江西省上饶县中学2017-2018学年高二上学期第三次月考英语试题

考试时间：2017年12月30—31日上饶县中学2019届高二年级上学期第考试时间：2017年12月30—31日英语试卷命题人：曹芬审题人：刘倩时间：120分钟总分：150分第Ⅰ卷（三部分，共115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.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?A.Hikedownthehill. B.Takeouthercellphone.C.Takeapicturewithhercamera.2.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Onthetelephone. B.Inahospital. C.Atabeach.3.Whatisthemandoing?A.Askingforadvice. B.Givingdirections. C.Askingfordirections.4.Wheredoesthesmellefrom?A.Thegarbage. B.Thecat. C.Adeadanimal.5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Themanisn’tabletodothepuzzle.B.Shecan’tstandbythemananymore.C.Shewillnotbeabletosolvethepuzzle.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.Whatwillthewomandotomorrow?A.LeavefortheU.S.byair. B.Gotoaconcertwiththeman.C.Pickupherfriendfromtheairport.7.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.ProfessorSmithhasboughtthetickets.B.Thewomanwillgototheairportwithouttheman.C.Thewomanhascanceledherappointmenttonight.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatdidthemanfindoutfromhisspecialsocks?A.Heneedstorunfaster. B.Heisn’treadytorunarace.C.Hewasn’trunningintherightposition.9.Whichpetitionhasthemanalreadyparticipatedin?A.Amarathon. B.Ahalfmarathon. C.Aquartermarathon.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatkindofringwillthemanbuy?A.Onewithathickgoldband. B.Onewitharedstone. C.Onemadeofsilver.11.Whoishelpingtheman?A.Astoreemployee. B.Hisfriend. C.Hisfather.12.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Buythering. B.Lookatadifferentring.C.Takeapictureofthering.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whichcountrydidthewomanvisit?A.Spain. B.Ireland. C.England.14.Howlongwasthewomanabroad?A.Forafewyears. B.Forsixmonths. C.Justunderhalfayear.15.Whydidn’tthemantraveltoBrazil?A.Histripwascanceled. B.Hecouldn’tgetthetimeoffwork.C.Heranoutofmoney.16.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Getajob. B.Findaplacetolive.C.Introducethewomantoafriend.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhoisJessica?A.TheHelplineofficer. B.Auniversitytourguide.C.TheStudentUnionPresident.18.Whatwillthespeakerhandout?A.Herbusinesscards. B.Guidebrochures. C.Maps.19.WhatarethehoursoftheStudentWelfareOffice?A.9:30a.m.4:00p.m.onweekdays.B.9:30a.m.4:00p.m.onSaturdays.C.10:00a.m.4:00p.m.onSaturdays.20.Whatshouldvisitorsdoduringbusytimes?A.Waitinaline. B.Addtheirnametothewaitinglist.C.Askthespeakertocallthemback.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。AAssistantProfessor,MusicalApplicantsarerequiredtohaveadegreeindancearea,teachingexperienceataprofessionalorcollegelevel,abilitytodirectandteachstagemovement.Thesalarydependsonqualificationsandexperience.

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B.Allthereviewsofapplicationswillbeginimmediately.

C.Allthejobsmentionedabovepromiseagoodsalary.

D.Allthejobsmentionedinthetextrequireexperience.24.Wecanprobablyfindtheadinthesectionof______.A.Teen’sGarden B.EmploymentInformationC.Aroundtheworld D.InformationTechnologyBWanttohelpfightglobalwarming?Takeoffyourtie,saystheItalianhealthministry.Ithasurgedemployerstolettheirstaffdresscasuallyatworkinthesummersothattheairconditioningcanbeturneddown.“Takingyourtieoffimmediatelylowersthebodytemperatureby2or3degreescentigrade,”theministrysaidinastatement.“Allowingamoresensibleuseofairconditioningbringsaboutelectricitysavingsandprotectstheenvironment.”ItcalledonallpublicandprivateofficestoletemployeeswearnotieduringheatwavesliketheonethathasbroughtAfricaliketemperaturestomanypartsofItalythisweek.Themoveechoes(回应)asimilaractionfromItaly’sbiggestoilgroup,ENI,whichtolditsstaffearlierthismonththeyneednotwearatieatwork.Thetiemakers,however,werelefthotunderthecollar.“Italyconfirmsthatitisastrangecountry,”FlavioCimasaidangrilyinalettertofinancialdailyIlSole24OREundertheheadline:“I,tiemaker,amresponsibleforglobalwarming.”“Ishouldhavelistenedtomyfriendsandbeeanoilproducerinstead.”ItalyisoneoftheEuropeanUnion’sworstperformersonthepollutionfrontandisamongtheEUcountriesexpectedtoexceed(超出)theirgreenhousegasemission(排放)targets.25.What’sthepurposeofthemoveoftakingoffties?A.Todresscasually.B.Tofightglobalwarming.C.Tokeepthebodytemperature.D.Toimproveworkingconditions.26.Whofirstencouragedemployeestotakeoffties?A.ENI. B.FlavioCima.C.Afinancialdaily. D.TheItalianhealthministry.27.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“hotunderthecollar”inParagraph6probablymean?A.Angry. B.Speechless. C.Delighted. D.Puzzled.28.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutFlavioCima?A.Hestandsbytheoilgroup. B.Heagreeswiththeministry.C.Headmitshisresponsibility. D.Hearguesagainsttakingoffties.CThespreadofWesterneatinghabitsaroundtheworldisbadforhumanhealthandtheenvironment.ThesefindingsefromanewreportinthejournalNature.

DavidTilman,aprofessorofecologyattheUniversityofMinnesota,America,examinedinformationfrom100countriestoidentifywhatpeopleateandhowadietaffectedhealth.Henotedamovementbeginninginthe1960s.Hefoundthatasnationsindustrialized,populationincreasedandearningsrose,morepeoplebegantoadoptwhathasbeencalledtheWesterndiet.

TheWesterndietishighinsugar,fat,oilandmeat.Byeatingthesefoods,peoplebegantogetfatterandsicker.DavidTilmansaysoverweightpeopleareatgreaterriskfornoninfectiousdiseaseslikediabetes(糖尿病)andheartdisease.

Unfortunatelywhenpeoplebeeindustrialized,iftheyadoptthisWesterndiet,theyaregoingtohavethesehealthproblemsespeciallyindevelopingcountriesinAsia.Chinaisanexamplewherethenumberofdiabetescaseshasbeenjumpingfromlessthanonepercentto10percentofthepopulationastheybegantoindustrializeovera20yearperiod.Andthatishappeningallacrosstheworld,inMexico,inNigeriaandsoon.

And,adietbadforhumanbeings,isalsobadfortheenvironment.Astheworld’sPopulationgrows,moreforestsandtropicalareaswillbeefarmlandsforcropsorgrasslandsforcattle.Wearelikelytohavemoregreenhousegasinthefuturefromagriculturethanthatingoutofallformsoftransportationrightnow.

Mr.Tilmancallsthelinkbetweenthediet,theenvironmentandhumanhealth,“atrilemma”aproblemofferingadifficultchoice.HesaysonepossiblesolutionisleavingtheWesterndietbehind.

29.Accordingtothepassage,moregreenhousegasmightbegivenoffinthefuturefrom______.

A.transportation B.developingcountries

C.agriculture D.developedcountries

30.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat______.

A.Nigeriahasthelargestnumberofdiabetescases

B.overweightpeopleareathigherriskofinfectiousdiseases

C.theexaminedinformationesfromdevelopingcountries

D.industrializationcontributestothespreadoftheWesterndiet31.Themainpurposeofthepassageis______.A.callonustoprotecttheenvironment B.warnusofthedangeroftheWesterndietC.remindusoftheimportanceofhealthD.adviseustohaveabalanceddietDPresidentXiJinpingurgedtheleadersoftheworld’sbiggesteconomiestodeliver“realaction”and“noemptytalk”astheyattempttohelptheglobaleconomyoutofitsslowstate.

InhisopeningspeechatthestartofthetwodayG20SummitonSunday,hesaidtheG20haddrawnupactionplansinmultiplefields,includingsustainabledevelopment,greenfinance,energyefficiencyandanticorruption,“andweshouldcarryouteachofthemseriously”.

TheHangzhousummithaseatatimewhentheworldeconomyistroubledbyproblems,shortandlongterm,suchaspoorgrowth,changingpopulation,risingtradeprotectionismandlowinvestment,Xisaid.ButheinsistedthatG20memberswill“facetheproblemsdirectly”andcooperateindevelopingsolutions.

Worldleadersvowedatthemeetingtofindworkablesolutionstorestorestronggrowthandachievemoreinclusivedevelopmentthatreducesinequality.Theyalsoagreedthatmorefocusshouldbeplacedonstructuralreforms,innovationandhightechnology,astraditionalgrowthengineshaveweakened.

GermanPrimeMinisterMerkelsaidleadershadagreedthattheymustworktogethertoboostglobaleconomicgrowth,andsheweledChina’sfocusonstructuralreform.

Sheaddedthatdigitalministersfromtheworld’sbiggesteconomieswillmeetforthefirsttimenextyearandthatthegroupplannedtosetupataskforceforinnovation,Reutersreported.

Xisaidinhisspeechthatwhiletheworldneedstobettercoordinatemonetaryandfiscalpoliciesandcarryoutstructuralreforms,priorityshouldbegiventoachievingbalancedgrowth.HesaidtheG20willhelplessdevelopedcountries,includingthoseinAfrica,withindustrializationaswellasgreenenergyandfinancetobridgethegapsinglobaldevelopment.TheG20hasbeencriticizedinthepastforfailingtotakeconcretemeasurestocoordinateworldeconomies.Whileurgingmemberstotakerealaction,Xisaidthegroup“shouldcontinuetobuildoursystemstoensureourcooperationcontinuesanddeepens”.

“TheG20isbeingmoresystematicandischangingfromashorttermarrangementtohandlecrisestoalongtermdialogueandactionmechanism,”accordingtoChenWenling,chiefeconomistattheChinaCenter32.What’sthemongoaloftheleadersoftheG20inthisSummitinHangzhou?

A.TolistentoPresidentXi’sreport.

B.Tohelpouttheslowglobaleconomy.

C.Todevelopgreenfinance.

D.Tocriticizethepastwrongdoings.33.WhatrestrictedthedevelopmentoftheworldeconomyaccordingtoPresidentXi?A.Energyefficiency. B.Anticorruption.

C.Sustainabledevelopment. D.Risingtradeprotectionism.34.HowdidGermanPrimeMinisterMerkelthinkofChina’sstructuralreform?

A.It’semptytalk. B.It’sunequal.

C.It’sweled. D.It’soutofdate.35.What’sthemainideaofthenewsreportabouttheG20Summit?

A.ToelectthenewleaderforthenextG20Summit.

B.Tocallforrealjointactiontodeveloptheworldeconomy.

C.ToeupwithnewideasforChina’sstructuralreform.

D.Toobjecttothetradeprotectionismstrongly.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。Anewreportsaysplasticsareresponsiblefor$13billionindamagetotheoceansandtheunderseaenvironment.ThefindingswereannouncedrecentlyataUnitedNationsconference.36

Plasticthrownawaycarelesslymakesitswayintoriversandotherwaterways.37Afteradestroyedbybacteriaornaturalprocesses.Instead,itjustbreaksupintosmallerpiecesovertime.Theoceanscontainalotofchemicalsandotherpollutants.38Thatmeansharmfulmaterialsmaygetintoourfoodsupply.

39Humanbeingscausepollutionandtheycantakestepstostopit.Theycanusefewersingleuseproductcontainersandthrowplasticsawaycorrectly.Plasticrecyclingprogramsalsowork—whereoldbottlesandotherplasticsarecollected,brokendownandusedtomakenewproducts.Wecouldreusebottlesinourhouseholdsmanytimesifwewishto,ratherthanendthemafterthefirstuse.Wecould,whenwegetridofplastic,recycleitandreuseit,whichreplacestheneedforrawmaterials.

Thereportalsocallsonpaniestoimprovemethodsforusingplastics.40Anditcallsforinformationaboutthewayplasticisthrownoutorremovedfromuse.Byputtinganewvalueonplastic,industryhasaspecialreasontocleanuptheenvironment.Andallofthepaniesmustjointodealwiththeproblem.A.Then,fishmayeattheplastic.

B.Itasksforthemtobettermeasureanddirectplasticuse.

C.TheplasticeventuallyreachescoastalareasandoceanWaters.

D.Thereporttellsabouttheharmtosealifeandwhatmightbedonetoimprovethesituation.

E.Plasticsshouldbegatheredtogetherandreused.

F.Butpeoplecanmakeabigdifference.

G.Itisconvenienttouseplasticbagsineverydaylife.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分。满分30分）阅读下列短文，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，并将答题卡上该选项涂黑。Lessismore.Thisiswhywesay:reducethingsbyhalfinsteadofdoublingthem,getridofjunkinsteadofpilingitup,slowdowninsteadof41.Applythese42inyoureverydaylife,andyouwillfindyourselfbeingonyourjourneytosimplification.

Whenyouconcentrateononetask,youfindyouhave43thatyoudidn’tevenknowyouhad.Justimagine:youareatafair(牲畜市场)andyouhaveto44twoheavypigsover100yards.Ifyoukeep45oneandthentheother,itwilltakealongtime,46oneofthemwillkeepslippingoutofyourhandand47.Butifyoutieonepiginaplace,pickuptheother,gatherallyour48,makeadashforthefinishline,pauseforamoment,runback,get49one,andwithgreatdetermination,carrythesecondpigtothefinishline,andthenyoucanbesureofsuccess.

Thestressofworkisnow50almostinalloccupations.Inthemodernnuclearfamily,thestressthatformerlywouldhavebeen51amongalltherelativesisnow52ontheindividualpartner.

Ifyouhavethefeelingthat24hoursperdayisnot53thenit’snotbecausethedayhastoo54hours,butbecauseyouhavetoomanyactivities.Asimplefactisthat55peopletendtoforget.The56isequallysimple:refusetoacceptsomanyassignments.

“Icanhandlestress”isregardedasapositivestatement.Peoplewhocanhandlestressaregivenmore—untilonedaythe57.Paycarefulattentiontothesignsthattellyouthatyouareundermorestressthanyoucan58.Thesesignseformvarious59oflife.Youareill,oryourworkefficiencyis60.41.A.bringingup B.takingup C.givingup D.speedingup

42.A.principles B.advantages C.operations D.relations

43.A.appetite B.gift C.energy D.excuse

44.A.carry B.fetch C.bring D.take

45.A.pushing B.enjoying C.grabbing D.exchanging

46.A.and B.because C.so D.but

47.A.runningaway B.turningoff C.catchingup D.lyingdown

48.A.labor B.strength C.power D.force

49.A.another B.others C.other D.theother

50.A.small B.true C.great D.wrong

51.A.shared B.given C.realized D.influenced

52.A.contracted B.concentrated C.constructed D.congratulated

53.A.enough B.short C.important D.proper

54.A.little B.much C.few D.many

55.A.overslept B.overdeveloped C.overcrowded D.overloaded

56.A.answer B.destination C.problem D.solution

57.A.breakthrough B.breakdown C.breakout D.breakoff

58.A.putwith B.dealwith C.sufferfrom D.ewith

59.A.qualities B.quantities C.areas D.stages

60.A.improved B.advanced C.increased D.affected第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题纸的相应位置.It’seasyforyoutostartsmoking,butonceyoubeeaddictedtoit,youmayfind61._______difficultforyoutoquit.Firstly,youmaybee62._______(physical)addictedtonicotine,oneofthehundredsofharmfulchemicals63.________existincigarettes.64._______(second)youmaydevelopthehabitofsmokingandfinallybeementallyaddictedtoit.Youmaybelievethatyouwillonlyfeelgoodwhenyousmokeandmayfindallkindsofnegativeemotionsinyouwhenyoustop65.______(smoke).Smokingmayhaveallkindsofharmfuleffectsonthehealthofboth66._______smokersthemselvesandnonsmokersaroundthem.Itnotonlyaffectsyourphysicalfitness,67.______doesharm68._______yourheartandlungsandcausesavarietyofdiseases.69.________(be)asmokertheoffensivesmellandappearanceofyoumaydrivepeoplearoundyouaway.So,it’simportantthatoneshouldquitsmokingandlivea70._______(health)life.第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线．并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1．每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2．只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Iamdoingaprojectonbehalfofmyschoolaboutglobalwarming.SometimesIfeltthatindividualscannothaveanyeffectatsuchhugeenvironmentalproblems.Anyway,I’mnotsurewheretostartitwithmyproject.SoIwouldlovetogetsomesuggestion.Itissuggestedthatwetookmanymeasures.Forexample,wecanbuythingsmakingfromrecycledmaterials.Plantingtreesisalsogoodway.Important,wecanaskourfamilyandfriendstoworktogetherwithus.Wecangetyourparentstobuyproductsthataremadetosaveenergy.Remembering—ourcontributioncounts.第一节：书面表达（满分25分）据报道，在我国仍有很多山区的孩子因为家庭贫穷而上不起学，你们班就如何帮助这些孩子上学进行了讨论。假如你是李华，请你把你们的建议写成一封信寄给EnglishWeekly，希望他们能够呼吁更多的人参与这项活动。建议要点：收集旧课本和衣服；呼吁更多人帮助他们；你的建议，至少一条。注意：词数100左右，开头和结尾已经给出，不计入总词数；可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearEditor,I’maseniorhighschoolstudent,_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua

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56—60DBBCD语法填空：61.it62.physically63.that64.Secondly65.smoking66.the67.but68.to 69.Being70.healthier改错：Iamdoingaprojectonbehalfofmyschoolaboutglobalwarming.SometimesIfeltthatindividualscannothaveanyeffectatsuchhugeenvironmentalproblems.FeelonAnyway,I’mnotsurewheretostartitwithmyproject.SoIwouldlovetogetsome去掉suggestion.Itissuggestedthatwetookmanymeasures.Forexample,wecanbuysuggestionstakethingsmakingfromrecycledmaterials.Plantingtreesisalso∧goodway.Important,madeaImportantlywecanaskourfamilyandfriendstoworktogetherwithus.Wecangetyourparentstoourbuyproductsthataremadetosaveenergy.Remembering—ourcontributioncounts.Remember书面表达：Onepossibleversion:DearEditor,I’maseniorhighschoolstudent.It’sreportedthatinChinamanychildreninmountainousareasstillcan’tgotoschoolbecauseofpoverty.Lastweek,ourclassheldadiscussionabouthowtohelpthemtogotoschoolandliveahappychildhood.Hereareoursuggestions.First,someoldtextbooksandclothescanbecollectedandsenttothosechildrensothattheycanbereusedbythem.Second,it’salsoveryimportanttoappealtomorepeopleandsocialorganizationstohelpandcareforthosepoorchildren.AsfarasI’mconcerned,weshouldsavesomeofourpocketmoneyandgiveittothosechildreninneed.Aboveall,weshouldgivethemrespect,neverlookingdownuponthembecausetheyarepoor.We’llreallyappreciateitifyoucan,throughtheEnglishWeekly,increasepublicawarenessofthepoorchildren’slivingconditionsandcallonmorepeopletohelpthem.Yourssincerely,LiHua英语听力模拟试题（三十六）Text1M:Canyoutakeaphotoofme?W:Idon’thaveacamerawithme.M:Imean,withyourphone.Wehikedallthisway;Ineedtorememberthisview!Text2W:SanFranciscoGeneralM:Hello.Thisisanemergency.Canyoupleasesendanambulance?W:OK,OK.Justtrytocalmdown,sir.Andtellmewhereyouare.M:OK.Right.Uh,weareatLaTraviataRestaurantinNorthText3W:Hello,Mike.I’mhavingproblemsfindingtheconferencecenter.I’vejustpassedtheStarHotel.M:You’realmostthere.Justkeepgoing.Slowdownwhenyouseethegasstationandturnrightthere.Text4W:Whatisthatsmell?Didyouforgettotakeoutthegarbage?M:No,Ithinkthecatbroughtinaratagain.W:Oh,no!Thatissodisgusting.Pleasegotakecareofit!Text5M:Thismathpuzzleisreallybeyondme.W:Well,ifyoucan’tsolveit,Iwon’tstandachance.Text6M:Ann,areyoudoinganythingtonight?W:Yes.I’mafraidI’llbebusytonight.IhaveanappointmentwithProfessorSmith.M:Well,howabouttomorrow?Maybewecouldgotoaconcert.M:That’stoobad.W:IwillpickyouupwhenIgetbackandwecangototheconcerttogether.Whatdoyouthink?M:Great.I’llbooktheticketsrightnow.Text7W:Whatarethosesocksyou’rewearing?Theylookstrange.M:ThesearetheSensoriaFitnessSmartSocks.Theyhaveputerchipsinthemthatsenddatatoasmartphoneapp.W:Theydon’tlookveryfortable.M:They’reextremelyfortable!Plus,they’rehelpingmereachmyfitnessgoals.I’mtrainingtorunamarathon,andthesesocksareabletogivemeinformationabouthowfastI’mrunning,aswellaswheremyfeetarelandingontheground.WhenIfirststartedusingthem,theytoldmeIwasrunningincorrectly.W:Haveyoueverrunamarathonbefore?M:No,thiswillbemyfirstone.I’vedoneahalfmarathon,butthat’sit.Eventually,mygoalistotryoutfortheOlympics.Text8W:CanIhelpyouwithanything?M:Yes,I’mlookingforanengagementringformygirlfriend.W:Congratulations!Thatisveryexciting.Doyouknowwh