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精选高三英语下学期期中试题
江西省南昌市2017届高三英语下学期期中试题
考试用时:
120分全卷满分:
150分
第Ⅰ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。
1.Whathappenedtotheman?
A.Hegotaparkingticket.
B.Helosthisticket.
C.Hegotapermittoparkintheredzone.
2.Whatisthemandoingnow?
A.Drinkingacupoftea.B.Washingclothes.C.Goingtothebank.
3.Wherewasthecomputerusedlastweek?
A.Inalab.B.Inatheater.C.Inaclassroom.
4.Whatdayisittoday?
A.Friday.B.Wednesday.C.Tuesday.
5.WhydoesMarycalltheman?
A.Tocancelanappointment.B.Toconfirmanappointment.C.Torescheduleanappointment.
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,各个小题将给出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.Whatarethespeakersprobablydoing?
A.Lookingatapainting.
B.Watchingaliveshow.
C.Talkingaboutafamousmodel.
7.Whatdoesthemanthinktheladyisdoingthere?
A.Findingoutwhatishappeninginthemarket.
B.Buyinganewdress.
C.Waitingforsomeone.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofearthquakes?
A.Sheisusedtothem.
B.Sheisscaredofthem.
C.Shehasn’texperiencedany.
9.Howstrongwastheearthquakethatjusthappened?
A.Itwasstrongerthantheonein1989.
B.Atleast4.0ontheRichterscale.
C.About7.1ontheRichterscale.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Wheredoestheman’sgrandmalive?
A.Shelivesintheoldpeople’shome.
B.Sheliveswithhergrandson.
C.Shelivesaloneinherownhouse.
11.Whatdoestheman’sgrandmadoonWednesdays?
A.Shegetsherhairdone.
B.Sheplayscards.
C.Shegoestothedoctor.
12.Whydoesthewomanprobablywanttovisittheman’sgrandma?
A.Sheisfascinatedbytheoldlady’slife.
B.Shethinkstheoldladyisverylonely.
C.Shewantstoreadstoriestotheoldlady.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.WhatisthemaindifferencebetweenaniPodandaniTouch?
A.AniTouchhasmorefunctionsthananiPod.
B.AniPodcanconnecttotheInternet.
C.AniPodismoreexpensivethananiTouch.
14.Whatdoweknowaboutapps?
A.Therearen’tverymanyofthem.
B.Manyofthemarefree.
C.Youcanusethemonanykindofphone.
15.Whatkindofappdidthemanjustreadabout?
A.Anappthatshowsthecleanestrestaurant.
B.Anappthatshowsthenearestbathroom.
C.Anappthatshowsthecheapesthotel.
16.Whydoesthewomancalltheman“Mr.Apple”?
A.HeworksforApple.
B.HisfamilynameisApple.
C.HeseemstoknowalotaboutAppleproducts.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WheredidWhitneyHoustonfirststartsinging?
A.Innightclubs.B.Inchurch.C.Inaschool.
18.WhoisCliveDavis?
A.WhitneyHouston’sagent.
B.ThemovieproducerwhomadeTheBodyguard.
C.ThemanwhosignedWhitneyHoustontoalong-termrecordingdeal.
19.WhichofthefollowingisaWhitneyHoustonsong?
A.SavingAllMyLoveforYou.
B.GreatestEmotionofAll.
C.IWillAlwaysBewithYou.
20.WhatdoweknowaboutWhitneyHouston’sdeath?
A.Thereasonwhyshediedwasnotclearthen.
B.ShediedsoonafterwinningaGrammyAward.
C.Shediedattheageof45.
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。
A
Beforetravelingaroundtheworld,takesometimeandfindoutwhatsightseeingdestinationsare.Someofthosespotsthatmostguidesmentionarethefollowingthrillingattractions.
VictoriaFalls
VictoriaFallshasalwaysbeenconsideredtobeanincredibleplaceworthtakingpicturesof.Therearealotofspotsthattouristslove.Someofthemareverydangerousforpeople.Yetthebravearereadytoovercometheirfearforashotoflifetime.
ArcticCliffFace
Cliffdoesnotmakethemostcomfortableplaceforcamping.Beingcampedonthegroundisfarsaferanyway.Despitealltheinconvenience,thenewtrendisrapidlygainingpopularityamongclimbingenthusiastsandoutdooraddicts.
Auckland’sSkyTower
Auckland’sSkyTowerispopularwithbungeejumpers.Somecelebrities,suchasBeyonce,havealreadytriedit,whichprovesthattheplaceisnotonlysafebutpopularaswell.Thetoweris630feettall.Atthetopofthestructurethereisanobservationdeck.Trustus,mostofthosereadingthisarticlewouldprefertostayonthegroundratherthanclimbupthisscarystructure.
NorthYungasRoad
TheRoadofDeathistherightnamegiventoaroadinBolivia.Hundredsofpeoplediehereeveryyear.Themajorcauseofallthoseaccidentsistheroad.Theproblemisthatitistoona
rrowandbadlymaintainedwhileherethetrafficisheavierthananywhereelse.Nevertheless,itseemsliketouristswillcontinuevisitingthisstrangeroaddespiteitsscarynickname.
21.WhatisVictoriaFallsfamousfor?
A.Itsnarrowandbadlymaintainedroad
B.Itsdangerousbutattractivespotsfortakingpictures
C.Itsscarystructure
D.Itsthrillingcamping
22.NorthYungasRoadiscalled“theRoadofDeath”because_______.
A.eachyearmanypeoplelosetheirlivesthere
B.thereisnonecessaryprotectionequipment
C.itisbuiltontheedgeoftherock
D.thetrafficistheheaviest
23.Ifyoulikebunge
e,youcangoto_______.
A.VictoriaFallsB.ArcticCliffFace
C.Auckland’sSkyTowerD.NorthYungasRoad
24.Whatdothefourplaceshaveincommon?
A.Theyarepopularwithclimbers.
B.Theyallhavebeautifulscenery.
C.Theyareabitlife-threatening.
D.Theyhavebeenvisitedbycelebrities.
B
Twentyyearsago,SiteshRanjanDebwasonaroutinehuntforwildpigsinnortheasternBangladesh.Heneverthoughtitwouldchangehislifeforever.
Walkingthroughtheforestwithhisgun,Mr.Debwastrackingcrop-destroyingwil
dpigsaftercomplainsfromlocalfarmers.Butasheadvancedtowardshistarget,Mr.Debsteppedonabear.Thebearawokeandattackedhim,anditsclawstorethroughhisface.Instinctively,heshotthebearanditfelldowndead.
“Asaresultofthebearattack,Ilostmyrighteye,mostofmynoseandseveralteeth.Mytonguewasalsotornapart,”hesaid.
Butthenear-deathexperiencealsochangedthehunterforever.“Fo
rmeitwasanewstartoflife.Iwantedtodosomethingmeaningful.SoIdecidedtousetheopportunitytoprotectwildanimalsratherthanhuntthem.”saidMr.Deb.
Villagerstodaywillinformhimwhenanyanimalorrarebirdstrays(误入)intotheirareafromthenearbyforest.Sometimestheybringinjuredanimalsforhimtonurseathisrescuecenterandthen,ifpossible,releasebackintothewild.Inthepast20years,hehassetfreethousandsofwildanimalsandbirdsbackintotheforest.
Thoseanimalsandbirdswhichcannotbereleasedendupstayinginhisrescuecenterclosetohishome.“Ican’tsetalltheanimalsfree–somearetoooldandothersareseriouslyinjured.Besides,theforestsaroundthisareaarenolongerlargeenoughtosupportthem.”hesays.“Theblackbearcametomeasacub(幼崽)anditwasraisedhere.Now,itdoesn’tknowhowtohunt.Soitwillnotgetenoughfoodintheforestanditcanbeeasilyhuntedbypoachers(偷猎者).”
Therescuecenterishometoabear,ararealbinofishingcat,rockpythons,gibbons,monkeys,spotteddeer,vulturesandvarioustypesofwildbirds.Theanimalsareinsidecagesbutarekeptincleanconditionsandareregularlyfed.
Mr.Debrunsthecenterwithhisownmoneyandoccasional
financialhelpfromwell-wishers.Themini-zooalsoattractshundredsoflocaltouristswhopayasmallentryfee.
25.Mr.Debhuntedforwildpigsbecause.
A.wildpigssoldwellonthemarket
B.wildpigscouldbekeptaspets
C.wildpigsruinedfarmers’crops
D.Mr.Debneededanimalsforhismin-zoo
26.WhatwasthebeardoingwhenMr.Debsteppedonit?
A.Itwassleeping.B.Itwaseatingpigs
C.Itwasdrinking.D.Itwasfighting.
27.Whichofthefollowingistheresultofthebearattack?
A.Mr.Debislameinhisrightleg.
B.Mr.Deblosthisrighteye.
C.Mr.Debcan’tmakeasound.
D.Mr.Debisdeafinbothears.
28.Wildanimalsarekeptinhisrescuecenterforthefollowingreasons
EXCEPT.
A.SeriousinjuryB.Oldage
C.LackofhuntingabilityD.Goodappearance
C
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