高三英语上学期第二阶段（期中）试题.doc

福建省三明市清流县第一中学2017届高三英语上学期第二阶段（期中）试题( I卷选择题 100分 考试时间120分钟, 满分150分 )第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30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. What is the man planning to do?A. Make some cheese. B. Go on a trip. C. Find a job in Paris.2. What is the time now?A. 8 oclock. B. 10 oclock. C. 12 oclock.3. What are the speakers talking about?A. A local artist. B. The mans salary. C. An apartment to let.4. How does Dr. Heath spend most of his time?A. Giving lectures. B. Conducting research. C. Doing office work.5. Why does Elaine call Peter?A. To borrow his notes.B. To explain her absence.C. To discuss the presentation. 第二节 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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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、7题。6. What is Julia doing?A. Asking about her order.B. Reporting a computer problem.C. Confirming a visit to a company.7. When will the chairs arrive today?A. At about 10 am. B. Around 12 noon. C. By 4 pm. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What is the conversation mainly about? A. Course design. B. Course registration. C. Course evaluation. 9. What course did the woman choose? A. International Trade. B. Modern History. C. Chemistry.10. What will Jack do to take mathematics?A. Wait for an opening.B. Apply to the department.C. Speak to Professor Anderson.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a shop. B. In a canteen.C. In an office.12. What bothers the woman?A. Her computer is down.B. Her paper is missing.C. Her hand is aching. 13. When is the womans report due?A. Wednesday. B. Friday. C. Next Monday. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What is the man doing?A. Writing a book.B. Preparing a lecture.C. Searching for references.15. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Make his topic more specific.B. Get a complete reading list.C. Read at least six books.16. What is the man going to focus on?A. Hollywood in the 1920s.B. 20th-century Hollywood movies.C. Golden Age Hollywood comedies.17. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Student and teacher.B. Reader and librarian.C. Customer and shop assistant.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What will the weather be like in high places this evening?A. Therell be showers. B. Therell be heavy mist.C. Therell be strong winds.19. How will the day start in coastal areas tomorrow?A. Cloudy.B. Rainy.C. Sunny.20. When can holiday makers expect good weather?A. This weekend.B. End of this month.C. Next month.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。AThomasEdison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius（天才） of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric light. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such thing as genius,”Edison said.He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker.From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of nature.Nature, he often said,is full of secrets.He tried to understand them;then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them. Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often. But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work,” he answered. “Discovering the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.21. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A.Many other people have changed Edisons life. B.Edison invented the electric light.C.Edison has changed the life of many other people.D.Few men in history can change other peoples life.22. Edison thought_.A. he could be happy if he was a geniusB. genius plays the most important part in ones successC. genius could do better than hard workD. hard work could do better than genius23. Edison was_ . A. very much interested in natureB. interested in changing peoples ideasC. interested in discovering the secrets of natureD. uninterested in making people happier by discovering the secrets of nature24.The last sentence in the passage most probably implies . A. Edison made 100 inventions in his life B. life is too short for Edison to invent more for human beingsC. Edison was able to live and work for 100 yearsD. People of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 years workBThese are some signs that you can see on the roads of Great Britain.Number one is a sign with the number thirty on it. When drivers see this sign they must not go at more than thirty miles an hour.We see this sign when we get to parts of the country where there are many houses and other buildings, for example, when we are getting near a town. Thirty miles an hour is the speed limit. Number two is a sign for the end of the speed limit.We are out of the town now and may go at more than thirty miles an hour. Number three is a sign that we are near a crossroads, that is, a place where two roads cross. We must drive carefully. Number four is a sign that there is a bend in the road. Again, we must drive slowly and carefully. Number five is a sign that there is a hill and number six is a sign that the roads get narrow.Drivers must go slowly and carefully. Number seven has the word “school” on it.This is a sign that there is a school at the side of the street or road. Perhaps there are children going to school or leaving school. So drivers must look carefully and go slowly until they are past the school building. Number eight is a sign with the letter P on it. The letter P is for “parking.” A parking place is a place where drivers may leave their cars. If the driver of a car wants to leave his car and go to the shops, he looks for this sign. Then he knows that he may leave his or her car there.25. Who will most probably read the passage? A .People who drivecarelessly.B.People who are learning to drive. C. People who drive well.D. People whodrivefast.26. When a driver sees the sign number one, he must_. A.always go at 30 miles an hour B. go at more than30 miles an hour C. not go at more than 30 miles an hour D. stop27.A driver must drive carefully when he gets to_. A. a bendB. a crossroadsC. a narrow roadD. all of them28.If a driver wants to leaves his car and go to the shops,_. A. he must look for the sign with the letter P on itB. he can leave his car at the gate of any shop C. he can leave his car anywhereD. he can leave his car at the side of the street.CAre you ready to take off? Launch into the adventure of a lifetime when you join the ranks of Space Camp where explorers train to live and work in space.This is your opportunity to command, navigate(航行)and contribute to an advanced space mission simulation(模拟).Space Camp is located at the U. S. Space&Rocket Center, the Official Visitor Center for NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center.The program encourages trainees to pursue science, technology, engineering and math disciplines through exciting, hands-on educational activities.During the five-night program, trainees participate in two, one-hour simulated missions. Our trainers guide participants through the past, present and future of space exploration with the help of high-fidelity(高保真的)test articles or actual rockets and shuttles.Visitors explore the first rocket that put an American in spacethe real National Historic Landmark Saturnmoon rocketand actual capsules early astronauts used during their missions:Trainees experience walking on the moon in the 1/6th gravity chair to feel what its like to work in a frictionless （无摩擦力）environment.Space Camp trainees also climb the tallest mountain on the red planet with the Mars Climbing Wall and experience four times the gravity of Earth with the takeoff force of the Space Shot simulator. They get an astronauts view of Earth while watching amazing films in the IMAX Spacedome Theater and Digital Theater.Space Camp begins on Sunday afternoon and graduation is on Friday morning.Parents and familymembers are encouraged to attend the graduation ceremony.There is no other camp like it!HistoryExperimentsIMAX or Digital MoviesAstronaut SimulatorsRocket ConstructionCheck-in:Sunday, 2 p. m. 4 p. m.Graduation:Friday, 9 a. m.29. Whom isthe Space Camp intended for?A. Tourists. B. Astronauts.C.Students.D. Scientists.30. How long will the Space Camp last?A. About a day.B. About three days.C.About twelve days.D. About six days.31. Space Shot simulatorwill let the trainees know.A. the highest mountain on MarsB. the takeoff force of a rocketC. the history of space explorationD. the feeling of being in the 1/6th gravity environmentD MarieCuries, born in Sklodovka, Poland in 1876, led a hard life as a girl. Her parents, both teachers, had small salaries and were quite poor, especially after her mother stopped teaching to raise five children and take care of her poor health. Maries mother suffered from tuberculosis (肺结核) and died of it when Marie was ten. When Marie was small, she showed great interest in science. She loved to study and hoped to become a scientist when she grew up. Her parents encouraged her interest in science. Excellent as she was in her studies, she couldnt go on with the advanced education she needed because Poland was then ruled by Russia and women were not permitted to go to college. In order to continue her education, she smoothed away many difficulties and entered Paris University, where she lived a simple lifeand studied hard, so she graduated with the highest grades in her class. After graduation she was engaged in（忙于，从事于）scientific research in Paris University. There she met Pierre Curie, whom she married. Pierre joined her in her research into an unknown phenomenon “radiation”, which a certain scientist had declared that uranium（铀）gave off. The Curies spent several years trying their best to find the element that produced radiation. Finally they succeeded in 1902. Marie Curie won two Nobel Prizes, one for physics in 1906, together with her husband and another scientist; the other for chemistry herself in 1911. Madame Curie was a scientist of great achievement, and the first woman ever to be honored in the Nobel Prize history.32. When Marie was young, her family became poorer because _. A.of Maries father small salaryB.of Maries mothers giving up her job C.the family had five childrenD. the family wascruelly taxed by the Russians33. Marie couldnt continue the advanced education because _. A. colleges in Poland would not take women as students then B. her father couldnt afford to send her to college C. her grades were very poor D. she wanted to help her father to support the family34. The fact that proves she was the best student in her class is that _.A.she smoothed away many difficulties and entered Paris UniversityB. her grades were the highest in her class C. she did research work after her graduationD. she won the Nobel Prize finally35. The best title for this passage is _. A.ABrief Account of Madame Curies Life B.Madame Curie and Radium C. Marie Curies Childhood D. Madame Curies Interest Science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。“As easy as falling off a log”is often used to describe a job that does not take much effort. You might hear a student say to her friend that her spelling test was“as easy as falling off a log”.36 . It is easier to fall off the log than to stay on it.37 . One is“easy as pie”. Nothing is easier than eating a piece of sweet, juicy pie unless it is a “piece of cake”.“Piece of cake”is another expression that means something is extremely easyto do. A friend might tell you that his new job was a“piece of cake”.Another expression is“as easy as shooting fish in a barrel”. It is hard to imagine why anyone would want to shoot fish in a barrel. But, clearly, fish in a barrel would be much easier to shoot than fish in a stream.38Sometimes, things that come to us easily also leave us just as easily. In fact, there is an expression“easy come, easy go”that recognizes this.39Easy come, easy go.When life itself is easy, when you have no cares or problems, you are on“EasyStreet”. Everyone wants to live on that imaginary street.40It means to treat a person kindly or gently, especially in a situation where you might be expected to be angry with him. A wife might urge her husband to“go easy on”their son, because the boy did not mean to damage the car.A. You may win a lot of money in a lottery, and then spend it all in a few days.B. Every person has its own way of saying things, its own special expressions.C. Another“easy”expression is to“go easy on a person”.D. There are several other expressions that mean the same thing.E. And one last expression, one that means do not worry or work too hard.F. In fact, it would be as easy as“falling off a log”.G. If you ever tried to walk on a fallen tree log, you can understand what the expression means.第三部分英语知识运用（共二节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从短文后所给的四个选项（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。Years ago a professor gave a group of graduate students this assignment：Go to the slums(贫民窟)Take 200 boys between the ages of 12 and 16, investigate their41and environment and then42their chances for the future.The students，after43social statistics，talking to the boys and compiling(汇编)much data,44that 90 percent of the boys would spend some time in45.Twenty-five years later another group of graduate students were given the job of46the previous prediction.They went back to the47area.Some of the boysnow48were still there，a few had died and some has moved away.But they managed to49180 of the original 200. They found that only four of the boys had ever been sent to prison.Why was it that these men，who had lived in a breeding place of50，had such surprisingly51record？The researchers were52told.“Well，there was a53.”They investigated54and found that in 78 percent of the good55admitting unanimously(一致地) it was because of the same woman.The researchers went to the teacher，now living in a home for 56teacher. How had she had this remarkable57 on that group of children？Could she give them any reason why these boys58 her？“No，”she said，“I really couldnt.”And then，59 over the years，she said musingly(沉思地)，more to herself than to her questioners，“I60these boys.” The researchers finally realized that it was the teachers care that made a difference.41A. safety Bhealth C backgroundsD.nationalities42A. advise BpredictCincreaseDcheck43A.showing Bpreparing CofferingD.consulting44A. concludedBdiscussedCintroducedD.expected45A. businessBschool Cprison D.hospital46A. making BexplainingCfindingDtesting47A. same Bspecial ConlyDlonely48A. workers Bmen C teenagersDstudents49A. find Brecord CknowDtrace50A. disease Bmagic Ccrime Ddisaster51. A. good Breliable CdetailedDbad52A. normallyBcontinuallyCgraduallyDnearly53A.friend Bdoctor CdirectorD teacher54A. too Binstead Cfurther D already55A. ways Bmanners CstatesDcases56A. determinedBretired CWell-knownDskilled57A.influence BtechniqueCcourageDadvantage58A.frightened BrewardedCtreatedD. remembered59A. looking aroundBgoing onCthinking backD. working out60A. persuaded Bloved CremindedDtaught 第卷第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 When it comes to the food which greatly 1 ( benefit ) your brain, some Chinese hold the view that 2 ( eat ) pig brains will keep their minds sharp and some Americans often eat uncooked eggs to increase their intelligence. 3 , doctors dont recommend eating 4 raw eggs or animals brains. Then what food is good for your brain? Scientists have found a relationship 5 diet and a healt