高三年级第二次月考英语试卷
　　本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
　　注意事项：
　　1．答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置上。
　　2．选择题答案使用2B铅笔填涂,如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案的标号；非选择题答案使用0.5毫米的黑色中性（签字）笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。
　　3．请按照题号在各题的答题区域(黑色线框)内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。
　　4．保持卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损。
　　第Ⅰ卷
　　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 colour is the woman’s new skirt?
　　A. Green.  B. Red. C. Blue.
　　2. What does the man want to do on Friday evening?
　　A. Attend a birthday party. B. Go to dance. C. Have a meal out.
　　3. What happened to the man?
　　A. He had a traffic accident. B. He knocked over an old lady.
　　C. He lost the woman’s motorcycle.
　　4. Where are the speakers?
　　A. At a butcher’s. B. At a tailor’s. C. At a barber’s
　　5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
　　A. A fire. B. A noise.   C. A room
　　第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
　　第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30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
　　I was stuck in O'hare airport on an extremely long weather delay, pacing up and down the waiting hall for some exercise, when I passed a wine bar for the twentieth time or so. But this time there was a young woman behind the piano, playing what I could only describe as absolutely beautiful classical music. She had not been there ten minutes earlier when I passed.
　　I sat down at an empty table for four very near the piano, and began to be warmed by her music and a bit by the wine! She played so effortlessly and with such beauty in every note. Her music immediately brought a huge smile to my face!
　　Soon, on a break, I thanked her and she told me that after a long day traveling, and now also facing long weather delays, she "just needed to blow off some steam." Wow! Her version of blowing off steam was a gift to get.
　　As I sat alone drinkin