浙江宁波市2019届高三第一学期期末考试英语

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上专心-专注-专业专心-专注-专业精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上专心-专注-专业宁波市2019届高三第一学期期末考试英 语 试 题I卷（选择题部分，共80分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节, 满分30分）第一节：单项填空（共20小题，每小题0.5分，满分10分）从A、B、C、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。1 It is reported that _ audience of millions watched _ wedding between Prince William and Kate on TV that

2、 day.Aa; an B. an; the C. the; the D. the; an2This is the first time that Apple has changed the size of the iPhones display, _ 3.5 inches since the original one was released in 2007.Ameasured Bmeasures Cmeasure Dmeasuring3Word came that free souvenirs would be given to _ comes firstAno matter who Bw

3、homever Cno matter whom D whoever4Professor James will give us a lecture on the Western culture, but when and where _ yet.Ahas not been decided Bhave not been decidedCare not decided Dhad not been decided5As is stressed in most of the literature on language teaching, language belongs to each of us,

4、to the farmer_ to the professorAas good as Bas long as Cas much as Das far as6Jack, you seem to be in high spirits_? We have just won a football match 4-0AGuess what BSo what CHow come DWhat if7We all know that, _, the situation will get worseAif not deal with carefully Bif it not dealt with careful

5、lyCif not carefully dealt with Dif is not carefully dealt with8Believe it or not, Higgs refuses to use the term Higgs boson himself because he thinks he does not_the honorAhold Bobtain Cdeserve D accept9One thousand dollars a month is not a fortune to most people, but it will help cover my living .A

6、bills Bexpenses Cprices Dcharge10The news caused heated discussion online, with people _ the government _ using the expensive project to build up its political imageAaccuseof Baccuseby Caccusingby Daccusingof11Can I get out at noon?NoOur school rules state that no student _ be allowed out at noon, u

7、nless he has a request formAwill Bshall Cmust Dcan12Studies show that people who like sitting in the office for hours without a break are more_ to suffer from back problemsAlikely Bpossible Cprobable Dsure13All the novels in the list, _ otherwise stated, are all available in this libraryAas Bif Calt

8、hough Dunless14After he retired from office, Rogers_painting for a while but soon lost interestAtook up Bkept to Ckept up Dtook down15My hometown is a common town, _ I think that can be found in every province in ChinaAwhich Bwhat Cone Dthat16In the reading room, we found him _ at a desk, with his a

9、ttention _ on a bookAsitting; fixing Bto sit; fixed Cseating; fixing Dseated; fixed17It smells great!Its just green tea Would you like _?Athis Bone Cit Dsome18Unsatisfied_withthe payment, he took the job just to get some work experienceAas was he Bas he was Che was as Dwas he as19I am really gratefu

10、l to Mr Smith, as without his help, I_the entrance examinationAwould not pass Bwould not have passedCcould not be able to pass Dcould not pass20Yuan Longping is the scientist _ great contributions to solving food shortage in the world as well as in China a prize was awarded to him by the central gov

11、ernment last yearAfor whom Babout whom Cfor whose Dabout whose第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题15分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。Make time for friendshipsNothing makes closeness disappear gradually 21 never talking to or seeing each other 22 some bonds of friendship may be strong enough to l

12、ast long silences, most arentIf you _23_ a persons friendship, make time for him or her, whether its just a（n） 24 phone call, an e-mail or a weekly get-togetherOn your computer at home or work, make a note to call friends 25 . Also make sure your friends phone numbers are _26_ into your phoneThen ca

13、ll a friend when you have a spare 10 minutesRemember: a true friend doesnt 27 when changes occur Nothing is 28 for new parents than to find that their single friends have left them because of the babyA good friend is one who stays _29_ through it all - marriage, parenthood, new jobs, and any lossesM

14、ake sure you arent being a（n） _30 to a friendFriendships disappear gradually if there isnt a _31_ between the give and the takeBe sensitive to how much your friend can and cant offer you 32_ it is time, energy or help ?and dont overstep the markAnd vice versa: friendships that make you feel tired al

15、so will not 33 If a friendship is out of balance, talk the situation throughBe a good listenerIt _34_ be the hardest thing in the world- simply to listen as he or she pours it all out or is 35 your advice or opinionTo be a better 36 , follow this advice:Maintain eye contactOffer nods and murmurs to

16、indicate that you 37 his or her point of viewDont finish your friends sentencesIf you catch yourself planning your 38 while your friend is still talking, gently remind yourself to focusMinimize the things that will 39 you focusing -dont write or read e-mails, open the mail or watch television while

17、youre on the phone to your friendHe or she will hear the 40 of interest in your responses21Amore than Brather than Cother than Dfarther than22AWhile BAs CWhen DIf23Adislike Bvalue Cenvy Dappreciate24Ainstructive Bwarm Coccasional Durgent25Aregularly Brarely Ccarefully Deventually26Adirected Bwritten

18、 Cconstructed Dstored27Atake away Blook away Crun away Dkeep away28Ahappier Bsadder Cluckier Dstranger29Aslim Bcalm Ctrue Dopen30Ahelp Bburden Cpleasure Dthreat31Abalance Bconnection Cbond Dcloseness32Ano wonder Beven if Cno matter whether Donly if33Arise Bgrow Clast Ddecrease34Acan Bwould Cmight Dm

19、ust35Asearching Breferring Cconsulting D seeking36Alistener Bfriend Cadvisor Dtalker37Alisten Bunderstand Close Denjoy38Afuture Banswer Cresponse Dpraise39Astop Bkeep Chave Dmake40Adisplay Bappearance Cindication Dlack第二部分：阅读理解（第一节共20小题，第二节5小题；每题2分，满分50分）第一节：阅读下列短文，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

20、将该项涂黑。AI recently turned fifty, which is young for a tree, midlife for an elephant, and ancient for a sportsmanFifty is a nice number for the states in the US or for a national speed limit but it is not a number that I was prepared to have hung on meFifty is supposed to be my fathers age but now I a

21、m stuck with this number and everything it meansA few days ago, a friend tried to cheer me up by saying, Fifty is what forty used to be He had made an inspirational pointAm I over the hill? People keep telling me that the hill has been moved, and I keep telling them that the high-jump bar has droppe

22、d from the six feet I once easily cleared to the four feet that is impossible for me now. Youre not getting older, you are getting better says DrJoyce BrothersThis, however, is the kind of doctor who inspires a second opinionAnd so, as I approach the day when I cannot even jump over the tennis net,

23、I am moved to share some thoughts on aging with youI am moved to show how aging feels to me physically and mentallyGetting older, of course, is obviously a better change than the one that brings you eulogies （悼词）. In tact, a poet named Robert Browning considered it the best change of all: Grow old a

24、long with me!The best is yet to meWhether or not Browning was right, most of my first fifty years have been golden ones so I will settle for what is ahead being as good as what has gone byI find myself moving toward what is ahead with a curious blend （混 合） of both fighting and accepting my aging, ho

25、ping that the philosopher was right when he said Old is always fifteen years from now41The author seems to tell us in Paragraph 1 that_Atime alone will tell Btime goes by quicklyCtime will show what is right Dtime makes one forget the past42When the author turned fifty, people around him _Atried to

26、comfort him Bgot inspiration with himCwere friendlier with him Dfound him more talkative43What does the writer mean by saying the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2?AHe has become olderBHe is not good at high jump any moreCHe feels sorry that he is not so good at high jump as beforeDHe wants to make

27、 it known that he was once good at high jump44The author considers his fifty years of life _Apeaceful Bordinary Csatisfactory Dregretful45We can infer from the passage that_Athe old should led asimple lifeBthe old should face the fact of agingCthe old should take more exerciseDthe old should fill th

28、emselves with curiosityBThe heat engine is certainly one of the most important devices that man ever inventedIn its simplest meaning, the heat engine is a device that transforms heat energy into other forms of energy, such as mechanical and electrical energyA great majority of the engines used today

29、 lie under the contributions that the heat engine made in the fields of industry, transportation, and the production of electricity gives us a deeper and more detailed look at the importance of heat enginesThe heaf engine had a great role in the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century Scient

30、ists developed machines, based on heat engines, which could increase the amount of goods produced, and at the same time, decrease the amount of time and money consumedThe manufactured goods became affordable to almost everyone, and they were not a luxury any more, After the introduction of the heat

31、engine in the industrial field, the concept of mass production was first realized, and industry boomed as never beforeThrough history man has always tried to invent efficient means of transportationHowever, it was not until the invention of the heat engine that this became possibleA new era replaced

32、 the old era of animal-powered transportation, an era whose characteristics were speed and comfortThe train was the first means of transportation that used the heat engine, and it introduced new horizons of long-distance travellingHowever, it was another machine that replaced the horse as a personal

33、 means of transportationIt was called the car, and it also used the heat engineThe achievements of the car in a few decades wiped out centuries of horse transportationScientists realized the importance of electricity since the day it was discovered Unfortunately, electricity was not available in nat

34、ure for direct useScientists had to come up with ways of producing itHere again, the heat engine was used to produce mechanical energy, which in turn can produce electricityToday, many power-producing stations all over the world still use heat enginesThey use coal or fuel oil to evaporate water, the

35、n the steam is used to turn a turbine which can produce electricityIn conclusion, heat engines proved to be one of the most important inventionsIt is enough to observe the importance of industry, transportation, and electricity in our lives to know the importance of heat enginesAlthough the engines

36、used today are quite different from the early ones, the same concept of changing heat into other kinds of energy is still used46What is the passage mainly about?AThe importance of electricityBThe importance of heat energyCThe importance of the heat engineDThe importance of means of transportation47T

37、he underlined word transforms in Para1 can be best replaced by _Achanges Bdivides Cadapts Dbreaks48Which of the following is TRUE after the scientist used heat engine in industry?AHeat engines greatly promoted industryBMore money and less time were spent in producing goodsCManufactured goods decreas

38、ed a lot because of mass productionDThe invention of the heat engine resulted in the invention of electricity49Which of the following can be inferred from the passage?AThe animal-powered transportation was slow but comfortableBThe heat engine is the greatest invention ever in the history of industry

39、CThe car is a means of personal transportation that is based on the heat engineDBefore the invention of the heat engine, the animal was the only means of transportationCI was a fat kid who grew into an overweight adultI was constantly laughed at for being heavier than the other kids, leaving me feel

40、ing shyI tried several diets, but none worked, and I ended up gaining weightAnother factor contributing to my weight gain was my love for cooking, especially rich, high-fat desserts, which I enjoyed preparing and, of course, eatingWhen I finished high school at the age of 18, I weighed 215 poundsLac

41、king the self-confidence to go to a new, faraway school, I decided to stay close to home instead of going away to collegeI continued with my unhealthful eating habits and felt more miserable as the weight came on, but I did nothing about it except buy larger plus-size clothesMy turning point came 10

42、 years later at a friends New Years Eve party when I was at my all-time highest weight of 330 poundsI caught my reflection in a mirror and the truth hit me: I was overweight and unhealthy, and unless I did something about it now, I would only get bigger and unhappierAfter leaving the party, I though

43、t about my past weight-loss efforts and realized they didnt work because they required me to give up foods I lovedThen I would constantly think about food and binge, abandoning the diet altogetherIf I took a common-sense approach and ate smaller portions of all foods, I would be able to satisfy my h

44、unger and not feel deprivedMy biggest challenge was finding a way to fit my passion for cooking into my healthier lifestyleAt first, I tried to stay away from the kitchen to prevent myself from thinking about foodThe result: Food was all I thought aboutThere had to be some way to combine cooking wit

45、h healthful eatingI found the solution after reading several low-fat cookbooksWith some trial and error, I could modify my favorite foods and make them low in fat, yet deliciousThe pounds started coming off, and when I started exercising （usually cardio and weight training five times a week）, they s

46、eemed to melt awayI didnt feel deprived, and I felt free to give my body the care and attention it deservedI lost 165 pounds over the next two yearsI had many ups and downs, but I was determined to go onAnother challenge to me was not to beat myself up if I ate something that was unhealthy and to ta

47、ke it as a sign to abandon my healthful habitsInstead, I vowed to start again and always keep my goal in mindThanks to losing weight and becoming fit I am in line with my body and myselfMy dream is to help others realize the ease and benefits of low-fat cooking and eatingIve created and published a

48、book of low-fat recipes（食谱） and run workshops and seminars（研讨会） on healthful eatingNow that I know what I can achieve when I set my mind to it, my dreams are no longer out of reachI have finally found myselfWork out ScheduleRunning, stair climbing, step aerobics or kickboxing: 60 minutes/5 times a w

49、eekWeight training: 30 minutes/3 times a weekMaintenance Tips1Make exercise a priorityAfter you work out, youll be more likely to eathealthfully2You dont have to miss out on enjoying your favorite foods to lose weightJust enjoy them in smaller portions3Dont beat yourself up if you slipGet back to yo

50、ur regular exercise and eating program as soon as you can and forgive yourselfHave you recently made fitness a priority?50What factors contributed to the narrators failure in losing her weight at first?AHer laziness in starting exercisingBHer unwillingness to abandon low-tat dessertsCHer passion for

51、 cooking and unhealthy eating habitsDHer lack of maintenance tips51What did the narrator do as she kept on gaining weight?AShe tried a few low-fat dietsBShe decided to stay away from homeCShe bought herself clothes of larger sizesDShe could do nothing except that she felt deprived52The narrators sto

52、ry tells us that _Ait is important to have a balanced dietBcooking by oneself will make one healthyCtrial and error is important in learning cookingDreading cookbooks will help to build up a good eating habit53Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?AShe missed opportunity

53、 to attend college because of her shynessBShe didnt attend the New Years Eve party because of her weightCHer dream of becoming a beautiful girl came true after she lost weightDShe didnt seriously consider losing her weight until she realized how fat she was54It can be concluded from the passage that

54、 _Ayou will live a healthy life if you cook yourself every dayByou will feel deprived if one fails to give attention to your bodyCit is the most important thing for you to have some maintenance tips in order to keep fitDbeing overweight can not only be bad for your health but also bring you much tro

55、uble in your lifeDWhats the most important thing youve done in your life? The question was put to me during a presentation I gave to a group of lawyersThe answer came to me in an instantIts not the one I gave, because the situation wasnt rightAs a lawyer in the entertainment industry, I knew the aud

56、ience wanted to hear some amusing stories about my work with well-known personsBut heres the true answer: The most important thing Ive ever done occurred on October 8, 1990I began the day playing tennis with an old friend I hadnt seen for a whileBetween points we talked about what had been happening

57、 in each others livesHe and his wife had just had a baby boy, who was keeping them up at nightWhile we were playing, a car came screaming up the road toward the courtsIt was my friends father, who shouted to my friend that his baby had stopped breathing and was being rushed to the hospitalIn a flash

58、 my friend was in the car and gone, disappearing in a cloud of dustFor a moment I just stood there, paralyzed （呆若木鸡）Then I tried to figure out what I should doFollow my friend to the hospital? There was nothing I could accomplish there, I convinced myselfMy friends son was in the care of doctors and

59、 nursed, and nothing I could do or say would affect the outcomeBe there for moral support? Well, maybeBut my friend and his wife both had large families, and I knew theyd be surrounded by relatives who would provide more than enough comfort and support, whatever happenedAll I could do at the hospita

60、l, I decided, was get in the wayAlso, I had planned a full day with my family, who were waiting for me to get homeSo I decided to head back to my house and check in with my friend later, As I started my car, I realized that my friend had left his truck and keys at the courts, I now faced another pro