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1、湖北省黄冈中学2015届高三年级11月月考英语试题第一部分：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，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂在答题卡上。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面五段对话。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 are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Their study. B. Their nationality C. Thei
2、r language ability. 2. How much will the woman pay for the skirt?A. $35. B. $30. C. $20. 3. Why does the boy make the phone call?A. To get a book back. B. To borrow a book. C. To get a message. 4. What is the woman trying to do?A. Tell a story. B. Report a game. C. Tell an accident. 5. What do we kn
3、ow about the woman?A. She wants to relax. B. She is a footballer. C. She loves movies. 第二节（共15小题；每小题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、7题。6. What is the mans problem?A. He lost a suitcase. B.
4、His keys are gone. C. He broke his suitcase. 7. What will the woman do next? A. Repair the suitcase. B. Get another lock. C. Check about the keys. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What do we know about the man?A. He traveled a lot. B. He is tired of his job. C. He was in Peru for years. 9. How many countries has t
5、he man been to?A. Nearly 25. B. Nearly 60. C. Almost 65. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Workmates. B. Secretary and boss. C. Secretary and customer. 11. What do we know about Elaine Strong?A. She is out. B. She is busy. C. She is ill. 12. What does the man wan
6、t the woman to do?A. Fix his fax machine. B. Fax him something. C. Ask Elaine to call back. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The woman loves cool summer.B. The man is British. C. It is rather cold in winter in Britain. 14. What is true about the summer in Britain accor
7、ding to the conversation? A. Theres always good sunshine.B. It snows sometimes. C. It can be cold most of the time. 15. What do we know about clothes in Britain?A. Its not very easy to get good ones.B. Theyre of good quality but expensive. C. Theyre of good quality and cheap. 16. What probably is th
8、e British peoples attitude towards dressing?A. Many people like wearing casual clothes.B. Casual clothes are common in office.C. Men prefer suits in social situations. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where does the conversation take place?A. At an airport waiting hall.B. At a coffee bar.C. On a plane. 18. Wha
9、t do we know about the man?A. He went to London during World War II.B. He has been to several European cities.C. He has flown a lot. 19. How soon will the man get to London?A. In six hours. B. In four fours. C. In two hours. 20. What can we learn about the man?A. He was a teacher. B. He just retired
10、 from the Army. C. He has never traveled with his wife.第二部分：词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. Shirley Temple is a former Hollywood child star, who began to enjoy great_for the role she had played in films, when she was just 5 years old. A. perfo
11、rmance B. fame C. devotion D. assistance22. With the night falling, the crowd gathering around the accident scene began to_. A. break up B. break downC. break out D.break away 23. Despite the fact that Philip has been working hard, it is_ clear that he has no chance of passing his examination. A. ab
12、solutelyB. immediatelyC. confidentlyD. painfully24. Needles apparently stuck into the body of an 11-month-old baby by her abusive aunt were surgically(手术地) _on Tuesday.A. moved B. placed C. replaced D. removed25. U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday paid honor to health care workers who have tre
13、ated Ebola patients in West Africa, calling them “heroes”_to be applauded rather than discouraged. A. reserving B. deserving C. observing D. preserving26. “Since China has good relations with both Pakistan and Afghanistan, China can encourage Islamabad to take essential steps for_ terrorism and extr
14、emism in the region,” the paper said in its editorial. A. coping B. containing C. confirming D. committing 27. Now I need lots of time to _ my thoughts thoroughly because I want to give them a confident report.A. make out B. figure out C. leave out D. sort out28. Listen to both sides and you will be
15、 enlightened, so surely it would be _ to get a second opinion.A. sensitive B. sensible C. confidentD. acceptable29. An expert says, “I think it is unpredictable for nature. You dont know what will happen but_, we are preparing.” A. somehow B. somewhat C. anyhow D. someway30. I am convinced that 10%
16、of life is what happens to you, and 90% of it is how you react to it, and we have a choice every day_the attitude we will have to meet that day. A. in search of B. in exchange for C. in relation to D. in honor of 第二节：完形填空（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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。T
17、hings have been kind of tough lately for Shannon Baker and her little family. They have each others parents and young daughter and for that they are 31 . But she and her husband are both currently 32 . And their car is in great need of 33 . And then there is the matter of their second child, who is
18、34 soon. So things are a little tense for the Baker family these days.When Shannon and her daughter were walking through a store 35 lot recently, Shannon picked up an envelop from the ground that 36 $4,000 in cash. There were a 37 of different interpretations that could be considered. Was this a kin
19、d of good 38 ? Could it be an attempt by the universe to balance everything? Could it be simply a gift from God? Shannon didnt know. The only thing she knew was that the cash in that envelope 39 to someone else. Oh, and one other thing she knew: Her young daughter was 40 . “My kid was standing right
20、 there 41 I found it, ” Shannon told WLS-TV in Chicago. “So basically I wanted to teach my daughter how to be 42 . And for me that was enough.”Never mind the bills that were 43 , or the car that needed to be fixed, or the baby that would come soon. And forget that when she 44 the money over to the p
21、olice she was told that there was actually nothing illegal if she 45 it.The police were able to return the money to the person who 46 it: an old woman. And one can imagine the 47 and relief she felt when the police handed the lost envelop back to her. “She came to my house and she was almost in tear
22、s, 48 me,” Shannon said. “She gave me a hug and an envelope with a small 49 in it. But the amount, large or small, wasnt 50 . What was important was the opportunity to teach my daughter honesty.” 31. A. restrictedB. upsetC. sensitiveD. grateful 32. A. unemployedB. appreciatedC. disappointedD. remove
23、d33. A. repair B. protectionC. cashD. sale 34. A. sickB. desperate C. dueD. dull 35. A. gathering B. parking C. cleaningD. begging36. A. involved B. contained C. chargedD. paid37. A. number B. deal C. handfulD. flood38. A. expenseB. prizeC. hopeD. luck 39. A. pointedB. reactedC. belongedD. responded
24、40. A. urgingB. watching C. laughingD. affecting 41. A. beforeB. thoughC. becauseD. when 42. A. honestB. loyalC. ripeD. humorous 43. A. piling upB. giving awayC. showing off D. passing by 44. A. watchedB. turnedC. gotD. collected45. A. keptB. madeC. checkedD. promoted 46. A. sentB. dislikedC. lostD.
25、 generated 47. A. respectB. repentanceC. tensionD. joy 48. A. comfortingB. congratulatingC. offendingD. thanking 49. A. amountB. presentC. envelopeD. option 50. A. sufficientB. ethicalC. important D. decent 第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题分2分，满分40分） 阅读下列短文, 从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。AMy mother is t
26、he only living person who has never communicated via email or text. She has never turned on a computer, registered an email account, used data storage media or searched the Internet. Since 1955, she has settled in Silicon Valley, married to an extremely technical specialist in applied physics and en
27、gineering, designing photometric systems for NASA. Only when Dad suffered from cancer could we convince her she needed a cell phone. Moms being separated from the information age is voluntary and deliberate. Mom is still that farm girl, and she takes the most pride in it. She sees her neighbor and h
28、er community “real”. She shows no interest in the digital and virtual life. My mother saw Depression, World War II and the beginning of the Cold War before reaching voting age. She enjoyed country music on “The Sons of the Pioneers”, a Canadian broadcast. The battery was so precious a resource that
29、radio was limited to the barn because Grandma thought it helped cows produce milk. In the age when Churchill moved millions for the first time with radio broadcasts, she only experienced live media monthly, if at all. In her early twenties, Mom completed nurses training and worked in that field befo
30、re marriage, family and church became her lifes concerns. She never really warmed up to television, though I think she appreciated a few of the series we watched, comedies like All in the Family. Computers, the Internet and mobile apps are simply not part of her experience. Mom disagrees with the op
31、inion that technology simplifies life. In her life, she sees online records, email and paperless systems as mysteries in which no written reference can assist her. However, I can partly understand: I like such kind of experience and relationship one has with physical books. I am a child of televisio
32、n who only recently switched to online viewing. Ive written down my awkward, love-hate relationship with my devices. Moms technophobia surely played a role here, but it works for her. Shes happiest as she is.51. The authors mother began to use mobile phone when .A. she found it hard to contact with
33、her husband B. she settled in Silicon Valley for fifty years C. she got marred to a technical specialist D. her husband suffered from cancer52. What is the authors mother most proud of according to the passage? A. Having so many close neighbors. B. Experiencing too much all her life. C. Living simpl
34、y and in her own style. D. Being involved in modern technology.53. What is the authors attitude towards his mothers such kind of experience? A. Critical. B. Positive. C. Neutral. D. Negative.54. It is implied in the underlined sentence that . A. the author should make efforts to learn from his mothe
35、r B. the author prefers watching movies online to watching TV C. Moms attitude towards technology has an effect on the author D. Mom should also set down the relationship with physical booksB Listening to your favorite music can make a person feel great and can make their emotions change. The song y
36、ou are listening to can affect how you feel. Different types of music may make you cry, laugh, or even feel anger. According to researches, music is a complex sound that causes a large variety of emotional responses in listeners. The nature of emotions created by music has been a matter of much deba
37、te. Researches have shown that basic emotions, such as happiness, anger, fear, and sadness, can be recognized in and created by musical stimuli (刺激) in humans. I know from experience that when I am in a bad mood, Ill listen to my favorite CD. I dont know what it is about the music but it just makes
38、me feel better almost instantly. All of you have CDs or songs that make you feel great when youre feeling down. Music has that power and none of us realize that until we really think about it. The physical effects that music has on us are almost the same as the emotional ones. Music can change you i
39、n many ways, depending on the kind of music you are being exposed to. According to “Music and Emotions”, electronic music with loud sounds will physically affect you more easily than any other type of music. Certain types of music can give you courage and strengthen your willpower, while other types
40、 can make you relaxed. I can think of a good example for music bringing willpower and strength to you, when you are getting ready before a sport. The sport I play is football and I know that if I dont listen to a certain mix of songs, my head is all over the place. If I listen to some certain songs
41、I become very energized and feel better about things. Music affects your emotions in many ways. It also affects your physical status. Music also is the key to your enjoying of a movie. Music affects your emotions by being able to change your state of mind from a sad mood to a happy one. It can also
42、make a person feel great before a competition. Music is also the key to Movies. Without music in movies there would be no suspense, no horror and no excitement. It makes movies what they are to us.55. The main idea of Paragraph l is . A. the effects of different types of music B. music can affect ou
43、r emotions C. how music affects our emotions is complex D. why people laugh, cry or become angry when listening to music56. The underlined sentence in the 2nd paragraph probably means “ ”. A. people have different opinions in what is the best kind of music B. people cant agree with each other in wha
44、t is the nature of music C. people have been arguing about the effects of music on our emotions D. people have been discussing about what causes our emotions57. The main purpose of the last paragraph is to illustrate . A. music will also be accepted by movies B. music can change us in many ways C. m
45、usic can be popular with music lovers forever D. music will give the common people excitement58. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Music may cheer you up, but it cant let you down. B. Music used to comfort sport players in games. C. Electronic music can affect our emotions much less. D. Different music will cause different emotions in us.CThree Yale University professors agreed in a discussion that the aut
