湖北省公安县第三中学届高三上学期月考英语试题.docx

1、湖北省公安县第三中学届高三上学期月考英语试题公安三中2016届高三年级8月考试 英语试卷命题人：刘超 考试时间：8月24日 7:00-9:00 a.m 祝考试顺利！第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。第一节：听下面5段对话，完成下面各题1.When will

2、the man most probably see Dr. Black tomorrow?A. At 9:30 a.m B. At 10:30 a.m C. At 11:30 a.m2. What is the woman?A. Shes a librarian. B. Shes a student. C.Shes a professor.3. What will the man do next Wednesday?A. Hell have a job interview. B.Hell go to the dentist. C. Hell go to visit his parents.4.

3、 What will the weather be like according to the weather forecast?A. It will be sunny. B. It will be cloudy. C.It will be rainy.5. What do we know about the speakers from the conversation?A. Theyll go to see a film tomorrow evening. B. Theyll meet at the subway entrance. C. Theyll buy film tickets at

4、 1:00 this afternoon.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。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的、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，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秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答68题。6. What is the great news in the dialog?A. She received a job offer. B. She got a promotion at work. C. She was informed of an

5、interview.7. How did the woman feel about the interview?A. She thought she did just so-so. B. She thought she did badly. C. She thought she did perfectly.8. What are they going to do to celebrate?A. Go to a party. B. Go to watch a movie. C. Go to drink beer.听第7段材料，回答911题。9. In this conversation, wha

6、t can money do for someone?A. Open a nice restaurant. B. Take away a lot of responsibilities. C. Go traveling around the world.10. What is one disadvantage mentioned from having too much money?A. A person will become greedy B.A person will be unhappy C. A person will become bored finally11. What con

7、clusion can we come to from this conversation?A. Neither of them is rich B. Both of them are rich C. Either of them is rich听第8段材料，回答1214题。12. Why does Jenny call Mark?A. She wants to know about David B. She invites him to her birthday partyC. She wonders why he didnt go to work13. What information d

8、oes Jenny tell Mark?A. Bills wife had a baby girl B. Jennys daughter was ill last nightC. David passed out cigars to everyone14. What have the speakers decided to do tomorrow?A. Call Bill B. Celebrate C. See the doctor听第9段材料，回答1517题。15. How many months has Barbara been on a diet?A. Two months B. Thr

9、ee months C. Five months16. How much weight has Barbara lost so far?A. Five pounds B. Fifteen pounds C. Twenty pounds17. What was the main tip Barbara got from her trainer?A. Eat less and exercise more B. Eat three smaller meals a day C. Eat five times a day听第10段材料，回答1820题。18. How large is the total

10、 water surface of the earth according to the passage?A. About 65.3 million square miles B. About 130.6 million square milesC. About 195.9 million square miles19. Who was the first European to venture in the Pacific Ocean?A. An explore from France B. An explore from Span C. An explore from England20.

11、 What is a fact about the islands in the Pacific Ocean?A. The number of the islands here is 25,500 B. A small part of the islands lies in the South Pacific OceanC. The main cause of the islands is active volcanoes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

12、该选项涂黑A(Q = Question; A = Answer)Situation I Q: If someone sits right next to me in an empty movie theater, is it rude to move? A: Maybe, but nobody will fault you for it. Chances are that close sitter doesnt realize he disturbs you, so he may miss your annoyance. You undoubtedly arent the first pers

13、on hes met who needs enough room. Forgive his bad judgment, move quietly and enjoy the show.Situation II Q: If someone is talking loudly on the bus, is there a nice way to ask him to keep it down? A: No. Try other means.1) Stare at him until he gets aware of it and quiets down. 2) Lift your finger i

14、n a silence motion(动作)and smile. 3) Put on earphones and ignore him.Situation III Q: If I remember my friends birthday a day late, should I apologize or just wish her a happy birthday like nothing happened? A: This is the reason why the word belated was invented. Happy belated birthday! is short for

15、: Well, I know I forgot, but then I remembered. Forgive me and happy birthday.Situation IV Q: Can I lie about seeing a text because I was too busy or lazy to respond(回复) to it? A: Dont lie. Receiving a text does not mean you need to respond to it. Why waste a perfectly good lie when the truth will s

16、erve? Yes, you can say if ever asked, I saw it. No explanation is needed as to why you dont respond.21You will get annoyed in a theater when . A. a person is too active B. a person sits too close to you C. a person talks too loudly D. a person is too rude to you22. The underlined word belated in Sit

17、uation III probably means . A. predicted B. returned C. delayed D. canceled23. What is the passage mainly about? A. Good manners to talk to people. B. Different ways to change others manners. C. Proper manners to offer help to others. D. Modern ways to mind your manners.B In October 1800，John Todd w

18、as born in Rutland, Vermont. Soon afterward，his parents moved to Killingworth, Connecticut. When John was six, both his parents died. A kind-hearted aunt in North Killingworth agreed to take John and give him a home. He was brought up by her and lived in her home until he left to study for the minis

19、try. His aunt took seriously ill and feared she was about to die. In great suffering she wrote John Todd a letter in which she asked him to tell her what death would be like. Here is the letter he sent in reply: It is now thirty-five years since I, as a little boy of six, was left quite alone in the

20、 world. You sent me word you would give me a home and be a kind mother to me. I have never forgotten the day when I made the long journey of ten miles to your house in North Killingworth. I can still remember my disappointment when, instead of coming for me yourself, you sent your servant James to f

21、etch me.I well remembered my tears and anxiety as, sitting high on your horse and sticking tight to James, I rode off to my new home. Night fell before we finished the journey, and as it grew dark I became lonely and afraid. “Do you think shell go to bed before we get there?” I asked James anxiously

22、. “Oh, no,” he said encouragingly. “Shell stay up for you. When we get out of these woods youll see her candle shining in the window.” Presently we did ride out into the clearing, and there, sure enough, was your candle. I remember you were waiting at the door, that you put your arms close about me

23、and that you lifted me a tired and confused little boy down from the horse. You had a fire burning on the ground, a hot supper waiting on the stove. After supper you took me to my new room, heard me say my prayers, and then sat beside me until I fell asleep.You probably realize why I am recalling al

24、l this to your memory. Some day soon God will send for you, to take you to a new home. Dont fear the callings, the strange journey, or the dark messenger of death who will fetch you. God can be trusted to do as much for you as you were kind enough to do for me so many years ago. At the end of the ro

25、ad you will find love and a welcome waiting, and you will be safe in Gods care. I shall watch you and pray for you till you are out of sight, and then wait for the day when I shall make the same journey myself and find you waiting at the end of the road to greet me.24. What do we know from the first

26、 two paragraphs? A. Todds aunt was somewhat feared of death. B. Todd was forty when he wrote this letter. C. Todd was very excited when first met by the aunt. D. Todd was kind to his aunts concern. 25. According to the passage, we can infer that _. A. Todd dislikes his aunt very much B. Todd will wa

27、it for his aunt at the end of the road C. Todd will write this letter for Gods benefit D. Todd will one day make the same road himself 26. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means _. A. God can be trusted many years ago B. God will treat you as well as you did many years ago C. y

28、ou were kind enough to me many years ago D. you did as much as God many years ago27. What is the best title of the passage? A. An unforgettable childhood B. A letter of giving thanks C. A Timeless Letter of Comfort D. A full-of-love burning candle CAt first it was only kings who were recognized as i

29、mportant enough to have a birthday celebration. To protect them, friends and family would visit the king and bring good thoughts and birthday wishes.As time went by, children became included in birthday celebrations. The tradition of childrens birthday parties first started in Germany.One of the lar

30、gest private birthday parties that ever happened was in 1970 for Colonel Harland Sanders (the founder of KFC) 80th birthday it was attended by over 35,000 people.Many centuries ago, birthdays were considered a time when the bad spirits were able to harm you. It was believed that you should have your

31、 friends and family around you, so that their good wishes and present-giving would keep the bad spirits away. The custom of lighting candles also had a spiritual origin. People believed that the gods lived in the sky, and that by lighting candles and torches, people were sending a signal or prayer to the gods.Later on, candles started to be used to decorate birthday cakes. One theory about the origin of the birthday cake is that it started with the Greeks, who baked round cakes representing the full moon for their moon goddess, Artemis. They also placed candles on the cake to make it glow