2016届高三上期中英语试卷.doc

2015学年第一学期期中考试（暨区六校联考）高三英语试卷 2015年11月第I卷 (共103分)I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.1. A. To the gym.B. To the beachC. To a restaurant.D. To the zoo.2. A. To go to Mexico on Friday.C. To visit the impressionism exhibition.B. To attend a concert on Saturday. D. To enjoy modern art with Sylvia.3. A. $69.B. $92.C. $46.D. $23.4. A. A teacher.B. A policeman.C. A doctor.D. A nurse.5. A. At International Department. C. At the customs.B. At Domestic Arrivals.D. At the check-in desk.6. A. The man will accompany the woman.C. The man loves yoga too.B. The woman will read with the man.D. The woman practices yoga.7. A. 154B. 187C. 74.8D. 1788. A. The woman is overweight.C. The man is impatient.B. The woman is too old.D. The dresses lack variety.9. A. Receiving a medical treatment.C. Doing a make-up training.B. Taking a driving course.D. Attending an art lesson.10. A. Around 12 hours.B. Around 15 hours.C. Around 19 hours.D. Around 21 hours.Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages. The passages will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard.Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.11. A. Art history class is taught in lecture hall.B. Mentally disabled children are taught outside the classroom.C. Professors teach through real world experiences.D. Students appreciate classroom learning.12. A. To support his point of view.C. To advise us to study psychology.B. To praise the professor. D. To praise his friend.13. A. Learning through experience is important.B. Students learn a lot from textbooks.C. Students develop their creativity through textbooks.D. Students get firsthand information by observation. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.14. A. To take her home.B. To help her record some songs.C. To ask the radio station for help.D. To look for ways to make her better.15. A. They didnt think that would work.B. They never did that before.C. The new law didnt allow them to do so.D. They wanted to be paid if they did that.16. A. Never be frightened by serious diseases.B. Music has a good effect on sick people.C. Care and love are important and helpful.D. A radio station is a good place to express your feelings.Section C Directions: In Section C, you will hear two longer conversations. The conversations will be read twice. After you hear each conversation, you are required to fill in the numbered blanks with the information you have heard. Blanks 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.Flight ReservationNameJack HawkinsFlight number220 & 414Destinations(17) and New YorkDeparture Time7:30 p.m. (18) 22 & 3:30 p.m. December 3Flight Class(19) Air Fare$ (20) Complete the form. Write ONE WORD for each answer.Blanks 21 through 24 are based on the following conversation.Why does the woman say that he has prepared hard? Because the (21) of his presentation is great, and it includes useful information. Whats the problem in his presentation? He (22) the information on the slides too much. How should he deliver his speech?He should (23) with the audience and communicates with them. What should be done to improve the slides? Delete detailed information and just keep (24) Complete the form. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.II. Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.(A)One spot of the Great Wall, one of the worlds most recognizable landmarks, recently accommodated a set built and abandoned by a film crew in May in Beijing, a newspaper reported.The remains of the prop set are still at the section of the Great Wall in Mentougou, Beijing, built near the No. 3 Watchtower. There are 17 ancient watchtowers which (25) (recognize) by Chinas cultural authorities as cultural relics under protection. The leftovers, (26) are not harmonious with the original scenery, have indeed harmed the environment and historical landscape. Some 这个道具的残存还留在长城的北京门头沟段，在“沿字三号敌台”附近。这处地点分布的17座古代敌台被中国文物局认证为文物保护单位。道具城楼破破烂烂，与原来的景色显得格格不入，严重破坏了长城的环境和历史风貌。local village residents have no idea (27) the film is about. They didnt know the film title, the director, the actors or anything else (28) the fact that it is a film or TV series set in ancient China. (25) villagers as well as cultural departments, said they didnt even know this had happened (26) the location is remote, far away from urban Beijing and they didnt see any documents from a higher administration approving the filming in May.According to Beijings rules and regulations, such film shooting (31) first be approved and the set should be removed after the shooting with cultural relics (32) (leave) unharmed. Otherwise, the crew will be punished and fined, and the tapes would be confiscated.(B)Until the 1980s, the American homeless population comprised mainly older males. Today, homelessness strikes much younger part of society. In fact, (33) 18-city survey by the U.S. Conference of Mayors in 1987 found that families with children make up the fastest growing part of the homeless population. Many homeless children gather in inner cities; this transient and frequently frightened student population (34) (create) additional problems-both legal and educational-for already overburdened urban school administrators and teachers.Estimates of the number of homeless Americans range from 350,000 to three million. Likewise, estimates of the number of homeless school children vary radically. A U.S. Department of Education report, based on state estimates, states that there are 220,000 homeless school-age children, about a third of (35) do not attend school on a regular basis. But the National Coalition for the Homeless estimates that there are at least two times as many homeless children, and (36) less than half of them attend school regularly.One part of the homeless population that is particularly difficult to count consists (37) the throwaway youths who (38) (cast) off their homes. The Elementary School Center in New York City estimates that there are 1.5 million of them, many of whom are not counted as children because they do not stay in family shelters and tend to live by (39) on the streets.Federal law, the Stewart McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, includes a section that addresses the educational needs of homeless children. The educational provisions of the McKinney Act are based on the belief (40) all homeless children have the right to a free, appropriate education.Section BDirections: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.A. favorB. chargesC. combineD. disturbanceE. essentialF. involvedG. luxuriousH. potentialI. presentJ. signsK. turnedDing. Bzzzt. Beep. Thats the sound of conversation in restaurants these days. Where cellphones were once considered 41 as people chatted loudly into them during meals, smartphones now 42 a whole new set of issues as entire table disappear into the Internet via small sceens. The modern smartphone has 43 into instant messenger, mailbox, camera, flashlight, computer, map, dictionary, newspaper, personal assistant and etc. And as such its use at the table has become so popular that “restaurants are now forced to 44 how to deal with them with the service and table maintenance,” says Eric Rosenfeld, the general manager of the 45 restaurant II Covo, in Mid-City Los Angeles, which has begun offering diners small plates to hold their phones in order to protect them from 46 spills.Some fine dining restaurants arent in 47 of cellphone use. And a few places go as far as to post “no cellphone” 48 . But most restaurants, like II Covo, are finding ways to address what many consider the new reality of our fast-paced digital era while at the same time working to encourage diners to stay 49 with their dining companions.“If a diner would like to have their phone on the table, we want to protect it as much as possible,” Rosenfeld explains, adding that many restaurants in Los Angeles even provide dinners with iPhone or BlackBerry 50 in case their cellphones should be out of power.III. Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.Peace and development are the themes of the times. People across the world should join hands in advancing the lofty cause of peace and development of mankind.A peaceful environment is a/an 51 for national, regional and even global development. 52 peace or political stability, there would be no economic progress to speak of. This has been fully 53 by both the past and the present. In todays world, the international situation is, on the whole, moving towards relaxation. 54 , conflicts and even local wars caused by various factors have kept cropping up, and 55 still remains in some areas. All this has 56 the economic development of the countries and regions concerned, and has also adversely affected the world economy. All responsible statesmen and governments must 57 the UN Charter(宪章) and the universally acknowledged norms(准则) 58 international relations, and work for a universal, lasting and comprehensive peace. 59 should be allowed to cause tension or armed conflicts against the interests of the people.There are still in this world a few interest groups, which always want to seek 60 by creating tension here and there. This is 61 the will of the majority of the people and against the trend of the times. An enormous market 62 can be created and economic prosperity promoted only when continued efforts are made to 63 that people around the world live and work in peace and 64 on economic development and on scientific and technological innovation. I hope that all of us here today will join hands with all other peace-loving people and work for lasting world peace and the 65 interests of all nations and regions.51. A. situationB. mustC. arrangement D. tradition52. A. WithoutB. WithC. DespiteD. Except53. A. illustratedB. suggestedC. provenD. recognized54. A. HoweverB. For instanceC. In factD. Besides55. A. pressureB. tensionC. result D. response56. A. increasedB. slowedC. changedD. promoted57. A. reviseB. ignoreC. obey D. produce58. A. influencingB. neglectingC. answeringD. governing59. A. AllB. NobodyC. NeitherD. Others60. A. rewardingB. gainsC. respectsD. treasure61. A. forB. withinC. againstD. to62. A. chanceB. shortageC. situationD. order63. A. supplyB. conveyC. believeD. ensure64. A. insistB. focusC. keenD. live65. A. commonB. advancedC. relaxingD. definiteSection BDirections: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.(A) “My kids really understand solar and earth-heat energy,” says a second-grade teacher in Saugus, California. “Some of them are building solar collectors for their energy course.” These young scientists are part of City Building Educational Program (CBEP), a particular program for kindergarten through twelfth grade that uses the stages of city planning to teach basic reading, writing and math skills, and more. The children dont just plan any city. They map and analyze the housing, energy, and transportation requirements of their own district and predict its needs in 100 years. With the aid of an architect who visits the classroom once a week, they invent new ways to meet these needs and build models of their creations. “Designing buildings of the future gives children a lot of freedom,” says the teacher who developed this program. They are able to use their own rich imagination and inventions without fear of blame, because there are no wrong answers in a future context. In fact, as the class enters the final model-building stage of the program, an elected “official” and “planning group” makes all the design decisions for the model city, and the teacher steps back and becomes an adviser. CBEP is a set of activities, games and imitations that teach the basic steps necessary for problem-solving: observing, analyzing, working out possible answers, and judging them based on the childrens own standards. 66. The Program is designed to _. A. develop childrens problem-solving abilities B. train young scientists for city planning C. direct kids to build solar collectors D. train kids to be future architects 67. An architect pays a weekly visit to the classroom to _. A. find out kids creative ideas B. help kids with their program C. give children lectures D. discuss with the teacher68. Who is the designer of the program? A. A teacher. B. An architect. C. An official. D. A scientist.69. The children feel free in the program because they _. A. can design future buildings themselves B. need not worry about making mistakes C. are given enough time to design models D. have new ideas and rich imagination( B )Mini Book Excerpts(节选)Biography When Salinger learned that a car park was to be built on the land, the middle-aged writer was shocked and quickly bought the neighboring area to protect it The townspeople never forgot the rescue and came to help their most famous neighbor. J. D. Salinger：A Life by Kenneth Slawenski（Random House,$27）Mystery(疑案小说) “Youre a smart boy. Bennys death was no accident, and youre the only one who saw it happen. Do you think the murderer should get away with it? ” The boy was staring stubbornly at his lap again. A thought suddenly occurred to Annika, “Did you You recognized the man in the car, didnt you?” The boy hesitated, twisting his fingers, “Maybe,” he said quietly. Red Wolf by Liza Marklund（Atria Books, $25. 99）Short Stories She wants to say to him what she has learned, none of it in class: Some women are born stupid, and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give, and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers, some who they dont want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters wont. Some mothers love so their daughters wont. You Are Free by Danzy Senna（Riverhead Books,$15）Humor Do your kids like to have fun? Come to Fun Times! Do you like to watch your kids having fun? Bring them to Fun Times! Fun Times!s “amusement cycling” is the most fun you can have, legally, in the United States right now. Why spend thousands of dollars flying to Disney World when you can spend less than half of that within a days drive of most cities? Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts by Larry Doyle（Ecco,$14. 99）70. If the readers want to know about the life of Salinger, they should buy the book published by . A. Ecco B. Random House C. Riverhead Books D. Atria Books71. The book Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts is intended for . A. young children B. Disney World workers C. middle school teachers D. parents with young children72. Which book describes women with characters of their own?A. You Are Free B. J. D. Salinger: A Life C. Happy: And Other Bad Thoughts D. Red Wolf 73. After finishing the book Red Wolf, the readers would learn that . A. the murderer got away with the crime B. Benny died of an accidentC. the boy helped arrest the murderer D. Annika carried out the crime(C) Psychologists take opposing views of how external rewards(外部奖赏), from warm praise to cold cash, affect motivation and creativity. Behaviorists, who study the relation between actions and their consequences, argue that rewards can improve performance at work and school. Cognitive(认知学派的) researchers, who study various aspects of mental life, believe that rewards often destroy creativity by encouraging dependence on approval and gifts from others. The latter view has gained many supporters, especially among educators. But the careful use of small monetary(金钱的) rewards sparks creativity in grade-school children, suggesting that pr