福建省厦门市2016届高三英语第二次质量检查试题

1、厦门市2016届高中毕业班第二次质量检查英语试题 本试卷分第I卷和第n卷两部分，共12页。满分150分。考试用时120分钟。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 注意事项： 1.答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的学校、班级、胜名、座号、 准考证号填写在答题卡和试卷规定的位置上。 2第I卷每小题选出答案后，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.第II卷必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区 域内相应的位置，不能写在试卷上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再 写上新的答案；不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。不按以上

2、要求作答的答 案无效 第一卷（选择题满分100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。例：How much is the shirt? A.19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是C。1. Where does the conversation

3、probably take place?A. On a bus. B. On a plane. C. On a ship.2. What does Lucy want to do? A. Study hard. B. Lose weight. C. Set a goal.3. What are the speakers talking about? A. A movie. B. A character. C. A story.4. What are the speakers going to do? A. Download an app. B. Take a taxi. C . Check i

4、n.5. Whats the weather like now? A. Stormy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny.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. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Friends. B.

5、 A couple. C. Neighbors.7 What can we learn from the conversation? A. The man is thinking of getting married. B. The woman is going to cook dinner tonight. C. The man expects the woman to do the housework.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8 What does Billy think of Peking Opera? A. Impressive. B. Dull. C. Confusing.9

6、 When did Peking Opera become popular? A. In the late 18th century. BIn the mid-19th century. CIn the late 19th century.10. What will Billy do next? A. Sing some songs. B. Act in a show. C. Book tickets online.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11What worries Jacob most? A. Getting a shot. B. Studying math. C. Seeing

7、 a doctor.12Why did the woman keep asking Jacob questions? A. To draw his attention away. B To get more information. C To make friends with him.13How old is Jacob? A. 5 B11 C. 14.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14What is Ears to Hear? A. A detective book. BA local hospital. C. A volunteer program15Who is reading t

8、o Mr. Brown? A. Trevor. BBella. C. Jessica.16. Why does the man need to be read to? A. There are many letters. BHis eyesight is poor. CHe is poorly educated.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17How many world champions has Lee Sedol won? A. 18. B. 21 C. 47.18When did the first match start? A. Last Wednesday. BLast S

9、aturday. C. This Tuesday.19What do we learn about Lee? A. He won the last match eventually. B He will donate the prize money. C He is a strong-willed man.20. What is the speakers opinion? A. Its too early to tell AI will replace humans. B Humans should not have been too proud. C AI will finally make

10、 humans its slaves，第二部分二阅读理解（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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21 What attracts people to Copenhagen? A. Its affordable food. B. Its diverse cultures. C. Its exciting athletics. D. Its geographical advantage.22Which destination offers both historical s

11、ites and coastal views? A. Yunnan. B. Rio de Janeiro. C. Copenhagen. D. Tulum.23What type of writing is this text? A. A traveling guide. B. An official report. C. An announcement. D. An academic essay. B Your homework is to collect sounds and take them down, Mrs. Olson said beforeclass was over. She

12、 handed out sheets of paper shaped like giant ears. On his way home, Colin glared out the school-bus window. Not fair, he thought. Howcould he collect enough sounds on his familys farm? If only he lived in the town. He got off the bus when it stopped at his mailbox. But he wasnt in the mood to wavea

13、s it drove away. Im home！”Colin called when he pushed open the gate. He threw his schoolbagdown on a kitchen chair. How was school? His mother asked, walking in with his baby brother on hershoulder. Ive got homework, Colin complained. Eat something before doing your chores. His mother gave him the a

14、nimal biscuits.Colin ate two tigers, three lions, and a seal, then drank some milk. Astrid, Colins dog, woofed as Colin walked toward the barn（谷仓）Her young dogswere yipping. Colin placed dog food into their pan. In the chicken house, Colin hurried twohens from their nestsHe put their warm eggs into

15、his jacket. The black cow napped in thesun. Colin woke her when he poured corn into her pan. Moo, thank you！”she seemed tosay. Colin put the eggs in the kitchen, then climbed to his tree house as usual. He could seeDads beehives（蜂箱）by the field. Six hives usually meant plenty of humming noise. Butto

16、day he couldnt hear it over the chattering sound of the sparrows，How could a personthink? QUIET！”Colin shouted. Suddenly, he sat up straight. Cows mooed and young dogs yipped. Chickens crackledin their yard. When Astrid began woofing below, Colin smiled broadly. I hear you！”hecalled. He hurried down

17、 from the tree.24Why did Colin wish he lived in the town? A. Because living on the farm was boring. B Because people were treated fairly there. C Because the town was near his school. D Because collecting sounds would be easier.25What does the underlined part in Paragraph 7 refer to? A. Doing his ho

18、mework. B. Helping with farm work. C. Playing with animals. D. Babysitting his brother.26. How many animal sounds are mentioned in the text? A. 4. B5C. 6. D. 7.27. What will Colin most probably do next? A.Walk Astrid. B. Gather honey. C. Draw a giant ear. D. Record the sounds. C The world shares him

19、 and London claims him, but Stratford-on-Avon intends to spend2016 celebrating Shakespeare as their man: the bard（诗人）of Avon, who was born there in1564, and died there 400 years ago. Stratford remained hugely important throughout Shakespeares life, argues PaulEdmondson, the head of learning and rese

20、arch at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.People have seen Shakespeare as a Dick Whittington figure, who turns his back onStratford and his family, goes to London to earn his fortune and only comes back to die,he said. But Stratford is where he bought land and property, where he kept his library,wher

21、e he lived and read and thought. We are going to spend the year re-emphasizing theimportance of Shakespeare, the man of Stratford. The anniversary of the death of the most famous and the most performed playwrightin the world will be marked across Britain and the globe. Macbeth is about to open inSin

22、gapore, Romeo and Juliet in BrusselsShakespeares Globe is completing the first worldtour, in which it has taken Hamlet to almost every country. North Korea is still holding out,though. The Globe director recently jokily claimed Shakespeare as a true Londoner. Stratford,however, will be insisting tha

23、t the town made and educated Shakespeare. His old schoolroom in Stratford-on-Avon where Shakespeare learnedsmall Latin and less Greek-askindly laughed at by his friend Ben Jonson-will open its doors, scarred by centuries ofnaughty schoolboys, to mark 400th anniversary of Shakespeares death, said Pau

24、lEdmondson. Shakespeare bought the splendid New Place, the second best house in the town, whenhe had made his fortune on the London stage. You dont buy a house like New Place andnot live there, Paul said. He believes that after Shakespeare bought it, all his thinking timewas spent there, and that th

25、e late plays, including The Tempest, were at least planned in hislibrary and probably written there.28What made people regard Shakespeare as a Dick Whittington figure? A. His life experiences. B. His achievements in literature. C. His popularity in London. D. His contributions to Stratford.29Where i

26、s the play Hamlet resisted? A. In Brussels. BIn Singapore. CIn North Korea. DIn London.30. What can we know about New Place? A. The Tempest was totally finished there. B Shakespeare learned Latin and Greek there. C It was completely destroyed by naughty schoolboys. D Shakespeare probably spent his l

27、ast few years there.31 What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Bard of London BMan of Stratford C Life of Shakespeare D. Plays of Shakespeare D Architecture and urban design are struggling for a green fever dream: Everywhere youlook there are plans for sustainable（可持续发展）buildings and eco-citie

28、s. This year, the dreamersgoal is even bigger: eco-cities going beyond the lastcenturys development patterns and delivering us to a low-carbon, green future in stylishcomfort. In part, the dream reflects a push for energy efficiency, recycled materials andlower carbon emissions（排放）The dream also inc

29、ludes an effort to turn buildings greenby covering them in plants. Green roofs appear on Wal-Marts, and green walls appear onhotels，banks，museums-even at the mall. All of this is surely a good idea, at some level. But todays green urban dream is toooften about bringing a technologically controlled v

30、ersion of nature into the city anddeclaring the problem solved, rather than looking at the deeper causes of our currentenvironmental and urban discontents. Todays signature eco-building, Apples spaceship campus now under constructionin Silicon Valley, is a good example of the shortcomings of the gre

31、en dream. Though saidto be sustainable and energy efficient, it is by any measure a complex, massivelyresource-intensive（密集的）and expensive building, achievable only by one of the richestcorporations on Earth. Projects like this are really the fulfillment of a set of blue-sky dreams. In the end,those

32、 dreams are about leaving Earth itself behind for an engineered habitat, in the sky or atleast on the roof. Instead of making nature into a feature of eco-cities, architects and planners mustwork to design better relationships between our cities and nature, and to promote justrelationships between t

33、he people in them. This years Pritzker Prize winner, the Chileanarchitect Alejandro Aravena, is a case in point. He is less interested in makingtechnologically impressive buildings than in co-operating with residents themselves todesign low-cost, efficient housing solutions for the urban working cla

34、ss, especially in thewake of natural disasters. It is a more productive path forward than growing plants on tallbuildings.32Whats the dreamersgoal this year? A. To build sustainable and bigger eco-cities. B To change the former development patterns C To create a green future in fashionable ways. D T

35、o provide people with low-carbon action plans33What can we know about Apples spaceship campus? A. Its an eco-building with signatures. B Its construction has been completed. C It consumes lots of money and resources. D Its the best example of the urban green dream.34. Whats the tone of the text? A.

36、Humorous. B. Serious. C. Optimistic. D. Depressing.35Which statement may Alejandro Aravena agree with? A. Disaster-proof buildings are worth any cost. B Architects should create user-friendly buildings C Growing plants on tall buildings is really practical. D. A technologically controlled version of

37、 nature is a must.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。 Freshmen anywhere may be nervous about university lifeHere, three pieces of adviceare for them.Listen but dont be silent The world is held in studentshand via smart phones. Thus, they may consider lecturelistening less

38、 important. 36 It forces students to face the difficulties of training a deepattentivenessUnsurprisingly, students find it hard to speak out, ask questions or for pointsof clarification. They dont want to appear foolish or incapable. However, there is no suchthing as a foolish question. Teachers are

39、 there to help you understand. This also goes forseminars and workshops. 37 Read and buy books 38 Therere so many useful online sources today, but the habit of reading books,especially whole books, is something being lost. Buy your own booksThere are manybargains to be found on used-book websites or

40、 through Amazon. Being a book lover andbuyer will help any student get the most out of their education. 39 As a student, you dont just have to learn to listen and become an active reader: youalso have to become an academic writer. Written work at college level cannot be done atthe last minute or in

41、a rush. It takes time. Turn to your teachers. If they will read draftessays then make sure you can get feedback（反馈）ahead of the final submission. 40 Students who get feedback on their work always do better than those who do not. It is oneof the few educational laws that holds true in all casesA. Don

42、t try to do it all the night before.B. However, a lecture is a listening workout.C. Thinking clearly cannot be done in a rush.D. So train your ear, listen carefully, but dont be silent.E. Reading is the most important thing that any student does.F. Re-writing has proved to be the turning point in on

43、es degree.G. If they wont read drafts, then see them to run through your ideas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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 At least once a day our old black cat comes to one of us in a way that we see as aspecial request. It does not

44、mean he wants to be fed or to be 41 . His need is forsomething very 42 If you have a 43 handy, he11 jump into it; if you dont, hes likely to stand therelooking sad 44 you make him one. Once in it, he 45 to purr（发咕噜声）almostbefore you gently touch his back, or 46 his chin. Then he twists to get 47 . H

45、elooks at you with wide open eyes of adoration 48 you the cats long slow blink（眨眼）of extreme 49 . After a while, little by little he 50 quiets down. If he sensesits all right, he may stay 51 your lap for a cozy nap. But he is just as likely to walkaway about his 52 In our household he isnt the only

46、one who has that need: 1 53 it and so does mywife. We know the need is necessary to any one age group. Still, because I am a 54 aswell as a parent, I 55 it especially with youngsters, with their sudden need for a 56 ,a warm lap，a hand held out, not because anything is 57 , just because thats the58 t

47、hey are There are a lot of things Id like to do for all 59 . If I could do just one, it wouldbe this: to 60 every kid, everywhere, at least one good purring every day. Kids, like cats, need time to purr.41 A. dressed up B. laid off C. let out D. turned in42. A. disgusting Bconventional C. annoying D

48、. different43. A. hole B. trap C. pocket D. lap44. A. when B. until C. since D. after45. A. begins B. decides C. expects D. fails46. A. bite B. scratch C. shave D. beat47. A. comfortable B. secure C. attractive D. peaceful48. A. lending B. giving C. owing D. teaching49. A. anger B. pride C. caution

49、D. trust50. A. permanently B. quickly C. gradually D. frequently51A. in B. beneath C. above D. off52. A. business B. entertainment C. relaxation D. sport53. A. understand B. satisfy C. share D. accept54. A. hunter B. schoolman C. explorer D. volunteer55. A. discuss B. appreciate C. protect D. associ

50、ate56. A. picnic B. holiday C. talk D. hug57. A. inconvenient B. wrong C. controversial D. urgent58. A. reason B. course C. way D. result59. A. animals B. schools C. children D. families60. A. guarantee B. pass C. return D. tell 厦门市2016届高中毕业班第二次质量检查 英语试题 第二卷（非选择题满分50分） 注意：将答案写在答题卡。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分：英语知识

51、运用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分巧分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。 Last year, I met my friend Steve at a party. He invited me to take part in a teachingproject over winter break in Cambodia. Thehe talked about it, the 61 (interest)I becameI left the party 62 (think) I might actually do it. My immediate excitement gave in to 63 (excuse) as the