高三英语上学期期末试卷(DOC 20页).docx

1、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，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。例：How much is the shirt?答案是C。1. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Learn slowly.B. Practise more.C. Take lessons.2. Whose

2、birthday party will the speakers attend?A. Amys.B. Dereks.C. Karls.3. Why is the woman in a hurry?A. She is heading for school.B. She wants to fetch a book.C. She has to pick up the man.4. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Lower her voice.B. Do the laundry.C. Paint the wall.5. Where does the

3、conversation probably take place?A. At the hotel.B. At the customs.C. At the station.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。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. What do we know about the woman?A. She enjoys the parties.B. She

4、 has put on weight.C. She does exercise regularly.7. What does the man advise the woman to eat?A. Cookies.B. Hot dogs.C. Natural foods.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What kind of coffee does the man prefer?A. Black.B. Strong.C. Sweet.9. Which drink does the man like most?A. Tea.B. Coffee.C. Juice.10. What is th

5、e man going to do?A. Get a jar.B. Leave a tip.C. Meet a friend.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What did Jay do on New Years Day?A. He went back home.B. He joined in a parade.C. He stayed with the host family.12. When is the Rose Parade usually held?A. On January 1st.B. On New Years Eve.C. Every Sunday.13. What

6、 are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Pop bands.B. Sports events.C. New Year celebrations.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates.B. Colleagues.C. Teacher and student.15. When will the woman get the result of the in-person interview?A. A few mont

7、hs later.B. After graduation.C. In less than a month.16. What does the man plan to do?A. Focus on his studies.B. Attend job interviews. C. Look for solutions.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who founded the British Museum?A. Sir Hans Sloane.B. King George II.C. The UK government.18. What can we learn about the

8、 museum?A. It is round.B. It is totally free.C. It has global collections.19. Where is the Easter Island Statue exhibited?A. In Room4.B. In Room24.C. In Room 40.20. Who is Neil?A. A program host.B. A tourist.C. A travel guide.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。

9、AAs the sixth What Kids Are Reading report bemoans（哀叹）about a tendency among secondary school students to read books that are too easysuggesting that teachers and librarians arent pushing challenging titles strongly enough to older kidsthe organizers of World Book Day have announced a list that migh

10、t serve as a corrective, or at least a useful source of ideas.Satellite by Nick LakeLeo was born in space, living all his life on space station Moon 2 with fellow space-children Libra and Orion. Now, at 15,he is almost due to go to Earth for the first time, but more awaits him there. An extraordinar

11、y science fiction, as diverse as lain M Banks at his best.The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasA standout debut（首次创作）, this US novel is the Black Lives Matter (BLM)-inspired story of Starr Carter, whose friend Khalil is shot dead by a police officer as she watches and whose divided life awakes in the fall

12、out. Full of vivid detail and dry humour, with a charming narrator, it reads like a typical text.Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally NichollsNicholls exciting narrative follows May, the free-thinking daughter of a Quaker, and Nell, the tough, capable mainstay of her poor family. As the ghost of war

13、 appears ever closer, what will they sacrifice and what will be taken from them? An unforgettable historical novel.The Book of Dust Vol 1:La Belle Sauvage by Philip PullmanPullmans long-awaited return to the world of His Dark Materials is, at times, dark indeed. As Malcolm and Alice convey the baby

14、Lyra down a flooded river in Malcolms boat, the coming threats are fierce and frightening. To the reader absorbed in it, whatever their age, it affords the enjoyment of watching a master storyteller at work.21. Why do the organizers announce the book list?A. To attract students attention to World Bo

15、ok Day.B. To promote the sales of the books recommended.C. To meet the requirements of teachers and librarians.D. To encourage secondary students to read challenging books.22. Which book might attract a history lover?A. Satellite.B. The Hate U Give.C. Things a Bright Girl Can Do.D. The Book of Dust

16、Vo1 1:La Belle Sauvage.23. What can be learned from the text?A. Nick Lake is an expert in space exploration.B. Angie Thomas stands out in writing textbooks.C. May has an influence on Sally Nicholls writing.D. It took a long time for Pullman to publish his new book.BHave you read this before? 10% of

17、life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react. That is the 90/10 Principle. You really have no control over 10% of what happens to us, but you determine the other 90%.Lets use an example. You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of

18、coffee onto your business shirt. You severely scold your daughter and she breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you blame your wife for placing the cup too close to the edge of the table. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt.Back downstairs, you find your daugh

19、ter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and she misses the bus. You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away, you arrive at the school and your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye.After arriving at the o

20、ffice 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible. As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home, yet when you arrive home, you find a small wedge in your relationship with your wife and daughter.Why did you have a bad day? D

21、id the coffee cause it? Did your daughter cause it?Here is what could have and should have happened.Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, “Its ok honey, you just need, to be more careful next time”. Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt and

22、 your briefcase, you come down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff. Your boss comments on how good the day you are having.Notice the difference? Two different scenarios. Both started

23、the same. Both ended different.24. According to the text, what happens after the coffee incident?A. The mother gets to work late.B. The couple have an argument.C. The father has a traffic accident.D. The daughter finishes breakfast soon.25. Why does the author use the example?A. To prove the 90/10 p

24、rinciple.B. To compare different attitudes.C. To give advice on self-control.D. To show the importance of harmony.26. What does the underlined word “wedge” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Improvement.B. Wound.C. Disadvantage.D. Change.27.According to the text, what leads to the different endings?A.

25、Your coffee.B. Your family.C. Your experience.D. Your reaction.CBritish parents encourage their children to play musical instruments as part of a family tradition and not to raise their social status as Americans do, research says.Dr. Aaron Reeves of the University of Oxford found that UK parents di

26、d not see musical achievement by their children as character building or useful in getting university places or jobs. Instead, it was usually only those parents who played instruments that encouraged their children to follow suit.This contrasted with research carried out by other academics in Americ

27、a, he said. “Middle-class parents in the US appear to associate cultural practice with other benefits, such as developing specific characteristics and paving the way for educational success. Middle-class families are often marked by a pattern of concerted cultivation, where parents organize music-ce

28、ntred activities for their children, often in addition to school-based musical practice.”Researchers had owed this to “parental anxiety over the declining fortunes of educated Americans. These parents have become increasingly worried about providing their children with skills and abilities enabling

29、them to stand out from their competitors in the job market.”By contrast, for British respondents, no such connection was made between what is considered as an overbearing parenting style and future educational or career possibilities. The parents interviewed here did not connect music with usefulnes

30、s but rather they focused on the value of music as a family tradition and, to a lesser extent, as something valuable in its own right.One Scottish parent, a chemist by profession, said during the interviews, “Weve got two learning musical instruments. If we think its maybe worthwhile we try and enco

31、urage them, but we wouldnt force them.” A housewife said, “My sons just turned five and I want him to do the guitar because his uncle does it, but its up to him.”In some UK families, said Dr. Reeves, music was even “believed to be an obstacle to educational success, or at least secondary to it.”28.

32、What do British parents think of music learning?A. Useful for job application.B. Helpful for character building.C. Beneficial to further education.D. Worthwhile as a family tradition.29. What does the underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. Cultural practice.B. Educational success.C. Conce

33、rted cultivation.D. School-based musical practice.30. What can be inferred from the text?A. The future of American kids is not promising.B. American parents hardly link music with success.C. Music learning is a personal choice for British kids.D. British parents show little concern about education.3

34、1. What is the text mainly about?A. Reasons for British music preference.B. British parenting style in music education.C. Americans attitude towards music learning.D. Differences between British and American parents.DThere is an unforgettable beauty to the Karoo, a vast semi-desert, that seems empty

35、 save for the stars overhead and sheep eating grass below. Economic opportunities here are few.But the Karoos clear skies also draw some of the worlds best scientists. A radio telescope project called the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is under construction, with the latest group of 64 giant antennae（

36、天线）due to be completed late next year. When finished, it will be the biggest radio telescope in the world and should allow scientists to peer into the origins of the universe.Still, some sheep farmers are complaining. Because of the sensitivity of the telescope, the surrounding area must be kept fre

37、e from radio interference（干扰）caused by everything from mobile phones to microwave ovens and some car engines. The SKA is buying up more farms than originally expected to ensure radio silence over an area of some 130,000 hectares. There will be no mobile phone signals allowed, except in the few towns

38、 in the area. Save the Karoo, an advocacy group, isnt convinced by the bright future of groundbreaking astronomical discoveries. Its members fear the restrictions will make the Karoo “a cut-off and backward region”, and warn that people serving farms near the SKA site could face financial ruin. “I d

39、ont care about a black hole siting somewhere out in space,” says Eric Torr, an organiser with the group. “It does not put food on the table.”Sky-high expectations in this down-at-heel area are also a problem. An SKA official complains that the locals expect the telescope to solve all their problems.

40、 Some jobs have been created, but few locals have the skills to find out the secrets of distant galaxies. Until recently the high school in Carnarvon, a nearby town, didnt even have a maths and science teacher. The SKA organisation hired one, and is also offering scholarship to college students. Per

41、haps if the next generations horizons are raised, they will be able to take advantage of the radio telescopes in their own backyard.32. The project SKA is aimed at .A. exploring the universeB. creating jobs for localsC. protecting the sheepD. saving the Karoo33. What most disturbs the locals life?A.

42、 The shrinking of their farmlands.B. Restrictions of radio signals.C. The construction of the project.D. Noises of car engines.34. What can be inferred from Erics words?A. The project makes no sense to Eric.B. Eric faces financial difficulty.C. The black hole is nowhere to be found.D. Food should be

43、 put on the table.35. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Telescope in the Backyard B. Expectations of the LocalsC. Biggest Radio TelescopeD. Great Astronomical Discovery第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Each one of us has different natural and acquired abilities

44、. Some learn new languages quickly, and some are more social than others. 36 Obviously, people interpret what youre saying in different ways, based on the way they think. 37 While looking to convince others, we rely on our own thinking tools and strengths. It doesnt matter if youre trying to persuad

45、e your boss to adopt a new idea. But when you need to persuade your colleague, switch chairs with your listener and ask yourself what his or her strength is. Sure, you take into account whats important to them. 38 Try to fit someone you work with into the different thinking categoriesIndividual thin

46、king or Group thinking. To quickly identify if someone thinks better individually or in a group, I ask one simple question: Did you prefer studying by yourself or in a group in high school? Youll find out most people will answer within a blink of an eye.Then how to communicate better after identifyi

47、ng individual or group thinking? 39 Individual thinkers need some time by themselves to digest a new idea. Therefore, try sending them suggestions by e-mail or introduce a new idea and then giving them some time to think about it. Group thinkers will react much better when talking about a new idea.

48、40 When group thinkers ask to talk about something, theyre actually asking you to brainstorm with them to help find a solution using conversation.A. Choose your presentation strategy.B. You can find out which category you belong to.C. It is a challenge to convince people around you.D. So give them opportun