西湖高级中学2012-2013学年高一5月月考英语试题

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分16分)

第一节(共5小题;每小题1分，满分5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的从A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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's the chemistry teacher called now?

A. Mrs. Brown B. Mr. Hill C. Mrs. Hill

2. What's the time?

A. 4:30 B. 4:35 C.4:25

3. What will the woman probably do?

A. Look for a seat. B. Remain standing. C. Sit down.

4. What does the woman feel when the man says sorry?

A. She forgets it. B. She accepts his apology C. She is still angry.

5. What does the man want to do?

A. He wants to go out. B. He wants to stay in bed. C. He wants to go to work.

第二节(共11小题;每小题1分，满分11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。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. Who is the man probably?

A. The young man's father. B. A policeman. C. A man who was passing by.

7. Who caused the accident?

A. The woman. B. The other driver. C. The young man.

听第7段材料,回答第8至10题.

8. Where does the girl come from?

A. Germany B. France C. Britain

9. How many countries did the girl visit?

A. Two B. Three C. Four

10.How long did the girl stay in the states?

A. For 11 days. B. For 10 days. C. For 9 days.

听第8段材料,回答第11至13题.

11. The Head Teacher says that _____.

A. There are now several other schools like this one.

B. A lot of the children in the school are physically disabled.

C. Our school is for all children.

12. Why did the Head Teacher decide to start this school?

A. To bring all types of Children together for their education

B. Because there were not enough special school

C. Because the world is changing

13. What happens in classes in the school?

A. Faster and slower learners are together for all classes.

B. Slower learners work better and more quickly.

C. Faster learners sometimes act as teachers for slower learners.

听第9段材料,回答第14至16题.

14. What's the length of advertising?

A. Three months. B. Three weeks. C. Five months.

15. What's the ways of advertising?

A. TV, Radio and Newspaper.

B. Magazine, Newspaper and Advertising Board.

C. TV, Newspaper, Magazine and Cinema.

16. Why do they think that customers will want to buy the product?

A. It's cheap and moves fast.

B. It looks good, moves well and fast.

C. It looks beautiful and strong and moves well.

第二部分：单项填空（共18小题；每小题0.5分，满分9分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

17. The development of industry has been ______ gradual process throughout ______ human existence, from stone tools to modern technology.

A. 不填；the B. the；a C. a; 不填 D. a; a

18. Fruit _______ several kinds of vitamins, ________ vitamin C.

A. contains; included B. forms; including C. forms; containing D. contains; including

19. It’s ten years since the scientist ____ on his life’s work of discovering the valuable chemical.

A. made for B. set out C. blocked out D. turned up

20. One Friday, we were packing to leave for a weekend away _____ my daughter heard cries for help.

A. after B. while C. since D. when

21. After the long journey, the three of them went back home, ___________.

A. hungry and exhaust B. hungry and exhausted

C. hungrily and exhaustly D. hungrily and exhaustedly

22. The film ________ romantic films was adapted from a real story which ________ in China in the 1990s.

A. belonging to; was taken place B. belonged to; was taken place

C. belonged to; took place D. belonging to; took place

23. ---Would you mind if I turned on the radio and listened to some music?

--- __________. In fact, I also like to listen to music in my car.

A. No, you can’t B. Yes, I do C. No, go ahead D. OK, no problem

24. I promised to get there before 5 o’clock, but now the rain is pouring down. They _______ for me impatiently.

A. may wait B. ought to wait C. could wait D. must be waiting

25. At first he was not satisfied with the new job but decided to give himself a few months to see ___________ it got any better.

A. when B. how C. why D. whether

26. --- Don't worry. I've just sent an ambulance to you. They ________ be there any second.

A．could B．might C．would D．should

27. He is only too ready to help others, seldom, ____, refusing them when they turn to him.

A. if never B. if ever C. if not D. if any

28. Thinking ______ you know_______ in fact you don’t is a terrible mistake.

? A. that; that?? B. what; what?? C. that; what?? D. what that

29. "On no account ____to feed the animals", the warning can be seen on the signboard in front of every cage. A. allow visitors B. visitors are allowed C. are visitors allowed D. are allowed visitors

30. What a table! I’ ve never seen such a thing before. It is ______ it is long.

A. half not as wide as B. wide not as half as C. not half as wide as D. as wide as not half

31. There’s no ________ from my bedroom window except for some factory chinmneys.

A. view B. scene C. sight D. scenery

32. Astronomers and scientists think that a black hole is a region of space ______ which matter has fallen and _______ which nothing can escape.

A. into; from B. towards; towards C. out of; from D. through; through

33. It was freezing last night, so they had the fire___ all night long.

A. to burn B. burned C. burn D. burning

34. ——What a fine day! Shall we go picnicking?

——______. But we need to be home before six o’clock for the football match.

A. Have a nice time B. Pardon me C. That’s great D. You are right

第三部分：完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first?teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s ___35___, she said she would go. This?___36___ be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he felt?___37___of her appearance. Although she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(疤痕)that??___38___nearly the entire right side of her face. The boy never wanted to?___39___why or how she got the scar.

??? At the meeting, the people were?___40___by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother?in spite of the scar, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬)and?___41___ himself from everyone. He did, however, get within?___42___of a conversation between his mother and his teacher.

The teacher asked___43___, “How did you get the scar on your face?”

The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. Everyone was___44___afraid to go in because the fire was___45___, so I went in. As I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked___46___ but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She touched the burned side of her face. This scar will be___47___, but to this day, I have never ___48___what I did.

??? At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with tears in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great___49___of the sacrifice(牺牲)that his mother had made for him. He held her hand?tightly for the rest of the day.

35.A.enjoyment? B. disappointment? C. surprise? D. excitement36.A. would? B. could? C. should? D. must37.A. sick? B. ashamed? C. afraid? D. tired38. A. included? B. passed ?C. covered? D. shaded39. A. talk about? B. think about? C.care about? D. hear about40. A. impressed? B. surprised? C. excited ?D. comforted41. A. hid? B. protected? C. separated? D. escaped42. A. understanding ?B. reminding? C. hearing? D. learning43. A. carefully? B. seriously? C. nervously ?D. anxiously44. A. so? B. much? C. quite? D. too45. A. out of control? B. under control? C. in control ?D. over control46. A. helpless? B. hopeless? C. senseless ?D. useless47. A. ugly? B. lasting? C. serious? D. frightening48. A. forgot ?B. recognized? C. considered? D. regretted49. A. honor? B. sense? C. happiness? D. pride第四部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

Passage A

Jeanne Calment, a French woman, become a record breaker on 17 October 1995, when at the age of 120 years and 238 days, she became the longest-lived human being on record. A Japanese man died in 1986 at the age of 120 years and 237 days.

Jeanne Calment lives in a small old people’s home in the south of France, her husband, her only child and her grandson have all died. She is nearly blind and deaf and is always in a wheelchair, but her doctor describes here as being “more like a 90-year-old in good health” than someone of 120. She still has a lively sense of humor. When asked on the 120th birthday what she expected of the future, she replied, “A very short one.” She also remarked that she thought the good Lord had forgotten all about her.

So what is the key to a long life? According to some doctors, diet, exercise and no smoking are the three important factors. Jeanne Calment has followed two of the tips. She has always eaten a healthy diet, and she used to do exercises every day until she broke her leg at the age of 115. However, until recently she drank two glasses of strong red wine a say, and she does smoke (now only a little). Besides, Jeanne Calment might have got very good genes from her parents. Her father lived to the age of 94 and her mother to 86.

A local lawyer bought her house when she was 80 under an agreement that he would pay her some money every year until her death. It