1、- 1 -安徽省桐城中学 2019 届高三英语上学期第三次月考试题注意事项：1答题前填写好自己的姓名、班级、考号等信息2请将答案正确填写在答题卡上第一部分 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。1What is the weather like now?A Cold. B Cloudy. C Rainy2What are the speake
2、rs mainly talking about?A A lecture. B A course. C A hall.3Where are the speakers?A On a bus. BIn a car. C. On a plane.4When is the man meeting the woman tomorrow?A At 1: 00 a. m B At 11: 00 a. m CAt 2: 00 p. m5. Which shop are the speakers going to first?AThe chemists. B The sports shop. CThe books
3、hop.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 67 题。6What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A Salesman and shopper BWaiter and customer. CNeighbors.7What does t
4、he woman need?ATwo eggs. B Some coffee. C A cake听第 7 段材料，回答第 89 题。8How long should the man talk in the speech?A20 minutes. B 15 minutes. C 5 minutes.- 2 -9What does the woman advise the man to do?AGive more examples. BTalk about the images. C Simplify his speech.11What will the woman do in the end?A
5、 Ask some questions. B Find another lecture. C Give a speech. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 1012 题。10What is probably the man?A A librarian. BA student. CA tourist.11Where is the open PC zone?A In the north of the hall. B In the middle of the library. COn the left of the stairs.12. Which place does the man prefer to
6、 study in?A The library cafe. B The training hall. C The silent zone.听第 9 段材料，回答第 1316 题。 13Where does this conversation probably take place?A At the airport. B In a park. C On the street.14Why does the woman like San Francisco ?A It has no traffic jam.B People there are friendlier.C It has much goo
7、d food and music.15Where does the woman come from?A Pennsylvania. B Washington. C China16What does the woman think of the mans English?A Unacceptable. B Excellent. C Strange.听第 10 段材料，回答第 1720 题。17What did the speakers parents advise him to do?A Camp near home B Stay at home. CTake a raincoat.18How
8、does the speaker plan to go to the campsite from the village?A By bus. B By car. C On foot.- 3 -19What should polly bring?A Food. B A tent. CDrinks.20. How long will it take to get to the village by bus?AAbout one hour. BAbout four hours CAbout five hours.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，
9、满分 30 分）AThe annual World Economic Forum（经济论坛） took place in Davos, Switzerland, in Jan 23 -26, 2018. What did Chinese entrepreneurs（企业家）speak in the forum? Are there some quotable quotes for you?Jack Ma, founder and executive chairman of Alibaba Group“I think globalization cannot be stopped - no on
10、e can stop globalization, no one can stop trade. If trade stops, the world stops. Trade is the way to dissolve the war not cause the war,” said Ma in Davos,“Google, Facebook, Amazon and Alibaba - we are the luckiest companies of this century. But we have the responsibility to have a good heart, and
11、do something good.”Richard Liu, founder and chief executive officer of JD“Business is not only a way to make money but also a way to contribute yourself, to help people,” Liu said in a speech in Davos.“How can we face the fractured（分化的）world? Thats the topics of the Davos this year. I think a very i
12、mportant thing in business is cooperation. If we can unite, work together, if we work very closely, I think we can bring more hope to the people and we can build more trust between the people, countries and companies and partners,” he said.Jane Sun, CEO of Ctrip“Tourism is a sunrise industry. Since
13、I entered Ctrip, every year there are new comers, which, first of all, shows that tourism is booming,” Sun told Sina. com in Davos. “We invested heavily in ABC A refers to AI, B is big data, and C is cloud computing. As we continue to expand overseas, these three will be very good weapons for us. So
14、 we think those mean opportunity, ” she said.Hu Xiaoming, president of Aliyun“In 2018, people will see the development in various countries more - 4 -closely connected with cloud computing. More manufacturing enterprises and financial institutions will start to use “cloud”. And cloud computing will
15、increase the efficiency of technology and finance, ”Hu told Xinhua in Davos.21What do Chinese entrepreneurs like Jack Ma and Richard Liu focus more on?A More huge jumps in profits. B The joined efforts of mankind.C Reducing production costs. D The role of science in business.22What is the main busin
16、ess of Ctrip?A Tourism. B The creation of AI.C Computer. D Financial service online.23What does Hu think will promote global economic development?A Economy recovery. B The World Economic Forum.C Cloud computing. D Financial efficiency.BA Japanese company is developing a pair of smart glasses that ca
17、n help those with visual or comprehension problems to read written text more easily. Called the Oton Glass, the glasses are meant to translate text into sound using two cameras and an earpiece, both fitted to its frame.Half of the lens (镜片) is a mirror that reflects the wearers eyes back to the firs
18、t camera, which tracks eye movement. The other camera captures the text. Wearers use the glasses by staring at the text they cant read and blinking (眨眼) to trigger the glasses. Then the captured words are sent to a cloud system, which processes the text and turns it into sound played through the ear
19、piece. If the system is unable to identify the words, the images are sent to a remote worker who can deal with them.The Oton Glass lead designer, Keisuke Shimakage, started working on the glasses in 2012 to aid his father, who had developed dyslexia, a condition that - 5 -makes it difficult for some
20、one to read and spell. While his father eventually recovered, Shimakage continued his development in order to help others with the disorder.Currently, the Oton Glass is seeking funding. Backers can get a pair of the glasses for 5,000 yen (roughly $47). Smart glasses arent a new concept, but its diff
21、icult to point to any single pair of smart glasses that people have reviewed favorably. It could, perhaps, be that previous products tried to do too much, or were too expensive. Thats why Intels Vaunt smart glasses stripped out some features, like its camera, LCD screen, and speakers. The Oton Glass
22、 is for a very specific audience, and its relatively low price could make it more appealing to those who want an affordable way to understand the text around them.24What was Keisukes original purpose in designing the Oton Glass?A To treat his fathers disease.B To translate text into sound.C To assis
23、t his father to read.D To make written text easier to read.25What is the right order how the Oton Glass works?a. The camera captures the words.b. The wearer stares at the text.c. The wearer hears the sound via the earpiece.d. The cloud system turns the text into sound.e. The wearer blinks to get the
24、 glasses working.A a, b, e, c, d B e, b, c, d, aC b, d, a, e, c D b, e, a, d, c26The underlined part “stripped out” in the last paragraph can be replaced by _.A improved B removed C increased D invented27What is the last paragraph mainly about?A The advantages of the Oton Glass.B The characteristics
25、 of smart glasses.C Consumers evaluation of the Oton Glass.D The target audiences of various smart glasses.- 6 -CConventional wisdom is a major barrier to innovation that threatens the survival of companies everywhere. Its based on the assumption that old ideas will always work, so they shouldnt be
26、challenged. While this may be a valid assumption in situations that dont change, its unlikely to hold true in a changing situation. In todays rapid changing global environment, old methods often dont work, and stubbornly using them can lead to major problems.Most people seem to agree with convention
27、al wisdom because it gives one a false sense of security. If everyone else believes it, then it must be true.Individuals who use conventional wisdom are certain that they are right, and being right is good.They want to continue using old ideas rather than take risks with changes that might not work.
28、In 1977, Ken Olsen,co-founder and CEO of Digital Equipment Corporation(DEC), stated“There is no reason for any individual to have a computer in his hoe.“ Despite being a dominant leader in the computer industry, DEC no longer exists.People seem to forget that since innovation is a change, there can
29、be no inovation without change. Unfortunately, conventional wisdom prevents leaders, followers and companies from changing and therefore innovating. If companies dont innovate, but their competitors do, the future is likely to be problematic. Breaking from conventional wisdom has led to many of the
30、most innovative companies and products in history across many industries, so it has a powerful effect on business success.Ted Turner(founder of CNN) knew little, if anything, about the news business, but he knew it was inconvenient to watch news only at the dinner hour, as was common before CNN. Tur
31、ners solution was to create a cable channel dedicated to news 24 hours a day. The news establishment reflected conventional wisdom at the time, and predicted his idea would fail because no one wanted to watch the news all day.However, it doesnt take a rocket scientist to understand that viewers dont
32、 have to watch the news all day for the CNN to work. Viewers just have to watch when they want to get information. Due to conventional thinking, the critics failed to recognize the opportunity that was clear to Ted. They assumed - 7 -that only what was familiar to them could work in the future.Conve
33、ntional wisdom prevents creativity, flexibility and risk-taking, so unconventional leaders enthusiastically break from it. To survive, thrive and maintain competitive advantage, companies must be flexible when reacting to change.28DEC has disappeared probably because .A the consumers didnt like its
34、productsB the leaders lacked the sense of securityC the CEO stuck to the conventional ideasD the employees took many risks with changes29The founding of CNN is used as an example to prove .A missing opportunities could lead to failureB changing could contribute to business successC watching news at
35、the dinner hour is convenientD conventional wisdom influences business success30What does the underlined part probably mean?A Rocket scientists can ensure the CNN works properly.B Most of the viewers dont like to watch the news at work.C Its necessary to understand when people watch the news.D Its e
36、asy to know people neednt watch the news all the time.31The passage is mainly written to tell us that .A old methods are changing with timeB opportunities lead to business successC conventional wisdom limits innovationD successful companies need wise leaders.D. The Shiants, remote, cliff-edged islan
37、ds off the coast of Scotland are home to 350,000 seabirds. This is the starting point for National Geographic contributor Adam Nicolsons new book, The Seabirds Cry. Celebrating 10 species in detail, he describes the unbelievable recovery of seabirds and the many adaptations that have enabled them to
38、 survive and navigate the oceans, while sounding a loud call for their conservation among severely falling numbers- 8 -Speaking from his home in Sussex, England, Nicolson explains why guillemot (海雀)colonies are information exchange centers: how new research is showing that those long-distance travel
39、ers. the shearwaters, “smell“ their way across the globe; and what we can do to support seabird populations.National Geographic has just kicked off Year of the Bird with a cover story by Jonathan Franzen titled “Why Birds Matter “. The beginning of Year of the Bird is beneficial to birds. Nicolson s
40、aid, “Ill ask you the same question-why? For me, these seabirds are symbols of uniqueness. There is so much on the land where the rest of the living world seems to be controlled by us, but when you go to seabird colonies, there is this pumping, loud and raging uniqueness. Its a glance of the untouch
41、ed world. ”“The reason why its untouched is that, until recently, we have not controlled the oceans that the seabirds depend on. More of them have survived in greater numbers than most other creatures in the developed world, where huge amounts of the animal kingdom have been removed by us. And so on
42、e reason these birds matter is that they are symbols of what the world might be if we hadnt done so much damage to it. “He added.“Seabirds also tend to disappear; they re not reliably of our world. due to their migration and habits of life. Very deep in our consciousness is a sense that they are amb
43、assadors from another world. And witnessing and feeling that is, I think, one of the great enlargers of life.” Nicolson explained32What is the book The Seabirds Cry mainly about?A Seabirds on an island B The extinction of seabirds.C The importance of seabird D Seabirds in the authors hometown.33What
44、 can we learn from Nicolsons speech?A The wisdom of seabirds B Ways to protect seabirdC Migration routes of seabirds D The harder situation of seabirds.34What does the underlined phrase “kicked off“ in paragraph 3 mean?A Watched out for B Cut across C Expressed D Started35Which is a lucky thing for
45、seabirds in Nicolsons view?A The sea is too large to be polluted.- 9 -B The sea isnt entirely governed by humans.C The seabirds are able to fit the environment.D The seabirds are living in the developed world. 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。Critical（批判的）thinking
46、 is the art of using reason to analyze ideas and dig deeper to get to our true potential. It doesnt mean youre thinking harder or longer. 36 Here are some tips and ideas to help you build a foundation for critical thinking.Question your assumptions. We make a lot of assumptions about almost everythi
47、ng. Its how our brain processes certain pieces of information, and how we get along in everyday life. You could say they are the foundation of our critical framework. 37 Then the whole foundation needs to be rebuilt, from the bottom up.Dont take information on authority until youve investigated it yourself. Instead of double-checking everything anyone says, we tend to label information as either coming from a trustworthy or not trustworthy source. This keeps us from double-checking every piece of information that comes
