1、 1 / 8 南昌十中 2018 2019学年上学期 第二次 月考 高三 英语试题 命题人: 吴楠 审题人: 林迎晓 说明:本试卷分第 I卷 (选择题 )和第卷 (非选择题 )两部分,全卷满分 150分。考试用时 120分钟, 注 意 事 项: 考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项及各题答题要求。 1答题前,请您务必将自己的姓名、准考证号或 IS号用书写黑色字迹的 0 5毫米签字笔填写在答题卡和答题纸上。 2作答非选择题必须用书写黑色字迹的 0 5毫米签字笔写在答题纸上的指定位置,在其它位置作答一律无效。作答选择题必须用 2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,请用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂
2、其它答案,请保持卡面清洁和答题纸清洁,不折叠、不破损。 3考试结束后,请将答题纸交回。 第卷 第一部分 听力(共两节,满分 30分) 第一节 听下面五段对话。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. When does the conversation take place? A. At the beginning of a term. B. At the end of a term. C. During a vacation. 2. Why
3、cant the man drive the woman tomorrow? A. His car is being fixed. B. He has a doctors appointment. C. He will be working in a shop. 3. What will the woman do? A. Charge her cell phone. B. Visit her mother. C. Make a call. 4. Who will throw a party for the woman next Sunday? A. The woman herself. B.
4、The man. C. Nancy. 5. What does the woman mean? A. Her mother is a housewife. B. Only 10% of American mothers work. C. Most American mothers work. 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。
5、 6. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A festival. B. A birthday party. C. A class reunion. 7. What does the woman decide to do? A. Go to a party with the man. B. Go on vacation. C. Stay with her family. 听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、 9 题。 8. How does the man feel? A. Cheerful. B. Confident. C. Worried
6、. 9. What does the man want to do next? 2 / 8 A. Continue talking with the woman. B. Go to the bathroom. C. Drink some water. 听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. Why does the girl want to have a car? A. To travel with her friends. B. To show off. C. To be independent. 11. Where does the girl study? A. In a
7、middle school. B. In a high school. C. In a university. 12. Why doesnt the man buy his daughter a car now? A. He thinks his daughter is too young to drive. B. He cant afford another car. C. He wants his daughter to earn a car. 听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. With whom does the woman travel? A. She is al
8、one. B. Her family. C. Her business partner. 14. What do the speakers have in common? A. They both live in New York. B. They are both traveling on business. C. They have both stayed in the hotel before. 15. What is the mans favorite part of the hotel? A. The service. B. The breakfast. C. The facilit
9、ies. 16. What does the woman imply about the hotel? A. The service is worth it. B. It doesnt seem like a nice hotel from the outside. C. The prices are unreasonable . 听第 10 段材料,回答 17 至 20 题。 17. What is The Bookworm? A. A literary festival. B. A caf. C. A bookstore. 18. Who is Peter Hessler? A. A ph
10、otographer. B. A public speaker. C. A writer. 19. What was the speaker excited about? A. Seeing someone give a speech. B. Hearing a famous band play music. C. Finding his favorite magazine. 20. What was the speakers mistake? A. Mistaking the place. B. Mistaking the year. C. Mistaking the day. 第二部分 阅
11、读理解(共 20小题;每小题 2分,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 The following list includes some books that come highly recommended by millions of readers and also a short summary of the highlights of each work. The Go-Giver, by Bob Burg and John David
12、Mann 3 / 8 I didnt even expect that such a short book could make a huge difference in my way towards life. It simply explains complex laws that direct mankind, and concludes that there is always truth in the opposite. Dao De Jing, by Laozi Dao De Jing is one of the finest books on philosophy written
13、 by Laozi, an ancient Chinese philosophy and poet. It is sincere, exciting and makes you think a lot. Read it and get in touch with the clear educative understandings that give you enough tips to pursue your life goal full of enthusiasm. The Science of Getting Rich, by Wallace D. Wattles I had my ow
14、n misunderstandings of getting rich till I read this book. The book made a huge difference to my life after I discovered the secrets mentioned. Read it and it teaches you how to become rich, not immediately, but step by step. The Power of Habit, by Charles Duhigg I never knew habits played such an i
15、mportant role in shaping our future until I read this book. It says, you are what your habits are, and also suggests the proven techniques to create new habits that change our lifestyles and eventually our lives. It is a must-read for everyone who wishes to form lifetime habits. The Road Less Travel
16、led, by Scott Peck Simply put, buy this book for the path towards understanding in a spiritual way that strengthens your personal growth. This book never gives you easy solutions to the challenges of life. It simply is part of life and leaves you with better understanding to lead a fulfilled life. 2
17、1. Which book can help you chase your dream passionately? A. Dao De Jing. B. The Go-Giver. C. The Road Less Travelled. D. The Science of Getting Rich. 22. Which of the following ideas may Scott Peck agree with? A. Habits can shape our future. B. There is always truth in the opposite. C. Difficulty i
18、s often part of personal growth. D. We should find easy solutions to challenges. 23. What can we know about the books mentioned above? A. They are all easily written. B. They are all popular books. C. All their writers are foreigners. D. All the books are about life goals. B To reach one local resta
19、urant, a bowl of Chinese noodles travels across the Eurasian continent and settles on the Scandinavian Peninsula, placed before hungry people visiting the home of Santa Claus. A Chinese man brought local dishes reganmian and hot pot to Rovaniemi, Finland, becoming the first Chinese to open a restaur
20、ant in the Arctic Circle. Hu Liang, from Central Chinas Hubei province, moved to Finland after graduation at 21. Twelve years on, he has seen more and more Chinese tourists visiting the country to enjoy the winter holiday, Aurora Borealis and of course, the home of Santa Claus. “Chinese people are b
21、ecoming richer and more international. What has not changed is their stomachs. So I made the decision to open the restaurant.” Hus restaurant serves reganmian, a traditional Wuhan noodle dish with spicy flavor and a sesame paste dressing, as well as Chinese hot pot. He orders food materials from Chi
22、nese trade corporations through e-commerce platforms and offers e-payment popular among Chinese people such as Alipay. At a price of 15 euro($18.45), a bowl of reganmian is not only a great comfort for Chinese tourists who have traveled from thousands of miles away, but also an attraction to local F
23、inns. 4 / 8 In Rovaniemi, with a population of around 60,000, Hu receives more than 300 guests in the peak season to present people a lot of spicy experience in the cold, snowy country. Married to a Finnish woman and father to one child, Hu has adapted himself to the Nordic lifestyle with regular sk
24、iing and ice fishing trips. He said he would bring his child to Wuhan, and try to switch between the two cities every half year. 24. Whats the main reason for Hu Liang to open a Chinese restaurant in Finland? A. Finland is said to be the home of Santa Claus. B. He migrated to Finland after graduatio
25、n. C. Chinese tourists still love Chinese food. D. Chinese tourists can use Alipay. 25. What is the feature of reganmian according to the text? A. Spicy and traditional. B. Convenient and attractive. C. Tasteless but popular. D. Cheap but comfortable. 26. What can you learn about Hus life in Rovanie
26、mi from the passage? A. He receives more than 300 guests to his restaurant every season. B. He has a Finnish wife and has a father there. C. He regularly goes skiing and ice fishing. D. He has brought his child to Finland. 27. Whats the text mainly about? A. The first Chinese restaurant in the Arcti
27、c Circle. B. A Chinese mans successful career in Finland. C. Traditional Chinese noodles attract Finns. D. Chinese dishes bring heat to icy country. C In the twentieth century, movie houses were spring up. Customers were happy to pay the price of a movie ticket, usually 10 cents, to see the latest m
28、oving picture show. At first, single reels (卷 ) of film were projected onto the big screen. By 1907, many reels of film were connected and presented as feature films. Early audiences were attracted into the movie houses not only by the western feature shown every Saturday but also by the promise of
29、seeing still shots of themselves up on the big screen. Traveling photographers earned a living, moving from town to town, taking photos of local people especially children and nearby scenes of interest to show on the screen of the local movie house. Eventually, these still shots of local people and
30、places were replaced by newsreels of current news event, such as the world wars in Europe. These newsreels showed flickering (忽隐忽现的 ) images of real men going off to battle. The reels played before the main feature and were eagerly awaited reports of current events in the world. The early features s
31、hown every Saturday and occasionally during the week were silent films. A local talented pianist usually sat in the front of the theater supplying a musical backdrop for the action. Soon, the feature films were no longer silent: recorded sound was now possible, and the feature films were now referre
32、d to as “talkies” and became even more popular. The films were all in black and white, with color films not appearing until the late 1930s. With the invention of air conditioning, movie theaters became cool places in summers sultriest (最闷热的 ) weather. The theaters heavily advertised the cool comfort
33、 of the theaters, and summer ticket sales surged. Eager customers slipped in out of the heat and enjoyed the cooled air and watched the latest feature film. 5 / 8 Today, movie theaters remain cool places of sight and sound entertainment. Missing are the still photographs of local children or scenes.
34、 The only remaining clues as to their part in the development of the industry are faded copies of the original photographs now folded away in dusty family albums. 28. The 20th century movie audiences . A. thought movies were expensive B. found movies appealing C. had free time only on Saturdays D. g
35、ot involved in filmmaking 29. Why were the early features accompanied by a piano? A. Films were silent. B. Films were colorless. C. Audiences preferred pianos to violins. D. Viewers were making too much noise. 30. What does the underlined word “surged” mean? A. Ended B. Dropped C. Increased D. Varie
36、d 31. What is the text mainly about? A. Types of movies. B. The reasons why movies are entertaining. C. What feature films are. D. The development of the film industry. D With rapid advances in medical science, cloning is slowly but surely looking like it could be in our near future. However, is it
37、really an option that should be considered as a way to extend human life? Reproductive cloning may help human families gain children, and theres also a benefit for the animal world. It brings hope to people eager for children but unable to have their own or adopt. It can also bring about the recreat
38、ion of species that have long since died, allowing scientists to fully study looking at images or bones. Many believe that cloning can be used to replace failing organs. This will reduce the waiting list for organ donations and allow more people to be saved. Not only that, but because the organ is,
39、in fact, your own organ, there would be less chance of rejection. Cloning could prove helpful in genetic research. Using cloning technologies, genetic researchers would have a better understanding of composition of genes and the effects of genetic constituents(成分) on human characters. Theres also th
40、e possibility of changing genetic constituents in cloned humans, and cloning could help fight genetic diseases. While the cloning of body organs can help extend human life, it could also cause a lot of malpractice(玩忽职守) . Along with the ability to clone desired characters, there could be the possibi
41、lity of people deliberately reproducing undesired characters. This could lead to a rise in malpractice within society. Cloning involves a process of creating identical genes. As such, there would be a lack of diversity in humankind. Scientists will lower the human races ability to adapt. Whatever yo
42、ur view on cloning may be, studies show that the clone would in fact not be completely identical to the original just as twins are not completely identical. Though they might look alike, twins have different personalities and enjoy different things. The same could be said of clones. Even if technolo
43、gy were created in which your memories and thoughts could be transmitted to the clone, your clone would still be a different person. 32. What good might reproductive cloning bring? A. It may help improve human well-being. 6 / 8 B. It could contribute to the rising birthrate. C. It could help animals
44、 survive deadly diseases. D. It may enable scientists to better study extinct species. 33. According to the text, cloning can also be used for . A. solving the aging problem. B. organ transplant. C. infectious disease treatment. D. constructing a gene database. 34. Whats one problem cloning may caus
45、e? A. Great diversity. B. Individual security risk. C. Increased improper conduct. D. Serious personality disorder. 35. Why are twins mentioned in the last paragraph? A. To stress twins similarities. B. To show twins are quite common. C. To carry out deeper research on twins. D. To better describe w
46、hat a clone will be like. 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。 Speaking in public is most peoples least favorite thing. The reason is that we are all afraid of making fools of ourselves. 36 But stop biting your finger-nails. Public speaking is easy. Its just plain
47、talking, and you talk all the time. Although Im basically shy, Ive been making speeches and talking on radio and television for more than 30 years, and I can tell you that public speaking is not a “gift” like musical talent. 37 Here are some of the lessons I have learned: Your audience is going to c
48、ome away with one or two of your main ideas. One or two. Not ten or twenty. 38 And if you dont have a clear idea of what you want to say, theres no way your audience will. 39 how you are going to open, what major points you want to make and how youre going to close. When I do a radio or TV piece, I often write the last sentence first. 40 A strong close is critical: the last thing you say is what your audience will most likely remember. The standard length of a vaudeville (杂耍 ) act is usually 12 minutes. If all those performers singing and dancing their hearts out couldnt go on long