高三英语下学期3月联考试卷

到乌蒙山区的昭通;从甘肃中部的定西，到内蒙古边陲的阿尔山，看真贫、知真贫，真扶贫、扶真贫，成为“花的精力最多”的事;“扶贫先扶志”“扶贫必扶智”“实施精准扶贫”福建省漳州市八校2017届高三英语下学期3月联考试卷第一部分：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。1. Who is answering the phone?A. Elaine. B. Allan MacFarlane. C. Bob Harris.2. What happened to the driver?A. He ran into a bicycle. B. He drove too slowly. C. He ran into a tree.3. What can we learn from the dialogue?A. They like summer. B. They dont like summer. C. They think hot weather is nicer.4. When should Susan go to meet Professor Brown?A. At 9:30.B. At 10:00. C. At 10:30.5. What does the woman plan to do this afternoon?A. Buy a new pair of glasses. B. Shop for some clothes. C. Go to her classes.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. Where does the conversation most likely take place?A. In a restaurant. B. In a hotel. C. On the phone.7. When does the restaurant stop serving lunch? A. At 1 p. m. B. At 2 p. m. C. At 3 p. m.8. How many people will come with the woman for lunch?A. One. B. Two. C. Three.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What are the speakers talking about?A. Buying a car. B. Choosing a gift. C. Using a computer.10. Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A. Husband and wife. B. Professor and student. C. Salesman and customer.11. What do we know about the person mentioned by speakers?A. Maybe he likes something expensive. B. He is surely over sixty years old.C. He must be fond of learning.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Close friends. B. Strangers. C. Colleagues.13. Whats the woman going to do?A. She is going to work in a post office nearby. B. She wants to do some exercise.C. She intends to post a letter.14. What does the woman have to do to reach the destination？A. She has to find the entrance inside a building complex.B. She has to turn right to the main street. C. She has to register her letter.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. What is the present condition of hotline like today?A. Poor. B. Popular. C. Rare.16. What is the purpose of starting the hotline for teenagers?A. To gain the belief of teenagers. B. To make teenagers study hard.C. To protect teenagers rights.17. What does the woman think of the hotline for teenagers?A. It wont last long. B. It will be useful. C. It will save many lives.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To report on the growing middle class of China. B. To introduce a US company.C. To analyze the current market.19. How many new babies does China have every year?A. 11 million. B. 20 million.C. 21 million.20. Which of the following is true?A. The toys made by China are of poor quality.B. China has a lot of high-quality toys exported. C. China is behind in toys-making.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。AGreg Evans started to study film at Ryerson University, but had a change of heart and switched to social work at George Brown College in second year. Yet the college recognized only one of Evans generalinterest credits from Ryerson, and also made him take English all over again although he had passed it at university.“So I spent time and money taking a course I had already taken before, which took up time I could have been working another shift every week，” complained Evans. “The system really needs to change.”Evans was part of a chorus of Ontario students Monday cheering a new $ 73.7 million fiveyear plan to help students switch from college to university, and vice versa.After years of urging from students, Queens Park unveiled a new Credit Transfer Innovation Fund to provide student advisers, an interactive website and orientation programs to help students move back and forth between the more handson courses of community college to the often broader academic focus of a university degree. “We hear horror stories about students who cant get recognition from one institution for a very similar course at another, and in one case I believe the same professor was teaching them both，” noted Milloy after announcing the new fund.Individual colleges and universities have hammered out nearly 500 mutual deals to honor each others credits in certain courses, but the province wants more, especially between clusters of postsecondary institutions. It will require each school to set targets for more credittransfer agreements, and link these increases to provincial funding.More than 4,000 college graduates transfer(转学) to university in Ontario every yeartwice as many as eight years ago, noted Justin Fox, president of the College Student Alliance. Yet Ontario universities and colleges have been cautious about transferring credits, in part to avoid duplicating each others courses, noted Bonnie Patterson, president of the Council of Ontario Universities, who welcomed the increased flexibility.21What happened when Greg Evans switched to social work at George Brown College?AHe was considered to be unqualified for social work.BHis previous credits were not all recognized.CHe wasnt able to get enough credits.DHis English didnt reach the required standard.22. With the new $73.7 million fiveyear plan, students can_.Aget enough money to go to universityBswitch between colleges and universitiesCget enough generalinterest creditsDhave a wise choice of courses23According to Paragraph 3, Milloy believes _.Ait is time that the system was changedBthe same professor cant teach in different schoolsCstudents should focus on their chosen coursesDthe students stories are horrible24Ontario universities and colleges have been cautious about transferring credits partly to_.Aavoid accepting unqualified students Bkeep their similar coursesCprevent courses from becoming similar Dattract famous professorsBLate that afternoon I took the train back to Sydney. There I found another surprise waiting for me. My room had been given to somebody else and they had no room for me. Harkin had known my travel plans and had arranged everything; how could he have booked the room only for three days? There was nothing to be done but to find another hotel. The waiters were happy to find me a new hotel, and when I said that I was happy to stay at the Airport, thinking it might be cheaper than staying in the city, they suggested the Holiday Inn at the airport. There was one small matter: the room rate was $300 per night. The best hotel in Katoomba had wanted only$145. I asked if there were anything cheaper they might suggest but they warned that most hotels would already be full by this time. The hotel was far from the train station, so Id best take a taxi, at $25. On the way to the Holiday Inn, we passed a hotel just two blocks from the Holiday Inn that advertised a room rate of $104. At the desk I asked if their room rate could go down a lot. “No, this is a 4star hotel，”the waiter told me. “In that case，” I replied, “Ill just walk the two blocks to the cheap hotel.”But she warned me that they were probably full and that if I didnt take the room, it might not be available if I came back. Finally，I decided to take the room. The room itself was big, but the air conditioning couldnt keep up with the Australian heat. I couldnt get to sleep until about 1：00 am.25Why did the writer have to look for another hotel?AHe didnt book early. BHarkin made a mistake.CHe was short of money. DHe wasnt well received.26How did the writer feel when hearing the room rate at the Holiday Inn?ANervous. BHappy. CSurprised. DRelaxed.27What was the weather like at that moment?ACool. BWarm. CCold. DHot.28Why did the writer take a room in the Holiday Inn finally?AIts a 4star hotel. BIt s around the station.CIt was midnight then. DThe room was in great demand.CBIG storms. High waves. Technical failures. Loneliness. After battling hard times and danger for over nine months, British teenager Mike Perham made history last month as the youngest person to sail solo (单独地) around the world. The 17yearold made the record after he cleared the Panama Canal (巴拿马运河) and then sailed through the Caribbean and home across the Atlantic. Mike is only three months younger than Zac Sunderland，the 17yearold Amencan boy who had taken the crown as the youngest solo aroundtheworld sailor in July. The two youngsters met in Cape Town in South Africa as they crossed the globe in different directions. Mike insisted they were not rivals (竞争对手). “ No. Its two teenagers going out there, living their dream and having the adventure of a lifetime，” he said. Mike may he young, but he is no stranger to sailing adventures. He picked up the hobby at age 6 when his father took him out in a small boat on a local lake. Father and son sailed separate boats across the Atlantic when Mike was 14, making him the youngest person to cross that ocean solo. That record gave him the taste for this even greater challenge. On the recent journey, the scariest moment for Mike came when his sailboat was hit by storms in the southern Indian Ocean. “We were picked up by what felt like a 60foot wave and throw down on our side at 90 degrees，” he said. It felt like I was going right over. Stuff was flying around and I just thoughtOh，no. At other times, he had to dive into the Pacific and fix problems. He tied himself to the boat, jumped into the water and went to work with a knife in 30second dives underneath the boat to cut a rope away. Mike said he felt proud that he made his dream come true.“Youve got to have confidence in yourself that you will make it，” he said.29Whats the main idea of the passage?AA British teenager became the youngest person to sail solo around the world.BHow a British teenager developed his sailing hobby.CA British teenagers brave experience.DA British teenager s confidence.30Which of the following statements is NOT true?AMike Perham crossed the Panama Canal.BMike and Zac took the crown as the youngest solo aroundtheworld sailor at the same age.CThe two youngsters crossed the globe in different directions.DMike was never frightened during the sailing.31What does the underlined word “taste” in the fifth paragraph mean?ASavor. BPreference. CExperience. DAbility.DCoffee has a history dating back to at least the 9th century and has been a catalyst for social interaction across cultures and eras. Originally discovered in Ethiopia, coffee beans were brought into the Middle East by Arab traders, spreading to Egypt, Yemen, Persia, Turkey, and North Africa by the 15th century. Muslim merchants eventually brought the beans to the thriving port city of Venice, where they sold them to wealthy Italian buyers. Soon, the Dutch began importing and growing coffee in places like Java and Ceylon (largely through slave labor), and the British East India Trading Company was popularizing the beverage in England. Coffee spread across Europe and even reached America. Where there has been coffee, there has been the coffeehouse. From the 15th century Middle Eastern establishments where men gathered to listen to music, play chess, and hear recitations from works of literature, to Paris Cafe le Procope where luminaries of the French Enlightenment such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and Diderot came to enjoy a hot cup of joe, coffeehouses have traditionally served as centers of social interaction, places where people can come to relax, chat, and exchange ideas. The modern coffee shop is modeled on the espresso and pastrycentered Italian coffeehouses that arose with the establishment of ItalianAmerican immigrant communities in major US cities such as New York Citys Little Italy and Greenwich Village, Bostons North End, and San Franciscos North Beach. New York coffee shops were often frequented by the Beats in the 1950s. It wasnt long before Seattle and other parts of the Pacific Northwest were developing coffee shops as part of a thriving counterculture scene. The Seattlebased Starbucks took this model and brought it into mainstream culture. Although coffeehouses today continue to serve their traditional purpose as lively social hubs in many communities, they have noticeably adapted to the times. Rediscovering their purpose as centers of information exchange and communication, many coffee shops now provide their customers with internet access and newspapers. It has become extremely common to see someone sitting at a Starbucks listening to music or surfing the web on his or her laptop. Coffee stores today also maintain a fairly identifiable, yet unique aesthetic: wooden furniture and plush couches, paintings and murals drawn on walls, and softlighting combine to give coffee shops the cozy feeling of a home away from home. Today, big business retail coffee shops are expanding quickly all over the world. Starbucks alone has stores in over 40 countries and plans to add more. Despite its popularity, Starbucks has been criticized and labeled by many as a bloodsucking corporate machine, driving smaller coffee shops out of business through unfair practices. This has even spawned an anticorporate coffee counterculture, with those subscribing to this culture boycotting big business coffee chains. Increasingly popular coffee stores such as The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf are also giving Starbucks some stiff competition. In any case, it seems pretty clear that coffee has weaved itself into the fabric of our consumeroriented culture.32Which of the following is the correct order of coffee spreading in history?Egypt America the Middle East Netherlands VeniceA B C D33We can infer from the passage _.AStarbucks has beaten all the competitors Bthere are no changes in the development of coffee cultureCthe taste of coffee has changed a lotDStarbucks has some effect on the development of coffee culture34The famous coffeehouse “Starbucks” originally came from_.ASeattle BEthiopia CJava DFrance35Nowadays, if you come to a coffeehouse, you can _.Aplay chess with other customers Benjoy delicious dishes from South AmericaCsurf the internet Dwatch a TV play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。A major source of teen stress is school exams，and test anxiety is not uncommon.When you recognize your teen is under stress，how can parents help your teen stay calm before an exam?Be involved.Parents need to be involved in their teens work._36_ What they look for is your presenceto talk，to cry，or simply to sit with them quietly.Communicate openly with your teen.Encourage your teen to express his/her worries and fears，but dont let them focus on those fears.Help them get organized._37_ Together，you and your teen can work out a timetable in which he/she can study for what he/she knows will be on the test.Provide a calm setting.Help your teen set up a quiet place to study and protect his/her privacy.Give them a nutritious diet.Its important for your teen to eat a healthy，balanced diet during exam times to focus and do his/her best._38_ If this happens，encourage your teen to eat light meals or sandwiches.A healthy diet，rather than junk food，is best for reducing stress._39_ Persuade your teenager to get some sleep and/or do something active when she needs a real break from studying.Making time for relaxation，fun，and exercise are all important in reducing stress.Help your teen balance her time so that she will feel comfortable taking time out from studying to spend time with friends or rest.Show a positive attitude._40_.Your panic，anxiety and blame contribute to your teens pressure.Make your teen feel accepted and valued for his/her efforts.Most importantly，reassure your teen that things will be all right，no matter what the results are.AA parents attitude will dictate their teens emotions.BExam stress can make some teens lose their appetite.CThey will only make the situation worse.DEncourage your teen to relax.EThe best thing is simply to listen.FHelp your teen think about what he/she has to study and plan accordingly.GYour teen may also make negative comments about themselves.第三部分完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)Diana Velez does everything with maximum effortand at maximum speed. That_41_ learning a new language, completing two certificates and opening a store. When arriving in Canada in 2010, she had one _42_ : to have what she had back home in Colombia. “I didnt want to_43_ what I do, like so many who come to a new country，” she said.“I_44_ to open a store here in Canada but knew I had to _45_ myself properly.”Diana quickly realize that making her dream of shop ownership in Canada a _46_ meant going to school to get the _47_ ed