1、 辽师附中 2017 届高三上学期期中考试 英语学科试题 满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟 命题人：高三英语备课组 第 卷 注意：请考生将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分 30 分） 回答听力部分时 ,请先将答案标在试卷上 .听力部分结束前 , 你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上 . 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
2、段对话仅读一遍。 例 ： How much is the shirt? A. 19.15 B. 9.15 C. 9.18 答案是 B。 1. What is the weather like? A. Its raining. B. Its cloudy. C. Its sunny. 2. Who will go to China next month? A. Lucy. B. Alice. C. Richard. 3. What are the speakers talking about? A. The mans sister. B. A film. C. An actor. 4. Wher
3、e will the speakers meet? A. In Room 340. B. In Room 314. C. In Room 223. 5. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C. At home. 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
4、小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或对白两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 8 题。 6. Why did the woman go to New York? A. To spend some time with the baby. B. To look after her sister. C. To find a new job. 7. How old was the baby when the woman left New York? A. Two months. B. Five months. C. Seven months. 8. What did
5、 the woman like doing most with the baby? A. Holding h im. B. Playing with him. C. Feeding him. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。 9. What are the speakers talking about?来源 :学 ,科 ,网 A. A way to improve air quality. B. A problem with traffic miles. C. A suggestion for city planning. 10. What does the man suggest
6、? A. Limiting the use of cars. B. Encouraging people to walk. C. Warning drivers of air pollution. 11. What does the woman think about the mans idea? A. Its interesting. B. Its worth trying. C. Its impractical. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。 12. How long will the man probably stay in New Zealand? A. One we
7、ek. B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks. 13. What advice does the woman give to the man? A. Go to New Zealand after Christmas. B. Book his flight as soon as possible. C. Save more money for his trip. 14. What can we learn about flights to New Zealand at Christmas time? A. They require early booking. B. The
8、y can be twice as expensive. C. They are on special offer. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。 15 Why did Jane call Mike? A. To ask him to meet her. B. To tell him about Tom. C. To borrow his car. 16. Where will Jane be in about one hour? A. At Mikes place. B. At the airport. C. At a garage. 17. What can we inf
9、er from the conversation? A. Jane has just learned to drive. B. Janes car is in bad condition. C. Mike will go to the airport. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。 18. What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before? A. Write a short story. B. Prepare for the lesson. C. Learn more about the writer.
10、19. Why does the speaker ask the questions? A. To check the students understanding of the story. B. To draw the students attention to reading skills. C. To let the students discuss father-son relationships. 20. What will the students do in 10 minutes? A. Ask more questions. B. Discussion in groups.
11、C. Give their answers. 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Growing roses is quite a difficult task without knowing the right way. If you are attracted by the beauty of roses and need some tips for growing them, read on for some t
12、ips about taking care of rose plants. You have to buy a good plant, preferably around two years old. While most rose plants can tolerate around six hours of sunlight every day, some varieties need eight hours of sunlight exposure. The shade-loving roses need only four hours of sunlight. You will hav
13、e to soak(浸泡 ) the roots overnight, before planting. If you plant it in a container, then the watering should be done daily, whereas garden roses need water once or twice a week. The next point is the application of fertilizers（肥料） , which is mainly needed by rose plants in containers. Most of the v
14、arieties do not need fertilizers, as they can feed on the nutrients that exist in the soil. There is no need of fertilization during November and December, and the frequency of fertilization can be reduced during the summers, especially after April. It can be restarted in September and has to be inc
15、reased during the growing periods. Cutting the stems promotes the growth of the plant and also aids flowering. It should be done regularly to remove dead or diseased leaves and stems. Rose plants can be successfully grown by beginners too! With some care and consideration, all your efforts would def
16、initely be worth it once you smell the fragrance of beautiful roses. 21. You can put shade-loving roses in the sun as long as _. A. 2 hours B. 4 hours C. 6 hours D. 8 hours 22. You should stop fertilizing rose plants in _. A. June B. April C. November D. September 23. To grow a rose in a garden, you
17、 should _. A. prevent cutting the stems 来源 :学科网 ZXXK B. water the plant every day C. avoid removing the diseased leaves D. make the roots soaked for a night before planting B “Now stretch(伸展 ) over your right leg!” my dance teacher yells over the music. “If it doesnt hurt, youre not trying hard enou
18、gh. Hold that stretch for 30 seconds!“ My dance teacher works hard to form us into the dancers we desire to be. In order for this to occur, we stretch hard a lot! Dancing is a real passion of many people, including me. I work hard to make myself better, and prove that I am good enough. Performing a
19、dance routine is more than just a performance. Dancers tell stories when they dance. It is a way for us to express our personal feelings. Just letting go and letting your body move with the music can create your emotions. Dance tells us things that our mind secretly hides. “Get up and do it again! Y
20、ou need to keep your spirits up!” Even though I am completely worn out after my dances, I love to hear those words. It gives me a sense of relief knowing that I can again express my feelings out on the floor. “Practice makes perfect! Come on. We have a competition this weekend, and we need to work h
21、arder!” Competitions are the best possible example of fun. For a dancer, life cannot get better than competitions. The thrill of losing yourself onstage is a rush of energy rushing through your body! The feeling is unexplainable. As you sit there putting on your makeup, fixing your hair, and putting
22、 on your costume, the rush just gradually grows until it is ready to be released onstage. Finally the time comes to tell your story. Standing backstage waiting for your name to be called is one of the scariest moments. You are ready to show the world what you are capable of and what you have been pe
23、rfecting for a while. Once your number is called, you walk out onstage. The applause at the end tells each dancer that their story has been received, and that the dance has been brought to life. 24. What does the authors dance teacher require her to do during the dance class? A. Build up her confide
24、nce. B. Keep encouraged and cheerful. C. Train her body to the fullest. D. Understand the music. 25. How does the author understand dancing according to the text? A. It is a good way to release stress. B. It takes talent, confidence and patience to dance well. C. It is no more than a performance wit
25、h our bodies. D. It is a way to show our personal emotions. 26. As far as the author is concerned, a dance competition means_ A. an improvement in her life. B. an opportunity to have fun. C. a reflection of her perfect thoughts. D. a way to experience the scariest moment 27. What would be the best t
26、itle for the text? A. Bringing dance to life B. Training for competitions C. Dancers special feelings D. Encouragement from my teacher C We live in a culture that sends out very mixed messages about mistakes: Were told we learn by making them, but we work hard to avoid them. So the result is that mo
27、st of us know that we are going to make mistakes, but deep down, we feel we shouldnt. Experiments with schoolchildren who did well on a given test show that those who were praised for being smart and then offered a more challenging or less challenging task afterward usually chose the easier one. On
28、the other hand, children praised for trying hard rather than being smartfar more often selected the more difficult task. If we try hard to avoid mistakes, we arent open to getting the information we need in order to do better. In a writing study, experiments showed that those who are so scared to ma
29、ke mistakes perform worse in writing tasks than those who arent as worried about being perfect. They fear receiving any kind of negative feedback, so they dont learn where they went wrong and how to get better. We dont just learn more when were open to mistakes, we learn deeper. Research tells us th
30、at if were only concerned about getting the right answer, we dont always learn the underlying concepts that help us truly understand whatever were trying to figure out. Mistakes need to be seen not as a failure to learn, but as a guide to what still needs to be learned. As Thomas Edison said, “I am
31、not discouraged, because every abandoned wrong attempt is another step forward.“ Furthermore, we often make mistakes because we try new thingswe wander away from accepted paths. Teflon, penicillinthese are examples of great discoveries made by mistake. Take a page from A lbert Einstein, who said, “A
32、nyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. “ 28. What will happen to students praised for being smart in face of choosing tasks compared to students praised for working hard? A. He will ask his teachers for advice. B. He will hide his mistakes from his teachers. C. He will work
33、 harder to avoid mistakes. D. He will choose a less challenging task. 29. Which of the following statements is NOT acceptable according to the passage? A. The more mistakes we make, the more we learn. B. Mistakes can be used as a positive factor for success. C. Being open to mistakes help you unders
34、tand the truth. D. A step forward may come from mistakes youve made. 30. What does the last paragraph want to tell us? A. One must follow a correct path to avoid mistakes. B. To become an Einstein, you should make mistakes. C. Making mistakes is not a disadvantage in a way. D. You cant make mistakes
35、 unless you try new things. 31. Whats the main idea of the passage? A. We can never avoid making mistakes when we work. B. Success cant be achieved without making mistakes. C. Try every means to avoid mistakes in our daily life. D. Mistakes should be treated with a correct attitude. D In summer, mil
36、lions of people will head for the beach And while the ocean can be a great place to swim and play, it may also be useful in another way. Some scientists think that waves could help make electricity “Have you ever been on a surfboard or boat and felt yourself being lifted up by a wave? Or have you ju
37、mped in the water and felt the energy as waves crashed over you?” asked Jamie Taylor of the Wave Energy Group at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland “There is certainly a lot of energy in waves ” Scientists are working on using that energy to make electricity Most waves are created when winds bl
38、ow across the ocean “The winds start out by making little ripples (波纹 ) in the water, but if they keep on blowing , those ripples get bigger and bigger and turn into waves, ” Taylor said “Waves are one of natures ways of picking up energy and then sending it off on a journey ” When waves come toward
39、s the shore, people can set up dams or other barricades to block the water and send it through a large wheel called a turbine (涡轮 ) The turbine can then power an electrical generator (发电机 ) The United States and a few other countries have started doing research on wave energy , and it is already bei
40、ng used in Scotland The resource is huge We will never run out of wave power, besides, wave energy does not create the same pollution as other energy sources, such as oil and coal Oceans cover three quarters of the earths surface That would make wave power seem perfect for creating energy around the
41、 world There are some drawbacks, however Jamie Taylor said that wave power still cost too much money He said that its effects on animals in the sea were still unknown Plus, wave power would get in the way of fishing and boat traffic With more research, however, “many of these problems might be overc
42、ome,” Taylor said “Demand for energy to power our TVs and computers, drive our cars, and heat and cool our homes is growing quickly throughout the world Finding more energy sources is very important, for traditional sources of energy like oil and gas may run out some day ” In the future, when you tu
43、rn on a light switch, an ocean wave could be providing the electricity! 32 Which of the following is NOT true? A Wave power costs too much money B Wave energy creates the same amount of pollution as other energy sources C Wave power affects fishing and boat traffic D Wave power may affect marine ani
44、mals 33 We can infer from the passage that _ A finding new energy sources like wave energy is important B wave energy is a resource that will never run out and is used all over the world C wave power is perfect for creating energy around the world D wave power doesnt create any pollution 34 The unde
45、rlined word “drawbacks” in the seventh paragraph probably means_ A regrets B adventures C disadvantages D difficulties 35 What can be the best title for the passage? A How to Get Electricity by Waves B A Huge Resource of Energy C Can Waves Make Electricity? D The Disadvantages of Wave Energy 第二节（共 5
46、 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。 36 We achieve it actively by direct experience, by testing and proving an idea, or by reasoning. We achieve knowledge passively by being told by someone else. Most of the learning that takes place in the classroom and the kind that happe
47、ns when we watch TV or read newspapers or magazines is passive. Conditioned as we are to passive learning, its not surprising that we depend on it in our everyday communication with friends and co-workers. 37 It makes us tend to accept what we are told even when it is little more than hearsay and rumor. Did you ever play the game Rumor? It begins when one person writes down a message but doesnt show it to anyone. Then the person whispers it, word for word, to another person. That person, in turn, whispers it to still anothe
