1、2013學(xué)年高三第一學(xué)期英語(yǔ)月考試卷(2013.12)I.ListeningComprehension:30SectionADirections:InSectionA.youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,re

2、adthefourpossibleanswersonyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.1.A.Angry.B.Tired.C.Hungry.D.Disappointed.2.A.Shedidasurveyaweekago.B.Shecompletedhersurveyquickly.C.ShewillhelphimonThursday.D.Shethinksshecanreducethecost.3.A.Inagrocery.B.Inawarehouse.C.Inashoppingmall.D

3、.Inafashiondesignersstudio.A.Hedoesnthaveanyideaaboutwhathestowantdo.Hedliketoworkthissummer.Hewonderswhetherthewomanhasajob.Hecantdecidewheretogoonvacation.A.Shemustrenewitbeforegettingplanetickets.Shedoesntneedanewoneafterall.Shehasrunintounexpecteddifficulties.Shehasnthadtroublerenewingitsofar.A.

4、Theyhadamisunderstandingfouryearsago.Theyreallylikeeachotherverymuch.Theyvebeenangrywithoneanotherforalongtime.Theyveneverlearnedhowtoexpresstheirfeelings.A.Theywatchedtheendoftherace.B.Onlythreeofthemdidntfinishtherace.C.Mostofthemdidntrun.A.Shedoesntcarehowoviethemended.Shegenerallydislikeshorrorm

5、ovies.Shewouldratherseeahorrorfilm.Shewasntreallyfrightened.A.Lindawouldprobablypreferacassette.ShewasthinkingofgivingLindatherecords.ThereisnoneedtobuyLindatherecords.Lindadoesntbuyrecordsanymore.A.Atlastheenjoyshiscollegelife.Collegelifehaschangedlittlesincelastyear.Hehasmanynewfriendsthisyear.D.I

6、tseasiertofindhiswayaroundthisyear.SectionBDirections:InSectionB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwicebutthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswe

7、rtothequestionyouhaveheard.Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.A.Womenearnmoremoneythanmen.Amajorityofcollegestudentsarewomen.Womenaretopearners.Amajorityofcollegeteachersarewomen.12.A.Womenstudents.B.Marriedwomen.C.Womenworkers.D.Marriedcouples.13.A.ThechangeofAmericanwomensincome.B.T

8、heproportionofwomenstudentsincollege.C.ThechangeofAmericanmarriedwomen.D.ThestatusofAmericanwomen.Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.14.A.Handlingclimatechange.B.Savingelectricity.C.Wildlifeprotection.D.Natureconservation.15.A.InNewYork.B.InParis.C.InTokyo.D.InSydney.16.A.Morethanfour

9、thousand.B.Morethantwothousand.C.Morethaneighty-eight.D.Morethantwohundred.SectionCDirections:InSectionC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youareaskedtofulfillthetaskbyfillinginthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhaveheard.Blanks17throug

10、h20arebasedonthefollowingconversation.Locationofthehouse:Reasonforsellingthehouse:Priceofthehouse:AHouseforSaleIna_17_town.Thehouseownerfeels_18_andwantstolivewithhis_19_.$_20_Completetheform:WriteOneWordforeachanswer.Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation.OntheInternetHowdoesthemanthin

11、kofdownloadingMP3s?Hethinksitsa_21_.Whatdoesthemanenjoydoing?Heenjoys_22_.Whatdoesthemanseldomdo?Heseldompoststo_23_.Whatdoesthewomanoftendoatweekends?Shelikesto_24_tothenetwork.Completetheform:writenomorethan3wordsforeachanswerII.GrammarandVocabularySectionA:16Directions:Afterreadingthepassagesbelo

12、w,fillintheblankstomakethepassagescoherentandgrammaticallycorrect.Fortheblankswithagivenword,fillineachblankwiththeproperformofthegivenword;fortheotherblanks,useonewordthatbestfitseachblank.ATeachinginvolvesmorethanleadership.Someoftheteachertimesandeffort_25_(direct)towardinstruction,sometowardeval

13、uation.But_26_istheteacherasagroupleaderwhocreatesanefficientorganizationalstructureandgoodworkingenvironmentsothatinstructionandevaluationactivitiescantakeplace.Agroupthatisdisorganizedorfightingfrequentlyamongmemberswillnotbeagoodlearninggroup.Theleadershippatternincludes_27_(help)toformandmaintai

14、napositivelearningenvironmentsothatallactivitiescantakeplacesmoothly.Onthefirstdayofclass,perhapsafewcloselyunitedgroupsandfriendshipsalreadyexist.Butthereisnosenseofgroupunity.Ifteachersaresuccessfulleaders,theywillhelpstudentsdevelopasystemofrelationships_28_encouragescooperation.Standardsandrules

15、mustbeestablishedtomaintainorder,ensurejustice,andprotectindividualrights,_29_donotgoagainstschoolpolicy._30_skilfultheteacherisinunitingstudentsandestablishingagoodatmosphere,thetaskisnevercomplete.Regularmaintenanceisnecessary.Conflictsarise.Theneedsofeachmemberchange.Anewkindoflearningtask_31_(re

16、quire)aneworganizationalstructure.Sometimesoutsidepressuressuchasholidays,upcomingtestsorathleticcontests,orfamilytroublescausestressintheclassroom.Onetaskfortheteacheris_32_(restore)apositiveenvironmentbyhelpingstudentstocopewithconflict,change,andstress.BMorepeoplethaneveraredrinkingcoffeetheseday

17、s-but_33_smallerquantitiesthantheyusedto.Somemanufacturersofcoffeemakersaretryingtotakeadvantageofthistrendbydevelopingsmallmachinesthatbrew_34_(small)amountsofcoffee.TwoU.S.appliancecompanies-Black&Decker,_35_(base)inTowson,Maryland,andToastmasterInc.ofColumbia,Missouri-haverecentlyintroduced“drip”

18、coffeemakersthatbrewoneortwoupcservingsofcoffee.Bothoftheproductsbrewthecoffeedirectlyintoacup,_36_(eliminate)theneedforaseparatecarafe.Sincemanypeoplemakeapotofcoffeeinthemorningbutdrinkonlyasinglecup,thenewcoffeemakers_37_reducethewastedcoffee.Black&DeckerCups-at-a-Timecosts$27,_38_ToastmastersCof

19、feeBreakRetailsfor$20.Black&Deckeralsomakes_39_coffeemakerthatdripscoffeedirectlyintoacarry-aroundthermalcarafe.Thecarafe,aglassvacuumbottle,_40_(suppose)tokeepthecoffeefreshforhours.Theproduct,calledtheThermalCarafeCoffee-maker,comeswithabuilt-inlidthatopensduringthebrewingprocessandclosewhenitisco

20、mpleted.Thereareseveralmodels,includingonethatfitsunderthecounter,rangingfrom$60to$110inprice.SectionB:10Directions:Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.A.wornB.happeningsC.hungryD.reportedE.takeF.exhibitsG.dependencyH.soc

21、ialI.variousJ.unreasonableK.suchOfallsystemsofsymbols,languageisthemosthighlydeveloped.Ithasbeenpointedoutthathumanbeings,byagreement,canmakeanythingstandforanythinghumanbeingshaveagreed,inthecourseofcenturiesofmutual_41_,toletthevariousnoisesthattheycanproducewiththeirlungs,throats,tongues,teeth,an

22、dlipssystematicallystandforcertain_42_intheirnervoussystems.Wecallthatsystemofagreementslanguage.Thereisnonecessaryconnectionbetweenthesymbolandthatwhichitstandsfor.Justas_43_positionscanbesymbolizedbyfeathers_44_onthehead,bygoldonthewatchchain,orbyathousandotherthingsaccordingtotheculturewelivein,s

23、othefactofbeing_45_canbesymbolizedbyathousanddifferentnoisesaccordingtotheculturewelivein.Howeverobviousthesefactsmayappearatfirstglance,theyareactuallynotsoobviousastheyseemexceptwhenwe_46_specialpainstothinkaboutthesubject.Symbolsandthethingstheystandforareindependentofeachother,yetweallhaveawayof

24、feelingasif,andsometimesactingasif,therewerenecessaryconnections.Forexample,therearepeoplewhofeelthatforeignlanguagesare_47_bynature;foreignershavesuchfunnynamesforthings,andwhycantheycallthingsbytheirrightnames?Thisfeeling_48_itselfmoststronglyinthoseEnglishandAmericantouristswhoseemtobelievethatth

25、eycanmakethenativesofanycountryunderstandEnglishiftheyshoutloudenough.Likethelittleboywhois_49_tohavesaid:“Pigsarecalledpigsbecausetheyare_50_dirtyanimals,”theyfeelthatthesymbolisinherentlyconnectedinsomewaywiththethingssymbolized.III.ReadingComprehensionSectionA:15Directions:Foreachblankinthefollow

26、ingpassagetherearefourwordsorphrasesmarkedA,B,CandD.Fillineachblankwiththewordorphrasethatbestfitsthecontext.Intodaysworldfcellophones,minilaptopsandMP3players,mostpeoplehaveatleastonetime-tellingtoolwiththem.Sincethesedevicesaresocommon,istimerunningoutforthe500-yearwatch?Accordingtosomeconsumers,y

27、es.NewJerseyteenagerCharlieWollmansaysawatchis“anextrapieceofequipmentwith_51_function.”anyMyoungadults_52_,andusetheircellphonestotelltime.LouisGalie,aseniorvicepresidentatTimexsaidthatfeweryoungpeoplewearwatchestodaythanfiveyearsago._53_,somepeopleclaimthatthe_54_industryisatacrossroads.However,wa

28、tchmakers_55_saythatwatchesregainpopularitywhentheconsumersreachtheir20sand30s.Bythen,theyare_56_tospendmoneyonaqualitytimepiecethatdoesntjustodkeeptime.goFiftyyearsago,watchmakersboastedabouttheirproducts_57_.Butinrecentyearsthewatchindustryhas_58_itselfintoanaccessorybusiness.Andformanytoday,theim

29、ageawatchcommunicateshasbecomemoreimportantthanthetimeittells.“Complication-”featuresthatgobeyondsimpletimekeeping-areanimportantpartofawatchs_59_.Todaywatchesoffervariousfeaturesthatsuitalmostanypersonality.Thesefeatures_60_altitudetrackers,compasses,lunarcalendars,USBdrives,andevendevicesthatmeasu

30、retheeffectivenessofgolfswings!_61_isalsoakeyelementintodaywatches.Forexample,JapanesewatchmakerTokyoflashmakeswatchesthatdontevenlooklikewatches.ThecompanypopularsShinshokumodelusesdifferentcolorlightsto_62_thetime.Itlooksmorelikeafuturisticbraceletthanawatch.AnotherJapanesewatchmaker,EleeNo,makesa

31、(n)_“63_”watch.Usingaringofcirclestokeeptime,thiswatchmakesanexcellentconversationpiece.Whetherawatchcommunicatesfashionsense,creativetalentsoraloveofsports,consumerswanttheirtimepiecesto_64_.Nowadays,everyonehasthesamekindofdeviceintheirbags,sopeoplewanttomakeastatementwithwhatsontheir_65_.Willthis

32、interestinwatchfashionlast?Onlytimewilltell.51.A.unnecessaryB.variousC.uniqueD.special52.A.planB.agreeC.expectD.doubt53.A.EvensoB.InadditionC.BycontractD.Asaresult54.A.phonesB.compassC.watchD.calendars55.A.optimisticallyB.hesitantlyC.automaticallyD.proudly56.A.considerateB.reluctantC.generousD.willi

33、ng57.A.functionB.designC.packingD.accuracy58.A.removedB.transformedC.dividedD.persuaded59.A.guaranteeB.manufactureC.imageD.trademark60.A.includeB.introduceC.illustrateD.indicate61.A.AdaptationB.CreativityC.PopularityD.Capability62.A.keepB.saveC.killD.tell63.A.efficientB.delicateC.handlessD.occasiona

34、l64.A.comeupB.standoutC.turnoverD.setoff65.A.wristsB.listsC.budgetD.mindSectionB:22Directions:Readthefollowingpassages.Eachpassageisfollowedbyseveralquestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CorD.Choosetheonethatsuitsbestaccordingtotheinformationgiveninthepassageyouha

35、vejustread.ABelowaretwoon-lineadsofelectronicdevices.66WithaKindlePaperwhite,onecan.AtextmessagestohisfriendsBtakephotosofhisfriendsCreadeveninstrongsunlightDdownloadmusicandmovies67OneofthefeaturesofKindlePaperwhiteisthat.AitprovidesbooksnotavailableelsewhereBitcangreatlyincreaseyourreadingspeedCit

36、canstoreasmanyas180,000booksDithelpsparentskeepkidsundercontrol68ThereasonwhyFranklinelectronicdictionaryappealstolowlevelreadersmaybethat.AdefinitionsarereadoutaswellaswordsBithasalargescreenforasmanyas11linesCithelpscorrectspellingmistakesDitoffersguideonhowtowriteinstyle69Wecanlearnfromtheabovepa

37、ssagethat.AOwenhasboughtatleastthreeFranklinelectronicdictionariesByoungkidsdislikelookingwordsupintraditionaldictionariesCFranklinelectronicdictionariesaredesignedspeciallyforchildrenDuserscangettheirvoicesrecordedintoKindlePaperwhite.BIfadiversurfacestooquickly,hemaysufferthebends.Nitrogen(氮)disso

38、lved(溶解)inhisbloodissuddenlyliberatedbythereductionofpressure.Theconsequence,ifthebubbles(氣泡)accumulateinajoint,issharppainandabentbodythusthename.Ifthebubblesforminhislungsorhisbrain,theconsequencecanbedeath.Otherair-breathinganimalsalsosufferthisdecompression(減壓)sicknessiftheysurfacetoofast:whales

39、,forexample.Andso,longago,didichthyosaurs.Thattheseancientseaanimalsgotthebendscanbeseenfromtheirbones.Ifbubblesofnitrogenforminsidethebonetheycancutoffitsbloodsupply.Thiskillsthecellsinthebone,andconsequentlyweakensit,sometimestothepointofcollapse.Fossil(化石)bonesthathavecavedinonthemselvesarethusas

40、ignthattheanimaloncehadthebends.BruceRothschildoftheUniversityofKansasknewallthiswhenhebeganastudyofichthyosaurbonestofindouthowwidespreadtheproblemwasinthepast.Whatheparticularlywantedtoinvestigatewashowichthyosaursadaptedtotheproblemofdecompressionoverthe150millionyears.Tothisend,heandhiscolleague

41、straveledtheworldnaturals-historymuseums,lookingathundredsofichthyosaursfromtheTriassicperiodandfromthelaterJurassicandCretaceousperiods.Whenhestarted,heassumedthatsignsofthebendswouldberarerinyoungerfossils,reflectingtheirgradualevolutionofmeasurestodealwithdecompression.Instead,hewasastonishedtodi

42、scovertheopposite.Morethan15%ofJurassicandCretaceousichthyosaurshadsufferedthebendsbeforetheydied,butnotasingleTriassicspecimen(標(biāo)本)showedevidenceofthatsortofinjury.Ifichthyosaursdidevolveananti-decompressionmeans,theyclearlydidsoquicklyand,moststrangely,theylostitafterwards.ButthatisnotwhatDrRothsch

43、ildthinkshappened.Hesuspectsitwasevolutioninotheranimalsthatcausedthechange.Whalesthatsufferthebendsoftendosobecausetheyhavesurfacedtoescapeapredator(捕食動(dòng)物)suchasalargeshark.OneofthefeaturesofJurassicoceanswasanabundanceoflargesharksandcrocodiles,bothofwhichwerefondofichthyosaurlunches.Triassicoceans

44、,bycontrast,weremercifullyshark-andcrocodile-free.IntheTriassic,then,ichthyosaursweretopofthefoodchain.IntheJurassicandCretaceous,theywereprey(獵物)aswellaspredatorandoftenhadtomakeaspeedyexitasaresult.70.Whichofthefollowingisatypicalsymptomofthebends?A.Atwistedbody.B.Agradualdecreaseinbloodsupply.C.A

45、suddenreleaseofnitrogeninblood.D.Adropinbloodpressure.71.ThepurposeofRothschildsstudyistosee_.D.whenichthyosaursbroketheirbones72.RothschildfindingsstatedinParagraph4_.A.confirmedhisassumptionB.speededuphisresearchprocessC.disagreedwithhisassumptionD.changedhisresearchobjectivesRothschildmighthaveco

46、ncludedthatichthyosaurs_.A.failedtoevolveanantidecompressionmeansB.graduallydevelopedmeasuresagainstthebendsC.diedoutbecauseoflargesharksandcrocodilesD.evolvedanantidecompressionmeansbutsoonlostitCMarkTwainhasbeencalledtheinventoroftheAmericannovel.Andhesurelydeservesadditionalpraise:themanwhopopula

47、rizedthecleverliteraryattackonracism.Isaycleverbecauseanti-slaveryfictionhadbeentheimportantpartoftheliteratureintheyearsbeforetheCivilWar.H.B.StoweUncleTomssCabinisonlythemostfamousexample.Theseearlystoriesdealtdirectlywithslavery.Withminorexceptions,Twainplantedhisattacksonslaveryandprejudiceintot

48、alesthatwereonthesurfaceaboutsomethingelseentirely.Hedrewhisreadersintotheargumentbydrawingthemintothestory.Againandagain,inthepostwaryears,Twainseemedforcedtodealwiththechallengeofrace.Considerthemostcontroversial,atleasttoday,ofTwainnovels,AdventuresofHuckleberryFinn.Onlyafewbookshavebeenkickedoff

49、theshelvesasoftenasHuckleberryFinn,Twainsmostwidelyreadtale.Onceuponatime,peoplehatedthebookbecauseitstruckthemasrude.Twainhimselfwrotethatthosewhobannedthebookconsideredthenovel“trashandsuitableonlyfortheslums.”MorerecentlythebookhasbeenattackedbecauseofthecharacterJim,theescapedslave,andmanyoccurr

50、encesofthewordnigger.(ThetermNiggerJim,forwhichthenovelisoftenseverelycriticized,neverappearsinit.)Buttheattackswereandaresillyandmissthepoint.Thenovelisstronglyanti-slavery.Jimssearchthroughtheslavestatesforthefamilyfromwhomhehasbeenforciblypartedisheroic.AsJ.Chadwickhaspointedout,thecharacterofJim

51、wasafirstinAmericanfictionarecognitionthattheslavehadtwopersonalities,“thevoiceofsurvivalwithinawhiteslavecultureandthevoiceoftheindividual:Jim,thefatherandtheman.”Thereismuchmore.TwainsmysterynovelPuddnheadWilsonstoodasachallengetotheracialbeliefsofevenmanyoftheliberalsofhisday.Writtenatatimewhenth

52、eacceptedwisdomheldNegroestobeinferior(低等的)towhites,especiallyinintelligence,Twainstalecenteredinpartaroundtwobabiesswitchedatbirth.Aslavegavebirthtohermastersbabyand,forfearthatthechildshouldbesoldSouth,switchedhimforthemasterbabysbyhiswife.Theslavelights-skinnedchildwastakentobewhiteandgrewupwithb

53、oththeattitudesandtheeducationoftheslave-holdingclass.Themasterswifesbabywastakenforblackandgrewupwiththeattitudesandintonationsoftheslave.Thepointwasdifficulttomiss:nurture(養(yǎng)育),notnature,wasthekeytosocialstatus.Thefeaturesoftheblackmanthatprovidedthestuffofprejudicemannerofspeech,forexamplewere,toT

54、wain,indicativeofnothingotherthantheconditioningthatslaveryforcedonitsvictims.Twainsracialtonewasnotperfect.Oneisleftuneasy,forexample,bythelengthypassageinhisautobiography自(傳)abouthowmuchhelovedwhatwerecalled“niggershows”inhisyouthmostlywithwhitemenperforminginblack-faceandhisdelightingettinghismot

55、hertolaughatthem.YetthereisnoreasontothinkTwainsawtheshowsasrepresentingreality.Hisfrequentattacksonslaveryandprejudicesuggesthiskeenawarenessthattheydidnot.WasTwainaracist?Askingthequestioningthe21stcenturyisaswiseasaskingthesameofLincoln.Ifwereadthewordsandattitudesofthepastthroughthe“wisdom”ofthe

56、consideredmoraljudgmentsofthepresent,wewillfindnothingbuterror.Lincoln,whobelievedtheblackmantheinferiorofthewhite,foughtandwonawartofreehim.AndTwain,raisedinaslavestate,brieflyasoldier,andinventorofJim,mayhavedonemoretoangerthenationoverracialinjusticeandawakenitscollectiveconsciencethananyothernov

57、elistinthepastcentury.74.HowdoTwainsnovelsonslaverydifferfromStowes?A.Twainwasmorewillingtodealwithracism.B.Twainsattackonracismwasmuchlessopen.C.Twainsthemesseemedtoagreewithplots.75.RecentcriticismofAdventuresofHuckleberryFinnarosepartlyfromits_.A.targetreadersatthebottomB.antislaveryattitudeC.rat

58、herimpolitelanguageD.frequentuseof“nigger”WhatbestprovesTwainsantislaverystandaccordingtotheauthor?A.Jimssearchforhisfamilywasdescribedindetail.B.TheslavesvoicewasfirstheardinAmericannovels.C.Jimgrewupintoamanandafatherinthewhiteculture.D.Twainsuspectedthattheslaveswerelessintelligent.Whatdoestheaut

59、hormainlyarguefor?A.Twainhaddonemorethanhiscontemporarywriterstoattackracism.B.TwainwasanadmirablefigurecomparabletoAbrahamLincoln.C.Twainsworkshadbeenbannedonunreasonablegrounds.D.Twainsworksshouldbereadfromahistoricalpointofview.SectionC:8Directions:Readthepassagecarefully.Thenanswerthequestionsor

60、completestatementsinNoMoreThanTenwords.Inthetimeittakestoreadthisarticle,anareaofBrazilsrainforestlargerfootballfieldswillhavebeendestroyed.ThemarketforcesofglobalizationareinvadingtheAmazon.Inthepastthreedecades,hundredsofpeoplehavediedinlandwars;countlessothersendurefearanduncertainty,theirlivesth