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1、1 2017-2018 学年度第一学期期末考试试题 高三年级英语学科试卷（考试时间100 分钟满分120 分)本试卷共10 页。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45 分）第一节单项填空（共15 小题；每小题1 分,共 15 分）从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。例：Its so nice to hear from her again._,we last met more than thirty years ago.A.Whats more B.Thats to say C.In other w

2、ords D.Believe it or not 答案是D。1.These fresh vegetables are easy to rot so you _eat them within two days.A.might B.should C.can D.would 2._ the pictures on the screen more clearly,they moved to the front row.A.To watch B.Watching C.Watched D.Having watched 3.He missed the worst of the traffic this mo

3、rning,_ he set out before 6 oclock.A.but B.so C.for D.or 4.Did you have to do much for the dinner party?No,Tina _ everything by the time I got home.A.has finished B.had finished C.would finish D.will finish 5.Two blocks beyond the school is a field _ we often played football during childhood.A.who B

4、.which C.when D.where 6.My parents graduated from this university;thats _I insisted on applying for it.A.which B.why C.what D.where 7.Why are you buying a new refrigerator?The old one _ so many times that its not worth it any more.A.has repaired B.is repaired C.has been repaired D.has been repairing

5、 8.A child should be receiving either meat or eggs daily,preferably _.A.neither B.none C.either D.both 9.Can I give you a call on Saturday morning?I think I _ to the mountains,so call me on my cell phone.A.drive B.am driving C.will drive D.will be driving 10.What will you do if the people _ at the b

6、ack of the hall have trouble hearing the speech?A.sitting B.sit C.sat D.to sit 11.Having a hobby is good for you.It doesnt matter what it is _ it drives you forward.A.as long as B.though C.unless D.in order that 2 12._ the characters leave unsaid is often more important than what they put into words

7、.A.That B.When C.What D.How 13.My car is making a really strange noise.Youd better get it _ before you drive to Denver.A.looking at B.looked at C.to look at D.being looked at 14.I wish I _ your advice then.In that case things might not be so bad.A.have taken B.took C.had taken D.would have taken 15.

8、Whats touching about being a volunteer is seeing _ helping brings out the best in people.A.what B.whether C.why D.how 第二节完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Failing Successfully Two years ago I took part in a speech competition and delivered a memorized

9、 speech.It was a hard time for me when the judge_16_ the winners.At last,the moment of truth came.I got the worst.After not being placed in the competition,I really wanted to _17_ again.I realized that finding the right topic was the most important part of the whole _18_.It needs to be motivational

10、and inspirational to the _19_.SoI reworked my speech for the following year,_20_ a different topic and spending many hours before the computer and in libraries doing research.Then I worked _21_ the speech,line by line,word by word,making it _22_ better.The next year I participated in the competition

11、 again.I gave my _23_ in two parts,one was about my own experience and the other was about the feelings that people usually have whengiving a speechhow _24_it is,standing on a stage all alone,with everyone sitting and watching them.My speech _25_ down well and I was hoping to do that a little bit be

12、tter._26_,my wish didnt come true.The competition was so fierceand again I wasnt _27_.I was deeply disappointed,since I couldnt accept the fact that I had _28_ twice in something that I had worked so hard on.However,I knew that losing is _29_ and part of life.One of the judges said to me that my spe

13、ech was quite good,_30_ it needed to be better if I wanted to go any further.He advised me to struggle to _31_ something like some of the empty gestures.He saidthat I would surely succeed someday.While I didnt earn _32_as a result of the competition,I did gain a new viewpoint.I discovered that I cou

14、ld fail successfully.I think Ill _33_ to work hard and enter the next competition.Now,whenever Im faced with a defeat,I _34_ myselfof what a famous person said,The path was worn and slippery.My foot slipped from under me,knocking the other out of the way,but I recovered and said to myself that its a

15、 slip and not a _35_.3 16.A.announced B.predicted C.observed D.interviewed 17.A.suffer B.compete C.win D.check 18.A.range B.condition C.system D.process 19.A.audience B.companion C.director D.author 20.A.reviewing B.supposing C.picking D.comparing 21.A.during B.against C.behind D.through 22.A.increa

16、se B.flow C.expose D.occur 23.A.choice B.instruction C.reason D.speech 24.A.annoying B.surprising C.frightening D.confusing 25.A.went B.dropped C.slowed D.rolled 26.A.Angrily B.Sadly C.Strangely D.Eagerly 27.A.settled B.treated C.placed D.affected 28.A.decreased B.escaped C.struggled D.failed 29.A.f

17、lexible B.normal C.appropriate D.typical 30.A.but B.so C.for D.or 31.A.assume B.declare C.overcome D.acquire 32.A.profits B.awards C.comments D.qualities 33.A.continue B.agree C.regret D.apply 34.A.allow B.inform C.accuse D.remind 35.A.kick B.push C.fall D.walk 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2 分

18、，共 30 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A January 10th To the members of the city council of Albion,As a lifelong person living in Albion I have seen many changes to our beautiful town.Fifty years ago,the population was 32,000 andMain Street was the center of everything.People went th

19、ere to shop,eat in restaurants,see movies,and sometimes just walk around.Today,Albions population is over 80,000 and nobody even thinks about going downtown.We shop at malls and on the Internet.We take out fast food and stay home and watch TV.Most of the downtown businesses have closed,putting peopl

20、e out of work.I advocate a suggestion to turn things around.Lets declare the four block area to the north of Main Street a pedestrian-only zone.Once we do that,we can begin creating a lively street scene 4 with open-air markets,sidewalk cafes,and street musicians or other performers.People may start

21、 making downtown their free-time destination.Parents can bring their children,and teenagers would be able to get together in a public setting.The changes could also have economic benefits for the city.Art galleries,clothing stores,and other businesses might begin to change the abandoned stores into

22、new businesses.As downtown street life becomes more exciting,Main Street could also begin to attract new people living there.Young people responding to the energizing atmosphere may move into the apartments above the stores.New apartments will be built,providing new housing as well as work for local

23、 people.All of this activity would help to bring back the citys commercial tax base.If you want confirmation that this kind of plan works,just look at Springfields results.When they instituted their pedestrian-only zone in 2003,the changes were great.Restaurants and hotels began to fill up and unemp

24、loyment rates went down.The people of the town gained an exciting new neighborhood.I certainly hope youll give this idea your serious consideration.Yours truly,Mary Blakely 36.Whats the change of the town in the past fifty years?A.The population has decreased.B.There have been fewer safe places.C.Pe

25、ople have lost interest in downtown.D.The unemployment rate has been controlled.37.What idea does the author give in the letter?A.Raising the local commercial tax.B.Abandoning the pedestrian-only zone.C.Driving people away from downtown.D.Startingbusinesses in the downtown area.38.Whats the purpose

26、of the letter?A.To provide advice to the government.B.To seek help with the problems of the city.C.To express dissatisfaction with the situation.D.To get public attention to the local economy.B It probably wont surprise you that teens are texting more than ever before.Experts show great concern for

27、teen texting.Students might not learn correct grammar and spelling if they write a lot of text messages.Also all that texting takes away from hours that could be spent studying,exercising,pursuing hobbies,or talking with others face to face.Some kids even sleep with their phones beneath their pillow

28、s and wake up several times during the night to text.5 Dr.Elizabeth Dowdell points out teens need to learn that they canand shouldturn off their phones sometimes.She and her team had two teenagers,Kenny and Franchesca,carry out an experiment.They should obey the rules:No phone for 48 hours.No comput

29、er or Internet either,unless it was for schoolwork.Would these two teenagers be able to do it?I think Im going to feel really alone,Kenny worried.Franchesca was nervous but brave.Im excited for the challenge,she said.I dont know whats going to happen.They handed their phones to their mothers for saf

30、ekeeping.The challenge was on.The team caught up with Kenny and Franchesca after 48 phone-free hours.Wow,it was pure suffering,Kenny joked.Though life with no phone wasnt easy,he admitted,it had benefits.I felt less stressed because I didnt have to be involved.Sure,Kenny missed his friends,and he wa

31、s sad at times.But he also felt relief from the constant texting.Instead of texting,Kenny went to the gym and caught up on schoolwork.He said that the first night he slept for 10 hours.He also spent time sitting with his family and talking.I felt closer to my parents,said Kenny.Franchesca had an eve

32、n happier result when she put away her phone.I loved it!she said.I was going to the gym and hanging out with friends and playing basketball.I had a wonderful experience.She sleptbetter too,and she decided to continue the experiment for a while.I think Ill be so much smarter and healthier,she explain

33、ed.Everybody in the world should try it.Kenny doesnt plan to give up his phone again.But he now knows that he can live without it.It was a reality check,said the teen.39.Experts are concerned about teens texting because it _.A.leads to learning disabilities B.takes up their learning time C.develops

34、the habit of staying up late D.causes misunderstandings with each other 40.What can be inferred from the passage?A.Teens willlive ahealthier life without phones.B.Expecting teens to live withoutphones is not realistic.C.Experimenting with phone use is popular among teens.D.Teens dont realize how dif

35、ferent their lives are without phones.41.How were thetwo teens reactions to the 48-hour challenge different?A.Only Kenny participated in physical activities.B.Only Kenny spent time talking with his parents.C.Only Franchesca benefited from areally good sleep.D.Only Franchesca appreciated the freedom

36、of having no phone.42.Which is the best title for the passage?A.Giving up Texting B.Rules for Using Phones C.Two Days with No Phone D.Problems Caused byTexting 6 C The Domestication(驯化)of Cats For centuries,the common view of how domestication had occurred was that prehistoric people,realizing how u

37、seful it would be to have animals kept for food,began catching wild animals and breeding(繁殖)them.Over time,by allowing only animals with tame（驯养）characteristicsto produce their babies,human beings created animals that were less wild and more dependent upon people.Eventually this process led to the d

38、omestic farm animals and pets that we know today,having lost their ancient survival skills and natural abilities.Recent research suggests that this view of domestication is incomplete.Prehistoric human beings did catch and breed useful wild animals,but specialists in animal behavior now think that d

39、omestication was not simply something people did to animals the animals played an active part in the process.Wolves and wild horses,for example,may have taken the first steps in their own domestication by hanging around human settlements,feeding on peoples crops and getting used to human activity.Th

40、e animals which were not too nervous or fearful to live near people produced their babies that also tolerated humans,making it easier for people to catch and breed them.In this version,people succeeded in domesticating only animals that had already adapted easily to life around humans.Domestication

41、required an animal that was willing to become domestic.The process was more like a dance with partners than a victory of humans over animals.At first glance,the taming of cats seems to fit nicely into this new story of domestication.A traditional theory says that after prehistoric people in Egypt in

42、vented agriculture and started farming,rats and mice gathered to feast on their stored grain.Wildcats,in turn,gathered at the same places to hunt and eat the rats and mice.Over time,cats got used to people and people got used to cats.Some studies of wildcats,however,seem to call this theory into que

43、stion.Wildcats dont share hunting and feeding areas,and they dont live close to people.Experts do not know whether wildcats were partners in their own domestication.They do know that long after people had acquired domestic dogs,sheepand horses,they somehow acquired domestic cats.Gradually they produ

44、ced animals with increasingly tame qualities.43.What is suggested in recent research?A.Animals were less afraid than thought.B.Animals had an active role in their domestication.C.Wolves and horses were the first to be domesticated.D.Domestication meant something people did to animals.44.The word dan

45、ce is used in Paragraph 3 to show that _.A.animals and humans were close B.control over animals was easy C.animalswereindependent of humans D.domestication was like a game 45.What probably attracted cats to human settlements?A.Other cats.B.Warmth.C.Humans.D.Food.7 46.What causes a problem for the th

46、eory that cats were domesticated like wolves were?A.Cats were not friendly to people.B.Cats were not as fierce as wolves.C.Cats had the characteristic of independence.D.Cats showed cleverness when they were hunting.D Peer Pressure People who are at your age,like your classmates,are called peers.When

47、 they influence you on your decision or action,its called peer pressure.All of us,at some point in our lives,have had to deal with peer pressure.The need to follow the crowd and do what majority of us are doing forces us to take up activities which we wouldnt otherwise.Recent studies have shown that

48、 peer pressure might causean upside to you.It can make you reflect on your actions and make changes to your ways to become a better one.Observing others working hard to reach their goals will definitely encourage you to make a great effort to achieve something positive.When a teen knows that his tea

49、mmates are practicing hard to become betterplayers then it will directly affect his own performance.He will put in twice the time and energy to raise the level of his game and ensure he has a place on the team.Having a group that brings positive peer pressure can also help you pick up healthy habits

50、 that can shape both your personality and your future.The motivation to do well because of pressure from your peers can actually become inspiration.For example,when a child knows that some of his friends regularly read storybooks,he may get into the habit of reading.Seeing thathis friends exercise d