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内蒙古乌兰察布市2018届高三英语上学期期中试题（分值120分， 时间 100分钟）注意事项： 1答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。 2. 将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第一部分 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。ADear Sara，As we drove off from Columbia，I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mindFirst，I want to tell you how proud we areGetting into Columbia College shows what a great well-rounded student you areYour academic，artistic，and social skills have truly blossomed in the last few yearsWhether it is getting the highest grade in mathematics，completing your elegant fashion design，successfully selling your painted running shoes，or becoming one of the top speakers in Model United Nations，you have become a talented and accomplished young womanYou should be as proud of yourself as we areCollege will be the most important years in your lifeIt is in college that you will truly discover what learning is aboutThis will be the period where you go from teacher-taught to master-inspired，after which you must become self-learnerSo do take each subject seriously，and even if what you learn isnt critical for your life，the skills of learning will be important to you foreverFollow your passion in collegeTake courses you think you will enjoyDont be trapped in what others think or sayDo your best in classes，but dont let pressure get to youYour mother and I have no expectations for your gradesIf you graduate and learn something in your four years，we would feel happySo please dont give yourself pressureI told your mom Im writing this letter，and asked what she wanted me to sayShe thought and said：“Just ask her to take care of herself”Please listen to your mother and take care of yourselfSo please treasure your college years，make the best of your free time，and become an independent thinker；learn and grow through your successes and challengesLove，Dad(& Mom)1Saraperformance in the last few years makes his parents _Aannoyed Bproud Cupset Dconcerned2What did Father mainly write about in Paragraph 2 ?ALearning skills BCollege coursesCLearning attitude DWays of self-learning3What do we know about Morn and Dad from the letter?AThey expect too much of SaraBThey put lots of pressure on SaraCThey love their daughter very muchDThey advise Sara to make more friendsB Winston Churchill is probably the most popular British prime minister ever. Having served as a soldier and politician, he is often considered among the greatest of Britons. While his heroic stand against the Nazis is well know, there are still a few facts about the popular politician that might surprise you.His Cigars The classic image of Winston Churchill includes a giant cigar stuck between his lips. Churchill developed his love of cigars as a young man, when he traveled to Cuba. For he rest of his life, he smoked eight or nine cigars every day. However, he almost never took a puff(吸，抽), preferring to chew on the end until it went out, then relight it and start again. To prevent the cigar becoming soggy (湿软的), Churchill invented the “bellybando”, a strip of brown paper which could be glued around the end.At any given time, Churchill had 3,000 to 4,000 cigars in his house, mostly his favorite Romeo & Juliet brand. On one occasion, the president of Cuba presented Churchill with 2,400 top-quality cigars, although his security team insisted one cigar from each box be sent off and tested for poison. Perhaps the story that best shows his love of cigars occurred during World War II, when he had a special oxygen mask designed so hat he could still smoke his cigar on a high-altitude flight.His Black DogThroughout his life, Churchill probably suffered from depression, which he called his “black dog”. At times, his depression was so severe that he didnt like standing close to a passing train or looking at the ocean from a ship because he feared that he would commit suicide.When he was depressed, Churchill would almost spend a great deal of time in bed and lose his ability to concentrate. However, when not depressed, Churchill was full of energy, usually working and talking until the early hours of the morning. He often described how “all the colors come back into the picture”.4. Why did Churchills security team insist on checking the cigars? A. To test if they were safe for Churchill B. To see if they were of the best quality C. To make sure they were Churchills favorite D. To guarantee they were not out of date5. Which of the following best shows Churchills love of cigars? A. He fell in love with cigars at a young age B .He smoked many cigars every day C. He invented the “bellybando” D. He had an oxygen mask specially designed for smoking6. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean? A. Churchill became energetic again B. Churchill remained depressed C. Churchill drew colorful pictures D. Churchill liked to talk about colors7. What is probably the best title of the passage? A. Achievements of Churchill B. Anecdotes about Churchill C. Personalities of Churchill D. Hobbies of ChurchillCIf youre ever reading a book or watching a movie and get the clear feeling that youve come across the story before-or even better, can predict exactly whats going to happen next-there could be a good reason for that.Researchers from the Computational Story Laboratory at the University of Vermont studied the complete text of some 1,737 fiction works available on Project Gutenberg, an online collection of more than 50,000 digital books in the public area. They discovered that English literature consist of just six kinds of emotional arcs(情感弧线)that make up nearly all of the most well-known stories. By analyzing the sentiment(情感)of language used in these texts, the researchers were able to show the emotional ups and downs for the stories as a whole. They discovered that negative words like “poverty”, “dead”, and “punishment” dragged the emotion down, while positive terms like “love”, “peace”, and “friend” brought it up.According to the researchers, those six core emotional arcs are: “Rags to riches” (An ongoing emotional rise) “Tragedy, or riches to rags” (An ongoing emotional fall0 “Man in a hole” (a fall followed by a rise) “Icarus” (A rise followed by a fall) “Cinderella” (Rise-fall-rise) “Oedipus” (Fall-rise-fall)Interestingly, based on download statistics from Project Gutenberg, the researchers say the most popular stories are ones that use more complex emotional arcs, with the Cinderella and Oedipus arcs registering the most downloads. Also popular are works that combine these core arcs together in new ways within one story, such as two “Man in a hole” arcs stuck together, or the “Cinderella” are coupled with a tragic ending.8. Readers often feel familiar when reading a new story because stories have similar_. A. beginnings B. endings C. characters D. emotional arcs9. How did researchers carry out their study? A. By conducting surveys among readers B. By reading books borrowed from libraries C. By analyzing works from an online collection D. By interviewing authors of the well-known stories10. Which set of words may drag emotion down? A. Hope, fortune and riches B. Disease, murder and war C. Smile, health and beauty D. Cold, earthquake and spring11. According to the last paragraph, which kind of works are most popular among readers? A. Works with an ongoing emotional rise B. Works with an ongoing emotional fall C. Works with a rise followed by a fall D. Works with more than one rise and fallD Giving Many Poppinss magic umbrella some serious competition is the all high-tech “Oombrella”-not only can it predict the weather, its also impossible to lose. The smart umbrella syncs(同步进行) with a smartphone app, sending users updates about weather conditions 30 minutes in advance, and reminders if they happen to leave the device behind. And heres the added bonus it wont ever flip inside-out.Designed by French company Wezzoo, the rainbow-colored umbrella comes in two versions classic and modern. The classic is 3.1-ft long with a curved handle, while the modern version is 0.8-ft long with a straight handle. The company describes the device as a portable weather station, made of a reflective surface with built in sensors that record real-time data such as light, humidity, pressure, and temperature. The umbrella collects and processes this data as well as information from a social media community before sending out alerts about when its going to start raining.And if the user happens to accidentally forget it at home on a potentially rainy day, or leaves it in a restaurant, similar alerts will be sent out using GPS technology to make sure you dont lose it.“We wanted to make this umbrella unforgettable in terms of design, too,” explains Alexandre, of Escabo design studio. “We developed an exclusive material. It makes you feel you are holding an aurora borealis(北极光) in your hands. It has effects that are amazing with the light and always changing. It really makes the umbrella special.” The capsule that integrates all the technology, making the umbrella smart, is located in the handle.The umbrella is all set to hit global online and physical stores this fall. According to a company spokesperson, it will retail at 79 ($86), but the early bird price on Kickstarter is 59 ($64). For those who are rather attached to their current umbrellas, the company will also release an Oombrella capsule that can transform any umbrella into a smart device. Now, if only it could make us fly like Mary Poppins!12. What does Paragraph 1 mainly tell us about Oombrella? A. Its special design B. Its working principle C. Its functions D. Its structure13. Which of the following best shows how Oombrella works? A. collectprocessrecordpredict B. processrecordcollectpredict C. recordcollectprocesspredict D. recordprocess-collect-predict14. What can we learn from the last paragraph? A. Oombrella is already on sale B. Early buyers of Oombrella will save money C. Its impossible to turn an ordinary umbrella into a smart one D. Oombrella is a magic device that can make us fly15. Whats the purpose of the author writing the passage? A. To introduce readers a new type of umbrella B. To show readers how to predict the weather C. To remind readers to take an umbrella at any time D. To persuade readers to buy the high-tech umbrella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。 The teenage years can be a very confusing time filled with anxiety, especially in high school. Here are some powerful tips which can help you succeed in the years. Know yourself and pick a direction. You may be faced with too many choices in your life and its unwise to try everything. 16 Consider all the benefits that it brings into your life and then see how you can develop your passion into a possible career option.Get away from the friends that offer poisonous advice and negativity. There is no place for that kind of behaviour at any stage of your life. 17 This does wonders for self-confidence and overall positivity.Read as much as you can. 18 Stop spending hours in watching your favorite TV shows and instead use that time to invest in yourself by reading. Youll notice n a few days how you begin to see things in a different light._19 I am 19 years old, so I understand just how much time can be wasted on technology, especially the Internet and cellphones. Once you spend less time doing things that add no value to your life and instead spend that time enriching yourself, your life begins to shape and turn into exactly what you want it to be.Make mistakes. Look at a mistake youve made from every possible angle and take the lessons from it. Your teenage years are meant to be spent getting to know yourself. 20 Its okay to make mistakes.A. Try different things.B. Just focus on your favorite.C. Work hard to improve your scores.D. Limit the time spent on social media.E. You cant achieve this by trying to be perfect all the time.源:F. Pick up a book on anything that expands your knowledge baseG. And you should value yourself highly enough to get rid of these people.第二部分 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。 Attitude with action is everything. Thats what Ive 21 from a simple person at our office gym. Last month our city conducted a fitness center-“FitnessOne”. And we had a trainer there, who had a bad 22 to his work and us. He used to come down to our office every evening but he was least 23 about who was coming in and what people were doing inside. He only talked about the money he earned by 24 people individually in another fitness center where he 25 in the mornings. He never guided us. 26 , he would not even 27 properly when any of us asked about the way of doing exercise. 28 , at the end of last month he was 29 and we got a new trainer. The gentleman was Bala. He would quietly come in and do 30 for the first few days except looking at the register, 31 who came regularly to the gym. Slowly, he became 32 with the users and started to correct their mistakes while exercising. And people built up 33 in him. Yesterday, he called me to watch some specific exercises. 34 his interim (临时的)period of one month was coming to a(n) 35 , he wanted me to learn them properly before he left us. weve 36 FitnessOne to appoint Bala as a 37 trainer and now we are waiting for their reply. Bala could have taken his role as a trainer like our 38 guy since he stayed here only for a month. But he 39 to take it seriously and sincerely. His positive attitude along with his 40 gained our trust and support. I think this is his great achievement.21. A. heard B. suffered C. collected D. learnt22. A. reply B .attention C. attitude D. devotion23. A. bothered B. delighted C. moved D. disappointed24. A. praising B. inspiring C. training D. comforting25. A. worked B. studied C. struggled D. completed26. A. However B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Otherwise27. A. promise B. react C. think D. answer28. A. Surprisingly B. Hopefully C. Fortunately D. Sadly29. A. scolded B. fired C. attacked D. recognized30. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything31. A. turning out B. coming out C. figuring out D. looking out32. A. popular B. patient C. similar D. familiar33. A. fame B. trust C. courage D. strength34. A. As B. If C. Once D. Unless35. A. turn B. delay C. end D. change36. A. allowed B. taught C. warned D. requested37. A. permanent B. private C. skillful D. temporary38. A. latter B. former C. future D. present39. A. refused B. chose C. tended D. continued40. A. dream B. standard C. action D. policy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1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡上的相应位置。 Our grandparents seem to have magic powers sometimes. Give them a Chinese lunar calendar 41 they will know what the weather will be like days or even months later. Whats the secret? They are following the 24 Solar Terms (节气), 42 were added on Nov. 30 to the list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity (人类非物资文化遗产) by the United Nations(UN). It is a knowledge system and social practice 43 (form) through peoples observations of the suns annual movements and its influence on the climate.The 24 Solar Terms 44 (come) into being during the Qin and Han 45 (dynasty). At that time, most Chinese people made their living on farms, so weather changes were 46 (extreme) important for them. But of course, they had no satellite, internet or weather broadcast 47 (help) them. 48 these difficulties, they managed to work out 24 Solar Terms by studying the suns movement and also 49 (pay) attention to other natural changes such as air temperature, water and crop growth.It is honored as Chinas 50 (five) great invention, after papermaking, printing, the compass and gunpowder. Now, it is still widely used in daily life even in the age of technology-based modern farming.第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。One of the most important rule of finding happiness in life is to do what you love. I remember when my mom takes me to an English class in primary school, I suddenly found that learn English was fun and I really enjoyed it. The voice at the bottom of my heart said, “Maybe I can learn English well and become English teacher.” It was not easy at first. For almost one and a half year, I didnt do very well in all my English exams. Disappointing and frust