江西省吉安县第三中学学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx
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江西省吉安县第三中学学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案
吉安县第三中学2017-2018学年高三上学期期中考试
英语试题
考试时间：
120分钟满分：
150分
第一部分听力（共两节，20个小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
第一节听下面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.WhatkindoffilmsdoesTinalike?
A.Thrillers.B.Comedies.C.Cartoons.
2.Whathappenedtotheboyyesterday?
A.Helosthiskeys.B.Hebrokehiscellphone.C.Heforgottotakehisbag.
3.Howmuchisthegreendress?
A.$200.B.$400.C.$800.
4.Whyisthewomanlate?
A.Herflightwasdelayed.B.Shewascaughtinatrafficjam.
C.Theroadwasunderconstruction.
5.WhatdidJasondo?
A.Hewenttoaconcert.B.HeplayedwithLily.C.Hedidhishomework.
第二节听下面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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。
6.WhatwillAlicedoduringherholiday?
A.Walkonthebeach.B.Dosomereading.C.Goswimming.
7.WhenwillJimleaveforFlorida?
A.NextTuesday.B.NextMonday.C.ThisSaturday.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。
8.Atwhattimedoesthetruckcome?
A.8:
00pm.B.5:
00am.C.8:
00am.
9.Whatdoesthewomanmeanintheend?
A.Tonyisoftenlateforschool.B.Tonyshouldtaketherubbishoutnow.
C.Tonyisanaughtyboy.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。
10.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutsaying“no”?
A.Easy.B.Difficult.C.Hurtful.
11.Whatcanmakearelationshiplongerinthewoman’sopinion?
A.Havingcommonhobbies.B.Saying“yes”atanytime.
C.Rejectingarequestsometimes.
12.Whatwillthewomandotonight?
A.Eatoutwiththeman.B.Invitethemantodinner.
C.Visitherfriendswiththeman.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。
13.Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?
A.Asupermarket.B.Adepartmentstore.C.Adiscountshop.
14.Whatisthewoman’smostexpensivething?
A.Apairofboots.B.Apairofjeans.C.Asuit.
15.Whatdoesthewomanlike?
A.Windowshopping.B.Famousbrands.C.Expensiveclothes.
16.Whatwillthewomandofortheman?
A.Sendane-mail.B.Designapattern.C.Makeasweater.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。
17.Wherearethelistenersprobably?
A.Onabus.B.Attheairport.C.Atatouristspot.
18.Whatisthespeaker?
A.Aticketseller.B.Abusconductor.C.Atourguide.
19.Howmuchdoesaticketcostachildabove14?
A.$14.B.$15.C.$25.
20.Wherewillthelistenershavelunch?
A.AttheNicoletShoppingCenter.B.AttheSt.Anthony’sFalls.
C.AttheWallerArtCenter.
第二部分阅读理解
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（A,B,C,D）四个选项中选出最佳选项
A
Miscioscio,60,amarketingconsultantinPearlRiver,N.Y.,saysshe'saddictedtoherSonye-reader.Shebuysorborrowsaprintbookonlywhenit'snotavailabledigitally.Misciosciosaysmostofherfriendsandrelativeshavealsoswitchedtoe-booksfortheconvenienceandlowerprices.Lastwinter,shenotes,shevacationedinCostaRicaandsays:
“Aleast75%ofthosereadingwerereadingelectronically.Iwasshockedtoseepeopletakingtheire-readersontotheloungers（躺椅）inthepool.”
Meier,43,amarketingdirectorinBeaverFalls,prefersherbooksonpaper,notscreens.Afterworkingonacomputerallday,shesays,“Iwantabookinmyhand.Turningoveritspagesismywayofknowingit'stimetorelaxandslowdown.”Meier,who'sstickingwithphysicalbooks,doesn'tconsiderherselfanykindofdigital“resister.”“I'mcomfortablewithallformsoftechnology,”shesays.“However,whenitcomestobooks,IsupposeI'matraditionalist.Mypreferencewillalwaysbetherealthing.”Toher,partofthejoyofreadingisthebookitself:
“pullingitfromtheshelf,inspectingthecover,lettingitfallopentoarandompage.”
Bothhavelotsofsupporters.Statisticsshowthate-booksalesgrew43%lastyear,butthat'saslowdowncomparedwiththetriple-digitincreasesinrecentyears.E-booksremainthefastest-growingpartofthebookmarketbutaccountforonlyabout20%ofallsales,reportedbypublishers.
MiscioscioandMeierareatoppositeendsofabookbusinessintransition.Eventhoughe-booksaleshavegrownmorethan4,000%since2008,it'sunlikelythatphysicalbookswilldisappearthewayrecordsdidinthemusicindustry.
21．Misciosciowill______whenabookisnotavailabledigitally.
A.switchtothebookoflowerpriceB.buythebookonpaper
C.giveupreadingsuchkindofbooksD.swiminthepool
22．AccordingtoMeier,her“preference”refersto______.
A.partofjoyB.paperbookC.arandompageD.ane-reader
23．Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?
A.Recordsareunlikelytodisappearinthemusicindustry.
B.MiscioscioandMeieraretwoopponentsinbookbusiness.
C.Physicalbookswillremaintobeacceptedtosomepeople.
D.Themarketshareofe-booksisbiggerthanthatofpaperbooks.
24．Whatisthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?
A.E-bookswilldominatethebookindustryeventually.
B.Physicalbookswilldisappeargraduallyinthefuture.
C.Newtechnologybringsmorebenefitsforreaders.
D.Readersgotheirownwayinchoosingbooks.
B
Asayoungman,Alwasaskilledartist,apotter.Hehadawifeandtwofinesons.Onenight,hisoldersondevelopedaseverestomachache.Thinkingitwasonlysomecommonintestinal（肠的）disorder,neitherAlnorhiswifetooktheconditionveryseriously.Butthediseasewasactuallyacuteappendicitis（阑尾炎）,andtheboydiedsuddenlythatnight.
Knowingthedeathcouldhavebeenpreventedifhehadonlyrealizedtheseriousnessofthesituation,Al'semotionalhealthdeclinedundertheenormousburdenofhisguilt.Tomakemattersworsehiswifelefthimashorttimelater,leavinghimalonewithhissix-year-oldyoungerson.ThehurtandpainofthetwosituationsweremorethanAlcouldhandle,andhebecameanalcoholic.
Asthealcoholismprogressed,Albegantoloseeverythinghepossessed—hishome,hisland,hisartobjects,everything.EventuallyAldiedaloneinaSanFranciscomotelroom.
WhenIheardofAl'sdeath,Ithought,“Whatacompletefailure!
”“Whatatotallywastedlife”.
Astimewentby,Ibegantore-evaluatemyearlierharshjudgment.Yousee,IknewAl'snowadultson,Ernie.Heisoneofthekindest,mostcaring,mostlovingmenIhaveeverknown.IwatchedErniewithhischildrenandsawthefreeflowoflovebetweenthem.Iknewthatkindnessandcaringhadtocomefromsomewhere.
Ihadn'theardErnietalkmuchabouthisfather.OnedayIworkedupmycouragetoaskhim."I'mreallypuzzledbysomething,"Isaid."Iknowyourfatherwasbasicallytheonlyonetoraiseyou.Whatonearthdidhedosothatyoubecamesuchaspecialperson?
"
Erniesatquietlyandreflectedforafewmoments.Thenhesaid,"FrommyearliestmemoriesasachilduntilIlefthomeat18,Alcameintomyroomeverynight,gavemeakissandsaid,'Iloveyou,son.'"
TearscametomyeyesasIrealizedwhatafoolIhadbeentojudgeAlasafailure.Hehadnotleftanymaterialpossessionsbehind,buthehadbeenakindlovingfather,andheleftbehindoneofthefinest,mostgivingmanIhaveeverknown.
25.WhatcanweinferfromAl'syoungersonErnie?
A.Thelovefromhisfathermadehimwhathewas.
B.Hisfather'slifewasindeedwasted.
C.greatfortunemusthavebeenlefttohim.
D.Hewasnotverykindbutveryloving.
26.Al'seldersonprobablydiedofacuteappendicitisdueto_____
accordingtothearticle.
A.toomuchalcoholB.seriousstomachache
C.thecouples'carelessnessD.lackofcareandnutrition
27.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthearticle?
A.Parents'loveB.AfailurefatherC.Loveyou,sonD.Askilledartist
C
Windows8,apartfromWindows95,isthebiggestsurpriseandtheonlyversionofMicrosoft’soperatingsystemthathasbeenchangedfromthecore（核心）whencomparedtoitsformerone.
However,arecentstudyhasshownthatunder20%ofbusinessownerswouldbewillingtoupgradetothenewversionofWindows.Thereasonforthisremainstobediscussedanddebated,andwewilltrytothrowlightonthisresearchbyprovidingyouwithsomeofthemostcommonadvantagesanddisadvantagesofWindows8.
Generallyspeaking,thereareagreatnumberof plussides relatedtoupgradingfromWindows7toWindows8.
Speed—Thisisthebiggestadvantagetomention.BoottimehasbeenreportedtobeuptoninetimesshorterthanthatwithWindows7.
Newpasswords—Insteadoftypingyourpasswords,Windows8willletyouusegesturesonyourfavoritephotostoenteryourpassword.Thisisnotonlypracticalbutalsoextremelycool!
Windows8experience—apartfromcomputers,Windows8willbeusedonalldevices,includingsmartphones,tabletPCsandsoon.Also,owingtothefactthatithasbeenspecificallydesignedwithtouchscreenusersinmind,Windows8,besidesusingkeyboardandmouse,willofferawholenewuserexperience.
However,therearestillsomedisadvantages.
ThefirstonethathastobementionedisthatthereisnoStartMenufromWindows.Yes,thereisnoStartbuttoninthelowerleftcorner,andthismightbearealpuzzleofmanyWindowsusers.Also,manyusershavehadaproblemtogetusedtothenewinterfaceintroducedbyWindows8.ThebiggestproblemthatisworthnoticingisthatWindows8wasoriginallydesignedfortouchscreenusers,andthismayhaveabadeffectondesktopuserswhohavegottenusedtodoingeverythingwiththehelpoftheirkeyboardandmouse.
28.Whatdoes“plussides”inParagraph3probablyreferto
A.StrengthsB.Mathsymbols.C.Newrules.D.Messages.
29.AccordingtothetextthegreatestadvantageofWindows8isits______.
A.complexpasswordsB.uniqueexperience
C.highspeed D.newinterface
30.FromthetextwecanlearnthatWindows8______.
A.nolongerrequiresapasswordB.wasupgradedfromwindows95
C.willbepopularwithdesktopusersD.canbeusedonmorethancomputers
31.ManyWindows8usersfacetheproblemthat____
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