四川省棠湖中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期第三次月考试题含解析

1、四川省棠湖中学2018-2019学年高二英语上学期第三次月考试题含解析本试卷分第卷（选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分。总分150分，考试时间120分钟。第 卷（选择题，满分100分）注意事项：1答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、考号用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡上。并检查条形码粘贴是否正确。21-60小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡对应题目标号的位置上，非选择题用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔书写在答题卡对应框内，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。3考试结束后，将答题卡收回。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

2、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 time is it now?A. 7:00. B. 7:30. C. 8:00.2. Whatwillthewomanprobably do next?A. Call her neighbors. B. Put out the fire. C. Call the fire department.3. What was the weather like?A. Rainy. B. Cloudy.

3、 C. Snowy.4. What might be the matter with the man on the ground?A.He has a headache. B. He has a car accident. C. He has a heart trouble.5. What can we know about the two speakers?A. Theylosttheirway. B. They took he wrong bus. C. Theycantfindtheirmap.第二节（共15小题; 每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面3段材料。每段材料有几个小题，从题

4、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。听每段材料前，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。每段材料读两遍。听下面一段材料。回答第6至8小题。6. Whatdoesthewomancomplainabout?A. Theweather. B. The noise. C. Thetraffic.7. Whyisntthewomansatisfiedwithherlivingconditions?A. Theflatistooold. B. Theflatistoodirty. C. Theflatis overcrowded.听第7段

5、材料, 回答第8至10题。8. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Friends. B. Official and farmer. C. Journalist and visitor.9. Where does the man live now?A. In a polluted city. B. On a lonely island. C. By a beautiful mountain.10. Why does the woman come to the mountain?A. To look for a place to mo

6、ve in.B. To see whether the mountain is polluted.C. To have a look at the mans small house.听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题。11. What is the most urgent problem of all?A. The climate. B. The garbage. C. The water.12. Which examples of coastal cities does the man give?A. New York and Hong Kong. B. Shanghai and Hong

7、Kong. C. New York and Shanghai.13. How does the man feel about the situation?A. Optimistic. B. Sad. C. Negative.听第9段材料, 回答第14至16题。14. Who are the two people in the conversation?A. A wife and her husband. B. A traveler and a villager. C. A reporter and a local officer.15. How many people have already

8、 left the island?A. About six thousand. B. About eleven thousand. C. About sixteen thousand.16. When will people be able to return to their homes?A. At the moment. B. One week later. C. They dont know.听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。17. What time did Elaine arrive at the office?A. At 9:00. B. At 8:45. C. At 8:15

9、.18. What happened to Elaine on the first day of her new job?A. Things were confusing. B. Everybody was friendly. C. Her boss was surprised to see her.19. Who had interviewed Elaine before?A. Tim. B. John. C. The secretary.20. What did Elaine discover finally?A. She hadnt been hired after all.B. She

10、 had been on the wrong floor.C. She had been in the wrong building.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASome students prefer a part-time job after class to earn some money and improve themselves. Here are some good companies:IN-N-Out BurgerIt is the best hambu

11、rger shop in the west of America. Regarded as one of the best employers, it offers flexible hours and the highest part-time salaries(薪水). Above all, the company treats its employees the way they would like to be treated:like family. However, there is no discount offered to its employees.Position: se

12、lling assistant (experience required)Website: www.in-n-out.cmStarbucks CoffeeStarbucks has been at the forefront(前沿) of the United States coffee revolution. Working hours are flexible. Fit twenty hours of work into your week. There is also a 30% discount and a free pound of coffee or box of tea ever

13、y week.Position: assistant coffee taster(experience required)Website: www.Starbucks.ComWhole Foods MarketWhole Foods Market is the worlds largest natural and organic food selling company. With its focus on organic ingredients, Whole Foods Market is all about health. Working hours are flexible. Benef

14、its include paid-time off and a 20% discount so you can eat like a king or at least like a top chef in training. There are also training courses on health and food every week.Position: secretaryWebsite:.Lands EndLands End is a Wisconsin-based clothes store that focuses on ca

15、sual comfort and warmth for the great outdoors. Employees(even part-time employees) have the chance to go to a company-owned entertainment centre and get a 25% discount on theme parks and movies, and an invitation to the yearly company picnic. Besides, for part-time employees,working hours are flexi

16、ble and they can come to work anytime they like as long as they work for 4 hours a day.Position:salespersonWebsite:1. Which company offers its employees the best discount?A. In-N-Out Burger. B. Whole Foods Market.C. Starbucks Coffee. D. Lands End.2. Which website should you visit if

17、you are interested in selling clothes?A. . B. .C. . D. .3. What do the four companies have in common?A. Training courses are offered. B. Working hours are flexible.C. Related experience is required. D. Employees can get high sa

18、laries.【答案】1. C 2. B 3. B【解析】【分析】这是一则广告布告。文章作者为想要兼职的学生推荐了四个好的公司。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据IN-N-Out Burger部分However, there is no discount offered to its employees. Starbucks Coffee部分There is also a 30% discount and a free pound of coffee or box of tea every week. Whole Foods Market部分Benefits include paid-time of

19、f and a 20% discount so you can eat like a king or at least like a top chef in training.以及Lands End部分Employees(even part-time employees) have the chance to go to a company-owned entertainment centre and get a 25% discount on theme parks and movies可知星巴克咖啡给员工提供的折扣最好，故选C。【2题详解】细节理解题。答案定位在LandsEnd部分Posi

20、tion:salesperson Website:可知如果你对销售衣服感兴趣，你可以浏览网站，故选B。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据IN-N-Out Burger部分 it offers flexible hours and the highest part-time salaries(薪水)；Starbucks Coffee部分Working hours are flexible；Whole Foods Market部分Working hours are flexible.以及LandsEnd部分working hours are

21、 flexible可知这四家公司的共同之处在于都是弹性工作时间，故选B。【点睛】关于阅读中的细节理解题1.直接信息题对此类题型，考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词，然后以此为线索，运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节，找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍，仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别，在准确理解细节的前提下，最后确定最佳答案。2.间接信息题做这类题目时，考生需要对原文信息进行加工处理，然后再进行进一步的推理或鉴别，这是介于事实细节题和推理判断题之间的一种题型，对考生来说有一定难度。本题第2小题属于细节理解题中的直接信息题。答案定位在LandsEnd部分Position:salesper

22、son Website:可知如果你对销售衣服感兴趣，你可以浏览网站，故选B。BOh my God, the robots are taking over! Were doomed! Doomed! Now that Ive gotten that out of my system, its become clear that while we may or may not be doomed, the robots are taking over. The latest example is the governments new

23、 guidelines for self-driving cars.Tesla, Google and Uber are already testing driverless cars in cities across America. Uber chief executive Travis Kalanick is among those predicting that by 2021, self-driving cars will play a big part in urban settings.Nearly 40,000 people died last year in this nat

24、ion in automobile-related accidents, and we believe driverless cars can save tens of thousands of lives annually.It makes sense. Robot drivers are less likely to get drunk, drive without a license, text while driving or feel agitated at the scene of a traffic jam. On the other hand, I wonder how the

25、se highly sensitive cars will react with walkers constantly dashing into the street. Will they jam on the brakes every 10 seconds?But theres a bigger picture. Not only are robots replacing humans behind the wheel, but behind the work desk, in warehouses, senior homes, you name it. Robots arent just

26、taking over in the workplace.The question is, where cant a robot function better than a human? How about writing songs? A robot can go through every combination of notes in record time and come up with a pleasing melody. The lyrics might be a different story. Is a Grammy-winning song co-written by H

27、ank Human and R-3071 in our future?Finally, its only a matter of time until we have robot politicians and presidential candidates. Why not? They can be programmed to be experts in world and domestic affairs and come up with the best solutions without corruption and bad humors.Actually, its too bad s

28、uch technology isnt available in 2018. Pretty sure the robot would win in a landslide.4. What does the underlined word “agitated” in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Exhausted. B. Embarrassed.C. Disappointed. D. Anxious.5. What doubt does the writer have about self-driving cars?A. How passengers behave in it.B.

29、How robot drivers get the license.C. How they respond to walkers on a busy street.D. How they avoid crashing into other cars.6. The last question asked in Paragraph 6 reflects the writers .A. eagerness to listen to songs written by robotsB. doubt about robots ability to write songsC. confidence in r

30、obots winning Grammy AwardsD. curiosity about the future Grammy songs7. What might be the most suitable title for the text?A. Robots will control the world in every field.B. Robots can drive cars and write music.C. Robots are being used in our daily life.D. Robots are coming but not soon enough.【答案】

31、4. D 5. C 6. C 7. D【解析】本文以无人驾驶汽车为例，谈论自动驾驶汽车的优缺点，以及在其他领域对机器人的应用，最后得出结论，现代化科学技术代替人类只是时间的问题。【4题详解】词意猜测题。根据划线词所在的句子Robot drivers are less likely to get drunk, drive without a license, text while driving or feel agitated at the scene of a traffic jam.可知机器人驾驶员看到堵车，也不会感到焦虑，agitated意思是焦虑，所以选D。【5题详解】细节理解题。由O

32、n the other hand, I wonder how these highly sensitive cars will react with walkers constantly dashing into the street.可知作者担心的是自动驾驶汽车对这些突然冲进马路的行人如何反应，选C。【6题详解】推理判断题。题干询问的是第六段提出的最后一个问题反映了作者的什么看法。由A robot can go through every combination of notes in record time and come up with a pleasing melody.可知机器人可

33、以创作出优美的旋律，作者想借此问题说明将来机器人肯定会创作出能获得格莱美音乐奖的作品，选C。【7题详解】主旨大意题。由最后一个自然段Actually, its too bad such technology isnt available in 2018.可知作者认为机器人时代来得不够快，选D。CPeople who play computer games to train their brains might as well be playing Super Mario, new research suggests.In a six-week study, experts found peop

34、le who played online games designed to improve their cognitive(认知的) skills didnt get any smarter.More than 8,600 people aged 18 to 60 were asked to play online brain games designed by the researchers to improve their memory, reasoning and other skills, for at least 10 minutes a day, three times a we

35、ek.They were compared to more than 2,700 people who didnt play any brain games, but spent a similar amount of time surfing the Internet. All participants were given an “IQ test” before and after the experiment.Researchers said the people who did the brain training didnt do any better on the test aft

36、er six weeks than people who had simply been on the Internet.“If youre(playing these games) because theyre fun, thats absolutely fine,” said Adrian Owen, assistant director at Britains Medical Research Council. “But if youre expecting these games to improve your IQ, our data suggests this isnt the c

37、ase.”Computer games that are supposed to improve memory, reasoning and other cognitive skills are played by millions of people worldwide, though few studies have examined if the games work.“There is precious little evidence to suggest the skills used in these games transfer to the real world,” said

38、Art Kramer, a professor of psychology at the University of Illinois, US.Instead of playing brain games, Kramer said people would be better off getting some exercise. He said physical activity can help produce new brain cells.Other experts said brain games might be useful, but only if they werent fun

39、.“If you set the level for these games to a very high level where you dont get the answers very often and it really annoys you, then it may be useful,” said Philip Adey, a professor of psychology at Kings College in London.If people are enjoying the brain games, Adey said they probably arent being c

40、hallenged and might as well be playing a regular video game.He said people should consider learning a new language or sport if they really want to improve their brain power. “To stimulate(激发) the intellect, you need a real challenge,” Adey said, “Getting smart is hard work.”8. According to the artic

41、le, which of the following is NOT useful to develop brain power?A. Learning a language. B. Getting some physical exercise.C. Playing challengeable games. D. playing fun games.9. What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?A. Playing brain games is as effective a means of improving the brain as S

42、uper Mario.B. Playing Super Mario is a better means of improving the brain.C. Playing brain games cant improve cognitive skills.D. Playing computer games can train the brain.10. Which of the following statements is true?A. Many studies show that brain games are an effective means of improving cognit

43、ive skills.B. The skills used in brain games can be transferred to real life.C. Participants took IQ test twice during the research on the effectiveness of brain games.D. Surfing the Internet is a more effective means of improving cognitive skills than video games.11. Which is another way of summing

44、 up Adeys argument in the last paragraph?A. Practice makes perfect. B. Where there is a will, there is a way.C. No pains, no gains. D. A bad beginning makes a bad ending.【答案】8. D 9. C 10. C 11. C【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章讲了研究表明玩游戏对发展智能没有帮助，如果人们真的想提高他们的脑力，他们应该考虑学习一门新的语言或运动。【8题详解】细节理解题。答案定位在第二段In a six-week study

45、, experts found people who played online games designed to improve their cognitive(认知的) skills didnt get any smarter.可知玩游戏对发展智能没有帮助，故选D。【9题详解】推理判断题。根据Researchers said the people who did the brain training didnt do any better on the test after six weeks than people who had simply been on the Internet

46、.（研究人员称，进行脑部训练的人在六周后的测试中表现并不比那些只上网的人好多少。）由此推断出，玩益智游戏不能提高认知能力，故选C。【10题详解】细节理解题。根据All participants were given an “IQ test” before and after the experiment.可知在研究大脑游戏效果的过程中，参与者接受了两次智商测试，故选C。【11题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段He said people should consider learning a new language or sport if they really want to improve

47、their brain power. “To stimulate(激发) the intellect, you need a real challenge,” Adey said, “Getting smart is hard work.”（ 他说，如果人们真的想提高他们的脑力，他们应该考虑学习一门新的语言或运动。“刺激(激发)智力,你需要一个真正的挑战,”阿迪说,“智能是一项艰难的工作。”）由此推断出Adey的观点是：不劳无获，故选C。DFrom July to October every year, about a quarter of the worlds blue whales fee

48、d in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. But the whales currently face a major threat in their favorite feeding area. Ships carrying cargo (货物）sail in the same area at the same time. All too often, the whales paths and the ships travel lines overlap (重叠), and a ship will hit a whale.Accor

49、ding to a new study, these ship strikes have become a serious threat to the overall population of the worlds blue whales. Only about 10,000 of the creatures still exist worldwide. Blue whales are the largest known animals ever to live on Earth. Even so, if hit by a container ship, a blue whale will

50、likely die from its injuries.In 2007 alone, large ships killed five blue whales in the waters off San Francisco and Los Angeles, California. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says that because there are so few whales already, losing three to five from the California whale po

51、pulation every year is a significant loss. “The estimated population of blue whales in this part of the Pacific is 2,500”, says Sean Hastings, a NOAA analyst. “So every whale counts toward this species moving off the endangered-species list.”Now, marine scientists must figure out how to protect the

52、whales from the giant container ships. One very simple program is already under way in the Santa Barbara Channel, a waterway that separates mainland California from the nearby Channel Islands.The Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary has asked large container ships passing through the area to vo

53、luntarily slow down. Sailing slower will allow the ships crew (船员）more time to change course before hitting a whale.Several of the worlds largest shipping lines are set to participate in the new program. For every ship that passes through the Santa Barbara Channel at or below the reduced speed of 12

54、 knots (海里/小时）, the company that owns the ship will be paid $2,500.12. From Paragraph 1, we can know that_.A. people intend to illegally hunt blue whales for moneyB. large ships often carrying goods may pollute the seaC. the container ships may hit the blue whales frequentlyD. there is fewer fish in

55、 blue whales favorite feeding area13. Why is the death of several whales regarded as significant loss to the worlds blue whales?A. Because the number of the blue whales is so small.B. Because other blue whales will be scared away.C. Because blue whales are the largest animals in the world.D. Because

56、 many blue whales get killed throughout the year.14. According to Sean Hastings, its inferred that .A. the number of the blue whales is decreasing sharply.B. the blue whales are still on the endangered-species list.C. most of the worlds blue whales live in the Pacific Ocean.D. blue whales are often disturbed by other endangered creatures.15. What are the last three paragraphs mainly about?A. The basic responsibility of a sailor.B. Measures to protect the blue whales.C. The worlds largest shipping lines.D. Ways to slow down the speed of the ships.【答案】12. C 13. A 14. B 15. B【解析