1、江西省届高三英语上学期期末测试试题高三英语上学期期末测试试题第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） 做题时，现将答案标在试卷上，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 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l0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 does the man play?A. Sports. B. Musical instruments. C. Computer games.2. What will the woman
2、 probably do today?A. Attend the wedding. B. Go over the lessons. C. Eat out with the man.3. Whats the mans major?A. Journalism. B. Business. C. International relations.4.Where does this conversation take place?A. At a bus stop. B. At the railway station C. At the airport.5. What does the man mean?A
3、. He has been to the restaurant many times.B. He heard about the restaurant from Tom.C. He intends to try a better restaurant.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。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。听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。6.Who says organic food ta
4、stes better?A. The man. B. The woman. C. The womans friend.7.What does the woman suggest doing?A. Only buying organic products. B. Trying some organic vegetables. C. Asking Joe for advice about food.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.What does the woman think of washing clothes by herself?A. Troublesome. B. Fun. C. N
5、ot a big deal.9.Why will she take her clothes to the laundry tomorrow?A. Its too tiring to hand-wash sheets.B. She has too much work to do.C. She just heard about the laundry.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.What happened to Tony today?A. He lost his job. B. He was criticized by his boss. C. His vacation in summ
6、er was cancelled.11.How did he feel about it?A. Astonished. B. Extremely angry. C. Sad but not surprised.12.What is he going to do?A. Wait to be called back to the company.B. Talk with his boss about his problems.C. Start to look for a new job.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.Where did chopsticks originate?A. In
7、 Japan. B. In China. C. In Korea.14.What kind of chopsticks are often used by ordinary Chinese people?A. Wood or bamboo ones. B. Jade ones. C. Plastic ones.15.Why did ancient kings and emperors use silver chopsticks?A. To show their wealth. B. To see if their food was poisoned. C. To show their powe
8、r.16. What does Chinese people think knives and forks suggest?A. Violence. B. High quality life. C. Gentleness.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.What course is English Literature 201?A. A course on the works of William Shakespeare.B. A course on the history of English literature.C. A course on classics of Englis
9、h literature.18.When will the midterm exam be held?A. After Romeo and Juliet. B. Right after Macbeth. C. During Week 6.19.Which of the following is NOT on the list of books?A. Hamlet. B. Macbeth. C. Henry VI.20.What is the talk mainly about?A. Changes in homework assignments. B. The life of William
10、Shakespeare. C. William Shakespeares masterpieces.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。AConfucius InstituteThe Confucius Institute at the University of Minnesota offers several short classes on Chinese language and culture.Class FeesThe cost of clas
11、ses is $225 ($170 for Chinese Rehab)Class CalendarThe Confucius Institute follows the University of Minnesota semester schedule. The Confucius Institute classes start a few weeks after the start of the University semester and last for ten class sessions. Classes are not held on University holidays.T
12、he upcoming class sessions will be:Spring 2018: February 1- April 7Summer 2018: June 13- August 25Tentative class calendar:The schedule may change due to teacher availability.MONDAYTUESDAYWEDNESDAYTHURSDAYBeginning I, Section A 6:00 7:30 p.m.Beginning I, Section B6:00 7:30 p.m. Beginning II6:00 7:30
13、 p.m. Intermediate II6:00 7:00 p.m.Chinese Rehab 6:30 7:00 p.m.Intermediate I6:00 7:30 p.m.Beginning III6:00 7:30 p.m.Intermediate III6:00 7:30 p.m.Class CancellationsAny class not meeting minimum enrollment by four business days before the class start date will be cancelled and you will be contacte
14、d. If we must cancel a class due to insufficient enrollment or any other circumstance beyond our control, we will offer a full refund or issue credit towards another class.Contact InformationThe Confucius Institute is located within the University International Center on the east bank of the Twin Ci
15、ties campus. The University International Center is located in the Keeler Apartment building. Enter at the corner of 17th Avenue S.E. and 4th Street through the doors located near the “University International Center” sign. Office hoursThe office is generally open Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.
16、m. until 4: 30 p.m. The office is closed daily from12:.00 noon until 1: 00 p. m. and is closed on all University holidays. Office Address160 University International Center, 331-17th Ave. S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55414Phone: 612625-5080Fax: 612-625-5158Email: confucius( umn. edu21. Chinese Rehab_.A. co
17、sts more moneyB. is held on MondayC. lasts one and a half hoursD. has four classes a week22. To get information about the classes, you can visit the office _.A. on Monday noonB. at 12:30 a.m., TuesdayC. on Wednesday eveningD. at 1: 30 p.m., Friday23. What is true about the classes?A. The schedule ma
18、y be changeable.B. They can be one-to-one instruction.C. They are held on University holidays.D. They start at the beginning of the University semester.BThree boys were enjoying themselves in their hometown of Bovina, Mississippi. However, their lives were turned upside down when they discovered the
19、 jawbone of a Mastodon (齿乳象). Brothers Shawn and Caid Sellers and cousin Michael Mahalitc found the prehistoric bone in a piece of earth that was recently plowed (犁、耕). “I thought it was a log,” Caid said. “I tried to pick it up and it was really heavy and I saw teeth on it.” The bone weighed about
20、50 pounds. They eventually got the bone to their home and fitted it in their tub (浴盆), but it took their collective strength, might and a golf cart, to carry the large Mastodon bone. “They didnt expect to find that,” Michaels mom said. “Now that they have, I believe that they will be more aware of t
21、heir surroundings and what theyre digging up when they are digging and playing.”“Weve gotten a lot of petrified (石化的) wood and Civil War relics from the area and thats what I thought it was,” the brothers mother said. “This is our first set of teeth weve found. So we thought it was their imagination
22、. We were quite surprised to see that it was not their imagination.”They were exploring near the brothers home. Lo and behold (真想不到), they saw what they thought resembled a fossil. It was the curator of paleontology (古生物负责人) of the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, George Phillips, who first id
23、entified the bone as a “very mature individual.”The Mastodon was a mammal who lived during the prehistoric times. They had long tusks and trunks, like elephants. They were clearly different from their modern-day counterparts, as well as woolly mammoths (猛犸). 24. How did they find the jawbone of a Ma
24、stodon?A. With great efforts. B. By chance. C. Instructed by an expert. D. Through imagination. 25. At first the brothers mother thought the jawbone was_. A. from people who died in the Civil War B. the bone from a very mature individualC. like a log or something D. the prehistoric bone26. The disco
25、very of the jawbone of a Mastodon is important mainly because it_. A. helps people to know more about the Civil WarB. teaches kids to be more aware of their surroundingsC. promotes the research on more prehistoric creaturesD. attracts the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science27. Which of the followi
26、ng can be the best title for the article?A. Prehistoric Bones Recently Found in MississippiB. Not Petrified Wood Nor Civil War RelicsC. First Identifying Bone as a “Very Mature Individual”D. Unexpectedly Discovering Mastodon JawboneCWith the explosion of consumer choices in recent history, the lates
27、t must-haves would surely need to be upgraded more often than every 10 years. In 2002 a computer and basic mobile phone would have been enough for most people, but now? The public need a trendy notebook computer and a smart phone with WiFi connection to feel they are up-to-date. So when will we have
28、 enough things? When will we finally be happy? Well, it looks like the things we buy today will barely keep us satisfied for a few months.In the eyes of some psychologists, far from making us happy, greater consumer choice creates many serious psychological problems. A fundamental principle of the s
29、ociety is that more freedom is better and more choice in the marketplace means more freedom. Therefore more choice leads to more happiness. This is not the case, however.Imagine you go to a caf offering chocolate and vanilla ice cream. You choose the chocolate and eat it happily. But what if the caf
30、 serves 50 kinds of ice cream? You choose chocolate and then start to worry, “maybe blueberry would have been better, perhaps the half-fat ice cream would have been healthier. Stupid me, all these choices and I didnt make the best one! ”In Chinas major cities we have now passed the point where more
31、consumer choice is making us happier. We are annoyed by all the options we have, disappointed because our expectations are so high and angered at ourselves when we don t make a perfect choice every time.A newspaper reporter tells a story about traveling on a plane with high-speed Internet access. He thought this was amazingthe newest piece of technology he had heard of. Then the service went down. The man next to him was angry and swore. The reporter thought, “How quickly the world owes him something he knew existed only 1
