1、-1-2017 年重庆一中高 2018 级高三第一次定时练习英语试题本试卷分第卷(选择题)和第卷(非选择题)两部分,满分 150 分.考试用时 120 分钟.第卷(三部分,共 100 分)第一部分:听力理解(共两节,20 小题;每小题 15 分,满分 30 分)第一节 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.What does the woman want to do?A.Rent a car.B.Get a license.C.
2、Change a card.2.Whom does the woman suggest the man speak to?A.Mr.Brown.B.Mr.Smith.C.Mrs.Brown.3.Whats wrong with the woman?A.She locked herself in the apartment.B.She forgot to change her lock.C.She couldnt find herkeys.4.When was James plane supposed to arrive?A.At 1:50.B.At 2:10.C.At 2:45.5.What
3、does the woman say about the meeting?A.It will begin as scheduled.B.It is brought forward.C.It has been canceled.第二节 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。听下面一段对话,回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。6.What is the woman weak in?A.Rea
4、ding in French.B.Writing in Spanish.C.Speaking in Spanish.7.Why does the woman talk to the man?A.To apply for a job.B.To discuss her studies.C.To choose a language course.听下面一段对话,回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。-2-8.What does the woman want to find out?A.The way to get to the airport.B.The work hours of the bus com
5、pany.C.The timetable of the bus to the airport.9.What is the correct telephone number?A.350-686-4700.B.350-688-4700.C.350-886-4700.听下面一段对话,回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。10.What is the weather like now?A.Warm.B.Cool.C.Cold.11.Where does the man expect to go this afternoon?A.The seaside.B.His office.C.A clothes s
6、tore.12.What does the woman advise the man to do?A.Carry four sets of clothes.B.Drop the idea of leaving.C.Go somewhere warm.听下面一段对话,回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。13.Where does the conversation take place?A.In the mans flat.B.In a restaurant.C.At a garage.14.What does the man say about his lateness?A.He had a c
7、ar problem.B.He lost his cellphone.C.He left home late.15.What day is it today?A.Friday.B.Saturday.C.Sunday.16.What do we know about the man?A.He is always late.B.He was lucky.C.He told a lie.听下面一段独白,回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。17.Whats the speaker?A.A photographer.B.A tour guide.C.A wildlife.18.What was the
8、speaker most excited about in Africa?A.Meeting interesting people.B.Seeing wild animals.C.Tasting new foods.19.Which country has the speaker visited?A.Spain.B.Ireland.C.New Zealand.20.What does the speaker think of traveling?-3-A.Tiring and time-wasting.B.Relaxing and cheap.C.Expensive but enjoyable
9、.第二部分:阅读理解第一节(15 小题,第二节 5 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 40 分)AIf you are a fruit grower or would like to become one take advantage of Apple Day to seewhats around.Its called Apple Day but in practice its more like Apple Month.The day itself is onOctober 21,but since it has caught on,events now spread out over most
10、of October around Britain.Visiting an apple event is a good chance to see,and often taste,a wide variety of apples.Topeople who are used to the limited choice of apples such as Golden Delicious and Royal Gala insupermarkets,it can be quite an eye opener to see the range of classical apples still in
11、existence,suchas Decio which was grown by the Romans.Although it doesnt taste of anything special,its stillworth a try,as is the knobbly(多疙瘩的)Cats Head which is more of a curiosity than anything else.There are also varieties developed to suit specific local conditions.One of the very bestvarieties f
12、or eating quality is Orleans Reinette,but youll need a warm,sheltered place with perfectsoil to grow it,so its a pipe dream for most apple lovers who fall for it.At the events,you can meet expert growers and discuss which ones will best suit yourconditions,and because these are family affairs,childr
13、en are well catered for with apple-themed funand games.Apple Days are being held at all sorts of places with an interest in fruit,including statelygardens and commercial orchards(果园).If you want to have a real orchard experience,try visitingthe National Fruit Collection at Brogdale,near Faversham in
14、 Kent.21.What can people do at the apple events?A.Attend experts lectures.B.Visit fruit-loving families.C.Plant fruit trees in an orchard.D.Taste many kinds of apples.22.What can we learn about Decio?A.It is a new variety.B.It has a strange look.C.It is rarely seen now.D.It has a special taste.23.Wh
15、at does the underlined phrase a pipe dream in Paragraph 3 mean?A.A practical idea.B.A vain(徒劳)hope.C.A brilliant plan.D.A selfish desire.-4-24.What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A.To show how to grow apples.B.To introduce an apple festival.C.To help people select apples.D.To promote app
16、le research.BYour house may have an effect on your figure.Experts say the way you design your home couldplay a role in whether you pack on the pounds or keep them off.You can make your environmentwork for you instead of against you.Here are some ways to turn your home into part of your dietplan.Open
17、 the curtains and turn up the lights.Dark environments are more likely to encourageovereating,for people are often less self-conscious(难为情)when theyre in poorly lit places andso more likely to eat lots of food.If your home doesnt have enough window light,get more lampsand flood the place with bright
18、ness.Mind the colors.Research suggests warm colors fuel our appetites.In one study,people who atemeals in a blue room consumed 33 percent less than those in a yellow or red room.Warm colors likeyellow make food appear more appetizing,while cold colors make us feel less hungry.So when itstime to repa
19、int,go blue.Dont forget the clock or the radio.People who eat slowly tend to consume about 70 fewercalories(卡路里)per meal than those who rush through their meals.Begin keeping track of the time,and try to make dinner last at least 30 minutes.And while youre at it,actually sit down to eat.If youneed s
20、ome help slowing down,turn on relaxing music.It makes you less likely to rush through ameal.Downsize the dishes.Big serving bowls and plates can easily make us fat.We eat about 22percent more when using a 12-inch plate instead of a 10-inch plate.When we choose a large spoonover a smaller one,total i
21、ntake(摄入)jumps by 14 percent.And well pour about 30 percent moreliquid into a short,wide glass than a tall,skinny glass.25.The text is especially helpful for those who care about _.A.their home comfortsB.their body shapeC.house buyingD.healthy diets26.A home environment in blue can help people _.A.d
22、igest food betterB.reduce food intake-5-C.burn more caloriesD.regain their appetites27.What are people advised to do at mealtimes?A.Eat quickly.B.Play fast music.C.Use smaller spoons.D.Turn down the lights.28.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.Is Your House Making You Fat?B.Ways of Serving
23、DinnerC.Effects of Self-ConsciousnessD.Is Your Home Environment Relaxing?COne of the latest trends(趋势)in American childcare is Chinese au pairs.Au Pair in Stamford,Conn.,for example,has got increasing numbers of requests for Chinese au pairs from zero to around4,000 since 2004.And thats true all acr
24、oss the country.I thought it would be very useful for him to learn Chinese at an early age,Joseph Stocke,themanaging director of a company,says of his 2-year-old son.I would at least like to give him thechance to use the language in the future.After only six months of being cared for by a 25-year-ol
25、dwoman from China,the boy can already understand basic Chinese daily expressions,his dad says.Li Drake,a Chinese native raising two children in Minnesota with an American husband,hadanother reason for looking for an au pair from China:She didnt want her children to miss out ontheir roots.Because I a
26、m Chinese,my husband and I wanted the children to keep exposed to(接触)the language and culture,she says.Staying with a native speaker is better for children than simply sitting in a classroom,saysSuzanne Flynn,a professor in language education of children.But parents must understand that justone year
27、 with an au pair is unlikely to produce wonders.Complete mastery demands continuedlearning until the age of 10 or 12.The popularity of au pairs from China has been strengthened by the increasing numbers ofAmerican parents who want their children to learn Chinese.It is expected that American demand f
28、orau pairs will continue to rise in the next few years.29.What does the term au pair in the text mean?A.A mother raising her children on her own.B.A child learning a foreign language at-6-home.C.A professor in language education of children.D.A young foreign woman taking care ofchildren.30.Li Drake
29、has her children study Chinese because she wants them.A.to live in China some dayB.to speak the language at homeC.to catch up with other childrenD.to learn about the Chinese culture31.What can we infer from the text?A.Learning Chinese is becoming popular in America.B.Educated women do better in look
30、ing after children.C.Chinese au pairs need to improve their English skills.D.Children can learn a foreign language well in six months.DWhy do Americans struggle with watching their weight,while the French,who consume richfood,continue to stay thin?Now a research by Cornell University suggests how li
31、festyle anddecisions about eating may affect weight.Researchers conclude that the French tend to stop eatingwhen they feel full.However,Americans tend to stop when their plate is empty or their favorite TVshow is over.According to Dr.Joseph Mercola,a health expert,the French see eating as an importa
32、nt part oftheir lifestyle.They enjoy food and therefore spend a fairly long time at the table,while Americanssee eating as something to be squeezed between the other daily activities.Mercola believesAmericans lose the ability to sense when they are actually full.So they keep eating long after theFre
33、nch would have stopped.In addition,he points out that Americans drive to huge supermarkets tobuy canned and frozen foods for the week.The French,instead,tend to shop daily,walking to smallshops and farmersmarkets where they have a choice of fresh fruits,vegetables,and eggs as well ashigh-quality mea
34、ts for each meal.After a visit to the United States,Mireille Guiliano,author of French Women Dont GetFat,decided to write about the importance of knowing when to stop rather than suggesting how toavoid food.Today she continues to stay slim and rarely goes to the gym.In spite of all these differences
35、,evidence shows that recent lifestyle changes may be affectingFrench eating habits.Today the rate of obesity or extreme overweight among adults is only-7-6 .However,as American fast food gains acceptance and the young reject older traditions,theobesity rate among French children has reached 17 and i
36、s growing.321.In what way are the French different from Americans according to Dr.Joseph Mercola?A.They go shopping at supermarkets more frequently.B.They squeeze eating between the other daily activities.C.They regard eating as a key part of their lifestyle.D.They usually eat too much canned and fr
37、ozen food.33.This text is mainly about the relationship between_.A.Americans and the FrenchB.lifestyle and obesityC.children and adultsD.fast food and overweight34.This text is mainly developed_.A.by contrastB.by spaceC.by processD.by classification35.Where does this text probably come from?A.A TV i
38、nterview.B.A food advertisement.C.A health report.D.A book review.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。Tips for Cooking on a Tight ScheduleFrom my experience,there are three main reasons why people dont cook more often:ability,money,and time.36Money is a topic Ill save
39、 for another day.So today I want to give yousome wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen.Here are three tipsfor great cooking on a tight schedule:1.Think ahead.The moments when I think cooking is a pain are when Im already hungry andtheres nothing ready to eat.So think
40、 ahead of the coming week.When will you have time to cook?Do you have the right materials already?372.Make your time worth it.When you do find time to cook a meal,make the most of it and saveyourself time later on.Are you making one loaf of bread?38It takes around the same amountof time to make more
41、 of something.So save yourself the effort for a future meal.-8-3.39This may surprise you,but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your timeis experimentation.It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes that can work well withyour appetite and schedule.The more you learn and t
42、he more you try,the more ability you have totake control of your food and your schedule.Hopefully that gives you a good start.40And dont let a busy schedule discourage youfrom making some great changes in the way you eat and live!A.Try new things.B.Ability is easily improved.C.Make three or four ins
43、tead.D.Understand your food better.E.Cooking is a burden for many people.F.Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden.G.A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work later on.第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分 45 分)第一节 完形填空(共 20 小题;每小题 15 分,满分 30 分)One night,when I was eight,my mother gently a
44、sked me a question I would never forget.Sweetie,my company wants to41me but needs me to work in Brazil.This is like your teachertelling you that youve done42and allowing you to skip a grade(跳级),but youll have to 43your friends.Would you say yes to your teacher?She gave me a hug and asked me to think
45、 about it.I was puzzled.The question kept me44for the rest of the night.I had said yes but for thefirst time,I realized the45decisions adults had to make.For almost four years,my mother would call us from Brazil every day.Every evening Id46wait for the phone to ring and then tell her every detail of
46、 my day.A phone call,however,couldnever replace her47and it was difficult not to feel lonely at times.During my fourth-grade Christmas break,we flew to Rio to visit her.Looking at her large48apartment,I became49how lonely my mother must have been in Brazil herself.It was then50I started to appreciat
47、e the tough choices she had to make on51family and work.52difficultdecisions,she used to tell me,you wouldnt know whether you made the right choice,but you couldalways make the best out of the situation,with passion and a53attitude.Back home,I54myself that what my mother could do,I could,too.If she5
48、5to live in-9-Rio all by herself,I,too,could learn to be56.I learnt how to take care of myself and set highbut achievable57.My mother is now back with us.But I will never forget what the58has really taught me.Sacrifices59in the end.The separation between us has proved to be a60for me.41.A.attractB.p
49、romoteC.surpriseD.praise42.A.littleB.muchC.wellD.wrong43.A.leaveB.refuseC.contactD.forgive44.A.explainingB.sleepingC.wonderingD.regretting45.A.poorB.timelyC.finalD.tough46.A.eagerlyB.politelyC.nervouslyD.curiously47.A.patienceB.presenceC.intelligenceD.influence48.A.comfortableB.expensiveC.emptyD.mod
50、ern49.A.interested inB.aware ofC.doubtful aboutD.satisfied with50.A.whenB.whereC.whichD.that51.A.abandoningB.balancingC.comparingD.mixing52.A.Depending onB.Supplied withC.Faced withD.Insisting on53.A.differentB.friendlyC.positiveD.general54.A.criticizedB.informedC.warnedD.reminded55.A.managedB.offer
51、edC.attemptedD.expected56.A.gratefulB.energeticC.independentD.practical57.A.examplesB.limitsC.rulesD.goals58.A.questionB.experienceC.historyD.occasion59.A.pay offB.come backC.run outD.turn up60.A.blessingB.gatheringC.failureD.pleasure第卷第二节 语法填空(共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 15 分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填人适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内
52、单词的正确形式。Mary will never forget the first time she saw him.He suddenly appeared in class one day,61(wear)sun glasses.He walked in as if he62(buy)the school.And the word quickly got around-10-that he was from New York City.For some reason he sat beside Mary.Mary felt63(please),because there were many
53、emptyseats in the room.But she quickly realized that it wasnt her,it was probably the fact that she sat in64last row.65he thought he could escape attention by sitting at the back,he was wrong.It might havemade it a little66(hard)for everybody because it meant they had to turn around,but that didntst
54、op the kids in the class.Of course whenever they turned to look at him,they had to look at Mary,67made her feel like a star.Do you need those glasses for medical reasons?the teacher asked.The new boy shook hishead.Then Id appreciate it if you didnt wear them in class.I like to look at your eyes when
55、 Imspeaking to you.The new boy looked at the teacher68a few seconds and all the other studentswondered69the boy would do.Then he took70off,gave a big smile and said,Thats cool.第四部分写作(共两节,满分 35 分)第一节短文改错(共 10 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 10 分)注意:1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2只允许修改 10 处,多者(从第 11 处起)不计分。Dear Diana,Thank you for th
56、e lovely day we have with you.It was so kind for you to let us bring Annesfriend,Gina.Unfortunate,the only problem was the journey home.There had been a terribleaccident on the highway and,for a result,there was a long line of traffic for at least six mile.In theend,we drove to a service station and
57、 waited there unless the road was clear.In the car park hereGina nearly got knocked over as car drove out far too quickly from behind a lorry.They finallydropped Gina off at her parents and made our own way to home.Much love,Fiona第二节:书面表达(满分 25 分)一家英语报社向中学生征文,主题是十年后的我。请根据下列要点和你的畅想完成短文。1家庭;2工作;-11-3业余生活。注意:1词数 100 左右;2可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3开头语已为你写好。I often imagine what my life will be like in the future.