精品届高三英语上学期期中试题.docx

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精品届高三英语上学期期中试题

2018-2019学年第一学期会昌中学期中考试

高三英语试卷

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷（选择题共100分）

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30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。

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。

1.WhatdoesMrs.Jonesdoeveryday?

A.Playtennis.B.Workovertime.C.Gojogging.

2.Whatdoestheapartmentlackaccordingtotheman?

A.Laundrymachines.B.Decorations.C.Bedroomfurniture.

3.Howmanypageshasthemanwritten?

A.Two.B.Eight.C.Ten.

4.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.Turnleft.B.Turnback.C.Parkthecar.

5.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Atacafé.B.Atagasstation.C.Ataparkinglot.

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。

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段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whywon’tthemantakeFlightF8008?

A.It’snotadirectflight.B.Itleavestooearlyinthemorning.C.Theticketsarenotavailable.

7.WhenwillthemangotoNewYork?

A.OnWednesday.B.OnTuesday.C.OnMonday.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatisthewoman’sattitudetowardstakingupgolf?

A.Careful.B.Negative.C.Confident.

9.Accordingtothewoman,whyissheconsideringthesport?

A.Tofeelyoungagain.B.Tohavemoreexercise.C.Tospendmoretimewithherhusband.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Wheredoesthemannoticetheredthingsfirst?

A.Onthewoman’slegs.B.Onthewoman’sface.C.Onthewoman’sarms.

11.Whatmightcausetheredthings?

A.Aplant.B.Somefood.C.Oilyskin.

12.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.Gotothedrugstore.B.Eatsomethingdifferent.C.Receivehospitaltreatment.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdoesthemanwanttoget?

A.Acrazyhaircut.B.Anailspecial.C.Abasichaircut.

14.Whendoesthemangethishaircut?

A.At3:

30.B.Ataround3:

00.C.Atabout4:

00.

15.Wheredoesthemanlive?

A.InNewYork.B.InLosAngeles.C.InWashingtonD.C.

16.Whatdoesthemandoforaliving?

A.Heworksforanewspaper.B.Heworksasanovelist.C.Heworksforthegovernment.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whywasthepostageratehighintheearlytimes?

A.Manypeoplewereemployedtoputstampsonenvelopes.

B.Thepostofficeshadtosendmanypeopletocollectthepostage.

C.Thepostofficeshadtosendmanypeopletodeliverletters.

18.WhowasRowlandHill?

A.Aschoolmaster.B.Apostman.C.Agovernmentofficial.

19.Howcanthepostofficepreventpeoplefromreusingthestamps?

A.Bycoloringthem.B.Byputtingsealsonthem.C.Bycollectingthemback.

20.Whendidpeoplefirstbegintousestamps?

A.In1919.B.In1900.C.In1840.

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和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

TheNobelPrize-winningMexicanwriterOctavioPazsaid,“Theartofthefestivalhasbeendebased（下降）almosteverywhereelse,butnotinMexico.”Hereareseveraleventsthatwouldhavemadehimproud:

MoreliaInternationalFilmFestival

TheMoreliafilmfestreallybringsthiscolonialcitytolifeinmid-October.Createdasaplatformfordocumentariesandfictionworks,theprogrammingoffersanup-closelookatMexicansocietyasseenthroughtheeyesofanewgenerationoffilmmakers.Fashionablebarsandsidewalkcafesarebuzzingwithactivityaroundthemainsquare,wherecrowdsgathernightlyforopen-airscreeningsandotherculturalevents.

DayoftheDead

EachyearonNovember1stand2nd,MexicoturnsitsthoughtstothedepartedduringtheDayoftheDeadfestivities,acolorfultraditiondeeplyrootedinnativeculture.ForMexicans,deathismoreacauseforcelebrationthanmourning,andthatspirithasbeenkeptverymuchaliveinPátzcuaro,theDíadeMuertosmecca.Prepareyourselftobattlelargecrowdsoftheliving.

CarnivalinVeracruz&Mazatlán

Mexicohostsmanycarnivalcelebrationseveryyearfeaturingexcitingparades,danceperformances,livemusicandofcourse,big-timepartying.Thenine-dayeventinVeracruz,Mexico’sbiggestcarnival,usuallykicksoffinMarch,rightaroundthesametimewhenfestivitiesgetstartedonthePacificcoastinMazatlán.YoucanshakeyourbodywithsalsamusicinVeracruzorthebrassbandsoundsofMazatlán.

LaMorisma

Anall-outwareruptsonthestreetsofcolonialZacatecas,usuallyaroundlateAugust.OK,well,it’sactuallyamockbattlewithwellover2,000participantsre-enactingbattlesbetweentheChristiansandMoorsinoldSpain.Thefaux（假的）soldiersattackoneanotherwhileaccompaniedonthestreetsbybandsofmusicians.

21.HowdotheMexicansfeelwhentheDayoftheDeadcomes?

A.CalmB.AnxiousC.ScaredD.Happy

22.WhatcanpeopleenjoyinbothCarnivalinVeracruz&MazatlánandLaMorisma?

A.ExcitingparadesB.Danceperformances.

C.Livemusic.D.Amockbattle

23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.TotellsomethingaboutaNobelPrize-winningwriter.

B.TointroducesomefamousMexicanfestivals.

C.ToadvisereaderstojoinintheMexicanevents.

D.TocriticizethebadcustomsofMexicanfestivals.

B

Onedayaprofessorenteredtheclassroomandaskedhisstudentstoprepareforasurprisetest.Theywaitedanxiouslyattheirdesksforthetesttobegin.Theprofessorhandedoutthequestionpaper,withthetextfacingdownasusual.Oncehehandedthemallout,heaskedhisstudentstoturnthepageandbegin.Toeveryone'ssurprise,therewerenoquestionsbutablackdotinthecenterofthepage.Theprofessorseeingtheexpressiononeveryone'face,toldthemthefollowing,“Iwantyoutowritewhatyouseethere.”

Thestudentswereconfusedandgotstartedontheinexplicable（令人不解的）task.

Attheendoftheclasstheprofessortookalltheanswerpapersandstartedreadingeachoneofthemaloudinfrontofallthestudents.Allofthemwithnoexceptions,describedtheblackdot,explaineditspositioninthemiddleofthesheet,imaginedwhattheblackdotstoodforandsoon.

Afterallhadbeenread,theclassroomwassilent.Theprofessorbegantoexplain,“Iamnotgoingtogradeonyouthistime.Ijustwantedtogiveyousomethingtothinkabout.Noonewroteaboutthewhitepartofthepaper.Everyonefocusedontheblackdotandthesamehappensinourlives.Wehaveawhitepapertoobserveandenjoy,butwealwaysfocusonthedarkspots.Ourlifeisfilledwithloveandcare,andwealwayshavereasonstocelebrate—naturerenewingitselfeveryday,ourfriendsaroundus,thejobthatprovidesourlivelihood,themiraclesweseeeveryday…”

Infact,weinsistonfocusingonlyonthedarkspots—thehealthissuesthatbotherus,thelackofmoney,thecomplicatedrelationshipwithafamilymember,thedisappointmentwithafriend,etc.Takeyoureyesawayfromtheblackspotsinyourlife.Thedarkspotsareverysmallcomparedtoeverythingwehaveinourlives,soenjoyeachmomentthatlifegivesyou.

24.Whydidthestudentsfeelconfusedaboutthetest?

A.Theprofessordidn’taskthemtoprepareforthetest.

B.Therewastotallynothingonthequestionpaper.

C.Itwastoohardforthemtoanswerthequestions.

D.Theyhadn'tseensuchanunusualquestionpaperbefore.

25.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedonthestudents’answerpapers?

A.Themeaningoftheblackdot.B.Thedescriptionoftheblackdot.

C.Thewhitepartofthepaper.D.Thepositionoftheblackdot.

26.Whatistheprofessor’spurposeingivingthistest?

A.Toshowthestudentshowhardthelifeis.B.Toremindthestudentsofthejoysinlife.

C.Toletthestudentsknowtheirshortcomings.D.Toencouragethestudentstostudyharder.

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinthelastparagraphmean?

A.Don'tpayattentiontothehardshipinlife.B.Removetheblackspotsoutofourlife.

C.Don'tfocusonothers’faultsbutyours.D.Rememberyoucan’tseeallthethingsinlife.

C

Oneofthequestionssurroundingclimatechangeishowitmightaffectthefoodsupplyforagrowingglobalpopulation.Anewstudysuggeststhatresearchershavebeenoverlookinghowtwokeyhumanresponsestoclimate—howmuchlandpeoplechoosetofarm,andthenumberofcropstheyplant—willaffectfoodproductioninthefuture.ThenewstudyfocusedontheBrazilianstateofMatoGrosso,anemerging（新兴的）globalbreadbasket（产粮地区）thatasof2013supplied10percentoftheworld’ssoybeans.Theresearchersusedvariationsintemperatureandprecipitation（降水）acrossthestateoveraneight-yearperiodtoestimatethesensitivityoftheregion’sagriculturalproductiontoclimatechange.Thosehistoricalcomparisonscanhelpinmakingpredictionsaboutthesensitivityofagriculturetofutureclimatechange.

Thestudyfoundthat,ifthepatternsfrom2002to2008holdinthefuture,anincreaseinaveragetemperatureinMatoGrossoofjust1degreewillleadtoa9to13percentreductioninoverallproductionofsoyandcorn.“Thisisworrisomegiventhatthetemperatureinthestudyregionispredictedtoriseby2degreesby2050,”saidAveryCohn,wholedthestudy.

Moststudiesofthiskindlookonlyattheextenttowhichclimateshocksaffectcropoutput.Butresearcherscanmisscriticaldynamics（动力）thatcanaffectoveralloutput,saysLeahVanWey,oneofthestudy’sseniorauthors.“Ifyoulookatoutputalone,you’renotlookingatalloftheinformationbecausethereareeconomicandsocialchangesgoingonaswell,”saidVanWey.

Ifoutputdecreases,farmersmayputlesslandareaintoproductionbecauseit’snotprofitable.Farmersmayalsovarythenumberofcropstheyplantinagrowingseason.DoublecroppingiscommoninMatoGrosso.Butiftheweatherisbad,farmersmaychangetheirdecisiontoplantasecondcrop.

28.Thevalueofthenewstudyliesin_________.

A.increasingthenumberofcropspeopleplant

B.focusingonanemergingglobalb