山西省三区八校届高三暑假末结业考试英语试题含答案.docx
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山西省三区八校届高三暑假末结业考试英语试题含答案
山西高县、古县、离石区三区(县)八校高三暑假末结业考试
英语试卷
第Ⅰ卷
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30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,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.HowmuchwastheTVset?
A.$60B.$120C.$90
2.Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.Tomwastalkingwiththepostman.
B.Tomwasrunningaroundthecorner.
C.Tomwashelpingthepostmanwithhiswork.
3.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?
A.BuyafanB.UseelectricityC.Coolhimselfdown
4.WhydidthebosscriticizeJoseph?
A.Hewaslateforwork.
B.Hequarreledwiththemanspeaker.
C.Hecriticizedthemanspeakertooseriously.
5.WhoisFiona?
A.ThewomanspeakerB.Thompson’ssisterC.Daisy’ssister
第二节(共15小题)
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至8题。
6.Whatwastheweatherlikelastweek?
A.Niceandsunny. B.Toowarm.C.Neitherhotnorcold.
7.Whatseasonisitnow?
A.Summer.B.Winter.C.Autumn.
8.Whatdoesthemanthinktheweatherwillbelikethisweekend?
A.Hethinksit’llrain.
B.Hedoesn’tthinkit’llrain.
C.Hethinksit’llbecloudy.
听第7段材料,回答第9至11题。
9.Whatcanweknowaboutthesinginggroup?
A.It’smadeupof15girls.
B.Itpracticesonceeveryotherweek.
C.Everymembercomesontimeforeachpractice.
10.Whatisthesinginggroupdoingthesedays?
A.Practicingeightsongs.
B.Performinganewsong.
C.Practicingforaschoolshow.
11.Whatcanweknowaboutthenewsong?
A.ItsnameisSundays.
B.It’swrittenbyafamousmusician.
C.It’swrittenbyasingerofthegroup.
听第8段材料,回答第12至14题。
12.Whatisthefatherreadingatthebeginningoftheconversation?
A.Anovel.B.Amagazine.C.Anewspaper.
13.Whatkindofbookdoesthegirlwanttoread?
A.Abookaboutanimals.
B.Abookondolls.
C.Abookaboutcandyandcookies.
14.Whatdoesthegirl’steachersayaboutreading?
A.Thegirlcanborrowbooksfromthelibrary.
B.Thegirlshouldreadbookseveryday.
C.Thegirloughttoreadatleasttenbooksanight.
听第9段材料,回答第15至17题。
15.Wherearetheyplanningtogointhemorning?
A.Toazoo.B.Toanartmuseum.C.Totheseashore.
16.Whydoesthewomanwanttogoshoppinginstead?
A.Tobuysomeclothes.
B.Tomeetherfriendthere.
C.Tobuyagiftforherfriend.
17.Whataretheytalkingabout?
A.Acityguide.B.Ashoppingcenter.C.Atravelplan.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18.Whatisthemainideaofthispassage?
A.Howdoyoudecidewhatyouaregoingtobuyinasupermarket?
B.Whodecideswhatyoushouldbuyinasupermarket.
C.Howdoesasupermarketmakepeoplespendmoremoney.
19.Whydoesthefoodthateverybodymustbuyspreadalloverthestore?
A.Toleadcustomerstoallsectionsofthestore.
B.Tomakeiteasyforcustomerstolocatethefood.
C.Toprovideagoodservice.
20.Howmuchdopeoplespendaftertheyhavebeeninastorefor30minutes?
A.40centseachminuteB.1,500centsintotalC.Fivedollarseachminute.
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。
TheEnigma(谜)ofBeauty
Thesearchforbeautyspanscenturiesandcontinents.PaintingsofEgyptiansdatingbackover4,000yearsshowbothmenandwomenpaintingtheirnailsandwearingmakeup.In18th-centuryFrance,wealthynoblemenworelargewigs(假发)oflong,whitehairtomakethemselvesattractive.Today,peoplecontinuetodevotealotoftimeandmoneytotheirappearance.
Thereisatleastonegoodreasonforthedesiretobeattractive:
beautyispower.Studiessuggestthatgood-lookingpeoplemakemoremoney,getcalledonmoreofteninclass,andareregardedasfriendlier.
Butwhatexactlyisbeauty?
It'sdifficulttodescribeitclearly,andyetweknowitwhenweseeit.Andourawarenessofitmaystartataveryearlyage.Inonesetofstudies,six-month-oldbabieswereshownaseriesofphotographs.Thefacesonthepictureshadbeenratedforattractivenessbyagroupofcollegestudents.Inthestudies,thebabiesspentmoretimelookingattheattractivefacesthantheunattractiveones.
Theideathatevenbabiescanjudgeappearancemakesperfectsensetomanyresearchers.Instudiesbypsychologists,menconsistentlyshowedapreferenceforwomenwithlargereyes,fullerlips,andasmallernoseandchinwhilewomenprefermenwithlargeshouldersandanarrowwaist.Accordingtoscientists,themindunconsciouslytellsmenandwomenthatthese traits —thefulllips,clearskin,strongshoulders—equalhealthandgeneticwell-being.
Noteveryonethinksthesameway,however.“Ourhardwirednesscanbechangedbyallsortsofexpectations—mostlycultural,”saysC.LoringBrace,ananthropologistattheUniversityofMichigan.Whatisconsideredattractiveinoneculturemightnotbeinanother.LookatmostWesternfashionmagazines:
thewomenonthepagesarethin.Butisthis“perfect”bodytypeforwomenworldwide?
Scientists'answerisno;whatisconsideredbeautifulissubjectiveandvariesaroundtheworld.TheyfoundnativepeoplesinsoutheastPerupreferredshapesregardedoverweightinWesterncultures.
Forbetterorworse,beautyplaysaroleinourlives.Butitisextremelydifficulttodescribeexactlywhatmakesonepersonattractivetoanother.Althoughtheredoseemtobecertainphysicaltraitsconsidereduniversallyappealing,itisalsotruethatbeautydoesnotalwayskeeptoasingle,uniformstandard.Beautyreallyis,asthesayinggoes,intheeyeofthebeholder.
21.People'sideasaboutbeauty________.
A.haveexistedsinceancienttimes B.canbeeasilydescribed
C.havelittleinfluenceonaperson'ssuccess D.arebaseduponstrictstandard
22.InParagraph3,thebabiesinthestudy________.
A.wereratedfortheirappearance
B.wereenteredinabeautycontest
C.wereshownphotosofagroupofcollegestudents
D.wereabletotellattractivefacesfromunattractiveones
23.Theunderlinedword“traits”inParagraph4probablymeans________.
A.qualities B.measurements C.judgments D.standards
24.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.
A.theideasofbeautyvaryaspeoplegrowup
B.thesearchforbeautyisrootedinlackofconfidence
C.thestandardsforbeautyarebasedonscientificresearches
D.theunderstandingofbeautydependsonculturalbackgrounds
IntheMiddleAgesinEurope,theaterwasanimportantpartofcivic,economicandreligiouslife.DuringthisperiodafterthefallofRomancivilization,manycitiesweredestroyed.SouthernandWesternEurope,famousforitsagriculture,becameincreasinglymoreagricultural.Afterseveralhundredyears,manytownsappearedagain.TheRomanCatholicChurchtookoverreligion,educationandpolitics.WhatremainedoftheaterwasmostlyontheGreekandRomanperformingarts.
Theaterwasrebornasliturgical(礼拜式的)dramas.ItwaswritteninLatinanddealingwithbiblical(圣经)storieswhichwouldbeperformedbychurchmembers.ThentherecamelocaldramasspokenincommonlanguagenotLatin.Theyweremorewonderfulone-actdramastakingplaceintownsquaresorotherpartsofthecity.Therewerethreetypesoflocaldramas.Mysteryorcycleplayswereshortdramasbasedonbiblicalstoriesorganizedintohistoricalcycles.Miracleplaysdealtwiththelivesofthegreat.Morality(道德的)playstaughtalessonthroughcharactersstandingforgoodorbadqualities.Secularplaysinthisperiodexisted,butreligiousdramaintheMiddleAgesismostlyrememberedtoday.AstheMiddleAgesended,thenumberofreligioustheatresbecamesmallasthechurchweakenedandmoresecularqualitieswonoverreligioustheaters.
25.Accordingtothepassage,whatdoes"secularplays"meanhere?
A.Playsthatdealwiththelivesofthegreat. B.Playsthattaughtalesson.
C.Playsbasedonbiblicalstories.
D.Playsthatarenotconnectedwiththechurch.
26.WhydidreligioustheatresbecomelessimportantastheMiddleAgescametoanend?
A.Peoplewerenotinterestedinthemanylonger.
B.Thechurchwasnotasimportantaswhatithadbeen.
C.Peoplelikednewplays.
D.Thestoriesofreligioustheatreswereoutdated.
27.Accordingtothepassage,whydidreligioustheatrestakeoverintheMiddleAges?
A.Peoplepreferredreligioustheatrestootherones.
B.Therewerenoothertypesoftheatres.
C.Thechurchplayedanimportantpartinpeople’slife.
D.Thequalityofreligioustheatreswasbetterthanthatofothertheatres.
28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Europeandramas B.Religiousdramas
C.ReligioustheatresintheMiddleAges D.SeculardramasintheMiddleAges
Therearetwotypesofpeopleintheworld.Althoughtheyhaveequaldegreeofhealthand wealthandothercomfortsoflife,onebecomeshappyandtheotherbecomesunhappy.Thisarisesfromthedifferentwaysinwhichtheyconsiderthings,persons,eventsandtheresultingeffectsupontheirminds.
Peoplewhoaretobehappyfixtheirattentionontheconvenienceofthings:
thepleasantpartsofconversation,thewellprepareddishes,thegoodnessofthewineandthefineweather.Theyenjoyallthecheerfulthings.Thosewhoaretobeunhappythinkandspeakonlyoftheoppositethings.Therefore,theyarecontinuallydissatisfied.Bytheirremarks,they sourthepleasureofsociety,hurtmanypeople,andmakethemselvesdisagreeableeverywhere.Ifthisturnofmindwasfoundedinnature,suchunhappypersonswouldbethemoretobepitied.Theintentionofcriticizingandbeingdislikedisperhaps