1、长沙市一中 2017 届高三月考试卷(五）英语本试题卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，共 16 页，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。例：How much is the shirt?A.19
2、.15. B.9.18. C.9.15.l. What are Mounties?A. Pictures.B. Royal Canadians.C. Canadian Police.2. Why is it called the Empire State Building?A. Because it is named after the nickname of New York.B. Because it is an icon of the USA.C. Because the Empire built it,3. What can we know about the woman?A. She
3、 is tired of doing housework.B. There is a big family event in her family.C. She is going to visit the relatives.4. What is ihc woman speaker?A. housekeeper.B. A student.C. A machine operator.5. What is the most possible relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife.B. Boss and secretary. C.
4、 Host and guest.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。听完每段对话或独白后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话或独白仅读一遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. Why did the woman go to Suzhou?A. To visit the classical giirdens.B. To take part in ;i meeting.C. To meet a friend s
5、he missed.7. What about Suzhou impressed the woman speaker most?A. The real meaning of the name.B. The fascinated visitors there.C. The amazing scenery in Liuyuan.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. How old is the woman now?A. 17. B 7. C. 27.9. Why does the woman play the guitar?A. She wants to become rich.B. She
6、 was invited to perform at Johns wedding reception.C. She enjoys playing it.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What are the two daughters?A. Students. B. Teachers. C. Scientists.ll. What does Lucy like to do?A. Study.B. Play volleyball.C. Sing.12. What is Lily going to do next year?A. Study law.B. Become a
7、scientist in Oxford.C. Go to university for further education.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Which of the following about Carnegie Hall is TRUE?A. It is (he most famous music hall in the world.B. It consists of quite a few halls.C. It can hold 3000 people at a time.14. Where can the visitors enjoy bulle
8、t and operaA At lincoln Center.B. At Carnegie Hall.C.On Coney Island.15.How many main destinations are mentioned in the dialogue?A.Three B.Four. C. Five.16.What can we know from the dialogue ?A. The woman speaker will go to study in America. B. The man speaker is an America. C. A school hand will ha
9、ve a cultural exchange tour in America.17. Who in the famous Welsh singer to present the prizes at the concert?A Megan Evans. B. Gareth Jones. C. Betty Brown.18. What was the most important purpose of the performance?A. To win prizes.B. To let the audiencc cheer.C. To collect money for sick children
10、.19. What kind of music was played at the concert?A.Folk music. B. Blues. C. Rock music.20. What is the main idea of the passage?A. To praise the student performers.B. To give a comment on the concert.C.To draw attention to the concert.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，从每題所给的四
11、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。ASince 2007 Ive developed a friendship with a butterfly. A particular kind of butterfly. that is:the red admoral.Its not unusual to have one land on you. But the first of these hutterflies in my experience lit on my shoulder at an unusual location, for an unusually
12、 long lime. It was a July afternoon. He stayed on me for 30 minutes, even while I stopped at a photo shop and asked to have my picture taken with him. People smiled and spoke soltly us they watched the butterfly. They seemed to sense that something special was happening.I thought that was the end of
13、 it. But when I returned home the following day, my wife exclaimed. “Hes back!” For more than a month, the butterfly-that I now called Poppy-appeared whenever I returned home before dark, making 25 visits altogether, I had never seen this species before Now they seemed to everywhere.For the next two
14、 summers 1 waited in vain for more visits. Then on July 4，2010， during the celebration of my mother-in-laws birthday, two red admirals appeared in her garden. They landed on my shoulders. We took pictures. His landings continued well into August. Then on Aug. 16 last year, a butterfly made the most
15、auspicious (吉利的） arrival of all,two days before our daughters wedding. The day before the wedding. I sat near the car. One red admiral landed in front of me and opened and dosed its wings for about 10 minutes.My neighbor Liz said that the butterfly was trying to tell me to stop working late and to p
16、ay attention to whats really important in life.” Ive been Couched by the reactions of friends and neighbors as well as strangers charmed by my butterfly encounters. What does it all mean? Seven years ago. after the first butterfly landed on me. 1 thought that a small impossibility had occurred. But
17、given all that has happened since. I feel as though I*vc made a connection. I m being blessed by butterflies.21. What is the text mainly about?A. Butterflies are friends of the author.B. Some butterflies enjoy living with the author.C. Butterflies are blessing the author.D. Some butterflies enjoy vi
18、siting the author.22. What can we know from the second paragraph?A. The first visit of the butterflies was not noticed by the people around.B. People around felt amazed at the visiting of the butterflies.C. People knew the special relationship between the author and the butterflies.D. The author loo
19、k u photo of the butterfly in (he photo shop.23. What do we know about the visits of the buitterflies?A It is common that buitterflies land on a person.B.the buitterflies visited the author every summer.C.The butterflies came to remind the author of important events.D. The visits of the butterflies
20、happened when there was something important.BOf all the problem facing modern astronomers. perhaps the most fascinating is： “Can intelligent life exist elswhere ?” Since the Earth is an unimportant planet moving round an unimportant star. it would be a pride on our part to suppose that we are the on
21、ly intelligent beings in the universe. But to obtain proof is difficult.The main trouble is that our neighbor worlds, the bodies in the solar system appear to be unsuitable for advanced life forms. The Moon may he ruled out al once；it has hardly any atmosphere. The surface temperature of Venus is ex
22、tremely high and the atmosphere is mostly carbon dioxide- Mars with a very thin atmosphere and a severe shortage of water may well support simple plant life but there seems no hope of finding animals. The story of the attractive Martians has long since been given up.Of course this has not stopped th
23、e flow of bright ideas for communicating with the supposed people on Mare. In the early nineteenth century the great mathematician Gauss suggested planting tree patterns in Siberia, so that the Martians would see them and replay suitably.Following up (his idea, the Austrian scientist Karl Liltrow pr
24、oposed digging very wide ditches in the Sahara, triangular in patterns, and then filling them with petrol or some substance so that, when lit，the ditches would present Martian observers with a “flaming triangle” which would show the existence here of intelligent minds. Even better were the plans of
25、Charles Cross，a French writer of the 1870、 ，who wanted to build u large mirror to reflect the suns rays and concentrate them on the surface of Mars, thereby making a vast burning-glass. By swinging the mirror around， Cross explained it would he practicable to write words in the Martian deserts simpl
26、y by burning the sand. For many years he bombarded (炮轰) the French government with literature about this plan and was very disappointed when no official interest was shown.24. What is the purpose of the author writing the passage?A. To dedicate his interest in the universe.B. To introduce the differ
27、ent ways to communicate with Martians.C. To indicate there may be other intelligent beings in the universe.D. To confirm we humans arc the only intelligent beings in the universe.25. Which can we infer from the passage?A. There is unlikely any life on the Venus.B. There are Martians living on the Ma
28、rs.C.The idea of a “flaming triangle” showed the existence of life on earth.D.It is difficult to prove there are other intelligent beings in the universe.26.It seems that Mars .A.may have some vegetable life B.may he inhabited by attractive Martians C. can have to life at all D. may have both vegeta
29、ble and animal life 27.How did Charles Cross feel when the government didnt do anything to respond to his idea? A Worried. B. Surprised.C.Shameful. D. Discontented.CMany Beijing residents go to great lengths to avoid breathing the citys smoggy air. especially when it reaches critical pollution level
30、s，but one local entrepreneur decided (hat canning and selling this poor quality air as a souvenir would be a great idea. Believe it or not, he was right.After seeing a number of companies achieve commercial success by canning fresh air from countries like France, Canada or Australia and selling it i
31、n China* Dominic Johnson-Hill. a British-born citizen of Beijing and owner of the Plastered 8 souvenir shop, decided to turn the idea on its head and sell canned Beijing air throughout China and abroad.“Id seen people going crazy to buy canned air from Canada and Australia, so I thought it was time
32、to push business the other way， ” the entrepreneur said. “Theyre perfect gifts! What else are you going to take home when you go home from Beijing? A roast duck? A Plastered T-shirt? These cans are light and portable, so you can just imagine someones face when they unwrap it for Christnus. ”The few
33、mouth-fulls of Beijing air come in standard tin cans featuring a couple of iconic city landmarks as well as a sharp description of the contents： “a unique mix of nitrogen, oxygen and some other stuff”. The amusing souvenirs cost 28 RMB (US$4) and are available at the Plastered 8 shop, as well as on
34、its online shop. Bui if youre actually considering buying some* youd better ask the shop,as they are actually flying off the shelves. Johnson-Hill told Ruptly that his shop is selling hundreds o( Beijing air cans every day.One thing thats not particularly clear is whether the air is really collected
35、 from Beijing, as the cam are labeled as “Made in Shenzhen”. Theres a big chance thats just Plastered 8 humor, as they also list “Chocking Hazard” and May have come into contact with nuts” as warnings.28. What inspired Dominic Johnson-Hill to sell canned Beijing air?A People are going far away to br
36、eather the smoggy air.B.Some local entrepreneur had made profit from filing this poor quality air.C. Selling canned Beijong air is a hit.D.Canned fresh air is well sold in China.29. What will most possibly the canned Beijing air be used for?A. Bringing friends health and joy.B. Playing jokes on holi
37、days.C. Bettering the air quality.D. Helping the residents in Beijing.30. What cant we see on the tins?A.The pictures of some famous buildings in Beijing.B. The description of the contents.C. Some warnings to the users.D. The advantages of the products.31. What doEs the underlined part “flying off t
38、he shelves“ mean?A.Out of order. B. Difficult to hold in one place.C.Kind of best sellers. D. Enough in store.DAgricultural scientists are working to develop crop plants that use less water than grown. Almost sixty percent of the worlds freshwater withdrawals from rivers lakes water resources go tow
39、ards irrigating fields. Scientists arc using biotechnology as well as breeding(繁殖） methods to develop water-saving crops to feed a growing world.Thomas Tommy Carter is a plant scientist in North Carolina working for the Agricultural Research Service in the United States Department of Agriculture. He
40、 leads Team Drought, a group of researchers at five universities. They have been using conventional breeding methods to develop soybeans that can grow well under dry conditions. Tommy started working on drought-resistant soybeans in 1981. His research has taken him as far as China，where soybeans hav
41、e been grown for thousands of years.“Farmers in the United States* however, have grown soybeans for only about a century.”H lummy Carter says, “the soybeans they grow arc for the most part genetically similar. ”More differences could better protect crops against climate changes that can reduce produ
42、ction. Those changes include water shortages which could result from global warming. The Agriculture Department has a soybean germplasm(胚种)collection, a collection of genetic material passed from one generation to the next. Members of Team Drought studied more than 2,500 examples from the collection
43、. They looked at those from Asia and searched for germplasms that could keep plants from weakening and wilting (枯萎）during hot, dry summers in the United States.Tommy says they found only five, but these slow wilting lines can produce more than normal soybeans under drought conditions.The team is now
44、 doing field tests.The first breeding line is expected to be released next year for use by private seed companies and public soybean breeders.Scientists are also working on other plants that either use less water or use it better or both.32. What are farming scientists doing to ensure feeding a grow
45、ing world?A.They are using latest irrigating technology to increase the production.B.hcy arc planting soybean germplasms in other countries.C. I hey arc combining different ways to produce anti-drought crops.D.They are importing more drought-resistant soybeans from China.33. What can we learn from (
46、he passage?A. Soybeans have been grown for a much longer time in China than in the United States.B. Team Drought is a group of scientists from different countries.C. Gemiplasms have been found to keep 2,500 plants from weakening and willing during hot, dry summers.D. The first breeding line has prod
47、uced more than normal soybeans under droughtconditions.34. What will the writer most probably write about next?A. The reasons why climate changes have taken place.B. The conclusion that less water is needed for soybeans.C. More information about Tommy Carters new soybeans.D. Other crop plants that u
48、se less water.35. Which of the following can he the best title of the passage?A. Conventional methods of plants breedingB. Efforts to develop anti-drought plantsC. The history of soybean growingD. Effort to save water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。For many of us.
49、 the weekend is a chance to catch up on some much needed rest, but studies have shown that 36 . Heres how oversleeping, overdrinking and lazy Sundays can affect yourweekday sleep cycle.Youre sltrping muchIs there such a thing as too much sleep? 37 . Slaying up really late or taking long naps means you wont have an appetite for regular sleep und it will leave you feeling jet-lagged So justkeep your wake up time to within 30 minute of the time you get up during
