1、高三英语上学期期中联考试题1湖南省娄底市双峰一中，涟源一中等五校2017届高三英语上学期期中联考试题第I卷第一部份 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、三个选项当选出最佳选项，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、Who is the man looking for?ATami BDrMaxwell CAlison Simpson2、What will the woman probably do?ACall the airline soon BStay at ho
2、me for a whileCLeave for the airport before lunch3、What does the man think of his current book?AIts exciting BIts relaxing CIts long4、When does the man hope to see the woman?AThis afternoon BTomorrow night CTomorrow afternoon5、What does the man mean?AHe didnt put in any sugar BHe added some natural
3、flavorsCHe also thinks the coffee tastes strange 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、三个选项当选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置，听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间来阅读各个小题，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 is the woman upset?AHer order isnt ready yet BThe man forgot her orderCSome guests will be late7、At wha
4、t time will the wedding start?A10:00 B10:30 C12:00 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8Who lived in Los Angeles?AThe womans aunt and uncle BThe mans grandparentsCThe womans parents9What will the speakers do next?AHave a picnic BGo hiking CTry to catch some fish 听第8段材料，回答第10至12小题。10What did the man study in college?AArt
5、 history BMedicine CBusiness11How do the speakers know each other?ATheyre neighbors BTheyre salesman and customerCTheyre teacher and student12What is the mans advice for the woman?ADoing what her father suggests BExploring all the possibilitiesCMaking a decision as early as possible 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题
6、。13How does the woman want to pay?AIn cash BBy credit card CWith her smart phone14What does man think of Paypal?AIts free BIts popular CIt isnt very fast15Where is Venmo accepted?AAt many small shops BAt most large storesCAt a lot of restaurants16What does the woman offer to do for the man?ADownload
7、 the app BSend him an invitationCLend him some money 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17What is the weather probably like?AHot BDry CRainy18Where did Matt begin his journey?AIn England BIn California CIn Hawaii19How many hours was Matts longest flight?AFourteen hours BSixteen hours CSixteen and a half hours20What
8、will Matt do next?AInterview someone BShare his experiencesCPlan on another journey第二部份 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，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。AGallery Policiesfor Visitors to National Gallery of Art, WashingtonVisitors must present all carried items for inspection upon
9、 entryAfter inspection, all bags,backpacks, umbrellas, parcels, and other things as determined by security officers must be left at the checkrooms, free of charge,close to each entranceAll oversized bags, backpacks, and luggage must be left at the checkrooms near the 4th Street entrance of either th
10、e East or West BuildingThese items will have to be x-rayed before being acceptedItems of value, such as laptop computers, cameras, and fur coats, may not be left in the checkrooms but may be carried into the galleries We regret that we do not have enough space for visitor items larger than 1726 inch
11、es into the Gallery or its checkrooms Additional security procedures and checks may be taken according to the decision of the Gallery For the safety of the artworks and other visitors, nothing may be carried on a visitors backSoft front baby carriers are allowed, but children may not be carried on s
12、houlders or in a child carrier worn on the backPushchairs(童车) are available free of charge near each checkroom Smoking is prohibitedFood and drink are not permitted outside the food service areasUnopened bottled water may be carried only in a visitors bagCell phones may not be used in the galleries
13、Animals, other than service animals, are not permitted in the Gallery Skateboarding is prohibited Picture-taking (including video) for personal use is permitted except in special exhibitions and where specifically prohibitedTripods (三角架) are not allowed Please do not touch the works of art21When peo
14、ple come to visit the Gallery, they should _Aleave all their carried items at the checkroomsBhave all their carried items x-rayed at the entranceCtake all their carried items with them without inspectionDhave all their carried items inspected at the entrance22Parents with small children visiting the
15、 Gallery _Acan carry their children in soft front child carriersBcan carry their children on their shouldersCcan carry their children in carriers worn on the backDought to pay if they want to use pushchairs for their children23Visiting photographers should make sure that _Apictures and videos are al
16、lowed for personal use anywhere in the galleryBpictures and videos can be taken in some places for personal useCpicture-taking and videoing are totally forbidden in the GalleryDtripods are allowed except in some special exhibitions BWhen you are little, the whole world feels like a big playgroundI w
17、as living in Conyers, Georgia the summer it all happenedI was a second grader, but my best friend Stephanie was only in the first gradeBoth of our parents were at work and most of the time they let us go our own wayIt was a hot afternoon and we decided to have an adventure in Stephanies basementAs I
18、 opened the basement door, before us lay the biggest room, full of amazing things like guns, dolls, and old clothesI ran downstairs, and spotted a red steel canIt was paintI looked beyond it and there lay even more paint in bright colors like purple, orange, blue and green“Stephanie, I just found us
19、 a project for the day. Get some paintbrushesWe are fixing to paint” She screamed with excitement as I told her of my secret plans and immediately we got to workWe gathered all the brushes we could find and moved all of our materials to my yardThere on the road in front of my house, we painted bit s
20、tripes (条纹) of colors across the pavementStripe by stripe, our colors turned into a beautiful rainbowIt was fantastic!The sun was starting to sinkI saw a car in the distance and jumped up as I recognized the carIt was my motherI couldnt wait to show her my masterpieceThe car pulled slowly into the d
21、riveway and from the look on my mothers face, I could tell that I was in deep troubleMy mother shut the car door and walked towards meHer eyes glaring, she shouted, “What in the world were you thinking? I understood when you made castles out of leaves, and climbed the neighbors trees, but this! Come
22、 inside right now!” I stood there glaring back at her for a minute, angry because she had insulted (侮辱) my art “Now go clean it up!” Mother and I began cleaning the roadTears ran down my checks as I saw my beautiful rainbow turn into black cement (水泥) Though years have now passed, I still wonder whe
23、re my rainbow has goneI wonder if, maybe when I get older, I can find my rainbow and never have to brush it awayI guess we all need sort of rainbow to brighten our lives from time to time and to keep our hopes and dreams colorful24What did the writer want to do when his mother came home? ATo introdu
24、ce Stephanie to her BTo prevent her from seeing his painting CTo put the material back in the yard DTo show his artwork to her25In his mothers eyes, the writer_Awas a born artist Balways caused troubleCwas a problem solver Dworked very hard26The underlined word “rainbow” in the last paragraph refers
25、 to _Athe rainbow in the sky Bthe stripes on the pavementCsomething imaginative and fun Dimportant lessons learned in childhood 27It can be learned from the passage that parents should _Aencourage children to paint Bvalue friendship among children Cdiscover the hidden talent in children Dprotect rat
26、her than destroy childrens dreams C The Diet Zone: A Dangerous Place Diet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no-fat diet, vegetable diet We are surrounded by the word “diet” everywhere we look and listenWe have so easily been attracted by the promise and potential of diet products that we have stopped th
27、inking about what diet products are doing to usWe are paying for products that harm us psychologically and physically Diet products significantly weaken us psychologicallyOn one level, we are not allowing our brain to admit that our weight problems lie not in actually losing the weight, but in contr
28、olling the consumption of fatty, high-calorie, unhealthy foodsDiet products allow us to jump over the thinking stage and go straight for the scale（秤）insteadAll we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word “diet” in food labels On another level, diet products have greater psychological effectsEv
29、ery time we have a zero-calorie drink, we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we dont have to work to get resultsDiet products make people believe that gain comes without pain, and that life can be without resistance and struggle The danger of diet products lies not only in the psycholo
30、gical effects they have on us, but also in the physical harm that they causeDiet foods can indirectly harm our bodies because consuming them instead of healthy foods means we are preventing our bodies from having basic nutrientsDiet foods and diet pills contain zero calorie only because the diet ind
31、ustry has created chemicals to produce these wonder productsDiet products may not be nutritional, and the chemical that go into diet products are potentially dangerous Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time to seriously think about buying themLosing weight lies in the power of minds, not in the power of chemicalsOnce we reali
