届高三上学期期中考试英语试题附答案.docx

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届高三上学期期中考试英语试题附答案

成都石室中学高2017届2016—2017学年度上期期中考试

英语试卷

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。

考试用时120分钟，满分150分。

第I卷（选择题，共100分）

第一部分：

听力（共两节，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.Whereisthebike?

A.Atthegate.                          

B.Inthegarden.                             

C.Underthestairs.

2.Whydidthewomanfailthetest?

A.Shegotalltheanswerswrong.

B.Sheleftthetestsheetblank.

C.Shewrotetheanswersinthewrongplace.

3.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthecoffee?

A.Ittastesstrange.                 

B.Itgiveshimalotofenergy.     

C.It’sjustlikeregularcoffee.

4.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Practicingaplay.               

B.Takingawalkdowntown.     

C.Filmingamoviescene.

5.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

A.Sheisn’talocal.                

B.Sheistryingtoparkhercar.     

C.Shedidn’tseethesign.

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。

听完每段对话或独白前，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秒钟的做答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatdoesthemanthinkhesmellsatfirst?

A.Atree.                              B.Someperfume.                    C.Somesweetcandy.

7.Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthe90sculture?

A.Itispopularonceagain.      

B.Itissupersilly.                   

C.Itwasterriblebackthen.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whoisthewoman?

A.Brianna’steacher.       B.Ababysitter.                        C.Theman’swife.

9.Howoftendothespeakersseeoneanother?

A.Everyweek.                 B.Everynight.                C.Everymorning.

10.HowoldisBriannalikelytobe?

A.She’sateenager.         B.She’salittlechild.         C.She’sanadult.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.WhatmightthemanfilmwithaGoProcamera?

A.Afishingtrip.                      B.Aswimintheocean.        C.Aboatingtrip.

12.Whichcamerahasatouchscreen?

A.TheHero4Session.             B.TheHero4in black.              C.TheHero4in green.

13.WhichfeaturedoestheHero4Sessionhave?

A.Itcanworkunderwater.             

B.Ithasalongbatterylife.            

C.ItcanconnecttotheInternet.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Howdothespeakersknoweachother?

A.Theirkidsaregoodfriends.

B.They’reoldfriends.                    

C.Theyjustmet.

15.Whenwillthespeakershavedinnertogether?

A.OnMondaynight.            

B.OnTuesdaynight.                      

C.OnWednesdaynight.

16.WhoisAlex?

A.Thewoman’shusband.        B.Thewoman’skid.                      C.Theman’sson.

17.Whatwillthewomanbringfordinner?

A.Asaladandadessert.          

B.Someicecreamandasalad.      

C.Adessertandapastadish.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WhereisSpikeAerospacebased?

A.In NewYorkCity.                B.In London.                              C.In Boston.

19.WhyistheS-512abletoflysofast?

A.Becauseofthedesignofthecabin.  

B.Becauseofitsspecialwings.      

C.Becauseofitslackofwindows.

20.Howmuchwillaround-tripflightontheS-512cost?

A.Around80milliondollars.

B.Around18milliondollars.

C.Around8milliondollars.

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）

A

Wemaynotbeawareofit,butordinaryfamilyhomesintheU.S.andtherestoftheworldarenotenergy-efficient.

Mostoftheirenergygoestoheatingandcooling,andalotofitiswasted,aswarmairandcoolairescapethroughfireplacechimneysandthinorpoorlyfittingwindowsanddoors.Apassivehouselosesalmostnone."Imagineathermos（保温瓶）,"saidhousingdeveloperBrendanO’Neill."Youhaveinsulation（隔绝）everywhere,andit’sbasicallycompletelysealed.Andsotheideaistobuildahouselikeathermos.Sothewindowsaresealed.There’sinsulationcompletelysurroundingthebuilding.Wemakeitassealedaspossible."

A147-square-meterpassivehouse,presentedbyO’NeillDevelopmentCorp.asademonstrationunitjustoutsideWashington,wasbroughttothesiteintwoboxes."Onceit’ssetandputtogether,ittakesaboutfourweekstocompletetheoutsideconstruction,toputdowncarpets,"O’Neillsaid."Ifeverythingissetinplace,youputahouselikethistogetherinaboutfourmonths.”Thetotalcostofbuildingitwas$325,000,orabout17percentmorethanconstructinganordinaryhouse.Butitsutility（公用事业）billisonlyaround$20monthly,orone-tenththeamountfortheaveragehouseofthesamesize.

Whilepassivehouseshavebeenaroundforalongtime,theideahasnevertakenrootintheU.S.Therewasnodrivingforcetopushit.

However,DavidPeabody,anarchitectwhodesignspassivehousessaid,"Ithinkclimatechangeisnowbecomingalargerissue.AndIthinkbuildingstandardsarecatchingontothat.Sopeoplearebecomingmoreawareofenergy."Peabodysaidthecostofbuildingpassivehousescouldcomedown."Whatreallymakessensefortrulyaffordablehousing,"hesaid,"istobuildmulti-storeybuildings."

21.Whyaren’tordinaryfamilyhomesenergy-efficient?

A.Buildingthemwastesmuchenergy.

B.Theirenergymainlygoestoheatingandcooling.

C.Theirsealingperformanceispoor.

D.Theyhavenoinsulationaroundatall.

22.Whatisthefeatureofapassivehouse?

A.There’renowindowsorchimneys.B.There’slittlespacetoplacefurniture.

C.Itsbuildingcostisrelativelyhigh.D.Ittakesaboutfourweekstobuildone.

23.What’sDavidPeabody’sattitudetothefutureofthepassivehouse?

A.Cautious.B.Optimistic.C.Skeptical.D.Concerned.

B

Everfeellikeyou’vebeenhitontheheadafterabadnight’ssleep?

Accordingtoscientists,thethoughtisn’tasunbelievableasitseems.

Astudyfoundgoingwithoutsleepforjustonenightcauseschangesinthebrainsimilartothosethatoccurafterablowtothehead.Theresearcherssaidthehealthyyoungmenexaminedinthestudyshowedasuddenincreaseinthesamechemicalswhichindicatebraindamage.ProfessorChristianBenedict,ofUppsalaUniversity,Sweden,explainedthatthechemicalsNSEandS-100Barebiomarkersforbraindamage,suchasconcussion（脑震荡）.Hesaid,"Whatwefoundwastheirlevelsinthebloodroseinthegroupthatwentwithoutsleepforanight.Thiswasnottotheextentthatwouldhappenafteraheadinjury,forinstance,butitwasstillsignificant.Duringsleep,thebraincleanspoisonoussubstancesoffitself."

BenedictalsosaidpreviousstudieswhichlinkedalackofsleepwithincreasedriskofAlzheimer’s,Parkinson’sandmultiplesclerosiscouldapplaudhisstudy.Theriseofthechemicalsinthebloodaftersleeplossmaysuggestnotgettingenoughsleepcontributestoalossofbraintissue,heexplained.Benedict,whosestudyispublishedinthejournalSleep,added,"Inconclusion,thefindingsofourexperimentindicateagoodnight’ssleepmaybecriticaltomaintainingbrainhealth."

AthirdoftheUKpopulationsufferfromsleep-relatedproblems,whiletheaveragepersonnowsleepsforonlysevenhoursanight,comparedwithalmostnineafewdecadesago.Manyscientistsbelieveirregularsleepingpatternsleadtoillnessesrangingfromachesandpainstoheartdisease,whilelessthaneighthours’sleepanightcanlowertheIQthenextday.

24.Ifyoudon’tsleepforanight,whatwillhappen?

A.NSEandS-100Bwillincrease.

B.Thebraindamagewillbelikeaheadinjury.

C.Youwillsufferfromconcussion.

D.Thebrainwillgetridofpoisonoussubstances.

25.Whatdoweknowaboutpreviousstudies?

A.Theyfoundreasonsforbraindisorders.

B.TheirfindingswerepublishedinSleep.

C.TheyweresupportedbyBenedict’sstudy.

D.Theyfocusedonbrainhealth.

26.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.UKpeoplehavetheworstsleep.

B.Man’sintelligenceisaffectedbysleepinaway.

C.Peopleweresmarterinthepast.

D.Alackofsleepcausesallbrain-relatedproblems.

27.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Eighthours’sleepisimportant.

B.Regularsleepingpatternsimprovehealth.

C.Sleeplossisclosetoablowtothehead.

D.Humanbrainsworkduringsleep.

C

Itseemsthatthegreatdesireamongtheyoungistobepopular.Thedesiretobepopularcanforceyouintolookingandactinglikeeveryoneelse.Youcanloseyourselfinaseaofidenticalhairstylesandthinkingstyles.

IwasforcedtothinkaboutpopularitynottoolongagoinatalkIhadwithmydaughter.Margyhadtochangeschoolswhenmybusyworkschedulemadeitnecessaryformetomovehouses.Isupposethat,foragirlinherteens,enteringanewschoolislikespendingaseasonaloneinthetropicaljungles.Atleastthat’showMargyfounditatfirst.However,astheschoolyeardrewtoaclose,onestudentafteranothercametoher.ItoldMargythatIwouldhavebeenmoreconcernedifshehadbeenaninstantsocialsuccessinhernewschool.Nobodycanpleaseeveryone.Ifyoutrytodoso,youwillfindvaluesaslastingassoapbubblesblownintotheair.

Someteenagersclaimtheywanttodressastheyplease.Buttheyallwearthesameclothes.Theysetoffinnewdirectionsinmusic.Butsomehowtheyallenduplisteningtothesamerecord.Theirreasonforthinkingoractinginacertainwayisthatthecrowdisdoingit.Theyhavecomeoutoftheircocoonintoalargercocoon.

Iknowthatithasbecomeharderforayoungpersontostandupagainstthepopularitywave.Ourwayoflifemakesayoungnon-conformiststandoutlikeaMartian.Thesedaysthere’sagreatbarrierfortheyoungpersonwhowantstofindhisorherownpath.Butthebarrierisworthclimbingover.Youmaywanttolistentoclassicalmusicinsteadofgoingtoaparty.Well,gotoit.