1 荆州中学荆州中学高三年高三年级级 1212 月质量检测月质量检测英语英语卷卷 命题人 余斌汉审题人 王周华 第第 I I 卷卷 第一部分第一部分 听力 共两节 满分听力 共两节 满分 30 分 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 Who is the man looking for A Tami B Dr Maxwell C Alison Simpson 2 What will the woman probably do A Call the airline soon B Stay at home for a while C Leave for the airport before lunch 3 What does the man think of his current book A It s exciting B It s relaxing C It s long 4 When does the man hope to see the woman A This afternoon B Tomorrow night C Tomorrow afternoon 5 What does the man mean A He didn t put in any sugar B He added some natural flavors C He also thinks the coffee tastes strange 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 你将有时来阅读各 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 Why is the woman upset A Her order isn t ready yet B The man forgot her order C Some guests will be late 7 At what time will the wedding start A 10 00B 10 30C 12 00 听第 7 段材料 回答第 8 9 题 2 8 Who lived in Los Angeles A The woman s aunt and uncle B The man s grandparents C The woman s parents 9 What will the speakers do next A Have a picnic B Go hiking C Try to catch some fish 听第 8 段材料 回答第 10 至 12 小题 10 What did the man study in college A Art history B Medicine C Business 11 How do the speakers know each other A They re neighbors B They re salesman and customer C They re teacher and student 12 What is the man s advice for the woman A Doing what her father suggests B Exploring all the possibilities C Making a decision as early as possible 听第 9 段材料 回答第 13 至 16 题 13 How does the woman want to pay A In cash B By credit card C With her smart phone 14 What does man think of Paypal A It s free B It s popular C It isn t very fast 15 Where is Venmo accepted A At many small shops B At most large stores C At a lot of restaurants 16 What does the woman offer to do for the man 来源 Z xx k Com A Download the app B Send him an invitation C Lend him some money 听第 10 段材料 回答第 17 至 20 题 17 What is the weather probably like A Hot B Dry C Rainy 18 Where did Matt begin his journey A In England B In California C In Hawaii 19 How many hours was Matt s longest flight A Fourteen hours B Sixteen hours C Sixteen and a half hours 20 What will Matt do next 3 A Interview someone B Share his experiences C Plan on another journey 第二部分第二部分阅读理解阅读理解 共两节 满分共两节 满分 40 分分 第一节第一节 共 共 15 小题 每小题小题 每小题 2 分 满分分 满分 30 分 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 Failure is probably the most exhausting experience a person ever has There is nothing more tiring than not succeeding We experience this tiredness in two ways as start up fatigue 疲惫 and performance fatigue In the former case we keep putting off a task because it has either too boring or too difficult And the longer we delay it the more tired we feel Such start up fatigue is very real even if not actually physical not something in our muscles and bones The solution is obvious though perhaps not easy to apply always handle the most difficult job first Years ago I was asked to write 102 essays on the great ideas of some famous authors Applying my own rule I determined to write them in alphabetical 按字母顺序 never letting myself leave out a tough idea And I always started the day s work with the difficult task of essay writing Experience proved that the rule works Performance fatigue is more difficult to handle Though willing to get started we cannot seem to do the job right Its difficulties appear so great that however hard we work we fail again and again In such a situation I work as hard as I can then let the unconscious take over When planning Encyclopedia Britannica 大英百科全书 I had to create a table of contents based on the topics of its articles Nothing like this had ever been done before and day after day I kept coming up with solutions but none of them worked My fatigue became almost unbearable One day mentally exhausted I wrote down all the reasons why this problem could not be solved I tried to convince myself that the trouble was with the problem itself not with me Relived I sat back in an easy chair and fell asleep An hour later I woke up suddenly with the solution clearly in mind In the weeks that followed the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind provided correct at every step 4 Though I worked as hard as before I felt no fatigue Success was now as exciting as failure had been depressing Human beings I believe must try to succeed Success then means never feeling tired 21 What does the author recommend doing to prevent start up fatigue A Writing essays in strict order B Building up physical strength C Leaving out the toughest ideas D Dealing with the hardest task first 22 On what occasion does a person probably suffer from performance fatigue A Before starting a difficult task B When all the solutions fail C If the job is rather boring D After finding a way out 23 According to the author the unconscious mind may help us A ignore mental probl