1、2019 届高三英语上学期期中试卷与答案期中考试英语试题 2018.11.16 第卷（选择题，共 100 分）第一部分： 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节听下面 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。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 is Ann so upset? A. She failed one of her exams.B. She is worrying about other lessons.C. She has no time to do her math hom
2、ework.2. What type of food does the woman eat now? A. Junk food. B. Healthy food. C. Delivered food.3. What will the man probably do to stay warm? A. Use a blanket. B. Turn on the heater. C. Drink some hot chocolate.4. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The mans career. B. The mans trave
3、l plan. C. The mans plan after graduating.5. What are the speakers opinions about the painting? A. Its simple. B. Its colorful. C. Its complex.第二节 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. Where does the
4、conversation take place? A. In an office downtown. B. In an apartment downtown. C. In an apartment in the East End.7. What does the man want to do now? A. Get to work. B. Go to a restaurant. C. Visit the womans company.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. How do the speakers know each other? A. They are family mem
5、bers. B. They go to the same school. C. They teach at the same school.9. How has the man tried to reach his brother? A. He sent him a text. B. He went to his house. C. He left him a voicemail.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Which subject is difficult for the woman? A. Math. B. History. C. Chemistry.11. W
6、hen can the woman have tutoring?A. On Tuesdays. B. On Thursdays. C. On Fridays.12. Who will sign the woman up for tutoring?A. Mr. Jennings. B. Mr. Hobart. C. Mrs. Lee.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. What might the womans job be? A. Shes a diver. B. Shes a lifeguard. C. Shes a swimming instructor.14. Who
7、called the ambulance? A. The woman. B. One of the students. C. The mans colleague.15. When did the ambulance arrive? A. Immediately. B. Ten minutes later. C. Twenty minutes later.16. How did the girl react when she awoke?A. She didnt know what happened. B. She went back in the pool. C. She cried.听第
8、10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Who is making the announcement?A. The student government. B. The school newspaper. C. The football team. 18. How many new teams are added this year? A. Four. B. Three. C. Two.19. What do the music club members do?A. They organize trips. B. They attend concerts. C. They have
9、dancing nights.20. Why should a student join a campus group?A. To have friends. B. To make good grades. C. To keep up with world news.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。AIf youve never travelled abroad, looking for a fun destination as your next vac
10、ation can be tough. Whats the food like? What attractions can I find? How do I get around? Dont settle for just any cityits important that your getaway suits all of your needs. Our top suggestion: London, UK. A new study by WeekenGO, an online weekend getaway portal and app, shows Englands capital h
11、as been ranked the best city to spend the weekend, especially for film fans. According to the study, Berlin, Germany was the most recommended destination for millennials, while Vienna, Austria took the top spot for vacationing families. Zurich, Switzerland was also voted the best destination for bab
12、y boomers.Each city in WeekenGOs Top 100 was graded using a number of categories, including ease of finding accommodations, cultural events, number of green spaces, and safety. Check out the best cities in the world for every type of traveler below:For those who love to stroll: Graz, Austria ranks a
13、s the worlds most walkable city.For nature lovers: Stuttgart, Germany ranks No. 1 for most green spaces.For fussy travelers: Rome, Italy has the most accommodation options.For the party crowd: Shanghai, China ranks No. 1 for club options.For curious travelers: Vancouver, Canada ranks No. 1 for the m
14、ost cultural events.For women going solo: Oslo, Norway has been ranked the safest place for women.21. The writer is possibly from _.A. a culture club B. a net company C. a travel agency D. a trade company22. Which might be the best choice for the Browns with two children to have a holiday?A. Vienna.
15、 B. London. C. Berlin. D. Zurich.23. Which of the following might be a good choice for a single female nature lover?A. Oslo and Rome. B. Oslo and Stuttgart. C. Rome and Graz. D. Graz and Stuttgart.BHome prices remained divergent in China during December, with some of the first-tier cities recording
16、price drops, while second and third-tier cities saw increases due to the varied market policies, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Thursday.Newly built commercial housing prices in the first-tier citiesnamely Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhenremained stable in December, while those i
17、n second and third- tier cities rose by 0.6 percent and 0.5 percent respectively from November 2017.The same trend was witnessed in second-hand home prices, which dropped slightly by 0.1 percent in first-tier cities and rose 0.3 percent in both second and third-tier cities in December, said Liu Jian
18、wei, a senior statistician at the NBS.In September 2017, the local governments of several regional capitals launched new restrictions to further slow home sales, in response to the central governments call to end housing speculation and cool the red-hot housing market in certain cities.As housing re
19、gulations in larger cities have tightened, investors have started looking for opportunities in medium-sized and small cities, thus causing a noticeable home price increase in third-tier cities.Fan Hengshan, deputy secretary-general of the National Development and Reform Commission, said at an econom
20、ic forum on Thursday that housing prices in third and fourth-tier cities have risen too fast, and this needs to be monitored carefully.“The home price increase in third-tier cities will have a fairly large impact, considering that a large part of Chinas gross domestic product and population come fro
21、m these cities,” said Zhang Zhiwei, chief economist and head of equity strategy for China at Deutsche Bank, during a recent media briefing.Zhang estimated that third-tier cities accounted for a major part of Chinese residents 50 trillion yuan wealth gains, driven by rising home prices in 2017.“Despi
22、te a relatively large increase in home prices in third-tier cities, studies have found that at the end of 2017, local residents in 85 third-tier cities need to save four to eight years of their income to buy a home, meaning that house price to income ratios are not too high in these cities,” he said
23、. 24. What does the underlined word “divergent” in the first paragraph mean?A. Diverse B.Stable C. Increasing D. Decreasing25. What do we know from the passage?A. Housing prices in the first-tier cities dropped slightly in December.B. Home prices in medium-sized and small cities remained stable in N
24、ovember.C. National housing prices rose in most time of 2017.D. The second-hand home prices dropped slightly in the first-tier cities while rose in both second and third-tier cities in November.26. Why did the housing prices in the third and fourth-tier cities rise fast ?A. Because the local governm
25、ents didnt launch any restrictions and regulations.B. Because the governments in the first-tier cities have carried out tougher measures.C. Because there are more people living in these cities.D. Because people there saved more money than other cities.27. Where is the passage probably taken from?A.
26、A science book. B. A newspaper. C. A fashion magazine. D. A text book. CGrown-ups are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practiced ever since. A man who has not had a chance to go swimming for years can still swim as well as ever when he gets
27、back in the water. He can get on a bicycle after many years and still ride away. He can play catch and hit a ball as well as his son. A mother who has not thought about the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “Twinkle, twinkle, little star“ or remember the story of Cinderella
28、 or Goldilocks and the Three Bears.One explanation is the law of overlearning, which can be stated as follows: Once we have learned something, additional learning trials(尝试)increase the length of time we will remember it.In childhood we usually continue to practice such skills as swimming, bicycle r
29、iding, and playing baseball long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and remind ourselves of words such as “Twinkle, twinkle, little star“ and childhood tales such as Cinderella and Goldilocks. We not only learn but overlearn.The multiplication tables(乘法口诀表)are an exception to the general rule that we forget rather quickly the things that we learn in school, because they are another of the
