四川省南充市高级中学届高三上学期第三次检测英语试题.docx

1、四川省南充市高级中学届高三上学期第三次检测英语试题第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罝。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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15 B. 9.15. C. 9.18.答案是B。1. What is the weather like?A. Its raining. B. Its cloudy. C. Its sunny.2. Who

2、will go to China next month?A. Lucy. B. Alice. C. Richard.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. The mans sister. B. A film. C. An actor.4. Where will the speakers meet?A. In Room 340. B. In Room 314. C. In Room 223.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a restaurant. B. In

3、 an office. C. At home.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白，每段对话或独白后而有几个小题，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罝。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各小题，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8题。6. Why did the woman go to New York?A. To spend some time with the baby.B. To look after her sister.C. To find a new j

4、ob.7. How old was the baby when the woman left New York?A. Two months. B. Five mouths. C. Seven months.8. What did the woman like doing most with the baby?A. Holding him. B. Playing with him. C. Feeding him.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What are the speakers talking about?A. A way to improve air quality.B. A p

5、roblem with traffic rules.C. A suggestion for city planning.10. What does the man suggest?A. Limiting the use of cars.B. Encouraging people to walk.C. Warning drivers of air pollution.11. What does the woman think about the mails idea?A. Its interesting. B. Its worth trying. C. Its impractical.听第8段材

6、料，回答第12至14小题。12. How long will the man probably stay in New Zealand?A. One week. B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks.13. What advice does the woman give to the man?A. Go to New Zealand after Christmas.B. Book his flight as soon as possible.C. Save more money for his trip.14. What can we learn about flights

7、 to New Zealand at Christmas time?A. They require early booking.B. They can be twice as expensive.C. They are on special offer.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. Why did Jane call Mike?A. To ask him to meet her.B. To tell him about Tom.C. To borrow his car.16. Where will Jane be in about one hour?A. At Mikes plac

8、e. B. At the airport. C. At a garage.17. What can we infer from the conversation?A Jane has just learned to drive.B. Janes car is in bad condition.C. Mike will go to the airport.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before?A. Write a short story. B. Prepare for t

9、he lesson. C. Learn more about the writer.19. Why does the speaker ask the questions?A. To check the students understanding of the story.B. To draw the students attention to reading skills.C. To let the students discuss father-son relationships.20. What will the students do in 10 minutes?A. Ask more

10、 questions. B. Discuss in groups. C. Give their answers.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。ABRAD GARRETTS COMEDY CLUB Category: ComedyBest known for his role on the Emmy award-winning sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. Brad Garrett returns to his Veg

11、as roots with his comedy club at the MGM Grand. It is a good place to check out when you need a break from work.Prices from: $ 56.40 and upAge restriction: Must be 21 years of age or olderShow Length: 115 minutesMAC KING COMEDY MAGIC SHOWCategory: Comedy, MagicMac King Comedy Magic Show is different

12、 every afternoon, with lots of audience participation. He is willing to make fun of himself instead of his guests in order to make everyone feel welcome and entertained. The afternoon is kid-friendly from start to finish. Still, whether youre eight or 80, you wont be able to figure out Kings secrets

13、.Prices from: $ 40.90 and upAge restriction: No age restrictionShow Length: 90 minutesTHE MENTALIST, GERRY MCCAMBRIDGECategory: Comedy, MagicUsing his skills as a “mentalist”. Gerry McCambridge shocks the crowds as lie uses his abilities to predict just what audience members will do next. Anyone who

14、 has seen the show has walked away in disbelief, amazed by his unusual power.Prices from: $34.99 and upAge restriction: Under 13 will not be admitted into the theater Show Length: 75 minutes ROCK OF AGES Category: Plays & MusicalsThe cheerful Rock of Ages brings audiences back to the times of big ha

15、ir and even bigger bauds with 28 popular rock songs from the 80s including “Every Rose Has Its Thom.” “I Wanna Know What Love Is.” “Here I Go Again.” and more.Rock of Ages has been nominated for five Tony Awards including Best Musical and Best Direction of a Musical. It also received a Drama League

16、nomination for Distinguished Production for a Musical.Prices from: $ 74.00 and upAge restriction: Must be 15 years of age or olderShow Length: 125 minutes21. Who is most likely to be able to read audiences minds?A. Raymond. B. Mac King.C. Brad Garrett. D. Gerry McCambridge.22. Which of the following

17、 is good for a kid of 10 years old to go to?A. Gerry McCainbridges show. B. Brad Garretts Comedy Club.C. Mac Kings comedy magic show. D. Performances of Rock Of Ages.23. If someone is interested iu musicals, his best choice must be .A. ROCK OF AGES B. BRAD GARRETTS COMEDY CLUBC. MAC KING COMEDY MAGI

18、C SHOW D. THE MENTALIST, GERRY MCCAMBRIDGEBThe World Monuments Fund (WMF) is a group that identifies (确认) and helps to save important structures and land areas around the world. Recently, the WMF listed 93 endangered places in 47 countries. Here are a few of the places on the list.The Rice Paddies (

19、稻田) in the Philippines These paddies were started in the 1600s and have been used for about 400 years. They were dug from a steep, rocky mountainside by people who lived in the area before modem machines were invented. The WMF wants to preserve the paddies because they are examples of advanced engin

20、eering and building by farmers who had the simplest tools. The paddies also show the clever ways that some people used when they were farming hundreds of years ago.The Desert Castles of Uzbekistan Desert castles and forts rise from the sandy plains of Uzbekistan, a nation in central Asia. Some of th

21、e mud structures are 2-600 years old. Over the years, hundreds of forts were built to help protect farmers from invaders. Now the structures arc crumbling (坍塌) due to centuries of exposure to the wind.Italys Ghost TownIn the 1950s, parts of the town of Craco were damaged by earthquake. Then, in 1963

22、, a huge landslide forced 1,800 residents to leave the town for a nearby valley. It was the first time in 1,200 years that no one had lived there. The earthquakes stopped in the 1970s, but its residents never returned. The empty but beautiful town has become a favorite of Hollywood movie-makers, wit

23、h whom it is becoming more and more popular.A Market in BahrainThis 200-year-old covered building is an important pan of life for people in Bahrain, a city in the Middle East. Several smaller markers are placed under one roof. Some of the original building still stands, though much of it has been ch

24、anged. Today, some people are thinking about tearing down the old building and putting up a new shopping center in its place.24. Rice paddies have been placed on the list by the WMF because they .A. are the oldest paddies in the worldB. are the only remaining hand-dug paddiesC. show the achievements

25、 of fanners without using modem machinesD. arc the original source of fanners simple tools25. Which of the places mentioned in the text has the longest history?A. The rice paddies in the Philippines.B. The desert castles of Uzbekistan.C. Italys ghost town.D. The market in Bahrain.26. More and more p

26、eople are getting to know Craco because of .A. its ghost mysteryB. its unique sceneryC. its terrible climateD. its function as a movie location27. From the text, one can learn that .A. natural disasters happened frequently in Craco in the pastB. the residents left Craco because of the terrible earth

27、quakesC. there are 47 member countries in the WMFD. the desert castles are mainly used to ensure the security of Uzbekistan nowCFor more than twenty years scientists have been searching for signs of life on other planets. Most of these searches have been done over the radio. The hope is that someone

28、 in outer space may be trying to get in touch with us. Scientists also have sent radio and television messages on spaceships traveling through space, on the chance that someone may be receptive to such messages.Scientists are using powerful radio telescopes to listen to signals from about 1,000 star

29、s, all within 100 light years of earth. In addition, they will scan the entire sky to “listen” for radio messages from more distant stars. Using a computer, they will be able to monitor more than eight channels at one time. Scientists are looking for any signal they stands out from the background no

30、ise.Of the 200 billion stars in the Milky Way galaxy, scientists find that five percent are like our sun. Perhaps half of them have a planet like earth. Such a planet would be a reasonable distance from the star for temperatures to be right for the evolution of life. Based on the inhabitable (that c

31、an be lived in) planets in our galaxy, most scientists agree that chances are likely that one or more of these planets support some life.However, many scientists wonder whether intelligent life exists on other planets. Some believe that twenty years of searching without any intelligible messages shows that no one is out there. They say that the evolution of intelligence comparable to ours is unlikely.Other scientists believe that our search hasnt been long enough to rule out the possibility that intelligen