1、河北省冀州中学 2015 届高三上学期第一次月考英语试卷（解析版）【试卷综述】本试卷主要考查的是学生的基础知识和基本能力，如增加了单词拼写，对于高三起始阶段第一轮复习，以基础知识和基本能力为重点复习起到了指导作用；再就是试题难度适中，个别题型如单词拼写单词太长，短文改错有些简单。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节听下面 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 秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. How does the man usually get to hi
2、s office?A. By taxi. B. By bus. C. On foot.2. What does the man mean?A. He cant help the woman. B. Hell pick the woman up.C. Hell go to the engineering building.3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues. B. Classmates. C. Neighbors.4. What does the man ask the woman to
3、do?A. Buy him some cigarettes. B. Lend him some money.C. Give him some change.5. What is the woman doing?A. Apologizing. B. Expressing thanks. C. Complaining.第二节听下面 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，各个小题将给出 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
4、、7 题。6. What kind of exercise does Michael do every day?A. Walking. B. Fishing. C. Cycling.7. What is the most important thing about doing exercise?A. Doing it regularly. B. Keeping safe.C. Choosing suitable activities.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Why does the boy still want to be a boy?A. To be a better b
5、oy. B. To be different.C. To have more experience.9. What do we know about the girl?A. She hates living an unpredictable life.B. She likes challenges. C. She dislikes the boy.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. When will the woman go home?A. Tomorrow. B. In two weeks. C. Still uncertain.11. Whats the doctors
6、 suggestion for her?A. Take the medicine every day. B. Avoid any physical exercise.C. Have medical checks regularly. 12. How soon will the woman get well completely?A. In a few days. B. In quite a long time.C. As soon as she is out of the hospital.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Why will the woman visit
7、her daughter?A. Her daughter is ill.B. Her daughter gave birth to a baby.C. She misses her daughter.14. When was the man in New York?A. About a year ago. B. About a month ago. C. About a week ago.15. What do we know about the womans husband?A. He is traveling with the woman.B. He is in China now. C.
8、 He loved traveling.16. Who is traveling with the man?A. His wife and a friend. B. His colleagues. C. None.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What was Mr. Perkins like?A. He tried to be the same as others.B. He tried to be better than others.C. He was always different from others.18. Where did he go the da
9、y after he bought his new car?A. His office. B. His friends house. C. The country.19. How did he find his car? A. By trying his key in every car.B. By waiting until all other cars had left.C. By checking the plate number.20. When did he leave the car-park?A. Around 500 p.m. B. Around 600 p.m. C. Aro
10、und 700 p.m.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，40 分)第一节：（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，共 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。【题文】A Submitting Assignment OnlineIn order to upload an assignment (work given to students) to the system properly, you must save the assignment using one of the following applications Microsoft Word, Corel
11、 WordPerfect, or Microsoft Excel.After you complete an assignment, it is important to save your work. This ensures that assignment being uploaded to the system is the most updated version. Your word processing program may attempt to save the assignment to a folder on your computer. We recommend crea
12、ting a new folder, named after your course, in a location that is easy to remember, such as “My Documents.”File Name RequirementsSelect a file name for the assignment that is easy to remember. The file name must NOT contain spaces. Any spaces used in the file name will prevent the file from uploadin
13、g to the system. File names using the extensions .rtf, .html, .zip, .jpg, or .exe are NOT allowed.Assignment Upload ProcedureMake sure you save the assignment using one of the applications previously identified and ensure that it meets the file name requirements described above. When the file is rea
14、dy to upload, follow these steps1. Sign in the system.2. Enter your address information and click the CONTINUE button. You will be routed to the “Directions” screen.3. Review the directions and click the CONTINUE button. You will be routed to the “Special Assignment Upload” screen.4. Click the SEARC
15、H button. The “Choose File” pop-up window appears.5. Find the location on your computer where you saved your assignment, and select the file.After you have selected the file, click the UPLOAD button to upload your assignment to the system. Assignment Submission DatesAssignments must be submitted by
16、midnight on the specified due date. Submit your assignment on time so that it reaches the system on or before the due date. No late assignments will be accepted or marked. Assignments delivered after the due date will not be assessed and will be failed. Please manage your time carefully as family an
17、d work demands will not be accepted as excuses for late or non-submissions. Tutors and administrators do not have the authority to grant extensions.21. Which of the following file names is acceptable for submitting assignment?A. research paper.doc B. research paper.pdfC. researchpaper.doc D. researc
18、hpaper.rtf22. Students are advised to save an assignment to a specific folder in order to _.A. sign in the system B. remember where the document isC. choose the appropriate application D. remember the document name quickly23. If you summit your assignment late, you _.A. can have a second chance B. s
19、hould ask a tutor for helpC. may apply for an extension D. will get a fail for the work【答案】 【知识点】C8 科普知识类 【文章综述】本文讲述了在网上提交作业的注意事项和方法【答案解析】21.C。解析：细节题，根据 The file name must NOT contain spaces. Any spaces used in the file name will prevent the file from uploading to the system. File names using the ex
20、tensions .rtf, .html, .zip, .jpg, or .exe are NOT allowed.可知，file name中不能有空格，也不能使用.rtf 22 。B 。解析：细节题，根据 We recommend creating a new folder, named after your course, in a location that is easy to remember, such as “My Documents.”是为了容易记住。23. D。解析：细节题，根据 Assignments delivered after the due date will no
21、t be assessed and will be failed. 在规定日期之后提交就会失败。【题文】BMy favorite English teacher could draw humor out of the driest material. It wasnt forced on us either. He took Samuel Johnsons dictionary, Addisons essays, and many other literary wonders from the eighteenth century and made them hilarious, even a
22、t eight oclock in the morning. The thing that amazed me most was that the first time I read these works on my own some of them seemed dead, but the second time, after his explanation, I couldnt believe that I hadnt seen the humor. The stories and poems and plays were suddenly filled with allusions(典
23、故) and irony andhilarious moments. I learned more from him than from any other teacher.My least favorite English teacher also made people laugh. Some students found him to be wonderfully funny. Many others did not. He assigned journals over a six week period, to be written in every day. At the end o
24、f the six weeks I had a notebook full of bits and pieces about my ideas, short stories, reactions to what we had read, and so on. Our teacher announced that we would be grading each others journals. Mine was passed to Joe, that class clown, who always behaved in a funny or silly way. He saw it fit t
25、o make joke of and said, “This writing isnt fit to line the bottom of a birdcage.” Our teacher laughed at that funny remark. It hurt me so much that the anger from it has driven my writing and teaching ever since.So what makes the difference? Humor is one of the most powerful tools teachers or write
26、rs have. It can build up students and classes and make them excited about literature and writing, or it can tear them apart. It is true that humor is either productive or counter-productive and self-defeating.24. The passage mainly discusses _.A. teaching B. literature C. humor D. knowledge25. The u
27、nderlined word “hilarious” in Paragraph 1 probably means _.A. funny B. tiring C. inspiring D. brilliant26. With his favorite English teacher, the writer found it most amazing that _.A. his teacher was very learned B. his teacher was very humorousC. the works by Johnson and Addison were very humorous
28、D. few were able to find humor in works by Johnson and others27. The English teacher the writer disliked most _.A. was not able to make students laugh B. hurt his students feelingsC. didnt let his students do the grading D. had no sense of humor【答案】 【知识点】C5 文化教育类 【文章综述】本文讲述了不同老师如何自己的教学精彩，幽默，而不同方式对学生
29、产生了截然不同的两种后果。【答案解析】24，C 主旨题，本文讲述了两位老师如何是自己的课堂幽默25，A 猜词题 第一段多次出现其近义词，如： humor amaze 等，其次是根据句意26，C 细节题 根据 The thing that amazed me most was that the first time I read these works on my own some of them seemed dead, but the second time, after his explanation, I couldnt believe that I hadnt seen the hum
30、or.这句话，在老师讲解后，发现这些著作中有很多幽默之处27，B 细节题 根据倒数第二段最后一句 It hurt me so much that the anger from it has driven my writing and teaching ever since.可知作者很受伤【题文】CDoes money buy happiness? Not! Ah, but would a little more money make us a little happier? Many of us smirk(傻笑，假笑) and nod. There is, we believe, some
31、connection between financial fitness and emotional fulfillment. Three in four American college studentsnearly double the 1970 proportion now consider it “very important” or “essential” that they become “very well off financially”. Money matters.But a surprising fact of life is that in countries wher
32、e nearly everyone can afford lifes necessities, increasing wealth matters surprisingly little. The connection between income and happiness is “surprisingly weak,” observed University of Michigan researcher Ronald Inglehart in one 16-nation study of 170,000 people. Once comfortable, more money provid
33、es diminishing returns(报酬递减). The second piece of pie, or the second $100,000, never tastes as good as the first. Even lottery winners and the Forbes 100 wealthiest Americans surveyed by University of Illinois psychologist Ed Diener have expressed only slightly greater happiness than the average Ame
34、rican. Making it big brings temporary joy. But in the long run wealth is like health its complete absence can create suffering, but having it doesnt guarantee happiness. Happiness seems less a matter of getting what we want than of wanting what we have.Has our happiness, however, floated upward with
35、 the rising economic tide? Are we happier today than in 1940s, when two out of five homes lacked a shower or tub? Actually, we are not. Since 1957, the number of Americans who say they are “very happy” has declined from 35 to 32 percent. Meanwhile, the divorce rate has doubled, the teen suicide(自杀)
36、rate has increased nearly three times, the violent crime rate has gone up nearly four times, and depression has mushroomed. Economic growth has provided no boost to human morale. When it comes to psychological well being, it is not the economy.I call this soaring wealth and shrinking spirit “the Ame
37、rican paradox.” More than ever, we have big houses and broken homes, high incomes and low confidence, secured rights and reduced civility. We are good at making a living but often fail at making a life. We celebrate our prosperity(繁荣 ) but long for a purpose. We treasure our freedoms but long for co
38、nnection. In an age of plenty, we feel spiritual hunger. 28. Which of the following statements best expresses the authors view?A. The more money we earn, the less returns we have.B. The more money we earn, the happier we would be.C. In the long run, money cannot guarantee happiness.D. In the long ru
39、n, happiness grows with economy.29. “The second $100,000 never tastes as good as the first” because _.A. it is not so fresh as the first $100,000B. it is not so important as the first $100,000C. profit brought by it is less than that from the first $100,000D. happiness brought by it is less than tha
40、t from the first $100,00030. According to the passage, people do well in making a living but dont _.A. have any primary aim B. know how to spend moneyC. know how to enjoy life D. keep in touch with other people31. The things that happened after 1957 are given to show that _.A. peoples spiritual need
41、s cannot be fulfilled by wealthB. family problems become more and more seriousC. young people are not happy about their lifeD. social crimes have increased significantly【答案】 【知识点】C7 社会生活类 【文章综述】本文讲述了金钱多少和幸福感之间的关系，金钱多并不意味着幸福感也增加。28 C，主旨题。本文论述的就是财富的增长和幸福感的增加不是成正比的，从长期角度看，财富并不能保证幸福。But in the long run
42、wealth is like health its complete absence can create suffering, but having it doesnt guarantee happiness.29，D，细节题。根据第二段中对美国一些富豪的调查说明 only slightly greater happiness than the average American.30，C ，细节题。根据此句可知 We are good at making a living but often fail at making a life.31，A，推理题。文章第三段提到 1957 年后人们的幸
43、福感并没有增加，而是离婚率、自杀率、犯罪率的升高。【题文】DScience FictionThe science fiction type of entertainment is considered by most to be fathered by Jules Verne (A Journey to the Center of the Earth and Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea) and H. G. Wells (The Time Machine and The War of the Worlds). Sci-Fi, as it is c
44、ommonly shortened, is a fictional story in which science and technology have a significant influence on the characters and plot. Many such works are guesswork about what the future holds and how scientific findings and technological advances will shape humankind.Writing in the late 1800s, Jules Vern
45、e was remarkably successful in his 10 guesses about future technologies of air conditioning, automobiles, the Internet, television, and underwater, air, and space travel. Unbelievably, of all places from which to choose, Jules Verne guessed Tampa, Florida, USA as the launching site of the first proj
46、ect to the Moon, which was only 200 kilometers away from the actual 1969 location at Cape Canaveral, Florida.One of the best-known science fiction books is Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell. Published in 1949, it was not meant as a prediction, but as a warning Orwell was describing what he saw a
47、s the outcome of the ideas, trends, and emerging technologies of his time. Many invented terms from this novel have become common in everyday use, such as “big brother” and “doublethink”. Even the authors name has been made into an adjectiveOrwellianand has become a warning descriptor for situations
48、 where privacy is lost and the individual becomes sacrifice under a totalitarian(极权主义) government. Nineteen Eighty-Four was translated into sixty-five languages within five years of its publication, setting a record that still stands.What helps bring science fiction into being is usually a new disco
49、very or innovation. The author creates an analysis of the potential influence and consequences and then wraps it in a pleasant story. For example, the beginning of space exploration was followed a few years later by the Star Trek television program and movie series. Advances in genetics(遗传学) cause fantasies of the end of disease, horrors of eugenics(优生学), and thrillers where creatures disappearing long ago ar
