江西省铅山县高三英语上学期第一次月考试题

1、2017-2018 学年度上学期高三年级第一次月考英语试卷考试时间： 120 分钟第一部分 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 will the man probably do next?A. Buy something.B. Look for the key.C. Wait for the woman.2. When will

2、 the speakers need to be in their seats?A. No later than 7:15 p.m.B. No later than 7:25 p.m.C. Anytime before 7:30 p.m.3. What does the man like to play now?A. Basketball.B. Baseball.C. Tennis.4. What does the woman imply about Uncle Jim?A. He eats too much.B. His manners are just fine.C. He has a g

3、ood sense of humor.5. What did the man pay the most for?A. The bed.B. The fridge.C. The washing machine.第二节听下面 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. What is the man allowed to make?A. The sauce

4、s.B. The desserts.C. The salad.7. What is Thanksgiving like in the woman s family?A. Everyone does a little bit of everything.B. No one takes it very seriously.C. Her parents often try to do too much.听第 7 段材料，回答第8、 9 题。8. What did the man usually have on hot days?A. Cold water.B. Warm water.C. Somet

5、hing other than water.9. Who used to take the man to get ice cream?A. His mother.B. His father.C. His grandmother.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What does the woman think of the man giving the speech?A. He is not talking loudly enough.B. He is not wearing a microphone.C. He may be from another country.1

6、1. What is the man s suggestion?A. Leaving the room.B. Turning off the light.C. Talking to the speaker privately.12. What will the woman do later?A. Give a speech.B. Find another lecture.C. Ask some questions.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Who does the man think the woman is shopping for in the beginnin

7、g?A. Her niece.B. Herself.C. Her daughter.14. What does the man think of schools in Oregon?A. They offer good programs.B. They have beautiful scenery.C. They have a long history.15. Where did the woman go to college?A. Harvard University.B. Brown University.C. The University of Pennsylvania.16. Wher

8、e will the woman go next?A. To another store.B. To a nearby university.C. To the left of the man s store.听第 10 段材料，回答第17 至 20 题。17. Where does the talk take place?A. In England.B. In Australia.C. In the United States.18. When was The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry published?A. In 2014.B. In 2012.

9、C. In 2007.19. What award has Rachel Joyce won?A. The Commonwealth Book Prize.B. The Tinniswood Award.C. The Man Booker Prize.20. What did Rachel Joyce use to work as?A. An actress.B. A TV host.C. A writer.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。ASIM Card

10、 CutterChange regular SIM cards to smaller SIM cards.Did you know you can cut a regular size phone SIM card to a smaller size SIMcard and it will still work? This tool willhelp you do it. Just sticka SIMcard in it, press it down like a stapler（订书机）. A perfectly shaped smaller SIMis there . I ve used

11、 it many times when s SIMs from one phone to another.03/7/17- Mark FrauenfelderProfi Cheese Slicer Uses a thin wire to slice up to medium-hard cheeses in four inch sections.I may own every cheese slicer ever made. I prefer a wire type cheese cutterso I can cut slices that work well on a piece of bre

12、ad and sandwich.This cheese slicer is great for both tasks. It even has adjustable tensionon the two cutting wires. A point of information: I did break a wire cutting avery hard piece of cheese with black pepper. Good news, the wire is replaceable, and I was able to purchase new wires to fix it. May

13、be best to use on softer cheeses. Lessons learned. But, highly recommended for every other use except forthose extremely hard cheeses.03/6/17- Kent BarnesAsh Bucket（ 桶子 ） Bucket with lid keeps your fireplace（壁炉 ） clear of ashes.I purchased this ash bucket recommended by my friend and have found itin

14、valuable. Previously I had an old bucket that got left outside and usually filledup with rain and became a mess to clean. This ash bucket has a raisedbottom and thermal insulation（ 隔 热 层 ） to prevent any accidental hot coals in your ash to damage your floor or cause a fire. You can store this bucket

15、 indoorssince the lid is nice and tight.03/3/17- Seth Wilson21. What can SIM Card Cutter do?A. Cut up a SIM Card.B. Make a SIM card smaller shape.C. Delete the information.D. Help store more information.22. What kind of food is Profi Cheese Slicer most suitable for?8. Very dry sandwich.A. Cheese sli

16、ces with cracked black pepper.D. Medium-softC. Extremely hard cheeses.cheeses.23. Which is one of the characters about the Ash Bucket?B. It isA. It is fire resistant.waterproof.D. It is ofC. It is useful outdoors.no value.BI wrote a business plan the other day. I gave it to my husband for suggestion

17、s. After reading it, he said, “ I don t think this is up to your usual standards. ” I said, “ I need more information. What doesn t work?” He said he wasn t sure. I then took the letter and reread it.He asked, “ How aboutif Ilookatit again andmake notesbetween thespace?” I agreed. A halfhourlater Il

18、ooked at hisnotes andtold him hedidn t understand the situation and what I really wanted to express. He shrugged （ 耸肩 ） and said OK. I took the letter and went back to my computer and again revised. As I was writing, I could see my letter improving based on his suggestions. When I finished, I proudl

19、y handed the letter back to my husband. He read it for the third time and said, “ It s still not right but I couldn t exactly say. ” I was a little annoyed and then told him I was the writer and Ihad seen some goofy letters he sent out. But I picked up my letter and went backto the computer.After an

20、 hour of revisions, I went back to my husband apologetically with letter in hand. I told him I was sorryfor what I d said and asked if he wouldplease read the letter again because I did value his contribution. Being a very patient and kind-hearted fellow, he once again read my letter and declared th

21、at it was fine.This all leads me to the following: When you ask for advice on a project, be appreciative and grateful. Understand that the advice and suggestionsyou getmay be negative. Understand that it may mean more work for you. And keep in mind that the final responsibility for the project is st

22、ill yours. So be modest and thankful even if he or she has noted some problems.24 Why did the author give her business plan to her husband at first?A. To show off her excellent work.B. To have him type it on the computer.C. To ask him to make some changes from all details.D. To ask him to give her s

23、ome advice.25 The author s husband shrugged after hearing her words because he .A. believed in his judgement but couldn t find whyB. knew there was nothing wrong in the business planC. doubted about himself since he found no excusesD. believed he himself was right and knew the roots26 We can infer f

24、rom the passage that the author s husband was .A. selfish, proud and determinedB. good at expressing himselfC. honest, kind and patientD. humorous, active and careful27 The author wants to tell us that if you ask for suggestions, .A. do accept all suggestions from the giversB. don t get upset if som

25、e are negativeC. do keep silent before taking actionD. do be grateful and confidentA sea turtle named Herman, an octopus called Octavia, and a seal named Lidiaallspentthis summer at the Smithsonian s National Zoo in Washington,D.C.Butunlike the zoo sother residents, they are not real animals.Thesecr

26、eatures are actually huge sculp tures and they re made entirely out of plastic trash from the ocean.These giant artworks, along with 14 others, are part of a traveling exhibit called“Washed Ashore: Art to Save the Sea ” . The Washed Ashore project, led byartistAngela Haseltine Pozzi, works to raise

27、awareness about the problem ofplastic pollution in Earth s oceans.More than 315 billion pounds of plastic litter the world s oceans today. Mostof the plastic is garbage from towns and cities, as well as trash that people leave on beaches. rainwater, winds, and hightides bring thetrash intotheocean o

28、r into rivers thatlead to the ocean.Onceit is underthewaves,theplastic begins to break up into smaller and smaller pieces. It often collects in spots called garbage patches, which spread over large areas of the ocean.Thousands of marine animalsincluding whales, sea turtles, and fishdie each year fro

29、m eating or getting stuck in plastic bags and other items. Plastic pieces can also injure coral and kill sea grass.Washed Ashore and other organizations are working to stop that from happening.Since 2010, Washed Ashore volunteers have collected 38,000 pounds of plastic trash from more than 3000 mile

30、s of beaches. They helped Pozzi create more than 60 sculptures of marine creatures that were harmed by plastic pollution.The artworks on display at the National Zoo include a 20-foot-long coral reef,a 12-foot-long shark, and a 16-foot-long parrot fish. Each one is made from hundreds of pieces of tra

31、sh like water bottles and sunglasses.“ These sculptures are a powerful reminder of our personal role and global responsibility in preserving biodiversity on land and in the sea,” says DennisKelly, director of the National Zoo.28. Why is Angela exhibiting her sculptured animal?A. To prove her talent

32、in sculpture.B. To attract mostvisitors to the zoo.C. To care about the plastic pollution in seas. D. To teach the people the use of plastic.29. What is stressed in Para. 3 according to the text?A. Why plastic is difficult to break up. B. What problems plastic litter causes.D. How garbage patches ar

33、eC. Where plastic pieces go at last.formed.30. What are Washed Ashore volunteers doing?A. Collecting pollution trash from the beaches. B. Turning trash from the ocean into art.C. Raising 38,000 pounds for plasticpollution.D. Surveyingthe data ofplastic litter in oceans.31. Which of the followingbest

34、 describe Dennis Kelly s attitude to Pozzi ssculpture?A. DoubtfulB. SupportiveC. Negative.D. IndifferentDChildren who spend more time outdoorsmay have a lower risk of becomingnearsighted, new research suggests.In the study, researchers looked at about 1,900 schoolchildren. The scientists found that

35、the kids who had been instructed to spend more time outdoors over three years were 23 percent less likely to develop nearsightedness during this time than those who had not been instructed to spend more time outdoors. Moreover, among the kids who did become nearsighted during the study, the degreeto

36、 which their eyesight worsened was slightly smaller among those who spent moretime outdoors.The researchers selected six schools and required the children, whose averageage was 7 at the start of the study, to attend one additional 60-minute class of outdoor activities during each school day for thre

37、e years. The parents of thesein outdoor activitieschildren were also encouraged to engage their childrenafter school, especiallyduring weekends and holidays.The other half of thechildren, from another six schools, continued their usual activitypatterns.After three years, 30.4 percent of the kids in

38、the intervention() group hadbecome nearsighted, compared with 38.5 percent of the kids in the other group.It is not clear exactly why spending more time outside would benefit children s eyesight, the researchers said. However, some research has suggestedthat the higher levels of light intensityfound

39、 outdoors may increase therelease of the chemical dopamine(多巴胺 ) of the eye. In turn, dopamine is knownto restrain the type of growth in the eye that is associated with nearsightedness.Based on the new results, the researchers recommend that children spend more time outdoors because of the potential

40、 benefits to their eyesight. However, it s important to protect kids skin and eyes from UV light, which can be damaging.32. What did the children in the intervention group do during each school day?A. Attend an extra class of outdoor activities. B. Continue to do their usual activities.C. Spend one

41、hour in doing eye exercises. D. Participate in outdoor activities with parents.33. What can be inferred about the chemical dopamine?A. It can contribute to poor sight.B. It can damagepeople s brain.C. It is beneficial to eyesight.D. It means lowlevels of light intensity.34. What may be discussed in

42、the following paragraph?A. How to design outdoor activities for kids.B. How to prevent kidsbecoming nearsighted.- 9 - / 16C. How to protect kids ' skin and eyes from UV lig ht.D. How to encourage kids to join in outdoor activities.35. Which can serve as the best title for the passage?A. The More

43、 Time Outdoors, the Better B. Kids May See Better if TheyPlay OutsideC. It ' s Time to Engage Kids in Outdoor ActivitiesD. Researchers Found a Cure for Nearsightedness 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.There are all sorts of good sensible reasons to avoid getting ang

44、ry. Not only does it make us feel bad, it also makes us do stupid things without noticing the risks and it can be self-destructive . 36 But like all emotions, anger has its purposes, which can be used for good effects.Anger is a motivating force.In fact anger itself is a kind of positive energy and

45、a powerful motivatingforce. 37 When we see something as beneficial, we want it more when we areangry. So, when used right, constructive anger can make us feel strong and powerful and help push us on to get what we want.38_It may sound like a strange thing to say, but angry people have something in c

46、ommon with happy people. That's because both tend to expect favorable results.By comparison those experiencing more fear are more pessimistic about the future and expect further terrors.Anger can benefit relationships.Societytells us anger is dangerous and we should hide it .Theproblem isthat wh

47、en we hide our anger, our partner doesn't know he's done something wrong.And so he keeps doing it. 39 The expression of anger, if reasonable and aimed at finding a solution, can actually benefit and strengthen relationships.Anger provides self-understanding.Anger can also provide understandi

48、ng into ourselves, if we allow it. Getting angry leads to a positive outcome. Anger help discover our own faults. If we cannotice when we get angry and why, then we can learn what to do to improve our lives. 40A. And that doesn't do our relationship any good.B. Anger can turn us on and thus push

49、 on towards our goals in the face of problems and barriers.C. Anger reduces violence.D. Angry people are more optimistic.E. Most of us treat our anger as though it's unreasonable, unshowable and unmentionable.F. That's because it's a very strong social signal that a situation needs to be

50、 solved.G. Anger can encourage self-change.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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I retired from my family business four years ago. But I've never been _41of a challenge. I've sailed around the world before. And I've d

51、ecided to fly east from Western Australia in a _42.For the last two years I have trained hard, spending 150 hours_43 with myground team. When the big day came, thousands of people gathered to 44 thelaunch. It was a 45 start, with a smooth and steady takeoff. I was 46but still had some doubts I was f

52、lying into the 47 I couldn'tguaranteeI'd see my friends and family again.The capsule where I stayed was designed to _48 if I landed in water, but Iwas not sure whether I could _49 the cruelty of the Ocean. _50, I keptwatching the weather, communicating with my land team and 51_ altitude to a

53、chieve the perfect speed and direction.-11-/ 16On my fifth day, I was terrified to notice I was losingoxygen._52_,Imanaged to save my life by adjusting the pressure in the oxygen cylinder （氧气筒 ）to stop the oxygen escaping.I know it was vital to stay_53_ to control the flight, altitude and my oxygen

54、flow, so I held a spoon between two fingers If I_54, it would falland wake me up. I never questioned why I was doing this. It is such a unique _55_ to see our beautiful planet from high above.Seeing the coast of Australia again on my 11th day was a huge _56_. I knew my journey was nearly over. It wa

55、s to be a new world record. I could see my team_57_ below as I flew over.- 13 - / 16This _58_ really pushed me toyear, I want to fly even higher to break another flight41 A. shyD. confident42 A. planeD. hot-air balloonB. skepticalB. helicoptermy limits, but ithasn't_59_me. Next_60_ for the hot-a

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