广西陆川县中学2017年秋季期高三12月月考英语试题试卷说明：1.本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.请将所有答案填涂在答题卡上的正确位置。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30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. Why does the man need a map?A. To tour Manchester.B. To find a restaurant.C. To learn about China.2. What does the woman want to do for vacation?A. Learn to snowboard.B. Travel to Colorado.C. Go to the beach.3. What will the man probably do?A. Refuse the offer.B. Take the job.C. Change the working hours.4. What does the woman say about John?A. He won’t be on time for dinner.B. He won’t come home today.C. He won’t wait for her.5. What will the speakers probably do next?A. Order some boxes.B. Continue working.C. Go home and rest. 第二节听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. How does the woman usually go to work?A. By bus.B. By car.C. By train.7. What do the speakers agree about taking the train?A. It is safer.B. It is cheaper.C. It is faster.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Ask someone to check the car.B. Go to another car dealer.C. Save up for the car.9. What is the salesman going to do?A. Stick to a high price.B. Give a discount.C. Ask for cash payment.10. How will the man help the woman?A. Lend money to her.B. Take care of her car.C. Drive her car home. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What does the woman think of the living expenses in the city?A. Very high.B. Just Okay.C. Fairly low.12. What does the woman spend most on?A. Meals.B. Clothes.C. Trains.13.What does the woman do in her free time？A. Travel around.B. See films.C. Go for a drink.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What will Rebecca do on June 12?A. Meet the people from Head Office.B. Organize a trade exhibition.C. Go on a business trip.15. What is John preparing for the meeting?A. A timetable.B. A report.C. A speech.16. When do the speakers decide to have the meeting?A. On June 17.B. On June 10.C. On June 3.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What did the speaker decide to do after lunch that day?A. Stay to help her friend.B. Wait for the rain to stop.C. Walk alone to her car.18. What can we learn about the speaker then?A. She was having a baby soon.B. She had bought a new car.C. She worked at a hotel.19. Where did the speaker meet the taxi passenger?A. In front of a hotel.B. At a crossroads.C. Beside a car park.20. What does the speaker talk about?A. An unforgettable experience.B. A well-known short story.C. An exciting lunch party.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，从每題所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A30 November 2017,Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic defeated Scottish Andy Murray 6-1,7-5,7-6in the Australian Open 2017 final to win the Grand Slam event (大满贯) for the sixthtime. Murray has lost five Australian Open finals, facing Djokovic in all but one of them.Djokovic dominated the first set, winning 6-1 in just half an hour. He served seven aces(得分的发球) in total in the match. Murray fought back in the second set, which went up to twelvegames lasting for 80 minutes. It was the longest set and Murray had nine aces, twelve in total for the match. Djokovic had 41 unforced errors, compared toMurray’s 65.The third set lasted for 63 minutes and at 6-6 it went to a tie breaker, which Djokovic won 7--3, to win the eleventh Grand Slam title of his career.Djokovic has now equalled the record of Roy Emerson winning six Australian Opens. Djokovicafter the match said,” Andy, you are a great champion and friend. I’m sure you’ll have more opportunities to figh t for this trophy”. Murray congratulated Djokovic, saying “I feel like I’ve been here before. Congratulations, Novak. Six Australian Opens is an incredible feat(业绩). The lastyear has been incredible. Good job.” He also left a message for his wife Kim Sears, “I’ll be on the next flight home.” The couple is expecting a baby.Yesterday, Jamie Murray, Andy Murray’s elder brother，won the Australian Open Men’s doubles with Bruno Soares. Andy Murray was there in the audience, recording his brothers speech, to whic h Jamie said, “Andy, you should be in bed!”21. On 30 November 2017 Djokovic beat Murray for the ________ time, and won Australian OpenFinal 2017.A. 5thB. 6thC. 4thD. 11th22. According to the news report, which of the following statements is true?A. It was a piece of cake for Djokovic to win the 2nd set.B. Djokovic and Murray quite admired each other.C. Djokovic became the 1st to win six Australian Opens.D. Murray couldn’t wait to go back to his wife because she just gave birth to a baby.23. According to the passage , Murray is most probably considered to be ________.A. friendly and considerateB. selfless but dishonestC. unconfident but modestD. prideful and out - goingBThe Web as a Way of LifeIf you ask people today why they use mobile phones to communicate with their friends or why they turn to TV for entertainment they will look at you as if you are crazy. These things have become such an integral part of life that they are no longer noticed, let alone remarked on.In the same way, within a decade no one will notice the web. it will be just there. It will be a way of life. People will use it for shopping, education, entertainment and communication. They will invent new uses for it.A change like this is generational. Old people have to learn something about new things outside their everyday life, while kids who grow up with a new technology simply treat it asgiven.In the future, everyone’s business card will have an email address. Every lawyer, every doctor and every business-from large to small-will be connected. On the other hand, the variety of activities on the web will be broadening at an amazing rate. You can find all kinds of interesting materials on the web.Many sites will have a huge traffic flow. People will trade the time they now spend reading the paper or watching TV for time spent surfing the web. Americans, particularly young Americans, will spend less time in front of the TV, and more on the web.We usually overestimate what we can do in two years and underestimate what we can do in ten. The web will be as much a way of life as the car by 2008 and probably before.24. The web will be an integral part of life because ________.A. we will use it to do lots of thingsB. it will replace the TVC. we won’t notic e it is thereD. it will help us to lead better lives25. In the future ________.A. all business cards will have email addressesB. doctors and lawyers will not use the webC. traffic will be controlled on the webD. all business will be done on the web26. According to the last paragraph it can be most probably inferred that ________.A. we have no idea how the web will developB. there will soon be more computers than carsC. we are very good at predicting the futureD. the development of the web will be faster than we expect27. The writer is ________ about the development of web.A. unsureB. fearfulC. confidentD. crazyCThere are many places to go on safari(观赏野生动物) in Africa，but riding a horse through the flooded waters of Botswana’s O kavango Delta must rank a& one of the world’s most exciting wildlifejourneys.Several safari camps operate as the base for this adventure, providing unique rides twicea day to explore deep into the delta. The camps have excellent horses, professional guides and lots of support workers. They have a reputation for providing a great riding experience.The morning ride, when the guides take you to beautiful, shallow lakes full of water lilies, tends to be more active. It is unlike any other riding experience. With rainbows forming in the splashing water around you and the sound of huge drops of water bouncing off your body and face，it is truly exciting. You are very likely to come across large wild animals，too. On horseback it is possible to get quite close to elephants, giraffes and many other animals. The sense of excitement and tension levels rise suddenly though, as does your heart rate, as you move closer to them.In the evening, rides are usually at a more relaxed and unhurried pace, with golden light streaming across the grassy delta and the animals coming out to eat and drink. Sedate as they are, rides at this time of day are still very impressive. As the sun’s rays pass through the dust kicked up by the horses,the romance of Africa comes to life.Back at the camp you can kick off your boots and enjoy excellent food and wine. Looking back on your day, you will find it hard to deny that a horseback safari is as close as you will ever come to answering the call of the wild.28. The underlined word “They” in the second paragraph refer to ________.A. Flooded watersB. Wildlife journeysC. Safari campsD. Unique rides29. What does the author find most exciting about a horseback safari?A. Seeing and feeling the real African life.B. Enjoying good food and wine at the camp.C. Hunting large animals just as our ancestors did.D. Being part of the scene and getting close to animals.30. What does the underlined word “Sedate”in the fourth paragraph most probably mean?A. Wild and romantic.B. Slow and peaceful.C. Hungry and thirsty.D. Active and excited.31. The author introduces the riding experience in the Okavango Delta mainly by ________.A. following space orderB. following time orderC. making classificationsD. giving examplesDMore and more people read an iPad in bed, reserved as a place for sleep, before they go to sleep.Charles, a professor from Harvard Medical School% and hi& colleagues got a small group of people for an experiment. For five days in a row, the people read either a paper book or an iPad f6r four hours before sleeps Their sleep patterns were monitored all night. Before and after each trial period, the people took hourly blood tests to paint a day-long picture of just how much melatonin (褪黑激素) was in their blood at any given time.When the people read on the iPad as compared to the paper books-they reported feeling less sleepy at night and less active the following morning. People also took longer to fall asleep on the iPad nights, and the blood tests showed that their melatonin secretion (分泌) was delayed by an hour and a half.The researchers conclude in today5s journal article that because of the rise of e-readers and the increasingly widespread use of e-things among children and teenagers, more research into the long-term consequences of these devices on health and safety is urgently needed. Charles and colleagues go on, in the research paper, to note” “Reading an iPad in bed may increase cancer risk.”However, software has been developed that can reduce some of the blue light from the screens of phones and computers according to time of day, and there are also glasses that are made to filter (过滤)short wavelengths. While they seem like a logical solution for the nighttime tech users, it needs more research.32. In Charles9 experiment, the group of people were asked to ________.A. sit in a row And receive the strict testsB. have their sleep patterns observed all nightC. read a paper book and an iPad at the same timeD. have their blood tested per hour during the trial.33. The third paragraph tells us the iPad readers were likely to ________.A. feel less sleepy and tired in the dayB. fall asleepmore easily afterreadingC. become less energetic the next morningD. have a lotmore melatonin secretion34. The special software recently developed can ________.A. remove the blue light from your devices completelyB. help prevent eyes being harmed by short wavelengthC. weaken the harm done by doing nighttime e-readingD. be used in all the e-things widely and safely35. Which of the following can be best served as the tide of the passage?A. No e-reading in bed before sleepB. New software for night e-readersC. Wrong behaviors before bedtimeD. No games on iPad in bed第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。