveAt the same time, his conduct in office has been questioned by political opposition at home, foreign gove
31、rnments, and human rights organizations for leading the Second Chechen War, and for his record on human rights and freedomsWhether he wants to drive Russia into a new stage, or believes in the values of its Soviet past, he is determined to put his nation back on its feetTo do this, Vladimir Putin ma
32、y have to show his true colors sooner rather than later56What would be the best title for the text?AThe Mysterious President of Russia BRussias High-growth EconomyCRussias Far Past and Near Future DThe Political Situation in Russia57Which of the following helps Putins success in presidential electio
33、n?AHis family background BHis belief in SovietCHis efficiency in jobs DHis love for freedom58What happened in Russia during Putins presidency?AThe number of the poor reduced to 50%BEvery Russian enjoyed equal rightsCRussias economy picked up rapidly DRussian people lived a peaceful life59What can we
34、 learn about Putin from the text?AHe gains respect of foreign governmentsBHe always fought for human rightsCHe ran for president a third time DHe is a politician of great achievementsBOne day, a young man was cleaning out his late grandfathers belongings when he came across a bright red envelopeWrit
35、ten on the front were the words, To my grandson Recognizing his grandfathers handwriting ,the boy opened the envelopeA letter inside read:Dear Ronny,Years ago you came to me for help You said, Grandpa, how is it that youve accomplished so much in your life? Youre still full of energy, and Im already
36、 tired of strugglingHow can I get that same enthusiasm that youve got?I didnt know what to say to you thenBut knowing my days are numberedI figure that I owe you an answerSo here is what I believeI think a lot of it has something to do with how a person looks at thingsI call it keeping your eyes wid
37、e openFirst, realize that life is filled with surprises, but many are good ones If you dont keep watching for them, youll miss half the excitementExpect to be thrilled once in a while ,and you will beWhen you meet up with challenges, welcome themTheyll leave you wiser stronger, and more capable than
38、 you were the day before when you make a mistake ,be grateful for the things it taught you Determine to use that lesson to help you reach your goalsAnd always follow the rulesEven the little onesWhen you follow the rules, life worksIf you think you ever really get by with breaking the rules, youre o
39、nly fooling yourselfIts also important to decide exactly what you wantThen keep your mind focused on it, and be prepared to receive itBut be ready to end up in some new places tooAs you grow with the years; youll be given bigger shoes to fillSo be ready for endings as well as challenging beginningsS
40、ometimes we have to be brave enough to move from the familiar to the unfamiliar Life isnt just reaching peaks, Part of it is moving from one peak to the next If you rest too long in between, you might be tempted to quit Leave the past in the past Climb the next mountain and enjoy the viewDump things
41、 that weigh you down emotionally and spirituallyWhen an old resentment, belief, or attitude becomes heavy lighten your loadDrop those hurtful attitudes that slow you down and drain your energyRemember that your choices will create your successes and your failuresSo consider all the pathways ahead, a
42、nd decide which ones to followThen believe in yourself, get up, and get goingAnd be sure to take breaks once in a while Theyll give you a renewed commitment to your dreams and a cheerful, healthy perception of the things that matter the most to youMost important of allnever give up on yourselfThe pe
43、rson that ends up a winner is the one who resolves to winGive life everything youve got, and life will give its best back to youLove always,Grandpa60The underlined part But knowing my days are numbered implies that_Ahis grandpa could count days Bhis grandpas each day was importantChis grandpa knew h
44、e was dying Dhis grandpa was eager to tell the young man61Why did the young mans grandpa write this letter? Because_Ahe wanted to recall his whole life Bhe wanted to tell his grandson how great he wasChe wanted to explain how to keep energy Dhe wanted to show how to succeed62The young mans grandpa m
45、ay agree_ _Ahow a person looks at things has nothing to do with ones futureBwe should be thankful for what mistakes teach usCsuccessful life is just reaching peaksDIts not so important to decide exactly what you want63According to the passage,_ _Alearning to give up is very important Bwed better sta
46、y in the familiarCobeying little rules doesnt matter Dtaking breaks once in a while is good to usCGreat Wall Xmas BBQBeijing Hikers is organizing a three-hour hike on a rarely-visited part of the Great Wall and will celebrate Christmas afterwards with a Christmas barbecue（烧烤） dinner in a small hotel
47、 at the foot ofthe Great WallMeet at 8:30 amDec 25 in front ofStarbucks at Lido Holiday Inn, Jiangtai LuPleasewrite to infubeijinghikers. com or 139-100-25516Pingyao tourHigh Club will guide a weekend trip to Pingyao, an ancient-walled town near Taiyuan, capital city of Shanxi ProvinceThe town is am
48、ong one of the best-preserved（保护的） featuring a number of courtyard buildings of the Ming and Qing dynasties（1368-1911）Among them is the Qiao family courtyard house, the shooting location of Zhang Yimous Raise the Red Lantern （灯笼）Leave on Friday （December 23） night by train and back to Beijing on Sun
49、day morningFor sign-up and more information, contactLucy at lucy or 8580-5080, 130-11171326New year Harbin tripThe Chinese Culture Club is running a new year trip to Harbin, to catch a fresh view of its yearly ice and snow lantern festivalAs the temperature is expected to fall between minus 20 to 30
50、 , visitors are warned to prepare well with down jackets, masks, fur gloves and bootsThe trip sets out by train at night on December 31 and gets back on the morning January 2The cost is 2,300 yuan （US $284）Reservation （预订） is required at 8457-2772 or 138-101-3399864One interested in life of ancient
51、Chinese is more likely to contact_A139-100-25516 B138-101-33998 C8580-5080 D8457-277265The term BBQ in the topic Great WallXmas BBQ should mean a kind of _Afood Btour Ctransportation Ddance66Pingyao is worth seeing mainly because_Aits a town surrounded by walls Bits near the capital of ShanxiCits bu
52、ildings are old arid in good condition Da famous film was shot there67The last advertisement of Harbin trip offers NO information about_Awhat to see there Bwhat to buy there Cwhen to leave and return Dhow much to payDContrary to common belief, social media websites such as Facebook do not weaken per
53、sonal ties, they strengthen them in unique ways for different age groups, according to a new studyThe rapid spread of Facebook, which has more than 500 million users worldwide, has prompted concerns about its negative effects, but researchers at the University of Texas have reached a different concl
54、usionOur findings suggest that Facebook is not replacing face-to-face interactions between friends, family and colleagues, said SCraig Watkins, anassociate professor of radio, TV and film who headed the research teamIn fact, we believe there is sufficient evidence that social media afford opportunit
55、ies for new expressions of friendship, intimacy and communityThe researchers questioned 900 college students and recent graduates about how and with whom they interact on FacebookMore than 60 percent of Facebook users said posting status updates was among the most popular activities, followed by 60
56、percent who wrote comments on their profile and 49 percent who posted messages and comments to friendsThe researchers also found that although about the same number of men and women use Facebook, they do so in different waysThere is a noteworthy difference in aims in how to use a tool like FacebookW
57、e found that for women the content tends to be more affectionate, and （they） are especially interested in using it for connection, said WatkinsFor men, its more functional, he addedWatkins pointed out that, for example, women are more likely to post pictures of social gatherings with friends, while
58、men are more likely to post pictures of hobbies, or post a political or pop-culture related link68Whats the popular viewpoint, of ordinary people about the function of social media websites? They think _ _AIt is positive to personal ties BIt has negative effects on personal tiesCIt makes no differen
59、ce to personal ties DIt has both good and bad effects to personal ties69Whats the meaning of the underlined word in the second paragraph?Aresulted from Bhad Cshowed Dcaused70What do Facebook users like to do mostly on Facebook? They like to _ _Acreate new expressions of friendship Bwrote comments on
60、 their profileCupdate their personal statuses Dpost messages and comments to friends71According to the study,_ _AMen concentrate more on the functions of FacebookBMuch more men use Facebook than womenCMen and women use a tool like Facebook for the same aimDFacebook is taking the place of face-to-fac
61、e interactions between friendsESince the pre-historic times, man has had an urge to satisfy his needsWhether it is hunger, shelter or search for a mate, he has always controlled the situations to his advantageProbably this might be the reason why we humans are the most developed of all living specie
62、s on the earthAs we climbed the steps of development, we somehow left behind common sense and logical thinking we forgot that we have stopped thinking ahead of timeIf you are hungry, what do you do? Get a piece of your favorite meal and stay quietJust like your stomach, even your mind is hungryBut i
63、t never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your dream lover, favorite star and many such thingsSo it silently began to care about your needs and never let itself growWhen mind looses its freedom to grow, creativity gets a full stopThis might be the reason why we all sometimes thi
64、nk What happens next?, Why cant I think? Why am I always given the difficult, problems? Well, this is the result of using our brain for thinking of not-so-worthy thingsHunger of the mind can be actually satisfied through readingNow why reading and not watching TV? Because reading has been the most e
65、ducative tool used by us right from the childhoodJust like that to develop other aspects of our life, we have to turn to readingYou have innumerable number of books in this world which will answer all your How to? questionsThe interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seedNow this see
66、d is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new ideasThe same seed, if used many times, can help you link and relate a lot of things, of which you would have never thought in your wildest dreams! This is nothing but creativityIf you read more books, your mind will open up like never befor
67、e72What is the function of the first paragraph?ATo show humans are the most developed BTo introduce the topic of the passageCTo indicate people have different needs to satisfyDTo explain why people need to read73What does the author mean by saying When mind looses its freedom to grow, creativity get
68、s a fall stopAWhen mind keeps growing, creativity fully stopsBWhen freedom is lost, creativity gets a full stopCWhen mind stops growing, creativity folly stopsDWhen growing is lost, creativity gets a full stop74The paragraph following the passage is probably about _Ahow the pre-historic man feeds hi
69、s mind Bwhat other advantages reading bringsChow to develop creativity Dhow to satisfy your mind by watching TV75The author tends to tell us _Areading can satisfy your all needs Breading can result from creativityCreading can feed your mind Dreading can realize your dreams第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（
70、共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）此题要求改正所给短文中的错误对标题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边的横线上划（）；如有错误（每行只有一个错误），则按下列情况改正：此行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。此行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。此行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。I have been planning to join in our college basketball team 76 next year, so now I am spending as more ti
71、me as I can 77 with other people who likes to play. They are teaching 78 me the most important rules and technique of the game, 79 and I am getting better all the time. We have a 80 neighborhood team where plays against other teams in the area. 81 One of my neighbors is helping rest of us 82 improve
72、d our skills. Tonight we are playing against 83 one of the best teams in the city, I think we can 84 beat them if we wont make any mistakes. 85 第二节 书面表达（满分25分）现在越来越多人选择在网上找工作。请你就此现象以“Hunting for a job on the Internet”为题，写一篇英语短文，发表自己的看法。可适当补充情节，使文章合理通顺。1人们更愿意上网找工作而不愿用传统的方法2网上找工作的原因1）更方便，可以节省时间精力2）有更多的选择，成功率较高3）失败也不会难堪3你对网上找工作的看法
