江苏省东台市三仓中学2015届高三12月月考英语试卷

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　　第一节共5小题每小题1分满分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。.

　　When will Oliver go to bed?

　　A. At 10:30 B. 10:50 C. 11:00

　　2.

　　What can we learn about the man?

　　A. He worked very carefully. B. He received a traffic ticket. C. He drove in heavy traffic.

　　3.

　　What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

　　A. Guest and receptionist

　　B. Passenger and air hostess C. Customer and shop assistant

　　4.

　　What will the speakers probably do?

　　A. Go back home B. Ask the way

　　C. Buy a road map

　　5. Why did Bill lose his job?

　　A. He is always late for work.

　　B. He is having some financial problem.

　　C. He is not careful enough with his work.

　　第二节共15小题每小题1分满分15分听下面5 段对话。每段对话后有个小题, 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。听每段对话前你将有时间阅读各个小听完后各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话读两遍。

　　听第6段材料回答第6至题。

　　6.Where is the woman?

　　A. In her office

　　B. At the airport

　　C. At the restaurant

　　7.

　　What time will the two speakers probably meet?

　　A. At 11:00 a.m.

　　B. At 11:30 a.m.

　　C. At 2:00 p.m.

　　听第7段材料回答第至题。.

　　How is the woman trying to lose weight now?

　　A. By eating every other day.

　　B. By drinking plenty of water.

　　C. By eating orange-colored foods.

　　9.

　　What does the man think of the woman’s diets?

　　A. Ridiculous.

　　B. Balanced.

　　C. Effective.

　　听第8段材料回答第1至1题。

　　10.听第9段材料回答第1至1题。13.

　　Why does the woman smoke?

　　A. Many girls smoke.

　　B. Light cigarette isn’t risky.

　　C. She doesn’t know its harm.

　　14.

　　What does the man think of tobacco companies?

　　A. They spend much on commercials. B. They make great benefits.

　　C. They are smart at marketing.

　　15.

　　What do tobacco commercials for women focus on?

　　A. Cool image

　　B. Social themes C. Slim figure

　　16.

　　What does the man suggest the woman do?

　　A. Stop smoking B. Be herself C. Find her voice

　　听第10段材料回答第1至20题。17.

　　Who could the speaker most probably be?

　　A. A police officer B. A college director.

　　C. A person who saw the theft.

　　18.

　　Why can’t the clock be sold easily?

　　A. It isn’t valuable.

　　B. It has an obvious mark.

　　C. It doesn’t work.

　　19.

　　How did the college get the antique glasses?

　　A. They were given by a director.

　　B. They were presented by Arnolfini.

　　C. The college bought it from the market.

　　20.

　　Which stolen object worries the speaker most?

　　A. The TV and video recorder.

　　B. A painting of the college.

　　C. Examination papers.

　　第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

　　单项填空. There is no power like ________ power of confidence; and there is no one as competitive as ________ person who trusts his own abilities.

　　A. the; a

　　B. a; the

　　C. /; a

　　D. the; /

　　22.This is the Human Resources Department, ______ you made a good impression in your interview. Otherwise, you_______ be here now.

　　A. which; aren’t

　　B. where; wouldn’t

　　C. that; wouldn’t

　　D. in which; won’t

　　23.The international company’s crime was discovered by a(an)_______ reporter with a local newspaper.

　　A. conventional

　　B. investigative

　　C. roundabout

　　D. shabby

　　24. If something such as a product, an activity, or someone's career _______, it suddenly becomes very successful

　　A. takes up

　　B. takes in

　　C. takes off

　　D. takes away

　　25.

　　Activities of the Science Festival _____ model planes and model rockets are flown over the school grounds include the Inventions Show and the Essay Competition.

　　A. when

　　B. which

　　C. whose

　　D. where

　　26.

　　This was just the first stage of the robot design challenge, the finals _____ for 2015.

　　A. will be set

　　B. being set

　　C. set

　　D. having set

　　27. It is thought police had been called to the scene following a report of a collision involving her vehicle and ________ of another motorist.

　　A. one

　　B. those

　　C. some

　　D. that

　　28 According to the new rules, if a student ________ happen to damage something in the campus, he/she should report it to those concerned immediately.

　　A. should

　　B. will

　　C. shall

　　D. would

　　29. — I wonder if you could go with me to the supermarket.

　　— Don’t disturb me. I ________ my daily report this morning and haven’t finished yet.

　　A. write

　　B. was writing

　　C. have written

　　D. have been writing

　　30. A much better way, as the press reveals, must be found to achieve an equal ________ of the resources.

　　A. distribution

　　B. contribution

　　C. location

　　D. separation

　　31. Three days after the aircraft went missing, an international effort ________ ships and planes hasn't found any wreckage, ________ growing frustration for the families of the 239 people on board.

　　A. involved; causing

　　B. to involve; caused

　　C. involving; causing

　　D. involving; having caused

　　32. It is known to all that the US is about the same size as China, whereas its population is five times________.

　　A. as few

　　B. fewer

　　C. as little

　　D. smaller

　　33. — It’s more convenient to take a subway than drive a private car.

　　— ________. What’s more, it’s also a good way to support the low-carbon lifestyle.

　　A. Quite so

　　B. So is it

　　C. By all means

　　D. All right

　　34. Traveling without ordering rooms in advance can eat up precious vacation time ________luck is smiling on you.

　　A. unless

　　B. as

　　C. if

　　D. when

　　35. — Shall we take a taxi there since time is limited?

　　— ________. It should be hard to get one during the rush hour.

　　A. Go ahead

　　B. Don’t mention it

　　C. No doubt

　　D. Just forget it

　　第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。

　　I take the firm position that parents do not owe their children a college education. If they can

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　　it, they will certainly send them to the best universities. But they need not feel

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　　if they can’t. If the children really want to go, they’ll find a

　　38 . There are plenty of loans and scholarships for the bright and

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　　ones who can’t afford to pay.

　　When children grow up and want to

　　40 , their parents do not owe them a down payment on a house. They do not have the

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　　to baby-sit their grandchildren. If they want to do it, it must be considered a

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　　not an obligation (责任，义务).

　　Do parents owe their children anything? Yes, they owe them a great deal.

　　One of their obligations is to give their children a personal

　　. A child who is constantly made to feel stupid and unworthy, constantly

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　　to brighter brothers, sisters, or cousins will become so

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　　, so afraid of failing that he (or she) won’t try at all. Of course they should be

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　　corrected when they do wrong, but it’s often better to let children learn their mistakes by themselves

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　　. All our parents should do is to trust them, respect them, tolerate (宽容) them and give them chances to try and fail. They must learn to stand

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　　. When criticisms (批评) are really needed, they should be

　　with praises, with a smile and a kiss. That is the way children learn.

　　Parents owe their children a set of solid values around

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　　to build their lives. This means teaching them to

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　　the rights and opinions of others; it means being respectful to elders, to teachers, and to the law. The best way to teach such values is by deed and ____52____. A child who is lied to will

　　53 . A child who sees no laughter and no love in the home will have difficulty laughing and loving.

　　No child asks to be

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　　. If you bring a life into the world, you owe the child

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　　.

　　36. A. find

　　B. afford

　　C. get

　　D. accept

　　37. A. disappointed B. unhappy

　　C. guilty

　　D. dissatisfied

　　38. A. supply

　　B. hope

　　C. way

　　D. hand

　　39. A. healthy

　　B. honest

　　C. eager

　　D. wealthy

　　40. A. get a job

　　B. get married

　　C. go abroad

　　D. live alone

　　41. A. time

　　B. duty

　　C. right

　　D. energy

　　42. A. service

　　B. pleasure

　　C. habit

　　D. favor

　　43. A. affair

　　B. value

　　C. belief

　　D. ability

　　44. A. compared

　　B. brought

　　C. forced

　　D. taken

　　45. A. unusual

　　B. unsure

　　C. unknown

　　D. unfair

　　46. A. gently

　　B. properly

　　C. nearly

　　D. possibly

　　47. A. in time

　　B. now and then C. at once

　　D. right now

　　48. A. honor

　　B. failure

　　C. progress

　　D. test

　　49. A. mixed

　　B. included

　　C. balanced

　　D. shared

　　50. A. it

　　B. which

　　C. whom

　　D. what

　　51. A. consider

　　B. refuse

　　C. follow

　　D. respect

　　52 .A. blame

　　B. experience

　　C. example

　　D. lesson

　　53. A. lie

　　B. win

　　C. lose

　　D. cry

　　54. A. praised

　　B. born

　　C. alone

　　D. poor

　　55. A. everything

　　B. nothing

　　C. anything

　　D. something

　　第三部分: 阅读理解 (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，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。

　　Still seeking a destination for your weekend break? There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college.

　　King's Art Centre

　　A day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition of the work of one of the most interesting contemporary artists on show anywhere. This weekend sees the opening of an exhibition of four local artists.

　　You could attend a class teaching you how to 'learn from the masters' or get more creative with paint ---- free of charge. The Centre also runs two life drawing classes for which there is a small fee.

　　The Botanic Garden

　　The Garden has over 8,000 plant species; it holds the research and teaching collection of living plants for Cambridge University.

　　The multi-branched Torch Aloe here is impressive. The African plant produces red flowers above blue-green leaves, and is not one to miss.

　　Get to the display house to see Dionaea muscipula, a plant more commonly known as the Venus Flytrap that feeds on insects and other small animals.

　　The Garden is also a place for wildlife-enthusiasts. Look for grass snakes in the lake. A snake called 'Hissing Sid' is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun.

　　Byron's Pool

　　Many stories surround Lord Byron's time as a student of Cambridge University, Arriving in 1805, he wrote a letter complaining that it was a place of "mess and drunkenness". However, it seems as though Byron did manage to pass the time pleasantly enough. I'm not just talking about the pet bear he kept in his roans. He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.

　　It is also said that on occasion Byron swam naked by moonlight in the lake, which is now known as Byron's Pool. A couple of miles past Grantchester in the south Cambridgeshire countryside, the pool is surrounded by beautiful circular paths around the fields. The cries of invisible birds make the trip a lovely experience and on the way home you can drop into the village for afternoon tea. If you don't trust me, then perhaps you’ll take it from Virginia Woolf- ----over a century after Byron, she reportedly took a trip to swim in the same pool.

　　56. As mentioned in the passage, there is a small charge for_____.

　　A. attending the masters' class

　　B. working with local artists

　　C. learning life drawing

　　D. seeing an exhibition

　　57. "Torch Aloe" and "Venus Flytrap" are_____.

　　A. wildlife-enthusiasts

　　B. rarely-seen snakes

　　C. common insects

　　D. impressive plants

　　58. We can infer from the passage that Byron seemed_____.

　　A. to fear pet bears

　　B. to like walking

　　C. to finish university in 1805

　　D. to be a heavy drinker

　　59. What is the passage mainly about?

　　A. Some places for weekend break B. Unknown stories of Cambridge University.

　　C. A way to become creative in art.

　　D. The colorful life in the countryside.

　　B

　　For years scientists have been worried about the effects of air pollution on the earth抯 natural conditions. Some believe the air inside many houses may be more dangerous than the air outside. It may be one hundred times worse.f

　　Indoor air pollution can cause a person to feel tired, to suffer eye pain, headache and other problems. Some pollutants（污染物）can cause breathing disorders, diseases of blood and even cancer. Most scientists agree that every modern house has some kind of indoor pollution.

　　People have paid more attention to the problem now. It is true that when builders began making houses and offices they did not waste energy. To do this they build buildings that limited the flow of air between inside and outside. They also began using man-made building materials. These materials are now known to let out harmful gases.

　　As the problem became more serious, scientists began searching for a way to deal with it. They discovered a natural pollution control system for building梘reen plants. Scientists do not really know how plants control air pollution. They believe that a plant抯 leaves absorb or take in theri pollutants. In exchange the plant lets out oxygen through its leaves and tiny organizations on its roots. Scientists suggest that all buildings should have one large plant or several small plants inside for every nine square meters of space. Studies of different plants show that each absorbs different chemicals. So the most effective way to clean the air is to use different kinds of plants. Having green plants inside your house can make it a prettier and more healthy place.

　　60. Generally speaking, indoor air pollution may be more harmful than the air outside because _.

　　A．indoor air pollution can often make people seriously ill

　　B．there may be more harmful gases outside the buildings

　　C．the air indoors is polluted, which is very harmful

　　D．man-made building materials give off dangerous gases

　　61. Some kind of indoor pollution can be found in _______.

　　A．every modern house

　　B．every old house     C．all kinds of houses     D．all kinds of offices

　　62. The indoor air pollution is caused by ______.

　　A．the building way that the builders want to save energy

　　B．the man-made building materials and the limit of air-flow

　　C．the building things that are made of man-made materials

　　D．the limit of the flow of air between inside and outside

　　63. The reason why we should use different kinds of plants to clean the air is that ______.

　　A．plants can let out all kinds of pollutants indoors

　　B．plants may take in more oxygen which people need

　　C．plants can absorb all kinds of harmful indoor chemicals

　　D．plants can make our houses prettier and more healthy

　　C

　　No one knows for sure when advertising first started. It is possible that it grew out of the discovery that some people did certain kinds of work better than others did them. That led to the concept of specialization, which means that people would specialize, or focus, on doing one specific job.

　　Let’s take a man we’ll call Mr. Fielder, for example. He did everything connected with farming. He planted seeds, tended the fields, and harvested and sold his crops. At the same time, he did many other jobs on the farm. However, he didn’t make the bricks for his house, cut his trees into boards, make the plows (犁), or any of other hundreds of things a farm needs. Instead, he got them from people who specialized in doing each of those things.

　　Suppose there was another man we shall call Mr. Plowright. Using what he knew about farming and working with iron, Mr. Plowright invented a plow that made farming easier. Mr. Plowright did not really like farming himself and wanted to specialize in making really good plows. Perhaps, he thought, other farmers will trade what they grow for one of my plows.

　　How did Mr. Plowright let people know what he was doing? Why, he advertised, of course. First he opened a shop and then he put up a sign outside the shop to attract customers. That sign may have been no more than a plow carved into a piece of wood and a simple arrow pointing to the shop door. It was probably all the information people needed to find Mr. Plowright and his really good plows.

　　Many historians believe that the first outdoor signs were used about five thousand years ago. Even before most people could read, they understood such signs. Shopkeepers would carve into stone, clay, or wood symbols for the products they had for sale.

　　A medium, in advertising talk, is the way you communicate your message. You might say that the first medium used in advertising was signs with symbols. The second medium was audio, or sound, although that term is not used exactly in the way we use it today. Originally, just the human voice and maybe some kind of simple instrument, such as a bell, were used to get people’s attention.

　　A crier, in the historical sense, is not someone who weeps easily. It is someone, probably a man, with a voice loud enough to be heard over the other noises of a city. In ancient Egypt, shopkeepers might hire such a person to spread the news about their products. Often this earliest form of advertising involved a newly arrived ship loaded with goods. Perhaps the crier described the goods, explained where they came from, and praised their quality. His job was, in other words, not too different from a TV or radio commercial in today’s world.

　　64. What probably led to the start of advertisement?

　　A. The discovery of iron.

　　B. The development of farming techniques.

　　C. The specialization of labor.

　　D. The appearance of new jobs.

　　65. The writer makes up the two stories of Mr. Fielder and Mr. Plowright in order to __________.

　　A. explain the origin of advertising

　　B. predict the future of advertising

　　C. provide suggestions for advertising

　　D. expose problems in advertising

　　66. In ancient Egypt, a crier was probably someone who __________.

　　A. functioned like today’s TV or radio commercial

　　B. owned a ship

　　C. had the loudest voice

　　D. ran a shop selling goods to farmers

　　67. The last two paragraphs are mainly about __________.

　　A. the basic design of advertising

　　B. the early forms of advertising

　　C. the benefits of advertising

　　D. the history of advertising

　　D

　　Michael J. “Crocodile Dundee” (also called Mick), played by Paul Hogan, is the main character in the fictional Crocodile Dundee film series consisting of Crocodile Dundee, Crocodile Dundee II, and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles. The character is a crocodile hunter, hence the nickname.

　　In the first film, Crocodile Dundee, Mick is visited by a New York reporter, Sue Charlton, who travels to Australia to investigate a report she heard of a crocodile hunter, who had his leg bitten off by a crocodile in the outback. The hunter supposedly walked more than a hundred miles back to civilization and miraculously survived his injuries. However, by the time she meets him, the story turns out to be a somewhat exaggerated legend where the “bitten-off leg” turns out to be just being some bad scarring on his leg; a “love bite” as Mick calls it. Still interested by the idea of “Crocodile Dundee”, Sue continues with the story. They travel together out to where the incident occurred, and follow his route through the bush to the nearest hospital. Despite his old-fashioned views, the pair eventually become close, especially after Mick saves Sue from a crocodile attack.

　　Feeling there is still more to the story, Sue invites Mick back to New York with her, as his first trip to a city (or “first trip anywhere,” as Dundee says). The rest of the film depicts Dundee as a “fish out of water,” showing how, despite his expert knowledge of living outdoors, he knows little of city life. Mick meets Sue’s boyfriend, Richard, but they do not get along. By the end of the film, Mick is on his way home, lovesick, when Sue realizes she loves Mick, too, and not Richard. She runs to the subway station to stop Mick from leaving and, by passing on messages through the packed-to-the-gills crowd, she tells him she won’t marry Richard, and she loves him instead. With the help of the other people in the subway, Mick and Sue have a loving reunion as the film ends.

　　68. Which of the following statements is true about Mick?

　　A. He is a crocodile hunter living in Los Angeles.

　　B. He is based on a real person in Australia.

　　C. He wrote a film series about himself.

　　D. He got his nickname because of his job.

　　69. In the film Crocodile Dundee, Mick ______.

　　A. pretends he was bitten by a crocodile

　　B. urges Sue Charlton to write his life story

　　C. shows Sue Charlton around the town he lives in

　　D. hasn’t been abroad before his trip to America

　　70. When in New York, Mick ______.

　　A. makes friends with Richard

　　B. makes full use of his bush skills

　　C. doesn’t know how to fit into city life

　　D. feels excited about living in a big city

　　第Ⅱ卷(非选择题, 共35分)

　　第四部分：任务型阅读(共10小题, 每小题1分, 满分10分)

　　注意：每个空格只填一个单词。请将答案写在答题纸上相应题号的横线上。

　　Until just a few years ago，we doctors believed that the brain stopped making new neural(神经系统的)connections (meaning that your memory began to get worse)when the body stopped developing，usually in your early 20s. And we knew that，like any other body part，neurons weaken as we age. Loss of brain function due to neural breakdown was assumed to be a normal，unavoidable part of aging.

　　It turns out that we were wrong. In the past few years，it has

　　that you can，in fact，make new neurons starting in your 20s and continuing well into old age. You can literally rewire the brain with new parts as the older parts wear out. How？Simple：Keep learning. Just as your body can pack on and condition new muscle，your brain can rebuild used-up neurons.

　　How strong is the evidence for this？Strong enough that a $200 million industry devoted to brain boosting software (products like Brain Age，MindFit，and Lumosity that supposedly improve your memory function)has sprung up out of nowhere. All“mental fitness”means are keeping your memory intact(everything from phone numbers to how to throw a football)．So what can you do to stay smart?

　　Keep blood pressure down. People with high blood pressure are more likely to develop cognitive impairment later in life.

　　Eat more vitamins. Like E(in nuts and sunflower seeds)，B6 and B12(beef，tuna)，and folic acid(leafy greens，citrus，berries)，which help keep your brain’s chemistry in balance.

　　Exercise your brain. This is the best way to rebuild and strengthen those precious neurons. Learn to play chess or the guitar. When you’re at a stoplight，try to recall the starting lineup of the 1983 Celtics. See a movie that doesn’t feature Ben Stiller. Or read，like，a book.

　　Title：How to keep the 7.________smart？

　　Previous

　　The brain no longer makes new neural connections once the 73.________ of one’s body has stopped.

　　New

　　74. ________

　　●New neurons continue to occur even in one’s old age.

　　●75.________contributes to the development of the new parts of your brain.

　　●Many products which claim to improve your brain function appear in the 76._________.

　　77._________ ●Keep yourself away from 78._________blood pressure.

　　●79._________in more vitamins for the needs of your brain.

　　●80.________your brain as much as you can.

　　第五部分

　　书面表达(满分25分)

　　阅读下面短文，按要求英语写一篇150词左右的短文BEIJING, August 19 — Shanghai will launch a pilot textbook recycling scheme in secondary schools from this fall semester to reduce textbook paper consumption, the Shanghai Education Commission revealed yesterday.

　　The first batch of textbooks to be recycled or reused will be middle school music material. Books on other subjects such as art, physical education and even major subjects like Chinese, math and English, will be included gradually.

　　The schools taking part in the program will have to purchase new textbooks about every five years and distribute them for students’ use during class sessions. But the books will have to be collected and kept on campus after class, rather than allowing students to take them back home, so that they could be passed on to the next batch of students.

　　Possessing one’s own brand-new textbooks has been a routine for local elementary school students for decades. The practice, however, leads to huge paper consumption, officials said.

　　For instance, there are nearly 2 million elementary school students in the city, with an estimated 4,000 tons of paper needed each year. Had these books been reused for five years, more than 80,000 trees could have been saved. 

　　In western countries, such as Australia and America began this practice years ago, which set a good example to other countries, esp. developing ones.  (Edited from Shanghai Daily)

　　要求：

　　1. 写作内容：Is recycling textbooks a good suggestion?

　　2. 字数：150词左右；

　　3. 以约30个词概括短文的要点；

　　4. 发表你的看法，谈谈你的认识。

　　第二节：完形填空

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　　第三部分: 阅读理解第四部分：任务型读写71.brain　elief

　　73.growth/development　7. discoveries　.Learning　.market　第五部分

　　书面表达Possible version:

　　Shanghai has decided to recycle textbooks to reduce the abuse of paper, which leads to a heated discussion. Shanghai is not the first or the last city that wants to recycle textbooks in schools.

　　 I quite agree to the suggestion that we should recycle these textbooks. For one thing, recycling textbooks can save a lot of natural resources, which is beneficial to our environmental protection