河北省石家庄二中2018届高三上学期期中考试英语试题Word版含答案

1、2017-2018 学年第一学期高三年级期中考试试题本试卷分第 I 卷和第 II 卷两部分。满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。 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 佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例: How much is the shirt?A. 19.15 B. 9.18 C. 9.15答案是 Co1. What does the man want to do?A. Take photos.B. Bu

2、y a camera.2. What are the speakers talk ing about?A. A no isy ni ght.B. Their life in tow n.3. Where is the man now?A. On his way.B. In a restaura nt.4. What will Celia do?A. Find a player.B. Watch a game.5. What day is it whe n the con versati on takes place?第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分22.5 分）听下面 5 段对

3、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 至 7 两个小题。6. What is Sara going to do?A. Buy Joh n a gift.B. In vite Joh n to France.C. Give Joh n asurprise.7. What does the man think of Sara s plan?A. Funny.B. Excit in

4、g.C. Stran ge.听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。8. Why does Diana say sorry to Peter?A. She has to give up her travel pla n.B. She wants to visit ano ther city.C. She n eeds to put off her test.9. What does Dia na want Peter to do?A. Saturday.B. Sunday.C. Mo nday.A、B、C 三个选项中选出最10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题A. Help her with

5、her study.B. Take a book to her friend.C. Teach a geography less on.听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。10. Why does the man call the woma n?A. To tell her about her new job.B. To ask about her job programC. To plan a meeting with her.11. Who needs a new flat?A. Alex.B. An drea.C. Mira nda.12. Where is the wo

6、ma n now?A. In Baltimore.B. In New York.C. In Avon.听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至 16 四个小题。13. What does Jan con sider most importa nt whe n he judges a restaura nt?A. Where the restaura nt is.B. Whether the prices are low.C. How well the food is prepared.14. When did Jan begi n to write for a magaz ine?A. After h

7、e came back to Swede n.B. Before he went to the United States.C. As soo n as he got his first job in 1982.15. What may Jan do to find a good restaura nt?A. Talk to people in the street.B. Speak to taxi drivers.C. Ask hotel clerks.16. What do we know about Jan?A. He cooks for a restaura nt.B. He trav

8、els a lot for his work.C. He prefers America n food.听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至 20 四个小题。17. What do we know about the Plaza Leo n?A. It s a new building.B. It s a small town.18. When do pare nts and childre n like going to the Plaza Leon?A. Saturday ni ghts.B. Sun day afternoons.Saturdays.19. Which street is k

9、nown for its food shops and markets?A. Via Del Mar Street.B. Ferna ndo Street.20. Why does the speaker like Horatio Street best?A. It has an old stone surface.B. It is n amed after a writer.C. It has a famous uni versity.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“ Joe? Ishat you? ” The woma

10、n speaking to me 01b e baseball game looked a little familiar.C. It s a public place.C. Fridays andC. Hernan des Street.Marci? I”sked.“IS you !”she cried out, smiling broadly. Gosh, itgood to see you again !It was good to see Marci, too. Off and on during the past few decades, I ve wondered about he

11、r.I almost tried to search for her a few years ago after talking to a friend who had indicated that the 1990shad bee n pretty rough for Marci. So meet ing her at the baseball game was really out of expectati on.We spent a few minutes talking about our livesthe good old, bad old days. Then Marci grew

12、quiet for a mome nt. You know, Joe,she said,Ive always wan ted to tell youhowhow sorry I amfor the way I treated you. You must have bee n hurt both physically and men tally. I was a littleembarrassed. I turned and looked at her. ItOK, I said, No big deal!But I was such a jerk,shecontinued. Yes you w

13、ere, I thought. We were both pretty young, I smiled. f know.she said, Itjustalways bothered me, rememberi ng how mean I was to you. And I ve wan ted to tell you that I m sorry.The expressi on on her face was warm and sin cere. And there was somethi ng in her eyesitlooked a lot like relief. OK,I said

14、. Apology accepted!Overcome by the sweetness of the mome nt, Ireached an arm around her and gave her a quick hug. Just the n, the crowd erupted with a huge cheer,and Marci and I both returned our attention to the game. By the time I looked over to where she had been, she was gone. But the warm, won

15、derful feeli ng of our brief excha nge was still there, and continuesto this day whe never I think about it.It isnVe no ugh to just say m sorryand You re forgive n. ” But whe n those words are truly feltand sin cerely expressed, they can ope n the door to miracles of the heart. Forgiven ess can brin

16、gpeace to an injured souleven years after the fact. Eve n at a baseball game.21. What kind of life did Marci live during the late 20th century according to the passage?A. Happy.B. Busy.C. Hard.D. Simple.22. What does the un derl ined word jerk in the third paragraph mean?A. A humorous person.B. A cr

17、uel person. C. A careless person.D. An honestpers on.23. Why did Marci look in relief after talking with the author?A. Because her favorite team won the game.B. Because she lear ned Joe was livi ng a good life.C. Because she made an apology to the author.D. Because she found she was not mean any Ion

18、 ger.24. What might be the best title for the passage?A. Exciteme nt of a Baseball GameB. Men tal Burde n of a Woma nC. Miracles of Forgive nessD. Relief of Finding a friendBThe on li ne bus in ess model is cha nging on a satisfact ion -first basis. It does nmatter if someone recomme nded you an app

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34、i pepper in take may in crease lifespa n.31. Which of the followi ng has the closest meaning to the un derl ined word credible ”？A. Convincing.B. Practical.C. En courag ing.D. Attractive.DWhen you re working your way through one of life storms, it is human nature to focus on gettingback to normal, t

35、o bounce back” as quickly as possible to a place where things are calm, familiar andcomfortable.However, actually it is un realistic to think we can ever truly retur n emoti on ally and intelligently towhere we were before the storm because every experience changes us in some way. For example,when w

36、e experience a major health scare, possibly involving some hospital time, we can n ever goback to being the pers on we were before the event eve n if we fully recover because we haveexperieneed firsthand the fragility （ 脆弱） of life, not to mention coming face to face with death.So, now that we can n

37、 ever retur n, what should we do?Con sider this: how is it that two people can be faced with the same hardship and while onebecomes hopeless and feels an ger and upset, the other is able to overcome their circumsta nces andgrow stron ger tha n ever as a result of the experie nce?At one extreme, we m

38、ay choose to accept the role of uni ucky victim, or become trapped in theWhy is it always me!” negative and frustrating （令人沮丧的 ）situations. Either way is the result of afixed min dset （思维模式 ）that is resista nt to growth and cha nge. If this is your approach to life, youwill be far less likely to be

39、active in effectively managing change and recovering from bad situati ons.But there is ano ther choice. If you are hon est eno ugh, you may con sider what was oncenormal” for you was just the main cause of your storm. You can choose to hug change and uncertainty and learn to growforward through all

40、of your experiences. Of course, this means doing the work to develop the skills and habits that will enableyou to handle life occasional storms.In con clusi on, it is up to each of us to choose the meaning we apply to our situati ons at all times. Different choices willlead to different lives. Of co

41、urse you can grow forward if you are determ ined to choose to live a positive life regardless ofwhatever hardships you are facing.32. What does the author try to con vey with the example in the sec ond paragraph?A. We will understand life much better after an escape from death.B. It usually takes a

42、long time to recover from a health problem.C. It un likely to return to where we were after certa in eve nts.D. We can recover from an emotio nal problem much more easily.33. When faced with hardships, some people choose to be a victim because of_ .A. their terrible experie ncesB. their n egative th

43、oughtsC. their poor healthD. their bad luck34. What is the author purpose in writing the text?A. To advise us to man age bad emoti ons.B. To persuade us to get back to no rmal.C. To offer us useful skills to work with.D. To en courage us to overcome hardships.35. If you re determined to grow forward

44、 you have to_ .A. experienee life fragilityB. welcome uncertainty and changeC. develop new skills and habitsD. overcome the fear of death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。I can tell you how excited I was whe n I jo ined my first book club, but I can tell you how mu

45、ch I immediately regrettedit. Don get me wrong. I love book clubs of course.36 Toavoid this continuous and unpleasant matter, and to look smart in the club as well, I have a few tricks to share with you.1. Make a good excuse for not readi ng the book.Some of your club friends might try to shame you

46、for not readi ng the book.37 And itis absolutely wrong. The best way to defend yourself is to come up with a strong, thoughtful excuse for not readi ng it.2.38The Kin dle app for your An droid or iPho ne actually records the most quoted passages by all readers. Simply do aquick Google search for mos

47、t quoted passages + the name of the book ” and see what comes up. Make sure you re thefirst to speak up. When you read the quote, read it forcefully, tak ing long, thoughtful pauses.3. Pick an opinion39 There, you find lots of opinions on the book, which range from glowing to inspiring; simply pick

48、one and use it asyour own during the book discussion. This way you don have to read the book or think for yourself.4. Always vote for books that are also moviesFight hard for books with a movie version. And make sure it a short movie you can easily watch while sleep ing on thecouch. When some one co

49、mplai ns that the book you want to read is also a movieact surprised. Say you don teve n owna TV.40 You are sure to make yourself look smart. Any way book clubs are great social platforms, which provide anenjoyable and meanin gful additi on to your social cale ndar（日历）.A. Read a quote aloud and slow

50、ly.B. Make your book look worn.C. I just hate readi ng and talk ing to people.D. Find a suitable website and look up the very book.E. This is called did n read the book sham ing. ”F. You re deeply considering everything being said.G. In short, you never feel embarrassed with the tricks.第三部分：英语知识运用（共

51、两节，满分45 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 30 分）阅读下面短文，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。Thinking of my good frien ds, I sense that my attitudes are totally differe nt towards men and wome n.These days, Jessica is one of my best friends. Recently we were swimming at a beach in the Atlantic, the 51

52、one I had“ flown ” over in my German truck with Donald. We were fairofm shore when we both thought we 52 a shark! We beganswimming 53 toward the shore. Although in 54, I fell back to protect her. In the end, the “ shark ” proved, but not my deepemotional feeling for my friend. We looked into each ot

53、her s eyes and said, I love you!You see with wome n I could be 56 , emoti on ally hon est and tran spare nt. With male frien ds, it seemed impossible to57 cari ng feeli ngs however deep the frien dship was.“ Am I no rmal? ” Ithought to myself. Much to my 58 , researches show that men and women have

54、very different 59_and rati on al （理性的）processes. I do love all my friends only the means of expressi on 60 .41. A. adva needB. decoratedC. abandonedD. updated42. A. beforeB. whileC. afterD. un til43. A. lossB. deathC. pressureD. failure44. A. jumpB. swimC. dieD. run45. A. dustB. riverC. truckD.shore

55、46. A. overB. throughC. acrossD. beyond47. A. leftB. fetchedC. rescuedD. defeatedMy earliest childhood friend is Donald. In the street was a （an） 41 old German truck. No wheels.No doors. Each day, 42 we were flying over the Atla ntic in that truck our “ airplane there came thatwonderful moment:4Engi

56、ne d shout, “ WW ll have to jump out.I can ! ” t “ Fear not! I ll drag yo45o theswam 46 the dust, Donald cried “ Sharks! But I always 47 him. The 48 , Donaldwould do the same to me. We saved each other hundreds of49 . We just cried sile ntlyat me， he d say,And whe n wen ext day, cha ngingtimes, but

57、when my family really did leave for America, we could doas the train 50 .” Glancing48. A. rolesB. mannersC. imagesD. forms49. A. somethi ngB. nothingC. anythingD. everything50. A. broke dow nB. moved inC. pulled awayD. blew up51. A. veryB. lastC. firstD. only52. A. attackedB. spottedC. annoyedD. kil

58、led53. A. eagerlyB. casuallyC. hardlyD. crazily54. A. panicB. hesitati onC. doubtD. sile nee55. A. fierceB. frie ndlyC. imagi naryD. true56. A. coolB. shyC. passiveD. open57. A. expressB. hideC. admitD. con trol58. A. embarrassme ntB. disappo in tme ntC. reliefD. surprise59. A. emoti onalB. physical

59、C. men talD. moral60. A. cha ngesB. developsC. mattersD. differs第 II 卷第二节语法填空(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。Keeping a diary in English is one of the effective ways to improve our English writing abilities.61._ (compare) with other forms ofwriti ng,it is shorter andta

60、kes 62._ (little) time. It can help us to develop the habit of thinking in English. If wepersist in this practice, gradually we63. ll lea_n how (express) ourselves in English.In keeping a diary in English, we certainly run up against many difficulties. Firstly, it often happens that we have trouble