1、 2018-2019 学年高三上学期开学考试英语试题第一部分 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. Which street will the man probably go to?A. 3rd Street. B. 22nd Street. C. 24th Street.2. Where does the conversation pr
2、obably take place?A. In the supermarket. B. In the dentists. C. In the barbers.3. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Boss and employee.B. Waiter and customer.C. Visitor and receptionist.4. When will the package be delivered?A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday.5. Where di
3、d Mr. Wood leave his wallet?A. In the garage. B. In the bank. C. In the post office.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。听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题。6. When was the flight supposed to
4、take off?A. At 9 a. m. B. At 10 a. m. C. At 1 p. m.7. What will the speakers fail to do because of the flight delay?A. Tour the city. B. Attend a meeting. C. Meet some friends.请听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8. Where did the car accident happen?A. At the airport. B. On the highway. C. Near the hospital.9. What
5、caused the car accident?A. The bad road. B. The sleepy driver. C. A speeding car.请听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10. Who is at the hospital?A. David. B. Mary C. Lisa.11. Whats the weather like today?A. Hot. B. Cool C. Cold.12. How will the speakers probably go to the hospital?A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By ca
6、r.请听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13. When will the man go to Cleveland?A. At Christmas. B. On Thanksgiving. C. On New Years Day.14. What does the man want to do most at the center?A. Visit the NASA Visitor Center. B. Visit the six-story theater. C. Go on an overnight camp.15. How long is the center open ev
7、ery day?A. For six hours. B. For seven hours. C. For eight hours.16. Where is the woman planning to visit?A. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. B. Cleveland Browns Stadium. C. Great Lakes Science Center.请听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. What is Tom Smith talking about?A. His opinions on sports. B. His plans aft
8、er retirement. C. His passion for activities.18. How old is Tom Smith?A. 60 years old. B. 62 years old. C. 63 years old.19. What is Tom Smith most interested in?A. Snow and ice climbing. B. Cross-country running. C. Mountain climbing.20. What does Tom Smith hope to do?A. Continue to do sports. B. Re
9、tire from his work soon. C. Become a professional athlete.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(A、B、C 和 D)中,选出最佳选项。APopular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lu
10、nch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street. Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather, and the life of American people. Most of the radio programs are music. Pop o
11、r popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tapes. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people wan
12、t to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star. There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This is started by cowboys who would sing at nig
13、ht to the cows they were watching. 21. This passage mainly talks about _. A. American music B. American popular musicC. three sorts of music D. popular music singers22. The first three paragraphs mainly tell us _. A. that Americans dislike popular musicB. that popular music is an important kind of m
14、usic in AmericaC. how to become an international star as a pop singer in AmericaD. popular music in America is what every teacher like23. In the USA, as a pop singer, if you want to become a national star, youll have to _. A. earn a lot of money B. make a radio stations buy your CDs or tapesC. make
15、many CDs or tapes D. make young people love you and what you singBA young woman sits alone in caf sipping tea and reading a book. She pauses briefly to write in a nearby notepad before showing her words to a passing caf waiter: “Where are the toilets please?” This is a familiar scene in Tokyos so-ca
16、lled “silent cafes”, where customers are not allowed to speak, and only communicate by writing in notepads.The concept rises by a desire to be alone among youg Japanese, a situation brought by economic uncertainty, a shift in traditional family support structures and the growing social isolation(隔离)
17、. The phenomenon is not limited to coffee shops but covers everything from silent discos, where participants dance alone wearing wireless headphones connected to the DJ, to products such as small desk tents designed for conversation-free privacy in the office. One Kyoto company even offers single wo
18、men the opportunity to have a “one woman wedding” a full bridal affair, complete with white dress and ceremony, and the only thing missing is the groom. The trend has its own media expression “botchi-zoku”, referring to individuals who consciously choose to do things completely on their own.One rece
19、nt weekday afternoon, Chihiro Higashikokubaru, a 23-year-old nurse, travelled 90 minutes from her home, to Tokyo on her day off in order to enjoy some solo time. Speaking quietly at the entrance of the caf, Miss Higashikokubaru said: “I heard about this place via Twitter and I like the idea of comin
20、g here. I work as a nurse and its always very busy. There are very few quiet places in Tokyo, and its a big busy city. I just want to come and sit somewhere quietly on my own. Im going to drink a cup of tea and maybe do some drawings. I like the idea of a quiet, calm atmosphere.”The desire to be iso
21、lated is not a new concept in Japan, home to an estimated 3.6 million “hikikomori” a more extreme example of social recluses（隐士）who withdraw completely from society.24. What is special about the “silent caf”?A. It offers service by writing not by speaking. B. People are not allowed to communicate.C.
22、 It has attracted many popular young people. D. It provides various tea and books.25. Which of the following accounts for the idea of being alone in Japan?A. The increasing social isolation. B. The stable economic situationC. The rapid development of internet. D. The rising demand for privacy26. Wha
23、t do we know about Higashikokubaru?A. She doesnt like to be a nurse. B. She doesnt like the life in big cities.C. She enjoys her solo time in a quiet place. D. She travelled to Tokyo on her work days.27. What is the best title of the passage?A. Lonely Japanese B. Silent cafesC. One woman wedding D.
24、Social recluses in JapanCThe worlds first-known nursery for baby giant manta rays(蝠鲼) has been discovered hidden away in the Gulf of Mexico, the place of 70 miles off the coast of Texas, after studying decades of giant manta ray data from the area by the scientists.Where the baby manta rays grow up
25、has long troubled scientists, as they are rarely spotted in the four to five years it takes them to become adults, when they can often grow to more than 20ft wide.In the study Mr Stewart and colleagues describe a reef (暗礁)-filled with mantas of all ages-where the sea floor runs down into deeper wate
26、r. He said “We think they may be feeding on specific types of zooplankton(浮游生物) there, then migrating up toward the surface, where we saw them. They might be hanging around the banks because it could be a little safer than open water. Weve seen them so rarely that we know very little about these bab
27、y manta rays. We dont know how far they move, or exactly what they feed on, or all of the habitats these access.”Giant manta rays are listed as species dying out by protectors, although actual population numbers of the mysterious “gentle giant“ are hard to calculate. Sightings of the closely-related
28、 reef manta, however, have dropped by 90 percent in regions of southeast Asia in the past decade, according to a study.Fishing is considered the biggest threat to giant manta numbers, both intentional and accidental. Their gill plates(腮下肉 )- the parts through which they filter(过滤) their food from se
29、awater-are sold in China for medical purposes, while they often end up as something caught by mistake due to their huge wings.28. Where do the baby manta rays probably grow up according to the study?A. In the deep water area. B. On the surface of the sea water.C. Around the banks of channel. D. In t
30、he reef of the Gulf of Mexico.29. What can we learn from Paragraph3?A. Manta rays can be seen on the sea surface. B. Manta rays prefer the open water to the banks.C. The scientists have known much about manta rays.D. Manta rays are fond of eating on the sea surface.30. What is the main reason for th
31、e decrease of giant manta rays?A. The habitat environment becomes worse. B. They are overfished by peopleC. They are not very difficult to catch. D. People can see the reef manta much less than before.31. What does the author intend to do in the last paragraph?A. Summarize the previous paragraphs. B
32、. Warn people of their wrong behaviors.C. Introduce some knowledge of the fish. D. Give examples to support his point.D Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are excessively concerned with their own appearance and a
33、ctions. Worrisome thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: what kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes? It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must negatively affect people. A persons conception of himself or herself is
34、reflected in the way he or she behaves, and the way a person behaves affects other peoples reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a profound effect on all areas of their lives.Shy people, having low self-esteem, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They
35、 need reassurance that they are doing “the right thing.“ Shy people are very sensitive to criticism; they feel it confirms their feelings of inferiority. They also find it difficult to be pleased by compliment with a statement like this one, “Youre just saying that to make me feel good. I know its n
36、ot true.“ It is clear that while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful. Can shyness be completely eliminated, or at least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness with determined and patient efforts in building self-confidence. Since shyness goes hand in hand with a l
37、ack of self-esteem, it is important for people to accept their weaknesses as well as their strengths. Each one of us is a unique, worthwhile individual, interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our full potential. Lets not allow shy
38、ness to block our chances for a rich and fulfilling life. 32. The first paragraph is mainly about _.A. the cause of shyness B. the feeling of shy peopleC. the effect of shyness on people D. the question in the minds of shy people33. According to the writer, self-awareness is_. A. Harmful to people B
39、.a healthy qualityC. The cause of unhappiness D. a weak point of shy people34. What is the shy peoples reaction to praise?A. They are pleased by it. B. They feel they are worthy of it.C. They are very sensitive to it. D. They feel it is not true.35. What we can learn from the passage is that shyness
40、 can _.A. be overcome with determination B. help us to live up to our full developmentC. enable us to understand ourselves betterD. have nothing to do with lack of self- respect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。“No man is an island” is a well-known line from John Do
41、nnes Devotions upon Emergent Occasions, written more than three hundred years ago. Even now people still agree with him.36 So we all need to have friends. For some of us, though making friends is not difficult, we may not want to make the first move. It is also difficult at times to keep the friends
42、 we already have.There are many books about friendship, but Dale Carnegies How to Win Friends and Influence People, written in 1936, is the most famous. 37 It was later put into 28 languages.Here is the list of advice from his book: Be friendly and polite.Always greet with a smile. Begin with “excus
43、e me” or “would you please”, when you want to ask somebody. 38 Go out of your way to be nice.39 Making some soup for a sick neighbor may seem like a little thing to you, but it will make your neighbor feel a lot better. Remember names.They say that the sweetest music to a person ears is the sound of
44、 his or her own name. 40 Try to understand other peoples ways and ideas and learn something from them.A. Be open-minded.B. Try to help your friends get out of trouble.C. Without other people, life became empty and sad.D. Find some time to do some things for other people.E. Its also important to keep
45、 close friends in our daily life.F. Remember to say “thank you” and try to be as helpful as you can.G. This “How to” book about getting along with other people became a best seller.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一节 完形填空（共 20 小题；每小题 1. 5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A 、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项
46、涂黑。I walked into a bank in town a couple of days ago and waited in the queue. I was the second 41 and I couldnt help overhearing the 42 in front of me. The bank clerk must have been having a(an) 43 day and after asking how the 44 was and so on, he began to complain about our government, 45 them for
47、not doing enough to 46 the coast from storms and floods as this had been much on the news at the time. He was in 47 spirits and you could tell that he was really 48 about a lot of things going on in the world.My heart went out to him. I was 49 next and all I could do was 50 . 1didnt have any words. Afterwards, it 51 to