广西陆川县中学2018届高三英语12月月考试题

1、广西陆川县中学2017 年秋季期高三 12 月月考英语试题试卷说明： 1. 本试卷满分150 分，考试时间120 分钟。2. 请将所有答案填涂在答题卡上的正确位置。第一部分：听力 （共两节，满分30 分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节听下面 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. Why does the man need a map

2、?A. To tour Manchester.B. To find a restaurant.China.2. What does the woman want to do for vacation?A. Learn to snowboard.B. Travel to Colorado.3. What will the man probably do?A. Refuse the offer.B. Take the job.working hours.4. What does the woman say about John?A. He won t be on time for dinner.B

3、. He won t come home today.C. He won t wait for her.5. What will the speakers probably do next?A. Order some boxes.B. Continue working.rest.C. To learn aboutC. Go to the beach.C. Change theC. Go home and第二节听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2 至 4 个小题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C 三个选- 1 - / 17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5

4、秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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. How does the woman usually go to work?A. By bus.B. By car.C. By train.7. What do the speakers agree about taking the train?A. It is safer.B. It is cheaper.C.Itisfaster.听第 7 段材料，回答第8 至 10 题。8. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. As

5、k someone to check the car.B. Go to another car dealer.C.Save up for the car.9. What is the salesman going to do?A. Stick to a high price.B. Give a discount.C.Askforcash payment.10. How will the man help the woman?A. Lend money to her.B. Take care of her car.C.Drivehercar home.听第 8 段材料，回答第11 至 13 题。

6、11. What does the woman think of the living expenses in the city?A. Very high.B. Just Okay.C. Fairly low.12. What does the woman spend most on?A. Meals.B. Clothes.C. Trains.13.What does the woman do in her free time？A. Travel around.B. See films.C.Go foradrink.听第 9 段材料，回答第14 至 16 题。14. What will Reb

7、ecca do on June 12?A. Meet the people from Head Office.B. Organize a trade exhibition.- 2 - / 17C. Go on a business trip.15. What is John preparing for the meeting?A. A timetable.B. A report.C. A speech.16. When do the speakers decide to have the meeting?A. On June 17.B. On June 10.C. On June 3.听第 1

8、0 段材料，回答第17 至 20 题。17. What did the speaker decide to do after lunch that day?A. Stay to help her friend.B. Wait for the rain to stop.C.Walkalone to her car.18. What can we learn about the speaker then?A. She was having a baby soon.B. She had bought a new car.C. She worked at a hotel.19. Where did t

9、he speaker meet the taxi passenger?A. In front of a hotel.B. At a crossroads.C.Besideacar park.20. What does the speaker talk about?A. An unforgettable experience.B. A well-known short story.C. An exciting lunch party.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，从每題所给的四个选项（A、 B、 C和 D）中，选出最佳选项

10、，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A30 November 2017,Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic defeated Scottish AndyMurray 6-1,7-5,7-6in the Australian Open 2017 final to win the Grand Slam event (大满贯 ) forthe sixthtime.Murray has lostfiveAustralianOpen finals,facingDjokovicin all but one of them.Djokovic dominated the first

11、 set, winning 6-1 in just half an hour. He served- 3 - / 17seven aces(得分的发球 ) in total in the match. Murray fought back in the second set,which went up to twelvegames lastingfor80 minutes.Itwas thelongest setand Murrayhad nineaces,twelve in totalforthematch. Djokovichad 41 unforcederrors,comparedtoM

12、urray s 65.The third set lasted for 63 minutes and at 6-6 it went to a tie breaker, whichDjokovic won 7-3, to win the eleventh Grand Slam title of his career.Djokovichas now equalledtherecordof Roy Emerson winningsixAustralianOpens.Djokovicafterthe match said,” Andy, you area great championand frien

13、d.I m sureyoull have more opportunities to fightfor this trophy”. Murray congratulatedDjokovic, saying“I feel like I ve been here before. Congratulations, Novak. SixAustralianOpens is an incrediblefeat(业绩 ).The lastyear has been incredible.Goodjob. ” He also left a message for his wife Kim Sears,“ I

14、 ll be on the next flighthome.” The couple is expecting a baby.Yesterday, Jamie Murray, Andy Murrays elder brother，won the Australian OpenMens doubles with Bruno Soares. Andy Murray was there in the audience, recordinghis brothers speech, to whichJamie said,“Andy, you should be in bed!”21. On 30 Nov

15、ember 2017 Djokovicbeat Murray forthe _ time,and won AustralianOpenFinal 2017.A. 5thB. 6thC. 4thD. 11th22. According to the news report, which of the following statements is true?A. It was a piece of cake for Djokovic to win the 2nd set.B. Djokovic and Murray quite admired each other.C. Djokovic bec

16、ame the 1st to win six Australian Opens.D. Murray couldn t wait to go back to his wife because she just gave birth to a baby.23. According to the passage , Murray is most probably considered to be _.A. friendly and considerate B. selfless but dishonest C. unconfident but modest D. prideful and out -

17、 goingBThe Web as a Way of Life- 4 - / 17If you ask people today why they use mobile phones to communicate with theirfriends or why they turn to TV for entertainment they will look at you as if you arecrazy.These thingshave become such an integralpartof lifethattheyare no longernoticed, let alone re

18、marked on.In the same way, withina decade no one willnoticethe web. itwillbe justthere.It will be a way of life. People will use it for shopping, education, entertainmentand communication. They will invent new uses for it.A change like this is generational. Old people have to learn something aboutne

19、wthingsoutsidetheireveryday life,whilekidswho grow up witha new technologysimplytreat it as given.In the future,everyone s businesscard willhave an email address.Every lawyer,every doctor and every business-from large to small-will be connected. On the otherhand, the variety of activities on the web

20、 will be broadening at an amazing rate.You can find all kinds of interesting materials on the web.Many sites will have a huge traffic flow. People will trade the time they nowspend reading the paper or watching TV for time spent surfing the web. Americans,particularly young Americans, will spend les

21、s time in front of the TV, and more onthe web.We usually overestimate what we can do in two years and underestimate what wecan do in ten. The web will be as much a way of life as the car by 2008 and probablybefore.24. The web will be an integral part of life because _.A. we will use it to do lots of

22、 thingsB. it will replace the TVC. we won t noticeit is thereD.itwillhelpustoleadbetter lives25. In the future _.A. all business cards will have email addresses B.doctorsand lawyerswillnotuse the webC. traffic will be controlled on the webD.allbusinesswillbedone on the web- 5 - / 1726. According to

23、the last paragraph it can be most probably inferred that _.A. we have no idea how the web will developB. there will soon be more computers than carsC. we are very good at predicting the futureD. the development of the web will be faster than we expect27. The writer is _ about the development of web.

24、A. unsureB. fearfulC. confidentD.crazyCThere aremany placestogo on safari(观赏野生动物 ) in Africa，butriding a horsethrough the flooded waters of Botswanas Okavango Delta must rank a& one of theworld s most exciting wildlifejourneys.Several safari camps operate as the base for this adventure, providing un

25、iquerides twice a day to explore deep into the delta. The camps have excellent horses,professionalguidesand lotsofsupportworkers.They have a reputationforprovidinga great riding experience.The morning ride, when the guides take you to beautiful, shallow lakes full ofwater lilies,tendsto be more acti

26、ve.Itis unlike any otherridingexperience.Withrainbows forming in the splashing water around you and the sound of huge drops ofwater bouncing off your body and face， it is truly exciting. You are very likely tocome across large wild animals， too. On horseback it is possible to get quite closeto eleph

27、ants, giraffes and many other animals. The sense of excitement and tensionlevels rise suddenly though, as does your heart rate, as you move closer to them.In the evening,ridesareusuallyata more relaxedand unhurriedpace,withgoldenlight streaming across the grassy delta and the animals coming out to e

28、at and drink.Sedate as they are,ridesatthistimeofday arestillveryimpressive.As thesun srays pass through the dust kicked up by the horses,the romance of Africa comes tolife.Back at the camp you can kick off your boots and enjoy excellent food and wine.Looking back on your day, you will find it hard

29、to deny that a horseback safari is- 6 - / 17as close as you will ever come to answering the call of the wild.28. The underlined word“They” in the second paragraph refer to _.A. Flooded watersB. Wildlife journeysC. Safari campsD. Unique rides29. What does the author find most exciting about a horseba

30、ck safari?A. Seeing and feeling the real African life.B. Enjoying good food and wine at the camp.C. Hunting large animals just as our ancestors did.D. Being part of the scene and getting close to animals.30. What does the underlined word “Sedate”in the fourth paragraph most probably mean?A. Wild and

31、 romantic.B. Slow and peaceful.C. Hungry and thirsty.D. Active and excited.31. The author introduces the riding experience in the Okavango Delta mainly by_.A. following space orderB. following time orderC. making classificationsD. giving examplesDMore and more people read an iPad in bed, reserved as

32、 a place for sleep, beforethey go to sleep.Charles,a professorfrom HarvardMedicalSchool% and hi& colleaguesgot a smallgroup of people for an experiment. For five days in a row, the people read eithera paper book or an iPad f6rfourhours beforesleepsTheirsleeppatternswere monitoredall night. Before an

33、d after each trial period, the people took hourly blood teststo paint a day-long picture of just how much melatonin (褪黑激素 ) was in their bloodat any given time.When the people read on the iPad as compared to the paper books-they reportedfeeling less sleepy at night and less active the following morn

34、ing. People also took longer to fall asleep on the iPad nights, and the blood tests showed that theirmelatonin secretion (分泌 ) was delayed by an hour and a half.- 7 - / 17The researchers conclude in today5s journal article that because of the rise of e-readers and the increasingly widespread use of

35、e-things among children and teenagers, more research into the long-term consequences of these devices on health and safetyis urgently needed. Charles and colleagues go on, in the research paper, to note”“Reading an iPad in bed may increase cancer risk. ”However, software has been developedthat can r

36、educesome of the blue light fromthe screens of phones and computers accordingto time of day, and thereare also glassesthat are made to filter (过滤 )short wavelengths. While they seem like a logicalsolution for the nighttime tech users, it needs more research.32. In Charles9 experiment, the group of p

37、eople were asked to _.A. sit in a row And receive the strict testsB. have their sleep patterns observed all nightC. read a paper book and an iPad at the same timeD. have their blood tested per hour during the trial.33. The third paragraph tells us the iPad readers were likely to _.A. feel less sleep

38、y and tired in the dayB. fall asleepmore easilyafter readingC. become less energetic the next morningD. have a lotmore melatoninsecretion34. The special software recently developed can _.A. remove the blue light from your devices completelyB. help prevent eyes being harmed by short wavelengthC. weak

39、en the harm done by doing nighttime e-readingD. be used in all the e-things widely and safely35. Which of the following can be best served as the tide of the passage?A. No e-reading in bed before sleepB. Newsoftwarefornighte-readersC. Wrong behaviors before bedtimeD. No games on iPad in bed第二节（共5 小题

40、；每小题2 分，满分10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。- 8 - / 17What will man be like in 5,000 or even 50,000 yearfrom now on? We can only makea guess, of course. However,we can be sure that he will greatly differ from what he is today. 36Let us take an obvious example. Man, even five hundred ye

41、ars ago, was shorterthan he is today. 37Five hundred years is a relatively short period of time, sowe can imagine that man will continue to grow taller. Nowadays our eyes are in constant use. In fact, we use them so much that often they become weaker and we have to wearglasses. But over a very long

42、period of time it is likely that mans eyes will growstronger.On the other hand, we make less use of out* arms and legs. 38We can t walkfarther.At the same time,however,ourfingerswillgrow more sensitivebecause theyare used a great deal in modem life. What about our brain? As time goes on, we shallhav

43、e to use our brains more and more and eventually we shall need larger ones! 39Our head, in particular the forehead, will larger.Perhaps allthisgives the impressionthatfutureman willnot be a very attractivecreature to look at! This may be true. 40He will still be a human being withthoughts and emotio

44、ns similar to our own.A. For man is slowly changing all the time.B. As a result, these are likely to grow weaker.C. Man will live in the earth for a long time.D. Now on average, man is about three inches taller.E. This is likely to bring about a physical change, too.F. What9s more, man is likely to

45、have a wonderful life.G. All in all, in spite of all these changes, future men will still have a lot in common with us.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。As a teenager, I felt I was always letting people down. I

46、 was rebellious (反叛 )on the outside, 41 on the inside I wanted people to42me.- 9 - / 17Once I left home to hitchhike (搭便车 ) to California with my friend Penelope. Thetrip wasn t43, and there were many times I didnt feel safe. One situationin particular 44me grateful to still be alive. When I returne

47、d home, I wasdifferent not so outwardly sure of myself.I was happy to be home. But then I noticed that Penelope, who was 45with us,was wearing my clothes. And my46 seemed to like her better than me. I wonderedif I would be 47if I weren t there. I told my mom, and she explained that48Penelope was a l

48、ovely girl, no one could 49me. I pointed out,“She is morepatientand isneaterthanI ve everbeen. ” My momsaid thesewere wonderful50,but I was the only person who could fill my51. She made me realize that evenwith my52 , and there were many I was a loved member of the family whocouldn t be replaced.Ibe

49、came a searcher,eagerto 53 whoI was and what made me unique.My54ofmyselfwas changing.Iwanted a solidbase tostartfrom. I started toresistpressureto 55in ways that I didnt like any more, and I56 who I really was. I cameto feel much more57that no one can ever take my place.Each of us 58auniqueplace intheworld.You arespecial,no matterwhat otherssay or what you may think. So59about being replaced. You60be.41.A. andB. butC. asD. for42.A. leaveB. replaceC. receiveD. like43.A. easyB. hardC. funD. long44.A. foundB. keptC. remainedD. forced45.A. playingB. eatingC. stayingD. traveling46.A. family