安徽省蚌埠示范化学校2017届高三上学期期中考试英语试题(含答案)

蚌埠市示范化学校2016-2017学年第一学期期中测试高三英语试题第Ⅰ卷第一部分.听力（满分30分，共20小题：每小题1.5分，）第一节：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.Whatwillthemandowithhiscar?A.Replaceit.B.Sellit.C.Haveitrepaired.2.Howdoesthewomanfeelaboutthenewteacher?A.Quitesatisfied.B.Justso-so.C.Abitdisappointed.3.Whatmaythewomanneedtochange?A.Thesocks.B.Thedress.C.Theshoes.4.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inarestaurant.B.Intheirhouse.C.Inasupermarket.5.Howwillthewomangettothehotel?A.Bytaxi.B.Bycar.C.Byplane.第二节听下面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段对话，回答第6－7题。6.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Travelagentandcustomer.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Bossandsecretary.7.HowmanynightswillthemanstayinParis?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.听第7段对话，回答第8－9题。8.Whereisthemannow?A.InGuangzhou.B.InChangsha.C.InWuhan.9.HowwillthemangotoBeijing?A.Byplane.B.Bytrain.C.Bycoach.听第8段对话，回答第10－12题。10.Whatistheresearchabout?A.Opinionsaboutbuildingaschool.B.Viewsonreturningtothecity.C.Attitudestovillagelife11.Whydidthemanchoosetoliveinthevillage?A.Toprovideabetterenvironmentforhischildren.B.Toenjoyanattractivesummer.C.Toexperienceadifferentlife.12.Whatistheman’sopinionaboutthelifeinthevillage?A.Boring.B.Colorful.C.Pleasing听第9段对话，回答第13－16题。13.Whatistheman’smainproblemaboutstudyingabroad?A.Hehasatightbudget.B.Hehastotakemanyexams.C.Heknowslittleaboutforeignculture.14.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheeducationinhiscountry?A.It’sunfair.B.It’sboring.C.It’sbackward.15.Whatshouldbegivenmoreattentiontoaccordingtotheman?A.Examinations.B.Personalinterests.C.Lifeskills.16Whatdoesthemanconsiderfirstwhenchoosingaschool?Thefees.B.Thecourses.C.Theteachers.听第10段材料，回答第17－20题。17.WhencanpeoplevisitthereadingroomsoftheBritishLibrary?A.OnFridays.B.OnSaturdays.C.OnSundays.18.WhendidtheBritishLibraryopen?A.In1977.B.In1984.C.In1988.19.Howlongistheshelvingofthebasement?A.1,000kilometers.B.300kilometers.C.120kilometers20.WhatdoweknowaboutthecollectionintheBritishLibrary?A.Eachpiecebelongstodifferentcountries.B.Peoplecanborrowbookseasily.C.Ithasalonghistory.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中，选出最佳选项。

AInthelastfewyearsthepopularityofeBookshasexploded．Theadvantagesareclear：Youcancarryasmanybookswithyouasyouwant．Youcansimplydownloadeverybookyoulikeandinstantlystartreadinginsteadofhavingtowaitforthebooktoarrivebymail．

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WheretorenteBooks？

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WhyrenteBooksatAmazon？*Savemoney：Saveupto80%ofthenormalpriceoftheeBook．*Decidehowlongyourent：From30daysto360days，youdecidehowlongyouwantit．Youcanextendthetimebyaslittleasaday．OrsimplybuytheeBookifyouwanttokeepitafterall．

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SimplysearchfortheeBookyouwanttorentonAmazon．comandselectthe"RenteBooks"option．Afterthat，anewpagewillopenwhereyoucanselecthowlongyou’dliketorenttheeBook．YoucanreadeBooksforaperiodof30to360days．

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itforthenormalpricewheneveryouwant．

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21.Accordingtothepassage，_________

A．eBookswillbechangedintoothertypesbyAmazon．com

B．eBookswillreplacehardcoverbooksinthenextfewyears

C．readersareabletorenteBooksonlyatAmazon．comnow

D．readersgetadiscountofatleast20%ofthenormalprice

22.TorentaneBookonline，whichofthefollowinggoeslast？

A．openanewpageB．selectthe"RenteBooks"option

C．press"Rentnow"buttonD．choosearentaldate23.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto_________．

A．discussandassessB．informandexplainC．compareandevaluateD．describeandargueBMy16-year-oldson,Anton,hadgonetothelocalswimminghole．Mostofthekidsswimthere,andthereareplentyofrocksforthemtouseassafeharbors,soIhadnofearsforhissafety．

Still,thefirefighter'sfirstwords"YouneedtocomeupheretotheStillwaterRiver"mademecatchmybreath,andhisfollow-upwordsgavemerelief:“YoursonisOK．”

WhenIgottotheriver,Iimmediatelysawthefiretruck,ambulanceandAnton,wrappedwithatowelabouthisshoulders,sittingquietlyonalowplatformofthefireengine．

Ihurriedovertohim．"YouOK?"Iasked．

“Yeah,”wasallhesaid．Butmyeyesbeggedforanexplanation,Ididn'tgetitfrommyson,however,whotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvest．

Thestorywasthis:Awomanwasbeingsweptunderwater．Hearingthecries,AntonandhisfriendTyler,withouthesitation,swamouttoher,andbroughthersafelytoshore．

Inanageinwhichtheword"hero"isbroadcastwithabandonandseeminglyappliedtoanyonewhomakesitthroughtheday,Irealizedtherealthinginmyson．Theteensarestubbornandself-centered,butthatdidn'tmeantheyhavenodesiretodogood．

Stillshockedbymyson'sdaring,Idrovehimhome．Alongtheway,Itriedtodigoutsomemoreinformationfromhimbuthehadpreciouslittletosay．Theonlywordshesaidwere,“What'sforsupper?”

Ispentsometimealonethatevening,thinkingaboutthetragedythatmighthavebeen．Thenextmorning,whenAntongotup,Ihalfexpectedhimtotellmethestory．Butallhedidwastoastsomebread,pullhimselftogether,andheadforthedoortostartanewday．Watchingfromthewindow,Iwasremindedthatstillwateroftenrunsdeep．24.Whydidthemotherallowhersontoswimthere？A．Hewasanexcellentswimmer．B．Thewateroftheriverisshallow．C．Therockscanbeofhelpifthere'sdanger．D．Hewasoldenoughtoswim．25..Theunderlinedpart"whotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvest"probablymeansA．AntonisunwillingtotellotherswhathethinksB．AntonisaboyfondofswimmingwithotherkidsC．AntonalwayshasadesiretohelpothersD．Antonseldomchangeshismind26.Inthemother'seyes,whathersondidwasA．dangerousbutinterestingB．unexpectedandcourageousC．meaningfulbutdifficultD．awfulandabsurd27.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．AProudMotherB．Anton,ASilentBoyC．AGoodDeedD．MySon,MyHeroCSandraBullockturned51lastmonth.ButbecauseshelooksexactlythesameasshedidinMissCongeniality,amoviefilmedbackinthe20thcentury,everyonecallsher“ageless.”Bullockisjustoneofanumberofstarsintheir40sand50swho’vehadbirthdaysrecentlybuthavenotgottenolder,unliketherestofusintheiragegroup.TakeHalleBerry.Onewebsiteputaphotoofher20yearsagonexttooneofthenewly49-year-oldBerryanddaredustochoosewhichwaswhich.“ThisIsWhat49LooksLike,”itsaid.Seriously,ifthat’swhat49lookslike,Imustbe71.However,evenagenerationago,famousfacesevolved.LookatapictureofGraceKellyatage52intheearly1980s.Shelookslikeabeautifulmiddle-agedwoman.Todayshe’dlookoldforherage.Thegoalnowistopreventagingwhileyouarestillyoung,usingallthemagicalnonsurgicaloptionsmedicinehastooffer.Eventuallythesetechniqueswillbecomelessexpensive,andordinarypeoplemydaughter’sagewillhavethem.Alreadyanti-agingisstartingtobeconsideredmaintenance,likecoloringyourhair.MyfriendsandIfindourselvesopenlydebatingtechniquesthatweusedtomakefunof.Doesfat-freezingwork?Howmuchtimedoyouhavetospendinthegymtokeepthebodyofa35-year-oldafter50?It’sallsoexhausting.Butmembersofthenextgenerationhaveittougher.They’llhavetoaskthemselveswhethertheywanttospendtheiryouthtryingnottogetold.I’vealreadyseen“Sexyat70”headlines.Willeveryonebeexpectedtogototheirgraves(坟墓)lookinghot?Ialsohavetowonderwhatelseweareslowingalongwithage.Howdoyoumoveonifyou’reworkingsohardtostaythesame?Andbesides,ifyou’veknowntheacheofwatchingadaughterpackupforcollege,youknowyoucan’tstoptheclock.28.Intheauthor’seyes,SandraBullock__________.A.doesn’tdeservehernameB.doesn’tlookherageatallC.behaveslikeayoungwomanD.looksyoungerthanHalleBerry.29.TheexampleofGraceKettyisgiventoshow______.A.physicalbeautyneverlastslongB.thereisnosuchthingasagelessnessC.people’sattitudetowardsaginghaschangedD.starspaytoomuchattentiontotheirappearance30.Wheredotheauthor’sconcernsaboutanti-agingtechniqueslie?A.Theyexposepeopletodanger.B.TheymakepeoplefeelstressfulC.Theyaretooexpensiveforordinary.D.Theyencouragecomparisonsamongpeople.31.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A.Toshowtheburdenofyouth.B.Tooffertipsonhowtolookhot.C.Toadvisepeopletoacceptaging.D.Tocommentonsomefamousstars.DThedeadliestEbolaoutbreakinhistorythathassofarkilledalmost1000peopleinGuinea,Liberia,SierraLeoneandNigeriainWestAfricahascausedfeararoundtheworld.Theoutbreakisunprecedented（空前的）bothininfectionnumbersandingeographicscope.OfficialsfromtheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)saidearlierthismonththeoutbreak“ismovingfasterthanoureffortstocontrolit”,reportedCNN.Sofar,thebattleagainstthevirusdoesn’tappeartobeslowingdown.TheEbolavirusisterrifyingnomatterwhereitstrikes:It’sadiseasewithnocurethatcausesheadachesandfever,severediarrhea（腹泻）,vomitingandbleedingandhasbeenknowntokillupto90percentofitsvictims.Itisunderstandableforpeopletobepanicked,butthoselivingoutsideAfricashouldn’tbeparticularlyconcernedaboutcontractingthevirus,saysaWashingtonPostarticle.ThisisbecausetransmissionofEbolarequiresdirectcontactwithaninfectedperson’sblood,vomitorotherbodilyfluidsduringtheperiodthatheorsheiscontagious（接触传染的）.Itissomethingthatisextremelyunlikelyforanyonebuthealthcareworkers.Thevirusisnotspreadbycoughingorsneezing.MediaoutletsintheUSandtheUKareusingterrifyingheadlines,wronglyclaimingthatpeopleinfectedwiththevirushavetraveledtotheircountries.JamesBallatTheGuardiansaystheEbolaoutbreakinAfricaistragic,butitisimportanttokeepasenseofproportion.Otherinfectiousdiseases,includingcommoninfluenza,arefar,fardeadlier.32.WhatdoestheauthorsayabouttheEbolaoutbreakinWestAfrica?A.IthascausedthousandsofAfricandeaths. B.Itsspreadingspeedisbeyondpeople'simagination.C.IthasalreadytraveledtotheUSandtheUK.D.Thefightagainstitisslowingdown. 33.TheEbolavirusisterrifyingbecause___________.A.itcannotbecuredatthemomentB.itiseasilyinfectedC.itspreadsfasterthananyotherinfectiousdiseaseD.ithascausedmoredeathsthanotherinfectiousdiseases34.TheunderlinedphraseinthelastparagraphmeansA.keepasecretB.staycalm C.keepsilentDstayawayfromit35.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardspeople'spanic?A.Objective.B.Supportive. C.Doubtful.D.Understandable.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。

Fittinginfitness

Doyoufindexcusesnottoexercise?36Hereareafewwaystogetyougoing.

Dowhatyoulove.

Theeasiestwaytofallintothehabitofdoingexerciseistochooseanactivityyouenjoy—onethatdoesn'tfeellikeexercise,eventhoughitis.37Ifyouplaytoyourstrengths,you’llfindfitnessactivitiesyoucanenjoyforyears.

Chooseyourhour.

Studieshaveshownthatpeoplewhoworkoutinthemorningaremostlikelytostickwitharoutine.Bydoingexercisebeforethedaystarts,theycanavoidthelast-minuteschedulingconflicts.Butifyou’renotamorningperson,choosewhatevertimeworksbestforyou.38

Callitbyanothername.

39Ifit'ssomethingyouhavetodoanyway一likewashingthecarorplantingsomebushesintheyardyou’llachievetwogoalsatonce.

Partnerup.

Exerciseismorefunwhenyoudoitwithothers.40Ondayswhenyourmotivationislow,you’remorelikelytostickwiththeprogrammetoavoiddisappointingyourexercisepartners.Youcanalsotrainwithanexpert.Apersonaltrainerwillhelpyousetgoals,designapersonalizedfitnessprogramme,andvaryyourroutinetokeepitchallenging.

A.Askyourself:whatamIgoodat?

B.Makefitnesspartofyoursocialroutine.

C.Forexample,youcanjoinarunning,walking,hiking,bikingortennisclub.

D.Ifyou’reintopformfromnoonto1pm,aimforalunchtimeworkout.

E.Wouldyouratherdoanythingelse—evensortyoursocksorcleanthefridge?

F.IfadampT-shirtisnotyourideaofagoodtime,trygentlerformsofexercise.

G.Substitutesomechallenginghouseholdactivityforthestandardexerciseroutine第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：完型填空（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中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Isitoutsideofmydaughter’snurseryschoolclassroom,patientlywaitingforher.Whenthedooropens,mydaughterrunsoutwithabroadsmile.She41theexcitementofschool.“Howwasyour42?”Iaskcasually,while43wantingtoheareverysingledetail.“Itwassogood,Mommy!”mydaughterreplies.That’sit.That’sallI44.Onthecarridehome,Iaskheralotofquestions.Sheanswersmewithafewwords,butnevergoesintomuch45.Usuallyshetellsmethatshewantsto46somethingelse.Ithasonlybeenafewweeks,butIstillfinditso47thatmydaughterhasawholemorninginschoolwithoutme.I48asktheteachersfordetailsandIamoftenprovidedwiththesame49answersthatmydaughtergives.Now,threemorningsaweek,Icloseherclassroomdoorbehindmeandshehasherown50.Iamgivensome51ofherdayslikeapplesgluedontopapertreesandpaintdirtunderherfingernails.Iknowshe52thisprivacyandthetimeto53anewenvironmentandmeetdifferentkids.54,Ican’thelpbutwanttoknowaboutthedetailsofherdays.Theridehomeisthe55timethatshewillprovidemewithsome56abouthermorning.Whenwepullintothedriveway,Ichangethe57tosomethingelse.Iamsurethatmyconstantquestionsannoyher,soItryto58themtothecarrideafterschool.Iam59thatmydaughterdoesn’tquiteknowourdrivingrouteyet;shecan’ttellthatIsometimestakethelongwayhome,60wehavethosefewextraminutestogether.41.A.learns B.adds C.misses D.enjoys42.A.morning B.afternoon C.evening D.night43.A.tiredly B.carelessly C.secretly D.suddenlyA.get B.need C.plan D.understandA.study B.detail C.advice D.workA.waitfor B.preparefor C.worryabout D.talkaboutA.strange B.simple C.common D.practical A.always B.just C.even D.neverA.satisfying B.funny C.short D.confusing50.A.direction B.imagination C.influence D.experience51.A.kindness B.excuses C.evidence D.challenges52.A.promises B.achieves C.deserves D.ignores53.A.remember B.explore C.choose D.consider54.A.Then B.Again C.Also D.Still55.A.only B.other C.second D.last56.A.permission B.information C.devotion D.intention57.A.interest B.rule C.conversation D.routine58.A.take B.guide C.show D.limit59.A.proudB.disappointed C.anxious D.grateful60.A.although B.because C.so D.or第II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。Itisnotasecret61.treesarevitaltoourlife.Theyprovideuswithfood,woodandmost62.(important),oxygen.Nowthereisonemorethingwecanaddtothislist—blockingoutharmfulbacteriafromwater.

Thediscovery63.(make)byateam64.(consist)ofscientistsfromtheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)andhighschoolstudents65.wereseekinganaturalwaterfilter(过滤)—onethatwouldhelpcommunitiesindevelopingcountriesthatdonothave66.(accessible)tomodernwaterfiltersystems.

The67.(research),ledbyProfessorRohitKarnik,decidedtoturn68._______treesforhelp,becausetheycouldallowliquidtoflowthrough,whileblockingoutairbubbles.

Theybeganbycutting1.5-inch-widesectionsoftreebarkfromthebranchesofawhitepinetree.Thepeoplerelatedthentestedthewood’sfilteringabilitybypouringwatercontainingreddyeparticlesofdifferentsizesthrough.Totheir69.(amaze),theyfoundthatitwaseffectiveintrappingalltheparticles.Greatly70.(encourage),theteamconductedanotherexperiment,thistimewithwaterthatcontainedbacteria.Sureenough,thesapwoodheldback99%ofthebacteria,allowingonly1%toflowthrough.

第四部分：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）文中共有10处语言错误。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（\）。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1、每处错误极其修改均仅限一词；

2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。I’mastudentfromChongqing,China.Iamwritetokeepyouinformingofsomethingabouttheseveresituationthatfinlessporpoises,akindofrareandlovelyanimal,arefacingwithpresently.It’sbecauseofhumanactivitiesthatfinlessporpoisesareendangered.It’sterriblethattherearemerelylessthan1,000finlessporpoisesliveinChina.However,it’shightimethatimmediatemeasure