1、秘密启用前宜昌市 2018 届高三年级元月调研考试试题英 语考试时间：2018 年 1 月 24 日 15:0017:30本试卷共 10 页，81 题。全卷满分 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。祝考试顺利注意事项：1.本试卷分 4 个部分。2.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置，并贴好条形码。3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。 4.考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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，
2、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. When does the girl have to go to bed?A. At 8:00 p.m. B. At 9:00 p.m. C. At 11:00 p.m.2. What is the man mostly worried about?A. The noisy plane. B. The safety of the airplane.C. The service of the air hostess.3. How does the man feel?A. Impat
3、ient. B. Helpless. C. Exhausted.4. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a fruit shop. B. At a candy shop. C. At the womans house.5. What color is the mans toothbrush?A. Blue. B. Green. C. Red.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
4、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. What is the woman satisfied with in her career now?A. The position. B. The salary. C. The environment.7. What will the woman do for her big dream? A. Change a job. B. Go to a night school.C. Stop working to study.听第 7
5、段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8.How much will the man pay in total?A. $20. B. $25. C. $45. 9. How did the man get his shirt dirty?A. By cooking vegetable soup.B. By eating noodles.C. By washing up.10. What day is it today?A. On Tuesday. B. On Monday. C. On Sunday.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. How was the woman last
6、 night?A. She was kept awake. B. She watched TV all night.C. She had a good sleep.12. Whats John fond of?A. Action movies. B. Japanese cartoons. C. Cartoon books.13.What will the woman do? A. Buy earplugs. B. Talk to John. C. Go traveling. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14. Where is the treehouse?A. In Just
7、ins yard. B. In Marys yard. C. In Miss Johnsons yard.15.How will Justin get back to the treehouse?A. By car. B. By bike. C. On foot.16.Why is Justin in a hurry? A. He is afraid of thunder. B. He thinks its going to rain. C. He wants his mother to see the treehouse.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What is
8、 the speaker mainly talking about?A. How to predict an earthquake.B. How to survive an earthquake.C. How to rescue people in an earthquake.18. What do people need to get ready for an earthquake?A. Shelters. B. Cars. C. Blankets.19.What does the speaker suggest people do when an earthquake hits?A. Dr
9、op to the ground. B. Stay by the window. C. Run to the door.20. What does the speaker warn people about at the end of the talk?A. Broken lifts. B. Falling pieces. C. Damaged bridges.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。AWhen it comes
10、to gifts, its not easy to shop for someone when youre not sure what theyre into. Thankfully, Crate and Barrels sister store the modern, fancy version CB2 has a gift collection that is just as beautiful as it is practical. Theyre known for their modern designs. Weve edited a list of some of our favor
11、ite gift ideas from CB2 so youll know just what to get. Galactic Jewelry Box ($21)This jewelry box is not only a place to store your jewels, but it looks like one itself. “Designed by UK-based Seascape Curiosities, the jewelry box brings deep space to your room. Open storage space lined with light g
12、rey cotton velvet holds most-precious possessions,“ CB2 states. The best part? Its under $25.Flamingo Catchall ($29.95)Designed by the British fashion designer Matthew Williamson, this flamingo catchall is a pop of color in every room and offers a secure place to store some of your favorite rings, e
13、arrings, or little items. Not only is it an awesome addition to just about any home, its also a great conversation starter at dinner parties.Heritage Navy Leather Activity Ball ($49)Its a great gift for the man in your life who loves sports. Crafted with design and function in mind, handmade activit
14、y ball (think of it as a smaller basketball) stands up to years of play and even gets better looking with age.“ Its a super addition to any bookshelf.Black Nickel Cocktail Shaker ($24.95)This cocktail shaker starts off with a smoky black finish and fades into grey. Its fashionable, functional, and -
15、 above all easy to clean.21. Which of the following gifts would you like to choose if your brother loves football?A. Flamingo Catchall.B. Galactic Jewelry Box.C. Black Nickel Cocktail Shaker.D. Heritage Navy Leather Activity Ball.22.What can we learn from the passage?A. Galactic Jewelry Box is easy
16、to clean.B. Made by hand, Leather Activity Ball is fragile.C. Flamingo Catchall can inspire people to start a topic.D. Of the four gifts, Black Nickel Cocktail Shaker is the cheapest.23. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To advertise gifts from CB2. B. To explain the functions of gifts.C. To sel
17、l products created by CB2. D. To strike a deal on fashion design.BThey had a dozen children, six boys and six girls, in seventeen years. One reason Dad had so many children was that he was confident anything he and Mother teamed upon was sure to be a success.Our house at Montclair, New Jersey, was a
18、 sort of school for scientific management and the removal of wasted motions or “motion study,” as Dad and Mother named it.Dad took moving pictures of us children washing dishes, so that he could determine how we could reduce our motions and thus hurry through the task. Each child who wanted extra po
19、cket money put forward an offer saying what he would do the job for. The lowest bidder got the contract(合约).Dad put process and work charts in the bathrooms. Every child old enough to writeand Dad expected his children to start writing at a young agewas required to sign their names on the charts in
20、the morning after he had brushed his teeth, taken a bath, combed his hair, and made his bed. At night, each child had to weigh himself, mark the figure on a graph, and sign the process charts again after he had done his homework, washed his hands and face, and brushed his teeth. Mother wanted to hav
21、e a place on the charts for saying prayers, but Dad said as far as he was concerned prayers were voluntary.It was strict management, all right. Yes, at home or on the job, Dad was always the efficiency expert. He buttoned his vest from the bottom up, instead of from the top down, because the bottom-
22、to-top process took him only three seconds, while the top-to-bottom took seven. He even used two shaving brushes to make his face smooth enough, because he found that by so doing he could cut seventeen seconds off his shaving time. For a while he tried shaving with two razors, but he finally gave th
23、at up.“I can save forty-four seconds,” he complained, “but I wasted two minutes this morning putting this bandage on my throat.” It wasnt the injured throat that really bothered him. It was the two minutes.24. Our house was considered a sort of school because my parents _.A. had a team of twelve chi
24、ldrenB. were teaching us how to work wellC. thought they could teach us better at homeD. wanted us to record down our daily activities25.The father asked the children to sign the charts, expecting us to learn _.A. to do things efficientlyB. to obey the rulesC. to manage a big familyD. to look after
25、ourselves26. The father complained one morning because _.A. he should have given up shavingB. his bleeding throat bothered himC. he couldnt shave with two razorsD. he failed to cut short his shaving time27.We can infer from the text that _.A. the author took pride in his fathers managementB. the fat
26、hers work was to teach the children at homeC. the couple were always troubled by their childrenD. the kids had to bid for everything they wantedCAmerican college students are becoming more adventuresome as they study abroad, showing less interests in English-speaking destinations such as Great Brita
27、in and Australia and more in such countries as China, India, Argentina and Brazil.Britain remained the most popular study destination in 2005, according to annual figures from the Institute of International Education, followed by Italy, Spain and France. But the number of American students studying
28、in Britain and Australia descended a little, even as the number of American students abroad rose by 8%. The growth came in non-English speaking European countries and in Asia. China is now the eighth most popular destination for American students, attracting nearly 6,400 in 2005, up 35% from the num
29、ber of the year before. Argentina and India saw increases of more than 50%.Allan Goodman, president of the Institute of International Education, said that a range of factors contributed to the trend, from growing awareness of globalization after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, to progra
30、ms such as former President Bushs National Security Language Initiative, which trains soldiers, intelligence officers and diplomats in foreign languages. “What Americans are doing is waking up and discovering theres a world out there,” he said.Other figures showed the flow of students in the opposit
31、e direction, from foreign countries into American universities. The institute found that international enrollment (入学) in American higher education remained steady at about 565,000. The figures are of keen interest to universities, which depend on foreign students for teaching and research help, and
32、 to policy-makers, who consider it important, as future foreign leaders may be familiar with the United States. The year of 2005 saw big increases in students from South Korea, Mexico and Taiwan of China. India sends the most students and China is No.2. Other countries that show large percentage inc
33、reases in the number of students sent to the US include Nepal and Vietnam, while Japan, Turkey and Malaysia saw declines. About 58% of international students in the US come from Asia.28. The underlined word “descended” in Paragraph 2 most probably means “_”.A. changed B. declined C. multiplied D. in
34、creased29.More American students study in Asia mainly because_.A. they expect to get more teaching and research helpB. they lose confidence in English-speaking countriesC. they are afraid that terrorist attacks will happen againD. they prefer to explore a different world from their own30.In 2005, Am
35、erica admitted the most foreign students from _.A. ChinaB. IndiaC. Argentina D. Britain31. What can be inferred from the passage?A. There were 6,400 American students studying in China in 2005.B. Chinese students to America will overpass Indians in the future.C. Asian students take up a large part o
36、f foreign students in America.D. International enrollment in American higher education changed a lot.DResearch finds out why some people are constantly under attack from the bloodsucking insects while others walk free.For those unfortunate enough to feature highly on the mosquito hit list, summer ni
37、ghtscan be synonymous withmosquito bites. Yet others hardly ever get bitten. So how do the bloodthirsty insects select their victims?The insects tastes may seem arbitrary. However, research shows that when mosquitoes make their choices between potential victims, it all comes down to scent (气味).“Mosq
38、uitoes are attracted by carbon dioxide and heat, which everyone gives off. But mosquitoes are also attracted by certain scents,” says Karl-Martin Vagn Jensen, the head of research at the Department of Agricultural Science at Arhus University.According to Jensen, it has not yet been confirmed exactly
39、 what the scents in question are. But research does indicate that some scents are more attractive to mosquitoes than others.“All the lab employees rubbed petri dishes (培养皿) against their stomachs. In that way, their scents were put on the dishes, which were then put in a container full of mosquitoes
40、,” he says. “The mosquitoes repeatedly landed on some of the petri dishes, but didnt go anywhere near the others.”Perhaps taking inspiration from popular fiction, there are also those who consider garlic as an excellent repellent (驱虫剂 ) against the winged bloodsuckers. According to the researcher, t
41、his strategy may not be entirely fruitless. “As far as I know, there is no scientific proof that eating garlic works. But there may be something to the theory that its possible to mask scent with garlic,” he says. The only reliable method of protection against mosquitoes is to use repellents that ar
42、e sold over the counter. It contains some smells that can confuse the mosquitoes. When the mosquito comes closer, it uses smell, heat and carbon dioxide to decide whether to bite. But if it is confused by a repellent, it will never get that far.32.Which of the following can best replace the phrase u
43、nderlined in Paragraph two?A. Be equal to. B. Be accessible to.C. Be harmful to. D. Be beneficial to.33. What can be inferred about the scents attracting mosquitoes?A. Mosquitoes can be attracted by all kinds of the scents.B. Its certain that some kinds of scents appeal to mosquitoes.C. Mosquitoes a
44、re arbitrary when it comes to different scents.D. The lab employees use petri dishes to deposit their scents.34.What is the main idea of the last paragraph?A. Garlic is considered to be an excellent repellent.B. A new strategy is used in researching repellents.C. Using repellents is an effective way
45、 against mosquitoes.D. The inspiration against mosquitoes is from popular fiction.35.Where is the text most probably taken from?A. Science fiction. B. A biography.C. A medical report. D. A research paper.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。Happiness begins from appr
46、eciationIf you are feeling that life just cannot be any worse for you, it can be challenging to think positive. When stressed, depressed, upset or otherwise in a negative state of mind because you are aware that misfortune keeps occurring, it is important to shift those negative thoughts to somethin
47、g positive. 36 It is often very hard to think positive when so many things are negative, but be sure that someone, somewhere is worse off than you. 37 If you start with one small, positive thing and appreciate it during the course of your day, you will begin to move into a more positive situation and people will start showing up in your life. With appreciation, you will find that over time, you will change your out
