河南省济源四中2019届高三英语上学期期中试题

济源四中2018—2019学年上学期期中考试质量检测

高三英语试题

第一节、阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）

A

As I was walking around Residential care this afternoon, I heard a lot of shouting and crying coming from one of the rooms. I had actually tried to connect with this little lady a few weeks ago but she can't speak English and has dementia (老年痴呆症). A caregiver was in with her and speaking but the lady wasn't responding.

I took the lady into the bathroom and she was crying and looking in the mirror. To calm her down I started to brush her hair, it was all wet. The caregiver left and I grabbed a small towel（毛巾） and dried her hair as well as gently rubbing her head. She just kept crying and was terribly upset. So I wrapped my arms around her, rubbed her back and hugged her. At the same time, I was talking very quietly to her and rocking her.

She sobbed（呜咽） in my arms. When she calmed down I sat with her and then, as she was Italian I kissed both cheeks and her hands. She then returned that gesture to me. I said goodbye in Italian and she was happy. Her pain had been heart-breaking. All she really needed was a big loving hug and comfort. It must be terrible to live in a world that is so strange to her. I left feeling her love and I know she felt my love. This has to be one the most beautiful connections I have ever known.

21. Why didn't the old lady speak to the writer at first?

A. Because she was afraid of the writer.

B. Because she felt lonely all the time.

C. Because she was in bad condition.

D. Because she didn't like living here.

22. What did the writer bring the old lady into the bathroom for?

A. To get her to feel loved.

B. To give her a warm bath.

C. To stay with her alone.

D. To make friends with her.

23. What was the first response to the writer's kiss on her cheeks and hands?

A. She did the same to the writer.

B. She sobbed in the writer's arms.

C. She began to talk with the writer.

D. She calmed down little by little.

24. What do you think makes the old lady calm down?

A. Hard-working and honest.

B. Brave and kind.

C. Clever and nice.

D. Patient and loving.

B

It's cold and dark outside, and your bed is so warm and comfortable. Going for a run seems like such a bad idea. But before you hide your running shoes, it might be worth giving that crazy idea a go.

According to The Huffington Post, an outdoor run in winter, as opposed to one on a treadmill (跑步机)，burns more calories because the body is working hard to regulate (调节) its core temperature. Furthermore, research shows that race times are faster in cold weather than in warmer temperatures—and quicker runs burn more calories. Similarly, cold weather also makes the heart work harder to distribute blood through the body, making that vital muscle even stronger.

Outdoor exercise also turns up your energy and rids you of the stress and depression that build up every day. The heat and humidity in summer can drag you down and tire you faster, but cold weather is refreshing. It adjusts you to your surroundings, making you feel alive.

Of course, the threat of smog in some built-up areas is a further hurdle to winter exercise. Heart attacks, strokes, lung cancer and asthma are all dangers of running in smog. The combination of air pollution and exercise increases the potential problems. If you do choose to run outside on smoggy days, take a path in a park or residential area to avoid car exhaust (废气)，and go early in the morning, before rush hour. But staying inside on smoggy days and waiting for the next clear day to run is best.

25. How does cold weather benefit runners, compared with warm weather?

A. They can run more slowly.

B. They can take in more calories.

C. Their hearts can function harder.

D. Their body temperature can get lower.

26. How does summer affect runners?

A. It builds up their energy quickly.

B. It makes runners tired easily.

C. It lessens runners' stress.

D. It causes heart attacks.

27. What are the runners supposed to do on smoggy days?

A. Stop driving cars.

B. Do more exercise.

C. Avoid outdoor exercise.

D. Run late in the morning.

28. What can be the best title of the text?

A. Refresh with a Winter Run

B. Take Outdoor Exercise in Summer

C. Go to Run in a Park

D. Follow the Tips to Reduce Stress

C

A man enters a store to buy milk. He walks out of the store with milk. That is all—milk. At the same time, a woman enters the same grocery store also to buy milk. She buys it. But, she also buys chicken and lemons to make dinner that night. She also gets a bottle of wine for drinks with friends and a birthday card for her husband’s niece. And that is the difference between the female and ma le brains simply explained in a grocery store. Generally speaking, men do one thing at a time. Women do many. Doing many things at one time is often called “multi-tasking”, a very popular word these days.

Now scientific research supports this theory about male and female brains. A recent study has confirmed what we have known all along—men and women think differently.

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania studied brain images of 949 people aged from 8 to 22 years old. They found that male brains have more connections on one side of the brain, or hemisphere. In the female brain, they found more activity and connections between the right and left sides of the brain. The left side of the brain is known as the side of “reason”. The right hemisphere is k nown as the “creative” side.

Regina Verma is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. She co-wrote the report. She says when women are asked to do something complicated they might use different parts of the brain. But men generally use just one.

As a result, men generally deal directly with a problem. There is a strong

connection between the “understanding” and the “action” parts of their brains. Women, however, might include other parts of the brain, like the part connected with “reason” and the pa rt connected with sensitivity when solving a problem. Women take a less direct path to find a solution.

Thanks for your listening. I’m your announcer Anna Matteo.

29. From Paragraph 1, we can learn that women______.

A. are more hard-working than men

B. are more multi-tasking than men

C. are more careful than men

D. go shopping more than men

30. When asked to do something complicated, men______.

A. only use the “reason” side of the brain

B. only use the “creative” side of the brain

C. use different parts of the brain

D. use one part of the brain

31. The main purpose of the passage is to tell us______.

A. that men and women really think differently

B. who want to go shopping more, men or women

C. why women want to do many things at one time

D. that men and women all like to drink milk

D

It's well known to car drivers that red means “stop”, green means “go”, and yellow means “hurry up and make that damn light”. Why those colors, though? The answer lies in the fact that the earliest traffic signals were designed for trains, not cars. They were red and green, gas-powered, and more than a little dangerous in the event of a leak.

Red is an inherited(继承的) symbol from railroads, which symbolizes danger in many cultures. As red has a longer wavelength than any other color on the visible spectrum (光谱)，it can be seen from a greater distance than other colors. Red has meant “stop” since long before cars existed, with train signals' use of red dating back to the days when mechanical（机械的） arms lifted and lowered to indicate whether the rail ahead was clear.

Green's wavelength is next to (and shorter than) yellow's on the visible spectrum,

meaning it's still easier to see than any color other than red and yellow. Back in the early days of railway lights, green meant “caution”, while the “all-clear” light was, well, clear or white. It is said that several disastrous collisions（碰撞） happened after an engineer mistook stars in the night for an all-clear. Thus, green became “go”, and for a long time, railways used only green and red to signal trains.

From the earliest days of motoring up until the mid-1900s，not all stop signs were red—many were yellow, because at night it was all but impossible to see a red stop sign in a poorly lit area. In 1915 the yellow stop-sign craze began in Detroit, a city that five years later installed its first electric traffic signal, which happened to include the very first yellow traffic light.

But what of those mysterious yellow stop signs? As materials and technologies evolved, the ability to produce highly reflective signs meant that red could resume its natural spot in the sign hierarchy, leaving the still-highly-visible yellow to the domain (领域) of “caution”. That's why school zones and buses, crosswalks, and other important warnings are yellow today.

32．What were traffic lights originally intended for?

A. Trains.

B. Cars.

C. Planes.

D. Ships.

33．What's the main reason for red's long being used to mean “stop”?

A. It can be seen even in dark areas.

B. It represents danger in many cultures.

C. It has the longest wavelength.

D. People prefer red to other colors.

34．Which of the following may the author agree with?

A. The meaning of red is culture-specific.

B. Yellow functioned as stop signs in the 1900s.

C. Green's wavelength is just second to that of red.

D. Green's role in lights has changed over time.

35．What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The significance of road traffic signs.

B. The history of railroad transportation.

C. The symbolic meaning of different colors.

D. The origin and development of traffic lights.

第二节七选五（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）

Building Trust in a Relationship Again

Trust is a learned behavior that we gain from past experiences, ___36__.Trust is a risk. But you can't be successful when there's a lack of trust in a relationship that results from an action where the wrongdoer takes no responsibility to fix the mistake.

Unfortunately, we've all been victims of betrayal（背叛）. Whether we've been stolen from, lied to , misled, or cheated on, there are different levels of losing trust. Sometimes people simply can't trust anymore, __37_. It's understandable, but if you're willing to build trust in a relationship again, we have some steps you can take to get you there.

●_38__Having confidence in yourself will help you make better choices because you can see what the best outcome would be for your well-being.

●___39___If you've been betrayed, you are the victim of your circumstance. But there's a difference between being a victim and living with a "victim mentality". At some point in all of our lives, we'll have our trust tested or violated.

● You didn't lose "everything". Once trust is lost, what is left? Instead of looking at the situation from this hopeless angle, look at everything you still have and be thankful for all of the good in your life___40___ instead, it's a healthy way to work through the experience to allow room for positive growth and forgiveness.

A. Learn to really trust yourself.

B. It is putting confidence in someone.

C. Stop regarding yourself as the victim.

D. Remember that you can expect the best in return.

E. They've been too badly hurt and they can't bear to let it happen again.

F. This knowledge carries over in their attitude towards their future relationships.

G. Seeing the positive side of things doesn't mean you're ignoring what happened. 第三节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

In winter, I often walk in a nearby park during lunch time. The park is quiet,

as__41__people have the time to enjoy the winter sun on a weekday. The two people that are often seen are a middle-aged father and his little daughter__42__her school uniform. The father looks like he has all the time in the world—he__43__to hurry along the jogging path; instead he matches his pace with__44__of the little girl. Sometimes they are lying__45__in the sun, laughing and chatting.

The man certainly doesn’t look__46__. What sort of job can he have that gives him the flexibility to walk in the park in the middle of the day?

And today, we__47__sat on the rocks and had a little chat. “You__48__enjoy the pa rk very much to come here so often”, I said. The father nodded. “How” I asked curiously, “do you__49__to leave your office to be with your daughter every day? ”

The story that the father, Satyendra Dugbey, told me showed me how, if we__50__under the surfac e, even ordinary people’s life can be quite__51__.

“I used to be no different from any of those thousands of office workers__52__to work every day”, he began to say. His wife and he were well__53__but rarely managed time off for leisure.

Everything __54__ after an accident in which Dugbey was hit by a car. As he lay in hospital, terrifying thoughts__55__his mind. “How would my daughter, then only four, remember me if I died that day?”“Would my daughter have__56__of being with her father? ”

The moment he recovered and went back to work, Dugbey took time off at lunch, __57__her daughter from school which was just next door to his working place, and took her to the park.

It was actually a very small change he’d made, he said, but it amazed him every day to see the difference it__58__to his life. “It brings me so much__59__that I can’t believe why others haven’t thought of doing the same thing” he said simply.

I got up to continue my__60__walk, unexpectedly happy after his story.

41. A. few B. a few C. little D. a little

42. A. on B. in C. with D. under

43. A. tends B. intends C. inspires D. refuses

44. A. it B. that C. this D. those

45. A. heavily B. tiredly C. lazily D. lonely

46. A. unemployed B. untrained C. untested D. unwanted

47. A. truly B. generally C. entirely D. finally

48. A. can B. should C. must D. would

49. A. succeed B. fail C. manage D. struggle

50. A. dig B. push C. clean D. knock

51. A. extraordinary B. flexible C. peaceful D. reliable

52. A. hurrying B. wandering C. hesitating D. hating

53. A. down B. over C. above D. off

54. A. stopped B. changed C. happened D. finished

55. A. came up B. came about C. came out D. came into

56. A. association B. memories C. misunderstanding D. consideration

57. A. picked up B. picked out C. took up D. took out

58. A. took B. led C. made D. got

59. A. love B. joy C. relief D. depression

60. A. long-suffering B. long-lost C. long-forgotten D. long-lasting

第四节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

I had in my hands two boxes which God gave me 61. (hold)．He said,

“Put all your sorrows in the black box, and all your 62. (enjoy)in the

gold box.” I listened to his advice, and in the two boxes I stored both my joys and

sorrows. The gold one became 63. (heavy) each day, while the black one

was as light as before.

With 64. (curious)，I opened the black one; I wanted to find out why.

And I saw, in the base of the box, a hole which 65. (I) sorrows had fallen

out through. I showed the hole to God, and thought about it 66. (careful)for a long time, “I wonder 67. my sorrows could be.”He smiled

a gentle smile 68. said, “My child, t hey're all here with me.”I asked

God why he gave me 69. boxes, and why the black one 70. (have)

a hole. “My child, the gold one is for you to count your blessings; the black one

is for you to let go.”

第五节短文改错（共10处错误，每小题1分，满分10分）

It is clear shown that many middle school students have physical and mental

problems. 68% of the students surveying have studying anxiety as well as poor eyesight

too. And a larger percentage lacks sleep. 52% are short of physical exercise. 42%

of the students won't obey our parents or teachers. Personally, I think we student should balance our physical exercise and studies. Without sound body, one can't achieve anything. However, too much attention has been paid only on studies. As a result, I think we should be gave less homework or more time for out-of-classroom activities. Only in this way can we live a happy and healthy life.

五书面表达：（满分25分）

假如你是你校学生会主席李华，下周五学校将在学校剧场举办“English Party”，请你给你校的外籍教师Mr. Johnson发一封电子邮件，邀请他参加。要点包括：

1.“English Party”的时间和地点；

2.晚会的节目有英文歌曲、短剧、舞蹈；

3.邀请Mr. Johnson 参加并担任主持人。

注意：1.词数100左右,开头结尾已经给出，不计入词数；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：

学校剧场 the school theatre 短剧 short plays 主持人 host

Dear Mr. Johnson,

I am Li Hua, chairman of the students’ union.

____________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

Yours

Li Hua

济源四中2018—2019学年上学期期中考试质量检测

高三英语试题答案

21-24CAAD 25-28 CBCA 29-31 BDA 32-35 ACDD

36-40 BEACG

41-45 ABDBC 46-50 ADCCA 51-55 AADBD 56-60 BACBC

61 to hold 62 enjoyment(s) 63 heavier 64 curiosity 65 my

66 carefully 67 where 68 and 69 the 70 had

改错

1 clearly

2 surveyed

3 去掉too

4 lack

5 out改为their

6 students

7 without后加a

8 on改为to

9 gave改为given

10 or改为and

参考范文

Dear Mr. Johnson,

I'm Li Hua, chairman of the students' union. I'm writing to invite you to join us in the English Party.

Some details about the party are as follows. It is to be held in the school theatre next Friday. There will be various performances, including some English songs and dances given by students and teachers. In addition, these will be followed by some short plays, for which the students have prepared for a long time after school. Meanwhile you're expected to act as the host. We would be extremely grateful if you can manage to come. I'm sure we will spend an unforgettable evening together.

An early reply will be appreciated.

Yours,

Li Hua