1、- 1 -四川省眉山一中办学共同体 2019届高三英语上学期期中试题第 I卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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 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. When does the conversation take place?A. At the beginning of a term.
2、 B. At the end of a term. C. During a vacation.2. Why cant the man drive the woman tomorrow?A. His car is being fixed. B. He has a doctors appointment. C. He will be working in a shop.3. What will the woman do?A. Charge her cell phone. B. Visit her mother. C. Make a call.4. Who will throw a party fo
3、r the woman next Sunday?A. The woman herself. B. The man. C. Nancy.5. What does the woman mean?A. Her mother is a housewife.B. Only 10% of American mothers work.C. Most American mothers work.第二节 （共 15小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 22.5分）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
4、各个小题，每小题 5秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出 5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A festival. B. A birthday party. C. A class reunion.7. What does the woman decide to do?A. Go to a party with the man. B. Go on vacation. C. Stay with her family.听第 7段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. How d
5、oes the man feel?A. Confident. B. Nervous. C. Excited.- 2 -9. What does the man want to do next?A. Continue talking with the woman. B. Go to the bathroom. C. Drink some water.听第 8段材料，回答第 10至 12题。10. Why does the girl want to have a car?A. To travel with her friends. B. To show off. C. To be independ
6、ent.11. Where does the girl study?A. In a middle school. B. In a high school. C. In a university.12. Why doesnt the man buy his daughter a car now?A. He thinks his daughter is too young to drive.B. He cant afford another car.C. He wants his daughter to earn a car.听第 9段材料，回答第 13至 16题。13. With whom do
7、es the woman travel?A. She is alone. B. Her family. C. Her business partner.14. What do the speakers have in common?A. They both live in New York. B. They are both traveling on business.C. They have both stayed in the hotel before.15. What is the mans favorite part of the hotel?A. The service. B. Th
8、e breakfast. C. The facilities.16. What does the woman imply about the hotel?A. The prices are reasonable.B. It doesnt seem like a nice hotel from the outside.C. The service didnt use to be anything special.听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17. What is The Bookworm?A. A literary festival. B. A caf. C. A bookstor
9、e.18. Who is Peter Hessler?A. A photographer. B. A public speaker. C. A writer.19. What was the speaker excited about?A. Seeing someone give a speech. B. Hearing a famous band play music. C. Finding his favorite magazine.20. What was the speakers mistake?A. Mistaking the place. B. Mistaking the year
10、. C. Mistaking the day.- 3 -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 A、B、C 和 D中选出最佳选项并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThe following list includes some books that come highly recommended by millions of readers and also a short summary of the highlights of each work.The Go-Giver, by Bob Burg and Jo
11、hn David MannI didnt even expect that such a short book could make a huge difference in my way towards life. It simply explains complex laws that direct mankind, and concludes that there is always truth in the opposite.Dao De Jing, by LaoziDao De Jing is one of the finest books on philosophy written
12、 by Laozi, an ancient Chinese philosophy and poet. It is sincere, exciting and makes you think a lot. Read it and get in touch with the clear educative understandings that give you enough tips to pursue your life goal full of passion.The Science of Getting Rich, by Wallace D. WattlesI had my own mis
13、understandings of getting rich till I read this book. The book made a huge difference to my life after I discovered the secrets mentioned. Read it and it teaches you how to become rich, not immediately, but step by step.The Power of Habit, by Charles DuhiggI never knew habits played such an importan
14、t role in shaping our future until I read this book. It says, you are what your habits are, and also suggests the proven techniques to create new habits that change our lifestyles and eventually our lives. It is a must-read for everyone who wishes to form lifetime habits.The Road Less Travelled, by
15、Scott PeckSimply put, buy this book for the path towards understanding in a spiritual way that strengthens your personal growth. This book never gives you easy solutions to the challenges of life. It simply is part of life and leaves you with better understanding to lead a fulfilled life.21. Which b
16、ook can help you chase your dream passionately?A. Dao De Jing. B. The Go-Giver.C. The Road Less Travelled. D. The Science of Getting Rich.22. Which of the following ideas may Scott Peck agree with?A. Habits can shape our future.B. There is always truth in the opposite.C. Difficulty is often part of
17、personal growth.D. We should find easy solutions to challenges.23. What can we know about the books mentioned above?A. They are all easily written.B. They are all popular books.- 4 -C. All their writers are foreigners.D. All the books are about life goals.BMy daughter was singing as she polished the
18、 furniture. I hadnt asked her to wipe the furniture. I never do. But while one brother is happiest with the computer, one with a football and one with a model car, her idea of happiness is a can of Spring Fresh and a cloth. Where have I gone wrong?Being a bit of a tomboy (假小子) myself, and not too ho
19、t on the household skills, I used to argue that the differences between men and women were all about upbringing and expectations. Nobody could have approached motherhood with a courageous determination that all children would be treated the same. Boys would be offered soft toys to hug while girls wo
20、uld play with cars and trains. I would raise the New Men and female engineers of the future.Ten years ago, as I gazed at my first-born in his cradle, I imagined the gentle soul he would be no guns or nasty aggression. The imagination sustained me until he was about two, when he proudly presented me
21、with his first model a rifle. Later on, in the garden he and his brother began doing such heart-stopping things with sticks that in the end I bought them a couple of plastic swords.We went downhill fast. A decade and three more sons after those early children, we now house an arsenal (军械库) of swords
22、, rifles, water pistols, bows and arrows, hatchets, daggers and tanks that would be the envy of the British Army. Not so long ago, we were all nearly arrested when a most life-like gun in our luggage caused a security scare (恐慌) at Heathrow Airport.And what of my daughter? She plays all the boys gam
23、e because she has to. Youll find her from time to time teetering (行走蹒跚) around the house in plastic high heels, with a handbag (pink) in one hand and a shotgun in the other and she can manage it when they need someone to make up the numbers for football. But her heart is not really in it. She would
24、rather be drawing or writing or cutting out stars or polishing shells or dear heavens cleaning the bathroom.I finally faced up to the fact that boys and girls are simply born different. But I wont give up. Ill continue to try and treat them equally and expect the same of them. And by the time theyre
25、 all in their teens, I imagine theyll all be equally impossible to get to do anything. But right now, nature is wearing down nurture(训练). Equality is hard work.24. What could “a can of Spring Fresh” be?A. some drinks B. some washing-up liquidC. some soft toy D. some shampoo25. How many children does
26、 the author have?A. 3 B. 4 C. 5 D. 6- 5 -26. Which of the following statements is TRUE?A. The author likes doing the housework.B. The author has never allowed her sons to have toy weapons.C. The little girl is very keen to join in with her brothers games.D. The author started out determined to bring
27、 up all her children in the same way.27. Whats the best title for this passage?A. Nature or Nurture B. Boys or GirlsC. Games or Housework D. How to raise childrenCWhenever something looks interesting or beautiful, there is a natural desire of us to capture and preserve itwhich means, in this day and
28、 age. that we are likely to reach for our phones to take a picture.Though this would seem to be an ideal solution, there are two big problems associated with taking pictures. Firstly, we are likely to be so busy taking pictures that we forget to look at the world whose beauty and interest encourage
29、us to take a photograph in the first place. And secondly, because we feel the pictures are safely stored on our phones, we never get around to looking at them, so sure are we that well get around to them one day.The first person to notice the problems was an English art critic (评论家), John Ruskin. He
30、 was a keen traveller who realized that most tourists make a poor job of noticing or remembering the beautiful things they see. He argued that humans have a natural tendency to respond to beauty and desire to have it, but there are better and worse expressions of this desire. At worst, we get into b
31、uying souvenirs or taking photographs. But, in Ruskins eyes, theres just one thing we should do attempting to draw the interesting things we see, regardless of whether we happen to have any talent for doing so.Ruskin said, “Drawing can teach us to see, to notice properly rather than gaze absent-mind
32、edly. In the process of recreating with our own hand what lies before our eyes, we naturally move from a position of observing beauty in a loose way to one where we acquire a deep understanding of its parts.”Ruskin deplored the blindness and hurry of modem tourists, especially those who prided thems
33、elves on travelling around the whole Europe in a week by train, “No changing of places at a hundred miles an hour will make us stronger, happier, or wiser. There was always more in the world than men could see, if they ever walked slowly; they will see it no better for going fast. The really preciou
34、s things are thoughts and sights, not pace.”28. According to Paragraph 2, when taking pictures, people tend to _.A. forget to appreciate something attractive on the spotB. find it hard to learn skills of taking good picturesC. find a good way to keep things in their mindsD. have a chance to meet the
35、 challenge of new technology29. According to Ruskin, what should travellers do to best express their - 6 -appreciation and desire for something beautiful? A. To speak it out openly.B. To photograph it instantly.C. To purchase it directly.D. To paint it immediately.30. From the fourth paragraph, we c
36、an infer that Ruskin encourages us to be _.A. considerate and determinedB. active and adventurousC. creative and thoughtfulD. sensitive and ambitious3l. The underlined word “deplored” in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to “_”.A. appreciated B. criticizedC. favoured D. ignoredDVitamin B coul
37、d help reduce the effects of the dangerous type of air pollution, according to a new study published on Monday. In the first study of its kind, a team of international researchers looked into the damage caused by one of the pollutants that have the severest impact on health PM2.5.They found that Vit
38、amin B supplement could effectively reduce the impact of the tiny particles (颗粒 ) on the human body, although they stressed that the research was in its early stages. According to the WHO, 92% of the worlds people are living in places where the PM2.5 level goes beyond the recommended level. So its u
39、rgent to find a solution to the problem.According to this study, published in the PNAS, 10 volunteers were initially exposed to clean air and given a placebo(安慰剂) to check their baseline responses. The group then kept on taking placebos for four weeks before being exposed to heavily polluted air fro
40、m downtown Toronto, where an estimated 1,000 cars passed every hour. The bad air was delivered to the volunteers through an “oxygen type“ face mask. The experiment was then repeated, with each volunteer taking a Vitamin B supplement daily, made up of 2.5mg of folic acid, 50mg of Vitamin B6, and 1 mg
41、 of Vitamin B12.Vitamin B6 can be found in liver, chicken, nuts and other things, and Vitamin B12 in fish, meat, eggs, milk and some cereals. The researchers found that four weeks of Vitamin B supplements the damage of PM2.5 effects by 28-76%. The results emphasized how prevention at an individual l
42、evel could be used to fight against the damage of PM2.5, the researchers said.32. Whats the newly discovered effect of Vitamin B in Paragraph 1?A. It can be used to replace other vitamins in our daily life.B. It can help lower the air pollution level in the open air.- 7 -C. It can reduce the impact
43、of PM2.5 on human bodies.D. It can get rid of the pollutants remaining in our body.33. What can be learned from the second paragraph?A. Further study about the effect of Vitamin B needs to be done.B. Vitamin B is the most important to humans health.C. The tiny particles in the air are made up of PM2
44、.5.D. 92% of the worlds people are affected by PM2.5.34. How did researchers draw the new conclusion about Vitamin B? A. By referring to a journal. B. By performing experiments.C. By interviewing scientists. D. By comparing vitamins.35. You may read the passage on a website about _.A. environment B.
45、 medicineC. education D. health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。The rules about how to talk, eat and sit, which are highly limited, are observed in most Western restaurants and homes. 36 Many Westerners have no idea how to act at the Chinese dinner table. No forks or k
46、nives for them to use! The Chinese host makes great, sweeping arm movements that go over large sections of the table, passing over both food and friends alike. 37 However, it leaves many foreigners at a loss for what to do. In my childhood home, dinner was enjoyed with low voices, and the topics tha
47、t we could discuss were very limited. 38 If I had to leave the table to use the toilet, I had to excuse myself without mentioning what it was that I was going to do. “May I be excused, please? I need to wash my hands.“ I would say. My mother would say, “Sure.” My father would often play a joke on me
48、 by saying,“ 39 ”As for eating, we did it quietly. No eating noises were allowed. Everything must be done as quietly as possible. If any sound was created by eating food or drinking, it would be considered as bad manners!40 He is to sit up straight with the recessive hand (usually the left) in ones
49、lap holding a napkin while the dominant hand (usually the right) holds the fork or spoon. The only time one is allowed to have both hands on the table is when he is using a knife to cut something. A. How one sits at the table is also prescribed(规定).B. We were not allowed to talk about anything that made listeners uncomfortable.C. Cant you think up a better excuse than that?D. Theyre completely different from what we find here
