1、 1 2018 2019 学年上学期高三英语期中考试卷 第卷 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。 例： How much is the shirt? A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15. 答案是 C。 1.What time is it now? A. 9:10 B. 9:50 C. 10:00 2.What does the woman th
2、ink of the weather? A. Its nice B. Its warm C. Its cold 3.What will the man do? A. Attend a meeting B. Give a lecture C. Leave his office 4.What is the womans opinion about the course? A. Too hard B. Worth taking C. Very easy 5. What does the woman want the man to do ? A. Speak louder. B. Apologize
3、to her. C. Turn off the radio. 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。毎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 6 段材料，回答第 6、 7 题。 6. How long did Michael stay in China? A. Five days. B. One week. C.Two weeks. 7. Wher
4、e did Michael go last year? A. Russia. B. Norway. C. India. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、 9 题 8.What food does Sally like? A.Cook dinner. B.Fish. C.Eggs. 9.What are the speakers going to do? A.Cook dinner. B.Go shopping. C.Order dishes. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题 . 10.Where are the speakers? A.In a hospital. B.In the
5、 office. C.At home. 11.When is the report due ? A.Thursday. B.Friday. C.Next Monday. 12.What does George suggest Stephanie do with the report? A.Improve it. B.Hand it in later. C.Leave it with him. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13.What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A.Salesperson and c
6、ustomer. B.Homeowner and cleaner. C.Husband and wife. 2 14.What kind of apartment do the speakers prefer? A.One with two bedrooms. B.One without furniture. C.One near a market. 15.How much rent should one pay for the one-bedroom apartment? A. 350 B. 400 C. 415 16.Where is the apartment the speakers
7、would like to see? A.On Lake Street B.On Market C.On South Street. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17.What percentage of the worlds tea exports go to Britain? A.Almost 15% B.About 30% C.Over 40% 18.Why do tea taster taste tea with milk? A.Most British people drink tea that way. B.Tea tastes much better wit
8、h milk. C.Tea with milk is healthy. 19.Who suggests a price for each tea? A.Tea tasters B.Tea exporters. C.Tea companies. 20.What is the speaker talking about? A.The life of tea tasters. B.Afternoon tea in Britain. C.The London Tea Trade Centre. 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） A
9、Lima， the capital of Peru （秘鲁 ） ,has countless museums that tourists cant afford to miss Now start packing up and prepare for your perfect Peruvian history exploration at these wonderful museums Larco Museum Stepping inside, visitors get to learn the 5000-year history of Peru through an unbelievable
10、 collection of objects The best thing about the museum is that it keeps the door to the Storeroom open to visitors so that they can admire its collection closely Gold Museum of Peru If you like shiny objects or precious metals， then plan a trip to Gold Museum of Peru， In ancient times， the Peruvian
11、people were celebrated for their skills with metals And the museum is aimed at preserving this heritage Lima Art Museum Art experts are much pleased as the city is also home to Lima Art Museum.Its permanent exhibit of over 1， 200 pieces is merely a small part of its amazing collection more than 17，
12、000 artifacts The highlight of the museum is its collection of Carlos Baca-Flor masterpieces， which is considered to be the most complete set in the world Museum of Italian Art The only museum dedicated to European art in Peru， Museum of Italian Art is a storehouse of classical and contemporary pain
13、tings and sculptures belonging to the 20th century The property is easily accessible by a short walk from Lima Art Museum Museum of Natural History Last but certainly not the least is the Museum of Natural History Giving a glimpse into the rich biodiversity in Peru， the museum has on display the ske
14、letons of a sperm whale and fossils of several mammals 21. In which museum can visitors enter the Storeroom？ _ A. Lima Art Museum B. Gold Museum of Peru C. Larco Museum D. Museum of Natural History 22. What makes Gold Museum of Peru different from other museums？ _ 3 A. Its exhibit of diversities of
15、animals B. Its large collection of objects C. Its classical paintings and sculptures D. Its display of Peruvian skills with metals 23. Which museum is the closest to Lima Art Museum？ _ A. Museum of Italian Art B. Museum of Natural History C. Larco Museum D. Gold Museum of Peru B Sam Trafton was my v
16、iolin teacher and what he said during one of my lessons often came back to my ears later. One day he asked me how much practice I was doing, I said three or four hours a day. “ Do you practice in long stretches, an hour at a time?”“ I try to.”“ Well, don t,” he shouted. “ When you grow up, time won
17、t come in long stretches. Practice in minutes, whenever you can find them, five or ten before school, after lunch, between household tasks. Spread the practice through the day, and the violin playing will become a part of your life.” When I was teaching at Boston, I wanted to write a novel, but clas
18、s periods, theme-reading, and committee meetings filled my days and evenings. For two years I got practically nothing down on paper, and my excuse was that I had no time. Then I remembered what Sam had said. During the next week I conducted an experiment. Whenever I had five minutes unoccupied, I sa
19、t down and wrote a hundred words or so. To my surprise, at the end of the week I had finished a chapter. Later on I continued my novels by the same piecemeal method. Though my teaching schedule had become heavier than ever, every day there were unoccupied moments that could be caught and put to use.
20、 I even took up violin-playing again, finding that the short moments of the day provided sufficient time for both writing and violin practice. There is an important trick in this time: you must get into your work quickly. If you have only five minutes for writing, you can t afford to waste for chewi
21、ng your pencil. You must make your mental preparations beforehand, and concentrate on your task almost instantly when the time comes. Fortunately, rapid concentration is easier than most of us realize. I admit I have never learnt how to let it go easily at the end of the five or ten minutes. But lif
22、e can be counted on to supply interruptions. Sam Trafton has had a great influence on my life. To him I discovery that even very short periods of time add up to all useful hours I need, if I plunge(投入 ) in without delay. 24. What is the suggestion of the writer s violin teacher? A. Practice violin a
23、s much as possible to be skillful. B. Play the violin for three or four hours a day. C. Try to make good use of every free moment. D. Practice in long stretches, an hour at a time. 25. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Sam owes great thanks to the writer for teaching him how to use time.
24、 B. Sam has had a great influence on the writer s life as a violinist. C. Rapid concentration is actually more difficult than most people imagine. D. The writer didn t take the teacher s words to heart at first. 26. We can infer that the writer_. A. has new books published each year however busy his
25、 teaching is B. can find time for mental preparations beforehand, so he is devoted to work instantly. C. has formed a bad habit of chewing a pencil while writing his novels. D. is always tired of interruptions in life because his teaching schedule is always heavy 27. What is the best title for this
26、passage? A. A Little time at a Time. B. How I Became a Writer C. Concentrate on Your Work D. A Good Teacher C 4 New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. A team at the University of Copenhagen have tracked down a genetic mutation (突变 ) which took place 6,000-10,00
27、0 years ago and is the cause of the eye colour of all blue-eyed humans alive on the planet today. “Originally, we all had brown eyes,“ said Professor Hans Eiberg. “ But a genetic mutation affecting the OCA2 gene (基因 ) in our body resulted in the creation of a switch, which literally turned off the a
28、bility to produce brown eyes. “ The OCA2 gene codes for the so-called P protein, which is involved in the production of melanin (黑色素 ). It gives colour to our hair, eyes and skin. The switch, which is located in the gene neighboring to OCA2, does not, however, turn off the gene entirely, but rather
29、limits its action to reducing the production of melanin in the eyeball effectively turning brown eyes to blue. The effect of the switch on OCA2 is very specific therefore. If the OCA2 gene had been completely destroyed or turned off, human beings would be without melanin in their hair, eyes or skin
30、colour. Variation in the colour of the eyes from brown to green can all be explained by the amount of melanin in the eyeball, but blue-eyed individuals only have a small degree of variation in the amount of melanin in their eyes. “From this we can conclude that all blue-eyed individuals are linked t
31、o the same ancestor,“ says Professor Eiberg. “They have all inherited (继承 ) the same switch at exactly the same spot in their DNA.“ Brown-eyed individuals, by contrast, have considerable individual variation in the area of their DNA that controls melanin production. The mutation of brown eyes to blu
32、e represents neither a positive nor a negative mutation. It is one of several mutations such as hair colour, baldness, and beauty spots, which neither increases nor reduces a humans chance of survival. As Professor Eiberg says, “it simply shows that nature is constantly affecting the human gene and
33、trying out different changes as it does so. 28. What is the finding of Professor Hans Eibergs team? A. The eye color can be changed by adjusting genes today. B. Blue-eyed people have survived due to their special genes. C. A genetic mutation leads to the change of peoples eye color. D. The eye color
34、 can help discover where peoples ancestors were. 29. What can we learn about “the switch“ from Paragraph 3 ? A. It helps produce less melanin. B. It produces melanin directly. C. It can be limited by other genes. D. It helps OCA2 function in our body. 30. Why can we conclude all blue-eyed individual
35、s are linked to the same ancestor? A. They have almost the same gene. B. They have a small degree of variation. C. They have more melanin in their eyes. D. They have more variation in gene. 31. What does the last paragraph want to tell us? A. Nature affects our genes. B. Only the fittest can survive
36、. C. We are decided by our genes. D. Some genetic mutations are pointless. D A good memory is an important advantage and it is something that can be developed right from childhood. Playing memory games on a regular basis offers a wide range of benefits to kids. Even children who have learning disabi
37、lities are able to retain information for longer thanks to playing these memory games. One of the most important advantages coming from playing memory and mathematical games from a young age is that they help develop the brain. In fact, this is a great way to give exercise to the brain. Scientists h
38、ave also observed a remarkable increase in cognitive（认知的） skills as a result of playing these games. Other advantages 5 include increase in short-term memory and improved ability to concentrate on tasks at hand. One of the biggest obstacles of learning is an inability to focus on one s work and to p
39、ay the necessary attention to important subjects. Apart from all the advantages listed above, memory games also make learning fun and ensure that kids have a positive approach towards learning and acquire a number of skills that will help them for a long time to come. This is of great importance bec
40、ause it helps kids persevere with their education as they grow older and difficulty levels of studying increase. Kids these days spend a great deal time playing video games and are quick to start playing educational games as well. Interestingly, many parents are happy to let them switch from playing
41、 video games to memory games on a computer or mobile device. There are many different types of memory games that one could choose for one s kids. However, one should only ever give age-appropriate puzzles and mathematical games to kids or else their motivation levels to participate in them will drop
42、 over time. In short, a child who has been exposed to proper memory games from a very young age is more likely to do well in life. 32. The underlined word “ retain” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to “ _” . A. read B. hear C. keep D. change 33. Which of the following is NOT the advantag
43、e of memory games? A. Making children interested in learning B. Treating children s learning disabilities. C. Helping children concentrate on their study D. Developing children s brains 34 The motivation of children will drop if_. A. they play memory games that aren t suitable for them B. there aren
44、 t many interesting games available C. the memory games are only designed for every little kid D. they are required to spend more time in studying 35. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. The history of memory games. B. The development of memory games C. The popularity of memory games. D. The
45、 benefits of memory games 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。 Forgiveness To forgive is a virtue, but no one has ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate. However, forgiveness is possible, and it ca
46、n be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health. People who forgive show less sadness， anger and stress and more hopefulness, according to a recent research. _36_. Try the following steps： Calm yourself. 37 . You can take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you plea
47、sure : a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love. Dont wait for an apology. Many times the person who hurt you does not intend to apologize. They may have wanted to hurt you or they just dont see things the same way. _38 . Keep in mind that forgiveness does not necessarily mean becoming frien
48、ds again with the person who upset you. Take the control away from your offender (冒犯者 ). Rethinking about your hurt gives power to the person who caused you pain. Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you. 6 _39 . If you understand your offender, you may realize that he or she was acting out of unawareness, fear, and even love. You may want to write a letter to yourself from your offenders point of view. Dont forget to forgive yourself. _40_ . But it can rob you
