四川射洪中学高三上学期期中考试英语 含答案.docx

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四川射洪中学高三上学期期中考试英语含答案

高三期中考试

英语试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共100分）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，共50分）两部分。

总分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷选择题（100分）

注意事项：

1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、班级、考号用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔填写在答题卡上。

并检查条形码粘贴是否正确。

2．1-60小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔填涂在答题卡对应题目标号的位置上，非选择题用0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔书写在答题卡对应框内，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。

3．考试结束后，将答题卡收回。

第一部分：

听力（共两节，满分30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。

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.WherewillthetrainatPlatform1leavefor?

A.Oxford.B.Reading.C.SouthamptonCentral

2.Whydidthepoorwomanhitthepole?

A.Itwasrainy.B.Shewascareless.C.Shetriedtoavoidabiker

3.Wherearethetwospeakers?

A.Inthestreet.B.Athome.C.Inarestaurant

4.HowdidthemanfeelwhenknowingTheTimesisclosingdown?

A.Disappointed.B.Joyful.C.Sad.

5.Whydidthemanfailtowakeupthewoman?

A.Hefoundthewomantired.

B.Hefeltratherterrible.

C.Hehadbeenenjoyingthescenery.

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.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theexamatschool.B.Thequestionsinclass.C.Theunderstandingofatext.

7.Whowillbeangry?

A.Theman'steacher.B.Theman'scoach.C.Theman'sparents

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WhydidMaggiemeettheteacher?

A.Hersondidbadlyatschool.

B.Theymadeanappointment.

C.Shewasbadlyinneedofhelp.

9.WhathappenedtoBillyfastyear?

A.Hechangedanewschool.

B.Hewastiredofschooling.

C.HeflewtoLosAngeles.

听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。

10.WhathasPeterchanged?

A.Hisaccent.B.Hishairstyle.C.Hisclothesstyle.

11.WheredidPeterworkbefore?

A.Inabookstore.B.Inawatercompany.C.Inasoftwarecompany

12.WhatisBenji?

A.Adriver.B.Acar.C.Adirector.

听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。

13.Whendidthespeakerstoppainting?

A.Attheageoftwelve.B.Attheageofthirteen.C.Attheageoftwenty-two.

14.WhatmadethespeakerlikeKudra?

A.Itscoloruse.B.Itssize.C.Itstheme.

15.WhyisCharmaineactiveonFacebookandTwitter?

A.Toattractmorefans.B.Tosellherpaintings.C.Tocommunicatewithherfans.

16.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.Afavoritepainter.B.Somespecialpaintings.C.Thereasonforpainting.

听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。

17.HowmanygirlsarethereinJames’sclass?

A.25.B.33.C.38.

18.WhatdoweknowaboutJames’scity?

A.Itlacksschools.B.Itlacksgoodteachers.C.Itlacksteachingmaterials.

19.WhatdoesLisathinkofherschool?

A.Toosmall.B.Verygood.C.Justso-so.

20.WhatdoesLisawanttodonow?

A.Doherhomework.B.VisitJames’sschool.C.GoontalkingwithJames.

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Solarenergysystems&powerplantsdonotproduceairpollution,waterpollution,orgreenhousegases.Usingsolarenergycanhaveapositive,indirecteffectontheenvironment,whensolarenergyreplacesorreducestheuseofotherenergysourcesthathavelargereffectsontheenvironment.

However,somepoisonousmaterialsandchemicalsareusedtomakethephotovoltaic（光电池的）cellsthatconvertsunlightintoelectricity.Somesolarthermal（保热的）systemsusepotentiallyhazardousliquidstotransferheat.Leaksofthesematerialscouldbeharmfultotheenvironment.U.S.environmentallawsregulatetheuseandsettlementofthesetypesofmaterials.

Aswithanytypeofpowerplant,largesolarpowerplantscanaffecttheenvironmentneartheirlocations.Theplacementofthepowerplantmayhavelong-termeffectsonthehabitatsofnativeplantsandanimals.Somesolarpowerplantsmayrequirewaterforcleaningsolarcollectorsandconcentratorsorforcoolingturbinegenerators.Usinglargevolumesofgroundwaterorsurfacewaterinsomedrylocationsmayaffecttheecosystemsthatdependonthesewaterresources.Inaddition,thebeamofconcentratedsunlightasolarpowertowercreatescankillbirdsandinsectsthatflyintothebeam.

Theamountofsolarenergythattheearthreceiveseachdayismanytimesgreaterthanthetotalamountofallenergythatpeopleconsumeeachday.However,onthesurfaceoftheearth,solarenergyisavariableandirregularenergysource.Theamountofsunlightandtheintensityofsunlightvariesbytimeofdayandlocation.Weatherandclimateconditionsaffecttheavailabilityofsunlightdailyandonaseasonalbasis.Thetypeandsizeofasolarenergycollectionandconversionsystemdetermineshowmuchoftheavailablesolarenergywecanconvertintousefulenergy.

21.Whichofthefollowingbestexplains"hazardous"underlinedinparagraph2?

A.InexpensiveB.dangerousC.IneffectiveD.abnormal

22.Whatinfluencecanlargesolarpowerplantshaveonthelocations?

A.Pollutingthegroundwater.

B.Protectingthehabitatsofplantsandanimals.

C.Damagingthelocalnaturalbalance.

D.Attractingbirdsandinsectstothearea.

23.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?

A.Differentareasreceivedifferentamountofsolarenergy.

B.Howtoconvertsolarenergyintousefulenergy.

C.Therelationshipbetweensolarenergycollectionandthesunlight.

D.Somefactorsthatinfluencetheamountofsolarenergycollection.

B

ItwasrushhouronthemorningofJune1intheWestTexascityofSanAngelo.HeatherSantellano,36,wasdrivingherwhite2012MazdaonHouston、HarteFrontageRoadwithhernine-year-olddaughterandten-year-oldsonintheback.Suddenly,aredpickuptruckcutthemoff.Santellanoturnedthewheelhardtotheright,sendingtheMazdaskiddingofftheroadanddownanembankment（堤）thatendedinadrop-offafterabout50feet.Ifthecardidn'tstop,itwouldgoairborneandplungeontotheroadsome20feetbelow.

Thenabitofluck:

Asthecarracedtowardtheedge,itsundercarriagegotstuckonthecementlipoftheembankmentledge,stoppingitcold.Theoccupants,however,werefarfromsafe.Thecarhadcometorestontopofaretainingwall,literallyteetering（摇摇欲坠）ontheedgeofdisaster.Onesuddenmovebyanyoneinsidecouldsenditover.

JacobRodriguezwatchedthesceneunfoldfromthe'T'ruckRepairPlantwhereheworks.Thenheandfourothermenrantothecar.Theyleapedontothetrunktobalancetheweightastheterrifiedkidsinthebackseatwatched.

Meanwhile,JulioVasquezandhisnephew,MarcoVasquez,weredrivingtotheirjabsatnearbyPremierAutomotive.JuliojumpedoutofthecartohelpwhileMarcowenttotheshop,grabbedaheavy-dutystrap（皮带），andreturnedtotheswingingcar.HefastenedtheMazdatoanP-350truckthathadbeendrivenoverbyoneoftheotherrescuers.Withthecarsecured,thegroupcarefullyopenedthebackdoorsandhelpedthechildrenout.

Buttheirdepartureshiftedthecar'sweight,causingittoleanforward.Themen,stillon-thetrunk,askedSantellanotojumpintothebackseattorebalancetheweight.Shedidandtheninchedoutthebackdoor.Finally,themencarefullygotoffthetrunk.Everyonewassafe.

24.WhatdoweknowaboutHeatherSantellano?

A.Shewasacarelessdriver.B.Shedrovehertwinstoschool.

C.Sheranintoapickuptruck.D.Shemadeasharpturntoavoidthetruck.

25.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph2?

A.Stressthecomingofgoodfortune.B.Describethecar'sdangeroussituation.

C.Addsomebackgroundinformation.D.Explainwhypeoplecametotherescue.

26.Whatisthemostcriticalintherescueprocess?

A.Balance.B.Cooperation.

C.Calmness.D.Gravity.

27.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisconsistentwiththethemeofthepassage?

A.Persistencewillpayoff..B.Oneintrouble,alltohelp.、

C.Manyhandsmakelightwork.D.Lovemakestheworldgoround.

C

Squirrelsaren’tnaturalcitydwellers（居民）.In1986thesightofoneinatreenearNewYork’scityhallsosurprisedpassers-bythatanewspaperpublishedareportaboutthe“unusualvisitor”.

Aroundthattime,thetree-dwellinganimalswerebeingsetfreeinAmerica’surbanareasto“createpocketsofpeaceandcalmlikethecountryside,”saysUniversityofPennsylvaniahistorianEtienneBenson,whostudiedourrelationshiptosquirrelsoverthecourseoffiveyears.

First,theywereintroducedtoPhiladelphia,thentoNewHaven,Boston,andNewYorkCity.Parkvisitorswereencouragedtofeedthem,andsecurityguardsensuredtheirsafety.Inthe1910saleaderoftheBoyScoutsofAmerica（anorganizationteachingboyspracticalskills）saidthatteachingchildrentofeedsquirrelscouldshowtherewardsoftreatingaweakercreaturewithsympathy,saysBenson.

Bytheearly20thcentury,though,Americabegantoregretthefriendlinessithadshownsquirrels.Citieshadoncebeenfilledwithanimals—fromhorsespullinggoodstodairycows.Bythe1950sthoseworkinganimalshadbeenmovedtothecountryside.Petsandwildanimalssuchasbirdsandsquirrelswereallthatremainedoftheurbananimalkingdom.

Beforelong,people’senthusiasmforsquirrelsworeoff,andtheystartedtoseethemasannoyances.Bythe1970smanyparksbannedfeedingthecreatures.Today,itisraretofindkidswiththeirparentsofferingfoodtosquirrelsunderatree.And,unfortunately,withmoreandmorebuildingsbeingconstructedinthecity,fewerinhabitable（适宜栖息的）areasareleftforthelittletree-dwellinganimals.

Whatwouldbelostifthelastofthesecitydwellerswereforcedtoleave?

“Ithinkthere’ssomethingconstructivetohaveotherlivingcreaturesinthecitythatarenothumansandnotpetsbutsharethelandwithus,”saysBenson.“It’sagoodthingtoliveinalandscapewhereyouseeothercreaturesgoingaroundmakinglunch.It’sgoodforthesoul.”

28.What’sthepurposeofintroducingsquirrelstoPhiladelphia?

A.Toentertainparkvisitors.B.To