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精品届高三英语上学期期中试题4
2019期中考试卷
高三英语
考试时间：
120分钟满分：
150分
第一部分：
听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
听每段对话前，你都有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你都有5秒钟的作答时间。
每段录音材料仅读一遍。
例：
Howmuchistheshirt?
A.￡19.15B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.
答案是C。
1.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Havingabirthdayparty.B.Doingsomeexercise.C.GettingLydiaagift.
2.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?
A.Helptheman.B.Takeabus.C.Getacamera.
3.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?
A.TellKatetostop.B.CallKate’sfriends.C.StayawayfromKate.
4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Inawineshop.B.Inasupermarket.C.Inarestaurant.
5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.Keepthewindowclosed.B.Gooutforfreshair.C.Turnonthefan.
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.Whatisthemangoingtodothissummer?
A.Teachacourse.B.Repairhishouse.C.Workatahotel.
7.Howwillthemanusethemoney?
A.Tohireagardener.B.Tobuybooks.C.Topayforaboattrip.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Schoolmates.B.Colleagues.C.Roommates.
9.WhatdoesFrankplantodorightaftergraduation?
A.Workasaprogrammer.
B.Travelaroundtheworld.
C.Starthisownbusiness.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?
A.Tobookahotelroom.
B.Toaskabouttheroomservice.
C.Tomakechangestoareservation.
11.Whenwillthewomanarriveatthehotel?
A.OnSeptember15.B.OnSeptember16.C.OnSeptember23.
12.Howmuchwillthewomanpayforherroompernight?
A.$179.B.$199.C.$219.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whatisthewoman’splanforSaturday?
A.Goingshopping.B.Goingcamping.C.Goingboating.
14.WherewillthewomanstayinKeswick?
A.Inacountryinn.B.Inafive-starhotel.C.Inheraunt’shome.
15.WhatwillGordondoovertheweekend?
A.Visithisfriends.B.WatchDVDs.C.Jointhewoman.
16.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofGordon’scomingweekend?
A.Relaxed.B.Boring.C.Busy.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.WhoisWangMing?
A.Astudent.B.Anemployer.C.Anengineer.
18.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthecollegejobmarketthisyear?
A.It’sunpredictable.B.It’squitestable.C.It’snotoptimistic.
19.Whatpercentageofstudentjobseekershavefoundajobbynow?
A.20%B.22%.C.50%.
20.Whyareengineeringgraduatesmorelikelytoacceptajob?
A.Theyneedmoreworkexperience.
B.Thesalaryisusuallygood.
C.Theirchoiceislimited.
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）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
ScheduleaTour
UniversityofSouthCarolina（USC）isfamousforitswarmsouthernhospitality（好客）Scheduleavisitandfeelitinperson.Ourwalkingtoursareledbycurrentstudents,calledUniversityAmbassadors,whoarelookingforwardtotellingyouwhatit'sliketoliveandstudyinUSC.OurwalkingtoursrunMondaythroughFridayandmostarearound2hours.TheuniversitywillbeclosedonTuesday,July4,2017inobservanceoftheholiday.Wewelcomeyourvisityearroundandwillbereadyforyou,rainorshine.Pleaserefertothelistbelowtodeterminewhichtourisbestforyouandremembertobookatleasttwoweeksinadvance.
21.WhyisUSCclosedtovisitorsonJuly4?
A.Toprepareatour.B.Toupdateitswebsite.
C.Tocelebratetheholiday.D.Toencourageaself-guidedwalk.
22.WhodoesAdmittedStudentDaytarget?
A.AUvisitorstoUSC.B.Thoseapplyingforfall2017.
C.Independentconsultants.D.Thoseadmittedforfall2017.
23.Howcanyoucancelascheduledvisit?
A.ByturningtoUniversityAmbassadors.B.ByvisitingUSCVisitorCenter.
C.Byemailingcvisits@mailbox,sc.edu.D.Byregisteringonceagain.
24.Ifa15-peoplegrouprequestsasummervisit,theyneedto.
A.submitGroupVisitinterestFormB.emailvisior@mailbox.sc.edu
C.call800-922-9755D.checkoutVirtualTour
B
Dearestdarlinggirl,
Todayisthebeginningofthenextstageinyourlife.WeheadofftoyournewhomeatStanford.WheredoIstartintellingyouhowproudIfeeltobecalledMummybyyou?
We'velaughedathowyouburstintothisworldwithascowlonyourface,howdeterminedyouhavealwaysbeenrightfromfeeding!
yourselftomakingbigdecisionsforyourlife.ThereweredaysduringyourillnessthatIwasn'tsureyouhadthewilltomakeit.Tellingyouthatyouneededtowanttogetbetterwasthehardestandyetthegreatestday.Fromthatdayyoutookresponsibilityanddecidedyouwantedtobeatanorexia（厌食症）．
Idon'tthinkI'veeverfeltsoproudofyouaswhenyoucamehometosaythatyouwantedtogotoWestAfricabetweenschoolanduniversity.Youchosetogoalone,andtoraisethemoneyyourself.Youhavesuchstrengthofcharacteranddetermination.Itisattimeshardtobelievethatyouareonly18.Youexperiencedsomethinginthatmonththatfewdareexperienceinalifetime.
So,Viv,herearemywordsofwisdomtoyouasyoustartyournextbigadventure.Theworldisabeautifulplacebutoftenafewthingscanmakeitseemdifficult.God'stempleismadeoflove.It'sman'stemplethatisbuiltofstones.Openyourhearttogoodnessandnevereverletnegativepeopleorthoughtstakeholdofyou.AsMinorMyersputit,"Gointotheworldanddowe’ll.Butmoreimportantly,gointotheworldanddogood:
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Itistruethatwitheverypassingday,Iwillgrowolderandweaker.AdaymaycomewhenIwillbecomeforgetful.Buteventhen,youwithyourbrightsmile,willlightupmyheart.
YoursAlo
25.Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirstparagraph?
A.Shewasonceatroublemaker.B.She'safreshmaninStanford.
C.Shereliesonherparentsalot.D.Shewasdefeatedbyanorexia.
26.WhydidVivgotoWestAfrica?
A.Todowhatothersdarenot.B.Toshowherdetermination.
C.Togetmoneyforschoolfees.D.Togoonanadventurebyherself.
27.WhatisAlo'sadviceforViv?
A.Tobeapositiveandkindperson.B.Toavoidthenegativepartoflife.
C.Tobecautiousofcold-heartedpeople.D.Toexplorethebeautyoftheworld.
28.Howdidtheauthorfeelwhenwritingtheletter?
A.Amusedandthankful.B.Pleasedandsatisfied.
C.Cheerfulandrelieved.D.Concernedandanxious.
C
Lifemayhaveevolvedonatleastthreeplanetswithinanewlydiscoveredsolarsystem39lightyearsfromEarth.AstronomersattheNASAhavediscoverednolessthansevenroughlyEarth-sizedworldsorbitingadwarfstarinthesystem.Scientistshadpreviouslyidentifiedatinynumberof"exoplanets",whicharebelievedtohavethequalitiesneededtosupportlife.However,thenewsystemcontainsanunprecedented（前所未有）numberofEarth-sized,probablyrockyplanets,andisbeingacknowledgedasan"acceleratedleapforward"inthesearchforextraterrestrial（外星球的）life.
Threeofthenewplanetsaresaidtobeparticularlypromisingbecausetheremightexistoceans.ThomasZurbuchen,associateadministratorofNASA,toldapressconferenceinWashington:
"ThisgivesusahintthatfindingasecondEarthisnotamatterof'if',but'when'."
TheplanetswerediscoveredusingNASA'sSpitzerSpaceTelescope,whichwasabletotrackhowfasteachoftheplanetscrossedthestarTrappist-landcompletedanorbit.Fromthistheresearchteamcalculatedhowfartheplanetswerefromtheirstar,andthereforehowlikelytheyaretobehabitable.
NASA'sHubbleSpaceTelescopeisalreadybeingusedtosearchforatmospheresaroundtheplanets.Futuretelescopes,includingtheproposedEuropeanExtremelyLargeTelescopeandtheJamesWebbSpaceTelescope,maybepowerfulenoughtodiscovermarkersoflife,suchasoxygenintheatmospheresofexoplanets.
Astronomersbelievetherecouldbeasmanyas40billionpotentiallyhabitableworldsinourgalaxy,theMilkyWay.ProfZurbuchensaidthatnowwasa"gold-rushphase"inthesearchfortheseexoplanets.
29.Whatmakesthenewdiscoverysignificant?
A.AmplemarkersoflifeB.Thepotentialtosupportlife.
C.GreatdistancefromEarth.D.Thesearchforextraterrestriallife.
30.Whathelpsexploreatmospheresaroundtheexoplanets?
A.SpitzerSpaceTelescope.
B.HubbleSpaceTelescope.
C.EuropeanExtremelyLargeTelescope.
D.JamesWebbSpaceTelescope.
31.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext7
A.NewSolarSystemFoundB.SecondEarthDiscovered
C.WhytoExploreOuterSpaceD.Gold-RushStagetoCome
D
Whydowereadpoetry?
Firstobviousone:
becauseweenjoyit.Theonlyotherreasonisforacademicpurposes,andthat'snotwhythisishere.
Manyofusreadpoetrysimplybecauseweoftenfeeldepressedandhopelesslylost,andinpoetryweseehowbeautifulandstrangeeverythingis.Sointhatwaypoetrycalmsouranxiety.
Therearemanydifferentkindsofpoems.Theyarenotallcalming.Somepoemsmakemeanxious,angry,scared,andsad,whichiswhyIvaluethem.Asareader,Iwantafullmeal,notjustdessert.Iwantthesweetandthebitter.Often,IreadpoetrywhenI'malreadyrelaxed.Infact,IreadmorewhenI'mnotstressedout.
HerearethemainreasonsIrespondtopoetry,asfarasIcantell.Metrical（格律的）poemsareaboutsettinguprulesandthenbendingthem.Usually.thisisdonebysettinguparhythmandthenviolatingitoralmostviolatingit.AndthenreturningtoLtagain.Thissatisfiesmydesirefororderandalsomydesirefortestingboundaries:
Poetryplayswithlanguageandoftenslamswordstogetherinsurprisingways.whichisthrillingthewayfoodcanbewhenthe
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