英语广西省陆川中学届高三下学期期中考试解析版.docx

1、英语广西省陆川中学届高三下学期期中考试解析版广西省陆川中学2017届高三下学期期中考试本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。注意事项:1. 答第卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标记号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第卷（选择题，共95分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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

2、。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题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Where are the speakers most probably?A. In the hospital. B. In the classroom. C. In the teachers office.2. What will the man do?A. Watch the game with the woman. B. Watch the game on TV.C. Watch the game in the

3、 stadium.3. What will the man do to cure his bad cold?A. See a doctor. B. Take some medicine. C. Do nothing.4. What will Justin Bieber do?A. Give a present. B. Sing a song. C. Talk to fans.5. How long has the man been waiting for the woman?A. 5 minutes. B. 15 minutes. C. 20 minutes.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分

4、，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。6. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a bakery. B. In a hotel. C. In a cafe.7. What does the man have in the roll?A. Salad. B. Tomato. C. Beef.听第7段材

5、料，回答第8、9题。8. When does the conversation probably take place?A. At night. B. In the afternoon. C. In the morning.9. What is the woman probably doing?A. Listening to the radio. B. Writing some reports.C. Watching TV.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the man really need to do this summer?A. Get a job. B.

6、Go on holiday. C. Keep on study.11. How long will the woman 8tay in Scotland?A. For the whole summer. B. For a week.C. For 7 weeks.12. Why does the woman want to work in the youth hotel?A. She can go walking after work. B. She likes the work.C. She can earn more money.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Whats the

7、most probable relationship between the speakers?A. Friends. B. Strangers. C. Colleagues.14. What does the man advise the woman to do?A. Talk with her husband more. B. Buy a house far from the city center.C. Save or borrow money from relatives.15. Who sold the old house?A. The owner. B. The owners fa

8、mily. C. The government.16. What do we know about the old house?A. It is in bad shape. B. It was built about 75 years ago.C. It is located in a good place.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. How long has the speaker been working at the present company?A. 30 years. B. 13 years. C. 10 years.18. When did the speaker

9、 work in Spain?A. Right after his graduation. B. Before he worked as a salesman.C. After he worked in tourist centers abroad.19. Why did the speaker decide to take his present job?A. He could have many holidays. B. He had related experience.C. He loved traveling.20. Which of the following is one of

10、the speakers duties?A. Picking up customers. B. Helping customers check in.C. Advising customers on transportation.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEvery four years on November 8, the American people will vote for the next U. S. president. Bef

11、ore election day, people following the presidential campaign will see many polls (民调). A poll is a public opinion study. Research organizations ask people questions about the candidates to find out who they support.For example, one of the poll is run by a professor at a university in the U.S. state

12、of Connecticut. People who work for the polling service call likely voters on the telephone.How can one poll be so different from others? Here are some things to remember when you are looking at polls:Not all polling groups are the sameSome polls target specific groups of people. Many polls make sur

13、e they collect many different opinions. Sometimes, however, polling organizations receive money from groups that support a specific political issue. It is important to look at which group carried out the poll along with the results.A polls method is importantSome polls are using new technology. Trad

14、itionally, polls are done over the phone. But that is slowly changing. Many polls are now done online. While online polls can produce good information, it is sometimes hard to reach as many different types of people over the Internet.Also important the size of the poll. Try to find out how many peop

15、le were polled before believing its results.Polls are not predictions(预测)Polls only show how people feel at one moment in time. They do not show what will happen in the future. Public opinion may change before the general election on November 8. Some things that could change the opinions of voters i

16、nclude: the debates on television, the release of the candidates tax or medical records, and unexpected illnesses.21. What do political polls in the U. S. try to do?A. Call on people to be active in the election.B. Help political parties to win the election.C. Find out the support rate in the electi

17、on.D. Affect peoples opinions in the election.22. What do you know about polling organizations?A. Some serve for certain groups. B. They all collect different opinions.C. They all make money from their polls. D. All of them try to find the correct results.23. What is the disadvantage of polls done o

18、nline?A. People may refuse to respond. B. Results sometimes lack of representation.C. Only the young give their ideas. D. People refuse to tell their true thoughts.24. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Effects of Political Polls in the U. S.B. Various Kinds of Political Polls in the U. S.

19、C. Ways to Carry Out Political Polls in the U. S.D. Things to Know About Political Polls in the U. S.BToday I went to Berkeley, near our old neighborhood. I was a bit surprised by the increased number of homeless (alternatively housed) people walking around. I remember there are more in certain area

20、s. So the first man who asked me for money got all my single bills. So when the second man asked me two minutes later, I said I was out because I gave all I had to the previous person.I was headed to the grocery store for a coffee and after I left the store I walked out to find him as he had asked m

21、e for something because he was hungry and I invited him to go into the grocery store with me.When I asked him what he wanted to eat, he just asked for vegetable and rice. He talked about how much better the vegetables were as we waited for our number to be called. While we waited he told me that he

22、had slept outside last night on the sidewalk, that it was not good, and that he had come from Rwanda and was alone.He was a gentleman. When I asked if he wanted more he said, this bowl of food would last him the whole day.I dont know what his circumstances were before he came to California, and wand

23、ering and begging on the streets could somehow be better because you just never know what had happened to him. He seemed like a kind soul who just needed some help like we all do. I am grateful I did a little to help him today.25. Why did the author fail to give the second homeless man money?A. He k

24、ept some money for others. B. He spent all his money shopping.C. He didnt take any money that day. D. He donated all her small money to the first man.26. What does the underlined word“ it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. He was alone. B. He waited for his food.C. He slept on the sidewalk. D. He was offer

25、ed food.27. How did the author feel about the homeless man?A. Understandable. B. Pitiful.C. Hopeless. D. Strange.CIn France, a man walks on what can only be described as a human-sized hamster wheel. The wheel moves around and around, as the man keeps walking. What is he doing? He is lifting a heavy

26、object to the top of a tower the same way workers moved such objects 800 years ago.In the 13th century, workers did not have the 100-meter tall cranes they now use to build tall buildings. So they had to be creative and come up with simple machines to get their work done.The man on the large wheel i

27、s walking at a reasonable speed. The wheel turns and pulls a rope connected to a pulley(滑轮)at the top of the tower. Another rope tied to the pulley lifts supplies from the ground.This is just one way skilled craftsmen arc building a 13th-century castle without using modern tools. Crew have been work

28、ing on the castle since 1997. It is being built in the Burgundy area of central France. Organizers expect the work to last another 10 to 15 years. That means it will take close to 30 years to finish the project.The crew are making progress at about half the speed of the workers from 800 years ago. T

29、hat is because many of them are accustomed to using modern tools. When the crew use heavy chisels(凿子）and hammers to break rock, as they did hundreds of years ago, they are learning as they go. The goal of the project is to learn more about old building techniques in case they might be of use today.C

30、lement Guerard, 44,is a stonemason; he cuts and builds with stone. He has been working on the tower for 17 years. He said one way he is able to work on something like this for so long is by forgetting “some of the pace of modern life, he is able to adapt to working by hand.28. Why is the man walking

31、 in the wheel? A. To draw the attention of passers-by. B. To act as an ancient building worker.C. To test an ancient machine for building. D. To raise building materials to the building top.29. What makes the project last so long?A. The quality it requires. B. The ancient way to build it.C. Its huge

32、 size. D. Its great height.30. Whats the purpose of building the tower in the ancient way?A. To build a unique ancient building. B. To copy a famous ancient building.C. To master ancient building techniques. D. To experience ancient way of building.31. Why has Clement Guerard worked such a long time for the