2018届陕西省西安交大附中高三上学期期中考试英语试题及答案

1、交大附中20142015学年第一学期高三英语期中考试试题注意事项：本试卷由选择题和非选择题两大部分组成。选择题包括第一部分和第二部分，非选择题为第三部分。全卷满分150分，考试时间为120分钟。考生领到试卷后，须按规定在试卷上填写姓名、准考证号，并在答题卡上填涂对应的试卷类型信息点。所有答案必须在答题卡上指定的区域内作答。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 英语知识运用（共四节，满分55分）第一节 语音知识（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）从每小题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，找出其划线部分与所给单词的划线部分读音相同的选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。strange A. passa

2、ge B. change C. salary D. manychief A. school B. scholar C. merchant D. machinebrook A. moon B. stood C. flood D. schoolroomceiling A. peaceful B. social C. character D. curegreat A. real B. feast C. react D. break 第二节 情景对话（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分） 根据对话情景和内容，从对话后所给的选项中选出能填入每一空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项中有两个为多余选

3、项。I have got two tickets for the rock concert tonight. Would you like to go with me? _6_ . I dont like rock music very much.What kind of music do you like?Pop music,_7_ .Why do you like listening to country music?Well, the country singers often play the guitar while singing. _8_.Whats country music

4、about?Its about the everyday life of common people.What about rock music?_9_._10_?Most pop singers make music their career while rock singers make music their life.Thank youIt expresses true feelingsespecially country musicWhat is the greatest difference between pop music and rock musicRock music is

5、 very noisyI am extremely sorryAnd I like to play the guitar, too第三节 语法和词汇知识（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 11. After _ number of unsuccessful attempts, he has finally passed _ driving test. A. / , the B. a, the C. the, a D. / , a 12. The doctor told Toms father that it would not take him a long time to _ from

6、his disease. A. suffer B. cure C. treat D. recover 13. The famous star _ in New York ever since she moved there in 1987. A. lived B. is living C. has been living D. had lived14. The girl insisted that she _ wrong and _ back to the classroom. A. wasnt, be sent B. wasnt, was sent C. be not, send D. is

7、nt, sent15. - Hi, Jane, Im going out for a walk in the park. - _ ! Thats all right B. Good exercise C. Sounds great D. How nice you are16. You can not imagine what great difficulty we had _ the home for the old. A. to set up B. setting up C. set up D. to setting up17. The way _ was thought of by him

8、 was similar to the way _ we carried it out. A. that, in which B. which, which C. what, / D. it, that18. _ an important decision more on emotion than on reason, you will regret it sooner or later. A. Basing B. To base C. Based D. Base19. Xian was attacked by such a terrible smog _ few residents had

9、ever experienced before. A. which B. and it was C. as D. that 20. He insisted _ alone in the mountain. A. on to live B. on living C. living D. in living 21. The thief looked around every now and then _ he knew he was being followed.A. even if B. in case C. so that D. as if22. I am sorry that I can n

10、ot meet you at the railway station. I _ Beijing by the time you come back from abroad. A. have left B. will have left C. will leave D. am leaving23. _ in the novel, I didnt notice what was happening. A. Buried B. having buried C. Burying D. To be buried24. The wounded _ as well stay at home on such

11、a terrible day. A. can B. must C. may D. should25. I will stay at home to play chess on the computer _ it snows tomorrow. A. if B. unless C. before D. after第四节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）My sister and I grew up in a little village in England. Our father was a struggling 26 , but I always knew he was 2

12、7 . He never criticized us, but used 28 to bring out our best. Hed say, “If you pour water on flowers, they flourish. If you dont give them water, they die.” I 29 as a child I said something 30 about somebody, and my father said, “ 31 time you say something unpleasant about somebody else, its a refl

13、ection of you.”He explained that if I looked for the best 32 people, I would get the best 33 . From then on Ive always tried to 34 the principle in my life and later in running my company.Dads also always been very 35 . At 15, I started a magazine. It was 36 a great deal of my time, and the headmast

14、er of my school gave me a 37 : stay in school or leave to work on my magazine.I decided to leave, and Dad tried to sway me from my decision, 38 any good father would. When he realized I had made up my mind, he said,“Richard, when I was 23, my dad 39 me to go into law. And Ive 40 regretted it. I want

15、ed to be a biologist, 41 I didnt pursue my 42 . You know what you want. Go fulfill it.”As 43 turned out, my little publication went on to become Student, a national 44 for young people in the U.K. My wife and I have two children, and Id like to think we are bringing them up in the same way Dad 45 me

16、.26. A. biologist B. manager C. lawyer D. gardener27. A. strict B. honest C. special D. learned28. A. praise B. courage C. power D. warmth29. A. think B. imagine C. remember D. guess30. A. unnecessary B. unkind C. unimportant D. unusual31. A. Another B. Some C. Any D. Other32. A. on B. in C. at D. a

17、bout33. A. in case B. by turns C. by chance D. in return34. A. revise B. set C. review D. follow35. A. understanding B. experienced C. serious D. demanding36. A. taking up B. making up C. picking up D. keeping up37. A. suggestion B. decision C. notice D. choice38. A. and B. as C. even if D. as if39.

18、 A. helped B. allowed C. persuaded D. suggested40. A. always B. never C. seldom D. almost41. A. rather B. but C. for D. therefore42. A. promise B. task C. belief D. dream43. A. this B. he C. it D. that44. A. newspaper B. magazine C. program D. project45. A. controlled B. comforted C. reminded D. rai

19、sed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）阅读下面四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。 AWhen a storm is coming, most people leave the area as quickly as possible and head for safety. But there are a few people who will get into their cars and go straight to the center of the storm. These p

20、eople are willing to risk being killed by floods or 100-kilometer-an-hour winds for the excitement of watching the storm close up.“Storm chasing ” is becoming an increasingly popular hobby , especially in the Midwest of the United States, where there are frequent storms between March and July. A sto

21、rm chaser begins the day by checking the Internet for the latest weather reports, and then drives up to 1,000 kilometers to where the storm will be and waits for it to develop.Although anyone can do it , storm chasing is extremely dangerous. The power of a big storm can throw a cow into the air or d

22、estroy a whole house in seconds. Storm chasers are also often hurt in accidents caused by driving in a heavy rain. If you are a beginner, it is much safer to join a group for storm-chasing vacations during the storm season.Even then, storm chasing is not all adventure and excitement. “Storm chasing

23、is 95% driving,” says Daniel Lynch, who spends most of his summer storm-chasing. “Sometimes you can sit around for hours waiting for something to happen, and all you get is blue sky and a few light showers.”However, for storm chasers, it is all worth it. “When you get close to a storm, it is the mos

24、t exciting sight you will ever see in your life,” says Jasper Morley. “Every storm is an example of the power of nature, It is the greatest show on earth.”46. For storm chasing, the first thing storm chasers do is to _ .A. head straight for the center of the stormB. get into the car for safetyC. wai

25、t patiently for the storm to developD. collect information about a coming storm47. Beginners of storm chasing are advised _ .A. not to drive in a heavy rainB. to do it in an organized wayC. not to get too close to a stormD. to spend more time on it in summer48. By saying “it is all worth it” in the

26、last paragraph, the author means that _ .A. storm chasing costs a lot of moneyB. storm chasing is worth hours of waitingC. efforts in storm chasing are well paidD. a storm presents the greatest show on earth49. What can we learn from the text?A. Sometimes storm chasers get nothing but disappointment

27、B. Many storm chasers get killed in the storms.C. Storm chasing is becoming popular around the world.D. Storm chasing is only fit for young people. BIt is common to have difficulties sleeping during the day. Humans are naturally wired to sleep best at night and be awake during the day. However, mode

28、rn work schedules require some people to try to accommodate the unnatural schedule of shift(轮班)work being awake at night and sleeping during the day.In order to make this adjustment, you need to pay special attention to your sleep environment and your preparation for sleep. If shift work is a necess

29、ary part of your work life, here are some suggestions that may help.Arrange to sleep uninterrupted in a quiet, dark room. This means you may have to turn off or unplug your phone, hang darkening curtains on the windows or wear a sleep eye mask, and train your family and friends to leave you alone wh

30、ile you sleep.Fit in a nap(小睡). When your daytime sleep period is too short, taking a short nap of less than 30 minutes just before work or on a break has been shown to improve alertness and enhance performance.Develop and follow a sleep routine. Its best if you go to sleep and wake up at the same t

31、ime every day. Try not to vary this too much at weekends. Your body likes routine.Take extra care to make healthy choices. You may be tempted to reach for unhealthy foods or nicotine to stay awake or alcohol to try to sleep. But ultimately these choices are more harmful than helpful.If you have trie

32、d all these things and are still having problems getting enough quality sleep during the day, talk to your doctor or a sleep specialist. Sometimes medications(药物治疗)may be helpful and safe. In other cases, there may be an underlying sleep disorder that needs to be addressed.50. The purpose of the tex

33、t is to _ .A. persuade workers to have a good sleep.B. advise night workers to keep healthyC. encourage workers to do day workD. help night workers to sleep well51. What does the author recommend?A. A suitable amount of alcohol to help sleep.B. A regular life on weekdays and weekends.C. A dark room

34、without phones to sleep in. D. A break for sleeping anytime during the day.52. On which condition should a person turn to a sleep specialist for help? A. If he suffers from a sleep disorder for the first time. B. If a good sleep environment is greatly needed for him. C. If he fails to get quality sl

35、eep through his own efforts. D. If he has the problem of falling asleep in the daytime.53. We can learn from the test that _ . A. night workers need a long time to fall asleep B. constant breaks at work help to improve performance C. it is difficult to create a good sleep environment D. night work r

36、equires people to adjust their body clocks CThe world economy has run into a brick wall. Despite countless warnings in recent years about the need to address a potential hunger crisis in poor countries and an energy crisis worldwide, world leaders failed to think ahead. The result is a global food c

37、risis. Wheat, corn and rice prices have more than doubled in the past two years. And oil prices have increased more than three times since the start of 2004.These food-price increases, combined with increasing energy costs, will slow if not stop economic growth in many parts of the world and will ev

38、en affect political stability. Practical solutions to these problems do exist, but well have to start thinking ahead and acting globally.Here are three steps to ease the current food crisis and avoid the potential for a global crisis. The first is to promote the dramatic success of Malawi, a country

39、 in southern Africa, which three years ago established a special fund to help its farmers get fertilizer and seeds with high productivity. Malawis harvest doubled after just one year. An international fund based on the Malawi model would cost a mere $10 per person annually in the rich world, or $10

40、billion altogether.Second, the U.S. and Europe should abandon their policies of paying partly for the change of food into biofuels. The U.S. government gives farmers a taxpayer-financed payment of 51 cents per gallon of ethanol(乙醇) changed from corn. There may be a case for biofuels produced on land

41、s that do not produce foods but tree crops, grass and wood products, but theres no case for the government to pay to put the worlds dinner into the gas tank.Third, we urgently need to weather-proof the worlds crops as soon and as effectively as possible. For a poor farmer, sometimes something as sim

42、ple as a farm pondwhich collects rainwater to be used in dry weathercan make the difference between a good harvest and a bad one. The world has already committed to establishing a Climate Adaptation Fund to help poor regions climate-proof vital economic activities such as food production and health

43、care but has not yet acted upon the promise.54. An international fund based on the Malawi model would _ .A. cost each of the developed countries $10 billion per yearB. aim to double the harvest in southern African countries in a yearC. decrease the food prices as well as the energy pricesD. give poo

44、r farmers access to fertilizer and highly productive seeds55. With the second step, the author expresses the idea that _ . A. it is not wise to change food crops into gas B. it is misleading to put tree crops into the gas tank C. we should get alternative forms of fuel in any way D. biofuels should

45、be developed on a large scale56. In the passage, the author calls on us to _ . A. slow down but not to stop economic growth B. develop tree crops, grass and wood products C. achieve economic growth and political stability D. act now so as to relieve the global food shortageDLaws that would have ensu

46、red pupils from 5 to 16 to receive a full financial education got lost in the wash up. An application is calling on the next government to bring it back.At school the children are taught to add up and subtract(减法) but, extraordinarily, are not routinely shown how to open a bank account let alone how

47、 to manage their finances in an increasingly complex and demanding world.Today the parenting website Mumsnet and the consumer campaigner Martin Lewis have joined forces to launch an online application to make financial education a compulsory element of the school curriculum in England. Children from

48、 5 to 16 should be taught about everything from pocket money to pensions, they say. And that was exactly the plan preserved in the Children, Schools and Families bill that was shelved by the government in the so-called “wash-up” earlier this month the rush to legislation before parliament was dismis

49、sed. Consumer and parent groups believe financial education has always been one of the most frustrating omissions of the curriculum.As the Personal Finance Education Group (Pfeg) points out, the good habits of young children do not last long. Over 75% of seven- to-eleven-year-olds are savers but by

50、the time they get to 17, over half of them are in debt to family and friends. By this age, 26% see a credit card or overdraft(透支) as a way of extending their spending power. Pfeg predicts that these young people will “find it much harder to avoid the serious unexpected dangers that have befallen man

51、y of their parents generation unless they receive good quality financial education while at school.”The UK has been in the worst financial recession(衰退)for generations. It does seem odd that unless parents step in young people are left in the dark until they are cruelly introduced to the world of de

52、bt when they turn up at university. In a recent poll of over 8,000 people, 97% supported financial education in schools, while 3% said it was a job for parents.57. The passage is mainly about _.A. how to manage school lessons B. how to deal with the financial crisis C. teaching young people about mo

53、ney D. teaching students how to study effectively58. It can be inferred from the first two paragraphs that _. A. the author complains about the school education B. pupils should not be taught to add up and subtract C. students have been taught to manage their finances D. laws on financial education

54、have been effectively carried out59. The website and the consumer campaigner joined to _. A. instruct the pupils to donate their pocket money B. promote the connection of schools and families C. ask the government to dismiss the parliament D. appeal for the curriculum of financial education60. A pol

55、l is mentioned to _. A. stress the necessity of the curriculum reform B. show the seriousness of the financial recession C. make the readers aware of burden of the parents D. illustrate some people are strongly against the proposal第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从下框的AF选项中选出能概括每一段主题的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。选项

56、中有一项为多余项。Enjoy your friendshipStay in touch.Let it growAssociate with others.Start a conversationDo things togetherHow to Make Friends Friendship is a very important human relationship and everyone needs good friends. Good friendship has many benefits. It offers companionship, improves self-worth an

57、d promotes good health. There are times in our lives such as when we have recently moved into a new town, or changed our jobs or schools. Such changes often leaves us without a friend. Making new friends comes easy for some people. But for many of us the process is difficult and requires courage. Be

58、low are some helpful suggestions on how to make and keep friends. 61.The first step to making friends is associating with other people. You can go to public places to meet new people. Besides, you will need to make yourself known by becoming an active member of such places. 62. Starting a conversati

59、on is the second most important step in making new friends. Do not wait to be spoken to. You can always start the conversation. Being able to make a small talk is a very useful skill in relating with other people.63. Choosing friends with common interests is important in building friendship as these

60、 interests would always bring you and your friend together, Hanging out will always be a pleasant experience. 64. It is a good thing to stay in touch. However, try not to press your new friend with calls, messages or visits as this would likely wear him or her out and finally you may lose your frien