2019届浙江省宁波市高三上学期期末考试英语试题

2019届浙江省宁波市高三上学期期末考试英语试题
选择题部分
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秒种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. How will the girl find her science textbook?
A. She will find it on her desk.
B. She will find it in her dorm.
C. She will find it on Mr. Henderson’s desk.
2. Where was Peter traveling?
A. In England.
B. In Holland.
C. In France.
3. What is the woman celebrating?
A. Finding a job at a restaurant.
B. Getting a degree from Harvard.
C. Finishing her studies at a cooking school.
4. What does the woman mean?
A. She has to study tonight.
B. She doesn’t like parties at al l.
C. She is tired because of studying too long.
5. What does the man probably mean?
A. Don’t be overconfident.
B. The woman is sure to get the job.
C. The interview may be a waste of time.
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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和7题。

6. What was the boy supposed to do?
A. Do his homework.
B. Clean the house.
C. Pick up his shirt.
7. What does the boy suggest at the end of the conversation?
A. He’s proud of his effort.
B. He’s not good at ho usework.
C. He’s going to do well in school.
听下面一段对话，回答第8和10题。

8. How does the man feel about movie reviews?
A. He finds them ridiculous.
B. He has doubts about them.
C. He mostly agrees with them.
9. According to the woman, what qualifies a person to be an expert?
A. Logic and influence on others.
B. Years of experience in their field.
C. The ability to speak out their opinion.
10. What does the man probably do for a living?
A. He’s a teacher.
B. He’s a food critic.
C. He’s a judge.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至13题。

11. Why are the children at Ben’s workplace?
A. The roads are too icy to go to school.
B. The city shut the schools for the day.
C. Their mother couldn’t take them to school.
12. What is the weather like now?
A. Cold.
B. Mild.
C. Hot.
13. What is the probably relationship between the speakers?
A. Boss and employee.
B. Teacher and parent.
C. Husband and wife.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至17题。

14. How does the woman describe Eleanor Roosevelt?
A. Independent.
B. Humorous.
C. Shy.
15. How l ong should the woman’s report be?
A. Five pages long.
B. Ten pages long.
C. Twenty pages long.
16. What is the man’s advice?
A. Include all the facts.
B. Select the main points.
C. Choose only well-known facts.
17. Where is the man’s computer?
A. In his classroom.
B. In his roommate’s room.
C. In the woman’s apartment.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至20题。

18. What does Kenneth invention do?
A. Prevent people from falling.
B. Find people who have gotten lost.
C. Make sure old people don’t get lost.
19. Why will Kenneth be able to pay for college easily?
A. He won a lot of money.
B. He comes from a rich family.
C. Universities will pay for his school fees.
20. What will Kenneth probably do next?
A. Attend more competitions.
B. Find a way to make more of the device.
C. Perfect the computer chips in the device.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）
第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25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
Many high school students consider a college education useless. Therefore, they choose not to go to college. If you’re one of them, think again. Here are some reasons why you should go to college and receive a good education there.
Schools and universities are the first sources of knowledge. We take that knowledge later on to build our careers after graduation. More knowledge will be gained after you start working, but without an education, that job will not be within easy reach. Knowledge leads to knowledge.
While limited within the walls of the educational institutions, we openly explore other cultures of the world. We come to know that ours is not the only culture. Other cultures have valuable insights to share, enriching our own. Education also makes us want to travel and interact with various cultures, broadening our
horizons.
When there’s a downturn（衰退）in the economy, those who attended college will be more likely to find a new job than those who only finished grade school and have a limited skills set. The more education you have, the more chances you will get to improve the quality of your life as you have a better job and earn a higher salary.
When you’re skilful and knowledgeable, you get to “rub knees” with people of similar backgrounds and tastes. It means a good education leads to excellent networking. Good networking can benefit you a lot in your later life.
A good education makes you a more interesting person. You can talk about ideas and events instead of just other people and what’s on sale in stores. An educated person doesn’t gossip, having a preference to discuss ideas and listen to what other people have to say.
21. What is the text mainly about?
A. Sources of knowledge.
B. Benefits of attending college.
C. The disadvantages of not being educated.
D. The reason why some people think college useless.
22. How does the writer develop the passage?
A. By giving examples.
B. By listing reasons.
C. By following directions.
D. By offering suggestions.
23. Which of the following are not mentioned by the writer about going to college?
A. Gaining more knowledge.
B. Enlarging social networks.
C. Becoming a humorous person.
D. Experiencing diverse cultures.
B
From a child I was fond of reading, and all the little money that came into my hands was ever laid out in books. Pleased with the Pilgrim’s Progress, my first collection was of John Bunyan’s works, in separate little volumes. I afterwards sold them to enable me t o buy R. Burton’s Historical Collections; they were small chapmen’s books and cheap, 40 or 50 in all. My father’s little library consisted chiefly of books in religion, most of which I read, and have since often regretted that, at a time when I had such a thirst for knowledge; more proper books had not fallen in my way, since I realized that I should not be a clergyman（牧师）. Plutarch’s Lives there was, in which I read abundantly, and I still think that time spent to great advantage. There was also a book of Defoe’s, called An Essay on Projects, and another of Dr. Mather’s called E ssays to Do Good which perhaps gave me a turn of thinking that had an influence on some of the principal future events of my life.
This bookish preference at length determined my father to make me a printer, though he had already one son (James) of that profession. In 1717, my brother James returned from England with a press and letters to set up his business in Boston. I liked it much better than that of my father, but still have a thirst for the sea. To prevent the concerned effect of such a desire, my father was impatient to have me bound to my brother. I stood out some time but at last was persuaded, and signed the contract, when I was yet but 12 years old.. I was to serve as an apprentice（学徒）till I was 2l years of age, only I was to be allowed journeyma n’s wages during the last year. In a little time I made great proficiency
in the business, and became a useful hand to my brother..
I now had access to better books. An acquaintance with the apprentices of booksellers, enabled me sometimes to borrow a small one, which I was careful to return soon and clean. Often I sat up in my room reading the greatest part of the night, when the book was borrowed in the evening and to be returned early in the morning, in case it should be missed or wanted. And after some time an imaginative tradesman Mr. Matthew Adams who had a pretty collection of books and who visited our printing house frequently took notice of me, invited me to his library, and very kindly lent me such books as I choose to read.--From Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin。