高三英语考试卷

高三英语考试卷

（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：120分）

注意事项：

1．本试卷由五部分组成。其中，第一部分、第二部分和第三部分为选择题，第四部分和第五部分为非选择题。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。写在本试卷上无效。

3．回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

4．考试结来后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分20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分，满分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。1．Where does the woman want to go?

A．To Oxford. B．To Liverpool. C．To London.

2．How many people will go to the tennis game?

A．2．B．3．C．4．

3．What does the woman ask the boy to do after school?

A．Put away his school bag. B．Move the kitchen table. C．Hang up his coat.

4．What do we know about Linda Rivera?

A．She went traveling. B．She started a company. C．She was fired.

5．What does the man mean?

A．He prefers cold weather.

B．He has had a difficult week.

C．The temperature was good last week.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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．How will the man choose the music after the conversation?

A．By letting a person decide on it.

B．By asking people for their advice.

C．By allowing everyone to bring a piece.

7．What is the woman going to do?

A．Help prepare for the party.

B．Tell the man a phone number.

C．Ask Sonia for some information.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8．What will the woman do first?

A．Wash a car. B．Go shopping. C．Do her homework. 9．When’does the conversation take place?

A．On Friday. B．On Saturday. C．On Sunday.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．What is the relationship between the speakers?

A．Colleagues. B．Schoolmates. C．Brother and sister. 11．What does the woman think of the show?

A．Inspiring. B．Unusual. C．Cool.

12．Which part did the woman like best about the show?

A．Designer wear. B．Clothes recycling. C．Live models.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13．What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A．French music. B．French clothes. C．French teens. 14．What does Veronique like to do in her spare time?

A．Collect albums. B．Visit music stores. C．Enjoy French songs. 15．What does Veronique usually have for lunch?

A．Hamburgers. B．Sandwiches. C．Chips.

16．Why does Veronique like the silver jacket?

A．It’s uprto-date. B．It’s classic and lovely. C．It’s unique.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17．What is being held in the new sports stadium?

A．A match. B．A concert. C．A meeting.

18．What is the disadvantage of the City Theatre?

A．It has limited space.

B．It’s too old to look good.

C．Its air-conditioning doesn’t work.

19．Which place is normally out of the route of the Cititours bus?

A．Victoria Park. B．The City Theatre. C．The Market Place. 20．What does the speaker recommend visitors to do in the end?

A．See animals in the city centre.

B．Go to the High Street.

C．Visit some shops.

第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）

第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21．It is generally agreed that teacher development is ______ the key to better education lies.

A．what B．why C．where D．whether

22．I ______ my luggage in a locker at the station, saving the trouble of dragging it around when shopping.

A．assesed B．distributed C．deposited D．delivered

23．Our PowerPoint presentation is ten minutes long, ______ we think is enough to make our ideas clear.

A．which B．when C．where D．what

24．I ______ my dream to be a pianist, but for the encouragement from that music teacher.

A．were to abandon B．should have abandoned

C．would abandon D．might have abandoned

25．-Do you know why the teacher asked for me?

-He wanted you to ______ your absence last night.

A．allow for B．account for C．cater for D．compensate for 26．The law, which went through various drafts, reflects the comprormises ______ by con-servatives and reformers.

A．being reached B．reached C．to be reached D．having been reached 27．It’s vital that you ______ the ins and outs of this investment scheme before you commit any money to

it.

A．understand B．understood C．will understand D．have understood

28．-My application was turned down. I don’t know how I can do without a j ob.

-______ Something else will turn up.

A．Come off it！B．Don’t take it so hard.

D．D on’t be silly. C．Knock it off！

29．______ otherwise directed, take this medicine five times a day for five days.

A．If B．Although C．When D．Unless

30．-Congratulations, Charles! You are the pride of our class now.

-If you ______ my winning the speech contest, I don’t think it's such a big deal.

A．were referred to B．are referred to

C．are referring to D．had referred to

31．-Hi, Lucy. Your Chinese is much better than before.

-Thank you. You see, I ______ it in an evening school twice a week for nearly one year.

A．will have studies B．studied

C．have been studying D．will have studied

32．The police chief stood trial in New York on Tuesday, charged with ______ of power.

A．abuse B．absence C．abortion D．advantage

33．______ its superior quality, this product is often sold out of stock in many areas.

A．In terms of B．As for C．By virtue of D．In spite of 34．Currently car insurance is not ______ in the annual inspection; all the vehicles are re-quired to register insurance covering safety and property.

A．temporary B．optional C．compulsory D．confidential

35．D on’t plan the menu before deciding how many people to invite, or it’s like.

A．killing two birds with one stone B．scratching the surface

C．having butterflies in your stomach D．putting the cart before the horse

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In my life, I find people either unable to identify or totally unaware of their own feelings and emotions.

I 36 how they get along with their family and friends, being ignorant oftheir own emotions. One of the 37 emotions that dominate(支配) us more than often is “anger”. People say they should n’t get angry at all. One girl once told me, “One thing I want to 38 is my anger. “Most of us 39 believe

that anger is a negative emotion and is to be suppressed(抑制). We tend to 40 it from others and from ourselves too. I’still re-member my childhood. I was clearly told not tor get angry when elders were there around. I was 41 told getting angry is a worst thing a child can do. For many years, I believed that, neither it is good to get angry nor it is good to 42 my anger.

Do you think anger is such a dangerous and unwanted emotion that is to be 43 got rid of?

I don’t think so. Anger is one of the core emotions that are of vital importance to the mankind. All the

44 we see around are not caused by anger or getting angry, but only by the 45 we express our anger.

Can you think of the ways you would 46 to express your anger? What do you do when you are really 47 ? What will be the 48 of your friends?

Anger, not 49 properly, may lead to dangerous 50 like physical abuse, 51 behaviors and so on. In some extreme cases, anger could be destructive. Most often, anger comes out with a burst of enormous 52 , which is generally expressed in a not very 53 way either to us or others.

I think the best way to handle anger is to 54 understand the way it is caused and the way we express it. It’s important to 55 , that emotion into a more useful, one.

36．A．explain B．guess C．argue D．wonder

37．A．extreme B．tender C．key D．sincere

38．A．take charge of B．make use of C．get rid of D．pay attention to

39．A．vaguely B．strongly C．hopefully D．smartly

40．A．hide B．collect C．separate D．release

41．A．even B．only C．still D．again

42．A．contain B．cause C．express D．hold

43．A．fortunately B．gradually C．likely D．totally

44．A．mistakes B．problems C．incidents D．events

45．A．points B．ways C．effects D．feelings

46．A．choose B．open C．change D．point

47．A．picked up B．fired up C．thrown away D．turned away

48．A．reactions B．methods C．plans D．requests

49．A．shared B．felt C．handled D．described

50．A．facts B．reasons C．functions D．consequences

51．A．ambiguous B．ambitious C．artificial D．aggressive

52．A．idea B．spirit C．information D．energy

53．A．useful B．powerful C．formal D．selfish

54．A．deeply B．quickly C．accidentally D．suddenly

55．A．persuade B．drag C．transform D．throw

第三部分阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答或题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

The following are some of the most unique and fabulous celebrations from all around the world.

Songkran-Thailand

If you’re in Thailand between April 13th and 15th, get ready for the world’s biggest wa-ter fight. The celebration marks the beginning of the Thai New Year, where cleansing with water is meant to purify and renew. In Bangkok-or Chang Mai, the water fights can last up to six days. While this is the most popular activity, Songkran is also a time when people visit elders and monks to pay their respects to the New Year.

La Batalla del Vino-Haro, Spain

June 29th is a good day to visit Haro, Spain. Bring a bottle of red wine and prepare to be drenched(湿透) in red wine in the heart of Spain's grape-growing region. After a church cere-mony, a large number of people get gathered for the battle, where white shirts will be made bright purple by the end of the day.

Bay to Breakers-San Francisco, California

Created after the terrible 1906 earthquake as a way of encouraging people, the race has become one of the region’s most important events. Hosted every year on the third Sunday of May, the race runs approximately 12km through the city. The real highlight, however, is the thousands of people dressed up in a show. Wear whatever you want:Batman suits, purple wigs(假发)…

Koninginnedag-The Netherlands

Although their Queen’s birthday is actually during the winter, she celebrates it on April 30-the country’s official “Queen’s D ay” since 1949．Orange is the national color, and the streets betome a sea of shining wigs and body paints, as crowds gather in the squares. Amsterdam is the center of this outdoor party, but nearly every town is alive with orange on this day.

56．What can we learn about Bay to Breakers?

A．It is celebrated by people all over the United States.

B．Its history can be traced back to hundreds of years ago.

C．It was designed to lift people's spirits after a terrible disaster.

D．The most exciting part of the celebration is the 12km race.

57．Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A．Haro in Spain is probably most famous for its wine industry.

B．Koninginnedag is celebrated only in the capital of the Netherlands.

C．Tourists can enjoy water fights in the hottest time of a year in Thailand.

D．People should wear formal clothes when enjoying Bay to Breakers.

B

As a child, I built a wonderful bond with Mother Nature. Whether I was climbing her tall trees or rolling down her grassy hills, nature was always fun, carefree, and supportive of my need for exploration. Although she had her cold spells and rainy days, I considered Moth-er Nature as my buddy, playmate, and one of my favorite educators. She taught me how to be cur ious and how to appreciate life’s simple pleasures. With no strict schedules or routines, my parents encouraged my friendship with Mother Nature by telling me to “go outside and play” on a daily basis.

Nowadays, when I look at the empty playgrounds and parks near my house, I can tell a lot has changed since my childhood. I bet my unstructured youth is unrecognizable in the eyes of most 21st century parents. When you look outside, what do you see? I know what I don’t see: children jumping rope, playing or running in packs until they are summoned(召唤) home for family dinner. So, where have all the children gone?

My educated guess-they are inside studying, completing extra tutoring sessions, partici-pating in organized sports, watching television or glued to the latest iPad game.

ParticipACTION, a nation-wide event, is urging parents to rethink their views on out-door play and motivate their children to become more physically active. Research shows chil-dren who receive greater parental support for physical activity are more likely to be active for at least 60 minutes per day. In a nation where 93% of our children are not active enough to meet the Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines and 26% are overweight, Mother Nature pleads(恳求):

Be a healthy role model. If you show your kids that you find enjoyment in being active, getting outside, and making physical activity a daily routine, they will be more likely to mir-ror these healthy actions. Walking or cycling to work and going on nightly walks can show your kids the importance of maintaining good health and how engaging physical activity can be.

Limit screen time. Video games, cell phones, television, and other tech-innovations are keeping children indoors. If you’re inside all day, you’re less likely to move around and more likely to gain weight. Childhood obesity is on the rise and has no signs of slowing down. The results of the new studies indicate that children’s weight is influenced by whether they have a television in the bedroom. Since spring has finally sprung, there is no better time than the present to encourage children to develop friendship with Mother Nature. Let’s tell our chil-dren what my parents always told me: GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY！58．When the author was young, _____.

A．he was encouraged to study hard

B．he spent much time playing in nature

C．he was taught the importance of curiosity

D．his parents always warned him of the danger in nature

59．The underlined sentence in paragraph 2 suggests that the author _____.

A．d oesn’t think most 21st century parents will like his childhood

B．can understand the thoughts of most 21st century parents

C．thinks highly of his own childhood as a 21st century parent

D．is not sure whether most 21st century parents will like him

60．Who plays the most important role in making children active?

A．Their interests. B．Their teachers. C．Their parents. D．ParticipACTION.

C

One of the most popula r ways to demonstrate this year’s severe US winter appeared to be throwing out a glass of boiling water and watching it freeze instantly in mid-air. Of course, the reason why the fun experiment impressed viewers is that nobody expects boiling water to turn to ice that quickly. Contrary to our intuition(直觉), hot water actually freezes faster than cold water! Why? That’s a mystery still waiting to be solved.

As a matter of fact, this phenomenon, has been observed for thousands of years, but it was brought to the world's attention in 1963 by a Tanzanian high school student, Erasto Mpemba. It all began when the young boy was learning to make ice cream in a cooking class. After putting sugar into boiling milk, the students were instructed to allow the mixture to cool down before putting it in the ice cream churner(搅拌器). Too impatient to wait, Mpem-ba put his ice cream mix in while it was still hot. To his and everyone’s surprise, his treat was the first to freeze! His explanation-appeared so unbelievable that even his teacher thought Mpemba must be mistaken.

Convinced that he was onto something, Mpemba told a visiting physics professor about his accidental experiment. Like his teacher, the professor was a little skeptical, but was will-ing to give the young boy the benefit of doubt and invited him to test the theory.

The two began by filling samples of water of varying temperatures in glasses and placing them in a refrigerator. What they noticed was that it took longer for the water to freeze when the temperature was at 25℃than when it was at much higher 90℃．Since then, the phenome-non has been known as the Mpemba effect. However, while the two were able to demonstrate it, neither could find a scientific explanation for why it occurred. Over the years, researchers have come up with several theories.

The theory that most believe is fairly straightforward. It is a known fact that hot water evaporates(蒸发) faster than cold water. Hence, when boiling water is put into cold air, some of it turns into steam, leaving behind less to turn to ice. Mpemba thought of this possi-bility and even tested it. Unfortunately, he found no loss of volume in the ice formed between waters frozen at different temperatures.

While other theories are plausible(似乎正确的) and can explain the phenofmenon under ertain

conditions, none seems to provide a satisfactory universal solution to this strange physical property that has confounded scientists since Aristotle observed it in 380 BC．

61．Why did Mpemba put hot ice cream mix in the churner?

A．Because he wanted to give his classmates a surprise.

B．Because he couldn't wait for the mixture to cool down.

C．Because he wanted to do an experiment with his ice cream.

D．Because he thought his ice cream would freeze faster in this way.

62．The experiment performed by the professor and Mpemba showed that _____.

A．hot water freezes faster than cold water

B．Mpemba made a mistake in the process

C．ice cream made of hot water tastes better

D．water of 25C freezes faster than water of 90℃

63．The underlined word “confounded” in the last paragraph most probably means “_____”.

A．cheered B．attracted C．confused D．disappointed 64．What can we learn about the Mpemba effect?

A．It agrees with people’s intuitive thinking.

B．It is a trick played by some people.

C．It was first discovered in 1963．

D．It still remains a mystery.

D

Ken makes a living by operating a large harvester for farmer Luke. Ken’s salary generates income tax and social security payments that help finance government programmes for less for-tunate members of his community. However, Luke is about to replace Ken with Nexus, a ro-bot that can operate the harvester longer, more safely, in any weather, and without lunch breaks, holidays or sick pay.

Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft, thinks that Nexus should pay income tax, or Luke should pay tax for replacing Ken with a robot. Gates thinks that would ease inequality and help with the effects of replacing people.

The whole point of automation(自动化) is that, unlike Ken, Nexus will never negotiate a labor contract with Luke. Indeed, it will receive no income. The only way to tax Nexus is to use Ken’s last annual income as a reference salary, and then make Luke pay income tax and Social Security charges equivalent to what Ken paid.

There are two problems with this approach. To begin with, Ken’s income would have, gone up over time had he not been fired, but the reference salary cannot change for a robot, unless the tax officials come up with their own estimate. The tax office and Luke would then end up clashing over impossible estimates

of the extent to which Ken’s pay would have risen, had he still been employed.

Secondly, it is hard philosophically to justify forcing Luke to pay “income” tax for Nexus but not for the harvester that Nexus operates. After all, both are machines, and the harvester has displaced far more human labors than Nexus has. The only reason for treating them dif-ferently is that Nexus has greater autonomy. But to what extent is Nexus really autonomous in a manner that the harvester is not? However advanced Nexus might be, it can be thought of as autonomous if and only if it develops consciousness, whether on its own or with the help of its makers.

Assuming that robots cannot be made to pay income tax without creating new potential for conflict between the tax authorities and businesses, what about taxing Nexus when Luke buys him? That would, of course, be possible:the state would collect a lump-sum(一次付清的) tax from Luke the moment he replaces Ken with Nexus. Gates supports this second-best alternative to making robots “p ay” income tax. He thinks that slowing down autonlation and charging taxes to counter technology’s negative effect is, overall, a sensible policy. But a lump-sum tax on robots would merely lead robot producers to bundle(捆绑) artificial intelli-gence within other machinery, making it impossible to tax the robotic element separately from other parts that do the job.

But why should we make life more complicated than it already is? There is an alternative to a robot tax that is easy to carry out and simple to justify:a universal basic dividend(全民基本红利), financed by the money that companies make.

When companies offer their stocks for sale on the stock market, they are selling shares of their company. Whoever buys them becomes a part owner of the company. Some of a company’s shares could go into a special account called a public trust. When the company makes money, everyone buying the shares would make money. By means of a UBD, society becomes a shareholder in every company, and the dividends are distributed evenly to all citi-zens. The whole of society would begin to share the benefits. There would be no new tax, no complex tax rules, and no effect on the existing funding of the welfare state. As a matter of fact, by introducing a UBD more funds would become available for the welfare state. Coupled with stronger labor rights and a decent living wage, the ideal of shared prosperity(繁荣) would come true.

65．What is B ill Gates’preferred solution to robots'taking people’s jobs?

A．Collecting robot tax ac cording to people’s indome.

B．Taxing both robots and non-robotic machines.

C．Investing robot income tax in a public trust.

D．Making businesses pay a lump-sum robot tax.

66．What does the underlined word “clashing” in paragraph 4 convey?

A．A sense of complete disbelief. B．A sense of serious conflict.

C．A sense of shock and confusion. D．A sense of shared disappointment.

67．Which of the following may disagree with Bill Gates?

A．People would get around the tax by redesigning robots.

B．It’s difficult to justify taxing robots but not other machines.

C．Putting up tax on robots would slow down automation.

D．The conflict between tax authorities and firms is unavoidable.

68．The author most probably agrees that ______.

A．businesses should not use robots

B．it is reasonable for robots to pay income tax

C．there’s nothing that can be done to avoid robots

D．companies using robots should contribute to a UBD

69．How does the author explain the idea of UBD?

A．By stressing it would give more employment to people.

B．By explaining how robot tax would be put into it.

C．By intro ducing how it comes into people’s mind.

D．By showing how everyone will share the money.

70．Why does the author welcome the idea of UBD?

A．Because it is straightforward. B．Because it is simple and practical.

C．Because it will encourage equality. D．Because it gives people more choices.

第四部分任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：请将答案写在答题卡相应题号的横线上。每个空格只填一个单词。

It seems to be increasingly the case that，as soon as Chinese pare nts return home from a hard day’s work，they start working as unpaid tutors to help their children with their homework.

In education theory，there has always been a debate about “nature versus nurture”. Thus the question:can those with the innate(先天的) high IQ get excellent test scores despite do-ing little homework，or can those of seemingly less natural ability do just as well if they are provided with the right home environment to study more and prepare for those tests? Most ed-ucators believe parents can have a powerful influence on their children by building a supportive home environment for doing homework.

The College of Education of the University of Texas has conducted research on the sub-ject，which suggests parents regularly helping students to do their homework，even in effect doing it for them，can lead to lower achievement by their children in the long term. On the other hand，parents who focus on motivating their children to do their own homework and clearly communicate its importance produce

students who are more likely to not only overcome challenges while doing their homework，but also shoulder more responsibilities and do better in many different fields when they grow up.

So by helping their children do their homework，Chinese parents are reducing their children’s ability to meet the challenges on their own while imposing(强加) an extra work burden on themselves. Moreover，there is the important point of how effective a tutor a par-ent can be.

If parents feel their children need more instruction than their school can provide，and if they can afford it，it makes more sense to pay for a trained tutor to help correct the children's misunderstandings and facilitate(促进) their learning process.

Where does the pressure on parents to tutor their children come from? Is it because they feel school teachers are not doing a good enough job? That would be a hasty conclusion. Clas-ses are large and teachers cannot prepare every student to be top of the class. Besides，manypeople believe that the Chinese society is becoming more and more competitive，that the num-ber of students seeking entrance to universities is a couple of million more than the available seats.

We all want young children to be independent and meet the educational challenges on their own. However，the irony is that making young children dependent on their parents to get their homework done may make these children less competitive when they face the challen-ges of higher education.

第五部分书面表达（满分25分）

81．阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Fi nland’s education system is considered one of the best in the world. However, the au-thorities there are not satisfied with what they have achieved. They’ve decided to carry hthrough a real revolution in their school system.

Besides individual subjects, students in Finland will study events'and phenomena in an in-terdisciplinary format(跨学科形式). For example, the Second World War will be examined from the perspective of history, geography, and math. And by taking the course “Working in a C afe”, students will absorb a whole body of knowledge about the English language, eco-nomics, and communication skills. This system will be introduced for senior students. The general idea is that the students ought to choose for themselves which topic or phenomenon they want to study, bearing in mind their ambitions in the future and their capabilities.

This phenomenon-based education in Finland also encourages teamwork, which is why the changes will also affect teachers. The education reform will require a great deal of cooper-ation between teachers of different subjects. The changes are expected to be complete by 2020.

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