1、- 1 -鄱阳一中 20182019 学年度上学期高三年级第三次月考英语试卷时间：120 分钟 满分：150 分 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。1What does the woman like doing?ASinging songs. BObserving birds. CWatching nature scenery
2、.2Who is Mary?AA new employee. BA hardworking teacher. CA company manager.3Why does the man thank the woman?AShe saved his life. BShe fixed his alarm clock.CShell drive him to work.4When should the man start to work?AAt 6：00. BAt 7：00. CAt 8：00.5What are the speakers talking about?ATraveling abroad.
3、 BFamily members. CPast experiences.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。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6What is the most important element according to the woman?AA good partner. BConfidence
4、. CPerseverance.7What does the man want to do?AImprove oral Chinese. BPractice English listening.CLearn reading skills.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8What does the mans wife mostly do at home?AShe does housework. BShe writes books. CShe plays computer games.9What will happen later this month?AThe mans wife wil
5、l have a baby.BThe woman will write a novel.CThe mans wife will publish a new book.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10What is the relationship between the speakers?ACoworkers. BA couple. CClient and manager.11How did the sales director feel about the mans work?ASatisfied. BDisappointed. CSurprised.- 2 -12What
6、 will the man probably do tomorrow afternoon?AMeet Frank. BTravel around the town. CMake a presentation.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13What is the man doing?AChanging a bicycle. BReturning a bicycle. COrdering a bicycle.14What kind of bicycle does the man want?AA used one. BA sports one. CA touring one.15
7、How much should the man pay?A.249.5. B.220. C.185.16How will the man pay?ABy check. BIn cash. CBy credit card.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17How long does the tour last?ATwo weeks. BFive days. CThree days.18Where will the tourists visit tomorrow afternoon?AChina Folk Culture Village. BWindow of the World
8、. CDapeng Fort.19Where will the tourists stay on Friday morning?AIn Shenzhen. BIn Hong Kong. CIn Guangzhou.20How will the tourists travel home?ABy coach. BBy train. CBy plane.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。AEurope has all the big destinations:
9、London, Paris, Rome, Berlin. Visitors flood there all the year round. If you are unwilling to join them, you can take a chance and walk the streets of some cities that are a little bit smaller, a little bit less famous, but still full of European grace and charm. Here are four European cities to vis
10、it that you probably havent been to yet. Besancon, FranceThis hidden French city has had a long reputation for being a well-kept secret. It can be at once sleepy with few tourists but abundant galleries, restaurants, and a wonderful Beaux Arts museum whose collection is second only to Louvre. The ci
11、ty is wound by the River Doubs and also touts（吹捧）its own UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Citadel, home to several small museums and a zoo. Seville, SpainFor the tourist who is already tired of Barcelona and Madrid, Seville offers a different take（意见）on Spain. Located on the Southern coast, it keep
12、s beautiful signs of the long period of Moorish rule, nowhere more than in the Alczar palace building, just one of the citys UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Seville has over a dozen museums, tropical parkland, and probably the best tapas（餐前小吃）culture in all of Spain.Ghent, BelgiumGhent is a city that l
13、ooks like it should be the setting for a fairy tale. All of the typical Belgium features abound here-waffles and beer. Every year - 3 -from Saturday before July 21, Ghent hosts a ten-day festival. This music and theater festival draws almost 2 million visitors, as the city streets transform into per
14、formance spaces for performers, buskers（街头艺人）and musicians.Palermo, Italy Palermo is the capital city of Sicily, the southern island off the coast of mainland Italy. The city has an ancient history, and the various cultures that have a controlled the island through the years have all left their mark
15、s on it. You can see winding street markets, antique（古玩） fairs and open air nightclub here.21. Where can visitors enjoy a colorful nightlife?A. Besancon. B. Barcelona. C. Ghent. D. Palermo.22. What can visitors do in Seville, Spain?A. Visit antique fairs and clubs. B. Play with animals.C. Explore ov
16、er 20 museums. D. Hunt for Moorish influences.23. Which country offers visitors a city with rich galleries?A. France. B. Spain. C. Belgium. D. Italy.24. What do the four European cities have in common?A. They are all capital cities. B. They are less known but attractive.C. They host various shows. D
17、. Theyre all UNESCO World Heritage Sites.BI go out of my way to say “thank you” to my partner frequently, and hes the same way. We were both raised by parents who valued politeness, and more than that, I want to do all those little things that psychologists say help couples stay together. Expressing
18、 gratitude is one of those things, so a quick “thank” seems like an easy one.But according to a recent study, were not at all typical. The study looked at over 1,000 recordings of casual conversations among families and close friends. In only about one out of 20 times were expressions of thanks obse
19、rved. Phrases that meant “thanks” but werent a direct translation of the word were counted, including physical gestures of thanks.The researchers looked at a wild variety of people from different places, representing eight languages: Polish, Russian, Italy, English, Murrinh-patha（an Aboriginal langu
20、age）, Chapalaa, Lao and Siwu.The Brits thanked people close to them the most, about 14.5 percent of the time and close behind them were the Italians at 13.5 percent. The Murrinh-patha came next at 4.5 percent and following them were the Russians, the Polish, the Laotians and the Siwu speakers. The l
21、owest? Well, the Chapalaa speakers of Ecuador dont have a word for “thank you” at all.As the linguists explained, “Expressing thanks, in some cultures, is more of a linguistic tradition than a true expression of feelings. In cultures where thanks are less often said, its because social cooperation i
22、s taken for granted, and “thank you” isnt really needed or necessary.”The idea that you dont need to thank others because its assumed that youre appreciative is beautiful. But it is a bit hard for me to accept. So Ill keep saying “thanks” as frequently as I do. But as a frequent traveler, Ill keep i
23、n mind to watch the local custom and follow suit.- 4 -25. What might be psychologists opinion about expression thanks?A. It can show a persons values. B. It is passed down from parents.C. It is a little and unnecessary thing. D. It can contribute to close relationship.26. What is typical among famil
24、y members according to the study?A. They say thanks at any time. B. They seldom express thanks.C. They often show thanks using gestures. D. They often use indirect translation of thanks.27. Who never say “thank you”?A. The Chapalaa. B. The Polish. C. The Italians. D. The Russians.28. What is mainly
25、talked about in the text?A. People thank close friends and family less.B. Family members dont need to thank each other.C. Close friends have different ways to express thanks.D. Different cultures have different ways to express thanks.CAccording to a study published recently in the Journal Science, s
26、cientists have found a way to hack the plants genes to help make it use sunlight more quickly, which could increase the amount of food produced around the world one day.Plants use sunlight, water and carbon dioxide to make their own food. Scientists find plants use less than 1% of the energy availab
27、le to them. But by hacking a plants genes, scientists are able to increase the amount of leaf growth on plants between 14% and 20%.Specifically, scientists hacked the plants protective system. Normally, this system is activated (激活) when a plant gets too much sunlight, said scientist Krishna Niyogi.
28、 When the plant senses the light, it gets rid of extra energy and creates more leaves. When the plant is in shade, the protective system is turned off.Stephen Long is the lead author of the study. He compared a plants protective system to light-adjusting glasses. When we wear the glasses outside dur
29、ing the day, lenses(镜头)darken or lighten depending on how sunny it is. Plants do the same thing. But in plants the adjustment can take anywhere from 10 minutes to an hour. This makes it hard for plants to get the right amount of sunlight needed to create food.The new study speeds up the process. By
30、changing the plants genes, the protective system turned on and off more quickly than normal. As a result, leaf growth in two plants increased by 20%, while leaf growth on a third plant increased by 14%.“Now that we know it works, it wont be too difficult to do it with other crops,“ said Tang. “If yo
31、u look at crops around the world,“ he said, “it would increase yield many million tons of food.“ It will be at least 15 years before scientists can adjust crops on a large scale, Long says. But he believes the study is a breakthrough.29. The closest meaning of the underlined word in Paragraph 2 is_.
32、A. designing B. changing C. covering D. feeding- 5 -30. What will happen to a plant when exposed to too much sunlight?A. Slowing down its leaves growth. B. Folding up its leaves.C. Turning on its protective system. D. Stopping taking in energy.31. How does plants protective system work according to
33、Long?A. By timing the exposure to daylight. B. By adjusting sunlight plants receive.C. By being positioned under proper shades. D. By switching between strong and weak lights.32.What seems to be Stephen Longs attitude towards the studyA. Cautious. B. Negative. C. Uncertain. D. Optimistic.DYoure at a
34、 party. Music is playing. Glasses are clinking. Dozens of conversations are driving up the decibel (分贝 ) level. Yet among all those distractions, you can tune your attention to just one voice from many. This ability is what researchers call the “cocktail-party effect”.Scientists at the University of
35、 California in San Francisco have found where that sound-editing process occurs in the brain in the auditory cortex (听觉皮层) just behind the ear, not in areas of higher thought. The auditory cortex boosts some sounds and turns down others so that when the signal reaches the higher brain, “its as if on
36、ly one person was speaking alone,” says investigator Edward Chang.These findings, published in the journal Nature last week, explain why people arent very good at multitasking our brains are wired for “selective attention” and can focus on only one thing at a time. That inborn ability has helped hum
37、ans survive in a world buzzing with visual and auditory stimulation (刺激). But we keep trying to push the limits with multitasking, sometimes with tragic (悲剧的) consequences. Drivers talking on cellphones, for example, are four times as likely to get into traffic accidents as those who arent.Many of t
38、hose accidents are due to “inattentional blindness”, in which people can, in effect, turn a blind eye to things they arent focusing on. The more attention a task demands, the less attention we can pay to other things in our field of vision. Images land on our retinas (视网膜) and are either boosted or
39、played down in the visual cortex before being passed to the brain, just as the auditory cortex filters sounds, as shown in the Nature study last week. “Its a push-pull relationship the more we focus on one thing, the less we can focus on others,” says Diane M. Beck, an associate professor of psychol
40、ogy at the University of Illinois.Studies over the past decade at the University of Utah show that drivers talking on hands-free cellphones are just as influenced as those on hands-held phones because it is the conversation, not the device, that is distracting their attention. Those talking on any k
41、ind of cellphone react more slowly and miss more traffic signals than other motorists.Some people can train themselves to pay extra attention to things that are important like police officers learn to scan crowds for faces and conductors can listen for individual instruments within the orchestra as
42、a whole. Many more think they can effectively multitask, but are actually shifting their attention rapidly between two things and not getting the full effect of either, experts say.- 6 -33. What have scientists in University of California found about “the cocktail-party effect”?A. Usually there is o
43、nly one person who is speaking alone.B. All kinds of annoying sounds drive up the decibel level.C. Sounds are sorted out before reaching the higher brain.D. The higher brain processes sounds and images selectively.34. What do we learn from the passage?A. We are biologically incapable of multitasking
44、.B. We survive distractions in life by multitasking.C. We cannot multitask without extra attention.D. We benefit from pushing the limit with multitasking.35. Which of the following is an example of “inattentional blindness”?A. A careless driver lost his eyesight after a car accident.B. Police scanne
45、d the crowds and located the criminal.C. A manager talked on a hands-free phone with his client.D. A pedestrian had a car accident because of phubbing (低头).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。Whether youre a child, teenager, young adult or are middle-aged, respect you
46、r parents is an important value. Your parents are the people who raised you, devoting time, energy and money to your development. 36 No matter your age, there are 5 ways to show respect. Respect their belongings. One important way to show respect is to show regard for the things important to your pa
47、rents. For younger children, this may mean not touching jewelry or other valuable things. For grown children, respect may mean returning a borrowed tool in good condition and on time. Lack of respect for a parents belongings is a violation of personal boundaries. 37 And never borrow things without a
48、sking first. Punctuality ._38 Therefore, always be on time. For teenagers, showing up on time means coming home by curfew（宵禁）.Adult children should show up on time for family dinners or events, or to pick a parent up for a medical appointment. Call if youre going to be late because parents worry abo
49、ut children, no matter their age. _39 Remembering birthdays, anniversaries and other special days is a sign that you honor your parents. Make plans to take them to lunch or dinner or bake a cake or cookies. Most parents dont expect expensive gifts, but a handmade gift is always appreciated .A phone call from a grown child who lives too far for a visit is a welcome sign of respect.Be kind.Kind words and a
