河北狮州市2018届高三英语上学期期中试题承智班.doc

20172018学年度第一学期期中考试高三年级英语试卷 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，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. Why is the woman going to the post office?A. To mail a parcel. B. To buy her lunch.C. To find a building.2. How does the woman feel about her weekend?A. Very pleased.B. Somewhat bored.C. Extremely disappointed.3. What does the man want to buy? A. A bike. B. A lock.C. A camera. 4. What does the man think is the best way of inviting guests? A. In person. B. By mail. C. Online. 5. What is the woman concerned about the most? A. Spending less money. B. Buying unusual flowers. C. Getting something conveniently.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2至4个小题，从题中做给的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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. What does the woman recommend? A. Visiting many museums. B. Buying a one-week subway pass. C. Waiting in line for subway tickets.7. Why is the woman surprised that the man studied art history?A. He works in a bank.B She studied art history as well.C. He doesnt make art very often.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What city did the man fly into?A. Seattle.B. Phoenix.C. New York.9. How does the man feel about the airline?A. A little angry.B. Pretty content.C. Very disappointed.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why does the man congratulate the woman?A. She got a new job.B. She bought a new car.C. She passed her driving test.11. What day does the conversation take place?A. On Sunday.B. On Saturday.C. On Friday.12. What does the woman care about the most?A. Her cars price.B. Her cars safety.C. Her cars appearance.听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。13. What did the man drink before the meeting?A. Tea.B. Water.C. Coffee.14. What does the man probably do?A. Hes a banker.B. Hes a lawyer.C. Hes a policeman.15. What type of loan does the man want to get?A. A business loan.B. A school loan.C. A home loan.16. When will the woman call the man?A. By the end of next week.B. After she calls his family and friends.C. After she talks with the senior officer.听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。17. How long is the library open on weekends?A. For 4 hours.B. For 10 hours.C. For 12 hours.18. What time do the library meeting end?A. At 10:00 a.m.B. At 10:30 a.m.C. At 11:00 a.m.19. When will students be able to check out class books electronically?A. Immediately.B. Before winter break.C. Starting in the spring.20. What does the speaker talk about in the end?A. Hiring someone for a job.B. Using the reservation system.C. Doing research in the library.二、阅读理解Hobbies Help Cure Addiction to the InternetWhile some parents have expressed concerns about the amount of time their children spent surfing the Internet during the summer break from school, it wasn't a problem for Yin Qiming. Instead, the 37-year-old Shanghai resident and his daughter divided their vacation between cyberspace and the 8-year-old's other interests. "My daughter has many hobbies and I and her mother respect her choices, so we accompany her to classes she enjoys, such as learning to play the drums and drawing," he said. "She loves to play outside with her friends, so she doesn't think the Internet is a must-have thing in her life." Yin added that he rarely imposes a time limit on his daughter's online activity. "She sometimes uses WeChat (a popular instant-messaging tool) on my mobile phone, but only to contact her mother," he said. "Once she has her own plans every day and realizes that the internet is just a part of life, she won't become addicted to it." Li Lin, a primary school teacher from Liaoning province, expressed a similar opinion. "We do some homework online, including reciting stories, and the children use the Internet frequently every day of their lives," she said, noting that the children's online activity is limited to 30 minutes a day at school. "We should make better use of the Internet to provide children with more knowledge and help them to grow up," said Li, who has a 10-year-old son. The key to preventing children, especially those at primary and middle schools, from becoming addicted to the Internet is to limit the time they spend online and to ensure that they know cyberspace cannot replace traditional forms of communication, she said. Mao Feizhu, a psychologist from Fujian province in southeast China, said people overestimate the influence of the internet. "Many people, even some parents, believe the Internet plays a big role in our daily lives, and many things can be completed online, but that's not completely right," she said. "We can use social applications to talk or play basketball games, and even share what we are thinking about, but sometimes it's impossible for our emotions to be accurately reflected in this way. What children need is emotional communication and real physical exercise. After all, love cannot be bought on the net," she said. Perhaps, the best way to stop young netizens spending too much time online is to encourage their other interests but also accompany them when they go online: "We should use the Internet, not become its slaves."21What bothers lots of the parents today is that their young children _.A. enjoy chatting with friends onlineB. are addicted to playing cell phones deeplyC. spend too much time on the InternetD. love playing computer games too much22How did Yin Qiming keep his daughter free of the Internet addiction?A. By inviting her to plan her own time limit of using the Internet.B. By talking and playing with her frequently to spare the holiday.C. By sparing time to accompany her developing her own hobbies.D. By encouraging her to make enough friends in the real life.23According to Li Lin, the key to preventing the Internet addiction is _.A. to limit their time online and encourage real life communicationB. to stress the importance of friendship and making friends onlineC. to make rules on surfing online and offer more online timeD. to forbid Internet use and spend more time on book-reading24Which of the following shows the development of ideas in the passage? I: Introduction CP: Central point P: Point Sp: Sub-point C: ConclusionA. B. C. D. The Rise of Sneaker Culture is organized by the Bata Shoe Museum,whose aims are to explore the social history,technical innovations,fashion trends,and marketing campaigns that have shaped sneaker culture over the past two centuries.You cannot overestimate the cultural importance of a pair of sneakers.At least that's the conclusion from a new exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum in the US.The sneaker is regarded both as a cultural force and a fashion statement."Early sneakers were actually status symbols."said Elizabeth Semmelheck,senior leader of Bata Shoe Museum.Displaying over 150 shoes,the exhibit covers a wide range of examples and will last about three months.From their modest origins in the mid-nineteenth century to high-end sneakers created in the past decade,sneakers have become a global obsession（痴迷）.Included are works from makers such Adidas,Converse,Nike,Puma,and Reebok as well as private collectors such as hip-hop legend Darryl "DMC" McDaniel's,and Dee Wells of Obsessive Sneaker Disorder.Also featured are sneakers by Prada and other major fashion design houses and designers,as well as those made in cooperation with artists including Damien Hirst and Shantell Martin.After Brooklyn,the collection will head to Toledo,Ohio;and Louisville,Kentucky.Sneakers are one of the few things people will line up for days to buy.They're the subject of songs,and have helped make billionaires out of athletes and fashion designers.Sneakers are a cultural phenomenon,and perhaps an alien（外星人）visiting our planet could learn most about us,by looking at our feet!25Early sneaker is regarded as .A. a cultural force B. a fashion statementC. an identity D. a common footwear26Which of the following is true about the exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum?A. The exhibit will display less than 150 shoes.B. The exhibit will head to other places abroad.C. The exhibits of the sneakers are all famous brands.D. The exhibit shows the history of the sneaker culture.27Why are sneakers so important to athletes?A. Sneakers help make athletes fashionable.B. Sneakers become the subject of their songs.C. Sneakers are comfortable to wear for athletes.D. Sneakers help make athletes become rich people.28What does the author want to do by mentioning the alien?A. To express the cultural importance of sneakers.B. To describe a picture of aliens' wearing sneakers.C. To predict the promising future of sneakers.D. To advise producers to sell sneakers to aliens.My husband and I used to think we had all we had ever wanted.A beautiful house,three healthy children and one more on the way,two cars,a couple of four-wheelers for entertainmentWe really had it all and we loved it. Then,the market turned and my husband's job at a construction company was gone.The company was closing down forever.We both started looking for jobs right away,but there weren't any to be found.With each passing day we were getting increasingly worried and we continued to work together in order to pull our family through.The more we pulled together,the closer we got.I felt feelings of admiration for my husband that I hadn't felt for years.That's why it was so hard for me to watch him blame himself for ou present situation.I continually asked him to stop but he seemed to want to punish himself for not having a job.Finally,one afternoon I pulled him aside and said,"We have four healthy children and each other.That's what's important.That makes you a rich man.""But what if we lose the house?They will hate meyou'll hate me,"he replied.I smiled at him and put my hands on both sides of his face to make him look me in the eye."No matter where we live I will be happyas long as I have you,"I smiled again as I realized that I wasn't just saying that.In all the struggling together I had found that deep love for him that I had on the day we said "I do".I could see his shoulders and neck relaxed.He held me close and we were able to talk and plan and dream together in a way that we hadn't for quite some time.It was a turning point for us as a couple and a family.We are still struggling for our better life,but I consider us well-off because we have something that money can't buy and no one can take away from us.29We know from the story that .A. they both found good jobs at lastB. her husband was out of work for his not working hardC. both of them felt anxious about their unemploymentD. they didn't love each other any longer after they got married30By saying "The more we pulled together,the closer we got",the wife means .A. her husband worked harder for being closerB. they had closer affection as they struggled togetherC. their house was closer to the company than beforeD. they were closer to another employment as time went by31What is their present life like?A. Hard but warm. B. Wealthy but annoying.C. Hard and disturbing. D. Comfortable and admiring.32Which of the following might be the best title?A. Better Life Comes B. Hard Time GoesC. We Have It All D. We Lose It AllWe are naturally drawn to friends and colleagues with familiar voices, scientists have found People prefer those who have a similar accent, intonation and tone of voice to themselves, they discovered.Previous research has focused on how male or female a voice sounds. Men with deeper voices and women with slightly higher voices were thought to sound more attractive, because they suggest a bigger or a smaller body.But the new study, published by a linguistics expert in Canada, suggests there is a more complex mechanism(机制)at play. Dr Molly Babel, from the University of British Columbia in Canada said, "The voice is an amazingly flexible tool that we use to construct our identity. Very few things in our voices are changeless, so we felt that our preferences had to be about more than a person's shape and size."She recorded 30 volunteers' voices and asked each to rate the others' attractiveness on a range from one to nine. Each participant was from western America, with similar accents. The people we assessed were all in the same dialect group, but they showed that dialect to different degrees.“We seem to like people who sound like we sound, we like people who fit within what we know,” Dr Babel said. She also found that breathy voices in womentypified by the famous American actress Marilyn Monroe were seen as more attractive.The breathy tone, caused by younger and thinner vocal cords (声带）, implied youthfulness and health. A creaky (咯吱作响的）voice, suggesting a person has a cold, is tired or smokes, was seen as unattractive. The participants preferred men who spoke with a shorter average word length and deeper voices.33The main purpose of the text is to .A. inform readers of the new findings of voicesB. compare male voices with female voicesC. argue against women's voices of speakingD. encourage men to use deeper voices to speak34Dr Molly Babel mentions Marilyn Monroe in order to .A. introduce a creaky voiceB. explain a breathy voiceC. challenge previous researchD. promote her reputation35In terms of voice preferences, the new findings stress .A. body size and shapeB. shorter word lengthC. thicker vocal cordsD. the same social groups36Whose voice may be unattractive according to the text?A. A young lady with a thin voice.B. An old lady with a silvery voice.C. A deep-voiced man with a dry throat.D. A little man with a quiet and gentle voice.三、完形填空This morning I saw an old man.A few months ago he was_cans and bottles from the recycle bins in my neighborhood.I was_to see and saddened by the fact that he had to do this to_.I thought about putting bottles in a bag for him with a note attached_that the bag was for him to take,but then thought it may not be the best _.So I let it go.One_day I saw him again riding his bike with bags of bottles_to his handle-bars wearing a raincoat.My heart_.I felt_thinking I could never connect with him.So you can imagine my_when I saw him during my walk again.Then I_the big bag of cans and bottles I had collected."He can have those!"I thought.I walked_over to him and managed to whisper a very quiet "Hi".I was a little_.I had never approached anyone like him before.I asked him if he could wait there so that I could get him some more_.He said,“That would be very much appreciated.”I_my bag and came bac