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福建省莆田市第二十四中学
2019
届高三上学期期中考试英语试题
第一部分
听力（共两节，满分
30
分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录
音内容结束后，你
将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共
5
个小题：每小题
1.5
分，
满分
7.5
分）
听下面
5
段对话。
每段对话后有一道小题，
从
每题所给的
ABC
三个选项中选出最佳选项，
< br>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。
llthewomandoaboutthedress?
A.
She
’ll
changeit.
’llr
eturnit.
’ll
buyit.
ethespeakerstalkingabout?
DVDs.
ingDVDs.
gDVDs.
dthewomanthinkofDana<
/p>
’
sspeech?
.
esthemanmean?
unableto
givehelp.
carr
ytheboxeslat
er.
sest
opayforboxes
.
ant.
-prepared.
Simonsupposedtoarrive?
A.7:30.
B. 8:00.
C. 8:10.
第二节（共
15<
/p>
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，你将有时间阅读各
个
小题，每小题
5
秒钟；听完后，各个小题将给出
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
< br>和第
7
题。
othespeakersplanto go?
an
’
shome.
sthewomanwantto
goonSaturdayafternoon?
oynicew
eather.
idthecr
owd.
plateinthe morning.
听下面一段对话，
回答第
8
至第
10
题。
themanborro
wthewoman
’
scomputerlasttime?
ed
itforhis
paper.
pu
terwasbrok
en.
itforhiscomputerclass.
sthewomanfeelhappy?
manwillstudybetter.
willusehisowncomputer.
canlendhera computernow.
sthemanbeendoingwith hisnewcomputer?
om
ework.
ng
m.
ry.
DVDs.
C.
Searchingforinformation.
听下面一段对话，回答第
11
至第
13
题。<
/p>
idTomgettheideaofbecominga businessman?
A.
Fromthegrown-
upsaround
him. B. Fromhishigh
schoolteachers.
C.
Fromhiscollegefriends.
hdoesTomownofthecompanyheworksfor?
A.60%.
stakedidTomandhiscompanymakeinthepast?
A.
Makingallthep
roductsthems
elves. glotsof
materials.
C.
Producingsimplethings.
听下面一段对话，回答第
14
至第
17
题。
ndofjobsseemstobeinshortsupply?
s.
s
Sharonmostlikelyto go?
k.
esJamesplantodoifhecan
’
tfinda job?
A. Startanewspaper
uehis
education.
book.
thespeakers?
.
rnia.
teachers.
perreporters.
B. 18%.
C. 6%.
A. Fellowstudents.
-offworkers.
hoolteachers.
听下面一段独白，回答第
18
至第
20
题。<
/p>
stheuniversityofferthetwoprograms?
studentssafewalkinglate
oralone.
idebetterhealthcarefors
tudents.
visitorstouraroundthecollege.
nstudentscallCampusSafetyOffice?
A.
From7
7
a.m.
meofthe
day.
C. Frommidnightto7 a.m.
isthespeakermainlytalking?
tsatthec
ollege.
chers.
C.
Parentsofstudents.
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
)
A
Plan yourdreamvacationtooneoftheseexcel
lentdestinations.
Abundant
< br>（丰富的）
rainforestsandsplendidmountains
areallreasonsto visitthis
.
Luciaoffersthe
inthebreathtakingscenery,plantohike
thePiton Mountainsordive
inthewatersofAnseChastanet.
a
kinga
nd
whitewater
rafting
toskiingandsnowboardi
ng,Banffofferstravelersanabundanceofyear-
roundoutdo
e
LouiseSkiResorti
soneofthelargestinNorthAmericaandthestrikingphotoo
pportunitieso
ftheCanadian RockiesfromMo
raineLakecan
’
tbeunderestimat
ed(
低估
).
MachuPicchu
Accordingtotravelers,a visittothisPeruv
ianUNESCOWorldHeritage(
遗产
)si
teis a
once-in-a-lifetime
dintheAndesMountains,itisthe
mostfamili
aricon(
象征物
)few
da
ysaccustomingyourselftothealtitudeintheneighboring
cityofCusco,whereyoucanexp
erienceamixof
IncanandSpanishcultures.
GreatBarrierReef
It
’
seasytoseewhytheGreatBarr
ierReefis
oneoftheSevenNaturalWondersof
theWorld
–
itstretches
nearly1,500milesalongtheeasterncoastlineofAus
traliaandfeaturesabout3,000reefs,
900isl
andsand
more than
1,erscanseetheseamazingnaturalstructuresfromtheair
orunde
r, largeamountsofcoralbleaching(<
/p>
褪
色
)causedbyrisingo
ceantemperaturesputthis
place
’
scontinuedexistence
atrisk,soplanyourvisitsoontoseethisawesom
esightupclose.
nyouenjoybothin
ndBanff?
.
.
ayahistorianchooseto go?
A. .
icchu.
weknowabouttheGreatB
arrierReef?
’
sonthewesterncoastofAus
tralia.
< br>
’
sfamousforcoralreefsrath
erthanfish.
musttakea
planetoenjoyits beauty.
isappeariftemperaturekeepsonrising.
B
WhenmysisterMertietoldmeshehadputouttomat
oplantslastsummer,Iwasquiteimpress
ed.
Sinceshewasa
garden-beginner
,Mertieresearchedexactlyhowfaraparttospacehertomat
oplants;what
kindoffertilizertouse;howto keepawaythe
bugs
（害
虫）
,eywerepl
anted,shetookcareofthem
daily,,dayafter
day,herplantsweret
omato-lesswhileallof
herneighborswhohadalsoputouttomatoplant
swerealreadyenjoyingthefruitoftheirlabo
r.
Frustrated(upset),Mertie
gaveinandwenttothe
aying,Mertietold
arrierReef
a.
B.
Skiing.
D. Snowboarding.
merpausedtothinkfora
momenta
ndthenasked,
“
Well,whatkindof
tomatoes didyouplant?
”
“
IthinktheywerecalledBigBoy,
”
Mertieremembered.
“
Wellthere
’
< br>syourproblem,
”t
hefarmerex
plained.
“
BigBoyandBetterBoyt
omat
oeshavea95-day
growingpe
riodwhereasregulartomatoplantsproducefruitinasfewa
s70days
…
youjusth
a
ve towaita little
longerfortheBigBoys.
”
Withthatnewknowledge,Mertiewenthomewith
excitement,knowingtheywouldbeworththewa
it.
Thinkingaboutmysister
’
sgardeningexperience,tdidn
’
tknowt
hatBigBoytomatoes
tooklonger--neitherdidI--butonceshedisc
overedthatinformation,shewasnolongerdi
s
couragedandupset
d,shewasencouragedande
xcitedtoseethem
a fewweekslater.
Itmakes
mewonderhowmanyofushave
“
Big
Boy
”
dreamsinourhe
arts,yetwejustdon
’
trealizeth
atthey areofthe
“
Big
< br>Boy
”
varietysowearediscour
agedandwornoutwith
dofwaitingwith
excitement,we
giveuponourdre
amsandfigurewemusthavedonesomethingwrongtostopthem
fromcoming
ated,weseeotherpeople
’
sdreamscomingtrue,andwewonderwhyou
rshaven
’
tyetbeen achieved.
ergrowtomatoplants,whatdidMertiedo?
ittlefertilizer.
gth
emwellclose.
ngthemdaily.
ngpestsonthem.
Mertie
’
stomatopla
ntsfailtoproduceat
theexpectedtime?
etheyweredestroyedbyherneighbors.
eshegrewthewrongkin
doftomatoes. <
/p>
eshedidn
’
tmanageth
egardenwell.
etheyrequiredmoretimetoproduce.
estheauthorcomparetomatoe
stointhetext? .
.
esthetextint
endtoshowus?
’
sbetterlatethan
never.
ginningmakesa badending.
ences.
ation.
lli
ssometimesneedsa
littlepatience.
nthehandis
worthtwointhebush.
C
“
Hey,littleboy,will
< br>yousupportmewhe
nI’m
gettin
gold?
”
WangWenshan,35,askedhi
snewbornbabyas
hehuggedhimathome.
TheChinesetraditionofraisingsonstosupportpar entsintheiroldagehasbeenweaken
edbythera
pidly thecasewith more
andmore
developedcountries,China
ore,many
Chinesefamiliesare
fallingintoa 4-2-1familypattern:a
realize
that a
problemis
likelytohappenahead.
Theagingofthepopulationis a
trendthatnowaffectsa
Information
OfficeoftheStateCouncil,China
’
scabinet,issued
（发行）
a
whitepaperonmeasuresChinahasbeentakingt
o
ersaidChina
’
spo
pulationenteredtheagingperiodat
theendofthe20th
centuryandth
eproportionofpeopleaged60andaboveaccountedforover1
0percentoftheenti
theendof20
05,Chinahadnearly144millionpeopleover60,accounting
for11percento
fthepopulation,
accordingtothewhitepaper.
Anexpandingaged
population
inevitably
meansthatmanyissuesm
ustbesettled,astheproblemconcerns
putsmorepressureoneachfamily,causingdisturb
ingeconomicconsequencesand
alsochallengesthelaborforcesupplyandthepensionsyst
em.
“
Iusedtothinkthatit
’
snotanissueformetoprovideforthea
ged,
”s
aidWang,w
ho
separentsand t
yearWang
’
sfathersufferedfroma serious
ill
nessandafterwardWangbegantofeelthepressureonhissho
ulders.
Afterhisfatherrecovered,Wangopeneda
bankaccountforeachparentandputawaysome
moneyinthe
tion,hehastosavem
oneyeve
rymonthtoprovide
forh
isson
’
sfutureeducation.
“
I
’m
nowbrea
kingmybacktosupportmyfamily:savingpens
i
onsfortheparents, myson
’
sedu
cationfunds,andlivingcosts.
”
Wangalsoboughtsomecommercialold-age ins
uranceforhimself.
“
Wehavetota
ke
precautions
（预防）
beforeitis
toolate,andmanyofmycolleaguessharethesame
view,
”
hesaid.
fthefollowingis
notcausedbyanagingsociety? A.
Socialproblems.
ployment.
essureoneachfamily.
blemofthepensionsystem.