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1、高三上学期英语期末试题(含答案) 本卷分第一卷 (选择题 )和第二卷 (非选择题 )两部分。共150 分,考试时间120 分钟。 第 一 卷(选择题满分 100 分) 第一部分:听力(共两节,满分30 分) 第一节 (共 5 小题 ) 1. What does the woman suggest the man do ? A. Stop eating fast food. B. Eat more fruit. C. Check his weight. 2. What will the man do ? A. Lock the cupboard. B. Ask Jim for help. C.
2、Move the cupboard himself. 3. Why does the woman hate her roommate ? A. She makes a terrible mess in the house. B. She always wears the woman s clothes. C. She never washes dishes. 4. What are the speakers mainly talking about ? A. Staying at home. B. Reducing air pollution. C. Enjoying fresh air. 5
3、. How will the speakers know the way to the Science Museum ? A. By consulting a map. B. By asking others. C. By visiting a website. 第二节 (共 15 小题 ) 听第 6 段材料,回答第6 至 8 题。 6. Where are the speakers ?来源 :学.科.网 Z.X.X.K A. In Brazil. B. In America. C. In Britain. 7. What was the professor doing when the wo
4、man arrived ? A. Cooking . B. Having a shower. C. Setting the table. 8. When should the woman have arrived at her professor s house ? A. At about 7:00. B. At about 7:10. C. At about 7:20. 听第 7 段材料,回答第9 至 11 题。 9. What did the woman work for five years ago ? A. The EU B. The BBC. C. The VOA. 10. Wher
5、e did the woman grow up ? A. In America. B. In Britain. C. In Argentina. 11. What did the woman go to Argentina for three years ago ? A. Work. B. Pleasure. C. Sightseeing. 听第 8 段材料,回答第12 至 14 题。 12. Where does the conversation take place ? A. In a studio. B. In a travel agency. C. In an Internet caf
6、 . 13. When are calls cheaper in Britain ? A. From 6:00 a.m. to 8: 00 p.m. B. From 8:00 a.m. to 6: 00 p.m. C. From 6:00 p.m. to 8: 00 a.m. 14. What does the man say about the youth hotels ? A. Small. B. Clean. C. Expensive. 来源 :学科网 Z-X-X-K 听第 9 段材料,回答第15 至 17 题。 来源 :Z-x-x-k.Com 15. What does the boy
7、 think is bad with a teenager ? A. He can t buy what he wants. B. He has to do the housework. C. He needs to do homework. 16. How many days does the boy s mother work a week ? A. Four. B. Five. C. Six. 17. What does the boy think of his mother s life ? A. Busy. B. Boring. C. Wonderful. 听第 10 段材料,回答第
8、18 至 20 题。 18. What time is it now ? A. 8:20 a.m. B. 8:40 a.m. C. 9:00 a.m. 19. What was the weather probably like yesterday ? A. Hot. B. Cool. C. Cold. 20. What do we know about the movie? A. It will be on at 9:00 p.m. B. It is a new one. C. It is free. 第二部分:阅读理解(共两节 , 满分 40 分) A If you plan on vis
9、iting to Fiji, you are probably looking for some fun things to do. Below are four unusual places. The Poseidon Resort The Poseidon resort is an underwater resort that gives visitors a beautiful view of sea life. This resort covers 255 acres. It s covered and surrounded by a lagoon (咸水湖 ) that covers
10、 5,000 acres and is about 90 feet under water, giving you a beautiful view of sea life right before your eyes. This resort even has a hotel for those who would prefer to have the unusual experience of sleeping and waking up to the beautiful scenery all around them. The Sabeto Mud Pool If you re look
11、ing for something unusual to do, you can t pass up the mud pool at Sabeto. It is located in a mountain range with a huge group of geothermal (地热的 ) pools full of nice, warm mud. Getting down and into the mud in the pool is believed to have benefits for healthy skin. This is unusual, but adults and e
12、specially kids will love it. Fire Walking Fire walking in Fiji is believed to have originated on the island of Beau. Fire walking is when you walk on white-hot stones barefoot. To do this, you have to be mentally prepared for it. Trust me; there is a lot of preparation and strict rules that traveler
13、s follow in order to do this safely. The Fiji Museum The Fiji museum is unusual due to all the amazing artifacts you ll see dating back 3,000-4,000 years. This museum has a certain attraction that makes it funny a shoe. It s been said that a man named Thomas Baker was eaten by the locals several cen
14、turies ago and the only thing left was his shoe. This unusual museum is a great idea if you bring the whole family to Fiji. 21. Visitors who have the unusual experience of sleeping at the Poseidon resort can _. A. enjoy the excellent service in the hotel B. open windows to see sea life swimming C. s
15、ee sea life around them in the room D. only watch videos about sea life 22. Why do adults like to get down into the mud pool? A. To float on the warm mud B. To make them strong C. To play with the warm mud D. To keep their skin healthy 23. Which of the following things needs more courage and stricte
16、r rules? A. Trying fire walking B. Visiting the Poseidon resort C. Getting into the Sabeto Mud Pool D. Visiting the Fiji museum 24. The underlined word “ artifacts” in Paragraph 5 means_ _. A. historic things made by man B. things invented not long ago C. things that look very strange D. useful thin
17、gs in people s daily life B CARDIFF, Wales Poets, singers and musicians from across the globe gathered in Wales to celebrate the tradition of storytelling. “ It might seem strange that people still want to listen in age of watching television, but this is an unusual art form whose time has come agai
18、n,” said David Ambrose, director of Beyond the Border, an international storytelling festival in Wales. “ Some of the tales, like those the Inuit from Canada, are thousands of years old. So our storytellers have come from distant lands to connect us with the distance of time,” he said early this mon
19、th. Two Inuit women, both in their mid 60s, are among the few remaining who can do Kntadjait, or throat singing, which has few words and much sound. Their art is governed by the cold of their surroundings, forcing them to say little but listen attentively. Ambrose started the festival in 1993, after
20、 several years of working with those reviving storytelling in Wales. “ It came out of a group of people who wanted to reconnect with traditions. and as all the Welsh are storytellers, it was in good hands here.” Ambrose said. 25. Ambrose believes that the art of storytelling _.来源 :学* 科*网 A. will be
21、more popular than TV B. will be popular again C. started in Wales D. are in the hands of some old people 26. From the tales told by the Inuit, people can learn _. A. about their life as early as thousands of years ago B. why they tell the stories in a throat-singing way C. how cold it has been where
22、 the Inuit live D. how difficult it is to understand the Inuit 27. The underlined phrase “ in good hands” means _. A. controlled by rich people B. grasped by good storytellers C. taken good care of D. protected by kind people C The way we cook is important. In many countries, the two sources of heat
23、 used for cooking are natural gas and electric stoves. The World Health Organization(WHO) warns that millions of people are dying every year from indoor air pollution. The WHO finds that poor cooking, heating and lighting technologies are killing millions of people each year. Indoor air pollution re
24、sults from the use of dangerous fuels and cook stoves in the home. WHO officials say nearly three billion people are unable to use clean fuels and technologies for cooking, heating and lighting. And they say more than seven million people die from exposure to indoor or outdoor air pollution each yea
25、r. Of that number, the WHO says about 4.3 million people die from household air pollution given off by simple biomass(生物燃料 )and coal stoves. These findings show that the home use of poisonous fuels is to blame for many of these deaths. These 来源 :学 .科.网 Z.X.X.Kfuels include wood, coal, animal waste a
26、nd so on. Carlos Dora is Coordinator in the WHO s Department of Public Health, Environmental and Social Determinants of Health. He says people should not use unprocessed coal and kerosene(煤油 )fuel indoors. He says opening a window or door to let out the harmful air will not correct the situation. It
27、 will only pollute the outdoors. “ New technologies and clean fuels can rid people of this problem.” The United Nations found that more than 95 percent of families in sub-Saharan Africa depend on solid fuels for cooking. It says huge populations in India, China and Latin American countries, such as
28、Guatemala and Peru, are also at risk. Nigel Bruce is a professor of Public Health at the University of Liverpool. He says researchers are developing good stoves and other equipment to burn fuels in a more efficient way. “ There are already many technologies for clean fuels available now. An effectiv
29、e and reasonably low-cost ethanol( 酒精 )stove that is made by Dometic is now being tested out. Another interesting development is electric induction stoves.” In India, you can buy an induction stove for about $8. And in Africa you can buy a solar lamp for less than $1. 28. How is Paragraph 2 mainly d
30、eveloped? A. By making classifications. B. By listing numbers. C. By following time order. D. By describing a process. 29. According to Carlos Dora, what is the best solution to indoor air pollution? A. People should use an effective air cleaner. B. People should use new technologies and clean fuels
31、. C. People should open a window or door to let out the harmful air. D. People should prevent themselves from being exposed to harmful air. 30. What can we learn from the passage? A. Most of the deaths from indoor pollution are in developing countries. B. Burning solid fuels can help limit indoor ai
32、r pollution . C. People now can buy ethanol stoves made by Dometic in India. D. There are already two technologies for clean fuels available for use. 31. Which would be the best title for the passage? A. The way we cook is changing. B. Types of indoor air pollution. C. The development of electric st
33、oves. D. Indoor air pollution kills millions each year. D Thinking is something you choose to do as a fish chooses to live in water. To be human is to think. But thinking may come naturally without your knowing how you do it. Thinking about thinking is the key to critical thinking. When you think cr
34、itically, you take control of your thinking processes. Otherwise, you might be controlled by the ideas of others. Indeed, critical thinking is the heart of education. The word “ critical” here has a special meaning. It does not mean taking one against another view, as when someone criticizes another
35、 person for doing something wrong. The nature of critical thinking is thinking beyond the easily seen-beyond the pictures on TV, the untrue reports in the newspapers, and the faulty reasoning. Critical thinking is an attitude as much as an activity. If you are curious about life and desire to dig de
36、eper into it, you are a critical thinker. If you find pleasure in deep thinking about different ideas, characters, and facts, you are a critical thinker. Activities of the mind and higher-order reasoning are processes of deep and careful consideration. They take time, and do not go hand in hand with
37、 the fast speed in today s world: fast foods, instant coffee, and self-developed film. If you are among the people who believe that speed is a measure of intelligence, you may learn something new from a story about Albert Einstein. The first time Banesh Hoffman, a scientist, was to discuss his work
38、with Albert Einstein, Hoffman was too nervous to speak. But Einstein immediately put Hoffman at ease by saying, “ Please go slowly. I don t understand things quickly.” 32. Critical thinking is important to us because if we do not think critically, _. A. it will be hard for us to think naturally and
39、fast B. we might be controlled by other people s ideas C. we will follow the ideas of others naturally D. we might be fooled by other peop le s ideas 33. If you are a critical thinker, you will _. A. think deeply about different ideas B. trust the reports in the newspapers C. take one view against a
40、nother view D. criticize other people for their mistakes 34. In the last paragraph, “ something new” suggests that _. A. the smarter you are, the faster you do things B. the faster you do things, the smarter you become C. speed can improve intelligence D. intelligence is not decided by speed 35. Wha
41、t would be the best title for the passage? A. Thinking and Critical Thinking B. Understanding Critical Thinking C. Thinking Is Natural and Human D. Thinking Fast Means Intelligence 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选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 We all wish we had just a bit more time. Just th
42、ink what you could do with an extra hour or two each day: you could finally stick to an exercise routine, or spring clean the house, or write your novel, or learn the guitar and so on. 36 But I can help you find more hours in your day for the things that really matter. 1. Get Out of Bed Earlier If y
43、ou normally get up at 7 :30 a.m., try getting up at 7 : 00 a.m. That half hour might not sound like much, but it could be time that you use to exercise, to read that book youve been meaning to finish. 37 2. Do the Important Tasks First Once you get to work, get the important ones done first (not the
44、 easy ones, or even the urgent ones). You can afford to spend at least an hour working on big, important tasks rather than on all those little urgent ones. 38 The urgent tasks will still get done, and you wont miss the important ones. 3. Reduce Interruptions If colleagues have a habit of hanging aro
45、und your desk to chat, or if the phone is constantly ringing, you might find that it takes you half the day to finish a simple task like writing a letter. Constant interruptions dont just eat up time, they also break your concentration. When youve got a big task to focus on, let your calls go to voi
46、cemail. 39 Wearing headphones makes it less likely that people will try to strike up a conversation. 4. 40 A few minutes chatting, browsing the web, and so on, can easily turn into hours of wasted time over the course of a day. When youre working, work. If your concentration is slipping, take a prop
47、er break: go and get a glass of water, or stretch your legs a bit. And if youre facing a difficult task, try breaking it into small steps or stages so that its easier to deal with. A.Stay Focused on Your Work B.Take Breaks When Necessary C.If you have an office door, close it. D.If you work like this, youll usually save time. E.Would you want me to make your day longer? F.I cant magically make all your days 25 hours long. G.Or simply to get your day off to a calm and organized start
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