1、西 安 中 学 高 2018 届 高 三 第 一 次 月 考英 语 试 题本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。 第卷第一部分 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 does the man want to do?A. Reserve a cheap hotel.B. Go to
2、Mexico on business.C. Relax and enjoy himself.2. What will the woman get?A. Carpet cleaner. B. A paper towel. C. A glass of wine.3. Who is the woman?A. Shes a teacher. B. Shes a student. C. Shes an assistant teacher.4. Where are the speakers going?A. To a swimming pool. B. To the beach. C. To a rest
3、aurant.5. Why is the museum important?A. Its the first of its kind in Indonesia.B. It will be built on a small island.C. Its a museum for old art.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
4、各 个 小 题 ， 每 小题 5 秒 钟 ； 听 完 后 ， 各 小 题 将 给 出 5 秒 钟 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. How much does an entrance ticket cost?A. Two dollars. B. Five dollars. C. Seven dollars.7. How does the woman pay?A. In cash. B. By check. C. By credit card.听第7 段材料，回答第8 至10 题。8. Where did the tomato sauce com
5、e from?A. A local farm.B. A store only five miles away. C. The mans own tomatoes.9. How long has the man been interested in cooking?A. For only a short time. B. For his whole life. C. For quite a while.10.What does the woman think of cooking?A. She enjoys it.B. She doesnt have the patience for it.C.
6、 It makes her feel creative.听第8 段材料，回答第1 1 至13 题。11.What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Interviewer and interviewee.B. Husband and wife.C. Neighbors.12.Where did the man go to college?A. In Washington. B. In Texas. C. In Nebraska.13.What is the womans job?A. She is a computer programmer
7、. B. She is a banker. C. She is an artist.听第9 段材料，回答第14 至17 题。14.What did Fitbit say about the recent study?A. It was false. B. It hurt their business. C. They had no comment.15.When does the man use his Fitbit?A. Only when hes exercising.B. During the daytime.C. All the time.16.What does the man th
8、ink of his Fitbit?A. Its uncomfortable to wear.B. It isnt useful. C. Its a good value17.How does the woman sound?A. Interested. B. Bored. C. Upset.听第10 段材料，回答第18 至20 题。18.What is the speaker mainly talking about?A. A free lesson website for teachers. B. A search engine. C. A language program.19.Wher
9、e is Luis von Ahn from?A. Switzerland.B. Guatemala. C. Costa Rica.20.How was Duolingo originally funded?A. By big websites. B. By an actor. C. By schools.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40 分） 第一节 （共15 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。ASports are the base
10、 of my life, next to my mother who raised me when my dad left us. I have been into sports since I was six years old. I have known many coaches and heard hundreds of their tips, but they usually focused on drills to develop my skills and reach the next level of play.When I was in Senior two, I met th
11、e new school basketball coach, Brian Pawloski. I thought I was certain to be selected for the school team since I had been in it the year before. I showed up to the tryouts and put out about 90% effort since I thought Id make it with no problem. That was a big mistake.Brian Pawloski is the hardest-w
12、orking coach I have ever met. He didnt expect 100% effort, he expected 200% effort. One example: he once made us do 40 suicidedrills for the 40 lay-ups(投篮) we missed in a game. Some think this is crazy, but it isnt.After this conditioning practice, as we were getting a cup of cold water to drink, I
13、said, “Coach, that was the best practice I ever had.” I was completely sincere. This man was and is the person who influenced me most at my high school. He expects us to be excellent not just on the court but in the classroom. If I am not working on basketball, I am reading a book that he thinks wil
14、l help us better understand lifes challenges, including Wooden, Coach and The Screwtape Letters.In the first two years I slacked off, not putting forth my full potential. Now, unlike the coaches of my youth, this man was interested in how we did off the court. He always made sure I kept up with my s
15、tudies and was able to be trusted. I can honestly say that no other coach has given me so much advice on how to succeed in basketball, but more importantly, in life. My school is lucky to have such a great person to teach, coach and influence their students. I will always remember my high-school bas
16、ketball days as one of the hardest times I have ever worked in my life not only in basketball but in my growth as an individual.21.Different from other coaches, Coach Brian .A. concentrated on skill trainingB. trained the team to the edge of deathC. expected the team to do well in their studiesD. as
17、ked the team to do more reading than training22.The underlined phrase “slacked off” in the last paragraph probably means .A. paid no attention B. showed no interestC. had less passion D. made less effort23.In the authors eyes, Coach Brian is.A. strict and helpful B. hardworking and honestC. skilled
18、and cruel D. professional and seriousBThe elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep. A few dogs started barkingat it. The elephant woke up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety. That didnt stop the elephant. It destroyed a dozen houses and injur
19、ed several people. The villagers were scared and angry. Then someone suggested calling Parbati, the elephant princess.Parbati Baruas father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer. He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walk. He also taught her the dangerous art of the elep
20、hant round-up - how to catch wild elephants.Parbati hasnt always lived in the jungle. After a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was sent to boarding school in the city. But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old life. “Life in the city is too d
21、ull. Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase,” she says.But Parbati doesnt catch elephants just for fun. “My work,” she says, “is to rescue man from the elephants, and to keep the elephants safe from man.” And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing f
22、or many years. Increasingly, the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land. It is now fighting back. Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to guide the animals ba
23、ck to the jungle before they can kill.The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion. A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant. “Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never forget them. They are also more loyal than humans,”
24、she said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant, happy animal. An elephant princess indeed!24.For Parbati, catching elephants is mainly to .A. get long lasting excitement B. keep both man and elephants safeC. send them back to the jungle D. make the angry elephants tame25.Befor
25、e Parbati studied in a boarding school, .A. she spent her time hunting with her fatherB. she learned how to sing love songsC. she had already been called an elephant princessD. she was taught how to hunt tigers26.Indian elephants are getting increasingly angry and they revenge because .A. they are c
26、aught and sent for heavy workB. illegal hunters capture them and kill themC. they are attacked and their land gets limitedD. dogs often bark at them and chase them27.The passage starts with an elephant story in order to explain that in India .A. people easily fall victim to elephants attacksB. the m
27、an-elephant relationship is getting worseC. elephant tamers are in short supplyD. dogs are as powerful as elephantsCOwls and LarksLarks are most likely to be healthy, wealthy and wise, according to the old saying. But those who are early to bed and early to rise do not always have the upper hand,res
28、earchers say. They have found that night owls are generally brighter and wealthier than those able to get up early in the morning.Experts from the University of Madrid carried out tests on around 1,000 teenagers and found that those who preferred to stay up late demonstrated the kind of intelligence
29、 associated with honored jobs and higher incomes. Larks or morning people, however, often acquired better exam results, possibly because lessons are held at the wrong time of day for night owls. The researchers examined the habits and body clocks of the youngsters to determine whether they liked to
30、stay up late and sleep in later in the morning, or preferred to go to bed early and were at their peak in the morning. Schoolperformance and inductive ( 归 纳 的 ) intelligence, or problem solving, were measuredand academic grades in the major subjects were also taken into account. The results showed t
31、hat evening types scored higher than morning types on inductive reasoning, which has been shown to be a good estimate of general intelligence and a strong indicator of academic performance. They also had a greater capacity to think conceptually as well as analytically. Such abilities have been linke
32、d to innovative thinking, more admired occupations and better incomes.Famous night owls include President Obama, Charles Darwin, Winston Churchill, Keith Richards and Elvis Presley. George W Bush, who is regularly in bed by 10 pm, Thomas Edison, Napoleon, Condoleezza Rice who wakes at 4.30 am, and E
33、rnest Hemingway are among those known as larks. Jim Horne, professor of psychophysiology at Loughborough University, said: “Evening types tend to be the more active and creative types, the poets, artists and inventors, while the morning types are the deducers(推 断 者 ), as are often seen with civil se
34、rvants and accountants.” A previous study of USAir Force recruits found evening types were much better at thinking to solve problems than larks.28.What does the word “owl” mean in the text ?A. A bird of prey that flies at nightB. A kind of person who stays up lateC. A kind of person who gets up earl
35、yD. A bird of prey that is a symbol of wisdom29.The following features belong to night owls EXCEPT that .A. Night owls are much healthier, wealthier and wiserB. Night owls stay up late and sleep later in the morningC. Night owls have a strong ability of inductive reasoningD. Night owls are expert in
36、 analyzing and innovative thinking30.Whats the authors attitude towards night owls?A. Doubtful. B. Objective. C. Subjective. D. Negative.31.According to the passage, which of the following is true?A. The early bird will catch the worm.B. Morning types have a tendency to do some creative jobs.C. Nigh
37、t owls usually do poorer in the examinations than larks.D. President Obama and George W Bush are models of night owls.DEvery day we are exposed to images, videos, music and news. In this age of visualand aural听觉 的 hyper-stimulation（ 过度 刺激 , the medium of radio is making a greatcomeback.“Were at the
38、beginning of a golden age of audio,” said US-based podcaster（播客）Alex Blumberg in an article in The Sydney Morning Herald. In the last month alone, 15 percent of US adults listened to a radio podcast. These statistics, released by Edison Research, show the successful evolution of traditional radio br
39、oadcasts to the present days digital podcast format. The term “podcast” was invented in 2004, but the trend only started gaining mainstream popularity in recent years. With the sharp increase in consumer demand for smartphones and tablets, podcast sales have jumped.The appeal of the podcast partly l
40、ies in its multiplatform delivery and on-demand capabilities ( 功 能 ). You can listen during those extra minutes of the day when yourewalking to the shops, waiting in a queue or riding the subway. Similar to television shows, podcasts are generally free to download and most offer new content every we
41、ek.Donna Jackson, 22, Sydney University media graduate, listens to podcasts two or three times a week, via iTurns. “I listen while Im wandering around the house doing something else. It makes completing a boring task much more enjoyable And its an easy way of keeping in touch with whats going on in
42、the rest of the world,” she said, “I mainly listen to BBC podcasts, but recently Ive also been listening to This American Life and Serial. They have a special skill to really draw you in.”Unlike television and music, the audio format has the potential to create a deep impression on readers. Blumberg
43、 says this owes to the podcasts ability “to create close relationship and emotional connection.” Sydney University undergraduate Hazel Proust, majoring in social work and arts, agrees. “When youre listening, it feels as if the voice of the podcasts storyteller is talking directly to you. Its comfort
44、ing,” said Proust.It seems the age-old tradition of verbal storytelling is very much alive and well.32.From the first two paragraphs, we can learn that .A. traditional broadcast has come backB. Americans love listening to the radioC. podcasts have become very popular todayD. smartphones sell well be
45、cause of podcasts33.The writer mentions Donna Jackson mainly to .A. tell how young people relax themselvesB. explain why young people like podcastsC. introduce what programs podcasts are presentingD. show how popular podcasts are presenting34.Paragraph 5 is mainly about .A. the influence of radios B
46、. the advantage of podcastsC. readers impression on radios D. peoples reaction to the medium35.What is probably the best title of the passage?A. Return of Radio B. Opinions of PodcastC. Features of Radio D. Technology of Podcast第二节（共5 小题；每小题2 分，满分10 分） 根据短文内容， 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 选项中有两项为多余选项。The
47、average computer user has between 5 and 15 username/password combinations to log in different kinds of accounts. Some demand you use a specific number of symbols and digits, while others require you to change your password every 60 days. The feeling of confusion resulting from memorizing these login
48、 information has grown so common that it actually has a name: password fatigue(疲 劳 ).Having to remember so many different passwords is annoying, but it can also be dangerous. Because it is virtually impossible to remember a unique password for each of these accounts, many people leave handwritten li
49、sts of usernames and passwords on or next to their computers. 36 While these practices make it easier to remember login information, they also make it easier for thieves to hack into accounts.Single Sign-On (SSO) confirmation and password management software can help solve this problem. With SSO, users only need to remember one password to login to the main system. 37 SSO software is typically used by large companies, schools, or libraries.38 If a user loses or forgets the password required to log in to SSO software, the user will then
