1、太原五中20102011学年度高三第二学期4月月考英 语 试 题第卷第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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。每段对话仅读一遍。1Where does the conversation most probably take place?AIn a theater BOn a bus COn a plane2What does the man often do on weekends?A
2、He goes for long walksBHe goes to his club CHe plays bowling3When will the two speakers go to the concert?AAt 8:30 BAt 9:40 CAt 10:004What will the woman do tomorrow?AShe will go out with the man BShe will have a class CShe will be free.5Why does the woman look terrific today?ABecause she has recove
3、redBBecause she has found out the truthCBecause her story had been published第二节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5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秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第68题。6How does the man feel about the day?AFine but boring BTiring but
4、exciting CSmooth but exhausting7What do you guess the man is?AA waiter BA manager CA cook8What will they have for dinner?AMexican food BFrench food CItalian food听第7段材料，回答第911题。9What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?AProfessor and student BFriends CBoss and employee10Why didnt th
5、e man give the woman a mail reply?ABecause he has been busy with work,BBecause he forgot about itCBecause his computer doesnt work11What will the man do next?AAttend Professor Lawsons speech tomorrow.BAsk his superior if he can have a day offCGive a lecture about environment听第8段材料，回答第1214题。12Why did
6、 the man want to talk to the woman?ABecause he wanted to ask her to do something for himBBecause he wanted to borrow a book from herCBecause he wanted to borrow her car13At what time does the mans flight leave?A6:00 am B6:30 am C7:00 am14Where will the two speakers meet tomorrow morning?AIn the woma
7、ns room BIn front of the dorm CAt the school gate.听第9段材料，回答第1517题。15Which of the following is included in the hotels promotion?AOffering free hotel bus BUpgrading the guests roomCOffering free laundry service16When does the next hotel bus leave if one misses the one at 9:00 am?AAt 9:30am BAt 9:40am
8、CAt 9:50am17What can we learn from the conversation?AThe hotel can provide the morning call service.BThe man will stay in a single room for three daysCThe hotel will serve Chinese-style breakfast every morning听第10段材料，回答第1820题。18What did Elizabeth do after her retirement?AShe enrolled a college cours
9、eBShe helped with the college housingCShe became a part-time college teacher.19Whats the most important lesson Elizabeth is learning?AAbout English and DramaBAbout how to teach minority studentsCAbout listening and understanding, not judging20What is the talk about?AWhen the old people shall retireB
10、How the retired can live a meaningful lifeCHow the retired can enjoy the college life第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分55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。21People are living in _ world where mouse clicks rule our life, so online searches have become _ _ mustAthe;/ B/;a Ca; a Da; the22I real
11、ly wonder _ _ will stop Japan from its annual whale hunt in the AntarcticAthat it is what Bwhat it is that Cwhat is it that Dthat is it what23It is hard to say what kind of person he isSometimes he is very friendly; at other times he_ _be very cold.Acan Bmust Cwill Dshall24_ _the loud noise of firew
12、orks outside my house, I can hardly _ _ on my lessonAAs; celebrate BAs; concentrate CWith; rely DWith; concentrate25Based on the information from the authority, there is no evidence to suggest that nuclear events in Fukushima, Japan _ any health impact on usAwill have Bshould have Chad Dwould have26
13、The big fire lasted as long as 24 hours _ _it was brought under controlAafter Bbefore Cahead Dsince27Afghans used to hold big weddings, costing thousands of dollars, in a county _ _the average annual income is less than $400Awhich Bwhose Cwhere Dwhat28Who is the man talking to our teacher?A professo
14、r a visit to our schoolApays Bpaving Cis paying Dhas paid29Id like to buy a present for my fathers birthday, _ _ at a proper price but of great useAone Bthe one Cwhich Dthe one which30How much vinegar did you put in the soup?Im sorry to say, _ .I forgetAno Bno one Cnothing Dnone31I _ to go for a wal
15、k, but someone called and I couldnt get awayAwas planning Bhas planned Chad planned Dwould plan32Did your sister pass the exam?She failed and is in low spiritsIm sorry for her .AThank you BYoure welcome CI would think so DNever mind33Nothing in my life has meant _ to me as his praiseAas much Bmore C
16、that much Das good34Whether ways will be found to stop pollution or not is just _ worries the publicAthat Bwhich Cwhether Dwhat35The people living in these apartments have free _ _ to the swimming poolAtime Bentrance Cchance Daccess第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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，选出可以填入空白处的
17、最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When Susan White went back to high school a couple of years ago, she never had any thought about actually getting a high school diploma（文凭）I 36_ wanted to learn more, she said 37_ when she found out that many of her classmates were 38_ to graduate, Mrs. White recalled （回忆）, I said i
18、f my 39_friends can 40_from high school, so can I. She seems to have been 41_As soon as she completes a history 42_, MrsWhite will graduate next month. And when she does, she will 43_the record books as the 44_person ever to graduate from high school in the United StatesMrs. White is 98 years old, a
19、nd nobody 45_of anyone who has completed high school 46_an older age Mrs. White dropped out of school in the tenth 47_ , but her ability （能力） 48_has obviously not been dulled （减弱） by the 80-year layoff （中止活动）Since going back to her studies she has 49_ a straight-A record, and that is the highest pos
20、sible 50_she is about to get a diplomaMrs. White has become a strong believer in getting a good _51 ?I 52_anyone dropping out of school. she saidIt makes me mad when a person decides to_ 53_ school, because 54_generations will haveto know 55_ more than we do in order to survive （生存）36Ajust Bhardly C
21、most Dvery much37AAnd BSo CBut DThough38Athinking Bplanning Cconsidering Dbeginning39Ayoung Bold Cclose Dgood40Aleave Bstop Clearn Dgraduate41Aright Bwrong Cunsuccessful Dhopeless42Aclass Blesson Cstudy Dcourse43, Aenter Bwrite Cset Dsell44Aearliest Byoungest Clatest Doldest45Acares Btalks Cknows Ds
22、peaks46Aof Bfor Cat Din47Aclass Bgrade Cschool Dyear48Ato learn Bto play Cto walk Dto drive49Aset up Bkept up Cgot up Dmade up50AWhile BAlthough CFor DNow that51Aidea Beducation Cjob Dposition52Asuggest Bhate Clove Ddisagree53Acomplete Bdrop Cseparate Dleave54Apast Bolder Cwhole Dfuture55Aany Bonce
23、Ceven Dmany第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45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。AThe medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play a significant role in the process of recovery from illness.As part of a nationwide effort in Britain
24、 to bring art out of the galleries and into public places, some of the countrys most talented artists have been called in to change older hospitals and to soften the hard edges of modern buildings. Of the 2,500 National Health Service hospitals in Britain, almost 100 now have significant collections
25、 of modern art in corridors, waiting areas and treatment rooms.These recent initiatives owe a great deal to one artist, Peter Senior, who set up his studio at a Manchester Hospital in Northeastern England during the early 1970s. He felt the artist had lost his place in modern society, and that art s
26、hould be enjoyed by a wider audience.A typical hospital waiting room might nave as many as 500 visitors each weekWhat better place to hold regular exhibitions of art? Senior held the first exhibition of his own paintings in the out-patients waiting area of the Manchester Royal Hospital in 1975Believ
27、ed to be Britains first hospital artist, Senior was so much in demand that he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduatesThe effect is striking. Now in the corridors and waiting rooms, the visitor experiences a full view of fresh colors, playful images and restful courtyards.The qual
28、ity of the environment may reduce the need for expensive drugs when a patient is recovering from an illness. A study has shown that patients who had a view onto a garden needed half the number of strong painkillers compared with patients who had no view at all or only a brick wall to look at.56Accor
29、ding to the passage, to soften the hard edges of modern buildings means .Ato pull down hospital buildingsBto decorate hospitals with art collectionsCto improve the quality of treatment in hospitalsDto make the corners of hospital buildings round57According to Peter Senior, .Aart is losing its audien
30、ce in modern societyBart galleries should be changed into hospitalsCpatients should be encouraged to learn paintingDart should be encouraged in British hospitals58After the improvement of the hospital environment, patients may .Ano longer need drugs in their recoveryBno longer depend wholly on expen
31、sive drugsCneed good-quality drugs in their recoveryDuse more pain killers in their recovery59The fact that six young art school graduates joined Peter shows that .APeters enterprise is developing greatlyBPeter Senior enjoys great popularityCthey are talented hospital artistsDthe role of hospital en
32、vironment is being recognizedBPolyester （聚酯） is now being used for bottlesICI, the chemicals and plastics company, believes that it is now beginning to break the control of glass on the bottle business and thus take advantage of this huge marketAll the plastics manufacturers have been experiencing h
33、ard times as their traditional products have been doing badly worldwide for the last few yearsBetween 1982 and 1984 the Plastics Division of ICI had lost a hundred and twenty million dollars, and they felt that the most hopeful new market was in packaging, bottles and cansSince 1982 it has opened th
34、ree new factories producing “Melinar”, the raw material from which high quality polyester bottles are madeThe polyester bottle was born in the 1970s, when soft drinks companies like Coca Cola started selling their drinks in giant two-liter containersBecause of the build-up of the pressure of gas in
35、these large containers, glass was unsuitableNor was PVC, the plastic which had been used for bottles since the 1960s, suitable for drinks with gas in themA new plastic had to be madeGlass is still cheaper for the smaller bottles, and will continue to be so unless oil and plastic become much cheaper,
36、 but plastic does well for the larger sizesPolyester bottles are virtually unbreakableThe manufacturers claim they are also lighter, less noisy when being handled, and can be reusedShopkeepers and other business people are unlikely to object to a change from glass to polyester, since these bottles m
37、ean few breakages, which are costly and time-consumingThe public, though, have been more difficult to persuadeICIs commercial department is developing different bottles with interesting shapes, to try and make them visually more attractive to the publicThe next step could be to develop a plastic whi
38、ch could replace tins for food. The problem here is the high temperatures necessary for cooking the food in the container60Plastics of various kinds nave been used for making bottles Asince 1982Bsince the 1970s but only for large bottlesCsince the 1960s but not for liquids with gas in themDsince com
39、panies like Coca Cola first tried them61Why is ICIs Plastics Division interested in polyester for bottles?AThe other things they make are not selling wellBGlass manufacturers cannot make enough new bottlesCThey have factories which could be adapted to make itDThe price of oil keeps changing62Manufac
40、turers think polyester bottles are better than glass bottles because they .Aare cheaper Bare more suited to small sizesCare more exciting to look at Ddo not break easily63Plastic containers for holding food in the same way as cans Ahave been used for many yearsBare an idea that interests the plastic
41、s companiesCare possible, but only for hot foodDare the first, things being made in the new factoriesCThe home service industry in Beijing is expected to become more attractive both as a job and as an industry.Sources at the Beijing Peoples Political Consultative Conference said resistance to home s
42、ervice work is melting away from minds of the citys laid off workers. The Conference suggested the establishment of municipal（市政的） centers which supervise property management, household mending and installation， and house keeping services. Modern city life is creating a need for industrialization ho
43、me services. This will create job opportunities for laid-off workers, said Vice director of the Social Judicial Committee of the Conference.Beijing residents have long desired a home service industry. The demand is expected to drive new economic growth. There are few high quality home help services
44、in Beijing and customers are always complaining.In the past, few laid off workers in Beijing desired to work as home helpers, jobs largely taken by young women from the countryside. At the same time， some city residents have not felt safe trusting rural girls with modern household machines or with t
45、heir small children. Many people would pay more for reliable house keepers who are more familiar with city life, but they have had no way of getting one, even though the city is home to thousands of laid off workers.By the end of June this year， there were 30，600 jobless workers in the city. Most of
46、 them are women in their 40s， who are not blessed with particular skills and who have had their work ethics shaped by the planned economy. Many of them were at a loss when they first realized they had lost their jobs and a way of life they had got used to for decades.They never imagined being laid-o
47、ff by state-owned enterprises; they never considered other kinds of employment. For them, the private sector （领域）meant taking risks; housekeeping implied lower social status. Gao yunfang, 44, is a pioneer who is breaking the ice. She sells the Beijing Morning Post in the morning， and works at two ho
48、useholds in the afternoon. She earns 1,000 yuan per month. So she no longer worries about her daughters tuition at a university in Shanghai.64What is talked about in the passage？AHome service.BModern city life.CLaid off worker.DSocial status.65Why didnt the laid off workers like to do home services
49、in the past？ALow salary.BLower social status.CDirty working condition.D Too much extra work.66Why were many laid off workers at a loss？ABecause they didnt get used to the new way of life.BBecause they are too old to find a new job.CBecause they dislike being laid off.D Because they think they lost t
50、heir social status.67In which ways is home service industry good for our society？AIt meets the needs of modern life.BIt provides work opportunities for the laid off worker.CIt is a new industry.DA and B.DAs the English language has changed at a fast speed in this century, so has the use of the Engli
51、sh languageAfter the British Broadcasting Corporation （BBC） was founded in 1927, the particular style of speech of the BBC announcers was recognized as Standard English or Received Pronunciation （RP） EnglishNow, most people still consider that the pronunciation and delivery of BBC announcers in the
52、clearest and most understandable spoken EnglishEnglish has had a strong association with class and social statusHowever, since the Second World War there has been a considerable change of attitude towards speech snobbery （势利）, and hallmarks （标准） of class distinction such as styles of speech have bee
53、n gradually thrown away, especially by the young generationAs the need has arisen, new words have been invented or found from other languages and integrated into EnglishSimilarly, old words and expressions have been discarded （丢弃） as their usefulness has reduced or the fashions have passedThis also
54、happens to styles and modes of speech which became fashionable at a particular time and in specific circumstancesBy the end of the 1960s it became apparent that it was not necessary to speakStandard English or even correct grammar to become popular, successful and richThe fashionable speech of the d
55、ay was no longer the feature of a privileged class but rather an expression of classlessnessThe greatest single influence of the shaping of the English language in modern times is the American EnglishOver the last 25 years the English used by many people, particularly by those in the media, advertis
56、ing and show business, has become more and more mid-Atlantic in style, delivery and accentIn the 1970s, fashion favoured stressless pronunciation and a language full of jargon, slang and in words, much of it quite incomprehensible to the outside worldWhat is considered modern and fashionable in Brit
57、ain today is often not the kind of English taught in schools and colleges68According to the author, there was a trend in the USfor the young people Ato speak Standard EnglishBto speak English without class distinctionCto speak English with class distinctionDto speak English with grammar mistakes69Th
58、e word mid-Atlantic in the passage （Para6） probable means AAmerican and EuropeanBAmerican and BritishCthe Atlantic OceanDin the middle of the Atlantic Ocean70It can be concluded from the passage that _ .AStandard English is taught in school and collegesBthe young people are defiant because they refu
59、se to speak standard EnglishCthe English language is influenced by American English in the last 25 yearsDthere has been a great change in the English language in this century第二节 （共5小题；每小题3分，满分15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。Culture shock might be called an occupational disease of people
60、 who have been suddenly transplanted abroad71_ _.Culture, shock is caused by the anxiety that results from losing all our familiar signs and symbols of social exchangeThose signs or cues include the thousand and one ways in which we adjust ourselves to the situation of daily life: when to shake hand
61、s and what to say when we meet people, when and how to give tips, how to make purchases, when to accept and when to refuse invitations, when to take statements seriously and when not. These cues, which may be words, gestures, facial expressions, customs, or norms, are acquired by all of us in the co
62、urse of growing up and are as much a part of our culture as the language we speak or the beliefs we acceptAll of us depend for our peace of mind and our efficiency on hundreds of these cues, most of which we do not carry on the level of conscious awareness72_. He or she is like a fish out of waterNo
63、 matter how broad-minded or full of goodwill you may be, a series of supports have been knocked from under you, followed by a feeling of frustration and anxiety, People react to the frustration in much the same way73_ _. The ways of host country are bad because they make us feel bad When foreigners
64、in a strange land get together to complain about the host country and its people, you can be sure they are suffering from culture shockAnother stage of culture shock is regression （回归）74 . To the foreigner everything back home becomes irrationally glorifiedAll the difficulties and problems are forgo
65、tten and only the good things back home are remembered. 75 .ANow when an individual enters a strange culture, all or most of these familiar cues are removedBIt usually takes a trip home to bring one back to realityCFirst they reject the environment which causes the discomfortDThe home environment su
66、ddenly assumes a tremendous importanceEIndividuals differ greatly in the degree in which culture shock affects themFSome of the symptoms of culture shock are excessive washing of the Hands, excessive concern over drinking water, food dishes and beddingGLike most diseases, it has its own symptoms and
67、 cure第卷（共35分）书面表达第一节 短文改错（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（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线划掉。修改：在错的词下面划一横线，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10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Verne was born in 1828 and was died in 1905. To make the living, he had to write
68、and sell stories. He studied botany, applied science and many others subjects. His famous novel “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” describes Dr Aronnax, his servant or a Canadian whale hunter set out to finding the monster. After months of searching they manage to find. And in the collision that followe
69、d, the three companion are thrown overboard. They are lucky taken on board and Captain Nemo decides not to kill them and make them his guests and look them on a voyage.第二节 书面表达（满分25分）在当今社会上，有些人认为：“九零后”的行为方式和价值观令人担忧。请根据下表中所提供的信息，阐述观点，帮助人们消除忧虑。人们对“九零后”的忧虑1自私；2依赖性强；3贪图过舒适的生活等。“九零后”的长处敢于挑战（请联系自己拟定内容，再列举两至三点）注意：1词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3开头已写好，不计入总词数。We, post 90s generation, are developing our unique values in special manners. It has raised peoples some worry.
