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长阳一中2016届高三第三次月考英语试卷 本卷满分150分 答题时间120分钟第一节（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 is the woman going with her children? a. to australia. b. to canada. c. to japan.2. how much should the man pay? a. $ 16. b. $ 32. c. $ 60.3. what does the woman expect the man to do on saturday? a. celebrate their mums birthday. b. take brian out for the day. c. help brian move house.4. what does the woman mean? a. she doesnt like the job. b. she will take the job right away. c. she isnt sure whether to take the job.5. what are the speakers mainly talking about? a. a novel. b. a film. c. a writer.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、7题。6. what will the woman do this evening? a.attend a party. b. visit her grandma. c. do some shopping.7. what does the man advise the woman to do? a.make a skirt. b. buy a handbag. c. wear a necklace.听第7段材料，加答第8、9题。8. where does the conversation take place? a.at a hotel. b. at an airport. c. at a police station.9. what does the man suggest the woman do? a.wait where she is. b.make a request for the loss. c.give him her telephone number.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. whats the relation between the speakers? a.husband and wife. b. friends. c. boss and worker.11. why does the woman look worried? a. she has been late for work recently. b. she is not getting on well with her boss. c. she has trouble taking her children to school.12. what might the woman think of alices way to deal with her problem? a. practical. b. strange. c. wrong.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. how long will the course run this year? a. six weeks. b. seven week. c. eight weeks.14. what was the woman surprised at? a. the lack of assistants. b. the condition of weather. c. the number of children.15. what new activities can the children have this year? a. adventure sports. b. fun programmes. c. creative classes.16. what is expected about the course this year? a. it will run better. b. it will last longer. c. it will start earlier.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what difficulty did the speaker have when starting to learn french? a. grammar. b. vocabulary. c. pronunciation.18. why did the speaker go to france? a. to settle there. b. to look for a job. c. to continue her studies.19. what did the speaker think of her french after she arrived in france? a. poor. b. acceptable. c. excellent.20. what is the most important in learning a language according to the speaker? a. mastering the grammar rules. b. using the language in real life. c. knowing a large number of words.第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题两分，满分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。 a when i was a baby, i entertained you and made you laugh. whenever i was “bad”, youd shake your finger at me and ask, “how could you?” but then youd give up, and roll me over for a belly scratch and i believed that life could not be any more perfect. my housetraining was a long process, because you were terribly busy, but we worked on that together. we went for long walks, runs in the park and car rides. we stopped for ice cream. i took long naps in the sun waiting for you to come home at the end of the day. gradually, you began spending more time at work and on your career, and more time searching for a human mate. eventually, you fell in love. she, now your wife, is not a dog person, but i still welcomed her into our home. i was happy because you were happy. then the human babies came along and i shared your excitement, i was fascinated by their pinkness, how they smelled, and i wanted to mother them too. your wife was afraid i would bite them. but nevertheless, as they began to grow, i became their friend. now, you have a new job in another city and you and they will be moving to an apartment that does not allow pets. youve made the right decision for your “family”, but there was a time when i was your only family. i was excited about the car ride until we arrived at the dog pound. it smelled of dogs and cats, of fear, of hopelessness. you filled out the paperwork and said, “i know you will find a good home for her.” they shrugged and gave you a pained look. the children were in tears as they waved me goodbye. and “how could you?” were the only three words that swept over my mind. is it better to live with hope or without hope? at first, whenever anyone passed my pen (围栏), i rushed to the front, hoping it was you, that you had changed your mind and that this was all a bad dream. my beloved master, i will think of you and wait for you forever. i hope you receive more faithfulness from your family than you showed to me.21. who tells this story?a. a dog. b. a child. c. a dogs owner. d. a dog trainer22. why did the dogs owner take his dog to the pound?a. he had a newborn baby. b. his wife did not like the dog.c. he was moving into a new building. d. he thought the dog too troublesome.23. which is true about the dog when it lived at the pound?a. it hoped to be adopted by another family. b. it continued to love its former owner.c. it did not trust humans any more. d. it was excited about the pound.24. what is the theme of the story?a. be ready for changes. b. never expect too much.c. never complain about your life. d. be faithful to those who love you.bwe can make mistakes at any age. some mistakes we make are about money. but most mistakes are about people. did jerry really care when i broke up with helen? when i got that great job, did jim really feel good about it, as a friend? or did he envy my luck? and paul - why didnt pick up that he was friendly just because i had a car? when we look back, doubts like these can make us feel bad. but when we look back, its too late.why do we go wrong about our friends - or our enemies? sometimes what people say hides their real meaning. and if we dont really listen, we miss the feeling behind the words. suppose someone tells you, “youre a lucky dog.” thats being friendly. but lucky dog? theres a bit of envy in those words. maybe he doesnt see it himself. but bringing in the dog bit puts you down a little. what he may be saying is that he doesnt think you deserve your luck.“just think of all the things you have to be thankful for”is another phrase that says one thing and means another. it could mean that the speaker is trying to get you to see your problem as part of your life as a whole. but is he? wrapped up in this phrase is the thought that your problem isnt important. its telling you to think of all the starving people in the world when you havent got a date for saturday night.how can you tell the real meaning behind someones words? one way is to take a good look at the person talking. do his words fit the way he looks? does what he says agree with the tone of voice? his posture? the look in his eyes? stop and think. the minute you spend thinking about the real meaning of what people to you may save another mistake.25. this passage is mainly about _.a. how to interpret what people sayb. what to do when you listen to others talkingc. how to avoid mistakes when you communicate with peopled. why we go wrong with people sometimes26. according to the author, the reason why we go wrong about our friends is that _.a. we fail to listen carefully when they talkb. people tend to be annoyed when we check what they sayc. people usually state one thing but mean anotherd. we tend to doubt what our friends say27. the underlined word “it” in the second paragraph refers to _.a. being friendlyb. a bit of envy c. lucky dogd. your luck c a credit card that wont work unless its owners voice is heard may become an important weapon in the fight against economic fraud (款诈). the card using a built-in voice-recognition chip requires users to give a spoken password that it recognizes. the idea is to prevent thieves from using a stolen card to buy goods online.a model built by the engineers in california packs a microphone, a loudspeaker, a battery and a voice-recognition chip into a standard-sized credit card. the card is the length and width of an ordinary credit card but about three times as thick. the company now plans to make it thinner.the voice card is based on an earlier beep card technology designed to prevent fraud in online deals. the beep card has no microphone, but has a built-in loudspeaker to utter an audible (听得见的) id signal by a computers microphone to an online server. by confirming that signal matches the information in the card, the server can make sure that the user is not simply keying in a credit card number but actually has the card in his hand. the id code, which only the server knows, changes each time the card is used.this prevents fraudsters recording the beeps, noting the card details and then playing back the audible id when they key in the details later. but this earlier beep card technology cannot prevent illegal use of stolen cards. the new voice card can. the new voice card doesnt identify itself by its id until it has confirmed the real users spoken password. thieves will be unable to use the card because even if they knew the password they would have to be able to copy the owners voice with a high degree of accuracy. the challenge for beep card has been to develop voice-recognition and audio circuitry (音频电路). the voice-recognition credit is powered by a mini battery. to extend batter life, the electronics have only to be switched on when the card is being used. pressing a button on the cards surface allows one to hear a female voice saying, “say your password.” if the voice-recognition software proves that the password is real, it sends its id, which the server then identifies, allowing the deal to continue.28. the voice credit has become important because _ . . a. it makes it easy to shop online b. it makes economic fraud more difficult c. it is cheap to make and buy d. it has the function of leaving voice message29. what is the difference between the ordinary credit card and model card? a. the latter has no loudspeaker. b. the latter cant be used online. c. the latter is thicker than the former one. d. the latter is larger than the former one.30. we know from the passage that _ . a. the user of the earlier beep card doesnt need to key in the credit card number b. thieves can use the voice card once it is stolen c. the earlier beep card has a microphone and a built-in loudspeaker in it d. the id code number of the voice card is not all the same31.1t can be inferred from the last paragraph that _ . a. male customers wont like using the voice card b. we can use the voice card at will c. there need further improvements to extend battery life d. female voice is the only voice heard d when i was young i wanted to be a model, so when a national contest was staged, i convinced my parents to take me for an audition (试演). i was selected and told i had potential.they said that for only $900 i could attend a weekend event which dozens of the most famous modeling agencies from around the world would attend. at 13，my hopes of fame and fortune clouded all judgement and i begged my parents to let me go.we have never been rich，but they saw my enthusiasm and agreed. i imagined being signed by some famous model companies.for months, any boredom or disappointment i faced was pushed aside because i knew i would soon have the chance to be real model.i thought i would grace the covers of famous magazines! of course，i wasnt signed, but what hurt the most was being told that if i grew to 59(about 1.75 metres) i could be a success.i prayed for a growth spurt (冲刺) because i could not imagine giving up my dream. i made an appointment with a local modeling agency and the agent demanded $500 for classes, $500 for a photo shoot，and $300 for other expenses. my parents only agreed after hours and hours of my begging. the agency sent me out on a few auditions，but with every day i didnt receive a call，i grew more depressed. the final straw came in july after i had decided to focus on commercial modeling.there was an open call in new york city.we spent hours driving and another few hours waiting, only to be told that i was too short.i was heart-broken. years later, i realized that the trip to new york was good as it made me notice i didnt actually love modeling, just the idea of it. i wanted to be special and i was innocently determined to reach an impossible goal.the experience has made me stronger and that will help me in the future.32. whats the main reason why the author wanted to be a model?a. she won a national contest.b. she wanted to get reputation and wealth.c. she was urged by some modeling agencies.d. she had full potential to be a successful model.33. what was it that made the author end her attempt to become a model?a. her parents were strongly against it.b. she realized that it was impossible for her.c. even a local modeling agency turned her down.d. she didnt actually love the idea of modeling.34. the underlined phrase “the final straw” probably means _.a. the refusal in spite of her long hours of waiting and working.b. the final result that she was admitted by the model company.c. the final audition given by the agency.d. the hope that she wanted to be a model .35. what did the author learn from her experience of struggling to be a model?a. where theres a will theres way.b. being a model is not that easy.c. we should have our own judgement and should not just follow others.d. we might set unpractical goals but the experience can help us grow.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。 it is generally believed that money cant buy happiness. however, that may not be always true. according to a recent article, in the last few years, new research has given us a far deeper understanding of the relationship between what we earn and how we feel. broadly speaking, people with higher incomes are happier than those who struggle to get by. but it also shows you need to spend wisely if you expect those bank notes to put a smile on your face. 36 1. buy experiences, not material goods.in a recently published study, professor ryan at san francisco state university in the us, found that when people dont have much money to spare, they tend to stick to material goods. 37 but they actually provide both more happiness and more lasting value.2. 38 no matter how much money you spend on something and how special that product is, you will get used to having it over time and lose interest in it. with the same money you spend on one big object, you can buy many little things. buying small things means you can get frequent small pleasures.3. be sure to buy time. 39 for example, that big house in the suburbs may seem like a good idea, but a 2014 study by researchers from university of zurich in switzerland found that people with longer time on the way reported lower life satisfaction, all other things being equal.4. try giving it away.elizabeth dunn, professor at the university of british columbia in canada, found that in nations as diverse as canada, south africa and uganda, giving away money consistently made people happier. 40 a.be sure to buy what you like.b.here are some ways to better spend your money.c.buy lots of little things, rather than one big thing.d.there are a lot of reasons someone might buy something.e.people think experiences only provide temporary happiness.f.this was even true when people giving away were relatively poor.g.consider how the things you buy will affect how you spend your time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小题；每小题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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。i was in my third year of teaching creative writing at a high school in new york, when one of my students, 15-year-old micky, gave me a note from his mother. it 41 his absence from class the day before.i had seen micky himself writing the note at his desk. most parental-excuse notes i received were penned by my 42 . the forged(伪造的) excuse notes made a large pile, with writing that ranged from imaginative to crazy. the 43 of those notes didnt realize that honest excuse notes were usually 44 : “peter was late because the alarm clock didnt go off.”the students always said that it was hard putting 200 words together on any subject, but when they 45 excuse notes, they were brilliant.so one day i gave the excuse notes to my classes, saying, “theyre 46 to be written by parents, but actually they are not. true,