安徽省蚌埠二中2017届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

1、蚌埠二中2016-2017学年第一学期期中测试高三英语试题命题人： 谢群本试卷分第 卷（选择题）和第 卷（非选择题）两部分，考试时间120分钟，满分150分。所有题目均在答题卷相应栏目中作答，否则不予计分。第卷第一部分.听力（满分30分，共20小题：每小题1.5分，）第一节： 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 will the man do with his car?A. Replace it. B. Sell it. C.

2、Have it repaired.2. How does the woman feel about the new teacher?A. Quite satisfied. B. Just so-so. C. A bit disappointed.3. What may the woman need to change? A. The socks. B. The dress. C. The shoes.4. Where are the speakers?A. In a restaurant. B. In their house. C. In a supermarket.5. How will t

3、he woman get to the hotel?A. By taxi. B. By car. C. By plane. 第二节 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段对话，回答第67题。6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Travel agent and customer. B. Father and

4、 daughter. C. Boss and secretary. 7. How many nights will the man stay in Paris?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. 听第7段对话，回答第89题。8. Where is the man now?A. In Guangzhou. B. In Changsha. C. In Wuhan.9. How will the man go to Beijing?A. By plane. B. By train. C. By coach.听第8段对话，回答第1012题。 10. What is the resea

5、rch about?A. Opinions about building a school. B. Views on returning to the city. C. Attitudes to village life11. Why did the man choose to live in the village?A. To provide a better environment for his children. B. To enjoy an attractive summer. C. To experience a different life.12. What is the man

6、s opinion about the life in the village?A. Boring. B. Colorful. C. Pleasing 听第9段对话，回答第1316题。13. What is the mans main problem about studying abroad?A. He has a tight budget. B. He has to take many exams. C. He knows little about foreign culture.14. What does the man think of the education in his cou

7、ntry?A. Its unfair. B. Its boring. C. Its backward.15. What should be given more attention to according to the man ?A. Examinations. B. Personal interests. C. Life skills.16 What does the man consider first when choosing a school?A. The fees. B. The courses. C. The teachers. 听第10段材料，回答第1720题。17. Whe

8、n can people visit the reading rooms of the British Library?A. On Fridays. B. On Saturdays. C. On Sundays.18. When did the British Library open?A. In 1977. B. In 1984. C. In 1988.19. How long is the shelving of the basement?A. 1,000 kilometers . B. 300 kilometers. C. 120 kilometers 20. What do we kn

9、ow about the collection in the British Library?A. Each piece belongs to different countries. B. People can borrow books easily. C. It has a long history.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中，选出最佳选项。 AIn the last few years the popularity of eBooks has explodedThe advantages are

10、 clear：You can carry as many books with you as you wantYou can simply download every book you like and instantly start reading instead of having to wait for the book to arrive by mail However，one thing hadn't changedIf you wanted to rent a book you were still forced to use hardcopy booksUntil no

11、w that is Amazoncom recently announced the start of a new program where you can rent eBooks Where to rent eBooks？ As mentioned before，Amazoncom is the first and currently the only retailer (零售商) that has a program in place for renting eBooksLuckily，Amazon is the largest online retailer in the world

12、and their eBook assortment (分类) is massiveThey are also the producer of the Kindle，the most popular eReader，which means you can be sure that the eBooks you rent will work You can currently only rent eTextbooksBut this is likely to change as soon as word gets out that you can save money by renting eB

13、ooks Why rent eBooks at Amazon？ * Save money：Save up to 80% of the normal price of the eBook* Decide how long you rent：From 30 days to 360 days，you decide how long you want itYou can extend the time by as little as a dayOr simply buy the eBook if you want to keep it after all*Use any device：If you r

14、ent an eBook from Amazon，you can read it on your PC，Mac，iPad，iPhone，Android device，Windows Phone 7Blackberryor Kindle* Keep your notes：Do you like to keep annotations (注释) and highlights in your eBooks？Don't worryYou  can always revisit your notes and highlights through Amazoncom How to ren

15、t eBooks？ Simply search for the eBook you want to rent on Amazoncom and select the "Rent eBooks" optionAfter that，a new page will open where you can select how long youd like to rent the eBookYou can read eBooks for a period of 30 to 360 days You decide how long you need the eBookIf you la

16、ter find out you need it for longer, you can simply extend the timeOr  buy  it for the normal price whenever you want Once you've chosen the time you want to rent the eBook，you simply go to checkoutOr you can use the "Rent now" button21.According to the passage，_ AeBooks will

17、 be changed into other types by Amazoncom BeBooks will replace hardcover books in the next few years Creaders are able to rent eBooks only at Amazoncom now Dreaders get a discount of at least 20% of the normal price22.To rent an eBook online，which of the following goes last？ Aopen a new page Bselect

18、 the "Rent eBooks" option Cpress "Rent now" button Dchoose a rental date 23.The main purpose of the passage is to_ Adiscuss and assess Binform and explain Ccompare and evaluate Ddescribe and argue BMy 16-year-old son, Anton, had gone to the local swimming hole Most of the kids sw

19、im there, and there are plenty of rocks for them to use as safe harbors, so I had no fears for his safety Still, the firefighter's first words "You need to come up here to the Stillwater River" made me catch my breath, and his follow-up words gave me relief: “ Your son is OK” When I go

20、t to the river, I immediately saw the firetruck, ambulance and Anton, wrapped with a towel about his shoulders, sitting quietly on a low platform of the fire engine I hurried over to him "You OK?"I asked “Yeah,” was all he said But my eyes begged for an explanation, I didn't get it fro

21、m my son, however, who tends to play his cards close to his vest The story was this: A woman was being swept under water Hearing the cries, Anton and his friend Tyler, without hesitation, swam out to her, and brought her safely to shore In an age in which the word "hero" is broadcast with

22、abandon and seemingly applied to anyone who makes it through the day, I realized the real thing in my son The teens are stubborn and self-centered, but that didn't mean they have no desire to do good Still shocked by my son's daring, I drove him home Along the way, I tried to dig out some mo

23、re information from him but he had precious little to say The only words he said were,“What's for supper?” I spent some time alone that evening, thinking about the tragedy that might have been The next morning, when Anton got up, I half expected him to tell me the story But all he did was toast

24、some bread, pull himself together, and head for the door to start a new day Watching from the window, I was reminded that still water often runs deep24.Why did the mother allow her son to swim there？AHe was an excellent swimmerBThe water of the river is shallowCThe rocks can be of help if there'

25、s dangerDHe was old enough to swim25.The underlined part "who tends to play his cards close to his vest" probably means AAnton is unwilling to tell others what he thinks BAnton is a boy fond of swimming with other kidsCAnton always has a desire to help othersDAnton seldom changes his mind2

26、6.In the mother's eyes, what her son did was Adangerous but interestingBunexpected and courageousCmeaningful but difficultDawful and absurd27.What might be the best title for the passage? AA Proud Mother BAnton, A Silent BoyCA Good Deed DMy Son, My Hero CSandra Bullock turned 51 last month. But

27、because she looks exactly the same as she did in Miss Congeniality, a movie filmed back in the 20th century, everyone calls her “ageless.” Bullock is just one of a number of stars in their 40s and 50s whove had birthdays recently but have not gotten older, unlike the rest of us in their age group. T

28、ake Halle Berry. One website put a photo of her 20 years ago next to one of the newly 49-year-old Berry and dared us to choose which was which. “This Is What 49 Looks Like,” it said. Seriously, if thats what 49 looks like, I must be 71. However, even a generation ago, famous faces evolved. Look at a

29、 picture of Grace Kelly at age 52 in the early 1980s. She looks like a beautiful middle-aged woman. Today shed look old for her age. The goal now is to prevent aging while you are still young, using all the magical nonsurgical options medicine has to offer. Eventually these techniques will become le

30、ss expensive, and ordinary people my daughters age will have them. Already anti-aging is starting to be considered maintenance, like coloring your hair. My friends and I find ourselves openly debating techniques that we used to make fun of. Does fat-freezing work? How much time do you have to spend

31、in the gym to keep the body of a 35-year-old after 50? Its all so exhausting. But members of the next generation have it tougher. Theyll have to ask themselves whether they want to spend their youth trying not to get old. Ive already seen “Sexy at 70” headlines. Will everyone be expected to go to th

32、eir graves(坟墓) looking hot? I also have to wonder what else we are slowing along with age. How do you move on if youre working so hard to stay the same? And besides, if youve known the ache of watching a daughter pack up for college, you know you cant stop the clock. 28. In the authors eyes, Sandra

33、Bullock_.A. doesnt deserve her nameB. doesnt look her age at allC. behaves like a young womanD. looks younger than Halle Berry.29. The example of Grace Ketty is given to show_.A. physical beauty never lasts longB. there is no such thing as agelessnessC. peoples attitude towards aging has changedD. s

34、tars pay too much attention to their appearance30. Where do the authors concerns about anti-aging techniques lie?A. They expose people to danger.B. They make people feel stressfulC. They are too expensive for ordinary.D. They encourage comparisons among people.31. Whats the purpose of the text?A. To

35、 show the burden of youth.B. To offer tips on how to look hot.C. To advise people to accept aging.D. To comment on some famous stars. DThe deadliest Ebola outbreak in history that has so far killed almost 1000 people in Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria in West Africa has caused fear around

36、the world.The outbreak is unprecedented（空前的）both in infection numbers and in geographic scope. Officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) said earlier this month the outbreak “is moving faster than our efforts to control it”, reported CNN. So far, the battle against the virus doesnt appear t

37、o be slowing down.The Ebola virus is terrifying no matter where it strikes: Its a disease with no cure that causes headaches and fever, severe diarrhea（腹泻）, vomiting and bleeding and has been known to kill up to 90 percent of its victims.It is understandable for people to be panicked, but those livi

38、ng outside Africa shouldnt be particularly concerned about contracting the virus, says a Washington Post article.This is because transmission of Ebola requires direct contact with an infected persons blood, vomit or other bodily fluids during the period that he or she is contagious（接触传染的）. It is som

39、ething that is extremely unlikely for anyone but healthcare workers. The virus is not spread by coughing or sneezing.Media outlets in the US and the UK are using terrifying headlines, wrongly claiming that people infected with the virus have traveled to their countries.James Ball at The Guardian say

40、s the Ebola outbreak in Africa is tragic, but it is important to keep a sense of proportion. Other infectious diseases, including common influenza, are far, far deadlier.32. What does the author say about the Ebola outbreak in West Africa?A. It has caused thousands of African deaths.B. Its spreading

41、 speed is beyond people's imagination.C. It has already traveled to the US and the UK.D. The fight against it is slowing down .33. The Ebola virus is terrifying because_.A. it cannot be cured at the moment B. it is easily infectedC .it spreads faster than any other infectious diseaseD. it has ca

42、used more deaths than other infectious diseases34. The underlined phrase in the last paragraph meansA. keep a secret B. stay calmC. keep silent D stay away from it35. What is the author's attitude towards people's panic?A. Objective. B. Supportive.C. Doubtful. D. Understandable.第二节（共5小题；每小题2

43、分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中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。 Fitting in fitness    Do you find excuses not to exercise? 36 Here are a few ways to get you going.   Do what you love.   The easiest way to fall into the habit of doing exercise is to choose an activity you

44、 enjoy one that doesn't feel like exercise, even though it is. 37 If you play to your strengths, you ll find fitness activities you can enjoy for years.   Choose your hour.    Studies have shown that people who work out in the morning are most likely to stick with a routine.

45、By doing exercise before the day starts, they can avoid the last-minute scheduling conflicts. But if you re not a morning person, choose whatever time works best for you. 38     Call it by another name.   39 If it's something you have to do anyway 一 like washing the car

46、or planting some bushes in the yard -you ll achieve two goals at once.   Partner up.   Exercise is more fun when you do it with others. 40 On days when your motivation is low, you re more likely to stick with the programme to avoid disappointing your exercise partners. You can al

47、so train with an expert. A personal trainer will help you set goals, design a personalized fitness programme, and vary your routine to keep it challenging.    A. Ask yourself: what am I good at?   B. Make fitness part of your social routine.   C. For exam

48、ple, you can join a running, walking, hiking, biking or tennis club.   D. If you re in top form from noon to 1 pm, aim for a lunchtime workout.   E. Would you rather do anything else even sort your socks or clean the fridge?   F. If a damp T-shirt is not

49、your idea of a good time, try gentler forms of exercise.   G. Substitute some challenging household activity for the standard exercise routine第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节： 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I sit outside of my daughters nursery school classroom

50、, patiently waiting for her. When the door opens, my daughter runs out with a broad smile. She 41 the excitement of school.“How was your 42 ?”I ask casually, while 43 wanting to hear every single detail. “It was so good, Mommy!” my daughter replies. Thats it. Thats all I 44 .On the car ride home, I

51、ask her a lot of questions. She answers me with a few words, but never goes into much 45 . Usually she tells me that she wants to 46 something else.It has only been a few weeks, but I still find it so 47 that my daughter has a whole morning in school without me. I 48 ask the teachers for details and

52、 I am often provided with the same 49 answers that my daughter gives.Now, three mornings a week, I close her classroom door behind me and she has her own 50 . I am given some 51 of her days like apples glued onto paper trees and paint dirt under her fingernails.I know she 52 this privacy and the tim

53、e to 53 a new environment and meet different kids. 54 , I cant help but want to know about the details of her days. The ride home is the 55 time that she will provide me with some 56 about her morning.When we pull into the driveway, I change the 57 to something else. I am sure that my constant quest

54、ions annoy her, so I try to 58 them to the car ride after school.I am 59 that my daughter doesnt quite know our driving route yet; she cant tell that I sometimes take the long way home, 60 we have those few extra minutes together.41. A. learnsB. adds C. misses D. enjoys42. A. morning B. afternoon C.

55、 evening D. night43. A. tiredly B. carelessly C. secretly D. suddenly44. A. get B. need C. plan D. understand45. A. study B. detail C. advice D. work46. A. wait for B. prepare for C. worry about D. talk about 47. A. strange B. simple C. common D. practical48. A. always B. just C. even D. never49. A. satisfying B. funny C. short D. confusing50. A. direction B. imagination C. influence D. experience51. A. kindness B. excuses C. evidence D. challenges52. A. promises B. achieves C. deserves D. ignores53. A. remember B. explore C. choose D. consider54. A. Then B. Again C. Also D. Still 55.