2018-2019學(xué)年福建省莆田一中高三(上)期末英語試卷

1、2018-2019 學(xué)年福建省莆田一中高三（上）期末英語試卷副標(biāo)題題號(hào)IIIIIIIVVVI總分得分一、閱讀理解（本大題共15 小題，共30.0 分）AWith the Blinkist app ， you can get the key learning from the best nonfiction books in minutes Start with the 4most-read books Thirteen Things Mentally Strong People Dont Do by Amy MorinYou cant escape misfortune in life But

2、 you can change how you respond to it Do you struggle to get over your failures ？ Getting over these obstacles can have a great influence on your everyday life Morin shares how her most successfully cured patients overcame these difficulties How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale CarnegieWoul

3、d you worry about something ？ Why cant you stop worrying ？ Fortunately ， there would be a way to deal with those worries By defining the source of your stress， you can get over it Carnegie came up with a timeless formula that helps you deal with any over thinking situation Finding Your Element by Ke

4、n RobinsonWere supposed to graduate from high school at 18， enter university ， become a professional person， get married and have children This lifestyle may be limiting and keep us away from opportunities in which we might get better Everyone has potential If you dont know what yours is ， it just m

5、eans you havent discovered it yet Or perhaps you have it ， but it was dismissed early in life Find out how you can break free of societys strict rules and find your calling in life Emotional Intelligence by Daniel GolemanDo your emotions hold you back ？ Would you do better if your emotions were remo

6、ved and you became unfeeling ， logical creatures ？ Did you know if your pulse rate rises above100bpm ， youre believed too emotional to think rationally ？ You probably let feelings cloudyour judgment more often than you know Goleman explains how you can avoid letting your emotions rule you and make b

7、etter decisions in life 1.Which book can help you discover your own potential？ _A. Emotional Intelligence B. Finding Your Element C. How to Stop Worrying and Start LivingD. Thirteen Things Mentally Strong People Dont Do 2. Who is a writer and doctor ？ _A. Amy Morin B. Dale CarnegieC. Daniel Goleman

8、D. Ken Robinson 3. What theme are the four books about ？ _A. Life plans B. Learning methods C. Self-improvement D. Relational processing 第1頁，共 18頁BI sat with my friend in a well-known coffee shop in a neighboring town of Venice As weenjoyed our coffee ， a man called the waiter and placed his order，

9、Two cups of coffee ， one on the wall We got interested and observed that he was served with one cup of coffee but he paid for two As soon as he left， the waiter attached a piece of paper to the wall saying A Cup of Coffee Similar occasions took place twice while we were there It seemed that this ges

10、ture was quite normal at this place However ， it was something unique and confusing for usAfter a few days ， when we again enjoyed coffee there， a man entered The way this man was dressed did not match the standard or the atmosphere of this coffee shop Poverty was evident from his looks As he seated

11、 himself， he looked at the wall and said， One cup of coffee from the wall The waiter served coffee to this man with respect and dignity The man had his coffee and left without paying We were amazed to watch all this when the waiter took off a piece of paper from the wall and threw it in the dustbin

12、Now it was no surprise for us ； the matter was very clear The great respect for the needy shown by people in this town moved us to tears Coffee is not a necessity However ， the point is that when we take pleasure in any blessing， maybe we also need to think about those people who also appreciate tha

13、t specific blessing but cannot afford Note the waiter ， who gets the communication going between the affording and the needy with a smile on his face Think about the man in need ： he enters the coffee shop without having to lower his self-dignity ； he has a free cup of coffee without asking or knowi

14、ng about who has given this cup of coffee to him ； he only looked at the wall ， placed an order for himself ， enjoyed his coffee and left Besides， we need to remember the role played by the wall that reflects the generosity and care of people in this town 4. What made the author interested as well a

15、s confused？ _A. The waiters making normal gestures B. Customers buying coffee for the needy C. The waiters attaching coffee orders on the wall D. Customers paying for coffee and having it put on the wall 5. The author thought the man in need was _ A. not properly dressedB. obviously poorC. not right

16、 to leave without payingD. strange to order coffee from the wall6. In the authors opinion ， coffee is _ A. necessary in our lifeB. respect shown for the needyC. a blessing some cant affordD. a blessing everyone should have7. The passage is mainly concerned about _ A. learning from the waiterB. buyin

17、g coffee for othersC. caring more about the people in needD. analyzing the characters in the coffee shopC第2頁，共 18頁Norman Garmezy ， a development psychologist at the University of Minnesota ， met thousands of children in his four decades of research A nine-year-old boy in particular stuck with him He

18、 has an alcoholic mother and an absent father But each day he would walk into school with a smile on his face He wanted to make sure that no one would feel pity for him and no one would know his mothers incompetence The boy exhibited a quality Germezy identified as resilience Resilience presents a c

19、hallenge for psychologists Its only when theyre faced with obstacles ，stress， and other environmental threats that resilience， or the lack of it， comes out Some give in and some conquer Garmezys work opened the door to the study of the elements that could enable an individuals success despite the ch

20、allenges they faced His research indicated that some elements had to do with luck ， but quite large set of elements was psychological ， and had to do with how the children responded to the environment The resilient children had what psychologists call an internal lens of control （內(nèi)控點(diǎn)） They believed

21、that they ， and not their circumstances， affected their achievements The resilient children saw themselves as the arrangers of their own fates Ceorge Bonanno has been studying resilience for years at Columbia Universitys Teachers College He found that some people are far better than others at dealin

22、g with adversity This difference might come from perception （認(rèn)知） whether they think of an event as painful， or as an opportunity to learn and grow Stressful or traumatic events themselves dont have much predictive power when it comes to life outcomes Exposure to potentially traumatic events does not

23、 predict later functioning ， Bonanno said Its only predictive if theres a negative response In other words ， living through adversity doesnt guarantee that youll suffer going forward The good news is that positive perception can be taught We can make ourselves more or less easily hurt by how we thin

24、k about things ， Bonanno said In research at Columbia ， the neuroscientist Kevin Ochsner has shown that teaching people to think of adversity in different ways changes how they experience and8. According to the passage， which of the following best explains the individuals ability resilience ？ _A. To

25、 think critically B. To decide ones own fate C. To live a better life D. To recover from misfortune 9. What does the underlined word they in Paragraph 3 refer to ？ _A.ChallengesB.The resilient childrenC. ElementsD. Internal focus of control 10. What can we learn from Paragraph 4？ _A. Your positive p

26、erception may turn suffering around B. Stressful events are more predictive than delightful events C. Experiencing misfortune predicts that you will go on suffering D. A negative response doesnt guarantee you will suffer all the time11. What is the authors purpose of writing this passage ？ _A. To te

27、ach people how to be resilient B. To encourage people to live through adversity C. To indicate peoples perception varies from each other D. To compare different research findings about resilience D第3頁，共 18頁As life in cities worldwide becomes more expensive ， urban designers are using modern technolo

28、gy to help citizens avoid traffic jams ， and shorten the time needed for bus waiting and other things Technology is also used to cut costly waste In Santander， a Spanish port city ， parking is easy to find As one car drives away ， an underground sensor shows that a parking space is now free 400 sens

29、ors send messages to signs on streets， and GPS devices direct drivers to the nearest available parking spaces ， reducing traffic jams Trash is collected only when the bins are full and bus stop signs show exactly when the next bus is coming The public parks are watered only the soil gets dry All thi

30、s is made possible by 20 ，000 sensors installed on buildings ， street posts and even buses They are part of the smart city project ， launched by the University of Cantabria seven years agoUniversity researchers like Luis Munoz regularly meet with locals to discuss how to make their city even smarter

31、 They propose when they have ideas and sometimes even develop by themselves Here， we give them the opportunity to see these ideas happen in real life， said Manoz For example ， the university helped a woman create an app that outlines the easiest route for walking with a baby stroller Another provide

32、s information to residents about their water consumption and sends an alarm to their phone if there is a leak The Santander smart project is attracting the attention of larger cities in Europe and elsewhere that are looking for smart solutions to urban problems 12. What is the life like in Santander

33、 ？ _A. It is meaningful B. It is full of freedom C. It is likely to change fast D. It is effective and convenient13. How can residents help Munozs job ？ _A. By offering some original or fresh ideas B. By showing him around the city C. By installing sensors themselves D. By using as little water as p

34、ossible 14.What does the underlined word Another in Paragraph 3 refer to？ _A. A universityB. A phoneC. An easy routeD. An app15.What can be the best title for the text ？_A. A Worldwide ProblemB. A Smart City ProjectC. A Creative ResearcherD. A Trend in Urban Design二、閱讀七選五（本大題共5 小題，共10.0 分）Recently I

35、ve been following a simple rule that is helping me crush procrastination （拖延癥） and making it easier for me to stick to good habits at the same time (1) There are two parts to the 2-Minute RulePart 1-If it takes less than two minutes ， then do it now (2) For example ，washing your dishes immediately a

36、fter your meal ， tossing the laundry in the washing machine ， taking out the garbage， sending that email， and so onIf a task takes less than two minutes to complete ， then follow the rule and do it right nowPart 2-When you start a new habit ，it should take less than two minutes to do Can all of your

37、 goals be accomplished in less than two minutes ？ Obviously not But ， every goal can be started in 2 minutes or less (3)It might sound like this strategy is too basic for grand life goals ， but I beg to differ The 2-Minute Rule works for big goals as well as small goals because of the inertia （慣性） o

38、f第4頁，共 18頁life (4) I love the 2-Minute Rule because it embraces the idea that all sorts of good things happen once you get startedThe most important part of any new habit is getting started-not just the first time ， but each time Its not about performance ， its about consistently taking action I can

39、t guarantee whether or not the 2-Minute Rule will work for you (5) Anyone can spare the next 120 secondsUse this time to get one thing done GoA I call this little strategy the2-Minute RuleB And thats the purpose behind this little rule C Heres what you need to know to stop procrastinating D Once you

40、 start doing something ，its easier to continue doing it E But ，I can guarantee that it will never work if you never try itF The goal is to make it easier for you to get started on the things you should be doing G Its surprising how many things we put off that we could get done in two minutes or less

41、16.A.AB.BC.CD.DE.EF. FG. G17.A. AB. BC. CD.EF. FG. G18.A. AB. BC. CD.EF. FG. G19.A. AB. BC. CD.EF. FG. G20.A. AB. BC. CD.EF. FG. G三、完形填空（本大題共20 小題，共 30.0分）DDDDE.E.E.E.When Hurricane Harvey hit Texas ， Readers Digest wrote about impressive rescues The spirit of serving can be incredibly(21) Here is a

42、 story from Annalysa Longworth ， a survivor of Hurricane Maria ， in her own (22) The total 36 hours of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico was (23) the scariest event weve ever gone through Our house sits on the north-west coast of Rinc n In the (24)，over 100 mph winds changed direction causing a great a

43、mount of water flooding our (25) The only place left dry and safe was our kitchen floor ， where we were (26) to ride out the rest of the storm It has been 50 days since the (27)， and we are still without power and water During our regular afternoon showers， we are glad to (28)rainwater but are quick

44、ly reminded of the people living without roofs ， and how (29) it must be for them Our emotions are consistently in a state of(30) Recently ， our good friends told us about a video interview they were doing with Watts of Love ，a solar light company The company generously gave us a headlamp for our pe

45、rsonal (31) and a box with 50 headlamps to distribute throughout our town Rinc n was completely blackedout so making a simple walk through a parking lot to our car is (32) We used to rush to get things done before (33)， but now I continue daily chores in the dark What (34) our lives mostwas being ab

46、le to share this gift with others We (35)the lamps house by house to the people in the mountains who needed them most， as even batteries and candles are (36) there Even though (37) have come slowly ， people have been out of work and cant afford to (38) their electric bill Ill always be (39) to Watts

47、 of Love for allowing us to pay it forward and be witnesses to the smiles that (40)can bring 21.A. terrifyingB. movingC. universalD. necessary22.A. wordsB. methodsC. opinionsD. editions第5頁，共 18頁23.A. unluckilyB. uncertainlyC. unsteadilyD. undoubtedly24.A. darknessB. historyC. recoveryD. system25.A.

48、schoolB. gardenC. houseD. studio26.A. requestedB. taughtC. forcedD. expected27.A. performanceB. progressC. rescueD. storm28.A. collectB. observeC. applyD. research29.A. puzzlingB. punctualC. amazingD. awful30.A. reliefB. sympathyC. pleasureD. calmness31.A. interestB. purposeC. attemptD. problem32.A.

49、 convenientB. ridiculousC. dangerousD. awkward33.A. scheduleB. sunsetC. deadlineD. daybreak34.A. changedB. ruinedC. provedD. witnessed35.A. took offB. brought outC. got throughD. gave away36.A. adequateB. expensiveC. rareD. equal37.A. suppliesB. survivorsC. reportsD. complaints38.A. imagineB. receiv

50、eC. undertakeD. choose39.A. devotedB. familiarC. accustomedD. grateful40.A. natureB. lightC. futureD. harvest四、語法填空（本大題共1 小題，共15.0 分）41. Watching a video of TED talks or an open class on the Internet ， or registering for an online course to learn a new language or hobby ， (1) （ become） more and more

51、 popular If your experience of the above is zero， you (2) （ see） as being behind the timesOnline education is growing (3) （ significant ） MOOCs ， or Massive Open Online Courses， are one of the platforms (4) people can register for free and have access to all online courses (5) （ provide ） by univers

52、ities worldwide According to their official website MOOCs have (6) （ assess） and examinations just like regular offline courses do People signing up can participate in video illustration ， discussion， (7) （ submit ）assignments， asking questions and a final exam When a course is completed， userscan r

53、eceive (8) electronic certificate or pay for a paper copy The Ministry of Education said MOOCs have enlarged the time and space of teaching，fired learners interest， helped more people benefit (9) high-quality educational resourcesand accelerated reform in many (10) （ aspect） of teaching 五、短文改錯(cuò)（本大題共1 小題，共10.0 分）42.假定英語課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫的以下作文文中共有 10 處語言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（ ），并在其下面寫出該加的詞刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（ ）劃掉修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫出修改后的詞注意： 1 每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2 只允許修改10 處，多者（從第11 處起）不計(jì)