高三英语期末试卷

...wd......wd......wd...2018年北京市西城区高三英语期末试卷第一局部：听力理解〔共三节，30分〕第一节〔共5小题；每题1.5分，共7.5分〕1. Howwilltheygotothecitycenter? A.Bytaxi. B.Bysubway. C.Bybus.2. Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando? A.Eatoutside. B.Buyasandwich. C.Listentomusic.3. Howdidthemanfeelafterseeingthemovie? A.Excited. B.Sad. C.Frightened.4. Whatisthewomangoingtodo? A.Readthenotice. B.Donatemoney. C.Gobackhome.5. Whyisthewomanworried? A.Hermotherdoesn’tknowJack. B.Somethingprivateisinthemessage. C.Themessageissenttothewrongperson.第二节〔共10小题；每题1.5分，共15分〕听第6段材料，答复第6至7题。6. WhydidJessicacometoAndy’shome? A.Toattendaparty. B.Tocleanthehouse. C.Toinvitehimtothesuburbs.7. WhatwillAndydo? A.Orderpizza. B.Washthedishes. C.Collectthebottles.听第7段材料，答复第8至9题。8. What’sthepurposeofthecall?A.Togetalicense. B.Toaskaboutajob. C.Tobuysomemedicine.9. Whatmakesupthemajorityofthebusiness? A.Ordersformedicines. B.Instructionsforwalk-incustomers. C.Medicalequipmentforfishingboats.听第8段材料，答复第10至12题。10. WhatischallengingaboutJane’spaper?A.Therangeoftopicsistoobroad. B.Thepaperhastobelong. C.Janedoesn’tlikehistory.11. WhatdoesJanefinallydecidetowriteabout? A.AsianCulture. B.HistoricalsitesinXi’an. C.China’sancientcivilization.12. Wherewillthematerialofthepapercomefrom? A.Somebooks. B.Thelibrary. C.Aprofessor.听第9段材料，答复第13至15题。13. Whenisthesmallerstaffmeetingheld? A.OnMonday. B.OnWednesday. C.OnFriday.14. Whatisthespeakerdoing? A.Showingsomeonearoundthecompany. B.Introducingthenewmanager. C.Lookingforthebestroute.15. Whoisprobablythelistener? A.Avisitortothecompany.B.Apersonwhoisretiring. C.Anewemployee.第三节〔共5小题；每题1.5分，共7.5分〕听下面一段对话，完成第16至第20五道小题，每题仅填写一个词。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。HotelBookingFormNameMegan______(16)Tel.No.______(17)DateFrom______(18)24thto27thTypeofroom______(19)roomPrice£56anightSpecialrequestTake-away______(20)第二局部：知识运用〔共两节，45分〕第一节单项填空〔共15小题，每题1分，共15分〕—Haveyoufoundajobyet?—No.I’vegottwojoboffers,butIfeelIwouldaccept______. A.either B.none C.both D.neither22.UndertheLandscapingPlan,44percentofBeijing’slandarea______byforestsin2020. A.willcover B.hasbeencovered C.iscovering D.willbecovered23. Theexperience______fromfailureisofgreatvaluetous. A.gaining B.gained C.togainD.gain24. Artificialintelligencehasbeenanewbattlefield______security isveryimportant. A.that B.which C.where D.whose25.Shelly______carefullyforherfinalexaminationandsoshe easilypassedit. A.prepared B.hasprepared C.waspreparing D.prepares26. Youcannotcontrolwhathappenstoyouinyourlife,butyoucan alwayscontrol______yourespond. A.what B.how C.why D.when27. ______abetterscoreonyouessay,checkforsmallerrors beforeyouhanditin. A.Toget B.Got C.Getting D.Get28. —Howwastheconcertlastnight? —Itwasgood,butthepeoplebehindme______thewholetime. A.aretalking B.weretalking C.hadtalked D.havetalked29. TheearthquakehitCentralMexicoonTuesdayevening,______31people. A.injuring B.injured C.havinginjured D.toinjure30. Ifyouwanttoworkwiththelaptopcomputeroutside,bringthecharger______thebatteryrunsout. A.incase B.asif C.eventhough D.aslongas31. ______foritsnaturalbeauty,Guilinisregardedasafairylandofcolors. A.Admiring B.Admire C.Toadmire D.Admired32. Thankstothegrowthofonlineshopping,people______buygroceriesfromthecomfortoftheirownhome. A.should B.must C.can D.need33. Theselfiestickisahandheldpole______allowsuserstotakeaphotoofthemselvesfromgreaterthanarm’slength. A.who B.which C.what D.when34. —I’mpreparingdinner.Areyouallergictoanything? —No.ButI______redmeat. A.didn’teat B.wasn’teating C.don’teat D.haven’teaten35. She______allthedata,ifshehadboughtanewharddisk. A.hadn’tlost B.haven’tlost C.wouldn’tlose D.wouldn’thavelost第二节完形填空〔共20小题；每题1.5分，共30分〕阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。JustTwentyHours Itwasfreshmanyearofcollege.Inworldhistoryclass,myprofessorjustdroppedabombshell.30%ofourfinal______(36)wouldbebasedonanassignmentthatwasgoingtotakeatleasttwentyhourstocomplete.The______(37)?Communityservice.Theprofessoralsosaidthatwhatcouldhappeninthosetwentyhoursmightsurpriseus. Somestudentsinmyclass______(38).Iwasn'tparticularlyannoyedbytheassignment,______(39)IwastryingtofigureouthowIwouldfindthetime.Iwasgoingtoschoolonlypart-timebecauseIwasworkingfull-timetopayforcollege.I______(40)shrugged(耸肩)myshouldersandthought“I’mjustgoingtohavetomakeitwork.〞 Afterdoingsomeresearch,Ifoundanafter-schooltutoringprogramforkidsinaformerelementaryschool.Ifinishedmy______(41),andaweeklatergotaphonecallsayingthatIhadbeen______(42)withafourth-gradeboynamedSteven. Hewassmall______(43)hisage,woreglassesandwasaHarryPotterfan.Hewasalittle______(44)forthefirstweeks,butitwasobvioushewasabrightboy.Hedidn’tneeda______(45)asmuchasheneededafriend;itseemedthathisclassmatesmostlyignoredhim. We______(46)twiceaweekfortwohours,soitonlytookmefiveweekstocompletethe______(47)hoursformyclass.WhenIstarted,Ionly______(48)tocompletetherequiredhoursformyassignment.Butwhenthehoursweredone,Irealizedhowsmalla______(49)ithadbeenformetotutorSteven.Istillhadenoughtimetodomyschoolworkandmyfull-timejob.Butmostimportantly,IlikedSteven.AndIcouldtellhehadalreadygrown______(50)tome. Astheendoftheschoolyearapproached,Stevenstartedtogetalittle______(51).Iaskedhimwhy.Hesaid,"Becausewhentheschoolyearisover,Iwon'tseeyouanymore."IthenrealizedthathehadbecomesomuchmorethanjustakidIspenttimewithtocompleteaclassrequirement.He______(52)meofmyownlittlebother,whomIdidn'tseeenough.Itwastimeto______(53)that. Istartedgoingonweekly______(54)withmybrother,watchingmoviesorhavingdinners...Andsureenough,inlessthanayearwebecamemuchmorethanjustbrothers.Wearebestfriendsnow.Myprofessorwas______(55):alotcanhappeninjusttwentyhours.36. A.work B.decision C.grade D.essay37. A.assignment B.appointment C.program D.professor38. A.complained B.laughed C.cried D.cheered39. A.so B.and C.or D.but40. A.gradually B.suddenly C.eventually D.immediately41. A.homework B.paperwork C.project D.class42. A.involved B.compared C.left D.paired43. A.of B.for C.under D.over44. A.quiet B.generous C.active D.curious45. A.partner B.brother C.tutor D.classmate46. A.talked B.met C.greeted D.phoned47. A.private B.enjoyable C.magic D.necessary48. A.declared B.intended C.agreed D.hated49. A.sacrifice B.punishment C.reward D.contribution50. A.attached B.committed C.related D.addicted51. A.excited B.depressed C.surprised D.scared52. A.warned B.informed C.reminded D.convinced53. A.take B.start C.do D.change54. A.hikes B.walks C.dates D.trips55. A.helpful B.fair C.sincere D.right第三局部：阅读理解〔共两节，40分〕第一节〔共15小题；每题2分，共30分〕阅读以下短文，从每题所给A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最正确选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AWhatisPayQwiq? PayQwiqisafastandsecurepaymentservicethathelpsyougoquicklythroughtheTescocheckout.Itletsyouaddyourcreditordebitcarddetailstotheappsoyoucanuseyoursmartphonetopayforyourshoppingwithjustonescan.NotonlythatbutitcollectsyourClubcardpointsautomatically.Thismeansyoucannowgowallet-freeinallUKTescostores.Sowhynotgiveitago?Itonlytakesamomenttodownloadandyouwillreceivethesebenefits：CollectyourClubcardpointsautomaticallyPayforyourweeklyshopupto£250.UsePayQwiqoffline,evenwithnosignalTrackyourspendinginTesco SignuptoPayQwiqandcollect100extraClubcardpointsforeachweekyoupaywiththeapp，forupto5weeks-that'supto500extrapoints. Availabletonewcustomerswhosignupby3September2018andmakeallpaymentsby31October2018.Oneofferpercustomer.Onlyonequalifyingdealperweekwillcollecttheextrapoints.Additionalpaymentsinthesameweekwillnotreceiveextrapoints.ClubcardpointswillbeaddedtoafutureClubcardstatement.Howdoesitwork? HeadtotheAppStoreorGooglePlaytodownloadthePayQwiqapp. Assoonasyou'veaddedyourcarddetails,you’llbereadytoshopusingjustyourphone. Andthere'snoneedtoworryaboutyourbankdetailsbeingstoredonyourphone－they'reallsecurelyprotectedinourdatacenters.Sonotonlyisitquickerandeasier,it’ssafertoo.56.IfcustomersusePayQwiqinUKTescostores,theycan______. A.payfortheirweeklyshopwithoutlimit B.getClubcardpointsautomatically C.budgettheireverydayspending D.win500extrapointsatatime57.Fromthepassagewecanlearnthat______. A.usersmustsignupby3September2018 B.usersneedn'taddtheirpaymentcardinformation C.PayQwiqcanguaranteebothconvenienceandsafety D.PayQwiqcanbedownloadedonlyfromtheAppStore58.Whatisthepurposeofthispassage? A.TopopularizetheuseofPayQwiq. B.TostresstheimportanceofPayQwiq. C.TodescribethefunctionofPayQwiq. D.TointroducethebenefitsofPayQwiq.B Travelingonanairplanecanbeaverytiringtaskeveninthebestofcircumstances,whichiswhywhenSophieMurphyboardedarecentflightfromSydneytoMelbourneandnoticedan“awfultension〞inthecabin,shefirstthoughtitwascausedbytypicalbad-temperedpassengers.Butastheflightneareditsend,itbecameobviousthatsomethingwasverywrong. AteenageboywithDownsyndrome〔唐氏综合征〕whowastravelingwithhisfamilyhadbecomeupsetandwouldnotreturntohisseat,regardlessofthecabincrew’swarningsovertheloudspeakerthatitwasalmosttimetoland.Thepilotwasforcedtocircleabovetheairport,delayingthelanding-andangeringpeopleonthealreadytenseflight. “Ifitwasacartoon,〞rememberedMurphy,“therewouldhavebeensmokecomingoutofpeople’sears.〞Astheboy’selderlyparentsandadultbrothersandsisterstriedtopersuadehimtogetoffthefloorandbackintohisseat,butinvain,Murphy,42-whohadbeenateacherformorethan20years-stoodupandquicklyheadedtothebackoftheplane. Shefoundtheboyinthepassagebetweenrowsofseats,lyingonhisbelly,andlaydownonherstomachtofacehim.Shebeganchattingcalmlywithhim,askinghisname,hisfavoritebook,andhisfavoritecharacters.Hetoldherhefeltsickandshetriedtocomforthim. Minuteslater,heallowedhertoholdhishand-andthentogethertheygotproperlybackintoairplaneseats.Murphyaskedforsickbags,andheldthemastheboythrewupseveraltimes,includingonher.Asshehelpedhimcleanup,sherepeatedlytoldhimeverythingwouldbeokayandthatthey’dgetthroughittogether. Aftertheplanewasfinallyabletoland,noonewasimpatienttostepofftheflightasonemightexpect.Instead,calmedpassengers-obviouslyfollowingMurphy’samazingexample-allowedtheboyandhisfamilytodepartfirst,smilingatthemastheypassed.HisparentstearfullythankedMurphyforwhatshehaddone,andadoctorsittingnearbyalsoletherknowhehadeventakennotesonherexpertwayofhandlingthesituation.59. Thelandingwasdelayedbecause______. A.afamilyignoredthewarnings B.aboyrefusedtositinhisseat C.smokewascomingoutoftheengine D.thepilotwasforcedtochangethedestination60. Murphysuccessfullyhandledthe“awfultension〞by______. A.fightingagainstunfairtreatment B.callingonotherpassengerstojoinher C.communicatingwiththeboy D.askinganexperienceddoctortohelp61. Whatchangedtheangrypassengers’attitudeatlast? A.Theboy’simprovement.B.Theplane’ssafelanding. C.Thecrew’sbehavior. D.Theteacher’sefforts.62. WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeMurphy? A.Generousandcautious. B.Patientandenthusiastic. C.Wiseandcooperative. D.Kindandcool-headed.CInsomeislandsnorthofScotland,headlice,whichliveonthehairorskinofpeopleoranimals,wereapartoflife.Ifthelicelefttheirhost,hebecamesickandfeverish.Therefore,sickpeoplehadliceputintheirhairintentionally.Therewasamethodtotheirmadness:Assoonasthelicehadsettledinagain,thepatientimproved.Thestoryexplainstheconfusionofcauseandeffect.Iftheliceleavethesick,itisbecausehehasafeverandtheysimplygethotfeet.Whenthefeverbreaks,theyreturn.Wemaylaughatthisstory,butfalsecausalitymisleadsuspracticallyeveryday. Considertheheadline:“Fact:WomenWhoUseShampooXYZEveryDayHaveStrongerHair.〞Thisstatementsaysverylittle—leastofall,thattheshampoomakesyourhairstronger.Itmightsimplybetheotherwayround:WomenwithstronghairtendtouseShampooXYZ—andperhapsthat’sbecauseitsays“especiallyforthickhair〞onthebottle. Afurtherexample:Scientistsfoundthatlongperiodsinthehospitaldidharmtopatients.Thiswasmusictohealthinsurers’ears,who,ofcourse,arekeentomakestaysasbriefaspossible.But,clearly,patientswhoaredismissedimmediatelyarehealthierthanthosewhomuststayonfortreatment. RecentlyIreadthatstudentsgetbettergradesatschooliftheirhomescontainalotofbooks.Thisstudywassurelyashotinthearmforbooksellers,butitisalsoanexampleoffalsecausality.Thissimpletruthisthateducatedparentstendtovaluetheirchildren’seducationmorethanuneducatedonesdo.Plus,educatedparentsoftenhavemorebooksathome.Inshort,adust-coveredcopyofWarandPeacealoneisn’tgoingtoinfluenceanyone’sgrades;whatcountsisparents’educationlevels,aswellastheirgenes. Anotherexampleoffalsecausalitywasthesupposedrelationshipbetweenthebirthrateandthenumbersofstork(鹳)pairsinGermany:Bothwereindecline,andifyouplotthemonagraph,thetwolinesofdevelopmentfrom1965to1987appearedalmostthesame.Doesthismeanthestorkactuallydoesbringbabies?Obviouslynot,sincethiswasapurelyaccidentalconnection. Inconclusion:Connectionisnotcausality.Takeacloserlookatlinkedevents:Sometimeswhatispresentedasthecauseturnsouttobetheeffect,orjusttheotherwayaround.Andsometimesthereisnolinkatall—justlikewiththestorksandbabies.63. Whichisanexampleoffalsecausality? A.Womenwithstronghairtendtouseacertainshampoo. B.Birthrateandthestorkpopulationareconnected. C.Longerperiodsinthehospitalbenefitpatients. D.Licecanmakeapersonsickandfeverish.64. Theunderlinedphrase“ashotinthearm〞inParagraph4means______. A.pain B.defeat C.guidance D.encouragement65. Accordingtotheauthor,studentsgetbettergradesprobablybecause______. A.theirhomesarefullofbooks B.theyhavereadWarandPeace C.theireducatedparentsvalueeducation D.theirparentsaresuccessfulbooksellers66. Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethat______. A.connectionsarepureaccidents. B.causeandeffectareinterdependent C.connectionsaremostlycauseandeffect D.linkedeventsmayturnouttobeunrelatedD Wouldyouratherbeanimpressiveemployeeinanordinaryfirm,orlandaroleatthemostwell-knowncompanyinyourindustry? Theanswertothatquestionmightseemhighlypersonal,basedonfactorslikewhetherornotyouareacompetitivepersonandhowmuchyouenjoyachallenge.Infact,there'sanotherstrongfactoratplay:Peoplefromdifferentculturesreactverydifferentlytothatquestion.ThepsychologistsfromtheUniversityofMichiganaskedpeopletheoreticalquestionsaboutthedecisionstheytake.Specifically,theresearcherscomparedpeoplewithEastAsianbackgroundsandEuropeanAmericanbackgrounds.TheyfoundthatAmericansaremuchmorelikelytofavorbeingabigfishinasmallpond.EastAsians,andspecificallyChinesepeople,aremuchmorelikelythanAmericanstoleantowardsbeingasmallerfishinabiggerpond. Researchersfirstasked270studentsatalargeAmericanuniversitywhethertheywouldratherbea"bigfishinasmallpond〞ortheopposite.OfthestudentswithEastAsianAmericanbackgrounds,threequarterssaidthey'dratherbeasmallfish,comparedwithjustunder60%ofstudentswithEuropeanAmericanbackgroundswhosaidthesame. TheresearchersthencomparedAmericanandChineseadults.Theyaskedtheparticipantswhethertheywouldratherattendatopuniversitybutperformbelowaverage,andwhethertheywouldratherworkforatopglobalcompanybutdolesswellincomparisontotheirpeers.OverhalftheChineseadultschosethefamousuniversity,comparedwithjustathirdofAmericans.Inthecaseofthefirms,welloverhalfofpeoplefrombothgroupschosetodobetteratalesswell-knownfirm,butChinesepeoplewerestillmorelikelytochoosebeinga"smallfish"thanwereAmericans. ThefinalexperimentsoughttodiscoverhowAmericanandChinesepeoplemadejudgmentsaboutwhethertheyweresucceeding.TheyfoundthatChinesepeopleweremorelikelytocomparetheirperformancetotheperformanceofpeopleinothergroups.Americans,meanwhile,weremorelikelytocomparethemselvestopeoplewithinthesamegroup,tojudgewhetherornottheyweredoingwell. InEastAsiancultures,it's"notenoughthatyouknowyou'redoingwellinyourschool,"saidKaidiWu,aPhDstudentinpsychologywholedtheresearch.“Itismuchmoreimportantthatotherpeople-anoutsider,afamilyrelative,afutureemployerwhohasfivesecondstoglancethroughyourresume-alsorecognizeyouracademicexcellence.〞 Americaistheopposite:“Thinkabouthowmanytimesthemeslike‘Youareyourownperson'or‘Stopworryingaboutwhatotherpeoplethink'coursethroughsonglyricsandself-helpbooks,"Wusaid,concluding:“Thechoiceswemakearetheproductsofourculture.〞67.ThepsychologistsfromtheUniversityofMichiganfindthat______.A.AmericantendtoachievesuccessinabigcompanyB.ChinesearelikelypreformedbetterinabigcompanyC.AmericansprefertoshineinarelativelysmallcompanyD.ChinesearecomfortablewithworkinginasmallcompanyThefinalexperimentaimsto______.comparedifferentattitudestowardcompetitionfinddifferentviewsaboutpersonalsuccessjudgeperformanceofdifferentgroupsconfirmwhichcultureisbetter69.AChinesestudentwillbemoresatisfiedifhegainsrecognitionfrom______.A.hisneighborsB.hisclassmatesC.histeachersD.hisparents70.AccordingtoKaidiWu,culture______.A.playakeyroleinpeople’schoicemakingB.showswhowegrowuptobeinthefutureC.isthemostimportantfactorbehindsuccessD.determinesstudent’sacademicperformance第二节〔共5小题；每题2分，共10分〕根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Volunteeringtohelppeopleinneedcombinedwithtravellingtofarawayplacesisanewtrendinthetravelindustry.Itiscalledvoluntourism.______(71)Theyfinditisthebestwaytogetthebestoftheworld. Recentstatisticsshowthatinthepastfewyearsvoluntourismhasbeenoneofthefastest-growingareasoftourism.Morethan1.6millionpeoplearoundtheworldarevolunteersinothercountries.Theyhelpbuildschools,assistinhospitalsanddofarmingworkindevelopingcountries.______(72)Theykeepintouchwiththeirhostfamiliesaftertheyreturnhome,andmanyreturntovisit. Therearemanyreasonswhypeoplewanttoengageinvoluntourism.Whenpeoplechoosetojoinavoluntouris