广东省清远市清城区高三英语上学期期末考试试题B卷.docx

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广东省清远市清城区高三英语上学期期末考试试题B卷

广东省清远市清城区高三第一学期期末统考（B）卷

英语试题

（本卷满分150分，时间120分钟）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第1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．Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?

A．Flyakite．B．Gotothepark．C．PlayontheInternet．

2．Whatwillthegirlbuythisevening?

A．Sunglasses．B．Ascarf．C．Gloves．

3．Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?

A．Takeataxi．B．Walktothehotel．C．Asksomeoneelseforhelp．

4．Whoisprobablythewoman?

A．Ahotelclerk．B．Apoliceofficer．C．Theman'swife．

5．Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A．Abirthdayparty．B．NewYear'sgifts．C．Theman'sparents．

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。

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、7题。

6．Whatisthepartyfor?

A．Abirthday．B．Agraduationceremony．C．Awedding．

7．Wheredoestheman’scousin1ivenow?

A．InDallas．B．InHouston．C．InNewYork．

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8．Wheredoestherunning

groupmeet?

A．Atthefiverside．B．Attheuniversity．C．Atthepark．

9．Howfardoesthewomannormallyrun?

A．Onemile．B．Twomiles．C．Threemiles．

听第8段材料，回答第l0至12题。

10．Howdoesthemanwanthishaircut?

A．A11offtheback．B．Alloffthes

ides．C．Alittleoffthetop．

11．Whatdidthemancomplainabout?

A．Thewomangotshampooinhiseyes．

B．Thewomanhadhisearaccidently．

C．Thetowelwastoodirty．

12．Whycan’tthemancomplaindirectlytothemanager?

A．Heisonvacation．

B．Heisouttolunch．

C．Heisdealingwithandanothercustomer．

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．Whoisthewoman?

A．Theboy’saunt．B．Theboy'smother．C．Theboy'sgrandmother．

14．Whatdidthewomanenjoydoingwhenshewasyoung?

A．Playingwithacat．B．Doingartprojects．C．Takingphotographs．

15．Whatistheboylike?

A．Heisshy．

B．Helikestopaint．

C．Hedoesn'thavemanyfriends．

16．Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutherhusband?

A．Theboylooksjustlikehim．

B．Heheldtheboybeforeshedid．

C．Hewouldbepleasedwiththeboy．

听第l0段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．Wherewillvisitorsgoonthefirstdayofthetour?

A．ArchesNationalPark．B．TempleSquare．C．GoblinValley．

18．WhatdoweknowaboutLittleWildHorseCanyon?

A．It’sverynarrow．

B．It'sinnorthernUtah．

C．Itwasformedfromallearthquake．

19．Whatisincludedinthetour?

A．Entrancefees．B．Threemealsaday．C．TransportationinUtah．

20．Whencanyoumakeareservationforthetour?

A．Twoweeksinadvance．B．Oneweekinadvance．C．Fourdaysinadvance．

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

Signsofaglobaleconomicrecoveryareglimmering,butaretheyenoughtoaccountfortakingamajorvacation?

Well,theworldisalwaysbiggerthanourwallets.Oneofthesimplestoptionsistofindaplacethathasalottoofferbuthasn’tyetbeenhitbythepriceinflationthatcomeswithmasspopularity.Tohelptravelersinsearchofvalue,we’veassembled,withthehelpofprofessionalsfromUSAToday,CNNandLonelyPlanet,alistofdestinationsthatareworthgoingtowhilethey’restillcheap.

Ukraine

Itsnametranslatesas“landontheedge”,andthisyearUkrainemaybeontheedgeofdiscoveryforbudgettravelersinsearchofrichhistory.Visitorscanenjoyitsculturalwealth,thewarmthofitspeople,andthefactthattheirdailyspendingisbelow$50（307yuan）.

Thecountry’sUNESCOWorldHeritageSitesarecooperatingwithlocalstoofferspecialdeals,suchasatraditionalmealforjustafewdollars.It’sthekindoftravelexperienceyouwillrecalloncethemomenthaspassed,sonowisthetimetobuildthosememories.

SouthKorea

SouthKoreaisavisitor-friendlycountry.Notonlycanbudgettravelersfindthebasics—fromhotelroomstogreatmeals—atreasonableprices,butthecountryalsohasatonoffreeparks,discountsandotherservices,especiallyforvisitors.Forinstance,untilAugust25,afreeshuttlebustransportsforeignvisitorsbetweenthecapitalcityofSeoulandJeonju,apopulartouristdestination.Afreephoneserviceofferstouristsmultilingualassistance24hoursaday.

Turkey

Turkeyisontherise,sotogetthebestofthenewatthepriceoftheold,gonow.Inthelastdecade,thecountry’stourismfacilitieshasgrownby67percent,accordingtoUSAToday,andmorerecentlyithasemergedasaglobalairlinehub.Thiscountryofancientruins,historictownsandbeckoningbeachesisadestinationtowatchthissummer.

Egypt

PopularresortareasinEgypt,likeSharmElSherk,areasrelaxingastheyeverwere—andalsolessstressfulforyourwallet.“TheoverallsentimentisthatresortareaslikeSharmElSheikareverysafe,”saidTonyCardoza,presidentofaUStravelagency,inaninterviewwithCNN.“Butmostvacationersappeartoprefertravelingtoplacesthathaven’tseenasmuchcivilunrest.”ThatpreferencehasmadeEgyptabuyer’smarket.Lowdemandalsohasanotherbenefit:

smallercrowds.“Clientsgoingnowhavebeenabletogetpicturesofthemselvesinfrontofthepyramidswithnoothertouristsblockingtheview,”Cardozasaid.

21.WhatcanSouthKoreaespeciallyprovideforthe

tourists?

A.richhistoryB.freeservicesC.ancientruinsD.freehotels

22.Ifyouareinterestedinhistory,youcangoto______________.

A.Ukraine&EgyptB.Ukraine&SouthKorea

C.SouthKorea&EgyptD.Turkey&Ukraine

23.WhatistheadvantageofEgypt,comparedtootherthreecountries?

A.lowerpriceB.muchsaferC.fewertouristsD.lessstressful

B

ThereisaveryinstructiveincidentinvolvingthelifeofAlexandertheGreat,KingofGreek.Alexander,afterconqueringmanykingdoms,wasreturninghome.Ontheway,hefellillandittookhimtohisdeathbed.Withdeathstaringhiminhisface,Alexanderrealizedhisco

nquests,hisgreatarmy,hissharpswordandallhiswealthwereofnoconsequence.So,helayhelplesslywaitingtobreathehislast.Hecalledhisgeneralsandsaid,“Iwilldepartfromthisworldsoon,andIhavethreewishes.Pleasecarrythemoutwithoutfail.”

“Myfirstdesireisthat,”saidAlexander,“Myphysiciansalonemustcarrymycoffin.”Afterapause,hecontinued,“Secondly,Idesirethatwhenmycoffinisbeingcarriedtothegrave,thepathleadingtothegraveyardbespreadwithgold,silverandpreciousstoneswhichIhavecollected.”Thekingcontinued,“Mythirdandlastwishisthatbothmyhandsshouldbekepthangingoutofmycoffin.”Alexander’sfavouritegeneralkissedhishandandpressedittohisheart.“Oh,King,weassureyouthatyourwisheswillallbefulfilled.Buttelluswhydoyoumakesuchstrangewishes?

”

Alexandertookadeepbreathandsaid,“IwouldliketheworldtoknowofthethreelessonsIhavejustlearnt.Iwantmyphysicianstocarrymycoffinbecausepeopleshouldrealizethatnodoctorcanreallycureanybodies.Theyarepowerlessandcannotsaveapersonfromtheclutchesofdeath.Soletpeoplenottakelifeforgranted.”

“Thesecondwishofspreadinggold,silverandotherrichesonthewaytothegraveyardistotellpeoplethatnotevenabitofgoldwillcomewithme.Ispentallmylifeearningrichesbutcannottakeanythingwithme.Letpeoplerealizethatitisjustawasteoftimetochasewealth.”

“Andaboutmythirdwishofhavingmyhandshangingoutofthecoffin,IwishpeopletoknowthatIcameempty-handedintothisworldandempty-handedoutofthisworld.”Withthesewords,theKingclosedhiseyes.Soonheletdeathconquerhimandbreathedhislast.

24.ThefirstparagraphsuggeststhatAlexander________________.

A.wantedtoleavetheworldashecameempty-handed

B.realizedthatwhathegotinhislifewasnothingtohimatall

C.wasspendingalottimeconqueringmanykingdomsandhadearnedagreatamountofwealth

D.regardedhisconquests,hisgreatarmy,hissharpswordandallhiswealthasthemostimportantthings

25.Theunderlinedword“clutches”inParagraph3means“___________”.

A.sentenceB.attentionC.controlD.shadow

26.Theauthorintendsto________________.

A.tellusthestoryofAlexander

B.stressthepowerofAlexandertheGreat

C.persuadepeopletorealizedwhatAlexandersaid

D.introducereaderstotheinstructivelessonsofAlexander

27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.TheDeathofAlexander

B.TheGreedofAlexander

C.ThreewishesofAlexander

D.TheLifeofAlexander

C

Ifyoulookoutside,youprobablywillseesomekindofinsect.Ifyourfirstinstinctistokillit,takeamomenttothinkaboutallofthebenefitsinsectsprovidetotheenvironment.

Entomologists,scientistswhostudyinsects,estimatethattherearemorethan800,000speciesofinsectsfoundthroughouttheworld.Onlyafewhundredoftheseinsectsareconsideredharmful.Mosquitoes,forexample,areconsideredharmful.Theybitehumansandotheranimals,andtheirbitescancauseskinpainandspreaddisease.Desertlocustsalsoareconsideredharmfulbecausetheydestroycropscausingbillionsofdollarsindamageeachyear.

However,thenumberofhelpfulinsectspeciesfaroutweighsthenumberofharmfulspecies.Someinsectsmakeupavitalpartofthefoodchain.Manydifferentbirds,reptiles,fishandevenplantseatinsects.Therearealsoabout500insectsthatpeopleinvariouspartsoftheworldeat.Theseinsectsareconsidereddeliciousfoodandprizedfortheirhighprotein,mineral,andvitamincontent.Otherinsectsproducevaluablecommercialproductssuchassilk,wax,andhoney.

Ofalltheinsects,perhapsthemostimportantarethosethattravelfromflowertoflowerandpollinate（授粉）theplantstheyvisit.Agriculturearoundtheworldwoul