1、- 1 -山东省烟台市 2019 届高三英语上学期期中试卷说明：本试卷分四部分，共 12 页。满分 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。答案全部涂写在答题 纸上，考试结束后，只交答题纸。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。 1W
2、hat will the man do next Tuesday?APlay football BWatch a game CVisit a factory2How much does the dress cost new?A$60 B$140 C$2003How did the man get the tickets?AFrom the cinema BFrom the Internet CFrom the woman4What is Peter probably?AAn assistant BA customs officer CA ticket seller5Where are the
3、speakers probably meaning?AInside a bookstore BOutside an art museum COutside a sports center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。- 2 -6How long have the speake
4、rs been in the store?AHalf an hour BAn hour CTwo hours7What does the man suggest the woman do?AJoin a tennis clubBBuy good running shoesCAsk the assistants for advice听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8Where does the woman work full-time?AIn a supermarket BIn a company CIn a kindergarten9What requirement cant the w
5、oman meet?AThe age BWork experience CMuch overtime work听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?AClassmates BColleagues CNeighbors11Why did Mary go to Xiamen? ATo learn business from her uncleBTo escape Wuhans heatCTo help her uncle12What does Mary probably think
6、 of seafood?ADelicious BJust soso CTerrible听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13Who does this pen belong to?AThe mans son BThe mans daughter CThe mans wife14What color pen is unavailable now?AA yellow one BA purple one CA black one15How much does the pen with a red leather cover cost?A$14 B$13 C$1116What will t
7、he man probably do? ACome again tomorrow BBuy another pen now CWait for the womans call- 3 -听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17What is the weather like today?ARainy BSnowy CSunny18When should the listeners get up tomorrow?AAt 5：30 BAt 6：00 CAt 6：3019What does the speaker advise the listeners NOT to take?AWhi
8、stles BMaps CCameras20What are the listeners most probably going to do tomorrow?AGo surfing BGo hiking CGo boating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。ATeens who are changing the worldTeenagers are，in fact，solving the problems of today wi
9、th groundbreaking inventionsKeiana Cav，USAThe largest oil slick(浮油)caused by the oil overflow occurring in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010 led to baby dolphins dying at six times the usual rateWatching the news on TV，Cav felt that there must be some hidden environmental damageAged just 15，she began study
10、ing what happens to oil when its left on the oceans surfaceThe teenager discovered that when its hit by UV rays from the sun，oil reacts to form chemicals which cause cancerCav has turned her work into two patents for methods of detecting the dangerous chemicalsWang Sunming and Li Jingpeng，ChinaReali
11、zing the extent to which bacteria spread on public door handles，Wang and Li sought a materialtitanium oxide(钛白粉)that could adequately kill bacteriaHowever，the chemical isnt very effective unless exposed to UV - 4 -raysSince most door handles are inside buildingsbeyond the reach of UV rays from the s
12、un，Wang and Li turned to LED lights and created a LED door handleWhen a person touches the handle，the UV light switches on，activating(使活跃)the titanium oxide on it and instantly killing 998 percent of the bacteria that might otherwise have been spreadJulian Rios Cantu，MexicoThis inventor was just 13
13、years old when his mother was diagnosed with breast cancerHe watched in horror as the tumour(肿瘤)grew from the size of a green bean to the size of a golf ball.After his mother recovered，Cantu set out to protect others from the diseaseHe developed wearable device that may be able to detect the early s
14、igns of breast cancerIf the project succeeds，it can save millions of lives 21Why did Cav begin studying oil left on the oceans surface?ATo test her unique predictionBTo prevent the oil overflowing CTo apply for a patent on her invention DTo find the cause of baby dolphinsdeaths22What is special abou
15、t the bacteriakilling door handle?AThe titanium oxide is an activate chemicalBLED lights are used to provide power at nightCThe UV light causes titanium oxide to kill bacteriaDThe design has made it an affordable choice for most23What can we infer about Cantus wearable device?AIt hasnt been put into
16、 use at present.BIt can keep a record of tumorsgrowthCIt can stop the tumour from growing fastDIt helped to discover his mothers disease24What can we learn from the teenagers mentioned in the text?AThe problems of today are all solved by teenagersBThey are highly educated and truly creative- 5 -CA g
17、ood beginning makes a good endingDNecessity is the mother of inventionBRey Castueiano didnt plan to become his fathers primary caregiver，but when Castuciano spent six weeks in a nursing home with his father who had a stroke(中风)，it led to a moment that changed Castucianos life for the better“I befrie
18、nded a lot of the nursing home residents(居民)， ”Castuciano says “I got to know them and noticed how many talents and how much wisdom they hadBut there was also a lot of depression and social isolation ”During one of his stops in the nursing homes caf，he watched a video about seniors in the United Sta
19、tes helping Brazilian students improve their English through Skype sessionsThats when his idea was bornHe saw a way to benefit two populations，older Americans and newcomers，at onceAnd in 2014，he founded Table Wisdom，whose mission is to bring together mature adults and younger people born abroad(i.e
20、，recent immigrants and international students)for weekly guidance and conversational English via video chat“Being a caregiver wasnt something I was prepared to do ”he notes “It was kind of just presented to me，and I had to figure it outIt call be very exhausting and stressful，balancing caregiving wi
21、th being the founder of a social enterpriseBut at the same time，its satisfying and rewarding work ”And Castueiano says that hes on the fight path To date，Table Wisdom has made more than 90 matchesTo match people，common interests and personality type are taken into consideration Most connect by whate
22、ver video software they prefer(for example，FaceTime or WeChat)For the older adults who struggle with technology or dont have a reliable internet connection，conversations can take place by phoneThese days，Castuciano is planning to help his parents reunite with family members in southern California，si
23、nce his father is now doing wellHe - 6 -says， “Taking care of older people is embedded(融入)in our culture ”25How did Castuciano have the idea of founding Table Wisdom?ABy working in the nursing homes cafeBBy helping newcomers improve their EnglishCBy watching a video about seniors helping studentsDBy
24、 communicating with residents in the nursing home26What is the purpose of Table Wisdom?ATo make sure the old can be well cared for BTo help the youngsters get rid of lonelinessCTo stress the importance of common interestsDTo benefit the old and newcomers by video chat27According to the passage，we ca
25、n infer that_Apeople can make conversations only on the InternetBTable Wisdom works well and contributes to cultural exchangeCage and interests are considered necessary when matching people DTable Wisdom offers young people monthly conversational English28Which of the following can describe Castucia
26、nos job as a caregiver?ADangerous but rewarding BChallengeable and impracticalCTiring but worthwhile DStressful and meaningless- 7 -CWhen it comes to naming intelligent animals，most people would be forgiven for not including sheep on their listBecause of their expressionless stares and tendency to f
27、lee and panic at the slightest sign of trouble，most people have been under the impression that sheep are stupidAs farmers and scientists will tell you，sheep are far from the mindless creaturesWhats most surprising is that sheep share levels of intelligence previously only recorded in humans and non-
28、human primates(灵长类动物)A study found sheep could not only recognize 50 individual faces(sheep，as well as humans)，but also remember them for more than two years “The way the sheeps brain is organized suggests they must have some kind of emotional response to what they see in the world， ”said study lead
29、 Keith KendrickBased on these earlier results，researchers at Cambridge University were curious to know if sheep could take these facial recognition skills and apply them to photographsThe team explained how they trained eight Welsh Mountain sheep to recognize the photographs of four celebrities(名人)F
30、ood was offered as a reward for distinguishing the celebrities from photographs of other individualsIn a test that previously only humans had passed，sheep were able to distinguish the images of the celebrity faces from different aspectsLike our own facial recognition abilities，there was a drop from
31、80to 65in performance with the tilted(倾斜的)images “We know sheep can recognize their owners，but I was still impressed that they could do this ”said Jenny Morton，the chief researcher “Face recognition is a complicated process，but theyve got big brains， they see other sheep，and they use this processing
32、 to recognize one another ”Sheep join a top club of species that can recognize human faces，which includes monkeys，dogs and horsesThe researchers say the next step may be to see if sheep can identify emotional expressions on human faces，which is more difficult than the former test- 8 -29What is the w
33、idespread misunderstanding about sheep according to the text?AThey are not primates BThey are dullCThey often look blank DThey seem terribly shy30What do we know about the research by Cambridge University?AThe sheep can not tell each other apartBThe sheep can recognize the photos of celebrities more
34、 quickly CThe sheep performed better when viewing a vertical photographDThe sheep were supposed to identify 50of the peoples faces31Which of the following is more challenging for sheep according to the researchers?AReading facial expressionsBRecognizing faces in photographsCPicking out someone from
35、the crowdDDistinguishing owners from strangers32What might be the best title for the text?ASheep are as clever as monkeys and dogsBSheep are more stupid than we previously assumedCSheep surprise scientists with facial recognition skillsDStudies find sheep are good at recognizing celebritiesDThe worl
36、ds two largest pizza chains，Dominos and Pizza Hut，are constantly trying to constantly up with new ways to keep existing customers and attract new onesWhile Dominos attract fans by using hightech concepts like delivery robots，Pizza Hut focuses on making the delivery box more excitingIn 2015，they intr
37、oduced a pizza box that could transform into a movie projector(放映机)and now，one that turns into a fully functioning DJThe batterypowered DJ Pizza box looks like a normal delivery box from outsideHowever，flip(轻弹)it up and you will find something amazingTo transform the box into a playable DJ，the user
38、has to sync it to a smart phone or computer via Bluetooth and connect it to a DJ softwareOnce the setup is - 9 -complete，the DJ can instantly become the life of the party by pressing on the cardboard keys in the box As you may have already guessed，getting your hands on this lightweight DJ turntable
39、is not going to be easyThe limited edition box which was shown to the public earlier this month is only available in the United Kingdom，and even worse，at just five of the countrys 350 Pizza Hut locationThough that is unfortunate，Pizza Hut did introduce a Flick Football Field pizza box for its US fan
40、s this weekIt features a football field printed on top and comes with removable goal posts，football triangles，and a scorecardThe tabletop game is played by flipping the paper balls back and forth across the board and seeing where they land on the scoreboardThe player with the highest score winsThoug
41、h it may not be as exciting as the playable DJ，the game board is easier to obtain since they are available at all US Pizza Hut locations with the purchase of a medium 33Why does Dominos rise delivery robots?ATo increase its sales BTo show its pizza is specialCTo have pizza delivered faster DTo cut t
42、he number of employees34What does the underlined word“sync”in Paragraph 2 probably mean?ADevote BLink CUnite DCollect35What does the text mainly talk about?AHightech concepts help Dominos attract more fansBDominos and Pizza Hut are two largest pizza chainsCPizza hut makes the worlds first playable D
43、J pizza boxDThe two pizza chains start to produce robots and 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。Live every day like its a holidayWe feel great on holiday because we let go of everyday stresses and worriesResearch has even shown that vacations help health and we
44、llbeing 36 - 10 -，theres plenty you can do to make safe you benefit from that holiday feelingSleep like a holiday makerSleep like a baby when youre on your holidays but stay awake anxious when youre in your usual routine? 37 Reset your sleep pattern and avoid bringing problems to bedThat includes yo
45、ur phone，TV or laptopAim for at least seven hoursZZZs-just as you would on holidayGet moving When you re travelling，you walk around new cities without a second thought. A lively walk will release happy hormones，and eases anxiety and mild depression 38 ， it makes absolute sense to build it into your
46、dayStart with just 15 minutes of exercise a dayCalve out some quiet lime When you lie back on your beach towel with the sand between your toes，the sun shines on your face and you sigh with pleasureWouldnt it be nice to have that feeling every day?Its far from impossible，so long as you make time to t
47、ake a break from the busy and noisy world 39 It could be a long bath，a massage or a nice cup of tea with a friendJust make sure you schedule it into your day or week40Part of the thrill of a holiday is to discover a new place and do new thingsBut its also easy to be a holidaymaker in the place you l
48、ive inAt weekends，have a drink in that interesting-looking pub you are always walking past，check out a new music club or visit a different museumIt will get you out of the routine and make you feel aliveA bit like a holiday，reallyABe a tourist in your own town BSo whether or not youre on holidayCDo anything that makes you feel betterDSpend time with your pet if you have time EIf so you migh
