盐城中学2014-2015学年高一上学期12月月考英语试题_含答案.doc

高一年级阶段性检测英语试题 (2014.12) 第一卷 ( 选择题，共三大题，85分 )第一部分：听力 (共两节，满分10分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节(共5题，每小题0.5分，满分2.5分)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 is Jane going to do?A. Fetch some waterB. Grow some vegetables. C. Water some vegetables.2. Where does the road lead to? A. The National Tower. B. The National Park. C. The National Hotel.3. How much are the oranges today? A. 15 cents a pound.B. 30 cents a pound. C. 60 cents a pound.4. What does the man advise the woman to do? A. Exercise for 10 minutes in the morning. B. Read English every morning.C. Get up early.5. Where are the sheep? A. Near the garden.B. On the grassland. C. In the garden.第二节(共15题，每小题0.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话或对白。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。听完每段对话或独白前，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至7题。6. Why is the man going to the TV station？ A. To meet his friend.B. To have an interview.C. To hold a talk show.7. How will the man probably get to the TV station? A. Bu bus.B. On foot.C. By subway听下面一段对话，回答第8至9题。8. What product does the man plan to buy? A. A tape.B. A radio.C. A recorder.9. What does the man think of the product? A. It looks good.B. It is a well-known brand. C. It is of poor quantity.听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。10. When did the accident happen? A. At 2: 35 p.m.B. At 2: 55 p.m.C. At 2:45 p.m.11. What may have caused the accident? A. That the truck ran too fast. B. That the truck broke the traffic rules.C. That the car ran too fast.12. What color was the truck? A. Red.B. Blue.C. Grey.听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。13. When did the man graduate from Harvard University? A. In 1990.B. In 1993.C. In 1999.14. Where is the woman working now? A. In Maryland. B. In a university.C. In the National Motors Factory.15. What does the man do well in? A. A doctor.B. An interviewer.C. An engineer.16. What does the woman do well in? A. Singing.B. Dancing.C. Playing the guitar.听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。17. Which kind of invitation is the best on formal occasions? A. An invitation made over the phone. B. An invitation made in person.C. A written invitation.18. What does R.S.V.P. mean? A. It is important.B. Please reply.C. It is formal.19. What can one bring when going to a dinner party? A. Flowers or wine.B. Wine or a thank-you card. C. A thank-you card or flowers. 20. What can we know from the speaker? A. Youd better arrive at a party a few minutes earlier.B. If you are a few minutes later, call the host immediately.C. Youd better not leave with other guests at the same time.第二部分：英语语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项选择（共25小题；每小题1分，满分25分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C、 D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 21.I am going to Spain for a holiday soon. _. A. Its my pleasure B. Never mind C. Leave it alone D. Good for you22. It is reported that the fifth and last witness to the accident _ for lying to the judge.A. have been taken to the police stationB. has been taken to the police stationC. were taken to the police station D. has taken to the police station23. Isnt it time you went to bed, Mike ? I _ painting all afternoon, so I have to finish my homework now.A. was practicing B. have practiced C. have been practicing D. had practiced24. Realizing that she _ late for school, the girl had none of the bread prepared by Mum and hurried out.A. had beenB. isC. was D. would be25. The department manager promised _ told her who stole the necklace would be rewarded. To her surprise, _ she said, there was no response. A. whoever; whichever B. whoever; no matter what C. no matter who; whatever D. no matter who; no matter what26. Which day do you think is all right for our next meeting? You make _. _ day is the same to me. A. one; One B. it; Any C. that; Some D. this; Another27. The sports meeting, originally _ be held last Friday, was finally delayed because of the bad weather. A. due toB. thanks toC. owing to D. according to28. Our maths teacher seems unable to explain everything in a way _ makes sense to me.A. in whichB. of whichC. / D. that29. What I will talk about may annoy some of you, for which I offer apologies _.A. in advanceB. in returnC. in control D. in surprise30. In order to attract more online shoppers on Double-Eleven Day, the owners of Taobao promised that they would have those ordered goods _ to their homes in less than 3 days.A. to sendB. sendingC. sent D. send31. Tom is arriving from the USA. The secretary _ a car to meet him at the airport, _?A. arranges; doesnt heB. arrange for ; will youC. arrange; will youD. arranges for; does he32. John is said to have _ missing since last week. Has he gone somewhere? Not really. He_ his newly-bought apartment.A. gone, has decorated B. been, was decoratingC. done, decorated D. been, has been decorating33. The science of computer, _ rapid progress has been made in recent years，plays a very important role in our daily life.A. from which B. for which C. with which D. to which34. Could you meet me at the airport? I'd like to，but I'm afraid I _ a very important meeting when you return.A. am attending B. was attendingC. will be attending D. will have attended35. The Yeti is said to be a large, hairy animal walking _two feet like a human being and moving _ amazing speed and strength.A. with; atB. by; at C. on; withD. on; at 36. With the widespread of fog and haze(雾霾) in central and eastern China, our government is supposed to _ their efforts to prevent further pollution.A. make upB. show up C. step upD. wake up37. So quickly is science and technology advancing _ is a possibility today may be a reality tomorrow. A. that what B. which C. what D. that which38. Its a long time _I saw you last. And what is a pity now that it will be a long time_ we see each other again. A. before; since B. since; when C. when; before D. since; before39. It is reported that the government has _ the poor in south African countries _food, clothes and medicine.A. supplied; toB. offered; withC. offered; toD. supplied; with40. U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday paid honor to health care workers who have treated Ebola patients in West Africa, calling them “heroes”_ to be praised rather than discouraged. A. reserving B. deserving C. observing D. dismissing41. “Since China has good relations with both Pakistan and Afghanistan, China can encourage Islamabad to take important and necessary steps for_ terrorism（恐怖主义） and extremism(极端主义) in the region,” the paper said in its editorial.  A. dealing B. containing  C. defending D. existing42. Justins sister, Kelly, _9, said she had seen his brother taken _ the UFO by the Aliens.A. aging; boardB. aged; on boardC. aging; aboardD. aged, abroad43. The air crash occurred, _. A. killing 50 people and injurying 100 people B. leaving 50 dead and 100 injures.C leading to 50 dead and 100 injuries D. causing 50 deaths and 100 injuries44. I am convinced that 10% of life is what happens to you, and 90% of it is how you react to it, and we have a choice every day_ the attitude we will have to meet that day.A. in search of B. in exchange for C. linked to D. in honor of 45. You shouldnt have told everybody my secret. Wait a minute! I didnt tell anyone. I promise! Oh, _! You big mouth！A. I dont buy it B. I mean it C. You dont forget it D. You got it第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Things have been kind of tough lately for Shannon Baker and her little family. They have each others parents and young daughter and for that they are 46 . But she and her husband are both currently 47 . And their car is in great need of 48 . And then there is the matter of their second child, who is 49 soon. So things are a little tense for the Baker family these days.When Shannon and her daughter were walking through a store 50 lot recently, Shannon picked up an envelop from the ground that 51 $4,000 in cash. There were a 52 of different interpretations（理解） that could be considered. Was this a kind of good 53 ? Could it be an attempt by the universe to balance everything? Could it be simply a gift from God? Shannon didnt know. The only thing she knew was that the cash in that envelope 54 to someone else. Oh, and one other thing she knew: Her young daughter was 55 . “My kid was standing right there 56 I found it,” Shannon told WLS-TV in Chicago. “So basically I wanted to teach my daughter how to be 57 . And for me that was enough.”Never mind the bills that were 58 , or the car that needed to be fixed, or the baby that would come soon. And forget that when she 59 the money over to the police she was told that there was actually nothing illegal if she 60 it.The police were able to return the money to the person who 61 it: an old woman. And one can imagine the 62 and relief she felt when the police handed the lost envelop back to her. “She came to my house and she was almost in tears, 63 me,” Shannon said. “She gave me a hug and an envelope with a small 64 in it. But the amount, large or small, wasnt 65 . What was important was the opportunity to teach my daughter honesty.” 46. A. controlledB. upsetC. sensitiveD. grateful 47. A. unemployedB. appreciatedC. disappointedD. removed48. A. repair B. protectionC. cashD. sale 49. A. sickB. serious C. dueD. dull 50. A. gathering B. parking C. cleaningD. begging51. A. included B. contained C. chargedD. paid53. A. number B. deal C. plentyD. flood53. A. expenseB. prizeC. hopeD. luck 54. A. pointedB. ownedC. belongedD. possessed55. A. demandingB. watching C. laughingD. affecting 56. A. beforeB. thoughC. becauseD. when 57. A. honestB. loyalC. ripeD. humorous 58. A. piling upB. giving awayC. showing off D. passing by 59. A. watchedB. turnedC. gotD. collected60. A. keptB. madeC. checkedD. promoted 61. A. sentB. dislikedC. lostD. generated 62. A. respectB. regretC. tensionD. joy 63. A. comfortingB. congratulatingC. offendingD. thanking 64. A. amountB. presentC. envelopeD. choice 65. A. enoughB. acceptableC. important D. matter 第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AThe booking notes of the play “the Age of Innocence”:Price: $10BOOKINGThere are four easy ways to book seats for performance: in personThe Box Office is open Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. by telephoneRing 01324976 to reserve your tickets or to pay by credit card（Visa, MasterCard and Amex accepted）. by postSimply complete the booking form and return it to Global Theatre Box Office. on lineComplete the on-line booking form at .DICOUNTS:Saver: $2 off any seat booked any time in advance for performances from Monday to Thursday. Savers are available for children up to 16 years old, over 60s and full-time students.Supersaver: half-price seats are available for people with disabilities and one companion. It is advisable to book in advance. There is a maximum of eight wheelchair spaces available and one wheelchair space will be held until an hour before the show.Standby: best available seats are on sale for $6 from one hour before the performance for people eligible（suitable）for Saver and Supersaver discounts and thirty minutes before for all other customers.Group Bookings: there is a ten per cent discount for parties of twelve or more.School: school parties of ten or more can book $6 standby tickets in advance and will get every tenth ticket free.PLEASE NOTE: we are unable to exchange tickets or refund money unless a performance is cancelled due to unpredicted circumstances.66. If you want to book a ticket, you CANNOT _A. go to the Box Office on Sundays.B. ring the booking number and pay for the tickets by credit card.C. use the Internet.D. complete a booking form and post it to the Box Office.67. If you make a group booking for a group of 14 adults, how much should you pay?A.$120 B.$126 C.$140 D.$15068. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. There are only 8 wheelchair spaces in the theatre.B. A school party of 15 students should pay 90 for the standby tickets.C. A group of 12 persons can get 10 per cent discount.D. The audience cant refund money if the performance is on show.69. What kind of tickets are the cheapest?A. The standby tickets for school parties of ten or more. B. The standby tickets.C. The tickets for Saver discount. D. The tickets for group booking. BAccurately forecasting the weather is a very hard thing to do. There are many parts of weather dynamics the study of how water and air in motion cause weather patterns to consider. Even the best forecast can be changed by a small weather disturbance halfway around the world. Todays forecast use complex computer models, weather instruments, and detailed analyses of daily observations to predict the weather. However, it hasnt always been that way. People, like your grandparents, use folklore and proverbs to help forecast the weather. They remembered what conditions caused changes and observed the factors associated with weather: atmospheric and cloud conditions, temperature, winds, and reactions of plants and animals. Many people believe that this way of forecasting weather is accurate more often than modem forecasting.Grandmas aching joints might indicate the arrival of a low-pressure system. She might also observe the geese flying lower than usual, confirming the low-pressure sys