1、2018 届山西省康杰中学高三上学期第一次月考 英语2017.9本试卷共分四部分。满分 150分，时间 120分钟。听力计入总分。考生作答时，将答案填涂在答题卡上，试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 10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 0.5分，满分 2.5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，你将有 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.
2、What does the man want to do?A. Take photos. B. Buy a camera. C. Help the woman.2. What are the speakers talking about?A. A noisy night B. Their life in town C. A place of living.3. Where is the man now?AOn his way. BIn a restaurant. CAt home4. What will Celia do?AFind a player. BWatch a game. CPlay
3、 basketball.5What day is it when the conversation takes place?ASaturday. BSunday. CMonday.第二节 （共 15小题；每小题 0.5分，满分 7.5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 ，
4、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，回答 6、7 题。6What is Sara going to do?ABuy John a gift. BGive John a surprise CInvite John to France.7What does the man think of Saras plan?AFunny. BExciting. CStrange.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8Why does Diana say sorry to peter?AShe has to give up her t
5、ravel pan.BShe wants to visit another city.CShe needs to put off her test.9. What does Diana want Peter to do?A. Help her with her study.B. Take a book to her friend.C. Teach a geography lesson.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Why does the man call the woman?A. To tell her about her new job.B. To ask abou
6、t her job program.C. To plan a meeting with her.11. Who needs a new flat?A. Alex. B. Andrea. C. Miranda.12. Where is the woman now?A. In Baltimore. B. In New York. C. In Avon.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What does Jan consider most important when he judges a restaurant?A. Where the restaurant is.B. Wh
7、ether the prices are low.C. How well the food is prepared.14. When did Jan begin to write for a magazine?A. After he came back to Sweden.B. Before he went to the United States.C. As soon as he got his first job in 1982.15. What may Jan do to find a good restaurant?A. Talk to people in the street. B.
8、 Speak to taxi drivers. C. Ask hotel clerks.16. What do we know about Jan?A. He cooks for a restaurant. B. He travels a lot for his work. C. He prefers American food.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题17. What do we know about the Plaza Leon?A. Its a new building. B. Its a small town C. Its a public place18. Wh
9、en do parents and children like going to the Plaza Leon?A. Saturday nights B. Sunday afternoons C. Fridays and Saturdays.19. Which street is known for its food shops and markets?A. Via del Mar Street B. Fernando Street. C. Hernandes Street20. Why does the speaker like Horatio Street best ?A. It has
10、an old stone surface. B. It is named after a writer. C. It has a famous university.第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分 60分）第一节 (共 15 个小题，每小题 3 分，满分 45 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。AWhen youre having a hard time with your homework or when youre preparing for your term paper, these student-focuse
11、d websites can help you with just about anything you need. The key to getting the most out of these online resources is to know how they can best be used to your advantage.FacebookAlthough Facebook can be one of your biggest time-wasters and distractions when you are supposed to be getting work done
12、, it can also be one of your most valuable resources. Most of your classmates will probably have a Facebook account, so anyone you need to connect with about a class you missed or about a problem is usually just a few clicks away.SparkNotesWith a free library of history timeline, philosophy study gu
13、ides and library summaries, SparkNotes has covered just about any reading-related jam you find yourself in. Just run a search for the book, play, or short summary of the material you are supposed to read.ADo you finish every term with many expensive textbooks you will never open again? Instead of le
14、tting the money spent go to waste, get back some of your cash by selling your books on Amazon.RateMyPChoosing new classes can sometimes be like trying to pick out your clothes in the dark, a total guessing game. Which teacher gives out the hardest problem sets? How much homework will that history pr
15、ofessor give you every week? At RateMyP, students all over the country rate their professors on quality, helpfulness, and how hard their classes are.WikipediaWhile Wikipedia isnt aimed specifically at students, it is difficult to think of another website that does more to reduce the pain of paper wr
16、iting and researching. Wikipedia gives you a quick way to find sources and get the details of almost any topic you need to research all without walking to the library.21. The passage was mainly written to _.A. explain some websites for parentsB. compare some educational websitesC. offer some website
17、s that may help studentsD. introduce different parts of a website22. Which of the following will you most probably refer to, if you need brief ideas for class discussion in reading?A. Wikipedia. B. Facebook. C. SparkNotes. D. A.23. RateMyP is a place _.A. where you can make friends all over the coun
18、tryB. that gives you information about professors in advanceC. where you can communicate with your professorsD. that gives tips on how to get along with your professors24. While you are taking great pains to write a research report, _ can most probably be a help.A. Facebook B. Wikipedia C. A D. Spar
19、kNotesBOne hot summer I was traveling down the freeway on a day trip to Los Angeles. During my journey down the highway, another motorist suddenly started cutting into my lane. Being in the far right lane, my car was forced onto the shoulder of the road. Being an experienced driver, I steered my car
20、 back onto the highway, the motorist drove away without saying anything.While I wasnt very happy with the person for cutting in front of me, I decided to consider it an honest mistakea lack of attention to the lane change or a driver lost in thought. It certainly could not have been done on purpose.
21、 The car sped away after cutting in front of me and was soon out of sight.After a while, I caught up with the same motorist on the side of the road. He was an elderly gentleman who was walking along the side of the freeway on this hot day. With his car stopped on the side of the road and the nearest
22、 services at least twenty miles away, I decided to stop and see what the problem was.The mans car had a flat tire, and while he had a spare tire, he didnt have a jack. I decided to help him and allowed him to sit in my air-conditioned car while I changed his tire. Fifteen minutes later, I was hot, s
23、weaty and dirty, but I did feel good after doing something for someone.25We can infer from the second paragraph that the _.A. motorist didnt pay any attention to the lane changeB. motorist was lost in thought while he was drivingC. motorist cut in front of the author on purposeD. author forgave the
24、motorist26What can we learn from the text?A. Actions speak louder than words. B. An act of kindness can make you feel good.C. No pain, no gain. D. It is no use crying over spilt milk.27Which of the following word can best describe the author?A. Bad-tempered. B. Humorous. C. Hard-working. D. Kind-hea
25、rted.C“De-extinction“，the idea that extinct(绝种的) animals can be brought back through cloning or genetic(基因的) engineering, has attracted the interest of a small group of scientistsThe topic had made the cover of National Geographic MagazineSupporters say they are doing it for moral reasons and becaus
26、e we “miss” the extinct animalsThey blame human exploitation (such as trapping，hunting，habitat destruction) of the extinct animals，but their plans , though they sound exciting，are exploitation in another formConsidering the imperfect science of cloning, de-extinction would cause animals sufferingMos
27、t animals born of such experiments would suffer serious diseases，dying soon after birth or having a shortened lifetime Spanish and French scientists worked for years to bring the Pyrenean ibex, a species of wild goat，back from extinction by cloningIn 2009 , they succeeded only in producing a sick ba
28、by goat that died 10 minutes after birthFor these animals to be born，other animals would live in captivity, in a lab or elsewhere，and serve as mother substitutes(代用品)，routinely having operations as part of the cloning processFor example，elephants would be kept in captivity to carry woolly mammoth(猛犸
29、) babies for nearly two yearsSuch experiments often lead to other animals unhappiness as wellIf extinct animals are successfully brought back，where would they go ?Their original habitats have developed and changed without themThey are unlikely to survive in the natural environment，but，if they do man
30、age to survive，they will affect their environment in unpredictable ways，presenting a new threat to the ecological systemIf the animals born through de-extinction are stuck in zoos and museums instead，what good is that ?It is exploitation，not a solutionIt would be better to apply creative thinking ab
31、out protection to the real-1ife problems of todays world. De-extinction takes attention away from the difficult situation of endangered animals. Discussions about woolly mammoth cloning do nothing to stop the illegal killings of endangered wild African elephantsMoney would be better used to prevent
32、human conflict with wildlife and their ecosystemsLets keep de-extinction in the world of science fiction, learn from our failed past，and protect wild animals and their habitats for the future28. The underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refers to “_”.Ade-extinction Bcloning or genetic engineeringCexpl
33、oitation DNational Geographic Magazine29. In Paragraph 2, examples are given to show that _.A. modern elephant are related to woolly mammothB. scientists should improve the cloning processC. de-extinction does harm to some animalsD. its possible to bring back extinct animals30. What might happen if
34、extinct animals come back to the wild?A. The problem of extinction will be solvedB. They will live in their original habitatsC. The balance of nature may be disturbedD. More endangered animals will be saved31. Whats the authors attitude towards “de-extinction” ?A. Disapproving B. Doubtful C. Support
35、ive D. UncertainDThe regular use of text messages and e-mails can lower the IQ more than twice as much as smoking marijuana (大麻). That is the statement of researchers who have found that tapping away on a mobile phone or computer keypad or checking for electronic messages temporarily reduces the use
36、rs IQ by 10 points. This rate of decline in intelligence compares unfavorably with the four-point drop in IQ associated with smoking marijuana, according to British researchers, who have described the phenomenon of improved stupidity as “infomania”. The research conducted by Hewlett Packard, the tec
37、hnology company, has concluded that it is mainly a problem for adult workers.It is concluded that too much use of modern technology can damage a persons mind. It can cause a constant distraction of “always on” technology when employees should be concentrating on what they are paid to do. Infomania m
38、eans that they lose concentration as their minds remain fixed in an almost permanent state of readiness to react to technology instead of focusing on the task in hand. The report also added that, in a long term, the brain will be shaped a lot by what we do to it and by the experience of daily life.
39、At a microcellular level, the complex networks of nerve cells that make up parts of the brain actually change in response to certain experiences. Too much use of modern technology can be damaging not only to a persons mind, but to their social relationship. 1,100 adults were interviewed during the r
40、esearch. More than 62 per cent of them admitted that they were addicted to checking their e-mails and text messages so often that they scrutinized work-related ones even when at home or on holiday. Half said that they always responded immediately to an email and will even interrupt a meeting to do s
41、o. Nine out of ten thought that colleagues who answered e-mails or messages during a face-to-face meeting were extremely rude. The effects on IQ were studied by Dr. Glenn Wilson, a psychologist at University of London. “This is a very real and widespread phenomenon,” he said. “We have found that inf
42、omania will damage a workers performance by reducing their mental sharpness and changing their social life. Companies should encourage a more balanced and appropriate way of working.”32. The research mentioned in the passage is most probably about _.Athe important function of advanced technologyBthe
43、 damage to ones brain done by unhealthy habitsCthe connection between IQ and use of modern technologyDthe relationship between intelligence and working effectiveness33. We can learn from the passage that infomania _.Ahas a positive influence on ones IQ Bresults from the change of part of the brainCl
44、ies in the problem of lack of concentration Dis caused by too much use of modern technology34. The underlined word “scrutinized” probably means “_”.Aexamined carefully Bcopied patiently Ccorrected quickly Dadmitted freely35. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?A. B. C. D. P1 P2
45、Sp1CPSp2CP1 P2Sp1CPSp2CP1 P2CPP3CP1 P2Sp1CPCSp2 Sp1 Sp2CP: Central Point P: Point Sp: Sub-point (次要点) C: Conclusion第二节 （共 5小题；每小题 3分，满分 15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 2 项为多余选项。注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。How to relax your mindNowadays，people everywhere seem to find less and less time available to t
46、hem, and more and more things to achieve. Its quite common to find people running around like headless chickens meeting deadlines that they create. One doesnt have to live this way, in stress and struggle. _36_ BreathingI cant stress enough the importance of learning how to breathe properly, and not
47、 only when youre stressed, but at all times that you can. Learning how to breathe properly at all times is essential. You should try to deepen and lengthen your breath to lower the stress level and promote relaxation. _37_ RelaxingWe often think that just going to the gym and working out is the righ
48、t way to go to relax ourselves. _38_ A good hard workout is good from time to time, but you are still running at full steam ahead and not giving yourself time to relax. So lighting some fragrant candles, taking a slow hot bath or a shower, or meditating for even 10 minutes will do wonders to help you relax your mind and get out of the stress zone. Let it all out_39_ So calling or meeting up with a person who can listen and empathize with us, is often a great way to
