福建省厦门市第六中学高三英语上学期期中试题.doc

厦门六中200152016学年上学期高三期中考试英 语 试 卷满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟本试卷分卷i（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）。第i卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小題；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l0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。1. what is the time now?a. 2:30 p.m. b. 3:00 p.m. c. 3:30 p.m.2. what did the woman do at the weekend?a. she watched tv. b. she went for a drive. c. she climbed a mountain.3. where does the conversation take place?a. at a library. b. at a store. c. at a hospital.4. what are the speakers mainly talking about?a. a book. b. a film. c. a story.5. how will the speakers probably get to the cinema?a. by bus. b. by subway. c. by taxi.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时问阅读各个小题，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、7题。6. what color do the speakers decide to paint their living room?a. bright orange. b. dark brown. c. light blue.7. what is the man going to do at the weekend?a. buy the paint. b. paint the walls. c. repair the computer.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. what is the party for?a. johns birthday. b. christmas. c. johns wedding.9. what do we know about the man?a. hell go to the party with the woman. b. he looks forward to visiting the woman. c. he has told anna to keep the party a secret.听第8段材料，回答第10-12题。10. what was the survey about?a. a new shopping centre. b. a newly-built railway station. c. a television program.11. what does the woman think of the plan?a. great. b. stupid. c. just so-so.12. what will the woman do next?a. work on a test paper. b. write to a newspaper. c. go shopping.听第9段材料，回答第13-16题。13. where are the speakers?a. in britain. b. in germany. c. in france.14. what does the woman do most of her working hours?a. she makes coffee. b. she deals with e-mails. c. she handles telephone.15. at what time does the woman usually get off work?a. 4:30 p.m. b. 4:35 p.m. c. 5:15 p.m.16. what is the woman?a. a secretary. b. a director. c. an engineer.听第10段材料，回答第17-20题。17. when is the talk given?a. during the exams week. b. at the beginning of a term. c. before the start of a vacation.18. what is the main purpose of lectures?a. to introduce new topics. b. to explore topics in depth. c. to provide information on the textbooks.19. what advice does the speaker give about taking notes?a. write the exact words. b. remember the examples. c. focus on the main points.20. what does the speaker remind the listeners to do in the end?a. take notes on the lectures advice.b. borrow recorders from other students.c. get the lecturers permission before recording.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。aare you a foreigner in shanghai, china, wanting to find a job? heres some information for you.teaching job in high schooldescription: high school (students aged 14 -18)12 classes/weekbenefits and compensation (补助):salary: 7,000-8,000 rmb/monthpaid public holidays and winter holidaysfree accommodation with full furnituremedical insurancerequirements:english native speakerbachelors degree or abovenew graduates are welcometo apply, please send your resume, and one recent photo copy to: eslchina .coffee & bar manager neededdescription:a big coffee & bar in ganghui plaza, xujiahui, shanghai, is looking for a manager. the coffee & bar has about 300 seats; main service is western food and coffee.benefits and compensation:salary: 12,000 rmb/monthrequirements:male, about or above 30speak fluent chinese5 years experience in restaurant managementif youre qualified and interested, please send me your resume with picture: swd3rfv .office receptionist & sales assistantdescription:we are a well-known tourism company in shanghai, and started our business at the beginning of 2000.responsibility:assist the sales manager and sales representativeswelcome the visitorsrequirements: female, 20 to 30 years oldsales experience will be an advantage, but not a mustif youre interested, please send me your resume with picture (we wont accept without it): david .21. what can we learn about the coffee & bar in ganghui plaza? a. the applicants can get medical insurance once accepted. b. it mainly serves chinese food to westerners.c. the position it advertised wont accept females.d. it started business at the beginning of 2000.22. what is a must for a person in applying for the “office receptionist & sales assistant”? a. to be above 30 years old. b. having sales experience.c. speaking fluent chinese. d. sending the resume with picture.23. which of the following positions will provide free accommodation? a. coffee & bar manager. b. sales assistant.c. office receptionist. d. high school teacher. bchinese railway experts have begun talks on building a record-breaking high-speed rail that will connect inner mongolia in the north to hainan in the south. according to the shaanxi development and reform commission, the proposed line will operate at a speed of 350 kilometers per hour. beginning in inner mongolias baotou and running through southern shaanxi, hubei, hunan, guangxi and guangdong, its final stop would be in haikou on hainan island, chinas southernmost province. though the exact length of the proposed route has not been released, it will likely become the worlds longest high-speed rail line as the journey by road between baotou and haikou is about 3,000 kilometers long. currently, the worlds longest high-speed rail line is almost 2300 kilometers long, running from beijing to guangzhou.the proposed rail is part of chinas aim to create another “silk road of the 21st century” and improve the countrys transportation network while driving land development and urbanization in some provincial areas.many of the provinces through which the high-speed trains will travel are near major bodies of water, such as the yellow river in inner mongolia and shaanxi, the yangtze river in hubei and the south china sea, where the line would end. these high-speed trains will also take passengers to popular tourist destinations including zhangjiajie, xian, guilin and minority areas in western hunan and hubei.“the country is now shifting its focus and investing in the western regions and economically unenlightened areas, making up for chinas long debt to these areas,” tan yuzhi, professor of the school of economics and management at hubei university for nationalities, told local media. “ the project will significantly narrow regional disparities(差异) and solve minority issues.”however, deng hongbing, director of china university of geosciences center for regional economic and investment center, said that if the north-to-south railway is to be constructed, there needs to be a sound ecological program in place to ensure the protection of these undeveloped and ecologically sensitive areas.24. what is the passage mainly talking about?a. another high-speed rail line is being planned b. china has decided to invest in the western areasc. the train will speed up to 350 kilometers per hour d. china has built the best high-speed rail line25. once the high-speed rail line is built, _.a. it will be the second longest high-speed rail line in chinab. it will benefit the areas that it runs through a lotc. it will only transport goods d. it will do good to the environment alongside the line26. what does the underlined part mean in the seventh paragraph?a. developed areas b. productive areas c. undeveloped areas d. agricultural areas 27. it can be inferred from the last paragraph that_. a. you cannot have your cake and eat it b. where there is a will, there is a way c. all things are easy that are done willingly d. it is as well to know which way the wind blows cmost parents claim they want to teach their children the importance of honesty. but the truth is, most parents are lying liars.a2009 studyfound that parental lying is common.some university of california, san diego psychologists wondered whether such lies actually influence children. are kids who get lied to more likely to lie themselves? the answer, the researchersreportedmarch 17 indevelopmental science, is a big yes.leslie carver and chelsea hays invited 186 kids between the ages of 3 and 7 into their lab. upon arrival, some of the kids were told a bald-faced lie: “there is a huge bowl of candy in the next room. want to go get some?” when the kids got to the candyless room, the researcher admitted that it was a ruse to get the kid into the room. when the other group of kids arrived, they were told simply that a fun game awaited them in the next room.next came the honesty test. with their back to the researcher, the kids had to guess which toy went with a particular sound. just after that, the researcher left the room to take a phone call, leaving the children in perfect positions to cheat and sneak a look at the mysterious toy.most kids peeked at the toy, but those who had heard the candy bowl lie were a little more likely to cheat, a camera revealed. later, the researcher returned and asked kids whether they had peeked. of the kids who peeked, those between the ages of 5 and 7 who had been cheated with the candy bowl lie were more likely to lie themselves and say they didnt peek than the kids who didnt get lied to, the researchers found.but its not clear why lying to a child makes that kid more likely to lie, carver says. a simple explanation is that the children imitate how they were treated themselves. another possibility is that the children lose trust in the person as soon as they realize theyve been lied to. “the child says, this person is a liar so i can lie too,” carver says.28. the purpose of carvers experiment is to find out _.a. how important it is to teach children to be honest b. why parents lie to their children c. what makes children tell lies d. whether parents lies influence children29. the underlined word “peeked” in paragraph 5 can be best explained as _a. looked carelessly b. looked secretly c. checked quickly d. hid secretly 30. what does carvers experiment show?a. lying to children makes them more likely to lieb. yong children are more likely to liec. children cant resist the temptation from candyd. children are more likely to be cheated31. what do children probably think if you lie to them, according to carver?a. it is ok to tell lies b. lying is a bad thingc. those who lie should be punished d. adults are dishonest d getting rid of dirt, in the opinion of most people, is a good thing. however, there is nothing fixed about attitudes to dirt. in the early 16th century, people thought that dirt on the skin was a means to block out disease, as medical opinion had it that washing off dirt with hot water could open up the skin and let ills in. a particular danger was thought to lie in public baths. by 1538, the french king had closed the bath houses in his kingdom. so did the king of england in 1546. thus began a long time when the rich and the poor in europe lived with dirt in a friendly way. henry iv, king of france, was famously dirty. upon learning that a nobleman had taken a bath, the king ordered that, to avoid the attack of disease, the nobleman should not go out. though the belief in the merit of dirt was long-lived, dirt has no longer been regarded as a nice neighbor ever since the 18th century. scientifically speaking, cleaning away dirt is good to health. clean water supply and hand washing are practical means of preventing disease. yet, it seems that standards of cleanliness have moved beyond science since world war . advertisements repeatedly sell the idea: clothes need to be whiter than white, cloths ever softer, surfaces to shine. has the hate for dirt, however, gone too far?attitudes to dirt still differ hugely nowadays. many first-time parents nervously try to warn their children off touching dirt, which might be responsible for the spread of disease. on the contrary, mary ruebush, an american immunologist(免疫学家)，encourages children to play in the dirt to build up a strong immune system. and the latter position is gaining some ground.32the kings of france and england in the 16th century closed bath houses because . a. they lived healthily in a dirty environment. b. they believed disease could be spread in public baths. c. they thought bath houses were too dirty to stay in. d. they considered bathing as the cause of skin disease.32which of the following best describes henry ivs attitude to bathing? a. uninterested.b. curious.c. approving.d. afraid.34how does the passage mainly develop? a. by providing examples. b. by making comparisons. c. by following the order of time. d. by following the order of importance.35what is the authors purpose in writing the passage? a. to call attention to the danger of dirt. b. to introduce the history of dirt. c. to present the change of views on dirt. d. to stress the role of dirt.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。building your business, building your people what an exciting thing to dodeveloping a successful business! 36 . here are four ideas to keep in mind that can make a significant difference in a team:l understand your people 37 . what do they need in their work environment to improve their mental well-being? what are their fears and concerns, and how can i help them manage these fears and concerns? what are their values and goals? 38 .during my early years in management, i realized the great power of expectations. as i found, people largely lived up to my expectation of them. so i learned that if i want to build my business through my people, i have to build their own belief in their ability to achieve. this belief must be educated. if i want them to achieve more, i must help them build their trust in themselves first.l develop peoples recognition whenever i speak and give advice to people, they tell me they dont get enough recognition. sad, isnt it? but how much recognition they give to others? in fact, recognition could be developed by praising and appreciating each other in a team. 39 .teach your team to ask for the opinions of others if theyre not receiving recognition.l encourage people to be creative 40 , or at least the way weve settled for it. those who have been told they are creative will probably use their creativity bravely. others who havent had their creativity encouraged will mostly believe they are uncreative. i suggest you encourage your people to be creative and brave in trying out new ideas.a. im reminded every day of some important ideas for progressb. we have created our life just the way we choose to have itc. encourage people to expect successd. develop recognition so that both the business and the people can grow e. help people build self-confidence f. if i want my team to go and grow with me, i need to find out what excites themg. encourage everyone in your team to recognize achievements in others注意：本题（36-40）答案勿填涂在答题卡上，而是写在第二卷相应的位置上。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，从短文后各题所给出的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 stealing? i guess we were stealing. but in our 13-year-old brains the matter of ownership_41 occurred to us. we just wanted to 42 some strawberries in mr jordans backyard. so we went 43 into his backyard. when we started 44 his strawberries, all of a sudden mr jordan came outside. “what are you boys doing out here?” he 45 and tried to grab one or two as my friends rushed past him, but they were too 46 for the older gentleman to seize, and all the boys except me disappeared within seconds. speed was never my 47.so i could just stand there and 48 whatever punishment would surely come my way from mr jordan. he marched me to my house and my mother criticized me. my friends gathered to celebrate their 49 and observe my capture. they 50 me about it for days afterwards, while all i could do was complain to my father about how 51 it was. “i dont think so,” dad said. “you got the punishment you 52.” “but what about other guys?” i asked. dad said, “you cant 53 what happens to other people. you can only 54 what happens to you. you picked mr jordans strawberries that night, and you were punished for it. to me, that is completely fair.” then i couldnt 55 my fathers words. 56 through the years i knew what he talked about. we didnt come to earth with a 57 that life would treat us fairly. like dad said, the 58 thing we can actually 59 is what happens to us. how we choose to respond to what happens to us is truly the 60 by which the quality of our lives will be measured whether or not we think it happens fairly.41.a.ever b. never c.sometimes d. often42.a.