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西藏拉萨中学届高三英语下学期第八次月考试题
拉萨中学高三年级(2016届)第八次月考英语试卷
(满分150分,考试时间120分钟,请将答案填写在答题卡上)
第一部分:
听力(1.5*20=30)
第一节:
听下面5段对话,每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给段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.Whatlanguagecanthewomanspeak?
A.ChineseB.JapaneseC.Portuguese
2.Whatwillthemanhaveatlast?
A.DraftbeerB.BottledbeerC.Coke
3.WhenwillBobgetup?
A.7:
10B.7:
15C.6:
50
4.Whatkindofmoviedidthewomanseelastnight?
A.AlovemovieB.AhorrormovieC.Adetectivemovie
5.Whatisthewoman’sadvicetoloseweight?
A.TogoonadietB.TodoexercisesC.Todomuchmorework
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,每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间,每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第六段材料,回答第6~8题
6.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.HusbandandwifeB.CarsalesmanandcustomerC.Friends
7.Wherearethesportscars?
A.OntheleftB.InthemiddleC.Ontheright
8.Howmanypeoplearethereinthewoman’sfamily?
A.6B.8C.atleast8
听第7段材料,回答第9~11题
9.Whoistheman?
A.AninterviewB.AnintervieweeC.Aclerkofthewoman’scompany
10.Howdoesthemandescribehimself?
A.Hard-workingB.PersistentC.BothAandB
11.Wherearethecompany’sproductsmostlymarketed?
A.EuropeB.TheUnitedNationsC.Australia
听第8段材料,回答第12~14题
12.WhydoesthewomanwanttogetavisatotheStates?
A.Todoagraduatecourse
B.Todoapostgraduatecourse
C.Togoonavacation
13.Howlongwillthewomanstayinthestates?
A.ForoneyearB.FortwoyearsC.Forthreeyears
14.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?
A.ThewomanhasgottheletterofAcceptancefromtheUniversitywithher
B.Thewomanwillstudywithoutthebank’sfinancialsupport
C.Thewomancangetavisaforthreeyears.
听第9段材料,回答第15~17题
15.Whatgiftdoesthemantake?
A.AcoatB.AbottleofwineC.Apieceofartwork
16.HowmanypeopledoesthewomaninviteincludingBobandMary?
A.8B.10C.12
17.Whohasagreattasteinmusic?
A.BobB.MaryC.Peter
听第10段材料,回答第18~20题
18.Whendidthespeakerbecomearunner?
A.FromprimaryschoolB.FromjuniorschoolC.Fromseniorschool
19.Howlonghasthespeakerbeenrunning?
A.For24yearsB.For25yearsC.For26years
20.Whatcanwelearnfromthespeakers?
A.Wecanbeginanyhardexerciseatanytime
B.Themorewerun,thebetter
C.Weshouldbepatientwithrunning
第二部分:
阅读理解
第一节:
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
Whatisfunny?
Theshortansweris:
Whoknows?
Thejokethatcausesaburstoflaughterfromonelistenermightbemetwithapuzzledlookfromanother.
Ingeneral,youshouldavoidjokesatanybusinessorsocialgatheringwheretherearemorethantwopeopleinyourconversationalgroup.Ifthereareonlytwopeople—andtheyconsistofyouandyourbestfriend—goaheadandtellit.
Admittedly,afewpeoplepossessaperfectsenseoftiming,appropriateness,andjokedelivery.Youareprobablynotoneofthem.Youmightbequitefunnyandhavemanygreatjokes.Butthere'saplaceforjokes—overdinnerwithfamily,hikingwithfriends,butbusinessorsocialaffairswithcolleaguesandacquaintances(熟人)arenotit.Ittakesawholeotherlevelofjoke-tellingabilitytoputajokeintothemoreformalconversations.
Thebestjokescomeintotheconversationsothatbythetimelistenersrealizeajokeisinprogress,thepunchlinethatproduceshumourisbeingdelivered—totheirsurpriseanddeli
ght.
Jokesdon'ttranslatewellwhenyou'reinagroupwithmixedbackgrounds:
thosewhosefirstlanguageisnotEnglish,thosewhomightnotunderstandaspecialtermoran"in"expression,youngpeoplewhowouldn'tcatchareferencetosomebitofculturefamiliartoolderpeople—andviceversa(反之亦然).
Neverjokeaboutanotherpersoninthegroup—abouttheirname,habits,hometown,profession,appearance,orpast.It'snotaquestionofwhetherthejokeischeeryorappropriate.Nooneenjoysbeingsingle
doutthisway.Whenyouarethesubjectofthejoke,thelaughterdoesn'tfeelgoodnomatterhowhardyoutrytotellyourselfthey'renotlaughingatyou.Becausethat'swhatitfeelslike.
Whatdoyousayifyourealizeyourjokeupsetsomeone?
Apologizeasbrieflyandassincerelyasyoucan,andhopethatsomeonechangesthesubject.Trysaying:
"I'msorry.Ishouldhaveknownbetter"or"I'msorry.Iwasn'tthinking."
Whatdoyoudoifpeopledon'tgetyourjokeordon'tappeartofinditasfunnyasyoudo?
First,donotretellit,onlylouderthistime,hopingthepointofthejokewillbeseen.Second,don'ttrytopushpeopletogetit.Peopledonotlikepeoplewhosejokestheydon'tunderstand.Theyfeelstupidandneedtoblamesomeone.Ifyouwanttoleavewiththegoodwillofyourlisteners,saysomethingtomakethemfeellessfoolish.Youcouldsay:
"Idon'tknowwhyItelljokeswhenI'msopooratit."
Theworldneedslaughter,andgoodhumourisasuccesswhereveritgoes,sothiscaveat(告诫)aboutjoke-tellingisnotmeanttodampenhighspiritsortoadvocatedullconversation.Ifyou'reagiftedstory-tellerandyouknowpeopleloveyourjokes,goforit.Weneedyourkind.Therestofuswillsaveourjokesforfamilyandclosefriends.
21.Accordingtothepassage,itmightbeappropriateforyoutotellajokeatabusinessorsocialgatheringif______.
A.thejokeiswellchosen
B.youhavecompleteconfidenceinyourlisteners'senseofhumor
C.onlyyouandyourbestfriendareinvolvedintheconversation
D.theaudienceconsistsofyourcolleaguesandacquaintances
22.Whydosomejokesfailtowork?
A.Becausethepunchlineistoolongtocatch.
B.Becausethejoke-telleruseswrongwordsandexpressions.
C.Becausethejoke-tellerandlistenersdon'tsharethesamebackgroundknowledge.
D.Becausethejokesarenotproperlytranslatedintothelisteners'nativelanguage.
23.Howwillpeoplefeelwhentheyarejokedabout?
A.Theywillfeelhappyifthejokeisapleasantone.
B.Theywillbeupsetnomatterwhatkindofjokeitis.
C.Theywillenjoythejokewhenrealizingthatpeoplearenotlaughingatthem.
D.Theywillpanicbecauseitmakesthemthecenterofattention.
B
BEINGanastronautsoundscool,doesn'tit?
Inspace,theygettodosomeprettyamazingthings,likefloatinginzerogravity(重力).
However,therearealso
plentyofthingsthatastronautscan'tdobecauseoftheirweightlessenvironment,andthat'sverysad.What'sworse,theycan'tevenlettheirsadnessshow–becauseit'simpossibletocryinzerogravity.
Ofcourse,astronautscanstillproducetears.Butcryingismuchmoredifficultinspace,reportedTheAtlanticinJanuary.Withoutgravity,tearsdon'tflowdownwardoutoftheeyesliketheydohereonEarth.Thismeansthatwhenyoucryinspace,yourtearshavenowheretogo—theyjuststicktoyoureyes.
InMay2011,astronautAndrewFeustelexperiencedthisduringoneofhisspacewalks."Tears,"hesaid,"don'tfalloffofyoureye...Theyjustkindofstaythere."
Besidesmakingyourvisionunclear,thiscanalsocausephysicalpain.BackonEarth,tearsaresupposedtobringcomforttotheeyes.Butthat'snotthecaseinspace.Thespaceenvironmentdriesoutastronauts'eyes,andwhentearssuddenlywettheeyes,itcancausepainratherthancomfort."Myrighteyeispainfullikecrazy."Feusteltoldhisteammateduringthewalk.
Sincegravitydoesn'tworkinspace,astronautsneedsomeextrahelptogetridofthetears.Feustelchosetorubhiseyesagainsthishelmettowipethetearsaway.Anotherchoiceistojustwait—"Whenthetearsgetbigenoughtheysimplybreakfreeoftheeyeandfloataround,"astronautRonParisetoldTheAtlantic.
Therearelotsofsmallthings—thingslikecrying–thatwearesousedtoonEarth.Weusuallytakethemforgranted,untiltheybecomeaprobleminatotallydifferentenvironment,likespace.There,astronautscan'ttalktoeachotherdirectly.Theyalsocan'teatordrinkinnormalways.Theycan'tevenburp(打嗝),becausethereisnogravitytoholdthefooddownintheirstomach.Iftheydoburp,theyjustendupthrowingup(呕吐)everythingintheirstomach,accordingtotheUKNationalSpaceCenter.
Thus,perhapsit'sonlyspaceexplorerswhocanhonestlysay:
"Gravity,you'rethebest."
24.Whatcanweconcludefromparagraphs2and3?
A.Astronautsareunabletofeelsadinspace.
B.Astronautsproducefewertearsinspace.
C.Tearsproducedinspaceflowdownmoreslowly.
D.Tearsproducedinspacedon'tflowdownward.
25.Whateffectdotearshaveonastronauts?
A.Theycausephysicalpain.
B.Theybringcomforttothem.
C.Theymaketheirvisionclearer.
D.Theyfloataroundandcausetrouble.
26.Whatcantheastronautdotogetridofthetears?
A.Rubhiseyesagainsthishelmettoletthetearsfloatforward.
B.Rubhiseyesbyhandtoletthetearsfloataround.
C.Getthetearsbigenoughtofalloffofhiseyes.
D.Getthetearsbigenoughtobreakawayfromhiseyes.
27.What'sthesecond-to-lastparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Suggestionsonhowastronautscanstaycomfortableinspace.
B.Otherbasicthingsthataredifficulttodoinspace.
C.Whyburpingisimpossibleinspace.
D.Thingsthathumanscan'tdowithoutgravity.
C
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