1、安徽省芜湖市高三英语上学期期末考试一模试题安徽省芜湖市2018届高三英语上学期期末考试（一模）试题第卷第一部分 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. What does the woman like best?A. Water. B. Coffee. C. Tea.2. What are die speakers talking about?A. A market
2、research. B. A job interview. C. An exam paper.3. What was the woman doing?A. Looking for something. B. Admiring a building. C. Selling flowers.4. What will the man probably do?A. Prepare for a test. B. Go to meet friends. C. Rest at home.5. What did the man buy yesterday?A. Shirts. B. Trousers. C.
3、Shoes.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，从每题所给的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至7题。6. How is the man probably feeling now?A. Sorry. B. Angry. C. Worried.7. What does the woman want to do?A. Try on some new dresses.B. W
4、ait outside with friends.C. Buy the man something. 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Which service doesnt the man choose?A. Long-distance call B. Voicemail. C. Internet service.9. When will the service be offered?A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Friday.听第8段材料，回答第10至I2题。10. What did the man lose?A. His book. B.
5、 His watch. C. His homework.11. Where is the woman going?A. The art building. B. The library. C. The cafeteria.12. What has not been decided yet?A. Who is going lo study for the test.B. What the group will do in science class.C. Where the group is going to meet to study.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What kin
6、d of restaurant is the Lotus Garden?A. Indian. B. French. C. Chinese.14. How will the man get to Durham?A. By car. B. By train. C. By bus.15. Where is the woman probably from?A. Birmingham. B. Leeds. C. Sunderland.16. When will James arrive in Durham?A. At about 5:05. B. At about 6:30. C. At about 7
7、:15.听第10段材料，回答第I7至20题。17. Which course is the shortest one?A. Basic Photography. B. Understanding Computers. C. Stop Smoking.18. What time is the course Understanding Computers?A. From 6 pm to 8 pm. B. From 9 am to 12 noon. C. From 4 pm to 7 pm.19. Who will teach the course Stop Smoking?A. David Par
8、nell. B. Frank Anderson. C. John Goode.20. How much does the course Typing cost?A. $75. B. $125. C. $150.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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AThere are many unique festivals around the world. Here are some of them.Las Fallas, SpainLas Fallas is one
9、of Spains strangest and craziest festivals. Las Fallas means “the fire” in valencian. The focus of this festival is to create and destroy dolls. These dolls are lifelike and usually make fun of dishonest politicians and famous people in Spain. Many dolls are several feet tall. They remain complete u
10、ntil March 19th, after which men fill them with fireworks. All the streetlights arc turned off and the dolls are set on fire at 12 am exactly.Day of the Dead, MexicoDay of the Dead is traditionally celebrated on 1st and 2nd of November in Mexico. This festival celebrates the lives of loved ones arou
11、nd you who have died. Celebrations can lake a humorous tone as celebrants remember funny events about the dead. Toys are brought for the Head children and hollies of wine for adults.Mardi Gras, USAThis day can occur anytime between February 3rd and March 9th, depending on when Easter is held that ye
12、ar. In 1857, a group called Mystik Krewe of Comus staged the first modern style Mardi Gras parade (游行). The parades are headed by “Kings” and “Queens” who throw decorations at the crowd. Practices include dancing, sports competitions, wearing masks, etc.Night of the Radishes, MexicoIts one of the mo
13、st colorful and unique festivals of Mexico. It is celebrated on December 23rd. As crazy as it sounds, the festival lasts only a few hours due to the limited lifetime of vegetables as folk art.21. What do we know about the Las Fallas festival?A. Politicians love it very much. B. It is held mainly for
14、 the dead.C. Its celebrated on 1st of November. D. Dolls are the essential elements.22. Who would probably love the Mardi Gras festival?A. Those who love watching parades. B. Those who enjoy drinking wine.C. Those who are fond of funny events. D. Those who want win dance competition.23. Why does the
15、 Night of the Radishes festival last only a few hours?A. Because the artworks dont last long.B. Because Mexirans cant afford the time.C. Because vegetables will be sold at the market.D. Because people arent interested in the festival.BMax Polazov balances with only his right toe to stop him falling,
16、 130 meters above Moscow, Russia. Suspended hundreds of feet above the Moscow skyline, the 22-year-old boy allows the new Russian craze of extreme urban climbing.Max has been breaking into the highest buildings in his home city, Moscow, since the age of 17. “Many think that I am a madman,” said Max.
17、 “While hanging from a building, I perfectly concentrate on my body and I plan carefully ahead. Without special preparations, I would not advise anyone to do this.”Never does Max have a fear of heights. Instead, he has a strong desire to rise above the others and look at the world from an unusual po
18、int of view. So far Maxs roof-topping craze has taken him from Moscow to oilier Russian cities. But he plans one Hay to come to the WestBritain, France and even the U.S.Currently, extreme urban climbing has become a youth sub-culture in Russia and each year more and more young Russians are taking to
19、 the skies of their cities. It is an absolutely frightening extreme sport for most people. But brave men like Max enjoy climbing to the top of skyscrapers and hanging from them with no belts.However, breaking into tall buildings faces conflicts with laws in most cities, and following their dangerous
20、 entertainment, there may be arrestment and imprisonment (坐牢). Usually climbers try to remain unnoticed from both security guards and police. There are exceptions when the large housing companies invite them to access their buildings, because the photos taken by those climbers may give them quite go
21、od advertising. But, after all, it is not a craze you should try!24. What does Max Polazov want to show according to the passage?A. His challenges in daily life. B. His great talent in sports.C. The bravery of Russian youths. D. A new craze in an extreme activity.25. Who might sometimes organize ext
22、reme climbing events?A. Security guards and police. B. Large housing companies.C. Advertising companies. D. Professional photographers.26. What is the best title for the passage?A. Addicted to Heights B. Unnoticed ClimbersC. Brave Young Russians D. Well-prepared Extreme Events27. What is the text pr
23、obably taken from?A. A commercial advertisement. B. A social life magazine.C. A hook review. D. An academic newspaper.CThe authors of Peter Pan and Alices Adventures in Wonderland understood that the world they created had a Hark side, so we have the characters Captain Hook and the Queen of Hearts.
24、These arc the traditional villains (反派角色) of childrens books. They may frighten young readers, but their funny behaviors make them have no real authority.Many authors of more recent books for children and teenagers have similarly shown an interest in the dark side. But the dark side in childrens boo
25、ks today is more violent than it once was, and the shadows it left are rarely driven away by the comic characters and scenes. Instead of stories about children who will not grow up, we now have stories about children who struggle to survive. In 2009, Neil Gaiman won the Newbery Medal for The Graveya
26、rd Book, a work about death. Similarly, J.K. Rowling described her Harry Potter hooks as “largely about death.”Its hard to imagine how the authors of Peter Pan and Alices Adventures in Wonderland came up with something like that. They had spent large amounts of time with children; so they knew what
27、the latter wanted in their stories clearly. However, inspiration for many of todays childrens stories does not seem lo come from childrens experience. For example, according to J.K. Rowling, dementors (摄魂怪) were inspired by her own experience with depression.Nowadays, writers never produce their wor
28、ks on the basis of the imaginative worlds of children. In todays stories, those safe magic worlds are rapidly disappearing as adult anxieties edge out childhood fantasy.28. What can we learn from the first paragraph?A. The author of Peter Pan had a dark side.B. Children may be scared of the villains
29、.C. Villains frightening behaviors result in less authority.D. Authors of childrens book ignore the dark side.29. Which of the following best reflects the dark side in recent childrens books?A. Evil characters. B. Comic characters.C. Childrens worries. D. Adults depression.30. Wind, of the following
30、 can replace the underlined phrase “edge out”?A. make up for B. make room forC. take the place of D. take charge of31. Whats the purpose of this article?A. To introduce some childrens books to the readers.B. To list some lovely characters in childrens books.C. To point out a problem concerning recen
31、t childrens book writing.D. To analyze the differences between recent and traditional childrens books.DMore than 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed across the globe each day, and it is likely that many taste bitter.Now, a new study suggests that coffee lovers ran make their drink taste sweeter by simply changing the color of their coffee mps. Scientists from Federation University Australia and the University of Oxford claim that blue and glass cups reduce coffees bitterness, without any nee
