河南省豫南九校2018届高三下学期第一次联考(英语).doc

河南省豫南九校2018届高三下学期第一次联考
英 语
（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分）
注意事项：
1.本试卷由四个部分组成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。
2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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. How much did the man pay for the cap?
A. Ten dollars. B. Forty dollars. C. Fifty dollars.
2. Where is the man going to plant the tree?
A. By the front door. B. At the other end of the garden. C. At the back of the garage.
3. What did the man mean?
A. He quite agreed with the woman. B. He enjoyed the lecture the whole time.
C. The lecture was more than one hour long.
4. What does the man really want to do?
A. To read the advertisement. B. To meet the manager. C. To take the job.
5. What's the time now?
A. 8：30. B. 9：00. C. 8：00.
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。
6. Why does the man make his phone call?
A. To buy a table. B. To reserve a table. C. To sell a table.
7. At what time does Mr. Miller want to go?
A. At7：00. B. At9：00. C. At8：00.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. Where is Mr. Brown?
A. He is in the Sales Department. B. He is having a meeting. C. He is busy.
9. What is Mr. Peterson's telephone number?
A. 1300-621-7865. B. 1300-612-7685. C. 1360-620-7568.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. How long has Art been retired?
A. About twelve years. B. About five years. C. About eight years.
11. What did Art do?
A. He was a golfer. B. He was a businessman. C. He was a painter.
12. What does Art like doing most now?
A. Play golf. B. Paint pictures. C. Make glass.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where does the man want to go?
A. Tokyo Subway Station. B. Tokyo Art Museum. C. Tokyo Tower.
14. How much is the train fare?
A. 130 yen. B. 140 yen. C. 150 yen.
15. Where should the man get on the train?
A. Platform number 3. B. Platform number 4. C. Platform number 5.
16. How often does the train come?
A. About every five minutes. B. About every six minutes.
C. About every seven minutes.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the name of the course?
A. Intercultural Commerce. B. Interaction in Communication.
C. Intercultural Communication.
18. What time does the class meet?
A. 3：05p.m. to 4：15p.m. B. 3：15p.m. to 4：50p.m. C. 3：50p.m. to 4：50p.m.
19. On average, how often will the class meet in the research lab during the last part of the course?
A. Twice a month. B. Once a month. C. Three times a month.
20. Which item was NOT mentioned as part of determining a student's final grade in the class?
A. Participation. B. A research project. C. Performance in class.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，40分）
第一节（共15小题：每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Take a trip to one of London's theme parks for an adrenaline-packed day out. From thrilling rides through history, to wild animals - both mythical and real - London's theme parks offer great entertainment for families and groups.
Unlike most London attractions, some amusement parks aren't in central London, but are easily reached by train, coach or car.
Chessington World of Adventures
Whether it's adrenaline - pumping rides, wild animals or underwater adventures you're after, Chessington delivers. There are three main sections: the Theme Park has 10 themed lands with more than 40 rides and attractions including roller coasters, dodgems and rides suitable for younger children. Chessington Zoo houses 1, 000 animals including tigers, lions, giraffes, penguins and a petting zoo.
Shrek’ s Adventure
Board the Dreamworks. Tour Bus for a 4D experience with cheeky Donkey as your guide. You'll be taken through 10 live, fairy – tale - themed shows including Shrek's Swamp and a mirror maze（迷宫）. Suitable for all ages, but particularly those aged 6 to 12 years old.
London Dungeon
Take a scary but humorous 90-minute journey through 1, 000 years of London's history at the ever - popular London Dungeon. There are 18 interactive shows with 20 live theatre actors and two rides to guide you through the city's murky past. Walk the Whitechapel Maze with Jack the Ripper, visit a medieval torture chamber, and be careful not to lose your head on The Tyrant boat ride with King Henry VⅢ!
KidZania
Set your imagination free at KidZania at Westfield London - the new role – playing park for children that's taking the world by storm. A child-size city complete with shops and locations including a fire station, a bank and a theatre stage where children can role - play around 60 different jobs and professions, KidZania aims to teach life skills such as financial literacy, teamwork and independence.
21. If vistors want to enjoy the excitement of roller coasters, they can go to ___.
A. KidZania B. Shrek's Adventure
C. London Dungeon D. Chessington World of Adventures
22. Who might be most likely interested in London Dungeon?
A. Students studying history. B. Underwater adventurers
C. Police officers. D. Animal lovers.
23. Where does this text probably come from?
A. A science textbook. B. A news report.
C. A travel guidebook. D. A geography magazine.
B
Many of us have reached in our pockets, feeling a vibration （振动）, wrongly believing our mobile phones have just rung. The phenomenon even has a name: 'phantom vibration syndrome' -and found it is surprisingly common.
Now scientists believe that we are so alert（警觉） for phone calls and messages we are misinterpreting slight muscle spasms （痉挛） as proof of a call. Robert Rosenberger, an assistant professor at the Georgia Tech Institute of Technology has studied the delusional calls. He said sufferers describe a vague tingling feeling which they think is their mobile phone indicating it has received a text message or call while on ‘silent’. But when the device is retrieved, there was no one on the other end.
Dr. Rosenberger said "I find so many people say, ‘This happens to me, but I thought I was the only one. I thought I was odd. "It seems that the syndrome particularly affects people at the beck and call of mobile phones or pagers. A 2010 study by Michael Rothberg and colleagues found that nearly 70 per cent of doctors at a hospital in Massachusetts suffered phantom vibrations. A more recent study of US college students found the figure was as high as 90 per cent.
While the odd feeling is widespread, it does not seem to be considered a grave problem. Dr. Rosenberger said: "it's not actually a syndrome in a technical sense. That's just the name that's got stuck to it." He added: " Only 2 per cent of people consider it a problem.”
While widespread, the scientific community has not yet invested much effort in getting to the bottom of why we suffer phantom calls.
Dr. Rosenberger said: "People are guessing it has something to do with nervous energy. The cognitive （认知的） scientists are talking about brain chemistry, cognitive pathways changing. But it's not like they have brain scans to go on." He said: "We have a phone call in our pocket all the time and it becomes sort of an extension of ourselves. We have this sort of readiness to experience a call. We feel something and we think, OK, that could be a call.”
24. Why do some people mistake slight muscle spasms for a call?
A. They all have a vivid imagination.
B. They are sensitive to calls and messages.
C. There are few calls and messages in their life.
D. Slight muscle spasms affect them more than other people
25. Which of the following are more likely to have phantom vibration syndrome than others?
A. Doctors. B. University professors.
C. College students. D. The cognitive scientists.
26. In Dr. Rosenberger's opinion, phantom vibration syndrome ___.
A. isn't a kind of disease actually B. is considered a problem by most people
C. is a serious problem ignored by people D. has something to do with brain chemistry
27. What does the text mainly talk about?
A. Most people have phantom vibration syndrome.
B. How to keep away from phantom vibration syndrome.
C. How to reduce phantom phone vibrations.
D. People care too much about phantom phone vibrations
C
Sometimes, you just can't help it Maybe you're watching a sad movie, or thinking about the friend who moved away. Next thing you know, you feel pressure in your throat, your eyes are watering, and you have tears running down your cheeks.
According to Ad Vingerhoets, a professor of psychology at Tilburg University, in the Netherlands, who is one of the few scientists in the world who have studied crying, there are three types of tears. Basal tears are the first type. They act as a protective barrier between the eye and the rest of the World. Next are reflex tears. They wash your eyes clean when something gets in them. Finally, there are emotional tears. “These are released in response to emotional states,” explains Vingerhoets.
Scientists believe crying has something to do with how humans developed and learned to depend on each other. “Humans are very complex social creatures,” says Lauren Bylsma, a professor at the University of Pittsburgh, in Pennsylvania. "It seems that tears serve to arouse help and support from others,” She says.
Vingerhoets agrees, I think that the reason why humans shed tears（流眼泪）has something to do with our childhood, " he says. "that's the time when we are still dependent on adults for love and protection and care. The major advantage of emotional tears is that you can target them at a specific person. “Vingerhoets says this ability could have come in handy in prehistoric times, when humans were living among dangerous animals. Tears were a safer way to get attention. "In this case, it is better to use a silent signal to ask for help, "he says.
Vingerhoets and Byhma do frequent studies to better understand why humans cry. According to Byhma, there is still much more to discover. "It's surprising, "she says, "how much we still don't know.”
28. In the scientists opinion, crying is ___.
A. a sign of human evolution B. a result of human kindness
C. a cause of personal growth D. a means of relying on each other
29. The underlined phrase "this ability" in the last paragraph refers to the ability to ___.
A. seek help wisely B. aim tears at someone
C. cry emotionally D. appeal to other people
30. From the text, we learn that Ad Vingerhoets and Lauren Bylsma ___.
A. hold different opinions about the causes of tears
B. think positively of the effects of tears
C. are working together to study tears
D. have learned enough about tears
31. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A. The types of tears B. The components of tears
C. The science of tears D. The opinions about tears
D
My dream of working in a flower shop had its roots in my grandmother's garden, always in bloom, where I made bunches with whatever I could get my hands on. However, I wasn't prepared for the people. Their stories impressed me long after I locked up for the night.
I always enjoyed reading the messages that went along with each bunch. Most were what you would expect, plenty of“ I Love You3”and“ Get Well Soon.” We got "Happy Birthday, " "Happy Anniversary" and "Thinking of You" requests that phone messages were written in shorthand: H.B., H.A., T.O.Y.
I would laugh at messages that seemed too sugary or boring, and it disheartened me when customers asked what their sympathy card should say. But I also understood that finding the right words can be a monumental task and that sometimes those words just happen to be the same ones everyone else is using.
I have sold flowers to single men and women; to color-blind fathers shopping with their precocious daughters, to new parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, to engaged 20 - somethings and couples celebrating 50 years. I've given flowers to homeless men who have in turn given them to pretty girls in summer dresses. People buy flowers when they’re in love, in trouble, drunk, devastated, excited and sometimes for no obvious reason.
I took photos of card messages and told my favorite shop stories to co-workers, family and friends, but still so much has gotten away, Precious moments made all the more precious by the fact that they have already come and gone. Now I gauge months by what's in season： sunflowers in July, dahlias （大丽花）in August, roses and maple in October, pine in December, hyacinth（风信子） in March.
A favorite of mine is tulip magnolia（紫玉兰）, the way the buds（花蕾） break into flowers and the flowers into many colors on lawns, all in a matter of weeks while it's snowing cherry blossoms. How surprisingly beautiful the life of flowers can be.
32. Why did the author like reading the messages going with the bunches?
A. They conveyed friendship, love and best wishes.
B. They reminded the author of his past.
C. They were sugary and the author found them funny.
D. They helped to attract customers to buy flowers.
33. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?
A. The messages were boring because of repetitions.
B. The author likes tulip magnolia because of its growing place.
C. The author found it depressing to talk about sympathy cards.
D. The author learned a lot in her grandmother's garden.
34. What does the underlined word "gauge" probably mean in Paragraph 5?
A. Spend. B. Forget. C. Arrange. D. Measure.
35. What does the author learn from the flower shop?
A. She understands that everyone has a favorite flower.
B. She learns that life is more beautiful with flowers.
C. She realizes that flowers sell well with message cards.
D. She finds out that message cards are worth cherishing.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
China has been the birthplace of many of the world's greatest inventions. It was, for example, the first country to produce paper money. Before the invention of paper money and coins, people used many different kinds of things for buying and selling. 36 This exchange of goods and services for other goods and services is called bartering.
37 In 1200 BC, people in China began to use shells（贝壳） as money. Usually the shells used as money were very small. This made it easier for people to carry money over long distances, and allowed for trade to develop between different parts of the country.
In the years which followed this invention, many other countries around the world began to do the same, 38
The next development was in 1000 BC, when China started making bronze and copper shells. It wasn't long before the Chinese made round coins out of metal. 39 By 500 BC, metal coins had begun to appear in countries like Persia and Greece, and later in the