1、精品届高三英语上学期期中试题42019期中考试卷高三英语 考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分 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（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。听每段对话前，你都有5秒钟的时间阅读题目；听完后，你都有5秒钟的作答时间。每段录音材料仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt? A.19.15 B.9.18. C.9.15.答案是C。1. What
2、are the speakers talking about?A. Having a birthday party. B. Doing some exercise. C. Getting Lydia a gift.2. What is the woman going to do?A. Help the man. B. Take a bus. C. Get a camera.3. What does the woman suggest the man do?A. Tell Kate to stop. B. Call Kates friends. C. Stay away from Kate.4.
3、 Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a wine shop. B. In a supermarket. C. In a restaurant.5. What does the woman mean?A. Keep the window closed. B. Go out for fresh air. C. Turn on the fan.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
4、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. What is the man going to do this summer?A. Teach a course. B. Repair his house. C. Work at a hotel.7. How will the man use the money?A. To hire a gardener. B. To buy books. C. To pay for a boat trip.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the pr
5、obable relationship between the speakers?A. Schoolmates. B. Colleagues. C. Roommates.9. What does Frank plan to do right after graduation?A. Work as a programmer. B. Travel around the world. C. Start his own business.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why does the woman make the call?A. To book a hotel room.B. To
6、 ask about the room service.C. To make changes to a reservation.11. When will the woman arrive at the hotel?A. On September 15. B. On September 16. C. On September 23.12. How much will the woman pay for her room per night?A. $179. B. $199. C. $219.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the womans plan for Sat
7、urday?A. Going shopping. B. Going camping. C. Going boating.14. Where will the woman stay in Keswick?A. In a country inn. B. In a five-star hotel. C. In her aunts home.15. What will Gordon do over the weekend?A. Visit his friends. B. Watch DVDs. C. Join the woman. 16. What does the woman think of Go
8、rdons coming weekend?A. Relaxed. B. Boring. C. Busy.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who is Wang Ming?A. A student. B. An employer. C. An engineer. 18. What does the speaker say about the college job market this year?A. Its unpredictable. B. Its quite stable. C. Its not optimistic. 19. What percentage of stude
9、nt job seekers have found a job by now?A. 20% B. 22%. C. 50%. 20. Why are engineering graduates more likely to accept a job?A. They need more work experience. B. The salary is usually good. C. Their choice is limited.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）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A. B.C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASched
10、ule a Tour University of South Carolina （USC) is famous for its warm southern hospitality（好客）Schedule a visit and feel it in person. Our walking tours are led by current students, called University Ambassadors, who are looking forward to telling you what its like to live and study in USC. Our walkin
11、g tours run Monday through Friday and most are around 2 hours. The university will be closed on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 in observance of the holiday. We welcome your visit year round and will be ready for you, rain or shine. Please refer to the list below to determine which tour is best for you and re
12、member to book at least two weeks in advance.21. Why is USC closed to visitors on July 4? A. To prepare a tour. B. To update its website. C. To celebrate the holiday. D. To encourage a self-guided walk.22. Who does Admitted Student Day target? A. AU visitors to USC. B. Those applying for fall 2017.
13、C. Independent consultants. D. Those admitted for fall 2017.23. How can you cancel a scheduled visit? A. By turning to University Ambassadors. B. By visiting USC Visitor Center. C. By emailing cvisitsmailbox,sc.edu. D. By registering once again.24. If a 15-people group requests a summer visit, they
14、need to . A. submit Group Visit interest Form B. email visiormailbox.sc.edu C. call 800-922-9755 D. check out Virtual Tour BDearest darling girl, Today is the beginning of the next stage in your life. We head off to your new home at Stanford. Where do I start in telling you how proud I feel to be ca
15、lled Mummy by you? Weve laughed at how you burst into this world with a scowl on your face, how determined you have always been right from feeding ! yourself to making big decisions for your life. There were days during your illness that I wasnt sure you had the will to make it. Telling you that you
16、 needed to want to get better was the hardest and yet the greatest day. From that day you took responsibility and decided you wanted to beat anorexia（厌食症） I dont think Ive ever felt so proud of you as when you came home to say that you wanted to go to West Africa between school and university. You c
17、hose to go alone, and to raise the money yourself. You have such strength of character and determination. It is at times hard to believe that you are only 18. You experienced something in that month that few dare experience in a lifetime. So, Viv, here are my words of wisdom to you as you start your
18、 next big adventure. The world is a beautiful place but often a few things can make it seem difficult. Gods temple is made of love. Its mans temple that is built of stones. Open your heart to goodness and never ever let negative people or thoughts take hold of you. As Minor Myers put it, Go into the
19、 world and do well. But more importantly, go into the world and do good: It is true that with every passing day, I will grow older and weaker. A day may come when I will become forgetful. But even then, you with your bright smile, will light up my heart. Yours Alo25. What can be learned from the fir
20、st paragraph? A. She was once a trouble maker. B. Shes a freshman in Stanford. C. She relies on her parents a lot. D. She was defeated by anorexia.26. Why did Viv go to West Africa? A. To do what others dare not. B. To show her determination. C. To get money for school fees. D. To go on an adventure
21、 by herself.27. What is Alos advice for Viv? A. To be a positive and kind person. B. To avoid the negative part of life. C. To be cautious of cold-hearted people. D. To explore the beauty of the world. 28. How did the author feel when writing the letter? A. Amused and thankful. B. Pleased and satisf
22、ied. C. Cheerful and relieved. D. Concerned and anxious.C Life may have evolved on at least three planets within a newly discovered solar system 39 light years from Earth. Astronomers at the NASA have discovered no less than seven roughly Earth-sized worlds orbiting a dwarf star in the system. Scien
23、tists had previously identified a tiny number of exoplanets, which are believed to have the qualities needed to support life. However, the new system contains an unprecedented(前所未有) number of Earth-sized, probably rocky planets, and is being acknowledged as an accelerated leap forward in the search
24、for extraterrestrial (外星球的)life. Three of the new planets are said to be particularly promising because there might exist oceans. Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA, told a press conference in Washington: This gives us a hint that finding a second Earth is not a matter of if, but when
25、. The planets were discovered using NASAs Spitzer Space Telescope, which was able to track how fast each of the planets crossed the star Trappist-l and completed an orbit. From this the research team calculated how far the planets were from their star, and therefore how likely they are to be habitab
26、le. NASAs Hubble Space Telescope is already being used to search for atmospheres around the planets. Future telescopes, including the proposed European Extremely Large Telescope and the James Webb Space Telescope, may be powerful enough to discover markers of life, such as oxygen in the atmospheres
27、of exoplanets. Astronomers believe there could be as many as 40 billion potentially habitable worlds in our galaxy, the Milky Way. Prof Zurbuchen said that now was a gold-rush phase in the search forthese exoplanets.29. What makes the new discovery significant? A. Ample markers of life B. The potent
28、ial to support life. C. Great distance from Earth. D. The search for extraterrestrial life.30. What helps explore atmospheres around the exoplanets? A. Spitzer Space Telescope. B. Hubble Space Telescope. C. European Extremely Large Telescope. D. James Webb Space Telescope.31. What may be the best ti
29、tle for the text7 A. New Solar System Found B. Second Earth Discovered C. Why to Explore Outer Space D. Gold-Rush Stage to Come D Why do we read poetry? First obvious one: because we enjoy it. The only other reason is for academic purposes, and thats not why this is here. Many of us read poetry simp
30、ly because we often feel depressed and hopelessly lost, and in poetry we see how beautiful and strange everything is. So in that way poetry calms our anxiety. There are many different kinds of poems. They are not all calming. Some poems make me anxious, angry, scared, and sad, which is why I value t
31、hem. As a reader, I want a full meal, not just dessert. I want the sweet and the bitter. Often, I read poetry when Im already relaxed. In fact, I read more when Im not stressed out. Here are the main reasons I respond to poetry, as far as I can tell. Metrical(格律的) poems are about setting up rules an
32、d then bending them. Usually. this is done by setting up a rhythm and then violating it or almost violating it. And then returning to Lt again. This satisfies my desire for order and also my desire for testing boundaries: Poetry plays with language and often slams words together in surprising ways. which is thrilling the way food can be when the
