1、四川省绵阳市高2015级高三第一次诊断性考试四川省绵阳市高2018届高三第一次诊断性考试 英语时间：2017年11月第卷（选择题，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.Who wants to borrow a camera?A.Mary. B.
2、Jane. C.Alice.2.What is the man doing?A.Attending an appointment. B.Discussing an agreement. C.Applying for a position.3.Where are the two speakers talking?A.In a shop. B.In a bank. C.In a cinema.4.How long did Eric stay abroad in all?A.9 days. B.11 days. C.16 days.5.Why will Mr.Rogers be off work n
3、ext week?A.To make his holiday. B.To attend a wedding. C.To travel on business.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题。每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Why is Jane unhappy?A.David fell in love with her. B.She met
4、problems with math. C.Kevin made up stories about her.7.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Teacher and student. B.Father and daughter. C.Boss and employee.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.When does the conversation most probably take place?A.On Monday. B.On Wednesday. C.On Saturday.9.What mak
5、es the newly-opened restaurant popular?A.Good position. B.Special foods. C.Music show.10.When will the music be over?A.At 8. B.At 9. C.At 10.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.How did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke?A.From young smokers. B.From a newspaper article. C.From some smoking parents.12.Why d
6、oes the man say that he should keep away from babies?A.Hes just become a father. B.He wears dirty clothes. C.He is a smoker.13.Whats the womans suggestion for smoking parents?A.Quit smoking. B.Stay outdoors. C.Clean clothes. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.What does the woman say about the science book?A.Its of
7、 little value. B.Its in bad condition. C.Its an old edition.15.How much will the woman pay the man?A.$30. B.$23. C.$21.16.Why is the woman unwilling to buy more textbooks?A.Textbooks are changeable. B.Shes in financial trouble. C.She prefers new books.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What does the speaker mainl
8、y talk about?A.His success in acting. B.His work experience. C.His regret for ignorance.18.How did the speaker feel on his arrival at Los Angeles?A.Discouraged. B.Worried. C.Confident.19.What did he think of his career as an actor?A.Disappointing. B.Tiring. C.Interesting.20.What did he decide to do
9、in the end?A.Say goodbye to movies. B.Turn to movie management. C.Be happy with small roles.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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。ARoad tripMotorhome delivery offers great family holidays.For just $1 a day,you can hire a fully-equipped motorhome, w
10、hich you deliver to a specific destination within some days and kilometers.You then hire another one to get home or take a bus or train.Your only other expense will be fuel and about $20 a day for parking fees.To learn more,visit . Plan aheadFor a comfortable break,flexibility with times,dates and p
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14、al place of your choice while they or someone else stays in yours.Find out more at .au.21.Where can you get the information about motorhomes?A. B.au.C.au. D.au.22.What helps to pay less for rooms in a hotel?A.Choosing hotels with four or five stars.B.Bargaining prices through the Internet.C.Waiting
15、for some time before booking.D.Deciding on rooms as early as possible.23.Whats the advice for camping beginners?A.Keep in touch with eBey. B.Watch out for possible dangers.C.Stay away from no-mans land. D.Take only what you need.24.Whats the purpose of the text?A.To teach the importance of running a
16、way from work. B.To introduce new destinations for nature lovers.C.To show the advantages of online service. D.To help people have fun at less expense.BOne time a young man,who hoped to study law,wrote to Lincoln for advice,and Lincoln replied,If you are determined to make a lawyer of yourself,the t
17、hing is more than half done already.Always bear in mind that your own determination to succeed is more important than any other one thing.Lincoln knew.He had gone through it all.He had never,in his entire life,had more than a total of one years schooling.And books?Lincoln once said he had walked to
18、borrow every book within fifty miles of his home.A fire was usually kept going all night in the small house and he read by the light of it.He walked twenty or thirty miles to hear a speaker and,returning home,he practiced his talks everywherein the fields,in the woods,before the crowds.He joined sev
19、eral societies and practiced speaking on the topics of the day.A lack of confidence always troubled him.In the presence of women he was shy and dumb.Even when he was in love with Mary Todd,he used to sit there,nervous and silent,unable to find words,listening while she did the talking.Yet that was t
20、he man who,by practice and home study,made himself into the speaker who debated with the famous speaker Douglas!That was the man who,in Gettysburg address,rose to the heights of eloquence（雄辩）that have seldom been achieved in all the human history.Small wonder that,speaking of his own great barriers
21、and painful struggle,he wrote,If you are determined to make a lawyer of yourself,the thing is more than half done already.25.What does the underlined word it (in Paragraph 2) refer to?A.Earning a fortune. B.Making a living. C.Asking for advice. D.Becoming a lawyer.26.What is the key point of the fou
22、rth paragraph?A.Lincolns courage. B.Lincolns position.C.Lincolns progress. D.Lincolns eloquence.27.What is the most vital spirit reflected in Lincolns story above?A.Believing in oneself. B.Keeping on practicing hard.C.Overcoming difficulties. D.Sticking to ones determination.CDavid Rees runs a truly
23、 distinctive business.He charges customers $15 to sharpen their pencils to perfections, using a variety of tools.I know what youre thinkingis this a joke?The 39-year-old gets asked that question a lot.To clarify everything, he even created a special section on his website telling everyone hes actual
24、ly providing a real service。You can supply your own pencil or you can have Rees sharpen one of his own favorite 2B pencils.After that,he mails it to you in a display tube with the shavings in a separate bag,and an authentic certificate which just happens to mention the pencil is so sharp as to be a
25、dangerous object.To achieve the desired result,the master sharpener uses all kinds of tools,including general sandpapers,pocket knives and even a special $450 sharpening machine.It depends on what the customer wants to use his/her pencil for,he says.That determines the most appropriate pencil-sharpe
26、ning technique.Some customers buy pencils as inspirational symbols while others buy them because of their special memories of classic 2B pencils.$15 to have a pencil sharpened is a bit expensive though,right?Youre not the only one who feels that way,.and Davids unique business has really angered lot
27、s of people,who talk of inequality in America,saying it is so insane for the wealthy to pay $15 to sharpen a pencil.But others will say,This is just our urge to put an end to the welfare state because new ideas arise along with the business.David admits his trade is sort of unusual.But there are tho
28、se who actually value his service,as proven by the over 500 orders he has gotten.28.How could David make money by sharpening pencils?A.He invented new tools for the job.B.He promoted his skill on his website.C.He saved lots of time for other people.D.He provided quality service to his customers.29.F
29、rom his words,we can infer that David Bees .A.knows all kinds of pencil users B.provides personalized servicesC.values ideas behind the pencils D.always write with pencils30.What does the underlined word insane (in Paragraph 5) mean?A.Deliberate. B.Rewarding. C.Unreasonable. D.Irresponsible.31.What
30、seems to be the authors attitude to David Bees trade?A.Its a fancy service. B.It has a good reputation.C.Its awfully expensive. D.It wastes time and money.DGerman artist HA Schult is an unusual artist who uses trash（废旧物）to make sculptures.We are living in the time of garbage,says Schult.I created a
31、thousand sculptures of garbage.They are a mirror of ourselves.Here,Schult was talking about his 1,000 trash sculptures in the form of humans.He first exhibited them in 1996 in the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.They are social sculptures,he explains.They are not only sculptures for t
32、he eyes.They are sculptures to spread the idea that we live in a time of garbage.So far,Schults social sculptures have been on show in Paris,in Moscows Red Square,on the Great Wall of China,and in the desert next to the Giza Pyramids near Cairo.HA Schults work is unforgettable.Although his work has
33、had a big influence on the art world,Schult remains modest about his creations:Artists have to learn every time.We are not important.All that counts is the time in which we are living.Trash art has been around for years.But it seems that only the popular artists are regarded as true artists when wor
34、king with trash.Why cant common people be considered artists when they use the same things and change them into some form of personal art?Maybe its because we all have our own preset ideas of what art is and isnt,or who artists are or should be.You can be an artist like Schult if you try.Look at use
35、d metal cans.What might be done with them?Imagine them in any number of new uses,or imagine them simply as an art form.What about boxes or clothing?Boxes can usually serve as new storage containers and houses for pets.And clothing?Imagine taking old clothes and turning them into hats or hanging orga
36、nizers.32.What do we know about Schults sculptures?A.They served as garbage containers. B.They reflected environmental issues.C.They were first shown in Paris,France. D.They were to raise economic awareness.33.HA Schults artistic works also get the message across that an artist must_.A.be socially r
37、esponsible B.be as modest as possibleC.make garbage recyclable D.take diverse artistic forms34.According to the last 2 Paragraphs,the author probably agrees that_.A.it takes talent to be a trash artist B.preset ideas are important to artistsC.trash art cant be seen as a real art form D.average peopl
38、e can also make trash artists35.Which of the following is the best title for the text?A.Could You Be a Trash Artist? B.What Are Social Sculptures?C.Do You Know About Trash Art? D.How Can We Deal with Used Cans?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。选项中有两项为多余选项。The exam period is always a
39、stressful time and it does not do justice for our mindset（思维方式）and our physical body._36_Yet you have no fear because there are ways to keep a healthy mind and healthy body.Whether you are planning your week or planning your day of study,a revision timetable will keep you focused. This will make it
40、a lot less difficult to achieve glorious high marks._37_Besides,you also enjoy the satisfaction you get as a result of completing the most impossible timetable._38_They can increase your confidence and make you work more fruitfully.Unfortunately,the work does not stop after perfecting the revision t
41、imetable._39_So it is fundamental that you choose to study in a quiet place,making sure that any disturbance is out of sight.However,the one mistake we all make is where we sit down,plant our heads into our books and remain in the same position until the sun goes down. _40_Therefore,it is vital that
42、 you get some fresh air throughout the day.These breaks help to absorb what you have learnt and help avoid information overload.A.We all suffer pressure in various ways.B.Pressure can help promote a sense of timing.C.A timetable serves as the guide for your progress.D.It will also direct your effort
43、s in the right direction.E.There is of course a limit to how long you can concentrate.F.Its easier to get motivated but harder to remain concentrated.G.Strict deadlines and time management techniques are necessary.第三部分 英语知识运用第一节 完型填空（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。
44、I had been staring at the white walls of the video game store for about two hours since lunch.It was a very_41_ day.I glanced at the table in front of the store,and my heart_42_.It was the donation table for the victims of Typhoon Yolanda and even though I had donated what I could,I_43_felt sad when
45、ever I saw the people on the TV suffering.I was broken out of my thoughts when the doors got open.Customers,_44_!It was a small girl with her mother.I_45_her mom.I got to know her when she was selling clothes she_46_ herself at the market.The daughter just had a_47 _and her mom finally had_48_money
46、to buy a PS3 and some games.The girl skipped to my counter.She_49_her backpack and pulled out a console（操纵板）.Her mom handed me the games.Can I_50_this?Sure sweetie.I_51_the console and the games,and nothing was opened.According to our_52_,I returned the_53_to the girl. And she ran off as_54_as her little feet could take her.The mom explained,She wants to sell her birthday_55_,so she can donate to the_56_.She was_57_to give up her favorite games an
