1、版权所有:中国好课堂 2017-2018 学年第二学期赣州市十四县（市）期中联考高三年级英语试题第一部分 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。例： How much is the shirt? A. 19.15 B . 9.18 C. 9.15 答案是 C。1.What does the man dislike about the work?
2、A.The size. B. The color. C. The style2.Why does the man want a ride to work ?A. His car is being repaired. B. He lent his car to someone else.C.He doesnt want to take the subway.3.What happened to the spaghetti?A. The man had it for lunch. B.It was eaten by the woman. C. It has gone bad in the refr
3、igerator4.Why is the woman returning the skirt?A. Its too short. B.Its too long. C. Its too dark5.Where does the man work now?A.At a furniture store B. At the post office. C.At a party supply store 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
4、独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒版权所有:中国好课堂 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.Why did the woman go to England?A.On business B. To visit friends C. For further studies.7.What was the weather like in England?A.Rainy. B. Windy C. Sunny.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8-9 题。8.What does the woman notice first ab
5、out the owner of the restaurant?A. Her clothes B. Her hairstyle C.Her smile.9.Why does the owner go to Italy every year?A. To visit her family. B. To get some information C.To study the design of clothes.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题10.Why did the man call the woman?A.To pay a bill. B. To deposit some mone
6、y. C. To check his account balance.11.Where does the man live now?A.On Alston Way. B.On Berkshire Road. C.On Parkview Drive. 12.What is the last piece of information the man gives?A. His date of birth. B. His account number. C.His social Security Number.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.What is the womans j
7、ob?A. An editor. B. A journalist. C.An athletic director.14.What does the man want to write about?版权所有:中国好课堂 A.Law B.Girls in sports C. The economy15.Whats the mans mothers career?A.She is a professional writer. B.She is a criminal lawyer. C.She is a family lawyer.16.Why does the woman apologize to
8、the man？A.She asked too many personal questions. B.She was not supportive of his career choice.C.She was asking questions instead of him.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题17.Whats the theme for today?A. Introducing dome famous writers. B. Discussing the issue for environment protection. C. Discussing the growt
9、h of worlds economy.18.What is Jessica Fleming s new book about?A. The economic effects of natural disasters B. How people are affecting the oceans. C. Why trees are important to the planet.19.What does the speaker like most about Prof. Thomass book?A.It is easy to understand B. It includes many int
10、eresting interviews C.It has even more details than his last book.20.What suggestions will Prof. Thomas give next?A. How to talk with whales. B. How to protect the underwater environment.C. What the government should do about oil spills.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)读下列短文，从每题所给的四
11、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。版权所有:中国好课堂 AChanukah FestivalActivities for kids of all agesSunday, December 17 9:00 am4:00 pmJoin us on December 17th, 2017 (2nd day of Hanukkah) for our annual Hanukkah Family Fun Fest for an exciting day of fun activities for the whole family. The Hazimir Choir w
12、ill provide holiday musical entertainment. Drum Tales will present “The Hearty Story of Hanukkah” show. There will be ceramic (陶瓷) painting of dreidels , menorahs (烛台) , and other Hanukkah items for the kids. And fun foods, crafts and activities will be happening throughout the day. Bring the whole
13、family and enjoy a funfilled day!11:30 Jolly Follies puppet show Ages 2-12A fun Muppet (提线木偶) style musical holiday story followed by a Hanukkah sing a song featuring the “Chipmunks” and other favorite characters. Adult: $7 Child $ 51:30Hazamir Teen ChoirSponsored by the Berman and Lerner families i
14、n memory of Cantor Moses L. Snyder3:15Drum Tales presents The Hearty Story of HanukkahDrum Tales is fun, interactive percussive (打击乐) and musical. It is much like the traditional drum circle concept. It combines story telling, musical instrumentation and song. Each participant is given a percussive
15、instrument which becomes their media of transportation to far away lands and exotic (异国情调的) places, to ride the waves of mystery of an unfolding plot, and into the deep realm of imagination and the colorful beyond. Drumming, rhyming, rapping, clinking, shaking and clapping, this performance will lea
16、ve you feeling refreshed after having returned from a journey through these stories! Adults $ 7 Child $ 5Plus food and fun for the entire familyCrafts with BBYO and Young JudeaCeramic painting with Jack and JillT-Shirt fun with Computer Adventures版权所有:中国好课堂 Fun with Cyber - ConnectionVendorsSpecial
17、visit by “Chanukah Bubby ” (Words:328)21. How much does a family of three (a kid and parents) have to pay if they attend Jolly Follies puppet show?A. $ 21. B.$ 19. C.$ 17 D.$ 15.22. What feeling will you not experience if you attend the Drum Tales?A. Mystery. B. Imagination. C. Horror D. Exoticism.2
18、3. What is NOT included in the Chanukah Festival?A. Fashion show. B. Fun foods. C. Computer adventures. D.Ceramic painting.BCan exercise during childhood protect you against memory loss many decades later? Exercise early in life seems to have lifelong benefits for the brain, in rats at least.“This i
19、s an animal study,but it shows that physical activity at a young age is very important-not just for physical development,but for the whole lifelong track of cognitive (认知的) development during ageing,” says Martin Wojtowicz of the University of Toronto, Canada. “In humans, it may delay the appearance
20、 of Alzheimers symptoms (阿兹海默氏症 ),possibly to the point of preventing them.”Wojtowiczs team divided 80 young male rats into two equal groups, and placed running wheels in the cages of one group for a period of six weeks. Around four months later - when the rats had reached middle age-the team taught
21、 all the rats to connect an electric shock with being in a specific box. When placed in the box, they froze with fear.Two weeks later, the team tested the rats in three situations: exactly the same box in the same room, the same box with the room arranged differently, and a completely different box
22、in a different room.The rats without access to a running wheel when they were young now froze the same percentage of times in each of these situations, suggesting they couldnt remember which one was dangerous. But those that had been able to run in their youth froze 40 to 50 percent less in both cha
23、nged box settings.版权所有:中国好课堂 “The results suggest the amount of physical activity when we re young, at least for rats, has influence on brain and cognitive healthin the form of better memories when were older,“says Arthur Kramer of Northeastern University in Boston, who has found that, in humans, ex
24、ercise promotes the growth of new brain cells.(Words:316)24.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 2 refer to?A.Study. B. Development. C. Ageing. D. Exercise25.How are Paragraph 3 and 4 mainly developed?(1)By analyzing causes. B.By showing differencesC. By describing the process. D. .By giv
25、ing an example.26.The study shows that _A.the more exercise a rat has when young, the better memory it will possess when older. B. using the running wheels is of benefit to the rats growthC. physical activity can prevent humans Alzheimers symptomsD. physical activity is important for physical health
26、27. What is the authors attitude towards the animal study?A. Doubtful. B. Objective. C. Critical. D. Negative.CTeaching PoetryNo poem should ever be discussed or “analyzed”, until it has been read aloud by someone, teacher or student. Better still, perhaps, is the practice of reading it twice, once
27、at the beginning of the discussion and once at the end, so the sound of the poem is the last thing one hears of it.All discussions of poetry are, in fact, preparations for reading it aloud, and the reading of the poem is, finally, the most telling “interpretation” of it, suggesting tone, rhythm, and
28、 meaning all at once. Hearing a poet read the work in his or her own voice, on records or on film, is obviously a special reward. But even those aids to teaching can not replace the student and teacher reading it or, best of all, reciting it. 版权所有:中国好课堂 I have come to think, in fact, that time spent
29、 reading a poem aloud is much more important than “analysing” it, if there isnt time for both. I think one of our goals as teachers of English is to have students love poetry. Poetry is “a criticism of life”, and “a heightening of life”. It is “an approach to the truth of feeling”, and it “can save
30、your life”. It also deserves a place in the teaching of language and literature more central than it presently occupies.I am not saying that every English teacher must teach poetry. Those who dont like it should not be forced to communicate this to anyone else. But those who do teach poetry must kee
31、p in mind a few things about its essential nature, about its sound as well as its sense, and they must make room in the classroom for hearing poetry as well as thinking about it.(Words:312)28. To have a better understanding of a poem, one should_.A. analyze it by oneself B. discuss it with othersC.
32、practise reading it aloud D. copy it down in a notebook29. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a function of poetry?A.Extending your life B. Saving your life C. Criticizing life D. Heightening life30. The last sentence in the third paragraph imply_.A. The teaching of poetry is more important
33、than any other subject.B. More importance should be given to the teaching of poetry.C. Poetry is the foundation of all language and literature courses.D. One cannot enjoy life fully without an understanding of poetry.31. The underlined phrase “make room” in the last paragraph could be best replaced
34、by _ .A. provide equipment B. build a school C. set up a house D. leave a certain amount of timeDNASA, the U. S. space agency, believes theres a good chance that were not alone in the universe. Last fall, NASA began a new project called the High Resolution Microwave Survey (HRMS). Its aim is to find
35、 evidence of life in one of the billions of galaxies in the universe.版权所有:中国好课堂 The search for intelligent life on other planets isnt new. It began almost 100 years ago. Thats when scientists built a huge transmitter to send radio waves into space. Scientists thought smart intelligent beings on othe
36、r planets might pick up the signals.Scientists have also sent a message about humans and our solar system to a nearby constellation (星座). But because the constellation is 25,000 light years away, a return message wouldnt reach the earth for 50,000 years! So dont wait up for an answer.So far, no extr
37、aterrestrial (境外的) beings that we know of have returned our “calls”. But according to Dr Jill Tarter, an HRMS scientist, we havent exactly had our ears wide open. “Now, however,” says Dr Tarter, “weve built the tools we need to listen well.”Last October, Dr Tarter switched on the largest radio recei
38、ver in the world. Its an enormous metal bowl stretching 1,000 feet across a valley in Puerto Rico. Meanwhile, another NASA scientist turned on a huge radio receiver in Californias Mojave Desert. NASA hopes these big dishes and others around the world will pick up radio signals from a new world.Dr Fr
39、ank Drake has been searching for life in outer space for years. He explains the HRMS project this way: To listen to your radio, you move the tuner on the dial until the channels come in loud and clear. Now imagine radio receivers that scan our galaxy “listening” to 14 million channels every second.
40、Thats what NASAs radio receivers in Puerto Rico and California are doing.But thats not all. Powerful computers hooked to the receivers examine every signal carefully. The computers try to match the signals to ones that scientists already recognize, such as human-made signals. If they cant, Drake and
41、 Tarter check on them. “It could prove there is radio technology elsewhere in the universe,” says Dr Tarter. “And that would mean were not alone.” （Words:418 ）32. NASA scientists started a new project so as to_.A. discover life in other galaxies B. confirm the number of galaxiesC. send human beings
42、into space D. find evidence of a new galaxy33. Dr Jill Tarter compare the new large receiver to_.A. the universe B. the human ear C.a huge dish D. a metal bowl34. According to Dr Frank Drake, NASAs radio receivers in Puerto Rico and California are _.版权所有:中国好课堂 A. moving the tuner on the dial for cle
43、ar channels B. picking up radio signals from new world C. trying to check on every channel carefully D. scanning the universe for possible signals 35. The best title for this passage is_.A. The Invention of New Radio Receivers B. Signals from Space C. NASA listens for Neighbors in Space D. Intellige
44、nt Life in Outer Space.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。There are plenty of common fears that, even if we dont have them ourselves, we totally understand: spiders, heights, creepy clowns. And then theres the number 13. Its a number just like any other, and yet ther
45、e are horror movies about it; 36 and plenty of couples avoid getting married on the 13th of the month. The technical name for the fear of 13 is triskaidekaphobia（恐数字 13 症）, and while it is rare, about 9 to 10 percent of Americans are, at the very least, uneasy about the number 13.37 Well, theres no
46、single reason behind the widespread fear. Historians have pinpointed a few potential reasons for 13s popularity as an unlucky number.The most popular theory about the origin of this fear is of the Bible: there were 13 diners at the Last Supper. 38 In Norse mythology, too, a table of 13 proved unluck
47、y, to say the least. According to one of the myths, the primary 12 gods were dining together peacefully until the god of mischief (and frequent superhero-movie villain) Loki showed up. As soon as this 13th guest arrived, chaos and carnage ensued. The superstition (迷信) that a table of 13 diners spells bad news even made its
