安徽省蚌埠市第一中学2019届高三英语上学期期中试题

1、蚌埠一中 2018-2019 学年度第一学期期中考试高三英语考试时间：120分钟 试卷分数：150分第一部分 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）请听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 择出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. Who will throw a party?2. How many fifty cent pieces does the man have3. What does the woman think of traveling by air?A. Comf

2、ortable.B. Quick.4. How was the concert accord ing to the woma n ?A. Ordi nary.B. Great.5. Where does the man find their tickets?A. In the woman s purse.B. In his bag.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）请听下面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

3、。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. When did the alarm clock go off?A. At 6:30.B. At 6:15.C. At 6:007. What will the man do first?A. Find his uniform.B. Take a bath.C.Havebreakfast.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。A. Tom.B. Johnny.C. Carol.A、B C三个选择项中选10秒钟的时间来回答A. Five.B. Ten.C. Fifteen.C. Expe nsive.C. Boring.C. In his su

4、itcase.- 2 -8. What kind of wine does the man choose?A. The dry red wi ne.B. The white wi ne. C. The red wi ne.9. How much cheese does the man want to have?A. Two pieces.B. Three pieces. C. Five pieces.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Who compla ined about the no ise?A. The womans neighbor.B. The womans colleag

5、ue. C. The woman shostess.11. Where are the speakers right now?A. At the police station.B. At the womans house. C.Atarestaura nt.12. What does the man tell the woman not to do?A. En terta in her friends so ofte n.B. Take her friends to parties soofte n./C. Hold parties in her house late at ni ght.听第

6、9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. When will the woma ns con tract for where she lives now run out?A. At the end of next week.B. At the end of this mon th.C. At the endof n ext mon th.14. What rooms are comb in ed?A. The living room and the dining room.B. The livi ng room and the kitche n.C. The dining room and the

7、 kitche n.15. Which of the followi ng is new?A. The stove.B. The microwave oven. C. The refrigerator.16. What does the woma n ask about particularly?A. The closet.B. Air conditioning.C. The specificcon tract.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。th17.Whatcan welearnaboutXian City Wall from the talk?- 3 -A. Its a landma

8、rk of the city.B. It was built in the 15 century. C.Its the oldest city wall in China.18. Where will the visitors go in the afternoon?A. The Bell Tower.B. The Drum Tower.C. The Shaanxi HistoryMuseum.19. What can the visitors do during the free time?A. Have a short cycle.B. Have some delicious local

9、snacks.C. Walk alongon the city wall.20.How long will the trip be?A. Eight hours.B. Nine hours. C. Tenhours.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASay“Hong Kong”and“great swimming”arent exactly the first thing tha t leap to mind.Shopping sure, but swimming pool?

10、Turns out, along with all its other attractions, Hong Kong is loadedwith wonderful pools.The RitzCarltonThe pool at the RitzCarlton is breathtaking, thanks to the view, the altitudeand, of course, the swim. On the 118th floor at 484 metres above the street in the tallest building in HongKong, its th

11、e worlds highest swimming pool. The ceiling and walls are made up of 144 LED screensdisplaying coral reefs and other natural scenes.W Hotel Hong KongIf you have only one nice swimsuit, save it for the WHotel Hong Kong. Only people living in this hotelcan enjoy this wonderful pool, which is Hong Kong

12、s highest rooftop pool. The hotels signature WET deckis famous for stylish and occasionally- 4 -wild poolside parties in summer. WETalso features a good cocktail bar and a Jacuzzi.Hotel In digoOne of Hong Kongs unique experiences is swimming in Hotel Indigosglass bottompool. The pool protrudes from

13、the hotel, allowing people below to see swimmers and the swimmers to dolaps while checking out the traffic below. The pool is smaller compared to other local grand hotels and onlyavailable to the hotel guests.Four Seas ons HotelThe Four Seas ons Hotel gorgeous infinity pool overlooks Victoria Harbor

14、. Even cooler, the hotelpipes in un derwater music, making the swim much more won derful, or annoying, depending on your tastein music. The pool is open only to hotel guests.21. At which hotel can a tourist still enjoy swimming if he/she lives in none of the hotels men ti onedabove?A. The RitzCarlto

15、 n.B. W Hotel Ho ng Kong.C. Hotel In digo.D. Four Seas ons Hotel.22. What do we know about swimmers in Hotel In digo?A. They can be see n by people below.B. They can check out the hotel.C. They can guide the traffic below.D. They can be asked to do laps.23. Which hotel would you choose if you have a

16、 prefere nee for music?A. The RitzCarltonB.W Hotel Ho ng KongC. Hotel In digoD. Four Seaso ns Hotel24. Where does this text probably come from?A. A research paper.B. An official announ ceme nt.C. A tourist brochure.D. A fashi on magaz ine.BIt wouldn t be an exaggeration to say t hat the United State

17、s has entered a brandnew age , because Don ald Trump, the country s45th preside nt, is very differe nt from- 5 -any president before him.Unlike Hillary Clinton, his opponent, and most previous USpresidents , who entered the Election afteryears of being politicians , Trump , 70 , was a New York reale

18、state （房地产）businessman. And he was not a presidential candidate who worked hardto keep a perfect public image of a man always caring , fair and intelligent.Instead, Trump has a reputation of being short-tempered, self-centered and hateful Toward those whodisagree with him. He also blames immigrants,

19、 both from Latin America and the Middle East.But to his supporters, Trump is not a typical politician, which is actually oneof his adv antages.“We have seen our country take a down turn in the eyes of theworld. Weneed to go in a different direction,”Binyomin Weisswasser, 39, from Chicago, told the C

20、hicagoTribune.“Trumps not a politician .I like that he is not always politically correct and speaks his mind. Itgives me the feeling that what you see is what you get. You may not like it , but you know what it is.”Interestingly , many who voted for Trump actually followed the“lesser of twoevils”pri

21、ncipleone that people use when faced with picking from two unpleasant optionssimplybecause they didnt think Clinton was a better choice.“Hes the candidate I disagree less with ,”Jack Stucky, 20 , a student atNorthwestern University , told the Chicago Tribune.“I dont think Id say Trumpis going to be

22、the best president ever, but I did think hed be better than HillaryClinton.”25. What is the main purpose of the passage ?A. To predict what changes Donald Trump would bring to the US.B. To report on peoples different reactions to Trumps win in the election.C. To explore the advantages Donald Trump h

23、ad over Hillary Clinton.D. To analyze Donald Trump and the reasons for his victory in the presidentialelection.26. According to the text , compared with Hillary Clinton , Donald Trump_ .A. cares more about keeping his public image perfectB. is believed to be more experienced and flexible in politics

24、- 6 -C. is con sidered more straightforward and trustworthyD. holds a more tolera nt attitude toward immigra nts27. Accord ing to the text , many who voted for Trump_ .A. believed he would be the best preside nt everB. expected him to lead the US out of its dow nturnC. were convinced that he would b

25、e always politically correctD. felt that he was more fair and intelligent than Hillary ClintonCIs beauty someth ing always positive? Almost every one thinks attractive people are happier andhealthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them betteradvice for

26、finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants（被告）.But in the executive（主管的）circle, beauty can become adisadva ntage.While attractive ness is a positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to awoma n. Han dsome male executives were con sidered havi ngF m

27、ore honesty than plainer men; effortand ability were thought to lead to their success.Attractive female executives were con sidered to have less hon esty tha n un attractive on es; theirsuccess was conn ected not with ability but with factors such as luck.All unattractivewomenexecutives were thought

28、 to have more honesty and to be morecapable tha n the attractive female executives. Why are attractive wome n not thought to be able? Anattractive woma n has an adva ntage in traditi on ally female jobs, but an attractive woma n in a traditi onally manly positi on appears to lack the manly qualities

29、 required.This is true even in politics,“When the only clue is how he or she looks, peopletreat men and women differently,”says Anne Bowman, who r ecently published a study on the effects ofattractive ness on political can didates（候选人）.She asked 125college stude nts to rank two groups of photographs

30、, one of men and one of wome n, in order of attractiveness. The stude nts were told the photographs were of can didates for political offices. They were asked torank them again, in the order they would vote for them.The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men,- 7 -b

31、ut the womenwho had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.28. In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness _.A. makes women look more honest and capable B. strengthens the manly qualities requiredC. often enables women to succeed quickly D. is of no importance to women29. Bow

32、mans experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _ .A. turns out to be a disadvantage to menB. has as little effect on men as on womenC. affects men and women alikeD. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women30. According to the passage, peoples views on beauty are oft

33、en _ .A. one-sidedB. practicalC. old fashionedD.supportive31. The passage is mainly about _.A. the advantages of being attractiveB. the disadvantages of beingattractiveC. equal rights for womenD. the importance of appearanceD“Microbots”smaller than the width of a human hair could be highly effective

34、and cost-efficient tools for removing lead and other pollutants from industrial waste water , according to anew study published in the journal Nano Letters last month.In the space of a single hour ,the study showed the microbots could remove up to 95 percent of lead fromwater.Lead is commonly found

35、in waste water from mines or factoriesthat make batteriesand electronic devices , and can cause a serious risk to public health , as the water crisis in Fli nt , Michigan shows. In dustrial activities can also con tam in ate water with arse nic （砷）,mercury（汞）and other- 8 -metals.Heavy metal pollutio

36、ncan cost big cities billions of dollars a year, said SamuelSanchez ,co-author of the study and ICREA professor at the Institute for Bioengineering of CataloniainSpain. He added that current methods of treating the water polluti on either are expe nsive or produce secon dary waste.San chezs said his

37、 team imagi ned using the microbots“for the pre -treatme nt ofin dustrial waste water before dump ing into a river”.The microbots have three layers. The outer layer ismade of something that absorbs heavy metals , while a middle layer makes the microbots ferro-magnetic（铁磁性的）so that they can be direct

38、ed by external magnets. An inner layerreacts when hydrogenperoxide （双氧水）is added to the wastewater , producing a stream of oxygen micro-bubbles that the microbots eject （喷射） to push themselves in the water. Once the bots finishtheir clean-up work, externalmagnets collect them for reuse. The heavy me

39、tal pollutantscan also be recycled, makingthe process even more efficie nt.“This tech nique can be helpful, so we imagi ne that small compa nies can usemicrobots to deal with their water in case they cant afford to bring their wastewater to pla nts that han dle polluted water,”San chezs said.“In myo

40、p inion, we should see firstcommercial use of self-drive n microbots in the next couple ofyears.”32. The microbots are created mainly to_ .A. remove heavy metals in riversB. help reside nts drink clea ner waterC. remove heavy metals from in dustrial waste waterD. remove differe nt heavy metals from

41、water33. What does the un derl inedword“con tam in ate”in Paragraph2 probably mea n ?A. Circulate B. Pollute C. Surrou ndD. Pour34. What Samuel San chez said in Paragraph3 main ly implies that_.A. there is no way to treat pollutio n- 9 -B. its really costly totreat pollutionC. heavy metal polluti on

42、 is hard to treat in big citiesD. costefficie nt tools for treat ing water polluti on are importa nt35. Whats the function of hydrogen peroxide in the process?A. To help the microbots move.B. To work as exter nal magn ets.C. To reduce oxygen micro - bubbles.D. To make the microbotsferro-mag netic.第二

43、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。In my experienee as a human resourcesmanager, many job applicants areun successful because they fail to prepare for in terviews. If you want to get that job, you must do your“homework”！_ 36It is essential that you know what the company pro

44、duces or sells, who itscustomers are, its size, and whether it has recen tly expa nded or is pla nning to. Ifyou also understand the culture of the organization, you can give yourself a competitive adva ntage by ensuri ng you are“on message duri ng the in terview.37_Look out for words like“mission s

45、tatement”andvision”when you are doingyourresearch; that is where you will find them._38You need to discover what exactly the job will involve,what sort of personthe company wants and how your skills will fit the position. This is less easy, but the gen eral in formati onabout the compa ny will give

46、you some clues. _ 39_There are_so many websites giv ing in formati on about differe nt occupati ons that you are sure to find somethinguseful. You could also ask friends if they know anyone doing a similar job that you could talk to.Pla n for the questi ons you will be asked and practice your an swe

47、rs. _ 40_Have _ a look atthese and think about how you would reply. Some of the questi ons will be quite straightforward. Others,however, are tricky and could catch you out if youhave not thought them through ahead of time. For example, you mightbe asked,“What- 10 -are your stre ngths and weak nesse

48、s?”It is not easy to give an hon est an swer to the“weak nessespart without sounding n egative uni ess you are well prepared in adva nee.A. I suggest you search online for the job title.B. Get in formatio n about the job itself.C. The Internet is an excelle nt source.D. By culture, I mean the compan

49、ys principles and ideals.E. Lear n as much as you can about the employer.F. Look at the products yourself.G. You can find lists of questions on various career websites.第三部分英语知识运用（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）阅读下列短文，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。As a kid I loved everythi

50、ngabout school. I loved books, _ 41_, tests and homework.Most of all I Ion ged to someday march dow n the aisle（通道）to receive my _42 _.That seemed more appeali ng even tha n gett ing married. But at 15, I had to _43_ _because my parents cant _44tuition.Pretty soon, I married. I had three childre n,

51、and I thought:“There _45_my diploma.”Even so, I wan ted my childre n to be educated. But Lin da, our youn gest child, hadjuvenile arthritis（幼年型关节炎）in her 46 and knees, which made it _47_ for herto study in a no rmal classroom.One day, I saw an ad in the newspaper for evening courses.“Thats the answe

52、r,”I said to myself. Linda always feels _48_in the evening, so Ill just sign herup for night school. On that special day, Linda was 49 out enrollment（入学）formswhen the secretary said,“Mrs. Shantz, why dont you come back to school ?”I_50_,“Theres no way! Im 55.”But he insisted, and _51_ I knew what I

53、haddone, I was enrolledfor classes in English and crafts.“This is only an experiment, ”- 11 -I _52_ him, but he just smiled at me as if he believed in me. To my _53_, bothLinda and I thrived（茁壮成长）in evening school. I went back again the next term,and my grades _54_ improved. It was _55_going to scho

54、ol again, but it was no game.Sitti ng in a class full of kids was awkward,_ 56 _ most of them were respectfuland en couragi ng. During the day ,I still had loads of_ 57_ to do as a mother ofthree. But when I was down, Linda encouraged me.“Mom, you cant _ _58_ now!”andwhen she was down, I _59_ her. T

55、ogether we made it. Surprisingly, my classmates voted unanimously （致地）for meto be class speaker, and I got a $3,000 college scholarship.Yes, Mom, I was late for school, but I got there_60_._41. A. pare ntsB. teachersC. childre nD. doctors42. A. jobB. marriageC. certificati onD. diploma43. A. drop ou

56、tB. watch outC. leave outD. find out44.A.C onnectB. concernC. affordD. affect45. A. goesB. comesC. existsD. applies46. A. headB.handsC. eyesD. stomach47. A. likelyB. accessibleC. easyD. impossible48. A. worseB. excitedC. betterD. annoyed49. A. givi ngB. tak ingC. filli ngD. sending50. A. laughedB. a

57、rguedC. shoutedD. quarreled51. A. sinceB. afterC. beforeD. un til52. A. askedB. warnedC. convincedD. pay53. A. surpriseB. disappo in tme ntC. sadnessD. tired ness54. A. regularlyB. happilyC. n aturallyD. steadily55. A. bori ngB. annoyingC. excit ingD. relaxi ng56. A. as ifB. eve n ifC. in caseD. if

58、only57. A. homeworkB. houseworkC. wishD. pla n58. A. con ti nueB. restC. quitD. hesitate- 12 -第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分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。It was a busy day at the grocery store and an old couple were in line behind mewith birthday ballo ons.From _61 they said, I knew their n ephew had a

59、 twin and someth ing had happe nedto the baby at birth. Though they did all they could _62_ (help) them_but timeswere tough for them.They seemed to be too n ervous and were too _63_ (anxiety) to leave, so I askedwhether they wan ted to go ahead of me or not. They did nt un dersta nd what I _64_(mean

60、) at first. After knowing it, they were very appreciative. But they stood behind me.At that time I know it had to be a significantday to them. Nothing could be _65_(good) if some one offered to help them. So I told the cashier to add the ballo onsto my purchases. The old couple refused at first but