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临沂市届高三上学期期中考试试题英语
高三教学质量检测考试
英语
2016.11
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)。
第一卷1至10页,第二卷11至12页。
考试结束后,将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
注意事项:
1.答第I卷前,考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、座号、考号、县区和科类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。
不能答在本试卷上,否则无效。
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:
Howmuchistheshirt?
A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.
答案是C。
1.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Duringaholiday.B.Inthemiddleofaterm.C.Atthebeginningofaterm.
2.Whycan’tthemandrivethewomantomorrow?
A.Hehasadoctor’sappointment.
B.Hecan’tdrivethecarhimself.
C.Hewillbeworkinginashop.
3.Whatwillthewomando?
A.Phonehermother.B.VisithermotherC.Chargehercellphone.
4.Forwhomwillapartybeheld?
A.Theman.B.Thewoman.C.Nancy.
5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.MostAmericanmotherswork.
B.Only10%ofAmericanmotherswork.
C.Hermotherisahousewife.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面面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.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Aschooluniform.B.Afestival.C.AnewYearparty.
7.Whatdoesthewomandecidetodo?
A.Goonaholiday.B.Gotoapartywiththeman.C.Staywithherfamily.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Howdoesthemanfeel?
A.Nervous.B.Confident.C.Excited
9.Whatdoesthemanwanttodonext?
A.Drinksomewater.B.Gotothebathroom.C.Continuetalkingwiththewoman.
听第8段材料,回答第10至l2题。
10.Whydoesthegirlwanttohaveacar?
A.Tobeindependent.
B.Toshowherresponsibility.
C.Totravelwithherfriends.
11.Wheredoesthegirlstudy?
A.Inacollege.B.Inauniversity.C.Inahighschool.
12.Whydoesn’tthemanbuyhisdaughteracarnow?
A.Hecan’taffordanothercar.
B.Hewantshisdaughtertoearnacar.
C.Hethinkshisdaughteristooyoungtodrive.
听第9段材料.回答第13至16题。
13.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Businesspartners.B.Friends.C.Strangers.
14.Whatdothespeakershaveincommon?
A.TheybothfiveinNewYork.
B.Theyarebothtravelingonbusiness.
C.Theyarebothstayinginthehotel.
15.Whatistheman'sfavoritepartofthehotel?
A.Thebreakfast.B.Theservice.C.Thepool.
16.Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthehotel?
A.Thepricesarereasonable.
B.Itdoesn’tseemlikeanicehotelfromtheoutside.
C.Theservicedidn’tusetobeanythingspecial.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhatisTheBookworm?
A.Aliteraryfestival.B.Abookstore.C.Acafe.
18.WhoisPeterHessler?
A.Awriter.B.Amusician.C.Aphotographer,
19.Whatwasthespeakerexcitedabout?
A.Findinghisfavoritemagazine.
B.AttendingPeterHessler’sspeech.
C.Heatingafamousbandplaymusic.
20.Whatwasthespeaker’smistake?
A.Mistakingtheplace.B.Mistakingtheday.C.Mistakingtheyear.
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
“What’sfordinner,Mom?
”
Icouldn’thelpthesmilethatbrokeoutonmyfaceuponheatingthosewords.Thelast-meal-of-the-monthhadbecomeaneagerlyawaitedfamilyadventureandI’lladmit,Ienjoyedthechallenge.“Idon’tknow,”Ianswered,“butI’msureI’llcomeupwithsomething.”MysonwatchedasIgatheredwhateverIfoundintherefrigeratorandcupboardsandplacedthemonthecounterwheremyimaginationwouldmagicallyworkoutadinnerplan.
Withalowincomeandfivehungrymouthstofeed,plusourpets,weneededaplan.Wemadeeverypennycount.Itmadesensethatthemoreshoppingtripswemade,themoremoneywespentandsoweshoppedonceamonth,savingmoneyaswellasgasoline.Inthesummerwegardened,preservingourfoodbycanningorfreezingourharvest.DuringthefallandwinterIpickeddeliciousgreensstoredinanoldslidingglasscan.Weatesimplefoodsandonlyinseason.
Norecipeshere.Andwhilemyfamilyshouldhaveeagerlyawaitedthatfirstmealofthemonth,whenthehousewasfulloffleshlystockedgroceries,thelast-meal-of-the-monthwastheonethatattractedalltheattention.ItbecameanamusingguessinggameasthefamilywonderedwhatI’dcomeupwithnext.
OneeveningIplacedmylast-meal-of-the-monthmasterpieceonthetable.“What’sthat?
”mykidsasked,excitedlywaitingforthemysterydinner.AsIremovedthelidfromthepan,Iheard“Seemsyummy!
”ThefamilyatetheentiremealandinsistedImakeitagainsoon.Asweclearedthetable,mydaughterasked,“Mom,whatwasinthatsauce?
”WithasmileonmyfaceIproudlyanswered,“Imadeitfromtheleftovergreenpeas.”
Mychildrenareallgrown,buttodayIstillbudget.Delicioushomemadefoodisoneoflife’sgreatestpleasuresandafamilytradition,butwekeepitsimpleinourhome.Andbelieveitornot,westilleatafewofourfavorite1ast-day-of-the-month,thrown-togethermeals.Simpledoesn’tgetanybetterthanthat!
21.Howdidthefamilymanagetolivethroughthewintermonths?
A.Byshoppingfromstoretostore.B.Bygardeningontheirownfarm.
C.Bycanningtheirfoodinsummer.D.Byeatingsimplefoodsinseason.
22.Whydidthefamilyexpecttheirlastmealofamonth?
A.Becauseit’straditional.B.Becauseit’sunfamiliar.
C.Becauseit’sfresh.D.Becauseit’smysterious.
23.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribethewriter?
A.Creativeandsaving.B.Hard-workingandgenerous.
C.Intelligentandcritical.D.Thoughtfulandconservative.
24.What’sthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AnamusingguessinggameB.TheLastMealoftheMonth
C.TraditionalfamilyfoodrecipesD.Howtobeagoodhousewife
B
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Whatisitthen?
It’scalledXtra—PC.Andifyouhaveanold,slowcomputer,itisexactlywhatyou’vebeenwaitingfor.
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WithXtra—PC,there’snoneedtospendhundredsofdollarsonyouroldcomputer—whichonlyhasitpeteroutinanotheryearortwo.Itmakesnosense.ButgettingXtra—PCdoes,whichiswhythebigcomputercompaniesareagainstthisincrediblypowerfullittledevice!
HowDoesItWork?
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WhatCanIDoWithMyLike—NewComputer?
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HowMuchIsThisGoingToCostMe?
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25.Whichofthefollowingbestexplainstheunderlinedphrase“peterout”inparagraph5?
A.becomebetterB.getcheaper
C.workpeacefullyD.becomeweaker
26.WhyhasXtra—PCrecentlyhitthemarket?
A.Becauseit’sincrediblyfrustrating.
B.Becauseitperformsdifferently.
C.Becauseit’scheap,efficientandconvenient.
D.Becauseitlookslikeanewcomputer
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A.Theproducerishonestenough.
B.It’sworthwhiletobuyXtra—PC.
C.YouneedagoodreasontotryXtra—PC.
D.Xtra—PCisofferedforentertainment.
C
Mostpeopleknowabouttheboomerang(回力棒),thelegendaryAustralianthrowingtoolwhich,oncereleased,returnstoitsowner.Buthaveyouheardoftheboomeranggeneration?
Thisreferstoaphenomenonofpeoplewhomovebackhomeafterbriefly1eavingtheirparents’housesforuniversityinWesternculture.Mostoftheseyoungadultswerebornbetweenthemid—1970sandmid—1980s.Theyarelikenedtotheboomerangbecausetheyreturntotheirhome,justlikethethrowingtoo1.
Monster,ajobsearchcompany,reportedinasurveythat48percentofprospective(未来的)graduatesplannedonbecoming“boomerangkids”,returninghomeaftergraduation.Althoughmanyexpectedtojustmakeaquickstopbeforegettingtheirownplace,Monsterdiscoveredthat42percentofgraduatessaidtheywerestilllivingwiththeirparents.
Whatisthecauseofthispassivegeneration?
Itmaynotbeonlytheyoungpeople’sfault.Thelong-termeconomicrecession(不景气)hasmadeitdifficultforcollegegraduatestofindjobs,whilethecostoflivinghascontinuedtorise.Andasaresult,manyyoungpeoplehavelosthopeandself-confidence.Moreover,theunconditionalloveandsupportofparentsallowtheboomerangkidstorelyonthemwithoutfeelingmuchguilt.
Boomerangingisnotallnegative.Kidsgetthechancetoreconnectwiththeirparentsafter
university,andparentsgettheopportunitytobeabigpartoftheirchildren’sadultlives,whichcanleadtocloserbonds.
Butcriticsofthisphenomenonarguethatthissituationaffectsyoungadults.Withoutthestressorambitiontosucceed,boomerangkidstendtobecomemorepassiveintheirsearchforgoodjobs,harmingtheirprofessionalambitions.Andfinally,theextrafinancialburdenonparentscanbecometooheavytobear,le