1、PAGE PAGE 10 第一次月考英語(yǔ)試題【福建版】考試時(shí)間：120分鐘 試卷滿分：150分第一卷（計(jì)分115分）I 聽(tīng)力測(cè)試30分(共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分) 第一節(jié) 聽(tīng)下面 5 段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的 A、B、C 三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有 10 秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。 1. What will the speakers do today? A. Tour around the city. B. Buy a train ticket. C. Visit a park.2. Wh

2、at did the woman do last weekend? A. She went on a trip.B. She cleaned her kitchen. C. She moved to a new apartment.3. Where did the man work part time? A. In a bank. B. In a post office. C. In a department store.4. What is the man doing? A. Taking an exam. B. Reading a book. C. Having a class.5. Wh

3、ere does the conversation take place? A. In a library. B. In a concert. C. In a store.第二節(jié) 聽(tīng)下面 5 段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的 A、B、C 三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題 5 秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，各小題將給出 5 秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話讀兩遍。聽(tīng)第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 題。6. What are the speakers talking about in general?A. The mans children.B. The

4、ir team members.C. A famous athlete.7. What team is Patricia on?A. The swim team.B. The basketball team.C. The dancing team.聽(tīng)第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 題。8. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Father and daughter.B. Husband and wife.C. Brother and sister.9. What will the speakers do tomorrow?A. Ti

5、dy up the garage. B. Clean up the backyard. C. Go to the supermarket.聽(tīng)第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 題。10. Why does the woman ask for the mans home phone number?A. To invite him to dinner.B. To stop him from calling her.C. To make sure she can reach him.11. How does the woman feel about the man?A. Grateful.B.

6、Curious.C. Impatient.12. What is the woman doing?A. Having dinner.B. Doing exercise.C. Watching a diet programme.聽(tīng)第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 題。13. How many questions does the man ask?A. Two.B. ThreeC. Four.14. What equipment in the kitchen uses the most energy?A. The stove. B. The refrigerator. C. The dish

7、 washer.15. What can people do to help with the environment?A. Drive the car within the speed limit.B. Buy a new car instead of a used car.C. Stop buying The New York Times.16. What do we know about Sally?A. She knows a lot about environmental issues.B. She likes reading newspapers.C. She doesnt win

8、 the prize.聽(tīng)第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 題。17. What is the main purpose of offering students many extra activities?A. To offer them a chance to know about the society.B. To help them prepare for their adult lives.C. To get them interested in their studies.18. What can sports help students develop?A. Close t

9、eamwork. B. Competition spirits. C. Organizing ability.19. What does Mr Smith call on students to do?A. Give money to the poor.B. Make every effort to gain satisfaction.C. Offer time and attention to people in need.20 .What can listeners find on Oxford A. Advice on extra activities.B. Community serv

10、ice information.C. Further information on this interview.II 單項(xiàng)填空(共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分)21. Tom always goes jogging in the morning and he usually does push-ups too to stay _.A. in place B. in order C. in shape D. in fashion What was so _ about Jasmine Westlands victory was that she came first in the mara

11、thon bare-footed.A. awful B. essential C. impressiveD. obvious 23. There is a note pinned to the door_ when the shop will open again. A. saying B. says C. said D. having said 24. Its standard practice for a company like this one_ a security officer. A. employed B. being employed C. to employ D. empl

12、oys 25.Generally, students inner motivation with high expectations from others _ essential to their development.A. is B. are C. was D. were26. ourselves from the physical and mental tensions, we each need deep thought and inner quietness.A. Having freed B. FreedC. To freeD. Freeing27. I dont become

13、a serious climber until the fifth grade, _ I went up to rescue a kite that was stuck in the branches of a tree.A. when B. where C. which D. why28. Only by increasing the number of doctors by 50 percent properly in this hospital.A. can be the patients treated B. can the patients be treatedC. the pati

14、ents can be treated D. treated can be the patients29. It was only after he had read the papers Mr. Gross realized the task before him was extremely difficult to complete.A. when B. that C. which D. what30. Writing out all the invitations by hand was more time-consuming than we_. A. will expect B. ar

15、e expecting C. expect D. had expected 31. As a grassroots singer, she reads everything she can concerning music, and takes every opportunity to improve herself.A. catch sight of B. get hold of C. take charge of D. make mention of32. Ive prepared all kinds of food for the picnic.Do you mean we_ bring

16、 anything with us?A. cant B. mustntC. shantD. neednt33. no modern telecommunications, we would have to wait for weeks to get news from around the world.A. Were there B. Had there been C .If there are D. If there have been34. Shakespeares writing is still popular today. It has really _ the test of ti

17、me.A. failedB. stoodC. takenD. conducted35. Id like a wake-up call at 7:00 a.m., please!OK, _. A. help yourself B. You will certainly make it C. just do what you like D. Ill make sure you get oneIII. 完形填空 (共20小題；每小題1.5分，共30分) It was a typical Wednesday. My wife and I were speaking in a nursing home

18、(療養(yǎng)院) about our successful recoveries from our heart attacks. Afterwards, one of the other residents(住院病人), Miriam, asked if we had a few minutes to talk. “Ive always thought that to be 36 I need three things: someone to 37 , something to do and something to look forward to,” she said. “Ive got peop

19、le here to love, and the activities to 38 me as busy as I want, but I dont have anything Im looking forward to. Do you have any 39 ?”“What did you look forward to before you came here?” we asked.“Oh, I used to love to laugh with others,” Miriam said.“What did you 40 about?” we asked.“Everything I co

20、uld see, hear, feel, taste or smell,” she said with a smile.At that very moment, we got the idea to start our 41 . We began looking for humor, and we used all of our 42 .We started with a teabag with the 43 : You are like this teabag only in hot water do you realize how strong you are.We continued 4

21、4 and found cartoons and videos filled with humor. People brought us stickers, books, games and magazines. We 45 together humor baskets with books, tapes, greeting cards and toys for children of all ages.Of course, we 46 a humor basket for Miriam, the woman who had 47 us on this project “Search for

22、a Smile and Share it”. She told us that the 48 of her day was sharing the 49 The project was so 50 that other facilities heard of it and made special 51 . One nursing home asked us to make a humor cart, like a shopping cart. Volunteers 52 this down the hallways, sharing smiles and laughs with 53 . S

23、till another nursing home requested that we 54 aWhat started as a simple gesture to 55 one elderly woman turned into a lifetime project.36. A. busyB. happy C. richD. healthy37. A. love B. meet C. visit D. respect38. A. lead B. find C. keep D. encourage39. A. ways B. opinions C. plans D. ideas40. A.

24、talk B. worry C. complain D. laugh41. A. procedure B. project C. research D. preparation42. A. efforts B. senses C. tools D. families43. A. message B. letter C. cover D. sign44. A. explaining B. searching C. exploring D. researching45. A. gotB. came C. joined D. put46. A. paid B. made C. filled D. a

25、pplied47. A. started B. chosen C. persuaded D. turned48. A. highlight(精彩) B. satisfaction C. project D. appointment49. A. designs B. foods C. books D. contents50. A. touching B. successful C. interesting D. respectful51. A. giftsB. donations C. requests D. arrangements52. A. walk B. push C. fix D. p

26、erform53. A. nurses B. workers C. residents D. children54. A. design B. organize C. decorate D. offer55. A. saveB. help C. thank D. satisfyIV閱讀理解：40分(共20小題；每小題2分，共40分)AFour years ago my sweet mom went to be with her Lord. She did it her way. I got the call at work, and I headed home quickly. Mom and

27、 Dad lived on a small farm that they had owned since I was seven. I hated going there every weekend. There was nothing for a young girl to do but watch the one station on the old TV set, if the weather allowed reception. My mom, on the other hand, loved the peace and quiet of the land. The place was

28、 rustic, with no indoor plumbing or heat. We had a big wood stove in the kitchen that did its best to heat the little farmhouse, but it always seemed cold and too quiet to me. In the evenings, my mom and I would sit for hours singing in the little kitchen. I sang the melody and Mom harmonized. Her f

29、avorite song was Moon As time passed, I had my own children and went to visit them every week or two. The kids loved the farm and the tractor rides with my dad. Me, well, I still hated the silence of the farm. While my mom loved to sit at her kitchen table and look out at her garden and flowers and

30、retell all the old stories, I missed the hustle and bustle（喧鬧）of my life at home. But I sat there listening quietly as she reminisced. Now, I sat back in the silence and the silence was deafening so I finally leaned over to turn on an old radio. Music always comforted me. My heart skipped a beat. Mo

31、on River56. From the first paragraph, we know that the writers mother _. A. passed away four years ago B. left the small farm with LordC. left for Lord to live her own way D. preferred to be with Lord57. The underlined word reminisced in the fifth paragraph probably means _. A. recalled B. comforted

32、 C. shouted D. sighed 58. The writer didnt like staying in the farm for the following reasons Except that _. A. it was too cold and quiet B. she could only sing one song in the small farmC. there was nothing more that could make her excitedD. the place was rustic, with no indoor plumbing or heat59.

33、Which of the following would be the best title for this passage? _A. Cherish(珍惜) life B. My happy childhood C. Our small farmhouse D. Moms musicBIn her new book, “The Smartest Kids in the World,” Amanda Ripley, an investigative journalist, tells the story of Tom, a high-school student from Gettysbur

34、g, Pennsylvania, who decides to spend his senior year in Warsaw, Poland. PolandThat American high schools lavish more time and money on sports than on math is an old complaint. This is not a matter of how any given student who plays sports does in school, but of the culture and its priorities. This

35、December, when the latest Program for International Student Assessment(PISA) results are announced, its safe to predict that American high-school students will once again display their limited skills in math and reading, outscored not just by students in Poland but also by students in places like So

36、uth Korea, Belgium, the Netherlands, Finland, Singapore, and Japan. Meanwhile, they will have played some very exciting football games, which will have been breathlessly written up in their hometown papers. Why does this situation continue? Well, for one thing, kids like it. And for another, accordi

37、ng to Ripley, parents seem to like the arrangement, too. She describes a tour she took of a school in Washington One of the ironies(諷刺) of the situation is that sports reveal what is possible. American kids performance on the field shows just how well they can do when expectations are high. Its too

38、bad that their test scores show the same thing. 60. Tom decides to spend his senior year in Poland because _. A. there are striking differences between the 2 countries B. Polish kids are better at learning C. sports are not supported at schools in Gettysburg D. he intends to improve his scores 61. A

39、ccording to Paragraph 2, we know that _. A. too much importance is placed on sports in America B. little time is spent on sports in Japanese schools C. American high schools complain about sports time D. PISA plays a very important role in America62. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph mea

40、ns _. A. American students academic performance worries their parents a lot B. high expectations push up American students academic performance C. low expectations result in American students poor PISA performance D. lacking practice contributes to American students average performance63. The purpos

41、e of this article is to _. A. draw public attention to a weakness in American school tradition B. call on American schools to learn from the Polish model C. compare Polish schools with those in America D. explain what is wrong with American schools and provide solutions CWe regularly hear how import

42、ant consumer spending is for the economy. The story goes like this：the more consumers spend，the more money circulates in the economy, which contributes to healthy job growth and profits. Keynes, a British economist，went as far as to say that individuals saving their money may actually be hurting the

43、 economy. Sounds troubling, doesnt it?Fear not. You arent actually hurting anyone else by saving money. Strong economic growth only comes from one place：savings. Not consumption. In fact，economic activity should not be mistaken for economic growth. For example，somebody takes their money, walks into

44、a store, and purchases goods. The store increases its revenue. But what happens to all of those goods and services that people have chosen not to consume by saving their money? Simple：Other people are allowed to consume them. Think of it this way：When you lend out your savings, you are actually sayi

45、ng，“Here, I am not going to consume right now, so why dont you?” Banks simply play the middleman：they collect lots of peoples savings and then lend out lots of funds. It takes an unbelievable amount of goods and services to construct a building. It takes food, shelter, and entertainment for all of t

46、he workers, as well. Without savings，it is quite impossible to finance such a construction. The coordination(協(xié)調(diào))between savings and consumption is a necessary basis for sound economic growth. This coordination is also why consumer lending (say , to borrow a big sum of money to buy a car) is not prod

47、uctive，in a strict sense. It doesnt increase the net (凈的) amount of wealth of an economy. Those savings could have been used to construct, say, factory equipment. None of this means consumption and spending are “bad” things. They simply do not make us wealthier. After all, the final goal of producti

48、on and savings is to consume. But to say that consumption is the engine of economic growth is to put the cart before the horse. Or, to rephrase: the consumption of wealth can never make you wealthier. Happier, perhaps. Wealthier, no. 64. What is the authors attitude towards Keynes theory?A. Approvin

49、g. B. Reserved(矜持的). C. Uncertain. D. Critical. 65. The underlined word “revenue” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to_”. A. costB. reputationC. interestD. income66. According to the author, which chart could show the effect of savings on economy?67. What would be the best title for this passage?

50、A. The Saving Behavior of the EconomyB. Consumption：a Key Concept in EconomyC. Consumer Spending and Economic GrowthD. The Truth about Savings and ConsumptionDCaf en SeThe wildly luxury (奢華) new art style of this huge bar has been a huge hit since it first opened in 1995, and while it may not be the

51、 “in” place it once was, it is still very popular with the after-work crowd and out-of-towners. Maybe its the glass frames, or the real 12m-high trees; but most likely its the beautiful people supporting the wood-and-marble bar.Good for: decoration, cocktails, amazing food and serviceAddress: 40 Daw

52、son StTransport: all city centrePhone: 01 677 4369Gravediggers (aka Kavanaghs)The gravediggers from the neighboring Glasnevin Cemetery had a secret serving hatch (艙口) so that they could drink on the job therefore the pubs nickname. Founded in 1833 by one John Kavanagh and still in the family, this p

53、ub is one of the best in Ireland, almost unchanged in 150 years. In summer time the green of the square is full of drinkers bathing in the sun, while inside the hardened locals ensure that never a hint of sunshine disturbs some of the best Guinness in town. An absolute classic.Good for: Guinness, tr

54、aditional pub, pub foodAddress: 1 Prospect Sq GlasnevinTransport: 13 from city centrePhone: 830 7978Davy ByrnesJames Joyce, an Irish author and a poet (1882-1941), would hardly recognize the bar that Leopold Bloom rushed into for a gorgonzola sandwich and a glass of wine in Ulysses. It doesnt stop D

55、avy Byrnes from making the most of its Joyces connections, even though todays version is strictly for out-of-towners and the rugby crowd.Good for: socializing with the locals, tasty Irish food, watching TV Address: 21 Duke StTransport: all city centreWebsite: Phone: 01 677 521768. People choose Caf

56、en Seine most probably because they enjoy _as well as its cocktails and serviceA. its locationB. its historyC. its decoration D. its environment69. “Guinness” in Gravediggers probably refers to _.A. a kind of teaB. a kind of beerC. the name of the bossD. the name of the town70. We can infer that Dav

57、y Byrnes is _.A. a newly-opened barB. an old-fashioned barC. a bar with a long historyD. a bar popular with foreigners 71. What do Caf en Seine and Davy Byrnes have in common?A. Their represent the same architecture style.B. They give the same description about transport.C. They both serve cocktails

58、 and tasty Irish foodD. They are both popular with the rugby crowd.ESquirrels often communicate with whistles, chirps and chucks, which sound like the word “chuck”. Whistles and chirps are like the sounds that many birds make. Now scientists have translated some of their squirrel-speak.Hare, a profe

59、ssor of zoology at the University of Maniloha in Winnipeg, and his team managed to record squirrels alarm calls. The researchers studied the sounds and then played them back to 60 wild squirrels, which the scientists approached individually with a video recorder to capture(抓拍）their responses. Some s

60、quirrels lifted their heads up and became alert(警惕的）. Creatures that were more frightened simply ran for their lives and dived into caves. In effect then, whistles that mix with chucks say theres an enemy of average threat thats here, and whistles without chucks say theres an enemy of seemingly aver