湖南省株洲市二中届高三第二次月考英语.docx

1、湖南省株洲市二中届高三第二次月考英语湖南省株洲市二中2010届高三上学期第二次月考（英语）本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第一部分： 听力（共三节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5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。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Whose nose is the womans nose like?A. Her grandfathers. B. Her mothers. C. Her

2、 fathers.2. What does the man want?A. A hand. B. A typewriter. C. His papers.3. What will the woman do?A. Look for work. B. Buy a horse. C. Cut the grass.4. Where did the conversation most probably take place?A. In a bank. B. In a store. C. In a post office.5. Which sport is the woman best at?A. Ten

3、nis. B. Volleyball. C. Swimming.第二节（共12小题；每小题1. 5分，满分18分）听下面4段对话，每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话读两遍。听第6段对话，回答第67题。6. What can we learn about Fidel?A. Its Marys pet. B. Its Marys baby. C. Its Georges baby.7. Where will James Chang meet Mary?A. At the office. B. At the post office.

4、 C. At the airport in Beijing.听第7段对话，回答第810题。8. Where does the dialogue most probably take place?A. In a hospital. B. At the doctors. C. At home.9. What can we conclude about the man and the woman?A. The woman is a nurse. B. The man has caught a cold.C. The man doesnt have a cold at all.10. What did

5、 the woman do with the mans trouble?A. She told him to go to bed. B. She took some hot water for him to use.C. She telephoned the doctor at last.听第8段对话，回答第1113题。11. How many ties does the man have at least?A. 3 B. 4 C. 512. Where id the man put his blue ties?A. In the cupboard B. Under his shirt C.

6、In his drawer13. What can we learn about Sue?A. She is Mr. Johnsons sister B. She is the speakers guestC. She is the person paid by the speakers to look after their children.听第9段对话，回答第1417题。14. Where is Sally now?A. In a competition. B. In a swimming pool C. In California15. How old is Sally now?A.

7、Twenty B. Twenty - one C. Twenty three16. What did she do at the last Olympics?A. She broke all the records B. She won many cupsC. She swam thirty - five miles17. Why has she given up swimming?A. She is too old to swim B. She prefers visiting other countriesC. She cant win any international competit

8、ions.第三节（共3小题；每小题1. 5分，满分4. 5分）听下面一段材料，将第18至第20三个小题的信息补充完整，每小题不超过三个单词。本段材料读两遍。Harrys profession: _18_Harrys _19_: No one at the school liked him.The advice of Harrys mother:Try to find out the reason why he was disliked and encouraged him to 20第二部分： 英语知识运用（共35小题；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

9、）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. The Niagara Waterfalls, _ is shaped like a semicircle, are 670meters wide, and fall 56 meters in an awesome white sheet of water.A. what B. where C. the largest of which D. in which22. _ all my homework unfinished, I am not allowed to go online to play g

10、ames.A. To B. For C. With D. Without23. How can you expect to pass the Oral Test of PETS _you never dare to practice in public?A. in case B. even if C. unless D. if24. The beginning of the movie is impressive,_ is the ending, which leaves us to think.A. what B. which C. as D. like25. I just wonder _

11、 that makes him so excited.A. why it does B. what he does C. how it is D. what it is26. The message is very important, so it is supposed _ as soon as possible.A. to be sent B. to send C. being sent D. sending27. _ enters the computer rooms should take off his shoes in order to keep them clean enough

12、.A. Who B. Whoever C. What D. Whatever28. In a horse-racing sport, it is common that the only active participants are the horses and the riders, _ everyone else watches.A. when B. while C. which D. where29. We were stopped by the security guard and told that only when we showed our licenses_.A. we c

13、ould be allowed in B. we could allowed inC. could we be allowed in D. could we allow in30. What do you think of Spain?Well, considering its diverse cultures, it is an attractive country,_ worthy of a visit.A. it B. one C. this D. that31. Follow your doctors advice, _ your cough will get worse.A. or

14、B. and C. then D. so32. _since the night before, I felt very hungry.A. Having eaten something B. Not having eaten anythingC. Eating something D. Not eating anything33. Sixty miles _ in a single night, so they were exhausted.A. is covered B. was covered C. are covered D. has covered34. There will be

15、many kinds of photos_ next Sunday. Would you like to go with?A. on duty B. on watch C. on display D. on business35. _, the monument could be restored to its former glory.A. If repaired well B. If repairing well C. To repair well D. Repairing well第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）Part A: 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出

16、可以填入空白处的最佳选项完成短文，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When I was a teenager, I volunteered to give out water at a marathon. Watching the different runners who passed by and grabbed a cup was 36 . The next year I sighed up for the race. I did little preparation and my only goal was to finish. On the day of the race, it was 3

17、7 hot. I remember struggling at about the 5th mile, thinking, “I am never doing this again!”Have you ever felt that way about something? You eagerly choose a goal 38 soon realize it is 39 to achieve than you imagined it would be. That first 10 km race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I j

18、ogged and I walked. Then 40 a decisive moment. Near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me. I felt 41 that I was younger than him and I couldnt keep up with him. I felt defeated for a second but then I realized 42 . He was running his race and I was running mine. He had different experience, trainin

19、g and goals and I had mine. 43 in life do we 44 ourselves to others and feel disappointed in ourselves when we really shouldnt? I decided, then, that one day I would be one of those 70 year olds who were still running. 45 I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my achievement. Since then I have ru

20、n several races and run purely for fun.In life we all 46 compare ourselves to others, which is only natural. But dont let them weaken you. 47 , you should use them to inspire you and show you what is possible. Then you are a true winner.36. A. pleasing B. interesting C. inspiring D. amazing37. A. ex

21、tremely B. strangely C. sadly D. certainly38. A. and B. but C. while D. or39. A. easier B. harder C. better D. worse40. A. went B. flew C. happened D. came41. A. exhausted B. disappointed C. embarrassed D. annoyed42. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing43. A. How many B. How much C. How

22、 often D. How old44. A. cooperate B. compare C. combine D. compromise45. A. When B. Because C. Since D. Until46. A. often B. occasionally C. hardly D. never47. A. Instead B. Therefore C. Meanwhile D. FurthermorePart B: 仔细阅读下面短文并按照语境完成填空（每空只填一个单词）。请将答案填写在答题纸上。请务必注意对应答题纸上相应的题号。CONCORDE, the worlds fas

23、test traveler plane, will soon be over 33 years old. 48 first flew on 2 March, 1969 in France. Concorde was developed by 49 France and Britain. From 1956, these two countries had a dream of a supersonic（超声速的）traveler plane. In 1962 they started to 50 together on the plan. The plane cost over 1. 5 bi

24、llion pounds to develop. It is 51 most tested plane in history. It was given over 5,000 hours of testing. Concorde flies at twice the 52 of sound. This means that compared 53 78 hours in other traveler planes, it takes only 3 hours 25 minutes to fly between London and New York. You can catch the 10:

25、30a. m. flight from London, Heathrow 54 start work in New York an hour earlier! Concorde is much used by business people and film stars. Twenty have been built 55 far. Air France and British Airway own the most. They each have seven planes.第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，

26、选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A “Colour” and “color”, “favourite” and “favorite” Have you ever wondered why Americans spell those words without a “u”? Is it because they are lazy?Of course not. In fact, the difference in spelling was created by Noah Webster（1758-1843）. He is a teacher who reformed English to m

27、ake American identity stronger. Linguists（语言学家）celebrated his 250th birthday on October 16. After the Revolutionary War（1775-1783）, Webster believed that Americans should have their own dictionary, rather than rely on British versions（版本）. He dropped the British “u” in some words. And he changed “ce

28、ntre” into “center” for children to learn English by spelling words more like they sounded.Webster wasnt shy about expressing his opinions. In defining（定义）preposterous（unreasonable）, he wrote: “A Republican government in the hands of females is preposterous.”Webster spent 28 years on the project bef

29、ore completing the 70,000-word dictionary in 1828 with his American-style spellings. He also added local words. His dictionary was widely used in schools. Linguists believed it helped a new nation achieve unity and cultural independence at a time when most were focused on political freedom. “He was

30、the shaper of our language and the shaper of American identity,” said Joshua Kendall, who is working on a biography（传记）about Webster. “He at last bonded（联合）us through our language. ”56. According to the passage, when he worked on his dictionary，Noah Webster did all of the following EXCEPT _.A. dropp

31、ing “u” in all the British wordsB. changing “centre” into “center”C. adding local wordsD. voicing his opinion57. When did Noah Webster probably begin his project of the dictionary?A. In 1758. B. In 1783 C. In 1800. D. In 1828.58. Why did Noah Webster create these differences in his dictionary?A. Because he wanted to make English simple and easy.B. Because he wanted American English to have its own characteristics.C. Because he wanted to achieve political freedom.D. Because he wanted to show that the USA is strong