江西省上饶市六校重点中学高三上学期第一次联考英语试题及答案

1、英 语 试 卷时间：120分钟 总分：150分第一部分：听力理解（共两节，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. why does the man play soccer?a. to have funb. to keep healthyc. to attend a game2. how much does a jazz singer cost?a. $150b. $200c. $30

2、03. what is the woman doing now?a. being interviewedb. interviewing an applicantc. filling an application form4. what does the girl want the man to do?a. try on shoesb. pay for her shoesc. choose shoes for her5. what will the woman have?a. coffee ice creamb. chocolate ice creamc. egg ice cream第二节（共1

3、5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. why has the woman been crying?a. she got angry with nick.b. she was moved by a film.c. she is worried about nick.7. what is the probable relati

4、onship between nick and the woman?a. son and motherb. husband and wifec. boyfriend and girlfriend听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. what is the mans attitude towards going to the concert?a. expectantb. upsetc. unwilling9. what can we learn from the news?a. there is a make-up party instead tonight.b. the concert wil

5、l be on next month.c. there is nothing on tonight.10. what does the man suggest doing tonight?a. seeing a movieb. studying at homec. playing basketball听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. what was the woman doing when the accident happened?a. waiting for the traffic lights.b. walking along the street.c. driving a c

6、ar12. what do we know about the car which went through the red light？ait was a red carb. there was no passenger in it.c.the driver was a woman13. where did the second car run after the accident?a. west on fifth street.b. north on fifth streetc. north on fifteenth street听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. what is t

7、he mans idea for his trip?a. he wants to go to asia.b. he plans to take it in summer.c. he can spend $2,150 on it at most.15. what kind of traveller does the man think of himself as?a. a comfort oneb. an experienced onec. an adventurous one16. what kind of trip does the woman suggest the man take?a.

8、 a ten-day one to mexicob. a ten-day one to brazilc. a three-day one to mexico听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. where can the listeners read stories of ufos?a. on the ground floorb. on the first floorc. on the second floor18. what can be seen on the first floor?a. a collection of photographs of the ufos.b. a co

9、llection of objects from areas near sightingsc. a collection of videos of the ufos.19. what can be bought in the gift shop?a. drinksb. guide booksc. books of ufos20. when is the exhibition closed?a. at 3:50b. at 4:00c. at 4:30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

10、 ）中 ，选出最佳选项 ，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。a.the july sun was beating down mercilessly. it was time to mow our half-acre of grass, which seemed to have grown four inches overnight. i turned on the mower, but the engine didnt work. luckily, theres another mower, but when i tried to start the backup(备用), it refused to w

11、ork, too. i tried again. it sat there in silence.i went into the house. my husband, rocky, looked down from the ladder; he was trying to mend the light. hes a regular mr. fix-it. “ i cant get either lawn mower to work,” i said, “ and i need to finish this grass today.”“ take it easy,” he said. “ ill

12、 see what i can do.” he brought the mowers into the garage. i threw myself down in front of the loud tv. the truth is that i wasnt just discouraged about the broken mowers. lately id been feeling i was living in a nightmare which kept speeding up. thankfully, my literary business was successful, but

13、 proofreading and editing jobs filled my daily life, and i was always up against a deadline. even at church i felt pressured. i found myself saying the same prayer each night: lord, im glad to have such a full life, but its too much for mehelp!as i was sighing, rocky came in with a smile suggesting

14、some good news, and looking out of the window i saw that the grass had already been mowed into the shape of a big smiling face.21. from the text we learn that the author is a(n)_.a. teacherb. editorc. writerd. housewife22. the author often feels pressured because_.a. the half-acre of grass grows ver

15、y quicklyb. her two mowers dont workc. her business often has difficultiesd. much work is needed to be done every day23. from the text, we learnt that rocky is _. a. positive and capableb. careful and wealthyc. serious and warm-heartedd. humorous and proudbif you see a group of people dancing and si

16、nging on the street or in the railway station, you dont need to feel surprised. they are a flash mob, which is a group of people who come together suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a brief period of time, and then quickly break up. they are usually organized with the help of the i

17、nternet or other digital communication network. at a predetermined time, they gather and perform some distractions such as exchanging books and waving their hands. then they quickly disappear before the police can arrive. using mobile phones, the flash mob can change its location if the first one ha

18、s been replaced for any reason. bill wasik, senior editor of harpers magazine, organized the first flash mob in manhattan in may 2003 and the first successful flash mob came together on june 3, 2003 after the first attempt was foiled at macys department store. wasik claimed that the activity was des

19、igned to tease hipsters (追逐时尚的人), and call attention to the cultural atmosphere.flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people. such an activity might seem amazing and untrue, but it also might frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place. undoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good poli

20、tical tools in any direction. they also have enormous economic potential, such as using flash mobs to advertise a product.the flash mob is now becoming more and more popular. people use it to do many things. for example, in 2009, hundreds of michael jacksons fans took part in a flash mob to remember

21、 him, gathering outside the railway station in liverpool, singing and dancing michaels famous song “beat it” together. flash mobs give people from all walks of life an opportunity to come together to create a memory.24. what can you learn about the flash mob from the passage?a. the flash mob usually

22、 breaks up quickly for lacking enough time.b. once the place for the activity is determined, it cant be changed.c. the flash mob can be made use of in many fields just for fun.d. it gives people the chance to come together to do something unusual.25. the main purpose of the passage is _.a. to entert

23、ainb. to encouragec. to informd. to persuade26. the writers attitude towards the flash mob is _.a. negativeb. objectivec. favorabled. doubtful27. which of the following might be the best title of the passage?a. flash mob: the political potential b. flash mob: the popular culturec. flash mob: the sou

24、rce of information d. flash mob: the short-term memorycwhen it comes to parenting, chinese fathers say the most important role they play is that of the family chauffeur.in a survey of 500 chinese fathers released earlier this week by communications company jwt, respondents ranked driving their child

25、ren to extracurricular activities and to school first and second, respectively, as the main childcare responsibilities of the male in the family. more than two-thirds of chinese fathers surveyed said they saw these tasks as their responsibilities, not their wives.fathers ranked handling doctor visit

26、s, disciplining children and helping with homework third through fifth on the list of daddy jobs.zhang xiaoyan, a housewife in shanghai, complained that driving the children is the only task her husband does at home. “men are under greater stress to support the family by working long hours, so they

27、want easy tasks that dont involve a lot of thinking,” she said.“since those long hours prevent many fathers from spending much time with their children, they dont want to be the one to scold them for not doing their homework, “she added.“they want to make up for not being there most of the time, and

28、 they want to be the good cop,” ms. zhang said. “so moms are always the bad cop, which is fine because kids have a stronger bonding with us.the survey showed that this generation of dads think theyre more involved with parenting than previous generations, though there are still some chores they wont

29、 touch. less than one-fifth of chinese fathers said they viewed changing diapers and making lunches as their job.kids have long been an obsession in china, but the chatter about family has increased this past week after the government announced that it would ease restrictions on its longstanding pol

30、icy of restricting most families to having just one child.fathers roles have also been featured in the media limelight in recent weeks after a reality show called where are we going, dad? became a hit last month on chinese television and the online video site tudou.the show, which is an adaptation o

31、f a korean reality series of the same name, takes five celebrity dads and their young kids to the countryside where the father-son duos compete against one another in various tasks.many chinese moms, like ms. zhang, have encouraged their husbands to watch the show, hoping it will inspire them to be

32、more active in parenting duties.28. what does the underlined word “ chauffeur” in the first paragraph mean?a. breadwinnerb. car driverc. homework instructord. housework participant29. which ones rank second and fourth in the list of daddy jobs for chinese fathers?a. driving their children to extra-c

33、urricular activities and handling doctor visits.b. handling doctor visits and disciplining children.c. disciplining children and helping with homework.d. driving their children to school and disciplining children.30. the show “ where are we going, dad?” highlights_.a. the teamwork spirit of the part

34、icipantsb. the wisdom of kidsc. the important role of fathersd. the conflicts between parents and kids31. what can be inferred from the passage?a. the chinese government would ease restrictions on its family plan policy. b. “ where are we going, dad?” is most popular among kids.c. chinese fathers va

35、lue their work more than parenting.d. chinese wives expect more help from their husbands in raising kids.dthe extraordinary eastgate building in harare, zimbabwes capital city, is said to be the only one in the world to use the same cooling and heating principles as the termite mound (白蚁堆).architect

36、 mick pearce used precisely the same strategy when designing the eastgate building, which has no air-conditioning and almost no heating. the building the countrys largest commercial and shopping complex uses less than 10% of the energy of a conventional building of its size. the eastgates owners sav

37、ed $3.5 million on a $36 million building because an air-conditioning equipment didnt have to be imported.the complex is actually two buildings linked by bridges across a shady, glass-roofed atrium (天井) open to the air. fans suck fresh air in from the atrium, blow it upstairs through hollow spaces u

38、nder the floors and from there into each office through baseboard vents (通风口). as it rises and warms, it is drawn out via ceiling vents and finally exists through forty-eight brick chimneys.during summers cool nights, big fans blow air through the building seven times an hour to cool the empty floor

39、s. by day, smaller fans blow two changes of air an hour through the building to circulate the air which has been in contact with the cool floors. for winter days, there are small heaters in the vents.this is all possible only because harare is 1,600 feet above sea level, has cloudless skies, little

40、dampness and rapid temperature swings days as warm as 31 commonly drop to 14 at night. “you couldnt do this in new york, with its fantastically hot summers and fantastically cold winters,” pearce said.the engineering firm of ove arup & partners monitors daily temperatures. it is found that the tempe

41、rature of the building has generally stayed between 23 and 25, with the exception of the annual hot period just before the summer rains in october and three days in november, when a doorkeeper accidentally switched off the fans at night. and the air is fresh far more so than in air-conditioned build

42、ings, where up to 30% of the air is recycled.32. why was eastgate cheaper to be built than a conventional building?a. it was designed in a smaller size.b. no air conditioners were fixed in.c. its heating system was less advanced.d. it used rather different building materials.33. what does the underl

43、ined “it” in paragraph 3 refer to?a. fresh air from outside. b. heat in the building.c. hollow space. d. baseboard vent.34. what is not the factor that makes eastgate building work well?a. skies without clouds.b. little dampness.c. daily rapid temperature changesd. seasonal rapid temperature changes

44、.35. whats the main idea of the passage?a. the engineering firm of ove arup&partners.b. how air-conditioning works.c. fans make eastgate buildings temperature comfortable.d. how eastgate buildings temperature control system works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。i just

45、realized that while children are dogs- loyal and affectionate - teenagers are cats._36_ you feed it, train it, and boss it around. it puts its head on your knee and gazes at you as if you were a rembrandt painting. it bounds indoors with enthusiasm when you call it. then around aged 13, your adoring

46、 little puppy (child ) turns into a big old cat (teenager). when you tell it to come inside, it looks amazed, as if wondering who died. instead of dogging your doorsteps, it disappears. _37_you, not realizing that the dog is now a cat, think something must be desperately wrong with it. since you are

47、 the one who raised it, you assume that you did something wrong. flooded with guilt and fear, you redouble your efforts to make your pet behave. only now youre dealing with a cat, so everything that worked before now produces the opposite of the desired result. _38_ tell it to sit, and it jumps on t

48、he counter.instead of continuing to act like a dog owner, you can learn to behave like a cat owner. put a dish of food near the door, and let it come to you. _39_ you sit still, and it will come, seeking that warm, comforting lap it has not entirely forgotten. be there to open the door for them. one

49、 day your grown up children will walk into the kitchen, give you a big kiss and say, “ youve been working hard all day. let me get those dishes for you.” _40_ a. call it, and it runs away. b. children as cats can turn to their parents.c. you wont see it until it gets hungry. d. it is so easy to be d

50、og owner.e. teenagers can understand and appreciate their parents love.f. but remember that a cat needs your help and your affection, too.g. then youll realize your cat is a dog again.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（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四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。i hear a

51、lot of people talking about new years resolutions(新年计划). some say, “i cant keep them and i never make resolutions.” perhaps the real 41 is that we have trouble changing. we get 42 in our way of life and even if things arent good, 43 they are familiar.as the years go by, our resolutions seem to lose

52、some 44 . in spite of the fact that my own eagerness seems to 45 , i still like the idea of making resolutions. it is the 46 of not giving up what is important.i think of the year 47 like a carpet of new fallen snow that has not yet been 48 by footprints or marks of any kind. it 49 before us so perf

53、ect and beautiful, but it wont remain that way for long. 50 we know it, we must get out in the snow and make our own marks and tracks. soon, we will see all kinds of 51 and paths in the snow. we will see everything from 52 , icy mud to the prints of snow angels made by children at play.its all part

54、of our 53 . as we close out the old year, a new set of months lies ahead of us and we think, “maybe, just maybe i can do 54 .” perhaps, this time, we can lose those 55 pounds, 56 a bad habit, improve our behavior, 57 build a better relationship. even though there are situations in our lives that can

55、 get us 58 , we can look forward to beginning again and doing what we can do to 59 our lives according to how we are able.as the new year comes around, what kind of marks will you make in the 60 ?41. a. planb. ideac. problemd. puzzle42. a. comfortableb. curiousc. seriousd. painful43. a. at leastb. a

56、t lastc. at mostd. at first 44. a. faithb. enthusiasmc. sensed. confidence45. a. declineb. existc. increased. disappear46. a. decisionb. rulec. challenged. spirit 47. a. behind b. between c. aroundd. ahead 48. a. discovered b. noticedc. damagedd. cleared49. a. stands b. lies c. comesd. occurs50. a. although b. ifc. untild. before51. a. printsb. stonesc. plantsd. pictures52. a. tidyb. softc. dirty d. dry53. a. qualityb. attitudec. beliefd. wisd