2015—2016学年度第一学期南昌市八一中学

高三英语12月份月考试卷

　2015.12

第I卷

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称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 does the woman want to drink?

Tea. B. Coffee. C. Apple juice.

What are the speakers probably talking about?

A tour. B. A movie. C. A party.

What color is the woman’s purse?

White. B. Red. C. Yellow.

Where is the smell probably coming from?

The bedroom. B. The kitchen. C. The living room.

How will the man go home?

By air. B. By bus. C. By train.

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、7 题。

What do we know about the woman’s car?

A．It has been examined twice recently.

B．It has two worn-out tires.

C．It has got a new battery.

How much at most is the man willing to pay for the car?

$2,000. B. $2,200. C. $3,000.

听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。

Why does the woman make the complaint?

A．She can’t stay in a room facing the sea.

B．The toilet in her room doesn’t work.

C．The room isn’t the one she reserved.

What does the man promise to do ?

A．Change a room for the woman.

B．Clean the woman’s room right now.

C．Charge the woman half price.

听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。

What’s wrong with the woman?

A．She has gained a lot of weight.

B．She hasn’t been sleeping well.

C．She often feels hungry.

When did the woman stop taking the medicine?

A month ago. B. Three weeks ago. C. A week ago.

What does the man advise the woman to do?

Get more test. B. Get outdoors less. C. Take fewer sleeping pills.

听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。

What is the man doing?

A．Preparing for an English test.

B．Learning English on the Internet.

C．Writing an English composition.

Why is the man worried?

A．He can’t memorize words.

B．He can’t use expressions skillfully.

C．He can’t understand the grammar rules.

Who advised the woman to learn English on the Internet?

Her pen friend. B. Her teacher. C. Her classmates.

What will the woman do after the conversation?

Prepare for her Western culture class.

Teach the man to use an online classroom.

Go to the library to return some books.

听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。

What did Buster’s colleague buy him for his birthday?

Some flowers. B. Plenty of presents. C. A cake with candles.

How old was Buster when he started working for the company?

97. B. 80. C. 20.

Where did Buster grow up?

In France. B. In England. C. In Japan.

What do we know from the talk?

Buster works 20 hours each week for the company.

Buster served in the army in south London.

Buster was robbed last weekend in Japan.

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

A Closer Look at Smart Cities

Chicago, USA

Population: 2.7 million

To support a new smart electric grid(电网) in the city, 300,000 smart meters have been installed, and all Chicago residents will have one by 2017. When completed, the grid is expected to reduce energy waste and save customers US$170 million. Special computer software has helped reduce the city’s crime rate. The city’s open data portal has been used to build apps that tell citizens where to get a flu shot and alert them that their street is about to be swept, among other things.

Geneva, Switzerland

Population: 196,257

Geneva is testing a new electric bus system called the Tosa, a 133-person vehicle that does not require overhead electrical wires. At certain bus stops along its route, overhead high-speed charging stations deliver 400 kilowatts of power in less than 15 seconds. During a 10-month test of one bus line the Tosa traveled more than 8,000 miles and charged more than 4,200 times without major problems.

Hamburg, Germany

Population: 1.8 million

Hamburg is working to make its port smarter by improving traffic flow and the transportation of goods. The city is working to develop several pilot projects(实验项目)， including a system to manage the parking and loading of vehicle, as well as ways to make lighting more efficient, collect emissions data, and monitor railways with sensors. The city is also considering developing mobile GPS sensors to keep track of heavy machinery within the port.

London, England

Population: 8.4 million

The UK’s largest city is predicted to reach 10 million residents by 2030. TO prepare for this growth, Mayor Boris Johnson created a special board in 2013 to implement technology aimed at addressing anticipated issues with traffic, health care, waste management and energy. London’s goals --- to build a smart grid and cut transport emissions in half by 2020---are ambitious but build on earlier successes. The city has dealt with congestion(拥堵)by charging a fee for driving in central business areas during the busiest times of the day.

If you want to know where to get a flu shot, you can use__________.

Apps based on the city’s open data portal

a new smart electric grid

a new electric bus system

mobile GPS sensors

22. Where can you find a system to manage the parking and loading of vehicles?

In Chicago, USA. B. In Geneva, Switzerland.

C. In Hamburg, Germany. D. In London, England

23. What does the writer intend to tell us?

The judgment of a goal should be made free from prejudice.

Cities around the world are doing wonderful things with technology.

Big cities should take measures to protect the environment.

Vehicles have not only made our lives easier but also caused a lot of problems.

B

Fiji's tourism industry stakeholders have smiles on their faces as Fiji has been ranked amongst the world's top honeymoon destinations by popular wedding magazine Bride, local media reported Wednesday.

Bride, which has over 6.5 million readers per issue and is published 12 times a year, is the most widely read wedding magazine in the world.

According to the report, Fiji has been ranked number three behind Hawaii in top spot and French Polynesia at number two, after beating other top destinations like Italy, Bali, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Greece, Bahama's and France.

The Bride survey was conducted through the Signature Travel Network, a group of more than 6,000 top travel agents in North America. The A-list agents at the network have partnered to name the world's hottest islands, resorts, cities, hotels, and hideaways, making Fiji a hot spot destination.

Two of Fiji's resorts have made the top ten Bargain Hotels in the South Pacific, based on the Travellers Choice Hotel Awards 2011. They are Yasawa-based Nanuya Island Resort which has simply being termed "Paradise" and Nakia Resort & Dive on Fiji's garden island of Taveuni, which has been described as "absolutely Eco- friendly and amazing".

The winners are determined from ratings by over 20 million travelers from around the world. These ratings would leave a mark on Fiji being a place not to miss when tourists flock to the Pacific region for a holiday.

Meanwhile, Fiji's InterContinental Golf Resort & Spa has been recognized as the South Pacific's most luxurious resort. The honour came as part of DestinAsian's 2010 Luxe List, further strengthening the resort's reputation for delivering top of the line service and luxury.

24. According to the latest rank amongst the world's top honeymoon destinations, which of the following is RIGHT ?

A. Hawaii, Fiji, Polynesia, Bermuda B. Hawaii, Polynesia, Fiji, Italy

C. Fiji , Polynesia, Hawaii, Costa Rica D. Bali, Hawaii, Fiji, Polynesia

25. What do we know about Bride?

It is a wedding magazine and published 24 times a year.

It investigates more than 6,000 top travel agents in North America in order to make the rank .

It conducted the survey about the rank of top honeymoon destinations .

It reported the result of the rank on Wednesday.

26. Which of the following is WRONG about Fiji?

A. Fiji is made a hot spot destination.

B. Yasawa-based Nanuya Island Resort and Nakia Resort & Dive have made the top ten

Bargain Hotels in the South Pacific

C. It is a place not to miss when tourists flock to the Pacific region for a holiday

D. Fiji's InterContinental Golf Resort & Spa has been recognized as the South Pacific's

least luxurious resort.

27. The passage intends to____________.

A. to inform the readers of some information

B. to attract the tourists to travel in Fiji

C. to introduce the honeymoon destination--- Fiji

D. to give some travelling information to the guide

C

One of the most popular pets in the world，the Australian tree frog，is originally a native of Australia，though the pet trade has transported it far and wide．It has successfully adapted to New Zealand and the United States．It’s one of the largest members of its species and can reach up t0 10 centimetres in length．Their．1ife spans(寿命)are also longer than most of their frog cousins and can reach between16 t0 20 years in captivity．In the wild，their lives are smaller due to their natural enemies．

Their skin color ranges anything between light green and dark green，depending on the temperature of the place where they live and the co1or of the environment around where they live,as it’s supposed to make them difficult to be seen by their natural enemies．They come out only at night to hunt，feed and mate．During the day，they find dark，wet areas to sleep in．They aren’t seen at all during the winter．

As the Australian tree frog isn’t equipped with teeth．it cannot tear apart its prey(猎物)．It needs to feed on food that can fit in its mouth．Therefore its diet consists of insects，such as spiders，and flies，and small animals， such as other frogs，bats and sometimes even mice．For the smaller prey，they use their sticky tongues to shoot at the close range prey．For larger prey, they attack the