益阳市高三调研考试.docx

1、益阳市高三调研考试益阳市高三9月调研考试l、时量为120分钟，满分为150分。 2、本试卷分第1卷(选择题)和第1I卷(非选择题)两部分。答题前请把姓名、 准考证号填写在答卷和试题卷上。 3、回答第1卷时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂 黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答第II卷时，将答案写在答 题卡相应处。所有答案写在本试卷上无效。 4、考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第1卷 选择题 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

2、选 出最佳选项。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 will the woman do? A. Go shopping. B. Attend a meeting 2. How much do the speakers still need? 3. Why does the woman suggest the Mexican place? A. It has been there for ages. B. A friend recommended it 4. Where does the conversation most li

3、kely happen? A. At a barber shop. B. At a bookshop. 5. What does the man say about the woman? A. She is normal. B. She needs a new phone. C. Go to the bank C. She went there yesterday C. At a dress shop C. She should get some help 笫二节(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

4、选出最佳选项。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。 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。 6. What will the man do next week? A. Write a long essay. B.Practise free writing. C.Take a school trip. 7. How will the man do his homework? A. By thinking very hard. B. By writing down whatever comes to mind. C. By

5、 writing about many different topics. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. When does Charlie need to finish photocopying the report? A. In about an hour. B.By 11:00 this mornmg. 9. Where does Jenny s boyfriend live? A. In France. B.In Spain. 10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Husband and

6、wife. B.Teacher and student. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 C. This afternoon C.In Italy C. Boss and secretary 11. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a garage B. At a parking lot. C. At a store that sells cars 12. How many people are there in the woman s family in total? A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. 13.

7、What will the woman probably do next? A. Drive a small car. B. Drive a yellow car. C. Call her husband. 14. What did the woman study in college? A. Art. B. Writing. C. Advertising 15. Who put pictures in the woman s first book? A. Her best friend. B. Her husband. C. Her neighbor. 16. How many books

8、have been published in total according to the woman? A. Three. B. Four. C. Eight. 17. Why is the man interviewing the woman? A. For ajob. B. For his school newspaper. C. For a class assignment. 18. Why are more mothers going to work outside the home? A. They are bored at home. B. Their living costs

9、have increased. C. Their children are old enough. 19. What s the benefit of the role change? A. The family gets to eat dinner outside. B. Mothers can return home before their children. C. They can save money for the children s school fees. 20. How do the children often feel according to the speaker?

10、 A. Lonely. B. Pressured. C. Happy 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，从每小题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。 A The Necomimi This is basically a pair of brain-controlled cat ears that allows users to express emotional states: relaxed, mild interest, strong interest and focus. This is made poss

11、ible by a built-in machine that reads and translates emotions. It s a kind of technology that can also be useful for athletes to determine the best state for performance. The Necomimi can be bought for $49 through maker Neurosky s website. The ostrich pillow There are times when you re so tired that

12、 nothing is better than taking a short sleep.Whether it s being stuck at the office or on a long bus ride or at the library, the pillow is designed to put the wearer in soft supportive cushioning in any resting position. Thestrange-looking pillow has a hole in which to put your head, and a mouth hol

13、e designed to allow its wearer to breathe easily. It also has two side holes where you can store your hands.It is now being sold online for $99.今The Hovding bike helmet The Hovding allows riders to get around easily. It s actually an airbag system that swom around the neck, working only when there s

14、 a sudden shake or the unlikely event thatmay get you knocked off your bike. After winning the world s most famous design prize, thecreators are developing a new and better model. Now the first-generation helmet is being soldat various sporting shops throughout Europe for about $500.令The treadmill d

15、esk The treadmill desk on sale is the perfect solution for our increasing sedentary(久坐不动的) lifestyles. Recently a study found those who spent three hours a day on a treadmill deskbecame healthier. Still, it shouldn t be treated as a卫an for not getting enough exercise. Another study suggests that mee

16、ting the recommended amount of phsical activity requires more exercises than walking. It s also recommended that treadmill speeds should be limited to around 2 miles per hour or less to make sure they can be used safely while working. 21. When a runner wears the Necomimi, it can help A. show how he

17、or she is feeling B. protect him or her from injuries C. improve his or her running speed 22. What do we know about the Hovding bike A. It can work at users request. C. It is being improved now. 23. The underlined part a panacea in the last A. a huge success C. a small risk D. keep him or her in goo

18、d condition helmet? B. It is designed for athletes. D. It is put on the wearer s shoulders paragraph probably means B. a perfect solution D. a big trouble B There was trouble from the start when the young American composer Daniel Gregory Mason came to Boston to interview the great pianist and compos

19、er Ignacio Jan Paderewski. Because of a misunderstanding Mason was two and a half hours late for his meeting with the great pianist. Mason was waiting at the gate of the hotel while Paderewski was upstairs, getting more and more annoyed by Mason s delay. Finally Mason went up to see Paderewski and f

20、ound him friendly enough, but Paderewski s wife was cold and distant. Mason felt embarrassed. He complimented Paderewski with great honor on his Variations and Fugue on an Original Theme. Then he added, You don t think that s empty flattery because l II tell you frankly that I do not care so much fo

21、r some of your early pieces. Paderewski s wife gave Mason a stony look and said, What pieces? What do you not care for? Mason got in deeper, Well, for example, I do not care so much for Piano Concerto in A Minor (a水调钢琴协奏曲 ) . Her gaze was steady, The concerto is one of my favorites among my husband

22、s compositions. I love it very much. Bravely, Mason complimented Paderewski s use of French impressiomsm. Now Paderewski himself spoke, I completely refuse to accept any use of French impressionism. I do not believe in the modern French school, because it is not founded in tradition. It is very tran

23、ge and unusual. At last Mason ventured to show Paderewski a movement of his new violin sonata(责鸣曲 ). Paderewski shook hands with him about eight times as he read through the sonata,singing the melody and exclaiming beautifull Finally, with his music, Daniel GregoryMason won over the master. 24. Why

24、did Paderewski get angry? A. Because the hotel service was very bad. B. Because Mason forgot the meeting place. C. Because Mason was late for the meeting. D. Because he was unwilling to meet Mason 25. What was the Paderewski s attitude toward French impressionism? A. Worry. B. Unconcern. C. Approval

25、. D. Disapproval. 26. Mason gained Paderewski s special respect in the end because of A. his musical talent B. his sweet talk C. his mental endurance D. his frank criticism 27. What would be the best title for the text? A. Arguing with the master C. Criticizing great pieces B. Winning over the maste

26、r D. Talking about writing styles C Dancing antelopes【羚羊) Long ago many African people did not write down their histories. They remembered things from the past by singing songs, dancing, acting, and telling stories - and by making works of art. In Mali, a group of people called the Bamana believed t

27、hat long ago, a special being called Chiwara used magical powers to teach the people to farm. To remember their ancestors and to honor the powers of Chiwara, Bamana artists carved tall wooden figures shaped like antelopes, designed to be worn on top of the head. During planting and harvest festivals

28、,young men hid their bodies under costumes, wore these tall headdresses, and performed a dance like leaping antelopes. The dance told the story of Chiwara. Bamana artists didn t try to make their sculptures look exactly like real antelopes.Instead, they suggested the shape of the antelope s body wit

29、h big, thick curves. Sculptures in clay and bronze The Yoruba people of West Africa lived in the city of Ife. From about A.D. 1000 t0 1500,artists in Ife carved beautiful sculptures. Ife sculptures are made of brass (a metal) and terra cotta (red clay baked in a hot fire).Ife sculptors made sculptur

30、es that looked like real people, with delicate features, serious expressions, and eyes that stare straight ahead. To make this brass head, the sculptor first shaped the head, using a mixture of sand and clay. He covered it with a thin layer of beeswax【蜂蜡). Next, using a knife made of bone, he carved

31、 the details of the face into the beeswax, then covered it all with a thin layer of clay. When he put the sculpture on a hot fire, what do you think happened? The beeswax melted and flowed away, leaving a thin hollow space between two face-shaped shells of clay. Thesculptor then poured hot melted br

32、ass into the space. After the brass cooled, he broke the clay shells. What remained was this brass sculpture. 28. According to the text, ancient African people made artworks to A. decorate their homes B. celebrate festivals C. record their histories D. entertain themselves 29. How did the Bamana remember Chiwara? A. They were dressed as Chiwara. B. They made costumes in the way Chiwara ha