湖南省株洲市第二中学2016届高三英语上学期第一次月考试题

2015年下学期株洲市二中高三年级扬帆起航考试英语本试卷分为第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的ABC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 will the woman do next ?A.Walk her dog.B. Take the dog to her friends.C. Go swimming.2.Why did the man return early ?A.His mother didn’t feel well.B.He hadn’t planned the trip well.C.His mother was unhappy about his trip.3.What is the woman probably ?A.An actress.B. A writer.C. A host.4.What is the woman doing ?A.Checking in.B. Doing cleaning.C. Making a complaint.5.What are the speakers mainly talking about ?A. Work.B. Health.C. Lifestyle.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话后有几个小题，从题中所给的三个选项中选择出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，各小题将有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、7题。

6.What does the woman think of the dress at first ?A.It’s too long.B. It’s too tight.C. It’s too expensive.7.How much will the woman pay ?A.$ 90.B. $ 63.C. $ 30.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.What is the relationship between the speakers ?A.Classmates.B. Brother and sister.C. Teacher and student.9.Why was the man absent from class today ?A.He forgot to set his alarm.B. He forgot the time.C. He got up late.10.What does the woman ask the man to do ?A.Save water.B. Buy her a coffee.C. Go over the lecture notes. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Where was the woman when she heard the noise ?A.In her car.B. In her tent.C. In h er parents’ tent.12.How did the woman’s brother feel at first when he heard the noise ?A.Excited.B. Terrified.C. Unworried.13.Who on earth made the noise ?A.A bear.B. The woman’s father.C. The woman’s mother.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.What do es the man’s second-elder sister do ?A.She is a dentist.B. She is a lawyer.C. She is a teacher.15.What was the man’s major at college ?A.Engineering.B. Computer.C. Maths.16.What does the woman ask the man to do in the end ?A.Get his qualifications back.B.Send his qualifications to her.C.Show his qualifications to the board.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.When was the survey published ?A.Yesterday.B. The day before yesterday.C. Last week.18.On what are the prices based in the survey ?A.Wages in different jobs.B.Hours of work in different jobs.C.The cost of the same basket of shopping.19.Which country has the highest price according to the survey?A.Denmark.B. Sweden.C. France.20.What do we know about Poland ?A.The standard of living there is high.B.It is a Scandinavian country.C.It has lower wages.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，选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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To buy tickets at Hong Kong Disneyland Ticket Express on Sundays, you haveto get there before _____.A. 5:00 pmB. 6:00 pmC. 8:00 pmD. 10:30 pmBIn a world as fast-changing and full of information as our own, all of us need to kn ow how to learn well. Yet evidence suggests that most of us don’t use the learning techniques that science has proved the most effective.The scientific literature evaluating these techniques goes back to decades and across thousands of articles. It’s far too extensive and complex for the average parent, teacher or employer to look through. Fortunately, a team of five leading psychologists have done the job for us.Professor John Dunlosky and other psychologists closely examined 10 learning strategies and rated each from high to low utility(实用) on the basis of the evidence they’ve gathered. Here’s part of their conclusions: In contrast to familiar practices, the effective learning strategies with the most evidence to support them aren’t well known outside the lab. Take distributed（分布式） practice, for example. This strategy involves spreading out your study time, rather than engaging in one marathon. Cramming (死记硬背）information at the last minute may allow you to get through that test or meeting, but the material will quickly disappear from your memory. It’s much more effective to look through the material at intervals（间隔） over time.And the longer you want to remember the information, whether it’s two weeks or two years, the longer the intervals should be.The second learning strategy that is highly recommended by Dunlosky is practice testing. Yes, more tests---but there not for a grade. Research shows that the mere act of calling information to mind strengthens that knowledge and aids in future retrieval (检索). While practice testing is not a common strategy---despite the strong evidence supporting it ---there is one familiar approach that captures its benefits: using flash cards. And now flash cards can be presented in digital form. Both distributed practice and practice testing were rated as ha ving “high utility” by Dunlosky.24. How did the psychologists study and rate the learning strategies?A. By analyzing the materials gathered in the past years.B. By asking some students questions about their study.C. By doing some experiments on the objects in the lab.D. By asking parents and teachers to look through the articles.25. About distributed practice and practice testing, it’s true that ___.A. many students have benefited a lot from themB. they were first put forward by John DunloskyC. only a small number of experts know about themD. psychologists are studying whether they are effective26. The strategy of distributed practice shows that ______.A. we should not study for long hours every dayB. reviewing what we have studied is of little helpC. the shorter the interval is, the better we’ll studyD. doing repetition at intervals is the best way27. The evidence shows that the strategy of practice testing ______.A. is a way to use flash cards to help studyB. is mainly used to help us remember wellC. helps know about students’ grades in timeD. is a way widely used to strengthen memoryCWe often associate off-season travel with cost-cutting．You know，it’s something to be done as a last resort，not something that you actively look forward to．And it surely is reasonable，isn’t it? Off-season just seems like a polite term for depressing weather，and a lack of good conditions for traveling．Recently，however，this term has begun to gain a steady stream of followers．The so-called peak season，on the other hand，is constantly losing ground owing to the large crowds and high costs that tend to be associated with it．Off-season travel isn’t to everyone’s taste．So this is the time when airline companies come down to earth and offer a bunch of gifts to keep their business going on．You can mainly expect lowered fares and automatic upgrades if you’re a frequent traveler．Off-season means an encouragement for the hotel businesses as well．Ordinarily，5-star luxury is only something that we tend to dream of, but this is the perfect time to transform this into reality．Grand chain hotels cut their rates like crazy in order to fill up their rooms during this time，and worry not，the availability is fairly acceptable too．So make the most of it and book a fashionable room in a 5-star．Of course, you’re free to spend the amount you’ve thus saved in shopping．Every season has its own charm，doesn’t it? For instance， people usually prefer to visit Europe in the summer，which is regarded as the best time to be there．But really，doesn’t it get rather sweltering (闷热) if you’re in Naples or Madrid in July? Ever spent a Christmas in e ither places? It’s highly recommended, if I may add．It’s the perfect quiet period vacation you’ll have．Hell，it can be the most perfect vacation you’ll ever have．Who has ever liked to be pushed and shouldered while taking a photo during an amazing Copacabana sunset? Or have their wallet stolen in a crowded street? Off-season travel translates to privacy, peace of mind，and relaxation．28．The author wrote the passage mainly to________________．A．change readers’ traditional life styleB．state the advantages of off-season travelingC．encourage readers to travel in peak seasonsD．compare the difference of traveling in different seasons29. In Paragraph 2 the author wants to stress______________．A．the luxury of 5-star hotelsB．the comfort of air travelingC．the better service than that in other seasonsD．the low cost of off-season journey30．The author suggests traveling to Europe in winter because___．A．people usually feel bored in summerB．people regard winter as the most charming seasonC．its winter has a different charmD．travelers can spend Christmas there31．Some airlines cut down their flight price in off seasons because________．A．they hope to attract more travelersB．they wish to show their gratitude to their passengersC．their expenses are low during this timeD．they want to make up for the loss they have experiencedDLooking up over the tops of her glasses, Rosemary glanced at the kitchen clock: it was almost 10 a.m. My God! Did the boy intend to sleep all day? She noticed the pain in her wrist again, and put down her pen. Anyhow, at 87 years of age, she was glad she could still write at all. She had decided long ago that growing old was like slowly turning to stone; you couldn’t take anything for granted. She stood up slowly, painfully, and started walking to the guest room.The trip, though only a distance of about 25 feet, seemed to take a long while. Rosemary arrived at the door to the guest room. It stood slightly open, and she looked through the opening. Victor lay sleeping on his side, his arms bent, his expression slightly pained. Get up, lazy bones, she wanted to say. Even in childhood, Rosemary had never slept past 4 a.m.; there were too many chores to do. How different things were for Victor’s generation! Her you ngest grandson behaved as if he had never done a chore in his life. Twenty-one years old, he had driven down to Florida to visit Rosemary in his shiny new car, a gift from his dear parents. Victor would finish college soon, and his future appeared bright — if he ever got out of bed,that is.Something Victor had said last night over dinner had disturbed her. Now what was it? Oh yes; he had been talking about one of his college courses —a “gut”，he had called it. When she had asked him to explain the word, Victor had said it was a course that you took simply because it was easy to pass. Rosemary, who had not even had a high school education, found the word unpleasant. If she had been allowed to continue her studies, she would never have taken a “gut” ...The memory flooded back then, still painful as an open wound all these years later. It was the first day of high school. She had graduated from grammar school the previous year, but her father had forbidden her to go to high school that autumn, saying she was needed on the farm. After much tearful begging, she had gotten him to promise that next year, she could start high school. She had endured a whole year of chores(杂事) instead of books, with animals and rough farmhands for company instead of people of her own age.But when the final day came, her father was waiting for her as she came downstairs-----She was declined.There was no arguing with Papa when he spoke that way. Tearfully, she had to drag herself upstairs to change clothes. Rosemary still wondered what her life would have been like if her father had not been waiting at the bottom of the stairs that day, or if somehow she had found the strength to disobey him...Suddenly, Victor moved slightly, without waking, and whispered something unintelligible. Waken from her daydreaming, Rosemary stared at Victor. She wondered if he were having a nightmare.32. By saying “if he ever got out of bed” (Para. 2) Rosemary thought Victor was______.A. too tired to get upB. promising but lazyC. impolite to oversleepD. old enough to help with chores33. Why did Rosemary dislike Victor’s use of the word “gut”?A. Because it showed that Victor didn’t take education seriously.B. Because it reminded Rosemary of her grammar school classes.C. Because it indicated that college courses were too easy to pass.D. Because it implied that Rosemary was lacking in high school education.34. Rosemary’s memory of the day when she finally prepared to start high schoolindicates that______A. she had already decided to take up a jobB. she had hesitated over her choice of clothesC. she had done especially well in grammar schoolD. she had strongly desired to continue her education35. The passage as a whole is mainly about _______.A. whether Rosemary will go up to wake Victor upB. Rosemary’s struggle to keep painful memoriesC. Rosemary’s concern for Victor’s studyD. whether Rosemary should fight for her schooling opportunity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。