2015～2016学年度上学期12月份月考
高三英语试卷
卷I
第一部分：听力
第一节
1． Whose wallet probably is it?
A. the woman’s B. The man’s C. Gina’s
2. What is the date today?
A. May 1st B. May 2nd C. May 3rd
3. Who made the woman’s personal web page?
A. She herself B. Her friend. C. The man
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A town B. An accident C. A murder
5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Relatives. B. Colleagues. C. Neighbors.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
6. What is the man doing?
A. Watching TV B. Listening to the radio. C. Reading the newspaper
7. Why are the rich and famous targets for being talked about according to the man?
A. The public are interested in them. B. The public want to laugh at them.
C. The public want to make them famous.
听第7段材料，回答第8-10题。
8. Why does the man look sad?
A. He had to stop his study. B. He failed his test again.
C. He couldn’t understand the foreigners.
9. How did the woman improve her French?
A. By reading French newspapers B. By watching French films.
C. By speaking to herself.
10. What does the woman suggest the man do?
A. Be confident. B. Talk with foreigners C. Ask the teacher for advice.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. A basketball game. B. A volleyball game. C. A football game.
12. Where did the man go to last night?
A. A club. B. A stadium . C. A meeting.
13. What did the audience think of the game?
A. Exciting B. Dangerous C. Unbelievable
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What does the woman think of the pink dress?
A. very cheap B. very dull C. of good quality
15. What color of the sweater does the man recommend?
A. White . B. Purple C. Black
16. What kind of jacket does the woman want ?
A. a leather one B. a light one C. an expensive one
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
- 11 -
17. What was Professor Rudd’s trouble?
A. lack of confidence B. lack of intelligence . C. absent-mindedness
18. What did the professor decided to do one hot summer day?
A. Visit his children who live near the beach.
B. Have a holiday with his children on the beach.
C. Take his children to visit his friend in a seaside town.
19. What happened to the professor when he arrived at the station ?
A. he couldn’t contact his friend. B. He couldn’t find his train tickets.
C. he couldn’t remember the destination.
20. Why did the professor come back home for the 2nd time?
A. he forgot his friend’s address. B. he lost the paper his wife had given him.
C. he forgot to take the train tickets with him.
第二部分：阅读理解（ 共 2 节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
A
I wish there would be a way to describe China in simple terms but that’s impossible. For the most part, Chinese people are friendly, easy-going and optimistic. They are curious and unusually patient and they are also the hardest-working people I have ever met.
In China, family is everything. In my English classes when the students were asked what they would do if they only had a few hours to live, most students told me how they would spend their last few hours with their families and parents. Many times the subjects in the classes center on families and friends. I teach many students a year, talking to them freely.
The cost of living here is very low compared with that of the US. The city of Xiang Fan I live in isn’t large and I live better. Non-imported(非出口的) foods are very cheap, so are clothing and articles of everyday use. The cost of public transportation is very low, too. Chinese value education. However, it is reported that many children can’t afford the expenses of schooling and are forced to leave school in some poor areas in China. But they organized Project Hope many years ago. It creates conditions for the poor children to go back to school. In my opinion, Project Hope is of great importance to the development of the rural education.
When we read news of China in the west, rarely, if ever, will we see anything mentioned of the positive changes China has gone through. While it is true that economic miracles have not reached many areas of China, but we also have the same problems.
When I am asked which country I consider better. China or the US, my answer has always been the same, “We are not worse or better than each other, we are only different.”
21. How does the author find Chinese people ?
A．He thinks most Chinese people hardly work. B．He praises most Chinese people a lot.
C．He thinks most Chinese people are proud. D．He dislikes most Chinese people.
- 11 -
22．What are not cheap in China in the author’s opinion?
A．Imported foods B．Local foods
C．Public transportation tickets. D．Clothes and shoes made in China.
23 We can infer from the passage that the author thinks________.
A．the westerners have got to know China well
B．China’s economic miracles have appeared everywhere
C．the education in rural areas is never cared about in China
D．the progress of China is seldom reported in the US
24. In the author’ eyes,________.
A．China is better than the US B．China is different from the US
C．Americans are richer than Chinese D．China bears great similarities to the US
B
Here is an astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone can’t make us tired. It sounds absurd. But a years ago, scientists tried to find out how long the human brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue (疲劳). To the amazement of these scientists, they discovered that blood passing through the brain, when it is active, shows no fatigue at all! If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer, we would find it full of fatigue toxins(毒素) and fatigue products. But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein, it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day.
So far as the brain is concerned, it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning. The brain is totally tireless. So what makes us tired?
Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes from our mental and emotional(情绪的) attitudes. One of England’s most outstanding scientists, J.A. Hadfield, says, “The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin. In fact, fatigue of purely physical origin is rare.” Dr. Brill, a famous American scientist, goes even further. He declares, “One hundred percent of the fatigue of sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems.”
What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired Joy Satisfaction No! A feeling of being bored, anger, anxiety, tenseness, worry, a feeling of not being appreciated---those are the emotions that tire sitting workers. Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue. We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.
25. What surprised the scientists a few years ago?
A. Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborer’s blood.
B. The brain could work for many hours without fatigue.
C. Albert Einstein didn’t feel worn after a day’s work.
D. A mental worker’s blood was filled with fatigue toxins.
26. According to the author, which of the following can make sitting workers tired?
A. Challenging mental work. B. Endless tasks.
C. Physical labor. D. Unpleasant emotions.
27. Which of the following is properly used to describe the author’s attitude to the scientists’ idea?
- 11 -
A. He hesitates to accept them. B. He doubts them.
C. He argues against them. D. He agrees with them.
28. It is implied in the passage that in order to stay energetic, sitting workers need to ___________.
A. enjoy their work B. have some good food.
C. exercise regularly D. discover fatigue toxins
C．
Caffeine not only gives us a daily jump start, but new research suggests it also can strengthen long-term memory.
According to the US Food and Drug Administration, nearly 90 percent of people worldwide consume about 200 milligrams of caffeine each day. That' s equivalent to about one strong cup of coffee a day. Writing in " Nature Neuroscience" , Johns Hopkins University researchers say their findings show that caffeine strengthens certain memories for up to 24 hours after being taken in.
" We've always known that caffeine has cognitive-enhancing effects (促智效果) , but its particular effects on strengthening memories and making them resistant to forgetting has never been examined in detail in humans, " said senior author of the paper Michael Yassa. " We re- port for the first time a specific effect of caffeine on reducing forgetting over 24 hours. " Conducting a double-blind trial, the researchers worked with a test group of people who didn't regularly consume caffeinated products. Five minutes after studying a series of images, the test subjects were given either a placebo(无效对照剂) or a 200-milligram caffeine tablet.
To check the caffeine levels of their test subjects, the research team took saliva samples (唾液样品) from them before they took their tablets and again one, three and 24 hours afterwards.
Both groups of test participants ( those who took the placebo and those who took the caffeine tablet) were tested the following day to see if they could recognize the images they' d seen the previous day.
The test included showing the test subjects another series of images that included some new images , those that were shown the previous day, as well as other images that were similar, but not the same as those they had viewed earlier.
The researchers found that more members of the group who were given the caffeine tablets were able to correctly identify some of the new images as " similar" to previously viewed images rather than incorrectly identifying them as the same.
"We also know that caffeine is associated with health and longevity(长寿) and may have some protective effects from cognitive decline like Alzheimer' s disease (阿尔茨海默症). " said Yassa.
29.The purpose of the new research is ____________.
A．to examine caffeine ' s memory-strengthening effects in detail
B．to write the paper " Nature Neuroscience"
C．to prove caffeine has cognitive-enhancing effects
D．to survey how much caffeine people consume a day
30. During the research , the researchers did the following things EXCEPT ________.
A．giving the test subjects placebos or caffeine tablets
- 11 -
B．checking the caffeine levels of the test subjects
C．showing the test subjects series of images
D．encouraging the test subjects to drink more coffee
31. How did the test subjects show the caffeine ' s memory-strengthening effects?
A．By taking the caffeine tablets instead of placebos.
B．By recognizing images they ' d seen the previous day.
C．By identifying the new images as the same.
D．By telling the differences between new images.
32. What will the next part of the text possibly talk about?
A．Ways to achieve health and longevity. B．The harmful effects of cognitive decline.
C．The treatment for Alzheimer' s disease. D．The effects caffeine has on health.
D
Very soon a computer will be able to teach you English. It will also be able to translate any language for you， too. It's just one more incredible result of the development of microprocessors - those tiny parts of a computer commonly known as "silicon chips". So give up going to classes, stop buying more textbooks and relax. In a couple of years you won't need the international language of English.
Already Texas Instruments in the United States is developing an electronic translation machine. Imagine a Spanish secretary, for example, who wants to type a letter from the boss to a businessman in Sweden. All he or she will have to do is this: first type the letter in Spanish. The letter will appear on a television screen. After a few seconds the translated letter will appear on another television screen in Stockholm in perfect Swedish.
And that's not all. Soon a computer will be able to teach you English, if you really want to learn the language. You'll sit in front of a television screen and practise endless structures. The computer will tell you when you are correct and when you are wrong. It will even talk to you because the silicon chips can change electrical impulses into sounds. And clever programmers can predict the responses you, the learner, are likely to make.
So think of it．You will be able to teach yourself at your own pace．You will waste very little time，and you can work at home．And if after all that，you still can't speak English，you can always use the translating machine．In a few years，therefore，perhaps there will be no need for BBC Modern English，or BBC English by Radio programmes - no more textbooks or teachers of English．Instead of buying an exciting new textbook，the computer will ask you to replace it with a microprocessor．Fast，reliable and efficient language learning and translating facilities will be available to you．Think of that，no more tears or embarrassing moments．One little problem is that a computer can't laugh yet - but the scientists are working on it．Happy learning！
33. According to the writer, "you won't need the international language of English" because _____.
A. learning English will no longer be a difficult task
B. textbooks are no longer necessary
C. it's better to buy a computer than to go to classes
- 11 -
D. the computer will be able to translate any language for you
34. You will _____ if you use a computer to learn the language.
A. waste much of your time B. speak better English
C. need no translating machine D. do everything at your own pace
35. This passage is mainly about _____
A. someone who learns English with the help of a computer
B. the computer teaching the language
C. fast, reliable and efficient language learning
D. what language learning could be like when computerized
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。有两项为多余选项。
How can I fight laziness?
Lazy people will never amount to anything in life. However, laziness can be defeated once a few changes have been made in your mind.
___36____ . Many people lack sleep constantly, since they stay up too late and get up too early to prepare for work. These people have little motivation once they arrive home. Laziness works hand in hand with a lack of motivation and a tendency to put off things. By adjusting your sleep schedule to provide a few more hours of meaningful rest, you can fight laziness throughout the day.
Another way to fight laziness is to change your mind from passive to active. Some people treat their lives as if they were pushed from task to task. Others take a more proactive approach, viewing each task as a challenge they must overcome alone. __37____
Some people fight laziness by removing the temptations(诱惑) that surround them. A television in the living room may provide entertainment, but watching too much TV often contributes to laziness. Create a reward system for yourself, just as parents do for a child to promote responsibility. __38___
__39____ Spouses(配偶) and children may all have different energy levels, but laziness can be spread if not dealt with immediately. To fight household laziness, lead by example. Be the first to collect and wash dishes after a meal. Others in the home may eventually follow your example and perform their own task. It is difficult to practice laziness when you are surrounded by motivated people.
____40___ enough exercise and a balanced diet can help you to develop a healthy lifestyle, thus enabling you to have more energy and help lift your spirits.
A. Knowing how to fight laziness is important.
B. Laziness sets in when you no longer feel in charge of your own life.
C. Complete a few tasks and reward yourself with what you enjoy, such as a good dinner or a film.
D. Laziness can also be a lasting problem at home.
E. Finally, taking exercise regularly can help you fight laziness.
F. With strong determination, you will be able to achieve your goal.
G. One way to fight laziness is to get enough sleep.
第二卷
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
- 11 -
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
When Alice started to cycle home from Jenny’s house, she wasn’t nervous. She was certainly not afraid of the dark. ___41___, it was only a 15-minute ride home. But halfway there, she began to wish that she hadn’t been so ___42___.
As she rounded a sharp bend, it suddenly __43___ cold — very cold. Alice’s breath became puffs of white cloud and her legs were so cold that it became hard to ride.
With her heart beating fast, she struggled so hard to move __44__ that she didn’t hear the car which suddenly appeared beside her. She stopped by the road. The big black car also ___45___. Slowly, the passenger-window began to slide down. Alice held her breath. In the soft light inside the car, something___46___. Then, the light brightened and Alice was staring at a sweet, grey-haired old lady. “Hello, dear, ” said the old lady. “I need __47___. I’m afraid I’m lost. I need to find the nearest airport. I must be there in the next five minutes. ”
“Airport? You ___48___ are lost, ” Alice said. “You need to go back five kilometers ___49___ you reach the T-junction. Turn left and ___50___ for about another 10 kilometers to the main highway. From there, just follow the ___51___ to the airport. But I’m afraid there’s no ___52___ you’ll get there in five minutes!”
“Thank you very much, dear, ” replied the old lady. “Don’t worry — I’ll __53__ in time. ”
The __54___ moved up and the car started off. A little way ahead, it ___55___ and with headlights flashing, it drove past Alice. But then, something ___56___ happened. The car began changing. First, its color ___57___ from black to silvery-grey. Then, the wheels began disappearing, but the car continued to move forward, ___58___ just above the ground. As the car ___59___ into the dark sky, the big red tail-lights grew larger and larger and glowed more and more brightly. With a faint whistling ___60___, the car was gone in seconds, leaving Alice shaking her head in disbelief…
41. A. however B. Therefore C. Besides D. Otherwise
42. A. excited B. brave C. curious D. stubborn
43. A. fell B. seemed C. proved D. grew
44. A. aside B. around C. forward D. backward
45. A. arrived B. stayed C. stopped D. started
46. A. gathered B. existed C. moved D. dropped
47. A. gas B. help C. rest D. water
48. A. necessarily B. normally C. basically D. certainly
49. A. if B. until C. unless D. as
50. A. march B. walk C. follow D. drive
51. A. address B. signs C. notices D. guidance
52. A. doubt B. room C. time D. way
53. A. have it B. get it C. make it D. finish it
54. A. door B. window C. headlight D. wheel
55. A. passed B. rushed C. turned D. continued
56. A. strange B. sensitive C. imaginable D. horrible
57. A. developed B. appeared C. spread D. faded
58. A. rolling B. floating C. drawing D. flashing
- 11 -
59. A. pointed B. returned C. broke D. rose
60. A. tune B. voice C. sound D. tone
第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填上适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的适当形式。（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
Nowadays, the ice bucket challenge is among the _____61____ (hot) mews of all. It is an activity ___62___ (hold) by an American charity organization. It not only helps the sick people to get the money th heal the disease, but also makes more and more people aware __63___ the disease, so that they can give more care to the patients.
Ice bucket challenge is like the epidemic (流行病 ), __64___becomes popular around the world in__65___ time. The starter holds the activity, ___66___(hope) people can experience the ALS patients’ pain. In the activity, people need to pour the ice water down from their heads, and then propose another three people. They can either choose to accept the challenge____67__ donate 100 dollars, or do the both.
The ALS makes people’s muscles become hard. It is hard for the patients to move. Stephen Hawking is one of the __68__(suffer). Ice bucket challenge is __69___great success and until now, a big donation __70___ ( receive).
第二卷
第三部分：写作（共两节，满分35分） 请在答题纸上直接作答!!
第一节：短文改错（共10小题；满分10分）请在答题纸上直接作答!!
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）请在答题纸上直接作答!!
Seat No.
Name:
class
高三英语12月月考答题纸
语法填空：（满分15分）
61.____________ 62 _______________
63. ___________ 64. ______________
65. ___________ 66._______________
67.____________ 68 _______________
69.____________ 70. ______________
短文改错：（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短信。信中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。请按照下列格式修改：
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（∧），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：在错的词下画一横线，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。
Time flies! This is a third year that I have been in this school. In the past two and a half years, our school had organized many activities. What impressed me
- 11 -
best was an activity called “Learning to Farm”. In an autumn afternoon, we were sent to a farm which we learned to plant potatoes. Having been in the city for so a long time, we were so happy to go to the countryside. After divided into 3 groups, we started to work. Some students cut potatoes into pieces; some dug holes, and the others put the pieces into the hole, put the earth back and pushed them down hard. We continued doing that until all the work was done. Although we were exhausted, but we felt fulfilled on our way back home.
书面表达：（满分25分）
假定你是李华，下周六是你的生日，你准备在家开一个生日party ，并邀请部分同学和外国朋友参加，party 7：30开始。你家住在民族街656号，乘23路或40路公共汽车在一中站下车。你家就在车站对面，房子是红色的，门是白色的，很容易找到。请根据好友信息，给你的朋友写一封邀请信。
注意：不得写出真实班级和姓名；可以适当增加情节，使行文连贯；词数100左右，给出的开头和结尾不计入总词数。
656 Minzu Street
November 2, 2015
Dear Jack,
Next Saturday will be my birthday. ______________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
Best wishes,
Yours truly,
- 11 -
Li Hua
- 11 -
高三英语月考英语答案
1． 听力略
2． 阅读 A：BADB B：CBAB C：ADAD D:DDD 5/7:GBCDE
3． 完形：CBDCC CADBD BDCBC ADBDC
4． 语法填空：hottest; held; of ;which; no; hoping; or;
sufferers; a; has been received
5.改错：a---the ; had—has ;best—most; In—On ;which—where; so—such; After—after being hole---holes; them—it, but去掉
Sample
656 Minzu Street,
Nov.2,2013
Dear Jack,
Next Sunday will be my birthday. I am going to hold a birthday party at home in the evening. It will start at 7:30. Some classmates as well as some foreign friends are also invited. The activities include singing, dancing and sharing interesting experiences. Surely, we will have a good time. I would feel honored if you could come.
I live at 656 Minzu Street, you can take Buses No,23 or No.40 and get off at the stop named No. One High School. Just on the opposite of the stop is my house which is red with a white door. I am sure you can’t miss it.
I do hope you will come.
Best wishes.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
- 11 -
微信/支付宝扫码支付