北京市高三上学期期中考试英语试题

（满分150分）第一部分：听力理解（共20小题，30分。每小题1.5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。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。1.Whatwillthemanandwomanprobablydo?A.Staywheretheyare.B.Goforawalk. C.Gotoacofficeshop.2.Whatisthewomanprobablydoing?A.Askingforhelp. B.Makinganappointment. C.Givingadvice.3.Whatdoesthemanwanttodonow?A.Preparetheschedule. B.Talkabouttheschedule. C.Takearest.4.WhatdoesthewomanfeelabouttheUS?A.Bored. B.Curious. C.Disappointed.5.WhenwillthewomanmeetwithMr.Smith?A.12:00. B.1:30. C.2:00.第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）听下面4短对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。停每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6.Whatdoesthemanremend?A.Achocolatecake.B.Anapplepie.cream..icecream..7.What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A.Bossandemployee. B.Waiterandcustomer. C.Husbandandwife.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inasupermarket. B.Inabank. C.Inapostoffice.9.Howlongdoesoverseasmalltake?A.Inasupermarket. B.Inabank. C.Inapostoffice.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whathasthewomanbeenthinkingaboutforalongtime?A.Herstudy. B.herfuture. C.hersafety.11.Whydoesn’tthewomanwanttobeaflightattendant?A.Herstudy. B.herfuture. C.hersafety.12.Whatdoesthewomanwanttobe?A.Ateacher. B.Aninterpreter. C.Abusinesswoman.听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。13.Whatcausedthetraffictostop?A.Thestorm. B.Thesnow. C.Thewind.14.WhatwilltheweatherbelikeduringthedayonFriday?A.Cloudyandrainy. B.warmandsunny. C.Windyandcool.15.Whenwillitprobablyrain?A.OnFriday. B.OnSaturdaynight. C.OnSundaymorning.第三节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）听下面一段对话，完成第16至20五道小题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有50秒钟的作答时间，这段对话你将听两遍，请将答案写在答题卡上。InformationabouttheHostFamilyPlaceonthe16sidePreferencea17studentFamilyMemberacouplewith18kidsPrice80100dollarsa19Othera20room第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。例：It’ssonicetohearfromheragain._____,welastmetmorethanthirtyyearsago.A.What’smoreB.That’stosay C.Inotherwords D.Believeitornot答案是D。21.InChina,you___votewhenyouare18.A.mustB.might C.can D.would22.I’vebeenawayforonlythreeyears,_____Icanhardlyrecognizemyhometown.A.so B.or C.for D.yet23.Thisarticleiswellwrittenbecausespecialattention_____tothechoiceofwords.A.haspaid B.hasbeenpaid C.hadpaid D.hadbeenpaid24.Theyalwaysgivethevacantseatto____esfirst.A.anyone B.whom C.whomever D.whoever25.Insomecountries,friendskiss____bothcheekswhentheysaygoodbye.A.on B.in C.at D.of26.Itishardtoimagine_____makesatoplevelathlete.A.which B.how C.that D.what27.ThemovieGravitywonsevenawardsattheOscarnight,____wasbeyondthedirector’swildestdream.A.which B.that C.where D.what28.Didhegetthejobfinally?Thoughhe____wellbeforethejobinterview,hefailedtoanswersomeimportantquestions.A.asking B.toask C.asked D.havingasked29.When____aboutoneofthebiggestconcernstoday,manycitizensmentionedthesharpriseinhousingprice.A.asking B.toask C.asked D.havingasked30._____time,theteacherhadusdohalfoftheexercisesinclassandpletetheotherhalfforourhomework.A.Tosave B.Save C.Saving D.Havingsaved31.Remembermetoyourparentswhenyou_____them.A.arecalling B.call C.willcall D.delivered32.What’sthatnoise?There’satruckstoppingoutside.It’ssomeone____something.A.deliver B.todeliver C.delivering D.delivered33.Quietnessseemsimpossible______everyonetakestheirseatsandbeginstowrite.A.until B.after C.for D.once34.Howlonghaveyoubeenhere,Susan?Onlyaboutfiveminutes.Alisa_____herewithme.A.walks B.walked C.haswalked D.hadwalked35.Ididn’tknowyourmobilephonenumber;otherwiseI_____youthemomentIgottoCanada.A.wouldring B.wouldhaverung C.hadrung D.rang第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。WalletBackThisisastoryaboutalearningexperiencethathadabigeffectonthewayIlivemylife.The36inthestorydidnotgivemetestsorevengrademeonmywork.Iwastaughtbyoneofthemosteffective37ofteaching,onethatonlypeoplewithlotsoflovecando.“Mywallet!Whereisit?”weremyfirstwords38Ifoundmywalletwasmissing.I39mymemoryforafewseconds,thenrealizedthatIhadleftmypreciouswalletinthelibrary’spublic40!Becausethelibrarywasnow41,Ihadtowaituntilmorningtolookforit.WhenIgotthereday,allIfoundwasacleanrestroom.ThiswasthefirsttimeIcouldrememberever42toseeacleanrestroom.AsIwalkedout,Ilookedatmyselfinthemirrorandshookmyheadatthe43foolinfrontofme.Ipolitely44thelibrarianatthefrontdeskandaskedherifawallethadbeenfoundintherestroomyesterday.“No.”Thatwasthat.Iwalkedoffwithasenseof45.I46whatIwoulddoifIhadfoundawalletwithsixtydollars,aphonecardandotherirreplaceable47things.Finally,I48acceptedthefactthatmywalletwasgone.Aweeklater,Ireceiveda49inthemail.Itwasmywallet!Andmost50,nothingwasmissing!Buttherewasaletterfoldedupinoneofthewalletpocketthathadnotbeentherebefore.Islowlyunfoldedtheletter,which51somethinglikethisWhenwecontinuetohelppeoplearound,wewillliveinalargerandmorerewardingworld.Thispersondidn’tevenleaveareturnaddress.SoIcouldn’t52whoeveritwas.Butfromthatdayon,I53myselfthatIwillfollowthis54andhelpothersandmakethemas55asIwaswhenIopenedthatparcel!36.A.leader B.writer C.teacher D.scholar37.A.aids B.systems C.materials D.methods.38.A.once B.when C.before D.since39.A.searched B.improved C.developed D.recorded40.A.canteen B.lounge C.restroom D.showroom41.A.closed B.deserted C.crowded D.occupied42.A.hoping B.hating C.refusing D.preferring43.A.grateful B.curious C.forgetful D.nervous44.A.approached B.interviewed C.identified D.reminded45.A.safety B.forgiveness C.satisfaction D.disappointment46.A.described B.wondered C.discovered D.expressed47.A.personal B.strange C.surprising D.reasonable48.A.gladly B.naturally C.willingly D.painfully49.A.letter B.note C.package D.suitcase50.A.sincerely B.amazingly C.honestly D.obviously51.A.read B.printed C.explained D.wrote52.A.owe B.thank C.admire D.inspire53.A.supported B.suggested C.improved D.promised54.A.plan B.course C.regulation D.example55.A.shocked B.cautious C.delighted D.optimistic第三部分阅读理解（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A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AJohnnytheExplorerJohnnywasthreewhenheranawayfromhomeforthefirsttime.Somebodyleftthegardengateopen.Johnnywanderedout,crossedsomefieldsand,twohourslater,arrivedinvillage.Hewasjustabletogivehisnameandaddress.Bythetimehewasseven,Johnnyusedtodisappearfromhometwotothreetimesayear.Sometimeshecoveredquitelongdistancesonfoot.Sometimeshegotonabusorevenatrain,andsimplysatthereuntilsomeoneaskedforhisticket.Generallythepolicebroughthimhome.“Whydoyoudoit?”theyusedtoask.“Ijustlikeseeingplaces,”Johnnytoldthem.Johnnycontinuedto“seeplaces”althougheveryonetriedtostophim.Hisparentsusedtowatchhimclosely,andsodidhisteachers;butsoonerorlaterJohnnymanagedtoslipaway.Ashegrewolder,hisfavoritetrickwastohideonalongdistancetruck.Sometimeshetravelledhundredsofmilesbeforeanyonediscoveredhim.ItishardlysurprisingthateventuallyJohnnymanagedtoboardaplane.Hewastwelveatthetime.Itwasacargoplaneand,afewhourslater,JohnnyfoundhimselfinCairo.Howdidhegetonboard?Nooneknows!AccordingtoJohnnyhimself,itwaseasy:hejustwentintotheairport,walkedalongsomepassagesandgotonboardthenearestplane.Inspiteofallthis,Johnnydidwellatschool.Heenjoyedmathematicsandlanguagesand,perhapsnotsurprisingly,hewasespeciallygoodatgeography.“Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?”histeachersaskedhim.“Anexplorer!”heanswered.“Butit’sdifficulttobeeanexplorerinthismodernage,”theytriedtotellhim.Butitwasnouse:Johnnyknewwhathewanted!Justbeforeheleftschool,Johnnysawanoticeinadailypaper.AlongjourneywasabouttogotoBraziltotraveluptheAmazonRiver.Therewerejobsforthreeyoungpeople“willingtoworkhardandwithasenseofadventure”.Johnnyapplied,andtwomonthslater,hewasonhiswaytoBrazil.56.Johnnyfrequentlylefthomebecause______.A.hepreferredtostayaloneB.heenjoyedseeingnewplacesC.hecouldn’tdowellatschoolD.hedidn’tgetalongwellwithhisparents57.PeoplearoundJohnny______.A.triedtostophimfromslippingawayB.keptfollowinghimtogethimbackC.bookedticketsforhimifnecessaryD.wereclearabouthowhetravelledabroad58.Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthat______.A.JohnnyworkedforadailypaperB.JohnnylackedasenseofadventureC.JohnnywentexploringalongtheAmazonRiverD.JohnnywenttoBraziltwomonthsafterhefinishedschoolBEditorHenrySlocum,IreadyourMay10tharticleinthelocalnewspaperHonesdaleTimesaboutelectronicbooks,orebook,withgreatinterest.Youmadeseveralgoodpointsaboutthedisadvantagesofebooks.Youmayhaveoverlooked,however,someofthewaysinwhichtheyaresuperiortotraditionalbooks.Yes,ebooksareexpensive,buttheyarealsoconvenient.Inaddition,duetotheirenvironmentfriendlynature,ebookshavethepotentialtochangeourplanetforthebetter.Ebooks,foranyonewhoisunfamiliarwiththeterm,areaboutthesamesizeandshapeasregularbooks.Theyhavealargescreeninthemiddle,however,Thisscreenshowsthereaderapageofhathasbeendownloadedfromaputer.Oncethereaderhasfinishedreadingthepageontheebookscreen,heorshescrollsdowntoseeanewpage.Theprocesscontinuesuntiltheentirebookhasbeenread.Asyoupointedout,Mr.Slocum,it'sgreattolieonawarm，sandybeachwithabook.Youcandothatjustaseasilywithanebookasyoucanwithatraditionalpaperbook.Infact,becauseebooksaresolight,youcancarrythemanywhere.Say,forexample,thatyouliketoreadonthebus.Whichwouldyourathercarrywithyou—aheavy800pagenovel,oranebookthatweighsonlyafewounces?Anotherimportantadvantageisofferedbyebooksaswell.Theyaremoreenvironmentfriendlythantraditionalbooks.Atpresent,thousandsoftreesarecutdowneachyeartomeetthepublishingindustry’sdemandforpaper.Booksthatdon’tsellareeventuallyreturnedtothepublisheranddestroyed.Thisterriblewastecouldbeavoidedifeveryoneusedebooks,whichrequirenopaper.Sincerely,DavidEng59.WhatdoesEditorHenrySlocumthinkaboutebooks?A.Interesting．B.Expensive．C.ConvenientD.Environmentfriendly．60.WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph2?A.Whatanebookis．B.Whyebooksarepopular．C.Howebookshavedeveloped．D.Whoarethereadersofebooks．61.InDavid’sletter,hethinksthat________.A.EbookswilledowninpriceB.EbookseinvarioussizesandshapesC.EbooksdolittleharmtotheenvironmentD.Ebooksarenobetterthantraditionalbooks62.Themainpurposeoftheletteristo__________.A.explainhowtoreadebooksB.honorthepersonwhoinventedebooksC.scoldpublishersforwastingsomuchpaperD.provideevidencethatebooksareagoodideaCLosingweighteswithalotofhealthbenefitsincludingmakingyourbrainsharper.Yes,itturnoutthatoverweightmaydamagecognitivefunctionssuchasmemoryandattention.Therehavebeenfewstudiesofoverweightandcognitive（认知的）functioning,possiblybecauseitisgenerallybelievedthatitisnotaprimaryriskcauseforpoorcognitiveperformance.Losingweight,therefore,mayhelpimprovethesementalfunctions,accordingtoanewresearchledbyJohnGunstad,assistantprofessorofpsychologyatKentStateUniversity.Growingevidencesuggeststhatbeingfatislinkedtocognitivedeficits(缺陷).SoGunstadandhisteamguessedthatlosingweightmightimprovementalfunction.Fortheirstudy,theymeasuredmemoryandattentioninagroupof150overweightparticipants,someofwhomhadsomekindofoperationforweightlossandsomedidnot.Allofthevolunteerspletedmentalskillsteststoassesstheirabilitiesofmemoryandattentionatthebeginningofthestudy,andagain12weekslater.Tobeginwith,about24%ofthepatientsshoweddamagedlearningand23%showedsignsofpoormemorywhentested.Attheendofthestudy,thosewhohadlostweightafteroperationimprovedtheirscoresintotheaverageoraboveaveragerangeforcognitivefunctions.Scoresforthevolunteerswhodidn’tloseweightdroppedevenfurther.ThestudyhelpedGunstadtofindoutwhetherlosingweighthadanyeffectonmentalfunction.Nowthathe’sseenthepositiveeffectthatweightlosscanhaveonmemoryandattention,hesayshewillnextstudythosewhochoosetoloseweightbythetraditionalway—eatinghealthierandgettingmoreactive.Heexpectsthatlosingweightinthiswaywillhaveasimilarlypositiveeffectonthebrain.“Ifwecanimprovetheconditionwithoperations,thenwecanprobablyproducethesamechangewithbehavioralweightlossaswell,”hesays.Therehavebeenfewstudiesofoverweightandcognitivefunctioning,possiblybecauseitisgenerallybelievedthatitisnotaprimaryriskcauseforpoorcognitiveperformance.Losingweight,therefore,mayhelpimprovethesementalfunctions,accordingtoanewresearchledbyJohnGunstad,assistantprofessorofpsychologyatKentStateUniversity.Growingevidencesuggeststhatbeingfatislinkedtocognitivedeficits(缺陷).SoGunstadandhisteamguessedthatlosingweightmightimprovementalfunction.Fortheirstudy,theymeasuredmemoryandattentioninagroupof150overweightparticipants,someofwhomhadsomekindofoperationforweightlossandsomedidnot.Allofthevolunteerspletedmentalskillsteststoassesstheirabilitiesofmemoryandattentionatthebeginningofthestudy,andagain12weekslater.Tobeginwith,about24%ofthepatientsshoweddamagedlearningand23%showedsignsofpoormemorywhentested.Attheendofthestudy,thosewhohadlostweightafteroperationimprovedtheirscoresintotheaverageoraboveaveragerangeforcognitivefunctions.Scoresforthevolunteerswhodidn’tloseweightdroppedevenfurther.ThestudyhelpedGunstadtofindoutwhetherlosingweighthadanyeffectonmentalfunction.Nowthathe’sseenthepositiveeffectthatweightlosscanhaveonmemoryandattention,hesayshewillnextstudythosewhochoosetoloseweightbythetraditionalway—eatinghealthierandgettingmoreactive.Heexpectsthatlosingweightinthiswaywillhaveasimilarlypositiveeffectonthebrain.”Ifwecanimprovetheconditionwithoperations,thenwecanprobablyproducethesamechangewithbehavioralweightlossaswell,”hesays.63.Thereislessresearchonoverweightandcognitivefunctionsbecauseresearchers_____.A.believeoverweightonlyaffectsourbodyB.havefocusedonwaystosharpenpeople’smindC.donotconsideroverweightamaincauseforlowcognitiveabilityD.areclearabouttherelationbetweenweightandmentalfunctions64.TheresultofGunstadsstudyshowsthat______.A.losingweighthaslittleeffectonpeople’smemoryB.losingweightcanimprovepeople’smentalfunctionsC.overweightpeoplearelikelytohavepsychologyproblemsD.overweightpeople’sabilitiesofconcentrationdiffergreatly65.WhatisGunstadplanningtoprovenextinhisresearch?A.Slimpeoplearesmarterthanoverweightpeople.B.Healthydietisbetterthanexerciseinlosingweight.C.Traditionalwaysoflosingweightarebetterthanoperation.D.Overweightpeoplewillgetsmarterbytakingmoreexercise.66.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitlefor?A.BodyWeightandHealthB.LosingWeightbyOperationC.WaystoImproveMentalFunctionsD.LosingWeighttoSharpenYourMindDSeeinginStereoHaveyouwonderedwhyyouhavetwoeyesandwhytheyaresetclosetogetheronthefrontofyourface?Thereasonsaresimpleandimportant.Youreyesareliketwosmallcameras.Acameracatchesanimage（影像）ofanobjectandrecordsitonfilm.Similarly,whenyoulookatsomething,eacheyetakesinwhatitseesandsendsthisimagetothebackoftheeyeball.Becauseyoureyesaresetclosetogether,theyseetheworldfromaboutthesameheightbutfromalittledifferentangles.Whileyourrighteyeseesanobjectalittletotheright,yourlefteyeseesthesameobjectabittotheleft.Workingasateam,theeyessendtheimagestoyourbrain,thenyourbrainputsthemtogetherandyouseeasingleimageinthecentre.Seeinginstereomeansseeingwithtwoeyesworkingtogether,whichiscalledstereoscopicsight.Thisallowsyoutoseetheworldin3D.Seeingdepthhelpsyoutojudgehowfaritisbetweenyouandtheobjectsyousee,andthenadjusttothechanginganglesothatyoucanseesomethingclearlywhenyoumovecloserorfartheraway.Ifimagesareingfromonlyoneeye,however,heightandwidth—canbeperceived.Soifyouseewithoneeye,youwillgeta2Dimage,asinaphotograph.Nowconsiderwhyyourtwoeyesareonthefrontofyourface.Thinkofotheranimalsjustlikeyou.Theyareallhuntinganimals,likelionsandtigers.Thisprovidesafieldofsightabout180degreewide,whichiscalledbinocularsight.Ontheotherhand,animalsthatarehuntedhaveeyesonthesidesofthehead,whichprovidesnearly360degreefieldofsight.However,theydon’thavestereoscopicsight.Itisdifficultforthemtojudgehowfaradangeris.Withbothstereoscopicandbinocularsight,humansandhuntinganimalssharetheabilitytoseefromsidetosideandtojudgehowfaritisfromotherobjects.Ifyouthinkitwouldbegreattohaveanotherkindofsight,perhapswithhundredsoftinyeyeslikemanyinsectsdo,thinkagain!Eachtinyinsecteyeseesonlyatinypart.Besides,whatifyouneededglasses?Begladfortheeyesightthatyouhave.67.Accordingtothepassage,aneyeislikeacamerabecauseboth_______A.Canrecordimages.B.canimagineobjects.C.providecenteredimages.D.workatthesameheight.68.Stereoscopicsightisaresultofhaving______.A.athreehundredsixtydegreefieldofsight．B.hundredsofeyes,allseeingtinypartsofanimage．C.twoeyesclosetoeachotherthatworktogether．D.oneeyeoneithersideofthehead,eachseeingadifferentimage．69.Theunderlinedword“perceived”inPara3means_______.A.set．B.taken．C.seen．D.understood．70.Theauthorimpliesthat“seeinginstereo”______A.issimilartothewaycameras．B.isanabilityhumansarefortunatetohave．C.wouldbebetterforawiderfieldofsight．D.helpspeopletohavebettersightthananimals．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。PuppyFoodApuppy(youngdog)isapreciousadditiontoanyfamily.ementofbringinghomealittlefurrywillalwaysliveinourmemories.Likeallofus,thought,yourpuppymusthaveadequatenutritionrightfromthestarttomakecertainthatit’llhavealongandhealthylife.71Youmightaskyourselfwhatisthebestforyournewpetwithallofthedifferentvarietiesonthemarketinalloftheirattractivepackaging.Somedryfoodproducedspeciallyforpuppiesisthebestforthedevelopmentoftheirteeth.72Contrarytothebeliefofmanyfirsttimepuppyowners,itisnotalwaysthebestideatopurchasefoodthatistoohighincalcium(钙),protein,andvitaminlevels.73Inaddition,ahighintakeofcalciumisassociatedwithbonediseaseinlargebreeddogs.Ifyouhavea“smallbreed”puppy,youcanbuythatkindoffood.Itisnotagoodideatofeedthefoodyoueattoyourpuppyfrequently,asyourpuppymaybeeselectiveaboutfood.74Somepeoplethinkthatdogbiscuitsandothertreatsarefine,buttheyshouldnotbeamainpartofpuppy’sdiet.Youngpuppiesshouldbefedthreetimesaday.Eachpuppyisunique,however,sofeedingthemtwiceadayisacceptable.Aftertentotwelveweeksofage,feedyourpuppytwiceperday.Allowyourpuppytoeatasmuchashewouldlikeinfifteenminutes.75Ifyouletyourpuppyeattoomuchortoooftenbykeepingfoodaccessibleatalltimes,hemaybeeoverweightandhavehealthproblemsasanadult.Likehumans,yourpuppywillnotenjoythefoodanylongerifitisthereatalltimes.A.Pickupthedishwiththeremainingfood.B.Properfoodisabasicnecessityforyourpuppies.C.Remembertogiveyourpuppythefoodhewouldliketohave.D.Itcanalsocauseanupsetstomachduetoanunbalanceddiet.E.Afurtherbenefitisthatitislessexpensivethanthecannedfood.F.Oneexampleistharahelpingsofnutrientsdoharmtodigestiveorgans.G.It’sgoodtoprovideranutrientsapuppyneedsuntilhegrowslarger.第四部分：书面表达