1、永春一中 培元中学 季延中学 石光中学(满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟)组卷学校：季延中学第一部分 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。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. Who might Toby be? A. A pet. B. The speakers child. C. The mans friend.2. Why is the man upset? A. His In
2、ternet is shut off. B. His phone isnt working. C. His home is without power.3. When will the woman go to see the doctor? A. 12:30. B. 1:00. C. 1:30. 4. Why is the man selling his car? A. He wants a new car. B. He plans to take the subway.C. He just bought an expensive house.5. What is the woman conf
3、used about? A. Her exam. B. The end of the book. C. The feelings of a character in the book.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。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. What would the woman like to be? A. A
4、 journalist. B. A teacher. C. A doctor.7. What are the speakers talking about? A. Why they should study. B. Where they should work. C. What subjects they should take.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. Why does the woman want to go outside? A. She doesnt feel well.B. She wants to see the view.C. She wants to t
5、ake a walk by the ocean.9. What does the man offer the woman? A. A jacket. B. A camera. C. Something to drink.10. When does the conversation probably take place? A. In the morning. B. In the early afternoon. C. In the evening.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. What will Twitter users be able to do for the f
6、irst time? A. Add multimedia files. B. Write over 140 characters. C. Like their favorite tweets.12. How many users did Twitter have in 2015? 2018 届高三年毕业班第二次联合考试试卷（英语科）A. 305 million. B. 310 million. C. 315 million.13. How does the woman likely feel about Twitter? A. She doesnt like it at all. B. She
7、 uses it all the time. C. She knows little about it.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。14. When does the conversation begin? A. Around 3:15 p.m. B. A little before 4:00 p.m. C. Right at 4:00 p.m.15. What does the girl need help with? A. What to write about.B. How to write part of her essay.C. How to look up an
8、authors information.16. Where does the man need to go? A. To another office. B. To a lecture hall. C. To a big meeting hall close by.17. What will the girl do tomorrow? A. Turn her essay in. B. Rewrite the first page. C. Talk to the man some more.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. How many new online degre
9、es does the university offer this year? A. 4. B. 24. C. 36.19. What do the new programs offer? A. A bachelors degree. B. A graduate degree. C. Discounts for professionals.20. What does the speaker suggest about the graduates of these programs? A. They will make at least $100,000 a year.B. They are e
10、xpected to pay about $20,000 a year.C. It will take them around five years to finish their classes.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。AYou may probably recognize most of the powerful graduation speakers, who are well-known people in their fields, b
11、ut I think the schools couldnt have picked better speakers than them, because the most important inspiration anyone can ever get is someone who lives his living by example.Steve Jobs, Stanford University: “Remembering youre going to die, the best way I know is to avoid the trap of thinking you have
12、something to lose. There is no reason not to follow your heart. Your time is limited, so dont waste it living someone elses life. Dont let the noise of others opinions drown out your own inner voice.” Oprah Winfrey, Stanford University: “I consider the world, this Earth, to be like a school. And the
13、 secret Ive learned to get ahead is being open to the lessons from the grandest universe of all. Dont react against a bad situation. And the solution will arise from the challenge. Because surrendering yourself doesnt mean giving up, it means acting with responsibility.”Bono, University of Pennsylva
14、nia: “For four years youve been buying, trading, and selling everything youve got in this marketplace of ideas. Your pockets are full, even if your parents are empty, andand now youve got to figure out what to spend it on. .The world is more flexible than you think and its waiting for you to hammer
15、it into shape.”Michael Dell, University of Texas at Austin: “Now its time for you to move on to whats next and obtain your desire. But you must not let anything prevent you from taking those first steps. Dont spend so much time trying to choose the perfect opportunity but you miss the right opportun
16、ity. Recognize that there will be failures and obstacles. But you will learn from your mistakes and the mistakes of others.“ 21. Who wants to express “Dont live your life in regret.”? A. Michael Dell. B. Bono. C. Steve Jobs. D. Oprah Winfrey. 22. Which of the following can best describe what Oprah W
17、infrey says? A. To break some of the rules. B. To overcome the fear of loss. C. To go all out to achieve our goals. D. To be brave and keep trying to the end. 23. What Michael Dell said is to urge people to _.A. listen to our heart B. pursue our dreams C. create our own journey D. learn from our mis
18、takes 24. What can we be likely to gain from these powerful graduation speeches? A. Some life lessons. B. Some personal experiences. C. Some social skills. D. Some creative ideas.BIn todays society, almost half of all marriages in America end in divorce, which means many children have divorced paren
19、ts. I am by no means a rare case. There are plenty of other people understanding the difficulty of separated parents and living in two households. Despite this, people who havent personally experienced divorce really have no idea what its like. Despite many arguments and conflicts, my parents have h
20、andled divorce and joint custody(监护) well, at least better than expected. Occasionally my parents put up the curtain to block my brother and me from the reality and I will get a glimpse of the not-so-bright-and-sunny reality, the fact that my parents simply dont like each other, let alone get along.
21、 They try to make sure my brother and I dont overhear the argument and do their best to keep my brother and me out of their issues. Last Mothers Day I woke up at my Dads house with a text message from my Mom saying, “Call me when u can.” I rolled out of bed and dialed her number. On the other end of
22、 the phone I could hear my Moms trembling voice. “Your dad isnt letting me have you until 7 tonight.” I knew Mothers Day is important to her and me. I began to get angry with my Dad, but I told myself that getting mad and fueling my moms anger towards my Dad wouldnt help. Later my father told me tha
23、t he had plans to spend time with my Grandma and step-mom for Mothers Day, which I understood and accepted but I also understood why my Mom wouldnt accept it. While having divorced parents is difficult, I have learned a lot about how to deal with conflict from an early age and Ive been blessed with
24、an extremely large family, which is an amazing network of support. 25. The author uses the first paragraph to show us that_.A. living as a child of divorced parents is normal but not easy B. the number of divorced parents is increasing rapidly at present C. people are not aware of what problems divo
25、rced parents are facing D. the experience of being a child of divorced parents is painful but worth 26. We can know that the authors divorced parents try to_.A. build up a good relationship with their children B. prevent their children getting involved in their affairs C. inspire their children to b
26、e confident about their future D. prove that they are concerned about their childrens safety 27. The passage implies that the author is _. A. naughty and stubborn B. reliable and responsible C. energetic and creative D. polite and considerateCDavid Rees runs a truly distinctive business. He charges
27、customers $15 to sharpen their pencils to perfections, using a variety of tools. I know what youre thinking is this a joke? The 39-year-old gets asked that question a lot. To clarify everything, he even created a special section on his website telling everyone hes actually providing a real service.Y
28、ou can supply your own pencil or you can have Rees sharpen one of his own favorite 2B pencils. After that, he mails it to you in a display tube with the shavings in a separate bag, and an authentic certificate which just happens to mention the pencil is so sharp as to be a dangerous object.To achiev
29、e the desired result, the master sharpener uses all kinds of tools, including general sandpapers, pocket knives and even a special $450 sharpening machine. “It depends on what the customer wants to use his/her pencil for,” he says. “That determines the most appropriate pencil-sharpening technique. S
30、ome customers buy pencils as inspirational symbols while others buy them because of their special memories of classic 2B pencils.” $15 to have a pencil sharpened is a bit expensive though, right? Youre not the only one who feels that way, and Davids unique business has really angered lots of people,
31、 who talk of inequality in America, saying it is so insane for the wealthy to pay $15 to sharpen a pencil. But others will say, “This is just our urge to put an end to the welfare state because new ideas arise along with the business.” David admits his trade is sort of unusual. But there are those w
32、ho actually value his service, as proven by the over 500 orders he has gotten. 28. How could David make money by sharpening pencils?A. He invented new tools for the job. B. He promoted his skill on his website.C. He saved lots of time for other people.D. He provided quality service to his customers.
33、29. From his words, we can infer that David Bees .A. knows all kinds of pencil users B. provides personalized servicesC. values ideas behind the pencils D. always writes with pencils30. What does the underlined word “insane” (in Paragraph 5) mean?A. Deliberate. B. Rewarding. C. Unreasonable. D. Irre
34、sponsible.31. What seems to be the authors attitude to David Bees trade?A. Its a fancy service. B. It has a good reputation.C. Its awfully expensive. D. It wastes time and money.DI am convinced that reading the news is worse than not reading anything at all. There is no proof that it makes us wiser,
35、 better decision makers, better informed; nothing if anything, entirely the opposite. If you are anything like me, youve already stopped consuming news. I write about this topic because I got discouraged with that guy who thinks he is very cultured just because he reads the newspaper and with that g
36、irl who is very surprised to hear I dont know about the leaked photos of Jennifer Lawrence. But mostly, because Ive benefited from it. Since I freed myself from the news I feel more in control of my attention, I have better reading habits, and Im more optimistic. So I decided to do some research abo
37、ut it and was astonished to find more than enough reasons to back up my feeling. Unlike the limited attention we have to spend on long, deep, intelligent, and quiet content (which is actually important and requires thinking), our brains are excited to pay attention to the flashy, loud, and dramatic.
38、 This is the reason why we can swallow limitless quantities of news flashes. We see news all the time on Facebook and Twitter, each post screaming to get our attention. Information is no longer rare. But attention is. Why give it away so easily? It is worrying that we are spending SO much time skimm
39、ing through headlines. With so much information, our brain has to form shortcuts to deal with the overload and the distractions, because on top of that, we consume news while multitasking. We listen to the news while driving. We read the newspaper while having breakfast. News breaks our concentratio
40、n and thins comprehension and the more we consume it, the more we reinforce(强化)this habitAbove all, we do not recognize the effect that pessimistic content can have on the individual. When youre exposed to too much negative information its easy to see why people say things like “its a messed up worl
41、d out there.” Why make an effort when everything seems out of your control? You might be thinking that news keeps US informed about the world. But has any piece of news changed your life in a way that if you hadnt read it, your personal or professional life would have been different? Make a consciou
42、s choice about what you consume32. What does the author think of reading news?A. Beneficial. B. Harmful. C. Inspiring. D. Dishonest. 33. The underlined “it” in Paragraph 2 refers to the fact that the author_. A. has stopped reading news B. had no idea about Jennifers photos C. got discouraged with t
43、he guy D. knows little about the present world 34. The third paragraph shows that_. A. news flashes are significant and exciting B. people like to focus on long, deep materials C. news flashes easily attract peoples attention D. 1acking information is peoples main concern35. The author may agree tha
44、t_. A. people should not read blindly B. people neednt try hard in the messy world C. news keeps us informed about the worldD. news is SO important as to change peoples life第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。 In the early days of the Ming Dynasty, that is, early i
45、n the 15th century, China was an advanced country in the world, with a booming economy and prosperous culture. 36 Between 1405 and 1433, Zheng He was ordered seven times to make voyages to different countries, known as “Zheng Hes voyages to the west seas”.In 1405, a huge fleet of more than 300 ships
46、 manned by over 27,800 men set sail from Liujia Harbor near Suzhou on a distant voyage under the command of Zheng He. 37 The fleet sailed along Chinas coast to Champa close to Vietnam and after crossing the South China Sea, visited Java, Sumatra and reached Sri Lanka finally. On the way back, it sai
47、led along the west coast of India and returned home in 1407. 38 In all, he had made calls at over 30 countries and territories. 39 No matter what country he visited, he called on the ruler of the land, presenting to him valuable gifts to express Chinas sincere desire to develop friendly relations. 40 They sent the emperor zebras, giraffes, shells, elephant ivory and rhinoceros-horn medicine.The voyages by Zheng He strengthened the friendly relations between China and other countries in Asia and Africa and led to cultural and economic exchange between the
