高三第一次月考英語試題 (九)

高三年級第一次月考

英語試題

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第I卷（選擇題共85分）

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1分，滿分5分）

聽下面5段對話，每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項

中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置，聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的

時間來回答有關(guān)小題的閱讀下一小題，每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.AthomeB.InahospitalC.Inahotel

2.Whydoesshesuggesttravelingbytrain?

A.It'scheaperB.HecanseemoresceneryC.Planesarenotsafe

3.Whatcolordoesthemanlike?

A.WhiteB.RedC.Green

4.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

A.GohikingB.PlaytennisC.MeetPeterathome

5.Whowantedtoborrowacamera?

A.MaryB.JaneC.Alice

第二節(jié)（共15小題，每小題1分，滿分15分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C

三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話前，你將有時

間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每

段對話讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Whatwillthemanprobablydotonight?

A.FlytotheUSB.GotoapartyC.Haveameeting

7.Howisthemanfeeling?

A.DisappointedB.EncouragedC.Delighted

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatjobdoesthewomanhavenow?

A.Lookingafterpatients

B.Takingcareofthehouse

C.Workingintransportation

9.Whydoesthemanwanttochangeherworknow?

A.Shelikestostayinthehouse

B.Sheneedstohaveenoughstrength

C.Shewantstohavemorewages

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whatdayisittoday?

A.ThursdayB.FridayC.Saturday

11.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Heusedtogoshoppingwithhisfather

B.HealwaysdoeshisshoppingonSaturdays

C.Heprobablylikesvideogames

12.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Themandidn'tacceptthewoman'sinvitationatlast

B.Thereisasaleinthenewshoppingcentre

C.Themanhasbeentothenewshoppingcentrebefore

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.WhatwasTimmymostinterestedin?

A.PlayingthepianoB.PlayingtheviolinC.Classicalmusic

14.WhatisTimmy'smainpurposeatthemoment?

A.MakesomenewfriendsB.GotosomeconcertsC.Learnfromothers

15.Whatweretheybothweakin?

A.SportsB.MusicC.Theoryofmusic

16.Whomwouldtheyturnto?

A.Tommy'suncleB.Lily'suncleC.Theirteacher

聽第10段高料，回答第17至20題’

17.WhatisthespeedlimitonhighwaysinAmerica?

A.25milesanhourB.35milesanhourC.55milesanhour

18.Whatisonatrafficticket?

A.Trafficrules

B.Whythedriverisstoppedbythepolice

C.Howmuchthedrivermustpay

19.Whatwillhappenifadriverreceivestoomanytraffictickets?

A.Hewillbeputinprison

B.Hecan'tdriveforever

C.Hecan'tdriveforsometime

20.Howisthetrafficduringtherushhour?

A.QuiteheavyB.VerylightC.Notraffic

第二部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）

第一節(jié)：單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上

將該項涂黑。

21.ViewerswillhavesecondchancetoseeSaturday'sconcerton

Channel4tonight.

A.a;theB.the;theC.the;/D.a;/

22.—DoyouthinkIshouldjointhesinginggroup,Mary?

-IfIwereinyourshoesJcertainlywould.

A.Noneofyourbusiness.B.Itdepends

C.whynot?D.Idon'tthinkso.

23.—Tobeapromisingstudentisnotaneasyjob.Ittakestime.

Ican'tagreemore.?Thereisnoshortcut.

A.AllroadsleadtoRomeB.Slowbutsurewinstherace

C.PracticemakesperfectD.Romewasnotbuiltinaday

24.1thinkyoucouldcomplain,,ofcourse,youarehappywiththeway

thingsare.

A.unlessB.thatC.whichD.where

25.TheBiblewasfirstwritteninHebrewandGreek,usemanyidioms.

A.bothofthemB.andallofthem

C.bothofwhichD.allofthem

26Ontheeastandwest.

A.theshoresoftwogreatoceansare—theAtlanticandthePacific.

B.aretheshoresoftwogreatoceans一theAtlanticandthePacific.

C.istheshoresoftwogreatoceans—theAtlanticandthePacific.

D.theshoresoftwogreatoceansis一theAtlanticandthePacific.

27.Jackdoesn'tsmokenow,butheforalmosttwentyyears.

A.wassmokingB.smokedC.hassmokedD.hadsmoked

28.“Onlytwocentimetershigher,breaktheworldrecord/9encouraged

thecoach.

A.youwillB.andyouwillC.oryouwillD.willyou

29.ItwasinthelabwastakenchargeofbyProfessorZhangthey

didtheexperiment.

A.where;thatB.which;whereC.that;whereD.which;that

30.ItisthattheQingTombsareinfluencedbytheMingTombs,

especiallyarchitectureandthewaytheyareplacedamongthesurrounding

mountainsandvalleys.

A.apparentB.fragileC.clumsyD.imperial

31.Peterwillsucceedinhisfield,Ibelieve,hedevotemoreenergytoit.

A.mightB.shouldC.couldD.would

32.Themagicianpickedseveralpersonsfromtheaudienceandasked

themtohelphimwiththeperformance.

A.byaccidentB.onoccasionC.atrandomD.onanaverage

33.Christiestaredangrilyatherbossandturnedaway,asthoughoutof

theoffice.

A.togoB.wentC.goneD.wouldgo

34.ThepredictionfromMayaworriesresidentsDecember21,would

betheendoftheworld.

A.ifB.thatC.whetherD.which

35.Allthesedocumentsmustbetheuniversityyouareapplying

forbeforeDecember,31.

A.donatedtoB.sentinC.submittedtoD.handedin

第二節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1分，滿分20分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳

選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Begindoingtheworkyouloveassoonaspossible,evenifyoudon'tget

paidforit,orifyoucanonlyworkatit36,AlbertEinsteinwas37togeta

jobasaphysicsprofessor.Hecouldhavesaidtohimself,“Well,Ijustdon'thave

theworkrelativeto38,Ishouldgiveuponitandsettleforsomethingelse.”

39,hewrotethetwomostfamouspaperswhile40asapatentofficeworker

Aftertheir41,therewasnotanymajor42intheworldthatwouldnot

havewantedhimtoworkforthem.

Ifyouwanttoworkasanartistandare43asawaiter,don'tthinkof

yourselfasawaiterwho44onedaytobecomeanartist.Thatputsthe45

youlovesomewhereoffinthedistantfuture.Rather,thinkyourselfas46,

supportingyourselfbywaitingtablesandpaint,ordrawasmuchasyoucan.It

is47toearnalivingwageasawaiterworking24hoursaweek.That48

plentyoftimetodevotetotrainingordevelopingyourcraft（手藝）inthe49

hours.

Whileyouareseekingtheworkyoulove,50helpstoexpandyour

awarenessintotheuniverseofallpossibilities.Ybudon'twanttobe51the

ideasofwhatyoushoulddoorwhatyouhavedonebefore.Havingopenedto

52thepossibilities,youcanmakeafinal53andselecttheworkyouloveas

yourown.

Doingtheworkyoulove54thatyoubeequallycomfortablewiththe

imaginativeandthe55,Itrequirestheabilitytodreambigdreamsandthe

abilitytofaceandmasterallthelittledetailsthatmakedreamscometrue.

36.A.full-timeB.hardC.easilyD.part-time

37.A.unableB.ableC.unwillingD.anxious

38.A.scienceB.mathsC.physicsD.money

39.A.SoB.InsteadC.ThereforeD.And

40.A.employedB.regardedC.workedD.recognized

41.A.publicationB.discoveriesC.successesD.papers

42.A.cityB.factoryC.universityD.company

43.A.knownB.makingalivingC.leadingalifeD.chosen

44.A.thinksB.imaginesC.hopesD.decides

45.A.manB.womanC.personD.work

46.A.anartistB.awaiterC.awaitressD.apainter

47.A.impossibleB.possibleC.importantD.lucky

48.A.sendsB.sparesC.leavesD.takes

49.A.onB.officeC.businessD.off

50.A.itB.whichC.thatD.this

51.A.interestedinB.devotedtoC.limitedtoD.troubledby

52.A.noB.allC.fewD.both

53.A.decisionB.planC.conclusionD.judge

54.A.suggestsB.requiresC.insistsD.encourages

55.A.necessaryB.practicalC.carefulD.honest

第三部分閱讀理解（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）

A

CareerChoices-KeepYourPowderDry

Anywhereyoulook,itisapparentthereisawideanddeepselectionof

choicesofacareer.Whetherifsahandonpositioninconstructionorsitting

behindthedeskworkingonacomputer,everyonehassomeideaofwhatisan

attractivecareer.However,whilemakingacareerchoiceisnotsimplyamatter

offollowingadreamforsome,forthemajorityitmeansalotofresearchand

soulsearching.Choosingandgrowingintotherightcareerbecomeoneofthe

mostimportantdecisionsofanindividuafslife.

Itusedtobethatonefollowedinthefootstepsoftheirfatheror

grandfatherortookoverthefamilybusinesswhenitcametomakingacareer

choice.Thesedays,acareerpathcanstartanywhereandwithafewyearsveer

offintosomethingtotallydifferent.

Atthesametime,careerchoicesmustberealisticandwellthoughtoutIt

isnotuncommonforindividualstostartdownacareerpathandrealizethey

havemadeaterriblemistake,feelingasifitmaybetoolatetoturnaround.Not

onlydoesacareerchoiceputaperson'sstrongestskillsandintereststouse,itis

alsosomethingthattheywillbedoingonaconsistentbasistobringinincome.

Thisiswhyacareerchoicecanbesuchapersonaldecision.Formerlyitusedto

beunusualforsomeonetochangeoccupationsorcareersmorethanonceor

twiceinalifetime,itisnowevenmoreunusualtokeepthesamecareerduring

someone'sworkinglife.

However,havingacareerthatfitsyourinterestsandpersonalityhasbeen

foundtobeimportanttoanindividuaPswellbeing.Aperson'scareeris

somethingtheywillcloselyidentifywith,maybeevenformingsomewhatofan

attachment.

Thereareagreatmanyresourcesforhelpingindividualswithchoosingthe

rightprofession.Anumberofwebsitesofferingtoolssuchascareertestsand

information,educationalresourcesandresumeservicescanbefoundthroughout

theweb.Itisimportanttoresearchonevocationandcareer,inthisdynamicand

changingeconomyandmarketplace,choosethebestfromseveralrelatedcareer

choices.

56.Whatshouldyouconsiderwhenyouwanttogetanidealjob?

A.Yourspecialskillsandpay

B.Yourpositionandexperience

C.Yourfutureincomeandworkinghours

D.Yourinterestandfriends9suggestions

57.Theunderlinedphrase“veeroff9inthesecondparagraphiscloseto

inmeaning.

A.dreamofgettinganeasyjob

B.setouttodothesamejob

C.comparetwodifferentthings

D.changetheformercourse

58.Nowadaysitiscommonforoneto?

A.dothesamejoballhislife.B.changehisjobfrequently

C.findafewgoodjobsatatimeD.livewithoutajobformanyyears

59.AllofthefollowingarethetoolsonprofessionofferedbywebsiteEXCEPT

A.testsandinformationB.trainingcourses

C.employers9phonenumbersD.instructionsonresume

B

Mostofmyearliestchildhoodmemoriesareofthe

beach-inthehotsun9buildingsandcastles,buryingDad

inthesand.

Nowthecoasthasapleasantandrelaxingattraction

beyondwords.Ilookedforwardtoawindycliff-topwalk

orarainydayrock-pickingjustasmuchasthoserare

momentswhenIgettoashortsleepinthesun.Butthere'snothingmore

pleasurablethanturningupatabeachtofinditdeserted.

Thesearemyfavouritesecretbeaches—oneseithernotwellknownortakea

bitofefforttogetto.MostofthoselistedscoredhighlyintheMarine

ConservationSocietyGoodBeachGuide;theothersaretoosecretevenfor

them.

SennenCloveisjustamilenortheastofLand'sEnd,thewesternmostpoint

ofmainlandEngland.It'sabeautifulspot,withwhitesands,deepgreenseaand

amazingsunsetsovertheIsles（群島）ofScilly,28milesaway.

Thewest-facingbeachispopularwithsurfers,withbiggerwavesandwinds

oftenfoundattheGwenverend.There'sabeachrestaurantwithgoodviewsof

thebayandthesunsets.

ThesmallestofIslesofScilly,Bryherisamilelong,halfamilewide-anda

naturalwildernessofunbelievablescenery.Walkalongthenarrowsandyroads

totheeasternseaboardandyoucometotwoquietbeaches.

GreenBayhasviewsovertothepalmtreesofTresco9sAbbeyGardens,and

alittlefurthersouthisRushyBay,abeautifulbeachfacingthedesertedislandof

Samson.

OnBryher,farmshopsselllocallygrownproduce,andtheytrustyouto

leavethemoneyinthepot.It'sthatkindofplace.

60.Thebesttitleforthispassageis.

A.TheBeautifulBritishIsles

B.SecretBeachesontheBritishIsles

C.TheMostPleasurablePlaceinBritain

D.MyExperienceofSearchingBeaches

61.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?

A.Theauthorisatouristguideinatouristagency

B.Theauthorlikeswalkingonarainycliff-topmost

C.Theauthorwrotethearticletoadvertiseforthebeaches

D.theauthorlovesbeachesthatarenotknowntomostpeople

62.Whichofthefollowingmapscancorrectlydescribethegeographyposition?

63.Inauthor9sview,farmersonBryherare.

A.meanB.selfishC.sincereD.lazy

C

PeopleinChinaareamongthemostfearfulofgettingold,anewglobal

surveysuggests.

AccordingtoBupa,aBritishhealthcareorganization,whichasked12262

peoplein12countriesabouttheirattitudestowardaging,28percentofthe

Chinesepolledsaidtheyfeeldepressedwhentheythinkaboutgettingold.

Andalthough72percentofallrespondentsaged65andoversaidtheydo

notfeelold,thesurveyconductedinJuneandJulythisyearfoundmorethan

halfofthoseaged45to54inChinaalreadyconsiderthemselvestobeelderly.

About30percentofChineserespondentssaidtheyworryaboutwhowilllook

aftertheminlateryears,while91percentagreedthegovernmentoftheworld's

mostpopulousnationshouldimprovecarefortheelderly.

However,becausepeopleinChinathinkabouttheirfutureearlier,research

suggeststhecountrycouldbeoneofthebestpreparedforaddressingtheaging

problem.AboutonethirdofChineserespondents-morethandoubletheglobal

average-saidtheyhaveputmoneyasideforretirement,while46percenthave

takenoutinsurance,thepollshowed.Despitebeingoneofthebestprepared

nations,threefifthsofthosesurveyedinChinaexpecttheirfamilytocarefor

themwhentheycannolongerdosothemselves.

ABupa-sponsoredreport,however,revealedthatthe“informalcare

network”(thetraditionalpatternoffamilieslookingaftertheelderly)is

disintegrating.Thisisduetoanumberoffactors,saidthereport,including

structuralchangestothepopulation,theincreaseofwomeninemployment,the

increaseofone-personhouseholdsandtheriseindivorcerates.

ThefirstbatchofChinesecoupleswithonlyonechildarelargelyintheir

50sor60sbecausethecountry飛familyplanningpolicywasadoptedinthelate

1970s.

LiYinping,55,aretiredaccountant,saidshethinksonlypeopleintheir70s

canbecalledold.Shesaidherpensionisenoughtosupportherinlateryears

andthatheronlyhopeisthathersoncanvisitregularly."Idon'tworryabout

mylateryearsatall/5saidLi.“WhenI'mold,Icanturntoaresthome.The

localhospitalcandeliverthemedicineIneedwithjustaphonecall?9

XiaoZhe,a26-year-oldcomputerengineerinBeijing,isanonlychildwhose

parentsliveinhishometownofChongqing.“I'msobusywithmyworkthatI

can'tgobacktovisitthemoften,“hesaid."Whenthey9renotabletocarefor

themselves,Iwillhireanursetolookafterthem.”

Chinawillbecometheoldestsocietyintheworldby,accordingtoarecent

reportbyaBeijing-basedgovernmentthinktank.TheUnitedNationsalso

forecaststhatpeopleaged60andoverwillaccountfor28percentofthe

country'stotalpopulationby.

64.Whichofthefollowingcanbebesttitleofthepassage?.

A.theAgingproblemofChina

B.Whoistolookaftertheelders

C.Chineseareafraidofgettingold

D.OldHomeIsPopularinChina

65.ManyfactorsEXCEPThaveagreatimpactoninformalcarenetwork.

A.structuralchangestothepopulation

B.theincreaseofwomeninemployment

C.thedevelopmentofeconomy

D.theriseindivorcerates

66.Accordingtothepassage,mostChinesepeoplearetoguaranteethelatelife.

A.puttingawaysomemoneyB.givingbirthtomorechildren

C.hiringanurseD.turningtoaresthome

67.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastfourparagraphs?

A.Chinesegovernmentputforwardfamilyplanningpolicyinthelate1970s.

B.Seniorcitizenswillaccountforahighpercentageofthecountry飛total

populationby.

C.Thelocalhospitalcandeliverthemedicinetoseniorcitizensinneed.

D.Thereisatrendthatgrown-upchildrenliveapartfromparents

D

WhenIwasaneducationofficialinPaloAlto,California,PollyTyner,the

presidentofourschoolboard,wrotealetterthatwasprintedinthePaloAlto

Times.Polly'sson,Jim,hadgreatdifficultyinschool.Hewasclassifiedasthe

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room.HisparentsknewhisacademicdiflFiculties,butalwaystriedtohelphim

seehisstrengthssothathecouldwalkwithpride.ShortlyafterJimfinished

highschool,hewaskilledinamotorcycleaccident.Afterhisdeath,hismother

sentthislettertothenewspaper:

Todayweburiedour20-year-oldson.Hewaskilledinstantlyinamotorcycle

accidentonFridaynight.HowIwishIhadknownwhenItalkedtohimlastthat

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wouldwantthemtohearifyouknewitwouldbeyourlastconversation.Thelast

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calledtosayIloveyou.Gottogotowork.Bye."Hegavemesomethingto

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IfthereisanypurposeatallforJimAdeath,maybeitistomakeothers

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timetoleteachotherknowjusthowmuchwecare.

Youmayneverhaveanotherchance.

68.Accordingtothepassage,weknowthat.

A.Jimwasalwaysashamedofhimself

B.Jimdidverywellinhisstudies

C.Jim'sparentswerepatientwithhim

D.Jimfailedtofinishhishighschool

69.Theunderlinedword^irritating"inParagraph4mostprobablymeans

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C.impatientD.surprising

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第II卷（非選擇題共35分）

第四部分：任務(wù)型閱讀（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

請認(rèn)真閱讀下列短文，并根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一個最

恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個空格只填1個單詞。請將答案寫在答題卡上相應(yīng)題號

的橫線上。

Time,afaithfulcompanyofourlife,isauniversaltopic.Peoplearealways

curiousaboutwhatitis,howittravelsandwhoitmeets.

StephenHawking,oneoftheworld'ssmartestphysicists,oncesaid.“I'm

fascinatedbytime.”

Manyofusare,andthepopularityoftimetravelnovels,moviesandTV

serieshasprovedthat.AfterPalaceandStartlingbyEachStepachieved

astonishingratingslastyear,Palace2airedonJanuary20,attractingtimetravel

fansbacktoTV.

WoodyAllen9smovieMidnightinParisachievedgreatsuccess.Itwas

nominatedforBestPicture,Directing,OriginalScreenplayandArtDirectionfor

theAcademyAwards.

Dreamofheroism

TimetravelTVseriesandmoviesconnectbothtodayandthepast,thus

offeringroomforimagination.Imaginationcreatesachancefortheyoungto

fulfilladreamthatishardtoachieveinreality.

ChinesewriterXiJuanisapioneeroftime-travelstoriesinChina.In1993

shepublishedalovestoryaboutayoungwomantimetravelingtoancienttimes.

Theleadingrole'smodernpersonalityandperceptionoflovehelpherwinthe

heartofacool,handsomemartialartmaster.Suchaplotsatisfiesfemalefans9

lovefantasy.

Startingfromthelate1990s,novelsaboutmentravelingbacktothepast

prevailed（盛行）,withaStepintothePastasthemostpopularexample.Inthese

stories,themaleleadingrolesaccomplishgreatthingswiththeirmodernskills

andwisdom.

Itisusually“adreamofheroismcometrue”，alongwithenviableromances.

Eyecandy

“I’mhookedbytheshowsbecausetheyarecharacterizedbydramaticand

poeticloveandhaveeye-pleasingactors,“XiaXiaoyan,whoworksfora

foreign-ownedenterpriseinShanghai,explainedherlovefortimetravelTV

series.

HercommentechoesasurveybyCreatMarketingResearchCoLtdin

China.WhenaskedaboutwhatissoappealingabouttimetravelTVseries,21

percentofrespondentsanswered,^Theseattractivecharacters.99

Abiggerreasonbehindthepopularityoftimetravelstories,however,isthe

relaxationtheyoffer,accordingtothesurvey.

CaiYinongagrees."Manypeoplearefacingtremendouspressureintheir

fast-pacedlives,sothisgenreismorerelaxingthanothershowsasitprovides

peoplewithaterrificoutlettoescapereality,59CaitoldChinaDaily.

Culturalhomesickness

“Whichdynastywouldyouliketoliveinifyoucouldtraveltothepast?”

askedasurveylaunchedbyShanghaiUniversityandShanghaiSocialSciences

AssociationlastDecember;

About60percentofthe2,543respondentschoseTangDynasty,whileQing

Dynasty,andtheSpringandAutumnandWarringStatesperiodsweretheother

toptwodestinations.

Thesurveyresultsreflectspeople'sdefinitionofthegooddays:prosperous

economyandculture,steadysociety,fairanduncorruptedpolitics,andopening

uptotheoutsideworld.

AsforthemovieMidnightinParis,itfeaturesmodernityversuscultural

homesickness.TheNewYorkTimescommented,wThepastseemssomuchmore

vivid,moresubstantial,thanthepresent.Thegoodolddaysaresoattractive

becausewewerenotaround,howevermuchwewishwewere.”

Timetravelwinsfans

?StephenHawkingshowsgreatinterestin

(71)_______.

Phenomenon?Peopleprefer(72)__________timetravelmoviesandTV

series.

?WoodyAllenwas(73)_________inhistimetravelmovie.

Reasonsfor

itsSupportingdetails

(74)_________