2017-2018学年高三英语期末试题及答案.doc

2017-2018学年度第一学期期末考试试题
高三年级英语学科试卷
（考试时间100分钟 满分120分)
本试卷共10页。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。
第一部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）
第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分, 共15分）
从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
例：It’s so nice to hear from her again. _____, we last met more than thirty years ago.
A. What’s more
B. That’s to say
C. In other words
D. Believe it or not
答案是D。
1. These fresh vegetables are easy to rot so you ______ eat them within two days.
A. might B. should C. can D. would
2. ______ the pictures on the screen more clearly, they moved to the front row.
A. To watch B. Watching C. Watched D. Having watched
3. He missed the worst of the traffic this morning, ______ he set out before 6 o’clock.
A. but B. so C. for D. or
4. ––Did you have to do much for the dinner party?
––No, Tina ______ everything by the time I got home.
A. has finished B. had finished C. would finish D. will finish
5. Two blocks beyond the school is a field ______ we often played football during childhood.
A. who B. which C. when D. where
6. My parents graduated from this university; that’s ______ I insisted on applying for it.
A. which B. why C. what D. where
7. ––Why are you buying a new refrigerator?
––The old one ______ so many times that it’s not worth it any more.
A. has repaired B. is repaired C. has been repaired D. has been repairing
8. A child should be receiving either meat or eggs daily, preferably ______.
A. neither B. none C. either D. both
9. ––Can I give you a call on Saturday morning?
––I think I ______ to the mountains, so call me on my cell phone.
A. drive B. am driving C. will drive D. will be driving
10. What will you do if the people ______ at the back of the hall have trouble hearing the speech?
A. sitting B. sit C. sat D. to sit
11. Having a hobby is good for you. It doesn’t matter what it is _____ it drives you forward.
A. as long as B. though C. unless D. in order that
12. ______ the characters leave unsaid is often more important than what they put into words.
A. That B. When C. What D. How
13. ––My car is making a really strange noise.
––You’d better get it ______ before you drive to Denver.
A. looking at B. looked at C. to look at D. being looked at
14. I wish I ______ your advice then. In that case things might not be so bad.
A. have taken B. took C. had taken D. would have taken
15. What’s touching about being a volunteer is seeing _____ helping brings out the best in people.
A. what B. whether C. why D. how
第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Failing Successfully
Two years ago I took part in a speech competition and delivered a memorized speech. It was a hard time for me when the judge __16__ the winners. At last, the moment of truth came. I got the worst.
After not being placed in the competition, I really wanted to __17__ again. I realized that finding the right topic was the most important part of the whole __18__. It needs to be motivational and inspirational to the __19__. So I reworked my speech for the following year, __20__ a different topic and spending many hours before the computer and in libraries doing research. Then I worked __21__ the speech, line by line, word by word, making it __22__ better.
The next year I participated in the competition again. I gave my __23__ in two parts, one was about my own experience and the other was about the feelings that people usually have when giving a speech—how __24__ it is, standing on a stage all alone, with everyone sitting and watching them. My speech __25__ down well and I was hoping to do that a little bit better. __26__, my wish didn’t come true. The competition was so fierce and again I wasn’t __27__.
I was deeply disappointed, since I couldn’t accept the fact that I had __28__ twice in something that I had worked so hard on. However, I knew that losing is __29__ and part of life. One of the judges said to me that my speech was quite good, __30__ it needed to be better if I wanted to go any further. He advised me to struggle to __31__ something like some of the empty gestures. He said that I would surely succeed someday.
While I didn’t earn __32__ as a result of the competition, I did gain a new viewpoint. I discovered that I could fail successfully. I think I’ll __33__ to work hard and enter the next competition. Now, whenever I’m faced with a defeat, I __34__ myself of what a famous person said, “The path was worn and slippery. My foot slipped from under me, knocking the other out of the way, but I recovered and said to myself that it’s a slip and not a __35__.”
16. A. announced B. predicted C. observed D. interviewed
17. A. suffer B. compete C. win D. check
18. A. range B. condition C. system D. process
19. A. audience B. companion C. director D. author
20. A. reviewing B. supposing C. picking D. comparing
21. A. during B. against C. behind D. through
22. A. increase B. flow C. expose D. occur
23. A. choice B. instruction C. reason D. speech
24. A. annoying B. surprising C. frightening D. confusing
25. A. went B. dropped C. slowed D. rolled
26. A. Angrily B. Sadly C. Strangely D. Eagerly
27. A. settled B. treated C. placed D. affected
28. A. decreased B. escaped C. struggled D. failed
29. A. flexible B. normal C. appropriate D. typical
30. A. but B. so C. for D. or
31. A. assume B. declare C. overcome D. acquire
32. A. profits B. awards C. comments D. qualities
33. A. continue B. agree C. regret D. apply
34. A. allow B. inform C. accuse D. remind
35. A. kick B. push C. fall D. walk
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
January 10th
To the members of the city council of Albion,
As a lifelong person living in Albion I have seen many changes to our beautiful town. Fifty years ago, the population was 32,000 and Main Street was the center of everything. People went there to shop, eat in restaurants, see movies, and sometimes just walk around. Today, Albion’s population is over 80,000 and nobody even thinks about going downtown. We shop at malls and on the Internet. We take out fast food and stay home and watch TV. Most of the downtown businesses have closed, putting people out of work.
I advocate a suggestion to turn things around. Let’s declare the four block area to the north of Main Street a pedestrian-only zone. Once we do that, we can begin creating a lively street scene with open-air markets, sidewalk cafes, and street musicians or other performers. People may start making downtown their free-time destination. Parents can bring their children, and teenagers would be able to get together in a public setting.
The changes could also have economic benefits for the city. Art galleries, clothing stores, and other businesses might begin to change the abandoned stores into new businesses. As downtown street life becomes more exciting, Main Street could also begin to attract new people living there. Young people responding to the energizing atmosphere may move into the apartments above the stores. New apartments will be built, providing new housing as well as work for local people. All of this activity would help to bring back the city’s commercial tax base.
If you want confirmation that this kind of plan works, just look at Springfield’s results. When they instituted their pedestrian-only zone in 2003, the changes were great. Restaurants and hotels began to fill up and unemployment rates went down. The people of the town gained an exciting new neighborhood. I certainly hope you’ll give this idea your serious consideration.
Yours truly,
Mary Blakely
36. What’s the change of the town in the past fifty years?
A. The population has decreased.
B. There have been fewer safe places.
C. People have lost interest in downtown.
D. The unemployment rate has been controlled.
37. What idea does the author give in the letter?
A. Raising the local commercial tax.
B. Abandoning the pedestrian-only zone.
C. Driving people away from downtown.
D. Starting businesses in the downtown area.
38. What’s the purpose of the letter?
A. To provide advice to the government.
B. To seek help with the problems of the city.
C. To express dissatisfaction with the situation.
D. To get public attention to the local economy.
B
It probably won’t surprise you that teens are texting more than ever before. Experts show great concern for teen texting. Students might not learn correct grammar and spelling if they write a lot of text messages. Also all that texting takes away from hours that could be spent studying, exercising, pursuing hobbies, or talking with others face to face. Some kids even sleep with their phones beneath their pillows and wake up several times during the night to text.
Dr. Elizabeth Dowdell points out teens need to learn that they can—and should—turn off their phones sometimes. She and her team had two teenagers, Kenny and Franchesca, carry out an experiment. They should obey the rules: No phone for 48 hours. No computer or Internet either, unless it was for schoolwork. Would these two teenagers be able to do it?
“I think I’m going to feel really alone,” Kenny worried. Franchesca was nervous but brave. “I’m excited for the challenge, she said. “I don’t know what’s going to happen.” They handed their phones to their mothers for safekeeping. The challenge was on.
The team caught up with Kenny and Franchesca after 48 phone-free hours. “Wow, it was pure suffering,” Kenny joked. “Though life with no phone wasn’t easy,” he admitted “it had benefits. I felt less stressed because I didn’t have to be involved.” Sure, Kenny missed his friends, and he was sad at times. But he also felt relief from the constant texting. Instead of texting, Kenny went to the gym and caught up on schoolwork. He said that the first night he slept for 10 hours. He also spent time sitting with his family and talking. “I felt closer to my parents,” said Kenny.
Franchesca had an even happier result when she put away her phone. “I loved it!” she said. “I was going to the gym and hanging out with friends and playing basketball. I had a wonderful experience.” She slept better too, and she decided to continue the experiment for a while. “I think I’ll be so much smarter and healthier,” she explained. “Everybody in the world should try it.”
Kenny doesn’t plan to give up his phone again. But he now knows that he can live without it. “It was a reality check,” said the teen.
39. Experts are concerned about teens’ texting because it ______.
A. leads to learning disabilities
B. takes up their learning time
C. develops the habit of staying up late
D. causes misunderstandings with each other
40. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. Teens will live a healthier life without phones.
B. Expecting teens to live without phones is not realistic.
C. Experimenting with phone use is popular among teens.
D. Teens don’t realize how different their lives are without phones.
41. How were the two teens’ reactions to the 48-hour challenge different?
A. Only Kenny participated in physical activities.
B. Only Kenny spent time talking with his parents.
C. Only Franchesca benefited from a really good sleep.
D. Only Franchesca appreciated the freedom of having no phone.
42. Which is the best title for the passage?
A. Giving up Texting B. Rules for Using Phones
C. Two Days with No Phone D. Problems Caused by Texting
C
The Domestication (驯化) of Cats
For centuries, the common view of how domestication had occurred was that prehistoric people, realizing how useful it would be to have animals kept for food, began catching wild animals and breeding (繁殖) them. Over time, by allowing only animals with “tame”（驯养） characteristics to produce their babies, human beings created animals that were less wild and more dependent upon people. Eventually this process led to the domestic farm animals and pets that we know today, having lost their ancient survival skills and natural abilities.
Recent research suggests that this view of domestication is incomplete. Prehistoric human beings did catch and breed useful wild animals, but specialists in animal behavior now think that domestication was not simply something people did to animals—the animals played an active part in the process. Wolves and wild horses, for example, may have taken the first steps in their own domestication by hanging around human settlements, feeding on people’s crops and getting used to human activity. The animals which were not too nervous or fearful to live near people produced their babies that also tolerated humans, making it easier for people to catch and breed them.
In this version, people succeeded in domesticating only animals that had already adapted easily to life around humans. Domestication required an animal that was willing to become domestic. The process was more like a dance with partners than a victory of humans over animals.
At first glance, the taming of cats seems to fit nicely into this new story of domestication. A traditional theory says that after prehistoric people in Egypt invented agriculture and started farming, rats and mice gathered to feast on their stored grain. Wildcats, in turn, gathered at the same places to hunt and eat the rats and mice. Over time, cats got used to people and people got used to cats. Some studies of wildcats, however, seem to call this theory into question. Wildcats don’t share hunting and feeding areas, and they don’t live close to people. Experts do not know whether wildcats were partners in their own domestication. They do know that long after people had acquired domestic dogs, sheep and horses, they somehow acquired domestic cats. Gradually they produced animals with increasingly tame qualities.
43. What is suggested in recent research?
A. Animals were less afraid than thought.
B. Animals had an active role in their domestication.
C. Wolves and horses were the first to be domesticated.
D. Domestication meant something people did to animals.
44. The word “dance” is used in Paragraph 3 to show that ______.
A. animals and humans were close B. control over animals was easy
C. animals were independent of humans D. domestication was like a game
45. What probably attracted cats to human settlements?
A. Other cats. B. Warmth. C. Humans. D. Food.
46. What causes a problem for the theory that cats were domesticated like wolves were?
A. Cats were not friendly to people.
B. Cats were not as fierce as wolves.
C. Cats had the characteristic of independence.
D. Cats showed cleverness when they were hunting.
D
Peer Pressure
People who are at your age, like your classmates, are called peers. When they influence you on your decision or action, it’s called peer pressure. All of us, at some point in our lives, have had to deal with peer pressure. The need to follow the crowd and do what majority of us are doing forces us to take up activit