第一次月考試卷

英語

本試卷分為第一卷（選擇題）和第二卷（非選擇題）兩部分。考試時

間120分鐘，滿分150分。

I卷（共115分）

第一部分：聽力（共兩節，滿分30分）

第一節（共5小題;每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選

項，并標在試卷的相對應位置。聽完每一段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答相關小題和

閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.What'sthemostprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.BossandemployeeB.DoctorandpatientC.Husbandandwife

2.What'sthedisadvantageoftheman'sjob?

A.Theplayisnotsatisfying

B.Hehastoworkovertimesometimes

C.Hecan'tlearnanythingfromhisjob

3.Howdoesthemanprobablyfeelnow?

A.TiredB.HungryC.Thirsty

4.HowwillthewomanvisittheGreatwall?

A.ByjoiningagrouptourB.ByvisitingitonherownC.Byvisitingitwithaman

5.Whatwillthemando?

A.GobacktostudyB.SinganothersongC.Gotowork

第二節（共15小題：每題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選

項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相對應位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間來閱讀各

個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，每個小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。

6.Wheredoesthemanprobablywork?

A.InarestaurantB.InabookstoreC.Inapostoffice

7.Howmuchwillthewomanpayintotal?

A.$3.76B.$17.76C.$18

聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。

8.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shelivesaverybusylife

B.Shelikeswalkingherdog

C.Sheoftentakeswalkshere

9.What'sthewomandoinghere?

A.Takingavacation

B.Visitinghermother

C.Lookingafteroldpeople

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Howwasthewoman'stimeinAustralia?

A.GreatB.TerribleC.Justso-so

11.WhathappenedtothemanwhenhewasinChicago?

A.Heranintoafriend

B.Hewasofferedajob.

C.Hefailedthejobinterview.

12.Whatdayisitprobablytoday?

A.MondayB.WednesdayC.Friday

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whatisthewomanlookingfor?

A.TheplaygroundB.ThestudentdormitoryC.TheStudentUnionbuilding

14.What'sthewoman'snationality?

A.AustralianB.AmericanC.British

15.What'stheman'smajor?

A.MedicineB.psychologyC.Business

16.Whatdoweknowfromtheconversation?

A.Thetwospeakersknoweachotherwell

B.Themanhasjustarrivedinthestates

C.Thewomanlivesoutsidetheschool.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutsharkfin（魚鰭）soupinrecentyears?

A.Fewerpeoplehavebeeneatingit.

B.Ithasbeenbecomingmorepopular.

C.Ishasbecomemoreandmoreexpensive.

18.Howdofishermendealwithsharks?

A.Theykillthemfirstandthencutofftheirfins

B.Theykeeptheirfinsbutthrowawaytheirbodiesbacktothesea.

C.Theykillthemandselltheirmeat.

19.WhatisJohnMcCosker'sattitudetowardssharkfinning?

A.SupportiveB.Opposed（反對的）C.indifferent（漠不關心的）

20.Whatisthespeakermostprobably?

A.AscientistB.AfishennanC.Aprogramhost

第二部分：英語知識應用

第一節：單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

21.InDaliMrGreenwassostruckbythebeautyofnaturethathestayedforthird

week.

A.the;theB.the;aC.不填；theD.不填;a

22.Chinaisstilladevelopingcountry,asfarmersalargepartofthewholepopulation.

A.buildupB.makeupC.consistofD.putup

23.Tomwouldhavehelpedusyesterday,buthe.

A.wasbusyB.isbusyC.hadbeenbusyD.willbebusy

24.JacklikesplayingtheviolinandisgoodatEnglish.hissister.

A.SoisB.ItisthesamewithC.ItissowithD.Sodoes

25.Itwasattheairportwascompletedlastyearheworkedasavolunteer

helpingforeignersinneedoftranslationservice.

A.which;whereB.that;whereC.which;thatD.where;what

26.Hewasdeepinthoughtwithhiseyesontheceiling.

A.fixedB.fixingC.fixD.tobefixing

27.Peopletrytoavoidpublictransportationdelaysbyusingtheirowncars,and

thiscreatesfurtherproblems.

A.inshortB.inreturnC.indoubtD.inturn

28.isknowntousallisthatthe2008OlympicGamestookplaceinBeijing.

A.ItB.AsC.WhatD.Which

29.—Ithinkyou'vethepoint.

一What?

…Imeantyouhaven'tunderstoodthemostimportantthing.

A.gottoB.lostC.missedD.cometo

30.—Catherine,Ihavecleanedtheroomforyou.

—Thanks.Youit.Icouldmanageitmyself.

A.needn'tdo

B.needn'thavedone

C.mustn'tdo

D.shouldn,thavedone

31.Tina,formonthstofindajobasawaitress,finallytookapositionatalocal

advertisingagency.

A.strugglingB.struggledC.havingstruggledD.tostruggle

32.AugustoughttobethepeakseasonfortourisminQingdao,whenitishardtofind

a/anhotelroom.

A.emptyB.vacantC.hollowD.blank

33.intoEnglish,thesentencewasfoundtohaveanentirelydifferentwordorder.

A.TranslatingB.TranslatedC.TotranslateD.Havingtranslated

34.Yourcoatisidenticalmine.Nowonderyoutookitmistake.

A.to;forB.as;byC.as;forD.to;by

35.--It'sdifficultformetomanageit.

---____Everyoneknowsyouareanexpertonthesubject.

A.That'sallright.B.Sowhat?C.Oh,comeon!D.Thatdepends.

第二節：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）

Nightafternight,mymothercametomybed,evenlongaftermychildhoodyears.Shewould

36downandpushmylonghairoutoftheway,andthenkissmyforehead.

Idon'trememberwhenitfirststarted37me-herhandspushingmyhairthatway,forthey

feltveryrough（粗糙的）38myyoungskin.Finally,onenight,Ishoutedoutather,"Don'tdo

thatanymore-yourhandsaretoorough!”shemadeno39andleftquietly.Butneveragaindid

mymotherdoitwiththatfamiliarexpressionofher40.

Withthepassingyears,my41returnedtothatnighttimeaftertime.Bythen142my

mother'shandsandhergoodnightkiss.Sometimestheincidentseemedvery43,sometimes

faraway,butalwaysitwas44inthebackofmymind.

Theyearshavepassed,andI'mnotalittlegirlanymore.Momisinherseventies,andthose

handsIonce45tobesorougharestilldoingthingsformeandmyfamily.

Now,MomnolongerhasDadandlives46.OnenightonThanksgivingEve,Ifound

myself47toherhousetospendthenightwithher.AsIsleptinthebedroomofmyyouth,a

familiarhandhesitantlyranacrossmyfaceto48thehairfrommyforehead.Thena49,

eversogently,touchedmyforehead.Iburstintotears.

Inmymemory,thousandsoftimes,I50thenightmyyoungvoicecomplained.Catching

Mom'shandinhand,Itoldherhow51Iwasforthatnight.Ithoughtshe'dremember52I

did.ButMomdidn'tknowwhatIwastalkingabout.Shehadalreadyforgottenand53long

ago.

Thatnight,Ifellasleepwithanew54formygentlemotherandhercaringhands.And

theguilt(罪惡感)thatIhadcarriedaroundforsolongwas55tobefound.

36.A.lieB.lookC.bendD.fall

37.A.astonishingB.annoyingC.delightingD.disappointing

38.A.alongB?aboveC.againstD.aside

39.A.replyB.promiseC.requestD.agreement

40.A.pityB.loveC.sadnessD.apology

41.A.feelingsB.opinionsC.spiritsD.thoughts

42.A.missedB.forgotC.heldD.shook

43.A.strangeB.closeC.seriousD.common

44.A.stressedB?changedC.hiddenD.exposed

45.A.expectedB.thoughtC.remindedD.complained

46.A.yetB?awayC.longD.alone

47.A.drawnB.carriedC.movedD.stayed

48.A.cutB.washC.brushD.take

49.A.tearB.kissC.pressD.hand

50.A.returnedB.sawC.realizedD.recalled

51.A.sorryB.happyC.angryD.nervous

52.A.whenB.asC.whyD.how

53.A.disappearedB.apologizedC.forgivenD.abandoned

54.A.imaginationB?inspirationC.decorationD.appreciation

55.A.stillB.soonC.nowhereD.anyhow

第三部分：閱讀理解(共2()小題；每小題2分，滿分4()分)

A

PlanningavisittotheUK?Herewehelpwithwaystocutyourcosts.

AVOIDBIGEVENTSBigsportingevents,concertsandexhibitionscanincreasethecost

ofaccommodationandmakeithardertofindaroom.AstandarddoubleroomattheThistle

BrightononthefinalFridayoftheBrightonComedyFestival(19Oct.)cost￡169.15at

B.Aweeklater,thesameroomcost￡118.15.

Ifyoucanbeflexibleandwanttoknowdatestoavoid-oryou'relookingforabigeventto

passyourtime-checkoutsitessuchasW,whichallowyoutosearchforevents

intheUKbycity,dateandcategory.

STAYAWAYFROMTHESTATIONIftravelingtoyourdestinationbytrain,youmay

wanttofindagoodbaseclosetothestation,butyoucouldenduppayingmoreforthesakeof

convenienceatthestartofyourholiday.

Don'tbetoochoosyaboutthepartoftownyoustayin.Bookingtwomonthsinadvance,the

cheapestroomatTravelodge^CentralEustonhotelinLondonforSaturday22Septemberwas

￡95.95.AroomjustatubejourneyawayatitsCoventGardenhotelwas￡75.75.Andat

Farringdon,adoubleroomcostjust￡62.95.

LOOKAFTERYOURSELFReallycentralhotelsincitiessuchasLondon,Edinburghand

Cardiffcancostafortune,especiallyatweekendsandduringbigevents.Asanalternative

considercheckingintoaself-cateringflatwithitsownkitchen.Oftentheseflatsarehiddenaway

onthetopfloorsofcitycentrebuildings.AgreatexampleisthehistoricO'NeillFlaton

Edinburgh'sRoyalMile,availablefor￡420forfivedaysinlateSeptember,withroomforfour

adults.

GETONABIKELondon\'Borisbikes'haveattractedthemostattention,butothercities

alsohavesimilarprogrammesthatletyourentabicycleandexploreatyourownpace,savingyou

onpublictransportorcarparkingcosts.

AmongthesmallercitieswiththeirownprogrammesareNewcastle(casualmemberspay

around￡1.50fortwohours)andCardiff(freeforupto30minutes,or￡5perday).(358words)

56.TheBrightonComedyFestivalismentionedmainlytoshowbigeventsmay.

A.helptravelerspasstime

B.attractlotsoftravelerstotheUK

C.allowtravelerstomakeflexibleplans

D.causetravelerstopaymoreforhotelrooms

57.“Farringdon“inParagraph5ismostprobably.

A.anidealholidaydestinationB.thetubelinetoCoventGarden

C.ahotelawayfromthetrainstationD.thenameofatravelagency

58.Cardiff'sprogramallowsafreebikeforamaximum(最大值)periodof.

A.onehourB.halfanhour

C.onehourandahalfD.twohours

59.Themainpurposeofthepassageis.

A.totellvisitorshowtobookinadvance

B.tosupplyvisitorswithhotelinformation

C.toshowvisitorstheimportanceofself-help

D.tooffervisitorssomemoney-savingtips

B

Theyarethesortoffriendswhoaresoclosethattheytrusteachotherwiththeirlives.Ifone

falls,theotheristheretocatchhim.TheyareWellman,whoselegswerepermanentlyinjurednine

yearsagoinarock-climbingaccident,andCorbett,anexperiencedrockclimber.Together,they

climbedupHalfDome,thefamous2,000-footrockintheYosemiteNationalPark,throughoneof

themostdifficultroutes（路線）.Duringtheclimb,Corbetttookthelead,hitinthemetalspikes

（尖狀物）thatguidedtheropesandclimbedup.Then,afterWellmanpulledhimselfuptherope,

Corbettwentdowntoremovethespikesandclimbedupagain.Thisprocesswasrepeatedtime

andagain,inchbyinch,for13days.

Wellman'sjobwasnoteasyeither.Hegothimselfuptheropethroughupperbodystrength

alone.Inall,Wellmanfiguredthathehaddone5,000pull-upsuptheropeontheclimb.

However,whenthetwomenfirstmet,theynevertalkedaboutclimbing.tcHeknewthatwashowI

gotinjured.^^Wellmansaid.UntilonedayWellmandecidedthathewantedtoclimbagainand

theystartedtraining.

TheirclimbofHalfDomewasnotallsmooth.Atonepoint,piecesofrockgaveway,andCorbett

droppeddownquickly.Wellmanlockedtheirropeinplace,stoppingthefallat20feet.Hisquick

actionprobablysavedhisfriend'slife.

“Yourpartnercansaveyourlife—youcansaveyourpartner'slife/9Wellmansaidasthepair

receivedcongratulationsfromfriends."Therearerealcloseties.”

60.WhichofthefollowingwasachallengeforCorbettinclimbingHalfDome?

A.Toclimbuptoremovethespikes.B.Toclimbittwice

C.Todo5,000pull-upsuptherope.D.lblocktheropeinplace.

61.Whydidthetwomennevertalkaboutclimbingwhentheyfirstmet?

A.Corbettwaspoorlytrained.

B.Wellmanhadlostinterestinclimbing.

C.Corbettdidn'twanttohurtWellman'sfeelings.

D.Wellmanhadn'tdecidedwhethertoclimbagain.

62.WhatdoweknowaboutWellman?

A.Hestoppedrock-climbingforsometime.

B.HeclimbedHalfDomebyhimself.

C.Hewasdisabledinatrafficaccident.

D.HewassavedbyCorbettduringtheclimb.

63.Themainideaofthetextisthat

A.twoheadsarebetterthanone

B.friendshipispreciousinlife

C.thedisabledshouldnevergiveup

D.amancanbedestroyedbutcannotbedefeated

c

Ilovemyblackberry——ifsmylittleconnectiontothelargerworldthatcangoanywherewithme.

Ialsolovemylaptopcomputer,asitholdsallofmywritingandthought.Despitethisloveof

technology,1knowthattherearetimeswhenIneedtomoveawayfromthesedeviceandtruly

communicationwithothers.

OnoccasionJteachacoursecalledHistoryMattersforagroupofhighereducationmanagers.

Mygoalsfortheclassincludeafulldiscussionofhistoricalthemesandideas.BecauseIwant

studentstothoroughly（完全透徹地）studythematerialandexchangetheirideaswitheachother

intheclassroom,1havearule—nolaptop,ipads,phones,etc.Whenstudentsweretoldmyrulein

advanceoftheclass,someofthemwerenothappy.

Moststudentsassumethatyearreasonsforthisruleincludeunpleasantexperiencesinthepast

withstudentsmisusingtechnology.There'sabitoftruthtothat.SomestudentsassumethatIam

anti-technology.There'snotruthinthatatall.IlovetechnologyandtrytokeepupwithitsoI

relatetomystudents.

TherealreasonwhyIaskstudentstoleavetechnologyatthedooristhatIthinkthereareveryfew

placesinwhichwecanhavedeepconversionsandtrulyengagecomplexideas.Interruptionsby

technologyoftenbreakconcentrationandallowfortoomuchdependenceonoutsideinformation

forideas.Iwantstudentstothinkdifferentlyandmakeconnectionsbetweenthecoursethe

materialandtheclassdiscussion.

I'vebeenteachingmyhistoryclassinthiswayformanyyearsandtheeducationsreflectstudent

satisfactionwiththeenvironmentthatIcreate.Studentsrealizethatwithdeepconversationand

challenge,theylearnatalevelthathelpsthemkeepthecoursematerialbeyondtheclassroom.

I'mnotsayingthatIwon'teverchangemymindabouttechnologyuseinmyhistoryclass,but

untilIhearareallygoodreasonfbrthechange,I'mstickingtomyplan,afewhoursof

technology-freedialogueisjusttoogiveup.

64.Someofthestudentsinthehistoryclasswereunhappywith____

A.thecoursematerialB.others'misuseoftechnology

C.discussiontopicsD.theauthor\classregulations

65.Theunderlinedword"engage“inpara.4probablymeans

A.acceptB.exploreC.changeD.reject

66.Accordingtotheauthor,theuseoftechnologyintheclassroommay

A.keepstudentsfromdoingindependentthinking

B.encouragestudentstohavein-depthconversations

C.helpstudentstobetterunderstandcomplexthemes

D.affectstudents'concentrationoncourseevaluation.

67.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthattheauthor

A.isquitestubborn

B.willgiveupteachinghistory

C.willchangehisteachingplansoon

D.valuestechnology-freedialoguesinhisclass

D

Almosteverymachinewithmovingpartshaswheels,yetnooneknowsexactlywhenthefirst

wheelwasinventedorwhatitwasusedfor.Wedoknow,however,thattheyexistedover5,500

yearsagoinancientAsia.

Theoldestknowntransportwheelwasdiscoveredin2002inSlovenia.Itisover5,100yearsold.

Evidencesuggeststhatwheelsfortransportdidn'tbecomepopularforawhile,though.Thiscould

bebecauseanimalsdidaperfectlygoodjobofcarryingfarmingtoolsandhumansaround.

Butitcouldalsobebecauseofadifficultsituation.Whilewheelsneedtorollonsmoothsurfaces,

roadswithsmoothsurfacesweren'tgoingtobeconstructeduntiltherewasplentyofdemandfor

them.Eventually,roadsurfacesdidbecomesmoother,butthisdifficultsituationappearedagaina

fewcenturieslater.Therehadbeennoimportantchangesinwheelandvehicledesignbeforethe

arrivalofmodemroaddesign.

Inthemid-1700s,aFrenchmancameupwithanewdesignofroad—abaselayer（層）oflarge

stonescoveredwithathinlayerofsmallerstones.AScotsmanimprovedonthisdesigninthe

1820sandastrong,lastingroadsurfacebecameareality.Ataroundthesamelime,metalhubs（the

centralpartofawheel）cameintobeing,followedbythepneumatictyre（充氣輪胎）in1846.

Alloywheelswereinventedin1967,sixtyyearsaftertheappearanceoftarmackedroads（柏油路）.

Aswheeldesigntookoff,vehiclesgotfasterandfaster.

68.Whatmightexplainwhytransportwheelsdidn'tbecomepopularforsometime?

A.Fewknewhowtousetransportwheels.

B.Humanscarriedfarmingtoolsjustaswell.

C.Animalswereagoodmeansoftransport.

D.Theexistenceoftransportwheelswasnotknown.

69.Whatdoweknowaboutroaddesignfromthepassage?

A.Itwaseasierthanwheeldesign.

B.Itimprovedafterbigchangesinvehicledesign.

C.Itwaspromotedbyfast-movingvehicles.

D.Itprovidedconditionsforwheeldesigntodevelop.

70.Howisthelastparagraphmainlydeveloped?

ABygivingexamples...

B.Bymakingcomparisons.

C.Byfollowingtimeorder

D.Bymakingclassifications.

71.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Thebeginningofroaddesign.

B.Thedevelopmentoftransportwheels.

C.Thehistoryofpublictransport.

D.Hisinventionoffast-movingvehicles.

E

Everypersonlearnsatleastonelanguageinhischildhoodthatisroutinelyusedforspeaking

andwriting.However,manypeoplearefondoflearningtwoormorelanguages.Thereare

numerousbenefitsofbeingbilingualsuchasanimprovementinlinguisticabilitiesaswellas

bettermentofcognitive（認矢口）flexibilitysuchasdivergentthinking,conceptformation,verbal

abilitiesandgeneralreasoning.

Manypeoplehavethecapacitytolearnasecondlanguage.Itmaybeanotherlanguageinthesame

countryortotallydifferentlanguagefromanothercountry.Nowadays,institutesandschools

offeringforeignlanguagecoursesarepoppingupthroughouttheworld.Whilelearninganother

language,youneedtounderstanditsbasicgrammarandimprovevocabulary.Beingbilingual

offersgreatersensitivitytolanguage,moreflexibilityinthinkingandabetterearforlistening.It

alsoimprovesaperson'sunderstandingforthenativelanguage.Itopensthedoortoothercultures.

Moreover,knowledgeofotherlanguagesincreasesthecareeropportunities,offeringseveraljob

options.

Thebilingualpeoplecanhavesomespecificadvantagesinthinking.Theyhavetwoormore

wordsforeachideaandobjectandcandevelopacreativethinkingandanabilitytothinkmore

flexibly.Thebilingualsareawareaboutwhichlanguageshouldbespokenwithwhichpersonina

particularsituation.Therefore,theyaremoresensitivetotheneedsofthelistenerthanthe

monolingualpeople.Beingbilingualhasapositiveeffectonintellectualgrowth.Itenhancesand

enrichesaperson'smentaldevelopment.ThebilingualsarebetteratIQtestscomparedtothe

monolinguals.Whatismore,beingbilingualmaykeepyourmindyoung.Jugglingtwolanguages

asachildcanslowmentaldecline.

Thebilingualsareabletoswitchbetweendifferentlanguagesandtalktodifferentpeoplein

variouslanguages.Itincreasesasenseofself-esteem.Beingbilingualcreatesapowerfullinkin

differentpeoplefromdifferentcountries.Thebilingualstendtoshowahigherperformancein

examinationsandtests.

Thebilingualsenjoyreadingandwritingindifferentlanguages.Theycanunderstandand

appreciateli