山西省重点中学协作体高三上学期9月质检考试英语试题及答案

1、山西重点中学协作体高三上学期9月质检英 语 试 卷本试卷总分值为150分，考试时间为120分钟。第一部分：听力（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abc三个选项中选择出最佳选项，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.how did nancy first react to being offered chocolate?a. surprised.b. disappointed.c. happy.2.what do we know about t

2、he man?a. he is allergic to cats. b. he had a bad cold on his first day of work.c. he often brings his cat to work.3.what does the man mean?a. he had a lot of help. b. he is hungry now. c. the work is easy for him.4. why does the man ask the woman to help him paint his bedroom?a. his brother cant do

3、 it b. the woman is really good at painting.c. his arm is broken.5. where might the mans backpack be?a. he is wearing it. b. its at school. c. claire has it.第二节（共l5小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6、7题 掏6. why was loretta on the news?a. she wrote a song for the tv station. b. she won a music contest.c.

4、she sang a song for charity.7. what does she think of singing?a. it will make her famous one day. b. it gives her great pleasure.c. it takes too much of her time.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.who gave lily her new roller skates?a. mr. benjamin. b. her brother.c. her uncle.9.what does lily have to do so her broth

5、er will take her to go skating?a. get better at roller skating. b. help mr. benjamin. c. do well in school until winter break.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.what were the speakers supposed to do today?a. get ready for a party.b. wear the same clothes.c. do something for their classmates.11.how did the woman ge

6、t her problem solved?a. she asked her science teacher for help.b. the man gave her an extra sweater.c. she hurried home to fetch her things.12.what did the man forget?a. his birthday.b. school spirit day. c. the day of the week.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.who are the speakers?a. students.b. teacher and stud

7、ent. c. coach and player.14.how did the man react when he saw the woman dancing?a. he was annoyed.b. he was inspired. c. he was surprised.15.how does the man usually exercise?a. he likes to ride a bicycle.b. he likes to play soccer.c. he likes to run.16.what will the speakers probably do next?a. stu

8、dy for a test. b. go to the gym together. c. show each other their moves.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.what are people like nowadays, according to the speaker?a. they are too lazy to cook. b. they prefer fast food.c. they are in a hurry every day.18.what do most people want to do?a. enjoy home-made dishes wi

9、th families. b. eat out more with friends.c. start food business on the internet.19.what does the speaker suggest people do?a. find a good restaurant in their neighborhood.b. cook healthy meals at home. c. order food online.20.what kind of talk is the speaker giving?a lecture on food and health. b.

10、an advertisement for a food website.c. the development of cooking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。 a birds enjoy a relatively slow rate of extinction but a new study suggests that rate might be severely underestimated(低估). even worse, if human actions con

11、tinue, bird extinction rates couldskyrocketand 12 percent of the known bird species(物种) could be dying out by the end of the century.presently there are 10,000 known bird species most identified after 1850 and an estimated 130 of those have become extinct since 1500, setting the extinction rate at a

12、bout one species every four years.but according to stuart pimm of duke university, this rate fails to take into account three key points: the continual identification of extinct bird species from fossil remains; numerous missing species not yet declared extinct; and the fact that present extinction

13、rates were not calculated using the proper baseline date for when the species was first described.taking these points into consideration, the extinction rate is closer to one bird species per year, says pimm, the leading author of the study. and the rate could be three times as high as that if not f

14、or recent bird preservation efforts.in previous centuries, bird extinctions took place mainly on islands as polynesian peoples expanded into the pacific or europeans took over the americas, wiping out birds along the way.in recent years, scientists are seeing an increased number of extinctions on co

15、ntinents, again because of human activities. habitat destruction, introduction of invasive species, and climate change combine to harm many bird species. before human influence, the estimated rate of bird extinctions would have been only one species per hundred years, researchers estimate.bird extin

16、ction rates are slower than for most animals, mainly because humans do more harm to other species and people take special efforts to protect birds. still, if the present trends continue, the researchers estimate that the bird extinction rate will continue to climb to as many as 10 species per year,2

17、1. the underlined word skyrocket in the first paragraph means_.a. fly high b. appear soonc. increase quickly d. change regularly22. according to pimm, the extinction rate of birds is_.a. one species per hundred yearsb. one species every yearc. three species per yeard. ten species every year23. what

18、can we infer from the fifth and sixth paragraphs?a. humans have started destroying bird habitat in recent years.b. humans are doing more harm to animals than to birds.c. humans have made no effort to protect birds.d. humans are responsible for the bird extinctions.24. what might be the best title fo

19、r the passage?a. humans fighting against bird extinctionb. humans responsibilities for bird protectionc. bird extinction rates far worse than realizedd. bird extinction occurring on islands and continents bshundagarh is a village on indias east-facing coast. it is a village of simple mud and grass h

20、ouses built on the beach just above the waterline. the khadra hills rise immediately behind the village, to a height of one hundred and fifty meters. a simple, good-hearted old man, whose name was jalpur, farmed two small fields on the very edge of these hills. from his fields he could see the fishi

21、ng boats that traveled up and down the coast. he could see the children playing on the sands; their mothers washing clothes on the flat stones where the shiva river flowed into the sea; and their fathers landing the latest catch or repairing nets and telling stories that had no end.alljalpurownedint

22、heworldweretheclothesheworedayinanddayout,themiserable-hutthathesleptinatnight,afewtoolsandcookingpotsandhisfields.thecornthathegrewwasallthatmadelifepossible.iftheweatherwaskindandtheharvestwasgood,jalpurcouldlivehappilyenoughnotwell,buthappily.whenthesunwasfierce,andtherewaslittleornorain,thenheca

23、meclosetothelinebetweenlifeanddeath.lastyeartheweatherhadbeensokind,andtheharvestpromisedtobesogood,thatjalpurhadbeenwonderingwhetherhecouldsellallthathehadandlivewithhissonfartherupthecoast.hehadbeenthinkingaboutdoingthisforsomeyears.itwashisdearestwishtospendhislastdayswithhissonandhiswife.buthewo

24、uldgoonlyifhecouldgive;hewouldnotgoifitmeanttakingfoodoutofthemouthsofhisgrandchildren.hewouldratherdiehungrythandothis.onthedaywhenjalpurdecidedthathewouldharvesthiscorn,sellit,andmoveupthecoast,helookedouttotheseaandsawahugewave,severalkilometersout,advancingonthecoastandonthevillageofshundagarh.w

25、ithintenminuteseveryoneinshundagarhwouldbedrowned.jalpurwouldhaveshouted,butthepeopleweretoofarawaytohear.hewouldhaverundownthehill,buthewastoooldtorun.hewaspreparedtodoanythingtosavethepeopleofshundagarh,sohedidtheonlythingthathecoulddo:hesetfiretohiscorn.inamatterofsecondstheflameswererisinghighan

26、dsmokewasrisinghigher.withinaminutethepeopleofshundagarhwereracingupthehilltoseewhathadhappened.there,inthemiddleofhisblackenedcornfield,theyfoundjalpur;andtheretheyburiedhim.on his grave, they wrote the words: here lies jalpur, a man who gave, living; a man who died, giving.25.which of the followin

27、g could jalpur not see from his fields?a.fathers taking their corn to market.bmotherswashingclothes.c.fishing boats traveling on the sea.d.children playing on the sands.26.why didnt jalpur live well?a.hedidntworkhard.b.hehadtoomanychildrentofeed.c.thevillagerskepttakinghiscorn.d.he only depended on

28、good weather and harvest for survival.27.what did jalpur do when he saw the huge wave?a.herandownthehilltotellthepeople.b.hescreamedloudlytogetthevillagersattention.c.hesethiscornonfiresothepeopleofshundagarhwouldleavethebeach.d.he stood still, not knowing what to do.28.the villagers were thankful t

29、o jalpur because he had .a.giventhemhiscorninordertosavethemfromhungerb.savedtheirvillagefrombeingdrownedbythewavec.giventhemmanythingsduringhislifed.givenhislifeinordertosavetheirscthe first living creatures to travel in space were the dogs of the soviet unions space program. beginning in 1951 dogs

30、 flew aboard sub-orbital flights to the height of 63 miles and higher. they helped to test the equipment that would later be used by humans. the first pair of dogs to fly, on july 22. 1951, were named tsygan and dezik. space dogs would make history on november 3rd1957. on this date, just one month a

31、fter the historic launch of the worlds first artificial satellite, sputnik, the soviet union shocked the world again by launching sputnik 2. this satellite contained the first living creature to travel in space, a dog named laika. laika was to have orbited for a week or more until her food and oxyge

32、n ran out. in fact, laika lasted only hours in orbit before over heating in her capsule(太空舱) took her life.that next step, occurred in august 1960, when the dogs belka and strelka made 18 orbits of earth and returned alive. like laika before them, they becamedistinguished, featured in newspapers and

33、 magazines around the world.six more orbital dog flights over the next eight months further tested the equipment necessary for humans to follow in the dogs footsteps. that historic event happened on april 12, 1961, when yuri gagarin became the human to travel in space.the role of the space dogs had

34、proven important in advancing the exploration of space. but, they would make one final flight. in 1966, traveling aboard the cosmos 110 satellite, the dogs ugolek and veterok spent 22 days in orbit. once again dogs led the way. humans would not achieve a space flight that long for eight more years,

35、in skylab 2.29. from the passage we may infer that _. a. laika couldnt return to the earth alive b. tsygan and dezik became world famous after they returned to the earth safely c. laike was not as famous as belka and strelka d. man travel earlier in space than dogs30. the underlined word “distinguis

36、hed” in paragraph 3 probably means_. a. crazy b. terrified c. anxious d. famous31. according to the passage, space dogs _. a. played an important part in space exploration b. were used to walked on the surface of planets instead of man c. did more research work than man when traveling in space d. co

37、uld stay longer in space than man dwalk through the amazon rainforest today and you will find it steamy, warm, damp and thick. but if you had been there around 15,000 years ago, during the last ice age, would it have been the same? for more than 30 years, scientists have been arguing about how rainf

38、orests might have reacted to the cold, dry climate of the ice ages, but till now, no one has reached a satisfying answer.rainforestsliketheamazonareimportantformoppingupco2fromtheatmosphereandhelpingtosolveglobalwarming.currentlythetreesintheamazontakeinaround500milliontonsofco2eachyear:equaltotheto

39、talamountofco2givenoffintheukeachyear.buthowwilltheamazonreacttothefutureclimatechange?ifitgetsdrier,willitsurviveandcontinuetodrawdownco2?scientistshopethattheywillbeabletolearninadvancehowtherainforestwillmanageinthefuturebyunderstandinghowrainforestsreactedtoclimatechangeinthepast.unfortunately,

40、collecting information is incredibly difficult. to study the past climate, scientists need to look at fossilized pollen（花粉）kept in lake mud, going back to the last ice age means drilling down into lake sediments（沉淀物）, which requires specialized equipment and heavy machinery. there are very few roads

41、 and paths, or places to land helicopters and aeroplanes. rivers tend to be the easiest way to enter the forest, but this still leaves vast areas between the rivers completely unsampled（未取样）. so far, only a handful of cores have been drilled that go back to the last ice age and none of them provide

42、enough information to prove how the amazon forest reacts to climate change.32.how do scientists study the past climate change?a.bypredictingtheclimatechangeinthefuture.b.bydrillingdowndeepintolandsediments.c.byanalyzingfossilizedpolleninlakemud.d. by taking samples from rivers in the amazon.33.why i

43、s it difficult to collect information about the past climate change?a.becausescientistscantfindproperequipmentandmachinery.b.becauseitisverydifficulttoobtaincompletesamples.c.becausehelicoptersandaeroplaneshavenoplacetoland.d. because none of the cores provide any information.34.where is the passage

44、 most probably taken from?a.amedicaljournal.b.anewsreportc. a travel brochure. d. a science magazine.35.the best title for the text may be.a.secretsoftherainforestb.climatesoftheamazonc.thehistoryoftherainforestd.changesoftherainforest第二节 七选五（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。

45、taking good notes is a time-savin6 skill that will help you to become a better student in several ways.36second your notes are excellentmaterials to refer to when you are studying for a test. third, note-taking offers variety to your study time and helps you to hold your interest. you will want to t

46、ake notes during classroom discussions and while reading a textbook.or doing research for a report 37whenever or however you take notes, keep in mind that note-taking is a selective process. 38 the following methods may work best for you. read the text quickly to find the main facts and ideas in it.

47、 carefully read the text and watch for words that can show main points and supporting facts. write your notes in your own words.39note any questions or ideas you may have about what was said or written. as you take notes, you may want to use your own shorthand (速记法). when you do this, be sure that y

48、ou understand your symbols and that you use them all the time. 40 a. use words, not complete sentences. . b. there are three practical note-taking methods c. you must write your notes on separate paper. d. first; the simple act of writing something down makes it easierfor you to understand and remem

49、ber it. e. that means you must first decide what is important enough to include in your notes. f. you will also want to develop your own methods for taking notes.g. otherwise, you may not be able to read your notes later.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第一节 完形填空(30分)adeedadayitwasabusydayasusual.iwasmakingsan

50、dwichesandbalancingthephonebetween myshoulderandchin.thewashingmachinesoundedasmyhusbandwalkedinwithour daughters.we had only about twenty minutes to eat 41 we had to take the girls to their next activity. my husband seemed a bit 42 that dinner was not on the table.that night, i had a heavy 43 , thi

51、nking we were becoming taskmasters on an assembly line (流水线). we had become too 44 in our own tasks and not very considerate towards those around us. we needed to do something to bring back some meaning into our lives. it needed to be something that would 45 our own agendas and energize us toward th

52、e common good.i bought a notebook, named it “our deed diary” and held a family meeting. i told my family i wanted us all to think about doing a 46 for others every day. it could be for each other or for people outside our 47 . and we all needed towrite it down in the notebook.i thought one deed a da

53、y was too easy. however, it was actually 48 than it seemed because it had to be something 49 what we had already done. sending birthday cards to people we already sent cards to every year would not 50 .we had a rough 51 . on some days, someone would forget to 52 a good deed, while on other days, we would forget to write our good deeds in the diary. after a few weeks though, i found myself waking up in the morning trying to 53 what good deed i could do for someone that day. my daughters began to rush to me after school to 54 me the good