【英语】福建省晋江市(安溪一中、养正中学、惠安一中、泉州实验中学四校)2019届高三上学期期中考试

福建省晋江市（安溪一中、养正中学、惠安一中、泉州实验
中学四校）
2019届高三上学期期中考试
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. Why won‟t the woman hike with the man?
A. It will be cold.
B. She dislikes hiking.
C. The views are boring.
2. What does the woman want to know?
A. When the bus will arrive.
B. Where the bus stop is.
C. Where she can charge her phone.
3. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Something to eat.
B. Something to sleep on.
C. Something to ride.
4. What will the woman ask the man‟s brother to do?
A. Repair her windows.
B. Clean her front yard.
C. Tell her what type of trees to plant.
5. What does the man think smells bad?
A. The garbage.
B. A dead animal.
C. Some poison.
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。

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、7题。

6. How many times has the woman been late so far?
A. One.
B. Two.
C. Three.
7. What does the man want to do first?
A. Fix the alarm clock.
B. Buy an alarm clock.
C. Order some food to go. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Why is the woman writing the report?
A. For her social studies class.
B. For the school newspaper.
C. For a history project.
9. What surprises the man?
A. Many immigrants have children.
B. Many immigrants own homes in America.
C. Many immigrants don‟t want to stay.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How old is the woman‟s daughter?
A. Thirteen years old.
B. Fourteen years old.
C. Fifteen years old.
11. Why is the woman upset?
A. The movie was expensive.
B. The movie was boring.
C. The movie was violent.
12. How much did each ticket cost?
A. Eight dollars.
B. Nine dollars.
C. Eighteen dollars.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. How did the man‟s parents feel about his career?
A. They fully supported him.
B. They didn‟t agree with him at all.
C. They respected his choice.
14. What did the man major in?
A. Math.
B. Computer science.
C. Ad design.
15. What was the man‟s first paid job after college?
A. Working in a restaurant.
B. Working for Nintendo.
C. Working for a Silicon Valley company.
16. How does the man feel about designing video games?
A. He is grateful.
B. He is bored with it.
C. He is very pleased with himself.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Which country is King from?
A. Mexico.
B. Australia.
C. The United States.
18. According to some people, what influenced King‟s writing?
A. His family.
B. His friend‟s death.
C. The books he read.
19. When did King graduate from college?
A. In 1970.
B. In 1972.
C. In 1974.
20. What is surprising about the novel Carrie?
A. It didn‟t make much money.
B. King almost threw it away.
C. King didn‟t finish it.
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
An Oceans Vacuum
There‟s a collection of plastic trash in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. It‟s bigger than Texas —and growing. The way to clean it up now is to catch it with nets. That is both costly and slow. Instead, the Ocean Cleanup Project proposes 62-mile-long floating barriers that would use natural currents t o trap trash. If next year‟s trials succeed, a full cleanup operation would aim to start in 2020. It could reduce the trash by 42% over 10 years.
Easy-On Shoes
In 2012, Mathew Walzer, a high school student with a disability, sent a note to Nike. “My dream is to go to college,” he wrote, “without having to worry about someone coming to tie my shoes every day.” Nike assigned a design team to the challenge. This year, they came out with their solution: the FlyEase. The basketball shoe can be fastened with one hand. A pair of NikeFlyEase shoes sells for $130.
An Airport for Drones（无人机）
As Amazon, Google, and others get ready for drone delivery service, there is one big question: what kinds of home bases will their drones have? Rwanda, in Africa, may have the answer. There, workers will soon start work on three “drone ports”. The goal is to make it easier to transport food, medical supplies, electronics, and other goods through the hilly countryside. Construction is set to be completed in 2020.
21. What‟s the adva ntage of the Oceans Vacuum?
A.It can be put into wide use soon.
B. It can grow year by year.
C. It can tear plastic into pieces.
D. It can be a money-saver.
22. What do we know about Nike?
A. It provides customer-friendly services.
B. It is designing new shoes frequently.
C.It offers free shoes to the disabled.
D. It responded to Matthew‟s request passively.
23. Why is Rwanda setting up “drone ports”?
A. Because there are too many drones.
B. Because road travel there is rough.
C. Because they‟re easier to construct than roads.
D. Because they are open to new technology.
B
How are you accessible to Carnegie Hall? “Practice, practice, practice” is the well-known answer. But for some inspiring young musicians from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music in Kabul, the road to the famous concert hall was more difficult.
The Afghan Youth Orchestra(AYO) consists of young people who study at the Afghanistan National Institute of Music. It was the first orchestra created in Afghanistan in 30 years.
Gulalai Norestani, 14, plays a traditional string instrument. Like many students, Gulalai became an orphan when her parents were killed during the ongoing war. Music is a means of
preserving her from harm or unpleasantness. “Music for me is a language of peace,” Gulalai said. “It connects people.”
Milad Yousufi, 18, is a piano student. “Music is my life,” he said. Milad also lost many of his family members during the war. When music was banned, he couldn‟t even touch a piano. So as a 12-year-old boy, he started painting and drawing. “I used to draw a piano,” he said. Finally, Milad was free to play a real piano. “Our dream came true,” he said, “It is everyone‟s dream to play in Carnegie Hall.”
And he has more dreams. “I have a dream to continue my education in America,” he explained. “I am working hard to make that happen. Then I have a dream to come back to Afghanistan and teach and serve people.”
Before Milad went onstage that night with the band of Afghan kids who had survived a war, I asked him if he had ever experienced true peace. “No, not yet,” he answered, adding, “I hope I will be able to.”
Later during the performance, as he played one of Carnegie Hall‟s famous grand pianos, the look of pure joy on his face convinced me that he found peace in music.
24. In the opinion of Gulalai, music .
A. makes people understand each other
B. calms her down in the war
C. is a kind of violent language
D. saves her from the killing at war
25. What is Milad‟s final goal?
A. To play a real piano.
B. To be a teacher.
C. To play in Carnegie Hall.
D. To be educated in America.
26.What may be the best title for the text?
A. Traditional Afghan Music
B. Young Musicians
C. A Better Performance
D. A Peace in Music
C
English is full of colorful phrases to describe shyness. Someone shy might be called shrinking violet or a wallflower, while for especially nervous types we have the curious expression: they wouldn‟t say boo to a goose.
None of these are traditionally seen as positive descriptions, even if you like geese. In a culture of go-gettinghigh achievers, shy people don‟t come first. Or that‟s what the self-help industry would have you believe. Bookshops are filled with great works that promise to help beat social fears and find success in life, love and business. That is why one book, Shrinking Violets: A Field Guide to Shyness,bucks the trend. It became a sudden success across English-language media recently for its new take-on shyness.
Author Joe Moran says that despite struggling with shyness and longing for loneliness all his life, being shy can also be “a gift”. Freed from the constant urge to participate and compete in social situations, people are liberated to look at the world in new ways, and gain fresh insights（洞察力）. Indeed, many of the world‟s great thinkers and artists are introverts(内向的人). Scientists Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein preferred their own company; actress Keira Knightley often finds herself tongue-tied at parties; and Harry Potter author JK Rowling claims she used to be too nervous to even borrow a pen.
Moran told BBC Future: “I think shyness probably does turn you into an amateur anthropologist(人类学家), really—you are more likely to be an observer.”
So, while extroverts make all the noise, they don‟t necessarily have the best ideas.
If you‟re shy, you‟ve probably known this for a long time. You just don‟t shout about it.
27. When someone is being called a wallflower, heis being ________.
A. told off for his nervousness
B. laughed at for his shyness
C. admired for his character
D. praised for his grace
28. What does t he underlined phrase “bucks the trend” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?
A. Becomes unpopular and unaccepted.
B. Changes the public idea completely.
C. Goes against the trend and succeeds.
D. Becomes the major concern of people.
29. Why did the author mention many famous shy people?
A. Showthe reasons for shyness.
B. Prove shyness contributes to science.
C. Point out the harm shyness brings.
D. Disconnect shyness and success.
30. What is the author‟s attitude towards shyness?
A. Supportive.
B. Sympathetic.
C. Opposed.
D. Critical.
D
Frigatebirds seagoing fliers with a 6-foot wingspan（翼展）, can stay aloft(up in the air) for weeks at a time, a new study has found.
Since the frigatebird spends most of its life at sea, its habits outside of when it reproduces on land aren‟t well-known—until researchers started tracking them around the Indian Ocean. What the researchers discovered is that the bird‟s fly ing ability is unbelievable.
Ornithologist（鸟类学家）Henri Weimerskirch put satellite tag（标签）on a couple of dozen frigatebirds. When the data started to come in, he could hardly believe how high the birds flew.
“First, we found, …Whoa, 1,500 meters. Excellent,‟” says Weimerskirch, “And after 2,000, after 3,000, after 4,000 meters—OK, at this altitude they are in freezing conditions, especially surprising for a tropical bird.”
“There is no other bird flying so high relative to the sea surface,” he says. “It‟s the only bird that is known to intentionally enter into a cloud,” Weimerskirch says. And not just any cloud—a soft, white cumulus cloud. Over the ocean, these clouds tend to form in places where warm air rises from the sea surface. The birds take a ride on the current of rising air, all the way up to the top of the cloud.
Frigatebirds have to find ways to stay aloft because they can‟t land on the water. Since their feathers aren‟t waterproof, the birds would drown in short order. They feed by attacking other b irds in flight until they bring upwhatever fish they‟ve swallowed back into their mouth and the frigatebird takes it.
So in between meals, frigatebirds fly higher... and higher.
In one case, for two months—continuously aloft.
One of the tagged birds flew 40 miles without a wing-flap. Several covered more than 300 miles a day on average, and flew continuously for weeks. They are blessed with an unusual body. No bird has a larger wing surface area compared with body weight.
31. How did researchers feel when data about frigatebirds reached them?
A. Calm.
B. Anxious.
C. Hopeful.
D. Surprised.
32. According to the text, how can frigatebirds fly so high?
A. Thanks to advanced technology.
B. With the help of researchers.
C. By flying into a cloud.
D. By following other birds into the sky.
33. What might make frigatebirds live with the habit to stay aloft?
A. Their wings are not large enough to hunt for food at the sea.
B. Other birds are willing to feed them in clouds.
C.Without waterproof feather, they would drown shortly.
D. Larger or small fishes are difficult to catch at a low altitude.
34. In what aspect are frigatebirds different from other birds?
A. Their wing surface area.
B. What they feed on.
C. Their body weight.
D.When they give birth.
35. How does the author mainly develop Paragraph6 to support its idea?
A. By comparison.
B. By description.
C. By analysis.
D. By giving examples.
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。

How to drive greener
Buying green car produces great benefits. 36 . The following advice can help you save gas and contribute to the well-being of our planet.
1. Avoid aggressive driving. Sudden starts and aggressive driving can waste your gas. 37. That‟s because just one s econd of high-powered driving can produce the same level of CO as 30 minutes of normal driving.
2.38. A lot of us like to push the speedometer up to 75 miles per hour on the highway. However, slowing down to 65 miles per hour can increase your fuel economy by up to 10 percent and reduce the amount of pollution coming from your car.
3. Plan ahead. When possible, plan your trips to avoid the stop-and-go of rush hour. And remember to pack all of your tasks into one trip since a warmed-up engine produces fewer emissions (排放物).
4. Pay attention at the gas station.Don‟t overfill your gas tank or try to top it off because spilled (溢出) gas changes into mixture of fog and smoke and can pollute groundwater. When you are finished filling up, be sure you tighten your gas cap. 39.
5. Park smart.Parking your car in the shade or in the garage not only helps you avoid feeling very hot in your car, but it helps minimize evaporation (蒸发) of fuel.
6.Leave your car at home.By walking, cycling or public transport, you will make a big difference for our planet.40, you will help cut greenhouse gas emissions by 1,500 pounds a year.
A. Slow down
B. Change the oil
C. When you choose to buy a smaller car
D. So can small changes in your driving behavior
E. And this type of driving behavior adds to pollution
F. If you leave your car at home just two days a week
G. In this way you can save as much as 30 gallons a year
第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节完形填空（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As my husband, Doug, stood on the busy New York city street to stop a taxi, I struggled to protect my daughter from the cold December wind and rain, kissing her tiny face.
41 and wet, my husband scarcely attempted to take a taxi. I knew the 42 . Just after her first birthday, we were informed our daughter Katie has a 43 brain illness. Since that moment, Doug and I felt like runners in a marathon race where the finish line kept 44 . We knew Katie was running out of 45 . It had taken months before we finally had a name for the 46 ，but we were told only a few specialists in the world knew how to 47 it. Now, as we finally found a brilliant doctor to 48 our girl, we were trapped in a strange 49 in the cold rain.
Abruptly, a middle-aged woman pulled over and warm-heartedly offered us a(n) 50 .
“It‟s really no51 for me. Just get in.” she added.
It was then that I noticed her thick Irish accent, which 52 me up like hot soup. We 53 said thanks as we got in her car for the ride.
“Are y ou going for the baby?” she asked us.
I nodded my head, holding back my 54 .
At the hospital, we 55 her a dozen times for the ride. As the woman hugged me, I 56 her face was wet with tears. She promised to 57 for us before she left.
After three more visits to New York and two more 58 surgeries (手术)，Katie is cured. But the 59 of the Irish Angel still rang as a constant reminder of a tiny ray of light that appeared in our 60 days.
41.A. Thrilled B. Pleased C. Concerned D. Upset
42.A. information B. feeling C. meaning D. sense
43.A. special B. common C. rare D. natural
44.A. disappearing B. lowering C. coming D. running
45.A. time B. confidence C. money D. courage
46.A. race B. illness C. doctor D. challenge
47.A. explain B. check C. reach D. fix
48.A.protect B. save C. comfort D. encourage
49.A. country B. hospital C. town D. city
50.A. tour B. ride C. race D. adventure
51.A. trouble B. difference C. question D. loss
52.A. picked B. called C.warmed D. woke
53.A. seriously B. unwillingly C. merely D. vaguely
54.A. tears B. delight C. laughter D. anger
55.A. respected B. praised C. thanked D. accepted
56.A. wondered B. imagined C. understood D. noticed
57.A. work B. care C. pray D. drive
58.A. eye B.brain C. chest D. lung
59.A. voice B. bravery C. reward D. advice
60.A. busiest B. luckiest C. latest D. darkest
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

My Travel Experience in China
During the summer holidays I visited a variety of regions in China.
My first stop was Beijing and of course the Great Wall. Without question it lived up to my 61 (expect). After a long journey, I reached Yunnan. With 62(it) minority villages and impressive landscapes, Yunnan had a lot 63 (offer). One of my 64 (enjoy) moments in Yunnan was during my visit to The Tiger Leaping Gorge. The climb over the gorge was at times tiring 65always breathtaking. The views couldn‟t be imagined in their beauty and they 66 (leave) me with many great memories.
After taking a boat from the mainland I arrived at 67 island province of Hainan. There I visited Baihua Waterfall. 68 (float) on a pool of water at the base and looking up at the waterfall with a background of blue sky was one of the most relaxing experiences of my life.
Throughout China there are many ancient buildings andancient towns 69 particular. Lijiang and Dali both have gloriousexamples of this. It was remarkable to step back in time and get an idea of 70 China might have looked like all those years ago. I thought the buildings were beautiful and full of history.
I had a wonderful time! China is both fascinating and beautiful!
第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节短文改错（共10小题；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作文。

文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。

每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除和修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。

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。

I have a older sister. Her name is Monica. He is very pretty and smart, with long black hair and big eye.She is always ready to help me and look after me.But she was used to be easy to get angry, especially that she was with family members only. Once I talked to her this problem. Feeling terrible sorry, she agreed with me but promised to make a change. She also thanked me for making her aware of her problem.She had made huge progress on thatbad habit so far.
Now I like her evenmore and I am glad I have so a great sister.
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Mark要向你了解国画的有关知识，原约定周六见面讨论,你因故需要推迟，请给Mark写一封邮件，说明情况。

要点包括：
1.表示歉意并说明原因；
2. 重约见面讨论时间；
3. 推荐先去参观国画展览。

注意：1.词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。

【参考答案】
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21-25 DABAB26-30 DBCDA 31-35 DCCAC 36-40 DEAGF
41-45 DBCAA 46-50 BDBDB 51-55 ACCAC 56-60 DCBA D
61. expectation 62. its 63. to offer 64. enjoyable 65. but
66. left 67. the 68. Floating 69. in 70. what
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书面表达
Dear Mark,
I‟m afraid I won‟t be able to keep my appointment to discuss traditional Chinese paintings with you at 3:00 p.m. this Saturday. I hate to say it, but there is an adjustment in my school plans. So I sincerely apologize to you for any inconvenience caused by the unexpected change. I suggest we put it off till the same time next Thursday. Will that be fine for you?
Good news is that an exhibition of Chinese paintings is to be held this weekend. Works by some nationwide famous painters will be included. I‟m sure a visit there will definitely help better your understanding of the paintings.
Sorry again for this sudden change. Looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
Li Hua
录音材料
Text 1
M: I‟m going hiking this weekend. Do you want to go with me?
W: No. I never hike during the winter. Cold air is so unpleasant. (1)I prefer spending time in the mountains when it‟s warm.
Text 2
W: Can I borrow your phone to see when the bus is coming?(2) My battery died.
M: I‟m sorry, but mine needs to be charged as well.
Text 3
M: How much is that one over there?
W: I‟m not sure. It doesn‟t have a price tag on the seat like the others. I’ll ask the owner of the bike store. (3)
Text 4
W: You know, I would like to plant a tree in my front yard. The front windows need to be shaded.
M: You should talk to my brother. He knows a lot about landscaping and gardening. He might have some ideas for trees that would block the sun. (4)
Text 5
M: Lucy, can you take out the garbage, please? It’s starting to smell in here. (5)
W: Mr. McAllister, I think you s mell the dead rat in the back room. We‟re waiting for the poison control guys to take it away so we don‟t get in trouble with the health department.
Text 6
M: Danielle, you‟re late again!
W: I‟m sorry. My alarm clock didn‟t go off this morning.
M: That’s the third time that has happened.(6)
W: I know. I‟m sorry. I‟ll try not to be late again.But can we still go out to breakfast?
M: Yes, but we don‟t have time to sit down and eat. I‟ll have to order my food to go… But you know what I think we should do instead? We should walk to the store and see if they sell alarm clocks. (7)
Text 7
M: What are you doing?
W: I’m writing a report for my social studies class. (8)
M: What‟s it about?
W: It‟s about immigration.
M: Are most immigrants here to work? Do they want to go back to their native countries?
W: Well, I learned that most plan to stay. Many have American-born children, and over half of them actually own homes in the U.S. (9)
M: Wow, that’s a surprising fact. (9)
Text 8
W: Excuse me. Can I speak to the manager here?
M: I‟m the manager. May I help you?
W: Yes. I would like a refund for two movie tickets.
M: Was something wrong with the movie, ma‟am?
W: Yes. This movie was rated PG-13, so I bought tickets for my fifteen-year-old daughter and me. (10) (12) But we have just watched the first twenty minutes of the movie, andit is much too violent for her to watch.I was not satisfied with the movie, so I would like my money back. (11)
M: All right, ma‟am. Here is eighteen dollars for your tickets. (12)
Text 9
W: Good afternoon, Eddie. Welcome to our radio program.
M: Thanks for having me today.
W: You‟re very welcome... So today, I‟d like to ask you some questions about your career. First, why did you become a video game designer?
M: Well, I loved playing video games as a kid.
W: Did your parents support you? (13)
M: Well, not much, but they respected my choice. (13)
W: What did you study in college?
M: I majored in computer science. (14)But I took many ad design classes as well.
W: Was it easy to find a job after graduation?
M: It took me a few years to find a paying job.First, I helped out for a small video game company in Silicon Valley. It was an unpaid position, so I had to wait tables at night.(15)But I got to know important people. And after three years, I was offered a full-time position at Nintendo.
W: And now you are famous for designing one of the top-selling games of 2014. You must be very pleased with yourself. (16)
M: Well, I’m just grateful that I get to make a living doing what I love. (16)
Text 10
Stephen King is a contemporary American author. (17) His books have sold more than 350 million copies worldwide and have been translated into many languages. Many of his stories are set in his home state of Maine. When he was a young boy, King witnessed one of his friends being struck and killed by a train. Some people have suggested that this is why he frequently writes about death.(18) But when he wrote an autobiography about becoming a writer, he did not mention this incident. In 1970, he graduated from the University of Maine with a degree in English.(19)He occasionally sold short stories, but it wasn’t until 1974 that he published his first novel Carrie. Surprisingly, he had given up on this story in its early stages and thrown it away.Luckily, his wife found it in the trash can and told him to keep working on it.(20) He made enough money from the publication of that book to be able to write full-time.。