河北省正定中学2016届高三英语上学期第三次月考期中试题.doc

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1、高三年级第三次月考英 语 试 题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷(非选择题)两部分,共150分,考试时间120分钟。注意事项：1.答题前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考号用铅笔涂写在答题卡上。2.每小题选出答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其它答案标号。3.二卷试题用黑色中性笔作答。第一卷（选择题 共90分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节：（共5小题；第小题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答案，

2、并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10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。1. What does the woman want to do first?A. Turn the radio down. B. Turn the TV off. C. Answer the door. 2. What date is it today?A. May 1st. B. April 30th. C. April 29th.3. Where does the woman want to have lunch?A. In the restaurant. B. In the pa

3、rk. C. In the office.4. Who is the shortest among the three boys?A. Sam. B. Steve. C. John.5. What does the woman say is a must?A. Sleep. B. Breakfast. C. Exercise.第二节 （共15小题；每题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三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白

4、读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. Who did the woman stay with last night?A. Her older brother. B. Her little brother. C. Her parents.7. What did the man do last night?A. He looked after his parents. B. He watched TV at home. C. He went to a concert.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Why does the woman need an entry visa?A. She

5、is going to China. B. She is going to Hong Kong.C. Her old visa is out of date.9. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. To buy a map for her.B. To take her to Hong Kong Park.C. To go to a travel agency with her.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why did the man miss the American History class yesterday?A. He w

6、ent to a job interview.B. He had an appointment with the dentist.C. He did his part-time job as usual.11. What does the final exam consist of?A. True or false questions and essay questions.B. Multiple choice questions and listening comprehension.C. Multiple choice questions and essay questions.12. H

7、ow much does the final count for?A. 60%. B. 50%. C. 40%.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How long has the woman worked as an assistant director?A. For ten months. B. For ten years. C. For twelve years.14. Which of the following is mentioned in the conversation?A. Mediterranean countries.B. European countries.C.

8、 African countries.15. What did the woman do before she became an assistant director?A. A secretary for a medical school. B. A teacher in a medical school.C. An official in the national government.16. How will the woman develop her job in the future?A. Doing more policy work. B. Dealing more with st

9、udents.C. Doing more admissions work.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When did the speaker put her house up for sale?A. When she was promoted.B. When her husband got promoted.C. When she became a housewife.18. When did the speakers agent come to visit her with a couple?A. At midnight. B. In the afternoon. C. I

10、n the morning.19. Where did the speaker hear the man say something to his wife?A. In the bathroom. B. In the bedroom. C. In the kitchen.20. What did the buyer say about the house?A. It was very tidy. B. It was big enough. C. It was like his own.第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分,满分40分）第一节 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C

11、、D）中,选出最佳选项。（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分） AIf youve ever owned a chimney, you know that it can get pretty dirty. Theres a whole lot of soot（烟灰） that gets stuck on the inside. That stuff has to get cleaned, or you could have a serious fire risk. While nowadays we have easier ways of doing this dirty job, in th

12、e way back days somebody used to climb up the chimney and clean all that soot. And the thing is, not just anybody could do it.You had to be really small to fit up in the chimney, so they used to give the task to kids some as young as four or five years old. They worked for their boss known as a mast

13、er-sweep. They were often covered in soot, and were very likely to get burned. They often developed what became known as soot wart, a form of cancer.Are your unfairness bells ringing? William Blakes certainly were. The physical dangers and widespread unfairness of the chimney-sweeping job really stu

14、ck in his throat, so much so that he wrote not one, but two poems called “The Chimney Sweeper”.The first poem (the one were discussing here) was published in 1789 in a book called Songs of Innocence. These little poems took children and the joys of childhood innocence as their subject. As youve prob

15、ably guessed by now, many of the poems in Songs of Innocence, like “The Chimney Sweeper”, are about the ways in which childhood innocence is destroyed by unkind old adults. For Blake, innocence is, in many ways, a total joke. It doesnt exist, because its always taken away by the realistic world chim

16、ney-sweeping, death, poverty, etc.What does a five-year-old chimney sweeper in 18th-century England have to do with you? More than you might think. It is reported that 150 million kids are in child labor in developing countries. Many of them work long hours and face dangerous health risks. Like Blak

17、es chimney sweeper, these kids are not even given a chance at innocence because experience keeps getting in the way.21. Which of the following can best describe the chimney-sweeping job?A. Easy and interesting.B. Dirty and dangerous.C. Pleasant and well-paidD. Challenging and creative.22. Why did Bl

18、ake write two poems called “The Chimney Sweeper”?A. He was very interested in the job. B. He had much experience in the job.C. He considered the job very important. D. He felt deeply sorry for the kid workers.23. How did Blake look at the realistic world? A. ThankfullyB. RegretfullyC. DoubtfullyD. N

19、egatively24. In the last paragraph, the writer explains _. A. the realistic meaning of “The Chimney Sweeper” B. the great influence of Blakes Songs of Innocence C. why child labor still exists in developing countries D. why chimney-sweeping becomes unnecessary todayBPeople in the western state of Ca

20、lifornia who are in the United States illegally can now request a drivers license. The law went into effect on January l. California is not the first American state with such a law, but it has the largest number of illegal immigrants. More than a million people began to request licenses shortly afte

21、r the new state law went into effect. Among them was Christian Alvarado. Mr. Alvarado entered the United States from El Salvador eight years ago without permission from the U.S. government. Some call such people illegal immigrants. Others call them undocumented immigrants.Mr. Alvarado thinks it so e

22、xciting, for he has been waiting for the license for a long time. But some are worried that their personal information will be used to find them and deport them. Armando Botello is a spokesman for the California Department of Motor Vehicles, or DMV. He says people should not be afraid, for such info

23、rmation will not be shared.The new licenses are the same as licenses given to citizens except that they have the words Federal Limits Apply. That means the license cannot be used to travel on an airplane or enter a federal building. Ana Garcia, working at the Central American Resource Center, says s

24、ome illegal immigrants fear those words will be used to abuse them. Civil rights groups say the police and others will not.Dan Schnur, a political scientist at the University of Southern California, said that the main argument against the new law is that it rewards illegal behavior. But Professor Sc

25、hnur argued that young, white Americans generally support immigration reform, including giving drivers licenses to illegal immigrantsIts simply because they grew up in a much more multicultural society than their parents or their grandparents did. Professor Schnur says he believes the changes in bel

26、iefs about illegal immigrants that have taken place in California will spread throughout the United States.25. Why did the new law make Mr. Alvarado excited?A. Because he can request a drivers license.B. Because he became a legal immigrant of California.C. Because he got his driving license as an il

27、legal immigrant.D. Because a law went into effect for the new immigrants.26. What is the difference of the new licenses compared to those given to citizens? A. The words “Federal Limits Apply” will abuse illegal immigrants B. They cant be used to travel on an airplane or enter a federal building. C.

28、 They can be used to act against the police and other people. D. With the words Federal Limits Apply, immigrants can enjoy special rights.27. Whats the publics attitude towards the new law released on January l in California?A. supportive B. negative C. neutral D. controversialCNEW YORKAustralian mi

29、ning enterprise Clive Palmer on Tuesday unveiled(公布)blueprints for Titanic, a modern copy of the doomed ocean liner, although he didnt call the ship unsinkable any more.The ship will largely recreate the design and decoration of the fabled original, with some modifications to keep it in line with cu

30、rrent safety rules and shipbuilding practices, and the addition of some modern comforts such as air conditioning, Palmer said at a press conference in New York.The three passenger classes, however, will be prevented from mingling(混杂), as in 1912, Palmer said. “Im not too superstitious(迷信的)”Palmer sa

31、id when asked whether recreating a ship bestknown for sinking was tempting fate.White Star Line, the operator of the original ship, had said the Titanic was designed to be unsinkable. About 1, 500 people died on Titanics maiden voyage in 1912 from Southampton to New York after the ship collided with

32、 an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Palmer, who created the company Blue Star Line last year, refused to make a similar boast.“Anything will sink if you put a hole in it, ” Palmer said.“I think it would be very cavalier to say it.”Unlike the original, Titanicwill have more than enough space in its li

33、feboats for every person on board and will have additional escape staircases. Markku Kanerva, sales director at Deltamarin, the Finnish company designing the ship, said it would be the “safest cruise ship in the world”Palmer refused to answer questions about the projects cost. Although the Titanic w

34、as the worlds largest ship in her time, she would be smaller than many of todays modern cruise ships.“Its not about the money，” Palmer said.“Ive got enough money for it. I think thats all that matters.”Forbes estimated Palmers net worth to be $795 million in 2012.He describes himself as a billionair

35、e.Titanicwill be built by Chinese stateowned CSC Jinling Shipyard, which has already built four ore carriers for Palmers mining business, he said. The contract to build Titanichas not yet been signed, Palmer said.28. Whats the meaning of the underlined word “maiden” in Paragraph 4? A. First. B. Tria

36、l. C. Second. D. Last. 29. What can be inferred about Titanic from the passage? A. Titanic will have more space in its lifeboats than the Titanic. B. Titanic will be the largest cruise ship in the world. C. Titanic will allow different classes of passengers to mingle. D. Titanic will be a real unsin

37、kable cruise ship. 30. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. 1, 500 people died on Titanics maiden voyage in 1912. B. The Titanic collided with an iceberg in the South Pacific. C. The Titanic was equipped with air conditioning. D. The Titanic was the worlds largest s

38、hip at that time. 31. Whats the authors purpose of writing the passage? A. To tell us the story of the Titanic. B. To tell us Titanic will cost a lot of money. C. To tell us about the future Titanic. D. To tell us a Chinese Shipyard will build Titanic. DCan eating a chocolate bar every day really pr

39、event age-related memory loss? No. But a new research shows that large amounts of flavones, substances found in cocoa, tea and some kinds of vegetables, may improve age-related memory failure.Dr. Scott Small is a professor of neurology (神经病学) at Columbia University in new York City. He is the lead w

40、riter of a research paper describing the effects of cocoa flavones on brain activity. His study involved 37 volunteers aged between 50 and 69. Researchers gave them a high-level flavones drink made from cocoa beans or a low-level flavones drink. For a period of three months, some subjects got 900 mi

41、lligrams of flavones a day. The others got 10 milligrams of flavones each day. Brain imaging and memory tests were given to each study subject before and after the study. Dr. Small says that the subjects who had the high-level flavones drink showed much improvement on memory tests.The researchers wa

42、rn that more work is needed to be done because this study was performed only on a small group. Dr. Joann Manson is the lead researcher of a four-year study involving 18,000 adults. This study will use flavones capsules(胶囊). The study subjects will be divided into two groups and will take two pills p

43、er day. The capsules used will all look the same. But one groups capsules will contain flavones, while the other group will take capsules made of an inactive substance, or placeboDr. Manson says its not necessary for people to start eating more chocolate, because a person would have to eat a huge am

44、ount of chocolate to get the same level of flavones given to the rest subjects. He adds many manufacturers have planned to remove the flavones from their chocolate products. Similarly, Dr. Manson says a cocoa-based flavones extract（提取）may be developed in the future But he says that more studies are

45、needed to see how much flavones is good for our health.32. What was done to the subjects after Dr. Smalls study? A. They were asked to take a high-level flavones drink. B. They were given capsules containing flavones. C. They were given brain imaging and memory tests. D. They were asked to take two

46、pills of flavones capsules per day.33. Whats the similarity of the two experiments? A. Both use high-level flavones capsules. B. The number of the subjects is the same. C. Drinks and placebos are used in both experiments. D. The subjects are divided into two groups in both experiments.34. Why will D

47、r. Manson carry out the four-year study?A. To prove the first experiment is wrong.B. To carry out the experiment further.C. To test how much flavones can improve our memory.D. To show eating chocolate is better to improve memory.35. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A Its not necessary for us to eat chocolate. B The more we eat flavones, the better our health will be. C. In the future we can get f