1、高三第五期 10 月阶段性考试英语试题（试卷共 150 分。考试时间 120 分钟）第 I 卷第一部分：听力(共三节, 满分 30 分)第一节(共 5 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 7.5 分) 请听下面 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. How long has the man run in his old running shoes?A. 300 miles. B. 400 miles. C. 500 miles.2. W
2、hy does the man think the woman should join him?A. He thinks she will have more fun.B. He wants to meet her roommate.C. He thinks its safer to go in a large group.3. Who are the speakers?A. Teacher and student.B. Boss and employee.C. Salesperson and client.4. What does the man say about his neighbor
3、?A. He is humorous.B. He is not handsome.C. He is very successful.5. What makes the man appreciate his dog?A. The dog protects his house.B. The dog is easy to take care of.C. The dog helps him get exercise.第二节（共 15 小题；每题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话后有几个小题，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
4、段对话前，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。每段对话读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。6. What are the speakers mainly discussing?A. Smoking.B. Building styles.C. The use of balconies.7. What will the speakers do tonight?A. Cook together.B. Go out.C. Dance on the balcony.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。8. Why do colleges
5、 require the SAT?A. To compare students easily.B. To see if their schools are good.C. To see if students are fluent in English.9. What does the woman recommend?A. Taking several classes.B. Taking each test once for practice.C. Buying some books to prepare for the tests.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. How
6、 did the man lose weight?A. By avoiding meat.B. By eating big salads for dinner.C. By eating enough vegetables at each meal.11. For which meal does the man have mushrooms?A. Breakfast. B. Lunch. C. Dinner.12. What does the woman think about the mans diet?A. It sounds difficult to stick to.B. He shou
7、ld give up junk food.C. He eats an unhealthy amount of vegetables.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. How many children do the speakers have?A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.14. What does the woman like about the kitchen?A. Its bright. B. Its big. C. It looks modem.15. What is the woman concerned about?A. The size
8、of the house.B. The price of the house.C. The location of the house.16. What did the man suggest at last?A. Buying this house.B. Living in another community.C. Keeping the old job.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Which is among “The Big Three“ sports in America? A. Volleyball. B. Soccer. C. Baseball.18.
9、How many people play soccer in the United States, according to the speaker?A. Over 100 million people.B. About 25 million people.C. About 20% of the total population.19. Why do most parents want their children to play soccer?A. It is very safe.B. It starts at an older age.C. It is easier to learn th
10、an football.20. What can we learn about the culture of youth soccer?A. It is getting very competitive.B. It is being changed by money.C. It puts more importance on teamwork.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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。AThe children were always
11、 good during August, especially when it got near the twenty-third. It was on this day that the great silver spaceship carrying Professor Hugos Interplanetary Zoo settled down for its annual six-hour visit to the Chicago area.Before daybreak the crowds would form, long lines of children and adults, e
12、ach one grasping their dollar, and waiting with excitement to see what strange creatures the Professor would bring this year. In the past they had sometimes been treated to three-legged creatures from Venus, or tall, thin men from Mars, or even snakelike horrors from somewhere more distant. This yea
13、r, as the great ship settled slowly in the huge parking area, they watched with awe as the sides slowly slid up to reveal the familiar barred cages.In them were some wild race of nightmare small, horse-like animals that moved with quick motions and constantly made high-pitched sounds. The citizens o
14、f Earth pushed around as Professor Hugos crew quickly collected the waiting dollars. The good Professor called into his microphone, “People of Earth, this year you see a real treat for your single dollar the little-known horse-spider people of Kaan across a million miles of space brought at great ex
15、pense.”The crowds slowly filed by, at once horrified and fascinated by these strange creatures that looked like horse but ran up the walls of their cages like spiders. “This is certainly worth a dollar!” one man remarked, hurrying away.As the ship rose from the ground the Earth people agreed that th
16、is had been the very best zoo yetSome two months and three planets later, the silver ship of Professor Hugo settled at last onto the familiar planet of Kaan, and the horse-spider creatures filed quickly out of their cages. In one home, the she-creature was happy to see the return of her mate and off
17、spring. “It was a long time you were gone. Was it good?”The he-creature nodded. “The little one enjoyed it especially. We visited eight worlds and saw many things.”“On the place called Earth it was the best. The creatures there wear garments over their skins, and they walk on two legs.” the little o
18、ne smiled.“But isnt it dangerous?” asked the she-creature.“No,” her mate answered. “There are bars to protect us from them. We remain right in the ship. Next time you must come with us. It is well worth the nineteen commocs it costs.”And the little one nodded. “It was the very best Zoo ever”21. Whic
19、h of the following about Professor Hugos zoo is true?A. The animals in the zoo were dangerous.B. The horse-spider people thought the Earth people were the animals in the zoo.C. Professor Hugo forced the horse-spider people to travel to Earth.D. The zoo is open to protect animals with special feature
20、s.22. What can be inferred about the people on Earth from the passage?A. They were able to talk to the horse-spider people.B. They knew the horse-spider people were dangerous and cruel.C. They were afraid of the horse-spider people.D. They were cheated by those horse-spider people.23. What does “fil
21、e by” in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Walk by. B. Run away. C. Hurry in. D. Stand by.24. Where does this text probably come from?A. Science fiction. B. Childrens literature.C. A science report. D. An advertisement.BA Look Inside a Thiefs Mind1. Of course I look familiar. I was here just last week cleaning yo
22、ur carpets, painting your shutters, or delivering your new refrigerator. 2. Hey, thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was working in your yard last week. While I was in your home, I unlatched the back window to make my return a little easier.3. To you, leaving that window open just a crack
23、during the day is a way to let in a little fresh air. To me, its an invitation which I am more than happy to accept.4. If it snows while youre out of town, get a neighbor to create car and foot tracks into the house, or it will be a dead giveaway. By the way, loud dogs and nosy neighbors are the two
24、 things I hate most. 5. Its raining, youre fumbling with your umbrella, and you forget to lock your door - understandable. But understand this: I dont take a day off because of bad weather. 6. Do you really think I wont look in your sock drawer? I always check dresser drawers, the bedside table, and
25、 the medicine cabinet. Heres a helpful hint: I almost never go into kids rooms. 7. Youre right: I wont have enough time to break into that safe where you keep your valuables. But if its not fastened, Ill take it with me. 8. Avoid announcing your vacation on your Facebook page. Its easier than you th
26、ink to look up your address.25. Money and valuables might be the safest if kept in your_.A. kids room B. sock drawer C. medicine cabinet D. safe26. We can draw a conclusion from the text that_.A. Thieves seldom steal in bad weatherB. if you do housework yourself, youll stay away from thievesC. you y
27、ourself are sometimes to blame for a theftD. you can always count on your neighbors when you are out27. The main purpose of the article is to _.A. summarize when thieves steal most frequentlyB. encourage people to spend money on home security systemsC. explain why thieves take up stealingD. teach pe
28、ople how to protect their homesCWe might not be alone in the universe. Actually, it may be confirmed as a very crowded place by new computer models developed to help identify habitable planets.Estimates of places where life can exist have been based on the possibility of them having surface water. B
29、ut software recently developed by the Aberdeen University allows researchers to identify planets with underground water kept liquid by heat from planets.Water is fundamental for life and planets too close to the sun lose water to the atmosphere through evaporation. On the other hand, planets located
30、 in distant reaches from their star have their surface water locked away as ice.Sean McMahon, who is carrying out the work, explained: “Traditionally people have said that if a planet is in this Goldilocks zonenot too hot and not too coldthen it can have liquid water on its surface and be habitable.
31、“But this concept might change when considering that planets can receive two sources of heatheat direct from the star and heat generated deep inside the planet.It is easy to observe it in our own planet. As you go down through the crust of the Earth, the temperature gets higher and higher. Even when
32、 the surface is frozen, water can exist below ground.There could be immense quantities of water in factfull of primitive life.Professor John Parnell, also from Aberdeen University said: “There is a significant habitat for microorganisms below the surface of the Earth, extending down several kilomete
33、rs“.“And some believe that the majority of life on Earth could even reside in this deep biosphere.“So the Aberdeen team are developing models to predict which distant planets might harbor underground reservoirs of liquid water with the possibility of alien life.28.What is considered as the symbol of
34、 life existence traditionally? A. Solid water on its surface. B. Solid water below ground.C. Liquid water below ground. D. Liquid water on its surface.29. Why did John Parnell mention the fact about Earth?A. To prove that there is majority of life on Earth.B. To prove that life may also exist in oth
35、er planets.C. To prove that there is primitive life down through Earth.D. To prove that there is a habitat for microorganisms below Earth.30. What theory is the Aberdeen teams study based on?A. Planets can lose water through evaporation.B. Planets can receive heat direct from the star. C. Planets ca
36、n have their surface water locked away as ice.D. Planets can receive heat generated deep inside the planet.31. What can we know about the computer models? A. They will help identify planets where there is life. B. They will help researchers find Goldilocks zones.C. They have helped find some signifi
37、cant discoveries. D. They have already located some habitats for life.DA report brought back by most visitors to the US is how friendly, polite, and helpful most Americans were to them. To be fair, this observation is also frequently made of Canada and Canadians, and should best be considered North
38、American. There are, of course, exceptions. Small-minded officials, rude waiters, and ill-mannered taxi drivers are hardly unknown in the US. Yet it is an observation made so frequently that it deserves comment.For a long period of time and in many parts of the country, a traveler was a welcome brea
39、k in an otherwise dull existence. Dullness and loneliness were common problems of the families who generally lived distant from one another. Strangers and travelers were welcome sources of distraction, and brought news of the outside worldThe tough realities of the border also shaped this tradition
40、of hospitality. Someone traveling alone, if hungry, injured, or ill, often had nowhere to turn except to the nearest settler agent. It was not a matter of choice for the traveler or merely a charitable impulse on the part of the settlers. It reflected the hardship of daily life: if you didnt take in
41、 the stranger and take care of him, there was no one else who would. And someday, remember, you might be in the same situationToday there are many charitable organizations which specialize in helping the exhausted traveler. Yet, the old tradition of hospitality to strangers is still very strong in t
42、he US, especially in the smaller cities and towns away from the busy tourist routes. “I was just traveling through, got talking with this American, and pretty soon he invited me home for dinner-amazing.“ Such observations reported by visitors to the US are not uncommon, but are not always understood
43、 properly. The casual friendliness of many Americans should be interpreted neither as superficial）nor as artificial, but as the result of a historically developed cultural tradition.As is true of any developed society, in America a complex set of cultural signals and customs is the basis of all soci
44、al interrelationships. And, of course, speaking a language does not necessarily mean that someone understands social and cultural patterns. Visitors who fail to “translate“ cultural meanings properly often draw wrong conclusions. For example when an American uses the word “friend“, the cultural mean
45、ings of the word may be quite different from those it has in the visitors language and culture. It takes more than a brief encounter on a bus to tell polite customs from individual interest. Yet, being friendly is a virtue that many Americans value highly and expect from both neighbors and strangers
46、.32In the eyes of visitors from the outside world, _Arude taxi drivers are rarely seen in the USB small-minded officials deserve a serious commentC Canadians are not so friendly as their neighborsDmost Americans are ready to offer help33It could be inferred from the last paragraph that _Aculture has
47、 an influence over social inter-relationshipB polite customs and individual interest are inter-relatedC various virtues shows themselves only among friendsDsocial inter-relationships equal the complex set of cultural customs34Families in border settlements used to entertain strangers _Ato improve th
48、eir hard life Bin view of their long-distance travelC to add some flavor to their own daily life Dout of a charitable impulse35The tradition of hospitality to strangers _Atends to be superficial and artificial B is generally well kept up in the United StatesC is always understood properly Dhas somet
49、hing to do with the busy tourist route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。Critical ReadingCritical reading applies to non-fiction writing in which the author puts forth a position or seeks to make a statement. Critical reading is active reading. 36 . Here are the things you should do to be a critical reader. Consider the context of wh
