安徽省桐城中学高三英语第二次月考试题新人教版.doc

桐城中学2013届高三第二次月考
英 语 试 题

本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。
第I卷（选择题，共115分）
回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上，听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转填到答题卷的相应位置。
第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What kind of person does the man like to work with?
A. People with humorous character.
B. People with rich knowledge.
C. People with positive attitude.
2. Which is not the man’s hobby after work?
A. Making friends B. Traveling C. Collecting stamps
3. What do we know about the woman’s dictionary?
A. It is in the living room.
B. It is in the study room.
C. It is missing.
4. What can we know about the man?
A. He is unsure about the phone number.
B. He wants to try the number.
C. He remembers the telephone number clearly.
5. Why did Janet give up her job?
A. She earned low salary.
B. She had to work so long.
C. She was not promoted.
第二节 （共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A，B，C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. What do they want to do tonight?
A. They want to relax themselves.
B. They want to celebrate their anniversary.
C. They want to celebrate the woman’s birthday.
7. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. Invite Debbie to join them.
B. Find a person to look after their child.
C. Get everything ready at home.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What is the man looking for?
A. A post office. B. A gas station. C. A police station.
9. Where is the nearest service station?
A. Next to the post office.
B. Next to the bank.
C. Across the post office.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where does the dialogue probably take place?
A. In a library. B. In a classroom. C. In a bookstore.
11. When can the man have the chance to get the book?
A. Next day. B. Next month. C. Next week.
12. What do we know about the book the man needs?
A. It is as good as the other three.
B. It is well worth reading.
C. It isn’t as good as the previous three.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does Jack advise Mary to do?
A. Lie down and relax. B. Drink more fruit juice. C. Keep a good mood.
14. What time is it now?
A. 9:45 B. 10:00 C. 10:15
15. When will Jack come to see Mary next time probably?
A. On Thursday. B. On Friday。 C. On Saturday.
16. What does Mary ask Jack to do?
A. Have her computer examined.
B. Bring her computer here next time.
C. Take her computer away home.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where has BrainDriver been created?
A. In Japan B. In German C. In the US
18. What can be seen in the video?
A. A thought-powered car is driving to the beach.
B. A thought-powered car is driving to the train station.
C. A thought-powered car is driving to the airport.
19. How many sensors are there on the special headset?
A. 13 B. 16 C. 19
20. What is the current situation of the car?
A. It is under test.
B. It’s been put to use in some countries.
C. It has been popular.
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）
第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）
从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. Hu Jintao, ______ President of China, insists that Diaoyu Island is ______ part of China, which is beyond doubt.
A. the; the B. /; a C. the; a D. /; /
22. From mum’s love, patience and understanding, I have learned what a huge responsibility ________ is to raise a child.
A. this B. that C. it D. one
23. The American film that abused the Prophet (先知) was a(n) _____ to public protest (抗议) against the United States.
A. cause B. origin C. invitation D. direction
24. --- The young mother was really brave and great, who sacrificed herself for the children’s security.
--- So she was. And we can’t admire her courage ________________.
A. too much B. at all C. a little D. any longer
25. The last thirty years ____________ the greatest number of laws stopping our rights and progress, until today we have reached a point ______________ we have almost no rights at all.
A. saw; where B. have seen; where
C. saw; when D. have seen; when
26. The Chinese swimming team were wild with joy when they _____ third in the relay race, which was really a success.
A. turned out B. came out C. worked out D. went out
27. --- Will the match be cancelled because of the bad weather?
--- No, rain or shine, the match will be held as _____________.
A. schedule B. scheduling C. scheduled D. to schedule
28. __________ the current situation of Sino-Japanese relations, many interactions (交流) have been canceled or put off.
A. In terms of B. In case of C. In spite of D. In view of
29. By the time they got to the quake-stricken area of Yiliang, the rescuers ________________ what difficulty they would have helping the victims out.
A. sensed B. have sensed C. had been sensing D. were sensing
30. _____________ on both sides of the street ____________ excited fans who wanted to see the famous singing star.
A. Standing; was B. Waiting; were
C. Arriving; was D. Living; were
31. --- How long is it ___________ you picked up your badminton training?
--- It was not until my finance became better in last December __________ I started the training.
A. before; when B. until; that C. that; when D. since; that
32. --- Are you a newcomer?
--- Yes, is there anything important?
--- Class regulations require _____________ is the last to leave the classroom _____________ off all the lights.
A. who; should turn B. whom; shall turn
C. whomever; turns D. whoever; turn
33. The astronaut did many experiments in the spaceship, _____________ much help for knowing space.
A. which we think it is of B. which we think are of
C. of which we think is D. we think which are of
34. --- Is Bob still working in your school?
--- I’m afraid not. He is said _______________ and _______________ in a private school recently.
A. to resign; to teach B. to have resigned; to teach
C. to resign; to be teaching D. to have resigned; to be teaching
35. --- You won’t believe it, Sam. I was chosen as an exchange student to China.
--- Congratulations! _________________.
A. That’s really something B. You did a good job
C. That’s all right D. Just your luck
第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并填入答题卷的相应位置。
A little boy was __36__ his Saturday morning playing in his sandbox. He had with him his box of cars and trucks, his plastic pail (桶), and a shiny, red plastic shovel (锹). In the __37__ of creating roads and tunnels in the soft sand, he discovered a large rock in the middle of the sandbox.
　　The boy __38__ around the rock, managing to remove it from the dirt. With a little bit of __39__, he pushed the rock __40__ across the sandbox by using his feet. (He was a very small boy, and the rock was very large.) When the boy got the rock to the __41__ of the sandbox, however, he found that he couldn’t roll it up and __42__ the little wall.
　　__43__, the little boy shoved (猛推), pushed, and pried (撬动), but every time he thought he had made some progress the rock __44__ and then fell back into the sandbox. The little boy grunted (发牢骚), struggled, pushed, and shoved; but his only __45__ was to have the rock roll back, smashing (砸在) his chubby fingers .
　　Finally he burst into tears of __46__. All this time the boy’s father watched from his living room window as the drama __47__. At the moment the tears fell, a large __48__ fell across the boy and the sandbox. It was the boy’s father. Gently but __49__ he said, “Son, why didn’t you use all the __50__ that you had available?” Defeated, the boy sobbed back, “But I did, Daddy, I did! I used all the strength that I had!” “No, son,” __51__ the father kindly. “You didn’t use all the strength you had. You didn’t ask me.” With that the father __52__, picked up the rock and removed it from the sandbox.
　　Do you have “__53__” in your life that need to be removed? Are you discovering that you don’t have __54__ it takes to lift them? There is ONE who is always __55__ to us and willing to give us the strength we need. Isn’t it funny how we try so hard to do things ourselves?
36. A. devoting B. spending C. sparing D. applying
37. A. event B. end C. process D. beginning
38. A. dug B. grasped C. dragged D. shook
39. A. caution B. tiredness C. disappointment D. struggle
40. A. slightly B. hardly C. gently D. swiftly
41. A. end B. frontier C. edge D. bottom
42. A. across B. over C. through D. beside
43. A. Delighted B. Determined C. Disordered D. Disabled
44. A. turned up B. turned in C. turned over D. turned to
45. A. purpose B. regret C. effort D. reward
46. A. frustration B. expectation C. amusement D. relief
47. A. performed B. expanded C. progressed D. improved
48. A. character B. shade C. figure D. shadow
49. A. softly B. angrily C. firmly D. forcedly
50. A. strength B. competence C. help D. energy
51. A. announced B. agreed C. admitted D. corrected
52. A. turned down B. reached down C. took down D. broke down
53. A. rocks B. difficulties C. milestones D. dilemma
54. A. which B. what C. that D. where
55. A. affordable B. accessible C. achievable D. available
第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并填入答题卷的相应位置。
A
Swearing (说脏话) can provide effective relief from pain - but not if you swear all the time, researchers have found.
A study found releasing the strange expletive (=swearing) helped people cope with discomfort in the short-term but the frequency of swearing played an important role.
Researchers at Keele University's School of Psychology employed 71 undergraduates who were asked to carry out a cold-water challenge while either repeating a swear word or a non-swear word.
The students put their hand in room temperature water for three minutes to act as a control before diving it into cold 5℃ water for as long as they could while repeating their word.
The level of sensed pain together with a change in heart rate were compared while people swore or said their non-swear word.
The group was also asked about how much they swore in daily life and this was analyzed together with their level of pain tolerance.
Writing in the Journal of Pain, the authors concluded: “Swearing increased pain tolerance and heart rate compared with not swearing.”
“Moreover, the higher the daily swearing frequency, the less was the benefit for pain tolerance when swearing, compared with when not swearing.”
Dr Richard Stephens, a senior lecturer in psychology at Keele, said:  “Swearing is a very emotive form of language and our findings suggest that using swear words moderation (适度、节制) can be an effective and readily available short-term pain reliever.”
“However, if you're used to swearing all the time, our research suggests you won't get the same effect.”
56. The purpose of this research mentioned in the passage is ____________________.
A. to encourage people to swear when they feel pain.
B. to explain the benefits of swearing.
C. to indicate the relation between swearing and pain tolerance.
D. to prove that people repeating a swear word are stronger than non-swear speakers.
57. According to the passage, which of the statements is TRUE?
A. The more frequently you swear, the better your ability to stand pain will be.
B. The heart rate of the participants will be increasing while they are swearing in the experiment.
C. If you repeat a swear word in moderation, you will relieve much of the pain for a long time.
D. Swearing plays a very important role in relieving the pain and comforting yourself.
58. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The effect, to some extend, that swearing has on relieving the pain is limited.
B. The non-swear speakers must feel more pain than the speakers who swear.
C. If you swear all the time, you won’t get the same effect.
D. The participants of this research must put their hand into cold water for a long time.
59. What’s the best title of this passage?
A. More swearing, less Pain. B. Swearing: the best way to relieve pain.
C. Let’s swear together. D. Swearing can be good for you.

B
MIT researchers have developed an algorithm (计算程序) that can "detect" drivers who're likely to drive straight across a red light - before they do so.
The monitor "watches" deceleration (=slow down) and distance from a light - and "guesses" which cars are likely to break the Highway Code.
Most importantly, the software can provide two seconds' warning if someone else is about to shoot across a crossroads - enough time for other drivers to hit the brakes.
Jonathan How, the Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics at MIT, says "smart" cars of the future may use the system to help drivers foresee and avoid potential accidents.
The researchers tested the algorithm on data collected from an intersection (十字路口) in Virginia, finding that it accurately identified potential violators within a couple of seconds of reaching a red light — enough time, according to the researchers, for other drivers at an intersection to be able to react to the threat if alerted (发出警报).
Compared to other efforts to model driving behavior, the MIT algorithm brought fewer false alarms, an important advantage for systems providing guidance to human drivers.
The researchers report their findings in a paper that will appear in the journal IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems.
60. What’s the meaning of the underlined word in the first paragraph?
A. warn B. tell C. notice D. direct
61. Which of the following statements is NOT the advantage of this algorithm?
A. It will raise the alarm when the driver breaks the traffic rules.
B. It usually produces fewer false alarms.
C. It helps drivers avoid potential accidents by judging the threats.
D. The monitor of this algorithm can judge the traffic condition from the lights of other vehicles.
62. According to Jonathan How, we know that his attitude towards the future of this algorithm is ______________.
A. worried B. pessimistic C. optimistic D. puzzled
63. We can learn from the passage that the algorithm _______________________.
A. has been in use on a large scale. B. can send out a warning a few minutes earlier.
C. must be connected with a powerful computer. D. is still in a theoretical stage.

C
Let Baby Cry
The parents with their three-year-old son went to see a film.
When they walked into the cinema, the attendant said to them, “you’ll have to go out if your son cries. But we’ll refund you the tickets.”
About half an hour later, the husband asked his wife, “What do you think of the film?”
“I’ve never seen such a boring film.” His wife answered. “It’s not worth seeing.”
“I don’t think much of it, either.” The husband said. “Wake the child up and let him cry.”
Blindfold Them
Stan: I won 92 goldfish.
Fred: Where a