陕西省安康市石泉中学高三英语上学期第一次月考试题.doc

石泉中学2016-2017学年高三第一次月考英语试题 注意事项：本次测试分第i卷和第ii卷两部分。第i卷为选择题，共100分；第ii卷为非选择题，共50分，满分150分。时间为120分钟。第一卷 （共100分）第一部分 听力（共两节, 每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节 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. what does the man do?a. a student. b. a shopkeeper. c. a librarian. 2. what kind of job would the woman prefer?a. any job with a high salary. b. an average job with a nice salary. c. an exciting job with an average salary. 3. when will the speakers have a meeting?a. at 3:10. b. at 3:40. c. at 10:00. 4. what taste does the woman want to try?a. sweet. b. sour. c. spicy. 5. what is the woman going to do?a. attend a meeting. b. pick up her son. c. go to her office. 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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. what is adam busy doing?a. preparing for a speech contest. b. taking a holiday in china. c. writing his new book. 7. what will the man do tomorrow?a. read a new book. b. write at home all day. c. spend an hour in the park. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. what seems to be the mans problem?a. hes caught in a traffic jam. b. he cant find a room. c. he lost his way. 9. how does the man sound?a. worried. b. angry. c. calm. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. interviewer and applicant. b. boss and secretary. c. colleagues. 11. what are the mans strengths?a. he is easy-going and learns quickly. b. he is patient and sociable. c. he is honest and generous. 12. what do we know about the mans french?a. his written french is poor. b. he speaks excellent french. c. its not as good as her spanish. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. what is the woman doing?a. checking in. b. confirming the booking. c. making a reservation. 14. what kind of room does the woman want?a. a single room. b. a standard room. c. a double room. 15. when will the woman check out?a. on december 23rd. b. on december 24th. c. on december 27th. 16. what is the womans confirmation number?a. nb13579. b. nb13597. c. nb13759. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. who is the speaker?a. a tv host. b. a citizen from boston. c. a chef. 18. what does the speaker say about apple snow?a. it was invented by tom smith. b. it is a common dish in boston. c. it is a traditional country dessert. 19. how many eggs are needed to make the dish?a. 7. b. 3. c. 2. 20. what does the speaker ask the listeners to do at last?a. taste some apple snow. b. decorate the dish with sweets. c. share a recipe. 第二部分 阅读理解 （40分）第1节 (30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c、d)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。awatching some children trying to catch butterflies one august afternoon, i was reminded of an incident in my own childhood .when i was a boy of twelve in south carolina, something happened to me that made me never put any wild creature (living thing)in a cage. we lived on the edge of a forest, and every evening at dusk the mockingbirds would come and rest in the trees and sing. there isnt a musical instrument made by man that can produce a more beautiful sound than the song of the mockingbird. i decided that i would catch a young bird and keep it in a cage and in that way, i would have my own private musician. i finally succeeded in catching one and put it in a cage. at first, being frightened, the bird fluttered(扑腾)about the cage, but finally it settled down in its new home. i felt very pleased with myself and looked forward to some beautiful singing from my little musician. on the second day of the birds captivity, my new pets mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. the baby bird ate everything she brought to it. i was pleased to see this. certainly the mother knew better than i how to feed her baby. the following morning when i went to see how my captive (caged) bird was doing, i discovered it on the floor of the cage, dead. i was terribly surprised! what had happened! i had taken excellent care of my little bird, or so i thought. arthur wayne, the famous ornithologist, who happened to be visiting my father at the time, hearing me crying over the death of my bird, explained what had happened. a mother mockingbird, finding her young in a cage, will sometimes bring it poison berries(毒莓).she thinks it better for her young to die than to live in a cage. never since then have i caught any living creature and put it in a cage. all living creatures have a right to live free. 21. why did the writer catch a mocking-bird when he was a boy of 12? a. he had just got a new cage. b. he wanted it to sing for him. c. he liked its beautiful feather. d. he wanted a pet for a companion.22. the mocking-bird died because it _. a. was frightened to death b. refused to eat anything c. ate the poisonous food its mother gave it d. drank the poisonous water by mistake23. what is the most important lesson the writer learned from the incident? a. freedom is very valuable to all creatures b. be careful about food you give to baby birds c. you should keep the birds from their mother d. all birds put in a cage wont live long b bonnie hernandez, 41, a single mother of three, lives in public housing on manhattans lower east side. she dropped out of school in the ninth grade. but she hasnt let it keep her kids from succeeding. her daughter jennifer graduated from a city public high school among the top students in her class. now 20, she plans to attend a local college. when her youngest son, joshua, 13, had a chance to attend a high school in a distant part of the city, she balked at the idea of his traveling so far on his own. instead, she insisted he attend a school closer to their home. i try to monitor as much as i can, says hernandez. i want to know whats bothering him. hernandez understands that being deeply involved in her childrens lives has made a difference in their education. to do it, she had to swallow her pride. there was always one thing i was unable to help them with - homework. but i wasnt embarrassed, she says. i asked people for help. the moment you close your mind from embarrassment, you close it to knowledge. hernandez, a poor reader herself, knew she had to get her kids reading early to give them a chance. it was hard to imagine her childrens success without wide reading. she took them regularly to local public libraries. she says, they had their library cards already at three years old. at night, she read aloud to them despite being so tired . she also kept an eye out for recreation and volunteering programs for her children. recently hernandezs older son, 18-year-old joey, has begun working with disabled children, and told his mother how wonderful it was to be able to read to a third-grader who couldnt read himself. hernandez says , it felt like he was passing on a gift that id given him. 24. the underlined word “balked” in the second paragraph probably means_. a. agreed b. hesitated c. was happy d. wondered25. why did hernandez ask her son to attend a school close to their home? a. to save money b. to protect her son from danger c. to watch her sons life closely d. to avoid heavy traffic26. according to hernandez , its foolish of people to _. a. feel ashamed to ask people for help b. give up studying at an early age c. force their children to do what they dont like d. give up their own life to help their children succeed27. from this passage, we can learn that _. a. hernandez had to raise her children after her husband died b. hernandezs children were made to devote all time to studying c. hernandezs children didnt dare to go against her will d. hernandezs children benefited much from early readingcback in the fifteenth century, in a village near nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children. eighteen! in order to support such a big family, the father worked almost eighteen hours a day .despite their hopeless condition, two of the children albrecht durer and his elder brother albert durer had a dream. they both wanted to become artists., but they knew full well that their father would never be financially able to send either of them to nuremberg to study at the academy(专科学院).after many long discussions, the two boys finally worked out an agreement. they would toss a coin. the loser would go down into the nearby mines and, with his earnings, support his brother while he attended the academy. then, when that brother completed his studies, in four years, he would support the other brother at the academy.tossing a coin, albrecht durer won and went off to nuremberg. albert went down into the dangerous mines and, for the next four years, supported his brother, whose work at the academy was very good. by the time he graduated, he had earned considerable money for his works of art.when the young artist returned to his village, the durer family held a festive dinner to celebrate albrechts homecoming , where albrecht drank a toast to his beloved brother for the years of support that had enabled him to achieve his ambition. “and now, albert, it is your turn. now you can go to nuremberg to go for your dream, and i will take care of you.”tears streaming down his pale face, albert sobbed , “no no no no, it is too late for me. look look what four years in the mines have done to my hands! i have been suffering from arthritis(关节炎) so badly in my right hand that i cannot even hold a glass to return your toast. i cannot paint with a pen or a brush.”to show thanks to albert for all of his sacrifice(牺牲), albrecht durer drew his brothers damaged hands with palms together and thin fingers stretched skyward. he called his powerful drawing simply “hands,” but the entire world almost immediately opened their hearts to his great masterpiece and renamed it “the praying hands.”the next time you see a copy of that touching creation, take a second look. let it be your reminder-no one ever makes it alone!28. why did the two brother work out the agreement ? a. they were so curious as to make a bet . b. one of the brothers should go down to the miners.c. their family couldnt afford their attending the academyd. they wanted to support the other sisters and brothers.29. which of the following statements is not true about albrecht durer? a. he did perfectly well at the academy. b. he began to earn his living after graduation. c. he wanted to support his brother after graduation. d. he created a great piece of work the praying hands.30.which is the right order of the following events according to the passage?a. albrecht went to nuremberg.b. the durer family held a festive dinner.c. albrecht drew his brothers damaged hands.d. the brothers tossed a coin.e. albrecht had earned considerable money before graduation.a. b-a-c-e-d b. d-a-e-b-c c. a-c-d-b-e d. e-d-a-c-b dcookies dont really matteras i sat beside the window of our classroom that afternoon, my heart sank further with each passing car. this was a day id looked forward to for weeks: miss paces fourth-grade, end-of-the-year party.i had happily volunteered (主动推荐) my mother when miss pace looked for cookie (小甜饼) volunteers. moms chocolate chips were well-known, and i knew theyd be popular with my classmates. but two oclock passed, and there was no sign of her. most of the other mothers had already come and gone, dropping off their sweet offerings (礼物).the three oclock bell soon took me away from my thoughts and i took my book bag from my desk. i decided i would slam (摔) the front door, and refuse to return her hug. but when i arrived, she wasnt at home. i was lying face-down on my bed upstairs when i heard her come through the front door. “robbie,” she called out a bit urgently (急切地). “where are you?” i could then hear her rushing anxiously from room to room, wondering where i could be. i remained silent.coming through the door, she said: “im so sorry, honey,” she said. “i just forgot. i got busy and forgot.” then my mother did something completely unexpected. she began to laugh! how could she laugh at a time like this? i rolled over and faced her, ready to let her see my anger. but my mother wasnt laughing at all. she was crying. “i let you down. i let my little boy down.” i was moved by her tears. i tried to remember her kind words from times past when id skinned knees or cut myself, times when she knew just the right thing to say. “its okay, mom. we didnt even need those cookies. there was plenty of stuff to eat. dont cry. its all right. really.”we didnt say another word. we just held each other. when we came to the point where i would usually pull away (离开), i decided that, this time, i could hold on, perhaps, just a little bit longer.31. as a child the author volunteered his mother because _. a. he wanted to fit in at school b. miss pace liked cookies very much c. he wanted to show off his mom to his classmates d. he was proud of his moms chocolate chips 32. the author was pretty down because _. a. he couldnt go to the party he had been looking forward to b. his mother had refused to make chocolate chips for the party c. his mother didnt turn up at the party as she had promised d. the cookies his mom made was not popular at the party33. when the author returned home, _. a. he was so angry that he slammed the front door b. he was disappointed that he couldnt express his anger to his mother c. he rushed from room to room looking for his mother d. he was silent and refused to return his mothers hug34. we can tell from the story that _. a. the author was a caring and thoughtful boy b. the mother was sorry for her absence and laughed at herself c. the mother didnt get to the party because of the traffic jam d. the author was overcome by anger35. the article conveys the message that _. a. everybody should keep his or her promises b. true love is based on understanding c. it is silly to be angry with your family d. understanding how to comfort people in low spirits is a true skill第2节 （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。sometimeswillpowerisalotlikethetelevisionremotecontrolhardtofindjustwhenyouwantitmost.whetheryouretryingtoloseweight,stopsmoking or gettothegym regularly,developingyoursenseofwillpowerisanimportantpartofchanginganybehavior._36_.buttherearewaystoincreaseyourwillpower.donttrytochangeyoureconomicsituation,winapromotionandloseweightallonthesamemorning.establish oneclear,specificgoalandmakearealisticplantoachieveit.extrawillpowersometimesrequiresextraenergy,sodontstretchyourselftoothin._37 .whateveryourgoalis,dontexpecttoachieveitovernight._38_.ifyouaretryingtokickacoffeehabit,startbyreplacingyourmorningcupofcoffeewithaglassofwater,insteadofpromisingnevertodrinkcoffeeagain.congratulateyourselfonthesmallachieve-mentsthatwillpavethewaytowardalargerone.thesesuccesseshelpyourwillpowergrow._39_.askfriends,familyorcolleaguesforassistanceandtellthemexactlyhowtheycanhelp.ifyourcreditcardbillshaveincreasedsharply,forinstance,letfriendsknowthatyouarecuttingbackonexpenses.suggesthavingacommondinnerinsteadofmeetingatanexpensiverestaurant.findasupportgroupororganizationrelatedtoyourgoalandattendtheirmeetings.youcangetvaluableadvice,understandingandinformation.ifpossible,changeyourenvironmenttoencouragepositivebehavior.wanttogetinshape?keepanextrasetofworkoutclothesinyourofficeasaremindertostopbythegymonthewayhome.quittingsmoking?_40_.a.changeyourenvironmenttochangeyourlifeb.focusononegoalatatime.c.realsuccesstakestime.d.improveyourwillpowerbyasupportnetwork.e.changingyourbehaviorrequiresmorethanwillpower.f.avoidbarsorrestaurantswhereyoumightbeattractedtolightup.g.breakingabadhabitorforminganewandhealthyonecanbedifficult.第三部分：完型填空（共20小题，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, 选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。gods coffeea group of class friends, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. conversation soon 41 into complaints about stress in work and life.offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the 42 and returned with a large pot of coffee and a couple of 43 porcelain（瓷制的）, plastic, glass, crystal（水晶的）, some 44 looking, some expensive, some delicate (精美的) telling them to 45 themselves to the coffee.when all the students had a cup of coffee in 46 , the professor said :“ if you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, 47 behind the ordinary and cheap ones. while it is normal for you to 48 only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and 49 . be assured that the cup itself 50 no quality to the coffee. in most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink. 51 all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the 52 cups. and then you began _53_ each others cups. now consider this: