福建省永安市第三中學(xué)2019屆高三上學(xué)期期中考試英語(yǔ)試題(Ｗo(hù)rd版，無(wú)答案）

2018—2019 學(xué)年上學(xué)期高三英語(yǔ)期中考試卷

第Ⅰ卷

第一節(jié)（共 5 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 7. 5 分）

聽下面 5 段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的 A、B、C 三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有 10 秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

例：How much is the shirt?

A.￡19.15. B.￡9.18. C.￡9.15.

答案是 C。1.What time is it now?

A. 9:10 B. 9:50 C. 10:00

2.What does the woman think of the weather?

A. It’s nice B. It’s warm C. It’s cold 3.What will the man do?

A. Attend a meeting B. Give a lecture C. Leave his office 4.What is the woman’s opinion about the course?

A. Too hard B. Worth taking C. Very easy

5. What does the woman want the man to do ?

A. Speak louder. B. Apologize to her. C. Turn off the radio.

第二節(jié)（共 15 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 22.5 分）

聽下面 5 段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。毎段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的 A、B、C 三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題 5 秒鐘；聽完

后，各小題將給出 5 秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 題。

6. How long did Michael stay in China?

A. Five days. B. One week. C.Two weeks.

7. Where did Michael go last year?

A. Russia. B. Norway. C. India.

聽第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 題

8. What food does Sally like?

A.Cook dinner. B.Fish. C.Eggs. 9.What are the speakers going to do?

A.Cook dinner. B.Go shopping. C.Order dishes.

聽第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 題.

10.Where are the speakers?

A.In a hospital. B.In the office. C.At home. 11.When is the report due ?

A.Thursday. B.Friday. C.Next Monday. 12.What does George suggest Stephanie do with the report?

A.Improve it. B.Hand it in later. C.Leave it with him.

聽第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 題。

13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A.Salesperson and customer. B.Homeowner and cleaner. C.Husband and wife.

14. What kind of apartment do the speakers prefer?

A.One with two bedrooms. B.One without furniture. C.One near a market. 15.How much rent should one pay for the one-bedroom apartment?

A.＄350 B. ＄400 C. ＄415

16. Where is the apartment the speakers would like to see?

A.On Lake Street B.On Market C.On South Street.

聽第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 題。

17. What percentage of the world’s tea exports go to Britain?

A.Almost 15% B.About 30% C.Over 40% 18.Why do tea taster taste tea with milk?

A. Most British people drink tea that way.

B. Tea tastes much better with milk.

C. Tea with milk is healthy.

19. Who suggests a price for each tea?

A.Tea tasters B.Tea exporters. C.Tea companies. 20.What is the speaker talking about?

A.The life of tea tasters. B.Afternoon tea in Britain. C.The London Tea Trade Centre.

第二部分 閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分 40 分） 第一節(jié)（共 15 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 30 分）

A

Lima，the capital of Peru （秘魯）,has countless museums that tourists can"t afford to miss．Now start packing up and prepare for your perfect Peruvian history exploration at these wonderful museums．

◆ Larco Museum

Stepping inside, visitors get to learn the 5000-year history of Peru through an unbelievable collection of objects． The best thing about the museum is that it keeps the door to the Storeroom open to visitors so that they can admire its collection closely．

◆ Gold Museum of Peru

If you like shiny objects or precious metals，then plan a trip to Gold Museum of Peru，In ancient times，the Peruvian people were celebrated for their skills with metals And the museum is aimed at preserving this heritage．

◆ Lima Art Museum

Art experts are much pleased as the city is also home to Lima Art Museum.Its permanent exhibit of over 1，200 pieces is merely a small part of its amazing collection more than 17，000 artifacts．The highlight of the museum is its collection of Carlos Baca-Flor masterpieces，which is considered to be the most complete set in the world．

◆ Museum of Italian Art

The only museum dedicated to European art in Peru，Museum of Italian Art is a storehouse of classical and contemporary paintings and sculptures belonging to the 20th century．The property is easily accessible by a short walk from Lima Art Museum．

◆ Museum of Natural History

Last but certainly not the least is the Museum of Natural History．Giving a glimpse into the rich biodiversity in Peru，the museum has on display the skeletons of a sperm whale and fossils of several mammals．

21. In which museum can visitors enter the Storeroom？  

A. Lima Art Museum． B. Gold Museum of Peru． C. Larco Museum． D. Museum of Natural History．

22. What makes Gold Museum of Peru different from other museums？  

A. Its exhibit of diversities of animals． B. Its large collection of objects．

C. Its classical paintings and sculptures． D. Its display of Peruvian skills with metals．

23. Which museum is the closest to Lima Art Museum？  

A. Museum of Italian Art． B. Museum of Natural History C. Larco Museum． D. Gold Museum of Peru．

B

Sam Trafton was my violin teacher and what he said during one of my lessons often came back to my ears later. One day he asked me how much practice I was doing, I said three or four hours a day. “Do you practice in long stretches, an hour at a time?”“ I try to.”“ Well, don’t,” he shouted. “When you grow up, time won’t come in long stretches. Practice in minutes, whenever you can find them, five or ten before school, after lunch, between household tasks. Spread the practice through the day, and the violin playing will become a part of your life.” When I was teaching at Boston, I wanted to write a novel, but class periods, theme-reading, and committee meetings filled my days and evenings. For two years I got practically nothing down on paper, and my excuse was that I had no time. Then I remembered what Sam had said. During the next week I conducted an experiment. Whenever I had five minutes unoccupied, I sat down and wrote a hundred words or so. To my surprise, at the end of the week I had finished a chapter. Later on I continued my novels by the same piecemeal method. Though my teaching schedule

had become heavier than ever, every day there were unoccupied moments that could be caught and put to use. I even took up violin-playing again, finding that the short moments of the day provided sufficient time for both writing and violin practice.

There is an important trick in this time: you must get into your work quickly. If you have only five minutes for writing, you can’t afford to waste for chewing your pencil. You must make your mental preparations beforehand, and concentrate on your task almost instantly when the time comes. Fortunately, rapid concentration is easier than most of us realize.

I admit I have never learnt how to let it go easily at the end of the five or ten minutes. But life can be counted on to supply interruptions. Sam Trafton has had a great influence on my life. To him I discovery that even very short periods of time add up to all useful hours I need, if I plunge(投入) in without delay.

24. What is the suggestion of the writer’s violin teacher?

A. Practice violin as much as possible to be skillful. B. Play the violin for three or four hours a day.

C. Try to make good use of every free moment. D. Practice in long stretches, an hour at a time.

25. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. Sam owes great thanks to the writer for teaching him how to use time.

B. Sam has had a great influence on the writer’s life as a violinist.

C. Rapid concentration is actually more difficult than most people imagine.

D. The writer didn’t take the teacher’s words to heart at first.

26. We can infer that the writer  .

A. has new books published each year however busy his teaching is

B. can find time for mental preparations beforehand, so he is devoted to work instantly.

C. has formed a bad habit of chewing a pencil while writing his novels.

D. is always tired of interruptions in life because his teaching schedule is always heavy

27. What is the best title for this passage?

A. A Little time at a Time. B. How I Became a Writer

C. Concentrate on Your Work D. A Good Teacher

C

New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. A team at the University of Copenhagen have tracked down a genetic mutation (突變) which took place 6,000-10,000 years ago and is the cause of the eye colour of all blue-eyed humans alive on the planet today.

"Originally, we all had brown eyes," said Professor Hans Eiberg. " But a genetic mutation affecting the OCA2 gene (基因) in our body resulted in the creation of a switch, which literally turned off the ability to produce brown eyes. " The OCA2 gene codes for the so-called P protein, which is involved in the production of melanin (黑色素). It gives colour to our hair, eyes and skin.

The switch, which is located in the gene neighboring to OCA2, does not, however, turn off the gene entirely, but rather limits its action to reducing the production of melanin in the eyeball—effectively turning brown eyes to blue. The effect of the switch on OCA2 is very specific therefore. If the OCA2 gene had been completely destroyed or turned off, human beings would be without melanin in their hair, eyes or skin colour.

Variation in the colour of the eyes from brown to green can all be explained by the amount of melanin in the eyeball, but blue-eyed individuals only have a small degree of variation in the amount of melanin in their eyes. "From this we can conclude that all blue-eyed individuals are linked to the same ancestor," says Professor Eiberg. "They have all inherited (繼承) the same switch at exactly the same spot in their DNA." Brown-eyed individuals, by contrast, have considerable individual variation in the area of their DNA that controls melanin production.

The mutation of brown eyes to blue represents neither a positive nor a negative mutation. It is one of several mutations such as hair colour, baldness, and beauty spots, which neither increases nor reduces a human"s chance of survival. As Professor Eiberg says, "it simply shows that nature is constantly affecting the human gene and trying out different changes as it does so.

28. What is the finding of Professor Hans Eiberg"s team?

A. The eye color can be changed by adjusting genes today.

B. Blue-eyed people have survived due to their special genes.

C. A genetic mutation leads to the change of people"s eye color.

D. The eye color can help discover where people"s ancestors were.

29. What can we learn about "the switch" from Paragraph 3 ?

A. It helps produce less melanin. B. It produces melanin directly.

C. It can be limited by other genes. D. It helps OCA2 function in our body.

30. Why can we conclude all blue-eyed individuals are linked to the same ancestor?

A. They have almost the same gene. B. They have a small degree of variation.

C. They have more melanin in their eyes. D. They have more variation in gene.

31. What does the last paragraph want to tell us?

A. Nature affects our genes. B. Only the fittest can survive.

C. We are decided by our genes. D. Some genetic mutations are pointless.

D

A good memory is an important advantage and it is something that can be developed right from childhood. Playing memory games on a regular basis offers a wide range of benefits to kids. Even children who have learning disabilities are able to retain information for longer thanks to playing these memory games.

One of the most important advantages coming from playing memory and mathematical games from a young age is that they help develop the brain. In fact, this is a great way to give exercise to the brain. Scientists have also observed a remarkable increase in cognitive（認(rèn)知的） skills as a result of playing these games. Other advantages

include increase in short-term memory and improved ability to concentrate on tasks at hand. One of the biggest obstacles of learning is an inability to focus on one’s work and to pay the necessary attention to important subjects. Apart from all the advantages listed above, memory games also make learning fun and ensure that kids have a positive approach towards learning and acquire a number of skills that will help them for a long time to come. This is of great importance because it helps kids persevere with their education as they grow older and difficulty levels of studying increase.

Kids these days spend a great deal time playing video games and are quick to start playing educational games as well. Interestingly, many parents are happy to let them switch from playing video games to memory games on a computer or mobile device.

There are many different types of memory games that one could choose for one’s kids. However, one should only ever give age-appropriate puzzles and mathematical games to kids or else their motivation levels to participate in them will drop over time. In short, a child who has been exposed to proper memory games from a very young age is more likely to do well in life.

32. The underlined word “retain” in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to “  ”.

A. read B. hear C. keep D. change

33. Which of the following is NOT the advantage of memory games?

A. Making children interested in learning B. Treating children’s learning disabilities.

C. Helping children concentrate on their study D. Developing children’s brains 34．The motivation of children will drop if  .

A. they play memory games that aren’t suitable for them

B. there aren’t many interesting games available

C. the memory games are only designed for every little kid

D. they are required to spend more time in studying

35. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The history of memory games. B. The development of memory games

C. The popularity of memory games. D. The benefits of memory games

第二節(jié)（共 5 小題；每小題 2 分，滿分 10 分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Forgiveness

To forgive is a virtue, but no one has ever said it is easy. When someone has deeply hurt you, it can be extremely difficult to let go of your hate. However, forgiveness is possible, and it can be surprisingly beneficial to your physical and mental health. People who forgive show less sadness，anger and stress and more hopefulness, according to a recent research. 36 . Try the following steps：

Calm yourself. 37 . You can take a couple of breaths and think of something that gives you pleasure : a beautiful scene in nature, or someone you love.

Don"t wait for an apology. Many times the person who hurt you does not intend to apologize. They may have

wanted to hurt you or they just don"t see things the same  way.       38 . Keep in mind that forgiveness does not

necessarily mean becoming friends again with the person who upset you.

Take the control away from your offender ( 冒 犯 者 ). Rethinking about your hurt gives power to the person who caused you pain. Instead of focusing on your wounded feelings, learn to look for the love, beauty and kindness around you.

          39 . If you understand your offender, you may realize that he  or  she  was  acting  out  of  unawareness, fear, and even love. You may want to write a letter to yourself from your offender"s point of view.

Don"t forget to forgive yourself.    40 . But it can rob you of your self confidence if you don"t do it.

A. Why should you forgive?

B. How should you start to forgive? C．Recognize the benefits of forgiveness.

D. Try to see things from your offender"s angle.

E. For some people, forgiving themselves is the biggest challenge.

F. To make your anger die away, try a simple stress management technique.

G. If you wait for people to apologize, you could be waiting an awfully long time.

第三部分 英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分 45 分）

完形填空（共 20 小題；每小題 1.5 分，滿分 30 分）

Adventure is in my blood. And I had been considering how I was going to celebrate my high school graduation. I didn’t just want a small _41 in  the  backyard.  I  started  thinking  about  doing  a  solo  42 somewhere out of the ordinary. I took out     43     and drew the 1,500-mile route along which I would be     44 from the northernmost point in Norway to the southernmost section of Sweden. When I    45     my plans with    my dad, he 46 as I thought he would. Because I get my adventurous 47 from him, he was all for it.

I had only been away from my      48      three days now, but there was an inner       49       going on inside    of me. Part of me was homesick and doubting whether I      50      could make it. The other part of me was ready  to     51     to myself and my family that I could do it by myself. On the road, I met another     52      who was  quite a bit older than I was. He had started his journey _   53   by bike at the southern part of Norway and had   just finished. I could tell he had a great sense of       54      . It encouraged me not to       55      . As I listened to my

  56  artists on my MP4 player, I pedaled (踩踏板) with my feet. There was  57  around me for miles.

  58  , that wasn’t entirely true. There were mosquitoes--- millions of them. My arms were so dotted with

  59  that they looked like a topographical map (地形圖). But, however  60  it would be, nothing could stop my advance towards the destination. As you know, adventure is in my blood.