高三上学期期末考试英语试题 Word版含答案

赣州市-第一学期高三年级期末考试

英语1月

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。

2答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。

3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。

4.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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。

1. What does the man mean?

A. He is searching the Internet now.

B. He can’t help the woman now.

C. He has nothing to do now.

2. How much will the man pay for the apples?

A. $2.

B. $3.

C. $6.

3. What are they going to do first?

A. Go to the concert.

B. Go to a restaurant.

C. Go to buy a guide book.

4. What is the highest temperature?

A. Five degree.

B. Four degree.

C. Zero degree.

5. Where does the woman want to go?

A. To a beach.

B. To an ocean.

C. To a lake.

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，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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。

6. What size is right for the woman?

A. Size seven.

B. Size eight.

C. Size seven and a half.

7. What color does the woman like?

A. Pink.

B. White.

C. Black.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9题。

8. What is the man doing?

A. He is asking the woman for help.

B. He is buying movie tickets.

C. He is looking for a restaurant.

9. Where is the man now?

A. At a meeting.

B. At home.

C. At his office.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12题。

10. What happened to Howard?

A. He got in an accident.

B. He got a disease.

C. He lost his car.

11. When did it happen?

A. Last month.

B. Last week.

C. Last night.

12. What do we know about the event?

A. Howard has got insurance for his car.

B. Howard has got his car back.

C. The police haven’t got any clue.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16题。

13. What time is it now?

A. 10:30.

B. 10:00.

C. 9:30.

14. Where are the speakers now?

A. In a café.

B. In a pub.

C. In a restaurant.

15. Why does the man NOT drink alcohol?

A. Because it makes him easily drunken.

B. Because it makes his face turn red.

C. Because it makes him feel not well.

16. What is the possible relationship between the speakers?

A. Waitress and customer.

B. Friends.

C. Strangers.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20题。

17. How many groups can most universities in Great Britain be divided into?

A. Two.

B. Three.

C. Four.

18. What kind of universities does Oxford belong to?

A. Red Brick Universities.

B. Ancient Universities.

C. The Open University.

19. Which university doesn't belong to the Red Brick Universities?

A. Portsmouth University.

B. The University of Liverpool.

C. The University of Manchester.

20. When was the Open University in Britain founded?

A. In 1960.

B. In 1968.

C. In 1978.

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。

A

April 03, 2016 Dear Sir / Madam,

Over the past 6 months, the service from the garbage collection truck has been very disappointing. We have complained to the truck driver, but he has done very little to solve the

problems. Therefore, I am writing directly to your department to request your help.

Basically, there are two problems. The first is that the truck never follows the correct time schedule. Your notice says that garbage will be collected in our area from Monday to Friday at 6 p.m., but the truck always either arrives too early or too late. It has been as much as 15 minutes early and 25 minutes late. The second problem, which is more serious, is that the truck moves off too quickly. I have seen people running after the moving vehicle almost every time, making a disaster very likely. What if the person running were pregnant, disabled, or elderly?

As I mentioned at the beginning, we did express our concerns to the driver. The first time we spoke to him, he was very kind. He explained very patiently that the department was trying to make a better time schedule. After that, he just started ignoring us. Honestly speaking, I felt this was very rude of him and unprofessional.

If these problems continue, I am worried that residents will start dropping their trash on the corner of the street. Therefore, for both the safety and health of everybody, I hope that you will look into this matter as soon as possible.

Yours faithfully,

Tsai, Chia-wen

tsai.ch@https://www.360docs.net/doc/1d11951213.html,

21. What is the purpose of this letter?

A. To find out about recycling garbage.

B. To complain about a service problem.

C. To apologize for a late delivery.

D. To thank a government department.

22. When does the garbage truck arrive?

A. Almost half an hour late sometimes.

B. On time, as per schedule.

C. Always on the weekend.

D. Monday to Friday, early in the morning.

23.What does Ms. Tsai hope the department would do?

A. Praise the driver.

B. Ignore her previous letter.

C. Check the event.

D. Buy a new garbage truck.

B

Jenny, a girl of five years old, lived in Houston, Texas. Like many other children of the same age, she would use a stool(凳子) to help her reach the bathroom sink (洗手池). However, the plastic stool was not firmly placed and made the small bathroom untidy. After learning of an invention competition held by her school that year, Jenny determined to create a stool that would be a permanent fixture in the bathroom, and yet could be kept out of the way when not in use.

Jenny decided to make a stool attached to the bathroom cabinet door under the sink. She cut a board of wood into two pieces, each about two feet wide and one foot long. Using metal hinges (铰链), Jenny attached one piece of the wood to the front of the cabinet door, and the second piece to the first. The first piece was set just high enough so that when it swung out levelly from the cabinet door, the second piece would swing down from the first, just touching the ground, and so serving as a support for the first piece of the wood. This created a convenient, steady platform for any person too short to reach the sink. When not in use, the hinges allowed the two pieces of wood to fold back up tightly against the cabinet, where they were held in place by magnets(磁铁). Jenny called her invention the “Kiddie Stool.”

Jenny’s Kiddie Stool won first place. Two years later, it was awarded first prize again at Houston’s first annual Invention Fair. As a result, Jenny was invited to make a number of public appearances with her Kiddie Stool, and was featured on local TV as well as in newspapers. Many people found the story of the Kiddie Stool inspiring because it showed that with imagination, anyone can be an inventor.

24. Why did Jenny invent the Kiddie Stool?

A. Many kids can’t reach the bathroom sink.

B. The stools were too tall for her to reach.

C. Her stool wasn’t firm and often got in the way.

D. She was invited to enter a school invention game.

25. How does the Kiddie Stool work?

A. It will swing out only when the cabinet door opens.

B. It keeps the wooden pieces in place by hinges and magnets.

C. It swings from left to right to be attached to the sink.

D. It uses two pieces of metal to support the platform.

26. What are the characteristics of Jenny’s Kiddie Stool?

A. Permanent and foldable.

B. Easily broken but attractive.

C. Conventional and backward.

D. Convenient and recyclable.

27. What is the main spirit of Jenny’s story?

A. Failure is the mother of success.

B. There’s nothing new under the sun.

C. Need is the mother of invention.

D. Genius means hard-working all one's life.

C

In a speech this week to the Institute of Civil Engineering, the Prime Minister, David Cameron, made clear his support for wind energy. He focused on some of the many advantages of developing the industry.

Let’s examine those reasons. It is an abundant, clean and sustainable source of energy, reducing our dependence on expensive fossil fuel imports, increasingly from politically unstable parts of the globe. Let’s not forget that Russia turned off the gas supply to Europe in 2006.

More recently, we have all felt the pain this winter, when international gas prices soared by 40% compared to last year. Should we carry on exposing ourselves to the instability（不稳定）of global energy prices and the unpredictability of global events, or should we recognize the value of taking control of our energy supply?

As for the economic opportunities, over the last decade wind energy has attracted $5 billion in investment（投资）to the UK and is set to go above $50 billion by 2020. Look at the companies queuing up to build wind turbine (涡轮) factories in the UK, such as Siemens and Vestas. Examine the number of people employed in the wind industry in the U K—nearly 12000, now with nearly 90000 jobs by 2021.

The UK is already the global leader in wind power, with greater ability than anywhere else in the worl d—enough to supply more than a million homes with electricity all year roun d—and the government is calling for an increase by eight times in the amount of wind turbines installed by 2020, which the industry can achieve as long as it gets the right level of support from ministers. In return, as well as bring the environmental benefits of clean energy, the wind industry is committed to save consumers a lot of money.

28. The writer uses the example of Russia to prove that______.

A. international gas price is not always stable

B. there exists the unpredictability of global events

C. there are conflicts between Europe and Russia

D. every nation is badly in need of gas

29. What does the underlined word “soared” mean?

A. Set.

B. Dropped.

C. Cancelled.

D. Rose.

30. What can we know from Paragraph 4?

A. Many job opportunities are created by wind industry.

B. The UK would not accept many companies’ investment.

C. Over the last ten years the UK has attracted little investment.

D. Other industries are less important than wind industry.

31. What is the most important thing for the government to achieve its goal by 2020?

A. Attracting more investment.

B. Getting enough support from ministers.

C. Improving the technology a lot.

D. Listing the advantages of wind power to the public.

D

Wild elephants can tell whether a voice comes from a man, woman or boy, a new study says. That’s what researchers found when they played recordings of people for elephants in Kenya. Scientists say this is an advanced thinking skill that other animals haven’t shown. It lets elephants figure out who is a threat and who isn’t. The result shows that the clever animals are also studying people, said study author Karen McComb.

“Basically they have developed this very rich knowledge of the humans that they share their habitat with,” said McComb, a professor at the University of Sussex in England. “Memory is key. They must build up that knowledge somehow.”

The study was released on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

It’s close but not quite like the Dr. Seuss book, where the elephant Horton hears something that others can’t hear.

McComb and colleagues went to Amboseli National Park in Kenya, where hundreds of wild elephants live among humans, sometimes coming in conflict over scarce water. The scientists used voice recordings of Maasai men, who on occasion kill elephants, and Kamba men, who are less of a threat to the elephants.

As a result, the elephants reacted defensively — retreating and gathering in a bunch — more to the Maasai language recording because it was associated with the more threatening human tribe, said study co-author Graeme Shannon.

They repeated the experiment with recordings of Maasai men and women. Since women almost never spear elephants, the animals reacted less to the women’s voices. The same thing happened when they substituted young boys’ voices. “Making this kind of fine distinctions in human voice patterns is quite remarkable,” said Emory University animal cognition expert Frans de Waal, who was not part of the study.

32. Who were the people taking part in the study?

A. Frans de Waal and Karen McComb. C. Dr. Seuss and Graeme Shannon.

B. Graeme Shannon and Frans de Waal. D. Karen McComb and Graeme Shannon.

33. What can wild elephants benefit from their special ability?

A. Identifying and avoiding possible danger.

B. Growing much faster than any other animals.

C. Having a better understanding of humans.

D. Developing their language skills.

34. How did the elephants feel of young boys’ voices?

A. They are extremely exciting.

B. They are very depressing.

C. They are less threatening.

D. They are gentle and kind.

35. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. Wild elephants can distinguish between human languages.

B. The conflict between humans and wild elephants is growing.

C. Wild elephants use language skills to make discrimination.

D. Wild elephants can build up good memory and learn tricks.

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。

Reading plays an important role in the development of an individual. 36 One needs to, however, understand that reading does not mean making it through your school textbooks to prepare for the approaching tests. You can read almost anything, including novels, newspapers, magazines, and so on. 37

Sadly, people nowadays seem to have lost interest in this activity. Children are busy with computer games and television. 38 Reading does have its loyal fan following, but this fan base is fast disappearing. It seems that people have forgotten the importance of reading. If that’s the case, it calls for a revision.

The most important thing is that reading improves your vocabulary and communication skills and idioms. Reading books of a variety of subjects helps add to your knowledge. 39 You can look at the things from a different view.

40 An individual who doesn’t read will always experience a lack of words when it comes to writing. Reading non-fiction is no doubt important as it helps you gain knowledge, but reading fiction is a must for people in all walks of life as it gives them a glimpse of different views.

A. Every coin has two sides.

B. It is also believed to improve creativity.

C. Adults are addicted to their computer screens.

D. Therefore it is considered a top task in primary education.

E. What you read is not important as long as you like doing it.

F. Good reading skills are directly related to good writing skills.

G. Reading books can be better and give more chance than watching TV.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

There are many things I am grateful for in my life. Then sometimes, 41 happens that makes me even more grateful. This particular feeling of 42 does not have anything to do with money, love or being successful. It is 43 about being in the right place at the right time.

On a Sunday morning, I was 44 down a road and saw something I couldn’t believe. A little girl, less than three years old, was pushing her stroller (婴儿车) 45 the road. It was Sunday morning and traffic was not 46 .

I stopped my car at once and ran toward her. This little girl knew enough to run from a(n)

47 . I tried to 48 her in order that I could get her out of the 49 .

Suddenly her father came running down across from where I had 50 my car. He ran right to her and caught her, saying “bad girl” to her. I 51 the stroller and gave it to him. The father grabbed the stroller and 52 without saying a word.

I went back and sat in my car for a few minutes with my 53 . My hands were shaking and tears were about to run out of my eyes. “Do you feel 54 , Mum?” asked Tom. I just shook my head.

After this happened, I thought about how helpful I am. I didn’t really “ 55 ” her, but I feel like it was important that I 56 to be there. I’m 57 that I was the only one who stopped. It really made me a little 58 that no one else stopped to help. 59 the father didn’t say “thank you ”, I feel that I did something good. Doing something for someone else is 60 , even when it’s only a matter of being in the right place at the right time.

41. A. something B. anything C. everything D. nothing

42. A. competitiveness B. carefulness C. sadness D. gratefulness

43. A. only B. seldom C. never D. still

44. A. driving B. running C. walking D. riding

45. A. for B. across C. at D. through

46. A. large B. heavy C. light D. hard

47. A. stranger B. car C. adult D. street

48. A. bring B. catch C. shoot D. search

49. A. car B. house C. road D. stroller

50. A. lost B. parked C. washed D. purchased

51. A. picked up B. brought out C. brought up D. picked out

52. A. thanked B. left C. smiled D. cried

53. A. daughter B. wife C. son D. father

54. A. hot B. warm C. cool D. cold

55. A. wave B. hurt C. save D. adopt

56. A. happened B. came C. reacted D. turned

57. A. happy B. typical C. sad D. actual

58. A. disappointed B. accustomed C. excited D. confused

59. A. Unless B. Now that C. Because D. Even if

60. A. pleasing B. relaxing C. surprising D. frightening

第Ⅱ卷

注意事项：

用0.5 毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。

第三部分英语知识运用

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。

As a man was passing the elephants, he 61 (sudden) stopped, confused by the fact that these huge 62 (creature) were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious 63 the elephants could, at anytime, break away 64 their bonds but for some reason, they did not.

He saw 65 trainer nearby and asked why these animals just 66 (stand) there and made no attempt to get away. “Well,” the trainer said, “when they are very young and much 67 (small) we use the same size rope to tie them and, at that age, it’s enough 68 (hold) them. As they grow up, they are conditioned to believe they cannot break away, so they never try to break free.” The man was 69 (amaze).

Like the elephants, how many of us go through life 70 (hang) onto a belief that we cannot do something, simply because we failed at it once before

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。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(^ )，并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用(＼)划掉。

修改：在错的词下画一横线，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。

(试题内容见答题卡)

第二节书面表达(满分25分)

融洽的师生关系是提高教学质量的重要保证。请以“Developing a Good Teacher-Student Relationship”为题，例述如何建立融洽的师生关系。写一篇100词左右的英语短文向学校英语墙报投稿。

Developing a Good Teacher-Student Relationship

A good teacher-student relationship is one of the guarantees for successful teaching and learning.

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听力录音稿和参考答案

Text 1

W: Dave, could you please show me how to search the Internet?

M: Sure. But I don’t have time right now.

Text 2

M: I want two pounds of the apples, please.

W: Three dollars a pound. You can pick out some by yourself.

Text 3

M: Wouldn’t you like to go out for a nice dinner before the concert?

W: Sure, that sounds great. I’ll check the guide to see what restaurants are near the theater.

Text 4

M: Don’t forget to pack a warm coat and hat.

W: Why? According to the Internet, it’ll be sunny on Monday, and four degree isn’t that cold.

M: That’s the highest temperature, don’t forget. It’ll be below zero when we go out at night.

Text 5

M: You wanted a completely relaxing vacation, right? What about a cruise?

W: I like being near the water but I always get seasick in the ocean.

M: I don’t think you’ll feel sick on a cruise ship. It’s so big.

W: I think I’d prefer a lake. Don’t they have any links there to lake vacation sites?

Text 6

W: First, I’d like to order a pair of aerobics shoes.

M: Aerobics shoes. Fine. Just one pair?

W: That’s right, but I don’t know what size. Size seven is usually too tight.

M: Then do you want size eight?

W: That’s the problem. Eight is too big. So, should I get too tight or too big?

M: You should get size seven and a half. They’ll probably fit just right.

W: Seven and a half. That sounds good.

M: Then, what colors do you like?

W: I prefer white to pink.

M: OK. Try this pair, please.

Text 7

M: Can you get a baby-sitter for tonight?

W: I don't know. Why?

M: Well, I thought we could go out for dinner and then go to a movie afterward.

W: I can call Debbie and see if she's available. She usually doesn't like to sit during the week, but she might make an exception.

M: Well, do that, and then call me at the office if you have any luck.

W: Okay, but don't get your hopes too high. It's hard to find a good baby-sitter these days.

Text 8

W: Did you hear about what happened to Howard?

M: No, what?

W: Someone stole his car!

M: Really? When did it happen?

W: Last night. He left it parked in front of his girl friend's house and when he came out to go home, it was gone.

M: Wow! That's really tough. He just bought it last month, didn't he?

W: Uh-huh. Fortunately, he's got insurance and the police think they already have a good lead. M: Well, I certainly wish him luck.

Text 9

W: So, what would you like to drink?

M: I don't know. Do they have tea?

W: What did you say? Tea?

M: Yes. Do they have any iced tea?

W: No, I don't think so. This is a pub.

M: Sure. A lot of pubs do.

W: I can't imagine that. It sounds strange. Anyway, what would you like as a drink?

M: Maybe juice then.

W: Juice? It's 10:30! How can you drink juice?

M: Why not?

W: But this is a pub. They have beer, or wine, or liquor here. I thought you wanted to have a drink. M: But I don't like alcohol. It makes my face turn red.

W: Your face turns red?

M: Yes, it turns all red. So I don't drink alcohol usually.

Text 10

Britain is famous for many of its old universities, such as the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. And many foreigners come to Britain to get a university degree. Most universities in Great Britain can be divided into 4 groups:

1. Ancient Universities

These are universities founded before the 19th century such as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge or Durham.

2. Red Brick Universities

These universities were founded in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Most of them are built with red bricks, a characteristic of the time. The universities of Liverpool and Manchester are

probably the most famous Red Brick universities.

3. New Universities

These are universities created in and after the 1960s, such as Keele University, Portsmouth University or Northumbria University.

4. The Open University

It is Britain’s Distance-learning University founded in 1968. This means that students can learn and study at home, rather than sit in a classroom.

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英语参考答案

选择题部分

1-5 BCBBC 6-10 CBACC 11-15 CAABB 16-20 BCBAB

21-25 BACCB 26-30 AC B DA 31-35BDACA 36-40 DECBF

41-45ADAAB 46-50 BABCB 51-55 A BCDC 56-60 ACADA

语法填空

61. suddenly 62. creatures 63. that 64. from 65. a

66. stood 67. smaller 68.to hold 69. amazed 70. hanging

短文改错

第一句would改为will

第二句honour改为honoured；

第三句kinds后面加of；

第四句and改为but;

第五句season改为seasons；

第六句去掉the；

第七句make改为made；who后面的is改为are

第八句easily改为easy；

第九句study改为studying。

书面表达

One possible version

Developing a Good Teacher-Student Relationship

A good teacher-student relationship is one of the guarantees for successful teaching and learning.

However，a good teacher-student relationship never comes easily. It depends on the conscious efforts from both the teacher and the students. In the past three years, we have developed a warm, friendly relationship with our English teacher, John Kent. His lectures were always well prepared and he explained his ideas with paintings and recordings. Inspired by our teacher's devotion, we studied all the more diligently. We were all eager to show our appreciation by doing well in studies.

Of course, misunderstanding may occur once in a while. In this case, both sides should be

kind and patient. By sitting down and having a good talk there is no trouble that can't work out.