高三英语3月月考模拟试题 03

高考高三英语3月月考模拟试题03

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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.WhatisVincent'snationality?

A.French.B.Spanish.C.Italian.

2.Whatwillthespeakersmove?

A.Thetelevision.B.Thecupboard.C.Thepicture.

3.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shejustgaveupherapartment.

B.Shehasbeenlookingforanapartment.

C.Shehasjustboughtareasonablypricedhouse.

4.WhatmighttheweatherbeliketomoiTowafternoon?

A.Cloudy.B.Rainy.C.Fine.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Abutterfly.B.Apainting.C.Anargument.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。听每段对话戒独白前，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、7题。

6.Whatistheman'sdestination?

A.Helsinki.B.NewYork.C.SaltLakeCity.

7.Howmanyhourswillittakethemantohisdestination?

A.18hours.B.22hours.C.23hours.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whydidthemangethomelateyesterday?

A.Hemissedthetrain.B.Hehadanaccident.C.Thetrainwascancelled.

9.Howdidthemangethomeyesterday?

A.Hetookabusandwalkedalongwayhome.

B.Hetookatrainfortwohours.

C.Hewalkedhomealltheway.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatisoneofthepurposesofthecentre?

A.Toprovideworkopportunitiesforgraduatingstudents.

B.ToteachstudentshowtouseEnglishintheirdailylives.

C.Tohelpinternationalstudentspreparetoenterinstitutionsabroad.

11.WhenshouldoneapplytotheprogramifthefalltermbeginsonAugust30th?

A.ByMay30th.B.ByJune30th.C.ByJuly30th.

12.Howcanoneapplyforthecourses?

A.Byphoningthecenter.

B.Byfillingintheapplicationonline.

C.Byfaxingtheapplicationtothecenter.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthematterwiththeman?

A.Hehasacold.B.Hehastheflu.C.Hehasahighfever.

14.Howlonghasthemanbeensick?

A.SinceFriday.B.SinceSaturday.C.SinceSunday.

15.Howdoesthemanreacttothewoman'ssuggestionatfirst?

A.Herefusesit.B.Heispleasedwithit.C.Hedoesn'tcareaboutit.

16.Howoftenwillthemandrinkthespecialtea?

A.Twiceaday.B.Threetimesaday.C.Fourtimesaday.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthefirstprize?

A.Atwo-weekholiday.B.A500-dollarcamera.C.TwoplainticketstoJamaica.

18.Whenwilltheresultofthecompetitioncomeout?

A.Inaweek.B.Inhalfamonth.C.Inamonth.

19.Whatrequirementdothephotosneedtomeet?

A.Theymustbeincolor.

B.Theymustbetakenonholiday.

C.TheymustbesenttotheradiostationbytheendofAugust.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerremindthecompetitorstodo?

A.Puttheirinformationdownonthebackofthephotos.

B.Takepartinnextmonth'ssportscompetition.

C.Gettheirphotosbackafterthecompetition.

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的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。

21.ThecolorgreeninancientEgyptsymbolizedspring,whichisthetimeofyearwhenthingsin

naturestarttogrowafterlongwinter.

A./;aB.the;theC./;theD.the;a

22.Chinaneedstostrikeabalancebetweenmaintainingafastandstabledevelopmentand

economicstructuraladjustment.

A.relativelyB.seeminglyC.approximatelyD.environmentally

23.Thefirstthingyoumustrememberisthatinordertosucceed,itisalmostcompulsorythatyou

beoptimistic.

A.mustB.willC.needD.should

24.—DoyouknowwhyMichaelresignedfromtheboard?

—Heheldoutforhigherwages,butwasintheend.

A.putdownB.brokedownC.cutdownD.turneddown

25.——HowaboutbuyingTimamobilephone?Afterall,heisn'taboyanymore.

—Ithinkit'snecessary,forwesometimeswanttomakesureifhehomefordinner.

A.willcomeB.comesC.hascomeD.wouldcome

26.一Doyouhaveanythingtosayforyourselves?

—Yes,thereisonepointwemustinsiston.

A.whyB.whereC.howD./

27.Itwasnotuntilthesubprimeloancrisis（次贷危机）greatdamagetotheAmericanfinancialsystem

thatAmericanstheseverityofthesituation.

A.caused,realizedB.hadcaused,realized

C.caused,hadrealizedD.wascausing,hadrealized

28.Weneeda（n）teamleaderwhocanreallymotivatethememberstoworkharder.

A.considerableB.cautiousC.dynamicD.conventional

29.TheChinesegovernmenthasmadeitclearitstrivestoachieveinspacescienceinthenext5

years.

A.whatB.thatC.howD.which

30.Accordingtosomestudies,EQisimportant,ifnotmoreimportantthanIQ.

A.soB.veryC.evenD.as

31.ThegovernmentworkreportbyPremierWenconveysavarietyofissues,andsocialjustice.

A.incommonB.ingeneralC.inparticularD.inpractice

32.IcannotunderstandwhytheissueofSyriahasbecomesocomplicatedIlearnmorefromthe

media.

A.afterB.beforeC.whileD.when

33.Forme,GonewiththeWindisaveryhappydiscovery,Ishallreturnfrequently.

A.onwhichB.bywhichC.towhichD.fromwhich

34.,theydivedintoataxiandheadedfortheairport.

A.GoodbyewassaidB.Goodbyehadbeensaid

C.GoodbyesaidD.Whengoodbyesaid

35.Davidgotwell-preparedfortheuniversityinterview,fbrhecouldn'triskthegoodopportunity

A.toloseB.losingC.tobelostD.beinglost

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的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。

CouldtheInternetbetotallyfreeandshoulditbe?ShouldtheInternetberegulated?Therecent

disorderintheArabworld36byadisputedvideodamagingtheimageofProphetMuhammadshows

theUnitedStates,whichisbusy37globalInternetfreedom,haspaidahugeprice38thelivesof

itsdiplomats.

Inanunregulatedinternetworld,cheating,violenceorrumorscan39seriousconsequences.Many

countriesacrosstheworldareperiodicallysufferingfrom“rumors"40bytheInternetandsocialmedia.

TheUS-ledWestalwayspromotesInternetfreedomand41anyregulationasinvestigation,butit

shouldthinktwiceifitcalculatestheheavypricethathasbeenandhastobepaidfor"42Internet”.

Moreover,43theInternetintheWest44tobefree,withnoobvious45andnolimited

sites,isn'tthestructureofthemainpagesalreadyhand-controlled,withselectedpressagenciesand_46

occupyingclearlydominating（显著的）positions?

TheInternethashelpedfightinjustice,47coiTuptioninplacessofarapartasIndonesia,India

andLatinAmerica.ButtheInternetcouldbeextremely48aswell.Variousracistorseparatist

organizationsareusingtheirInternetsitesto49strongfeelings.Thosewhoarespreadinghateare

frequentlyusingtheInternetastheirtool.Nocountrycan50tomaketheInternetabsolutelyfree.

Thequestionishowtokeepfreeflowofinformation51whileprotectingchildrenfrom

unhealthyworks,commoncitizensfrom52rumorsandcountriesfromunfairanddamaging

propaganda（宣传）attacks.Andwhosetsthelimits?

The53isthattherewillneverbeaperfectsystem.Everycountrywillhaveto54itsown

system,basedonitsculture,social55andthedegreeofdangerit'sfacing.

36.A.ledB.causedC.damagedD.attacked

37.A.helpingB.processingC.promotingD.improving

38.A.forB.atC.withD.off

39.A.bringB.reachC.fetchD.take

40.A.spreadB.exposedC.deliveredD.passed

41.A.supportsB.followsC.opposesD.dislikes

42.A.freeB.accessibleC.availableD.healthy

43.A.asifB.evenifC.sothatD.inthat

44.A.happensB.intendsC.offersD.appears

45.A.interruptionB.interferenceC.defenceD.preference

46.A.programsB.substancesC.channelsD.sources

47.A.uncoverB.strikeC.preventD.avoid

48.A.beneficialB.usefulC.sensitiveD.destructive

49.A.increaseB.decreaseC.upsetD.strengthen

50.A.refuseB.affordC.failD.attempt

51.A.unpollutedB.unskilledC.unoccupiedD.uninterrupted

52.A.evilB.meaningfulC.untrueD.effective

53.A.importanceB.conclusionC.descriptionD.possibility

54.A.developB.inventC.changeD.study

55.A.trendsB.structuresC.surroundingsD.factors

第三部分：阅读理解（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

ThreeEnglishdictionariespublishedrecentlyalllayclaimtopossessinga"new"feature.TheBBC

EnglishDictionarycontainsbackgroundinformationon1,000peopleandplacesprominentinthenews

since1988;theOxfordAdvancedLearner'sDictionary:EncyclopedicEditionistheOALDplus

encyclopedicentries;theLongmanDictionaryofEnglishLanguageandCultureistheLDOCEpluscultural

information.

Thekeyfactisthatallthreedictionariescanbeseentohaveadistinctly“cultural"aswellaslanguage

learningcontent.Thatbeingsaid,thewayinwhichtheyapproachtheculturalelementisnotidentical,

makingdirectcomparisonsbetweenthethreedifficult.

Whilethereissomecommongroundbetweentheencyclopedic/culturalentriesfortheOxfordand

Longmandictionaries,thereisacleardifference.Oxfordlaysclaimtobeingencyclopediconcontent

whereasLongmandistinctlyconcentratesonthelanguageandcultureoftheEnglishspeakingworld.The

Oxforddictionarycanthereforestandmorevigorousscrutiny（审查）forculturalbiasthantheLongman

publicationbecausethelatterdoesnothesitateaboutviewingtherestoftheworldfromthecultural

perspectivesoftheEnglish-speakingworld.TheculturalobjectivesoftheBBCdictionaryareinturnmore

distinctstill.Basedonananalysisofover70millionwordsrecordedfromtheBBCWorldServiceand

NationalPublicRadioofWashingtonoveraperiodoffouryears,their1,000briefencyclopedicentriesare

basedonpeopleandplacesthathavefeaturedinthenewsrecently.Theintendedusertheyhaveinmindisa

regularlistenertotheWorldServicewhowillhaveareasonablestandardofEnglishandadevelopedskillin

listeningcomprehension.

Inreality,though,theBBCdictionarywillbepurchasedbyafarwiderrangeoflanguagelearners,as

willtheothertwodictionaries.Wewillbefacedwithasituationwheremanyoftheusersofthese

dictionarieswillattheveryleasthavedistinctsocio-culturalperspectivesandmayhaveworldviewswhich

aretotallyopposedandevenhostiletothoseoftheWest.Advancedlearnersfromthiskindofbackground

willnotonlyevaluateadictionaryonhowuser-friendlyitisbutwillalsohavedefiniteviewsaboutthe

scopeandappropriatenessofthevarioussocio-culturalentries.

56.Whatfeaturesetsapartthethreedictionariesdiscussedinthepassagefromtraditionalones?

A.Thecombinationoftwodictionariesintoone.

B.Thenewapproachtodefiningwords.

C.Theinclusionofculturalcontent.

D.Theincreaseinthenumberofentries.

57.TheLongmandictionaryismorelikelytobecriticizedforculturalprejudicebecause.

A.itsscopeofculturalentriesgoesbeyondthecultureoftheEnglish-speakingworld

B.itpayslittleattentiontotheculturalcontentofthenon-English-speakingcountries

C.itviewstheworldpurelyfromthestandpointoftheEnglish-speakingpeople

D.itfailstodistinguishlanguagefromcultureinitsencyclopedicentries

58.Itisimpliedinthelastparagraphthat,inapproachingsocio-culturalcontentinadictionary,social

thoughtshouldbegivento.

A.thelanguagelevelsofitsusers

B.thenumberofitsprospectivepurchasers

C.thedifferenttastesofitsusers

D.thevariousculturalbackgroundsofitsusers

B

Advertisingmeanstodrawpeople'sattentiontosomething.Itisacentralfeatureofourlives.Sales

dependuponit.Sodoesourknowledgeofwhatisavailable.Readthefollowingadvertsandseehowmuch

youunderstandthem.

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Mobile:0732605041Promptservieeguaranteed

Lie.No.:013457byinsuredprofessionals

59.Aboutwhattheyadvertise,wecansafelysaythat

A.Adverts(I)and(HI)advertisetwoproducts

B.Adverts(III)and(IV)advertiseservices

C.Adverts(II)and(III)advertisebeliefs

D.Adverts(I)and(IV)providejobs

60.Howmanyadvertsaretryingtobepricecompetitive?

A.1.B.2.C.3.D.4.

61.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheadvertsaboveisNOTtrue?

A.Anewspaperusesoneoftheminitsownnewspaper.

B.Allofthemadvertiseforthelargestnumberofcustomers.

C.Allofthemlisttheprices.

D.Allofthemhaveincludedcontactinformation.

62.Fromtheseexamplesofadverts,wecanconcludethat.

A.someadvertsareprovidedbynewspapersfreeofcharge

B.newspaperisthemostcommonmeansofadvertising

C.advertisingisanexpensivebusiness

D.advertsshouldappealtocustomers

C

IhavebeenpassionateaboutsewingandfashiondesignsinceIwas12.Twoyearsago,Idesignedand

madeasetofoutfitsfromrecyclablematerialsforacharityfashionshow.Throughthishighlymeaningful

andprofoundexperience,Ibecameawareoftheimportanceofprotectingandpreservingourenvironment

whendesigningandmakingfashionitems,resultinginmyfoundinganorganizationtopromoteeco-friendly,

designandfashion.

Myinteresthasledmetoresearchareasoffashionthathaveenvironmentalimplications.Forexample,

somepopularclothingstoreshaveannouncedmarketingpoliciesdesignedtoimprovetheenvironment.For

thoseofuswhoareeco-conscious,itisresponsibleforustoevaluatewhethersuchpoliciesarejusta

marketingpromotion,orrepresentgreateffortstoprotectourenvironment.

Threechain-stores,H&M,UrbanOutfittersandForever21,havebeenpromoting"green'*items.AfterI

examinedtheirproducts,IhaveconcludedthatH&MandUrbanOutfittersaretrulyhelpingthe

environmentwiththeirefforts,whileForever21seemstobeusingthe"gogreen"trendasawaytosell

moreproducts,ratherthangenuinelyhelptheenvironment.

Ofthesethreestores,H&Mhasthemostextensiveeco-fashionplans.Itisalreadywellonitswayto

carryingoutitsplansbyincreasinglymixingorganiccottonintotheirgarments,aswellasputtingfully

organiccottonitemsonthemarket.ThestorealsobelongstotheOrganicExchangeOrganization,which

approvesofgrowthoforganiccotton.Toreducetheharmfromnon-organiccottonproduction,H&Mis

involvedwiththeBetterCottonProject.Mindfuloftheunfavorableeffectsofclimatechange,thestoreaims

tominimizetransportationandenergyusage.H&Mlabelstheireco-friendlyproductswithanofficial

symbol,theFlower,torepresentaproductionsystemthatislessharmfulthanmosttraditionalprocesses.

Becauseoftheseactionsandpolicies,H&Misalreadywellonitswaytomakingadifferenceonthe

environment.

WithitsUrbanRenewalbrand,UrbanOutfittertakesadifferentapproachthanH&Minpromotingeco

-friendlyfashion.Thebrandfeatureswomen'sclothesmadefromstrictlyenvironmentally-friendlysources,

suchasvintage,deadstock,orsuiplusclothing.UrbanRenewalproducesfashionablegarments,and

embracesbeingeco-friendlythroughrecycling.

Unliketheothertwostoresabove,Forever21'seco-fashioneffortsfallshort;somepeoplewouldsay

theirmessageisthoroughlymisleading.Itpromotesthe"green”image,andyetmanyoftheirsupposedeco

-friendlyproductsdonothelptheenvironment.Forexample,itsellsa"ThinkGreenToteuthat,accordingto

thesite,ismeantto"sendanenvironmentallyfriendlymessage."Howeveritismadeof100%non-organic

cottonwhichisoneofthemostdamagingfabricstotheenvironment,mostlybecauseitrequiresgreater

chemicalinterventioncomparedtoorganiccotton.Also,the"ILoveMyPlanetTote"issupposedto"makea

positivestatement,1'butisalsomadeof100%cottonthatisnotorganic.Theonlytotethatis

environmentally-friendlyisthe"H81OrganicCottonTbte"fromForever21'sHeritagebrand,madefrom

100%organiccotton.NowthatForever21hasportrayeditselfasbeing"green,“itshouldstart"walkingthe

walk.”

63.Theunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmeans.

A.allthecustomersaretryingnottowalkintotheForever21tobuyproducts

B.theForever21hasalreadybeenonitswaytotransformitsnegativeimage

C.thewriterpubliclyurgestheForever21toputitscampaignintopractice

D.theenvironmentalproblemissoseriousthatweshouldpaymoreattention

64.Whichofthefollowingsupportstheauthor'sopinion?

A.Theauthor'senvironmentalawarenesscomesfromhisshoppingexperiences.

B.Noneofthethreestoresmakesadifferenceontheecologicalprotection.

C.Someoneusesthe“gogreen"trendjustasatricktomakemoreprofit.

D.Itisstillaverylongwaybeforewehumanswilluserealgreenproducts.

65.Thepassageisdevelopedby.

A.showingcauseandeffectB.givingconcretefigures

C.makingcomparisonandcontrastD.usingtimeorder

66.Whichofthefollowingstatementscanbethebesttitle?

A.DoestheTrendofEco-FriendlyHelptheEnvironment?

B.GreenProductsAreCommoninFashionStores.

C.ASurveyofEco-FriendlyDesignonFashionMarkets.

D.AreChainStoresinFashionReallyGoingGreen?

D

Thenextgenerationofsmartphonecouldcombinethedatefromitsgyroscopes（陀螺仪）witha

built-incompasstoallowyoutotrackyourindoormovementsevenwithoutGPS.

ResearchdescribeditintheinternationalJournalofInnovativeComputingandApplicationsby

ShahidAyubofLancasterUniversity,andhiscolleaguesthereandatHWCommunications,suggeststhat

theembeddedinertialsensors（嵌入式惯性传感器）inmanysmartphoneshaveaddedthefacilitytobe

usedforlocalizationandtrackingapplications.Theprimarybenefitofusingsmartphonesisthatno

additionalinfrastructurewouldneedtobeinstalledformonitoringpersonnelmovementsinawidevariety

ofsituationsnotleaststaff,equipmentandinventorymovementsinwarehousefacilities,shoppingmalls

andfactories.Incontrast,othertechnologybeingproposedwouldrequirenewequipment,suchasRFID

technologies.

However,smartphonesdonotyethavetheabilitytopinpointtheirlocationwithoutrecoursetothe

GPSsystem,whichisnotaccessibleindoorsandhastheaddeddisadvantageofusingupbatterypowervery

quicklyevenifitcouldbeused.Inertialnavigationonlyprovidesthenecessaryinformationrelativetoa

specifiedstartingpointtheteamsays.Thisisusefulforanyonewithanon-GPSsmartphonewhowishesto

tracktheroutetheytakewhenwalkingorjoggingiftheyspecifytheirstartingpoint.Theteamsuggeststhat

pedestriansindoorscouldbepositionedusingacombinationofthesmartphoneaccelerometer（力H速器）and

anbuilt-indigitalcompass,somethingthatwillbecomeavailableinfuturesmartphones.

Theyhavenowinvestigatedthepotentialofthreedifferentsmartphoneplacementmodes:idle,hand

heldandlistening,whichcouldbeusedwithpedestriandeadreckoning（PDR）techniquestoallowusersto

recordthepaththeyfolloworforvariouskindsofworkplaceorothermonitoringrequirements.

"Thetechniquecouldbeusedinundergroundtubestations,airports,trainstationswherethereisno

infrastructureinstalledfbrtrackingornavigation,"Ayubexplains,"Itcanalsobeusedforlocation-based

serviceapplications.Inbigshoppingmallsitbecomeseasiertonavigatetoatargetshopormeetingplace,

whileinlargeofficesandacrossindustryitcouldbeusedtotrackemployeesandcontrolmovementsof

workersinrestrictedareas."

67.Whatistheprimarybenefitofusingsmartphoneswithembeddedinertialsensors?

A.Theyrequirenewequipment,suchasRFIDtechnologies.

B.TheycantrackpedestrianmovementindoorswithGPS.

C.Noadditionalinfrastructurewouldbeneeded.

D.Noadditionalmoneywouldbespent.

68.Whatcanweknowfromthethirdparagraph?

A.pedestriansindoorscannotbepositionedusingGPS.

B.GPScanbeusedtolocatepedestriansindoors.

C.Smartphoneswithembeddedinertialsensorscansavealotofenergy.

D.ThecurrentGPSsystemisperfectinmanyways.

69.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethattherecentstudiesofsmartphones.

A.wereconductedbyShahidAyubalone

B.weresupportedbyGPS

C.havenoconnectionwitheverydayneeds

D.canbeappliedtoundergroundtubestations

70.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TrackingPedestriansIndoorsUsingTheirSmartPhones

B.GPSFoundtoHaveDefects

C.AdditionalInfrastructureShouldBeConstructedinAirports

D.PeopleNeedtoReplaceTheirCurrentSmartPhones

第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：

每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

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