广西柳州铁路第一中学届高三复习英语周测试题41.docx

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广西柳州铁路第一中学届高三复习英语周测试题41

柳州铁一中学玉武之队高三英语周考（4月13日）

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.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?

A.Dosomewashing.B.Gotothesupermarket.C.Dosomesewing.

2.Whywasthewomanlate?

A.Thetrafficwasbad.B.Shewasbusywithwork.C.Shewentshopping.

3.WhatdoesBrendaplantodotomorrow?

A.Sleeplate.B.Dothewashingup.C.Cookbreakfast.

4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atashop.B.Inabank.C.Inapostoffice.

5.Whatdoesthemandoprobably?

A.Awaiter.B.Ashopkeeper.C.Acasemaker.

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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6.WhatisMr.Brownprobablydoing?

A.Writingareport.B.Havingameeting.C.Givingalecture.

7.WhatisMr.Peterson’stelephonenumber?

A.1300-621-7865.B.1300-612-7685.C.1300-621-8765.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。

8.Whomisthemanspeakingto?

A.Adoctor.B.Ahotelmanger.C.Amedicalreceptionist.

9.WhereisDoctorAndersonnow?

A.Inthehotel.B.Atthehospital.C.Ahome.

10.Whencanthemanseethedoctor?

A.Thisafternoon.B.Thisevening.C.Thenextmorning.

听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。

11.Whydoesthewomangoout?

A.Tobealone.B.Tolookatthelights.C.Tohavesomethingtoread.

12.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shestilllivesaveryhardlife.

B.Shewillleavethecityverysoon.

C.Sheworkedhardandgotsuccess.

13.What’sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Workmates.B.Brotherandsister.C.Husbandandwife.

听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。

14.Howdidthewomangettoknowaboutthejobvacancy?

A.Byreadinganewspaperad.

B.ByseeingacommercialonTV.

C.Bycallinganemploymentservice.

15.WhathadthewomanbeendoinginGeneva?

A.TeachingEnglishatauniversity.

B.StudyingforadegreeinFrench.

C.Workingasasecretary.

16.Whydidthewomancomebackforajob?

A.Shewouldworkclosetoherfamily.

B.Shecouldtraveloverseasfrequently.

C.Shecoulduseherpreviousexperience.

17.Whatwasthewomanaskedtodointheend?

A.Gettoknowthecandidatesontheshortlist.

B.Prepareforaninterviewinacoupleofdays.

C.Sendinawrittenapplicationassoonaspossible.

听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。

18.WhendidthetrainleaveGlasgowlastThursday?

A.At9:

50am.B.At9:

20am.C.At8:

40am.

19.Whathappenedtothespeaker?

A.Hemissedhisflight.B.Helosthisluggage.C.HehadtochangeatPreston.

20.Forwhatpurposedoesthemanmakethetape?

A.Toaskthecompanytodismissthetraincrew.

B.Toaskthecompanytomakeupforhisloss.

C.Toaskthecompanytogivehimthereasonforthedelay.

第二部分:

阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）

第一节（共15小题,满分30分）

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

MysisterJodieandIarealwaystravelingforwork．Asjewelrydesigners,weneedtogotoalotofshows．Wecan’tpacklightlyandusuallybringaboutfoursuitcasesfilledwithourwork．

Mostofourstuffismadefromheavymaterialsandmetals．Sopartoftheroutineforuswhenweflyisgettingstoppedbysecurity.Ourjewelrysetsoffthealarms,andwe’vebecomeaccustomedtoarrivingearlytogothroughprivatescreenings.Mostofthetime,it’snottroublesome．

However,onourrecenttriptoaParistradeshow,wewerestoppedatsecurityandaskedtoemptyourbags．Oneoftheagentswalkedovertoanotheragentandtheystartedwhisperingtoeachother．Bothgentlemencameback,andoneofthemthentoldusthatitseemedthatwewerecarryingaverydangerousobject．

MysisterandIjustsaid,“Huh?

”Ofcourse,wewerealittleconcerned,thinkingthatmaybesomeoneputsomethingdangerousinoneofourbagswhenweweren’tlooking．

Oneoftheagentsthenstartedtounpackourbags．Ikeptaskingwhathewaslookingforandthentheobjectinquestionfinallyappeared．ItwasourCosimanecklace．It’sapieceofjewelry,withlarge,metaltriangularspikes．

MysisterandIlookedateachotherandbreathedahugesighofrelief．Westartedlaughingandexplainedtothetwomaleagentsthatitwasjustanecklacefromourcollection,notaweaponofmassdestruction．Theythoughtwewerelying,andoneagentkeptrepeatingthathebelieveditwasaweapon．

Itriedtoexplainthatwewerejewelrydesignersgoingtoatradeshow,andthiswassimplyapiecefromourcollection．Buttheagentsdidn’tbuyit．Thenafewwomenguardscameovertoassist．Oneofthewomenguardswasholdinganearringuptoherearandanotherwastryingonaring．Apparently,theylikedourstuff．

Itwasonlyatthispointthatthemaleguardsgaveup．AndIthinktheyalsogottiredoflisteningtoabunchofwomentalkaboutjewelry．Theyletusthrough．

Wetookthenamesofthewomenagentsandsentthemapieceofjewelrywhenwegotbacktosaythanks．

21．Whentheobjectinquestionfinallyappeared,thewriterandhersisterfelt_______．

A．anxiousB．relievedC．excitedD．frightened

22．Thewriterandhersisterwerestoppedbytheagentsbecause________．

A．theirsuitcasesweretooheavy

B．theagentswantedtoplayajokeonthem

C．theyweresuspectedtocarrydangerousobjects

D．theagentswantedtoadmirethejewelryinsidethesuitcases

23．Theunderlinedword“buy”inParagraph7probablymeans________．

A．doubtB．believeC．purchaseD．understand

24．Thewritersentthewomenagentsapieceofjewelryinorderto________．

A．persuadethemtobuyherjewelrylater

B．gethelpfromthemnexttime

C．showthemhertalentindesigningjewelry

D．showthemherappreciationfortheirassistance

B

InthecountriesofSouthandSoutheastAsia,theelephanthasbeenanimportantpartoftheculture,economyandreligionforcenturies．AndnowheremoresothaninThailand．UnlikeitsAfricancousin,theAsianelephantiseasilydomesticated（驯化）．Therareso-calledwhiteelephantshaveactuallylentthepowerofroyaltytoitsrulers，anduntilthe1920sthenationalflagwasawhiteelephantonaredbackground．TotheearlyWesternvisitors,thecountry'sromanticnamewas“LandoftheWhiteElephant"．

Today,however,thestoryisverydifferent．Outofworkandoutofland,theThaielephantstrugglesforsurvivalinanationthatnolongerneedsit．Theelephanthasfounditselfmoreorlessdesertedbypreviousownerswhohavemovedontoadifferenteconomicworldandasocietyinthewesternpart．Andwhiletheelephant'sproblemsbeganmanyyearsago,nowithasaverylownationaladvantage．

Howdoesthenationalsymbolturnintoignoredanimals?

ItisastoryofworseenvironmentandthechanginglivesoftheThaisthemselves．AccordingtoRichardLair,Thailand'sexpertontheAsianelephantandauthorofthereportGoneAstray,attheturnofthelastcentury,theremaywellhavebeenasmanyas100,000nationalelephantsinthecountry．

InthenorthofThailandalone,itwasestimated（估计）thatmorethan20,000elephantswereemployedintransport,1,000ofthemaloneontheroadbetweenthecitiesofChiangMaiandChiangSaen．

Thiswasatatimewhen90percentofThailandwasstillforest---ahabitatthatnotonlysupportedtheanimalsbutalsomadethemnecessarytocarrygoodsandpeople．Nothingploughsthroughthickforestbetterthanlotsofsure-footedelephants．

By1950theelephantpopulationhaddropped,butstilltothenumberof13,397．However,todaythereareprobablynomorethan3,800,withanotherl,350wanderingfreeinthenationalparks．Butnow,Thailand'sforestcoversonly20percentoftheland．Thisdeforestation（采伐森林）isthecentralpointoftheelephant'sdifficultsituation,forithaseffectivelyputtheanimalsoutofwork．Thiscentury,astheroadnetworkgrew,theelephant'sroleasabeastofburdendecreased．

25．WhatcanweknowaboutAfricanelephantsfromthepassage?

A．Itisoflittlevaluetodomesticatethem．

B．Itishardtodomesticatethem．

C．TheyarelivingabetterlifethanAsianelephants

D．TheirfateisquitesimilartothatofAsianelephants．

26．Thailandwasoncecalled"LandoftheWhiteElephant"because________．

A．whiteelephantwasanationalsymboluntilthe1920s

B．whiteelephantisrarelyseenandthusveryspecial

C．whiteelephanthashelpedkingstogaintherulingpower

D．thisnamewassoromanticthatitwaspopularamongvisitors

27．WhyistheThaielephant"outofwork",accordingtotheauthor?

A．Becausetherearetoomanyelephantsbuttoofewjobs．

B．Becausetheelephantscan'tdolaborworkanylonger．

C．Becausethegovernmentpayslittleattentiontotheproblem．

D．Becausetheelephantsarenolongerusefultotheirowners．

28．Thepassageismostprobablyfrom________．

A．atravelguideB．ahistorybook

C．apopularsciencemagazineD．anofficialannouncement

C

DearDavid,

I’mgladyouwouldliketoshareyourfeelingswithme.It’shardlysurprisingthatyourfeelingsofnotbeing“grownup”havecomeonstronglyatthispointinyourlife,justbeforeyou’reabouttobecomeafather.Youareasking:

willImakeagoodfather?

HowwillIcope?

ShouldIhavebroughtanotherlittlepersonintotheworld?

CanIprovideforit?

Heeelp!

Ithinknearlyeverysensitiveabout-to-be-parentmusthavetheseoccasionalfeelingsofself-doubtandinadequacy（不适）beforethebirthanditwouldbemostunusualifyoudidn’tsharethem.

It’sdifficult,honestly,tofeelgrown-upunlessyouhavesomethinglessgrown-uptorelateto.Ahen-pecked（惧内的）bossmayfeellikeaseven-year-oldwhenhe’sathome.Butashewalksthroughtheofficedoor,andknowshe’sgoingtobesurroundedbystafflookingtohimforadvice,hegr