湖北省枣阳市第七中学高三英语下学期期中试题.doc

湖北省枣阳市第七中学高三年级2015-2016学年度下学期期中考试英语试题时间：120分钟 分值150分 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）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。howwillthemangoto new york?a.bytrain.b.bycar.c.byplane.2.wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?a.atajobinterview.b.onafishingboat.c.atarestaurant.3.whenwillthefilmbeon?a.inthemorning.b.intheafternoon.c.intheevening.4.whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?a.goandasktheclerk.b.goandbuytheticket.c.leaverightnow.5.whatisthemandoing?a.buyingagiftforachild.b.bargainingwithagirl.c.amusingwithhisson.第二节（共15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。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。听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6.whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?a.motherandson. b.doctorandpatient. c.sellerandcustomer.7.whatwillthemanprobablydo?a.toseeadoctor. b.togoswimming. c.tobuysomedrugs.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8.whereisthewomanprobablyfrom?a.theusa.b.britain. c.australia.9.whataretheyreallytalkingabout?a.pants.b.trousers.c.culturaldifferences.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.howlongdidthemanspendfrom san franciscoto hawaii?a.63days.b.108days.c.171days.11.inwhichcountryarethetwospeakersnow?a.australia.b.england.c.america.12.whichoneistherightrouteaccordingtotheman?a.hawaii-indonesia-china-england.b.hawaii-china-indonesia-england.c.hawaii-indonesia-england-china.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.howlongwillmaggiebeawayinfebruary?a.aweek.b.twoweeks.c.threeweeks.14.whywillmaggietakehervacation?a.totravel.b.toseeherparents.c.torelax.15.whichcountrydoesmaggiemostprobablycomefrom?a.china.b.america.c.canada.16.whatcanweconcludeaccordingtothedialogue?a.peterwillagreetochooseanothertime.b.maggieandpeterareworkmates.c.peterplanstogoto.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.whatisthemainreasonforbirdssinging?a.theyfeelhappy. b.theylikesinging.c.theygiveinformation.18.whencanbirdssingtheloveliestsongs?a.whenmalesarelookingforawife. b.whentheyarehappy. c.whentheyarealone.19.whatdomostbirdsusuallydoiftheycannotsingwell?a.tellotherbirdstokeepaway. b.giveinformationinanotherway. c.dontlikeotherscomenearhome.20.whatdoesthespecialkindofbirddotoattractafemale?a.dance.b.spreadoutitstail.第ii卷 （共两部分，满分120分）第一部分 阅读理解 第一节 阅读理解（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 ，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 akendall ciesemier is the founder of charity kids caring 4 kids, an organization she created after seeing a show on the difficult situation of aids orphans (孤儿) in africa. ciesemier was inspired to try to change the lives of those affected by aids and to encourage other children to do the same. she tells us of the power her personal story has in showing others they too can make a difference.you saw oprahs show on aids orphans when you were 11 do you remember how you felt?when i saw the show i was shocked. i had never heard of aids before and was concerned that kids were growing up without parents and no one had troubled to ask for my help.i wanted to create a place for kids to get involved and a place where their small contributions would be valued and celebrated. i also felt that i needed to take immediate action myself. i found an orphan sponsorship (赞助) program online and an eight-year-old girl from mauritania who needed my help. i started there and kids caring 4 kids grew from that experience.how has your own illness inspired you to help others?growing up with a rare liver (肝脏) disease made me feel different, which i think attracted me to others who were different and those struggling with something. i knew how i felt and i wanted to help reduce that feeling in someone else. i always wanted to support people. growing up with an illness gave me empathy (移情) for others.how does your own story inspire others?my own personal story is evidence that people can give from anywhere. i started kids caring 4 kids from a hospital room. i started by helping one person and it snowballed from there. when i share my story, i think thats what affects people the most the fact that i started all of this during a time of personal struggle and weakness. if i could do that, then they can do something too.21according to the text, kendall ciesemier.a. hosted a show on the situation in africab. was affected by aids and a liver diseasec. made an effort to help african aids orphansd. earned lots of money from kids caring 4 kids22what made ciesemier create kids caring 4 kids?a. her experience in africa.b. living with a liver disease.c. watching oprahs show on aids orphans.d. her work with an orphan sponsorship program.23ciesemiers own illness .a. caused her to lose some close friendsb. made her discouraged and less enthusiasticc. kept her away from those who were differentd. helped her easily understand other patients feelingshong kong businesses hit by nearly two months of illegal street occupations breathed a collective sigh of relief on wednesday. police finally cleared illegal protesters camped at the main intersection in the mong kok district, arresting two student leaders.more than 7,000 officers backed bailiffs (执达官，法警)clearing occupied sections of argyle street and nathan road. the two-day operation saw 148 people arrested for various offenses, including contempt (藐视) of court, resisting arrest, possession of offensive weapons, unlawful gathering and attacking police.the chief leader stephen hui said 22 officers were injured during the clearances.police used pepper spray and batons (警棍)to keep protesters from reclaiming cleared roads and from spreading the illegal occupation to neighboring streets.six-lane nathan road, which goes through the heart of kowloon, was cleared after nearly five hours. however, comments on the internet said protesters were looking to reoccupy roads later in the evening.this weeks actions mark the first time the authorities have successfully cleared one of the three main protest sites, which sprang up after demonstrators seized key intersections in late september to press for unconstitutional reforms.contractor kwan sui-sum, 55, said he wished the nathan road clearance had come earlier, as he has had to pay hk$20,000 ($2,580) after the protesters delayed building reconstruction work. the owner of the chung hing duty free drug store was cautiously optimistic and eager for his store at the corner of the cleared intersection to get back to business. sales dropped by 40 percent during the occupation, he said.“im not worried about the guess that the protesters will return. i trust in hong kongs rule of law and in the police,” the man said, who wished to remain unknown as he fears attack from protesters.but five stores at a cleared site owned by jewelry chain chow tai fook were still closed hours later. a company spokesman said the outlets will remain shut while it continues to monitor the situation.24you can infer from the passage that _.a. the hong kong police cleared the roads at a costb. all the hong kong citizens are doubtful about the result of the clearancesc. all the illegal protesters were willing to leave the protest sitesd. the hong kong governments attitude to the illegal protesters is unclear25in the two-day operation,_.a. many hong kong citizens joined in itb. all the protest sites were clearedc. many illegal protesters were arrestedd. all the stores were still open26what hong kong police will probably do next according to the passage?a. they will help the owners of the stores do their businesses.b. they will try their best to arrest other fled illegal protestersc. they will help the officers injured during the clearances.d. they will arrange to take more action to finish the clearances.27this passage is mainly about _.a. hong kong businesses hit by nearly two months of illegal street occupationsb. the event that police cleared hong kong protest sitesc. shop owners who wished to remain unknown as he fears attack from protestersd. hong kong citizens who doubt the polices clearances i was born and raised in minnesota, the usa,but as an adult i have mostly lived in europe and africa. i teach cross-cultural management at the international business school near paris. for the last 15 years, ive studied how people in different parts of the world build trust,communicate, and make decisions especially in the workplace.while traveling in tokyo recently with japanese colleague，i gave a short talk to a group of 20 managers. at the end, i asked whether there were any questions or comments.no hands went up,so i went to sit down.my colleague whispered to me,“i think there actually were some comments, erin.do you mind if i try?” i agreed, but i guessed it a waste of breath. he asked the group again, “any comments or questions?”still, no one raised a hand, but this time he looked very carefully at each person in the silent audience. gesturing to one of them, he said, “do you have something to add?” to my amazement,she responded “yes, thank you.” and asked me a very interesting question. my colleague repeated this several times,looking directly at the audience and asking for more questions or comments.after the session, i asked my colleague, “how do you know that those people had questions?” he hesitated, not sure how to explain it, and then said, “it has to do with how bright their eyes are.”he continued, “in japan, we dont make as much direct eye contact as you do in the west. so when you asked if there were any comments, most people were not looking directly at you. but a few people in the group were looking right at you, and their eyes were bright. that indicates that they would be happy to have you call on them.”i thought to myself i would never have learned from my upbringing in minnesota. since then, i try to focus on understanding behavior in other cultures i encounter, and keep finding the bright eyes in the room.28what can we conclude from the first paragraph?a. life in minnesota has made the author worn out.b. the author enjoys traveling around the world.c. different cultures are kind of familiar to the author.d.the author may start his own business in the future.29hearing the colleague whispering, the author _.a. went back to his seat and got seated.b. knew his colleague had some questions.c. owed a big debt of gratitude to his colleague.d. thought his colleague would get nowhere.30where does the authors colleague probably come from?a. japan. b. america. c. africa. d. france31which is the proper title for the passage?a. focusing on behavior in cultures.b. looking at another culture in the eye.c. sharing different cultures in tokyod. admiring the beauty in the eye.a pioneer who made poor lands bloom is the winner of this years world food prize. daniel hillel developed drip irrigation（滴灌） techniques that squeeze the most crop out of a drop of water, making farming possible in places where water is scarce（缺少）.farmers now rely on it in water-scarce regions from spanish vineyards, to african onion fields, to americas fruit and salad bowl. “we in california grow about 50 percent of the fruits and vegetables of the continental united states, says university of california at davis hydrologist jan hopmans. and the reason that is possible is because of, indeed, these drip and micro-irrigation techniques.”hillel got his start in dryland farming as a pioneer in israels negev desert in the 1950s.the issue was efficient use of water, he says, because land is available. its extensive. water is limited.”these desert farmers did not have the luxury of running irrigation water through channels to their crops, the way farmers have since ancient times.so hillel and others gave plants just what they needed, just where they needed it.“the idea was to apply the water little by little, the way you spoon-feed a baby,” hillel says.it worked so well that hillel was soon traveling the world, showing others how to do it.experts say drip irrigation is an innovation whose importance is growing, as climate change and rising population strain（使紧张） water supplies in many parts of the world.“this is where water use, water availability, water-use efficiency and climate change and crop production all converge, hillel says. and this has been really the essence of my career.”a career whose legacy（遗产） can be measured drop by drop.32whats the main idea of paragraph 2?a.drip irrigation has made a difference to agriculture.b.daniel hillel is becoming more popular worldwide.c.jan hopmans takes pride in the american agriculture.d.drip irrigation plays an important role in american agriculture.33drip irrigation is popular because_.a.it can collect rainwater and showb.it is more advanced than channel irrigationc.it is water-saving and satisfactoryd.it can provide plants with what is need34what makes drip irrigation seem increasingly important?a.dryland farming.b.water shortages.c.food shortages.d.environmental pollution.35the author considers daniel hillels career as _.a.a bit undesirable b.worthy of respectc.very profitable d.successful第三节、（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10 分）。根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。although problems are a part of our lives, it certainly doesnt mean that we let them rule our lives forever. one day or the other, youll have to stand up and say problem, i dont want you in my life.36 problems with friends, parents, girlfriends, husbands, and children the list goes on. apart from these, the inner conflicts within ourselves work, too. these keep adding to our problems. problems come in different shapes and colors and feelings.but good news is that all problems can be dealt with. now read on to know how to solve your problems.talk, it really helps. what most of us think is that our problem can be understood only by us and that no talking is going to help. 37 talking helps you move on and let go.write your problems. 38 when you write down your problems, you are setting free all the tension from your system. you can try throwing away the paper on which you wrote your problems. by doing this, imagine yourself throwing away the problems from your life.dont lose faith and hope. no matter what you lose in life, dont lose faith and hope. even if you lose all your money, family you should still have faith. 39your problems arent the worst. no matter what problem you get in life, therere another one million people whose problems are huger than yours. 40 your problems might just seem big and worse, but in reality they can be removed.go about and solve your problems because every problem, however big or small, always has a way out.awhen we have a problem, a pressing, critical, urgent, life-threatening problem, how do we try and solve it?bbut the truth is that when you talk about it, youre setting free the negative energies that have been gathering within you.chaving a personal diary can also be of huge help if you dont want a real person to talk with.dwe can often overcome the problem and achieve the goal by making a direct attack.eof course, weve been fighting troubles ever since we were born.fwith faith and hope, you can rebuild everything that you lose.gtell yourself: when they can deal with them, why cant i?第三节、 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a, b, c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。完形填空,阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（a, b, c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。my husband, tom, has always been good with animals, but i was still amazed when he befriended a female grouse (松鸡). its for a grouse to have any contact (接触) with people. in fact, theyre hard to spot, they usually fly off when they hear humans approaching.this grouse came into our lives in tom was working out in the field when he her walking around at the edge of the field. she was unafraid and seemed to be about what he was doing.tom saw the bird several times, and she got more comfortable around him. we quickly grew of the bird and decided to call her mildred.one day, as tom was working, mildred came within a few feet of him to watch. tom he didn