2016朝阳区高三英语期中试题和答案

1、北京市朝阳区20162017学年度高三年级第一学期期中统一考试英语试卷 2016. 11本试卷共12页，共150分。考试时长120分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）1. What fruit will the woman buy?A. Apples.B. Grapes.C. Bananas.2. When will the play start? A. At 7:00. B. At 7:30. C. At 8:00.3. What is the mans present? A. Some fl

2、owers.B. A plant. C. A CD.4. Where will Sarah put her sports bag? 5. Who are the speakers? A.Toms parents.B. Toms friends.C. Toms work colleagues.第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. What kind of book does the woman want?A. A book on writing. B. A book on computer. C. A book on travel.7. How wil

3、l the woman find the book upstairs? A. By title.B. By author.C. By year.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A. Writing the final report.B. Going for a picnic. C. Driving to the country.9. When will they most probably make it? A. This Sunday.B. Next Saturday.C. Next Sund

4、ay.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why does the man make the call?A. To tell his problem.B. To make a request.C. To give an introduction.11. How many pizzas did the man miss? A. 13. B. 17. C. 30.12. What will the man do with the pizzas he has got?A. He will give them back. B. He will keep and pay for them .C.

5、He will keep but not pay for them.听第9段材料，回答第13至15题。13. What is the speaker doing?A. Offering a suggestion. B. Giving an answer. C. Making an announcement.14. What does the speaker say about the Agriculture students?A. They will stay where they are. B. They will have their labs painted. C. They need

6、more classroom space.15. Who are in the downtown buildings?A. The History students. B. The Law students. C. The Engineering students. 第三节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，共7.5分）PLANNING A PARTYCHECKLISTØ Choose a theme: a welcome partyØ Select a place: the 16 hallØ Set a date: 17 12thØ Create a gues

7、t list: dean, instructors, 18 , all new studentsØ Make a shopping list: masks, colored lights, 19 Ø Decide on the budget: $15/person, $ 20 total 第二部分：知识运用（共两节, 45分）第一节 单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分, 共15分）21. We have different language courses; you can choose _ if you like.A. one B. it C. each D. either

8、22. You _ write the poem down. Our teacher will give us a copy soon. A. mustnt B. cantC. shouldntD. neednt23. He found it difficult to read, _ he had a problem with his eyesight. A. but B. for C. or D. so24. Have you heard any news about Sarah?Yes, she was promoted to president of her company, _ sur

9、prised everyone.A. who B. that C. which D. it25. Did you see Harry just now? No, I _ computer games.A. have played B. am playing C. had played D. was playing26. Dont call me at the office _ it is necessary.A. before B. unless C. although D. till27. _ hard all day, I went to bed at 8 oclock.A. Having

10、 worked B. Working C. To work D. To have worked28. Are you a native of this town? I was born in New York, but this is _ I grew up.A. that B. what C. when D. where29. _ the suggestions will help to achieve your goal of a job in the medical profession.A. FollowedB. To follow C. Following D. Being foll

11、owed30. _ bothers me is that the young man seems to know a bit too much.A. Whether B. What C. Which D. That31. They are very glad that most of the people _ gave very useful answers.A. questioned B. questioningC. to question D. to be questioned 32. Ann _ a certificate at the end of the program to sho

12、w she has learned computer skills.A. will giveB. will be givenC. gave D. was given33. We still have the question of _ they have discovered the trade secret.A. whatB. why C. how D. that34. Peter doesnt smoke now, but he _ for almost twenty years.A. was smoking B. had smoked C. has smoked D. smoked35.

13、 I wish I _ them about the project. Now its been canceled and theyre all disappointed.A. hadnt toldB. didnt tell C. wouldnt tellD. wasnt telling 第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）macaroonThe Macaroon Queen of IndiaPooja Dhingra is an Indian chef and businesswoman, the owner of macaroon bakery chain Le 15

14、Patisserie (西饼店) in Mumbai. She should have been a lawyer. But while studying _36_ at university in Mumbai, she decided to _37_ her major and do something more creative.Dhingras father and her elder brother are both restaurant owners. Remembering helping her mother in the _38_ during her childhood,

15、she decided to work with food instead of legal cases. She _39_ her parents to let her attend a hospitality (招待) and management course in Switzerland. Three years later, she went to Paris to learn the _40_ of French baking. There her friends took her to one of the best macaroon shops. After just one

16、_41_, Dhingra determined that when she returned to Mumbai she would _42_ her own shop, the first of its kind in India. After graduation, she started making macaroons in her parents kitchen, _43_ it was a complete failure. The hot and wet weather in Mumbai made it _44_ to make delicious cakes. It too

17、k her around six months of research and 60 failed _45_ to finally get a favorite recipe. Yet being both young and female _46_ she faced extra challenges. “The biggest problem was to get people to take you _47_,” she says. “For example, if I had to buy machinery, I would have to ask my father to make

18、 these calls for me.”Dhingra eventually opened her first shop in 2010. To _48_ sales in a city where very few people knew what a macaroon was, Dhingra gave away some _49_ macaroons to customers, which made her cakes popular immediately. She continued _50_ new recipes. “Once you know basic techniques

19、, inventing recipes is very _51_,” she said. “All you need is an open _52_. I get a lot of my ideas and _53_ from basic things around me.” Dhingra is the author of a best-selling cookery book, The Big Book of Treats. She also started running classes on how to make macaroons and other cakes. In 2016,

20、 Dhingra _54_ her business, opening a new location called Le 15 Café. Today, as a professional baker, Dhingra _55_ up one of Indias finest patisseries.36. A. art B. law C. history D. medicine37. A. quit B. check C. enjoy D. follow38. A. bedroom B. basement C. study D. kitchen39. A. reminded B.

21、warned C. convinced D. allowed40. A. techniques B. situations C. functions D. results41. A. drink B. kick C. breath D. bite42. A. visit B. open C. sell D. name43. A. so B. or C. but D. for 44. A. difficult B. unusual C. reasonable D. available45. A. preparations B. messages C. programs D. attempts46

22、. A. included B. meant C. admitted D. explained47. A. seriously B. properly C. differently D. peacefully48. A. ignore B. reportC. promote D. examine49. A. strange B. modern C. famous D. free50. A. introducing B. creating C. demanding D. protecting51. A. typical B. familiar C. simple D. regular52. A.

23、 task B. reply C. mind D. secret53. A. inspiration B. authority C. progress D. equipment54. A. preserved B. inspected C. acquired D. expanded55. A. covers B. heads C. picks D. brings 第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，共30分）ADear Sir,I am writing to express my concern about the plans to build a motorw

24、ay near our village.Haldersham is one of the loveliest villages in England. It is peaceful and quiet, and it is situated in a very attractive valley. There are also several beautiful countryside walks in the surroundings, with a view of many rare trees and plants.Most of the people who live in Halde

25、rsham have moved here from other places, often from London and other big cities. They have bought houses here to live in a place far away from the noise and the stress of the big city. They paid a lot of money for their houses, but they knew they would get a high quality of life for it.If the planne

26、d motorway is built, life in Haldersham will change greatly. There will be a lot of noise around us, and nobody will want to go on the walks. House prices will certainly go down, because nobody will want to buy houses in a place close to a motorway. Haldersham will become an ugly place.I dont think

27、any of the people living in this beautiful village want that, and we all believe exposure to noise pollution can have a direct influence on our health. So, lets all tell the politicians who support the motorway plans what we think about them! Yours faithfully,Hilary RileyHilary Riley56. Many people

28、move to Haldersham because _. A. it has a good environment B. it is not far away from big citiesC. they want to be a help to the village D. they prefer to study rare plants in this area57. According to Hilary Riley, a motorway will _. A. cause high house prices B. bring people stressC. provide a con

29、venient lifeD. affect the quality of life58. Whats the purpose of the letter?A. To give an introduction of Haldersham. B. To show grateful thanks to the politicians.C. To express disapproval about the motorway. D. To offer suggestions on building the motorway.BWhat a Scientist Is LikeIf you were ask

30、ed to imagine a scientist, what image (形象) would come to your mind? The common idea that most kids from kindergarten through college have of a scientist is a man wearing a white lab coat with messy hair, big glasses, and several glass cups of mysterious colorful liquids giving off clouds of smoke. A

31、s for adults, the majority view scientists as strange people who spend 100 hours a week slaving away in a lonely laboratory. However, the reality is quite different.Recently Ive had a chance to take part in a scientific experience far from my laboratory and into Costa Rica. It supports a huge amount

32、 of wildlife due to its geographical placement between North and South America. It is home to more than 500,000 species (物种), which represents nearly 4% of the total species worldwide!First we worked alongside conservationists to preserve wildlife at a leatherback turtle (棱皮龟) rescue center. We help

33、ed the volunteers preserve turtle populations by removing rubbish from the shoreline to create a safe environment for turtle eggs to come out. After that we stayed at Mount Arenal where we studied seismic activity relating to earthquakes. During our stay at Arenal, we rode over the mountainous areas

34、 and took a long walk through the rainforest. After reaching the top, we went down and through waterfalls to the beautiful valley below! On the last day we got a hands-on introduction to rocket science where we learned about new rocket technology that will be used on the international space station.

35、During my Costa Rica experience, I know that being a scientist doesnt mean working in a lab all day and night. A scientist is one who loves learning and getting a better understanding of the world from helping preserve wild-life, learning about earthquakes or inventing rockets. I think that schools

36、should really stress that science is so much more than wearing a lab coat and mixing chemicals. Kids need to be aware of the excitement and adventures science can bring! 59. According to the first paragraph, scientists are often believed _.A. to work as slaves B. to behave in a strange wayC. to spen

37、d too much time in labs D. to do experiments in messy labs60. The author helped to preserve the turtle population by _.A. creating a safe nest for turtles B. picking up rubbish on the shorelineC. collecting the turtle eggs on the beach D. finding a comfortable environment for turtles61. What does th

38、e author learn about science from his experience?A. Science is full of boring experiments. B. Science is more than working in a lab.C. Science is related to mysterious liquids. D. Science is about wildlife and earthquakes.62. Why does the author write this passage?A. To encourage kids to study scien

39、ce. B. To tell the story of traveling in Costa Rica.C. To expect more people to travel in Costa Rica.D. To share the secrets behind science phenomena.CMost of us have gone away from “mad men” in the street, only to realize that they are in fact using a Bluetooth headset. Now a new University of Penn

40、sylvania study shows that muttering can actually help people find lost objectsin other words, saying the name of an object helps you find it more quickly. Previous work has suggested that speaking aloud while performing step-by-step tasks, like tying shoelaces (鞋带), can help kids guide their behavio

41、r and let them focus on the job in hand. However, scientists were not sure if speaking aloud when performing tasks could help adults in the same way, especially when looking for particular objects. Professor Gary Lupan and Daniel Swingley, writing for the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

42、, carried out some experiments. They hoped to give the fact that next time you lose your keys, muttering “keys, keys, keys” can in fact help you find them. Inspired by viewing people muttering to themselves as they try to find things like peanut butter in a supermarket, the researchers conducted two

43、 experiments to see if this actually worked. In the first, participants were shown 20 pictures of various objects and were asked to find a certain one, with some seeing a text label (标签) telling them what they were looking for. These participants were then asked to search for the object again while

44、saying the word to themselves, with results showing that saying it aloud helped people find the object more quickly.The second experiment saw participants performing a shopping task, where they were shown photographs of items (物品) commonly found on supermarket shelves. They were asked to find all ex

45、amples of a particular item, so if they were asked for apples they had to find all the bags of apples, as quickly as possible. The researchers found that there was also an advantage in saying the name of the product aloud when they were searching for something familiar. The University of Pennsylvani

46、a study shows that muttering can actually help people reach the target objectin other words, muttering to oneself helps to focus the mind on something. It works more effectively than seeing a written description. Repeating the word over and over again helps even more. 63. The second paragraph tells

47、us that _.A. muttering helps people to control their behaviorB. muttering has the same effect on both kids and adultsC. it is really hard to carry out the experiments on adultsD. it is easier for kids to do step-by-step tasks by muttering 64. According to the passage, muttering can help people in a

48、way that _.A. it completely controls peoples mind B. it directly explains peoples behaviorC. they concentrate more on their job at hand D. they reduce their pressure from their mind65. The two experiments mentioned in the passage show that _.A. participants were better at doing the shopping taskB. i

49、t took the participants the same time to find the objectsC. showing pictures of the items helped find them more quicklyD. participants saying aloud the word found the object more quickly66. What is the best title of the passage?A. Effects of Muttering B. How to Find Lost ObjectsC. What to Mutter to

50、Yourself D. Methods of Remembering Objects DWhy Ive taken a break from holidaysIt is now close to four years since I last took a holiday. This is because I have come to the conclusion, over the course of my adult life, that I am not very good at it. You might think this sounds like saying youre not

51、very good at drinking tea or listening to music. What could possibly be difficult about the natural act of putting your working life on hold for a couple of weeks and going somewhere warm to do nothing?I was a model holidaymaker as a kid. However, the problems started during my twenties. A trip to t

52、he south of France was ended after just two days, mainly because I had an urge to check my e-mails. Similarly, my honeymoon was cut short by 48 hoursnot because my wife and I werent enjoying ourselves, but because we were missing our cats.So what is my problem? On the surface, Im probably a bit of a

53、 homebody. And I just find the pressure of being on holiday too severe: it always feels like having a gun held to my head and being forced to have fun. Somehow, packing a list of possessions and meeting a scheduled flight has none of the excitement of suddenly deciding to take a day off and driving

54、somewhere for the fun of it.Thankfully, Im not alone. This summer, most of my friends have decided not to have a break. And a recent survey (调查) proved the downside of holidays, with the results showing that nearly two thirds of people found that the calming effects of a holiday wore off within 24 h

55、ours, as stress levels returned to normal. And this year The Idler magazine published its Book of Awful Holidays. Here you will find a list of the five most ecologically-damaging vacations its possible to take, along with 50 painful holiday experiences voted for on The Idler website. What interests

56、me is what the concept of a “holiday” says about our lives. For me, the point of living is to have a life you enjoy for 52 weeks a year. The more I like my life and the better I structure it, the less I want to go away. Maybe Im an unusual person for not liking holidays, but I just feel the time when Im not working is too valuable to waste on them.67. The events the author describes in the second paragraph show _. A. how hard he has tried to enjoy holidays B. how badly he behaves when he is on holidayC. his lack of enthusiasm for being on holiday D. his fear of somethi