安徽省合肥市三中2016届高三12月月考英语试卷(无答案)

2016—2017学年上学期高三 12月月考试卷英语第Ⅰ卷第二部分：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)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出一个最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AWe moved to a small university town in Illinois and found ourselves living next to a lot of young students. Almost ever y morning, as Dede would walk me to my school, we’d walk through the students’ party wasteland covered with things I was too young to know about and Dede was too old to care about.One day, a group of guys started shouting “Ali Baba” at us and laughing. I turned red and begged Dede to cross the street with me. But she refused. Instead, she laughed in her usual way, yelled “Ali Baba” and waved at them as we walked by. They just watched us in shocked silence and never said anything to us again.Dede set an example for me that day and forever after, because she taught me to be always proud of who I was.Her stories were like a movie that was rich and imaginative and she never sugarcoated anything. While Dede preferred the Queen’s English, her vocabu lary was just as alive. The landscapes she created in her stories were so vibrant(充满活力的) and filled with a wild cast of characters.Almost every day, I would interrupt Dede, whatever she was busy with, and beg her to tell me a story. She would silently stare at me through the large glasses that took up half of her face. Whether it was only 10 minutes or several hours, I would barely speak as Dede took me to places I never wanted to come back from.My mother died while I was a child. Without the care and guidance of Dede in every aspect of life, I couldn’t have lived happily. Dede taught me so much, not only in daily life, but also in her attitude to dealing with unpleasant things that I don’t want to confront.21. How did the author feel when the boy s shouted “Ali Baba” at them?A. Shocked.B. Ashamed.C. Afraid.D. Excited.22. Why was the author always asking Dede to tell stories?A. Her stories were lively and interesting.B. The author had no friends and felt lonely.C. The author liked Dede to speak in the Queen’s English.D. She could make a dull landscape seem beautiful.23. From the text, we can infer that Dede was the author’s_________.A. motherB. neighbourC. auntD. housekeeper24. We can learn from the text that the author__________.A. appreciated Dede very muchB. didn’t like her fatherC. was very selfishD. thought of Dede as her teacherBPassport ControlIf you are arriving at London Heathrow Airport and arenot transferring to another flight outside Britain or Northern Ireland, you must pass through Passport Control and Customs immediately after leaving your plane. If you are not British or a ci tizen of the European Community, you must fill out a special form before your passport is examined. This form is called a landing card and should be given to you during the flight to London.After landing, follow the AKRIVALS signs. Make sure you are in the right channel when you reach Passport Control. There is one channel for holders of European Community passports, and a second channel marked "Other Passports".Baggage Reclaim (行李领取) AreaAfter passing through Passport Control, follow thesigns to the Baggage Reclaim Area. If you have luggagewhich was carried in the aircraft: along with other cargo,it will be delivered to you in the Baggage Reclaim Area. Look for the sign with your flight number. If you have only hand luggage, go directly through the Baggage Reclaim Area to Customs.CustomsAll passengers must pass through Customsafter Passport Control. There is a choice of twochannels, Green and Red. If you have nothing todeclare, go through the Green Channel. If you are not sure about your Duty Free allowances (免税额), or if you have something to declare, go through the Red Channel. Information about Duty Free allowances can be found on special notice-boards in the Baggage ReclaimArea. You should study this information carefully whether you are going through the Red Channel or not. Please note that if you go through the Green Channel, you may be stopped and asked to open your luggage for inspection.25. When a Chinese traveller is arriving at Heathrow Airport for a trip in London, he must _______.A. fill out a landing card firstB. pass through Customs before Passport ControlC. walk through the Red ChannelD. immediately reclaim his baggage after landing26. Those who are not sure about their Duty Free allowances ________.A.can do as those who have nothing to declareB. need to go through the Green ChannelC. will be asked to open the luggage for inspectionD. can check the information in the Baggage Reclaim Area27. Which of the following travellers DO NOT have to go through Passport Control and Customs?A. People travelling straight to London.B. Holders of European Community passports.C. Passengers transferring to a city in Ireland.D. Passengers only with some hand luggage.CFree Wi-Fi has become very important to us: many stores and shopping malls offer it, restaurants use it to attract customers, and for libraries and coffee shops it is a must-have service.Even when people are traveling, they scan for free Wi-Fi. When selecting or rating a hotel, six in ten travelers believe that unlimited Wi-Fi is the most important factor.“Today, people will never forget to pack their smart phones, tablets and laptops into the suitcase,” said the Daily Mail. “We rely on free Wi-Fi heavily when traveling—especially when it comes to checking social media, checking out travel tips, and accessing we bsites.”However, despite the opportunities that free Wi-Fi gives us, “our over-reliance on technology has come at a price, with travelers feeling unable to escape social media”, said Lonely Planet, the world’s largest travel guide brand.Anita Isalska, Lonely Planet editor and tech addict, was forced to unplug when in an isolated (隔绝的)camp in Greenland recently. “Adjusting to this slower pace, I began to realize that: socia l media had changed into a habit,” she wrote. “I had believed I was capturing (捕捉) moments, but in reality my busy fingers were preventing me enjoying travel’s deepest pleasures. How fully can you appreciate a huge glacier or wild flowers when your brain is selecting the right photo filter (滤镜) or the perfect six seconds to take photos”In September, Lonely Planet released 10 predictions for the future of global travel. One of them was that true escapes will be highly valued in future, so remote hotels will start to make their lack of the Internet into an appealing feature. Would you like to have anunplugged holiday?28. According to the passage, people nowadays tend to do the following EXCEPT .A. getting out of a library that has no access to the InternetB. thinking ill of a hotel without Wi-FiC. making travel plans via the InternetD. enjoying travelling without Hi-Tech equipment29. Through the fourth paragraph, the author intends to .A. give more evidence to the view mentionedB. show a different opinion on the topicC. get into another topicD. summarize the previous paragraphs30. What has Anita Isalska realized in Greenland ?A. Travelers cannot survive without Hi-Tech.B. T aking pictures d oesn’t affect appreciating nature.C. Her over-reliance on technology has come at a price.D. Her fingers are not flexible enough to take enough pictures.31.What does “an unplugged holiday” mean in the last paragraph ?A. A camping holiday. B A holiday in a remote hotel.C. A holiday without Wi-Fi.D. A holiday without taking pictures.DIn summer, millions of people will head for the beach. And while the ocean can be a great place to swim and play, it may also be useful in another way. Some scientists thinkthat waves could help make electricity.“Have you ever been on a surfboard or boat and felt yourself being lifted up by a wave? Or have you jumped in the water and felt the energy as waves crashed over you?” asked Jamie Taylor of the Wave Energy Group at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland. “There is certainly a lot of energy in waves.”Scientists are working on using that energy to make electricity. Most waves are created when winds blow across the ocean. “The winds start out by making little ripples (波纹) in the water, but if they keep on blowing, those ripples get bigger and bigger and turn into waves,” Taylor said.“Waves are one of nature’s ways of picking up energy and then sending it off on a journey.”When waves come towards the shore, people can set up dams or other barricades to block the water and send it through a large wheel called a turbine (涡轮). The turbine can then power an electrical generator (发电机).The United States and a few other countries have started doing research on wave energy, and it is already being used in Scotland.The resource is huge. We will never run out of wave power, besides, wave energy does not create the s ame pollution as other energy sources, such as oil and coal.Oceans cover three quarters of the earth’s surface. That would make wave power seem perfect for creating energy around the world. There are some drawbacks, however.Jamie Taylor said that wave power still cost too much money. He said that its effects on animals in the sea were still unknown. Plus, wave power would get in the way of fishing and boat traffic.With more research, however, “many of these problems might be overcome,” Taylor said. “Demand for energy to power our TVs and computers, drive our cars, and heat and cool our homes is growing quickly throughout the world. Finding more energy sources is very important, for traditional so urces of energy like oil and gas may run out some day. ”In the future, when you turn on a light switch, an ocean wave could be providing the electricity!32. Which of the following is NOT true?A. Wave power costs too much money.B. Wave energy creates pollution like other energy sources.C. Wave power affects fishing and boat traffic.D. Wave power may affect marine animals.33. We can infer from th e passage that ______.A. finding new energy sources like wave energy is importantB. wave energy is a resource that will never run out and is used all over the worldC. wave power is perfect for creating energy around the worldD. wave power d oesn’t create any pollution34. The underlined word “drawbacks” in the seventh paragraph probably means______．A. regretsB. adventuresC. shortcomingsD. difficulties35. What can be the best title for the passage?A. How to Get Electricity by WavesB. A Huge Resource of Energy.C. Can Waves Make Electricity?D. The Disadvantages of Wave Energy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。

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AWhen you're looking forward to taking a holiday in Egypt, you're certainly not shortof choices. The country has so many to see that you'll probably not want to limit yourselfto just one city.Hurghada-A Water Sports ParadiseWith 250 hotels ranking from comfortable 3-star hotelsLip to 5-star accommodation, the main attraction of stayinghere is the activities in and on the warm waters. It has becomean international centre for water sports, allowing visitors totake part in surfing, sailing and deep sea fishing. The watersare also home to a huge variety of coral and fish, making it a dream spotfor diving. If allthat isn-t enough, Hurghada is home to some of the world's finest underwater gardens.Luxor-An Open Air Museum of Ancient HistoryFor those with an interest in Egyptian history, Luxor is anexcellent place to stay and is built upon the site of the ancientEgyptian city of Thebes. If you make this the base for yourEgypt holiday, you're basically staying in an open air museum!The modern city of Luxor has the ruins of Karnak. Across theNile lie many more monuments, temples and tombs including the Valleyof the Kings and the Queens. The Nile sailing is necessary for those with an interest in the country's ancient history.Cairo- The Capital CityFinally, of course, there's Cairo. It-s definitely a startingpoint for most of Egypt holiday makers. Cairo offers an excel-llent mix of culture, art, cooking and sightseeing chances. Withthe famous pyramids, various temples and some fascinatingmuseums, Cairo is a fantastic choice if you can come to the city.21. Visitors flood to Hurghada mainly because it can offer them _ .A. the funniest botanic gardensB. choices of water activitiesC. a brief history of EgyptD. the mix of culture and art22. Which of the following cities do most tourists visit first in Egypt?A. Cairo.B. Luxor.C. Thebes.D. Hurghada.23. This passage is most probably taken from _ .A. a historical documentB. a science magazineC. a travel guideD. a book reviewBIt-s the universal cry of parents. "Get a job! " Soliman's mother told Soliman on thesecond day of his college breaks.After years of delivering furniture for his mother'-s store, he knew many people had things they wanted to get rid of. If he borrowed his mom's truck, he could make a little money by carrying away their garbage.One night, Soliman came up with a name for his new business - College Hunks Hauling Junk. He advertised the next day, and within hours, his phone rang. He askedhis friend Friedman to help. They made $ 220 in three hours by cleaning out a woman-s garage. Soliman and Friedman earned $ 10,000 that summer. But the two weren't readyto become full- time garbage mcn after graduation. "We were trained to finish college and get a good job," says Soliman, who first worked at a research firm. Friedman bccame an economic analyst.After working for the firm and the company for a while, both of them changed their minds. They quit their jobs and restarted their business, but had trouble finding a bankwilling to lend them money. "Within months," says Friedman, "we were pretty upset. "At last, one bank risked lending them $ 50,000. At first, they lost money. One customer asked them to deal with a dozen garbage cans filled with construction garbage. They measured the job by volume instead of by weight and charged just $ 130. "The cans wereso heavy that it took us two and a half hours," says Soliman, "And it cost us more than$ 250 to carry the load. "However, the tough experience taught them a lesson. They reduced the cost ofunloading by recycling metals and electronics. Just four years later, they ran a nationwide company that earned $ 3 million in 2014. " I figured if Nick and I failed, we'd learn more from failing than from not trying at all," says Soliman.24. What does Soliman find when helping to deliver furniture?A. Some parents want their kids to work at college breaks.B. Many families have things they don't want to keep.C. His mom's truck works well in carrying heavy furniture.D. It's hard to make money by carrying away the garbage.25. What makes Soliman think of starting his new business?A. His working experience in his mother's store.B. His strong desire to make use of the garbage.C. His hatred for people's throwing away things.D. His much available time at college breaks.26. How did Soliman and Friedman cut the cost of the company?A. By filling the cans with more garbage.B. By measuring the job by volume.C. By reducing the working hours.D. By recycling something useful.27. Which of the following can be learned from the passage?A. Easier said than done.B. Nothing succeeds like success.C. Two heads are better than one.D. Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.CBlue whales are the largest animals ever known to have existed on the planet, and they can grow to a length of 100 feet and weigh more than 330,000 pounds. But recently researchers have found that these whales are on the move and they have migrated from California waters to areas off Canada and Alaska for the first time since commercialwhaling ended in 1965.The researchers identified 15 blue whales that have appeared off the coast of BritishColumbia and the Gulf of Alaska since 1997. Four of these whales were recognized as ones that were once sighted off California shores, suggesting that the whales are returning to an old migration pattern between the coasts.Before commercial whaling began in the early 1900s, blue whales were found widely throughout the North Pacific and California waters. But from the 1920s to the 1960s, whaling severely reduced the whale populations. Blue whales never recovered in the Northern Pacific, making sightings in this area rare. However, much larger groups of whales have been observed close to California since the 1970s.The scientists had previously thought that the California population was separate from the population that had historically lived in North Pacific waters. But the current study shows that whales off the coast of British Columbia and the Gulf of Alaska are likely partof the California population.To identify the blue whales, the researchers looked at photos of cetaceans taken in the North Pacific Ocean and compared them with a library of blue whale pictures taken along the West Cost of the United States and Southern Pacific. Up to now, the researchers arenot quite sure why the whales are changing their migration patterns, but they suspect that the whales may be following their food moving farther north by the changes in ocean conditions.28. According to the passage, blue whales are .A. following a fixed route of migrationB. dying out due to commercial whalingC. moving from the south to the northD. rarely found in the Southern Pacific29. The whale population in the northern Pacific .A. is different from the California populationB. is probably part of the California populationC. has become the largest group since the 1970sD. has lived there since the 1960s30. The underlined word "cetaceans" in Paragraph 5 probably means .A. land creaturesB. whale speciesC. ocean conditionsD. migration patterns31. What might make blue whales migrate according to the researchers?A. Commercial whaling.B. Weather conditions.C. Life reproduction.D. Food resources.DWhen slaves were first brought over from West Africa to the southern parts of America, they brought along with them aspects of their own culture-religion, dance, language, music, and cuisine. A mix of the two cultures eventually appeared. Thereligious dance of the ring shout turned into modern dances like the Charleston, and tribal chants slowly transformed into sorrowful hymns (圣歌) sung by slaves that described their hardships.These soulful accounts by slaves of the severe climate and conditions began to be called "the blues" , which continued in popularity among African Americans after the Civil War. This music increased in popularity into the early 1900s when many black musicians became an important part of the music industry.The slaves that had been brought over were from all different regions of West Africa, but they worked together until they gradually formed a common culture. This strengthenedthe identity of their music that, in the 1950s, eventually led to the beginning of rock androll. The Beatles, the most influential band of the 1960s, are often determined as the acceleraior that resulted in the ideology (意识形态)surrounding music that is still around today. The frcedom and individuality associated with that time period brought forth awhole culture surrounding music. It was not just music any more, but a lifestyle.Ovcr the dccadcs, music has developed into such a vital part of society and popculture. Musicians arc glorified, with tons of adoring and screaming fans. The modern technology of present day has allowed for a greater gap betwcen the creator of the musicand the fans, as well as a widespread commercialization of music. However, criticisms of modern pop music often arise due to its mass production, and now there is a lack of thesame soul and quality of naturalness and simplicity in music that was rising in the early20th century.32. What contributed to the birth of the Charleston?A. Various African religions.B. People's love of tribal dances.C.A mix of two different cultures.D. The popularity of sorrowful hymns.33. According to the passage, what can we learn about the blues?A. It became popular in the late 20th century.B. It may include the description of slaves' sad lives.C. It mainly told the stories of the American Civil War.D. It reflected the hard lives of many black musicians.34. What does the underlined word "this” in the third paragraph refer to?A. Slaves' collective work.B. One region of West Africa.C. The new common culture.D. The music by the Beatles.35. It can be learned that the music in the early 20th century____.A. possessed soul and sincerityB. became more commercializedC. was blamed for its mass productionI). widened the gap between musicians and fans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。

安徽高三高中英语月考试卷班级:___________ 姓名：___________ 分数：___________一、单项选择1.—Tom almost ran into a pole yesterday while driving on the highway.—I suppose he too fast.A．had driven B．was driving C．drives D．has driven 2.—How's your project work going, Jack?— . I'm half finished with it.A．So far so good B．It's up to you C．Never mind D．Forget it3. If unsolved, the problem of food safety may lead to more serious results.A．having left B．to leave C．left D．leaving4. The workers insist that the company should take measures to improve their working condition. A．attractive B．effective C．impressive D．conservative5.One of our rules is that every student wear the school uniform while at school.A．might B．could C．shall D．will6.Economic growth in the world remains weak throughout 2013 and it is hoped that it willgradually in 2014.A．break up B．make out C．work out D．pick up7.—When will the visas be ready, sir?— everything goes well, you should get them in 14 workdays.A．Although B．As far as C．Unless D．As long as8.Helen has got it takes to be a great tennis player. In other words, she has the potential to become world famous.A．how B．what C．when D．that9.According to a UN report，one third of the world population have no to clean drinking water and health care. A．means B．approach C．channel D．access10.—I’m afraid I can’t finish the book within this week.—Don’t worry. .A．Please go ahead B．That’s right C．Not at all D．Take your time11.The more one is _______ the English-speaking environment, the better he or she will learn the language. A．exposed to B．filled in C．caught on D．kept up12.Doctors strongly recommended that my father more exercise regularly instead of sitting still before a computer all day long.A．takes B．take C．took D．had taken13.—Did you look up the time of the high-speed trains to Shanghai?—Yes, the early train is to leave at 5:30 a.m.A．likely B．possible C．due D．about14. My visit to your school is really an unforgettable experience, I will always treasure.A．that B．one C．it D．what15.There are solid reasons for China to claim ownership of the Diaoyu Islands, which lie about 200miles the eastern coast of our country.A．to B．on C．off D．of二、完形填空1.Jasmine Harman，a famous TV presenter, was sunny and active. Nothing seemed to her down. But nearlya decade on, Jasmine spent the first years of her TV life a secret about her background—one shecouldn’t to be made public.“When I started o ut in TV, I lived in fear of someone discovering about my ,” she admitted. Because her mother had a illness called hoarding Disorder(囤积症). “Mum would keep batteries, old speakers, broken dolls and baskets she in the street. Nothing wou ld be thrown away. And she’d be if you ever tried to clear them up,” Jasmine recalled. Eventually, the entire family couldn’t have a life.Two years ago, Jasmine did something . She made a documentary called My Hoarder Mum and Me about her family’s battle to fight against her mum’s disease. “I do our program will shine more light on the issue,” said Jasmine. Then a second program, Britain’s Biggest HoardersLuckily, there are diagnostic criteria(诊断标准)now and experts that can help. Jasmine has becomea(an) herself in a way. She runs a website to help sufferers and their . “It’s incredible. I spent most of my childhood being ashamed, but now I’d like to make it . People like my mum need help, but not to be made to feel .”“We hadn’t been able to have Christmas dinner at Mum’s for , because you couldn’t get people into the house . But we had one last year, and it was amazing,” Jasmine said. “The still isn’t perfect, and Mum isn’t perfect either. Sh e’s still with it. But I’m so proud that she’s come this far, and I want to tell other people it’s possible.”【1】A．settle B．take C．beat D．calm【2】A．making B．discovering C．hiding D．mixing【3】A．wait B．plan C．cover D．bear【4】A．work B．mum C．illness D．memory【5】A．mental B．physical C．final D．social【6】A．new B．used C．round D．expensive【7】A．put away B．made out C．picked up D．dug out【8】A．terrible B．grateful C．OK D．crazy【9】A．rich B．normal C．simple D．hard 【10】A．special B．dangerous C．hopeless D．impossible 【11】A．hope B．wonder C．fear D．doubt 【12】A．ended up B．broke down C．kept away D．came out 【13】A．patient B．expert C．example D．role 【14】A．friends B．bosses C．families D．mistakes 【15】A．fair B．safe C．false D．public 【16】A．better B．younger C．prouder D．worse 【17】A．years B．months C．centuries D．weeks 【18】A．hardly B．actually C．luckily D．regularly 【19】A．dream B．way C．house D．study 【20】A．struggling B．filling C．turning D．begging2.People around the world drink about 180 billion liters of soda a year. That translates to more than 29 liters per person. Experts say the amount of carbonated soft drinks we consume(消费) is growing. New research from the American Heart Association finds that drinking soda, even diet soda, may significantly increase your risk for heart disease. Dr. Ramachandran Vasan led the study. "Drinking just one or more sodas a day may not be as innocuous as people think."In a large study of 9,000 people, doctors discovered that those who drank one or more sodas a day had a 30% increased risk for obesity(肥胖), a 25% increase in the risk for abnormal(非正常的) blood sugar levels, and a 32% increase in the odds of having low levels of good cholesterol(胆固醇).All of these factors increase the risk for heart disease. And there was no difference in the results for those who drank diet soda over regular soda. It’s something that surprised even the researchers.Critics of the study say diet soda may not be the cause of increased risk of heart disease. Connie Diekman is president of the American Dietetic Association. "It does not conclusively say that this will cause that."In other words, it could be that unhealthy people like soda. Dr. Vasan found those who drink soda generally tend to have greater caloric intake. They eat more saturated fat and trans fats. They also eat less fiber and exercise less. Diet soda drinkers may also share this unhealthy lifestyle. Dr. Vasan agrees that the link he found between heart disease risk and diet soda needs additional study.【1】What does the underlined word “innocuous” in the first paragraph probably mean?A．popular.B．harmless.C．effective.D．risky.【2】 According to the study, which of the following is true?A．Only people who overdrink sodas have high risk for heart disease.B．In the study, about one quarter of people have high blood level.C．Both regular and diet sodas can probably increase the risk for heart disease.D．Dr. Vasan is the leader of the American Heart Association.【3】 What can be inferred from the passage above?A．All the experts agree with the results of the study.B．Sodas of any kind are certain to increase the risk for heart disease.C．People have expected the results of the research.D．More studies are needed to prove the results.【4】How does the writer present the passage?A．By comparing opinions.B．By giving advice.C．By showing facts.D．By discussing information.三、阅读理解1."When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I survived at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood. The happy childhood is hardly worth your while. "Worse than the ordinary miserable childhood is the miserable Irish childhood. And worse yet is the miserable Irish Catholic childhood." That was Frank McCourt reading the opening lines of his book Angela's Ashes, released in 1996.This Irish American author best known for the Pulitzer Prize-winning autobiography Angela's Ashes that recorded his poor upbringing, died of cancer on Sunday, The New York Times reported. He was 78.Born in New York City, he was the eldest of the seven children born to Irish immigrant parents. Angela's Ashes was a memoir(回忆录)that captured an irresponsible, drunkard(酒鬼)father with a gift for story-telling. When not drunk, his father was absent, turning his back on a family so poor, McCourt wrote, that they were reduced to burning the furniture in their rented hut to keep warm. His mother struggled to raise her many children after his father left the family.In Angela's Ashes, he wrote of hunger, a home flooded with rainwater and the unbearable humiliation(耻辱)of seeking handouts from charities in the Irish city. But he told the story in a way that is expressive, warm and light-hearted.Frank McCourt left Ireland at the age of 19 to return to New York City where he was born. He earned a degree in English education and taught creative writing for nearly thirty years. After retiring in 1987, he decided to write about his childhood. "Angela's Ashes" became a huge success and brought McCourt a 1997 Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award and other honors. Millions of copies of the book were sold worldwide and it was adapted into a 1999 movie starring Emily Watson and Robert Carlyle.【1】In the first paragraph, by saying "The happy childhood is hardly worth your while", the writer really means that ________.A．a lot of readers don't deserve happy childhoodB．his childhood is not worth of others' sympathyC．his childhood is mixed with happiness and miseryD．smooth childhood surely will not draw readers' attention【2】From the passage, we know Frank McCourt's father is ________.A．humorous and trustworthyB．alcohol-addicted but loves his familyC．poor but warm-heartedD．irresponsible but gifted in telling stories【3】Which of the statements about the book “Angela’s Ashes” is right?A．This book is intended to show respect to McCourt’s father.B．The author wrote the book in a sad and serious tone(语调).C．The book enjoyed great popularity after it came out.D．The author got two awards because of the book.【4】 What's the text mainly about?A．A brief introduction to Frank McCourt and one of his works.B．A literary review(评论) on Frank McCourt's book.C．An account of Frank McCourt's miserable childhood.D．A comment on Frank McCourt's life experience.2.BFather’s day Sunset Live Music Dinner CruiseSunday, June 16th, 20136:30pm-8:30pmJoin us abroad the 95’ Dana Pride for our special Father’s Day Di nner Cruise. Enjoy a unique evening of fun on the water, complete with live music by Mike O’ Brien and a delicious barbecue dinner.Adult—$ 59Kids (3-12)—$29Two and under are FreeLOCATION: Dana Point HarborBOOK ONLINE OR CALL: 949-496-5794Rancho Days FiestaJuly 13, 2013Celebration the history of Saddleback Valley, there will be children’s activities including free crafts projects. Help make and taste homemade ice cream and butter, warm bread from the oven. Dip water and grind (磨碎) corn while learning about the early days of Orange County.Admission is $ 3 for children 3 to 12 years old and $4 for adults.LOCATION: Heritage Hill Historical ParkINFORMATION: 949-923-2230Annual Silverado Counter Fair and Art FestivalOctober 5-6, 2013The 42th Annual S ilverado Country Fair explores the wonders of the area’s Old West rustic (乡村的)culture, great live music tasty food, handmade arts, crafts and family games under the oak-trees below Orange Country’s famous Saddleback Mountain.Daytime adult admission: $4/ Kids under 12: only $2Saturday Night Music Fest (联欢): $ 5 for everyoneLOCATION: Silverado Community CenterINFORMATION: 714-997-3968Starr Ranch SanctuaryOctober 20-21, 2013Audubon California’s Starr Ranch Sanctuary invites you to our fall classes for a dults. Join our wildlife biologist for two peaceful days at beautiful 4,000 acre Starr Ranch in southeast Orange County and experience nature hands-on as a wildlife researcher.Cost: $ 95 for those not camping (including dinner) $100 for those camping (dinner and breakfast provided) LOCATION: Starr Ranch SanctuaryRESERVATIONS OR INFORMATION: 949-858-0309【1】Which event is the most suitable for one who wants to enjoy dinner in a boat with live music? A．Father’s day Sunset Live Music Dinner Cruise.B．Rancho Days Fiesta.C．Annual Silverado Counter Fair and Art Festival.D．Starr Ranch Sanctuary.【2】At Rancho Days Fiesta, you can ________.A．pay a great deal of money to join in campingB．join in activities for the whole familyC．experience the early life of the Orange CountyD．taste food made in the local factories【3】How much will a couple have to pay if they go to Saturday Night Music Fest with their 10-year –old son? A．$ 12.B．$15.C．$10.D．$5.【4】Mr. Smith wants to take his wife and daughter to have some family games in early October. He will call________ for information.A．949-496-5794B．949-923-2230C．714-997-3968D．949-858-03093.A farm planted levels or floors is called a vertical(垂直的)farm. A skyscraper type building can house a vertical farm. Since the garden is built upwards，rather than outwards，it requires much less space than a conventional farm.The world is quickly running out of room for conventional farming. Vertical farms could be a key to this situation. An 18-story vertical farm could feed as many as 50,000 people，all in an area which is the size of the average city block. Vertical farms in the city could cut down on transportation costs as well. Think about the amount of fuel it takes to transport food from farmland to city. The resources saved would be surprising. Besides saving travel time，food would be delivered in fresher condition and with less damage.There is a growing concern about the use of pesticides(杀虫剂) in agriculture today. But the vertical farm would be a greenhouse type environment, avoiding the need for a large number of pesticides. Vertical farms can be built in a contained space，therefore they are an excellent solution for living well in an environment far different from our own. Hydroponics(水耕法) could be a big part of vertical gardening. This would reduce the amount of soil needed to grow food. Of course，not all food does well with this type of planting，but there are many crops that actually seem to do better.In some climates，a lack of sunlight creates a short growing season. The solar power option may not work as well here. The addition of grow lights would make it possible to grow crops in vertical gardens in these areas .In other words，we could grow crops in areas where we never could before.Vertical farms may just be a concept for now，but they are a concept that will solve many of our problems in the future.【1】According to the passage, a vertical farm ________.A．is mainly built outwardsB．is dependent on solar powerC．is planted on levels upwardsD．is only an environmental friendly farm【2】Compared to the conventional farm, the vertical farm can ________.A．depend far less on sunlightB．greatly increase the use of soilC．help to protect the limited gardensD．reduce the harmful effect of pesticides【3】 It can be learned from the passage that vertical farms ________.A．have already been put into useB．only use hydroponics to grow foodC．need less room than conventional farmsD．may increase the transportation costs【4】What would be the best title for the passage?A．Vertical farms for our futureB．Ways to deal with future problemsC．Vertical farms and green skyscrapersD．Making full use of our limited land4.The National Park Service in the United States will mark its one hundredth anniversary in 2016. As it nears its second century, the Park Service plans to increase its educational programs for students and teachers.The plans include transportation support for one hundred thousand students each year to visit national parks to learn about nature and history. Yellowstone is believed to have been the world's first national park when it was established in 1872. Other students will get a chance to see parks in faraway places through Skype and other online programs.The National Park Service also works with partners to provide education. One of its partners is a nonprofit organization called NatureBridge. NatureBridge is celebrating its fortieth anniversary and says one million young people have taken part in its programs. The organization works with students from kindergarten through twelfthgrade and uses national parks as its classrooms. It provides field science programs at Yosemite National Park and four other locations in California and the northwestern state of Washington.Now, NatureBridge is launching an East Coast center with a four-million-dollar grant from Google. The program will begin in April at the Prince William Forest Park in Virginia. Students stay for three to five days in NatureBridge programs. The activities are aimed at developing their science skills. For example, they learn about different soils and study water quality under a microscope.Jason Morris is executive vice president of NatureBridge. He says when they are not sleeping, eating or in a laboratory, the students spend their time outdoors. Julia Washburn is associate director of education and interpretation for the National Park Service. She says in a time of budget cuts, the agency has to find ways to still meet its goals. Ms. Washburn says one of the most important services that the Park Service provides every day is nature interpretation. Park rangers (公园管理员) try to make visiting the outdoors more meaningful. Interpretation is a form of informal education. Essentially, it is a word that we use for the people in parks that explain the park or help orient(确定方向)you. So park rangers are interpreters. They orient you to the place you are in and help you make connections, emotional and intellectual connections, with the place.【1】Which of the following descriptions about NatureBridge is NOT correct?A．It’s an organization working together with National Park Service to provide education.B．Some of the activities held by NatureBridge are financially supported by Google.C．Students from kindergarten to college can sign up for the organization’s activities.D．It’s going to cut down budget for the activities because of economic hard times.【2】In which national park will the program by East Coast centre start?A．Yellowstone National Park.B．Prince William Forest Park.C．Yosemite National Park.D．Not mentioned in the passage.【3】What’s the main idea of the passage?A．National parks are used as outdoor classrooms for students.B．Students are called on to be members of NatureBridge.C．Some famous national parks in US are attractive to students.D．Park rangers make visiting parks much more interesting.【4】 Which of the following is the correct structure of the whole passage? (Para=paragraph)A．B．C．D．5.In the winter of 1964, the Beatles, a British musical, packed up their electric guitars, drum kits, and rebellious ways and set off for America.Two days later, more than seventy million people watched the group perform four of their hit songs on the Ed Sullivan Show. This was sixty percent of the American television audience. Here the Beatles sing one of those songs, "I Want to Hold Your Hand."The Beatles soon had the top five hit songs on the Billboard singles chart. Millions of fans became infected with Beatlemania. They rushed to stores to buy Beatles albums, wigs, clothes, dolls and lunch boxes.The Beatles recorded more than twenty number one hits in America. A Beatles song was almost always at the top of the charts until the group's next hit replaced it. They played to more than fifty thousand fans at large sports stadiums. And they filmed several movies that made millions of dollars.The Beatles were influenced by American singers including Chuck Berry, Buddy Holly and Little Richard. Yet the group's music sounded completely new and different. The Beatles wrote more than two hundred songs that revolutionized American popular music.In addition, young people saw the Beatles as spokesmen for their generation. They copied the band members' long hair and free-spirited ways. The band became so popular that in 1966 John Lennon said they were more popular than Jesus Christ.Soon other musicians began writing their own music the way John Lennon and Paul McCartney wrote the Beatles songs.Many other British groups followed the Beatles to America. This was known as the "British Invasion." They included the Dave Clark Five, the Kinks and the Rolling Stones.The Rolling Stones called themselves the "World's Greatest Rock and Roll Band." The Stones first performed across America in 1964. This song was the group's first Top 40 hit in the United States.In the spring of 1970, the Beatles released "Let it Be." But their fans were not celebrating. This was the last studio album the Beatles recorded as a group. It tells the story of the band's break up.四、书面表达最近，你们班召开了以“我的‘中国梦’”为主题的班会活动。

安徽高三高中英语月考试卷班级:___________ 姓名：___________ 分数：___________一、单项选择1.Care of the soul is a gradual process ______ even the small details of life should be considered.A．in which B．during where C．in what D．in where2.According to the Nobel Prize organization, Mo Yan’s work displays “a mixture of fantasy and reality, ______ historical and social aspects.A．conducting B．combining C．conflicting D．concluding3.I think he must be writing his essay at home now, ______?A．is he B．isn’t he C．do I D．mustn’t he4.--- What attracted you to our university?--- You have a great basketball team and I can _______ for it.A．work out B．look out C．try out D．carry out5.Our new English teacher, who is said to have moved back to China, ______ in America for almost ten years. A．lived B．has lived C．was living D．had lived6.-- Do you enjoy the moves of Gangnam Style?--- ______ . I just do it to keep fit.A．Of course B．Not really C．Not likely D．Not a little7.______ nobody else at hand, I had to carry the heavy box to the eighth floor by myself.A．It having B．It has C．There was D．There being8.He is very ______ and well-qualified, so he should reach the top of his profession.A．proud B．jealous C．ambitious D．enthusiastic9.______ nearly all behavior is learned behavior is a basic assumption ______ has been put forward by the social scientists.A．What, that B．That, what C．What, what D．That, that10.“The moment ______ soon,” he thought to himself, waiting nervously.A．is coming B．was coming C．came D．has come11.--- Albert, I have a favor to ask you.--- _______.A．It’s a pleasure B．Go ahead C．Help yourself D．It doesn’t matter 12.______ in color, the garden looks dull in this late fall.A．Lack B．Lacked C．Lacking D．To lack13.Everyone wants to live in a beautiful, comfortable and “livable” place, but not ______ know where it is.A．all B．some C．either D．both14.Since people are fond of humor, it is as welcome in conversation as _______ else.A．anything B．something C．anywhere D．somewhere15.All the photographs in this book, _______ stated otherwise, date from the 1970s.A．until B．once C．if D．unless二、完形填空This is a part from US President Barack Obama’s speech on May 14 at Bamard College in New York.… My last piece of advice – this is simple, but perhaps most important: 36. Nothing worthwhile is easy. No one of achievement has avoided failure – sometimes catastrophic failures. But they keep at it. They learn from mistakes. They don’t 37.When I first arrived on this 38, I was with little money, fewer options. But it was here that I tried to find my place in this world. I knew I wanted to make a difference, b ut it was 39 how in fact I’d go about it. But I wanted to do my part to 40 a better world.So even as I worked after graduation in a few 41 jobs here in New York, even as I went from motley (鱼龙混杂的)apartment to motley apartment, I 42.… And I wish I could s ay that this perseverance came from some innate (天生的)toughness in me. But the truth is, it was 43. I got it from 44 the people who raised me. I grew up as the son of a single mom who struggled toput herself through 45 and make ends meet. She had a marriage that fell apart; 46 went on food stamps at one point to help us 47. But she didn’t quit. And she earned her degree, and made sure that 48 scholarships andhard work, my sister and I earned 49.And 50, I met a woman who was assigned to advise me on my first summer job at a law firm. And she gave me such good advice that I married her. And Michelle and I gave everything we had to balance our careers and a 51 family. We made that marriage work.… So 52 it’s starting a business, or running for office, or 53 a n amazing family, remember that making your54 on the world is hard. It takes patience. It takes commitment. It comes with plenty of 55 and it comes with plenty of failures.【1】A．compete B．persevere C．struggle D．preservation【2】A．rest B．decline C．quit D．regret【3】A．campus B．downtown C．farm D．country【4】A．confident B．uncertain C．ambitious D．proud【5】A．shape B．instruct C．organize D．lead【6】A．amazing B．disturbing C．meaningful D．unsatisfactory 【7】A．reached out B．put out C．gave out D．made out【8】A．presented B．structured C．learned D．created【9】A．copying B．detecting C．persuading D．watching【10】A．life B．work C．school D．business 【11】A．yet B．even C．still D．also 【12】A．get by B．come by C．get along D．come along 【13】A．during B．through C．across D．over 【14】A．mine B．us C．ours D．hers 【15】A．for the time being B．long before C．up to now D．later on 【16】A．young B．poor C．weak D．strong 【17】A．as if B．if C．whether D．unless 【18】A．rising B．raising C．arousing D．arising 【19】A．view B．stay C．remark D．mark 【20】A．goals B．advantages C．shortcomings D．setbacks三、阅读理解1.It's not a new phenomenon, but have you noticed how many nouns are being used as verbs? We all use them, often without noticing what we're doing.I was arranging to meet someone for dinner last week, and I said “I’ll pencil it in my diary”, and my friend s aid “You can ink it in”, meaning that it was a firm arrangement not a tentative one!Many of these new verbs are linked to new technology. An obvious example is the word fax. We all got used to sending and receiving faxes, and then soon started talking about faxing something and promising we'd fax it immediately. Then along came email, and we were soon all emailing each other madly. How did we do without it?I can hardly imagine life without my daily emails.Email reminds me, of course, of my computer and its software, which has produced another couple of new verbs. On my computer I can bookmark those pages from the World Wide Web that I think I'll want to look at again, thus saving all the effort of remembering their addresses and calling them up from scratch. I can do the same thing on my PC, but there I don't bookmark; I favorite—coming from “favorite pages”, so the verb comes from an adjective not a noun.Now my children bought me a mobile phone, known simply as a mobile and I had to learn yet more new verbs. I can message someone, that is, I can leave a message for them on their phone. Or I can text them, write a few words suggesting when and where to meet, for example. How long will it be before I can mobile them, that is, phone them using my mobile? I h aven’t heard that verb yet, but I’m sure I will soon. Perhaps I’ll start using it myself!【1】“I’ll pencil it in my diary” in the second paragraph probably means .A．it was a firm arrangementB．he prefers a pencil to a penC．the arrangement should be written as a diaryD．it was an uncertain arrangement【2】A website address can be easily found if it has been______.A．favorited B．messaged C．emailed D．texted【3】Which of the following has not been used as a verb yet?A．message B．mobile C．email D．page【4】The best title for this passage is____.A．Technology and Language.B．Development of the English languageC．New Technology and New words D．New Verbs from Nouns2.This Teaching Assistant Level 3 course is designed for people who either are, or wish to become a teaching assistant. Teaching assistants carry out their tasks under the direction of the class teacher. This is a fully supported home study course, and the help is available whenever you need it --- either online or over the phone. There is a huge demand for teaching assistants around the country but also many thousands of applicants for these positions. Having this Teaching Assistant Level 3 qualification will help you stand out from other applicants. Our Level 3 Teaching Assistant course is similar to the NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) Level 3 because it is an equivalent (同等的) level of learning.The teaching assistant is able to contribute in four main areas:Supporting the teacherSupporting the pupilSupporting the schoolSupporting the curriculumThe salary a teaching assistant is expected to earn a year:London fringe (外围):￡16,856 - ￡26,052Outer London: ￡18,789 - ￡27,992Inner London: ￡19,893 - ￡29,088Rest of England and Wales: ￡15,817 - ￡25,016The fee and the time of enrolment (入学)Enroll for only a ￡35 deposit. Teaching Assistant Level 3 is only ￡345. To help you on your way towards achieving your qualification, we are offering all of our potential students a ￡115 reduction in their enrolment fees for June. The normal fee for this course is ￡460 but for this month it has been reduced to only ￡345. There has never been a better time to start learning and take that first step towards a brighter future!100% money back guarantee, if you are not satisfied. That’s why we’ll happily give you your money back on any course returned within 7 days. It’s easy for you to enroll now by telephone 01223 923 913. You can get free friendly help and advice from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, on Monday to Friday. Call 01223 923 915.【1】How can people study this Teaching Assistant Level 3 course?A．Go to the night school.B．Go to the full-time school.C．Study at home at any time.D．Study at weekends or vacations.【2】What’s the teaching assistant’s task?A．Listening to the teacher’s lecture all the time.B．Only helping teachers prepare their lessons.C．Helping promote effective learning and teaching.D．Often giving lessons in place of the formal teacher.【3】If a teacher assistant earns ￡28,000 a year , he probably works in ______.A．downtown Wales B．the fringe of LondonC．outer London D．downtown London【4】How much should you pay in June if you have paid the deposit?A．￡35B．￡310C．￡345D．￡4603.You never see him, but they're with you every time you fly. They record where you are going, how fast you're traveling and whether everything on your airplane is functioning normally. Their ability to endure almost any disaster makes them seem like something out of a comic book. They're known as the black box.When planes fall from the sky, as a Yemeni airliner did on its way to Comoros Islands in the India ocean on June 30, 2009, the black box is the best bet for identifying what went wrong. So when a French submarine (潜水艇) detected the box's homing signal five days later, the discovery marked a huge step toward determining the cause of a tragedy in which 152 passengers were killed.In 1958, Australian scientist David Warren developed a flight-memory recorder that would track basic information like altitude and direction. That was the first mode for a black box, which became a requirement onall U.S. commercial flights by 1960. Early models often failed to withstand crashes, however, so in 1965 the box was completely redesigned and moved to the rear of the plane – the area least subject to impact – from its original position in the landing wells (起落架舱). The same year, the Federal Aviation Authority required that the boxes, which were never actually black, be painted orange or yellow to aid visibility.Modern airplanes have two black boxes: a voice recorder, which tracks pilots' conversations, and a flight-data recorder, which monitors fuel levels, engine noises and other operating functions that help investigators reconstruct the aircraft's final moments. Placed in an insulated (隔绝的) case and surrounded by a quarter-inch-thick panels of stainless steel, the boxes can stand massive force and temperatures up to 2,000℉. When submerged, they're also able to emit signals from depths of 20,000 ft. Experts believe the boxes from Air France Flight 447, which crashed near Brazil on June 1,2009, are in water nearly that deep, but statistics say they're still likely to turn up. In the approximately 20 deep-sea crashes over the past 30 years, only one plane's black boxes were never recovered.【1】What does the author say about the black box?A．It is an indispensable device on an airplane.B．The idea for its design comes from a comic book.C．Its ability to avoid disasters is incredible.D．It ensures the normal functioning of an airplane.【2】What does the underlined word in the 3rd paragraph mean?A．witness B．experience C．resist D．ensure【3】Why was the black box redesigned in 1965?A．New materials became available by that time.B．Too much space was needed for its installation.C．The early models didn't provide the needed data.D．The early models often got damaged in the crash.【4】What do we know about the black boxes from Air France Flight 447?A．There is an urgent need for them to be reconstructed.B．There is still a good chance of their being recovered.C．They have stopped sending homing signals.D．They were destroyed somewhere near Brazil.4.As the railroads and the highways shaped the American West in the past centuries, a new electrical generating(发电)and transmission (输送) system for the 21st century will leave a lasting mark on the West, for better or worse. Much of the real significance of railroads and highways is not in their direct physical effect on the scenery, but in the ways that they affect the surrounding community. The same is true of big solar plants and the power lines that will be laid down to move electricity around.The 19 th century saw land grants(政府拨地) offered to railroad companies to build the transcontinental railroads, leaving public land in between privately owned land. In much of the West, some of the railroad sections were developed while others remained undeveloped, and in both cases the landownership has presented unique challenges to land management. With the completion of the interstate highway system, many of the small towns, which sprang up as railway stops and developed well, have lost their lifeblood and died.Big solar plants and their power lines will also have effects far beyond their direct footprint in the West. This isnot an argument against building them. We need alternative energy badly, and to really take advantage of it we need to be able to move electricity around far more readily than we can now.So trade-offs will have to be made. Some scenic spots will be sacrificed. Some species(物种) will be forced to move, or will be carefully moved to special accommodations. Deals will be struck to reduce the immediate effects. The lasting effects of these trade-offs are another matter. The 21st century development of the American Westas an ideal place for alternative energy is going to throw off a lot of power and money in the region. There are chances for that power and money to do a lot of good. But it is just as likely that they will be spent wastefully and will leave new problems behind, just like the railroads and the highways.The money set aside in negotiated trade-offs and the institutions that control it will shape the West far beyond the immediate footprint of power plants and transmission lines. So let’s remember the effects of the railroads and the highways as we construct these new power plants in the West.【1】What was the problem caused by the construction of the railways?A．Small towns along the railways became abandoned.B．Land in the West was hard to manage.C．Some railroad stops remained underused.D．Land grants went into private hands.【2】What is the major concern in the development of alternative energy according to the last two paragraphs? A．The use of money and power.B．The transmission of power.C．The conservation of solar energy.D．The selection of an ideal place.【3】What is the author’s attitude towards building solar plants?A．Disapproving.B．Approving.C．Doubtful.D．Cautious.【4】Which is the best title for the passage?A．How the Railways Have Affected the WestB．How the Effects of Power Plants Can Be ReducedC．How Solar Energy Could Reshape the WestD．How the Problems of the Highways Have Been Settled5.Several recent studies have found that being randomly (随机地) assigned to a roommate of another race can lead to increased tolerance but also to a greater likelihood (可能性) of conflict.Recent reports found that lodging with a student of a different race may decrease prejudice and force students to engage in more ethnically diverse friendships.An Ohio State University study also found that black students living with a white roommate saw higher academic success throughout their college careers. Researchers believe this may be caused by social pressure.In a New York Times article, Sam Boakye – the only black student on his freshman year floor -said that "if you're surrounded by whites, you have something to prove."Researchers also observed problems resulting from pairing interracial students in residences.According to two recent studies, randomly assigned roommates of different races are more likely to experience conflicts so strained that one roommate will move out.An Indiana University study found that interracial roommates were three times as likely as two white roommates to no longer live together by the end of the semester.Grace Kao, a professor at Penn said she was not surprised by the findings. "This may be the first time that some of these students have interacted, and lived, with someone of a different race," she said.At Penn, students are not asked to indicate race when applying for housing."One of the great things about freshman housing is that, with some exceptions, the process throws you together randomly," said Undergraduate Assembly chairman Alec Webley. "This is the definition of integration.""I've experienced roommate conflicts between interracial students that have both broken down stereotypes(模式化形象) and strengthened stereotypes," said one Penn resident advisor (RA). The RA of two years added that while some conflicts "provided more multicultural acceptance and melding (融合)," there were also "jarring cultural resistance."The RA said that these conflicts have also occurred among roommates of the same race.Kao said she cautions against forming any generalizations based on any one of the studies, noting that more background characteristics of the students need to be studied and explained.【1】What can we learn from some recent studies?A．Conflicts between students of different races are unavoidable.B．Interracial lodging may have diverse outcomes.C．Students of different races are prejudiced against each other.D．Interracial lodging does more harm than good.【2】What does the Indiana University study show?A．Few white students like sharing a room with a black peer.B．Roommates of different races just don't get along.C．Interracial roommates are more likely to fall out.D．Assigning students' lodging randomly is not a good policy.【3】What does Alec Webley consider to be the "definition of integration"?A．The school randomly assigns roommates without regard to race.B．Students of different races are required to share a room.C．Interracial lodging is arranged by the school for freshmen.D．Lodging is assigned to students of different races without exception.【4】What can be inferred from Grace Kao’s saying about interracial lodging?A．Schools should be cautious when making decisions about student lodging.B．Students' racial background should be considered before lodging is assigned.C．Experienced resident advisors should be assigned to handle the problems.D．It is unscientific to make generalizations about it without further study.四、其他阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第76至第85小题的空格里填上适当的单词。

下期高 2013 级第二次月考英语卷（全卷满分： 150 分达成时间：120分钟）第 I 卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30 分）第一节（共 5小题；每题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）听下边 5 段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A 、B、C 三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应地点。

听每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间往返答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What color does the man prefer?A. PinkB.YellowC.Light blue.2.Why can’ t the woman take her holiday?A.She is out of job now.B.She is training her employees.C.She is busy with her new job.3.What is the woman doing?A.Offering suggestions.B.Expressing dissatisfaction.C.Asking for help.4. How many hours will the woman be in New York?A.Two hours.B.Six hours .C.Four hours.5. What does the woman mean?A.She thinks she is likely to get the tickets.B.She doesn ’ t want to sit near the stage.C.She means it is not easy at all to get tickets第二节（共 15 小题；每题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下边 5 段对白或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A 、B、 C 三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应地点。

合肥三中高三年级12月份月考数学（理）试卷考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分 第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共60分）一、选择题（共12小题，每小题5分，共60分.每小题有唯一正确选项，请把正确选项填在答题卷上） 1．已知复数21iz i+=-（其中i 为虚数单位），则z ＝（ ） A ．1322i + B ．1322i -C ．312i +D ．3322i + 2．“不等式x （x －2）＞0”是“不等式2x＜1”成立的（ ） A ．充分不必要条件 B ．必要不充分条件 C ．充要条件D ．既不充分也不必要条件3．等比数列{n a }的各项均为正数，且564738a a a a a a ++＝27，则313233310log log log log a a a a +++⋅⋅⋅+＝（ ）A ．12B ．10C ．8D ．2＋3log 54.已知}R m m P ∈+==),1,0()0,1(,}R n n Q ∈+==),1,1()1,1(，则=⋂Q P （ ）A ．｛〔1，1〕｝ B. ｛〔-1，1〕｝ C. ｛〔1，0〕｝ D. ｛〔0，1〕｝5．函数tan sin tan sin y x x x x =+--在区间3(,)22ππ内的图象是 ( )6．在△ABC 中，若D 是BC 边所在直线上一点且满足=+，则（ ） A ．=﹣2B ．=2C ．=﹣D ．=7．已知函数()sin()(0,0,||)2f x A x A πωϕωϕ=+>><，( )其导函数'()f x 的部分图象如图所示，则函数()f x 的解析式为A ．1()2sin()23f x x π=-B ．1()2sin()26f x x π=+ C ．1()sin()23f x x π=-D ．1()sin()26f x x π=+8．六棱锥P －ABCDEF 中，底面是正六边形，顶点在底面的射影是底面正多边形中心，G 为PB 的中点，则三棱锥D －GAC 与三棱锥P －GAC 体积之比为 ( ) A ．1：1 B ．1：2 C ．2：1 D ．3：29．在平面直角坐标系xOy 中，M 为不等式组：2x y 20x 2y 103x y 80--≥⎧⎪+-≥⎨⎪+-≤⎩，所表示的区域上一动点，则直线OM 斜率的最小值为 （ ）A ．2B ．1C ．13-D ．12-10．设函数f (x )是定义在R 上的偶函数，且对任意的x ∈R 恒有f (x ＋1)＝f (x －1)，已知当x ∈[0,1]时，xx f -=1)21()(，则：①2是函数f (x )的周期；②函数f (x )在(1,2)上递减，ABCD在(2,3)上递增；③函数f (x )的最大值是1，最小值是0；④当x ∈(3,4)时，3)21()(-=x x f .其中所有正确命题的序号是（ ）A. ①②B. ②④C. ①②④D. ①③④11．已知函数f (x )＝x (ln x －ax )有两个极值点，则实数a 的取值范围是( )A ．(－∞，0) B.⎝ ⎛⎭⎪⎫0，12 C ．(0,1) D ．(0，＋∞) 12. 已知函数，把函数的零点按从小到大的顺序排列成一个数列，若该数列的前n 项的和,则＝( )A ．B ．C ．55D ．45第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共90分）二、填空题：本大题共4小题，每小题5分，共20分．13．Rt△ABC 的三个顶点在半径为13的球面上，两直角边的长分别为6和8，则球心到平面ABC 的距离是 14．计算：dx x x ⎰-+)1(2210＝______.15．矩形ABCD ，AB=3，BC=4，沿对角线BD 把△ABD 折起， 使点A 在平面BCD上的射影A′落在B C 上，则二面角A —BD —C 的余弦值为 16．某同学在一次研究性学习中发现，以下五个式子的值都等于同一个常数：①sin 213°＋cos 217°－sin13°cos17°；②sin 215°＋cos 215°－sin15°cos15°；③sin 218°＋cos 212°－sin18°cos12°；④sin 2(－18°)＋cos 248°－sin(－18°)cos48°；⑤sin 2(－25°)＋cos 255°－sin(－25°)cos55°.试从上述五个式子中选择一个，求出这个常数；并根据你的计算结果，将该同学的发现推广为三角恒等式三、解答题：本大题共6个题，共70分．解答应写出文字说明、证明过程或演算步骤． 17．（本题满分12分）已知ABC ∆中，a 、b 、c 是三个内角A 、B 、C 的对边，关于x的不等式2cos 4sin 60x C x C ++<的解集是空集． （1）求角C 的最大值；（2）若72c =，ABC ∆的面积S =，求角C 取最大值时a b +的值．18．（本大题满分12分）已知函数.1cos 2cos sin 2)(2-+=x x x x f(1)求)(x f 的最大值及取得最大值时x 的集合；(2)若锐角三角形ABC 的三个内角C B A ,,的对边分别为c b a ,,，且,2,2)2(==a Af ,6=b 求ABC ∆的面积.19．（本题满分12分）如图，已知三棱柱ABC —A 1B 1C 1，侧面BCC 1B 1⊥底面ABC . (1)若M ，N 分别是AB ，A 1C 的中点，求证：MN ∥平面BCC 1B 1；(2)若三棱柱ABC —A 1B 1C 1的各棱长均为2，侧棱BB 1与底面ABC 所成的角为60°，问在线段A 1C 1上是否存在一点P ，使得平面B 1CP ⊥平面ACC 1A 1？若存在，求C 1P 与PA 1的比值，若不存在，说明理由．20．（本题满分12分）已知函数f (x )＝2x 3－3(a ＋1)x 2＋6ax (a ∈R )．(1)当a ＝2时，求函数y ＝f (x )的单调区间；(2)若a ＞0时，函数y ＝f (x )在闭区间[0，a ＋1]上的最大值为f (a ＋1)， 求a 的取值范围．21．（本题满分12分）数列{}n a ：满足16a =，2142,(*)n n n a a a n N +=++∈（1）设2log (2)n n C a =+，求证{}n C 是等比数列； （2）求数列{}n a 的通项公式；（3）设nn n n a a a b 41212+--=，数列{}n b 的前n 项和为n T ，求证：1307<≤n T ．22．（本题满分10分）设函数()ln(1),()'(),0f x x g x xf x x =+=≥，其中'()f x 是()f x 的导函数.(1)若()()f x ag x ≥恒成立，求实数a 的取值范围；（2）设*∈N n ,比较(1)(2)()g g g n +++与()n f n -的大小，并加以证明.。

安徽省合肥市第三中学2016届高三12月月考英语试题（考试时间：120分钟满分：150 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 man mean?A. Some painters have natural gift.B. There are few successful painters.C. The woman’s painting is a success.2. Why didn’t the man accept the job?A. He doesn’t enjoy business trips as much as he used to.B. He thinks the pay is too low to support his family.C. He wants to spend more time with his family.3. What did the man do this morning?A. He had a history lesson.B. He had a chemistry lesson.C. He attended a meeting.4. What is the man’s telephone number?A. 4938044.B. 4389044.C. 4930844.5. Where are the speakers?A. In the school.B. In the bank.C. In a hospital.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。

安徽高三高中英语月考试卷班级:___________ 姓名：___________ 分数：___________一、单项选择1.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节单项填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

After the 1980s, the West became Godlike to many Chinese because of ____ Westerners’ wealth, and ____ freedom to do what they wanted.A./; /B.the; theC.the; /D./; the2.Our bad living habits will destroy the earth. Only by changing ____ we live can we save the earth.A．that B．what C．how D．Where3.We______every day for almost two weeks ,so I’ll need to buy a large backpack to carry my supplies . A．walk B．have walked C．have been walking D．will be walking4.——Excuse me, Professor Smith, I was wondering if I could leave a quarter earlier today.——____.A．Nothing the matter.B．Sure, go ahead C．Oh, why not?D．No trouble at all 5.In that hospital under no circumstances any member of staff___socialize with the patients .A．may B．must C．can D．Should6.The book states that the other two areas_______the two varieties of English differ are spelling and pronunciation .A．which B．that C．in which D．from which 7.——How come a simple meal like this costs so much?——We have ____ in your bill the cost of the cup you broke just now.A．asked B．included C．contained D．charged8.It has seemed unusually cold recently but experts say it’s _______for this time of yearA．common B．ordinary C．normal D．formal 9.——Not getting that job was a big let-down.——Don’t worry. Something better will ____.A．come along B．get along C．take on D．keep on10.____from endless homework , the students now find their own activities in their spare time .A．Freed B．Freeing C．To free D．Free 11.——Why did you leave without a word of warning to John?——But what_____________otherwise? He never listens to me.A．could I do B．could I have done C．must 1 have done D．should I do12.An actor can not well play the role without life experience ____ more than a dancer can make a difference without much practice.A．any B．no C．not D．much13.So little ________that the neighbors could not settle their difference .A．agreed they B．they agreed C．they did agree D．did they agree 14.—I wonder if you have a double room for tonight.-—________.—OK, thanks anyway.A．One moment, please. I’ll see if there are any for tonight.B．Sure. Please fill out this form for us.C．Sorry. I’m afraid we have no one at this timeD．How long are you planning to stay here, sir?15.Jack is good, hard-working and intelligent. _____, I can’t speak too highly of him.A．As a result B．In a word C．In other words D．Above all二、完形填空第二节完形填空（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。

合肥三中高一年级12月份月考英语试卷第一部分听力(共20小题; 每小题1分, 满分20分)第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 is Sam doing?A. Talking over the phone.B. Walking with his mother.C. Borrowing a cellphone.2. How much weight has the woman lost?A. 10 pounds.B. 15 pounds.C. 20 pounds.3. Where will the speakers eat tonight?A. At a restaurant.B. At home.C. At a friend’s.4. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Brother and sister.B. Father and daughter.C. Mother and son.5. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. A book.B. A story.C. A writer.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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。

听完每段对话或独白前，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 does the man play the piano?A. He really loves playing it.B. His mother asks him to do so.C. He wants to become a pianist.7. What does the woman like doing?A. Pl aying the piano.B. Painting.C. Teaching.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

合肥市2016年高三第一次教学质量检测英语试题（考试时间：120分钟满分:150分）第I卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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。

例：How much is the shirt?A.￡19. 15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.答案是C1. What will Jack do this weekend?A. Go for a picnic .B. Make some plans.C. Work on his paper.2. What-s the woman's favorite sport?A. Basketball.B. Tennis.C. Baseball.3. What is the weather like now?A. Rainy.B. Cloudy.C. Windy.4. What are the speakers talking about？A. Public transportation.B．Ways to get to school.C. Advantages of riding a bike.5. What was the woman's problem?A. She got on the wrong train.B. She got into the wrong carriage.C. She lost her train ticket.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。

合肥三中高二年级12月份月考英语试卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）听面5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。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Where are the two speakers?A. In a train.B.On a plane .C. On a bus.2. What time is it now?A.3:00pmB.4:00pmC.4:30pm3.What is the man?A shop assistant. B.A bank clerk. C. A hotel clerk.4..Where will the woman place the flowers?A.In the sitting room.B.In Jim’s bedroom.C.In the man’s bedroom.5.What did the woman most probably think of the concert?A.Terrible.B.Exciting.C.Enjoyable.第二节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）听下面5段对话或对白。

从题中所给的A, B, C中选出最佳选项。

每段对话或读白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答6,7题。

6.What did the two speakers?A. They took a shower.B.They went to the bank.C.They went shopping.7.How will the two speakers go back home?A.By subway.B.By bus.C.By taxi.听第7段材料，回答第8,9题。

8.Where did the woman probably get the information?A. In a newspaper.B.On some websites.C.From some friends.9.Why does the woman consider the apartment on Liberty Road?A.Because it is quiet there.B.Because it is near the city center.C.Because it has a garden behind it.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

安徽省合肥八中2012—2013学年度高三12月考英语试题第一卷（共三部分，共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 are the speakers talking about?A．An antismoking pamphlet （小册子）．B．An advertisement for cigarettes．C．A health warning on cigarette packs．2．What color raincoat does the man want?A．A brown one．B．A blue one．C．A green one．3．Why does the man apologize to the woman?A．He lost the novel．B．He forgot to bring the novel．C．Something was wrong with his mind．4．What attacked California?A．An earthquake．B．Floods．C．A hurricane．5．What are the speakers talking about?A．Summer jobs．B．Unemployment．C．Life in high school．第二节（共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

安徽高三高中英语月考试卷班级:___________ 姓名：___________ 分数：___________一、单项选择1.At first, I didn’t know what ____ Facebook was, and now I do know what it is. I have to say, it sounds like____ huge waste of time.A．/; the B．/; a C．the; a D．a; the2.We _____ know things about each other that we should not know, have no right _____, and have a right, actually, not to know.A．increasingly; to know B．decreasedly; knowingC．increasingly; know D．decreasingly; knew3.I watch sports the way a dog will watch TV: I’ m attracted by the motion and color, but no actual comprehension _____.A．take place B．took placeC．had taken palce D．is taking place4.A good “teammate” doesn’t ____ make a good partner. Those who put the ir partners in this category were most _____ to describe their relationship as slightly unhappy.A．necessarily; possibly B．likely; possiblyC．necessarily; likely D．likely; likely5.More than 33% of men and women say they have watched a TV show or movie that affected them so much that they considered _____.A．breaking off B．breaking upC．breaking down D．breaking out6.As best as I could determine, I was standing in _____ was once a terrible place, where they took you in and hurt you.A．what B．which C．that D．where7.If you spend the spring sneezing, take a look at your plate. Some foods _____ make allergies worse. A．should B．must C．can D．may8.Our patients _____ faster recoveries and greater pain relief than patients undergoing open neck and back surgery. And they’re up and _____ around within a few hours of surgery.A．figure; walk B．average; walkingC．calculate; walked D．make; walking9.The best way to get a serious point ____ without causing offense is ____ humour.A．across; with B．out; within C．across; in D．down; by10.I was making copies at work, and someone came into the room while talking on his cell phone. Should I have left _____ him privacy?A．give B．to give C．to show D．showing11.With that information ____, I sought out Douglas Smith, director of the Center for Brain Injury and Repair at the University of Pennsylvania.A．in hand B．in the hand C．in hands D．in the hands12.As each man I contacted recounted painful details, I felt as though I were talking with my father. Not only were they similar in appearance, but _____ the same things.A．had they experienced B．they have experiencedC．they had experienced D．had experienced they13.It was from John, ____ gave me a big key to _____ my dad.A．who; understand B．that; understandingC．who; understanding D．which; to understand14.I accepted a _____ teaching students ages 6 to 12 with severe learning and behavioral ____ who’d moved from school to school.A．position; difficulties B．post; hardC．job; troubles D．occupation; difficulty15.---I really want to go bungee jumping. Want to go with me? ______--- Yes, I’m willing to.A．Is it up to you?B．Would you be up for it?C．Guess what?D．You bet!二、完形填空Fill Her Tank FirstThe summer of 1975 I’d just graduated from college in Southern California and received a 1968 Ford Capri for a graduation present. I had my first job, in Los Angeles. One Sunday night, __36__ myself a very independent grown-up, I left my uncle’s place in S outh Laguna after a visit, without __37__ to him that I had less than an__38__ of a tank of gas and no cash to buy __39__ on the way to L.A. I pulled onto the Pacific Coast Highway and watched the needle __40__ as I headed north. When I started running on fumes, I pulled into a __41__. There was no self-service __42__; there were no credit cards, no ATMs.I begged the guy at the station. I __43__ write him a check for gas, I said, or I could sleep in my car and try to__44__ to a town with a bank the next morning. As he was informing me that I could sleep in my car but he’d have me __45__, a station wagon __46__ to the next pump. The driver--- a thin, plain, middle-aged guy---overheard the tail end of my __47__ request. As the attendant went to serve him, h e nodded at me. “__48__ her tank first,” he said.“Really?” I said. Hope __49__. “Oh, thank you. Thank you. But please. I just need two dollars’ __50__. I just need to go home.”“Fill it,” he __51__ to the attendant. Then to me, “You will do the same one day, for someone else.”I keep looking for that unlucky young person, __52__ to save her night on the road. Meanwhile, in case she never __53__ up, I try for other acts of random kindness. That __54__ driver is always at the pump a few feet away, __55__ the attendant to fill mine first.【1】A．thinking B．hoping C．knowing D．showing【2】A．confirming B．convincing C．admitting D．concerning【3】A．eighty B．eight C．eighth D．eighths【4】A．another B．more C．much D．some【5】A．drop B．increase C．reduce D．decrease【6】A．train station B．bus station C．railway station D．gas station 【7】A．at one time B．at a time C．at times D．at that time 【8】A．could B．might C．should D．must【9】A．scramble B．drive C．climb D．walk 【10】A．ordered B．helped C．warned D．arrested 【11】A．went up B．drove up C．pulled up D．drew into 【12】A．tried B．succeeded C．reasoned D．failed 【13】A．Fill B．Filled C．Filling D．To fill 【14】A．increased B．raised C．accumulated D．fired 【15】A．value B．worthy C．worth D．money 【16】A．pardoned B．repeated C．said D．spoke 【17】A．ensuring B．supposing C．hoping D．considering 【18】A．shows B．goes C．grows D．comes 【19】A．easy-going B．polite C．powerful D．quiet 【20】A．introducing B．instructing C．interesting D．interacting三、阅读理解1.Strange Baby-Naming LawsGermany Parents are banned by law from using last names and the names of objects and products as first names. A child’s first name must clearly indicate his or her sex, and all names must be approved by the office of vital statistics in the area in which the child was born.Iceland The country’s naming committee consults the National Register of Persons to determine if a name is acceptable. If parents want to go off-list, they must apply for approval and pay a fee, and the name must contain only letters in the Icelandic alphabet.New Zealand The country’s Births, Deaths, and Marriages Registration Act of 1995 prohibits parents from choosing a name that “ might cause offense to a reasonable person; is unreasonably long; or is, includes, or resembles an offici al title or rank,” including, apparently, Adolf Hitler and Yeah Detroit—both names recently rejected.Denmark If Danish parents prefer a moniker not on the list of 7,000 preapproved baby names, they must get permission from local church and government officials. Fifteen to 20 percent of the 1,100 reviewed names—including creative spellings of common names, last names as first names, and unusual names—are rejected each year.【1】You can tell whether a baby is a girl or a boy according to the first name in _____.A．Denmark B．New Zealand C．Iceland D．Germany【2】In Iceland, the names should _____.A．be approved by the office of vital statistics.B．be accepted by the National Register of Persons.C．contain only letters in the Roman alphabet.D．be paid for some money.【3】Which name is accepted in New Zealand?A．Bin Laden B．Talula Does The HulaC．Keenan Got Lucky D．John Smith【4】According to the passage, which of the following is true?A．Danish babies’ names should be on the list if parents can’t get the permission.B．Each year about 150-200 reviewed names are rejected in Denmark.C．Adolf Hitler is banned in Iceland.D．Parents should pay a fee for babies’ names if the names are reject ed.2.Digital Trend: BOOKLESS LIBRARIESWhat if you could fit all of a library’s collection in the palm of your hand? That’s part of the idea behind an upcoming bookless public library in San Antonio. Called Biblio Tech, the system will lend out e-readers loaded with 10,000 titles for two-to-three –week periods. But don't bother holding on to the device longer than that because it’s programmed to go dead.Other libraries have tried similar programs: In 2002, the Santa Rosa Branch Library in Tucson, Arizona, launched a digital-only facility, and a bookless project was proposed last year in Newport Beach, California. Those digital-only projects folded—residents wanted their paperbacks—but Stanford University maintains a successful bookless engineering library with over 65,000 titles. Officials say digital libraries are a low-cost way to educatethe masses and argue their rise is inevitable.Still, some insist print isn’t doomed. A recent Wall Street Journal article notes that e-book purchases skew（倾斜）heavily toward the sort of “light entertainment” novels you can pick up at the grocery store. A survey from thePew Research Center shows that about 90 percent of digital readers still crack open physical books.( After all, there are only four Twilight books. How hard is it to drag those around?)【1】From the first paragraph, we can tell _____.A．you can always keep all of the books in your hands,B．Biblio Tech will lend readers 10,000 books temporarily.C．the books will not be stored in your device forever.D．the bookless public library can be found in San Antonio now.【2】The following statements are true except that _____.A．the Santa Rosa Branch Library lend out e-readers with 10,000 books.B．the physical books are still popular despite those bookless projects.C．Stanford University sets a successful example of bookless engineering.D．some officials agree that digital libraries are educative and unavoidable.【3】What is the meaning of the underlined word in paragraph 2?A．succeeded B．opened C．accepted D．failed【4】Some people insist that print will not disappear because _____.A．e-books are mainly sort of “light entertainment” novels.B．most of the digital readers prefer books about physics.C．a majority of e-reader users still choose to read paperbacks.D．it is easy to take 4 Twilight books everywhere.3.It had been a difficult move. I’d left my family and friends in Indiana, the beloved state where I’d lived most of my life. My new home in Florida was thousands of miles away from anything I knew. It was hot—all the time. Jobs were hard to come by, but I was up for almost any challenge.At last, I taught in a special school where students have severe learning and behavioral difficulties.Another teacher and I had spent weeks teaching the children appropriate behavior for public outings. Unexpectedly, only a few students, including Kyle, had not earned the privilege of going. He was determined to make his disappointment known.In the corridor(走廊) between classrooms, he began screaming, cursing, spitting, and swinging at anything within striking distance. Once his outburst died down, he did what he’d done when he was angry at all his other schools, at home, even once at a juvenile detention(拘留)center. He ran.People watched in disbelief as Kyle dashed straight into the heavy morning traffic in front of the school.I heard someone shout, “Call the police!”But I ran after him.Kyle was at least a foot taller than me. And he was fast. His older brothers were track stars at the nearby high school. But I could run long distances without tiring. I would at least be able to keep him in my sight and know he was alive.After several blocks of running directly into oncoming traffic, Kyle slowed his pace.He took a sharp left. Standing next to a trash bin, Kyle bent over with his hands on his knees. I must have looked ridiculous. But his was not a look of fear. I saw his body relax. He did not attempt to run again. Kyle stood stilland watched me approach. I had no idea what I was going to say or do, but I kept walking closer.He opened his mouth to speak when a police car pulled up, abruptly filling the space between Kyle and me. The school principal and an officer got out. They spoke calmly to Kyle, who willingly climbed into the back of the vehicle. I couldn’t hear what was said, but I didn’t take my eyes off Kyle’s face, even as they drove away.I couldn’t help but feel that I had failed him, that I should have done or said more, that I should have fixed the situation.I shared my feelings with a speech therapist who was familiar with Kyle’s history. “No one ever ran afte r him before, Rachel,” she said. “No one. They just let him go.”Things changed the day he ran and I ran after him, even though I didn’t have the right words, even though I wasn’t able to save him from the mess he was in. It was the day I didn’t throw my h ands in the air and decide he was too fast, a waste of time and effort , a lost cause. It was the day my mere presence was enough to make a profound difference.【1】From the passage we know that _____.A．the author left her family to Florida because jobs were hard to come by in Indiana.B．students were allowed to go out after they passed some specific tests.C．the author worked in a school where students were excellent.D．no teacher had ever run after Kyle before except the author .【2】Which of the following description about Kyle is not true?A．He had some behavioral difficulties and once moved from one detention to another.B．He used to run out to let out his anger when he was in school,home or juvenile detention.C．Different from his brothers, he learned in a special school while not a normal high school.D．He was moved by his teacher who treated him with more patience and understanding.【3】Which is the correct order of the trace?①He burst out when he knew he couldn’t go out.②I decided to run after him.③Kyle stoppped beside a trash bin. ④A police car came and Kyle left with it.⑤He rushed into the heavy morning traffic. ⑥Kyle slowed his pace.⑦I walked toward Kyle.A．①⑤②⑥③⑦④B．①⑤②④⑥⑦③C．⑤④②⑥③⑦①D．①②⑥⑦③④⑤【4】What is the best title of the passage?A．Kyle, a Boy with Learning and Behavior Difficulties.B．The Teacher Who Ran.C．A School with Special Students.D．A Terrible Conflict.4.Poor Oral Health Leads to Social and Emotional ProblemsA new report says nearly four-billion people have major tooth decay, or cavities. That number represents more than half of the world's population. Health officials are warning that failure to repair cavities can lead to social and emotional problems.Wagner Marcenes is with the Institute of Dentistry at Queen Mary, University of London. He led a team of researchers as part of the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study. About 500 researchers attempt to collect and examine studies about all major diseases. They used the information to estimate rates of the infection.The report says untreated tooth decay is the most common of all 291 major diseases and injuries. Professor Marcenes says cavities or holes in permanent teeth are also known as caries."Caries is a chronic disease that shares the same risk factors as cancer, cardiovascular disease. What we're having now is an increase in disease from highly developed countries happening in sub-Saharan Africa and probably it will be in other areas of Africa, too."He says an increase in tooth decay in Africa could be a result of developing countries becoming more like Western nations."It is likely to be related to a change in diet. Our industrialized diet leads to chronic disease, which includes caries. And that may be the main explanation."Western diets are rich in sugar, a leading cause of health problems in the mouth. Wagner Marcenes says oral health problems can have a major effect on a person's quality of life. First, cavities make eating difficult. Second, people may change what they eat. They may eat softer foods that are not hard to chew. However, softer foods are often fattier foods.But professor Marcenes says the biggest issue in tooth decay is both social and mental. He says the researchers found strong evidence that the mouth has a big influence on socialization. He says many people want to hidebad teeth. They smile less and communicate less.Wagner Marcenes is calling for an "urgent, organized, social response" to the widespread lack of oral health. He believes in a natural method to fight tooth decay by having a healthier diet. He is also calling for the development of new and less costly dental materials and treatments.【1】From the passage, we know that Wagner Marcenes ______.A．works as the leader of the Institute of Dentistry at Queen Mary, University of London.B．and his researchers accumulate some studies to find out some ways to cure all major disease.C．is in charge of the activity to estimate the infection rate with the collected and examined studies about all major studies.D．thinks that the most serious problem caused by tooth decay is cancer that will last for a long time.【2】Caries is a disease that ______.A．is listed in the most common of all 291 major diseases and injuries which will last for a long time..B．is closely related to industrialized diet which calls for people to eat slowly.C．increases in Africa now because developing countries are becoming developed countries.D．will cause phychological disorder which will affect people’s communication.【3】The writer wrote this passage in order to ______.A．arouse people’s concern about caries and take measures to deal with it.B．tell the result of the Global Burden of Disease 2010 study.C．warn people in Africa to adjust their diet to prevent caries.D．tell doctors that caries affects a person’s quality of life.【4】What is the writer’s attitude towards tooth decay?A．indifferent B．concerned C．angry D．negative5.The United Nations is warning that the world is not prepared to deal with the fast growth of cities. The World Economic and Social Survey 2013 calls for new ways to meet the needs of city populations. More than6.5 billion people are expected to be living in cities by 2050.Most new city dwellers will be in developing countries. The United Nations says the effect on limited resources in many countries will be huge. The World Economic and Social Survey points to the increasing demand for energy, water, sanitation, public services, education and health care.The world population is expected to rise to more than nine billion by 2050, two-thirds of all people are expectedto live in cities. The United Nations says about 80 percent of this growing urban population will be found in Africa and Asia.The report says sustainable development of urban areas requires coordination and investments to deal with important issues, these include land-use, food security, job creation and transportation.Willem Van Der Geest is with the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, he says cities need to work closely with rural communities, so that food supplies can be secured, and the environment can be protected."We need enough integration(整合，融合) with cities... An integration between the rural and urban economies is absolutely vital for issues of nutrition, food security, and environmental sustainability."The report says development in a sustainable（可持续发展）way is important to end poverty. The report also examines the problem of food insecurity, which affects hundreds of millions of people around the world. One in eight people still severely lack nutrition.UN officials say some things are clear. The Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development, Shamshad Akhtar, says world food production will have to increase by 70%, that increase will be needed to feed the additional 2.3 billion people expected on the planet by the middle of the century. She says an important part of meeting that need is to waste less food. "There has to be efforts to reduce food wastage. ."Food and nutrition security are core elements of the sustainable development agenda.【1】The survey includes the following statements except that ______.A．varieties of demands are hard to meet because of the increasing population in Africa and Asia.B．one way to put an end to poverty is to be able to develop for a long time.C．transportation is an important issue to deal with when it comes to sustainable development of urban areas. D．hundreds of millions of people around the world are affected by the problem of food insecurity.【2】From the passage we can infer that ______.A．cities grow so fast that the world can’t find out new ways to deal with the growing population.B．the growing city dwellers who mainly come from the developing countries greatly challenge limited resources in the world.C．sustainable development of urban areas requires coordination and investments to deal with important issues D．food wastage is an effective way to feed the additional 2.3 biilion people by the middle of the century.【3】What is the best titile of the passage?A．The World Economic and Social Survey 2013.B．City Population Will Increase to 9 Billion.C．Cities Need to Cooperate with Rural Areas.D．The World Is Not Prepared to Deal with the Fast Growth of Cities.【4】The passage is chosen from ______.A．a textbook B．a travel guide C．a novel D．a newspaper四、其他The United States has announced a plan to fight the quickly growing threat from cyber spies and Internet attackers known as hackers. America's Attorney General Eric Holder recently said that ever - improving technology is making it easier for people and countries to strike at the United States.Mister Holder said the Justice Department is fighting back aggressively. He said it is working with various states and government agencies to find and bring to justice those involved in cyber theft and cyber espionage（谍报活动）. And, the attorney general called for increased co-operation with private companies. He described the importance of keeping trade secrets a secret.Attorney General Eric Holder: "A single trade secret can be worth millions – or even billions – of dollars. Trade secret theft can require companies to lay off employees, close factories, to lose sales and profits, to experience a decline in competitive position and advantage, or even to go out of business."The new policy also calls for fines and trade actions against individuals and countries that target American trade secrets.The plan was announced the day after the American information security company Mandiant published the findings of its investigation of cyber-attacks. It reports that more than 140 companies have been attacked since 2006. The targets include some of the biggest companies in the United States, companies like Apple Computer, Facebook, Lockheed Martin, CocaCola and many others.In addition to companies and banks, the hackers are also reported to strike state, federal and international agencies and organizations. Among the areas targeted are satellites, information technology, telecommunications, aerospace, public administration and scientific research.五、书面表达现在网上购物已成为一种时尚，网上购物有很多好处，但也有不少问题，请你谈谈你的看法和建议。

“皖南八校”2016届高三第二次联考英语第I卷（共100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。

例：How much is the shirt?A. ￡19. 15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.答案是C。

1. Where are the two speakers now?A. At a friend's house.B. At a garage.C. At a train station.2. What's the possible relationship between the two speakers?A. Driver and passenger.B. Husband and wife.C. Waiter and guest.3. What are the man and woman planning?A.A housewarming party.B.A retirement party.C.A birthday party.4. What does the woman mean?A. She doesn't like the movie at first.B. She couldn't understand the movie at first.C. She wants to see the movie again.5. Where did Mr. Smith get his schooling?A. In Sweden.B. In England.C. In Scotland.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。

合肥市2016 年高三第二次教学质量检测英语试题第二部分: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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

AA famous magazine,Amusement Today, does a survey among park lovers every year both in the US and overseas, based on which,"Top 5 List of the Best Amusement Parks in the World" has come out asfollows :Disneyland, CaliforniaDisneyland is a theme park in Anaheim, California, the US. More than 515 million guests have traveled to thisAmerican landmark from aroundthe worldsince the park first opened to guests on July 17, 1955. The park consists of many world- famous sections, such as Main Street, Adventureland, New OrleansSquare, and so on.Magic Kingdom, Disney World, FloridaMagic Kingdom is a theme park within the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida,near Orlando opened on October 1, 1971. It is the most famous theme park in Florida. The park's design andattractionsdon't make muchdifference from DisneylandPark inAnaheim.EPCOT, Disney World, FloridaEPCOT is the second theme park built at the Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida. The park opened on October 1, 1982, and was named EPCOT Center froth 1982 to 1993. It was the largest Disney theme park in the world until 1998, when Disney's Animal Kingdom opened.Disney-MGM Studios, FloridaMGM's streets are the home for some great movie-themed attractions with a history of less than 30 years. With the addition of the Twilight Zone Tower of Terror and the Rock and Roller Coaster, the park is now home to Disney World's most thrilling rides. Universal Studios, FloridaGo behind the scenes, beyond the screen and jump right into the action of your favorite movies at Universal Studios, the number one movie and TV theme park in the world.21.What's the purpose of the passage?A.To attract tourists to these theme parks.B.To introduce world's best amusement parks.C.To increase the sales of Amusement Today.D.To compare attractions in different theme parks.22.Which of the following theme parks have similar attractions?A.Disneyland & Universal Studios.B.EPCOT Disney-MGM.C.Disneyland & Magic Kingdom.D.Magic Kingdom&Universal Studios.23.Which park has the longest history?A.Disneyland, California.B.Magic Kingdom, Disney World, Florida.C.EPCOT, Disney World, Florida.D.Disney-MGM Studios, Florida.BI don't think I can recall a time when I wasn't aware of the beauty of the ocean. Growing up in Australia, I had the good fortune of having the sea at my side. The first time I went to Halfmoon Bay. I suddenly had the feeling of not being able to feel the ground with my feet anymore.For my 10th birthday, my sister and I Were taken out to the Great Barrier Reef. There were fish in different colors, caves and layers of coral. They made such an impression on me. When I learned that only 1 percent of Australia's Coral Sea was protected, I was shocked. Australian marine life is particularly important because the reefs have more marine species than any other country on earth. But sadly, only 45% of the world's reefs are considered healthy.This statistic is depressing, so it's important forms to do everything to protect them. The hope that the Coral Sea remains a complete eco-system has led me to take action. I've become involved with the Protect Our Coral Sea activity, which aims to create the largest marine park in the world. It would serve as a place where the ocean's species will all have a safe place forever.Together, Angus and I created a little video and we hope it will inspire people to be a part of the movement. Angus also shares many beautiful childhood memories of the ocean as a young boy, who grew up sailing, admiring the beauty of the ocean, and trying to find the secrets of ocean species.24.From the underlined sentence in Para.1, we can learn the author_____.A.seldom went surfing at the seaB.forgot his experiences about the oceanC.never went back to his hometownD.had a wonderful impression of Halfmoon Bay25.According to the second paragraph, Australian marine life_____.A.is escaping from the Coral Sea graduallyB.depends on reefs for living greatlyC.may be faced with dangerD.is protected better than that in other oceans26.The Protect Our Coral Sea activity is intended to____.A.contribute to a complete eco-systemB.prevent more marine species being endangeredC.set up a large nature reserve for reefsD.raise more teenagers' environmental awareness27. Angus and the author created a little video to______.A.urge more people to take action to protect the marine speciesB.inspire more people to explore the secret of the oceanC.share their childhood experiences about the oceanD.bring back to people their memory of ocean speciesCA water lily painting,Water Lily Pond, by Claude Monet, the French impressionist artist, was sold for more than $80 million Tuesday, breaking the auction(拍卖）record for himself. Water Lily Pond was part of a four-work collection of water lily paintings that Monet put up for sale during his lifetime.The four paintings of Monet's water lily garden were signed and dated by the artist in 1919. One of the other paintings is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, while another was sold at auction in 1992 for $ 12.1 million and is in a private collection now. The final painting in the series was cut into two before World War II."After a fierce bidding battle between a number of buyers in the room and on the telephone, the painting finally was sold to a collector for $80. 4 million, setting a new world record price for the artist at auction," said Olivier Camu, a scholar of impressionist art.The last record for a Monet work was set in May when Le Pont du chemin de fer a Argenteuil sold for $41.4 million.The painting sold Tuesday was bought at a 1971 New York auction for $ 320,000. It has not been exhibited since.Monet's later works had unique characteristics, especially Grandes decorations, another good example, which was bedded in Musee de I'Orangerie in Paris five months after Monet's death in 1926.Monet created his water lily garden in Giverny, France. He selected different water lilies in an effort to get as many different colored flowers as possible, specially creating the garden as a base for his paintings.28. According to the passage, Water Lily Pond broke the last record for Monet's paintings by ______.A. $12 millionB. $39 millionC. $41.4 millionD. $0. 32 million29.What can we learn about Water Lily Pond?A.It was once auctioned in America.B.It was cut into halves before World War II.C.It had been kept in New York for over 40 years.D.It was once put in Musee de I ' Orangerie.30.What does Olivier Camu think of the auction?A. Exciting.B. Inspiring.C. Disappointing.D. Frightening.31.What would be the best title for the passage?A.Monet and his water lily paintingsB.Monet a great impressionist artistC.Monet's garden and its characteristicsD.Water Lily Pond—Monet's best-known paintingDNeed for closure is a psychological term that describes a person's desire for a firm answer to a question. Our need for closure is our natural preference for definite answers over confusion and uncertainty. Every person has their own baseline level of need for closure. It likely evolved via natural selection.What I find really fascinating is how our need for closure is affected by the situationwe're in. Our need for closure rises when we have to act rather than just observe, and it matters much more when we're rushed, or bored, or tired. Any stress can make our discomfort with uncertainty increase, and a high need for closure negatively influences some of our most important decisions: who we decide to trust, whether we admit we're wrong and even how creative we are.In hiring, for instance, a high need for closure leads people to put far too much weight on their first impression. It's called the Urgency Effect. In one experiment, psychologists tried to lower people's need for closure by telling them, right before participants are about to make various judgments of a job candidate, that they'll be responsible in some way for them, or that their judgments have serious consequences.In making any big decision, it's not enough just to know that we should take our time. We all know that important decisions shouldn't be rushed. The problem is that we don't keep that advice in mind when it matters. So, one of the best solutions is to formalize the reminders.Before making important decisions, write down not just advantages and disadvantages butwhat the consequences could be. Also, think about how much pressure you're under. If your need for closure is particularly high that day, it's even more important to think twice.32. How does "need for closure" probably come into being?A. By nature.B. By accident.C. By acquiring.D. By imitating.33. It can be inferred that a high need for closure_____.A. brings about more stressB. causes discomfort and uncertaintyC. leads to not so good decisionsD. promotes one's creativity34. In the experiment the psychologists reduced participants ' need for closure by telling them to_____.A. be cautious about their judgmentsB. value their first impressionC. be responsible for their bossD. pay little attention to the consequences35. What would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?A Another strategy to escape the pressures of modern life.B.Some serious consequences of making decisions.C.Other approaches to making important decisions.D.More helpful solutions to high need for closure.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人空白处的最佳选项。

合肥市2016 年高三第二次教学质量检测英语试题(考试时间：120 分钟满分：150 分）注意事项：1.选择题用答题卡的考生，答第Ⅰ卷前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、试题科目用2B铅笔涂写在答题卡上。

2.选择题用答题卡的考生，在答第Ⅰ卷时，每小题选出答案后，用2B 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，再选涂其它答案，不能答在试题卷和答题卷的选择题栏中；不用答题卡的考生，在答第Ⅰ卷时，每小题选出答案后，填在答题卷相应的选择题栏上。

3.答第Ⅱ卷时，考生务必将自己的学校、姓名、考点、准考证号填在答题卷相应的位置；答题时，请用0.5 毫米的黑色签字笔直接答在答题卷上，不要在试题卷上答题。

4.考试结束，监考人将答题卷和答题卡一并收回，第Ⅰ、Ⅱ卷不收回。

第Ⅰ卷第一部分:听力（共两节，满分30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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 man mean?A. He wants to have lunch.B. He loved his breakfast.C. He has no desire to eat.2. What will the man do tomorrow?A. Do some shoppingB. Attend a job interview.C. Organize a fashion show.3. What is the woman worried about?A. Her daily report.B. Her hiking plan.C. Her sleeping quality.4. What time is it now?A. 8 : 50 a. m.B. 9 :20 a. m.C. 9 : 50 a. m.5. What are the speakers doing?A. Looking for a restaurant.B. Waiting for a friend.C. Parking a car.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。

2016届高三12月联考英语试题英语第I卷第一部分听力（共两节,满分30分）回答听力部分时,请先将答案标在试卷上。

听力部分结束前,你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。

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。

每段对话仅读一边。

1. How long has the car been used?A. For half a year.B. For one and a half years.C. For two and a half years.2. What do we know about the man?A. He did lots of exercises.B. He didn’t pass the math test.C. He attended every lecture.3. What does the man mean?A. He is always organized.B. He is always efficient.C. He manages his time well.4. What does the man tell the woman to do?A. Join more activities.B. Ignore the message.C. Supply her bank details.5. Where are the two speakers?A. At the travel agency.B. In the city center.C. In the mountains.第二节（共15小题;每题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。