山东省郓城第二中学2016届高三上学期10月考试英语试题 Word版含答案

1、山东省郓城第二中学2016届高三年级10月考试英语试题 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）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脱.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. How often does the man make physics experiments?A. Once a month. B. Twice a week. C. Once a week. 2. Which seasons in Beijing does

2、the woman like?A. Spring and summer. B. Summer and autumn. C. Autumn and winter. 3. Why do the speakers want to take the underground?A. Because its cleaner. B. Because its cheaper. C. Because its faster4. Whats the woman doing?A. Recommending some places to the man. B. Asking for advice from the man

3、. C. Leaving on her trip to Asia. 5. Where are the speakers going?A. A gas station. B. A garage. C. A supermarket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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。听每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟:听完后，各小题给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料.回答第6. 7题。6.What day is it today? A. Saturday. B.

4、Friday. C. Monday.7. Why is the woman going to the musemu? A.To meet a friend. B. To visit the museum. C. To shop nearby.听第7段材料.回答第8、9题。8. How will the speakers go to the beach?A. By car.B. By bus.C. By train.:.9. What will the man do first?A. Have a class.B.Visithis professor.C. Pick up Joe.听第8段材料，

5、回答第I0至12题。10. Why is the man at the shop?A. To order a camera for his wife.B. To have a camera repaired.C. To get a camera changed.11. What colour does the man want?A. Pink. B. Black. C. Orange.12. What will the man do afterwards?A. Make a phone call.B. Wait until further notice.C. Come again the ne

6、xt day.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. How did the woman look at first? A. Worried. B. upset. C. Angry.14. What does the man advise the woman to do first? A. Find out why the teacher dislikes her. B. Answer question actively. C. Try to be learn English every day.15. What does the woman like doing in her Englis

7、h class? A. Answering questions. B. Talking with others. C. Keeping quiet.16. What is the woman advised to do in the end? A. Avoid being late for her English class. B. Change her attidude towards her English teacher. C. Finish her English teachers assignments on time.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Who is mak

8、ing the speech?A. A student. B. A teacher. C. A parent. 18. Where probably is the speech made?A. At a graduation ceremony. B. At a parents meeting. C. At a class meeting. 19. What is the feeling of the students?A. Excited but worried. B. Sad but thankful. C. Happy and excited. 20. Whom does the spea

9、ker show thanks to?A. Parents and classmates. B. Classmates and teachers. C. parents and teachers. 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40分)阅读下列列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中, 选出最佳选项。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑AShowing solidarity（团结）with workers on Labor Day, President Barack Obama on Monday signed an executive order

10、requiring paid sick leave（带薪病假）for employees of federal contractors, including 300,000 who currently receive none.The White House would not specify the cost to federal contractors to implement the executive order, which Obama detailed in a speech to a major union rally and breakfast in Boston. The L

11、abor Department said any costs would be offset by savings contractors would see as a result of lower attrition rates and increased worker loyalty, but produced nothing to back that up.Under the executive order, employees working on federal contracts will gain the right to a minimum of one hour of pa

12、id leave for every 30 hours they work. Stretched over 12 months, that will add up to seven days a year. The order will allow employees to use the leave to care for sick relatives, and will affect contracts starting in 2017 just as Obama leaves office.The Obama administration has been working on the

13、executive order for months, and chose Labor Day to announce it as the president seeks to enact（颁布）what policies he can before his presidency ends, despite resistance in Congress to laws he has proposed to improve workplace conditions.That push has reverberated（回想）in the 2016 campaign, where Democrat

14、ic candidates are seeking to draw a distinction with Republicans on who is most supportive of the middle class.Roughly 44 million private-sector workers do not get paid sick leave about 40% of the workforce, the White House said. Obama renewed his call for Congress to expand the requirement beyond c

15、ontract workers and to all but the smallest businesses, an idea that has gained little traction on Capitol Hill. Obama also called on Congress to pass a budget when they come back from their summer recess this week.Unable to push much of his agenda through a Republican-controlled Congress, Obama has

16、 in recent years used executive orders to apply to federal contractors policies he lacks the authority to enact nationwide. His aim is to lay the groundwork for those policies to be expanded to all Americans.21. How many people will benefit from this paid sick leave policy? A. 44 million. B. 0.3 mil

17、lion. C. 30 million. D. 300 million. 22. How will this paid sick leave policy benefit the federal contractors? A. They will lose money. B. Lower attrition rates between companies.C. Increase workers loyalty. D. Both B and C.23. Which of the following is true according to this article?A. The paid sic

18、k leave policy took effect on Labor Day, 2015.B. The middle class plays an important role in the 2016 campaign.C. The workforce of the U.S. is roughly 44 million.D. Obamas federal contractors policies were pushed through in a Republican-controlled Congress.BAt thirteen, I was diagnosed（诊所） with kind

19、 of attention disorder. It made school difficult for me. When everyone else in the class was focusing on tasks, I could not.In my first literature class, Mrs.Smith asked us to read a story and then write on it, all within 45 minutes. I raised my hand right away and said,“Mrs.Smith, you see, the doct

20、or said I have attention problems. I might not be able to do it.”She glanced down at me through her glasses, “you are no different from your classmates, young man.”I tried, but I didnt finish the reading when the bell rang. I had to take it home.:In the quietness of my bedroom, the story suddenly al

21、l became clear to me. It was about a blind person, Louis Braille. He lived in a time when the blind couldnt get much education. But Louis didnt give up. Instead, he invented a reading system of raised dots（点）, which opened up a whole new world of knowledge to the blind.Wasnt I the “blind” in my clas

22、s, being made to learn like the “sighted” students? My thoughts spilled out and my pen started to dance. I completed the task within 40 minutes. Indeed, I was no different from others; Ijust needed a quieter place. If Louis could find his way out of his problems, why should I ever give up?I didnt ex

23、pect anything when I handled in my paper to Mrs.Smith, so it was quite a surprise when it came back to me the next day with an“A” on it. At the bottom of the paper were these words:“ See what you can do when you keep trying?”24.The author didnt finish the reading in class because.A.He was new to the

24、 classB.He was tried of literatureC.He had an attention disorderD.He wanted to take the task home25.What do we know about Louis Braille from the passage?A.He had good sightB.He made a great invention.C.He gave up readingD.He learned a lot from school26.What was Mrs.Smith s attitude to the author at

25、the end of the story?A.AngryB.ImpatientC.SympatheticD.Encouraging27.What is the main idea of the passage?A.The disabled should be treated with respect.B.A teacher can open up a new world to students.C.One can find his way out of difficulties with efforts.D.Everyone needs a hand when faced with chall

26、enges.CWhen her five daughters were young, Helene An always told them that there was strength in unity (团结). To show this, she held up one chopstick, representing one person. Then she easily broke it into two pieces. Next, she tied several chopsticks together, representing a family. She showed the g

27、irls it was hard to break the tied chopsticks. This lesson about family unity stayed with the daughters as they grew up.Helene An and her family own a large restaurant business in California. However, when Helene and her husband Danny left their home in Vietnam in 1975, they didnt have much money. T

28、hey moved their family to San Francisco. There they joined Dannys mother, Diana, who owned a small Italian sandwich shop. Soon afterwards, Helene and Diana changed the sandwich shop into a small Vietnamese restaurant. The five daughters helped in the restaurant when they were young. However, Helene

29、did not want her daughters to always work in the family business because she thought it was too hard.Eventually the girls all graduated from college and went away to work for themselves, but one by one, the daughters returned to work in the family business. They opened new restaurants in San Francis

30、co and Los Angeles. Even though family members sometimes disagreed with each other, they worked together to make the business successful. Daughter Elisabeth explains, Our mother taught us that to succeed we must have unity, and to have unity we must have peace. Without the strength of the family, th

31、ere is no business.Their expanding business became a large corporation in 1996, with three generations of Ans working together. Now the Ans corporation makes more than $20 million each year. Although they began with a small restaurant, they had big dreams, and they worked together. Now they are a bi

32、g success.28. Helene tied several chopsticks together to show _.A. the strength of family unityB. the difficulty of growing upC. the advantage of chopsticksD. the best way of giving a lesson29. We can I earn from Paragraph 2 that the An family _.A. started a business in 1975B. left Vietnam without m

33、uch moneyC. bought a restaurant in San FranciscoD. opened a sandwich shop in Los Angeles30. What can we infer about the An daughters?A. They did not finish their college education.B. They could not bear to work in the family business.C. They were influenced by what Helene taught them.D. They were tr

34、oubled by disagreement among family members.31. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?A. How to Run a CorporationB. Strength Comes from PeaceC. How to Achieve a Big DreamD. Family Unity Builds SuccessDAs Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information

35、, are people remember less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments. She and her research te

36、am wanted to know the Internet is changing memory. In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer. The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information. The second group understood that the computer would not save it. Later, the se

37、cond group remembered the information better. People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the Internet. The information wa

38、s in a specific computer folder (文件夹). Surprisingly, people later remember the folder location (位置) better than the facts. When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information. Rather, they remember how to find it. This is called transactive memory (交互记忆)According to Sparrow, we are no

39、t becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet. Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date. This doesnt mean we are becoming eit

40、her more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.32. The passage begins with two questions to _. A. introduce the main topicB. show the authors altitudeC. describe how to use the Interne. D. explain how to store information33. What can we learn about the fir

41、st experiment?A. Sparrows team typed the information into a computer. B. The two groups remembered the information equally well.C. The first group did not try to remember the formation. D. The second group did not understand the information.34. In transactive memory, people _.A. keep the information

42、 in mindB. change the quantity of informationC. organize information like a computerD. remember how to find the information35. What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrows research? A. We are using memory differently.B. We are becoming more intelligent.C. We have poorer memories than bef

43、ore.D. We need a better way to access information.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。Question: I have recently got a senior position within my company. One of my new tasks is to make monthly progress reports on my department in front of other senior officials. During my fi

44、rst meeting, I presented and then opened the floor to questions. 36 . My first reaction was to answer defensively. Later, I realized that I shouldnt feel that way. But how can I keep cool and effectively answer questions in this type of settings?Answer: Congratulations on your new position! Presenti

45、ng in front of your peers (同事) is a hard task in itself, and it becomes much more difficult when a question-and-answer period is required. Question-and-answer periods are a great way to clarify the message and strengthen key points. 37 . 38 .When a person is asking a question, show interest and a de

46、sire to understand the question by listening and asking for clarification.Buy timeWhen facing a hard question, most people cant give an answer immediately. Buy time by repeating the question in your own words. 39 . These techniques allow you to quickly organize your thoughts as well as to make sure

47、you will be correctly answering the question.Suggest a private meetingA one-on-one meeting is a calmer setting than speaking in front of your peers. 40 .A. Show your true interest.B. Restate the question with respect.C. Some ideas can be quite concrete.D. There were many difficult questions.E. It ca

48、n also be more effective in exchanging ideas.F. You may also ask for clarification on the question.G. Here are some ideas that can help you prepare for your next meeting.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。I sat next to the b

49、ed of an old man, a friend for over twenty years, and held his hand. Hal was 41 . We both knew these next few days would be his last.We spend time 42 his long and fruitful career 43 a church pastor（牧师）.We talked about old friends. We 44 his family. And I listened as he offered 45 and advice to a mem

50、ber of a 46 generation.At a break in the 47 , Hal seemed to be 48 considering what he was about to say next. Then he 49 held my hand in his hands, looked sincerely into my eyes and whispered, just 50 enough for me to hear,“Nothing is more important than 51 .”I knew that this was somehow near the 52

51、of his lifes learning. 53 he considered all of his experience, this 54 observation rose above the rest.“Dont get 55 caught up in your career,” he seemed to be saying to me. “Similarly, dont 56 people in order to achieve your goals and then 57 them away. No career should be achieved at the 58 of frie

52、nds and family.” Then I heard him saying, as 59 as he could, “Do remember that in the end, only your relationships will truly matter.”Writer Og Mandino once 60 it this way: “Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if he or she were going to be dead by midnight. Your life will never be the same a

53、gain.” At the end of a long life, my friend Hal would have agreed.41.Athinking Bdying C. dreaming D. playing42.Achoosing Bchanging Crecalling Ddeveloping43.Aas Bby Cfor Din44.Awaited for Bworried about Clooked for Dchatted about45.Acareer Bpity Cfood Dwisdom46.Abetter Byounger Csenior Dformer47.A. i

54、ntroduction Bconversation Ccelebration Dexplanation48.Asimply Bhopefully Ccarefully Dsadly49.Aquickly Bproperly Cfirmly Dpartly50.Alow Bloud Ckind Dlucky51.Arelationships Blearning Cexperiences Dfamily52.Acorner Bmiddle Ctop Dend53.AIf BWhen CBefore DThough54.Aserious Bfinal Ccommon Dstrange55.Aphysica