湖南省常德市第一中高三第七次月考英语试题 及答案

PARTⅠ LISTENING COMPREHENSION (30)SECTION A (1.515=22.5)Direction: In this section you’ll hear 6 conversations between two speakers. For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices. Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter (A, B or C) on the question booklet.You will hear each conversation TWICE.Conversation One 1. What is the boy wearing? A. A new style of jeans B. Shoes that are not tied. C. A special kind of tie.2. How old is the boy? A. He’s in middle school. B. He’s in high school. C. He’s in college.Conversation Two3. What is the man’s job? A. A soldier. B. A police captain. C. A professional athlete.4. Who is Christina? A. The woman. B. The man’s mother. C. The man’s daughter.Conversation Three5. Where does the jacket come from?A. An online shop. B. A little store in Pairs. C. The woman made it herself.6. What will the man do? A. Get some information online. B. Order some flowers for Mother’s Day. C. Find his wife another present.Conversation Four 7. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A new city library. B. Their math homework. C. Their college library.8. What did the speakers usually do in the library before? A. Read novels. B. Read magazines. C. Did their homework.9. Why does the man probably want to have coffee? A. He is tired. B. He misses the old days. C. He wants to meet the math professor there. Conversation Five 10. What is the man asking the woman to do? A. Visit Florida. B. Move to New York. C. Move to Florida.11. What is the woman mainly worried about? A. The heat. B. Too many insects. C. Falling into the ground.12. Where did the woman hear about the holes?A. From a newspaper. B. From her daughters. C. From her other grandchildren.Conversation Six 13. What does the woman want? A. A less complicated life. B. More crazy things in life. C. A more comfortable car.14. What does the man say about fisherwomen?A. They dress up sometimes.B. They wear ugly shoes. C. They don’t wear fancy shoes.15. According to the man, what does the woman like to do?A. Eat simple food. B. Go to concerts. C. Stay on the beach.SECTION B (1.55=7.5) Directions: In this section, you will hear a mini-talk. Listen carefully and then fill in the numbered blanks with the information you’ve got. Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS. You will hear the short passage TWICE. Lionel MessiNationalityArgentinaEarly experiencesStarted playing soccer at the age of _____16_______;Had a sickness that would prevent him from _____17_______;The Barcelona club in Spain offered to accept Messi and pay for the _____18_______AchievementsHe has surprised the world with his incredible _____19_______;He earned his place among _____20_______ players ever.PART Ⅱ LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE (45 marks)SECTION A (15 marks)21. Never before in our country _______________.A. has such a thing happened B. such a thing has happened C. has so a thing happened D. so a thing has happened22. By the time he gets home, his father _____________ for Pairs on business.A. has left B. will have left C. had left D. will leave23. I’d appreciate _______ if you could let me know in advance whether or not you will come.A. it B. you C. one D. this24. After a pleasant summer vacation, the family came back from Beidaihe, _______.A. freshly and energetically B. being fresh and energetic C. fresh and energetic D. to be fresh and energetic25. Look! How much _______ Alice looks wearing her new show dress!A. well B. good C. better D. best26. Barry must have visited the Eiffel Tower before, _______ he?A. mustn’t B. hadn’t C. hasn’t D. needn’t27.________ seems to have been great difficulty in turning out excellent graduates.A. That B. What C. It D. There28. Don’t let any failure discourage you, for you can never tell _______ close you may be to victory.A. how B. that C. which D. where29. Fang Fang is such a kind girl _______ everyone likes very much.A. like B. which C. as D. that30. _______ I could express my thanks to the traveler, he had already disappeared in the rain.A. Before B. When C. Until D. While31. It’s useless envying others their success. It’s time you _______ hard.A. must work B. must work C. work D. worked32. _______ the meeting himself gave them a great deal of encouragement.A. The president will attend B. The president to attendC. The president attended D. The president’s attending33. We were invited to his birthday party. If she doesn’t go today, _______.A. nor do I B. neither do I C. neither shall I D. nor I shall34. Tom does speak Chinese well, but his reading and writing skills leave much _______.A. to improve B. to be improved C. improving D. improved35. ---Daddy, I want to watch my favorite program I AM a Singer tonight. ---_________ You must finish your homework.A. Go ahead. B. That’s great. C. Forget it. D. Why not?SECTION B (18 marks)Directions: Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.On a Friday night, a poor young artist stood at the gate of the subway station, playing his violin. Attracted by the great music, many of the passers-by 36 their paces and put some money into his hat.The next day, the artist came again. Different from the day before, he took out a large piece of paper and laid it on the ground. Then he 37 the violin and began playing. On the paper it said, “Last night a gentleman named George Sang put an important thing into my hat by mistake. Please come to 38 it soon.”It caused a great excitement among the 39 and people wondered what it could be. After about half an hour, a middle-aged man hurriedly ran there. “Yes, it’s you. You did come here. I knew that you’re an honest man and would certainly come here.”The young violinist asked 40 , “Are you Mr. George Sang?” The man nodded. “Did you lose something?” “It’s lottery,” said the man. The violinist took out a lottery ticket on which George Sang’s name was seen. “Is it?” he asked. George nodded promptly and 41 the lottery ticket and kissed it.The story turned out to be this: George Sang bought a lottery ticket. The awards opened yesterday and he won a 42 of $500,000. He was so happy, but when he took out 50 dollars to put in the hat, the lottery ticket was also thrown in. The violinist was a student at an Art College and has planned to attend 43 studies in Vienna, He has booked the ticket and would fly that morning. However he cancelled the 44 and came back to wait.Later someone asked the violinist, “At that time you were in need to pay the 45 fee and you had to play the violin every day to make the money. Then why didn’t you 46 the lottery for yourself?” The violinist said, “Although I don’t have much money, I live happily; but if I lose honesty I won’t be happy forever.”Through our lives, we can gain a lot and lose so much, but being 47 should always be with us.36．A．sped up B．fastened up C．slowed down D．kept up with37．A．adjusted B．adopted C．performed D．regulated38．A．ask B．claim C．declare D．announce39．A．circumstance B．environment C．surroundings D．crowd40．A．calmly B．angrily C．carelessly D．indifferently41．A．scratched B．tore C．seized D．caught42．A．reward B．prize C．praise D．salary43．A．interested B．skilled C．developed D．advanced44．A．flight B．trip C．train D．study45．A．show B．rent C．tuition D．travel46．A．leave B．hold C．bring D．keep47．A．warm-hearted B．honest C．honored D．kind-heartedSECTION C (12 marks) Directions: Complete the following passage by using one word that best fits the context. China has ordered a ban on advertisements during television drama programs. An ad will not be allowed to run in the middle of a program running 45 minutes in length, beginning on January 1st. The authorities say ____48____ ban is important for the growth of culture. Television stations say this will cause ____49____ a loss in revenue（收入）. Most audience feel glad ____50____finally such a policy has been carried out. ____51____some still doubt whether this is an effective policy or not. Simply banning TV stations from broadcasting inserted advertisements is no use. Even if SARFT completely banned domestic TV stations from broadcasting advertisements, they could still implant advertisements into TV shows. Why can China not learn some lessons from western TV channels such ____52____ NHK and BBC? They are public channels ____53____any advertisements. But they charge their viewers. In China, TV viewers only need to pay cable Television fees, ____54____ is rather low. And TV stations make profits through broadcasting advertisements. If we can learn some lesson from western countries, ____55____will be rather helpful to the final solution of the conflict between audience and TV stations.PART Ⅲ READING COMPREHENSION (30 marks)Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage.AEvery human being has a unique arrangement of the skin on his fingers and this arrangement is unchangeable. Scientists and experts have proved the uniqueness of finger-prints and discovered that no exactly similar pattern is passed on from parents to children, though nobody knows why this is the case. The ridge（脊状）structure on a persons fingers does not change with growth and is not affected by surface injuries. Burns, cuts and other damage to the outer part of the skin will be replaced in time by new one which bears a reproduction of the original pattern. It is only when the inner skin is injured that the arrangement will be destroyed. Some criminals make use of this fact to remove their own finger-prints but this is a dangerous and rare step to take. Finger-prints can be made very easily with printers ink. They can be recorded easily. With special methods, identification can be achieved successfully within a short time. Because of the simplicity and economy of this system, finger-prints have often been used as a method of solving criminal case. A suspected man may deny a charge but this may be in vain. His finger-prints can prove who he is even if his appearance has been changed by age or accident. When a suspect leaves finger-prints behind at the scene of a crime, they are difficult to detect with the naked eye. Special techniques are used to "develop" them. Some of the marks found are incomplete but identification is possible if a print of a quarter of an inch square can be obtained. 56. Scientists and experts have proved that the pattern of a human beings finger skin__ ___A. is similar to his mothers B. is valuable to himself only C. is like that of others with the same type of blood. D. is different from that of all others 57. If your fingers are wounded by knife, fire or other means, the structure of skin will____. A. be changed partly B. be replaced by a different one C. be the same when the wound is recovered D. become ugly 58. Some criminals remove their own finger-prints by ____. A. using printers ink B. injuring the inner skin C. damaging the outer skin D. damaging the color 59. Finger-prints have often been used as a method of solving criminal case because it_____. A. is complicated but reliable B. is simple and not expensive C. is expensive but easy to do D. can bring a lot of money 60. It is ________for a criminal to deny his crime when finger-prints are used to identify him. A. worth trying B. successful C. useful D. useless BSusan Sontage（1933—2004）was one of the most noticeable figures in the world of literature. For more than 40 years she made it morally necessary to know everything---to read every book worth reading ,to see every movie worth seeing .When she was still in her early 30s, publishing essays in such important magazines as Partisan Review, she appeared as the symbol of American culture life ,trying hard to follow every new development in literature, film and art .With great effort and serious judgement. Sontage walked at the latest edges of world culture. Seriousness was one of Sontage’s lifelong watchwords(格言), but at a time when the barriers between the well-educated and the poor-educated were obvious, she argued for a true openness to the pleasure of pop culture. In “Notes Camp”, the 1964 essay that first made her name ,she explained what was then a little-known set of difficult understandings, through which she could not have been more famous .“Notes on Camp”. she wrote, represents “a victory of ‘form’ over ‘content’, ‘beauty’ over ‘morals’”.By conviction（信念）she was a sensualist（感觉论者）, but by nature she was a moralist （伦理学者）,and in the works she published in the 1970s and 1980s , it was the latter side of her that came forward. In illness as Metaphor —published in 1978, after she suffered cancer—she argued against the idea that cancer was somehow a special problem of repressed personalities（被压抑的性格）, a concept that effectively blamed the victim for the disease. In fact , re-examining old positions was her life long habit.In America, her story of a 19th century Polish actress who set up a perfect society in California, won the National Book Award in 2000. But it was as a tireless all-purpose cultural view that she made her lasting fame. “Sometimes,” she once said，“I feel that, in the end, all I am really defending is the idea of seriousness, of true seriousness.” And in the end, she made us take it seriously too.61．The underlined sentence in paragraph 1 means Sontag_________. A. was a symbol of American cultural life B. developed world literature, film and art C. published many essays about world culture D. kept pace with the newest development of world culture62．She first won her name through ___________. A. her story of a Polish actress B. her book illness as Metaphor C. publishing essays in magazines like partisan Review D. publishing the essay “Notes Camp”63．As for Susan Sontag’s lifelong habit , she __________. A. misunderstood the idea of seriousness B. re-examined old positions C. argued for an openness to pop culture D. preferred morals to beauty64．Susan Sontag’s lasting fame was made upon___________. A. tireless, all-purpose cultural view B. her lifelong watchword----seriousness C. publishing books on morals D. enjoying books worth reading and movies worth seeing 65．According to the passage, Susan Sontag__________. A. was a sensualist as well as a moralist B. looked down upon the pop culture C. thought content was more important than form D. blamed the victim of cancer for being repressedCWith the World Cup always held in the European off-season in June and July, when the tiny nation of Qatar beat out USA Australia, Japan and South Korea, as the venue（地点）of the 2022 World Cup Soccer, there were gasps of surprise from the fans – it was not just because of the size of the competitors, but also the fact that Doha sees an average top temperature of 41 degrees Celsius in June and July with the possibility of top temperatures as high as 50C. Since the World Cup cannot be moved to the ‘cooler’ season in January or to a neighboring country with milder weather, Qatar has to figure out a solution to make the game more comfortable. A team of engineering scientists from Qatar University (QU) have taken a more high-tech approach to solving the problem – theyve reportedly developed a type of artificial "cloud" designed to float above the World Cup venues and provide fans and players with relief from the blazing sun.The artificial clouds system was invented by a team led by Dr Saul Abdul Ghani, Head of the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department at QU, who told Gulf News that the "clouds" would be made from a lightweight carbon structure carrying a giant envelope of material containing helium（氦）gas. The "cloud" would also feature solar panels on its upper surface to power engines that allow the cloud to be moved via remote control. While the country officials have promised to improve some of the issues with solar-powered stadiums capable of reducing the temperatures inside, to a comfortable 20℃, there is still concern of how the players will be able to function in the practice fields.The system would initially cost around US$500,000, with prices coming down with commercial scale production. However, since Qatar needs to find a solution, the money is probably to the issue. The bigger question is, will this team of scientists actually be able to conjure up（兑现）something that they have promised? We will all find out in about eleven years!66．By mentioning “the European off-season”, the author tells us . A. why the World Cup is held B. where the host countries of the World Cup are C. where the World Cup is usually held D. when the World Cup is held67．The artificial clouds system aims to . A. carry a giant envelope of material containing helium gas B. air-condition the venues via artificial cloud system C. feature solar panels on its upper surface D. allow the cloud to be moved via remote control68．Which of the following is NOT promised for 2022 World Cup by Qatar? A. The tournament season. B. The tournament venues. C. The comfortable temperature for training grounds. D. The comfortable temperature for the matches.69．About how much US dollars are estimated if four artificial clouds float above stadiums? A. $ 1,600,000 B. $ 2,500,000 C. $500,000 D. $ 2,200,00070．Which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage? A. Will the 2020 World Cup Be Held in the Middle East? B. Qatar’s 2022 World Cup in High Temperature C. Will Man-Made Clouds Provide Shade at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar? D. Artificial Clouds at High Cost Promising Comfortable SeasonPART Ⅳ WRITING (45 marks)SECTION A (10 marks) Directions: Read the following passage. Complete the numbered blanks by using the information from the passage. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer. Career development refers to the life-long process of continuously managing your professional work. The process assists people in defining their career goals and ambitions clearly.Education is the first step in career development because education received in various institutions like elementary school, high school, and university helps in increasing the depth of a student’s knowledge.Career development is also concerned with personality as a person needs to present himself in the best way possible in his workplace to make a mark for himself. Relevant personal qualities are important, such as loyalty to the company, responsibility and so on, since these qualities can establish your credibility and honesty among colleagues.Along with quality of education and personality, career development also emphasizes the important aspects of training. Knowledge learned in classrooms needs to be applied smartly to doing the work assigned in a satisfactory way. For this, a good deal of training needs to be provided for the employees by their employers. Get as much training as possible! Take any training available from your employers.。