1、甘肃省2018届高三第一次高考诊断考试英语试题甘肃省2018届高三第一次高考诊断考试英语试题第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.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，你将有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 the woman going to do?A. Watch a movie. B. See a docto
2、r. C. Prepare a meal.2. WheredidthemanbuytheMP3?A. From the Internet. B. From a supermarket. C. In a shop.3. How does the woman feel?A. Worried. B. Surprised. C. Angry.4. Where are the speakers going?A. A shop. B. The railway station. C. A restaurant.5. What is the probable relationship between the
3、two speakers?A. Uncle and niece. B. Aunt and nephew. C. Cousins,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。在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6至7题。6. What does the woman want to buy?A. A map of China. B. A map of t
4、he city. C. Stamps.7. Where is the woman from?A. England. B. Australia. C. America.听第7段材料, 回答第8至9题。8. What did the young man try to do?A. Gel the old mans bag. B. Help the old man up. C . Collect his money.9. Who is the woman speaking to?A. A manager. B. A customer. C. A policeman.听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。
5、10. Who is Bens favourite Chinese sports star?A. Yao Ming. B. Guo Jingjing. C. Deng Yaping.11. How many Olympic gold medals did Deng Yaping get?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.12. Who does Trudy think is the top Chinese sportswoman in the end?A. Guo Jingjing. B. Deng Yaping. C. Neither A nor B.听第9段材料, 回答第
6、13至16题。13. Why is the British government planning to tax plastic bags?A. To go with the rules in Ireland.B. To make them not too expensive.C. To reduce the amount of rubbish.14. In which countries can you go to prison for using plastic bags?A. Britain and South AfricaB. Bangladesh and Ireland.C. Sou
7、th Africa and India.15. Why are plastic bags also stopped in Bangladesh?A. They cost a lot to produce.B. They caused serious food.C. They were dangerous for animals.16. Whats the womans attitude towards the taxing of plastic bags?A. She is all for it.B. She thinks it cant be said to be good or bad.C
8、. She is opposed to it.听第10段材料, 回答第17 至20题。17. Who are the main characters of the science fiction book?A. A group of soldiers. B. A group of sailors. C. Two young people.18. Where and when is the romantic book set?A. In China in the 1920s. B. In China in the 1930s. C. In England in the 1930s.19. Wha
9、t type of book is the third book?A. A biography. B. A historical book. C. A sports novel.20. Where could you hear this passage most?A. On the radio. B. In the class. C. At a meeting.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。 AIf youll be taking va
10、cation time in the coming year and plan on flying, here are some shopping tips to give your undivided attention to.When to buyIf youre shopping for domestic flights, check prices on Tuesday afternoons. This is an old tip but still valid because most US carriers continue to release sales on Tuesday m
11、orning, and competitors quickly drop their fares to match the better deals.When to flyWeekdays continue to be generally cheaper times to fly than weekends for most flights. In the US specifically the cheapest days are typically Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday. A good itinerary for the expensive US s
12、pring break travel period is Tuesday to Saturday; it wont be cheap exactly, but it will save you money (in most cases) over weekend-to-weekend travel.Direct vs. connecting flightsCompare the price of direct with connecting fights. Sometimes adding a stop to your route will save you money, and it mig
13、ht be enough to endure the extra-long flying day. Some examples;Boston to Seattle :$247 direct, $234 one-stopSan Francisco to Raleigh/Durham: $553 direct, $362 one-stopOkay, the savings on Boston-Seattle might not be worth it to you, but Ill bet youll think twice about the direct fight for San Franc
14、isco to Raleigh.Compare, compare, compareStifle the impulse to go to your favorite airline site to purchase tickets without doing any comparison; its a recipe for disaster. Example: Lets say you want to fly from New York to London and figure your favorite US legacy carrier will get you there for the
15、 best price.Airline price: $554 round-tripComparison price: $486Obviously, the legacy carrier did not have the cheapest flight, but wait, theres more: The comparison site also showed a cheaper flight from the same legacy carrier ($521). See what youre missing when you fail to compare?21. The best pr
16、ice for flights within the US could most possibly be found on .A. Monday morningB. Tuesday afternoonC. Thursday morningD. Sunday morning22. Ticket buyers are advised to .A. choose direct flights rather than connecting onesB. take the cheapest deal from their favorite airlineC. look for flight deals
17、to Europe throughout the summerD. avoid weekend-to-weekend flights in holiday seasons23. The underlined phrase “stifle the impulse” probably means “ .”A. feel free to do somethingB. hold off on doing somethingC. get well prepared for somethingD. make quick decisions about somethingBI first began exp
18、eriencing anxiety and depression at the age of 14, after being bullied(欺凌)at school for years. While at first anxiety and depression would come and go, it eventually became a constant part of my life.I was so eager to find the solution to overcoming my anxiety and depression that I tried everything
19、from when I was in college to graduate school: mood-changing medication, special teas, yoga, anything I read about in books, and advice give by doctors. Despite this, I still felt I hadnt even come close to managing the problem.But one afternoon, my eyes fell upon an article in a magazine I was read
20、ing that talked about how dogs were able to help people with anxiety and depression. The very next day, I decided to get a doga corgi. When I brought my little corgi, Buddy, home, I didnt realize how much he would change my life. It didnt happen right away, however.Once the “puppy excitement” went a
21、way, my anxiety and depression came back as usual. One morning, I woke up with those familiar feeling again. I didnt want to get out of bed. I turned to pull the covers back over my head and give up . Thats when I saw Buddy.Buddy started jumping all over me, licking my face, letting me know that it
22、was time to go outside. It was as if he were saying, “Theres no time to be sad; the world is amazing!” And for the first time in my life, my life was changing. I really was a new person. This was my new beginning.Its been more than a year since that day, and Ive never spent another morning unable to
23、 get out of bed. Ive not cried myself to sleep or spent my days stuck with fear and regret. Sure, I still have days when I feel sad or anxious. But with Buddy, my best friend, by my side, Ive finally learned how to manage these feelings and emotions.24. According to the first two paragraphs, the aut
24、hor .A. has been a school bully for yearsB. suffered from depression since collegeC. tried many ways to fight depression but nothing workedD. felt less depressed after taking medication and doing yoga25. How did the author know having a dog might help with her depression?A. She read it in an article
25、 by chance.B. A doctor recommended it to her.C. She heard it from some other depression sufferers.D. She found out herself after spending some time with a corgi.26. How does the author feel in the last paragraph?A. Hopeful.B. Anxious.C. Confused.D. Doubtful.27. What is the best title for the passage
26、?A. Puppy ExcitementB. Problem ManagementC. Getting Rid of StressD. Defeating Depression with BuddyCAmazon China, one of the largest online booksellers, unveiled the bestselling books in China for the first hall of 2017 on Tuesday, disclosing Chinese peoples reading habits.Japanese author KeigoHigas
27、hinos Miracles of the Namiya General Store topped the list of the most popular paper books, followed by late Chinese writer Yang Jiangs We Three and Israeli historian Yuval Noahs Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow. In the list of paid eBooks on Kindle, the top three places were taken by Chinese
28、writer Zhou Meisens In the Name of the People, KeigoHigashinos Miracles of the Namiya General Store and Fall of Giantsbook one of British author Ken Folletts historical Century Trilogy.Amazon has also released a ranking of Chinese cities where people read most. Hefei and Zhengzhou occupy the first a
29、nd second spot respectively for the second straight year. The ranking was based on the ratio of books sales compared to the volume of all products sold on Amazon during the first six months of the year.Popular TV dramas have increased the sales of the original books. In the Name of the People, an an
30、ti-corruption novel, has become the most favored choice on Kindles paid eBooks and the eighth popular printed book in Amazon. The company has attributed the sales success to the novels super TV adaptation, and it went online in March. Statistics show the purchases of the books e-version increased 24
31、 times three months after its screening, and printed copies rose 12 times. Hong Kong author Isabel Nee Yeh-sus The First Half of My Life is another example. The recent TV adaption of the novel caused a book buying craze in China. Purchases of the books hard copies rose 600 times a week after the TV play was aired earlier this month.28. Which is the top three in terms of both paper books and paid eBooks?A. We ThreeB. In the Name of the PeopleC. A Brief Histo
