银川九中2016届高三第三次月考

英语试卷（本试卷满分150分）

命题人：李静

（注：班级、姓名、学号一律写在装订线以外规定的地方）

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。

What is the most probable relationship between the two speakers?

A.Mother and son. B.Lawyer and client. C.Dentist and patient.

What would the woman probably do ?

A.Call the police station. B.Get the wallet for the man .

C.Show the man her family pictures.

What do we learn from the conversation ?

A.The train seldom arrives on time. B.The schedule has been misprinted.

C.The speakers arrived at the station late.

Why does the woman come back late?

A.She goes home for lunch. B.She spends her time shopping.

C.She doesn’t wake up in time.

What do you learn about the woman?

A.She is going over her accounts. B.She will be there for only a few days.

C.She is excited about the trip.

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7题。

When did the man park the car this morning?

A.Before 7:00 a.m. B.At 9:30 a.m. C.After 10:00 a.m.

Why was the man’s car taken away?

A.Because he didn’t lock his car. C.Because he broke a certain traffic rule.

C.Because he parked his car in the middle of the street.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

How did the man go to the countryside?

A.On foot. B.By car. C.By bike.

Where did the man have his lunch?

A.On the way to the lake. B.On the mountain. C.In the village.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

Where are the two speakers talking?

A.On the telephone. B.In the school. C. In the factory.

When are the students going on the trip?

A.At once. B.Tomorrow. C. Next week.

How many students are going on the trip?

A.All in the school. B.All in class. C.Only five.

听第9段材料，回答第13 至16题。

Why are fast -food restaurants very popular in the USA?

A.Because of their food, service and prices. B.Because of their famous owners.

C.Because of their employees.

How many McDonald’s were there in the world by 1982?

A.7,063. B.1,960. C.1,283.

What do we know about McDonald’s according to the conversation?

A.The customers are polite. B.The employees are hard-working.

C.The toilets there are clean.

Who is the owner of McDonald’s now?

A.Richard McDonald. B.Richard and Maurice McDonald. C.Ray Kroc.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

Where was the cottage Mr Finch bought after he retired?

A.On top of a hill. B.Near the sea. C.Near a village.

When was Mr Finch’s cottage built?

A.In the 6th century. B.In the 15th century. C.In the 16th century.

19.Why did the tourists come to see Mr Finch’s cottage?

A.Because it was in a seaside town. B.Because it was the only cottage there.

C.Because the design of it was attractive.

Why did Mr Finch buy another house?

A.To have some peace. B.To welcome more visitors. C.To earn more money.

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。

A

Greco-Roman Festival

Friday, April 28th!

As a member of the group,

you will take part in at least

one of the following activities.



Activity I: Compete in an Olympic event

Sign up with your English teacher, and remember space is limited for each event. See the following list:

● Hercules Throw — Throw a football through a hoop (铁环) 20 feet away.

● Three-Headed Race — Three people line up with touching legs tied. Then they run the distance of the gym.

● Toga-Barrow Race —This is like a wheelbarrow race while wearing your toga (宽外袍). (Runners hold their partners’ feet while they walk on hands.)

Activity II: Make Greek or Roman food

Mrs. Jones has a list of recipes (食谱) from ancient Greece and Rome. Remember to give the food you make a unique name. For example, call your chocolate cake Zeus’s Delight.

Activity III: Create a work of art for the museum

Be sure your artwork reflects ancient Greek or Roman culture. Artwork may include sculptures, paintings, drawings or models. The museum is a great place to show off your artistic talent.

Activity IV: Perform an original play, song, or dance for the talent show

Rewrite your favorite Greek myth (神话) using modern language, or change the words of a popular song to tell a Greek or Roman tale. Gather your creative energy and send your ideas to your English teacher for approval.

Activity V: Come to the Toga-Tying party

Since the ancient Greeks should inspire your dressing for the event, feel free to attend the festival in a toga. Learn to tie your toga. Thursday, April 27th. After school in the gym.

Group

Number

1:00 pm -1:25 pm

1:30 pm -1:55 pm

2:00 pm -2:25 pm

2:30 pm -3:30 pm



I

Activity I; Place: Gym

Activity III; Place: Library

Activity II; Place: Cafeteria

Activity IV; Place: Library

?

All teams! Hurry!

?

No seats reserved.



II

Activity II; Place: Cafeteria

Activity I; Place: Gym

Activity III; Place: Library





III

Activity III; Place: Library

Activity II; Place: Cafeteria

Activity I; Place: Gym





21. We can learn from Activity I that _____.

A. players wear a toga for the football throw B. different physical competitions are offered

C. Mrs. Jones is the judge of the competitions D. skills in throwing are needed in these games

22. Which piece of art would be shown in the museum?

A. A painting of ancient Chinese coins. B. A drawing of ancient Greek buildings.

C. A sculpture of an ancient Indian athlete. D. A model of an ancient Egyptian sculpture.

23. Right after showing the artwork, Group II may go to _____.

A. make Greek or Roman food B. compete in Olympic events

C. perform at the talent show D. join the Toga-Tying party

24. The text is most probably _____.

A. a poster for school activities B. a want ad for student volunteers

C. an introduction to the Greco-Roman Festival

D. a notice about arrangements for Olympic events

B

“Your first home,” Laurence Yep wrote in his book, The Lost Garden, “will always be the one that you remember best. I have been away from it for over twenty years, but I still go back in my dreams.” For Yep, whose father came from China, home was an apartment and the family grocery store in a neighborhood of San Francisco. It was there that he learned about patience, hard work, and getting along with neighbors.

Mr. Brown, Laurence Yep’s high school English teacher, often set high goals for his students. He was the first person to encourage Yep to write. The experience of that class changed the direction of Yep’s life. At the age of 18 Yep published his first short story, a sci-fi fantasy. He has since written many books and many kinds of books. He has retold Chinese folk stories and written for the theater. In nearly all these varied works, Yep, who is married to the children’s book author Joanne Ryder, has returned to questions he has been asking himself since childhood: What does it mean to be Chinese and American? Can one who belongs to two cultures ever feel at home anywhere?

When asked, “How has being of a Chinese by origin been important to you?” Laurence Yep replied, “As a child I wanted to be as American as possible. Then, in my early twenties, I became very interested in my Chinese roots. For years after that, I thought that my function as a Chinese American writer was to act as a bridge between two cultures. Now, though, I am not so sure that it is possible to join them together. Compared with Asian culture, American culture pays more attention to individuals and competition. The two cultures pull in opposite directions. So I see myself now as someone who will always be on the border between two cultures. That works to my benefit as a writer because not quite fitting in helps me be a better observer.”

25. According to Paragraph 1, Laurence Yep _____.

A. misses his first home very much B. goes back to China from time to time

C. moved to San Francisco at an early age D. once worked part-time at a grocery store

26. We may infer from Paragraph 2 that Mr. Brown _____.

A. asked Laurence Yep to be a good observer B. taught Laurence Yep the value of patience

C. helped Laurence Yep finish his first book D. had high expectations of Laurence Yep

27. The last paragraph is mainly about Laurence Yep’s _____.

A. childhood memories B. varied writing styles

C. view of the two cultures D. relationship with his family

28. Which of the following best describes Laurence Yep’s attitude to life?

A. Learn to accept your own differences. B. Put the needs of others ahead of your own.

C. Work hard and you will receive many benefits.

D. Challenge others as you would wish to be challenged.

C

You may have never heard of Lanthanum, Cerium or Neodymium, but these elements (元素) and others known as “rare earth” play a major role in modern technology. They can actually be found in many places on the earth, but not in quantities that can be mined. Only a few countries — China, America, India, Australia, Brazil and Malaysia have any that can be mined enough to be traded.

Even though some of these elements such as Cerium are as abundant as Copper, they are not found in concentrated amounts on the earth’s surface. They are often mixed together with other metals, which makes extraction (提取) of these elements an expensive and an environmentally messy process. It was due to this reason that the term “rare earth” was invented.

Rare earth metals are used widely in our life. Rechargeable car batteries, computers, iPhones, DVD players, computer monitors, televisions, lighting, lasers, glass polishing, and superconductors all use quantities of rare earth metals. Also, with the advancement in “green” technology like solar panels, thes