天津市南開區(qū)南大奧宇培訓學校2018屆高三英語上學期第二次月考試題

1、天津市南開區(qū)南大奧宇培訓學校2019屆高三英語上學期第二次月考試題 本試卷分第I卷（選擇題）和第II卷（非選擇題）兩部分，共150分?？荚囉脮r120分鐘。祝各位考試考試順利！第I卷（選擇題 共115分）第1部 分： 英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié) 單選題（本大題共15小題，共15.0分）1.Mary was late for work this morning. _ ? As far as I know, she is fairly punctual.A. Why notB. How comeC. So whatD. How about2. After a short break，t

2、hey_ their discussion，hoping to reach an agreementA. carried onB. accounted forC. went afterD. ended up3. Though having lived abroad for years，many Chinese still _ the traditional customsA. performB. possessC. observeD. support4. His sister left home in 2019，and _ sinceA. had not been heard ofB. has

3、 not been heard ofC. had not heard ofD. has not heard of5. It is said that people in that area have little _ to recreational activities such as watching TV or seeing filmsA. avenueB. edgeC. exposureD. access6. When the captain found the ship was rapidly sinking，he ordered his men to send out a _ for

4、 helpA. signalB. signC. symbolD. signature7. A traffic regulation released in a foreign country states that passengers sharing a car with a drunken driver _ be punished together with the driver himselfA. shallB. mustC. canD. will8. _，Carolina couldn't get the door openA. Try as she mightB. As sh

5、e might tryC. She might as tryD. Might she as try9. Take your time, _youll make another mistake. A. thenB. andC. ifD. or10. Many people agree that there has never been a more splendid opening ceremony than _ of the Beijing Olympic Games in history. A. one B. what C. that D. it11. If you are _ a food

6、 or drink, you can remove it from your diet. A. cautious about B. allergic to C. satisfied with D.fond of12. I feel sure that _ qualification, ability and experience, you are abundantly suited to the position we have in mind. A. in terms of B. in honor of C. in the opinion of D. in need of13. I got

7、to the office earlier that day, _ the 7:00 train from Paddington. A. caught B.to have caught C. to catch D.having caught14. -My key is gone. Have you seen it anywhere?-Oh, it is in the room _ we had a talk last night.A. that B. which C.where D.what15. It's high time we _ some actions to prevent

8、pollutionA. takeB. tookC. takingD. is taking第三節(jié) 完形填空（本大題共20小題，共30.0分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 From my second grade on, there was one event I feared every year: the piano recital(獨奏演唱會). A recital 16 I had to practice a boring piece of music and perform before strangers. Each ye

9、ar I 17 ask my father if I could skip the recital “just this once”. And each year he would shake his head, muttering(嘀咕) 18 about building self-confidence and working toward a 19 . So it was with really great 20 that I stood in church one recent Sunday, video camera in hand, and 21 my 68-year-old fa

10、ther sweating in his shirt 22 rising to play the piano in his very first recital. My father had longed to play music since childhood, but his family was poor and couldnt 23 lessons. He could have gone on regretting it, 24 too many of us do. But though he was rooted in his past, he wasnt 25 there. Wh

11、en he retired three years ago, he 26 his church music director to take him as a student. For a moment after my father sat down at the keyboard, he 27 stared down at his fingers. Has he forgotten the 28 ? I worried, remembering those split seconds 29 ago when my mind would go blank and my fingers wou

12、ld 30 . But then came the beautiful melody(旋律)，from the 31 fingers that once baited(裝餌于) my fishing lines. And I 32 he had been doing what music teachers always stress: 33 the music and pretend the others arent there. “ Im 34 of him for starting something new at his age,” I said to my son Jeff. “ Ye

13、ah, and doing it so 35 ,” Jeff added. With his first recital, my father taught me more about courage and determination than all the words he used those 30-plus years ago.16. A. reflectedB. explainedC. meantD. proved17. A. wouldB. couldC. mightD. should18. A. nothingB. everythingC. any

14、thingD. something19. A. goalB. stageC. journeyD. chance20. A. troubleB. satisfactionC. strengthD. disappointment21. A. keptB. sentC. watchedD. felt22. A. throughB. fromC. againstD. before23. A. missB. affordC. selectD. understand24. A. asB. onceC. ifD. while25. A.

15、educatedB. protectedC. stuckD. spoilt26. A. allowedB. invitedC. inspiredD. persuaded27. A. roughlyB. simplyC. merrilyD. curiously28. A. wordsB. videosC. notesD. lessons29. A. decadesB. weeksC. hoursD. moments30. A. playB. freezeC. clickD. adjust31. A. sameB. warmC. diff

16、erentD. dirty32. A. predictedB. realizedC. imaginedD. insisted33. A. pass overB. turn upC. bring inD. concentrate on34. A. ashamedB. awareC. tiredD. proud35. A. casuallyB. anxiouslyC. nicelyD. frequently第二部分： 閱讀理解（本大題共20小題，共50.0分）AJob Details： Job TitleChildren's Science Pres

17、enterCity/TownNationwideCompany NameSublime SciencePay30per hourJob Description： It is a unique position that you will never forgetEnjoy entertaining and educating children by making sweets and earn a great income while having fun! No particular background in science is required as full training is

18、providedEnjoying working with children is far more importantLooking for people right away! Hours are flexible but the majority of work will be at weekends with only occasional weekday opportunitiesThe role would be perfect as a part-time opportunity Don't Miss OutClick the "Apply Here"

19、 button to see a video of what it's all about! "I thoroughly enjoy doing my eventsNo party is ever the same but you can be sure that it'll be good funThe children love getting involved and the parents are always appreciativeI love working with Sublime Science and I'm sure you would

20、tooFill in the application form now!" Laura from Sublime Science Qualifications Required： A Typical Event：You will travel directly from home to a pre-booked science party for around 15-20 children aged 5-12You'll need to arrive in good time to set up the equipment and greet the guestsAll ev

21、ents vary but they typically last from 1to 2hours Essential：Enjoying working with children aged 5-12 Reliable fully insured car Happy to work regularly at weekends Don't miss out an awesome job-Click"Apply Here"Now!Applications welcome from anywhere 36. If you work from 9amto 2pmwith a

22、 break hour for lunch，you will get _ A. 30 B. 60 C. 90 D. 120 37. The people who want to apply for the job should _ A. be flexible in the working hours B. have received teaching training C. enjoy working with children D. have relative background in science 38. What's the purpose of Laura's w

23、ords _ ？ A. To explain a typical but difficult event B. To make the passage more interesting C. To encourage more people to involve D. To give advice to parents and children 39. What can we learn from the passage？ _ A. The age of children in Sublime Science ranges from 5to 12 B. People can only appl

24、y for the position as a full-time job C. The applicants don't need to set up the teaching equipment D. The class periods in Sublime Science vary from 1to 2hours 40. In which column of the Internet could we find this advertisement？ _ A. Jobs B. Sales C. Arts D. NewsBLast year I lived in Chile for

25、 half a year as an exchange student with the American Field Service. Compared to most visitors, I didn't travel much. I lived with a Chilean family and had the responsibilities of any Chilean teenager. I went to school every day, in uniform. I had good days and bad days and days that I didn'

26、t understand. Chuquicamata, my host community, is a mining camp in the Atacama Desert. There is no disco, no shopping center, no museum or beach. Driveways must be watered daily to keep the dust down.When I arrived here, I was scared. It was so different from the urban middle-class America I was acc

27、ustomed to. There were lost dogs on the streets, and a constant cloud of brick-colored dust came from the mine. There was no downtown, few smoothly paved (用磚石鋪的) streets, and little to do for amusement. The people worked extremely hard. Rain was a rare phenomenon; earthquakes and windstorms were fre

28、quent.I had studied Spanish for two and a half years and was always one of the best students in my class. But in my first week in Chile I was barely able to communicate and desperate for one person to whom I could explain my shock. I couldn't speak the thoughts in my headand there were so many.M

29、ost exchange students experience this like me. Culture shock presents itself in everything from increased aggression toward the people to lack of appetite or weight gain and depression. I was required to overcome all difficulties. Being an exchange student is not easy.As time passed, everything chan

30、ged. I began to forget words in English and to dream in Spanish and love Chilean food. I got used to not depending on expensive things for fun. Fun in Chuquicamata was being with people. And I took math, physics, chemistry, biology, Spanish, art, and philosophyfor which I received half a credit in g

31、lobal studies. Somehow my high school couldn't figure out a way to relate my experience to its curriculum.But the sacrifices were nothing compared to the gain. I learned how to accept as well as to succeed in another culture. I now know the world is my community and have a much deeper understand

32、ing of both myself and others.41. The author went to Chile last year with the purpose of _.A. paying a visit to Chile as a touristB. working as a volunteer of the American Field ServiceC. studying Chilean culture as a college studentD. experiencing Chilean life as an exchange student42. On arriving

33、in Chile, the author felt frightened because _.A. he couldn't get used to working so hard as Chileans didB. he did not know how to get along with local people because of the culture gapC. its living conditions were much worse than what he was familiar withD. his life was threatened by earthquake

34、s and windstorms43. During the first week in Chile the author _.A. could hardly communicate with peopleB. found one person to explain his shockC. couldn't express his thoughts in EnglishD. couldn't overcome his great depression44. According to the text, the author most probably thinks that h

35、is life in Chile was _.A. wonderful but tiringB. hard but meaningfulC. difficult and terribleD. boring and disappointing45. What can we learn from the passage?A. Most Chileans are not friendly to foreigners.B. Exchange students always fail to succeed in another culture.C. The author benefits greatly

36、 from the experience in Chile.D. The official languages of Chile are Spanish and English.CWouldn't it be wonderful to travel to a foreign country without having to worry about the headache of communicating in a different language？ In a recent Wall Street Journal article，technology policy expert

37、Alec Ross argued that，within a decade or so，we'll be able to communicate with one another via small earpieces with built-in microphonesThat's because technological progress is extremely rapidIt's only a matter of timeIndeed，some parents are so convinced that this technology is imminent t

38、hat they're wondering if their kids should even learn a second language It's true that an increase in the quantity and accuracy of the data loaded into computers will make them cleverer at translating"No es bueno dormir mucho" as "It's not good to sleep too much"Repla

39、cing a word with its equivalent （同義詞）in the target language is actually the"easy part"of a translator's jobBut even this seems to be a discouraging task for computers It's so difficult for computers because translation doesn't-or shouldn't-involve simply translating words，s

40、entences or paragraphsRather，it's about translating meaningAnd in order to infer meaning from a specific expression，humans have to interpret a mass of information at the same time Think about all the related clues that go into understanding an expression：volume，gesture，situation，and even your cu

41、ltureAll are likely to convey as much meaning as the words you use Therefore，we should be very skeptical of a machine that is unable to interpret the world around usIf people from different cultures can offend each other without realizing it，how can we expect a machine to do better？Unless engineers

42、actually find a way to breathe a soul into a computer，undoubtedly when it comes to conveying and interpreting meaning using a natural language，a machine will never fully take our place 46. What does the underlined word"imminent"in Paragraph 2probably mean？ _ A. Ready B. Approaching C. Help

43、ful D. Advanced 47. Why is it hard for computers to replace a word with its equivalent？ _ A. Their data is not adequate enough B. The real meaning of words can vary C. Their accuracy needs big improvement D. A soul hasn't been breathed in them 48. What view does the author hold about translation

44、？ _ A. Proper translation can be tough for humans B. Slight distinctions matter little in translation C. Some machines will interpret our world properly D. Cultures deserve more attention than words used 49. What is the best title for the text？ _ A. An Expert's Precise Prediction B. The Complexi

45、ty of Translation C. Who Will Be a Better Translator D. Will Language Barrier Actually Fall 50. What is the author's attitude the modern technology？ _ A. Unclear B. Objective C. Optimistic D. NegativeDIn business，there's a speed difference：It's the difference between how important a firm

46、's leaders say speed is to their competitive strategy and how fast the company actually movesThe difference is important regardless of industry and company sizeCompanies fearful of losing their competitive advantage spend much time and money looking for ways to pick up the speed In our study of

47、343 businesses，the companies that chose to go，go，go to try to gain an edge ended up with lower sales and operating incomes than those that paused at key moments to make sure they were on the right trackWhat's more，the firms that "slowed down to speed up " improved their top and bottom

48、lines，averaging 40% higher sales and 52% higher operating incomes over a three-year period How did they disobey the laws of business physics，taking more time than competitors yet performing better？They thought differently about what "slower" and "faster" meanFirms sometimes fail

49、to understand the difference between operational speed （moving quickly） and strategic speed （reducing the time it takes to deliver value）Simply increasing the speed of production，for example，may be one way to try to reduce the speed differenceBut that often leads to reduced value over time，in the fo

50、rm of lower-quality products and services In our study，higher-companies with strategic speed always made changes when necessaryThey became more open to ideas and discussionThey encouraged new ways of thinkingAnd they allowed time to look back and learnBy contrast，performance suffered at firms that m

51、oved fast all the time，paid too much attention to improving efficiency，stuck to tested methods，didn't develop team spirit among their employees，and had little time thinking about changes Strategic speed serves as a kind of leadershipTeams that regularly take time to get things right，rather than

52、plough ahead full bore，are more successful in meeting their business goalsThat kind of strategy must come from the top51. What does the underlined part"gain an edge"in Paragraph 2 mean？ _ A. Get an advantage B. Increase the speed C. Reach the limit D. Set a goal 52. The underlined part&quo

53、t;the laws of business physics"in Paragraph 3 means _ A. spending more time and performing worse B. spending more time and performing better C. spending less time and performing worse D. spending less time and performing better 53. What can we learn from the text？ _ A. How fast a firm moves dep

54、ends on how big it is B. How competitive a firm is depends on what it produces C. Firms guided by strategic speed take time to make necessary changes D. Firms guided by operational speed take time to develop necessary team spirit 54. According to the author，what is the key to deciding strategic spee

55、d？ _ A. Pausing at key moments B. The size of company C. The boss D. The quality of the products 55. Which could be the best title for the text？ _ A. Improve quality？Serve better B. Deliver value？Plough ahead C. Reduce time？Move faster D. Need speed？Slow down第II卷（非選擇題 共35分）第三部分：寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié) 閱讀表達

56、（本大題共5小題，共10.0分）We stayed at the Altapura for 9 nights over the Christmas period. The hotel benefits from a perfect location with easy ski in and ski out. The ski room is well equipped and the staff are very friendly and helpful in fitting the correct skis and boots.     Overall the hotel is well appointed and conveniently located with its own underground car park, a selection of restaurants and