学年上学期期中考试高三英语试题.docx

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学年上学期期中考试高三英语试题

2015—2016学年上学期期中考试高三英语试题

时间：

150分钟分值：

150分　　命题牵头学校：

宜城一中

命题教师：

张晓艳唐玉菊刘发响陈春香

命题学校：

曾都一中枣阳一中襄州一中宜城一中

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节

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。

例：

Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15．B.£9.15．C.£9.18．

答案：

B

1.WhowatchedtheOscars?

A.Theman.

B.Angelina.

C.Miranda.

2.Wherewillthemanbeat5:

00?

A.Athisoffice.

B.Athome.

C.Onthewayhome.

3.Whatisthewomandoingnow?

A.Doingsomeresearch

B.Writingapaper.

C.Studyingforatest.

4.Whydoesthemanneedtheboxes?

A.Heisgoingonatrip.

B.Heisusingthemforaproject.

C.Heispackingforschool.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Asnackplace.

B.FoodfromTaiwan.

C.Badeconomy.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15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.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Hewantstogetajobinfinance.

B.Hedoesn’thaveanyworkexperience.

C.Hisoldjobwasinadvertising.

7.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.Godownstairs.

B.Makeaphonecall.

C.Lookatherschedule.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whydoesthewomanseldomgototheshop?

A.It’stoofarforher.

B.Shedoesn’tliketheowneroftheshop.

C.Thepricesatsupermarketsarelower.

9.Whatdoesthemanthinkoftheshop?

A.Hedoesn’tneedtolineup.

B.Thepricesarecompetitive.

C.Hecangetthemostforhismoney.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Atafilmschool.

B.Atabar.

C.Atacinema.

11.WhatdoesJimdo?

A.Ahost.

B.Areporter.

C.ATVproducer.

12.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?

A.Thinkoveraboutherweddingplans.

B.AskJimwhathethinksofthefuture.

C.Saygoodbyetohernewboyfriend.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdoesthemanintendtodointhebeginning?

A.Gotoseethedoctor.

B.Askforasickleave.

C.Talktothedirector.

14.Whyhasn’tthemangonetosleep?

A.Heiswaitingacallfromhisdoctor.

B.Hedoesn’tneedtogetupearlynextmorning.

C.Heishavingtroublefallingasleep.

15.Whatistheman’sworkenvironmentlike?

A.Tense.

B.Noisy.

C.Joyful.

16.Whatwillthewomangetnextmonth?

A.Avacation.

B.Ahighersalary.

C.Anewjob.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whoisthespeakerprobablyspeakingto?

A.Allnewstudents.

B.Foreignstudents.

C.Localstudents.

18.Whatcanwelearnaboutthestudentdorms?

A.Fourstudentssharearoom.

B.Studentscannotcookthere.

C.Mealsinthecafeteriaareincludedintheprice.

19.Whichtypeofhousinghasnomoreroomsavailable?

A.TheSwedishhouse.

B.Thestudentdorms.

C.TheSpanishhouse.

20.Whatwilltheaudienceprobablydonext?

A.Gotothecafeteria.

B.Fillapplicationforms.

C.Moveintotheirrooms.

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。

A

THISWEEK’STOURSofCATTYSHACK

Thursday,January8,2015—DaytimeTours

Hours:

1:

00~4:

00PM,lastadmittanceat3:

15PM

Admission:

Adults:

$10

Children（3~11）:

$5

2&Under:

Free

PurchaseTickets:

Ticketsmaybepre-purchasedupto24hourspriortotheeventbyusingthebuttonbelow.Ticketsmayalsobepurchasedattheranch—cash,creditVisa,Mastercard&Discoverareacceptedformsofpaymentattheranch.Ticketscannotbeexchangedormoneyrefunded.Noreservationsrequired.

Enjoyaleisurely,guidedtourofoursanctuaryandseealltheresidents（Siberiantigers,lions,cougars,blackleopards,abobcat,acoatimundiandfoxes）!

Tourslastapproximately45minutes.

Saturday,January10,2015—NightFeedingTours

Hours:

Gatesopenat6:

00PM.

Toursfrom6:

00PM-7:

00PM.Lastadmittanceat7:

15PM.Feedingbeginsat7:

30PM.

Admission:

Adults:

$15

Children（3~11）:

$10

2&Under:

Free

PurchaseTickets:

Ticketsmaybepre-purchasedupto24hourspriortotheeventbyusingthebuttonbelow.Ticketsmayalsobepurchasedattheranch—cash,creditVisa,Mastercard&Discoverareacceptedformsofpaymentattheranch.Ticketscannotbeexchangedormoneyrefunded.Noreservationsrequired.

Enjoyaguidedtourofalltheresidents（Siberiantigers,lions,cougars,blackleopards,abobcat,acoatimundiandfoxes）atoursanctuary!

Toursbeginat6:

00PMandleaveapproximatelyevery15minutes.Tourslastabout45minutesandincludeaviewingofallourresidents,astimeallows,alongwithfactsabouttheanimals.Toseethefeeding,wesuggesteveryonearriveattheranchby7:

15PMtoallowforadequatetimeforcheck-inandwalkingtothefeedingpoint.At7:

30PM,youwillgettowatchover450poundsofmeatdistributedthroughoutthesanctuary!

Getreadytoseetheir“wild”side—there’ssuretobeplentyofroaring!

Tolearnaboutmoreupcomingtours,youcanclickonthecalendareventlistingforfulldetails.

21.Acouplewithhissonaged6whowillattendDaytimeToursonJanuary8willpay______.

A.$10B.$15C.$20D.$25

22.Fromthetext,wecanknowallEXCEPT______.

A.admissioncostB.eventdescriptionC.specialcommentsD.visitinghours

23.WhichofthefollowingaboutNightFeedingToursonJanuary10,2015isWRONG?

A.Ticketsarenon-refundable.B.Visitorscanfeedtheanimalsinperson.

C.Guideisavailableduringthetours.D.Visitorscan’tbeallowedinafter7:

15PM.

24.Wherecanyoufindthetext?

A.Onthewebsite.B.Inthetextbook.C.Inthemagazine.D.Ontheposterboard.

B

Deathisnatural,butdoyouhaveanyideaoftheprocessofdying?

Modernscientistsdividetheprocessofdyingintotwophases---clinicalortemporarydeathandbiologicaldeath.Clinicaldeathoccurswhenthevitalorgans,suchastheheartorlungs,haveceasedtofunction,buthavenotsufferedpermanentdamage.Theorganismcanstillberevived（复活）.Biologicaldeathoccurswhenchangesintheorganismleadtothe“breakingup”ofvitalcellsandtissues.Deathisthenunchangeableandfinal.

Scientistshavebeenseekingawaytoprolongtheperiodofclinicaldeathsothattheorganismcanremainalivebeforebiologicaldeathoccurs.Thebestmethoddevelopedsofarinvolvescoolingoftheorganism,combinedwithnarcoticsleep.Byslowingdownthebody’smetabolism（新陈代谢）,coolingdelaystheprocessesleadingtobiologicaldeath.

Toillustratehowthisworks,scientistsperformedanexperimentonasix-year-oldfemalemonkeycalledKeta.ThescientistputKetatosleepwithanarcotic.Thentheysurroundedherbodywithice-bagsandbegancheckingherbodytemperature.Whenithaddroppedto28degreesthescientistsbegandrainingbloodfromanartery.Themonkey’sbloodpressuredecreasedandanhourlaterboththeheartandbreathingstopped:

clinicaldeathsetin.FortwentyminutesKetaremainedinthisstate.Hertemperaturedroppedto22degrees.Atthispointthescientistspumpedbloodintoanarteryinthedirectionoftheheartandstartedartificialbreathing.AftertwominutesKeta’sheartbecameactiveoncemore.Afterfifteenminutes,spontaneous（自发的）breathingbegan,andafterfourhoursKetaopenedhereyesandliftedherhead.Aftersixhours,whenthescientiststriedtogiveherapenicillininjection,Ketaseizedthesyringeandranwithitaroundtheroom.Herbehaviordifferedlittlefromthatofahealthyanimal.

25.Forapersonwhosuffersfromtheclinicaldeath

A.hismostimportantorgansaredamaged.

B.hestillhasthepossibilityofgettingbacktolife.

C.hecannotavoidfinaldeath.

D.heisstillverymuchalive

26.Scientiststrytomakethetimeofclinicaldeathlongerinorderto

A.slowdownthebody’smetabolism.

B.bringvitalcellsandtissuesbacktoactivelife.

C.cooltheorganism.

D.delaythecomingofbiologicaldeath.

27.HowdidthescientistsputKetaintoclinicaldeath?

A.Byputtinghertosleep,loweringhertemperatureanddrainingherblood.

B.Bysurroundingherbodywithice-bagsanddrainingherblood.

C.Bylowingherbloodpressureandstoppingherheartfrombeating.

D.Bydrainingherblood,loweringherbloodpressureandstoppingherbreathing.

28.Allofthefollowingindicatethatthemonkeyhasalmostrestoredtoheroriginalphysicalstateexceptthefactthat

A.herheartbeatagain.

B.sheregainedhernormalbreath.

C.sherejectedapenicillininjection.

D.sheactedaslivelyasahealthymonkey.

C

Inthisinformationage,thereareplentyofmindlessactivitiestokeepachildbusy.Yetdespitethecompetition,my8-year-olddaughterAlicewantstospendherleisuretimewritingshortstories.Shewantstoenteroneofherstoriesintoawritingcontest,acompetitionwhichshewonlastyear.

Asawriter,Iknowaboutwinningcontests---andaboutlosingthem.Iknowwhatitisliketoworkhardonastoryonlytoreceivearejectionletterfromthepublisher.Ialsoknowthepressureoftryingtoliveuptoareputationcreatedbypreviousvictories.Whatifshedoesn’twinthecontestagain?

That’sthestrangethingaboutbeingaparent.Somanyofourownpastscarsanddestroyedhopescanresurfaceinourchildren.

Arevelation（启示）camelastweekwhenIaskedher,“Don’tyouwanttowinagain?

”“No,”shereplied,“Ijustwanttotellthestoryofanangelgoingtofirstgrade.”

Ihadjustspentweekscorrectingherstoriesasshespontaneously（自发地）toldthem.TellingmyselfthatIwasmerelyanexperiencedwriterguidingtheyoungwriteracrossthehall,Iofferedsuggestionsforcharacters,conflictsandendingsforhertales.Thestoryaboutafearfulangelstartingfirstgradewasquickly“guided