陕西省西安市长安区届高三英语上学期第九次质量检测试题.docx

1、陕西省西安市长安区届高三英语上学期第九次质量检测试题2017-2018学年度第一学期第九次质量检测高三英语试题注意事项：1. 本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名班级填写在本试卷相应的位置。3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在试卷上的答案无效。4. 满分150分；考试时间120分钟。第I卷(选择题 共90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秒钟的时间来回答有关小题

2、和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What are the speakers doing?A. Working. B. Jogging. C. Having a drink. 2. What made the man so worried?A. The exam. B. The paper. C. His teacher. 3. How long will the man stay in France?A. Five weeks. B. Three days. C. Five days. 4. What was wrong with Jack?A. He had a fever. B.

3、He was in hospital. C. He was late for work. 5. Why was the man late for work?A. He was in an accident. B. His car was being repaired. C. He couldnt get his car going. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分）听下面5段对话或对白，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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时

4、间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. How many most beautiful subways are there on the earth?A. Nine. B. Nineteen. C. Ten. 7. When did the woman go to Shanghai?A. Two days ago. B. Last week. C. Last month. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The boss left very early. B. The speaker

5、s enjoyed themselves at the party. C. The man regretted having invited his wifes boss. 9. What is the boss like?A. Nice. B. Impolite. C. Shy. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the man want to sell?A. Furniture. B. Garden supplies. C. An apartment. 11. Why does the man want to sell his belongings?A. He

6、needs money. B. He is moving. C. He likes new things. 12. How is the man going to pay?A. By check. B. In cash. C. By credit card. 听第9段材料，回答第13至1 6题。13. Whats the relationship between Mary and John?A. Classmates. B. Mother and son. C. Brother and sister. 14. What is John doing?A. Putting his shoes on

7、. B. Making a telephone call. C. Getting ready to go to school. 15. How does John go to school?A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. By bike. 16. How many people are there in Marys family?A. Three. B. At least five. C. No more than four. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How can people avoid forgetting things according to

8、the speaker?A. By keeping a diary. B. By making a schedule. C. By being reminded by others. 18. What does “a master schedule” mean?A. A schedule made for yourself. B. A schedule made for your boss. C. A schedule with all important things and the time to use. 19. How many different schedules are ment

9、ioned?A. One. B. Two. C. Three. 20. What can you use your daily schedule to do?A. Plan time well. B. Achieve short-term goals. C. Achieve long-term goals.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，每小题2分，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、D）中，选出最佳选项。ASoon enough, we will lose some of the most amazing sites on Ea

10、rth!The Great Barrier Reef-Rising air temperatures will cause sea temperatures to rise as well. All life supported by the oceans will be affected with this shock to their ecosystem. Coral are some of the most vulnerable marine animals and we are already watching whole reefs disappear. The Great Barr

11、ier Reef in Australia is no exception and will continue to shrink as the temperatures rise! These reefs are some of the best in the world for diving, but they will soon disappear!Venice-Sprawling across(横跨)hundreds of small islands in Northeast Italy, Venice is at extreme risk of sinking into the Ad

12、riatic Sea. Rising sea levels are in fact a serious threat to many coastal cities located at sea level. Lucky for us, however, Venice is developing a series of sea walls to protect the city in times of high tide.Glacier(冰川)National Park-Glacier National Park was once covered by over 150 glaciers, bu

13、t by 2005 it only had about 27! Located in Montana, Canada, this park is over a million acres and has a huge plant and wildlife population. As temperatures rise, the glaciers and ice melt, which will upset the ecosystems sustaining over a thousand plant species and hundreds of animals.The Amazon-The

14、 cause behind the disappearance of these fantastic places ultimately comes down to humans. Our expansion usually requires cutting down forests for land, fuel and materials, but rarely considers the consequences. These forests are sources of food and medicine for just about everyone on the planet!Wha

15、t will happen if we lose these valuable places and beautiful destinations?!21. According to the text, what is causing corals death? A. Rising sea levels B. Humans diving activities C. Rising sea temperatures D. The shrinkage(缩小)of their habitats22. What can we infer from the part of “Venice”? A. Ven

16、ice is the only coastal city of Italy B. Many places are in the risk of sinking below the sea level C. Venice will never sink because of the protection of sea walls D. Italy consists of hundreds of small islands in the Adriatic Sea23. What can we learn about Glacier National Park from the text? A. I

17、t covers a large area in Montana B. It is covered by over 150 glaciers C. Plant species and animals in it have died out D. It doesnt support any living thing for its cold24. Which sites shrinking reason differs from the other sites?A. The Great Barrier Reef B. Venice C. Glacier National Park D. The

18、AmazonBMany a young person tells me that he wants to be a writer. I always encourage such people, but I also explain that theres a big difference between “being a writer” and writing. In most cases these individuals are dreaming of wealth and fame, not the long hours alone at a typewriter. “Youve go

19、t to want to write, “I say to them, “not want to be a writer.”The reality is that writing is a lonely, private and poor-paying affair. For every writer kissed by fortune there are thousands more whose longing is never rewarded. When I left a 20-year career in the U.S. Coast Guard to become a freelan

20、ce writer, I had no prospects at all: what I did have was a friend who found me my room in a New York apartment building. I immediately bought a used manual typewriter and left like a genuine writer.After a year or so, however, I still hadnt gotten a break and began to doubt myself. It was so hard t

21、o sell a story that barely made enough to eat. But I knew I wanted to write. I had dreamed about it for years. I wasnt going to be one of those people who die wondering, what if? I would keep putting my dream to the test-even though it meant living with uncertainty and fear of failure. This is the s

22、hadowland of hope, and anyone with a dream must learn to live there.25. The passage is meant to _.A.warn young people of the hardships that a successful writer has to experienceB.advise young people to give up their idea of becoming a professional writer C.show young people its unrealistic for a wri

23、ter to pursue wealth and fameD.encourage young people to pursue a writing career26. “people who die wondering, what if?” (Para.3) refers to “those _”.A.who think too much of the dark side of lifeB.who regret giving up their career halfwayC.who think a lot without making a decisionD.who are full of i

24、magination even upon death27. “shadowland” in the last sentence refers to _.A. the wonderland one often dreams aboutB. the bright future that one is looking forward to C. the state of uncertainty before ones final goal is reachedD. a world that exists only in ones imaginationCA good modern newspaper

25、 is an extraordinary piece of reading. It is remarkable first for what it contains: the range of news from local crime to international politics, from sport to business to fashion to science, and the range of comment and special features as well, from editorial page to feature articles and interview

26、s to criticism of books, art, theatre and music. A newspaper is even more remarkable for the way one reads it: never completely, never straight through, but always by jumping from here to there, in and out glancing at one piece, reading another article all the way through, reading just a few paragra

27、phs of the next. A good modern newspaper offers a variety to attract many different readers, but far more than any one reader is interested in. What brings this variety together in one place is its topicality (时事性), its immediate relation to what is happening in your world and your locality now. But

28、 immediacy and the speed of production that goes with it mean also that much of what appears in a newspaper has no more than transient(短暂的) value. For all these reasons, no two people really read the same paper: what each person does is to put together out of the pages of that days paper, his own se

29、lection and sequence, his own newspaper. For all these reasons, reading newspapers efficiently, which means getting what you want from them without missing things you need but without wasting time, demands skill and self-awareness as you modify and apply the techniques of reading.28. A modern newspa

30、per is remarkable for all the following except its _. A. wide coverage B. long-lasting value C. speed in reporting news D. variety of articles29. According to the passage, the reason why no two people really read the “same” newspaper is that _. A. people scan for the news they are interested in B. d

31、ifferent people prefer different newspapers C. people are rarely interested in the same kind of news D. people have different views about what a good newspaper is30. It can be concluded from the passage that newspaper readers_. A. apply reading techniques skillfully B. jump from one newspaper to another C. appreciate the variety of a newspaper D. usually read a newspaper selectively31. The best title for this passage would be “_”. A. The importance of Newspaper Topicality B. The Characteristics of a Good Newspaper C. The