江西省上饶二中2019届高三英语上学期月考试题2019010402142.doc

1、- 1 -江西省上饶二中 2019 届高三英语上学期月考试题 本卷分为第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题） ，满分 150 分。考试时间 120 分钟。第 I 卷（共三部分 ，共 115 分）第一部分 听力（共两节，每题 1 分，满分 20 分）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。1. Where does the man want to go?A. To a railway station B. To a Post Office C. To the seaside2. What happened

2、to the woman?A. She woke up late B. She got to work late C. She stayed up late3. What is the woman doing now?A. Baking cookies B. Making a list C. Shopping for groceries4. How does the woman feel about the zoo?A. Sad B. Impressed C. Disappointed5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Young

3、people 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：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。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。6. When will the man start his new job?A. Tomorrow B. Next week C. Next month7. Why

4、is the man paying for the womans lunch?A. She helped him a lot B. It is his turn to pay C. He wants to congratulate her听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. What is Annas chemistry grade now?A. B B. B+ C. D9. When does Annas study group meet?A. After school B. On the weekends C. During lunch hour10. Who is Anna

5、speaking to?A. studying 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 old12. Which temperature will Jonathan use for now?A. Hot B. Cold C. Warm13. What is the “light ” spin

6、 cycle used for?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- 2 -15. What did the man use to get the box out?A. A pole B. A chair C. A la

7、dder16. Where might 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 ancestorsC. Treat others as they wish to be treated18. Which is C

8、onfucius teaching?A. Governments should be moral B. Husbands should respect wivesC. People should memorize rules of behavior.19. How did Confucius teach lessons?A. Through arguments. B. Through reasoning C. Through personal examples20. What does the speaker say about Confucius?A. He used to be even

9、more important.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 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。AUniversity Room RegulationsApproved and Prohibited ItemsThe following items are approved for use in reside

10、ntial rooms: electric blankets, hair dryers, personal computers, radios, televisions and DVD players. Items that are not allowed in student rooms include: candles, ceiling fans, fireworks, waterbeds, sun lamps and wireless routers. Please note that any prohibited items will be taken away by the Offi

11、ce of Residence Life.Access to Residential RoomsStudents are provided with a combination(组合密码)for their room door locks upon check-in. Do not share your room door lock combination with anyone. The Office of Residence Life may change the door lock combination at any time at the expense of the residen

12、t if it is found that the student has shared the combination with others. The fee is $25 to change a room combination.Cooking PolicyStudents living in buildings that have kitchens are only permitted to cook in the kitchen. Students must clean up after cooking. This is not the responsibility of house

13、keeping staff. Kitchens that are not kept clean may be closed for use. With the exception of using a small microwave oven to heat food, students are not permitted to cook in their rooms.Pet PolicyNo pets except fish are permitted in student rooms. Students who are found with pets, whether visiting o

14、r owned by the student, are subject to an initial fine of $100 and a continuing fine of $50 a day per pet. Students receive written notice when the fine goes into effect. If, one week from the date of written notice, the pet is not removed, the student is referred to the Student Court.Quiet Hours- 3

15、 -Residential buildings must maintain an atmosphere that supports the academic mission of the University. Minimum quiet hours in all campus residences are 11:00 pm to 8:00 am Sunday through Thursday. Quiet hours on Friday and Saturday nights are 1:00 am to 8:00 am. Students who violate quiet hours a

16、re subject to a fine of $25.21Which of the following items are allowed in student rooms?A Ceiling fans and waterbeds. B Wireless routers and radios.C Hair dryers and candles. D TVs and electric blankets.22What do we know about the cooking policy?A A microwave oven can be used. B Cooking in student r

17、ooms is permitted.C A housekeeper is to clean up the kitchen. D Students are to close kitchen doors after cooking.23If a student has kept a cat in his room for a week since the warning, he will face .A parent visits B a fine of $100 C the Student Court D a written noticeBOne ambitious high school st

18、udent knew exactly how to show his family that he got accepted into his dream collegeby surprising them on Christmas Day.Barrington Lincoln, class president at Lutheran High School North in Ferguson, got accepted into Morehouse College in Atlanta back on Dec. 15. But for months, he knew he wanted to

19、 make the news known in a big way to his mother and aunt, Lincoln told ABC News. “I thought of the surprise in October,” he said, adding that once he got accepted he would purchase two school T-shirts from Morehouses online store.On Christmas Day, in a now video on Twitter, Lincoln, 17, gifted his m

20、om Lisa McDonald and his aunt Shirley Gray the T-shirts with the schools name on it. When the two sisters opened the gifts, they had no idea what they meant.In the video, Lincoln nudges (用肘轻推) his family, “You know what that means right? I got in!” While McDonald falls heavily on the couch in deligh

21、t, Gray asks, “Youve been holding out on us?”“I didnt expect anything like that,” McDonald told ABC News. “Its so satisfying to see him get the return on his studying.” “He always wanted to be the first in line and help everybody stay in line,” his mother added.McDonald said its especially sweet sin

22、ce she had to work an extra job to afford his private school after his father, a former Marine, passed away in 2015. Lincoln was only 15.“All kids need to have quality education,” the mother added. “I am putting an investment (投资) in his future.”24. What did Lincoln choose two T-shirts for his mothe

23、r and aunt mainly for?A. To show he loves them forever. B. To give them a Christmas gift.C. To tell them his academic success. D. To show he had grown up already.25. How did Lincolns mother and aunt feel when they saw his presents?A. Puzzled. B. Satisfied. C. Disappointed. D. Embarrassed.26. Which o

24、f the following can replace the underlined sentence “Youve been holding out on us”？A. Youve been telling a lie to the two of us. B. Youve been longing to tell us the truth.C. Youve been playing a joke with two of us. D. Youve been keeping it a - 4 -secret from us.27. What can we infer from the text?

25、A. Lincolns parents could hardly afford his education.B. Lincolns mother felt her efforts paid off at last.C. Lincoln bought the T-shirts in the local supermarket.D. The video had been popular before December 15.CSometimes people call each other “scaredcat”. But have you ever thought about this expr

26、ession? When a cat is frightened, its heart starts beating faster，its muscles get tense and there are changes in the chemicals in its bloodstream. Although the cat doesnt realize this, its body is getting ready for action. If the danger continues, the animal will do one of two things. It will protec

27、t itself, or it will run away as fast as it can.Something like this also happens to people. When we are excited, angry or scared by other feelings，our bodies go through many physical changes. Our hearts beat faster，and our muscles get tense. All of these changes make us more alert and ready to react

28、. We, too, get ready to defend ourselves or run.Human beings, however, have a problem that animals never face. If we give way to our feelings and let them take over, we can get into trouble. Have you ever said something in anger or hit somebody and regretted it later? Have you ever shouted at a teac

29、her, told somebody you were lonely, or said you were in love, and then wished later you had kept your mouth shut？It isnt always clever to express your feelings freely.Does this mean that its smarter to always hide our feelings？No！If you keep feelings of anger, sadness hidden away or bottled up insid

30、e, your body stays tense. Physical illness can develop, and you can feel disturbed badly inside. It can actually be bad for your health. It isnt good to keep pleasant feelings inside either; all feelings need to be expressed.Feelings that you keep all bottled up inside dont just go away. Its as if y

31、ou bought some bananas and put them in a cupboard. You might not be able to see them, but before long youd smell them. And if you opened the cupboard, chances are that youd see little fruit flies flying all over them. They are bad.You can try to treat feelings as if they were bananas in the cupboard

32、. You can hide them and you can pretend they dont exist, but theyll still be around. And at last youll have to deal with them, just like those bananas.28When people and animals are aroused by fear，_.Athey may get ready to attack or run awayBtheir muscles get neither tense nor relaxedCtheir hearts be

33、at either faster or slowerDthey feel very regretful immediately29Why do human beings get into trouble according to the passage?AThey are usually not as alert as animals.BThey always do something wrong to other people.CThey sometimes cant control their feelings.DThey dont pay attention to their physi

34、cal changes.30What can we infer from the passage?AFeelings will gradually disappear when you hold them in.BBananas stay fresh longer when they are in a cupboard.CHolding in your feelings may lead to unpleasant results.DIts good for your health to keep pleasant feelings inside.31What is the purpose o

35、f this passage?ATo tell us that peoples feelings are like bananas in a cupboard.- 5 -BTo give us some advice on how to express our feelings.CTo prove that it isnt always wise to express our feelings freely.DTo help us deal with feelings in a wise and proper way.DThe Indian government may use 3D pain

36、tings as virtual speed breakers（减速带）on major highways and roads, in order to check speeding and careless driving, and finally make its deadly roads a little safer. “We are trying out 3D paintings used as virtual speed breakers to avoid unnecessary requirements of speed breakers,“ Indias transport mi

37、nister Nitin Gadkari wrote.The optical illusions(视觉错觉 ) are supposed to encourage drivers to slow down automatically. Earlier, India had ordered the removal of all speed breakers from highways, which are considered to be a safety hazard for high-speed vehicles. India has the highest number of road a

38、ccident deaths in the world. According to the World Health Organisation, over 200,000 people are killed by road accidents.The use of optical illusions as speed breakers was first pioneered in the American city of Philadelphia in 2008, as part of a campaign against speeding motorists. The technique h

39、as also been tried out in China to create floating 3D crossings. In India, cities such as Ahmedabad and Chennai have already experimented with 3D zebra crossings in the last one year. In Ahmedabad for instance, a mother and her daughter, both artists, have painted 3D crosswalks in the first few mont

40、hs of 2016. The artists say their motto is “to increase the attention of drivers“, and that the concept has been successfully tested in accident-prone zones on a highway.However, critics argue that once drivers know that these speed breakers are visual illusions, they may ignore them. Others also po

41、int out that Indias decision does not consider the safety of a large number of pedestrians. In the end, the new policy may be just one step towards improving road safety.32. Why are 3D paintings used on main highways and roads?A. To attract the attention of tourists. B. To show the advanced technolo

42、gy.C. To reduce the rate of traffic accidents. D. To make the surroundings more beautiful.33. What can we learn from Paragraph 3 and 4?A. The idea tested in Ahmedabad recently has been a failure.B. The new policy of 3D zebra crossings must be carried out smoothly.C. The use of optical illusions as s

43、peed breakers is controversial in India.D. Philadelphia, the U.S.A is the second place to use virtual speed breakers in the world.34. Whats the authors attitude towards 3D zebra crossings?A. Subjective. B. Objective. C. Supportive. D. Critical.35. What do we know about 3D zebra crossings from the pa

44、ssage?A. They can vastly lower the death rate in India.B. They are designed to increase drivers attention.C. They are welcomed by both drivers and pedestrians.D. They have been widely used in India so far.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

45、项 , 选 项 中 有 两 项 为 多 余 选 项 。I cant tell you how excited I was when I joined my first book club, but I - 6 -can tell you how much I immediately regretted it. Dont get me wrong. I love book clubs of course.36 .To avoid this continuous and unpleasant matter, and to look smart in the club as well, I have

46、 a few tricks to share with you.1. Make a good excuse for not reading the book.Some of your club friends might try to shame you for not reading the book.37 . And it is absolutely wrong. The best way to defend yourself is to come up with a strong, thoughtful excuse for not reading it.2.38 .The Kindle

47、 app for your Android or iPhone actually records the most quoted passages by all readers. Simply do a quick Google search for “most quoted passages” “the name of the book” and see what comes up. Make sure youre the first to speak up. When you read the quote, read it forcefully, taking long, thoughtf

48、ul pauses3. Pick an opinion39 . There, youll find lots of opinions on the book, which range from glowing to inspiring; simply pick one and use it as your own during the book discussion. This way you dont have to read the book or think for yourself.4. Always vote for books that are also moviesFight h

49、ard for books with a movie version. And make sure its a short movie you can easily watch while sleeping on the couch. When someone complains that the book you want to read is also a movie act surprised.40 .You are sure to make yourself look smart. Anyway book clubs are great social platforms, which provide an enjoyable and meaningful addition to your social calendar.A. Read a quote aloud and slowly.B. Make your book look worn.C. I just hate reading and talking to people