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1、桂林中学2015学年度上学期 高三年级12月月考试卷英 语（本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟）第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。例:How much is the shirt? A.19.15. B.9.15. C. 9.18.答案是B。1. Where does this conversation probably take

2、 place?A. In a bookstore.B. In a classroom.C. In a library.2. At what time will the film begin?A.7:20.B.7:15.C.7:00.3. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. Their friend Jane.B. A weekend trip.C. A radio programme.4. What will the woman probably do?A. Catch a train.B. See the man off.C.

3、Go shopping.5. Why did the woman apologize?A. She made a late delivery.B. She went to the wrong place.C. She couldnt take the cake back.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟:听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料.回答第6. 7题。6. Whose CD is br

4、oken?A. Kathys. B. Mums. C. Jacks.7. What does the boy promise to do for the girl?A. Buy her a new CD.B. Do some cleaning.C. Give her 10 dollars.听第7段材料.回答第8、9题。8. What did the man think of the meal?A. Just so-so.B. Quite satisfactory.C. A bit disappointing.9. What was the 15% on the bill paid for?A.

5、 The food.B. The drinks.C. The service.听第8段材料，回答第I0至12题。10. Why is the man at the shop?A. To order a camera for his wife.B. To have a camera repaired.C. To get a camera changed.11. What colour does the man want?A. Pink.B. Black.C. Orange.12. What will the man do afterwards?A. Make a phone call.B. Wa

6、it until further notice.C. Come again the next day.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What would Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday?A. Go to a play.B. Stay at home.C. Visit Kingston.14. What is Ariel going to do in Toronto?A. Attend a party.B. Meet her aunt.C. See a car show.15. Why is Ariel in a hur

7、ry to leave?A. To call up Betty.B. To buy some DVDs.C. To pick up Daniel.16. What might be the relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates.B. Fellow workers.C. Guide and tourist.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where does Thomas Manning work?A. In the Guinness Company.B. At a radio station.C. In a museum.1

8、8. Where did the idea of a book of records come from?A. A bird-shooting trip.B. A visit to Europe.C. A television talk show.19. When did Sir Hughs first book of records appear?A. In 1875.B. In 1950.C. In 1955.20. What are the two speakers going to talk about next?A. More records of unusual facts.B.

9、The founder of the company.C. The oldest person in the world.第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。【A】TorontoA pleasant attitude can do wonders for patients recovery, according to researchers who reviewed 16 studies that looked at patients at

10、titudes toward health. The studies lasted 30 years and looked at patients attitudes after operation.“In each case the better a patients expectations about how they would do after operation or some health procedure, the better they did,” said the author Donald Cole, of the Institute for Work and Heal

11、th in Toronto.“This mind-body connection that we have been toying with for the past couple of decades really does have hard science behind it. The result shows that the power of positive thinking is real,” Cole said.New YorkA Pablo Picasso painting sold at Christies auction(拍卖) house in New York Wed

12、nesday for 55-million dollars. The price set a new auction record for a Picasso, and is the fifth-highest price ever paid for any work of art at auction.The paintingWoman with her arms crossedwas purchased by a telephone bidder. Painted in 1902 in Barcelona, the portrait is one of the best-known wor

13、ks from what is called Picassos blue period.Christies says the painting by the famous Spanish artist is of a quality not seen on the market in more than 10 years. It sold for more than twice its pre-sale estimate.Xinhua AgencyA report that three kindergarten teachers got down on their knees before a

14、 South Korean couple to apologize, in Nanjing, of East Chinas Jiangsu Province, has caused wide criticism.At a local kindergarten, a Chinese teacher frightened a South Korean child by saying she would cut off his fingers if he continued to make mischief. Although the kindergarten had apologized to t

15、he couple and dismissed the teacher named Yang, the mother insisted that Yang should kneel down before her. Sheng Dalin, a columnist, wrote in the XINXI SHIBAO that it was enough to fire the teacher and make an apology to the couple, but the mothers request was beyond all reason.21. News Item 1 inte

16、nds to make us believe that _.A. positive thinking can benefit patients recoveryB. a better attitude results in a better operationC. researchers have observed 16 patients recovery for 30 yearsD. great attention has been paid to how attitudes affect health22. Which of the following is NOT true about

17、the painting?A. It was once thought to be worth around $27 million.B. It is one of the most expensive pictures ever sold at auction.C. It was purchased by somebody through telephone.D. It has disappeared for more than 10 years.23. The report in News Item 3 has caused wide criticism because _.A. the

18、kindergarten dismissed the teacher named YangB. the teachers refused to make an apology to the boys motherC. the mother demanded an unreasonable apology from the teachersD. the kindergarten supported to punish a boy so severely24. Why did the kindergarten fire the teacher named Yang? A. She cut off

19、a South Korean boys fingers. B. She frightened a South Korean child. C. She wouldnt kneel down before a South Korean couple. D. The childs mother demanded them to do so.【B】One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying sh

20、apes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds dashing and dancing in the exciting atmosphere above the earth. As the strong winds gusted(风吹) against the kites, a string kept them in check.Instead of blowing away with the wind, they arose against it to achieve great heights. They shook and pul

21、led, but the controlling string and the clumsy tail kept them in tow(牵引), facing upward and against the wind. As the kites struggled and trembled against the string, they seemed to say, “Let me go! Let me go! I want to be free!” They flew beautifully even as they fought the forced restriction of the

22、 string. Finally, one of the kites succeeded in breaking loose. “Free at last,” it seemed to say. “Free to fly with the wind.”Yet freedom from control simply put it at the mercy of an unsympathetic gentle wind. It flew ungracefully to the ground and landed in a twisted mass of weeds and string again

23、st a dead bush. “Free at last”. Free to lie powerless in the dirt, to be blown helplessly along the ground, and to settle down lifeless against the first roadblock.How much like kites we sometimes are. There always exist misfortunes and restrictions, rules to follow from which we can grow and gain s

24、trength. Prohibition is a necessary counterpart to the winds of opposition. Some of us pulled at the rules so hard that we never fly fast to reach the heights we might have obtained. If we keep all the commandment(戒律), we will never rise high enough to get our tails off the ground.Let us each rise t

25、o the great heights, recognizing that some of the prohibitions are actually the steady force that helps us climb and achieve.25In the passage the writer watched _.A. many young people enjoying the sunny dayB. many birds dashing and dancing in the skyC. many young people flying multicolored kitesD. t

26、he strong winds blowing against the sky26What enables a kite fly gracefully in the sky according to the story?A. The kite itself and strange shapes.B. A long string and blowing wind.C. A windy spring day and blue sky.D. The size and a long string.27What is the purpose of the author in writing this p

27、assage?A. To give up tips on how to fly kites effectively.B. To warn us that freedom is actually powerless.C. To explain that restrictions are really unnecessary.D. To teach us a lesson that rules are important in life.28Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. Fly with Restriction

28、sB. Where to Fly C. Why to Fly Kites D. Fly to Freedom【C】 “Dining out”, or “ eating out ”,is a phrase people use in Britain when they eat in a restaurant or a pub. Eating out is more popular in Britain today than ever before.However, eating out can be expensive. Restaurants are normally more expensi

29、ve than pubs, though many pubs serve very good ，simple food. As British people dont dine out every night of the week ,eating in a restaurant is often seen as a special occasion. When going for the first date， or if celebrating an anniversary or a birthday, many people like to go to a restaurant. Peo

30、ple often eat in a restaurant before going to the cinema or the theatre.As in all cultures, there are many rules of etiquette (礼节)surrounding food and eating, and nowhere is this more pronounced than when eating in a smart restaurant. People are almost always expected to eat with a knife and fork an

31、d these should be held in the correct hand and used in the correct way. It is also impolite to have your elbows on the dining table when you are eating.Therere many such “unspoken” rules they are normally only important when eating in a very elegant and expensive restaurant, and vary slightly from r

32、estaurant to restaurant and place to place. A recent nationwide survey showed that there was a divide in manners between the north and south of Britain -the “worst” manners were in Scotland and the northeast, and the “best” in Wales and the southeast! However, this survey was almost certainly conduc

33、ted by someone in the southeast, so it may not be entirely fair.Naturally, restaurants vary greatly in quality and price. However, almost all British cities have a vast range of food and cooking styles to choose from as well as traditional British food, from the very cheap to the very expensive Fren

34、ch, Italian, Indian, Greek, Thai, Japanese and many more. In fact, when asked what their favorite food is, many British people say an Indian curry (咖喱菜)rather than any other dish!As well as dining in a restaurant, when people are too tired to cook after work they often get a “takeaway”. This means t

35、hey order from a takeaway or takeout restaurant by phone, then go to collect it and take it home to eat. Many takeout restaurants also deliver to your house. While you can normally find a takeout restaurant for almost any cuisine, the most popular are Italian, Indian and Chinese and all you have to

36、do is to open the door, pay and eat!29. What can be concluded from the first two paragraphs?A. The British spend more eating out than cooking at home.B. The British pay great attention to eating in a restaurant.C. The British often dine out when celebrating festivals.D. People tend to eat in a resta

37、urant after watching a movie.30. The underlined word “pronounced in Paragraph 3 probably means “_A. politeB. expensive C. strange D. obvious31. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. There exist great differences of rules in different restaurants.B. People from Wales

38、and southeast Britain are the most polite.C. Your order in a takeout restaurant can be sent to your home.D. Traditional British food is seldom served in British restaurants.【D】 In modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. Some value it highly, believing that it is responsib

39、le for social progress and prosperity. Others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.I have taught many children who held the belief that their self-worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skil

40、ls. For them, playing well and winning are often life-and-death affairs. In their single-minded pursuit (追求) of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.However, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. In a culture which

41、 values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. Among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. Teaching these young people, I often observe in them a desire to fail. They seem to

42、 seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. By not trying, they always have an excuse: “I may have lost, but it doesnt matter because I really didnt try.” What is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. Such a loss wo

43、uld be a measure of their worth. Clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. Both are based on the mistaken belief that ones self-respect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. Both are afraid of not being valued. Only as this bas

44、ic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve(缓解) can we discover a new meaning in competition.32. What does this passage mainly talk about?A. Competition helps to set up self-respect.B. Opinions about competition are different among people.C. Competition is harmful to personal quality developmen

45、t.D. Failures are necessary experiences in competition.33. Why do some people favor competition according to the passage?A. It pushes society forward.B. It builds up a sense of duty.C. It improves personal abilities.D. It encourages individual efforts.34. The underlined phrase “the most vocal” in Pa

46、ragraph 3 means _.A. those who try their best to winB. those who value competition most highlyC. those who are against competition most stronglyD. those who rely on others most for success35. What is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a “desire to fail”?A. Ones worth lies in h

47、is performance compared with others.B. Ones success in competition needs great efforts.C. Ones achievement is determined by his particular skills.D. Ones success is based on how hard he has tried.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。The relationship between parents and teachers is important in the development of a child. The good communication between them is communication that says,“ I care about my child, and I value school.” The best