山东省德州市某中学2016届高三英语上学期10月月考试题.doc

1、山东省德州市某中学2016届高三英语上学期10月月考试题时限：120分钟 满分：150分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30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1.5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。1What does the man mean?AHe doesnt think it useful BHe thinks well of itC

2、He hopes to learn.2Why are tens of thousands of Africans studying in China?ATo learn skills.BTo gain financial assistance.CTo learn Chinese cultures.3How did Diana Nyad feel after receiving Order of Sporting Merit award?AAmazed.BLucky.CDelighted.4What are they talking about?AThe losses of an earthqu

3、ake.BAn earthquake.CThe injured.5What was Richard Attenborough?AAn actor and writer.BA director and reporter.CAn actor and director.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，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。第6段材料，回答第67题。6How is the

4、 man feeling?AUnhappy BThirsty CTired7What does the man want to do after going back to the hotel?AHave a good restBHave a showerCHave a big dinner听第7段材料，回答第89题。8What is the man going to do tonight? AAttend a meeting BAttend a school playCHave his car repaired.9Where will the speakers meet the visito

5、rs from India?AAt the company BAt the airport CAt the hotel.听第8段材料，回答第1012题。10What is the relationship between the man and Jeff?ANeighbors BBrothers CClassmates.11Why does Shane insist on adopting an eagle?AHe loves eagles BEagles are in dangerCIts easy to keep an eagle.12What does Nadine prefer?AA

6、leopard BA polar bear CA parrot听第9段材料，回答第1316题。13How many presents did the woman buy?AFour BFive CSix 14Whom did the woman buy a book for?AVeronica BCynthia CGeorge15What present did the woman give the twins last year?AA CDBA bottle of perfume CSome lipstick and a pair of earrings.16Why didnt the wo

7、man buy Brenda a scarf?AThe scarf is quite expensive BBrenda doesnt like the scarf CBrenda has already had many scarves.听第10段材料，回答第1720题。17How much should one pay if he buys one adult ticket and two child tickets?A13.50 B12 C8.5018Where does the film Dont open the Door! take place?AOn a ship BAt a c

8、ar factory CIn the mountains.19What do we know about the film Streetmatch the Return?AIt is shown at 10:15 BIt is about cars CMaggie stars in the film.20Which film is directed by Jean-Luc Ducroix?AShips In the Night BDont open the Door! CStreetmatch the Return.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小

9、题1分，满分10分）从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21The lead singer was ill and couldnt sing that night, and her _ didnt perform well, which made the audience disappointed.Alatitude Bsubstitute Cinstitue Daltitude22You can have some _ about what I have said, but you had better follow my orders as c

10、losely as possible.Aarrangement Breservation Centhusiasm Dconscience23Emails are efficient and convenient, but the best way to _ a message is still to talk it out in person.Aattend to Bbreak through Cresult from Dget cross24With such heavy traffic in big cities, drivers have to be specially cautious

11、 over their driving circumstances so as not to _ each others cars.Ashrink Bdeposit Csnatch Dscratch25With help from all parts of the country, the people in the flooded area managed to _ that harsh winter.Aget through Blook through Ccome up Dget out26We have many cases where hard work as well as good

12、 communication skills have _ ones chances of success in the past years.Acondemned Bmultiplied Cestimated Dhighlighted27A brand of chocolate made with camels milk, from a company in that country, will soon be _ for sale.Aavailable Baccessible Cfashionable Dcomfortable28 At the end of the day we can g

13、ather our guests to enjoy fine wine. You seem to be getting off the pointHow is that _ to the discussion?Asuitable Btentative Cparallel Drelevant29The virus came without peoples being aware of it and it was _ assumed to be a common oneBut with more cases reported, it proved wrong.Aprecisely Brelativ

14、ely Cinitially Dpurely30The historical play put on by my classmates left a deep impression on usEvery one of us thought their show was _ a failure but a great success.Anext to Bexcept for Cfar from Dapart from 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，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。It t

15、ook place at the Biltmore Hotel, which, to my eight-year-old mind, was just about the fancies place to eatMy 31 , my mother, and I were having lunch after a morning spent shoppingI ordered a Salisbury steakWhen brought to the table, it was 32 by a plate of peasI do not like peas nowI did not like pe

16、as thenI have always hated peasAnd I 33 was not about to eat them nowEat your peas, my grandmother saidMother, said my mother in her 34 voiceHe doesnt like peasLeave him alone.My grandmother did not replyShe 35 in my direction, looked at me in the eye, and said the 36 words that changed my life: Ill

17、 pay you five dollars if you eat those peas. I had absolutely no idea of the coming 37 I only knew that five dollars was an enormous, nearly 38 amount of money, and as awful as peas were, only one plate of them stood between me and the 39 of that five dollarsI began to force the terrible things down

18、 my 40 My mother was very angryMy grandmother had that 41 look of someone who has thrown down an unbeatable trump card（王牌）I can do what I want, Ellen, and you cant stop me. My mother glared at her motherShe glared at me.I, of course, kept shoving peas down my throatThe 42 made me nervous, and every

19、single pea made me want to throw up, but the magical image of that five dollars 43 before me, and I finally swallowed down every last one of themMy grandmother handed me the five dollars in a（n） 44 wayMy mother continued to glare in silenceAnd the 45 endedOr so I thoughtMy grandmother left for Aunt

20、Lillians a few weeks laterThat night, at dinner, my mother served my favorite foodsAlong with them came a big, steaming bowl of peasShe offered me some peas, and I certainly 46 My mother fixed me with a cold 47 as she put a huge pile of peas onto my plateThen came the words that were to 48 me for ye

21、arsYou ate them for 49 , she saidYou can eat them for love.What possible argument could I gather against that? There was noneI ate them that day and every other time they were 50 thereafter31AgrandmotherBsisterCbrotherDfather32AcoveredBaccompaniedCreplacedDruined33ApassivelyBparticularlyCsincerelyDc

22、ertainly34AwarningBpleasantCterrificDbored35AcameBwalkedCleanedDwaved36AharmfulBfatefulCtruthfulDgrateful37AappetiteBdoomCfortuneDcriticism38AunacceptableBuncertainCunimaginableDundeniable39ApossessionBthoughtCreferenceDoffer40AmouthBfaceCstomachDthroat 41AinterestedBsurprisedCoffensiveDself-satisfi

23、ed 42ApeasBglaresCwordsDgestures43AfloatedBfadedCescapedDrolled44ApeacefulBshowyChurriedDencouraging45AincidentBsilenceClunchDshopping46AhesitatedBacceptedCdeclined Dcomplained47AhandBvoiceClookDeye 48ApushBbenefitCtroubleDcheer49AmoneyBpressureCfunDlove50AawardedBrefusedCservedDmentioned第三部分：阅读理解（共

24、20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADear Reader,I receive many letters from children and cant answer them allthere wouldnt be time enough in a dayThat is why I am sending you this printed reply to your letterIll try to answer some of the questions that are commonly

25、asked.Where did I get the idea for Stuart Little and for Charlottes Web? Well, many years ago I went to bed one night in a railway sleeping car, and during the night I dreamed about a tiny boy who acted rather like a mouseThats how the story of Stuart Little got started.As for Charlottes Web, I like

26、 animals and my barn（谷仓）is a very pleasant place to be, at all hoursOne day when I was on my way to feed the pig, I began feeling sorry for the pig because, like most pigs, he was doomed to dieThis made me sadSo I started thinking of ways to save a pigs lifeI had been watching a big grey spider at h

27、er work and was impressed by how clever she was at weavingGradually I worked the spider into the story that you know, a story of friendship and salvation（拯救）on a farmThree years after I started writing it, it was published（I am not a fast worker, as you can see.）Sometimes Im asked how old I was when

28、 I started to write, and what made me want to writeI started earlyas soon as I could spellIn fact, I cant remember any time in my life when I wasnt busy writingI dont know what caused me to do it, or why I enjoyed it, but I think children often find pleasure and satisfaction in trying to set their t

29、houghts down on paper, either in words or in picturesI was no good at drawing, so I used words insteadAs I grew older, I found that writing can be a way of earning a living.Some of my readers want me to visit their schoolSome want me to send a picture, or an autograph, or a bookAnd some ask question

30、s about my family and my animals and my petsMuch as Id like to, I cant go visitingI cant send books, eitheryou can find them in a bookstore or a libraryMany children assume that a writer owns （or even makes） his own booksThis is not truebooks are made by the publisherIf a writer wants a copy, he mus

31、t buy itThats why I cant send booksAnd I do not send signaturesI leave that to the movie starsI live most of the year in the country, in New EnglandFrom our windows we can look out at the sea and the mountainsI live near my married son and three grandchildren.Are my stories true, you ask? No, they a

32、re imaginary tales, containing fantastic characters and eventsIn real life, a family doesnt have a child who looks like a mouse; in real life, a spider doesnt spin words in her webIn real life, a swan doesnt blow a trumpetBut real life is only one kind of lifethere is also the life of the imaginatio

33、nAnd although my stories are imaginary, I like to think that there is some truth in them, tootruth about the way people and animals feel and think and act.Yours sincerely：E.BWhite51The author wrote the letter because _.Ahe is not a fast workerBhe was invited to answer the questionsChe didnt have eno

34、ugh time to answer all the lettersDhe felt sorry for not being able to send books to his readers52What probably caused the writer to get interested in writing childrens book?AWriting can be a way to earn his livingBThe fact that he was not good at drawingCHis mother influence on his childhood.DThe i

35、nstinct of children.53From Para.5, we can learn that .Amany famous people like to visit schoolsBmovie stars will send autographs to readersCmany people think authors have copies of their own booksDthe author lives with his married son and three grandchildren54In the last paragraph, the author is try

36、ing to tell us _ .Awe only have one kind of lifeBthere is no truth in imaginary talesCimaginary tales are based on our true lifeDfantastic characters and events only exist in imaginary talesBThree Japanese tourists taking a holiday in Australia got stuck when their GPS told them they could drive fro

37、m the mainland to an island, failing to mention the 15 kilometres of water and mud in between.As they drove their hired car from Moreton Bay in Queensland to nearby North Stradbroke Island, they started to notice the firm gravel（沙石）surface they were driving on giving way to the renowned bay mudHowev

38、er, being confident that their GPS would direct them to a road soon, they decided to plough on, managing to travel around 500 metres before their Hyundai Getz（现代汽车）was up to its axles tires in mudTo make matters worse, the tide started to come in and soon forced them to seek help and abandon the veh

39、icleJust four hours later the car was trapped in two metres of water to the great amusement of onlookers on the shore and passengers on passing boats and ferries.Yuzu Noda, 21, said she was listening to the GPS and “it told us we could drive down thereIt kept saying it would navigate us to a roadBut

40、 we got stucktheres lots of mud.” She and her travel companions Tomonari Saeki, 22, and Keita Osada, 21, instead had to give up their plans for a day trip to the island and headed back to the Gold Coast of a lift from the RACQ tow truck（吊车）driver who was called to the trapped carNo such luck for the

41、 hired car though after assessing the situation, no attempt was made to recover itThe students from Tokyo, who are due to return home tomorrow, said the experience would not put them off returning to Australia for another visit“We want to come back to Australia againEveryone is very nice, even today

42、.” Ms Yuzu said.Remaining excited, Mr. Tomonari joked that the car may have got stuck because it was built in Korea“Maybe if it was Japanese it would be okay,” he saidHe added, “It has rained every day on our six day holidayHopefully next time we come back it will be sunny.” The car was covered by i

43、nsurance, but the tourists will have to pay up to about $1500 in extra charges.55The three Japanese tourists got stuck because _.Athere was no way to the islandBtheir GPS was broken during their journeyCtheir GPS had given the wrong informationDtheir car was made in Korea instead of Japan56They didn

44、t abandon their car until _.Athere came the tide Bthey got stuck in the mudCsome onlookers went to save them Dthey managed to travel around 500 metres57How did these Japanese students get back?AThey had to walk back to their living place.BThey had to repair their GPS and drove back.CThey had to take

45、 a lift from the tow truck driver.DThey had to turn to passengers on passing boats and ferries.58According to the passage, which of the following is true?AThe car was left where it was trapped.BThe passengers saved these students in the end.CMr. Tomonari got very frustrated after the journey.DThe ca

46、r was covered by insurance so they didnt have to pay any money.CThese days, it seems that almost all of us are too seriousMy older daughter often says to me, “Daddy, youve got that serious look again” Even those of us who are committed to non-seriousness are probably too seriousPeople are frustrated

47、 and anxious about almost everything - being five minutes late, witnessing someone look at us wrong or say the wrong thing, paying bills, waiting in line, overcooking a meal, making an honest mistake - you name it, and we all lose perspective（理性判断） over itThe root of being anxious is our unwillingne

48、ss to accept life as being different, in any way, from our expectationVery simply, we want things to be a certain way but theyre not a certain wayLife is simply as it isPerhaps Benjamin Franklin said it best: “Our limited perspective, our hopes and fears become our measure of life, and when circumst

49、ances dont fit our ideas, they become our difficulties” We spend our lives wanting things, people, and events to be just as we want them to be - and when theyre not, we fight and we sufferThe first step in recovering from over-seriousness is to admit that you have a problemYou have to want to change

50、, to become more easygoingYou have to see that your own anxiety is largely of your own creation - its made up of the way you have set up your life and the way you react to itThe next step is to understand the link between your expectations and your frustration levelWhenever you expect something to b

51、e a certain way and it isnt, youre upset and you sufferOn the other hand, when you let go of your expectations, when you accept life as it is, youre freeA good exercise is to try to approach a single day without expectationDont expect people to be friendlyWhen theyre not, you wont be surprised or bo

52、thered; if they are, youll be delightedDont expect your day to be problem-freeInstead, as problems come up, say to yourself, “Ah, another barrier to overcome” As you approach your day in this manner youll notice how elegant life can beRather than fighting against life, youll be dancing with itPretty

53、 soon, with practice, youll lighten up your entire lifeAnd when you lighten up, life is a lot more fun59Why are people easily frustrated and anxious these days?ABecause their children are disappointingBBecause they have to look serious in publicCBecause life is becoming a greater burdenDBecause peop

54、le have lost sensible judgment60According to Benjamin Franklin, what was the cause of over-seriousness?AThe fact that peoples perspective, hopes and fears are limitedBThe fact that people cant change life itselfCThe fact that things fail to meet peoples expectationsDThe fact that circumstances turn

55、out to be difficult61In what pattern is this article developed?APhenomenon, causes and solutionsBProblems, explanation and conclusionCExamples, causes and argumentsDPhenomenon, analysis and conclusion62What might be the best title for the passage?APeople seem to be too serious BLife is simply as it

56、isCHopes can turn into difficultiesDA good exercise removes over-seriousnessDMarjorie Baer used to joke about her retirement plansShe wasnt married and had no kids, but she didnt intend to be aloneshe and all her single friends would move into a fictional home she called Casa de BiddiesInstead, Baer

57、 developed terminal brain cancer when she was 52But just as shed hoped, her friends and family provided her with love and care to the endBallance was only the first of Baers friends who became her unofficial caregiversWith her brother Phil Baer from Los Angeles, they worked out a system to watch ove

58、r their friend and allow her to keep some of the privacy and independence she cherished.Baers good friend Ruth Henrich took Baer to doctors appointments and helped her deal with all the aspects of life answering machines, TV controls, and even phone numbersAfter Henrich sent out an e-mail request, a

59、 group of volunteers signed up to ferry Baer back and forth to radiation therapy（放疗）Others in Baers circle offered up particular talents: A nurse friend helped Baer figure out how to get what she was due from Social Security and her disability insurance; a lawyer pal helped Baer with her will; a par

60、tner who was an accountant took over her bills when she could no longer manage themThere was this odd sense that the right person always showed up, says BallanceTheir arrangement worked remarkably wellUnmarried women are one of the fastest-growing groups in America; experts are concerned about how c

61、are-giving will be managed for them as they ageIf the experience of Baers friends is a guide, the Internet will play a roleIts already making it possible to create communities of caregivers who may have only one thing in common: the person who needs their helpOn personal care pages set up through se

62、rvices such as Lotsa Helping Hands, friends and family members can post a list of tasks that need to be done, volunteer to do them, and keep updated on the persons conditionAs Baers cancer progressed, for example, her friends set up a page on Yahoo! where people could sign up to deliver meals or do

63、errands（差事）.Catherine Fox, one of the friends who were present when Baer died, was deeply affectedIt was so comforting to know that if youre willing to ask for help, the generosity of family and friends can be phenomenal（显著的）It makes me feel secure and hopeful to know that help is there when you nee

64、d it63The most appropriate title of this passage should be _AOn her own, but not aloneBA friend in need is a friend indeedCA new practice of American governmentDA phenomenal advantage of the Internet64Who helped Marjorie Baer get her disability insurance?ARuth Henrich.BHer brother.CA nurse friend.DB

65、allance.65The underlined part in paragraph four suggests that the Internet will _.Aplay a role in American future pension systemBprovide online medical care for aged unmarried womenChelp manage care-giving for unmarried women as they ageDhelp those aged unmarried women to kill their spare time66The

66、writer tells us the story of Marjorie Baer for the purpose of _Areminding us to be kind and make as many friends as we canBinforming that there will be a new trend of care-giving for the single elderlyCpersuading us that we can enjoy our retirement even if we dont have a childDintroducing the conven

67、ience that will be brought by the Internet after we retireEPlastic is everywhere because plastic is an extremely useful materialIt is cheap, strong and lightweightWhats more, it can take on nearly any form or shape, from soft and stretchy （有弹性的） to hard and glasslike.Plastic, however, is far from pe

68、rfectIt may even be bad for usStudies now suggest that poisonous chemicals can get out of some types of plastic, get into our bodies, and cause a variety of health problems, including cancer, birth defects and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder （注意缺陷障碍）.Two types of chemicals in particular hav

69、e raised special concern latelyThey are called phthalates （邻苯二甲酸盐） and Bisphenol-A （二酚基丙烷）, BPA for short Not all plastic products contain themBut the ones that do are surrounded by controversy （争议）Thats because experts disagree on how dangerous these chemicals are.Plastic is a single word, but plas

70、tic isnt just one thingWhat all plastics share in common are plasticizers - special chemicals that allow the material to be changed into nearly any shape or texturePlasticizers （塑化剂） are added to plastic during the manufacturing process.Phthalates and BPA are two types of plasticizers that work in d

71、ifferent waysPhthalates add softness to things like shampoo bottles, raincoats and rubberThey are also used in perfumes and makeupBPA, on the other hand, gives a hard, clear, almost glasslike feel to products such as infant bottlesBPA also appears in food and soda cans, DVDs and other unexpected pla

72、ces.How do these chemicals get into us? When plastic is heated in the microwave or dishwasher, chewed on or scratched, the chemicals can seep （渗透） out of the plasticEven though we cant see them, we eat them, drink them and breathe them in.Scientists and parents are especially worried about young chi

73、ldren, who tend to chew on everything, including plasticDozens of countries, including the European Union, Japan, Canada and Mexico have already banned phthalates from products made for children younger than threeCalifornia and Washington have done the sameAnd a number of other states are considerin

74、g similar rulesAs for BPA, Canada became the first country to ban the chemical from baby bottlesA dozen states are considering it.67What can we know about the plastic from the first paragraph?AIts characters and effects BIts wide use and bad points.CIts importance and chemicals DIts popularity and a

75、dvantages.68Which of the following products contains BPA?AA soft plastic cup BA pencil eraser. CA baby milk bottle DA new perfume.69Phthalates and BPA can get into us _Athrough mouth or nose Bthrough blood transfusionCby feeling plastic products Dby heating in the microwave70What is the passage main

76、ly about?AA new ban on plastic products BProblems caused by the plastic CGood points of the plastic DThe use of plasticizers.第四部分：书面表达（共两节，满分50分）第一节：完成句子（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。71“_ and get good grades, and you will find a high-paying job with great ben

77、efits,” my parents used to say.（study）我的父母过去常说：“如果努力学习，取得好成绩，你就能找到高薪福利又好的工作。”72I _ all the data yesterday but I was invited to the ball by my friends.（go）我昨天就该检查所有的数据，但是我应朋友的邀请去参加舞会了。73With _, the famous woman writer is determined to produce more excellent works to satisfy the needs of readers（think

78、）这位知名女作家的作品得到了高度评价，她决心创作出更优秀的作品来满足读者的需求。74It is reported that the United States uses _as the whole of Europe（as）据报道，美国使用的能源是整个欧洲的两倍。75So_ his work that the old scientist always forgets to rest and eat（absorb）这位老科学家非常专注于自己的工作，以至于常常废寝忘食。76I dont mind her criticizing me, but it is how she does it _（obj

79、ect）我不介意她批评我，我反对的是她批评我的方式。77When I came into the classroom, all the students were laughingIt was several minutes _ what was happening（aware）当我进入教室时，所有的学生都在笑。几分钟之后我才意识到所发生的一切。78Life is like a long race,_ others to go beyond ourselves（compete）生活就像一场长跑比赛，在比赛中，我们与别人竞争来超越自我。79The young man, who by then _

80、university decided to do some part-time jobs to pay for his education（admit）这个年轻人那时被大学录取了,为了交学费决定做兼职。80So much time and money _, the project is only half done（spend）已经花费了这么多的时间和金钱，工程却只完成了一半。第二节：短文写作（共l题；满分30分）请根据以下提示，结合你生活中的一个事例，用英语写一篇短文。 We all know that Chances favor the prepared mind Only if you

81、are well prepared, will you be able to seize them.注意：1无须写标题，不得照抄英语提示语。 2除诗歌外，文体不限。 3文中不得透露个人姓名和学习名称。 4词数不少于120词。 答案 完形填空31-35 ABDAC36-40 BBCAD41-45 DBABA46-50 CDCAC阅读理解51-54 CDCC 55-58CACA 59-62DCAA 63-66ACCB 67-70DCAB作文There is no denying that we are eager for golden chances to be successful in lif

82、eHowever, many people are not aware that chances are always for those who get well preparedI didnt realize it until I went to high school.Soon after I became a senior one student, a singing competition was to be held in schoolI love singing but I was very shy then and had never sung at the top of my

83、 voice in publicI could only sing to myself most of the timeSomehow, I wanted to have a tryWhen I talked about it with my parents, they inspired me to follow my inner voice and told me as long as I got well prepared, I would make itWith their encouragement, I became confident and practiced hard afte

84、r classSometimes, I would turn to my music teacher for helpWhen I felt I was ready, the day cameStanding on the stage, I took a deep breath and began to sing with my full emotionsIt turned out that I won the first prize This experience has taught me a precious lesson in my lifeIf you are not successful yet, most probably you havent been well preparedOnce you have, chances will surely favor you.