江西省南昌市XX中学2019届高三上学期期末考试英语试卷（含答案）

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1、南昌市 2019 届高三上学期期末考试英 语 （全卷共计 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟）第 I 卷第一部分：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。每段对话后有一小题，从题中所给的 A、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标出试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt? A. 19. 15. B. 9. 18. C. 9. 15.答案是 C。1. What does the womans mother look l

2、ike?A. She wears glasses. B. She has dark eyes. C. She has white hair.2. Where is the woman?A. At a bus stop. B. In a caf. C. At a train station.3. How often does the man see his grandfather?A. Every day. B. Once a week. C. Once a month.4. What will the speakers do on the mans birthday?A. Eat out. B

3、. Cook at home. C. Visit some friends.5.What does the man mean?A. The weather report is unreliable. B. The picnic time has to be changed.C. He should listen to the weather report first.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

4、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. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A camera. B. Some photos. C. A travel experience.7. Where did the man stay during the trip?A. At a camp. B. In a hotel. C. In a house.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What is the relationship between

5、 the speakers?A. Police officer and driver. B. Husband and wife. C. Driver and passenger.9. Where is the traffic jam?A. On the motorway. B. On Kings Road. C. On Ship Street.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Where will the man mail his letter?A. Australia. B. America. C. Austria.11. How will the man mail hi

6、s parcel?A. By surface mail. B. By ordinary mail. C. By air.12. How much will the man pay in total?A. $5. B. $6. C. $10.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. Why did Fiona decide to write a book about Beatrice Cadbury?A. Beatrice had a surprising life. B. She was interested in the Cadbury family.C. The school

7、Beatrice had started was famous.14. What was Beatrices life like in her childhood?A. Difficult. B. Unlucky. C. Comfortable.15. What did Beatrice ask her brother to do?A. Come to her house for a visit. B. Allow her to manage the company.C. Give her money to the factory workers.16. Why did Beatrice an

8、d her family live in a tent?A. She wanted to live like poor people. B. There were too many people in her house.C. Her children liked to live in a different place.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Where can the listeners find the housing office?A. Next to the library. B. Outside the bookstore. C. At the en

9、trance to the college.18. When does the housing office open during holidays?A. On Monday and Friday mornings. B. On Monday and Thursday mornings.C. On Tuesday and Thursday mornings.19. How many library books does the college offer?A. 5,000. B. 50,000. C. 500,000.20. Which is the best place to have a

10、n inexpensive hot meal?A. The Food Hall. B. The students bar. C. The Hungry Caf. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 40 分）第一节（共 15 小题；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中（A 、B 、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。AThe TED speaker series features “ideas worth spreading”. With over 1,400 to choose from, weve selected a few that are perfect fo

11、r students.1. Larry Smith: Why you will fail to have a great careerWe humans may have an unfavorable habit of making excuses for ourselves of or being too confident about ourselves. Accordingly, Larry Smith, a professor of economics at the University of Waterloo in Canada, tells us why most of us wi

12、ll fail to have a great career. Luckily, as he puts it, there is a way out-follow your heart, as long as it is good for your career.2. Andy Puddicombe: All it takes is 10 mindful minutesBetween dance team, volunteering and oh, rightlectures, your lifes crazy factor（因素）is about to go way up. In this

13、entertaining and informative talk, Mindfulness, expert Andy Puddicombe teaches us how to be “more healthy, more mindful and less distracted” by taking just 10 minutes out of the day to be “more present”.3. Shane Koyczan: To this day for the bullied（欺凌）and beautifulThis talk is sure to stay with you.

14、 Shane Koyczans “To This Day” is an affecting spoken-word poem about bullying and being different that gained over 10 million views on YouTube. In this talk, Koyczan gives a live reading of the poem, along with some stories about his background.4. Susan Cain: The power of introverts（性格内向者）Does a cup

15、 of tea and a good book sound like a perfect Friday night? In this personal talk, Susan Cain argues that introverts have talents and abilities. Our culture may value being outgoing, but the world needs all kinds.21. What does Larry Smith advise students to do for a good career?A. Dont be too optimis

16、tic. B. Learn from others lessons.C. Never make excuses for yourself. D. Match your interests with your career.22. What is Andy Puddicombes talk mainly about?A. How to concentrate. B. The need for teamwork.C. How to be a good volunteer. D. The importance of good health.23. Which TED speaker makes pe

17、ople who are not social feel confident?A. Andy Puddicombe B. Susan Cain C. Shane Koyczan D. Larry SmithBChina will green light Internet medical services conducted by medical institutions as part of a broader push to promote Internet Plus Healthcare, those at a State Council executive meeting chaired

18、 by Premier Li Keqiang decided.Medical institutions will be allowed to provide online diagnostic services for some common and chronic diseases in patients follow-up visits to their doctors. The top levels of hospitals will be encouraged to provide online services, including consultations (会诊), reser

19、vations and test result inquiries.As China joins the ranks of middle-income countries, the demand for health services has increased accordingly. Internet Plus Healthcare can help reduce the problem of inaccessible and expensive public health services that have long been a big concern for the general

20、 public.One decision coming out of the meeting says the intelligent review for health insurance will be applied and the one-stop settlement will be advanced. The real-time sharing of prescription and drug retail sales will be explored, as well.“We must waste no time in pushing forward the measures o

21、nce the decisions made.” Li said. “In recent years, top-level hospitals in major cities have seen steady increases in the number of patents. Medical bills have become a heavy burden on families and high-end medical resources still fall short of meeting the growing demand of the public.”To solve the

22、problem, a two-pronged (双管齐下的) approach must be taken. One is to establish medical partnerships to strengthen cooperation between major hospitals and community clinics. The other is to bring forward Internet Plus Healthcare to promote the sharing of quality medical resources.The government will see

23、to it that long-distance healthcare services cover all county-level hospitals. So more efforts will be made to ensure that high-speed broadband network will be extended to cover medical institutions in urban and rural areas. Dedicated internet access services will be set up to meet the needs for lon

24、g-distance healthcare services.24. According to the text, which of the following services wont a patient enjoy online?A. Receiving a medical operation.B. Asking doctors for advice after the test.C. Several doctors discussion about the disease.D. Making an appointment with a doctor in advance.25. Why

25、 is the demand for health services increasing in China?A. The expense of medical care.B. The recognition of health insurance.C. The improvement of peoples life quality.D. The inconvenience of hospital equipment.26. What does Li mean by saying “We must waste no time in pushing forward the measures”?A

26、. The bills are impossible to afford.B. The situations are urgent to improve.C. The measures are perfectly worked out,D. The hospitals are unwilling to admit patients.27. What can be the suitable title for the text?A. Modern Hospitals B. Online Healthcare on its WayC. No More Burden for General Peop

27、le D. Wide Applications of Internet ServiceCBigger isnt always better. People who are skeptical about this argument just need to look at personal computers. It is the continual shrinkage of components that have brought about the explosion of computing power and enabled these computers to be accessib

28、le to people across the world.Inspired by this, researchers have been working on areas where making things small may mean big results. And this year, the Nobel Prize has challenged the convention of celebrating big by presenting the biggest prizes to discoveries on the smallest scales. The committee

29、 presented the Nobel Prize for medicine to Yoshinori Ohsumi of the Tokyo Institute of Technology, for his research on “autophagy”, which is a “self-eating process seen in cells”.Whats more, in recognition of their working on the unique nature of matter in extreme states and taking their research all

30、 the way down to an atomic scale, the Nobel Prize for physics was awarded to three British-born scientists who presently work in the US. Another exceptional new field is that of nanotechnology (纳米技术). The Nobel prize for chemistry was awarded to a scientist who managed to build the worlds tiniest ma

31、chines out of molecules (分子), including a nano-sized car, which are so small that they are not seen by the human eye.Small as the subjects are, the benefits of the scientists research are set to be huge. More importantly, their inventions may even eventually be turned into products that benefit mank

32、ind. Ohsumis research on “autophagy” shines a light on common diseases such a Parkinsons and diabetes. As for the molecular motors, theyre preparing to bring huge potential to the fields of medicine and energy. “The ground-breaking discoveries in physics have lighted a firestorm of research, and its

33、 only a matter of time before their research leads to advances as unimaginable to us now as computer chips were a hundred years ago,” Laura H. Greene, president-elect of the American physical society told The New York Times. 28. The underlined word “shrinkage” in paragraph 1 probably means _. A. cut

34、ting down the cost B. strengthening the functionC. improving the quality D. reducing the size29. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Nano-sized cars are now popular all over the world. B. The Nobel Prize used to have a preference for findings on big scales.C. Three scientists have made a great

35、breakthrough in atomic energy. D. Ohsumis research has helped cure some common diseases.30. What is Laura H. Greenes attitude to the new discoveries in physics? A. Doubtful. B. Positive. C. Reserved. D. Concerned. 31. What is the message the passage conveys?A. Small things make a big difference.B. G

36、reat minds think alike.C. Many small streams make a great river.D. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.DTaste is such subjective matter that we do not usually conduct preference tests for food. The most you can say about anyones preference is that its one persons opinion. But bec

37、ause the two big cola companies - Coca-Cola and Pepsi Cola are marketed so aggressively, weve wondered how big a role taste preference actually plays in brand loyalty. We set up a taste test that challenged people who identified themselves as either Coca-Cola or Pepsi fans: Find your brand in a blin

38、d tasting.We invited staff volunteers who had a strong liking for either Coca-Cola or Pepsi, Diet Coke, or Diet Pepsi. These were people who thought theyd have no trouble telling their brand from the other brand.We eventually located 19 regular cola drinkers and 27 diet cola drinkers. Then we fed th

39、em four unidentified samples of cola one at a time, regular colas for the one group, diet versions for the other. We asked them to tell us whether each sample was Coke or Pepsi; then we analyzed the records statistically to compare the participants choices with what mere guess-work could have accomp

40、lished.Getting all four samples right was a tough test, but not too tough, we thought, for people who believed they could recognize their brand. In the end, only 7 out of 19 regular cola drinkers correctly identified their brand of choice in all four trials. The diet-cola drinkers did a little worse

41、-only 7 to 27 identified all four samples correctly.While both groups did better than chance would predict, nearly half the participants in each group made the wrong choice two or more times. Two people got all four samples wrong. Overall, half the participants did about as well on the last round ta

42、sting as on the first, so tiredness or taste burnout was not a factor. Our preference test result suggests that only a few Pepsi participants and Coke fans may really be able to tell their favorite brand by taste and price.32. According to the passage the preference test was conducted in order to_.A

43、. show that a persons opinion about taste is mere guess-workB. show which cola is the more liking of the drinkersC. find out the role taste preference plays in a persons choice of drinkingD. compare the ability of the participants in choosing their drinks33. It is implied in the first paragraph that

44、 _.A. the competition between the two colas is very strongB. the improvement of quality is the chief concern of the two cola companies C. the purpose of taste tests is to promote the sale of colasD. blind tasting is necessary for identifying fans34. The statistics recorded in the preference tests sh

45、ow that_.A. Coca-Cola and Pepsi are peoples two favorite drinksB. few people had trouble telling Coca-Cola from PepsiC. peoples tastes differ from one another D. there is not much difference in taste between Coca-Cola and Pepsi 35. The authors purpose in writing this passage is to _A. argue that tas

46、te testing is an important marketing strategyB. show that taste preference is highly subjectiveC. emphasize that taste and price are closely related to each otherD. recommend that blind tasting be introduced in the quality control of colas.第二节 （共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选

47、项中有两项为多余选项。All over the world people are hooked on sports, which help them to strengthen their body and build their character. 36 They improve the participants physical skills, and provide entertainment for the audience as well.Many people like to watch others play games. 37 Often they get very exci

48、ted when “their” player or team wins. If they are crazy about the game or the player, then theyll become their die-hard fans. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere go in for them. Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in countries near the sea or in

49、those with many rivers. 38 And think of people in cold countries. Masses of people love to skate or ski in Japan, Norway or Canada.39 Chinese boxing, also has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new, which started in the late of the nineteenth century. People are inventing new sports or games all the time. Water skiing, as a modern game, is one of the