高三英语上学期第二阶段期中试题Word下载.docx

1、每段对话或独白后有2至4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。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What is Julia doing?A. Asking about her order.B. Reporting a computer problem.C. Confirming a visit to a company.7. When will the chairs arrive today?A. At about 10 am. B. Aro

2、und 12 noon. C. By 4 pm. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What is the conversation mainly about? A. Course design. B. Course registration. C. Course evaluation. 9. What course did the woman choose?A. International Trade. B. Modern History. C. Chemistry.10. What will Jack do to take mathematics?A. Wait for an open

3、ing.B. Apply to the department.C. Speak to Professor Anderson.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a shop. B. In a canteen. C. In an office.12. What bothers the woman?A. Her computer is down.B. Her paper is missing.C. Her hand is aching. 13. When is the womans r

4、eport due?A. Wednesday. B. Friday. C. Next Monday. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What is the man doing?A. Writing a book.B. Preparing a lecture.C. Searching for references.15. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Make his topic more specific.B. Get a complete reading list.C. Read at least six books.16.

5、What is the man going to focus on?A. Hollywood in the 1920s.B. 20th-century Hollywood movies.C. Golden Age Hollywood comedies.17. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Student and teacher.B. Reader and librarian.C. Customer and shop assistant.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What will the weather be

6、 like in high places this evening?A. Therell be showers. B. Therell be heavy mist.C. Therell be strong winds.19. How will the day start in coastal areas tomorrow?A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.20. When can holiday makers expect good weather?A. This weekend.B. End of this month.C. Next month.第二部分阅读理解（

7、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。AThomasEdison was one of ten said to be the greatest genius（天才） of his age. There are only a few men in all of the history, who have changed the lives of other men as much as the inventor of the first useful electric l

8、ight. But Edison could never be happy only because someone said he was a genius. “There is no such thing as genius,”Edison said.He said that what people called genius was mostly hard work.But Edison was a dreamer as well as a worker.From his earliest days as a child he wondered about the secrets of

9、nature.Nature, he often said,is full of secrets.He tried to understand them;then, he tried to learn what could usefully be done with them. Edison enjoyed thinking. He knew that most people will do almost anything instead of the difficult work of thinking, especially if they do not think very often.

10、But he knew, too, that thinking can give men enjoyment and pleasure.Edison could not understand how anyone could be uninterested in life. As he loved to think, he also loved to work. On the day he became 75 years old, someone asked him what ideas he had about life. “Work,” he answered. “Discovering

11、the secrets of nature and using them to make men happier.” He said he had enough inventions in his mind to give him another 100 years of work.21. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage? A.Many other people have changed Edisons life. B.Edison invented the electric light. C.Edison

12、 has changed the life of many other people. D.Few men in history can change other peoples life.22. Edison thought_. A. he could be happy if he was a genius B. genius plays the most important part in ones success C. genius could do better than hard work D. hard work could do better than genius23. Edi

13、son was_ . A. very much interested in nature B. interested in changing peoples ideasC. interested in discovering the secrets of nature D. uninterested in making people happier by discovering the secrets of nature24.The last sentence in the passage most probably implies A. Edison made 100 inventions

14、in his life B. life is too short for Edison to invent more for human beingsC. Edison was able to live and work for 100 yearsD. People of his time were ready to give Edison another 100 years workBThese are some signs that you can see on the roads of Great Britain.Number one is a sign with the number

15、thirty on it. When drivers see this sign they must not go at more than thirty miles an hour.We see this sign when we get to parts of the country where there are many houses and other buildings, for example, when we are getting near a town. Thirty miles an hour is the speed limit. Number two is a sig

16、n for the end of the speed limit.We are out of the town now and may go at more than thirty miles an hour. Number three is a sign that we are near a crossroads, that is, a place where two roads cross. We must drive carefully. Number four is a sign that there is a bend in the road. Again, we must driv

17、e slowly and carefully. Number five is a sign that there is a hill and number six is a sign that the roads get narrow.Drivers must go slowly and carefully. Number seven has the word “school” on it.This is a sign that there is a school at the side of the street or road. Perhaps there are children goi

18、ng to school or leaving school. So drivers must look carefully and go slowly until they are past the school building. Number eight is a sign with the letter P on it. The letter P is for “parking.” A parking place is a place where drivers may leave their cars. If the driver of a car wants to leave hi

19、s car and go to the shops, he looks for this sign. Then he knows that he may leave his or her car there.25. Who will most probably read the passage? A .People who drivecarelessly.B.People who are learning to drive. C. People who drive well.D. People whodrivefast.26. When a driver sees the sign numbe

20、r one, he must_.A.always go at 30 miles an hourB. go at more than30 miles an hour C. not go at more than 30 miles an hour D. stop27.A driver must drive carefully when he gets to_ A. a bendB. a crossroadsC. a narrow roadD. all of them28.If a driver wants to leaves his car and go to the shops, A. he m

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22、in to live and work in space.This is your opportunity to command, navigate（航行）and contribute to an advanced space mission simulation（模拟）.Space Camp is located at the U. S. Space&Rocket Center, the Official Visitor Center for NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center.The program encourages trainees to pursu

23、e science, technology, engineering and math disciplines through exciting, hands-on educational activities.During the five-night program, trainees participate in two, one-hour simulated missions. Our trainers guide participants through the past, present and future of space exploration with the help o

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26、iew of Earth while watching amazing films in the IMAX Spacedome Theater and Digital Theater.Space Camp begins on Sunday afternoon and graduation is on Friday morning.Parents and familymembers are encouraged to attend the graduation ceremony.There is no other camp like it!HistoryExperimentsIMAX or Di

27、gital MoviesAstronaut SimulatorsRocket ConstructionCheck-in:Sunday, 2 p. m. 4 p. m.Graduation:Friday, 9 a. m.29. Whom isthe Space Camp intended for?A. Tourists. B. Astronauts.C.Students.D. Scientists.30. How long will the Space Camp last?A. About a day.B. About three days.About twelve days.D. About

28、six days.31. Space Shot simulatorwill let the trainees know.A. the highest mountain on MarsB. the takeoff force of a rocketC. the history of space explorationD. the feeling of being in the 1/6th gravity environmentD MarieCuries, born in Sklodovka, Poland in 1876, led a hard life as a girl. Her parents, both teachers, had small salaries and were quite poor, especially after her mother stopped teaching to raise five children and take care of her poor health. Maries mother suffered from tubercul