安徽省皖南八校高三英语上学期第一次联考试题

“皖南八校”2019届高三第一次联考
英语
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
例: How much is the shirt?
A. ￡19.15.
B. ￡9.18.
C. ￡9.15.
答案是C。

1. What will the man do next?
A. Make a complaint.
B. Ask for help
C. Check the machine
2. How is the new teacher?
A. Anxious
B. Strict C, Patient
3. What is the time now?
A.6:30pm
B.7:00pm
C.7:30pm
4. How much will the man pay for a month's rent?
A. $50.
B.$160.
C. $200.
5. What is the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Customer and salesman.
B. Boss and employee
C. Teacher and student 第二节（共15小题；每题1．5分，满分22．5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。

毎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。

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，每小题将给出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. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a lift
B. In the garden.
C. On a bus
7. Why did the woman sell her house?
A. She rented an apartment
B. She bought a new one
C. She was short of
money
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题
8. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. Work for him.
B. Help him start a company
C. Recommend customers.
9. What is the woman doing?
A. Running a business.
B. Hunting for a job.
C. Working in her former company.
听第8段村料，回答第10至12题
10. What season is it probably now?
A. Early spring.
B. Late autumn
C. Late winter.
1l. What does the woman say about the price of the coat?
A. Low
B. High
C. Reasonable.
12. How much change should the man give the woman?
A.$15,
B.$20 C, $25
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What does the girl say about the food?
A. Terrible
B. Delicious
C. Just so-so.
14. What does the girl plan to do?
A. Cook some food.
B. Have some snacks
C. Play bridge.
15. What does the boy advise the girl to do?
A. Study more B, Do more sports C, Teach him to play cards.
16. What does the boy do in the evening?
A. Learn new things B, Watch TV. C. Play games
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. When were the Oscars first presented?
A.In1927, B,In1928 C.In1929
18. How many members decide who wins the Oscars?
A. Only 36
B.360
C. Over 6.000
19. What is the most important Oscar?
A. The Best Picture Award.
B. The Best Directing Award.
C. The Best Actress Award
20. What is the speaker mainly talking about?
A. The presentation of Oscars
B. The development of Oscars.
C. The annual winners of Oscars
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
A
Places to avoid travelling
India
The main distinction in wealth and class may explain some of the risk of crimes in this country. But according to Joha Gobbels, vice president and chief operating officer for Medjet (an international emergency service ) it's medical safety that actually makes India so dangerous. He explains that the U. S. State Department gives the country Level 2 travel advisory status(Level 1 means you should exercise normal precautions（预防措施）；Level 4 is“ do not go．”）
Hawaii
Considering this destination is a very hot spot for honeymooners, it might be surprising to see the Big Island of Hawaii as a dangerous place to visit. The eruption of a volcano has put Kilauea in a state of emergency, with poisonous gas, lava flows, and earthquakes all a risk. You'll likely see special airline deals cancelled, so think twice before making this flight.
Acapulco
This beach resort town on Mexico's Pacific coast isnt exactly the white-sand party destination it once was. With a Level 4 travel advisory, Gobbels explains, it's in the same category as places like Iran, Syria, and North Korea, It's regarded as the murder capital of the country.
Cairo, Egypt
According to a recent report from the Thomson Reuters Foundation, Cairo is considered the most insecure city for women in the world. Even though the political tensions are easing in this area, according to Gobbels, sexual violence and cultural
expectations make it extremely problematic, for both locals and visitors.
21. According to John Gobbels, what should visitors pay special attention to in India?
A. Personal belongings
B. Travel insurance.
C. Cultural difference
D. Medical safety.
22. Which place mentioned above is especially dangerous for a woman tourist?
A. India
B. Cairo. C Acapulco. D. Hawaii
23. What can be inferred from the text?
A. Syria isn't a risky destination where you'll have a wonderful vacation.
B, The political unrest in Cairo is responsible for its insecurity at present.
C A Level 3 travel advisory indicates you can go with normal precautions
D. The flights to Hawaii may he changeable due to the eruption of the volcano
B
I feared Sundays, I began living for the weekend at 8: 30 Monday mornings. I felt bitter towards my boss. The thought of answering other people's telephones, typing other people's work and watching other people benefit from my ideas and opinions would throw me into week-long tons of depression.
At 19 years old, I was the mother of two and a pitifully young wife. Every decision I made was done with my family in mind, And then I turned 29, and 30 was only a breath away. I decided to follow my childhood dream: I was going to get my undergraduate degree and become a full-time journalist
I quitted my job on one of my good days, a Friday. Almost at once I was filled with anxiety. What would I tell my husband and what would be his reaction? How would we pay our bills? But while I was feeling uneasy about the bridge I' d just crossed, I also began to feel a renewed sense of hopefulness about the possibilities on the other side. I had had a long love affair with the written word that was separate and apart from any of my roles.
I eventually had to seek employment to help with expenses. In fact, many times I’ve had to stir(搅拌)a pot with one hand while holding a book with the other. I’ve had tears on the bad days, but smiles are plentiful on the good ones.
24. Why did the author quit her job?
A. She envied others
B. She wasn't qualified for her job.
C. She wanted to change herself.
D. Her boss was angry at her job.
25, What do we know about the author?
A. She had a tight budget at times.
B. She had a smooth life at last.
C She complained about her family. D. She was not sure about her future.
26. What does the "bridge" refer to in Paragraph 3?
A. The life that the author once had.
B. The feeling when the author quitted her job.
C. The new decision that the author made in her life
D. The structure that allowed people or vehicles to cross.
27. What can we learn from the author's experience?
A. A good beginning makes a good ending.
B When your will is ready, your feet are light.
C. One may miss the mark by aiming too high as too low
D. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
C
FLORIDA-DUSTIN Theobald, 30, had been lying on a surfboard at Fernandina Beach on the Arlantic coast of Florida when he said he felt something pull at his foot. "I touched its head. I could feel it was rough skin, "he told Fox News, adding, "It wasn’t like a fish skin.You know, shark skin has got a rough edge.
" As soon as I took my first step, I could tell that the bottom of my foot was open, "Mr. Theobald said as he struggled to get out of the water with his eight-year-old son. A nurse shark had torn through the tendons( 肌腱)on the top of right foot and gashed the bottom of it open. He told First Coast News he "was trying to warn everyone out. There were a lot of people around me that I felt should probably get out of the water”
Mr. Theobald was rushed to hospital and doctors have told him because of the tendon and nerve (神经) damage, he will require two surgeries and months of physical therapy in order to fully recover.
According to a crowd funding page set up by Mr Theobald's brother, the victim works
as a "one man handyman and runs his own business so there will be no income while he is recovering for at least six weeks". So far, he has raised a little over S 3,000 of his S 15,000 goal Mr. Theobald had written in a Facebook post, "Its crazy that it happened, but don’t let t his scare you from getting in the water. This is a one in a million and I promise you it wont stop me.
28. What does the underlined word" gash " in Para. 2 most probably mean?
A. Make a long deep cut in.
B. Press against with force to drive
C. Move the tongue across the surface of
D. Bring a bodily part into contact with.
29. What can we infer from the passage?
A. Mr. Theobald wasn't hurt seriously.
B. Mr. Theobald's brother has raised S15, 000
C. Many people were not aware of the danger at first
D. Mr. Theobald will not get into the water in the future
30. How did Mr. Theobald feel after the shark attack?
A. Depressed.
B. Optimistic.
C. Upset
D. Doubtful
31. Which of the following can be the best title for the news report?
A. Dustin Theobald-shark attack victim
B. Incident happened at Fernandina Beach
C. Dustin Theobald fought against nurse shark
D. Crowd funding page set up by Mr Theobald's brother
D
Tiny tubes and filaments( 丝状物 )in some Canadian rock appear to be the oldest known fossils, giving new support for some ideas about how life began, a new study says.
The features(特征)are mineralized remains of what appear to be bacteria that lived some 3. 77 billion to 4. 28 billion years ago. the scientist said. That would be older than some other rock features found in Greenland, which were considered to be the fossils last August.
The new results come from examining rock found along the eastern shore of Hudson Bay in Northern Quebec. The filaments and tubes, made up be， made up of iron oxide
called hematite（赤铁矿）， appeared within a rock type called jasper（碧玉）.
Matthew Dodd of University College London, an author of the study published Wednesday by nature, said the living things lived in the seafloor where water was heated by a volcano. Since the fossils are nearly as old as Earth, which formed some 4. 5 billion years ago, the finding supports previous indications that life may have begun in such an environment, he said.
He and his colleagues presented several lines of evidence to support the idea that tiny tubes and filaments are signatures of past life. But two experts who've previously reported similar findings said they are not convinced.
“I would say they are not fossils, "Martin J. Van Kranendonk of the University of New South Wales in Australia, who reported the Greenland findings last year, wrote in an email. The paper's evidence for a biological orign falls short, he said.
Abigail Allwood, a NASA geologist, said the authors have produced one of the most detailed cases yet made "for evidence of life in rocks older than 3. 5 billion years. But "It's an extraordingary claim to make and you do need extraordinary evidence, " she said
32. What do Matthew, Martin and Abigail have in common?
A. They have been studying rock features
B. They are working in the same university.
C, They all made a contribution to the Greenland findings.
D. They have discovered the oldest known fossils in the same place
33. How does Martin feel about the new study?
A. It confirms the biological origin
B. It ignores the Greenland Findings.
C. It needs more to convince people D Its authors takes ideas and words from his
34. What's Abigail Allwood's attitude toward Matthew's findings?
A. Supporting.
B. Disapproving.
C. Indifferent
D. Neutral
35. The new findings can make people know something about_______。