1、2018 届山东省临沂市高三上学期期中考试英语试题英 语201711本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。注意事项：1答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号，不能答在本试卷上。3非选择题答案必须写在答题卡指定区域，否则不予计分。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(共 5 小题；每小题 15 分，满分 75 分)听下面 5 段对话。每段对
2、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?A1915 B918 C9 151 What does the man think of the bike?AIts ugly BIt s expensive CIts lovely2 What does the man say about the TV sale?AIts getting worse and worse BThere might be some barga
3、insC There are many advertisements about it3 What is the probable relationship between the speakers?来源:APolicewoman and thiefBSaleswoman and burglarC Director and actress 4 Where are the speakers?AIn a classroom BIn a bookstore CIn an office5 What is the woman going to do?AGo to see the factoryBMake
4、 an arrangementC Ask to be offered first hand information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 is the woman doing?AWorking in a supermarketBDelivering new
5、spapersC Finding a new route7 Who may do the work with the man?ATiHa BMary CLisa听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8 Why is Mary absent? AShe was drunk last nightBIt is her birthdayC She wasnt careful and had a bad accident9 Where are the speakers going this evening?AThe hospital BTheir office CBills house听第 8 段材料，
6、回答第 10 至 12 题。10 What happened to the man?AHis fathers garden was destroyedBMartin asked him for $100，000 C His father refused to give him the money11 Who would get all the money according to Martin?AThe man himself B The mans brother CThe mans uncle12 What did the man think of the news?AHe didnt be
7、lieve it at allBHe was doubtful about itC He thought it was reasonable听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13 How will the man go to the market?AOn foot BBy subway CBy bus14 Where should the woman change her line?AAt Bond Street BAt Tottenham Court RoadC At the Central Line15 When will the speakers meet?A10 ：30 B
8、9 ：30 C10：0016 What are the speakers talking about?AGoing out BPreparing for a party CTaking a train trip听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17 Why is the school called a“free school”?AThe students can learn what they likeBThe students neednt payC The students enjoy free lunch18 What are the students learning o
9、n the third floor? ADrawing BDriving CMath19 When do the students usually leave school? A3 ：30 B4： 30 C5：3020 What is the speaker doing? AHosting a seminarBIntroducing a schoo1C Making school arrangements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
10、涂黑。ANational Rankings：Best High SchoolsThe US News rankings include data on more than 22，000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of ColumbiaSchools were awarded gold，silver or bronze medals based on their performance on state assessments and how well they prepare students for collegeAb
11、out the AwardsGoldTop 500 Schools based on highest college readinessSilverHigh-performing schools based on lower college readinessBronzeHigh-performing schools based on state exam performance，1isted alphabeticallyAward DistributionGold 24Silver 103Bronze 168No Medal 705HOW We Determine the A wardsST
12、EP 1 Students perform better than expected in their stateWe looked at reading and math results for students on each states proficiency(水平)tests and then factored in the percentage of economically disadvantaged students，who tend to score lowerSTEP 2 Disadvantaged students perform better than state av
13、erageWe compared each schools math and reading proficiency rates for disadvantaged studentsblack Hispanic and low-incomewith the statewide results for these student groups and then selected schools that were performing better than their state averagesSTEP 3 Student graduation rates meet or are great
14、er than a national standardWe left out schools from consideration if their graduation rates were lower than 75 percenta starting point that is higher than a federal law that requires states to give extra resources to schools below 67 percentSTEP 4 Students are prepared for college-level coursework.
15、We calculated a College Readiness Index，which is based on the schools AP participation rate and how well the students did on those testsTiebeakers were used to determine ranks of schools that achieved the same College Readiness Index21 Which plays an important part in winning medals?ASchools intenti
16、on BCollege assessmentC Governments judgment DState evaluation22 Schools winning medals account for_A16 8 B27 1 C295 D705 23 Which school can get the awards?AThe school whose students do better than demandedBThe school whose disadvantaged students perform averagelyC The school whose graduation rates
17、 were lower than 67 percentDThe school whose students have a knowledge of College Readiness IndexBEvery day，we see images of perfect bodies we can never have，and we become convinced our bodies are who we arePassing through adolescence into adulthood and now into middle age，I ve wasted a lot of time
18、feeling ashamed of the size of my hips，the gray in my hair，and the lines in my faceFinally ，as I approach my 50s，I believe my parents were right all along：I am not my bodyI was born in 1959，at the tail end of the baby boomUnfortunately I arrived without all my body parts fully completeMy left arm is
19、 a little disabled with a small hand and three fingersTo my good fortune，I had excellent parentsThey were fighters who struck“I cant from my vocabulary，and replaced it with“I will find a way ”They believed the development of the mind，heart and soul determine who you are and who you will becomeMy bod
20、y was not to be used as an excuse；instead it was catalystMy body was not ignored，though It received an operation；it was dragged to physical treatment，then to swimming，and finally to yogaBut it was not the focus of my lifeI was taught to respect my body，but to remember that it was only a vehicle that
21、 carried the important things：my brain and soulMoreover，I was taught that bodies come in all shapes，colors and sizes， and that everyone was struggling in some way with their physical defects(缺陷)My experiences have convinced me this must be trueSome people think I am my body and treat me with prejudi
22、ce or pitySome are just curiousIt took years， but I have learned to ignore the stares and just smile backMy body has taught me to respect my fellow humanseven the thin，able-bodied，beautiful onesI am my words，my ideas and my actionsI am filled with love，humor，ambition and intelligenceThis I believe：I
23、 am your fellow human being and，like you，I am so much more than a body24 What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?AThe author was born healthy BThe author felt satisfied with his figure C His parents encouraged him to fight against the fateDHis parents were to blame for his body 25 What does
24、the underlined word“catalyst”in Paragraph 2 mean?ASomething that makes somebody excitedBSomething that causes improvementsC Something that cures diseasesDSomething that discourages activities26 What conclusion did the author draw from his experience?AHis body was of no use at a11BHe compared his bod
25、y to transportationC Other people have no problems like hisDHis brain and soul were the most important27 Which of the following can be the best title for the text?AI am not My Body BMy Excellent ParentsC Dont Have Prejudice against Me DA Disabled ManCVirtual reality(虚拟现实)(VR)，a kind of fantastic tec
26、hnology，is finally hereIt is the wonderful world created by computersIf you want to experience it，you will have to depend on a headsetBut before you rush out to buy a headset，youd better take notice of expertswarnings“These devices are designed mostly for adult use， ”said DrJustin Asgarpour，Vancouve
27、r optometrist(whose job is to examine peoples eyes and to sell glasses)Little research has been done about the long-term effects of VR on children，but makers have not designed the VR headsets for young eyesVR headset maker Oculus Rift states that younger users may suffer from discomfort or ill healt
28、h effects，and they are in a very important period of visual development “What a study has suggested is that a VR device can actually cause what we call amblyopia，potential lazy eyes，in these children with pre-existing Visual conditions， ”DrAsgarpour saidEven children without underlying eye condition
29、s could experience problems，like temporary double visionAdults should be careful too，according to the doctor，who says longer virtual reality experiences can lead to balance problemsYou should be careful of your surroundings and be careful not to trip over wiresThose with heart conditions are advised
30、 not to playBut every coin has two sides There are some positive health uses of virtual realityThe technology has been used to treat conditions like fear of heights，and its also being used to help treat addictions“What were trying to do is take people into a drug-related setting and let them experie
31、nce cravings(extremely strong wishes for something)， ”DrZach Rosenthal with Duke University saidHe and his team take addicts inside a virtual house and use a series of tones to condition them to reduce their cravingsScientists say that a lot more research needs to be done about the long-term health
32、effects of VR，but in the meantime you had better spend only a limited time on VR and make sure your children use it as little as possible28 Whats one of the purposes of this passage? ATo introduce the uses of VR headset BTo advertise the VR headsetC To inform people of the advantages of VR DTo warn
33、children not to use VR29 What problems can the use of the VR headset bring to children?AHearing problems BVisual problemsC Balance problems DAddiction problems30 Why is DrZach Rosenthals research mentioned?ATo reduce peoples cravingsBTo explain how VR worksC To prove VR has beneficial effectsDTo pro
34、ve the bad effects of using the headset31 What does the author think of VR?AVR s health effects need more researchesBVR does no harm to adults C VR has no benefits to peopleDVR will not be popular any longer DHaving become workshop to the world，is China ready for the boom of high-technology industri
35、es? Thanks partly to foreign expansion by Huawei，a telecommunications equipment maker，and a few other Chinese companies，the idea is starting to be taken seriously abroad，above all in the US，ever jealous of American technological outstandingSome experts predict China may challenge US information tech
36、nology leadership in only a decadeIts scientific achievements are also awesomeStephen Minger，a stem-cell scientist who led a UK fact-finding group to China last year，says he was amazed at the fast developing of its medical research and labsSince the late 1980sthe number of science and engineering do
37、ctorates(博士学位)awarded in China has explodedChina now has more researchers than JapanIts annual research and development spending，though still well below US levels，is rising five times faster.The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)says although Chinas biggest exports are now
38、high-tech products，those shining statistics mask an often more Ordinary realityThe bulk of Chinas high-tech exports are actually low-profit commodity products such as personal computers and DVD players，made up of imported components(配件)which account for most of their valueAh，say the China-supporters
39、 all that is merely beginning. China abundant cheap brainpower，energy and determination to succeed make it only a matter of time before it grows into an extraordinary knowledge economyAgain，appearances may cheatResearch and development effort is only a rather rough measure of input Its economic valu
40、e depends on the quality of output and how it is commercializedOn both counts， China still has much to prove.Historians puzzle over why，for 500 years after inventing gunpowder，China invented so little else. No country，of course，is bound to repeat history，and centuries have witnessed Chinas embracing
41、 foreign investment，trade and technologyBut whether its future is as a high-tech powerhouse in its ownright or as the worlds biggest branch-plant economy remains an open question.32 What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?AHuaweis expansion abroad makes the US jealousBThe US takes no notice
42、of Chineses companies abroadC China has challenged USIT leadership DChina is developing fast in IT，medical research and labs33 How does OECD comment on Chinas development?AChina is developing faster than JapanBChina s research spending is higher than that of the USC China hasnt made great profit as
43、it appears toDHigh-tech products take up most of the value34 What does the underlined phrase“both counts”in Paragraph 5 refer to?AThe input and effort of research and developmentBThe cheap brainpower and determination to succeedC The measure of input and the economic valueDThe quality of output and
44、the way of its being commercialized35 Whats the authors attitude to Chinas future technology development?AObjective BUninterested CSubjective DConfused.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。Improve Your MemorySo you want to improve your memory? You need to focus on wha
45、t youre doing and the information youre looking to encode more strongly in your brain 36 ：Focus on itSo many people get caught up in multi-tasking that we often fail to do the one thing that will almost always improve your memorypaying attention to the task at handThis is important，because your brai
46、n needs time to encode the information properly If it never makes it into your memory，you wont be able to recall it laterIf you need to memorize something，quit multi-tasking 37 The more senses you involve when you need to encode memory，usually the more strong a memory it becomesThats why the smell o
47、f moms home-baked cookies can still be recalled as flesh as though she were downstairs making them just nowNeed to remember someones name you met for the first time? It may help to look them in the eye when you repeat their name，and offer a handshakeBy doing so， youve engaged 4 out of your 5 sensesRepeat itOne reason people who want to memorize something repeat it over and over again is because repetition(what psychologists sometimes refer to as“over learning”)seems to work for most peopleIt helps not to over do it，though 38
