1、2018 届宁夏银川九中高三上学期第三次月考英语试题英语试卷（本试卷满分 150 分） （注：班级、姓名、学号、座位号一律写在装订线以外规定的地方，卷面不得出现任何标记）本试卷分第 I 卷(选择题) 和第 II 卷(非选择题)两部分第 I 卷 选择题( 100 分)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 will
2、the woman do?A. Find a taxi. B. Call Jacks family. C. Stay with Jack.2. What does the woman think of the restaurant?A. Its the worst one. B. Its the best one. C. Its just so-so.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. Life attitudes. B. Making friend. C. Only children.4. Where are the speakers?A. A
3、t a department store. B. At the airport. C. At a restaurant.5. How does the woman usually go to work?A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By taxi.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
4、，回答第 6、7 题。6. What is the woman doing?A. Watching TV. B. Playing computer games. C. Reading a book.7. What is the mans attitude towards the womans idea?A. He is opposed to it. B. He doesnt care about it. C. He is in favor or of it.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Where does the conversation probably take place
5、?A. At school. B. At home. C. On a bus.9. Which subject is the man unsure about in the examination?A. Math. B. English. C. Physics.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. How far did the man walk every day during his trip to Nepal?A. About 10 km. B. About 15 km. C. About 20 km.11. What was the matter with the ma
6、n?A. He didnt have modern equipment.B. He had difficulty in breathing sometimes.C. He couldnt walk quickly in the mountains.12. What did the man enjoy most about the trip?A. The delicious food. B. The beautiful sunshine. C. The clean air.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What is the probable relationship b
7、etween the two speakers?A. Neighbors. B. Policeman and victim. C. Colleagues.14. What is the purpose of the womans visit to the man?A. To borrow his telephone. B. To get information about a theft. C. To ask him to call the police.15. What happened last night?A. The womans car was broken into.B. The
8、womans house was broken into.C. The window of the womans house was smashed.16. What did the woman do last night?A. She worked late. B. She went to a party. C. She bought a CD player. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What is the talk mainly about? A. Qualifications of summer jobs.B. Approaches to finding
9、 summer jobs.C. Warnings about finding summer jobs.18. What should students do if they are offered well-paid jobs with few skills?A. Consider them carefully. B. Turn them down. C. Accept them gladly.19. What does the speaker stress in particular?A. Academic qualifications. B. Administration fees. C.
10、 Occupational safely.20. Who can students turn to for help?A. The police. B. The teachers. C. The speaker.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、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。 AA few years ago, I felt like I was stuck in a rut (车辙), so I decided to follow in the footstep
11、s of the great American philosopher, Morgan Spurlock, and try something new for 30 days. The idea is actually pretty simple. Think about something youve always wanted to add to your life and try it for the next 30 days. It turns out that 30 days is just about the right amount of time Theres a few th
12、ings I learned while doing these 30-day challenges. The first was the time was much more memorable. This was part of a challenge I did to take a picture everyday for a month. I also noticed that as I started to do more and harder 30-day challenges, my self-recognition grew. I went from a desk-dwelli
13、ng computer nerd（电脑迷） to the kind of guy who bikes to work. Even last year, I ended up hiking up Mt. Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. I would never have been that adventurous before I started my 30-day challenges.I also figured out that if you really want something badly enough, you can
14、do anything for 30 days. Have you ever wanted to write a novel? Tens of thousands of people try to write their own 50,000-word novel in 30 days. It turns out that all you have to do is write 1,667 words a day for a month. So I did. So heres my question to you: What are you waiting for? I guarantee y
15、ou the next 30 days are going to pass whether you like it or not, so why not think about something you have always wanted to try and give it a shot.21. The underlined sentence in Paragraph I means “ ”?AI dont like following others footstepsBI thought that I have physical problemsC I felt my life was
16、 unchanged and boringDit seemed that my car broke down22. Which of the following results from the authors 30-day challengers?AGaining a better self-recognition.BFinishing writing a novel.C Being expert at outdoor activities.DHaving a good command of computer.23. Why does the author mention writing a
17、 novel?ATo show the authors achievement.BTo get readers interested in 30-day challenge.C To describe the difficulty in doing 30-day challengers.DTo explain how to do a 30-day challenge.24. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?AFed up with your work?BWays to challenge yourselfC T
18、ry something new for 30 daysDWould you like to satisfy yourself?BWelcome to PrincetonPrinceton University is a vibrant（充满生机的）university. It is the fourth-oldest college in the United States and is an independent institution that provides undergraduate and graduate instruction in the arts and humanit
19、ies, social sciences, natural sciences, and engineering. As a well-known research university, Princeton seeks to achieve the highest levels in the discovery and spread of knowledge and understanding. At the same time, Princeton is distinctive among research universities in its commitment to undergra
20、duate teaching.AcademicsFaculty（教员）, including full time, part time and visiting: 1,238 (spring 2016) Undergraduate student-to-faculty rate: 5:1Departments: 36Schools within the University: School of Architecture, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and Interna
21、tional Affairs.LibraryPrinceton University Library consists of the Firestone Library and nine buildings across campus. The librarys collections include more than 8 million books and impressive rare books, prints and other material that require special handling. The librarys extensive electronic reso
22、urces include databases and journal, images and digital maps. Exhibitions from the librarys rich collections are free and open to the general public.Campus LifeA vast range of cultural, educational, athletic and social activities are available to Princeton students. Getting involved in campus life i
23、s the quickest way to become a part of the University community, and to create ones own Princeton experience. Campus life activities are built around the concepts of encouraging each community member to display his or her talents and to learn to respect all members of our community.Aid ProgramOur ai
24、d program is designed to encourage all qualified students regardless of financial circumstances to consider applying for admission to Princeton. Any family, who feels they may need help to pay for a Princeton education is welcome to apply for aid.For more information, please visit: http:/www. prince
25、ton. edu.25. Among research universities, what is special about Princeton University?A. Its long history. B. Its wide range of courses.C. Its ambition to be the best. D. Its undergraduate teaching. 26. What can be learned about Princeton University Library?A. It is the best research library in the w
26、orld.B. It has many branches across the country.C. All its collections are rare and precious. D. The public neednt pay to attend its exhibitions. 27. The aid program of Princeton University is intended for ?A. students applying for admission to Princeton B. students who are admitted into university.
27、C. any family in need.D. qualified students who cant afford to pay for Princeton. CA machine that takes sweat-laden (浸满汗水的) clothes and turns the sweat into drinking water is in use in Sweden. The machine makes the clothes turn round quickly, heats them to remove the sweat, and then passes the steam
28、 through a kind of special material to make purified water.Since it has been brought into use, its creators say more than 1,000 people have drunk others“sweat” in Gothenburg. They add the liquid is cleaner than local tap water.The device was built for the United Nations child-focused charity UNICEF
29、to promote a campaign highlighting the fact that 780 million people in the world lack access to clean water. The machine was designed and built by the engineer Andreas Hammar, known locally for his appearances on TV tech show “Mekatronik”. He said the key part of the sweat machine was a new water pu
30、rification part developed by a company named HVR.“It uses a technique called membrane distillation (膜蒸馏), ” he told the BBC. “We use a special kind of material that only lets steam through but keeps bacteria, salts, clothing fibers and other things out. They have something similar to the Internation
31、al Space Station, but out machine is cheaper to build. The amount of water it produces depends on how sweaty the person is, but one persons T-shirt typically produces 10ml, about a mouthful.”The device has been put on show at the Gothia Cup-the worlds largest international youth football tournament
32、Mattias Ronge, chief executive of Stockholm-based advertising agency Deo-ortivo, said the machine had helped raise awareness for UNICEF, but in reality had its limitations.“People havent produced as much sweat as we hoped right now the weather in Gothenburg is lousy,” Mattias Ronge said. “So weve eq
33、uipped the machine with exercise bikes and volunteers are cycling like crazy. Even so, the demand for sweat is greater than the supply. And the machine will never be produced in large numbers, since there are better solutions out there such as water purifying pills.”28. Which of the following is the
34、 disadvantage of the sweat machine?A. It takes too long for the machine to produce water.B. It costs a large amount of money to build the machine.C. The amount of water the machine produces is rather limited.D. The water processed by the machine is not clean enough.29. UNICEF is mentioned in the tex
35、t to _.A. show how the sweat machine worksB. tell us who invented the sweat machineC. show the importance of the United NationsD. explain why the sweat machine was invented30. What did Mattias Ronge think of the sweat machine?A. It did not work at all.B. It was not worth popularizing.C. It could onl
36、y be used in summer.D. The water it produced tasted sweet.31. The text is written mainly to tell us that _.A. a better solution to purifying dirty water is discoveredB. 780 million people in the world lack access to clean waterC. a machine which turns sweat into drinking water is inventedD. the pill
37、 which turns dirty water into clean water is producedDModern inventions have speeded up peoples lives amazingly. Motor-cars cover a hundred miles in little more than an hour, aircraft cross the world a day, while computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. Ev
38、ery year motor-cars are produced which go even faster and each new computer boasts (吹嘘)of saving precious seconds in handling tasks.All this saves time, but at a price. When we lose or gain half a day in speeding across the world in an airplane, our bodies tell us so. We get the uncomfortable feelin
39、g known as jet-lag; our bodies feel that they have been left behind in another time zone. Again, spending too long at computers results in painful wrists and fingers. Mobile phones also have their danger, according to some scientists; too much use may transmit harmful radiation into our brains, a co
40、nsequence we do not like to think about.However, what do we do with the time we have saved? Certainly not relax, or so it seems. We are so accustomed to constant activity that we find it difficult to sit and do nothing or even just one thing at a time. Perhaps the days are long gone when we might li
41、sten quietly to a story on the radio, letting imaginations take us into another world.There was a time when some peoples lives were devoted simply to the cultivation of the land or the care of cattle. No multi-tasking there; their lives went on at a much gentler pace, and in a familiar pattern. Ther
42、e is much that we might envy about a way of life like this. Yet before we do so, we must think of the hard tasks our ancestors faced; they farmed with bare hands, often lived close to hunger, and had to fashion tools from wood and stone. Modem machinery has freed people from that primitive existence
43、.32. The new products become more and more time-saving because _.A. time is limited B. the manufacturers boast a lotC. the prices are increasingly high D. our love on speed seems never-ending33. What does “the days“ in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Simple life in the past. B. Times of inventions.C. Imagin
44、ary life. D. Time for constant activity.34. What is the authors attitude towards the modern technology?A. Critical. B. Optimistic. C. Objective. D. Negative.35. What does the passage mainly discuss?A. The present and past times. B. Machinery and human beings.C. Imaginations and inventions. D. Modern
45、 technology and its influence.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。Most drinks stating that they are fruit-flavored (水果味道的) contain no fruit at all, while most of the rest contain only a small quantity of fruit, according to a study carried by the British Food Commissi
46、on.“Shoppers need to check the labels (标签) before buying drinks, though sometimes the actual content can be nonexistent， ” said Food Commission spokesperson Ian Tokelove. “Food production is highly competitive. _36._ It will increase profits, and consumers wont always realize they are being tricked.
47、”Flavorings are focused on the flavors of natural food products such as fruits, meats and vegetables, or creating flavor for foodproducts that do not have the desired flavors. Researchers analyzed the contents of 28 strawberry-flavored products sold in stores. _37_ Of the11 products that did contain
48、 strawberries, five of them contained less than one percent real fruit. In addition, each juice box contained nearly eight teaspoons of sugar._38_ Lets take jam as an example. Some strawberry-flavored jam was labeled as containing no artificial colors, flavors, or sweeteners, but it contained absolutely no strawberries at all._39_ Consumers have the rights to know clearly about what they have bought. Under current UK law, food packages do not have to distinguish between natural and artificial flavoring. “Describing a product a
