四川省绵阳市南山中学实验学校2017届高三英语9月月考试题第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。
例：How much is the shirt?A. ￡19.15B. ￡9.15.C. ￡9.18.答案是B。
1. What is the weather like?A. It’s raining.B. It’s cloudy.C. It’s sunny.2. Who will go to China next month?A. Lucy.B. Alice.C. Richard.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. The man’s sister.B. A film.C. An actor.4. Where will the speakers meet?A. In Room 340.B. In Room 314.C. In Room 223.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place？A. In a restaurant.B. In an office.C. At home.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，每段对话或独白后面有几个小题，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，你将有时间阅读各小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
6. Why did the woman go to New York?A. To spend some time with the baby.B. To look after her sister.C. To find a new job.7. How old was the baby when the woman left New York?A. Two months.B. Five months.C. Seven months.8. What did the woman like doing most with the baby?A. Holding him.B. Playing with him.C. Feeding him.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. What are the speakers talking about?A. A way to improve air quality.B. A problem with traffic rules.C. A suggestion for city planning.10. What does the man suggest?A. Limiting the use of cars.B. Encouraging people to walk.C. Warning drivers of air pollution.11. What does the woman think about the man’s idea?A. It’s interesting.B. It’s worth trying.C. It’s impractical.听第8段材料，回答第12至14小题。
12. How long will the man probably stay in New Zealand?A. One week.B. Two weeks.C. Three weeks.13. What advice does the woman give to the man?A. Go to New Zealand after Christmas.B. Book his flight as soon as possible.C. Save more money for his trip.14. What can we learn about flights to New Zealand at Christmas time?A. They require early booking.B. They can be twice as expensive.C. They are on special offer.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. Why did Jane call Mike?A. To ask him to meet her.B. To tell him about Tom.C. To borrow his car.16. Where will Jane be in about one hour?A. At Mike’s place.B. At the airport.C. At a garage.17. What can we infer from the conversation?A Jane has just learned to drive.B. Jane’s car is in bad condition.C. Mike will go to the airport.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before?A. Write a short story.B. Prepare for the lesson.C. Learn more about the writer.19. Why does the speaker ask the questions?A. To check the students’ understanding of the story.B. To draw the students’ attention to reading skills.C. To let the students discuss father-son relationships.20. What will the students do in 10 minutes?A. Ask more questions.B. Discuss in groups.C. Give their answers.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。
AMaria had to support herself and her son. She had been divorced for ten years and was used to shopping for her son, who would be entering college in two years. Then she would only be shopping for herself. She felt sad when she thought of this. She hoped that he would choose a local college. Thus he could continue to live at home. She loved him, and feared the day when he would no longer be her daily companion. Maria drove to Costco, a store that sold food in bulk (批发) packages so that customers could save money. She parked her car far from the entrance of the store, which meant a longer walk, but it also meant she could leave faster. She got one of the big shopping baskets outside and pushed it into the store. Surprisingly, the store wasn’t all that crowded. In the fruit section she sorted through nine packages of seedless green grapes before she found one that she liked. She carefully picked some bananas, apples, and other fruit, but she couldn’t find her son’s favorite type of oranges. On the way home, she p lanned to stop at another market or two until she found them. Although Maria lived a hard life, she loved her son very much.21. What would Maria’s son probably do in two years?A. Go out to find a job and support the family.B. Move to another place with his mother.C. Graduate from Senior High school and study at a college.D. Sell Oranges in Costco.22. Maria parked far from the entrance in order _______.A. not to walk a long wayB. not to waste any timeC. leave the store more quicklyD. to get a big shopping basket23. The best title for the passage would be "_______".A. A Mother’s Love for Her SonB. A Mother’s Terrible Shopping TripC. A Mother’s Worry About Her Son’s LeavingD. A Mother’s Dream About Her Son Going to Colleg eBThe World Monuments Fund (WMF) is a group that identifies (确认) and helps to saveimportant structures and land areas around the world. Recently, the WMF listed 93 endangered places in 47 countries. Here are a few of the places on the list.The Rice Paddies(稻田)in the Philippines These paddies were started in the 1600s and have been used for about 400 years. They were dug from a steep, rocky mountainside by people who lived in the area before modern machines were invented. The WMF wants to preserve the paddies because they are examples of advanced engineering and building by farmers who had the simplest tools. The paddies also show the clever ways that some people used when they were farming hundreds of years ago.The Desert Castles of Uzbekistan Desert castles and forts rise from the sandy plains of Uzbekistan, a nation in central Asia. Some of the mud structures are 2,600 years old. Over the years, hundreds of forts were built to help protect farmers from invaders. Now the structures are crumbling (坍塌)due to centuries of exposure to the wind.Italy’s Ghost Town In the 1950s, parts of the town of Craco were damaged by earthquakes. Then, in 1963, a huge landslide forced 1,800 residents to leave the town for a nearby valley. It was the first time in 1,200 years that no one had lived there. The earthquakes stopped in the 1970s, but its residents never returned. The empty but beautiful town has become a favorite of Hollywood movie-makers, with whom it is becoming more and more popular.A Market in Bahrain This 200-year-old covered building is an important part of life for people in Bahrain, a city in the Middle East. Several smaller markets are placed under one roof. Some of the original building still stands, though much of it has been changed. Today, some people are thinking about tearing down the old building and putting up a new shopping center in its place.24. Rice paddies have been placed on the list by the WMF because they _______.A. are the oldest paddies in the worldB. are the only remaining hand-dug paddiesC. show the achievements of farmers without using modern machinesD. are the original source of farmers’ simple tools25. Which of the places mentioned in the text has the longest history?A. The rice paddies in the Philippines.B. The desert castles of Uzbekistan.C. Italy’s ghost town.D.The market in Bahrain.26. More and more people are getting to know Craco because of _______.A. its ghost mysteryB. its unique sceneryC. its terrible climateD. its function as a movie location27. From the text, one can learn that________.A. natural disasters happened frequently in Craco in the pastB. the residents left Craco because of the terrible earthquakesC. there are 47 member countries in the WMFD. the desert castles are mainly used to ensure the security of Uzbekistan nowCThere’s no shortage of writing advice telling you to keep your writing simple —to use simple language. However, why do s o many people continue to ignore that good advice? A conversation around the theme of simplicity(简明) gets me thinking about this question. Why are people so fond of words that are hard to read? A study looked into the way wor d choice changes the judgment we make about someone’s intelligence. Students were asked to rate the intelligence of writers based on essays that they’d written, and choose books suitable for graduate study. The results? The simpler the essay, the more likely it was the author would be rated as intelligent, and recommended for going to the graduate school. The author of the study (Daniel Oppenheimer) concludes: "The experts are likely right: write clearly and simply if you can, and you’ll be more likely to be thought of as intelligent." So why is it so hard to put the writing advice into practice? In the same article Oppenheimer mentions that:●86% of students at Stanford admitted to using complicated language in their essays to make their work sound more intelligent. Some of the possible reasons include:●Desire to prove your topic is complicated by using complicated words.●Fear of being regarded as lacking education.●Natural desire to copy the language patterns of others.●Little encouragement to use 'ordinary’words.●Lack of time to 'translate’the complicated words used around you in to everyday words.●Longer words keep subjects impersonal(客观的) —reducing potential for personal criticism and attack.●It’s the way people above you write —so you think it’s the ladder to success. What about you? Can you see any hidden benefits of using long words? Have you ever found yourself changing a simple word for a longer one to achieve a particular effect?28. Why do many people like to use longer words? a. They think of longer words as a sign of intelligence.b. Lack of instructions on writing skills.c. They think longer words reduce potential for personal criticism.d. Lack of time to transform complicated words into simple ones. A. acd B.abc C. bcd D. abd29. What can you learn from the text about the study? A. It suggests that longer words are the ladder to success.B. It shows that using plain language is more accept-able.C. It proves that it is students’duty to choose books for graduate school.D. It proves that schools always consider students’opinions.30. When writing, according to the text, Oppenheimer encourages people to ______.A. copy the language patterns of othersB. choose complicated topicsC. use complicated wordsD. use plain language31. This text is probably from ______. A. a health magazineB. a magazine about languageC. a science reportD. a lecture on intelligenceDJack Benny was born in Chicago, Illinois, on February 14th, 1894. While in school, Benny got a job as a violin player in the early 1900s with the Barrison Theater, the most popular form of show business that made people laugh in the United States.During World War I, Benny joined the navy and continued using his violin to perform for sailors. In one show, he was loved more for his funny jokes than his violin skills. That experience made him believe that his future job was as a comedian, not a musician.On his shows, Jack Benny often spoke of his appearance, especially his baby blue eyes. He also allowed other actors to make fun of him during the performances. He was known as a comedian with great timing. He seemed to know the perfect time to tell a joke and when to remain silent. The way he looked at other actors and his use of body movements were world famous. He was also skilled at using his violin to make people laugh.Jack Benny entered the new medium of television in 1950. Five years later, he dropped his radio program to spend more time developing his television show. At first, his appearances on television were rare. By 1960, the Benny Show had become a weekly television program. It continued until 1965. Benny also appeared in about twenty films during his lifetime.Jack Benny received many awards during his lifetime. The publication of Motion Picture Daily voted him the country’s best radio comedian four times. In 1957, he won a special award from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for the best continuing performance. Perhaps the honor that pleased him most was that his hometown of Waukegan named a school after him. This was a special honor for a man who had never finished high school.32. Jack Benny entered the show business ________.A. during World War I in the navyB. in 1894, in Chicago, IllinoisC. at the beginning of the twentieth centuryD. in the early 1950s in Waukegan33. Which of the following is NOT true about Jack Benny’s acting style?A. He realized his strength while in the navy.B. He was very good at timing during his performanc es.C. He impressed the audience greatly with his body movements.D. He liked to make funof other actors in his show.34. What’s the fourth paragraph mainly about? A. Television was widely used in 1950.B. Jack Benny also won success in television and film.C. How the Benny Show was started.D. Why Jack Benny chose to act in films.35. We know from the text that ______. A. Jack Benny received litt le education when he was youngB. World War I brought great suffering to BennyC. Motion Picture Daily named a school afte r Jack BennyD. the Benny Show had lastedfor six years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。