精品届高三英语上学期期中试题5.docx

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精品届高三英语上学期期中试题5

2019届高三英语上学期期中试题

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。

1.Whywon’tthewomanhikewiththeman?

A.Itwillbecold.B.Shedislikeshiking.C.Theviewsareboring.

2.Whatdoesthewomanwanttoknow?

A.Whenthebuswillarrive.B.Wherethebusstopis.C.Whereshecanchargeherphone.

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Somethingtoeat.B.Somethingtosleepon.C.Somethingtoride.

4.Whatwillthewomanasktheman’sbrothertodo?

A.Repairherwindows.B.Cleanherfrontyard.C.Tellherwhattypeoftreestoplant.

5.Whatdoesthemanthinksmellsbad?

A.Thegarbage.B.Adeadanimal.C.Somepoison.

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.Howmanytimeshasthewomanbeenlatesofar?

A.One.B.Two.C.Three.

7.Whatdoesthemanwanttodofirst?

A.Fixthealarmclock.B.Buyanalarmclock.C.Ordersomefoodtogo.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whyisthewomanwritingthereport?

A.Forhersocialstudiesclass.B.Fortheschoolnewspaper.C.Forahistoryproject.

9.Whatsurprisestheman?

A.Manyimmigrantshavechildren.

B.ManyimmigrantsownhomesinAmerica.

C.Manyimmigrantsdon’twanttostay.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howoldisthewoman’sdaughter?

A.Thirteenyearsold.B.Fourteenyearsold.C.Fifteenyearsold.

11.Whyisthewomanupset?

A.Themoviewasexpensive.

B.Themoviewas

boring.

C.Themoviewasviolent.

12.Howmuchdideachticketcost?

A.Eightdollars.B.Ninedollars.C.Eighteendollars.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Howdidtheman’sparentsfeelabouthiscareer?

A.Theyfullysupportedhim.

B.Theydidn’tagreewithhimatall.

C.Theyrespectedhischoice.

14.Whatdidthemanmajorin?

A.Math.B.Computerscience.C.Addesign.

15.Whatwastheman’sfirstpaidjobaftercollege?

A.Workinginarestaurant.

B.WorkingforNintendo.

C.WorkingforaSiliconValleycompany.

16.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutdesigningvideogames?

A.Heisgrateful.

B.Heisboredwithit.

C.Heisverypleasedwithhimself.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhichcountryisKingfrom?

A.Mexico.B.Australia.C.TheUnitedStates.

18.Accordingtosomepeople,whatinfluencedKing’swriting?

A.Hisfamily.

B.Hisfriend’sdeath.

C.Thebooksheread.

19.WhendidKinggraduatefromcollege?

A.In1970.B.In1972.C.In1974.

20.WhatissurprisingaboutthenovelCarrie?

A.Itdidn’tmakemuchmoney.

B.Kingalmostthrewitaway.

C.Kingdidn’tfinishit.

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

AnOceansVacuum

There’sacollectionofplastictrashinthemiddleofthePacificOcean.It’sbiggerthanTexas—andgrowing.Thewaytocleanitupnowistocatchitwithnets.Thatisbothcostlyandslow.Instead,theOceanCleanupProjectproposes62-mile-longfloatingbarriersthatwouldusenaturalcurrentstotraptrash.Ifnextyear’strialssucceed,afullcleanupoperationwouldaimtostartin2020.Itcouldreducethetrashby42%over10years.

Easy-OnShoes

In2012,MathewWalzer,ahighschoolstudentwithadisability,sentanotetoNike.“Mydreamistogotocollege,”hewrote,“withouthavingtoworryaboutsomeonecomingtotiemyshoeseveryday.”Nikeassignedadesignteamtothechallenge.Thisyear,theycameoutwiththeirsolution:

theFlyEase.Thebasketballshoecanbefastenedwithonehand.ApairofNikeFlyEaseshoessellsfor$130.

AnAirportforDrones（无人机）

AsAmazon,Google,andothersgetreadyfordronedeliveryservice,thereisonebigquestion:

whatkindsofhomebaseswilltheirdroneshave?

Rwanda,inAfrica,mayhavetheanswer.There,workerswillsoonstartworkonthree“droneports”.Thegoalistomakeiteasiertotransportfood,medicalsupplies,electronics,andothergoodsthroughthehillycountryside.Constructionissettobecompletedin20

20.

21.What’stheadvantageoftheOceansVacuum?

A.Itcanbeputintowideusesoon.B.Itcangrowyearbyyear.

C.Itcantearplasticintopieces.D.Itcanbeamone

y-saver.

22.WhatdoweknowaboutNike?

A.Itprovidescustomer-friendlyservices.B.Itisdesigningnewshoesfrequently.

C.Itoffersfreeshoestothedisabled.D.ItrespondedtoMatthew’srequestpassively.

23.WhyisRwandasettingup“droneports”?

A.Becausetherearetoomanydrones.

B.Becauseroadtravelthereisrough.

C.Becausethey’reeasiertoconstructthanroads.

D.Becausetheyareopentonewtechnology.

B

HowareyouaccessibletoCarnegieHall?

“Practice,practice,practice”isthewell-knownanswer.ButforsomeinspiringyoungmusiciansfromtheAfghanistanNationalInstituteofMusicinKabul,theroadtothefamousconcerthallwasmoredifficult.

TheAfghanYouthOrchestra（AYO）consistsofyoungpeoplewhostudyattheAfghanistanNationalInstituteofMusic.ItwasthefirstorchestracreatedinAfghanistanin30years.

GulalaiNorestani,14,playsatraditionalstringinstrument.Likemanystudents,Gulalaibecameanorphanwhenherparentswerekilledduringtheongoingwar.Musicisameansofpreservingherfromharmorunpleasantness.“Musicformeisalanguageofpeace,”Gulalaisaid.“Itconnectspeople.”

MiladYousufi,18,isapianostudent.“Musicismylife,”hesaid.Miladalsolostmanyofhisfamilymembersduringthewar.Whenmusicwasbanned,hecouldn’teventouchapiano.Soasa12-year-oldboy,hestartedpaintinganddrawing.“Iusedtodrawapiano,”hesaid.Finally,Miladwasfreetoplayarealpiano.“Ourdreamcametrue,”hesaid,“Itiseveryone’sdreamtoplayinCarnegieHall.”

Andhehasmoredreams.“IhaveadreamtocontinuemyeducationinAmerica,”heexplained.“Iamworkinghardtomakethathappen.ThenIhaveadreamtocomebacktoAfghanistanandteachandservepeople.”

BeforeMiladwentonstagethatnightwiththebandofAfghankidswhohadsurvivedawar,Iaskedhimifhehadeverexperiencedtruepeace.“No,notyet,”heanswered,adding,“IhopeIwillbeableto.”

Laterduringtheperformance,asheplayedoneofCarnegieHall’sfamousgrandpianos,thelookofpurejoyonhisfaceconvincedmethathefoundpeaceinmusic.

24.IntheopinionofGulalai,music.

A.makespeopleunderstandeachotherB.calmsherdownin

thewar

C.isakindofviolentlanguageD.savesherfromthekillingatwar

25.WhatisMilad’sfinalgoal?

A.Toplayarealpiano.B.Tobeateacher.

C.ToplayinCarnegieHall.D.TobeeducatedinAmerica.

26.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?

A.TraditionalAfghanMusicB.YoungMusicians

C.ABetterPerformanceD.APeaceinMusic

C

Englishisfullofcolorfulphrasestodescribeshyness.Someoneshymightbeca

lledshrinkingvioletorawallflower,whileforespeciallynervoustypeswehavethecuriousexpression:

theywouldn’tsaybootoagoose.

Noneofthesearetraditionallyseenaspositivedescriptions,evenifyoulikegeese.Inacultureofgo-gettinghighachievers,shypeopledon’tcomefirst.Orthat’swhattheself-helpindustrywouldhaveyoubelieve.Bookshopsarefilledwithgreatworksthatpromisetohelpbeatsocialfearsandfindsuccessinlife,loveandbusiness.Thatiswhyonebook,ShrinkingViolets:

AFieldGuidetoShyness,bucksthetrend.ItbecameasuddensuccessacrossEnglish-languagemediarecentlyforitsnewtake-onshyness.

AuthorJoeMoransaysthatdespitestrugglingwithshynessandlongingforlonelinessallhislife,beingshycanalsobe“agift”.Freedfr

omtheconstanturgetoparticipateandcompeteinsocialsituations,peopleareliberatedtolookattheworldinnewways,andgainfreshinsights（洞察力）.Indeed,manyoftheworld’sgreatthinkersandartistsareintroverts（内向的人）.ScientistsCharlesDarwinandAlbertEinsteinpreferredtheirowncompany;actressKeiraKnightleyofte

nfindsherselftongue-tiedatparties;andHarryPotterauthorJKRowlingclaimssheusedtobetoonervoustoevenborrowapen.

MorantoldBBCFuture:

“Ithinkshynessprobablydoesturnyouintoanamateuranthropologist（人类学家）,really—youaremorelikelytobeanobserver.”

So,whileextrovertsmakeallthenoise,theydon’tnecessarilyhavethebestideas.

Ifyou’reshy,you’veprobablyknownthisforalongtime.Youjustdon’tshoutaboutit.

27.Whensomeoneisbeingcalledawallflower,heisbeing________.

A.toldoffforhisnervousnessB.laughedatforhisshyness

C.admiredforhischaracterD.praisedforhisgrace

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“bucksthetrend”inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Becomesunpopularandunaccepted.B.Changesthepublicideacompletely.

C.Goesagainstthetrendandsucceeds.D.Becomesthemajorconcernofpeople.

29.Whydidtheauthormentionmanyfamousshypeople?

A.Showthereasonsforshyness.

B.Proveshynesscontributestoscience.

C.Pointouttheharmshynessbrings.

D.Disconnectshynessandsuccess.

30.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardsshyness?

A.Supportive.B.Sympathetic.C.Opposed.D.Critical.

D

Frigatebirdsseagoingflierswitha6-footwingspan（翼展）,canstayaloft（upintheair）forweeksatatime,anewstudyhasfound.

Sincethefrigatebirdspendsmostofitslifeatsea,itshabitsoutsideofwhenitreproducesonlandaren’twell-known—untilresearchersstartedtrackingthemaroundtheIndianOcean.Whattheresearchersdiscoveredisthatthebird’sflyingabilityisunbelievable.

Ornithologist（鸟类学家）HenriWeimerskirchputsatellitetag（标签）onacoupleofdozenfrigatebirds.Whenthedatastartedtocomein,hecou