2012届湖南省长沙一中高三第二次月考英语

湖南省长沙市一中2012届高三上学期第二次月考英语试卷时量：120分钟 满分：150分PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)SECTION A (22.5 marks) Directions: In this section, youll hear six conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by three choices marked A, B and C. Listen carefully and then choose the best answer for each question. You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation 11. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. On the street.B. In the supermarket. C. In a company.2. What time is it now? A. 4:00.B. 4:15.C. 4:30.Conversation 23. Whats the relationship between the two speakers? A. They are colleagues.B. They are classmates.C. They are old friends.4. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The woman didnt pass her physics exam. B. The woman is good at her history lessons. C. The man is worried about the coming exam,Conversation 35. What did the woman do first last night? A. The woman went for a snack with a man. B. The woman went to see a movie with a man. C. The woman stayed at home waiting for a man.6. What does the woman think of the man? A. The woman thinks the man is disgusting. B. The woman thinks the man is so talkative. C. The woman thinks the man is so mean with money.Conversation 47. What is the woman going to do? A. She is going to buy a new car. B. She is going to sell her old car. C. She is going to get car insurance.8. How long has the man had a policy with the company? A. Less than 4 years. B. About 5 years. C. He doesnt know.9. Why does the man recommend the woman his company? A. He thinks their rates are low. B. He thinks he always gets good service from them. C. He thinks they are good at insuring all kinds of vehicles. Conversation 510. Whats the woman doing now? A. Reading an article. B. Learning languages. C. Watching TV.11. What does the man think is the most difficult language? A. Chinese. B. Japanese. C. Finnish.12. How many different cases (格) do Hungarian nouns have? A. 35. B. 15. C. 25. Conversation 613. Whats the mans problem? A. His work is too tiring. B. He has been getting a bit short of breath. C. He has a strange pain, which keeps him awake.14. What has caused the problem? A. It has not been known yet. B. He was burnt by boiling water. C. He has tired himself out in his work.15. How will the woman find out the reason? A. By giving a few tests. B. By listening to the patient. C. By reading his local doctors report.SECTION B (7.5 marks) Directions: In this section, you will hear a short passage. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.Youll hear the short passage TWICE Who Took the Money?Character：Mrs. Smith and an old lady Events：Mrs. Smith sat down next to all old lady on a busTime：the day after 16. _She noticed the old ladys 17. _ was open and inside it was a wad(卷)of notesPlace：on a busShe decided to 18. _ the moneyShe put them in 19. _ Truth：Her money was 20. _ at homePART TWO LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 marks)【2012届湖南省长沙一中高三第二次月考】SECTION A (15 marks) Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.21. Everyone knows that _ is dangerous to play with fire, but _ is difficult is to prevent children from playing with fire. A. it; it B. what; what C. it; what D. what; it22. Lets make it at seven oclock on Tuesday morning at my office if _. A. youre convenient B. it is convenient to you C. you feel convenient D. it is convenient with you23. A man with a bleeding hand hurried in and asked, Is there a hospital around _ I can get some medicine for my wounded hand? A. that B. which C. where D. what24. If it _ rain tomorrow, we would not go out to have a picnic. A. should B. would C. might D. could25. I dont know if she _, but if she _ I will let you know. A. comes, comes B. comes, will come C. will come; comes D. will come; will come26. The dish _ nice, but the milk _ sour. A. smells; smells B. smells; is smelt C. is smelt; smells D. is smelt; is smelt27. Everyone in our class is working hard and doing what we could _ a good university. A. enter B. to enter C. entering D. entered28. It was not until midnight _ they reached the camp site. A. when B. while C. that D. as29. All her time _ experiments, she has no time for films. A. devoted to do B. devoted to doing C. devoting to doing D. is devoted to doing30. She was sitting by the window reading a book with her legs _. A. crossed B. being crossed C. to be crossed D. having crossed31. Is _ you want to say? asked the teacher. A. this B. that C. all that D. that all32. Dont you know, my dear friend, _ it is your money not you that she loves? A. that B. which C. who D. what33. Just because they make more money than I do, _ they seem to look down on me. A. so B. and C. but D. 不填34. He doesnt have _ furniture in his room - just an old armchair. A. any B. much C. some D. many35. The next thing we saw was smoke _ from over the mountain. A. rose B. risen C. to rise D. risingSECTION B (18 marks) 【2012届湖南省长沙一中高三第二次月考】Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context. Jerry was the kind of guy you love to hate. He was always in a good 36 and always had something positive to say. Jerry said, Each morning I 37 up and say to myself, Jerry, you have two choices today. You can choose to be in a good mood or you can choose to be in a bad mood. I choose to be in a good mood. Each time something 38 happens, I can choose to be a victim or I can choose to learn from it. I choose to learn from it. The bottom line: Its your 39 how you live your life. Several years later, I heard that Jerry was 40 by robbers. I saw Jerry about six months after the accident. Werent you 41 ? Did you lose consciousness? I asked. Jerry continued, The paramedics (护理人员) kept telling me I was going to be fine. But 42 they wheeled me into the emergency room and I saw the expressions on the faces, I got really scared. In their eyes, I 43 , Hes a dead man. I knew I needed to take action. What did you do? I asked. Well, there was a nurse shouting questions at me, said Jerry. She asked if I was allergic to anything. Yes, I replied. The doctors and nurses stopped working as they waited for my 44 . I took a deep breath and yelled, Bullets! Over their laughter, I told them, I am choosing to live. 45 on me as if I am alive, not dead. Jerry lived thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also because of his amazing attitude. I learned from him that every day we have the choice to 46 fully. Attitude, after all, is 47 .36. A. moodB. positionC. voiceD. condition37. A. standB. turnC. wakeD. give38. A. goodB. badC. importantD. unimportant39. A. freedomB. rightC. thingD. choice40. A. beatenB. hitC. killedD. shot41. A. scaredB. worriedC. anxiousD. angry42. A. althoughB. becauseC. whenD. if43. A. sayB. readC. thinkD. tell44. A. replyB. turnC. deathD. family45. A. WaitB. JokeC. OperateD. Work46. A. enjoyB. workC. studyD. live47. A. anythingB. everythingC. somethingD. nothing【2012届湖南省长沙一中高三第二次月考】SECTION C (12 marks) Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context. I never expected that I would be so busy. complained Lin Ran as final exams were going on. The 18-year-old girl was Fujian Provinces top scorer in last years college entrance examination. 48. _ chose the Chinese University of Hong Kong 49. _ both Peking University and Tsinghua University promised her a place. Im majoring 50. _ journalism, so Hong Kong will surely help widen my horizons, Liu said. It is about four months 51._ Liu Ran set foot on Hong Kong. She missed home a lot at the beginning, because of the food 52. _ language problems. The canteen offers mostly Western or Guangdong food. People speak Cantonese and almost 53._ classes are in English. Liu explained. Her English and Cantonese are now improving, but she still needs more time to adapt 54. _ the new environment. Im happy that I made the right decision to study here. With a mix of the Eastern and Western culture, there is so 55. _ to discover and learn, she said.PART THREE READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks) 【2012届湖南省长沙一中高三第二次月考】Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each 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. A LONDON, England (CNN) - The youngest person to sail solo around the world returned home Thursday from his 30,000-mile, 282-day ocean journey. Mike Perham, 17, sailed into Lizard Point in Cornwall, the southernmost point in Britain, at 9:47 a. m., his race team said. It feels absolutely brilliant, Mike told CNN by phone hours before crossing the finish line. Im really, really excited to be going across the line at last. It doesnt feel like long since 1 crossed it first. Mike set off on his round-the-world trip on November 18, 2008. He has been sailing his yacht (帆船), TotallyMoney.com, single-handedly, though a support team has been sailing next to him along the way. The teen has now achieved the title of Youngest Sailor to Circumnavigate the Globe Solo, according to the Guinness World Records. Mike learned how to sail when he was seven years old from his father, Peter and at age 14, he railed across the Atlantic alone. The teenagers school - which Mike describes as highly supportive of his trip - has redesigned his coursework to fit in with his trip. It also gave him some coursework to do during quiet moments, according to Mikes website. There havent been many of those quiet moments. Repeated autopilot failures forced him to stop for repairs in Portugal, the Canary Islands, South Africa, and twice in Australia, according to his website. Bad weather in the Southern Ocean - between Australia and Antarctica forced Mike to battle 50ft waves and 57 mph winds. He said at one point, a freak (反常的,怪异的)wave picked up the boat and turned it on its side. My feet were on the ceiling at the time, he told CNN. That was a really hairy moment, and I was certainly thinking, Why am I here? But we took the sails off and the day after I thought, This is brilliant! Mike describes his father as his biggest hero, always supportive of what he wanted to achieve. Peter Perham said he wasnt too worried about his son facing dangerous situations at sea, as long as he knew what to do and stayed safe.56. Mike Perham returned to Britain in _. A. August B. September C. October D. November57. Mike Perham is _ that went on the round-the-world trip in the world up till now. A. the first B. the fastest C. the oldest D. the youngest58. What does Mike think of his school? A. Tough. B. Doubtful. C. Considerate. D. Indifferent.59. We can tell from the passage that by thinking Why am I here?, Mike felt _. A. excited B. surprised C. regretful D. curious60. The passage mainly tells us _. A. Mikes exciting sail trip around the globe B. how Mikes father taught him to sail a boat C. the introduction of the Guinness World Records D. why CNN wanted to report the news to the public B John was waiting for the girl whose heart he knew, but whose face he didnt. Thirteen months ago, in a Florida library he took a book off the shelf with the previous owners name, Miss Hollis Maynell, and took great interest in the notes in the margin. The soft handwriting reflected a thoughtful soul and insightful mind. With time and effort he located her address. He wrote her a letter introducing himself and inviting her to correspond. During the following days the two grew to know each other through the mail. John requested a photograph, but she refused. She felt that if he really eared, it wouldnt matter what she looked like. Later they scheduled their first meeting-7:00 p.m. at Grand Central Station in New York. Youll recognize me, she wrote, by the red rose Ill be wearing on my lapel (翻领). So at 7:00 he was in the station looking for the girl with the red rose. A young woman in a green suit was coming toward him. Her figure was long and slim and her eyes were blue. Almost uncontrollably he made one step closer to her, and just at this moment he saw Hollis Maynell - a woman well past 40. The girl was walking quickly away. He felt as though he split in two, so keen was his desire to follow her, and yet so deep was his longing for the woman whose spirit had truly accompanied him and upheld his own. He did not hesitate. He squared his shoulders and said, Im John, and you must be Miss Maynell. I am so glad you could meet me; may I take you to dinner? The woman smiled, I dont know what this is about, son, she answered, but the young lady in the green suit begged me to wear this rose on my coat. And she said if you were to ask me to dinner, I should tell you that she is waiting for you in the restaurant across the street. She said it was some kind of test!61. We can infer from the passage that _. A. Miss Maynell was a very funny woman B. John got Miss Maynells address from the book C. John had known the secret and prepared in advance D. John succeeded in winning the heart of Miss Maynell62. According to the passage, Miss Maynell begged that woman to wear the rose to _. A. check if he was the man she wrote to B. make sure that the man was there on time C. compare with her and gain an advantage over her D. see whether he wasnt just interested in appearance63. Which of the following is RIGHT about the book? A. The woman put the book there on purpose. B. Part of the book was written by Miss Maynell. C. Miss Maynells name greatly aroused Johns interest. D. Possibly the book was once Miss Maynells but now it was owned by the library.64. The woman who wore the rose on her coat _. A. was a friend of Miss Maynell B. didnt know the girl who gave her the rose C. showed great admiration for the clever girl D. was moved deeply by the true love between the two youngsters65. The writer tries to tell us that A. it is useful to read often in the library B. Miss Maynell was brighter than John C. only the true love can stand the test D. you must make friends with an honest man C Until recently, the science of the future was supposed to be electronics and artificial intelligence. Today it seems more and more likely that the next great breakthroughs in technology will be brought through a combination of those two sciences with organic chemistry and genetic engineering. This combination is the science of biotechnology. Organic chemistry enables us to produce marvelous synthetic materials. However, it is still difficult to manufacture anything that has the capacity of wool to conserve (保存) heat and also to absorb moisture. Nothing that we have been able to produce so far comes anywhere near the combination of strength, lightness and flexibility that we find in the bodies of ordinary insects. Nevertheless, scientists in the laboratory have already succeeded in growing a material that has many of the characteristics of human skin. The next step may well be biotech hearts and eyes which can replace diseased organs in human beings. These will not be rejected by the body, as is the case with organs from humans. The application of biotechnology to energy production seems even more promising. In 1996 the famous science fiction writer, Arthur C. Clarke, many of whose previous predictions have come true, said that we may soon be able to develop remarkably cheap and renewable sources of energy. Some of these power sources will be biological. Clarke and others have warned us repeatedly that sooner or later we will have to give up our dependence on non-renewable power sources. Coal, oil and gas are indeed convenient. However, using them also means creating dangerously high levels of pollution. It will be impossible to meet the growing demand for energy without increasing that pollution to catastrophic (灾难性的) levels unless we develop power sources that are both cheaper and cleaner. It is attempting to think that biotechnology or some other science of the future can solve our problems. Before we surrender to that temptation we should remember nuclear power. Only a few generations ago it seemed to promise limitless, cheap and safe energy. Today those promises lie buried in a concrete grave in a place called Chernobyl, in the Ukraine. Biotechnology is unlikely, however, to break its promises in quite the same or such a dangerous way.66. According to the passage, the science of the future is likely to be _. A. biotechnology B. electronics C. genetic engineering D. nuclear technology67. The materials produced with organic chemistry are _.at present. A. as good as wool B. as good as an insects body C. better than natural materials D. not as good as natural materials68. According to the passage, it may soon be possible _. A. to transplant human organsB. to make artificial hearts and eyes C. to produce drugs without side effects D. to make something as good as human skin69. In 1996, Arthur C. Clarke predicted that A. the Chernobyl disaster would happen in two years B. biological power sources would be put into use soon C. oil, gas and coal could be repeatedly used in the future D. we will never stop using non-renewable power sources70. What do we learn from the last paragraph? A. Biological power will keep all its promises. B. Biological power is cheaper than nuclear power. C. Biotechnology can solve all our future energy problems.D. Biological power may not be as dangerous as nuclear power【2