2018届高三英语12月联考试题 (I).doc

xx届高三英语12月联考试题 (I)注意事项：1、本试卷共分两部分，第卷为选择题，第卷为非选择题。2、所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上，答案写在试卷上的无效。第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分20分)第一节 （共5小题，每小题1分，满分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15秒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。例：How much is the shirt?A.19.15.B.9.18.C.9.15.答案是 C。1. What day is it today? A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Wednesday.2. What did the woman do on Saturday? A. She had a picnic. B. She played tennis. C. She cleaned her car.3. Where are the speakers now? A. At a garage.B. At the station.C. At a friends house.4. What does the woman mean? A. The concert starts at 7:30. B. The man may go with Betty. C. She has been to the concert.5. How much can the man save? A. $20. B. $50. C. $80.第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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三个选项选出最佳选项，并标在试卷相应位置，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6、7题。6. What is the man busy doing?A. Looking for a designer.B. Working on a project.C. Doing some shopping.7. What troubles the man about his job?A. The partner. B. The work hours. C. The stressful atmosphere.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What will people have to do after the damage?A. Buy a new cooker.B. Repaint two walls. C. Replace three kitchen units.9. Where will the mans photo be put?A. On the front page.B. On Page 2. C. On Page 3.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the man plain about?A. The food. B. The service.C. The environment.11. When does the man usually e?A. During the rush hours.B. Before the peak time.C. After the rush.12. What will the woman do with the problem? A. Turn to the manager. B. Fill out a ment card.C. Charge the man less.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is Emmas trouble?A. Her landlady isnt friendly. B. She has no money to pay the rent. C. Julia has different ideas with her.14. What made Ms. Hansen angry? A. Emma didnt pay her the full rent. B. The washing machine was broken. C. She was overcharged by the repairman.15. Why does Emma turn to Sam? A. He knows the owner. B. He had the same problem. C. He knows a little legal knowledge.16. When will Emma meet Ms. Hansen tomorrow? A. At 6:00pm. B. At 6:30 pm. C. At 7:00 pm.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Why do the listeners e to London? A. To shop. B. To work. C. To study.18. What will the listeners do on Friday afternoon?A. Visit museums. B. See a film. C. Play games.19. When will the listeners leave for Bath? A. At 7:00am. B. At 10:00 am. C. At 3:00 pm.20. On what day will the listeners have a free day? A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. All members of the mittee didnt give approval to his proposal; some expressed _. A. association B. corporationC. authorityD. reservation22. Recently, I found a note that my mom had left me, _ had remained hidden for years.A. one B. one that C. the one D. the one that23. Both sides agreed to use neutral terms in their references to each other, avoiding _ ones. A. conventional B. confidential C. mercial D. controversial24. The promising young athlete trained hard for the tournament for months, but unfortunately he had to _ due to a knee injury. A. work out B. pull out C. try outD. give out 25. All men are created equal and every child has the equal right to receive education _ their financial background.A. in terms of B. on behalf of C. regardless of D. in view of26. He often talks in circles and _ himself, ending up saying nothing. A. contradicts B. violates C disagrees D. clarifies27. His anger was _ be able to speak.A. so as not to B. such as not to C. so great as to not D. such great as not to28. The libraries are not _ in importance people are simply changing _ they use them.A. reducing; how B. cutting; the way that C. declining; the way D. improving; the way how29. For those students of average intelligence who cant achieve high grades and win others respect, lack of motivation is _ we think gives rise to their problem.A. that B. which C. where D. what30. On an early morning during late December, the sun was still near the horizon, _ about a dozen students gathered at the gymnasium for a twice-weekly group workout session. A. before B. until C. after D. when31. _to the extraordinary beauty of Changling is the Lingen Palace, many of_decorations made from a fragrant type of wood native to China.A. Adding; its B. Adding; whose C. Added; whose D. Added; its32. He was so busy studying and meeting new people that he didnt write to his family as often as he_, which made him feel regretful. A. should B. would C. should have D. could have33. Will Peterson e to our graduation ceremony?Pity he _ to India as a volunteer teacher. A. was sent B. has been sent C. had been sent D. would be sent34. _ once every two years is a rule that every driver_ obey. A. Being examined; might B. Being examined; shallC. Examining; should D. Examining; must35. Terry felt upset as he failed the driving test again. _? He never listens to anyone but himself and is always making the same mistakes.A. Guess whatB. Now what C. Who cares D. Who knows第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A few years ago I invited some friends to have a party in my house. During the 36 , a glass of red wine was dropped on a very fancy, Persian carpet in the living room. Later, when I planned to have the carpet 37 , experts came out. They 38 that they could not only get out the 39 , but also make every carpeted room look and smell nice. After spending more than 200 dollars, my 40 looked great. All of the carpets were cleaned, but there was still one slight 41 the stain was still there, and to say I was 42 was actually an understatement. mitted to getting rid of the stain, I 43 another expert. This was a real expert with great 44 in this trade. When he arrived and saw the stain, he immediately explained to me how 45 it would be to deal with the stain, and he wanted me to know that before he even unloaded his 46 to start the job. My expectation at that point was low; however, I told him to put in his best 47 .In the first scenario(情景) I expected the stain to be 48 . In the second I expected little or nothing. Those made me realize that in life the fine line between 49 and disappointment can be our expectations. Disappointment will occur 50 the expectation line drawn by ourselves is placed incorrectly. 51 , good things will happen if you set your expectations 52 . In the carpet cleaning scenario above, the second 53 not only set my expectations appropriately by underpromising, but he also overdelivered by getting the stain outa result that 54 my expectations, making me very 55 . So remember: set your expectations properly. 36. A. showB. speechC. workD. get-together 37. A. rolledB. fixedC. cleanedD. designed 38. A. promisedB. doubtedC. warnedD. plained39. A. scarB. stainC. paintD. sweat40. A. wallsB. gardenC. houseD. furniture41. A. doubtB. problemC. differenceD. improvement42. A. calmB. cheerfulC. satisfiedD. disappointed43. A. called inB. paid offC. attended toD. broke with 44. A. interestB. characterC. adventureD. reputation 45. A. attrativeB. difficultC. monD. popular46. A. productB. garbageC. equipmentD. collection 47. A. effortB. symbolC. recordD. benefit48. A. savedB. coveredC. displayedD. removed 49. A. disatisfactionB. surpriseC. happinessD. regret50. A. soB. untilC. ifD. but 51. A. In conslusionB. To be honestC. On the wholeD. On the contrary 52. A .abruptly B. incorrectlyC. properlyD. honestly53. A. playerB. advisorC. neighborD. cleaner54. A. added upB. ruled outC. went beyondD. turned down55. A .gladB. sadC. angryD. upset 第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AFor those that may not be familiar, there is such a thing as a bicycle grant(补助金). As a matter of fact, there are a number of organizations and programs offering bicycle grants to bicyclers all over the world. Now of course, you cant simply receive money, if you want to buy a new mountain bike. Usually, those awarded grants are working on improving the quality of life. People are excited about the bicycle grant. It is gaining attention of various organizations that want to help by providing the necessary funding. Eastman Kodak pany Kodak has developed a fund called the “Kodak American Greenways Awards”. It is teaming up with the National Geographic Society and the Conservation Fund. Each year, they present grants as high as $2,500. The “seed” grant award is awarded to organizations that focus on improving blueways, greenways, natural areas and trails. U.S. GovernmentThe government has developed its own program for bicycle riders, called “The U.S. Department of Transportations Recreational Trails Program”. The governments program is primarily focused on funding trail projects. The benefit of the fund is recreation, which includes bicycling, hiking, in-line skating, snowmobiling, all-terrain vehicle (全地行车) riding and so forth. The great addition to the fund is that the fund is distributed to all the states. This means that everybody has the opportunity of receiving bicycle grants. Bikes Belong Coalition The Bikes Belong Coalition gives putting on more people on bicycles top priority. It advocates a better environment, recreation, sport, and better health, by way of bicycling. At the same time, it provides funding for supporting projects and bicycle facilities. Some of the projects it accepts are paved lanes and bike paths. Applications for its grants can be submitted by either a facility class or a supporting class. Also, the Bikes Belong Coalition is not quick to award bicycle grants to those that have been awarded in the past 3 years. This is partly due to its limited amount of funding. 56. Whats the main purpose of the bicycle grants? A. To increase the sales of the bicyclesB. To advocate a healthy lifestyle C. To make bicyclers more popularD. To advertise some panies 57. Receivers of grants offered by the U.S. Government are _. A .winnersB. statesC. ridersD. clubsBFor those of us who sat through endless piano lessons as children, or spent summers learning a foreign language while our friends played outside, we probably never thanked our parents for those experiences. However, we werent just put through endless extra-curricular activities just so our elders could enjoy some free time. In fact, the best time to learn sound-based skills such as languages or music is at a young age. As the brain is still developing, its the perfect time to take in certain information. But thanks to a new discovery by researchers at St Jude Childrens Research Hospital in Memphis, US, adults may also be able to learn a new sound-based skill just as well as younger people can. Using mice as test patients, the researchers found that the adult brain of both mice and humans produces high levels of adenosine (腺甘酸), a chemical that slows down the ability to learn from sound. In younger brains, adenosine levels are much lower. After finding a way to stop the brain from producing as much adenosine, the mice became more aware of sounds and were able to tell the difference between different notes played to them. This ability was previously unknown The researchers believe that if a drug is developed to slow down adenosine production in adult humans, it will unlock the ability to learn sound-based skills easier. “These results offer a promising strategy to extend the same window in humans to acquire language or musical ability,” co-author Stanislav Zakharenko wrote in the study. Its also believed that the findings could help people with serious medical conditions such as tinnitus (耳鸣), or those who have suffered a stroke . If the researchers eventually go on to develop the drug, however, this probably wont mean that we could bee masters of the violin or speak fluent Italian after taking a few pills. Like everything in life worth doing, time, patience and hard work will probably still be needed if we want to take on a new sound-based skill.58. The researchers discovered from their studies that a high level of adenosine _. A. usually exists in younger brains B. made mice more sensitive to sounds C. helped mice improve the ability to learn from sound D. stopped mice developing sound-based abilities easily59. According to the text, the findings could help _. A. children learn language more easily B. adults develop musical skills better C. people with tinnitus recover pletely D. protect people against a stroke60. What message does the author intend to convey in the last two paragraphs? A. He is pessimistic about the drug being developed. B. Everything worth doing deserves to be done well. C. He is hopeful that the new drug will make it easy to master new skills. D. There is no replacement for time and effort when it es to learning new things. CFor those who are too young to know what a Tamagotchi is, its an egg-shaped plastic device with a black-and-white screen on which appears a little pixelated pet. v With the three buttons below the screen, you can feed the pet, care for it and clean up its mess. And just like a real pet, it gets sick and dies if neglected . When it was first released by Japanese pany Bandai in 1997, this virtual “pocket pet” was so popular with schoolchildren that it was frequently sold out at stores all over the world. For many people, the Tamagotchi was their first ever experience of raising and caring for a “pet”. A lot has certainly changed in the last 20 years especially when it es to technology so would it be a good idea to reintroduce the Tamagotchi to todays world? Bandai obviously thinks so since its going to re-release it next month, marking the devices 20th anniversary. “Were going after that nostalgia,” said Tara Badie, director of Tamagotchis brand management, according to The Verge. Nostalgia is all the rage these days. Just look at Nintendos Pokemon Go the xx smartphone game originated from its 1996 version and Nokias xx version of the 3310 the mobile phone released in xx that it seems nearly everyone in the world owned. But these panies didnt just simply copy from the past they managed to update the old version and adapt it for the modern world. With Pokemon Go, Nintendo successfully bined cutting-edge (前沿的) augmented reality (增强现实) technology with the games original storyline. “Pokemon Go tells us about the future of software and the nature of reality and how they integrate (整合) into what we think of as entertainment,” technology writer Om Malik wrote on The New Yorker. And although Nokias new 3310 stayed faithful to the original phones design, it added a few modern features like a color screen, camera and internet access. It even kept the iconic (标志性的) game Snake, which many of todays adults would have spent hours playing as teenagers. But while nostalgia is certainly a selling point to many people, not everyone is a fan. “Im so sick of nostalgia as a ploy (噱头) for profit. From the Make America Great Again slogan, to the endless Star Wars and X-Men movies, weve bee a world obsessed with looking backward for lazy sources of joy,” wrote tech reporter Thomas Ricker on The Verge. But will the magic of nostalgia work with the Tamagotchi? According to Julia Alexander, an editor for video game website Polygon, it seems pretty unlikely. After trying the new product, Alexander soon found out that little has been changed since the original. “I grew up and, unfortunately, the Tamagotchi didnt,” she wrote. So when it es to nostalgia, maybe the fond memories of our favorite childhood products are best left as that fond memories.61. What is the authors main purpose in writing this article? A. To promote the new Tamagotchi. B. To pare some hit video games. C. To explore why “nostalgia” is valued these days. D. To analyse whether it was wise to bring the Tamagotchi back.62. The underlined word “nostalgia” in Paragraph 4 probably means _. A. regret one has for the past B. the wish to take a risk C. the desire for something exciting D. a longing for past happy memories63. According to the text, the success of Pokemon Go and Nokias new 3310 lies in the fact that they both _. A. use augmented reality technology B. look exactly the same as the original version C. made creative adaptations from the old version D. changed what we think about entertainment64. It can be inferred from the article that the author _. A. isnt pletely supportive of re-releasing old products B. believes that nostalgia is a great selling point C. believes the new Tamagotchi will appeal to the public D. loves products that can help revive her good memoriesDDear Michelle, I cannot find how my grandfather Anthony Peter Hellmann came to the US. or where he lived before 1900. I have his enlistment in the Spanish-American War and a 1900 census that lists his birthday as 1878 in Germany. I know that he immigrated in 1881 and died in 1918 but I have zero knowledge of his parents or siblings. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thank you! SandiDear Sandi, The two questions you are attempting to answer how your grandfather migrated from Germany and where he lived before the Spanish-American War of 1898 provide us with an opportunity to discuss what genealogists refer to as “ the wall ”. As anybody searching for their ancestors discovers sooner or later, every search for our ancestors hits a wall a place where the trail goes cold. And you seem to have hit two of these walls! Lets see if we can help you. Our first rule is a simple one, but one that can be surprisingly useful: Start all over, and carefully review what you have already uncovered. Searching the records thoroughly you have already found can help you see if you missed something, or if more information can be obtained from them than you first realized.Because you had mentioned his Spanish-American War Military Service Record, we decided to look more deeply into Anthony Hellmanns military service to see what we might find. Using Ancestry. , we searched in a collection called U.S. Civil War P