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1、- 1 -蚌埠一中 2018-2019 学年度第一学期期中考试高三英语考试时间：120 分钟 试卷分数：150 分 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）请听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选择项中选择出最佳选项，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. Who will throw a party? A. Tom. B. Johnny. C. Carol.2. How many fifty cent pieces doe

2、s the man have ? A. Five. B. Ten. C. Fifteen.3. What does the woman think of traveling by air? A. Comfortable. B. Quick. C. Expensive. 4. How was the concert according to the woman ? A. Ordinary. B. Great. C. Boring.5. Where does the man find their tickets? A. In the womans purse. B. In his bag. C.

3、In his suitcase.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）请听下面 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. When did the alarm clock go off? A. At 6:30. B. At 6:15. C. At 6:007. What will the man do first? A. Fi

4、nd his uniform. B. Take a bath. C. Have - 2 -breakfast.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. What kind of wine does the man choose? A. The dry red wine. B. The white wine. C. The red wine. 9. How much cheese does the man want to have? A. Two pieces. B. Three pieces. C. Five pieces. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Who co

5、mplained about the noise? A. The womans neighbor. B. The womans colleague. C. The womans hostess.11. Where are the speakers right now? A. At the police station. B. At the womans house. C. At a restaurant.12. What does the man tell the woman not to do? A. Entertain her friends so often. B. Take her f

6、riends to parties so often.C. Hold parties in her house late at night.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. When will the womans contract for where she lives now run out? A. At the end of next week. B. At the end of this month. C. At the end of next month.14. What rooms are combined? A. The living room and the

7、 dining room. B. The living room and the kitchen.C. The dining room and the kitchen.15. Which of the following is new? A. The stove. B. The microwave oven. C. The refrigerator.16. What does the woman ask about particularly? A. The closet. B. Air conditioning. C. The specific contract.- 3 -听第 10 段材料，

8、回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What can we learn about Xian City Wall from the talk? A. Its a landmark of the city. B. It was built in the 15th century. C. Its the oldest city wall in China.18. Where will the visitors go in the afternoon? A. The Bell Tower. B. The Drum Tower. C. The Shaanxi History Museum.19. Wh

9、at can the visitors do during the free time? A. Have a short cycle. B. Have some delicious local snacks. C. Walk along on the city wall.20.How long will the trip be? A. Eight hours. B. Nine hours. C. Ten hours.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 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASa

10、y “Hong Kong” and “great swimming” arent exactly the first thing that leap to mind. Shopping sure, but swimming pool? Turns out, along with all its other attractions, Hong Kong is loaded with wonderful pools.The RitzCarltonThe pool at the RitzCarlton is breathtaking, thanks to the view, the altitude

11、 and, of course, the swim. On the 118th floor at 484 metres above the street in the tallest building in Hong Kong, its the worlds highest swimming pool. The ceiling and walls are made up of 144 LED screens displaying coral reefs and other natural scenes.W Hotel Hong KongIf you have only one nice swi

12、msuit, save it for the W Hotel Hong Kong. Only people living in this hotel can enjoy this wonderful pool, which is Hong Kongs - 4 -highest rooftop pool. The hotels signature WET deck is famous for stylish and occasionally wild poolside parties in summer. WET also features a good cocktail bar and a J

13、acuzzi.Hotel IndigoOne of Hong Kongs unique experiences is swimming in Hotel Indigos glass bottom pool. The pool protrudes from the hotel, allowing people below to see swimmers and the swimmers to do laps while checking out the traffic below. The pool is smaller compared to other local grand hotels

14、and only available to the hotel guests.Four Seasons HotelThe Four Seasons Hotel gorgeous infinity pool overlooks Victoria Harbor. Even cooler, the hotel pipes in underwater music, making the swim much more wonderful, or annoying, depending on your taste in music. The pool is open only to hotel guest

15、s.21. At which hotel can a tourist still enjoy swimming if he/she lives in none of the hotels mentioned above?A. The RitzCarlton. B. W Hotel Hong Kong.C. Hotel Indigo. D. Four Seasons Hotel.22. What do we know about swimmers in Hotel Indigo?A. They can be seen by people below. B. They can check out

16、the hotel.C. They can guide the traffic below. D. They can be asked to do laps.23.Which hotel would you choose if you have a preference for music?A. The RitzCarlton B.W Hotel Hong KongC. Hotel Indigo D. Four Seasons Hotel24. Where does this text probably come from?A. A research paper. B. An official

17、 announcement.C. A tourist brochure. D. A fashion magazine.- 5 -BIt wouldnt be an exaggeration to say that the United States has entered a brand new age , because Donald Trump, the countrys 45th president, is very different from any president before him.Unlike Hillary Clinton, his opponent, and most

18、 previous US presidents , who entered the Election after years of being politicians , Trump , 70 , was a New York real estate (房地产)businessman. And he was not a presidential candidate who worked hard to keep a perfect public image of a man always caring , fair and intelligent.Instead, Trump has a re

19、putation of being short-tempered, self-centered and hateful Toward those who disagree with him. He also blames immigrants, both from Latin America and the Middle East.But to his supporters, Trump is not a typical politician, which is actually one of his advantages. “ We have seen our country take a

20、down turn in the eyes of the world. We need to go in a different direction,” Binyomin Weisswasser, 39, from Chicago, told the Chicago Tribune. “ Trumps not a politician .I like that he is not always politically correct and speaks his mind. It gives me the feeling that what you see is what you get. Y

21、ou may not like it , but you know what it is. ” Interestingly , many who voted for Trump actually followed the “lesser of two evils ” principle one that people use when faced with picking from two unpleasant optionssimply because they didnt think Clinton was a better choice.“ Hes the candidate I dis

22、agree less with ,” Jack Stucky, 20 , a student at Northwestern University , told the Chicago Tribune. “I dont think Id say Trump is going to be the best president ever, but I did think hed be better than Hillary Clinton. ”25. What is the main purpose of the passage ?A. To predict what changes Donald

23、 Trump would bring to the US.- 6 -B. To report on peoples different reactions to Trumps win in the election.C. To explore the advantages Donald Trump had over Hillary Clinton.D. To analyze Donald Trump and the reasons for his victory in the presidential election.26. According to the text , compared

24、with Hillary Clinton , Donald Trump_ .A. cares more about keeping his public image perfectB. is believed to be more experienced and flexible in politicsC. is considered more straightforward and trustworthyD. holds a more tolerant attitude toward immigrants27. According to the text , many who voted f

25、or Trump_ .A. believed he would be the best president everB. expected him to lead the US out of its downturnC. were convinced that he would be always politically correctD. felt that he was more fair and intelligent than Hillary ClintonCIs beauty something always positive? Almost everyone thinks attr

26、active people are happier and healthier, have better marriages and have more respectable jobs. Personal advisors give them better advice for finding jobs. Even judges are softer on attractive defendants（被告）. But in the executive（主管的）circle, beauty can become a disadvantage.While attractiveness is a

27、positive factor for a man on his way up the executive ladder, it is harmful to a woman. Handsome male executives were considered having more honesty than plainer men; effort and ability were thought to lead to their success. Attractive female executives were considered to have less honesty than unat

28、tractive ones; their success was connected not with ability but with factors such as luck.All unattractive women executives were thought to have more honesty and to be more capable than the attractive female executives. Why are attractive women not - 7 -thought to be able? An attractive woman has an

29、 advantage in traditionally female jobs, but an attractive woman in a traditionally manly position appears to lack the manly qualities required.This is true even in politics, “When the only clue is how he or she looks, people treat men and women differently, ” says Anne Bowman, who recently publishe

30、d a study on the effects of attractiveness on political candidates（候选人）. She asked 125 college students to rank two groups of photographs, one of men and one of women, in order of attractiveness. The students were told the photographs were of candidates for political offices. They were asked to rank

31、 them again, in the order they would vote for them.The results showed that attractive males completely defeated unattractive men, but the women who had ranked most attractive unchangeably received the fewest votes.28. In traditionally female jobs, attractiveness _. A. makes women look more honest an

32、d capable B. strengthens the manly qualities required C. often enables women to succeed quickly D. is of no importance to women29. Bowmans experiment shows that when it comes to politics, attractiveness _.A. turns out to be a disadvantage to menB. has as little effect on men as on womenC. affects me

33、n and women alikeD. is more of a disadvantage than an advantage to women 30. According to the passage, peoples views on beauty are often _.A. onesided B. practical C. old fashioned D. supportive- 8 -31. The passage is mainly about _.A. the advantages of being attractive B. the disadvantages of being

34、 attractiveC. equal rights for women D. the importance of appearanceD“Microbots” smaller than the width of a human hair could be highly effective and cost-efficient tools for removing lead and other pollutants from industrial waste water , according to a new study published in the journal Nano Lette

35、rs last month. In the space of a single hour ,the study showed the microbots could remove up to 95 percent of lead from water.Lead is commonly found in waste water from mines or factories that make batteries and electronic devices , and can cause a serious risk to public health , as the water crisis

36、 in Flint , Michigan shows. Industrial activities can also contaminate water with arsenic (砷), mercury(汞) and other metals.Heavy metal pollution can cost big cities billions of dollars a year, said Samuel Sanchez ,co author of the study and ICREA professor at the Institute for Bioengineering of Cata

37、loniain Spain. He added that current methods of treating the water pollution either are expensive or produce secondary waste.Sanchezs said his team imagined using the microbots “ for the pre-treatment of industrial waste water before dumping into a river ” .The microbots have three layers. The outer

38、 layer is made of something that absorbs heavy metals , while a middle layer makes the microbots ferro-magnetic (铁磁性的) so that they can be directed by external magnets. An inner layer reacts when hydrogen peroxide (双氧水) is added to the waste water , producing a stream of oxygen micro bubbles that th

39、e microbots eject (喷射) to push themselves in the water. Once the bots finish their clean-up work, external magnets collect them for reuse. The heavy metal pollutants can also be recycled, making the process even more efficient.“This technique can be helpful, so we imagine that small companies can us

40、e - 9 -microbots to deal with their water in case they cant afford to bring their waste water to plants that handle polluted water,” Sanchezs said. “In my opinion, we should see first commercial use of self-driven microbots in the next couple of years. ”32. The microbots are created mainly to _.A. r

41、emove heavy metals in riversB. help residents drink cleaner waterC. remove heavy metals from industrial waste waterD. remove different heavy metals from water33. What does the underlined word “contaminate” in Paragraph2 probably mean ?A. Circulate B. Pollute C. Surround D. Pour34. What Samuel Sanche

42、z said in Paragraph3 mainly implies that_ .A. there is no way to treat pollutionB. its really costly to treat pollutionC. heavy metal pollution is hard to treat in big citiesD. cost efficient tools for treating water pollution are important35. Whats the function of hydrogen peroxide in the process?A

43、. To help the microbots move. B. To work as external magnets.C. To reduce oxygen micro - bubbles. D. To make the microbots ferro-magnetic.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。In my experience as a human resources manager, many job applicants are unsuccessful because th

44、ey fail to prepare for interviews. If you want to get that job, you must do your “homework”！_ 36_ It is essential that you know what the company produces or sells, who - 10 -its customers are, its size, and whether it has recently expanded or is planning to. If you also understand the culture of the

45、 organization, you can give yourself a competitive advantage by ensuring you are “on message” during the interview. _37_ Look out for words like “mission statement” and “vision” when you are doing your research; that is where you will find them._38 _You need to discover what exactly the job will inv

46、olve, what sort of person the company wants and how your skills will fit the position. This is less easy, but the general information about the company will give you some clues. _ 39_There are so many websites giving information about different occupations that you are sure to find something useful.

47、 You could also ask friends if they know anyone doing a similar job that you could talk to.Plan for the questions you will be asked and practice your answers. _ 40_Have a look at these and think about how you would reply. Some of the questions will be quite straightforward. Others, however, are tric

48、ky and could catch you out if you have not thought them through ahead of time. For example, you might be asked, “What are your strengths and weaknesses？” It is not easy to give an honest answer to the “weaknesses” part without sounding negative unless you are well prepared in advance.A. I suggest you search online for the job title.B. Get information about the job itself.C. The Internet is an excellent source.D. By culture, I mean the companys principles and ideals.E. Learn as much as you can about the employer.F. Look at the products yourself.G. You can find lists of questions on various c