1、第页 12018 届天津市和平区高三上学期期末考试英语试题第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 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 the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.15. C. 9.18.答案是 B。1. What time is it now?A. 1:45.B. 2:00.C. 2:45.2. What does the woman tell the man to d
2、o?A. Fetch his camera.B. Make a phone call.C. Take pictures with her phone.3. Who will begin the lecture now?A. Dr. White.B. Prof. Jackson.C Dr. Smith.4. What does the man often watch now?A. Musicals.B. Films. C. Football games.5. What will the man probably do?A. Drive the woman downtown.B. Buy the
3、woman a dress.C. Find a lift for the woman.第页 2第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）听下面 3 段材料。每段材料后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出一个最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位罝。听每段材料前，你将有时间阅读每个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段材料读两遍。 听下面一段对话，回答第 6 至第 8 小题。6. What day is it today?A. Friday. B. Wednesday. C. Monday. 7. How much will the man
4、 pay for the seats he chooses?A. 60. B. 50. C. 40.8. How will the man probably pay?A. In cash.B. By check.C. By credit card.听下面一段对话，回答第 9 至第 11 小题。9. How many nights will the woman stay at the hotel?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.10. When did the woman reserve the room?A. On the 11th.B. On the 12th.C. On
5、 the 13th.11. What does the woman request to be sent to her room?A. Breakfast.B. A newspaper.C. A guest book.听下面一段对话，回答第 12 至第 15 小题。12. What holiday is coming?A. Summer holiday.B. Winter holiday.C. National Day.13. What are people advised to do to keep their suitcases safe while travelling?A. Take
6、big suitcases.第页 3B. Use safety locks,C. Use plain suitcases.14. What can people do for their children when travelling with them?A. Buy a big bag for them.B. Keep them away from sweets.C. Let them pack a few toys themselves.15. What does the speaker recommend sending to people at home?A. Letters. B.
7、 Photographs. C. Postcards. 第一卷 选择题（共 95 分）第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分） 第一节 单项填空（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分） 从 A、B、C 、 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。例：We feel our duty to make our country a better place.A. it B. this C. that D. one答案是 A。1. Ill take the new truck, And leave me to drive the old one? .A. Dont mentio
8、n it B. Forget itC. Im sorry D. Bad luck2. The experts1 suggestion is that cats should always have to fresh and clean water.A. connection B. choice C. assessment D. access3. Shes added a few characters and changed some names but this is a true story.A. completely B. necessarily C. gradually D. essen
9、tially4. My kids were upset that the gifts they had bought me for Mothers Day were not deeply .A. arranged B. applied C approved D. appreciated5. The food is not very good, but we shall just have to it.A. pay attention to B. hold on toC. put up with D. keep up with6. The middle-aged woman refused to
10、 tolerate a thief and said she didnt steal anything in the supermarket.A. being called B. called C. calling D. to call7. Up till now, more than 120 world-famous enterprises companies in this city.第页 4A. have established B. establishedC. will establish D. have been established8. In the story, Robinso
11、n Crusoe spends a hard time on the lonely island, by eating small animals and fruits.A. survives B. survived C. to survive D. surviving9. things had been tough at times when he was in school, he graduated from college with the highest honor.A. If B. While C. Because D. As10. - I borrowed 10 dollars
12、from Cathy, but she insisted that I borrowed 15 dollars from her.- I you the money. Why didnt you ask me?A. must lend B. could have lentC. would lend D. should have lent11. What we need is a more environmentally friendly transport system. , more buses and bikes, and fewer private cars.A. As a whole
13、B. As a resultC. In other words D. In a word12. I love this book so much that I cant stop reading it. Seldom in my life such a powerful book.A, I have read B. I had read C. have I read D. had 1 read13.-Oliver, , but would you mind giving me a lift home?-Id be glad to be of some help to you.A. I hate
14、 to ask you thisB. you are really a nice guyC. Im not familiar with youD. I know youre in a bad mood14. This printer is of good quality. If it break down within the first year, we would repair it at our expense,A. would B. could C should D. might15. She was likely to tell the whole truth, in cases o
15、ther people would have kept silence.A. where B. that C. who D. which 第二节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从 1635 各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Sometimes the people who get you through are strangers, who make a 16 in your day or your life.第页 5In my 20s I moved to Manhattan to pursue my actin
16、g career. In the first few months I felt very 17 . I wasnt sure I was going to 18 . One miserable winter morning on the bus, I asked a woman near me what time it was. She looked closely at my face and said 19 , “Its 9, baby.” It was as if she had 20 my soul and saw my self-doubt and 21 . And when sh
17、e smiled at me, it was 22 the city itself was opening its arms. I stayed for four years.More recently, I 23 our house had some problems and called in a guy to handle one of them. He said small-animal traps were 24 and he happened to have one hed like to just give us. I 25 , wanting to pay for it. Fi
18、nally he said, “You just dont know how to accept a(n) 26 , do you?” It was 27 . I loved giving presents, but Id always felt 28 receiving them. Now when someone is uncommonly 29 , I just smile and say thank you.And then there was the guy I met on my way to see Stephanie, one of my dearest friends, wh
19、o was dying too young. I was worried about our visit. It became clear that though shed been fighting against it, the cancer was going to 30 . I wanted to be there for her, but I worried my 31 would get in the way. I was lost in 32 when the guy said something about the 33 . Yes, it was a great day, I
20、 34 . “Its a great day every day,” he said. The man wasnt smiling. He was 35 , and he was right. Every day is a great day.16. A. mistake B. choice C. promise D. difference17. A. excited B. curious C. lonely D. angry18. A. stay B. work C. start D. move19. A. sadly B. doubtfully C. coldly D. gently20.
21、 A. come across B. looked into C. searched for D. taken away21. A. fear B. shame C. guilt D. surprise22. A. when B. as if C. because D. in case23. A. suggested B. expected C. realized D. imagined24. A. needed B. found C. borrowed D. bought25. A. tried B. obeyed C. failed D. refused26. A. gift B. apo
22、logy C. post D. invitation 27. A. annoying B. true C. simple D. fun28. A. natural B. pleased C. impolite D. uncomfortable29. A. honest B. powerful C. generous D. patient30. A. disappear B. win C. change D. pass31. A. indifference B. delight C. anxiety D. sorrow第页 632. A. sight B. suffering C. though
23、t D. memory33. A. weather B. visit C disease D. journey34. A. decided B. agreed C. hoped D. challenged35. A. humorous B. serious C. proud D. strict第二部分 阅读理解（共 20 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 50 分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ADINERSTONY SOPRANOS LAST MEAL Between 1912 and the 1990s, New Jersey State was ho
24、me to more than 20 diner manufacturers who made probably 95 percent of the diners in the U.S., says Katie Zavoski, who is helping hold a diner exhibit. What makes a diner a diner? (And not, say, a coffee shop?) Traditionally, a diner is built in a factory and then delivered to its own town or city r
25、ather than constructed on-site. Zavoski credits New Jerseys location as the key to its mastery of the form. “It was just the perfect place to manufacture the diners,” she says. “We would ship them wherever we needed to by sea.”VISIT “Icons of American Culture: History of New Jersey Diners,” running
26、through June 2017 at The Cornelius House / Middlesex County Museum in Piscataway, New Jersey GOOD FOOD, GOOD TUNESSuzanne Vegas 1987 song “Toms Diner” is probably best known for its frequently sampled “doo doo doo doo” melody (旋律) rather than its diner-related lyrics. Technically, its not even reall
27、y about a diner the setting is New York Citys Toms Restaurant, which Vega frequented when she was studying at Barnard. Vega used the word “diner” instead because it “sings better that way,” she told The New York Times. November 18 has since been called Toms Diner Day, because on that day in 1981, th
28、e New York Posts front page was a story about the death of actor William Holden. In her song Vega sings: “I Open / Up the paper / Theres a story / Of an actor / Who had died / While he was drinking.”LISTEN “Toms Diner” by Suzanne Vega MEET THE DINER ANTHROPOLOGISTRichard J.S. Gutman has been called
29、the “Jane Goodall of diners” (he even consulted on Barry Levinsons 1982 film, Diner). His book, American Diner: Then Now, traces the evolution of the “night lunch wagon,” set up by Walter Scott in 1872, to the early 1920s, when the diner got its name (adapted from “dining car), and on through the 19
30、80s. Gutman has his own diner facilities (floor plans, classic white mugs, a cashier booth); 250 of 第页 7these items arc part of an exhibit in Rhode Island.READ American Diner: Then & Now (John Hopkins University Press)VISIT “Diners: Still Cooking in the 21st Century,” currently running at the Culina
31、ry Arts Museum at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island36. In what way is a diner different from a coffee shop?A. Its location. B. Its management.C. From what it is built. D. Where it is constructed.37. What do we know about New Jersey?A. It is a coastal U.S. state. B. It is buildin
32、g lots of ships.C. Its diners are constructed on-site. D. Its diners provide quality service.38. What do we know about Vegas 1987 song “Toms Diner”?A. It warns people not to drink.B. It was inspired by Toms Diner Day.C. Its melody is preferred to its lyrics.D. Its original title was Toms Restaurant.
33、39. What is American Diner: Then & Now mainly about?A. Historical facts. B. Analytical data.C. Personal experiences. D. Diners on Rhode Island.40. Where are those interested in modem diners supposed to go?A. Toms Restaurant. B. John Hopkins University.C. Johnson & Wales University. D. Middlesex Coun
34、ty Museum.BMany years ago, my mother read from the book Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey to me. I remember as if it were yesterday, hearing her voice at my side on a cold wintry night. My mothers voice changed my world.Long before I could read on my own, she shared with me the strength and be
35、auty of McCloskeys language a story of a little girl and her mother out in nature, co-existing with a mother bear and her own baby. The power of the story, of language and of my mother all came together. And it happened many times after that, over and over. The read aloud made me a reader.Years late
36、r, I was reading aloud a picture book to a small child in a classroom. His life, so far, had not been easy. His childhood was troubled by poverty and loneliness. In that moment, in the joy of the read aloud, he had an idea that started something big.第页 8What he said was this: “Mrs. Allyn, lets make
37、sure everyone knows how good this feels. Lets have a holiday for the read aloud” Therefore, my organization, LitWorld, created a grassroots movement World Read Aloud Day in 2010 to honor this young boys wish for everyone to be able to have a read aloud every day.Since the day he shared that good ide
38、a with us, World Read Aloud Day has become a worldwide event reaching over one million people in more than 65 countries around the world. This year we are over 600 cities strong, a number that is growing every day.Children who grow up as readers become engaged citizens of the global world, and every
39、 child deserves the right to read. When I say that reading aloud will change the world, I know it sounds simple. But one of the many great things about giving kids access to the power of stories and sharing them together is that it is simple. It is also cheap and easily done. And the impact is huge.
40、41. How did the authors parent change her life?A. By reading aloud to her. B. By listening to her reading.C. By buying many books for her. D. By encouraging her to read aloud.42. According to Paragraph 3, the author was probably the little boys .A. mother B. teacherC. best friend D. favorite writer4
41、3. What does the small childs idea in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. To start a holiday. B. To reduce poverty.C. To found LitWorld. D. To overcome loneliness.44. What can we know about World Read Aloud Day from Paragraph 5?A. Its origin. B. Its future.C. Its purpose. D. Its development.45. What can we infe
42、r from the last paragraph?A. Sticking to reading isnt easy.B. Reading gives a high rate of return.C. Reading aloud isnt actually simple.D. Kids should try to change the world. CAn expression used by Americans for about 100 years is “to pass the buck”. It means refusing to take responsibility, lettin
43、g others decide and act for you.President Gerald Ford dramatized the phrase after taking Richard Nixons place in the White House. Ford 第页 9announced in a special television broadcast that he had decided to pardon Nixon for any crimes he may have committed as President. Ford said such a decision had
44、to be made by him alone, and that he could not let others do it for him. “The buck stops here,” said Ford.He remembered how another President, Harry S. Truman, made that expression famous more than 25 years ago. Truman had a sign on his desk which said: “The buck stops here.” The message was clear:
45、if the President of the United States could not act and make the final decision on important national matters, who else could? A president who refused to take the responsibility and “passed the buck” to someone else would soon find himself in serious trouble.Where did the expression come from? It se
46、ems to have come from the card game of poker where the players, one after the other, mix and pass out the cards. In the game, a buck is a counter or marker formerly passed from one poker player to another to indicate an obligation, especially ones turn to deal.The phrase seems to have come to life i
47、n the gambling houses of the West. There, a silver dollar was put in front of a player to show that he would be the next dealer to pass out the cards. A dollar, silver or paper, was therefore called a “buck”.Forceful leaders, of course, make decisions, and take risks and responsibility. The risks ca
48、n be great. Every choice at times may lead to disaster. Therefore, it is easier to pass the responsibility and let others take the risks. Nobody, however, likes a man who passes the buck. He is soon found out and given an unpleasant name buck-passer.46. What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A. Nixon wa
49、s very brave. B. Nixon was very tolerant.C. Ford made a big mistake. D. Ford made a hard decision.47. Which word can best describe President Harry S. Truman according to Paragraph 3?A. Patient. B. Intelligent. C. Responsible. D. Humorous.48. What should the poker player behind a buck do?A. Mark cards. B. Count cards.C. Purchase cards. D. Distribute cards.49. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about? A. How to pass a buck. B. The functions of a dolla
