江西省广昌一中、崇仁一中高三英语上学期12月联考试试题.doc

广昌一中、崇仁一中2015届高三12月联考 英语试题第一部分 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. whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?a. classmates b. workmates c. strangers2. whats the date today?a. july 4 b. july 3 c. july 23. what does the man mean?a. the concert last night was a failure.b. many people attended the concert.c. people at the back of the concert hall were talking loudly.4. what can we learn from the conversation?a. the fire broke out suddenly.b. everything was burnt down in the fire.c. no one died in the fire.5. why is the woman complaining about the noise?a. because she is sleeping. b. because she is reading. c. because she is writing.第二节(共15小题；每小题l.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至8题。6. how many questions are there in peters exam paper?a. four b. six c. five7. how did peter feel about the exam?a. quite satisfied b. very much disappointed c. a little regretful8. why did peter fail to finish the last question?a. because it was too difficult for himb. because he didnt have enough timec. because he was too nervous to see it听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. when did the conversation most likely take place?a. tuesday morning b. wednesday morning c. thursday morning10. how many times was miss smith late during that week?a. six times b. four times c. three times11. which of the following best expresses the main idea of the dialogue?a. miss smith was unlucky.b. miss smith always had some excuses for not coming on time.c. mr. sharp was very unhappy because miss smith was often late for work.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. what did the man ask the woman to do on sunday afternoon?a. to come to a dinner party b. to watch a volleyball game c. to meet his friends13. what did the woman have to do then? a. to invite some friendsb. to go to mexico cityc. to pick up her brother-in-law at the airport14. what did the man suggest?a. she came over after she got back from the airportb. she brought something to eatc. she ordered pizza for dinner听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. why did mark call kathy? a. to ask her to think of a good ending for his paperb. to invite her to a museum to walk through a new exhibitc. to invite her out to the movies16. why is kathy interested in indian culture?a. she studied indian culture in a class.b. she has a paper to write about indian culturec. she teaches indian culture to children17. why didnt mark accept kathys invitation?a. he didnt have enough moneyb. he wasnt interested in what she was going to doc. he would rather work on his history project 听第l0段材料，回答第18至20题。18. what is the result of air pollution?a. loss of land b. killing fish c. illness and even death19. what are the forms of pollution?a. air, water and soil b. oil and wood c. marine life 20. what can pollution of soil cause?a. illness and deaths b. ugliness to mans natural beautyc. the reducing of the amount of useful land. 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。awords like thanks and please have become pet phrases for na yuegang. as one of the volunteers at this years asia-pacific economic cooperation (apec) forum（论坛）， he assists more than 100 international representatives.but na yuegang is not alone. more than 600 volunteers from 13 universities in beijing contribute to the apec meeting, according to beijing daily.students take advantage of opportunities to put their skills and interests to work at the forum, and in return they gain valuable work experience and connections.na yuegang is an international politics major at beijing language and culture university, and hes a language enthusiast. in addition to english, he speaks both thai and cantonese. he uses his talents to help determine where delegates are from based on their accents.he even gets to use his language skills to communicate with staffers. through communicating with delegates, hes developed a deeper understanding of his college major. “here, i learn the meetings agenda(日程安排), how the delegates work, and get a feel for the atmosphere of this international event.” he says.this experience has made me more curious about the relationship between china and other nations, he says i want to study these relationships, if possible.” xu han, 21, an english major at beijing university of technology, is approaching the conference from a different angle. her job is to introduce delegates to chinas technological innovations like 3d printing machines produced by technological company tiertime. she is also in charge of showing off cultural relics and she does it all in english.once, she did a lot of preparation for the process behind a carved lacquer ware(漆器制品)technique to meet a thai representatives curiosity. in only four days, she read more than 100 pages of notes. she did her own research online as well. through her own research shes gained the ability to speak about the subject with confidence. shes constantly on the look out for opportunities to grow.21. the main purpose of this text is to a. make a brief introduction of the apec forumb. praise the student volunteers at the apec forum c. show the students hardwork at the apec forumd .encourage students to take personal development opportunities22. from the text we can learn that na yueganga. majors in english languageb. can speak more than three languagesc.helps many representatives with their daily workd. starts to take interest in national relationship23.which of the following words can best describe xuhan?a. deligent and skillful b.shy and creativec. honest and kind d. proud and mean 24. what would be the best title?a. apec forumb. students work hard at apec meetingc. students make a hit at apec forumd. experience comes from practice bback in september of 2005, on the first day of school, martha cochran, a social studies school teacher at robinson high school, did something unforgettable. on the first day of school, with permission of the school headmaster, she took all of the desks out of the classroom.the kids came into the first period. they walked in, and there were no desks. they looked around and said, ms cochran, where are our desks? and she said, you cant have a desk until you tell me how you earn them.”they thought, well, maybe its our grades.”no, she said. maybe its our behavior. and she told them, no, its not even your behavior. second period, the same thing. third period. by early afternoon television news reporters had gathered in ms. cochrans class to find out about this crazy teacher. the last period of the day, martha cochran gathered her class. they were at this time sitting on the ground floor around the sides of the room. throughout the day no one has really understood how you earn the ordinary desks in this classroom. she said, now im going to tell you. martha cochran went to the door of the classroom and opened it, and as she did, twenty-seven adults, who were fathers or mothers of the kids, walked into that classroom, each one having a school desk. and they placed those school desks in rows. and when they finished placing those desks, those kids for the first time in their lives understood how they earned those desks. martha said, you dont have to earn those desks. they did it for you. they put them out there for you, but its up to you to sit here responsibly to learn, to be good students and good citizens, because they paid a price for you to have that desk, and dont ever forget it! 25. why did cochran take all the desks out of the classroom? a. because she wanted to punish the kids. b. because she wanted to let kids know how they earned the desks. c. because kids didnt need any desks at her classes. d. because the desks were all broken.26. who give kids to have a chance to get education? a. teachers. b. the headmaster. c. kids themselves. d. kids parents.27. which of the following is not true according to the text?a. kids finally understood what their teacher meant by themselves.b. the headmaster supported ms. cochrans idea.c. kids studied without desks on the first day.d. kids parents earned the desks for them. ceveryone looks forward to progress, whether in ones personal life or in the general society. progress indicates a persons ability to change the way he is living at the moment. progress must lead to a better life and a brtter way of doing things.all these, however, remain true only in so far as people want to accept technology and move forward by finding new and more efficient ways of doing things.however,at the back of the minds of many people,especially those who miss the “good old days”, efficiency comes with a price. when communication becomes efficient,people are able to contact one another no matter where they are and at whatever time they wish to.the click of a button allows people miles apart to talk or to see each other without even leaving their homes. with the communication gadgets, such as mobile phones and ipads, people often do not take the effect to visit one another personally.a personal visit carries with it the additional feature of having to be in the persons presence for as long as the visit lasts. we cannot unnecessarily excuse ourselves or turn the other person off.with efficiency also comes mass production. such is the nature of factories and the success of industrialization today. factories have improved efficiency. unskillful tasks are left to machines and products are better made and produced with greater accuracy than any human hand could ever have done. however, with the improvements in efficiency also comes the loss of the personal touch when making these products. for example, many handcrafts(手工艺品) are now produced in a factory. although this means that supply is better able to increase demand, now that the supply is quick and efficient, the demand might fall because mass production lowers the quality of the handicraft and it is difficult to find unique designs on each item.nevertheless, we must not commit the mistake of analyzing progress only from one point of view. in fact, progress has allowed tradition to keep up. it is only with progress and the invention of new technology that many old products can be brought back to their old state. new technology is required for old products to stay old.it is peoples attitude towards progress that causes the type of influence that technology has on society. technology is flexible. there is no fixed way of making use of it. everything depends on peoples attitude. the worst effects of progress will fall on those who are unable to rethink their attitudes and views of society. when we accept progress and adapt it to suit our needs, a new “past” is created.28.according to paragraph 1, progress can benefit people when they are willing to _. a. live a better life b. look for better methods c. change ways of living d. accept technology and advance steadily29. the underlined word “gadgets” is closest in meaning to _. a. tools b. messages c. barriers d. skills 30. compared with home-made handicrafts, machine made products _. a. lack great accuracy b. lack the personal touch c. are of high value d. are quite welcome31. what can be learned about technology from paragraph 4? 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a couple would like to sit together.” the only other42 seat was next to a woman43 both arms in casts(石膏), a black-and-blue face, and a depressed emotion. “44 am i going to sit there” was my immediate thought.45 then a deeper, quieter voice spoke, “opportunity.” finally i took my new seat and discovered that kathy had been in an auto accident, and she was on her way for46. when the snack of nuts and juice arrived,47 did not take me long to realize that kathy would not be able to48 herself. i considered offering to feed her but49, as it seemed too close and familiar a service to offer to a stranger. but then i decided that kathys need was more important than my50. i offered to help her eat, and although she was uncomfortable about51 it, she did. the experience was pleasant, and she and i52 close in a short period of time.53 the