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四川省绵阳南山中学2017届高三英语10月月考试题第I卷（共100分）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秒钟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 has the man run in his old running shoes? A. 300 miles. B. 400 miles. C. 500 miles.2. Why does the man think the woman should join him? A. He thinks she will have more fun. B. He wants to meet her roommate. C. He thinks its safer to go in a large group.3. Who are the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Boss and employee. C. Salesperson and client.4. What does the man say about his neighbor? A. He is humorous. B. He is not handsome. C. He is very successful.5. What makes the man appreciate his dog? A. The dog protects his house. B. The dog is easy to take care of. C. The dog helps him get exercise.第二节（共15小题；每题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What are the speakers mainly discussing? A. Smoking. B. Building styles. C. The use of balconies.7. What will the speakers do tonight? A. Cook together. B. Go out. C. Dance on the balcony.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Why do colleges require the SAT? A. To compare students easily. B. To see if their schools are good. C. To see if students are fluent in English.9. What does the woman recommend? A. Taking several classes. B. Taking each test once for practice. C. Buying some books to prepare for the tests.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How did the man lose weight? A. By avoiding meat. B. By eating big salads for dinner. C. By eating enough vegetables at each meal.11. For which meal does the man have mushrooms? A. Breakfast. B. Lunch. C. Dinner.12. What does the woman think about the mans diet? A. It sounds difficult to stick to. B. He should give up junk food. C. He eats an unhealthy amount of vegetables.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How many children do the speakers have? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.14. What does the woman like about the kitchen? A. Its bright. B. Its big. C. It looks modern.15. What is the woman concerned about? A. The size of the house. B. The price of the house. C. The location of the house.16. What did the man suggest at last? A. Buying this house. B. Living in another community. C. Keeping the old job.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Which is among The Big Three sports in America? A. Volleyball. B. Soccer. C. Baseball.18. How many people play soccer in the United States, according to the speaker? A. Over 100 million people. B. About 25 million people. C. About 20% of the total population.19. Why do most parents want their children to play soccer? A. It is very safe. B. It starts at an older age. C. It is easier to learn than football.20. What can we learn about the culture of youth soccer? A. It is getting very competitive. B. It is being changed by money. C. It puts more importance on teamwork.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）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的A, B, C, D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AChina has announced its abolishing its one-child policy. What difference has it made, statistically speaking?400 million births preventedThe one-child policy, officially in place since 1979, has prevented 400 million births. Parents have faced fines and other punishments for having more children.The majority of the decrease in Chinas fertility rate happened in the 1970s. It dropped from 5.8 children per woman in 1970 to 2.7 in 1978. Despite the one-child policy the rate had only fallen to 1.7 by 2013.21:28-baby deaths rateSince the one-child policy was introduced, baby girls have become more likely to die than boys.In the 1970s, according to the United Nations, 60 males per 1, 000 live births died under the age of one. For girls the figure was 53. In the 1980s, after the one-child policy became official, the rate for both was 36. By the 1990s, 26 males per 1,000 live births died before the age of one - and 33 girls. The 2000s saw 21 boys per 1,000 live births dying and 28 girls.1.16 boys born for every girlSexually selective abortions have been considered as a major cause of Chinas unusual imbalance.Gietel-Basten, associate professor in social policy at Oxford University, says the births of many girls are not registered if parents have broken the rule by having two children, adding officials often turn a blind eye. Its estimated that there are now 33 million more men than women in China.4: 2: 1 familiesWith the ageing of Chinas population and the continuation of the one-child policy, a “4: 2 :1” home is the description given to households in which there are four grandparents, cared for by two working age parents, who themselves have one child.By 2050, its predicted that a quarter of Chinas population will be 65 or older. The predicted decline in the number of people of working age is thought to have persuaded the government to drop the one-child policy.21. When was the baby deaths rate for both boys and girls equal?A. In the 1970s. B. In the 1990s. C. In the 1980s. D. In the 2000s22. What makes the one-child policy abolished according to the passage?A. The decline of birth rate. B. The decline of working age people.C. The change of family structure. D. The rise of baby deaths rate.23. The passage sums up the one child policy by _.A. picture B. example C. number D. analysisBMattel Inc. is recalling 4.4 million Polly Pocket toys with magnets（磁铁）after some of them caused serious injuries to children who swallowed magnets that fell off.Tiny magnets inside the toys may fall off without being noticed by parents and babysitters. The magnets can be swallowed or placed in childrens noses or ears. When more than one magnet is swallowed, the magnets can attract each other and cause intestine perforation（肠内穿孔）which can be deadly. The Consumer Product Safety Commission（CPSC）received 170 reports of the small magnets coming out of these recalled toys. There were three reports of serious injuries to children who swallowed more than one magnet. All three suffered intestinal perforations that required operation. A 2-year-old child stayed in hospital for seven days and a 7-year-old child was hospitalized for 12 days. An 8-yeal-old child was also hospitalized.The recalled Polly Pocket toys contain plastic dolls and accessories（附件）that have small magnets. The magnets measure one-eighth inch in diameter and are fixed in the hands and feet of some dolls, and even in the plastic clothing, hairpieces and other accessories to help the pieces stay on the doll or the dolls house.The model number is printed on the bottom of the largest pieces on some of the toys. Contact Mattel if you cannot find a model number on your product to determine if it is part of the recall. Polly Pocket magnetic toys currently sold in stores are not included in this recall. The model numbers included in the recall are: B2632, B3158, B3201, B7118, G8605, H1537, H1538 and H3211. The toys were on sales in department stores and toy stores from May 2006 through September 2009 for between $15 and $30.Consumers should immediately take these recalled toys away from children and contact Mattel for the return of the toys. For more information contact Mattel at 888 597-6597 anytime or visit the companys Web site.24. The main purpose of the passage is .A. to inform readers of Polly Pocket toys recall B. to criticize Mattel Inc. for their bad productsC. to warn readers the danger of swallowing magnetsD. to suggest some ways to return Polly Pocket toys25. What did the writer use to show the danger of the problem toys?a. figures b. quotes（引言） c. serious casesd. description of possible injuries e. description of operation scenesA. abc B. abd C.aceD. acd 26. The underlined word “recalling” in the first paragraph can be best explained as .A. taking back B. destroying C. giving up D. thinking of27. All of the following points are covered in the story EXCEPT .A. the danger of small magnetsB. the ways of returning Polly Pocket toysC. the methods of recognizing a recalled Polly Pocket toysD. the apology made by Mattel Inc.CYour car is necessary in your life. You use it every day. Of course, you want to hold on to it so you make sure it has the latest alarm and immobilizer. But despite all these, cars like yours are still stolen every day. In fact, in this country, one car is stolen almost every minute! And if your car is stolen, you only have a 50:50 chance of seeing it again.Each year, car crime costs nearly 3 billion. Of course, if youre insured, you wont lose out, or will you? Firstly, you will have to pay extra insurance later on, and then you may not be offered the full amount by the agent. You will probably have to hire a car and you may also lose the value of the contents and accessories (配件) in the car.Now comes the solution. An RAC Trackstar system, hidden in one of 47 possible secret locations in your car, is the key of our system. If your car is stolen, radio signals are sent at twenty-second intervals from the car to the RAC Trackstar National Control Center via a satellite network. Then a computer gives the vehicles exact location, speed and direction.The RAC Trackstar National Control Center, which operates 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, will immediately inform the police in the area where the car is located. Because the police receive information every twenty seconds, they will always know the vehicles location. Once the thief has been arrested, your car will be returned to you.RAC Trackstar is unique in being able to provide the National Control Center with details of the exact location of your car, its speed and direction. And speed is the key to successful recovery of a stolen vehicle. RAC Trackstar Control will immediately tell the police if you report your car stolen and under the 24-hour Guardian Option. It will also tell you if your car has been stolen. RAC Trackstars constant updates mean the police are kept informed of the cars location. All these greatly improve your chances of seeing your car again. 28. If your car is stolen, you will have to _. A. pay more insuranceB. hire a new carC. buy a RAC Trackstar systemD.inform the National Control Center 29. The Trackstar system can tell the police _.A. how the car is stolenB. where the car is C. what brand the car isD. who the thief is30. The underlined word “It” in the last paragraph refers to _. A. the local police stationB. the Guardian OptionC. the RAC Trackstar ControlD. the insurance company31. According to the passage, people with RAC Trackstar _.A. automatically find directionsB. seldom get their vehicles damagedC. have less chance of being in an accident D. are more likely to get the stolen cars backDRobots make me nervousespecially the ones which seem to think for themselves. I was embarrassed to admit this till I heard that Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft, felt the same way. Gates said in an interview with the social networking and news website Reddit: “I am in the camp that is concerned about super intelligence. First the machines will do a lot of jobs for us and not be super intelligentThat should be positive if we manage well. A few decades after that though the intelligence is strong enough to be a concern.” Well, maybe I dont have to worry about my computer and kitchen equipment yet. After I use them I can always pull the plug. But in the future, machines might find a way to prevent us from switching them off. Theres a terrible thought! Maybe the problem with computers too clever for us is not that they are evil like some weve seen in sci-fi movies. What could put us in danger is that they might be too efficient. Thats what philosopher Nick Bostrom from Oxford University believes. He says that machines are indifferent (漠然) to humans and in pursuit of their own goals，the destruction of people might be just additional damage. Bostrom gives us an example: A machine which might have as its only goal to produce as many paperclips as possible might look at human bodies as extra material for paperclips and go after you. Because it is, well, a machine, it would not take pity on you. Its a good thing that American writer Isaac Asimov thought about how far robots can go and left us his three rules of robotics. They state that a robot may not hurt a human being or allow the human being to come to harm. Im glad my machines at home are “dumb”. All my cleaner wants to take over is the carpet in my living room. Lets hope they dont create an appliance which wants to take over the world. 32. The author quoted Bill Gates words in Paragraph 2 in order to make the text_. A. better-known B. more interesting C. better-organized D. more persuasive 33. An intelligent paperclip machine would harm us because _. A. it is much cleverer than us B. it would take over the world C. it would see us just as material D. it has the strong feeling of destroying us 34. How does the author feel about Isaac Asimovs rules of robotics? A. Sympathetic B. Optimistic C. Disappointed D. Neutral35. What does the text mainly focus on?A. The future robots. B. The new applications of robots.C. The concern for super intelligence of robots.D. The popularity of robots in the future. 第二节 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。请将答案写在答题卷上。 (共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分)iPad vs textbooks What if you could have your whole backpack at the touch of your fingertips? In the first month of the Apple iPads release, 25million were sold! People all over the world use iPads for all sorts of different things, but one of their finest qualities is the ability to be a textbook. 36 To begin with, iPad are less expensive. Textbooks become outdated and schools have to buy new books, but with an iPad schools can update them for free. 37 Schools dont have to spend $500 every year for iPads because they last a while and can be updated. 38 Students usually have multiple classes, which results in multiple textbooks. Heavy backpacks filled with books can cause back problem. A solution to that is an iPad, which only weighs 1.33 pounds and can hold all of a students textbooks.Thirdly, schools should get rid of their textbooks and get iPads because they have more capabilities. Some might think all of the apps are distracting, but the apps actually make iPads more efficient. 39 Textbooks cannot do those tasks, but iPads can easily do them with just a tap of the fingertip.Lastly, iPads are a better choice for schools instead of textbooks because these devices allow students to access their learning anywhere at any time. 40 With iPads, they find it easier to get their homework done.In conclusion, schools should get rid of their clumsy textbooks and switch to iPads. iPads have allowed this generation to have their entire backpack in the palm of their hands.A. Schools have many reasons to do away with their school books and switch to iPads.B. Secondly, iPads cost less and are more popular.C. Therefore, they can use the saved money for other programs.D. iPads have already replaced textbooks in over 600 American counties.E. Moreover, in high school, textbooks have an average of 4.8 pounds each.F. These tablets are perfect for busy students.G. iPads absorb the need to buy calculators, dictionaries, and other items that are found within the device.第三部分 语言知识运用（共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，从短文后所给的A, B, C, D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑Its been nine years since dad passed away. Each time I saw a balloon, my mind would fly back to a 41 of when I was a six-year-old girl. It was a 42 Sunday. I asked my mom if dad had gone to heaven. “Yes, honey. Of course,” she said “Can we write him a 43 ?” She paused, the longest pause of my 44 life, and answered, “Yes.” “How ? Does the 45 go there?” I asked. “No, but I have an idea.” Mom ran through the rain, drove to a party store and 46 with a red balloon. I asked her 47 it was for. “Just wait, honey. Youll see.” Mom told me to write my letter. 48 , I got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart. I wrote about my 49 , what I learned at school, how mom was doing, and 50 about what happened in a story I had read. For a few minutes it was as if dad were still 51 . I gave the letter to my mom. She read it over, and a 52 crossed her face. She made a 53 in the corner of the letter where she looped (使绕成圈) the balloon string. We went 54 and she gave me the balloon. It was still raining. “ Okay, on the 55 of three, let go. One. Two . Three. ” The balloon, carrying my letter, rose quickly upwards against the rain. We watched until it was 56 by the mass of clouds. And later I realized, like the balloon, that dad had never let his 57 get him down. He was 58 . No matter what he suffered, hed persevered, darted up, and finally transcended (超越) this cold world and his sick body. He rose into the sky and 59 something beautiful. I watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray sky and I prayed that his 60 was hereditary(遗传的). I prayed to be a balloon.41. A. nightB. memoryC. minuteD. record42. A rainyB. cloudyC. snowy D. sunny43. A. storyB. letterC. messageD. check44. A. hardB. happyC. simpleD. short45. A. mailmanB. teacherC. doctor D. salesman46. A. arrived B. returnedC. enteredD. left47. A. whatB. whichC. whomD. who48. A. LuckilyB. Patiently C. EagerlyD. Curiously49. A. nameB. dayC. pastD. future50. A. nearlyB. hardly C. againD. even51.A. asleepB. youngC. aliveD. strict52.A. smileB. shockC. desireD. fear53.A. signB. markC. holeD. point54.A. outsideB. downstairsC. forwardD. indoors55.A. listB. periodC. turnD. count 56.A. destroyedB. dividedC. swallowedD. broken57.A. failureB. angerC. injuryD. sickness58.A. strongB. curiousC. tolerantD. wise59.A. ignoredB. became C. escapedD. enjoyed60.A. appearanceB. happinessC. strengthD. humor 第II卷（共50分）第二节：短文填空 （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（不多于三个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be very difficult to let go of your anger. But forgiveness is possible - and it can be surprisingly 61 (benefit) to your physical and mental health. So far, research 62 (show) that people who forgive can have more energy, better appetite and better sleep. “People who forgive show 63 (little) anger and more hopefulness,” says Dr. Frederic Luskin, who wrote the book Forgive for Good. “So it can help reduce the tiredness out of the immune system and allow people 64 (feel) more energetic.” So when someone has hurt you, cool down first. Take a couple of breaths and think of something 65 gives you pleasure: a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love. Dont wait for an 66 (apologize). “Many times the person who hurt you may never think of apologizing,” says Dr. Luskin. “They may have wanted to hurt you or they just dont see things in 67 same way. So if you wait for people to say sorry, you could be waiting a very long time.” Next keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean 68 (accept) the action of the person who upsets you. Instea