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届湖南省浏阳一中高三上学期期中考试英语
浏阳一中2016下学期高三年级期中测试英语试卷
第Ⅰ卷
命题人彭莲湘审题人
注意:
本堂考试,时量:
120分钟,满分150分。
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称钟的时间来回答有关小题如阅读下一小题。
每段对话仅例:
Howmuchistheshirt?
A.£19.15.B.£9.15.C.£9.18.
答案是B。
1Howdoesthemanadvisethewomantogettothehotel?
A.BytaxiB.ByundergroundC.Bybus
2Howmuchdoesoneticketcost?
A.﹩0.7B.﹩5.0C.﹩4.3
3Whatisthewomanunsatisfiedwith?
A.TheactingB.ThespecialeffectsC.Theplot
4Wherearethespeakers?
A.AtahotelB.AtastoreC.Ataclinic5Whatdoesthewomanplantodo?
A.Drawsomepictures
B.Buysomethingonsale.
C.Makeanadvertisement.
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。
6Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?
A.Havelunchtogether.B.Buyheraprinter.C.Fixhercomputer.777Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?
A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8Whatwillthemandoonhisbirthday?
A.Gooutforameal.B.Gotoseeafilm.C.Workonhisterm’swork.
9Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeaker?
A.Brotherandsister.B.ClassmatesC.Teacherandstudent.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10What’sthegoodnews?
A.Anewgymopened.B.AyogaclassstartedC.Anewcafeopened.
11Whenwillthespeakersgotothegym?
A.OnFriday.B.OnSaturday.C.OnSunday.
12Whatdoesthespeakersdecidetodofirst?
A.Meetforlunch.B.Gotothegym.C.Makeanexerciseplan.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13Whatarethespeakersdiscussing?
A.Thepreparationforatest.B.Atelevisionprogram.C.Theirclosefriends.
14WhyisthemanwatchingTV?
A.Hehasalreadyfinishedstudying.
B.Heistakingabreakfromstudying.
C.Hewantstogetinformationforapaper.
15Whodidthebestinthelasttest?
A.Kevin.B.ThewomanspeakerC.Elizabeth.
16WhydoesthemanstopthewomancallingElizabeth?
A.Hedoesn’twanttotroubleher.
B.Hepreferstostudyonhisown.
C.Hedoesn’tthinksheishelpful.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17WhatdidSallydoforherpen-friend?
A.Sheofferedhersomeadvice.
B.Shetaughtherhowtowrite.
C.Shehelpedhertokeepadiary.
18WhydidSally’dadaskhernottosendherbooktoapublisher?
A.Thereweretoomanybooksofthiskind.
B.Hethoughtthebooktoosimple.
CTheirresponsemightletherdown.
19HowdidSallycontactthepublisher?
A.Shemadeacall.B.Shesentanemail.C.Shepaidavisit.
20HowdidSally’smumfeelafteransweringthecompany’sphone?
A.Veryexcited.B.Extremelysurprised.C.Fairlyanxious.
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)
A
Doyoulikeshopping?
Ordoesthethoughtofwanderingaroundtheshopsfillyouwithterror?
Forsomeofus,shoppingisanenjoyablewayofspendingoursparetimeandourmoney.Forme,it’ssomethingIwouldratheravoid.ThankgoodnessfortheInternet!
It’smoreconvenienttobuyCDs,electricalitems,evenfoodfromthecomfortofyoursofa.Butthat’snottheonlyreason:
priceisanimportantfactor.Wecanbuygoodsandservicescheaperonline.Butsometimestheproblemisknowingwhattobuy.Thishasledtoatypeofshoppingcalled“showrooming”.
ShowroomingissomethingI’vedone.Iwillgotoashoptosee,touchandtryoutproductsbutthengohomeandbuythemonlineataknock-downprice.I’mnotaloneindoingthis.ResearchbyacompanycalledFoolproof,found24%ofpeopleshowroomedwhileChristmasshoppingin2013.
AmyCashman,headofTechnologyatTNSUK,saysthereasonsforthisnewshoppinghabitarethat“peoplearelackingtime,lackingmoneyandtheywantsecurityabouttheproductstheyarebuying”.SheexplainsthatconsumersarenotonlyshoppingonlineathomebuttheyareusingtheInternetinstoreorontheirsmartphonestoshoparound.
Butdoesthismeantechnologywillkillshops?
Certainlyshopswillchange.Theywillhavetooffermorecompetitivepricesorencouragepeopletobuymorebygivingin-storediscountsorfreegifts.
Wemustn’tforgetthatbuyinginashopmeansyoucangetexpertadvicefromthesalesassistantandyoucangetgoodaftercare.It’sgoodtospeaktoarealhumanratherthanlookatafacelesscomputerscreen,butatleastbyshowrooming,yougetthebestofbothworlds!
21.ThetwoquestionsinParagraph1areraisedto________________.
A.introducethetopic B.givetwoexamples
C.comparedifferentopinions D.getanswersfromreaders
22.AccordingtoAmyCashman,whichisnotthereasonforshowrooming?
A.Thelackoftime.
B.Thecomfortofthesofa.
C.Theshortnessofmoney.
D.Thesecurityoftheproduct.
23.Theauthor’sattitudetowardsshowroomingis__________________.
A.critical B.neutral C.casual D.supportive
B
ThereisaveryinstructiveincidentinvolvingthelifeofAlexandertheGreat,KingofGreek.Alexander,afterconqueringmanykingdoms,wasreturninghome.Ontheway,hefellillandittookhimtohisdeathbed.Withdeathstaringhiminhisface,Alexanderrealizedhisconquests,hisgreatarmy,hissharpswordandallhiswealthwereofnoconsequence.So,helayhelplesslywaitingtobreathehislast.Hecalledhisgeneralsandsaid,“Iwilldepartfromthisworldsoon,andIhavethreewishes.Pleasecarrythemoutwithoutfail.”
“Myfirstdesireisthat,”saidAlexander,“Myphysiciansalonemustcarrymycoffin.”Afterapause,hecontinued,“Secondly,Idesirethatwhenmycoffinisbeingcarriedtothegrave,thepathleadingtothegraveyardbespreadwithgold,silverandpreciousstoneswhichIhavecollected.”Thekingcontinued,“Mythirdandlastwishisthatbothmyhandsshouldbekepthangingoutofmycoffin.”Alexander’sfavouritegeneralkissedhishandandpressedittohisheart.“Oh,King,weassureyouthatyourwisheswillallbefulfilled.Buttelluswhydoyoumakesuchstrangewishes?
”
Alexandertookadeepbreathandsaid,“IwouldliketheworldtoknowofthethreelessonsIhavejustlearnt.Iwantmyphysicianstocarrymycoffinbecausepeopleshouldrealizethatnodoctorcanreallycureanybodies.Theyarepowerlessandcannotsaveapersonfromtheclutchesofdeath.Soletpeoplenottakelifeforgranted.”
“Thesecondwishofspreadinggold,silverandotherrichesonthewaytothegraveyardistotellpeoplethatnotevenabitofgoldwillcomewithme.Ispentallmylifeearningrichesbutcannottakeanythingwithme.Letpeoplerealizethatitisjustawasteoftimetochasewealth.”
“Andaboutmythirdwishofhavingmyhandshangingoutofthecoffin,IwishpeopletoknowthatIcameempty-handedintothisworldandempty-handedoutofthisworld.”Withthesewords,theKingclosedhiseyes.Soonheletdeathconquerhimandbreathedhislast.
24.ThefirstparagraphsuggeststhatAlexander________________.
A.wantedtoleavetheworldashecameempty-handed
B.realizedthatwhathegotinhislifewasnothingtohimatall
C.wasspendingalottimeconqueringmanykingdomsandhadearnedagreatamountofwealth
D.regardedhisconquests,hisgreatarmy,hissharpswordandallhiswealthasthemostimportantthings
25.Theunderlinedword“clutches”inParagraph3means“___________”.
A.sentenceB.attentionC.controlD.shadow
26.Theauthorintendsto________________.
A.tellusthestoryofAlexander
B.stressthepowerofAlexandertheGreat
C.persuadepeopletorealizedwhatAlexandersaid
D.introducereaderstotheinstructivelessonsofAlexander
27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?
A.TheDeathofAlexander
B.TheGreedofAlexander
C.ThreewishesofAlexander
D.TheLifeofAlexander
C
Thenamesoundsfunnybuttheideaisnojoke:
it’sapersonaltoiletcalledthepee-pool,AndersWilhelmson,aSwedisharchitect,istheinventorofthepee-pool.
Hebecameinterestedintheideaofsanitationaftertakingpartinaresearchprojectonthesocialandpoliticaldevelopmentofcities,Oneofthemostcommonproblemshefoundindevelopingcountrieswasthelackoftoilets,Hewantedtodosomethingtohelp,Soworkingwithothers,hestartedtheprojectin2005,andthenextyearstartedacompanycalledPeepoolple.
Thetoiletisasingle—usebagmadeofenvironmentallyfriendlyplastics,Theinsideistreatedwithurea(尿素),achemicalcommonlyusedasfertilizer,Thehottertheweather,themorequicklythewasteturnsintowhatisneededbyplantsThesanitationprocesscanbeassoonasacoupleofhoursoraslongastwotofourweeks,Youcanjustburyitinapotandgrowwhateveryoulike.
ThecompanyexpectstostartsellingthebagsinAugustinKenyaandBangladesh,butitisjustbeginningproductionandsalesinNairobinow,Fullproductioncouldreachabouthalfamillionbagsadayandpeoplemaybeabletobuythepee-poolincountriesVietnam,Bangladesh,etc.
TheUnitedNationssaysmorethantwoandahalfbillionpeoplearoundtheworlddonothavegoodsanitation,Manyhavenochoicebuttousetheoutdoors,whichisnotonlybadfortheenvironment,butalsoharmfultopeople’shealth,Eachyear,poorsanitationleadstothreefifthsofthosepeoplegettinganinfectiousdiseasewhichonaveragecausesoneoutof1,000patientstodie.
JackSmith,thefounderoftheWorldToiletOrganization,says“Thisisquiteanunacceptablesituationgiventhefactthatwearelivinginthemodemworld,andstrangely,manyofthemowntelevisions,phonesbuthavenotoilet.”
28.WhatwastheoriginalpurposeofAndersWilhelmsoninstartingthecompany?
A.Toprotectthelocal