襄阳五中高二年级三月月考

英 语 试 题

第I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。

1. What will the woman do on Sunday?

A. Show her paintings to the man.
B. Go to an art exhibition.
C. Eat out with an old friend.

2. When does the conversation take place?

A. On Saturday. B. On Friday. C. On Thursday.

3. What does the man mean?

A. He hates to build the bookshelf.
B. He has lost the woman’s tools.
C. He hasn’t finished his work.

4. What did the man go back home to do?

A. To wait for the school bus. B. To wear his jacket. C. To get his wallet.

5. What will the woman major in?

A. Children’s behavior science. B. Business administration C. Pre-school education.

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Boss and employee.

B. Interviewer and interviewee.

C. Teacher and student.

7. What is the man mainly talking about?

A. His native language. B. His dreaming job. C. His special skills.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What are the pictures about?

A. The woman’s new apartment. B. The woman’s old home. C. The woman’s office.

9. What do we know about the woman?

A. She hopes to live with her parents.

B. She stays in her study most of her time.

C. She can see a river from her living room.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How does the woman feel about her trip?

A. Comfortable. B. Scared. C. Interesting.

11. What does the man think was the most exciting activity?

A. Bungee jumping. B. Rock climbing. C. Diving.

12. What does the woman mean in the end?

A. She will try bungee jumping later.

B. Heights won’t bother her either.

C. It is not dangerous to swim with sharks.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where is the Royal Oak?

A. Near the main square. B. In the countryside. C. On the airport road.

14. What does the man think of the Bridge Hotel?

A. Very peaceful. B. Quite unusual. C. A bit far.

15. What is special about the Bridge Hotel?

A. It is quite lovely in summer.

B. It has an indoor swimming pool.

C. It was changed from a private house.

16. Which hotel will the man choose?

A. Carlton House. B. The Bridge Hotel. C. The Royal Oak.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Who is the speaker?

A. A chief librarian. B. A local officer. C. A school teacher.

18. What might the main library area have later this year?

A. Non-fiction materials.

B. A section on local tourist attractions.

C. A collection of books relating to local history.

19. Where is the children’s library?

A. On the left of the librarian’s desk.

B. Next to a meeting room.

C. Opposite the library office.

20. What is in the large room to the right of the library area?

A. The art collection.

B. Computers.

C. The multimedia collection.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，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

Admission

Reservations are not necessary to visit The Huntington. Tickets may be purchased at the time of your visit.

Free Day

Admission to The Huntington is free to all visitors on the first Thursday of every month with advance tickets. Hours on Free Day are 10:30 a.m. – 4:30 p. m. Please notice that Free Day tickets are not available at The Huntington, and can only be reserved by phone or online. You may not purchase regular admission tickets on Free Day.

Parking

Parking is free at The Huntington. And no parking reservations are necessary unless you are a school or tour group arriving by bus.

Bus Reservations for Groups

Groups arriving by bus must make reservations in advance by calling 626-405-2240. Please notice that all buses and tricks must use a specified (规定的) route for entering The Huntington from the north.

21. If next Saturday a 66-year-old man goes to the library with his three grandchildren, aged 4, 6, 14, how much should he pay?

A. $40 B. $35 C.$ 39 D. $44

22. To visit the library on free days, you_______.

A. must reserve a parking place B. should reserve tickets in advance

C. have to buy admission tickets D. get free tickets on arriving at the library

23. As for tour groups arriving at the library by bus, _______.

A. they have to pay for the parking space B. they have to park their bus outside

C. they don’t need to make a reservation D. they should call the library in advance

B

Even before my father left us, my mother had to go back to work to support our family. Once I came out of the kitchen, complaining, “Mum, I can’t peel potatoes. I have only one hand.”

Mum never looked up from sewing. “You get yourself into that kitchen and peel those potatoes,” she told me. “And don’t ever use that as an excuse for anything again!”

In the second grade, our teacher lined up my class on the playground and had each of us race across the monkey bars, swinging from one high steel rod to the next. When it was my turn, I shook my head. Some kids behind me laughed, and I went home crying.

That night I told Mum about it. She hugged me, and I saw her “we’ll see about that” look. The next afternoon, she took me back to school. At the deserted playground, mum looked carefully at the bars.

“Now, pull up with your right arm,” she advised. She stood by as I struggled to lift myself with my right hand until I could hook the bar with my other elbow. Day after day we practiced, and she praised me for every rung I reached.

I’ll never forget the next time, crossing the rungs; I looked down at the kids who were standing with their mouths open.

One night, after a dance at my new junior high, I lay in bed sobbing. I could hear Mum came into my room. “Mum,” I said, weeping, “none of the boys would dance with me.”

For a long time, I didn’t hear anything. Then she said, “Oh, honey, someday you’ll be beating those boys off with a bat.” Her voice was faint and cracking. I peeked out from my covers to see tears running down her cheeks. Then I knew how much she suffered on my behalf. She had never let me see her tears.

24. Which of the following expressions can be used most suitably to describe Mum’s attitude when she made the child peel potatoes?

A. Serious B. Strict C. Cautious D. Considerate

25. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 imply?

A. Mum was determined to prove she herself was better than the teacher.

B. The race across monkey bars was not difficult enough for a child to give up.

C. What the child had said brought Mum great attraction and curiosity.

D. Mum believed every aim could be achieved if you stuck to it.

26. When the child looked down at the kids, they were standing with their mouths open because ________.

A. they felt sorry for what they had done before

B. they were afraid the author might fall off and get hurt

C. they were astonished to find the author’s progress

D. they wanted to see what the author would do on the bars

27. The most probable conclusion we can draw after reading the passage is ________.

A. Mum suffered more in the process of the child’s growth actually

B. the last incident was sad enough to make Mum weep

C. Mum could solve any problem except the one in the last paragraph

D. the child’s experience reminded Mum of that of her own

C

Children are known to be very keen observers and once they are interested in something, it is very likely to stay with them for life. They tend to look at life through the eyes of the person they are close to or want to be like. If their role model is optimistic, there are more chances of them optimistic. The role model becomes their standard of measurement.

Because they follow the actions of their role models so closely, children adopt the personality and attitude of their role models. Children learn to like or dislike certain things by mimicking the personality and attitude of the people they admire.

One reason why children keep changing their answers to “what would you like to be when you grow up” is that they are influenced by individuals in a certain field.

Children view the social relationships (family or public) mainly in the light of the importance these relationships hold in the life of their role models. Their expression of their feelings is many times a reflection of their role model’s outlook.

According to a study, around 56% of teenagers identified with the role models. Out of these, those having personal or direct contact with their role models had higher self-esteem and were better at academics compared to those who didn’t. As such, children who have positive role models, have more self-confidence and are more optimistic about their future. They learn to handle themselves well in social settings and positively interact with those around them.

Of course, children who have their parents as positive role models have a well-rounded outlook towards life. They find it easier to deal with the highs and lows of life because they have seen their parents do it before. They find a sense of stability and security knowing that they will overcome failures just like their parents before them. Besides, it becomes easier for parents to discipline and guide children. So it is no wonder why children who have parents as their role models have fewer behavioral issues.

28. This article is mainly about______.

A. the importance of role models to children

B. how to be a good role model for children

C. the relation between role models and children

D. how to change children’s personality and attitude

29. The underlined word “mimicking” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by ______.

A. studying B. accepting C. changing D. imitating

30. According to the study, after direct contact with their role models, ______.

A. there is a decrease in children’s self-esteem

B. there are fewer children better at academics

C. children may have a strong desire to succeed
D. children may feel more optimistic about their future

31. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that______.

A. children’s behavioral issues are serious
B. people should learn the latest studies on role models

C. parents should set a good example for children
D. teaching children strategies for security is important

D

The behavior of a building's users may be at least as important as its design when it comes to energy use, according to new research from the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC). The UK promises to reduce its carbon emissions (排放)by 80 percent by 2050, part of which will be achieved by all new homes being zero carbon by 2016. But this report shows that sustainable building design on its own—though extremely important—is not enough to achieve such reductions: the behavior of the people using the building has to change too.

The study suggests that the ways that people use and live in their homes have been largely ignored by existing efforts to improve energy efficiency, which instead focus on architectural and technological developments.

“Technology is going to assist but it is not going to do everything，”explains Katy Janda, a UKERC senior researcher, “consumption patterns of building users can defeat the most careful design.” In other words, old habits die hard, even in the best designed eco home.

Another part of the problem is information. Households and bill payers don't have the knowledge they need to change their energy use habits. Without specific information, it's hard to estimate the costs and benefits of making different choices. Feedback（反馈） facilities, like smart meters and energy monitors, could help bridge this information gap by helping people see how changing their behavior directly affects their energy use; some studies have shown that households can achieve up to 15 percent energy savings using smart meters.

Social science research has added a further dimension, suggesting that individuals' behavior in the home can be personal and cannot be predicted—whether people throw open their windows rather than turn down the thermostat (恒温器) , for example.

Janda argues that education is the key. She calls for a focused program to teach people about buildings and their own behavior in them.

32. As to energy use, the new research from UKERC stresses the importance of ________.

A. zero carbon homes B. the reduction of carbon emissions

C. sustainable building design D. the behavior of building users

33. The underlined word “which” in Paragraph 2 refers to“________”.

A. their homes B. existing efforts C. developments D. the ways

34. What are Katy Janda's words mainly about?

A. The importance of changing building users' habits.

B. The necessity of making a careful building design.

C. The variety of consumption patterns of building users.

D. The role of technology in improving energy efficiency.

35. The information gap in energy use________.

A. affects the study on energy monitors B. brings about problems for smart meters

C. can be bridged by feedback facilities D. will be caused by building users' old habits

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。

There is an old Spanish proverb which states, “Tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week”.    36     I’d say, too many. Our dreams should not, and cannot wait. We have to go for them now! Here’s why.

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Nobody likes to talk about death, but the reality is that everybody is going to die at one point. None of us know the day, or the hour. Therefore, today is all we have. Don’t go to your grave with unfulfilled dreams. Make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now.

2. The world is waiting on your gift.

I know this may be hard to believe, but the world is waiting on YOU! Yes, YOU!    38     Sure, other people may be able to sing. But they’ll never be able to sing exactly like you. Sure other people can write, but they’ll never be able to write from the same perspective in which you write. Don’t deprive the world of your gift. It’s the oxygen that we need to survive. Thus, it is your responsibility to figure out exactly what your gift is, and use to better your life and the lives of those around you.

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You can dream about writing the great American play that you want, but it’s never going to happen unless you actually put pen to paper. You can dream about finding a cure for cancer, but it will never happen unless you actually go to school to become equipped with the necessary tools to find that cure.    40    They require you to get your head out of the clouds, and actually do the work to make them happen. Get to it!

A. You can’t let fear win.

B. Tomorrow is not promised.

C. In other words, dreams don’t work unless you do.

D. How many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow?

E. You were born into the world with a unique gift, which nobody on this earth can duplicate.

F. Possibilities you never knew existed are waiting on you.

G. Unless you take the first step, your dreams will never come true.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My class and I visited Chris Care Center in Phoenix, Arizona to comfort the old people who needed a little cheering up during the holiday season.

The first two 41 there were for persons requiring help in taking care of themselves. We sang 42 for them. They loved our sweet songs and the flowers that we left with them.

As we were 43 on the third floor for old people with Alzheimer (老年痴呆症), most of them 44 off at the walls or floor. However, one lady 45 my eye. She was sitting by the door, in a wheelchair, singing songs to herself. They weren’t the songs that we were singing, at least they didn’t 46 like that. As we got 47 with each festive song, she did as well. The louder we got, the louder she got. 48 she was singing, she was also 49 out to us with her hands and body. I knew that I should have gone over to her, but I thought that my 50 were to my students. People who worked at the care center could 51 to her, I thought. Just when I stopped feeling 52 about not giving her the attention she needed, one of my students, Justin, showed me what the holiday season is really about.

Justin also 53 the same lady. The difference between us is that he 54 on her needs, but I didn’t. During the last song, “Silent Night,” Justin walked over to her and held her hand. He looked this aged lady in her 55 and with his actions said, “You are important, and I will take my 56 to let you know that.” This tired, elderly lady stopped singing and held his hand. Then she touched his cheek with the other hand. Tears began to fall down her face. No 57 can completely describe that touching moment.

It took a boy to 58 me, a man, about kindness and love. Justin’s example of a complete, selfless attitude toward another was a 59 that I will never forget. He was the teacher that day, and I consider myself 60 to have witnessed his lesson.

41. A. rooms B. buildings C. groups D. floors

42. A. bravely B. beautifully C. shyly D. madly

43. A. gathering B. meeting C. singing D. dancing

44. A. glared B. shut C. stared D. paid

45. A. looked B. hurt C. escaped D. caught

46. A. sound B. hear C. appear D. feel

47. A. higher B. nearer C. faster D. louder

48. A. As B. Because C. Since D. Though

49. A. moving B. coming C. reaching D. spreading

50. A. interests B. abilities C. responsibilities D. feelings

51. A. speak B. attend C. object D. compare

52. A. guilty B. sure C. afraid D. scary

53. A. feared B. noticed C. helped D. avoided

54. A. called B. insisted C. acted D. kept

55. A. tears B. hands C. face D. eye

56. A. body B. time C. flower D. cheek

57. A. expressions B. poems C. words D. songs

58. A. teach B. waste C. cause D. help

59. A. message B. activity C. lesson D. class

60. A. clever B. foolish C. lucky D. right

第II卷

第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

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（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

When I was young, I read many kinds of books, 61 (include) fairy tales. In those books, 62 (hero) described were handsome and heroines were beautiful. So, I believed I had to be beautiful if I wanted to become a great person.

As I 63 (grow) up, I began to realize outer beauty was not so important to make someone excellent. I remember a friend of 64 . She believed that she could do everything she wanted because she was so beautiful, but she lost friends one by one. My poor friend! 65 he learned was that inner beauty is more important than outer beauty.

Whenever I see TV advertisements, I feel that they make us believe beauty is very important— 66 (especial) physical attractiveness. Although we say that inner beauty is 67 (value) than outer beauty, we often look for plastic surgery (整容手术) 68 (make) us more beautiful. There seems to be a boom in plastic surgery. It is surprising to realize 69 number of people who try it is increasing day by day.

We know good-looking guys usually get higher scores on job interviews than others. So, what is real beauty? I want to say that it is inner beauty that makes one look 70 a really beautiful person.

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）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(Λ)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词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。

Recently, as the development of the Internet, there is a kind of language calling the Web Language. The other day our class had a discussion about if we should welcome the Web Language.

Forty percent of the students think it ridiculous. They argue that it did no good to helping people communicate, nor is it useful for learning languages. Beside, it'll make Chinese less standard and pure, finally ruining our mother tongue. However, 69% of the students is fond of it. They think it simple, convenient and helpful in expressing them. What's more, it may make the language more interested.

Personally, it’s not good habit to use the Web Language. It may be popular, but you may also make yourself be misunderstood.

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）

据报道，在我国仍有很多山区的孩子因为家庭贫穷而上不起学。你们班就如何帮助这些孩子上学进行了讨论。假如你是李华，请你把你们的建议写成一封信寄给Teens的编辑，希望他能够呼吁更多的人参与这项活动。

内容要点：

1. 收集旧课本和衣服；

2. 你的建议, 至少两条；

3. 呼吁更多人帮助他们。

注意：1. 词数120左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3. 开头已写好，不计入总词数。

Dear Editor,

I’m a senior high school student. ____________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

___________________________________________________________________________________

Yours sincerely, Li Hua

襄阳五中高二年级三月月考英语试题答案

听力：BCBCA BCACB AABCB AABBC

阅读：CBD BDCA ADDC DBAC DBEGC

完型：DBCCD ADACC BABCD BCACC

填词：61. including 62. heroes 63. grew 64. mine 65. What

66. especially 67. more valuable 68. to make 69. the 70. like

改错：1. as→with 2. calling→called 3. if→whether 4. did→does 5. Beside→Besides

6. is→are 7. them→themselves 8. interested→interesting 9. not后加a 10.去掉be

Dear Editor,

I’m a senior high school student. It’s reported that in China many children in mountainous areas still have no access to school because of poverty. Last week, our class held a discussion about how to help them to go to school and live a happy childhood.

Here are our suggestions. First and foremost, some old textbooks and clothes can be collected and sent to those children so that they can be reused. As far as I’m concerned, we should save some of our pocket money and give it to those children in need. What’s more, it’s also very important to appeal to more people and social organizations to help and care for those poor children. Above all, we should give them respect, never looking down upon them because they are poor.

We would appreciate it if you can, through the Teens, increase public awareness of the poor children’s living conditions and call on more people to help them.

Yours sincerely, Li Hua

2015-2016学年湖北省襄阳市第五中学高二3月月考英语试题