广西桂林中学高三英语上学期月考试题.docx

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广西桂林中学高三英语上学期月考试题

桂林中学2015学年度上学期高三年级12月月考试卷

英语

（本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分。

满分150分，考试时间120分钟）

第Ⅰ卷

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。

　　例:

Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.15.C.￡9.18.

　　答案是B。

1.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

　　A.Inabookstore.B.Inaclassroom.C.Inalibrary.

2.Atwhattimewillthefilmbegin?

　　A.7:

20.B.7:

15.　C.7:

00.

3.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?

　　A.TheirfriendJane.

　　B.Aweekendtrip.

C.Aradioprogramme.

4.Whatwillthewomanprobablydo?

　　A.Catchatrain.

　　B.Seethemanoff.

　　C.Goshopping.

5.Whydidthewomanapologize?

　　A.Shemadealatedelivery.

　　B.Shewenttothewrongplace.

　　C.Shecouldn'ttakethecakeback.

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。

每段对话后有几个小题，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。

听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟:

听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。

每段对话读两遍。

　听第6段材料.回答第6.7题。

　6.WhoseCDisbroken?

　　A.Kathy's.B.Mum's.C.Jack's.

　7.Whatdoestheboypromisetodoforthegirl?

　　A.BuyheranewCD.

　　B.Dosomecleaning.

　　C.Giveher10dollars.

　听第7段材料.回答第8、9题。

　8.Whatdidthemanthinkofthemeal?

　　A.Justso-so.B.Quitesatisfactory.C.Abitdisappointing.

　9.Whatwasthe15%onthebillpaidfor?

　　A.Thefood.B.Thedrinks.C.Theservice.

听第8段材料，回答第I0至12题。

　10.Whyisthemanattheshop?

　　A.Toorderacameraforhiswife.

　　B.Tohaveacamerarepaired.

　　C.Togetacamerachanged.

　11.Whatcolourdoesthemanwant?

　　A.Pink.B.Black.C.Orange.

　12.Whatwillthemandoafterwards?

　　A.Makeaphonecall.

　　B.Waituntilfurthernotice.

　　C.Comeagainthenextday.

　听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

　13.WhatwouldJoeprobablydoduringtheThanksgivingholiday?

　　A.Gotoaplay.B.Stayathome.C.VisitKingston.

　14.WhatisArielgoingtodoinToronto?

　　A.Attendaparty.

　　B.Meetheraunt.

　　C.Seeacarshow.

　15.WhyisArielinahurrytoleave?

　　A.TocallupBetty.

　　B.TobuysomeDVDs.

　　C.TopickupDaniel.

　16.Whatmightbetherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

　　A.Classmates.

　　B.Fellowworkers.

　　C.Guideandtourist.

　听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

　17.WheredoesThomasManningwork?

　　A.IntheGuinnessCompany.

　　B.Ataradiostation.

　　C.Inamuseum.

　18.Wheredidtheideaofabookofrecordscomefrom?

　　A.Abird-shootingtrip.

　　B.AvisittoEurope.

　　C.Atelevisiontalkshow.

　19.WhendidSirHugh'sfirstbookofrecordsappear?

　　A.In1875.B.In1950.C.In1955.

　20.Whatarethetwospeakersgoingtotalkaboutnext?

　　A.Morerecordsofunusualfacts.

　　B.Thefounderofthecompany.

C.Theoldestpersonintheworld.

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

【A】

Toronto—Apleasantattitudecandowondersforpatients’recovery,accordingtoresearcherswhoreviewed16studiesthatlookedatpatients’attitudestowardhealth.Thestudieslasted30yearsandlookedatpatients’attitudesafteroperation.

“Ineachcasethebetterapatient’sexpectationsabouthowtheywoulddoafteroperationorsomehealthprocedure,thebettertheydid,”saidtheauthorDonaldCole,oftheInstituteforWorkandHealthinToronto.

“Thismind-bodyconnectionthatwehavebeentoyingwithforthepastcoupleofdecadesreallydoeshavehardsciencebehindit.Theresultshowsthatthepowerofpositivethinkingisreal,”Colesaid.

NewYork—APabloPicassopaintingsoldatChristie’sauction（拍卖）houseinNewYorkWednesdayfor55-milliondollars.ThepricesetanewauctionrecordforaPicasso,andisthefifth-highestpriceeverpaidforanyworkofartatauction.

Thepainting—Womanwithherarmscrossed—waspurchasedbyatelephonebidder.Paintedin1902inBarcelona,theportraitisoneofthebest-knownworksfromwhatiscalledPicasso’sblueperiod.

Christie’ssaysthepaintingbythefamousSpanishartistisofaqualitynotseenonthemarketinmorethan10years.Itsoldformorethantwiceitspre-saleestimate.

XinhuaAgency—AreportthatthreekindergartenteachersgotdownontheirkneesbeforeaSouthKoreancoupletoapologize,inNanjing,ofEastChina’sJiangsuProvince,hascausedwidecriticism.

Atalocalkindergarten,aChineseteacherfrightenedaSouthKoreanchildbysayingshewouldcutoffhisfingersifhecontinuedtomakemischief.AlthoughthekindergartenhadapologizedtothecoupleanddismissedtheteachernamedYang,themotherinsistedthatYangshouldkneeldownbeforeher.ShengDalin,acolumnist,wroteintheXINXISHIBAOthatitwasenoughtofiretheteacherandmakeanapologytothecouple,butthemother’srequestwasbeyondallreason.

21.NewsItem1intendstomakeusbelievethat______.

      A.positivethinkingcanbenefitpatients’recovery

B.abetterattituderesultsinabetteroperation

      C.researchershaveobserved16patients’recoveryfor30years

      D.greatattentionhasbeenpaidtohowattitudesaffecthealth

22.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutthepainting?

      A.Itwasoncethoughttobewortharound$27million.

      B.Itisoneofthemostexpensivepictureseversoldatauction.

      C.Itwaspurchasedbysomebodythroughtelephone.

      D.Ithasdisappearedformorethan10years.

23.ThereportinNewsItem3hascausedwidecriticismbecause______.

      A.thekindergartendismissedtheteachernamedYang

      B.theteachersrefusedtomakeanapologytotheboy’smother

      C.themotherdemandedanunreasonableapologyfromtheteachers

      D.thekindergartensupportedtopunishaboysoseverely

24.WhydidthekindergartenfiretheteachernamedYang?

A.ShecutoffaSouthKoreanboy’sfingers.

B.ShefrightenedaSouthKoreanchild.

C.Shewouldn’tkneeldownbeforeaSouthKoreancouple.

D.Thechild’smotherdemandedthemtodoso.

【B】

Onewindyspringday,Iobservedyoungpeoplehavingfunusingthewindtoflytheirkites.Multicoloredcreationsofvaryingshapesandsizesfilledtheskieslikebeautifulbirdsdashinganddancingintheexcitingatmosphereabovetheearth.Asthestrongwindsgusted（风吹）againstthekites,astringkeptthemincheck.

Insteadofblowingawaywiththewind,theyaroseagainstittoachievegreatheights.Theyshookandpulled,butthecontrollingstringandtheclumsytailkeptthemintow（牵引）,facingupwardandagainstthewind.Asthekitesstruggledandtrembledagainstthestring,theyseemedtosay,“Letmego!

Letmego!

Iwanttobefree!

”Theyflewbeautifullyevenastheyfoughttheforcedrestrictionofthestring.Finally,oneofthekitessucceededinbreakingloose.“Freeatlast,”itseemedtosay.“Freetoflywiththewind.”

Yetfreedomfromcontrolsimplyputitatthemercyofanunsympatheticgentlewind.Itflewungracefullytothegroundandlandedinatwistedmassofweedsandstringagainstadeadbush.“Freeatlast”.Freetoliepowerlessinthedirt,tobeblownhelplesslyalongtheground,andtosettledownlifelessagainstthefirstroadblock.

Howmuchlikekiteswesometimesare.Therealwaysexistmisfortunesandrestrictions,rulestofollowfromwhichwecangrowandgainstrength.Prohibitionisanecessarycounterparttothewindsofopposition.Someofuspulledattherulessohardthatweneverflyfasttoreachtheheightswemighthaveobtained.Ifwekeepallthecommandment（戒律）,wewillneverrisehighenoughtogetourtailsofftheground.

Letuseachrisetothegreatheights,recognizingthatsomeoftheprohibitionsareactuallythesteadyforcethathelpsusclimbandachieve.

25．Inthepassagethewriterwatched_______.

A.manyyoungpeopleenjoyingthesunnydayB.manybirdsdashinganddancinginthesky

C.manyyoungpeopleflyingmulticoloredkitesD.thestrongwindsblowingagainstthesky

26．Whatenablesakiteflygracefullyintheskyaccordingtothestory?

A.Thekiteitselfandstrangeshapes.B.Alongstringandblowingwind.

C.Awindyspringdayandbluesky.D.Thesizeandalongstring.

27．Whatisthepurposeoftheauthorinwritingthispassage?

A.Togiveuptipsonhowtoflykiteseffectively.

B.Towarnusthatfreedomisactuallypowerless.

C.Toexplainthatrestrictionsarereallyunnecessary.

D.Toteachusalessonthatrulesareimportantinlife.

28．Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.FlywithRestrictionsB.WheretoFlyC.WhytoFlyKitesD.FlytoFreedom

【C】

“Diningout”,or“eatingout”,isaphrasepeopleuseinBritainwhentheyeatinarestaurantorapub.EatingoutismorepopularinBritaintodaythaneverbefore.

However,eatingoutcanbeexpensive.Restaurantsarenormallymoreexpensivethanpubs,thoughmanypubsserveverygood，simplefood.AsBritishpeopledon’tdineouteverynightoftheweek,eatinginarestaurantisoftenseenasaspecialoccasion.Whengoingforthefirstdate，orifcelebratingananniversaryorabirthday,manypeopleliketogotoarestaurant.Peopleofteneatinarestaurantbeforegoingtothecinemaorthetheatre.

Asinallcultures,therearemanyrulesofetiquette（礼节）surroundingfoodandeating,andnowhereisthismorepronouncedthanwheneatinginasmartrestaurant.Peoplearealmostalwaysexpectedtoeatwithaknifeandforkandtheseshouldbeheldinthecorrecthandandusedinthecorrectway.Itisalsoimpolitetohaveyourelbowsonthediningtablewhenyouareeating.

There’remanysuch“unspoken”rules—theyarenormallyonlyimportantwheneatinginaveryelegantandexpensiverestaurant,andvaryslightlyfromrestauranttorestaurantandplacetoplace.Arecentnationwidesurveyshowedthattherewasadivideinmannersb