Michael Newman is trying to get ahead to provide for his family. He is a talented architect who willingly takes on projects with impossible deadlines in order to please his boss Ammer and secure a partnership in the firm. But all work and no play mean that Michael is missing spending time with the family. His wife Donna is trying to be available for swim meets, camping trips, tree house completion and some good old days. Ben and Samantha are his adoring children who just want to play with their dad.
After yet another long day filled with frustrations, Michael goes in search of a universal remote (万能遥控器) so that he can at least be in control of his TV. Only one store is open: Bed, Bath and Beyond – where he gets a very special universal remote.
There is a lot of power in Michael’s new toy; he can revisit old scenes from his past, put people on mute (无声的) and fast forward through the boring parts. He turns off the volume each time he argues with his wife. He fast – forwards through a boring family dinner. He skips ahead to avoid a bad cold. He jumps to the chapter where he gets a promotion. It’s all really great until the remote begins to use some of the specially programmed features – the remote starts predicting when Michael will use it, automatically hurtling (猛扔) him beyond life’s difficult and mundane moments. But most of our lives are difficult and mundane, so Michael is forced to travel years into the future. Eventually, he realizes the family dog has died and been replaced by another, that his kids have grown up, that his wife is married to someone else, and that he weighs 400 pounds. It happened while he wasn’t paying attention.
The movie is being sold as a comedy, but it essentially involves a workaholic who uses the universal remote to skip over all the bad things in his life and discovers in the process that he is missing life itself.
60．Why did Michael Newman decide to buy a universal remote?
A．To make his boss happy
B．To remember his life in the past
C．To see what his future life would be like
D．To escape from the hardships of his life
61．The underlined word “mundane” in the third paragraph means .
A．interesting B．exciting C．boring D．abandoned
62．What can we infer from the story?
A．Michael is unable to support his family.
B．Michael has some difficulties in his job now.
C．The remote can help Michael do many things.
D．Michael is an irresponsible man.
63．The main purpose of the passage is to .
A．remind us to live a real life B．persuade us to buy the remote
C．encourage us to work hard D．make us feel relaxed from work
科目：高中英语 来源：湖南省凤凰县华鑫中学2011-2012学年高二12月月考英语试题 题型：001
PART ONE LISTENING COMPREHENSION(30 points)
Directions：In this section, you’ll hear 6 conversations between 2 speakers．For each conversation, there are several questions and each question is followed by 3 choices．Listen to the conversations carefully and then answer the questions by marking the corresponding letter(A, B or C)on the question booklet．
You will hear each conversation TWICE．
Section A
Conversation l
1．What did Michael do during his holiday?
A．He had sauna baths．
B．He had sun baths．
C．He ate a lot of seafood．
2．Why won’t the woman choose Palm Beach for her holiday?
A．Because she doesn’t have enough money．
B．Because she doesn’t have enough time．
C．Because she prefers quiet and clean places．
Conversation 2
3．Where does Nancy come from?
A．Portland．
B．Poland．
C．Peru．
4．Why doesn’t Nancy like taking buses?
A．Because it makes her feel uncomfortable．
B．Because it is more expensive than trains．
C．Because she has never tried that．
Conversation 3
5．When will be the defense?
A．This Friday．
B．Next Friday．
C．Next Saturday．
6．What do we know about the man?
A．He is very relaxed now．
B．He will get the master’s degree after the defense．
C．He will study for a master’s degree after graduation．
Conversation 4
7．Which department should the man go to?
A．Medical department．
B．Surgery department．
C．Dental department．
8．Why can’t the mall fill in his address?
A．Because he has no local address yet．
B．Because he wants to keep it a secret．
C．Because he will soon change his address．
9．How much is the registration fee?
A．3 dollars．
B．3.5 dollars．
C．5 dollars．
Conversation 5
10．How long has the woman been there?
A．A few months．
B．2 years．
C．4 years．
11．Why doesn’t the man follow the woman’s advice in the end?
A．Because it’s too expensive．
B．Because it’s too troublesome．
C．Because it’s useless．
12．What can we learn from the conversation?
A．The man is always dressed properly for the weather．
B．The woman gave the man some medicine．
C．The local weather is changeable．
Conversation 6
13．What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A．Classmates．
B．Teacher and student．
C．Host and guest．
14．How often is the lecture?
A．Twice a week．
B．Once a week．
C．Twice a month
15．What can we learn from the conversation?
A．The lecture is given in a meeting room．
B．The listeners should write down main ideas and examples．
C．ne listeners should review the assignment at home．
Section B
Directions：In this section, you will hear a short passage．Listen carefully and then fill in
the numbered blanks with the information you have heard．Fill in each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS．
You will hear the short passage TWICE．
Advertising on the Web
Ⅰ．Be careful not to be 16 Or tricked by the advertisements on the Internet．
Ⅱ．Advantages of Shopping Online．
1．You can first get information about the articles you want to buy on 17 online．
2．The speaker loves to buy articles of 18 _．
3．Shopping online can 19 ．You don’t have to go to a shop or walk around a 20 ．
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