1、宁夏银川市唐徕回民中学 2015 届高三 9 月月考英语试题第一部分 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 秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Why is the woman exhausted?A. She has been working in the office. B. She has been entertaining a lot of guests.C. She has been
2、 preparing for a party.2. When did the train leave?A. At 1105 B. At 1115 C. At 11253. Whose dictionary is missing?A. Johns B. Lindas C. Susans4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a restaurant B. At an airport C. In a hotel5. What did Jill buy for Sues birthday?A. A video B. A CD
3、C. A book第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Reporter and interviewee B. Former classmates C. Husband and wife7. What is the man?A. A designer B. A painter C. A photographer听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What does the man want to
4、 do?A. Rent an apartment. B. Sell his apartment C. Decorate his room9. How much does the apartment with two bedrooms cost per month?A. $250 B. $285 C. $215听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. What is the woman?A. She is a junior student B. She is a professor C. She is a teaching assistant.11. What is the prof
5、essors first response to the womans request?A. He does not intend to run the course.B. He does not think the course will interest her.C. He thinks the course will be too difficult.12. What does the woman say to persuade the professor?A. That she is really well prepared. B. That she is just a junior.
6、C. That she found Bermans course boring.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What do the speakers want to do at first?A. Vote for their favorite superstar B. Watch a TV showC. Compete in a singing contest14. Who was among the bottom three competitors last week?A. Kelly B. Rubin C. Gavin15. How did the acciden
7、t happen?A. There was a power cut. B. The TV show was put offC. The TV was struck by lightning16. What are the speakers going to do next?A. Repair the TV immediately B. Call the cable companyC. Go to Justins house.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What does the passage mainly tell us?A. The difficulties i
8、n applying for a credit card. B. Different types of credit cards.C. Things to notice when choosing a credit card.18. Why is it easy to apply for a credit card?A. Credit card offers are everywhere. B. Credit card advertisements often look good.C. There are different cards to choose from 19. Which kin
9、d of cards should you apply for if you are new to credit cards?A. Cards with low interest rates. B. Cards with low annual fees.C. Cards with a low credit limit20. How many questions has the speaker suggested people consider applying for a credit card?A. 3 B. 4 C. 5第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每
10、小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThe Great Barn AdventureOne morning when I was 11, I explored the towns abandoned round grain barn(谷仓), I found a chained sliding door that was wide enough for me to pass through.Inside, there was a heavy smell of dead mice in the dark. After my eyes adjuste
11、d, I noticed a shaft(竖井 ) that rose all the way to the top of the barn. On one side was a one-man elevator with a long rope and roller.I stepped onto the platform and gave the rope a drag and the elevator began sliding up the shaft, but stopped halfway. After a brief panic attack, I noticed holes in
12、 the wall at regular intervals(间隔), forming a ladder. For reasons known only to an 11-year-old, I decided it would be better to go up than down. So, with shaking hands, I began climbing the wall.After what seemed like forever, I reached the top of the shaft. I stood up, dusted myself off and foundab
13、solutely nothing of interest. It was just an empty room with a ladder leading up to the roof. I climbed all the way up here for this? Then I noticed a fire extinguisher(灭火器), which Id always wanted to shoot off. So this was the chance of a lifetime. I tried it, and much to my surprise, the thing wor
14、ked! It shot out a thick cloud of powder that instantly filled the room. I couldnt breathe. I was going to choke to death, and theyd probably never even find my body.Luckily, I remembered the ladder to the roof. I climbed up, popped the straw roof and saw a bright blue sky.I suddenly realized the du
15、st and powder pouring out of the top could draw attention. So when the dust had settled, I climbed down and slipped out of the chained door. Im not sure if I was more excited about being alive or about not being caught, but I ran all the way back home.BIf you plan on visiting to Fiji, you are probab
16、ly looking for some fun things to do. Below are four unusual places.The Poseidon ResortThe Poseidon resort is an underwater resort that gives visitors a beautiful view of sea life. This resort covers 255 acres. Its covered and surrounded by a lagoon (咸水湖) that covers 5,000 acres and is about 90 feet
17、 under water, giving you a beautiful view of sea life right before your eyes. This resort even has a hotel for those who would prefer to have the unusual experience of sleeping and waking up to the beautiful scenery all around them.The Sabeto Mud PoolIf youre looking for something unusual to do, you
18、 cant pass up the mud pool at Sabeto. It is located in a mountain range with a huge group of Geothermal (地热的) pools full of nice, warm mud. Getting down and into the mud in the pool is believed to have benefits for healthy skin. This is unusual, but adults and especially kids will love it.Fire Walki
19、ngFire walking in Fiji is believed to have originated on the island of Beau. Fire walking is when you walk on white-hot stones barefoot. To do this, you have to be mentally prepared for it. Trust me; there is a lot of preparation and strict rules that travelers follow in order to do this safely.The
20、Fiji MuseumThe Fiji museum is unusual due to all the amazing artifacts youll see dating back 3,000-4,000 years. This museum has a certain attraction that makes it funnya shoe. Its been said that a man named Thomas Baker was eaten by the locals several centuries ago and the only thing left was his sh
21、oe. This unusual museum is a great idea if you bring the whole family to Fiji.25. Visitors who have the unusual experience of sleeping at the Poseidon resort can _.A. enjoy the excellent service in the hotel B. open windows to see sea life swimmingC. see sea life around them in the room D. only watc
22、h videos about sea life26. Why do adults like to get down into the mud pool?A. To float on the warm mud B. To make them strongC. To play with the warm mud D. To keep their skin healthy27. Which of the following things needs more courage and stricter rules?A. Trying fire walking B. Visiting the Posei
23、don resortC. Getting into the Sabeto Mud Pool D. Visiting the Fiji museumCBad news travels fastwhen you watch the evening news or read the morning papers, it seems that things that get the most coverage are all tragedies like wars, earthquakes, floods, fires and murders. This is the classic rule for
24、 mass media. “They want your eyeballs and dont care how youre feeling,” Jonah Berger, a psychologist at University of Pennsylvania, Us told The New York Times.But with social media getting increasingly popular, information is now being spread in different ways, and researchers are discovering new ru
25、lesgood news can actually spread faster and farther than disasters and other sad stories.Berger and his colleague Katherine Milkman looked at thousands of articles on The New York Times website and analyzed the “most e-mailed” list for six months.One of his findings was that articles in the science
26、section were much more likely to make the list. Those stories aroused feelings of awe(敬畏) and made the readers want to share this positive emotion with others.Besides science stories, readers were also found to be likely to share articles that were exciting or funny. “The more positive an article wa
27、s, the more likely it was to be shared,” Berger wrote in his new book. “For example, stories about newcomers falling in love with New York City,” he writes, “tended to be shared more than the death of a popular zookeeper.”But does all this good news actually make the audience feel better? Not necess
28、arily.According to a study by researchers at Harvard University, people tend to say more positive things about themselves when theyre talking to a bigger audience, rather than just one person, which helps explain all the perfect vacations that keep showing up on microblogs. This, researchers found,
29、makes people think that life is unfair and that theyre less happy than their friends.But no worries. Theres a quick and easy way to relieve the depression you get from viewing other peoples seemingly perfect livesturn on the television and watch the news. There is always someone doing worse than you
30、 are.28. Bad news covers most papers because .A. the public care for reading tragedies B. mass media want to attract the publics attentionC. the public intend to express sympathy for victimsD. mass media appeal to the public to help victims29. Which of the following might be e-mailed most according
31、to Berger?A. The perfect vacation of your friend B. The death of a popular zookeeperC. The story of a determined inventor D. The flood hitting a small town30. We can infer from the passage that .A. bad news always makes people sadB. people prefer to share bad news with a bigger audienceC. people can
32、 relieve the depression by reading good newsD. good news sometimes has negative influence31. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Good News Spreads Fast B. Bad News Travels FastC. The Effect of Bad News D. The Power of Good NewsDSome colors people see late at night could cause signs of cl
33、inical(临床的) depression. That was the finding of a study that builds on earlier study findings. They show that individuals who live or work in low levels of light overnight can develop clinical depression. Doctors use the word “clinical depression” to describe severe form of depression. Signs may inc
34、lude loss of interest or pleasure in most activities, low energy levels and thoughts of death or suicide.In the new study, American investigators designed an experiment that exposed hamsters(仓鼠) to different colors. The researchers chose hamsters because they are nocturnal(夜的), which means they slee
35、p during the day and are active at night.The animals were separated into four groups. One group of hamsters was kept in the dark during their night-time period. Another group was placed in front of a blue light, a third group slept in front of a white light, while a fourth was put in front of a red
36、light. After four weeks, the researchers noted how much sugary water the hamsters drank. They found that the most depressed animals drank the least amount of water.Randy Nelson heads the Department of Neuroscience at Ohio State University. He says animals that slept in blue and white light appeared
37、to be the most depressed. “What we saw is that these animals didnt show any sleep uneasiness at all but they did mess up biological clock genes and they did show depressive sign while if they were in the dim red light, they did not.”Randy Nelson notes that photosensitive(感光的) cells in the eyes have
38、little to do with eyesight. He says these cells send signals to the area of the brain that controls what has been called the natural sleep-wake cycle.He says theres a lot of blue in white light. This explains why the blue light and white light hamsters appear to be more depressed than the hamsters s
39、eeing red light or darkness.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。How to Keep a Relationship Healthy and StrongAre you new to experiencing relationships? Well, let me give you advice on having a healthy and possibly long-term relationship.36 Do not hide things from them
40、, do not lie. Dont be afraid to say things that arent very flattering about yourself. Getting them to trust you is the most important element in any relationship. If theres no trust, theres nothing there. So please be honest and theyll learn to open up to you.Make sure you give them respect. Now res
41、pect isnt just simply treating her or him nicely. Theres a lot more to it. You have to learn to adjust to their liking. 37 Dont just think about yourself, think about what your partner needs out of it as well.38 Always be willing to help them and give them honesty and positivity at the same time. Ma
42、ke them feel you are someone they can really count on and build a future with. This is an important step in a relationship. Your partner has to be able to count on you when needed.Make sure you have a good sense of humor with them. Laughter is the key to happiness. Laugh a lot with them, joke with t
43、hem. Laughter may seem silly, but its the secret to a lot in life. It will keep the sparks alive. 39 .Make sure the communication is good. This goes along with trust, but always communicates how you feel, even if its something that upsets you. Instead of screaming, talk to them. 40 Its important to
44、communicate this to them, not keep it bottled up.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 完型填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。It was a rainy day. I was riding on a bus downtown to go to 41 . I was sitting next to a man in a business suit and didnt 42 much attention until we both g
45、ot off at the same stop and walked to the same 43 to get a morning paper.The man running the stand was 44 having a bad day. He was 45 and unsmiling as we purchased our papers, which served to only 46 more gloom(抑郁) to my day. The businessman caught my eye and 47 . he then continued to smile 48 , tha
46、nk the newsstand proprietor for the 49 and for being open on such a morning to make sure we were able to get our papers. 50 , he expressed his appreciation for something most of us would take for granted and pleasantly wished him a pleasant day.The newsman 51 only with a cold expression. The busines
47、sman then pleasantly wished him a pleasant day. As we 52 , I asked this man why he had 53 to be pleasant to the newsman when he obviously didnt care about and didnt respond to his expression of 54 and friendliness. The businessman smiled at me and said, “Why would I let someone else 55 what I say an
48、d what I feel or what kind of Im going to have?”We then 56 to go to our respective work places. To this day, I dont know anything about that business man. But Ive never 57 the words he said or the way his smile seemed like a ray of light on a gloomy day. That was a good 25 years ago, but the 58 this
49、 had on my life has lasted. I never had a 59 to thank him personally, but the way in which I choose to look at life as a result of those words is his legacy(遗赠) to me and my thanks to him.We cannot control people and situations that come to use, but we can always control our response to them. And in such 60 de
