安徽省安庆市五校联盟2019届高三英语上学期开学考试试题.doc

1、- 1 -安徽省安庆市五校联盟 2019届高三英语上学期开学考试试题试卷总分：150 分 考试时间：120 分钟第 I卷（共 100分）第一部分 听力(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一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.What is the woman going to do next?A. Have a meeting. B. See the manager. C. Do some

2、translation.2.What is the womans opinion about the course?A. Too hard. B. Worth taking. C .Very easy.3.What did the woman do today?A. She went to a multicultural fair. B. She had dinner in a Thai restaurant.C. She learned a native American dance.4.Where are the speakers?A. At a library. B. At a comp

3、uter lab. C. At a print shop.5.What does the man want to do?A. To take a picture of her. B. To ask for a new ID card. C. To fill out a form.第二节(共 15小题;每小题 1.5分,满分 22.5分)- 2 -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,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题 5秒钟;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

4、6段材料,回答第 6、7 题。6.What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Teacher and student. B. Classmates. C. Strangers.7.Where is the Language Arts building?A. On the right of the bridge. B. At the end of Campus Centre Walk.C. Opposite the Physical Education building.听第 7段材料,回答第 8、9 题。8.When does the ma

5、n have basketball practice?A. On Tuesdays and Thursdays. B. On Mondays and Wednesdays.C. On Mondays and Thursdays.9.What will the speakers do?A. Go to work together. B. Find another part-time job. C. Talk with Mr Parker.听第 8段材料,回答第 10至 12题。10.What is the problem with the woman?A. She finds school di

6、fficult. B. She didnt pass the exam.C. She cant fall asleep.11.What advice does the man give the woman?A. Drink less coffee. B. Sleep at least six hours every night.C. Eat fruit at least three times per week.12.What exercise does the man suggest the woman take?- 3 -A. Running. B. Dancing. C. Walking

7、.听第 9段材料,回答第 13至 16题。13.What does Alice want to ask Mr Miller about?A. His daily activities. B. His family members.C. His opinions on some social problems.14.What does Mr Miller do every morning?A. He has a cup of tea. B. He does some exercises. C. He watches morning news.15.How long does Mr Miller

8、sleep at night?A. For about six hours. B. For about seven hours. C. For about eight hours.16.What does Mr Miller like to do on weekends?A. Attend to some emergency. B. Have a rest by himself. C. Stay with his family.听第 10段材料,回答第 17至 20题。17.What is the speaker mainly discussing?A. His success in acti

9、ng. B. The change of his profession.C. The importance of his first performance.18.What do we know about the speaker after trying out for other roles?A. He became a little excited. B. He thought of giving up acting.C. He was satisfied with himself.19.What did the speaker do in 1991?A.He earned a big

10、fortune. B.He set up a film company. - 4 -C.He became an office clerk.20.What does the speaker mean in the end?A. He is not physically healthy. B. He suffers a lot in his job.C. He gets along well with the actors.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）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上

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12、e essays, news stories and much more.Spelling, Grammar and MoreEnglish ZoneThis is the perfect site for English homework; It has a section on almost every topic you will cover in English class, such as spelling, parts of speech and writing. It does not just give you summary of the topic; rather it m

13、akes sure you understand it completely.Reading Rocks!Reading RocketsFrom this great resource, learn to love reading or to love it even more! Read articles about reading and education, and share them with your teachers and parents. You can even read books by famous authors like Jane Yolen and Patrici

14、a MacLachlan.- 5 -Definitions, Rhymes and Word GamesMerriam-Webster Word CentralIf you want to review words you know and learn new ones, visit this site. Here youll visit a school called “Word Central” where you can click on different areas to learn things like definitions and rhymes for different w

15、ords or play word games.Help with Foreign LanguagesKidspace The Internet Public LibraryThis is a really cool site if you need help with foreign-language homework. It teaches you how to say hello in many different languages and has a lot of other useful information. It also tells how you can listen t

16、o real people saying the words in other languages.21. Which of the following sites can help you remember the new words?A. Time For Kids. B. English Zone.C. Reading Rockets. D. Merriam-Webster Word Central.22. What can “Help with Foreign Languages” teach you?A. How to say hello in many different lang

17、uages. B. How to read books by famous authors. C. How to write better research papers. D. How to use grammar in a right way.23. The ad is mainly intended .A. to increase the students learning skills B. to help students understand language study betterC. to attract the students to join some learning

18、clubs D. to offer some useful sites in language study B- 6 -(CNN) - A teenager with cancer who touched the hearts of many in the United Kingdom with his tireless fundraising efforts died Wednesday at age 19.It is the news that will sadden many supporters inspired by Stephen Suttons determination, ge

19、nerosity and good humor in the face of his illness. While he lost the battle to stay alive, he achieved a remarkable achievement: Having set himself the challenge of raising some 1million for a teenage cancer charity, he finally inspired over more than 3.22 million in donations.On his website, Steph

20、ens Story, he tells how he was first diagnosed with cancer in 2010, at age 15. “In a strange way, I see my first cancer diagnosis as a good thing. It was a huge kick up the backside. It gave me a lot of motivation for life.”Despite being told he would be unlikely to survive more than a few years, th

21、e teenager drew up a list of 46 tasks to complete before he died. “Some things on my list include sky diving, playing drums in front of a huge crowd, hugging an animal bigger than me.” However, the top of his list was to raise 1million for the Teenage Cancer Trust.When he started the list, people ca

22、me up to him and offered to raise funds for him. But he actually refused and decided to give the money to charity instead.The first internet campaign saw his fundraising target failed. Several weeks later, with his condition getting worse, Stephen Sutton posted a picture of himself in a hospital bed

23、 giving his thumbs-up sign in his blog. The message soon spread across the world. Countless celebrities and politicians, including Prime Minister David Cameron rose up to help the teenager.Sadly, on Wednesday 14th May, his mother posted a message on Facebook which read: “My heart is bursting with pr

24、ide but breaking with pain for my courageous, selfless, inspirational son who passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early hours of this morning.”24. What can we learn about Stephen Sutton according to the passage?A. He kept all the donation for himself. - 7 -B. His first internet campaign achie

25、ved a great success.C. He joined the Teenage Cancer Trust. D. He got positive responses for his efforts. 25. The underlined sentence in paragraph 3 means _.A. the cancer was something motivating Stephen to do what he wishedB. he suffered a lot from the diseaseC. he took the cancer for grantedD. the

26、cancer made him think about life deeply 26. Which of the following sentences is not true according to the passage?A. Because they were inspired by his determination, generosity and good honor in the face of his illness.B.He failed to achieve his fundraising goal at first.C. He died after being ill f

27、or 4years.D.Stephen Sutton completed a list of 46 tasks to complete before he died.27. Whats the main idea of the passage? A. Stephen Sutton won the support of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.B. A British teenage cancer sufferer died after raising millions for charity.C. The 46 tasks in Stephen

28、 Suttons list.D. Stephen Sutton made full use of his limited life to raise money for others.CSarah came running in saying, “Look what I found.” Over the top of the paper I was reading I saw a long object that made me jump. It was a piece of snakeskin that had been shed (脱皮) by one of our garden snak

29、es.- 8 -“Isnt it beautiful?” said my wide-eyed 7-year-old daughter.I stared at the organic wrapper and thought to myself that it really was not that beautiful, but I did not want to disappoint Sarah. Everything children see for the first time is important to their sense of beauty and creativity. The

30、y see only merit (优点) and excellence in the world.“Why does it do this?” Sarah asked.I like to teach my children that there is something else going on besides what they see in front of them. “Snakes shed their skin because they need to renew themselves,” I explained.“Why do they need to renew themse

31、lves?” Sarah asked.“We often need to shed our skins, those coatings that we cover ourselves with,” I said to my now absorbed daughter. “We outgrow some things and find other stuff unnecessary. This snake no longer needs this skin. It is probably too old, and the snake probably doesnt think it looks

32、as smart in the skin as it once did. It is like buying a new suit.”Of course, Im sure this explanation will not sit well with naturalists. But Sarah was getting the point. As we talked, I knew that she began to understand, that renewal is part of progress; that we need to take a good look at ourselv

33、es, and our rooms and schoolwork and creativity, and see what we need to keep and what we need to cast off (丢弃). I was careful to point out that this is a natural process, not one to be forced.“Snakes dont peel off their skin when they feel like it,” I explained. “It happens as part of their growth.

34、”“I see, Dad,” said Sarah. She then jumped off my lap, grabbed the snakeskin, and ran off.I hoped she would remember this. Often, in order to find our real selves underneath the layers of community and culture we are cloaked (掩饰) in year after year, we need to start examining these layers. We need t

35、o gently peel some away, as we recognize them to be worthless or unnecessary; or at best, remember the things we threw away to teach us how we can improve.- 9 -28. When Sarah asked the author whether the snakeskin was beautiful, _.A. he was shocked and jumped B. he decided to teach her something abo

36、ut natureC. he tried to understand her point of viewD. he decided that telling the truth was a merit29. Which of the following would the writer agree with?A. When you dont like some clothes, it is natural to cast them off. B. By reflecting on ourselves, we can better ourselves.C. The community and c

37、ulture we live in force us to change.D. It is necessary to force others to get rid of certain things.30. How did Sarah feel about the authors explanation?A. Confused. B. Satisfied. C. Relieved. D. Bored.31. Which of the following could be the best title for the article?A. A shed snakeskin in Sarahs

38、eyes B. A natural part of our growthC. The things we should cast offD. Renewal for snakes and usDPeople blink（眨眼）their eyes tens of thousands of times every day. Scientists have long believed blinking served mainly to keep the eyeballs wet. But a new study suggests it has a more important purpose.An

39、 international team of scientists studied the blinking of human eyelids(眼皮 ).The team said that blinking changes our eyeballs position so we can focus on what we are seeing. When we blink our eyelids, the eyes roll back into the area that surrounds and protects the eyes. However, the researchers fou

40、nd the eyes - 10 -dont always return to the same position. They say this causes the brain to tell the eye muscles to adjust our eyesight.Gerrit Maus was the lead researcher. He says, “Our findings suggest that the brain gauges the difference in what we see before and after a blink. It commands the e

41、ye muscles to make the needed corrections. “The researchers say that without them our surroundings would appear unclear.Researchers made an experiment. Volunteers were asked to sit in a dark room while staring at a small dot. They used special cameras to follow the volunteers blinks and eye movement

42、s. After each blink, the dot was moved one centimeter to the right. The volunteers did not notice this but the brain did. It followed the movement and directed the eye muscles to refocus on the dot. After the dot was moved in this way 30 times, the volunteers eyes changed their focus to the place wh

43、ere they predicted it would beProfessor Maus says, “Even though participants did not report that the dot had moved, their brains did, and adjusted with the eye movement. These findings add to our understanding of how the brain constantly adapts to changes, commanding our museles to correct for error

44、s.32. Whats the most important purpose for us to blink eyes many times?A. To keep the eyeballs wetB. To protect our eyesC. To relax the eye muscles. D. To focus on something33. What does the underlined word “gauges”(in Para. 3)mean?A. Make B. Ignore C. Support. D. Predict34. What can we know from th

45、e experiment?A. The volunteers had a better eyesight.B. The brain is controlling the eyes movement C. Its difficult to focus on a moving dotD. The volunteers noticed the dot was moving.35. Whats the best title for the passage?A. What Should Be Done to Protect Eyes?B. How Can People Stay Focused On?C

46、. Why Do People Blink Their Eyes?D. How Do Eye Muscles Make Corrections- 11 -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，选项中冇两项为多余选项。Everyone has someone whos wronged them in one way or another. Yet forgiveness is something you can achieve as long as you take the following steps.Decide you

47、want to choose forgiveness.The first step toward achieving forgiveness is to decide its something you actually want to do, not something someone has pressured you into trying. _36_ Also forgiveness doesnt mean excusing or forgetting an injustice, or returning to a relationship thats harmful._37_.Its

48、 kind of a checklist: How are you doing in terms of your anger? How have you been denying it? Are you angrier than you thought you would be?_38_ Tiredness is the most common physical complaint, as is a pessimistic worldview believing no one can be trusted or that everyone is only out for themselves.

49、 Once you look at those effects, the question becomes: Do you want to heal?Commit to forgiveness.Once you have completed stage two and seen how the effects of you unhappy, theres a tendency to give this a try. In this stage, its import to commit it yourself to doing no harm toward the person youre trying to forgive. That doesnt mean being good to them._39_Consider the other persons wounds.The goal is to finally feel symp