陕西省黄陵县2018届高三英语上学期期中试题普通班.doc

高三普通班期中考试英语试题第卷 选择题第一部分：听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节（共5小题;每小题15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.Whats Johns address?A.1343 King Street.B. 1344 Queen Street.C. 1434 King Street.2.How much should the skirt have cost?A . $6.B. $ 12.C. $ 24.3.What can we learn about the man?A .He might lie very often.B. His grandmother died just now.C. His grandfather gets ill quite often .4.When is the mans birthday?A .March 31st .B. April 1st .C. April 2nd.5.How will the woman get to New York?A By carB By trainC By airplane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段材料，回答第6、7题。6.What will the woman do on Friday night?A. Visit a friend. B. Work overtime C. Have dinner with Tim.7.What is the womans phone number?A.917-8427. B. 917-8426. C. 916-8426.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.What sport does the woman like best?A . Baseball.B. Basketball.C. Volleyball.9.What do we know about the man?A. He is very tall.B. He often plays basketball.C. He seldom plays team sports.10.What do we know about the womans team?A. They never win. B. They are well-known. C. They often play in the city.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.What does the woman complain about?A. The room doesnt face the sea. B. The room is in a bad condition. C. It is not the room she has booked.12.What excuse does the man give?A. He didnt do his work well. B. The housekeeper has asked. C.A large conference is being held.13.What does the man promise to do?A. Change the room. B. Make an apology. C. Charge her half price.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14.What is the woman?A . A teacher.B. A writer.C. A reporter.15.How can the woman know children so well?A . She has her own children.B. She often takes care of children.C. She spends a lot of time with children.16.What does the woman usually do in the morning?A. Stay with the children. B. Work in her office. C. Write at home17.Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a TV studio. B.I n a kindergarten. C. At the womans home.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18.Why did the speaker find it cool on the first day of high school?A. The school was very big. B. The school was very modern. C. His best friend was in his class.19.What does the speaker think of life in high school?A. Busy. B. Boring.C. Challenging.20.Which school does the speaker like best?A. His high school. B. His middle school. C. His high school.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。ADOGS DRIVE CARAuckland, New Zealand After two months of learning, Monty, and Porter were able to drive an automobile around a racetrack. “We wanted to prove how smart rescue dogs are,” animal behaviorist Mark Vette says. Vette first used voice commands and treats to teach the dogs how to turn a steering wheel and how to change gear(换挡). The dogs ride only accelerated up to 7.5 miles an hour, and trainers could stop the auto using a remote control.GOLDEN ZEBRAKailua-Kona, Hawaii Zoe the zebras markings are special. The animal has white and golden stripes. Zoes appearance resulted from a rare condition called amelanosis(黑素缺失症). Her body doesn't make enough melanin, the substance in an animals skin and hair cells that produces color. “Only 25 other golden zebras are known to exist in the world,”says Ann Goody, who runs the wildlife refuge where Zoe lives. In the wild, life may be difficult for animals with amelanosis because predators(捕猎者) can easily spot them. But Zoe is protected at her refuge.COCKATOO MAKES TOOLSVienna, Austria When Figaro the cockatoo spots food lying just out of reach from his cage, he builds a tiny wooden tool to sweep the tasty prize in his way. The bird first revealed his talent when a stone he was playing with rolled out of his cage. The cockatoo couldnt reach the stone. So he flew away and returned with a small branch, slipping it through the fence to slide the stone toward him. Wondering if he would do it again, scientists placed a nut exactly where the stone had been. This time, Figaro pulled out a small piece of wood in his cage and dragged the nut toward him.21. If Zoe the zebra is set free in the wild, she will _ .A. meet no natural predatorsB. not get along with other zebrasC. manage to make enough melaninD. be easily found for her appearance22. What s special about Figaro the cockatoo?A. He s particular about his food.B. Hes extremely fond of stones.C. Hes good at drawing support from outside forces.D. He can tell the difference between stones and nuts.23. What is the text mainly about?A. Amazing animals.B. Ways to help animals.C. Animals unique talents.D. Tips on training animals. B On a Friday night in May 2015, Oliver and Lone Kleven heard angry shouts coming from their front lawn. Lone, 68, stepped onto the porch and saw two men in dark clothes struggling with something on the groundright where she and her grandson had planted a flower bed the weekend before.  “Go fight somewhere else!” she shouted, worried her plants would get damaged. At the sound of her voice, the face of a boy appeared from beneath the two men. He looked 13 or 14 or so. “Theyre trying to kill me!” the boy screamed. Lone ran toward them and, without hesitation, caught the boys arm, pulling him out. “Leave him alone!” she shouted. When the men stood up, Lone saw what looked like a sharp object in one mans hand. When she turned back toward the boy, he was moaning in pain and holding his stomach. The attackers began to move in on the boy again when Lones husband shouted: “Get lost!” The two men walked quickly and quietly across the street and drove off in a dark car. “I have to get to the hospital!” the boy cried. He lifted his shirt, and Lone could see a bloody wound on his stomach. Oliver hugged the trembling boy while Lone caught her cell phone and car keys inside the house. She handed the phone to Oliver. “Call 911,” she told him. “Im going after them.” Lone took off but was unable to find the car. The Klevens then learned what had happened. Earlier that night, as the boy waited for his parents to pick him up from the high school across the street from the Klevens house, two men approached and demanded his wallet. When he refused, one of the men hit him in the face. The boy ran across the street. The men caught up with him, and one hurt him in the back and stomach with a sharp knife. Thats when Lone stepped in. The boys wounds required operations, but he has fully recovered. “He was alone and outnumbered,” says Lone. “There was no time to do anything except what I did.”24.  Why did Lone shout at the man at the beginning of the story? A. To stop them fighting with each other.B. To prevent her flowers being ruined. C. To stop them stealing in the flower bed.D. To keep the boy from being wounded.25.  Whats Lones first reaction when she got close to the men? A. She kept them separate.B. She was shocked at the boys wounds. C. She pulled the boy out.D. She called her husband for help.26. Whats the main idea of the passage?A. An old couple rescued a boy by fighting against two robbers. B. A boy was saved.C. Two robbers were driven away. D. An old lady didnt track the two robbers.27.  Whats the correct order of the following events? a. Lone stepped in the fight. b. The two men drove off in a dark car. c. The boy waited for his parents to pick him up. d. Lones husband boomed from the porch. e. Two men approached and demanded the boys wallet. f. The boy ran across the street to a flower bed. A.  cfeadb      B.  cefadb       C.  fecabd       D.  eafcbdC It is commonly believed that all over the world, boys and girls attend a mixed school, where they study together. But boys' schools are the perfect place to teach young men to express their emotions and involve them in activities such as art, dance and music. Always boys at single-sex schools were said to be more likely to get involved in cultural and artistic activities that helped develop their emotional expressiveness, rather than feeling they had to correspond to(和相符) the "boy code" of hiding their emotions to be a "real man". Surprisingly, the findings of the study go against received wisdom that boys do better when taught alongside girls. George Carl, headmaster of Eton, warned that boys were being failed by the British education system because it had become too focused on girls. He criticized teachers for failing to recognize that boys are actually more emotional than girls. The research argued that boys often perform badly in mixed schools because they become discouraged when girls do better earlier in speaking and reading skills. But in single-sex schools teachers can adjust lessons to boys' learning style, letting them move around the classroom and getting them to compete in teams to prevent boredom, wrote the study's author, Abigail James, of the University of Virginia. Teachers could encourage boys to enjoy reading and writing with "boy-focused" approaches such as themes and characters that appeal to them. Because boys generally have more acute vision, learn best through touch, and are physically more active, they need to be given "hands-on" lessons where they are allowed to walk around. "Boys in mixed schools view classical music as feminine（女性的) and prefer the modern genre (类型) in which violence and sexism are major themes," James wrote. Single-sex education also made it less likely that boys would feel that they had to be "masterful and in charge" in relationships. "In mixed schools, boys feel forced to act like men before they understand themselves well enough to know what that means," the study reported.28. The writer argues that a single-sex school would _.A. encourage boys to express their emotions more freelyB. help boys to be more competitive in schools. C. force boys to he their emotions to be "real men" D. naturally strengthen boys traditional image of a man29.  Traditionally, in a mixed school boys _. A. behave more responsibly.B. perform relatively better.  C. grow up more healthily.D. receive a better education.30. In Abigail James opinion, one of the advantages of single-sex schools is _. A. boys can choose to learn whatever they are interested in B. boys can focus on their lessons without being distracted C. teaching can be adjusted to suiting the characteristics of boys D. teaching can be designed to promote boys' team spirit31The underlined word “acute” in paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to _ . A. lovely                   B. serious                C. sharp           D. dull D Often a nickname is a shortened form of a person's name, and it can also be a descriptive name for a place or a thing. Many American cities have nicknames. These can help build up an identity, spread pride among citizens and build their unity. Nicknames can also be funny. Los Angeles, California is the second largest city in population, after New York City. Los Angeles has several nicknames. One is simply the city's initials, L.A. It is also called the City of Angels because Los Angeles means "the angels" in Spanish. Los Angeles often has warm, sunny weather. So another nickname is City of Flowers and Sunshine. New York is called The Big Apple. So Los Angeles is sometimes called The Big Orange because of the fruit that grows in that city's warm climate. The American movie and television industries are based in Los Angeles. So it is not surprising that it is called The Entertainment Capital of the World. Many films are made in the area of Los Angeles called Hollywood. Millions of people visit the area. No trip to Los Angeles is perfect without seeing the word "Hollywood" spelled out in huge letters on a hillside. Many movie stars live in Los Angeles. The city is sometimes called Tinseltown. This nickname comes from the shiny, bright and often unreal nature of Hollywood and the movie industry. Another nickname for Los Angeles is La-La Land, using the first letters of Los and Angeles. This means a place that is fun and not serious, and maybe even out of touch with reality. A good place for watching unusual-looking people is Venice, an area on the west side of Los Angeles. A system of waterways designed after the Italian city of Venice has been built there. Many people love Los Angeles for its warm sunny weather, beautiful mountains and beaches, and movie stars. That includes Randy Newman, who sings about his hometown. On the whole, Los Angeles is growing attractive just for its rich nicknames.32. Choose the one that isnt the function of a nickname of a place.A. Uniting surrounding citiesB. Entertainment  C. Bringing pride to the localsD. Establishing characteristics33. Which of the following can best replace the underlined sentence?A. Seeing the big letters "Hollywood" on a hillside means you've been really to Los Angeles.B. Not seeing the word "Hollywood" on a hillside means you haven't been to Los Angeles.C. If you visit Los Angeles you should first pay a visit to "Hollywood" s on a hillside.D. Your trip to Los Angeles is not complete if you miss the big letters "Hollywood" on a hillside34. Whats the number of the nicknames given to Los Angeles?A. 5B. 4C. 7       D. 635. According to the passage, the true statement is _.A. Los Angeles was built after the Italian city of Venice B. Hollywood alone adds fame to Los Angeles  C. Los Angeles is most famous for its nicknames  D. All the nicknames increase the charm of Los Angeles第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Making Short Videos“A picture is worth a thousand words”, or so they say. Well, motion pictures can contain even more memories. 36 Here are some apps you can use to make your own short videos.Q Reciting lines from movies is an effective and classic way to learn English. So what if you could dub(配音) recordings accompanied by movie clips and then share them with friends? 37 You name it. By contributing your voice, you can either mimic(模仿) the original soundtrack or create something completely new of your own.Shorts 38 With the help of the Shorts app, you can make pictures in your album into a slide show. Choose from any of the off-the-shelf themes-“holiday”, “travel”, “friendship” and “party” for exampleeach matched with its ow