2017-2018学年度第一学期期中检测
高三英语试题
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）
1. How did the woman feel when she was called by the head?
A. She was pleased. B. She was terrified. C. She was nervous.
2. What is the woman doing?
A. Asking for money. B. Asking for snacks. C. Asking for permission
3. Where does this conversation take place?
A. In a bookstore. B. In a museum. C. In a restaurant.
4. How much does the man have to pay?
A. 20 dollars. B. 30 dollars. C. 40 dollars.
5. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman will go to the airport by taxi.
B. The woman is asking the man for a lift.
C. The woman's car has broken down now.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听第6段材料，回答第6-8题。
6. On which day of February will the painting class start?
A. 16th. B. 18th. C. 20th.
7. How many times a week will a learner go to the painting classes?
A. Once. B. Twice. C. Four times.
8. How much will a member of the Painting Club pay?
A. $ 140. B. $ 100. C. $ 70.
听第7段材料，回答第9-11题。
9. Where is the man living?
A. 17 Mallett Street. B. 70 Mallett Street. C. 17 Magrett street.
10. Which house is on fire?
A. Number 16. B. Number 18. C. Number 20.
11. Why is there nobody in the house on fire?
A. They went shopping at Carrefour.
B. They went to London on business.
C. They all went abroad on holiday.
听第8段材料，回答第12-14题。
12. What is Mr. Carson doing when Mr. Prince calls him?
A. Attending an important meeting.
B. Having a talk with his workers.
C. Having lunch with his friends.
13. What’s Mr. Prince’s telephone number?
A. 68621427 extension (电话分机) 4063.
B. 68262714 extension 4306.
C. 68261427 extension 4036.
14. When can Mr. Garson ring Mr. Prince according to the woman?
A. In the morning. B. After lunch C. In the night.
听第9段材料，回答第15-17题。
15. What do we learn about the woman?
A. She is 20 years old. B. She is too old to swim. C. She swims every day.
16. How old was the woman when she was famous?
A. She was thirty. B. She was ten. C. She was fifteen.
17. What do we learn about the woman from the dialogue?
A. She attended the Olympic Games many times.
B. She thinks the Olympic Games were boring.
C. She used to swim twenty-five miles every day.
听第10段材料，回答第18-20题。
18. Where did Henry Ford come from?
A. Germany. B. America. C. Australia.
19. How much did Henry get every week when he worked in a machine shop?
A. $2.15. B. $2.5. C. $5.
20. Which of the following is NOT true according to the speech?
A. Henry began to work for money at the age of 6.
B. As a boy Henry enjoyed repairing watches and machines.
C. Henry was the inventor of the first car in the world.
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）
阅读理解。阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
I like this job, in which I stay with small children and from which I get the challenges and awards. I also think my work is important. There was a time when I thought I would never have that sort of career.
I wasn’t an excellent student because I didn’t do much schoolwork. In my final term I started thinking what I might do and found I didn’t have much to offer. I just accepted that I wasn’t the type to have a career.
I then found myself a job. Looking after two little girls. It wasn’t too bad at first. But the problems began when I agreed to live in, so that I would be there if my boss had to go out for business in the evening. We agreed that if I had to work extra hours one week, she’d give me time off the next week. But unfortunately, it didn’t often work out. I was getting extremely tired and fed up, because I had too many late nights and early mornings with these children.
One Sunday, I was in the park with the children, and met Megan who used to go to school with me, I told her about my situation. She suggested that I should attend a course and get a qualification if I wanted to work with children. I didn’t think I would be accepted because I didn’t take many exams in school. She persuaded me to phone the local college and they were really helpful. My experience counted for a lot and I got on a part-time course. I had to leave my job with the family, and got work helping out at a kindergarten.
Now I’ve got a full-time job there. I shall always be thankful to Megan, my schoolmate. I wish I had known earlier that I could have a career, even if I am not top of the class at school. (330 words)
21. When staying with the two girls’ family, the writer ______ .
A. got much help from her boss B. was paid for nothing at all
C. often worked long hours D. took a day off every other week
22. Why did the writer leave her first job?
A. She needed a rest after working. B. She attended a part-time course.
C. She was fed up with children. D. She found a full-time job in a library.
23. What has the writer learned from her own experiences?
A. One must choose the job she likes. B. Hard work makes an excellent student.
C. Less successful students can still have a career. D. Qualifications are necessary for a career.
B
Think about the different ways that people use the wind. You can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. Wind is one of the cleanest and richest power sources (来源). Evidence shows that windmills (风车) began to be used in ancient Iran (伊朗) dating back in the seventh century BC. Windmills were first introduced to Europe during the 1100s, when armies returned from the Middle East with knowledge of using wind power.
For many centuries, people used windmills to grind (磨碎) wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground wells when electricity was discovered in the late 1800s. People living in remote areas began to use them to produce electricity. This allowed them to have electric lights and radios. However, by the 1940s when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the United States, windmills were seldom used again.
During the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that was created when coal and gas were burned to produce electricity. People also realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. Then, wind was rediscovered, though it meant higher costs.
Today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind. (215 words)
24. From the text we know that windmills ________.
A. were invented by European armies B. have a history of more than 5000 years
C. used to supply power to radio in remote areas D. have been used since America was discovered
25. What was a new use for wind power in the late l9th century?
A. Sailing a boat in the sea. B. Producing electricity everywhere.
C. Grinding wheat into flour. D. Pumping water from the wells.
26. One of the reasons wind was rediscovered in the 1970s is that ________.
A. wind power is much cleaner B. it is one of the dirtiest power sources
C. it was cheaper to create energy from wind D. the supply of coal and gas failed to meet needs
27. What would the writer probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?
A. The advantages of wind power. B. The design of wind power plants.
C. The worldwide movement to save energy. D. The global trend towards producing power from wind.
C
What will people die of 100 years from now? If you think that is a simple question，you have not been paying attention to the revolution that is taking place in biotechnology (生物技术). With the help of new medicine, the human body will last a very long time. Death will come mainly from accidents, murder and war. Today’s leading killers, such as heart disease, cancer, and aging itself, will become distant memories.
In discussion of technological (技术的) changes, the Internet gets most of the attention these days. But the change in medicine can be the real technological event of our times. How long can humans live? Human brains were known to decide the final death. Cells (细胞) are the basic units of all living things, and until recently, scientists were sure that the life of cells could not go much beyond 120 years because the basic materials of cells, such as those of brain cells, would not last forever. But the upper limits will be broken by new medicine. Sometime between 2050 and 2100, medicine will have advanced to the point at which every 10 years or so, people will be able to take medicine to repair their organs. The medicine, made up of the basic building materials of life, will build new brain cells, heart cells, and so on, in much the same way our bodies make new skin cells to take the place of old ones.
It is exciting to imagine that the advance in technology may be changing the most basic condition of human existence (生存), but many technical problems still must be cleared up on the way to this wonderful future. (280 words)
28. According to the passage, human death is now mainly caused by ________.
A. diseases and aging B. wars and accidents C. accidents and disasters D. heart disease and pollution
29. In the writer’s opinion, today’s most important advance in technology lies in ________.
A. medicine B. the Internet C. brain cells D. human organ
30. Humans may live longer in the future because ________.
A. heart disease will be far away from us B. human brains can decide the final death
C. the basic materials of cells will last forever D. human organs can be repaired by new medicine
31. We can learn from the passage that ________.
A. human life will not last more than 120 years in the future
B. humans have to take medicine to build new skin cells now
C. much needs to be done before humans can have a longer life
D. we have already solved the technical problems in building new cells
D
I hear many parents saying that their teenage children are rebellion (反叛的). I wish it were so. At your age you ought to be growing away from your parents. You should be learning to stand on your own two feet. But take a good look at the present rebellion. It seems that teenagers are all taking the same way of showing that they disagree with their parents. Instead of striking out bravely on their own, most of them are trying to grasp at one another’s hands for safety.
They say they want to dress as they please. But they all wear the same clothes. They set off in new directions in music. But somehow reason for thinking or acting in thus-and-such a way is that the crowd is doing it. They have come out of their cocoon (蚕茧) —— into a larger cocoon.
It has become harder and harder for a teenager to stand up against the popularity wave and to go his or her own way. Industry has firmly opened up a teenage market. These days every teenager can learn from newspapers and TV what a teenager should have and be. And many of today’s parents have come to affect the popularity of their children. All this adds up to great difficulty for the teenager who wants to find his or her own path.
But the difficulty is worth getting over. The path is worth following. You may want to listen to classical music instead of going to a party. You may want to collect rocks when everyone else is collecting records. You may have some thoughts that you don’t care to share at once with your classmates. Well, go to it. Find yourself. Be yourself. Popularity will come —— with the people who respect you for who you are. That’s the only kind of popularity that really counts. (314 words)
32. The writer’s purpose in writing this passage is to tell_______.
A. readers how to be popular in the word among the young
B. teenagers how to learn to make decisions for themselves
C. parents how to control and guide their silly children
D. people how to understand and respect each other
33. According to the writer, many teenagers think they are brave enough to act on their own, but, in fact, most of them ______.
A. have difficulty in understanding others B. are not sure of themselves sometimes
C. dare not leave home as they like D. are very much afraid of getting lost
34. Which of the following is NOT true?
A. Teenagers may have thoughts that they don’t want to share with others.
B. Many parents keep their children from finding their own paths.
C. It is not necessary for a teenager to disagree with his or her parents.
D. Parents should not always ask their children to agree with them.
35. During the teenage years, one should learn to _____.
A. be different from others in many ways B. Have a good lifestyle and become popular
C. find one’s real self in one’s life D. do everything against one’s parents
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
_____36_____ One of the best things you can possibly do is to start you own club. It’s great fun especially if you are the sort of person who feels there’s never anything to do during the school holidays．
The first thing you need to come up with is an idea for your club. _____37_____ Pets, clothes, pop music or dancing groups, sports, making things? The list is endless．
Next you need some friends to be in your club with you. _____38_____ All you need is three or four other people who are interested in the same thing as you．
_____39_____You should all sit down somewhere together with lots of pieces of paper and write down every name you can think up. That’ll keep you busy for ages．
At your first meeting you should make up a rule book. And the first rule should be no grown-ups or little/big brothers or sisters! The best clubs are always secret!
Now you have just about everything you need, except membership cards. These are very important and again you can speed a lot of time making them. _____40_____ Why not leave some space for a photo of yourself? That will make the membership card really look like it．
So there you are, get clubbing! Once you get started, you’ll think of loads of more interesting things to do!
A. That’s easy. B. Enjoy your own club!
C. Invite a designer to join you． D. What are you interest in?
E. Some vacation is just around the corner． F. Then you need to pick a name for your club．
G. Use a bright thick pen to make a special design．
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的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。
To celebrate the end of our exams, my friends and I went to a fast food restaurant. We ____41____ hamburgers and Coca Cola at the counter. When our ____42____ came, I started walking towards an empty table. By bad luck, my purse strap (带子) got ____43____ on a chair and the tray (托盘) that I was holding slipped ____44____ my hands and went flying in the air. The tray, and its contents, ____45____ on a man who was just about to ____46____ a bite of his sandwich. I stared, greatly ____47____, as the drinks soaked (浸湿) his white shirt. I had spoiled his white shirt.
Then I ____48____ my eyes and prepared myself for his burst of ____49____. Instead, he said "It‘s OK” to ____50____ me before he disappeared into the washroom.
Still shaky (不坚定的) and unsure ____51____ to do next, my friends and I went to a table and sat there, trying our best to look ____52____. A moment later, the man came out of the washroom and ____53____ our table. My heart almost stopped ____54____. I thought he was going to ask for my father‘s ____55____ and call him.
To my surprise, he only smiled at us, handed us some cash and said, "____56____ yourself new hamburgers.” He then walked ____57____ without even finishing his food.
He could have made what was already an uncomfortable situation worse, ____58____ he chose a different way and gave us a reason to believe that there is still ____59____ in this world. I‘ll never ____60____ his actions.
41. A. ordered B. designed C. arranged D. demanded
42. A. food B. soup C. bill D. menu
43. A. protected B. caught C. risked D. avoided
44. A. against B. into C. from D. out
45. A. trapped B. fell C. stood D. hung
46. A. take B. taste C. swallow D. chew
47. A. annoyed B. shocked C. disappointed D. discouraged
48. A. rolled B. rubbed C. stopped D. closed
49. A. bitterness B. anxiety C. anger D. sorrow
50. A. satisfy B. comfort C. encourage D. praise
51. A. how B. who C. what D. when
52. A. gentle B. honest C. calm D. modest
53. A. collected B. approached C. invented D. directed
54. A. beating B. breaking C. sinking D. trembling
55. A. destination B. position C. number D. permission
56. A. Share B. Buy C. Find D. Cook
57. A. on B. around C. past D. away
58. A. so B. since C. or D. but
59. A. kindness B. happiness C. politeness D. brightness
60. A. forget B. refuse C. regret D. support
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。
In Africa, when the antelope (羚羊) wakes up every morning, the first thing?____61____ comes into his mind is, “I must be able to run faster than the fastest lion, ____62____ I will be killed by a lion.” Maybe they must be alert (警觉的) all the time every day.
And at just the same time, the lion ____63____ (wake) out of his dream, and the first thing?____64____ (flash) into his mind is: “I must be able to catch up with the slowest antelope, otherwise I will starve to?____65____ (dead).”
So almost at the same moment?____66____ the antelope and the lion jump to their feet, and start?off with ____67____ (run) toward the rising sun.
Such is life —?____68____ you are a lion or an antelope, you ought to dash forward without ____69____ (hesitate) when the sun rises every morning. We must remember in life: Natural selection?and survival of the ____70____ (fit) .
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除：把多余的词用斜线( / ) 划掉。 修改：在错的词下画一横线(—),并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意：1、每句不超过两个错误；
2、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
3、只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Two year before, I was in trouble. I worked hard at English and devote all my spare time to practise it. But I still failed to pass the examinations, which made me great disappointed.
So I asked my grandpa for some advice when I returned back home. Hearing that I told him, he said, “To some extent, examination results are sometimes unexpected by your study level. You can judge your progress only by one examination.” He encouraged me work hard for a long time to check my results. I took my grandpa’s advice.
Now I realize that the process of learning is much more important. I enjoy learning very much. And I’m good at English than before. From my learning experiences, I feel that we should listen to opinion from some experienced people.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假如你是光明中学的学生杰西卡Jessica，将参加主题为“My Chinese Dream”的英语演讲比赛，请撰写一篇演讲稿，主要内容包括：
1、梦想成为一名山村教师，帮助山村孩子；
2、山区偏僻，教育落后；
3、父母和朋友都反对；
4、我会……
注意：1、词数100左右；2、开头和结尾已为你写好。
Good morning, everyone!
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Thank you for listening to me!
2017-2018学年度第一学期期中检测
高三英语试题参考答案
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）
1-5. CCABC
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
6-10. CBCAB 11-15. CACBA 16-20. CABBA
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）
21-23. CBC 24-27. CBAD 28-31. AADC 32-35. BBCC
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
36-40. EDAFG
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
41-45. AABCB 46-50. ABDCB 51-55. CCBAC 56-60. BDDAA
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
61. that????? 62. or (else) / otherwise? ? 63. wakes?? 64. flashing 65. death???? 66. both?????
67. running??????? 68. whether?? 69. hesitation 70. Natural（小写即扣0.5分）
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
71. before改为ago 72. devote改为devoted 73. practise改为practising 74. great改为greatly 75. 删去back 76. that改为what 77. can改为can’t或者can之后添加not 78. work之前添加to 79. good改为better 80. opinion改为opinions
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
One possible version:
Good morning, everyone!
I’m Jessica from Guangming High School. The topic of my speech is “My Chinese Dream”.
As we all know, the education of remote rural areas is falling behind other areas. And the children there are longing for knowledge. Therefore, the problem about the lack of teachers is especially serious. It puzzles me that parents and friends aren’t in favor of my idea of being a rural teacher. And they think I am foolish. I understand their thoughts and feelings, but I think the children in rural areas are in great need of me. I will study hard to go to college, thus realizing my dream.
I won’t regret my choice. I will struggle for my dream. Come on and join me!
Thank you for listening to me!
