湖北省长阳县第一高级中学2020届高三上学期九月月考英语试卷长阳一中2020-2020学年度第一学期9月考试高三英语试卷本卷满分150分 答题时间120分钟第一节（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 does the woman know about the weather tomorrow?A.She checked the weather forecast on the Internet.B.She watched the weather forecast on television.C.She listened to the weather report on the radio.2. Who does the woman want to call?A. Daniel. B. Drake. C.James.3. When can the man meet Professor White this afternoon?A. At about 2: 10. B. At about 2: 40. C. At about 3: 20.4. Where did the man go last weekend?A. The nature reserve. B. The forestpark. C. The beach.5. How will the speakers go home?A. By subway. B. By taxi. C. By bus.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 mans occupation?A. A doctor.B.A policeman. C. A firefighter.7. Which of the following subjects is mentioned in the dialogue?A. Physics. B.Geography. C.Architecture. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. When will the plane take off?A. Before noon. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.9. What will Mrs. Jones have?A. Coffee. B. Cakes. C.Breakfast. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the man consider first when choosing a suitcase?A.Its brand and material.B. Its size and style. C. Its price and color.11. Why does the woman recommend the wallet?A.Because its on sale these days. B. Because its made of real leather.C.Because its popular and can be folded.12. How much will the man pay for what he has bought in total?A.580 yuan. B. 620 yuan. C. 700 yuan. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does NPR refer to?A.A TV station. B. A newspaper. C. A radio station.14. Where does the man mostly get the news from?A.The radio or the newspaper. B. The radio or the Internet.C.The Internet or the newspaper.15. Which news is the man most interested in?A.Sports and economic news. B.Scientific and educational news.C.Entertainment and social news.16. Where is Carey now?A.In Britain. B. In Japan. C. In America. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When was the Hope Diamond discovered in India?A.In the 16th century. B. In the 17th century. C. In the 18th century.18. Who bought the Hope Diamond in 1911?A.A rich American woman. B.A man called Henry Phillip Hope.C.A wealthy businessman from France.19. How is the Hope Diamond being shown in the museum?A.Without its usual setting. B.On a long diamond chain.C.Among 16 small diamonds.20. Why does the museum show the Hope Diamond?A.To try to sell it to someone. B.To let some experts to assess its value.C.To mark its fiftieth anniversary in the museum.第二部分 阅读理解 （共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题两分，满分30 分）阅读下列短文， 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。Your glasses may some day replace your smartphone, and some New Yorkers are ready for the switch. Some in the city cant wait to try them on and use the maps and GPS that the futuristic eyewear is likely to include.“Id use it if I were hanging out with friends at 3 a. m. and going to the bar and wanted to see what was open,” said Walter Choo, 40, of Fort Greene.The smartphone-like glasses will likely come out this year and cost between $250 and $600, the Times said, possibly including a variation of augmented (增强的) reality, a technology already available on smartphones and tablets (平板电脑) that overlays information onto the screen about ones surroundings. So, for example, if you were walking down a street, indicators would pop up showing you the nearest coffee shop or directions could be plotted out and come into view right on the sidewalk in front of you.“As far as a mainstream consumer product, this just isnt something anybody needs,” said Sam Biddle, who writes for Gizmodo.com. “Were accustomed to having one thing in our pocket to do all these things,” he added, “and the average consumer isnt gonna be able to afford another device thats hundreds and hundreds of dollars.”9to5Google publisher Seth Weintraub, who has been reporting on the smartphone-like glasses since late last year, said he is confident that this type of wearable device will eventually be as common as smartphones.“Its just like smartphones 10 years ago,” Weintraub said. “A few people started getting emails on their phones, and people thought that was crazy. Same kind of thing. We se