1、玉溪一中高2016届高三年级英语月测1 本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。第一卷第1页至第10页。第二卷第11页至第12页。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷 选择题（三部分，共100分）第一部分：听力理解（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 is the woman going to do? A. Leave early. B. Ma
2、ke a speech. C. Join the discussion.2. Which color shirt will the man buy? A. Red. B. Green. C. White.3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Strangers. B. Neighbors. C. Co-workers.4. What do you know about the man? A. Hes going to Mexico. B. Hes worried about the food. C. Hes
3、been to the hotel before.5. What will the woman probably do for the man? A. Clean the house. B. Carry the boxes. C. Cook the dishes.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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What
4、does Harris probably want to do with Olivia? A. Have lunch. B. Watch a movie. C. Go to her office.7. When will Harris and Olivia meet? A. At 6:50. B. At 7:10. C. At 10:00.听下面一段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What does the woman like about the armchair? A. Its size. B. Its color. C. Its design.9. What do we know abou
5、t the speakers armchair at home? A. It is badly broken. B. It is heavy looking. C. It is brown in color.10. What will the speakers probably do about the armchair? A. Wait for a sale. B. Buy it right away. C. Ask for a cheaper price.听下面一段材料，回答第11至12题。11. Where does the woman live? A. Edinburgh. B. Lo
6、ndon. C. York.12. Where are the speakers? A. At the mans home. B. In the mans office. C. At the railway station.听下面一段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Doing research. B. Looking for a job. C. Choosing a college major.14. Where will the man probably find information on i
7、ncomes? A. From the woman. B. On the Internet. C. At the library.15. Why does the man want to get a well-paid job? A. He wants to learn dancing. B. He wants to travel around. C. He wants to help the poor.16. What is the womans attitude toward the man? A. Supportive. B. Impatient. C. Critical.听下面一段独白
8、，回答第17至20题。17. What is Londons West End? A. A street full of buses and cars. B. A well-known shopping area. C. A famous department store.18. When will people light the Christmas tree on Trafalgar Square? A. On 6 December. B. On 10 December. C. On 23 December.19. How do people in London celebrate the
9、 beginning of the New Year? A. By setting off fireworks. B. By singing Christmas songs. C. By watching the parade on TV.20. What is the purpose of this speech? A. Introduce the best shopping district in London. B. Encourage people to buy the Christmas trees. C. Welcome people to visit London in Dece
10、mber.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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ASam Allred suffers from a rare and incurable kidney (肾脏) disease. One day, when his sister was playing a song repeatedly, Sam sang along. His sister thought it was funny so she recorded it and posted the vide
11、o online. The video and Sam became a hit. Only 8 years old at the time, he couldnt have expected the response. “(The television show) The Doctors called and wanted me on their show so they paid for me to go to California,” says Sam, now 13, “and we got to stay in a hotel where all the movie stars st
12、ayed.” During that visit to California, Angie Allred, Sams mother, had an idea about Sam writing a childrens book. Together, she and Sam wrote Opening Hearts, which tells Sams experience of living with a chronic (慢性的) illness. “I wrote the book to teach people to be kinder to people,” Sam says. More
13、over, Sam wanted to send pillows to sick children staying in hospitals around the country to make their stay more comfortable, an idea that came from a time when he was in the hospital. “A few kind boys came in with pillows and they gave me one and it meant a lot to me that someone cared about kids
14、in the hospital,” says Sam. Angie thought of starting a nonprofit organization to provide a way for people to contribute money to realize Sams ideas. She named the nonprofit Kindness for Kids. Since then, Sam has taken pillows to children staying at Providence Hospital in Anchorage. Sams father, Sco
15、tt Allred, owns a small business that contracts (承包) shipping services with FedEx Ground. He asked the company for help.“FedEx Ground learned about Sams pillow project,” says Erin Truxal, manager of public relations for FedEx Ground. “We thought, What a perfect way for us to get involved.” The compa
16、ny provided shipping services for Sam to ship about 5,000 pillows to hospitals. Sam wants to send more pillows to all of the childrens hospitals in every state. His goal is simple: “Kids in the hospital as happy as they were before they got sick,” he says. 21. We can learn from the text that Sam All
17、red _.A. was a healthy boy B. was popular at an early ageC. sang the song with his sister D. worked in his fathers company22. Opening Hearts is a book that _.A. is a best seller B. is about Sams sisterC. was published when Sam was 13 D. was written by Sam and his mother23. What is FedEx Grounds atti
18、tude towards Sams career?A. Doubtful. B. Surprised. C. Approving. D. Uninterested.24. Which of the following can best describe Sam Allred?A. Optimistic and warm-hearted. B. Honest and responsible.C. Unusual and confident. D. Friendly and brave.BCensus Bureau (人口普查局) data released Thursday show that
19、48 of the 50 most populous (人口稠密的) U.S. cities have grown since 2010, compared with only 40 of the top 50 in the first two years after the 2000 Census. Of the top 100, 93 have grown since 2010, compared with just 72 a decade ago. Many of the biggest, such as New York, Houston, Phoenix, San Antonio,
20、San Diego and Dallas, are outpacing the nations 1.7% growth rate since 2010.“Urban America is recovering faster than more remote places,” said Robert Lang, a professor of urban affairs.Only two big cities - Detroit and Cleveland - lost population between 2010 and 2012. The urban recovery is led by m
21、id-sized cities including Austin and Fort Worth and Charlotte. Austin grew 6.6% in two years, becoming the USAs 11th-largest city. In 2000, it was No. 17. Other trends: New York City grew 2%, adding about 161,500 people since 2010. By far it is the USAs most populous city. The population of New Orle
22、ans continues to grow. In 2005 a terrible natural disaster happened to the city, causing the population to decrease. Now it has a population of three hundred and sixty-nine thousand. The number has grown by 7.4% since 2010. Government budget crunches (紧缩) have put state capitals in difficulty. Half
23、are behind the growth rate of their regions.Perhaps the biggest exception to the capital crunch is Austin. It has grown more than 26% since 2000. Population expert William Frey says Austin enjoys a number of qualities that make it attractive. Its a high-tech city with a state university. And its in
24、Texas, an attractive place for newcomers. “In some ways its a model of what other cities would like to become,” he says. Frey notes that Charlotte, which grew 5.4% since 2010 has grown into a high-tech and financial center whose industries do business not just with those in other U.S. cities but wit
25、h the rest of the world.25. The statistics in Paragraph 1 suggest that _.A. there were fewer cities in the USA a decade agoB. remote areas in the USA have more people nowC. the population in the USA has grown since 2010D. many big cities in the USA face population problems26. William Frey thinks Aus
26、tins growth _.A. is due to its education B. is the steadiest in the USAC. attracts well-educated people D. deserves the attention of other cities27. According to the text, Charlotte _.A. is a political center B. has grown slowly since 2010C. is the USAs 11th-largest city D. does business at home and
27、 abroadC Gabriela Mistral was born on April 6, 1889, at Vicua, a small town in northern Chile. Her parents were schoolteachers, but her father abandoned the family when she was 3. Taught by her mother, she began instructing in 1904, achieving success in many high schools. In 1909, her first love die
28、d. Shortly afterward her second love married someone else. In 1922 the Mexican minister of education, Jos Vasconcelos, invited her to assist in his reform program, and the peak of this career came the following year, when she was awarded the Chilean title “Teacher of the Nation”. In 1925 she retired
29、 but remained active.Gabriela Mistral devoted much time to diplomatic (外交的) activity, serving as honorary consul (名誉领事) in Madrid, Lisbon, Nice, and Los Angeles. She also served as a representative to the United Nations. In fulfillment of these responsibilities, she visited nearly every major countr
30、y in Europe and Latin America. She also continued her early literary pursuits.In 1922 Gabriela Mistrals first book, Desolation, a collection of poems previously published in newspapers and magazines, was released through the efforts of Federico de Ons, Director of the Hispanic Institute of New York.
31、 It reflected personal sorrow.Two years later her second book, Tenderness, appeared; it contained some of the poems from Desolation and several new ones. Fourteen years passed before the next, Felling, appeared. It was much happier in tone.Her last book, Wine Press, in 1954, dealt with most of the s
32、ubjects previously treated but in a different manner. The winning of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1945 did not assuage (减轻) the loss of her nephew. Furthermore, by 1944 she had developed diabetes (糖尿病).Gabriela Mistral went to the United States for medical aid in 1946, living in various places
33、and, after her appointment to the United Nations, moving to Long Island. It was there that she died of cancer on Jan. 10, 1957.28. According to Paragraph 1, Gabriela Mistral _.A. had a short happy marriage B. was born in a poor familyC. was a devoted teacher D. had a beloved father29. The second par
34、agraph is mainly about Gabriela Mistrals _.A. retired life B. achievementsC. works of literature D. diplomatic activity30. The theme of Gabriela Mistrals early works is _.A. death B. happinessC. teaching life D. personal suffering31. Which of the following is the correct order to describe Gabriela M
35、istrals life according to the text?a. She retired.b. She developed diabetes.c. She published her first book.d. She began instructing in school.e. She won the Nobel Prize for literature.A. e-d-c-b-a B. d-c-a-b-e C. d-a-b-e-c D. e-c-b-d-aDA new pollen (花粉) study showed that drought was responsible for
36、 the extinction of civilizations more than 3,000 years ago during the Bronze Age.The reason behind why the civilizations in and around modern-day Israel suddenly broke down more than 3,000 years ago has remained a mystery up until now. A new pollen study by Tel Aviv University researchers finally so
37、lved this Bronze Age mystery.Prof. Israel Finkelstein showed that owing to serious climate changes, the entire world of the Bronze Age crumbled in a short period of time. The discovery was made on the basis of a high-resolution analysis of pollen grains taken from sediments (沉淀物) beneath the Sea of
38、Galilee and the western shore of the Dead Sea. Prof. Finkelstein received support from the European Research Council to conduct research aimed at reconstructing ancient Israel. Researchers of the part of the project that dealt with climate change extracted (提取) about 60 feet of samples of gray muddy
39、 sediment from the center of the Sea of Galilee in northern Israel. They had to drill through 1,000 feet of water and into 65 feet of the lake bed and were able to recover evidence dating over the past 9,000 years.“Pollen is the most enduring organic material in nature,” explained Dr. Dafna Langgut,
40、 a pollen researcher who carried out the actual work of sampling. “These grains tell us about the plants that grew near the lake in the past and therefore prove the climatic conditions in the region.”Researchers noted a sharp decrease in Mediterranean trees like oaks and pines in the Late Bronze Age
41、. According to study experts, this could be because of repeated periods of drought. The droughts may have resulted in long famines, forcing people to migrate from north to south.32. The underlined word “crumbled” in Paragraph 3 means _.A. settled B. changed C. established D. disappeared33. Prof. Fin
42、kelstein conducted the new pollen study to _.A. earn some money B. recreate ancient IsraelC. learn more about local plants D. discover the ancient civilizations34. By conducting the study, scientists found _.A. Mediterranean trees were rare in the Early Bronze AgeB. climate change was to blame for t
43、he lost civilizationC. people in the Late Bronze Age starved to deathD. droughts were rare during the Bronze Age35. The text is most probably taken from _.A. a travel magazine B. a history textbookC. a newspaper report D. an agricultural book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。选项中的两项为多
44、余选项。Coffee is one of the most popular drinks around the world. 36 Experts claim that there are more flavors of coffee than there are of wine. Coffee contains caffeine, an element (成分) that raises our awareness, keeps us from falling asleep or simply gives us a kick in the morning or after lunch.37 F
45、or a long time doctors have told people not to drink too much coffee, because it may lead to heart problems, high blood pressure, insomnia (失眠) and headaches.Scientists have now found out that it is the quality of coffee and the way it is brewed (冲泡) that holds the key to our health. 38 Among other
46、things, this is linked to the consumption of a strong brew of coffee. Experts also point out that different roasts and types of coffee beans have different effects on our health. A new study by a Harvard research group says that there is no link between coffee and health problems. 39 Doctors, however, warn against drinking too much coffee, as it can lead to stomach problems.Coffee has many advantages, as the new study suggests. While
