1、中原名校2016届高三上学期第三次月考英语试题注意事项： 1本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分； 2答第卷前，考生务必将条形码或自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上； 3每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在试卷上。第卷第一部分 听力（略）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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。APeople in Brazil mark Carnival（狂欢节）every year and i
2、t is considered to be one of the most important national holidays. It is not about a big moment in history or a famous person, but it is important for the people because it is a time of friendship, freedom, and many days without work. People can choose between parties and rest. Most people choose pa
3、rties, day after day, night after night.Carnival is celebrated forty days earlier than Easter, but it is not recognized by the church. It lasts four days and four nights. People put on their holiday clothes and go out into the streets or to clubs to enjoy themselves together.There are also some cele
4、bration activities. For instance, samba schools make a parade showing their music and beautiful cars. They are followed by people. Every year the parade tells a different story, and each city has one or more schools like this.In the south the celebration of Carnival comes back to normal by Wednesday
5、. The problem is that it is not recognized by the church in the northwest where the carnival is more traditional. There, people do not respect its end and continue to party until the next Sunday. Carnival is my favorite holiday, but I do not agree that the party should keep going. Like at other popu
6、lar parties, people drink, dance and have fun. Unfortunately, some people are not very responsible and give it a bad name, leaving a bad impression of this holiday, but it is the only national holiday that brings the whole country and its different people and cultures together.1. Which of the follow
7、ing statements is true?A. The carnival is the most interesting holiday in Brazil. B. The carnival is celebrated to honor a famous person. C. All of the people enjoy themselves in public places during the carnival. D. People do not need to work during the carnival in Brazil.2. From this passage, we c
8、an infer that the carnival _. A. is a favored holiday in Brazil B. has a religious origin C. is when people miss their ancestors D. is when people present gifts to each other3. We can learn from the passage that _. A. people prefer Carnival to Brazil B. the carnival helps people from different cultu
9、res understand each other better C. the carnival is only celebrated in the south of Brazil D. many schools make parades with the same theme during the carnival4. Whats the authors attitude to the carnival? A. Objective. B. Negative. C. Positive. D. Indifferent.BHello, everyone, welcome to toadys pre
10、sentation. Here we will introduce how we see the development of the motor car in the short to medium term ,and that is why we have invited all of you here today.To begin with, lets talk about power. It is clear that petrol-driven engines have no future. Already there are many alternative fuel vehicl
11、es on the market, powered by anything from solar power to natural gas. Some independent thinkers have even produced cars that run on vegetable oil. But as we all know, of all these alternative fuel vehicles, the most practical are electric vehicles. Sure, in the past electric vehicles had their prob
12、lems, namely, a limited driving range, and very few recharging points, which limited their use. Now, however, recent developments in electric vehicle technology mean they can match conventional petrol engines in terms of performance and safety. Lets not forget the electric vehicles are cleaner. Plus
13、, importantly, the power source is rechargeable, so this doesnt involve using any valuable resources.With the development of technology, very soon, cars will be linked to GPS satellites, so they will do all the driving for you. What controls remain for the users will be auto-based, so, for example,
14、youll just have to say “a bit warmer”, and the air conditioning will adjust automatically. Youll also be able to receive email, music and movies, all via an internet link. So just type in the destination you want, sit back, sleep, watch a movie, whatever.5. What is the presentation mainly about?A. A
15、dvice on the purchase of cars B. Information about the new green-fuel vehicles. C. Trends for the development of the motor car. D. Solutions to global fuel shortage.6. What used to restrict the use of electric vehicles? A. Limited driving range. B. Huge recharging expenses. C. The short life of batt
16、eries. D. The unaffordable high price.7. What does the speaker say about electric vehicles of today?A. They need to be further improved. B. They can easily switch to natural gas. C. They are more cost-effective than vehicles powered by solar energy. D. They can match conventional motor cars in perfo
17、rmance and safety.C According to researchers at Yale Universitys Infant（婴儿）Cognition Center, babies can actually tell good from evil, even as young as three months old. Puppets（木偶）are used to show good and bad behaviors. In one case, a puppet is trying hard to open a box. Another puppet, the “good”,
18、 helps it open the box, while another, the “bad” puppet, shuts the box on purpose. More than 80% of the time when the experiment is done, babies will choose the “good” puppet when presented with both puppets and given the chance to choose either one. Humans are both with a sense of good and evil, ac
19、cording to Paul Bloom, Yales Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology. “We are naturally moral beings, but our environment can improveor sadly, weakenthis inborn moral sense,” Bloom said. So now Im wondering if, during those months when I thought my babies had no idea of the world around the
20、m, I did anything I should not have done. Lyz Lenz, mom of a nearly three-year-old daughter and seven-month-old son, wonders the same thing. “After the birth of my daughter, I watched all of Damages, a TV show where Glenn Close plays an evil lawyer,” she said. Many women I talked with by e-mail or o
21、n Face book werent really surprised to learn theres much more going on in the brains of our littlest ones. Jessica McFadden, founder of the blog “A Parent in America” and mother of three, remembers when her daughter Alice was four years old. “She would babble （talk quickly in a way that is hard to u
22、nderstand） worriedly in front of the family photo hanging in our home,” said McFadden. The photo was taken before her daughter was born and included everyone in the familyexcept her.“She truly seemed put out that she was not in the picture! When the photo was replaced with a new one including her, s
23、he smiled and waved her hands and would happily look at it each time she passed it,” she said.8. Lenz seems to be worried that _. A. Damages might had a bad influence on her daughter B. she gave her children little time to watch TV shows C. she failed to teach her children about good and evil D. her
24、 children had no idea of the world around them9. What did McFadden probably think of Blooms findings?A. They came as no surprise. B. They needed to be proved. C. They were of very little importance. D. They would help babies learn to speak.10. The underlined phrase “put out” in the last paragraph ca
25、n be understood as _. A. proud B. nervous C. excited D. unhappy11. What is the main purpose of this text? A. To introduce a puppet game. B. To improve humans moral sense. C. To report and discuss a research result. D. To offer and share parenting experience.DScientists have never known for sure whet
26、her dinosaurs were warm-blooded animals, like mammals and birds, or cold-blooded, like reptiles and fish. A recent study shows that in fact many dinosaurs might not have belonged to either category but instead have fallen somewhere in the middle.Warm-blooded animals have bodies that are able to make
27、 their own heat. Their body temperatures stay about the same whether it is hot or cold outside. Cold-blooded animals can not make their own heat, so their body temperatures depend on how warm the outside temperature is. Warm-blooded animals have much more active lifestyles than cold-blooded ones.Whe
28、n scientists first discovered the bones of ancient dinosaurs in the 1800s, they were sure the huge creatures must have been slow. But as scientists found more bones of smaller, quicker dinosaurs, like Velociraptor, they realized that the creatures may have been much more active than they had thought
29、.A team of biologists began to examine. They knew that warm-blooded animals grow faster than cold-blooded ones. The researcher realized that they could determine whether a dinosaur had been warm-or cold-blooded by finding its growth rate.The scientists examine the growth rings in bones from 21 diffe
30、rent dinosaur species. The width of the growth rings showed how much the dinosaurs grew each year, much like the rings in the tree trunk do.“Our results showed that dinosaurs had growth rates that were actually not characteristic of warm-blooded or cold-blooded animals,” said Brian Enquist, a scient
31、ist on the research team. “They didnt act like mammals or birds, nor did they act like reptiles or fish.” Instead, dinosaurs fell somewhere in between. Scientists called the middle-of-the-road creatures “mesotherms”.Being mesotherms gave dinosaurs many advantages. They were faster and stronger than
32、reptiles that had to rely on the sun for warmth. Being somewhat cold-blooded had its benefits too. Cold-blooded animals bum energy more slowly. So they need much less food to live than warm-blooded animals. “It is doubtful that a lion size of T-rex could eat enough to survive,” explains John Grady,
33、another biologist on the research team. By being mesothermic, the dinosaurs could be both fast and big.12. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?A. The advantage of cold-blooded animals. B. The disadvantages of warm-blooded animals. C. The differences between warm-and cold-blooded animals. D. The advanta
34、ges of both warm-and cold-blooded animals.13. It can be inferred that mesotherms grow _. A. as slowly as cold-blooded animals B. as fast as warm-blooded animals C. slower than cold-blooded animals D. slower than warm-blooded animals14. A lion is mentioned in the last paragraph to stress that _. A. d
35、inonsaurs moved very fast B. dinonaurs are large animals C. dinosaurs needed less food to survive D. dinosaurs had to rely on the sun for warmth15. The text is mainly about _. A. how dinosaurs disappeared B. the growth areas of dinosaurs C. the appearance and behavior of dinosaurs D. if dinosaurs we
36、re warm-or cold-blooded animals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。 Most people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people, though, loneliness
37、can last for years. 16 The first kind of loneliness doesnt last long. This is the most common type. 17 The second kind is situational, it is a natural result of a particular situation. For example, family problem, the death of loved one, or moving to a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can
38、 cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year.The third kind of loneliness is the most serious. 18 People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others. Unfortunately, many of them think there
39、is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition.Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a persons social contacts. 19 _ For instance, our families give us emotional support, our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends share similar interests and acti
40、vities. However, psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more. They question their popularity. Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons: they are unhappy and unable to social
41、ize and there is a connection between habitual loneliness and serious illness such as heart disease, 20 A. we live in a big family and we love our family members. B. while temporary and situational loneliness can be a sad, and sometimes dangerous condition. C. It usually disappears quickly and does
42、not require any special attention. D. Psychologits are studying this complex phenomenon, and have identified three different types of loneliness. E. We depend on various people for different reasons. F. Unlike the first two types, it usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause. G. an
43、d temporary and situational loneliness also need to pay attention to.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分75分）第一节 完形填空（共40小题；每题15分，满分60分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A，B，C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。University was a new experience for me. I was 21 in a small seaside town in the south of England, and suddenly I was 22 tog
44、ether with people of my age from all over the country. People were speaking with a（n） 23 that I had only ever heard on TV, and sometimes using words that I had never heard before.I had only been at university for about a week when I 24 David Pitman, from Blackburn in the north of England. We 25 that
45、 we both played tennis, and arranged to meet up one afternoon for a 26 .I went to the sports hall at the 27 time, and went into the changing rooms. David was already there , and I could see that he wasnt very 28 . He was searching anxiously for something inside his bag. He looked up at me as I 29 .
46、“Ive 30 my keks,” he said. “you havent got any, have you?” 31 I had no idea what he was talking about. Tennis balls? Shorts? Trainers? What? I said: “Sorry?” David repeated: “Have you got any 32 keks with you?”Of course, I could have asked him what the word meant, 33 _ I was too embarrassed and didn
47、t want to offend him. David saw the 34 on my face, and said: “You knowkeks. Shorts. Tennis shorts.” Now I 35 what he wanted, and luckily, I did have a（n） 36 pair in my bag. I lent them to him, we 37 , and he won. Then we went to get a 38 . The woman at the canteen asked me what I wanted. “Id like a
48、Black Beauty, please,” I said. （Where I 39 , thats cola and ice cream. ） “What on earth is that?” 40 the woman. I immediately knew how she felt.21. A. raisedB. grownC. adaptedD. praised22. A. respectedB. acceptedC. thrownD. survived23. A. smileB. accentC. expressionD. sound24. A. caught sight of B.
49、picked outC. came acrossD. dug out25. A. discoveredB. hopedC. guessedD. admitted26. A. gameB. reportC. meetingD. discussion27. A. givenB. informedC. recordedD. appointed28. A. nervousB. happyC. friendlyD. angry29. A. stood upB. set outC. turned backD. walked in30. A. left offB. left asideC. left out
50、D. left behind31. A. GraduallyB. FinallyC. SuddenlyD. Fortunately32. A. newB. spare C. freeD. common33. A. andB. soC. yet D. while34. A. appearanceB. pain C. lookD. concern35. A. brought outB. figured outC. decided onD. took up36. A. cheapB. nice C. expensiveD. extra37. A. showedB. playedC. studiedD
51、. shared38. A. drinkB. restC. reviewD. chat39. A. travel around B. get awayC. come fromD. flee to40. A. demandedB. suggestedC. announcedD. orderedSharpen your axe （斧头）A young man came to a logging camp and asked for a 41 . “That depends. ”replied the foreman（工头）. “Lets see you 42 this tree.” The you
52、ng man 43 and skillfully cut down a great tree. 44 , the foreman announced, “You can start Monday.” Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and on Thursday afternoon the foreman 45 the young man and said, “You can pick up your 46 on the way out today.” 47 , the young man replied, “I thought you paid on Friday.”“
53、Normally we do,” said the foreman. “But were letting you go today because youve 48 . Our daily felling 49 show that youve dropped from first place on Monday to last place today.” “But Im a hard worker,” the young man 50 . “I am the first to arrive and the last to leave, and even have worked 51 my co
54、ffee breaks!” The foreman, 52 the young mans honesty, 53 for a minute and then asked, “Have you been sharpening your axe?” The young man replied, “No, sir, Ive been working too hard to do that !” Our 54 are like that. We sometimes get so busy that we dont 55 time to sharpen the axe. In todays world,
55、 it seems that everyone is busier than 56 , but less happy in the end. Why is that? 57 it be that we have forgotten how to stay sharp? Theres 58 wrong with activity and hard work. But we shouldnt get so busy that we ignore the truly 59 things in life. We all need time to relax, to think and plan, to
56、 learn and grow. If we dont spend time sharpening the axe, we will become dull and lose our 60 .41. A. tourB. stayC. jobD. suggestion42. A. fellB. reduceC. measureD. surround43. A. stood back B. put upC. set offD. stepped forward44. A. HesitantB. ImpressedC. EncouragedD. Inspired45. A. approached B.
57、 marchedC. appreciatedD. escaped46. A. toolsB. luggageC. paycheckD. prize47. A. AnnoyedB. DelightedC. MovedD. Surprised48. A. caught upB. fallen behindC. finished upD. gave in49. A. teamsB. groupsC. leadersD. records50. A. explained B. objectedC. persuadedD. predicted51. A. acrossB. toC. throughD. b
58、eyond52. A. sensingB. guessingC. noticingD. watching53. A. laughedB. restedC. workedD. paused54. A. familiesB. conditionsC. dreamsD. lives55. A. spendB. wasteC. takeD. cost56. A. everB. evenC. onceD. usual57. A. MustB. ShouldC. MayD. Could58. A. something B. nothingC. anythingD. everything59. A. har
59、dB. toughC. importantD. interesting60. A. confidence B. faithC. effectiveness D. belief第卷第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分75分）第二节 （共10小题；每小题15分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 A friends grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe. After 61 （settle）down atEllis Island, he went into a cafeteria in
60、 Manhattan to get something 62 （eat）. He sat down atan empty table and waited someone to take his order. Of course nobody did. 63 （final）, a woman with a tray full of food sat down opposite him and informed him 64 a cafeteria worked.“Start out at that end ,” she said. “Just go along the line and pic
61、k out what you want. At _65_ other end theyll tell you how much you have to pay.”“I soon 66 （learn） how everything works in America” the grandfather told my friend.“Life is like a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want only if you are 67 （will） to pay the money. You can even get success, 68 y
62、oull never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it by yourself.”You cant change the inevitable. The only thing 69 helps you succeed is to control your attitude. Once you reach that point in life, happiness and 70 （satisfy） cant be too far away.61._62._63._64.
63、_65._66._67._68._69._.70_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） 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 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。 My friend Li Ming used to being upse
64、t about some small things and couldnt keep calmly. His classmates were tired of him and ignored him. Teachers were concerned about him and often talked about him face to face, therefore, all the efforts were in vain. One day at dusk, he suffers from a stomachache. The teachers and students sent him
65、to hospital without delay and took well care of him. After he recovered, he was gratitude to the teachers and classmates. From then on, he no longer disturbs with his classmates and often joins them in settling some problems. He is getting along well with his classmates and becomes caring student.As
66、 far as Im concerned, its the love and care from the teachers and his classmates who has changed him entirely.第二节 书面表达（共25分）在你班组织的一次英语辩论赛中，你们就“是否应该缩短中学生在校时间为8小时”的论题进行辩论，请你作为正方代表写一份辩论稿，内容要点如下： 1保证充足睡眠； 2提高学习效率； 3增加自主时间。注意：1词数100左右； 2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3辩论稿的开头己为你写好（不计入总词数）。As a senior high student, I str
67、ongly recommend that _中原名校20152016学年上期第三次联考高三英语试题参考答案阅读理解14 DABA 57CAD 811AADC 1215CDCD 1620 DCFEB完形填空2125ACBCA 2630ADBDD 3135 CBCCB 3640 DBACA 4145CADBA 4650CDBDA 5155CADDC 5660ADBCC 语法填空61settling 62 to eat 63Finally 64how 65 the 66 learned/learnt 67 willing 68 but/yet 69that70 satisfaction 短文改错My
68、 friend Li Ming used to being upset about some small things and couldnt keep calmly. His be calm classmates were tired of him and ignored him. Teachers were concerned about him and often talked about him face to face, therefore, all the efforts were in vain.to/with howeverOne day at dusk, he suffers
69、 from a stomachache. The teachers and students sent him to sufferedhospital without delay and took well care of him. After he recovered, he was gratitude to the good gratefulteachers and classmates. From then on, he no longer disturbs with his classmates and often joins with删掉them in settling some p
70、roblems. He is getting along well with his classmates and becomes caring student.加aAs far as Im concerned, its the love and care from the teachers and his classmates who has thatchanged him entirely. 书面表达As a senior high student, I strongly recommend that the time of staying at school should be decr
71、eased to 8 hours per day. There are at least three reasons accounting for this.First of all, it can ensure that students can have adequate sleep, which will make us full of energy. Whats more, as is often the case, enough energy will help us improve our efficiency and make more progress. Last but no
72、t least, shortening the school time will increase our own time to do more things, such as developing a hobby, taking part in some meaningful activities and so on.To sum up, a good life is not decided by how much time we spend at school but by how efficient we are. Only when we manage our time scientifically can it make a difference t
