南昌三中2013届高三第一次月考英语试题
第I卷(选择题 满分115分)
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 think of the music?
A. Lovely. B. Wonderful. C. Noisy. 2．What does the man advise the woman to do? A. Buy a new watch.
B. Have the watch repaired. C. Return the watch to the shop.
3．When did the bus leave for West Station?
A. At 12:30. B. At 12:45. C. At 12:15. 4．What are the speakers going to do on Sunday morning? A. Go sailing. B. Go fishing. C. Go swimming. 5． Where does the conversation probably take place?
A. In an office. B. In a store. C. In a restaurant. 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。 6． What is the woman going to the airport for?
A. To meet her friends. B. To see her friends off. C. To take a plane. 7． Why does the woman feel nervous? A. She has never been abroad before. B. She is going abroad alone.
C. She has already been late for the plane. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8． What are the normal work hours?
A. From 8:00 am to 5:30 pm. B. From 8:00 am to 5:00 pm. C. From 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. 9． What will the woman get at the end of the contract? A. The payment of going home. B. Several days off.
C. Accommodation and transportation. 听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。 10．Why will the man move to Room 101?
A. Room 101 is much cheaper than Room 208. B. His secretary booked Room 101 for him.
C. Room 208 has been booked by another guest. 11．When will the man probably move to Room 101?
A. At 12 o'clock. B. At 9:30 am. C. At 9 am. 12．What should the man take to the reception desk?
A. His key card. B. His luggage. C. His application form.
听9段材料，回答第13至第16题。
13．What is the purpose of the man making the call?
A. To get some information about English and American literature course. B. To know whether he passed the language examination. C. To cancel his language course. 14．When will the evening courses be held? A. On Monday evenings. B. On Tuesday evenings. C. At the weekend.
15．What does the man do on Tuesday evenings?
A. Have classes. B. Go to work. C. Prepare for a language exam. 16．How many hours will the man spend on the course? A. 12 hours. B. 24 hours. C. 36 hours. 听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。 17.What can we learn about Howard Schultz?
A. He graduated from university at the age of 23. B. His first job was as a manager of a company. C. He opened his coffee bar in New York City.
18．Where did Howard Schultz find that coffee bars also served as meeting places? A. In Washington, D.C. B. In Italy. C. In Seattle. 19．Why did Schultz start his own coffee-bar business? A. He didn't earn very much in the former company. B. The owner refused to adopt his plans. C. He wanted to pay the workers more.
20．What made Howard Schultz generous to workers? A. His father's bitter life experience. B. The large amount of money he made. C. The world's attention and praise.
第二部分 英语知识运用 (共两节，满分35分)
第一节 语法和词汇知识 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
21. ---Would you mind giving your advice on how to improve our learning efficiency ?
--- If you make _______ most of forty-five minutes’ classes day after day, there will be _____ switch in grades. A. 不填; 不填 B. the; a C. 不填; a D. the; 不填
22. _______ have an internal clock that controls the beating of our heart and the _______ of our breathing.
A. Human being, steps B. Human beings, steps C. Humans, pace D. Man, pace 23. _______ on your study, and you will make greater progress. A. Concentrating B. If you concentrate C. To concentrate D. Concentrate
24. Bless your heart, I know you didn't break the vase ________. Don't cry! A. on purpose B. by accident C. on business D. by mistake
25. To their disappointment, the couple _______ the house but couldn't find the missing ring, which was to bring them into great trouble.
A. got through B. went through C. lived through D. looked through 26. --- _______ that he picked up his uncle at the airport?
--- It was at 6:00 in the afternoon _______ he got off work． A. Was it when; that B. When was it; that C. Was it when; when D. When was it;
when
27. American fathers ______ more than twice the amount of time with their children than they used to in years past, due to a sweeping new trend called \ A. were spending B. are spending C. spent D. have spent
28. _______ in her life Jennie realized that so many people were loving her in the world. A. The first time B. For the first time C. The moment D. For the moment
29. The money collected should be made good use _______ the people who suffered a lot in the earthquake. A. of helping B. to help C. to helping D. of to help
30. --- It is reported on TV this morning that a group of college students went on an exploration in Huangshan, ________ in the mountain because of their losing the way. --- Yes, I know. Worse still, in order to rescue them, many soldiers went for help, ______ one of them to lose his young life. A. trapped; caused B. trapping; causing C. trapped; causing D. trapping; caused
31. In students' eyes, a good teacher should have many good virtues, but _______, he or she should be knowledgeable.
A. above all B. after all C. first of all D. in all 32. --- You forgot your purse when you went out. --- Good heavens! ________.
A. So did I B. So I did C. I did so D. I so did
33. There are many places in the world _______ have been visited only by a few, many _______ are of an enormous beauty. A. where; of which B. which; of whom C. that; of which D. that; of whom
34. More than one worker _______ sent to the training center to improve their working skills in the past three years.
A. is B. has been C. are D. have been 35. --- Do remember to watch out for cars while crossing the street. ---________.
A. Heard it B. Made it C. Forgot it D. Got it 第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。 Christmas is a time when everyone is expected to be joyful. Most people try to put on their best smiles to give the impression that they are really happy, 36 when they have little children who believe in the magic of Christmas. They believe that Santa will come down the chimney with 37 gifts for them.
But Christmas or not, life goes on. Good things happen 38 not-so-good ones. It 39 on Christmas of 2006. I woke up early and gathered my children and husband to sit down by the Christmas tree to open the gifts. The kids were 40 . After the ceremony, I decided to 41 my emails to see if I had any mail from my 42 overseas. The only email I had was from my sister, but I was not 43 for the news I was about to receive. She said that she had been diagnosed with a terminal 44 and that she had little time to live. I tried to speak, but 45 failed me. I was 46 terribly.
My husband realized something was wrong. After 47 to find the right words, I said 48 to him: \ 49 in my heart was so great, and the memory of that Christmas morning remains 50 in
my mind. And five months later she 51 .
After that, every Christmas morning 52 me of her death. In the following years I didn't want to 53 Christmas because it reminded me that I couldn't call her to 54 her a merry Christmas. Now, I have tried to turn Christmas morning into a memorial of the good 55 we had together, and every Christmas morning I set aside a moment to honor her.
36. A. especially B. frequently C. fortunately D. finally 37. A. familiar B. funny C. generous D. boring 38. A. as well as B. other than C. instead of D. except for 39. A. applied B. meant C. continued D. happened 40. A. disappointed B. excited C. angry D. frightened 41. A. check B. change C. receive D. cover 42. A. class B. community C. school D. family 43. A. looked B. prepared C. made D. searched 44. A. trouble B. fear C. burden D. disease 45. A. words B. messages C. information D. ideas 46. A. falling B. shaking C. standing D. striking 47. A. whispering B. struggling C. battling D. requiring 48. A. confidently B. honestly C. politely D. softly 49. A. pain B. shame C. emotion D. doubt 50. A. cautious B. limited C. vivid D. cruel
51. A. passed away B. gave away C. turned away D. carried away 52. A. informed B. convinced C. reminded D. accused 53. A. report B. celebrate C. describe D. imagine 54. A. bother B. demand C. wish D. declare 55. A. lessons B. discussions C. manners D. times 第三部分 阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。
A
The very first capsule hotel to be opened in Shanghai has attracted many budget travelers with its prices, even though it is not fully operational yet.
The hotel consists of 68 \each 1.1-meters high, 1.1-meters wide and 2.2-meters long. The basic rate is 28 Yuan ($4.22) per person, plus an additional 4 Yuan an hour. The hotel also offers a package of 68 Yuan for 10 hours and 88 Yuan for 24 hours.
\the owner of the hotel. Ta used to stay at capsule hotels in Tokyo during his undergraduate years and worked at a capsule hotel while he was doing his MBA in Japan in 2005, so he knows how they work and how to make guests feel comfortable.
He based the hotel on capsule hotels in Japan but he has made some special changes based on Chinese guests' habits. \Japan capsule hotels are usually equipped with bathtubs, but in China people are more willing to take a shower, so we have the shower room,\打鼾的) zones so that guests who often snore won't disturb others. Like most of capsule hotels in Japan, the one in Shanghai is for men only.
But the idea of staying in such a compact space is not appealing to everyone. \the idea is like putting a person in a coffin (棺材), and the price is also not that appealing. A bed at a youth hostel in Shanghai costs about 60 Yuan per night,\Lei, a student from Beijing.
56. The first capsule hotels in the world appeared in . A. Shanghai B. Japan C. Beijing D. America 57. If you stay in the capsule hotel in Shanghai for 8 hours， you will have to pay yuan. A. 28 B. 60 C.68 D.88 58. What does the underlined word \ A. Dear B. Cheap. C. Close. D. Clean. 59. The capsule hotel in Shanghai differs from those in Japan in that . A. it serves men as well as women B. its capsule is much larger C. it has a shower room D. it has no snoring zones 60. We can know from the passage that .
A. everybody considers the capsule hotel a nice place to stay B. all the capsules of the hotel were made in China C. each capsule of the hotel has a private lavatory
D. no guest has ever stayed in the capsule hotel in Shanghai
B
The China Daily newspaper group is looking for English-language senior business editors, senior copy editors, copy editors and graphic designers to strengthen its international team. We offer a competitive salary package, accommodation with utilities paid for 90 percent, medical reimbursement, a seven-day paid leave, eleven-day public holidays and a return ticket to the country of residence. Senior Business Editor
ideally have been working or have worked in a position of responsibility and understand what leadership entails；
have had at least five years’ editing experience working on editing the Business Desk and be familiar with industry software. Senior Copy Editor You must：
work on shifts in the Business Desk and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print；
edit or rewrite copy and give snappy headlines and captions；
have had at least two years’ editing experience working on editing desks and be familiar with industry software. Copy Editor You must：
be good at editing or rewriting copy and writing snappy headlines and captions； be able to work on shifts for different pages, and usually have the last word before the page is sent to print；
have two years of editing experience working on copy desks, and be familiar with industry software. Graphic Designer
江西省南昌三中高三第一次月考英语试题
