广西南宁市马山中学2014届高三12月月考英语试题及答案

马山中学、南宁二中2014届高三12月月考
英语试题
（满分：150分时间：120分钟）
第一卷（三部分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节(共5小题；每小题l.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. What’s the total price for two nights ?
A. Forty-five pounds.
B. Ninety pounds.
C. Nineteen pounds.
2. When will the man take a holiday?
A. This Monday.
B. Next week.
C. This weekend.
3. What did the man do last night?
A. He went to the theater.
B. He went to visit his friend.
C. He was at home with his guest.
4. Why doesn’t the woman want to do anything？
A. It’s too hot today.
B. She didn’t sleep well last night.
C. She is badly ill today.
5. What are the speakers going to do tomorrow?
A. Go around New York.
B. Have a conference.
C. Have a dinner together.
第二节(共15小题；每小题l.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，从每题所给的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. What do we know about the woman ?
A. She is tired of watching TV.
B. She is afraid of staying home alone.
C. She is tired of doing homework .
7. Which film will the speakers go to see?
A. Gone with the wind.
B. Romeo and Juliet .
C. Hamlet.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What does the man do ?
A. A worker
B. A university professor
C. A doctor
9. How much does a judge’s brain cost according to the conversation ?
A. $ 5,000.
B. $50,000.
C. $ 100,000.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the man speaker doing probably ?
A. Examining a patient.
B. Making an appointment.
C. Talking with a nurse.
11. What happened to the little boy?
A. He fell off his bike.
B. He was hit by a car
C. He got hurt in a tournament.
12. Which part(s) has the little boy injured ?
A. His back.
B. His face and head.
C. His arms and legs.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What company does the man want to work for ?
A. A computer company.
B. A medicine company.
C. A web hosting company.
14. What are some of the benefits that the company provides?
A. Insurance, paid vacation and a company vehicle.
B. Paid vacation, opportunities for advancement, and insurance.
C. Opportunities for advancement, insurance, and a free bus pass.
15. Where will the man’s office be if he can get the job?
A. On the 20th story of the building.
B. On the 12th story of the building.
C. On the top floor of the building.
16. What can we learn from the conversation ?
A. The man has been out of work for a long time.
B. The woman doesn’t know what the man is talking about.
C. The man likes to work as a manager this time.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How many countries are carrying out agricultural research in space ?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
18. What has been sent into space for agricultural research ?
A. Some kind of vegetables.
B. Many species of seeds.
C. Some kinds of fruits.
19. Why are some people worried about the safety of these “space food” ?
A. Their genes maybe are changed.
B. Their seeds aren’t better after returning t o Earth.
C. They don’t have much vitamin B and C.
20. What’s Jin’s attitude toward space-modified food?
A. Negative.
B. Positive.
C. Indifferent（中立的）. 第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节语法和词汇知识（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. John wants to make the effort but lacks ______ clear understanding of _____ key to success.
A. 不填，不填
B. a, a
C. 不填，the
D. a, the
22. We never dreamed of there _______ such a quiet place in the noisy city.
A. had been
B. was
C. being
D. to be
23. Have you ever met with a situation in your life ______ you can’t understand others even if they have repeated themselves several times?
A. that
B. where
C. which
D. when
24. She had to be called two or three times _______ she would come to her dinner.
A. before
B. until
C. after
D. unless
25. —The picture exhibition bored me to death.
—Me, too. I wish I ______ to it.
A. shouldn’t go
B. hadn’t gone
C. wouldn’t go
D. didn’t go
26. Since the 1980s, the scientists have devoted themselves to the research _______ finding a new cure for the disease.
A. setting foot in
B. ended up with
C. starting with
D. aimed at
27. It has been raining every day so far. I hope tomorrow will ______ fine.
A. turn out
B. turn over
C. turn up
D. turn into
28. The boy is most ______ to make a great difference in the future, because he is so bright. Besides, he works extremely hard.
A. possibly
B. likely
C. perhaps
D. probably
29. ---Miss Smith, can I go home after I finish my homework?
---No, you ______ stay here until I come back.
A. can
B. may
C. shall
D. need
30. Every day lots of tourists take pictures in front of ____ was left of the building after the war.
A. which
B. that
C. where
D. what
31. With the exams drawing nearer and nearer, I really can’t ______ the time to go shopping with you this weekend.
A. offer
B. leave
C. afford
D. manage
32. Where was it ______ the road accident happened the other day?
A. that
B. when
C. how
D. which
33. ---The CDs by the star ______ well.
---That’s true. More than ten million copies have been sold out so far.
A. are sold
B. sell
C. sells
D. is sold
34. ---I don’t think I can pass the English exam this time.
---______. It is much too difficult for us.
A. Me too
B. Nor do I
C. Neither can I
D. So can I
35. ---Have you worked it out, Tom? What is your answer, please?
---Sorry, I ______ . Would you repeat that question?
A. don’t listen
B. wasn’t listening
C. hadn’t listened
D. h aven’t listened
As far as I’m 49 , this was the arrangement up until 2 years ago, when the owner 50 . In his will, he only had one 51 , to give the whole shop to the now stable, ‘homeless’ man. Now, I could walk into that shop and see him working as hard as 52 , with his own business that is still 53 and active 10 years after getting his job as a sweeper.
From this story, we can probably get the inspiration: work hard and give everything your best effort, even if it isn’t your 54 situation, it very well may turn out to 55 some day in the future.
36. A. house B. coin C. meal D. job
37. A. unless B. because C. although D. if
38. A. turning on B. turning down C. turning in D. turning off
39. A. daily B. again C. often D. weekly
40. A. offered B. planned C. agreed D. failed
41. A. involved B. meant C. trained D. included
42. A. best B. least C. better D. less
43. A. moment B. interest C. owner D. family
44. A. Eventually B. Suddenly C. Fortunately D. Quietly
45. A. like B. for C. with D. as
46. A. spend B. lose C. save D. pocket
47. A. kind B. poor C. honest D. fantastic
48. A. provide B. manage C. raise D. guard
49. A. concerted B. concerned C. concentrated D. corner
50. A. passed away B. gave up C. got tired D. became old
51. A. suggestion B. request C. purpose D. thought
52. A. expected B. required C. ever D. necessary
53. A. popular B. big C. new D. shabby
54. A. current B. financial C. ideal D. own
55. A. do B. happen C. become D. be
Although the use of the expression is an insincere, meaningless social custom at times, there is nothing wrong with the sentence except that it’s a little uninteresting. The salesgirl, the waitress,
the teacher, and all the countless others who speak it without thinking may not really care about my day, b ut in a strange and comfortable way. It’s nice to know they care e nough to pretend they care when their really don’t care all that much. While the expression may not often be sincere, it’s always spoken. The point is that people say it all the time when they like.
56. How does the author understand Maxie’s words?
A. Maxie shows her anxiety to the author.
B. Maxie really wishes the author a good day.
C. Maxie encourages the author to stay happy.
D. Maxie really worries about the author’s security.
57. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2 mean?
A. The salesgirl is rude.
B. The salesgirl is bored.
C. The salesgirl cares about me.
D. The salesgirl says the words as a routine.
58.By saying “Have a nice day,” a stranger may _____.
A. try to be polite to you
B. express respect to you
C. give his blessing to you
D. share his pleasure with you
59.According to the last paragraph, people say “Have a nice day”_______.
A. sincerely
B. as thanks
C. as a habit
D. encouragingly
B
For a while, my neighborhood was taken ever by an army of joggers(慢跑者). They were there all the time: early morning, noon, and evening. There were little old ladies in gray sweats, young couples in Adidas shoes, middle-aged men with red faces. “Come on!” My friend Alex encouraged me to join him as he jogged by my house every evening. “You’ll feel great.”
Well, I had nothing against feeling great and if Alex could jog every day, anyone could. So I took up jogging seriously and gave it a good two months of my life, and not a day more. Based on my experience, jogging is the most overvalued form of exercise around, and judging from the number of the people who left our neighborhood jogging army,I’m not alone in my opinion.
First of all, jogging is very hard on the body. Your legs and feet had a real pounding（追击）running down a road for two or three miles. I developed foot, leg, and back problems. Then I read about a nationally famous jogger who died of a heart attack while jogging, and I had something else to worry about. Jogging doesn’t kill hundreds of people, but if you have any physic al weaknesses, jogging will surely bring them out, as they did with me.
Secondly, I got no enjoyment out of jogging. Putting one foot in front of the other for forty-five minutes isn’t my idea of fun. Jogging is also a lonely pastime. Some joggers say, “I love being out there with just my thoughts.” Well, my thoughts began to bore me, and most of them were on how much my legs hurt.
And how could I enjoy something that brought me pain? And that wasn’t just the first week: it was practically every d ay for two months. I never got past the pain level, and pain isn’t fun. What a cruel way to do it! So many other exercises, including walking, lead to almost the same results painlessly, so why jog?
I don’t jog any more, and I don’t think I ever will.I’m walking two miles three times a week at a fast pace, and that feels good. I bicycle to work when the weather is good. I’m getting exercise, and I’m enjoying it at the same time. I could never say the same for jogging, and I’ve found a lot of better ways to stay in shape.
60. From the first paragraph, we learn that in the writer’s neighborhood ______.
A. jogging became very popular
B. people jogged only during the daytime
C. Alex organized an army of joggers
D. jogging provided a chance to get together
61. What was the writer’s attitude towards jogging in the beginning?
A. He felt it was worth a try.
B. He was very fond of it.
C. He was strongly against it.
D. He thought it must be painful.
62. Why did the writer give up jogging two months later?
A. He disliked doing exercise outside.
B. He found it neither healthy nor interesting.
C. He was afraid of having a heart attack.
D. He was worried about being left alone.
63. From the writer’s experience, we can conclude that______.
A. not everyone enjoys jogging
B. he is the only person who hates jogging
C. nothing other than jogging can help people keep fit
D. jogging makes people feel greater than any other sport.
C
Attractions in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Historical Museum
30 N. Carroll Street on Madison’s Capitol Square
Discover Wisconsin’s history and culture(文化) on four floors of exhibits. Open for public program. Admission is free.
Open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:00am -- 4:00 pm.
(608) 264-6555 /museum
Swiss historical village
612 Seventh Ave., New Glarus
The Swiss Historical Village offers a delightful look at pioneer life in America’s heartland. 14 buildings in the village give a full picture of every day life in the nineteenth-century Midwest.
Tue.—Fri., May 1st–October 31st , 10:00 am—4:00 pm. Admission is $20.
(608) 527-2317
Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café
6858 Paoli Rd., Paoli, WI
One of the largest collections of fine arts and crafts(手工艺品) in Wisconsin. Over 5000 sq. ft. of exhibition space in a historic creamery (乳品厂). While visiting , enjoy a wonderfully prepared lunch at our café overlooking the Sugar River. Just minutes from Madison!
Gallery open Tue. –Sun., 10:00 am—5:00 pm.
Café open Wed. –Sat., 11:00 am –3:00 pm.
Sun. brunch with wine, 10:00—3:00 pm.
(608) 845-6600
Christopher Columbus Museum
239 Whitney St., Columbus
World-class exhibit –2000 quality souvenirs(纪念品) marking Chicago’s 1893 World Columbian Exhibition. Tour buses are always welcome.
Open daily, 8:15 am – 4:00 pm.
(920) 623-1992
64.Which of the following is on Capitol Square?
A. Wisconsin Historical Museum.
B. Swiss Historical Village.
C. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café.
D. Christopher Columbus Museum.
65. Where can you go for a visit on Monday?
A. Wisconsin Historical Museum.
B. Swiss Historical Village.
C. Artisan Gallery & Creamery café.
D. Christopher Columbus Museum.
66. Where can visitors have lunch?
A. At Wisconsin Historical Museum.
B. At Swiss Historical Village.
C. At Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café.
D. At Christopher Columbus Museum.
67. We learn from the text that___________.
A. Swiss Historical Village is open for half a year
B. Christopher Columbus Museum overlooks a river
C. tickets are needed for Wisconsin Historical Museum
D. Artisan Gallery & Creamery Café are open daily for 4 hours
D
Edward Wilson is America’s, if not the world’s, leading naturalist. In The Future of Life, he takes us on a tour of the world’s natural resources(资源). How are they used? What has been lost? What remains and is it able to continue with the present speed of use? Wilson also points out the need to understand fully the biodiversity(生物多样性)of our earth.
Wilson begins with an open letter to the pioneer in environment (环境) protection, Henry David Thoreau. He compares today’s Walden Pond with that of Thoreau’s day. Wilson will use such comparisons for the rest of the book. The problem is clear: man has done great damage to his home over the years. Can the earth, with human help, be made to return to biodiversity levels that will be able to support us in the future?
Biodiversity, Wilson argues, is the key to settling many problems the earth faces today. Even our agricultural crops can gain advantages from it. A mere hundred species(物种) are the basis of our food supply, of which but twenty carry the load. Wilson suggests changing this situation by looking into ten thousand species that could be made use of, which will be a way to reduce the clearing of the natural homes of, plants and animals to enlarge farming areas.
At the end of the book, Wilson discusses the importance of human values in considering the environment. If you are to continue to live on the earth, you may well read and act on the ideas in this book.
68. We learn form the text that Wilson cares most about ______
A. the environment for plants
B. the biodiversity of our earth
C. the wastes of natural resources
D. the importance of human values
69. How many species are most important to our present food supply?
A. Twenty.
B. Eighty.
C. One hundred
D. Ten thousand.
70. Wilson suggests that one way to keep biodiversity is to _______.
A. learn how to farm scientifically
B. build homes for some dying species
C. make it clear what to eat
D. use more species for food
71. We can infer that the text is _______
A. a description of natural resources
B. a research report
C. a book review
D. an introduction to a scientist.
E
If your boss asks you to work in Moscow this year, he’d better offer you more money to do so —or even double that depending on where you live now. That’s because Moscow has just been
found to be the world’s most expensive city for the second year in a row by Mercer Human Resources Consulting.
Using the cost of living in New York as a base, Mercer determined Moscow is 34.4 percent more expensive including the cost of housing, transportation, food, clothing, household goods and entertainment (娱乐).
A two-bedroom flat in Moscow now costs $4,000 a month; a CD $24.83, and an international newspaper $6.30, according to Mercer. By comparison, a fast food meal with a hamburger (汉堡包) is a steal at $480.
London takes the No. 2 place, up from No. 5 a year ago, thanks to higher cost of housing and a stronger British pound relative to the dollar. Mercer estimates (估算) London is 26 percent more expensive than New York these days. Following London closely are Seoul and Tokyo, both of which are 22 percent more expensive than New York, while No. 5 Hong Kong is 19 percent more costly.
Among North American cities, New York and Los Angeles are the most expensive and are the only two listed in the top 50 of the world’s most expensive cities. But both have fallen since last year’s study —New York came in 15th, down from 10th place, while Los Angeles fell to 42nd from 29th place a year ago. San Francisco came in a distant third at No. 54, down 20 places from a year earlier.
Toronto, meanwhile, is Canada’s most expensive city but fell 35 places to take 82nd place worldwide. In Australia, Sydney is the priciest place to live in and No. 21 worldwide.
72. What do the underlined words “a steal” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A. an act of stealing
B. something delicious
C. something very cheap
D. an act of buying
73. London has become the second most expensive city because of _________
A. the high cost of clothing
B. the stronger pound against the dollar
C. its expensive transportation
D. the high prices of fast food meals
74. Which city is the third most expensive on the list?
A. Tokyo.
B. Hong Kong.
C. Moscow.
D. Sydney.
75. Which city has dropped most on the list in North America?
A. New York.
B. Los Angeles.
C. San Francisco.
D. Toronto.
第二卷（二部分）
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l分, 满分l0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：此行多一个词：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。

此行缺一个词：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。

此行错一个词：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。

I often quarrel with my mother about if I can watch 76._______________
TV after school. She held the view that senior three students 77._______________ have to make full use of every minute to working hard at 78._______________ your lessons. It seems to her that once I am allowed to 79._______________ do that, I’ll unable to control myself and forget all 80._______________
about my study. She also thinks it is bad for my eyes. 81._______________ And I really can’t accept her idea s. In my opinion, 82._______________ watch TV can refresh my mind after a day’s hard work. 83._______________ Besides, it is important for us to know that what has happened both 84._______________ at home and abroad. Thus, we should be forbidden to watch TV. 85._______________
第二节: 书面表达(满分25分)
最近，你们班召开了以“我的中国梦”为主题的班会活动。

请写一篇日记，记述班会情况及自己的感受。

内容要点如下：
1.每位同学都畅谈了自己对中国梦的理解；
2.你谈到了自己的梦想；
3.如何实现自己的梦想。

注意：
1.总词数不少于100。

2.不可逐条翻译。

3.开头已给出，不计入总词数。

December 20th Friday Fine
Recently we had a class meeting on the topic of My Chinese Dream.___________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________ _____________ ______
马山中学、南宁二中2014届高三12月月考英语试题答案
听力题：1-5 BCCAA 6-10 ABCBC 11-15 ABCBA 16-20 CCBAB
单项选择：21-25 DCBAB 26-30 DCBCD 31-35CABCB
完型填空：36-40 DCBAC 41-45 AACAD 46-50 DCBBA 51-55 BCACD
阅读理解：56-59BDAC 60-63AABA 64-67ADCA 68-71BADC
72-75CBAD
改错题
76. if改为whether 77. held改为holds 78. working改为work
79. your改为their 80. 在I’ll的后面加be 81. 正确
82. And改为But 83. watch改为watching 84. 去掉that
85. should 改为shouldn’t 或should 后加not
书面表达：
December 20th Friday Fine
Recently we had a class meeting on the topic of My Chinese Dream. Inspired by President Xi’s Chinese Dream, everyone talked enthusiastically about his understanding of the Chinese Dream. We all believe that this dream will come true in the future.
I also talked about my own dream. I have always wanted to be a doctor. Not only can doctors save people’s lives but also they are doing a respectable job. Doctors can also help people to live a better life with their professional knowledge.
To realize my dream, I must try to work hard from now on. I must learn as much as I can so that I can get into a good medical college, where I can prepare myself adequately for the job of a doctor. Only in this way can I accomplish my goal.
听力材料
Text 1
M: I’d like to have a double room for two nights.
W: Forty-five pounds a night, please.
Text 2
M: Hello. I want to take a holiday on the seaside this weekend. Can you make a reservation for me?
W: Yes, certainly. Can you tell me your name?
Text 3
W: You didn’t go to the theatre last night either, did you?
M: No. I had an unexpected visitor at my house.
Text 4
W: It’s so hot today. I was going to wash the car and water the plants. But now I don’t want to do anything.
M: I agree. You should have a rest. Too much hard work in the heat could cause you to feel ill. Text 5
W: Tomorrow I will show you a bit of New York.
M: Great! Should I meet you at your place.
W: No. Let’s meet at West Fifth Station, outside the main entrance, at 10:00. If you haven’t tur ned up at 11:00, I won’t wait any longer.
M: Don’t worry. I will be there.
Text 6
W: I’m fed up with looking at television. Let’s go to the movie tonight.
M: All right. Do you want to go downtown? Or is there a good movie in the neighborhood?
W: I’d rather not spend a lot of money. What does the paper say about the neighborhood theatres? M: Well, the uptown has “Gone with the wind”.
W: I saw it years ago. I don’t want to see it again.
M: The centre has Shakespear’s tragedy “ Romeo and Juliet”. Would you wan t to see that?
W:Oh yes. “ Romeo and Juliet” or “ Hamlet” indeed. When shall we go?
M: It’s “ Romeo and Juliet”. Let’s meet at 7:00 at the cinema.
W: That’s great. See you then.
Text 7
W: Excuse me, doctor. Could you explain it to me?
M: Well, have you ever heard of a heart transplant?
W: Yes. A heart transplant means taking a heart from one person and putting it into the body of another.
M: That’s right. Well, I do brain transplants. Now we have several brain in stock. You can have a worker’s brain for $5,000.
W: What about a university professor’s brain?
M: $20,000.
W: That’s interesting. Is that the most expensive brain?
M: No. You can have a juge’s brain for $50,000.
W: That sounds very interesting. And is that the most expensive brain？
M: Oh, no. The mo st expensive brain is a politician’s. That’ll cost you $100,000.
W: Why is a politician’s brain so expensive?
M: Because it’s never been used. It’s as good as new.
Text 8
W: Good morning. Have you got an appointment?
M: Yes. Mrs. Hunt is my mother. She made the appointment.
W: Oh, yes. Your mother rang this morning. How are you feeling?
M: Not very well. I want to see a doctor.
W: The doctor won’t be able to see you yet. There has been an emergency that he’s got to take care of first.
M: Was there an accident?
W: Yes, a little while ago a woman came in with a little boy. She’d put a towel round his head. M: Why has she done that?
W: So that the bleeding would stop.
M: What had happened?
W: The child had fallen off his bicycle. When he fell, he hit his head against the edge of the sidewalk. His face and head were badly injured.
M: Does the boy’s mother have an appointment?
W: No. This is an emergency. It needs no appointment. His mother thought he had broken his arms and legs but in fact he hasn’t.
Text 9
W: So, have you found a job yet?
M: No, but I have some information, so things are getting better.
W: But isn’t that what you always say?
M: Well…uh… this time is different.
W: What kind of job are you looking for?
M: Actually, I want to work for a Web hosting company.
W: What would you do there exactly?
M: Well, Web hosting companies provides space for people to store and run their websites, such as medical care education, etc. Does it sound like I know what I am talking about?
W: How is the pay for that sort of job?
M: Well, most people I know start out with a very reasonable salary; you can earn pay increases depending on your performance.
W: So what about the benefits?
M: Oh, the benefits are pretty good. They provide health insurance, two weeks of paid vacation a year, and opportunities for advancement. And in the end, I’d like to work in a management position. You know, sitting back, enjoying the view out of the twentieth-story window of the office building, something like that.
W: Well, it sounds like you have things planned out this time.。