陕西省吴起高级中学届高三下学期期中考试英语试题+Word版含答案.docx

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吴起高级中学2017-2018学年第二学期

中期考试高三英语试题

命题人：

审题人：

姚丽霞

第一卷（选择题共三部分）

注意事项：

请将答案正确填写在答题卡上。

第一部分听力（共两节，每小题1.5分，满分30分）

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.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Shoppinginasupermarket.B.Doingsomecooking.C.Havingdinner.

2.Whatseatsareavailable?

A.Thewindowones.B.Thefrontrowones.C.Thebackrowones.

3.Whattimeisitnow?

A.8:

05p.m.B.8:

10p.m.C.8:

25p.m.

4.Howisthewomangoingintotown?

A.Bycar.B.Byunderground.C.Bybus.

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Hobbies.B.Schoollife.C.Futurejobs.

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofhervacation?

A.Justso-so.B.Colourful.C.Tiring.

7.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Co-workers.B.Teacherandstudent.C.Travelagentandtourist.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.WhatisMartinwearinginthephoto?

A.Alongcoat.B.Asweater.C.Jeans.

9.WhoisstandingnexttoJoanna?

A.James.B.Robert.C.Amy.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatisthewomanafraidof?

A.Stayingaloneinadarkroom.B.Walkingintheopenair.C.Beinglateforclasses.

11.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?

A.Seeadoctor.B.Makegooduseofhertime.

C.Thinkofinterestingexperience.

12.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A.Preparefortheclass.B.HaveanEnglishlesson.

C.WaitfortheirEnglishteacher.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Introducinghisworkschedule.B.Explaininghowtobeagoodbusdriver.C.Expressinghisdissatisfactionwithhisjob.

14.Onwhichdaydoesthemanstartworkearliest?

A.Monday.B.Tuesday.C.Thursday.

15.WhendoesthemanhavearestonWednesday?

A.From7:

00a.m.to10:

45a.m.B.From10:

45a.m.to3:

00p.m.

C.From3:

00p.m.to7:

30p.m.

16.Whatdoesthemanlikeaboutthejob?

A.Thepay.B.Thebenefit.C.Theworkinghours.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthepurposeofthetalk?

A.Tointroducesomeprofessors.B.Toshowsomepicturestothestudents.

C.Totellthestudentstheirtasks.

18．Whatwillthestudentshavetodo?

A．Interviewprofessors.B．Gotoaretirementdinner.

C．Putthepicturesuponthewall.

19．WhatdoweknowaboutProfessorsLindaSpark?

A．Shewearseyeglasses.B．Shehasherhaircolourchanged.

C．SheisheadoftheMathematicsDepartment.

20．Whatdoesthespeakersuggestthestudentdo?

A．Practicemore.B．Workinpairs.C．Putquestionsinadvance.

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

Librariesaredoingwellinthedigitaltimes.Herearesomeofthemostawesomeexamples.

   ⒈FreiburgUniversityLibrary,Germany

   TheoriginallibraryoftheFreiburgUniversitywasrebuiltin2015followingtheprojectofDegeloArchitects.Thenewbuildinghas41,000squaremetersandlookslikeacutdiamond.Inside,thereare1,200workspacesinfourreadingroomsplus500workareas.Thelibraryoffersinthebasementasystemofautomatedcheckoutmachinesand700,000volumesthatcanbeborrowed.

   ⒉MicrolibraryatTamanBima,Indonesia

   ThiswonderfullittlepubliclibraryislocatedinaKampungneighborhoodneartheBandungairport,Indonesia.ThebuildingwasdesignedbytheBandungofficeofSHAUarchitectstudio.Ithas160squaremetersandisbuiltuponapreexistingstagethatwasalreadyusedbythelocalcommunityforeventsandgatherings.TheBimapubliclibraryisthefirstofaseriesofsimilarmicrolibrariesthatareplannedtobebuiltacrossIndonesia.

   ⒊PublicLibraryofConstitución,Chile

   ThecityinConstitución,Chile,wasdevastatedby8.8degreesearthquakein2010.Thenewpubliclibrary,designedbySebastianIrarrázaval,isapartoftheinitiativetorebuildthecity.ConstituciónisoneofthebiggestclustersofwoodproductioninChile.Thisheritageisreflectedintheconstructionofthispost-disasterlibrary.It'smadealmostentirelyofwood,andonlythefirewallsaredonewithexposedpouredconcrete.Theinternalareaofthelibraryexceeds350squaremeters.Thebuildingwasopenedin2015,fiveyearsaftertheearthquake.

   ⒋LiYuanLibrary,China

   Builtin2011inasmallvillageofHuairouontheoutskirts（郊区）ofBeijing,thisbeautifulnature-inspiredlibrarywasdesignedbyLiXiaodong.The175-square-meterbuilding'sinteriorisspatiallydiversebyusingstepsandsmalllevelchangestocreatedistinctplaces.Thewoodenstickstemperthebrightlightandspreaditevenlythroughoutthespacetogiveaperfectreadingenvironment.Thelibraryclosesatduskbecausethereisnoelectricityinit.

21.Whichofthefollowinglibrariesisthebiggestone?

A. LiYuanLibrary                                                   B. MicrolibraryatTamanBima

C. FreiburgUniversityLibrary                              D. PublicLibraryofConstitución

22.Ifyouwanttoseealibrarymadeentirelyofwood,youcangoto________.

A. Chile                              B. China                              C. Indonesia                              D. Germany

23.WhatisspecialaboutLiYuanLibrary?

A. Itopens24hoursaday.                          B. Ithaselectricitysupply.

C. ItisthebiggestlibraryinChina.            D. Itisdirectlyexposedtothesunlight.

B

Theworldisfilledwithsmart，educatedandgiftedpeople.Wemeetthemeveryday.Afewdaysago，mycarwasnotrunningwell.Ipulleditintoagarageandtheyoungmechanicfixeditinjustafewminutes.Heknewwhatwaswrongbysimplylisteningtotheenginesound.Iwasamazed.Thesadtruthisthatgreattalentisnotenough.

Iamconstantlyshockedathowlittletalentedpeopleearn.Iheardtheotherdaythatlessthan5percentofAmericansearnmorethan$100，000ayear.Abusinessconsultantwhospecializes（从事）inthemedicaltradetoldmehowmanydoctorsanddentistsstrugglefinancially.Itwasthisbusinessconsultantwhogavemethephrase，“Theyareoneskillawayfromgreatwealth.”

Thereisanoldsayingthatgoes，“JOBmeans‘JustOverBroke’”.Andunfortunately，Iwouldsaythatthesayingappliestomillionsofpeople.Becauseschoolsdonotthinkfinancialintelligenceisintelligence，mostworkers“livewithintheirmeans”.Theyworkandtheypaythebills.InsteadIrecommendthatyoungpeopleseekworkforwhattheywilllearn，morethanwhattheywillearn.

WhenIasktheclassesIteach，“HowmanyofyoucancookabetterhamburgerthanMcDonald's？

”almostallthestudentsraisetheirhands.Ithenask，“Soifmostofyoucancookabetterhamburger，howcomeMcDonald'smakesmoremoneythanyou？

”Theanswerisobvious:

McDonald'sisexcellentatbusinesssystems.Theworldisfilledwithtalentedpoorpeople.Theyfocusonperfectingtheirskillsatbuildingabetterhamburgerratherthantheskillsofsellinganddeliveringthehamburger.

24.Theauthormentionsthemechanicinthefirstparagraphtoshowthat.

A.heisjustoneofthetalentedpeopleB.heisreadytohelpothers

C.hehasasharpsenseofhearingD.heknowslittleaboutcarrepairing

25.Theunderlinedpartinthethirdparagraphcanbebestreplacedby“”.

A.spendmorethantheycanaffordB.dointheirownway

C.liveintheirowncircleD.livewithinwhattheyearn

26.Whydotalentedpeopleearnsolittleaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Theydon'tworkhardenough.B.Theylackfinancialintelligence.

C.Theydon'tmakefulluseoftheirtalents.D.Theyhavenospecializedskills.

27.Themainpurposeoftheauthoristotellus.

A.howyoungpeoplecanfindasatisfactoryjob

B.whatschoolsshouldteachaboutfinance

C.whysomanytalentedpeoplearepoor

D.howMcDonald'smakesmuchmoney

C

 IfyourbossasksyoutoworkinMoscowthisyear,he'dofferyoumoremoneytodoso—orevendoublethatdependingonwhereyoulivenow.That'sbecauseMoscowhasjustbeenfoundtobetheworld'smostexpensivecityforthesecondyearinarowbyMercerHumanResourcesConsulting.

UsingthecostoflivinginNewYorkasabase,MercerdeterminedMoscowis34.4percentmoreexpensiveincludingthecostofhousing,transportation,food,clothing,householdgoodsandentertainment（娱乐）．

AtwobedroomflatinMoscownowcosts$4000amonth：

aCD$24.83,andaninternationalnewspaper$6.30,accordingtoMercer.Bycomparison,afastfoodmealwithahamburger（汉堡包）isa_stealat$4.80.

LondontakestheNo.2place,upfromNo.5ayearago,thankstohighercostofhousingandastrongerBritishpoundrelativetothedollar.Mercerestimates（估算）Londonis26percentmoreexpensivethanNewYorkthesedays.FollowingLondoncloselyareSeoulandTokyo,bothofwhichare22percentmoreexpensivethanNewYork,whileNo.5HongKongis19percentmorecostly.

AmongNorthAmericancities,NewYorkandLosAngelesarethemostexpensiveandaretheonlytwolistedinthetop50oftheworld'smostexpensivecities.Butbothhavefallensincelastyear'sstudy—NewYorkcamein15th,downfrom10thplace,whileLosAngelesfellto42ndfrom29thplaceayearago.SanFranciscocameinadistantthirdatNo.54,down20placesfromayearearlier.

Toronto,meanwhile,isCanada'smostexpensivecitybutfell35placestotake82ndplaceworldwide.InAustralia,SydneyisthepriciestplacetoliveinandNo.21worldwide.

28．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“asteal”inParagraph3mean?

A．anactofstealingB．somethingdelicious

C．somethingverycheap.D．anactofbuying

29．Londonhasbecomethesecondmostexpensivecitybecauseof________.

A．thehighcostofclothingB．thestrongerpoundagainstthedollar

C．