1、英语福建省晋江市平山中学届高三上学期期中考试平山中学2015年秋季高三年级期中考试英语科试卷第一部分 听力 （共两小节，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，从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话仅读一遍。1. How did the woman get to school today? A. By bus. B. By car C. By bike.2. What do we know about the man? A. He arrived before 3:00 p.m. B. He didnt make a
2、reservation. C. His reservation was cancelled.3. Where are the speakers probably? A. At a zoo. B. On a farm C. In the mountains.4. What does the man suggest the woman do on Mothers Day? A. Eat out with her children. B. Go to the movies C. Stay home5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Th
3、e weather B. Their friend C. A gift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。听每段对话和独白前，你将有5秒钟阅读各个小题，听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或读白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第67题。6. Why is the man writing a letter? A. To help a friend B. To apply for a job C. To contact Ben7. What does the man say abo
4、ut Ben? A. He goes out every night. B. He never does a days work. C. He gets on well with children.听第7段材料，回答第89题8. What does the woman think of the mans paper? A. Its interesting. B. Its easy to finish C. Its hard to understand.9.Why doesnt the man want to write about clocks or umbrellas? A. He know
5、s little about them. B. He is not interested in them C. He doesnt want to do research on them.听第8 段材料， 回答第1012题10. How long are most shops open in New York? A. 9 hours B. 10 hours C. 12 hours11. Where are the speakers? A. In Paris B. In London C. In Now York12. What does the woman think of Americans
6、? A. Rude B. Frank C. Hospitable听第9段材料，回答第1316题13. When does the conversation take place? A. In the late morning B. At noon C. In the early afternoon14. What is the weather probably like? A. Rainy B. Sunny C. Windy15. What does the woman say about the new job? A. The salary is not high. B. The worki
7、ng time is satisfying. C. The working conditions are wonderful.16. What is the woman most likely to do in five years time? A. Move family B. Travel to Australia C. Go to another country听第10段村料，回答第1720题。17. When did Bill Wales enter university? A. At the age of 18. B. At the age of 20 C. At the age o
8、f 2318. How does Bill Wales pay his tuition? A. By asking his parents for money. B. By working in his spare time. C. By applying for scholarships.19. What did Bill Wales do after his second year at university? A. He moved to another place. B. He left London and found a job. C. He left school and wor
9、ked for a year.20. Why did Bill Wales decide to move the second time? A. He couldnt afford his rent. B. He couldnt stand his roommates. C. He didnt get along well with his landlord.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 ，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。ALeonardo da Vinci b
10、egan painting the Mona Lisa in 1530.He was working on a special painting for a church at that time，but the church painting was not going well. An Italian businessman asked Da Vinci to paint a picture of the businessmans second wife. This is the woman whom can be seen in the Mona Lisa.All in all，the
11、Mona Lisa is a very good example of Da Vincis work. Da Vinci used darkness and light in a clever way in the painting.Da Vinci loved science and maths. Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry in the Mona Lisa. The face of the Mona Lisa is made of many circles and round shapes like
12、 balls. Even her smile can be seen as a small part of a large circle.The woman in the painting is sitting on a balcony，and mountains can be seen behind her. Da Vinci loved to study rocks and mountains，so these can be seen over and in his other paintings.The woman is sitting with her knees to the sid
13、e. Her head is turned to look out of the painting. Her hands are held together in front of her. This way of sitting is now used by many artists when they are painting a picture of a man or a woman today.21.The woman in the painting is _.Aan Italian businesswoman Bthe second wife of a businessmanCLeo
14、nardo da Vincis wife Da woman from the church22Where is the woman in the painting?AOn a balcony. BOn a knee. COn a mountain. DOn a rock.23What can a person see in the painting?AA lot of geometry. BMountains.CClever use of light and darkness. DAll of the above. BWhat picture do you have of the future
15、？Futurologists predict (预言) that life will probably be very different in 2050 in all the fields of activity，from entertainment to technology. First of all，it seems that TV channels will have disappeared by 2050.Instead，people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program d
16、irectly to the television.As to the environment，water will have become one of our most serious problems. In many places，agriculture is changing and they are growing fruit and vegetables to export. This uses a lot of water. Demand for water will increase ten times between now and 2050 and there could
17、 be serious shortages.Some futurologists predict that water could be the cause of war if we dont act now.In transport，cars will run on new and clean fuels and they will go very fast. Cars will have computers to control the speed and there wont be any accidents. Today，many cars have computers that te
18、ll drivers exactly where they are. By 2050，the computer will control the car and drive it to your place. On the other hand，space planes will take people halfway around the world in two hours. By 2050，space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two h
19、ours.Robots will have replaced people in factories. Many factories already use robots. Big companies prefer robotsthey do not ask for pay rises or go on strike，and they work 24 hours a day. By 2050，we will see robots everywherein factories，schools，offices，hospitals，shops and homes.24How many aspects
20、 (方面)does the passage tell us about the differences between today and the year 2050?AFour. BFive. CThree. DSix.25Which of the following is NOT a factor for companies to use robots?ARobots do not ask for pay rises.BRobots do not go on strike.CRobots can work day and night.DRobots cant do work as well
21、 as human beings do.26From the third paragraph we can infer that_.Acars in 2050 need no fuelsBthere will be more accidents in the year 2050Cit will take people less time to travel in 2050Dspace planes will take the place of cars27By saying “Some futurologists predict that water could be the cause of
22、 war if we dont act now”，the writer implies that_.Awar will have become one of our most serious problems in 2050Bwe should take measures to protect water from now onCwater shortages can be solved by warDwater shortages will be the most serious problem except wars C Mark Twain left school when he was
23、 twelve. He had little school education. In spite of this，he became the most famous writer of his time. He made millions of dollars by writing. His real name was Samuel Langhorne Clemens，but he is better known all over the world as Mark Twain，his penname.Mark Twain was born in 1835 and he was not a
24、healthy baby. In fact，he was not expected to live through the first winter. But with his mothers care，he managed to survive. As a boy，he caused much trouble for his parents. He used to play jokes on all his friends and neighbors. He didnt like to go to school，and he often ran away from home. He alwa
25、ys went in the direction of the nearby Mississippi(密西西比河)He was nearly drowned nine times.After his fathers death，Mark Twain began to work for a printer，who only provided him with food and clothing. Then，he worked as a printer，a riverboat pilot and later joined the army. But shortly after that he be
26、came a miner. During this period，he started to write short stories. Afterwards he became a full time writer.In 1870，Mark Twain got married. In the years that followed he wrote many books including Tom Sawyer in 1876，and Huckleberry Finn in 1884，which made him famous，and brought him great fortune.Unf
27、ortunately，Mark Twain got into debts in bad investments(投资) and he had to write large numbers of stories to pay these debts. In 1904，his wife died，and then three of his children passed away.At the age of 70，his hair was completely white. He bought many white suits and neckties. He wore nothing but w
28、hite from head to foot until his death on April 21,1910.28.In his childhood，Mark Twain_.Alearned a lot at school Boften went swimming with other boysCtroubled his parents Doften played games with other boys29.Which of the following shows the right order about Mark Twain?aHe became a miner.bHe worked
29、 as a printer.cHe got into debts.dHis father died.eHe became a fulltime writer.fHe joined the army.Aadbcef BdbfaecCdafebc Dcbdfea30In order to make a living，Mark Twain_.Afirst worked as a printer Bdid many kinds of workCwrote stories in the beginning Djoined the army after he worked in a mine31.Befo
30、re his death，Mark Twain_.Abecame a white man Bwas in low spirits Cliked to buy all kinds of clothes Dhad nothing onDMany studies have been conducted to discover the benefits of listening to and playing music.The growing field of “music treatment” is presenting increasing amounts of proof that point
31、to the great powers of music.Emotional (情绪) benefits.The right song can put anybody in a better mood.Most people turn to certain songs to improve their moods.The main reason behind this is that music can express our feelings better than any other medium.In addition，we have favourite songs for particular situations because we turn to the music which has the best effect on us.Music and exercise.Have you ever noticed that how out of breath you get when listening to an
