福建省福州市八县一中2018届高三英语上学期期中试题(含答案)

福建省福州市八县(市)一中2017～2018学年上学期高三期中联考英语考试日期：11月17日完卷时间：120分钟满分：l50分第I卷(共90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，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. What does the man want to do?A. Interview the manager.B. Apply for a job.C. Ask for directions.2. What does the mother want the boy to do?A. Read a book.B. Climb the mountain.C. Wait for her.3. Who broke the coffee cup?A. The man.B. The woman.C. John.4. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a bookstore.B. In a classroom.C. At home.5. Why is the woman not sure of finishing the report today?A. She can’t type fast.B. The computer may break down.C. The report is too long.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话前，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和第7两个小题。

6. What are the speakers talking about?A. Holiday plans.B. European cities.C. Health problems.7. Where will Michelle be during the vocation?A. In London.B. At home.C. In hospital.听第7段材料，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. What’s the woman doing?A. Giving a history lesson.B. Preparing a presentation.C. Working on a problem.9. What will they probably talk about next?A. When Columbus discovered America.B. What the New World stands for.C. Who was the first European to discover America .听第8段材料，回答第10至12三个小题。

10. How long will the man be away?A. A month.B. Nearly a week.C. Three days.11. Who will take care of Roger?A. His father.B. His mother.C. The woman.12. What do we know about the woman?A. She is a teacher.B. She still works.C. She likes children听第9段材料，回答第13至16四个小题。

13. How many people will probably go hiking?A. More than 4.B. About 5.C. More than 6.14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Close friends.B. Boss and clerk.C. Husband and wife.15. Who will be likely to take charge of the outdoor activity?A. Helen.B. Susan.C. John.16. What will Jane and Helen do next weekend？A. Enjoy themselves with Susan.B. Go hiking in the mountains.C. Do some holiday shopping.听第10段材料，回答第17至20四个小题17. How long did Miss Brown teach the students?A. Two years.B. Three years.C. Four years.18. How do the students like Miss Brown?A. Clever and thoughtful.B. Rude and strict.C. Kind and patient19. Why do students like Miss Brown’s lessons?A. They are easy to follow.B. They are lively and interesting.C. She is not strict with the students.20. What do the students owe their progress to?A. Miss Brown’s help.B. The English exams.C. Their hard work.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。

AThough online ordering is popular in the UK today, hands-on experience still attracts many buyers’ attention.Oxford StreetLondon is shoppers’ paradise, and most visitors head for Oxford Street. Halfway along is Selfridges, one of the world’s first department stores where the architecture and window dressing impress even before you go in. There are at least four other major stores on this street, plus Europe’s largest music shop. In December the atmosphere is especially festive because of the Christmas lights which are always lighted by a politician, a great sportsman, or a super star. Kensington High StreetA fashionable area for shopping is Kensington High Street. One of its department stores even has a roof garden---good for relaxing between purchases. There’s also an organic food superstore.Borough MarketYou ca n’t visit London and not go to a supermarket. One of the oldest and best for food is probably Borough Market on the south bank of the Thames. Get off the underground at London Bridge and wander among fresh fish stalls, bakeries, and fruit and vegetable sellers. You can also buy specialist food to take away, like cheeses, pork pies, mustard and chutney.More places for bargainsPortobello Road on a Saturday is your best choice for jewelry or collector’s items. It’s a short walk from the subway station at Notting Hill Gate and you never know what you will find. For clothes, Camden Market is the place. It gets a little crowded at the weekends, though. Convent Garden offers great experience for the simple pleasure of looking at jewelry and gifts.21. Oxford Street becomes special in December for ____________.A. the wonderful window dressingB. the Europe’s largest m usic shopC. the lights lit by a famous personD. many bargains to choose from22. To enjoy food, you can go to _____________.A.Camden MarketB. Borough MarketC. Kensington High StreetD. Portobello Road23. Where is this passage probably taken from?A. A science book.B. A traveler’s journal.C. A news report.D. A trip guide.BIf a city wants to hold the Olympics, it must submit a proposal to the IOC. Afterall proposals have been submitted, the IOC votes. If no city with the fewest votes is eliminated(淘汰), the voting continues, until a majority winner is determined.Typically， the Games are awarded several years in advance, allowing the winning city time to prepare for the Games.In selecting the site of the Olympic Games, the IOC considers a number of factors, and chiefly among them is which organizing committee seems most likely to stage the Games effectively. The IOC also considers which parts of the world have not yet hosted the Games. For instance, Tokyo, the host of the 1964 Summer Games, and Beijing, that of the 2008 Games, were chosen in part to popularize the Olympic movement in Asia. Because of growing importance television worldwide, the IOC in recent years has also taken into account the host city’s t ime zone. Whenever the Games take place in the USA or Canada, for example, American television networks are willing to pay specially higher amounts for television rights because they can broadcast popular events live in the best viewing hours.Once the Games have been awarded, it is the duty of the local organizing committee----not the IOC or the NOC of the host city’s country to provide them with money. This is often done with a part of the Olympic television revenues(收入), and corporate sponsorships, tickets sales, and other smaller revenue sources. In many cases there is also direct government support. Although many cities have achieved amounts of money by hosting the Games, the Olympics can be financially risky. When the financial gains from the Games were less than expected, the city was left with large debts.24. _______will be determined to host the Olympic Games by the IOC.A. A city that submits a proposalB. A majority winner in votingC. A city that has perfect time zoneD. One that hasn’t hosted the Games25. If the Games take place in Canada, American television networks___.A. will not pay for the Canadian television networksB. will be forbidden to broadcast live sporting eventsC. can’t broadcast popular events live in the best viewing hoursD. are willing to pay much higher amounts for television rights26. According to the last paragraph, which following statement is true?A. The host city must be left with large debtsB. There is no financial risk in hosting the Olympic GamesC. The city may achieve a lot of moneyD. It is impossible that the host city couldn’t make money27. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?A. Winner or loserB. Applying for host for OlympicsC. How to host Olympic GamesD. The Olympic GamesCIf you have a chance to go to Finland, you will probably be surprised to find how “foolish” the Finnish people are.Take the taxi drivers for example. Taxis in Finland are mostly high-class Benz with a fare of two US dollars a kilometer. You can go anywhere in one, tell thedriver to drop you at any place, say that you have some business to attend to, and then walk off without paying your fare. The driver would not show the least sign of anxiety.The dining rooms in all big hotels not only serve their guests, but also serve outside diners. Hotel guests have their meals free, so they naturally go to the free dining rooms to have their meals. The most they would do to show their good faith is to wave their registration card to the waiter. With such a loose check, you can easily use any old registration card to take a couple of friends to dine free of charge.The Finnish workers are paid by the hour. They are very much on their own as soon as they have agreed with the boss on the rate. From then on they just say how many hours they have worked and they will be paid accordingly.With so many loopholes（漏洞）in everyday life, surely Finland must be a heaven to those who love to take “petty advantages”. But the strange thing is, all the taxi passengers would always come back to pay their fare after they have attended to their business; not a single outsider has ever been found in the free hotel dining rooms. And workers always give an honest account of the exact hours they put in. As the Finns always act on good faith in everything they do, living in such a society has turned everyone into a real “gentleman”.28. The underline d words in this passage means to “______”.A. be ready to help othersB. make good use of one’s friendsC. be a little ahead of othersD. gain something at other’s expense29. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. While taking a taxi in Finland, you can get off without first paying your fare.B. In a big hotel in Finland, you can enjoy free meals if you’re living in the hotel.C. The bosses in Finland pay the employees according to registration of theirworking hours.D. The workers are always honest with their working hours.30. We can learn from the passage that ______.A. the Finnish society is of very high moral（道德）levelB. there are many loopholes in everyday life in FinlandC. in Finland, most taxi drivers will not charge you anythingD. everyone in Finland is like a gentleman, for they have faith in themselves31. Which of the following is the best title of the passage?A. Life in FinlandB. A Society with “Foolish” PeopleC. What a LifeD. Honest accounts of the FinnsD“Clothes Swapping” is an activity which has become increasingly popular among American women. At a clothes swap event the women can give away unwanted clothing and get something different in return.Recently about 300 women went to a clothes swap at a high school in Springfield,Virginia. It was the largest crowd ever for the area’s popular clothing-swapping group.Daphne Steinberg was having a good day. “For anyone who knows Ann Taylor LOFT, Ann Taylor is a re ally good women’s designer and I will totally wear this to work. So I love that, I love that I can equip myself for work and have a good time in doing it, not totally bankrupt(使破产) myself.”Sandy Van Dusen likes the idea that clothes are finding new homes instead of being thrown away. “Because it helps to keep the Earth green. There’s no point in my opinion in continuing to buy new clothes when we can reuse what’s already here. Give it a new home--- let somebody else love what you used to love and no longer love.”Kim Pratt organized the clothing-swapping event in Springfield. She also organized a money-raising activity for the high school’s debate team. It is one of several ways that her group gives to charitable causes. Another is by donating all of the “un-swapped” clothing to shelters for victims of domestic violence.“I started doing this four years ago, and we’ve been doing it for four years, getting bigger and bigger each t ime we have a swap.”She used the social media website to help publicize the events. The website has helped her group grow from 30 members to 1,300. Mrs. Pratt says most of the members respect the clothing swap rules. But she say competition for desirable fashion can be strong.“We have to tell people sometimes not to hover over（逗留在） the new people coming in with their clothing. As they put it out, some people tend to grab the stuff right out of their hands and it becomes like a free-for-all. We try to avoid that as much as possible.”32. Women can______ at a clothes swap.A. exchange unwanted clothing for something differentB. buy whatever clothing they likeC. have a social gathering and make friendsD. make some money by giving away unwanted clothing33. We can learn from what Daphne Steinberg said that ______.A. she had been to a clothes swap for the first timeB. she experienced the largest clothes swap ever in the areaC. she could get some clothes she likes at the clothes swapD. she saved much more money than she had expected34. What is Paragraph 5 mainly about?A. What Kim Pratt did with the un-swapped clothes.B. How Kim Pratt started the clothing-swapping event.C. What Kim Pratt did to help people in need.D. How Kim Pratt raised money to help charitable causes35. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______ .A. clothes swaps are often out of control in the endB. inappropriate behavior at clothes swaps needs to be controlledC. clothes-swapping is becoming increasingly popular with womenD. more clothing swapping events need to be organized第二节 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。