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英语江西省赣县三中届高三下学期期中考试
江西省赣县三中2018届高三下学期期中考试
英语试卷
第一部分听力(共两节,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。
例:
Howmuchistheshirt?
A.£19.15B.£9.18C.£9.15
答案是C。
1.Whatdoesthemandislikeaboutthework?
A.Thesize.B.Thecolor.C.Thestyle
2.Whydoesthemanwantaridetowork?
A.Hiscarisbeingrepaired.
B.Helenthiscartosomeoneelse.
C.Hedoesn’twanttotakethesubway.
3.Whathappenedtothespaghetti?
A.Themanhaditforlunch.
B.Itwaseatenbythewoman.
C.Ithasgonebadintherefrigerator
4.Whyisthewomanreturningtheskirt?
A.It’stooshort.B.It’stoolong.C.It’stoodark
5.Wheredoesthemanworknow?
A.AtafurniturestoreB.Atthepostoffice.C.Atapartysupplystore
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.WhydidthewomangotoEngland?
A.OnbusinessB.TovisitfriendsC.Forfurtherstudies.
7.WhatwastheweatherlikeinEngland?
A.Rainy.B.WindyC.Sunny.
听第7段材料,回答第8—9题。
8.Whatdoesthewomannoticefirstabouttheowneroftherestaurant?
A.HerclothesB.HerhairstyleC.Hersmile.
9.WhydoestheownergotoItalyeveryyear?
A.Tovisitherfamily.
B.Togetsomeinformation
C.Tostudythedesignofclothes.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题
10.Whydidthemancallthewoman?
A.Topayabill.
B.Todepositsomemoney.
C.Tocheckhisaccountbalance.
11.Wheredoesthemanlivenow?
A.OnAlstonWay.B.OnBerkshireRoad.C.OnParkviewDrive.
12.Whatisthelastpieceofinformationthemangives?
A.Hisdateofbirth.
B.Hisaccountnumber.
C.HissocialSecurityNumber.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatisthewoman’sjob?
A.Aneditor.B.Ajournalist.C.Anathleticdirector.
14.Whatdoesthemanwanttowriteabout?
A.LawB.GirlsinsportsC.Theeconomy
15.What’stheman’smother’scareer?
A.Sheisaprofessionalwriter.
B.Sheisacriminallawyer.
C.Sheisafamilylawyer.
16.Whydoesthewomanapologizetotheman?
A.Sheaskedtoomanypersonalquestions.
B.Shewasnotsupportiveofhiscareerchoice.
C.Shewasaskingquestionsinsteadofhim.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.What’sthethemefortoday?
A.Introducingdomefamouswriters.
B.Discussingtheissueforenvironmentprotection.
C.Discussingthegrowthofworld’seconomy.
18.WhatisJessicaFleming’snewbookabout?
A.Theeconomiceffectsofnaturaldisasters
B.Howpeopleareaffectingtheoceans.
C.Whytreesareimportanttotheplanet.
19.WhatdoesthespeakerlikemostaboutProf.Thomas’sbook?
A.Itiseasytounderstand
B.Itincludesmanyinterestinginterviews
C.Ithasevenmoredetailsthanhislastbook.
20.WhatsuggestionswillProf.Thomasgivenext?
A.Howtotalkwithwhales.
B.Howtoprotecttheunderwaterenvironment.
C.Whatthegovernmentshoulddoaboutoilspills.
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)
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
ChanukahFestival
Activitiesforkidsofallages
Sunday,December179:
00am—4:
00pm
JoinusonDecember17th,2017(2nddayofHanukkah)forourannualHanukkahFamilyFunFestforanexcitingdayoffunactivitiesforthewholefamily.TheHazimirChoirwillprovideholidaymusicalentertainment.DrumTaleswillpresent“TheHeartyStoryofHanukkah”show.Therewillbeceramic(陶瓷)paintingofdreidels,menorahs(烛台),andotherHanukkahitemsforthekids.Andfunfoods,craftsandactivitieswillbehappeningthroughouttheday.Bringthewholefamilyandenjoyafun—filledday!
11:
30—JollyFolliespuppetshow Ages2-12
AfunMuppet(提线木偶)stylemusicalholidaystoryfollowedbyaHanukkahsingasongfeaturingthe“Chipmunks”andotherfavoritecharacters.Adult:
$7Child$5
1:
30—HazamirTeenChoir
SponsoredbytheBermanandLernerfamiliesinmemoryofCantorMosesL.Snyder
3:
15—DrumTalespresents TheHeartyStoryofHanukkah
DrumTalesisfun,interactivepercussive(打击乐)andmusical.Itismuchlikethetraditionaldrumcircleconcept.Itcombinesstorytelling,musicalinstrumentationandsong.Eachparticipantisgivenapercussiveinstrumentwhichbecomestheirmediaoftransportationtofarawaylandsandexotic(异国情调的)places,toridethewavesofmysteryofanunfoldingplot,andintothedeeprealmofimaginationandthecolorfulbeyond.Drumming,rhyming,rapping,clinking,shakingandclapping,thisperformancewillleaveyoufeelingrefreshedafterhavingreturnedfromajourneythroughthesestories!
Adults$7Child$5
Plusfoodandfunfortheentirefamily
CraftswithBBYOandYoungJudea
CeramicpaintingwithJackandJill
T-ShirtfunwithComputerAdventures
FunwithCyber-Connection
Vendors
Specialvisitby“ChanukahBubby”(Words:
328)
21.Howmuchdoesafamilyofthree(akidandparents)havetopayiftheyattendJollyFolliespuppetshow?
A.$21.B.$19.C.$17D.$15.
22.WhatfeelingwillyounotexperienceifyouattendtheDrumTales?
A.Mystery.B.Imagination.C.HorrorD.Exoticism.
23.WhatisNOTincludedintheChanukahFestival?
A.Fashionshow.B.Funfoods.
C.Computeradventures.D.Ceramicpainting.
B
Canexerciseduringchildhoodprotectyouagainstmemorylossmanydecadeslater?
Exerciseearlyinlifeseemstohavelifelongbenefitsforthebrain,inratsatleast.
“Thisisananimalstudy,butitshowsthatphysicalactivityatayoungageisveryimportant—notjustforphysicaldevelopment,butforthewholelifelongtrackofcognitive(认知的)developmentduringageing,”saysMartinWojtowiczoftheUniversityofToronto,Canada.“Inhumans,itmaydelaytheappearanceofAlzheimer’ssymptoms(阿兹海默氏症),possiblytothepointofpreventingthem.”
Wojtowicz’steamdivided80youngmaleratsintotwoequalgroups,andplacedrunningwheelsinthecagesofonegroupforaperiodofsixweeks.Aroundfourmonthslater—whentheratshadreachedmiddleage—theteamtaughtalltheratstoconnectanelectricshockwithbeinginaspecificbox.Whenplacedinthebox,theyfrozewithfear.
Twoweekslater,theteamtestedtheratsinthreesituations:
exactlythesameboxinthesameroom,thesameboxwiththeroomarrangeddifferently,andacompletelydifferentboxinadifferentroom.
Theratswithoutaccesstoarunningwheelwhentheywereyoungnowfrozethesamepercentageoftimesineachofthesesituations,suggestingtheycouldn’trememberwhichonewasdangerous.Butthosethathadbeenabletorunintheiryouthfroze40to50percentlessinbothchangedboxsettings.
“Theresultssuggesttheamountofphysicalactivitywhenwe'reyoung,atleastforrats,hasinfluenceonbrainandcognitivehealth—intheformofbettermemorieswhenwe'reolder,"saysArthurKramerofNortheasternUniversityinBoston,whohasfoundthat,inhumans,exercisepromotesthegrowthofnewbraincells.(Words:
316)
24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?
A.Study.B.Development.C.Ageing.D.Exercise
25.HowareParagraph3and4mainlydeveloped?
A.Byanalyzingcauses.B.Byshowingdifferences
C.Bydescribingtheprocess.D..Bygivinganexample.
26.Thestudyshowsthat _______
A.themoreexercisearathaswhenyoung,thebettermemoryitwillpossesswhenolder.
B.usingtherunningwheelsisofbenefittotherats’growth
C.physicalactivitycanpreventhuman’sAlzheimer’ssymptoms
D.physicalactivityisimportantforphysicalhealth
27.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardstheanimalstudy?
A.Doubtful.B.Objective.C.Critical.D.Negative.
C
TeachingPoetry
Nopoemshouldeverbediscussedor“analyzed”,untilithasbeenreadaloudbysomeone,teacherorstudent.Betterstill,perhaps,isthepracticeofreadingittwice,onceatthebeginningofthediscussionandonceattheend,sothesoundofthepoemisthelastthingonehearsofit.
Alldiscussionsofpoetryare,infact,preparationsforreadingitaloud,andthereadingofthepoemis,finally,themosttelling“interpretation”ofit,suggestingtone,rhythm,andmeaningallatonce.Hearingapoetreadtheworkinhisorherownvoice,onrecordsoronfilm,isobviouslyaspecialreward.Buteventhoseaidstoteachingcannotreplacethestudentandteacherreadingitor,bestofall,recitingit.
Ihavecometothink,infact,thattimespentreadingapoemaloudismuchmoreimportantthan“analysing”it,ifthereisn’ttimeforboth.IthinkoneofourgoalsasteachersofEnglishistohavestudentslovepoetry.Poetryis“acriticismoflife”,and“aheighteningoflife”.Itis“anapproachtothetruthoffeeling”,andit“cansaveyourlife”.Italsodeservesaplaceintheteachingoflanguageandliteraturemorecentralthanitpresentlyoccupies.
IamnotsayingthateveryEnglishteachermustteachpoetry.Thosewhodon’tlikeitshouldnotbeforcedtocommunicatethistoanyoneelse.Butthosewhodoteachpoetrymustkeepinmindafewthingsaboutitsessentialnature,aboutitssoundaswellasitssense,andtheymustmakeroomintheclassroomforhearingpoetryaswellasthinkingaboutit.(Words:
312)
28.Tohaveabetterunderstandingofapoem,oneshould______.
A.analyzeitbyoneself B.discussitwithothers
C.practisereadingitaloud D.copyitdowninanotebook
29.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentionedasafunctionofpoetry?
A.ExtendingyourlifeB.Savingyourlife
C.CriticizinglifeD.Heighteninglife
30.Thelastsentenceinthethirdparagraphimply_______.
A.Theteachingofpoetryismoreimportantthananyothersubject.
B.Moreimportanceshouldbegiventotheteachingofpoetry.
C.Poetryisthefoundatio