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1、2014學年高三 第二學期月考 (2015. 3) 第I卷（共103分） I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only

2、once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. In June. B. In July. C. In September. D. In October. 2. A. At home. B. In a hotel. C. In a

3、library. D. At a bank. 3. A. She made a late delivery. B. She went to the wrong place. C. She couldn’t take the cake back.. D. She was late due to the birthday party. 4. A. Mary. B. Jane C. Alice. D. Davie. 5. A. Buying tickets. B. Repairing machines. C. Cha

4、nging notes. D. Changing notes for coins. 6. A. Strangers. B. Classmates. C. Workmates. D. Neighbors. 7. A. A policeman waved goodbye to them. B. The man broke the traffic rule. C. He escaped because no one saw him. D. He stopped at the traffic lights. 8. A. Basketball.

5、 B. Football. C. Both basketball and football. D. Neither basketball and football. 9. A. 23. B. 60. C. 42. D. 19. 10. A. With their feet. B. With their eyes. C. With their hands. D. In many ways. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passa

6、ges, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Quest

7、ions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Games of strength and speed. B. A simple but exciting contest. C. Changing the rules of a fun game. D. The oldest sport at the Olympic Games. 12. A. The rope is pulled. B. The field is measured. C. The teams are co

8、unted. D. The participants are weighed. 13. A 1896. B. 1900. C. 1904. D. 1920. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. They only employ college students. B. They can offer many job opportunities. C. They have more than 500 companies nationwide

9、. D. They send people to go to college each year for further education. 15. A. An employment agency may help you find a job in small companies. B The income in small firms is usually low. C. Their employees will find hard to get promoted. D. They also manage to send people to

10、 colleges for potential employees. 16. A. Professors. B. Employees. C. Graduating students. D. Executive. Section C Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the

11、numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. An Appointment with Dr King Patient’s name: Ian Cooper. Address: 86 Locklear Street, ____17___ No.114. Phone numb

12、er: _____18______ Appointed time: 4:00 on _____19______ afternoon Patient’s requirement: To have a _____20________ Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer. Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation. Can the woman communicate in English withou

13、t too much difficulty? Yes, she thinks she can 21 and she’s just got the certificate. What’s the woman’s present occupation? She is 22 . What are the woman’s strengths? Her friendliness, open-minded attitude and 23 . What will the woman do if a passenger can’t understand her? She wi

14、ll speak in another language, 24 or draw pictures. Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks

15、 with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks,?use one word that best fits each blank. （A） Phyllis Rawlins’ house was destroyed after a tornado(龍卷風) swept through her town of Kokomo, Ind., on Sunday. Last summer, she lost (25) _____ husband of

16、over 40 years, Edgar. In the tornado’s rubble(瓦礫), Rawlins searched for Edgar’s wedding ring. “Digging and praying. Digging and praying,” she told local station Fox 59. “It was everything to me, because that’s one thing that I had,” she said. Rawlins had been visiting family in Kentucky (26)____ t

17、he storm came through. She returned (27)_____ ( find) her home completely in pieces. “This was the house that love built,” she told WTHR. Without her husband or her house, she was determined to find the ring. But (28)_____ (locate) it among the piles of rubble seemed to be hopeless. Somehow, her

18、 brother (29)_____ (spot) something under a piece of the roof and called her over. The ring, (30)_____ (bury) in the rubble, had turned up. “It was a miracle,” Rawlins said. “We both just hugged each other, (31)____ (cry). That was (32)_____I had searched and searched for,” When all was lost,

19、the special ring he left was finally found. “I’m very strong with my faith, and I know that God is in control of everything, the good and the bad,” Rawlins said. （B） The belief (33)_________ animals can predict earthquakes has been around for centuries. In 373B.C., it’s recorded that animals, i

20、ncluding rats, snakes and weasels, deserted the Greek city of Helice just days before (34) ________ quake destroyed the place. Since then, there have been similar stories of animal prediction of earthquakes across the centuries. It has been reported that fish move fiercely, chickens stop laying egg

21、s, and bees leave their hive in a panic. Lots of pet owners said that they (35) ________ (witness) their cats and dogs acting strangely before the ground shook ---- barking or whining for no reason or showing signs of nervousness. But what animals (36) ________ sense, if they do feel anything at al

22、l, is a mystery. One idea is that animals feel the Earth shake before humans. Other ideas suggest they detect electrical changes in the air or gas released from the Earth. Earthquakes are a sudden phenomenon. Seismologists（地震學家）have no way of knowing exactly when or where the next one will hit. Abo

23、ut 500,0000 detectable quakes occur in the world each year. (37)________ those, 1000,0000 can be felt by humans, and 100 cause damage. Japan is one of the countries (38)________ most earthquakes happen every year. Scientists there have long studied animals in hopes of discovering what they hear or

24、feel before the Earth (39)________(shake), in order to use that sense as a prediction tools. On the other hand, American seismologists are doubtful, (40)________ ________ there have been recorded cases of strange animal behavior before earthquakes. Section B Directions: Complete the passage with

25、the words given in the table. Each word can be used only once. There is an extra one that you will find no use for. A．reward B．evidence C．currently D．a(chǎn)ffect E．benefit F．a(chǎn)verage G．therapy H．physically I．sensible J．lengthen K. process A leading researcher into old age h

26、as warned that the dream of living forever, or at least much longer than at present, could turn into a curse（禍根）rather than a blessing. It may become possible to lengthen the 41 human life by controlling genes---but what we gain may not be worth the price we would have to pay. Professor Joh

27、n Grimley Evens believes that 42 , maximum life expectation is 115, but that with gene 43 it might be possible to extend this. The professor says, however, that a 44 lifestyle can extend the average lifespan of everyone at the moment. “We know a lot already about how people’s l

28、ifestyles 45 their lifespan. There is increasing 46 to suggest that sensible lifestyles are effective in later life as well as in early and middle life.” “It is never too late to gain some 47 from giving up smoking, from drinking less alcohol, from taking up sensible patterns of

29、diet and exercise and from controlling body weight. We already know how to 48 human life.” The professor believes that the __49 of lengthening life by means of gene therapy might bring dangers with it. If gene therapy affected only one part of the human body but not all of it, people migh

30、t be 50 capable of living longer, but would start to be worse mentally at a much earlier age. III. Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passages there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that be

31、st fits the context. Sometimes it can be difficult to homeschool（進行家庭教育） on your own.? That's why it's 51 to connect or have a support group that will help you succeed in homeschooling. ? The first step is to find a(n) 52 that has similar goals and ideas as you.? Maybe they homeschool in the

32、same way, use the same curriculum or have the same ages of students. It's important to make sure that you decide what you're looking for out of a support group and then you can go and 53 for it using the Internet or local organization.? Do you want your group to just support homeschool families

33、and parents or do you 54 want to hold classes? Are you organizing around a 55 event like field trips, a topic, or classes themselves? ? If your homeschool support group is just for parents, consider advertising 56 .? Getting together a group of homeschooling parents can really help you to 5

34、7 ideas that will help improve your homeschool program and can help you succeed in the long run.? If you're going to include 58 in your support group, make sure to organize them by 59 level so they're with other students of the same age. If you want to include classes as a part of your homesch

35、ool group, you need to decide what type of 60 you'll offer, enrichment, art, athletic, or even core curriculum.? Identify a teacher early on and a leader.? You don't want to be the 61 leader in your homeschool group.? You want to find people that you can trust to 62 alongside you. Communicat

36、ion is the key.? You want to set up an email group, a phone chain and maybe even website to keep everyone 63 .?Whether you find a local group to join or 64 one of your own, having a support group can really help you 65 in homeschooling.? 51.A.accessible B. important C. evident D. natur

37、al 52. A. group B. companion C. league D. organization 53. A. pay B. apply C. struggle D. search 54. A.deliberately B. particularly C. actually D. consequently 55. A.vital B. current C. specific D. random 56. A. locally B. cautiously C. temporarily D. nationally 57. A.approve B

38、. exchange C. interpret D. adopt 58. A.parents B.teachers C. managers D. students 59. A. grade B. management C. stress D. security 60. A. teachers B. classes C. leaders D. groups 61. A. top B. former C. only D. same 62. A.follow B. dictate C. obey D. lead 63. A. informed

39、 B. accustomed C. contented D. alarmed 64. A. purchase B. support C. subscribe D. start 65. A. succeed B. reflect C. participate D. accumulate Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each

40、of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. （A） If you hear the sound of a mobile phone beeping in a bag or pocket, you could be forgiven for thinking that someone has received a text messa

41、ge. But nowadays there are so many different ways of messaging someone that it could spell the death of the traditional text as we know it. Text messaging, or texting, is the art of sending a short, electronic message between two mobile phones or tablets(平板電腦)． But in the last few years, messa

42、ging in this manner has been on the decline. The rise of smartphones and tablets has seen an increase in the use of instant messaging apps(應(yīng)用程序)， which offer a cheap alternative to conventional texts. Using wireless internet connections or mobile data networks, people can send limitless number

43、s of instant messages to their friends for very little cost. Unlike traditional mobile texts, the user usually only has to pay to download the app once, after which each message they send is free. Web developers soon got the message. Instant messaging apps have become popular all over the worl

44、d. WhatsApp in America and Europe, WeChat in China and KakaoTalk in South Korea are but a few which have attracted hundreds of millions of people, who use the apps to chat to their friends in real time. These apps allow people to send picture messages for free-something which previously was quite co

45、stly. Research firm Informa said that almost 19 billion messages were sent per day using chat apps in 2012, compared with 17.6 billion SMS(short message service) texts. And it expects the chat app market to grow t0 50 billion per day by 2014. So does this really mean the end for communication

46、by text? Pamela Clark-Dickson from Informa doesn't think so. She says that there are a considerable number of people who use normal mobile phones, particularly in developing countries, who prefer the SMS messaging tool: "They don't have mobile data plans, so there is an awfully big base of mobile ph

47、one users who are still going to find that SMS is the best messaging experience for them for a while." 66. When you hear a mobile phone beeping, it means that _____. A. you will be forgiven for your mistakes B. someone has got a text message C. the traditional text has disappeared

48、 D. someone has got some kind of message 67. Why has text messaging been on the decline in recent years? A. Because sending text messages is an art. B. Because there are too many tablets nowadays. C. Because instant messaging is much cheaper. D. Because it doesn't need inter

49、net connections. 68. What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A. People won't use communication by text someday. B. People in developing countries are considerate. C. People don't use smart phones in developing countries. D. People can use SMS without any mobile data plans.

50、 69. What is best title for the passage? A. SMS Texts B. Smart Phones C. Trends in Messaging D. Instant Message Apps （B） Getting to work by bicycle has never been more popular. Governments and nations are transforming their cities and

51、highways to meet the needs of this new generation of cycling enthusiasts , and in a world where green alternatives (選擇) are the new must-have, average citizens are eagerly seizing their chance to help make their streets and their bodies cleaner than ever before. Become an EBTC Member-Click H

52、ere. The Edmonton Bicycle and Touring Club (EBTC) is a recreational not-for-profit volunteer-run group devoted to promoting its members to cooperatively run bicycling trips during the spring, summer and fall, cross-country skiing trips in the winter, and social events all the year round. We w

53、elcome both road bike and mountain bike riders ! Benefits of Joining EBTC : ·Opportunity to create the kinds of events you like: enjoy dozens of events all year round, organized by members like you ! ·Participation in the local cycling community. ·Use of club bicycle tools on tour and libra

54、ry materials. ·Discounts at various bicycle shops. Why Cycle with a Group? ·It's more FUN ! ·It encourages you to come out often and get healthy exercise without going to a gym. ·Develop skills and gain through the experience of others. ·Meet new and interesting people with a common interest

55、in cycling. ·Meet a fun-loving, energetic and different group of individuals who enjoy a healthy lifestyle. ·Enjoy the outdoors experience with the companionship and security of a group. ·Group atmosphere provides challenge to strong cyclists and support and confidence to the novice . For more

56、 info on the EBTC: Phone the Club Hotline at 780-424-2453 (780-424-BIKE) E-mail: jprimeau@ edmontonbicycle. com Mail us at : Edmonton Bicycle & Touring Club P. O. Box 52017 Garneau Postal Stn. Edmonton, AB T6G 2T5 Canada 70. The aim of EBTC is . A. to call for governments to pr

57、oduce more bicycles B. to make money by organizing bicycling trips C. to popularize cycling by attracting more members D. to look for young volunteers for sporting events 71. What's the advantage of cycling with a group? A. Participating in whatever events. B. Meeting more ne

58、w people. C. Having bicycles free of charge. D. Enjoying discounts in a gym. 72. The underlined word "novice" in the passage probably means "________. A. professional cyclist B. inexperienced rider C. event organizer D. healthy individu

59、al 73. Apart from the website, how many other ways can people gain information from EBTC? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. （C） The computer keyboard helped kill shorthand—a system of rapid handwriting, and now it’s threatening to finish off handwriting as a w

60、hole. When handwritten essays were introduced on the SAT exams for the class of 2012, just 15% of the most1.5 million students wrote their answers in cursive(草寫字母). The rest? Block letters. And those college hopefuls are just the first edge of a wave of US students who no longer get much handwritin

61、g instructions in the primary grades, frequently 10 minutes a day or less. As a result, more and more students struggle to read and write cursive. At Keene Mill Elementary School in Springfield, all their poems and stories are typed. Children in Fairfax County schools are taught keyboarding beginni

62、ng in kindergarten. Older students who never mastered handwriting say it doesn’t affect their grades. There are those who say the culture is at a crossing, turning from the written word to the typed one. If handwriting becomes a lost form of communication, does it matter? It was at University Virg

63、inia that researchers recently discovered a previously unknown poem by Robert, written in his unique script. Handwritten documents are more valuable to researchers, historians say, because their authenticity(真實性) can be confirmed. Students also find them more fascinating. The loss of handwriting al

64、so may be a cognitive(認知的) opportunity missed. Several academic studies have found that good handwriting skills at a young age can help children express their thoughts better—a lifelong benefit. It doesn’t take much to teach better handwriting skills. At some schools in Prince George’s County, elem

65、entary school students use a program called Handwriting Without Tears for 15 minutes a day. They learn the correct formation of manuscript letters through second grade, and cursive letters in third grade. There are always going to be some kids who struggle with handwriting because of their particul

66、ar neurological(神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)的) writing, learning issues or poor motor skills. Educators often point to this factor in support of keyboarding. 74. What is the author concerned about after 2012 SAT exams? A. Keyboarding. B. Shorthand. C. Handwriting. D. Block letters. 75. The example of Handwriting Without Tears helps to argue that _____________. A. the schools are responsible for the loss of handwriting B. the loss of handwriting is a cognitive opportunity missed C. it d