新课标2012-2013学年高一上学期第三次月考英语试题.doc

2012-2013学年度上学期第三次月考
高一英语试题【新课标】

时间：120分钟 分值：150分 　　
第一部分： 听力（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）
请听下面5段对话，选出最佳选项．
1．Which sport does the man think is most exciting?
A．Swimming． B．Sailing． C．Football．
2．Why isn’t Helen present?
A．S he forgot to come． B．S he changed her mind． C．She wasn’t invited．
3．What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?
A．Customer and waiter． B．Father and daughter． C．Doctor and patient．
4．How much does the man charge the woman for making the collar larger?
A．$20． B．$12． C．$21．
5．When can the man go to the cinema?
A．This Saturday evening． B．This Saturday afternoon． C．Next Satyrday morning．
第二节（共15小题；每小题1．5分，满分22．5分）
请听下面5段对话或独白，选出最佳选项．
请听第6段材料，回答第6~7两个小题．
6．What did the woman do this morning?
A．she studied in a library． B．she attended a lecture． C．she went to a bookstore．
7．What is true about Cheng Naishan?
A．She was born in Hong Kong．
B．She is the author of “Shanghai Lady”．
C．She shows great interest in new Shanghai．
请听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．What classes does the woman want to take?
A．Drawing classes． B．Languages classes． C．Dance classes．
9．How many classes are there in the evening?
A．One． B．Two． C．Three．
10．Which class will the woman take at last?
A．The 2:30 to 3:30one． B．The 7:30 to 8:30 one． C．The 6:30 to 7:30 one．
请听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．What does the woman do?
A．An English teacher． B．A car seller． C．A fashion designer．
12．Where does Aunt Sally work?
A．In France． B．In Italy． C．In England．

13．How many people are there in Aunt Pat’s family?
A．Three． B．Four． C．Five．
请听第9段材料，回答第14 至17题。
14．Where is the man from?
A．France． B．Italy． C．America．
15．What is the man’s job?
A．A writer． B．A teacher． C．A cook．
16．Which of the following British customs isn’t mentioned by the man?
A．People always say “sorry”．
B．People like to drink milk with tea．
C．People always talk about the weather．
17．What can we learn from the conversation?
A．The man’s wife is in France．
B．The man is happy living here．
C．The man’s daughter is in America．
请听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．When did Sally give up her tennis dreams?
A．After she studied in a college．
B．After she entered Stanford University．
C．After she spent three months practising．
19．How did Sally know young scientists were wanted?
A．Reading a newspaper article．
B．Watching a TV program．
C．Seeing a notice in the university．
20．How many people were selected from over 8,000 people?
A．5． B．35． C．53．
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。
21．The thief, who was put in ______ prison．had____ feeling of guilt（内疚）, so he made ________ great progress．
A．the, a, X B．X, the, a C．the, X, a D．X , a, X
22．---What can I help you, sir? --- I’d like to have this watch_______．
A．repaired B．repair C．repairing D．to be repaired
23．I can’t spend ______money on the car which is _____ expensive for me．
A．too much，much too B．far too, too much
C．much too, too much D．too many，much too
24．I don’t like the way ______you speak to him．
Which the following answer is wrong?
A．what B．in which C．that D．/
25．—Peter, hurry up! You ______ on the phone． —Oh, I ______．Thank you．
A．are being wanted; come B．are wanted; am coming
C．want; come D．will be wanted; should come
26．—What do you think of the new movie directed by Jackie Chan?
—Well, most people think it is wonderful．But _____, it is just a new one, nothing special．
A．pardon me B．I agree C．in my opinion D．it is all right
27．You can never know ________ when she received our nice birthday presents．
A．how Mary was excited B．how excited Mary was．
C．How excited was Mary D．Mary was how excited
28．He was sentenced to death ________ what he had stolen from the bank．
A．that B．since C．because D．because of
29．Scientists say it may be five or six years ____ it is possible to test this medicine on human patients．
A．since B．after C．before D．when
30．–Is that the small company you often refer to?
--Right, just the one _______ you know I used to work for years．
A．that B．which C．where D．as
31．Jones, _____ you think is very proud, is actually an easy-going lady．
A．that B．whom C．不填 D．who
32．What do you think of the reason _____ he gave at the meeting yesterday?
A．why B．for which C．that D．in which
33．The company was willing to provide us with what we needed, _____ made us excited．
A．what B．it C．which D．that
34．—Did you visit the museum today?
—No．We _____ it, but we spent too much time shopping．
A．could have visited B．must have visited C．could visit D．must visit
35．It is a good plan in theory, but it _____ to be seen whether it works in practice．
A．keeps B．stays C．stands D．remains
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
Are you a man or a mouse? When people ask this question they want to know 36 you are a 37 person or a coward（懦夫）．But you will never really know the answer to this question 38 you are tested in real life．Some people 39 they are brave but when they come face to face with real 40 , they act like cowards．Others think of themselves as cowards, but when they meet danger, they act like 41 ．
Lenny had always thought of himself as a 42 person．He got worried before examinations．He worried about his job and health．All he wanted in life was to be safe and healthy． 43 , on January 15th ,2002, a plane crashed into the Potomac River in Washington．Lenny went to the river to see what was happening．He saw a woman in the 44 water．Lenny did not feel afraid．He kept very 45 and did a very dangerous thing．He jumped into the Potomac, 46 to the woman, and kept her head 47 the water．Seventy-eight people died that day．Thanks to Lenny, it was not 48 ．
When you are in a very 49 situation and feel afraid, the body automatically produces a chemical in the blood．The chemical is called adrenalin（肾上腺素）． 50 adrenalin in the blood system, you actually feel stronger and stronger and are 51 to fight or run away．However, when you are absolutely terrified, the body can produce too much adrenalin．When this 52 , the muscles become very hard and you find you 53 move at all, You are then paralyzed（使瘫痪，使麻痹）with fear．This is 54 when we are very frightened, we sometimes say we’re “petrified”．This word comes from the Greek word “Petros”, which means “stone”．We are 55 frightened that we become stonelike．
36．A．how B．neither C．whether D．either
37．A．brave B．real C．hard D．certain
38．A．when B．until C．after D．once
39．A．realize B．find C．think D．agree
40．A．life B．question C．mouse D．danger
41．A．soldiers B．mice C．heroes D．cowards
42．A．useful B．brave C．nervous D．terrible
43．A．So B．Therefore C．Then D．Actually
44．A．fresh B．poisonous C．warm D．ice-cold
45．A．nervous B．calm C．frightened D．excited
46．A．went B．helped C．spoke D．swam
47．A．in B．under C．above D．from
48．A．an accident B．a mistake C．seventy-eight D．seventy-nine
49．A．dangerous B．comfortable C．different D．favorable
50．A．With B．Without C．For D．Like
51．A．afraid B．unable C．ready D．anxious
52．A．gets B．disappears C．happens D．goes
53．A．needn’t B．can’t C．mustn’t D．shouldn’t
54．A．where B．how C．because D．why
55．A．really B．very C．such D．so
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。
A
Victor’s hobby was collecting stamps．He had stamps from many countries, like England, Canada and China．On his birthday, can you guess what people gave him? That’s right---stamps．
Victor’s favourite stamps came from France．He had almost every stamp from 1954 to 2004．He only needed one．That was a 1974 special edition*．It was very hard to find．
He looked for it everywhere．He asked his friends and relatives to help him．But nobody could find the stamp．It made Victor very sad．
“Don’t worry．Never give up,” his father said to him．“If you have enough patience, you’ll find it one day．”
“I hope so,” Victor said．
Victor also liked writing．He had a penfriend in France．They wrote to each other every month．Victor’s penfriend, Phillip, usually used new stamps to send letters．Sometimes, his mother gave him stamps to use．Once Phillip’s mother gave him a big, green stamp．It looked old．When Victor received the letter, he was very surprised．On the envelope, he looked carefully at the stamp．It was the 1974 special edition stamp．Victor was so happy．He told his sister, his mother and his father．
“ You see,” his father said．“ You did find your stamp．So, it’s good to have two things in life．”
“What are they?” Victor asked．
“ Friends and patience．” He answered．
56．It was very difficult for Victor to find a special French stamp of _________．
A．1954 B．1974 C．1994 D．2004
57．What does the underlined word “patience” mean?
A．勇气 B．知识 C．耐心 D．目标
58．Who owned the special edition stamp at the very beginning?
A．Phillip． B．Phillip’s mother． C．Victor． D．Victor’s father．
59．The passage mainly tells us that ________ is（are） important to people．
A．a happy family B．a good hobby
C．relatives and friendship D．friends and patience
B
The story is about two old people named David and Rosy Jackson．Both of them had very bad memories．For example, Rosy would forget to cook dinner or take vegetables home after paying for them．David would show up for work on Sundays, thinking it was Monday．One winter they were to take a long plane trip．When they arrived at the airport, there were only ten minutes left．In that situation, anyone would get into the plane right away．But David and Rosy didn’t do so．They went to buy some flight insurance instead．Immediately after they put a two-pound note into a machine, their policy （保险单） came out．
    “Who would get the money if the plane crashed, I wonder?” asked Rosy．“My mother, of course,” her husband replied．“We should post the policy to her．Now, be quick! Give me a stamp, will you?” he said to Rosy．“The plane is going to take off in another minute．” David put the stamp on the envelope, dropped it into a postbox, and suddenly he let out a cry．
    What do you suppose happened to him? He had posted their plane tickets to his mother．
60．Rosy is David’s ______．
   A．friend        B．mother    C．sister      D．wife
61．This passage tells us that David and Rosy ______．
   A．were always short of time               B．always did everything in a great hurry
   C．were very forgetful     D．usually worked on Sundays
62．David meant to post his mother _____．
   A．two plane tickets     B．a two-pound note C．the flight insurance  D．an empty envelope
63．Mr Jackson made such a foolish mistake because ______．
A. he was worried about his mother       B．he had forgotten to buy a stamp 
C．he was worried about this flight  D．his memory was poor and he posted the letter in a great hurry
C
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You may start with these pages from this website — just to get a little taste of it without working too hard．
● A Is For Love
Flash cards for learning a few Chinese words
● Listening to the sound of Chinese
Play a few words of Chinese on your computer．
● A few Chinese words
Each word is enlarged for easy study．
If you are studying Chinese, these tools can help．
● Zhongwen site
More than a dictionary!
● Clavis Sinica
Excellent program by Professor David Porter．It displays a whole document in Chinese or , and gives individual word’s definition, pronunciation as well as much more information when you click on that word．If you are studying Chinese, this is a very useful tool．
● Chinese Character Visual Dictionary
If you like to know more, go to the following sites on the Internet．
● The Chinese Outpost
Pronunciation, Character and Grammar By Mark Andrew Baker．The best．A must-visit site．
● Learn Cantonese / Mandarin Online
● Internet Based Chinese Teaching and Learning
● Rainland Kids discover Chinese — Site is in Germany
If you want to have a better understanding of China, go to this one．
● Wanfang Data
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64．This passage is most probably from ______．
A．a TV programme B．a teacher’s lecture C．a newspaper D．the Internet
65．If you want to know each Chinese character’s definition, pronunciation and much more information, you’d better surf ______．
A．Zhongwen site B．A Is For Love C．Clavis Sinica D．A few Chinese words
66．If you want to know China about its culture, medicine, business, science, you’d better surf ______．
A．Learn Mandarin online B．Wanfang Data
C．Rainland kids discover Chinese D．The Chinese Outpost
67．The underlined word “gateway” in the last paragraph probably refers to ______．
A．an opening in a wall that can be closed by a gate
B．a place through which you can go to another place
C．the space when a door is open
D．a means of getting or achieving something

D
Pingyao, in the center of Shanxi Province, is a famous historic cultural city of China and a world cultural heritage （遗产） site．It’s 90 kilometers south of Taiyuan on the Fen River．
People lived in Pingyao during the New Stone Age．Its long period as a county government seat has left Pingyao with lots of historic buildings and sites, with a 2,700-year history．Ninety-nine of them are under government protection, including Zhengguo Temple, Shuanglin Temple and Pingyao Ancient City．
During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, businessmen organized commercial （商业的） groups that did business nationwide．Shanxi Province had some of the most important ones and Pingyao was their center．In 1823, a store, known as Rishengchang （Sunrise Prosperity）, traded in bank checks rather than in silver or gold coins．It was the beginning of modern Chinese banking．Branch （分支） banks were soon set up in major cities in China and other parts of Asia, leading to great development in Pingyao．Its lacquer ware （漆器） became well known．
In Pingyao Ancient City are many traditional houses and commercial buildings, 3,797 of which are protected and more than 400 of which are in good condition．Not only do the houses in Pingyao show Shanxi’s hist