英语河北省衡水市景县中学届高三上学期期中考试.docx

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英语河北省衡水市景县中学届高三上学期期中考试

2016—2017高三英语期中试题

考试时间：

120分钟

第I卷

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个小题；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，从每题所给的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.Whydoesn’tthemanwantthefirstT-shirt？

A.It’stooexpensive.B.It’stoobig.C.It’stoosmall.

2.WhatwillNancydotonight?

A.Seeamovie.B.Stayathome.C.Goshopping.

3.HowwillthewomantraveltoBeijing?

A.Byair.B.Bytrain.C.Bycar.

4.Whenshouldthemanreturnthebooks?

A.ByDecember30th.

B.ByDecember13th.

C.ByDecember3rd.Z

5.Whatdoweknowabouttheboy?

A.Hisroomisalwaysmessy.

B.He’saskedtocleanuptheroomlater.

C.Hewantstogoonapicnicfirst.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

请听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给出的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6、7题。

6.Howmuchwillthemanpay?

A.＄2.50.B.＄5.00.C.＄7.85.

7.Whatwillthewomangivetothemannext?

A.Someenvelopes.B.Hischange.C.Someairmailstickers.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdidtheguytakewhenheclimbeduptheskyscraper?

A.Cups.B.Ropes.C.Wires.

9.Whathappenedwhenhegottothetopofthebuilding?

A.Hewasarrested.B.Hewasapplauded.C.Hewasfined.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatisthewomanplanningtodo?

A.VisittheArtMuseum.B.Meetherfriend.C.Goshopping.

11.Whattimeisitnow?

A.Around4:

30p.m.B.Around5:

15p.m.C.Around5:

30p.m.

12.Whydoesthemansuggestthewomantakeataxidowntown?

A.It’stheeasiestway.

B.It’sthecheapest.

C.There’renobusesgoingthere.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Robert’splansaftergraduation.

B.Thegoodnewsfromthewoman’sfather.

C.Thewoman’splansforwork.

14.Whatistheman’smajorprobablyinuniversity?

A.Electronics.B.Engineering.C.Computer.

15.Whoownsaconstructioncompany?

A.Theman’sfather.

B.Thewoman’suncle.

C.Theman’suncle’sfriend.

16.HowlongwillthemanstayinAustin?

A.Foroneyear.B.Fortwoyears.C.Forfourdays.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

A.Anunusualexperience.

B.Aspecialkindofanimal.

C.FunactivitiesintheYellowstonePark.

18.Whatdidthefamilydofirstwhentheygottothepark?

A.Theyputuptheirtent.

B.Theywentexploring.

C.Theyhadarest.

19.WhatwasTom’ssuggestion?

A.Waitingpatientlyforthebeartocomeout.

B.Puttingsomehoneyoutsidethetent.

C.Shoutingatthebeartodrivehimaway.

20.Wheredidtheysleepthatnight?

A.Inthetent.B.Inthecar.C.Inahotel.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Asaboy,CharlesRobertDarwin（达尔文）collectedanythingthatcaughthisinterest:

insects,coinsandinterestingstones.Hewasnotveryclever,butDarwinwasgoodatdoingthethingsthatinterestedhim.

Hisfatherwasadoctor,soDarwinwassenttoEdinburghtostudymedicine,andwasplannedtofollowamedicalcareer.ButCharlesfoundthelecturesboring.ThenhisfathersenthimtoCambridgeUniversitytostudytobeapriest.WhileatCambridge,Darwin’sinterestinzoologyandgeographygrew.LaterhegotaletterfromRobertFitzRoywhowasplanningtomakeavoyagearoundtheworldonaship,theBeagle.Hewantedanaturalisttojointheship,andDarwinwasrecommended（推荐）.ThatvoyagewasthestartofDarwin’sgreatlife.$来&源：

AstheBeaglesailedaroundtheworld,Darwinbegantowonderhowlifehaddevelopedonearth.Hebegantoobserveeverything.Afterhewashome,hesettowork,gettinghiscollectioninorder.HisfirstgreatworkTheZoologyoftheBeaglewaswellreceived,buthewasslowtomakepublichisideasontheoriginoflife.

LaterDarwinandWallace,anothernaturalistwhohadthesameopinionsasDarwin,producedapapertogether.Darwin’sgreatbook“OntheOriginofSpeciesbyMeansofNaturalSelection”（《物种起源》）appeared.Itattractedastorm.PeoplethoughtthatDarwinwassayingtheyweredescendedfrommonkeys.Whatashamefulidea!

AlthoughmostscientistsagreedthatDarwinwasright,theChurchwasstillsostrongthatDarwinneverreceivedanyhonorsforhiswork.

Afterwards,hepublishedanothergreatwork,TheDescentofMan.Hishealthgrewworse,buthestillworked.“WhenIhavetogiveupobservation,Ishalldie,”hesaid.Hewasstillworkingon17,April,1882.Hewasdeadtwodayslater.

21.Darwin’sfathersenthimtoEdinburghto_____.

A.makehimlikenaturalhistoryB.makehimbecomeadoctor

C.lethimchangehishobbiesD.havehimgiveuphiscollection

22.Accordingtothepassage,CharlesDarwin’swholelifewaschangedby_____.

A.hisstudyatCambridgeUniversityB.hiscollectionofcoins

C.thenaturalistsatCambridgeD.thevoyageoftheB

23.Theunderlinedpart“theyweredescendedfrommonkeys”probablymeans“_____”.

A.theygavemonkeyslifeB.theyweredifferentfrommonkeys

C.theyweredevelopedfrommonkeysD.theyhadtolivewithmonkeys

B

Sleepdeprivation（缺失）isanimportanthiddenfactorinloweringtheachievementofschoolpupils,accordingtoresearcherscarryingoutinternationaleducationtests.

Itisaparticularprobleminrichercountrieswithsleepexpertslinkingittotheuseofmobilephonesandcomputersinbedroomlateatnight.Sleepdeprivationissuchaseriousproblemthatlessonshavetobedraggeddowntoalowerleveltosuitsleep-deprivedlearners,thestudyfound.Theinternationalcomparison,carriedoutbyBostonCollege,foundtheUnitedStatestohavethehighestnumberofsleep-deprivedstudents,with73%of9-and10-year-oldsand80%of13-and14-year-oldsidentifiedbytheirteachersasbeingnegativelyaffected.

Inliteracy（读写能力）teststherewere76%of9-and10-year-oldslackingsleep.Thiswasmuchhigherthantheinternationalaverageof47%ofprimarypupilsneedingmoresleepand57%amongthesecondaryagegroup.

Othercountrieswiththemostsleep-deprivedyoungsterswereNewZealand,SaudiArabia,Australia,England,IrelandandFrance.High-performingFinlandisalsoamongthemostlackinginsleep.CountrieswiththebestrecordsforgettingenoughsleepincludeAzerbaijan,Kazakhstan,Portugal,theCzechRepublic,JapanandMalta.

Theanalysiswaspartofthehugedate-gatheringprocessforglobaleducationrankings,theTrendsinInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy（TIMSS）andProgressinInternationalReadingLiteracyStudy（PIRLS）

“Ithinkweunderestimatetheimpactofsleep.Ourdatashowthatacrosscountriesinternationally,onaverage,childrenwhohavemoresleepachievehigherinmaths,scienceandreading.Thatisexactlywhatourdatashow,”saysChadMinnichoftheTIMSSandPIRLSInternationalStudyCenter.

“It’sthesamelinkforchildrenwhoarelackingbasicnutrition,”saysMrMinnich,basedattheLynchSchoolofEducation,BostonCollege.“Ifyouareunabletoconcentrate,toattendmentally,youareunabletoachieveatyourbestlevel,becauseyourmindandbodyareinneedofsomethingmorebasic.Sleepisafundamentalneedforallchildren.Ifteachersreportsuchlargeproportionsofchildrensufferingfromlackofsleep,it’shavingasignificantimpact.Butworsethanthat,teachersarehavingtoadjusttheirinstructionbasedonthosechildrenwhoaresufferingfromalackofsleep.Thechildrenwhoaresufferingfromalackofsleeparedrivingdowninstruction.”

Thatmeansthateventhechildrenwhoaregettingenoughsleeparestillsufferingfromthissleep-relatedlowering.

24.WhatdidtheresearchersofBostonCollegetrytofind?

A.Whychildrendon’tgetenoughsleep

B.Howmanyhourschildrensleepeverynight

C.Therelationshipbetweensleepandtestresults

D.Therelationshipbetweensleepandhealth

25.Manychildrensufferfromsleepdeprivationbecause_________.

A.theysitinfrontoftheTVfortoolong

B.theycanhardlysleepsoundlyanddeeply

C.theirhomeworkoccupiestoomuchoftheirtime

D.moderntechnologicaldevicesconsumealotoftheirtime

26.Whichofthefollowingcountrieshasthemostsleep-deprivedstudents?

A.JapanB.Malta

C.FinlandD.Portugal

27.Whyarechildrenwhogetenoughsleepalsovictims?

A.Becausetheyaredisturbedbysleep-deprivedstudents

B.Becauseteachingisdrivendownbysleep-deprivedstudents

C.Becausetheyhavetospendtimehelpingsleep-deprivedstudents

D.Becausetheteacherswastetimediscipliningsleep-deprivedstudents

C

AfterspendingayearinBrazilonastudentexchangeprogram,hermotherrecalled（回忆）,MarieColvinreturnedhometofindthatherclassmateshadnarroweddowntheircollegechoices.“Everyoneelsewasalreadyadmittedtocollege,”hermother,RosemarieColvin,saidfromthefamilyhome.“SoshetookourcaranddroveuptoYaleandsaid,‘Youhavetoletmein.’”

“Impressed--shewasaNationalMerit（全国英才）finalistwhohadpickedupPortugueseinBrazil--Yaledid,admittinghertotheclassof1978,whereshestartedwritingfortheYaleDailyNewsanddecidedtobeajournalist,”hermothersaid.

OnWednesday,MarieColvin,56,anexperiencedjournalistforTheSundayTimesofLondon,waskilledasSyrianforcesshelled（炮击）thecityofHoms.Shewasworkinginatemporarymediacenterthatwasdestroyedintheattack.

“ShewassupposedtoleaveSyriaonWednesday”,Mrs.Colvinsaid.“Hereditortoldmehecalledheryesterdayandsaiditwasgettingtoodangerousandtheywantedtotakeherout.Shesaidshewasdoingastoryandshewantedtofinishit.”

Mrs.Colvinsaiditwaspointlesstotrytopreventherdaughterfromgoingtoconflictzones.“Ifyou