[精品]2019届高三英语上学期期中试题人教、新目标版

2019学年第一学期期中考试高三英语试卷本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。

全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

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。

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。

1. What does Mrs. Jones do every day?A. Play tennis.B. Work overtime.C. Go jogging.2. What does the apartment lack according to the man?A. Laundry machines.B. Decorations.C. Bedroom furniture.3. How many pages has the man written?A. Two.B. Eight.C. Ten.4. What will the woman probably do next?A. Turn left.B. Turn back.C. Park the car.5. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a café.B. At a gas station.C. At a parking lot.第二节听下面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。

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. Why won’t the man take Flight F8008?A. It’s not a direct flight.B. It leaves too early in the morning.C. The tickets are notavailable.7. When will the man go to New York?A. On Wednesday.B. On Tuesday.C. On Monday.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What is the woman’s attitude towards taking up golf?A. Careful.B. Negative.C. Confident.9. According to the woman, why is she considering the sport?A. To feel young again.B. To have more exercise.C. To spend more time with her husband. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Where does the man notice the red things first?A. On the woman’s legs.B. On the woman’s face.C. On the woman’s arms.11. What might cause the red things?A. A plant.B. Some food.C. Oily skin.12. What will the woman probably do next?A. Go to the drugstore.B. Eat something different.C. Receive hospital treatment.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What does the man want to get?A. A crazy haircut.B. A nail special.C. A basic haircut.14. When does the man get his hair cut?A. At 3:30.B. At around 3:00.C. At about 4:00.15. Where does the man live?A. In New York.B. In Los Angeles.C. In WashingtonD.C.16. What does the man do for a living?A. He works for a newspaper.B. He works as a novelist.C. He works forthe government.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Why was the postage rate high in the early times?A. Many people were employed to put stamps on envelopes.B. The post offices had to send many people to collect the postage.C. The post offices had to send many people to deliver letters.18. Who was Rowland Hill?A. A schoolmaster.B. A postman.C. A government official.19. How can the post office prevent people from reusing the stamps?A. By coloring them.B. By putting seals on them.C. By collecting them back.20. When did people first begin to use stamps?A. In 1919.B. In 1900.C. In 1840.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。

AThe Nobel Prize-winning Mexican writer Octavio Paz said, “The art of the festival has be en debased （下降）almost everywhere else, but not in Mexico.” Here are several events that would have made him proud:Morelia International Film FestivalThe Morelia film fest really brings this colonial city to life in mid-October. Created as a platform for documentaries and fiction works, the programming offers an up-close look at Mexican society as seen through the eyes of a new generation of filmmakers. Fashionable bars and sidewalk cafes are buzzing with activity around the main square, where crowds gather nightly for open-air screenings and other cultural events.Day of the DeadEach year on November 1st and 2nd, Mexico turns its thoughts to the departed during the Day of the Dead festivities, a colorful tradition deeply rooted in native culture. For Mexicans, death is more a cause for celebration than mourning, and that spirit has been kept very much alive in Pátzcuaro, the Día de Muertos mecca. Prepare yourself to battle large crowds of the living.Carnival in Veracruz &MazatlánMexico hosts many carnival celebrations every year featuring exciting parades, dance performances, live music and of course, big-time partying. The nine-day event in Veracruz, Mexico’s biggest carnival, usually kicks off in March, right around the same time when festivities get started on the Pacific coast in Mazatlán. You can shake your body with salsa music in Veracruz or the brass band sounds of Mazatlán.La MorismaAn all-out war erupts on the streets of colonial Zacatecas, usually around late August. OK, well, it’s actually a mock battle with well over 2,000 participants re-enacting battles between the Christians and Moors in old Spain. The faux（假的）soldiers attack one another while accompanied on the streets by bands of musicians.21. How do the Mexicans feel when the Day of the Dead comes?A. CalmB. AnxiousC. ScaredD. Happy22. What can people enjoy in both Carnival in Veracruz &Mazatlán and La Morisma?A. Exciting paradesB. Dance performances.C. Live music.D. A mock battle23. What is the purpose of the text?A. To tell something about a Nobel Prize-winning writer.B. To introduce some famous Mexican festivals.C. To advise readers to join in the Mexican events.D. To criticize the bad customs of Mexican festivals.BOne day a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor handed out the question paper, with the text facing down as usual. Once he handed them all out, he asked his students to turn the page and begin. To everyone's surprise, there were no questions but a black dot in the center of the page. The professor seeing the expression on everyone' face, told them the following, “I want you to write what you see there.”The students were confused and got started on the inexplicable (令人不解的) task.At the end of the class the professor took all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them with no exceptions, described the black dot, explained its position in the middle of the sheet, imagined what the black dot stood for and so on.After all had been read, the classroom was silent. The professor began to explain, “I am not going to grade on you this time. I just wanted to give you something to think about. No one wrote about the white part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot and the same happens in our lives. We have a white paper to observe and enjoy, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is filled with love and care, and we always have reasons to celebrate—nature renewing itself every day, our friends around us, the job that provides our livelihood, the miracles we see every day…”In fact, we insist on focusing only on the dark spots—the health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the complicated relationship with a family member, the disappointment with a friend, etc. Take your eyes away from the black spots in your life. The dark spots are very small compared to everything we have in our lives, so enjoy each moment that life gives you.24. Why did the students feel confused about the test?A. The professor didn’t ask them to prepare for the test.B. There was totally nothing on the question paper.C. It was too hard for them to answer the questions.D. They hadn't seen such an unusual question paper before.25. Which of the following is NOT mentioned on the students’ answer papers?A. The meaning of the black dot.B. The description of the black dot.C. The white part of the paper.D. The position of the black dot.26. What is the professor’s purpose in giving this test?A. To show the students how hard the life is.B. To remind the students of the joys in life.C. To let the students know their shortcomings.D. To encourage the students to study harder.27. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?A. Don't pay attention to the hardship in life.B. Remove the black spots out of our life.C. Don't focus on others’ faults but yours.D. Remember you can’t see all the things in life.COne of the questions surrounding climate change is how it might affect the food supply for a growing global population. A new study suggests that researchers have been overlooking how two key human responses to climate—how much land people choose to farm, and the number of crops they plant—will affect food production in the future. The new study focused on the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso, an emerging（新兴的）global breadbasket（产粮地区）that as of 2013 supplied 10 percent of the world’s soybeans. The researchers used variations in temperature and precipitation（降水）across the state over an eight-year period to estimate the sensitivity of the region’s agricultural production to climate change. Those historical comparisons can help in making predictions about the sensitivity of agriculture to future climate change.The study found that, if the patterns from 2002 to 2008 hold in the future, an increase in average temperature in Mato Grosso of just 1 degree will lead to a 9 to 13 percent reduction in overall production of soy and corn. “This is worrisome given that the temperature in the study region is predicted to rise by 2 degrees by 2050,” said Avery Cohn, who led the study.Most studies of this kind look only at the extent to which climate shocks affect crop output. But researchers can miss critical dynamics（动力）that can affect overall output, says Leah VanWey, one of the study’s senior authors. “If you look at output alone, you’re not looking at all of the information because there are economic and social changes going on as well,” said VanWey.If output decreases, farmers may put less land area into production because it’s not profitable. Farmers may also vary the number of crops they plant in a growing season. Double cropping is common in Mato Grosso. But if the weather is bad, farmers may change their decision to plant a second crop.28. The value of the new study lies in _________.A. increasing the number of crops people plantB. focusing on an emerging global breadbasketC. making predictions about human responses to climate changeD. controlling people’s choice of their farming area and crop numbers29. According to Avery Cohn, by 2050, the overall production of soy and corn will _________.A. remain almost unchangedB. decrease by more than 9%C. increase by from 9% to 13%D. decrease by more than 18%30. What can we know about the similar studies mentioned in paragraph 3?A. They can’t provide exact information to farmers.B. They don’t take into consideration some key factors.C. Their discouraging results largely affect overall crop output.D. They pay too much attention to economic and social changes.31. What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. Farmers’ possible reactions to climate shocks.B. Possible climate change in Mato Grosso.C. The benefits of double cropping in Mato Grosso.D. Farmers’ decision on planting crops in the future.DIt is believed that some of animals think a great deal. Many of them are like children in their sports. Some birds are very lively in their sports; and the same is true with some insects. The ants, hardworking as they are, have their times for play. They run races; they wrestle; and sometimes they have mock fights together. Very busy must be their thoughts while engaged in these sports.Animals think much while building their houses. The bird searches for what it can use in building its nest, and in doing this it thinks. The beavers think as they build their dams and their houses. They think in getting their materials, and also in arranging them, and in plastering them together with mud. Some spiders build houses which could scarcely have been made except by some thinking creature.As animals think, they learn. Some learn more than others. The parrot learns to talk, though in some other respects it is quite stupid. The mocking bird learns to imitate a great many different sounds. The shepherd dog does not know as much about most things as some other dogs, and yet he understands very well how to take care of sheep.Though animals think and learn, they do not make any real improvement in their ways of doing things, as men do. Each kind of bird has its own way of building a nest, and it is always the same way. They have no new fashions, and learn none from each other.It is plain that, while animals learn about things by their senses as we do, they do not think nearly as much about what they learn, and this is the reason why they do not improve more rapidly. Even the wisest of them, as the elephant and the dog, do not think very much about what they see and hear. Nor is this all. There are some things that we understand, but about which animals know nothing. They have no knowledge of anything that happens outside of their own observation. Their minds are so much unlike ours that they do not know the difference between right and wrong.32. Why does the author mention that some birds and insects are very lively in their sports?A. To illustrate that some animals probably think in the sports.B. To tell us that some birds and insects are more lively than others.C. To show us that ants are the cleverest insects in the animal kingdom.D. To attract readers by introducing some interesting facts about animals.33. “Animals think much while building their houses” because ________.A. they have to communicate with each other in getting their materialB. they have to calculate something to arrange all the materialC. no animals have a must to build a “house” except some thinking creaturesD. it is unimaginable to build “houses” without thinking work involved34. The underlined word "plain" in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by ______.A. flatB. clearC. vitalD. reasonable35. The author will probably agree that ________.A. animals can’t think as a matter of factB. animals can’t really learn to do somethingC. animals can think and learn but limitedlyD. each kind of animal has their own language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。