银川唐徕回民中学2016届高三8月月考英语试题

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

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. When will the meeting begin?

A. At 10:30. B. At 10:50. C. At 10:45.

2. What does the woman mean?

A. The homework can’t be due in two days.

B. She hasn’t finished her homework yet.

C. She doesn’t expect it to come so soon.

3. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. At a hotel. B. On the street. C. At a shop.

4. What does the woman suggest?

A. Cooking at home. B. Taking McDonald’s home.

C. Eating out at McDonald’s

5. What is the woman’s attitude?

A. She agrees with the man. B. She doesn’t agree with the man.

C. She doesn’t know what to do.

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. What does the man want?

A. A cup of coffee. B. A salad. C. A cheeseburger.

7. Where does Louise suggest the man eat?

A. At a coffee shop. B. At his house. C. In her office.

8. Where does Louise usually have lunch?

A. In her office. B. At the coffee shop. C. At home.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. Why is the man late?

A. The math teacher kept him in her office.

B. He forgot to look at his watch.

C. The math class lasted longer than it should.

10. What do we know about the students?

A. They don’t mind the teacher’s keeping talking.

B. They don’t want to hurt the teacher.

C. They prefer to learn more math.

11. What is the man most likely to do?

A. Talk to the math teacher. B. Remain silent about the problem.

C. Refuse to go to the math teacher’s classes.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. Who are the two speakers?

A. Students. B. Teachers. C. Clerks.

13. What are they mainly talking about?

A. Noise in the office. B. A new office. C. The story of a workmate.

14. What does Stan suggest they should do?

A. Talk to Jack openly. B. Move to another office.

C. Ask for a meeting room.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What would the woman like to do?

A. Office work. B. Technical service. C. Sales.

16. What can we learn about the woman?

A. She just left college. B. She has been a branch manager.

C. She just left middle school.

17. What does the man think of the woman from the technical point of view?

A. Careless. B. Qualified. C. Unqualified.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Who is David Smith?

A. Head teacher of the class. B. Headmaster of the university

C. An organizer of the course.

19. How should we improve the listening skills?

A. Reading English language newspapers. B. Listening to the radio.

C. Talking to natives of English.

20. Which is wrong?

A. Reading English language newspapers and magazines can improve your reading skills.

B. Writing to friends in English and keeping a diary will do good to your writing.

C. Having a good time is the only aim of the course.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）　　

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（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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January 1: It has happened. I got a call today saying a little girl in Russia is now my little girl. There are a lot of papers to prepare, and we have to travel to Russia to bring her home, but now it is certain. I think I’ll tell some close friends. Jason is so excited. I haven’t told Steven yet. How can I tell a seven-year-old that he has a sister who is already five years old?

January 10: Today I received a picture of Katerina. The picture is small and not very clear, but I look at it over and over again. I don’t know anything else about her. She has lived in a home for children without parents for most of her life. I wonder how I will talk to her. I don’t speak Russian, and she doesn’t speak English.

February 1: Today I showed Katerina’s picture to Steven. He is very happy and wants to tell all his friends about his new sister. I want to buy some new clothes for Katerina, but I don’t know her size. I haven’t received any information from the adoption organization, and I’m feeling a little worried.

February 16: Finally! Today we received good news! All the papers are ready and tomorrow we will go to Russia to bring Katerina home with us.

February 18: Today I met my daughter for the first time. She is very small, very thin, and very shy. On the way home in the airplane, she slept most of the time. When she woke up, she cried. I am very worried and hope that I can be a good mother to Katerina.

February 19: Steven met his sister this morning. Although Katerina was quiet at first, soon she and Steven began to talk in a mix of Russian, English, and hand movements. Steven and his sister get along well together. In fact, he is able to help her talk with Jason and me. I am worried about how Katerina will be in school. Next week she will start school. How will she speak with the other children? How will she understand her teacher?

March 21: Katerina looks much better now. She is heavier, her hair looks good, and her skin is clear. She loves to watch television with her brother, and she has learned to roller-skate. She is doing well in school, and her English gets better every day. Although she sometimes looks sad, and sometimes cries, most of the time she is happy. I think she is slowly getting used to her new life with us. After only three months, I can’t believe I could ever live my life without her.

21. Who is Katerina?

A. Steven’s elder sister. B. An adopted girl.

C.. Jason’s close friend. D. The writer’s niece.

22. When back at home, what is the writer most worried about?

A. How Steven can get along well with Katerina.

B. How Katerina can communicate with Jason and her.

C. Whether Katerina will adapt herself to the school life.

D. Whether she can be a good mother to Katerina.

23. From the passage we know that in her new family Katerina ________.

A. gets very fat B. becomes depressed C. remains frightened D. is well treated

24. Where is the passage most probably from?[:]

A. A diary. B. An advertisement. C. An essay. D. A speech.

B

Paparazzi, or “paps”, are photographers who take pictures of famous people when they are not at the center of public attention. Paps are different from professional photographers or journalists because they never take ordinary photos.

The goal for paparazzi is to get pictures that no one else will get and then sell the pictures to the buyer who offers the most money —?normally a small newspaper, magazine or website.

There is no law against paparazzi taking pictures in public places. However, there are laws that protect certain individuals. For example, child protection laws stop improper pictures of anyone under 16 from being published.

There is also no law that stops paparazzi from following celebrities and taking their pictures either. However, if paps are secretly following them and taking pictures of their faces, they could get into trouble.

Most paparazzi hang out on streets and hot spots for celebrities, waiting for the opportunity to take a picture of a star. Many stay on the streets until the early hours of the morning when celebrities are leaving nightclubs and looking a little worse for wear. However, some have other ways to make sure they get pictures. Many paps are in contact with “informers” who know the locations of celebrities at any given time. They then pass the information on to paparazzi. An informer could be anyone —?from a restaurant waiter to a salesman.

Most of the time, paparazzi get a bad reputation for following celebrities. But sometimes stars or their managers will contact paps themselves and tell them exactly where and when they will go. What a love-hate relationship between paparazzi and celebrities!

25.Which of the following things paparazzi might do would be against the law?

??????A. Getting unsuitable pictures of a 10-year-old actress published.

??????B. Taking pictures of famous people in public places.

??????C. Following a famous woman singer secretly and taking her pictures.

??????D. Hanging out at the places where celebrities often appear.

26. In order to earn big money a pap has to ________.??????A. get the only first-hand pictures?????????? B. sell the pictures to a big newspaper

??????C. make friends with famous people??????? D. know the locations of celebrities

27. The fifth paragraph mainly tells us ________.??????A. how paparazzi get the pictures????????????? B. how dangerous paparazzi’s job is

C. how paparazzi contact informers D. how much paparazzi pay for the pictures

28. What can we infer from the passage???????A. Paparazzi always take pictures when famous people are tired.

??????B. Stars hate paparazzi and don’t want to be followed.

??????C. Paparazzi and famous people rely on each other sometimes.

??????D. Informers might get paparazzi into trouble.

C

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