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高新部高三期中考试英语试题第i卷第1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答案，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. what will the man probably do next? a. buy something. b. look for the key. c. wait for the woman.2. when will the speakers need to be in their seats? a. no later than 7:15 pm. b. no later than 7:25 pm. c. anytime before 7:30 pm.3. what does the man like to play now? a. basketball. b. baseball. c. tennis.4. what does the woman imply about uncle jim? a. he eats too much. b. his manners are just fine. c. he has a good sense of humor.5. what did the man pay the most for? a. the bed. b. the fridge. c. the washing machine.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2至4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和第7题。6. what is the man allowed to make? a. the sauces. b. the desserts. c. the salad.7. what is thanksgiving like in the womans family? a. everyone does a little bit of everything. b. no one takes it very seriously. c. her parents often do too much.听第7段材料，回答第8和第9题。8. what did the man usually have on hot days? a. cold water. b. warm water. c. something other than water.9. who used to take the man to get ice cream? a. his mother. b. his father. c. his grandmother.听第8段材料，回答第10和第12题。10. how does the woman find the man giving the speech? a. he is not talking loudly enough. b. he is not wearing a microphone. c. he may be from another country.11. what is the mans suggestion? a. leaving the room. b. turning off the light. c. consulting the speaker privately.12. what will the woman do later? a. deliver a speech. b. find another lecture. c. ask some questions.听第9段材料，回答第13和第16题。13. who does the man believe the woman is shopping for at first? a. her niece. b. herself. c. her daughter.14. what does the man think of some college in oregon? a. they offer good programs. b. they have beautiful scenery. c. they have a long history.15. which university did the woman attend? a. harvard university. b. brown university. c. the university of pennsylvania.16. where will the woman go next? a. to another store. b. to a nearby university. c. to the left section of the mans store.听第10段材料，回答第17和第20题。17. where does the lecture take place? a. in england. b. in australia. c. in the united states.18. when was the unlikely pilgrimage of harold fry published? a. in 2014. b. in 2012. c. in 2007.19. what award has rachel joyce won? a. the commonwealth book prize. b. the tinniswood award. c. the man booker prize.20. what did rachel joyce work as before? a. an actress. b. a tv host. c. a writer.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。amy sister grace halloran spent most of her teen years in and out of the juvenile institutions(少管所) for minor offenses but, at 18 she was sent to prison for stealing a car. after three years behind the bars, she was released. only a few years later, she was given a sentence far worseshe had an incurable and progressive disorder and would be totally blind. meanwhile, grace was also happily pregnant but terrified she would never see her childs face. she believed she would succeed as a mother, although “success” had never been in her vocabulary before. she managed well despite fading vision.for years she kept consulting specialists about her eye problems, only to be told that her son would also be blind by the time he was a teenager. she swore to find something, anything, to prevent him from facing her fate. when conventional medicine offered no hope, grace began a personal quest. she entered a local college. the office for disabled students had her reading assignments put on cassette tapes so that she could listen and learn. she began studying anatomy, physiology and other health sciences. everyone knowing her was astonished at her persistence to educate herself, restore her vision and keep focused on raising a son who would have perfect eyesight.eventually graces own way worked and she earned the ph. d. in holistic health for her successful work in improving serious eye disorder. her eyesight slowly improved so much that she was able to qualify for a driving license. even better, her son had perfect vision and was accepted into the air force.21. from the passage we can know that grace used to be _. a. aggressive b. troublesome c. ignorant d. competitive22. how did grace regain her eyesight? a. by following the treatment from specialists. b. by just trying what was taught in the local college. c. by practicing the principles sought by herself. d. by adopting the experience from other patients.23. what is the power of graces recovery? a. her love for her son. b. her patience as a mother. c. her desire to cure the blind. d. her determination to earn the ph. d.24. the underlined word “quest” in paragraph 2 probably means “_”. a. adventure b. profession c. harvest d. searchbwhen the opportunity arose for me to do some summer traveling, my first urge was to southeast asia. being budget-conscious, i eventually decided on thailand. id been introduced to the country by the well-received 2010 thai film uncle boonmee who can recall his past lives, which sleepily brings out a land in which a dreamy sense of the unknown is so obvious and superstition(迷信) is not only a natural response, but a wise one. on the warm and rainy island of phuket, i found the best way to access thailands treasures was by motorbike. i rented one for four days for about 200 rmb and went on a tour guided mainly by fantasy. the thailand i saw by motorbike was one where religion is ever-present. though buddhism is the countrys official religion, the footprints of other faiths can be found all over. statues of the hindu gods shiva and ganesha arent uncommon in the countrys large number of buddhist temples, and muslim places of worship are splendidly equipped in communities in thailands south. my motorbike allowed me to do more than just see and feel thailands rich cultural heritage, it also allowed me to taste it. tourism is a leading industry in thailand, so in top destinations like chiang mai, phuket and bangkok, there are plenty of restaurants that appeal to international visitors with easy and familiar eats, especially around hotels and hostels. finding something that tastes truly authentic, fresh prawns cooked in yellow curry and served with spicy beans, for example, is made much easier with a motorbike. more than anything, my motorbike allowed me to escape the shabby, crowded spaces thailand is famous for. deep in the mountains, with the sound of my 125cc engine melting off into the jungle, i found the thailand i wanted, calm, fascinating and steaming with an ancient temptation. thailand is a place thick with mood and myth, and if youre wiling to walk in, youll be rewarded.25. what attracted the author towards thailand? a. a thai film. b. thai food. c. thai buddhism. d. thai history.26. we learn from paragraph 4 that _. a. hindu is resisted in thailand b. thailand is a holy land of religion c. thailand is a motorcycle country. d. muslim exists mainly in thailands north27. the author writes the text of share his _ in thailand. a. mysterious inspection b. wonderful investigation c. fantastic motorbike ride d. authentic sights and tastescif theres one thing the british are good at, its watching telly. you may think the americans would beat us at that, but weve taken and turned it into an art form. like most people, our favourite tv subject is ourselves, which has led to a number of shows aiming to be as british as possible. so if you want to learn how to be british, sit down to a few episodes of these distinctly british shows。doctor who political aside, doctor who owes its long television life not only to a brilliant central character, terrifying alien foes and intelligent scriptwriting, but also to a distinctly british way of doing things. if the earth is the doctors favourite planet, its clear that britain is his favourite country。sherlockthe global popularity of the modernized sherlock holmes series has proven yet again that no amount of big blockbuster all-guns-blazing cop shows can compete with the reserved and sharp detective work of one of britains most well-loved characters. benedict cumberbatch has been rightly lauded for his depiction of the fast-thinking private eye, which has proven again we brits are good at more than drinking tea。blackaddersimilar to the pythons, the brilliance of blackadder is set in its genius application of witty and classically british humor. from the dulcet tones of lead man rowan atkinson to the chumsy sidekick tony robinson, theres no better show for telling what makes the british british and having a good laugh at it, including an entire season of pointing fun at the french, one of the most british activities.friendsi know what youre thinking friends is an american show, about americans living in america! how can it be distinctly british? but perhaps youre not aware that, apart from season 1, friends is written entirely by british writers, and if you watch the first season in comparison to the others, the difference really shows. british sense of humor that cant be replicated artificially. its a fine art by a natural hand. as an english student, i figurefriends is, and although they speak in american accents, a british !28. if you hunger to laugh, _ is the best choice. a. sherlock. b. blackadder c. friends d. doctor who29. what is stressed by the text? a. the british are crazy about tea-drinking. b. friends are actually made by the british. c. the british are always finding faults with the french. d. the british are good at producing and watching telly.30. the main purpose of the text is to_. a. challenge the american show lovers. b. advertise the british most loved shows c. provide some information about the british d. introduce the techniques of the british shows31. what would the author be? a. a devoted british. b. a confident movie reviewer. c. a cool british shows hand . d. an english show-making major.da rare example of prehistoric rock art has been uncovered in ross-shire. archaeologists made the discovery while moving a rock decorated with ancient cup and ring marks to a new location. when they turned the stone over, they found the same marks on the other side of the rock. it is one of only a few decorated stones of its kind. susan kruse first discovered the stone several years ago when out walking. the second set of cup and right marks were uncovered recently when archaeologists were moving the stone to a new site. dating from the neolithic or bronze age, the art was created between 4,000 and 5,000 years ago. archaeologists believe the markings may have been made for a number of reasons. theses include for rituals(仪式) or mapping the stars. they could even be the “doodlings(涂鸦)” of bored, ancient shepherds. ms kruse said: “finding cup and ring decoration on the opposite side has raised a number of questions. was the decoration meant to be viewed from both sides or was one decorated side deliberately placed face down? or was the stone carved at different times?”john wombell, who is leading a project to record rock art, said it was an important discovery. he said, “although some stones are decorated on different faces, i only know of a few other stones with decoration on opposite sides.” the archaeologist said most boulders with markings were too heavy to turn over to find out if they were decorated on the reverse side. the stone in the new discovery was moved by farmers about 200 years ago when they used it for building something. there is a group of rock art in the local area. round houses dating to the bronze and iron ages have also been found. in addition, a farmer uncovered the jewellery while ploughing a field in the 1960s.32. in what way was the prehistoric rock art found? a. when some farmers were turning over a stone. b. when a group of researchers were hanging around. c. when an archaeologist was studying an ancient rock. d. when archaeologists were getting a rock moved to a new site.33. which may not be the reason for the marks on the stone? a. the drawing of the stars. b. a certain kind of ceremony. c. the carvings of different times. d. a sheepherder who felt tiresome.34. according to john wombell,_. a. the discovery around wide attention. b. the decorated stones are timely spotted. c. various faces were found carved on the stones. d. not all uncovered stones had decoration on each side.35. what could be the best title of the text? a. a worthy discovery b. an ancient art c. a remarkable contribution d. a controversial stone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。 imagine going to bed not knowing where your next meal is going to come from. 36 today, nearly 11 percent of people on earth suffer from hunger, according to a recent state of food insecurity in the world report published by the united nations. but it turns out that this number is something to celebrate! though the numbers look like a lot, the number of hungry people in the world has actually decreased by about 209 million since 1992. this has been mainly due to the hard work of organizations such as the un, the fao and the wfp. according to the wfp, the world produces enough food to feed the entire population of 7 billion people. 37 there are many reasons why food does not go from the producers to the consumers. people living in poverty cannot afford nutritious foods. this makes them weaker and it is harder for them to earn money to escape from poverty and hunger. 38 an average person in the us spends just 6.6% of the income on food. drought is one of the most common causes of food shortage in the world. 39 in many countries, climate change is worsening the situation. conflicts around the world can disrupt farming and food production. fighting forces millions of people to flee their homes. these people dont have the means to feed themselves. 40 food that is wasted uses up precious natural resources.a. how can we solve the problem?b. each nation has its own challenges.c. one-third of all food produced is never consumed.d. but not everybody has access to food when they need it.e. that is the fate of nearly 805 million people in the world.f. natural disasters such as flood and tropical storms can impact food output too.g. do you know in poor countries people spend over 80% of their earnings on food?第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节 完形填空(共20小题；每题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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 that holiday morning i didnt have to attend school. usually，on holidays，mother 41 me to sleep inand i would certainly take full advantage of iton this particular morning， 42 ，i felt like getting up early i stood by my window overlooking the 43 having nothing better to dobut as it turned out，i was soon to learn about something 44 in life as i watched several people go by，get into their cars and go off，i 45 an old man on a bicycle with a bucket on its 46 and a basket of rags and bottles on its back-carriagehe 47 from one car to another，washing and cleaning themfrom the water on the ground，it seemed that he had already 48 washing and cleaning about a dozen or more carshe must have begun to work quite early in the morning several thoughts 49 my mind as i watched him workhe washt well-dressed. he had on a pair of shorts and a(n) 50 t-shirtthe bicycle he rode was not by any means the kind modern 51 would want to be seen riding onbut he seemed 52 with lifethere he was，working hard at his small business，53 at passers by and stopping to chat now and then 54 elderly men and women on their way to the market nearby there was a noticeable touch of 55 in the way he seemed to be doing things 56 the windscreen(挡风玻璃)，then standing back to admire it；scrubbing(擦净)the wheels and 57 ， standing back to see what they look like after the scrub.it was a 58 to learn，i feltat no age need one have to beg for a 59 if one has good health and is willing to work hardfor a while i felt 60 of myselfyoung as i am just sixteen，and there was this old man who must have been usefully engaged perhaps before the sun appeared above the horizon41aallows bforces ccauses dforbids42aotherwise bhowever ctherefore dbesides43abus stop bparking lot cschool dmarket44auseful bsurprising cawful dinteresting45acalled brecognized cnoticed dassisted46ahandle bback cwheel dseat47asearched b1eft cwandered dmoved48astopped bfinished cint