高三英语上学期期中试题19.docx

1、高三英语上学期期中试题192016-2017学年第一学期实验中学期中考试高三英语试卷注意事项： 1答第I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2B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，再选涂其他答案标号。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。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。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的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

2、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。1How much does the man pay? A. $18 B$20 C$802Why does the woman want to go overseas?AShe has been ill here BShe hates the environment hereCIts the last chance to get out of here3. Where is the woman?AIn a hospital BIn a department store CIn an auto repair shop4What a

3、re the two speakers talking about? AA serious illness BSome challenges CThe Internet addiction.5. What is the man? A. A writer BA professor CA salesman第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或对白，每段对话或对白后有几个小题，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

4、料，回答第6至7题。6Why does the man invite the woman to his house?A. To prevent her from going to church BTo spend Christmas Eve with his familyCTo get some Chinese silk scarves as gifts7. Where is the woman now?AAt home BAbroad CAt the mans house听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8Why wont Mr.Smith come to the clinic this af

5、ternoon? A. He cant spare the time BThe clinic will be closed CDrGreen wont be free9. What day is it today?AIts Friday B. Its Thursday CIts Wednesday10What time has finally been fixed for Mr.Smith to come?7A5：15 pm B5：50 pm C3：15 pm听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is the woman doing now according to the co

6、nversation?A. She is receiving after-sales service Bshe is complaining of her life without TVCShe is calling to report something wrong with her TV12Why is the examination free of charge?A. Her TV is not newly bought BHer TV is beyond warranty CHer TV is under warranty13How long does it usually take

7、to repair the TV?AThree days BIts not c|ear CIt depends听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14Which sentence below is true according to the conversation?AThe man is booking an airline ticket to SwitzerlandBThe man wants to leave for New York the day after tomorrowCThe man would like to get a seat on a flight to New Yor

8、k tomorrow15When will the next available flight leave?A5：00 pm on Tuesday B5：00 pm on the 5th C4：00 pm on the 6th16What is the mans telephone number?A646-49966 B646-42266 C633-25646听第l0段材料，回答第17至20题。17What was the speakers job before he was 10 years old?AWashing plates BShining shoes CCleaning table

9、s18What was one of the requirements laid down by the boys father?AHe should never be late for work BHe must study hard in his spare timeCHe must work six days a week19What did the boy ask his father to do one day?ATo pay him for his work BTo let him have 3 meals a day in the restaurantCTo give his f

10、riends free drinks20Why did the boys father refuse to pay him? ABecause the boy had made some mistakesBBecause he thought the boy had failed to meet his requirementsCBecause he thought it Was his son who should pay him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

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14、s of events. Participation in the local cycling community.Use of club bicycle tools on tour and library materials.Its more FUN!It encourages you to come out often and get healthy exercise without going to a gym.Develop skills and gain through the experience of others.Meet new and interesting people

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16、Edmonton Bicycle &Touring ClubP.O.Box 52017Garneau Postal Stn.Edmonton,AB T6G 2T5 Canada21.Whats the advantage of cycling with a group?A. Meeting more new people. B. Participating in whatever events.C. Having bicycles free of charge. D. Enjoying discounts in a gym.22.We can infer from the passage th

17、at the aim of EBTC is .A. to call for governments to produce more bicyclesB. to make money by organizing bicycling tripsC. to popularize cycling by attracting more membersD. to look for young volunteers for sporting events23.How many ways can people gain more information from EBTC according to the p

18、assage?A. Two.B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. BI can still remember it as if it happened yesterday. I was a college freshman and had stayed up most of the night before laughing and talking with friends. Now just before my first class of the day my eyelids were feeling heavier and heavier and my head was

19、 drifting down to my desk to make my textbook a pillow. A few minutes nap time before class couldnt hurt, I thought.Boom! I lifted my head immediately and my eyes opened wider than saucers. I looked around with my heart beating quickly trying to find the cause of the noise. My young professor was lo

20、oking back at me with a mischievous, boyish smile on his face. He had intentionally dropped the pile of textbooks he was carrying onto my desk. “Good morning !” he said, still smiling. “Im glad to see everyone is awake. Now lets get started.”For the next hour I wasnt sleepy at all. It wasnt from the

21、 shock of my professors textbook alarm clock either. Instead, it was from the attractive discussion he led. With knowledge and good humor, he made the material come alive. His insights were full of both wisdom and loving kindness. And the enthusiasm and joy that he taught with were contagious（有感染力的）

22、. I left the classroom not only wide awake, but a little smarter and a little better as well.I learned something far more important than not sleeping in class that day too. I learned that if you are going to do something in this life, do it well, do it with joy, and make it an expression of your lov

23、e. What a glorious place this world would be if all of us did our work joyously and well ! What a beautiful world we could create if every doctor, teacher, musician, cook, waitress, poet, miner, farmer, and laborer made their work an expression of their love ! Dont sleepwalk your way through life th

24、en. Wake up! Let your love fill your work and your soul. Life is too short not to live it well.24. What did the author want to do just before his first class of the day?A. Talk with his friends. B. Take a short sleep. C. Get his eyes examined. D. Stay away from the class.25. The underlined word “mis

25、chievous” in Paragraph 2 probably means “_”. A. naughty B. tricky C. sensitive D. dishonest26. What else did the author learn that day? A. Students should not sleep in class but respect their teachers. B. Everyone should love his job and sleepwalk his way through life. C. Life is too limited to make

26、 your work an expression of your love. D. People from all walks of life should do their jobs with wisdom and love.27. What can be inferred from this passage? A. The professor often kept his students sharp by using a textbook alarm. B. The author was attracted by the professors great wisdom and enthu

27、siasm. C. The author left the two-hour period not only wide awake, but a little smarter. D. Though the author was frightened awake, he was not clear-headed in the class. C “Tiger Mother” parenting raises media storm. A new book written by a self-described Chinese descent(血统)on her super-strict paren

28、tingBattle Hymn of the Tiger Mother has raised media storm and fierce debates in the US. Amy Chua is a Yale Law School professor and the mother of two teenage girls. She is the daughter of immigrants of Chinese descent. In the Chinese culture，the tiger symbolizes strength and power. In her book Ms.C

29、hua writes about how she demanded excellence from her daughters. For example，her daughters，Sophia and Louisa，were never allowed to attend a sleep-over，be in a school play，watch TV or play computer games. They couldnt choose their own after-class activities or get any grade less than an AThey had to

30、play piano or violinand no other musical instruments. She writes that if a Chinese child gets a Bwhich she says” would never happen”there would be a screaming，hairtearing explosion”She describes making her 7-year-old daughter play a piano piece perfectlyyelling and not letting her leave the bench ev

31、en to use the bathroomuntil it was. Many people have criticized Chua. Some say her parenting methods were abusive. She even admits that her husband，who is not Chinese，objects to her parenting style. But she says that was the way her parents raised her and her three sisters. Stacy DeBroff，who has written four books about parenting，says Amy Chuas parenting style is not limited to Chinese families. She says it represents a traditional way of parenting among immigrants seeking a better future for their children. But she al