高三英语上学期期中试题（2）

山东省滨州市2018届高三英语上学期期中试题 第Ⅰ卷

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一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.When is the man checking in? A.On Tuesday. B.On Wednesday. C.On Friday.

2.Where is the woman's mobile phone? A.In the bedroom. B.In the sitting room. C.In the kitchen.

3.Why do the speakers get sleepy in the first class? A.They don’t like the class. B.They get up too early.

C.They have milk for their breakfast.

4.What does the woman probably want to be in the future? A.A doctor. B.A reporter. C.A teacher.

5.How does the woman lose weight? A.By starving herself. B.By exercising.

C.By eating a balanced meal.

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.When is the man planning to book his flight? A.In three weeks. B.In two weeks. C.In one week.

7.Why does the woman advise the man to book his flight soon?

A.The price will be higher.

B.There may be no tickets left then. C.There are only a few days left. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8.What drink does the man order? A.Orange juice. B.Grape juice. C.Coke.

9.How much should the man pay in total? A.$10.50. B.$11.50. C.$12.50.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10.Who is the man? A.Stranger.

B.The woman's friend. C.A taxi driver.

11.What time is it now?

A.3:00. B.3:10. C.3:30.

12.How much tip does the man get? A.2 dollars. B.8 dollars. C.10 dollars.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13.Where is the woman? A.At a hotel. B.At an airport. C.At a store.

14.What color are the woman's suitcases? A.Yellow. B.Red. C.Blue.

15.What terrible thing happened to the woman at last? A.She took the wrong suitcase. B.She forgot her room number. C.She left her room card in the hall.

16.What can be known from the conversation? A.The woman gave wrong direction to the man. B.The woman's suitcases were on the left.

C.The woman's two suitcases were the same in size. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17.What do people call our society? A.A throwaway society. B.A crowded society. C.An unfair society.

18.What is mentioned when talking about electronic toys?

A.Buying them.n the supermarket. B.Buying cheaper ones.

http://www..com/doc/b113341666.html,ing rechargeable batteries.

19.What is not mentioned as a thing for people to exchange? A.Clothes. B.Books. C.Cameras.

20.What does the speaker recommend to do? A.Drink bottled water. B.Take shopping bags.

http://www..com/doc/b113341666.html,e disposable cups. 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

Christmas events in LosAngeles

You won't find snow-covered trees and below-zero temperatures in LA,but there arestill plenty of Christmas events and holiday activities to get you involved. Beverly Hills Holiday Lighting Ceremony

Rodeo Drive,Beverly Hills Sunday December 17,2017 During Christmas,you can see the twinkling lights anywhere along Rodeo Drive between Santa Monica and Wilshire Boulevards.On weekends throughout the holiday season,you can swing by the Paley Center to meet Santa or board a trolleybus with Mrs.Claus.

Hollywood Christmas Parade

Various locations in LA Sunday December 17,2017

Now in its 84th year,the annual Hollywood Christmas Parade will feature floats,balloons,bands and Hollywood stars as they ride in a U-shaped route that begins at Hollywood and Orange and ends up at Sunset and Orange. Reserved seats can be purchased,but free side seating is also available.

CulverCity Downtown Holiday Tree Lighting Celebration Music Center,Downtown Monday December 18,2017 Downtown CulverCity lights up the holiday season at Town Square.The city opens the switch on its respectable green tree: a 22-foot Rocky Mountain pine with over 7,500 LED lights.Stick around for hot cocoa and cookies,along with a special visit from Santa.Park free for two hours in the nearby parking spaces.

Angel City Band Holiday Concert and Sing-Along

Pomona Friday December 22,2017—Sunday December 24,2017

Head over to the Methodist Church to listen and sing along to Christmas classics.The160-member Angel City Band,famousfor its classical,pop,world and contemporary,isputting on “Bring on the Joy”itsannual holiday concert.So join in on the holidaytradition.

21.Where should you go to have a bus ride with Mrs.Claus? A.MethodistChurch,Pomona. B.TownSquare,CulverCity. C.Rodeo Drive,Beverly Hills. D.Hollywood and Orange.

22.What do you know about the Christmas tree at Town Square?

A.It's the tallest Christmas treeinthe US. B.It's collected from Rocky Mountain. C.It offers free drinks and food to visitors.

D.It has the most Christmas lights in the city. 23.If you are a traveler in Los Angeles,you can. A.meet Santa and Mrs.Claus throughout the week B.reserve seats to view the Hollywood Christmas parade C.switch on the green tree by yourself D.sing and dance along with the band B

Neil Jordan,a conservation biologist,has come up with a novel method for protecting cattle from African lions: paint eyes on their behinds.The lions will think their intendedprey（猎物）has seen them and will give up,since they've lost the element of surprise.

This psychological trickery has been called \"iCow\actually not as strange asit sounds.The eye-like patterns on butterfly wings are known to prevent preying birds andwoodcutters in Indian forests wear masks on the backs of their heads when working todiscourage hungry tigers.

The inspiration for the iCow strategy came while Jordan was based in a village inBotswana,when two lionesses were killed by local farmers to revenge their cattle's death.The African lion is a vulnerable species,with numbers dropping from over

100,000 in the1990s to about 30,000 today.Much of that decline is due to these kinds of revengefulkillings because farmers have no effective strategies for protecting their herds.

\"Lions are hunters that like to attack by surprise.They move slowly,quietly,andcarefully to their prey,get close,and jump on them unseen,\"he said.When Jordan waswatching a lion follow an antelope one day,he noticed the lion gave up the hunt once theantelope spotted it.

So he joined one of the local farmers on a 10-week trial

study,painting eyes on one-third of a herd of 62 cattle. When the cattle returned each night,they took a head count tosee how many had survived.Only three cows were killed by lions during this period-allwithout the painted eyes on their behinds.And all the painted cows survived. However,Jordan warned that so far this is just a promising idea.He is now back in Botswana for amore ambitious study,equipped with GPS devices to better monitor the movement ofpredators（捕食者）and prey.

24.The iCow strategy is designed to. A.kill the lions B.scare off Predators C.identify cattle D.have fun

25.When hunting,lions like to. A.give up halfway B.hesitate to take action C.chase their prey steadily

http://www..com/doc/b113341666.html,unch attacks

26.What does the underlined word\"vulnerable\" mean in the third paragraph?

A.badly behaved B.likely to attack C.easily cheated D.easily damaged

27.What can be inferred from the passage?

A.Neil Jordan got the inspiration from the patterns on butterfly wings.

B.In the 10-week trial study,more cattle were killed. C.The iCow strategy is likely to bring great benefit.

surprising

D.The farmers will continue to take their revenge on the lions. C

The shower,I find,is the best place to cry.The water covers the sound of

mysadness,while washing away any evidence of my pain.I shower after the kids have gone tobed;it's the only time I can be alone.

I always did my best to protect my two children from my tears.If I needed to cry,Icried by myself.Yet,I encourage my two boys to cry.My 7-year-old prides himself onnever crying at school.\"Oh,but you must cry,\"I insist. \"Crying is good.It gets thesadness out.Never hold back your tears.\"

But then I did just that.What might it do to them to see their mother upset? Then myfather died,and there was no way I could schedule my grief and keep my feelings inside.Itried to get on with things,but the sadness still came. The realization that my dad wasactually gone hit me with an intensity（紧张）that was impossible to cover up.To mysurprise,my boys didn't seemtoo http://www..com/doc/b113341666.html,ter,they

found

me

hiding in the bedroom one afternoon,weeping.\"It's OK,mommies get sad too,\"I told them,smiling through my tears.“Don't be sad,Mommy.Granddad is coming back as a baby,”my 7-year-old said,his tiny arm stretched across my shoulders.\"Think about love,\"he went on.\"Think about all the people who love you.\"

I realized that in hiding my pain,I was only denying what it means to be human,I felt as if I had led my sons to believe that \"negative\" emotions are only a concept,and not something they should possess.It's one thing to tell my children it's OK to cry.It's another to show them how it's done.We owe that to our children,according

to

social

researcher

and

author

BreneBrown.During her TED talk,Brown said,\"It's necessary we be seen—deeply seen\".

\"Our job is not to protect our children,to keep them perfect,\"said Brown.\"Our job is to look and say,‘you're imperfect,and you're made for struggles,but you are worthy of love and belonging’.\"

28.According to the passage,the author. A.seldom schedules her grief B.believes boys should betough C.finds inspiration when she showers D.often gets her sadness out

29.Where was the author when she was found crying by her son?

A.In the bathroom. B.In the author's bedroom. C.In her father's house. D.In the kitchen.

30.What did the author realize after she failed to hide her pain?

A.His son's words were moving and comforting. B.Her son completely understood her sadness.

C.The way she handled sadness had misled her children. D.Her children didn't worry about her sadness at all. 31.The article is meant totell parents that they should. A.tell kids it's not all right to cry B.get any of their emotions out

C.push children to work towardperfection D.teach their children how to deal with grief D

Vinegar makes salad,fries and dumplings taste better,and

you can even use it to clean yourwindows.And now, according to scientists,it may even the planet’s population survive climate change.

Researchers from the RIKENCenterforSustainableResource Science (CSRS) in Japan found that growing plants in vinegar makes them more resistant to droughts.This could mean that in the future,worries about climate change affecting the world’s supply of food will be much lower.The discovery was made after the researchers studied the Arabidopsis,a plant known for its ability to survive in dry weather.It was found that when the plant was placed in drought-like conditions,it produced a chemical called acetate（醋酸盐）—the main component of vinegar.

After discovering this,the scientists experimented further by adding acetate to thesoil of other plants,before they stopped giving them water completely.After leaving the plants for 14 days,they found that the ones treated with acetate had survived,while theuntreated plants had dried up and died.

It's hoped that this simple method of survival could soon be used to help farmers in dry countries keep their crops alive.\"In the experiment,we targeted the staple foods of theworld—rice,wheat and maize—and the basic plant of breeding species,rapeseed（油菜籽）,\" Jong Myong Kim,co-author of the study,told Popular Science magazine.

Kim also told the magazine he's already been in touch with people all over the

worldwho are interested in trying this simple and cost-effective method out for themselves fromflower growing companies to amateur gardeners.Although at this point keeping thirstyplants alive isn't as easy as just pouring vinegar over them,Kim said he and his team areworking on making the

process as simple as possible.\"Now we are trying to cooperate withsome farmers,and also some companies,to make a method to apply this system,\"he said.And for those of us who always forget to ask our neighbors to water our plants when wego away,hopefully this means the end of returning home from a trip to find our favoriteflowers have died.

32.What is the article mainly about? . A.The world's food supplywill be increased. B.Plants better survive droughts.

C.The Arabidopsis is resistant to droughts. D.Vinegar could be used to fight droughts. 33.It was discovered that acetate can. A.be used by farmers to replace soil B.only be produced by the Arabidopsis C.help plants survive dry conditions D.be used to improve poor soil

34.What are the target plants of the experiment? A.all breeding species. B.wheat and Arabidopisis. C.rice and maize.

D.rapeseed and Arabidopisis.

35.Jong Myong Kim's experiment of trying out the method. A.can make people's trips pleasant B.turned out a worldwide success

C.is as simple as pouring vinegar over the plants D.appeals to many flower growing companies 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。

Have you ever heard of a bug（虫子）called the cicada

（蝉）?Well,a special kind ofthese bugs live underground in the US for most of their lives.They have an interesting bio-clock._36_

Every 17 years,billions of the noisy Brood V cicadas will swarm（涌现）

tonortheastern parts of the US, including New York,Ohio and Pennsylvania._37_But there are usually a lot less of them compared to the Brood V cicadas.

_38_According to Discovery News,these bugs started their lives in 1999.And astheir 17-year life cycle comes to an end,they go above ground when their undergroundhomes get warmer— degrees Fahrenheit (about 18℃)to be exact.Then the femaleswill lay hundreds of eggs in trees._39_The baby cicadas will go underground,and the17-year cycle will start over again.

While they can be kind of annoying,these bugs don't harm humans._40_Thatsound is the male cicadas attracting the female cicadas.Besides,a large amount of laid eggscan sometimes harm small trees and bushes because there are so many of the 17-yearcicadas.However,after this summer,these bugs will mostly mind their own business until2033.

A.They feed on leaves and roots. B.It tells them when to go above ground. C.What makes Brood V cicadas so special?

D.But they do make a lot of noise during their time above ground.

E.After about four to six weeks,the mother and father cicadas will die.

F.For a different brood of cicadas,mating season is just around the corner.

G.There are other kinds of cicadas that come around once a year or every 13 years. 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） 阅读下列短文，从每越所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Duringthe month I spent studying in England last summer,one day stood out.I wasonly 16 and I was loose on the streets of London.The freedom was wonderful,_41_forsomeone who had lived in a small town all her life,the city represented a world of_42_.

This was not my first_43_to London.A year earlier,I had been there with mymother,trying to_44_all the major sightseeing attractions

in

merely

three

days.Thattrip

was_45_but

wonderful,but this time I was grateful to be able to simply enjoy the_46_and culture.

My friend and I discussed where we should go,and decided to go_47_.This led us to Covent Garden,home of the giant Doc Marten's store and trendy cafes.The market areais one of my favorite places in London.It's a great place to_48_: You can findeverything from the latest fashions to souvenirs that can_49_be found in England.Thestreet_50_,from classical musicians to magicians,were fully_51_.Many touristsgathered to_52_them.I did not linger（逗留）because I was_53_just to feel theactivity in the street rather than become a__of it.

As the sun set,we headed to the River Thames.The river itself is_55_special tolook at;the_56_often appears muddy,and no one would like to swim in it.But the viewmakes the visit_57_.From there,you can see it all: the Tower of London,theHouses: of Parliament,St.Paul's Cathedral and the Tate Modern Museum.

As Istood on the bridge taking in my_58_,I realized what an incredibly richhistory the city had.Over the next hundred years,the

city

may

change

as

older

buildings

will

probably_59_bigger structures,but certain elements will _60_.

41.A.although B.because C.unless D.while

42.A.excitement B.wealth C.development D.challenge 43.A.access B.visit C.reaction D.introduction 44.A.pass B.know C.cover D.hear

45.A.boring B.tiring C.relaxing D.important

46.A.food http://www..com/doc/b113341666.html,cation C. atmosphere D. economy

47.A.cycling B.eating C.climbing D.shopping 48.A.rest B.explore C.exercise D.develop 49.A.even B.nearly C.almost D.only

50.A.police B.judges C.performers D.dealers 51.A.courageous B.appealing C.noisy D.proud 52.A.assist B.question C.watch D.protect 53.A.satisfied B.anxious C.unwilling D.puzzled .A.guest B.group C.part D.tourist

55.A.something B.nothing C.everything D.anything http://www..com/doc/b113341666.html,nd http://www..com/doc/b113341666.html,ke D.sea

57.A.practical B.worthwhile C.awful D.disappointing 58.A.findings B.feelings C.surroundings D.conditions 59.A.catch up with B.make use of C.take the place of D.give way to

60.A.appear B.exist C.remain D.burst 第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分） 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Head to almost any barbershop on Saturday or Sunday,and you will see at least onekid_61_(wait) with an adult to get a

B.water

haircut.It's down time（非工作时间）and it couldeasily become reading time if there were books around.

American

officials

partnered

with

non-profit_62_(organization) to set up a smalllibrary at Eddie's Hair Design,a barbershop in Washington.\"On the weekend a lot of kidscome,\"said Kate,_63_has owned Eddie's for 24 years.

Gene Pinkard was a headmaster of a school just a block away from Eddie's.Oftengetting his haircut at Eddie's, he__(find) kids often read

spent

hours

there

with only

theirparents.\"It available

for

makes adult

sense_65_(provide) them with something age-appropriate to

instead_66_magazines

customers,\"said Pinkard.Now eachchild_67_ (offer)a little pile of books to read at the barbershop.The books are donatedby the non-profit Reading Partners and First Book.

The read-along event is part of what the White House call “Read Where You Are”event,encouraging adults to read with children_68_(regular).It is meant to highlightthe_69_(important) of

reading

anytime

and

anyplace,and

it's

especially

helpful_70_children often lose some of the academic ground during the summer holidays.

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短文。短文有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误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（∧），并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

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。

My parents were singers but none of them played a musical instrument.There was an old piano in my school.I loved it so much that I could keep my hands off,but it was clear t hatI didn’t know how I was doing.One day,a teacher realized that I wanted to learn how to play a piano.She ended up gave me lessons after school.At the end of the term,Iperformed at the school concert.Two

years

late,my

music

teacher

said

to

me,“There'snothing much more to teach you.From now on,you needed a better teacher and a better piano.”I did as told.Eventual,I was admitted into a school of music for student.

第二节书面表达（满分25分）

假定你是李华，随着国外游客的不断增多，你所在的城市计划招聘20名学生，在寒假期间担任导游，你希望成为其中一员。请你用英语写一封求职信，要点如下：

1.写信意图； 2.个人情况。 注意：

1.词数100左右，开头语和结束语已为你写好； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。 Dear Sir or Madam, My __________

_______________________________________________________________________________

______________Yours faithfully, Li Hua

山东省滨州市2018届高三上学期期中考试

name

is

Li

Hua._______________________________________________________________

英语试题

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need Eventually a school of music for student. students 听力材料： Text 1

W:Howmanynightsdoyouplantostay in our hotel? M: Three.I will be checking out on Friday morning. Text 2

W:I have no idea where my mobileis.I remember I put it in

the bedroom,but I’ve looked all over the bedroom.

M: It's in the sitting room.You put it there when Mum called you in the kitchen. Text 3

M: I always gel sleepy when I have thefirst class.

W: Me too.I think it's because we get up too early every day.I need to sleep longer in the morning.

Text 4

W: What do you want to be in the future?

M:My parents want to me to be a doctor.But I want to be a reporter.

W: I see.I want to work at a college in my hometown. Text 5

M:Hi,Jane,you look great.Have you lost some we weight? W: Yes,I took off 4 kilos.I'm glad you notice it. M: Not through crazy diet I hope.

W: No.No,I just changed my eating habits.I have a balanced meal,and I eat a little less than before.

M:Mary,let's go and have lunch together. W: OK,I'm really feeling hungry now.

M:By the way,I'm thinking of going to the USA for three weeks around Christmas. W: Have you booked aflight?

M:Not yet.I'm planning to in two weeks' time. W: You really should book your flight right now. M: Why?It's only the beginning of December.

W:Becausethelateryoubook theticket,the more expensive it will be.At Christmas time,the price could be double the usual fare.Americans usually go home for Christmas.

M: Then I'm going to book my flight tomorrow morning. Text 7

W:Good evening,Mr.Smith.Nay I take your order?

M: OK,I'll have two potato cakes,four chicken wings,and six pieces of apple pie. W:All right.Anything to drink?We have orange juice and grape juice tonight.

M: I'll have a Coke,please. W: All right.Your total is $11.5. M: Can I pay with a bank card?

W: Yes,sir.But there is one dollar extra charge to use a card. M: That’s fine.Here’s my card. Text 8 W: Taxi!

M: Yes.Where would you like to go?

W: Central Park,please,but can you make a stop at Union Square?I want to pick up my friend there.

M: Of course

W: How long do you think it will take us to get there? M: Well,that depends on the traffic.It's pretty heavy at this hour.

W: Can you make it in 20 minutes?I promised to meet my friend at 3:30.

M: I’ll try.Where exactly is your friend waiting?

W: At the north side of the square,about the middle.Oh,we are already at the north side.I think he is around here.Can you slow down?Ah,there he is.

M: (to the new customer) Get on,please.Ready?We'll go on(a few minutes later) Here is the Central Park.

W: Thank you.How much is it? M: Eight dollars.

W: Here is a ten dollar bill and keep the change. M: Thank you. Text 9

M: Can I help you,madam?

W: Oh,yes,please.I've got two heavy suitcases.They are at the gate of the lift,on the left.

M: Here you are,madam.Which is your room?

W: 8708.Oh,no.These twobig suitcases are not mine.My suitcases are red while these two are yellow.

M: They were the only suitcases on the left.

W: Left?Right?Oh,I'm so tired that I even can't give you the right direction.Mysuitcases should be on the right.One big suitcase and a small one,all red.I'm terriblysorry.

M: No problem,madam.I'll exchange the two suitcases for the right ones right now.(Amoment later)Are these two suitcases yours? .

W:Yes.Thank you so much.Oh,God! M: What's wrong?

W: I have left the room card on the table of the hall. Text 10

Sometimes people call our society a “throwaway society”,which means that we'rethrowing away old things and buying new ones.Sometimes you may don't need something,but someone else may just need to buy one.For example, if your baby doesn't like histoycar any longer,why not give it to a nearbyfamily who has a little kid?Here are someother ways to help save resources for the society:

※Use the other side of the paper.

※Use rechargeable batteries for your electric toys,MP3 players and cameras ※Choose reusable cups instead of disposable paper or plastic cups.

※Take your own cloth shopping bags when you go shopping. ※ Drink boiled tap water instead of buying bottled water.

And there are some things you can exchange with your others,for example,books,toys,even clothes.It's a way for everyone to get something useful without spending any money and without throwing things away.