山东省潍坊市2018届高三上学期期中考试英语试题及答案

山东省潍坊市2018届高三上学期期中考试英语试题及答案第一部分听力（略）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，从每题所给的四个选项（、BC和）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ATheFirstCityYouShouldVisitNextYearItsabouttimetomaketravelplansfor2018,andtheexpertsatLonelyPlanetsayonecityshouldbefirstonyourlist.Seville,SpaintooktophonorsinthetravelsitesannualBestinTravelroundup（简报）.SevillerankedfirstduetoitsrelativelynewnetworkofbikingpathsandasetofspeciallocalactivitiesrelatedtotheanniversaryoflegendarypainterBartolomeEstebanMurillo.Thecityhasalsoenjoyedsomescreenlovelately.SevillewasfeaturedonGamesofThrones”thisyearandwillhosttheEuropeanFilmAwardsin2018,makingitaprimetimetovisitthisbrillianthistoricalhangout.Evenifyoudontstopbynextyear,Sevilledeservesaspotonyourtravelbucketlist.Thecityisknownforitsrichhistory,superbarchitectureandauthenticculturethatincludesplentyoftapastastingandFlamencodancing.MustseesincludeSevillescentralcathedral（大教堂）,aUNESCOworlde遗产）site.Thespalaceandgardenswerebuiltovera100-yearspan.Offthebeatentrack,youllfindcharmingneighborhoods,bars,marketsandchurcheswaitingforyourexploration.USATodaysaysitsbesttovisitSevilleinspring,whenweatheriswarmandthecitycelebratesboththeEasterHolyWeekanditsannualfair.21.WhatdotheunderlinedwordsGamesof”inParagraph2referto?A.Anactivity.B.ATVseries.C.Apalace.D.Apainting.22.WhatdoweknowaboutSevillefromthethirdparagraph?A.Itsdiverse.B.Itsconservative.C.Itsfashionable.D.Itscontroversial.23.WhenisprobablythebesttimetovisitSeville?A.January.B.April.C.September.D.November.BInaworldfullofKatesandSarahs,youmightthinkitdbenicetohaveauniquenametohelpmestandoutinacrowd.BeingnamedStacia(pronouncedstay-shy)isnotsoluckytome.llgettheoccasionalYournameissopretty”afterintroducingmyself,buteventuallymynamecausesmemorefrustrationthanhappiness.Forexample,MicrosoftWordalwaystriestotellmemynameisntarealword.IwasneverabletobuyacheesyMickeyMousekeychainfromDisneylandasakid(inotherwords,Ididnthaveachildhood).IcouldntevenpronouncemyownnamecorrectlyuntilIwasfive.Ioncehadaprofessorwhopronouncedmynamedifferentlyeachclass.AfterawhileIstoppedcorrectinghim,andthat’sbeenmyreactiontostrangerseversince.Inothercases,drathertellthecashiermynameisStaciandsavebothofus,aswellasthepeoplestandingbehindmeinline,valuabletime.Meetingnewpeoplegivesmeanxiety,andverealizeditseasierjusttolieaboutmynamealtogetherincertaincases.ActuallyIdid—somanytimesthatBrittanyisnowmychosengoingout”name.Itmayhavecausedsomeconfusionwithmyfriendsatfirst,whowouldletoutasmalllaughorconfusedlook,butvetrainedthemtokeepastraightfacewheneverIcameupwiththisfakename.NowgoingoutonweekendsmeansIgettohaveashiftofidentity.Frustrationsaside,beingtheownerofauniquenamehasmademeappreciatethelittlethingsinlife.Someonepronouncingorspellingmynamecorrectlyonthefirsttrybringsmemorejoythanitprobablyshould.IalsolovewhenImeetanotherStaciaandwegettobondoveroursharedstruggles.ToanyotherStaciasreadingthis—Ifeelyou,girl.P.S.IapologizetoanyrealBrittanysoutthere.Thanksforlettingmeborrowyourname!24.Howdoestheauthoroftenfeelabouthername?A.Annoyed.B.Happy.C.Disappointed.D.Proud.25.Whydoestheauthoruseafakename?A.Toenjoyadifferentidentity.C.Tosavetimeandtrouble.B.Tostandoutinacrowd.D.Tomakeafoolofherself.26.sthereactionofherfriendstoBrittany”finally?A.Theyarelaughingather.B.Theyareusedtoit.C.Theyarestronglyagainsther.D.Theyareconfusedaboutit.27.Howdoestheauthorsoundwhentellingthestory?A.Guilty.B.Cautious.C.Curious.D.Humorous.CWhenwasthelasttimeyousentapostcard?TheUKsfamily-ownedoldestpostcardfirm,whichhasbeenpublishingpostcardsandcalendarssince1880,willclosethisDecember.Thereason?Itsaysinsteadofpenningacard,peopleareputtingphotosuponFacebookorInstagramorusingWhatsApptoshowfriendsandfamilyathomejusthowmuchfunrehaving.Ifyougetapostcardfromsomeonewhosawaysomewhere,itsasmuchthethoughtthatvegonethroughthebassle（麻烦）ofchoosingapostcard,workingoutwheretogetastampfrom,findingapostboxandthenthepostcardmakingthatjourneythroughtoyou.sthevalueofthepostcard.Butthattimehasgone.BrothersCharlesandHarrySalmon,thefifthgenerationofthefamilytorunthefirm,saidthepopularityofsocialmediahadhadahugeimpactonthebusiness.Peoplearealsotendingtotakeshorterholidays,meaningtheyarelikelytohavearrivedhomelongbeforetheirpostcards.Asaresultthebusinesswasnolongerviable.Increasinglychallengingtradingconditionsandchangestothenatureandsizeofthemarketforitspublicationshaveresultedinuncertaintyoverthefutureofitstrade,”thebrotherswroteinalettertosuppliersandnewsagents.Asaresulttheywereannouncingaproposaltowithdrawfrompublishing.Thenumberofpostcardssoldeachyearisreportedtohaveseenasharpdeclinetoaboutfivemillionfrom20millionjust25yearsago.Butthefirmsaidthataswellasthedropinthenumberofpostcardssent,wehavealsohadtoconsiderthattherearenomoremembersofthefamilywhowishtojointhe”28.Whatisthebesttitleofthetext?A.UKsoldestpostcardfirmsettoclose.B.Postcardindustryboominginthefuture.C.spostcardfirmthroughatoughtime.D.Postcardindustryneedingsupporttosurvive.29.sthevalueofsendingapostcard?A.Itsajourneyoflove.C.Itsanactofpatience.B.Itsasymbolofsympathy.D.Itsawayofpassingtime.30.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordviable”inParagraph3probablymean?A.Worthyofpraise.C.Shortofmoney.B.Possibletochange.D.Likelytoexist.31.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.Abusinesscolumn.B.Afinancereport.C.Ahi-techadvertisement.D.Abookreview.DLikeitorloveit,socialmediaisamajorpartoflife.Clickingonathumbs-uporahearticonisaneasywaytostayintouch.WhetheryoureonFacebook,WhatsApporTwitter,thewayofkeepingintouchisnolongerfacetoface,butinsteadscreentoscreen,highlightedbythefactthatmorethan1billionpeopleareusingFacebookeveryday.Socialmediahasbecomesecondnaturebutwhatimpactisthishavingonus?LaurenShermanandherteam,whostudythebrainatTempleUniversityinPhiladelphia,mixed20teens’photoswith10otherpicturesfrompublicInstagramaccounts.Thentheyrandomlygavehalfoftheimagesmanylikes(between23and45;mosthadmorethan30).Theygavetheotherhalfnomorethan22likes(mosthadfewerthan15).Theresearcherswantedtofindouthowtheparticipants’brainswererespondingtothedifferentimages.Whiletheteenswereinamachine,researchersaskedthemtoeitherlikeanimageorskiptothenextone.Teensweremuchmorelikelytolikeimagesthatseemedpopular—thosethathadmorethan23likes,Shermansteamfound.Thekidstendedtoskippictureswithfewlikes.Aspartoftheexperiment,participantswerealsoshownarangeofneutral”photosshowingthingslikefoodandfriends,andrisky”photosconcerningcigarettesandalcohol.Whenlookingatphotosshowingriskybehaviors,suchassmokingordrinkingnomatterhowmanylikestheyhadthebrainregionlinkedtocognitive（认知的）controltendedtobecomelessactive.Thesekindsofpicturescanlowertheviewersself-control.Thatmeanswhatyoulikeonlinehasthepowertoinfluencenotjustwhatotherslike,butevenwhattheydo.Viewingpictureslikethesecouldmaketeensletdowntheirguardwhenitcomestoexperimentingwithdrugsandalcohol,Shermanworries.32.Whatdoesthetextfocuson?A.Thebehaviorsofteens.B.Theself-controlofteens.C.Theinfluenceofsocialmedia.D.Thepopularityofsocialmedia.33.Whichofthefollowingmightbeincludedintheexperiment?A.Seventeenimagesaregiven20likes.B.Fifteenimagesaregiven25likes.C.Fifteenimagesaregiven42likes.D.Eightimagesaregiven40likes.34.sShermansconcernaboutonlinephotos?A.Morelikesmaybegiven.B.Misbehaviorsmaybeencouraged.C.Moreriskypicturesmaybeposted.D.Cognitivecontrolmaybecomelessactive.35.Whatistheauthorspurposeinwritingthetext?A.Tocondemnimmoralsocialbehaviors.B.Topromotemodernsocialmedia.C.Toexplainthebrainsystem.D.Tointroduceanewresearch.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。Weallhaveone,dontwe?Afriendwho’salwayslate.Theonewhoturnsupforcoffeeafullhalfhouraftertheappointedtime.__36__.ThedearpalwhosendsamessagesayingSorry,bitdelayed.”,whentheyrealready20minutesbehindschedule.Orjustmaybe,ifyourereallyhonest,thispersistentlytardy（拖延的）individualisactuallyyouyourself.__37__.Howonearthcanpeoplebesoinconsiderate?Recentresearchsuggeststhattheremightbemoretothisthansimplerudeness.PsychologistsfromWashingtonUniversitybelievepeopleviewtimedifferently.__38__.Itevenprovidedthemwithaclock.Despitethis,somepeoplebecamesoabsorbedintheactivitythattheycompletelyforgottochecktheclock.__39__.Thelesspunctualamongusoftensharecharacteristicssuchasoptimism,lowlevelsofself-control,anxiety.”Whyoptimism,youask?Optimiststendtooverestimatehowmuchtheycanachieveandunderestimateproblems,whichmeanstheydontaccountforthelongtrafficjamonthewaytomeetyouforthatcoffee.Heresanotherthought:maybelanguageistoblame?TheEnglishphrasetobefashionablylate”isusedtodescribethepropertimetoarriveatanevent.Ifyouretooearly,youcanappearoverlyeager,butifyoureabitlate,youseemcoolandsophisticated（老练的）.Theproblemis,whatonepersonregardsasfashionablylate,anothermayviewasplainimpolite.__40__.A.OurpersonalityalsoplaysaroleB.KeepadistancefromthosefullofexcusesC.Nexttimeyouhavecoffee,dotrytobeontimeD.Theonewhoseemstobeforeverstuckin”E.Eitherway,latenesscanbeextremelyannoyingtothereceivingendF.ParticipantswererequiredtosetdownhowlongtheyfinishedataskG.Theirstudygaveparticipantsaspecificamountoftimetocompletetotask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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（、BC和）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。Markwasmuchaffectedwiththediscoveryinthemorning:hisbelovedviolin,oneofhisfew__41__andtheprimarysourceofhisliving,hadbeenstolen.Markishomeless.Foryears,hesbeenafamiliarfacetolocalpeople,whove__42__hisviolin-playinginMetrostationsaroundthecity.Hesharedthebadnewsofhis__43__withhisfans,makingasimple__44__withthewordsViolin”.LittledidMarkknowthathissignwouldsoon__45__,inspiringanoutpouringof__46__fromtheverystrangershedbeenplayingmusicforyears.Awoman__47__MarkwithhissignandpostedthepictureonFacebook,whichsoon__48__theattentionofaMontrealorchestra.Theorchestra’smanagerJeanwasreally__49__byMarksstory.OhmyGod,thispoormanlosthisonlywayof__50__hispassion（热情）toothers,”hesaid.Wehadtorealizethispersonwasnotjusta(n)”__52__topurchaseanewviolinforMark,orchestramembers__53__outtoFrancisLapionte,owneroflocalviolinshop,whotoowasmovedbyMarks__54__,andwantedtohelpput__55__backinhislife”.Heofferedtosellanewviolin__56__.Hewillhaveeverythingheneedstobeplayingagain.sagoodinstrumentanditsgoingtoworkforyears,__57__,forMarktoenjoyhismusicandforustoenjoyhismusic”WhenJeanfinallyhadthenewviolin__58__toMark,thehomelessmanstears__59__hischeeks.Anyactofkindnessisalightforthelessfortunate.Noactofkindness,howeversmall,isever__60__.Evenasimplesmileandawordofkindnesscanmakeabigdifference.41.A.possessions42.A.helped43.A.lackB.goodsC.toolsD.violinsD.trustedD.lossB.showedB.disappearanceB.symbolC.enjoyedC.damageC.sign44.A.markD.gesture45.A.cameout46.A.wonder47.A.impressed48.A.caught49.A.movedB.letoutC.camearoundD.gotaroundB.curiosityB.photographedB.paidC.kindnessC.sharedC.turnedD.anxietyD.connectedD.fixedB.confusedC.amazedD.bothered50.A.putting51.A.somebody52.A.Encouraged53.A.foundB.drawingB.anybodyC.leadingC.nobodyD.communicatingD.everybodyD.AmbitiousD.gaveB.DeterminedC.AbleB.heldC.reached54.A.adventure55.A.faithB.personalityC.feelingD.misfortuneB.musicC.confidenceD.talent56.A.atcostB.athandB.hopefullyB.addedC.onshowC.equallyC.attachedD.onsaleD.generallyD.applied57.A.gradually58.A.delivered59.A.movedon60.A.countedB.tookonB.repaidC.poureddownD.turneddownC.lostD.wasted第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填写1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Withtherapidspreadofwesterncultures,a__61__(grow)numberofChinesepeoplepreferwesternholidaystotraditionalones.WhenChristmasorValentinesDay__62__(come),youngsterswillfloodintobars,restaurants,ordepartmentstorestocelebratethesefestivals,butactuallytheydontknowmuchaboutChinesetraditionalfestivals.Thereasonbehindthissocialphenomenonisobvious:inasocietycontrolledbymassmediaandconsumerism,festivalsandholidaysfromabroad__63__(indentify)asfashionableandnew,whiletraditionalonesareusuallysomethingoutofdateandold.Youngpeopleallover