广东省普宁市第二中学2017届高三上学期第三次月考英语试题 WORD版含答案.doc

1、普宁市第二中学2017届高三级上学期第三次月考 英语试题 注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考生号填写在答题卷上。2.用2B铅笔将选择题答案在答题卷对应位置涂黑；答案不能答在试卷上。3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内的相应位置上；不准使用铅笔或涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。4.考生必须保持答题卷的整洁。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)1. What did the man buy yesterday? A. A shirt. B. A pair of jeans

2、. C. A pair of shoes.2. How does the man plan to go to work? A. By car. B. By bus. C. On foot.3. Why isnt the cars owner happy? A. The man is standing on his car. B. There is a kite on his car. C. The man drove the car into a tree.4. What does the woman probably want to do? A. Do some shopping. B. M

3、ail a letter. C. get some gas.5. What does the woman mean? A. She can only call once a day. B. Shes not bringing her phone. C. She wont be able to call the man. 第二节（共15小题:每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Which bus is the man on? A. No. 1. B. No. 11. C. No. 50.7. Where does the man want to go? A. To

4、 Pine Street. B. To Park Avenue. C. To Washington Square.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is Mark unhappy with? A. A girl in his class. B. Friday nights party. C. His chemistry homework.9. Who is David? A. Janes cousin. B. Marks cousin. C. Janes chemistry teacher.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Whats the mans impression

5、 of Daniel? A. Modest. B. Convincing. C. Overconfident.11. Why is the woman worried about Sarah? A. Her presentation was just OK. B. She has too little experience. C. She cant deal with challenges.12. Who will probably get the job? A. Sarah. B. Marcia. C. Daniel.听第9段材料，回答第1 3至l 6题。13. What are the s

6、peakers mainly talk about? A. How to make their favorite dreams come true. B. Where to go for their upcoming vacations. C. How to spend a million dollars.14. What has the woman always wanted to do? A. Go to some famous stores in Paris. B. Go to Germany for a trip. C. Watch a soccer match abroad.15.

7、What is the womans favorite kind of food? A. Italian food. B. Australian food. C. French food.16. What is the man most interested in? A. Visiting places of interest. B. Cars. C. Shopping.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When will the ship leave? A. In five minutes. B. In thirty minutes. C. In two hours.18. Wha

8、t does the restaurant serve? A. Desserts. B. Hot meals. C. Sandwiches.19. Where is the bank? A. In the front of the first floor. B. Near the duty-free shop. C. At the end of the hallway.20. What can be found on the third floor? A. A restaurant. B. Toilets. C. A game room.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题

9、；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。 AWin a week in England!You still dont know what to do this summer? Well, heres your chance to win a one-week language course in Kent, England! Free4Fun and ETC (English Travel Connections) are giving away two trips to Rochester. This hist

10、oric city is less than an hours drive from London and close to the sea resort of Herne Bay. It is also the home of one of Englands most famous writers, Charles Dickens. The town of Rochester is in Southeast England. Charles Dickens often wrote about it in his books. His home, Gads Hill, is there, to

11、o. A popular attraction is Rochester Castle, a large Norman fortress（堡垒）. It was built in the 11th century and rebuilt during the 14th century. Other attractions are Rochester Cathedral, which was built during the 13th century, and Dickens Centre. It has got its name in honour of Dickens himself.The

12、 trip to England includes:* travel by train (via the Eurotunnel) to and from any railway station in Germany* room and full board with a guest family for one week* language course in small groups* two trips to London* large choice of sports and entertainment* German-speaking advisors available 24 hou

13、rs a dayInterested? All you have to do is to answer the following question: When was Charles Dickens born?So, take the chance and send your answer by 1 May to:Free4Fun RochesterFree4Fun, 24 Elphinstone Road, Hastings, 2FQ6VJfax: 089 / 85 763-103 e-mail: free4funThe two winners will be contacted dire

14、ctly before 5 May. They will also be announced in the June issue of Free4Fun. Good luck!For further information, contact:phone: (03212) 144 43 fax: (03212) 144 42 e-mail: infoetc. com21. What activities can you participate in during the trip?A. Working as a language advisor. B. Learning the German l

15、anguage.C. Traveling by train with a guest family. D. Enjoying sports and entertainment.22. If you want to win a prize you have to send your answer to .A. the June issue of Free4funB. free4funnetlight. comC. infoetc. comD. ETC23. The persons_are likely to win the free trip.A. who know the birth date

16、 of Charles Dickens B. who are attracted by Rochester CastleC. who are contacted and announced by Free4Fun and ETCD. who know more about Charles Dickens works24. This ad was probably designed to target_. .A. ItaliansB. EuropeansC. GermansD. Americans BAre you trying to learn a new language in a fore

17、ign land? You might be better off if you stopped looking at that picture of your family and friends.New research from Columbia University found that prompting (提示) someone who is learning a new language with images and reminders of their own culture could temporarily ruin everything that the brain w

18、as trying to build. When native Chinese students were asked to talk with a Caucasian avatar (白种人的虚拟头像) and a Chinese avatar, their English skills were so different. Simply exposing students to a Chinese person affected their ability to speak English. Subjects who talked with the Chinese version felt

19、 more comfortable in their speech, but they produced 11% fewer words per minute. They actually became less fluent speakers. To make sure it wasnt just the avatar, researchers also showed people random images of China while the participants told a story. When pictures of their homeland appeared, flue

20、ncy dropped 16% and volunteers were 85% more likely to use a literal (照字面的) translation, for example, calling pistachios “happy nuts”, because thats literally what the Chinese word for pistachio means. When the students were shown pictures of fish with one swimming ahead of the others, their culture

21、 would change how they look at the photo. With Chinese prompt, like photos of the Great Wall or Chinese Dragon, etc. they saw more students thinking that the fish was being chased, while an American prompt, like pictures of Marilyn Monroe or Superman, saw those students believing that it was a leade

22、r fish.The bottom line is: when attempting to learn a new culture it is far better to surround yourself with that culture than create an island of the old one. 25. Why does the author use a question in the first paragraph? A. To raise a question.B. To arouse readers awareness. C. To introduce the to

23、pic.D. To tell a story. 26. The underlined word “pistachios” in the fourth paragraph refers to _. A. picturesB. volunteersC. an imageD. a kind of food27. From the passage we can infer that _. A. different images would change with different people B. different cultures would affect how students look

24、at the photo C. with Chinese prompts, more students thought that it was a leader fish D. with an American prompt, more students thought that the fish was being chased 28. According to the research, which is a better way for a student in a foreign land to learn a new culture? A. To surround himself w

25、ith that culture.B. To create an island of the old one. C. To see random images of China.D. To talk with a Caucasian avatar. CMany science fiction stories tell about explorers arriving in a new world. The explorers then use some kind of high-tech device to test for breathable air or signs of life. B

26、ut here on Earth, science fiction is becoming reality through a new sampling technology called environmental DNA, or e-DNA for short. Scientists can use it to identify rare or invasive species, study bio-diversity or estimate fish populations with just a little air or water.Ryan Kelly is an ecologis

27、t at the School of Marine and Environmental Affairs at the University of Washington in Seattle. He works in a laboratory there with other researchers. They study the genetic material released by living creatures. “Essentially we can take a sample of soil or air and in our case water, and we can sequ

28、ence（to arrange the order of genes）the DNA out of it and tell you what is there.”Ryan Kelly says he and his research team are studying water samples collected from Puget Sound. He says the cost of gene sequencing has “been reduced greatly in recent years.” That makes DNA testing more widely availabl

29、e.Environmental DNA can be used in two ways. One is to identify the creatures that live in a certain place. The other is to confirm the presence or lack of a specific creature.Caren Goldberg heads the new e-DNA lab at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington. She is one of the first biolog

30、ists in the northwestern United States to take the technology from the testing phase to actually using it.“It is extremely useful for species that are really hard to find. I have spent many hours looking for species that I was pretty sure were there looking under rocks, looking in water, doing all k

31、inds of surveys.”Caren Goldberg sees e-DNA as a way to get answers more efficiently, safely and with less destruction compared to traditional survey techniques. Until recently, scientists depended on diving deep, netting or using an electric current to temporarily catch fish.“Were absolutely at this

32、 point where proof-of-concept has been established. I dont think everyone necessarily is ready for it yet, but I think the majority of people are.”This newer way to identify what lives in the environment is becoming popular around the world. Animal experts in Vietnam are using the e-DNA to find the

33、last, wild Yangtze giant softshell turtles. One researcher on the Caribbean island of Trinidad is using the sampling technology to find endangered golden tree-frogs. And in Madagascar, it is being used to identify amphibian diseases.Ms. Goldberg has used e-DNA testing to confirm the local extinction

34、, disappearance, of a leopard frog in the American state of Idaho. She has also been asked to document the spread of the New Zealand mud-snail in the state of Washington. The creature has been found in lakes and other waterways across the state.Now, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management wants Caren Gol

35、dberg to look for the Columbia spotted frog in two other western states. The rare amphibian is a candidate for the federal governments threatened species list.Scientists working with the technology say they do not expect robots to replace field biologists anytime soon. But the old-fashioned field wo

36、rk could soon be more targeted.A related research goal is to show how long environmental DNA can last and how far it can travel in different environments.29. Paragraph One is intended as_ of the passage.A. the main ideaB. the introduction of the topicC. a supporting detail of the main ideaD. a contr

37、ast of the main idea30. What has made E-DNA magic is that with E-DNA_. A. you are likely to find information about a species with a little air, water, or soil B. some kind of high-tech device can be used to test for breathable air or signs of life C. you are able to get answers more efficiently, saf

38、ely though with more damage D. the cost of gene sequencing has been reduced greatly in recent years.31. So far, the technique of E-DNA has NOT helped scientists search for _.A. wild Yangtze giant soft-shell turtlesB. endangered golden tree-frogsC. the local extinction of a leopard frogD. the spread

39、of the New Zealand mud-snail DWhen my daughter Sally was five, I bought Grimms Fairy Tales and read Snow White to her one night. At the end of the original Grimm tale, Snow Whites stepmother is made to put on red-hot iron shoes and dance until she falls down dead.This came as something of a shock. I

40、 always thought fairytales had happy endings. And I didnt want my five-year-old daughter going to sleep thinking: “Thank goodness they tortured (折磨) that old woman to death.” Thats when I decided to write fairy tales.In the years that followed, I wrote tales non-stop and read them to Sally at bedtim

41、e. The Corn Dolly was based on a child who was always complaining; The Silly King was just a silly story Sally loved; I wrote The Witch and the Rainbow Cat for Sally because of her enormous appetite for stories about witches while Dr Bonocoluss Devil is a new version of the Faust legendNifobobinus,

42、however, was different. I wrote this book when Sally was older and took up all things girls have to do whos friends with who, who stuck a sticker on the back of whose boyfriend, or whatever thing she felt funny.Nicobobinus, the boy who could do anything, came out of my desire for a more innocent wor

43、ld. He lived a 1ong time ago, in a city called Venice. Only his best friend, Rosie, knew he could, and nobody took any notice of anything Rosie said, because she was always having wild ideas anyway.Nicobobinus was so different that it turned out to be an instant hit. The Times called me “an author s

44、etting out to rival the classic fairytales”. I asked Sally what she thought of Nicobobinus. She said it was her favourite.32. What led the writer to start writing fairy tales for her daughter?A. The frightening ends of past fairy tales. B. His daughters strong interest in fairy tales. C. His desire

45、to let his daughter know more stories. D. His attempt to fill his daughters bedtime with something. 33. We can infer from the third paragraph that the writer _.A. was a very productive fairy tale writerB. based all his stories on some old legendsC. never described witches in his fairy talesD. create

46、d his stories out of his own interest34. When creating Nicobobinus, the first thing the writer considered was _.A. the changes of his daughters interestsB. what story the publisher wanted to getC. ways to keep his daughter Sally innocentD. the difference of the story from other stories35. The underl

47、ined word “rival” in the last paragraph can be replaced by _.A. followB. exploreC. challengeD. recommend第二节：（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）Schools are never perfect and not all teachers are perfect, either. If you meet a difficult teacher, or if you cant get along with a teacher for some reasons, what will you d

48、o?361. Show respect for your teachers. You may not always feel like sitting down and paying attention in class37But you do need to show them respect and study hard2. Learn to listen in class.38If you dont listen, you will miss valuable information. And it is also a sign of respect for your teacher i

49、n class. 3. Ask proper questions when necessary. You will not always understand everything you see and hear in class39If the teacher is too busy, ask to arrange a proper time for further explanation. 4. 40 Talking about someone behind his/her back means spreading gossip. They are all hurtful. If you

50、 hear a story about a teacher, do not pass it on. Getting along with your teachers is vital for you in many ways, especially when you are in your last year of high school. Wish you good luck in your school days and have a good time with your teachers！A. Never gossip about your teacher.B. Dont talk w

51、ith your teacher secretly.C. Let him / her go and never bother to ask questions.D. Here are some good points that you may like to consider.E. If you are unsure about a task, speak to your teacher about it.F. You may not listen carefully and even not agree with your teacher.G. Listening is a learned

52、skill that is very important during your high school years.第二部分 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，掌握其大意，然后从4160各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。Have you ever heard that “Success is a journey, not a destination”? It means that what matters is not where you are at the end

53、, but what you 41 while you are trying along the way. It means you can learn from your 42 and continue to be on the next journey a little 43 .One person that 44 my law of life is Mark McGwire. He didnt get caught up in the home-run(全垒打的) chase in the 1998 season. 45 , he played every game in the bes

54、t way he could. Most of the time, he 46 his teammates instead of promoting personal performance, because he wanted to make it a good season for the whole 47 . I also think the St. Louis Rams are following my law of life. They play every game with their 48 potential instead of letting a few winning g

55、ames go to their heads. They stay 49 playing in the Super Bowl. Even though they lose some games, they dont lose 50 and they believe they have 51 to reach their final goal. It doesnt matter whether you have the 52 to be on top in the end 53 you work hard the whole time. There are some people in the

56、world 54 that success is a journey, not a destination. Wouldnt it be a much 55 world if everyone tries their best? If everyone 56 that someone will win and someone will lose and that whats 57 is that both sides need to try their best, our world will become better. After all, its not who 58 or loses,

57、 but how well you 59 the game that matters. I hope we all will 60 this in our life. 41. A. experience B. want C. think D. feel42. A. mistakes B. tasks C. projects D. actions43. A. fresher B. harder C. wiser D. calmer44. A. needs B. replaces C. changes D. shares45. A. Therefore B. Instead C. Moreover

58、 D. Otherwise46. A. ignored B. left C. helped D. affected 47. A. team B. winners C. world D. games48. A. half B. full C. little D. more49. A. taken in B. shown off C. focused on D. thrown up50. A. face B. heart C. balance D. interest51. A. chances B. points C. tasks D. desires52. A. plan B. freedom

59、C. emotion D. ability53. A. as soon as B. as far as C. as long as D. as good as54. A. suggesting B. understanding C. guessing D. imagining 55. A. better B. simpler C. stranger D. freer56. A. doubts B. realizes C. insists D. observes57. A. hopeful B. unforgettable C. useful D. important 58. A. tries

60、B. wins C. comes D. changes59. A. know B. appreciate C. prepare D. play60. A. apply B. see C. care D. mind第二节 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（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。I was traveling in a small place in New York. That place had no taxi for a short 61 (distant). One had to take rickshaw (人力车).I c

61、alled out for an old man in the waiting line. Before I got on the rickshaw, I 62 (automatic) asked how much he would charge to take me across to the Mall. I 63 (tell) “10 dollars”. Then I started bargaining. He just gave a hard smile and said, “Whatever you feel like, please give me. It is not neces

62、sary 64 (bargain) on this small amount.”I was a bit 65 (shame) of myself and kept quiet while he continued, “Unlike those taxis, my vehicle does not run on petrol or diesel or even gas; 66 runs on my sweat. So please give it to me 67 a smile, for the money has to feed so many 68 (hunger) mouths at h

63、ome.”When we reached the Mall, I gave him the money and the smile as 69 (request) and added a gentle pat on his back. He smiled back as if to give me 70 receipt and I would preserve his smile for a long time.第三部分 写作（共两节， 满分35分）第一节： 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作文，下文就是你同桌的一篇作文。文中共有10处语言错误，

64、每句最多有两处。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：在错误的词下划一横线，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（从第十一处起）不计分。It was a brightly Sunday afternoon. Tom and Mary were excited if their father had bought a new house in the city center. After two months of decorate, th

65、e family was ready to move out the new house. The family was satisfying with the design of it. The wall and ceiling painted blue. When Tom saw his new bed, he couldnt help shout with joy and started to jump on them. Mary put her books in the order, while their mother was carefully cleaning the house

66、. After dinner, the family go to bed, tired but content.第二节：书面表达(满分25分) 假设你是李华，你和学校外教Mr. Brown 约好下周末去揭阳玩，但你因故不能赴约。请根据以下要点用英语给他写一封电子邮件：1. 表示歉意；2. 解释原因；3. 另约时间。注意：1. 词数约100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3. 开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。Dear Mr. Brown, I am Li Hua, your student in Class 12. _Yours,Li Hua普宁市第二中学2017届高三级上学期第

67、三次月考 英语参考答案1-5 CDBDC 6-10 ABCCC 11-15 AAAAC 16-20 BABCD21-24 DBAC 25-28 CDBA 29-31BAD 32-35AAAC 36-40DFGEA4145 AACDB 4650 CABCB 5155 ADCBA 5660 BDBDA61. distance 62. automatically 63. was told 64. to bargain 65. ashamed 66. it 67. with 68. hungry 69. requested 70. a71. brightly bright 72. if because

68、/as 73. decorate decoration 74. out into 75. satisfying satisfied 76. painted 前加were 77. shout shouting 78. them it 79. in the order 中去掉the 80. go went书面表达(满分25分)Dear Mr. Brown,I am Li Hua, your student in Class 12. I am indeed very sorry that I cant go to Jieyang with you next week. I feel uneasy a

69、bout it and want to tell you what happened.Just now, my cousin, Xiao Ming, who went to Australia for his further study last year, informed me that he would return next Saturday morning. He wanted me to pick him up at the airport. You know, we havent seen each other for nearly a year, so I cant spare the time to go out with you.I sincerely hope you can accept my apologies and understand my situation. I would appreciate your allowing me to make another date to go there and have fun together.Yours,Li Hua