玉溪一中高2016届高三年级英语月测1

命题人：金家雄、罗茜

本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。第一卷第1页至第10页。第二卷第11页至第12页。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷 选择题（三部分，共100分）

第一部分：听力理解（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。

1. What is the woman going to do?

A. Leave early. B. Make a speech. C. Join the discussion.

2. Which color shirt will the man buy?

A. Red. B. Green. C. White.

3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Strangers. B. Neighbors. C. Co-workers.

4. What do you know about the man?

A. He’s going to Mexico. B. He’s worried about the food. C. He’s been to the hotel before.

5. What will the woman probably do for the man?

A. Clean the house. B. Carry the boxes. C. Cook the dishes.

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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What does Harris probably want to do with Olivia?

A. Have lunch. B. Watch a movie. C. Go to her office.

7. When will Harris and Olivia meet?

A. At 6:50. B. At 7:10. C. At 10:00.

听下面一段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What does the woman like about the armchair?

A. Its size. B. Its color. C. Its design.

9. What do we know about the speakers’ armchair at home?

A. It is badly broken. B. It is heavy looking. C. It is brown in color.

10. What will the speakers probably do about the armchair?

A. Wait for a sale. B. Buy it right away. C. Ask for a cheaper price.

听下面一段材料，回答第11至12题。

11. Where does the woman live?

A. Edinburgh. B. London. C. York.

12. Where are the speakers?

A. At the man’s home. B. In the man’s office. C. At the railway station.

听下面一段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Doing research. B. Looking for a job. C. Choosing a college major.

14. Where will the man probably find information on incomes?

A. From the woman. B. On the Internet. C. At the library.

15. Why does the man want to get a well-paid job?

A. He wants to learn dancing. B. He wants to travel around.

C. He wants to help the poor.

16. What is the woman’s attitude toward the man?

A. Supportive. B. Impatient. C. Critical.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。

17. What is London’s West End?

A. A street full of buses and cars. B. A well-known shopping area.

C. A famous department store.

18. When will people light the Christmas tree on Trafalgar Square?

A. On 6 December. B. On 10 December. C. On 23 December.

19. How do people in London celebrate the beginning of the New Year?

A. By setting off fireworks. B. By singing Christmas songs.

C. By watching the parade on TV.

20. What is the purpose of this speech?

A. Introduce the best shopping district in London.

B. Encourage people to buy the Christmas trees.

C. Welcome people to visit London in December.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分 ）

（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A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Sam Allred suffers from a rare and incurable kidney (肾脏) disease. One day, when his sister was playing a song repeatedly, Sam sang along. His sister thought it was funny so she recorded it and posted the video online. The video — and Sam — became a hit. Only 8 years old at the time, he couldn’t have expected the response.?

“(The television show) The Doctors called and wanted me on their show so they paid for me to go to California,” says Sam, now 13, “and we got to stay in a hotel where all the movie stars stayed.”?

During that visit to California, Angie Allred, Sam’s mother, had an idea about Sam writing a children’s book. Together, she and Sam wrote Opening Hearts, which tells Sam’s experience of living with a chronic (慢性的) illness.

“I wrote the book to teach people to be kinder to people,” Sam says.

Moreover, Sam wanted to send pillows to sick children staying in hospitals around the country to make their stay more comfortable, an idea that came from a time when he was in the hospital.

“A few kind boys came in with pillows and they gave me one and it meant a lot to me that someone cared about kids in the hospital,” says Sam.

Angie thought of starting a nonprofit organization to provide a way for people to contribute money to realize Sam’s ideas. She named the nonprofit Kindness for Kids.

Since then, Sam has taken pillows to children staying at Providence Hospital in Anchorage.

Sam’s father, Scott Allred, owns a small business that contracts (承包) shipping services with FedEx Ground. He asked the company for help.

“FedEx Ground learned about Sam’s pillow project,” says Erin Truxal, manager of public relations for FedEx Ground. “We thought, ‘What a perfect way for us to get involved.’”?

The company provided shipping services for Sam to ship about 5,000 pillows to hospitals.

Sam wants to send more pillows to all of the children’s hospitals in every state. His goal is simple: “Kids in the hospital as happy as they were before they got sick,” he says.

21. We can learn from the text that Sam Allred _____.

A. was a healthy boy B. was popular at an early age

C. sang the song with his sister D. worked in his father’s company

22. Opening Hearts is a book that _____.

A. is a best seller B. is about Sam’s sister

C. was published when Sam was 13 D. was written by Sam and his mother

23. What is FedEx Ground’s attitude towards Sam’s career?

A. Doubtful.???????????????? B. Surprised. C. Approving.?????????????? D. Uninterested.

24. Which of the following can best describe Sam Allred?

A. Optimistic and warm-hearted. B. Honest and responsible.

C. Unusual and confident. D. Friendly and brave.

?

B

Census Bureau (人口普查局) data released Thursday show that 48 of the 50 most populous (人口稠密的) U.S. cities have grown since 2010, compared with only 40 of the top 50 in the first two years after the 2000 Census. Of the top 100, 93 have grown since 2010, compared with just 72 a decade ago.

Many of the biggest, such as New York, Houston, Phoenix, San Antonio, San Diego and Dallas, are outpacing the nation’s 1.7% growth rate since 2010.

“Urban America is recovering faster than more remote places,” said Robert Lang, a professor of urban affairs.

Only two big cities - Detroit and Cleveland - lost population between 2010 and 2012.

The urban recovery is led by mid-sized cities including Austin and Fort Worth and Charlotte. Austin grew 6.6% in two years, becoming the USA’s 11th-largest city. In 2000, it was No. 17.

Other trends:

? New York City grew 2%, adding about 161,500 people since 2010. By far it is the USA’s most populous city.

? The population of New Orleans continues to grow. In 2005 a terrible natural disaster happened to the city, causing the population to decrease. Now it has a population of three hundred and sixty-nine thousand. The number has grown by 7.4% since 2010.

? Government budget crunches (紧缩) have put state capitals in difficulty. Half are behind the growth rate of their regions.

Perhaps the biggest exception to the capital crunch is Austin. It has grown more than 26% since 2000. Population expert William Frey says Austin enjoys a number of qualities that make it attractive. It’s a high-tech city with a state university. And it’s in Texas, an attractive place for newcomers. “In some ways it’s a model of what other cities would like to become,” he says.

Frey notes that Charlotte, which grew 5.4% since 2010 has grown into a high-tech and financial center whose industries do business not just with those in other U.S. cities but with the rest of the world.

25. The statistics in Paragraph 1 suggest that _____.

A. there were fewer cities in the USA a decade ago

B. remote areas in the USA have more people now

C. the population in the USA has grown since 2010

D. many big cities in the USA face population problems

26. William Frey thinks Austin’s growth _____.

A. is due to its education B. is the steadiest in the USA

C. attracts well-educated people D. deserves the attention of other cities

27. According to the text, Charlotte _____.

A. is a political center B. has grown slowly since 2010

C. is the USA’s 11th-largest city D. does business at home and abroad

?

C

Gabriela Mistral was born on April 6, 1889, at Vicu?a, a small town in northern Chile. Her parents were schoolteachers, but her father abandoned the family when she was 3. Taught by her mother, she began instructing in 1904, achieving success in many high schools. In 1909, her first love died. Shortly afterward her second love married someone else. In 1922 the Mexican minister of education, José Vasconcelos, invited her to assist in his reform program, and the peak of this career came the following year, when she was awarded the Chilean title “Teacher of the Nation”. In 1925 she retired but remained active.

Gabriela Mistral devoted much time to diplomatic (外交的) activity, serving as honorary consul (名誉领事) in Madrid, Lisbon, Nice, and Los Angeles. She also served as a representative to the United Nations. In fulfillment of these responsibilities, she visited nearly every major country in Europe and Latin America. She also continued her early literary pursuits.

In 1922 Gabriela Mistral’s first book, Desolation, a collection of poems previously published in newspapers and magazines, was released through the efforts of Federico de Onís, Director of the Hispanic Institute of New York. It reflected personal sorrow.

Two years later her second book, Tenderness, appeared; it contained some of the poems from Desolation and several new ones. Fourteen years passed before the next, Felling, appeared. It was much happier in tone.

Her last book, Wine Press, in 1954, dealt with most of the subjects previously treated but in a different manner. The winning of the Nobel Prize for literature in 1945 did not a