2015—2016学年度第一学期南昌市八一中学
高三英语12月份月考试卷
2015.12
第I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称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. What does the woman want to drink?
A. Tea. B. Coffee. C. Apple juice.
2. What are the speakers probably talking about?
A. A tour. B. A movie. C. A party.
3. What color is the woman’s purse?
A. White. B. Red. C. Yellow.
4. Where is the smell probably coming from?
A. The bedroom. B. The kitchen. C. The living room.
5. How will the man go home?
A. By air. B. By bus. C. By train.
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。
6. What do we know about the woman’s car?
A．It has been examined twice recently.
B．It has two worn-out tires.
C．It has got a new battery.
7. How much at most is the man willing to pay for the car?
A. $2,000. B. $2,200. C. $3,000.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。
8. Why does the woman make the complaint?
A．She can’t stay in a room facing the sea.
B．The toilet in her room doesn’t work.
C．The room isn’t the one she reserved.
9. What does the man promise to do ?
A．Change a room for the woman.
B．Clean the woman’s room right now.
C．Charge the woman half price.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. What’s wrong with the woman?
A．She has gained a lot of weight.
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B．She hasn’t been sleeping well.
C．She often feels hungry.
1. When did the woman stop taking the medicine?
A. A month ago. B. Three weeks ago. C. A week ago.
2. What does the man advise the woman to do?
A. Get more test. B. Get outdoors less. C. Take fewer sleeping pills.
听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。
3. What is the man doing?
A．Preparing for an English test.
B．Learning English on the Internet.
C．Writing an English composition.
4. Why is the man worried?
A．He can’t memorize words.
B．He can’t use expressions skillfully.
C．He can’t understand the grammar rules.
5. Who advised the woman to learn English on the Internet?
A. Her pen friend. B. Her teacher. C. Her classmates.
6. What will the woman do after the conversation?
A. Prepare for her Western culture class.
B. Teach the man to use an online classroom.
C. Go to the library to return some books.
听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。
7. What did Buster’s colleague buy him for his birthday?
A. Some flowers. B. Plenty of presents. C. A cake with candles.
8. How old was Buster when he started working for the company?
A. 97. B. 80. C. 20.
9. Where did Buster grow up?
A. In France. B. In England. C. In Japan.
10. What do we know from the talk?
A. Buster works 20 hours each week for the company.
B. Buster served in the army in south London.
C. Buster was robbed last weekend in Japan.
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。
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A Closer Look at Smart Cities
Chicago, USA
Population: 2.7 million
To support a new smart electric grid(电网) in the city, 300,000 smart meters have been installed, and all Chicago residents will have one by 2017. When completed, the grid is expected to reduce energy waste and save customers US$170 million. Special computer software has helped reduce the city’s crime rate. The city’s open data portal has been used to build apps that tell citizens where to get a flu shot
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and alert them that their street is about to be swept, among other things.
Geneva, Switzerland
Population: 196,257
Geneva is testing a new electric bus system called the Tosa, a 133-person vehicle that does not require overhead electrical wires. At certain bus stops along its route, overhead high-speed charging stations deliver 400 kilowatts of power in less than 15 seconds. During a 10-month test of one bus line the Tosa traveled more than 8,000 miles and charged more than 4,200 times without major problems.
Hamburg, Germany
Population: 1.8 million
Hamburg is working to make its port smarter by improving traffic flow and the transportation of goods. The city is working to develop several pilot projects(实验项目)， including a system to manage the parking and loading of vehicle, as well as ways to make lighting more efficient, collect emissions data, and monitor railways with sensors. The city is also considering developing mobile GPS sensors to keep track of heavy machinery within the port.
London, England
Population: 8.4 million
The UK’s largest city is predicted to reach 10 million residents by 2030. TO prepare for this growth, Mayor Boris Johnson created a special board in 2013 to implement technology aimed at addressing anticipated issues with traffic, health care, waste management and energy. London’s goals --- to build a smart grid and cut transport emissions in half by 2020---are ambitious but build on earlier successes. The city has dealt with congestion(拥堵)by charging a fee for driving in central business areas during the busiest times of the day.
1. If you want to know where to get a flu shot, you can use__________.
A. Apps based on the city’s open data portal
B. a new smart electric grid
C. a new electric bus system
D. mobile GPS sensors
22. Where can you find a system to manage the parking and loading of vehicles?
A. In Chicago, USA. B. In Geneva, Switzerland.
C. In Hamburg, Germany. D. In London, England
23. What does the writer intend to tell us?
A. The judgment of a goal should be made free from prejudice.
B. Cities around the world are doing wonderful things with technology.
C. Big cities should take measures to protect the environment.
D. Vehicles have not only made our lives easier but also caused a lot of problems.
B
Fiji's tourism industry stakeholders have smiles on their faces as Fiji has been ranked amongst the world's top honeymoon destinations by popular wedding magazine Bride, local media reported Wednesday.
Bride, which has over 6.5 million readers per issue and is published 12 times a year, is the most widely read wedding magazine in the world.
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According to the report, Fiji has been ranked number three behind Hawaii in top spot and French Polynesia at number two, after beating other top destinations like Italy, Bali, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Greece, Bahama's and France.
The Bride survey was conducted through the Signature Travel Network, a group of more than 6,000 top travel agents in North America. The A-list agents at the network have partnered to name the world's hottest islands, resorts, cities, hotels, and hideaways, making Fiji a hot spot destination.
Two of Fiji's resorts have made the top ten Bargain Hotels in the South Pacific, based on the Travellers Choice Hotel Awards 2011. They are Yasawa-based Nanuya Island Resort which has simply being termed "Paradise" and Nakia Resort & Dive on Fiji's garden island of Taveuni, which has been described as "absolutely Eco- friendly and amazing".
The winners are determined from ratings by over 20 million travelers from around the world. These ratings would leave a mark on Fiji being a place not to miss when tourists flock to the Pacific region for a holiday.
Meanwhile, Fiji's InterContinental Golf Resort & Spa has been recognized as the South Pacific's most luxurious resort. The honour came as part of DestinAsian's 2010 Luxe List, further strengthening the resort's reputation for delivering top of the line service and luxury.
24. According to the latest rank amongst the world's top honeymoon destinations, which of the following is RIGHT ?
A. Hawaii, Fiji, Polynesia, Bermuda B. Hawaii, Polynesia, Fiji, Italy
C. Fiji , Polynesia, Hawaii, Costa Rica D. Bali, Hawaii, Fiji, Polynesia
25. What do we know about Bride?
A. It is a wedding magazine and published 24 times a year.
B. It investigates more than 6,000 top travel agents in North America in order to make the rank .
C. It conducted the survey about the rank of top honeymoon destinations .
D. It reported the result of the rank on Wednesday.
26. Which of the following is WRONG about Fiji?
A. Fiji is made a hot spot destination.
B. Yasawa-based Nanuya Island Resort and Nakia Resort & Dive have made the top ten
Bargain Hotels in the South Pacific
C. It is a place not to miss when tourists flock to the Pacific region for a holiday
D. Fiji's InterContinental Golf Resort & Spa has been recognized as the South Pacific's
least luxurious resort.
27. The passage intends to____________.
A. to inform the readers of some information
B. to attract the tourists to travel in Fiji
C. to introduce the honeymoon destination--- Fiji
D. to give some travelling information to the guide
C
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One of the most popular pets in the world，the Australian tree frog，is originally a native of Australia，though the pet trade has transported it far and wide．It has successfully adapted to New Zealand and the United States．It’s one of the largest members of its species and can reach up t0 10 centimetres in length．Their．1ife spans(寿命)are also longer than most of their frog cousins and can reach between16 t0 20 years in captivity．In the wild，their lives are smaller due to their natural enemies．
Their skin color ranges anything between light green and dark green，depending on the temperature of the place where they live and the co1or of the environment around where they live,as it’s supposed to make them difficult to be seen by their natural enemies．They come out only at night to hunt，feed and mate．During the day，they find dark，wet areas to sleep in．They aren’t seen at all during the winter．
As the Australian tree frog isn’t equipped with teeth．it cannot tear apart its prey(猎物)．It needs to feed on food that can fit in its mouth．Therefore its diet consists of insects，such as spiders，and flies，and small animals， such as other frogs，bats and sometimes even mice．For the smaller prey，they use their sticky tongues to shoot at the close range prey．For larger prey, they attack the prey and force it into their mouths with their hands. They also have some natural enemies that feed on them．
The Australian law protects the tree frog by giving it a protected status The IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature)，however，gives it a“least concern”status．The broad range of habitats(栖息地)that the frog can survive in and its long life ensure that this frog won’t lose population．
This creature is really a very popular pet If you get an Australian green tree frog as a pet，do remember to feed it in proper amounts and let it loose for exercise．
28. What can be the main idea of the passage?
A．How to keep frogs as pets B．Animals unique to Australia
C. Facts about the Australian tree frog. D．Why frogs can make good pets?
29. What can we know about the skin color of Australian tree frogs?
A. It changes at different times of the day．
B. It helps them with their hunting for food．
C. It shows what development stage they are in．
D. It offers them a certain degree of protection.
30. Paragraph 3 mainly talks about the Australian tree frog’s _____.
A. feeding and hunting habits B. natural enemies
C. living environments and inhabitats D. survival skills
31.What can we know about the Australian tree frog from the passage?
A. There is no law protecting it yet.
B. Its teeth help tear its prey into pieces．
C. It sleeps in the daytime and hunts at night．
D. It has been declared an endangered species by the IUCN．
D
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A poor set of curtains may not just mean you wake up too early--- they could also make you fat. Sleeping in a room with too much light has been linked to an increased risk of piling on the pounds, a study shows.
Greater exposure to light at night raised bout body mass index and waist size in more than 113,000 women taking part in the British study. The study followed the women for 40 years to identify root causes of breast cancer. Obesity is a known risk factor for the disease.
“The associations we saw in our study between light exposure at night and obesity are very interesting. We cannot yet tell at this stage what the reason for the associations is, but the results open up an interesting direction for research.” Said Prof. Anthony Swerdlow, from the Institute of Cancer Research. “ One possible explanation is that the light is interrupting the body clock, which stems from our evolutionary past (进化历程). We were active when it was light in the day and restful when it was dark at night. ”
Other research has found the effect of night-time lightning on the body may contribute to unhappy feelings. But it’s too early to suggest that sleeping in the dark will help prevent obesity, a known risk factor for breast cancer. The findings are reported in the American Journal of epidemiology.
Previous research has drawn similar conclusions. A team at Ohio State University examined how night-time light affects weight, body fat and glucose icose intolerance (葡萄糖过敏) in mice. They found that continuing exposure to even a little night-time light caused increases in all three aspects.
Light changes mood, physical strength and even the way we process food in a 24-hour cycle. Artificial light is known to interrupt the body clock by delaying the production of the sleep hormone melatonin(睡眠荷尔蒙退黑激素). So there is no harm in trying to make bedrooms darker.
32. What does the underlined part “piling on the pounds” in the first paragraph mean?
A. Putting pounds into a pile. B. Filling in with pounds.
C. Making a lot of money. D. Gaining body weight.
33. From the passage, we know that ________.
A. Sleeping in the dark must help prevent obesity
B. Lighting at night makes people happy
C. Night-time light may affect human beings and mice
D. it is easy for women to become fat and have cancer
34. The most possible cause of the interruption of the body clock is ________.
A. The sleep hormone melatonin B. Unhappy feelings
C. Man-made light at night D. Glucose intolerance
35. The passage is mainly about_________.
A. The evolutionary past of man B. Obesity and breast cancer
C.Different research and conclusions D. Negative effects of night-time light
第一节 (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。
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You have some great ideas. But they don’t come out because of what your friends say or because you think that only a few people can be creative genius(天才). And, you, of course, think that you couldn’t be one of them. 36
Anyone who is a creative genius will tell you that creativity is very much like a muscle that needs to be developed. 37 On the other hand, keep working at it, and this skill will soon be ready for action whenever you need it. So how do you develop your own personal style of creative thinking?
You should realize that your brain has a greater capacity (容量) and a higher speed than the world’s biggest and fastest computer. 38 Read, watch and listen to everything around you —good and bad. The more you know, the more you’ll want to know, and the more your brain will be exercised.
Try something new every day. 39 You need to step out of your comfort zone (舒适地带) more and more each day.
Follow these suggestions, and begin thinking beyond your "limits" from today. 40 Who knows, your idea might be the next great idea to change the world.
A. But actually, this is not true at all.
B. Your constructive ideas should be accepted by others.
C. So it’s important to get as much information as you can every day.
D. You’ll soon have a life full of interesting and exciting adventures.
E. A good social environment can influence your creative thinking positively.
F. Let your experiences show you more about the world and people around you.
G. If you don’t learn how to develop creative thinking, this skill, just like a muscle, will become poor and useless.
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)
阅读下面短文，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选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
第II卷
注意事项：用0.5毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
“Tell me the story of me, Momma,” my daughter always 41 when we snuggled(依偎) into my great-grandmother’s rocking chair at the end of the day.
“The first time I saw your beautiful face, it was 42 covered by a blue-and-white hat, 43 by a pale blue blanket. All I could see were two pleasantly fat cheeks and a little nose. The nurse 44 a tiny girl to me, and I was so 45 because you felt so light. I thought that if I opened the 46 , I’d find no baby there at all, only air.”
In that instant, I became a 47 . I was all alone in a cold room with a stone floor, four thousand miles from home. There was no crying husband----just the two of us. But that moment was just as 48 . From that moment, she was my daughter in every way that 49.
I 50 my life to a woman I’ve never met. Her sacrifice gave me all I could ever 51 , and it was her difficult decision ---- her 52 and her pain ---- that is the foundation on which I’ve 53 this life I love.
As my daughter grows, she’ll understand that sometimes life is a 54 , and you never know who in this world will hand you your baton(接力棒). It could be so
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meone you’ve never 55 , someone who lives a world away, someone you’ll never be able to 56 for giving you the life you always wanted 57 never dared to imagine you’d have.
I believe the true gifts of our lives come from the most 58 of sources. If we go forward bravely with our 59 open, we will always be in the right place to receive 60 .
41. A. reminds B. signs C. asks D. cares
42. A. nearly B. hardly C. heavily D. sharply
43. A. supported B. surrounded C. interrupted D. treated
44. A. selected B. returned C. introduced D. handed
45. A. satisfied B. delighted C. surprised D. ashamed
46. A. bag B. case C.hat D. blanket
47. A. nurse B. mother C. wife D. doctor
48. A. special B. strange C. nervous D. confident
49. A. mattered B. functioned C. existed D. declared
50. A. devote B. spare C.owe D. contribute
51. A. get through B. settle down C. turn in D. ask for
52. A. smile B. tears C. laughter D. happiness
53. A. cost B. paid C. built D. dreamed
54. A. battle B. competition C. game D. relay
55. A. met B. missed C. bothered D. trusted
56. A. request B. resist C. repay D. replace
57. A. or B. but C. and D. for
58. A. interesting B. unnecessary C. unlikely D. important
59. A. hearts B. eyes C. brains D. arms
60. A. it B. this C. that D. them
第一节 (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(1个单词)或括号内单词的的正确形式。
Sometimes I go for days without listening to music. But _____I finally do listen
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to a complete song, or a brief tune I like, I realize that I _____(miss) a lot.
I have an IPod, but I don’t like listening to ____ on my way to work, since I have to turn it up so loud to drown out the metro( 地铁)，which isn’t very good _____ my poor eardrums(耳膜). When I do take the time to listen to music, hours go by without my realizing, _______(particular) when I come across projects like Playing for Change.
I came across this video at the Christmas party we held in our apartment last year. It’s from Playing for Change, _____ multimedia movement created to inspire, connect, ____ bring peace to the world through music.
The idea for this project arose from the belief ____ music has the power to break down boundaries and overcome distances. Regardless ______ geographic, political, economic, spiritual or ideological backgrounds people come from , music has the power to transcend(超越)and unite them. And with this truth firmly ______ (fix) in our minds, we set out to share it with the world.
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，每句中最多有两处。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，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Smile is a magic language that everyone can easily understand whenever he or she comes from.
Smile is as the golden sunshine that brings warmth to people and makes him happy. Smile is
shortest distance between people and it is a good way to show off friendliness to others. More
important, smile conveyed a kind of positive energy to people. When you are happy, smile brightens
your face. When you feel frustrating, you should also smile to cheer yourself up. Smile can give you
confidences and make you strong. Smiling at the world and the world will smile back!
第二节 书面表达 (满分25分)
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某英文报社组织为主题为“如何提高口才”的征文活动，你有意参加。请以此为主题写一篇英语作文，内容须包括：
1. 口才在当今社会的重要性。
2. 你认为应该如何提高口才？（列举2~3条建议）。
注意：1. 不少于100 词， 开头已为你写好，不计入总词数；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 参考词汇： 口才eloquence; 口才好的 eloquent.
It goes without saying that eloquence plays an increasingly important part in modern society.
南昌市八一中学2015-2016学年度高三12月月考试卷参考答案
听力理解 1-5 CACBA 6-10 CBBAB 11-15 CAACB 16-20 CCABA
阅读理解 21-23 ACB 24-27 B C D A 28-31 CDAC 32-35 DCCD
七选五 36-40 AGCFD
完形填空 41-45 CABDC 46-50 DBAAC 51-55 DBCDA 56-60 CBCAD
语法填空 61. when \as 62. have missed 63. it 64. For 65. particularly
66. a 67. and 68. that 69. of 70. fixed
短文改错
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shortest distance between people and it is a good way to show off friendliness to others. More
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书面表达
One Possible Version
It goes without saying that eloquence plays an increasingly important part
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in modern society.
Since wherever we go, we have to communicate with other people, expressing ourselves and exchanging views.
Here are some tips to help us to become more eloquent.
First of all, read more books. By reading we can accumulate knowledge and information in our mind and then we’ll have much to say. Secondly, listen to more speeches. Speeches offer us not only interesting contents but also speaking skills. Thirdly , catch every chance to express yourself. As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. The more we practice speaking, the more eloquent we’ll become.
So just open your mouth and speak your mind. You’ll become an eloquent speaker sooner or later.
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