湖南省浏阳一中2017届高三上学期期中考试英语试题(含答案)

浏阳一中2016下学期高三年级期中测试英语试卷第Ⅰ卷命题人彭莲湘审题人注意：本堂考试，时量：120分钟，满分150分。第一部分 30分）做时先答案标试卷上录内容结后你有两分的时间试卷上第一节（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回答有关小题如阅读下一小题。每段对话仅￡19.15. ￡9.18.答案是HowmanwomantheAtaxi underground busHowone﹩0.7 ﹩4.3WhatisunsatisfiedA.TheTheeffects Theplot4aaa5planC.Makeanadvertisement.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5三个选项中选出最选项标试的应置每对或白将时阅各小题小题5钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6题。6askA.B.aC.7A.B.C.听第7题。Whatbirthday?A.GoaB.GoaC.WhatisrelationshiptheA.B.C.听第810至12题。What’sA.AB.AC.AA.OnB.OnC. On12A.B.GoC. anla.听第913至16题。13A.aB.AC.14A.HealreadyB.HeaC.Hewantsforapaper.15lastA.B.C.16A.Hedoesn’twanther.HeprefersstudyHedoesn’tthinkshehelpful.听第1017至20题。WhatSallyherpen-friend?A.SheherShetaughttohelpedkeepadiary.18WhydidSally’dadaskhertosendhertoapublisher?A.weremanybooksthisB.Hebooksimple.CTheirherdown.19Sallypublisher?A.aB. anC. a20A.B.C. 第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）（共15小题;230分）ADoyoulikeshopping?Ordoesthethoughtofwanderingaroundtheshopsfillyouwithterror?Forsomeofus,shoppingisanenjoyablewayofspendingoursparetimeandourmoney.Forme,it’ssomethingIwouldratheravoid.ThankgoodnessfortheInternet!It’smoreconvenienttobuyCDs,electricalitems,evenfoodfromthecomfortofyoursofa.Butthat’snottheonlyreason:priceisanimportantfactor.Wecanbuygoodsandservicescheaperonline.Butsometimestheproblemisknowingwhattobuy.Thishasledtoatypeofshoppingcalled“showrooming”.ShowroomingissomethingI’vedone.Iwillgotoashoptosee,touchandtryoutproductsbutthengohomeandbuythemonlineataknock-downprice.I’mnotaloneindoingthis.ResearchbyacompanycalledFoolproof,found24%ofpeopleshowroomedwhileChristmasshoppingin2013.AmyCashman,headofTechnologyatTNSUK,saysthereasonsforthisnewshoppinghabitarethat“peoplearelackingtime,lackingmoneyandtheywantsecurityabouttheproductstheyarebuying”.SheexplainsthatconsumersarenotonlyshoppingonlineathomebuttheyareusingtheInternetinstoreorontheirsmartphonestoshoparound.Butdoesthismeantechnologywillkillshops?Certainlyshopswillchange.Theywillhavetooffermorecompetitivepricesorencouragepeopletobuymorebygivingin-storediscountsorfreegifts.Wemustn’tforgetthatbuyinginashopmeansyoucangetexpertadvicefromthesalesassistantandyoucangetgoodaftercare.It’sgoodtospeaktoarealhumanratherthanlookatafacelesscomputerscreen,butatleastbyshowrooming,yougetthebestofbothworlds!21.ThetwoquestionsinParagraph1areraisedto________________.A.introducethetopicB.givetwoexamplesC.comparedifferentopinionsD.getanswersfromreaders22.AccordingtoAmyCashman,whichisnotthereasonforshowrooming?A.Thelackoftime.B.Thecomfortofthesofa.C.Theshortnessofmoney.D.Thesecurityoftheproduct.23.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsshowroomingis__________________.A.criticalB.neutralC.casualD.supportiveBThereisaveryinstructiveincidentinvolvingthelifeofAlexandertheGreat,KingofGreek.Alexander,afterconqueringmanykingdoms,wasreturninghome.Ontheway,hefellillandittookhimtohisdeathbed.Withdeathstaringhiminhisface,Alexanderrealizedhisconquests,hisgreatarmy,hissharpswordandallhiswealthwereofnoconsequence.So,helayhelplesslywaitingtobreathehislast.Hecalledhisgeneralsandsaid,“Iwilldepartfromthisworldsoon,andIhavethreewishes.Pleasecarrythemoutwithoutfail.”“Myfirstdesireisthat,”saidAlexander,“Myphysiciansalonemustcarrymycoffin.”Afterapause,hecontinued,“Secondly,Idesirethatwhenmycoffinisbeingcarriedtothegrave,thepathleadingtothegraveyardbespreadwithgold,silverandpreciousstoneswhichIhavecollected.”Thekingcontinued,“Mythirdandlastwishisthatbothmyhandsshouldbekepthangingoutofmycoffin.”Alexander’sfavouritegeneralkissedhishandandpressedittohisheart.“Oh,King,weassureyouthatyourwisheswillallbefulfilled.Buttelluswhydoyoumakesuchstrangewishes?”Alexandertookadeepbreathandsaid,“IwouldliketheworldtoknowofthethreelessonsIhavejustlearnt.Iwantmyphysicianstocarrymycoffinbecausepeopleshouldrealizethatnodoctorcanreallycureanybodies.Theyarepowerlessandcannotsaveapersonfromtheclutchesofdeath.Soletpeoplenottakelifeforgranted.”“Thesecondwishofspreadinggold,silverandotherrichesonthewaytothegraveyardistotellpeoplethatnotevenabitofgoldwillcomewithme.Ispentallmylifeearningrichesbutcannottakeanythingwithme.Letpeoplerealizethatitisjustawasteoftimetochasewealth.”“Andaboutmythirdwishofhavingmyhandshangingoutofthecoffin,IwishpeopletoknowthatIcameempty-handedintothisworldandempty-handedoutofthisworld.”Withthesewords,theKingclosedhiseyes.Soonheletdeathconquerhimandbreathedhislast.24.ThefirstparagraphsuggeststhatAlexander________________.A.wantedtoleavetheworldashecameempty-handedB.realizedthatwhathegotinhislifewasnothingtohimatallC.wasspendingalottimeconqueringmanykingdomsandhadearnedagreatamountofwealthD.regardedhisconquests,hisgreatarmy,hissharpswordandallhiswealthasthemostimportantthings25.Theunderlinedword“clutches”inParagraph3means“___________”.A.sentenceB.attentionC.controlD.shadow26.Theauthorintendsto________________.A.tellusthestoryofAlexanderB.stressthepowerofAlexandertheGreatC.persuadepeopletorealizedwhatAlexandersaidD.introducereaderstotheinstructivelessonsofAlexander27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.TheDeathofAlexanderB.TheGreedofAlexanderC.ThreewishesofAlexanderD.TheLifeofAlexanderCThenamesoundsfunnybuttheideaisnojoke:it’sapersonaltoiletcalledthepee-pool,AndersWilhelmson,aSwedisharchitect,istheinventorofthepee-pool.Hebecameinterestedintheideaofsanitationaftertakingpartinaresearchprojectonthesocialandpoliticaldevelopmentofcities,Oneofthemostcommonproblemshefoundindevelopingcountrieswasthelackoftoilets,Hewantedtodosomethingtohelp,Soworkingwithothers,hestartedtheprojectin2005,andthenextyearstartedacompanycalledPeepoolple.Thetoiletisasingle—usebagmadeofenvironmentallyfriendlyplastics,Theinsideistreatedwithurea（尿素）,achemicalcommonlyusedasfertilizer,Thehottertheweather,themorequicklythewasteturnsintowhatisneededbyplantsThesanitationprocesscanbeassoonasacoupleofhoursoraslongastwotofourweeks,Youcanjustburyitinapotandgrowwhateveryoulike.ThecompanyexpectstostartsellingthebagsinAugustinKenyaandBangladesh,butitisjustbeginningproductionandsalesinNairobinow,Fullproductioncouldreachabouthalfamillionbagsadayandpeoplemaybeabletobuythepee-poolincountriesVietnam,Bangladesh,etc.TheUnitedNationssaysmorethantwoandahalfbillionpeoplearoundtheworlddonothavegoodsanitation,Manyhavenochoicebuttousetheoutdoors,whichisnotonlybadfortheenvironment,butalsoharmfultopeople’shealth,Eachyear,poorsanitationleadstothreefifthsofthosepeoplegettinganinfectiousdiseasewhichonaveragecausesoneoutof1,000patientstodie.JackSmith,thefounderoftheWorldToiletOrganization,says“Thisisquiteanunacceptablesituationgiventhefactthatwearelivinginthemodemworld,andstrangely,manyofthemowntelevisions,phonesbuthavenotoilet.”28．WhatwastheoriginalpurposeofAndersWilhelmsoninstartingthecompany?A.ToprotectthelocalenvironmentB.ToearnalotofmoneyfromtheprojectC.TodoresearchonthesocialdevelopmentD.Tohelpsolvetheproblemoflackoftoiletsindevelopingcountries29.Whatcanbelearnedaboutthepee-poolfromthepassage?A.ItcanbeusedoveragainB.Itssanitationprocessdoesn’tlastlongC.ItworksbetterinsummerthaninwinterD.Itshouldbeburiedinapotafterbeingused30.InwhichplacecanpeoplebuythePee-poolnow?A.Nairobi B.Kenya C.Sweden D.Bangladesh31.Thefifthparagraphiswrittenmainlytotellusthat .A.poorsanitationmaycausemanyproblemsB.manypeopledon’tcarefortheenvironmentC.manypeoplegetillfromusingtheoutdoorsD.quiteanumberofpeoplediefrompoorsanitation32.Theunderlinedword“This”inthelastparagraphprobablyrefersto A.theoutdoorsbeingdamagedB.manyplacesbeingshortoftoiletsC.manypeoplehavingTVsandphonesD.manypeoplegettinganinfectiousdiseaseD“Selfie”mayhavebeennamedOxfordDictionary’swordof2013.Ineffect，sowidelyknownhastheselfiebecomethatinthepast12months，itsfrequencyintheEnglishlanguagehasincreasedby17000percent，saidOxforddictionaries.However，itspopularityhasjustearneditanotherhonour-beingvotedthemostannoyingandoverusedtermofthepast12months.ButI’dliketoofferthatmaybeitisn’tsobad.AccordingtotheOxfordonlinedictionary,selfieisaphotothatonetakesofoneself，oftenfromasmartphone，andsendthemtoasocialmediawebsite.WomenandmenalikedecoratetheirFacebookandTwitteraccountswiththesepictures，sometimeswithexaggeratedfacialexpressions，suchaslargesmilesorpuckeredlips（噘嘴）.

Let’sthinkaboutit.Someonetakesabout10selfieseachtimetheydo，andtheyonlyenduppostingoneortwoofthose.Theypicktheonethattheyfeelmakesthemlookthebest.Isn’tthatbeautiful？Inthatonepicture，somebodyhasgivenhimselforherselfconfidence.Self-imageisvital.Intoday’ssociety，wearesocrazyaboutbeingperfect.Butperhaps，withthatoneselfie，wefeelasifwefitthatneed.Wefeelhandsome，beautiful，confident，smart，happy，andcontent.Forthatmoment，everythingbadorterriblethathaseverhappenedtousseemedtohavebeenerased，forthatsmileorthatpuckeriswhatgivesusthedeterminationtoloveourselves.Aspoken-wordpoemIsawlatelysetmethinking：IfIaskyouwhatyoulove，theanswerswillmostlikelyrollofyourtongue.Youlovetoread.Youlovetowrite.Youlovebirds，music…yourmom，yourbrother，yoursister，yourdaughter，yourbestfriend，yourdog.Howlongdoyouthinkyoucouldgoonandonbeforeyousaid，“Ilovemyself.”？

Thepoemhitmelikeatonofbricks.I’vestruggledwithconfidenceallofmylife.AndIstilldo.AndinnowayamIsayingthattakingaselfieisagatewaytothatconfidence.However，theselfiedoesdeservesomecreditforallowingindividualstoexpressthemselves.JustasPamelaRutledgeputit，“Therearemanymorephotographsavailablenowofrealpeoplethanmodels.”32.Accordingtothewriter,weliveinasocietywhere.

A.selfieleadstosuccess

B.agoodimagedecidesone’sstatus

C.one’spoorperformancecanbeerased

D.beingperfectishighlyvalued

33.Thespoken-wordpoemmentionedinthe4thparagraphimplies.A.ourpleasuretoenjoybeauty

B.ourneedtolovepeoplearoundus

C.ourtendencytoignoreourselves

D.ourreallovetosharewithothers

34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“credit”inthelastparagraphmean?

A.praiseB.gradeC.trustD.fame

35.Inthewriter’sopinion,selfie______________.A.bringsaboutpeople’ssenseofconfidence

B.ismerelypopularamongteenagers

C.tellsthetruemeaningoflifeD.isanannoyingphenomenonontheInternet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。ThetraditionalAmericanschoolyearbeginsinlateAugustorearlySeptember.ItendsinMayorJune,followedbysummervacation.36___Becauselongago,youngpeoplehadtohelptheirfamiliesharvestsummercrops,Atleastthisiswhatpeopletodaymaythink.37___ArecentreportfromaneducationpolicycenteratIndianaUniversityexploredthehistoricalrootsofthetraditionalschoolcalendar.IntheearlydaysoftheUnitedStates,childrenwerenotrequiredtoattendschoolSchoolcalendarsdependedonlocalneeds.38____Theyworkedonfamilyfarmsduringtheothermonths,Cityschoolswereoftenopenmuchlonger,someforelevenmonthsoftheyear.AftertheCivilWar,moreandmorepeoplesawtheneedforasystemofrequirededucation.__39_______Manycityschoolswantedashorteryearandalongersummerbreak,Theschoolswereoftencrowded.Therewasnomodernairconditioning.Hotdayswouldmakeitdifficulttolearn.Manyruraleducators,however,pushedforalongerschoolyear.Theythoughtitwouldkeepchildrensafefromindustrialdangerswhentherewerefewchild-laborlaws.Sothetraditionalschoolcalendarwasacompromise(折中).Theaverageschoolyearusedtobeonehundredandseventydays.Timeshavenotchangedmuch.40____Butsomeexpertsthinkthetraditionalschoolcalendarneedstochangebecausetheneedsofthenationhavechanged.Thisthinkinghasledsomeschoolstokeepstudentsinclasslonger.A.Whysuchalongbreak?B.Todaythecommonaverageisonehundredandeightydays.C.Americansthinkhighlyoftheirtraditionalschoolcalendar.D.Mostschoolshadsimilarschoolcalendars.E.Butthereasonhasmoretoit.F.Studentsinruralareaswenttoschoolfornomorethansixmonthsoftheyear.G.Buttheyhaddifferentideasforthecalendar.Ⅲ.完形填空(共20小题:每小题1.5分，满分30分)Theothereveningwehadaknockatthedoor.Itwasa41__neighborwhointroducedhimselfandhisboystous.Healsoinvitedustoablockpartyasawaytoknowthepeopleinthe42__aswellaswellascelebratethefirstanniversaryofhistwo43___sonscomingtolivewithim.We'velivedhereforalmostsixyearsandnoonehasevercometo44__themselves.Isupposeweshouldhave45__itontointroduceourselvestopeoplemovinginbutwehaven't.Inmyopinionittooktheinitiative(首创)ofayoung46__andhisadoptedsonstoshowmehowIcould47__betterattentiontomyowncommunity.WehavemanylocalfriendsbutIhaveto48__thatIhaven'tusuallybeentheonetodevelopthe49__inmyownneighborhood.This50__remindedmeofoneofmyfavoritequotes,"WhenIwasayoungman,Iwantedtochangetheworld.Ifounditwas51__tochangetheworld,soItriedtochangemynation.WhenIfoundIcouldn'tchangethenation,Ibeganto52_mytown.Icouldn'tchangethetownandasa(n)53man,Itriedtochangemy54__.Now,asanoldman,I55__theonlythingIcanchangeismyselfand56__IrealizethatiflongagoIhadchangemyself,Icouldhavemadeanimpactonmyfamilyand57__onourtown.TheimpactcouldhavechangedthenationandIcouldindeedhavechangedthe58__."Forthoseofuswhowanttomakea(n)59__intheworld,it'simportantwerememberwhatBuckyFullersaid,”Thinkglobally,butact60___.”Forme,I’mgoingtomakeitpointtomeetmoreofmyneighbors--startingnow.41.A.familiar B.friendly C.new D.old42.A.town B.neighborhood C.company D.city43.A.accepted B.adopted C.adapted D.appointed44.A.help B.treat C.introduce D.enjoy45.A.put B.focused C.turned D.taken46.A.man B.student C.woman D.mother47.A.draw B.fix C.offer D.pay48.A.forgive B.admit C.agree D.consider49.A.habit B.concern C.friendship D.business50.A.accident B.activity C.thought D.experience51.A.convenient B.possible C.interesting D.difficult52.A.makeout B.concentrateon C.getinto D.referto53.A.older B.younger C.smarter D.wiser54.A.student B.family C.friend D.mind55.A.realize B.forget C.recognize D.regret56.A.suddenly B.happily C.actually D.luckily57.A.ever B.even C.only D.still58.A.environment B.world C.village D.lifestyle59.A.decision B.adjustment C.difference D.discovery60.A.carefully B.selflessly C.immediately D.locally第II卷第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）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。Thedatingworldiscruel.Nomatterhowmuchwestresstheimportanceof"innerbeauty",looksareundoubtedly61advantageinthedatinggame.Thatthe62(excellence)womanheadmireswillrealizehererrorinjudgmentafterhavingbeenrejectedbyahandsomefellowandnoticehim63(be)thedreamofeveryaverage-lookingguy.Well,suchadreamishighlyunlikely,accordingtonewly64(publish)research.Thestudy,65focusedontheresponsesof126femaleundergraduatesafterromanticrejection,66(lead)bypsychologistGeoffMacDonald.Researchersfoundwomen’sdistancing67anunattractiveman—evenwhenthatunattractivemanofferedacceptance—wasalsoa68(consequent)ofrejectionbyanattractiveman.Inotherwords,afterbeingrefusedbyahandsomefellow,womenwerefoundtobemorelikelytorejectalessattractiveman,thus69(make)thepaincausedbytheinitialrejectionevenworse.Theindicationhereisobvious:Looksare70(close)associatedwithstatus,atleastinthedatingworld.第三部分写作（共两节；满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用()划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。OneMondayafternoon,wewereplayingbasketballontheplaygroundwhileIsuddenlyslippedandfellover.Onseeingthat,allmyclassmatesrushedtome.Underthehelpofseveralotherstudents,LiXiang,oneofmybestfriendputmeonhisbackandheadfortheclinicimmediately.ItturnedoutthatmyrightanklegotinjuredbutIhadtobesenttohospital.Hedidnotleaveuntilanambulancewasarrived.Thefollowingday,hecametoseeme.Tomygreatlyrelief,hebroughttextbookswiththemandhelpedmewithmylessons.Itwasagreatpleasurehavesuchadevotingfriend.第二节书面表达（满分25分）在班级活动中，当你的想法与大多数同学不一致时，你是坚持自己的观点并说服别人，还是尊重大多数同学的意见？请你以“WhenIHaveaDifferentOpinion”为题，用英语写一篇100-120个词的短文。要求如下：1.从以上两种做法中选择一种；2.以具体事例阐述你选择的理由。WhenIHaveaDifferentOpinion______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________