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1、枣强中学2015届高三10月月考英语试题 第一部分 听力测试（每个1.5分，满分30分）第一节听下面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。例：How much is the shirt? A. 19.15 B.9.18 C. 9.15答案是C1.What is Linda?A. A writer. B. A student. C. A teacher.2. What is the man afraid of?A. Having an accide
2、nt. B. Missing the interview. C. Saying something wrong.3. What does the woman want to do?A. To return a jacket. B. To change a jacket. C. To buy another jacket.4. Why does the man feel upset?A. A guy stole his clothes. B. He found his clothes ugly. C. Someone said he was ugly.5. What does the woman
3、 mean? A. She disbelieves her son. B. She feels very sorry for her son. C. She wants her son to use a new key.第二节听下面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，各个小题将给出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6、7题。6. Why isnt Jenny at the store? A. She left work ear
4、ly. B. Shes late for work. C. Shes been out of work.7. How does the man feel about Jenny? A. Angry. B. Curious. C. Concerned.听第7段材料， 回答第8，9题。8. Whats lying on the railway tracks? A. A man. B. A rock. C. A trunk.9. What are the speakers about to do? A. To move the rock. B. To wave the T-shirt. C. To
5、find something red.听第8段材料， 回答第10至12题10. What does the man want to talk about? A. Lucys poor health. B. Lucys school education. C. Lucys work performance. 11. What did the customer at Table 4 do that annoyed Lucy? A. He praised her. B. He made a complaint. C. He ordered the special offer. 12. Why is
6、Lucy in low spirits? A. She hasnt made a plan. B. She hasnt realized her dream. C. She hasnt become a good waitress.听第9段材料， 回答第13至16题13. How does the woman think Mark feels? A. Anxious. B. Unhappy. C. Frightened.14. What was Catherine doing when the speakers got home? A. Reading her books. B. Playin
7、g with her friends. C. Chatting with the operator. 15. What does the woman want to ensure? A. Mark can pass the exam, B. Mark can help people in need. C. Mark can apply what hes learned. 16. What will the speakers do for Mark? A. Keep a record of his reactions. B. Create an unexpected situation. C.
8、Write down their own experiences.听第10段材料， 回答第17至20题17. When did the magician first perform professionally? A. In 1964. B. In 1968. C. In 1972. 18. What made the magician world famous? A. His TV show. B. His global tours. C. His teaching job.19. Which does the magician think is his greatest achieveme
9、nt? A. Project Magic. B. Box office records. C. The Magic of ABC. 20. How is the magician different from other magicians? A. He practises hard. B. He believes in wonder. C. He started his career early. 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。A My 16-y
10、ear-old son, Anton, had gone to the local swimming hole Most of the kids swim there, and there are plenty of rocks for them to use as safe harbors, so I had no fears for his safety Still, the firefighters first words You need to come up here to the Stillwater River made me catch my breath, and his f
11、ollow-up words gave me relief: “ Your son is OK” When I got to the river, I immediately saw the firetruck, ambulance and Anton, wrapped with a towel about his shoulders, sitting quietly on a low platform of the fire engine I hurried over to him You OK?I asked “Yeah, was all he said But my eyes begge
12、d for an explanation, I didnt get it from my son, however, who tends to play his cards close to his vest The story was this: A woman was being swept under water Hearing the cries, Anton and his friend Tyler, without hesitation, swam out to her, and brought her safely to shore In an age in which the
13、word hero is broadcast with abandon and seemingly applied to anyone who make it through the day, I realized the real thing in my son The teens are stubborn and self-centred, but that didnt mean they have no desire to do goodStill shocked by my sons daring, I drove him home Along the way, I tried to
14、dig out some more information from him - but he had precious little to say The only words he said were, “Whats for supper? I spent some time alone that evening, thinking about the tragedy that might have been The next morning, when Anton got up, I half expected him to tell me the story But all he di
15、d was toast some bread, pull himself together, and head for the door to start a new day Watching from the window, I was reminded that still water often runs deep 21Why did the mother allow her son to swim there? A He was an excellent swimmer BThe water of the river is shallow C He was old enough to
16、swim DThe rocks can be of help if theres danger 22The underlined part who tends to play his cards close to his vest probably means _ A Anton is a boy fond of swimming with other kids B Anton is unwilling to tell others what he thinks C Anton always has a desire to help others D Anton seldom changes
17、his mind23In the mothers eyes, what her son did was_ A dangerous but interesting B meaningful but difficultC unexpected and courageousD awful and absurd24. What might be the best title for the passage?A My Son, My Hero B Anton, A Silent Boy C A Good Deed DA Proud Mother B Every week in China, millio
18、ns of people will sit in front of their TVs watching teenagers compete for the title Character Hero, which is a Chinese-style spelling bee(拼写大赛). In this challenge, young competitors must write Chinese characters by hand. To prepare for the competition, the competitors usually spend months studying
19、dictionaries. Perhaps the shows popularity should not be a surprise. Along with gunpowder and paper, many Chinese people consider the creation of Chinese calligraphy(书法)to be one of their primary contributions to civilization. Unfortunately, all over the country, Chinese people are forgetting how to
20、 write their own language without computerized help. Software on smart phones and computers allows users to type in the basic sound of the word using the Latin alphabet. The correct character is chosen from a list. The result? Its possible to recognize characters without remembering how to write the
21、m.But theres still hope for the paint brush. Chinas Education Ministry wants children to spend more time learning how to write.In one Beijing primary school we visited, students practice calligraphy every day inside a specially decorated classroom with traditional Chinese paintings hanging on the wa
22、lls. Soft music plays as a group of six-year-olds dip brush pens into black ink. They look up at the blackboard often to study their teachers examples before carefully attempting to reproduce those characters on thin nice paper. “If adults can survive without using handwriting, why bother to teach i
23、t now?” we ask the calligraphy teacher, Shen Bin. “The ability to write characters is part of Chinese tradition and culture,” she reasons. “Students must learn now so they dont forget when they grow up.” says the teacher. 25. What can we learn about the Character Hero?A. Its open to people of all ag
24、es and all walks.B. Its the most-viewed TV programs in China.C. It aims to spread Chinese culture to the world.D. It draws great public attention across the country.26. Why are Chinese people forgetting how to write the characters?A. Chinese people dont refer to dictionaries very often.B. Chinese pe
25、ople no longer use brush pens or practice calligraphy.C. Chinese people are using the Latin alphabet instead of the characters.D. Chinese people neednt write by hand as often with the help of technology.27. According to Shen Bin, being able to write characters by hand is_. A. necessary for adults to
26、 survive in China B. a requirement made by the Education Ministry C. helpful to keep Chinese tradition and culture alive D. an ability to be developed only when you are students28. Where does this text probably come from? A. A news report. B. A science report. C. An advertisement. D. Childrens liter
27、ature. C Restaurants in the USASteves Pizza So many pizza chains compete for the attention of tourists in South Beach, but ask a Miami Beach local where to get the best pizza and theyll tell you about Steves. This is New Yorkstyle pizza, handmade with care and good ingredients(成份). New branches of S
28、teves are opening elsewhere in Miami, all in non-tourist areas. Opening hours: 11am-3am Cattlemans Steakhouse This place is 20 miles east of the city, but local folks would probably drive 200 miles to eat here. The food is good, and the scenery is even better. Come early and wander around the ground
29、s of Indian Cliffs Ranch, where youll see everything from rabbits to buffalo (水牛), then catch the sunset either before or after your meal.Opening hours: 5pm-10pm Absolute Baking & Cafe The screen door is always swinging open at this town hot spot with giant breakfasts. Try the green chili on eggs it
30、s made from scratch, as are the organic(有机的) breads. Lunch includes salads, big sandwiches and local grass-fed beef burgers. Dont miss a square of soft, fresh carrot cake.Opening hours: 7am-2pmWalts Wharf Everybodys favorite for fresh fish (some drive in from LA), Walts packs them in on weekends. Yo
31、u cant make reservations for dinner (though theyre accepted for lunch), but its worth the wait for the tree firegrilled seafood and steaks in the many-windowed ground floor or upstairs in captains chairs. Opening hours: 11am-3:30pm 29. The new branches of Steves Pizza are mainly intended for_.A. New
32、 YorkersB. touristsC.the localsD. foreigners30. Cattlemans Steakhouse offers the wonderful _as well as good food.A. wine B. view C. discount D. service31. Which restaurant serves both breakfast and lunch? A. Steves Pizza. B. Walts Wharf. C. Absolute Baking & Caf. D. Cattlemans Steakhouse. DWhen you
33、make a mistake, big or small, cherish it like its the most precious thing in the world. Because in some ways, it is.Most of us feel bad when we make mistakes, beat ourselves up about it, feel like failures, get mad at ourselves.And thats only natural: most of us have been taught from a young age tha
34、t mistakes are bad, that we should try to avoid mistakes. Weve been scolded when we make mistakesat home, school and work. Maybe not always, but probably enough times to make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction.Yet without mistakes, we could not learn or grow. If you think about it th
35、at way, mistakes should be cherished and celebrated for being one of the most amazing things in the world: they make learning possible; they make growth and improvement possible.By trial and errortrying things, making mistakes, and learning from those mistakeswe have figured out how to make electric
36、 light, to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, to fly.Mistakes make walking possible for the smallest toddler, make speech possible, make works of genius possible.Think about how we learn: we dont just consume information about something and instantly know it or know how to do it. You dont just
37、 read about painting, or writing, or computer programming, or baking, or playing the piano, and know how to do them right away. Instead, you get information about something, from reading or from another person or from observing, then you make mistakes and repeat, making mistakes, learning from those
38、 mistakes, until youve pretty much learned how to do something. Thats how we learn as babies and toddlers, and how we learn as adults. Mistakes are how we learn to do something newbecause if you succeed at something, its probably something you already knew how to do. You havent really grown much fro
39、m that successat most its the last step on your journey, not the whole journey. Most of the journey was made up of mistakes, if its a good journey.So if you value learning, if you value growing and improving, then you should value mistakes. They are amazing things that make a world of brilliance pos
40、sible.32. Why do most of us feel bad about making mistakes?A. Because mistakes make us suffer a lot. B. Because its a natural part in our life.C. Because weve been taught so from a young age.D. Because mistakes have ruined many peoples careers.33. According to the passage, what is the right attitude
41、 to mistakes?A. We should try to avoid making mistakes.B. We should owe great inventions mainly to mistakes.C. We should treat mistakes as good chances to learn.D. We should make feeling bad about mistakes an unconscious reaction. 34. The underlined word “toddler” in Paragraph 6 probably means .A. a
42、 small child learning to walk B. a kindergarten child learning to drawC. a primary pupil learning to read D. a school teenager learning to write35. We can learn from the passage that .A. most of us can really grow from successB. growing and improving are based on mistakesC. we learn to make mistakes
43、 by trial and errorD. we read about something and know how to do it right away 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。If something that youre doing doesnt challenge you, then it doesnt change you We all need some normal stress in our lives, after all 36 So challenge the follo
44、wing limits: 1 Figure out what youre scared of and do it continuously If youre a salesman, and youre scared of talking to people personally or over the phone, now, instead of being scared and thinking youll fail, spend at least five minutes a day to pick up the phone and make a call 37 But dont stop
45、 on the first try! Eventually, you can look at fear in the eyes and say, Go on, Im not scared! 2 38 Make sure this hobby is not linked to your career; you have to relax and relieve your stress while performing this Some examples might be cooking, sewing, painting and so on Apart from helping you cha
46、llenge yourself, taking a class for your hobby may also give you extra income 3Set aside at least nine minutes a day for physical exercise 39 A simple 9-minute run around your neighborhood can do wonders for yourselfExercise can not only help you maintain your regular weight, but also make you feel better about yourself 4Travel and allow yourself to be interested in new people Dont just limit yourself to your fellow travelers - try to connect with the service staffYou never