江苏省苏州市2018届高三英语上学期期中试题及答案

苏州市2017～2018学年度第一学期期中考试

英语

第Ⅰ卷(选择题，共80分)

第一部分：听力理解(共两节，满分15分) 第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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。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. When will the next party be held?

A. In April. B. In May. C. In August. ( ) 2. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The woman is happy to go back to work. B. The man was on vacation for three weeks. C. The man works in another place once a year. ( ) 3. When is the flight to Shanghai?

A. At 9：30 a．m. B. At 11：00 p．m. C. At 1：00 p．m. ( ) 4. What does the woman mean? A. The man can ask Bill for help.

B. The man can't finish the report in a week. C. The man should be able to finish his report.

( ) 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. A scientific study. B. A research report. C. An environment project. 第二节(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

听下面4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。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6段材料，回答第6、7题。

( ) 6. Where is the conversation taking place? A. In a library. B. In a study. C. In a book store. ( ) 7. What are they looking for? A. Some valuable secondhand books.

B. The nineteenth-century poetry as a present.

C. The secondhand books with Shakespeare's signature. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

( ) 8. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Strangers. B. Relatives. C. Friends. ( ) 9. Why does the man come?

A. To visit his old friends. B. To look for his old friends. C. To visit his friends' friends.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

( )10. What can we know about the woman?

A. She's a bus driver. B. She's a student. C. She's a librarian.

( )11. When are there fewer shuttle buses? A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In winter. ( )12. Where is the woman on Friday night?

A. At home. B. At the library. C. At her office. 听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。

( )13. Where was this announcement made?

A. In a supermarket. B. In a theatre. C. In a hotel.

( )14. Why did the speaker ask the people to leave the building? A. The police were looking for a missing bag in the building. B. There was an explosion in the building.

C. Something dangerous was found in the building. ( )15. What can we learn from it? A. The speaker must be a policeman.

B. People should report anything strange to the police. C. Elderly and disabled people should leave first. 第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)

第一节 单项选择(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)

请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

( )16. It is important to keep up with the news at home and abroad, because global political and economic conditions are ________ factors in the world of international business.

A. arbitrary B. concrete C. dynamic D. fragile

( )17. One senior research fellow from CCG, said he is optimistic for the future of China-US ties and that small ________ are normal, but they won't influence the bigger picture.

A. ambitions B. frictions C. competitions D. conversations

( )18. —Daniel didn't say anything good at all about my composition. I felt pretty “criticized”．

—Your work is to be judged and analyzed by others in class. Don't take it ________．

A. easily B. thoroughly C. originally D. personally

( )19. A new kind of powerhouse has been built in a park in Beijing, which generates electricity by harvesting energy from raindrops, ________ for solar energy on rainy days.

A. applying B. hunting C. pushing D. substituting ( )20. New discoveries have been made by radio telescopes to solve key physics problems, ________ the largest is FAST.

A. with which B. for which C. of which D. by which

( )21. Contrary to ________ the school recently requires, the development of the program does not address the problem with lunch nutrition.

A. that B. which C. how D. what

( )22. With the three historic tasks ________， we Chinese should keep on

working with great determination.

A. accomplish B. accomplishing C. accomplished D. to accomplish

( )23. As VR games fast ________ among youngsters and game fans, most of the VR headsets and controllers are not necessarily price-friendly.

A. take on B. hold on C. catch on D. count on ( )24. It was mainly because William ________ a game on his phone that he didn't notice the deep hole in the sidewalk until it was too late.

A. played B. was playing C. had played D. would play

( )25. He made irresponsible remarks on their performances ________， regardless of the consequences.

A. at random B. at length C. at hand D. at ease

( )26. “________ many people say that life is the art of living, I believe that life is the art of drawing without an eraser，” said Christine Ip, CEO of the Greater China division from a bank in Singapore.

A. Once B. Since C. While D. If

( )27. OK, wake up! Only when you stop seeking shortcuts to success ________ being successful means hard work.

A. you have realized B. have you realized C. can you realize D. you can realize ( )28. On October 18, 2017, President Xi Jinping delivered a report to the 19th National Congress ________ the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

A. in horror of B. on behalf of C. in charge of D. on account of

( )29. The company claimed that the application of the new engine would effectively improve the situation ________ traditional ones consume much fuel and do much harm to the environment.

A. when B. where C. how D. why ( )30. —My husband's out of town. I'm going to watch all the movies he wouldn't take me to see.

—Why not? ________．

A. Great minds think alike B. It is good fishing in troubled waters

C. Make hay while the sun shines D. Among the blind the one-eyed man is king 第二节 完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)

请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A letter to?My brother, whom I bullied when we were young

I was five when you were born. Looking at pictures from that time, I look so happy with you. I am holding you, I am smiling, I look __31__. But I do not remember that feeling.

I was a daddy's girl, but I was also the one to break in our parents. I used to call myself the family's guinea pig(豚鼠), __32__ you were the happy one, the joker, the one who __33__ the rewards of all my battles won or lost. So I must have decided that we were enemies, competitors for the love and attention of our parents, and this feeling is in the __34__ of all my early memories. All I remember is __35__ you.

So, as long as I could, I made your life a __36__. I teased you, tricked you and __37__ you. You tell me it's not as bad as I remember, but I __38__ a couple of times

when you were left in tears. Our little sister was born when I was 11, and very soon you two bonded __39__ and pushed me aside. Did you bond with her because I was becoming a monster, or did I become a monster because of your bond?

Thankfully, you quickly grew tall and strong, and soon you were able to overcome me __40__. From then on it was down to verbal abuse and psychological warfare. By the time I was at university, you were a teenager and we competed for higher __41__： money, the family car, parental pride.

It all came to a __42__ stop when I moved abroad as an exchange student. Almost 20 years have passed, and the hate __43__ me some long time ago, while I wasn't watching. And at the same time, __44__ must have crept in(悄悄地进入), sneaking somewhere through the back of my mind.

Despite all the abuse during those years, you have turned into a happy, friendly, passionate, generous human being. You are the most handsome and charming person that I know. And, with your wife and best friend, you have just had your first child. Nobody __45__ this happiness more.

You have implied that you've forgiven me, or even that there is __46__ to forgive. But I __47__ to remember the hurt—I will always hurt in __48__ when I look back. All those wasted years in which I should have been your loving sister, standing by your side, defending instead of __49__ you in your own home. I aim to be now what I always should have been.

I am so __50__ of you, my heart wells up with love for you and your sister. I will be forever glad that I have the chance to love you both.

Your sister

( )31. A. favoured B. frightened C. frustrated D. fascinated ( )32. A. while B. when C. though D. unless

( )33. A. appreciated B. reaped C. brought D. cheated ( )34. A. point B. cost C. centre D. end

( )35. A. adoring B. hating C. assisting D. envying ( )36. A. mystery B. misery C. mistake D. mixture

( )37. A. absorbed B. abandoned C. abolished D. abused ( )38. A. devote B. spend C. treasure D. recall

( )39. A. strongly B. anxiously C. happily D. unexpectedly

( )40. A. temporarily B. spiritually C. physically D. academically ( )41. A. requirements B. resources C. positions D. purposes ( )42. A. forced B. surprised C. controlled D. intended ( )43. A. left B. accompanied C. affected D. bothered ( )44. A. hatred B. love C. guilty D. regret

( )45. A. rejects B. steals C. deserves D. ignores

( )46. A. nothing B. something C. anything D. everything ( )47. A. refuse B. plan C. learn D. prefer

( )48. A. shame B. sorrow C. disappointment D. confusion ( )49. A. attacking B. attending C. attracting D. avoiding ( )50. A. sure B. proud C. confident D. tired 第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

ChinaESL is a professional employment and visa agency for foreigners based in Beijing, the capital of China. As China opens up to the world the demand for English in curriculums all across China has risen drastically, and ChinaESL has been at the forefront of helping to meet this demand for over nine years. During that time, we always kept good relationships with foreigners as well as with the schools. We have placed more than 6，000 foreigners for hundreds of schools and companies all over China, such as Volvo China, Olympus China, China Construction Bank, China Petrol, China Telecom, FESC, Lenovo, AVC, Degussa, Darwin Property, Peking University, Beijing No. 171 Middle School, and Beijing No.2 Middle School. We have very good reputation in this circle. Searching ChinaESL online, you will find many good comments about our company. Right now we have a new job as below.

1. Location: Shunyi District, Beijing.

2. Position: A foreign administrator in an international kindergarten. 3. Working time: From Monday to Friday.

4. Salary: 14，000 yuan/month working, free accommodation. After accomplishing one year's contract, 6，000 yuan as travel expenses will be provided. After finishing two years', another 8，000 yuan as travel expense will be provided.

5. Visa: Visa provided. All schools arranged by ChinaESL have the certificate to hire foreign teachers and have authority to give foreign teachers a valid working visa. Therefore (depending upon the school), ChinaESL may ask that participants arrive in China with a tourist visa—which will eventually go converted(转变) to a working visa by participants' respective schools.

6. Passport: A valid passport is required to enter China. China does not allow entrance if the holder's passport expires(满期) in less than six months, so we suggest you check your passport before coming to China.

7. Requirement: A native English speaker who has at least more than three years' administrating-related experience and who can start working as soon as possible.

Please send your resume and picture to us. Contact us

Headquater Address: Room 507 Xin Long Ren He Xie Zi Lou, Xicheng, Beijing, China Post code: 100035

Tel: ＋86-10-65702931, ＋86-10-65751363 Fax: ＋86-10-66561721

Mobile: ＋86-13366631890, ＋86-13910918482

American Branch: 4633 N. Western Ave., Suite 207 Chicago, Illinois 60625

Phone: (847) 496-7919 Fax: (847) 934-0758 Email: chinaesl@126.com

( )51. What's the purpose of this passage? A. To introduce ChinaESL to foreigners. B. To improve ChinaESL's good reputation.

C. To find a foreign administrator for a kindergarten. D. To tell foreigners how to get a valid working visa.

( )52. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Besides salary, a foreigner can get travel expenses for extra per month. B. Before coming to China, a foreigner must get a valid working visa. C. Those who have three years' teaching experience are welcomed.

D. If a foreigner comes to China, his passport expires should be more than 6 months.

B

Does your brain work like a dictionary? A mathematical analysis of the connections among definitions of English words has uncovered hidden structures that man resembles the way words and their meanings are represented in our minds.

“We want to know how the mental vocabulary is represented in the brain，” says Stevan Harnad of the University of Quebec in Montreal, Canada.

As every word in a dictionary is defined(下定义) in terms of others, the knowledge needed to understand the entire vocabulary is there. Harnad's team reasoned that finding this smallest set of words and pinning_down its structure might help research on how human brains put language together.

The team converted each of four different English dictionaries into a mathematical structure of linked nodes(节点) known as a graph. Each node in this graph represents a word, which is linked to the other words used to define it—so “banana” might be connected to “long”， “bendy”， “yellow”， and “fruit”．

But even this tiny set is not the smallest number of words you need to produce the whole dictionary, as many of these words can in turn be fully defined by others in the kernel(核心). What's more, the kernel has a deeper structure.

So what, if anything, can this tell us about how our brains represent words and concepts? To find out the answer, Harnad's team looked at data on how children acquire words and found a pattern: as you move in from the full dictionary towards the Kernel, words which have been acquired at a younger age tend to be used more often, and refer to more concrete concepts.

But the connection does suggest that our brains may structure language somewhat similarly to a dictionary.

Phil Blunsom, at University of Oxford isn't convinced that word meanings can be reduced to a chain of definitions. “It's treating words in such a symbolic fashion that they are going to lose a lot of the meaning.” But Mark Pagel of the University of Reading, UK, expects the approach to new insights. “This will be most useful in giving us a sense of how our minds structure meaning.” he says.

( )53. The first paragraph serves as ________ in the passage.

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