1、重庆市长寿一中2019届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题 长寿一中2019级高三年级上期英语第一学月考试题 英语测试卷共12页,满分150分。考试时间120分钟。 第一部分 听力部分(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,从题中所给得A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷得相应位置。听完每段对话后,您都有10秒钟得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、 How long does the man think they should spend on the project? A
2、 About two months、 B、 About three months、 C、 About four months、 2、 What did the woman do last weekend? A、 She went climbing、 ﻩB、 She had a piic、 ﻩC、 She stayed with her friend、 3、 What will the woman prepare next? A、 Tables and chairs、 B、 Cups、 ﻩﻩﻩC、 Microphones、
3、 4、 How did the man go to work today? A、 By bus、 ﻩB、 By taxi、 ﻩﻩC、 On foot、 5、 What are the speakers discussing? A、 The number of talks to give、 B、 The questions to ask after talks、 C、 The time to spare between talks、 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。每段对话或独白后有几个小题。从题中所给得A、B、C三个选
4、项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷得相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,您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秒钟得作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。 6、 What is the weather like now? A、 Foggy、 ﻩ ﻩ B、 Sunny、ﻩﻩ ﻩ C、 Windy、 7、 Where are the speakers? A、 At a hotel、 B、 At an airport、 C、 At a taxi station、 听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。 8、 Where will t
5、he woman work in the summer? A、 In a hospital、 ﻩﻩ B、 In a garden、 ﻩﻩ C、 In a park、 9、 What does the woman think of working as an assistant? A、 It is tiring、 ﻩ ﻩB、 It is interesting、ﻩ ﻩC、 It is well paid、 听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。 10、 Why did the man go downtown yesterday? A、 To send a packag
6、e、 B、 To buy clothes、ﻩ C、 To visit a friend、 11、 How does the woman feel about Martin’s closing? A、 Happy、 ﻩﻩ B、 Sorry、ﻩ ﻩﻩC、 Surprised、 12、 What did the woman like about Martin’s? A、 Good service、 ﻩﻩﻩB、 Huge selection、 ﻩ C、 Low prices、 听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。 13、 Which course did Judy fin
7、ally change to? A、 English、 ﻩﻩ B、 Fine Art、ﻩ C、 History of Art、 14、 What was Judy’s parents’ attitude toward her decision? A、 Supportive、 ﻩﻩﻩB、 Angry、 ﻩ ﻩC、 Doubtful、 15、 Why does the man want to change German to another course? A、 The German course is too difficult、 B、 He can’t g
8、et along with other students、 C、 His housemate persuaded him to do that、 16、 What does Judy advise the man to do above all? A、 Do what he enjoys、 B、 Spend a year studying abroad、 C、 Think clearly before changing the course、 听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。 17、 What is the main aim of the arts festi
9、val this year? A、 To pick out great artists、 B、 To support the creative industries、 C、 To get more people into the creative arts、 18、 What kind of people can do the activity of walks? A、 School teachers、ﻩﻩ B、 Creative people、 ﻩﻩC、 Local artists、 19、 What activity can the unemploye
10、d do? A、 Working with children、ﻩﻩ B、 Creating their own ideas、 C、 Learning how to write stories、 20、 When does the booking office close on Saturday? A、 At 12:30 p、m、 ﻩﻩ ﻩB、 At 5 p、m、 ﻩﻩﻩﻩC、 At 9 p、m、 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) ﻩ 阅读下列短文,从每题所给得四个选项(A、B、C和 D )中,
11、选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A “Take your time,” Mr、 Ballou encouraged、“Read,borrow, and keep,Find something you like、What do you read ? ” “I don't know、” And I didn’t、I generally read what was in front of me,what I could get from the paperback at the grocery, what I found at the library, magazines,
12、the back of boxes、The idea of consciously seeking out a special title was new to me、 “Pick for me,then、” I said、 He looked up and down at me as though measuring me for a suit、After a moment,he nodded,and handed me a dark red book,fairly thick、 “The Last of the Just,” I read、“By Andre Schwarz-
13、Bart、What’s it about?’’ “You tell me,” he said、“Next week、” I started after supper, sitting outdoors on all unfortable kitchen chair、Within a few pages,the yard,the summer, disappeared、Translated from French,the language was beautiful,simple,impossible to resist、When the evening light finally fail
14、ed I moved inside,read all through the night、 To this day, thirty years later, I clearly remember the experience、It was my first meeting with world literature, and I was amazed by the strong power a novel contained、I lacked the vocabulary, however, to translate my feelings into words,so the nex
15、t week,when Mr、 Ballou asked, “Well? ” I only replied,“It was good、’’ “Keep it,then,” he said、“Shall I suggest another?” I nodded,and was presented with Margaret Mead’s ing of Age in Samoa、 To make the story short, Mr、 Ballou never paid me a cent for helping cut his grass that year or
16、 the next、but for fifteen years I taught anthropology (人类学) at Dartmouth College、That summer when I started to read became a turning point in my life which change the course of all that followed、 21、Which of the following is true about the author before he met Mr、 Ballou? A、He was merely fond
17、of magazines、 B、He hardly read anything、 C、He was not an enthusiastic reader、 D、He found no time to read、 22、What happened when the author started to read “ The Last of the Just ”__________、 A、He became absorbed in his reading B、He didn’t know where to go C、He found it impossible t
18、o translate it D、He was eager to read another book 23、Mr、 Ballou offered the author books probably because he __________、 A、found that the author had no money to buy books B、intended to sell some books to the author C、wanted to reward the author’s help D、expected the author to transl
19、ate them 24、Why did the author tell this story? A、To inform us of the importance of reading B、To introduce an important experience in reading C、To persuade more people to read in summer D、To show the close relationship between the author and Mr、 Ballou B The ideal panion machine—the put
20、er—would not only look,feel,and sound friendly but would also behave in a pleasant manner、Its informal conversational style makes interaction fortable,and yet the machine would remain slightly unpredictable and therefore very interesting、In its first encounter it might be somewhat hesitant,but as it
21、 came to know the user it would progress to a more relaxed and intimate style、The machine would not be a passive participant but would add its own suggestions,information,and opinions;it would sometimes take the initiative in developing or changing the topic and would have a personality of its own、
22、 Friendships are not made in a day, and the puter would be more acceptable as a friend if it imitated the gradual changes that occur when one person is getting to know another、At an appropriate time it might also express the kind of affection that stimulates attachment and intimacy、The whole pro
23、cess would be acplished in a subtle way to avoid giving an impression of over-familiarity that would be likely to produce irritation、After experiencing a wealth of powerful,well-timed friendship indicators,the user would be very likely to accept the puter as far more than a machine and might well e
24、to regard it as a friend、 An artificial relationship of this type would provide many of the benefits that people obtain from interpersonal relationships、The puter would participate in interesting conversation that could continue from previous discussions、It would have a familiarity with the use
25、r’s life as revealed in earlier contact,and it would be understanding and good-humored、The puter’s own personality would be lively and impressive,and it would develop in response to that of the user、With features such as these,the puter might indeed bee a very attractive social partner、 25、What wou
26、ld the puter do according to Paragraph l ? A、Passively receive information、 B、Bee intimate right away、 C、Behave more like humans D、Know everything about the user、 26、The second paragraph intends to tell us __________、 A、it takes time for puters to gain personality of it own B、friends
27、hip is built by expressing love and affection continuously C、a puter is more like a machine than a friend in human’s eyes D、timing is the key for a puter to make friends with humans 27、Throughout the passage,the author is __________ in his attitude toward the puter、 A、favorableﻩ ﻩB、critical
28、 C、hesitant ﻩ D、vague 28、Which might be the most appropriate title of the passage? A、Artificial relationships ﻩ ﻩ B、How to form intimate relationships C、Humans and puters D、The caring and tender machine ﻩ C Shoppers on Black Friday, the traditional start of the hol
29、iday shopping season in America are notoriously aggressive、Some even start queuing outside stores before dawn to be the first to lay their hands on heavily discounted goods、Last year destructive bargain-hunters in the suburbs of New York City trampled a WalMart employee to death、Despite the madness
30、at many stores,however, the global economic recession appears to have accelerated the pace at which shoppers are abandoning physical stores in favour of retailers on the cyberspace such as Amazon and eBay、 E-merce holds particular appeal in poor times as it enables people to pare prices across reta
31、ilers quickly and easily、Buyers can sometimes avoid local sales taxes online,and shipping is often free、No wonder, then,that online shopping continues to grow even as the offline sort declines、The shift in spending to the Internet is good news for panies like P&G that lack retail shops of their own、
32、But it is a big concern for physical retailers,whose prices are often higher than those of e-retailers,since they must bear the extra expense of running stores、The most obvious response to the trend for traditional retailers is to redouble their own efforts in the virtual space、 The concept of
33、multi-channel” shopping,where people can purchase the same items from the same retailer in several different ways online,via their mobile phones and in shops—is gaining ground,and retailers are trying to motivate users of one channel to try another、Growing online traffic may actually increase sales
34、 in stores too、Retailers are also trying to make online shopping seem fun and exciting to act against the low economy、One mon tactic is to set up “pop—up” stores,which appear for a short time before disappearing again,to develop a sense of novelty and urgency、 29、The writer mentioned Black Friday i
35、n the first paragraph in order to __________、 A、show how rude American shoppers are B、accuse the destructive bargain hunters C、explain how bad the economic situation is D、show online shopping is gaining ground 30、What does the underlined word “ trend ” most probably refer to? A、The chan
36、ge of purchasing model of the customers B、Buyers started paring prices when making a purchase C、Physical retailers’ running cost is being unaffordable D、Retailers can’t keep up with the development of the Internet 31、What’s the retailer’s purpose of setting up “pop—up” stores ? A、To cut
37、 down the operating cost B、To increase their online sales C、To make shopping easy and fast D、To avoid local sales taxes 32、What is the writer’s main purpose of writing the passage? A、To convince buyers to abandon aggressive shopping habits、 B、To encourage physical stores to pete with o
38、nline stores、 C、To describe a form of business that is on the rise、 D、To explain the influence of Internet on people’s life、 D May:Happenings from the Past May 5,1884 Isaac Murphy, son of a slave and perhaps the greatest horse rider in American history, rides Buchanan to win his first Kent
39、ucky Derby、He bees the first rider ever to win the race three times、 May 9,1754 Benjamin Franklin’s Pennsylvania Gazette produces perhaps the first American political cartoon, showing a snake cut in pieces,with the words “Join or Die” printed under the picture、 May 11,1934 The first great dust s
40、torm of the Great Plains Dust Bowl,the result of years of drought,blows topsoil all the way to New York City and Washington,D、C、 May 24,1844 Samuel F、B Morse taps out the first message,“What Hath God Wrought,” over the experimental long-distance telegraph line which runs from Washington,D、C、 to Ba
41、ltimore,Md、 33、We know from the text that Buchanan is __________、 A、Isaac’s father ﻩﻩ B、a winning horse C、a slave taking care of horses ﻩ D、the first racing horse in Kentucky 34、What is the title of the first American political cartoon? A、Join or Die ﻩﻩﻩ ﻩﻩB、Pennsylvania Gazette C、What
42、Hath God Wrought ﻩﻩ D、Kentucky Derby 35、Which of the following places has something to do with the first telegram in history? A、Washington,D、C、 ﻩ ﻩB、New York City、 C、Kentucky、ﻩﻩ ﻩﻩ D、Pennsylvania、 第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分l0分) 根据短文内容,从短文后得选项中选出能填入空白处得最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How to feel attractive an
43、d be confident of yourself Feeling attractive and confident has little to do with your appearance,and everything to do with how you feel about yourself on the inside、Every person is an individual and has attractive qualities to focus on、 36 (1) Do what you can do、 37 Don’t plai
44、n about something that you are not willing to change、Begin dieting and exercising if you are overweight、Change your hairstyle,have your nails done or arch (使成弓形)your eyebrows、 (2) 38 Let your hands swing,keep your neck straight and hold your shoulders back、Walking confidently will make
45、 you feel more attractive and be more confident、 (3) Don’t pare yourself to others、 You don’t have to look like a model or a host on TV、However, you can learn to love yourself as you are、 39 Make a list of your attractive qualities,and think about those each time you want to pare yourse
46、lf with someone else、 (4) Avoid negative thoughts about yourself、 40 View pictures that show you at your most attractive、Force yourself to think about the things you like about yourself rather than the thing you don’t like、 A、Walk confidently、 B、Focus on the areas over which you have control
47、 C、Learn how to be attractive and confident from models、 D、You will be happier when you don’t need to pare with others、 E、Focus on achievements that will make you feel more confident and attractive, F、The way you handle yourself can make you feel more attractive and confident、 G、Every time you
48、 think something negative,replace it with a positive thought or action、 第三部分 英语知识运用 (共两节,满分45分) 第一节 完形填空 (共20小题;每小题l、5分,满分30分) 阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从短文后各题所给得A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处得最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该选项得标号涂黑。 It’s Never Too Late At the age of sixty-eight、I graduated from college—with honors、My 41
49、dream came true at last、 It was a great,yet 42 achievement、I had had a 43 marriage filled with travel,friends, and children、Then my husband died、I could stay home,crying over my 44 ,or do what I had wanted to do all my life—go to college、It was the most scary decision I've ever made、Act
50、ually I was very 45 about my first day of school、Would I be too old to do the work ? What if my classmates 46 me ? At the end of the day, I was so tired、But I was also 47 、Although it was hard,the joys of being at school and learning were well worth it、One of the 48 was being with th






