平泉中学届高三摸底考试英语试题含答案.docx

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平泉中学届高三摸底考试英语试题含答案

平泉中学2018届高三摸底考试英语试题

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.WhatdoesCathywanttodofirst?

A.Turntheradiodown.B.TurntheTVoff.C.Answerthedoor.

2.Whichsubjectdoesthemanlikebestnow?

A.Maths.B.English.C.History.

3.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Roommates.B.Neighbors.C.Friends.

4.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hedoesn’tlikehisboss.B.Hehasn'tfoundanewjob.C.Hisjobisfulloffun.

5.Whatisthetimenow?

A.9pm.B.10pm.C.11pm.

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.Howwillthewomangetthere?

A.Bytaxi.B.Bybus.C.Onfoot.

7.Howlongwillittakethewomantogettothepostoffice?

A.Abouthalfanhour.B.Aboutonehour.C.Abouttwohours.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atanairport.B.Atahotel.C.Atabank.

9.Whatdoesthemanaskthewomantodo?

A.Showherpassport.B.Givehimanaccount.C.Signtheform.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Waystocookfood.B.Healthyeating.C.Afashionmagazine.

11.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthesuggesteddiet?

A.Itneedsimproving.B.It'sdelicious.C.Itishealthy.

12.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

A.Shelikesvegetables.B.Sheistryingtoloseweight.

C.Shedisagreeswiththeprinciplesinthemagazine.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhoisTonywritingabout?

A.ChristopherColumbus.B.VascodaGama.C.RoaldAmundsen.

14.WhydidthekingofPortugalsendVascodaGamatoIndia?

A.Todosomebusinessthere.B.Totakecontrolofthecountry.C.Tolearnaboutthecustomsthere.

15.HowlongdidittakeVascodaGama'steamofshipstogettoIndia?

A.About5months.B.About8months.C.About10months.

16.WhywasRoaldAmundsentheman'sfavoriteexplorer?

A.HefoundashortcutfromEuropetoIndia.

B.HesucceededinsailingacrosstheIndiaOcean.

C.HewasthefirstpersontoreachtheSouthPole.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhenisSweetestDay?

A.ThesecondSaturdayinOctober.B.ThethirdSaturdayinOctober.C.ThethirdSundayinOctober.

18.WhichofthefollowingcitiesisNOTthebiggestSweetestDaycity?

A.NewYork.B.Detroit.C.Buffalo.

19.WhatisthepurposeofcelebratingSweetestDay?

A.Tomakefriends.B.Tomakesomeonehappy.C.Tomakecitiesmorebeautiful.

20.HowdidtheClevelandmanstartSweetestDay?

A.Bydistributingsmallgifts.B.Byhelpinghomelesspeople.C.Bycaringforhisparents.

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

LondonHeathrowAirport

LondonHeathrowAirportisamajorinternationalairportinwestLondon,England,UnitedKingdom.HeathrowisthebusiestairportintheUnitedKingdomandthebusiestairportinEuropebypassengertraffic.Heathrowisalsothethirdbusiestairportintheworldbytotalpassengertraffic.In2016,ithandledarecord75.7millionpassengers,a1.0percentincreasefrom2015.

Location

Heathrowis14mileswestofcentralLondon.Theairportissurroundedbythebuilt-upareasofHarlington.Harmondsworth,LongfordandCranfordtothenorthandbyHounslowandHattontotheeast.TothesouthlieBedfontandStanwellwhiletothewestHeathrowisseparatedfromColnbrookinBerkshirebytheM25motorway.

History

HeathrowAirportstartedin1929asasmallairfieldonlandsouth-eastofthehamletofHeathrowfromwhichtheairporttakesitsname.Atthattimetherewerefarmsandmarketgardensandorchardsthere.DevelopmentofthewholeHeathrowareaasaverybigairfieldstartedin1944:

itwasstatedtobeforlong-distancemilitaryaircraftboundfortheFarEast.Butbythetimetheairfieldwasnearingcompletion,WorldWarⅡhadended.Thegovernmentcontinuedtodeveloptheairfieldasacivilairport;openedasLondonAirportin1946andrenamedHeathrowAirportin1966.

Facilities

HeathrowAirportisusedbyover90airlinesflyingto170destinationsworldwide.TheairportistheprimaryhubofBritishAirways,andisabaseforVirginAtlantic.OfHeathrow's75.7millionpassengersin2016,93%wereinternationaltravellers;theremaining70%wereboundforUKdestinations.ThebusiestsingledestinationinpassengernumbersisNewYork,withover3millionpassengersflyingbetweenHeathrowandJFKAirportin2016.

21.WecanknowfromthetextthatHeathrowAirportisnamedaftera（n）____.

A.personB.animalC.placeD.plant

22.WhatcanwelearnaboutLondonHeathrowAirportfromthetext?

A.Ithasahistoryorover90years.

B.Ithandledfewerthan70millionpassengersin2016.

C.MostofitspassengersareboundforUKdestinations.

D.Ithasthethirdlargestnumberofpassengersintheworld.

23.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.TointroducebasicinformationaboutHeathrowAirport.B.ToattractmoretravelerstoHeathrowAirport.

C.ToindicatethehistoryofHeathrowAirport.D.ToshowtheconvenienceofHeathrowAirport.

B

Christmaswasnearaseasonthatwetookseriouslyinourhouse.Butaweekorsobeforethe25th,myfatherwouldgiveeachofhischildren$20.Thiswasthe1970s,and$20wasquiteabitofmoney.

ButIsawitdifferently.Myfathertrustedmetohavethesmarttospendmoneywisely.Evenbetter,hegavemethemeanstogetit.Onaverybasiclevel,myfatherwasgivingmeashoppingspree（狂欢）everyyear.Buthewasalsogivingmechargeovermyownfun,trustingmyabilitytomanagemoneyandmakingmefeellikeagrown-up.Hedidn'tbuymeSherlockHolmes,buthegavemethemeanstowalkintothebookstoreandchooseitformyself,soitfeltlikeagiftfromhim.

MymotherhadagiftforgivingmewhatIneeded,usuallyrightatthemomentIneededitmost.ThiswaswhenIwas25,Ifailedatbeinganadultonmyveryfirsttry.Ihadquittedmypreviousjobbuthadnonewone.Butwhenmymotherpaidmeavisit,Iputonagoodshow,tellingherIhadstartedmyowncompany.

MymotherknewthatIwastryinghardandfailingatthattime.Itwasn’tuntilaftersheleftthatInoticedatthefootofmybedanenvelopthickwithcash.SheknewhowdesperatelyIneededit.Sheknewthathadshejustshownupwithgroceries,orofferedtopaymyrent,shewouldhavemademefeelmuchworse.Thecold,hardcashmeantshewashelpingme.And,funnilyenough,thedistancewithwhichshegavethegiftfeltlikeshewasgivingmespacetofixmylifeandpreservemydignity.Mymotherandfatherbothdidthesamething.Onewasgivingmethemeanstotakemyowndecisions,andtheotherwasgivingmeasecondchancewhenthosedecisionshadcostmedearly.

24.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.HisfamilyoncecelebratedChristmashappily.

B.Hisfathergavetheauthorchancestomakedecisions.

C.HisbestmemoriesaboutChristmaswereinthe1970s.

D.Heusedtochoosebooksashisfather'sgiftonChristmas..

25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"it"inParagraph2referto?

A.Moneyofferedbyhisfather.B.Fathergenerouswithmoney.

C.Christmasbeingimportant.D.Themeansofspendingmoney.

26.Whenhewas25yearsold,theauthor_____.

A.plannedtoopenhiscompanyB.becameinterestedinshows

C.gavehismotheragiftD.wasoutofwork

27.Whichwordcanbestdescribetheauthor'smother?

A.Sensitive.B.Optimistic.C.Considerate.D.Determined.

C

AndrewJacksonhasbeensittingprettyonthe$20billfor87years.Isittimetobringsomenewbloodtothebanknote?

Thenon-profitorganizationcalledWomenon20siscampaigningtoputawoman'sfaceonAmericanmoney.BarbaraOrtizHoward,thecompany'sfounder,wouldliketoseeawomanonthe$20billby2020.Thatyearmarksthe100-yearanniversaryofthe19thAmendmenttotheUnitedStatesConstitution,whichgavewomentherighttovote.

Howardgottheideawhensherealizedthatherdaughterhadnoeverydayremindersoffamouswomeninhistory.SheaskedherfriendSusanAdesStone,ajournalist,tojoinhercause."Partoftheaimistoeducateasmanypeopleaspossibleaboutasmanywomenaspossible,"Adessays."Wewanttoseehowmanypeoplewecanreach."

Americanmoneyvaluesthesuccessesofformerpresidentsandfoundingfathers.Currently,thereareonlytwowomenonmoney:

SusanB.Anthonyisthefaceoftheraredollarcoin,andSacagaweacanbeseenonthegolddollarcoin.Therearenowomenonpaperbills.

Withhelpfromwritersandhistorians,HowardandStonecameupwithavotinglistfeaturing15importantwomen.Adessaysthereisastandardforchoosingcandidates.Theylookatthewomen'scontributionstoourworld,andatwhatchallengestheyfaced.

Morethan72,000peoplehavevotedsofarinthepoll.Adessaysthecompetitionhasnarrowedtoa"verycloserace",butwon'tsaywho'sinthelead.Aftertworoundsofvoting,Womenon20swillsendtheircampaigntotheWhiteHouseforconsideration.ThefinaldecisionisuptotheTreasurySecretary,JackLew.Lewisunlikelytomakeachangewithoutthepresident'sapproval.Butlastyear,whenalittlegirlaskedthepresidentwhytherearen'tanywomenonUScurrency,hesaidthataddingawomanisa"prettygoodidea".

28.WhendidAmericanwomenbegintoenjoyvotingrights?

A.Inthe1920s.B.Inthe19thcentury.

C.Fewerthan20yearsago.D.Morethan200yearsago.

29.Wecanknowfromthetextthat_______.

A.HowardandStonedecidedthevotinglistontheirownB.Howard'sideahassomethingtodowithherdaughter

C.sofarnoAmericanwomenhaveappearedoncoinsD.formerpresidentsruleAmericanmoney

30.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Ade