高三英语上学期期末联考试题

我带领班子成员及全体职工，积极参加县委、政府和农牧局组织的政治理论学习，同时认真学习业务知识，全面提高了自身素质，增强职工工作积极性，杜绝了纪律松散20172018学年度第一学期期末六校联考高三英语试卷注意事项：1答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考试科目涂写在答题卡上。2选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应的题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再填涂。第卷（共115分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。1. Why does the man fix the car himself?A. Because he himself can repair it.B. Because he wants to save money. C. Because there is nothing wrong with the car.2. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. A teacher and a pupil. B. An artist and a student.C. A house painter and an owner.3. How will the man probably go downtown?A. He is likely to take a bus.B. He is likely to take a taxi.C. He is likely to take the underground.4. What does the woman mean?A. She lost her notes. B. She didnt take the notes. C. A friend has borrowed her notes.5. When will the shirts be finished?A. Friday morning. B. Friday afternoon. C. Saturday afternoon.第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）听下面3段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题后所给的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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8小题。6. What happened to the woman?A. She felt sad.B. She had no friend.C. She quarreled with the man.7. What is the man trying to do?A. Help to make up.B. Apologize to each other. C. Make friends with the woman.8. How does the woman feel at last?A. She hates Lucy.B. She agrees that she herself is wrong.C. She is satisfied with the mans suggestion.听第7段材料，回答第9至11小题。9. What are they talking about?A. Their summer vacation.B. How to drive a tractor.C. How to do farm work.10. Where did Jane spend her summer holiday?A. On a farm. B. At home. C. In a fruit garden.11. What can we learn from the conversation?A. Harrys mother was ill.B. Jane did some housework.C. Harry drove a truck on the farm.听第8段材料，回答第12至15小题。12. What is the speaker?A. A weather reporter.B. A hotel manager.C. A tour guide.13. What does the speaker suggest doing?A. Borrowing skis from others.B. Bringing warm clothes.C. Sunbathing. 14. Which activity is indoor sports?A. Walking. B. Swimming. C. Skiing.15. What is mentioned in the passage?A. The weather is changeable.B. People cant eat local food nearby.C. Travelers have a chance to taste local food.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）从四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。16. Nokia, _ worlds largest mobile phone producer, is going to found _ new research center in China.A. a; a B. a; the C. the; the D. the; a 17. Today Mary is in low spirits. Yes, but she wont say _ bothers her. A. why is it that B. that is why C. it is what D. what it is that 18. Recently a terrible fire broke out in the America, _ the people are still suffering. A. whose effects B. which affectsC. of its effects D. from whose effects19. We d better invite Tom to the Friday meeting. Yes, _? Ill call him at once.A. why notB. what forC. whyD. what20. This sort of clothing material, which feels soft, _. A. catches fire easily B. is caught fire easily C. is easy caught fire D. is easily to catch fire 21. Tom is greatly interested in this poet now , but he thought it boring _ he read it. A. in the first time B. the first time C. for the first time D. at first 22. We _ have watered these flowers yesterday. Todays rain will be too much for them.A. cant B. shouldnt C. may not D. mustnt 23. Have you ever seen that movie? Yes. When I was in Tokyo. I _ it three times.A. saw B. had been C. have seenD. would see 24. The price of vegetables is now much _ than ten years ago. A. more higher B. more expensive C. dearer D. higher 25. I would like to buy a flat in the suburb and sold _ in downtown , because I want to live near my Moms. A. the one B. the other C. it D. another 26. Fresh air is available everywhere in the countryside, which is _ he cannot enjoy living in big cities. A. whyB. where C. thatD. what27. Oh, its so hot in here . Somebody _ the window, please. A. opens B. open C. shall open D. will open 28. Shall we set out at five sharp in the morning? No, dont ring me up that early. I _ . A. sleep B. will be sleeping C. am sleeping D. will sleep 29. My mothers health _ under the pressure of a big project and she had to see the doctor.A. broke up B. broke away C. broke out D. broke down 30. His food _, the man had to come out of his hiding place.A. run out B. was run outC. running outD. using up第二节：完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）One student took a box of chicken to class. Another carried on a cell-phone 31 , and still another whistled loudly every time the 32 turned his back. Reform school? No. College.More and more, professors say, they are 33 across rude students in their classrooms. Many of todays young scholars arrive late, leave 34 , talk loud or take care of personal 35 such as paying bills during class.Why are the students behaving badly?“Because they can,” said a student of University of North Texas. “A lot of the time, the professors 36 them get away with it.”Some educators say it is time to bring politeness back to their classroomsand even 37 taking some of the blame for bad behavior. They say that 38 students are by no means the majority but that one of them can ruin an entire 39 .People are 40 when they learn that impolite behavior is becoming more and more common in 41 education, says Dr. Gerald Amanda, a counselor at City College of San Francisco. They 42 some high school students to misbehave but think those who get to 43 will behave more politely.Dr. Amanda believes that society in 44 has become more tolerant of rude behavior 45 that people in power, including professors, no longer 46 standards for politeness. That leads to a growing imprudence(轻率行为) among some college 47 . “Theres a great 48 of bad behavior in the world around them, and young people see it and 49 disrespect,” said Dr. Amanda, 50 that sometimes students have no idea that they are being rude.31. A. lookB. conversationC. newsD. picture32. A. professorB. chickC. monitorD. classmate33. A. gettingB. cheatingC. comingD. moving34. A. aloneB. earlyC. happilyD. quietly35. A. appearanceB. interestC. computerD. affairs36. A. let B. askC. persuadeD. lead37. A. riskB. mindC. startD. avoid38. A. rudeB. poor C. beautiful D. good39. A. lessonB. classmateC. subjectD. class40. A. movedB. surprisedC. inspiredD. encouraged41. A. lowerB. juniorC. higherD. younger42. A. expectB. wantC. forbidD. warn43. A. professionB. collegeC. schoolD. knowledge44. A. motionB. timeC. chargeD. general45. A. butB. soC. orD. and46. A. changeB. breakC. setD. reach47. A. teachersB. professorsC. leadersD. students48. A. dealB. numberC. kindD. sum49. A. prepareB. respectC. developD. escape50. A. speakingB. addingC. warningD. wishing第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2.5分, 满分50分）AParticipants in an online forum were asked whether space exploration was worthwhile. Here are some of the comments they posted: Planet Girl 7.17 pm Our world is damaged by war, hunger and poverty. Billions of people struggle just to survive from day to day. Meanwhile the US space agency has US $16 billion to play with every year. We must deal with the worlds urgent problems. Space exploration is a luxury we cannot afford. Dragon 7.18 pm That $16 billion spent on space is nothing compared to the $370 billion spent on the military. JJ 7.20 pm Exploring space is investing in the future. Everyone knows were running out of resources. Theres massive over-population too. The solar system has heaps of resources we can use for mining, and maybe we can explore other planets. If we dont do it now, it might be too late. Planet Girl 7.22 pm We have to settle problems of over-population and resource consuming here on Earth, instead of chasing science fiction dreams. Otherwise we will just export our unsustainable lifestyle to another planet. We might consume the whole universe! JJ 7.23 pm Space explorers rock! They know what they are in for, and they still do it anyway. Thats what I call courage! We humans have always struggled to expand our horizons. We want to know what else is out there. Who knows, maybe well discover the solution to all our problems out there!Switched-on 7.25 pm Space exploration has had a huge effect on our lives. Want to talk to someone halfway around the world? Sure. Get the weather forecast? Coming right up. Check exactly where you are? Absolutely. Its all possible, thanks to satellite technology, global positioning systems, and the rest. If there was no space exploration, wed be sitting around in the dark, not talking online! Penny 7.50 pm Satellites are launched by private companies for profit. Planet Earth doesnt always benefit. Exploring remote planets certainly does not contribute to life on Earth. 51. The underlined sentence(Par.2) means that space exploration is_. A. expensive but necessary B. expensive and unnecessaryC. very important but too expensive D. not very important but affordable 52. What is Dragons opinion?A. The cost of space exploration is too much.B. Planet Girls idea is acceptable.C. Space exploration is worthwhile.D. The military is more useful than space exploration.53. What is the most likely reason that JJ does not discuss the cost of space exploration? A. He agrees that space exploration costs too much. B. He does not know how much space exploration costs.C. He thinks space exploration is worthwhile, whatever the cost.D. He knows Planet Girl is wrong about the cost of space exploration. 54. Which aspect of space exploration does Switched-on mainly write about? A. Its cost to the community. B. Its effect on environment. C. Its contribution to technology in everyday life. D. Its capacity to serve people in their everyday life.55. What is one point that Planet Girl and JJ are most likely to agree about?A. Living on other planets is a real possibility. B. Spending money on war is unnecessary. C. Space exploration encourages creativity.D. Earths resources are fast disappearing.BWe are admitted into the full-time school called “life”. Every day in this school, we have opportunities to learn new lessons. No matter whether we like these lessons or not, we have to take them, because they are our lessons.Why are we here in this world? What is the purpose of life? Humans have tried to discover the meaning of life for thousands of years, but failed to get the answer, because the meaning of life is different from person to person.Each one of us has his or her special purpose and path, unique and different. As we travel on our life path, we will learn many great lessons in order to fulfill that purpose. Learning our lessons well is the key to discovering the real meaning of our own life.As we travel through our lifetime, we may be taught hard lessons that others dont have to face, while others spend years struggling with problems we dont need to deal with. We may never know why we love English, not physics, which indicates that our path is different. While traveling on our own path, sometimes alone, we should, first of all, take a basic lesson in openness.Openness means being receptive. Life will present us with so many lessons, none of which are useful to us unless we can recognize them and are open to their values. These lessons are not easy to learn, but we should regard them as gifts. But how can we recognize these lessons? It is a matter of what “glasses” we are wearing at the time. It is not difficult to spot them if we take them as opportunities. So when we are not open to learning our lessons, failing a weekly English test might be like a disaster rather than an opportunity to us. Of course, the hard lessons may not be fun, but they can actually be the biggest gifts we receive from life.56. The author may be in favor of the viewpoint that all men are born _.A. equal B. challenging C. opportunistic D. different57. The example of “we love English, not physics” is mentioned to show that _.A. we choose our own path in lifeB. people have to face the same lessonsC. we should travel on the same pathD. we should enjoy the meaning of life58. Whether we can see life lessons as gifts depends upon our_.A. angles of viewB. experiences from lifeC. common value systemD. willingness to face challenge59. What would be the best title for the passage?A. Life in School B. Gifts from Life C. Life School and Students D. Life as School 60. What does the author imply at the end of the passage?A. People always learn the same lessons.B. Life is a lesson as one in the classroom.C. Hard lessons are fun.D. People should be open to the life.CThe chicken-loving dog spent last month guarding the islands penguin colony, with great success.A SOUTH-WEST Victorian chicken farmer known as Swampy and his dog Oddball may have found a way to save some of Australias endangered wildlife from enemies. After Warrnambools once flourishing penguin population was killed in large numbers by foxes and dogs until only 27 remained, Allan Swampy Marsh hatched an effective plan to save the birds. His four sheepdogs had been protecting his chickens against enemies for a decade. He figured they could do the same for the penguins. “The difficulty was trying to convince all the wildlife wallies to think outside the square,” Mr Marsh said. “Its not an unselfish view of penguins or chicks but the sense of territory(领地) that makes the dogs work, and it is far stronger in these dogs than any other trained breed.”Oddballs work as guardian of Middle Islands colony last month was a success. At the end of the month, 70 pairs of happy feet were counted returning to the island. About 2,000 penguins occupied the island in the 1990s. “Oddy is really protective of the chicks, so to her the penguins were only chicks in dinner suits,” Mr Marsh said. Highly territorial dogs have been bred in Italy to guard livestock for 2,000 years. They manage to keep off trouble makers such as foxes and dogs. The trials success has generated interest from overseas. The use of guard animals such as dogs and even alpacas, which also stop foxes is now being considered to save other endangered species such as the eastern barred bandicoot.61. What had happened to most of Middle Islands penguins? A. They had been killed by other animals. B. They had been scared away by people.C. They had stopped breeding for no obvious reason. D. They had been taken to another island for protection. 62. About how many penguins were on the island when it had the largest number? A. 27. B. 70. C. 1990. D. 2000.63. What reminded Allan Marsh of using dogs to guard penguin? A. Dogs interest. B. Dogs guarding chicks.C. Dogs believable strength. D. Dogs training in protecting animals.64. What feature of the dogs is most important in this story? A. They come from Italy. B. They are very territorial.C. They are an ancient breed. D. They are large with messy fur. 65. The purpose of the last paragraph is to suggest that_.A. people should think globally but act locally B. Allan Swampy Marsh is a typical AustralianC. it may be possible to use this local idea more widely D. every environmental problem needs a unique solution DYoung sunflowers turn and swing every day. New findings add to evidence that the plants are animal-like. Harmer, a professor in the University of California at Davis Department of Plant Biology, carried out a series of experiments on sunflowers in the field, in pots outdoors and in indoor growth chambers.By staking plants so that they could not move, Harmer showed that he could destroy their ability to track the sun. He also noticed that sunflowers prevented from moving were not as tough and leafy as those that were free to move. When plants were moved indoor with a settled overhead light, they continued to swing back and forth for a few days.The indoor plants did start tracking the “sun” again when the apparent source of lighting was moved across the room. The plants could reliably track the movement and return at night when the artificial day was close to a 24-hour cycle, but not when it was closer to 30 hours.When sunflowers track the sun, the east sides of their stems grew more rapidly than the west sides. At night, the west sides grew faster as the stem swung the other way. The team identified a number of genes that were expressed at higher levels on the sunward side of the plant during the day, or on the other side at night. A plant growth-regulating hormone, called auxin, appears to be a key driver.The “dance” to the sun cycle obviously slows when the sunflower matures and its flowers open up. At that point, the plants stop moving during the day and settle down facing the sun in the east.“Bees like warm flowers.” Harmer said, adding that the bees are cold-blooded, so landing on a warm flower saves them energy and perhaps feels really good.“The mornin