1、棗陽市白水高級中學2017屆高三上學期期中考試英語試題（時間：120分鐘 分值150分） 本試卷分第i卷和第ii卷兩部分，考試用時120分鐘。注意事項： 1答題前，考生務必將自己的姓名、準考證號填寫在本試卷相應的位置。2全部答案在答題卡上完成，答在本試卷上無效。第i卷第一部分聽力(共兩節，滿分30分) 聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的a、b、c三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。第一節 (共5小題：每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的a、b

2、、c三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。例：how much is the shirt? a.19.15.b.9.15.c.9.18.答案是b。1how much will the man pay for the tickets? a.  15.          b.    7.5.      

3、;      c.50.2which is the right gate for the man's flight? a.gate 25.    b. gate 22.            c. gate 16.3how does the man feel about going to school by bike? a. happy.     &

4、#160;     b. worried.              c. tired.4when can the woman get the computers? a.on wednesday   b. on tuesday.      c. on thursday.5what does the woman think of the shirt for t

5、he party? a. the material is not good. b. the size is not large enough. c. the color is not suitable.第二節(共15小題;每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分) 聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有幾個小題，從題中所給的a、b、c三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應位置。每段對話讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6what can we learn about mr. brown? a. he is out for a meal. b. he is at a meeting. c. he is in

6、his office.7what will the man probably do next? a. call back. b. come again. c. leave a message.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8what kind of room does the man want to take? a. a single room. b. a double room. c. a room for three.9what does the man need to put in the form? a. telephone and student card numbers. b. s

7、tudent card number and address. c. address and telephone number.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10what is the relationship between the speakers? a. boss and secretary. b. fellow clerks. c. customer and salesperson.11what does the man like about his job? a. chances to go abroad. b. living close to the office. c. ni

8、ce people to work with.12what do we know about the woman? a. she likes traveling. b. she is new to the company. c. she works in public relations.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13when will the visitors come? a. in march.            b. in april.  

9、;         c. in may.14how many visitors are coming? a. 8.                  b.10.               

10、  c.12.15what will the visitors do on the second day? a. go to a party.     b. attend a lecture.  c. visit schools.16where will the visitors go on the final day? a. to london.         b. to scotland.   

11、60;   c. to the coast.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17what is the first word the baby tried to say? a.   duck.           b. ok.                  c.

12、 truck.   18how old was the baby when he learned to say that word correctly? a. about 18 months. b. about 21 months. c. about 24 months.19what did the father do when the baby screamed that word at the airport? a. he corrected the baby. b. he tried to stop the baby.c. he hid himself so

13、mewhere.20why did the mother pretend not to know the baby? a. she got angry with the father. b. she was frightened by the noise. c. she felt uneasy(不安) about the noisy baby.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節，滿分40分）第一節 （共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（a、b、c和d）中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。athink about the different ways that p

14、eople use the wind. you can use it to fly a kite or to sail a boat. wind is one of our cleanest and richest power sources, as well as one of the oldest. evidence shows that windmills began to be used in the ancient iran back in the seventh century bc. they were first introduced to europe during the

15、1100s, when armies returned from the middle east with knowledge of using wind power.for many centuries, people used windmills to grind(磨碎)wheat into flour or pump water from deep underground. when electricity was discovered in the late 1800s, people living in remote areas began to use them to produc

16、e electricity. this allowed them to have electric lights and radios. however, by the 1940s when electricity was available to people in almost all areas of the united states, windmills were rarely used.during the 1970s, people started becoming concerned about the pollution that is created when coal a

17、nd gas are burned to produce electricity. people realized that the supply of coal and gas would not last forever. then, wind was rediscovered, though it means higher costs. today, there is a global movement to supply more and more of our electricity through the use of wind.21from the text we know th

18、at windmills _.a. were invented by european armiesb. have a history of more than 2,800 yearsc. have rarely been used since electricity was discoveredd. used to supply power to radio in remote area22the underlined word in paragraph 2 probably means_.a. making something cleanerb. making something flow

19、 freelyc. making something flow in a particular directiond. making something into small parts23one of the reasons wind was discovered in the 1970s is that_.a. it is one of the oldest power sourcesb. wind power is cleanerc. it was cheaper to create energy from windd. coal and gas failed to meet the n

20、eeds24what would the author probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?a. the global trend towards producing power from wind.b. the design of wind power plants.c. the worldwide movement to save energy.d. the advantages of wind power.the greatest navigational journeyin 1787 captain bligh was give

21、n command of “the bounty”, a three-year-old merchant ship. his mission was to transport breadfruit plants from the island of tahiti to the west indies. we know the popular story of this voyage and the rebellion, in which bligh has been presented as hard, violent and thoroughly unpleasant captain. ho

22、wever, there is quite a lot of evidence to suggest that this picture is far from being true. he seems to have been unusually thoughtful about the health and welfare of his men. for example he made sure that his crew got exercise, insisted on cleanliness on his ship, and adopted the practice of givin

23、g them a drink which prevented scurvy every day.when captain bligh arrived in tahiti, it became clear that it would be some months before the breadfruit trees were ready to be taken to the west indies. instead of going off right away, he gave his crew extended shore leave. this may have been a mista

24、ke as many were unhappy about leaving when the time came. finally, on the return journey the rebellion took place. the ship was under the command of the rebels and captain bligh had to leave in a small boat. captain blighs achievement was to get to dry land successfully. it is one of the supreme exa

25、mples of seamanship. apart from bligh there were 18 members of his crew sailing in an open boat about 23 feet long and 7 feet wide. they took with them 25 gallons of water, 150 pounds of bread and 30 pounds of pork. they had no guns or other weapons. the boat was so low in the water that it seemed l

26、ikely to sink at any time. on one occasion captain bligh tried to land on an island to get more water. he and his men were attacked by hostile natives and one of the crew was killed. at this point bligh decided to sail directly to the dutch settlement on the island of timor without stopping. the dis

27、tance was about 4,000 miles. the voyage took about 42 days and he had no advanced navigational equipment. however, his skill and commitment proved equal to the task and amazingly no one else died. it was truly a remarkable achievement. 25what is the popularly held view of captain bligh according to

28、paragraph 1?a. he was skilful. b. he was thoughtful.c. he was determined. d. he was unpleasant.26 it may have been a mistake that bligh gave his crew extended shore leave because it caused _.a. the lack of drink b. the death of the tressc. the unhappiness about leaving d. the challenges facing the s

29、mall boat 27what problem did bligh and his 18 men face after the rebellion ? a. the threat from the rebels. b. conflicts with local people.c. attacks from marine animals. d. the possible sinking of the boat.28what made blighs 4000-mile voyage successful?a. the rebels abuse. b. his great seamanship.

30、c. the crews decision.d. modern navigational equipment.in choosing a friend, one should be very careful. a good friend can help you study. you can have fun together and make each other happy. sometimes you will meet“fair weather friends”. they will be with you if you have money or luck, but when you

31、 are down, they will run away. how do i know when i have found a good friend? i look for certain qualities (品質) of character, especially understanding, honesty and reliability (可靠).above all else, i look for understanding in a friend. a good friend tries to understand how another person is feeling.

32、he is not quick to judge. instead, he tries to learn from others. he puts himself in the other person's place, and he tries to think of ways to be helpful. he is also a good listener. at the same time, however, a good friend is honest. he does not look for faults (過錯) in others. he notices their

33、 good points. in short, a friend will try to understand me and accept me.another quality of a friend is reliability. i can always depend on (信賴) a good friend. if he tells me he will meet me somewhere at a certain time, i can be sure that he will be there. if i need a favor, he will do his best to h

34、elp me. if i am in trouble, he will not run away from me.there is a fourth quality that makes a friend special. a special friend is someone with whom we can have fun. we should enjoy our lives, and we would enjoy our friendship. that is why i especially like friends who are fun to be with. a good fr

35、iend likes the same things i like. we share experience and learn from each other. a good friend has a good sense of humor (幽默), too. he likes to laugh with me. that is how we share in the joy of being friends. and i know that he is looking for the same quality in me.when i meet someone who is reliab

36、le, honest, and understanding, i know i've found a friend!29which of the following qualities the writer thinks is the most important in choosing _a friend?a. understanding. b. honesty.c. reliability. d. a sense of humor.30if you have fair weather friends, _ .a. they will give you all that they h

37、ave when you need helpb. you will be refused when you get into troublec. you will become richd. you can be sure that you get real friends31this passage mainly discuss _ .a. the qualities of a friendb. where to choose friendsc. how to get along with friendsd. the importance of having a frienda new ca

38、mera made by a company named netatmo has facial recognition software(識別系統)that can tell parents at work that their children have returned from school, or that a package has been taken to their home. it can also tell them if a stranger has entered their home.janina mattausch is a product marketing ma

39、nager for netatmo.“the common security(安全)cameras at present are not that smart. so, they can tell you if something is moving but they dont necessarily know if its a human being or, ah, if its your kidsthey dont know the difference, so they will warn you all the time.”when family members enter a hom

40、e, the new camera "recognizes" (識別 ) them and sends information to the owner's smartphone. the owner can choose to see the video then or later. but if an unknown person enters a home, the camera will send the owner a warning that will cause an alarm to sound on the owner's smartpho

41、ne.that is what happened recently to a smart home camera owner named darrmen. he lives in paris."on a friday i was at work, attending a big monthly meeting when my phone warned. at first i told myself 'oh, it must be a mistake, maybe i have to set the system again. “but the notice on my pho

42、ne was telling me that there was a movement in my flat and also a face that the software did not recognize.” he watched the video and was very surprised by what he saw. "i saw a person i did not know with his shoes on. i was watching it live on video. so i felt totally unbelievable, frozen. i a

43、sked a workmate to take me back home as fast as possible and i called the police on the way. " with the help of the video, the police found the intruder (闖入者) later that day.32 the new camera made by netatmo can _ .a. warn the strangers b. recognize the comersc. stop the visitors d. welcome the

44、 children33the fourth paragraph mainly tells us _ .a. where the new camera is placed b. what the new camera looks likec. when the new camera is used d. how the new camera works34we can learn from the passage that damien _ .a. found the warning was a mistakeb. was too busy to notice the warningc. fel

45、t shocked to see a stranger in his flatd. caught the intruder by himself that day35 the writer proves(證明) the new camera works well by _ .a. giving an example b. making a surveyc. doing an experiment d. having a speech第二節（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。選項中有兩項為多余選項。having b

46、ad feeling about world? “cheer up.” says science writer matt ridley. “the world has never been a better place to live in, and it will keep on getting better both for humans and for nature.” 361 ) 37it is reported that there are more than ten billion different products for sale in london alone. even

47、allowing for the many people who still live in poverty, our own generation has access to more nutritious food, more convenient transport, bigger houses, and better cars. 38 this will continue as long as we use these things to make other things. the more we specialize and exchange, the better off we&

48、#39;ll be.2)brilliant advancesone reason we are richer, healthier, taller, cleverer, longer lived and freer than ever before is that the four most basic human needsfood, clothing, fuel and shelterhave grown a lot cheaper. take one example. in 1800 a candle providing one hour's light cost six hou

49、rs' work. in the 1880s the same light from an oil lamp took 15 minutes' work to pay for. 39 today it's half second.3 )let's not kill ourselves for climate change40 a child that dies from indoor smoke in a village, where the use of fossil-fuel (化石燃料) electricity is forbidden by well-m

50、eaning members of green political movements trying to save the world, is just as great a tragedy as a child that dies in a flood caused by climate change. if climate change proves to be mild, but cutting carbon causes real pain, we may well find that we have stopped a nose-bleed by putting a tourniq

51、uet (止血帶) around our necks.a. ridley calls himself a rational optimistrational, because he's carefully weighed the evidence.b. overreaction to climate change could prove just as damaging to human welfare as climate change itself.c. shopping fuels invention.d. and, of course, we earn more pounds

52、and dollars than any who lived before us.e. in 1950 it was eight seconds.f. its high time that we took immediate action to fight climate change.g. here's how he explains his views.第三部分 英語知識運用（共兩節，滿分45分）第一節 完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分） 閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（a、b、c和d）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。my her

53、owhat does it mean to be a hero? i think a hero is someone who goes out of his way to make others happy. my hero is mr. wright, my chorus(合唱隊) teacher.when i was 12 years old, my grandparents passed away. i was really close to them, and losing them was the hardest thing ive ever had to _ through. i

54、couldnt eat, sleep, or think; i felt like i couldnt even breathe. it was as if my whole world had fallen down from under me, and i _ into this huge hole of depression(抑郁)._ i was battling depression, i was determined to make my high school years the best of my life. it was difficult to be _ , but i

55、had to try. i joined womens choir. mr. wright was the choral director and he was so funny that the first day, i just knew i had made the best _ of my life. as the year progressed, i loved chorus more and more. i began to smile again and really enjoy _ .then one day that all changed. my friendsor tho

56、se that i thought were my friendsstarted talking about me behind my back. i was_ , and i sat by myself. mr. wright came over and asked what was wrong. the look in his eyes told me that i could _ him. trying hard to_ back tears, i told him the whole story.when i finished, he nodded and told me, “if y

57、ou never learn anything from me, learn this: no one is worth _ your joy.” what mr. wright said really _ a chord (心弦) in my heart. he _ cared about me and what was going on. ill never be able to thank him enough, because he not only saved me but has _ every day of it since. any time i feel like givin

58、g _ , i remember mr. wrights words and push forward.im proud to say that i _ my depression, and im now a senior. im still a _ of chorus, and now im also in the best choir at my school.mr. wright is a hero _ everyone he meets. he cares about every single person who walks through his door, and he loves what he does more than any other teacher ive known. thats_ he deserves to be educator of the year. he deserves the _ not just this year but every year.im glad i had the opportunity to meet you, mr. wright. you