湖南省醴陵市第二中学2019届高三英语12月月考试题2019012902119.doc

1、- 1 -醴陵二中 2019 届高三 12 月份考试英语科试题卷第卷第一部分 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.Why wont the woman go to the bar?A. Its expensive. B. Its no fun. C. Its too far away.2.What will the man do next

2、 Tuesday?A. Play football. B. Watch a game. C. Visit a factory.3.What is the woman doing?A. Catching a flight B. Booking flight tickets. C. Trying to change seats.4.Whats the mans excuse for failing the math exam? A. He didnt prepare it well. B. He got too much pressure. C. He isnt talented at math.

3、5.How much was the woman charged? A.$21. B.$30. C.$60.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.Why doesnt the woman recognize the man?A. He l

4、ost much weight. B. He used to be thinner. C. He looks younger.7.What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Do some sports. B. Change her job. C. Go on a diet.- 2 -听 下 面 一 段 对 话 ， 回 答 第 8 和 第 9 两 个 小 题 。8.When did the man finish his study abroad?A. At the age of 14. B. At the age of 16. C. At the age

5、 of 18.9.What surprised the man most about studying in Australia? A. He traveled around alone. B. He could make friends easily. C. He was popular with girls.听 下 面 一 段 对 话 ， 回 答 第 10 至 第 12 三 个 小 题 。10.How did the womans parents react when Wonder Woman was released?A. Indifferent. B. Surprised. C. In

6、terested.11.What do we know about Wonder Woman?A. It had a female action hero. B. It made $60 million in ticket sales.C. It was the only movie directed by a woman in 2017.12.Which movie does the woman like best?A. Before I Fall. B. Battle of the Sexes C. Lady Bird.听 下 面 一 段 对 话 ， 回 答 第 13 至 第 16 四 个

7、 小 题 。13.Whats Lisas nationality? A. Chinese. B. Spanish. C. American.14.How many grapes do the Spanish eat as the clock strikes midnight?A.10. B.12. C.15.15.What do people in the Philippines do for good luck?A. Cook sauerkraut. B. Eat round fruits. C. Have peas and pork.16.What is the conversation

8、mainly about?A. New Year traditions. B. Trips around the world. C. Customs in different countries.听 下 面 一 段 独 白 ， 回 答 第 17 至 第 20 四 个 小 题 。17.Why will the speakers uncle open the restaurants?A. To make profits. B. To feed the needy. C. To spread his recipes.- 3 -18.How will the speakers uncle get th

9、e ingredients?A. By collecting unwanted things. B. By buying fresh vegetables.C. By getting cheap stuff at the market.19.How can people receive food at the restaurant?A. Help themselves. B. Reserve in advance. C. Wait at tables.20.Whats the speakers attitude toward his uncles action?A. Supportive. B

10、. Shocked. C. Worried.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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThe Costa Book Awards consistently pick winners that are both of the moment and subsequently endure. Its our pleasure to confirm this years Category Winners.First Novel Award WinnerBook: El

11、eanor Oliphant is Completely Fine Author: Gail HoneymanEleanor is 31 years old; work finishes on a Friday and begins again on a Monday. Between, her only company will be two bottles of vodka(伏特加) and her own loneliness, unique wit (机智). It is contentment, of a kind, but an unexpected shared experien

12、ce suddenly opens the door to possibility. Challenging reader expectations with a living, vivid character, Gail Honeymans debut(初次露面) is a funny and moving diamond.Biography Award WinnerBook: In the Days of Rain Author: Rebecca Stott The Exclusive Brethren were a closed community who believed the wo

13、rld is - 4 -ruled by Satan. Into this is born Rebecca. Her father had been an influential Brethren Minister. As her father lay dying, he begged her to help him write the memoir(回忆录). He wanted to tell the story of their family who for generations had all been members of a fundamentalist Christian se

14、ct (宗派).Poetry Award WinnerBook: Inside the Wave Author: Helen Dunmore To be alive is to be inside the wave, always travelling until it breaks and is gone. These poems are concerned with the borderline between the living and the dead the underworld and the human living world and the acutely intense

15、being of both. Childrens Award WinnerBook: The Explorer Author: Katherine Rundell, Hannah Horn Four children survive their aircraft plunging into the Amazon jungle, but for Fred and his friends its only the beginning of a cruel battle for survival. Brimming with adventure and a real command of chara

16、cter and incident, Rundell has few peers in superb childrens fiction.21. What is the main idea of the passage?A. A guidebook of tour B. An introduction to four books C. Categories of books D. An introduction to book awards.22. Why did Rebecca Stott write In the Days of Rain?A. To introduce beliefs o

17、f the Exclusive Brethren. B. To help her father fulfill his last wish.C. To share the life of fundamentalist Christians. D. To pass on her family traditions.23. For a young adventurous soul, which book seems more appealing?A. Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. B. In the Days of Rain.C. Inside the

18、Wave. D. The Explorer.- 5 -BWhen I was in fourth grade, I worked part-time as a paperboy. Mrs. Stanley was one of my customers. Shed watch me coming down her street, and by the time Id biked up to her doorstep, there would be a cold drink waiting. Id sit and drink while she talked. Mrs. Stanley talk

19、ed mostly about her dead husband, “Mr. Stanley and I went shopping this morning.” The first time she said that, soda went up my nose.I told my father how Mrs. Stanley talked as if Mr. Stanley were still alive. Dad said she was probably lonely, and that I ought to sit and listen and nod my head and s

20、mile, and maybe shed work it out of her system. So thats what I did, and it turned out Dad was right. After a while she seemed content to leave her husband over at the cemetery (墓地).I finally quit delivering newspapers and didnt see Mrs. Stanley for several years. Then we crossed paths at a church f

21、und-raiser (募捐活动). She was spooning mashed potatoes and looking happy. Four years before, shed had to offer her paperboy a drink to have someone to talk with. Now she had friends. Her husband was gone, but life went on.I live in the city now, and my paperboy is a lady named Edna with three kids. She

22、 asks me how Im doing. When I dont say “fine,” she sticks around to hear my problems. Shes lived in the city most of her life, but she knows about community. Community isnt so much a place as it is a state of mind. You find it whenever people ask how youre doing because they care, and not because th

23、eyre getting paid to do so. Sometimes its good to just smile, nod your head and listen.24. Why did soda go up the authors nose one time?A. He was talking fast. B. He was shocked. C. He was in a hurry. D. He was absent-minded.25. Why did the author sit and listen to Mrs. Stanley according to Paragrap

24、h 3?A. He enjoyed the drink. B. He wanted to be helpful.- 6 -C. He took the chance to rest. D. He tried to please his dad.26. Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “work it out of her system”?A. recover from her sadness B. move out of the neighborhoodC. turn to her old friends D.

25、speak out about her past27. What does the author think people in a community should do?A. Open up to others. B. Depend on each other. C. Pay for others help. D. Care about one another.CWhy do you go to the library? For books, yes but you like books because they tell stories. You hope to get lost in

26、a story or be transported into someone elses life. At one type of library, you can do just that even though theres not a single book.At a Human Library, instead of books, you can “borrow” people. Individuals volunteer as human “books” and participants in the event can “read” the book meaning they wo

27、uld have a one-on-one conversation with the volunteer and share in a dialogue about that individuals experience. “Books” are volunteers from all walks of life who have experienced discrimination based on race, religion, class, gender identity, age, lifestyle choices, disability and other aspects of

28、their life.For a certain amount of time, you can ask them questions and listen to their stories, which are as fascinating and as attractive as any you can find in a book. Many of the stories have to do with some kind of stereotype（陈规陋习）. You can speak with a refugee (难民), a soldier suffering from PT

29、SD, a homeless person or a woman living with HIV. The Human Library encourages people to challenge their own long-held beliefs to truly get to know, and learn from someone they might otherwise make a quick judgment about. According to its website, the Human Library is “a place where difficult questi

30、ons are expected, appreciated and answered”. It provides the opportunity for the community to share and understand the experiences of others in their - 7 -community.The Human Library Organization came to be in Copenhagen, Denmark in 2000. Ronni Abergel, his brother Dany, and some colleagues hosted a

31、 four-day event during a major Northern European festival, hoping to raise awareness about violence among youth. After the success of this event, Abergel founded the Human Library Organization, which has been growing ever since.Though there are a few permanent human libraries, most arent places at a

32、ll, but events. Though many do take place at physical libraries, you dont need a library card anyone can come and be part of the experience. There have been human library events all over the globe, in universities and in pubs, from Chicago to Tunis to Edinburgh to San Antonio. The stories these “boo

33、ks” tell range from fascinating to heartbreaking and everything in between. And thats the very point of the organization to prove that no person can be summed up in just one word. It seeks to show people that you truly cant judge a book by its cover or by its title or label.28. The “books” in human

34、libraries are _.A. long-held beliefs attracting individuals B. inspiring stones motivating people in troubleC. events in which people can talk to volunteers D. unfairly-treated people sharing their experiences29. The event in Copenhagen is significant because it _.A. aimed to help the young sufferin

35、g from violenceB. attempted to replace traditional physical librariesC. laid a foundation for the Human Library OrganizationD. led to a pleasing development for the community with racism30. In human libraries, the readers are likely to _.A. deepen their understanding of people B. enrich their own pe

36、rsonal experiencesC. hear the stories from all over the world D. make quick judgments about the “books”- 8 -31. The main purpose of the passage is to _.A. compare and evaluate B. inform and explain C. discuss and persuade D. analyze and suggestDWhat would it be like to be able to remember anything y

37、ou ever learned? Would it be a blessing or a curse?Since the early 20th century, psychologists have identified countless cases of people with super memories that allow them to lean and retain (保持) new information with total accuracy. The most famous was Solomon Sherashevski, the subject of Alexander

38、 Lurias classic book, The Mind of a Mnemonist (记忆大师). Sherashevski could recall an amazing number of facts due to his talent for eidetic imagery(照相式记忆)，which allowed him to recall sights, sounds, smells etc. Sadly enough, he seemed to have significant difficulty living a normal life due to his inabi

39、lity to forget anything he learned and the continual daydreaming caused by his constant recall. There are certainly other mnemonists, whose memory feats (功绩) are also surprisingly impressive. Strangely enough though, research suggests these professional mnemonists are no better than average peoples

40、peaking of remembering events out of their own lives. But there are also people whose memories seem to work differently. They are able to recall almost every moment of their lives even the early childhood, a condition commonly called hyperthymesia (超忆症). Unlike mnemonists, people with hyperthymesia

41、dont rely on any techniques to memorize, it seems to happen automatically. While no former studies have found the reasons, a recent laboratory test shows they arent any better than average people in terms of learning new information.Recently Neuropsychology presents a study of a 63-year-old man iden

42、tified as “MM”. He didnt realize his memory skills until 29 when he found he could recall events from American history with amazing accuracy. Despite his superior - 9 -memory, his life seemed completely unaffected. He did poorly in school, no friends at all. Besides, though his recall resembled that

43、 of people with hyperthymesia, his memories werent quite as vivid.So far there isnt enough information to make any real conclusions about the super memory. However, as new studies become available, we are sure to learn about what makes these brains so unusual.32. What made it difficult for Sherashev

44、ski to live a normal life?A. His poor social skills. B. His great interest in history.C. His inability to forget things.D. His early childhood experience. 33. People with hyperthymesia differ from mnemonists in that .A. they remember things without intention. B. they count on techniques to memorizeC

45、. they are better at learning new information D. they cant recall as vividly as mnemonists34. What can be learned from the passage?A. Former studies have found the roots for unusual memory.B. Its hard to tell whether super memory is good or not.C. MMs life has been greatly improved by his memory.D.

46、Super memory contributes to better academic performance.35. Where is the passage probably taken from?A. A book review. B. A public speech. C.A popular science magazine. D. A report on mental health.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项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Stage Fright- 10 -Imagine that you

47、 are an actor performing in a play for the first time. You have learned all your lines and you know where to walk on stage. Waiting behind the closed curtain, you can hear the audience whispering and taking their seats.Then your big moment arrives! The curtain goes up, and the crowd falls silent. Al

48、l you can see is the spotlight shining down on you. 36 The inside of your mouth is dry, and your hands are wet.If you have experienced a moment like this, you know all too well what it means to have stage fright. It is one of the most common types of fear and tends to strike people when they find th

49、emselves at the center of attention. 37 People experience this fear when playing sports, giving a presentation, or even speaking in class. A person who suffers from stage fright may get sweaty hands, a dry mouth, a tight throat, or shaky knees. Stage fright is actually a form of panic, and these feelings are very real._38 The experience differs from person to person, but the same chemical process occurs in each of us. In reaction to anxiety, our bodies produce a c