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1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上湖北省宜昌市2018届高三英语9月月考试题 考试时间：2017年9月第卷(满分100分)第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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。1. How is the weather today? A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Rainy.
2、2. When does the train leave for Boston? A. 9: 25. B. 12:00. C. 11: 45. 3. What does the man want? A. A cup of coffee. B. Orange juice. C. Pancakes. 4. What will they do tonight? A. Go to the cinema. B. Go to a concert. C. Go to a restaurant. 5. Where are the speakers probably? A. At a bank. B. At a
3、 supermarket. C. At a post office. 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。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. On which day is there no train to New York City? A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Monday. 7. Which train will
4、 the man take? A. 10:30. B. 12:20. C. 15:10. 8. How much is a hard seat? A. $15. B. $6. C. $8.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. Where is the woman? A. At the doctors. B. At the drugstore. C. At the shop. 10. What can we learn about the woman? A. First she went to an African seafood restaurant. B. Then she went to
5、eat Chinese seafood. C. At last she had a lot of Italian things. 11. What is the mans suggestion? A. Dont have anything. B. Take some medicine. C. Stay in bed for some days. 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. Where are the speakers speaking? A. In the hotel. B. In the restaurant. C. On the phone. 13. What kind of
6、 room would the woman like? A. Single room. B. Double room. C. Standard room. 14. When would the woman check out? A. December 23rd. B. December 25th. C. December 27th. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What are the speakers talking about? A. An actor. B. An artist. C. A cook. 16. What has Sam mo Hung become? A.
7、A producer. B. A director. C. A producer and director. 17. Where can we see Sam mo Hung cook? A. On the magazine. B. On the Internet. C. On TV. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. How often does the speaker go to Soho? A. Every two days. B. Once a week. C. Twice a week. 19. How many languages does the Englishman
8、speak? A. 5. B. 6. C. 7. 20. Whats the Englishman interested in? A. cooking. B. Mountain climbing. C. Languages. 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。AAre you looking for something to do? You might like to try one of these four experiences.Crocodile watchingD
9、o you fancy getting close to some of the most terrifying animals on earth? Crocosaurus Cove, in Darwin (Australia) has the “Cage of Death”. Its an enclosure thats lowered into a pool. This gives you a 360 degree view of a crocodile as its being fed. The cable broke once and the cage sank to the bott
10、om, but theyve fixed it since then.EdgeWalkHow about walking along the edge of a building several hundred meters up in the air? If that sounds like fun, head off to the CN Tower in Toronto (Ontario, Canada). Built in 1976, the tower is 553.33 meters tall.The EdgeWalk consists of a 20-30 minute strol
11、l along a 1.5 meter wide platform that runs around the towers restaurant roof. During the walk, youre encouraged to lean forwards as you look over Torontos skyline (轮廓线).Plastic ball rollingDo you fancy rolling down a hill in a plastic ball?Plastic ball rolling is popular all over the world, but the
12、 place to give it a go is in Rotorua (New Zealand). Brother David and Andrew Akers came up with the idea in 1994. A typical orb(球) is about 3 meters in diameter, with an inner orb size of about 2 meters. Theres no brake or steering mechanism, but the inner layer of the plastic ball helps absorb the
13、shock.Volcano bungee jumpingIf youre looking for the adventure of a lifetime, how about going bungee jumping off a helicopter into the crater of a live volcano? As part of the jumping, a helicopter ride takes you to the Villarrica volcano, one of the most active in Chile. Once youre at the drop zone
14、, you leap off the helicopter and fall into the volcano. Finally, you enjoy the ride back to the airport flying at 130kph.Attracted by the above? If so, please contact us. Only half price from March 22nd to April 25th. For more information, please click here.21.According to the passage, there was an
15、 accident once when people _.A. jumped into the Villarrica volcano B. walked along the platform of the CN TowerC. watched crocodiles in the “Cage of Death” in DarwinD. rolled down a hill in a plastic ball in Rotorua22.Which of the following was first invented in New Zealand?A. EdgeWalk. B. Plastic b
16、all rolling.C. Crocodile watching.D. Volcano bungee jumping.23. It can be inferred that all the four experiences are _.A. interesting sportsB. fit for middle to old peopleC. held on high placesD. exciting and extremeBWhen Jenny Benson was eight, her mother took her to soccer practice for the first t
17、ime.“Shes never played soccer before,”Mrs. Benson told the coach.“Im not sure how shell do.”Jenny ran onto the field and joined the other players. Over the next hour, Mrs. Benson and the coach watched as Jenny out-ran many of the more experienced players.“I knew then that soccer would be Jennys spor
18、t.”Mrs. Benson recalls. And she was right.It may have helped that Jenny had spent much of her time trying to keep up with her three brothers.“I wanted to be just like them.”Jenny says, “My family has inspired me for my entire life.”Jenny has retired from the United States womens national soccer team
19、. She started out on her professional career in the Philadelphia Charge, a team in the Womens United Soccer Association (WUSA). Later on, she joined FC Energy Voronezh, and then New Jersey Wildcats.When the WUSA was being formed, league officials watched many college soccer games, looking for player
20、s good enough to join the league. They were very interested in Jenny, who played for the University of Nebraska.“Throughout that college season, I knew I was being watched,”Jenny says,“I knew I couldnt be perfect, so I just tried to be very consistent and have fun.”As a professional, Jenny relied on
21、 her focused but fun-loving attitude.“In a game, I try never to put too much pressure on myself. The more I concentrate on having fun, the better I play.”She says, “I have good and bad days, just like everyone else, but I know the sun will always come up after a bad day. So all I have to do is to ad
22、just myself, either to the change of my inner feelings or to the change of circumstances. That helps me get through anything.”24. What can we learn from Jennys first soccer practice?A. She was not sure how to play soccer.B. She was gifted in playing soccer.C. She was instructed by the soccer coach.
23、D. She was more experienced than other players.25. Which professional team did she first play for?A. New Jersey Wildcats.B. FC Energy Voronezh.C. The University of Nebraska.D. The Philadelphia Charge.26. Which of the following can best describe Jenny?A. Talented but impatient.B. Confident and consid
24、erate.C. Concentrated and adaptable.D. Absorbed but self-centered.27. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. How Jenny developed her soccer career. B. Why Jenny retired from the national team.C. How Jennys brothers influenced her career. D. What made Jenny a good soccer player.CUggs（雪地靴）are cert
25、ainly ugly, or at least inelegant. The shapeless boots, pulled on in a hurry, can make anyone look like a slob (粗汉）, which has made them the target of disrespect. It hasnt been hard to find someone strongly condemning them. “Ugg boots are not sexy”, the Independent declared in 2003, “unless youre Mr
26、s. Bigfoot on a lone mission across Antarctica to find Mr. Bigfoot.” “When wearing the boots,” a writer of The Gloss complained, “theres nothing to indicate that you dont have square, horrible shoe boxes in place of human feet.” In 2015, one coffee shop on Brick Lane in east London even banned Ugg-w
27、earers. And yet, over the years, plenty of strange and unattractive shoes have met with the approval of the fashion establishment. The problem with Uggs wasnt that they were ugly; its that they were common.But a funny thing happened on the way to fashions tomb: the universal Ugg has not gone anywher
28、e. Uggs have quietly stayed here since their best time. Once you start paying attention, youll be shocked to discover how many people are still wearing them. They are worn by mothers in town and in the country, by teenagers on Saturday shopping trips and by people in fashion.Perhaps the secret of Ug
29、gsunstoppable success is that, if there is a dividing line between public appeal and private style, it might be a pair of cosy boots. They are certainly comfortable, soft and warm, as if your feet were in the hugging of someone who really loves you. At $150 a pair, they are neither cheap nor entirel
30、y out of range. They are casual and indulgent（任性）. Somehow Uggs, the boots that so many people hate, have managed to challenge the cruel logic of the fashion cycle and carry on whether you approve of them or not.28. Why does the author quote many magazineswords in the first paragraph?A. To prove Ugg
31、stoughness.B. To prove Uggs popularity.C. To prove peoples approval.D. To prove peoples condemning.29. What does the author think very strange?A. Uggs are very common.B. Uggs are worn by teenagers.C.Uggs stay there regardless.D. Uggs are inelegant and ugly.30. What is the secret to the success of Ug
32、gs according to the passage?A. They are very cheap.B. They are very comfortable.C.They own private style.D. They have public appeal.31. What can serve as the best title of the passage?A. Uggs Refuse to DieB. Uggs Have Existed So LongC. Uggs Enter the Fashion CircleD. Uggs Have Gone SomewhereDWhen pe
33、ople find out that I am a journalist, they often ask me: What do you think about the future of newspapers? I tell them that I think the future of communications is moving online. People expect me to be fearful for the future of print. After all, in some peoples minds I wouldnt be able to build a car
34、eer in journalism if it all moves online. However, strangely enough, Im actually comforted by the fact that online journalism is becoming usual. I am a blogger who has always been able to find a home for my writing online. Since I began writing blogs, I have become aware of how many people you can r
35、each with online writing. Compare this to the newspapers circulation base，and you will have a strong reason for online journalism. In her successful blog post titled The job I have spent the last year learning is not the one I will have, author Jenny Surane states，“Print is an expensive product to l
36、ove. And general managers, publishers and editors must now figure out a profitable way to get their news into readers heads.” She goes on to state that people dont feel like picking up a newspaper now and would rather scroll(滚屏) through their Twitter feed, and get news from many different sources. I
37、f print is dying, then a new form of communicating information is being born. The need for information has not died. If anything, it has increased. What has died, rather, is the way in which information is presented. Now more than ever, in this age of information, there is a desire for stories on th
38、e same topic from different points of view. The printing industry can keep pace with the need of providing a variety of sources, if it chooses to. Is the future of print grim? Maybe. But is the future of journalism of communicating information to people, grim as well? Definitely not.32. According to
39、 Paragraph 2, the author feels _. A. tired of being a newspaper journalistB. worried about the future of print C. confident about the future of his careerD. embarrassed about online writing33. What information is conveyed in Jennys blog post? A. Twitter is not very popular.B. Print still has its own
40、 advantages. C. It is hard to manage online journalism. D. People have more options to get information.34. What does the underlined word “grim” in the last paragraph probably mean? A. Depressing. B. Promising. C. Unforgiving. D. Encouraging.35. What is the authors purpose in writing the text? A. To
41、explore the future of journalism.B. To analyze the cause of print decline. C. To explain the bright future of a journalist. D. To introduce a successful blog post about print.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。 Mary had feared the day she would draw a blank during a prese
42、ntation. Then one day during a 45-minute speech, it happened. 36 . To help herself get back on track, Mary asked the audience to look at the handout and tell her what topic was up next. At the end of her presentation, audience members gave her top marks for organization.“What I learned is that the a
43、udience doesnt care if you mess up, and what they care about is what you are going to do about it,” Mary said. “My nervousness went away when I concentrated not on myself, but instead just thought, How is my speech going to help the audience? 37 . Every single step of the way, ask yourself, Whats in
44、 it for them?” 38 Carter is the founder of Canada-based presentation skills training company. When possible, he gets to the location of his presentation the day before to make sure all the electronic aids work. He wants to ensure the screen, lighting and inputs all work properly. “In addition, build
45、 an extra plan before you present.” he said. Involve the audienceWhether you are giving a one-on-one talk or a speech in front of 400 people, think “story-telling”. 39 . The way to a persons head is through his heart. Sometimes all it takes is a few seconds to connect an audience member with a story
46、.Moreover, one thing that shocks people back into attention is to leave an almost uncomfortably long pause. 40 .A. Keep orderB. Be preparedC. That brings them back to the speakerD. She forgot what she was going to sayE. Once you do that, you will get rid of the fearF. Story-telling makes messages easy to rememberG. Stories combine data and information with emotion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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Travis laughed as he tore at the