1、- 1 -2018 届 福 建 省 福 安 一 中 高 三 上 学 期 期 中 考 试 英 语（考试时间:120 分钟 试卷满分:150 分）注意事项: 1.本试卷由四个部分组成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；回答非选择题时，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)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节
2、（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。1. What will Dorothy do on the weekend?A. Go out with her friend.B. Work on her paper.C. Make some plans.2. What was the normal price of the T-shirt?A. $15. B. $30. C. $50.
3、3. What has the woman decided to do On Sunday afternoon?A. To attend a wedding.B. To visit an exhibition.C. To meet a friend.4. When does the bank close on Saturday?A. At l:00 pm.B. At 3:00 pm.C. At 4:00 pm.5. Where are the speakers?A. In a store.B. In a classroom.C. At a hotel.第二节 (共 15 小题;每小题 1 5
4、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，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题给出 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。- 2 -6. What do we know about Nora?A. She prefers a room of her own.B. She likes to work with other girls.C. She lives near the city center.7.
5、What is good about the flat?A. It has a large sitting room.B. It has good furniture. C. It has a big kitchen.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Where has Barbara been?A. Milan. B. Florence. C. Rome.9. What has Barbara got in her suitcase?A. Shoes. B. Stones. C. Books.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 l2 题。l0. Who is making the
6、telephone call?A. Thomas Brothers. B. Mike Landon. C. Jack Cooper.11. What relation is the woman to Mr. Cooper?A. His wife. B. His boss. C. His secretary.12. What is the message about?A. A meeting.B. A visit to France.C. The date for a trip.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 l6 题。13. Who could the man speaker most p
7、robably be?A. A person who saw the accident.B. The driver of the lorry.C. A police officer.14. What was Mrs. Franks doing when the accident took place?A. Walking along Churchill Avenue.B. Getting ready to cross the road.C. Standing outside a bank.15. When did the accident happen?A. At about 8:00 am.
8、B. At about 9:00 am.C. At about l0:00 am.16. How did the accident happen?A. A lorry hit a car.B. A car ran into a lorry.C. A bank clerk rushed into the street.听第 l0 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。- 3 -17. What is the talk mainly about?A. The history of the school. B. The courses for the term. C. The plan for the
9、 day.18. Where can the visitors learn about the subjects for new students?A. In the school hall.B. In the science labs.C. In the classrooms.19. What can students do in the practical areas?A. Take science courses.B. Enjoy excellent meals.C. Attend workshops.20. When are the visitors expected to ask q
10、uestions?A. During the lunch hour.B. After the welcome speech.C. Before the tour of the labs.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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIf you need to spend time on the road，its important to find ways to keep safe on your feet. Dont suppose i
11、ts your right of way. Yes, you might be crossing at the right place, at the right time, within the crosswalk area, but you are still exposed to danger. It could be a distracted driver, or a cyclist with a loose sense of traffic rules, so you could still get hurt. You can be in the right legally, but
12、 that wont be much help when youre in the hospital.Follow pedestrian signals. Just as drivers arent supposed to speed up to beat a light when crossing through an intersection, pedestrians need to take the same care when obeying their own signals. If the hand is flashing and the countdown is into sin
13、gle digits (数字），stay where you are. Trying to outrun the flashing hand is unsafe，especially as cars try to clear the intersection before the light turns red.Give drivers enough time to stop when crossing. Dont suppose that drivers will jam on their brakes when you hit the crosswalk signals. Some pro
14、vinces, such as Alberta, issue (发出）a ticket if you dont give drivers enough time to brake.Cross quickly. Once youve followed all of the other rules, and it is safe to cross the street, dont then just wander along in front of six lanes (车道）of traffic. Theres no need to run or jog, but respect the dri
15、vers who respected you enough to stop for you.- 4 -21. Who is the text intended for?A. Drivers. B. Cyclists. C. Pedestrians. D. Police.22. What does the underlined word “distracted” in Paragraph 2 mean?A. Considerate. B. Strange. C. Kind-hearted. D. Absent-minded.23. In what case would pedestrians i
16、n Alberta be fined?A. Racing against time with drivers.B. Following crosswalk signals.C. Crossing the crosswalk area.D. Walking outside six lanes.24. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Rules for Traffic PoliceB. Tips to Keep Safe on Your FeetC. Things Every Driver Should KnowD. Signals for
17、 Both Pedestrians and DriversBRaising the cost of high-calorie drinks by a few cents, and highlighting calorie content in places where they are sold decreases sales, a new study shows.This research comes after much discussion in recent years about trying to fight against the nations obesity crisis（肥
18、胖危机）by adding extra taxes to the cost of sugar-sweetened drinks, sometimes called a “soda tax”.Researchers at Harvard conducted a study in the cafeteria of a financial services company. They increased the price of high-calorie drinks (those that contained 150 calories or more per container), mostly
19、soda, lemonade, whole chocolate milk, and some juices, by one cent per ounce（盎司）.The price of low-calorie drinks (45 to 149 calories) and zero-calorie drinks stayed the same. So a 20-ounce bottle of a high-calorie drink cost 20 cents more than the same-sized container of low-calorie or zero-calorie
20、drinks.The increased price resulted in a fall of 16% in sales of high-calorie drinks, says Block, the studys lead researcher and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School.In the second part of the study, Block and colleagues arranged drinks based on their calorie content in the coolers where
21、they were sold. Researchers put signs on the cooler at the top and bottom for each of the three types of drinks and listed the calorie range for each one. Result: High-calorie drink sales decreased by 11%.Barry Popkin, a nutrition professor at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill and one of
22、the nations top experts on drink consumption（消费） , says, “This (price) study agrees with other research which shows that people are responsive to small price increases of one or two cents per ounce in sugar-sweetened drinks and will reduce their consumption of them.”25. What can be inferred from Par
23、agraph 2?- 5 -A. People are aware of the threat of obesity crisis.B. The cost of sugar-sweetened drinks contains soda tax.C. The nations obesity crisis is under control after the research.D. Nothing but the research has been done to respond to obesity crisis.26. Which of the following had a rise in
24、price during the study?A. Milk without any calorie.B. Drinks that weigh 20 ounce.C. Lemonade with 200 calories.D. Juices containing 149 calories.27. What does Barry Popkin mean in the last paragraph?A. The study has been conducted many times by other experts.B. People are likely to ignore a price in
25、crease of one cent per ounce.C. He believes that the sales of high-calorie drinks will certainly fall.D. A rise in price works in reducing the sales of high-calorie drinks.CFor at least a decade, Bridgette Haffner routinely ran into John Grant. Her parents immigrated from Sierra Leone in the early 1
26、970s before she was born. In Washington, the family found a booming community of immigrants from their country. And almost any occasion（时刻）birthday party, graduation, baby showerwas cause for a big, lively celebration. Grant was quickly pulled into the same circle when he moved to the area in 1994.
27、He left Sierra Leone at age 18, went to the University of Maryland and became an accountant. He knew Haffner only well enough to say hello, but he was always looking for an opportunity to continue the conversation. “She was beautiful, and I liked her character,” says Grant, now 40. “But she was alwa
28、ys with her mom and sister, so she was inaccessible. She was hard to get.” Haffner thought Grant seemed like a nice guyhe was always smiling, even if he never said much. But she didnt think much more about him. After college, shed lived in Spain for a year before returning to the United States to he
29、lp her mother and grandmother, who were both ill. Unsatisfied with the care they received, she went to nursing school and started working in health care. Once they were healthy, she focused on becoming a lawyer and living abroad. At a gathering in 2010, Grant asked Haffner if he could call her. She
30、was surprised by his interest but gave him her number. They began to talk almost nightly. The conversations were “very lively”, recalls Haffner, now 37. “We had a lot in common, and we could talk as friends.” They were both devoted to their families, their jobs and travel. When Haffner mentioned she
31、 loved soccer, Grant invited her to watch a World Cup game at Lucky Bar near Dupont Circle. Haffner, who grew up in a very traditional family and didnt drink, had never been to a bar. She was delighted by the invitation and soaked up（沉浸于）the rough atmosphere and Grants company. - 6 -28. What can we
32、infer from the 2nd paragraph?A. Immigrants in the community led a very hard life.B. Immigrants in the community had a lot of work to do.C. Immigrants in the community didnt welcome outsiders.D. Immigrants in the community enjoyed themselves very much.29. Why did Haffner go to nursing school?A. Becau
33、se she wanted to work well in health care. B. Because her family wanted her to major in nursing. C. Because she wanted to take better care of her mom and grandma. D. Because her sick mom and grandma were unsatisfied with her care. 30. Which is the right order of the following events? a. Grant decide
34、d to date Haffner. b. Haffner routinely ran into Grant. c. Grant moved to the community where Haffners family lived. d. Haffner found she had a lot in common with Grant. e. Grant took Haffner to a bar. f. Grant phoned Haffner. A. cbafde B. bcafde C. bcfaed D. cbfade31. To Grant and Haffner, the memo
35、ries can be described as _.A. distant B. fresh C. regretful D. embarrassingDWhen students read articles about scientific discovery, they learn what worked. Scientists present the methods that got the best result. They often show only the results that are significant and important. What they wont sho
36、w are the mistakes or failures that came first. Yet sometimes those mistakes pointed the way to success.It can take a long time and many experiments to achieve scientific success. Robbin, 16, and Annabelle, 15, learned that while working this summer in a biochemistry lab at Stony Brook University in
37、 New York. Whats more, they learned that failure is not necessarily something to fear.“I like the idea of scientific research,” says Robbin. Its the basic for “every lesson you learn in school and understanding everything you see in life.” This summer, Robbin has been working with Lauren, a chemistr
38、y student, who is making new drugs to fight harmful bacteria. At first, the tests made Robbin anxious. She worried that she might be making costly mistakes. But Lauren reassured her that finding out what doesnt work is “just part of the learning process”. With time, the teen got comfortable with the
39、 idea that every experiment wouldnt succeed.Annabelle also learned a lot about failure and success. She worked with graduate student Agnieszka Gil. “Sometimes I try something and it takes a while for the experiment to run.” This means that finding out whether - 7 -Annabelle did something wrong can b
40、e a stressful waiting game, because “if you did something wrong you need to do it again.” But shes now learning to be patient and not to expect instant success.In science, figuring out why something failed is what may just put them on the road to success.32. What impresses students most in articles
41、about scientific discovery?A. Scientists achievements. B. The reasons for success.C. The cause of mistakes. D. Stressful process of research.33. What can we learn from the passage?A. Robbin is a graduate student. B. Lauren managed to make new drugs.C. Annabelle learns the value of patience.D. Agnies
42、zka expected an instant success.34. What did Robbin and Annabelle have in common in their experiments?A. They did their experiments independently.B. They realized not all experiments would succeed.C. They assisted graduate students to make new drugs.D. They made severe mistakes in the experiments.35
43、. What does the writer intend to tell us?A. The cause of making errors in science.B. The significance of scientific discovery.C. The importance of doing experiments.D. The correct attitudes towards failures.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。Do you have these so-ca
44、lled bad qualities? If yes, congratulations! Youre better than you think.It is hard to know what is good or bad these days when it comes to what qualities you possess. What strong quality applies to you may be what will drag you to become successful. And whatever the world has to think or say about
45、those qualities shouldnt bother you. Actually, these qualities are what bring out the shine in you. 36 You love taking risks.You like adventures. And you wont just be settled in the safe zone. People will ask you why you are always after the thrill and going above the limits. But how will you discov
46、er new things when you are always playing it safe? 37 You are proud.Pride is different from arrogance（傲慢）.You - 8 -have your inner self and try to keep your self-respect under control. You dont give in easily. 38 And you understand what your worth is39 Many may consider you to be nosy, pushy or a bu
47、sy body. But in many cases, being curious doesnt always kill the cat, but makes you smarter. You cant really become a better person when you are sticking to what you are. Focus on what you can be and ask the right questions. You are pessimistic.40 The world wants to listen to a story of persons who
48、are positive. But what if you are jumping into everything with optimism and not giving yourself the benefit of doubt？You may lose so much when you are not counting the risks and saying enough “No.”A. You will only swell for the right reasons.B. People will not view shyness as a strength.C. You want
49、to have an answer for everything.D. You dont see everything from a positive light.E. You have to know a lot and reach for knowledge.F. Here are so-called bad qualities that could offer you advantages in life.G. Discovering yourself and the world requires some attempts at new things.第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节 完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。For as much as I love nature, its remarkable that I grew up in a family that didnt s
