1、1惠南中学 2018 年秋季期中考试卷高三英语 考试时间：120 分钟 满分：150 分 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。听每段对话前，你都有 5 秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你都有 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段录音材料仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt?A.19.15 B.9.18. C.9.15.答案是
2、 C。1. What are the speakers talking about?A. Having a birthday party. B. Doing some exercise. C. Getting Lydia a gift.2. What is the woman going to do?A. Help the man. B. Take a bus. C. Get a camera.3. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Tell Kate to stop. B. Call Kates friends. C. Stay away f
3、rom Kate.4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a wine shop. B. In a supermarket. C. In a restaurant.5. What does the woman mean?A. Keep the window closed. B. Go out for fresh air. C. Turn on the fan.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
4、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2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 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What is the man going to do this summer?A. Teach a course. B. Repair his house. C. Work at a hotel.7. How will the man use the money?A. To hire a gardener. B. To buy books. C. To pay for a boat trip.听第
5、 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Schoolmates. B. Colleagues. C. Roommates.9. What does Frank plan to do right after graduation?A. Work as a programmer. B. Travel around the world. C. Start his own business.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Why does the woman mak
6、e the call?A. To book a hotel room.B. To ask about the room service.C. To make changes to a reservation.11. When will the woman arrive at the hotel?A. On September 15. B. On September 16. C. On September 23.12. How much will the woman pay for her room per night?A. $179. B. $199. C. $219.听第 9 段材料，回答第
7、 13 至 16 题。13. What is the womans plan for Saturday?A. Going shopping. B. Going camping. C. Going boating.14. Where will the woman stay in Keswick?A. In a country inn. B. In a five-star hotel. C. In her aunts home.315. What will Gordon do over the weekend?A. Visit his friends. B. Watch DVDs. C. Join
8、 the woman. 16. What does the woman think of Gordons coming weekend?A. Relaxed. B. Boring. C. Busy.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Who is Wang Ming?A. A student. B. An employer. C. An engineer. 18. What does the speaker say about the college job market this year?A. Its unpredictable. B. Its quite stable
9、. C. Its not optimistic. 19. What percentage of student job seekers have found a job by now?A. 20% B. 22%. C. 50%. 20. Why are engineering graduates more likely to accept a job?A. They need more work experience. B. The salary is usually good. C. Their choice is limited.第二部分： 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 1
10、5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A. B.C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASchedule a TourUniversity of South Carolina （USC) is famous for its warm southern hospitality（好客）Schedule a visit and feel it in person. Our walking tours are led by current students, called University Ambassadors, who are looking forward t
11、o telling you what its like to live and study in USC. Our walking tours run Monday through Friday and most are around 2 hours. The university will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 in observance of the holiday. We welcome your visit year round and will be ready for you, rain or shine. Please refer
12、to the list below to determine which tour is best for you and remember to book at least two weeks in advance.421. Why is USC closed to visitors on July 4?A. To prepare a tour. B. To update its website.C. To celebrate the holiday. D. To encourage a self-guided walk.22. Who does Admitted Student Day t
13、arget?A. AU visitors to USC. B. Those applying for fall 2017.C. Independent consultants. D. Those admitted for fall 2017.23. How can you cancel a scheduled visit?A. By turning to University Ambassadors. B. By visiting USC Visitor Center.5C. By emailing cvisitsmailbox,sc.edu. D. By registering once a
14、gain.24. If a 15-people group requests a summer visit, they need to .A. submit Group Visit interest Form B. email visiormailbox.sc.eduC. call 800-922-9755 D. check out Virtual TourBDearest darling girl,Today is the beginning of the next stage in your life. We head off to your new home at Stanford. W
15、here do I start in telling you how proud I feel to be called Mummy by you? Weve laughed at how you burst into this world with a scowl on your face, how determined you have always been right from feeding ! yourself to making big decisions for your life. There were days during your illness that I wasn
16、t sure you had the will to make it. Telling you that you needed to want to get better was the hardest and yet the greatest day. From that day you took responsibility and decided you wanted to beat anorexia（厌食症） I dont think Ive ever felt so proud of you as when you came home to say that you wanted t
17、o go to West Africa between school and university. You chose to go alone, and to raise the money yourself. You have such strength of character and determination. It is at times hard to believe that you are only 18. You experienced something in that month that few dare experience in a lifetime.So, Vi
18、v, here are my words of wisdom to you as you start your next big adventure. The world is a beautiful place but often a few things can make it seem difficult. Gods temple is made of love. Its mans temple that is built of stones. Open your heart to goodness and never ever let negative people or though
19、ts take hold of you. As Minor Myers put it, “Go into the world and do well. But more importantly, go into the world and do good:It is true that with every passing day, I will grow older and weaker. A day may come when I will become forgetful. But even then, you with your bright smile, will light up
20、my heart.6Yours Alo25. What can be learned from the first paragraph?A. She was once a trouble maker. B. Shes a freshman in Stanford.C. She relies on her parents a lot. D. She was defeated by anorexia.26. Why did Viv go to West Africa?A. To do what others dare not. B. To show her determination.C. To
21、get money for school fees. D. To go on an adventure by herself.27. What is Alos advice for Viv?A. To be a positive and kind person. B. To avoid the negative part of life.C. To be cautious of cold-hearted people. D. To explore the beauty of the world.28. How did the author feel when writing the lette
22、r?A. Amused and thankful. B. Pleased and satisfied.C. Cheerful and relieved. D. Concerned and anxious.CLife may have evolved on at least three planets within a newly discovered solar system 39 light years from Earth. Astronomers at the NASA have discovered no less than seven roughly Earth-sized worl
23、ds orbiting a dwarf star in the system. Scientists had previously identified a tiny number of “exoplanets“, which are believed to have the qualities needed to support life. However, the new system contains an unprecedented(前所未有) number of Earth-sized, probably rocky planets, and is being acknowledge
24、d as an “accelerated leap forward“ in the search for extraterrestrial (外星球的)life.Three of the new planets are said to be particularly promising because there might exist oceans. Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA, told a press conference in Washington: “This gives us a hint that findi
25、ng a second Earth is not a matter of if, but when.“7The planets were discovered using NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope, which was able to track how fast each of the planets crossed the star Trappist-l and completed an orbit. From this the research team calculated how far the planets were from their sta
26、r, and therefore how likely they are to be habitable.NASAs Hubble Space Telescope is already being used to search for atmospheres around the planets. Future telescopes, including the proposed European Extremely Large Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope, may be powerful enough to discover ma
27、rkers of life, such as oxygen in the atmospheres of exoplanets.Astronomers believe there could be as many as 40 billion potentially habitable worlds in our galaxy, the Milky Way. Prof Zurbuchen said that now was a “gold-rush phase“ in the search forthese exoplanets.29. What makes the new discovery s
28、ignificant?A. Ample markers of life B. The potential to support life.C. Great distance from Earth. D. The search for extraterrestrial life.30. What helps explore atmospheres around the exoplanets?A. Spitzer Space Telescope. B. Hubble Space Telescope.C. European Extremely Large Telescope. D. James We
29、bb Space Telescope.31. What may be the best title for the text7A. New Solar System Found B. Second Earth DiscoveredC. Why to Explore Outer Space D. Gold-Rush Stage to ComeDWhy do we read poetry? First obvious one: because we enjoy it. The only other reason is for academic purposes, and thats not why
30、 this is here.Many of us read poetry simply because we often feel depressed and hopelessly lost, and in poetry we see how beautiful and strange everything is. So in that way poetry calms our anxiety.8There are many different kinds of poems. They are not all calming. Some poems make me anxious, angry
31、, scared, and sad, which is why I value them. As a reader, I want a full meal, not just dessert. I want the sweet and the bitter. Often, I read poetry when Im already relaxed. In fact, I read more when Im not stressed out.Here are the main reasons I respond to poetry, as far as I can tell. Metrical(
32、格律的) poems are about setting up rules and then bending them. Usually. this is done by setting up a rhythm and then violating it or almost violating it. And then returning to Lt again. This satisfies my desire for order and also my desire for testing boundaries:Poetry plays with language and often sl
33、ams words together in surprising ways. which is thrilling the way food can be when the chef has paired ingredients you never thought would taste good together but somehow do.Many poems are dense. Words mean two or three things at once and lots of suggestions are packed between the lines. This is int
34、ellectually inspiring and it allows me to read the same poem over and over always finding new things in itAnd, of course, theres the subject matter. It interests me just as it would if the same subject was explored in a story or essay. Not all poems interest me in this way, but then not all stories
35、and essays do, either.32. What kind of poems does the author probably enjoy reading?A Academic poems. B Valuable poems.C. Poems that calm readers down. D Poems that arouse feelings.33. What does the underlined word “it“ in Paraglaph4 refer to?A. Setting up a rhythm B. Poetry. C. Violating rules D. R
36、hythm.34. Why does poetry appeal to the author?A. It plays with words. B It sounds surprisingC. It is rich in meaning. D It is filled with new ideas.35. What can we infer from the text?A. The author doesnt like all the essays. 9B. Reading poems requires patience.C. The subject counts a lot to the au
37、thor. D. Writing poems is similar to cooking.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。How to Write Product Descriptions Like a ProfessionalWhenever you sell any type of product, you have to convince someone why they should make a purchase._ 36 You can hire8 product descrip
38、tion writing service or you can deal with it yourself We believe writing a convincing copy is the key. Heres how to write product descriptions like a professional.Read the Best CopyYou cant write a description until you know how experts are doing it._37 Using Amazon is an ideal method to find the be
39、st-sellers in your category. If theyve reached the list of best-sellers theyre doing something right 38Normally, the specifications provided by the producer give you the bare facts about the product and nothing else._ 39 Ask the producer to talk to you about their product. Get the facts from 8 human
40、 and youll discover the heart behind the product. This is what you need to present to potential customers.Cut Down_ 40 . It doesnt matter if you produce a long story about how smooth the materials are or how the product is created in detail. Its always easier to cut everything down. Of course it alw
41、ays takes practice to get this right.Writing a persuasive product description requires a lot of time and effort. Multiple drafts are often needed to find the best words for the job.A. Consult the producerB. Begin the first draft carefullyC .Theres no soul to these statistics10D. Speak to someone you
42、 trust about your ideasE. Look at your chosen field and find the best-sellersF. Dont write a 50-word product description immediatelyG .You need to get your product description right in order to do this第三部分：语言知识运用（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）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A. B.C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空
43、白处的最佳选项。Sometimes you meet an ordinary person doing something extraordinary. On a recent trip I met Normand Gallant. Normand is someone you could pass on the street and 41 notice but he is a very special person who_42 recognition.Norm lives in a remote area far from the_ 43 big hospital, so when his
44、 wife_ 44 cancer several years ago, Norm was faced with a four hour_ 45 to where she could be treated. That meant lots of 46 for meals, fuel, hotels and so on. But in the end the cancer took his wife 47 .Norm was obviously_ 48 by his wifes passing, but he was also very angry, _ 49 he realized that o
45、ther people were_ 50 the same sorts of hardships. He wanted to do something but he didnt want to give money to the_ 51 that support cancer research because he didnt know how much would actually get to the researchers. What he did was to 52 parties.About every three weeks on Saturday evenings, there
46、is a party in Norms garage. There is music and dancing, and 53 during the evening Norm tells about a family who are having difficulties 54 the cost of supporting a cancer patient undertaking 55 far from home. Then a honey-pail is passed around and the money 56 , every cent of it goes 57 to that fami
47、ly.Norms personal loss has 58 an act of kindness that honors the 59 of the wife he has lost. Wouldnt it be _60 if we had more people in the world like Normand Gallant? He makes the world a better place.1141. A. often B. ever C. always D. never42. A. deserves B. dislikes C. avoids D. achieves43. A. b
48、est B. nearest C. cleanest D. cheapest44. A. discovered B. cured C. examined D. developed45. A. flight B. walk C. drive D. wait46. A. trouble B. expense C. efforts D. preparations47.A. anyway B. somehow C. meanwhile D. instead48. A. impressed B. stricken C. moved D. terrified49. A. if B. although C. before D. because50.A.understanding B. questioning C. facing D. settling51.A.doctors B. families C. organizations D. hospitals52. A. attend B. promote C. throw D. enjoy53. A. at some
