高三英语月考试题8.docx

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高三英语月考试题8

赣州三中2016-2017第一学期9月月考考试

高三英语试卷

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．Whatdoesthewomanasktheboytodo?

A．Havebreakfast.B．Gotoschool.C．Findhisschoolbag.

2．Whatwillthewomanhaveforsupperprobably?

A．Chicken.B．Pizza.C．Onionsoup.

3．Whatkindofmeatdoesthewomanlikebest?

A．Chicken.B．Pork.C．Mutton.

4．Whichpetwillthespeakersprobablyget?

A．Agoldfish.B．Adog.C．Abird.

5．Whenwillthemanprobablymoveintohisnewhouse?

A．OnMonday.B．OnTuesday.C．OnWednesday.

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6．Whatisthemandoing?

A．Tryingtoborrowsomemoney.

B．Talkingabouthisfamily.

C．Payingsomebills.

7．Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A．Themanwasborninarichfamily.

B．Shehasnomoney.

C．Themandoesn’tneedtobeindependent.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8．Whyisthemanlateforthedate?

A．Therewassomethingwrongwithhisgarage.

B．Hecouldn’tstarthiscar.

C．Hecaughtacold.

9．Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman’sphone?

A．Itisoutofservice.B．Itisbeingrepaired.C．Itisanoldphone.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．Whyaretheresomanyskishows?

A．Toattractmorevisitors.

B．Toattractmorepeopletojointheclubs.

C．Toarousepeople’sawarenessofprotectingtheenvironment.

11．Whatistheman’sfather?

A．Askier.B．Ascientist.C．Askiclubowner.

12．Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A．Theirhobbies.B．Skishows.C．Thesnowmakingindustry.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．Wherearethespeakers?

A．Atabookstore.

B．Inarestaurant.

C．Intheschoollibrary.

14．Howlonghasthemanbeensick?

A．Foracoupleofdays.

B．Foraweek.

C．Justforoneday.

15．Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?

A．Haveagoodrest.

B．Eatsomethingspecial.

C．Seeadoctor.

16．Howdoesthemanfeelnow?

A．Nervous.B．TiredC．Good.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．Whatisthenewsmainlyabout?

A．Adoctor’ssuggestionstotreatsleepissues.

B．Theinfluenceofsocialmediaonsleep.

C．Astudyonsocialmedia.

18．Whichofthefollowingwouldbegivenaquestionnaire?

A．Peopleaged25.

B．Peopleaged33.

C．Peopleagednine.

19．Howmanyparticipantshadseriousproblemswithsleep,accordingtothestudy?

A．Thirtypercent.

B．Thirty-twopercent.

C．Thirteenpercent.

20．Whatisabigpartoftheproblem,accordingtoLevenson?

A．Frequentchecking.

B．Theoveralltimespentonsocialmedia.

C．Peoplebeingtoobored.

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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Recently,whenIwasreadingabookinacafé,amancametotalktome.Thishadhappenedtomeseveraltimesbefore.Idon’tknowwhenreadingabookinpublichasbecomeasignalthatwe’redesperateforattentionandconversation.Butninetimesoutoften,it’stheexactopposite.Asstrangeasitistohitonsomeonemuchyoungerthanyou,interruptingthemwhiletheyareoutreadingisrude,selfish,andhatefulbehavior.

Youaredongthisundertwofalsethoughts:

thatthepersonisn’tdoinganythingimportant,andthatyoudesiretotalkismoreimportantthantheirdesiretoread.Ifsomeoneisoutreadinginpublic,itmeansthattheyspecificallysparethischunkoftimeoutoftheirdaytodedicatetoabook.Itcouldlikelybetheonlypartoftheirdaywhentheyareab

letositquietlyanddosomethingentirelyforthemselves.Eveniftheyarereadingonthemetro,itisadecision—theycouldstareoutthewindowiftheywantto.Buttheydon’t.

TheworstpartisthatalmosteverytimeI’vebeenapproachedinpublicwhilereading,thepersonusesmybookasaconversationstarter.They’veclearlynoticedthatIampreoccupied,butchosentoignoreit.They’vemadetheconsciousdecisionthattheirdesireforconversationandentertainmentismoreimportant.

I’msorry,butyourfailuretobringanythingtoentertainyourselfisnotmyfault.Interruptingsomeonewhoisreading—especiallyastranger—isasrudeasinterruptingsomeonewho’sonthephone,ordeepinaconversation.

21．By“ninetimesoutoften,it’stheexactopposite”inparagraph1,theauthormeansthosereadinginpublic_______.

A．usuallyattractmuchattention

B．wantnoconversationwithothers

C．areoftenunabletoreadefficiently

D．caninspireothers’enthusiasmforreading

22．Accordingtotheauthor,readinginpublicmeanstheperson__________.

A．hasastrongdesiretoshowoff

B．reallyneedsthetimetoread

C．knowswhatistrulyimportant

D．doesn’tlikedealingwithothers

23．Ifapersonusestheauthor’sbookasaconversationstarter,theauthorwill_________.

A．pretendtobeverybusyB．goawaywithoutaword

C．considerthemrudeandhatefulD．explainthecontentsofthebook

24．Theauthormainlywantstotellus___________.

A．it’srightforpeopletoreadinpublic

B．weshouldn’tinterruptthosereadinginpubic

C．hisannoyingexperiencesofreadinginpublic

D．waystomakeuseoffreetimetoreadinpublic

B

Peoplegenerallytendtopickoutthebest-lookingfruitandvegetableswhenshoppingforproduce,butCanadiansupermarketchainLoblawsisattractingcustomerswithmisshapen（畸形的）andfaultyproduceataprice30%lowerthannormal-lookingones.

Atrialrunoftheuglyfoodline,named“NaturallyImperfect”,beganwithonlyapplesandpotatoestochoosefrom.ConsumerdemandhasbeensohugethatLoblawsisnowgoingtointroducemoreunsightlyvegetableandfruitoptionslikeonionsandmushrooms.Thelineisavailableatotherstores,includingRealCanadianSuperstoreandYourIndependentGrocer.

AlltheproducethatwillbesoldthroughNaturallyImperfectwouldotherwisehavebeenusedinjuices,sauces,orsoups,orwouldhavenotbeenharvestedatall.ThedirectorDanBransonexplainedthatthisprogrambenefitsbothfoodproducerswhowouldotherwisehavetoletabnormalharvestgotowaste,andconsumerswhocouldaffordfreshproduceatregularprices.Andheisright,givenhowpopularthelinehasbecome.

“Itreallywentwellaboveandbeyondwhatourexpectationwas,”saidBranson.“IthinkitreallyspoketothefactthatCanadiansareouttherereallylookingforsomeoptions.”

Ofcours

e,Canadiansknowthatbeautyismorethanskindeep,buttheyalsorecognizethattheycangetthesameflavorandnutritionalbenefitsinspiteofdifferentappearances,ThepositiveresponsetotheinitialofferingofapplesandpotatoesprovidedtheopportunitytoexpandthelineandoffermoreoptionsatagreaterpricetoCanadianfamilies.

“Ifyouweretogrowproduceinyourbackyardthere’dbealotofproducethatwouldn’tlookasprettyaswhatyouwouldseeinagrocerystore,”saidBranson.“Andnaturedoesn’tgroweverythingpe

rfectly,I’dliketothinkifsomebodyweretotakeaNoNameNaturallyImperfectappleandputitrightbesideaNo.1appleandclosetheireyesandeatit,therewouldbenodifference.”

25．Loblawsisdifferentfromothersupermarketsinthat________.

A．morefruitsareofferedatlowerprices

B．itmainlysellsonionsandmushrooms

C．normal-lookingproduceisbannedthere

D．imperfectproduceissoldatlowerprices

26．AccordingtoParagraph3,Branson’sprogram__________.

A．hasmuchroomforimprovement

B．isconsideredawin-winarrangement

C．teachesfoodproducershowtogrow

D．preventsconsumersfromwastingfood

27．WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph5?

A．Canadiansareusedtoeatingperfectproduce.

B．Smartconsumersknowhowtopickuglyproduce.

C．Loblawsintendstoimprovecustomers’qualityoflife.

D．Customers’supportpromotesthedevelopmentofLoblaws.

28．WhatisimpliedinBranson’swordsinthelastparagraph?

A．Weshouldeatimperfectappleswithoureyesclosed.

B．It’sapitythatnatureprovidesimperfectproduce.

C．Weshouldtrytoaavoidimperfectproduce.

D．Imperfectproducealsohaveperfecttaste.

C

SinceI’mfromtheSouthoftheUS,youmightthinkthatI’dlikethetasteofokra（秋葵）.You’dbewrong.Isupposeit’sanacquiredtaste,butIsay,whybother?

OkraoriginatedinWestAfrica,Ethiopia,orperhapsSouthAsia,andithasbeeneatensinceatleastthe1100sbyEgyptiansandMoors.TheslavetradebroughtittotheAmericanSoutharoundtheearly1700s,ThomasJeffersonnotedthatitwaswellestablishedinVirginiaby1781.

I’vetriedokralot

softimes,lotsofways:

instews,pickled,evendeep-fried.Icannotthinkofasingledeep-friedfooditemthatIdon’tlike,includingpickles,Snickerscandybars,Oreocookies,Twinkies,butter（yourknow,theusualstuff）.Exceptforokra.

Withthatattitude,thismaycomeasasurprise:

Igrowokra.

Nowthere’sadifferencebetweenmeandmymotherwhodoesn’teattomatoesbutneverthelessgrowsthem.Atomatoisn’tmuchgoodforanythingotherthaneating.Okra,ontheotherhand,hasabeautifulflowerandpods（豆荚）worthyofsatisfyingacraftyurge.

Theseedpodsareinterestinglooking,evenarchitectural.Dried,theycanbeusedintheirnaturalformorpaintedinfallorChristmascolorsandusedasdecorations,evenwreaths（花环）.Theyalsomakegreat“fingernails”foraHalloweenwitchcostume.Filethatideafornextyear.

Okrapodsmaturejustintimetomakeafallwreathforthefrontdoor.Attachtheokra-podclusters（束）toawreathform,eitheroneyoubuyoroneyoumakeyourself.MyfriendFrances,authorofthe“Fairegarden”blog,useswillowwands（柳树枝）tomakewreathforms.Andincaseyou’rewondering,Franceswon’teatokra,either.

Tome,anokrawreathmakestheperfectstatementofwelcome.Itmayalsowarnvisitorsthatokraiswelcome,butonlyonthe