1、- 1 -湖北省宜昌市部分示范高中教学协作体 2018 届高三英语上学期期中联考试题（全卷满分：150 分 考试用时：120 分钟）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，从试题所给的 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. What is the man going to buy?A. $ 5.5 for a red one. B.$11 for two red ones. C.
2、$13.6 for two green ones. 2. What was the feeling of the man?A. He was tired of listening. B. He stayed awake. C. The work was important.3. What is the man going to do for his holiday?A. Stay at home. B. Collect coins. C. Volunteer in the west.4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In
3、 a train. B. In a plane. C. In a restaurant.5. Why didnt Mary sleep well?A. She had a headache. B.She was troubled by noise. C. She had a stomachache.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
4、遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 8 题。6. When will the man go to see the doctor?A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday. 7. Whats wrong with the man?A. He hurt his foot. B. He broke his leg. C. He was hit by a ladder.8. What do we know from the dialogue?A. The man cant go to the hospital. B. The appointment
5、 time is quite fit for the man. C. The man would prefer to visit the doctor earlier.听第 7 段材料，回答第 9 至 11 题。9. What does the woman believe?A. Mahjong is a beneficial hobby. B. Mahjong can become an addiction. - 2 -C. Mahjong is too boring to play. 10. What are they going to do now?A. Teach their partn
6、ers. B. Learn old card games. C. Play mahjong games. 11. What used to be the mans hobbies? A. Playing old card games. B. Stamp collecting and reading.C. Playing old card games and Mahjong.听第 8 段材料，回答第 12 至 14 题。 12. What does the man probably do?A. A manager. B. A salesman. C. A cleaner. 13. What is
7、 NOT needed for his job?A. Copying machine. B. wax（蜡）. C.Floor-polishing machine. 14. Whats the possible relationship between them?A. Workmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Employer and employee. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 15 至 17 题。15. Why is the woman worried?A. Theres something wrong with her car. B. The mechan
8、ic（机修工） might try to overcharge her. C. Good mechanics（机修工） are not available. 16. What does the woman think of her mechanic?A. He overcharges her. B. He takes advantage of her. C. He is reliable. 17. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a shop. B. In a school. C. In a park. 听第 10 段
9、材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. What were the students going to do?A. They were going to read news on TV. B. They were going to celebrate the writers sisters birthday. C. They were going to read their articles before a video camera. 19. Why was the writer so nervous?A. She had never stood before a video camera
10、. B. She had never read her own article before a video camera. C. This camera was different from the one he had once faced. 20. What was the writers feeling to her class teacher?A. Nervous. B. Afraid. C. Thankful. 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
11、答题卡上将该项涂黑。AParkside- 3 -Pick Your OwnFancy some fresh fruit and vegetables? At Parkside Farm we grow a wide variety of delicious summer fruits and high-quality vegetables for you to come and pick your own. Why not pay us a visit?About usOur family has been farming at Parkside Farm since 1938. Althou
12、gh we no longer keep cows, we still have some grassland and some fields of wheat and other crops. We started growing strawberries for Pick Your Own back in 1979. Since then, we have made the Pick Your Own area larger and we now grow about 20 different crops.Opening timesThe season starts in late Jun
13、e, but opening hours are variable the first week. Please ring our message line to check. From July onwards, we are open Tuesdays to Saturdays from 9 am to 5:30 pm (last entry 5 pm). Opening hours are variable on Sundays. Mondays CLOSED.Crop calendarSome crops may be in limited supply at certain time
14、s, so always ring the message line for daily updates before setting out.Strawberries: early June to mid-October Blackcurrants: early July to mid-AugustRaspberries: mid-June to mid-August Redcurrants: mid-July to mid-AugustBlackberries: mid-July to mid-October Plums: mid-July to early SeptemberPrices
15、There is a minimum charge of 3 for each adult or child who enters the Pick Your Own area. This means that every person has to spend at least 3 on Pick-Your-Own fruits or they will be charged this amount when they leave.Strawberries: 4.49/kg Blackcurrants: 4.79/kg Raspberries: 6.39/kgRedcurrants: 4.7
16、9/kg Blackberries: 5.39/kg Plums: 2.99/kgFind usParkside Farm is in the Enfield of London, north of the city centre.For more information, please call our message line on 020 8367 2035 or check our website: www. Parksidefarmpyo.co.uk.21. What do we learn about Parkside Farm from the text?A. It sells
17、fruit and vegetables online. B. It doesnt open on Mondays. C. Its situated in the south of London. D. It has a small Pick Your Own area.22. If a family of three buy 1kg of strawberries and 1kg of plums on the farm, they should pay _.A. 6 B.7.48C.9 D. 16.4823. What is the main purpose of the text?A.
18、To recommend a place for holiday. B. To tell readers how to pick fruits.- 4 -C. To advise people to grow crops. D. To attract visitors to pick fruits. BWhen Nancy Flexer opened the door to her classroom near the end of her final school year, all 41 years of her career as a beloved first-grade teache
19、r came to life right in front of her.Cole Elementary School in Tennessee surprised Flexer with a memorable and emotional retirement party featuring former students of all ages, dating back to the first class she taught in the 1973-1974 school year. A video of the event shows an overwhelmed Flexer be
20、ing moved to tears as she hears former students who are now adults tell her how much she affected their lives.“Im one of the luckiest people in this world,” Flexer said. “I remember I opened the door to the classroom thinking no one was in there, and it was wall-to-wall people and banners and everyt
21、hing. It was the coolest thing that could have ever happened in my life. How many times do we really realize the lives weve touched, the manner in which weve touched them, and that these are memories that stay with them for life?Despite being young when they were taught by Flexer, students easily re
22、called the heartwarming notes she wrote them on report cards, the ways she helped them overcome shyness and awkwardness, and how she inspired them to future academic success to earn scholarships and advanced degrees.Even though Flexer hadnt seen some of the former students for decades, she instantly
23、 remembered the names of every single one there.A scrapbook(剪贴簿) of her career was presented to her as one student after another recalled the effect Flexer had on his or her life.“Ive had many opportunities to move to a school closer to my home, but I said Cole gave me so much in my life that when I
24、 retire, I will retire from Cole school and give back whats been given to me, ” Flexer said. “My career could have taken me nowhere that would have made me happier. I think of it as a blessing.”24. We learn from the text that the retirement party _.A. was beyond Flexers expectations B. attracted man
25、y of Flexers friendsC. was full of appreciative parents D. was organized by Flexers students25. Flexers former students _.A. helped her overcome her shyness B. presented her with cards full of heartwarming notesC. made a video to express their appreciationD. bore her help and inspiration in mind 26.
26、 What can we infer from the last paragraph?A. Flexer missed many chances of further studies.B. Flexer once studied in Cole Elementary School.C. Flexer loved her teaching career in Cole.- 5 -D. Flexer refused many other schools invitations.27. What would be the best title for the text?A. A memorable
27、moving retirement partyB. A teachers 41-year teaching careerC. Students memories of their beloved teacherD. Students gifts to their beloved teacherCOn Tuesday, scientists announced that they have discovered the bones of four settlers in Jamestown, Virginia. Jamestown was the first permanent English
28、settlement in what became the United States. The bones were unearthed under the floor of a Jamestown church which was discovered in 2010 and is considered as Americas first Protestant church.The Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation at Historic Jamestowne and the Smithsonians Museum of Natural History an
29、nounced that the settlers held high leadership positions. The men, Rev. Robert Hunt, Capt. Gabriel Archer, Sir Ferdinando Wainman, and Capt. William West, all played a role in the Jamestown settlement. After being lost to history for more than 400 years, the discovery of their remains provides new c
30、lues about their life and the importance of religion in the 1600s.“This is a very important discovery,” Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation President James Horn said in a statement. “These men were among the first founders of English America.”About 100 people settled along the James River in what would
31、 become the first English settlement in 1607. During that time, settlers in Jamestown were faced with famine and disease. The colony was nearly wiped out due to conflict with Native Americans in the area and with other English settlers.“They lived and died at a hard time in the history of the settle
32、ment when Jamestown almost ended in failure,” Horn said. “The bones of these men help fill in the stories of their lives.”The Smithsonian and the Rediscovery Foundation found the remains in November of 2013. Scientists used 3-D technology to locate the exact gravesites of the men. The team wanted to
33、 identify its findings before announcing the discovery. They identified the men using historical records and studied the chemicals of the bones to learn what the men ate and where they came from.Findings from the burials will go on display within weeks at Historic Jamestowne. The site also plans to
34、honor the men and will keep their bones in a safe place for future study.28. The bones found in a Jamestown church _.A. were first discovered in 2010B. have been buried for over four centuriesC. have proved to be a family of fourD. are complete and easy to recognize 29. The underlined phrase “wiped
35、out” in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _.- 6 -A. supported fully B. developed rapidly C. destroyed completely D. protected successfully30. What can we learn from paragraph 6?A. How scientists keep the bones in good shape.B. Why the four leaders were buried in Jamestown.C. Why the four leaders
36、chose to settle in Jamestown.D. How scientists identified the four leaders.31. This text is most probably _.A. a history paper B. a research paperC. a newspaper report D. a warning message DOne October morning, I got off the all-night train in Mandalay, a city in Myanmar. A rough man came up and off
37、ered to show me around. The price he asked was less than I would pay for a bar of chocolate at home. So I climbed into his trishaw(三轮车).As he was showing me around, he told me how he had come to the city from his village. Hed earned a degree in mathematics. His dream was to be a teacher. But of cour
38、se, life is hard here, and so for now, this was the only way he could make a living. Many nights, he told me, he actually slept in his trishaw so he could catch the first visitors off the all-night train.And very soon, we found that in certain ways, we had so much in common we were both in our 20s,
39、we were both fascinated by foreign cultures that he invited me home.So we turned off the wide, crowded streets, and came to rough, wild alleyways(小巷). I really lost my sense of where I was, and realized that I could easily get cheated or something even worse.Finally, he stopped and led me into a hut
40、. And then he reached under his bed. Something in me froze. I waited to see what he would pull out. And finally he took out a box. Inside it was every single letter he had ever received from visitors from abroad.So when we said goodbye that night, I realized he had also shown me the secret point of
41、travel, which is to go inwardly(向内心) as well as outwardly to places you would never go otherwise, to go into uncertainty, even fear.At home, its dangerously easy to think were on top of things. Out in the world, you are reminded every moment that youre not, and you cant get to the bottom of things,
42、either.32. What do we know about the trishaw puller?A. He used to be a teacher. B. He works very hard. C. He is a foreigner in Myanmar. D. He received little education. 33. Why did the author freeze in front of the bed?A. He was feeling very cold. B. He didnt expect to see the letters.C. He was shoc
43、ked by the rooms bad condition.D. He thought the young man was going to hurt him.- 7 -34. What is the authors opinion on travel?A. Fear nothing. B. Follow your heart. B. Enjoy the beauty of life. D. Be prepared for the unexpected.35. What does the phrase “get to the bottom of things” mean in the las
44、t paragraph?A. Solve the problems. B. Find out the truth. C. Get to know the place really. D. Learn about the bottom of society.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。Whats the easiest way to stay warm in the super cold? 36 . At least thats what Christmas Father told me.
45、During Christmas, Dennis and I went to Finland. We brought back some tips for keeping warm in a cold temperature.1. Three layers(层) work wonders.Start with the base layer, which sits right on your skin: choose something that can absorb sweat. 37 . A sweater is a good choice. The most important layer
46、 is the outer clothes, which should be waterproof(防水的) and windproof.2. 38 .You lose heat from every millimeter of uncovered skin, which was the biggest lesson I learned on this trip. My whole body was well covered. But I missed one spot: my face. So it often felt like the wind was going to blow my
47、nose off.3. Exercise, dont just stand still.When its cold, exercising may be the last thing you feel like doing, but be smart. 39 , and you will feel the difference. When we first got to Finland, we were freezing. But after a couple of minutes jumping around, we felt less cold.4. If you have a heate
48、rYou may want to turn it all the way up, but its best to keep it at between 18 and 20 degrees. 40 , but not create a huge difference between inside and outside.A. Grow a crazy beardB. The key is what your layer isC. Cover every bit of your skinD. That will keep you comfortableE. Take a walk, faster
49、than your normal speedF. Dont forget to keep your hands and feet warm, tooG. The middle layer keeps your body heat from getting away第 3 部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分 45）第一节 （共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白- 8 -处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I used to believe politeness was a thing of the past. Very seldom have I 41 a polite human being in this modern soci
