福建省邵武七中2019届高三英语上学期期中试题

1、邵武市第七中学2018-2019 学年第一学期期中考试试卷高三年级英语学科（时间： 120 分钟）注意事项：1. 本试卷分第 I 卷（选择题）和第 II 卷（非选择题）两部分。答题前，考生务必将自己的名字、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2. 回答第 I 卷时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号，写在本试卷上无效。3. 回答第 II 卷时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第 I 卷（选择题）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

2、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. What time will the man probably meet Dr. Jones?A.At 9:00.B.At 10:00.C. At 9:15.2. What will the man do next?A. Wait for a call.B. Check his schedule.C.Meet Alices secretary3.

3、Where is the man probably now?A. On the subway.B.At home.C.At the police station4.What does the man think of philosophy?A Interesting,B. Difficult.C. Dull.- 1 - / 165.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A neighborhood.B.Maryscharacter.C.Theirtwin daughters.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分22.5 分）听下面

4、 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。听下面一段对话，回答第6 和第 7 两个小题。6. Whats the woman doing?A. Typing her paper.B.WaitingforAnn.C.Makinga call.7. Whom is the birthday party for?A Mike.B. MaryC. Ann.听下面一段对话，回答第8 和第 9 两个小题。8.

5、 How many bands will there be in the festival this year?A.10.B.12.C.22.9. Why does the woman find the ticket price reasonable?A.It is a three-day pass.B. It includes some food and drinks.C It has better music than before.听下面一段对话，回答第10 至第 12 两三个小题。10. What did Miss Milano do?A. A tennis player.B. A s

6、ingerC.A film star.11. What does Miss Milano say about New York?A.Itisalmostthe same as itwas 10 yearsago.B.Thecountrysidehas changeda lot.C. There are great changes in the center.12.Why did Miss Milano come to New York?- 2 - / 16A. To take a vacation.B. To travel on business.C.Towatch the tennis ga

7、mes.听下面一段对话，回答第 13至第 16 四个小题。13.What does the man usually do at 7:00am?A. He catches the bus.B. He prepares to get up.C. He eats thebreakfast.14. When does the man start to work at the library?A. At noon.B.At 11:15.C. At 8:00.15. How does the man go to the gym?A. On foot.B. By bus.C. By bike.16. On

8、which days does the man take guitar lessons?A. Mondays.B. Wednesdays.C. Saturdays.听下面一段独白，回答第17 至第 20 四个小题。17. Who is the speaker?A. A writer.B. A hostess.C. An editor.18. What can we learn about Unbearable Lightness?A.It is a good seller.B. It will come out today.C I has abeautiful cover.19. What w

9、ill Portia probably do tomorrow?A. Draw pictures for the book.B. Read books for readers.C. Attend a talk show.20. Why does the speaker give this talk? A To collect comments on the latest books.B. To share her opinions on reading new booksC. To encourage the listeners to buy Portias books第二部分阅读理解（共两节

10、，满分40 分）- 3 - / 16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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEarn Money This Summer with Sunny Libraries!Do you have too much free time this summer vacation? Do you need a summer jobto earn extra money? Do you want to be involved in your community (社区 )? SunnyArea L

11、ibrary System (SALS) has job opportunities for high school students. Theseare good chances to get work experience.Book Theater brings children s book stories to life. It has shows at all Sunny Libraries. Applicants should enjoyperforming in front of an audience and working with young children.Work H

12、ours:Practice: Fridays4:00 pm 6:00pmPerformance: Tuesdays10:00 amRate of Pay:$16/performanceBookmobilehelpsthe driverfindtheroutes to libraries. The truck you workin isair-conditioned,and thedriverisfriendly.Applicantsmust be able to liftheavy boxes.Work Hours:Sunday and Friday 9:00 am 4:00 pm Rate

13、of Pay: $10/hourComputer Tutor helps guests to deal with technology problems, involving Internet searches and usingthe SALS Website to find materials.Applicants should have computerskills.Work Hours:Monday Friday 9:00 am 5:00 pmRate of Pay:$8/hourReader Desk provides service witha smilewhilechecking

14、materialsin andout to guests. Friendly attitude andabilityto work onlibrary data systemrequired.Work Hours:Monday Tuesday 8:00am 4:00pmRate of Pay:$ 7.50/hour- 4 - / 1621.If you are interested in acting, _ should be your choice.A. Reader DeskB.BookmobileC.Computer TutorD.Book Theater22.If you get th

15、e job of“Bookmobile ”, you are expected to _.A.work with young childrenB.check materials for guestsC.lift heavy boxesD.repair computers23.The purpose of the advertisement is to _ .A.attract students to librariesB.offer job opportunitiesC.raise money for librariesD.introduce new booksBI had to knock

16、on the taxi to get his attention. Finally, the driver, a man about60, looked up from behind the wheel and apologized, Im sorry, but I was readinga letter. He sounded as if he had a cold or a cough.Since I was inno hurry,I toldhim to finish his letter.He shook his head,explainingthat he had already r

17、ead it several times and almost knew it by heart. Curious, Iasked whether itwas froma childormaybe a grandchild.This isnt family,he replied,though he might just as well have been a regular member of the family.Old Ed andI grew up together. They were always friends. But since he moved away from the n

18、eighborhood 30 yearsago, itd generally just been postcards at Christmas time between them. A couple of weeks ago, Ed died. I should have kept in touch. He repeated this, more to himselfthan to me.To comfort him, I said sometimes we just didnt seem to find the time.But we used to find the time, he sa

19、id. Take a look. He handed the letter overto me.The first sentence Ive been meaning to write for some time, but Ive always delayed it. reminded me of myself. It went on to say that he often thought about the good times they had had together. When I read the part where it said, Yourfriendshipreallyme

20、ans a lotto me, more than I can say because Imnot good at sayingthings like that, I found myself nodding in agreement.We had gone several kilometers and were almost at my hotel, so I read the last- 5 - / 16paragraph. So I thought youd like to know that I was thinking of you. And it wasended with You

21、r Old Friend, Tom.I thought your friends name was Ed, I said.Im Tom, he explained. Its a letter I wrote to Ed before I knew hed died.I never put it in the mailbox. I guess I should have written it sooner. His facewas pale as he wiped his eyes with a handkerchief.When I got to my hotel room I didnt u

22、npack right away. I had to write a letterand post it.24.Who wrote the letter?A.Old EdB.The drivers grandchild.C.The author.D.Tom.25.It can be inferred from the passage that the driver regretted _.A.missing Eds funeralB.moving away from his neighborhoodC.forgetting to send Ed Christmas cardsD.not bei

23、ng able to keep in touch with Ed26.From Paragraph 4, we can learn that the author of the passage _.A.often failed to write to his friendsB.had no intention to write to his friendsC.had many great moments with his friendsD.was good at expressing feelings to his friends27.What message does the passage

24、 probably try to convey?A.Comfort your friends when they are feeling down.B.Life is unpredictable so live each day as if it were your last.C.Remember to always mail your letters after expressing your words.D.Always make time to value and experience your lasting friendships.CBEIJING (News Agency) Chi

25、ldren in China today spend five times more money thantheir parents did when they were young.So what are allthese childrenbuying?The listis long:iPads,cellphones and jeans- 6 - / 16are typical items that children “have to ” buy. And they will do anything to get them.They ask their parents over and ov

26、er until they buy them.But parents their childrenalso need to take to have the bestthe blame( 责备 ) for spending so much money. They want things. They end up competing with other parents overwhat their children have .So it s no wonder children find it hard to learn the importance of saving money rath

27、er than spending it all the time.And its hard to save when companies use advertising (打广告 )and clever slogans( 口号 ) to encourageyoung peopletobuy theirproducts.They even encouragechildrento keep asking their parents for something until they get it.Today, you dont even need to have money in order to

28、buy something. Banks giveout credit cards and loans (贷款 ) all the time, so people are saving less and less.We are used to carrying lots of money around. And if you dont have much, you canalways borrow some.But this hasnt always been the case. When our grandparents were young, there wasvery little mo

29、ney and everyone had to save hard for things they bought. They only bought things they needed, not things they just wanted.The older generation made the wise expression,“Money doesnt grow on trees.”This is as true now as it was 50 years ago. They give money a great deal of value.And we all have a lo

30、t to learn from them.28. The text mainly tells us _. A.divisions between teenagers and their parentsB. what is popular among children at the momentC. childrens high consumption(消费 )of productsD.how to spend money wisely29.Parents are to blame for childrens spending a lot of money because _.A.they do

31、nt give children positive guidance in consumptionB.their consumption habits set a bad example to childrenC.they always give children too much pocket moneyD.they offer to buy the latest fashions for their children30.Which of the following statements is NOT mentioned in the passage?- 7 - / 16A.Banks p

32、rovide credit cards and loans.B.People have more money than in the past and saving is out of date.C.Peoples living standard has improved and they can buy what they want.D.Advertisements draw peoples attention to new products.31.The saying“Money doesnt grow on trees.” in the last paragraph seems to t

33、ellus that.A.the older generation understood how to teach children to saveB.in the past, people attached more importance to saving moneyC.money has a great deal of valueD.money is not easily earned and people should be careful when we spend itDIts 3 oclock and youve been hard at work. As you sit at

34、your desk, a strong desire for chocolate overcomes you. You try to busy yourself to make it go away. But it doesnt. Here is another situation. Perhaps you are not feeling well. The onlything you want to eat is a big bowl of chicken soup, like your mom used to make when you were sick as a child. Food

35、 cravings are a strong desire for a specific type of food. And they are normal.Scientists at the website How Stuff Works compare hunger and cravings this way.Hunger is a fairly simple connection between the stomach and the brain. They evencall it simply“stomach hunger. ” When our stomachs burn up al

36、l of the food we haveeaten, a hormone (荷尔蒙 ) sends a message to one part of the brain for more food,which regulates our most basic body functions such as thirst, hunger and sleep. Thebrainthen produces a chemicalto startthe appetiteand you eat.Hunger isa functionof survival.A craving is more complex

37、. It activates (使活跃 ) brain areas related to emotion,memory and reward.These are the same areas of the brainactivatedduringdrug-cravingstudies.Because of this,some scientistscallfood cravings“mind hunger. ”Peopleoften crave foods that are high in fat and sugar. Foods that are high in fat or highin s

38、ugar produce chemicals in the brain. These chemicals give us feelings of pleasure.- 8 - / 16In a 2007 study, researchers at Cambridge University found that“dieting orrestrictedeatinggenerallyincreasesthe possibilityof food craving.” So, the moreyou deny yourself a food that you want, the more you ma

39、y crave it. However, fastingis a bit different. They found that eating no food at all for a short period of timelessened food cravings.So, the next time you crave something very special, know that your brain may be more to blame than your stomach.32. The author describes two situations in the first

40、paragraph to _. A.introduce the topic of the whole passage.B.deepen the understanding of hunger. C.report the discovery of craving study. D.remind readers of their own special food. 33.What do we learn about food craving? A. It proves the brain decides your appetite.B.It ensures a person survives hu

41、nger.C.It means the stomach functions well.D.It shows food is linked to feelings.34.Whats the likely result of dieting?A.The decrease of chemicals.B.The increase offood desire.C.The refusal of fat and sugar.D.Thedisappearance of appetite.35.In which column of a newspaper can you see this passage?A.E

42、ducationB.EntertainmentC.ScienceD.Economy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。Withthe summer holidayaround the corner,itseems thateverybody isbusy planningtheir vacations. Here are some tips that can help you enjoy your holiday withoutemptying your pocket:Travel off-seas

43、on- 9 - / 16Go to your destinationwhilethe demand islow and take advantage of huge discounts.During the peak season, the hotel and flight prices increase quickly.36_Save on hotelsLook for places that do not charge extra for children. 37_.If you andyour family are going to stay for a longer period,re

44、nting a small apartment isa good choice.38_Planningyour mealsis another way to reduce your travelcosts.During your familytrip, try new food the locals eat, which will save money.Dont hesitate to bargainTourist-heavyplacesare known foroverchargingforjustabout everything.Clothes,travel goodies, souven

45、irs, etc. are very expensive at theseplaces.39_.Bargain hard to get the best price.Choose local transportation40_. Instead,take buses,railwaysor subways, which are always cheaper.If you are planning to stay for a while, you can consider renting a car.A. Eat like a localB. Stay with the localsC. Surf

46、 the Internet while travellingD. Therefore, avoid buying anything thereE. So its best to find out when the off-season startsF. For th is season, you shouldn t feel embarrassed to ask for bargains G. As a tourist, avoid taking taxis whenever possible, since they are expensive第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45 分）第一节

47、（共20 小题；每小题1.5 分，满分30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、 B、 C和 D ）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。“Look,it s Baldy! ” A boy shouted in my direction across the playground. Eventhough I was used to regular insults ( my head, it was 42侮辱 ) because of the41horrible to hear. I sighed as I headed back- 10 - / 16onto

48、the class.When I was just 20 months old, I sufferedserious43after a bowl full of hot oil fell on my head. Iwas44to hospital and had to stay there for weeks while thedoctors45to save my life.“Holly svery46to be alive,” they toldMum and Dad. “But she llbe47with scarson herhead,and ofcourse herhairwont

49、growthere.”As a child,I cared much about my scars,soI48wore a scarf to cover them up when I lefthome.49I didn t,people wouldcall me horrible names likeBaldy. Although my friends were always comforting me, theynever50understood how it felt.Then through the hospital I was51to a childrensburns camp, wh

50、ere children like me can get any help. There,I5214-year-old Stephanie,whose burnsare a lotmore seriousthanmine.But she is so53thatshe neverletsanyone putherdown.“Youshouldn t54what people say about what you look like becausewerenot differentfrom anyone els e, Holly, ” she55me. “And youdont need to wear a scarf because you look great56it!” Forthe first time in my l