高三英语下学期月入学考试试题

1、2018年春季绵阳南山中学高2018届3月月考英语试题注意事项：1、本试卷分为第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两大部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。2、答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡上相应的位置。 3、全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。第卷（选择题共100分）第一部分听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，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. W

2、here does the conversation take place? A. In a kitchen.B. In a garage.C. In a grocery store.2. How old was Elvis when he died? A. 77 years old.B. 42 years old.C. 50 years old.3. What does the man wish he could do? A. Ride on a train.B. Write an article.C. Travel around the world.4. Why did the boy s

3、pit the cookie out? A. It has too much milk.B. It was too hard.C. It was too hot.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Birds.B. The womans yard.C. Food from the grocery store.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

4、；听完后，各小题给出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 probable relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student.B. Parent and child. C. Boss and employee. 7. How does the woman most likely feel? A. Annoyed.B. Let down.C. Sorry.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What are the speakers planning to do? A.

5、 Go to a yoga class.B. Go on a hike. C. Have a race.9. What is the woman worried about? A. The snakes.B. Getting lost.C. Getting too tired.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the man always get from the food truck? A. A burger.B. Bacon jam.C. A cheese sandwich.11. What was the woman doing around 8:00 a.m

6、.? A. Working.B. Having breakfast.C. Enjoying a morning coffee.12. Why do the speakers need to hurry up? A. So there will be food left. B. Since theyre already late.C. So they wont miss too much work.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Who ranked the number one hotel in the world? A. A popular website.B. A famous

7、newspaper.C. A high-quality magazine.14. What do all the rooms in the hotel have? A. Balconies. B. King-size beds.C. Direct access to private pools.15. What do people mainly go to the hotel for? A. Shopping.B. Relaxing.C. Enjoying the club.16. What may have changed the womans mind about the hotel? A

8、. The area around the hotel.B. The price of the rooms.C. The food that is available.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the weather like in the Southern states? A. Sunny. B. Snowy. C. Rainy.18. How much rainfall has been reported in some Texas stations? A. 2 inches. B. 15 inches. C. 24 inches.19. In which

9、 state is the temperature rather high according to the talk? A. Florida. B. Arizona. C. Texas. 20. What can we infer from the talk? A. The weather in the USA is very pleasant now. B. The weather conditions are very poor in the USA.C. The weather conditions vary greatly in the USA.第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

10、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。ALakeway Middle School Now Has Its Own School Store!The Lions DenStop by the Lions Den before or after school or during lunch to check out the various goods available at our new school store. Here you can find school supplies, gym uniforms and

11、gifts. Choir(合唱团) students manage the store and are ready to serve you. Money raised from sales will help purchase new music, costumes, and sound equipment for the choir. Everything you need for school is available at the Lions Den. Come in today to see for yourself!Location: Room 2258, next to the

12、dining hallHours: MondayFriday7:308:00 A.M., 11:30 A.M.1:30 P.M., and 3:304:15P.M.Used Book DonationsDonations of used books are welcome and rewarded. Drop off your used book donations in the store. For every five books donated, receive a Lions Reward Coin good for 25 cents off your next purchase at

13、 the Lions Den.Save and WinBring the following coupons(优惠券) in when you visit the Lions Den. You can save 20% off your first purchase, receive a free pen or pencil, and enter your name and grade in a drawing to win a T-shirt. Scan the QR code, and you can get more discount information.21. The Lions

14、Den raises money to _.A. buy books B. help school choirC. support the poor D. build a new school22. If you donate five used books, you can get _.A. a Lions Reward Coin B. 20% off C. more discount information D. a free pencil or pen23. Your personal information is needed to _. A. get the membership B

15、. join the school choirC. win a T-shirt D. scan the QR code BToday, in many high schools, teaching is now a technical miracle of computer labs, digital cameras, DVD players and laptops. Teachers can e-mail parents, post messages for students on online bulletin(公告，告示) boards, and take attendance with

16、 a quick movement of a mouse.Even though we are now living in the digital age, the basic and most important element of education has not changed. Most students still need that one-on-one, teacher-student relationship to learn and to succeed. Teenagers need instruction in English, math or history, bu

17、t they also want personal advice and encouragement. Kids talk with me about their families, their weekend plans, their favorite TV shows and their relationship problems. In my English and journalism classes, we talk about Shakespeare and persuasive essays, but we also discuss college basketball, the

18、 war in Iraq and career choices. Students show me pictures of their rebuilt cars, their family vacations, and their newborn baby brothers. This personal connection is the necessary link between teachers and students that no amount of technology can improve upon or replace. A few years ago I had a st

19、udent in sophomore English who was struggling with my class and with school in general. Although he was a humorous young man who liked to joke around, I knew his family life was far from ideal. Whenever I approached him about missing homework or low test grades, he always had the same reply, “It doe

20、snt matter because Im quitting school anyway.” Even though he always said this in a half-teasing way, I knew he needed to hear my different opinion and my “value of a high school education” lecture. He needed to hear this speech from me. After he left my class, he struggled through the next two year

21、s of school. But, he did finally graduate because we kept telling him to hang in there. Wed cared about him finishing school. Recently, I saw this former student working at a local Italian restaurant. I told him again how proud I was of him. He said that he was hoping to go back to school to become

22、a certified electrician. I encouraged him to get that training. Students rely on compassionate teachers to guide, to tutor, to listen, to laugh and to cry with them. Teachers provide the most important link in the educational processthe human one. 24. The first paragraph mainly talks about _.A. the

23、variety of modern teaching methods.B. the wide use of modern technology in education C. the importance of teacher-parent relationship.D. the importance of using modern technology.25. The underlined word “compassionate” in Para 5 means _.A. ambitious B. knowledgeable C. sympathetic D. generous26. Acc

24、ording to the text, the most important element in education is _.A. teachers good instruction B. advanced technologyC. teachers encouragement D. personal connection27. The author states his view of education by _. A. example B. description C. figure D. comparison CEvery day, people come into contact

25、 with thousands of chemicals. These chemicals are said to be harmless to human health. In fact, the chemicals are considered so safe that we wash with them. We put them on our bodies and even our faces. Other chemical products are used throughout our homes. By the time you walk out of your front doo

26、r, you have already been exposed to thousands of chemicals. On its own, each chemical seems harmless. But in combination with other chemicals, they may become deadly. That is the finding of a two-year study by a high-profile（高调的）task force of scientists. The task force was told to investigate the ca

27、ncer-causing possibility of chemical mixtures. Linda Gulliver was one of the 174 scientists on the task force. Their job was to study the cancer-causing potential of 85chemicals. All 85 are said to be common in the environment. Ms. Gulliver explains that chemicals have the potential or ability to fo

28、rm dangerous mixtures. Even simple minerals can become dangerous when mixed with chemicals found in plastics or beauty products. Working in groups, the scientists explored how different chemical mixtures could lead to cancer. Ms. Gullivers team looked at the ability of different combinations to supp

29、ort the increase of malignant（恶性的）human cells. She says the current way to identify whether chemicals cause cancer is to test them one at a time. This method leads, she adds, to a long list of supposedly “safe” chemicals. She and her team say that approach needs to change. “We definitely need certai

30、n research to find out what mixtures of chemicals would be more harmful than others; what groups of chemicals, when together, would produce more harmful effects. And at the moment, that is not known. ”An estimated one in five cancers has been linked to chemical exposure. It may turn out that the can

31、cer-causing villain（恶棍）is not a single chemical at all. 28. What effect may one single chemical have on us according to the text?A. It may destroy our body. B. It may not cause danger to us. C. It may let us suffer from cancer. D. It may let our body make a change. 29. What can we learn about Ms. Gu

32、llivers research?A. She has found 85 cancer-causing chemicals. B. She has found reasons for five kinds of cancers. C. She has found that only one chemical can cause cancer. D. She is not sure what mixtures of chemicals are more harmful. 30. According to the text, we can infer that the study _. A. is

33、 just wasting time and money B. is still in need of great effortsC. will cause panic in public D. will be resisted by the public 31. What is the best title for the text?A. Mixtures of Safe Chemicals May Cause CancerB. Being Exposed to One Chemicals Is DangerousC. How Mixtures of Safe Chemicals Come

34、into Being?D. What Is the Real Cause For Cancer?DThe worlds first “Sky Pool” has been uncoated（曝光）and itll give anyone a touch of dizziness（眩晕）, unless he or she is not bothered by heights. Situated in the capitals new riverside district beside Battersea Power Station, the glass pool, hanging 10 sto

35、reys, or 110 feet up as a bridge between two apartment buildings, is 25m long, 5m wide and 3m deep with a water depth of 1. 2m. Swimmers will be able to look down 35 meters to the street below as they take a dip, with only 20cm of glass between them and the outside world. Its even got a bar, folding

36、 chairs and an orange garden. The pool will be part of Embassy Gardens at Nine Elms, a huge15billion building project beside the new American Embassy in south-west London. The project is creating thousands of apartments, the smallest of which are expected to cost nearly $1 million, and the pool will

37、 only be open to the apartments owners. Embassy Gardens takes design inspiration from the Meatpacking District of New York with floor to ceiling windows and brick frontages. The designer, Sean Mulryan, desired to push the boundaries in the capability of construction and engineering and do something

38、that had never been done before. The Sky Pools transparent structure is the result of significant advancements in technologies over the last decade. The experience of the pool will be truly unique and it will feel like floating through the air in central London. Those people lucky enough to swim the

39、re will have a perfect view of the Palace of Westminster and the London Eye. It will be a selling point for developers when the second stage of the development is released to market. 32. Who can swim in the Sky Pool?A. Anyone at Nine Elms. B. Visitors to London. C. People living in Embassy Gardens.

40、D. Those who are not terrified of heights. 33.People lucky enough to swim in the Sky Pool can do the following except _ . A. drinking with friends B. experiencing diving and surfing C. appreciating the London Eye D. sitting in the orange garden34. What do we know from the text?A. The pool lies in th

41、e centre of London. B. The pool is 25 metres above the ground. C. The pool was similar to New Yorks modern constructions. D. The pool is helpful for selling apartments in Embassy Gardens. 35. We can infer from the text that_. A. the apartments in Embassy Gardens are fairly expensiveB. the new Americ

42、an Embassy has been moved awayC. Nine Elms is a street in Embassy GardensD. building the pool is not a complex job第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。No matter who you are, where you live, how much you make, your life is on a certain path. It is similar to a train in a trac

43、k. You know there are going to be many ups and downs. _36_If you like where youre headed, you can sit back and enjoy the ride. _37_ The only solution is to change your destination. It means you have to jump on a whole new set of tracks. But how do you do that?There is one way to change direction to

44、create a better, fuller, richer life: incremental(递增的) change. _38_ You can easily improve anything in your life by means of incremental change._39_ Its making small and continuous progress toward a desired goal. Its paying $50 a month toward your $3,000 of credit card debt. Its cutting your nightly

45、 dessert or taking the stairs to burn a few extra calories.Incremental change is not difficult at all. _40_ Your 20-minute afternoon walk will help you become healthier. The problem with incremental change for most people is that its too slow. But small and continuous actions tend to create small an

46、d continuous improvements.A. Its that simple.B. What is incremental change?C. Keep doing exactly what youve been doing.D. Writing a page a day will finally lead to a book.E. But is there a way to create much faster change?F. But you can easily figure out where youll end up.G. But what if you see whe

47、re youre going and you dont like it?第二部分语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A，和四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Looking UpI can still remember the way my tennis shoes looked as I stared down at them, feeling anxious about what was about to take place. It was time for the weekly eleventh-gr

48、ade volleyball game. I knew I would never be the best 41 on any team. But every week, I stared at my shoes and simply wished I wouldnt be picked 42 . And yet I was last almost every time. No team wanted the girl who always 43 the ball, and missed the easy serves.Years later I realized how much those

49、 moments of 44 had affected me. I began to expect the 45 in every situation, repeatedly telling myself that I just wasnt good enough. I grew up staring at my 46 .All that began to 47 during the summer vacation in high school. My moms sister Aunt Karen, offered me a part-time job. I had always admire

50、d Aunt Karen 48 she was successful and led such an exciting life. Her good manner and warm smile were totally different from the 49 way I approached the world. But that summer she taught me to look at things 50 .Aunt Karen said that the secret 51 success comes from the inside, not the outside. I was

51、 shocked to learn her experience had been similar to mine. She hadnt been good at 52 , either! Aunt Karen said she finally realized what other people thought of her didnt 53 as much as what she thought of herself. She told me when she started noticing her own good qualities, she 54 being so self-cri

52、tical.So that summer I took her 55 to heart. I listened to what I was saying to myself and decided to focus more on the good. For example, when I misfiled an important paper, I 56 myself of all the other ones I had filed correctly. And when I was shown the dirty closet, I said to myself that I would

53、 be great at 57 it. Before long I had learned a valuable lesson. 58 thinking actually works! By the time school started that fall, I was much more 59 . I went along with people around me with a totally different attitude. When my chemistry teacher announced that we should each find a lab partner, 60

54、 looking down at my shoes, I looked up and smiled. And do you know what happened? A very nice girl immediately asked me to be in one group!41.A. playerB. teacher C. worker D. manager42.A. fastB. soonC. onlyD. last43.A. likedB. droppedC. soldD. studied44.A. relaxationB. celebrationC. rejectionD. disc

55、ussion45.A. worstB. bestC. latestD. least46.A. handsB. shoesC. shortsD. legs47.A. changeB. continueC. settleD. grow48.A. ifB. unlessC. untilD. because49.A. properB. nervousC. carelessD. comfortable50.A. kindlyB. seriouslyC. carefullyD. differently51.A. toB. withC. fromD. at52.A. chemistryB. language

56、C. sportsD. computer53.A. standB. matterC. costD. expect54.A. mindedB. practicedC. stoppedD. suffered55.A. stepsB. plansC. timeD. advice56.A. remindedB. ridC. warnedD. accused57.A. repairingB. cleaningC. designingD. decorating58.A. CriticalB. DeepC. PositiveD. Creative59.A. confusedB. carefulC. cautiousD. confident60.A. in charge ofB. in spite of C. instead ofD. in case of第卷（非选择题共50分）第