陕西省吴起高级中学届高三下学期期中考试英语试题+Word版含答案.docx
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陕西省吴起高级中学届高三下学期期中考试英语试题+Word版含答案
吴起高级中学2017-2018学年第二学期
中期考试高三英语试题
命题人：
审题人：
姚丽霞
第一卷（选择题共三部分）
注意事项：
请将答案正确填写在答题卡上。
第一部分听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，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，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.Whatarethespeakersdoing?
A.Shoppinginasupermarket.B.Doingsomecooking.C.Havingdinner.
2.Whatseatsareavailable?
A.Thewindowones.B.Thefrontrowones.C.Thebackrowones.
3.Whattimeisitnow?
A.8:
05p.m.B.8:
10p.m.C.8:
25p.m.
4.Howisthewomangoingintotown?
A.Bycar.B.Byunderground.C.Bybus.
5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Hobbies.B.Schoollife.C.Futurejobs.
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.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofhervacation?
A.Justso-so.B.Colourful.C.Tiring.
7.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Co-workers.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Travelagentandtourist.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8.WhatisMartinwearinginthephoto?
A.Alongcoat.B.Asweater.C.Jeans.
9.WhoisstandingnexttoJoanna?
A.James.B.Robert.C.Amy.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Whatisthewomanafraidof?
A.Stayingaloneinadarkroom.B.Walkingintheopenair.C.Beinglateforclasses.
11.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?
A.Seeadoctor.B.Makegooduseofhertime.
C.Thinkofinterestingexperience.
12.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?
A.Preparefortheclass.B.HaveanEnglishlesson.
C.WaitfortheirEnglishteacher.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whatisthemandoing?
A.Introducinghisworkschedule.B.Explaininghowtobeagoodbusdriver.C.Expressinghisdissatisfactionwithhisjob.
14.Onwhichdaydoesthemanstartworkearliest?
A.Monday.B.Tuesday.C.Thursday.
15.WhendoesthemanhavearestonWednesday?
A.From7:
00a.m.to10:
45a.m.B.From10:
45a.m.to3:
00p.m.
C.From3:
00p.m.to7:
30p.m.
16.Whatdoesthemanlikeaboutthejob?
A.Thepay.B.Thebenefit.C.Theworkinghours.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?
A.Tointroducesomeprofessors.B.Toshowsomepicturestothestudents.
C.Totellthestudentstheirtasks.
18．Whatwillthestudentshavetodo?
A．Interviewprofessors.B．Gotoaretirementdinner.
C．Putthepicturesuponthewall.
19．WhatdoweknowaboutProfessorsLindaSpark?
A．Shewearseyeglasses.B．Shehasherhaircolourchanged.
C．SheisheadoftheMathematicsDepartment.
20．Whatdoesthespeakersuggestthestudentdo?
A．Practicemore.B．Workinpairs.C．Putquestionsinadvance.
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
Librariesaredoingwellinthedigitaltimes.Herearesomeofthemostawesomeexamples.
⒈FreiburgUniversityLibrary,Germany
TheoriginallibraryoftheFreiburgUniversitywasrebuiltin2015followingtheprojectofDegeloArchitects.Thenewbuildinghas41,000squaremetersandlookslikeacutdiamond.Inside,thereare1,200workspacesinfourreadingroomsplus500workareas.Thelibraryoffersinthebasementasystemofautomatedcheckoutmachinesand700,000volumesthatcanbeborrowed.
⒉MicrolibraryatTamanBima,Indonesia
ThiswonderfullittlepubliclibraryislocatedinaKampungneighborhoodneartheBandungairport,Indonesia.ThebuildingwasdesignedbytheBandungofficeofSHAUarchitectstudio.Ithas160squaremetersandisbuiltuponapreexistingstagethatwasalreadyusedbythelocalcommunityforeventsandgatherings.TheBimapubliclibraryisthefirstofaseriesofsimilarmicrolibrariesthatareplannedtobebuiltacrossIndonesia.
⒊PublicLibraryofConstitución,Chile
ThecityinConstitución,Chile,wasdevastatedby8.8degreesearthquakein2010.Thenewpubliclibrary,designedbySebastianIrarrázaval,isapartoftheinitiativetorebuildthecity.ConstituciónisoneofthebiggestclustersofwoodproductioninChile.Thisheritageisreflectedintheconstructionofthispost-disasterlibrary.It'smadealmostentirelyofwood,andonlythefirewallsaredonewithexposedpouredconcrete.Theinternalareaofthelibraryexceeds350squaremeters.Thebuildingwasopenedin2015,fiveyearsaftertheearthquake.
⒋LiYuanLibrary,China
Builtin2011inasmallvillageofHuairouontheoutskirts（郊区）ofBeijing,thisbeautifulnature-inspiredlibrarywasdesignedbyLiXiaodong.The175-square-meterbuilding'sinteriorisspatiallydiversebyusingstepsandsmalllevelchangestocreatedistinctplaces.Thewoodenstickstemperthebrightlightandspreaditevenlythroughoutthespacetogiveaperfectreadingenvironment.Thelibraryclosesatduskbecausethereisnoelectricityinit.
21.Whichofthefollowinglibrariesisthebiggestone?
A. LiYuanLibrary B. MicrolibraryatTamanBima
C. FreiburgUniversityLibrary D. PublicLibraryofConstitución
22.Ifyouwanttoseealibrarymadeentirelyofwood,youcangoto________.
A. Chile B. China C. Indonesia D. Germany
23.WhatisspecialaboutLiYuanLibrary?
A. Itopens24hoursaday. B. Ithaselectricitysupply.
C. ItisthebiggestlibraryinChina. D. Itisdirectlyexposedtothesunlight.
B
Theworldisfilledwithsmart，educatedandgiftedpeople.Wemeetthemeveryday.Afewdaysago，mycarwasnotrunningwell.Ipulleditintoagarageandtheyoungmechanicfixeditinjustafewminutes.Heknewwhatwaswrongbysimplylisteningtotheenginesound.Iwasamazed.Thesadtruthisthatgreattalentisnotenough.
Iamconstantlyshockedathowlittletalentedpeopleearn.Iheardtheotherdaythatlessthan5percentofAmericansearnmorethan$100，000ayear.Abusinessconsultantwhospecializes（从事）inthemedicaltradetoldmehowmanydoctorsanddentistsstrugglefinancially.Itwasthisbusinessconsultantwhogavemethephrase，“Theyareoneskillawayfromgreatwealth.”
Thereisanoldsayingthatgoes，“JOBmeans‘JustOverBroke’”.Andunfortunately，Iwouldsaythatthesayingappliestomillionsofpeople.Becauseschoolsdonotthinkfinancialintelligenceisintelligence，mostworkers“livewithintheirmeans”.Theyworkandtheypaythebills.InsteadIrecommendthatyoungpeopleseekworkforwhattheywilllearn，morethanwhattheywillearn.
WhenIasktheclassesIteach，“HowmanyofyoucancookabetterhamburgerthanMcDonald's？
”almostallthestudentsraisetheirhands.Ithenask，“Soifmostofyoucancookabetterhamburger，howcomeMcDonald'smakesmoremoneythanyou？
”Theanswerisobvious:
McDonald'sisexcellentatbusinesssystems.Theworldisfilledwithtalentedpoorpeople.Theyfocusonperfectingtheirskillsatbuildingabetterhamburgerratherthantheskillsofsellinganddeliveringthehamburger.
24.Theauthormentionsthemechanicinthefirstparagraphtoshowthat.
A.heisjustoneofthetalentedpeopleB.heisreadytohelpothers
C.hehasasharpsenseofhearingD.heknowslittleaboutcarrepairing
25.Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphcanbebestreplacedby“”.
A.spendmorethantheycanaffordB.dointheirownway
C.liveintheirowncircleD.livewithinwhattheyearn
26.Whydotalentedpeopleearnsolittleaccordingtotheauthor?
A.Theydon'tworkhardenough.B.Theylackfinancialintelligence.
C.Theydon'tmakefulluseoftheirtalents.D.Theyhavenospecializedskills.
27.Themainpurposeoftheauthoristotellus.
A.howyoungpeoplecanfindasatisfactoryjob
B.whatschoolsshouldteachaboutfinance
C.whysomanytalentedpeoplearepoor
D.howMcDonald'smakesmuchmoney
C
IfyourbossasksyoutoworkinMoscowthisyear,he'dofferyoumoremoneytodoso—orevendoublethatdependingonwhereyoulivenow.That'sbecauseMoscowhasjustbeenfoundtobetheworld'smostexpensivecityforthesecondyearinarowbyMercerHumanResourcesConsulting.
UsingthecostoflivinginNewYorkasabase,MercerdeterminedMoscowis34.4percentmoreexpensiveincludingthecostofhousing,transportation,food,clothing,householdgoodsandentertainment（娱乐）．
AtwobedroomflatinMoscownowcosts$4000amonth：
aCD$24.83,andaninternationalnewspaper$6.30,accordingtoMercer.Bycomparison,afastfoodmealwithahamburger（汉堡包）isa_stealat$4.80.
LondontakestheNo.2place,upfromNo.5ayearago,thankstohighercostofhousingandastrongerBritishpoundrelativetothedollar.Mercerestimates（估算）Londonis26percentmoreexpensivethanNewYorkthesedays.FollowingLondoncloselyareSeoulandTokyo,bothofwhichare22percentmoreexpensivethanNewYork,whileNo.5HongKongis19percentmorecostly.
AmongNorthAmericancities,NewYorkandLosAngelesarethemostexpensiveandaretheonlytwolistedinthetop50oftheworld'smostexpensivecities.Butbothhavefallensincelastyear'sstudy—NewYorkcamein15th,downfrom10thplace,whileLosAngelesfellto42ndfrom29thplaceayearago.SanFranciscocameinadistantthirdatNo.54,down20placesfromayearearlier.
Toronto,meanwhile,isCanada'smostexpensivecitybutfell35placestotake82ndplaceworldwide.InAustralia,SydneyisthepriciestplacetoliveinandNo.21worldwide.
28．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“asteal”inParagraph3mean?
A．anactofstealingB．somethingdelicious
C．somethingverycheap.D．anactofbuying
29．Londonhasbecomethesecondmostexpensivecitybecauseof________.
A．thehighcostofclothingB．thestrongerpoundagainstthedollar
C．
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