江西省南昌市第二中学2019届高三英语第三次月考试题.doc

1、- 1 -南昌二中 2019 届高三第三次考试英 语 试 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. Where does the man want to go?A. To a railway station.B. To a Post Office.C. To the seaside.2. What happened to the

2、 woman?A. She woke up late.B. She got to work late.C. She stayed up late.3. What is the woman doing now?A. Baking cookies.B. Making a list.C. Shopping for groceries.4. How does the woman feel about the zoo?A. Sad.B. Impressed.C. Disappointed.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Young peo

3、ple lose their jobs easily.B. Young people are too quick in making decisions.C. Young people seldom stay long in the same job.第二节（共 15 小题,每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）- 2 -听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。6. When will the man start his new job?A. Tomorrow.B. Next week.C. Next month.7. Why is the man paying for the wo

4、mans lunch?A. She helped him a lot.B. It is his turn to pay.C. He wants to congratulate her.听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 10 三个小题。8. What is Annas chemistry grade now?A. B.B. B+.C. D.9. When does Annas study group meet?A. After school.B. On the weekends.C. During lunch hour.10. Who is Anna speaking to?A. A study

5、ing group member.B. Her teacher.C. Her father.听下面一段对话，回答第 11 至第 13 三个小题。11. How old was Jonathans mother when she started doing laundry?A.8 years old.B. 10 years old.C. 16 years old.12. Which temperature will Jonathan use for now?A. Hot.- 3 -B. Cold.C. Warm.13. What is the “light ” spin cycle used f

6、or?A. Jeans and towels.B. Most of Jonathans clothes.C. Sheets and pillow cases.听下面一段对话，回答第 14 至第 16 三个小题。14.Which decorations are on the sofa?A. The Christmas ones.B. The Halloween ones.C. The Thanksgiving ones.15.What did the man use to get the box out?A.A pole.B. A chair.C. A ladder.16.Where might

7、 the conservation take place?A. In the basement.B. In the bedroom.C. In the living room.听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。17. What does the Golden Rule ask people to do?A. Develop personal rules .B. Respect their families and ancestors.C. Treat others as they wish to be treated.18. Which is Confucius teachi

8、ng?A. Governments should be mora.lB. Husbands should respect wives.C. People should memorize rules of behavior.19. How did Confucius teach lessons?A. Through arguments.- 4 -B. Through reasoning.C. Through personal examples.20. What does the speaker say about Confucius?A. He used to be even more impo

9、rtant.B. He has influenced many cultures.C. He has little effect on people today.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40）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。AYou have a choice of three Supafone Mobile Digital access plans: Leisuretime, Executive and Highflier. They are designed

10、 to meet the needs of light, moderate and high-volume users. Calls in each plan are charged at only two rates: short-distance and long-distance. You enjoy big savings with off-peak calls. LEISURETIMEYour mobile phone is mainly for personal use. You use your phone to keep family and friends in touch.

11、 You dont want to strain your budget（ 预算紧张）. With this plan you enjoy the lowest monthly access fee and extremely competitive costs for calls. However, a monthly minimum call charge applies. EXECUTIVEYoure in business and need to be able to call your office and your clients whenever the need arises.

12、 You value the convenience of a mobile phone but need to keep a close eye on costs.For frequent users: the monthly access fee is slightly higher, but you enjoy the savings of a discounted call rate. HIGHFLIERYou are always on the move and communications are critical. You need to be able to call and

13、be called wherever you areworld-wide. - 5 -As a high-volume user you pay an access fee of just $60 a month but even lower call rates. 21. You will have to pay a minimum amount for call each month for .A. the Leisuretime plan B. the Executive plan C. the Highflier plan D. all of the three plans 22. T

14、he Executive plan is primarily intended for people who need a mobile phone for .A. their work B. keeping in contact with their family- 6 -C. global communication D. personal use 23. It costs for a 50-second short-distance call at 8 p. m., Friday, on Highflier plan.A. 30.2 cents B. 15.2 cents C. 15 c

15、ents D. 30 centsBI considered an active social life as basic human necessity. Yet when it dawned on me just how much time I was spending socializing, I realized I may be taking it to an extreme. I calculated that, on average, I was spending 22 hours or more each week on social activities. So, to see

16、 what would happen to my work output, health and wellbeing, I decided to try and cut out my social life entirely.I knew, at times, I filled my schedule simply out of fear of missing out (FOMO), but also as a way to shift focus away from my work. For one month, I declined all in-person activities wit

17、h friends: going out for drinks; dinners; parties and non-work related events, to see if it would make me more productive, improve my focus and career prospects.On day one of the month-long experiment, I had to fight some anxiety over missing out. But as the days passed, I started to relax. I only h

18、ad one option to consider for Saturday nightto stay homeand this limitation left me more satisfied in my decision. I felt more content working, reading or watching TV.While I found more time to work, I also noticed a change in my overall health. I found myself cooking more at home, doing daily exerc

19、ise, getting to bed earlier each night, reading, and enjoying moments of rest and boredom throughout the day.Having no social life left me more free time than Id imagine. Such idle moments are vital for creativity, and mind wandering has been linked to creative problem solving. During the experiment

20、 I found myself regularly brainstorming new ideas and reimagining existing projects.Of course socialising is an important way to build work contacts. While one month of no social life did not impact my relationship with existing clients, if - 7 -I had continued, it may harm my ability to build new o

21、nes.24. What did the author realize about his socializing?A. It was difficult for him to contact people.B. Its a necessary part of his life and work.C. He had spent too much time in socializing.D. He should have spent more time socializing.25. How did the author feel on the first day of his experime

22、nt?A. He felt anxious that he might be left out.B. He felt more energetic to get clown to work.C. He felt relaxed not having to contact people.D. He felt doubtful whether he could hold on.26. What benefit did the author find to let his mind wander lazily?A. He could have more time with his family.B.

23、 He could solve problems in a creative way.C. He could be more concentrated on his work.D. He could free himself from the work contacts.27. What would the author do after the experiment?A. Live a quiet life with his family away from the outside.B. Make a new social life with any possible customers.C

24、. Spare some time regularly for creative thinking alone.D. Continue his work contacts with his customers.CMost of Bangladesh is at or below sea level. Rising seawaters linked to climate change has severely affected the country. High water from storms in coastal areas also adds salt to soil. The land

25、 is becoming salty. Crops are less productive and many areas of cropland in the country are becoming unfit for farming. These are big problems for the small country. More than 155 million people live in Bangladesh. Growing crops is the most common way Bangladeshis support themselves.To find a way ou

26、t, farmers in the country are learning to grow vegetables in - 8 -so-called “vertical gardens”. The soil in these gardens is better because heavy rains have removed much of the salt.A vertical garden is easy to make. Villagers fill containers with good soil and natural fertilizers. They put the cont

27、ainers on bricks so they are off the ground. They add pieces of the bricks to the soil to help water flow and drain（排水）.The farmers cut small holes into the sides of the containers. This permits vegetables with short roots a place to grow. Vegetables with long roots grow on top of the container. One

28、 bag of soil can produce up to eight kilograms of vegetables in one season.The farmers also grow vegetables in containers made from large, thin pieces of plastic supported by bamboo. This “vertical tower” measures more than a meter wide. Each of these towers can produce more than 100 kilograms of ve

29、getables. It costs about $12-S13 to build.28. What is mentioned as a big problem for Bangladesh?A. Severe climate conditions. B. Too many people to support.C. Lack of enough fresh water. D. Reduced crop productivity.29. Which mainly makes vegetable growing in vertical gardens successful?A. Places in

30、 the soil for roots. B. Heavy rains kept in the soil.C. The good soil with little salt. D. Brick pieces added to the soil.30. What does the underlined word “they” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Bricks. B. Fertilizers. C. Villagers. D. Containers.31. What can we infer about the vertical tower?A. It is of

31、f the ground. B. It drains very improperly.C. It uses bamboo for containers. - 9 -D. It is unfit for growing vegetables.DTo err is human. To blame the other guy is even more human. Common sense is not all that common. Why tell the truth when you can come up with a good excuse? These three popular mi

32、squotes（误用的引语）are meant to be jokes, and yet they tell us a lot about human nature. To err, or to make mistakes, is indeed a part of being human, but it seems that most people dont want to accept the responsibility for the problem. Perhaps it is the natural thing to do. The original quote about huma

33、n nature went like this, “ To err is human, to forgive is divine（神圣的）.” This saying mirrors an ideal: People should be forgiving of others mistakes. Instead, we tend to do the opposite find someone else to pass the blame on to. However, taking responsibility for something that went wrong is a making

34、 of great maturity（成熟）. Common sense is what we call clear thought. Having common sense means having a good general plan that will make things work well, and it also means staying with the plan. Common sense tells you that you take an umbrella out into a rainstorm, but you leave the umbrella home wh

35、en you hear a weather forecast for sunshine. Common sense does not seem to be common for large organizations, because there are so many things going on that one person cannot be in charge of everything. People say that in a large company, “the right hand does not know what the left hand is doing.”An

36、d what is wrong with a society that thinks that making up a good excuse is like creating a work of art? One of the common problems with making excuses is that people, especially young people, get the idea that its okay not to be totally honest all the time. There is a corollary（推论）to that: If a good

37、 excuse is “good” even if it isnt honest, then where is the place of the truth? 32. According to the passage, which of the following seems the most human?A. To search for truthB. To achieve ones ideal.C. To make fun of others mistakes.D. To criticize others for ones own error.33. According to the au

38、thor, what is a sign of a mans maturity?- 10 -A. Doing things his own way.B. Making as few mistakes as possible.C. Bearing responsibility for his mistakes.D. Thinking seriously about his wrongdoing.34. What is the authors opinion about a good excuse?A. Bitter truth is better than a good excuse.B. A

39、good excuse is as rewarding as honesty.C. Inventing a good excuse needs creative ideas.D. Making a good excuse is sometimes a better policy.35. What would be the best title for this passage?A. Truth or Excuse.B. A Mark of Maturity.C. To Blame or to Forgive.D. A Mirror of Human Nature.第 2 节 （共 5 小题；每

40、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。Do you like writing a few paragraphs every day about your experiences, hopes, memories or feelings? If you dont, its time to make a change now. Because write a few paragraphs every day about your experiences, hopes, memories, you will immediate

41、ly begin to experience benefits to your personal growth and potential.You will gradually become better at expressing yourself. 36 However, when you become lazy with words, you find it is more difficult to describe feelings, share experiences and make yourself understood.37 As you write about memorie

42、s, it is like opening an old photo album. Your pen begins to explore feelings and details you have forgotten and dreams you left behind. You suddenly remember people you would like to contact again. Writing is an activity that avoids distraction(使人分心的事物) long enough for you to explore those wonderfu

43、l moments of the past. Sometimes they are - 11 -frightening. 38 Writing about daily experiences and feelings provides a recorded history that will influence how you make future decisions. 39 They learned from what had happened before. Your history is important. Dont let it be forgotten.Writing remin

44、ds you of your dreams and keeps you moving toward them. It is a means of keeping track of your purpose and the goals that will lead you to achieve them. 40 It shows when you have been distracted and may need to give all your attention again to your writing.Writing a little every day could provide th

45、e material that someday becomes a published book. When I wrote about depression and my four-year-old granddaughter who got lost in the mountains, I never dreamed it would be in a book. A. You will remember things long forgotten.B. Writing keeps you energetic and full of imagination all the time.C. S

46、ometimes they are wonderful and almost always they are helpful.D. Sooner or later, you are surely to become a great professional writer.E. Reviewing what you have written is a perfect way to see your progress.F. Theres a reason that the greatest leaders in history were students of history.G. When yo

47、u write daily, you can always be amazed at how quickly your writing skills improve.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。This month has been a 41 roller coaster of emotions and stressful moments-Im beginning to see the

48、physical sign of my 42 .I 43 myself with a whole mass of work for college, thinking that I had weeks to start it all, 44 suddenly deadlines are coming. I find myself 45 blankly at a computer screen night 46 the library shuts, wishing I had the - 12 -organizational skills I never 47 from my mother! T

49、his doesnt actually feel 48 stressful at the time-its only when I think Im finally relaxing that I 49 the signals.There seem to be a lot of little things the body does in 50 to stress that are 51 noticeable when you are in the midst of things but 52 later on-like finding your jaw is clenched(咬紧) and your hands in fists when you are in bed tying to sleep. It can also make your hair 53 more than normal-quite annoying.Ive been dealing with theses 5