北京市朝阳区高三第一学期期末英语试题及答案.docx

1、北京市朝阳区高三第一学期期末英语试题及答案北京市朝阳区2017-2018学年度第一学期期末质量检测高三年级英语学科试卷 2018.1（考试时间100分钟 满分120分)本试卷共10页。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分：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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。例：Its so nice to hear from her again. _, we last met more than thirty years ago. A. Whats more

2、B. Thats to sayC. In other wordsD. Believe it or not 答案是D。1. These fresh vegetables are easy to rot so you _ eat them within two days.A. might B. should C. can D. would2. _ the pictures on the screen more clearly, they moved to the front row. A. To watch B. Watching C. Watched D. Having watched3. He

3、 missed the worst of the traffic this morning, _ he set out before 6 oclock. A. but B. so C. for D. or4. Did you have to do much for the dinner party?No, Tina _ everything by the time I got home.A. has finished B. had finished C. would finish D. will finish 5. Two blocks beyond the school is a field

4、 _ we often played football during childhood. A. who B. which C. when D. where6. My parents graduated from this university; thats _ I insisted on applying for it. A. which B. why C. what D. where7. Why are you buying a new refrigerator?The old one _ so many times that its not worth it any more.A. ha

5、s repaired B. is repaired C. has been repaired D. has been repairing8. A child should be receiving either meat or eggs daily, preferably _.A. neither B. none C. either D. both9. Can I give you a call on Saturday morning?I think I _ to the mountains, so call me on my cell phone.A. drive B. am driving

6、 C. will drive D. will be driving10. What will you do if the people _ at the back of the hall have trouble hearing the speech?A. sitting B. sit C. sat D. to sit11. Having a hobby is good for you. It doesnt matter what it is _ it drives you forward.A. as long as B. though C. unless D. in order that12

7、. _ the characters leave unsaid is often more important than what they put into words.A. That B. When C. What D. How 13. My car is making a really strange noise.Youd better get it _ before you drive to Denver.A. looking at B. looked at C. to look at D. being looked at14. I wish I _ your advice then.

8、 In that case things might not be so bad.A. have taken B. took C. had taken D. would have taken15. Whats touching about being a volunteer is seeing _ helping brings out the best in people. A. what B. whether C. why D. how 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，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

9、。Failing SuccessfullyTwo years ago I took part in a speech competition and delivered a memorized speech. It was a hard time for me when the judge _16_ the winners. At last, the moment of truth came. I got the worst.After not being placed in the competition, I really wanted to _17_ again. I realized

10、that finding the right topic was the most important part of the whole _18_. It needs to be motivational and inspirational to the _19_. So I reworked my speech for the following year, _20_ a different topic and spending many hours before the computer and in libraries doing research. Then I worked _21

11、_ the speech, line by line, word by word, making it _22_ better.The next year I participated in the competition again. I gave my _23_ in two parts, one was about my own experience and the other was about the feelings that people usually have when giving a speechhow _24_ it is, standing on a stage al

12、l alone, with everyone sitting and watching them. My speech _25_ down well and I was hoping to do that a little bit better. _26_, my wish didnt come true. The competition was so fierce and again I wasnt _27_.I was deeply disappointed, since I couldnt accept the fact that I had _28_ twice in somethin

13、g that I had worked so hard on. However, I knew that losing is _29_ and part of life. One of the judges said to me that my speech was quite good, _30_ it needed to be better if I wanted to go any further. He advised me to struggle to _31_ something like some of the empty gestures. He said that I wou

14、ld surely succeed someday.While I didnt earn _32_ as a result of the competition, I did gain a new viewpoint. I discovered that I could fail successfully. I think Ill _33_ to work hard and enter the next competition. Now, whenever Im faced with a defeat, I _34_ myself of what a famous person said, “

15、The path was worn and slippery. My foot slipped from under me, knocking the other out of the way, but I recovered and said to myself that its a slip and not a _35_.”16. A. announced B. predicted C. observed D. interviewed17. A. suffer B. compete C. win D. check18. A. range B. condition C. system D.

16、process19. A. audience B. companion C. director D. author20. A. reviewing B. supposing C. picking D. comparing21. A. during B. against C. behind D. through22. A. increase B. flow C. expose D. occur23. A. choice B. instruction C. reason D. speech24. A. annoying B. surprising C. frightening D. confusi

17、ng25. A. went B. dropped C. slowed D. rolled26. A. Angrily B. Sadly C. Strangely D. Eagerly27. A. settled B. treated C. placed D. affected28. A. decreased B. escaped C. struggled D. failed29. A. flexible B. normal C. appropriate D. typical30. A. but B. so C. for D. or 31. A. assume B. declare C. ove

18、rcome D. acquire32. A. profits B. awards C. comments D. qualities 33. A. continue B. agree C. regret D. apply 34. A. allow B. inform C. accuse D. remind35. A. kick B. push C. fall D. walk第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，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。AJanuary 10thTo the members o

19、f the city council of Albion,As a lifelong person living in Albion I have seen many changes to our beautiful town. Fifty years ago, the population was 32,000 and Main Street was the center of everything. People went there to shop, eat in restaurants, see movies, and sometimes just walk around. Today

20、, Albions population is over 80,000 and nobody even thinks about going downtown. We shop at malls and on the Internet. We take out fast food and stay home and watch TV. Most of the downtown businesses have closed, putting people out of work.I advocate a suggestion to turn things around. Lets declare

21、 the four block area to the north of Main Street a pedestrian-only zone. Once we do that, we can begin creating a lively street scene with open-air markets, sidewalk cafes, and street musicians or other performers. People may start making downtown their free-time destination. Parents can bring their

22、 children, and teenagers would be able to get together in a public setting.The changes could also have economic benefits for the city. Art galleries, clothing stores, and other businesses might begin to change the abandoned stores into new businesses. As downtown street life becomes more exciting, M

23、ain Street could also begin to attract new people living there. Young people responding to the energizing atmosphere may move into the apartments above the stores. New apartments will be built, providing new housing as well as work for local people. All of this activity would help to bring back the

24、citys commercial tax base. If you want confirmation that this kind of plan works, just look at Springfields results. When they instituted their pedestrian-only zone in 2003, the changes were great. Restaurants and hotels began to fill up and unemployment rates went down. The people of the town gaine

25、d an exciting new neighborhood. I certainly hope youll give this idea your serious consideration.Yours truly,Mary Blakely 36. Whats the change of the town in the past fifty years?A. The population has decreased.B. There have been fewer safe places.C. People have lost interest in downtown.D. The unem

26、ployment rate has been controlled.37. What idea does the author give in the letter?A. Raising the local commercial tax.B. Abandoning the pedestrian-only zone.C. Driving people away from downtown.D. Starting businesses in the downtown area. 38. Whats the purpose of the letter?A. To provide advice to

27、the government.B. To seek help with the problems of the city.C. To express dissatisfaction with the situation.D. To get public attention to the local economy.BIt probably wont surprise you that teens are texting more than ever before. Experts show great concern for teen texting. Students might not l

28、earn correct grammar and spelling if they write a lot of text messages. Also all that texting takes away from hours that could be spent studying, exercising, pursuing hobbies, or talking with others face to face. Some kids even sleep with their phones beneath their pillows and wake up several times

29、during the night to text.Dr. Elizabeth Dowdell points out teens need to learn that they canand shouldturn off their phones sometimes. She and her team had two teenagers, Kenny and Franchesca, carry out an experiment. They should obey the rules: No phone for 48 hours. No computer or Internet either,

30、unless it was for schoolwork. Would these two teenagers be able to do it?“I think Im going to feel really alone,” Kenny worried. Franchesca was nervous but brave. “Im excited for the challenge,” she said. “I dont know whats going to happen.” They handed their phones to their mothers for safekeeping.

31、 The challenge was on.The team caught up with Kenny and Franchesca after 48 phone-free hours. “Wow, it was pure suffering,” Kenny joked. “Though life with no phone wasnt easy,” he admitted, “it had benefits. I felt less stressed because I didnt have to be involved.” Sure, Kenny missed his friends, and he was sad at times. But he also felt relief from the constant texting. Instead of texting, Kenny went to the gym and caught up on schoolwork. He said that the first night he slept for 10 hours. He also spent time sitting with his family and tal