湖南省五校高三英语12月联考试题.doc

湖南省湘东五校2017年下期高三联考英语试题总分：150分 时量：120分钟本试卷分为第i卷和第ii卷两部分第i卷第一部分：听力（共两小节，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. where does the conversation probably take place? a. in a library. b. in a restaurant. c. on a bus.2. how does the woman feel about her work? a. she is disappointed with it. b. she is excited about it. c. she is satisfied with it. 3. what kind of music does the woman like? a. jazz. b. classical. c. folk. 4. why will the man go to edinburgh? a. to drive the woman there. b. to have a meeting in glasgow. c. to meet some important people.5. what will the girl do tonight? a. prepare for an exam. b. watch tv. c. go to a movie. 第二节(共1 5小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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. what does the man suggest doing? a. going for a walk. b. having a cup of tea. c. mailing a letter.7. what is the woman doing? a. writing a letter. b. cooking dinner. c. exercising. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. what is the date today? a. october 22nd. b. october 23rd. c. october 24th. 9. how old is the united nations in 2010? a. 70 years. b. 65 years. c. 60 years. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. who is thomson? a. lindas husband. b. the mans cousin. c. a cook. 11. how many years have the speakers got married? a. 40. b. 50. c. 60. 12. what do we know about linda? a. she wont be invited to the party. b. she doesnt eat chicken. c. she is a good cook. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what are the speakers talking about? a. friends. b. pictures. c. stories.14. why does the woman think it is stressful to go to the dentist? a. it is out of your control. b. it is too expensive. c. it hurts.15. what does the man think is the most stressful? a. being late. b. having an exam. c. moving to a new place.16. what does the woman think of interviews? a. they are challenging. b. they are stressful. c. they are terrible.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. where is the finish line? a. outside london. b. near buckingham palace. c. at greenwich.18. what was last years record time? a. 2 hours 17 minutes 16 seconds. b. 2 hours 22 minutes 16 seconds. c. 2 hours 48 minutes.19. who was the youngest person to finish the race so far? a. betty omary. b. shelly mortimer. c. ian britton. 20. when will the full report about the event be? a. at 7:15. b. at 7:30. c. at 7:55. 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。awhats on?electric underground7:30pm-1:00am free at the cyclops theatredo you know whos playing in your area? were bringing you an exciting evening of live rock and pop music from the best local bands. are you interested in becoming a musician and getting a recording contract(合同)? if so, come early to the talk at 7:30pm by jules skye, a successful record producer. hes going to talk about how you can find the right person to produce your music.gee whizz8:30pm-10:30pm comedy at kaleidoscopecome and see gee whizz perform. hes the funniest stand-up comedian on the comedy scene. this joyful show will please everyone, from the youngest to the oldest. gee whizz really knows how to make you laugh! our bar is open from 7:00pm for drinks and snacks.simons workshop5:00pm-7:30pm wednesdays at victoria stagethis is a good chance for anyone who wants to learn how to do comedy. the workshop looks at every kind of comedy, and practices many different ways of making people laugh. simon is a comedian and actor who has 10 years experience of teaching comedy. his workshops are exciting and fun. an evening with simon will give you the confidence to be funny.charlotte stone8:00pm-11:00pm pizza worldfine food with beautiful jazz music; this is a great evening out. charlotte stone will perform songs from her new best-selling cd, with james pickering on the piano. the menu is italian, with excellent meat and fresh fish, pizzas and pasta(面食). book early to get a table. our bar is open all day, and serves cocktails, coffee, beer, and white wine.21. who can help you if you want to have your music produced?a. jules skye. b. gee whizz. c. charlotte stone. d. james pickering.22. at which place can people of different ages enjoy a good laugh?a. the cyclops theatre.b. kaleidoscope.c. victoria stage.d. pizza world.23. what do we know about simons workshop?a. it requires membership status.b. it is from 8:00pm to 11:00pm. c. it is run by a comedy club.d. it is held on wednesdays.beven the hardest days contain lessons that will help you be a better personfeeling down? consider these things to remember when youre having a bad dayno one promised life would be perfect. if you look for perfection，youll never be contentdont condition your happiness on meeting every expectation you set for yourselfit is good to be ambitious，but youll never be perfectif you expect otherwise，your life will be filled with disappointmentssuccess doesnt happen overnight. trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit. dont kid yourself into thinking success will come quickly. it isnt easy to be patient, but anything worth doing requires time. if you get frustrated, remind yourself why your goal is importantthere is a lesson in every struggle. and once the storm is over, you wont remember how you made it through or how you managed to survive. but one thing is certain. when you come out of the storm，you wont be the same person who walked in. thats what this storms all aboutdont complain about how terrible your life isif you search for the lesson in your present struggle，youll be able to make positive changes that would prevent similar situations in the futurewithout hard times, you wouldnt appreciate the good ones. strength does not come from winningyour struggles develop your strengthswhen you go through hardships and decide not to give in, that is strength. it is hard to find much to smile about when you fail, but how else would you improve yourself? if you look at failure as a part of your evolutionary process，youll stay positive and pursue your goals for as long as it takes24what does the underlined sentence in paragraph 3 mean?asuccess will come quickly. bhard work leads to success.csuccess calls for patience.dconfidence is the first step to success.25we can learn from paragraph 4 that_a1essons from struggles make us strongerball things are difficult before they are easycwe should forget how we managed to survivedsimilar situations in the future will never appear26what can we infer from paragraph 5?ahard times make us lose heart and be short of courage.bperseverance（持之以恒） in time of hardships develops our strengthscsmiles when you fail will not help to improve yourselfdwe should try to avoid failures in the evolutionary process.27which of the following is the best title of this passage?astruggle leads to success. bsuccess wont come quickly. clife is not perfect. dthings to remember in hard times. cfrom the minute i met him i didnt like edward dahlberg, or, maybe, i was nervous about meeting a man of letters, my introduction to the social world of american literature. the evening alberta and i came over, he sat in a deep armchair facing a semicircle of admirers. they asked his opinion about various writers. he waved his hand and, except for himself, dismissed everyone in the twentieth century: hemingway wrote “baby talk,” faulkner “sludge.” joyces ulysses was “a tiring walk through the waste of dublin.” r lene introduced me. this is frank mccourt from ireland. he teaches high school english. i put out my hand but he let it hang. oh, still a high school boy, are you? i didnt know what to say. he laughed and said to rlene, “does our friend teach english to deaf mutes?” in the dahlberg world teaching was for women only. i backed away to my chair, confused. he wasnt finished. he turned to me. does our high school boy read? and what does he read? i searched my head for something id read recently, something distinguished that might please him. im reading the autobiography of sean o casey. quote me a line. my heart jumped and pounded. my mouth was dry. i could think of nothing from ocasey that match the grand passages dahlberg quoted from the ancient master. i mumbled(含糊地说)，“well, i admire o casey for the natural way he writes about his life growing up in dublin.” he nodded toward me. if you admire so-called natural writing you can always look at the walls of a public toilet. the admirers laughed. my face was hot and i said without thinking, “o casey fought his way out of the slum(贫民窟) of dublin. he was half blind. hes a a champion of the worker hes as good as you anytime. the whole world knows sean o casey. who ever heard of you?” he shook his head for the benefit of his admirers and they shook their heads in agreement. he called rlene, “tell your high school boy to leave my presence. hes not welcome here though his wife is welcome to stay.”28. what was edwards attitude towards the mentioned writers?a. he looked down on them. b. he considered them out of date.c. he showed deep admiration for them. d. he owed his literary achievement to them.29. what was edwards reaction to being introduced to the author?a. he asked the author to leave his presence. b. he greeted the author politely.c. he gave the author a cold welcome. d. he questioned the authors sincerity.30. how did the author feel at the suggestion of quoting a line?a. confused. b. uneasy c.impatient d.dissatisfied.31. how did the author face others laughter?a. he fell completely silent. b. he laughed back at them.c. he escaped from the room. d. he voiced his inner anger.dwhy should mankind explore space? why should money, time and effort be spent exploring and researching something with so few apparent benefits? why should resources be spent on space rather than on conditions and people on earth? these are questions that, understandably, are very often asked.perhaps the best answer lies in our genetic makeup(基因构成) as human beings. what drove our ancestors to move from the trees into the plains, and on into all possible areas and environments? the wider the spread of a species, the better its chance of survival. perhaps the best reason for exploring space is this genetic tendency to expand wherever possible.nearly every successful civilization has explored, because by doing so, any dangers in surrounding areas can be identified and prepared for. without knowledge, we may be completely destroyed by the danger. with knowledge, we can lessen its effects.exploration also allows minerals and other potential(潜在的) resources to be found. even if we have no immediate need of them, they will perhaps be useful later. resources may be more than physical possessions. knowledge or techniques have been acquired through exploration. the techniques may have medical applications which can improve the length or quality of our lives. we have already benefited from other spinoffs including improvements in earthquake prediction, in satellites for weather forecasting and in communications systems. even nonstick pans and mirrored sunglasses are byproducts(副产品) of technological developments in the space industry!while many resources are spent on what seems a small return, the exploration of space allows creative, brave and intelligent members of our species to focus on what may serve to save us. while space may hold many wonders and explanations of how the universe was formed or how it works, it also holds dangers. the danger exists, but knowledge can help human beings to survive. without the ability to reach out across space, the chance to save ourselves might not exist.while earth is the only planet known to support life, surely the adaptive ability of humans would allow us to live on other planets. it is true that the lifestyle would be different, but human life and cultures have adapted in the past and surely could in the future.32why does the author mention the questions in paragraph 1?ato express his doubts. bto compare different ideas.cto introduce points for discussion. dto describe the conditions on earth.33what is the reason for exploring space based on paragraph 2?ahumans are naturally born to do so. bhumans have the tendency to fight.chumans may find new sources of food. dhumans dont like to stay in the same place.34the underlined word “spinoffs” in paragraph 4 probably refers to _.asurvival chances bpotential resources cunexpected benefits dphysical possessions35which of the statements can best sum up the passage?aspace exploration has created many wonders.bspace exploration provides the best value for money.cspace exploration can benefit science and technology.dspace exploration may help us avoid potential problems on earth.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。 is asking for the wi-fi password the first thing you do when you walk into a restaurant or cafe? for many the answer is yes, for others it may be the second thing they do. in any case, in an age of logging in wherever we go, many people use sensitive information on the invisible net, posing a risk to their finances and personal safety. following safety tips are provided by xu xingxing, 28, a senior engineer in the internet payment department of epo(beijing) information technology company.how to avoid being tricked36._. its best to include special characters in the password, as this makes it harder for hackers to decipher (破译).most viruses come from illegal websites, usb sticks and mobile hard drives, so you should run a virus scan before you use them37._ so pay attention that you dont point the camera at your keyboard.friends and relatives should also be cautious about strange requests, especially from someone who is abroad.38._ students should leave multiple contact numbers with their family and keep family and friends updated on their news.how to avoid phishing(网络钓鱼)its best to use a u aegis(u盾), or a dynamic verification code (验证码) for every bank transaction. with these measures, hackers cant take your money even if they know your password.the passwords for your social media accounts, bank accounts, e-mails and forums should all be different.39._how to stay safe on the gousually, you need to ask the staff in the store to give you the wi-fi password. if there are several wi-fi networks, ask the staff to confirm which one is provided by the store.some people like to connect to wi-fi networks automatically on their smart-phones or laptops, but this means theyre at the risk of falling into a trap without even noticing.40._ a. this is because the password for a forum can be easily cracked, and if the passwords for your other accounts are all the same, hackers can access your e-mail inbox, find personal information and figure out other passwords.b. always set up a complicated password for your accounts.c. its safer to choose connect manually(手动).d. the passwords usually contain ones personal information so use the same password for many purposes can be perfect to protect individuals personal information.e. people abroad are usually harder to reach when verification is needed, and relatives and family members are often extra protective when they hear about an emergency.f. so thats the reason why you should connect to the net after asking the staff.g. when a virus accesses your computer, the hacker can control the camera to record your image, or even to record you typing in passwords on your keyboard.笫三部分 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。do what you enjoysometimes you may find that you are not happy in your life, although everything is going well. most of the time you have to 41 this kind of unhappy life, since it is really hard to make changes and move on to a new business, which often involves taking 42 . my father, however, was a quite different example. when i was about 9 or 10, he told me that i should be whatever i wanted when i grew up, so long as i 43 it. he said that if i were not feeling 44 , i should try to change my life to make it more delightful, and i would find real 45 as a result. from him i learned a great lesson on the 46 of doing ones favorite. my father got into the insurance industry when he was very young, and he was very 47 . he became one of the companys top salesmen, even though he was only 25 years old. soon he became one of the first independent insurance salesmen in our state. 48 , he decided to leave his successful 49 and move on to other fields. you might 50 why he did so. the answer was simple: he liked to do something challenging, something that 51 his strength and ab