谷城一中上学期高二年级12月月考英语试题第一部分：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，并标在试卷的相对应位置。
听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答相关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1．How long did the woman sleep?A．For two hours．B．For four hours．C．For six hours．2．What does the womam probably think of maths?A. Difficult . B．Interesting．C．Simple．3．What will the woman do tomorrow?A．Have her phone repaired .B．Go to a store for work．C．Go to buy a phone．4．What do we know about the woman’s experience at the restaurant?A．She enjoyed the food there.B．She had an unhappy time there．C．She quarreled with her boyfriend there．5．Where was the woman born?A．In Germany. B．In Britain．C．In America．第二节（共15小题；每题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，并标在试卷的相对应位置。
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，每小题将给出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、7题。
6．What is the woman doing ?A．Attending a job interview．B．Asking to leave the company．C．Asking for a higher position．7．Which field is the woman interested in?A．Education．B．Marketing．C．Advertising．听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．What do we know about the weather recently?A．It has been fine for days．B．It rains a lot these days ．C．It has been windy these days．9．What does the woman think of playing baseball?A．Fierce ．B．Dull．C．Dangerous．10．What will the two speakers do this afternoon?A．Go swimming in the lake．B．Play baseball in the park．C．Go boating for fun．听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．Why does the man know that place so well?A．Because he lives near it．B．Because he often visits it．C．Because he once drove across that area．12．What will the man do tonight?A．Go to a club．B．Go to a bar．C．Prepare for an exam．13．What is the woman probably studying?A．Engineering．B．Medicine．C．Designing．听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．What is the probable relationship betwween the two speakers?A．Old friends．B．Husband and wife． C. Colleagues．15．What does the woman probably think of the movie?A．Terrible．B．Just so-so．C．Amazing．16．Why doesn’t the man want the woman to tell him much about the movie?A．Because he is not interested in it．B．Because he wants surprises．C．Because he has seen it．17．What will the man do this weekend?A．Go swimming with his girlfriend．B．Go on a picnic with his parents．C．Attend a dance party．听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．What can we know about the virus Ebola?A．Men are more likely to get it ．B．It causes serious eye problems．C．It can be deadly．19．Who spread the virus to Doctor Lukwiya?A．A strange patient．B．A former colleague．C．Another doctor．20．When did Doctor Lukwiya die?A. In 2000B. In 2002C. In 2004第二部分：词汇知识使用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：单项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出能够填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. As far as I am concerned, Peter deserves ______ for giving back the money he found.A. braveryB. creditC. impressionD. enquiry22. It is quite _______ of English beginners to forget to use an article before a noun.A. usualB. ordinaryC. typicalD. general23. After hearing the poor little girl’s sad story, I tried to _______ my sympathy by holding herhand firmly.A. improveB. applyC. conveyD. involve24. Having been out of work for two months, he was ________ for work to provide for a largefamily.A. desperateB. enthusiasticC.aggressiveD. curious25. John ________ acting while he was in high school, which contributed a great deal to his latersuccess as a top actor.A. appealed toB. depended onC. took upD. let out26. Gossip can be bad, but we ______ to overlook that it can be good as well, and a lot of gossip isdriven by concern for others and has positive social effects.A. pretendB. intendC. tendD. predict27. New scientific discoveries are often ________ to industrial processes, which makes jobs easierto do, thus greatly reducing workloads.A. assessedB. possessedC. acquiredD. applied28. A professor said the rise of the BRICS countries（金砖国家）is a/an __________ of the end ofthe world in the control of the USA.A. barrierB. processC. aspectD. symptom29. If a television or radio breaks the new rules, it is forbidden to screen advertisements and theofficials __________ face serious punishment.A. in placeB. in chargeC. in advanceD. in order30. It is generally agreed that this will possibly lead to a danger to agriculture and the food chain,and ________ to human health.A. consequentlyB. deliberatelyC. technicallyD. effectively第二节：完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能够填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I met Billy the last summer before college. He was handsome and his irreverence(玩世不恭) was 31 to me. We liked each other the first instant we met. 32 , I was a straight A student and my parents had high hopes for me to 33 an Ivy League (常春藤联盟) school. Billy did not concentrate all his attention 34 his study and school life. However, we were in love --- so 35 teenager love. I still remember we had a plan for prom(舞会). It was understood that we had 36 about where we would dance and drink and party together.This meant one thing to my parents---panic. And it grew as the 37 letters began to roll in. Of the eleven schools I applied to, nine accepted me. And one of them was Brown University---the Ivy League _ 38 in 1770 in historic Providence, Rhode Island.There was no 39 that I was drawn to Brown, but Billy (who had joined the army) was __40 down south and I had offers 41 for me there, too. I was torn between my love for him and my family 42 .One week 43 the start of school, my mother had a talk with me. She said I was eighteen years old and I had a 44 to make--- one that went 45 beyond the choice of 46 to attend university.In August, I 47 and drove north to Providence. It took several months to 48 that my life w as moving on in a way that was completely different from Billy’s. Brown changed my life, opening doors and giving me the 49 I now use to think, to learn and to write. Life is always about 50 it seems, and the older I get, the more I understand this. Still, there are times when I think of Billy because he taught me about love.31. A. confusing B. disturbing C. appealing D. amusing32. A. Unfortunately B. Actually C. Luckily D. Originally33. A. leave B. start C. finish D. attend34. A. in B. at C. on D. from35. A. special B. crazy C. wrong D. normal36. A. talked B. looked C. lied D. argued37. A. description B. rejection C. application D. acceptance38. A. constructed B. assessed C. assisted D. informed39. A. point B. use C. doubt D. need40. A. left B. sent C. exposed D. employed41. A. waiting B. asking C. hoping D. searching42. A. tradition B. connection C. reputation D. expectation43. A. before B. after C. at D. since44. A. plan B. decision C. rule D. promise45. A. out B. away C. far D. deep46. A. when B. where C. whether D. how47. A. got up B. packed up C. looked up D. turned up48. A. foresee B. imagine C. realize D. consider49. A. chances B. position C. equipment D. tools50. A. surprises B. adventures C. opportunities D. choices第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题：每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。