2018届河北省唐山市第二十三中学高三上学期期中考试英语试题

2017-2018学年第一学期高三年级期中考试试题
英语 A卷第I卷
第一部分听力
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
1. What does the man want to do?
A. Take photos.
B. Buy a camera.
C. Help the woman.
2. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A noisy night.
B. Their life in town.
C. A place of living.
3. Where is the man now?
A. On his way.
B. In a restaurant.
C. At home.
4. What will Celia do?
A. Find a player.
B. Watch a game.
C. Play basketball.
5. What day is it when the conversation takes place?
A. Saturday.
B. Sunday.
C. Monday.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面一段对话，回答第6至7两个小题。

6. What is Sara going to do?
A. Buy John a gift.
B. Invite John to France.
C. Give John a surprise.
7. What does the man think of Sara’s plan?
A. Funny.
B. Exciting.
C. Strange.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. Why does Diana say sorry to Peter?
A. She has to give up her travel plan.
B. She wants to visit another city.
C. She needs to put off her test.
9. What does Diana want Peter to do?
A. Help her with her study.
B. Take a book to her friend.
C. Teach a geography lesson.
听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. Why does the man call the woman?
A. To tell her about her new job.
B. To ask about her job program
C. To plan a meeting with her.
11. Who needs a new flat?
A. Alex.
B. Andrea.
C. Miranda.
12. Where is the woman now?
A. In Baltimore.
B. In New York.
C. In Avon.
听下面一段对话，回答第13至16四个小题。

13. What does Jan consider most important when he judges a restaurant?
A. Where the restaurant is.
B. Whether the prices are low.
C. How well the food is prepared.
14. When did Jan begin to write for a magazine?
A. After he came back to Sweden.
B. Before he went to the United States.
C. As soon as he got his first job in 1982.
15. What may Jan do to find a good restaurant?
A. Talk to people in the street.
B. Speak to taxi drivers.
C. Ask hotel clerks.
16. What do we know about Jan?
A. He cooks for a restaurant.
B. He travels a lot for his work.
C. He prefers American food.
听下面一段独白，回答第17至20四个小题。

17. What do we know about the Plaza Leon?
A. It’s a new building.
B. It’s a small town.
C. It’s a public place.
18. When do parents and children like going to the Plaza Leon?
A. Saturday nights.
B. Sunday afternoons.
C. Fridays and Saturdays.
19. Which street is known for its food shops and markets?
A. Via Del Mar Street.
B. Fernando Street.
C. Hernandes Street.
20. Why does the speaker like Horatio Street best?
A. It has an old stone surface.
B. It is named after a writer.
C. It has a famous university.
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）
A
“Joe? Is that you?” The woman speaking to me at the baseball game looked a little familiar. “Marci?” I asked.
“It IS you !” she cried out, smiling broadly. “Gosh, it’s good to see you again !”
It was good to see Marci, too. Off and on during the pas t few decades, I’ve wondered about her. I almost tried to search for her a few years ago after talking to a friend who had indicated that the 1990s had been pretty rough for Marci. So meeting her at the baseball game was really out of expectation.
We spent a few minutes talking about our lives—the good old, bad old days. Then Marci grew quiet for a moment. “You know, Joe,” she said, “ I’ve always wanted to tell you…how…how sorry I am for the way I treated you. You must have been hurt both physically and men tally.” I was a little embarrassed. I turned and looked at her. “It’s OK,” I said, “No big deal!” “But I was such a jerk,” she continued. Yes you were, I thought. “We were both pretty young,” I smiled. “I know.” she said, “It’s just always bothered me, remembering how mean I was to you. And I’ve wanted to tell you that I’m sorry.”
The expression on her face was warm and sincere. And there was something in her eyes—it looked a lot like relief. “OK,” I said. “Apology accepted!” Overcome
by the sweetness of the moment, I reached an arm around her and gave her a quick hug. Just then, the crowd erupted with a huge cheer, and Marci and I both returned our attention to the game. By the time I looked over to where she had been, she was gone. But the warm, wonderful feeling of our brief exchange was still there, and continues to this day whenever I think about it.
It isn’t enough to just say “I’m sorry” and “You’re forgiven.” But when those words are truly felt and sincerely expressed, they can open the door to miracles of the heart. Forgiveness can bring peace to an injured soul—even years after the fact. Even at a baseball game.
21. What kind of life did Marci live during the late 20th century according to the passage?
A. Happy.
B. Busy.
C. Hard.
D. Simple.
22. What does the underlined word “jerk” in the third paragraph mean?
A. A humorous person.
B. A cruel person.
C.A careless person.
D. An honest person.
23. Why did Marci look in relief after talking with the author?
A. Because her favorite team won the game.
B. Because she learned Joe was living a good life.
C. Because she made an apology to the author.
D. Because she found she was not mean any longer.
24. What might be the best title for the passage?
A. Excitement of a Baseball Game
B. Mental Burden of a Woman
C. Miracles of Forgiveness
D. Relief of Finding a friend
B
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A. A secretary.
B. A photographer.
C. An artist.
D. A musician.
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A. Bigstock and Canvas.
B. Backupify and Bigstock
C. Rhapsody and Backupify.
D. Rhapsody and Canvas.
27. What do the four apps have in common?
A. Users will access them via email accounts.
B. They offer free entertainment services.
C. They can help brush up users’ work skills.
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28. Where can you find more information about such apps?
A. A magazine.
B. A TV show.
C. A website.
D. A newspaper.
C
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29. What can be inferred from the passage?
A. The study only goes for American people.
B. Red chili pepper can cure all-cause disease.
C. The compound protects people against obesity.
D. Onion consuming can reduce death risk.
30. What is the finding of the new research mainly about?
A. Hot red chili pepper lovers develop no cancers
B. Hot red chili peppers help control breast illness.
C. Hot red chili peppers decrease heart disease.
D. Hot red chili pepper intake may increase lifespan.
31. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “credible”?
A. Convincing.
B. Practical.
C. Encouraging.
D. Attractive.
D
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32. What does the author try to convey with the example in the second paragraph?
A. We will understand life much better after an escape from death.
B. It usually takes a long time to recover from a health problem.
C. It’s unlikely to return to where we were after certain events.
D. We can recover from an emotional problem much more easily.
33. When faced with hardships, some people choose to be a victim because of __________.
A. their terrible experiences
B. their negative thoughts
C. their poor health
D. their bad luck
34. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
A. To advise us to manage bad emotions.
B. To persuade us to get back to normal.
C. To offer us useful skills to work with.
D. To encourage us to overcome hardships.
35. If you’re determined to grow forward you have to ________.
A. experience life’s fragility
B. welcome uncertainty and change
C. develop new skills and habits
D. overcome the fear of death
第二节：（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填
入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

注意：涂卡时，如答题卡上没有E 、F、G
选项，请按如下方式填涂：选E涂AB；选F涂AC；选G涂AD。

If you are hungry, what do you do? Have your favorite meal and stay quiet after that? But 36 It never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your friends or favorite stars. So it silently serves your needs and never lets itself grow. When mind loses its freedom to grow, creativity (创造力) gets a full stop. This might be the reason why we all sometimes think “What happens next?”, “Why can’t I think?”
37 Why reading but not watching TV? It is because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from childhood. Since it develops other aspects of our life, we have to take help from reading.
Once you read a book, you run your eyes through the lines and your mind tries to explain something to you. 38 Now this seed is unknowingly used by you to develop new ideas. If it is used many times, the same seed can give you great help to relate a lot of things, which you would have never thought of in your wildest dreams!
This is nothing but creativity. 39 Within no time you can start talking with your friends in English or any other language and never run out of the right words.
So guys, do give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading.
40 Go and get a book!
A. The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed.
B. Why not do some reading while you are hungry?
C. Just like your stomach, your mind is also hungry.
D. Now what are you waiting for?
E. Hunger of the mind can be actually solved through wide reading.
F. Reading can help you make more friends, too.
G. Also this makes a significant有意义的 contribution to your vocabulary.
第三部分：完形填空 (共20小题，每小题.1.5分, 满分30分)
阅读下面短文。

从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处
的最佳选项。

Don’t Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports
When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me. My coach said that I had lots of potential, and I became captain of my 41 . That was before all the fun was taken out of 42 .
At first, everyone on the team got 43 playing time. Then the team moved up to the top division after winning all its games, and the 44 started. Some parents, who had paid the coach extra so their daughters could have 45 one-on-one training, got angry when she didn’t give them more playing time in our46 . The coach was replaced.
The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game: all we did during practice was 47 . I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the 48 . Of course, all teams run drills; they are 49 . But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble 50 . Younger people shouldn’t be doing exercises 51 for 18-year-olds.
I was very thin 52 I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn’t eat much, because I was afraid of being too 53 to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual 54 .
Is all this pressure necessary? I 55 up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That’s 56 , because they had so much potential. They were just burned-out with all the pressure they 57 from the coach or their parents.
I continued playing football at school and 58 my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing 59 him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I 60 down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it’s a lot e asier to do it well.
41. A. class B. club C. team D. board
42. A. playing B. living C. learning D. working
43. A. great B. equal C. right D. extra
44. A. business B. struggle C. attempt D. pressure
45. A. free B. private C. good D. basic
46. A. matches B. courses C. lessons D. programs
47. A. jump B. play C. run D. shoot
48. A. duty B. meeting C. operation D. training
49. A. necessary B. boring C. scientific D. practical
50. A. speaking B. moving C. sleeping D. breathing
51. A. used B. intended C. made D. described
52. A. till B. since C. before D. because
53. A. full B. tired C. lazy D. big
54. A. size B. share C. space D. state
55. A. gave B. kept C. ended D. picked
56. A. sad B. shameful C. silly D. serious
57. A. received B. suffered C. brought D. felt
58. A. reconsidered B. rediscovered C. re-formed D. replaced
59. A. at B. by C. for D. around
60. A. fell B. stepped C. slowed D. calmed
第II卷
第三部分：英语知识运用
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

第一节：语法填空（每小题1.5分，共10小题，满分15分）
In 1993, the United Nations 61._________(decide) that March 22nd is the World Day for Water. On this day every year, 62.________(country) around the world hold events. They aim to educate people about the problem of 63.___________(dirt) water. People organise events 64._________(raise) money. This money helps countries like Nigeria and Nicaragua get clean water to their people.
For World Water Day, some people in the UK walk, run or cycle 10km; others climb mountains or even jump from 65._________ plane to the ground. At one school children between the ages of 10 and 15 walk six kilometers, 66.__________(carry) six litres of water. They want to see 67.__________it feels to walk a long 68.__________(distant) with heavy bottles of water. People give 69.___________(they) money to do these things. All the money helps get clean water to as many people 70.___________ possible around the world.
61._______________62_____________ 63_____________ 64___________ 65______________ 66._______________67____________ 68___________ 69___________
70_______________
第四部分：写作(共两节, 满分35分)
第一节：短文改错 (共10分;每小题1分,满分10分)
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下短文。

短文中共
有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。

错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处
加一个漏字符号(∧), 并在此符号下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（＼）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线, 并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1、每处错误及其修改
均仅限一词；2、只允许修改10处, 多者(从第11处起) 不计分。

Yesterday, I went to a locally recycling center and noticed that there were several people in worn-out clothes. They appear to be homeless, at least, less lucky than me. As I walked by them with two bags that were full of empty bottle, I realized that the few dollars I would get might mean much more for them. Having decided to help me, I put my bags in front of them. Before that, I walked away without saying word.
At first, they all looked confusing but their expressions quickly turned to smiles.
I’m sure that my smile lasted much more longer. I believe the world will be full
of love when everybody pass their own love to others.
第二节：书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华。

你的朋友小明因为高三学习紧张，产生不良情绪。

给你的上封邮件中，质疑上大学的意义。

请给他写一封邮件劝他努力学习，考取理想大学。

内容要点如下。

上大学可以：1．开阔眼界，提高自身；2．结交朋友，享受生活；3．利于就业，感恩父母。

要求：1 可以适当添加细节，使文章有说服力。

2 100词左右。

开头已给出。

Dear Xiao Ming，
In your last mail you doubt whether it is useful to go to college．
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Yours truly,
Li Hua。