广西钦州市2019届高三英语上册期末试题

1、钦州港经济技术开发区中学2025 年秋季学期期末考试高三英语2第卷 （三部分；共 105 分）第一部分：听力 (共两节，满分 30 分)该部分分为第一、第二两节。注意：回答听力部分时，请先将答案标在试卷上。 听力部分结束前， 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 75 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。1Who is the man?A A taxl dr

2、iver BA traffic policeman C A restaurantwaiter2What are the two speakers doing?A Watchinga film B Talkingaboutabook CListening to a record3What is the man doing?AAsking for help BMaking suggestionsCAskingfor permission4What are the two speakers talking about?A A novelBA cinema5When would Thomas and

3、Lily like to leave?CA film ATomorrowBNext Monday or Tuesday C ThisTuesday第二节 (共 15 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 225 分)听下面五段对话。 每段对话后有几个小题， 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。每段对话读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6 和第 7 两个小题。6Who gave New York its nickname?APaintersBMusiciansCPeop

4、le livingin New York7What is the woman interested in seeing?AAn art showBA playCA moderndance show听 F 面一段对话，回答第8 和第 9 两个小题。8Why does Maggie stay at home during the long winter evenings?A Because it is coldBBecause it is warm and pleasant at homeCBecause she finds it interesting9What does Jackie like

5、 doing?AHe likes going out in the coldBHe likes going to see films and playsCHe likes reading books听下面一段对话，回答第10 至第 12 三个小题。10Who are the speakers?AA passer-by and a policemanBA passer-by and a driverCA passenger and a taxi driver11What is the womans house number?A 1323B3023C402312Why cant the man t

6、urn left?AIt is rush hourBIt is a one-way streetCThe street is too narrow.听下面一段对话，回答第13 至第 16 四个小题。l 3Why is the woman inviting the man to the dinner party?ABecause he is the chairmanBBecause he is a doctorCBecause he helped her with her paper14When is the dinner party to be held?AAt 7 ：00 o clockBA

7、t 6 ：30 on SaturdayCA little after 7 ：00 o clockl 5Who iS Elizabeth?ADr Vincents wifeBAnother doctorCThe womans close friend16What does the man think of the woman?AShe has no reason to hold a dinner partyBShe deserves to have a party after her hard workCShe hasn t worked hard enough听下面一段话，回答第17 至第 2

8、0 四个小题。17How many laws are introduced in the speech?AThreeBFourCFive18Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?A ShoppingBCrossingtheroadCDrinking 19Whom is the speaker giving advice to?A Travellers to the countryBWomen who travel with childrenCChildren under 16 years old20Which of the

9、 following is true according to the passage?A If you need help, please turn to your teachersBPeople drive on the left in this countryCIt is against the law for anyone to buy cigarettes or tobacco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。AThe

10、 Healthy Habits Survey shows that only about one third of American seniors have correct habits. Here are some findings and expert advice.1. How many times did you brush your teeth yesterday?· Finding: A full 33% of seniors brush their teeth only once a day.· Step: Remove the 300 types of b

11、acteria in your mouth eachmorningwitha battery-operatedtoothbrush.Brushgently for 2 minutes, at least twice a day.2. Howmany times did you wash your hands or bathe yesterday?·Finding:Seniors,on average, bathe fewer than 3 days a week.And nearly30% wash theirhands only4 timesaday-half of the num

12、ber doctors recommend.· Step: We touch our faces around 3,000 times a day-often inviting germs （病菌） to enter our mouth, nose, and eyes. Use toilet paper to avoid touching the door handle. And, most important, wash your hands oftenwith hot running water and soap for 20 seconds.3. How often do yo

13、u think about fighting germs?· Finding:Seniors are not fighting germs as well as theyshould.· Step:Be aware of germs. Do you know itis not your toiletbut your kitchensponge（海绵）that can carry more germsthan anything else? To kill these germs, keep your sponge in the microwave for 10 seconds

14、.21. What is found out about American seniors? A. Most of them have good habits.B. Nearly 30% of them bathe three days a week.C. All of them are fighting germs better than expected.D. About one third of them brush their teeth only once a day22.Doctorssuggestthatpeopleshouldwashtheirhands.A. eighttim

15、es a dayB.three times a dayC.fourtimesa dayD. twice a day23. Which of the following is true according to the text? A. We should keep from touching our faces.B. There are less than 300 types of bacteria in the mouth. C. A kitchen sponge can carry more germs than a toilet.D. We should wash our hands b

16、efore touching a door handle.24. The text probably comes from.A. a guide bookB. a popular magazineC. a book reviewD. an official documentBThe wedding took place ina Birmingham hotel.The brideandher fatherarrivedin a new blackAmerican sportcar.Her fatherlooked nervous and uncomfortable in front of th

17、e cameras. Thebride wore a silk wedding dress. She smiled nervously at thewaiting photographers and went to a room on the first floorwhere she met her future husband for the very first time.CarlaGermaine and Greg Cordellwere thewinnersofa radiostation s competition.The aim ofthecompetitionwas tofind

18、two strangerspreparedto marrywithouthaving met each other.Miss Germaine, 23, is a model. Mr. Cordell,27, isa TV salesman.They were among the two hundred people who entered a special“experiment ” organized by BMRBradioinBirmingham, England,Greg, and Carla were amongeightfinalistswho were interviewedl

19、ive on a radio. They took a lie detector（测谎仪） test andthe stationalsospoke to theirfriendsand family about theirpersonalities. The competition judges include an astrologer（占星家） who declared that they were suited.Thecouplecelebratedtheirweddingwithaweddingbreakfast and a party for 100 guests in the e

20、vening, but noteveryonesharedtheirjoy.MissGermainesmotherlookedanxious throughout the wedding and Mr. Cordells parents arereported to be less than delighted.Organizations,includingthemarriageguidanceServiceRelate,have criticizedthe marriage. As one person put it,“Wehave enough problems getting young

21、 people to take marriageseriouslywithoutthis.Marriageshouldalways be about love. ”The couple are now on a Caribbean honeymoon followed byjo urnalists. Their other prizes include a years free use ofa wonderful apartment in the center of Birmingham, and a car.25. How did the couple s parents react to

22、the wedding? A. The bride s mother shared their joy.B. The bride s fathe r feltuncomfortableabout the wedding.C. The bridegrooms parents were not that joyful.D. The bridegroom s parents were quite delighted.26. Some experts believe that _.A. marriage without the couples meeting each other firstends

23、up in divorce（离婚）B. young people nowadays are too careless about marriageC. takinga liedetector testcan notsolve allthemarriageproblemsD. most young people take marriage seriously except thiscouple27. One of the prizes for the couple is _.A. to spend their honeymoon wherever they likeB. to usean apa

24、rtment free for some timeC. tohave a wedding dress freeD.toown anAmerican sports car28. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. A well-matched coupleB. A wedding based onloveC. A short-lived marriageD.Twostrangersand a weddingCTone of voice is very important in human conversation.

25、 Aperson mightuse words thatcommunicate one message and a tonethatshowssomething verydifferent.Thispossibilityforconfusion isone reasonthatbusinessmen encourage discussingthingsin person,ratherthanthrough email,as tonecannot bedetermined in the written form.The same rule is true with children. Child

26、ren as young asa few months respond toa change invoice.Ithas been recordedthat babies prefer to hear a story read by their own motherrather than another woman whom they do not know.Haveyou ever talkedto someonewho had littleor no changesin theirvoice no matterwhat you were discussing?Thinkof theteac

27、heror professoryou had inthe pastthatspoke in a monotonemanner for the entirelecture.Itis veryboring and difficultto become interested in the topic.Parents should make an active effort to communicate withyour child. If your child figures out how to open a box he orshe has been struggling with and sa

28、ys“YES!” with pride inhis or her voice, your response should be happy and excited(something encouraging, like“You did it!”). If you plainlysaidthe same thing,you would notbe matchingthetoneof yourchild.This applies to feelings that the child may express ineveryday situations as well. If a child argu

29、es with a friend,your response should not be said in a high voice or with a smile.Seriously and sincerely you should say“You look sad ” or“That must have been hard for you”.Thetoneofyourvoiceexpressesunderstanding,acknowledgement, connection and several other healthy thingsto your child.Although you

30、r words are very important,equallyimportant is the tone with which you say those words.29. What s the purpose of the first paragraph?A. To tellus thatour tone of voice is as importantas the wordswe say.B. To tell us that businessmen prefer to talk in person.C. To lead to the topic of the passage.D.

31、To advise us to use different tones of voice correctly.30. The underlined word “monotone” in the 3rd paragraph probably means a(n) _ tone.A. slowB. unchangingC. coldD. high31. When communicating with their children, what are parents advised to do?A. To hide their feelings with different tones of voi

32、ce.B. To use a tone of voice that can match their childrensfeelings.C. Not to speak to their children in a low voice.D. To train their children to express their feelings by toneof voice.DProbably no other musical instrument is as popular as theguitar around the world. Musicians use the guitar for al

33、mostall kindsof music. Countryand western musicwould notbe thesame withouta guitar.The traditionalSpanishfolkmusiccalled Flamenco couldnot existwithouta guitar.The sound ofAmerican bluesmusic would notbe the same withoutthe sad cryof theguitar.Androckandrollmusicwould almost beimpossible without thi

34、s instrument.Musicexpertsdo not agree about where the guitarwas firstplayed.Most agree itisancient.Someexpertssay an instrumentvery muchlike a guitarwas played inEgypt more than 1,000 yearsago. Most experts say that the ancestor of the modern guitarwas brought to Spain from Persia sometime in the 12

35、thcentury.The guitarcontinuedtodevelop in Spain. In the1700s itbecamesimilar to the instrument we know today.Many famous musicians played the instrument. The famousItalianviolinsNiccoloPaganinm playedand wrote music fortheguitar in the early 1800s. Franz Schubert used the guitar towritesome ofhisfam

36、ousworks.InmoderntimesSpanishguitarist AndresSegovia helpedmake the instrumentextremelypopular.Inthe1930s, LesPaulbeganexperimenting tomake anelectricguitar.He inventedthe solid-bodied electricguitarin 1946. The Gibson Guitar Company began producing its famousLes Paul Guitar in 1952. It became a pow

37、erful influence onpopular music. The instrument has the same shape and the samesix strings (弦)as the traditional guitar, but it sounds verydifferent. Les Paul produced a series of extremely popularrecordingsthatintroduced thepublic to thismusic.ListentothisLes Paul recording. Itwas thefifthmost popu

38、lar songintheUnitedStatesin1952.Itiscalled“MeetMisterCallaghan. ”32. What can we infer from the first paragraph?AThe guitar plays a very important role in music.BThe choice of musical instrument is important for aband.C The guitar was the most popular musical instrument in the past.D Every musician

39、likes playing music instrument with the guitar.33. According to most experts, the guitar developed into a modern form like today in _.A. Egypt B. Persia C. Spain D. Italy34. In Paragraph 3, the author introduces _.A. the method of playing the guitarB. the exact time ofthe guitars originC. the way th

40、at the guitar was madeD. some musicians whoplayed the guitar35. Where does the passage probably come from?A. A newspaperB. A broadcastC. A magazineD. Ahistory book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。How to remember your passwordsRemembering and then forgetting you

41、r passwords can be a frustrating business,and one thatcontributesto more than halfof callsmade to helplines._36_ Onceyou have resetyour password,youregoing to need to remember thatone too.Followour tips on breaking the password-frustration cycle._37_We oftencreateso many user IDs butthereare onlya s

42、mallnumber ofpasswordsthat you really needto remember. It simportant for you toremember your bankingand email passwords,but do you reallyneed to worry about your occasionaleBay visit?Ifyou can commit( 交付 ) justa few to memory, you can hand the restover to a passwordkeeper to do the remembering for y

43、ou.Sign up for a password keeping service._38_ You justneed to encrypt( 加密 ) your data and keepit ina safe server.Many passwordkeepers require you toremember just one master password, which will give you accessto the accounts you have chosen.Write them down“Just keep them in a safe place, such as a

44、locked box,”says InternetsecuritybloggerBruce Schneier._39_ Thus,itisn t entirelydis couraged and can be an efficientback-upplan when all else fails.Work on your memory_40_ Practising memory techniques or making certainlifestylechanges,includingreducingstress,mightjustprevent you from having to make

45、 thatfrustratingpassword phonecall ever again.A. Download a mobile password app.B. Of course, it doesnt just stop there.C. Try to make a note of your passwords.D. Work out which passwords matter most.E. Put your money into different accounts.F. It will remember your passwords for you.G. Many exercis

46、es can help improve your memory.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题，每小题45 分）1.5 分，满分30 分）The measure of a man's real character is what he would do ifhe knew he would never be found out.Thomas MacaulaySome thirty years ago, I was studying in a public schoolin New York. One day, Mrs Nanette O'N

47、eill gave an arithmetic41to our class. When the papers were marked she discoveredthat twelve boys had made exactly the 42 mistakes throughout the test.There isnothingreallynew about 43inexams. Perhapsthat was why Mrs O'Neill 44even say a word about it. Sheonly asked the twelve boys to45afterclas

48、s.I was one ofthe twelve.Mrs O'Neill asked 46questions, and she didn't47us either.Instead,she wrote on the blackboardthe48 wordsby Thomas Macaulay. She then ordered us to 49these wordsinto our exercise-books one hundred times.I don't50about the other eleven boys. Speaking for51I can say :it was the most important single 52of mylife.Thirtyyears afterbeing introducedto Macaulay's words,they 53 seem to me the best yard