湖北省黄冈市武穴市梅川高中2014年高二下学期3月月考英语(A)试卷.doc

湖北省黄冈市武穴市梅川高中2014年高二下学期3月月考英语（A）试卷

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)
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. Who will the pet belong to?
A. The man B. Lucy C. Anny
2. What advice does Weihua give ?
A.to visit the new Science Museum B. To see a nice place C. To see a new exhibition
3. What will the man do next?
A. He will help to find a hotel
B. He will help to find a restaurant
C. He will help to find a shop.
4. Who made an English speech at the graduation ceremony?
A. Only the woman B. Only Yang Yang C. The woman and Yang Yang
5. What are they talking about?
A. What birthday present will be taken to Jane.
B. How to get to Jane’s birthday party.
C. The man will miss Jane’s birthday party because of something.
第二节（共15小题；每小题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，各小题将给出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8题.
6.    What does the man think Cindy’s handbags?
A. It’s nice but expensive B. It’s nice and cheap C. It’s nice but an imitation brand
7.    How much is the woman’s handbag?
A. 60 yuan. B. 16 yuan. C. 30 yuan
8.    What should you do first when shopping online according to the conversation?
A. To go through the shopping list first.
B. To apply for a user’s passport first.
C. To click on the thing you have chosen first.
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题.
9.    Who is Midori?
A. She is an American violinist. B. She is a Chinese violinist C. She is a Japanese violinist.
10. When did Midori tour the United States?
A. At the age of 8. B. At the age of 14. C. At the age of 40.
11. Why does the man admire his grandmother?
A. Because she was a talented violinist.
B. Because she was a famous singer.
C. Because she was an unusual skater.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题.
12. Why does the woman love and respect her parents?
A. They instructed her and valued her opinion.
B. They gave her too much freedom.
C. They helped her economically.
13. What can we know about the two speakers?
A. They get along well with their parents.
B. They are always allowed to do what they want to.
C. They came from different countries
14. What does the man think of his parents?
A. They feel no love for him.
B. They control him too much.
C. They are easy to get along with.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题.
15. Where does the man plan to go?
A. The city library. B. The bookstore. C. Our school library.
16. What kind of books does the man like best?
A. Detective stories B. Short stories. C. Fairy tales.
17. What is a good way to save money according to the conversation?
A. Reading some writings on internet.
B. Reading some writings in the bookstore.
C. Reading some writings at home.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题.
18. Why is it often said that eyes can speak?
A. Because love feeling can be expressed with our eyes.
B. Because wishing to attract one’s attention can be expressed with our eyes.
C. Because much meaning can be expressed with our eyes.
19. What is the meaning if a man looks at a woman for more than 10 seconds?
A. He wishes to talk to her.
B. He wishes to attract her attention.
C. He wishes to remind her to be dressed unsuitable.
20. How should eye contact be done?
A. According to the relationship of the two people
B. According to the place where you stay.
C. According to the relation of the two people and the place where you stay.

第二部分：词汇知识运用（共二节，满分30分）
第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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. He created a lot of vivid characters in his best-selling novels, thus winning the ______ of book-lovers all over the world.
A. affection B. sympathy C. bonus D. dignity
22. I was grateful to Anna for being open and giving me the opportunity to explain and ________ the misunderstanding between us.
A. handle B. clarify C. raise D. develop
23. It is typical of him to go into business alone instead of______ anyone else, which accounts for the breakdown of your cooperations.
A.putting up with B.keeping up with C.catching up with D.teaming up with
24. Take care during the holidays! Drinking too much can ________ heart disease and cause high blood pressure.
A. relate to B. contribute to C. attend to D. devote to
25. In spite of numerous failures, they were determined to continue to the experiment with their new product.
A.conduct B.distinguish C.evaluate D.remark
26. The Foundation trilogy was one of his most famous works, which was ______ based on the fall of the Roman Empire.
A. vividly B. sharply C. loosely D. awfully
27. Your job here is ______, for you will be removed from it when we have a proper post for you
A. permanent B. compulsory C. temporary D. fundamental
28. Lack food supplies and wanted by the police, the terrorists made a ______ attempt to hijack(劫持) a plane to Iran.
A. brave B. fresh C. harmful D. desperate
29. At the school opening ceremony, our headmaster required us students to raise our competitive ______ in modern society.
A. spirit B. intention C. awareness D. ambition
30. Almost everyone is ______ bringing down the price of housing because it is too high now.
A. in favor of B. in charge of C. in search of D. in honor of
第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，共20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
My grandmother’s eightieth birthday was approaching and I was at a loss as to what to give her. She had recently moved into a nursing home and didn’t have room for 31 things. She insisted that she didn’t need a thing.
. 32 , I came up with an idea. In her 33 card, I sent her a gift certificate (礼券) for “A letter a 34 for the next year!” It was a big 35 . I knew that she’d love to 36 . what was going on in my life.
The letter gift certificate was a big 37 . She got fifty-two letters that first year. Some were 38 and filled with homesickness. Others were short and newsy. More than once what she 39 was just a funny card with a few short 40 . All showed her that I was thinking of her regularly.
41 her next birthday came around, she asked for another letter gift certificate. 42 , that’s also what she wanted next eight birthdays.
For nine years I wrote her. She was rarely able to 43 back. I flew home annually to 44. and soon realized that the entire nursing home staff knew all the details of my 45 , as more and more often they were 46 the letters to her.
My 47 letter arrived the day after her death. I felt I had given her the best gift I could. What I hadn’t counted on (指望) was how her gift would come full circle to me.
Months later, while 48 her things, my dad found a box full of letters from me. Those letters were filled with moments and pictures I had completely forgotten. She 49 those memories for me in my letters. Sometimes our gifts to others come back to us in 50 ways.
31. A. positive B. extra C. enjoyable D. unimportant
32. A. Fortunately B. Hopefully C. Finally D. Surprisingly
33. A. birthday B. Christmas C. greeting D. invitation
34. A. season B. month C. day D. week
35. A. lie B. conflict C. promise D. problem
36. A. face B. feel C. tell D. hear
37. A. joke B. challenge C. mistake D. hit
38. A. long B. boring C. interesting D. formal
39. A. sold B. received C. sent D. accomplished
40. A. notes B. questions C. lines D. tips
41. A. Although B. If C. As D. Unless
42. A. After all B. In general C. In fact D. Above all
43. A. look B. turn C. step D. write
44. A. visit B. hunt C. work D. cook
45. A. husband B. life C. vacation D. business
46. A. reading B. sending C. clarifying D. writing
47. A. short B. handwriting C. last D. open
48. A. going through B. seeing through C. throwing away D. taking away
49. A. lost B. ignored C. suspected D. saved
50. A. practical B. unexpected C. funny D. similar

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
（A）
When my father was dying, I traveled a thousand miles from home to be with him in his last days. It was far more heartbreaking than I'd expected, one of the most difficult and painful times in my life. After he passed away I stayed alone in his apartment. There were so many things to deal with. It all seemed endless. I was lonely. I hated the silence of the apartment.
But one evening the silence was broken: I heard crying outside. I opened the door to find a little cat on the steps. He was thin and poor. He looked the way I felt. I brought him inside and gave him a can of fish. He ate it and then almost immediately fell sound asleep.
The next morning I checked with neighbors and learned that the cat had been abandoned by his owner who'd moved out. So the little cat was there all alone, just like I was. As I walked back to the apartment, I tried to figure out what to do with him. Having something else to take care of seemed like the very last thing I needed. But as soon as I opened the apartment door he came running and jumped into my arms. It was clear from that moment that he had no intention of going anywhere. I started calling him Willis, in honor of my father’s best father.
From then on, things grew easier. With Willis in my lap time seemed to pass much more quickly. When the time finally came for me to return home, I had to decide what to do about Willis. There was absolutely no way I would leave without him.
It's now been five years since my father died. Over the years, several people have commented on how nice it was of me to rescue the cat. But I know that we rescued each other. I may have given him a home but he gave me something greater.
51. When the author first saw the cat, she _______.
A. didn’t know what to do B. was very happy
C. was angry with his crying D. felt sympathy for him
52. The underlined sentence in Para.3 implies that the author _______.
A. loved to stay alone in the house B. needed something to fill the empty house
C. was too busy and tired to keep a cat D. needed something to take care of to kill time
53. We can learn from the passage that _______.
A. Willis was named after the author’s father
B. time passed quickly after the author adopted Willis
C. the author and Willis were both homeless
D. Willis missed his previous owner
54. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. A little cat B. How to take care of animals
C. A painful experience D. What I got from a little cat
（B）
Background music may seem harmless, but it can have a powerful effect on those who hear it. Recorded background music first found its way into factories, shops and restaurants in the USA. Very soon it spread to other parts of the world. Now it is becoming difficult to go shopping or eat a meal without listening to background music.
　　To begin with, background music was intended simply to create a soothing (舒适的) atmosphere. Recently, however, it's becoming a big business. An American marketing expert has shown that music can boost(提升) sales or increase factory production by as much as a third.
　　But it has to be the light music. Lively music has no effect at all on sales. Slow music can increase receipts(收入) by 34%. This is probably because shoppers slow down and have more opportunity to spot items they would like to buy. Yet, slow music isn't always the answer. The expert found that in restaurants slow music meant customers took longer to eat their meals, which reduced overall sales. So restaurant owners might be well advised to play faster music to keep the customers moving-unless, of course, the resulting indigestion(消化不良) leads to complaints.
　55. Background music was first used ________.
A．in the cinemas and theatres in the USA
B．in the offices and hospitals in the USA
　　C．in the schools and churches in the USA
　　D．in the factories, shops and restaurants in the USA
　56. An American marketing expert has found background music can __________.
　　A．increase sales or factory production B．create a soothing atmosphere
　　C．make people slow down D．make people forget their worries
　57. Slow music is useless in ________ in increasing sales.
　　A．shops　 B．restaurants 　 C．factories D．cinemas
　58. Restaurant owners are advised to play ________ to increase overall sales.
　　A．lively music　B．loud music　　C．slower music　　D．faster music
（C）
We can achieve knowledge either actively or passively（被动地）. We achieve it actively by direct experience, by testing and proving an idea, or by reasoning.
We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else. Most of the learning that takes place in the classroom and the kind that happens when we watch TV or read newspapers or magazines is passive. Conditioned as we are to passive learning, it’s not surprising that we depend on it in our everyday communication with friends and co-workers.
Unfortunately, passive learning has a serious problem. It makes us tend to accept what we are told even when it is little more than hearsay and rumor（谣言）.
Did you ever play the game Rumor? It begins when one person writes down a message but doesn’t show it to anyone. Then the person whispers it, word for word, to another person. That person, in turn, whispers it to still another, and so on, through all the people playing the game. The last person writes down the message word for word as he or she hears it. Then the two written statements are compared. Typically, the original message has changed.
That’s what happens in daily life. The simple fact that people repeat a story in their own words changes the story. Then, too, most people listen imperfectly. And many enjoy adding their own creative touch to a story, trying to improve on it, stamping（打上标记）it with their own personal style. Yet those who hear it think they know.
This process is also found among scholars and authors: A statement of opinion by one writer may be restated as a fact by another, who may in turn be quoted by yet another; and this process may continue, unless it occurs to someone to question the facts