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广东省清远市第三中学届高三上学期第九次周考英语试题含答案
广东省清远市清城区三中高三第一学期第九次周考
英语试题
（本卷满分150分，时间120分钟）
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
第1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．Whattimeisitnow?
A.9:
00.B.8:
00.C.7:
30.
2.Whataretheygoingtodo?
A.Havearest.B.Seeafilm.C.Dosomeshopping.
3.Whydoesthewomanwanttobuyaclock?
A.Shehastroublewakingup.
B.Shewantstobuysomeoneagift.
C．Herwatchisbroken．
4.Wheredidthemanspendhisvacation?
A.Inabigcity.B.Onafarm.C.Inafactory.
5.WhenisJane'sbirthday?
A.June5th.B.June9th,C.June20th.
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.Whatdoesthemancallthewomanfor?
A.Tohandinhisroommate'spaper.
B.Toaskabouthisroommate’sillness.
C.Toaskhertoseehissickroommate.
7.Whatdoesthemanhavetodointheafternoon?
A.Visitthewoman.B.Meetthesecretary.C.Haveameeting.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.WheredoesthemancaLlthewoman?
A.Aroundthebank.B.Inthebusstop.C.Intheshoeshop,
9.Howdoesthemanprobablygotothewoman'shouse?
A.Justbyhimself.
B.Thewomanpickshimup.
C.Apasser-byguideshimtothehouse.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Whyisthewomansoangry?
A.Hersonhasruinedthecarpetwithsteelwheels.
B.Hersonisroller-skatinginthelivingroomnow.
C.Hersonisplayingoutsidewithmuchsnowontheplayground.
11.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Hehasbeenskatingformanyyears.
B.Heisashamedofhisnotperformingwell.
C.Hewilltakepartinthenewroller-discorink（溜冰）onSaturday.
12.Howlongcanthemancontinuetoskateinthelivingroom?
A.Fourminutes.B.Fiveminutes.C.Fifteenminutes.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whatarethetwospeakersdoing?
A.Theyarehavingafriendlychat.
B.Oneisinterviewingtheother.
C.Theyaretalkingabouteachother'sfamily.
14.Whydidthewomanhavetoworkafterfinishinghighschool?
A.Shedidn'tliketostudy.
B.Shehadtoworktosupportherfamily.
C.Afriendofherfather'sofferedherajob.
15.Whywasthewoman'sfatherdisappointedatfirst?
A.Shehaddoneherfirstjobbadly.
B.Shedidn'tdowellintheArtCollege.
C.Shehasgivenupherjobasanaccountant.
16.Whatarethewoman'sbrothersandsisters?
A.Accountants.B.Students.C.Photographers.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Whatdoesthespeakerwanttoemphasize?
A.Inspiration.B.Bravery.C.Honesty.
18.Whatwerethefrogstravelingthrough?
A.Theriver.B.Theroad.C.Thewoods.
19.Whatdidtheotherfrogstellthetwounluckyones?
A.Theyshouldtrytheirbesttojumpout.
B.Theyhadnochoicebuttodieinthehole.
C.Theywouldtryallmeanstohelpthemout.
20.Whatistheconditionofthefrogthatgotout?
A.Hewasdeaf.B.Hewasblind.C.Hewasfoolish.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
ThisisBBCspecialEnglishprogram.Todaywearegoingtointroduceamoneysavedproducttoyou.
ABritishcompanyhasmadeanewproducttohelpussavemoney.Theproductisawristbandthatgivesusanelectricshockifwespendtoomuchmoney.ThewristbandiscalledPavlok.Itislinkedtoourbankaccount.Itknowshowmuchmoneywehaveinthebank.Ifwegoshoppingandthereisnotenoughmoneyinourbankaccount,thewristbandmakesanelectricshocktoourwrist.Thiswarnsusnottooverspend.ThecompanyiscalledIntelligentEnvironment.Itwantstoworkwithbankstohelpcustomerswiththeirmoney.Sofar,nobanksinBritainhavesaidtheywouldasktheircustomerstowearPavlok.Theycouldstartdoingthisinthefuture.
ThePavlokwristbandispartoftheInternetofThings.ThisistheideathateverythinginourlifewillbeconnectedtotheInternet.TheCEOofIntelligentEnvironment,DavidWebber,saidpeoplelikedtheideaofthePavlok.Shopperswouldrathergetasmallelectricshockinthestorefromthewristbandthangetabigshocklaterwhentheyseetheirbankaccount.MrWebbersaidthePavlokwouldgreatlybenefitthepeoplewhocannotstopspendingbecausetheyhavenopowerortheirpowerisweak.Headdedthatmanyyoungpeoplehavethe“ostricheffect”.Thisiswhenpeopleputtheirheadsinthesandandbuythingsratherthanlookathowmuchmoneytheyhaveintheirbank.
21.Thecompanymadetheproducttohelpitself___________
A.makemoneyB.savemoneyC.offerhelpD.benefitcustomers
22.Mr.Webberthinksthewristbandis_________
A.helplessB.greatC.abigsurpriseD.cheap
23.Youcanreadthispassageina___________
A.healthmagazineB.medicaljournalC.sciencemagazineD.travelguide
B
Faraway,inaforestoutsideOslo,Norway,1,000newlyplantedtreesaregrowing.Whenthetreesarefull-size,theywillbecutdownandusedtomakepaper.Thepaperwillbeusedtomakecopiesofanunusualbook.Thebookwillcontain100storiesby100authorswrittenoverthecourseof100years.
ScottishartistKatiePatersonbegantheprojectlastyear.“We’reaskingonewriterayeartosubmitastory,”Patersonsaid.Subject,style,andlengthareuptotheauthor,However,itis100yearslaterthatthestoriescanberevealed.
What’sthepointofaskingauthorstowritestoriesthatreadersalivetodaywillnevergettoenjoy?
”Theprojectisalotabouttheimagination,”shesays.“It’saboutthinkingaboutthefutureanddevelopinganartworkthat’snotjustfornowbutforafuturegeneration.”
Patersongottheideafortheprojectwhiledrawingtreeringsinanotebook.Eachringinatree’strunkrepresentsoneyearofgrowth.Thatinspiredhertocreateaprojectthattiesthepresentwiththefuture.Theideaseemedsofarthatshesetitaside.Butafewyearslater,PatersonhadtheopportunitytotakepartinaprogramcalledSlowSpace.Organizerswerelookingforprojectsdesignedtounfoldovertime.Paterson’swasoneofthreeselected.
Thefirstworkforthebookwascompletedthisyear.ThemanuscriptisbeingheldatOslo’spubliclibrary,whereaspecialroomhousethegrowingcollectionofstories.
“Moreandmore,paperbooksarephasedout,”Patersonsays.ShenotesthatOslo’slibraryhashadthousandsofdigitalbooks.Hopefully,shesaysthatsheexpectsthefuturegenerationswillbeexcitedenoughtoshout,“Look!
They’repaperbooks!
”
24.What’sthepurposeoftheprojectaccordingtoPaterson?
A.Protectingtheforest.B.Settingupalibrary
C.Leavingbehindsomepaperbooksforfuturegenerations
D.Encouragingmoreauthorstocreatemorewonderfulworks.
25.HowdidtheideaoftheprojectoccurtoPaterson?
A.InspiredbytreeringsB.Inspiredbythelibrary
C.Inspiredbytheecologicalenvironment
D.InspiredbytheprogramofSlowSpace.
26.What’sthepropermeaningoftheunderlinedpart?
A.DyingoutB.LitupC.ComingtolifeD.Passeddown
27.Itcanbeinferredthat______.
A.thestoriesinsidethebookwillremainsecretuntil2115
B.thestoriesinsidethebookwillbeselectedamongmany
C.thebookwillrecordthebiggesteventsduring100years
D.thebookwillbeheldintheformofbothpaperanddigital
C
Incitieswithrentcontrol,thecitygovernmentsetsthemaximumrentthatalandlord（房东）canchargeforanapartment.Supportersofrentcontrolarguethatitprotectspeoplewhoarelivinginapartment.Theirrentcannotincrease;therefore,theyarenotindangeroflosingtheirhomes.However,thecriticssaythatafteralongtime,rentcontrolmayhavenegativeeffects.Landlordsknowthattheycannotincreasetheirprofits.Therefore,theyinvestinotherbusinesseswheretheycanincreasetheirprofits.Theydonotinvestinnewbuildingswhichwouldalsoberent-controlled.Asaresult,newapartmentsarenotbuilt.Manypeoplewhoneedapartmentscannotfindany.Accordingtothecritics,theendresultofrentcontrolisashortageofapartmentsinthecity.
Someexpertsarguethattheminimumwagelawcancauseproblemsinthesameway.Thefederalgovernmentsetstheminimumthatanemployermustpayworkers.Theminimumhelpspeoplewhogenerallylookforunskilled,low-payingjobs.However,iftheminimumishigh,employersmayhirefewerworkers.Theywillreplaceworkerswithmachinery.Therefore,otherthingsbeingequal,thenumberofworkersthatemployerswantdecreases.Thus,criticsholdtheopinionthatanincreaseintheminimumwagemaycauseunemployment.Somepoorpeoplemayfindthemselveswithoutjobsinsteadofwithjobsattheminimumwage.
Supportersoftheminimumwagesaythatithelpspeoplekeeptheirdignity.Becauseofthelaw,workerscannotselltheirservicesforlessthantheminimum.Furthermore,employerscannotforceworkerstoacceptjobsatunfairwages.
Economictheorypredictstheresultsofeconomicdecision,suchasdecisionsaboutfarmproduction,rentcontrol,andtheminimumwage.Thepredictionsmaybecorrectedonlyif“otherthingsareequal”.Economistsdonotagreeonsomeofthepredictions.Theyalsodonotagreeonthevalueofdifferentdecisions.Someeconomistssupportaparticulardecisionwhileotherscriticizeit.Economistsdoagree,however,thattherearenosimpleanswerstoeconomicquestions.
28.Thereisthepossibilitythatsettingmaximumrentmay________.
A.causeashortageofapartmentsB.worrythosewhorentapartmentsashomes.
C.increasetheprofitsoflandlords.D.encouragelandlordstoinvestinbuildingapartments.
29.Wecansafelysaythatrentcontrol________.
A.willalwaysbenefitthosewhorentapartments.B.isunnecessary.
C.willproba
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