2018届高三英语上学期第二次月考(12月)试题.doc

2018届高三英语上学期第二次月考(12月)试题答题卡注意事项：准考证号码为：前面五位数为空白，填写最后四位数：考场号（位）考场座位号（位），并把下面对应的数码涂黑；第卷第一部分 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。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。1. Why do we know about the man? A.He lost some work papers. B. He is behind in his work. C. He wants to go to the party.2. What is the mans job? A.A taxi driver. B. An airline pilot. C. A luggage handler.3. When will the woman have her hair cut? A. At 10:00 this Friday. B. At 9:30 this Saturday. C. At 12:00 this Saturday.4. Where are the speakers? A. In a classroom. B. In a library. C. In a cinema.5. What does the man mean? A. He missed the speech. B. He lost his way to the train station. C. He couldnt understand what the lecturer said. 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What are the speakers talking about? A.An advertisement. B. A movie. C. An actress.7. What does the woman think of Shelly Brown? A. Shes beautiful. B. Shes disappointing. C. She performed well. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. How much does a two-bedroom apartment cost per month?A. $285 . B. $250. C. $100.9. What will the man doe at 5:00 this afternoon?A. Go to work. B. Pick up his wife. C. See an apartment. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How does the woman feel now? A. Excited. B. Upset. C. Angry.11. What does the woman believe she did well? A. Driving uphill. B. Making turns. C. Parking.12. Why did the woman hit a car? A. She failed to use the hand brake. B. She didnt see the car. C. She drove too fast.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How did the woman get interested in fashion design? A. She often looked at her fathers pictures. B. She always took an interest in her own clothes. C. She was encouraged to develop her natural interest by her mother.14. Why did the woman change her major in college? A. She developed a new love. B. She lost her interest in her former major. C. She thought the second major more useful.15. What does the woman say about her work experience? A. It was useful when she started her own business. B. She is grateful to her teacher for offering her a good job. C. What she learnt was more valuable than anything she did at college.16. What inspired the woman to get into fashion design? A. Her wish to look attractive. B. Her interest in people. C. Her character.听第1O段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What do readers need to do to understand My Life? A. Read the writers other books. B. Know about the writers life. C. Read it slowly.18. Why does John go to London in Goodbye to the Fields? A. His parents do not like the countryside. B. His parents both e from there. C. His father has to be close to his work.19. What is wrong with Holidays in Europe? A. It doesnt describe places well. B. Its maps are not practical. C. It costs too much money.20. Who will find next weeks program useful? A. People who are planning to buy presents. B. People who are trying to save money. C. People who enjoy reading reports. 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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A The Coolest Inventions An Oceans Vacuum Theres a collection of plastic trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Its bigger than Texas and growing. The way to clean it up now is to catch it with nets. That is both costly and slow. Instead, the Ocean Cleanup Project proposes a 62-mile-long floating barrier that would use natural currents to trap trash. If next years trials succeed, a full cleanup operation would aim to start in xx. It could reduce the trash by 42 % over 10 years. Easy-On Shoes In xx, Matthew Walzer, a high school student with a disability, sent a note to Nike. “My dream is to go to college,” he wrote, “without having to worry about someone ing to tie my shoes every day.” Nike assigned a design team to the challenge. This year, they came out with their solution: the FlyEase. The basketball shoe can be fastened with one hand. A pair of Nike FlyEase shoes sells for $ 130. An Airport for Drones (无人机） As Amazon, Google, and others get ready for drone delivery service, there is one big question: What kinds of home bases will their drones have? Rwanda, in Africa, may have the answer. There, workers will soon start work on three “drone ports”. The goals is to make it easier to transport food, medical supplies, electronics, and other goods through the hilly countryside. Construction is set to be pleted in xx.21. Whats the advantage of the Oceans Vacuum?A. It can be a money-saver.B. It can grow year by year.C. It can tear plastic into pieces.D. It can be put into wide use soon.22. What do we know about Nike?A. It offers free shoes to the disabled.B. It is designing new shoes frequently.C. It provides customer-friendly services. D.It responded to Matthews request passively.23. Why is Rwanda setting up “drone ports”?A. Because road travel there is rough.B. Because there are too many drones.C. Because theyre easier to construct than roads.D. Because they are receptive to new technology. B CORAL reefs are, in fact, a necessary part of our ecosystem and provide opportunities for human beings to gain a better understanding of the ocean. Unfortunately, theyre also disappearing faster than ever. According to a warning by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration(NOAA) on Oct.8, the world is in its third recorded global coral bleaching（白化）since 1998 and xx. This means no place with coral has been spared,as coral reefs are ing into contact with increasingly warm seas,which is leading to them dying off in large numbers. Coral bleaching is like human cancer.It happens when corals are under stress from changes in light,nutrients, or temperature. This causes the coral to drive away the symbiotic algae（共生藻类）, living within their tissues（组织）, which play an important role in providing food for coral while making it colorful. Without the algae,coral reefs bee pale and weak. In some cases they are not able to recover and eventually die off. The current coral bleaching event started back in late xx and continued into this year with no signs of stopping. The BBC reports that 35% of coral reefs in the world will likely be affected,and an estimated 4,633 square miles (about 120,000 square kilometers) of coral reefs could die. The loss of coral reefs is no small matter.Although they only take up 0.1% of the ocean floor, coral is home to about 25% of marine life. This isnt just a problem for divers and fish, as Eakin pointed out. Coral reefs are important globally, he added, as they protect shorelines, produce money in tourism, and help provide food for 500 million people worldwide. So people cannot overlook the environmental,economic and social effects of the loss. The NOAA warning about coral bleaching came just about two months before a global climate summit（峰会）in Paris, where hundreds of world leaders will attempt to work our a plan to fight climate change. Oceans will be a key subject during the summit, and Eakin says theres an absolutely urgent need for action.24.Coral reefs, according to the passage,are dying off in large numbers as a result of _ .A.disease B.warm seas C.dirty water D.a lack of food25.What keeps coral reefs colorful?A.Nutrients. B.Their tissues. C.Light from seawater. D.The symbiotic algae.26.The climate summit in Paris _ .A.will be held two months before he NOAA warning about coral bleachingB.has worked out a plan to fight climate changeC.will mainly discuss the problem of oceansD.will regard oceans as a key topic of the global climate27.Why are coral reefs important?a.They protect shorelines. b.They are beneficial to tourism.c.They are home to most marine life. d.They help provide food for 500 million people.A.a b d B.a c d C.a b c D.b c d C Increasing numbers of airports, especially in Europe, are promoting a “silent airport” idea. It is to reduce noise pollution, such as airport-wide announcements, without sacrificing timely and helpful updates of information. International airports were once characterized by their high voices, peting gate announcements and so on. This is all changing. Angela Gittens, director general of Airports Council International (ACI), says there is a growing desire among airports and airlines they serve to “create a calm, relaxed atmosphere” without being disturbed by announcements. “Passengers can relax while they wait for their flight to board in the mon airside lounges (休闲区), and food and drink areas,” she says. In June, Helsinki Airport in Finland a country where the tourism slogan is “Silence, Please” became the most recent airport to adopt the silent concept. As part of its mitment to quieting things down, announcements for flights are made only in boarding gate areas. Lost track of time in the shop? Too bad. Nobodys going to call you to your flight, as announcements in all terminals will be made only in exceptional emergency circumstances. Heikki Koski, vice president of Helsinki Airport, says that improved flight information display systems and interactive kiosks (交互式自助服务机), together with advances in mobile technology, are changing the way airports municate with passengers. At Munich Airport, InfoGate kiosks allow for video-based, face-to-face conversation with a live customer service representative in the travelers language of choice. Interactive signs, on the other hand, give directions at the touch of finger. Passengers can tap a “you are here” display to get directions and approximate walking times to their destinations. Of course, an airport will never be as silent as a temple. There will continue to be a need for airport-wide emergency announcements, along with boarding calls. But at silent airports, the latter can be restricted to specific gates, as has been adopted in Helsinki.28. What is Angela Gittens, opinion on the silent airport concept?A. It makes airport noise-free.B. It is intended for passengers benefit.C. It has changed international airports reputation.D. It has encouraged the catering industry in airports.29. What should passengers pay close attention to at Helsinki Airport?A. Their boarding time.B. Finlands tourism slogan.C. The shops opening hours.D. The “you are here” display.30. Why is Munich Airport mentioned in the next?A. To show its popularity. B. To introduce InfoGate kiosks.C. To prove Heikki Koskis words. D. To be pared with Helsinki Airport.31. What is the best title for the text?A. Silence, please. This is an airport!B. Can airports be as quiet as temples?C. Silent airports all around the worldD. Technology helps airports bee interactive D The last thing Caitlin Hipp would have expected as she prepared to turn 28 years old was to be living at home with her parents. All shes ever wanted to do is to bee an elementary school teacher. However, Hipp has racked up(累计) $100,000 (about 0.67 million yuan) in student loan debt and isnt able to earn enough through working as a part-time skating instructor and restaurant server to live anywhere other than home. To some degree, multigenerational households have always been a part of American life. However, the number of adults who have been moving back in with their parents or never leaving home in the first place has been growing steadily. The Pew Research Center recently reported that xx was a milestone in the evolving living arrangements of young adults in the US. Until xx, the most mon living arrangement for young adults was to be living in their own property as part of a couple. UBS Financial Services, a Swiss global financial services pany, released a report that even suggests one reason for the growing number of young adults still living at home could be that their family doesnt want them to leave. The report shows that 74 percent of millennials(千禧一代) get some kind of financial support from their parents after college. Millennials see their parents as peers, friends and mentors（导师）. In return, their parents happily provide financial support well into adulthood, helping fund everything for them. Stuart Hoffman, chief economist for the PNC Financial Group in the US, said “Although job growth for millennials since xx has improved, that doesnt necessarily mean that millennials are starting to fly the nest, he said. “They may like living at home and being able to save money.” He added, “While it has held back household formation and purchases on things, they are probably traveling more and eating out more. I dont know if it represents a change in moral values, its much more mon for adult children to live in their parents homes because its being part of the culture.”32. Whats the purpose of Caitlin Hipps story?A. To prove the authors view.B. To introduce her situation.C. To present the topic.D. To make readers rethink about the problem.33. What does the underlined part (Paragraph1) probably refer to?A. live with parentsB. live independentlyC. stay at homeD. leave home34. According to Hoffman, which of the following is true?A. It isnt necessary for millennials to leave the nest.B. They can spend less money on their daily life.C. Moral values are changing gradually.D. Young adults are living in a different life style.35. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. Why is the number of the millennial growing steadily?B. Why has the percentage of adults living with their parents been on the rise?C. Why are parents willing to help fund for young adults?D. Why do more adults treat their parents as peers, friends and guides?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。选项中有两项是多余选项。 The rules about how to talk, eat and sit, which are highly limited, are observed in most Western restaurants and homes. 36 Many Westerners have no idea how to act at the Chinese dinner table. No forks or knives for them to use! The Chinese host makes great, sweeping arm movements that go over large sections of the table, passing over both food and friends alike. 37 However, it leaves many foreigners at a loss for what to do.In my childhood home, dinner was enjoyed with low voices, and the topics that we could discuss were very limited. 38 If I had to leave the table to use the toilet, I had to excuse myself without mentioning what it was that I was going to do. “May I be excused, please? I need to wash my hands.” I would say. My mother would say, “Sure.” My father would often play a joke on me by saying, “ 39 ”As for eating, we did it quietly. No eating noises were allowed. Everything must be done as quietly as possible. If any sound was created by eating food or drinking, it would be considered as bad manners! 40 He is to sit up straight with the recessive hand (usually the left) in ones lap holding a napkin while the dominant hand (usually the right) holds the fork or spoon. The only time one is allowed to have both hands on the table is when he is using a knife to cut something.A. How one sits at the table is also prescribed(规定).B. We were not allowed to talk about anything that made listeners unfortable.C. Cant you think up a better excuse than that?D. Theyre pletely different from what we find here in China.E. Your hands dont look dirty!F. The scene is fantastic. G. In general they were all strictly forbidden topics 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题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Robby was 11 when he took his first piano lesson. I_41_students begin at an earlier age, _42_ I explained to Robby. Robby said it had always been his mothers dream to hear him play the piano. So I took him as a student.Much _43_ Robby tried, he _44_ the sense of tone and basic rhythm. But be dutifully reviewed his lessons.Over the months he tried and tried,and hed always say, “My moms going to hear me play someday.” But it seemed _45_. He just did not have any inborn ability.Then one day Robby stopped ing. I was glad, as he was a bad _46_ for my teaching! I _47_ he had decided to pursue something else.Several weeks later, my students were to have a recital（演奏会）. To my surprise, Robby came, asking to play in the recital.“It is for_48_pupils, but you dropped.”“My mom was sick. But I have been practicing. Ive just got to play!” he insisted and I agreed.The night for the recital came. I put Robby up just in the program _49_ I was to e up and thank all the students and play a finishing piece. I thought I could save his poor performance through my curtain closer.The recital _50_ well. Robby came up on stage. His clothes were wrinkled and his hair looked dirty. “How could his Mom.?” I thought.Robby began and it was Mozarts