华安届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题.docx

1、华安届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题福建省华安县2018届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题（考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分）第 卷(共100分 请涂在答题卡上)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 will the man probably do next?A. Watch TV. B. Go out for dinner. C. Do his

2、homework. 2. Why hasnt John noticed the milk boiling over? A. His mind is wandering. B. He is not standing nearby. C. He is thinking of taking something to London.3. Who might the man go to a movie with? A. The woman. B. His daughter. C. The mans wife.4. When did the man leave for home? A. At ten. B

3、. At eleven. C. At ten thirty.5. What are the speakers talking about?A. Jerrys acting in the play.B. Their dissatisfaction with Jerry. C. The mans worry over his sickness. 第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，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。听每段材料前，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。每段材料

4、读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6-7题。6. What does the woman like about summer?A. The rain. B. The heat. C. The warm long days.7. What does the woman often do during the summer? A. Take a long holiday. B. Do outdoor activities. C. Bicycle with friends in the rain.听第7段材料，回答第8-9题。8. Why do American people love to buy se

5、cond-hand goods? A. To earn money. B. To save money. C. To contribute to charity.9. What is usually sold in a yard sale? A. Used goods. B. Treasures and furniture. C. Books, records and coffee.听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。10. Why did the first McDonalds restaurant have no seats? A. To reduce the cost. B. To avo

6、id washing dishes. C. To make people eat quickly.11. Which McDonalds sells the most hamburgers in the world? A. One in New York. B. The first McDonalds. C. The Hong Kongs.12. What do we learn from the conversation? A. Mac and Dick sold the business to McDonald. B. Ray Kroc bought McDonalds from Mac

7、and Dick. C. There are many chain stores of McDonalds only in New York.听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。13. Where does the conversation probably take place？ A. In a lecture room. B. At a club. C. At a party.14. Why is the woman familiar with this area? A. She grew up here. B. She has studied the map. C. She often h

8、angs out here.15. What might the man major in? A. Business. B. Computer science. C. Biology.16. How did the woman deal with the bad weather? A. By going to bars. B. By going downtown. C. By watching movies.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。17. What is the function of hip hop? A. Freeing people from poverty.B. Riddi

9、ng people of drug addiction. C. Helping people with emotional problems.18. Where was the report published?A. In a special newspaper. B. On the Internet. C.In a medical magazine.19. What do hip hop artists often describe in their music? A. Message of hope. B. Darkness of the world. C. Mental illness.

10、20. What did BIGs teachers say about him? A. He could be successful. B. He would achieve nothing. C. He promised to be a superstar.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AMany years ago, when we were a young couple with two small children, a

11、ged 2 and 4, we were practically impecunious. My in-laws lived from hand to mouth, so we didnt expect any help from them. My parents lived a great distance away, and I was too ashamed to let them know about our situation.My husband was trying to earn a living with an old pick-up truck, carrying groc

12、eries for local shopkeepers, but it was constantly breaking down. It took almost all the money we had to have it fixed. The truck was also the only means of transportation for us.We lived in the countryside, and we always used the back door because the driveway led to it. One winter evening, I stepp

13、ed outside to take a bag of trash to the barrel and almost tripped over something. It was nearly dark, and I had to bend down to see what it was. I could hardly believe my eyes. There sat a large basket loaded with food.It was heavy, so I called to my husband to carry into the house. Once inside, we

14、 discovered two loaves of bread, some butter, several cans of vegetables, a can of orange sauce, and a large turkey. There was so much that I cant remember it all, but it was everything we needed to fix a wonderful dinnereverything except potatoes.A little while later I remembered that I hadnt taken

15、 the trash to the barrel. By now it was dark, so I had to turn on the yard light and thats when I spotted a small bag of potatoes sitting on the porch.That dinner was the best I can remember.We werent able to thank our donators, though, because we never found out who had been so generous in helping

16、a struggling young family. Whoever it was, we are forever grateful.21. Which of the following can replace the underlined word impecunious in Paragraph 1? A. Generous. B. Harmonious. C. Penniless. D. Stubborn.22. How did the authors husband support the family?A. By starting a garage. B. By selling fo

17、od door to door.C. By delivering goods. D. By working as a shop assistant.23. How did the author feel when she saw the basket?A. She was annoyed. B. She was astonished.C. She was terrified. D. She felt a sense of relief.24. What may be the best title for the text?A. A helping hand in time B. A strug

18、gling young coupleC. A tale of potatoes D. A reward from a strangerBArtificial intelligence, or AI, has been applied in a wide range of fields to perform specific tasks, including education, finance, heavy industry, transportation, and so on.EducationThere are a number of companies that create robot

19、s to teach subjects to children ranging from biology to computer science, though such tools have not become widespread yet. Advancements in natural language processing, combined with machine learning, have also enabled automatic grading of assignments. AI has also led to an explosion in popularity o

20、f MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses, which allows students from around the world to take classes online.FinanceUse of AI in banking can be tracked back to 1987. Banks use artificial intelligence systems to organize operations, maintain book-keeping, invest in stocks, and manage properties. Also,

21、 systems are being developed, like Atria, to translate complex data into simple and personable language. There are also wallets, like Wallet AI, which monitor an individuals spending habits and provides ways to improve them.Heavy industryRobots have become common in many industries and are often giv

22、en jobs that are considered dangerous to humans. Robots have proven effective in jobs that are very repetitive which may lead to mistakes or accidents due to failure in concentration and other jobs which humans may find degrading.TransportationTodays cars can have Al-based driver assist features suc

23、h as self-parking and advanced cruise controls. AI in transportation is expected to provide safe, efficient, and reliable transportation while minimizing the impact on the environment and communities.Toys and gamesCompanies like Mattel have been creating AI-enabled toys for kids as young as age thre

24、e. Using proprietary AI engines and speech recognition tools, they are able to understand conversations, give intelligent responses and learn quickly. AI has also been applied to video games, for example video game bots, which are designed to stand in as opponents where humans arent available or des

25、ired.25. Which is true about AI and education?A. AI has been used to grade students homework.B. Robots have been widely used to teach children.C. AI has enabled more students to receive education at school.D. Education was the first field where AI was used.26. Which can be inferred from the passage?

26、A. Wallet AI can help people make more money.B. Atria can help people understand complex data.C. Robots jobs are considered dangerous to humans.D. Robots can help people concentrate.27. From the last two paragraphs we can know that _.A. Todays drivers neednt learn to park their carsB. AI ensures saf

27、e, efficient, and reliable transportation C. Video game bots can fight against you in video gamesD. AI-enabled toys is designed to improve kids intelligence28. What is the passage mainly about?A. The latest progress in AI. B. Some applications of AI.C. AI is of great use. D. AI is used in all fields

28、.CI hate Black Friday sales. Its often a gathering of people who are here for many different reasons. Some are looking for a deal on that one item for their loved one, or perhaps themselves. Their intentions are completely unrelated to the festive time of the year.It was several years ago when my wi

29、fe asked me to meet her at the local department store on Black Friday morning. They had advertised a childs bike that she wanted to purchase for our son. We stood with a very large crowd, waiting for the manager to blow the whistle. After a while the whistle blew, it was like throwing a bucket of sm

30、all fish into a tank of sharks. I suddenly felt my wifes hope was slim. I told her that if we obtained a bike, fine, but if we did not, I was OK with that too.As the pile of bikes began to gradually decrease in size, I saw my polite opportunity to wrap my hands around the comer of one of the boxes.

31、I lifted it up and suddenly felt some mild resistance. I looked up see one of the largest gentlemen I had ever seen in my life. Frightening was not the word to describe his presence. He wore lots of belts of metal studded leather around both arms and even his neck. Tattoos (纹身) were an obvious passi

32、on of his.I started to give up the box but he gently pushed it back in my direction and back into my hands. He then directed it into my shopping cart. He looked at me, smiled, and said, “Merry Christmas.” My wife and I went to the checkout, paid for the bike and went home. All the way home I was thinking that this moment was by far th