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1、2020 届西安中学 2017级高三上学期第一次月考英语试卷祝考试顺利第一部分听力（共两节，满分20 分）第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分）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 does the woman need to do today?A.Attend a competition.B.Collect some material.C.Recite a composition.2.What is the
2、 weather probably like now?A.Hot.B.Cold.C.Warm.3.When will the man leave for Sweden?A.Today.B.Tomorrow.C.The day after tomorrow.4.How does the woman finally decide to go home?A.By bus.B.In the mans car.C.In her fathers car.5.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.A book.B.An album.C.A song.第二节
3、（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.How did the woman get the books?A.From the bookstore.B.From her neighbor.C.From her husband.7.What does the woman hope to do?A
4、.Write great books.B.Earn a lot of money.C.Work for Amazon.听下面一段对话,回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。8.What did the man lack when he was young?A.Chances to play with siblings(兄弟姐妹).B.The familys love.C.His own space.9.What does the woman have?A.An elder brother.B.A younger brother.C.An elder sister.听下面一段对话,回答第 10 至第
5、12 三个小题。10.Why is Anna absent from school these days?A.She is sick.B.She travels to America.C.She does a project on depression.11.What percentage of the US population battle depression?A.3.4%.B.5%.C.9%.12.Where does the conversation probably take place?A.At school.B.At home.C.At a hospital.听下面一段对话,回
6、答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。13.What does the man think of visiting art galleries?A.Costly.B.Worthwhile.C.Boring.14.Where did the woman go recently?A.Washington.B.Seoul.C.Paris.15.How old is the woman now?A.22 years old.B.26 years old.C.28 years old.16.Why didn t the woman visit Musee dOrsay?A.She didn t have e
7、nough time.B.She wasn t interested in it.C.She was short of money.听下面一段独白,回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。17.What does the speaker say about the activities?A.They are easy.B.They are diverse.C.They are educational.18.What kind of course are the children expected to attend?A.The 7-week course.B.The full-week cours
8、e.C.The single-day course.19.Who can attend this years course?A.Children aged 3-5.B.Children aged 5-7.C.Children aged 8-10.20.What should the children do in advance to apply for the course?A.Pay all the fees.B.Choose their activities.C.Fill out an application form.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
9、 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。A Embassy Suites by Hilton Santa Ana Orange County Airport Neighborhood:John Wayne Airport(SNA),Orange County 1325 East Dyer Road Santa Ana,CA OVERALL GUEST SCORE Very Good Based on 163 Guest Ratings Hotel Description Being close to airport and freeway
10、 access makes the Embassy Suites a top choice for our guests in the area.The 300-room Embassy Suites offers homey comforts for those on business and vacation alikesuites with separate living and sleeping areas,refrigerators,microwaves,coffeemakers,Wi-Fi access and two TVs.Wake up to a free cooked-to
11、-order breakfast and enjoy the indoor pool and fitness center.A two-hour evening reception offers drinks and appetizers and the on-site restaurant serves American favorites.The property also has a business center with copy and fax services.Parking is available for an additional fee.Less than two mil
12、es from I-405,the Embassy Suites is within a half-mile of various restaurants and just three miles from John Wayne Airport.Our guests say the Embassy Suites location,“brilliant”breakfast and“friendly”staff make it one of their favorite Santa Ana properties.Guest Ratings Good Feb 8,2017 By:Harold Pro
13、s:Loved the breakfast and the friendly,helpful staff.Spacious accommodations made this a very good value.Cons:Didn t love the heating/AC system;room was too cold for comfort.Also was not aware of the parking fee until we checked in.The parking fee was$17 a night.Good Jan 24,2017 By:Micaela Pros:Brea
14、kfast was amazing with a variety of choices and the staff were helpful.Cons:The room had a very strange old smell when we first got there.I had to open the door to air it out.Very Good Jan 5,2017 By:Bruce Pros:The location was very good for us and the included breakfast was a plus.Cons:The room was
15、not cleaned properly when we got there.The heating system was not working for the hotel as well 1._ makes the Embassy Suites a top choice for its guests in the area.A.The business center B.The friendly staff C.The convenient location D.Wi-Fi access 2.According to the guest ratings,all the guests are
16、 satisfied with its _.A.heating system B.accommodations C.parking fee D.breakfast 3.This advertisement is made more believable by _.A.providing the exact address B.using guests commentsC.analyzing its pros and cons D.interviewing the guests【答案】1.C 2.D 3.B【解析】本文是一则广告，介绍Embassy Suites 宾馆。【1 题详解】C 推理判断
17、题。根据Hotel Description中 Being close to airport and freeway access makes the Embassy Suites a top choice for our guests in the area.可知，是方便的位置使得使馆套房成为该地区客人的首选。故选C。【2 题详解】D 推理判断题。根据文中Pros:Loved the breakfast and the friendly,helpful staff.Pros:Breakfast was amazing with a variety of choices and the staf
18、f were helpful.Pros:The location was very good for us and the included breakfast was a plus.可知，客人对早饭满意。故选D。【3 题详解】B 推理判断题。根据Our guests say the Embassy Suites location,“brilliant”breakfast and“friendly”staff make it one of their favorite Santa Ana properties.可知，用客人的评论使这个广告更可信。故选B。B My friends are oft
19、en jealous of my good memory.When they were beating their brains to recall how many people attended Johns ninth birthday,I succeeded in reminding them of the details.I told them that Tom,Barbara,Tony and I did;that Mary brought a toy car as a gift,Tom brought a four-in-one game disc;that John said a
20、fter blowing out the candles his wish was to be a pilot when he grew up When Bob,Jim and Elizabeth were quarrelling,faces flush with anger,about the name of the forest where they went camping,I stopped them by detailing to them on which date,which month,which year we visited which forest and ate wha
21、t food for picnicBob often says,“Lewis,if only I had a memory half as good as you!”Whenever hearing this,a voice shouted from the bottom of my heart,“How I wish God gave me a forgetfulness half as good as you!”In fact,instead of being proud of my memory,I hate it;I ve suffered a lot from it,for it i
22、s sometimes too good:I can remember everything I ve experienced,including what I dont want to remember;indeed,I do hope to forget something!Barbara and I are best friends from the cradle.In fact,our relationship was already beyond friendship;it was that of lovers.But one day she left me for no reaso
23、n except that I was too familiar to her to further our relationship.Over the next two months and a half,I couldn t fall to sleep.While in bed wide awake,I warned myself,“You must forget her,otherwise you will get destroyed.”But my good memory failed me again and again I could remember how beautiful
24、it was when I first kissed her affectionately and then in turn received even more affectionate responses;I could remember every sweet word she had said to m e4.The first paragraph is intended to describe _.A.how the writers friends were jealous of himB.what a good memory the writer had C.what happy
25、childhood he shared with his friends D.what an important part he played among his friends 5.Barbara left the writer _.A.for nothing B.because she hated it that he kissed her C.because their friendship broke D.because she was tired of him 6.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
26、A.The writer and Barbara had a long-time friendship.B.The writer,somehow,hated his good memory.C.The writer was struggling to tear himself off the pain of losing love.D.Tonys wish was to be a pilot when he grew up.7.What the writer suffered the most was that _.A.he had got too good a memory B.Barbar
27、a left for no reason C.others were jealous of him D.the sweet past was out of memory【答案】4.B 5.D 6.D 7.A【解析】这是一篇说明文。作者拥有朋友们都嫉妒的好记性，但是实际上作者非但不为自己的记忆力感到骄傲，反而讨厌它，因为作者能记住经历过的一切，包括他不想记住的。【4 题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段第一句My friends are often jealous of my good memory.（我的朋友们经常嫉妒我的好记性。）以及本段主要介绍了作者好记性的具体事例，可推知第一段意在描述作者有多
28、么好的记忆力。故选B。【5 题详解】细节理解题。根据最后一段中But one day she left me for no reason except that I was too familiar to her to further our relationship.（但有一天，她无缘无故地离开了我，只是因为我对她太熟悉了，无法进一步发展我们的关系。）可知芭芭拉离开了作者是因为作者对她太熟悉了，她厌倦了作者。故选D。【6 题详解】细节理解题。根据第一段中that John said after blowing out the candles his wish was to be a pilo
29、t when he grew up（约翰吹灭蜡烛后说他的愿望是长大后当飞行员。）可知约翰长大后想成为飞行员，故D选项“托尼的愿望是长大后当一名飞行员。”错误。故选D。【7 题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段In fact,instead of being proud of my memory,I hate it;Ive suffered a lot from it,for it is sometimes too good:I can remember everything Ive experienced,including what I dont want to remember;indeed,I
30、 do hope to forget something!（事实上，我非但不为自己的记忆力感到骄傲，反而讨厌它;我吃了不少苦头，因为有时它太美好了:我能记住我经历过的一切，包括我不想记住的;的确，我真希望忘掉一些事情!）可知作家最痛苦的是他记性太好了。故选A。C Give yourself a test.Which way is the wind blowing?How many kinds of wildflowers can be seen from your front door?If your awareness is as sharp as it could be,youll hav
31、e no trouble answering these questions.Most of us observed much more as children than we do as adults.A child s day is filled with fascination,newness and wonder.Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness.But distinctions that were sharp to us as children become unclear;we are numb to new stimulation
32、,new ideas.Relearning the art of seeing the world around us is quite simple,although it takes practice and requires breaking some bad habits.The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before it occurs.This blocks awareness.One chilly night when I was h
33、iking in the Rocky Mountains with some students,I mentioned that we were going to cross a mountain stream.The students began complaining about how cold it would be.We reached the stream,and they unwillingly walked ahead.They were almost knee-deep when they realized it was a hot spring.Later they all
34、 admitted theyd felt cold water at first.Another block to awareness is the obsession(痴迷)many of us have with naming things.I saw bird watchers who spotted a bird,immediately looked it up in field guides,and said,a“ruby-crown ed kinglet”and checked it off.They no longer paid attention to the bird and
35、 never learned what it was doing.The pressures of“time”and“destination”are further blocks to awareness.I encountered many hikers who were headed to a distant camp-ground with just enough time to get there before dark.It seldom occurred to them to wander a bit,to take a moment to see whats around the
36、m.I asked them what they d seen.“Oh,a few birds,”they said.They seemed bent on their destinations.Nature seems to unfold to people who watch and wait.Next time you take a walk,no matter where it is,take in all the sights,sounds and sensations.Wander in this frame of mind and you will open a new dime
37、nsion to your life.8.According to Paragraph 2,compared with adults,children are more _.A.anxious to do wonders B.sensitive to others feelings C.likely to develop unpleasant habits D.eager to explore the world around them 9.What idea does the author convey in Paragraph 3?A.To avoid jumping to conclus
38、ions.B.To stop complaining all the time.C.To follow the teachers advice.D.To admit mistakes honestly.10.Why do the hikers take no notice of the surroundings during the journey?A.The natural beauty isnt attractive to them.B.They focus on arriving at the camp in time.C.The forest in the dark is danger
39、ous for them.D.They are keen to see rare birds at the destination.11.In the passage,the author intends to tell us we should _.A.fill our senses to feel the wonders of the world B.get rid of some bad habits in our daily life C.open our mind to new things and ideas D.try our best to protect nature【答案】
40、8.D 9.A 10.B 11.A【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章指出但当我们还是孩子的时候，好奇心给了我们一种自然的意识。而如今我们对新的刺激、新的想法已经麻木了。尽管需要练习，重新学习观察周围世界的艺术是很简单的，需要打破一些坏习惯。作者就此说明了唤醒意识需要进行的步骤和会遇到的障碍。【8 题详解】细节理解题。根据文章 第二段第 三句Curiosity gave us all a natural awareness（好奇心给了我们一种自然的意识）和第四句 But distinctions that were sharp to us as children become unclear,we a
41、re numb(麻木的)to new stimulation(刺激),new ideas.（但是，当我们还是孩子的时候，那些清晰的区别就变得模糊不清了，我们对新的刺激、新的想法已经麻木了。）可知，与成人相比，孩子们对世界更具有好奇心，更乐于去探索世界。故选D。【9 题详解】推理判断题。根据文章第三段第一句 The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before it occurs.（唤醒感官的第一步是在它发生之前停止预测我们将要看到和感觉到什么。）可知，作
42、者认为在事情发生前不要进行推测。与 A项“避免直接得出结论”意思相近。故选 A。【10题详解】细 节 理 解 题。根 据 文 章 第 五 段 最 后 一 句They seemed bent on their destinations.可知，这些登山客关心的只是到达目的地，即他们的营地。故选B。【11题详解】推理判断题。根据文章最后一段前两句 Nature seems to unfold to people who watch and wait.Next time you take a walk,no matter where it is,take in all the sights,sound
43、s and sensations.（大自然似乎向那些观察和等待的人展现。下次你散步的时候，无论你在哪里，把所有的景象、声音和感觉都吸收进去。）可知，作者希望我们能够运用我们的感官和情感去全方位感受自然的美妙，去感受世界。故选A。D We may think were a culture that gets rid of our worn technology at the first sight of something shiny and new,but a new study shows that we keep using our old devices(装置)well after th
44、ey go out of style.Thats bad news for the environment and our wallets as these outdated devices consume much more energy than the newer ones that do the same things.To figure out how much power these devices are using,Callie Babbitt and her colleagues at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New
45、York tracked the environmental costs for each product throughout its life from when its minerals are mined to when we stop using the device.This method provided a readout for how home energy use has evolved since the early 1990s.Devices were grouped by generation Desktop computers,basic mobile phone
46、s,and box-set TVs defined 1992.Digital cameras arrived on the scene in 1997.And MP3 players,smart phones,and LCD TVs entered homes in 2002,before tablets and e-readers showed up in 2007.As we accumulated more devices,however,we didnt throw out our old ones.The living-room television is replaced and
47、gets planted in the kids room,and suddenly one day,you have a TV in every room of the house,said one researcher.The average number of electronic devices rose from four per household in 1992 to 13 in 2007.Were not just keeping these old devices we continue to use them.According to the analysis of Bab
48、bitts team,old desktop monitors and box TVs with cathode ray tubes are the worst devices with their energy consumption and contribution to greenhouse gas emissions（排放）more than doubling during the 1992 to 2007 window.So whats the solution（解决方案）?The teams data only went up to 2007,but the researchers
49、 also explored what would happen if consumers replaced old products with new electronics that serve more than one function,such as a tablet for word processing and TV viewing.They found that more on-demand entertainment viewing on tablets instead of TVs and desktop computers could cut energy consump
50、tion by 44%.12.What does the author think of new devices?A.They are environment-friendly.B.They are no better than the old.C.They cost more to use at home.D.They go out of style quickly.13.Why did Babbitts team conduct the research?A.To reduce the cost of minerals.B.To test the life cycle of a produ