1、江西省抚州市临川区第一中学 2018 届高三上学期期中考试英语试题第一部分：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 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。例：How much is he shirt?A. $19.15B. $9.18C. $9.15答案是 C.1. What is Chas
2、es hobby?A. SkiingB. Writing.C. Collecting2. How much will the woman pay?A. $39.B. $35.C. $31.3. How does the man probably feel?A. Hopeful.B. Confused.C. Annoyed.4. What is the topic of the conversation?A. The lighting of the restaurant.B. The friendly staff.C. A romantic meal.5. What does the woman
3、 mean?A. She only buys things on sale.B. Even the special price is too high.C. The man should have gotten a better deal.第二节听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中做给的 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 5 秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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. Why is the woman talking to the
4、man?A. She wants to see the doctor.B. She needs to email her doctor.C. She needs help logging in to the patient website.7. How often does the woman seem to go to the clinic?A. Every year.B. Every two years.C. Every four years.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Why does the woman look up the weather report?A. She
5、 needs to pick up her son.B. She doesnt trust the weather news on TV.C. She wants to know if she should get her umbrella.9. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife.B. Classmates.C. Co-workers.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Where are the speakers talking?A. In a classro
6、om.B. On the beach.C. In an apartment.11. Why did Mary go to Xiamen?A. To learn some business skills.B. To escape Wuhans heat.C. To spend time with her uncle.12. What does Mary probably think about seafood?A. She thinks it was terrible.B. She doesnt like it.C. She thinks it was delicious.听第 9 段材料，回答
7、第 13 至 16 题。13. How long before the scheduled time did the bus leave?A. Ten minutes.B. Thirty minutes.C. An hour.14. When did the woman probably get on the next bus?A. At 4:35.B. At 4:45.C. At 5:05.15. What is the man worried about?A. The daily expense.B. The womans safety.C. The public transportati
8、on.16. What does the woman decide to do at the end?A. Buy a car.B. Work for the newspaper.C. Complain to the local government.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What did customers use to complain about?A. Not getting through to the restaurants.B. Paying a lot for delivery.C. Slow service.18. What is specia
9、l about DoorDash?A. You can order from many places at once.B. You can check the progress of the delivery.C. The prices are lower than from the restaurants.19. What do we know about the work of DoorDashers?A. The hours are flexible.B. The pay isnt very good.C. Its a good way to promote themselves.20.
10、 Why do many restaurants like DoorDash?A. They dont need to hire their own delivery workers.B. They dont need to find correct change to pay the driver.C. They can pay for things up front like a delivery car and gas.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、D）中，选出最佳选项，
11、并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AMobile technology has created new ways for all types of learning styles to help discover new information. If you want to teach yourself things, here are some apps that will help you.CourseraPerhaps one of the biggest advancements in the history of e-learning, Coursera has teamed up with
12、 top school like Duke, Stanford, and John Hopkins to bring you direct access to real college courses in psychology, computer science, business, and technology. Each course features pre-recorded videos, projects, and quizzes, just like youd receive inside the classroom.LumosityThis app features three
13、-day sessions that target many different areas of brain activity: memory, speed, problem solving, and thinking flexibility. Each day you can participate in a timed session to sharpen mental intelligence and keep track of your progress over time.DuolingoIf youve ever wanted to learn a new language bu
14、t didnt know where to start or couldnt afford expensive apps, you need to check out Duolingo. This app teaches more than a dozen languages by breaking up exercises into mini games. The developer of Duolingo claims that 34 hours of learning in this app equals a full terms worth of school.EarthViewerE
15、ver wonder what Earth looked like a million years ago? Theres no better way to know than to look for yourself. Earth Viewer takes you on a digital journey to see how the landscape(地貌) and face of the planet has developed over the past 4.5 billion years, and view climate changes, sea level adjustment
16、s, or the evolution of famous cities.1. Which app makes higher education courses available to its users?A. Coursera.B. Lumosity.C. Duolingo.D. EarthViewer.2. What can be inferred about Lumosity?A. It is the most effective app for language learning.B. It guarantees you an admission to a key college.C
17、. It will save all your money upon brain training.D. It can be helpful to our learning performance.3. What is special about EarthViewer?A. It offers wonderful journeys to us.B. It shows us lots of beautiful city views.C. It explains how the earth developed to us.D. It warns us of the effects of clim
18、ate changes.【答案】1. A 2. D 3. C【解析】移动技术为所有类型的学习方式创造了新的途径。如果你想自学，本文介绍了一些可以帮助你的应用程序。1. A细节理解题。根据 Coursera 中 Perhaps one of the biggest advancements in the history of e-learning, Coursera has teamed up with top school like Duke, Stanford, and John Hopkins to bring you direct access to real college cours
19、es in psychology, computer science, business, and technology.可知 Coursera 可以让用户使用高等教育课程。故选 A。2. D细节理解题。根据 Lumosity 中 Each day you can participate in a timed session to sharpen mental intelligence and keep track of your progress over time.可知 Lumosity 有助于我们的学习成绩。故选 D。3. C细节理解题。根据 EarthViewer 中 Earth Vi
20、ewer takes you on a digital journey to see how the landscape(地貌) and face of the planet has developed over the past 4.5 billion years, and view climate changes, sea level adjustments, or the evolution of famous cities.可知它解释地球对我们是如何发展的。故选 C。BAll Alice Waters wanted was bread, jam and lettuce that tas
21、ted real, with a cup of good coffee or a glass of wine on the side. The founder of Chez Panisse, the California restaurant famous for launching the farm-to-table movement, certainly didnt plan to start a revolution.Returning to the United States in 1965 after studying in France, Waters missed the de
22、licious food and community of the little cafes where she spent most of her time. “The United States was a land of frozen food, so eating even just fresh bread and jam was an extremely pleasant surprise to me,” says Waters. “And spending time in restaurants with friends it was very important to me.”O
23、ne day, an idea struck Waters that maybe her cooking and sense of community could help her make some money. Believing they could do anything, she and a group of friends raised money, found a house in Berkeley and opened a little restaurant called Chez Panisse in 1971.Most ingredients Waters could fi
24、nd were from industrial farms. They tasted totally different from the ones her parents planted during World War II and the ones she had enjoyed in France. Thus she began a search for suppliers who would grow good ingredients.“I was looking for taste. And I couldnt find taste until I met the local or
25、ganic farmers who were growing vegetables for flavor,” Waters recalls. “I realized that I would be dependent on them for the success of my restaurant.”At first, the finances were a disaster. If any of the ingredients didnt taste right, chefs threw them out. Staff had to taste the wine to sell it. Th
26、at meant thousands of dollars of wine disappeared on a regular basis. People who offered ingredients were given meals in trade.But Chez Panisse had lines out of the front door from the very first night. Waters sense of taste and her dedication to making the best food possible kept people coming back
27、. It didnt take long for Chez Panisse to catch the attention of foodies (“吃货”). Throughout its existence, the restaurant has earned the highest praise of many critics. It has sometimes been called the best restaurant in America.Now 72, Waters is not content with staying at home and cooking in her ki
28、tchen. Last September, she flew to Washington D. C., to meet members of Congress to discuss the benefits of free lunch for all schoolchildren.Many people have called Waters unrealistic over the course of her 45-year fight for good food. Nevertheless, her single-mindedness ended up sparking a farm-to
29、-table movement. “She didnt start Chez Panisse to change the world,” said Marion Nestle, a New York University nutrition professor. “But what she did was absolutely revolutionary. Shes a force and deserves every bit of recognition that comes her way.”4. Alice Waters started Chez Panisse in order to
30、.A. launch a farm-to-table revolutionB. support the local organic farmersC. allow all schoolchildren in the United States to have free lunchD. bring Frances style of cooking and sense of community to her home country5. In the early days of Chez Panisse, finances were a big problem because . .A. orga
31、nic vegetables were very expensiveB. the housing rent in Berkeley was very highC. some customers refused to pay for their meals.D. Waters put huge emphasis on good food and ingredients6. According to the article，Chez Panisses success can be attributed to . . the great flavor of its dishes the ideal
32、location of the restaurant the huge effort Waters put into her cause support from multiple foodiesA. B. C. D. 7. What would be the best title for the passage?A. The Secret of Catering RevolutionB. The Power of Farm-To-TableC. The Recipe for Successful BusinessD. The Movement of Organic Food【答案】4. D
33、5. D 6. A 7. B【解析】Alice Waters 是 Chez Panisse 的创始人，在加利福尼亚农场以推出农场餐桌运动而闻名。Alice Waters 创办 Chez Panisse 是为了把法国的烹饪风格和社区意识带到她的祖国。她的成功归功于菜肴的香味和她为事业付出的巨大。故选 A。4. D推理判断题。根据第二段第一句 Returning to the United States in 1965 after studying in France, Waters missed the delicious food and community of the little caf
34、es where she spent most of her time.和第三段 One day, an idea struck Waters that maybe her cooking and sense of community could help her make some money. -and opened a little restaurant called Chez Panisse in 1971.可知 Alice Waters 创办 Chez Panisse 是为了把法国的烹饪风格和社区意识带到她的祖国。故选 D。5. D细节理解题。根据第六段中 At first, the
35、 finances were a disaster. If any of the ingredients didnt taste right, chefs threw them out. Staff had to taste the wine to sell it. That meant thousands of dollars of wine disappeared on a regular basis.可知 Waters 把重点放在好的食物和配料上。故选 D。6. A细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中 Waters sense of taste and her dedication to mak
36、ing the best food possible kept people coming back. It didnt take long for Chez Panisse to catch the attention of foodies (“吃货 ”). Throughout its existence, the restaurant has earned the highest praise of many critics. Chez Panisse 的成功归功于 the great flavor of its dishes 菜肴的香味；the huge effort Waters p
37、ut into her cause. 巨大的努力注入了她的事业。故选 A。7. B主旨大意题。根据第一段第二句 The founder of Chez Panisse, the California restaurant famous for launching the farm-to-table movement, certainly didnt plan to start a revolution.根据最后一段第一、二句 Many people have called Waters unrealistic over the course of her 45-year fight for g
38、ood food. Nevertheless, her single-mindedness ended up sparking a farm-to-table movement.可知 B 项 The Power of Farm-To-Table，最适合做主题。CNeuroscientists have explained the risky, aggressive or just plain baffling behavior of teenagers as the product of a brain that is somehow compromised. Groundbreaking r
39、esearch in the past 10 years, however, shows that this view is wrong. The teen brain is not defective. It is not a half-baked adult brain, either. It has been forged by evolution to function differently from that of a child or an adult.The most important of the teen brains features is its ability to
40、 change in response to the environment by modifying the communication networks that connect brain regions. It allows teenagers to make enormous progress in thinking and socialization. But the change also makes them sensitive to dangerous behavior and serious mental disorders.The most recent studies
41、indicate that the riskiest behaviors arise from a mismatch between the maturation of networks in the limbic system(边缘系统), which drives emotions at adolescence, and the maturation of networks in the prefrontal cortex（前额皮质） , which occurs later and promotes sound judgment and the control of impulses.
42、Indeed, we now know that ones prefrontal cortex continues to change noticeably until his 20s. And yet adolescence seems to be starting earlier, extending the “mismatch years.”The plasticity of networks linking brain regionsand not the growth of those regions, as previously thoughtis key to eventuall
43、y behaving like an adult. Understanding that, and knowing that a widening gap between the development of emotional and judgment networks is happening in young people today, can help parents, teachers, counselors and teenagers themselves. People will better see that behavior such as risk-taking and t
44、urning away from parents and toward peers are not signs of cognitive or emotional problems. They are a natural result of brain development, a normal part of adolescents learning how to negotiate with a complex world.The same understanding can also help adults decide when to intervene. A 15-year-old
45、girls departure from her parents tastes in clothing, music or politics may be a source of anxiety for Mom and Dad but does not indicate mental illness. A 16-year-old boys tendency to skateboard without a helmet or to accept risky dares from friends is not unimportant but is more likely a sign of sho
46、rt-range thinking and peer pressure than a desire to hurt himself. Knowing more about the unique teen brain will help all of us learn how to separate unusual behavior that is age-appropriate from that which might indicate illness. Such awareness could help society reduce the rates of teen addiction,
47、 motor vehicle accidents and depression.8. What is the closest meaning to the underlined word in paragraph 1?A. disabled.B. unmatured.C. intelligent.D. effective.9. What can we know about the changeability of teens brains?A. It is a double-edged sword.B. It is predictable and avoidable.C. It results
48、 from serious functional disorders.D. It is related to their brain development in the childhood.10. The limbic system and the prefrontal cortex are mentioned in paragraph 3 to .A. show the differences between themB. explain what leads to teens riskiest behaviorC. explain the relationship between ear
49、ly adolescence and themD. show how the mismatch between their maturation of networks happens11. What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. The significance of the new discovery.B. The important role adults in teenagers development.C. Possible cognitive and emotional problems of teenagers.D. Long-term prospects for the research of teenagers brains.【答案】8. A 9. A 10. C 11. A【解析】青少年不时表现出危险的或攻击性的举动，他们的很多行为常常令人大惑不解。本文通过最近的研究表明，青少年大脑最为显著的特点是其能通过调整脑区间的网络连接以适应环境变化。这
