2011届高三第一次月考英语试题

本试题卷分四个部分，共4页。时量l20分钟。满分150分。

Part I   Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A (22.5 marks)

Conversation 1

1. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Teacher and student.           B. Classmates.            C. Doctor and patient.

2. What made it difficult for the woman to follow the man’s advice?

A. She didn’t want to lose her job.           B. She had to look after her children.

C. She didn’t want to spend much money.

Conversation 2

3. When did the speakers see each last time?

A. Last Christmas.            B. Two years ago.        C. A few weeks ago.

4. What do we know about Joe?

A. He is interested in sports now.            B. He broke his leg last week.

C. He is learning to play the piano.

Conversation 3

5. How does the woman feel about the coming holiday?

A. Worried.                 B. Surprised.              C. Excited.

6. When did Kate and Laura meet?

A. At a camp.               B. On a train.              C. At a concert.

Conversation 4

7. When did the woman buy the oven?

A. A day ago.               B. A week ago.             C. A month ago.

8. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A. Husband and wife.        B. Mother and son.          C. Father and daughter.

9. When does the conversation most probably take place?

A. In the late afternoon.      B. At noon.                 C. At night.

Conversation 5

10. What do we learn about the woman?

A. She is a professor.   B. She is new to the country.   C. She has never had a Western dinner.

11. What does the man advise the woman to do?

A. Help set the table or serve the food.              B. Leave the table when invited to.

C. Help wash the dishes after dinner.

12. What day is it today?

A. Thursday.               B. Friday.                C. Saturday.

Conversation 6

13. Why does the woman want to move?

A. There’s only one room in her present apartment.

B. She can’t afford the rent of the present apartment.

C. She can’t see a view in her present apartment.

14. How much monthly rent is acceptable?

A.1000 yuan.                 B.1500 yuan.             C. 2500 yuan.

15. What do the speakers agree to do in the end?

A. Have a look at the apartment.           B. Walk upstairs everyday.

C. Wait for a good opportunity.

Section B (7.5 marks)

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 THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICE.

City Weather (now) Weather (tomorrow) Lowest temperature Highest

Temperature

Beijing Cloudy 16.________________ -5 6

Tokyo 17.__________ Rainy -3 11

London Clear 18.________________ -1 3

Ottawa 19.__________ Sunny and windy -15 -9

Melbourne Cloudy Sunny and hot 16 27

20.___________ Sunny Sunny -7 -2

Part II  Language Knowledge (45 marks)

Section A (15 marks)

Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one answer that best completes the sentence.

21. The winning of hosting _______ 2010 World Expo is _______ victory not only for Shanghai residents, but for the people of the whole Chinese nation.

A, a; the                 B. a; a                   C. the; a               D. the; the

22. Practising Chinese kung fu can not only          one’s strength, but also develop one’s character.

A. bring up          B. take up          C. build up         D. cut up

23. She stared at the painting, wondering where she ______it.

A. saw             B. has seen         C. sees             D. had seen

24. With the government’s aid, those _______ by the earthquake have moved to the new settlements.

A. affect            B. affecting         C. affected          D. were affected

25. He told me it was the reason ____ he explained just now ____ made him come late yesterday.

A. which; which      B. which; that       C. why; that         D. why; which

26. ________ I can’t understand is ________ she wants to change her mind.

A. What; why     B. Which; how      C. That; why      D. What; because

27. The population of our country ______ very large and a large number of people __ ___ farmers.

A. is, is        B. are, is        C. is, are       D. are, are

28. --Alice, why didn’t you come to Jeff’s wedding ceremony yesterday?

--I _______, but I had an expected visitor.

A. was going to       B.had        C.would         D.did

29. Hardly _________ on the train _______ he realized he had left his bag in the car.

A. had he got; when    B. did he get; than    C. he had got; when    D. he got; than

30. The door burst open and                , shouting with anger.

A. rushed in the crowd      B. in the crowd rushed

C. the crowd in rushed      D. in rushed the crowd

31. It wasn’t until nearly a month later _________ I received the manager’s reply.

A. since                B. when           C. as                D. that

32. The letter he had looked forward to _________ at last.

A. coming           B. came         C. to come          D. come

33. She didn’t come to the party last Sunday. ________, she could have made the party more exciting.

A. If she came          B. Would she come    C. Had she come       D. Did she come

34. He put a finger in his mouth, ______ it and smiled, ______ rather pleased.

A. to taste; looking       B. tasted; looking      C. tasted; looked      D. tasting; looked

35. We really hate ______ if you treat your roommates so rudely.

A. that           B. this           C. it           D. which

Section B (18 marks)

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down. I was rebellious(叛逆的) outside,

36     I wanted to be linked inside.

Once I left home to hitchhike(搭便车) to California with my friend Penelope. The trip wasn’t

37    , and there were many times I didn’t feel safe. One situation in particular kept me grateful to still be alive. When I returned home, I was different— not so outwardly sure of myself.

I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was   38     with us, was wearing my clothes. And my family seemed to like her better than me. I wondered if I would be

39     if I weren’t there. I told my mom, and she explained that —  40     Penelope was a lovely girl, no one could   41     me. I pointed out, “She is more patient and neater than I have ever been.” My mom said these were wonderful   42    , but I was the only person who could fill my role. She made me realize that even with my   43    , and they were many — I was a loved member of a family who couldn’t be replaced.

I became a searcher, wanting to find out who I was and what made me unique. My view of myself was changing. I wanted a solid base to start from. I started to resist pressure to

44     in ways that I didn’t like any more, and I was delighted by who I really was. I came to feel much more   45     that no one can ever take my place.

Each of us holds a unique place in the world. You are special, no matter what others say or what you may think. So    46    about being replaced. You  47     be.

36.A.and   B.but   C.as D.for

37.A.easy    B.hard C.fun D.long

38.A.playing B.eating   C.staying     D.traveling

39.A.loved  B.mentioned   C.cared D.missed

40.A.since    B.as    C.while  D.unless

41.A.scold          B.compare       C.replace    D.match

42.A.qualities   B.girls  C.people D.times

43.A.faults      B.advantages      C.manners D.pities

44.A.think  B.learn       C.change D.act

45.A.sure        B.doubtful  C.happy D.lonely

46.A.talk      B.forget    C.care       D.argue

47.A.mustn’t  B.shouldn’t    C.can’t D.needn’t