1、届山西省45校高三第一次联考 英语山西省45校2018届高三第一次联考 英语试题第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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（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。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. Where is the woman now?A. In th
2、e classroom. B. In the park. C. In the library.2. What is the woman looking for?A. A hank. B. A museum. C. A park.3. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Money. B. A wallet. C. A credit card.4. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a meeting room.B. In a classroom.C. In
3、 the playground.5. What is the womans plan for tonight?A. To go out to eat. B. To see a film. C. To work at home.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. How many pencils does the woman wan
4、t?A. 12. B. 10. C. 4.7. What rulers does the woman buy in the end?A. Steel ones. B. Wooden ones. C. Plastic ones.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Where does Adam live now?A. In New York. B. In Houston. C. In Chicago.9. What do we know about the man?A. He lives in the same city with his children.B. He doesnt have a
5、ny friends in the city.C. He cant have a dog as a pet.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. When did the woman decide to finish her homework?A. By this Friday. B. By this Saturday. C. By next Monday.11. What is the woman going to do this weekend?A. Attend a party. B. Clean her room. C. Visit her cousins.12. Where di
6、d the woman find her useful materials?A. From some books. B. From the Internet. C. From her brother.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How long did the man stay in the US?A. Three weeks. B. Four weeks. C. Six weeks.14. How did the man travel around the US?A. By car. B. By bus. C. By train.15. Which of the followi
7、ng were the mans parents unhappy about?A. The Disneyland prices.B. The small town restaurant.C. The flight over the Grand Canyon.16. What does the man like best about San Francisco?A. The cafes. B. The bridge. C. The zoo.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When will the sports center open?A. On the 5th of May.B.
8、On the 12th of May.C. On the 14th of May.18. Where is the sports center?A. Across the subway station.B. Next to the supermarket.C. Next to a hotel.19. How much is the monthly membership fee?A. 45. B. 40. C. 19.20. What will Sonia Smith do in the sports center?A. Give dance classes.B. Teach tennis cl
9、asses.C. Offer yoga classes.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AOne of the best student cities: BostonBoston, Massachusetts is the unofficial student capital of the United States. The greater Boston area contains some of the most famous universities in the wor
10、ld，including Harvard and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). With their reputation attracting some of the brightest students from around the globe, the heart of New England is young, energetic and active.Best spotsThe Fenway area home of the Boston Red Sox baseball team attracts student
11、s from nearby schools. On game days, the neighborhoods many sports bars are packed with college students.The Harvard Square is also a popular gathering spot for Harvard and MIT students, with several restaurants serving up affordable and tasty food.Student activitiesBostons most popular college even
12、ts are the universities annual music festivals like Yardfest at Harvard and Spring Fling at Tufts University during which big-name stars perform free concerts before the spring semester ends.The Berklee College of Music, which attracts top international talent and counts the band Passion Pit among i
13、ts alumni (男校友), often organizes free student performances in such picture-perfect locations as the Boston Harbor National Park. The free-to-watch boating races on the Charles River are also well-attended on fair-weather race days, when students cheer on their classmates.Student discountsThe Museum
14、of Fine Arts, one of Boston s leading cultural institutions, is free for students carrying ID from one of the many schools in the city and the museums special exhibits and film screenings are discounted for students.The historic Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum and the New England Aquarium offer disc
15、ounts for all university students, while admission to Harvards museum is free for Harvard students and discounted for all other college kids. Even movie theatres like Regal Cinemas Fenway and AMC Loews Boston Common cut students a discount.21. The underlined part “the heart of New England” in paragr
16、aph one refers to .A. Boston B. Massachusetts C. Harvard D. the MIT22. The Fenway area most probably attracts students who have interest in .A. food B. sports C. music D. science23. We learn from the text that the Berklee College of Music .A. often gives free performancesB. often invites big stars t
17、o performC. organises performances along the Charles RiverD. attracts talented teachers such as the Passion Pit members24. Which of the following is free for students carrying ID from one of the schools in Boston?A. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.B. The New England Aquarium.C. The Museum of Fin
18、e Arts.D. Regal Cinemas Fenway.BKnown as “wolf girl” at her West Warwick, R.I., school, Alyssa Grayson has spent much of her young life teaching others to protect and respect animals. After starting a wolf club in second grade, Alyssa learned all she could about her favorite animals. Today, she give
19、s presentations about protecting wolves at libraries and schools shes even spoken at a university. In fact, shes become such a wolf expert that she was appointed as the first junior advisor to the National Wolfwatcher Coalition.When shes not teaching others about wolves, Alyssa can be found voluntee
20、ring at her local animal shelter, taking care of dogs and cats. Shes also trained as a citizen scientist for Frog Watch USA. In short, Alyssa Grayson proves that you are never too young to make a difference for animals.When asked how she got interested in saving wolves, Alyssa says, “Ive loved wolve
21、s since I saw them in a movie when I was 2 or 3 years old. Then one day I saw a commercial about wolf hunting. I asked my mother why people do this, and she told me because people dont like wolves. I decided from then that I wanted to save wolves.”Today, wolves are hunted, trapped, or poisoned. Hunt
22、ers chase wolves for miles in an airplane until the wolves are too exhausted to run anymore. Then they shoot them. The animal doesnt have a chance to escape. Animals are also trapped for their fur. They are left to suffer in a trap with no food, water, or shelter. Alyssa thinks the fur looks better
23、on the animal in the wild, where its meant to be, than on a human.Alyssa believes wolves are important to our worlds. She says, “Wolves are an apex predator, which means they are at the top of the food chain. Removing them from the ecosystem is a big mistake. The ecosystem is like a chain of dominoe
24、s (多米诺骨牌)with the apex predator as the one in front. If you were to knock down that domino, the rest of the chain would go down too.”People usually think of “the Big Bad Wolf” when they hear about wolves. However, Alyssa says, “If they would base their thoughts on facts, not fairy tales, we wouldnt
25、have people wanting to kill wolves.”25. Alyssa is known as “wolf girl” at her school because .A. she keeps wolves as petsB. she was raised by wolvesC. she does a lot to protect wolvesD. she started a wolf club at her school26. According to the first and second paragraphs, Alyssa .A. gained knowledge
26、 about wolves at librariesB. cares about other animals besides wolvesC. started to give presentations since second gradeD. is the first junior citizen scientist for Frog Watch USA27. Paragraph four is mainly about .A. why wolves are killedB. why wolves are trappedC. the tools used to hunt wolvesD. h
27、ow wolves are treated28. From the last paragraph we can infer that Alyssa .A. doesnt need fairy talesB. doesnt believe in fairy talesC. encourages people to find out the facts about wolvesD. believes that more people will work to save wolvesCThe value of the U.S. penny has been dropping for years. M
28、any countries have stopped using pennies. Is it time for the U.S. to do the same?Those who think we should keep the U.S. penny offer the following arguments to support their positions:Prices will increase. If we get rid of the penny, everything will have to be rounded to the nickel (五分硬币), costing u
29、s more for everything we buy.Charities need pennies. There are thousands of small charities that depend on pennies to bring in donations. People think nothing of pouring out their old penny jars to support charity, but they wont part with nickels so easily.Nickels cost even more to make. If we get r
30、id of the penny, we will need more nickels in circulation. Nickels cost 7.7 cents to make, 2.7 cents over face value, as opposed to 0.26 cents over face value to make a penny. Since the penny costs 0.26 more than face value to make, the Mint (铸币厂) can make 5 pennies and still lose less money than ma
31、king 1 nickel.People who want to retire the penny also have some persuasive arguments, including these:Pennies waste time. The average American wastes 2.4 hours a year handling pennies, or waiting for people who handle them. This statistics is the result of collecting a number of penny-handling related events, including the 30-second period we sometimes spend waiting for someone who just has to dig through their pockets or purse to find that last cent so they can pay for something with exact change (probably so they dont ge
