华附、省实、广雅、深中2019届高三上学期期末联考

英语试题

命题学校：华师附中 命题人：

本试卷10页， 满分120分。考试用时120分钟 注意事项：

1. 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、班级、考场、座位号填写在答题卡相应位置。用2B铅笔在“准考证号”处填涂信息点。因笔试不考听力，第I卷从第二部分的“阅读理解”开始，试题序号从“21”开始。

2. 作答第I卷时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔在答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息 点涂黑；如需要改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。答案不能答在试卷上。

3. 第II卷必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位罝上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案：不准使用铅笔和涂改液。 不按以上要求作答无效。 4. 考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。

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。

A

One Day I was Smiling Again Thinking About… Alice Hartley www.authorhouse.com Paperback | E-book $19.95 | $3.99 Expressions Through Poetry James E. Tincher www.xlibris.com Hardback| Secondhand Copy $29.99 | $19.99 Smiling Again shares the poetry collection of This book shares poems inspired by events and James E. Tincher, a man who suffered from family members who came to visit but never

depression, anxiety and how he was able to cope

stayed. Brief encounters have brief poems. up with it by expressing himself through writing Others are about love and hate. Let them bring poetry. a smile to your face! Mom’s Poetry Rhyme Rhythm Reason Kathleen Dunleavy www.xlibris.com Hardback | Paperback | E-book $24.99 | $15.99 |$3.99 This inspiring book written by Kathleen More Than Some of the Sum of My Poems Paul Drakeford www.xlibris.com Hardback | Paperback | E-book $27.59 | $13.79 | $4.99 Here we have a few giggles and chuckles for Dunleavy brings together twenty years of poems those who remember the three Rs. Have fun reflecting on the path of her life. Included also are several Thanksgiving prayer-poems, reading Paul Drakeford’s Rhyme Rhythm Reason, a playful poetry collection—amusing and poems on family happy moments and sad occasions. sometimes inspiring!

1. What do the four books have in common? A. They share the same topic. B. They share the same website. C. They all have digital editions. D. They are literature of the same type.

2. Which book is about the author’s personal experiences in times of difficulties? A. One Day I was Thinking About? B. Rhyme Rhythm Reason. C. Smiling Again. D. Mom’s Poetry.

3. Which author got inspirations from occasions of family gatherings for the book?

A. Alice Hartley. B. James E. Tincher. C. Kathleen Dunleavy. D. Paul Drakeford.

【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A

B

Your mobile phone vibrates in your pocket. ‘Need to see you,’ reads the screen. Nothing new, considering that texting is currently the most common form of long-distance communication. But how were messages conveyed in the past?

One of the first methods was the smoke signal. This practice was used by Chinese soldiers guarding the Great Wall to warn of the enemy’s approach. The Greeks invented a whole alphabet of smoke signals for sending messages. But it was Native Americans who made the system mobile by carrying small bunches of dried grasses around with them. These could be lit quickly from any place at any time.

Moving on to messages transmitted by sound, an early technique was the drum. Drums are still used today in the rainforests of Africa, Papua New Guinea and Central and South America for broadcasting news. The instrument is made from a piece of wood, which is empty inside, and this is hit with a stick. On receiving the message, each village passes it on to the next, which means that news can travel at up to 150 km an hour.

In some parts of the world, humans are able to convey messages over long distances without using instruments. On La Gomera, one of the Canary Islands, people use Silbo, or the ‘whistling language’ to communicate across the valleys. The language involves the use of the tongue, lips and hands to make sounds, which can travel up to 5 km. To ensure its continuation, Silbo is currently a compulsory subject in primary and secondary schools on the island.

A look at long-distance communication would not be complete without mentioning the art of yodelling. This is a form of singing, in which the voice changes sound levels very quickly, making it easily heard over long distances. It is believed that the technique was developed in the Swiss Alps, but it is also found in other places such as Central Africa. At one time, yodelling was popular in theatres and music halls, but this is no longer so.

4. What was most remarkable about the Greeks’ system of smoke signals? A. It could communicate words.

B. It could be used instantly. C. It could mislead the enemy.

D. It could stop wars from breaking out.

5. What is the advantage of communicating by drums? A. The length of the message. B. The simplicity of the instrument. C. The speed of the transmission. D. The volume of the sound.

6. What would be an accurate definition of ‘yodelling’? A. Moving frequently between high and low notes. B. Singing a recognizable tune in harmony. C. Using music with a really strong beat. D. Shouting in a loud voice.

7. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage? A. Is That Strange? B. Get the Message? C. The Old Technology D. The History of Information 【答案】4. A 5. C 6. A 7. B

C

My first introduction to Chinese art was an early morning walk in Beihai Park in Beijing. There, I saw elderly people writing on the pavement with paintbrushes which were a metre long! I soon learned that they were doing water calligraphy ? writing in water. The words have meanings, but they are also art. The calligraphy quickly disappears, of course. But tomorrow, the old people will be back.

Temporary art like this is very popular in China. Every winter, Harbin, in northern China, is visited by sculptors and tourists from around the world. They come for the Harbin Ice Festival, when the city has huge sculptures made out of ice. The sculptures are bigger than houses, and they take weeks to make. Harbin’s freezing winter temperatures make it very difficult for the artists to work outside. But the weather also means that the sculptures will be protected until the spring.