1、射洪中学高2013级第五期第二学月考试英语试题命题人：罗俊华 蒲小凤 秦艳 许承杰 审题人：罗俊华本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。第1卷(选择题)1至8页，第卷(非选择题)9至11页，共11页，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1答题前，务必将自己的姓名、考籍号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。2答选择题时，必须使用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。3答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。4所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。5考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。第I卷(100分)第一部分 听力
2、（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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个小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the woman mean? A. She is going to the shopping center. B. She cannot go with the man. C. She will have a physical exam tomorrow.2. Where does the conversa
3、tion take place? A. In a bookstore. B. In a library. C. In a reading-room.3. What do we know about Peter Schmidt? A. He has lost his ticket. B. He is expecting a ticket. C. He went out to buy a ticket.4. How much was a pound of green beans five-years ago? A. $0.50. B. $1.50. C. $2.50.5. How does the
4、 woman feel？ A. Pleased. B. Satisfied. C. Discouraged. 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。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。听每段对话或独自前，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秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. How many suggestions does the woman offer the man? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five.7. What
5、 should the government do according to the dialogue? A. Teach the public the related knowledge of relic protection. B. Tell the public the importance of cultural relics. C. Make a law to punish the person who damages relics.听第7段材料，回答第8至第10题。8. What do we know about the list of books? A. It was lost.
6、 B. It has been thrown away. C. It has been taken away by the woman.9. Why does the man need the books? A. To lend them to the woman. B. To place them in his study. C. To read them later.10. What does the woman think of the books? A. They are good for her. B. They are of no use. C. They are badly ne
7、eded.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. When does the womans son get home? A. After tea. B. After four. C. Before four.12. How does the womans son go to school? A. By bus. B. On foot. C. On foot except rainy day.13. Why can the womans husband send their son to school sometimes? A. Because his office is far away f
8、rom school. B. Because he likes to do so. C. Because the school is on the way to his office.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Who is Mel Gibson? A. A singer. B. An actor. C. A dancer.15. What kind of movie does the woman like? A. Movies about romance. B. Horror movies. C. Movies about history.16. How does the ma
9、n like horror movies? A. Interesting. B. Bloody. C. Great.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17. What was the speaker looking for? A. A newly-built house. B. A suitable house to rent. C. A house in a bad condition.18. What isnt mentioned as things to consider when one is looking for a house? A. The sum of money the h
10、ouse costs. B. The neighborhood the house is located in. C. The traffic conditions of the house.19. Why didnt the speaker take the house? A. Because the house was in a bad condition. B. Because the agent was too rude. C. Because it was really a bargain.20. What did the agent say at the end of the st
11、ory? A. The house needed a lot of repairs. B. The house was exactly the one the speaker needed. C. The speaker was a person who was hard to please.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。A Attention please, dear Bibliophiles- buy the best books at B
12、ills Book Mart and spend our summer holidays in a book heaven! Buy your best-selling titles listed below at special prices! We have a range of books to suit all ages and tastes!Ghosts and Other Strange Things by Vanda Penna ($ 9.95) Many things in our life cannot be explained by logic. Be amazed at
13、the mysterious events reported in these supposedly true stories.Flight to Nowhere by Brian Armstrong ($ 11.50) A family of five are lost in space when an asteroid (小行星) collides with their spaceship and sends them moving towards the unknown.The Top of the World by Ben Brown ($ 9.50) This real-life a
14、dventure takes you from Base Camp I to the top of Mount Everest. Joint five brave Australian explorers as they battle their way to the top of the world against snowstorms, injuries and frostbite!House of Fear by Amy Ng ($ 11.95) Jack and Josie know immediately that something isnt quite as it should
15、be when their family moves into the old house on Grey Street. Join them as their frightening adventure unfolds.My Own True Love by Connie Low ($ 12.95) This book will appeal to those romantics who love a happy ending. Clara searches for her own true love despite the miles of ocean separating them. F
16、or lots of exciting bargains, visit us at any of Bills Book Mart branches across the island or log onto our website: .21. A bibliophile is someone who _. A. loves books. B. sells books. C. visits Bills Book Mart D. owns a bookstore.22. The passage suggests we buy books at Bills Book Mart rather than
17、 at others because _. A. it has its own website for books. B. it sells books for summer holidays. C. it has many branches across the island. D. it has a wide range of special-price books.23. Which of these books would attract science fiction fans most? _ A. House of Fear B. Flight to Nowhere C. The
18、Top of the World D. Ghosts and Other Strange ThingsB There are moments in life when you miss someone so much that you just want to pick them from your dreams and hug them for real! Dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go; be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one c
19、hance to do all the things you want to do.May you have enough happiness to make you sweet, enough difficulties to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human, enough hope to make you happy.Always put yourself in others shoes. If you feel that it hurts you, it probably hurts the other person, to
20、o.The happiest people dont necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way. Happiness lies for those who cry, those who hurt, those who have searched, and those who have tried, for they can appreciate the importance of people who have touched
21、 their lives.Love begins with a smile, grows with a kiss and ends with a tear. The brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past, and you cant go on well in life until you let go of your past failures and heartaches.When you were born, you were crying and everyone around you was smiling.
22、 Live your life so that when you die, youre the one who is smiling and everyone around you is crying.Please send this message to those people who mean something to you, to those who have touched your life in one way or another, to those who make you smile when you really need it, to those who make y
23、ou see the brighter side of things when you are really down, to those who you want to let know that you appreciate their friendship. And if you dont, dont worry; nothing bad will happen to you. You will just miss out on the opportunity to brighten someones day with this message.24. The tone used in
24、the passage is _. A. discouraging B. negative C. positive D. critical25. Which statement does the writer probably agree with? _ A. If you want to cry, cry. B. Smile in face of death. C. The best or nothing. D. Nothing is impossible.26. After reading this passage, a reader is most likely to _. A. smi
25、le and then ignore it B. think about lifes hardship C. exchange shoes with a friend D. share it with some of his friends.27. According to the passage, we can make ourselves strong_. A. by dreaming what we want to dream B. after times of attempts and failures C. so long as we are full of hopes D. if
26、we try to make more friends CIn my first week as a graduate student at Cambridge University in 1964 I met with a fellow student, two years ahead of me in his studies; he was unsteady on his feet and spoke with great difficulty. This was Stephen Hawking. I learned that he had a bad disease and might
27、not live long enough even to finish his PhD degree.But, amazingly, he has reached the age of 73. Even mere survival would have been a medical miracle, but of course, he didnt merely survive. He has become arguably the most famous scientist in the world for his brilliant research, for his bestselling
28、 books, and, above all, for his astonishing victory over hardship.Stephen received his “death sentence” in 1964, when I thought it was hard for him to go on with his study. Stephen went from Albans School to Oxford University. He was said to be a “lazy” undergraduate, but his brilliance earned him a
29、 first-class degree, an “entry ticket” to a research career in Cambridge and a uniquely inspiring achievement.Within a few years of the burst of his disease he was wheelchair-bound, and his speech was so unclear that it could only be understood by those who knew him well. But his scientific career w
30、ent from strength to strength: he quickly came up with a series of insights into the nature of black holes (then a very new idea) and how the universe began. In 1974 he was elected to the Royal Society at the exceptionally early age of 32.The great advances in science generally involve discovering a
31、 link between phenomena that were previously conceptually unconnected for instance, Isaac Newton realized that the force making an apple fall to earth was the same as the force that holds the moon and planets in their orbits. Stephens revolutionary idea about a link between gravity and quantum(量子) t
32、heory has still not been tested. However, it has been hugely influential; indeed, one of the main achievements of string theory(弦理论)has been to confirm and build on his idea. He has undoubtedly done more than anyone else since Einstein to improve our knowledge of gravity and he is one of the top-ten
33、 living theoretical physicists.28. What impressed the author most about Stephen Hawking?A. His brilliant research. B. His bestselling books.C. His serious disease. D. His defeating hardship.29. What made Stephen Hawking start his research career at Cambridge?A. His above-average talent and ability.
34、B. His “lazy” attitude.C. His death sentence. D. His rich experience.30. It can be inferred that Stephen Hawking was born .A. in the late 1940s B. in the early 1940s C. in the early 1930s D. in the late 1930s31. What can we learn from the text? A. Hawkings theory was proved years ago. B. Hawking was
35、 not as successful as Newton. C. String theory built on Hawkings idea. D. Hawkings theory has had little influence on others. D Developed and developing nations can learn from each other seeking a low-carbon economy，a Chinese government official said in Shanghai yesterday.“China doesnt lag developed
36、 nations in terms of energy saving and green economy”, said Zhou Changyi, director of the energy saving department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.“While we can learn many aspects from developed nations，they also should learn something from us, such as water conservation,” Zho
37、u said in a speech during the new Path of Chinas Industrialization forum at the ongoing China International Industry Fair 2009.He said industrialized nations and China are dealing with different issues to combat climate change. The United Kingdom，for example，is concerned about transport，buildings an
38、d new energy in reducing carbon emissions(排放）.For China，the most urgent task is how to realize newtype of industrialization and avoid mistakes that other countries made when they industrialized.As such，overseas exhibitors at this years fair are showing ways to help China achieve low carbon emissions
39、 in the industrial section.Swiss power and automation technology group ABB called for a stronger focus on product lifecycle assessment，or LCA，which is used to study the environmental impact of a product from the research and manufacturing stage through its usage and recycling.Tobias Becker，head of A
40、BBs process automation division for North Asia and China，said LCA is an effective tool in helping manufacturing industries to reduce carbon emissions.LCA shows that industrial customers should focus on a products environmental impact throughout its lifecycle instead of on its initial investment or r
41、eadytouse stage.For example，a motors initial investment accounts for only 3 percent of its lifecycle cost，while 94 percent goes to fuel consumption and the rest to maintenance.Richard Hausmann, North East Asia CEO of Siemens, said, “The color of future industrialization is green.”The Germany Company
42、 recently announces that it wants to receive orders worth more than 6 billion Euros (US 8.8 billion) for intelligent net power networks，Smart Grid，over the next five years.Siemens has set a 20 percent market share target for the global smart grid business.A smart grid delivers electricity from suppl
43、iers to consumers using digital technology，advanced sensors specialized computers that save energy，reduce costs and increase reliability.The United States and China are considered the two biggest markets for smart grid.32“_” can replace the underlined word“lag”.AFall behind BBe superior to CAttack D
44、Fear33Which of the following about LCA is TRUE?ALCA is used to study the impact on a product.BLCA can help manufacturing industries decrease carbon release a lot.CLCA shows industrial customers should focus on a products environmental influence on its initial investment.DLCA was one of the exhibitio
45、ns at this years fair.34We can infer _ from the last paragraph of this passage.ASiemens has occupied 20 percent market share for the global smart grid businessBSiemens received orders worth 6 billion Euros recentlyCSiemens will earn $ 8.8 billion from intelligent power networksDSiemens plan about Sm
46、art Grid may come true in the future35The best title for the passage is_.ADeveloped and Developing Nations Can Learn From Each OtherBLowcarbon Economya Shared GoalCIntelligent Power Networks DTwo Biggest Markets for Smart Grid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。There is dis
47、tinction(区别) between reading for information and reading for understanding. 36The first sense is the one in which we read newspapers, magazines, or anything else. 37 Such materials may increase our store of information, but they cannot improve our understanding. And clearly we dont have any difficul
48、ty in gaining the new information, for our understanding was equal to them before we started. Otherwise, we would have felt the shock of puzzlement. The second sense is the one in which we read something that at first we do not completely understand. Here the things to be read are at the first sight
49、 better or higher than the readings. The writer is communicating something that can increase the readers understanding. 38 Otherwise one person could never learn from another. Here “learning” means understanding more, not remembering more information. What are the conditions in this kind of reading?
50、 First, there is inequality in understanding. 39 Besides, his book must convey something he possesses and his potential readers lack. Second, the reader must be able to overcome this inequality in some degree. And he should always try to reach the same level of understanding with the writer. If the
51、equality is approached, success of communication is achieved.40 It is the least demanding and requires the least amount of effort. Everyone who knows how to read can read for entertainment if he wants to. In fact, any book that can be read for understanding or information can probably be read for en
52、tertainment as well.A.Besides gaining information and understanding, theres another goal of readingentertainment.B.Reading for entertainment can increase our understanding for information.C.Thus, we can employ the word “reading” in two distinct senses.D.The writer must be “superior” to the reader in
53、 understanding.E.We can get access to the content of those materials easily.F.Such communication between unequals must be possible.G.There is no need to have a good communicating skill. 第三部分 完形填空(共20小题；每小题15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，选出可填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My mom only had one eye. On
54、e day during elementary school, my mom came and I was very 41. So I threw her a 42 look and ran out. The next day at school, my classmates 43 me, saying: “Your mom only has one eye?!” I hated my one-eyed 44 and our poverty, so I decided to study hard to grow up and become 45. Later I left my mother
55、for Seoul, where I studied and got 46 in Seoul University. Then, I got married, bought a house and had kids too. I lived 47 as a successful man! 48, my mom came. My little girl ran away, 49 her eye. So I screamed at her: “How dare you come to my house and frighten my daughter! Get out of here now!”
56、My mother 50 answered, “Oh, Im so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong 51,” and she disappeared. One day a few years later, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. I 52 to my wife, saying I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went down to my old 53 out of curiosity, and I
57、found my mother lying on the cold ground with a piece of 54 in her hand. It was a letter to me. It 55: My son, I miss you so much. I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the 56. But I decided not to go to the school for you. Im 57 I only have one eye and made you embarrassed. You see, when y
58、ou were very little, you got into an accident, and 58 your eye. As a mother, I couldnt 59 watching you having to grow up with only one eye, so I gave you mine. I miss you so much. I love you. You 60 the world to me. My world shattered (粉碎)! Then I cried for the person who lived for me. My Mother!41.
59、A.pleased B.surprised C.disappointedD.embarrassed42.A.delightfulB.hateful C.pitiful D.comfortable43.A.smiled at B.shouted at C.laughed at D.glared at44.A.mother B.father C.daughter D.wife45.A.addicted B.cheerful C.successful D.ashamed46.A.promotedB.punished C.cared D.accepted47.A.difficultlyB.happil
60、y C.gratefully D.stressfully48.A.SuddenlyB.Finally C.Expectedly D.Hurriedly49.A.tired of B.worried aboutC.scared of D.curious about50.A.angrily B.quietly C.unwillingly D.thankfully51.A.direction B.number C.sense D.address52.A.reacted B.lied C.replied D.promised53.A.classroomB.office C.house D.dormit
61、ory54.A.paper B.chalk C.cloth D.glass55.A.introducedB.included C.continued D.said56.A.vacation B.reunion C.journey D.appointment57.A.sorry B.nervous C.amazed D.excited58.A.injured B.cured C.lost D.destroyed59.A.stand B.help C.avoid D.enjoy60.A.compare B.show C.associate D.mean射洪中学高2013级第五期第二学月考试英语试题
62、第卷(50分)阅读七选五 36_ 37_ 38_ 39_ 40 _第一节 语篇型语法填空(共10小题；每小题15分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。I can well remember that I was once asked to deliver a speech titledA Real Test in My Life before the whole class at the age of 9! You can imagine how 61 (terrible)shy I was the moment I thought of
63、 that with so many people 62 (fix) their eyes upon me. I had no 63 (choose) but to prepare for it, though. First of all, I was to draft the speech, which was just a piece of cake for me, a good writer. But the hardest part 64 (lie) in my oral presentation from my memory, for to read from the paper w
64、as not allowed. The real moment began 65 I stood on the platform with my legs trembling and my mind blank. But my 66 (listen) were waiting patiently without any signs of rushing me. Gradually I found myself back, giving out my speech with difficulty. After what seemed to be a hundred years, I found
65、my audience applaudingI made 67 ！ From then on, my fear of talking before a big audience 68 (appear). Actually with my confidence building up, I now turn out to be a great speaker. Looking back, I know the greatest difficulty on our way 69 success is our fear. Overcome it, 70 we will be able to achi
66、eve our goals. 61_ 62_ 63 _ 64 _65_66_ 67_ 68_ 69_ 70_第二节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)假定英语课上老师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，每句中最多有两处。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(八)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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lo处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。例如：It was very nice to get your
67、 invitation to spend weekend with you. Luckily I wasthecompletely free then, so Ill to say yes, Ill arrive in Bristol at around 8: 00 p.m. inonFriday evening.Last Saturday, our school had organized all of the Senior 1 students to visit the children at a local orphanage. We took many books that was p
68、opular among children, as well as many kinds of school supplies and toys, to children. They were delighted to receive these gift. We played some games together and give performances. Before leave the orphanage we took photos with them and gave them our contact details but we could keep in touch with
69、 each other. That day, every one of us had an enjoyable time. We gave the children their care and help; for return ，they gave us their smiles and love. These voluntary activities made a deeply impression on us.笫三节 书面表达(满分25分) 假设你是李华，上个月去英国参加了一次夏令营活动，活动期间一直住在Mr. Smith家中。他们给你提供了很多帮助，请写一封感谢信表达对他们的感谢。内容要点：1. 感谢Smith夫妇；2. 你的感受；3. 邀请Smith夫妇来华旅游。注意: 1. 词数：100字左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入词数；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；DearMr.andMrs.Smith,Howareyoudoing? _ Yours, Li Hua