2017届江西省赣州市第四高三上学期期中考试英语试题

2017届江西省赣州市第四高三上学期期中考试英语试题时间：120分钟总分：150分第I卷（三部分，共115分）第一部分：听力理解(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)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题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatistheboylookingfor?A.Anewspaper.B.Amagazine.C.Acopymachine.2.Whatsizeshirtdoesthewomanwant?A.S.B.M.C.L.3.Whenwillthemanprobablytakeavacation?A.OnAugust2nd.B.OnAugust31st.C.OnJuly28th.4.What’stheweatherliketoday?A.Itisverycold..B.Itrainsheavily.C.Itsnowsheavily.5.WhatkindofcookiesdidJohneat?A.Ice-creamcookies.B.Chocolatecookies.C.Buttercookies.第二节听下面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，并在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话或独白前，你将时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各个小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白仅读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Howlonghasn’tthewomanhadavacation?A.Forthreeyears.B.Forfouryears.C.Forfiveyears.7.Whatwillthewomandonext?A.Makeatravelplan.B.Takeavacation.C.Talkwithherhusband.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.HowmanybandswillplayintheMTVAwards?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.9.WhatcanwelearnaboutKarenMok?A.Sheisveryyoung.B.Sheworksasahost.C.ShecanspeakFrench.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.What’stherelationshipbetweenAnnaandJean?A.Sisters.B.Classmates.C.Teacherandstudent11.WhatdoesJeanwanttobeinthefuture?A.Anartist.B.Atoiletcleaner.C.Ascientist.12.HowdoestheboyaskAnnatodo?A.HelpJeanwithherstudy.B.CalltoapologizetoJean.C.DohomeworkforJean.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whenisthetalkshow?A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.14.Whatdoesagreeninventionmean?A.Agreencoloredproduct.B.Anenvironmentally-friendlyinvention.C.Aninventioninventedbyfamousinventors.15.Whatcanreusablewaterbottlebeusedtodo?A.Reusewater.B.Reduceplasticwaste.C.Savewater.16.Whichenergyisthecleanest?A.Thesolarenergy.B.Thecoalenergy.C.Thegasenergy.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhatdidLaurenCastilloliketodoasakid?A.Drawpictures.B.Readinthelibrary.C.Buypicturebooks.18.Whatcanweknowabouthernana?A.Shelivedinthecity.B.Shelikedtravelling.C.Sheusedtoreadbooks.19.Whatisthebestpartofherjob?A.Tellingstoriestochildren.B.Choosingmaterialforpainting.C.Sharingherbookswithstudents.20.WhereisLaurenCastillo’sstudio?A.Infrontofherapartment.B.Nexttoherapartment.C.Inherapartment.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOnNov.18th,1908,threemenwentupinaballoon（气球）.TheystartedearlyinLondon.TheheadmanwasAugustaGaudron,andtheothertwomenwereTannarandMaitland.Theyhadabigballoonandtheywerereadyforalongway.Soontheyheardthesea.Theywerecarryingtheusualrope（绳子）,anditwashangingdownfromthebasketoftheballoon.Attheendoftheropetheyhadtiedametalbox.Thiscouldholdwater,oritcouldbeempty.Sotheywereabletochangeitsweight（重量）.Itwasforuseoverthesea.Theywerealsocarryingsomebagsofsand.Afterthesunrose,theballoonwenthigher.Itwentupto3,000metres,andtheairwasverycold.Thewaterintheballoonbecameice.Snowfellpastthemen'sbasket,andtheycouldseemoresnowontheground.Thementriedtothrowoutsomemoresand;butitwashard.Theytriedtobreaktheicysandwiththeirknives,butitwasnoteasy.Theworkwasslowandtheywerestillfalling,sotheyhadtodropsomewholebagsofsand.Oneofthemfellonanicylakeandmadeablackholeintheice.Atlasttheypulledtheboxintothebasket.Itwasstillsnowing;sotheyclimbedtogetawayfromthesnow.Theyroseto5,100metres!Everythingbecameicy.Theyweresocoldthattheydecidedtoland.TheycamedowninPolandheavilybutsafely.Theyhadtravelled1,797kilometersfromLondon!21.Threemenflewinballoon________.A.morethanacenturyagoB.toanothercityC.tovisitPolandD.fornearly1,800kilometers22.Themetalboxwasusedfor________.A.carryingthebagsofsandB.keepingdrinking-waterC.changingweightD.carryingropesofthebasket23.Whentheballoonwentuphigher,________.A.thetemperatureoftheballoonbegantofallB.TheysawthesungodownC.TheymadeaholeinthebasketwiththeirknivesD.TheycouldseeablackholeonthegroundBSamuelOsmondisa19-year-oldlawstudentfromCornwall,England.Heneverstudiedthepiano.However,hecanplayverydifficultmusicalpiecesbymusicianssuchasChopinandBeethovenjustafewminutesafterhehearsthem.Helearnsapieceofmusicbylisteningtoitinparts.Thenhethinksaboutthenotesinhishead.Twoyearsago,heplayedhisfirstpieceMoonlightSonata（奏鸣曲）byBeethoven.Hesurprisedeveryonearoundhim.Amazedthatherememberedthislonganddifficultpieceofmusicandplayeditperfectly,histeacherssaySamuelisunbelievable.Theysayhisabilityisveryrare,butSamueldoesn’tevenrealizethatwhathecandoisspecial.Samuelwantedtobeealawyerasitwasthewishofhisparents,butmusicteacherstoldhimheshouldstudymusicinstead.Now,hestudieslawandmusic.Samuelcan’tunderstandwhyeveryoneissosurprised.“Igrewupwithmusic.Mymotherplayedthepianoandmyfatherplayedtheguitar.Abouttwoyearsago,Isuddenlydecidedtostartplayingthepiano,withoutbeingabletoreadmusicandwithouthavinganylessons.Iteseasilytome---Ihearthenotesandcanbeartheminmind---eachandeverynote,”saysSamuel.Recently,Samuelperformedapieceduringaspecialeventathiscollege.Thepiecehadmorethanathousandnotes.Theaudiencewasimpressedbyhisamazingperformance.Heisnowlearningapiecethatissodifficultthatmanyprofessionalpianistscan’tplayit.Samuelsaysconfidently,”It’sallaboutsupermemory---IguessIhavethatgift.”However,Samuel’sabilitytorememberthingsdoesn’tstopwithmusic.Hisfamilysaysthatevenwhenhewasayoungboy,Samuelheardsomeonereadastory,andthenhecouldretellthestorywordforword.Samuelisstillonlyateenager.Hedoesn’tknowwhathewantstodointhefuture.Fornow,heisjusthappytoplaybeautifulmusicandcontinuehisstudies.24.WhatisspecialaboutSamuelOsmond?A.Hehasagiftforwritingmusic. B.Hecanwritedownthenotehehears.C..Hecanplaythemusicalpiecehehears. D.Heisatopstudentatthelawschool25.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph2?A.Samuelchoselawagainstthewishofhisparents.B.Samuelplannedtobealawyerratherthanamusician.C.Samuelthinksofhimselfasamanofgreatmusicalability.D.Samuelstudieslawandmusicontheadviceofhisteachers.26.EveryonearoundSamuelwassurprisedbecausehe_________.couldplaythepianowithoutreadingmusic playedtheguitarandthepianoperfectlyC.receivedagoodearlyeducationinmusic D.couldplaytheguitarbetterthanhisfather27Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleofthepassage?TheQualitiesofaMusician B.TheStoryofaMusicalTalentC.TheImportanceofEarlyEducation D.TheRelationshipbetweenMemoryandMusic.CWhenothernine-year-oldkidswereplayinggames,shewasworkingatapetrolstation.Whenotherteenswerestudyingorgoingout,shestruggledtofindaplacetosleeponthestreet.ButsheovercametheseterriblesetbackstowinahighlypetitivescholarshipandgainentrytoHarvardUniversity.Andheramazingstoryhasinspiredamovie,“HomelesstoHarvard:TheLizMurrayStory”,showninlateApril.LizMurray,a22-year-oldAmericangirl,hasbeenwritingareal-lifestoryofwillpoweranddetermination.Lizgrewupintheshadowoftwodrug-addictedparents.Therewasneverenoughfoodorwarmclothesinthehouse.Lizwastheonlymemberofthefamilywhohadajob.HermotherhadAIDSanddiedwhenLizwasjust15yearsold.Theeffectofthatbecameaturningpointinherlife.Connectingtheenvironmentinwhichshehadgrownupwithhowhermotherhaddied,shedecidedtodosomethingaboutit.Lizwentbacktoschool.Shethrewherselfintoherstudies,nevertellingherteachersthatshewashomeless.Atnight,shelivedonthestreets.“Whatdrovemetoliveonhadsomethingtodowithunderstanding,byunderstandingthattherewasawholeotherwayofbeing.Ihadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesociety,”shewroteinherbookBreakingNight.Sheadmittedthatsheusedenvytodriveherselfon.Sheusedthebenefitsthateeasilytoothers,suchasasafelivingenvironment,toencourageherselfthat“nexttonothingcouldholdmedown”.ShefinishedhighschoolinjusttwoyearsandwonafullscholarshiptostudyatHarvardUniversity.ButLizdecidedtoleavehertopuniversityacoupleofmonthsearlierthisyearinordertotakecareofherfather,whohasalsodevelopedAIDS.“Ilovemyparentssomuch.Theyaredrugaddicts.ButIneverforgetthattheylovemeallthetime.”Lizwantsmoviegoers(whooftenseefilms)toeawaywiththeideathatchangingyourlifeis“assimpleasmakingadecision”.28.InwhichorderdidthefollowingthingshappentoLiz?a.HermotherdiedofAIDS. b.Sheworkedatapetrolstation.c.ShegotadmittedintoHarvard. d.Themovieaboutherlifewasputon.e.Shehadtroublefindingaplacetosleep. Aa,b,c,e,d.B.b,a,e,c,dC.e,d,b,a,cD.b,e,a,d,c29.Themainideaofthepassageis________.A.howLizmanagedtoenterHarvardUniversityB.whatahardtimeLizhadinherchildhoodC.whyLizlovedherparentssomuchD.howLizstruggledtochangeherlife30.Whatactuallymadehergotowardshergoal?A.Willpoweranddetermination.. B.EnvyandpetitionC.Decisionsandunderstanding. D.Loveandrespectforherparents.31.Whenshewrote“Whatdrovemetoliveon...Ihadonlyexperiencedasmallpartofthesociety”,shemeantthat________.A.shehadlittleexperienceofsociallife B.shecouldhardlyunderstandthesocietyC.sheneededtotravelmorearoundtheworldD.shewoulddosomethingforherownlifeDItwasacoldwinterday.AwomandroveuptotheRainbowBridgetollbooth(收费站).“I’mpayingformyself,andforthesixcarsbehindme,”shesaidwithasmile,handingoverseventickets.Oneafteranother,thenextsixdriversarrivingatthetollboothwereinformed,“Someladyupaheadalreadypaidyourfare.”Itturnedoutthatthewoman,NatalieSmith,hadreadsomethingonafriend’srefrigerator:“Practicerandomkindnessandsenselessactsofbeauty.”Thephraseimpressedhersomuchthatshecopieditdown.JudyForemanspottedthesamephraseonawarehousewallfarawayfromhome.Whenitstayedonhermindfordays,shegaveupanddroveallthewaybacktocopyitdown.“Ithoughtitwasbeautiful,”shesaid,explainingwhyshe’dtakentowritingitatthebottomofallherletters,“likeamessagefromabove.”Herhusband,Frank,likedthephrasesomuchthatheputitupontheclassroomwallforhisstudents,oneofwhomwasthedaughterofAliceJohnson,alocalnewsreporter.Aliceputitinthenewspaper,admittingthatthoughshelikedit,shedidn’tknowwhereitcamefromorwhatitreallymeant.Twodayslater,AlicegotacallfromAnneHerbert,awomanlivinginMarin.ItwasinarestaurantthatAnnewrotethephrasedownonapieceofpaper,afterturningitaroundinhermindfordays.“Here’stheidea,”Annesays.“Anythingyouthinkthereshouldbemoreof,doitrandomly.”Herfantasiesincludepaintingtheclassroomsofshabbyschools,leavinghotmealsonkitchentablesinthepoorpartoftown,andgivingmoneysecretlytoaproudoldlady.Annesays,“Kindnesscanbuildonitselfasmuchasviolencecan.”Theactsofrandomkindnessspread.Ifyouwereoneofthosedriverswhofoundyourfarepaid,whoknowswhatyoumighthavebeeninspiredtodoforsomeoneelselater.Likeallgreatevents,kindnessbeginsslowly,witheverysingleact.Letitbeyours!32.WhydidNatalieSmithpayforthesixcarsbehindher?A.Sheknewthecardriverswell. B..Shehopedtopleaseothers.C.Shewantedtoshowkindness D.Shehadseventickets.33.JudyForemancopieddownthephrasebecauseshe.A.decidedtowriteitonawarehousewallB.wantedtoknowwhatitreallymeantC.thoughtitwasbeautifullywrittenD.wantedherhusbandtoputitupintheclassroom34.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisclosestinthemeaningtotheunderlinedsentenceabove?A.Kindnessandviolencecanchangetheworld.B.Kindnessandviolencecanreproducethemselves.C.Kindnessandviolencecanaffectone’sbehavior.D.Kindnessandviolencecanshapeone’scharacter.35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?A.Peoplewhoreceivekindnessarelikelytoofferittoothers.B.Peopleshouldpracticerandomkindnesstothoseinneed.C.Peopleshouldpracticerandomkindnesstostrangerstheymeet.D.Peoplewhoreceivekindnessarelikelytopayitbacktothegiver.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。Effectivetimemanagementistheprimarymeanstoalessstressfullife.Highschool,especiallyduringyoursenioryear,canbefrustrating(令人沮丧的).Thisisthetimeofyourlifewhenyouarepreparingyourselfforcollegeandtherealworld.36●Planeachday.Planningyourdaycanhelpyouacplishmoreandfeelmoreincontrolofyourlife.Writeato-dolist,puttingthemostimportanttasksatthetop.37●Prioritize(按重要性排列)yourweeklyscheduleasastudent.Prioritizingtaskswillensurethatyouspendyourtimeandenergyonthosethataretrulyimportanttoyou.38Friendswillwanttohangoutwithyouontheweekends,buttheywillunderstandifyouexplaintothemthatyouneedtostudyorcatchuponcollege-relatedwork.●39Keepadiaryofeverythingyoudoforthreedaystodeterminehowyouarespendingyourtime.Lookfortimethatcanbeusedmorewisely.Forexample,ifyoutakeabustoschool,youcanusethetimetocatchuponreading.Thus,youcanfreeupsometimetoexerciseorspendwithyourfamilyorfriends.●Getplentyofsleep,eatahealthydietandexerciseregularly.40Itwillhelpimproveyourefficiencysothatyoucanpleteyourworkinlesstime.A.Takeabreakbeforeyouneedone.B.Evaluatehowyou’respendingyourtime.C.Anyacademicstudiesmustefirst,thenextracurriculumactivities,andthensociallife.D.Everydailyactivityshouldbeconsideredseriously.E.Ahealthylifestylecanimproveyourfocusandconcentration.F.Howdoyoumanageyourtimedoingallyouractivitieswithoutbeingoverlystressed?G.Youneedtotryeverypossiblemeanstosavetime.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）Manyyearsago,Dadworkedasafarmhand(农场工人).Atthattime,hehadahorse.EverySaturdayhe__41tothetownafterdinnerandspentafewhoursonsocial42withotherfarmhands,suchasdrinking,chatting,andplayingcardsinthecafé.OnSaturdayevenings,thecaféwas43becausemanyfarmhandswerethere.BeforemidnightDadreturnedhomeonhishorse,quitesatisfiedwithhis44.Inhiswords,he45thoughtofchanginghisjob.Attheageof31,Dadmarriedmymotherwhowasaschoolteacher.InthefollowingspringIcame46intotheworld.Lifebecamehard,somymotherfelt47.ShetoldDadthattheymustmakea48.Mymotherhad49ofhowsomefamouspersons,especiallyThomasEdisonwhowasborninapoorfamily,foughtagainstfateandachievedgreatnessand50.Andshe51thatIwouldsomedaybeeagreatleader52menorcitiesandDadshouldbeasuccessfulbusinessman.Soshe53Dadtogiveuphisjobasafarmhand,sellhishorseand54asmallbusinessofhisown.AndIwenttohighschoolandcollege.Sheevensentmeabroadfor55educationwhenIgraduatedfromcollege.Underthedriveofmymother’shope,DadandI56whatwehavetoday.Dadrunsabiginternational57andIamasuccessfullawyer58greatfameinmycountry,59notaleaderasmymotherexpected.Dadsaid,withoutmymother,wewouldn’tbewhatwearetoday;atleast,hewouldremainafarmhand.60hegotalessonoflife—sometimeswereallyneeddrivefromoutside.41．A.rode B.walked C.ran D.drove42．A.conversationsB.games C.relationships D.activities43．A.cold B.crowded C.quiet D.dirty44．A.horse B.entertainmentC.life D.beer45．A.often B.ever C.never D.sometimes46．A.laughingB.singing C.sleeping D.crying47．A.unimportant B.busy C.unsatisfied D.tired48．A.living B.change C.decision D.house49．A.dreamed B.heard C.thought D.spoken50．A.honesty B.money C.fame D.energy51．A.cared B.knew C.forgot D.hoped52．A.training B.ruling C.helping D.protecting53．A.warned B.wanted C.allowed D.persuaded54．A.start B.find C.design D.sell55．A.farther B.higher C.easier D.closer56．A.showed B.kept C.lost D.achieved57．A.pany B.school C.farm D.café58．A.suffering B.sharing C.enjoying D.following59．A.though B.if C.and D.since60．A.So B.However C.Or D.Because第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Wearewhatweeatbecausewhatweeateverydayhas

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