湖南省永州市双牌县第二中学届高三英语月考试题02123.docx

1、湖南省永州市双牌县第二中学届高三英语月考试题02123湖南省永州市双牌县第二中学2019届高三英语12月月考试题总分：150分； 时间：120分钟第I卷第一部分听力（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和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.What will the man do next?A.Close the window. B. Call for a taxi. C. Lock the suitcase

2、. 2. How did the man go to the mountains?A. By train. B. By car. C. By bus.3. Where is the bar?A. On the right of the lift. B. Opposite the restaurant. C. By the performance stage.4. What is the weather like now?A. Sunny. B. Windy. C. Snowy.5. What does the man mean?A. He hid the glass. B. He gave t

3、he glass to a friend. C. He broke the glass.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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6、7题。6. What time is it now?A. 4:25. B. 4:30. C. 4:35.7. What do we know about the speakers?A. They m

4、issed their train. B. They got on the wrong train. C. They are lucky to catch the train. 听下面一段对话，回答第8、9题。8. Why did Bill lose his job?A. He didnt work hard. BHe made a big mistake. CHis boss didnt like him.9What can we learn about Bill from the conversation?AHe has one kid now. BHe didnt get on well

5、 with others.CHe is probably a salesman.听下面一段对话，回答第10至12题。10What is the purpose of the womans visit?ATo visit her brother. BTo attend a conference. CTo study abroad.11Where will the woman stay during her trip?AAt a university dormitory. BAt her parents home. CAt a hotel. 12What do we learn about the

6、 woman?AShe was born in Britain. BHer parents are on the same trip.CShe frequently visits Oxford University.听下面一段对话，回答第13至16题。13. Where is the man from?A. The UK. B. Kenya. C. The US.14. Where will the mans box be picked up?A. From his office. B. From his house. C. From his college.15. What does the

7、 box contain?A. CDs. B. Food. C. Books.16. What information does the woman ask for in the end?A.The postal code. B. The weight of the box. C. The value of the contents.听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。17. What is the highest temperature in summer in Oymyakon?A. 25 degrees centigrade B. 35 degrees centigrade C. 45

8、degrees centigrade18. What do people in Oymyakon have now?A. Indoor bathrooms. B. Mobile phones. C. Televisions.19. What was Oymyakon famous for in the past?A.The extreme weather. B.Some oldest people in the country.C. A Hollywood actors visit.20. What can we learn about Oymyakon from the talk?A. Th

9、e young people there dream of modern life.B. Ewan McGregor visited Oymyakon in winter.C. A foreigner built the first hotel in Oymyakon. 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。ATreasures from the Al Thani CollectionLocation: The Meridian Gate (Wu men)Dates: April

10、17, 2018 through July 18, 2018The Al Thani Collection allows visitors to see cultural landscapes that have been lost in the depths of history. Artefacts from Egypt and Persia throw light on mysteries known to few. Different peoples have marked these relics with their own styles, which reflect the un

11、ique sources of each culture but strike the viewers with an equally powerful charm.Exhibition Commemorating the 120th Anniversary of Zhang Bojus BirthLocation: Hall of Martial Valor (Wuying dian)Dates: April 3, 2018 through May 6, 2018The exhibition features traditional Chinese paintings and calligr

12、aphy from state-owned museums. Divided into three sections, the exhibition displays artwork organized in order of time, which offers a comprehensive overview of Zhang Bojus collection through this impressive gathering of the collectors works.Discovering the Hall of Mental CultivationLocation: The Ga

13、te of the Correct Department (Duan men)Dates: April 3, 2018 through April 24, 2018The exhibition allows visitors new ways to explore the history of the forbidden city with a simple click and celebrates the 92nd anniversary of the establishment of the Palace Museum, established on October 10, 1925. A

14、dding to the museums new displays, this exhibition combines traditional Chinese culture and contemporary technologies.Kulangsu Gallery of Foreign Artefacts from the Palace Museum CollectionLocation: Kulangsu, Xiamen, Fujian ProvinceDates: May 13, 2018 through June 24, 2018The gallery is a major plac

15、e for the Palace Museum to showcase its splendid collection of international art. Most of these works have been kept in the storehouse of the museum and have never been shown to the public. Originally from Europe, East Asia, and North America, these international works date from the sixteenth to the

16、 twentieth century.21. Which exhibition displays the longest time?A. Treasures from the Al Thani CollectionB. Exhibition Commemorating the 120th Anniversary of Zhang Bojus BirthC. Discovering the Hall of Mental CultivationD. Kulangsu Gallery of Foreign Artefacts from the Palace Museum Collection22.

17、Those who appreciate Chinese painting will probably go to _.A. the Meridian Gate B. Hall of Martial ValorC. the Gate of the Correct Deportment D. Kulangsu Gallery of Foreign Artefacts23. What is special about “Discovering the Hall of Mental Cultivation”?A. It offers a digital experience. B. It honor

18、s the Forbidden City.C. It combines diverse cultures. D. It adopts complex technologies.BIt was about seven years ago. I just picked up my three-year-old daughter from the nursery. I was weighed down with shopping bags, and with my daughters things. We arrived at a pedestrian crossing and she presse

19、d the button. In the distance, I heard alarms, told my daughter to wait and watched a police car approaching.Little did I know, as the green man flashed, that my daughter had begun to run into the road. I watched the police car speed toward usthats when you sounded your horn and waved wildly to me.

20、My daughter was about a meter from the path of the police car, hidden from their view by your car.I screamed her name and ran toward her. She stopped and was shocked by the rush of the police car as it sped past. She wondered why you had blown your horn, asking, “Mom, why was that woman so rude?” no

21、t realizing you had saved her life.She wondered why I picked her up, and burst into tears. My legs gave way as I reached the other side of the road. I should have followed my “wait” with a hand on her shoulder, or an explanation of why we were ignoring the green man this time, especially as I had in

22、 effect conditioned her to cross the road at the sight of the green flash.I beat myself up for months, and still do, with flashbacks and horrible assumptions about what might have been. But for your sounding your horn, seeing what I hadnt seen, I would have been left a mother on the other side of th

23、e road, totally broken. I apologize for putting you in that positionI can imagine that it upset you, too. You saved her life and I am so grateful.24. What does the underlined part “the green man” in paragraph 2 refer to?A. A pedestrian B. A policeman C. A traffic sign D. A button25. Why did the woma

24、n sound her horn?A. To stop the police car. B. To show her impatience.C. To greet passing pedestrians. D. To draw the mothers attention.26. What can we infer from the incident?A. The mother didnt regret what had happened.B. The daughter didnt follow the traffic rules.C. The woman responded quickly a

25、nd properly.D. The police drove beyond the speed limit.27. How did the mother feel when taking hold of her daughter?A. Angry and shocked. B. Scared but relieved.C. Guilty and confused. D. Grateful but sad.CRecently, Googleannouncedthat its voice-activated program, Google Assistant, will be offering

26、a new feature called “Tell Me Something Good.” Users can now give that command and receive an earful of positive news stories. Whats more, theNew York Timeshas a page online called “Fixes,” which focuses on what people are doing to fight social ills. As media researcher Karen McIntyre of Virginia Co

27、mmonwealth University explains, these are all parts of a news movement calledconstructive journalism. Constructive journalism is different from “feel-good news,” like a fireman rescuing a cat. Instead, constructive journalism offers a more complete but appealing version of the news, says McIntyre. I

28、n her opinion, besides focusing on solutions, constructive journalism includes reporting on the historical and social setting of specific news incidents, using reliable data to look at longer-term trends, and avoiding interview techniques that create drama without increasing understanding. However,

29、newspapers thrive on eyes on the page, and editors may be less interested in constructive journalism if they arent convinced that itll attract their readers. While McIntyre acknowledges those concerns, research has shown the opposite to be true. For example,one studyfound participants who read an on

30、line story that focused on approaches to poverty spent more time on the page than those reading a similar story without focusing on solutions.There is much we dont know yet about how this kind of journalism affects behavior. The research is relatively young, though at leastoneof McIntyres studies sh

31、owed an interesting result: people who read inspiring news stories were more willing afterwards to sign up for generous actions related to the story, such as donating money to support a cause from the story. Therefore, she argues, theres a hunger for this type of news.28. Why are Google Assistant an

32、d Fixes mentioned in the first paragraph?A. To say how the news movement works.B. To stress the importance of positive news.C. To show what constructive journalism is.D. To lead in the topic of the whole text.29. Constructive journalism encourages stories that_.A. inform people of big events. B. are solution