高三英语上学期期中考试试题

崇庆中学高2017届高三上期半期考试

英语试题

注意事项：

1.本试卷分第I卷(选择题）和第II卷(非选择题)两部分，共150分，考试时间120分钟。

2.答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂在答题卡上。每小题选出答

案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他

答案标号。所有试题都要答在答题卡上。

第I卷（选择题共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 K- 一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.How much should the woman pay for the batteries?

A. $15.

B. $10.

C. $5.

2.What is the woman going to do this evening?

A. Make a speech.

B. Prepare for a speech.

C. Go dancing with the man.

3.Where does the conversation take place?

A. At a laundry.

B. At a repair shop.

C. At a clothes shop.

4. Why does the woman ask the man to go to an Internet cafe′?

A. He can finish his design there.

B. She wants to have coffee with him.

C. He can have his computer repaired there.

5. What does the man mean?

A. He ’ll go to see a doctor.

B. He has had worse colds in the past.

C. There’s no need for a treatment.

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题掏

6. Where did the woman meet Charlie?

A. At Anna’ s house .

B. At a theatre.

C. At a sports centre.

7. Who will prob ably send the woman home tomorrow evening?

A. James.

B.Charlie.

C. Anna.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.What are the speakers mainly talki ng about?

A. The paper.

B. A fax machine.

C. Customers’ dissatisfaction.

9.What will the woman do next?

A.Stopping using cheap paper.

B.Drink some wine.

C.Do some cleaning.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.How does the boy feel about living in the village?

A.Annoyed

B. Excited.

C. Satisfied.

11.Why does the boy’s father decide to live in the village?

A.He has changed his job.

B.He wants to save money.

C.He thinks it’s quiet there.

12.What does the woman suggest the boy do?

A. Ask his parents for a motorbike.

B. Having his parents drive him to school.

C. Talk with his parents about living in the village.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.What did the woman work as before her children were born?

A. A teacher.

B. A painter.

C. An actress.

14.What happened when the woman did a play about a lion?

A. The children were frightened.

B. The children laughed about it.

C. The children’s parents were unhappy.

15.How did the woman’s daughters help her?

A. They performed in the shows.

B. They think of ideas for new stories.

C. They give their opinions on the new plays.

16.Why is the woman successful in her shows?

A. She has a wide range of different shows .

B. She puts her heart into the shows.

C. She does a show every day.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Why did the s peaker go cycling?

A. To break a speed record.

B. To relax his mind.

C. To strengthen his body.

18.What was wrong with the speaker ’s bike?

A.It was too old to go fast.

B.It had trouble going up hills.

C.Its brakes needed attention.

19.What did the speaker dislike about his trip?

A.The food.

B.The weather.

C.The local people.

20.What do we know about the speaker?

A .He went away at the best time of year for cycling.

B.He felt healthier after the cycling trip.

C.He had chosen a good route.

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。

A

As early as the mid-18th century, some people began raising doubts about Marco Polo’s travels. In 1995,historian Frances Wood argued in her book Did Marco Polo Go to China ? that the famous explorer from Venice never made it to pass the Black Sea. She noted that his travel journal left out the Great Wall of China, chopsticks and tea drinking among other deails.

Furthermore, Chinese documents from Polo

’s day made no mention of the explorer and

his men. Last year, a team of Italian researchers became the latest to challenge Polo’s accounts. They said that evidence didn’t support his description of Kublai Khan’s Japanese invasions (侵略）.

Now, however, research by Hans Ulrich Vogel of Germany’s Tubingen University might help prove Marco Polo was true. In a new book Marco Polo Was in China，the professor of Chinese history tries to prove that Marco Polo spoke the truth. He suggests, for example, that Polo didn’t include the Great Wall in his book because it only achieved its great importance in the Ming Dynasty several hundred years later. Vogel further explains that Chinese records from the 13th and 14th centuries avoided setting down visits from Westerners.

Historians before him have touched on these issues. But Vogel also relies on another evidence:the explorer’s very detailed descriptions of currency and salt production in the Yuan Dynasty. According to Vogel, Polo documented these aspects of Mongol Chinese culture in greater detail than any other of his time. This is a hint that Polo relied on his own powers of observation.

Will we ever know whether Marco Polo traveled to China? Perhaps not, but the consequences of his real or fictional journey are still felt across the globe. One reader of The travels of Marco Polo was Christopher Columbus,who stepped upon the New World while following his idol’s footsteps.

21．France Wood doubted Marco Polo’s travel’s to China because his description .

A.missed some important culture of China

B. covered so much about traders’ life

C.was full of obvious mistakes

D. seemed more detailed

22．Vogel’s trust on Marco Polo is based on the argument that .

a.The Great Wall didn’ t gain its importance then

b.Records in the Yuan Dynasty mentioned Polo

c.Polo mentioned the currency and salt

d.Polo’s other works are believable

e.Polo recorded what he saw in great detail

A. a, b

B. b, e

C. a, e

D.b，c

23．Which of the following shows the structure of the text?

A. B. C. D.

B

One of the greatest gifts one generation can give to other generations is the wisdom it has gained from experience. This idea has inspired the award-winning photographer Andrew Zuckerman. He interviewed and took photos of fifty over-sixty-five-year-olds all over the world. His project explores various aspects of their lives. The photos and interviews are now available on our website.

Click on the introductions to read the complete interviews.

Let us now have a culture of peace.

一Federico Mayor Zaragoza, Spain

Federico Mayor Zaragoza obtained a doctorate in pharmacy (药学）from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1958. After many years spent in politics, he became Director-General of UNESCO in 1987. In 1999，he created the Foundation for a Culture of Peace, of which he is now the president. In addition to many scientific publications, he has published four collections of poems and several books of essays.

Writing is a discovery.

一Nadine Gordimer，South Africa

Due to a weak heart, Nadine Gordimer attended school and university briefly. She read widely and began writing at an early age. She published her first short story at the age of fifteen, and has completed a large number of works,which have been translated into forty languages.In 1991Gordimer won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

Jazz is about the only form of art today.

—Dave Brubeck, USA

Dave Brubeck studied music at the University of the Pacific and graduated in 1942. After World War Two he was encouraged to play jazz. In 1951,he recorded his first album (专辑).Brubeck’s 1959 album has become a jazz standard.He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996.

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24.Why did Andrew Zuckerman choose the fifty elders for his project?

A.Because their accomplishments inspired him.

B.Because they are physically impressive.

C.Because their wisdom deserves to be passed on.

D.Because they have similar experiences.

25.According to the web page, Federico Mayor Zaragoza .

A.has won many awards for his work in politics

B.has served as the president of a university

C.has devoted all his life to the field of science

D.has made achievements in different areas

26.Who most probably said “My education has been the library and books” in the interview

when reflecting on his/her experience?

A. Andrew Zuckerman.

B. Federico Mayor Zaragoza.

C.Nadine Gordimer.

D. Dave Brubeck.

27.What is the main purpose of this web page?

A.To promote Zuckerman’s project.

B.To show Zuckerman’s awards.

C.To spread the wisdom of the three people.

D.To celebrate the achievements of the three people.

C

Parents will do anything for their chi ldren. Whether it would be the food, clothes, or the place they live in,parents will always make sure their children have the best of everything. One of the biggest concerns that parents currently have is educating their children. They are faced with lots of difficulties when it comes to education for their young ones. Choices include private school, charter school,public school or home schooling.

Fortunately for parents，there are a variety of different strategies that they can take in order to in-crease their child’s overall intelligence. According to Ross A. Thompson, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of California at Davis, a child’s brain will actually reach 90% of its full size by the time they start kindergarten.

Researchers at Northwestern University in Chicago concluded that playing a musical instrument directly affected the brain stem, the lower section of the brain. Moreover, children that learn an instrument at an early age tend to continue it when they are older. And numerous studies show that a well balanced meal is essential for a child’s mental as well as physical health. Some other researchers recommended that a second language should be taught when children are in preschool. They state that three to four years of age is the perfect time and that any age under four would work perfectly fine for a child’s brain development.

The average child will learn how to read between kindergarten and second grade. Many parents can give their children a jump start by teaching them to read before they start school. Children could have an adequate background of the alphabet and sounds of words before attending school. This can be done by simply reading to them whenever you want. The more comfortable they get,the easier the process will be.

28.From the first paragraph, we can infer that .

A.parents find it hard to satisfy their kids’ various demands

B.parents meet a new challenge when raising their kids

C.parents have more choices in offering education to their kids

D.parents get actively involved in the process of their kids’ growth

29.What suggestion may the researchers in the passage make?

A.To train kids as early as possible.

B.To try as many means as possible.

C.To help kids develop as fully as possible.

D.To use as many available resources as possible.

30.What does the third paragraph mainly discuss about?

A.The proper time to teach children to learn languages.

B.The effective ways to help develop children’s brains.

C.The vital factors to have a great effect on children’s health.

D.The practical steps to arouse children’s interest in study.

31.We can replace the words “jump start” in the last paragraph with .

A.inspiration

B. introduction

C. suggestion

D. promotion

D

Can you resist cream cakes? I miss my sugar! I’ve decided to lose weight and I had to give up cakes. It’s difficult because I have a sweet tooth and I love cream cakes.

Not having treats can be good for your health. I’ve heard that the Burts, a family of five in South East England，lived sugar free for a whole year after they found out their daughter had diabetes (糖尿病).It wasn’t easy. To avoid temptation, I don’t go to any bakeries, but this family actually owns one, which makes up to 3 ,000 cakes a week.

They were in shock when the doctor said that their 16-year-old Lucy had to check her blood sugar levels regularly and take insulin (胰岛素). He advised her to eat a normal,balanced diet,but the Burts went further and got rid of sugar altogether.

And how does it feel to live without sugar for a while? Jason Burt said that for a

month they felt weak. But l ater on it all changed. He says he feels “more awake” and full of energy.

And what about the Burt family business? It had to keep using half a ton of sugar a week and any cook worth his salt knows that you have to taste a recipe to know if it’s right. No problem there,says Jason Burt’s wife, Clare. She points out that she’s got lots of people offering to taste the cakes for them. The family is also thinking about selling more delicious products.

I wonder what makes us have a strong desire for sweet food. Anyway, I’ve decided to forget about the sweet taste of sugar for a while. As British model Kate Moss says：“Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.”

32.From the passage, what do we know about the author?

A. The author runs a bakery.

B. The author hates sweet taste.

C. The author is on a diet.

D. The author’s daughter had diabetes.

33.What did the Burts do after hearing the doctor’s advice?

A.They were shocked.

B. They went too far about it.

C.They used half a ton of sugar a week.

D. They avoided sugar completely.

34.From the passage we can learn it is necessary for a cook .

A.to make up to 3 ,000 cakes a week

B.to taste a recipe to know if it’s right

C.to get lots of people offering to taste the cakes

D.to selling more delicious products

35.What does the sentence by Kate Moss mean?

A.It is worthwhile to resist food to look skinny.

B.There is nothing tasting as good as sweets.

C.Nothing tastes good when the skin feels terrible.

D.Nobody can resist the desire for sweets.

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。

Things You Should Stop Doing to Be Successful

Are you a happy person? How often do you think of reasons why everyone around you is successful though they are not better than you in general? What do you do wrong? Here are some things you should stop doing to be successful.

1. 36

Different people may interpret “success” in different ways： some of them measure

it in money, other ones —in positive changes to people around them and the world in general.

37 Don’t worry about what other people think but come after what makes you happy.

2.Do not believe anything without questioning it.

38 They are critical thinkers, and they understand that we all are ruled by our prejudices, so they will always question new information.

3.Do not worry about all unpredictable things that may happen to you.

If you want to be successful,stop thinking about everything that MAY happen to you.

39 Be ready to improve and change your deeds and decisions when things suddenly don’t go according to your plan.

4.Do not care about what other people think of you.

40 Your attempts to become “good” for everyone will turn into nothing but

new worries, stresses, and problems. Successful people do not concentrate on the quantity of people to please, but worry about their quality and focus on deve loping friendships with people they really care about.

A.Do not wait for the “right time” to do anything.

B.Do not let others decide what “success” is for you.

C.Successful people do not just accept any new information to be true.

D.As far as we all know, it’s impossible to please all the people who surround us.

E.Try to feel comfortable with the reality and accept the fact your future can’t be

predicted.

F.If you want to be succe ssful, do not let others force their interpretation of success

on you.

G.Successful people never ignore or avoid problems，no matter how big and awful they

seem.

第三部分英语知识运用（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四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填人空白处的

最佳选项。

I was in the fifth grade when I first dipped my fingers into the endless ocean of expression and allowed my hands to grow a(n) 41 .

I remember my hands being sweaty as I wandered 42 into her classroom. From comer to corner,the 43 were decorated with clippings (剪报）and posters 44 Deafness and American Sign Language. Pictures of 45 hands hung from the bulletin boards (宣传牌）.

Once the rest of my classmates 46 in their seats, she began. She did not speak. Her hands 47 about gracefully as she signed, “Hello. My name Ms. Lewison. Your name what?” These signs did not 48 until later that week，but still I sat upright at my desk,trying to figure them out. My entire first impression of her was “ 49 ”.

As months passed, my class transformed to an unusually larg e family. Ms. Lewison was like our 50 .When we were feeling troubled,we just let our 5 1 do the talking. The lesson became less about following the lesson itself and more about 52 .

Ms. Lewison performed a tough task. She 53 replaced all the ignorance in me with 54 Then she opened my 55 and opened it even wider. She would find time to turn me into a 56 signer. She taught me that there are no limits and my abilities are 57 .

Today my fingers have learned to 58 .Ms. Lewison pushed me 59 into the ocean of Deaf Culture and I have become a strong swimmer in diverse 60 .

41. A. picture B. voice C. order D. poster

42. A. calmly B. excitedly C. quickly D. anxiously

43. A. walls B. ocean C. students D. desks

44.A. caused by B. related to C. contributing D. aimed at

45. A. welcoming B. outstanding C. signing D. waving

46. A. settled B. seated C. backed D.locked

47. A. flowed B. wandered C. flew D. came

48. A. draw attention B. make sense C. catch sight D. hold

49. A. silent B. dull C. strange D. strict

50. A. teacher B. partner C. friend D. mother

51. A. bodies B. hearts C. hands D. eyes

52. A. signs B. language C. love D. life

53. A. successfully B. finally C. easily D.

54. A. confidence B. patience C. curiosity D. freedom

55. A. mouth B. mind C. arms D. fingers

56. A. clever B. unique C. special D. fluent

57. A. endless B. strong C. flexible D. uncertain

58. A. feel B. dance C. swim D. think

59. A. firmly B. hardly C. gently D. heavily

60. A. classes B. worlds C. families D. waters

第2卷（非选择题共50分）

第二节（共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

No one loves me more than my parents, especially my father. My father is stout and strong, 61 a severe look on his face and keen expressive eyes. At first sight you may feel him hard 62 ( approach) . In fact he is very kind and considerate. I believe my father

is a 63 (talent) man. He is decisive and efficient in doing things. By his own talents and years of efforts,he 64 (provide) his family with a good social position and a 65 ( relative) rich life. Besides, he lives in harmony with others and never quarrels with anyone,so people from all walks of life come to my house，from 66 I’ve gained lots of social experiences. But at home he is a strict parent who is hard on me and has high 67 ( expectation) of me. I can see that my idling away time 68 (hurt) him deeply, while

if I have done something great and meaningful, such as 69 (write) a book, he will be more excited than me. I always remind myself I must go on and on, and never 70 I give up halfway.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分35分）

第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分）

假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10

处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号（A )，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除:把多余的词用斜线（\)划掉。

修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。

Yesterday our club held an English speech contest, which theme is “Challenge Myself ” . A large number of students attended to the contest and showed their wonderful performances. In the stage, though face great pressure, the speakers bravely overcame it and challenged them to achieve great success. What’s more, they impressed us deep with their unusual confidences and performances.

Through such activity, we know a lot more about our students. But we have gained much, such as self-confidence and honor. Besides,our club was growing stronger.

第二节书面表达(满分25分）

假定你是李华，你校学生会在全校招募志愿者，为即将在你校举行的国际友好学校教育论坛服务。请用英文写一封邮件申请参加。主要内容包括：

1.写信目的；

2.自我介绍；

3.希望获准。

注意：

1.词数100左右；

2.文章的开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数；

3.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Dear Sir or Madam，

With all my best regards.

Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

期中考试参考答案

听力1-5 CBAAC 6-10 ABBCA 11-15 BABAC 16-20 BBCAC

阅读理解A 篇 21-23 ACB B篇24-27 CDCA C篇 28-31 BABD D篇 32-35 CDBA

短文七选五 36 –40 BFCED

完形填空 41-45BDABC 46-50 ACBAD 51-55CDACB 56-60 DABCD

语法填空

61.with 62. to approach 63.talented 64. has provided 65. relatively

66. whom 67. expectations 68. hurts 69.writing 70. shall/will

短文改错（共10小题：每小题1分，满分10分）

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书面表达（满25分）

One Possible Version：

Dear Sir or Madam,

I’m writing this letter to apply to work as a volunteer you have advertise d for. In my opinion, not only can volunteer work help me enrich my knowledge and experience, but also it can help the visitors from all over the world to know better our school.

I am good at English. In addition,in the past three years I have taken part in many social activities in which I performed well and gained rich experience. Furthermore, my interest and skill in communication and teamwork contribute to my application for the job.

I would appreciate an interview at your convenience. I’m looking for ward to hearing from you in the future.

With all my best regards.

Yours sincerely,