1、福建省厦门市届高三英语上学期期末质检试题厦门市2018届高三上学期期末质检英语试题本试卷共150分,共12页,考试时间120分钟。考试结束后,将答题卡交回。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。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,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。例:How much is the shirt?答案是C。1. What does the man
2、suggest the woman do?A. Learn slowly. B. Practise more. C. Take lessons.2. Whose birthday party will the speakers attend?A. Amys. B. Dereks. C. Karls.3. Why is the woman in a hurry?A. She is heading for school.B. She wants to fetch a book.C. She has to pick up the man.4. What does the man ask the wo
3、man to do?A. Lower her voice. B. Do the laundry. C. Paint the wall.5. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At the hotel. B. At the customs. C. At the station.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。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
4、白读两遍。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6. What do we know about the woman?A. She enjoys the parties.B. She has put on weight.C. She does exercise regularly.7. What does the man advise the woman to eat?A. Cookies. B. Hot dogs. C. Natural foods.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8. What kind of coffee does the man prefer?A. Black. B. Stro
5、ng. C. Sweet.9. Which drink does the man like most?A. Tea. B. Coffee . C. Juice.10. What is the man going to do?A. Get a jar. B. Leave a tip. C. Meet a friend.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11. What did Jay do on New Years Day?A. He went back home.B. He joined in a parade.C. He stayed with the host family.12. Whe
6、n is the Rose Parade usually held?A. On January 1st. B. On New Years Eve. C. Every Sunday.13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Pop bands. B. Sports events. C. New Year celebrations.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Classmates. B. Colleagues.
7、C. Teacher and student.15. When will the woman get the result of the in-person interview?A. A few months later. B. After graduation. C. In less than a month.16. What does the man plan to do?A. Focus on his studies. B. Attend job interviews. C. Look for solutions.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17. Who founded the
8、 British Museum?A. Sir Hans Sloane. B. King George II. C. The UK government.18. What can we learn about the museum?A. It is round.B. It is totally free.C. It has global collections.19. Where is the Easter Island Statue exhibited?A. In Room4. B. In Room24. C. In Room 40.20. Who is Neil?A. A program h
9、ost. B. A tourist. C. A travel guide.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)阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AAs the sixth What Kids Are Reading report bemoans(哀叹)about a tendency among secondary school students to read books that are too easysuggesting that teachers and librarians arent pushing
10、challenging titles strongly enough to older kidsthe organizers of World Book Day have announced a list that might serve as a corrective, or at least a useful source of ideas.Satellite by Nick LakeLeo was born in space, living all his life on space station Moon 2 with fellow space-children Libra and
11、Orion. Now, at 15,he is almost due to go to Earth for the first time, but more awaits him there. An extraordinary science fiction, as diverse as lain M Banks at his best.The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasA standout debut(首次创作), this US novel is the Black Lives Matter (BLM)-inspired story of Starr Carte
12、r, whose friend Khalil is shot dead by a police officer as she watches and whose divided life awakes in the fallout. Full of vivid detail and dry humour, with a charming narrator, it reads like a typical text.Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally NichollsNicholls exciting narrative follows May, the f
13、ree-thinking daughter of a Quaker, and Nell, the tough, capable mainstay of her poor family. As the ghost of war appears ever closer, what will they sacrifice and what will be taken from them? An unforgettable historical novel.The Book of Dust Vol 1:La Belle Sauvage by Philip PullmanPullmans long-aw
14、aited return to the world of His Dark Materials is, at times, dark indeed. As Malcolm and Alice convey the baby Lyra down a flooded river in Malcolms boat, the coming threats are fierce and frightening. To the reader absorbed in it, whatever their age, it affords the enjoyment of watching a master s
15、toryteller at work.21. Why do the organizers announce the book list?A. To attract students attention to World Book Day.B. To promote the sales of the books recommended.C. To meet the requirements of teachers and librarians.D. To encourage secondary students to read challenging books.22. Which book m
16、ight attract a history lover?A. Satellite. B. The Hate U Give.C. Things a Bright Girl Can Do. D. The Book of Dust Vo1 1:La Belle Sauvage.23. What can be learned from the text?A. Nick Lake is an expert in space exploration.B. Angie Thomas stands out in writing textbooks.C. May has an influence on Sal
17、ly Nicholls writing.D. It took a long time for Pullman to publish his new book.BHave you read this before? 10% of life is made up of what happens to you. 90% of life is decided by how you react. That is the 90/10 Principle. You really have no control over 10% of what happens to us, but you determine
18、 the other 90%.Lets use an example. You are eating breakfast with your family. Your daughter knocks over a cup of coffee onto your business shirt. You severely scold your daughter and she breaks down in tears. After scolding her, you blame your wife for placing the cup too close to the edge of the t
19、able. A short verbal battle follows. You storm upstairs and change your shirt.Back downstairs, you find your daughter has been too busy crying to finish breakfast and she misses the bus. You rush to the car and drive your daughter to school. After a 15-minute delay and throwing $60 traffic fine away
20、, you arrive at the school and your daughter runs into the building without saying goodbye.After arriving at the office 20 minutes late, you find you forgot your briefcase. Your day has started terrible. As it continues, it seems to get worse and worse. You look forward to coming home, yet when you
21、arrive home, you find a small wedge in your relationship with your wife and daughter.Why did you have a bad day? Did the coffee cause it? Did your daughter cause it?Here is what could have and should have happened.Coffee splashes over you. Your daughter is about to cry. You gently say, “Its ok honey
22、, you just need, to be more careful next time”. Grabbing a towel you rush upstairs. After grabbing a new shirt and your briefcase, you come down in time to look through the window and see your child getting on the bus. She turns and waves. You arrive 5 minutes early and cheerfully greet the staff. Y
23、our boss comments on how good the day you are having.Notice the difference? Two different scenarios. Both started the same. Both ended different.24. According to the text, what happens after the coffee incident?A. The mother gets to work late. B. The couple have an argument.C. The father has a traff
24、ic accident. D. The daughter finishes breakfast soon.25. Why does the author use the example?A. To prove the 90/10 principle. B. To compare different attitudes.C. To give advice on self-control. D. To show the importance of harmony.26. What does the underlined word “wedge” in Paragraph 4 probably me
25、an?A. Improvement. B. Wound. C. Disadvantage. D. Change.27.According to the text, what leads to the different endings?A. Your coffee. B. Your family. C. Your experience. D. Your reaction.CBritish parents encourage their children to play musical instruments as part of a family tradition and not to ra
26、ise their social status as Americans do, research says.Dr. Aaron Reeves of the University of Oxford found that UK parents did not see musical achievement by their children as character building or useful in getting university places or jobs. Instead, it was usually only those parents who played inst
27、ruments that encouraged their children to follow suit.This contrasted with research carried out by other academics in America, he said. “Middle-class parents in the US appear to associate cultural practice with other benefits, such as developing specific characteristics and paving the way for educat
28、ional success. Middle-class families are often marked by a pattern of concerted cultivation, where parents organize music-centred activities for their children, often in addition to school-based musical practice.”Researchers had owed this to “parental anxiety over the declining fortunes of educated
29、Americans. These parents have become increasingly worried about providing their children with skills and abilities enabling them to stand out from their competitors in the job market.”By contrast, for British respondents, no such connection was made between what is considered as an overbearing paren
30、ting style and future educational or career possibilities. The parents interviewed here did not connect music with usefulness but rather they focused on the value of music as a family tradition and, to a lesser extent, as something valuable in its own right.One Scottish parent, a chemist by professi
31、on, said during the interviews, “Weve got two learning musical instruments. If we think its maybe worthwhile we try and encourage them, but we wouldnt force them.” A housewife said, “My sons just turned five and I want him to do the guitar because his uncle does it, but its up to him.”In some UK fam
32、ilies, said Dr. Reeves, music was even “believed to be an obstacle to educational success, or at least secondary to it.”28. What do British parents think of music learning?A. Useful for job application. B. Helpful for character building.C. Beneficial to further education. D. Worthwhile as a family tradition.29. What do
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