1、江西省赣州市十四县市届高三上学期期中联考英语试题2018-2019学年第一学期赣州市十四县（市）期中联考高三英语试卷本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。第I卷（选择题 共100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）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。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 does Mrs. Jones do every day?A. Play tennis. B. Work overtime. C. Go
2、 jogging.2. What does the apartment lack according to the man?A. Laundry machines. B. Decorations. C. Bedroom furniture.3. How many pages has the man written?A. Two. B. Eight. C. Ten.4. What will the woman probably do next?A. Turn left. B. Turn back. C. Park the car.5. Where does the conversation ta
3、ke place?A. At a caf. B. At a gas station. C. At a parking lot.第二节 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. Why wont the man take Flight F8008?A. Its not a direct flight. B. It leaves too early in the morning. C. The
4、 tickets are not available.7. When will the man go to New York?A. On Wednesday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Monday.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What is the womans attitude towards taking up golf?A. Careful. B. Negative. C. Confident.9. According to the woman, why is she considering the sport?A. To feel young again. B
5、. To have more exercise. C. To spend more time with her husband.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where does the man notice the red things first?A. On the womans legs. B. On the womans face. C. On the womans arms.11. What might cause the red things?A. A plant. B. Some food. C. Oily skin.12. What will the woman p
6、robably do next?A. Go to the drugstore. B. Eat something different. C. Receive hospital treatment.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What does the man want to get?A. A crazy haircut. B. A nail special. C. A basic haircut.14. When does the man get his hair cut?A. At 3:30. B. At around 3:00. C. At about 4:00.15. Wh
7、ere does the man live?A. In New York. B. In Los Angeles. C. In Washington D.C.16. What does the man do for a living?A. He works for a newspaper. B. He works as a novelist. C. He works for the government.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Why was the postage rate high in the early times?A. Many people were employ
8、ed to put stamps on envelopes.B. The post offices had to send many people to collect the postage.C. The post offices had to send many people to deliver letters.18. Who was Rowland Hill?A. A schoolmaster. B. A postman. C. A government official.19. How can the post office prevent people from reusing t
9、he stamps?A. By coloring them. B. By putting seals on them. C. By collecting them back.20. When did people first begin to use stamps?A. In 1919. B. In 1900. C. In 1840.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。AThe Nobel Prize-winning Mexican writer Oct
10、avio Paz said, “The art of the festival has been debased（下降） almost everywhere else, but not in Mexico.” Here are several events that would have made him proud:Morelia International Film FestivalThe Morelia film fest really brings this colonial city to life in mid-October. Created as a platform for
11、documentaries and fiction works, the programming offers an up-close look at Mexican society as seen through the eyes of a new generation of filmmakers. Fashionable bars and sidewalk cafes are buzzing with activity around the main square, where crowds gather nightly for open-air screenings and other
12、cultural events.Day of the DeadEach year on November 1st and 2nd, Mexico turns its thoughts to the departed during the Day of the Dead festivities, a colorful tradition deeply rooted in native culture. For Mexicans, death is more a cause for celebration than mourning, and that spirit has been kept v
13、ery much alive in Ptzcuaro, the Da de Muertos mecca. Prepare yourself to battle large crowds of the living.Carnival in Veracruz &MazatlnMexico hosts many carnival celebrations every year featuring exciting parades, dance performances, live music and of course, big-time partying. The nine-day event i
14、n Veracruz, Mexicos biggest carnival, usually kicks off in March, right around the same time when festivities get started on the Pacific coast in Mazatln. You can shake your body with salsa music in Veracruz or the brass band sounds of Mazatln.La MorismaAn all-out war erupts on the streets of coloni
15、al Zacatecas, usually around late August. OK, well, its actually a mock battle with well over 2,000 participants re-enacting battles between the Christians and Moors in old Spain. The faux（假的）soldiers attack one another while accompanied on the streets by bands of musicians.1. How do the Mexicans fe
16、el when the Day of the Dead comes?A. Calm. B. Anxiod.C. Scared. D. Happy.2. What can people enjoy in both Carnival in Veracruz &Mazatln and La Morisma?A. Exciting parades. B. Dance performances.C. Live music. D. A mock battle.3. What is the purpose of the text?A. To tell something about a Nobel Priz
17、e-winning writer.B. To introduce some famous Mexican festivals.C. To advise readers to join in the Mexican events.D. To criticize the bad customs of Mexican festivals.【答案】1. D 2. C 3. B【解析】【分析】本文为说明文，文章主要介绍了墨西哥的四个节日。【1题详解】推理判断题。根据文章第三段For Mexicans, death is more a cause for celebration than mourning
18、, and that spirit has been kept very much alive in Ptzcuaro, the Da de Muertos mecca.可知对墨西哥人来说，死亡更值得庆祝，而不是哀悼，所以在过亡灵节时人们是开心的，所以D正确。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据文章的第四段Mexico hosts many carnival celebrations every year featuring exciting parades, dance performances, live music and of course, big-time partying.以及第五段Th
19、e faux（假的）soldiers attack one another while accompanied on the streets by bands of musicians.可知Carnival in Veracruz &Mazatln 和 La Morisma的共同之处是都有现场音乐， 所以C正确。【3题详解】写作目的题。根据文章第一段Here are several events that would have made him proud.以及接下来的四段内容的介绍可知是介绍墨西哥的节日的，所以B正确。【点睛】根据不同文体，推断目的意图。不同的文章可能有不同的写作目的, 通常
20、作者的写作目的有以下三种：1) to entertain readers（娱乐读者，让人发笑），常见于故事类的文章。2) to persuade readers（说服读者接受某种观点）常见于广告类的文章。3) to inform readers（告知读者某些信息）多见于科普类新闻报道类文化类或社会类的文章。高考阅读试题设计到各类文章，而以议论文为主，文章的主题句、核心句往往会直接或间接地表明作者的态度立场；阅读理解中也有说明文、描述文。前者因为其体裁的客观性，所以作者的态度也往往采取中立。而后者因为其文章观点往往不直接提出，而且作者写作时也常带有某种倾向性，所以，阅读时要善于根据文章的文体来学
21、会推断作者的情感态度和目的。本题的第三小题为写作目的题。而本文为文化类社会类的文章，主要介绍了墨西哥的四个节日，所以写作目的是告知读者一些信息，所以是B选项To introduce some famous Mexican festivals。BOne day a professor entered the classroom and asked his students to prepare for a surprise test. They waited anxiously at their desks for the test to begin. The professor handed
22、out the question paper, with the text facing down as usual. Once he handed them all out, he asked his students to turn the page and begin. To everyones surprise, there were no questions but a black dot in the center of the page. The professor seeing the expression on everyone face, told them the fol
23、lowing, “I want you to write what you see there.”The students were confused and got started on the inexplicable (令人不解的) task.At the end of the class the professor took all the answer papers and started reading each one of them aloud in front of all the students. All of them with no exceptions, descr
24、ibed the black dot, explained its position in the middle of the sheet, imagined what the black dot stood for and so on.After all had been read, the classroom was silent. The professor began to explain, “I am not going to grade on you this time. I just wanted to give you something to think about. No
25、one wrote about the white part of the paper. Everyone focused on the black dot and the same happens in our lives. We have a white paper to observe and enjoy, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is filled with love and care, and we always have reasons to celebratenature renewing itself ev
26、ery day, our friends around us, the job that provides our livelihood, the miracles we see every day”In fact, we insist on focusing only on the dark spotsthe health issues that bother us, the lack of money, the complicated relationship with a family member, the disappointment with a friend, etc. Take
27、 your eyes away from the black spots in your life. The dark spots are very small compared to everything we have in our lives, so enjoy each moment that life gives you.4. Why did the students feel confused about the test?A. The professor didnt ask them to prepare for the test.B. There was totally not
28、hing on the question paper.C. It was too hard for them to answer the questions.D. They hadnt seen such an unusual question paper before.5. Which of the following is NOT mentioned on the students answer papers?A. The meaning of the black dot.B. The description of the black dot.C. The white part of th
29、e paper.D. The position of the black dot.6. What is the professors purpose in giving this test?A. To show the students how hard the life is.B. To remind the students of the joys in life.C. To let the students know their shortcomings.D. To encourage the students to study harder.7. What does the under
30、lined sentence in the last paragraph mean?A. Dont pay attention to the hardship in life.B. Remove the black spots out of our life.C. Dont focus on others faults but yours.D. Remember you cant see all the things in life.【答案】4. D 5. C 6. B 7. A【解析】【分析】本文主要讲述了教授通过让学生们做一份特殊的试卷而给学生们上了一堂生动的哲理课：不要太关注人生的不完美
31、，要好好享受我们所拥有的美好！【4题详解】推理判断题。根据文章第一段To everyones surprise, there were no questions but a black dot in the center of the page. The professor seeing the expression on everyone face, told them the following, “I want you to write what you see there.”可知这次测试题目中没有问题，与众不同，所以学生十分困惑，所以D正确。【5题详解】细节理解题。根据文章第三段All
32、 of them with no exceptions, described the black dot, explained its position in the middle of the sheet, imagined what the black dot stood for and so on.可知学生们没有提到纸的白色的部分。所以C项正确。【6题详解】推理判断题。根据文章第四段教授的话We have a white paper to observe and enjoy, but we always focus on the dark spots. Our life is filled with love and care,可知他想提醒学生关注生活中的美好与快乐，所以B正确。【7题详解】猜测句义题。根据前句破折号后的内容解释了什么是black spots，即the he
