辽宁省盘锦市高三英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

1、辽宁省盘锦市高三英语上学期期末考试试题辽宁省盘锦市2017届高三英语上学期期末考试试题第卷第一部分 听力(共两节）第一节 (共5小题） 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.1What is the man going to do?ATo see Sarah.BTo go to the theatre.CTo join Janes party.2Why does the woman want to buy the clock?ABecause

2、 it has an alarm clock.BBecause she is often late recently。CTo give it to someone as a gift。3Where did the woman stay while she was in Brighton?AIn a hotel.BIn her friends house。CIn a camp near the mountains.4What did the man promise to do？AReturn some magazines for Alice.BBuy some magazines for his

3、 office。CGive some magazines back to Alice.5What is the woman satisfied with mainly talking about？AThe dialogue。BThe famous writer.CThe leading actor。第二节 （共15小题） 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。6When

4、 did the womans license stop being valid?A19 day ago。 B17 days ago。 C2 days ago。7Where is the conversation likely to take place？AIn a bank. BIn the garage. CIn the police station.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8Why is the man not certain of the job?AHis education is not enough。BOthers are more suitable than him。CH

5、e does not have enough work experience。9According to the woman， what is important for work？AThe ability to put knowledge to practical use。BGood knowledge with work experience.CStrong will and hard work。10What is the mans opinion about the interviewers?AThey have good experience.BThey are experts in

6、the field.CThey are knowledgeable but proud。听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11Why does the man wish to break up with his girlfriend？AShe is not as pretty as she once was.BThey dont get along well。CHe will move soon.12What does the woman think of the matter?AThe man should not take the job。BThe man might be reasona

7、ble.CThe man should maintain this relationship。13How does the man think his girlfriend will feel at his decision？ASad。 BCalm。 CHappy。听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14What is the woman looking for？ASome saucepans。 BSome frying pans. CSome plates。15When did she first see them?AThis morning。 BYesterday. CSome days a

8、go.16What did the man ask the woman to do？AHave a look at the window display。BCheck all the kitchenware in stock。CDescribe the item she wanted。17How might the woman feel in the end？ADisappointed. BExcited. CSurprised.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题.18What happened to the elderly gentleman?AHe got stuck in the doo

9、rs of the train。BHe missed the train.CHe was seriously injured on the train。19What do we know about the gentlemans wife？AShe was in great panic。BShe cried for help。CShe remained calm。20Who offered to help solve the problem？AThe speaker and two other men.BThe conductor。CNobody.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节)第一节 (共15小

10、题) 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。AKumiko And The DragonAuthorBriony Stewart Price： 16。95Kumlko is a little girl, who likes to listen to her Obasaans stories before going to bed. But she hates sleeping alone at night。 She often pleads to sleep with her mother but her mother wont hew(坚持） of it。 E

11、ach day, bedtime is torment for little Kumiko as she walks upstairs with heavy steps and her frightened head beats wildly。Roti Rolled AwayAuthorAnita Utarid Price： 9.10It takes place in India, Asha of about nine visits her Nard (grandmother） on the top of a hill. Her Nani has just made hot fresh Rot

12、is and the Roti is given to Asha to eat。 However, the Roti escapes Nannis hands and begins to roll out into the great big hills。The AlchemistAuthorPaulo Coelho Price： $8。83This book is about a Spaniard shepherd boy。 Santiago has a dream about hidden treasure at the Egyptian Pyramids。The CayAuthorThe

13、odore Taylor Price： UK 5。9 poundsSet during the Second World War， The Cay is about the adventures of Philip who set off from the island of Curracao off the Venezuelan coast, with his mother, bound for Virginia。First published in 1969, this book has won eleven literary awards and has been translated

14、into fifteen languages。21The underlined word ”torment is close in meaning to ”_.Afailure Bpleasure Cprogress Dsuffering22We can learn from Roti Rolled Away that _。ARoti is a kind of foodBit was Virtual Book Worm who wrote itCAsha is a little boy who is nine years oldDthe story takes place in Ashas h

15、ome23If you buy two copies of Kumiko And The Dragon and one copy of The Cay you have to pay _.A16。95 and 11.8 pounds B33。9 and 5。9 poundsC$33.9 and 11。8 pounds D$16。95 and 5.9 pounds24Which of the follwing may be the most popular？AThe Cay. BThe Alchemist.CRoti Rolled Away。 DKumiko And The Dragon。B A

16、t age 23, Indian entrepreneur Srikanth Bolla is the CEO a company valued over $7。5 million。 Thats a wonderful achievement in itself, but whats truly inspiring is that he managed to do it despite being born completely blind。 When Srikanth was born blind， several of his parents friends and relatives a

17、dvised them to abandon him。 But they chose to not only keep the boy， but also raise him in a positive， loving environment。 It wasnt an easy ride for Srikanthhes had to face several challenges all his life, including rejection from his peers at his village school. But he was later transferred to a sc

18、hool for special children， where he excelled at academics and also developed an interest for chess。 As he grew older， he started taking on larger challenges. More rejection was in store for Srikanth, who dreamed of going to college at the IITs, Indias premier technology institutions。 He was rejected

19、 despite having scored well in the entrance test， on the grounds that he was blind。 But he managed to use his excellent academic records to gain admission into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, from where he graduated in 2012。 He returned to India soon after， and decided to start a company

20、that would employ people who had struggled like himself in life. ”Srikanth is my true source of inspiration。 He is not only my young friend but is also my mentor（良师益友） who teaches me daily that anything is possible if you set your mind to it.” explained Ravi Mantha， one of the companys investors.25W

21、hat contributed to Srikanths growth？AHis friends help. BHis relatives support.CHis parents education。 DHis employees efforts.26What does the underlined word ”excelled at in paragraph 3 mean？Awas terrified at. Bwas shocked at.Cwas slow at. Dwas good at.27Why was Srikanth admitted to the Massachusetts

22、 Institute of Technology?ABecause he was very wealthy.BBecause his scores were excellent。CBecause he was ambitious。DBecause he was a blind man.28What is Ravi Manthas attitude towards Srikanth?AFavorable. BUncaring。 CConcerned. DDoubtful。C Money might not grow on trees, but it seems that furniture do

23、es！ Gavin Munro, a UKbased designer， has come up with a brilliant alternative to cutting beautiful trees and converting them into furniture. He first come up with the idea of growing furniture when he was working as a gardener in California and also made furniture with washed up driftwood on the sid

24、e。 After several attempts, he finally managed to develop a model chair using four trees. Munro is now tending to a small 2.5acre furniture forest of 400 trees in a field north of Derby, England。 He uses specially designed plastic frames to make young oak， and ash trees into the shapes of chairs, tab

25、les， frames， or lamps。 A forest that grows furniture sounds like a setting right out of Alice in Wonderland, but theres nothing magical about it， just a lot of hard work. The forest consists of rows upon rows of trees covered in blue plastic molds， converting them into furniture as they grow。 Once t

26、hey take the desired shape, they are cared for until thick, mature and ready for harvest. After harvesting， each piece is planed（刨平） and finished to show off the wood grain inside. Its an art form in itself， keeping track of everything. Munro said happily. The entire process takes about four to eigh

27、t years， resulting in fully functional， organic， eco-friendly furniture， and more long-lasting than anything else on the market. Theyre grown and grafted（嫁接） into one solid piece without any joints that loosen over time. As Munro puts it, these could last for centuries. Quality isnt an issue with fo

28、restgrown furniture, but logistics and scalability（可伸缩性) certainly are。 For now， Munro expects to grow 50 pieces a year, with the first lot of chairs available for purchase in mid2017, priced at 3，700 each.29What is Munro doing at present?ASeeking for cooperation。BCaring for his furniture forest.CDe

29、signing attractive furniture.DAdvertising for his furniture.30What did Munro think of what to do after harvesting？AA heavy job. BA pleasure。CAn easy thing。 DA long-lasting task.31When can customers get the forestgrown chairs at the earliest?AIn the spring of 2017。 BIn the summer of 2017.CIn the autu

30、mn of 2017。 DIn the winter of 2017.D Forget drinking countless glasses of water or getting your beauty sleep. The secret of looking young is simply to stay out of the sun。 A study of hundreds of women has revealed that those who avoided the suns rays looked up to 20 years younger than they actually

31、are。 However， other supposed rules for a youthful complexion(肤色)， from drinking lots of water to sleeping well and exercising regularly, failed to hold back the hands of time. Only keeping out of the sun， and wearing sunscreen when this wasnt possible, made a difference， the American Academy of Dermatologys annual conference will hear today. The finding comes from a study of 231 women of all ages who were quizzed about their lives, including wh