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枣阳市白水高级中学2017届高三12月月考英语试题考试时间：2016.12.19 下午2:304:30第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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称钟的时间来回答有关小题如阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. why did both of the speakers do grocery shopping at 9:00 sharp ?a. to run into each other. b. to avoid the crowds. c. to get bargains2. what is the man going to do ?a. call a taxi for the woman. b. take the woman to the bus station. c. drive the woman to the train station.3. what does the woman suggest the man do ?a. wait for the proper moment . b. find another way to walk. c. cross the street at the traffic lights.4. what does the man mean?a. he has also read the article for three times.b. he cant understand the article eitherc. he cant read the article in the dark.5. what does the woman say about the film?a. she has already seen the film.b. she is interested in seeing the film.c. most classmates think the film is good. 第二节（共15小题；每小题15分，满分225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至7题。6. when will the dinner start ?a. 6:10 b. 6:30 c. 6:407. why is the man late ?a. because the ferry he took broke down.b. because he went to the ferry lost-and- found.c. because he went back to the ferry to find his dog.听第7段材料，回答第8 、9题。8. why cant the baby-sitter come ?a. her daughter is sick. b. she has a stomachache. c. she will go to the hospital.9. what does the man think of the baby-sitter tonight ?a. nice b. good c. nervous听第 8段材料,回答第 10至 12题。10. where does the man want to go ?a. chicago b. new zealand c. tokyo11. what time will the flight 212 take off ?a. at 11:30 a.m. b. at 10:30 a.m. c. at 11:30 p.m. 12. how long does the whole journey take ?a. less than one hour . b. about two hours. c. about eleven hours听第 9段材料,回答第 13至 16题。13. what are the two speakers doing in the park?a. they are having a date. b. they are picnicking. c. they are exercising14. why did the woman go to the doctor the day before yesterday?a. she fell down and hurt her ankle.b. she cut her fingers badly.c. she had trouble in breathing.15. what can we know about the woman build?a. shes heavy. b. shes of medium build c. shes healthy16. what annoys the woman most ?a. giving up fried chips. b. getting up early c. getting rid of coke. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17. why do people leave home to travel according to the speaker ?a. to get educated. b. to take an adventure. c. to enjoy themselves.18. what do we learn about paris from the passage ?a. there are 200 vehicles for every kilometer.b. there are few shops along river seine19. what impression will a tourist get of hong kong ?a. it has many big parks. b. it is a city of contrasts. c. it is an industrial center.20. what does the passage tell about travelling ?a. it makes our city more interesting.b. it enables us to get first-hand knowledge.c. it brings about changes in our lifestyle.（40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 ，amr. white was born in a small village. his parents worked hard on their farm but they couldnt get enough food for the family. of course, he couldnt be sent to school and his uncle who worked in a school taught him at home. and he learned a lot before he left there. when he was sixteen, he found work in a factory. as an abled worker, the boss liked him and seven years later the boss married his daughter to him and with his help, mr white had his own factory after another seven years passed.mrs. white liked her husband very much. so she was always afraid he loved the other women. she often asked him a lot of questions. he wouldnt make her angry and was more careful.one evening mr. white was very busy and he told his secretary to help him. when they finished the work, it was ten in the evening. he had to see her home. that night his wife felt unwell and told him to take her to a hospital. he helped her to get on the car and started. but soon after that he found there was a shoe in the car. he had a look at his wife. the woman seemed to be asleep. he picked it up gently and threw it out of the window.soon they got to the hospital. as he was going to help her to get off, suddenly the woman called out, “wheres my shoe?”21why could mr. white not be sent to school?a. his parents were both farmersb. he was born in a poor familyc. he could learn all subjects by himselfd. they were often worried about food22how old was mr. white when he had his own factory?a. sixteen b. twenty-three c. thirty d. forty23mr. white tried to be careful,because he was afraid .a. he would be sent awayb. his wife wouldnt help himc. he would be busyd. his wife would be unhappyhappy birthday! do birthday really make people happy? of course they do. birthdays celebrate the day when we were born. besides, that extra candle on the cake suggests another year of growth and maturity（成熟）or so we hopewe all like to imagine that we are getting wiser and not just oldermost of us enjoy seeing the wonder of growth in others, as wellfor instance, seeing our children develop and learn new things makes us feel proudfor americans, like people in most cultures, growing up is a wonderful processbut growing old? that is a different story.growing old is not exactly for people in youth-oriented (以年轻人为中心)american culturemost americans like to look young, act young and feel young. as the old saying goes, “youre young as you feel” older people joke about how many years young they are, rather than how many years oldpeople in some countries value the aged as a source of experience and wisdombut americans seem to favor those who are young, or at least “young at heart”many older americans find the “golden years” to be anything but goldeneconomically, “senior citizens” often try just to get byretirement at the age of 65 brings a sharp decrease in personal incomesocial security benefits usually cannot make up the differenceolder people may suffer from poor nutrition (营养), medical care, and housing. some even have the experience of age discrimination(歧视). american sociologist(社会学家) pat moore once dressed up like an older person and wandered city streetsshe was often treated rudely-even cheated and robbedhowever, dressed as a young person, she received much more respectunfortunately, the elderly population in america is increasing fastwhy? people are living longerfewer babies are being bornand middle-aged “baby boomers”(婴儿潮) are rapidly entering the group of the elderlyamerica may soon be a place where wrinkles（皱纹）are “in”marketing experts are already noticing this growing group of consumers24growing up is a wonderful thing because _.a. people can celebrate their birthdays.b. people can become more and mature and wiser.c. people can receive many presents.d. people will feel younger at heart.25we can infer from the second paragraph that _.a. young people lack experience and wisdom.b. american older people often joke about their old age.c. american culture is very young.d. different countries have different opinions on the old age.26the underlined sentence (in paragraph 3) means “_.”a. the golden years can make the old earn lots of money and receive good medical careb. the old people in america are probably leading a hard life without good nutrition, medical care or housing.c. the old in america have to retire at the age of 65.d. american social security benefits are not good.27from the last paragraph we know that the underlined word “in” can be replaced by _.a. serious b. badc. disappearing slowly d. growing fastrobinson crusoe is a famous novel written by daniel defoe. the book tells the story of a man who is shipwrecked (遭遇海难的). he spends 28 years on an island near venezuela. the book tells the story of everything that happens to robinson crusoe. he hopes someone will rescue him, but he has been there for so long on his own that he also begins to fear being rescued.robinson crusoe was published in 1719. most experts believe the story is based on the life of alexander selkirk, who was a scottish sailor. on an expedition in 1704, selkirk had an argument with his ships captain. selkirk thought the ship was not safe and was about to fall apart.when the ship stopped at a remote island to get fresh water, selkirk got off. he tried to get the other crew members to leave with him, but nobody would. the shop then sailed away without him. selkirk spent four years and four months on his own on the island, known as aguas buenas.selkirk was finally rescued by a ship that visited the island in 1709. the ships captain was grateful to selkirk because he provided food for the crew when they arrived.now archaeologists think they have found the remains of selkirks camp on aguas buenas. they found two deep holes that would have held wooden posts. the archaeologists say this is evidence that selkirk built a shelter there. the post holes are near a fresh water stream. they are located quite high up, which would have meant that selkirk was able to watch out for the ships coming close to the island.the most interesting evidence, the archaeologists say, is part of a piece of equipment used by sailors to navigate (导航). historians believe selkirk was a navigator, so the instrument could have belonged to him.robinson crusoe was published ten years after selkirk was rescued. most experts think daniel defoe heard and read stories about selkirk, which inspired him to write the book.28why did selkirk choose to land on the remote island?a. because he had quarrels with the crew members.b. because the captain ordered him to get fresh water.c. because he wanted to go on an adventure there.d. because he thought the ship he was on was in danger.29we can infer from the text that the ship that visited aguas buenas in 1709 _.a. lost its way while sailingb. lacked fresh water upon arrivalc. was being navigated by selkirkd. was running out of food upon arrival30how could selkirk see ships that might rescue him, according to archaeologists?a. by asking the crew members on the ships.b. by sending messages to the ships captains.c. by watching from his shelter high on the island.d. by using a piece of equipment used to navigate.31the author wrote the text to _.a. explain the origin of robinson crusoeb. promote sales to robinson crusoec. criticise alexander selkriks deedsd. praise daniel defoe for his writing inspirationthe attack on september 11thnew york: when the first jet struck tower 1 at world trade center at 8: 48 am on tuesday, the people in tower 2 at world trade center with a view of the instant damage across the divide had the clearest sense of what they too must do : get out fast.katherine ilachinski, who had been knocked off her chair by the blast of heat exploding from the neighboring tower, was one of those. despite her 70 years of age, ms ilachinski, an architect working on the 91st floor of tower 2 at world trade center, the south tower, went for the stairs. twelve floors above her, judy wein, a manager, screamed and set off too.but others up and down the 110 floors, many without clear views of the damage across the way and thus unclear about what was happening, were not so sure. and the 18 minutes before the next plane would hit were ticking off.among the uncertainty about what was the best thing to do, formal announcements inside the south tower instructed people to stay put, assuring them that the building was sound and the threat was limited to the other tower.some left, others stayed, some began to climb down and, when met with more announcements and other warning to stop or return, went back up. the decisions made in those instants proved to be of great importance, because many who chose to stay, were doomed (注定) when the second jet crashed into the south tower killing many and stranding (使某物留在) many more in the floors above where the jet hit.one of those caught in indecision(犹豫不决) was the manager at fuji bank usa. richard jacobs of fuji bank left the 79th floor with the other office workers, but on the 48th floor they heard the announcement that the situation was under control. several got in the lifts and went back up two minutes or so before the plane crashed into their floor.32from the passage , we know that the south tower was hit by the plane _a. at 8: 30b. 18 minutes earlier than the north towerc. at around 9: 06 d. at 8: 4833the underlined words “stay put” mean _a. stay in the building b. leave at oncec. put everything back and then leave d. keep silent34which floor was hit by the second jet?a. the 91st floor. b. the 71st floor.c. the 60th floor. d. the 79th floor.35few people would have died if _a. more announcements had been madeb. people hadnt used the liftsc. the incident had happened on a weekend d. people chose to stay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。its nice to be home36 i have been fortunate enough to make trips to many countriesthey were wonderful adventures filled with new sights and experiencesand my wife and i have another trip in the planning stageswere home now and have settled back into our daily routine of life37 i find that when i am at home，particularly for a while when we have just returned from a trip，i feel very comfortableperhaps it is because everything around me is familiar and the daily routine is so much the same i can move through it almost without thinking38perhaps it is because we can have meals at home instead of always being in restaurants，although its nice to let someone else do the cooking，and because i can sleep in my own bedthere are times i think it would be nice to simply stop travelling and stay home and im stile i would be very comfortable if that were to happen 39yet i guess i am probably a restless soul because i know that after i have been home for a while i will start to think about other places we might go and other things we want to seewe will travel again and we feel fortunate to be able to do so40 still，one of the best things about travelling for me is coming homeim very comfortable here at home even if it is difficult to say exactly whyai like to travel very muchbi enjoy local food while travellingci like being home，for whatever reasondperhaps it is because our friends are hereeand i enjoy my daily life at home so muchfwe want to see as much of the world as we cangits lucky that my wife and i both love travelling第二节 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。war started in our house in late july with a month to go before my first day of college. it was a battle of wills over what college i was to attend. mom wanted me to attend a famous school, and i wanted to go to a small writing college. every night for two weeks, we argued, shouted and gave treatments until both sides went to bed with regrets.it was mostly my _ . since my junior year of high school, i had at being a nurse. i took all the science courses, and even worked as a in my towns local hospital. my was to help the sick and be superwoman to the world.yet, _ graduation and college neared, it all changed.treating the sick was , but not what i was meant to do for the of my life. i could picture myself in hospitals, making rounds, and taking , but i couldnt picture myself happy. it wasnt the _ i wanted.then, i realized i had been creating and writing stories for as long as i could . i loved it, and writing was what i had been doing as a _ . it was going to be my career. and it had to be.on august 1st, mom and i sat down at the dinner table and i told her that she had every to choose where to spend her money, just like i had every right to decide where i wanted to go to school. if it was her choice not to _ any of my college education, then i would take a year off to work and earn money so i could go to the college i wanted.standing by my decision to be a writer had my firm belief to my mom. finally we were at , and she decided to support me, which _ the world to me.before that time, i had never stood up _ my parents on any major decision. choosing which college to attend _ me to become a separate and complete adult. i am now finished with my first semester as a professional writing major and i cannot wait to see what comes next.41a. cooking b. gardening c. nursing d. writing42a. medical b. warm c. mental d. silent43a. fault b. success c. duty d. turn44a. wondered b. aimed c. pointed d. looked45a. student b. volunteer c. graduate d. doctor46a. goal b. job c. task d. post47a. before b. after c. until d. as48a. rough b. noble c. mild d. easy49a. part b. whole c. rest d. half50a. notices b. examinations c. temperatures d. drugs51a. future b. effect c. drill d. idea