2016届高三英语下册周测检测考试题20

1、2016 衡水万卷周测一考试时间： 120 分钟姓名： 班级： 考、听力题（共两节，满分 30 分）A、B、C 三个选项中选出10 秒钟的时间来回答1. 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，从题中所给的最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What impressed the man about the new theater?C. The sound.C.Work in the garden.C. He s been sick.A. The ticket p

2、rice.B. The seats.2. What are the speakers going to do tonight?A. Listen to a lecture.B.Go out for pizza.3. Why has the man been staying at home?A. He works at home.B. He is out of work.4. How many students had planned to take the exam?A. 50. B. 25. C. 15.5. What does the man think of the cheese?A.

3、It is delicious.B .It smells better than it tastes. C. It has gone bad.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1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。听完每段对话或独白前后，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 至 7 题。6. What does the woman think is out there?A.

4、A bear.B. A wolf.C. A duck.7. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Keep awake.B. Look at Greg s tent. C. Continue to sleep.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8. What will Nancy do?A. Move to Africa.B.Teach Russian.C.Move to Russia.9. How will Nancy learn Russian?A. Study at university. B.Take an online clas

5、s. C.Talk to people10. Why is the woman saving money?A. To help the poor.B. To visit Russia.C. To study abroad.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. Who is Eric?A. Jim s friend. B. The woman s classmate. C. The man s little brother.12. Why was the man absent from school yesterday?A. He was sick.B. He wanted to

6、 escape from a test.C. He needed to pick up a friend.13. What will the woman do after school?A. Lend the man her notes. B. Go to the new movie theater. C. Prepare for a test. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。14. How long ahead of time did the woman leave home?A. 20 minutes. B. Half an hour. C.An hour.15. Wher

7、e are the speakers?A. On the plane.B. On the bus.C. In the car.16. What are the speakers mainly discussing?A.Traffic. B.Business travel. C.Flight delay.17. How does the woman feel about the situation?A. Understanding. B. Sorry. C. Angry.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。18. Why is the coast guard being contac

8、ted?A. The ship is sinking.B. The ship is out of fuel.C. The ship is 200 miles off the coast.19. What will happen in ten minutes?A. The coast guard will arrive.B. The ship will stop moving.C. There will be another announcement.20. What are the passengers asked to do?A. Stop using the gym.B. Gather i

9、n the dining hall.C. Go on with their enjoyment.二、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ABEIJING Rising smartphone star Xiaomi is moving upmarket and taking aim at Apples iPhone. The Chinese maker known for low-priced phones on Thursday unveiled （ 发布 ） a new

10、model that Chairman Jun Lei said is comparable to Apples iPhone 6 but thinner, lighter and much cheaper. The phone starts at 2, 299 yuan （$375）, less than half the 5,288 yuan （$ 865） price of an iPhone 6 in China.Xiaomi, founded in 2010, passed South Koreas Samsung Electronics Co. in the second quar

11、ter of last year as the best-selling smartphone brand in China by number of phones sold. The company is expanding into India and other developing markets but has yet to announce plans to enter the United States or Europe.Xiaomi is a respected brand that already has an Apple-like following in China,

12、said analyst Brian Blair, who tracks mobile device makers at Rosenblatt Securities. Apple is still a relatively small player in China, selling about 45 million iPhones there last year, Blair estimates, but will continue to grow.Apple is very much a premium （ 高端的 ） brand, said Blair. The company that

13、s more at risk is Samsung, which has been losing share in that market.Privately held （ 私人控股的 ） Xiaomi said last years sales tripled to 61. 1 million phones and revenue （收益 ） more than doubled to 74. 3 billion yuan （$12.2 billion）. The company, based in Beijing, recently completed a round of fundrais

14、ing from investors that it said valued Xiaomi at $ 45 billion, making it one of the worlds most valuable technology brands.Xiaomi ran into legal trouble in India in December after a court blocked sales while it hears a complaint by Swedens LM Ericcson that the Chinese company violated its patents.In

15、 a blog post earlier this month, Lei called the case a rite of passage （ 成年礼 ） for a young company.21. Which of the following statements is true?A. Xiaomi sold more cellphones than Samsung in 2010 in China.B. Compared to Xiaomi, Apples iPhone 6 is thinner and lighter.C. Low-price is Xiaomis advantag

16、e over Apples iPhones.D. The company is expanding into the United States or Europe.22. What can be inferred from the passage according to Brian Blair?A. More than 45 million iPhones will be sold this year.B. Xiaomi can beat Apple in the market of China.C. He thinks Xiaomi is superior to Apple.D. Sam

17、sung will be closed for losing share in the market.23. How is the 5th paragraph developed?A. By giving examples. B. By analyzing cause and effect.C. By providing data. D. By making comparisons.24. Whats the attitude of Jun Lei towards the case of Xiaomi in India?A. Negative. B. Satisfied. C. Positiv

18、e. D. Doubtful.BEtymology, the study of words and word roots, may sound like the kind of thing done by boring librarians in small, dusty rooms Yet etymologists actually have a uniquely interesting job They are in many ways just like archaeologists （考古学家） digging up the physical history of people and

19、 events The special aspect of etymology is that it digs up history, so to speak, through the words and phrases that are left behind The English language, in particular, is a great field to explore history through words As a language, English has an extraordinary number of words This is partly due to

20、 its ability to adapt foreign words so readily For example, English words such as kindergarten （from German ）, croissant （from French ） , and cheetah （from Hindi ） have become part of the language with little or no change from their original sounds and spellings So English-language etymologists have

21、 a vast world of words to explore Another enjoyable thing about etymology for most word experts is solving word mysteries （谜） No, etymologists do not go around solving murders, like the great detective Sherlock Holmes What these word experts solve are mysterious origins of some of our most common wo

22、rdsOne of the biggest questions English language experts have pursued is how English came to have the phrase OK Though it is one of the most commonly used expressions, its exact beginning is a puzzle even to this day Even its spelling is not entirely consistent-unless you spell it Okay, it is hard e

23、ven to call it a word Etymologists have been able to narrow OK sorigin down to a likely, although not certain, source （来源）.It became widely used around the time of Martin Van Burens run for president in 1840 His nickname was Old Kinderhook What troubles word expertsabout this expla nati on is that t

24、he phrase appeared in some n ewspapers before Van Bure n became well known .It is likely that Van Buren could be called its primary sourceEtymologists will doubtlessly keep searchi ng for the in itial source . However, it is clear that OK s popularity and reputati on have topped those of the America

25、 n preside nt to whom it has been most clearly linked .25. The author mentions the words like croissant in Paragraph 2 to indicate .A . words have changed a lot in the two IanguagesB . what English-language etymologists are exploring nowC. En glish has absorbed many words from other foreig n Ian gua

26、gesD . the English vocabulary is difficult to the non-English-speaking people26. The underlined word pursued in Paragraph 4 means.A . looked upon B . dug up C . put inD . set down27. We can lear n from the passage that etymologists.A . discover the possible origin of wordsB . help detectives to solv

27、e mysterious murdersC . write in teresti ng stories for some n ewspapersD . explore the En glish Ian guage as well as the recent events28. What is the main purpose of the passage?A . To present the history of English wordsB . To expla in the procedure of an etymologists jobC . To introduce the pleas

28、ure of the study of words and word roots .D . To teach readers how to dist in guish En glish and non-En glish wordsCWhe n I was 12, I got a part-time job on a dairy farm, milk ing cows. We milked 65 cows twice a day. One day, I complai ned to my father about having to go milk those cows, saying it w

29、as tiring. He said, you know, boy, to work is a bless in g. I looked at the men whod worked harder. I had a feeling I had been told something really importa nt, but it took many years before it sunk in.Back the n, going to college was a rare privilege. My father told me if rd picked something to stu

30、dy that I liked doing, Id always look forward to my work. But he also added, eve n hav ing a job you hate is better tha n not hav ing a job at all. I wan ted to be a farmer, but I joined a military program to help pay for college. And what started out as an obligatio n to the Army became a way of li

31、fe that I stayed committed to for 37 years.In the late 1980s, during a visit to Bangladesh, I saw a woman with her baby on her back, breaking bricks with a hammer. I asked a local officer why they were nt using a machi ne to make the work easier. He told me a machi ne would put that lady out of work

32、. And as bad as that woma ns job was, it was eno ugh to keep a small familyalive. It reminded me of my fathers words: to work is a blessing.After seeing a lot of people like that woman in Bangladesh, Ive come to believe that people without jobs are not free. Theyre victims of crime, poor health, and

33、 depression. People who have jobs can have a home, send their kids to school, develop a sense of pride, contribute to the good of the community and even help others. When we can work, we are free. We are blessed.29. Which can be the best title of the text?A. My chosen way of lifeB. To work is a bles

34、singC. Why should I work D. Inspiration from a woman30. The writer joined a military program because .A. his parents forced him to do soB. he intended to finda lifetime jobC. he couldnt afford his college education D. he could travel abroad with the army31. What does the writer intend to say through

35、 the last paragraph?A. People without jobs could achieve more. B. Freedom is not always free for people.C. Rich people should help those in need.D. We should feelfortunate to have a job.DEveryone wants to achieve true happiness in life. But the biggest factor holding most of us back is actually our

36、own selves. The Huffington Post released a list of seven mistakes we need to let go of in order to become happier people. Let s take a look.1. Placing too much emphasis on fulfillment （成就感 ） Those who put a lot of pressure on themselves to be happy feel more lonely on a daily basis than those who do

37、 not, according to research conducted at the University of Denver, US.2. Keeping it all inKeeping it all together during tough times can hurt you. Crying is the body emotional response to outside triggers （诱因）.By suppressing it, you may be damaging your mental and physical health.3. Look ing at your

38、 smart phone all the timeConnecting with others may be the key to happiness,but a recent Uni versity of Michiga n study found that the more time participa nts spe nt on social n etwork ing sites, the less happy they felt.4. Not movingIt no secret that a healthy lifestyle is a big part of happ in ess

39、. Somethi ng as simple as a walk can help you in crease your creativity and expose you to esse ntial vitam ins.5. Not reflecting on the pastIn a 2012 study on nostalgia （怀旧）and emotion, participants reported a higher sense of physiological （生理的）comfort when they looked back on the past. Affection fo

40、r heartwarming memories helps people relate their past experie nces to the prese nt in order to create a greater sense of meaning.6. Resisti ng cha ngeA study on the psychology of choices shows that the human brain n aturally tries to avoid loss -but that resista nee can cause stress. Whether it fea

41、r of the unknown or fear of losing what youcurrently have, the pressure to hold on to the present can harm yourfuture life satisfaction.7. Not being mindfulSetting aside time for meditation （ 沉思） allows your body to relax, cultivates （培养） an attitude of gratitude （感恩） and lowers your stress level, a

42、ccording to researchers at University of California, Los Angeles, US.32. What is the main purpose of the article?A. To inform readers of the benefits of being happy.B. To explain why our happiness depends on our own actions.C. To point out the things we do that prevent us from being happy.D. To disc

43、uss some typical characteristics of happy people.33. The underlined word “ suppressingin ”the third paragraph is closest in meaning to .A. speaking ofB. holding backC. thinking aboutD. taking no notice of34. According to the article, to be a happy person, it is important for us to .A. set goals and

44、achieve as much as we canB. avoid recalling the pastC. do exercise in our spare timeD. spend more time on social networking sites35. According to the article, meditation is helpful mainly becauseA. it in creases our creativityB. it makes us less afraid of the unknownC. it helps us relax and thus red

45、uce our stressD. it allows us to relate our past experie nces to the prese nt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。36. Difficult customers are the n ightmares of every shopkeeper. 37. Unfortunately，the most difficult ones will use it to slap you in the face.But there are tips

46、 for dealing with difficult customers you can follow tokeep your head cool and your shop peaceful.1 Get to the root of the problem.Ask the customer how you can assist him or her. If the root of theproblem is simple eno ugh, don t say any thi ng more that you know willupset the customer. Your goal is

47、 to solve the problem and get away from the difficult customer as quickly as possible, without sacrificing your store s reputation.Sometimes difficult customers leave with a bad experienee. 38.And you know how powerful word of mouth is.2. 39.One of the best tips for dealing with difficult customers

48、is smiling. Itcon fuses people. Not only does it keep the situatio n from beco ming tootense it also helps you keep up a cool front. Being charming often easesthe problem instantly. Be sensitive to people s emotions. A genuine smileis nice, but an insulting smile isn So do what you can to resolve anissue and accompany it with a smile. But don t smile while he s gyou a piece of his mind. You n eed to express your un dersta nding, and not make them feel you re laughing at them.3 Offer a prese nt.One of the most effective tips for dealing with difficult customers