湖南省益阳市箴言中学2016-2017学年高二下学期3月月考英语试卷

益阳市箴言中学2017年上学期高二3月月考

英语试题

时量:120分钟 分值:150分

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节 ：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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What will the woman most probably do?

1. Continue working hard. B. Enjoy her family life. C. Have a short break.

2. What's the conversation mainly about?

1. A performance. B. A subject. C. A person.

3. Why does the man ask for leave?

1. He's sick. B. He will pick up John. C. He's going to play golf.

4. What does the woman say about Bob?

1. He is always happy. B. He is hard to deal with. C. He is always complaining.

5. How much will the man pay?

1. $26. 50. B. $25. C. $22. 50.

第二节：听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. What will the man do first?

1. Play golf. B. Have a conference. C. Attend a golf course.

7. Why did the man take up golf?

1. It might do good to his career. B. It was part of his New York project.

C. It could help improve his health.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8. How does the man like the city?

1. Bad. B. Good. C. Just so-so.

9. What is the relationship between the speakers?

1. Friends. B. Co-workers. C. Neighbors.

10. Where does the woman suggest the man go shopping?

1. The supermarket. B. The downtown shops. C. The new shopping center.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11. When will the BBQ start?

1. Tomorrow. B. Tonight. C. This afternoon.

12. Who is the host?

1. Thomas. B. Sandra. C. Jerry.

13. What do we know about the woman?

1. She doesn't know Jackie at all. B. She is from Hong Kong School.
   C. She will give the man a call later.
   听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。
   14. What is the man?
   1. A zoo keeper. B. A writer. C. A journalist.
      15. How does a cat act when defending itself?
      A. Its ears will lie down flat against its head.
2. Its ears will turn toward the side. C. Its tail will go straight up.

16. How does a cat try to understand humans?

1. By listening to the tone. B. By following the gestures.

C. By watching humans' eyes.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. What does the speaker do?

1. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. A nurse.

18. Where will the students probably go next?

1. The hospital. B. The library. C. The playground.

19. When is the school hospital open?

1. 8:30~5:00 pm every day. B. 9:00~5:00 pm on weekdays.

C. 9:00~5:00 pm every day. $来&源：

20. What is the school hospital's phone number?

1. 746539. B. 764593. C. 745693.

第二部分：阅读部分（共20小题，每题2分，满分40分）

第一节：共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分

A

In order to help customers find what they want quickly, it's important to keep the thousands of titles in the Main Street Movies store organized properly. This section will tell you how to organize videos.

Each Main Street Movies store has three main sections:

1. New ReleasesWall
2. Film Library
3. Video Games
   New Releases Wall. Almost 70 percent of movie rentals(租赁) are new releases, and that is the first place that most customers go when they enter the store. The center section of shelves on this wall holds Hottest Hits. When new titles come into the store, place them on this wall in alphabetical(字母的) order. After 30 days, move the Hottest Hits titles to the shelves on either side called Recent Releases, again in alphabetical order. Titles stay on these shelves eight to ten months before being moved to Film Library shelves.
   Film Library. Thousands of titles in the Film Library are organized into categories(类别). The films within each category are displayed alphabetically. Here are the categories and their two-letter computer codes:

   AC	Action	CO	Comedy	FL	Foreign Language
   CH	Children	DR	Drama	SC	Science Fiction
   CL	Classics	FA	Family	SI	Special Interest

   Video Games. Games in our store are also arranged together, in alphabetical order. Although video games represent only a small percentage of our inventory( 存货), they are stolen more often than any other type of videos in our store. Therefore, video games are never displayed on the shelves. Shelves in the Video Games section hold
   cards with pictures and information about each game. When a customer wants to rent a particular game, he or she will bring you the card. You then get the game from the locked case behind the counter( 柜台), and file the card in the “Video Game Rentals” box. When the game is returned, you put the card back on the appropriate shelf so that it is available for another customer.
   21. How are new movies moved through the store?
   1. From Hottest Hits to Film Library to Recent Releases.
   2. From Film Library to Hottest Hits to Recent Releases.
   3. From Hottest Hits to Recent Releases to Film Library.
   4. From Recent Releases to Film Library to Hottest Hits.

22.Video games are locked behind the counter _____.

1. because there're so few games in the store
2. because there's no shelf to display them
3. in case someone damages them
4. in case someone steals them

23. For whom is the passage most probably written?

1. The store's manager. B. The store's suppliers.

C. The store's customers. D. The store's salespeople.

B

Kay and Charles Giddens sold their home to start a bed and breakfast. Four years later, the couple now dishes out banana pancake breakfasts, cleans toilets, serves homemade cookies to guests in a bed and breakfast surrounded by trees on a资*源%库

mountain known for colorful sunsets.

“Do I miss the freeways? Do I miss the traffic? Do I miss the stress? No,” says Ms.

Giddens. “This is a phenomenon that's fairly widespread. A lot of people are rethinking their lives and figuring out what they want to do.”

Simple living ranges from cutting down on weeknight activities to sharing housing, living closer to work and commuting(通勤) less, avoiding shopping malls, borrowing books from the library instead of buying them, and taking a cut in pay to work at a more pleasurable job.

Vicki Robin, a writer, tells us how she deals with the changes in her budget, now far less than what she used to make.

“You become conscious of where your money is going and how valuable it is, ”Ms. Robin says. “You tend not to use things up. You cook at home rather than eat out. You find your life is not a mess anymore, and you discover your living costs have

gone way down.”

Janet Luhrs, a lawyer, quit her job after giving birth and leaving her daughter with a babysitter for two weeks. “It was not the way I wanted to raise my kids,” she says. “Simplicity is not just about saving money; it's about me sitting down every night with my kids to a candlelit dinner with classical music.”

Ms. Luhrs now edits a magazine called SimpleLiving, which publishes tips on how to buy recycled furniture and shoes, and organize potluck (家常便饭) dinners instead of fancy receptions.

“Simplicity is about conscious living and creating the life you want. The less stuff you buy, the less money goes out the door, and the less money you have to earn, ”Ms. Luhrs explains.

24. How does Ms. Giddens feel about the life she is living now?

A. Bored. B. Worried. C. Satisfied. D. Surprised.

25. What does the phenomenon Ms. Giddens mentioned refer to?

A. Serving others. B. Finding a new job.

C. Living a simple life. D. Opening a restaurant.

26. Janet Luhrs gave up her job as a lawyer in order to _____.

1. have one more baby girl B. create her own magazine

C. make her career in music D. spend more time with her kids

27. In which part of a newspaper will the passage most probably appear?

1. Business. B. Lifestyle. C. Education. D. Entertai

C

The ancient Chinese practice of acupuncture could be used to treat anxiety and depression (抑郁) instead of drugs, says a health editor Laura Milne.

It is best known as a treatment for controlling our aches and pains, but few of us know that acupuncture can also be used to treat anxiety and depression. New research by the British Acupuncture Council and the charity Anxiety UK showed that only 10 per cent of sufferers use acupuncture to deal with their anxiety, whereas almost half (49.2 per cent) turn to medication.

Almost all participants of the study (93.8 per cent) said they would be open to trying a complementary (辅助的) therapy, but nearly two thirds (62.7 per cent) were not even aware that acupuncture could help their condition. Anxiety UK believes this could be due to a lack of proper understanding of the condition, the cost of treatments as well as the problems they’ll meet while accessing therapies, especially complementary therapies.

Nick Pahl of the British Acupuncture Council says, “As traditional acupuncture can be highly beneficial for anxiety, we felt it was important to better inform those suffering with the condition about how acupuncture can help so they can make a wise decision regarding their treatment.”

Nicky Lidbetter of Anxiety UK says, “Some members find complementary therapies, including acupuncture, helpful in the management of their anxiety condition.”

Acupuncture originated in China and has been in use for more than 2,000 years and practitioners state that by inserting tiny needles into particular areas of the skin, they can affect the channels of pain that run up and down the body, blocking pain.

Previous research has shown that acupuncture can help ease anxiety by acting on areas of the brain known to reduce sensitivity to pain and stress, as well as promoting relaxation and deactivating the “analytical” brain, which is responsible for anxiety and worry.

The acupuncture practitioners say the most common form of anxiety they treat is depression (94.9 per cent) closely followed by panic attacks (86.1 per cent) with Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) not far behind. Nearly two-thirds of practitioners say that their patients see them instead of previous treating methods and that a significant 87.3 per cent of patients have previously tried medication.

The study also suggests that over two thirds of the UK’s three million anxiety sufferers fail to seek treatment for their condition, admitting that they just “try and get on with things”, even though half of the sufferers state that the condition has affected their career and relationships.

28. Which of the following is NOT the reason why some people overlook the function of acupuncture?

A. They have limited knowledge about the condition.

B. They are not clear about how much will be charged.

C. They are not sure about the possible problems.

D. They are not interested in the treatment of acupuncture.

29. What can we learn from Nick Pahl’s words?

A. The study has negative effects on our health.

B. Education about acupuncture is worthwhile.

C. Traditional acupuncture needs polishing up.

D. People should be concerned about acupuncture.

30. What can we know about the results of the study?

A. When people feel anxious, half of them feel depressed.

B. 50.6% of people suffer from panic attacks when feeling anxious.

C. About three million sufferers find their career affected by anxiety.

D. More than two million sufferers don’t have their condition treated.

31. Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?

A. Advice on seeking treatment for anxiety and depression

B. Acupuncture: a normal phenomenon in the UK

C. Potential benefits of acupuncture to anxiety and depression

D. Acupuncture: new hope in treating anxiety and depression

D

As we enter the holiday season there are often many chances to volunteer our time, talents, and money to those who may be less fortunate than ourselves. Collecting food for the hungry, toys for poor children, or working at a local soup kitchen all help others enjoy a better holiday season while they make us feel good too.

Many people report that helping others feels good, often claiming that they get more out of the experience than from those they help.

At Santa Clara University where I am a psychology professor, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and spring breaks are very popular vacations among students. They work with the poor rather than take a relaxing vacation focusing on their own needs and pleasures. Some of these experiences are based in local social service agencies (such as a local homeless shelter) while others occur overseas.

My students and I have conducted and published several studies where we assessed

compassion(同情), stress management, well-being and spiritual fulfillment( 满足) before they leave for a service trip.

When they returned, we found that the students who help others are not only more

compassionate, but also have higher well-being and stress management scores.

We don’t know exactly why those who help others obtain these benefits but we believe that it may be due to the lessons that they learn while working with those who have much less than they do. They perhaps see that they live better lives than others and thus their hassles and disappointments don’t seem so bad in comparison. How can you be bothered by the size of your dorm room, or the stress of final exams, or by not having the latest iPhone when others are suffering and struggling? These students develop more gratitude and reasonable expectations for themselves when they

compare their lives with those of others.

My colleague, Professor Carl Thoresen found that those who volunteer an average of 2 hours per week throughout their lives have a 40% lower mortality rate (死亡率) than those who don’t. And regular volunteering is related to a longer life.

Doing the right thing for others means helping those in need. Being with them as equals is important rather than behaving in a superior position. It’s the right thing to do for others and it’s the right thing to do for ourselves as well.

32. From Paragraph 1, we know that _____.

1. the more money we donate to others, the happier we are
2. we should cook for those suffering from hunger
3. there are many people who are less fortunate than us
4. it’s meaningful to be a volunteer during the holiday season

33. The underlined word “hassles” in Paragraph 6 probably means“_____”.

1. difficulties B. expectations C. benefits D. improvements

34. What would Professor Carl Thoresen agree with?

1. People can keep healthy by helping others.
2. Helping others probably makes for a longer life for people.
3. Everyone should do voluntary work two hours a week.
4. Equality is important in communicating with others.

35. In the author’s opinion, helping others is _____.

1. worth praising B. beneficial to people’s health

C. the duty of everyone D. a win-win situation

第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

36________ There were few people on the earth, and natural resources seemed to be unlimited. Today things are different. The world has become too crowded. We are using up our resources too quickly, and at the same time we are polluting our environment with dangerous chemicals. 37_________.

Everyone realizes today if too many fish are taken from the sea, there will soon be none left. Yet, with modern fishing methods, more and more fish are caught. We know that if too many trees are cut down, forests will disappear and nothing will grow in the land. Yet, we continue to use bigger and more powerful machines to cut down more and more trees. 38__________ However, in most countries waste products are still put into rivers or into the sea, and there are few laws to stop this. We know, too, that if the population of the world continues to rise, in a few years, there will not be enough food.

39__________ If we eat more vegetables and less meat, there will be more food available for everyone. Land that is used to grow crops feeds five times more people than land where animals are kept. 40_________ The world population will not rise so quickly if people use modern methods of birth control. Finally, if we educate people to think about the problem, we shall have a better and cleaner planet in the future.

1. What can we do to solve these problem?
2. So we should try our best to protect the environment.
3. In the past, man didn’t have to think about the protection of his environment.
4. We realize that if the rivers are polluted with waste products from factories, we will die.
5. Why do some people do so foolish things?
6. If we continue to do this, human life won’t survive in the future.
7. Our natural resources will last longer if we learn to recycle them.

第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

We’ve all found random( 任意的) numbers or letters written on the money in our wallets — the kind of things we often 41 ______ when paying for coffee. Maybe, 42 _____ , we should pay closer attention. This week I came across a(n) 43 ______ story about 86-year-old Peter Bilello and his wife, Grace. The couple have been 44 _____ for 50 years and have two children and four grandkids. Since Grace was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009, Peter has never left her side.

One day a(n) 45 _____ came to Peter’s mind. He 46 _____ out two dollar bills and told his wife, “I’m going to 47 _____ one on the front: Peter B. And I want you to sign one too: Grace B. I’ll put these two dollars in my 48 ______ to remember our love.”

He intended to keep the bills in his wallet 49 _____. But a year later, while shopping, Peter reached into his wallet for cash and used the two signed bills 50 _____ . There was no way on earth he could track the 51 _____ down. They were gone for good and he was 52 ______.

This past February, Grace eventually 53 ____ from the cancer. But her and Peter’s love story wasn’t 54 ___ just yet. A few weeks ago, Peter was out with his 14-year-old granddaughter, Ashley. He 55 ____ her a $10 bill to get a bite to eat. After a while, she returned with the 56 _____, three dollar bills. 57 _____ on one was a name in very familiar handwriting — Grace B. The dollar had returned after five years!

“I started to cry,” Peter said. “I never thought I’d get that dollar back. ”For Peter, there was no question about it — the 58 ____ was a miracle. “Who knows how many million people got that dollar in their 59 ____ ,”he said. “It’s got to be a miracle.”

Everything around us, even something as simple as the change in our wallets, can connect us with one another and 60 _____ us of the power of love.

41. A. forget B. ignore C. discover D. miss

42. A. though B. already C. again D. still

43. A. adventure B. love C. war D. travel

44. A. joined B. damaged C. married D. complained

45. A. idea B. word C. picture D. action

46. A. called B. carried C. gave D. pulled

47. A. mark B. cover C. sign D. design

48. A. drawer B. bag C. pocket D. wallet

49. A. sometimes B. forever C. formally D. frequently

50. A. by mistake B. in person C. at last D. on time

51. A. letters B. numbers C. bills D. sellers

52. A. bored B. unsatisfied C. embarrassed D. heartbroken

53. A. gave away B. passed away C. kept away D. broke away

54. A. on B. out C. in D. over

55. A. handed B. awarded C. returned D. lent

56. A. chance B. smile C. change D. food

57. A. Filled B. Written C. Fallen D. Held

58. A. challenge B. incident C. accident D. game

59. A. shoes B. minds C. hands D. hearts

60. A. convince B. warn C. inform D. remind

第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

Yangshuo, China

It was raining lightly when I 61_______ (arrive) in Yangshuo just before dawn. But I didn’t care. A few hours 62______________ , I’d been at home in Hong Kong, with 63_____(it) choking smog.

Here, the air was clean and fresh, even with the rain. I’d skipped nearby Guilin, a dream place for tourists seeking the limestone mountain tops and dark waters of the Li River 64____________ are pictured by artists in so many Chinese 65__________ (painting). Instead, I’d headed straight for Yangshuo. For those who fly to Guilin, it’s only an hour away 66______car and offers all the scenery of the better-known city.

Yangshuo 67____ (be) really beautiful. A study of travelers 68____________ (conduct) by the website TripAdvisor names Yangshuo as one of the top 10 destinations in the world. And the town is fast becoming a popular weekend destination for people in Asia. Abercrombie & Kent, a travel company in Hong Kong, says it 69_____________ (regular) arranges quick gateways here for people 70________ (live) in Shanghai and Hong Kong.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分)

第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

短文中共有10处错误，错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线( \ )划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词的下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Dear Diary,

Here I am in the middle of a city, 350 miles far away from our farmhouse. Do you want to know why we move last week? Dad lost his job and as Mom explained, “He was lucky to find other one.” His new job meant I had to say goodbye to my classmate, my school, or just everything else I love in the world. To make matters bad, now I have to share a room with my younger sister, Maggie. Tomorrow is first day of school. I am awfully tiring, but I know I will never fall sleep. Good night and remember you, dear Diary, is my only souvenir(纪念品; 礼物) from my past life and my only friend.

第二节 书面表达（25分）

小华减肥以后，感到身体疲倦、虚弱，不知如何是好，于是她写了一封电子邮件向健康专家求教。请根据下面内容，以小华的名义写一封邮件。词数100字左右；开头及结尾已给出，不计入总词数。

原因：觉得自己太胖，体重不断增加，担心形象不美，有同学骂她。

过程：1.去健身房，两三次就放弃了，感觉太累也没时间。

2．节食，坚持了大约一个星期，经常饿得不能继续她的学习。

3．悄悄服用减肥药，一开始有效果，体重迅速下降，但减肥药对她产生副作用。

Dear Health Expert，

I have got a problem and I need to ask for your help.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Could you be kind enough to give me some good advice?

Best wishes!

Xiao Hua

英语参考答案

一．听力（每小题1.5分，共30分）

01—20 ACCCB AABCC ACCBA CCBCA

二．阅读理解（每小题2分，共40分）

21—40 CDDCC DBDBD DDABD CFDAG

三．完型填空（每小题1.5分，共30分）

41—60 BABCA DCDBA CDBDA CBBCD

四．语法知识填空（每小题1.5分，共15分）

61. arrived 62. before/earlier 63. its 64. that/which 65. paintings 66. by 67. is 68. conducted 69. regularly 70. living

五．短文改错（每处1分，共10分）

1. far去掉 (far已被 350 miles代替了) 2. move →moved (last week, 过去式) 3.other →another (“另一个”, 用another; other“其他的”) 4. classmate →classmates 5. or →and (并列, 不是选择) 6. bad →worse (to make matters worse是固定短语) 7. 在first前加上my/ the 8. tiring →tired (人用tired; tiring指物) 9. sleep →asleep (形容词作表语, fall asleep睡着) 10. is →are ( you, dear diary, is my only souvenir... friend作remember 的宾语, 主语是you; dear Diary是you的同位语; my only souvenir是表语. 此句的be动词应跟主语you相一致, 用are.)

六．书面表达（共25分）

Dear Health Expert，

I have got a problem and I need to ask for your help. I feel I am a little too fat. What's worse, I am putting on weight all the time. I am very worried about my figure and how I look. I even fear that some of my classmates call me names.

At one time, I tried to work out in a gym two or three times, but I finally gave up just because I had no time for it and always felt very tired after doing exercise. Once I tried going on a diet. However, after about a week, I could not go on because I felt so hungry that I was not able to continue my studies. Then I bought and took weight­loss pills in secret. Shortly after, they did work and I was losing weight fast. But soon I felt tired and weak sometimes.

I know those pills usually have bad effects on our health. Thus, I don't know what I should do.

Could you be kind enough to give me some good advice!

Best wishes!

Xiao Hua