1、- 1 -遂川中学 2018届高三年级第一学期第一次月考英语试题第一部分 听力（共 30分）- 2 -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。 A- 3 -London s transport services offer you a special experience of the city. Here s a round-up of the transport choices available to you. London Undergr
2、oundThere are 11 colour-coded Underground lines. Services run regularly from around 05:00 to 00:30 (Sunday 07:30 to 23:30) on most routes.Visit tfl.gov, uk/tube for more information. Tip: Always stand on the right when using the escalators (电动扶梯） at Tube stations. It can get hot and busy on the Tube
3、 during peak travel times, so you may prefer to travel outside these hours. BusesA cheap and easy way to travel around London. They generally run from 05:00 to 00:30. Night buses operate on many major routes from around midnight to 05:00, and some operate a 24-hour service.It is not possible to pay
4、for your London bus fare in cash. Instead you can pay with a Visitor Oyster card, Oyster card, Travelcard or UK-issued contactless payment card. A single bus journey is 1.50 with an Oyster card or UK-issued contactless payment card.To help you get home, if you dont have enough credit on your Oyster
5、card, you will be able to make one more bus journey.After this you will need to top up the credit on your card before you use it again. If your contactless payment card has been issued outside the UK, please check tfl.gov, uk/contactless before you use your card to travel on our busservices. For any
6、 international transaction fees (手续费) that may apply, please check with your card issuer.For more information visit tfl.gov, uk/buses.Tip:Some bus routes are especially good for sightseeing - try routes 9, 14, 15 and 22. The New Routemaster bus featured in the James Bond film Skyfall and runs on rou
7、tes 9, 11, 24, 38 and 390.If you run out of credit on your Visitor Oyster card, it s easy to add more at:Touchscreen ticket machines in Tube, DLR, London Overground and some National Rail stations.Around 4,000 Oyster Ticket Stops cross London (Find your nearest one at ticketstoplocator. tfl.gov, uk)
8、.Travel &Visitor Information Centres.London Overground station ticket offices.21. During the rush hour, visitors at Tube stations are advised to .A. stand side by sideB. avoid using the escalatorsC. take the tube at fixed times- 4 -D. take advantage of off-peak hours22. The underlined part “top up“
9、can best be replaced by “ “A. use up B. add C. think about D. balance23. If a visitor wants to find the nearest Oyster Ticket Stop, he should visit .A. tfl.gov, uk/tube B. tfl.gov, uk/busesC. tfl.gov, uk/contactless D. ticketstoplocator. tfl.gov. ukBIs it your dream to fly and to work in space? Do y
10、ou want to be a NASA astronaut? Like many jobs, the first thing would be to fill out the application. A record-breaking 18,300 people filled out applications recently when NASA announced it was filling its 2017 Astronaut Candidate program. But out of those 18,300 applicants, just eight to 14 will be
11、 hired by the U.S. space agency.It will take 18 months to decide who will be in the new class of astronauts. NASA will review all of the files, which will later go to its current team of astronauts, to make sure they meet the basic qualifications.The first requirement is the applicants must be U.S.
12、citizens. They need a college degree in engineering, biological science, physical science, computer science, or mathematics. They also need at least three years of experience in a similar field or at least 1,000 hours as a jet airline pilot.There are requirements to pass a physical test. And then th
13、ere are personality tests as well. What kinds of personality qualities is NASA looking for in an astronaut? NASA s Selection Manager Anne Roemer said, “I think leadership, teamwork, the ability to not only work on a team, lead a team, but also follow, be a follower on a team. Communication certainly
14、 plays a role, so it s some pretty common skills that I think translate into even other professions.“ About 120 applicants will be invited to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, for a first round of interviews, about half of whom will go back for a second round. Once selected, they must comp
15、lete two years of training in everything about spaceflight- things like learning about all the systems used by NASA, walking in space and Russian language training. Until the U.S. has a working vehicle to launch into space, NASA still depends on Russia to get astronauts into space.24. What is the pe
16、rcentage of employment among the applicants?A. About half of them. B. About 8 to 14.C. About 120 applicants. D. Less than 0.08 percent.25.Which do you think is the most important personality quality according to NASA s Selection Manager?A. Devotion. B. Team spirit.C. Communication. D. Perseverance.-
17、 5 -26. Which is NOT the basic requirement the applicants have to meet?A. A college degree in required areas.B. Related experience.C. Speaking Russian fluently.D. Passing physical and personality tests.27. Which may be the best title for this text?A. What it takes to be an astronaut.B. What an astro
18、naut should train in.C. NASA welcomes its most applicants ever.D. NASA 2017 Astronaut Candidate program.CFamous people have a lot of influence on cultural trends, like it or not. However, one trend that seems harmless but is actually damaging, is the pressure on stars to have their photos taken with
19、 exotic (奇异的) animals. Famous people who are asked to have photos taken with wild animals for a magazine spread or who do so while on vacation always have good intentions and even love animals. This makes them easy tar gets for the often greedy amusement parks and illegal animal centers. Kind people
20、 are naturally drawn to places that claim (声称) to offer exotic animals safety and are eager to see elephants paint, to hug baby bears or to swim with dolphins. However, it tums out that many of these business persons are breeders (饲养动物者 ), dealers or exhibitors that are using famous people s goodwil
21、l for their own purposes. Many business persons continually keep the animals just so they 11 have a constant supply of young animals in order to charge money for photos. Of course, the babies are lovely but they grow fast, and within a few weeks they are too big to handle. They 11 spend the rest of
22、their lives, sometimes decades, in small and emptycages or even be killed.In some Asian countries, elephants are kept in camps. A few camps are working to help elephants in trouble, but the vast majority are not, and training methods are barbaric (野蛮的) and cruel. As soon as the cameras are gone afte
23、r someone like Prince William has a photo taken with an elephant, the chains go back on.Fans, tell the stars: stay away from exotic animal photos, and the animals will be grateful. 28. What does the author intend to do with this passage?A. To show how stars influence cultural trends.B. To urge gover
24、nments to look into illegal animal centers.C. To persuade stars not to have photos taken with exotic animals.- 6 -D. To remind people to think about how to treat wild animals kindly.29. According to the passage we can learn that many business personsA. make a great effort to provide safety for anima
25、lsB. take advantage of stars good intentions to make profitsC. aim to offer good chances for people to get close to animalsD. expect there to be little competition as exotic animals are rare30.Why do many business persons continually keep young animals?A. They expect to exchange them for money at th
26、e market.B. They intend to increase the number of endangered animals.C. They can rescue more animals and get them out of trouble.D. They want to make sure of having enough of them for photos.31. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Stars can have photos taken with exotic animals free of charge.B
27、. Many people follow stars and have photos taken with exotic animals.C. Media exposure has failed to have any effect on famous people.D. Stars feel sympathetic and concerned about mistreated animals.DA study in the Journal of Consumer Research gets at why most people are so reluctant to leave home a
28、nd do fun things on their own. In a series of experiments, the University of Maryland s Rebecca Ratner and Georgetown s Rebecca Hamilton showed that when it comes to going to the movies or to dinner, individuals consistently think they won t enjoy themselves as much if they aren t going with any of
29、their friends. “People decide not to do things all the time just because they re alone,“ Ratner told The Washington Post. “But the thing is, they would probably be happier going out and doing something all by themselves.“The researchers found people didn t think they d enjoy themselves is that they
30、were afraid other people would think they didn t have any friends. They thought they d be seen as unusual, antisocial, and strange for going somewhere without friends, but said they wouldn t attach these labels as strongly to someone they witnessed, say, sitting alone at a movie theater. Ratner and
31、Hamilton also ran some experiments to see how they might be able to nudge people to go out by themselves. They realized that there wasnt the same mental block against going to the grocery store alone, and theorized that this was because shopping represented getting something done. Sure enough, peopl
32、e who consider going to a coffee shop on their own thought it sounded more enjoyable when they were told they had reading material and could be productive than when they were going simply to enjoy a drink. Getting people to think of an experience as an accomplishment might make them more likely to d
33、o it without a friend s company. In the absence of fellow diners, many of the customers at - 7 -Eenmaal, the blog Food Republic reported, ended up staring at their phones anyway. These days, when a phone is never farther than an arm s length away, “alone“ just doesn t mean when it used to.32. Accord
34、ing to Ratner, what is the surprising finding of their research?A. Whether going out with friends or by oneself is a hard decision.B. People would rather stay al home than do something amusing out.C. There may be some unexpected pleasure when doing things alone.D. People should learn some social ski
35、lls and enjoy staying with others.33. From the passage, we can infer thatA. most people care much about others opinionsB. most people have emotional or mental problemsC. most people are too busy to complete their tasksD. most people are greatly affected by their friends34. What does the underlined w
36、ord “nudge“ in the last paragraph mean?A. To persuade people to take a particular action.B. To warn people to be aware of the possible danger.C. To remind people to pay attention to the final result.D. To encourage people to overcome various difficulties.35. According to the passage, most people thi
37、nk highly ofA. sense of securityB. sense of belongingsC. sense of responsibilityD. sense of achievement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。How to become the best version of yourself?.When we step outside, we d prefer it if we were presenting the best version of ourselve
38、s to people. But when you return home, 36 . If you re looking to get more out of your life, here are a few things you need to do in order to become the best. Stop being negative37 If you tell yourself that you can t do something, your brain is going to instantly give up. If, however, you tell yourse
39、lf that you can totally do this, your brain will wake up and rise to the challenge. For this reason, 38 .Instead of saying: “I can t“ - say: “I can!“ Don t worry about what others might think. Tell yourself that you re going to win today.39 Even though none of us are perfect, some of us are still ve
40、ry good at presenting the best version of ourselves. How? By being okay with our flaws (缺- 8 -点). Flaws are what make us human. Instead of trying to hide them, celebrate them.Focus on your valuesYour values are important. Our values guide our thought, action and decision. A person who knows his valu
41、es is consistent with everything he does. He is sure of himself. Write down your core values. This will give some way to ensuring that you are the best. 40 A. You will become a person who makes decisions with confidence.B. Put an end to past regretsC. It s time to set boundaries by looking after you
42、rself for a change.D. it s easy to fall back into your old habits.E. Your brain is wired to take what you say as truth.F. Celebrate your imperfectionsG. it s important that you cut the negative talk.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 15 分，满分 30分）阅读下面的短文，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
43、选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I remember the first day when I saw Sally playing basketball. I watched in wonder as she struggled her way through the crowd of boys on the playground. She seemed so 41 , but she managed to shoot jump shots just over their heads and into the net. The boys always tried to stop her 42 n
44、obody could.I began to notice Sally at other times, basketball in hand, playing 43 . She practiced dribbling (运球) and 44 over and over.One day I asked Sally why she 45 so much. Without a moment of hesitation she said, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a 46 . Im going to play
45、college basketball and Iwant to be the best one. I believe that if I am 47 enough, I will get one. My father has told me that if the dream is big enough, the facts dont 48 .“I 49 her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week, she led her team to 50 . One day in her senior year
46、, I saw her sitting on the grass, her head 51 in her arms. Slowly and quietly, I 52 and sat down beside her. “What s wrong?“ I asked. “Oh, nothing,“ came a soft reply, “I am just too short.“ The 53 told her that at 165cm she would probably never play for a top teamstill less she would be 54 a schola
47、rship-so she should stop dreaming about college. I felt she was extremely 55 . I asked her if she had talked to her dad about it yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were 56 . They didnt understand the 57 of a dream.The next year, Sally was seen by a college basketball coach after a b
48、ig game. She was 58 offered a scholarship and 59 to the college team. She was going - 9 -to get the college education that she had 60 and worked toward for all those years.It s true: if the dream is big enough, the facts don t count.41. A. silent B. small C. strong D. huge42. A. but B. and C. so D.
49、for43. A. still B. again C. well D. alone44. A. passing B. running C. shooting D. struggling45. A. studied B. practiced C. expected D. improved46. A. title B. prize C. scholarship D. reward47. A. good B. brave C. careful D. active48. A. lack B. talk C. appear D. count49. A. encouraged B. respected C. watched D. helped50. A. victory B. confidence C. responsibility D. profession51. A. dropped B. buried C. covered D. sunk52. A
