1、 长阳一中 2015-2016 学年度第一学期第一次月考高三英语试卷命题人：陈翠蓉本卷满分 150 分 答题时间 120 分钟第一节（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。例：How much is the shirt?A. 19. 5. B. 9. 15. C. 9. 18. 1. What will the woman do?A. Stay indoors. B. Hav
2、e a walk. C. Get a coat. 2. What will the speakers order?A. Coke and orange juice. B. Orange juice and coffee. C. Coffee and Coke. 3. How did the woman know about the fire?A. She read about it. B. She witnessed it. C. She saw it on TV. 4. What is the man worried about?A. The match may be delayed.B.
3、Their car may go out of control.C. They may arrive late for the game. 5. What does the man mean?A. He had a terrible vacation. B. He remained at home all the time. C. The woman asked a silly question. 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
4、。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、7 题。6What does the man ask the woman to do?A. To work for her former employer. B. To recommend a customer. C. To join his company. zxxk7. What is the woman doing?A. Working for a company. B. Running a business. C. Hunting
5、 for a job. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8Why did the woman give up her dream to be a gym teacher?A. She didnt have the equipment. B. She couldnt afford the expense. C. She found the training too hard. 9. How does the woman feel about her job?A. Satisfied. B. Regretful. C. Disappointed. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题
6、。10.What does the woman say about the science book? zxxkA. Its of little value. B. Its in bad condition. C. Its an old edition. 11. How much will the woman pay the man? zxxkA. $30. B. $23. C. $21. 12. Why is the woman unwilling to buy more textbooks? zxxkA. She isnt sure what textbooks will be used.
7、 B. She hasnt enough money to buy more. C. She doesnt like books marked with notes. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.Where is the man?A. At home. B. At the office. C. At a travel agency. 14. What are the speakers going to do? A. To travel abroad. B. To go to the theatre. C. To meet their friends. 15. When
8、will the speakers meet? A. At 3:15 pm B. At 7:00 pm. C. At 6:15 pm. 16. What do we know about the man?A. He is sensitive. B. He is humorous. C. He is dishonest. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17What is the first news headline about? A. Street violence. B. Personal safety. C. Students health. 18. Why did so
9、me parents gather at schools in Glasgow? A. To prevent the close-down of the school. B. To call for better primary education. C. To participate in school activities. 19. What are the litter pickers doing? A. Collecting private rubbish. B. Having a one-day break. C. Cleaning themselves up. 20. Which
10、teams will play in the European Cup final? A. AC. Milan and Barcelona. B. Barcelona and Liverpool. C. Liverpool and AC. Milan. 第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题两分，满分 30 分）阅读下列短文， 从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。AJudging from recent surveys, most experts in sleep behavior agree that there is actual
11、ly an epidemic (流行病) of sleepiness in the nation. “I can not think of a single study that has not found Americans getting less sleep than they ought to,” says Dr. David. Even people who think they are sleeping enough would probably be better off with more rest. The beginning of our sleep-deficit (睡眠
12、不足) problem may result from the invention of the light bulb a century ago. From some diaries and other personal records from the 18th and 19th centuries, sleep scientists have reached the conclusion that the average person used to sleep about 9.5 hours a night. “The best sleep habits once were force
13、d on us, when we had nothing to do in the evening on the farm, and it was dark.” By the 1950s and 1960s, the sleep schedule had been reduced much, to between 7.5 and eight hours, and most people had to wake to an alarm clock. “People cheat on their sleep, and they dont even realize they are doing it
14、,” says Dr. David. “They think they are okay because they can get by on 6.5 hours, when they really need 7.5, eight or even more to feel very energetic.” Perhaps the most merciless robber of sleep, researchers say is the complexity of the day. Whenever pressures from work, family, friends and commun
15、ity increase, many people consider sleep the least expensive item on his programme. “In our society, you are considered dynamic if you say you only need 5.5 hours sleep. If you have got to get 8.5 hours, people think that you are not dynamic and you lack drive and ambition.” To determine the consequ
16、ences of sleep deficit, researchers have put subjects through a set of psychological and performance tests requiring them, for example, to add columns of numbers or recall a passage which was read to them only minutes earlier. “We have found that if you are in sleep deficit, performance suffers,” sa
17、ys Dr. David. “Short-term memory is weakened, as are abilities to make decisions and to concentrate.” 21. Many Americans believe that _. A. sleep is the first thing that can be given up when one is busy B. they need more sleep to cope with the complexities of everyday life C. to sleep is something o
18、ne can do at any time of the day D. enough sleep promotes peoples drive and ambition 22. The word “subjects” (Line 1, Para. 4) refers to _. A. the performance tests used in the study of sleep deficit B. special branches of knowledge that are being studied C. people whose behavior or reactions are be
19、ing studied D. the psychological consequences of sleep deficit 23. It can be concluded from the passage that one should sleep as many hours as is necessary to _. A. improve ones memory sharply B. be considered dynamic by other people C. keep ones daily schedule D. feel energetic and perform adequate
20、ly BIn ancient Egypt, the pharaoh(法老) treated the poor message runner like a prince when he arrived at the palace, if he brought good news. However, if the exhausted runner had the misfortune to bring the pharaoh unhappy news, his head was cut off.Shades of that spirit spread over todays conversatio
21、ns. Once a friend and I packed up some peanut butter and sandwiches for an outing. As we walked light-heartedly out the door, picnic basket in hand, a smiling neighbor looked up at the sky and said, “Oh boy, bad day for a picnic. The weatherman says its going to rain.” I wanted to strike him on the
22、face with the peanut butter and sandwiches. Not for his stupid weather report, for his smile.Several months ago I was racing to catch a bus. As I breathlessly put my handful of cash across the Greyhound counter, the sales agent said with a broad smile, “Oh， that bus left five minutes ago.” Dreams of
23、 head-cutting!Its not the news that makes someone angry. Its the unsympathetic attitude with which its delivered. Everyone must give bad news from time to time, and winning professionals do it with the proper attitude. A doctor advising a patient that she needs an operation dose it in a caring way.
24、A boss informing an employee he didnt get the job takes on a sympathetic tone. Big winners know, when delivering any bad news, they should share the feeling of the receiver.Unfortunately, many people are not aware of this. When youre tired from a long flight, has a hotel clerk cheerfully said that y
25、our room isnt ready yet? When you had your heart set on the toast beef, has your waiter merrily told you that he just served the last piece? It makes you as traveler or diner want to land your fist right on their unsympathetic faces.Had my neighbor told me of the upcoming rainstorm with sympathy, I
26、would have appreciated his warning. Had the Greyhound salesclerk sympathetically informed me that my bus had already left, I probably would have said, “Oh, thats all right. Ill catch the next one.” Big winners, when they bear bad news, deliver bombs with the emotion the bombarded (被轰炸的) person is su
27、re to have .24. In Paragraph 1, the writer tells the story of the pharaoh to _.A. make a comparison B. introduce a topic C. describe a scene D. offer an argument25. In the writers opinion, his neighbor was _.A. friendly B. warm-hearted C. not considerate D. not helpful26. From“Dreams of head-cutting
28、!”(Paragraph 3), we learn that the writer_. A. was angry with the sales agent.B. was reminded of the cruel pharaohC. wished that the sales agent would have had dreams.D. dreamed of cutting the sales agents head that night.27. What is the main idea of the text?A. Delivering bad news properly is impor
29、tant in communication.B. Helping others sincerely is the key to business success.C. Receiving bad news requires great courage.D. Learning ancient traditions can be useful.Recent stories in the newspapers and magazines suggest that teaching and research contradict each other, that research plays too
30、important a part in academic promotions, and that teaching is not much emphasized. These statements are reasonable, but they also ignore deeper and more important relationships. Most research universities reward outstanding teaching, but the greatest recognition is usually given for achievements mad
31、e in research. Part of the reason is the difficulty of judging teaching. A highly responsible and tough professor is usually appreciated by top students who want to be challenged, but disliked by those whose records are less impressive. The mild professor gets marks that are usually high, but there
32、is a sense of disappointment in the part of the best students, exactly those for whom the system should present the greatest challenges. Thus, a university trying to promote professors primarily on the teaching qualities would have to face this confusion. As modern science moves faster, two forces a
33、re put on professor: one is the time needed to keep on with the profession; the other is the time needed to teach. The training of new scientists requires outstanding teaching at the research university as well as the arts college. Although scientists are usually “made” in the elementary schools, sc
34、ientists can be “lost” by poor teaching at the college and graduate school levels. The good solution is not to separate teaching and research, but to recognize that the combination is difficult but vital. The title of professor should be given only to those who profess, and it is perhaps time for un
35、iversities to reserve it for those willing to be scholars (学者). Professor unwilling to teach can be called “distinguished research investigators” or something else. The pace of modern science makes it increasingly difficult to be a great researcher and a great teacher. Yet many are described in just
36、 those terms. Those who say we can separate teaching and research simply do not understand the system but those who say the problem will disappear are not fulfilling their responsibilities. 28. What idea does the author want to convey in the first paragraph? A. It is wrong to overestimate the import
37、ance of teaching. B. Teaching and research are contradictory to each other. C. Research can never be emphasized too much. D. The relationship between teaching and research should not be simplified. 29. In academic promotions research universities still attach more importance to research partly becau
38、se _. A. research improves the quality of teaching B. students who want to be challenged appreciate research professors C. it is difficult to evaluate teaching quality objectively D. professor with achievements in research are usually responsible and tough 30. According to the fourth paragraph, whic
39、h of the following will the author probably agree with? A. Distinguished professors at research universities should concentrate on research only. B. The separation of teaching from research can lower the quality of future scientists. C. It is not important to improve teaching in elementary schools .
40、 D. The rapid developments of modern science make it impossible to combine teaching with research. 31. The phrase “the problem” (Para. 5, Line 3) refers to _. A. raising the position of teaching B. the combination of teaching with research C. the separations of teaching from research D. improving th
41、e position of research DIt is generally believed that anxiety causes harm to humans, but stress seems to affect the immune defenses of lower animals too. In one experiment, for example, behavioral immunologist (免疫学家 ) Mark Laudenslager, at the University of Denver, gave mild electric shocks to 24 ra
42、ts. Half the animals could switch off the current by turning a wheel in their enclosure, while the other half could not. The rats in the two groups were paired so that each time one rat turned the wheel it protected both itself and its helpless partner from the shock. Laudenslager found that the imm
43、une response fell below normal in the helpless rats but not in those that could turn off the electricity. What he has demonstrated, he believes, is that lack of control over an event, not the experience itself, is what weakens the immune system.Other researchers agree. Jay Weiss, a psychologist at D
44、uke University School of Medicine, has shown that animals who are allowed to control unpleasant events dont develop sleep disturbances(睡眠障碍) or changes in brain chemistry typical of stressed rats. But if the animals are faced with situations they have no control over, they later behave passively whe
45、n faced with experiences they can control. Such findings show that the experience of helplessness is one of the most harmful factors in depression.One of the most surprising examples of how the mind can change the immune response was discovered by chance. In 1975 the psychologist named Robert Ader a
46、t the University of Rochester School of Medicine conditioned (使形成条件反射) mice to avoid sugar by feeding them the sweetener and at the same time injecting them with a drug that caused stomach pains. Associating the sugar with the stomach pains, the mice quickly learned to avoid the sweetener. In order
47、to remove this dislike for the sweetener, Ader re-exposed the animals to sugar, this time without the drug, and was astonished to find that those mice that had received the highest amounts of sweetener during their earlier conditioning died. He could only guess that he had so successfully conditione
48、d the rats that sugar alone now weakened their immune systems enough to kill them. 32. According to the passage, the experience of helplessness causes rats to _.A. try to control unpleasant events B. turn off the electricityC. behave passively in controllable situations D. become doubtful33. The reason why the mice in Aders experiment avoided sugar was that _ .A. they disliked its taste B. it affected their immune systemsC. it led to stomach pains D. they associated it with stomachaches34. The passag
