安徽省滁州中学2017届高三12月半月考英语试题含答案.doc

滁州中学20162017学年度第一学期半月考 高 三 英语 试 卷（满分：150分 用时：120分钟 命题：高三英语备课组）注意事项：1. 答题前，务必在试题卷、答题卡规定的地方填写自己的姓名、座位号。2. 答第卷时，每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。3. 答第卷时，请在答题卷上书写，要求认真审题、仔细作答、字体工整、笔迹清晰。第卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第1节听下面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 are the speakers talking about? A. Having a birthday party. B. Doing some exercise.C. Getting Lydia a gift2. What is the woman going to do? A. Help the man. B. Take a bus. C. Get a camera.3. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Tell Kate to stop B. Call Kates friends C.Stay away Kate4. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a wine shop B. In a supermarket C.In a restaurant.5. What does the woman mean? A. Keep the window closed. B. Go out for fresh air. C. Turn on the fan.第二节听下面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. What is the man going to do this summer? A. Teach a course. B. Repair his house. C. Work at a hotel.7. How will the man use the money?A.To hire a gardener. B. To buy books. C.To pay for a boat trip.听第7段材料，回答第8.9题。8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Schoolmates. B. Colleagues. C. Roommates.9. What does Frank plan to do right after graduation?A.Work as a programmer. B. Travel around the world. C. Start his own business.听第8段材料，回答第10 至12题。10. Why does the woman make the call? A. To book a hotel room. B. To ask about the room service. C. To make changes to a reservation.11. When will the woman arrive at the hotel?A.On September 15 B.On September 16 C. On September 2312. How much will the woman pay for her room per night? A. 179 B. 199 C. 219听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。13. What is the womans plan for Saturday? A. Going shopping. B. Going camping. C. Going boating14. Where will the woman stay in Keswick? A. In a country inn. B. In a five-star hotel. C. In her aunts home.15. What will Gordon do over the weekend?: A. Visit his friends. B. Watch DVDs. C. Join the woman.16. What does the woman think of Gordons coming weekend?A.RelaxedB.Boring C. Busy听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。17. Who is Wang Ming? A. A student B. An employer C. An engineer 18. What does the speaker say about the college job market this year? A. It is unpredictable B. It is quite stable C. It is not optimistic19. What percentage of student job seekers have found a job by now? A. 20% B. 22% C. 50%20. Why are engineering graduates more likely to accept a job? A. They need more work experience. B. The salary is usually good. C. Their choice is limited. 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。AWeekend MiraclesWeekend Miracles give children aged 9 and older in the Childrens Center the opportunity to visit a host family who partners the child to find the child a permanent family. The host family arranges activities that the child will enjoy and introduces the child to their circle of friendsin order to develop a lasting connection with someone.Organization: Kidsave International Location: the United StatesDuration: 2 days to 6 weeksWeb Designer NeededWe need the skills of a Web designer to help us redesign our website. The project will be fun and fulfilling, and give much needed visibility (能见性) to our grass-roots projects that are serving children and mothers in every corner of the world.Organization: Childrens Fund Location: the United StatesDuration: 3 weeks to 2 monthsLiving MiraclesDoctors and dentists are needed as volunteers at Shechen Medical Clinic in Nepal for two months or longer. In Tibet, we need doctors for only 1-2 months. Dentists can come for one month or longer. Please understand that modern conveniences are not available here.Organization: DilgoKhyentse Fellowship Location: NepalDuration: 21 days to 6 yearsTeaching English to Children in IndiaThe Salus Foundation, Inc. needs help from volunteers, teachers, college students or recent college graduates trained in ESL, or who are willing to be trained in ESL to teach English to the students at the SulaximSchool.Organization: The Salus Foundation, Inc. Location: IndiaDuration: 6 weeks to 9 monthsChimpanzee Sanctuary in CameroonIn Defense of Animals in Africa needs help from highly motivated, mature volunteers who care about the conservation of great apes and are willing to live in an isolated, challenging, French-speaking environment for six months to benefit our future generation.Organization: In Defense of Animals in AfricaLocation: CameroonDuration: 6 months21. Which of the following fields is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. HealthB. EducationC. PoliticsD. Wildlife conservation22. Which of the following is suitable for John, an American college student, who wants to learn about the lives of children in other countries? A. Weekend Miracles B. Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Cameroon C. Web Designer Needed D. Teaching English to Children in India23. The purpose of Weekend Miracles is mainly to help children . A. enlarge their circle of friends B. learn more about the outside world C. find a family who is willing to raise them D. get chances to communicate with other childrenBMovie Extras“Would you mind lying in a coffin (棺材)? Would you shave your head? Are you willing to take out your false teeth?” These are just a few of the questions Anne Marie Stewart and her staff sometimes ask the talent who serve as non-speaking extras in special films, television series, and made-for-TV movies produced in Toronto. Of course, the majority of extra calls are for more ordinary people, and Stewart has a list of about 650 registered extras. Crowd scenes, which are common, call for everyday people of all ages, ethnic backgrounds, and sizes. Over at Movie People, last-minute requests are not unusual. We got a request once for an entire brass band of 30 people. They wanted it within the hour, said manager Yvonne McCartney. Another time, the company got a last-minute request for a newborn baby. We found a baby that was three weeks premature, said Jonathan Aiken, an owner of the company. Then there was the worried call from a casting director whose Star got doggone stubborn one day and decided to just lie down and not work. The director needed a replacement dog, fast. We got them two in one hour. said Aiken. It was a matter of good connections and fast phone work. The eight phone lines needed to make 350 to 400 calls a day are one of Movie Peoples major expenses. Phone lines are the only way to stay in touch with casting directors and extras; but the latter are a group not necessarily interested in a long-term relationship. Most extra jobs pay only $7 an hour (with a six-hour minimum), while most agencies charge an annual $75 registration fee and get 10 to 15 per cent of extrasearnings. Its no wonder that the turnover rate is fairly high. Some people who are between jobs do extra work as a temporary measure, said McCartney. But professionals, such as lawyers, also do the work because its interesting. Others with flexible jobs have a desire to do something different. Some homemakers want to get out of the house and onto a movie set. Moneys not the motivating reason. One of the first things I say to people who walk in and ask about being an extra is, You have to be available, said a person at Karen Clifton Agency. Inc. The next thing I say is, You cant make a living at this. ”24. What kind of people are movie extras? A. TV series makers. B. Casting directors. C. Non-professional movie actors. D. Agents for movie stars.25. According to the passage, movie extras should _. A. have special talents B. have a flexible schedule C. make good connections D. make hundreds of phone calls daily26. Why do white collar workers most probably like to be movie extras? A. They want to make more money. B. They want to start a career in acting. C. They think their regular job is boring. D. They think being on the stage is enjoyable.27. The underlined word “turnover” in the sixth paragraph probably means _. A. business profit B. the loss of staff C. market demand D. operation expensesC Given that many peoples moods (情绪)are regulated by the chemical action of chocolate, it was probably only a matter of time before somebody made the chocolate shop similar to a drugstore of Chinese medicine. Looking like a setting from the film Charlie& the Chocolate Factory, Singapores Chocolate Research Facility (CRF) has over 100 varieties of chocolates. Its founder is Chris Lee who grew up at his parents comer store with one hand almost always in the jar of sweets. If the CRF seems to be a smart idea, thats because Lee is not merely a seasoned salesperson but also head of a marketing department that has business relations with big names such as Levis and Sony. That idea surely results in the imagination at work when it comes to making different flavored(味道)chocolates. The CRFs produce is green, made within the country and divided into 10 lines, with the Alcohol Series being the most popular. The Exotic Series一with Sichuan pepper, red bean .cheese and other flavors一also does well and is fun to taste. And for chocolate snobs，who think that they have a better knowledge of chocolate than others, the Connoisseur Series uses cocoa beans from Togo, Cuba, Venezuela , and Ghana, among others.28. What is good about chocolate? A. It serves as a suitable gift. B. It helps improve the state of mind. C. It works as an effective medicine. D. It strengthens business relations.29. Why is Chris Lee able to develop his idea of the CRF? A. He knows the importance of research. B. He learns form shops of similar types. C. He has a lot of marketing experience. D. He has the support of many big names30. Which line of the CRF produce sells best? A. The Connoisseur Series. B. The Exotic Series. C. The Sichuan Series. D. The Alcohol Series.31. The words chocolate snobs in Paragraph 3 probably refer to people who A. are particular about chocolate B. know little about cocoa beans C. look down upon others D. like to try new flavorsDThe Republic of Vanuatu is an island nation located in the South Pacific Ocean. It was one of the poorest nations in the region. Within the last five years, however, it has become a hot spot for adventure travelers. In 2006 it was voted the happiest place on Earth. The reason is not that Vanuatu are the richest but that Vanuatu has white-sand islands, clear waters, the worlds most accessible live volcano, great diving and food that grows faster than it can be picked. With a population of about 221,000, Vanuatu has 113 languages, which is a result of 3,000 years of immigration from many Pacific countries. There are three official languages: English, French, and Bislama. Bislama developed from South Pacific English, a simplified language that traders and other foreigners used it to communicate with speakers of the many local languages. Most of the islands are mountainous and of volcanic origin. There are several active volcanoes in Vanuatu, including Yasur on the island of Tanna, one of the worlds most accessible volcanoes. If youve ever fancied getting close to a volcano, heres your chance.Vanuatu Posts Underwater Post Office has quickly become one of the busiest post offices for postcards in the world! Visitors from around the world want to experience the worlds first underwater post office. The Post Office is only 50 meters offshore and at just three meters below the surface, very appealing to the young and young at heart. Since opening in 2003, the underwater post office has received about 100,000 visitors. They have posted one of the waterproofpostcards available in Vanuatu; these cards are collected regularly by one of Vanuatu Posts four trained divers. The underwater branch is manned daily for usually about an hour, longer with demand.32. Vanuatu was voted the happiest place on Earth because _.A. its the poorest nation in the regionB. its Vanuatu that are the richestC. its a favorite placefor adventurersD. its blessed with abundant nature33. From the text, _ led to over one hundred languages spoken in Vanuatu.A. immigration B. location C. dialectsD. foreigners34. Which of the following is true about Vanuatu?A. Bislama developed from local Pacific French.B. Yasur is one of the live volcanoes in Vanuatu. C. Vanuatu has more than 113 official languages.D. Underwater Post Office has opened for 5 years.35. Which of the following would be the most proper title for the text?A. Working at the underwater branch B. Great diving in amazing VanuatuC. A hot spot for adventure travelers D. The busiest post office on Earth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。 You may have grown up living with sisters and brothers, or this may be your first time sharing your living space with someone else. 36 However, it can also be a great part of your college experience. Follow these tips to make sure you and your roommate keep things pleasant and supportive throughout the year.Be clear from the beginning.Maybe you hate it when someone interrupts you when you are sleeping every morning. Maybe you need ten minutes to yourself before talking to anyone after you wake up. 37 Its not fair to expect him or her to pick up on them right away, and communicating what you need is one of the best ways to get rid of problems before they become problems. 38 This may seem simple, but its probably one of the biggest reasons why roommates experience conflicts. Dont you think hell mind if you borrow his shoes for a quick soccer game? For all you know, you just stepped over an uncrossable line. Dont borrow, use, or take anything without getting permission first.Be open to change.You should expect to learn and grow and change during your time at school. 39 As the term progresses, realize things will change for both of you. Be comfortable addressing things that unexpectedly come up, setting new rules, and being flexible to your changing environment.Follow the Golden Rule. 40 No matter what your relationship is at the end of the year, you can take comfort knowing you acted like an adult and treated your roommate with respect.A. Respect your roommates things.B. Let your roommate know about your preferences.C. Treat your roommate like youd like to be treated.D. Living with a roommate is really a wonderful thing.E. Having a roommate surely has its challenges.F. You should correct your bad habits first.G. And the same should happen to your roommate, if all goes well.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。The Beginning of DramaThere are many theories about the beginning of drama in ancient Greece. The one most widely accepted today is based on the 41 that drama evolved from ritual( 宗教仪式). The argument for this view goes as follows. In the beginning, human beings 42 the natural forces of the worldeven the seasonal changesas unpredictable, and they sought through various means to 43 these unknown and feared powers. Those measures which appeared to44 the desired results were then kept and repeated until they changed into45 rituals. 46stories arose which explained or masked the mysteries of the rituals. As times passed, some rituals were 47, but the stories, later called myths, continued to exist and provided material for art and drama.Those who believed that drama evolved out of ritual also argue that those rituals contained the 48of theater because music, dance, masks, and 49 were almost always used. 50, a suitable site had to be provided for performances and 51 the entire community did not participate , a(n) 52 division was usually made between the “ area of acting “ and the “ area in which an audience sits ”. Besides, there were performers, and, since considerable importance was 53 to avoiding mistakes in the practice of rituals, religious leaders usually 54 that task. Wearing masks and costumes, they often imitated other people, animals, or supernatural beings, and mimed (用哑剧表演出) the 55 effectsuccess in hunt or battle, the coming rain, the revival of the Sun 56 an actor might. Eventually such dramatic representatives were separated from 57 activities.Another theory traces the theaters origin from the human interest in 58. According to this view , tales about the hunt , war or other things are told and gradually spread. 59 through the use of action and dialogue by a narrator and then through the assumption of each of the roles by a different person. A closely related theory traces theater to those dances that are primarily gymnastic or that are60 of animal movements and sounds.41. A. background B. assumptionC. evidenceD. theory42. A. viewed B. employed C. imagined D. dismissed43. A. take B. possess C guarantee D. control44. A. start B. show C. bring D. continue45. A. usual B. direct C. convincing D.