1、仙桃中学 2018 年秋季学期八月考试高 三 英 语 试 题本试题卷共 13 页，全卷满分 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。祝考试顺利注意事项：1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将考号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。2选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用统一提供的 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。3 非选择题的作答：用统一提供的签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。4考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。第一部分 听力（共两节, 满分 30 分）第一节（共 5 小题
2、；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. When does school start?A. 6:35. B. 6:45. C. 7:15.2. Who made the cake?A. Jess. B. Max. C. Claire.3. What problem did they come across?A. They werent able to take a break.B.
3、 They had trouble with some software.C. They needed to update some software.4. What is going on with the woman?A. She is going to get married.B. She has a bad friend.C. She forgets to tell people things.5. What does Rose choose to drink?A. Iced milk tea.B. Iced black tea.C. Hot green tea.第二节（共 15 小题
4、；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 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 小题和第 7 小题。6. Where does the woman suggest visiting during the winter?A. Harbin. B. Tianjin. C. Zhangjiajie.7. Which scenic spot is
5、associated with Avatar?A. Guilin. B. Yangshuo. C. Zhangjiajie.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。8. What does the woman think of the mans work?A. Excellent. B. Awful. C. Original.9. Where would this conversation probably take place?A. In a work office.B. In the classroom.C. In a lecture hall.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至
6、第 12 三个小题。10. Where is Amy now?A. Germany. B. London. C. France.11. How does the man know what his friends are doing?A. Through face-to-face talk.B. Through strangers posts.C. Through WeChat.12. How does the man think we should use social media?A. We should stop using it.B. We should post frequently
7、.C. We should limit our time online. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。13. Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A. Husband and wife B. Friends C. Brother and sister14. Whats wrong with Hector?A. Hes been working too much.B. He often falls asleep in class.C. He doesnt want to work in the grocery
8、store.15. What is Teresa busy with?A. She is busy with a musical.B. She is busy with her AP classes.C. She is busy with her part-time job.16. How will the speakers help their children?A. Ask them to quit.B. Encourage them to keep going.C. Take them on a summer vacation.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。17
9、. Who is the target audience for this text?A. Tourists. B. Students. C. Europeans.18. What can you see in Bali?A. Cornfields. B. Tropical forests. C. Skyscrapers.19. What is the best time to go to Bali?A. March to August. B. April to October. C. July to December.20. What is the weather like in Bali
10、in November?A. Humid and cloudy.B. Cool and dry.C. Sunny and windy.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, 从每篇短文后各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中, 选出最佳选项。AText E21. Who is the manager of Finance Department?A. Carmin Donkin B. Amtpmop ParejoC. Franciso Garcia D. Jane Sullivan22. Whats the p
11、urpose of Text B?A. to help staff contact colleaguesB. to ask to change the time of a meetingC. to give personal details to the employerD. to inform staff of the changes to a meeting23. What does “Please print” in text D mean?A. use a printerB. send an emailC. sign your nameD. write very clearly 24.
12、 What should you do if your department needs paper urgently?A. complete a formB. go to Head OfficeC. contact the Stationery ManagerD. telephone Finance ManagerBDifferences in land usage, building height, tree cover, rooftop color, and even how orderly the streets are all have an effect on temperatur
13、e. Taken together, these factors can result in hyper-localized differences in the heat felt throughout a city, which in turn can have a big effect on whos most threatened by heatwaves. That is why citizen scientists are starting to map the urban heat island effect.Later this month, a team of researc
14、hers and about 20 volunteers will spread out across Washington D.C. and Baltimore to take the cities temperatures. Equipped with instruments that record temperature data every second, theyll drive or bike the same route three times to create a snapshot(快照)of how temperatures vary throughout the day.
15、 Those snapshots will then be collected to produce detailed maps of heat differences.“If similar research conducted in Richmond, Virginia last July is any guide, those differences can be quite large. Temperatures in more industrial parts of Richmond reached 102F (38.9C) on the same day that a nearby
16、 shade-filled park topped out at 87F (30.6C)”, said Jeremy Hoffman, a researcher with the Science Museum of Virginia.Based on the data collected throughout Richmond last year, project member Vivek Shandas at Portland State University and his colleagues were able to produce maps of urban heat across
17、the city as well as heat vulnerability(脆弱性), which takes socioeconomic differences into account. Those maps are now being used to inform a citywide master plan update and a climate resilience(复原)plan.Shandas and Hoffman plan to produce similar maps from this months campaigns in D.C. and Baltimore. F
18、inally, the two are hoping to scale up this effort even further. Shandas said he wish to create an off-the-shelf set of guidelines that any city can use to launch its own heat island campaign and generate citywide temperature maps.Hoffman sees this as a way to help people to relate climate change to
19、 their own lives, and then actually do something about it.“The volunteers serve as a feedback mechanism to spread the findings,“ he said. “We can do heat island assessments using satellites, but we want a team of volunteers measuring temperatures in their neighborhoods to gain a better understanding
20、 of where they live.“25. The heat differences throughout the city result from the following factors except .A. height of buildings B. usage of land C. layout of streets D. social economy26. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?A. In Richmond, the difference of temperatu
21、re between industrial parts and the nearby park can reach 15C on the same day.B. The maps of heat differences across Richmond make little contributions to the city plans.C. The researchers will appoint volunteers to take the temperatures in D.C. and Baltimore to cut down the expense.D. Producing the
22、 maps of heat differences is a good way to help people take action to reduce the threat of heatwaves27. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “off-the-shelf” in paragraph 5?A. superb B. available C. tough D. randomC Alison Malmon was completing the end of her freshman year at the Un
23、iversity of Pennsylvania, US, when she got the news: Her older brother Brian, a student at Columbia University, was suffering from mental illness.Influenced by this, Malmon formed a group at her university to enable students to talk openly about mental health. It soon blossomed into a national organ
24、ization that today has more than 450 campus chapters. Leaders with the organization spend their time talking with college students about the pressure that todays young people face. “What you hear often is just a need to be perfect,” said Malmon, “and a need to present oneself as perfect.”And a new s
25、tudy in the UK proved that this need for perfectionism is simply part of todays society. In the study, two researchers studied more than 40,000 students from the US, Canada, and the UK. They found that what they called “socially-prescribed (社会定向型的) perfectionism” increased by a third between 1989 an
26、d 2016.Lead researcher Thomas Curran said that while so many of todays young people try to present a perfect appearance online, social media isnt the only reason behind this trend. Instead, he said, it may be driven by competition in modern society, meaning young people cant avoid being sorted and r
27、anked in both education and employment. That comes from new norms (准则) like greater numbers of college students, standardized testing and parenting that increasingly emphasizes success in education.For example, in 1976, half of high school seniors expected to get a college degree of some kind. By 20
28、08, more than 80 percent expected the same. The researchers also said changes in parenting styles over the last two decades might have had an impact. As parents feel increased pressure to raise successful children, they in turn pass their “achievement anxieties” onto their kids through “excessive (过
29、多的 ) involvement in their childs routines, activities or emotions.”Those in the mental health community like Malmon say theyre concerned about the impact the culture of perfectionism has on mental health on campuses. “Mental health has truly become this generations social justice issue,” she said. “
30、Its our job to equip them with the tools and to let people know that its not their fault.”28. What is the article mainly about?A. The effects of the culture of perfectionism.B. Research into the trend of perfectionism.C. A group dedicated to helping people stay mentally healthy.D. Various pressures
31、that todays young people are facing.29. What inspired Alison Malmon to start a group related to mental health?A. Her brothers mental illness.B. Her project during the freshman year.C. The pressure she had experienced.D. Her strong interest in mental health.30. What may be pushing todays young people
32、 to struggle to be perfect, according to the article?a. The impact of social media.b. Parents high expectations of their children.c. The decreasing number of college students.d. The fierce competition in society.e. Their desire to draw their parents attention.A. a, b, c B. a, d, e C. a, b, d D. b, c
33、, e31. What does Malmon think is a way to help young people manage the pressure of perfectionism?A. Enabling them to know what is to blame for their pressure.B. Lowering their expectations of themselves.C. Reducing parents involvement in their childrens life.D. Making them aware of what true social
34、justice is.DIn 2007, a small team of Amazon employees had been working for a few years on a new e-book reader project called Kindle. Its now been a decade since Amazon unveiled the first Kindle to the world, selling out its initial inventory in less than six hours. Since then, the device has torn th
35、rough the publishing industry. “Kindle” has become a platform, not a device. It entered the market and completely took up it.The Kindle team always has two goals: to perfectly imitate a paper book, and to extend and improve the reading experience. Thats what readers want, too. In a world filled with
36、 distractions and notifications and devices that do everything, the Kindles lack of features becomes its greatest benefit.But readers also want to read everywhere, in places and ways a paperback cant manage. They want more tools, more features, more options, more stuff to do. Amazons still working o
37、ut how to satisfy both sides. Whatever route it takes, the next decade of Kindle is likely to be even more disruptive than the last. First it changed the book business. Next it might help change books themselves.For a decade, Amazons constantly offered new ways for people to read books. But as platf
38、orms change, books havent, and the incompatibility(不相容 ) is beginning to show.The next phase for the digital book seems likely to not resemble print at all. Instead, the next step is for authors, publisher, and readers to take advantage of all the tools available now and figure out how to reinvent r
39、eading. Amazon and the book world are beginning to figure out whats possible.Future users might flip between reading and listening with the touch of a button, ask a digital assistant for more information on the plot or the feelings of the characters, texting with characters themselves, going to impo
40、rtant real-world locations to start a chapter or find a clue and even helping write the narrative. 32. What is the biggest advantage of the Kindle?A. Reading experience.B. Books themselves.C. Simple features.D. Many functions.33. According to the underlined part, the next decade of Kindle is likely
41、to_A. Cause more changes.B. Destroy the book world.C. Kill print books.D. Fail to satisfy readers needs.34. What will the Kindle team probably do next?A. They will imitate a paper book.B. They will invent more functions.C. They will change book business.D. They will explore new reading experience ar
42、ound books.35. Among all the future readers might do, which one of the following isnt mentioned in the last paragraph?A. write a story.B. switch from reading to listening.C. chat with characters.D. watch a video about the plot.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。Li
43、stening to happy music at work can help you complete tasks more quickly, especially if youre doing something repetitive such as checking e-mail or filing documents. _36_. Cornell University researchers also found that upbeat tunes help workers cooperate and make group decisions that contribute to th
44、e good of the team.Music decreases levels of the stress hormone cortisol just as well as massage therapy does, according to a small 2010 study. Scientists randomly assigned anxious patients to listen to music either during massage therapy or while lying in a dim room._37_._38_. After surgery, it hel
45、ps reduce pain. An analysis of 73 studies published in the Lancet in 2015 confirmed that listening to music before, during, or after surgery improves anxiety and pain levels, which in turn means less pain medication.People come up with more creative solutions when they listen to happy, upbeat music
46、than when they sit in silence, according to researchers from the Netherlands and Australia. It may be because music improves your brains flexibility or because it relaxes you enough for the creative juices to flow. 39 ; research also has found that moderate(适度的) volume provides the creativity sweet
47、spot.Whether youre running, biking, or walking, youll go farther if you pump up the jams, studies have found. _40_. The effect is so great that the author of a 2012 review examining the psychological effects of music on exercise called music “a type of legal performance-enhancing drug.”Maybe youve h
48、eard about Alzheimers patients coming alive when they hear a song from their past. Studies show that music helps them retrieve memories, communicate more effectively, and remember who they are.A. After three months those who just listened to music experienced the same drop in anxiety as those also g
49、ot massagesB. One study showed that the accuracy and efficiency of surgeons improved when they worked with the music of their choice in the backgroundC. Music has been used to heal for centuries, and now were learning why it worksD. Music distracts you from your discomfort and motivates you to stay with the beatE. But dont play the music too loudlyF. Listening to music befo
