届高三英语下学期期中试题 人教新目标版.docx

1、届高三英语下学期期中试题 人教新目标版2019届高三英语下学期期中（11月）试题时量-120 分值-150 第一部分：听力（满分30分）第一节听下面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。1.What does the woman plan to major in?A.Art. B.Science. C.Economics. 2.How does the woman suggest the man get to the hotel?A.On fo

2、ot. B.By taxi. C.By bus. 3.What do we know about John?A.He retired a year ago. B.He hasnt decided whether to retire. C.He worked in the marketing department. 4.What is the relationship between the speakers?A.Fellow students. B.Parent and kid. C.Teacher and student. 5.What does the man offer to do fo

3、r the woman?A.Hand in her report. B.Give her some material. C.Proof the report for her. 第二节听下面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。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6.Why does the woman come to the store?A.To buy a book. B.To borrow te

4、xtbooks. C.To return some books. 7.What should the woman do first?A.Bring her book card. B.Make a late payment. C.Check her mail. 听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8.Why doesnt the woman want to go to Chicago?A.For the high cost. B.For the limited time. C.For the long distance. 9.Which city will the speakers visi

5、t?A.Washington. B.Boston. C.New York. 听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10.What does the woman say about the conference this year?A.There were more people. B.It was a success on the whole. C.The organization could have been better. 11.How many delegates were there in the conference last year?A.18. B.30. C.42. 1

6、2.What disappointed the delegates?A.The conference rooms. B.The restaurant. C.The hotel rooms. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13.For whom does the woman book rooms?A.Tourists. B.Her co-workers. C.Her classmates. 14.How many rooms does the woman want?A.7. B.9. C.12. 15.When does the conversation take place?A.

7、On January 8th. B.On January 5th. C.On January 3rd. 16.Why will the woman get a discount?A.She is a regular guest. B.She makes reservations for a group. C.She has a membership card of the hotel. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17.Where does the speaker give this talk?A.At New Yorks Central Park. B.At Ocean Be

8、ach Park. C.At Golden Gate Park. 18. When are cars forbidden in the park on Sundays?A.In winter. B.In summer. C.In autumn. 19.What is located on the eastern side of the park?A.An indoor garden. B.A tea house. C.A theater. 20.How does the speaker describe the Japanese Tea Garden?A.It is good for a pi

9、cnic. B.It is peaceful and relaxing. C.It is a great place for exhibits. 第二部分 阅读理解（满分40分）第一节 阅读选择题A Xinhua News Agency is seeking native speakers to fill the positions of copy editors in six languagesEnglish ,Spanish, French, Russian Portuguese and Arabicand English-language news anchors in several

10、departments. Applicants with a background in journalism are preferred. Qualified candidates will be offered a competitive salary and benefits package that includes social insurance and paid holidays.Monthlysalary:Minimum,22,000RMB(3,667 U.S.dollars). Forrealtoptalent,thesalaryis negotiable.Qualifica

11、tions:1. Nativespeakersundertheageof60; 2.Minimum3yearsofexperienceinnewsreporting,and/oreditingand/orpresenting;experi-enceinwell-knownmediaornetworkispreferred.3. Akeeninterestinchina;4.Goodhealth,abletoworkovertimeandunderdeadlinepressure; 5.Responsible,committedandateamplayer;6. Knowledgeofwords

12、processing,computersandtheinternet.Responsibilities:1.Ensurequality,professionaljournalisticwriting;2.WorkcloselyandsupportivelywithChineseeditorsandreporters;3.Rewritenewsheadlines,editcontentandcheckfacts;4.ProvidetrainingforChinesecolleaguesinwritingnewsinforeignlanguages;5.OtherdutiesforEnglish-

13、languagenewsanchors: Dub(配音)the newsexactly;doanchoringorconductinterviewsasanassistantorexpertin a Xinhua TV crew.Applicants should download and fill in “Foreign Experts Candidate Application Form” and send the form ,with a cover letter and a resume, to xhszp. Qualified candidates will be contacted

14、.21.Togettheposition,anapplicantmust_A. haveabackgroundinjournalism B. havetheabilitytodotasksindependentlyC. have onceworkedinfamousmediaornetwork D. have someknowledgeofoperatingacomputer22.What Shouldacopyeditordo?A.CooperatingwithChineseeditors B. Dubbingthenewscorrectly.C. Collectingnewsstories

15、 D.GettingtrainedtowriteChinesenews.23. Whattype of writingdoesthispassagebelongto?A. A newsreport. B.a job ad C. a poster. D. Anotice.B Canada is said to be one of the Earths most beautiful countries. Even though Canada is pretty on the outside, it has an ugly truth hidden behind its beauty. Canada

16、 has many environmental problems that can greatly affect the people and the wildlife of the region.Canada has many natural resources. But if not treated properly, theyll be destroyed or used up. This is happening to the Great Lakes. Shared by Canada and the US, the Great lakes are used for fishing a

17、nd producing electricity. In the 1970s, the Great Lakes were used as a waste dumping （倾倒）place for factories. To put a stop to the illegal dumping, the two countries both signed the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, which makes sure no animals or people are harmed by the polluted and dangerous wa

18、ter and also reduces the amount of human waste that is dumped in that area. Almost 2 million Canadian citizens make their living by mining. However , mining can destroy an areas environment. The rock and soil from mining are just dumped in any place that is available. This can lead to an increase in

19、 sulfur dioxide（二氧化硫）, causing acid rain and killing plants and animals.Another natural resource is the wood which is used for many different types of paper. But the resource is being overused. The country is losing the benefits of the forest, such as oxygen, and animals are losing their foods or ho

20、mes. Clear-cutting （清场伐木）has left many places barren. The loss of animal habitat is also very serious.All countries should learn from Canadas mistakes and take some measures to help improve the environment.24. Whats the ugly truth in Canada?A. It has many environmental problems. B. Nearly all resour

21、ces are being used up.C. Waste can be seen everywhere D. Many plants and animals are dying out.25. Why was the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement signed?A. To produce more electricity. B. To introduce more fish in the lakes. C. To stop factories dumping waste into the area. D. To prevent animals fr

22、om being killed.26. What does the underlined word “barren” in paragraph 4 most probably mean? A. Full of water. B. Lacking warmth. C. Without any dirt. D. No trees on Land27. Whats the authors purpose of writing this text?A. To show what has happened to the Great Lakes.B. To tell us some of natural

23、resources of Canada, C. To call on people to protect the environment.D. To tell us Canada is more beautiful than we thoughtCMr. Lee speaks six languages and his company, Flitto now has more than five million users around the world, and enjoys revenues（收益）of about $2.1 million a year.Unlike most prof

24、essional translation companies, it doesnt directly employ translators. Instead, Flitto invites members of the public who knows more than one language to offer their services viaits website and mobile phone app. Today it has one million translators in 170 countries, who offer translations between 17

25、different languages.Due to his fathers job with an international company, Mr. Lee spent most of his childhood living overseas. he was born in Kuwait, where he spent his first four years, before the family then moved to the UK. After three years in the UK, the family relocated again, this time to the

26、 US, before moving to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia 24 months later. Educated in international schools, he was quick to pick up an English, French and Arabic, the first three languages. Mr. Lee added to his native Korean. After seven years in Saudi Arabia, Mr. Lees family moved back to South Korea where he

27、 finished high school, and then went to the countrys famous Korea university.It was at college that friends of his started to ask him to help them translate their homework into English, which was required as part of their courses. “So friends would say to me, Simon, if you translate this homework in

28、to English, Im going to buy you dinner,” he says.“And more and more friends were asking me to do that, so I didnt have enough time. ”Realizing the business potential of translation services, Mr. Lee started getting other multilingual friends to help out, and thus his idea for setting up a firm was b

29、orn.28. What do most professional translation firms generally do? A. They ask foreign language teachers for help. B. They hire someone to do translation technically. C. They find native speakers of the target language. D. They operate with other translation institutions.29. From the third paragraph,

30、 we may learn that Mr. Lee _A. benefited a lot from his overseas experience.B. had a hard life and felt lonely when young.C. learned a lot of languages from his parents. D. lived in the US longer than in the UK30. How does Mr. Lee come up with the idea of founding a company?A. It is simply out of hi

31、s interest in translation.B. It is inspired by helping friends with translation.C. It occurs to him after his research into the market.D. It is learned from his father who owns a global firm.31. Which of the following words can best describe Mr. Lee?A. Devoted and considerate. B. Determined and intelligent. C. Persistent and optimistic. D. Helpful and creative.DWith more and more people having a longer life in the world, people are e