2015.3月英语月考卷

2014学年第二学期高二英语三月考试试卷

时间：90 分钟满分：100

I. Listening Comprehension

Section A

Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.

1. A. The style B. The color C. The tie D. The shirt

2. A. The weather is good enough B. The weather should be worse

C. The weather is just terrible

D. The weather is pleasant

3. A. The man has no idea B. The woman will choose another day

C. The woman can set the day

D. The man has no free time

4. A. One B. Two C. Three D. Four

5. A. On a bus B. In a shop C. In a hospital D. In a restaurant

6. A. She tries to avoid meeting him B. She does not like dramas

C. The drama competition is nonsense

D. She has something else to do

7. A. Classmates B. Fellow workers C. Colleagues D. Teacher and student.

8. A. Sunday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday D. Thursday

9. A. She is too weak to go dancing with the man B. She’s still suffering from a bad cold

C. She is not interested in dancing

D. She would like to go dancing with the man

10. A. John never returns anything he borrows B. John breathes very heavily

C. John reads very slowly

D. John has trouble breathing

Section B

Directions: In Section B, you will hear a short passage, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.

Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.

11. A. Open an exhibition of paintings B. Give a talk on the art of Italy

C. Teach university students how to paint

D. Host a TV program about art.

12. A. Travelling widely in Europe B. Taking photos of art for newspapers

C. Teaching art in a university in France

D. Writing a book about present-day art of Italy

13. A. Her years’ life experience in Italy

B. 19th century paintings and present-day art

C. Lifestyle of the Italian people in the 19th century

D. Wilson’s influence on Italian art

Section C

Directions:In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Write your answers on your answer sheet.

Blanks 14 through 17 are based on the following conversation.

Complete the form. Write No More Than Two Words for each answer.

II. Grammar and Vocabulary

Section A

Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.

(A)

Joseph Rudyard Kipling, who enjoyed early success with his poems, was born on 30 December 1865 in India. Kipling’s earliest m emories are about his and his sister Alice’s trips(18) _____ the fruit market with their woman servant, or walking with his parents alongside the sea at night.

The beautiful days came to an end (19) _______ Rudyard and Alice were sent to school in Southsea to live with Captain Holloway and his wife in 1871. She ruled the boarding house with punishment and Kipling was often beaten by her and her son. “Then the old Captain died, and I was sorry, for he was the only person in that house, as far as I can remember, (20) _______ever threw me a kind word.” So he wrote in his later books. Kipling soon learned to read and found comfort in literature and poetry.

He gained f reedom from the Holloway’s house when he spent one month a year (21)_______ (stay) in L ondon with his mother’s kind sister Aunt Georgie and her husband and their children. Those months of December were a really paradise to Kipling.

In 1877 Kipling’s mother returned to England and collected him (22) ____ ____ he could attend the United Services College in Devon. Now he was able to live the life of a student and in his second year started writing his own Schoolboy Lyric poems (23)________ (print) by his parents. In 1878 his father took him to the Paris Exhibition (24) _______ he was allowed to wander freely and gained much appreciation for French culture which he wrote about in “Souvenirs of France”.

(B)

When young people get their real jobs, they may face a lot of new, confusing situation. They may find that everything is different from the way things were at school. It is also possible that they will feel uncomfortable in both professional and social situations. Eventually, they realize that university classes can’t be the only preparation for all of the different situations (25) ______ appear in the working world.

Perhaps the best way (26) ______ (learn) how to behave in the working world is to identify a worker you admire and observe his behavior. In doing so, you’ll be able to see what it is (27) ______ you admire in this person. For example, you will observe how he acts when he is in trouble. Perhaps even more important, you will be able to see what his approach to everyday situations (28) ______ (be). While you are observing your colleague, you should be asking yourself whether his behavior is like (29) ______ and how you can learn from his response to different situations. By (30) ______ (learn) from a model, you will probably begin to identify and learn good working habits.

Section B

Directions:Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.

As an intercultural communication, translation is playing a more and more important role in today’s world. Whatever difficulties translation teachers 31 in their professional training, it is their duty to find out effective solutions to 32 problems. Here are some suggestions:

Training students to be excellent language switchers

Pattern of expression in some way 33 pattern of thinking. And the difference in mode of expression between two languages is 34 in their unique ways of thinking. So in translator training the teacher should try to help students think as 35 language speakers do. He should point out the major differences in mode of thinking between the two languages. For example, the major differences between the Chinese way of thinking and the English way of thinking include:

1) Chinese is featured by parataxis, which determines that the relation between sentence parts is loose and unclear. English is 36 by hypotaxis, which decides that English speakers give much attention to word organization.

2) Chinese speakers are subjective. As a result, when they produce sentences they 37 to use personal subject or no subject. English speakers are relatively objective. In sentence-making they often use impersonal subject

3) Chinese people observe things 38 . Therefore, in their words ideas are arranged together according to the order of physical or mental time. They seem equally important; the relation among them is not clear because no connective word is used between them. When English people observe things, they can always find out the most important thing from them and arrange the thing in the main clause of a sentence as the information focus in their speaking or writing. Other things will be stated in dependent clauses or various kinds of phrases.

4) In narrating, Chinese speakers mention things from the past to the present while English speakers follow the 39 line. In logical reasoning, Chinese speakers put reasons or evidences before the result or conclusion, but English speakers just do the other way round.

III. Reading Comprehension

Section A

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.

It is well-known that twins are closer to each other than most brothers and sisters ---- after all, they probably spend more time with each other. Parents of twins often notice that they develop special ways of communicating: they 40 their own words and one can often finish the other's sentence. In exceptional 41 , this closeness becomes more extreme: they invent a whole language of their own, as in the case of Grace and Virginia Kennedy from Georgia in the USA, who communicated so successfully in their own special language that they did not speak any English at all until after they started school.

However, these special relationships are the result of lives spent almost entirely in each other's 42 . What happens when twins do not grow up together, when they are 43 at birth for some reason? Are they just like any other strangers, or are there still special similarities between them? Professor Tom Bouchard, of the University of Minnesota, set out to find the answer to this question. He 44 sixteen pairs of twins, who were adopted by different families when they were babies, and often brought up in very different circumstances. Each twin was then interviewed about every small detail of their life.

The results of this research make a surprising 45 . Many of the twins were found to have the same hobbies, many have 46 the same illnesses, and some have even had the same type of accident at the same point in their lives. The most 47 similarities are to be found in the case of Jim Springer and Jim Lewis from Ohio in the USA. The story of the 'Jim Twins' made headline news across USA. Born to an immigrant woman in 1939, and adopted by different families at birth, both babies were named Jim by their new parents.

But what can be the explanation for these remarkable 48 ? Is it all pure coincidence, or is the explanation in some way genetic? Research into the lives of twins is forcing some experts to 49 that our personalities may be at least partly due to 'nature'. On the other hand, analysts are also anxious to emphasize that incredible coincidences do happen all the time, not just in the lives of twins.

40. A. coin B. value C. conceal D. maintain

41. A. occasion B. circumstances C. field D. process

42. A. perspective B. inspiration C. obsession D. company

43. A. investigated B. offended C. separated D. involved

44. A. traced B. demonstrated C. employed D. aroused

45. A. consequence B. interpretation C. prediction D. debate

46. A. cultivated B. suffered C. recovered D. cured

47. A. moderate B. reluctant C. generous D. incredible

48. A. activities B. issues C. similarities D. conclusions

49. A. confess B. demonstrate C. prove D. negotiate

Section B

Directions:Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.

(A)

In a new study about the way kids learn math in elementary school, Beilock and Levine found a surprising relationship between what female teachers think and what female students learn: If a female teacher is uncomfortable with her own math skills, then her female students are more likely to believe that boys are better than girls at math.

" If these girls keep getting math-anxious female teachers in later grades, it may create a snowball effect on their math achievement," Levine told Science News. In other words, girls may end up learning math anxiety from their teachers. The study suggests that if these girls grow up believing that boys are better at math than girls are, then these girls may not do as well as they would have if they were more confident.

The researchers also gave the students tests to tell whether the students believed that a math superstar had to be a boy. Then the researchers turned to the teachers: To find out which teachers

were anxious about math, the researchers asked the teachers how they felt at times when they came across math, such as when reading a sales receipt. A teacher who got nervous looking at the numbers on a sales receipt, for example, was probably anxious about math.

Boys, on average, were unaffected by a teacher's anxiety. On average, girls with math-anxious teachers scored lower on the end-of-the-year math tests than other girls in the study did. Plus, on the test showing whether someone thought a math superstar had to be a boy, 20 girls showed feeling that boys would be better at math - and all of these girls had been taught by female teachers who had math anxiety.

According to surveys done before this one, college students who want to become elementary school teachers have the highest levels of anxiety about math. Plus, nine of every 10 elementary teachers are women, Levine said.

50. Which of the followings is NOT mentioned in the study?

A. Girls may be bad at math because of their female teachers' anxiety.

B. Most students tend to believe that a math superstar has to be a boy.

C. What kind of teacher is more likely to have math anxiety.

D. On average boys are also affected by a teacher's anxiety.

51. What can you infer from the second paragraph?

A. Girls can do as well as boys if they are confident.

B. Girls are born much weaker than many boys.

C. Boys are stronger and better in math than girls.

D. Girls who are bad at math can do other things better.

52. According to the last paragraph, Levine's attitude to the math teaching in elementary schools is _______.

A. hopeful

B. disappointed

C. worried

D. content

( B )

The Amazing Kids! Pen Pals Program is a literacy-based (基于读写能力的), traditional letter-writing pen pal program, available to all children aged 5-17 worldwide. At $10 per child, our program is a low-cost and fun way to help your children practice their literacy skills while they are making new friends. Groups of 15 or more receive a 50% discount.

Children love our program because:

●It helps them develop new (and possibly life-long)friendships.

●It allows them to practice the traditional form of letter writing and correspondence.

●They love getting letters i n the mail from their pen pals!

Parents love our program because:

●It offers one of the few remaining choices for finding an established, safe and trusted traditional pen pal program to their children.

●It helps strengthen communication and literacy skills taught in their children’s classroom.

●It helps open their children’s eyes to a larger world, and other cultures and traditions outside their own.

●Many parents remember having a pen pal when they were children and want to give their children the same positive, fun learning experience.

●Parents love helping their children find new friends of their own age and gender.

Frequently asked questions

Why is there a fee?

We are a small, all-volunteer non-profit organization, and the fees help cover our cost of running the program.

How did the Amazing Kids! Pen Pals Program begin?

The program began as a way of reaching out to the children affected by the devastating (毁灭性的) hurricanes of 2005. Our hope was that by matching young hurricane survivors with a new pen pal, we could help them in their recovery from the trauma (创伤) they experienced. The program is now available to all children worldwide. We continue to welcome teachers, youth groups or agencies who like to work with hurricane survivors.

How does it work?

Amazing Kids! will match students of the same gender and age with other students who may share similar interests and hobbies, based on the information provided on the registration form.

I’ve completed all forms and made my payment. What happens next?

Someone from Amazing Kids! will contact you once a match has been found. You will be asked to call the other parent, teacher or group leader of the pen pal Amazing Kids! has selected. If both adults agree that the pen pal match is a good one, then the students may begin writing to each other. If the match is determined not to be a good one, Amazing Kids! will try and find an alternative match.

53. If a group of twenty children want to join the program, they should pay _____altogether.

A．$50 B．$100 C．$150 D．$200

54. Parents may agree the program helps children_________.

A．travel around the world B．communicate well with others

C．Meet many famous people D．get good marks in exams

55. In the beginning the Amazing Kids! Pen Pals Program was set up for the kids who ______.

A．suffered from the hurricanes B．were willing to make pen pals

C．were good at writing letters D．wanted to communicate with others

( C )

Scientists have developed a way to determine roughly where a person has lived by using a strand (缕) of hair, a technique that could help track the movements of criminal suspects or unidentified murder victims. The method relies on measuring how chemical variations in drinking water show up in people’s hair. “You’re what you eat and drink, and that’s recorded in your hair,” said Thure Ceiling, a geolo gist at the University of Utah. Although U.S. diet is relatively identical, water supplies vary. The differences result from weather patterns. The chemical composition of rainfall changes slightly as rain clouds move.

Most hydrogen and oxygen atoms in water are stable, but traces of both elements are also present as heavier isotopes (同位素). The heaviest rain falls first. As a result, storms that form over the Pacific deliver heavier water to California than to Utah.

Similar patterns exist throughout the U.S. By measuring the proportion of heavier hydrogen and oxygen isotopes along a strand of hair, scientists can construct a geographic timeline. Each inch of hair corresponds to about two months.

Cerling’s team collected tap water samples from 600 cities and constructed a map of the regional differences. They checked the accuracy of the map by testing 200 hair samples collected from 65 barber shops. They were able to accurately place the hair samples in broad regions roughly corresponding to the movement of rain systems.

“It’s not good for pinpointing (精确定位),” Ceding said. “It’s good for e liminating many possibilities.”Todd Park, a local detective, said the method has helped him learn more about an unidentified woman whose skeleton was found near Great Salt Lake. The woman was 5 feet tall. Police recovered 26 bones, a T-shirt and several strands of hair. When Park heard about the research, he gave the hair samples to the researchers. Chemical testing showed that over the two years before her death, she moved about every two months. She stayed in the Northwest, although the test could not be more specific than somewhere between eastern Oregon and western Wyoming.

“It’s still a substantial (巨大的) area,” Park said. “But it narrows it way down for me.”

56. According to the passage , scientists’ new discovery is that.

A. One’s hair growth has to do with the amount of water they drink.

B. A person’s hair may reveal where they hav e lived.

C. Hair analysis accurately identifies criminal suspects.

D. The chemical composition of hair varies from person to person.

57. The underlined sentence “You’re what you eat and drink” (Line 1, Para. 3) means.

A. Food and drink affect one’s personality development.

B. Food and drink preferences vary with individuals.

C. Food and drink leave traces in one’s body tissues.

D. Food and drink are indispensable to one’s existence.

58. Which of the following is true of the rainfall in America’s West?

A. There is much more rainfall in California than in Utah.

B. The water it delivers becomes lighter when it moves inland.

C. Its chemical composition is less stable than in other areas.

D. It gathers more light isotopes as it moves eastward.

59. What is the practical value of Cerling’s research?

A. It helps analyze the quality of water in different regions.

B. It helps the police determine where a crime is committed.

C. It helps the police narrow down possibilities in detective work.

D. It helps identify the drinking habits of the person under investigation

Section C

Directions:Read the passage carefully. Then answer the questions or complete the statements in the fewest possible words.

Businesses are witnessing a difficult time, which has in turn produced influence on consumers’ d esire to go green. However, shoppers are still laying emphasis on environmental concerns.

Two thirds of customers say that environmental considerations inform their purchases to the same degree as they did a year ago, while more than a quarter say that they are now even better aware of the

environmental effect on what they buy.

This may help to influence how shops store goods on their shelves. And the companies should still make efforts to become more environmentally friendly. Two out of three people think it is important to buy from environmentally responsible companies, with about one in seven saying that they had even decided to take their custom elsewhere if they felt a company’s environmental reputation was not good enough.

Harry Morrison, chief executive of the Carbon Trust, sympathizes：“I understand this situa tion where survival is very important now. But from environmental considerations, the clock is ticking—we don’t have much time. In addition, cutting carbon emission(排放) has an immediate effect as costs drop and a medium-term benefit for the brand.”

Larger companies have an extra motivation to look at reducing their carbon footprint, as new rules next year will require businesses to buy carbon allowances to make up for their emissions. Those that have taken early action will have a head start. More than two thirds of consumers are not clear about which companies are environmentally responsible. This suggests that firms that are able to convey clearly their message to the public will be in a better position to attract shoppers.

The Carbon Trust believes that it can help by informing customers about the good work companies are doing. “When companies are granted the standard, they can use a logo in all their marketing, which makes it clear that they are working towards cutting emissions,” Mr. Morrison said.

(Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 12 WORDS.)

60. According to the passage, what is likely to influence shops on what to sell?

61. A company may lose its regular customers unless ______________________.

62. According to Harry Morrison, businesses will benefit from __________________.

63. According to the last two paragraphs, companies can gain advantages by ____________.

Translation

Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.

1. 你未来上什么样的大学取决于你。up

2. 尽管困难重重，政府还是及时地把食品送到了洪灾受害者手中。Regardless

3. 很多游客一来到这座古城就不禁被它的历史文化所吸引。Hardly…

4. 只有当你放弃所有消极的想法时，你才会感受到生活带给你的幸福。(Only...)

5. 无论你生活在哪个国家，这些国家的风俗有多么不同，友好总是礼貌的一部分。(Whatever…)