高三英语10月阶段测试试题.doc

山东省潍坊第一中学2017届高三英语10月阶段测试试题第卷第一部分 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 will the man do on his birthday? A. Go out for a meal.B. Have a party.C. See a film.( ) 2. How did John surprise the woman at the charity party?A. He almost knows everyone there.B. He was dressed in casual clothes.C. He came without being invited.( ) 3. What will the woman probably do today?A. Prepare for a meeting.B. Attend her friends wedding.C. Eat out with the man.( ) 4. How did the woman get to know her husband?A. On the Internet.B. By newspaper.C. Through a friend.( ) 5. What will the woman do?A. Meet her friend.B. Go on with her work.C. Attend a meeting. 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和第7两个小题。( ) 6. Where does the man think the womans purse is?A. In her office.B. At the theater.C. In the car.( ) 7. What does the man want to get?A. Sportswear.B. A pair of gloves.C. A pair of hiking boots.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。( ) 8. Where did the woman finish her university education?A. In New York.B. In Manchester.C. In Geneva.( ) 9. What does the woman want to be in the future?A. A translator.B. A secretary.C. A manager.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。( ) 10. What does the woman want to do?A. Find a part-time librarian.B. Attend an English listening class.C. Find an English tutor to learn writing.( ) 11. When will the speakers probably meet?A. On Mondays and Wednesdays.B. On Mondays and Thursdays.C. On Wednesdays and Thursdays.( ) 12. How much should the woman pay at least each week?A. 120 yuan.B. 240 yuan.C. 360 yuan.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。 ( ) 13.Where does this conversation take place?A. At a bank. B. At an airport ticket office.C. At a police station.( ) 14. When was the womans money probably stolen?A. When she was withdrawing money.B. When she was in a moving stair.C. When she was buying an airline ticket.( ) 15.How much of the womans money was stolen? A.4,500. B.4,900. C. 5,400.( ) 16. What is the woman doing in the city?A. Working. B. Travelling. C. Taking a business trip.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。( ) 17. What should the audience do with expensive equipment first?A. Insure it.B. Lock it up.C. Keep it home.( ) 18. What does the speaker suggest when it is too late?A. Calling a friend.B. Taking a taxi.C. Staying in a hotel.( ) 19. Who is the speaker speaking to? A. Security guards.B. Dormitory staff.C. College students.( ) 20. What can we learn about the self-defense classes in the university?A. Theyre worth taking. B. Theyre very interesting.C. Theyre popular among students. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 35 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。 ASome 30,000 years ago, artists who lived in caves in Europe painted pictures of the animals around them: panthers, hyenas, rhinos, cave lions, mammoths and other creatures which have been extinct for a long time. The paintings were highly realistic. Some even showed movement. The artwork, more than a thousand drawings, is considered the oldest group of human cave drawings which have ever been discovered. They were preserved because the cave was sealed- closed off-for more or less 23,000 years. Fast forward to December 18, 1994, a group of French cave scientists were exploring caves in southern France. Jean-Marie Chauvet, who led the group then, describes the process of discovering the cave paintings. “At that time I was in the front, Eliette just walked behind me, Christian behind. Eliette said she saw two marks made with red ochre and she said, They came here. And at this very moment everything began. The drawings and everything linked to the parietal art (壁画). That is where it started.” Cave art expert Jean Clottes reviewed the paintings. “I was amazed at the number of paintings there were and paintings of their quality and particularly in front of the panel of the horses.” Scientific analysis confirmed the prehistoric date of the artwork. Studies showed the drawings were created tens of thousands of years ago, before human history was written. The United Nations cultural agency UNESCO lists the cave as a World Heritage Site. They say that the drawings form a remarkable expression of early human artistic creation of grand excellence and variety. The Chauvet Cave has been named after the explorer who first entered it. However, its environment and drawings are too fragile to be visited by human beings. So the cave is closed, and only people there for scientific purposes can go inside and see the artwork. However, French authorities asked experts to create an exact copy of the cave, called Pont dArc Cavern. The copy, which we also call replica, cost more than 59 million dollars to build. It opened at the end of April in France. Pascal Terrasse is the president of the cavern. He says everyone will be able to experience the thrill of looking at drawings made by the first humans in Europe. He says the place is magic because it is done so well. Authorities say they think as many as 400.000 people will be allowed to visit Pont dArc Cavern every year. 21.According to the passage, the first scientist to enter the cave was _.A. Christian B. Eliette C. Clottes D. Chauvet 22. According to Jean Clottes words in Paragraph 4, the paintings in the cave were _.A. abstract B. superior C. creative D. inspiring 23. Which of the following statements is TRUE about the Chauvet Cave?A. It was closed off for more than 30,000 years.B. It is thought to be the origin of modern parietal art.C. The environment and artwork there are very easy to damage.D. The majority of drawings there are about the extinct animals.24. The purpose of creating Pont dArc Cavern is to _.A. show admiration for the earliest artists in EuropeB. arouse visitors awareness of protecting ancient art C. offer visitors chances to view the wonderful artworkD. collect money for the perseverance of the Chauvet Cave BThis coming year promises to be an exciting one for technology and science. There is already a line-up of great new gadget (小玩意). We have chosen four for you.No. 1 The Air Board 1.0 is a fantastic new way to get around. If you are tired of walking, or just want to get somewhere at a relaxed pace, then the Air Board 1.0 is for you. The board works when you step onto the pressure pads. These can read the weight and the movement of the rider. If you want to turn, all you have to do is move your weight to the left or right and the board will do the rest. It is very quick and easy. According to the official website, the power will last for about ten miles (16 km). It can travel at the speed of 10 miles an hour and it takes one hour to be fully charged.No. 2 Do you enjoy using herbs and spices (香料) when cooking? Then this little gadget, inspired by NASA space technology, might be for you. It makes sure that you always have fresh and well-grown herbs or plants when and where you need them. The Click & Grow is designed to be small and efficient so it can fit on your countertop (厨房操作台). It is self-watering, it checks itself and it also has a LED grown light that makes sure the plants grow fast, strong, and healthy. For those interested, to use this gadget, all you need to do is place the plant box in, fill it up with water and plug it in. Simple, right? So instead of digging through the garden mud for your herbs, why dont you make them in the control of your own kitchen? No. 3 The Miito gadget is perfect for all homes, and especially those who like to care for the environment. Miito has been called “the kettle of the future” by the Gadget Flow platform for its futuristic ideas and design. The Miito kettle is designed to heat up the water in any container. For example, if you need a cup of water, you would fill the cup with the right amount of water and place it onto the kettle. After placing the rod into the water, the rod would heat up and so would the water. Though it cant heat anything made of iron, the Miitos design and unique method of heating dont only save water. They also save electricity. No. 4 Have you ever wished you could walk through the worlds of your games, seeing things as your characters would? Well now, you can. The Rift released by Oculus VR is the latest and greatest in gaming technology so far. Designed by American Palmer Luckey, 23, this clever head set allows you to see the worlds of your games in 3-D. Although you might need to upgrade your computer to get the full gaming experience with the Rift, its the next step in virtual reality and its improving the way we can play games. Alongside the Oculus headset, the teams are working on creating a controller named Oculus. The Oculus Rift has been designed so that players cant only see, but also play in, 3-D worlds.25. It will take you _ to get to your school (2.5 miles away) on a fully-charged Air Board 1.0.A. 8 minutesB. 10 minutesC. 12 minutesD. 15 minutes 26. No. 2 can be sorted as a _ gadget. A. gardening B. transportationC. gamingD. cooking27. According to the passage, which of the following statements is true?A. All the four gadgets have to be operated by hand.B. Miito, a kettle made of iron, can save electricity.C. The clever head set, the Rift, has been named after its designer.D. The Rift is one of the popular gaming products by Oculus VR.28. Where is the text most probably from?A. An experiment report. B. A travel journal.C. A science report. D. A scientific story. CBefore 1840 architects and builders made buildings from stone, brick, or wood. The outside walls held up the weight of the building. A building that had more than a few stories became very heavy. A tall building, such as a castle, had very thick walls.As time went by, architecture began to change. By 1850 builders had begun to use a metal called iron for the fronts of some large buildings. Iron is lighter than stone and stronger than wood. People dig raw iron from the ground, but raw iron is not enough to use in buildings. Builders must use another type of iron called an alloy. An alloy is a metal that contains different metals and other compounds, or mixtures of chemicals. The metals and compounds are melted and mixed together to form the alloy. To make an iron alloy, workers use a blast furnace. This machine creates great heat. It has a tall chamber that is lined with brick and open at the top. Workers put limestone, raw iron, and coke (a substance made from coal) into the top of the furnace. They force hot air into the bottom of the furnace. The hot air and a chemical reaction turn the materials into a liquid mass. Workers pour off waste liquid, called slag, and save the iron. Then they form the hot iron into large blocks called pigs, which can be formed into objects. This formed iron is called cast iron. Cast iron is strong, but it still contains unwanted materials. People wanted to remove these impurities. To do this, they needed to heat the iron to very high temperature. Blast furnaces could not make that much heat.In England in 1855, Sir Henry Bessemer found the solution. He forced air through liquid pig iron. The oxygen in the air mixed with the impurities in the iron in a process called oxidation. Oxidation creates heat. The heat turns impurities into slag, which is poured off so that only pure steel remains. Pure steel is much stronger than iron. The Bessemer process took place in an egg-shaped machine called a converter. With this process, workers began to make large amounts of steel quickly and cheaply. By the late 1800s, many people lived in big cities. The price of land increased, one way builders could lower costs was to build taller buildings, which used less land. In Chicago in 1889, George A. Fuller completed the Tacoma Buildings, which had steel beams to hold up its weight. Soon people built more tall buildings with 10 to 20 stories. These were the first skyscrapers. 29. Alloys are important because they _. A. have no impurities B. are the raw materials that people use to make ironC. may be more useful than the separate metals in the alloy D. contain different metals30. From the article, you can conclude that architects throughout history _. A. thought carefully about materials when they designed buildingsB. could not design creative buildings until steel was invented C. disliked stone, brick, and woodD. liked to design tall buildings31. Which of the statements below expresses the main idea of the article?A. Discoveries about iron and steel have allowed people to build taller buildings. B. Sir Henry Bessemer developed a process to make steel. C. Architects use many kinds of materials in buildings. D. Changes about designing building. DMy fathers family is not a musical family. They are a family of words. My brother has my fathers dark hair, his love of a good argument. I take after my mother. From her I inherited a curious nature, a sense of adventure, bright red hair. I did not, contrary to her hopes, inherit a talent for the piano. That fact was established beyond doubt after unsuccessful attempts to draw music from me. The piano lessons began when I was four. My mother was convinced that I would be a child Mozart. She found the ideal teacher-Madame Oblenka, a strict Russian woman, whose pursed lips were enough to frighten a wild horse into submission. Madame Oblenka, who expected a little Mozart, was not very delighted to find a little girl banging her fists (拳头) on the keys. I tried to please her. “Feel the music,” she urged. I “felt” it and winced (退避) my ear-for what is more unpleasant than a series of wrong notes played continuously? She “felt” my music, too, which is why she always left with an angrier expression than when she came.Once, when I was ten, I managed to record one of my own rehearsals (练习). In order to escape my practice sessions, I would close myself behind the door of the piano room, put on the tape recording, and read until the tape had finished. That method worked for a week, until my mother began to wonder why I always missed the same B-sharp. She knocked on the door, and, receiving no answer, came in to check on me and found that I had fallen asleep while the tape of my performance played on and on. I was twelve when my parents finally acknowledged that my hidden talent was not about to emerge any time soon. My mother, refusing to admit defeat, told me to pick another instrument. “Choose anything you want, Honey,” she said, assuming that freedom of choice would inspire devotion. I thought long and hard and chose the drums. My parents, sensitive to noise, would be less than overjoyed by a daily bombardment of playing. I imagined my father in his study, cotton wads in his ears. I worked my way through several other instruments before my mother hit on another idea. Maybe I wasnt meant to be an instrumentalist. Realizing that drama might be more suited to my talents, Mom took me to a drama teacher. However, he put me backstage, painting scenery. Once I recovered from my sense of injury, I realized the wisdom of his choice. I loved the active, practical backstage world, and I discovered that I had a knack for constructing and painting. I loved the challenge of taking our scanty (贫乏) supplies and using them to make something beautiful. Imagining a scene and then seeing it emerge before me-this, to me, was close to magic. Im a sculptor now, and every day I experience afresh the joy of being fully absorbed in the act of artistic creation. Its a wonderful, blissful (乐而忘忧) feeling. I realize that my parents, in their misguided attempts to interest me in music, were trying to give me this feeling. And now I feel grateful. Perhaps they went about it in the wrong way, but their hearts were in the right place. 32. Madame Oblenka always felt angry because_.A. the author was too young to play the piano wellB. the author often pointed out the wrong notes of herC. the author kept banging on the keys unconsciouslyD. the authors performance was far from satisfactory33. The underlined word “emerge” in the fifth paragraph can be replaced by _.A. disappearB. showC. turnD. fail34. The authors mother can be best described as _.A. devoted and stubborn B. encouraging and independentC. helpful and considerate D. hardworking and generous35. We can learn from the passage _.A. parents should encourage their children to create artB. the ordinary backstage work can help one succeedC. you can only get better at something if you practiceD. art should be treated as a joy rather than a burden 第二节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。If you are in a crowd, the first and most important thing is to make yourself familiar with your surroundings and mentally notice alternate exits._36_Make yourself aware of the type of ground you are standing on, and know that in a crowd of moving people wet or uneven ground can be slippery or hazardous, causing you to fall._37_ When in danger, a few seconds can make all the difference, giving you the possibility of taking advantage of escaping route. Always stay closer to the escape route.If you find yourself in the middle of a moving crowd, do not fight against the pressure, do not stand still