08届高考英语复习2月份月考试题
2008-2
I. Listening Comprehension(30%)
Part A Short Conversations
Directions: In part A, you will hear ten shorts conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversation and the question will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers in your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. 10 B. 12 C. 20 D. 22
2. A. Shop assistant and customer B. Conductor and passenger
C. Air hostess and passenger D. Taxi driver and customer
3. A. At a bank. B. At a travel agency C. In a shop D. At the reception.
4. A. 8:00 B. 8:20 C. 8:40 D. 9:00
5. A. Playing an order for a chicken B. Calling to complain to the manager
C. Doing some cooking D. Visiting the manager’s office
6. A. Mathew well deserves the praise. B. She can’t find words to praise Mathew.
C. She doesn’t agree with the man. D. The man praises Mathew too much.
7. A. Jenny enjoys watching a soap drama very much.
B. Jerry has nothing to do but watch soap drama.
C. Jerry hasn’t finished her homework yet.
D. Jerry has already finished her assignment.
8. A. She doesn’t think it a good idea.
B. She feels too full to have any coffee.
C. She thinks that coffee will make her uncomfortable.
D. She would like to have some coffee.
9. A. Robert works hard. B. Robert is a top student.
C. Robert doesn’t work hard enough. D. Robert should do better in his studies.
10. A. He prefers the pink one to the blue one.
B. He thinks the blue T-shirt suits his age.
C. He will choose the pink T-shirt.
D. He thinks that he looks younger in the pink T0shirt.
Part B Passages
Directions: In part B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice but the question will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers in your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Question 11 and through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. Her pregnancy B. The unborn baby C. Brain cancer D. The operation.
12. A. When she was 15 weeks pregnant. B. When she was 12 weeks pregnant.
C. When the baby was born. D. When she was 27 weeks pregnant.
13. A. Miracle Baby Born to Brain-Dead Mother.
B. Brain-Dead Mother Died after Giving Birth.
C. Baby Borne Three Months Earlier.
D. Doctors Saving Mother and Daughter.
Question 14 and through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. It will stop working completely. B. It will no longer strike the hours.
C. It will be under repair next month. D. It will stand over the Houses of parliament.
15. A. 2 B. 21 C. 23 D. It’s unknown.
16. A. No foot and mouth virus was found on the fourth farm.
B. The virus has spread to the farm concerned.
C. There is no foot and mouth virus in southern England.
D. There is no need to fear the spread of foot and mouth disease.
Part C Longer Conversations
Directions: In part C, you will hear two longer conversations. After each conversation you will be asked to fill in the four blanks according to what you have heard. Numbered blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. Write one word for each answer.
| Emergency Repair Report | |
| Caller’s name: | Susan Dale |
| Address: | 385 Fuxing Road East, near Wal-Mart 17.______ |
| Telephone: | 18. ____________ |
| Problem: | Water pipe 19._________, kitchen flooded |
| Solution: | 20. __________ over a plumber |
Numbered blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.
Complete the form. Write No More Than Three words for each answer
| What did Joe feel after the examination? | He felt 21. ______________. |
| Why did Joe have trouble understanding the English passages? | Because there were too many 22. __________. |
| How did Joe think of the maths examination? | He thought it 23. ______________. |
| Why did Joe do well in history and geography? | He could remember facts easily and 24. __________ them. |
II、Grammar and Vocabulary(16%)
25．--Who is making such a noise?
--____________ must be children.
| A. They | B. Those | C. That | D. It |
26. There is something doubt __________ he is the best man for the job.
| A. whether | B. if | C. why | D. how |
27. I’m going to the supermarket this afternoon. Do you have anything ________?
| A. to be buying | B. to buy | C. for buying | D. bought |
28. You will succeed in the end ______ you give up halfway.
| A. even if | B. as though | C. as long as | D. unless |
29. Prices of daily goods ________ through a computer can be lower than store prices.
| A. are bought | B. bought | C. been bought | D.buying |
30. When I got to ______ the town ought to have been, all I found was a school and a petrol station
| A. where | B. wherever | C. there | D. that |
31. Do you still remember the chicken farm ____ we visited three months ago?
| A. where | B. when | C. that | D. what |
32. ________ made the school proud was ______ more than 90% of the students had been admitted to key university.
| A. What; because | B. What ; that |
| C. That; what | D. That; because |
33. “What a nice fire you have in your fireplace!”
“ During the winter I like my house ______
| A. warmly and comfortably | B. warm and comfortable |
| C. warm and comfortably | D. warmly and comfortable |
34. Telephone messages for the manager ______ on her desk but she didn’t notice them.
| A. were left | B. was left |
| C. was leaving | D. were leaving |
35. I can’t find my dictionary, ________?
| A. Was it borrowed | B. Has it borrowed |
| C. Did it borrow | D. Has it been borrowed |
36. Mrs. Black doesn’t believe her son is able to design a digital camera, ________.
| A. is he | B. isn’t he | C. doesn’t he | D. does she |
37. Do it now, _____ you will be punished.
| A. and | B. so that | C. or | D. if |
38. The weather is not ______ hot.
| A. much | B. such | C. that | D. any |
39. Unless ____ to speak, you should remain silent at the conference.
| A. invited | B. inviting |
| C. being invited | D. having invited |
40. More than 80% percent of toys produced in this company _____ to countries all over the world.
A. is exported B. exports C. are exported D. export
III. Cloze: 24%
(A)
Directions: Complete the passage with the words in the box. Each word can only be used once.
| A. simple B. include C. relatives D. organize E. celebration F. easier G. also H. preparations I. still J. popular |
Each year, more than two million weddings take place in the United States. The Association for Wedding Professionals International says more than eighty thousand million dollars are spent on those wedding. And that does not 41 honeymoon travel for the newlyweds.
Some people have big weddings and invite everyone they know. Some have small, 42 weddings and invite only their closest friends and family members. And some elope. They get married first and tell people later.
Still another choice is a “destination wedding”. These are 43 now. The bride and groom invite a small group of guests to travel to some place special for the ceremony. Think of it as a wedding and honeymoon all in one.
Many couples 44 their weddings themselves. But some hire a wedding planner to organize everything for them. The planner helps the bride find a wedding dress as well as dresses for her bridesmaids. The planner helps find a place for the reception after the ceremony. And the planner organizes all the details for the 45 , from the flowers to the food to the entertainment.
Thanks to the Internet, couples can make a lot of wedding 46 online. Technology has also made it 47 for other people to decide what to give them for a wedding gift.
The future newlyweds can go to stores and choose the gifts they would like to receive. The information is entered into a list on a wedding registry at each store. Then their friends and 48 can choose what to buy. This means the bride and groom get things they want. It 49 means they avoid many of the things they do not want-like three toasters for their morning bread.
(B)
A person may have an idea about himself that will prevent him from doing good work. He may have the belief that he is not capable of it. A child may think he is stupid because he doesn’t understand how to make the 50 of his mental faculties (才能). Older people may be mistaken that they are incapable of learning things new because of their 51 .
A person who believes that he is incapable will not make a real 52 because he feels that it would be useless. He won’t go at a job with the confidence necessary for 53 , and he won’t work his hardest way, even though he may think he is doing so. He is therefore likely to fail, and the failure will 54 his belief in his incompetence (无能).
Alfred Alder, a famous doctor, had a thought like this. When he was a small boy, he had a poor 55 in maths. His teacher told his parents he had no ability in maths in order that they would not 56 too much of him. In his way, they two 57 the idea. He accepted their mistaken thinking of his ability, felt that it was useless 58 and was very poor at maths, 59 as they expected.
One day he worked at a problem which 60 of the other students had been able to solve.
Alder 61 in solving the problem. This gave him confidence. He now 62 with interest, determination and purpose, and he soon became especially good at maths. He not only 63 that he could learn maths well, but luckily he learnt deeply in his life from his own experience that if a person goes at a job with determination and purpose, he may 64 himself as well as others by his ability.
50 A. biggest B. most C. highest D. deepest
51. A. ability B. age C. brain D. knowledge
52 A. decision B. success C. effort D. troub
53. A. work B. study C. improvement D. success
54. A. lead to B. strengthen C. increase D. add to
55. A. state B. mind C. start D. ending
56. A. blame B. expect C. get D. win
57. A. developed B. organized C. discovered D. found
58. A. managing B. succeeding C. trying D. acting
59. A. only B. almost C. just D. then
60. A. none B. no C. no one D. nobody
61. A. gave B. succeeded C. failed D. believed
62. A. lived B. worked C. played D. graduated
63. A. made B. took C. expected D. proved
64. A. encourage B. love C. astonish D. disappoint
Reading Comprehension (35 points)
Directions: Read the following passages. Each passage is followed by five 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)
"I would like to get married and have children, "says Mary Ott. "But I expect to make sacrifices(牺牲) in my career. It's going to be difficult."
Ott has just finished college and plans to go to medical school.
William Lynch has also just graduated and started working. "1 certainly want a family," he said. "But I don't see how raising kids would interfere with my career.
Ott and Lynch disagree on their visions(views) of family and work life. Such split views(分歧) are common among today's young men and women.
The New York Times interviewed young people who were beginning their careers. Most of the young women were concerned about balancing(平衡) their careers and families. Most of the young men focused just on careers. Experts Say today's young women don't want to be "super-women". They don't expect to "have it all", the way women of the 1970s expected to.
Instead, these women want help from the government and employers. They want child care, leaves of absence(休假), and other family benefits.
Ellen Futter praised young women for "asking more questions" about the family and the society. She's president of Barnard College.
But Futter admits there are no easy answers. "Society is still evolving(进化), "she said.
65. In what way do young men and women differ?
A. In their views of work and families. B. In their points of view as to careers.
C. In raising children. D. In the way they look at the world.
66. Do today's young women try to make sacrifices in their careers?
A. No, most of them balance careers and families.
B. Yes, most of them prefer families to careers.
C. The answer differs from country to country.
D. We don't know because the information isn't given.
67. What are today's young men concerned about?
A. Parenthood. B. Work life.
C. Family life. D. Both breadwinners and care-givers.
(B)
Penguins are among Nature's most endearing(可爱的) creatures and, for a bird that is not able to fly, the penguin has had a very successful career. It has become adapted to life at sea, coming ashore only to breed. Penguins like to live in large numbers. The first men to see penguins found it difficult to classify them, although their interest was only as food. Were they animals or birds? In fact, the penguin is a swimming and diving bird which lost the power of flight early in its evolution. On land, penguin sits upright on large webbed(有蹼的) feet and walk across the ice, but it swims excellently, it rigid(僵硬的) wings being changed for swimming.
Well known among the smaller species of penguin is the black-footed penguin. The larger species are the king penguin and the emperor penguin. The penguin population is so large that there is no immediate danger of the bird becoming extinct. On the other hand, the poisonous chemical things of the civilized world's industries reach even the faraway Antarctic Ocean and worsen the wildlife of Antarctica's coastal areas; they do harm to the whales and the seals as well as the penguins.
To the human observer, penguins always seem to be in party mood. Indeed, it is difficult to be solemn(庄严的) about them; their gesture and behaviour are representation of man. A zoologist, however, sees them as ideal field laboratory subjects, living as they do in an environment in which relatively few other creatures live.
68. In the very early days people _____.
A. were only interested to classify penguins
B. regarded penguins nothing but as part of their food
C. found it easy to classify penguins
D. did their best to find food for penguins
69. The penguin is _____.
A. an animal that can swim in water
B. an animal that can walk on land
C. a bird that cannot fly
D. a bird that can both swim and walk buy cannot fly
70. Penguins _____.
A. like to live separately B. are becoming extinct in the near future
C. enjoy a collective life D. find it difficult to seek food
71. People find it _____ to see penguins because they look like man in some way.
A. ideal B. fun C. dull D. flat
(C)
Are you always sure you know what people mean when they try to describe their feelings to you? We use both words and gestures to express our feelings, but problem is that these words and gestures can be interpreted in different ways.
It is true that a smile means the same thing in any language. So does laughter or crying. There are also number of striking similarities in the way different animals show the same feeling. Dogs, tigers and humans, for example, often show their teeth when they are angry. This is probably because such behavior patterns are inherited rather than learned.
Fear is another emotion that is shown in much the same way all over the world. In Chinese and in English fiction, a phrase like "he went pale and began to tremble" suggests that the man is either very much afraid or has just had a very nasty shock. However, "he opened his eyes wide" is used to suggest anger in Chinese whereas in English it conveys surprise. In Chinese, surprise can be described in a phrase like "they stretched out their tongues". Sticking out your tongue in English is an insulting gesture or expresses disgust.
Even in the same culture, people differ in their ability to interpret and express feelings. Experiments in America have shown that women are usually better than men at recognizing fear, anger, love and happiness in people's faces. Disgust, contempt and suffering seem to be the most difficult emotions for people everywhere either to recognize or to express. Other studies have shown that older people usually find it easier to interpret body language than younger people do. And psychologists such as E.G. Beier have also shown that some people frequently give completely the wrong impression of how they feel. For instance, they try to show affection but in fact actually communicate dislike. Or when they want to show interest, they give the impression that they don't care. This can happen even among close friends and members of the same family. In other words, what we think we are communicating through language, voice, face and body movements may be the exact opposite of what other people understood.
72. According to the passage, which of the following emotions is shown similarly in all cultures?
A. Affection. B. Fear. C. Contempt. D. Disgust.
73. People sometimes misunderstand each other because _____.
A. their words and gestures may be interpreted in different ways
B. there are no similarities in the way they share the same feeling
C. their behavior patterns are not learned but inherited
D. they have different languages, cultures and emotions
74. People sometimes express the opposite of the emotions they are trying to communicate, which may happen among _____.
A. people of different cultures B. people of the same culture
C. close friends and family members D. all of the above
75. Which of the following statement is NOT TRUE?
A. People in the same culture express their feelings in the same way.
B. People sometimes give completely the wrong impression of how they feel.
C. Women are better than men at recognizing certain emotions.
D. Older people usually understand body language better than younger people.
(D)
We believe that there is more to education than preparation for a job. Children must be prepared for all aspects of their adult life work，leisure，personal relationships，creative activities，dealing with money matters, independence, parenthood.
Nevertheless, it would unrealistic to provide an education which took no account of(考虑) the needs of employers.
What type of training does the business world regard as important?
Many young people applying for jobs were, in the employers' opinions, very weak in the basic skills of handwriting, grammar and spelling. Though additional education at university level improved the student's general ability, a report states, “In basic skills the standards remained stubbornly(顽固地) low.”
It is doubtful whether standards have declined in recent years. What is certain is that employers do not believe the standard is now high enough. Do technological changes make greater demands upon the students' abilities?
We should also remember that the job expectations of young people have increased. The girls who would have once become shop assistants or hairdressers now want to be secretaries. Boys who sought an apprenticeship(学徒) 20 years ago now desire to an engineering degree. But it is still the same girls and boys with the same degree of ability. No wonder there are problems in reaching the “necessary standards” of the business world.
Many employers believed that it was important for teachers to have experience outside the world of college and school. They should work for a while at some other kind of job “to see how the world of business and commerce differs from their own.” The teaching profession and society in general needed a greater understanding of manpower needs and therefore of “the desired” direction of the education system.
76. The article mainly talks about .
A. no education among young people
B. meeting the educational requirements of employment
C. the problem of unemployment
D. the weaker standards of education
77. In the writer's opinion, education should ________.
A. pay more attention to students' academic(学术的) ability
B. only meet the needs of employment
C. be suitable to all aspects of being an adult, including employment
D. focus on grammar
78. “The same girls and boys” in Para.6 refer to _______.
A. those who are likely to be unemployed
B. those who have just left middle school
C. those who are looking for jobs far beyond their abilities
D. those who might have become shop assistants, hairdressers and apprentices in the past
79. It's suggested that teachers should ________.
A. never change their jobs B. spend more time on their school work
C. improve their teaching methods D. get some work experience outside school
(E)
Directions: Read the following text and choose the most suitable heading from A-F for each paragraph. There is one extra heading which you do not need.
| A. An introduction to mountaineering B. Mountaineering employs different rules C. Mountaineering is an enduring sport D. The general way mountaineering is treated E. Clearing up the incorrect notion about mountaineering F. Something that climbers have to overcome |
Most young people enjoy some form of physical activity. It may be walking, cycling or swimming, or in winter, skating or skiing. It may be a game of some kinds — football, hockey (曲棍球), golf, or tennis. It may be mountaineering.
80. ______________
Those who have a passion for climbing high and difficult mountains are often looked upon with astonishment. Why are men and women willing to suffer cold and hardship, and to take risks on high mountains? This astonishment is caused probably by the difference between mountaineering and other forms of activity to which men give their leisure.
81. ______________
Mountaineering is a sport and not a game. There are no man-made rules, as there are for such games as golf and football. There are, of course, rules of a different kind which it would be dangerous to ignore, but it is this freedom from man-made rules that makes mountaineering attractive to many people. Those who climb mountains are free to use their own methods.
82. _____________
If we compare mountaineering and other more familiar sports, we might think that one big difference is that mountaineering is not a “team game”. We should be mistaken in this. There are, it is true, no “matches” between “teams” of climbers, but when climbers are on a rock face linked by a rope on which their lives may depend, there is obviously teamwork.
83. ______________
The mountain climber knows that he may have to fight forces that are stronger and more powerful than man. He has to fight the forces of nature. His sport requires high mental and physical qualities.
84. ______________
A mountain climber continues to improve in skill year after year. A skier is probably past his best by the age of thirty, and most international tennis champions are in their early twenties. But it is no unusual for a man of fifty or sixty to climb the highest mountains in the Alps. They may take more time than younger men, but they probably climb with more skill and less waste of effort, and they certainly experience equal enjoyment.
第Ⅱ卷（共45 points）
Ⅰ. Translation (20 points)
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
1. 劳驾请把那本杂志递给我好吗？(so…as…; kind)
2. 派谁去参加比赛由你来决定。(It句型; up to)
3. Jerry比以往任何时候都更努力学习。(ever before)
4. 他们俩都很优秀，说不上谁比谁好。(hard to say; the more)
5. 多年来，他终于意识到了：学习是无止境的。(through; come to; end to…)
6. 各级政府应该采取措施控制污染，以便实现经济和社会的可持续发展。(at…levels; sustainable)
Ⅱ．Guided Writing（25%）
Directions: Write an English composition in over 120 words, according to the cues given below in Chinese.
今天早上的第一节课你又迟到了,你的班主任张老师很生气.写封信给老师道歉,并具体说明你又为什么迟到.
答题纸
一、Listening Comprehension:
17. ______ 18.______. 19. ______. 20. ______
21. ______ 22.______. 23._______. 24._______
二、完型填空
41.______.42.______.43._____.44._____.45.______.
46.______.47._______.48.______.49._______.
三、Reading Comprehension:
80.______ 81. ______ 82.______ 83.______. 84.______
三、Translation:
1.______________________________________________________
2.______________________________________________________.
3.______________________________________________________
4.______________________________________________________.
5.______________________________________________________.
6.______________________________________________________.
四、Writing:
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答案
1---10 DBADBACDCB 11---16 CDA CBA 17. supermarket 18. 19. broken 20. send 21. upset 22. new words 23. easier than expected 24. was interested in
25—29. D A B.D B 30—34 A CB B A 35—40 D D C C AC
41. B 42. A 43. J 44. D 45. E 46. H 47. F 48.C 49. G
50~54 BBCDB 55~59 CBACC 60~64ABBDC
65-69 AABBD 70-74 CBBAD 75-79 ABCDD 80-84 DBEFC
第二卷
Translation:
1. Would you be so kind as to pass me that magazine/pass that magazine to me?
2. It is up to you to decide who will be sent to take part in the match/game/contest.
3. Jerry works/is working even harder than ever before.
4. They are both excellent. It is hard to say who is the better?
5. Through the years, he has come to realize that there is no end to study.
6. Government at different levels should take action/measures to control pollution so as to/in order to realize/accomplish the sustainable development of economy and society.