辽宁省沈阳市郊联体届高三上学期期末考试英语试题.docx

1、辽宁省沈阳市郊联体届高三上学期期末考试英语试题辽宁省沈阳市郊联体2018届高三上学期期末考试英语试题考试时间：120分钟 试卷总分：150分第I卷（选择题，共75分）第一部分听力(共两节，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.Wheredoyouthinkthedialoguemostprobablytakesplace?A.In a shop. B.Intheoffice. C.At home.2.Whendoesth

2、ebakeryclose?A.At 7:55 B.At 7:15. C.At 7:25.3.Whydoesthewomanwanttochangetheshoes?A.Theyarenotherightcolour.B.They are not the right style.C.Theyarenottherightsize.4.When willthe man call on the woman this evening?A.At8:15 pm. B.At9 pm. C.At9:15pm.5.How willthe manletthemachinework?A.Byhittingit. B.

3、Byrepairingit. C.Byputtingmoneyit.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小题。6.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?A.Callataxiforher.B.Meet her at the hall.C.Arrangeanelephantride.7.Whenwillthewomanmeettheman?A

4、.At9:30. B.At9:45. C.At10:00.8.Why wasntthereanywater?A.Becauseofnowatersupply.B.Becauseoflowwaterpressure.C.Because of the tap being out of order.9.Whendidthemancalltheapartmentmanager?A.Threehours ago. B.Fivehours ago. C.Sixhoursago.听第8段材料，回答第10至12小题。10.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?A.Goswimming.B.Playgo

5、lf withhisfriends.C.Bookaroomforhimself.11.Howmuchshouldthemanpayfortwonights?A.$195. B.$350. C.$370.12.Whichof thefollowingdoes themanlikebest?A.Golf. B.Swimming. C.Singing.听第9段材料，回答第13至16小题。13.Howdoesthemanthinkthewomanfeelslookingatthegirl?A.Happy. B.Natural C,Envious.14.Whatdoesthegirlputonher f

6、ace?A.Make-up. B.Milk. C.Cucumbers.15.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Athome. B.In the park. C.Intherestaurant.16.Whateffectdo cucumbers have on the skin?A.Turningitintoanaturalstate.B.Removinglinesandagesigns.C.Makingitmilkyandgreenish.听第10段材料，回答第17至20小题。17.How soon do parents need

7、to refresh their childrens bedroom?A.Everytwomonths.B.Everytwoonthreeyears.C.Everyfiveorsixyears.18.Whatisaworldof childrensownlike?A.Aspecialplacewheretheycancreatenewtoys.B.Auniqueworldwheretheyplaycomputergames.C.Afantastickingdomwhereafair tale comestolife.19.How should a kids bedroom be designe

8、d?A.Comfortable. B.Colourful. C.Large.20.Whyiswoodenfurnitureconsideredbestforakidsbedroom?A.Itiseasytodesignwoodenfurnitureandothercontainers.B.The colour of wooden furniture is neither too bright nor too dark.C.Itwilleasilymatchwithcolourfulplasticshelves,boxesandcontainers.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节

9、(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，井在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ANationalRankings:BestHighSchoolsThe U.S. News rankings include data on more than 22,000 public high schools in 50 statesandtheDistrictof Columbia. Schoolswereawardedgold, silverorbronzemedalsbased ontheir performance onstate assessme

10、nts and howwelltheypreparestudentsfor college.AbouttheAwardsGoldTop500Schoolsbasedonhighestcollegereadiness.SilverHigh-performingschools based onlower college readiness.BronzeHigh-performing schools based on state exam performance, listed alphabetically.AwardDistributionGold 2.4%Silver10.3%Bronze16.

11、8%No Medal70.5%HOWWeDeterminetheAwardsSTEP 1 Studentsperformbetterthanexpectedintheirstate.Welookedatreadingandmathresultsforstudentsoneachstatesproficiency(水平) tests andthenfactoredin thepercentageofeconomicallydisadvantagedstudents, whotendtoscore lower.STEP2Disadvantagedstudentsperformbetterthans

12、tateaverage.Wecomparedeachschoolsmathandreadingproficiencyratesfordisadvantaged students-black, Hispanic andlow-incomewiththestate wide resultsfor these student groups andthenselectedschoolsthatwereperforming betterthantheirstateaverages.STEP 3Studentgraduationratesmeetoraregreaterthananationalstand

13、ard.Weleftoutschoolsfromconsiderationiftheirgraduationrateswerelowerthan75 percent-astartingpointthat ishigherthanafederallawthatrequiresstatestogiveextra resourcestoschoolsbelow67percent.STEP 4 Students are prepared for college-level coursework.WecalculatedaCollegeReadinessIndex,whichisbasedorthesc

14、hoolsAPparticipation rateandhowwellthestudentsdidonthosetests. Tiebeakerswereusedtodetermineranks of schoolsthatachievedthesameCollege ReadinessIndex.1. Whichplaysanimportantpartinwinningmedals?A. Stateevaluation.B. Schoolsintention.C. College assessment.D. Governments judgment.2. Schoolswinningmeda

15、lsaccountforA. 16.8%B. 27.1%C. 29.5%D. 70.5%3. Whichschool canget the awards?A. The school whose disadvantaged student do averagely.B. Theschoolwhosestudentsperformbetterthandemanded.C. Theschoolwhosegraduationrateswerelowerthan67percent.D. The school whose students have a knowledge of CollegeReadin

16、ess Index.【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B【解析】本文介绍美国国家排名：最好的中学。并介绍了获奖分布和怎样决定奖项。1. A推理判断题。根据第一段第二句Schoolswereawardedgold, silverorbronzemedalsbased ontheir performance onstate assessments and howwelltheypreparestudentsfor college.可知，国家评估在奖牌获得中起着重要作用。故选A。2. C计算题。根据AwardDistribution中Gold 2.4%，Silver10.3%，Bronze16.8%

17、，No Medal70.5%由此可知，获奖比例是2.4%+10.3%+16.8=27.1，故选C。3. B细节理解题。根据STEP2Disadvantagedstudentsperformbetterthanstateaverage.中-withthestate wide resultsfor these student groups andthenselectedschoolsthatwereperforming betterthantheirstateaverages.可知，学生表现好于要求的学校获奖。故选B。BI nowwork40hoursaweekataweathercompanya

18、ndI loveitComparedtowhenI becameamom,I dont feelbadaboutbeingawayfrommythreekids.WhenI hadmyfirst child,I wasabusymanager.Myhusbandhada part-timejobandcaredforhertherestofthe time. OnceI becamepregnantwithmysecondkid, I quitmyjobto focusfullyonwriting.AtfirstI feltlike Iwas living the dream.I was a

19、work-from-homemomwho neverhad to beawayfrommy children. Butworkingfromhomecanendupbeingmorestressfulthan workingfull-timeorbeingastay-at-home mom.becauseyourefrequentlyexhaustedbetween work, keeping house and telling sweetfaces you donthave time to play. Ever triedwritingan article with a babyscream

20、ing?Itwas awful.I wassostressedthatI eventuallystartedtakingmykidsto8daycarecenteracoupleof daysaweek.The wholereason Iworkedsohardtobeabletowriteforalivingwastobeat homewithmykidsandhereI wastaking themtoadaycarecenter.IthoughtI wasafailure then.Over the past five years of being a freelancer(自由作家),

21、 Ive realized a couple of things. AsI wrotesix months ago,Ithough I feltbadleavingmydaughterfortenhoursa daybut nowsheisoldenoughtoaskmeto readherastory.Trytellingyourkidno,20timesaday.Its cruel.Youendupfeelingworseforhavingtoignore them.I alsorealizenotsocializingwith peoplewerentgoodformymentalwel

22、l-being.Notonlythat,butI cannowshowmykidsthatMomisimportantandhasajobataflashy officebuilding,somethingtheydidntrealizewhen1sataroundinyogapantstypingonmy computeralldaylong.4. Theunderlinedpart livingthedreaminParagraph2 refersto A. earning a lot of moneyB. workingfromhomeC. nosufferingfromstressD.

23、 notakingcareofherkid5. Howdidtheauthorfeelabouttakingherkidsto8daycarecenter?A. ExcitedB. StressedC. RelaxedD. Guilty6. While working as a freelancer, the author .A. made a great many friendB. was not good at telling storiesC. felt terrible for ignoring her kidD. left her daughter for a long time7.

24、 We can infer that now the authors kids .A. understand why their mom works so hardB. are much prouder of their momC. are feeling sad for leaving their momD. realize why their mom is important【答案】4. B 5. D 6. C 7. B【解析】作为一名自由作家，作者事业和孩子兼顾，她觉得忽视了她的孩子是非常糟糕的。作者的孩子会因为妈妈而更加自豪。4. B词义猜测题。根据第二段第二句I was a work

25、-from-homemomwho neverhad to beawayfrommy children.可知，living the dream指的是working from home，故选B。5. D细节理解题。根据第三段第二、三句The wholereason Iworkedsohardtobeabletowriteforalivingwastobeat homewithmykidsandhereI wastaking themtoadaycarecenter.IthoughtI wasafailure then.可知作者认为那时是失败的，有一种负罪感。故选D。6. C细节理解题。根据倒数第二

26、段Ithough I feltbadleavingmydaughterfortenhoursa daybut nowsheisoldenoughtoaskmeto readherastory.Trytellingyourkidno,20timesaday.Its cruel.Youendupfeelingworseforhavingtoignore them.可知，作者作为一名自由作家工作期间，她觉得忽视了她的孩子是非常糟糕的。故选C。7. B推理判断题。根据最后一段Notonlythat,butI cannowshowmykidsthatMomisimportantandhasajobata

27、flashy officebuilding,somethingtheydidntrealizewhen1sataroundinyogapantstypingonmy computeralldaylong.作者的孩子会因为妈妈而更加自豪。故选B。【名师点睛】CIn the late1990s, Google was just a start-up company operating out of a garage in PaloAlto, California. Co-founders LarryPageandSergeyBrinstartedthecompanywhile studyingat

28、StanfordUniversity. Googles foundersanditsemployees, then understoodsomeof thechallengesthatentrepreneurs(创业者)aroundtheworld mayface. Anentrepreneurisa personwhostartsabusiness.Theymustbewillingtoriskfinanciallossin orderto make money.MaryGroveisthedirectorofaprogramcalledGoogleforEntrepreneurs. ShesaidGoogle wantstohelpnew start-upbusinessesgrowandbesuccessful.GoogleforEntrepreneurshasopenedcampusesaroundtheworld. Entrepreneursineach citycanuseGooglesbuildingswithoutpaying.Entrepreneurscanworkwitheachotherand learnfrompeoplewhoaremoreexperiencedi