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英语安徽省芜湖市届高三上学期期末考试
安徽省芜湖市2018届高三上学期期末考试（一模）
英语试题
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30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。
1.Whatdoesthewomanlikebest?
A.Water.B.Coffee.C.Tea.
2.Whatarediespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Amarketresearch.B.Ajobinterview.C.Anexampaper.
3.Whatwasthewomandoing?
A.Lookingforsomething.B.Admiringabuilding.C.Sellingflowers.
4.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?
A.Prepareforatest.B.Gotomeetfriends.C.Restathome.
5.Whatdidthemanbuyyesterday?
A.Shirts.B.Trousers.C.Shoes.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从每题所给的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至7题。
6.Howisthemanprobablyfeelingnow?
A.Sorry.B.Angry.C.Worried.
7.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodo?
A.Tryonsomenewdresses.
B.Waitoutsidewithfriends.
C.Buythemansomething.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8.Whichservicedoesn’tthemanchoose?
A.Long-distancecallB.Voicemail.C.Internetservice.
9.Whenwilltheservicebeoffered?
A.OnTuesday.B.OnWednesday.C.OnFriday.
听第8段材料，回答第10至I2题。
10.Whatdidthemanlose?
A.Hisbook.B.Hiswatch.C.Hishomework.
11.Whereisthewomangoing?
A.Theartbuilding.B.Thelibrary.C.Thecafeteria.
12.Whathasnotbeendecidedyet?
A.Whoisgoingtostudyforthetest.
B.Whatthegroupwilldoinscienceclass.
C.Wherethegroupisgoingtomeettostudy.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.WhatkindofrestaurantistheLotusGarden?
A.Indian.B.French.C.Chinese.
14.HowwillthemangettoDurham?
A.Bycar.B.Bytrain.C.Bybus.
15.Whereisthewomanprobablyfrom?
A.Birmingham.B.Leeds.C.Sunderland.
16.WhenwillJamesarriveinDurham?
A.Atabout5:
05.B.Atabout6:
30.C.Atabout7:
15.
听第10段材料，回答第I7至20题。
17.Whichcourseistheshortestone?
A.BasicPhotography.B.UnderstandingComputers.C.StopSmoking.
18.WhattimeisthecourseUnderstandingComputers?
A.From6pmto8pm.B.From9amto12noon.C.From4pmto7pm.
19.WhowillteachthecourseStopSmoking?
A.DavidParnell.B.FrankAnderson.C.JohnGoode.
20.HowmuchdoesthecourseTypingcost?
A.$75.B.$125.C.$150.
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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Therearemanyuniquefestivalsaroundtheworld.Herearesomeofthem.
LasFallas,Spain
LasFallasisoneofSpain’sstrangestandcraziestfestivals.LasFallasmeans“thefire”invalencian.Thefocusofthisfestivalistocreateanddestroydolls.ThesedollsarelifelikeandusuallymakefunofdishonestpoliticiansandfamouspeopleinSpain.Manydollsareseveralfeettall.TheyremaincompleteuntilMarch19th,afterwhichmenfillthemwithfireworks.Allthestreetlightsarcturnedoffandthedollsaresetonfireat12amexactly.
DayoftheDead,Mexico
DayoftheDeadistraditionallycelebratedon1stand2ndofNovemberinMexico.Thisfestivalcelebratesthelivesoflovedonesaroundyouwhohavedied.Celebrationscanlakeahumoroustoneascelebrantsrememberfunnyeventsaboutthedead.ToysarebroughtfortheHeadchildrenandholliesofwineforadults.
MardiGras,USA
ThisdaycanoccuranytimebetweenFebruary3rdandMarch9th,dependingonwhenEasterisheldthatyear.In1857,agroupcalledMystikKreweofComusstagedthefirstmodernstyleMardiGrasparade（游行）.Theparadesareheadedby“Kings”and“Queens”whothrowdecorationsatthecrowd.Practicesincludedancing,sportscompetitions,wearingmasks,etc.
NightoftheRadishes,Mexico
It’soneofthemostcolorfulanduniquefestivalsofMexico.ItiscelebratedonDecember23rd.Ascrazyasitsounds,thefestivallastsonlyafewhoursduetothelimitedlifetimeofvegetablesasfolkart.
21.WhatdoweknowabouttheLasFallasfestival?
A.Politiciansloveitverymuch.B.Itisheldmainlyforthedead.
C.It’scelebratedon1stofNovember.D.Dollsaretheessentialelements.
22.WhowouldprobablylovetheMardiGrasfestival?
A.Thosewholovewatchingparades.B.Thosewhoenjoydrinkingwine.
C.Thosewhoarefondoffunnyevents.D.Thosewhowantwindancecompetition.
23.WhydoestheNightoftheRadishesfestivallastonlyafewhours?
A.Becausetheartworksdon’tlastlong.
B.BecauseMexiranscan’taffordthetime.
C.Becausevegetableswillbesoldatthemarket.
D.Becausepeoplearen’tinterestedinthefestival.
B
MaxPolazovbalanceswithonlyhisrighttoetostophimfalling,130metersaboveMoscow,Russia.SuspendedhundredsoffeetabovetheMoscowskyline,the22-year-oldboyallowsthenewRussiancrazeofextremeurbanclimbing.
Maxhasbeenbreakingintothehighestbuildingsinhishomecity,Moscow,sincetheageof17.“ManythinkthatIamamadman,”saidMax.“Whilehangingfromabuilding,IperfectlyconcentrateonmybodyandIplancarefullyahead.Withoutspecialpreparations,Iwouldnotadviseanyonetodothis.”
NeverdoesMaxhaveafearofheights.Instead,hehasastrongdesiretoriseabovetheothersandlookattheworldfromanunusualpointofview.SofarMax’sroof-toppingcrazehastakenhimfromMoscowtooilierRussiancities.ButheplansoneHaytocometotheWest—Britain,FranceandeventheU.S.
Currently,extremeurbanclimbinghasbecomeayouthsub-cultureinRussiaandeachyearmoreandmoreyoungRussiansaretakingtotheskiesoftheircities.Itisanabsolutelyfrighteningextremesportformostpeople.ButbravemenlikeMaxenjoyclimbingtothetopofskyscrapersandhangingfromthemwithnobelts.
However,breakingintotallbuildingsfacesconflictswithlawsinmostcities,andfollowingtheirdangerousentertainment,theremaybearrestmentandimprisonment（坐牢）.Usuallyclimberstrytoremainunnoticedfrombothsecurityguardsandpolice.Thereareexceptionswhenthelargehousingcompaniesinvitethemtoaccesstheirbuildings,becausethephotostakenbythoseclimbersmaygivethemquitegoodadvertising.But,afterall,itisnotacrazeyoushouldtry!
24.WhatdoesMaxPolazovwanttoshowaccordingtothepassage?
A.Hischallengesindailylife.B.Hisgreattalentinsports.
C.ThebraveryofRussianyouths.D.Anewcrazeinanextremeactivity.
25.Whomightsometimesorganizeextremeclimbingevents?
A.Securityguardsandpolice.B.Largehousingcompanies.
C.Advertisingcompanies.D.Professionalphotographers.
26.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AddictedtoHeightsB.UnnoticedClimbers
C.BraveYoungRussiansD.Well-preparedExtremeEvents
27.Whatisthetextprobablytakenfrom?
A.Acommercialadvertisement.B.Asociallifemagazine.
C.Ahookreview.D.Anacademicnewspaper.
C
TheauthorsofPeterPanandAlice’sAdventuresinWonderlandunderstoodthattheworldtheycreatedhadaHarkside,sowehavethecharactersCaptainHookandtheQueenofHearts.Thesearcthetraditionalvillains（反派角色）ofchildren’sbooks.Theymayfrightenyoungreaders,buttheirfunnybehaviorsmakethemhavenorealauthority.
Manyauthorsofmorerecentbooksforchildrenandteenagershavesimilarlyshownaninterestinthedarkside.Butthedarksideinchildren’sbookstodayismoreviolentthanitoncewas,andtheshadowsitleftarerarelydrivenawaybythecomiccharactersandscenes.Insteadofstoriesaboutchildrenwhowillnotgrowup,wenowhavestoriesaboutchildrenwhostruggletosurvive.In2009,NeilGaimanwontheNewberyMedalforTheGraveyardBook,aworkaboutdeath.Similarly,J.K.RowlingdescribedherHarryPotterhooksas“largelyaboutdeath.”
It’shardtoimaginehowtheauthorsofPeterPanandAlice’sAdventuresinWonderlandcameupwithsomethinglikethat.Theyhadspentlargeamountsoftimewithchildren;sotheyknewwhatthelatterwantedintheirstoriesclearly.However,inspirationformanyoftoday’schildren’sstoriesdoesnotseemtocomefromchildren’sexperience.Forexample,accordingtoJ.K.Rowling,dementors（摄魂怪）wereinspiredbyherownexperiencewithdepression.
Nowadays,writersneverproducetheirworksonthebasisoftheimaginativeworldsofchildren.Intoday’sstories,thosesafemagicworldsarerapidlydisappearingasadultanxietiesedgeoutchildhoodfantasy.
28.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?
A.TheauthorofPeterPanhadadarkside.
B.Childrenmaybescaredofthevillains.
C.Villains’frighteningbehaviorsresultinlessauthority.
D.Authorsofchildren’sbookignorethedarkside.
29.Whichofthefollowingbestreflectsthedarksideinrecentchildren’sbooks?
A.Evilcharacters.B.Comiccharacters.
C.Children’sworries.D.Adults’depression.
30.Wind,ofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedphrase“edgeout”?
A.makeupforB.makeroomfor
C.taketheplaceofD.takechargeof
31.What’sthepurposeofthisarticle?
A.Tointroducesomechildren’sbookstothereaders.
B.Tolistsomelovelycharactersinchildren’sbooks.
C.Topointoutaproblemconcerningrecentchildren’sbookwriting.
D.Toanalyzethedifferencesbetweenrecentandtraditionalchildren’sbooks.
D
Morethan2.25billioncupsofcoffeeareconsumedacrosstheglobeeachday,anditislikelythatmanytastebitter.
Now,anewstudysuggeststhatcoffeeloversranmaketheirdrinktastesweeterbysimplychangingthecoloroftheircoffeemps.ScientistsfromFederationUniversityAustraliaandtheUniversityofOxfordclaimthatblueandglasscupsreducecoffee’sbitterness,withoutanyneedforsugar,and
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