福建省三明市第一中学2018届高三上学期第二次月考英语

三明市第一中学2018届高三上学期第二次月考

英 语 试 题

（时间：120分钟；满分：150分）

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 is the man looking for?
   1. His pen.B. His book.C. His phone.
2. What does Carol’s father ask her to do?
   1. Talk with her friends.B. Go out with him.C. Put on warm clothes.
3. How many members are there in Alice’s group now?
   1. Two.B. Four.C. Six.
4. What are the speakers talking about?
   1. Ways of cooking.
      B. Healthy food for kids.
      C. Kids helping in the kitchen.
5. What is the woman?
   1. She’s a shop assistant.
   2. She’s a receptionist.
   3. She’s a secretary.
      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。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。
      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、7题。
6. Why does the man sound surprised?
   1. Lily rejected a job offer.
   2. Lily was absent from school.
   3. Lily turned down a scholarship.
7. What has Lily decided to do?
   1. Travel to Dubai.B. Stay with her mom.C. Start a business.
      听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
   1. Colleagues.B. Relatives.C. Classmates.
9. What is Sabrina’s sister doing?
   1. Touring in Africa.
   2. Teaching in a village.
   3. Working in a company.
10. How can Sabrina reach her sister now?
    1. By phone.B. By email.C. By letter.
       听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What does Maria think of the soup?
    1. Tasteless.B. Just fine.C. Thick.
12. What does Karl say can be added to the soup?
    1. Salt.B. Onions.C. Pepper.
13. Where are the speakers?
    1. At home.B. At a restaurant.C. At a friend’s house.
       听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. When will someone come to check the hot water?
    1. This afternoon.B. Tomorrow.C. At the weekend.
15. How did the students know about the flat?
    1. From a friend.B. From a newspaper.C. From a house agency.
16. What will the woman do to settle the problem about the fridge?
    1. Pay the students for the new one.
    2. Get someone to fix the old one.
    3. Order one on the Internet.
       听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Who is the speaker?
    1. An invited guest.B. A news reporter.C. A radio host.
18. In what way has the speaker changed?
    1. He speaks faster.B. He becomes heavier.C. He cooks more often.
19. What is difficult for the speaker to get used to?
    1. The food.B. The weather.C. The language.
20. What does the speaker think of the French people?
    1. A bit cold.B. Generous.C. Easy-going.
       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
       Welcome to BookCrossing!
       It’s a smart social networking website, where books get new life. There are currently 1,583,246 BookCrossers and 11,350,976 books travelling throughout 132 countries.
       It’s easy to find books, share books, and meet fellow book lovers.
       Step 1. Label
       Register your book for FREE, and get a unique BookCrossing ID (BCID). This ID allows you to follow your specific book. There are several ways you can label your book:
       ·Download free BookCrossing labels and print them from your computer.
       ·Create custom labels with our Bookplate Creator using your own image and message.
       Step2. Share
       There are a few different ways you can share your book:
       ·Give it away. Pass your book on to a friend, or a stranger! You can find someone in the BookCrossing community who’s looking for your book and make their day by sending it to them. These particular methods are referred to as “controlled releases”.
       ·Release it into the wild. Referred to as “wild releases”, this type of sharing needs you to leave your labeled book on a park bench or in a train station — anywhere it’s likely to be caught by another delighted reader.
       ·Be creative! BookCrossers might establish an “Official BookCrossing Zone”, a physical location where books are regularly caught and /or released. They may start a “bookring”, “bookray” or “bookbox”, all of which are controlled ways of passing books throughout a set group of members.
       Step 3. Follow
       Once you’ve labeled and shared it, follow your book’s adventures.
       When another reader finds your book, they can enter the BCID on BookCrossing.com and report that it’s been caught. Some books tend to stay in one region while others really move!
21. The BCID mainly helps BookCrossers to _________.
    1. search for the book they want to read
    2. share a book that they think is good
    3. find out where their book goes
    4. claim ownership of their book
22. Unlike wild releases, controlled releases mean that BookCrossers _________.
    1. send their books to someone they know
    2. report their books’ adventures online
    3. make careful selection of their books
    4. make a choice of who to give their books
23. What do we know about BookCrossing?
    1. It charges registration fees.
    2. It publishes various books.
    3. It has users all over the world.
    4. It encourages its users to write.
       B
       While most people dream of mermaids (美人鱼), few people actually try to become one. How can someone become a mermaid if they don’t exist? Just ask Dana Richardson, who is a professional mermaid in Hawaii!
       “As a child, I always felt very connected to the ocean and played mermaids in the water,” says Dana. “My love of the ocean took me to different types of work such as a lifeguard, swim instructor, boat crew member, underwater photographer, boat captain, and surfer. I just decided to take it to the next level and grow a tail!”
       Dana doesn’t mean literally (照字面地). In 2008 she began making mermaid tails from materials including shiny fabric (织物) that she wears while free-diving in the waters around Kona, Hawaii. Free-diving means diving without protective equipment. It requires you to hold your breath while swimming deep underwater. As she dives in, Dana not only looks like a mermaid; she experiences what it is like to swim like one too.
       The waters around Dana’s home in Kona are filled with wildlife, including dolphins and whales. Kona is by a sheltered sea where the waters are calm for swimming. For ten years Dana has been swimming with the creatures of Kona. Some of them have even learned to recognize her.
       Dona knows how to swim with sea life because she is a trained marine (海洋的) naturalist. She understands the behavior of sea life and knows how to safely interact with it. Every morning when she swims with sea life she gets to experience her other “home”. “The ocean beneath the depths really is another world. Watching how the world works so gracefully in that circle of life underwater is a beautiful thing.”
       For Dana Richardson being a mermaid just makes sense. “I’ve always felt more comfortable underwater than on land,” she says.
       Would you like to follow your dream, even if it seems impossible? Dana reminds everyone, “One person can truly make a difference. By following your heart and offering the world your unique gifts, you will inspire others to do so. The world needs you!”
24. What has been influencing Dana’s work experience most?
    1. Her hobby. B. Her family.
       C. Her science teacher. D. Her swim instructor.
25. Why does Dana make mermaid tails?

1. She needs them to protect her.
2. She wants to swim like a mermaid.
3. She needs to make money with them.
4. She wants to take photos of mermaids.

26. Being a marine naturalist helps Dana _________.

1. get along well with sea life
2. discover her outstanding gifts
3. appreciate the beauty of other people
4. feel comfortable both underwater and on land

27. Dana encourages people to _________.

1. help those in need
2. love marine animals
3. try to realize their dreams
4. protect the marine environment

C

Students who go to class every day may get more than just an education. To combattruancy (逃课), many school districts are offering iPods, laptops and even cars in exchange for perfect attendance.

California’s Santa Ana Unified School District partners with a local auto dealership and holds a car raffle (抽奖) at the end of every academic term. Students who made it to every class for the 180-day school year are allowed to participate. “It’s caught on. Our attendance rates have improved,” Santa Ana spokeswoman Angela Burrell said last week. “Other raffle prizes in Santo Ana include iPods, movie tickets and other items,” Ms. Burrell said. Similar programs have been carried out in districts in Wyoming, Arizona, Michigan and elsewhere.

Education specialists see value in such efforts. “Skipping school is often the sign of dropping out, and school are wise to try and reach students before they give up on the system entirely,” said James Appleton, executive director of the National Dropout Prevention Center.

“Research indicates that those who skip school often come from low-income families, have parents who lack high school degrees, are victims of abuse or neglect; have mental health problems or have parents with histories of criminality,” Mr. Appleton said. “However, some are highly intelligent and are just bored with school.”

While they agree truancy is a serious problem that must be addressed, some officials are skeptical of giving students iPods or cars as motivators to come to class. Camden, N.J., School Board member Sean Brown told The Philadelphia Inquirer that he opposed the reward systems. Former board member Jose Delgado told the paper that the move was unacceptable and sent the wrong message to students.

But others believe that students can’t be reached unless districts get them in the building. “Many times it is beneficial to get kids to school in order to be able to work on these underlying (根本的) problems,” Mr. Appleton said. “Research suggested that motivators can be effective.”

28. What is the purpose of Santa Ana’s raffle prizes?

1. To reward kids for their achievements.
2. To provide kids with better education.
3. To encourage kids to attend school.
4. To raise money for kids in need.

29. What does Mr. Appleton explain in Paragraph 4?

1. The influence of family.
2. The reasons for truancy.
3. The importance of safety.
4. The problems with learning.
   30. What is Mr. Appleton’s attitude to the reward systems?
   1. Supportive.B. Doubtful. C. Uncaring.D. Tolerant.
      31. Why did the author write the text?
      A. To report some new learning programs.
      B. To describe a California’s school district.
      C. To discuss a method of tackling skipping class.
      D. To promote research on attendance rates.
      D
      What does a cow drink? Your quick answer, like most people, was probably “milk” because of the very strong association between cows and milk, even though you are well aware that cows do no drink milk. Similar mistakes also happen at school.
      Why do some mistakes happen more often than others? In order to answer this question, let us start with an example. In a very famous experiment, children are asked whether the two rows of dots presented below contain the same number of dots.
      If you let yourself answer quickly, don’t you want to say that there are more dots in the upper row? Why? Because in your everyday life, at the library, for instance, when a line of books is longer than another one, it usually contains more books. Your brain is very good at picking up on these kinds of patterns in your environment and it will tend to create a “rule”, in this case the “length equals number” rule. We call these types of rules heuristics. Heuristics are very useful because they are fast, require little effort, and almost always give us the right answer. But not always! So here, to give the correct answer, you need to actually count the dots in each row. We call this type of strategy an algorithm. When you face a problem, there is always a race in your brain between heuristics and algorithms. Heuristics almost always win, because they are faster. But they are so fast that, when there is a trap, the heuristic makes you fall into it and make mistakes!
      What happens in your brain when you manage to avoid the trap? Scientists found that people use the area located in the front of the brain called the prefrontal cortex (前额皮质) to avoid the trap. The prefrontal cortex coordinates(协调) the work of all the other brain areas, and its role is usually to determine which areas should not be working. So basically, the prefrontal cortex allows us to inhibit (block) the heuristics.
      Can you improve your inhibitory skills? Actually our brains continuously adapt and improve as we learn. This characteristic is called neuroplasticity(神经可塑性). So now, when you repeat the same mistakes several times, don’t give up! What you must do is ask your teacher to help you find and understand the heuristic you spontaneously (本能地) use, then practice inhibiting it many times!
      32. Why does the author ask what the cow drinks?
      A. To entertain the reader.
      B. To make the reader feel confident.
      C. To test the reader’s level of intelligence.
      D. To show that some mistakes happen very often.
      33. The “length equals number” rule _________.
      A. is always wrong
      B. cannot save time
      C. is not always right
      D. requires lots of effort
      34. The prefrontal cortex usually _________.
      A. allows people to work faster
      B. stops some areas of the brain functioning
      C. helps the brain create general rules
      D. encourages people to follow the heuristics.
      35. To prevent making the same mistakes, students should first _________.
      A. learn how to use the heuristic better
      B. find out how the heuristic affects them
      C. do the same items over and over again
      D. ask their teacher about the correct answers
      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。
      A dog’s mind is only equal to that of a two-year-old baby. 36 Therefore, they are probably the first to notice any change in the behavior of their masters. Let’s do some deep-digging to understand the amazing ability of a dog.
      They sense your feelings. Isn’t it strange? 37 This is true. A study published in the Animal Cognition journal says that dogs are known to come to people who appear sad or depressed. It doesn’t matter if the person is their owner or a stranger. They have an ability to sense sadness and are attached to troubled souls.
      38 Dogs can easily tell when you’re playing with favorites, and if you reward or play more with other pets, your dog might notice it and feel uncomfortable. As they can’t say how they feel, they will scratch, yawn or lick their mouths.
      They smell fear. Let’s say you’re faced with your worst fear. Would you get scared and run away or just face it? Before choosing how to deal with it, you should remember one thing. 39 Research shows that dogs often sense their masters’ responses in dangerous situations. If you fear something and choose to back away, chances are that your pet is going to do the same thing.
      They’re watching you. We are all raised as respectable individuals who are taught to respect elders, obey the law and help out people in need from time to time. 40 But if you have a dog at home, it is time to be serious about them. Dogs like generous people. So just be careful around your pet; it may judge you on how you behave with others.
      A. They sense health problems.
      B. They understand when ignored.
      C. They know when no one’s looking at them.
      D. You would be setting an example to your pet.
5. Every time you feel sad, you dog just know it.
6. But dogs are able to sense everything around them.
7. However, not all of us take these three things seriously.
   第三部分　语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)
   第一节 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
   阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
   On a recent visit to my two grandsons, they asked me to make a drawing that they could color in. I’m a nurse, and a children’s book illustrator (插画家) as well, so it’s a(n) 41 I get often from my grandkids.
   Many42 on what to draw flowed between the boys and me. We 43decided on a winter scene with both boys playing in the snow. I wouldn’t have 44 a summer scene, personally! It was still winter then, 45 I was ready for winter to be over already. I’d been 46 of escaping to Florida all month to enjoy the sunshine there. When you’re a kid, snow is 47. But when you’re an adult? Not so much!
   However, the boys insisted on a 48 scene. They wanted to be 49 in their snow suits, catching snowflakes with their tongues. 50, they thought there would be a snowman, rabbits and a few clouds. Their wish was my 51, which I always love to follow. And I also added in a giant pine tree with birds in a nest.
   After52 the drawing, I turned it over to the boys and they began coloring. They talked and laughed 53 coloring it. Just watching them working gave me so much 54.
   The following day, I went to work at the elementary school where I was a nurse. I’d been so 55 that I had no time to check the weather forecast. So when I 56 the school at the end of the day, I was surprised at what I 57 outside: Snowflakes. And all the school children were standing with their faces turned 58, using their tongues to catch snowflakes. It was a real-life picture of what I had 59 for my grandsons!
   Suddenly winter didn’t seem that 60. In fact, looking at it through the eyes of my grandkids, it was pretty wonderful.
   41. A. requestB. praise C. promise D. excuse
   42. A. decisionsB. memories C. ideas D. chances
   43. A. finally B. usually C. regularly D. suddenly
   44. A. imagined B. remembered C. expected D. minded
   45. A. and B. or C. so D. but
   46. A. dreaming B. hearing C. hating D. worrying
   47. A. boringB. encouraging C. exciting D. frightening
   48. A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter
   49. A. photographed B. reported C. writtenD. drawn
   50. A. For example B. In addition C. As a result D. On the contrary
   51. A. troubleB. reward C. pain D. command
   52. A. finishing B. admiring C. buying D. choosing
   53. A. before B. since C. while D. after
   54. A. message B. joy C. surprise D. challenge
   55. A. tiredB. careful C. angry D. occupied
   56. A. left B. entered C. found D. visited
   57. A. saw B. heard C. wondered D. experienced
   58. A. front B. backward C. upward D. down
   59. A. taken B. borrowed C. created D. collected
   60. A. far B. bad C. great D. attractive
   第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)
   阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
   Laughter Yoga is a new form of exercise that promotes the use of laughter as a form of physical exercise. It 1._____________ (create) in the mid-1990s as a social experiment. Although it came from India and 2. _____________ (certain) includes some yoga, don’t expect it to have much in common with the yoga classes 3. _____________ (offer) at your local studio or gym. Laughter Yoga attaches 4. _____________ (much) importance to the former than to the latter.
   The method began in 1995 when Dr. Madan Kataria called on a group of students in a park 5. _____________ (test) whether introducing regular laughter into people’s lives would improve their well-being. Kataria also introduced deep breathing and simple stretches into the exercises.
   Medical research has suggested that laughing is 6. _____________ good way to reduce stress and help people feel good. Kataria’s Laughter Clubs are popping up in response 7. _____________ people’s need to handle 8. _____________ (press).
   Kataria also offers books and DVDs to people 9. _____________ don’t have access to a local Laughter Club. However, connecting with other humans is a big part of Laughter Yoga’s success in 10. _____________ (help) people feel better and experience more joy.
   第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)
   第一节 短文改错(共10小题；每小题l分，满分10分)
   假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
   增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
   删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。
   修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
   注意：1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
   2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
   I have a little cousin which name is Angela. In two months she is going to be two year old. Her mother loved her very much and thinks she is his angel. Angela has beautiful eyes and has learned to count to 20 recently! Read children’s books regularly, she knows many animals and plants. She is also a loving girl, who enjoys playing with dolls and every night puts them to sleeping before going to the bed. She is also very patience and can play a fishing game for over half an hour at a time! Now she can walk well and even run, and she is fond playing with me. I feel lucky to have so a lovely cousin.
   第二节 书面表达(满分25分)
   假如你是李华，正在伦敦参加游学活动。你在英国科学博物馆参观时丢失一件夹克，已在失物招领处登记。请写一封电子邮件，询问是否找到。
   注意：1. 词数100左右。
   2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
   Dear Sir or Madam,
   ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________
   ________________________________________________________________________ Yours,
   Li Hua
   

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   三明一中2017-2018学年度上学期第二次月考（2017年12月）
   英语试题参考答案
   第一部分 听力（30分，每小题1.5分）
   1—5 ACBCB6—10 CBABC11—15 ACBAB16—20 AABCA
   第二部分 阅读理解（40分，每小题2分）
   第一节
   21-25 CDCAB 26-30 ACCBA 31-35 CDCBB
   第二节
   36-40 FEBDG
   第三部分 语言知识应用（共两节，满分45分）
   第一节 完形填空（30分，每小题1.5分）
   41-45 ACADD 46-50 ACDDB 51-55 DACBD 56-60 AACCB
   第二节 语法填空（每空一词；每空1.5分，满分15分）(61题)
   1. was created2. certainly3. offered4. more5. to test

6. a7. to8. pressure9. who/that10. helping

第四部分 写作

第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）(62题)

of

such

patient

sleep

Reading

her

loves

years

whose

I have a little cousin which name is Angela. In two months she is going to be two year old. Her motherloved her very much and thinks she is his angel. Angela has beautiful eyes and has learned to count to 20 recently! Read children’s books regularly, she knows many animals and plants. She is also a loving girl, who enjoys playing with dolls and every night puts them to sleeping before going to the bed. She is also very patience and can play a fishing game for over half an hour at a time! Now she can walk well and even run, and she is fond playing with me. I feel lucky to have so a lovely cousin.

第二节 书面表达（25分）(63题)

参考范文：

Dear Sir or Madam,

　　I’m Li Hua, a Chinese student touring in London now. I’ m writing to ask if you have found my lost item in your museum.

　　Last Sunday, when visiting the museum, I was so attracted by a robot that I left my jacket in it, which is a gift from my best friend. Having failed to find it, I rushed to the Lost Property Office immediately and filled in the relevant form. As I am leaving for China, I am terribly anxious to know if the jacket has been handed in. If so, I hope you will inform me in time so that I can claim it back before returning home.

　　I’ m looking forward to your early reply.

　　 Yours,

　　 Li Hua

2017年晋江市高考理科状元习作：

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am sorry to trouble your but I am writing to ask if a lost jacket of mine is found.

Currently, I am on a study tour in London as a student. Just twelve hours ago, when I was enjoying wonderful collections in the British Science Museum, my jacket disappeared. I reported it immediately to the Lost and Found, but so far no information of it has been received. Here I will describe its features again: it is a dark blue jacket with a bold white word “Goth” in the front. If anything that matches my description is found, your earliest response will be greatly appreciated.

Sincerest thanks to you for your attention to this matter and sorry again for taking up your time.

Yours,

　　 Li Hua