湖北省襄阳市四校届高三上学期期中联考英语试题含答案.docx

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湖北省襄阳市四校届高三上学期期中联考英语试题含答案

2016—2017学年上学期高三期中考试

英语试题

时间：

120分钟

分值：

150分　

第Ⅰ卷

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。

1.Whatwillthemandotonight?

A.Gotoaparty.B.Work.C.VisitLinda.

2.Howwillthewomangotothetrainstation?

A.Bybus.B.Bytaxi.C.Inherfather’scar.

3.Howmuchshouldthemanpay?

A.35dollars.B.55dollars.C.60dollars.

4.Whatisprobablythewoman?

A.Anairlinehostess.B.Ashopassistant.C.Atrainconductor.

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Themovieisgreat.B.Heisn’tverysurprised.

C.Themovieisquitedisappointing.

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.Whichcityarethetwospeakersin?

A.London.B.NewYork.C.Beijing.

7.Whyisn’tthemanleavingtonight?

A.Theweatheristoobad.B.Henolongerneedstogo.

C.Hehastoattendameeting.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whathappenedtotheman?

A.Hiscellphonewasbroken.

B.Someonetookhiscellphoneaway.

C.Hewantedtohavehiscellphonechanged.

9.Whoisthemanmostprobablyspeakingto?

A.Apolicewoman.B.AShopassistant.C.Afriend.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howdidthewomanfindhertimewithherfriend?

A.Wonderful.B.Abitdisappointing.C.Veryboring.

11.Whatimpressedthewomanmost?

A.Watchinganopera.B.Swimminginthelake.

C.Climbingmountains.

12.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’sfriend?

A.Sheenjoyedhertimethere.B.Sheregrettedgoingthere.

C.Shelikedtravelingverymuch.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatdoesthewomanneedsomeonetodo?

A.Helphercheckout.B.Helphertakeherluggagedown.

C.Helphermoveherluggagetoherroom.

14.Whydoesn’tthemanhelpthewomanatfirst?

A.Hehasgotinjured.B.Heistooweakthesedays.

C.He’llplaybasketballsoon.

15.Howdoesthewomanfeelhearingaboutthemanager?

A.Relaxed.B.Interested.C.Angry.

16.Whatwillthemando?

A.Askthemanagerforhelp.

B.Helpthewomanmovetheluggage.

C.Findsomeoneelsetohelpthewoman.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhomightbemostinterestedinTimeEdge?

A.Parents.B.Teachers.C.Kids.

18.Whatshouldoneexplaininlessthan400words?

A.Whytojointheplatform.

B.Howtousetheplatform’sresources.

C.Howtobecomeanexcellentteacher.

19.Whatdayisitprobably?

A.Tuesday.B.Wednesday.C.Thursday.

20.Whatwillthespeakerdonext?

A.Applyfortheplatform.B.Preparesupper.

C.Goouttoeat.

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

Lookatthefollowingthreespecialanimals.

DOGSDRIVECAR

Auckland,NewZealand

Aftertwomonthsoflearning,Monty,andPorterwereabletodriveanautomobilearoundaracetrack.“Wewantedtoprovehowsmartrescuedogsare,”animalbehavioristMarkVettesays.Vettefirstusedvoicecommandsandtreatstoteachthedogshowtoturnasteeringwheelandhowtochangegear（换挡）.

Thedogs’rideonlyacceleratedupto7.5milesanhour,andtrainerscouldstoptheautousingaremotecontrol.

GOLDENZEBRA

Kailua-Kona,Hawaii

Zoethezebra’smarkingsarespecial.Theanimalhaswhiteandgoldenstripes.Zoe’sappearanceresultsfromarareconditioncalledamelanosis（黑素缺失症）.Herbodydoesn’tmakeenoughmelanin,thesubstanceinananimal’sskinandhaircellsthatproducescolor.“Only25othergoldenzebrasareknowntoexistintheworld,”saysAnnGoody,whorunsthewildliferefugewhereZoelives.Inthewild,lifemaybedifficultforanimalswithamelanosisbecausepredators（捕猎者）caneasilyspotthem.ButZoeisprotectedatherrefuge.

COCKATOOMAKESTOOLS

Vienna,Austria

WhenFigarothecockatoospotsfoodlyingjustoutofreachfromhiscage,hebuildsatinywoodentooltosweepthetastyprizeinhisway.

Thebirdfirstrevealedhistalentwhenastonehewasplayingwithrolledoutofhiscage.Thecockatoocouldn’treachthestone.Soheflewawayandreturnedwithasmallbranch,slippingitthroughthefencetoslidethestonetowardhim.

Wonderingifhewoulddoitagain,scientistsplacedanutexactlywherethestonehadbeen.Thistime,Figaropulledoutasmallpieceofwoodinhiscageanddraggedthenuttowardhim.

21.IfZoethezebraissetfreeinthewild,shewill_____.

A.meetnonaturalpredators

B.notgetalongwithotherzebras

C.managetomakeenoughmelanin

D.beeasilyfoundforherappearance

22.What’sspecialaboutFigarothecockatoo?

A.He’sparticularabouthisfood.

B.He’sgoodatdrawingsupportfromoutsideforces.

C.He’sextremelyfondofstones.

D.Hecantellthedifferencebetweenstonesandnuts.

23.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Amazinganimals.

B.Waystohelpanimals.

C.Animals’uniquetalents.

D.Tipsontraininganimals.

B

Well-knownChinesewriter,literarytranslatorandforeignliteratureresearcherYangJiangdiedattheageof105inBeijingon25May,2016.

Yang,thewifeoflateChinesenovelistQianZhongshu,enjoyeddecadesoffameacrossthecountryforherliteratureworkssuchasSixChaptersfromMyLife“Downunder”（1981）,Baptism（1988）,andWeThree（2004）,whichrecallsherhusbandandherdaughterQianYuan（1937-1997）whodiedofcanceroneyearbeforeherfather’sdeath.HertranslationoftheSpanishnovelDonQuixotedelaMancha《堂吉诃德》iswidelyconsideredthebestChineseversionsofar.

YangJiang,whoseoriginalnamewasYangJikang,wasborninBeijingandgrewupinSuzhou,EastChina’sJiangsuprovince.Shegothermaster’sdegreeinforeignlanguagesandliteratureatTsinghuaUniversity,whereshemetherhusbandQianZhongshu,whoselaterwork,thesatiricalnovelFortressBesieged《围城》isfamousaroundtheworld.Thecouplemarriedin1935andduring1935to1938,theywenttoOxfordUniversityforfurtherstudy.TheyreturnedtoChinain1938andbothofthemwentintoacademia（学术界）andmadeimportantcontributionstothedevelopmentofChineseculture.YangandQianwereknownforhavingtheperfectlovestoryinChineseliterarycircles.QianoncecommentedthatYangwas“themostvirtuouswifeandmosttalentedlady”.Apartfromherownachievementsinliterature,shemadeagreatcontributiontoQian’sworksafterhisdeath.Morethan70,000lettersanddraftsbyherhusbandwerecollectedbyherforthepublicationQianZhongshu’sManuscriptCollectionin2003.

Yanglovedreadingandencouragedtheyoungergenerationtoreadmorebooks.ShedonatedmillionsofyuanthatsheearnedthroughsalesofherworkstoTsinghuaUniversityandsetupthe“LoveReading”scholarshipinthenameofherfamilyafterherhusbandanddaughterpassedaway.

24.WhichofthefollowingliteratureworksisNOTwrittenbyYangJiang?

A.SixChaptersfromMylife“Downunder”.

B.Baptism.

C.WeThree.

D.DonQuixotedelaMancha.

25.ShedonatedmillionsofyuantoTsinghuaUniversityandsetupthe“LoveReading”scholarshiptoshow.

A.hergreatachievementinnationalliterature

B.herdeeploveforstudentsinTsinghuaUniversity

C.herencouragementfortheyoungergenerationtoreadmorebooks

D.hermissingforherhusbandanddaughter

26.WhatdidYangJiangdoafterQianZhongshudied?

A.ShewenttoOxfordUniversityforfurtherstudy.

B.ShereturnedtoChinaandwentintoacademia.

C.Shecollectedmorethan70,000lettersanddraftsbyherhusband.

D.Shegothermaster’sdegreeinforeignlanguages.

27.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.YangJiang,Chinesewriterdiedat105.

B.Youngpeopleshouldreadmorebooks.

C.YangJiangandherhusband.

D.YangJiang’sworks.

C

Weareallcalledupontomakeaspeechatsomepointinlife,butmostofusdon’tdoaverygoodjob.Thisarticlegivessomesuggestionsonhowtogiveaneffectivespeech.

So,youhavetogiveaspeech—andyou’reterrified.Yougetnervous,youforgetwhatyouwanttosay,youstumble（结巴）overwords,youtalktoolong,andyouboreyouraudience.Lateryouthink,“Thankgoodness,it’sover.I’mjustnotgoodatpublicspeaking.IhopeIneverhavetodothatagain.”

Cheerup!

Itdoesn’thavetobethatbad.Herearesomesimplestepstotakethepainoutofspeechmaking.Askyourselfthepurposeofyourspeech.Whatistheoccasion?

Whyareyouspeaking?

Then,gatherasmanyfactsasyoucanonyoursubject.Spendplentyoftimedoingyourresearch.Thenspendplentyoftimeorganizingyourmaterialsothatyourspeechisclearandeasytofollow.Useasmanyexamplesaspossible,andusepictures,charts,andgraphsiftheywillhelpyoumakeyourpointsmoreclearly.Neverforgetyouraudience.Don’ttalkovertheirheads,anddon’ttalkdowntothem.Treatyouraudiencewithrespect.Theywillappreciateyourthoughtfulness.

Justremember:

beprepared.Knowyoursubject,youraudience,andtheoccasion.Bebrief.Saywhatyouhavetosayandthenstop.Andbeyourself.Letyourpersonalitycomethroughsothatyoumakeperson-to-personcontactwithyouraudience.

Ifyoufollowthesesimplesteps,you’llseethatyoudon’thavetobeafraidofpublicspeaking.Infact,youmayfindtheexperiencesoenjoyablethatyouvolunteertomakemorespeeches!

You’renotconvincedyet?

Giveitatryandseewhathappens.

28.Whichofthestatementsistrue?

A.Manypeoplehopetheynevermakeaspeech.

B.Spendingplentyoftimeorganizingyoursubjectisunnecessary

C.Youcanignoreyouraudienceduringyourspeech.

D.Beingpreparedcanhelpyoumakeagoodspeech.

29.Whatdoesparagraph2tellthereaders?

A.manypeoplehavetheskillsonhowtogiveaspeech

B.manypeopleboretheiraudienced