湖南省雅禮中學(xué)2012屆高三第二次月考英語試題

1、湖南省雅禮中學(xué)2012屆高三第二次月考英語本試卷分為四個(gè)部分，包括聽力、語言知識(shí)運(yùn)用、閱讀和書面表達(dá)。時(shí)量120分鐘。滿分150分。PartIListeningComprehension(30marks)SectionA(225marks)Directions:Inthissection,you'llhear6conversationsbetween2speakersForeachconversation,thereareseveralquestionsandeachquestionisfollowedby3choicesmarkedA,BandCListencarefullyandt

2、henchoosethebestanswerforeachquestionYouwillheareachconversationTWICEConversation11Whatisnotmentionedintodaysnewspaper?ATheweather.BArobbery.2WhatdoesMrs.Greensayaboutthenewspaperstories?ATheytellmuchabouttheworld.BTheyarealwaysthesamedayafterday.CTheyareagoodwayofpassingthetime.Conversation2CAcarac

3、cident.3 HowlongwillthemanstayinGuilin?A16days.B7days.4 Whathasthemanplannedtododuringthevacation?AShopping.BDancing.Conversation35 WhatdidKarlMarxdoaccordingtothetalk?AHeledsomepoliticalmovements.BHegavesomeadvicetolanguagelearners.CHetaughtEnglishinaschool.6 WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?AThewomanisin

4、terestedinpoliticalleaders.BThewomandecidedtoreadthebookfinally.CThemanbelievesinMarxism.Conversation4C9days.CBoating.7HowoftendoestheNo.1busrun?AEvery5minutes.BEver10minutes.8HowdoesJohnssistercome?ABycar.BByair.9WhendoesJohnssisterarrive?AAt4:30.BAt4:20.CEvery15minutes.CBytrain.CAt4:10.Conversatio

5、n510Wheremightthedialoguetakeplace?AInasmallrestaurant.BAtaparty.11Howmanykindsofvegetablesdidthemanorder?CAtanightclub.第 1頁 共 13頁A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.12. Whatdrinkdidthemanorder?A.Milk.B.Wine.C.Coffee.Conversation613. WhatisBobgoingtodotomorrowafternoon?A.Togobackhome.B. Totrysomeseafood.C. Togotot

6、hesciencemuseum.14. WhatdoesJoanthinkofthesciencemuseum?A.Shelikesitverymuch.B. Shehasnointerestinit.C. Shedoesn'tthinkmuchofit.15. WhydoesJoansuggestthatBobtakeabustour?A.Becauseit'sverydearandpleasant.B. Becauseit'sthebestwaytogettoknowthecity.C. Becauseit'soneofthewaystotourthecit

7、y.SectionB(7.5marks)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhearashortpassage.Listencarefullyandthenfillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.FillineachblankwithNOMORETHANTHREEWORDS.YouwillheartheshortpassageTWICE.Howtobepopular?ThefirststepImprovingourappearance:stayingoodshapeand16.17.andappea

8、rfriendlyThesecondstepBemoreconsiderate: beinterestedinotherpeopleandwhatthey'resaying learnto18. encourageotherstotalkaboutthingswhichthey'reinterestedinThethirdstepUsing19:makeeyecontactwhilespeaking,using20.toshowimportantpoints,andsmilingtothepersonyou'reinvolvedinaconversationwithPa

9、rtnLanguageKnowledge(45marks)SectionA(15marks)Directions:Beneatheachofthefollowingsentencesthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD. Chooseoneanswerthatbestcompletesthesentence21. Thesubwayoperator,ShanghaiShentongMctroGroup,apologizedfortheaccident,anddescribedthedayasadarkdayinShanghai'ssubwayhistory,w

10、ewillneverforget.A.itB.oneC.thatD.what22. Innocity,Kunming,ashasbeensaid,willoneexperienceveryslightclimatevariationinthefourseasons.A. other thanB. more thanC. better thanD. rather than23. ontheportrait,motherwasdeepinthought.A.FixedhereyesB.HereyesarefixedC.HereyesfixingD.Hereyesfixed24. Theassign

11、mentseemsnotsotoughtome.Onemorehour,Icanfinishit.A.orB.soC.不填D.and25. TherehavebeenfrequentrailwayaccidentsinChinarecently,andthatispeopleareconcerned.A.whatB.whereC.howD.that26. Iammorethanhungrynow.IstherearestaurantaroundIcanhavearichlunch?A. thatB. whichC. whatD. where27 . 一 Could you please giv

12、e me some ideas about the problem? Sorry. With so much work my mind, I almost break down.A. filledB. fillingC. to fill28. different life today is what it was 50 years ago.A . How; fromB. What a; from C. What; fromD. being filledD. What; with29. in Super Girls that Duan Linxi became known to almost a

13、ll teenagers.A . So successful her performance wasB. So successful was her performanceC. So her performance was successfulD. So was her successful performance30. The teacher them, otherwise they'd never have been able to solve the problem.A . had helpedB. helpedC. have helped D. help31. A fantas

14、tic idea occurred to him that he could use a plastic bottle,cut off, as a container to grow young plants in.A . of which the topB. whose topC. the top of whichD. with its top32. Now comes the announcement from Apple, one of the world's best-known companies,Steve Jobs who is considered a leading

15、figure in both the computerand entertainmentindustriespassed away, shocking all of us.A . thatB. whichC. one33 . Do we need to buy several more bottles of beer? No, there are already ten, That be enough for us two.A .canB.mayC.should34 . Mybrother used to sleep with the window and the light.A .open;

16、 burningB.opened;burnedC.opening; burningD.opening;burned35 . 一 Did you have a good time meeting your old friends yesterday?Yes, I did. I them since we graduated from college.A . didn't seeB. hadn't seenC. haven't seenD. whatD. mightD. wouldn t seeSection B (18marks)Directions:Foreachbla

17、nkinthefollowingpassagethereare4wordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Onceandonlyonce,Iaskedthatquestionandgotaseriousanswer,36thatiswithmestill.First,Imusttellyou_37_thishappened,becausetheplacehasispowerifitsown.InGreeceagain.NearthevillageofGoniaon

18、rockybayoftheislandofCrete38aGreekmonastery（修道院）.Alongsideit,onlanddonatedbythemonastery,isinstitute39humanunderstandingandpeace,andespeciallytorapprochement（友好關(guān)系的重建）betweenGermansandCretans.Animprobabletask,giventhebitterresidue（后遺影響）ofwartime.Againstthisheavycurtainofhistory,inthisplacewherethesto

19、neof40ishardandthick,theexistenceofaninstitutedevotedtohealingthewoundsofwarisafragileparadox（自相矛盾的荒謬說法）.Howhasitcometobehere?Theanswerisaman.AlexanderPapaderos.Adoctorofphilosophy,teacher,politician,residentofAthens41asonofthissoil.Atwar'sendhecametobelievethattheGermansandtheCretanshadmuchtogi

20、veoneanother一muchto42oneanotherandthattheyhadanexampletoset.43iftheycouldforgiveeachotherandconstructacreativerelationship,thenanypeoplecould.Tomakealovelystoryshort.Papaderossucceeded.Theinstitutebecame44aconferencegroundonthesiteofhorroranditwasinfactasourceofproductiveinteractions45thetwocountrie

21、s.Bookshavebeenwrittenonthedreamsthatwere46bywhatpeoplegavetopeopleforasummersession.47hadbecomealivinglegend.36.A.oneB.theoneC.asD.so37.A.whyB.whereC.whenD.how38.A.hasB.therewasC.sitsD.being39.A.dedicatedtoB.resultedfromC.duetoD.adaptedto40.A.thebuildingB.hatredC.themonasteryD.happiness41.A.orB.eit

22、herC.butD.therefore42.A.arguewithB.competewithC.distinguishwithD.learnfrom43.A.ForB.HoweverC.EvenD.As44.A.atheoryB.arealityC.amythD.apuzzle45.A.inB.byC.betweenD.for46.A.gotB.lostC.dreamtD.realized47.A.ThemonasteryPapaderosB.TheGermansC.TheCretansDAlexanderSection C （12marks）Directions:Completethefol

23、lowingpassagebyfillingineachblankwithonewordthatbestfitsthecontext.Aftersellingpiggybanksformorethanayear48.suddenlydawnedonmewhyaretheycalledpiggybanks?Whatdoesapighavetodo49.savingmoney?Apigwouldbethe50.animalyou'dassociatewithsaving!Whynotbunnybanks51.doggybanksandforthatmatter,whyananimalat5

24、2.IAdditionally,piggybanksoundslikeitwasintendedasachild'sitemashowmanyadultswoulduseapiggybankforcollectingchange?Tosatisfy53.curiosity,IdidsomepiggybankresearchandhavelearnedsomeinterestingthingsandthoughtIwouldsharethemwithyou.54.youwellknow,many,particularlyceramic（陶器的）,piggybanksdonothavean

25、openingtoremovethemoney.Nowwhyisthat?Thetheorygoesthatthisistoserveasalessoninfinancesforchildren.Thepiggybanksenablesachildtosavehismoney,butforceshimtojustifyhisspendingasinordertoaccessthemoneyheneedstobreakhispiggybank.Thislessonseemstohavebeenforgottenbymanyadults!Maybeweshouldkeepapiggybankino

26、urfrontfoyeranddeposit（存儲(chǔ)）ourloosechange55 .wecomehomeeachday!PartinReadingComprehension（30marks）Directions:Readthefollowingthreepassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.Foreachofthemthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatfitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveni

27、nthepassage.ATheRiverThameswasoncedescribedasbiologically（生物學(xué)地）dead'.Awaterwaypollutedwithsomuchindustrialwastethatnowildlifecouldsurviveinit.Buttodayithasbecomeathriving（繁榮的）naturalhabitatandateamofconservationistsrestoringthefamousriverhavebeenofferedatopenvironmentawardfortheirwork.Ncarly40mi

28、lesoftheriverhavebeenimprovedinthelastfiveyearsthroughalmost400EnvironmentAgencyrestorationprojects.Asaresult,theriverisnowhometosome125speciesoffish,whilemanyothersarereturning.Therivermouthsupportsshellfisheriesandisanurseryground（育苗場）forbass（妒魚）stocks,andthewaterqualityoftheThameshasimproved.Alas

29、tairDriver,theEnvironmentAgency'snationalconservationmanager,saidthatinthelast150years,theThameshadbeenpollutedseriouslyandthatithadtakenthousandsofpeopledecadestorestoreittoitscurrentcondition.Strictregulationsforpollutingindustriesandourworkwithfarmers,businessesandwatercompaniestoreducepollut

30、ionandimprovewaterqualityhavehelpedtomaketheThamesalivingriveronceagain."Buthewarnedthattheriver'srecoverywasstillfragile”,sinceitwasunderthepressurefromagrowingpopulationandclimatechange.HesaidadvancedprojectsandcooperationwithvariouspeopleandorganizationsaimatdealingwiththeproblemstheTham

31、esfacesandensuring（確保）itstillafamousriverformanycenturiestocome.Actor,DavidSuchet,askillfulboaterandchairmanoftheRiverThamesAlliance,said,Iamfortunateinmylifetohavetraveledwidelyandenjoyedmanyotherriversworldwide.ButtheRiverThamesispricelessanditisoneofthemostglitteringjewelsinthecrownofourEnglishhe

32、ritage/,BorisJohnson,MayorofLondon,said,TheThamesisoneofourmostpreciousresources,soIamexcitedtoseethateffortstoimproveandpreserveitsgoodhealtharebeingpraisedontheworldstage.”The£220,000prize,awardedattheInternationalRiveSymposiuminAustralia,willgototheThamesRiversRestorationTrust.56 .Whichoneof

33、thefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A.TheRiverThameshasbecomeanurserygroundnow.B. TheRiverThameshasbeenawell-knownriverinEngland.C. ManyagenciestookpartintherestorationprojectsontheRiverThames.D. TheRiverThameswasoncepollutedbyindustrialwaste.57.WhatcanwelearnaboutDavidSuchet?A. Hesaidsomefactorieshaveb

34、eenregulatedtoreducepollutants.B. Heisanactorwhoisgoodatboating.C. Hehastraveledtoalriversintheworld.D. HeisamanageroftheEnvironmentAgency.58. Whatdoestheunderlinedwordfragile"inthefourthparagraphmean?A.Closelyprotected.B.Mostvisited.C.Easilydamaged.D.Stronglypraised.59. WhatwasBorisJohnson'

35、;sattitudetowardsthehonor?A.Excited.B.Moved.C.Concerned.D.Disappointed.60. Accordingtothepassage,allofthefollowingstatementsaretrueEXCEPT.A.peoplearetryingtobringmorelifetotheThamesnowadaysB. theMayorofLondonthinkstherestoringworkisworthwhileC. DavidSuchetthinkshighlyoftheThamesD. Australiawasalsoaw

36、ardedinthecompetitionBThoreauandothernaturalistshavepraisedthebenefitsofnaturetoyourstateofmindintheirworks,buttherearesomeresearchesshowinghownaturemakesyousmarter.Astudyhasfoundthatexposuretothegreatoutdoorsimprovescognitive（認(rèn)知的）function.Expertshavecalledthisattentionrestorationtherapy（注意力修復(fù)治療）.In

37、thestudy,researchersfromtheUniversityofMichiganaskedagroupofvolunteerstocompleteatakedesignedtochallengememoryandattention.ThevolunteersthentookawalkineitheraparkorindowntownAnnArbor.Afterthewalk,volunteersreturnedtothelabandwereretestedonthetask.Theperformanceonthememoryandattentiontaskgreatlyimpro

38、vedinpeoplefollowingthewalkinthepark,butdidnotimproveinthosewhowalkeddowntown.Whynaturemakesyousmarter?Accordingtotheexperts,onereasonhastodowithhownatureaffectsyourattention.Youhavetwotypesofattention.Oneisinvoluntary,whereyourattentionisattractedbysomestimuli（刺激物）.Andtheotheroneisdirectedattention

39、,whereyoucontrolyourattention.Directedattentionisimportantformemory,resolvingconflictandreducingabsentmind.Beinginnatureexposesyoutosoothingstimulithatengagesyourinvoluntaryattention.Itgivesyourdirectedattentionarestandachancetobecomerenewed.Whenyouareinacity,youareconstantlyvigilant（警覺的）,yourdirect

40、edattentionisturnedonandcannotgetarest.RichardLuovcreatedthetermnaturedeficit（缺乏）disorderdisorder"todescribeaconditionofbeingsooutoftouchwithnaturethatwelosehumility,ourspirituality,ourhumanityandwealsoareathigherriskofobesity（月巴胖）,depressionandotherdisease.Hisfirstbook,LastChildintheWoods,wasa

41、boutthenegativeeffectsofanaturedeficitonchildren,buthisnewbook.TheNaturePrinciple,describeshowadultsareequallyatriskiftheyseldomspendtimewithnature.Ifyoucan'tbeinnaturetoday,getascreensaverofnature.Inanotherpartofthestudy,peoplewhoweresimplyshownphotosofnaturedidbetteroncognitivefunctionthanthos

42、eshownurbanimages.ButIthinkitwillbebetterforyoutogooutandexperiencetherealthings.61. Whichofthefollowingprobablybelongstotheattentionrestorationtherapy?A.Doingexerciseinthegym.B. ReadingThoreau'sworksathome.C. Joggingaroundintheshoppingmall.D. Walkingorrunningthroughalocalpark.62. Fromthesecondp

43、aragraph,wecanlearnallEXCEPTthat.A.thestudywasconductedbyexpertsofUniversityofMichiganB. thestudyisaboutpeople'smemoryandattentionC. thestudyindicatesnaturehasagoodeffectonmemoryandattentionD. theparticipantsshouldwalkinboththeparkanddowntown63. Accordingtothepassage,whenoneisconsideredtoengagey

44、ourinvoluntaryattention?A.Rememberingthings.B.Relaxinginnature.C.Solvingproblems.D.Beingcautious.64. WhichistheCORRECTinformationaboutRichardLuov?A.Hefoundthereasonforobesity.B. Hewroteabookaboutchildren'sproblems.C. Hehaspublishedanewhealthbook.D. Hecreatedatermtodescribepeoplewhospendlittletim

45、einnature.65.whichofthefollowingwouldtheauthorhighlyadvisereaderstodo?A.Getapictureofnature.E. Avoidwatchingurbanimages.F. Setyourscreenwithanimageofnatureasthebackground.G. Gooutandspendtimeinnature.CThoughmucheffortandmanyresourceshavebeenspentonprotectingtheendangeredgiantpanda,researchbyanintern

46、ationalteamofscientistsshowsthatmuchsuitablepandahabitatisoutsidethenaturereservesandareaswherethepandaisreportedtolive.ThisresearchcanhelptheChinesegovernmentandinternationalnongovernmentalorganizationsdevelopfullstrategic（戰(zhàn)略上的）plansformoreeffectiveconservationofthepanda,“saidJianguoJack"Liu,M

47、SUUniversityDistinguishedProfessoroffisheriesandwildlife.Overall,about40percentofthesuitablehabitatforpandasisinsidethenaturereserves,“saidAndresVina,aspecialist.Butwehavealsoidentifiedpotentiallysuitablehabitatoutsidethe_»reserves.Thegiantpandaistherarestmemberofthebearfamily.Pandasoncerangedt

48、hroughoutmostofChina,northernVietnamandnorthernMyanmar.Today,fewerthan1,600giantpandasliveinthewildinthreeChineseprovinces;Gansu,ShanxiandSichuan.Humanactionsincludinglogging（伐木）,residentialdevelopmentandtheexpansionoffarmingareconsideredthemainreasonsforthedramaticdecreaseofthegiantpanda'shabit

49、at.Theresearchteamdevelopedhabitatmodelsusinggeographicalandenvironmentalinformationgatheredbysatellitesoverlaidwithinformationonpandaoccurrence.Afteranalyzingsixmountainregionsinthethreeprovinceswherepandasareknowntolive,thescientistsdevelopedahabitatsuitabilityindex（索弓I）fortheentire48,328square-mi

50、learea.Therange-widehabitatanalysismodelgivesthegovernmentandotheragenciesanewtoolastheydevelopconservationstrategiesnotonlyforpandasbutalsoformanyotherendangeredspecies.TheChinesegovernmentplanstoaddabout69,500squaremilesoflandtothecountry'snaturereservesystembetween2010and2020,"saidZhiyun

51、Ouyang,directoroftheLabofUrbanandRegionalErologyattheChineseAcademyofSciencesinBeijing.Soopportunitiesexisttocreatenewreserves,toexpandexistingreservesandtocreatepathwaysthatincreasetheconnectivityamongthereserves.Onthebasisofourresults,wesuggestsomenewareasbeincludedinChina'snaturereservesystem

52、.”66. WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A. Chinahasmadelotsofeffortstoprotectthegiantpanda.B. Pandaslivebetteronlyoutsidethenaturereserves.C. Moreplansshouldbecreatedtoprotectthegiantpandas.D. LiuJianguoisaprofessorwhodevoteshimselftofisheriesandwildlife.67. Accordingtothepassage,thegiantpandas.A. haveth

53、esamelivinghabitasbearsB. areonlysuitabletoliveinGansu,ShanxiandSichuanC. willallbeprotectedinthenaturereservesD. areendangeredmainlyduetothedamagetotheirhabitat68.Thepurposeofdevelopinghabitatmodelsis.A.toknowwherepandasactuallyliveinChinaE. tobuildalargernaturereserveforthepandasF. todevelopconser

54、vationstrategiesforendangeredspeciesG. togivegovernmentsawarning69. Theunderlinedwordoverlaid“inthefifthparagraphprobablymeans”.A.coveredB.connectedC.copedD.varied70. Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.ZhiyunOuyanghopesmoreareaswillbecomenaturereservesinChina.B. Chinahasabout69,500squaremilesofnat

55、urereservesnow.C. Theexistingreserveswillremainthesame.D. Theexistingreservesshouldn'tbeexpanded.PartIVWriting(45marks)SectionA(10marks)Directions:Readthefollowingpassage.FillinthenumberedblanksbyusingtheInformationfromthepassage.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.Priortotheexplosiveexpansio

56、nofHome-basedbusinessopportunities,theusualworkformhomepositionnormallyinvolvedanactualindividualofferingaservicetothenearbycommunityorneighborhood.Thistypeofenterprisestillneededanumberofthelogistical(邏輯的；運(yùn)籌的)functionsofstandardsmallbusinesses,suchasstockinginventory,sendingorders,makingsalescalls,

57、andsoon.Andformany,suchaslandscapedesignorshippingcompany,thisalsorequiredhavingvehicles,equipmentandalsomanagingemployees.Althoughtheseopportunitiescontinuetoexistcurrently,thegrowingunitizationoftheInternethasalsoopenedyetanotherbusinessopportunity,theOnlinebasedworkformhomebusiness,inwhichthepersonhardlyeverreallywillhavetoleavehisorherhome.Mostoftheregulardutiesstatedearlierarenolongernecessary.Productssuchase-booksandprogramsaregenerallytransportedtotheclientwiththeclickofamouse.Evenhard"goodssuchasbikes,videogames,DVDsandflowersare