西南师大附中高2006级第二次月考
英语试题
(满分150分时间120分钟)
第一卷(三部分 共115分)
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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．Where did this conversation most probably take place?
A .At a booking office． B．At an airport． C．At a post office．
2．When will the shirt be finished?
A．Sunday afternoon B．Saturday afternoon C．Friday morning
3. How much money does the man want to change?
A．120 dollars。 B．80 dollars． C.100 dollars．
4．What will the woman do for the man?
A. She has enough notes for both of them.
B. She has pencils for him.
C．Nothing，because she herself has no more pencils．
5．What news did the woman get from the man?
A．Sam will leave New York very soon.
B．Sam’s sister will leave for Los Angeles very soon．
C. Sam’s sister will leave for New York very soon．
第二节(共13小题；每小题1.5分，满分19．5分)
听下面 5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所结的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。每段对话或独自读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6．What are the two speakers talking about?
A．Sydney． B．Hawaii C.Christmas holidays.
7．Who will the man stay with during his stay in Hawaii?
A. His parents． B. A host family C. His friends.
8. what is the woman eager to do?
A．Travel by air． B．Enjoy the warm weather．C．See the Koalas．
听第7段材科，回答第9至11题.
9. Why doesn’t the woman want to see a doctor?
A. She doesn’t like doctors B．She has taken some medicine．
C.She feels better now．
10. What is the woman doing now?
A. She is lying in bed. B．She is reading an article.
C．She is taking medicine．
11. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A．Mother and son． B．Teacher and student. C．Friends．
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. When was the butter bought?
A．The day before yesterday． B .Yesterday． C．One month ago．
13. What is the woman going to do with the butter?
A. Ask the supermarket to change it.
B. Eat it up． C．Throw it away.
14. What else will the man want besides butter?
A. package of sugar. B．Nothing. C．A fresh fish.
听第9段材料，回答第15至18题。
15. What are the two speakers talking about?
A. Asking for a job. B. The General． C．Gardening．
16. How much does the man know about gardening?
A. He knows much about it. B．He knows litter about it．
C. He knows nothing except it.
17. Why does the woman say the General will offer the man a job?
A. The man once gave a hand to the General．
B. The man is one of the General’s relatives.
C．The man is the General’s good friend.
18. What job does the woman think the General will offer the man?
A. A gardener． B. Some other job. C．No job
第三节(共2小题；每小题15分，满分3分)
听下面一段独白，用所听到的独白中的词或数填空，每空限填一个词或一个数。填入的内容要写在答题卡相应的位置上。在听本段独自白前，你将有时间阅读各小题．每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。本段独自读两遍。
| The location of the houses | The rent |
| The first：next to the 19 | 400 dollars a month |
| The second: on the Anderson Road | 350 dollars month |
| The fourth：on Benefit Street | 20 dollars a month |
第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21．There is coffee and tea，but I don’t like
A. neither B．either C. both D.all
22. When did it begin to Snow?
It started during night．
A．the B. a C. an D.／
23．Since you were not at the meeting，We the decision without you．
A．made B．had made C．were making D．would make
24．It is because English is being widely used at present ．
A．Why We learn it hard B．That we learn it hard
C．Which We must learn D. When we should learn
25．Some of the most powerful words are those the cost.
A．sell；referring to B. Which sell; that refer to
C．that sell；that refer to D. sold ;referring
26. In appointing a new teacher, the usual is to advertise the post first.
A．feature B.procedure C．deed D. habit：
27． Will he his ill mother.
A. Under certain circumstances；abandon B．in any circumstance；abandon
C．Under any circumstances；give up D．Under no circumstances；abandon
28. As a result，fruits such as peaches and pears are in fact they are different .
A. related;but ;at first sight B.related; although;at first slight
C. relating ;but ;at the first sight D.related；although; at the first sight
29.一The only person who was absent from the meeting is Tony.
-- I’m to I forgot to inform him．
A. blame B．be blamed C．get blamed D．be b1aming
30. Her son was cheating by the police .
A．accused for B．accused with C．accused of D．charged of
31. ,the result of the program is much better than I expected.
A．Taken everything into consideration B．I take everything consideration
C．All things considering D.All things considered
32. This kind of apple and ．
A. is sold well；is tasted good B．sells well；is tasted good
C．sells well；tastes good D．is sold well；is tasted well
33. She armed herself ，the interview by finding out all she could about the company in advance.
A．with；／ B．for；／ C.for；which D．with；that
34. For many weeks we had horses and oxen from heat,thirst,and starvation.
A．been accustomed to seeing；suffering B.been accustomed to see；suffer
C．been accustomed to see；suffering D．been accustomed to seeing；suffer
35. They tried to keep the same speed although they felt very tired．
A. in B．on C．up D．out
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I consider myself something of an expert on apologies. A quick temper(脾气)has 36 me with plenty of opportunities to make them. In one of my earliest 37，my mother is telling me，“Don’t watch the 38 when you say ‘I’m sorry’.Hold your head up and 1ook the person in the 39，so he’ll know you 40 it.”
My mother thus made the key point of a(an) 41 apology: it must be direct .You must never 42 to be doing something else．You do not 43 a pile of letters while apologizing to a person 44 in position after blaming him or her a mistake that turned out to be your 45 ．You do not a pologize to a hostess(女主人)，whose guest of honor you treat 46 ，by sending flowers the next day without mentioning your bad 47 ．
One of the important things you should do for an 48 apology is a readiness to 49 the responsibility (责任)for our careless mistakes. We are used to making excuses, which leaves no 50 for the other personto 51 us．Since most people are open—hearted，the no-excues apology leaves both partied feeling 52 about themselves.That, after all, is the 53 of every apology．It 54 little whether the apologizer is wholly or only partly at fault：answering for one’s 55 encourages others to take their share of the blame .
36. A. provided B．mixed C. compared D．treated
37．A．dreams B．courses C．memories D. ideas
38. A．side B．ground C．wall D．bottom
39．A. mind B. soul C．face D．eye
40．A. imagine B．enjoy C．mean D．regret
41．A．useful B．successful C．equal D．basic
42. A．pretend B. forget C. refuse D. expect
43. A．hold on B. put aside C．1ook through D．pick up
44. A．poorer B. weaker C. worse D．1ower
45．A. fault B．reason C．result D．duty
46．A. cruelly B. freely C．roughly D．foolishly
47. A．manners B．excuses C. efforts D．roles
48. A．active B. effective C．extra D．easy
49. A. raise B. perform C．admit D．bear
50. A．situation B. need C．sign D．room
51．A．advise B．forgive C. warn D．blame
52. A．wiser B．warmer C. better D. cleverer
53. A．purpose B. method C．end D．advantage
54．A. cares B．matters C．depends D．remains
55. A．facts B．states C．rights D．actions
第三部分：阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)
阅读F面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题-k上
将该项涂黑。
A
He was the baby with no name．Found and taken from the north Atlantic 6 days after the sinking of the Titanic in 1912，his tiny body so moved the salvage(救援)workers that they called him“Our baby.” In their home port of Halifax，Nova Scotia，，people collected money for a headstone in front of the baby’s grave(墓)carved with the words：”To the memory of an unknown child .” He has rested there ever since.
But history has a way of uncovering its secrets. On Nov．5，this year, three members of a family from Finland arrived at Halifax and laid fresh flowers at the grave．“This is our baby,”says Magda Schleifer,68，a banker．She grew up hearing stories about a great-aunt named Maria Panula , 42 who had sailed on the Titanic for America to be reunited with her husband .According to the information Mrs．Schleifer had gathered，Panula gave up her seat on a lifeboat to search for her five children-including a 13-month—old boy named Eino –from had become separated during the final minutes of the crossing.“We thought they were all lost in the sea，”says Schleifer．
Now, using teeth and bone pieces taken from the baby’s grave, scientists have compared the DNA from the Unknown Child with those collected from members of five families who lost relatives on the Titanic and never recovered the bodies．The result of the test points only to one possible person : young Eino. Now ,the family sees no need for a new grave.“He belongs to the people of Halifax”says Schleifer .”They’ve taken care of him for 90 years．”
Adapted from People，November 25，2002
56．What is probably the boy’s last name?
A．Schleifer B. Eino C. Magda. D. Panula.
57. Some members of the family went to Halifax and put flowers at the child’s grave on Nov．5， .
A．1912 B. 1954 C. 2002 D．2004
58. This text is mainly about how ．
A. the unknown baby’s body was taken from the north Atlantic
B．the unknown baby was buried in Halifax
D. people took care of the unknown baby for 90 years，Nova Scotia
C. people found out who the unknown baby was
B
For poets，bird song is a beautiful expression of full bloom. But for scientists，the Chirps of birds are far more meaningful than just pretty sounds, Latest studies show the way that you Young birds learn to ding is similar to that of a human baby learning to speak.
“The question we’re trying to answer is how a young bird learns its song，”says Professor Michale Fee of MIT．Bird’s creative，trial-and -error type of learning provides an ideal model for studying similar processes in humans .An example is how a baby’s babble turns into the recognizable syllables of mama and papa.
Also the part of the brain is involved in birdsong is very similar that of a human．So birds may have something to teach us about our own brains，Fee said.
The study show's that young birds like to create new and imperfect songs．Gradually ,the youngsters’songs become less different and more similar to the sound of their parents．Scientists disabled part of a young finch’s brain and stopped the learning in．midstream．The bird still sings，but，never learns the right songs.
Fee’s team found that the part of the brain involved is called the anterior forebrain pathway．Its neurons produce random bursts that make the young bird make new sounds and compared it with that of their parents．They also find out that once a bird is old enough that part of the brain will be less active.
The study does not enable us to really understand the meaning of bird language. But Fee believes it will eventually be applied to human brain diseases，such as Parkinson’s disease．
59．The subject discussed in the passage is ．
A. bird language B．how birds learn songs
C．human brain diseases D．how birds create new songs ．
60. According to the scientists， plays the most significant role in the learning process of young birds.
A. the part of brain called anterior forebrain pathway
B．the trial-and—error type of learning.
C. the example of their parents
D．the creation of new and imperfect songs
61．Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A．Birds learn to sing songs in a trial—and—error fashion．
B．The study of bird song will enable us to understand bird language．
C．The study of bird song might help find cure for human Brain diseases．
D．The chirps of young birds can be imperfect but creative．
62．It can be inferred from story that
A. young birds are always making meaningless sounds
B．if a bird had its anterior forebrain pathway damaged，it can never sing
C．a bird can’t live happily without its anterior forebrain pathway
D．as a bird grows older, it may not learn new songs as quickly
63．Parkinson’s disease is mentioned here to
A．show how our brain works
B. give all example of human brain disease
C．explain how serious brain disease can be
D．prove that human brain diseases are curable
C
One hundred and thirteen million Americans have at least one bank-issued credit card．Thev give their owners automatic credit of stores，restaurants，and hotels，at home，across the country,and even abroad，and they make many banking services available as well．More and more of these credit cards call be read automatically, making it possible to withdraw or deposit money in scattered locations， whether or not the local branch bank is open．For many of use the “cashless society “ is not on the horizon—it’s already here.
While computers offer these eonveniences to consumers，they have many advantages for sellers too. E1ectronic cash registers can do much more than simply ring up sales．They can keep a wide range of records , including who sold what，when, and to whom。This information allows businessmen to keep track of their list of goods by showing which items are being sold and how fast they are moving. Decisions to reorder or return goods to suppliers call then be made．At the same time these computers record which hors are busiestand which employees are the most efficient,allowing personnel and stalling assignments to be made accordingly .And they almost so identify preferred customer for promotional campaigns．Computers are relied on by manufacturers for simiiar reasons .Computer analyzed marketing reports can help to decide which products to emphasize now,which to develop for the future and which to drop.Computers keep track of goods in stock，of raw materials on hand,and even of the production process itself．
Numerous other commercial enterprises，from theaters to magazine publishers，from gas and electric utilities to mild processors，bring better and more efficient services to consumers through the use of computers．
64. From the last sentence of the first paragraph we learn that .
A．in the future all the Americans will use credit cards
B. credit cards are mainly used in the United States today
C．nowadays many Americans do not pay in cash
D. it is now more convenient to use credit cards than before
65. The phrase “ring up sales” most probablv means
A. make an order of goods B.record sales on a cash register
C．call the sales manager D．keep track of the goods in stock
66.What is this passage mainly about?
A．Approaches to the commercial use of computers．
B．Conveniences brought about by computers in business．
C．Significance of automation in commercial enterprises．
D．Advantage of credit cards in business．
D
WASHINGTON，Nov.3(XinhuanXilfirnanet)-US President George W. Bush has won
reelection as his opponent Democrnatic president candidate John Kerry called him and conceded(承认)defeat Wednesday.
From his hometown of Boston, Massachusetts，Kerry expressed his congratulations to Bush, telling the Republican president the country was too divided．
“Congratulations，Mr．President…We really have to do something about it,” Kerry said in the telephone one call lasting less than five minutes，media reported．
Bush agreed，calling Kerry a worthy, tough and honorable opponent，according to the report.
Kerry’s call Came after his campaign learned that Bush was assured of victory in key’s battleground state Of Ohio, giving the president an unquestioned majority in the electoral votes．
Both Bush and Kerry will make a statement later in the day about the election．according to USTV networks．Kerry’s speech is scheduled at l p.m，EST and Bush will deliver a statement at 3 p.m．EST．
Earlier in the day,White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card said Bush will hold off a formal victory declaration to give Kerry the“time to reflect” On the results．
Meanwhile，the Kerry camp made an announcement，refusing to concede the defeat before the running mate told supporters in Boston。
“We’ve waited four years for this victory．We can wait one more night．”he said．
In the early hours on Wednesday, Fox and NBC，two major television networks，reported that Bush had won the 20．electoral votes in the critical state。But three other major TV networks said the result was too close to call there as counting went on．
Kerry refused to concede defeat in the crucial state of Ohio, which caries 20 electoral votes.
“The vote count in Ohio has not been completed. There are more than 250,000 remaining votes to be counted. We believe when they are，John Kerry will win Ohio,” said Kerry campaign manager Mary Beth Cahill in a statement．
Kerry won 19 states and the District of Columbia and 252 votes while Bash won 29 states and 274 votes.
According to the country’s election system，Americans do not directly choose the president．Instead，after ballots(选票)are counted in each state, state representatives，called electors：will vote on the basis of the state count：in an Electoral College，a system which has been operating since 1788.
67.Kerry called Bush Wednesday mainly to_______．
A．congratulate him on his reelection
B. tell him that the country was．divided
C．concede—defeat in the election
D. tell him to do something about the divided country
68. By saying that “the result was too close to call there as counting went on”(in Para.10),the
Three major TV networks mean that Kerry________．
A．was still likely to win the election
B．Was less likely to become president than Bush
C．had better concede defeat
D. counted the votes until he was defeated
69. The underlined word“crucial” most probably means_______．
A．difficult B. large C．decisive D．complicated
70. How is an American president chosen?
A．Directly chosen by Americans．
B．By running mates’ efforts．
C．By state representatives who cast their ballots of their own will．
D. By electors whose votes depend exactly on their own state count.
71.The news report is written mainly to tell us about______．
A．Kerry’s defeat B. Bush’s reelection
C．running for the president D. the election system
E
We live in a technological society where most goods are mass produced by unskilled labor.
Because of this，most people think that craft(手艺)no longer exists.
One of the ways these people wrongly support their view is by pointing to 100-year-old homes which are still solid，and arguing that it is the craftsmanship that is responsible for their durability (持久性)．”Homes in those days were well-built；”they say．No doubt，these homes were well—built，
but what these people have done is mix up the quality of material used in the house with the quality of the craftsmanship.
Homes today could be built to last just as those old homes if people were willing or able to pay the price．For example，most people can no longer afford solid oak stairways，although they were
race fairly common in older homes．Nor can they afford the high labor cost of employing a carpenter(木匠)to build the stairway．Yet if someone can pay the high cost，there are still plenty of carpenters around able to make those stairways，And not only would these carpenters know how to mild them，they would probably do a better job than carpenters of old．
One thing today’s carpenter has which enables him to do a better job is much more advanced tools．Such tools as laser beams and power planes help them lay out a house better and make more precision cuts(精确切割)On the wood．Also，it is not uncommon any mole to find carpenters with college degrees and carpenters with a solid knowledge of mathematics，which would enable them to deal with more difficult house designs．
The problem of quality, then，really boils down to the problem of material，for the carpenter of today is just as able to produce craftsmanship as the carpenter of fifty years ago，but only if given proper material。
72．Compared to the carpenters in the past，today’s carpenters ar__________．
A. more successful B. more learned
C. more imaginative D．more hardworking
73. What does the underlined work “they” (Paragraph 21 refer to?
A. Carpenters who are fond of oak stairways．
B．Carpenters who have college degrees.
C. People who think that today’s material is of low quality．
D．People who think highly of carpenters of old．
74.What does the third paragraph mainly discuss?
A. People in the past preferred to use oak to build stairways．
B．It is now expensive to employ a carpenter．
C．Today’s houses last as long as the old ones．
D．Good carpenters still exist nowadays．
75. What would be the best title for the text?
A．Is Craft Dead?
B．Craft, Back to Life?
C. History of Craftsmanship
D．Carpenters Today and Yesterday
第二卷(共35分)
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)
此题要求改正所给短文中的错误。对标有题号的每一行做出判断：如无错误，在该行右边横线上画一个勾(√)；如有错误(每行只有一个错误)，则按下列情况改正：
该行多一个词：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉，在该行右边横线上写出该词，并也用斜线划掉。
该行缺一个词：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，在该行右边横线上写出该加的词。
该行错一个词：在错的词下划一横线，在该行右边横线上写出改正后的词。
注意：原行没有错的不要改。
Dear Tracy,
Although I’m 16 years old ，but my father still treats 76.
me as a careless children；He doesn't value my opinions． 77.
He is very strict with me and often punishes me about 78.
Leaving things lying around in the house while k did this 79.
All time. I think he fails to set an example to me to 80.
follow．But he often says：“Doing as l say；not as I d0．” 81.
Even worse，he points out my past mistakes to guests， 82.
Making me feel hurting. I love my father,but I can’t 83．
bear what he does．I have been tried many times 84.
to talk with he but he never listens.Please，help me． 85.
Puzzied
第二节：书面表达(满分25分)
假设你是李华，在美国探亲。2000年2月8日清晨，你目击一起交通事故。警察局让你写一份材料，报告当时所见情况。请根据下列图画写出报告。
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注意：1.目击者应该准确报告事实；2.字数100左右 3.结尾已屡你写好
About two minutes later I stopped a passing car and took the old man to the nearest hospital.
英语答案
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21—25BAABC 26—30BDBAC 31—35DCBAC 36—40ACBDC
41—45BACDA 46—50CABDD 51—55BCABD 56—60DCCBA
61—65BDBCB 66—70BAACD 71—75BBDDA
19．theatre/theater 20.415
76.but 77.children—child 78.about—for 79.did—does
80.在all后加the 81.Doing—Do 82.√ 83.hurting—hurt
84.been
85.he—him
It was 7:15 on the morning of February 8,2000. I was walking along Park Road to-wards the east when an elderly man came out of the park on the other side of t-he street. Then I saw a yellow car drive up Third Street and make a right turn into Park Road. The next moment the car hit the man while he was crossing the road. He fell with a cry. The car didn’t stop but drove off at a great speed heading west.I noteced the driver was a young woman and the plate number was AC864. About two minutes later I stopped a passing car and took the old man to the nearest hospital