重庆市南开中学高三上九月月考英语试题及答案

1、重庆南开中学高三（上）九月月考英语试题 本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。第卷（共100分）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 does the woman sometimes do on sundays?a. she goes swimming. b. she goes hiking. c.

2、 she plays basketball.2. when will the woman take the train?a. 10:20 b.10:12 c.10:103. what are the speakers discussing?a. what food to order. b. how to cook a soup. c. where to have a meal.4. what does the woman mean?a. the man can use the computer soon. b. she wants to go to the library. c. she ha

3、s finished her paper.5. why cant ron return the book?a. he lent it to someone else. b. it was ruined by the rain. c. he forgot where he left it.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，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

4、至7题。6. why does the woman talk to the man?a. to complain to him. b. to apologize to him. c. to ask him for help.7. where did the woman last see her bag?a. by her room door. b. at the front desk. c. at a cleaners room.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. what does the man think of the festival?a. it is unpopular. b. it

5、s quite successful. c. it isnt well organized,9. why is the festival held in winter?a. to attract more visitors. b. to avoid crowds of travelers. c. to meet the governments need.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. employer and employee. b. manager and secre

6、tary. cworkmates.11. why is the man unhappy about the new secretary? a. she cannot do the job well. b. she is doing a part-time job. c. she brings her son to the workplace.12. whose job is the new secretary taking over? a. karens. b. dianes. c. brians.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. where is the conversation p

7、robably taking place? aat the city library. b. inside the art building. c. on a sidewalk at school.14. what is the man looking for? a.a watch. b.a library book. c. his homework.15. what do the man and some other classmates have to decide? a. the time to study together. b. the place to meet to study.

8、 c. the topic of the girls art project.16. what will the speakers do in the afternoon? a. have a science class. b. take an art test. c. go to the cafe.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what is the talk mainly about? a. unusual foods served in castles. b. the earliest castle cooks. ckitchens in castles.18. what

9、was special about a castles kitchen? a. it was built against fire. b. it was used for gatherings. c. it was far from other buildings.19. what does the speaker say about vegetables? a. they were kept underground for long. b. they were grown in the kitchens garden. c. they were mainly for the cooks in

10、 the castle.20. what was the chiefs main responsibility? a. baking bread for everyone. b. presenting the food to the king. c. managing the kitchen workers.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。a munich sincerely invites you to join the 2016 0ktober

11、festthe biggest celebration of its kind in europe. drink beer by the liter, eat traditional bavarian food, listen to traditional bavarian music as well as more up-to-date music, and enjoy yourself with hundreds of other people from all over the world, dancing and singing the hours away. oktoberfest

12、2016 begins on saturday 17th september and runs through to monday 3rd october 2016. dont miss the events during oktoberfest! grand entry of the oktoberfest landlords and breweries date: saturday, 17th september 2016 duration: about 45 minutes this is the official prelude to the opening of the oktobe

13、rfest and involves about 1,000 participants, including the landlords families in decorated carriages, the magnificent horse-drawn drays, waitresses on decorated floats and all the beer tent bands. oktoberfest costume and riflemen-s parade date: sunday, 18th september 2016 duration:2-2 1/2 hours, abo

14、ut 8000 performers,7 km distance a varied succession of regional costume groups, troops in historical uniforms, marching bands, riflemen, thoroughbred horses, oxen, cows, goats, floats displaying typical local traditions and historic carriages all pass by in a 7-kilometer-long procession through the

15、 streets of the city center. open-air oktoberfest music date: sunday, 25th september 2016 place: on the steps of the bavaria statue at the traditional open-air concert on the second sunday of the oktoberfest, all the instruments that make up typical bavarian wind band music can be heard. the bands f

16、rom all of the tents come together at the steps under the bavaria statue to play the most well-known songs and marches of oktoberfest together while being conducted by distinguished munich personalities.21. what can we learn from the passage? a. oktoberfest 2016 is mainly celebrated in october. b. p

17、articipants can drink beer for free during oktoberfest. c. oktoberfest provides a chance to drink, eat, and dance. d. there are usually about 1000 visitors to grand entry,22. when will visitors see costume soldiers marching on the street? a. 17th september 2016 b.18th september 2016 c. 25th septembe

18、r 2016 d.3rd october 201623. people who want to participate in the open-air concert should go to_ _. a. the streets that the parade passes by b. beer tents put up by old breweries c. distinguished munich music bands d. the steps of the bavaria statueb i discovered the power of fear when i became stu

19、ck to my driveway, as if my feet were crazyglued to the cement（水泥）as much as i tried, i could not move them. the realization that my daughters were playing in nancys house, just one-half block away, paralyzed（麻痹） my legs, making me unable to move when i neared the end of our driveway. dense, black s

20、moke was rising from behind the sycamore maple trees on the other side of the street and was enveloping three houses, making them barely visible. nancys house was one of them. i tried to call out for my daughters hoping to see them run safely to my arms, but my voice was also stuck - stuck in my thr

21、oat with no intention of coming out. there i stood, helpless, paralyzed and silenced by fear, unable to protect the two little girls i loved more than even i had realized. although trapped in a body that couldnt move or speak, i could still hear. i could hear other mothers anxiously calling their ch

22、ildren. i could hear a frightening silence that covered the neighborhood instead of the usual happy voices of children. and, finally, i could hear the alarm of the fire engine. as the alarm announced, were on our way, it instantly dissolved the crazy glue that had held my feet to the cement and it u

23、nlocked the soundproof box that had silenced my voice. i was free to make sure my daughters were safe. as i continued down the driveway, two little girls, my two little girls, ran toward me from across the street. they had come home to tell me about the fire in the garage next to nancys house. not o

24、nly did my feet and voice work now, but my eyes were also in good working order and had no trouble producing tears.24. why was the author stuck to her driveway? a. she was too tired to move her legs. b. thick black smoke blocked her view. c. the cement on the driveway was still wet. d. the fear for

25、her daughters safety struck her.25. what made the author able to move and speak again? a. shouting from other anxious mothers. b. strange silence in the neighborhood. c. the alarm of the coming fire engine. d. the courage to protect her daughters.26. what does the author suggest at the end of the st

26、ory? a. she burst into tears of relief and happiness. b. she was really thankful to see her girls saved. c. she was too excited to believe what she saw. d. she overcame her fear and fully recovered,27. what is the best title for the text?a. love in fireb. stopped in silencec. a narrow escaped. the p

27、rice of fear cat the entrance to one of the ruined temples of petra in jordan, there is an inscription（题字） in the soft red rock. it looks as if it has been there for centuries. it could have been carved by one of king herods soldiers, when they were imprisoned in the town in 40 bc. but closer examin

28、ation reveals that it is not so ancient after all. it reads: shane and wendy from sydney were here. april 16th 1996,the ruins of petra were discovered in 1810 by a swiss explorer, and a recent report has just concluded that 66they are in grave danger of being destroyed by the unstoppable march of to

29、urism. more than 4,000 tourists a day pour into petras rocky tombs. they wear away the soft red sandstone to powder and (occasionally!) scratch their names into the rock.it is not just petra that is under threat of destruction. with more than 60,000 visitors to venice each day, cruise ships that hav

30、e made venice tourists top destination bring one of the most significant dangers to the city, leading to tides that are further damaging the foundation of the venetian structures.the prehistoric cave paintings at lascaux in france were being slowly ruined by the breath and bacteria from 200,000 visi

31、tors a year. the caves have now been closed to the public and a replica(复制品） has been built, will there be more replicas like in lascaux? there already are. heritage theme parks are springing up everywhere. many of the great cities of europe are finding that their historic centers are fast becoming

32、theme parks, filled with clicking cameras and whirring camcorders, abandoned by all local residents except for the souvenir sellers.until recently, we all believed that travel broadened the mind, but now many believe the exact opposite: modem travel narrows the mind.28. what do we know about the rui

33、ns of petra? a. there was an ancient inscription at the entrance. b. king herod was kept there as a prisoner in 40 bc. c. they have been popular tourist attractions for over 200 years. d. tourism is responsible for the damage being made to them.29. which solution to venices problem would the author

34、agree with? a. make regulations to control tourists behavior. b. reduce the number of cruise ships in the rivers. c. build solid dams along the rivers in case of flood. d. promote tourism and redecorate traditional structures.30. what is mainly talked about in paragraph 4? a. cave paintings at lasca

35、ux in france have been ruined. b. replicas have to be made to protect cultural heritage, c. many historic centers are too crowded with tourists. d. theme parks keep historic places away from destruction.31. whats the authors attitude towards tourism? a. critical b. supportive c. objective d. unclear

36、dmany people hate wet, sticky august, but to some, its an especially bitter time. a new working paper finds that, march and august are the months in which divorce filings peak.for the paper, the university of washingtons brian serafini and julie brines analyzed the most recent years of divorce filin

37、gs in washington and drew their conclusion: divorce rises sharply in march and august. the result is supported by some nation-wide, anecdotal evidence. online searches for divorce and child custody（抚养权） dramatically grow early in the year, peaking in march, they point out.the authors guess that unha

38、ppily married couples schedule their divorce filings around both the winter holidays and valentines day, as well as summer vacations. (more americans vacation m july than any other month.)there are a few explanations why people might time their marital dissolutions this way, it might just be too dif

39、ficult to announce a divorce around family-oriented christmas time, especially if there are kids involved, so many couples weigh the decision to divorce around the new year and progress from there. february is a period in which couples tend to look around for representation on legal sites. and by ma

40、rch, theyre prepared to file for divorce.but the authors think the more likely reason is that people decide their differences are irreconcilable right after a big trip. it could be that people dont want to ruin a family getaway, or that vacations are so stressful that they drive the already-dissatis

41、fied to divorce. (i told you to pack your suitcase last night; now weve missed the train!)then theres the broken promise theory. “6people are discontent with their marriages, they look at vacation as an opportunity to give it one last shot, and what they were hoping would happen didnt occur,” explai

42、ned brines, an associate professor of sociology.its not you; in other words, its your failure to print the boarding passes.32. which of the following can support brian and julies conclusion? a. the divorce rate rises sharply in march and august. b. they carried out online surveys and analyzed the re

43、sults. c. more people search for key words about divorce early in the year. d. conflicts in marriage tend to get more serious during christmas.33. according to brian and julie, why does divorce rise in march and august? a. people need time to decide and prepare before they divorce. b. many couples w

44、ant to have a new beginning in a new year. c. kids are less involved in winter and summer vacations. d. couples see more marital problems in their vacation trips.34. what does the underlined word irreconcilable in paragraph 5 mean? a. unlikely to be settled.b. unable to be mentioned. c. put aside fo

45、r a while. d. stressed too much.35. what does the writer want to express in the last paragraph?a. it may lead to divorce if one doesnt print boarding passes. b. unimportant things like boarding passes cannot cause divorce. c. considering a trip as the solution to marital problems is not wise. d. cou

46、ples should talk about their marriage sincerely before a trip.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。 children and adults need to develop six important skills to succeed in the modem global economy. those skills all begin with the letter c. they are: collaboration: the ability

47、 to work with others, to have social-emotional control, and to form communities. collaboration is the starting point for human learning. 36 communication: the ability to develop strong reading, writing, listening and language skills. content: competencies in subject areas, but also in learning to le

48、arn. critical thinking: the ability to gather information intelligently and to weigh evidence. creative innovation: the ability to use information in new ways and to solve problems. confidence: 37 with these skills, children and adults can better function in the 21st century. thus, we should reconsi

49、der what success in education means. 38 as a result, many people view educational success in a narrow way: a good score on a reading or math test. one problem with this view is that children learn to be parrots rather than human beings. 39 experts advocate for changing the education systems of many

50、countries around the world, education should aim to develop people who will be the creators, collaborators and citizens of the future. 40 a. the ability to have a strong belief in strengthening a skill.b. the ability to learn from failure and to persist in a problem.c. it will sharpen your skills an

51、d make you more and more creative.d. it is also a highly desired skill in both public and private sector jobs.e. most education currently focuses on reading, writing and basic math.f. therefore, schools need to help people develop a broader set of skills man just reading and mathg. in other words, p

52、eople learn to memorize and repeat, but do not learn to think creatively, find information, or collaborate.第三部分英语知识运用（共二节，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，从短文后各题所给四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上讲该项涂黑。rosa parks is called the mother of the american civil rights movement. she was born in

53、 1913 and left high school 41 to care for her 42 grandmother and mother. she married raymond parks, a barber, who was a civil rights activist.on dec. 1,1955, rosa parks and three other black people were 43 in the middle area of a bus 44 a white person got on the bus and wanted a seat. the bus driver

54、 45 that all four black people leave their seats so the white person would not have to sit _ 46 any of them. the three other blacks got up, but rosa 47 , she was arrested.until 1960s, black people in many parts of the united states didnt have the same civil rights as white people. laws in the american south 48 black people to attend separate schools, live in separate areas of a city and sit m separate areas on a 49 . the first rows of seats on city buses were for white people