1、 - 1 - 辽宁省沈阳市郊联体辽宁省沈阳市郊联体 20182018 届高三英语上学期期末考试试题届高三英语上学期期末考试试题 考试时间：120 分钟 试卷总分：150 分 第第 I I 卷（选择题，共卷（选择题，共 7575 分）分） 第一部分听力第一部分听力( (共两节，满分共两节，满分 3030 分分) ) 第一节： 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.Where do you think the dialogue
2、 most probably takes place? A.In a shop. B.In the office. C.At home. 2.When does the bakery close? A.At 7:55 B.At 7:15. C.At 7:25. 3.Why does the woman want to change the shoes? A.They are no the right colour. B.They are not the right style. C.They are not the right size. 4.When will the man call on
3、 the woman this evening? A.At 8:15 pm. B.At 9 pm. C.At 9: 15 pm. 5.How will the man let the machine work? A.By hitting it. B.By repairing it. C.By putting money it. 第二节: 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。
4、 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 小题。 6.What does the woman ask the man to do? A.Call a taxi for her. B.Meet her at the hall. - 2 - C.Arrange an elephant ride. 7.When will the woman meet the man? A.At 9:30. B.At 9 :45. C.At 10:00. 8.Why wasnt there any water? A.Because of no water supply. B.Because of low water pre
5、ssure. C.Because of the tap being out of order. 9.When did the man call the apartment manager? A.Three hours ago. B.Five hours ago. C.Six hours ago. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 小题。 10.What does the man want to do? A.Go swimming. B.Play golf with his friends. C.Book a room for himself. 11.How much should th
6、e man pay for two nights? A.$195. B.$350. C.$370. 12.Which of the following does the man like best? A.Golf. B.Swimming. C.Singing. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 小题。 13.How does the man think the woman feels looking at the girl? A.Happy. B.Natural C,Envious. 14.What does the girl put on her face? A.Make-up. B
7、.Milk. C.Cucumbers. 15.Where does the conversation most probably take place? A.At home. B.In the park. C.In the restaurant. 16.What effect do cucumbers have on the skin? A.Turning it into a natural state. - 3 - B.Removing lines and age signs. C.Making it milky and greenish. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 小题。
8、 17.How soon do parents need to refresh their childrens bedroom? A.Every two months. B.Every two on three years. C.Every five or six years. 18.What is a world of childrens own like? A.A special place where they can create new toys. B.A unique world where they play computer games. C.A fantastic kingd
9、om where a fair tale comes to life. 19.How should a kids bedroom be designed? A.Comfortable. B.Colourful. C.Large. 20.Why is wooden furniture considered best for a kids bedroom? A.It is easy to design wooden furniture and other containers. B.The colour of wooden furniture is neither too bright nor t
10、oo dark. C.It will easily match with colourful plastic shelves,boxes and contain ers. 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解阅读理解( (共两节，满分共两节，满分 4040 分分) ) 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，井在答题卡上将该 项涂黑。 A A National Rankings: Best High Schools The U.S. News rankings include data on more than
11、 22,000 public high schools in 50 states and the District of Columbia. Schools were awarded gold, silver or bronze medals based on their performance on state assessments and how well they prepare students for college. AboutAbout thethe AwardsAwards GoldTop 500 Schools based on highest college readin
12、ess. - 4 - SilverHigh-performing schools based on lower college readiness. Bronze High-performing schools based on state exam performance, listed alphabetically. AwardAward DistributionDistribution Gold 2.4% Silver 10.3% Bronze 16.8% No Medal 70.5% HOWHOW WeWe DetermineDetermine thethe A Aw wardsard
13、s S STEPTEP 1 1 StudentsStudents performperform betterbetter thanthan expectedexpected inin theirtheir state.state. We looked at reading and math results for students on each states p roficiency(水平) tests and then factored in the percentage of economically disadvantaged students, who tend to score l
14、ower. S STEPTEP 2 2 DisadDisadv vantagedantaged studentsstudents performperform betterbetter thanthan statestate averageaverage. . We compared each schools math and reading proficiency rates for d isadvantaged students-black, Hispanic and low-incomewith the state wide results for these student group
15、s and then selected schools that were performing better than their state averages. STEPSTEP 3 3 StudentStudent graduationgraduation ratesrates meetmeet oror areare greatergreater thanthan a a nationalnational standastanda rd.rd. We left out schools from consideration if their graduation rates were l
16、ower than 75 percent-a starting point that is higher than a federal law that requires states to give extra resources to schools below 67 percent. STEPSTEP 4 4 StudentsStudents areare preparedprepared forfor c collegeollege- -levelevel l c couoursrseworkework. . - 5 - We calculated a College Readines
17、s Index,which is based or the schools AP participation rate and how well the students did on those tests. Tiebeakers were used to determine ranks of schools that achieved the same College Readiness Index. 21.Which plays an important part in winning medals? A.State evaluation. B.Schools intention. C.
18、College assessment. D.Government s judgment. 22.Schools winning medals account for A.16.8% B.27.1% C.29.5% D.70.5% 23.Which school can get the awards? A.The school whose disadvantaged student do averagely. B.The school whose students perform better than demanded. C.The school whose graduation rates
19、were lower than 67 percent. D.The school whose students have a knowledge of College Readiness Index. B B I now work 40 hours a week at a weather company and I love it Compared to when I became a mom, I dont feel bad about being away from my three kids. When I had my first child, I was a busy manager
20、. My husband had a part-time job and cared for her the rest of the time. Once I became pregnant with my second kid, I quit my job to focus fully on writing. At first I felt like I was living the dream. I was a - 6 - work-from-home mom who never had to be away from my children. But working from home
21、can end up being more stressful than working full-time or being a stay-at-home mom.because youre frequently exhausted between work, keeping house and telling sweet faces you dont have time to play. Ever tried writing an article with a baby screaming? It was awful. I was so stressed that I eventually
22、 started taking my kids to 8 day care center a couple of days a week. The whole reason I worked so hard to be able to write for a living was to be at home with my kids and here I was taking them to a day care center.I thought I was a failure then. Over the past five years of being a freelancer(自由作家)
23、, Ive realized a couple of things. As I wrote six months ago, “I though I felt bad leaving my daughter for ten hours a day but now she is old enough to ask me to read her a story .Try telling your kid no, 20 times a day. Its cruel. You end up feeling worse for having to ignore them.“ I also realize not socializing with people werent good for my mental well-being. Not only that, but I can now show my kids that Mom is important and has a job at a fla shy office building, something they didnt realize when1 sat around in yog a pants typing on my comput
