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2015-2016学年度上学期高三第二次半月考英语试题时间：100分钟 满分：120分本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第 ii 卷（非选择题）。第 i 卷第一部分：听力第二部分：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。aone of my wonderful memories is about a christmas gift. unlike other gifts, it came without wrap(包装).on september11th 1958, mum gave birth to richard. after she brought him home from hospital, she put him in my lap, saying. “i promised you a gift, and here it is.” what an honor! i turned four a month earlier and none of my friends had such a baby doll of their own. i played with it day and night. i sang to it. i told it stories. i told it over and over how much i loved it!one morning, however, i found its bed empty. my doll was gone! i cried for it. mum wept and told me that the poor little thing had been sent to a hospital. it had a fever. for several days, i heard mum and dad whispering such words as “hopeless”, “pitiful”, and “dying”, which sounded ominous.christmas was coming. “dont expect any presents this year.” dad said, pointing at the socks i hung in the living room. “if your baby brother lives, thatll be christmas enough.” as he spoke, his eyes filled with tears. id never seen him cry before.the phone rang early on christmas morning. dad jumped out of bed to answer it. from my bedroom i heard him say. “what? hes all right?” he hung up and shouted upstairs. “the hospital said we can bring richard home!” “thank god.” i heard mum cry.from the upstairs window, i watched my parents rush out to the car. i had never seen them happy. and i was also full of joy. what a wonderful day! my baby doll would be home. i went downstairs. my sacks still hung there flat. but i knew they were not empty; they were filled with love!21. what happened to the author on september 11th 1958?a. he got a baby brother b. he got a christmas gift c. he became four years old d. he received a doll 22. what does the underlined word “ominous” in paragraph 3 probably mean?a. impossible. b. boring c. difficult d. fearful23. which word can best describe the feeling of the father when christmas was coming?a. excitement. b. happiness. c. sadness. d. disappointment.24. what is the passage mainly about?a. a sad christmas day b. life with a lovely baby c. a special christmas gift. d. memories of a happy familybin a class this past december, after i wrote some directions on the board for students about their final examination, one young woman quickly took a picture of the board using her smart phone. when i looked in her direction, she apologized: “sorry. was it wrong to take a picture?”“i cant read my own handwriting”, the young woman explained. “its best if i take a picture of your writing so i can understand the notes.”that remark started a class-wide conversation about taking a picture instead of taking notes. for those in the photo-taking camp, motivations extended beyond their inability to comprehend their own handwriting. some took pictures of notes because they knew their phone was a safe place to store material. they might lose paper, they reasoned, but they wouldnt lose their phones. some took photos because they wanted to record exactly the manner in which i had noted information on the board. others told me that during class they liked to be able to listen to the discussion attentively.yet the use of cameras as note takers, though it may be convenient, does raise significant questions for the classroom. is a picture an effective replacement for the process of note-taking? instructors encourage students to take notes because the act of doing so is more than merely recording necessary informationit helps prepare the way for understanding. encouraging students to take notes may be an old-fashioned instructional method, but just because a method has a long history doesnt mean its out of date. writing things down engages a students brain in listening, visual, and kinesthetic（触觉的）learninga view supported by a longstanding research. the act of writing down information enables a person to begin committing it to memory, and to process and combine it, establishing the building blocks of learning new concepts.taking a picture does indeed record the information, but it deletes some of the necessary mental engagement that taking notes employs. so can the two be equally effective?im not sure how to measure the effectiveness of either method. for now, i allow students to take notes however they see fithandwritten or photographedbecause i figure that some notes, no matter the method of note-taking, are better than none.25. the woman apologized in the class because she_.a. took a picture of the boardb. missed the teachers directionsc. had the bad handwriting d. disturbed other students learning26. students refuse to take notes by hand because_.a. they are unable to take notesb. they are more likely to lose notesc. they are interested in using their phonesd. they have a good memory of teachers instructions27. according to the passage, taking notes by hand_.a. requires students to think independentlyb. is unsuitable for students to learn new ideasc. helps students actively participate in learningd. proves to be an old and useless learning method28. whats the authors opinion towards taking notes by phones?a. supportive.b. neutral.c. doubtful.d. disapproving.c hotel icaria barcelonahotel locationhotel icaria barcelona is 330 yards from barcelonas nova icaria beach. it is located in the olympic port area, a 10-minute walk from ciutadella park and barcelona zoo. ciutadella metro station is half a mile away, and is just 2 stops from barcelona cathedral (大教堂) and the historic gothic quarter.hotel facilitiesgeneralrestaurant, 24-hour front desk, non-smoking rooms, rooms / facilities for disabled guests, family rooms, luggage storage, smoking area.activitiessauna, fitness centre, wellness centre, table tennis, hiking, cycling, steam bath, outdoor swimming pool.servicesmeeting facilities, business centre, laundry, dry cleaning, vip room facilities, ironing service, fax / photocopying, ticket service.internetwi-fi is available in the entire hotel and is free of charge.hotel policiesthese are general hotel policies for hotel icaria barcelona. as they may vary per room type, please also check the room description.check in14:00 - 00:00 hours check outuntil 12:00 hourscancellation / prepaymentcancellation and prepayment policies vary by room type. please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required room. children and extra bedsone child under 2 years stays free of charge in a baby cot (婴儿床).all children under 12 years stay free of charge when using existing bedding.one older child or adult is charged 34 per night and person in an extra bed.groupswhen booking more than 5 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.terms & conditionsyour reservation is absolutely secure. all personal data is encrypted and will only be used to process your booking. for more information, read our privacy statement. b will not charge you any reservation fees for making this booking.29. hotel icaria barcelona allows you easy access to the following except _.a. the stadiums where you can have sportsb. the seaside where you can relax yourselfc. the places where you can take trains or busesd. the building where you can attend a religious service30. the underlined word “encrypted” in the last section probably means “_”.a. analyzedb. stored c. collectedd. protected 31. it can be inferred from the advertisement that _. a. smoking is completely forbidden in the hotelb. every room follows the same hotel policiesc. policies may be in your favor if you book 6 roomsd. an extra bed can be provided for you free of charge dwhats on your pets mind?in 1977, irene pepperberg of harvard university began studying what was on another creatures mind by talking to it. her first experiments began with alex. alex was a one-year-old african grey parrot and irene taught him to produce the sounds of the english language. “i thought if he learned to communicate, i could ask him questions about how he sees the world.”at the time, most scientists didnt believe animals had any thoughts. they thought animals were more like robots but didnt have the ability to think or feel. of course, if you own a pet, you probably disagree. but it is the job of a scientist to prove this and nowadays more scientists accept that animals can think for themselves.“thats why i started my studies with alex,” irene said, “some people actually called me crazy for trying this.”nowadays, we have more and more evidence that animals have all sorts of mental abilities. sheep can recognize faces. chimpanzees (黑猩猩) use a variety of tools and even use weapons to hunt. and alex, the parrot became a very good talker.thirty years after, the alex studies began. irene was still giving him english lessons until his recent death. for example, if alex was hungry, he could say “want grape”. alex could count to six and was learning the sounds for seven and eight. “he has to hear the words over and over before he can correctly say them.” irene said, after pronouncing “seven” for alex a few times in a row. alex could also tell the difference between colors, shapes, sizes, and materials (e.g.wood and metal). before he finally died, alex managed to say “seven”.another famous pet that proved some animals have greater mental skills was a dog called rico. he appeared on a german tv game show in 2011. rico knew the names of 200 different toys and easily learned the names of new ones. when rico became famous, many other dog owners wanted to show how clever their pets were. another dog called betsy could understand 300 words.one theory for dogsability to learn a language is that they have been close companions to humans for many centuries and so their ability to understand us is constantly evolving (进化). while animals cant do what humans do yet, some scientists believe that examples like alex and rico prove that evolution develops intelligence, as well as physical appearance.32. irene wanted to find out _.a. what a parrot thinks b. why a parrot can speakc. how parrots make sounds d. if parrots speak english33. alex learnt new words by _.a. singing themb. reading themc. writing themd. rehearing them34. the two dogs mentioned in the article could _.a. understand some words b. recognize strange voicesc. copy human gestures d. tell different colors35. the article concludes that _.a. our pets understand what we sayb. dogs may speak to humans one dayc. humans are related to chimpanzeesd. mental ability can evolve in animals第二节（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入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。how to turn your child into a lifelong bookwormliteracy is one of the most important skills we will ever develop over our lifetimes. most small children love books, looking at the pictures and hearing the story, but as they get older they often move away from books. 36join the library libraries have changed a lot in recent years. 37 take your child regularly and encourage them to take out books on whatever subject interests them. not just novelsmany parents think that reading counts if the child is reading a work of fiction or a novel. 38 non-fiction books are particularly attractive to boys. kids especially love the sorts of books which allow them to make a decision between various paths and choose their own endings. set an exampleif your child never sees you reading, they arent going to pick up a book either. 39 having plenty of books around the house makes reading more accessible and the normal thing to do when bored. if you struggle with reading and literacy, do something about it by going back to college or attending a special adult literacy course.make their own booksif your child dislikes reading, think about encouraging them to start writing their own stories and novels. buy them a special notebook. allow them to write whatever captures their imagination, and dont worry too much about messy handwriting or poor spelling. 40a. so how do you keep your kids interested in books?b. as long as a child is reading, it doesnt matter what they are reading. c. libraries will have a great range of books for children.d. there are newspapers printed especially for children.e. reading and writing are often thought of as two separate issues.f. the idea is to cause an interest in books, reading and fiction, and the rest will develop over time.g. next time pick up a newspaper or a book and encourage your child to sit with you and read too.第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节：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。the idea for fathers day started in 1909. a woman named dodd 41 about starting a fathers day holiday 42 listening to a mothers day speech at church. miss dodd wanted a 43 day to honor her 44 , william smart, who had fought in the american civil war. his wife died when 45 birth to their sixth child. mr. smart raised the baby and his other 46 children on a farm in washington state. when dodd became an adult, she 47 how kind and loving her father had been while raising his six children alone. she believed her father had worked very hard to make sure his children 48 healthy and strong. as dodds father was born in 49 , she chose to hold the 50 fathers day celebration in spokane, washington on june nineteenth, 1910. in 1924, president coolidge gave his 51 to the idea of a national fathers day. then, in 1966, president johnson signed a presidential statement（总统令） 52 the third sunday in june as fathers day. in early times, wearing 53 was a traditional way to celebrate fathers day. people wore red roses to 54 fathers who were still living. white flowers were worn to remember fathers who had 55 . today, americans celebrate fathers day in many different ways. 56 families take their fathers out to a restaurant for a meal. others give their fathers 57 with special messages of thanks. children living far call their fathers on the telephone to 58 them a happy fathers day. 59 the holiday is celebrated, the idea is for children to let their father know that he is valued and loved. 60 one historian in america has said, “lucky is the man who hears many small voices call him father.”41. a. talkedb. caredc. thoughtd. brought42. a. whileb. beforec. ifd. but43. a. normalb. strangec. commond. special44. a. motherb. fatherc. sisterd. brother45. a. havingb. doingc. givingd. taking46. a. sixb. fivec. fourd. three47. a. forgotb. rememberedc. organizedd. recognized48. a. grew upb. put upc. stayed upd. looked up49. a. springb. summerc. autumnd. winter50. a. lastb. firstc. shortestd. longest51. a. supportb. doubtc. chanced. time52. a. tellingb. speakingc. demandingd. declaring53. a. flowersb. glassesc. hatsd. watches54. a. praiseb. sendc. blamed. honor55. a. disappearedb. passedc. diedd. killed56. a. fewb. nonec. somed. all57. a. tiesb. giftsc. walletsd. shirts58. a. wantb. expectc. hoped. wish59. a. howeverb. wheneverc. whateverd. whichever60. a. whichb. asc. thatd. what第 ii 卷注意： 将答案写在答题纸上。写在试卷上无效。第三部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。tony hunt(t), a journalist, is interviewing leila markham(l), an environmental scientist.t: so tell me, leila, why is it important to save the rainforests?l: there are a _61 (vary) of reasons. one is that many plants which could be useful in medicine grow in the rainforest. researchers are trying to discover their secrets before they _62 (destroy).t: i see. what other reasons are there?l: well, have you heard that the world is getting _63 (warm)?t: do you mean _64 scientists call “global warming”?l: thats right. the rainforests have always had _65 important influence on our weather. they are disappearing at a _66 (terrify) rate and people arent doing enough to save them.t: but i enjoy warm sunshine. is global warming _67 (real) such a problem?l: you know that the polar regions consist _68 millions of tons of ice. if they melt(融化)， the level of the sea _69 (rise) and cause terrible floods. many scientists believe that temperatures are already rising. we must do everything we can to prevent global warming, and that includes _70 (preserve) the rainforests!t: thank you, leila, and good luck in your campaign.l: thank you. 第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节：短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分） 文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（）划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词； 2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。everyone seems to complain about being busy nowadays. it also mean that time is becoming harder to control. im certain not writing to a