浙江省诸暨市牌头中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版缺答案.docx
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浙江省诸暨市牌头中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试题Word版缺答案
牌头中学2016学年第二学期期中考试卷
高三英语
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，共7.5分）
听下面5段对话，每段对话有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。
每段对话你将听一遍。
1.Whatwillthemanprobablydowiththecomputer?
A.Fixithimself.B.Findanothercomputer.C.Turntosomeoneelseforhelp.
2.Whatdoesthemanprobablysmell?
A.Bread.BA.cake.C.Cupcakes.
3Whyisthewomanupset?
A.Thenext-doorneighborsarebeingnoisy.
B.Shehasaprojectduenextweek.
C.Shethinksthemanisbeingloud.
4.Howmuchoverthespeedlimitwasthewomangoing?
A.Themilesperhour.B.Twenty-fivemilesperhour.C.Fortymilesperhour.
5.WhathasMarybeenlikeatwork?
A.She’sbeenactingsad.B.She’sbeenprettylazy.C.She’sbeendifficulttoworkwith.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，共22.5分）
听下面4段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。
听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。
听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白你将听两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6.Whatarethespeakersdiscussing?
A.Apieceofartwork.B.AhouseinHollywood.C.Thecurrentdemandforart.
7.Accordingtothewoman,whyshouldthemanacceptheroffer?
A.Itwillhelphiscareer.
B.It’swhathehadaskedfor.
C.It’sthebestchoiceinthelongterm.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8.Howistheelectricityformed?
A.Whenbitsoficefillupacloud.
B.Whenpiecesoficecrashintoeachother.
C.Whenraindropsfreezebeforefallingtotheground.
9.Howhotisthesun?
A.About10,000degrees.
B.Around18,000degrees.
C.About60,000degrees.
10.Whatusuallyhappenedtopeopleafterbeingstruckbylightning?
A.TheydieB.TheyarealivebutinjuredC.Theyarecompletelyfine
听第8段材料，回答第11至12题。
11.Howdoesthemanfeel?
A.Sad.B.Surprised.C.Disappointed.
12.Whatmightthemando?
A.Showthewomanthetickets.B.Payforthetickets.C.Watchagame.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.WhatmakesKopiLuwakdifferent?
A.It’sgrownontheground.
B.It’smadewithblackberries.
C.It’smadewiththehelpofananimal.
14.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthecoffee?
A.It’sdelicious.B.It’sdisgusting.C.It’sjustlikeregularcoffee.
15.Wherewasthecoffeepurchaesd?
A.IntheU.S.B.InIndonesia.C.InthePhilippines.
16.Whatidthewoman’sreactiontotheprice?
A.Sheisimpressed.B.Shethinksit’sfunny.C.Shecan’tbelieveit.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Whatwasthecreditcardfeeforsmallbusinessesadecadeago?
A.Between4%and5%ofthetotalamount.
B.Between3.5%and4%ofthetotalamount.
C.Between2.5%and3%ofthetotalamount.
18.WhatwasthefirstservicethatSquareoffered?
A.Acreditcardreaderforsmartphones.
B.Largeequipmentformarketsellers.
C.Dataanalysistoolsforbigbusinesses.
19.Whathappenedin2014?
A.Squareprocessedpaymentsforfree.
B.Squarestartedgivingbusinessadvice.
C.Squarebecameapubliccompany.
20.WhatdoesSquarealsoown?
A.Firstdata.B.Twitter.C.Afooddeliveryservice.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）
第1节（共10小题;每题2.5分，满分25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
My17-year-olddaughterwentofftocollegeandhavingherawayfromhomebroughtbackmemoriesofwatching PeterPan whenshewaslittle.IntheclassicTVproduction,onesceneinparticularimpressedme:
whenMrs.Darlingputsherchildrenintobed.Assheturnsoffthelastofthenightlights,shetakesonelastlookatthebedroomandsays,“Dearnightlights,protectmysleepingchildren.”Asamother,Iknowhowmuchshelovesherchildren.
Ithasbeenseveralweekssincewetookourdaughtertocollegeandsheseemstobeadjustingwellafterashortperiodofhomesickness.Forus,though,it’sanotherstory.Likemostparents,Ilovecheckinginonmychildrenatnight.Butnowshe’sgone,andIfindnighttimesthehardest.Imisshermostatnight.
Inmyneighborhood,mostoftheparentswhosekidsareofftocollegearedealingwithsimilar melancholy.Myhusbandisfilledwithanxiety.Onefriendtalkedaboutgettingthissickfeelinginherstomachasshepreparedforthecollegedrop-off.Wecomplainedthatmanyofusweretoobusytotrulyenjoybeingwithourchildrenwhilewehadthem.
Forusmoms,seeing ToyStory3 onlymadethesadnessworseaswewatchedthecharacterAndy,whoisthesameageasourkids,saygoodbyetohischildhoodashepreparestoleaveforcollege.Andit’snotjust“first-time”parentslikeme.Twomomswhohavekidsalreadywellintocollegesaidtheseparationdidn’tgetanyeasier.“Youfeellikesomethinghasbeentakenawayfrominsideyou,”saidoneofthem.
Iimaginethingswillgeteasierwithtime,especiallyasIseemydaughteradjusttocollegelife.Meanwhile,asIkeepmycellphoneclosetomeinbedandtextmydaughtergoodnightandsweetdreamseverynight,Iliketothinkthatmessagesserveasanightlightthatkeepshersafe.
21.Thewriterwasdeeplyimpressedbythescenein PeterPan because___________.
A.thesceneshowedamother’sdeeploveforherchildren
B.thescenewasveryexcitingandinteresting
C.thescenetaughtherandherdaughteragoodlesson
D.shewatchedthescenewithherdaughter
22.Whatistheunderlinedword“melancholy”inParagraph3similarinmeaningto
A..Happiness.
B.Anger.
C.Excitement.
D.Sadness.
23.Accordingtothelastparagraph,whydidthewriterkeephercellphoneclosetoherinbed
A.Tosaygoodnighttoherdaughter.B.Towaitforherdaughter’scalls.
C.Tocallherdaughteranytime.D.Towaitforherdaughter’smessages.
B
Belowisaselectionfromasciencereport.
Evenfacts“forgotten”bypeopleduringabusydaymaybegotbackagainifthisisfollowedbyagoodnight’ssleep.
ResearchersfromtheUniversityofChicagoaskedvolunteerstoremembersimplewords.Manyfoundtheirmemorieslettingthemdowntowardstheendoftheday,butthefollowingmorning,thosewhohadsleptwellcouldremembermuchmore.
Researchers,writinginthejournalNature,saidthebraincould“rescue”lostmemoriesduringthenight.
Whenthebrainisfirstaskedtoremembersomething,thatmemoryislaiddowninan“unstable”state,whichmeansitispossiblethatitcouldbelost.
Atsomepoint,thebrainconsolidates（强化）thosewhicharethoughtimportantintoa“stable”,morepermanentstate.
However,theChicagoresearcherssuggestedthatitwaspossiblefora“stable”memorytobemade“unstable”again.Thiswouldmeanthatmemoriescouldbeslightlychangedandthenbekeptinaneworderagaininthefaceofnewexperiences.
The12volunteerswhoweretestedintheexperimentwereaskedtolistentowordscreatedthroughaspeechsynthesizer（语音合成器）whichwerepurposelydifficulttounderstand.
Attheverybeginning,thewrittenversionofthewordwasavailable,butafterwardsthevolunteerswereaskedtoidentifythewordjustdependingonthesoundtheyheard.
Testsshowedthattheabilitytoremembertherightwordtendedtoweakenasthedayended.However,whenthevolunteerswereretestedafteragoodnight’ssleep,theywereabletorecallsomewordsthattheyhad“forgotten”thepreviousevening.
DrDaniel,oneofthestudyauthors,said:
“Sleepstrengthensmemories,protectingthemagainstlaterinterference（干扰）ordecay（衰减）.”
“Sleepalsoappearsto‘recover’orrestorememories.”Hesaid:
“Ifthefunctionofmemoryisreducedbydecay,sleepmightactivelyrecoverwhathasbeenlost.”
DrKarimNader,fromtheDepartmentofPsychologyinMcGillUniversityinMontreal,said:
“Memoryresearchisexperiencingatransformation--nolongerismemorythoughttobeahardwareofthebrain,insteaditseemstobeaprocessofstorageandre-storage.Sleephelpssomememories‘fullygrownup’andalsoremovesunimportantmemories.”
24.Whatcanbekeptinone’smemorymorepermanently?
A.Somethingfirstrememberedbythebrain.
B.Somethingconsideredimportantbythebrain.
C.Somethingreviewedbythebrainduringthenight.
D.Somethingappearinginthebrainlast.
25.Whichofthefollowingisthecorrectorderofwhatthevolunteersdidintheexperiment?
a.distinguishedwordssimplybytheirsounds.
b.recalledthewordstheyhadheardatdifferenttimesoftheday.
c.recalledthewordstheyhadheardthenextmorning.
d.distinguishedwordsbytheirsoundsandtheirwrittenversion.
A.abcdB.dacbC.bdcaD.dabc
26.Fromthereportwecanlearnthat______.
A.memorydiffersfrompersontoperson.B.goodmemoryhappensintheearlymorning.
C.sleepaffectsmemory.D.memoryfailsattheendofaday.
C
Initsearlyhistory,Chicagohadfloodsfrequently,especiallyinthespring,makingthestreetssomuddythatpeople,horses,andcartsgotstuck.Anoldjokethatwaspopularatthetimewentsomethinglikethis:
AmanisstuckuptohiswaistinamuddyChicagostreet.Askedifheneedshelp,hereplies,“No,thanks.I’vegotagoodhorseunderme.”
Thecityplannersdecidedtobuildanundergrounddrainagesystem,buttheresimplywasn’tenoughdifferencebetweentheheightofthegroundlevelandthewaterlevel.TheonlytwooptionsweretolowertheChicagoRiverorraisethecity.AnengineernamedEllisChesbroughconvincedthecitythatithadnochoicebuttobuildthepipesabovegroundandthencoverthemwithdirt.Thisraisedthelevelofthecity’sstreetsbyasmuchas12feet.
Thisofcoursecreatedanewproblem:
dirtpracticallyburiedthefirstfloorsofeverybuildinginChicago.Buildingownerswerefacedwithachoice:
eitherchangethefirstfloorsoftheirbuildingsintobasements,andthesecondstoriesintomainfloors,orhoist theentirebuildingstomeetthenewstreetlevel.Smallwood-framebuildingscoul
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