届高三英语下学期第一次开学考试试题.docx

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届高三英语下学期第一次开学考试试题

厦门外国语学校2018届高三下学期开学考试

英语试卷

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）

1.AtWhattimemustthemancheckinforhisflight?

A.2:

50.B.3:

15.C.3:

50.

2.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodonow?

A.Listentosomemusic.B.Playapieceofmusic.C.Havesomethingtodrink.

3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Intheman’shouse.B.Inadrugstore.C.Inadoctor’soffice.

4.Howdidthemangototheairport?

A.Bybus.B.Bycar.C.Bytaxi.

5.WhydoesMarycallPeter?

A.Toborrowhisnotes.B.Toexplainherabsence.C.Todiscussthepresentation.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whatisthemangoingtodothissummer?

A.Teachacourse.B.Repairhishouse.C.Workatahotel.

7.Howwillthemanusethemoney?

A.Tohireagardener.B.Tobuybooks.C.Topayforaboattrip.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Coursedesign.B.Courseregistration.C.Courseevaluation.

9.Whatcoursedidthewomanchoose?

A.InternationalTrade.B.ModernHistory.C.Chemistry.

10.WhatwillJackdototakemathematics?

A.Waitforanopening.B.Applytothedepartment.C.SpeaktoProfessorAnderson.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?

A.Tobookahotel.

B.Toenquireabouttheroomservice.

C.Tomakechangestoareservation.

12.Whenwillthewomanarriveatthehotel?

A.OnSeptember15.B.OnSeptember16.C.OnSeptember23.

13.Howmuchwillthewomanpayforherroompernight?

A.$199.B.$179.C.$219.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whomightthewomanbe?

A.Aporter.B.ACustomsofficer.C.Apostofficeworker.

15.WhendoesthemanneedthepackagetoarriveinCanada?

A.Attheweekend.B.Fivedayslater.C.Thenextnight.

16.Howdoesthemandecidetosendhispackage?

A.ByFirstClassmail.B.Byregularmail.C.Byexpressmail.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhoisWangMing?

A.Astudent.B.Anemployer.C.Anengineer.

18.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutthecollegejobmarketthisyear?

A.It’sunpredictable.B.It’snotoptimistic.C.It’squitestable.

19.Whatpercentageofstudentjobseekershavefoundajobbynow?

A.20%.B.22%.C.50%.

20.Whyareengineeringgraduatesmorelikelytoacceptajob?

A.Theyneedworkexperience.B.Thesalaryisusuallygood.C.Theirchoiceislimited.

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

Somephotographershavethegoodfortunetofindamentorintheiryoungyearswhobothinspiresandencouragesthem.JessicaBackhausfoundoneinGiseleFreund,thegreatFrenchphotographerrememberedforherportraits（肖像）ofartists,especiallywriters.Giselewasawonderful,sensitiveportraitistwhosepicturesofVirginiaWoolf,AndreGide,JamesJoyce,GeorgeBernardShaw,JeanCocteau,andalonglistofwell-knownartistsareunforgettable.

Jessica,ayoungphotographerfromGermany,wasstudyingphotographyinPariswhenshemetthefamousGiseleFreund,onNovember5,1992.Slowlyafriendshipdeveloped,lastinguntilGisele’sdeath,in2000;andinawayitstillcontinuestoday.Giselewasgenerousinherconcernforanewgenerationofphotographers,andJessicatooktoheartheradvicetoforgetabouttechniqueandtotakepictureswithhereyesandheart.Tothankher,JessicadecidedtotaketheseriesofpicturespublishedinthebookOneDayinNovember.

Oneday,beforeJessicamovedtoNewYork,Giselesuggestedthatshewriteabouttheirfriendship.ThebookOneDayinNovemberbeginswithJessica’sessayontheirsharedmemoriesandconversations,followedbyherphotographs.Shecallsitavisualpoem,pointingoutthatsheexpressesherselfbestinpicturesratherthanwords.

TheexcellentphotographsfromherbookcanbeseeninasplendidexhibitionatLaurenceMillerGallery,alongwithaseriesofpicturesfromthreeofherotherbooks:

JesusandtheCherries,portraitstakeninaPolishvillagewheretimestoodstill;WhatStillRemains,picturesofobjectsleftbehind;andanewbookoflightreflectionsonwater,IWantedtoSeetheWorld.AllareguidedbyGisele’sadviceandallarequitewonderful.

21.Theunderlinedword“one”inParagraph1refersto_________.

A.aresponsiblefriendB.awell-knownartist

C.aninspiringinstructorD.anexperiencedphotographer

22.WhatcanwelearnaboutthebookOneDayinNovemberfromthepassage？

A.Itbeginswithphotographsandendswithanessay.

B.IttalksaboutthefriendshipbetweenJessicaandGisele.

C.Itcollectspoemsthatprovidereaderswithavisualfeast.

D.Itcontainsportraitstakeninavillagewheretimestoodstill.

23.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Jessica’smemoriesofGisele.B.Gisele’sinfluenceonJessica.

C.ThephotographstakenbyGisele.D.TheachievementsmadebyJessica.

B

TheBritishsummerisextremelybeautiful.Trees,flowers,birdsandbutterfliesmakethewholecountrylooklikeabiggarden.However,manyBritishpeoplehavenoticedthatbutterflieshavebeengraduallydisappearingfromthispicturesquesceneryduringthepastseveralyears.Whathashappenedtothem?

ButterflyConservation,acharityintheUK,isrunningasurveytohelpanswerthisquestion.Theresultismoreseriousthanpeopleexpected.Accordingtothesurvey,among59butterflyspeciesfoundintheBritishIsles,morethanthree-quartersofthemaresufferingadecliningpopulation,includingthemostpopularMeadowBrown.Moreover,halfofallbutterflyspeciesaredyingout.

SomecommonspeciessuchasthesmallTortoiseshellbutterflyandtheWallbutterflyaredroppingsharply.ThelattercannotevenbeseeninmanypartsofcentralandsouthernEngland.AndtheBluebutterfly,whichwascommonlyseeninthesouth,hasstartedsettlinginEdinburghinthepastfewyears.

ThenumbersofbutterflieshavedroppedtoarecordlowinthepastthreeyearslargelybecausethesummerintheUKisgettingcoolerandtheirlivingconditionsarealsodegrading.

FortunatelyBritainisexperiencingalonghotsummerthisyearcomparedtothelastfewsummers.Conservationistsbelievethewarmweatherwillbringsomebenefittothebutterflies.

SirDavidAttenborough,presidentofButterflyConservation,said,“Butterfliesinabundancetellusthatalliswellwithnature.Whentheydeclineit’sawarningthatotherwildlifewillbesoonheadingthesameway.”

Thesurveyisstillgoingon.ThepublicisalsoencouragedtokeeptrackoftheUK’sbutterflypopulation.TheorganizershopethesurveywillhelpraisepublicawarenessofthevalueofbutterfliesintheUK.Butterfliesgiveanindicationofthewell-beingofnatureandtheenvironment.

24.ThesurveyconductedbyButterflyConservationhasfoundthat___________.

A.theUKbutterfliesenjoyacoolclimate

B.theUKbutterfliesprefersettlinginthenorth

C.thenumberoftheUKbutterfliesisdecreasing

D.butterfliesmaketheBritishsummermoreattractive

25.HowdoesthewritersupportthefindingsofthesurveyinParagraph3?

A.Bylistingexamples.B.Byprovidingdata.

C.Bygivingexplanations.D.Bymakingcomments.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“degrading”inParagraph5probablymean?

A.Turningbetter.B.Gettingworse.

C.Keepingstable.D.Becomingdifferent.

27.ButterflyConservationexpectstheirsurveyto___________.

A.warnpeopletocaremoreaboutthechangeofweather

B.keepthecharityrunningmoresmoothlythaneverbefore

C.helptheBritishgovernmentprotectnatureandtheenvironment

D.strengthenpeople’sunderstandingoftheimportanceofbutterflies

C

InsomeislandsnorthofScotland,headlice,whichliveonthehairorskinofpeopleoranimals,wereapartoflife.Ifthelicelefttheirhost,hebecamesickandfeverish.Therefore,sickpeoplehadliceputintheirhairintentionally.Therewasamethodtotheirmadness:

Assoonasthelicehadsettledinagain,thepatientimproved.Thestoryexplainstheconfusionofcauseandeffect.Iftheliceleavethesick,itisbecausehehasafeverandtheysimplygethotfeet.Whenthefeverbreaks,theyreturn.Wemaylaughatthisstory,butfalsecausalitymisleadsuspracticallyeveryday.

Considertheheadline:

“Fact:

WomenWhoUseShampooXYZEveryDayHaveStrongerHair.”Thisstatementsaysverylittle—leastofall,thattheshampoomakesyourhairstronger.Itmightsimplybetheotherwayround:

WomenwithstronghairtendtouseShampooXYZ—andperhapsthat’sbecauseitsays“especiallyforthickhair”onthebottle.

Afurtherexample:

Scientistsfoundthatlongperiodsinthehospitaldidharmtopatients.Thiswasmusictohealthinsurers’ears,who,ofcourse,arekeentomakestaysasbriefaspossible.But,clearly,patientswhoaredismissedimmediatelyarehealthierthanthosewhomuststayonfortreatment.

RecentlyIreadthatstudentsgetbettergradesatschooliftheirhomescontainalotofbooks.Thisstudywassurelyashotinthearmforbooksellers,butitisalsoanexampleoffalsecausality.Thissimpletruthisthateducatedparentstendtovaluetheirchildren’seducationmorethanuneducatedonesdo.Plus,educatedparentsoftenhavemorebooksathome.Inshort,adust-coveredcopyofWarandPeacealoneisn’tgoingtoinfluenceanyone’sgrades;whatcountsisparents’educationlevels,aswellastheirgenes.

Anotherexampleoffalsecausalitywasthesupposedrelationshipbetweenthebirthrateandthenumbersofstork（鹳）pairsinGermany.Bothwereindecline,andifyouplotthemonagraph,thetwolinesofdevelopmentfrom1965to1987appea