安徽省蚌埠市高三英语上学期期中试题.docx

1、安徽省蚌埠市高三英语上学期期中试题2017-2018学年度高三第一学期期中考试英语试题试卷分值：150分 考试时间：120分钟【注意事项】：本试卷包含I、II两卷（满分150分）。第1卷为选择题，所有答案必须用2B铅笔涂在答题卡中相应的位置。第II卷为非选择题，所有答案必须填在答题卷的相应位置。答案写在试卷上均无效，不予记分。第I卷（选择题，三部分，共90分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）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，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

2、题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1 Whom can the man ask for help?A.Laura. B.Karen. C.Kate.2 Where are the speakers?A.In a restaurant. B.In a hotel. C.On a train.3 When is the woman leaving for the airport?A.At around 8:30. B.At around 9:00. C.At around 11:00.4 What does the woman think of her weekend?A. Relaxing.

3、B.Exciting. C.Boring.5 What should the woman do according to the man?A. Go to bed earlier.B. Spend some time outdoors.C. Stay in until she feels better.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，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

4、材料，回答第6、7题。6 Where does the conversation take place?A. In the mans house.B.In a coffee shop. C.In the mans office.7 What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Run the new office. B.Open a new office. C.Take over his position.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8 What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Salesman an

5、d customer. B.Husband and wife. C.Colleagues. 9 Why doesnt the woman buy anything for her husband?A. She finds nothing suitable.B. Its a womens clothing store.C. Her husband is picky about clothes.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10 What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.A car accident. B.A robbery. C.A confl

6、ict between two men.11 What could the man probably be?A.A bank clerk. B.A waiter. C.A policeman.12 What was the woman doing when the incident happened?A. She was about to leave the bank.B. She was lining up to draw money.C. She was running towards the door.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13 How does the woman get

7、to the university every day? A. On foot. B.By car. C.By bus.14 Who can park in the universities?A. Undergraduate students. B.Post graduate students.C.Everyone in the university. 15 Where is the administration office?A. Across from the car park.B.Next to the library. C.Opposite the swimming pool.16 W

8、hat is the punishment for parking without a permit?A. The car will be driven away.B. The wheels of the car will be locked.C.The car will not be returned until a fine is paid.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17 What will the weather be like this Saturday?A.Windy. B.Sunny. C.Rainy.18 What will the high temperature b

9、e this Saturday?A.28. B.20. C.16.19 When will the weather be cloudy in the morning?A. This Sunday. B.Next Monday. C.Next Wednesday.20 What does the speaker remind the listeners out in their boats to do this Sunday afternoon?A. Put on more clothes.B. Take their sunscreen.C. Follow the weather report.

10、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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMy teenage son Karl became withdrawn after his father died. As a single parent,I tried my best to talk to him, but the more I tried, the more he pulled away. When his report card arrived during his junior year, it

11、 said that he had been absent 95 times from classes and had six failing grades for the year. At this rate he would never graduate. I sent him to the school adviser, and I even begged him. Nothing worked.One night, I felt so powerless that I got down on my knees and pleaded for help. “Please God, I c

12、ant do anything more for my son. I am at the end of my rope. Im giving the whole thing up to you.”I was at work when I got a phone call. A man introduced himself as the headmaster. “I want to talk to you about Karls absences.” Before he could say another word, I choked up and all my disappointment a

13、nd sadness over Karl came pouring out into the ears of this stranger. “I love my son but I just dont know what to do. Ive tried everything to get Karl to go back to school and nothing has worked. Its out of my hands.” For a moment there was silence on the other end of the line. The headmaster seriou

14、sly said, “Thank you for your time,” and hung up.Karls next report card showed a marked improvement in his grades. Finally, he even made the honor roll. In his fourth year, I attended a parent-teacher meeting with Karl. I noticed that his teachers were astonished at the way he had turned himself aro

15、und. On our way home, he said, “Mum, remember that call from the headmaster last year?” I nodded. “That was me. I thought Id play a joke but when I heard what you said, it really hit me how much I was hurting you. Thats when I knew I had to make you proud.”21. By saying “Karl became withdrawn”, the

16、author means that the boy changed entirely and_. A. preferred to stay alone at home B. lost interest in his studies C. refused to talk to others D. began to dislike his mother22. There was silence on the other end of the line because _. A. the speaker was too moved to say anything to the mother B. t

17、he speaker waited for the mother to finish speaking C. the speaker didnt want the mother to recognize his voice D. the speaker was unable to interrupt the mother23. What is the main idea of this passage? A. Children in single-parent families often have mental problems. B. Mothers love plays an impor

18、tant role in teenagers life. C. Being understood by parents is very important to teenagers. D. School education doesnt work without full support from parents. BFrom losing weight to quitting smoking，each December people around the world make a New Years resolution（决心）But studies have shown that desp

19、ite their best effort，most will failProfessor Peter Herman，a psychology lecturer at the University of Toronto says that the reasons why resolutions fail are clearThey are not realistic in some or all of the following respects：people think that they can change themselves more quickly； they think that

20、 they can change much more than anyone else； or they think they can change everything more easilyProfessor Herman suggests that the issue may be a cycle of failure and renewed effortwhich he callsthe falsehope syndrome（虚妄期盼综合征）The cycle begins with a difficult selfchange tasksuch as overeating or sm

21、okingcommon yet rarely successful changesWhile people may make some initial progress in the task，eventually they fail to achieve their goalHaving failed，they interpret their failure to convince themselves that with a few adjustments they will succeedFinally，they begin to embark on another attempt，an

22、d the cycle repeatsIn his paper on the topic，Professor Herman and his coauthor，Janet Polivy，write，People tend to make the same resolutions year after year，determined to get rid of a particular vice （恶习）Obviously，every renewed determination represents a certain failure； otherwise，there would be no ne

23、ed for yet another attemptEven those who are finally successful at sticking to their resolutions make the attempt five or six times on average before succeedingExpecting to make a breakthrough is not a good way，so Professor Herman says that the best way of sticking to your resolution is to expect th

24、e changes little by little rather than a major transformationHe told Mail Online，Often this means scaling back （缩减） your resolution to something that is actually manageable24. Why do most people fail in their New Years resolutions according to Professor Herman？ AThey doesnt do their best at allBThey

25、 make unrealistic resolutionsCThey want to stay unchangedDThey change them frequently25. What does the underlined partembark onin Paragraph 3 probably mean？ AUndertakeBAbandonCWelcomeDRepresent26. How can you achieve your New Years resolutions in Professor Hermans opinion？ ASet a big resolutionBMake

26、 a breakthroughCExpect gradual changesDBelieve in yourself27What may be the best title for the text？ AActions Speak Louder Than Words BThink Twice Before You DoCA Bargain Is a Bargain DGood Plan Is Half DoneCWeaving hammocks（吊床） is an art that takes a sharp eye，a skilled hand and lots of patienceBut

27、 in Lenwood Haddocks case，being blind works to his advantageHis trained，sensitive hands can perfectly handle every step of the complicated processSince beginning his craft in 1986，Lenwood has woven about 145，000 perfect hammocksNow 61，Lenwood lost his sight in 1973，at age 18，during a hunting acciden

28、tMy whole working career has been blind，he saysHe first found a job as a woodworker，but when that organization closed，the North Carolina Division of Services for the Blind connected him with Hatteras HammocksOn his first day of work，I did a total of one hammock，Lenwood recalls，laughingAnd then I cam

29、e home and laid on the sofa and went to sleepI lift weights，but I wasnt as tough as I thought until I started weavingIt takes a lot of energy，and youre standing up all dayIn time，however，Lenwood got into a good working rhythm and found he had a gift for the jobAt first he worked onsite at the compan

30、y，but after a year Lenwood moved his operation to the home workshop where hed worked for 10 years during his woodworking daysSince Lenwood began with Hatteras Hammocks 30 years ago，the company has acquired other brands and changed its name to The Hammock SourceToday，it is the worlds largest maker an

31、d seller of hammocks，all built by hand28How old was Lenwood Haddock when he began weaving hammocks？ A.18 years oldB.26 years oldC.31 years oldD.61 years old29How did Lenwood Haddock feel after he has finished his first hammock？ ADisappointedBExhaustedCEnergeticDBored30Which of the following is needed in weaving hammocks？ APoor eyesightBSensitive mindCUntrained craftDFull patience31What is the best title of the passage？ AThe Success of the Hammock Source CompanyBThe Blind Craftsman Who Makes Perfect HammocksCHow to Weave Perfect Hammocks by HandDHow to Become a S