1、届高三英语下学期第一次开学考试试题厦门外国语学校2018届高三下学期开学考试英语试卷第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）1. At What time must the man check in for his flight? A. 2:50. B. 3:15. C. 3:50.2. What does the woman want to do now?A. Listen to some music. B. Play a piece of music. C. Have something to drink.3. Where does the
2、conversation probably take place?A. In the mans house. B. In a drugstore. C. In a doctors office.4. How did the man go to the airport? A. By bus. B. By car. C. By taxi.5. Why does Mary call Peter? A. To borrow his notes. B. To explain her absence. C. To discuss the presentation.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分2
3、2.5分）听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What is the man going to do this summer?A. Teach a course. B. Repair his house. C. Work at a hotel.7. How will the man use the money?A. To hire a gardener. B. To buy books. C. To pay for a boat trip.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What is the conversation mainly about? A. Course design. B.
4、 Course registration. C. Course evaluation. 9. What course did the woman choose? A. International Trade. B. Modern History. C. Chemistry.10. What will Jack do to take mathematics?A. Wait for an opening. B. Apply to the department. C. Speak to Professor Anderson.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Why does the woma
5、n make the call?A. To book a hotel. B. To enquire about the room service.C. To make changes to a reservation.12. When will the woman arrive at the hotel?A. On September 15. B. On September 16. C. On September 23.13. How much will the woman pay for her room per night?A. $199. B. $179. C. $219.听第9段材料，
6、回答第14至16题。14. Who might the woman be? A. A porter. B. A Customs officer. C. A post office worker.15. When does the man need the package to arrive in Canada? A. At the weekend. B. Five days later. C. The next night.16. How does the man decide to send his package? A. By First Class mail. B. By regular
7、 mail. C. By express mail. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who is Wang Ming?A. A student. B. An employer. C. An engineer. 18. What does the speaker say about the college job market this year?A. Its unpredictable. B. Its not optimistic. C. Its quite stable.19. What percentage of student job seekers have found
8、a job by now?A. 20%. B. 22%. C. 50%. 20. Why are engineering graduates more likely to accept a job?A. They need work experience. B. The salary is usually good. C. Their choice is limited. 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，从每题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Some photographers have
9、 the good fortune to find a mentor in their young years who both inspires and encourages them. Jessica Backhaus found one in Gisele Freund, the great French photographer remembered for her portraits（肖像）of artists, especially writers. Gisele was a wonderful, sensitive portraitist whose pictures of Vi
10、rginia Woolf, Andre Gide, James Joyce, George Bernard Shaw, Jean Cocteau, and a long list of well-known artists are unforgettable. Jessica, a young photographer from Germany, was studying photography in Paris when she met the famous Gisele Freund, on November 5, 1992. Slowly a friendship developed,
11、lasting until Giseles death, in 2000; and in a way it still continues today. Gisele was generous in her concern for a new generation of photographers, and Jessica took to heart her advice to forget about technique and to take pictures with her eyes and heart. To thank her, Jessica decided to take th
12、e series of pictures published in the book One Day in November. One day, before Jessica moved to New York, Gisele suggested that she write about their friendship. The book One Day in November begins with Jessicas essay on their shared memories and conversations, followed by her photographs. She call
13、s it a visual poem, pointing out that she expresses herself best in pictures rather than words. The excellent photographs from her book can be seen in a splendid exhibition at Laurence Miller Gallery, along with a series of pictures from three of her other books: Jesus and the Cherries, portraits ta
14、ken in a Polish village where time stood still; What Still Remains, pictures of objects left behind; and a new book of light reflections on water, I Wanted to See the World. All are guided by Giseles advice and all are quite wonderful.21. The underlined word “one” in Paragraph 1 refers to _. A. a re
15、sponsible friend B. a well-known artist C. an inspiring instructor D. an experienced photographer22. What can we learn about the book One Day in November from the passage？ A. It begins with photographs and ends with an essay. B. It talks about the friendship between Jessica and Gisele. C. It collect
16、s poems that provide readers with a visual feast. D. It contains portraits taken in a village where time stood still.23. What is the passage mainly about? A. Jessicas memories of Gisele. B. Giseles influence on Jessica. C. The photographs taken by Gisele. D. The achievements made by Jessica.B The Br
17、itish summer is extremely beautiful. Trees, flowers, birds and butterflies make the whole country look like a big garden. However, many British people have noticed that butterflies have been gradually disappearing from this picturesque scenery during the past several years. What has happened to them
18、? Butterfly Conservation, a charity in the UK, is running a survey to help answer this question. The result is more serious than people expected. According to the survey, among 59 butterfly species found in the British Isles, more than three-quarters of them are suffering a declining population, inc
19、luding the most popular Meadow Brown. Moreover, half of all butterfly species are dying out. Some common species such as the small Tortoiseshell butterfly and the Wall butterfly are dropping sharply. The latter cannot even be seen in many parts of central and southern England. And the Blue butterfly
20、, which was commonly seen in the south, has started settling in Edinburgh in the past few years. The numbers of butterflies have dropped to a record low in the past three years largely because the summer in the UK is getting cooler and their living conditions are also degrading. Fortunately Britain
21、is experiencing a long hot summer this year compared to the last few summers. Conservationists believe the warm weather will bring some benefit to the butterflies. Sir David Attenborough, president of Butterfly Conservation, said, “Butterflies in abundance tell us that all is well with nature. When
22、they decline its a warning that other wildlife will be soon heading the same way.” The survey is still going on. The public is also encouraged to keep track of the UKs butterfly population. The organizers hope the survey will help raise public awareness of the value of butterflies in the UK. Butterf
23、lies give an indication of the well-being of nature and the environment.24. The survey conducted by Butterfly Conservation has found that _. A. the UK butterflies enjoy a cool climate B. the UK butterflies prefer settling in the north C. the number of the UK butterflies is decreasing D. butterflies
24、make the British summer more attractive25. How does the writer support the findings of the survey in Paragraph 3? A. By listing examples. B. By providing data. C. By giving explanations. D. By making comments.26. What does the underlined word “degrading” in Paragraph 5 probably mean? A. Turning bett
25、er. B. Getting worse. C. Keeping stable. D. Becoming different.27. Butterfly Conservation expects their survey to _. A. warn people to care more about the change of weather B. keep the charity running more smoothly than ever before C. help the British government protect nature and the environment D.
26、 strengthen peoples understanding of the importance of butterfliesCIn some islands north of Scotland, head lice, which live on the hair or skin of people or animals, were a part of life. If the lice left their host, he became sick and feverish. Therefore, sick people had lice put in their hair inten
27、tionally. There was a method to their madness: As soon as the lice had settled in again, the patient improved. The story explains the confusion of cause and effect. If the lice leave the sick, it is because he has a fever and they simply get hot feet. When the fever breaks, they return. We may laugh
28、 at this story, but false causality misleads us practically every day. Consider the headline: “Fact: Women Who Use Shampoo XYZ Every Day Have Stronger Hair.” This statement says very littleleast of all, that the shampoo makes your hair stronger. It might simply be the other way round: Women with str
29、ong hair tend to use Shampoo XYZand perhaps thats because it says “especially for thick hair” on the bottle. A further example: Scientists found that long periods in the hospital did harm to patients. This was music to health insurers ears, who, of course, are keen to make stays as brief as possible
30、. But, clearly, patients who are dismissed immediately are healthier than those who must stay on for treatment. Recently I read that students get better grades at school if their homes contain a lot of books. This study was surely a shot in the arm for booksellers, but it is also an example of false
31、 causality. This simple truth is that educated parents tend to value their childrens education more than uneducated ones do. Plus, educated parents often have more books at home. In short, a dust-covered copy of War and Peace alone isnt going to influence anyones grades; what counts is parents education levels, as well as their genes. Another example of false causality was the supposed relationship between the birth rate and the numbers of stork (鹳) pairs in Germany. Both were in decline, and if you plot them on a graph, the two lines of development from 1965 to 1987 appea
