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高三英语上学期第二次月考试题18
霍邱二中2016届高三第二次月考英语试题
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。
1.What’stherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Bossandsecretary.B.Customerandwaiter.C.Husbandandwife.
2.WherewasBonnyborn?
A.InJapan.B.IntheUnitedStates.C.InChina.
3.Wholeftthebookonthedesk?
A.Thewoman’sdaughter.B.Thewoman’shusband.C.Thewoman.
4.Whendidthemeetingbegin?
A.At12:
30.B.At11:
30C.At9:
30.
5.WhatdoweknowaboutBob?
A.Hedoesn’tdohishomeworkbyhimself.
B.Heisinterestedinmath.
C.Heoftenforgetshishomework.
第二节（共15小题；每题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，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6段材料，回答6,7题。
6.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Attheman’shome.B.Inanoffice.C.Inarestaurant.
7.Howwillthewomangohomeatlast?
A.Bybus.B.Bytaxi.C.Bycar.
听第7段材料，回答第8,9题。
8.Whydidthewomanfailtoseethemanatlunchtime?
A.Herclassranovertime.
B.Shedidn’thavelunchatall.
C.Shehadlunchatarestaurant.
9.Howsoonwillthefinalexamcome?
A.Intwoweeks.B.Inonemonth.C.Intwomonths.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Whydoesthemanthinkheisluckytogetthejob?
A.Hiscolleaguesareverykindtohim.
B.Hegetsagoodsalary.
C.Hecanliveinaquietplace.
11.Howdidthemansleeplastnight?
A.Hewokeupseveraltimes.B.Hesleptverywell.
C.Hecouldn’tfallasleepatall.
12.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?
A.Shedoesn’tlikeherjob.B.Shelikesthevillageverymuch.C.Sheisnotusedtothesilence.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whatisthemangoingtodothisevening?
A.Goto
alecture.B.Studyathome.C.Borrowsomebooks.
14.Whatexamwillthemantakenextweek?
A.Theentranceexam.B.The
mid-termexam.C.Thefinalexam.
15.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthecomingexam?
A.Harderthanthelastone.BEasierthanthelastone.
C.Ashardasthelastone.
16.Whatwillthemandoaftertheexam？
A.Haveatour.B.Findapart-timejob.C.Visitsomefriends.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Whatisonradio2at7:
30?
A.MyFavoriteMusician.B.TommyBrianShow.C.OldPeopleTalking.
18.WheredidJamesFarmertravelbybicycle?
A.InScotland.B.InNorthAmerica.C.IntheMiddleEast.
19.WhatistheRadio1channelabout?
A.Life.B.Science.C.Music.
20.WhendoestheAmericanCountryMusicShowstart?
A.At8:
00pm.B.At10:
00pm.C.At11:
00pm.
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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
FromRomeandVenicetotherollinghillsofTuscanyandthecharmofMilan,Italyisabottomlesswellofattractions.Itisamotherlandofartistsandscientiststhatchangedtheshapeoftheworld.HerearesomeplacesyoushouldseeonyourvacationstoItaly.
ValleyoftheTemples
WelcometoSicilyandoneofitsmostamazingattractions.TheValleyoftheTemplesinAgrigentoisanextensivearchaeologicalsitecontainingthewell-preservedremainsofvariousDorictemplesdatingfromthe5thcenturyB.C.Inaccordwithstandardcriteria（标准）forbothGreekandRomantemples,allstructuresfaceeastsothatthestatueofthegodhousedinsidewillbeilluminated（照亮）bytherisingsun.Thesitebeinglocatedonaridgeoverlookingthetown,theterm“valley”isobviouslyamisnomer（误称），butitquitecapturesthevastnessoftheplace.
UffiziGallery
Thereputationforbeingoneofthefinestuniversallyacclaimed（受到高度赞扬的）museumsofalltimecomescourtesyofmasterslikeLeonardodaVinci,Raphael,MichelangeloandRubens.TheirtimelessworksareproudlydisplayedonthetopfloorofthepalaceinFlorence.
HistoricCentreofSiena
SienamaynotequalFlorenceinoverallartisticachievement,butitscharmmakesitaplacethatn
oothercancompareto.CenteredonPiazzadelCampo,thehistoricdistrictisacontainerof12th–centuryGothic,andamirroroftheMiddleAges.Fullofpearlsofarchitec
tureandculturalhighlights,thehistoriccentreofSienaisanexcellenttripbackintime,ideallytobetakeninsummer.
GrandCanal
TakingthewaterbusalongtheCanalGrandeislikegoingbackthroughcenturiesofhistory.ThefamousVenetianwaterwayrunsmorethan3.5kmthroughallsixdistrictsofthehistoriccenter.TheimpressiveRenaissancepalacesrubshoulderswithGothicarchesandmarblemixeswithgold.Numerouslandmarksneverceasetoprovoke（激起）admirablesighsontheway.
21.Whichofthefollowingwouldbebettertovisitinsummer?
A.UffiziGallery.B.ValleyoftheTemples.
C.GrandCanal.D.HistoricCentreofSiena
22.Themainpurposeofthepassageis______.
A.totellvisitorsabouttheadvantagesoftravellinginItaly
B.tosupplyvisitorswithinformationaboutsomefamousmuseums
C.toshowvisitorsthefeaturesofItaly
D.tosuggestsomegoodplacestogoinItalytovisitors
23.WhicharetheuniquefeaturesoftheGrandCanal?
TherearemanyGothicarches.
YoucanseemanyRenaissancepalacesthere.
ThelengthoftheVenetianwaterwayisthreekilometers.
Youcantakethewaterbustoenjoyitsbeauty.
A.
B.
C.
D.
24.Wherecanoneprobablyfindthispassage?
A.Inasportsnewspaper.B.Inageographyreport.
C.Inatravelingmagazine.D.Inanovel.
B
ThereisaveryinstructiveincidentinvolvingthelifeofAlexander,
thegreatGreekking.Alexander,afterconqueringmanykingdoms,wasreturninghome.Ontheway,hefellillandittookhimtohisdeathbed.Withdeathstaringhiminhisface,Alexanderrealizedhowhisconquests,hisgreatarmy,hissharpswordandallhiswealthwereofnoconsequence.So,helayhelplesslywaitingtobreathehislast.Hecalledhisgeneralsandsaid,"Iwilldepartfromthisworldsoon,Ihavethreewishes,pleasecarrythemoutwithoutfail."
"Myfirstdesireisthat,"saidAlexander,"Myphysiciansalonemustcarrymycoffin（棺材）."Afterapause,hecontinued,"Secondly,Idesirethatwhenmycoffinisbeingcarriedtothegrave,thepathleadingtothegraveyardbestrewn（撒满）withgold,silverandpreciousstoneswhichIhavecollected."Thekingcontinued，"Mythirdandlastwishisthatbothmyhandsbekepthangingoutofmycoffin.”Alexander'sfavoritegeneralkissedhishandandpressedthemtohisheart."OhKing,weassureyouthatyourwisheswillallbefulfilled.Buttelluswhydoyoumakesuchstrangewishes?
"
AtthisAlexandertookadeepbreathandsaid,“IwouldliketheworldtoknowofthethreelessonsIhavejustlearnt.Iwantmyphysicianstocarrymycoffinbecausepeopleshouldrealizethatnodoctorcanreallycureanybody.Theyarepowerlessandcannotsaveapersonfromtheclutchesofdeath.Soletpeoplenottakelifeforgranted.
Thesecondwishofstrewinggold,silverandotherrichesonthewaytothegraveyardistotellpeoplethatnotevenabitofgoldwillcomewithme.Ispentallmylifeearningrichesbutcannottakeanythingwithme.Letpeoplerealizethatitisjustawasteoftimetochasewealth.
Andaboutmythirdwishofhavingmyhandshangingoutofthecoffin,IwishpeopletoknowthatIcameempty-handedintothisworldandempty-handedIgooutofthisworld.”Withthesewords,thekingclosedhiseyes.Soonheletdeathconquerhimandbreathedhislast.
25.ThefirstparagraphsuggeststhatAlexander_________.
A.wasconqueringmanykingdoms.
B.realizedthatwhathegotinhislifewasnothingtohimatall.
C.wantedtoleaveashecameempty-handed.
D.regardedhisconquests,hisgreatarmy,hissharpswordandallhiswealthasthemostimportantthings.
26.Theunderlinedword“clutches”inparagraph3means“_______”.
A.sentenceB.attentionC.controlD.shadow
27.Theauthorintendsto________.
A.tellusthestoryofAlexander
B.introducereaderstotheinstructivelessonsofAlexander
C.stressthepowersofAlexandertheGreat
D.persuadepeopletorealizewhatAlexandersaid
28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TheDeathofAlexander.B.TheGreedofAlexander
C.ThreeWishesofAlexanderD.TheLifeofAlexander
C
Doyouthinkyouaremoreintelligentthanyourparentsandgrandparents?
AccordingtoJamesFlynn,aprofessorataNewZealanduniversity,youare!
Overthecourseofthelastcentury,people’sIQtestscoreshavegottensteadilyhigher---onaverage,threepointshighereachdecade.Thisimprovementisknownasthe“Flynneffect”,andscientistswanttoknowwhatisbehindit.
IQtestsaredesignedtomeasuregeneralintelligenceratherthanknowledge.Flynnbelievesthatintelligencepartlycomesfromourparentsandpartlyistheresultofourenvironment,buttheimprovementintestscoreshasbeenhappeningtooquicklytobeexplainedbyheredity（遗传）.Sowhathasoccurredinth
e20thcenturytohelppeopleachievehigherscores?
ScientistshaveproposedseveralexplanationsfortheFlynneffect.Somesuggestthattheimprovedtestscoressimplyreflectanincreasedexposuretotestsingeneralandthelearningoftest-takingtechniquesthathelpusperformbetteronanytest.Othershavepointedtobetternutrition.Babiesnowarebornlarger,healthier,andwithmorebraindevelopmentthaninthepast.Anothersuggestedexplanationisachangeineducationalstyles,withteachersencouragingchildrentolearnbydiscoveringthingsforthemselvesratherthanjustmemorizinginformation,whichimpr
ovestheirproblem-solvingskills.
FlynnhaslimitedthepossibleexplanationsaftercarefullyexaminingtestdataanddiscoveringthattheimprovementinscoreshastakenplaceinonlycertainpartsoftheIQtest.Test-takersaren
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