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高三月考英语试题12月 本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）。满150分。考试用时120分钟。第i卷（选择题，共100分）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。1.when does the term begin according to the notice?a. september 12. b. september 15. c. september 20.2.what does the woman mean?a. her car is in quite good condition.b. shes willing to lend them the car.c. shell take them if she can.3.where did the woman think they were supposed to meet?a. at the information desk. b. on the platform. c. on the train.4.what are the two speakers talking about?a.a new film. b.a football game. c. the weekend plans.5.how does gps operate?a. through the wire. b. through the satellites. c. by the computer.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。听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。6.what are the two speakers talking about?a. playing a game. b. watching a game. c. interviewing sports stars.7.why should the two speakers get there a little earlier?a. to warm up themselves. b. to avoid a traffic jam. c. to watch a warm up.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第9两个小题。8.who is not in at the moment?a. michelle. b. lewis. c. caroline.9.what is lewis phone number?a.65438379. b.65433879. c.65438397.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.what do we know about the student?a. his grandfather is seriously ill. b. he is tired of learning.c. he is excused by the teacher.11.what does the teacher do?a. she allows him to see his grandfather. b. she will go together with him to the hospital.c. she is angry with him.12.how is the teacher?a. she is strict with her students. b. she is cold to her students.c. she gets angry with students easily.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.where does the conversation take place?a. at philips home. b. on the phone. c. in a gym.14.why will the woman miss the golf in houston?a. she will be on business abroad.b. she will be busy in working.c. she will be having her holiday.15.when is the us open running?a. from april 27 to 30. b.from april 15 to may 15. c.from june 15 to june 18.16.what would be wonderful to the two speakers?a.watch the game together. b.be on a vacation. c.go to the usa.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.what can we learn about sydney?a.its the biggest city in australia.b.its the oldest city in australia.c.its the most beautiful city in the world.18.what is the climate like in sydney?a.warm all the year round.b.very cool all the year.c.warm in summer and cool in winter.19.what makes sydney famous?a.beautiful shops,beautiful harbor and large ships.b.the beautiful harbor，the sydney harbor bridge and the sydney opera house.c.the sydney opera house,modern restaurants and many interesting old houses.20.what is sydney like according to the speaker?a.very british. b.mostly like america. c.truly australian itself.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，共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ai grew up in a house where the tv was seldom turned on and with one wall in my bedroom entirely lined with bookshelves, most of my childhood was spent on books i could get hold of. in fact, i grew up thinking of reading as natural as breathing and books unbelievably powerful in shaping perspectives (观点) by creating worlds we could step into, take part. in. and live in.with this unshakable belief, i, at. fourteen, decided to become a writer. here too, reading became useful. every writer starts off knowing that he has something to say, but being unable to find the right ways to say it. he has to find his own voice by reading widely and discovering which parts of the writers he agrees or disagrees with, or agrees with so strongly that it reshapes his own world. he cannot write without loving to read, because only through reading other peoples writing can one discover what works, what doesnt and, in the end, together with lots of practice, what voice he has. now i am in college, and have come to realize how important it is to read fiction (文学作品)as a. law student, my reading is in fact limited to subject matterthe volume (量) of what i have to read for classes every week means there is little time to read anything else. such reading made it all the clearer to me that i live in a very small part in this great place called life. reading fiction reminds me that there is life beyond my own. it allows me to travel across the high seas and along the silk road, all from the comfort of my own armchair, to experience, though secondhand, exciting experiences that i wouldnt necessarily be able to have in my lifetime.21. what can be inferred about the author as a child?w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*ma. he never watched tv.w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o mb. he read what he had to.c. he found reading unbelievable.d. he considered reading part of his life. 22. the underlined word voice in the second paragraph most probably means “ ”.a. an idea b. a sound qualityc. a way of writing d. a world to write about 23. what effect does reading have on the author?w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o ma. it helps him to realize his dream.b. it opens up a wider world for him.c. it makes his college life more interesting.d. it increases his interest in worldwide travel.24. which of the following can be the best title of this text?w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*ma. why do i read? b. how do i read? c. what do i read? d. when do i read?b boiler rooms are often dirty and steamy, but this one is clean and cool. fox point is a very new47-unit living building in south bronx, one of the citys poorest areas. two-thirds of the people living there are formerly (以前) homeless people, whose rent is paid by the government. the rest are low-income families. the boiler room has special equipment, which produces energy for electricity and heat. it reuses heat that would otherwise be lost to the air, reducing carbon emissions(碳排放)while also cutting costs. fox point is operated by palladia, a group that specializes in providing housing and services to needy, people. palladia received support from enterprise community partners (ecp), which helps build affordable housing by providing support to housing developers. w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o mecp has created national standards for healthy, environmentally (环境方面) clever and affordable homes which are called, the green communities standards. these standards include water keeping, energy saving and the use of environmentally friendly building materials. meeting the standards increases housing construction costs by 2%, which is rapidly paid back by lower running costs. even the positioning of a window to get most daylight can help save energy.michael. bloomberg, new yorks mayor, plans to create 165,000 affordable housing units for500,000 new yorkers. almost 80% of new york citys greenhouse-gas emissions come from buildings, and 40% of those are caused, by housing. so he recently announced that the citys department of housing and preservation and development (dhpd) , whose duty is to develop and keep the citys supply of affordable housing, will require all its new projects to follow ecps green standards.w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o msimilar measures have been taken by other cities such as cleveland and denver, but new yorks dhpd is the largest city developer of affordable housing in the country.25. what is the purpose of describing the boiler room in the first paragraph?w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*ma. to explain the measures the city takes to care for poor people. b. to suggest that affordable housing is possible in all areas.c. to show how the environment-friendly building works.d. to compare old and new boiler rooms.26. what is an advantage of the buildings meeting the green communities standards? a. lower running costs.w_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o mb. costing less in construction. c. less air to be lost in hot days.d. better prices for homeless people.27. it can be learned from the text that, a. new york city is seriously pollutedw_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o mb. peoples daily life causes many carbon emissions in new york cityc. a great number of people in new york city dont have houses to live ind. some other cities have developed more affordable housing than new york city28. what is the main purpose of this text?w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*ma. to call on people to pay more attention to housing problems.b. to prove that some standards are needed for affordable housing.c. to ask society to help homeless people and low-income families.d. to introduce healthy, environmentally clever-and affordable housing.calex london research laboratory (alrl) is part of alex co., ltd., a major australian medicine-making company. opened in 1992, alrl specialises in the development of new medicines for the treatment of heart diseases a position is now open for a research operations manager(rom) to support our growing research team at the new laboratories in hatfield，due to open in the autumn of 2010 reporting to the director，you will help set up and run the technical and scientific support services of our new laboratories now under constructionyou will be expected to provide expert knowledge about and be in charge of all areas of alrls health and safety，and to communicate (沟通)with support employees at alrls laboratories based at university college londonworking closely with scientists and other operations and technical employees，you will manage a small number of research support employees providing services to help with the research activities to be carried out at the new laboratoriesw_w w. k#s5_u.c o*mcandidates(申请人) will have experience of both management and research supporttechnical servicesknowledge of research operations and excellent communication skills are necessary. education to degree level is also desirablew_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o mif you are interested in this position，please send your cv(简历)to alex london research laboratory，university college london，hatfield，london，w1e 6b7 or by email to alrlalex.co.uk for more informationplease visit www.alex.co.uk29what can be learnt about the new laboratories from the text?athey have not yet been set upbthey are in hatfield，australia cthey belong to university college londondthey are new workplaces for australian researchers onlyw_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o mw_w w. k#s5_u.c o*m30what does the fourth paragraph mainly talk about?w_w w. k#s5_u.c o*mathe technical skills of a wouldbe rombthe practical experience of a wouldbe romcthe personal information of a wouldbe romdthe necessary requirements for a wouldbe rom31what is the purpose of the text?ato describe the job of a rombto provide information about alrlw_w*w.k_s*5_u.c_o mcto announce an open position at alrldto make known the opening of the new laboratoriesdthe oldest and most common source(来源) of renewable energy known to man, biomass is one of the most important forms energy production in the united states and elsewhere. since such a wide variety of biomass materials is everywhere - from trees and grasses to agricultural and city - life wastes -biomass promises to play a continuing role in providing power and heat for millions of people around the world. according to the union of concerned scientists(ucs), biomass is a kind of renewable energy source that produces no carbon dioxide(二氧化碳), because the energy it contains comes from the sun. when plant matter is burned, it gives off the suns energy. in this way, biomass serves as a sort of natural battery(电池) for storing the suns energy. as long as biomass is produced continuously -with only as much grown as is used- the “battery” lasts forever.according to the energy information administration, biomass has been one of the leading renewable energy sources in the united states for several years running through 2007, making up between 0.5 and 0.9 percent of the nations total electricity supply. in 2008-although the numbers arent all in yet-wind power probably took over first place because of the rapid development of wind farms across the country.producing power from biomass helps reduce some 11 million tons of carbon dioxide each year. some homeowners also try to make their own heat by using biomass materials. such practice may save homeowners money, but it also produces a lot of pollution. so, the best way is to encourage power plants to use it. 32. why is biomass considered as “ a sort of natural battery”?a. it burns merely plant matter. b. it keeps producing electricity.c. it stores the energy from the sun. d. it produces zero carbon dioxide.33. we learn from the text that in 2008 _.a. wind power would be the leader of renewable energy. b. there was a rapid growth of electricity productionc. biomass might become the main energy source d. 0.50.9 of power supply came from biomass34. why does the author encourage power plants to use biomass?a. to prevent the waste of energy. b. to increase production safety.c. to reduce pollution. d. to save money.35. where does the text probably come from?a. a research plan. b. a science magazine c. a book review. d. a business report.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。muzak the next time you go into a bank, a store, or a supermarket, stop and listen. what do you hear? 36 its similar to the music you listen to, but its not exactly the same. thats because this music was especially designed to relax you, or to give you extra energy. sometimes you dont even realize the music is playing, but you react to the music anyway. quiet background music used to be called “elevator (电梯) music” because we often heard it in elevators. but lately we hear it in more and more places, and it has a new name “muzak”. about one-third of the people in america listen to “muzak” everyday. the music plays for 15 minutes at a time, with short pauses in between. it is always more lively between ten and eleven in the morning, and between three and four in the afternoon, when people are more tired. 37 if you listen to muzak carefully, you will probably recognize the names of many of the songs. some musicians or songwriters dont want their songs to be used as muzak, but others are happy when their songs are chosen. why? 38 music is often played in public places because it is designed to make people feel less lonely when they are in an airport or a hotel. it has been proven that muzak does what it is designed to do. tired office workers suddenly have more energy when they hear the pleasant sound of muzak in the background. 39 supermarket shoppers buy 38 percent more groceries. 40 they say its boring to hear the same songs all the time. but other people enjoy hearing muzak in public places. they say it helps them relax and feel calm. one way or another, muzak affects everyone. some farmers even say their cows give more milk when they hear muzak!a. some people dont like muzak.b. the music gives them extra energy.c. music is playing in the background.d. factory workers produce 13 percent more.e. muzak tends to help people understand music better.f. they get as much as $4 million a year if their songs are used.g. muzak is played in most of the big supermarkets in the world.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15分，共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，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。i used to live selfishly, i should admit. but one moment changed me. i was on my lunch break and had 41 the office to get something to eat . on the way, i _42_ a busker(街头艺人)，with a hat in front of him. i had some _43_ in my pocket, but i would not give them to him, thinking to myself he would _44_ use the money to feed his addiction to drugs or alcohol. he _45_ like that typeyoung and ragged. _46_ what was i going to spend the money on? only to feed my addiction to coca-cola or chocolate! i then _47_ i had no right to place myself above _48_ just because he was busking.i _49_ and dropped all the coins into his 50_, and he smiled at me, i watched for a while. as _51_ as it sounds, i expected something more to come from that momenta feeling of _52_ or satisfaction, for example. but nothing happened _53_ , i walked off. “it proved to be a waste of _54_ ,”i thought.on my way home at the end of the _55_, i saw the busker again and he was _56_ .i watched him pick up the hat and walk _57_ a cafe counter. there he poured the 58 contents into a tin collecting _59_ an earthquake fund-raising(募捐) event. he was busking for charity(慈善)！now i donate any _60_ i have to charity tins and enjoy the feeling of