辽宁省大连市第二十高级中学2016届高三英语12月月考试题.doc

20152016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 womans B. The mans C. Ginas2. What is the date today? A. May 1st B. May 2nd C. May 3rd3. Who made the womans personal web page? A. She herself B. Her friend. C. The man4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A town B. An accident C. A murder5. 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 newspaper7. 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 couldnt 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 quality15. What color of the sweater does the man recommend? A. White . B. Purple C. Black16. 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。17. What was Professor Rudds 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 couldnt contact his friend. B. He couldnt find his train tickets. C. he couldnt remember the destination.20. Why did the professor come back home for the 2nd time? A. he forgot his friends 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 thats 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 isnt 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 cant 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 ?AHe thinks most Chinese people hardly work. BHe praises most Chinese people a lot. CHe thinks most Chinese people are proud. DHe dislikes most Chinese people.22What are not cheap in China in the authors opinion?AImported foods BLocal foodsCPublic transportation tickets. DClothes and shoes made in China.23 We can infer from the passage that the author thinks_.Athe westerners have got to know China wellBChinas economic miracles have appeared everywhereCthe education in rural areas is never cared about in ChinaDthe progress of China is seldom reported in the US 24. In the author eyes,_.AChina is better than the US BChina is different from the US CAmericans are richer than Chinese DChina bears great similarities to the US BHere is an astonishing and significant fact: Mental work alone cant 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 Englands 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 laborers blood.B. The brain could work for many hours without fatigue.C. Albert Einstein didnt feel worn after a days work.D. A mental workers 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 authors attitude to the scientists idea?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 CCaffeine 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 _.Ato examine caffeine ' s memory-strengthening effects in detail Bto write the paper " Nature Neuroscience"Cto prove caffeine has cognitive-enhancing effectsDto survey how much caffeine people consume a day30. During the research , the researchers did the following things EXCEPT _.Agiving the test subjects placebos or caffeine tabletsBchecking the caffeine levels of the test subjectsCshowing the test subjects series of imagesDencouraging the test subjects to drink more coffee 31. How did the test subjects show the caffeine ' s memory-strengthening effects?ABy taking the caffeine tablets instead of placebos.BBy recognizing images they ' d seen the previous day.CBy identifying the new images as the same.DBy telling the differences between new images.32. What will the next part of the text possibly talk about?AWays to achieve health and longevity. BThe harmful effects of cognitive decline.CThe treatment for Alzheimer' s disease. DThe effects caffeine has on health. DVery 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 itYou will be able to teach yourself at your own paceYou will waste very little time，and you can work at homeAnd if after all that，you still can't speak English，you can always use the translating machineIn 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 EnglishInstead of buying an exciting new textbook，the computer will ask you to replace it with a microprocessorFast，reliable and efficient language learning and translating facilities will be available to youThink of that，no more tears or embarrassing momentsOne little problem is that a computer can't laugh yet - but the scientists are working on itHappy 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 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 pace35. This passage is mainly about _ A. someone who learns English with the help of a computer B. the computer teaching the languageC. fast, reliable and efficient language learningD. 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