1、2018 届山东省青岛市城阳区高三上学期期中学分认定考试 英语高三英语(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 20 小题，每题 1.5 分，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
2、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 Where does the conversation take place?AOn a bus BIn an elevator CIn a taxi2 What will the man do in Edinburgh?ADo business with JustinBGive Justin the medicinesC Tell Justi
3、n his new address3 What kind of music does the man like? AJazz BClassical CFolk4 When does the conversation take place?AIn February BIn April CIn September5 Whose advice did the woman follow?AThe shop assistants BHer sisters CHer mothers第二节 (共 15 小题；每小题 15 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
4、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。听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。6. What are the speakers mainly discussing?AWhereto buy tickets BWhere to get a camera CWhere to park the car.7 Where will the speakers meet?AAt the market BAt the camera shop CAt
5、the sports stadium听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。8 What does the man have to do now? AMake a decision BLook for a job CPlan a trip9 What does the woman think of the job in America?ADangerous BBoring CExciting听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。10 When should students meet for the field trip?AAt 7：00 am BAt 7：15 am C
6、At 8：00 am11 How will the boyprobably get to school today?ATake the bus BTake his moms car CTake MrsAndersons car12 What is the relationship between the woman and Mrs Anderson? AColleagues BNeighbors CBest friends听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。 13 What kind of people is The Knife and Talk popular with? A
7、Truck drivers BActors COffice workers14 What does the woman like most about the restaurant? APop music BGreat waitresses CQuiet environment 15 What does the man say about his favorite restaurant?AIt offers great foodBIts tables are pink CIt was just opened16 What does the man have for lunch?AFish pi
8、e BPancakes CSausages 听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。l7 Which competition is suitable for the listeners?AThe high level BThe low level CThe middle level18 What is the topic for this year? AWeather BTravel CChange19 What are the listeners advised to do to get ideas? AAsk Maria for help BRead the poem call
9、ed Rain C Borrow books from the library20 What will the school spend the prize money on this year? AThe computers BThe library CThe lab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。AEveryone talks about the benefits of taking time out for“simple
10、pleasures ”The idea is that we will be happier if we regularly do Inexpensiveeasy-to-do activitiesHowever，the problem for many of us is that we dont know what makes us happyWhen I was in college，my mother gave me some wise adviceShe said， “Before you get married and live with another person，you need
11、 to spend some time living by yourselfYou need to get to know yourself ”So I did exactly thatFor almost two years，I lived by myselfI found that I love to spend hours looking around in bookstoresI also love to spend all afternoon just walking around the cityAnd every So often，I need moments of pure s
12、ilenceBut， of course，we all dont enjoy the same thingsA simple pleasure for me would be to spend an hour reading a book in my backyard(后院) However ，that same activity would give my husband no pleasureWe are all so differentSometimes，we already know what makes us happyHowever，as life gets busier and
13、we get older，we put， aside our simple pleasuresFor example，I had to give up playing the flute(长笛)when I started working and had family responsibilitiesPlaying my flute seemed selfish when no one else in my family could participate，but three years ago I returned to playing the fluteI regret having ev
14、er stopped Simple pleasures are neither simple nor are they universalOur simple pleasures are a reflection(反映)of who we areThey are unique activities that give each of us joy Certainly there are some common themessuch as being out in nature，doing something creative，or appreciating music and literatu
15、rebut beyond that，each of us has to determine what it is that feeds our souls That isnt always easy in a world in which we have to consider other peoples needs and opinions as well as our own，but enjoying simple pleasures is something that each of us deservesThink of it as your right，and say to your
16、self， “Today，Im going to discover what my simple pleasures are ” 21 What is the authors opinion about simple pleasures?AThey change as we grow older BThey can express our charactersC Its too expensive to achieve them DOnly people with no responsibilities should enjoy them22 What does the author inte
17、nd to show by sharing her experience of living by herself?AWise people often take their mothers adviceBA couple doesnt necessarily share the same interests C Its necessary to live alone before getting marriedDIts worth spending time alone enjoying simple pleasures 23 What can we learn from the autho
18、rs experience of playing the flute?AWe should develop an interest that others can take part inBFamily responsibilities are more important than our own interestsC Entertaining our family is better than entertaining ourselvesDKeeping our interests alive is a good way to make ourselves happy24 With the
19、 last two paragraphs，the author_Asuggests readers ignore othersopinions Bthinks simple pleasures are the most important part of lifeC encourages readers to get simple pleasures bravely Dteaches readers to balance othersneeds with our ownBMost parents，and many university counselors(顾问)，still believe
20、that the high school years should be full of activities that show a students ability to do just about everythingVolunteering? YesSports? YesGreat musician and head of the student body? Yes，and yesBut heres the reality：University admissions officers at top schools in the US would prefer to see a stud
21、ent who is passionate(充满热情的)about a single topic rather than a student who does many things at a superficial(肤浅的)levelUniversities no longer want to fill their freshman classes with wellrounded kidsTheir goal is to make an interesting class，filled with kids very different from each other who will ma
22、ke the university a better place.In fact，long lists of varied activities can be seen as a warning sign：Is the list of activities just an attempt to impress others，with busyness masking the fact that the student has no idea what they are really interested in? Admissions officers have seen it all befo
23、re. If you really want to do something impressive，find ways to express just a couple of interests or passionsIf you love soccer，play on the school team，volunteer with a kidssoccer program, and train to be a soccer referee(裁判)If you are a violin player，get involved with a local community orchestra gi
24、ve free violin lessons to elementary students，and write your own music.By focusing on your true interests，you will build a high school resume(简历)that shows the admissions department who you really are25 What kind of students are university admissions officers really looking for according to the arti
25、cle? AWell-rounded students BHard-working studentsC Students focusing on their true passions DStudents passionate about many activities 26 What does the underlined word“it”in Paragraph 3 refer to? AStudents being great musiciansBStudents having many different skillsC Students not joining any sports
26、clubsDStudents not knowing their real interests 27 According to the article，you might impress admissions officers by_Aproviding a long list of different activitiesBshowing your true personality on the applicationC expressing your strong interest in the universityDfilling your resume with all the ach
27、ievements youve madeCFor a lot of people，getting a full nights sleep is nothing more than just a dreamSome of us climb into bed in the early evening，and the next thing we know，it s 2 in the morning and were still staring at the ceiling Its common knowledge that sleep problems can be caused by things
28、 such as stress，anxiety, or even using a smartphone before bedtimeBut recently，a team of researchers discovered that genes(基因)could also be a cause of sleepless nightsThe scientists，from Rockefeller University in New York，US，found that delayed sleep phase disorder(DSPD，睡眠时相延迟障碍)，a condition that aff
29、ects ones sleeping patterns，is passed down via a mutated(突变的 )geneDSPD sufferers wake up later and go to bed later than the average person. To come to their conclusion，the team studied a 46-year-old woman who is only usually able to fall asleep at 2 or 3 in the morning It was discovered that the wom
30、ans body produces the hormone(荷尔蒙)that helps us sleep at night up to seven hours later than regular sleepers. The scientists found this was caused by a mutation in one of the womans gene，one that helps regulate(调节)me “body clock”Some of the womans family members were also found to share the same mut
31、ationand the same sleeping problemsleading the scientists to believe that sleep troubles are passed down through the generationsHowever，having this mutation doesnt mean you automatically have sleep problemsThe team also found two people who had the mutation but reported no problems with their sleep
32、But while this is all interesting discovery，it offers no help to those who cant fall asleep at nightalthough there are a few things you could try to help you sleep earlierBBC journalist Michael Mosley produced a TV documentary in May in which he talked about his battle with insomnia(失眠)and the techn
33、iques he used“I avoid social media for at least an hour before bed，I do mindfulness(正念冥想)exercises，and if I wake up in the middle of the night， I read a book for all hour or so， ”he wrote in an article for the Radio Times28 What have scientists recently discovered about sleep problems?ASleep problem
34、s can be a result of geneticsBStress and anxiety can cause sleep problemsC Smartphones are the main cause of steep problems nowadaysDSleep problems are more common among younger people 29 What can we learn about the mutation of the gene related to sleep?AIt will produce the hormone that helps us sle
35、ep betterBIt doesnt necessarily cause sleep problems C It will be passed down to every future generationDIt can be changed to help solve sleep problems30 What does Michael Mosley suggest doing before sleep to fight against insomnia?AListening to light musicBReading interesting booksC Doing some outd
36、oor exercisesDKeeping away from social media31 Whats the man purpose of the article? ATo give advice to avoid sleepless nights BTo explain different reasons for sleep problems C To warn readers of the bad influence of sleeping lateDTo report the discovery of a genetic cause for sleep problemsDIt has
37、 been a hot summer in many areas in China but short study tours abroad seem to be even hotterParents spend tens of thousands of yuan on such study tours，especially to places where top universities are locatedThere are busloads of students in some college towns abroad，and they make great contribution
38、 to the local economyThe universities charge a good amount of money for campus tours，largely because too many students come visitingBut students are not likely to be discouraged by the high admission feesThey go to such towns in greater numbers and enjoy the sights，take photographs，and go through ac
39、tivitiesBack home，their parents proudly post the photos of their children on these study tours on social mediaA hidden peer pressure(同龄人压力)is building up among middle-income group parentsThese tours therefore contribute to making our time an age of increasing anxietyThese days，many mothers and fathe
40、rs dont believe they are doing enough for their kids unless they spend as much，if not more，money as their neighbors do The university tours abroad are attracting more and more parents who care deeply about their childrens formal education；almost to a fault，but seldom consider the other opportunities
41、 their children can have For instance，parents could send their kids to some local scenic spots where they can spend much time and be nourished(滋养 )by vitamin N(N for nature)City-based parents could let their children stay with a relative in the countryside so that they develop empathy(共鸣)and interpe
42、rsonal communication skills by living with a different group of peopleThey could，for a change，buy or borrow them books so that they enhance their knowledge while letting their imagination fly “Being there，done that”is not necessarily educational if the exposure is short，the visits hurried，and intera
43、ction with locals rareBesides，due to capacity issues，students are usually not allowed to spend much time in one areaThe children who need role models just get a quick glance of these places，without even seeing many students who leave schools during the summer vacationPerhaps，future tours，could be or
44、ganized to not the“hot”academic institutions，but to some lesser-known college towns where full immersion(沉浸)is possibleStill，if some parents want to send their children to Oxford or Cambridge，they should ask the youngsters to use their eyes and ears more，and phones and cameras lessChildren learn mor
45、e that way 32 What can we learn about study tours abroad mentioned in the passage? AThey are hotter but even cheaper.BThey have no influence on the local economy.C Students are unwilling to take such study toursDParents are proud of their childrens study tours abroad33 What can we infer from the thi
46、rd paragraph?AMiddle-income group parents have no pressure from other parentsBEducational worries of parents are increasing because of study tours abroad C Parents believe they can do enough for their kids although they dont spend muchDParents not only care about their childrens formal education but
47、 also consider the other opportunities their children can have 34 What does the underlined word in paragraph 4 mean? ADevelop BChange CIncrease DReduce35 What can be the best title of the passage?AHotter short study tours abroadBAn age of increasing anxietyC Being there，done thatDCool advice for hot study tours abroad 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。It might seem that entering senior high school is the end of childhoodIt might seem as if all there is ahead as a senior high school stud
