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边城高级中学2011届高三第一次月考英语试题
时量：120分钟，总分：150分

PART ONE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)
Section A ( 22.5 marks )
Directions: In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet. You will hear each conversation TWICE.
Conversation 1
( ) 1. What are the two speakers talking about ?
A. Eggs. B. Easter. C. A birthday party.
( ) 2. What will the two speakers do with the eggs ?
A. Color and hide them. B. Color and eat them. C. Give them to their friends.
Conversation 2
( ) 3. What’s the woman afraid of ?
A. Getting lost. B. Taking ferries. C. Driving in.
( ) 4. What does the man think of New York ?
A. It’s a city difficult to take a taxi during rush hours.
B. It’ a city full of subways.
C. It’s an easy city to get around.
Conversation 3
( ) 5. What does the man want to do
A. Start a little weight training.
B. Play basketball with his friends.
C. Become a member of a basketball team.
( ) 6. What’s the relationship between the speakers?
A. Doctor and patient. B. Husband and wife. C. Instructor and player.
Conversation 4
( ) 7. What did the woman do last weekend?
A. She went to the beach. B. She visited her parents.
C. She had a trip to the countryside.
( ) 8. Why does the woman come home so soon?
A. She was invited only for the weekend. B. She has some work to do.
C. She has an appointment
( ) 9. What was the weather like at the weekend?
A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.
Conversation 5
( ) 10. What would the woman do if she won the lottery?
A. Buy a big house. B. Go round the world. C. Buy more lotteries
( ) 11. What will the speakers do?
A. Meet the boss. B. Have a cup coffee. C. Buy a lottery ticket.
( ) 12. What’s the possible relationship between the speakers?
A. Boss and secretary. B. Husband and wife. C. Workmates.
Conversation 6
( ) 13. What is the man looking for ?
A. A novel about a president.
B. A political science book.
C. A list of election results.
( ) 14. Where does the woman first direct the man to ?
A. The manager’ s office.
B. The paperback section.
C. The textbook area.
( ) 15. What kinds of books are listed in Books in Print?
A. Only those used in the university.
B. Only those in the field of political science.
C. Only those currently available from publishers.
Section B ( 7.5 marks )
Directions: In this section, you ’ll hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you ’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS.
You’ ll hear the mini-talk TWICE.
Time
Where / What to do
On Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:15
to 16 .
Meet in this room for the 17 of the course.
Every other week on Thursdays.
Use the research lab in Room 18 .
The day after tomorrow.
Get the books for the class-- 19 .
From 1:00 to 2:00 on _ 20__
Meet with the teacher during the office hours.
PART TWO: LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 marks)
Section A (15 marks)
Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose one answer that best completes the sentence.
21. If we sit near ______ front of the bus, we’ll have ______ better view.
A. 不填； the B. 不填；a C. the; a D. the；the
22. A great number of students ______ said they were forced to practice the piano.
A. to question B. to be questioned C. questioned D. questioning
23. America has something similar______ our country’s economic development but different _______ political policies.
A. from, to B. with , from C. to, from D. from, with
24. I stopped______ the Reader’s Digest and will no longer receive their monthly magazine.
A. submitting to B. attending to C. appealing to D. subscribing to
25. ____ the crisis of economy getting more and more serious, the government is searching for ways to improve people’s life.
A. As B. With C. When D. If
26. It was in China _________ he received higher education.
A. where B. that C. there D. which
27. It took us quite a long time to get to the amusement park. It was _____ journey.
A. three hour B. a three-hours C. a three-hour D. three hours
28. Chongqing and Wuhan are among the most important cities in China _______ their size and population.
A. in favor of B. in case of C. in view of D. in terms of
29. The book has been translated into thirty languages since it ______ on the market in 1973.
A. had come B. has come C. came D. comes
30. My new partner is a pretty girl______ name is Diane.
A. her B. she C. its D. whose
31. The room is in a terrible mess; it ______ cleaned.
A. can’t have been B. couldn’t be
C. mustn’t be D. mustn’t have been
32. It is said that in Africa over a third of the population were believed to have no ______ to the health care and advanced education.
A. control B. access C. opportunity D. accent
33. We are looking forward to _______ more of them in the coming Olympic Games.
A. see B. seeing C. seen D. be seen
34. Mr. Duncan raised an unnecessary question _______ he then failed to find an answer.
A. with which B. for which C. to which D. by which
35.---Sir, please keep in mind that this kind of computer, if______ properly, will work for at least ten years.
---Thank you! I will.
A use B using C used D being used
Section B (18 marks)
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are 4 words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with a word or phrase that best fits the context.
In the past, man didn’t have to think about the protection of his environment. There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be 36.
Today things are 37 , and the world has become too 38 . We’re using up our natural resources too quickly, and at the same time we are 39 our environment with dangerous chemicals. If we continue to do this, human life on the earth will not survive.
Everyone 40 today that if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing 41 , more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down forests will disappear and nothing will grow on the land. Yet, we 42 to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees.
We know that if rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we’ll die. 43 , in most countries wastes are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are 44 laws to stop this.
We know, too, that if the 45 of the world continues to rise at the present rate, in a few years there will not be enough food . What can we do to solve these problems?
If we eat more vegetables and less meat there will be more food available for every one. Land that is used to grow crops 46 five times more people than land where animals are kept. Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycle them.
The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control .
Finally, if we educate people to think about the problems, we shall have a better and cleaner 47 in the future.
36.A. beautiful B. unlimited C. rare D. valuable
37.A. common B. the same C. changeable D. different
38.A. crowded B. small C. dirty D. busy
39.A. protecting B. saving C. polluting D. fighting
40.A. wonders B. realizes C. considers D. discovers
41.A. poles B. boats C. methods D. ideas
42.A. continue B. have C. ought D. go on
43.A. Thus B. However C. Generally speaking D. Therefore
44.A. too many B. a few C. some D. few
45.A. production B. pollution C. population D. revolution
46.A. feeds B. increases C. supplies D. helps
47.A. nature B. sea C. planet D. forest
Section C (12 marks)
Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that best fits the context.
In order to know a foreign language thoroughly, four things are necessary. Firstly, we must understand the language when we hear 48 spoken. Secondly, we must be able to speak it ourselves correctly with confidence and without hesitation. 49 , we must be able to read the language, and fourthly, we must be able to write it. We must be able to make sentences that are grammatically correct.
There is no easy way to success 50 language learning. 51 good memory is a great help, but it is not enough only to memorize rules from a grammar book. It is not much use learning by heart long lists of words and their meanings, studying the dictionary and so on. We must learn by using the language. 52 we are satisfied with only a few rules we have memorized, we are not really learning the language. “Learn through use” is a good piece of 53 for those 54 are studying a new language. Practice is important. We must practise speaking and 55 (write) the language whenever we can.
PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)
Directions: Read the following four passages . Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are 4 choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
A
In the past ten years, many scientists have studied the differences between men and women. And they all got the same answer: The sexes are different, because their brains are different. And this, the scientists say, makes men and women see the world in different ways.
Boys, for example, generally are better than girls at mathematical ideas. Boys also generally are better than girls at the kind of hand and eye movements necessary for ball sports. Girls, on the other hand generally start speaking earlier than boys. And they generally(通常) see better in the dark than boys and are better at learning foreign languages.
What makes men and women better at one thing or another? The answer is the brain. The brain has two sides connected by nerve(神经) tracks. The left side generally is used for mathematics, speech and writing. The right side is used for artistic creation and the expression for emotions(情感). In men and women, different areas in each side of the brain develop differently. In boys, for example, it’s the area used for mathematics. In girls, it is the area used for language skills. Another interesting difference is that the two sides of a man’s brain are connected by a smaller nerves than the two sides of a woman’s brain are.
56. Which of the following is best to outline(概括) the article?
A. Research on the Brain B. Differences between Men and Women
C. People’s Different Brains D. Who Are Better, Boys or Girls
57. ___________ men and women think differently.
A. Sex makes B. The different brains make
C. The different experiences make D. The influences of society make
58. According to the article, girls are generally better than boys at ________ in your school.
A. Mathematics B. Physics C. English D. Chemistry
59. Which of the following is true?
A. The left side of brain in boys generally develops better than that in girls.
B. The left side of brain in girls generally develops better than that in boys.
C. Men are better than women in all things.
D. The area in girls used for language skills develops better.
60. In men and women the number of nerves connecting the halves of brain________ .
A. is the same B. is different C. is zero D. can’t be found out
B
Faced with a tough job market, fresh graduates are dreaming of running their own businesses instead. But a recent survey has showed that such ambitions lack the required support and remain just that — dreams.
The Shanghai Municipal Employment Promotion Center poll of 1,276 graduates in several universities and colleges in the city, released last Friday, showed 59.78 percent of respondents considered the possibility of setting up a company or at least a small store. "But they just stop at the 'thinking' stage," it stated.
Respondents put the top reasons for not going it alone down to a shortage of investment and a lack of business opportunity. They also listed lack of business experience and social networks, the need for advanced study and objections from family members as factors that stood in their way.
More than 90 percent of the interviewees said they would rather take up a job after graduating and then consider starting their own business two or three years down the road.
Guo Bing, a senior student in Shanghai International Studies University majoring in English, decided he wanted to be his own boss last year. But he is looking for a job first. "If I fail to find a satisfying job, I would like to establish a company in exhibition services," Guo said.
The Shanghai native has some relatives working in a local printing plant. With their help, Guo hopes to produce exhibition brochures at a relatively low price. He is also confident that his English language skills can help him do well in the industry.
"Social networking is an important factor leading to business success," Guo said.
Guo said that the shortage of graduate jobs is the main reason driving more university students to set up a business right after their graduation.
Jiang said the university sets up a business guide team made of government officials and professionals. They regularly give training courses to students who show an interest in having their own business. The parents of university graduates are more willing to help their children start up alone the survey showed" Once you win the support of your family, you have won half the battle," Guo added.
61. Which of the following can be the best title?
A. A Tough Job Market
B. Graduates Who Can Only Dream of Being Boss
C. The Ambitious Fresh Graduates
D. The Story of Guo