山西省太原五中高三第二學(xué)期2月月考英語試題及答案

1、太原五中20132014學(xué)年度第二學(xué)期月考（2月）高三英語第i卷第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)）做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。 第一節(jié)（共5小題） 聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的a、b、c三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。 例：howmuchistheshirt? a. 19.15. b.9.15. c.9.18. 答案是b。 1. howmuchwillthemanpayforthetickets? a. 7.5.b. 15.c

2、. 50. 2. whichistherightgateforthemansflight? a. gate16.b. gate22.c. gate25. 3.howdoesthemanfeelaboutgoingtoschoolbybike? a. happy.b. tired.c. worried. 4.whencanthewomangetthecomputers? a. ontuesday.b. onwednesday.c. onthursday. 5.whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheshirtfortheparty? a. thesizeisnotlargeenoug

3、h. b. thematerialisnotgood. c. thecolorisnotsuitable. 第二節(jié)(共15小題) 聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有幾個小題，從題中所給的a、b、c三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話讀兩遍。 聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。 6.whatcanwelearnaboutmr. brown? a. heisinhisoffice. b. heisatameeting. c. heisoutforameal. 7.whatwillthemanproba

4、blydonext? a. callback. b. comeagain. c. leaveamessage. 聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。 8.whatkindofroomdoesthemanwanttotake? a. asingleroom. b. adoubleroom. c. aroomforthree. 9.whatdoesthemanneedtoputinthefrom? a. telephoneandstudentcardnumbers. b. studentcardnumberandaddress. c. addressandtelephonenumber. 聽第8段材料，

5、回答第10至12題。 10.whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers? a. fellowclerks. b. bossandsecretary. c. customerandsalesperson. 11.whatdoesthemanlikeabouthisjob? a. livingclosetotheoffice. b. chancestogoabroad. c. nicepeopletoworkwith. 12.whatdoweknowaboutthewoman? a. shelikestraveling. b. sheisnewtothecomp

6、any. c. sheworksinpublicrelations. 聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。 13.whenwillthevisitorscome? a. inmarch.b. inapril.c. inmay. 14.howmanyvisitorsarecoming? a.8.b.10.c.12. 15.whatwillthevisitorsdoonthesecondday? a. gotoparty.b. visitschools.c. attendalecture. 16.wherewillthevisitorsgoonthefinalday? a. tolondon.b.

7、toscotland.c. tothecoast. 聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。 17.whatisthefirstwordthebabytriedtosay? a. truck.b.ok.c. duck. 18.howoldwasthebabywhenhelearnedtosaythatwordcorrectly? a. about 18 months. b. about 21months. c. about 24 months.19.whatdidthefatherdowhenthebabyscreamedthatwordattheairport? a. hecorrectedth

8、ebaby. b. hetriedtostopthebaby. c. hedidhimselfsomewhere. 20.whydidthemotherpretendnottoknowthebaby? a. shegotangrywiththefather. b. shewasfrightenedbythenoise. c. shefeltuneasyaboutthenoisybaby.第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分60分）第一節(jié)（共15小題，每小題3分，滿分45分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的四個選項（a、b、c和d）中，選出最佳選項，并將答案填在答題卡上。athe man of many

9、secrets harry houdini was one of the greatest american entertainers in the theater this century. he was a man famous for his escapes from prison cells, from wooden boxes floating in rivers, from locked tanks full of water. he appeared in theaters all over europe and america. crowds came to see the g

10、reat houdini and his “magic” tricks. of course, his secret was not magic or supernatural powers. it was simply strength. he had the ability to move his toes as well as he moved his fingers. he could move his body into almost any position he wanted.houdini started working in the entertainment world w

11、hen he was 17, in 1891. he and his brother theo performed card tricks in club in new york. they called themselves the houdini brothers. when harry married in 1894, he and his wife bess worked together as magician and assistant. but for a long time they were not very successful. then harry performed

12、his first prison escape, in chicago in 1898. harry persuaded a detective to let him try to escape from the prison, and he invited the local newspapermen to watch.it was the publicity that came from this that started harry houdinis success. harry had fingers trained to escape from handcuffs and toes

13、trained to escape ankle chins. but his biggest secret was how he unlocked the prison doors. every time he went into the prison cell, bess gave him a kiss for good luck and a small skeleton key, which is a key that fits many locks, pass quickly from her mouth to his.harry used these prison escapes to

14、 build his fame. he arranged to escape from the local prison of every town he visited. in the afternoon, the people of the town would read about it in their local newspapers, and in the evening every seat in the local theater would be full. what was the result? world-wide fame and a name remembered

15、today.21. according to the passage, houdinis success in prison escapes depends on _.a. his special tricks and supernatural powersb. his unusual ability and a skeleton keyc. his magic tricks and unhuman powersd. his wisdom and magic tricks 22. in the fourth paragraph, the underlined word “this” refer

16、s to _.a. his first prison escape b. the year 1898c. the publicityd. harry houdinis success23. from the passage we can infer that houdini became famous _.a. in 1894b. before he marriedc. at the age of 17 d. when he was about 2424. which of the following is the best title for the passage?a. a skeleto

17、n key b. a man of many secretsc. world-wide fame d. great escapebthe time of year a baby is born can shape what profession they will embark on in later life, a new study has suggested. being born in a certain month appears to indicate the possibility of what job a person will end up with, the study

18、by the office for national statistics found. researchers have uncovered that the month in which babies are born could also affect everything from intelligence to length of life. a child born in december is more likely to become a dentist while someone whose birthday falls in january will tend to a d

19、ebt collector, they found. a february birth appears to increase the chances of being an artist while march babies appear to go on to become pilots. meanwhile, april and may are said to have a fairly even spread of professions, births in the summer months mean a much lower chance of becoming a high-e

20、arning football player, doctor or dentist. the study was gained by researchers who analyzed the birth months of people in 19 separate occupations using information from the last census (人口普查), the daily mail reported. although these trends may be difficult to explain, relations between birth months

21、and specific health problems have a scientific basis.spring babies are at greater risk of illnesses including schizophrenia, alzheimers disease, asthma and autism. they may also be less clever than classmates born in other parts of the year. 25. what does the underlined phrase “embark on” refer to?a

22、. land on b. keep in touch with c. be engaged in d. break from26. according to the researchers, a child born in march is likely to become_.a. a debt collectorb. a pilot c. a dentist d. an artist27. we can learn from the text that_.a. the month babies are born could only affect his intelligence and l

23、ength of lifeb. people born in the summer months are more likely to get highly paidc. spring babies may have the bigger chance to get ill d. the choice of profession for april and may is very narrow28. what can be included from the passage?a. there exist connections between birth date and occupation

24、s b. the fate has been already decided when people are bornc. people born in autumn would be more successful than those born in springd. the time of year one is born decides which specific health problems one hascit is part book, part film, part gameand a world away from the best-selling books in an

25、y season. but julian mccrea, developer of the immersive(擬真的) ipad thriller the craftsman, is convinced his mashup (混搭) of literary gothic and cinematic chiller(恐怖電影或書籍) is the future of fiction. the app turns the reader into the main character in a tale that draws on influences such as edgar allen p

26、oe and alfred hitchcock. in future works, mccrea hopes to use the ipads built-in camera to read your facial expressions, letting him increase the tension accordingly as the story develops.with sales of paper books declining, mccrea believes the app represents a new kind of digital storytelling that

27、could open up an alice in wonderland rabbit hole of possibilities. “no two people will get the same experience,” says mccrea, who gave up his previous job three years ago to start portal entertainment. the project has echoes of the “choose your own adventure” paperbacks of the 1980s and 90s, which a

28、llowed pre-teen readers to plot their own way through treasure islands and spooky forests. but the creators of the new app wanted to take the idea further. “you,” as a fully paid-up character in the drama, can sign online petitions (請愿書) on factious（虛構(gòu)的）websites and receive mysterious message on you

29、r mobile phone from other characters, while the events you attend in the story pop up in your real-life calendar, as the apps creators attempt to “bleed” the story into your everyday life. with the story unfolding in short episodes over five days mccrea hopes to capture an audience of thirtysomethin

30、g dads used to whipping out their phone to play angry birds when they have a spare five minutes. but also in his sights is the 87 million british market for thrillers and crime novels.authors embrace the new form of digital storytelling as a chance to engage in the innovations of the publishing indu

31、stry. mike jones, the novelist who led the writers team for the craftsman, says the appeal of the app project was the chance to bring some of the “age-old traditions of storytelling genre, character and catharsis（情感的抒發(fā)）” into new media. “there has never been a better time to be a storyteller.”29. th

32、e craftsman is _. a. an immersive ipad thriller b. an app that can read our facial expressionsc. the sample of the future books d. a combination of literary work and fiction30. how can the app users engage in the thriller the craftsman?a. they can be turned into the main character in the tale while

33、reading.b. they can experience in the real life the events that happened in the tale. c. they can contribute their ideas to the writers on how the tale continues.d. they can decide the ending of the tale. 31. what kind of readers does the app intend to target?a. young dads in their thirties. b. thri

34、ller and crime novel lovers.c. both a and b. d. neither a nor b. 32. what is the attitude of authors towards the new way of storytelling?a. opposed. b. neutral. c. skeptical. d. supportive. dwe eat what our friends eat, according to a new study presented at the agricultural and applied economic asso

35、ciations 2013 annual meeting in washington, d.c.the study, conducted by researchers from the university of illinois at urbana-champaign (u of i) and oklahoma state university, provided fresh confirmation of how much our environment influences our eating habits. the scientific team analyzed the lunch

36、 receipts from a restaurant in stillwater, oklahoma that agreed to use three menus designed by the researchers for three months in 2010. one group of diners the control group used the restaurants original menus with item and price listings. the second group received menus with calorie counts and the

37、 third group used menus that had both calorie counts and a traffic light symbol designed to indicate calorie ranges. a green traffic light meant a food option was 400 calories or less, a yellow light indicated 401 calories to 800 calories and a red light was placed next to choices with more than 800

38、 calories.by analyzing diners receipts, the researchers found interesting patterns in what patrons（老主顧）ordered. they also interviewed servers and found that people who were part of larger parties and received menus with traffic lights typically ordered healthier options, which the researchers say su

39、ggests the influence of peer pressure.the researchers then created a model to assess how customers felt about their choices. based on the popularity of menu items, the researchers determined the probability that individuals were satisfied with their choice. interestingly, this gauge（測量標(biāo)準）of satisfac

40、tion was influenced by expected factors such as price and calories, but also by fellow diners menu choices as well. they found that even if a customer initially felt less satisfied about their choice of say, a salad, they felt better about it if their friends ordered an item within the same menu cat

41、egory.“the big takeaway from this research is that people were happier if they were making similar choices to those sitting around them,” study author brenna ellison, an economist at the u of i, said in a statement. “if my peers are ordering higher-calorie items or spending more money, then i am als

42、o happier, or at least less unhappy, if i order higher-calorie foods and spend more money.” so if youre hoping to eat better, try dining with friends who do too.33. the scientific team came to their conclusion by _. a. analyzing receipts from diners using specially designed menus.b. studying informa

43、tion from the receiptsc. comparing calorie counts and ranges that appear in different menusd. analyzing the connection between diners choices and calorie counts34. according to the research findings, those who ordered healthier options tended to _.a. ask the servers for recommendations and notice th

44、e calorie countsb. eat with friends and be concerned about calorie ranges of the foodc. be more affected by their friends preference of the choice of foodd. have a much unhealthier eating habit when they ate alone35. the word “takeaway” is closest in meaning to _. a. conclusion b. success c. illustr

45、ation d. judgment第二節(jié) （共5小題，每小題3分，滿分15分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。from good reading we can derive pleasure, companionship, experience, and instruction. a good book may absorb our attention so completely that for the time being we forget our surroundings and even our identity. 36 it inc

46、reases our contentment when we are cheerful, and lessens our troubles when we are sad. whatever may be our main purpose in reading, our contact with good books should never fail to give us enjoyment and satisfaction.37 whether the characters portrayed（描繪） are taken from real life or are purely imagi

47、nary, they may become our companions and friends. in the pages of books we can walk with the wise and the good of all lands and all times. the people we meet in books may delight us either because they resemble human friends whom we hold or because they present unfamiliar types whom we are glad to w

48、elcome as new acquaintances. 38 however, the friends we make in books need never weary us with their company. 39 when human friends desert us, good books are always ready to give us friendship, sympathy, and encouragement. one of the most valuable gifts presented by books is experience. few of us ca

49、n travel far from home or have a wide range of experiences, but all of us can lead varied lives through the pages of books. whether we wish to escape from the seemingly dull realities of everyday life or whether we long to visit some far-off place, a book will help us when nothing else can. to trave

50、l by book we need no bank account to pay our way; no airship or ocean liner or stream-lined train to transport us; no passport to enter the land of our hearts desire. 40 the beauties of nature, the enjoyment of music, the treasures of art, the triumphs of architecture, the marvels of engineering, ar

51、e all open to the wonder and enjoyment of those who read.a. with a good book in our hands we need never be lonely.b. the possibilities of our literary experiences are almost unlimited.c. our literary experiences can be limited.d. by turning the page we can dismiss them without any fear of hurting th

52、eir feelings.e. our human friends sometimes may bore us.f. a good book in hand will ease our loneliness more or less.g. reading good books is one of the greatest pleasures in life.第三部分： 英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分55分）第一節(jié) 完形填空 （共20小題，每小題2分，滿分40分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后所給的四個選項（a、b、c和d）中，選出最佳選項，并將答案填在答題卡上。former hollywood star

53、shirley temple has died _41_ 85. _42_, she was 85, but to many americans she was _43_ that very clever and mature little girl _44_ the adorable pout（撅嘴） who sang about dreaming away “on the good ship lollipop” in the movie classic “bright eyes.”temple, known in private life as shirley temple black,

54、_45_ natural causes last monday night at her home near san francisco, _46_ her family and caregivers. born in 1928 in santa monica, california, her _47_career took her from being a film and television actress, singer, dancer to being appointed us _48_ to ghana and czechoslovakia. temple began her fi

55、lm career in 1932 at the age of three, and in 1934 _49_ international fame in “bright eyes.” she received a special juvenile academy award in february 1935 for her outstanding _50_ as a youth to cinema before starring in hits such as” curly top” and “heidi” during the mid-to-late 1930s. she led the box office for three _51_ years. moms dressed their daughters like her. a drink was _52_ after her. children _53_ her curls. a doll in her likeness became a collectors item. eventually, as she aged, her hollywood popularity _54_. at 17, she married john agar