高三上学期期末考试英语试题

高三第一学期期末考试英语试题

本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。考试时间120分钟。

第一卷（三部分，共115分）

第一部分：听力理解（共三节，满分30分）

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．What kind of movie does the woman probably want to see?

A．A comedy．B．A science movie． C．An action movie．

2．What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．Husband and wife．B．Teacher and student．C．Classmates．

3．What time does the TV series begin?

A．At 8：00．B．At 8：30．C．At 9：00．

4．Where does this conversation probably take place?

A．In a shop．B．In a restaurant．C．In a bank.

5．How would the man like to make the trip?

A．By air．B．By car．C．On foot

第二节（共10小题；每小题1．5分，共15分）

听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独自后有几道小题，从每题所给的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5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6．What does the man offer to do?

A．Lend his umbrella to the woman．

B．Get the woman’s umbrella for her．

C．Do the presentation for the woman．

7．What is the woman probably going to do right away?

A．Wait for the ma n．

B．Study in the library．

C．Go for the presentation．

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8．What is the Woman’s problem?

A．She hasn’ t got the ticket to Josh Tumer's concert．

B．She wants to go to a concert but hasn’t finished her work yet

C．She hasn’t got a partner to go with her to the concert．

9．What is the woman probably going to do to satisfy both sides?

A．Put off her work．

B．Cancel the show plan．

C．Finish her work after the show．

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10．What is the woman worried about?

A．She doesn’t have time to move．

B．She doesn’t have a truck to help her move．

C．She doesn’t have enough money to buy a truck.

11．Which suggestion is NOT given by the man?

A．Calling the rental service

B．Arranging a time for tomorrow．

C．Saving money for her textbooks．

12．What does the woman think of renting a truck?

A．It is a good idea．B．It is too expensive．C．It is too troublesome．

听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13．What is true about a potluck lunch?

A．It’s a formal family meeting．

B．It must be held in the garden．

C．It allows guests to dress causally．

14．Why does the speaker think a potluck lunch is fun?

A．The host doesn’t make any food for guests．

B．Every guest has to prepare a dish for the lunch．

C．All the guests will be surprised by some special gifts．

15．What does the speaker have to do as the host?

A．Supply the drinks．B．Bring a gift．C．Put the dish on the table.

第三节（共5小题；每小题1．5分，共7．5分）

听下面一段对话，完成第16题至20题，每小题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。请将答案写在答题纸上。

第二部分：知识运用（共两节, 满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题，每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21．As a college freshman, he wanted to be an interpreter, ____ he joined a translation club．A．for B．but C．so D．as

22．—Lucy, how are you getting on with your composition?

—I have rewritten it so many times that I wonder if I ____ it．

A．finish B．finished

C．have finished D．will finish

23．It is said that Mo Yan's hometown is the place ____ has inspired him throughout his writing career．A．in which B．where C．that D．as

24．The more active you are, the more likely you'll be ____ new friends．

A．made B．to make C．making D．to have made 25．Normally, students will be given a certificate ____ completion of the course．

A．on B．with C．to D．in

26．—Our physics eacher is as humorous as he is intelligent．

—It could never be ____．I like him so much．

A．truer B．true C．the truest D．as true

27．But for the pouring rain, we ____ a pleasant journey last weekend．

A．should have B．would have C．must have had D．could have had28．We are so sorry for that．We'll try to determine exactly ____ went wrong that evening．

A．where B．what C．which D．how

29．—Beautiful day, isn't it?

—Yes．It's not like what the weatherman ____ at all．

A．says B．had said C．said D．is saying

30．You can spend your free time in our library．There is a reading room ____ more than 600 students．A．seats B．to be seated

C．seated D．seating

31．Being more realistic, the elderly have learned to focus on things that make them happy and let go of ____ that don't．

A．them B．it C．that D．those

32．We believe the time and hard work ____ in completing such an important project are worthwhile．A．involving B．involved C．to involve D．having involved 33．—What did Michael do after graduating from university?

—He considered advertising before settling on teaching．He ____ that ever since．

A．did B．does

C．has been doing D．had been doing

34．—It's so cold! Why are your windows still open?

—Oh, they ____．

A．aren't closing B．won't close C．won't be closed D．aren't closed

35．The worried lady made ____ second thorough search of her pockets before finding ____purse on the table．A．a, the B．a, a C．the, the D．the, a

第二节完型填空（共20小题；每小题1．5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。

Good Work Ethics （规范）

When I was younger, about 14, I was already ready to work．My father was a dairy man and he had been working his entire life．For him, getting up at 5 a．m．and working a couple of hours before I went to school, and then 36 more after school until there was not enough37 to see, were normal．

My father considered putting good work ethics in me to be very 38 ．He began to show me these, not through 39 , but through his actions．He would not 40 a job until it was done．He 41 put his all

into everything he did．42 , he showed me this not just in working, but in everything．Like when I was in soccer, I wanted to 43 a game once．and he explained to me-that I had made a 44 and that even if I just skipped one game, then I did not 45 to play the rest of the games．

So the day I started my first job at the age of 14, I was 46 to show my father that I could do it well, and that I was not going to 47 ．My entire 48 was to make my father proud of me．I knew that 49 I did, he would not say it in words, but he would show it．My first job was doing 50 for a company．As most of you know, construction is not an easy job, especially being so 51 ．When someone as young as I was started working, they would either 52 or get stronger．I got stronger．I worked the 53 I had been taught and I gave that day everything I had．In the end, my boss was impressed．He even called to tell my parents what a good worker I was, and my parents' eyes 54 ．From that day on I have worked every job to my full 55 , because that day defined （explain the truth of ）my life．It defined how I was going to work, and I will always stick to it．

36．A．going B．learning C．working D．playing

37．A．time B．light C．chance D．strength 38．A．ridiculous B．easy C．hopeless D．important 39．A．facts B．truth C．words D．practice

40．A．quit B．find C．do D．finish

41．A．might B．would C．could D．should 42．A．Finally B．Thus C．Therefore D．However 43．A．enjoy B．defeat C．skip D．dip 44．A．commitment B．improvement C．devotion D．conclusion 45．A．decide B．stop C．deserve D．resist 46．A．prepared B．shocked C．delighted D．interested 47．A．stick B．leave C．fail D．play

48．A．problem B．world C．trick D．goal

49．A．in case B．even if C．now that D．as though 50．A．construction B．negotiation C．communication D．reception 51．A．weak B．poor C．old D．young

52．A．break B．struggle C．pause D．work 53．A．manner B．moment C．way D．method 54．A．stared B．shone C．lifted D．closed 55．A．ambition B．skill C．spirit D．potential

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每题2分，满分40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

56．If a friend visits you for the weekend, he or she can .

A．stay at a local guesthouse

B．book an empty house for free

C．use an empty bed without permission

D．share your room by paying your roommate

57．Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A．Your insurance will cover what you have lost．

B．The cleaners will take away food left in the bedrooms．

C．Spare rooms are least likely to be available in summer．

D．Students will be fined for lending their cards to others．

58．The passage is probably taken from ____．

A．a travel guide book B．a hotel brochure

C．a school poster D．a club newsletter

B

My eighth grade consisted of 28 classmates．We knew each other so well that most of us could distinguish each other's handwriting at a glance．Although we grew up together, we still had class outcasts．From second grade on, a small group started harassing （骚扰）two or three of the others．I was one of those two or three, though I didn't know why．In most cases when children get picked on, they aren't good at sports or they read too

much or they wear the wrong clothes or they are of a different race．But in my class, we all read too much and didn't know how to play sports．We had also been brought up to carefully respect each other's race．This is what was so strange about my situation．Usually, people are made outcasts because they are in some way different from the larger group．But in my class, large differences did not exist．It was as if the outcasts were invented by the group out of a need for them．

The harassment came in the form of laughter when I talked, and rolled eyes when I turned around．If I was out on the playground and approached a group of people, they often fell silent．Sometimes, someone would not see me coming and I would catch the tail end of a joke at my expense．

There was another girl in our class who was perhaps even more rejected than I．She provided the group with a lot of material for jokes．One day one popular girl came up to me to show me something she said I wouldn't want to miss．We walked to a comer of the playground．Three or four girls there were reading aloud from a small book, which I was told was the girl's diary．

I sat down and, laughing till my sides hurt, heard my voice finally mixed with the others．Often being accepted by others is more satisfying than being accepted by oneself, even though the satisfaction does not last．Looking back, I wonder how I could have participated in making fun of this girl when I knew perfectly well how it felt．If I were in that situation today I would react differently, but I can't honestly be sure．

59．The author was made an outcast because ____．

A．she couldn't play sports as well as others B．her family belonged to a minority group

C．her classmates found her clothes funny D．her classmates needed to find an outcast 60．How was the author treated as an outcast?

A．She was often the target of teasing．

B．No one responded to her talking．

C．She was refused to approach others．

D．Her diary was often made public．

61．What did the author do to the girl mentioned in Paragraph 3?

A．She showed great sympathy with the girl．

B．She joined others in making fun of the girl．

C．She stopped the others from hurting the girl．

D．She found more materials about the girl for jokes．

62．What does the passage intend to tell us?

A．Everyone is likely to become an outcast．

B．We shouldn't hit a person when he is down．

C．One should pay somebody back in his own way．

D．Everyone has a desire to be accepted by others．

C

Breaking the Code

One school night this month I walked quietly up to Alexander, my 15-year-old son, and touched his cheek gently in a manner I hoped would seem casual．A year ago he would have ignored this disturbance but now he reacted impatiently and leaned back to his computer screen．

I made a mistake: breaking into my teenager's personal space．"The average teenager has pretty strong feelings about his privacy," Lara Fox and her friend Hilary Frankel told me．Mr．Frankel and Mr．Fox, both 17, are the authors of Breaking the Code, a new book that seeks to bridge the generational divide between parents and adolescents．It is being promoted by its publisher as the first self-help guide by teenagers for their parents, a kind of "Kids Are From Mars, Parents Are From Venus" that explains the language and actions of teenagers．The girls

dealt with issues including hanging out late, money, school pressures, smoking etc．

Personally, I welcome their opinions．The most common missteps in interacting with teenagers arise from the war between parents exercising their rights to know what goes on under their roof and teenagers firmly guarding their privacy．Teenagers can be quick to interpret their parents' remarks and respond with anger that masks their vulnerability （脆弱）. Ms Fox said, "What we want above all is your approval．Don't forget, no matter how much we act as if we don't care what you say, we believe the things you say about us．"

Nancy, a New York child-raising expert said she didn't agree with everything the authors suggested but found their arguments reasonable．"When your kids are saying, ' You don't get it, and you never will, ' there are lots of ways to respond so that they will listen and that is what the writers point out．"

" My parents helped me see that, " Mr．Fox told me, " even though they used to stay out late and ride their bicycles to school, times have chan ged and the way parents educate children is different．These days there is a major fear factor in bringing up kids．Parents worry about th eir child crossing the street．" The writers said they hoped simply to throw light on teenage thinking．

63．Why does the author mention the book "Kids Are From Mars, Parents Are From Venus ?

A．It is one of the best-sellers．B．It is also written by the two girls．

C．The two books have the similar theme．D．The two books have different opinions．

64．The underlined sentence "You don't get it, and you never will" in the 4th paragraph implies that ____．A．the teenagers don't want/to admit their weakness

B．the teenagers think that their parents will never understand them

C．the parents do not necessarily force into the world of their children

D．the generation gap cannot be shortened despite their parents' efforts

65．It can be inferred from the last two paragraphs that ____．

A．teenagers should guard their privacy

B．Nancy totally agrees with the two girls' opinions

C．parents are more concerned about children's safety

D．the two girls have obtained numerous support from the public

66．According to the two girls, teenagers nowadays are ____．

A．independent B．intelligent C．sensitive D．inconsiderate

D

Humankind has tried to improve its standard of living since the very beginning of civilization．Back then, as well as today, providing food and security was the basic task for a person．However, nowadays the range of required goods has expanded significantly．People feel the need for not only some primary things, such as a piece of bread and a roof over their heads, but also for various facilities and luxuries．Providing humanity with these things is connected to the use of natural resources, which requires energy．In turn, the common sources of energy we use today cause pollution, so economic growth is almost inevitably associated with environmental damage．Economic growth is the increase in numbers of goods and services produced over time by an economy, and it's calculated in terms of real Gross Domestic Product （GDP）．Before growth is calculated, inflation （通货膨胀）is adjusted in order to take into account its misleading effect on the price of goods and services．Economic growth can also be explained as the increase in expected output, which results from an increase in actual output, or total demand．

There are certain aspects of economic growth which affect the environment．The first of these is the fact that in order to produce more goods and products, at a faster rate, the construction of large industrial plants is required．These plants produce a lot of waste, leading to the pollution of water and the atmosphere, which may cause negative long term health e ffects to nearby populations of animals, or people．They also lead to global

warming．

Industrial manufacturing leads to the constantly increasing energy consumption．The traditional energy sources, which are commonly used now adays, are considered to be the greatest polluters to the environment．There also exist so-called eco-friendly sources of energy．They are sometimes preferred but replacing the t raditional sources with them also requires time, during which people have to make some sacrifices to support these undertakings．

In order to produce economically practical energy, a sometimes significant transformation of the natural site is often inevitable．This is expensive and, has harmful effects on the environment．Application of wind energy would Block airflows' natural speed, which is the reason for their decrease in strength, after crossing the windmill．Consequently, the pressure balance that is brought about by this current will be affected, and it is important to remember that the envi ronment and weather conditions are directly affected by atmospheric pressure．

For these reasons, bringing about economic ．growth without any resulting environmental damage, whatsoever, is impossible．

67．What does the passage mainly talk about?

A．Pollution caused by plant construction B．Effects of windmills on the environment

C．Economic growth and human civilization D．Economic growth and environmental damage 68．What does the underlined word "They" in the third paragraph refer to?

A．Goods and products B．The industrial plants

C．Water and atmosphere D．Negative health effects

69．According to the passage, the author holds the opinion that ____．

A．economic growth should be calculated in terms of GDP

B．use of natural resources causes no damage to the environment

C．industrial manufacturing may cause damage to the environment

D．a windmill is a perfect way to produce economically practical energy

70．Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Amazon Introduces a Digital Music Locker

Amazon, corn plans to introduce a service that will let people upload their digital music to the Web．71 The service, known as a music locker, was made available to Amazon account holders early Tuesday．Amazon will offer a Web-based hard drive backup service called Cloud Drive, where people can store documents, photos, videos and music．

It will also offer Cloud Player, which will let people listen to, download and make play lists from the music they store on Cloud Drive from any Web site or from an app on Android devices．Cloud Player will automatically upload songs bought on Amazon．72

73 One key difference is that Google and Apple reportedly want to automatically make all the music that

a user owns available to stream on other instruments, while Amazon will require that people upload music, except songs they buy on Amazon, to access it elsewhere．

The dream of these companies, along with many start-ups, is for people to be able to listen to their music from any computer or phone．74 Several experts in digital music say that the music locker business is still legally ambiguous．75

Amazon says it has avoided the problem, because its users would upload their songs, inMP3 or A．A．C．format, to the cloud-based service, just like backing them up on an external （outside）hard drive or a Web-based computer backup service．

Companies, including Google and Spotify have been forced to delay introducing certain services while they negotiate with the music labels and publishers．

A．People can access it from any computer and from Android phones．

B．But they have all run into the same problem: music companies and publishers would prefer that listeners buy a new copy of a song everywhere they want to listen to it．

C．Experts suspect that Amazon seems to be copying what Google and Apple have already achieved．D．They agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity （匿名）because their agreements with Amazon are confidential．

E．It is impossible for Web companies to tell whether a song was bought legally or downloaded illegally．F．Amazon is racing Google and Apple, both of which are interested in offering similar services．

G．It will also scan iTunes or Windows libraries to find other music to upload．

第二卷（两部分，共35分）

第四部分：书面表达（共两节,35分）

第一节情景作文（20分）。

假设你是红星中学高三（1）班的学生李华，学校为了帮助高三同学更好地迎接考试，特意举办了一个“减压周”的活动。请根据图片的先后顺序，为校刊“英文园地”写一篇短文，报告“减压周”的活动。词数不少于60。

参考词汇：a trust fall信任背摔；a three-1egged race两人三足

（请将情景作文写在答题卡指定区域内）

第二节开放作文（15分）

根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。

You are discussing the following picture with your English friend Jim．Now you are telling him how you understand the picture and what makes you think so．

考词汇：tricycle三轮车