2018-2019学年高三第一学期英语期中考试卷

2018-2019学年高三第一学期英语期中考试卷第一部分 听力（满分30分）第一节（共5个小题；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. When will the meeting be held?A. This afternoon. B. Tomorrow. C. Next week.2. What will Lucy do this afternoon?A. Go to see a movie. B. Work on an essay. C. Take a rest.3. What does the woman want the man to do?A. Speak louder. B. Apologize to her. C.Turn off the radio.4.How much will the man pay for the apples? A. $1. B. $5. C. $75.5. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The sign is not clear enough. B. The man wants to see the staff. C. The man is in the wrong place.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7题。 6. How long did Michael stay in China?A. Five days. B. One week. C. Two weeks.7. Where did Michael go last year?A. To Russia. B. To Norway . C. To India.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Which section does the man think most interesting?A. World affairs. B. News. C. Sports.9. What newspaper does the woman usually buy?A. A national one. B. A international one. C. A local one.听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。10. What is the weather like?A. Snowy. B. Fine. C. Windy.11. Where are the two speakers ?A. In a shop. B. On an island. C. On a boat.12. When do people go to see the ancient castle?A. In summer. B. In autumn. C. In winter.听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。13. How did Alice get cheap train tickets?A. She bought students tickets. B. She bought return tickets. C.She bought group tickets.14. Where did Alice stay?A. In a hotel. B. In a tent. C. In a tree house. 15. What did Alice think of the weekend on the mountain? A. Enjoyable. B. Frightening. C. Tiring.16. What do we know about Alice?A. She went out alone. B. She did some walking in Scotland. C. She went to a big city at the weekend.听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。17. When did the speaker start to collect hats the second time?A. In 2005. B. In 2006. C. In 2010.18. Why did the speaker sell her second hat collection?A. She had no time to look after the hats. B. She wanted to go to another city. C.She needed money.19. How can people admire the speakers hat collection?A. By going to a museum. B. By visiting a website. C. By going to her office.20. What do we know about the speaker?A. She is working for an advertising agency. B. She studied in Copenhagen. C. She got most of the hats from her friends. 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卷上将该选项涂黑。AI have many wonderful memories of my days as a circus clown (小丑), but there is one day that I would rather forget: July 6, 1944. We were playing a two-day stand in Hartford, Connecticut, and the big top caught fire.I could hear grandstand chairs slamming inside the tent as people headed toward the exits. Some were jumping twelve feet from the top rows of the grandstand and seats to the ground outside. Most of the crowd was pouring through the regular exits and it soon became a panic. In the midst of this scene the musicians had kept on playing until the tent was on fire over-head because they knew music sometimes might work wonder; they had jumped off the bandstand just before a flaming quarter-pole fell into their stand. City fire equipment had arrived by now and was pouring streams of water onto the big top area to cool it enough for firemen to enter. In the smoke and confusion, it was impossible to tell whether or not anyone might have been left in the tent. We circus people were ordered away from the smoking ruins that, only a few minutes before, had been the biggest spread of canvas in the world.I went outside; doctors, and first-aid workers were everywhere, carrying bodies from where the grandstands and seats had been. The toll (伤亡人数) of dead and dying increased so fast that emergency crews were called in from surrounding cities.Later it was found that 168 people had died in the fire the worst circus disaster in history, and an afternoon of horror I can never forget.21. The musicians kept playing during the fire probably because they _.A. thought the fire was in another tentB. knew nothing about the terrible fireC. wanted to keep the crowd from panicking D. believed the show should go on whatever happened22. Why were emergency crews from other cities called in?A. There were too many victims to deal with. B. Fire equipment in the city was not enough. C. Too many people were left in the tent waiting. D. The circus people were unwilling to do the rescue work.23. Which of the following can be the best title of the passage?A. A Journey to DeathB. The Day the Big Top BurnedC. Memories as a circus clownD. The Worst Disaster in Human HistoryBIn a new look at the impact of long-time sitting behavior on health, a new study links time watching television to an increased risk of death. One of the most surprising findings is that it isnt just couch potatoes who were affected. Even for people who exercised regularly, the risk of death went up the longer they were in front of the TV. The problem was the long periods of time spent sitting still.Australian researchers who tracked 8,800 people for an average of six years found that those who said they watched TV for more than four hours a day were 46% more likely to die of any cause and 80% more likely to die of cardiovascular (心血管的) disease than people who reported spending less than two hours a day in front of TV.Time spent in front of TVs and computers and videogames has come under fire in studies in recent years for contributing to a spread of obesity in the US and around the world. But typically the resulting public-health message urges children and adults to put down the Xbox controller and remote and get on a treadmill (跑步机) or a soccer field. The Australian study offers a different view. “Its not the sweaty type of exercise were losing,” says David Dunstan, a researcher at Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, who led the study. “Its the incidental moving around, standing up and using muscles. That doesnt happen when we are plunked on a couch in front of a television.”Indeed, participants in the study reported getting between 30 and 45 minutes of exercise a day, on average.The results are supported by a new field of research that shows how long periods of inactivity can affect the bodys processing of fats and other substances that contribute to heart risk. And they suggest that people can help decrease such risk simply by avoiding extended periods of sitting.”Keeping such processes working more effectively doesnt require constant intense exercise, but consciously adding more routine movement to your life might help, doctors say. “Just standing is better than sitting,” says Gerard Fletcher, a cardiologist at Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Fla., who works standing up at his computer. “When you stand up, you shuffle around a little bit and use muscles not required when you are sitting or lying down.”Simple strategies for increasing activity include combining household chores such as folding laundry with TV-watching time or getting up to change a TV channel rather than using a remote control.The report, published Tuesday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation, focuses on TV watching in part because it is the main leisure-time activity in many countries, researchers said, especially in the US.24. One misunderstanding people might have is that _.A. the radiation from TV may badly affect your sight B. TV programs can broaden your horizons effectivelyC. watching TV very long is a good way to kill timeD. regular exercise can minimize the side effect of watching TV25. What is new about the discovery of the Australian study?A. Remote control shouldnt be used when people watch TV.B. People who watch TV too long should take more physical exercise.C. Sitting too long in front of TV will lead to high risk of heart attack.D. Long-time sitting is bad for all people including those who exercise regularly.26. According to the Australian study, how can the risk of death be reduced when people watch TV?A. By increasing simple movement.B. By totally avoiding watching TV.C. By taking some medicine.D. By increasing sweaty type of exercise.CIn many American schools the holiday celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s birthday is used as an opportunity to teach children about his life and legacy. But in too many of those same schools, Black childrens extraordinary talents are still being wasted today. Nearly three-quarters of Black fourth and eighth grade public school students cannot read or compute at grade level. Black students made up only 18 percent of students in public schools in 2009-2010 but were 40 percent of students who received one or more out-of-school suspensions (暂被停学). A Black public school student is suspended every four seconds. Black students are more than twice as likely to drop out of school as White students. Each school day 763 Black high school students drop out.So I applaud the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice for their recent action to address harmful school discipline policies that push so many thousands of black children out of school each year and into the juvenile (青少年) justice and adult prison pipeline. If the education system is to do its part in replacing it with a cradle to college, career and success pipeline, we must end the current practice where children in the greatest need are suspended from school mostly for nonviolent offenses.These resources, officially known as “guidance,” will help schools and districts meet their legal responsibility to protect students from discrimination (歧视) on the basis of race, color or national origin as required under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. As we recognize the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and so many other important hard-won victories in the Civil Rights Movement this year, we must remember those victories could be lost without meaningful enforcement of the laws advocates fought so hard to win half a century ago.While the guidance does not prohibit (禁止) schools or districts from using any particular nondiscriminatory policy, it does call into question some policies that have historically excluded Black students and are of questionable educational value including “zero tolerance” discipline policies which require mandatory (强制的) consequences for certain infractions (违反), and policies that prevent students from returning to school after completion of a court sentence.Information of the new guidance recommendations is available at this government website for almost every school and district in the country. Check your own school district now to see whether the discipline policy is focused on creating a positive school climate and preventing misbehavior, whether consequences are clear, appropriate and consistent, and whether there is a commitment to fairness in the application of discipline.27. What does the first paragraph mainly talk about?A. Life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.B. Unsatisfactory situation of Black students education.C. The percentage of Black students dropping out of school.D. The holiday celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.s birthday.28. The guidance issued by the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice may _.A. punish Black children for dropping out of schoolB. push thousands of Black children out of school each yearC. protect Black children from being suspended for nonviolent offensesD. prevent Black children from coming back to school after a court sentence29. According to the passage, the “zero tolerance” discipline policies _.A. have questionable consequencesB. are prohibited by the guidanceC. prevent Black children from being absent from schoolD. were considered discriminatory when they were released30. What is the authors attitude toward these “guidance”?A. negative B. pessimistic C. approval D. indifferent第二节（共5 小题；每小题2 分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。They Just Cant Help ItMy theory is that the female brain is mainly built for empathy the ability to understand other people and that the male brain is mainly built for building systems. _31_ For example, women are more likely to read magazines on fashion and parenting, while men will choose magazines that feature computers and sport.You may think that these preferences are influenced by the way people are taught to behave when they are growing up. However, this is not the case. A new study carried out at Cambridge University shows that newborn girls look longer at a face, and newborn boys look longer at a mobile. _32_ It has also been observed that girls are better at noticing signs of changes in other peoples feelings. Boys, however, seem to enjoy building toy towers and playing with toys which have clear functions. _33_ People whose jobs are in the construction industries are almost male. Math and engineering, which require high levels of systems-thinking, are also male-chosen disciplines. Why do men and women have the difference? Actually women have four times as many brain neurons (神经) that connect the right and left part of their brains. Because of it, women have a better ability to multitask than men. _34_ Men tend to focus on a limited number of problems at a time. They will separate themselves from problems and view tasks as independent from one another.Some people may worry that I am suggesting one gender (性别) is better than the other, but this is not the case. My theory says that males and females differ in the kinds of things that they find easy, but that both genders have their strengths and weaknesses. _35_ It is not true. The study simply looks at males and females as two groups, and asks what differences exist, and why they are there.A. Generally speaking, there are clear differences.B. Their preference for building systems may change over time.C. You can see the same kind of pattern in the adult workplace.D. They will consider many sources of information at the same time.E. It is important to stress that the female brain may be built more for empathy.F. That suggests certain differences between male and female brains are biological.G. Others may think the theory creates a belief of what a particular type of person is like.第三部分语言运用（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I will always appreciate my father and his faith.As I held my fathers hands one night, I couldnt help but notice their calluses(老茧）and roughness. His hands tell the story of his life as a _ 36_, including all his struggles.One _37_, I remember, a drought (旱灾）hit Ontario, turning it into a burning desert. On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last _38_ from the grocery store. Fifty dozen was all we needed, which _39_ took twenty minutes. That morning, however, the process didnt go quickly. After forty minutes of _40_walking in the field, we _41_ needed twenty dozen. I was completely frustrated and angry. _42_ the basket heavily, I declared, “If the store wants its last twenty dozen, they can pick it themselves!” Dad laughed. “Just think, my little girl, only _43_ dozen left for each of _44_ and then were done.” Such is Dad-whatever problem he _45_, he never gives up._46_, the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our county. It was a challenging time for everyone, _47_ Dad remained optimistic. He _48_ to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plate. Only then did I truly begin to _49_ Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.Dad is also a living example of real _50_. From dawn to dusk, he works countless hours to _51_ our family. He always puts our happiness _52_ his own, and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games _53_ his exhaustion(疲劳) after long days. His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and _54_ others first.Dad，the life _55_ I have learned from you will stay with me forever. You are my father, teacher, friend and, most importantly, my hero.36. A. farmerB. grocerC. gardenerD. teacher37. A. springB. summerC. autumnD. winter38. A. gapB. form C. order D. position39. A. usuallyB. repeatedly C. finallyD. really40. A. happily B. aimlessly C. easilyD. hardly41. A. yetB. even C. still D. nearly42. A. CuttingB. Taking C. Picking D. Dropping43. A. fiveB. ten C. twentyD. fifty44. A. themB. you C. me D. us45. A. brings upB. meets withC. works