福建省晋江市平山中学高三英语上学期期中试题

1、福建省晋江市平山中学2019届高三上学期期中考试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L5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. WhatwillJamesdotomorrow?A. WatchaTVprogram.B. Giveatalk.C. Writeareport.2. Howmuchshouldthemanpay?A.25dollarsB.34dollarsC.40dollars3.

2、Wherearethespeakers?C.C.On a plane.By bike.A.Onabus.B.Inacar.4. Howdoesthewomangotowork?A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.5.How willthe woman go to the theater?A. On foot.B By taxi.C. By bus.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

3、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. WhenwillLauraarriveattheairport?A. At 8:40At B. At 9:30C. At 9:407. Whatisthemanprobablydoing?A.GettingsomegasBPackinghisluggageC.Watchingamatch听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Whatwouldthewomandoifshebecamerich?A.Openahigh-endrestaurantBTravelglobally.C.Buyexpensivejewelry

4、.9. Whatkindofgroupdoestheman'scousingivehismoneyto?A. Lonelyoldpeople.B. Peoplewithlowincome.C. Disabledkids.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inanoffice.BAthome.C.Atarestaurant.11. Whatwillthespeakersdotomorrowevening?A.Gotoaconcert.B.Visitafriend.C.Workextrahour

5、s.12. WhoisAlicegoingtocall?A.Mike.BJoan.C.Catherine.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Attheairport.B.Inapark.C.Onthestreet.14. WhydoesthewomanlikeSanFrancisco?A. Ithasnotrafficjam.B. Peopletherearefriendlier.C. Ithasinuchgoodfoodandmusic.15. Wheredoesthewomancomefrom

6、?A.Pennsylvania.B.Washington.C.China16. Whatdoesthewomanthinkofthemar/sEnglish?A.Unacceptable.B.ExcellentC.Strange.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. WherehasYang'snoveLcausedalivelydiscussion?A.OnthewebsiteBInherschoolC.Inth©publishingindustry.18. WhatdoesthenoveldiscussaboutaccordingtoYang?A.Teenagetr

7、oublesinalandcalledLorania.BThebattlesbetweenheroesandevilcreatures.C.Whatheroesshouldbelikeinteenagerseyes.19. Whatdoweknowaboutthenovel?A.It's600,000-wordlong.BThepublisherthinksitimaginative.C.Yangspentover6yearswritingit.20. WhathasYangshowntothepublic?A. HergoodmasteringofChinese.B. Herexte

8、nsiveknowledgeinmanyfields.C. Hergiftforliterature.第二部分：阅读理解（共2节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，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。AUKisbecomingapopulardestinationforpeoplewhowishtostudyabroad.However,Britainisquiteanexpensiveplacetostudyandlivein.Tuitionfeeshavenowreached£9,250ayearan

9、dstudentsalsofacesomeofthehighestlivingcostsintheworld.Fortunately,thereareanumberofcountrieswhereuniversitiesofferdegreeprogramsentirelyinEnglish,alongwiththecnancetolearnthelocallanguagewhileyoulivethere.Herearethreeoftheoptions.TianjinUniversityMovingtoChinaisnotforthefainthearted.Undergraduatede

10、greecoursesatTianjinlastfouryears.Livingcostsareonlyaround£400amonthandtuitionfeesare£2,300ayear.Flightswillcost£3,600overthefouryears.Thetotalcost,at£28,800,isstillaroundhalfthatnfat.hrpp-yAarripgrppnBritain.Tianjinisnnpnfthpwnrld'slatestcitiesandisonlyahaIf-hourtrainridefro

11、mBeijing.ThreeundergraduateprogramsareofferedinEnglish：ChemicalEngineering,Environment&EnergyandPharmaceuticalScience.lhiiversityofAmsterdamTheDutchcapitalisnotacheapcitytolivein,butstandardtuitionfeesof£1,800ayearmakeitsignificantlycheaperthanaBritishdegree.Thereare14bachelor'sdegreeso

12、nofferthataretaughtinEnglish,includingPoliticalScience,Economics&BusinessEconomicsandActuarialScience.NearlyallDutchpeoplespeakEnglish,makingitaneasycountrytogetbyin.UniversityofMilanTheUniversityofMilan*sfeesrangefrom£140to£3,650ayear.TheonebachelorsdegreeofferedentirelyinEnglishPolit

13、icalScienceisathree-yearcourse.WhilelivingcostsinMilanarehigh,thesignificantlylowerfeesmakeitacheaperoptionthanaBritish21. Whatisprobablythetotalcostofathree-yeardegreeinBritain?A.£14,400B.£27,750C.£28,800D.£57,60022.Where can you major in PoliticalScience?A. London and Tianjin.B

14、 Amsterdam and London.C. Amsterdam and Milan.D. Tianjin and Milan.23. Whatisthepurposeofthetext?A. Toencouragepeopletostudyabroad.B. Tointroducesomeaffordableuniversities,tiC. Toadvertisesomedegreeprograms.D. Toconparetuitionfeesandlivingcosts.BPeruviannovelist,MarinVargasLlosa,whoreceivedNobelPrize

15、forLiteraturein2010,isoneofthecentralwritersinLatinAmerica,buthebeganhisliterarycareerinEurope.MarioVargasLlosawasborninArequipa,butfromageonehelivedinCochabamba,Bolivia,wherehewasbroughtupbyhismotherandgrandparentsafterhisparentsseparated.However,VargasLlosaoncesaidthat“IfeelverymuchanArequipanHeal

16、sospentsometimeinPitira,northernPeru(19451946).VargasLlosaattendedLeoncioPradoMilitaryAcademy(19501952),andColegioNacionalSanMigueldePiura(1952),Peru.In1955hemarriedJuliaUrquidi;theydivorcedin1964.From1955to1957VargasLlosastudiedliteratureandlawattheUniversityofSanMarcos,Peru.Hethenattendedpost-grad

17、uateschoolattheUniversityofMadrid,Spain,wherehereceivedhisPh.D.in1959.Inthe1950s,whilestillastudent,VargasLlosaworkedasajournalistforLaIndustria.Hisfirstcollectionofshortstories,LOSJEFES,appearedin1959.“IlikedFaulknerbutIimitatedHemingway,”hesaidlater.VargasLlosamovedtoParisbecausehefeltthatinPeruhe

18、couldnotearnhislivingasaseriouswriter.AlthoughtheboomofLatinAmericanfictioninthe1960sopeneddoorstosomeauthorsforcommercialsuccess,thegreatmajorityofPeruvianwriterssufferedfromtheproblemsofthecountry，spublishingindustry.InFranceVargasLlosaworkedasSpanishteacher,journalistandbroadcaster.Fromthelate196

19、0sVargasLlosaworkedasavisitingprofessoratmanyAmericanandEuropeanuniversities.In1970VargasLlosamovedtoBarcelonaandfiveyearslaterhesettledbackinPeru.MostofhisnovelsaresetinPeru.InadditiontotheNobelPrize,VargasLlosahasreceivedmanyotherhonors.AmongthemostnotableareLeopoldoAlasPrize(1959),PeruvianNationa

20、lPrize(1967)andMigueldeCervantesPrize(1994).24. Foraverylongtimeinhislife,VargasLlosalivedas.A.aforeignlanguageteacherB. avisitingprofessorinFranceC. aniinmigrantD.aradiohost25.AfterVargasLlosagotmarried,he.A.becameaprofessionalwriterB.leftPiuraforFranceC.settledinMadridD.continuedhiseducation26. Va

21、rgasLlosa'swritingstylewasinfluencedby.A.HemingwayB.hishardtimeinEuropeC.hishardchildhoodinArequipaD.Faulkner27.What'sthopassagemainlyabout?A. TheharddaysofaPeruvianwriter.B. ThelifeofaNobelPrizewinner.C. TheachievementsofaNobelPrizewinner.D. TheworksofaPeruvianwriter.cConventionalwisdomisam

22、ajorbarriertoinnovationthatthreatensthesurvivalofcoinpanieseverywhere.It，sbasedontheassumptionthatoldideaswillalwayswork,sotheyshouldn'tbechallenged.WhilethismaybeavalidassuirQ>tioninsituationsthatdontchange,itsuiilikelytoholdtrueinachangingsituation.Intoday'srapidchangingglobalenvironmen

23、t,oldmethodsoftendon，twork,andstubbornlyusingthemcanleadtomajorproblems.Mostpeopleseemtoagreewithconventionalwisdombecauseitgivesoneafalsesenseofsecurity.Ifeveryoneelsebelievesit,thenitmustbetrue.Individualswhouseconventionalwisdomarecertainthattheyareright,andbeingrightisgood.Theywanttocontinueusin

24、goldideasratherthantakeriskswithchangesthatmightnotwork.In1977,KenOlsen,co-founderandCEOofDigitalEquipmentCorporation(DEC),statedz，Thereisnoreasonforanyindividualtohaveacoirputerinhishoe."Despitebeingadominantleaderinthecomputerindustry,DECnolongerexists.Peopleseemtoforgetthatsinceinnovationisa

25、change,therecanbenoinovationwithoutchange.Unfortunately,conventionalwisdompreventsleaders,followersandcoirpaniesfromchangingandthereforeinnovating.Ifcompaniesdon'tinnovate,buttheircompetitorsdo,thefutureislikelytobeproblematic.Breakingfromconventionalwisdomhasledtomanyofthemostinnovativecoirpani

26、esandproductsinhistoryacrossmanyindustries,soithasapowerfuleffectonbusinesssuccess.TedTurner(founderofCNN)knewlittle,ifanything,aboutthenewsbusiness,butheknewitwasinconvenienttowatchnewsonlyatthedinnerhour,aswascommonbeforeCNN.Turner'ssolutionwastocreateacablechanneldedicatedtonews24hoursaday.Th

27、enewsestablishmentreflectedconventionalwisdomatthetime,andpredictedhisideawouldfailbecausenoonewantedtowatchthenewsallday.However,itd。巳ttakearocketscientisttounderstandthatviewersdon'thavetowatchthenewsalldayfortheCNNtowork.Viewersjusthavetowatchwhentheywanttogetinformation.Duetoconventionalthin

28、king,thecriticsfailedtorecognizetheopportunitythatwascleartoTed.Theyassumedthatonlywhatwasfamiliartothemcouldworkinthefuture.Conventionalwisdompreventscreativity,flexibilityandrisk-taking,sounconventiona1leadersenthusiasticallybreakfromit.Tosurvive,thriveandmaintaincoinpetitiveadvantage,companiesinu

29、stbeflexiblewhenreactingtochange.28. DEChasdisappearedprobablybecause.A. theconsumersdidn?tlikeitsproductsB. theleaderslackedthesenseofsecurityC. theCEOstucktotheconventionalideasD. theemployeestookmanyriskswithchanges29. ThefoundingofCNNisusedasanexa叩letoprove.A. missingopportunitiescouldleadtofail

30、ureB. changingcouldcontributetobusinesssuccessC. watchingnewsatthedinnerhourisconvenientD. conventionalwisdominfluencesbusinesssuccess30. Whatdoesthetinderlinedpartprobablymean?A. RocketscientistscanensuretheCNNworksproperly.B. Mostoftheviewersdon，tliketowatchthenewsatwork.C. It'snecessarytounde

31、rstandwhenpeoplewatchthenews.D. It'seasytoknowpeopleneedn，twatchthenewsallthetime.31. Thepassageismainlywrittentotellusthat.A.oldmethodsarechangingwithtimeBopportunitiesleadtobusinesssuccessC.conventionalwisdomlimitsinnovationD.successfulcompaniesneedwiseleaders.DImagineyou'vejustarrivedinan

32、ewplaceanddon'tknowanybodyyet.Someonesmilesatyou.Yousmileback.Yourheartleapsbecauseyourealizethispersoncouldbeapotentialnewfriend.Yourimaginationrunswild,dreamingofallthefuntimesyou'11havetogether,chewingthefatovercoffee,lunchanddinner.Youbecomesoexcitedthatinthefirstfewminutesoftalkingyoute

33、llhim/hereverything-whatyouhadforbreakfast,hownervousyouareinthisnewplace,andhowyoufeltwhenyourfavoritegoldfishdied.Butthenyousuddenlyrealizeyou'vegonetoofarandthatthere'snogoingback.You'vecommittedthebiggestsocialcrimeinthebook-youover-shared.Researchershavefoundover-sharingyourpersonal

34、informationtooquicklyisakissofdeathtonewfriendships.Arecentarticlehighlightsthatit'spossibletoestablishaclosebondwithsomeoneinaslittleas45minutesbutthisisonlypossiblewhentheconnectionisbuiltgraduallybyeachpersonsharingalittlebitmoreofthemselvesinturn.Thistheorywastestedinanagreementcalled“FastFr

35、iends"createdbyAuthurAnon,aprofessorfromNewYork.Init,twopeoplewereputinaroomtogetherwiththreesetsof12questions.Thequestionsmustbetakeninorder,witheachpersontakingturnstoanswerthenLQuestionsinthefirstsetweremildandonlyslightlypersonal,like“Wouldyouliketobefamous?”Butquestionsinthenextsetweremore

36、personal,like“What'syourmostterriblememory?Thefinalsetofquestionswasdeeplypersonal,like"Whendidyoulastcryinfrontofanotherperson?”AsAnontold,“Ifyoudisclosetoornuchtoofast,youputsomeoneoff."It'siirportantthatarelationshipisbuiltonmutualbenefitandforeachpersontobetalking.Akeysignyou&#

37、39;reover-sharingiswhenyou，retheonlyonetalking.Tobeclosetosomeone,it/salsonecessarythatyou，rebothwillingtoopenup,butit'simportantthateachpersongivestheotherspaceandtimetodoso.Givingawaymutualinformationgraduallyisagoodchoice.32. TheunderlinedpartinParagraph1mostprobablymeans"A.drinkingteaor

38、coffeeB.chattingrelaxedlyC.eatingthefatmeatD.behavingpolitely33. Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingquestionisdeeplypersonal?A. Whatistheweatherlikeinyourhometown?B. Whatwasyourdreamwhenyouwereachi1d?C. Whatdoyouthinkofournationalfootballteam?D. Whatisthemosteinbarrassingthingyoudidinapublicpl

39、ace?34. Toestablishacloserelationshipwithsomeone,youshould.A. talkasmuchaspossibleB. openupandshareeverythingC. giveeachotherspaceandtimeD. takecontroloftheconversation35. Whichcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A. TaketurnstosharebetweennewfriendsB. BetalkativewhilemakingnewfriendsC. Carefullydecidewha

40、ttosharewithanewfriendD. Remainfriendlytoapotentialnewfriend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。Everyanimalsleeps,butthereasonforthishasremainedfoggy.Whenlabratsarenotallowedtosleep,theydiewithinamonth.36Oneideaisthatsleephelpsusstrengthennewinemories.37Weknowthat,whileawak

41、e,freshmemoriesarerecordedbyreinforcing（力口强）connectionsbetweenbraincells,butthememoryprocessesthattakeplacewhilewesleephavebeenunclear.Supportisgrowingforatheorythatsleepevolvedsothatconnectionsbetweenneurons（神经兀）inthebraincanbeweakenedovernight,makingroomforfreshmemoriestoformthenextday.38Nowwehave

42、themostdirectevidenceyetthatheisright.39Thesynapsesinthemicetakenattheendofaperiodofsleepwere18percentsmallerthanthosetakenbeforesleep,showingthattheconnectionsbetweenneuronsweakenwhilesleeping.IfTononistheoryisright,itwouldexplainwhy,whenwemissanight/s,wefinditharderthenextdaytoconcentrateandlearnn

43、ewinformation-ourbrainsmayhavesmallerroomfornewexperiences.Theirresearchalsosuggestshowwemaybuildlastingmemoriesovertimeeventhoughthesynapsesbecomethinner.Theteamdiscoveredthatsomesynapsesseemtobeprotectedandstayedthesamesize.40“Youkeepwhatmatters,"Tononisays.A. Weshouldalsotrytosleepwellthenig

44、htbefore.B. It'sasifthebrainispreservingitsmostiinportantmemories.C. That'swhystudentsdobetterintestsiftheygetachancetosleepafterlearning.D. Similarly,whenpeoplegoforafewdayswithoutsleeping,theygetsick.E. Theprocessestakeplacetostopourbrainsbecomingloadedwithmemories.F. Tononisteammeasuredth

45、esizeoftheseconnections,orsynapses,inthebrainsof12mice.G. Sleepisthepricewepayforlearning,“saysGiulioTononi,whodevelopedtheidea.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节（共20小题；每小题L5分,满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和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。ItusedtobeanAmericantradition：assoonasschoolletoutforthesummer,manyteens

46、41theirfastfooduniformorgrocerystoreapronandwentto42atasummerjob.Butthe43thatseemedroutineforpeopleofthe-44isbecomingararity.WhenPew45theaverageemploynientratesof46duringsuimnermonthsbetween1948and2018,itfoundthatthenumberofteenswhodosuiranerjobshas47inrecentdecades.In1974and1984,over55percentofteen

47、sbetweentheagesof16and19heldjobsduringJuly.48thatnumberfelltojustbelow45percentin2004andby2018,thingswereeven49,withonly31.6percentofteens50duringthesummer.Pewnotesthatthe51ateenis,thelesslikelyheisto52ajob.Lastsummer,20percentof16-and17-year-oldshadjobsand43.6percentof18-and19-year-oldswereemployed

48、.Whyaren'tkids53morework?It'stricky.Pewcitesfallingyouthemploymentovertime,butnotesthatother54likeearlyschoolschedulesandtheriseof55summerinternships（实习）mightbetoblame.AndtheBureauofLaborStatisticsdoesnot56unpaidinternshipsaseir?）loyinent,soalltheteensdoinginternshipsarentbeingcountedinthese

49、estimates（估算）.But57summeremploymentdoesn'tjustmeanmoretimeto58withfriends.Itcanhave59effectsonteenswhodon'tgeta60tobuildtheirjobskills,saysAndrewSum,ayoutheirploymentexpert.HetoldthePewCharitabieTrusts'ChristineVestalthatforeveryyearteenswork,theycanexpecta14to16percentriseintheirincomed

50、uringtheirtwenties.41.A.putonB.takeoffC.putawayD.throwaway42.A.playB.workC.volunteerD.compete43.A.progressBmovementC.experienceD.application44.A.timeB.pastC.bottomD.country45.A.keptB.raisedC.reducedD.examined46.A.menB.womenC.teenagersD.graduates47.A.fallenB.remainedC.doubledD.averaged48.A.SoB.OrC.Fo

51、rD.But49.A.saferBworseC.strangerD.prettier50.A.mentionedB.eir|>loyedC.encouragedD.challenged51.A.clevererB.strongerC.happierD.younger52.A.findB.finishC.abandonD.create53.A.offeringB.gettingC.producingD.avoiding54.A.titlesBeventsC.issuesD.accidents55.A.unpaidBsharedC.remoteD.traditional56.A.report

52、B.discussC.countD.organize57.A.comingupB.lookingwithforwardtoC.skippingoutonD.makingfunof58.A.cooperateB.celebrateC.growupD.hangout59.A.realB.rapidC.instantD.temporary60.A.courseB.changeC.choiceD.chance第H卷第二节（共10小题，每小题L5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Youthseemstobefadingawayinnylife,onlyleav

53、ingmesomeunforgettable61(memory).Thingsthatwebelievedwouldlastforeverhad62(actual)goneinasecondbeforewerealizedit.Thosewhoweusedtodeeplylovehavenowbecomestrangers.Ouroncepureandbeautifuldreamisgraduallyfadingawaywithtimepassingby.Thisisyouth,63isindeedanendlesscyclefromfamiliaritytostrangenessandfro

54、mstrangenesstofamiliarity.Humanissuchastrangeanimalthatwemostlyignoresomething64weloseit.We65(gain)alotofthings,butalsowehavelostalot.Weareingreateffortinchangingourfateandbringingmorehappinesstopeoplearoundus.However,wesoonrealizeitisdifficult66(achieve)anyofthem.Itisalifelongpromise.Manythingswoul

55、dchangewithtimeandnoonecanguaranteeeternity（永才旦）.So,silencebecomesthebest67（solve）toalldifficultiesandhardships.Theflyingyouthhasdeposited（沉积）toomanythingsinourheart.Lifeshould68（treat）withspecialcare.Weshouldtreasureeverymomentofsincerityandgratefulnessbecause69bestthingswillbegoneveryeasily.Ifyoudonotwanttohavetearin