2016届江西省宜春市奉新县第一中学高三上学期第二次月考英语试题

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

1. What time is it now?

A. 6: 40. B. 6: 30. C. 6: 20.

2. What does the man mean?

A. They have left for the airport. B. They are on the way to the airport.

C. They may be late for the plane.

3. What kind of music does the woman like?

A. Popular music. B. Jazz music. C. Classical music.

4. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A. Take some medicine. B. Drink more water. C. Go on a diet.

5. What does the man tell the woman?

A. There is another cat like his. B. He never loses his dog at all.

C. She has mistaken it for his dog.

第二节（共15小题:每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6 段材料，回答第6.7 题

6. How soon will the man finish his book?

A. In several months. B. In a few days. C. In two months.

7. What is the man going to do?

A. He will market his book himself.

B. He will ask his friends to advertise the book.

C. He hasn’t made a decision.

听第7 段材料，回答第8.9 题

8. When is Alice’s birthday?

A. The next day. B. The day after tomorrow. C. The day they had the talk.

9. What will the man and the woman buy for Alice?

A. A record. B. Some flowers. C. A box of chocolates.

听第8 段材料，回答第10至12题

10. What does the woman say about the restaurant?

A. It is very old. B. The fish there is fresh. C. The beef there is delicious.

11. What do we know about the restaurant?

A. It serves roast dinners on Sundays. B. It doesn’t serve vegetarian dishes.

C. It opens from 7: 00 p. m. to 11: 00 p. m. on Sundays.

12. What will the man do next?

A. Book a table. B. Check the menu. C. Call the woman’s sister.

听第9 段材料，回答第13至16题

13. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Their own parents. B. Their own changes. C. Their long-lost relatives.

14. What does the man say about Aunt Gertrude?

A. She is looking so old. B. She is so thin now. C. She has long hair.

15. What does Cousin Emily wear?

A. An orange dress. B. A yellow dress. C. A white dress.

16. Where does Aunt Jane live now?

A. In Boston. B. In Chicago. C. In Atlantic City.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题

17. How will the adventurers cross the Amazon River?

A. By train. B. By boat. C. By bike.

18. What will the adventurers do in the rain forests of Brazil?

A. See the sunrise. B. Look at a variety of animals.

C. Take a boat to the base of the falls.

19. Where will the adventurers go in the second week?

A. To the Mount Fuji. B. To the Niagara Falls. C. To the Amazon River.

20. What does the speaker say about the temples in Thailand?

A. They are incredible. B. They are unforgettable. C. They are indescribable.

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

Metro Pocket Guide

Metrorail(地铁)

Each passenger needs a farecard to enter and go out. Up to two children under ago five may travel free with a paying customer.

Farecard machine are in every station, Bring small bills because there are no change machines in the station and farecard machine only provide up to $ 5 in change.

Get one of unlimited Metrorail rides with a One Day Pass. Buy it from a farecard machine in Metro stations. Use it after 9:30 a. m. until closing on weekdays, and all day on weekends and holidays.

Hours of Service

Open: 5 a. m Mon-Fri 7a. m. Sat—Sun .

Close: midnight Sun—Thurs 3 a.m. Fri.---Sat. nights.

Last train times vary. To avoid missing the last train, please check the last train times posted in the station.

Metrobus

When paying with exact change, the fare is $ 1. 35 . when paying with a smarTrip card, the fare is $1. 25

Fares for the Senior /disabled customers

Senior citizens 65 and older and disabled customers may ride for half the regular fare. On Metrorail and Metrobus, use a senior/disabled farecard or SmarTrip card. For more information about buying senior/disabled farecards, farecard or SmarTrip cards and passes, please visit MetroOpenDoors. com or call 202-637-7000 and 202-637-8000.

Senior citizens and disabled customers can get free guide on how to use proper Metrobus and Metrorail services by calling 202-962-1100

Travel tips （提示）

. Avoid riding during weekday rush periods –before 9:30 a. m. and between 4 and 6 p. m.

. If you lose something on a bus or train or in a station, please call Lost & Found at 202-962-1195.

21. what should you know about farecard machine?

A. They start selling tickets at 9:30 a. m.

B. They are connected to change machines.

C. They offer special service to the elderly.

D. They make change for no more than $5.

22. At what time does Metrorail stop service on Saturday?

A. At midnight B. at 3 a. m. C. at 5 am D. at 7 p. m.

23. What is good about a SmarTrip card?

A. It is convenient for old people B. It saves money for its users

C. it can be bought at any time D. it is sold on the Internet.

24. Which number should you call if you lose something on the Metro?

A. 202-962-1195 B. 202-962-1100

C. 202-673-7000 D. 202-673-8000

B

In ancient Egypt, a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment. Modern businesses have been following his lead, with more tactics(策略).

One tactic involves where to display the goods. For example, stores place fruits and vegetables in the first section. They know that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food(垃圾食品) later in their trip. In department stores, the women’s shoe section is generally next to the women’s cosmetics(化妆品) section: while the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe, bored customers are likely to wander over and find some cosmetics they might want to try later.

Besides, businesses seek to appeal to customers’ senses. Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping, so they make their own bread each morning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day. Music sells goods, too. Researchers in Britain found that when French music was played, sales of French wines went up.

When it comes to the selling of houses, businesses also use highly rewarding tactics. They find that customers make decisions in the first few seconds upon walking in the door, and turn it into a business opportunity. A California builder designed the structure of its houses smartly. When entering the house, the customer would see the Pacific Ocean through the windows, and then the pool through an open stairway leading to the lower level. The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $10 million houses.

25. Why do stores usually display fruits and vegetables in the first section?

A. To save customers times. B. To show they are high quality foods.

C. To help sell junk food. D. To sell them at discount prices.

26. According to Paragraph 3, which of the following encourages customers to buy?

A. Opening the store early in the morning.

B. Displaying British wines next to French ones.

C. Inviting customers to play music.

D. Filling the store with the smell of fresh bread.

27. What is the California builder’s story intended to prove?

A. The house structure is a key factor customers consider.

B. The more costly the house is, the better it sells.

C. An ocean view is much to the customers’ taste.

D. A good first impression increases sales.

28. What is the main purpose of the passage?

A. To explain how businesses turn people into their customers.

B. To introduce how businesses have grown from the past.

C. To report researches on customer behavior.

D. To show dishonest business practices.

C

Across Britain, burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers. But, according to a new study, we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year.

Mothers have long known that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work. Now, the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labors, they would earn as much as￡172,000 a year.

The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do, as well as the hours they are working, to determine the figure. This would make their yearly income ￡30,000 more than the Prime Minister earns.

By analyzing the numbers, it found the average mother works 119 hours a week, 40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate and 79 hours as overtime. After questioning 1,000 mothers with children under 18, it found that, on most days, mums started their routine work at 7 am and finished at around 11 pm.

To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labor, it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on, including housekeeper, part-time lawyer, personal trainer and entertainer. Being a part-time lawyer, at ￡48.98 an hour, would prove to be the most profitable of the “mum jibs”, with psychologist(心理学家) a close second.

It also asked mothers about the challenges they face, with 80 percent making emotional(情感的) demand as the hardest thing about motherhood.

Over a third of mums felt they needed more training and around half said they missed going out with friends.

The study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on Mother’s Day. The emotional, physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never-ending, but children are also sources of great joy and happiness. Investing(投入) in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent.

29. How much would a mother earn a year if working as the Prime Minister?

A.￡30,000. B.￡142,000.

C.￡172,000. D.￡202,000.

30. The biggest challenge for most mothers is from .

A. emotional demand B. low pay for work

C. heavy workload D. lack of training

31. What is stressed in the last paragraph?

A. Mothers’ importance shows in family