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玉溪一中2016届高三下学期第一次月考英语试卷 注意：本试卷共150分。考试时长120分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。 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. what does the woman mean? a. the man always loses his car keys. b. the man should let the woman keep the car keys. c. the man should study harder for his lesson. 2. what does the girl imply? a. she will definitely go to the party. b. she wont come because its friday the 13th . c. she will be out of the town that day. 3. why doesnt the woman want to drink the water. a. she isnt thirsty. b. it tastes bad. c. it has dark stuff. 4. what does the man imply? a. the woman got a good deal. b. the woman probably paid too much. c. the womans hair looks better than normal.5. what will the man do at noon? a. play football b. ride a bike. c. stay at home.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、7题。 6. where is the womans new house? a. by the beach b. in the city. c. in the country.7. how does the man sound in the end? a. satisfied b. unhappy c. humorous听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10题。8. why is the woman a bit nervous? a. she is afraid of getting up late. b. she is a newcomer at the school. c. she isnt ready for the coming exam.9. what must the students do before morning reading? a. hand in their homework. b. do morning exercise. c. go to the teachers office.10. what can students do if they feel hungry? a. ask the teacher for some food. b. eat something during a break. c.go home and have something to eat.听下面一段对话，回答第11、12题。11. what does the man recommend to begin with? a. sharing a flat. b. staying in a hotel. c. staying with a family.12. according to the man, who can help the woman find the right place to stay? a. her teacher. b. people at the student union c. her friends.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16题。13. where might the woman come from? a. china. b. america. c. the uk.14. where will the speakers go first? a. chinatown. b. central park c. national history museum.15. when is the best time to go to broadway? a. in the morning. b. in the afternoon. c. in the evening.16. where will the speakers have dinner probably? a. in the chinatown b. in the harlem. c. at the womans home. 听下面一段对话，回答第17至20题。17. what is the website called? a. mobilec. b. globalc. c. mobilechef. com.18. what type of food does the speaker mention? a. chinese noodles b. american barbecue c. italian rice dishes.19. how can people find dishes to cook? a. by typing words in the search. b. by pressing the “shop” button. c. by first paying a fee to use the site.20. what can we learn about the sites users? a. they always post videos. b. they sometimes make money from their posts. c. they mainly come from america. 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。 a twelve years ago, i arrived in central florida from puerto rico. i had heard of a job opportunity and decided to pursue it. but it never became a reality. i quickly learned that being alone without resources in an unfamiliar city was not a comfortable situation to be in. once my limited funds ran out i became homeless and spent a year and a half living on the streets of orlando. apart from feeling not being noticed and missing my family, i had to face another challengehunger. for the first time in my life, i, as a foreign man, who had lived my life in the relative comfort of the middle class, understood the desperation someone feels when they dont get enough to eat. i clearly remembered having run a distance of more than 7 miles on many occasions just to make it to a local feeding program before they closed at 7 pm. once the need for food was met, the next challenge would arisewhere to find a place to sleep for the night. fortunately, local programs like the coalition for the homeless, second harvest food bank and the wayne densch center were an important part of my ability to survive my painful experience. with the assistance of these programs, i was accepted by a college scholarship program through the coalition and obtained two degrees from valencia. my experience has helped me understand that devoting my life to helping others offers lasting rewards. today, i am employed as childhood hunger programs manager at second harvest food bank and oversee the summer feeding, hi-five kids pack, and kids caf programs. i am so proud to be able to distribute food resources to those wonderful programs and help hundreds more like me.21. what can be inferred from paragraph 1?a. it was impossible for the author to get a job then.b. many local people were out of work in florida.c. florida was not a good place for people living there.d. the author rejected many chances to get a job in florida.22. why did the author run a distance of over 7 miles on many occasions?a. because he didnt want to be late for work there.b. because he desired to get some food to eat.c. because he went there to help the poor.d. because he helped distribute food resources to the poor.23. before being accepted by a college scholarship program, the author_.a. had lived with his relatives happily.b. had won his degree in a university.c. had been struggling financially.d. had lost hope of facing the future.24. from his experience, the author learns that _.a. misfortune may be an actual blessing.b. a friend in need is a friend indeed.c. where there is a will there is a way.d. one good turn deserves another. bthe winter vacation is just around the corner. with such a long holiday to spend, have you decided where to get yourself relaxed from the great pressure of school study? our company specializes in civil tours. we take pride in offering you the best services and in providing you with a vacation that will be fondly remembered. the following places can be your unforgettable destinations in our country. a. the australian museum the australian museum has an international reputation in the fields of natural history and indigenous studies research and exhibitions. the museum was established in 1827 and is australias first museum of natural science and cultural artifacts. b. sydney olympic park home of the best games ever and 2003 rugby world, sydney olympic park is a gold medal attraction and continues to serve as a major sport and social venue. apart from its ultra-modern sport venues, sydney olympic park is set in extensive parklands. bicentennial park, one of sydneys most popular recreational areas, is criss-crossed with walking and bicycle tracks. c. art gallery of new south wales located within a short walking distance from sydneys cbd, the art gallery of new south wales is one of australias foremost art museums housing some of the finest works of art in the country. the gallery has a rich and diverse collection including key works of the heidelberg school and favorite modern australian artists including brett whiteley and margaret preston, as well as permanent australian, european, asian, contemporary and photographic galleries. d. koalas park sanctuary koalas are on show every day. shows are at 10:20 a.m., 11:20 a.m., 2:00 p.m., 3:00 p.m. where you can cuddle, feed, pat and have your photo taken with the koalas. see free roaming koalas as well, 10 acres of rainforest. walk in and pat our kangaroos.25. how long has the australian museum been built? a. around 220 years. b. around 190 years. c. around 140 years. d. around 100 years.26. which of the following might be more inviting to a sports fan? a. koalas park sanctuary. b. art gallery of new south wales. c. the australian museum. d. sydney olympic park27. you can watch koalas show at _. a. 10:20 p.m. b. 11:20 p.m. c. 2:00 p.m. d.3:00 a.m ca survey said the average asian dad spent one minute a day with his childreni was shocked. i mean, a whole minute? every day? get real. once a week maybe. the fact is, many asian males are terrible at kidrelated things. in fact, i am one of them childrearing (养育) doesnt come naturally to guys. my mother knew the names of our teachers, best friends and crushes. my dad was only vaguely aware there were short people sharing the apartment. my mother bought healthy fresh food at the market every day. my dad would only go shopping when there was nothing in the fridge except a jar of capers and a bay leafthen he d buy beer. my mother always knew the right questions to ask our teachers. my dad would ask my english teacher if she could get us a discount on school feesmy mother served kid food to kids. my dad added chili sauce to everything, including our baby food the truth is, mothers have superpowers. my son fell off a wall once and hurt himself all over. i demanded someone bring me a computer so i could google what to do. my wife ignored me and did some sort of chanting phrase such as “mummy kiss it better,” and cured l7 separate injuries in less than 15 seconds yes, mothers are incredible people, but they are not always right. yet honesty forces me to record the fact that mothers only know best 99.99 percent of the timehere are some famous slip-ups. the mother of bill gates: “ if you re going to drop out of college and hang out with your nerdy friends, don t come running to me when you find yourself penniless.” the mother of albert einstein: “when you grow up, you ll find that sitting around thinking about the nature of time and space won t pay the grocery bills.” the mother of george wbush: “youll never be like your dad, who became president of the united states and started his own war.”28. the tone for the writer to write the passage is . a. cruel b. humorous c. disapproving d. critical29. in paragraph 2 the writer makes a comparison between mothers and fathers to prove that . a. females love kids more than malesb. males are not good at childrearingc. my dad is not interested in child-rearingd. child-rearing is difficult both for females and males30. what does the underlined word “slip-ups” in paragraph 4 probably mean?a. stories b. shortcomings c. mistakes d. advantages31. the last paragraph is mainly developed by .a. providing different examples b. following the order of spacec. making comparisons d. analyzing causes d we know the famous ones-the thomas edison and the alexander graham bells-but what about the less famous inventors? what about the people who invented the traffic light and the windshield wiper(雨刮器)? shouldnt we know who they are? joan mclean thinks so. in fact, mclean, a professor of physics at mountain university in range,feels so strongly about this matter that shes developed a course on the topic. in addition to learning whoinvented what, however, mclean also likes her students to learn the answers to the why and howquestions. according to mclean, when students learn the answers to these questions, they are betterprepared to recognize opportunities for inventing and more motivated to give inventing atry. her students agree. one young man with a patent(专利证） for an unbreakable umbrella is walking proof ofmcleans statement. if i had not heard the story of the windshield wipers invention, said tommy lee, a senior physics major, i never would have dreamed of turning my bad experience during a rainstorminto something so constructive. lee is currently negotiating to sell his patent to an umbrella producer. so, just what is the story behind the windshield wiper? well, mary anderson came up with the ideain 1902 after a visit to new york city. the day was cold and stormy, but anderson still wanted to seethe sights,so she jumped aboard a streetcar. noticing that the driver was struggling to see through thesnow covering the windshield, she found herself wondering why there couldnt be a built-in device forcleaning the window. still wondering about this when she returned home to birmingham, alabama,anderson started drafting out solutions. one of her ideas, a lever (操作杆) on the inside of a vehiclethat would control an arm on the outside,became the first windshield wiper. today we benefit from countless inventions and innovations. its hard to imagine driving withoutgarrett a. morgans traffic light. its equally impossible to picture a world without katherine j. blodgetts innovation that makes glass invisible. can you picture life without clear windows andeyeglasses?32. by mentioning traffic light and windshield wiper, the author indicates that countless inventionsare _. a. beneficial, because their inventors are famous b. beneficial, though their inventors are less famous c. not useful, because their inventors are less famous d. not useful, though their inventors are famous33. professor joan mcleans course aims to _. a. add color and variety to students campus life b. inform students of the windshield wipers invention c. carry out the requirements by mountain university d. prepare students to try their own inventions34. tommy lees invention of the unbreakable umbrella was _.a. not eventually accepted by the umbrella producerb. inspired by the story behind the windshield wiperc. due to his dream of being caught in a rainstormd. not related to professor joan mcleans lectures35. which of the following can best serve as the title of this passage? a. how to help students to sell their inventions to producers? b. how to design a built-in device for cleaning the window? c. shouldnt we know who invented the windshield wiper? d. shouldnt we develop invention courses in universities? 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。 a good laugh is like a mild workout. it exercises the muscles, gets the blood flowing, decreases blood pressure and improves sleep patterns and the immune system. 36 . dont take life too seriously. we all have obstacles in life and we all make mistakes. 37 in fact, if you can laugh light-heartedly at your own fault, youll find that you give yourself that extra happiness and confidence increase that can get you over any obstacle. find the humor in a bad situation. sure , there are some situations where you are really sad. 38 the next time you feel the stress levels rising, take a minute to think about the funny side of the situation and laugh over the things you cannot control. this will lower your blood pressure, blood sugar levels and heart rate. remind yourself of funny moments from the past. perhaps a friend told you a great joke the other day or your children or pets did something amusing. 39 sometimes just reliving a funny moment can cause the endorphins(内啡肽), natural painkillers, to kick in. 40 as the saying goes, laughter is contagious(会传染的）. so make a point of seeking out positive people who arent afraid to laugh at themselves and are good at finding humor in lifes situations. young children are especially skilled at finding laughter and joy in everyday moments.a. take control over your emotions.b. there is no reason to blame yourself for it.c. however, most situations in life have funny sides.d. surround yourself with fun people who like to laugh a lot.e. the following are some ways to enjoy more laughter and joy in your life.f.studies show that people with pets have lower levels of depression and stress.g.call on these memories frequently, especially when feeling sad, angry orstressed.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，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。whenever my child caused me to change my schedule, i thought to myself, “we dont have time for this.” 41 , the two words i most commonly spoke to my child were: “hurry up” but my promise to 42 was made almost three years ago, and i began my journey to grasp what 43 in life. my younger daughter is my living 44 of why i must keep trying. in fact, the other day, she reminded me once again.the two of us had taken a bike ride to the 45 . after buying a cool treat for my daughter, she sat down at a table in 46 admiring the ice cream she held in her hand. suddenly a look of worry 47 on her face. “do i have to rush, mama?”i could have 48 .perhaps the pains of a 49 life dont ever completely disappear, i thought sadly. as my child looked up at me waiting to know 50 she could take her time, i knew i had a(n) 51 . i could sit there 52 about the number of times when i rushed my child through life.or i could celebrate the fact that today im trying to do things 53 . i chose to live in today. “you dont have to rush. just take your time,” i said in a(n) 54 way. her whole face instantly brightened and her shoul