陕西省寺前中学高三下学期第一次双周考试英语试题含答案

高三英语第一次双周考试题命题人：马云霞考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。WhatdoesthemanthinkofwatchingTV?A、Ithelpspeoplekilltime. B、Itmakespeoplelessactive.C、Itkeepspeoplewell-informed.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A、She'lluseherbikesoon.B、She'slentherbikeout.C、She'llborrowabike.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthewoman?A、Sheispoorlydressed.B、She9sgottoomanydressesC、SheshouldbuyadressforBetty.Whafsgoingtobedifficultfortheman?A、Makingnicecoffee. B、Workingathomequietly.C、Choosingabirthdaygift.Whatarethespeakersdiscussing?A、Whethertogoonaholiday. B、Howtopayforthehouse.C、Whethertofindabetterjob.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，并标在试卷的的相应位置。听完每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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。听下面一段材料，回答第6和第7题WhoisMr.Li?A、Thewoman'sco-worker. B、Thewoman'ssecretary.C、Thewoman'sboss.WhatdoesMr.Liwanttotalktothewomanabout?A、Ajoboffer. B、Abigsale. C、Anewdepartment.听下面一段材料，回答第8和第10题Whatisthemandoingnow?A、Tryingtofindajob. B、Travelingroundtheworld.C、TeachingEnglishformoney.Wherewillthemanbeworking?A、InanAustralianschool.B、Inashippingcompany.C、Inaforeigntradingfirm.Whatwillthespeakersdotogetherintheevening?A、Gosightseeinginthecity.B、EatinaChineserestaurantC、Haveahome-madedinner.听下面一段材料，回答第11和第12题Whatdothespeakersdecidetodo?A、AskCarrieforhelp. B、Buyahugecake.C、Playcards.Whowillprobablygetsurprisedattheparty?A、Maggie. B、Theman. C、Jackie.听下面一段材料，回答第13和第16题Whatkindoffamiliescanbepossiblychosenashome-stayfamilies?A、Goodatcooking. B、Closetotheschool.C、Withinternationalbackground.Whatcananinternationalstudentexpectinahome-stayfamily?B、Nochoiceofmeals.AB、Nochoiceofmeals.C、AsharedbedroomWhatisthemainadvantageofstayingwithahome-stayfamily?A、Learningthelanguagebetter.B、Havingmorefreedom.C、Goingtoschoolearly.Whatshouldthestudentdotogetalongwiththefamily?A、Cookforthefamily.B、Keephisorherhabits.C、Followthehouserules.听下面一段材料，回答第18和第20题Whafsthepurposeoftheprogram?A、Toplananiceweekend.B、ToprepareforNewYear'sDay.C、Tocelebratethestartofavacation.Whatarethechildrengoingtodo?A、Lookforthehiddengifts.B、Hidearoundthebuilding.C、Haveagroupdiscussion.Whatarethechildrenrequiredtodobeforegoingoutofthebuilding?A、Waitatacorner. B、Givetheirnamesatadesk.C、Staytogetherwiththeirparents.Whowillgooutofthebuildingthroughthedoubledoors?A、Thepreschoolchildren.B、Thethirdgradechildren.C、Thefourthgradechildren.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、D）中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIgrewuponafarmoutsidePortClinton,Ohio.Iwastheyoungestson,withfourbrothersandfoursisters.Bythelate1960s,mostofusweremarriedandhadfamiliesofourown.Iworkedfulltimeandalsohadapart-timejobonatreefarm.Oneday,whileIwasvisitingmyparentsinlatesummerorearlyfall,Dadmentionedhe'dalwayswantedamapletreefortheyard.Momagreedthatitwaspretty.Sinceitwashardformyparentstogoshopping,Ifiguredthiswasagreatopportunitytogetthemsomethingthey9dappreciate.Ialsothoughtiftheywantedonetree,twowouldbeevenbetter.IcheckedthepriceatworkanddecideditwasabitmorethanIcouldafford-butallofmybrothersandsistersagreedtochipin（凑钱）.InnorthernOhio,youdon'tplantmapletreesatChristmas,sowedecidedtosurpriseMomandDadwithaspecialChristmasinOctoberbeforethegroundfroze.Thenmysisterswentintoaction,planningabigholidayturkeydinner.OnthechosenSunday,weallmetatmyhouseandloadedthetreesinapickuptruck.IdressedupasSantaClaus.Thenoffwewent,ninecarsloadedwithpeopleandfood.Whenwearrivedatmyparents9house,Dadcameoutofthebackdoor,thinkingsomethingwaswrong.HeandMomwereamazedwhenwetoldthemwhywewerethere.WhenChristmasrolledaround,ofcourse,wecouldn'tgotoourparents9houseemptyhanded,soMomandDadgotdoublepresentsthatyear.Almosthalfacenturylater,IstilldrivebytheoldfarmhouseandsmilewhenIseethosebig,handsometreesandremembergivingaspecialgifttospecialpeopleonChristmasinOctober.Whatmadetheauthorhavetheideatobuyhisparentsmapletrees?ThathewantedtobuyhisparentsChristmasgifts.Thatitwasagoodseasontoplantmapletrees.Thathelearnedabouthisfather'sdesireforone.Thatitwasconvenientforhimtogetamapletree.Whendidtheyplantthemapletreesfortheirparents?Inspring.B.InsummerC.Inautumn.D.AtChristmas.Whatdidtheauthorfinallydo?HeorganizedanearlyChristmasparty.B.Hepaidforeverythingbyhimself.C.Hegotonlyonemapletreethatyear.D.Hewenttohisparentsemptyhanded.Whichisthebesttitleforthepassage?A.Unforgettablegifts B.SpecialMemoriesofChristmasC.ACrowdedPartyPlantingMapleTreesforParentsC.ACrowdedPartyBAnInterviewofMichelleBlinksWhatwerethebestthingsaboutLosAngeles?OneofmyfavoritethingsaboutLosAngelesistheweather.Ihatethecoldanditneverreallygetsthatcoldthere.Plus,mostofthetimeit'susuallysunny.Ialsolovedgoingtothebeachduringthesummer.There9ssomuchtodoatthebeach,butmyfavoritethingwasgoingwithmyfriendsandhavingapicniconthesand.Whereweretheworstthingsaboutbeingthere?Idefinitelydislikedthatyouhadtodriveeverywheretogetaroundbecausethecityissospreadout.LosAngeleshasatonoftrafficandsometimesittakesalongtimetogetsomewhereclosebyjustbecausethestreetsarecrowedwithtraffic.Also,alotofpeoplecomplainaboutthepollution.Wasiteasytomeetpeople?Ithinkpeoplethereareprettyniceingeneral,butnormallyyouonlymeetpeoplethroughschoolorthroughwork.IwenttoschooltheresothafshowImetmostofmyfriends.Iguessyoucouldalsotrymeetingpeoplebygoingouttoclubsorbars.Whatdidyouusuallydothere?IfIwaswithmyfriends,we'dgoouttodinner,seeamovie,orsometimesgoouttoaclub.There9salwayssomethingtoseeordoinLosAngeleswhetherit'samuseumexhibitoraconcert,sowewererarelybored.WhatistheweatherlikeinLosAngeles?A.Verycold.B.Hotallthetime.C.Windy.D.Usuallysunny.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutLosAngeles?ThetrafficinLosAngelesisverybusy.Goingtobeachesispopularforrelaxation.Fewpeopleareawareofthepollution.Peoplecanalwaysfindexcitementsthere.WecanconcludethatMichelleinLosAngelesbeforetheinterview.A.droveabusB.wasastudent C.visitedafriendD.workedcManypeoplehavegottenprettygoodatshowingtheirbestsideoncamera.ThreeyearssinceOxfordDictionariesnamedit"wordoftheyear",theselfiehasalreadybecomeanimportantpartofonlineculture.ButinAsiancountrieslikeChina,JapanandSouthKorea,manypeoplewon'tpostpicturesonsocialmediawithouteditingtheirfaceswithphotoeditingappssuchasMeituXiuxiu.AccordingtoTheTelegraphnewspaper,thesehugelysuccessful,homegrownphotoeditingappsspeciallyfocusontwoclearpsychologies（心、理）ofAsianusers,andinparticular,women:theeagernesstopostselfiesandthedesiretolookwhiterthantheyreallyare.AstheUSstylewebsiteMicputit,“Whatactuallymakesagoodselfiecomesfromwhatweconsiderbeautiful,andthatisgreatlydifferentbyculture."PhotoeditingappsplaytoAsianwomen'sdreamsofachievingamore“Westernized"lookthatcomesfromhavingamoreoval-shaped（瓜子形的）face,whiterskinandbiggereyes.Withtheslideofafinger,theappsletthemchangetheirfaces,justliketheyarehavingplasticsurgery（整容）.Withoutadoubt,editingfacialcharacteristicswithanapphasbecomesomethingthatpeopledoforfun,anditisn'tharmfulinmostcases.Butitisimportanttoknowthat"thegapbetweenrealityandouronlinelivesiswideningaswesitonourphonesplayingplasticsurgeon",TheTelegraphnoted.Theunderlinedword"selfie"inParagraph2isakindof.A.asmartphoneapp B.anewwebsiteC.aself-takenpicture D.awebpostWhatmakesphotoeditingappssuccessful?Meetingtheusers9needinsidetheirhearts.Askingpeopletoposttheirphotosonline.Asianswishingtolookwhiterthanwesterners.Asians9needtolookbetterthantheyreallyare.WhatdoAsianwomenwishtolooklike?A.Aroundandwhitefacewithbigeyes.B.Anoval-shapedfacewithwhiteskin.Anoval-shapedfacewithbrighteyes.Aroundandwhitefacewithbeautifulteeth.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthelastparagraph?Peoplecanmakeplasticsurgeryusingsmartphones.Usingeditingappsdoesnoharmtopeople.Editingappsmayhaveabadeffectonreallife.Editingappshasbecomeanecessarytool.DGrowingupinoneofthepoorestcommunitiesonthesouthsideofAtlanta,US,notmanypeopleexpectedmuchofme,soIhadtoexpectsomethingofmyself.Onmy13thbirthday,IboughtaposterofHarvardtohanginmyroom.BeingatHarvardbecamewhatIdreamtabout:IsawmyselfattendingclassinSandersTheater,studyinginWidenerLibraryandeatinginAnnenbergHall.I'dbeginmydaybyaskingmyselfthesetwoquestions:uWhatdoIwantinmylife?99and,"ArethethingsIamdoingtodaygoingtogetmeclosertothatlife?"RemindingmyselfofmygoaleachdaymadeiteasytosaynotothesamechoicesIsawotherteenagersmaking,becausethosepathswouldn'thavegottenmeclosertomygoal.IfoundthatbeingpoorcouldnottakeawaymypowertodecidewhatIchoosetodowithmyday.AskingmyselfthosequestionsgavemetheenergytostudyjustonemorehouronmySATswhenmyfriendswereasleep;anditgavemethedeterminationtosendjustonemorescholarshipapplicationwhen180othershadalreadyturnedmedown.EverydayIcouldfeelmyselfgettingcloserandclosertomygoalasmywritinggotbetter,mySATscoreincreased,andmyscholarshipchecksstartedcomingin.March31st,2011,anemailarrivedfromHarvard.Thefirstwordwas"Congratulations!,9Amonthlater,HarvardinvitedmetovisitthecampuswhereforthefirsttimeIgottoseeinsideSandersTheater,tourWidenerLibraryandeatdinnerinAnnenbergHall.Whoyouaretodayistheresultofthedecisionsyoumadeyesterday,andwhoyouwillbetomorrowwillbetheresultofthechoicesyoumaketoday.Whodoyouwanttobetomorrow?WhatdoesParagraph1infer?ThecityofAtlantaisnotagoodplacetolivein.Manypeoplebelievethatthewriterwillsucceed.TheauthorgrewupinthenorthsideofAtlanta.Livinginapoorareadidn'tstopherdreaming.Whichwasthewriter'sgoalofworkinghard?A.BeingadmittedtoHarvard.B.AttendingclassinSandersTheater.StudyinginWidenerLibrary.D.EatingdinnerinAnnenbergHall.Whichdidn'thelpthewritersticktohergoal?Askingherselftwoquestionseveryday.TouringintheHarvardcampus.C.Remindingherselfofherdream.Refusingtodowhatsheshouldn'tdo.Whatcanwelearnfromthewriter'sexperience?Successstartswithbelievinginyourself.You'llneverregretdoingtherightthing.Whoyouarebeginswithwhatyoudo.You'reresponsibleforyourownactions.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。OnemorninglastweekIlookedoutofmystudywindowandsawthatitwasafineday.No,itwasawonderfulday:thesunshonedownfromaskywithoutevenasinglecloud.Butlaterthatday,hardatworkatmydesk,Iheardaloudnoiseontheroof.Turningtothewindow,Isawthattheskywasnowthecolorofcharcoal（木炭）.Twominuteslatertherainpoured,makingriversofwater.36Ifsextremelyvariable（易变的）.Goaheadwithyourpicnicinthelocalparkbyallmeans,butdon'tsupposethatbecausethesunisshiningnow,itwillbewhenyouopenyourpackofsandwiches.37TheweatherinBritainisnotalwaysbad.38ThisisoneofthebiggestreasonswhytheBritishtalksooftenabouttheweather.Wherevertherearestrangersstandingorsittingclosetogether,andtalkcannotbeavoided,theconversationfocusesontheweather:"Yes,theweatherhasbeengood,hasn'tit?"or"39”TheunexpectedchangeoftheweatherissomethingthateveryBritishcanagreeon.40Eventhosewithdifferentopinionsoneverythingelseintheworld,suchasthecurrentargumentintheUKaboutmembershipoftheEuropeanUnion,cantalkabouttheweatherwithoutleadingtoaquarrel.Itisjustchangeable.Thatmakesitasafetopicofconversation.You'dbettertakeanumbrella,justincase.Whatshockingweatherwe'vebeenhaving!Strangerswillchoosetotalkabouttheweathertobreaktheice.ThisstorywillgiveyousomeideaaboutweatherinBritain.Areyougoingforapicnic?第三部分英语知识运用（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。ALetterfromtheTeachersBeforeyouopentheenvelopewithyourscoreinit,wewantyoutoreadthisfirst.Insidetheenvelopeisascore.It'sascoreyou'vebeen41forbutitmightnotbethescoreyou'vebeenhopingfor.Ifthafsthe42,it'snaturalthatyouwillfeel43.Wewillbeverysorryaboutthatandwillfeeldisappointed“fbryou”too- 44wewon'tfeeldisappointed“inyou".45,inlife,thingsdon'talways46thewaywewantthemtoanditcan47alittletimetosortoutthefeelingsandthoughtswecanhavewhenthathappens.Weknowthateachoneofyouhas48_veryhardandwithagreatattitude.Noscorecanevertakethat49fromyou.Infact,webelievethatyour50andwhoyouareasapersonismuchmore51thananymarkonatest.Whoyouareandtheattitudesyouhavewill52withyoutowhateverschoolthatisgoingto53youasoneoftheirnewpupilsinSeptember.Thatissoimportant.Youarequitesimply"54"andweareveryproudofyou.Makeusproud55schoolyougoto.Don'tgiveupeasilywhenthingsget56.Growuptobekind,caring,generous,lovingadultswhomakeapositive57tothisworldbyhowyouliveyourlife.Remember,thescoreinthe58isjustamarkforsometests.Itcan't59howamazingyouare!So,nomatterwhathappensinthenextfew60,todayyoumustcelebrateYOU!Withlovefromallthestaff!41.A.lookingB.leavingC.waitingD.searching42.A.conditionB.caseC.reasonD.challenge43.A.excitedB.disappointedC.worriedD.puzzled44.A.andB.thenC.soD.but45.A.UnfortunatelyB.ExtremelyC.StrangelyD.Seriously46.A.putoutB.giveoutC.standoutD.workout47.A.wasteB.takeC.spareD.squeeze48.A.workedB.breathedC.defendedD.cried49.A.outB.offC.awayD.up50.A.achievementB.mindC.attitudeD.result51.A.importantB.differentC.specialD.attractive52.A.lieB.travelC.passD.mix53.A.considerB.treatC.serveD.have54.A.confidentB.specialC.independentD.pleased55.A.whereverB.howeverC.whateverD.whoever56.A.changedB.toughC.doubtfulD.certain57.A.successB.suggestionC.livingD.difference58.A.letterB.envelopeC.worldD.life59.A.measureB.compareC.realizeD.support60.A.tripsB.activitiesC.minutesD.steps第II卷注意：将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Chinaisknownforitsinnovation(仓ll新)allovertheworldinallfieldsoflife.Asforarchitecture,it61(have)thefamousOlympicstadiuminBeijingandalsotheGreatWallofChina.ButnowthisAsiancountryhas62(beat)itsownrecordofhavingthehighestbridgeintheworld.TheBeipanjiangBridgeinChinais63_world'shighestbridge.LyinginthesouthwestpartofChina,thisbridgewasdeclaredthehighestintheworldonceitopenedtotraffic64Thursday.Thetime65(take)tobuildthisbridgeisalmostthreeyears.Withthe66(appear)ofthisbridge,Chineseengineeringhasearnedgreatvalueandrecognition.67(expert)considersuchengineeringtobeamongthebestinth