1、- 1 -长寿一中 2019 级高三年级上期英语第一学月考试题英语测试卷共 12页，满分 150分。考试时间 120分钟。第一部分 听力部分（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. How long does the man think they should spend on the project?A. About two months. B. Abou
2、t three months. C. About four months.2. What did the woman do last weekend?A. She went climbing. B. She had a picnic. C. She stayed with her friend.3. What will the woman prepare next?A. Tables and chairs. B. Cups. C. Microphones.4. How did the man go to work today?A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. On foot.
3、5. What are the speakers discussing?A. The number of talks to give. B. The questions to ask after talks. C. The time to spare between talks.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，
4、回答第 6、7 题。6. What is the weather like now?A. Foggy. B. Sunny. C. Windy. 7. Where are the speakers?A. At a hotel. B. At an airport. C. At a taxi station.听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Where will the woman work in the summer?A. In a hospital. B. In a garden. C. In a park.9. What does the woman think of working
5、as an assistant?A. It is tiring. B. It is interesting. C. It is well paid.听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。10. Why did the man go downtown yesterday?A. To send a package. B. To buy clothes. C. To visit a friend.11. How does the woman feel about Martins closing?A. Happy. B. Sorry. C. Surprised.12. What did the wo
6、man like about Martins?A. Good service. B. Huge selection. C. Low prices.听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。13. Which course did Judy finally change to?A. English. B. Fine Art. C. History of Art.14. What was Judys parents attitude toward her decision?A. Supportive. B. Angry. C. Doubtful.- 2 -15. Why does the man w
7、ant to change German to another course?A. The German course is too difficult.B. He cant get along with other students.C. His housemate persuaded him to do that.16. What does Judy advise the man to do above all？A. Do what he enjoys.B. Spend a year studying abroad.C. Think clearly before changing the
8、course.听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17. What is the main aim of the arts festival this year?A. To pick out great artists.B. To support the creative industries.C. To get more people into the creative arts.18. What kind of people can do the activity of walks?A. School teachers. B. Creative people. C. Local ar
9、tists.19. What activity can the unemployed do?A. Working with children.B. Creating their own ideas.C. Learning how to write stories.20. When does the booking office close on Saturday?A. At 12:30 p.m. B. At 5 p.m. C. At 9 p.m.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
10、D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A“Take your time， ” Mr. Ballou encouraged “Read，borrow, and keep，Find something you likeWhat do you read ? ”“I dont know ” And I didntI generally read what was in front of me，what I could get from the paperback at the grocery, what I found at the library, magazines，the back o
11、f boxesThe idea of consciously seeking out a special title was new to me“Pick for me，then ” I saidHe looked up and down at me as though measuring me for a suitAfter a moment，he nodded，and handed me a dark red book，fairly thick“The Last of the Just， ” I read “By Andre Schwarz-BartWhats it about?“You
12、tell me， ” he said “Next week ”I started after supper, sitting outdoors on all uncomfortable kitchen chairWithin a few pages，the yard，the summer, disappearedTranslated from French，the language was beautiful，simple，impossible to resistWhen the evening light finally failed I moved inside，read all thro
13、ugh the nightTo this day, thirty years later, I clearly remember the experienceIt was my first meeting with world literature, and I was amazed by the strong power a novel containedI lacked the vocabulary, however, to translate my feelings into words，so the next week，when Mr. Ballou asked， “Well? ” I
14、 only replied， “It was good “Keep it，then， ” he said “Shall I suggest another?”I nodded，and was presented with Margaret Meads Coming of Age in Samoa- 3 -To make the story short, Mr. Ballou never paid me a cent for helping cut his grass that year or the nextbut for fifteen years I taught anthropology
15、 (人类学) at Dartmouth CollegeThat summer when I started to read became a turning point in my life which change the course of all that followed21Which of the following is true about the author before he met Mr. Ballou?AHe was merely fond of magazines BHe hardly read anythingCHe was not an enthusiastic
16、reader DHe found no time to read 22What happened when the author started to read “ The Last of the Just ”_AHe became absorbed in his reading BHe didnt know where to goCHe found it impossible to translate it DHe was eager to read another book23Mr. Ballou offered the author books probably because he _
17、Afound that the author had no money to buy booksBintended to sell some books to the authorCwanted to reward the authors helpDexpected the author to translate them24Why did the author tell this story?ATo inform us of the importance of readingBTo introduce an important experience in readingCTo persuad
18、e more people to read in summerDTo show the close relationship between the author and Mr. BallouBThe ideal companion machinethe computerwould not only look，feel，and sound friendly but would also behave in a pleasant mannerIts informal conversational style makes interaction comfortable，and yet the ma
19、chine would remain slightly unpredictable and therefore very interestingIn its first encounter it might be somewhat hesitant，but as it came to know the user it would progress to a more relaxed and intimate styleThe machine would not be a passive participant but would add its own suggestions，informat
20、ion，and opinions；it would sometimes take the initiative in developing or changing the topic and would have a personality of its ownFriendships are not made in a day, and the computer would be more acceptable as a friend if it imitated the gradual changes that occur when one person is getting to know
21、 another At an appropriate time it might also express the kind of affection that stimulates attachment and intimacyThe whole process would be accomplished in a subtle way to avoid giving an impression of over-familiarity that would be likely to produce irritationAfter experiencing a wealth of powerf
22、ul，well-timed friendship indicators，the user would be very likely to accept the computer as far more than a machine and might well come to regard it as a friendAn artificial relationship of this type would provide many of the benefits that people obtain from interpersonal relationshipsThe computer w
23、ould participate in interesting conversation that could continue from previous discussionsIt would have a familiarity with the users life as revealed in earlier contact，and it would be understanding and good-humoredThe computers own personality would be lively and impressive，and it would develop in
24、response to that of the userWith features such as these，the computer might indeed become a very attractive social partner- 4 -25What would the computer do according to Paragraph l ?APassively receive information BBecome intimate right awayCBehave more like humans DKnow everything about the user26The
25、 second paragraph intends to tell us _Ait takes time for computers to gain personality of it ownBfriendship is built by expressing love and affection continuouslyCa computer is more like a machine than a friend in humans eyesDtiming is the key for a computer to make friends with humans27Throughout t
26、he passage，the author is _ in his attitude toward the computerAfavorable Bcritical Chesitant Dvague28Which might be the most appropriate title of the passage？AArtificial relationships BHow to form intimate relationshipsCHumans and computers DThe caring and tender machine CShoppers on Black Friday, t
27、he traditional start of the holiday shopping season in America are notoriously aggressiveSome even start queuing outside stores before dawn to be the first to lay their hands on heavily discounted goodsLast year destructive bargain-hunters in the suburbs of New York City trampled a WalMart employee
28、to deathDespite the madness at many stores，however, the global economic recession appears to have accelerated the pace at which shoppers are abandoning physical stores in favour of retailers on the cyberspace such as Amazon and eBayE-commerce holds particular appeal in poor times as it enables peopl
29、e to compare prices across retailers quickly and easilyBuyers can sometimes avoid local sales taxes online，and shipping is often freeNo wonder, then，that online shopping continues to grow even as the offline sort declinesThe shift in spending to the Internet is good news for companies like P&G that
30、lack retail shops of their ownBut it is a big concern for physical retailers，whose prices are often higher than those of e-retailers，since they must bear the extra expense of running storesThe most obvious response to the trend for traditional retailers is to redouble their own efforts in the virtua
31、l spaceThe concept of “multi-channel” shopping，where people can purchase the same items from the same retailer in several different ways online，via their mobile phones and in shopsis gaining ground，and retailers are trying to motivate users of one channel to try anotherGrowing online traffic may act
32、ually increase sales in stores tooRetailers are also trying to make online shopping seem fun and exciting to act against the low economyOne common tactic is to set up “popup” stores，which appear for a short time before disappearing again，to develop a sense of novelty and urgency29The writer mentione
33、d Black Friday in the first paragraph in order to _Ashow how rude American shoppers are Baccuse the destructive bargain huntersCexplain how bad the economic situation is Dshow online shopping is gaining ground- 5 -30What does the underlined word “ trend ” most probably refer to?AThe change of purcha
34、sing model of the customersBBuyers started comparing prices when making a purchaseCPhysical retailers running cost is becoming unaffordableDRetailers cant keep up with the development of the Internet31Whats the retailers purpose of setting up “popup” stores ?ATo cut down the operating cost BTo incre
35、ase their online salesCTo make shopping easy and fast DTo avoid local sales taxes32What is the writers main purpose of writing the passage?ATo convince buyers to abandon aggressive shopping habitsBTo encourage physical stores to compete with online storesCTo describe a form of business that is on th
36、e riseDTo explain the influence of Internet on peoples lifeDMay：Happenings from the PastMay 5，1884Isaac Murphy, son of a slave and perhaps the greatest horse rider in American history, rides Buchanan to win his first Kentucky DerbyHe becomes the first rider ever to win the race three timesMay 9，1754
37、Benjamin Franklins Pennsylvania Gazette produces perhaps the first American political cartoon, showing a snake cut in pieces，with the words “Join or Die” printed under the pictureMay 11，1934The first great dust storm of the Great Plains Dust Bowl，the result of years of drought，blows topsoil all the
38、way to New York City and Washington，D.CMay 24，1844Samuel FB Morse taps out the first message， “What Hath God Wrought， ” over the experimental long-distance telegraph line which runs from Washington，D.C. to Baltimore，Md33We know from the text that Buchanan is _AIsaacs father Ba winning horseCa slave
39、taking care of horses Dthe first racing horse in Kentucky34What is the title of the first American political cartoon?AJoin or Die BPennsylvania GazetteCWhat Hath God Wrought DKentucky Derby35Which of the following places has something to do with the first telegram in history?AWashington，D.C BNew Yor
40、k CityCKentucky DPennsylvania第二节(共 5小题；每小题 2分，满分 l0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 feel attractive and be confident of yourselfFeeling attractive and confident has little to do with your appearance，and everything to do with how you feel about yourself on the insideEvery person is a
41、n individual and has attractive qualities to focus on 36 - 6 -(1) Do what you can do37 Dont complain about something that you are not willing to changeBegin dieting and exercising if you are overweightChange your hairstyle，have your nails done or arch (使成弓形)your eyebrows(2) 38 Let your hands swing，k
42、eep your neck straight and hold your shoulders backWalking confidently will make you feel more attractive and be more confident(3) Dont compare yourself to othersYou dont have to look like a model or a host on TVHowever, you can learn to love yourself as you are 39 Make a list of your attractive qua
43、lities，and think about those each time you want to compare yourself with someone else(4) Avoid negative thoughts about yourself40 View pictures that show you at your most attractiveForce yourself to think about the things you like about yourself rather than the thing you dont likeAWalk confidentlyBF
44、ocus on the areas over which you have controlCLearn how to be attractive and confident from modelsDYou will be happier when you dont need to compare with othersEFocus on achievements that will make you feel more confident and attractive，FThe way you handle yourself can make you feel more attractive
45、and confidentGEvery time you think something negative，replace it with a positive thought or action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 l.5分，满分 30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。Its Never Too LateAt the age of sixty-eightI graduated from collegewith hon
46、orsMy 41 dream came true at lastIt was a great，yet 42 achievementI had had a 43 marriage filled with travel，friends, and childrenThen my husband diedI could stay home，crying over my 44 ，or do what I had wanted to do all my lifego to collegeIt was the most scary decision Ive ever madeActually I was v
47、ery 45 about my first day of schoolWould I be too old to do the work ? What if my classmates 46 me ?At the end of the day, I was so tiredBut I was also 47 Although it was hard，the joys of being at school and learning were well worth itOne of the 48 was being with the other studentsThe 49 difference
48、wasnt a problem，although it was shocking at first to have kids call me by my first name 50 I also received much attention from many of my 51 Probably they werent used to seeing a student get so excited about their 52 College also provided 53 that doesnt come from booksGoing to school kept me young，as I was constantly 54 to fresh ideas and viewpointsMost important，I gained 55 ，realizing I could accomplish things by myselfMany Mends thought I was 56 The papers，exams ，and the rush to get in - 7 -time for classes were exhaustingHowever, I w
