洞口一中2014年秋高三英语第一次月考试卷（带答案）

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Part I  Listening Comprehension (30 marks)

Section A  (22.5 marks)

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 1

1. Where did the woman buy her iPhone?

A. At the Apple Store in the mall.           B. At the discount phone store.

C. At the shop on Vine Street.

2. How much did the man pay for his iPhone?

A. 200 dollars.    B. 300 dollars.            C. 400 dollars.

Conversation 2

3. How much weight did the woman lose?

A. Five pounds.            B. Ten pounds.            C. Fifteen pounds.

4. What kind of diet is the woman having?

A. She doesn’t eat bread.     B. She only eats fruit.      C. She eats half of what she used to.

Conversation 3

5. What’s wrong with the sweater the woman bought?

A. It’s too small.           B. It’s not the right style.    C. It’s the wrong color.

6. How does the woman probably feel about the man’s response?

A. Satisfied.              B. Surprised.             C. Disappointed.

Conversation 4

7. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Husband and wife.      B. Old friends.            C. Doctor and patient.

8. Why is the man doing the gardening for the woman?

A. She dislikes it.         B. She is not feeling well.   C. She hired the man to work for her.

9. What is the man’s favorite?

A. Chocolate.             B. Coffee.               C. Cupcakes.

Conversation 5

10. What did the man plan to do next Saturday?

A. Play sports.                          B. Have a party with his friends.

C. See the house with the woman.

11. Why did the woman phone the man?

A. To play basketball.     B. To ask for help.          C. To borrow his car.

12. What does the woman want to do that surprises the man?

A. Move early in the morning.             B. Borrow his car for the whole day.

C. Work on Saturday.

Conversation 6

13. What will the woman be for Halloween this year?

A. A rabbit.              B. A zombie bride.         C. A bunch of grapes.

14. Why did the woman’s mother use to make the costumes?

A. They were original.     B. To save money.         C. Her children asked her to do so.

15. What does Halloween mean to the man?

A. Good memories.       B. Making new friends.     C. Saving money.

Section B (7.5 marks)

Directions: In this section, you will hear a mini talk. 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 mini talk TWICE.

Invitation

Welcome to My Birthday Party!

Time:   7:00 p.m., the 27th of       16      , Friday

Place:   Rasa Restaurant at       17       Stoke Newington High Street

Routes:   Bus No.73, 253, to the Stoke Newington area from west London;

 Bus 112 to the Stoke Newington area from south London;

 Subway:       18        at Bethnal Green Station and walk west for 10 minutes

Other activities:

 Having drinks at Larry’s, a bar in the       19       at 27 Church Street;

 Eating at the 24-hour bakery on Brick Lane if anyone gets      20       during the late hours

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. For those ________ love natural recreation, it is possible to travel for hours—or even days—without meeting another person.

A. whoever            B. what            C. that             D. who

22. Here you will see players ________ all in white, hitting and running after the ball.

A. dressing            B. are dressed       C. dressed          D. who dressed

23. The Marathon is a long distance race created ________ a Greek soldier.

A. in case of           B. in honour of      C. in need of        D. in charge of

24. We will see people walking to the roadside to avoid ________ by the sprinkling truck (洒水车).

A. being sprinkled      B. to be sprinkled    C. sprinkled         D. to sprinkle

25. ________ had we left the room ________ we realized we forgot to take our books.

A. No sooner; than      B. Hardly; than      C. Scarcely; than     D. No sooner; when

26. What he said sounds ________.

A. nicely              B. pleasantly        C. friendly          D. wonderfully

27. --- I heard they went skiing in the mountains last winter.

--- It ________ true because there was little snow there.

A. May not be          B. won’t be         C. couldn’t be       D. mustn’t be

28. Snowden stopped and looked around as if ________ whether he was going in the right direction.

A. seeing             B. to see            C. to have seen      D. having seen

29. Listen to the two girls by the window. What language ________?

A. did they speak                         B. are they speaking

C. were they speaking                     D. had they spoken

30. I don’t think something is wrong with him, ________?

A. isn’t it             B. do I              C. don’t I          D. is it

31. ________ surprised me most was ________ such a little girl should play the violin so well.

A. That; that          B. That; what         C. What; that       D. What; what

32. ________ I understand you, I can’t support you. Which of the following CANNOT be used here?

A. Although               B. Though                C. While                D. As

33. Was it ________ it snowed last night that you didn’t come to the party?

A. that               B. because           C. why           D. if

34. My family ________ not large, but my family ________ all music lovers.

A. is; are             B. are; is            C. are; are         D. is; is

35. So far, the moon ________ by man many times.

A. is visited        B. will be visited    C. was visited     D. has been visited

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.

Four brothers left home for college, and they later became successful doctors and lawyers. Some years later, they talked after having dinner together. They discussed the       36      they gave their elderly mother who lived far away in another city.

The first said, “I had a big house built for Mama.” The second said, “I had my Mercedes-Benz dealer (经销商) send a      37      to her.” The third said, “I built a beautiful      38      for Mama.” The fourth said, “You know how Mama loved reading poems and you know she can’t read anymore because she can’t      39     very well. I met a      40       who had a parrot (鹦鹉) that can recite many poems. It took him 12 years to teach it to speak and he earns his living by renting it out. I had to pay him $100,000 a year for twenty years, but it is worth it.” On hearing that, the other brothers were      41       by his good thought.

After the holidays their mother      42       her thank-you notes to her sons, which read:

“Milton, the house you built is so huge. I only live in one room, but I have to      43       the whole house. It’s a tiring job. Thanks anyway.”