江西省臨川市第一中學(xué)高三3月月考英語試題及答案

1、臨川一中高三年級2015年3月份月考英語試卷第i卷第一部分 聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）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的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）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秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1. what does the man mean?a. alice will not come on time.b. the woman is too anxious.c. he i

2、s eager to see alice.2. what is the mans favorite food?a. fish. b. pork. c. beef.3. how did nancy first react to being offered chocolate?a. surprised. b. disappointed. c. happy.4. how is the woman going to the airport?a. by taxi. b. by bus. c. by train.5. what can we learn from the conversation?a. t

3、he woman has bought a present for jims birthday.b. the man has bought a present for jims birthday.c. neither of the speakers has bought a present for jims birthday.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題15分，滿分225分） 聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，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。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，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

4、或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6. how did the woman send her parcel?a. by express mail. b. by airmail. c. by surface mail.7. how much did the woman pay finally?a. $12. b. $13. c. $5.聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。8. when will the speakers go on a trip?a. on saturday. b. on september 10th. c. on october 26th.9. where do the

5、speakers decide to go finally?a. to the park. b. to the mountains. c. to the suburbs.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10. why do the womans shoes look shabby?a. because they are red. b. because they are worn out. c. because they are out of style.11. how many pairs of shoes did the woman buy at last?a. one pair. b.

6、two pairs. c. three pairs.12. which shoes will the woman wear when she goes home?a. the old ones. b. the red ones. c. three brown ones.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13. what kind of apartment is the woman looking for?a. a two-storey house. b. a three-storey house. c. a three-bedroom apartment.14. what should the

7、 woman do when something gets broken?a. tell her husband. b. ask the manager for help. c. mend it herself.15. what does the man say about the utilities?a. gas is included in the rent.b. the water price is rather high.c. electricity is free of charge.16. how does the woman think about the apartment?a

8、. she is satisfied with it. b. she feels its too small. c. she thinks the rent is unacceptable.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。 17. what can we know about mushrooms according to the speaker?a. europeans will go out to look for them in winter.b. they can be made into soups.c. they must be eaten after being cooked.

9、18. why do farmers go out with dogs?a. to walk the dogs. b. to prevent losing the way. c. to help find truffles(塊菌).19. what colors may truffles be?a. black, light brown or white.b. red, black or white.c. red, light brown or white.20. what does the speaker say about blackberries?a. they can be made

10、into jams.b. they grow in the woods or forests.c. they are black, big and sweet.第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15分，每小題2分，共30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題給出的四個選項（a、b、c和d）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ai have been driving for over 30 years, but i can still remember what happened that day when i drove a car for the first time. my mom

11、 had driven our big plymouth to a narrow and deserted back road and parked it. the road was only one lane and had a wall built with river rocks along the side of it, but mom knew there was little chance of meeting any traffic on it that day. with a smile, she gave me the key and switched seats with

12、me. and then she told me to start the car, to put it into drive and to gently push on the gas pedal. in my excitement, though, i miscalculated what gently meant. after i pushed on the gas pedal, the car sped forward. before i could turn the wheel, i heard the scraping of metal against the stone wall

13、. i stopped the car and looked over at my mom. her face was pale and her hands were trembling. slowly, she opened her door and started checking the car. then she walked quietly around the car to the drivers side door. i kept waiting for her to shout at me but she just sighed and said, “well, thats e

14、nough for today. well try again tomorrow.”as i look back on that day, i am amazed at the amount of kindness, love and patience my mom showed me. in the years that followed, i messed up many times in many ways. often i didnt feel worthy to be forgiven, but each time i could feel moms gentle voice, “w

15、ell try again tomorrow.” when we fall today, dont stay down. rise up and be ready to try again tomorrow.21. what does the underlined sentence mean?a. i dont know what gently mean.b. my mother is not a gentle woman.c. i step on the gas pedal too hard.d. the gas pedal is too tight to push on.22. which

16、 of the following is true?a. i drove the car all the time that day.b. i practiced driving on a small road beside a river.c. my mother was calm when the accident happened.d. we had to pay for the repairing because our car was not insured.23. what did the author feel for his mother?a. patient b. aweso

17、me c. respectful d. gratefulbindias state schools are in sharp contrast to the countrys goals of becoming a nation of call centers and technology parks. the fifth- grade boys and girls at school in sultanpur- a village about 40 km from the indian capital. new delhi - were laboring over their lessons

18、 on a friday morning. eleven-year-old kiran alternated between chewing her pencil and copying the english text which was the mornings task. she wrote down the sentences, arduously capitalizing the first letter of every word. the children have not yet grasped the basics of english grammar, the teache

19、r explains. “ i cannot read english very well,” said kiran, keeping her eyes firmly fixed on the ground.as a new world bank study has found, theres a literacy problem in indian schools, and not just in english. a third of all grade-three students cant read at all in their native language. around hal

20、f of all grade-five students cannot manage a grade-two text, which is also too difficult for a quarter of all seventh-grade pupils.this decline in standards, experts say, is because of the rush to build school and bring back children to the education fold. india managed to bring down the number of o

21、ut-of-school children from 32 million in 2001 to 1.4million in 2011 as part of a program to make elementary education universal. yet, little attention has been paid to what children are learning in classrooms or how well they learn. “the average indian adult cannot yet write business letters in engl

22、ish or speak spontaneously at a business meeting in english,” minh n. tran, director of research and academic partnerships at education first, tells time.new delhi has raised government spending on education from 3.3% of gdp in 2004-05 to 4% in 2011-12. but facilities remain woeful. in indian state

23、schools, children have to sit on the floor until they reach grade six.24. what can we learn from the first paragraph?a. many boys and girls are laboring in the field in the morning.b. india is a country strong in call centers and technology parks.c. kiran had difficulty in reading english.d. the tea

24、cher showed disappointment to the performance of the children.25. according to the study of world bank, _.a. indian students have literacy problem in english.b. indian students have no literacy problem in their mother tongue.c. indian students have a gift for language learning.d. indian students are

25、 facing many challenges of finance.26. what is the reason for the quality decline of the education in india?a. parents pay little attention to the education.b. government fails to provide enough schools and teachers.c. students are lazier than before.d. government aims at having more schools and stu

26、dents, ignorant of the quality.27. what is the authors attitude to the situation?a. optimistic b. worried c. indifferent d. disappointedcstereotypes(模式化的見解) about scotland are different, although few refer to the great artists, philosophers and scientists the nation has produced over the centuries o

27、f its proud history. cliches(陳詞濫調(diào)) about scots tend to involve kilts（短裙）, ruddy complexions and whisky. but are they true? here is an informal look at five common cliches about scots. mean scots? the idea of a scot enjoying a drink but being reluctant to pay for it is a persistent stereotype. origin

28、ally it reflected scots poverty and then became complimentary, focusing on the fact that scots are very good at money, good at business, said murray pittock.many studies have shown the penny-pinching reputation is way off, including a poll from last year that found scots on average give 365 pounds a

29、 year to charity compared to 268 pounds for wealthier londoners.kilt-wearing?it used to be. a type of woolen multi-colored cloth, kilts were the traditional clothes for men and they are one of the most popular symbols of scotland.kilts are rooted in history and are associated with patriotism(愛國主義) a

30、s they were banned following the jacobite uprising in the 18th century and only re-introduced in the army.obviously, most scots dont wear kilts every day, pittock said, adding: kilts, bagpipes(風(fēng)笛), tartan（格子呢） are all rather kitsch interpretations of scotland but people are embracing them, saying at

31、 least it is a visible brand. patriotic scots?a recent study found that 69 percent of scots feel scottish first and 20 percent feel british first. in comparison, the number of english people who feel english first is just 43 percent.as a small country, a very marginal(邊緣的) place in the european worl

32、d geographically, scotland has always had some strong form of patriotism, pittock said. some of the patriotism is associated with anti-englishness. frankie boyle, said, in scotland we have mixed feelings about global warming, because we will get to sit on the mountains and watch the english drown.28

33、. what is the underlined phrase “way off” mean?a. wrong b. exact c. world-spread d. unknown29. what can we learn from the last three paragraphs?a. english people are in conflict with scots.b. scots show no interest in english people.c. scotland has a larger population than that of england.d. scots l

34、ove their motherland more than english people do.30. what is true about the kilts?a. it is the traditional clothes for scots.b. it is popular in scotland all the time.c. kilts reflect peoples affection for their motherland.d. it is the daily clothes for scots.31. what does the passage mainly talk ab

35、out?a. some negative impression of scottish people.b. true side of the scottish people.c. the history of scotland.d. the culture of scotland.dmost respected scientists agree that we need to find another source of energy -and quickly. if we continue to burn oil and pump carbon into the atmosphere the

36、n the effects on global climate will lead to global disasters even before the oil disappear.the british government has set a target of a 20 percent reduction in carbon emission by 2010. central to this policy is the search for alternative, renewable forms of energy production-and this is where the s

37、erious disagreement among scientists begins. here, two people active in the debate about wind farms give their points of view.simon shearman “first, a few facts about wind power. wind is one of the cheapest of the new, renewable forms of energy. it is extremely safe-no member of the public has ever

38、been injured at a wind farm. the shallow waters around britain are the windiest in europe-ideal locations for wind farms and, by 2010, up to ten percent of the electricity used in the uk could be produced by wind power. i find it annoying and frustrating that the biggest objection that opponents of

39、wind farms can come up with is that the crisis of global warming is real and something must be done urgently?”alice evans“the simple, obvious fact is that wind turbines cannot generate electricity if the wind is too light or too strong and it often is. many scientists estimate that wind turbines gen

40、erally produce only 30 percent of their capacity. this is not a reliable enough supply to enable us to close down conventional power stations. in fact, wind power cant keep up with the growth of the demand for electricity, let alone replace other sources of power.”its a topic that is causing heated

41、debate around the country-but one we must address before its too late-before the oil runs out.32. many scientists have different opinions on the search for a renewable energy because _.a. they think fossil fuels are everlasting.b. british governments target is not realistic.c. they are not sure in f

42、inding the clean and renewable energy.d. the technology is not advanced enough.33. we can learn from the passage that _.a. there wont be a global disaster before the world runs out of oil.b. the british government wants people to use 20 percent less oil by 2010.c. alice evans supports the idea of wi

43、nd power.d. simon shearman thinks britain a particularly suitable place for wind farms.34. if we want to generate electricity with turbines, _.a. a light wind will do. b. we cannot make full use of turbines.c. a strong wind will do d. well have enough electricity.35. what can we learn from the last

44、paragraph?a. wind power is a good solution to energy crisis.b. were experiencing the oil crisis now.c. we should find alternative energy for oil as soon as possible.d. there is no need for us to worry about energy problem.第二節(jié) （共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10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。scientists have

45、 found that although our genes and circumstances matter, a huge number of the variations in happiness between us come from our choices and activities. the following are simply several areas that tend to make a big difference to peoples happiness.36 caring about others is fundamental to our happiness

46、. helping other people is not only good for them; its good for us too. it makes us happier and can help to improve our health. giving also creates stronger connections between people and helps to build a happier society for everyone.take a positive approach positive emotions - like joy, gratitude, s

47、atisfaction, inspiration and pride - dont just feel good when we experience them. 37 so although we need to be realistic about lifes ups and downs, it helps to focus on the good aspects of any situation - the glass half full rather than the glass half empty.be comfortable with who you are 38 learnin

48、g to accept ourselves and being kinder to ourselves when things go wrong will increase our enjoyment of life. it also helps us accept others as they are. ask a trusted friend or colleague to tell you what they think your real strengths are. 39 be part of something biggerpeople who have meaning and p

49、urpose in their lives are happier. they also experience less stress, anxiety and depression. 40 it might come from doing a job that makes a difference, or spiritual beliefs, or out family. the answers vary for each of us but they all involve being connected to something bigger than ourselves.a. nobo

50、dy is perfect.b. do things for others.c. try to make more use of these.d. give them a call or offer your support.e. but where do we find meaning and purpose?f. our broader social networks bring a sense of belonging.g. they also help us perform better, and improve our physical health.第三部分 英語知識運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，

51、滿分45分）第一節(jié) 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（a、b、c和d）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。success brings with it a sense of achievement and satisfaction for having done your work well. it 41 happiness, confidence in your abilities and a feeling of pride. but you should be 42 that success does not go to your

52、head. mother teresa is a 43 example. from the age of eighteen she worked in calcutta to help poor people. she raised abandoned babies and tries to 44 them back to health. she built homes for children, the handicapped(殘疾人) and the old and 45 the missionaries of charity. she told us to be 46 in small

53、things because it is in them that your strength 47 . her outstanding work was eventually 48 and she received the noble peace prize in 1979. her first words after receiving the prize were, “ 49 , i am unworthy.” she accepted the prize and 50 her work as before. her motto and deeds not only change man

54、y peoples lives but also 51 generation after generation. it is often very difficult to 52 modest after achieving success, 53 when other people praise you. if others tell you that you are the best swimmer in the university, do not 54 believe what they may say. tell yourself that there may be others w

55、ho are better at swimming. try to 55 with yourself that it is impossible for one person to be the best in every 56 of life. you have been 57 to be successful; with a little more 58 many others could become better than you. in this way, you will be able to stay modest. remember to listen to others, t

56、o 59 their help and to accept the fact that you may be wrong. always keep in 60 that: modesty helps one to go forward, whereas pride makes me lag behind.41.a. comes tob. leads toc. adapts tod. sticks to42.a. timidb. fragilec. cautiousd. accurate43.a. delicateb. beautifulc. shiningd. bright44.a. feed

57、b. supportc. keepd. nurse45.a. foundb. setc. builtd. founded46.a. honestb. faithfulc. prided. loyal47.a. liesb. containsc. includesd. involves48.a. recognizedb. realizedc. informedd. received49.a. personallyb. generallyc. admittedlyd. universally50.a. continuedb. soughtc. pausedd. hunted51.a. determineb. effectc. encounterd. influence52.a. turnb. becomec. remaind. get53.a. mostlyb. special