1、桃江县第一中学 2017 届高三第一次月考英 语时量：120 分钟 满分：150 分第卷第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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 would the man like to drink?AA beer. B. A coffee
2、. C. A juice.（ ）2.What does the man order?A. Roast lamb. B. Beef steak. C. Roast beef.（ ）3.Where is the lab?A. At the right comer. B. On this avenue. C. In the computer building. （ ）4.Where are the speakers?A. At a lake. B. At a restaurant. C. At a tennis court.（ ）5.What does the man mean?A. Airplan
3、e is a better transport.B. They wont get tickets.C. Train can be an alternative.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.How much should the man pay?A. $281. B
4、. $201. C. $258.（ ）7.Where are the speakers?A. At the customs. . At a caf. C. At a hotel.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。（ ）8.Where are the speakers?A. At a travel agency. B. At a library. C. At a bookstore.（ ）9.What does the man want?A. A cartoon book. B. A simple travel guide. C. A specific brochure.听第 8 段材料，回
5、答第 10 至 12 题。（ ）10.What does the woman want to send home?A. Some drags. B. A parcel. C. A letter. （ ）11.What does the man think of airmail?A. Expensive but faster. B. Faster but unreliable.C. Expensive but unreliable.（ ）12.Where does the woman want to go to first?A. A post office. B. A drug store. C
6、. A supermarket.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。（ ）13. What field has the woman been working in?A. Education. B. Literature. C. Publishing. （ ）14. How long had the woman been the head of her group?A. 10 years. B. 3 years. C. 7 years.（ ）15. What do we know about the woman?A. She published an article a year.B.
7、 She made the yearbook every year.C. She wrote a textbook a year.（ ）16.What kind of job would the woman like?A. A part-time volunteer job.B. A full-time teaching job.C. A 9-5 office job.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。（ ）17.What was the womans first purpose of going to Bond?A. To join in a party. B. To buy
8、shoes. C. To buy a hat.（ ）18.Why did the woman go to the chemists?A. To buy face powder. B. To buy face cream. C. To get a toothbrush.（ ）19.Where did the woman leave her watch?A. At Bond. B. At the watchmakers. C. At the chemists.（ ）20.Where did the woman get her lipsticks usually?A. From Paris. B.
9、From New York. C. From India.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 。ASaturday, March 24thWe have arrived in the hot, wet city of Bangkok. This is our first trip to Thailand(泰国). All the different smel
10、ls make us want to try the food. We are going to eat something special for dinner tonight. The hotel we are staying in is cheap, and very clean. We plan to stay here for a few days, visit some places in the city, and then travel to Chiang Mai in the North.Tuesday, March 27thBangkok is wonderful and
11、surprising! The places are interesting. We visited the famous market which was on water, and saw a lot of fruits and vegetables. Everything is so colorful, and we have taken hundreds of photos already! Later today we will leave for Chiang Mai. We will take the train north, stay in Chiang Mai for two
12、 days, and then catch a bus to Chiang Rai.Friday, March 30thOur trip to Chiang Rai was long and boring. We visited a small village in the mountains. The village people here love the quiet life-no computers or phones. They are the kindest people I have ever met. They always smile and say “ hello”. Ka
13、thy and I can only speak a few words of Thai, so smiling is the best way to show our kindness. I feel good here and hope to be able to come back next year. （ ）21. The diaries above show the writers _ days in Thailand. A. 30 B. 3 C. 7 D. 15（ ）22. It seems that visitors _ in Bangkok. A. cant take any
14、photos B. can enjoy themselves C. often feel hungry D. can always find cheap things（ ）23. Which of the following is TRUE? A. Chiang Mai is a beautiful city in the south of Thailand.B. The writer left Chiang Mai for Chiang Rai by bus.C. Chiang Rai is a boring city in the mountains.D. The writer is tr
15、aveling alone in Thailand. BIt was in the Victorian Era(维多利亚时期 ) that the novel became the leading form of literature in English. Most writers were more concerned to meet the tastes of the middle class. The best known works of the period included the works of Charles Dickens and the Bront sisters an
16、d others.Charles Dickens came on the literary scene in the 1830s. Dickens wrote vividly about London life and the struggles of the poor. Most of his works were written in a very humorous style, which was popular with readers of all classes. The Bront sisters were English writers of the 1840s and 185
17、0s. They began to write from early childhood. In 1846 they published the first book at their own expense as poets; however, their book attracted little attention, selling only two copies. Then the sisters turned to writing novels, each producing a novel in the following year. An interest in rural ma
18、tters and the changing social and economic situation of the countryside may be seen in the novels of Thomas Hardy and a number of others. Literature for children developed as a single style. Some works became wellknown, such as those of Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear. Adventure novels were written fo
19、r adults but are now generally grouped in the list for children. Helen Beatrix Potter was an English author at the end of the Victorian Era, best known for her childrens books, which featured animal characters. In her thirties, Potter published the highly successful childrens book The Tale of Peter
20、Rabbit in 1902.（ ）24What can we know about Charles Dickens from the text?A. He described the struggles of the poor in London.B. He showed an interest in rural matters in his writing.C. He focused on changing social and economic situation of the countryside. D. He published the highly successful chil
21、drens book.（ ）25Which is TRUE about the Bront sisters?A. They were English writers of the 1830s.B. They paid to have their first book published. C. They began their writing from adulthood.D. Their first book was successful.（ ）26The author states in the last paragraph that_A. society changed rapidly
22、in the Victorian EraB. Thomas Hardy was not as famous as Lewis Carroll C. Edward Lear was famous for writing about animalsD. adventure novels were not written for children at first（ ）27This text is mainly about _. A. literature in the Victorian Era B. writing styles in the Victorian EraC. famous wor
23、ks in the Victorian Era D. the importance of literature in the Victorian EraCMusic is magic! Music speaks louder than words and it is a “language” that the whole world can understand. A piece of music can produce a response in the heart and mind. Like feeling an electrical current or receiving a per
24、sonal radio signal, music has a spiritual effect on a person. Different kinds of music influence people in different ways. I have listened to music all my life. When I was twelve years old, the Beatles came to America and my whole world opened up. Maybe young people today cannot understand the influ
25、ence of the Beatles when they exploded across America. Their influence changed the way we dressed, looked, acted and spoke. even our culture. The Beatles arrived in America from the UK just under three months after the assassination(暗杀) of President John Kennedy, which had put America into a great d
26、epression. And the freshness and lively spirit of the Beatles was exactly what the country needed to refresh itself. Music links the heart of the hearer with that of the composer. This means that it mixes the spirit of the composer with your spirit when you listen to it. And the music can take your
27、spirit out of your body and transport you into another world. Music has a great way of touching people. Music can make you laugh, cry or shout. Its also a great source of inspiration. Try this one day and notice what happens: make yourself a cup of tea, sit on your sofa and play one of your favorite
28、 songs. Close your eyes, and soon youll find yourself creating vivid mental imagesmatching the music that you are listening to. （ ）28Music has magical power because it _. A. is a kind of language B. can be played much louder than wordsC. receives a personal radio signalD. can influence a persons spi
29、rit（ ）29One can learn from the second paragraph that the Beatles _A. were the biggest band in American historyB. are not accepted by modern American peopleC. appeared at a special time in American politicsD. represented the roots of American culture（ ）30One will do all of the following while listeni
30、ng to music EXCEPT _A. feeling very refreshed B. having emotional changesC. painting some vivid pictures D. feeling inspired by the composer（ ）31It can be inferred from the passage that the author _A. has been influenced by the BeatlesB. enjoys drinking tea in his spare timeC. admires President John
31、 Kennedy very muchD. likes to match his own feeling with that of the composer DMeeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal. Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.Different cul
32、tures emphasize (强调) the importance of relationship building to a greater or less degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in “small talk“, usually over a glass of tea, bef
33、ore they do any job. In many European countries - like the UK or France - people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand. I had expected my sp
34、eech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled. After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, b
35、ut people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact,
36、 this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment will offer a wonderful
37、 chance for us to learn from each other.( ) 32. In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to _.A. get to know each other B. share the same cultureC. keep each other company D. develop closer relations ( ) 33. The author mentions his experience in Thailand to sho
38、w that _.A. the English prefer to make long speeches B. even talk and silence can be culturally differentC. too many words are of no use D. people from Thailand are quiet and shy by nature( ) 34. According to the text, how can people from different cultures understand each other better?A. By recogni
39、zing different values. B. By sharing different ways of life.C. By accepting different habits. D. By speaking each others languages.( ) 35. What would be the best title for the text?A. How to Understand Each Other. B. Multicultural Environment. C. How to Build Up a Relationship D. Cross-Cultural Diff
40、erences 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。How to Build Healthy Interpersonal RelationshipHuman beings are social creatures and thrive(茁壮成长) in relationships with others. A healthy part to be a well-rounded, happy individual is engaging in healthy relationships with
41、others. These friendships can provide safe environments in which individuals can thrive and help promote general well-being. _36_1Know your worth.One of the first steps in building healthy interpersonal relationships is understanding ones value. When an individual is aware of and treasures what he o
42、r she has, the building of relationships can be founded on that knowledge. _37_. Everyone has talents. When this worth is discovered, a person can then make use of these skills in approaching interpersonal relationships. If someone is a good listener, showing how to develop this skill can attract re
43、lationships with individuals who have a need for this talent.2Recognize the value of others._38_ In a healthy interpersonal relationships, both parties should be respected and feel as if they are valued in the friendship. When contributions to the relationship become onesided, the relationship will
44、move from healthy to unhealthy. 3_39_Another way to build healthy relationships is to make friends with someone who shares the same value systems and lifestyles. Knowing that a friend will not request something from an individual will help to foster trust in the relationship. _40_The relationship ca
45、n grow on this familiarity. Trust can also develop from these similarities and go a long way in fostering a healthy friendship.A. Also, having the same lifestyle can provide a link of familiarity.B. A healthy interpersonal relationship cannot be built on dishonesty.C. Seek out individuals with simil
46、ar value systems.D. Be true to yourself.E. Everyone has worth.F. Here are some tips to build healthy interpersonal relationships.G. Along with understanding ones worth is recognizing and understanding the worth of others.第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节 ，满分 45 分)第一节 完形填空(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
47、项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My mother was a responsible teacher and she retired. So I decided to give her one of my old computers to help her pass the time. She had a little bit of computer 41 , so I just set it up for her and let her 42 with it on her own. As time went on, I 43 the com
48、puter was hardly touched. She said she didnt know 44 to use it. I decided to teach her. I sat and 45 everything and she seemed OK with what I said. Unfortunately, my sister called me at that moment 46 we talked on the phone for an hour. Then when I saw her again, she was sitting in front of the computer, looking
