福建省六校2018届高三上学期期中联考英语试卷含答案.doc

“长汀、连城、上杭、武平、漳平、永定一中”六校联考2017-2018学年第一学期半期考高三英语试题 ( 考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分)本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷(非选择题)两部分第I卷第一部分听力(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）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.Whom is the man talking to?A. A customer.B. A waitress.C.A cleaner.2.How much does the pie cost today?A. $10.B. $6.C.$4.3.What does the man need?A. His sister to call him back.B. Something to eat and drink.C. Someone to take care of his pet.4.When will the womans plane leave for Chicago?A. 8:00. B. 9:20. C. 10:005.What happened to the womans son?A. He didnt get the job he wanted.B. He failed an important exam.C. He was just fired by his company.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.Which place is the hotel closest to?A. A shopping mall.B. A bank.C. A railway station.7.How long will it take the man to walk to the hotel?A. About 11 minutes. B. About 20 minutes. C. About 30 minutes.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What day is it today?A. Monday.B. Wednesday. C. Thursday.9.How much does the man need to pay?A. 15 pounds. B. 25 pounds.C. 30pounds.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.What is the man telling the woman?A. The guests in the fitness center.B. The business hours in the center.C. The problems in the locker room.11.Whats wrong with the clothes hangers?A. They always get stolen.B. They are not strong enough in winter.C. They have been changed by other people.12.What is the womans attitude in the end?A. Cold. B. Unsatisfied.C. Accepting.:听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.What does the young man like to do?A. Volunteer at a food store. B. Travel with his family.C. Play basketball.14.Why is the woman worried about the young man?A. His grades are poor. B. He needs new friends. C. He hasnt been doing well in sports.15.What has the young man been studying for?A. A scholarship. B. A test to get into college. C. A famous high school.16.How often does the man attend a study group?A. Twice a week. B. Every evening. C. Once a week.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.How many games has the New Hampshire State womens basketball team won continuously?A. Six games. B. Seven games. C. Ten games.18.Where was the earthquake?A. In New Hampshire. B. In Ohio. C. In New York.19.What happened in the car accident?A. Two cars were involved.B. One person managed to escape injury.C. Three people were seriously hurt.20.Why is the Concord School District raising money?A.For classes. B.For their sports teams. C.For local dog rescues.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)A Welcome to the Painting Competition for Woodlands StudentsThe International Anti-Drug（禁毒） Day this year is coming soon. In order to raise teenagers awareness to fight against drug taking, the City Art Council is going to hold a painting competition for the students in our city.Students who want to take part in the competition can hand in their own 2D paintings in either of the following two ways:Each school will be provided with a box for students to put in their paintings. Boxes will be picked up by the City Art Council on Thursday, June 23rd，2016, before the end of the school day.Paintings can be also handed in on Friday, June 24th, from 8:00 am to 10:00 am at the Woodlands Art Hall （175 Riverside Street）.All paintings are required to be 60cm wide by 80cm long or smaller. Larger sizes will not be accepted. Each student can only hand in one painting.The final decision on the competition results will be made on June 26th, the Anti-Drug Day. The name list of the winners will be made known on the website of the City Art Council on the same day. All winning paintings will be shown to the public at the City Youth Park from June 27th till the end of July.Prizes：1st Prize（10 students）=300 Gift Card each2nd Prize（20 students）=200 Gift Card each3rd Prize（30 students）=100 Gift Card eachFor further information：Visit http：/www. WoodlandsArtCouncil. org or call 2569-8632.21. Students in Woodlands can take part in _ held by the City Art Council.A. a pop music concert B. a painting competitionC. a name-signing activity D. a singing competition 22. The size of the paintings like _ will NOT be accepted.A. 80 cm wide by 100 cm long B. 50 cm wide by 70 cm longC. 40 cm wide by 60 cm long D. 60 cm wide by 80 cm long23. The public can enjoy the winning paintings _.A. at 175 Riverside Street B. at the City Art CouncilC. at the City Youth Park D. at the Woodlands Art Hall24. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A. Students must put their paintings in the school box on June 24th.B. Each of the second prize winners in the competition will get 300 dollars.C. Each student can take part in the competition with one 3D painting.D. Students can get more information about the competition in two ways BMrs. Obama spoke to the graduates of Martin Luther King Jr. High School on Saturday in her only high school commencement (毕业典礼) speech this year. The ceremony took place in the gymnasium of Tennessee State University.The first lady told the 170 graduates that she spent too much of her time in college focusing on academic achievements. While her success in college and law school led to a highprofile job, she said, she ended up leaving to focus on public service. “My message to you today is that dont waste a minute living someone elses dream,” she said. “It takes lots of real work to discover what brings you joy and you wont find what you love simply by checking mailboxes or surfing the Internet.”She said MLK reminded her of her own high school experience in Chicago.“My No.1 goal was to go to a high school that would push me and challenge me,” she said. “I wanted to go somewhere that would celebrate achievements.” “Unfortunately, schools like this dont exist for every kid,” she said. “You are blessed.”The first lady told the graduates that failure may be a part of their college careers, and that how they respond to difficulties determines what they will become. “Thats when you find out what youre really made of in those hard times,” she said. “But you can only do that if youre willing to put yourself in a position where you might fail. Overcoming difficulties has been a mark of many great people,” she said. “Oprah Winfrey was demoted(降职) from her first job as a news reporter, and now she doesnt even need a last name,” she said of media giant Oprah Winfrey. “And then theres this guy Barack Obama. I could take up a whole afternoon talking about his failures. He lost his first race for Congress,” the first lady joked, “and now he gets to call himself my husband.”25. When choosing her high school, Mrs Obama .A. wanted to study lawB. was pushed to make a choiceC. failed to know about her ideal schoolD. was willing to meet challenges26. By mentioning Oprahs example, Mrs Obama wanted to tell the graduates .A. to start as a news reporterB. to work hard to get promotedC. to be brave enough to risk failingD. not to waste time doing what they dislike27. Where can you probably find this text?A. In a news report.B. In a politics book.C. In a graduation paper.D. On Mrs Obamas blog.28. What do we know about Mrs Obama from the text?A. She is a graduate of Tennessee State University.B. This is the first time she has given a speech to graduates.C. She complained about her school life in her speech.D. She is enthusiastic about public service.CHandwriting is quickly becoming a dying art. Few businesses can run nowadays without computers, giving keyboard shortcuts an unprecedented importance. Elementary and high schools across the country now view typing courses as essential to their curricula(课程). But what are we losing as handwriting loses its significance in society?Brain power, according to science. Researchers from Princeton University and the University of California, Los Angeles conducted a series of studies to demonstrate the differences between students who wrote out their notes and those who typed notes. Participants took notes on a lecture using one of the two methods and were tested on the material 30 minutes after the lecture and again a week later. The results showed that both types of notetakers did well on the first test, though keyboard notetakers had a stronger grasp of the overall concept, but students with handwritten notes were able to remember and still understand the concepts of the lecture after a week had passed. These participants were also more open to understanding new ideas.At the University of Nebraska, educational psychologist Kenneth Kiewra held a similar study, where some students were tested immediately following a PowerPoint lecture and others had a chance to review their notes before being tested. Those who took notes on a laptop had a slight advantage on the test right after the lecture, but students with written notes performed significantly better when given the chance to review. Kiewra told the Wall Street Journal that the reason is likely because written notes are briefer, more organized, and better captured information from graphs and charts than typed notes.Computers arent going away anytime soon, but that doesnt mean paper notebooks need to become obsolete(过时). In fact, its best to start using them at an early age. University of Indiana researchers compared brain scans of five year olds, some of whom practiced printing letters and some who just looked at the letters. Those who wrote out the letters had more enhanced and “adult-like” neural activity.Take this as a parenting hack for the digital era: Dont let your kids go completely digital.29. It can be inferred from the second paragraph that _.A. Its easy for both types of notetakers to welcome new ideas.B. Students who wrote notes out could only remember the lecture in a week.C. Students who typed notes could have a better understanding of the material. D. Neither types of notetakers did well on the test 30 minutes after the lecture.30. Why students with written notes performed much better when given the chance to review according to Kiewar?A. Because the written notes are much more convenient and accessible.B. Because they have a higher level of intelligence than those with typed notes.C. Because they are born adapting themselves to new ideas easily.D. Because the typed notes are always without any references.31. The passage mainly provides suggestions for _.A. students B. parents C. schools D. enterprisesDScientists announced that they had found the gravitational waves（引力波）that confirmed a prediction made by Albert Einstein a century ago.The discovery,made with the Laser Interferometer GravitationalWave Observatory, known as LIGO,is the milestone（里程碑）in a decadeslong search for signs of this phenomenon.The discovery will open a new window onto the universe,said David Reitze,executive director of LIGO.Since humans first watched skyward,we have relied on light of all wavelengths to describe the universe.The light that could be seen first showed the starry heavens,while infrared（红外线的）waves allowed us to see older and more distant stars.But now,researchers will be able to sense the universe in a whole new way: with their ears.We can hear gravitational waves.We can hear the universe,Gabriela Gonzalez,LIGOs spokeswoman at Louisiana State University,said.Thats one of the beautiful things about this: We are not only going to be seeing the universe,we are going to be listening to it.Gravitational waves,which Einstein predicted as part of his general theory of relativity,occur as objects accelerate or decelerate through space,much the way a boat moving on a lake sends waves across the waters surface. But theyre so tiny that until now its been nearly impossible to find them,even those caused by something as large as a planet moving around the sun.To pick up this signal,scientists have to look for violent events in the universe.This particular signal appears to have been caused by a collision.That occurred about 1.3 billion years ago between two black holes,holding 29 and 36 solar masses（太阳质量）.Fiona Harrison,chair of Calteshs division of physics,mathematics and astronomy,guessed that hundreds of new events would be found over the next few years,allowing scientists to perform a range of different types of studies. There are probably many events we havent dreamed of and this is just the beginning,she said.32. Why did Gabriela Gonzalez think LIGOs discovery important?A. It confirmed Einsteins scientific discovery.B. It allowed scientists to see more distant stars.C. It changed traditional ideas about the universe.D. It offered a different way to study the universe.33. Its hard to find gravitational waves because they .A. are too far to be felt B. are disturbed by other planetsC. are too weak to be observed D. disappear soon after they happen34. What does the underlined word “collision” in Paragraph 5 mean?A. crash B. receiving C. circle D.movementgkstkComC. A collision between black holes. D. A planet moving around the sun.35. It can be concluded that .A. gravitational waves also exist in objects at restB. theres a long way to go in studying the universe.C. gravitational waves show the beginning of the universe.D. scientists began studying universe in recent years.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。Whether you re a child, teenager, young adult or are middle-aged, respect for your parents is an important value. Your parents are the people who raised you, devoting time, energy and money to your development. 36._. Whatever your age, there are 5 ways to show respect. Respect their belongings. One important way to show respect is to show regard for the things important to your parents. For younger children, this may mean not touching jewelry or other valuable things. For grown children, respect may mean returning a borrowed tool in good condition and on time. Lack of respect for a parents belongings is a violation of personal boundaries. 37._. And never borrow things without asking first. Punctuality .38. _ . Therefore, always be on time. For teenagers, showing up on time means coming home by curfew（宵禁）.Adult children should show up on time for family dinners or events, or to pick a parent up for a medical appointment. Call if youre going to be late because parents worry about children, no matter their age.39. _. Remembering birthdays, anniversaries and other special days is a sign that you honor your parents. Make plans to take them to lunch or dinner or bake a cake or cookies. Most parents dont expect expensive gifts, but a handmade gift is always appreciated .A phone call from a grown child who lives too far for a visit is a welcome sign of respect. Be kind.Kind words and affection are simple ways to show respect. Tell your parents you love them. Listen and allow your parents to speak without interruption. Show a sincere interest in what your parents have to say. Be patient with your parents and dont rush them. Acknowledge your parents achievements. 40. _ .A. Be a good listener.B. Celebrate with them. C. Lateness indicates a lack of respect.D. Never talk back or be rude or disrespectful E. And they love you unconditionally throughout your life.F. Being respectful helps build positive relationships with others.G. Dont take advantage of your parents kindness and generosity.第三部分语言知识运用(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) Sometimes the people who get you through are total strangers, who make a 41 in your day or your life and move on. In my 20s I moved to Manhattan to pursue my acting career. In the first few months I felt very 42 .I wasnt sure whether I was going to 43 . One miserable winter morning on the bus, I asked a woman near me what time it was. She looked closely at my face and said 44 . “Its 9, baby” It was as if she had 45 my soul and saw my self-doubt and 46 . And when she smiled at me, it was 47 the city itself was opening its arms. I stayed for four years. More recently, I 48 our house had some problems and called in a guy to handle one of them. He said small-animal traps were 49 and he happened to have one hed like to just give us. I 50 , wanting to pay for it. Finally he said, “You just dont know how to accept a(n) 51 , do you?” It was 52 . I loved giving presents, but Id always felt 53 receiving them. Now when someone is uncommonly 54 , I just smile and say thank you.And then there was another guy I met on my way to see Stephanie, one of my dearest friends, who was dying. I was 55 about meeting her. It became clear that shed been fighting against it, but the cancer was going to 56 . I wanted to be there for her, 57 , I worried my sorrow would get in the way. I was lost in thought when the guy said something about the 58 . Yes, it was a great day. I 59 . “ Its a great day every day,” he said. The man was not smiling. He was 60 , and he was right. Every day is a grea