高三英语上学期期中试题27.doc

福建师大附中20162017学年第一学期期中测试高三英语 本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷注意事项: 1. 答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。 2. 选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。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称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 about the restaurant? A. Write a good review. B. Come back tomorrow. C. Try another place next time.2. Who does the woman think is the best composer? A. Stravinsky. B. Holst.C. Mozart.3. What is the man probably doing? A. Checking the womans body temperature. B. Painting the wall quickly. C. Cleaning the womans teeth.4. What does the woman want? A. To be the winner. B. To sing a song. C. To have another chance.5. What are the speakers talking about? A. Weather. B. A picture. C. A competition.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、7 题。6. What do we know about the man? A. He is not a wine drinker.B. He always knows what he wants.C. He will not eat his food at the restaurant.7. What does the man order? A. Steak.B. Fish.C. Mushrooms.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Where does this conversation likely take place? A. On the subway. B. On an airplane. C. On a city bus.9. Why is the woman embarrassed? A. She cant help the man.B. She finds the man attractive.C. She has to ask the man to put his shoes back on.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where is the man from? A. Nebraska.B. Cairns. C. Sydney. 11. What is the mans attitude toward surfing? A. Bored.B. Excited.C. Worried.12. What will the man do next? A. Surf the big waves. B. Surf near the beach. C. Get his sun cream.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Who does the man see at first? A. His favorite basketball player.B. A famous actress.C. A well-known singer.14. What does the woman give the man? A. A red shirt. B. A black pen. C. A white hat.15. Where are the speakers? A. In a theater. B. In a shopping store. C. In a restaurant.16. What does the woman ask the man to do? A. Act quickly. B. Wait until next time. C. Get her a new purse.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How long has Herman lived in New York City? A. Only recently. B. His entire life. C. Since he was eight years old.18. According to the man, how many taxi drivers are there? A. Hundreds.B. Thousands.C. Millions. 19. What does the man say about the subway? A. Its really fast.B. It goes everywhere.C. It isnt very convenient on weekends.20. Why does the woman suggest visiting other cities? A. To compare them with New York. B. To meet some nice people. C. To appreciate New York more.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。 AFor most seventh graders, life doesnt get much harder than a history test. But for Grant Reed of Bellville, Ohio, its his own current events that are so painful. “Honestly, I dont want to die,” Grant says. Last year, doctors at Nationwide Childrens Hospital in Columbus found a tumor (肿瘤) in Grants brain. They cut it out, but the surgery left him with stroke-like symptoms. Plus, he had to go through months of radiation and chemotherapy to try to stop the spread of the disease. Yet, through it all, Grant has shown remarkable determination, which he owes, partly, to Ohio State football. His parents, Troy and Denise, were both in the OSU marching band and fell in love during halftime of the Michigan game. His cat is named after the team Buckeye. His wardrobe is painted scarlet (the color of the teams sportswear). The point is, almost nothing mattered more to Grant than Ohio State football-until he got sick, of course. “I didnt like the word cancer,” Grant says. So he decided not to use the word. Instead, the kid named his cancer Michigan and insisted everyone in his life refer to it as such, because Ohio State always beats Michigan. That was something he could understand and make it into a competition. He was going to beat this disease. Its now been more than a year since Grant issued that announcement. “And if you look at his scans, Dr. Randal at Nationwide Childrens says, “Theres nothing there. Theres a big space, but theres no tumor.” “Grant is beating Michigan. And although much of it has to go to science, dont ignore the semantics(语义学). You have to do something to make it a disease you can fight. And for Grant, that was naming it Michigan,” his parents say. This weekend, Ohio State and Michigan will be battling like their lives depend on it. But in this house, the Reed family will be watching with a calm insight: its just a game.21. Whats the main idea of the first paragraph? A. History is a difficult subject. B. Grant suffered a serious disease. C. The operation was successful. D. The tumor has spread all over.22. From the second paragraph, we can infer that _.A. Grant was born a football fan B. football makes a full manC. interest is the best teacher D. God helps those who help themselves23. By saying that its just a game, we can infer that the Reed family_. A. has lost interest in the match between Ohio State and Michigan B. believes Michigan will surely beat Ohio State this weekend C. has a better understanding of life D. views the match as a matter of life and death BGlobal Positioning Systems are now a part of everyday driving in many countries. These satellite-based systems provide turn-by-turn directions to help people get to where they want to go. But, they can also cause a lot of problems, send you to the wrong place or leave you completely lost. Many times, the driver is to blame. Sometimes a GPS error is responsible. Most often, say Barry Brown, it is a combination of the two.We spoke to Mr. Brown by Skype. He told us about an incident involving a friend who had flown to an airport in the eastern United States. There he borrowed a GPS-equipped car to use during his stay. Barry Brown: “And they just plugged in an address and then set off to their destination. And, then it wasnt until they were driving for thirty minutes that they realized they actually put in a destination back on the West Coast where they lived. They actually put their home address in. So again, the GPS is kind of garbage in garbage out.”Mr. Brown says this is a common human error. But, he says, what makes the problem worse has something to do with some of the shortcomings, or failures, of GPS equipment. Barry Brown: “One problem with a lot of the GPS units is that they have a very small screen and they just tell you the next turn. Because they just give you the next turn, sometimes that means that it is not really giving you the overview that you would need to know that it is going to the wrong place.”Barry Brown formerly served as a professor with the University of California, San Diego. While there, he worked on a project with Eric Laurier from the University of Edinburgh. The two men studied the effects of GPS devices on driving by placing cameras in peoples cars. They wrote a paper based on their research. It is called “The Normal, Natural Troubles of Driving with GPS.” It lists several areas where GPS systems can cause confusion for drivers. These include maps that are outdated, incorrect or difficult to understand. They also include timing issues related to when GPS commands are given.Barry Brown says, “ to make GPS systems better we need a better understanding of how drivers, passengers and GPS systems work together.”24. In Para. 2, Mr. Brown mentioned his friend in the conversation to _. A. laugh at his stupid friend B. describe an example of human error C. build up his own reputation D. prove the GPS system is only garbage25. Which of the following statement would Barry Brown be most likely to agree with? A. GPS units are to blame for the most GPS service failure. B. We should introduce higher standard for the driving license C. Cameras are urgently needed to help improve GPS systems. D. Some shortcomings of GPS equipment are more likely to result in service failure.26. According to Barry and Eric, which of the following is NOT among the areas of GPS systems that may confuse drivers? A. Wrong maps B. Out-dated maps C. Difficult instructions D. Timing of GPS commands.27. What would be the best title for the text? A. Driving Confusions Can Be Caused By Small Screen B. Driving with GPS Can Be Difficult C. Driving without GPS Should Be Much More ConvenientD. GPS Equipment In Driving: To Be Deserted Or NotCNo woman can be too rich or too thin. This saying often attributed to(由引起) the late Duchess (公爵夫人) of Windsor represents much of the strange spirit of our times. Being thin is assumed as such a virtue.The problem with such a view is that some people actually attempt to live by it. I myself have fantasies of slipping into narrow designer clothes. Consequently, I have been on a diet for the better -or worse- part of my life. Being rich wouldnt be bad either, but that wont happen unless an unknown relative dies suddenly in some distant land, leaving me millions of dollars.Where did we go off the track? When did eating butter become a sin(罪恶), and a little bit of extra flesh unappealing, if not unpleasant? All religions have certain days when people stop from eating and overeating is one of Christianitys seven deadly sins. However, until quite recently, most people had a problem getting enough to eat. In some religious groups, wealth was a symbol of probable high morals, and fatness a sign of wealth and well-being.Today the opposite is true. We have shifted to thinness as our new mark of virtue. The result is that being fat - or even only somewhat overweight - is bad because it implies a lack of moral strength.Our obsession（迷恋）with thinness is also fueled by health concerns. It is true that in this country we have more overweight people than ever before, and that in many cases, being overweight correlates with an increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease. These diseases, however, may have as much to do with our way of life and our high-fat diets as with excess weight. And the associated risk of cancer in the digestive system may be more of a dietary problem - too much fat and a lack of fiber - than a weight problem.The real concern, then, is not that we weigh too much, but that we neither exercise enough nor eat well. Exercise is necessary for strong bones and both heart and lung health. A balanced diet without a lot of fat can also help the body avoid many diseases. We should surely stop paying so much attention to weight. Simply being thin is not enough. It is actually dangerous if those who get (or already are) thin think they are automatically healthy and thus free from paying attention to their overall life-style. Thinness can be pure vain（虚荣）glory.28. In the eyes of the author, an odd phenomenon nowadays is that_.A. looking slim is a symbol of having a large fortuneB. being thin is viewed as a much desired quality C. the Duchess of Windsor is regarded as a woman of virtueD. religious people are not necessarily virtuous29. Swept by the current trend, the author_.A. could still prevent herself from going off the trackB. had to go on a diet for the greater part of her life C. had to seek help from rich distant relativesD. had to wear highly fashionable clothes30. In human history, peoples views on body weight_.A. were closely related to their religious beliefs B. varied between the poor and the richC. led to different moral standards D. changed from time to time 31. Whats the authors advice to women who are absorbed in the idea of thinness?A. They should rid themselves of fantasies about designer clothes.B. They should be more watchful for fatal diseases.C. They should gain weight to look healthy.D. They should be more concerned with their overall life style.DThe wallet is heading for extinction. As a day-to-day essential, it will die off with the generation who read print newspapers. The kind of shopping, where you hand over notes and count out change in return, now happens only in the most minor of our retailers (零售商), like buying a bar of chocolate or a pint of milk from a corner shop. At the shops where you spend any real money, that money is increasingly abstracted. And this is more and more true, the higher up the scale you go. At the most cutting-edge (前沿的) retail stores, Victoria Beckham on Dover Street, for instance, you dont go and stand at any kind of cash register when you decide to pay. The staff are equipped with iPads to take your payment while you relax on a sofa.Across society, the abstraction of the idea of cash makes me uneasy. Maybe Im just old-fashioned. But earning money isnt quick or easy for most of us. Isnt it a bit weird(怪异) that spending it should happen in half a blink (眨眼) of an eye? Doesnt a wallet, that time-honored Friday-night feeling of pleasing, promising fatness, represent something that matters?But Ill leave the economics to the experts. What bothers me about the death of the wallet is the change it represents in our physical environment. Everything about the look and feel of a wallet, the way the materials wear and tear and loosen with age, the plastic and paper and gold and silver, and handwritten phone numbers and printed cinema tickets, is the very opposite of what our world is becoming. The opposite of a wallet is a smart phone or an iPad. The rounded edges, cool glass, smooth and unknowable as a pebble (鹅卵石). Instead of digging through pieces of paper, we move our fingers left and right. No more counting out coins. Show your wallet, if you still have one. It may not be here much longer.32. What is happening to the wallet?A. It is disappearing. B. It is becoming costly. C. It is being fattened. D. It is changing in style.33. How are businesses done in big modern stores?A. Electronically. B. In the abstract. C. Individually. D. Via a cash register.34. What makes the author feel uncomfortable nowadays?A. Saving money is becoming a thing of the past.B. The pleasing Friday-night feeling is fading.C. Spending money is so fast and easy.D. Earning money is getting more difficult.35. What can we infer from the passage about the author?A. He is resistant to social changes. B. He is against technological progress.C. He wants to say good-bye to the traditional wallet.D. He feels insecure in the ever-changing modern world.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。Being Left-handed in a Right-handed World The world is designed for right-handed people, but why does a tenth of the population prefer the left? 36 The answer to it remains a bit of a mystery. Since scientists have noticed that left-handedness tends to run in families, its assumed that left-handedness has a genetic(基因的) component to it. 37 In fact, identical twins, who share the same genes, can sometimes prefer to use different hands. There are also plenty of theories on what else might determine which hand you write with, but many experts believe that its kind of random. Historically, the left side and left-handedness have been considered a negative thing by many cultures. 38 In some areas, the left hand became known as the “unclean” hand. In many religions, the right hand of God is the favored hand. For example, Jesus sits at Gods right side. Gods left hand, however, is the hand of judgement. Various activities and experiences become rude or even signs of bad luck when the left hand becomes involved. In some parts of Scotland, it is considered bad luck to meet a left-handed person at the start of a journey. 39 A person giving directions will put their left hand behind them and even physically try to point with their right hand if necessary. In some Asian countries, eating with the left hand is considered impolite. 40 People come to realize that left-handedness is natural. People even noticed that many famous people are left-handed, including Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Charlie Chaplin. Some researchers find out that lefties are more creative and can deal with abstract thinking better. The left-handedness is more easily adaptable to the right-handed world as well. Being left-handed is no longer a sad story now; instead, it is a wonderful gift or maybe it is something you should take pride in. A. In other words, left-handers are born that way. B. Left-handedness used to be regarded as a disability.C. The unfavorable associations of the use of the left hand among cultures are varied.D. Why do they prefer to use their left hand rather than their right hand for routine activities?E. Why do some parents force their left-handed children to become right-handed when writing?F. In Ghana, pointing, gesturing, giving or receiving items with the left hand is considered rude.G. Fortunately, nowadays most societies and cultures no longer reject left-handedness like before. 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；每小题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。At least once a day our old black cat comes to one of us in a way that we see as a special request. It does not mean he wants to be fed o