上海七宝中学2014届高三上学期月考英语试题.doc

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七宝中学2013学年第一学期月考高三英语试题

说明：

（1）本场考试时间为120分钟，总分150分；

（2）请认真答卷，并用规范文字书写。

第一卷（共105分）

I.ListeningComprehension:

SectionA

Directions:

InpartA,youwillheartenshortconversationsbetweentwospeakers.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Theconversationsandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Afteryouhearaconversationandthequestionaboutit,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaper,anddecidewhichoneisthebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

1.A.Becausesheissick. B.Becauseshehastowork.

C.BecausesheworkintheStudents’Union. D.Becauseshedoesnotwanttogo.

2.A.TheyhavebeentoAfrica. B.TheyarebothfromAfrica.

C.TheyhavesistersinAfrica. D.TheyareinterestedinAfricanart.

3.A.Shedoesnotknowhowtoplaytennis. B.Shehastostudy.

C.Shedoesnotliketheman. D.Sheisnotinterestedintennis.

4.A.He’sdying. B.Hewasataparty.

C.Hedoesn’theartoowell. D.Hewasreadingsomethingimportant.

5.A.Theywillbuyanewhouseaftertheirvacation.

B.Theywillnotbuyanewhouse.

C.Theywillfindasmallerhouse.

D.Theywillnotbuyanewhouseduringtheirvacation.

6.A.Plantingsomething. B.Lookingforwater.

C.Lookingforsomething. D.Gettingdirty.

7.A.Amovie.B.Adocumentary. C.Asoccergame. D.Volcanoes.

8.A.Scientist. B.Artist. C.Surgeon. D.Accountant.

9.A.Europe. B.Canada. C.Here. D.Australia.

10.A.Pleasesitdown. B.She’llmindifhesitsdown.

C.Shedoesn’tcareifhesitsdown. D.Shedoesn’twantthemantositbyher.

SectionB

Directions:

InPartB,youwillheartwoshortpassages,andyouwillbeaskedthreequestionsoneachofthepassages.Thepassageswillbereadtwicebutthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Whenyouhearaquestion,readthefourpossibleanswersinyourpaperanddecidewhichonewouldbethebestanswertothequestionyouhaveheard.

Questions11through13arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

11.A.ShewasaBritishgirl.B.ThehospitalsinQatarwerefullatthattime.

C.ShewasthedaughterofadoctorinLondon.

D.TheQatardoctorswerenotsuretheycouldcureher.

12.A.AdoctorinQatar. B.AnurseinLondon.

C.Dr.Brown. D.AgathaChristie.

13.A.Substanceusedinmakingglass. B.Drugfoundinadetectivestory.

C.Medicineoftenusedinhospital. D.Araredeadlypoison.

Questions14through16arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

14.A.Todeterminethepositionofaship. B.Tofindthedirectionofacurrent（水流）.

C.Topredictthedirectionofaship. D.Tocarrymessagesacrosstheocean.

15.A.USshipswerelongerthanBritishones.

B.BritishshipscouldsailtheAtlanticfasterthanUSones.

C.USshipscouldsailtheAtlanticfasterthanBritishones.

D.UScaptainsknewmoreaboutmaps.

16.A.Hecomparedhisownmapwithothermaps.

B.HetalkedwithmanyBritishseacaptains.

C.Heuseddriftingshipstocheckhismap.

D.Hedrewmapsofcurrentsandcheckedthem.

SectionC

Directions:

InPartC,youwillheartwolongerconversations.Theconversationswillbereadtwice.Afteryouheareachconversation,youarerequiredtofillinthenumberedblankswiththeinformationyouhear.Writeyouranswersonyouranswersheet.

Blanks17through20arebasedonthefollowingconversation:

SuccessfulJobandCareerSearches

3commonsources:

Onlinejobsites;

____17____throughfriendsandrelatives

TheYellowpage

Waytosearchonline:

Basedonyour____18___,industryandsalaryrequirement

Waytonarrow:

Dependingonyour_____19____andwhatyou’relookingfor.

Featureofnationaljobboards:

Itattractsmoreattentionand____20____

Completetheform.WriteONEWORDforeachanswer.

Blanks21through24arebasedonthefollowingconversation:

Whatholidayaretheytalkingabout?

Theyaretalkingabout_____21_____.

WhenisthatholidaycelebratedinAustralia?

On____22______.

HowlongistheGoldenWeekofthisyear?

_____23_____

Whatwilltheyprobablydonexttofindagreatplace?

Theywill_____24______.

Completetheform.WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

II.GrammarandVocabulary

SectionA

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassages.Fillineachblankwithoneproperwordortheproperformofthegivenwordtomakethepassagecoherent.Makesurethatyouranswersaregrammaticallycorrect.Writeyouranswerontheanswersheet.

（A）

WITHSydneyOperaHouseandtheGreatBarrierReefconstantly__25______（feature）onpostcardsandTVprograms,manyChinesepeopleregardAustraliaasatraveldestinationmorethananythingelse.

Butthecountry“downunder”ismuchmorethanaholidayresortforChina.AsChinesePremierLiKeqiangstressedonSept7,__26____hesenthiscongratulationstoTonyAbbott,55,Australia’snewly-electedprimeminister,“ChinaandAustraliaaretwoimportantcountriesintheAsia-Pacificregion.”However,asUSmagazineForeignAffairsnoted,indeepeningitsrelationshipwithChina,Australia___27____（catch）betweentwopoles:

theUnitedStates,itsindispensable（不可缺少的）militaryally（同盟）,andChina,_28______itseconomyoverwhelmingly（过于地）depends.

B

INtheNetherlands,cyclingisn’tseenaseco-friendlyexercise;it’spartofeverydaylife,asitispeople’stopchoicetocommute（通勤）toschoolandwork.

“TherearemorebicyclesthanresidentsintheNetherlands.IncitieslikeAmsterdamandTheHague,____29___to70percentofalljourneysaremadebybike,”saidBBC.

SohowdidcyclingbecomesuchapopularmeansoftransportationintheEuropeancountry?

Inthe1970s,theDutchgovernmentbegantoimproveitscyclinginfrastructure（基础设施）duetobothadomesticsocialmovement__30_____（demand）cyclingconditionsforchildrenandtheoilcrisisintheMiddleEast,whenoil-producingcountriesstoppedtheirexportstoWesternEurope.

Tomakecycling__31_____（safe）andmoreappealing,theDutchhavebuiltthewidestcyclingnetworkintheworld.Thecountryhasover40,000kilometersofbicyclelanesandpaths,whichareclearlymarked,havesmoothsurfacesandincludeseparatesignsandlightsforthoseontwowheels.Thelanesarewideenoughtoallowside-by-sidecyclingandpassing.

Inmanycitiesthebikelanesarecompletelysegregated（隔离的）frommotorizedtraffic.Andinmanytrafficsituationscyclistsaregivenpriority__32___drivers.Sometimes,__33_____spaceislimitedandbothmustshare,youcanseesignsshowinganimageofacyclistwithacarbehindaccompaniedbythewords“BikeStreet:

Carsareguests”.

Asyoungpeoplearen’tallowedtodriveunsupervised（无人监管的）___34___theyare18,cyclingoffersDutchteenagersanalternativeformoffreedom.Thegovernmentalsomakescyclingproficiency（熟练）lessonsacompulsorypartoftheDutchschoolcurriculum.

Bikeparkingfacilitiesareubiquitous（无所不在的）inthecountry.Cyclistsareaccommodatedinthewaymotoristsareelsewhere.TakeGroningen,__35__cityinthenortheasternpartoftheNetherlands,forexample.Thecity’scentraltrainstationhasundergroundparkingfor10,000bikes.

FormanyDutchpeople,bikesaretrustycompanionsforlife’sadventures.Inthatkindofrelationshipitislongevity（长寿）__36___matters–that’swhymanyDutchpeoplerideolderbikes.

C

Overtheyears,majorbreakthroughshavebeenmadeinscienceandmanyphenomena___37_____（explain）.Butstill,therearealwaysquestionswecan’tyetanswer,andTheGuardianhaslistedsomeofthem.

1.Whatmakesushuman?

JustlookingatyourDNA__38____（nottell）you–humanDNAis99percentidenticalto__39__ofthechimpanzeeand,believeitornot,50percentidenticaltoabanana’s!

Alotofthethingsweoncethoughtwereuniqueaboutus–languageandtooluse,recognizingourselvesinthemirrorandsoon–havesincebeenseeninotheranimals.Perhapsit’sourculturethatmakesthedifferenceormaybeourabilitytousefire.It’salsopossiblethatourcapacity（能力）forco-operationandourtradingskillsare___40____makeusunique.

SectionB

Directions:

Completethefollowingpassagebyusingthewordsinthebox.Eachwordcanonlybeusedonce.Notethatthereisonewordmorethanyouneed.

A.close B.inspiration C.responses D.painting E.separate

F.surprising G.memory H.alarming I.relieve J.convey

Thereisatendencytothinkofeachoftheartsasa___41____areaofactivity．Manyartists,however,wouldprovethattherehasalwaysbeenawarmrelationshipbetweenthevariousareasofhumanactivity．Forexample,inthelatenineteenthcenturytheconnectionsbetweenmusicandpaintingwereparticularly__42___．Artistswereinvitedtodesignclothesandsettingsforoperasandballets,butsometimesitwasthemusicianswhowereinspiredbytheworkofcontemporarypainters．Ofthemusicalcompositionthatwereconsideredas__43___tothevisualarts,perhapsthemostfamousisMussorgsky’sPicturesatanExhibition．

Mussorgskycomposedthepiecein1874afterthedeath,attheageof39,oftheartistVictorHartmann．Thoughtheirfriendshiphadnotbeenaparticularlylong-lastingone,MussorgskywasshockedbyHartmann’sunexpecteddeath．Thefollowingyearthecritic,VladimirStasov,whodecidedtoholdanexhibitionofHartmann’swork,suggestedthatMussorgskytryto__44___hisgriefbywritingsomethingin___45______ofHartmann．

TheexhibitionservedasMussorgsky’s___46______．ThetenpiecesthatmakeupPicturesatanExhibitionareintendedassymbolsratherthanrepresentationsofthepaintingsintheexhibition．Betweeneachisa