福建省莆田第八中学2024届高三上学期第二次月考英语试题

　　1. What will the man have?

　　A．A sandwich. B．Soup. C．Pizza.

　　2. Where is Peter?

　　A．In his office. B．In a library. C．At home.

　　3. What are the speakers going to do?

　　A．Call Ann. B．Look for Ann. C．Wait for Ann.

　　4. Why is the woman worried?

　　A．She will interview a tricky person.

　　B．She has to attend an interview.

　　C．She didn’t perform well in the interview.

　　5. What is the difference in the office?

　　A．All things are cleaner.

　　B．Everything is rearranged.

　　C．The computer screen is changed.

　　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秒钟的时间作答。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 relationship is the woman to the man?

　　A．His neighbor.

　　B．His wife. C．His colleague.

　　7. What are the speakers talking about?

　　A．A traffic accident.

　　B．A house fire.

　　C．A natural disaster.

　　听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

　　8. Why were the e-mail programmes changed?

　　A．To solve a technical problem.

　　B．To check all the e-mails.

　　C．To improve service.

　　9. Where is the technical support?

　　A．Across from human resources.

　　B．Next to the shipping department.

　　C．On the right of the reception desk.

　　听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

　　10. How did the man know about flying cars?

　　A．From a newspaper article.

　　B．From some scientists.

　　C．From TV.

　　11. What is the advantage of flying cars?

　　A．They are easy to drive.

　　B．They can be used for long trips.

　　C．They never need to be controlled.

　　12. What is the woman’s opinion about flying cars?

　　A．They are useless.

　　B．They are a waste of money.

　　C．They might bring new problems.

　　听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

　　13. What are the speakers doing?

　　A．Finding out the truth. B．Typing the statement. C．Checking the record.

　　14. Who could the man most probably be?

　　A．A witness. B．A police officer. C．The driver of the car.

　　15. When did the accident take place?

　　A．At 700 a.m. on July 1st.

　　B．At 700 a.m. on July 2nd.

　　C．At 700 p.m. on July 2nd.

　　16. What is the main cause of the accident?

　　A．The driver was careless.

　　B．The student didn’t notice the sound.

　　C．The speed of the car was too high.

　　听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

　　17. What does the graduation ceremony include?

　　A．Speeches.

　　B．Parties.

　　C．Presents.

　　18. How do the students prepare for the graduation?

　　A．They print their yearbook.

　　B．They give each other cards.

　　C．They have their photos taken.

　　19. What will people do if they receive students’ announcements?

　　A．Go to their ceremony.

　　B．Send presents to them.

　　C．Help them order rings.

　　20. What do the families do for the graduates?

　　A．Give them money. B．Prepare a big dinner.

　　C．Hold parties.

　　22．I feel it is you rather than the boy who ________ for being late for the speech.

　　A. are to blame

　　B. is to blame

　　C. are to be blamed

　　D. is to be blamed

　　23．With all the goods needed________, my mother I went out of the supermarket and went home happily.

　　A. to buy

　　B. bought

　　C. buying

　　D. to be bought

　　24．While doing my homework，________.

　　A．I heard the doorbell ring

　　B．the doorbell rang

　　C．my mother came in

　　D．my mother was cooking

　　25．—Why does Jane always ask you for help?

　　—There is no one else ________, is there?

　　A. who to turn to

　　B. she can turn to

　　C. for whom to turn

　　D. for her to turn

　　26．As some experts say, shopping by television will never take ________ place of shopping in stores, because many people find shopping at a store ________ great enjoyment.

　　A．/；a

　　B．the；a

　　C．a；the

　　D．a；/

　　27．What puzzled the doctors most was ______ they could not find the cause of the strange disease.

　　A．what

　　B．which

　　C．that

　　D．/

　　28．I heard from my mother just now and I was anxious ________ the letter to read it.

　　A．folding

　　B．unfolding

　　C．to unfold

　　D．to fold

　　29．What he said ________ a great effect upon us.

　　A．have

　　B．does have

　　C．having

　　D．to have

　　30．—I’m surprised to hear that Sue and Paul have ___________.

　　—So am I．They seemed very happy together when I last saw them.

　　A．broken up

　　B．finished up

　　C．divided up

　　D．closed up

　　31．________ by the beauty of nature, the girl from London decided to spend another two days on the farm.

　　A．Attracting

　　B．Attracted

　　C．To be attracted

　　D．Having attracted

　　32．—I’d like to talk with you about the new car, Fred.

　　—________ Talk with me about what?

　　A．I apologize.

　　B．Pardon?

　　C．No way.

　　D．Good idea.

　　33．—People often don't appreciate what they have, do they?

　　—No, _________ they lose it.

　　A. if

　　B. after C. until D. when

　　34．The little girl is walking along the beach, happy and joyful, _____bending down to pick up a beautiful seashell.

　　A. approximately

　　B. regularly

　　C. apparently

　　D. occasionally

　　35．The two friends ________ on line for two hours, and they seem to go on.

　　A. have been chatting

　　B. had chatted

　　C. were chatting

　　D. had been chatted

　　第二节

　　完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分， 满分30分）

　　阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

　　Two men, both seriously ill, occupied the same hospital room. One man was allowed to __36__ in his bed for an hour each afternoon for treatment. His __37__ was next to the room's only window. The other man __38__ spend all his time flat on his back. Every __39__ when the man in the bed by the window could sit up, he __40__ pass the time by describing to his __41__ all the things he could see outside the window. The window overlooked a __42__ with a lovely lake. Ducks and swans played on the water while children __43__ their model boats. Young lovers walked __44__ among flowers. As the man by the window described all this beautifully, the other man would close his eyes and __45__ the scene.

　　One morning, the day nurse arrived to bring water for their baths only to find the __46__ body of the man by the window, who had died __47__ in his sleep. She was saddened and __48__ the hospital attendants (服务员) to take the body away. 49__ it seemed appropriate, the other man asked if he could ___50___ next to the window. The nurse was happy to make the switch, and after __51__ he was comfortable, she left him alone. Slowly and painfully, he sat up to take his __52__ look at the world outside. Finally, he would have the __53__ of seeing it for himself. He strained (紧张地) to slowly turn to 54__ the window beside the bed. It faced a blank wall.

　　The man asked the nurse what could have forced his dead roommate to __55__ those wonderful things outside this window. The nurse answered that the man was blind and could not even see the wall. She said, “Perhaps he just wanted to encourage you.”

　　36. A. stand up

　　B. lie down

　　C. sit up

　　D. sit down

　　37. A. room

　　B. table

　　C. seat

　　D. bed

　　38. A. had to

　　B. would rather

　　C. prefer to

　　D. rather than

　　39. A. morning

　　B. evening

　　C. afternoon

　　D. dawn

　　40. A. will

　　B. would

　　C. should

　　D. might

　　41. A. nurse

　　B. workmate

　　C. roommate

　　D. doctor

　　42. A. park

　　B. street

　　C. garden

　　D. field

　　43. A. played

　　B. made

　　C. started

　　D. sailed

　　44. A. face to face

　　B. shoulder to shoulder

　　C. arm in arm

　　D. back to back

　　45. A. describe

　　B. tell

　　C. hear

　　D. imagine

　　46. A. strong

　　B. warm

　　C. sick

　　D. lifeless

　　47. A. peacefully

　　B. sadly

　　C. secretly

　　D. completely

　　48. A. looked

　　B. found

　　C. called

　　D. ordered

　　49. A. Before

　　B. As soon as

　　C. When

　　D. As far as

　　50. A. changed

　　B. sit

　　C. be moved

　　D. be taken

　　51. A. making sure

　　B. depending on

　　C. making up

　　D. accounting for

　　52. A. next

　　B. first

　　C. last

　　D. another

　　53. A. surprise

　　B. feeling

　　C. try

　　D. joy

　　54. A. look out

　　B. look at

　　C. glare at

　　D. stare at

　　55. A. remember

　　B. describe

　　C. write

　　D. talk

　　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。

　　A

　　Mark Twain was a great writer. He was from the USA. He was born in 1835. He was also a famous speaker. He was famous for his sense of humor. Many people liked to listen to him talk because he liked to tell some interesting stories to make people laugh all the time.

　　　One day Mark Twain was going to a small town because of his writing. Before he was going to leave, one of his friends said to him that there were always a lot of mosquitoes

　　in the town and told him that he抎 better not go there. Mark Twain wavedl his hand and said, “It doesn’t matter. The mosquitoes are no relatives of mine. I don’t think they will come to visit me.”

　　After he arrived at the town, Mark Twain stayed in a small hotel near the station. He went into his room, but when he was just about to have a rest, quite a few mosquitoes flew about him. The waiters felt very sorry about that. 揑抦 very sorry, Mr. Maralk Twain. There are too many mosquitoes in our town.” One of them said to him.

　　Mark Twain, however, made a joke, saying to the waiter, 揟he mosquitoes are very clever. They know my room number. They didnu’t come into the wrong room.?What he said made all the people present laugh heartily.

　　But that night Mark Twain slept well. Do you know why? That was because all the waiters in the hotel were driving the mosquitoes away for him during the whole night.

　　5 6. That day Mark Twain went to the town _____.

　　A. to see one of his friends

　　B. because he wanted to do something there for his writing

　　C. because he was told there were a lot of mosquitoes there

　　D. to see one of his relatives

　　57. The waiters felt sorry because _____.

　　A. they did something wrong to Mark Twain

　　B. their hotel was too small

　　C. the room was not very clean

　　D. there were quite a few mosquitoes in Mark Twain’s room

　　58. All the people present laughed heartily because _____.

　　A. the mosquitoes were very clever and they didn’t come into the wrong room

　　B. the mosquitoes knew Mark Twain’s room number

　　C. Mark Twain gave the waiters some nice presents

　　D. Mark Twain made a joke

　　59. From the story we know _____.

　　A. no mosquitoes troubled Mark Twain in the night

　　B. the owner of the hotel told the waiters to look after Mark Twain well at night

　　C. Mark Twain didn’t have a good rest that night

　　D. there were not mosquitoes in the hotel any longer

　　B

　　A woman in Japan who had no home sneaked into a man’s house and lived without being noticed in his closet for a year. She was arrested after the man found that his food was disappearing and reported it to the police.

　　Police found the 58瓂ear璷ld woman Thursday hiding in the top part of the man抯 closet and arrested her for getting in without therre owner’s permission，police spokesman Hiroki Itakura from southern Kasuya town said Friday.

　　The man had security cameras which sent images to his cell phone after becoming confused by food disappearing from his kitchen over the past several months.

　　One of the cameras on Thursday caught someone moving into his home after he had left，so he called the police who at first thought it was a thief. However, when they arrived，they found the door locked and all windows closed.

　　“We searched the house and checked everywhere someone could possibly hide，” Itakura said. “When we opened the closet，we found the woman curled up(蜷曲) on her side，feeling nervous and frightened.”

　　The woman told the police that she had no place to live and first sneaked into the man’s house about a year ago when he left home without locking the door.

　　“She had moved a mattress into the small closet space and even took showers，” Itakura said. He called the woman “tidy and clean”．

　　60. What is the best title of this passage?

　　A．A Japanese Woman Caught Living in a Man’s Closet

　　B．A Woman Without Home

　　C．Police Arrested a Woman on Thursday

　　D．Please Lock the Door Before Leaving Your House