2019-2020年高三英语上学期第二次月考试题(VIII).doc

2019-2020年高三英语上学期第二次月考试题(VIII)第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）1. What time is it now? A. 6: 40. B. 6: 30. C. 6: 20. 2. What does the man mean? A. They have left for the airport. B. They are on the way to the airport. C. They may be late for the plane. 3. What kind of music does the woman like? A. Popular music. B. Jazz music. C. Classical music. 4. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Take some medicine. B. Drink more water. C. Go on a diet. 5. What does the man tell the woman? A. There is another cat like his. B. He never loses his dog at all. C. She has mistaken it for his dog. 第二节（共15小题:每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6 段材料，回答第6.7 题6. How soon will the man finish his book? A. In several months. B. In a few days. C. In two months. 7. What is the man going to do? A. He will market his book himself. B. He will ask his friends to advertise the book. C. He hasnt made a decision. 听第7 段材料，回答第8.9 题8. When is Alices birthday? A. The next day. B. The day after tomorrow. C. The day they had the talk. 9. What will the man and the woman buy for Alice? A. A record. B. Some flowers. C. A box of chocolates. 听第8 段材料，回答第10至12题10. What does the woman say about the restaurant? A. It is very old. B. The fish there is fresh. C. The beef there is delicious. 11. What do we know about the restaurant? A. It serves roast dinners on Sundays. B. It doesnt serve vegetarian dishes. C. It opens from 7: 00 p. m. to 11: 00 p. m. on Sundays. 12. What will the man do next? A. Book a table. B. Check the menu. C. Call the womans sister.听第9 段材料，回答第13至16题13. What are the speakers talking about? A. Their own parents. B. Their own changes. C. Their long-lost relatives. 14. What does the man say about Aunt Gertrude? A. She is looking so old. B. She is so thin now. C. She has long hair. 15. What does Cousin Emily wear? A. An orange dress. B. A yellow dress. C. A white dress. 16. Where does Aunt Jane live now? A. In Boston. B. In Chicago. C. In Atlantic City. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17. How will the adventurers cross the Amazon River? A. By train. B. By boat. C. By bike. 18. What will the adventurers do in the rain forests of Brazil? A. See the sunrise. B. Look at a variety of animals. C. Take a boat to the base of the falls. 19. Where will the adventurers go in the second week? A. To the Mount Fuji. B. To the Niagara Falls. C. To the Amazon River. 20. What does the speaker say about the temples in Thailand? A. They are incredible. B. They are unforgettable. C. They are indescribable. 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。AMetro Pocket GuideMetrorail(地铁)Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out. Up to two children under ago five may travel free with a paying customer. Farecard machine are in every station, Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the station and farecard machine only provide up to $ 5 in change. Get one of unlimited Metrorail rides with a One Day Pass. Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro stations. Use it after 9:30 a. m. until closing on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays. Hours of Service Open: 5 a. m Mon-Fri 7a. m. SatSun . Close: midnight SunThurs 3 a.m. Fri.-Sat. nights. Last train times vary. To avoid missing the last train, please check the last train times posted in the station. Metrobus When paying with exact change, the fare is $ 1. 35 . when paying with a smarTrip card, the fare is $1. 25Fares for the Senior /disabled customers Senior citizens 65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare. On Metrorail and Metrobus, use a senior/disabled farecard or SmarTrip card. For more information about buying senior/disabled farecards, farecard or SmarTrip cards and passes, please visit MetroOpenDoors. or call 202-637-7000 and 202-637-8000. Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorail services by calling 202-962-1100Travel tips （提示） . Avoid riding during weekday rush periods before 9:30 a. m. and between 4 and 6 p. m. . If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost & Found at 202-962-1195. 21. what should you know about farecard machine? A. They start selling tickets at 9:30 a. m. B. They are connected to change machines. C. They offer special service to the elderly. D. They make change for no more than $5. 22. At what time does Metrorail stop service on Saturday? A. At midnight B. at 3 a. m. C. at 5 am D. at 7 p. m. 23. What is good about a SmarTrip card?A. It is convenient for old people B. It saves money for its usersC. it can be bought at any time D. it is sold on the Internet. 24. Which number should you call if you lose something on the Metro?A. 202-962-1195 B. 202-962-1100C. 202-673-7000 D. 202-673-8000In ancient Egypt, a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment. Modern businesses have been following his lead, with more tactics(策略).One tactic involves where to display the goods. For example, stores place fruits and vegetables in the first section. They know that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food(垃圾食品) later in their trip. In department stores, the womens shoe section is generally next to the womens cosmetics(化妆品) section: while the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe, bored customers are likely to wander over and find some cosmetics they might want to try later. Besides, businesses seek to appeal to customers senses. Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping, so they make their own bread each morning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day. Music sells goods, too. Researchers in Britain found that when French music was played, sales of French wines went up. When it es to the selling of houses, businesses also use highly rewarding tactics. They find that customers make decisions in the first few seconds upon walking in the door, and turn it into a business opportunity. A California builder designed the structure of its houses smartly. When entering the house, the customer would see the Pacific Ocean through the windows, and then the pool through an open stairway leading to the lower level. The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $10 million houses.25. Why do stores usually display fruits and vegetables in the first section?A. To save customers times. B. To show they are high quality foods.C. To help sell junk food. D. To sell them at discount prices.26. According to Paragraph 3, which of the following encourages customers to buy?A. Opening the store early in the morning.B. Displaying British wines next to French ones.C. Inviting customers to play music.D. Filling the store with the smell of fresh bread.27. What is the California builders story intended to prove?A. The house structure is a key factor customers consider.B. The more costly the house is, the better it sells.C. An ocean view is much to the customers taste.D. A good first impression increases sales.28. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To explain how businesses turn people into their customers. B. To introduce how businesses have grown from the past.C. To report researches on customer behavior.D. To show dishonest business practices.CAcross Britain, burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers. But, according to a new study, we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year.Mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work. Now, the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labors, they would earn as much as172,000 a year. The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do, as well as the hours they are working, to determine the figure. This would make their yearly ine 30,000 more than the Prime Minister earns. By analyzing the numbers, it found the average mother works 119 hours a week, 40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate and 79 hours as overtime. After questioning 1,000 mothers with children under 18, it found that, on most days, mums started their routine work at 7 am and finished at around 11 pm. To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labor, it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on, including housekeeper, part-time lawyer, personal trainer and entertainer. Being a part-time lawyer, at 48.98 an hour, would prove to be the most profitable of the “mum jibs”, with psychologist(心理学家) a close second.It also asked mothers about the challenges they face, with 80 percent making emotional(情感的) demand as the hardest thing about motherhood.Over a third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out with friends.The study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on Mothers Day. The emotional, physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never-ending, but children are also sources of great joy and happiness. Investing(投入) in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent.29. How much would a mother earn a year if working as the Prime Minister?A.30,000. B.142,000.C.172,000. D.202,000.30. The biggest challenge for most mothers is from .A. emotional demand B. low pay for workC. heavy workload D. lack of training31. What is stressed in the last paragraph?A. Mothers importance shows in family all year long.B. The sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile.C. Mothers devotion to children can hardly be calculated.D. Investing time in parenting would bring a financial return.32. What can we conclude from the study?A. Mothers working hours should be largely reduced.B. Mothers should balance their time for work and rest.C. Mothers labor is of a higher value than it is realized. D. Mothers should be freed from housework for social life. DNothing could stop Dad. After he was put on disability for a bad back, he bought a small farm in the country, just enough to grow food for the family. He planted vegetables, fruit trees and even kept bees for honey. And every week he cleaned Old Man McColgins chicken house in exchange for manure(肥料). The smell really burned the inside of your nose. When we plained about the terrible smell, Dad said the stronger the manure, the healthier the crops, and he was right. For example, just one of his cantaloupes(甜瓜) filled the entire house with its sweet smell, and the taste was even sweeter. As the vegetables started ing in, Dad threw himself into cooking. One day, armed with a basket of vegetables, he announced he was going to make stew(炖菜).Dad pulled out a pressure cooker（高压锅）and filled it up with cabbages, eggplants, potatoes, corns, onions and carrots. For about half an hour, the pressure built and the vegetables cooked. Finally, Dad turned off the stove, the pot began to cool and the pressure relief valve sprayed out a cloud of steam. If we thought Dads pile of chicken manure was bad, this was 10 times worse. When Dad took off the lid, the smell nearly knocked us out. Dad carried the pot out and we opened doors and windows to air out the house. Just how bad was it? The neighbors came out of their houses to see if we had a gas leak! Determined, Dad filled our plates with steaming stew and passed them around. It didnt look that bad, and after the first wave had shut down my ability to smell, it didnt offend the nose so much, edible, and we drank up every last drop of soup.33. Why did Dad clean Old Man Mocolgins chicken house regularly?A. To earn some money for the family. B. To collect manure for his crops.C. To get rid of the terrible smell. D. To set a good example to us.34. What can we infer about Dads stew?A. It is popular among the neighbors. B. It contains honey and vegetables.C. It looks very wonderful. D. It tastes quite delicious. 35. What does the underlined word “offend” in the last paragraph mean?A. To attract B. To upset C. To air D. To shut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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Facing the Enemies Within We are not born with courage, but neither are we born with fear. Fears, even the most basic ones, can totally destroy our ambitions. Fear can destroy fortunes. Fear can destroy relationships. Fear, if left unchecked, can destroy our lives. Fear is one of the many enemies living inside us._36_ The first enemy we face is indecision(优柔寡断). Indecision is the thief of opportunity. _37_ Take a sword to this enemy.The second enemy inside is doubt. _38_ But you also cant let doubt take over. Many people doubt the past, doubt the future, doubt each other, doubt the government, doubt the possibilities and doubt the opportunities. Worst of all, they doubt themselves. Im telling you, doubt will destroy your life and your chances of success. It will empty both your bank account and your heart. _39_Do battle with the enemy. Do battle with your fears. _40_ Be courageous in your life and in your pursuit of the things you want and the person you want to bee.A. Sure, theres room for healthy doubt. You cant believe everything B. Build your courage to fight whats holding you back, whats keeping you from your goals and dreams.C. Let me tell you about two of the other enemies we face from within.D. Below are the ways which might be useful for us to overe our fears. E. Doubt is an enemy. Go after it. Get rid of it.F. It will steal your chances for a better future.G. Some people doubt everything.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）My fiance (未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first home. But our funds were 41 , and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory. One agent 42 a house in particular. Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was 43 our range, so we declined. But she kept urging us to have a look 44 .We finally did and it was 45 at first sight. It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake. Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and 46 of the marriage within that home. As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us. But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of 47 it would be like to live there.Days later, we made a(n) 48 far below the asking price. Surprisingly, they didnt 49 us. They renewed their offer 50 . It was also much more than we could afford, but far 51 than the original asking price.The next day, we got a 52 message that another buyer had offered a much higher price. Even so, we decided to talk with the 53 directly. We made our final offer, which 54 was thousands of dollars less than the other buyers bid. We knew it, 55 we had to try.“Sold!” said the owner. Then he 56 : Hed seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that wed 57 the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a 58 by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there. He told us to consider the 59 in the price “an early wedding present.”Thats how we found our home and how I learned that when people are 60 they are not strangers, only friends we havent yet met.41. A. needed B. limited C. enough D. large42. A. remended B. decorated C. sold D. rented43. A. below B. within C. beyond D. between44. A. at least B. at most C. at times D. at hand45. A. relief B. concern C. love D. curiosity46. A. pride B. happiness C. challenge D. desire47. A. which B. why C. that D. what48. A. effort B. offer C. promise D. profit49. A. e across B. look after C. depend on D. laugh at50. A. instead B. indeed C. aside D. apart51. A. worse B. better C. less D. higher52. A. relaxing B. disappointing C. pleasant D. regular53. A. agents B. buyers C. managers D. owners54. A. already B. stillC. generally D. ever 55. A. so B. or C. for D. but 56. A. apologized B. plained C. criticized D. explained57. A. check B. analyze C. appreciate D. ignore58. A. loss B. risk C. chance D. lead59. A. increase B. difference C. interest D. average60. A. kind B. polite C. smart D. energetic第II卷(非选择题)第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第二节：（共10小题；每题1.5分，共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。On December 4th, xx, an airbus took off on time from the capital airport of Saudi Arabia. After about an hours _61_(fly), something strange happened in the plane. The passengers _62_(enjoy) themselves when a small rat stole out from the bag of a young man, which made the young woman nearby _63_(alarm) with loud screaming. Then more and more rats came out of the bag. All the passengers became out of order, especially the women and the children. The steward(机长) managed to get in touch with_64_ control centre on the ground. With the order from the ground, the plane_65_(succeed) landed at the nearest airport.As soon as the plane landed on the ground, all the passengers got off. Then seven specialists got on _66_(catch) these small creatures. Many means had been tried but _67_of them was good enough to catch the rats. At last they tried to fill in the plane _68_ carbon-dioxide, _69_ poisoned all the eighty rats by the poisonous gas.It _70_(report) that the young man wanted to carry these rats to another city and sell them as pets but no one had expected that these small creatures succeeded in escaping from the bag.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。 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，多者(从第11处起)不计分。Last night, I have a strange but interesting dream. On the way back home, I came across child from another planet. His clothes seemed to be shining and looked beautifully . As I got close to him, he looked frightening and turned his back to me . Though I couldnt speak his language, I used hand gestures to talk about him. A while later, he told me lots of amazing thing on his planet, which made me laughing. But suddenly, he began to cry , and then he explained he had lost his way but couldnt find his home. Seeing that, I was offered to help him. His home had a telephone number like ours, so I asked him to call his parents using my phone. Soon before making the call he disappeared.笫二节 书面表达（满分25分）假设你叫李华，是一名高三学生。自从进入高三以后，你发现部分同学晚上学习到很晚。他们边学习边吃零食或喝可乐，早上则由于起床太晚而不吃早餐，你感觉这样会对身体有害。请你根据这种现象给英语周报写一封信反映上述情况，并谈谈自己的想法。注意：(1) 可根据内容需要适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；(2) 词数：120左右。Dear Editor,Yours faithfully,