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四川省崇州市崇庆中学学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案
崇庆中学2017-2018学年高三上期半期考试
英语试题
注意事项:
1.本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分,共150分,考试时间120分钟。
2.答第I卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂在答题卡上。
每小题选出答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需要改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。
所有试题都要答在答题卡上。
第I卷(选择题共100分)
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K-一小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Howmuchshouldthewomanpayforthebatteries?
A.$15.B.$10.C.$5.
2.Whatisthewomangoingtodothisevening?
A.Makeaspeech.B.Prepareforaspeech.C.Godancingwiththeman.
3.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Atalaundry.B.Atarepairshop.C.Ataclothesshop.
4.WhydoesthewomanaskthemantogotoanInternetcafe´?
A.Hecanfinishhisdesignthere.
B.Shewantstohavecoffeewithhim.
C.Hecanhavehiscomputerrepairedthere.
5.Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.He’llgotoseeadoctor.
B.Hehashadworsecoldsinthepast.
C.There’snoneedforatreatment.
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题掏
6.WheredidthewomanmeetCharlie?
A.AtAnna’shouse.B.Atatheatre.C.Atasportscentre.
7.Whowillprobablysendthewomanhometomorrowevening?
A.James.B.Charlie.C.Anna.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Thepaper.B.Afaxmachine.C.Customers’dissatisfaction.
9.Whatwillthewomandonext?
A.Stoppingusingcheappaper.B.Drinksomewine.C.Dosomecleaning.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Howdoestheboyfeelaboutlivinginthevillage?
A.AnnoyedB.Excited.C.Satisfied.
11.Whydoestheboy’sfatherdecidetoliveinthevillage?
A.Hehaschangedhisjob.B.Hewantstosavemoney.C.Hethinksit’squietthere.
12.Whatdoesthewomansuggesttheboydo?
A.Askhisparentsforamotorbike.
B.Havinghisparentsdrivehimtoschool.
C.Talkwithhisparentsaboutlivinginthevillage.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatdidthewomanworkasbeforeherchildrenwereborn?
A.Ateacher.B.Apainter.C.Anactress.
14.Whathappenedwhenthewomandidaplayaboutalion?
A.Thechildrenwerefrightened.
B.Thechildrenlaughedaboutit.
C.Thechildren’sparentswereunhappy.
15.Howdidthewoman’sdaughtershelpher?
A.Theyperformedintheshows.
B.Theythinkofideasfornewstories.
C.Theygivetheiropinionsonthenewplays.
16.Whyisthewomansuccessfulinhershows?
A.Shehasawiderangeofdifferentshows.
B.Sheputsherheartintotheshows.
C.Shedoesashoweveryday.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whydidthespeakergocycling?
A.Tobreakaspeedrecord.B.Torelaxhismind.C.Tostrengthenhisbody.
18.Whatwaswrongwiththespeaker’sbike?
A.Itwastoooldtogofast.
B.Ithadtroublegoinguphills.
C.Itsbrakesneededattention.
19.Whatdidthespeakerdislikeabouthistrip?
A.Thefood.B.Theweather.C.Thelocalpeople.
20.Whatdoweknowaboutthespeaker?
A.Hewentawayatthebesttimeofyearforcycling.
B.Hefelthealthierafterthecyclingtrip.
C.Hehadchosenagoodroute.
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
Asearlyasthemid-18thcentury,somepeoplebeganraisingdoubtsaboutMarcoPolo’stravels.In1995,historianFrancesWoodarguedinherbookDidMarcoPoloGotoChina?
thatthefamousexplorerfromVenicenevermadeittopasstheBlackSea.ShenotedthathistraveljournalleftouttheGreatWallofChina,chopsticksandteadrinkingamongotherdeails.
Furthermore,ChinesedocumentsfromPolo’sdaymadenomentionoftheexplorerandhismen.Lastyear,ateamofItalianresearchersbecamethelatesttochallengePolo’saccounts.Theysaidthatevidencedidn’tsupporthisdescriptionofKublaiKhan’sJapaneseinvasions(侵略).
Now,however,researchbyHansUlrichVogelofGermany’sTubingenUniversitymighthelpproveMarcoPolowastrue.InanewbookMarcoPoloWasinChina,theprofessorofChinesehistorytriestoprovethatMarcoPolospokethetruth.Hesuggests,forexample,thatPolodidn’tincludetheGreatWallinhisbookbecauseitonlyachieveditsgreatimportanceintheMingDynastyseveralhundredyearslater.VogelfurtherexplainsthatChineserecordsfromthe13thand14thcenturiesavoidedsettingdownvisitsfromWesterners.
Historiansbeforehimhavetouchedontheseissues.ButVogelalsoreliesonanotherevidence:
theexplorer’sverydetaileddescriptionsofcurrencyandsaltproductionintheYuanDynasty.AccordingtoVogel,PolodocumentedtheseaspectsofMongolChinesecultureingreaterdetailthananyotherofhistime.ThisisahintthatPoloreliedonhisownpowersofobservation.
WillweeverknowwhetherMarcoPolotraveledtoChina?
Perhapsnot,buttheconsequencesofhisrealorfictionaljourneyarestillfeltacrosstheglobe.OnereaderofThetravelsofMarcoPolowasChristopherColumbus,whosteppedupontheNewWorldwhilefollowinghisidol’sfootsteps.
21.FranceWooddoubtedMarcoPolo’stravel’stoChinabecausehisdescription.
A.missedsomeimportantcultureofChinaB.coveredsomuchabouttraders’life
C.wasfullofobviousmistakesD.seemedmoredetailed
22.Vogel’strustonMarcoPoloisbasedontheargumentthat.
a.TheGreatWalldidn’tgainitsimportancethen
b.RecordsintheYuanDynastymentionedPolo
c.Polomentionedthecurrencyandsalt
d.Polo’sotherworksarebelievable
e.Polorecordedwhathesawingreatdetail
A.a,bB.b,eC.a,eD.b,c
23.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthetext?
A.B.C.D.
B
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Clickontheintroductionstoreadthecompleteinterviews.
Letusnowhaveacultureofpeace.
一FedericoMayorZaragoza,Spain
FedericoMayorZaragozaobtainedadoctorateinpharmacy(药学)fromtheComplutenseUniversityofMadridin1958.Aftermanyyearsspentinpolitics,hebecameDirector-GeneralofUNESCOin1987.In1999,hecreatedtheFoundationforaCultureofPeace,ofwhichheisnowthepresident.Inadditiontomanyscientificpublications,hehaspublishedfourcollectionsofpoemsandseveralbooksofessays.
Writingisadiscovery.
一NadineGordimer,SouthAfrica
Duetoaweakheart,NadineGordimerattendedschoolanduniversitybriefly.Shereadwidelyandbeganwritingatanearlyage.Shepublishedherfirstshortstoryattheageoffifteen,andhascompletedalargenumberofworks,whichhavebeentranslatedintofortylanguages.In1991GordimerwontheNobelPrizeforLiterature.
Jazzisabouttheonlyformofarttoday.
—DaveBrubeck,USA
DaveBrubeckstudiedmusicattheUniversityofthePacificandgraduatedin1942.AfterWorldWarTwohewasencouragedtoplayjazz.In1951,herecordedhisfirstalbum(专辑).Brubeck’s1959albumhasbecomeajazzstandard.HereceivedaGrammyLifetimeAchievementAwardin1996.
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24.WhydidAndrewZuckermanchoosethefiftyeldersforhisproject?
A.Becausetheiraccomplishmentsinspiredhim.
B.Becausetheyarephysicallyimpressive.
C.Becausetheirwisdomdeservestobepassedon.
D.Becausetheyhavesimilarexperiences.
25.Accordingtothewebpage,FedericoMayorZaragoza.
A.haswonmanyawardsforhisworkinpolitics
B.hasservedasthepresidentofauniversity
C.hasdevotedallhislifetothefieldofscience
D.hasmadeachievementsindifferentareas
26.Whomostprobablysaid“Myeducationhasbeenthelibraryandbooks”intheinterviewwhenreflectingonhis/herexperience?
A.AndrewZuckerman.B.FedericoMayorZaragoza.
C.NadineGordimer.D.DaveBrubeck.
27.Whatisthemainpurposeofthiswebpage?
A.TopromoteZuckerman’sproject.
B.ToshowZuckerman’sawards.
C.Tospreadthewisdomofthethreepeople.
D.Tocelebratetheachievementsofthethreepeople.
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Fortunatelyforparents,thereareavarietyofdifferentstrategiesthattheycantakeinordertoin-creasetheirchild’soverallintelligence.AccordingtoRossA.Thompson,PhD,professorofpsychologyattheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis,achild’sbrainwillactuallyreach90%ofitsfullsizebythetimetheystartkindergarten.
ResearchersatNorthwesternUniversityinChicagoconcludedthatplayingamusicalinstrumentdirectlyaffectedthebrainstem,thelowersectionofthebrain.Moreover,childrenthatlearnaninstrumentatanearlyagetendtocontinueitwhentheyareolder.Andnumerousstudiesshowthatawellbalancedmealisessentialforachild’smentalaswellasphysicalhealth.Someotherresearchersrecommendedthatasecondlanguageshouldbetaughtwhenchildrenareinpreschool.Theystatethatthreetofouryearsofageistheperfecttimeandthatanyageunderfourwouldworkperfectlyfineforachild’sbraindevelopment.
Theaveragechildwilllearnhowtoreadbetweenkindergartenandsecondgrade.Manyparentscangivetheirchildrenajumpstartbyteachingthemtoreadbeforethey