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马鞍山二中、安师大附中、淮北一中2016届高三第一学期期中联考英语试题第i卷（共100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。1. what time is it now? a. 6: 40. b. 6: 30. c. 6: 20. 2. what does the man mean? a. they have left for the airport. b. they are on the way to the airport. c. they may be late for the plane. 3. what kind of music does the woman like? a. popular music. b. jazz music. c. classical music. 4. what does the man suggest the woman do? a. take some medicine. b. drink more water. c. go on a diet. 5. what does the man tell the woman? a. there is another cat like his. b. he never loses his dog at all. c. she has mistaken it for his dog. 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、7题。6. how soon will the man finish his book? a. in several months. b. in a few days. c. in two months. 7. what is the man going to do? a. he will market his book himself. b. he will ask his friends to advertise the book. c. he hasnt made a decision. 听第7 段材料，回答第8.9 题8. when is alices birthday? a. the next day. b. the day after tomorrow. c. the day they had the talk. 9. what will the man and the woman buy for alice? a. a record. b. some flowers. c. a box of chocolates. 听第8 段材料，回答第10至12题10. what does the woman say about the restaurant? a. it is very old. b. the fish there is fresh. c. the beef there is delicious. 11. what do we know about the restaurant? a. it serves roast dinners on sundays. b. it doesnt serve vegetarian dishes. c. it opens from 7: 00 p. m. to 11: 00 p. m. on sundays. 12. what will the man do next? a. book a table. b. check the menu. c. call the womans sister.听第9 段材料，回答第13至16题13. what are the speakers talking about? a. their own parents. b. their own changes. c. their long-lost relatives. 14. what does the man say about aunt gertrude? a. she is looking so old. b. she is so thin now. c. she has long hair. 15. what does cousin emily wear? a. an orange dress. b. a yellow dress. c. a white dress. 16. where does aunt jane live now? a. in boston. b. in chicago. c. in atlantic city. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题17. how will the adventurers cross the amazon river? a. by train. b. by boat. c. by bike. 18. what will the adventurers do in the rain forests of brazil? a. see the sunrise. b. look at a variety of animals. c. take a boat to the base of the falls. 19. where will the adventurers go in the second week? a. to the mount fuji. b. to the niagara falls. c. to the amazon river. 20. what does the speaker say about the temples in thailand? a. they are incredible. b. they are unforgettable. c. they are indescribable. 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。aanais nin was a famous writer. nin was born french-cuban but lived in the united states in her later years of life till she died. nins works had her relationships with authors, artists, and other figures as the main subject. some of her writings were made into films. nin was also a visiting lecturer in several colleges and promoted womens movement with her strong writings.anais nin was born in france in 1903. her father was a spanish artist and a composer living in cuba (古巴) where he met her mother, a french singer working in cuba. as a child nin was brought up in spain. when her parents separated, nin and her two brothers moved to new york with their mother. at the age of 16, nin decided to give up studying and started to work as a dancer and model to reduce the financial burden on her mother so that her brothers could go on with their studies.in 1923, nin got married to her husband, hugh parker guiler in cuba. in 1924, nin and hugh moved to paris where hugh continued with his banking career and nin started writing. nin wrote her first book in print, d. h. lawrence: an unprofessional study in 16 days. in 1939, nin left paris as it was a french governments request to its residents to leave paris because of the coming war. nin returned to new york with hugh and sent her written books to frances steioff of the gotham book mart in new york for safekeeping.in 1931, nin wrote her book henry and jun: from the unexpurgated diary of anais nin. in 1936, nin published house of incest which was a 72-page fiction novelnin also appeared and was a part of various films. in 1973, anais nin was awarded an honorary doctorate(荣誉博士学位) by the philadelphia college of art. in 1974, nin was elected to the united states national institute of arts and letters.in 1977, nin died in her los angeles home after battling with cancer for three years.21. what can we know about anais nin from the first paragraph? a. she was a native american.b. she started womens movementc. she gave lectures in several colleges. d. she wrote mainly about her family life.22. why did anais nin give up studying at the age of 16?a. because her parents divorced. b. because she wanted to help support her family. c. because she wanted to realize her dream of becoming an artist d. because she moved from country to country.23. we can infer from the passage that_. a. nin got married in 1923 and started writing a year laterb. nin wrote her book henry and june from the unexpurgated diary of anais nin after she moved to americac. nin directed and played in various filmsd. anais nin was awarded an honorary doctorate by the philadelphia college of sciencebeach time i see a balloon, my mind flies back to a memory of when i was a six-year-old girl. it was a rainy sunday and my father had recently died. i asked my mom if dad had gone to heaven. yes, honey. of course. she said. can we write him a letter? she paused, the longest pause of my short life, and answered, yes. my heart jumped. how? does the mailman go there? i asked. no, but i have an idea. mom drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon. i asked her what it was for. just wait, honey. youll see. mom told me to write my letter. eagerly, i got my favorite pen, and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink. i wrote about my day, what i learned at school, how mom was doing, and even about what happened in a story i had read. for a few minutes it was as if dad were still alive. i gave the letter to mom. she read it over, and a smile crossed her face. she made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped the balloon string. we went outside and she gave me the balloon. it was still raining. okay, on the count of three, let go. one, two, three.the balloon, carrying my letter, darted upward against the rain. we watched until it was swallowed by the mass of clouds.later i realized, like the balloon, that dad had never let his sickness get him down. he was strong. no matter what he suffered, hed persevere, hang on, and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body. he rose into sky and became something beautiful. i watched until the balloon disappeared into the gray and white and i prayed that his strength was hereditary. i prayed to be a balloon.24. when the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father, her mother _.a. found it easy to lie b. thought her a creative girlc. believed it easy to do so d. felt it hard to answer 25. when the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father, she _.a. became excited b. jumped with joyc. started writing immediately d. was worried that it couldnt be delivered26. in the eyes of the author, what was the rain like?a. an incurable disease. b. an unforgettable memory.c. the failures her father experienced.d. the hard time her father had.27. what would be the best title for the passage?a. an unforgettable experience b. fly to paradisec. the strong red balloon d. a great father cwindows 8, apart from windows 95, is the biggest surprise and the only version of microsofts operating system that has been changed from the core（核心）when compared to its former one. however, a recent study has shown that under 20% of business owners would be willing to upgrade to the new version of windows. the reason for this remains to be discussed and debated, and we will try to throw light on this research by providing you with some of the most common advantages and disadvantages of windows 8. generally speaking, there are a great number of plus sides related to upgrading from windows 7 to windows 8. speedthis is the biggest advantage to mention. boot time has been reported to be up to nine times shorter than that with windows 7. new passwordsinstead of typing your passwords, windows 8 will let you use gestures on your favorite photos to enter your password. this is not only practical but also extremely cool! windows 8 experienceapart from computers, windows 8 will be used on all devices, including smart phones, tablet pcs and so on. also, owing to the fact that it has been specifically designed with touch screen users in mind, windows 8, besides using keyboard and mouse, will offer a whole new user experience.however, there are still some disadvantages.the first one that has to be mentioned is that there is no start menu from windows. yes, there is no start button in the lower left corner, and this might be a real puzzle of many windows users. also, many users have had a problem to get used to the new interface（界面）introduced by windows 8. the biggest problem that is worth noticing is that windows 8 was originally designed for touch screen users, and this may have a bad effect on desktop users who have gotten used to doing everything with the help of their keyboard and mouse.28. what does “plus sides” in paragraph 2 probably refer to? a. math symbols. b. new rules.c. strengths. d. messages.29. according to the text the greatest advantage of windows 8 is its _.a. high speedb. complex passwordsc. unique experienced. new interface30. from the text we can learn that windows 8 _.a. no longer requires a passwordb. can be used on more than computers c. will be popular with desktop usersd. was upgraded from windows 9531. many windows 8 users face the problem that _.a. start menu is hidden in the lower left cornerb. they dont get accustomed to the new interface c. keyboard and mouse cant be used any longerd. they have to use fingerprints instead of buttondin modern society there is a great deal of argument about competition. some value it highly, believing that it is responsible for social progress and prosperity. others say that competition is bad; that it sets one person against another; that it leads to unfriendly relationship between people.i have taught many children who held the belief that their self worth relied on how well they performed at tennis and other skills. for them, playing well and winning are often lifeanddeath affairs. in their singleminded pursuit of success, the development of many other human qualities is sadly forgotten.however, while some seem to be lost in the desire to succeed, others take an opposite attitude. in a culture which values only the winner and pays no attention to the ordinary players, they strongly blame competition. among the most vocal are youngsters who have suffered under competitive pressures from their parents or society. teaching these young people, i often observe in them a desire to fail. they seem to seek failure by not trying to win or achieve success. by not trying, they always have an excuse: “i may have lost, but it doesnt matter because i really didnt try.” what is not usually admitted by themselves is the belief that if they had really tried and lost, that would mean a lot. such a loss would be a measure of their worth. clearly, this belief is the same as that of the true competitors who try to prove themselves. both are based on the mistaken belief that ones selfrespect relies on how well one performs in comparison with others. both are afraid of not being valued. only as this basic and often troublesome fear begins to dissolve can we discover a new meaning in competition.32. what does this passage mainly talk about?a. competition helps to set up self respect.b. failures are necessary experiences in competition.c. competition is harmful to personal quality development.d. opinions about competition are different among people.33. why do some people favor competition according to the passage?a. it builds up a sense of duty.b. it pushes society forward. c. it improves personal abilities. d. it encourages individual efforts.34. what is the similar belief of the true competitors and those with a “desire to fail”？a. ones success is based on how hard he has tried.b. ones success in competition needs great efforts.c. ones achievement is determined by his particular skills.d. ones worth lies in his performance compared with others.35. which point of view may the author agree to?a. fear of failure should be removed in competition.b. every effort should be paid back.c. competition should be encouraged.d. winning should be a lifeanddeath matter.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。there is an old spanish proverb which states, “tomorrow is often the busiest day of the week”. 36 id say, too many. our dreams should not, and cannot wait. we have to go for them now! heres why.1. 37nobody likes to talk about death, but the reality is everybody is going to die at one point. none of us know the day, or the hour. therefore, today is all we have. dont go to your grave with unfulfilled dreams. make the decision to go after every dream, big or small right now.2. the world is waiting on your gifti know this may be hard to believe, but the world is waiting on you! yes, you! 38 sure, other people may be able to sing. but theyll never be able to sing exactly like you. sure other people can write, but theyll never be able to write from the same perspective in which you write. dont deprive the world of your gift. its the oxygen that we need to survive. thus, it is your responsibility to figure out exactly what your gift is, and use to better your life and the lives of those around you.3. 39 you can dream about writing the great american play that you want, but its never going to happen unless you actually put pen to paper. you can dream about finding a cure for cancer, but it will never happen unless you actually go to school to become equipped with the necessary tools to find that cure. 40 they require you to get your head out of the clouds, and actually do the work to make them happen. get to it!a. you cant let fear win.b. tomorrow is not promised.c. in other words, dreams dont work unless you do. d. possibilities you never knew existed are waiting on youe. how many times have we put off our dreams until tomorrow? f. unless you take the first step, your dreams will never come true.g. you were born into the world with a unique gift, which nobody on this earth can copy.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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。time talks. it speaks more plainly than words. time 41 in many ways. consider the different parts of the day, for example. the time of the day when something is done can give a 42 meaning to the event. it is not a 43 to telephone someone very early in the morning. if you telephone him early in the day, 44 he is shaving or having breakfast, the time of the call shows that something is urgent and 45 immediate attention.the same meaning is 46 telephone calls made after 11:00 pm. if someone receives a call during sleeping hours, he may think it is a 47 of life or death. the time chosen for the call 48 its importance. in social life, time plays a very 49 part. in the united states, guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the 50 to a dinner party is extended only three or four days before the party date. but this is not 51 in all countries. in other areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make an appointment too far 52 because plans which are made for a date more than a week away tend to be 53 . the meaning of time 54 from place to place in the world. 55 , misunderstandings often arise between people from different cultures that 56 time differently. for example, promptness (准时) is 57 greatly in american life. if people are not prompt, they may be regarded as 58 or not fully responsible. in the us, no one would think of keeping a business partner 59 for an hour; it would be too rude. a person who is five minutes late is 60 to make a short apology.41. a. wastes b. runsc. travelsd. communicates 42. a. precious b. ridiculous c. speciald. rare 43. a. deal b. custom c. problemd. duty44. a. whenever b. though c. onced. while 45. a. requires b. escapes c. paysd. gives46. a. compared with b. covered withc. devoted tod. attached to 47. a. matterb. story c. gamed. view 48. a. reduces b. ignoresc. stressesd. doubts49. a. differentb. significantc. smalld. equal 50. a. pla