西藏拉萨中学届高三英语下学期第八次月考试题.docx

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西藏拉萨中学届高三英语下学期第八次月考试题

拉萨中学高三年级（2016届）第八次月考英语试卷

（满分150分，考试时间120分钟，请将答案填写在答题卡上）

第一部分：

听力（1.5*20=30）

第一节：

听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给段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．Whatlanguagecanthewomanspeak?

A.ChineseB.JapaneseC.Portuguese

2．Whatwillthemanhaveatlast?

A.DraftbeerB.BottledbeerC.Coke

3．WhenwillBobgetup?

A.7:

10B.7:

15C.6:

50

4．Whatkindofmoviedidthewomanseelastnight?

A.AlovemovieB.AhorrormovieC.Adetectivemovie

5．Whatisthewoman’sadvicetoloseweight?

A.TogoonadietB.TodoexercisesC.Todomuchmorework

第二节：

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，每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第六段材料，回答第6～8题

6．Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.HusbandandwifeB.CarsalesmanandcustomerC.Friends

7．Wherearethesportscars?

A.OntheleftB.InthemiddleC.Ontheright

8．Howmanypeoplearethereinthewoman’sfamily?

A.6B.8C.atleast8

听第7段材料，回答第9～11题

9．Whoistheman?

A.AninterviewB.AnintervieweeC.Aclerkofthewoman’scompany

10．Howdoesthemandescribehimself?

A.Hard-workingB.PersistentC.BothAandB

11．Wherearethecompany’sproductsmostlymarketed?

A.EuropeB.TheUnitedNationsC.Australia

听第8段材料，回答第12～14题

12．WhydoesthewomanwanttogetavisatotheStates?

A.Todoagraduatecourse

B.Todoapostgraduatecourse

C.Togoonavacation

13．Howlongwillthewomanstayinthestates?

A.ForoneyearB.FortwoyearsC.Forthreeyears

14．Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

A．ThewomanhasgottheletterofAcceptancefromtheUniversitywithher

B．Thewomanwillstudywithoutthebank’sfinancialsupport

C．Thewomancangetavisaforthreeyears.

听第9段材料，回答第15～17题

15．Whatgiftdoesthemantake?

A.AcoatB.AbottleofwineC.Apieceofartwork

16．HowmanypeopledoesthewomaninviteincludingBobandMary?

A.8B.10C.12

17．Whohasagreattasteinmusic?

A.BobB.MaryC.Peter

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题

18．Whendidthespeakerbecomearunner?

A.FromprimaryschoolB.FromjuniorschoolC.Fromseniorschool

19．Howlonghasthespeakerbeenrunning?

A.For24yearsB.For25yearsC.For26years

20．Whatcanwelearnfromthespeakers?

A．Wecanbeginanyhardexerciseatanytime

B．Themorewerun,thebetter

C．Weshouldbepatientwithrunning

第二部分：

阅读理解

第一节：

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，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

A

Whatisfunny?

Theshortansweris:

Whoknows?

Thejokethatcausesaburstoflaughterfromonelistenermightbemetwithapuzzledlookfromanother.

Ingeneral,youshouldavoidjokesatanybusinessorsocialgatheringwheretherearemorethantwopeopleinyourconversationalgroup.Ifthereareonlytwopeople—andtheyconsistofyouandyourbestfriend—goaheadandtellit.

Admittedly,afewpeoplepossessaperfectsenseoftiming,appropriateness,andjokedelivery.Youareprobablynotoneofthem.Youmightbequitefunnyandhavemanygreatjokes.Butthere'saplaceforjokes—overdinnerwithfamily,hikingwithfriends,butbusinessorsocialaffairswithcolleaguesandacquaintances（熟人）arenotit.Ittakesawholeotherlevelofjoke-tellingabilitytoputajokeintothemoreformalconversations.

Thebestjokescomeintotheconversationsothatbythetimelistenersrealizeajokeisinprogress,thepunchlinethatproduceshumourisbeingdelivered—totheirsurpriseanddeli

ght.

Jokesdon'ttranslatewellwhenyou'reinagroupwithmixedbackgrounds:

thosewhosefirstlanguageisnotEnglish,thosewhomightnotunderstandaspecialtermoran"in"expression,youngpeoplewhowouldn'tcatchareferencetosomebitofculturefamiliartoolderpeople—andviceversa（反之亦然）.

Neverjokeaboutanotherpersoninthegroup—abouttheirname,habits,hometown,profession,appearance,orpast.It'snotaquestionofwhetherthejokeischeeryorappropriate.Nooneenjoysbeingsingle

doutthisway.Whenyouarethesubjectofthejoke,thelaughterdoesn'tfeelgoodnomatterhowhardyoutrytotellyourselfthey'renotlaughingatyou.Becausethat'swhatitfeelslike.

Whatdoyousayifyourealizeyourjokeupsetsomeone?

Apologizeasbrieflyandassincerelyasyoucan,andhopethatsomeonechangesthesubject.Trysaying:

"I'msorry.Ishouldhaveknownbetter"or"I'msorry.Iwasn'tthinking."

Whatdoyoudoifpeopledon'tgetyourjokeordon'tappeartofinditasfunnyasyoudo?

First,donotretellit,onlylouderthistime,hopingthepointofthejokewillbeseen.Second,don'ttrytopushpeopletogetit.Peopledonotlikepeoplewhosejokestheydon'tunderstand.Theyfeelstupidandneedtoblamesomeone.Ifyouwanttoleavewiththegoodwillofyourlisteners,saysomethingtomakethemfeellessfoolish.Youcouldsay:

"Idon'tknowwhyItelljokeswhenI'msopooratit."

Theworldneedslaughter,andgoodhumourisasuccesswhereveritgoes,sothiscaveat（告诫）aboutjoke-tellingisnotmeanttodampenhighspiritsortoadvocatedullconversation.Ifyou'reagiftedstory-tellerandyouknowpeopleloveyourjokes,goforit.Weneedyourkind.Therestofuswillsaveourjokesforfamilyandclosefriends.

21.Accordingtothepassage,itmightbeappropriateforyoutotellajokeatabusinessorsocialgatheringif______.

  A.thejokeiswellchosen

  B.youhavecompleteconfidenceinyourlisteners'senseofhumor

  C.onlyyouandyourbestfriendareinvolvedintheconversation

  D.theaudienceconsistsofyourcolleaguesandacquaintances

22.Whydosomejokesfailtowork?

  A.Becausethepunchlineistoolongtocatch.

  B.Becausethejoke-telleruseswrongwordsandexpressions.

  C.Becausethejoke-tellerandlistenersdon'tsharethesamebackgroundknowledge.

  D.Becausethejokesarenotproperlytranslatedintothelisteners'nativelanguage.

23.Howwillpeoplefeelwhentheyarejokedabout?

  A.Theywillfeelhappyifthejokeisapleasantone.

  B.Theywillbeupsetnomatterwhatkindofjokeitis.

  C.Theywillenjoythejokewhenrealizingthatpeoplearenotlaughingatthem.

  D.Theywillpanicbecauseitmakesthemthecenterofattention.

B

BEINGanastronautsoundscool,doesn'tit?

Inspace,theygettodosomeprettyamazingthings,likefloatinginzerogravity（重力）.

However,therearealso

plentyofthingsthatastronautscan'tdobecauseoftheirweightlessenvironment,andthat'sverysad.What'sworse,theycan'tevenlettheirsadnessshow–becauseit'simpossibletocryinzerogravity.

Ofcourse,astronautscanstillproducetears.Butcryingismuchmoredifficultinspace,reportedTheAtlanticinJanuary.Withoutgravity,tearsdon'tflowdownwardoutoftheeyesliketheydohereonEarth.Thismeansthatwhenyoucryinspace,yourtearshavenowheretogo—theyjuststicktoyoureyes.

InMay2011,astronautAndrewFeustelexperiencedthisduringoneofhisspacewalks."Tears,"hesaid,"don'tfalloffofyoureye...Theyjustkindofstaythere."

Besidesmakingyourvisionunclear,thiscanalsocausephysicalpain.BackonEarth,tearsaresupposedtobringcomforttotheeyes.Butthat'snotthecaseinspace.Thespaceenvironmentdriesoutastronauts'eyes,andwhentearssuddenlywettheeyes,itcancausepainratherthancomfort."Myrighteyeispainfullikecrazy."Feusteltoldhisteammateduringthewalk.

Sincegravitydoesn'tworkinspace,astronautsneedsomeextrahelptogetridofthetears.Feustelchosetorubhiseyesagainsthishelmettowipethetearsaway.Anotherchoiceistojustwait—"Whenthetearsgetbigenoughtheysimplybreakfreeoftheeyeandfloataround,"astronautRonParisetoldTheAtlantic.

Therearelotsofsmallthings—thingslikecrying–thatwearesousedtoonEarth.Weusuallytakethemforgranted,untiltheybecomeaprobleminatotallydifferentenvironment,likespace.There,astronautscan'ttalktoeachotherdirectly.Theyalsocan'teatordrinkinnormalways.Theycan'tevenburp（打嗝）,becausethereisnogravitytoholdthefooddownintheirstomach.Iftheydoburp,theyjustendupthrowingup（呕吐）everythingintheirstomach,accordingtotheUKNationalSpaceCenter.

Thus,perhapsit'sonlyspaceexplorerswhocanhonestlysay:

"Gravity,you'rethebest."

24.Whatcanweconcludefromparagraphs2and3?

  A.Astronautsareunabletofeelsadinspace.

  B.Astronautsproducefewertearsinspace.

  C.Tearsproducedinspaceflowdownmoreslowly.

  D.Tearsproducedinspacedon'tflowdownward.

25.Whateffectdotearshaveonastronauts?

  A.Theycausephysicalpain.

  B.Theybringcomforttothem.

  C.Theymaketheirvisionclearer.

  D.Theyfloataroundandcausetrouble.

26.Whatcantheastronautdotogetridofthetears?

  A.Rubhiseyesagainsthishelmettoletthetearsfloatforward.

  B.Rubhiseyesbyhandtoletthetearsfloataround.

  C.Getthetearsbigenoughtofalloffofhiseyes.

  D.Getthetearsbigenoughtobreakawayfromhiseyes.

27.What'sthesecond-to-lastparagraphmainlyabout?

  A.Suggestionsonhowastronautscanstaycomfortableinspace.

  B.Otherbasicthingsthataredifficulttodoinspace.

  C.Whyburpingisimpossibleinspace.

  D.Thingsthathumanscan'tdowithoutgravity.

C

DearAlcohol,

You'vebeenaroundforever.Icanrememberallthepainyou'vecausedforme.

Doyourememberthenightyoualmosttookmyfather'slife?

Ido.Helovesyou.SometimesIthinkhelovesyoumorethanhelovesme.He'saddictedtoyou,tothewayyoupromisetoridhimofhisproblemsonlytocausemoreofthem.Youjustsatbackandlaughedashiscarwentspinningthroughthestreet,crashingintotwoothercars.Hewasn'ttheonlyonehurt