1、东城区2013-2014学年度高三9月第2次月考高三英语本试卷共16页，共150分。考试时长120分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分：听力理解（共三节，30分）第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，共7.5分）听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。例：What is the man going to read?AA newspaper.BA magazine.CA book.答案是A。1What colo
2、r T-shirt does the man plan to order?ARed.BBlue.CGreen.2Which section does the man like to read?ANews.BSports.CEntertainment.3What job will the man probably take in summer?ALifeguard.BTour guide.CSwimming coach.4Where does the woman want to go on holiday?ATurkey.BCanada.CItaly.5What are the two spea
3、kers talking about?AShark.BCamera.CMovie.第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，共15分）听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6What test are the speakers going to take on Friday?AScience.BHistory.CMusic.7Why does the woman speaker make the ph
4、one call?ATo discuss her maths problems.BTo seek help with her English reading.CTo ask about the homework for tomorrow.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8What does the man think is the cause of the womans illness?ALast nights dinner.BThe hot weather.CBottled water.9What is the probable relationship between the two spe
5、akers?AHusband and wife.BDoctor and patient.CGuest and receptionist.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10What is the man doing?AMaking an invitation.BOffering information.CAsking for permission.11What time is the woman going to see the dentist this Saturday?A10:30 a.m.B12:30 p.m.C4:30 p.m.12What is the woman going to
6、 do after seeing the dentist?AClean the house.BTake a walk by the lake.CHelp Jim with his science project.听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。13What makes shoppers tired?AQueuing for electrically-driven cars.BLooking for what they want to buy.CCarrying shopping around.14What is the problem for building moving walkways
7、 in the store?AThe space.BThe redesign.CThe technology.15Where will the computer system send the things shoppers buy?ATo the exit.BTo the shelf.CTo the shoppers homes.第三节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）听下面一段对话，完成第16至第20五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词，听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。Missing Person Report FormTime
8、last seenAbout 16 oclock in the afternoonPlace last seenAt the 17 section of the storeName 18 AgeFiveAppearanceDark 19 hair, thin and smallClothingBlue 20 , a pink T-shirt, a hat第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）从每题所给的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。例：Its so nice to hear from her a
9、gain. ,we last met more than thirty years ago.AWhats more BThats to sayCIn other words DBelieve it or not答案是D。21Experiments of this kind in both the U.S. and Europe well before the Second World War.Ahave conducted Bhave been conductedChad conducted Dhad been conducted22 Barbara Jones offers to her f
10、ans is honesty and happiness.AWhich BWhat CThat DWhom23Tom in the library every night over the last three months.Aworks Bworked Chave been workingDhad been working24I dont really like James. Why did you invite him?Dont worry. He come. He said he wasnt certain what his plans were.Amust notBneed notCw
11、ould not Dmight not25Its important for the figures regularly.Ato be updatedBto have been updatedCto update Dto have updated26Mary was much kinder to Jack than she was to the others, , of course, made all the others upset.Awho BwhichCwhat Dthat27That must have been a long trip.Yeah, it us a whole wee
12、k to get there.Atakes Bhas takenCtook Dwas taking28Where are the children? The dinners going to be completely ruined.I wish they always late.AwerentBhadnt beenCwouldnt be Dwouldnt have been29 volleyball is her main focus, shes also great at basketball.ASince BOnce CUnless DWhile30Maybe if I science,
13、 and not literature then, I would be able to give you more help.Astudied Bwould studyChad studied Dwas studying31The shocking news made me realize terrible problems we would face.Awhat Bhow Cthat Dwhy32Bob has gone to California.Oh, can you tell me when he ?Ahas left Bleft Cis leavingDwould leave33S
14、it down, Emma. You will only make yourself more tired, on your feet.Ato keep BkeepingChaving kept Dto have kept34The employment rate has continued to rise in big cities thanks to the efforts of the local governments to increase .AthemBthose Cit Dthat35With new technology, pictures of underwater vall
15、eys can be taken color.AbyBfor Cwith Din第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didnt like attention drawn to myself. And 36 otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always 37 to sit at the back o
16、f the classroom.All this 38 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy 39 because I didnt have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 40 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. Bu
17、t for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ 41 for it”, I wouldnt have decided to give it a try.Getting up t he courage to go to the tryouts was only the 42 of it! When I first started 43 the practice sessions, I didnt even know the rules of the game, much 44 what I was doing. Sometimes Id get 45 a
18、nd take a shot at the wrong directionwhich made me feel really stupid. 46 , I wasnt the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 47 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didnt 48 “just yet”.I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew
19、the 49 and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive 50 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the 51 friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!With
20、 my 52 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “ 53 ” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 54 raising my hand even when I sometimes wasnt and not 100 percent 55 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in my
21、self.36AasBuntil Cunless Dthough37AhopedBagreedCmeantDchose38AcontinuedBchanged CsettledDstarted39AideaBplan Cbelief Dsaying40ArightBchance CabilityDpatience41Agoing BlookingCcheeringDapplying42ApointBhalf Crest Dbasis43Aenjoying Bpreparing Cattending Dwatching44Aless Blater Cworse Dfurther45Acommit
22、tedBmotivatedCembarrassed Dconfused46AInterestinglyBFortunately CObviously Dhopefully47Afocus Bact Crely Dtry48Awant Bdo Csupport Dknow49Asteps Borders Crules Dgames50Arole Bpart Cmind Dvalue51Aprocess Boperation Cmovement Dsituation52AexpressedBimproved Cpreserved Drecognized53AdreamingBplaying Cre
23、laxing Dhiding54Aby Bfor Cwith Dto55Alucky Bhappy Csure Dsatisfied 第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A“I Went Skydiving at 84!”As a young girl growing up in the 1930s, I always wanted to fly a plane, but back then it was almost unheard of a woman to
24、do that. I got a taste of that dream in 2011,when my husband arranged for me to ride in a hot air balloon for my birthday. But the experience turned out to be very dull. Around that time ,I told my husband that I wanted to skydive. So when our retirement community（社区）announced that they were having
25、an essay competition and the topic was an experience of a lifetime that you wanted to have, I decided to write about my dream.In the essay, I wrote about my desire to skydive, stating George Brush Sr. did it at age 80. Why not me? I was just 84 and in pretty good health. A year went by and I heard n
26、othing. But then at a community party in late April 2009, they announced that I was one of the winners. I just couldnt believe it. Inspired by this, I decided to realize my dream, even though some of my family members and my doctor were against it.One June 11, 2009, nearly 40 of my family and friend
27、s gathered in the area close to where I would land while I headed up in the airplane. My instructor, Jay, guided me through the experience. The plane was the noisiest one I had ever been in, but I wasnt frightenedI was really just looking forward to the experience. When we reached 13,000 feet, Jay i
28、nstructed me to throw myself out of the plane. When we first hit the air, the wind was so strong that I could hardly breathe. For a second I thought, “What have I gotten myself into?” But then everything got calmer. We were in a free fall for about a minute before Jay opened the parachute（降落伞）, then
29、 we just floated downward for about five minutes. Being up in the clouds and looking at the view below was unlike anything I have ever feltmuch better than the hot air balloon. I was just enjoying it.Skydiving was really one of the greatest experiences of my life. I hope other people will look at me
30、 and realize that you dont stop living just because you are 84 years old. If theres something you want to experience, look into it. If its something that is possible, make it happen.56What happened to the author in 2001?AShe flew an airplaneBShe entered a competitionCShe went on a hot air balloon ri
31、deDShe moved into a retirement community57The author mentioned George Bush Sr. in her essay to .Abuild up her own reputationBshow her admiration for himCcompare their health conditionDmake her argument persuasive58How did the author feel immediately after she jumped out of the plane?AExcitedBScared
32、CNervous DRegretful59What did the author enjoy most when she was skydiving?AThe beautiful clouds BThe wonderful viewCThe company of Jay DThe one-minute free fallBSubmission GuidelinesBefore sending us a manuscript（稿件）, look through recent issues（刊物）of the Post to get an idea of the range and style o
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40、tudents and Technology in the ClassroomI love my Blackberryits my little connection to the larger world that can go anywhere with me. I also love my laptop computer, as it holds all of my writing and thought. Despite this love of technology, I know that there are times when I need to move away from
41、these devices（设备）and truly communicate with others.On occasion, I teach a course called History Matters for a group of higher education managers. My goals for the class include a full discussion of historical themes and ideas. Because I want students to thoroughly study the material and exchange the
42、ir ideas with each other in the classroom. I have a rule no laptops, iPads, phones, etc. When students were told my rule in advance of the class, some of them were not happy.Most students assume that my reasons for this rule include unpleasant experiences in the past with students misusing technolog
43、y. Theres a bit of truth to that. Some students assume that I am anti-technology. Theres no truth in that at all. I love technology and try to keep up with it so I can relate to my students.The real reason why I ask students to leave technology at the door is that I think there are very few places i
44、n which we can have deep conversions and truly engage complex ideas. Interruptions by technology often break concentration and allow for too much dependence on outside information for ideas. I want students to dig deep within themselves for inspiration and ideas. I want them to push each other to th
45、ink differently and to make connections between the course the material and the class discussion.Ive been teaching my history class in this way for many years and the educations reflect student satisfaction with the environment that I create .Students realize that with deep conversation and challeng
46、e, they learn at a level that helps them keep the course material beyond the classroom.Im not saying that I wont ever change my mind about technology use in my history class, but until I hear a really good reason for the change. Im sticking to my plan. A few hours of technology-free dialogue is just
47、 too sweet to give up.63Some of the students in the history class were unhappy with_Athe course material Bothers misuse of technology Cdiscussion topics Dthe authors class regulations64The underlined word “engage ”in Para.4 probably means _.Aexplore Baccept CchangeDreject 65According to the author ,
48、the use of technology in the classroom may _.Akeep students from doing independent thinking Bencourage students to have in-depth conversationsChelp students to better understand complex themes Daffect students concentration on course evaluation66It can be inferred from the last paragraph that the au
49、thor _Ais quite stubborn Bwill give up teaching history Cwill change his teaching plan soon Dvalues technology-free dialogues in his class DAs the railroads and the highways shaped the American West in the past centuries, a new electrical generating（发电）and transmission（输送）system for the 21st century
50、 will leave a lasting mark on the West, for better or worse. Much of the real significance of railroads and highways is not in their direct physical effect on the scenery, but in the ways that they affect the surrounding community. The same is true of big solar plants and the power lines that will b
51、e laid down to move electricity around.The 19th century saw land grants（政府拨地）offered to railroad companies to build the transcontinental railroads, leaving public land in between privately owned land. In much of the West, some of the railroad sections were developed while others remained undeveloped
52、, and in both cases the landownership has presented unique challenges to land management. With the completion of the interstate highway system, many of the small towns, which sprang up as railway stops and developed well, have lost their lifeblood and died.Big solar plants and their power lines will
53、 also have effects far beyond their direct footprint in the West. This is not an argument against building them. We need alternative energy badly, and to really take advantage of it we need to be able to move electricity around far more readily than we can now.So trade-offs will have to be made. Som
54、e scenic spots will be sacrificed. Some species（物种）will be forced to move, or will be carefully moved to special accommodations. Deals will be struck to reduce the immediate effects.The lasting effects of these trade-offs are another matter. The 21st century development of the American West as an id
55、eal place for alternative energy is going to throw off a lot of power and money in the region. There are chances for that power and money to do a lot of good. But it is just as likely that they will be spent wastefully and will leave new problems behind, just like the railroads and the highways.The
56、money set aside in negotiated trade-offs and the institutions that control it will shape the West far beyond the immediate footprint of power plants and transmission lines. So lets remember the effects of the railroads and the highways as we construct these new power plants in the West.67What was th
57、e problem caused by the construction of the railways ?ASmall towns along the railways became abandoned .BSome railroad stops remained underused.CLand in the West was hard to manage.DLand grants went into private hands.68What is the major concern in the development of alternative energy according to
58、the last two paragraphs ?AThe transmission of power.BThe use of money and power.CThe conservation of solar energy.DThe selection of an ideal place.69What is the authors attitude towards building solar plants?ACautious BApproving CDoubtful DDisapproving 70Which is the best title for the passage?AHow
59、the Railways Have Affected the WestBHow Solar Energy Could Reshape the WestCHow the Effects of Power Plants Can Be ReducedDHow the Problems of the Highways Have Been Settled 第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处得最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Public Speaking and Critical ThinkingWhat is critical thinking?
60、 To a certain degree, its a matter of logic（逻辑）of being able to spot weaknesses in other peoples arguments and to avoid them in your own. It also includes related skills such as distinguishing fact from opinion and assessing the soundness of evidence.In the broad sense, critical thinking is focused,
61、 organized thinkingthe ability to see clearly the relationships among ideas. 71 The greatest thinkers, scientists, and inventors have often taken information that was readily available and put it together differently to produce new ideas. That, too, is critical thanking. 72 As the class goes on, for
62、 example, you will probably spend a good deal at time organizing your speeches. While this may seem like a purely mechanical（机械的）exercise, it is closely connected with critical thinking. If the structure of your speech is loose and confused, chances are that your thinking is also disordered and conf
63、used. If, on the other hand, the structure is clear, there is a good chance your thinking is too. Organizing a speech is not just a matter of arranging the ideas you already have 73 What is true of organization is true of many aspects of public speaking. 74 As you work on expressing your ideas in cl
64、ear, accurate language, you will improve your ability to think clearly and accurately. 75 As you learn to listen critically to speeches in class, you will be better able to assess the ideas of speakers in a variety of situations.If you take full advantage of your speech class, you will be able to de
65、velop your skills as a critical thinker in many circumstances. This is one reason public speaking has been regarded as a vital part of education since the days of ancient Greece.ARather, it is an important part of shaping the ideas themselves.BThis may seem like a lot of time, but the rewards are we
66、ll worth it.CIt may also help you to know that there is no such thing as a perfect speech.DIt has often been said that there are few new ideas in the world, only reorganized ideas.EIf you are wondering what this has to do with your public speaking class, the answer is quite a lot.FThe skills you lea
67、rn in your speech class can help you become a more effective thinker in a number of waysGAs you study the role of evidence and reasoning in speechmaking ,you will see how they can be used in other forms of communication as well.第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）第一节 情景作文（20分）假设你是红星中学高二（1）班的学生李华。下面四幅图表述了近期发生在你们班的一个真实故事，请根据图片的先后顺序，为校刊“英语园地”写一篇短文，次数不少于60。 第二节 开放作文（15分）请根据下面提示，写一篇短文，词数不少于50.In your spoken English class, your teacher shows you the following picture. You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it. （请务必将开放作文写在答题卡指定区域内