麓山国际实验学校2013-2014-2学年高一第二次月考英语试卷PART ONE: LISTENING COMPREHENSION （12.5 points）Section A（7.5 points）Directions: In this section, you will 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 this conversation probably take place?A. In the airport.B. At a ticket office.C. On a plane.2. How much should the woman pay in all?A.4,600 yuan.B. 2,300 yuan.C. 1,300 yuan. Conversation 23. What did the boy do at school?A. He sang songs.B. He played football.C. He read his lessons.4. Who did the boy think was a little boring?A. An elder child.B. The teacher.C. The man sitting in the front. Conversation 35. What is(are) not in the flat?A. A telephone.B. A fridge and a heater.C. A color TV set.6. When will Mr. Wilson move into the flat?A. Anytime.B. Next Friday.C. Next Monday. Conversation 47. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?A. Father and daughter.B. Teacher and student.C. Host and guest.8. What does the girl ask the man to do?A. To help her learn the word.B. To go to the shop.C. To catch the burglar.9. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In the classroom.B. In the police station.C. In the teacher’s office. Conversation 510. Which season is it now?A. Autumn.B. Winter.C. Spring.11. What will be the lowest temperature today?A. Six above zero.B. Six below zero.C. Four below zero.12. Which of the following is true?A. The lake is frozen now.B. The snow is four inches deep.C. The woman is making snowball now.Conversation 613. What is the boy busy for?A. Reviewing his English.B. Looking for a job.C. Preparing for the exam.14. How many classes does the boy have a day?A. 12.B. 8.C. 4.15. Why does the boy want to study English?A. Easier to live abroad.B. Easier to find a job.C. Easier to find friends. Section B（5 points）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 3 WORDS.PART TWO: LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE （30 points）Section A（10 points）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. The photograph will show you _______.A. what does our village look likeB. what our village looks likeC. how does our village look likeD. how our village looks like22. The rule goes that students _______ remain in their seats until all their papers have been collected.A. canB. willC. mayD. shall23. With a number of people _______ up against him, the foreigner ran away quickly.A. risingB. being risenC. risenD. to rise24. I don’t know any of these people, so I’m sure they must have mistaken me for my brother Daniel yesterday, _______?A. weren’t theyB. didn’t theyC. aren’t theyD. don’t they25. Every parent and every child as well as some teachers who _______ to attend the meeting _______ asked to be in the hall before 8: 00 in the morning.A. are; areB. is; isC. is; areD. are; is26. The mother felt very proud at the news that her son _______ a medal for his bravery.A. had awardedB. had been awardedC. has awardedD. was rewarded27. In the middle of the playground _______, who was out of breath after running for two hours.A. did David lieB. lay DavidC. lies DavidD. does David lie28. The Eagles went home _______ because they did not win the tournament.A. being anger and bitterB. angrily and bitterlyC. angry and bitterD. to be angry andbitter29. It was at the request of his mother _______ he was accepted into the club.A. whomB. whatC. whoD. that30. “A Bite of China” starts its journey with a view into the vast land of China and shows _______ affects food cultures in different parts of the country.A. how thatB. that whatC. what itD. it howSection B（12 points）Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in blanks with a word or phrase that best fits the context.Once upon a time, there was a bird in a cage who sang for her merchant(商人) owner. He took delight in her 31 . Before he left for a business trip one day, he asked if she had a wish: “I will go through the forest where you were born. What 32 should I take for the birds there?”The bird said, “Tell them I sit full of sorrow in a cage singing my captive (被监禁的）song and I’m cut off from all of life’s sweet things. I hope it won’t be long before I can fly 33 _ through the trees with them again.”When the merchant reached the forest, he stopped and said, “Dear birds! 34 to you all from my pretty bird locked in her cage. She asks for a 35 from you. She wants to join you, but I would 36 her beautiful song and cannot let her go.” Suddenly one bird screamed and 37 to the ground.Nothing else could be more shocking. The merchant thought it was dead. He continued on to the city and 38 his goods. On returning home, the merchant said, “I do not know what happened. I told them your message. Then, one of them fell down dead.”Suddenly the bird 39 a terrible scream and fell on her head to the bottom of the cage. The merchant was terrified and wept in 40 . He opened the cage door and took her into his hands carefully. The bird suddenly flew up, then out of the window and 41 on the nearest tree. She turned to him and said gratefully,” I really appreciate your delivering my message. That bird instructed me how to 42 my freedom. All I had to do was to pretend to be dead.”31. A. cry B. poem C. speech D. song32. A. report B. conversation C. message D. invitation33. A. carefully B. proudly C. luckily D. freely34. A. Thanks B. Rewards C. Greetings D. Congratulations35. A. reply B. story C. joke D. letter36. A. avoid B. miss C. ignore D. quit37. A. flew B. ran C. fell D. jumped38. A. afforded B. served C. offered D. traded39. A. let out B. worked out C. thought out D. found out40. A. surprise B. interest C. hopelessness D. curiosity41. A. hid B．started C．hit D. landed42. A. fight B. treat C. win D. strikeSection C (8 points)Directions: Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.Considered 43._______ a virtue, honesty is admired in every country and every culture.44._______, there are still some dishonest people living in this world. Some businessmen are not always honest in their dealings. Some students 45._______ caught cheating in a test. Some newspapers carry some untrue news just in order to attract 46._______ readers.Actually, being dishonest is generally regarded as a bad behavior, which is looked down upon by the society. But being 47._______ honest person, we can benefit a lot. 48. _______, we can have s peaceful life, for we will not feel ashamed of telling lies. Second, we can be trusted by other people, 49._______ will do good to our lives.I do believe honesty is a virtue which is the very key 50._______ the door of success.PART THREE: READING COMPREHENSION（22.5 points）Directions: Read the following three 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.AA study suggests that although most students at UK universities are happy with their courses, dissatisfaction has grown as fees rise. The study shows a big variation in teaching time, and lists different ideas about the value of getting university degrees.Katharine Collins, a second-year college studentThe course has been very interesting, but I was expecting a little more one-to-one time with my teacher.We do about four assignments(家庭作业) each term, each of which is about 3,000 words. However, sometimes they are not that helpful. We hope to be given the right to write feedback（反馈）after every assignment, but we had no feedback at all throughout the first year. We are given grades about three weeks after we hand the assignments in. There is no feedback on where we have gone wrong or how we might improve.Lee Millington, a creative-writing studentI choose the courses because of it’s well-known here. There is a lack of one-to-one teaching. I would like personalized feedback from an expert in my field of writing. Some of the lectures have been quite helpful but they try to use too many different styles of writing. For example, if you want to be a poet, you might find that the lectures focus too much on novels.I think there is too much attention paid to sharing our work in workshops and giving each other feedback. I think there should be more time given to actual teaching, rather than to feedback from people who are at a similar level to me.Reporters from Hounsdown Secondary School, Ella, 16When I work independently, I feel I have more freedom to develop my ideas and come up with more original viewpoints. The price of university will still be worth it to get the qualifications （资格证书）necessary for better jobs.Tyler, 16Although the cost of university is very high now, I think university is required for gaining a good and well-paid job.Agencies51. We can learn from the beginning of the article that ________.A. Most of the university students at UK are dissatisfied with their courses.B. The higher and higher pay for their courses results in the rise of the UK students’dissatisfaction.C. Students at UK universities hold a similar attitude towards the value of getting universitydegrees.D. The study’s purpose is to show the importance of gaining a university degree.52. According to Katharine Collins in Paragraph 2, we can infer that________.A. She is content with the assignments given in each term.B. She has never been given one-to-one time with her teacher before.C. She didn’t think highly of the value of the assignments at the university.D. She benefits from the assignments a lot because they are helpful.53. Why does Lee Millington choose the course——writing?A. Because he wants to be a great writer in the future.B. Because he is interested in it from his heart.C. Because he hopes to make a better living before long.D. Because the course has a high reputation in society.54. Who will most tend to be a professional novelist among the students mentioned in thepassage?A. EllaB. TylerC. LeeD. Katharine55. What does the author mainly tell us at UK in this passage?A. The value for university degrees.B. The higher pay for courses at university.C. The terrible assignments at university.D. The puzzle of the students at university.BBEIJING, Feb. 26 (China Daily) -- As the smog orange warning continues, tourist attractions in Beijing are experiencing a significant decline in visitor number.A new report launched by Beijing authorities on the morning of February 24 indicates that the concentration of PM 2.5 has risen, with no sign of decreasing, the orange warning will still be in effect, according to Xinhua News Agency.According to data released by the Beijing Tourism Website, by 2:00 pm, February 24, popular tourist attractions including The Great Wall and Palace Museum had been affected by the smog in terms of tourist numbers.As for the Palace Museum, the number of visitors was only 11,200 that day, far from the figure of 40,000, which is the daily average number of visitors it normally receives.There were a few visitors in Beihai Park on the morning of February 24, and two visitors from Hebei province planned to end their morning tour earlier than scheduled because of the smog. One of them said, “The visibility is so poor that we can’t take good photos, or even see clearly. W e’d better leave early.”In response to worsening air conditions, travel agencies have also taken some measures to avoid a further decline in tourist numbers. An employee with China Youth Travel Service, Wang Tao, said the agency will inform tourists of the weather conditions at their destinations. A tour guide with China Travel Service also told the media that it wa s a tour guide’s duty to inform foreign visitors of the smog conditions in Beijing, and the agency will provide free face masks to those in need. But efforts to do so merely treat the symptom rather than the disease itself, because the root cause is air pollution. China will introduce various emergency responses and long-term measures against air pollution. Officials and experts called for combined efforts by governments, industries and the public to cooperate more efficiently and to jointly solve the problem.56. In the following statements, which one is NOT TRUE?A. The tourism in Beijing was influenced by the hazy weather.B. The concentration of PM 2.5 has risen, but it will decrease soon.C. According to the data released by the Beijing Tourism Website, we can know the information.D. Both the Great Wall and Palace Museum had been affected by the smog.57. According to the passage, if the weather is fine, how many visitors will the Palace Museum receive in a week?A. About 11,200.B. About 78,400.C. About 40,000.D. About 280,000.58. The most effective way to resolve the problem of air pollution is to _______.A. take some measuresB. inform tourists of the weather conditions at their destinationsC. provide free face masks to those in needD. unite the power of governments, industries and the public59. What does the author most probably mean by “efforts to do so merely treat the symptom rather than the disease itself” in the last paragraph?A. Treating the symptom is more important than the disease.B. These efforts are not enough to solve the problem thoroughly.C. These efforts could treat the symptom and the disease.D. These efforts couldn’t treat the disease, so they are unnecessary.60. The main purpose of this news report is to _______.A. introduce the tourism situation of BeijingB. explain the main cause of air pollutionC. introduce the influence of smog on tourism of Beijing and some measures to solve the problemD. introduce the measures carried out to improve the air qualityCCelebrities(名人) have become a powerful influence on some people because of their social position and their economic situation.First, some people admire and follow stars because they allow themselves to be influenced by the media. Television, radio, and magazines invade the lives of spectators with a variety of shows, information, and publications about stars and their lives. For example, Britney Spears has become the target of paparazzi(狗仔队). In May, Britney appeared at the front page of the most popular magazines saying that she married her best friend in Vegas, Nevada. The m edia also invade stars’lives because reporters know they get high profits from readers who buy and follow their favorite artists’ news.Second, some eager audiences follow their celebrities because they lack confidence. Some people who are shy and lack personality may find that imitating others will cause a good impression. For example, my cousin Jenny, who lacks a social life because of her shy personality, believes that acting and dressing like Jennifer Lopez will make her popular in high school.Finally, several fans of stars imitate them because of peer(同龄人) pressure. Since my niece’s girl friends formed an Antonio Banderas’ fan club, she had also joined the group. Although she wasn’t a huge fan of his, now she collects most of Banderas’ possessions. In fact, when I askedArianna, my niece, why she was part of Banderas’ fan club, she replied with a doubtful voice that she did not wish to be pushed out by the other teens.In conclusion, it is true that celebrities play attractive roles in their performances in Hollywood, which pleases thousands of people all over the world; however, modern celebrities influence audiences to a strange point where their fans admire and try every means to imitate art ists’ lives.61. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. Why people are influenced by celebrities.B. The harmful influence of celebrities.C. What kind of people are influenced by celebrities.D. How to avoid the influence of celebrities.62. We can infer from Paragraph 2 that________.A. media are on the side of starsB. stars know how to take advantage of mediaC. media can give wrong information about starsD. media invade stars’ lives for their own good63. Jenny acts and dresses like Jennifer Lopez because________.A. she admires Jennifer Lopez’s personalityB. she wants to become famous tooC. she wants to change her own personalityD. she lacks self-confidence64. Arianna joined the Antonio Banderas’ fan club to________.A. seek encouragement from the starB. be accepted by other teensC. become a real fan of the starD. learn more about the star65. The author of the passage developed his point of view mainly by________.A. offering figures and dataB. vivid description of charactersC. raising examplesD. setting contrary argumentsPART FOUR: WRITING（35 points）Section A (8 points)Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the diagram/ Fill in the numbered blanks by using the in formation in the passage. Write NO MORE THAN 3 WORDS for each answer. Write your answers on your answer sheet.Do you like to read short stories or novels? Made-up stories like these are called fiction. Good fiction sounds as if it really happened, or at least it sounds as if it could happen, because the writer may use events from his or her own life. But they are put together in a way that is not true.Fictional stories have three basic elements:Setting is when and where a story happens. Many popular novels are set in the present. But some go back——or forward ——in time. Westerns(西部片) are often set in the 1800s. Books about King Arthur are set in the Middle Ages. Science fiction may have a future setting. The place of a story can change too. It may be anywhere from New York to the forests of Asia to Mars. A long novel may have several settings.The people in a story are characters. Most stories have only one or two main characters. This is true even of long stories. The writer may tell us what they look like. We also learn about them from how they act. What other characters say about them can help too. Of course, we learn more about main characters than minor ones. If we like the characters, we usually like the story. We want to find out what happens to these people.Plot is what happens in a story. Usually the main character must deal with a conflict. It may be with another character. Or it may be because of worries or fears. By the end of the story, the conflict is solved. The main character may have learned something. But the ending may not be happy.Section B (6 points)Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage.There are certain activities and hobbies that give us pleasure and can even make us forget the pressure of everyday life. Hobbies are considered to be a real stress-remover by some people, while others think of them as a nice escape from the pain of routine life. Hobbies, in fact, add color and substance to the otherwise boring life. This article is right for you to get some of the best ideas for personal hobbies and interests.Listening To MusicListening to music is probably one of the most common hobbies and interests. There would be very few people in the world that wouldn’t be attracted to music. Only music has the power to send you to the world of peace and calm.Stamp Collection/ Coin CollectionSome very interesting hobbies and interests are stamp collection and coin collection. Thousands of people across the world have the habit of collecting stamps and coins and you need to know that the habits of collecting stamps or coins doesn’t require the study of it, however it requires the passion and diligence in doing so.Reading BooksThe best way to gain wisdom is by developing the habit of reading books. It not only opens a world of wisdom in front of us, it helps us in understanding the people and the surroundings around us. The best way to form this habit is by understanding that reading is a pleasure. Always keep a good book around you and set a reading goal by setting out some time for reading every day.Writing DiaryWriting diary is yet another habit which many people in the world have. It is also a very good habit, and it helps us to keep track of our thoughts and helps us put our thoughts to paper. However, it is very important to keep the diary on a regular basis.74. What is the most common hobby in the world? (No more than 3 words)_______________________________________________________________________________ _____75. Which sentence can be replaced by the following one?The most efficient way to develop the habit of reading is to realize the reading is fun._______________________________________________________________________________ _____76. What is the most important thing to get you into the habit of writing a diary? (No more than 6 words)_______________________________________________________________________________ _____Section C (8 points)Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct words or phrases from the text book.77. The target audience is high-school teenagers. Our main aim is to _______ young people _______ _______.78. You have probably seen or heard some of them yourself, such as, “Yes to life, no to drugs” and “Knowledge changes life”. These ads _______ _______ widespread social concerns.79. These are some of the Olympic athletes who have brought joy to people across the world with their attempts to push the _______ (界限) of human achievement.80. There are huge numbers of smokers in Asia. This is why we have chosen anti-smoking as the subject of our ad c_______.81. These sports were judged to have become less popular, and had to _______ ______ _______ new sports which are more popular.82. This kind of urban planning is _______ ______ _______ _______ cheaper and more practical, compared with the way most urban planning is done today.83. When it comes to advertisements, we must all use our intelligence and not be a s_______ to them!84. For example, firefighters could use RealCine to train safely, without the risk of getting _______ (受伤) in a burning building.Section D (13 points)Directions: Write an English report according to the instructions given below.联合国教科文组织(UNESCO)在1972年发起“世界读书日(World Book Day)”的活动，将每一年的4月23日定为读书日，一方面旨在纪念大文豪莎士比亚(Shakespeare)，另一方面旨在培养人们的阅读习惯。
