2017北京市第四十四中学高三(上)期中英语

2017北京市第四十四中学高三（上）期中英语试卷满分：150分考试时间：120分钟第一部分：听力（共三节，30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题 1.5分，共7.5 分）听下面5段对话，每段对话你将听一遍。

1. What kind of music does the woman like？A．Classical music B. Rock music C. Country music2. Which sweater will the man take?A. The red oneB. The blue oneC. The yellow one3. How will the man pay？A. In cashB. By credit cardC. By traveler’s cheque4. Where are the woman’s keys?A. In her pocketB. On the floorC. On the table5. What will the man probably do tonight?A. Read Chapter 4B. Study in the libraryC. Watch the football match第二节（共10小题；每小题 1.5分，共15分）听下面4段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白你将听两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. What is the relationship between the two speakers？A. Travel agent and customerB. Husband and wifeC. Boss and secretary7. When will the meetings end？A．At 3:00pm. B. At 5:00pm. C. At 6:30pm.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Where is the foreign language section？A. In Row 3.B. In Row 5.C. In Row 79. What does the man decide to borrow?A. Novels.B. Biographies.C. Magazines听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. Why does the man make the call?A. To ask for informationB. To make an appointmentC. To send out an invitation11. What sport is the man interested in?A. FootballB. BasketballC. Swimming12. On what days is the sports center closed?A. MondaysB. FridaysC. Sundays听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

13. What is the speaker mainly talking about?A. Rules of the schoolB. Course requirementsC. Notices of the new term.14. Which club will meet on Wednesdays?A. BaseballB. DanceC. Chess15. When will the parents’　evening for Year 8 be held?A. In SeptemberB. In OctoberC. In November第三节（共5小题；每小题 1.5分，共7.5分）听下面一段对话，完成第16至第20五道小题，每小题仅填写一个．．词。

这段对话你将听两遍。

Cell Phone Repair FormCustomer’s Name Thomas 16Telephone No. 17Time of Purchase 18 1st, 2015Problem Screen went19Solution（解决方案）20 it up and check the inside第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，45分）第一节单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. _________the early flight, we ordered a taxi in advance and got up very early.A. CatchingB. CaughtC. To catchD. Catch22. —Did you enjoy the party?—Yes. We _________well by our hosts.A. were treatedB. would be treatedC. treatedD. had treated23. The park was full of people____________themselves in the sunshineA. having enjoyedB. enjoyedC. enjoyingD. to enjoy24. Opposite is St. Paul’s Church, ___________you can hear some lovely music.A. whichB. thatC. whenD. where25. He is a shy man, __________he is not afraid of anything or anyone.A. soB. butC. orD. as26. In the last few years, China___________ great achievements in environmental protection.A. has madeB. had madeC. was makingD. is making27. —Did you ha ve difficulty finding Ann’s house?—Not really. She__________us clear directions and we were able to find it easily.A. was to giveB. had givenC. was givingD. would give28. You won’t find paper cutting difficult _____you keep pract icing it.A. even thoughB. as long as C .as if D. ever since29. —Can’t you stay a little longer?—It’s getting late. I really ________ go now. My daughter is home alone.A. mayB. canC. mustD. dare30. —Dr. Jackson is not in his office at the moment.—All right. I_________ him later.A. will callB. have calledC. callD. will be calling31. If ___________for the job, you’ll be informed soon.A. to acceptB. acceptC. acceptingD. accepted32. _____the damage is done, it will take many years for the farmland to recover.A. UntilB. UnlessC. OnceD. Although33. I truly believe _________beauty comes from within.A. thatB. whereC. whatD. why34. As John Lennon once said, life is ________ happens to you while you are busy making other plans.A. whichB. thatC. whatD. where35. __________we understand things has a lot to do with what we feel.A. WhereB. HowC. WhyD. When第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题 1.5分，满分30分）Hannah Taylor is a schoolgirl form Manitoba, Canada. One day, when she was five years old, she waswalking with her mother in downtown Winnipeg. They saw a man 36 out of a garbage can. She askedher mother why he did that and her mother said that the man was homeless and hungry. Hannah was very37 . She couldn't understand why some people had to live their lives without shelter or enough food.Hannah started to think about how she could 38 , but, of course, there is not a lot one five-year-old can do to solve(解决) the problem of homelessness.Later, when Hannah attended school, she saw another homeless person. It was a woman, 39 an oldshopping trolley（购物车）which was piled with 40 . It seemed that everything the woman owned wasin them. This made H annah very sad, and even more 41 to do something. She had been talking to her mother about the lives of homeless people 42 they first saw the homeless man. Her mother told her that ifshe did something to change the problem that made her sad, she wouldn’ｔ 43 as bad.Hannah began to speak out about the homelessness in Manitoba and then in other provinces. She hopedto 44 her message of hope and awareness. She started the Ladybug Foundation, an organization aiming atgetting rid of homelessness. She began to 45 “Big Bosses” lunches, where she would try to persuadelocal business Leaders to 46 to the cause. She also organized a fundraising(募捐) drive in “Ladybug Jars” to collect everyone`s spare change during “Make Change” month. More recently, the foundationbegan another 47 called National Red Scarf Day-a day when people donate $20 and wear red scarves insupport of Canada`s 48 and homeless.There is an emergency shelter in Winnipe g called “Hannah`s Place”, something that Hannah is very_49 of. Hannah`s Place is divided into several areas, providing shelter for people when it is so coldthat 50 _outdoors can mean death. In the more than five years since Hannah began her activities, shehas received a lot of 51 .For example, she received the 2007 BRICK Award recognizing the 52 of young people to changethe world. But 53 all this, Hannah still has the 54 life of a Winnipeg schoolgirl, exceptthat she pays regular visits to homeless people.Hannah is one of many examples of young people who are making a 55 in the world. You can, too!36. A. jumping B. eating C. crying D. waving37. A. annoyed B. nervous C. ashamed D. upset38. A. behave B. manage C. help D. work39. A. pushing B. carrying C. buying D. holding40. A. goods B. bottles C. foods D. bags41. A. excited B. determined C. energetic D. grateful42. A. since B. unless C. although D. as43. A. sound B. get C. feel D. look44. A. exchange B. leave C. keep D. spread45. A. sell B. deliver C. host D. pack46. A. contribute B. lead C. apply D. agree47. A. campaign B. trip C. procedure D. trial48. A. elderly B. hungry C. lonely D. sick49. A. aware B. afraid C. proud D. sure50 A. going B. sleeping C. traveling D. playing51. A. praises B. invitations C. replies D. appointments52. A. needs B. interests C. dreams D. efforts53. A. for B. through C. besides D. along54. A. healthy B. public C. normal D. tough55. A. choice B. profit C. judgement D. difference第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，共30分)AThe Boy Made It!One Sunday, Nicholas, a teenager, went skiing at Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine. In the early afternoon, when he was planning to go home, a fierce snowstorm swept into the area. Unable to see far, he accidentally turned off the path. Before he knew it, Nicholas was lost, all alone! He didn’t have food, water, a phone, or other supplies. He was getting colder by the minute.Nicholas had no idea where he was. He tried not to panic. He thought about all the survival showshe had watched on TV. It was time to put the tips he had learned to use.He decided to stop skiing. There was a better chance of someone finding him if he stayed put. Thefirst thing he did was to find shelter from the freezing w ind and snow. If he didn’t, his body temperature would get very low, which could quickly kill him. Using his skis, Nicholas built a snow cave. He gathereda huge mass of snow and dug out a hole in the middle. Then he piled branches on top of himself, likea blanket, to stay as warm as he could.By that evening, Nicholas was really hungry. He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream sothat his body wouldn’t lose too much water. Not knowing how much longer he could last, Nicholas didthe only thing he could — he huddled (蜷缩) in his cave and slept.The next day, Nicholas went out to look for help, but he couldn’t find anyone. He followed his tracks and returned to the snow cave, because without shelter, he could die that night. On Tuesday, Nicholaswent out again to find help. He had walked for about a mile when a volunteer searcher found him. Aftertwo days stuck in the snow, Nicholas was saved.Nicholas might not have survived this snowstorm had it not been for TV. He had often watched Grylls’survival show Man vs. Wild. That’s where he learned the tips that saved his life. In each episode(一期节目) of Man vs. Wild, Grylls is abandoned in a wild area and has to find his way out.When Grylls heard about Nicholas’ amazing deeds, he was super impressed that Nicholas had made itsince he knew better than anyone how hard Nicholas had to work to stay alive.56. What happened to Nicholas one Sunday afternoon?A. He got lost.B. 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It applies special wireless technology62.This advertisement is made more believable by ______.A. using recommendationsB. offering reasons for this inventionC. providing statisticsD. showing the results of experimentsCLife in the ClearTransparent (透明的) animals let light pass through their bodies the same way light passes througha window. These animals typically live between the surface of the ocean and a depth of about 3,300 feet—as far as most light can reach. Most of them are extremely delicate and can be damaged by a simple touch.Sonke Johnsen, a scientist in biology, says, “These animals live through their lifealone. They nev er touch anything unless they’re eating it, or unless something iseating them.”And they are as clear as glass. How d oes an animal become see-through? It’s trickierthan you might think.The objects around you are visible because they interact with light. Light typicallytravels in a straight line. But some materials slow and scatter(散射) light, bouncingit away from its original path. Others absorb light, stopping it dead in its tracks. Both scatteringand absorption make an object look different from other objects around it, so you can see it easily.But a transparent object doesn’t absorb or scatter light, at least not very much, Light can passthrough it without bending or stopping. That means a transparent object doesn’t look very differentfro m the surrounding air or water. You don’t see it ----you see the things behind it.To become transparent, an animal needs to keep its body from absorbing or scattering light. Livingmaterials can stop light because they contain pigments(色素) that absorb specific colors of light. Buta transparent animal doesn’t have pigments, so its tissues won’t absorb light. According to Johnsen,avoiding absorption is actually easy. The real challenge is preventing light from scattering.Animals are built of many different materials----skin, fat, and more----and light moves through each at a different speed. Every time light moves into a material with a new speed, it bends and scatters.Transparent animals use different tricks to fight scattering. Some animals are simply very small orextremely flat. Without much tissue to scatter light, it is easier to be see—through. Others build a large, clear mass of non-living jelly-lie (果冻状的) material and spread themselves over it .Larger transparent animals have the biggest challenge, because they have to make all the differenttissues in their bodies slow down light exactly as much as water does. They need to look uniform. Buthow they’re doing it is still unknown. One thing is clear for thes e larger animals, staying transparentis an active process. When they die, they turn a non-transparent milky white.63. According to Paragraph 1, transparent animals_______.A. stay in groupsB. can be easily damagedC. appear only in deep oceanD. are beautiful creatures64. The underlined word “dead” in Paragraph 3 means__________.A. silentlyB. graduallyC. regularlyD. completely65. One way for an animal to become transparent is to ________.A. change the direction of light travelB. gather materials to scatter light.C. avoid the absorption of lightD. grow bigger to stop light.66. The last paragraph tells us that larger transparent animals________.A. move more slowly in deep waterB. stay see-through even after deathC. produce more tissues for their survivalD. take effective action to reduce light spreadingDCamping wild is a wonderful way to experience the natural world and, at its best, it makes littleenvironmental influence. But with increasing numbers of people wanting to escape into the wilderness,it is becoming more and more important to camp unobtrusively(不引人注目地)and leave no mark.Wild camping is not permitted in many places, particularly in crowded lowland Britain. Wherever you are, find out about organizations responsible for managing wild spaces, and contact them to find outtheir policy on camping and shelter building. For example, it is fine to camp wild in remote parts ofScotland, but in E ngland you must ask the landowner’s permission, except in national parks.Camping is about having relaxation, sleeping outdoors, experiencing bad weather, and making do without modern conveniences. A busy, fully-equipped campsite(野营地)seems to go against this, so seek out smaller, more remote places with easy access to open spaces and perhaps beaches. Better still, find a campsitewith no road access: walking in makes a real adventure.Finding the right spot to camp is the first step to guaranteeing a good night’s sleep. Choose a campsite with privacy and minimum influence on others and the environment. Try to use an area where people have obviously camped before rather than creating a new spot. When camping in woodland, avoid standingdead trees, which may fall on a windy night. Avoid animal runs and caves, and possible homes of bitinginsects. Make sure you have most protection on the windward side. If you make a fire, do so downwindof your shelter. Always consider what influence you might have on the natural world. Avoid damaging plants.A good campsite is found, not made—changing it should be unnecessary.67. You needn’t ask for permission when camping in .A. national parks in EnglandB. most parts of ScotlandC. crowded lowland BritainD. most parts of England68. The author thinks that a good campsite is one .A. with easy accessB. used previouslyC. with modern conveniencesD. far away from beaches69. The last paragraph mainly deals withA. protecting animalsB. building a campfireC. camping in woodlandD. finding a campsite with privacy70. The passage is mainly aboutA. the protection of campsitesB. the importance of wild campingC. the human influence on campsitesD. the dos and don’ts of wild camp ing第二节七选五 (共5小题；每小题2分，共10分)The Science of Risk-SeekingSometimes We decide that a little unnecessary danger is worth it because when we weigh the risk andthe reward, the risk seems worth taking. 71 Some of us enjoy activities that would surprise and scare the rest of us. Why? Experts say it may have to do with how our brains work.The reason why any of us take any risks at all might have to do with early humans. Risk-takers werebetter at hunting, fighting, or exploring. ___72 As the quality of risk-taking was passed from onration to the next, humans ended up with a sense of adventure and a tolerance for risk.So why aren’t we all jumping out of airplanes then? Well, even 200,000 years ago, too much r isk-taking could get one killed. A few daring survived, though, along with a few stay-in-the-cave types. As a result, humans developed a range of character types that still exists today. So maybe you love car racing, ormaybe you hate it. 73No matter where you are on the risk-seeking range, scientists say that your willingness to take risks increases during your teenage years. 74 To help you do that, your brain increases your hunger fornew experiences. New experiences often mean taking some risks, so your brain raises your tolerance forrisk as well.75 For the risk-seekers a part of the brain related to pleasure becomes active, while for the rest of us, a part of the brain related to fear becomes active.As experts continue to study the science of risk-seeking, we’ll continue to hit the mountains, the waves or the shallow end of the pool.A. It all depends on your character.B. Those are the risks you should jump to take.C. Being better at those things meant a greater chance of survival.D. Thus, these well-equipped people survived because they were the fittest.E. This is when you start to move away from your family and into the bigger world.F. However, we are not all using the same reference standard to weigh risks and rewards.G. New brain research suggests our brains work differently when we face a nervous situation.第四部分、书面表达（共35分）第一节：应用文（15分）假如你是红星中学高三学生李华，你的外教Jim回国前送给了你一本英语学习方面的书，你读后受益匪浅。