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望都中学2016-2017学年高三八月月考
英语试题
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分, 共150分。考试时间l20分钟。
第Ⅰ卷 选择题
第一节 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。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What time is it now?
A. 9:10. B. 9:50. C. 10:00.
2. What does the woman think of the weather?
A. It’s nice. B. It’s warm. C. It’s cold.
3. What will the man do?
A. Attend a meeting. B. Give a lecture. C. Leave his office.
4. What is the woman’s opinion about the course?
A. Too hard. B. Worth taking. C. Very easy.
5. What does the woman want the man to do?
A. Speak louder. B. Apologize to her. C. Turn off the radio.
第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. How long did Michael stay in China?
A. Five days. B. One week. C. Two weeks.
7. Where did Michael go last year?
A. Russia. B. Norway. C. India.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8. What food does Sally like?
A. Chicken. B. Fish. C. Eggs.
9. What are the speakers going to do?
A. Cook dinner. B. Go shopping. C. Order dishes.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10. Where are the speakers?
A. In a hospital. B. In the office. C. At home.
11. When is the report due?
A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Next Monday.
12. What does George suggest Stephanie do with the report?
A. Improve it. B. Hand it in later. C. Leave it with him.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Salesperson and customer. B. Homeowner and cleaner. C. Husband and wife.
14. What kind of apartment do the speakers prefer?
A. One with two bedrooms. B. One without furniture. C. One near a market.
15. How much rent should one pay for the one-bedroom apartment?
A. $350. B. $400. C. $415.
16. Where is the apartment the speakers would like to see?
A. On Lake Street. B. On Market Street. C. On South Street.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. What percentage of the world’s tea exports go to Britain?
A. Almost 15%. B. About 30%. C. Over 40%.
18. Why do tea tasters taste tea with milk?
A. Most British people drink tea that way. B. Tea tastes much better with milk.
C. Tea with milk is healthy.
19. Who suggests a price for each tea?
A. Tea tasters. B. Tea exporters. C. Tea companies.
20. What is the speaker talking about?
A. The life of tea tasters. B. Afternoon tea in Britain. C. The London Tea Trade Centre.
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,从每小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
BABYSITTER
Sex: female
Aged more than 50, at least from senior high school.
Rich experience of looking after children
Apply to: Job center, Sogo Street, NO.18, Colton.
PART-TIME DRIVERS WANTED
Clean driving license.
Must be of smart appearance.
Aged over 23. Apply to: Capes Taxi, 17 Palace road, Colton.
AIR HOSTESSES
Southern Airlines require air hostesses for international flights.
Applicants must be between 20 and 33 years old, height 1.60 m to 1.75 m, education to GCSE standard, two languages, must be able to swim.
Apply to: Recruitment Officer, Southern Airlines, Heathrow Airport West, HR 37 KK.
MEN NURSES NEEDED
For private hospitals
Education: (At least) graduate from Nursing School
Working experience: unnecessary.
Apply to: The Personnel of Bear Hospital, 279 Canal Street, Colton.
21. Jack is excellent in appearance and an experienced taxi driver. Why is his application refused as a result?
A. Aged 32. B. Punished and fined because of speeding.
C. Unable to speak a foreign language. D. Not having college education.
22. Ben, aged 21, fond of swimming and driving, just graduated from a medicine college, Nursing Department , which job might be given to him?
A. Driving for Capes Taxis. B. Working for southern Airlines.
C. Nursing in Bear Hospital D. None of the three.
23. What prevents Mary, aged 52, becoming a babysitter?
A. She once broke a traffic law and was fined. B. She can’t speak Japanese very well.
C. She has before worked as a babysitter. D. She never receives education.
B
A taxi driver taught me a million dollar lesson in customer satisfaction and expectation. Motivational speakers charge thousands of dollars to give training to company executives and staff. It cost me a $12 taxi ride.
I had flown into Dallas for the purpose of calling on a customer. Time was limited and my plan included a quick turn-around trip from and back to the airport. A spotless taxi pulled up. The driver rushed to open the passenger door for me and made sure I was comfortably seated before he closed the door. As he got in the driver’s seat, he mentioned that the neatly-folded Wall Street Journal next to me was for my use.
He then showed me several tapes and asked me what type of music I would enjoy. I could not believe the service I was receiving! I took the opportunity to say, “Obviously you take great pride in your work. You must have a story to tell.”
“You bet,” he replied, “I used to be in Microsoft. But I got tired of it, thinking my best would never be good enough. I decided to find my position in life where I could feel proud of being the best I could be. I knew I would never be a rocket scientist, but I love driving cars, helping people and feeling like I have done a full day’s work and done it well. I thought about my personal strengths and ... wham! I became a taxi driver. One thing I know for sure, to be good in my business I could simply meet the expectations of my passengers. But, to be GREAT in my business, I have to go above the customer’s expectations! I like both the sound and the return of being ‘great’ better than just getting by being ‘average’.”
24.What does the writer really want to say in Paragraph 1?
A.The writer thought the driver motivational.
B.The writer benefited a lot from the ride.
C.The writer was over charged for the ride.
D.The writer paid less for the ride.
25.What caused the writer’s curiosity about the taxi driver?
A.His wonderful CD. B.His touching speech.
C.His high-quality service. D.His neatly-folded journal.
26.From the last paragraph we know that the taxi driver .
A.is enthusiastic about his work B.expects much from his work
C.thinks too highly of himself D.goes above his own expectations
27.Which of the following is the taxi driver likely to agree?
A.Being great is a must in life. B.Life is not easy for all of us.
C.Don’t expect too much in life. D.Every one of us has strengths.
C
D.AI does better than humans in sight and balance. Who is smarter? A human being or artificial intelligence(人工智能)?
The question swept the world last year when a Google-developed program called AlphaGo defeated the world top player, South Korean Lee Se-del, 4-1.
So, what comes next?
Some people have been arguing that artificial intelligence, or AI in short, will
be a bad thing for humans. In an interview with the BBC in 2014, UK scientist Stephen Hawking warned that “the development of full artificial intelligence could mean the end of the human race.”
So are we really about to live in the world shown in the Terminator movies?
“Not quite,” answered The Economist. After all, it’s not hard to get a computer program to remember and produce facts. What is hard is getting computers to use their knowledge in everyday situations.
“We think that, for the human being, things like sight and balance(视觉平衡), are natural and ordinary in our life.” Thomas Edison, founder of Motion Figures, a company that is bringing AI to boys, told the newspaper. “But for a robot, to walk up and down just like human beings requires various decisions to be made every second, and it’s really difficult to do.”
As The Economist put it, “We have a long way to go before AI can truly begin to be similar to the human brain, even though the technology can be great.”
Meanwhile, John Markoff of The New York Times said that researchers should build artificial intelligence to make people more effective.
“Our fate is in our own hands,” he wrote. “Since technology depends on the values of its creators, we can make human choices that use technology to improve the world.”
28.What was the result of the match?
A.Lee Se-del won AlphaGo 4-1. B.Lee Se-del was defeated.
C.Google program beat AlphaGo. D.Neither side won the match.
29.What does Thomas Edison possibly mean in his remarks?
A.It’s very hard for AI to beat the human brain.
B.AI would take the place of human beings.
C.AI can make various decisions quickly.
D.AI does better than humans in sight and balance.
30.Who believes much has to be done to improve AI?
A.Stephen Hawking. B.John Markoff.
C.The New York Times. D.The Economist.
31.What does the underlined part in the last paragraph imply?
A.AI will improve the world completely.
B.AI is in the control of human beings.
C.AI may bring disasters to human beings.
D.AI will make our future out of control.
D
China's admiration of outstanding scholars has turned the well-preserved childhood home of Tu Youyou, the Chinese pharmacologist(药理学家) who won this year's Nobel Prize in physiology(生理学) or Medicine, into a popular tourist destination.
Since it was announced on Monday that 84-year-old Tu had become the first Chinese citizen to win this international prize, her former home in the old town of Ningbo, Zhejiang province, has attracted visitors, especially parents and their children-even though it is not open to the public.
The house, where Tu lived until she went to university in Beijing, covers an area of 2,200 square meters and is priced at 150 million yuan( $ 23. 6 million) . It is part of a complex of 37 traditional buildings, including several city-and-district-level cultural relic preservation sites, that have been trans -formed into a high-end art, and commercial zone, ' .
"There are continually parents taking their children, from infants in strollers to college students, to take photos in front of Tu's former home. Security guards have been ordered to go on patrol around the clock," said Mr. Zhao, a salesperson from Ningbo Real Estate Inc Co.
Shanghai resident Xu Lingfei, who was on a trip to Ningbo, took her 9-y.ear-old son to walk around the complex on Wednesday. "Chinese people believe in exams and awards and have a strong preference for high performers. Taking children to visit the former dwelling places of celebrities(名人) is a way to inspire them to study harder," Xu said.
Something similar happened. after Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize for literature in 2012. Tourists started visiting Mo's former home in rural Gaomi, Shandong Province, in an endless stream starting the day after he won the prize. Some even pulled the radishes planted in front of the house. and carried away some bricks.
32. Tu Youyou's former house is now popular mainly because . .
A. Tu won the Nobel Prize B. it has some cultural relics
C. it covers a large area D. it is a great art and commercial zone
33. Why did Xu Lingfei take her son to visit Tu's former home?
A. She admired Tu very much. B. She planned to buy the house. .
C. She intended to take photos there. D. She wanted her son to be inspired.
34. Where is Mo Yan's former home located?
A. Shanghai. B. Gaomi. C. Ningbo. D. Beijing. . .
35. What is the main idea of the text?
A. Tu Youyou's former home is for sale.
B. More Chinese have won the Nobel Prize.
C. Nobel winner's home becomes instant attraction.
D. Children benefit from visiting Nobel winner's home.
第二节:任务型阅读(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
阅读下列材料, 从所给的六个选项(A,B,C,D,E和 F)中, 选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑. 选项中有一项是多余选项.
When it comes to the benefit of volunteering, a lot of people think it’s all about the warm feeling after helping someone. ___36___ As is known, charity work requires a wide variety of people to do a wide variety of things for everything to work. It means that there are some surprising benefits for volunteers. For example, volunteering ...
*Teaches you new skills
From helping make websites to teaching immigrant kids your native language, or to arranging events for charity, volunteering can really be almost anything. It means that when you get involved in charity work, a lot of the time you will face challenges. ___37___
*Teaches you what truly matters
It’s a great way to find new perspectives on life. When you’ve been at it for a while, you just might find yourself re-evaluating your advantages. ___38__ One of my friends went from wanting to be a lawyer to discovering a true passion for teaching.
*___39___
Maybe it’s not so surprising, but what might surprise you is how genuine these friends are. Some of my long-term friends are people I’ve met through volunteering.
I’m not the kind of guy that makes friends for connections, but sometimes it’s very convenient to have a broad network.
Summed up in one line: Volunteering helps you grow. ___40___ You meet a very wide variety of people you don’t have a lot in common with. You learn to get along with people involved in many different walks in life. You learn to know what you are to do. So if you’ve ever considered volunteering, what are you waiting for?
A. Helps you make new friends.
B. Can help improve social skills.
C. You might even decide on a completely new path to take in life.
D. As it turns out, that’s far from the only benefit.
E. Volunteering helps you look outside yourself and your problems.
F. Through overcoming the challenges you learn completely new skills.
G. Not only does it help you grow into a perfect person but it helps you develop your skills set as well.
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1.5分,满分30分)
I’ve read lots of stories about family memories. In those 41 , I’ve found voice of sadness and longing. It’s true that so much in our daily lives makes us 42 all the time. We find ourselves with less and less time to spend with our 43 and friends. I’ve had the same 44 myself.
I used to have 45 times with my grandfather when we lived together. When I was very young, I often enjoyed spending time in his 46 , watching the flowers and watering the fruit trees. But as I grew up, I 47 became “selfish”.
Once, when I was 6, we went shopping together. As we took the wrong bus and ended up getting 48 , unable to find our way back, I couldn’t stay 49 and shouted rudely in his face. I was so stubborn that I wouldn’t say sorry 50 returning home, thinking I had done nothing wrong.
Now I 51 how ridiculous(荒唐的)I was at the time! And I also realize how 52 it was when I finally admitted I was 53 ! When I truly wanted to express my 54 , my grandfather had left us 55 , leaving me with no more chance to 56 my mistake. I couldn’t 57 say to him the three words –– “I am sorry”.
We are spending more and more time outside, with less and less time to 58 with our families at home. So 59 the most of every second you have with your loved ones, because time 60 going, waiting for no one.
41. A. books B. stories C. reports D. films
42. A. crazy B. easy C. busy D. angry
43. A. families B. classmates C. colleagues D. employers
44. A. adventure B. research C. exploration D. experience
45. A. good B. hard C. sad D. bitter
46. A. kitchen B. garage C. house D. garden
47. A. frequently B. rarely C. gradually D. finally
48. A. confused B. lost C. hurt D. puzzled
49. A. calm B. awake C. firm D. happy
50. A. while B. unless C. until D. after
51. A. learn B. imagine C. realize D. agree
52. A. early B. late C. nice D. guilty
53. A. innocent B. nervous C. wrong D. painful
54. A. concern B. worry C. opinion D. regret
55. A. forever B. somehow C. alone D. instead
56. A. care about B. apologize for C. think of D. put away
57. A. again B. often C. even D. still
58 . A. spare B. save C. take D. kill
59. A. follow B. receive C. divide D. make
60. A. needs B. keeps C. delays D. stops
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题,四部分,共60分)
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
Welcome back to the hot topic of studying abroad! Last time, we talked about the general "software" needed to have a 61.____(success) studying experience overseas, 62. refers to the ability to understand western culture, and problem solving skills when 63. (face) critical situations, etc.
Now,I will dig deeper into the concept of software". Everyone is talking about culture shock nowadays, but you may wonder what it actually 64. _(mean). Simply put: culture shock is the difficulty people may experience when being
exposed and adjusting to a 65 (remarkable) different new culture. Usually, people often go 66._ four distinct phases: the honeymoon phase, the negotiation phase, the adjustment phase and the mastery phase. Culture shock can happen immediately upon your 67.____(arrive) in the country.
For international students, perhaps the most direct impact of culture shock is the variety of accents, especially in multicultural countries 68 the U.S. Canada or Australia. There are two main reasons: Firstly, these countries have highly diversified groups of residents from different cultural 69.___ _(background). Secondly, there are many international students from all around the world every year studying in these countries, so you shouldn't be surprised 70. (find) all kinds of unfamiliar accents around the university campus.
第四部分:写作(共两节,满分35分)
第一节 短文改错 (共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(/\),并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2. 只允许修改10处,从第11处起不计分。
Dear Peter,
I’m very glad to receive your e-mail asking for information about the host family we have arranged you to stay with.
Locating in a beautiful and quiet neighborhood, the house was big enough to enable you to have a room of your own. Apart from the convenient public transportation, our private car will make your visits difficult. Because all the family members can speak fluently English and have outgoing personalities, I’m sure you will have no trouble to communicating with them. Above all, they hosted the American student last year, through that they gained lots of experience. In addition, the hostess cooking will guarantee you a wonderful chance of tasting delicious Chinese food.
Hope you will enjoy your stay here.
Yours faithfully
Li Hua
第六节:书面表达(满分25分)
假设你是李华,你的外国朋友Peter听说你暑假期间在社区医院做义工,给你发来邮 件询问相关情况。请根据下面文字信息给他回封邮件。
1.工作时间:7月15日-7月31曰,上午6:30-11:30;
2.工作内容:为55岁以上老人免费体检时提供帮助,包括组织排队,引路,帮助填表 格等;
3.你的收获。
注意:
1.词数100左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.开头和结尾己给出,不计入总词数。
可能用到的单词:社区医院community hospital
Dear Peter,
Nice to hear from you.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
How was your holiday?
Yours,
Li hua
八月高三英语 月考答案
参考答案 听力 1-5: ACABC 6-10: BABCB 11-15: ABCAB 16-20: CBAAC
阅读理解 21-23 BCD 24-27 BCAD 28-31 BADB 32-35 ADBC 36-40 DFCAG
完型 41-60 BCADA DCBAD CBCDA BCADB
语法填空 61. successful 62.which 63.facing 64.means 65.remarkably
66.through 67.arrival/arriving 68.like 69.backgrounds 70.to find
短文改错71.加for 72. locating—located 73. was—is 74. our—their
75. difficult—easy 76. fluently—fluent 77.去掉to或变为in 78. the—an
79. that—which 80. hostess’
书面表达
One possible version
Dear Peter,
Nice to hear from you. In this mail, I’d like to share with you my volunteer experience in my
community hospital during the summer vacation. I worked from July 15 to July 31, during which
time people over 55 were given a free medical examination. Every day I arrived before 6:30 and
helped organize the people who came. Then I would help them fill in the forms. Leading them to
the different departments was also part of my duties. Often, by the time their
examinations were over at 11:30 a.m., I was already bathed in sweat. Tired as I was in those days, I benefited a lot from the experience. My confidence built up and my communication skills improved.
How was your holiday?
Yours,
Li hua