广西省桂林中学届高三月考英语试题 Word版含答案Word格式.docx

1、1. What do we learn about the man?A. He slept well on the plane. B. He had a long trip. C. He had a meeting.2. Why will the woman stay home in the evening?A. To wait for a call. B. To watch a ball game on TV. C. To have dinner with a friend.3. What gift will the woman probably get for Mary?A. A scho

2、ol bag. B. A record. C. A theatre ticket.4. What does the man mainly do in his spare time?A. Learn a language. B. Do some sports. C. Play the piano.5. What did the woman like doing when she was young?A. Riding a bicycle with friends. B. Travelling the country. C. Reading alone.二、听力第二节（共15小题，每小题1.5分，

3、满分22.5分）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。听每段对话前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。6. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a hotel. B. At a booking office. C. At a friends house.7. What will the man probably do in a few days? A. Fly to anoth

4、er country. B. Come to the same hotel. C. Drive here to visit friends. 听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8. What did the man worry about at the beginning of the conversation?A. He might not find everything he wanted.B. He might not have enough money with him.C. He might not be able to carry the shopping.9. How m

5、uch should the man pay?A. $5. B. $75. C. $75.05.10. What did the woman do in the end?A. She charged the man a little less.B. She asked the man to pay her later.C. She made a mistake in adding up the cost. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11. Where are the speakers?A. In a classroom. B. In a theatre. C. In an o

6、ffice.12. Why does the man plan to leave early?A. He is going on vacation. B. He is going to a performance. C. He is going to the post office.13. What does the woman offer to do?A. Clean the office. B. Pick up the man s son. C. Finish the man s work.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。14. How does the woman feel

7、at the beginning of the conversation?A. Angry. B. Surprised. C. Sad15. What size bag does the woman want?A. A 24-inch bag. B. A 29-inch bag. C. A 32-inch bag.16. When will the woman leave for Mexico? A. On Thursday. B. On Friday. C. On Saturday.17. Where does the man work? A. At a mail order company

8、. B. At an international travel service. C. At the airport information desk. 听下面一段对话，回答第18至第20三个小题。18. Why did the woman not go to college?A. She didnt pass the exam. B. She wasnt interested in college. C. She couldnt afford college education.19. What job does the woman say she did?A. She was a bus

9、conductor. B. She was a shop assistant. C. She was a housekeeper.20. What did the woman think of her friend s college life?A. It was busy. B. It was wonderful. C. It was dull.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。ALondon: Its well known that Charles Darwins fam

10、ous theory of evolution （进化） annoyed many people because it was against the Biblical view of creation. But few know that it also created problems for Darwin at home with his deeply religious wife, Emma. “Darwin held back the publication of On the Origin of Species to avoid offending （触怒） his wife,”

11、says Ruth Padel, the naturalists great great granddaughter. “Emma told him that he seemed to be putting God further and further off”, Padel says in her north London home. “But they talked it through, and Emma once said, Dont change any of your ideas for fear of hurting me.”As the world celebrates th

12、e 200th birthday of the man who changed scientific thought forever and the 150 th anniversary of his book today, even his opponents admitted he was a giant figure.Though opposition to his theory continues, it is the elegant explanation of how species evolutes through natural selection that makes his

13、 200th birthday such a major event.More than 300 celebrations have been planned in Britain alone, where Darwins face graces （使增光）the 10-pound bill along with that of Queen Elizabeth II.Shrewsbury, the central England town where Darwin was born and raised, is holding a month-long festival for its mos

14、t famous son. Down House, his former home near London, will hold a permanent exhibition recreating some of his most famous experiments.Many more events have been planned all over the world. What would he be doing if he were alive today? Padel thinks he would properly be studying DNA and the immune s

15、ystem.21The main purpose of the author is . Ato say something about Darwin and his wife Bto introduce Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution Cto sing high praise for the book On the Origin of Species Dto report some celebrations of Darwins 200 th birthday and the 150 th anniversary of his books2

16、2Which of the statements is NOT true based on the passage? AEveryone agrees with Darwin now. BDarwin was brought up in Shrewsbury. CEmma was not really fond of his theory. DDarwin was very interested in living things.23The underlined phrase “held back” in the second paragraph probably means . Apreve

17、nted from Bkept a secret Ccared about Dput off24It can be inferred that the passage is most probably . Aa scientific report Ba news report Can English composition Da text B When I opened my e-mail the other day, a pretty woman named Rachel appeared on my computer screen. She greeted me by name and s

18、tarted talking warmly. Every now and then she stopped to smile at meShe was reading to me an e-mail from my brotherIt was very cool and lovelyRachel was there thanks to a new technology called Facemail. Facemail lets you send an e-mail that gets read to the receiver on line by an attractive male or

19、female or by a clown（小丑）The software , which is free , can be downloaded at . Facemail faces are lifelike , and they simulate（模仿）emotions based on emotions that you put in your text The company that develops the Facemail, is sure there will be broad uses in many fieldsThe reason why e-business is no

20、t popular, the company says, is that buying over the Internet lacks the human touch. But what if you went to the Nike website and Michael Jordan greeted you by name, waited on you and personally closed the sale ? And it is talking with Whirpool Company about using the technology in a computer screen

21、 on a fridgeThen if Mom cant be home when the kids get back from school , she can leave a note with voice and image telling them what there is to eatFacemail could get hot fastPersonally , Im a fan. Facemail is lively and funny at first , but if you select the clown , put a few rude words in an e-ma

22、il and add some angry emotions, youve got a crazy mail.25The main advantage of Facemail is that Athe e-mail can be read in a more lovely way Byou can talk with the person who sends you the e-mail Cyou can put your own emotions in the e-mail as you like Dyou can write an e mail to anyone26We can infe

23、r from the passage that Facemail Ais a software hard to download Bwill take the place of the e-mail system Ccan destroy your e-mail if not properly used Dis likely to be used in other ways in our daily life and work27The writer mentioned Nike website and Michael Jordan to show that AMichael Jordan w

24、ill serve you himself on Nike website Bfamous people like Michael Jordan also like to use Facemail CFacemail can make shopping on the Internet more interesting DNike company is increasing its sales through the fame of Jordan28The writer thinks . AFacemail is cool and funny BFacemail is a danger to t

25、he Internet CFacemail needs further improvement Dpeople should be careful with FacemailCLatest research shows that yawning（打哈欠） helps in keeping the brain cool, which is quite different from the popular belief that yawning promotes sleep and is a sign of tiredness. Yawning involves opening the mouth

26、 while taking a long, deep breath of air. It is commonly believed that people yawn as a result of being sleepy or tired because they need oxygen. However, researchers at the University of Albany in New York said their experiments on 44 students showed that drawing in air helps cool the brain and hel

27、ps it work more effectively. They said that their experiments showed that raising or lowering oxygen and carbon dioxide levels in the blood did not produce that reaction.Study participants were shown videos of people laughing and yawning, and researchers counted how many times the volunteers respond

28、ed to their own “contagious（传染性的） yawns,” reported the online edition of BBC News. The researchers found that those who breathed through the nose rather than the mouth were less likely to yawn when watching a video of other people yawning. This was because the blood vessels（脉管）in the nasal cavity se

29、nt cool blood to the brain.The same effect was found among those who held a cool pack to their forehead, whereas those who held a warm or room-temperature pack yawned while watching the video.“Since yawning occurs when brain temperature rises, sending cool blood to the brain serves to maintain the b

30、est levels of mental efficiency,” the authors wrote in the journal Evolutionary Psychology.29. According to the new study, people yawn when _. A. they are sleepy or tired B. they need more oxygen C. their brain temperature rises D. oxygen levels in the blood is lowered30. Which of the following stat

31、ements about the new study is NOT true? A. Yawning can promote sleep. B. The study was carried out by researchers at the University of Albany. C. Yawning can making our brain work more efficiently. D. Yawning can maintain the best levels of mental efficiency.31. The underlined phrase “the volunteers ”probably refers to _. A. st