太原五中2017—2018学年度第一学期阶段性检测
高 三 英 语
出题： 吕元吉 李红勤 王鲜梅 校题：高三外语组 (2017.10)
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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。
1. What kind of apartment does the man like?
A. A well-decorated one. B. A cheaper one. C. A new one.
2. What is the woman doing?
A. Posting a letter. B. Collecting stamps. C. Buying envelopes.
3. What are the speakers talking about?
A. Taking medicine. B. Drinking water. C. The directions of a drug.
4. What does the man mean?
A. He won’t lend his car to the woman. B. He will repair his car at the weekend.
C. He will use his car during the weekend.
5. Where did the woman fly her kite?
A. Next to the river. B. In front of her house. C. Behind her house.
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，从题中做给的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秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第六段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Which floor is the Exhibition Centre on?
A. The ninth floor. B. The third floor. C. The second floor.
7. What is the man’s problem?
A. He can’t find his room.
B. He can’t have a single room.
C. His company didn’t prepare a room for him.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. How does the man feel about his interview tomorrow?
A. He is worried about it. B. He is looking forward to it.
C. He is sure of success.
9. What impressed the woman most?
A. The Germans she met last year.
B. The man’s German.
C. The holiday she spent with the man.
10. What position is the man applying for?
A. A manager. B. An engineer. C. A translator.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
1. How many times can a learner go to the painting classes in a week?
A. Twice. B. Three times. C. Four times.
2. How much does a member of the Painting Club have to pay for the painting classes?
A. $140. B. $70. C. $35.
3. What can we learn about the woman?
A. She works at the Painting Club. B. She is a painting teacher.
C. She will attend the painting classes herself.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
4. What does the woman think about the man’s latest book?
A. The story is very sad. B. The story is interesting.
C. The story is old.
5. What can we learn about the man’s second book?
A. The story has a happy ending. B. It is about a brother and his sister.
C. It is about a girl’s unhappy experiences.
6. What can we learn about the man?
A. He only writes tragedies. B. Children in his story are happy.
C. He didn’t have a normal childhood.
7. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Teacher and student. B. Husband and wife. C. Friends.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
8. Who is the speaker probably?
A. An assistant of the school’s president. B. The principal of the school.
C. A senior student of the school.
9. Where can you go if you want to hold a concert?
A. In the gym. B. In the hall. C. At the library.
10. Where is the computer room?
A. Over by the glass door beside the library. B. In the corner by the water machine.
C. Next to the reception desk.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分60分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题3分，满分45分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
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21. The text may interest those who ______.
A. are interested in taking care of pets B. want to learn more about animals
C. want to train dogs at weekends D. want to become a vet
22. A pet sitter’s hourly pay is related to his or her ______.
A. education level B. work experience
C. professional training D. degree of satisfaction
23. Where would you probably find the text?
A. On a website. B. In a biology textbook.
C. In a local newspaper. D. On a science magazine.
B
Rikki Mendias loves shoes and perfectly understands the excitement one feels when getting a brand new pair of sneakers. Today, if Mendias wants new shoes, he can simply go out and buy a pair, but that hasn’t always been the case. As a young boy Mendias spent years in a shelter with his mother, where the two could barely afford even the most basic items.
One day a former resident saw that there were holes in the bottom of his sneakers, so he took him to a store to buy two new pairs. Mendias never forgot this act of kindness and the feeling he got from having new kicks. That was when he had a strong need in his heart to collect shoes. Years later he found himself the proud owners of over 150 pairs of sneakers and suddenly realized that while he had more shoes than he knew what to do with, there were people out there who had none.
Mendias loaded his car full of shoes and looked for people who were in need of new shoes. After posting a few pictures on the social media, many of his followers began sending in tennis shoes from all over the country, and that’s how Have A Sole was born. Mendias founded the non-profit organization in 2014 to give quality sneakers to kids in need so they could choose the shoes they wanted to wear instead of just receiving generic boring models. Since then, Have a Sole has succeeded to give out over 7,000 pairs of sneakers with the help of donations from all over the world. The simple act of kindness Mendias received as a child gave him the confidence to believe that he could do more and his unceasing efforts are ensuring that the goodness that he experienced is being passed on to others who are less fortunate.
24. When he was a child, Mendias ______.
A. was eager to get new toys
B. could hardly learn how to read
C. had a happy childhood in a shelter
D. couldn’t afford a brand new pair of sneakers
25. How did Mendias feel when a former resident bought him two pairs of new shoes?
A. Nervous. B. Excited. C. Surprised. D. Calm.
26. Have a Sole aims to ______.
A. help the disabled children B. arouse poverty awareness
C. provide financial assistance D. offer shoes to poor children
27. What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. Mendias makes a living by selling shoes.
B. Have a sole is getting more popular in the US.
C. Thousands of people have benefited from Have a Sole.
D. Mendias has gained a lot of wealth by collecting shoes.
C
Jack Ma’s net worth increased $2.8bn overnight as Alibaba forecast sales growth that topped every analyst’s estimate, despite the fact that China’s economy is slowing down.
Mr. Ma, aged 52 this year, is now the richest person in Asia and 14th wealthiest in the world, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. His net worth has climbed $8.5bn this year to $41.8bn.
The latest surge came after China’s largest e-commerce company forecast 45 to 49 percent revenue(收入) growth in the year ending March, demonstrating how investments beyond online shopping are paying off. Shares in Alibaba, where Mr. Ma is chairman, rose 13 percent to a record high.
Alibaba and Tencent, which dominate online shopping and social media, respectively have ventured(冒险) deeper into new areas from cloud computing services to streaming music and video as the country’s economy slows. Alibaba is capturing more digital advertising spending by incorporating(合并) social elements such as video in its shopping sites.
Alibaba is holding meetings with investors this week. On Friday, the former English teacher said he wasn’t going to discuss corporate forecasts. He took the stage instead to describe how his company had become effectively the world’s 22nd largest economy—just after Argentina—in terms of transaction(交易) by never fearing to think big. Mr. Ma, who said Alibaba revises 10-year plans annually, foresaw the company becoming the fifth-largest eventually by 2036 by serving a burgeoning Chinese middle classes, taking advantage of global trade and making use of its valuable data.
Ma’s comments about the evolution of data-driven technology echoed Masayoshi Son, Chairman of Japan’s SoftBank. SoftBank—Alibaba’s largest shareholder—has invested billions in companies such as ARM with the intention of staking out a leading position in the future Internet of Things.
“The Internet of Things is going to be big because in the past, machines drink electricity,” Mr. Ma told investors. “In the next 20 years, machines will drink data. In the future, no company, no country, no business can survive without data.”
28. What can we infer from the passage?
A. China’s economy is not satisfying.
B. Jack Ma has become the richest person in the world.
C. online shopping grows rapidly worldwide.
D. Alibaba is the largest company in the world.
29. The underlined word “surge” in Paragraph 3 probably means_____.
A. sudden increase B. rapid decline C. dead time D. uncertainty
30. What do we know about Alibaba?
A. It is China’s largest social media company.
B. It makes profits mainly from digital advertising.
C. It has been providing cloud computing services.
D. It aims to research into streaming music and video.
31. What does Jack Ma stress in the last paragraph?
A. The investment of global trade.
B. The importance of the data.
C. The necessity sharing information.
D. The future of the Internet of Things.
D
Half of the world’s coral reefs have died in the last 30 years. Now scientists are racing to ensure that the rest will survive.
“The threat to coral reefs isn’t something that’s going to happen 100 years from now. We’re losing them right now,” Julia Baum told the Associated Press. She is a marine biologist at the University of Victoria, in British Columbia, Canada. “We’re losing them really quickly, much more quickly than I think any of us ever could have imagined.”
Even if global warming were in stop right now, scientists predict that more than 90% of corals will die by 2050. If no major steps are taken to address the issue, the reefs may be headed for total extinction.
The planet’s health depends on the survival of coral reefs. They are often described as underwater rainforests, because they are ecosystems that provide habitats for one in four of all marine species. In addition, the reefs serve as barriers that protect coastlines from the full force of powerful storms. Corals are used in medical research for cures to diseases. They are key to local economies, as well, since the reefs attract tourists, the fishing industry, and other businesses, bringing in billions of dollars of revenue(收入).
“To lose coral reefs is to fundamentally damage the health of the human race,” Ruth Gates, director of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, said.
Corals are animals that lack a backbone. They live mostly in tropical waters. The corals release a substance called calcium carbonate(碳酸钙), which forms protective skeletons around them. The skeletons grow and take on vivid colors. This is the result of the corals’ mutually beneficial relationship with algae(藻类) that live in their tissues(组织) and give them energy.
But corals are particularly sensitive to changes in temperature. A rise of just 1 to 2 degrees Celsius can force the corals to drive out the algae. Then the corals’ skeletons turn white in a process called “bleaching”. Corals can survive in these higher temperatures only for a few months.
32. What has happened to the world’s coral reefs in the last three decades?
A. 50% of them have died. B. They have been growing too fast.
C. Half of them have stopped growing. D. They have threatened other marine animals.
33. Paragraph 4 is mainly about _____.
A. the importance of coral reefs B. economic value of coral reefs
C. the challenges facing coral reefs D. the medical functions of coral reefs
34. What makes corals take on different colors?
A. Ocean waters. B. Changes in temperature.
C. Protective skeletons. D. Algae living inside corals.
35. The corals’ skeletons turn white when _____.
A. there is not enough oxygen B. water pollution is worsening
C. the ocean temperature is too low D. there are no algae in the corals’ skeletons
第二节(共5小题；每小题3分, 共15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。
A situation comedy or sitcom is a comedic performance which focuses on creating humorous situations which the characters must resolve. This format started out on the radio. _ 36 The switch to TV turned out to be a good move for sitcoms, with most networks airing several popular sitcoms at any given time.
Several features distinguish a sitcom. The first is the use of a recurring cast(常规演员) of characters. 37 Many sitcoms also feature a limited number of sets, sometimes having only one set where all of the on-screen action takes place. The comedy focuses heavily on physical pratfalls and misunderstandings, and it often draws on real-life experiences so that the audience can connect with the action. Classically, a sitcom also airs with a laugh track, or it is filmed in front of a live studio audience that provides the laughs.
38 The love interest serves as a foil（衬托）for the hero, with the two falling in and out of love over the course of the series, while the buddy provides advice and support to the hero without taking over the show. The anti-hero often has some bad behavior.
The characters in early sitcoms were usually members of a family or a pair of families.
39 Often, the characters seem oddly mismatched, creating a note of conflict which keeps the show dynamic and interesting.
Classically, sitcoms last for 30 minutes. 40 The A plot requires an entire episode to resolve, while the B plot provides some variation and dramatic tension. Other subplots may be added as well, along with dramatic hooks and twists to keep viewers attracted to the screen.
A. Over time, networks began including sitcoms about groups of friends, coworkers, or other people.
B. They include a major or “A” plot and a minor or “B” plot.
C. In the 1940s, it made its jump to the television.
D. Other sitcoms keep the characters unchanged, which may get dull to viewers.
E. Therefore, people can watch it at any point and still following the action.
F. Some well-known examples of sitcoms include: Seinfeld, Frasier, The Office, and so on.
G. The hero is the character around whom the show develops, such as the head of a family.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分55分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
阅读下面短文， 从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For a shape that appears often in our everyday lives, circles are very 41 and might never be fully understood. This is 42 there is no way to 43 them. When you take the distance around a circle and divide it by the distance across a circle, you will always get Pi. 44 Pi is equal to around 3.14, it is infinitely long.
In 2009, U.S. Congress voted to 45 make March 14 Pi Day. For David Blatner, author of The Joy of Pi, the 46 of Pi Day goes far beyond math and science. “To me Pi Day is really about 47 the fascination between what is knowable and what is not knowable,” Blatner says. “My greatest 48 in Pi is not the mathematical, but the fact that Pi 49 throughout popular culture.”
Pi has appeared in movies, music and more. In modern 50 any time the filmmaker wants to 51 a sense of mystery, the symbol Pi is often used. People also love working to 52 the digits of Pi and 53 against others to see who can remember the most. Many teachers hold contests to see how many 54 their students can memorize. The Guinness World Record for 55 the most digits of Pi is held by Lv Chao of China, who 56 recited Pi out to nearly 67,000 decimal(小数) places.
57 , Pi Day is about having fun with the number and with all that it represents. People will celebrate Pi Day by eating pie, and with 58 Pi-related activities. Events this year include a surprise 59 party for Albert Einstein whose birthday also falls on March 14. Just like the number itself, the possibilities for Pi Day are truly 60 .
41.
A. common
B. important
C. different
D. mysterious
42.
A. when
B. where
C. before
D. because
43.
A. avoid
B. reach
C. measure
D. calculate
44.
A. Until
B. Unless
C. While
D. Providing
45.
A. officially
B. originally
C. cautiously
D. completely
46.
A. appeal
B. purpose
C. record
D. history
47.
A. resisting
B. acquiring
C. celebrating
D. developing
48.
A. loss
B. interest
C. failure
D. study
49.
A. hides
B. remains
C. gives up
D. shows up
50.
A. music
B. movies
C. math
D. plays
51.
A. create
B. explore
C. explain
D. grasp
52.
A. learn
B. memorize
C. question
D. distinguish
53.
A. voting
B. guarding
C. competing
D. fighting
54.
A. circles
B. words
C. shapes
D. numbers
55.
A. counting
B. reciting
C. identifying
D. understanding
56.
A. bravely
B. hopefully
C. cheerfully
D. successfully
57.
A. So far
B. By far
C. Above all
D. After all
58.
A. regular
B. voluntary
C. colorful
D. commercial
59.
A. birthday
B. good-bye
C. weekend
D. anniversary
60.
A. obvious
B. endless
C. exciting
D. attractive
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。
When I was 15 years old, I’d been having regular panic attacks and felt awful all of the time. A doctor told me that if I 61. (get) more fresh air, I would stop feeling like this. However, it didn’t work at all. It was such a(n) 62. (confuse) time and I wanted the ground to swallow me up.
And then one day I found a video online by a famous author. It was a video explaining
63. her anxiety was like and how it affected her. She was describing 64. (exact) how I had been feeling. I researched it further, finding that millions of people around the world experienced anxiety too and there were thousands of 65. (website) on how to deal with it.
I’m fully recovered now, but I wanted to write about anxiety, mainly 66. （help） others. Anxiety is suffering with panic attacks 67. include shaking, crying, numbness in the limbs and getting dizzy or even fainting(昏厥) Aside from the attacks, anxiety also stops you from 68. (live). But things turn around. You just need to take the first steps towards help.
These terrible experiences 69. (be) so long ago. Now I’m a totally different person. I’m strong and I can handle anything life throws at me and 70. can you!
第四部分 写作（共两节；满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
假定在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。错误涉及一个单词的增加，删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，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l0处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
Nowadays, more and more Chinese students are sent to abroad to receive education when young. Their parents firmly believed that the younger their children go abroad, the soon they get used to the local environment.
It is true that study abroad can help young students be more independent. That will help us in job-hunting in a future. But which should be considered is their safety problem. They may be too young to tell right from wrong with the guidance of their parents. Some may take illegal activity.
What's more, those leave their homes and parents at a young age will suffer from loneliness.
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，最近你的美国笔友Jack发来邮件说他的第一部小说出版了，并给你寄来了样书（sample copy）。请用英语给他回一封邮件，主要内容如下：
1. 表示祝贺；
2. 感谢赠书；
3. 希望给你提出写作建议。
注意：1. 词数100左右（开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数）；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Jack,
__________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
听力：1—5CAAAC 6—10BBABB 11—15ABAAB 16—20ACBBB
阅读：21-25ABADB 26-30DCAAC 31-35BAACD36—40 CEGAB
完形：41---45DDCCA 46—50 ACBDB 51---55 ABCDB 56—60DCCAB
语篇填空：61.got 62. Confusing 63.what 64. exactly 65.websites 66.to help
67. which/that 68.living 69. were 70. so
短文改错：71. sent to abroad---sent abroad 72. believe 73. sooner 74. studying 75.us---them 76. a—the 77. which—what 78. without 79.activities 80. those who/leaving
书面表达：
Dear Jack,
I’m very excited and inspired by the news that your first novel has been published. First, I’d like to offer my congratulations to you on your great success. In fact, I have witnessed your progress with admiration all these years, and I can imagine how much effort you have put into your writing. Besides, I’d like to thank you for mailing a sample copy of your novel to me. I can’t wait to read it. By the way, I am anxious to know how to choose a good topic for a novel and develop it. Will you give me some advice?
I’m looking forward to your reply.
Yours,
LiHua
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