甘肃省2018届高三第一次高考诊断考试英语试题.docx

甘肃省2018届高三第一次高考诊断考试英语试题

甘肃省2018届高三第一次高考诊断考试英语试题
第I卷
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
 做题时, 先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.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，你将有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 is the woman going to do?
A. Watch a movie.  B. See a doctor.  C. Prepare a meal. 
2. WheredidthemanbuytheMP3?
A. From the Internet.  B. From a supermarket.  C. In a shop. 
3. How does the woman feel?
A. Worried.  B. Surprised.  C. Angry. 
4. Where are the speakers going?
A. A shop.  B. The railway station.  C. A restaurant. 

5. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?
A. Uncle and niece.  B. Aunt and nephew.  C. Cousins, 
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。在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 does the woman want to buy?
A. A map of China.  B. A map of the city.  C. Stamps. 
7. Where is the woman from?
A. England.  B. Australia.  C. America. 
听第7段材料, 回答第8至9题。
8. What did the young man try to do?
A. Gel the old man’s bag.  B. Help the old man up.  C . Collect his money. 
9. Who is the woman speaking to?
A. A manager.  B. A customer.  C. A policeman.
听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。
10. Who is Ben’s favourite Chinese sports star?
A. Yao Ming.  B. Guo Jingjing.  C. Deng Yaping. 
11. How many Olympic gold medals did Deng Yaping get?
A. Two.  B. Three.  C. Four.  
12. Who does Trudy think is the top Chinese sportswoman in the end?
A. Guo Jingjing.  B. Deng Yaping.  C. Neither A nor B. 
听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。
13. Why is the British government planning to tax plastic bags?
A. To go with the rules in Ireland.  B. To make them not too expensive. C. To reduce the amount of rubbish. 
14. In which countries can you go to prison for using plastic bags?
A. Britain and South Africa B. Bangladesh and Ireland. C. South Africa and India.
15. Why are plastic bags also stopped in Bangladesh?
A. They cost a lot to produce.  B. They caused serious food.  C. They were dangerous for animals.
16. What’s the woman’s attitude towards the taxing of plastic bags?
A. She is all for it. B. She thinks it can’t be said to be good or bad. C. She is opposed to it.
听第10段材料, 回答第17 至20题。
17. Who are the main characters of the science fiction book?
A. A group of soldiers.  B. A group of sailors.  C. Two young people. 
18. Where and when is the romantic book set?
A. In China in the 1920s.  B. In China in the 1930s.  C. In England in the 1930s.
19. What type of book is the third book?
A. A biography.  B. A historical book.  C. A sports novel. 
20. Where could you hear this passage most?
A. On the radio.  B. In the class.  C. At a meeting.
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。
A
If you’ll be taking vacation time in the coming year and plan on flying, here are some shopping tips to give your undivided attention to.
When to buy
If you’re shopping for domestic flights, check prices on Tuesday afternoons. This is an old tip but still valid because most US carriers continue to release sales on Tuesday morning, and competitors quickly drop their fares to match the better deals. 
When to fly
Weekdays continue to be generally cheaper times to fly than weekends for most flights. In the US specifically the cheapest days are typically Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. A good itinerary for the expensive US spring break travel period is Tuesday to Saturday; it won’t be cheap exactly, but it will save you money (in most cases) over weekend-to-weekend travel. 
Direct vs. connecting flights
Compare the price of direct with connecting fights. Sometimes adding a stop to your route will save you money, and it might be enough to endure the extra-long flying day. Some examples;
Boston to Seattle :$247 direct, $234 one-stop
San Francisco to Raleigh/Durham: $553 direct, $362 one-stop
Okay, the savings on Boston-Seattle might not be worth it to you, but I’ll bet you’ll think twice about the direct fight for San Francisco to Raleigh. 
Compare compare, compare
Stifle the impulse to go to your favorite airline site to purchase tickets without doing any comparison; it’s a recipe for disaster. Example: Let’s say you want to fly from New York to London and figure your favorite US legacy carrier will get you there for the best price. 
Airline price: $554 round-trip
Comparison price: $486
Obviously, the legacy carrier did not have the cheapest flight, but wait, there’s more: The comparison site also showed a cheaper flight from the same legacy carrier ($521). See what you’re missing when you fail to compare?
21. The best price for flights within the US could most possibly be found on            .
A. Monday morning B. Tuesday afternoon C. Thursday morning D. Sunday morning
22. Ticket buyers are advised to            .
A. choose direct flights rather than connecting ones
B. take the cheapest deal from their favorite airline
C. look for flight deals to Europe throughout the summer
D. avoid weekend-to-weekend flights in holiday seasons
23. The underlined phrase “stifle the impulse” probably means “            .”
A. feel free to do something B. hold off on doing something
C. get well prepared for something D. make quick decisions about something
B
I first began experiencing anxiety and depression at the age of 14, after being bullied(欺凌)at school for years. While at first anxiety and depression would come and go, it eventually became a constant part of my life. 
I was so eager to find the solution to overcoming my anxiety and depression that I tried everything from when I was in college to graduate school: mood-changing medication, special teas, yoga, anything I read about in books, and advice give by doctors. Despite this, I still felt I hadn’t even come close to managing the problem. 
But one afternoon, my eyes fell upon an article in a magazine I was reading that talked about how dogs were able to help people with anxiety and depression. The very next day, I decided to get a dog—a corgi. When I brought my little corgi, Buddy, home, I didn’t realize how much he would change my life. It didn’t happen right away, however. 
Once the “puppy excitement” went away, my anxiety and depression came back as usual. One morning, I woke up with those familiar feeling again. I didn’t want to get out of bed. I turned to pull the covers back over my head and give up . That’s when I saw Buddy.
Buddy started jumping all over me, licking my face, letting me know that it was time to go outside. It was as if he were saying, “There’s no time to be sad; the world is amazing!” And for the first time in my life, my life was changing. I really was a new person. This was my new beginning.
It’s been more than a year since that day, and I’ve never spent another morning unable to get out of bed. I’ve not cried myself to sleep or spent my days stuck with fear and regret. Sure, I still have days when I feel sad or anxious. But with Buddy, my best friend, by my side, I’ve finally learned how to manage these feelings and emotions. 
24. According to the first two paragraphs, the author              .
A. has been a school bully for years
B. suffered from depression since college
C. tried many ways to fight depression but nothing worked
D. felt less depressed after taking medication and doing yoga
25. How did the author know having a dog might help with her depression?
A. She read it in an article by chance. 
B. A doctor recommended it to her. 
C. She heard it from some other depression sufferers. 
D. She found out herself after spending some time with a corgi. 
26. How does the author feel in the last paragraph?
A. Hopeful.  B. Anxious.  C. Confused.  D. Doubtful. 
27. What is the best title for the passage?
A. Puppy Excitement B. Problem Management
C. Getting Rid of Stress D. Defeating Depression with Buddy
C
Amazon China, one of the largest online booksellers, unveiled the bestselling books in China for the first hall of 2017 on Tuesday, disclosing Chinese people’s reading habits. 
Japanese author KeigoHigashino’s Miracles of the Namiya General Store topped the list of the most popular paper books, followed by late Chinese writer Yang Jiang’s We Three and Israeli historian Yuval Noah’s Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow. In the list of paid eBooks on Kindle, the top three places were taken by Chinese writer Zhou Meisen’s In the Name of the People, KeigoHigashino’s Miracles of the Namiya General Store and Fall of Giants—book one of British author Ken Follett’s historical Century Trilogy. 
Amazon has also released a ranking of Chinese cities where people read most. Hefei and Zhengzhou occupy the first and second spot respectively for the second straight year. The ranking was based on the ratio of books sales compared to the volume of all products sold on Amazon during the first six months of the year. 
Popular TV dramas have increased the sales of the original books. In the Name of the People, an anti-corruption novel, has become the most favored choice on Kindle’s paid eBooks and the eighth popular printed book in Amazon. The company has attributed the sales success to the novel’s super TV adaptation, and it went online in March. Statistics show the purchases of the book’s e-version increased 24 times three months after its screening, and printed copies rose 12 times. Hong Kong author Isabel Nee Yeh-su’s The First Half of My Life is another example. The recent TV adaption of the novel caused a book buying craze in China. Purchases of the book’s hard copies rose 600 times a week after the TV play was aired earlier this month. 
28. Which is the top three in terms of both paper books and paid eBooks?
A. We Three B. In the Name of the People
C. A Brief History of Tomorrow D. Miracles of the Namiya General Store
29. What does “it”mean in Paragraph 4?
A. The sales success.  B. The most favored choice. 
C. The TV adaptation of the novel.  D. The purchase of the book’s e-version. 
30. What is the last paragraph mainly about?
A. Advantages of reading books, 
B. Potential markets for reading books. 
C. Pop TV dramas’ positive effects on the sales of original books. 
D. Closer relationship between original books and reading books.
31. Which column does the passage probably come from?
A. Culture.  B. News.  C. Sports.  D. Entertainment.
D
For a lot of people, getting a full night’s sleep is nothing more than just a dream. Some of us climb into bed in the early evening, and the next thing we know, it’s 2 in the morning and we’re sill staring at he ceiling. It’s common knowledge that sleep problems can be caused by things such as stress, anxiety, or even using a smart phone before bedtime. But recently, a team of researchers discovered that genes could also be a cause of sleepless nights. 
The scientists, from Rockefeller University in New York, US, found that delayed sleep phase disorder( DSPD, 睡眠时相延迟障碍)，a condition that affects one’s sleeping patterns, is passed down via a mutated(突变的) gene. DSPD sufferers wake up later and go to bed later than the average person. To come to their conclusion, the team studied a 46-year-old woman who is only usually able to fall asleep at 2 or 3 in the morning. It was discovered that the woman’s body produces the hormone that helps her sleep at night up to seven hours later than regular sleepers. The scientists found this was caused by a mutation in one of the woman’s genes, one that helps regulate the “body clock”.
Some of the woman’s family members were also found to share the same mutation—and the same sleeping problems—leading the scientists to believe that sleep troubles are passed down through the generations. 
However, having this mutation doesn’t mean you automatically have sleep problems. The team also found two people who had he mutation but reported no problems with their sleep. 
But while this is an interesting discovery, it offers no help to those who can’t fall asleep at night—although there are a few things you could try to help you sleep earlier. 
BBC journalist Michael Mosley produced a TV documentary in May in which he talked about his battle with insomnia(失眠) and the techniques he used. “I avoid social media for at least an hour before bed, I do mindfulness exercises, and if I wake up in the middle of the night, I read a book for an hour or so,” he wrote in an article for the Radio Times. 
32. What have scientists recently discovered about sleep problems?
A. Sleep problems can be a result of genetics. 
B. Stress and anxiety can cause sleep problems. 
C. Smart phones are the main cause of sleep problems nowadays.
D. Sleep problems are more common among younger people. 
33. What can we learn about the mutation of the gene related to sleep?
A. It will delay sleep for seven hours. 
B. It doesn’t necessarily cause sleep problems. 
C. It will be passed down to every future generation. 
D. It can be modified to help solve sleep problems. 
34. What does Michael Mosley suggest doing before sleep to fight against insomnia?
A. Listening to light music.  B. Reading interesting books. 
C. Keeping away from social media.  D. Doing some outdoor exercises. 
35. What’s the main purpose of the article?
A. To give advice on how to cure insomnia. 
B. To explain different reasons for sleep problems. 
C. To warn readers of the bad influences of sleeping late.
D. To report the discovery of a genetic cause for sleep problems.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分, 满分10分)
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
The “Chong Yang Festival” is celebrated on the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, which is also known as the Double Ninth Festival. 36
Climbing Mountains
People like to climb mountains on this festival, so Double Ninth Festival is also called “Mountain-climbing Festival”. 
The 9th lunar month, with clear autumn sky and bracing air, is a good time for sightseeing. 37 . It is really refreshing to climb mountains and enjoy the beauty of nature at this bright and clear time in autumn. 
Climbing mounting also indicates “climbing to a higher position”. Another reason why climbing mountains are valued by people, especially by the elderly is that it has a meaning of “climbing to ligneous life”. Climbing mountains on Double Ninth Festival was already popular in the Tang Dynasty. 38
Drinking Chrysanthemum Flower(菊花) Wine
The chrysanthemum flower wine is unique in brewing. In ancient times, people usually picked fresh chrysanthemum flowers and leaves on the 9th of the 9th lunar month, and brewed the mixture of them and grains into the wine. 39. The wine is said to have wholesome effects on sharpness of the eye, drop of high blood pressure,