1、2018 届青海省西宁二十一中高三上学期 12 月月考英语试卷 (试卷满分 150 分，考试时间为 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答案。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. When might Peter arrive?A. At 3:15. B. At 3:30. C. At 3:45.2. How would the woman like the ap
2、plication to be sent?A. By post. B. By fax. C. By e-mail.3. Why is the man unhappy?A. He hasnt been well prepared for the exam.B. He was scolded by his maths teacher.C. He didnt get a satisfying grade.4. What does the woman do?A. A police officer. B. A ticket seller. C. A driver.5. What does the man
3、 think about Susan?A. She is like many other people.B. She always keeps her word.C. She is tougher than men.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。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。请听第 6 段材料，回答 6 至 7 题。6. Who is Felix?A. The
4、 man. B. The womans husband. C. A character in the womans book.7. What kind of novel is Hot Lips?A. A romantic one. B. A detective one. C. A political one.请听第 7 段材料，回答 8 至 9 题。8. Where are the speakers?A. At a club. B. At the mans house. C. At the womans house.9. What are the speakers mainly talking
5、 about?A. Music. B. Dance. C. Wine.请听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Why is the man unwilling to go to Florida?A. Its too expensive. B. Its too boring. C. Its too crowded.11. What did the speakers do last year?A. They went skiing.B. They attended a New Years Eve party.C. They travelled around Sky Valley R
6、esort.12. How does the woman feel in the end?A. Worried. B. Annoyed. C. Excited.请听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. How to save energy.B. How to look after animals.C. How to protect the environment.14. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher
7、 and student.B. Customer and salesman.C. Interviewer and interviewee.15. How many miles does the man plan to drive this year?A. About 8,000. B. About 9,000. C. About 10,000.16. How many aspects does the man mention?A. One. B. Two. C. Three.请听第 10 段材料，回答 17 至 20 题。17. What did the speaker and his wif
8、e do the other day?A. They went fishing. B. They went rock climbing. C. They went swimming.18. What was the weather like during the trip?A. It became windy halfway.B. It began to rain later.C. It was cloudy at the beginning.19. What happened to the boat right after the speaker got back into it?A. It
9、 didnt work. B. It got stuck in rocks. C. It was crashed into rocks.20. How were the speaker and his wife rescued?A. The local fisherman pulled them out of water.B. The local fisherman searched the island for them.C. Another boat pulled them to the mainland with a line.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15
10、 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。ARoad tripMotorhome delivery offers great family holidays. For just $ 1 a day, you can hire a fully-equipped motorhome, which you deliver to a specific destination within some days and kilometers. You then hire another one to get home or take
11、 a bus or train. Your only other expense will be fuel and about $ 20 a day for parking fees. To learn more, visit Plan aheadFor a comfortable break, flexibility with times, dates and places helps lower the cost. Find a few hotels you like, ask about their vacant rooms, then wait a few weeks and cal
12、l again. If they still have rooms, youre at an advantage to ask for a better price. Lots of last-minute deals are online. Watif (.au) has deals on hotels that have dropped their prices so low. You dont know where youre staying until its booked, but anywhere with four or five stars has to be fairly g
13、ood.Back to natureWild camping appeals to nature lovers and costs nothing. This is forbidden on beaches and parks in most urban areas, but you can turn up in more distant areas as long as nobody owns the land, Youll need to take everything with you and may need to shop on eBuy (.au). If youre a camp
14、ing beginner, be aware of safety measures and get your questions answered on the Internet.Swap meetHow about a home swap? For a $ 250 yearly joining cost, you can stay in someones home in an international place of your choice while they or someone else stays in yours. Find out more at .au.21. Where
15、can you get the information about motorhomes?A. .B. .au.C. .au.D.au.22. What helps to pay less for rooms in a hotel?A. Choosing hotels with four or five stars.B. Bargaining prices through the Internet.C. Waiting for some time before booking.D. Deciding on rooms as early as possible.23. Whats the adv
16、ice for camping beginners?A. Keep in touch with eBey.B. Watch out for possible dangers.C. Stayaway from no-mans land.D. Take only what you need.24. Whats the purpose of the text?A. To teach the importance of running away from work.B. To introduce new destinations for nature lovers.C. To show the adv
17、antages of online service.D. To help people have fun at less expense.BOne time a young man, who hoped to study law, wrote to Lincoln for advice, and Lincoln replied, “If you are determined to make a lawyer of yourself, the thing is more than half done already. Always bear in mind that your own deter
18、mination to succeed is more important than any other one thing.”Lincoln knew. He had gone through it all. He had never, in his entire life, had more than a total of one years schooling. And books? Lincoln once said he had walked to borrow every book within fifty miles of his home. A fire was usually
19、 kept going all night in the small house and he read by the light of it.He walked twenty or thirty miles to hear a speaker and, returning home, he practiced his talks everywherein the fields, in the woods, before the crowds. He joined several societies and practiced speaking on the topics of the day
20、.A lack of confidence always troubled him. In the presence of women he was shy and dumb. Even when he was in love with Mary Todd, he used to sit there, nervous and silent, unable to find words, listening while she did the talking. Yet that was the man who, by practice and home study, made himself in
21、to the speaker who debated with the famous speaker Douglas! That was the man who, in Gettysburg address rose to the heights of eloquence (雄辩) that have seldom been achieved in all the human history.Small wonder that, speaking of his own great barriers and painful struggle, he wrote, “If you are dete
22、rmined to make a lawyer of yourself, the thing is more than half done already.”25. What does the underlined word “it” (in Paragraph 2) refer to?A. Earning a fortune. B. Making a living.C. Asking for advice. D. Becoming a lawyer.26. What is the key point of the fourth paragraph?A. Lincolns courage. B
23、. Lincolns position.C. Lincolns progress. D. Lincolns eloquence.27. What is the most vital spirit reflected in Lincolns story above?A. Believing in oneself. B. Keeping on practicing hard.C. Overcoming difficulties. D. Sticking to ones determination.CScientists made a great break through this year in
24、 England when the first “test tube“ baby was born The birth was the result of many years of research by doctorsThe doctors did the research in groups to help the women who cannot conceive a baby in the normal wayWhat happened when the baby was born “from a test tube“? Well, the baby did not literall
25、y grow in a test tubeThe first stage of the process was that the egg from the woman and the sperm from the man were put together in the test tubeAfter all, the embryo（胚胎）was put into the womb （子宫） of a womanThis process was difficultBut it was successful, so the baby was eventually born, like any ot
26、her, from a woman, only the woman wasnt the babys real mother, but a sort of “carrier“ of a baby produced by another coupleObviously, this method is to help to couples who cant have children because of physical problems in the womanBut very difficult moral problems arise in the kind of situationTake
27、 it for instance, a case that happened this yearA couple who wanted a baby advertised for a woman to have a child by the father of the coupleThey offered the woman a lot of moneyThe woman was made pregnant by artificial insemination（人工受精）; in this case, the woman “employed“ to bear the child was its
28、 real motherWhen the baby was born, the woman refused to give it back to the coupleBut, in the eyes of the law, the woman had a right to keep the children because she was its biological motherYou could argue that we should change the law to deal with this kind of situationIn earlier times, there wer
29、e always healthy babies needing adoption, because family planning methods were not so effective as they are nowThese days, however, most of the children who can be adopted are over six years old, often handicapped（残疾） in some waySo a couple who want a young healthy baby cannot always adopt one, this
30、 is why the “test tube“ baby is in demandBut is it normally right to use this method? Should we temper with nature in this way? Even if we change the law, would this be the right step to take ?28The birth of the first “test-tube“ baby is a great advance _Aon medical science Bin birth controlC on the
31、 research for babies Din the lives of married women29When we say a baby was born “from a test-tube“, we mean_ Athe baby didnt develop in the womb of a womanB the baby has no biological parents C the embryo was formed in the test tubeDthe baby grew in the test-tube before it was born 30According to t
32、he law, who has right to keep the baby produced by the artificial method?AThe couple who want a baby B The biological mother of the childC The person who pays the money to the real motherDThe father who advertises for a biological mother31According to the passage, people need “test-tube baby“ becaus
33、e_ Afamily planning methods are not effectiveB they cant always adopt a young healthy babyC they are unwilling to adopt a childDthere are so many babies needing adoptionDGerman artist HA Schult is an unusual artist who uses trash (废旧物) to make sculptures. “We are living in the time of garbage,” says
34、 Schult. “I created a thousand sculptures of garbage. They are a mirror of ourselves.” Here, Schult was talking about his 1,000 trash sculptures in the form of humans. He first exhibited them in 1996 in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.“They are social sculptures,” he explains. “Th
35、ey are not only sculptures for the eyes. They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live in a time of garbage.” So far, Schults social sculptures have been on show in Paris, in Moscows Red Square, on the Great Wall of China, and in the desert next to the Giza Pyramids near Cairo.HA Schults work
36、is unforgettable. Although his work has had a big influence on the art world, Schult remains modest about his creations:”Artists have to learn every time. We are not important. All that counts is the time in which we are living.”Trash art has been around for years. But it seems that only the popular
37、 artists are regarded as true artists when working with trash. Why cant common people be considered artists when they use the same things and change them into some form of personal art? Maybe its because we all have our own preset ideas of what art is and isnt, or who artists are or should be.You ca
38、n be an artist like Schult if you try. Look at used metal cans. What might be done with them? Imagine them in any number of new uses, or imagine them simply as an art form. What about boxes or clothing? Boxes can usually serve as new storage containers and houses for pets. And clothing? Imagine taki
39、ng old clothes and turning them into hats or hanging organizers.32. What do we know about Schults sculptures?A. They served as garbage containers.B. They reflected environmental issues.C. They were first shown in Paris, France.D. They were to raise economic awareness.33. HA Schults artistic works al
40、so get the message across that an artist must .A. be socially responsible B. be as modest as possibleC. make garbage recyclable D. take diverse artistic forms34. According to the last 2 Paragraphs, the author probably agrees that .A. it takes talent to be a trash artist B. preset ideas are important
41、 to artistsC. trash art cant be seen as a real art form D. average people can also make trash artists35. Which of the following is the best title for the text?A. Could You Be a Trash Artist? B. What Are Social Sculptures?C. Do You Know About Trash Art? D. How Can We Deal with Used Cans?第二节（共 5 小题；每小
42、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。4 Key Strategies for Running to Lose Weight As one of the most active exercises out there, running is an extremely efficient way to bum calories and lose weight. A 150-pound person will bum approximately 100 calories per mile when running. 36 1.
43、 Healthy Eating is the First StepIf you want to lose weight by running, keep in mind that youll only lose pounds if you burn more calories than you consume. To lose a pound, you have to bum, through exercise or life functions, about 3500 calories. 37 Runners do have special nutrition needs, but the
44、basic principles for healthy eating still apply. Try choosing smaller portions of high-fat and high-calorie foods and eating more whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.2. Follow a training scheduleSticking to a training schedule is a simple way to stay motivated to run. 38 So its much harder to postp
45、one or skip workouts. Following a schedule can also help you avoid a running injury by not increasing your mileage too quickly.3. Run regularlyIf you dont want to follow a schedule, you still need to have some consistency with your running because you wont lose weight by running once a week. Its bes
46、t to get some activity every day. 39 If you find that your motivation to run is suffering, follow some necessary tips to get inspired.4. 40 Incorporating speed work or interval training (running at a very fast speed for short intervals of time) into your running routine can also help your weight los
47、s efforts. Speed work bums a great amount of calories in a short period of time. Youll also increase your muscle mass, causing you to bum more calories throughout the day.A. Keep it challengingB. Eat for PerformanceC. Youll know exactly what you need to do every day and each run builds on the next.D
48、. So youll need to combine running with a healthy diet.E. If youre hoping to use running to lose weight, here，s some advice on how to be successful.F. Here are ways to improve your running motivation.G. But if thats not possible, try to shoot for at least 3-4 times per week.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 完型填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A. 、B 、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。People often fall ill because of me. 41 , they can hardly blame me; it is largely their own 42 . A tired person may get 43 , especially when he goes to crowded places with polluted air. A sudden change in 44 is ano
