河北省保定市曲阳县第一高级中学2017-2018学年高一下学期第三次月考英语试题

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）请听下面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. £9.15.C. £9.18.答案是B。

1. Where is the woman from?A. The USA.B. Canada.C. Japan.2. What color dress does the man tell the woman to wear?A. Red.B. Blue.C. Grey.3. What do the speakers decide to do?A. Have dinner late.B. Me et in the man’s officeC. See a movie.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Some songs.B. Their hobbies.C. A band.5. Why hasn’t the man taken a photo?A. The fog is thick.B. The temple is too far.C. The camera is broken.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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. What did the man do in summer?A. He visited his brother.B. He went swimming.C. He traveled to Italy.7. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates.B. Teacher and student.C. Guide and tourist. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. What does the man want to do with the trousers at first?A. To exchange them.B. To return them.C. To repair them.9. When will the man go to a party?A. On Wednesday.B. On Friday.C. On Saturday.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. What will the man do on Saturday night?A. Attend a music festival.B. Visit his friend.C. Invite his friends to dinner.11. Wha t is the woman’s problem?A. Her car has broken down.B. Her boss told her to work at weekends.C. Her sister can’t drive her to the music festival.12. How will the woman go to the music festival?A. By underground.B. By bus.C. By taxi.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. What does the man want to get for Grace at first?A. A cat.B. Pet food.C. Books.14. What does the woman think of shopping online?A. Easy.B. Cheap.C. Interesting.15. What do the speakers decide to buy in the end?A. Sweets.B. Flowers.C. A plant.16. Where are the speakers?A. At home.B. At a pet shop.C. At a bookstore.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. How did the speaker know about the good news?A. From Julie’s mother.B. From a TV programme.C. From Julie’s friends.18. What does the speaker guess Julie is celebrating for?A. A new club.B. Her new novel.C. Her graduation.19. How does the speaker feel about Julie?A. Disappointed.B. Worried.C. Satisfied.20. What did Julie do as a child?A. She won a competition.B. She joined a writing club.C. She gave some lectures.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。

AStill seeking a destination for your weekend break? There are some places which are probably a mere walk away from your college.King’s Art CentreA day at the Centre could mean a visit to an exhibition（展览）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 GardenThe 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 Dianaea 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（热爱者）. Look for grasssnakes in the lake. A snake called ‘Hissing Sid’ is regularly seen lying in the heat of the warm sun.Byron’s PoolMany stories surround Lard 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”. Howev er, 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 rooms. He spent a great deal of time walking in the village.It is also said that on one 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.21. As is mentioned in the passage, there is a small charge for ________.A. attending the masters’ classB. working with local artistsC. learning life drawingD. seeing an exhibition22. “Torch Aloe” and “Venus Flytrap” are ________.A. common insectsB. impressive plantsC. rarely-seen snakesD. wildlife-enthusiasts23. We can learn from the passage that Byron seemed ________.A. to fear pet bearsB. to like walkingC. to be a heavy drinkerD. to finish university in 1805BWhen I worked in a large city, pa ssing by someone who was homeless wasn’t an uncommon sight. The difficult situation of those I saw touched me deeply.I felt I must do something, and, as a single mother, I decided to come up witha plan that fitted my limited budget（预算）. I began by setting aside five to tendollars and passing them out to those I met on the street each week.Though a dollar felt like a small amount, I realized how powerful it was. For me, I recognized that those I passed by were people just like me. Sometimes we would joke a bit and smile together. On some occasions, I was able to give more. I don’t know how and if the dollars helped, but I know that the connections we made did.One day after I had started this weekly practice, I had saved up enough to buy myself a new winter coat. With it around my shoulders, I realized that my old coat could still be put to use by someone who had little or nothing to protect them from the cold. However, at that moment, I felt inspired to pass on this opportunity for kindness. I turned to the salesman who had helped me, and asked if he would feel comfortable taking my old coat, walking to the corner, and offering it to someone in need. Slightly taken aback, he smiled. “I will as soon as I get a break,” he said. “Thanks for being so considerate.”I can’t help but feel that my experiences with kindness have moved me to pass it on, and in this way, I feel I’ve helped more than just those I pass by on the street. Kindness touches many hearts, and I am grateful for the way it has touched mine.24. Why did the author decide to come up with a plan?A. Because she needed to set aside some bills.B. Because she wanted to increase her limited budget.C. Because she always passed by some homeless people.D. Because she wanted to do something for the homeless people.25. What did the author think of the dollars she gave to those people?A. It didn’t make sense.B. It couldn’t help them a lot.C. It might have been a small amount to them.D. it brought a friendly connection between them.26. What do the underlined words “taken aback” in the fourth paragraph probably mean?A. Surprised.B. Satisfied.C. Upset.D. Frightened.CThe demands of the modern world are growing day by day and this is putting more pressure on scientists to do research. However, as stated by Griffiths, “There is no hope of doing perfect research”. Naturally, there have been a lot of criticisms （批评）, as many scientists immediately announce that their research methods are very safe and that they have the perfect research theory.However, scientific history is filled with examples, in which a perfect scientific solution that was based on year of scientific research has been overturned（推翻）with new theories. Naturally the first example that comes to mind is the fact that Newton’s Theories were thought to be very safe and they were used in all fields of science. For centuries, thousands of scientists around the world used Newton’s Theories to formulate（规划）other theories.However, after nearly two centuries of use, Newton’s Theorie s were found to be not as perfect as they were thought, Through Einstein's publication on the General Theory of Relativity, it was found that Newton’s laws were imperfect in explaining all motions（运动）that were taking place in our universe. It was found to be imperfect under some conditions, even though Newton’s laws are still used today to predict motion at low speeds.Thus, perfect research is only a myth（神话）. Of course, this does not mean that a scientist should simply give up and accept imperfection in his or her research efforts. Improvements and changes in research techniques and methods are a natural part of evolution（进化）and it is each scientist’s responsibility to take it forward as much as possible.While the final answer to the universe’s questions may never exist, a time will come when there will be fewer questions as new answers are found and more improved research is carried out by scientists around the world.28. Why have there been a lot of criticisms?A. Scientists have a negative attitude.B. The modern world demands less.C. Griffiths does not believe what scientists say.D. Many scientists arrive at their conclusions（结论）too fast.29. Through the publication of the General Theory of Relativity, Newton’s Theories turned out to be ________.A. not so perfectB. completely wrongC. very safeD. very fast30. What will scientists do to deal with the “imperfectness” problem?A. Improve and change their methods and techniques.B. Try their best to carry out the perfect study.C. Ignore it and do as they please.D. Accept the fact and give up.31. We can learn from the last paragraph that ________.A. the number of questions is sure to increase with the passing of timeB. the universe’s questions are sure to have a final answerC. there will be more scientists in the world in the futureD. scientists are carrying out improved studiesDFor the last couple of weeks, I had been stuck in front of my computer working on a project that was very important to me. My every waking hour was consumed by the project and although I imagined that I would feel happy after completing parts of the project, I was confused to find that instead, I was feeling rather depressed.I tried a range of methods to help cheer myself up. I had a relaxing bath, cookeda delicious meal to enjoy with my family and even watched a lighthearted movie, but to no avail. It was only when I turned to meditation（沉思）for a solution that the answer came to me: turn to nature!The very next day, I grabbed my camera and a bottle of water and set off to spend a few hours walking in a nature reserve, even though it was pouring with rain. Within a couple of minutes I felt alive again. To be honest, I felt like a young school girl again and had to stop myself from hopping along the path s inging, “I’m singing in the rain”, a song I used to sing when I was a child. I think as adults we often trytoo hard to control our inner children and as a result we restrain（限制）our own spirits, which only leads to depression and stress.Interestingly, it has been shown that people who spend 40 minutes walking in a nature reserve have a drop in their blood pressure levels, but this does not happen when they spend a similar amount of time walking in a busy city centre.If you feel a little low in spirit and know that you have spent too much time indoors, relax completely, remove your shoes and let your inner child come out and play.32. The author felt depressed because she ________.A. couldn’t consume her waking hourB. had not seen a film for a long timeC. had not finished her work on timeD. had worked on a hard job for too long33. The author walked in a nature reserve in the rain in order to ________.A. take photosB. find a solution to the projectC. hop along the pathD. cheer herself up34. The underlined part “to no avail” in Paragraph 1 probably means “________”.A. unsuccessfulB. unrelatedC. uninterestingD. unexpected35. In the author’s opinion, ________.A. a bath can make people relaxedB. depression is usually caused by hard workC. walking in a busy city centre harms people’s healthD. adults should express their inner feelings freely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。