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2018届高三英语上学期第一次摸底考试试题I第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)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,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例:HowmuchistheshirtA.£
19.
15.B.£
9.
18.C.£
9.
15.答案是C
1.WhatdoesthemanwanttodoA.Takephotos.B.Buyacamera.C.Helpthewoman.
2.WhatarethespeakerstalkingaboutA.Anoisynight.B.Theirlifeintown.C.Aplaceofliving.
3.WhereisthemannowA.Onhisway.B.Inarestaurant.C.Athome.
4.WhatwillCeliadoA.Findaplayer.B.Watchagame.C.Playbasketball.
5.WhatdayisitwhentheconversationtakesplaceA.Saturday.B.Sunday.C.Monday.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.WhatisSaragoingtodoA.BuyJohnagift.B.GiveJohnasurprise.C.InviteJohntoFrance.
7.WhatdoesthemanthinkofSara’splanA.Funny.B.Exciting.C.Strange.听第7段材料,回答第
8、9题
8.WhydoesDianasaysorrytoPeterA.Shehastogiveuphertravelplan.B.Shewantstovisitanothercity.C.Sheneedstoputoffhertest.
9.WhatdoesDianawantPetertodoA.Helpherwithherstudy.B.Takeabooktoherfriend.C.Teachageographylesson.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题
10.WhydoesthemancallthewomanA.Totellherabouthernewjob.B.Toaskaboutherjobprogram.C.Toplanameetingwithher.
11.WhoneedsanewflatA.Alex.B.Andrea.C.Miranda.
12.WhereisthewomannowA.InBaltimore.B.InNewYork.C.InAvon.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题
13.WhatdoesJanconsidermostimportantwhenhejudgesarestaurantA.Wheretherestaurantis.B.Whetherthepricesarelow.C.Howwellthefoodisprepared.
14.WhendidJanbegintowriteforamagazineA.AfterhecamebacktoSweden.B.BeforehewenttotheUnitedStates.C.Assoonashegothisfirstjobin
1982.
15.WhatmayJandotofindagoodrestaurantA.Talktopeopleinthestreet.B.Speaktotaxidrivers.C.Askhotelclerks.
16.WhatdoweknowaboutJanA.Hecooksforarestaurant.B.Hetravelsalotforhiswork.C.HeprefersAmericanfood.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题
17.WhatdoweknowaboutthePlazaLeonA.It’sanewbuilding.B.It’sasmalltown.C.It’sapublicplace.
18.WhendoparentsandchildrenlikegoingtothePlazaLeonA.Saturdaynights.B.Sundayafternoons.C.FridaysandSaturdays.
19.WhichstreetisknownforitsfoodshopsandmarketsA.ViadelMarStreet.B.FernandoStreet.C.HernandesStreet.
20.WhydoesthespeakerlikeHoratioStreetbestA.Ithasanoldstonesurface.B.Itisnamedafterawriter.C.Ithasafamousuniversity.第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)第一节(共15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xxTFKPoetryContestCallingallpoets!TIMEForKidshasachallengeforyou Writeafunnyrhymingpoem.Itmustbeanoriginalpoemthatdoesnotcopyanotherpoet’swork.EnteritintheTIMEForKidsPoetryContest.AsfewerandfewerchildrenareinterestedinwritingpoetryoftheirownTIMEForKidsdecidestoorganizeandsponsorsuchacontesttochangethesituation.ContestRules
1.Howtoenter Thiscontestbeginsat1201amonMarch6xxandendsat1159pmonJuly24xx.Toentermailthefollowinginformationto1271AvenueoftheAmericas32ndFloorNewYorkNewYork10020aanoriginalandpreviouslyunpublishedpoemthatishumorousandhasarhymescheme;bEntrant’sfirstnameonlyandaparent’smailaddress.Limitoneentryperperson.Byenteringentrantpromisesthattheentry1isoriginal2hasnotbeenpublishedinanymediumand3hasnotwonanaward.
2.Judging:allentrieswillbejudgedbypoetKennNesbittbasedonthefollowingcriteria creativityandoriginality50%useoflanguageandrhyme25%andappropriatenesstothethemeofthecontest25%.Thelengthoftheentrywillnotbetakenintoconsideration.
3.Prize Ourjudgewillselectfoursemifinalists半决赛选手fromwhichonegrand-prizewinnerandthreefinalistswillbechosen.Theonegrand-prizewinnerwillreceiveanonlineclassvisitfromChildren’sPoetKennNesbittandasignedcopyofhisnewestbookofpoetryTheArmpitoffunnyPoemsforKidsapproximatelyvalue$
275.ThethreefinalistswilleachgetasignedcopyofNesbitt’SnewestbookofpoetryTheArmpitofDoom FunnyPoemsforKidsandboththeirpoemsandthatofthegrand-prizewinnerwillbepublishedattimeforkids..
4.Eligibility参赛资格Opentolegalcitizensofthe50UnitedStatesandtheDistrictofColumbiawhoareprimaryschoolstudentsandare8to13yearsoldattimeofentry.
5.Winner’slist Fornamesofthewinnerandfinalistsvisittimeforkids.afterAugusttxxavailableforaperiodof10days.
21.Thepurposeofthecontestisto______A.encouragechildrentolearnfromotherpoetsB.helpchildrenrealizethedreamofpoetrywritingC.encouragechildren’sinterestinpoetrywritingD.encouragechildrentoreadmoreoriginalpoems
22.WhichofthefollowingcharacteristicsofapoemisvaluedmostinjudgingA.BeingcreativeandoriginalB.Usingapropernumberofwords.C.Usingproperlanguageandrhyme.D.Beingappropriatetothecontest
23.WhatcanbeknownaboutthefinalistsofthecontestA.Theywillgetagreatdealofmoney.B.Theirpoemscanbereadattimeforkids..C.TheywillreceiveanonlineclassvisitfromNesbittD.TheirpoemswillappearinNesbitt’snewestbookofpoetry.
24.Accordingtothecontestrules_______.A.poemscanbesenttotheorganizersbye-mailB.allchildrenhavetherighttotakepartinthecontestC.thenumberofpoemstoenterthecontestisnotlimitedD.theresultofthecontestwillbeunknownbeforeAugustxxBIwasblindbutIwasashamedofitifitwasknown.Irefusedtouseawhitestickandhatedaskingforhelp.AfterallIwasateenagegirlandIcouldn’tbearpeopletolookatmeandthinkIwasnotlikethem.Imusthavebeenaterribledangerontheroads.ingacrossmewanderingthroughthetrafficmotoristsprobablywouldhavetostoprapidlyontheirbrakes.Apartfromthattherewereallsortsofdisastersthatusedtooccuronthewaytoandfromwork.OneeveningIgotoffthebusabouthalfwayhomewhereIhadtochangebusesandasusualIranintosomething.“I’mawfullysorry”Isaidandsteppedforwardonlytorunintoitagain.WhenithappenedathirdtimeIrealizedIhadbeenapologizingtoalamppost.Thiswasjustoneofthestupidthingsthatconstantlyhappenedtome.SoIcarriedonandfoundthebusstopwhichwasarequeststopwherethebuswouldn’tstopunlesspassengerswantedtogetonoroff.NooneelsewasthereandIhadtoguessifthebushadarrived.GenerallyinthissituationbecauseIhatedshowingIwasblindbyaskingforhelpItriedtoguessatthesound.SometimesIwouldstopabiglorryandstandtherefeelingstupidasitdroveaway.IntheendIusuallymanagedtoswallowmyprideandasksomeoneatthestopforhelp.Butatthisparticulareveningnoonejoinedmeatthestop;itseemedthateveryonehadsuddenlydecidednottotravelbybus.OfcourseIheardplentyofbusespassorIthoughtIdid.ButbecauseIhadgivenupstoppingthemforfearofmakingafoolofmyselfIletthemallgoby.Istoodtherealoneforhalfanhourwithoutstoppingone.ThenIgaveup.Idecidedtowalkontothenextstop.
25.Thegirlrefusedtoaskforhelpbecauseshethought________.A.shemightberecognizedB.askingforhelplookedsillyC.shewasnormalandindependentD.beingfoundblindwasembarrassing
26.Afterthegirlgotoffthebusthateveningshe.A.hitalamppostB.hitapersonasusualC.begantorunD.wascaughtbysomething
27.Attherequeststopthateveningthegirl.A.stoppedabiglorryB.stoppedthewrongbusC.madenoattempttostopthebusD.wasnotnoticedbyotherpeople
28.WhatwastheproblemwithguessingatthesoundtostopabusA.OthervehiclesalsostoppedthereB.Itwasunreliableformakingjudgments.C.Morelorriesthanbusesrespondedtothegirl.D.Ittooktoomuchtimeforthegirltocatchthebus.CInrecentyearsmanyAmericansofbothsexesandvariousageshavebeeinterestedinimprovingtheirbodies.Theyhavebeedevotedtophysicalfitness.Theneedtoexercisehasalmostbeenaturalwithmanypeoplewhohaveastrongdesiretobemorephysicallyfit.BynatureAmericansareenthusiasticandenergeticabouttheirhobbiesandpastimes.Theyapplytheirenergytorunning.Asaresulttherearerunningclubstojoinandmanybooksandmagazinestoreadaboutrunning.Thedesiretobephysicallyfitisexplainedbya“passion”forgoodhealth.Thehighrateofheartattacksinthe1960scausedanincreaseonthepartofthepublicinimprovingthehumanbody.Middle-agedmenespeciallysufferedfromheartattacks.Thustheyareonegroupstronglyinterestedinmorephysicalexercise.Infactmanydoctorsencouragetheirpatientstobeemorephysicallyactiveespeciallythosewhohavesedentaryjobs.Itisinterestingtonotethattherateofheartattacksbegantodecreaseinthe1970sanditisstilldecreasing.PhysicalfitnessenjoysafavoredroleintheUnitedStatesatpresent.Itisanew“love”thatAmericanshavevaluedverymuch.WillitlastlongOnlytimewilltell---oruntilanother“newpassion”esalong.
29.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.A.people’sinterestinphysicalexercisehassomethingtodowiththeirhealthconditionB.bynatureAmericansarestrongerandmoreenergeticthanothersC.theloveforphysicalexercisewon’tlastlonginAmericanD.menhaveastrongerdesirethanwomentotakeexercise
30.InrecentyearsmanyAmericanshavebeeinterestedinimprovingtheirbodiesbecause________.A.therearemanyrunningclubstojoinB.theyareeagerfortheirhobbiesandpastimesC.theyhaveastrongdesiretobemorephysicallyfitD.therearemanybooksandmagazinesaboutrunning
31.Accordingtothepassagetheunderlinedwordinthelastparagraph“sedentary”means________.A.challengingintelligenceB.energy-takingC.needingmuchsittingD.sleeping-producingDChildrenwhospendmoretimereadingwiththeirparentshaveagreaterchanceofbeingbetterreadersthanthosewhodon’t.Withhelpfromtheirparentschildrencanlearntechniquestoimprovetheirreadingskills.“Alotofparentsthinkaftertheirchildlearnstoreadtheyshouldstopreadingtothem”DonnaGeorgesaid.“Theyaresadlymistaken.”GeorgeoffersherservicestoparentsattheTitleILearningCenters.Shesaidreadingaloudtochildrenmaybethemostvaluablethingparentscando.“Itisbetterforchildrentohearthingsatahighlevelthanwheretheyare”Georgesaid.“Parentsaretheirchild’sfirstteacher.”Parentshelptheirchildrenbuildlisteningphonicsprehensionandvocabularyskillswhentheyreadaloudtothem.Beforeparentscanidentifyreadingproblemstheyshouldescapetheenemy—televisionandlimitthetimetheirchildrenspendwatchingtelevision.GeorgesuggestednotallowingkidstohaveaTVintheirbedroomssettingascheduleofwhenkidscanwatchorkeepingalistofhowmanyprogramschildrenwatch.LouiseJonessaidthatwhileher14-year-olddaughterand10-year-oldsonenjoyreadingthetelevisionsometimesbeesadistraction.SoshetriestobuildthesituationbysuggestingbookstheentirefamilywillenjoyreadingtogetherliketheHarryPotterseries.Parentswhodonotreadthemselvesshouldnotcountontheirchildrenbeingenthusiasticaboutit.Ifparentswouldreadtotheirchildrenatleast15minuteseverydaychildrenwouldnothavesomanyproblemsinschool.Itistheparents’jobtohelpbuildthatdesireintheirchildrenandofcoursetoknowwhatkindofbookstoreadisalsoimportant.
32.AccordingtoGeorgereadingaloudtochildren______.A.helpsthemcorrectmistakesB.ishelpfultotheirreadingC.isparents’firstdutytotheirchildrenD.cangetchildrenoutoftelevision’sattraction
33.Theunderlinedword“distraction”inParagraph4meanssomethingthatcan_____.A.improvechildren’sreadingskillsB.helpchildrenformtherighthabitofreadingC.makechildreninterestedinreadingD.stopchildrenconcentratingonreading
34.WhatisimportantaccordingtothefourthparagraphA.Readingskills.B.Readingspeed.C.Readingmaterials.D.Readingenvironment.
35.Thebesttitleforthepassagewouldbe______.A.ChildrenSpendMoreTimeReadingwithParentsB.ParentsAreTheirChild’sFirstTeacherC.HowParentsMakeTheirChildaBetterReaderD.HowtoImproveChildren’sReadingAbility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选项中有两项为多余选项36Youdon’tshowyoursecretpersonalitywhenyou ’reawakebecauseyoucancontrolyourbehaviorbutwhenyou’reasleepyoursleepingpositionshowstherealyou.37Theimportantpositionistheonethatyougotosleepin.Ifyougotosleeponyourbackyou’reaveryopenperson.Younormallytrustpeopleandyouareeasilyinfluencedbyfashionornewideas.Youdon’tliketoupsetpeoplesoyouneverexpressyourrealfeelings. 38Ifyousleeponyourstomachyouarearathersecretiveperson.Youworryalotandyou’realwayseasilyupset.You’reverystubbornbutyouaren’tveryambitious.39Thismeansthatyouenjoyhavingagoodtime. Ifyousleeponyoursideyouhaveusuallygotawell-balancedpersonality.40You’reusuallycareful.Youhaveaconfidentpersonality.Yousometimesfeelanxiousbutyoudon’toftengetdepressed.Youalwayssaywhatyouthinkevenifitannoyspeople.A.You’requiteshyandyouaren’tveryconfident.B.Youknowyourstrengthsandweaknesses. C.Everyonehasgottwopersonalities—theonethatisshowntotheworld andtheotherthatissecretandreal. D.Youusuallylivefortodaynotfortomorrow.E.Maybeyoudon’twanttomakefriendswithapersonwhosleepscurledup.F.Inanormalnightofcoursepeoplefrequentlychangetheirposition.G.Normallypeopleseldomchangetheirsleepingposition.第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第一节完形填空(共20小题;每小题
1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑WindowBillandJohnbothseriouslyilllivedinthesameroomatMarieHospital.Johnlivednexttotheonlywindowoftheroomandwasallowedto41inhisbedandwatchforanhoureveryday.ButBillhadtospendallhistime42onhisback.Theybecamefriendssoonandtalkedforhourseveryday.Theyspokeoftheirfamiliestheirchildrentheirhobbiesandtheir43intheAmericanarmy.EachdayJohnwouldsitupand44tohisroommateBillwhathecouldseeoutsidethewindow.ThroughJohn’sdescriptionBill’sworldwas45andbrightenedbyalltheactivitiesandcolorsoftheoutsideworld.Thewindowoverlookedabeautifulparkwithalovely46JohntoldBill.Ducksplayedonthewater47childrensailedtheirmodelboats.Andafineviewofthecityskylinecouldbeseeninthedistance.AsJohndescribedallthese48Billwouldclosehiseyesand49thepicturesquescene.Billwascovering
50.HoweverJohnbecameweakdaybyday.LateonenightBillwaslyinginbed51theceilingwhenJohnbegantocoughseriously.Thendoctorsandnursesrushedtotheroom.ThirtyminuteslaterJohn52coughing.Nowtherewasonlysilence---
53.ThefollowingmorningBillwasmovedtothebednexttothewindowathisrequest.Slowingand54hesupportedhimselfupononeelbowtotakethefirstlook.Buttohis55hecouldseenothingbuta56wall.Onlyatthatmomentdidhebegintorealizethatthepursuitofhappinesswasamatterof
57.Itwasapositiveattitudewechosetoexpress.Itwasnotagiftthatgot58toourdoorstepeachmorningnordiditethroughthewindow.Itwasaninwardjourney.Whetheramanishappyornotdependsonhisownthoughts59anythingoutward.SoBillbegantodescribethe60worldtohisnewroommatethathesawthroughtheonlywindowoftheroom.
41.A.standupB.situpC.setupD.stayup
42.A.lyingB.dependingC.goingD.relying
43.A.serviceB.adviceC.appearanceD.violence
44.A.explainB.plainC.describeD.introduce
45.A.affectedB.broadenedC.damagedD.expanded
46.A.towerB.lakeC.statueD.hill
47.A.whileB.thoughC.unlessD.until
48.A.inadditionB.ingeneralC.inbriefD.indetail
49.A.seeB.rememberC.imagineD.recognize
50.A.uptonowB.littlebylittleC.soonerorlaterD.onebyone
51.A.thinkingaboutB.staringatC.holdingupD.fixingon
52.A.stoppedB.continuedC.avoidedD.survived
53.A.deadlyB.deadC.breathlessD.aimless
54.A.regretfullyB.fortunatelyC.particularlyD.hopefully
55.A.surpriseB.delightC.reliefD.anger
56.A.simpleB.blankC.coloredD.painted
57.A.considerationB.expressionC.choiceD.practice
58.A.deliveredB.decoratedC.devotedD.determined
59.A.morethanB.betterthanC.otherthanD.ratherthan
60.A.friendlyB.yearlyC.livelyD.likely第II卷第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分)第二节(共10小题;每小题
1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式Friendshipisindispensable不可缺少的topeople’slife.Amanwithoutfriendsislikeanangelwithoutwings
61.________lifewillsufferinthelongtoleranceof
62.________lonelyanddepression.Friendshipisthemotherofoursoulwhowillwarmherkidifhurt
63.________occur.Wehavemanythingssuchashappiness
64.________exciteandbitternesstosharewithourfriendsinlifeetc.Thusitisimportant
65.________maintainatruefriendship.Ittakesmanyspecialqualitiestomakeafriend.Understandingshouldefirst.Onlywhenwegetabetterunderstandingofeachothercanwegain
66.________authenticandmeaningfulfriendship.Italsotakesaspecialkindoflovethatseemstohavenoend.Neverhesitatetoshowyourkindnesstoyourfriendwhenhe/sheis
67.________trouble.Loveisnotselfish.Loveissuchavaluablequality
68.________givebyGodthatweshouldtreasureitallourlife.Toleranceisthe
69.________threeessentialpartinfriendship.Weare
70.________absolutedifferentpersons.Thisindividualdistinctionmaycauseconflict.Butjusttrytotolerateotherssothatyoucanmaintainyourfriendship.第四部分写作(共两节,满分35分)第1节短文改错(共10小题,每小题1分,满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词删除把多余的词用斜线(﹨)划掉修改在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意
1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分IoftenquarrelaboutmymotheroverwhetherIcanwatchTVafterschool.Sheholdsviewthatseniorthreestudentshavetomakefullyuseofeveryminutetoworkhardattheirlessons.ItseemstomethatonceIamallowedtodothatI’llunabletocontrolmyselfandforgetallaboutmystudy.Shealsothinksitisbadformyeye.ButIreallycan’tacceptherideas.InmyopinionwatchTVcansetmymindatrestafteraday’shardworks.Besidesitisimportantforustoknowwhathadhappenedathomeandatabroad.Thusweshouldn’tbeforbiddentowatchTV.第二节书面表达(满分25分)假设你是XX中学的李华,请给你的美国朋友Tom写封邮件,告诉他你打算参加户外拓展训练营,希望他一起参加邮件的内容包括
1.介绍训练营的相关内容(时间、地点、参加人员等)
2.你参加的原因
3.询问对方的意向参考词汇户外拓展训练营Outwardboundtrainingcamp词数100词左右___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________xx摸底考试参考答案听力每小题
1.5分,共30分)1---5ACACB6---10BBABA11---15BACAA16---20BCBCC阅读理解(每小题2分,共40分)21---24CABD25---28DACB29---31ACC32---35BDDC36---40CFADB完形填空(每小题
1.5分,共30分)41---45BAACB46--50BADCB51---55BAADA56---60BCADC语法填空每小题
1.5分,共15分
61.whose
62.loneliness
63.occurs
64.excitement
65.tomaintain
66.an
67.in
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