广西钦州市钦州港经济技术开发区中学2017届高三英语8月月考试题

广西钦州市钦州港经济技术开发区中学2017届高三年级8月份月考
英语试卷
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。

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。

1. What will the speakers do today?
A. Tour around the city.
B. Buy a train ticket.
C. Visit a park.
2. What did the woman do last weekend?
A. She went on a trip.
B. She cleaned her kitchen.
C. She moved to a new apartment.
3. Where did the man work part time?
A. In a bank.
B. In a post office.
C. In a department store.
4. What is the man doing?
A. Taking an exam.
B. Reading a book.
C. Having
a class.
5. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In a library.
B. In a concert.
C. In a store.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

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 are the speakers talking about in general?
A. The man’s children.
B. Their team members.
C. A famous athlete.
7. What team is Patricia on?
A. The swim team.
B. The basketball team.
C. The dancing team.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. What is the relationship between the speakers?
A. Father and daughter.
B. Husband and wife.
C. Brother and sister.
9. What will the speakers do tomorrow?
A. Tidy up the garage.
B. Clean up the backyard.
C. Go to the supermarket.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why does the woman ask for the man’s home phone number?
A. To invite him to dinner.
B. To stop him from calling her.
C. To make sure she can reach him.
11. How does the woman feel about the man?
A. Grateful.
B. Curious.
C. Impatient.
12. What is the woman doing?
A. Having dinner.
B. Doing exercise.
C. Watching a diet programme.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How many questions does the man ask?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
14. What equipment in the kitchen uses the most energy?
A. The stove.
B. The refrigerator.
C. The dish washer.
15. What can people do to help with the environment?
A. Drive the car within the speed limit.
B. Buy a new car instead of a used car.
C. Stop buying The New York Times.
16. What do we know about Sally?
A. She knows a lot about environmental issues.
B. She likes reading newspapers.
C. S he doesn’t win the prize.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the main purpose of offering students many extra activities?
A. To offer them a chance to know about the society.
B. To help them prepare for their adult lives.
C. To get them interested in their studies.
18. What can sports help students develop?
A. Close teamwork.
B. Competition spirits.
C. Organising ability.
19. What does Mr. Smith call on students to do?
A. Give money to the poor.
B. Make every effort to gain satisfaction.
C. Offer time and attention to people in need.
20. What can listeners find on Oxford University’s website?
A. Advice on extra activities.
B. Community service information.
C. Further information on this interview.
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
In US, the potato is one of the most widely consumed crops. French fries are commonly found in typical American fast-food burger joints and cafeterias. French fries were introduced to the US when Thomas Jefferson served them in the White House during his presidency from 1801 to 1809. Potato chips are popular with consumers as well.
The humble potato is more than just a kind of food. In many ways it's part of the American pop culture. Let's take a look at some pop culture potatoes.
Mashed Potato dance
The Mashed Potato dance is a craze that began in 1962. The name of the dance came from the song it accompanies, Mashed Potato Time, performed by American
R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp. The move vaguely resembles that of the Twist dance style, by Sharp's fellow Philadelphian.
Chubby Checker.
Hot Potato!
Hot Potato! is an action puzzle video game released in 2001. In the game the player must drive a bus and clear the road of alien potato beings. The potato beings are either red or blue; when two like-colored potatoes touch each other, they disappear. Over the years, Hot Potato! has received mostly positive reception from critics.
Mr. Potato Head
Mr. Potato Head is an American toy invented by George Lerner in 1949. The toy consists of a plastic potato model and a variety of plastic parts like hands, feet, ears and mouths. In 1952, Mr. Potato Head b ecame the first toy advertised on television. This commercial revolutionized marketing and caused a boom that solidified this toy's place in American pop culture.
21. Which is the newest to the American pop culture?
A. French fries.
B. Mashed Potato dance.
C. Hot Potato!
D. Mr. Potato Head.
22. What can we infer from the text?
A. French fries were popular in US when first served in the White House.
B. Mashed Potato Time came from Mashed Potato dance.
C. Players can play Hot Potato! on their phone.
D. Mr. Potato Head can be taken apart.
23. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A. Enjoy American Fast Food
B. Have Fun with Potatoes
C. Different Uses of Potatoes
D. American Food Culture
B
The Internet is full of headlines that grab your attention with buzzwords (流行词). But often when we click through, we find the content hardly delivers and it wastes our time. We close the page, feeling we've been cheated. These types of headlines are called "click bait".
A headline on reads: "This phra se will make you seem more polite". First, when you click through, you find another headline: "Four words to seem more polite." Then, on reading the article, you find it's
actually an essay about sympathy. And what are the four words? They're "Wow, that sounds hard." On some video websites, you might encounter headlines such as "Here's what happens when six puppies visited a campus". Turns out it's just some uneventful dog footage (镜头).
Nowadays, with the popularity of social media, many news outlets tweet (推送) click bait links to their stories. These tweets take advantage of the curiosity gap or attempt to draw the reader into a story using a question in the headline. These click bait headlines are so annoying that someone is attempting to save people time by exposing news outlet cli ck bait through social media. The Twitter account @SavedYouAClick, run by Jake Beckman, is one such example.
Beckman's method is to grab tweets linking to a story and retweet them with a click-saving comment. For example, CNET tweeted "So iOS 8 appears to be jailbreakable but...", with a link to its coverage of Apple's product announcements. Beckman retweeted it with this comment attached: "... it hasn't been jailbroken yet."
Since founding the account, Beckman's Twitter experiment has brought him more than 131,000 fo llowers. Beckman said that @SavedYouAClick is…"just my way of trying to help the Internet be less temble." Asked about his goal, he said, "I'd love to see publishers think about the experience of their readers first.
I think there's an enormous opportunity for publishers to provide readers with informative updates that include links so you can click through and read more.
24. The article on turns out to be___.
A. useful suggestions on politeness
B. an essay about another topic
C. an article hard to understand
D. a link to a video website
25. Why are readers often cheated by tricky headlines?
A. Social media has become more popular.
B. Readers have questions to be solved.
C. Such headlines are fairly attractive.
D. There're always stories behind them.
26. Beckman attached his comment to CNET's tweet to ___
A. criticize CNET
B. save readers' time
C. advertise apple's new product
D. tell readers something about iOS 8
27. In the last paragraph, Bec kman appeals that _____
A. publishers be more responsible for the link
B. readers think about their needs before reading
C. publishers provide more information for readers
D. people work together to make the Internet less temble
C
When you go to the doctor, you like to come away with a prescription．It makes you feel better to know you will get some medicine．But the doctor knows that medicine is not always needed．Sometimes all a sick person needs is some reassurance that all will be well．In such cases the doctor may prescribe a placebo．
A placebo is a sugar pill，a harmless shot，or ail empty capsule．Even though they have no medicine in them , these things seem to make people well．The patient thinks it is medicine and begins to get better．How does this happen?
The study of the placebo opens up new knowledge about the way the human body can heal itself．It is as if there was a doctor in each of us．The doct or will heal the body for us if we let it．But it is not yet known just how the placebo works to heal the body．Some people say it works because the human mind fools itself．These people say that if the mind is fooled into thinking it got medicine，then it will act as if it did，and the body will feel better．Placebos do not always work．The success of this treatment seems to rest a lot with the relationship between the patient and the doctor．If the patient has a lot of trust in the doctor and if the doctor really wants to help the patient，then the placebo is mo re likely to work．So in a way, the doctor is the most powerful placebo of all．
A placebo can also have bad effects．If patients expect a bad reaction to medicine，then they will also show a bad reaction to the placebo．This would seem to show that a lot of how you react to medicine is in your mind rather than in your body．Some doctors still think that if the placebo can have bad effects it should never be used．They think there is still not enough known about it．
The strange power of the placebo does seem to suggest that the human mind is stronger than we think it is．There are people who say you can heal your body by using your mind．And the interesting thing is that even people who swear this is not possible have been healed by a placebo．
28. What does the underlined w ord “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to?
A. The placebo.
B. The bad effect.
C. The body.
D. The medicine.
29. What do we know about placebo according to the passage?
A. It contains some sort of medicine.
B. It won’t function if you are ne gative about medicine.
C. People who don’t believe placebo can’t be healed by it.
D. Patients and doctors know clearly how it helps to heal the body.
30. Why is the doctor sometimes the most powerful placebo?
A. The patient needs help badly．
B. The patient believes in the doctor．
C. The doctor knows better about your body．
D. The doctor has carefully studied medicine．
31. What is the best title for the text?
A. Placebo：Work on Your Mind
B. Placebo：The Most Powerful Medicine
C. Placebo：The Best Doctor
D. Placebo：Heal Your Body
D
Almost one in five drivers had dozed off behind the wheel, a shocking news report had showed. Of those who were dozing off, 29% have done so with their cars speeding at 70 miles per hour. The report also found a quarter of men have fallen asleep while driving, making it almost twice as many as women.
The Safety on Wheel Report, by Post Office Insurance, also looked at how often tiredness or a lack of concentration caused accidents. Three in ten drivers have experienced an accident, from passing a walker crossing to hitting another vehicle, because of a lack of concentration. Meanwhile, almost half (49%) of UK drivers have driven when they do not concentrate.
Paul Havenhand, head of insurance at Post Office, said, “ When tiredness strikes, drivers should avoid the roads.” There is no measurement for tired driving, unlike driving under the influence of alcohol, yet it could result in an equally dangerous accident.
Drivers are advised to take a 15-minute break from driving ev ery two hours. However, a third (36%) are so eager to reach their destination that they will ignore feelings of tiredness. What’s more, almost one in five (18%) will drive for longer than four hours without a break, while 6% carry on for up to 6 hours. Just over a quarter (27%) choose a quick stop to buy a cup of coffee, which is a very popular way for drivers to get rid of tiredness, and only 17% stop to have a rest until they feel energetic again. Mr. Havenhand added, “Drivers should plan ahead and rest before starting a long journey; besides, they can take regular breaks to recharge their batteries while on road; in some cases, if they do feel too tired to concentrate on the roads, they could consider an a lternative means of transport.”
32. Which suggestion is NOT put forward by Mr. Havenhand?
A. Preparing well for a long journey and taking a complete rest before it.
B. Having breaks regularly in order to feel refreshed.
C. Choosing another method of transport instead.
D. Choosing a quick stop to grab something to eat.
33. What does the underlined phrase “recharging their batteries” in the
last paragraph mean?
A. Put a new supply of electricity into their batteries.
B. Get back their energy by resting for a while
C. Accuse them of stealing batteries
D. Pay twice more money for their batteries
34. It is implied in the last paragraph that for drivers the most popular
cure for tiredness is _____.
A. drinking coffee
B. talking with others
C. ignoring feelings of tiredness
D. singing songs
35. What’s the purpose of the writer in writing this passage?
A. To warn people of the danger of tired driving
B. To tell people to be careful when walking on the street
C. To inform people of the importance of a good rest
D. To introduce some dangers while driving on the roads
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。

It’s natural to greet friends with a smile and a wave. 36 But what happens if your face and body send mixed messages? Would someone be more likely to believe the look on your face or the way you hold your body?
Scientists have recently tackled these questions. They found that when a person is looking at your face, she might not believe what she sees if your
body language doesn’t match the feeling that your face shows. 37 Previously, they had found that the tone of a person’s voice can be more important than
the words that are spoken. For example, most people tend not to believe a
person who says in a flat voic e, “I’m so excited.”
When it came to emotions conveyed by facial expressions and body language, most scientists suspected that the face was more important. To test if this was true , psychologists from the Netherlands and Boston showed people a number of pictures of isolated faces and isolated bodies (with faces blurred out（模糊的）) that showed anger or fear. 38 An angry face had l ow eyebrows and
tight lips. A scared face had high eyebrow and a slightly open mouth. 39 A scared body had arms forward and shoulders square, as if ready to defend.
These results told the researchers that mixed signals can confuse people. Even when people pay attention to the face, body language subtly influences which emotion they read. 40 If you want to be understood, it helps to avoid sending mixed messages.
A. Studying such mixed messages is nothing new for scientists.
B. So, your body language is important for telling people how you feel.
C. Scientists feel new to study the mixed message that confuses people.
D. An angry body had arms back and shoulders at an angle, as if ready to fight.
E. Body language can sometimes be misunderstood in different culture backgrounds.
F. When you do this, your face and body work together to show your friends that you’re happy to see them.
G. They also showed pictures in which angry or scared faces were paired with angry or scared bodies
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1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

My mum was young when she fell pregnant with me. After I was born it was decided that my father’s relatives would 41 me in Manchester. No one spoke about Mum. Eventually, I was shown letters from Mum, 42 that she was a drug addict.
All this was running through my head as I arrived in Glasgow on 27 December last year. My sister Leanne, from my mother’s side, had 43 me down on Facebook, and we had been 44 for some time, but had met only once or twice. Leanne had been brought up by our mother’s parents, and had some 45 with Mum throughout her life. She was now living in Canada, but returning for Christmas and 46 to see all the family together. A big party had been arranged to welcome her back, and everyone would be there, incl uding our
47 .
In a very short time my sister and I hatched a 48 . I’d meet my sister as she arrived at Manchester airport, then we’d drive up to Glasgow 49 . Keeping it a surprise gave us a rush. After about a four-hour drive, we were there. I’d 50 called someon e “Mum” before. But there she was.
We embraced (拥抱) and although we could hardly get the wo rds out fast enough, we were soon 51 . Seeing someone so alike looking back at me was the strangest but most 52 experience. Though a lifetime may have 53 us,
this woman at a party in Glasgow was my mum. She 54 at me for a second, before giving me a tight hug. All she could say was that she never thought we’d 55 again.
She’d been 56 of drugs for five years. She told me how she now works
for a charity that helps young people 57 the same problems she had. We now talk regularly, and I feel 58 she’s my mother. That’s something I couldn’t have even 59 when the door opened to her at that Christmas party. Life may be short, but it’s always 60 enough to reconcile (和好).
41. A. teach B. control C. serve D. raise
42. A. foreseeing B. saying C. arguing D. promising
43. A. knocked B. tracked C. rolled D. turned
44. A. negotiating B. complaining C. messagingD. searching
45. A. contact B. bargain C. fun D. trouble
46. A. unwilling B. afraid C. confident D. desperate
47. A. sister B. father C. mum D. grandparents
48. A. deal B. plan C. trick D. change
49. A. in advance B. in turn C. in secret D. in time
50. A. ever B. even C. always D. never
51. A. looking away B. chatting away C. turning up D. picking up
52. A. disturbing B. annoying C. comforting D. frightening
53. A. separated B. deserted C. ruined D. cheated
54. A. laughed B. yelled C. stared D. pointed
55. A. part B. suffer C. recover D. meet
56. A. clean B. aware C. short D. fond
57. A. discuss B. overcome C. explore D. stress
58. A. guilty B. embarrassed C. proud D. shocked
59. A. imagined B. ignored C. questioned D. recalled
60. A. tough B. happy C. simple D. long
第四部分、语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（一个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

Animals have been killed for their fur and feathers, and 61． (thousand) of kinds of animals have disappeared from the world forever. About 170 kinds in the US alone 62． (consider) in danger.
Why should people care? 63． we need animals, and if they are gone, there will never be any more. Every animal has its place in the balance of nature. 64． (destroy) one kind of animal can create many problems. For example, when farmers killed large numbers of hawks (老鹰), the farmers’ stores of corn and grain were destroyed 65． rats and mice. With no hawks
to keep down their numbers, the rats and mice multiplied (繁殖) 66． (quick).
Luckily, some people are working 67． (help) save the animals. Some groups raise money to let people know about 68． problem. And they try to
get the governments to pass laws protecting animals in danger. Quite a few 69．(country) have passed laws. These laws forbid the killing of any animals on the danger list. Slowly, the number of some animals in danger 70． (be) growing.
第五：短文改错 (共10小题；每小题1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。

Two men were travelling together while a bear suddenly met them. One of
them climbed up into the tree. The other, seeing that he must be attacked, immediate lay on his back on the ground. When the bear came up, feeling him
with his nose and smelt him all over, he held breath. The bear soon left him,
for it’s said that a bear won’t touches a dead body. When he was gone, the
other travelers went down from the tree. And he asked his friend that the bear
had whispered. “He gave me a piece of advice,” his companion replied. “Never
to travel with a friend who deserts you in the face with danger.”
书面表达（满分 25 分）
假定你是李华,最近你在当地报纸上看到一则游泳培训班的广告,称其有称职教练
( instructor)，一周包会。

你会一点游泳,但水性不太好,想在暑假参加训练.请你写一封
咨询信了解相关情况,要点如下：
1. 训练的具体时间和地点。

2. 条件和费用。

3. 其他想要咨询的事项。

注意
1.词数 100 左右。

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

3.开头语和结束语已为你写好。

Dear Sir/Madam,
I have read your advertisement in the newspaper.
I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
参考答案：
听力理解：1-5: CBCAC 6-10: ABCAB 11-15: CABBA 16-20: CBACB
阅读理解：21-23：CDB :24-27 BCBA 28-31ABBA 32-35：DBAA 36-40：36-40 FAGDB 完形填空：41-45 DBBCA 46-50 DCBCD 51-55 BCACD 56-60 ABCAD
61．thousands 62．are considered 63．Because 64．Destroying 65．by
66．quickly 67．to help 68．the 69．countries 70．is
短文改错：
71. while 改成when 72. i nto the three 中 the 改为a
73. immediate 改为 immediately 74. feeling 改为 felt
75. held 和 breath中间加 his 76. touches 改为 touch
77. travelers 改为 traveler 78. that 改为 what
79. Never to travel 删掉 to 80. in the face with 中with 改为 of
范文
Dear Sir/Madam,
I have read your advertisement in the newspaper. You mentioned in it that your instructors are fully qualified and you ensure that learners will be able to swim well after one week’s training.
I can swim a little but I’m not very confident in the water. So I’m interested in taking part in the training course. Fortunately, the summer holiday is around the corner. I’m writing to inquire when and where t he course will be given, and how long the train ing course will last each day. I also want to know how much you will charge me for that. Besides, would you be so kind as to tell me whether there is anything special that should be prepared or does your company provide everything necessary?
I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua。