河北省唐山市开滦第二中学高三英语上学期期中试题.docx
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河北省唐山市开滦第二中学高三英语上学期期中试题
开滦二中2016---2017学年度高三年级第一学期期中考试
英语试卷
说明:
1、本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分,第Ⅰ卷第
(1)页至第(8)页,第Ⅱ卷第(9)页至第(10)页。
2、本试卷共150分,考试时间120分钟。
第Ⅰ卷(选择题,共100分)
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。
每段对话后有一道小题,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。
每段对话仅读一遍。
1.WhatcolorisJoe’sT-shirt?
A.WhiteB.YellowC.Black
2.WhatdidthewomandoonThursday?
A.Sheplayedathome.B.Shema
desomecakesC.Shelookedafterhermother.
3.WhatdoesthemanthinkofSeoul?
A.Ithascoolweather.B.ItmakeshimboredC.Itisanexcitingcity
4.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?
A.Attheman’shomeB.AtschoolC.Atashop
5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.SomephotosB.AzooC.Someanimals
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道小题,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。
听完后,每小题将给出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至7题。
6.Whendoesthewomanusuallytak
eawalk?
A.InthemorningB.AroundnoonC.Intheevening
7.Whatdoesthemansometimesdoonweekends?
A.HegoesswimmingB.HegoesshoppingC.Hegoesbicycling
听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8.What’sthemanlike?
A.Heisshy.B.Heissociable.C.Heisconfident.
9.WhatdoesthemanthinkwillprobablymakeSarah’sparentsshocked?
A.Hisclothes.B.Hishairstyle.C.Hisjob.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.WhatdoesLauralooklike?
A.Shehasdarkblackhair.B.Sheistallandslim.C.Shehasblueeyes.
11.WhatisLauragoingtodonextSeptember?
A.Takepartinacompetition.B.TraveltoNewZealand.C.Attenduniversity.
12.Whatdoesthewomaninvitethemantodo?
A.TravelaroundAfrica.
B.Gotoamovietomorrow.
C.StudyCreativeWritingwithher.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatisthemangoingtodo?
A.GotoadrugstoreB.HavedinnerC.Takeasubway
14.Whatcausestheman’strouble?
A.Hispoorexpressions.
B.Hislackofexperienceabroad
C.Thedifferencesbetweenlanguages
15.Whereisthedrugstoreaccordingtothewoman?
A.OnthefirstfloorB.OnthesecondfloorC.Onthefifthfloor.
16.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Hefoundthetoileteasily.
B.Hedoesn’tspeakEnglishwell
C.Hedrivesontheleftoftheroadinhiscountry.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.HowwasBaylis’radiopowered?
A.Byelectricity.B.Bybatteries.C.Byhand.
18.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutthemobilephoneinventedbyBaylis?
A.Itispoweredbypeople’swalking.
B.Itcontainsasmallbatteryinitself.
C.ItisproducedinSouth
America.
19.WhatistheeducationalbackgroundofBaylis?
A.Hedoesn’thaveahighlevelofeducation.
B.Hemajoredinengineeringatuniversity.
C.Heisahighschoolgraduate.
20.HowdidBaylisgainhisideas?
A.Heworkedhardforthem.
B.Theycametohimbychance
C.Otherpeopleinspiredhimalot.
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,40分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2分,共30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将涂黑。
A
My16-year-oldson,Anton,hadgonetothelocalswimminghole.Mostofthekidsswimthere,andthereareplentyofrocksforthemtouseassafeharbors,soIhadnofearsforhissafety.
Still,thefirefighter’sfirstwords“YouneedtocomeupheretotheStillwaterRiver”mademecatchmybreath,andhisfollow-upwordsgavemerelief:
“YoursonisOK.”
WhenIgottotheriver,Iimmediatelysawthefiretruck,ambulanceandAnton,wrappedwithatowelabouthisshoulders,sittingqui
etlyonalowplatformofthe
fireengine.
Ihurriedovertohim.“YouOK?
”Iasked
“Yeah,”wasallhesaid.Butmyeyesbeggedforanexplanation.Ididn’tgetitfrommyson,howeverwhotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvest.
Thestorywasthis:
Awomanwasbeingsweptunderwater.Hearingthecries,AntonandhisfriendTyler,withouthesitation,swamouttoher,andbroughthersafelytoshore.
Inanageinwhichtheword“hero”isbroadcastwithabandonandseeminglyappliedtoanyonewhomadeitthroughtheday,,Irealizedtherealthinginmyson.Theteensarestubbornandself-centred,butthatdidn’tmeantheyhavenodesiretodogood.
Stillshockedbymyson’sdaring,Idrovehimhome.Alongtheway,Itriedtodigoutsomemoreinformationfromhim----buthehadpreciouslittletosay.Theonlywordshesaidwere,“What’sforsupper?
”
Ispentsometimealonethatevening,thinkingaboutthetragedythatmighthavebeen.Thenextmorning,whenAntongotup,Ihalfexpectedhimtotellmethestory.Butallhedidwastoastsomebread,pullhimselftogether,andheadforthedoortostartanewday.Watchingfromthewindow,Iwasremindedthatstillwateroftenrunsdeep.
21.Whydidthemotherallowhersontoswimthere?
A.HewasanexcellentswimmerB.Thewateroftheriverisshallow.
C.HewasoldenoughtoswimD.Therockscanbeofhelpifthere’sdanger
22.Theunderlinedpart“whotendstoplayhiscardsclosetohisvest”probablymeans____.
A.Antonisaboyfondofswimmingwithotherkids
B.Antonisunwillingtotellotherswhathethinks
C.Antonalwayshasadesiretohelpothers
D.Antonseldomchangeshismind
23.Inthemother’seyes,whathersondidwas_______.
A.dangerousbutinterestingB.meaningfulbutdifficult
C.unexpectedandcourageousD.awfulandabsurd
24.Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.MySon,MyHeroB.Anton,ASilentBoy
C.AGoodDeedD.AProudMother
B
TheCubaniguanaisaspeciesoflizard(蜥蜴)oftheiguanafamily.ItisthelargestoftheWestIndianrockiguanas,oneofthemostendangeredgroupsoflizards.Thisspecieswithredeyesandathicktailiso
neoflargestlizardsintheCaribbean.
TheCubaniguanaisprimarilyherbivorous;95%ofitsdietconsistsoftheleaves,flowersandfruitsfromasmanyas30plantspecies,includingtheseasiderockbushandvariousgreases.However,Cubaniguanasoccasionallyconsumeanimalmatter,andindividualshavebeenobservedeatingthedeadfleshofbirds,fishandcrags.TheresearcherswrotethatquiteafewpeopleonIslaMagueyescouldhavecausedthisincident.
TheCubaniguanaisdistributedthroughouttherockysoutherncoastalareasofmainlandCubaanditssurroundingislandswithawildpopulationboomingonIslaMagueyes,PuertoRico.ItisalsofoundontheCaymanIslandsofLittleCaymanandCaymanandCaymanBrac,whereaseparatesubspeciesoccurs.FemalesguardtheirnestsitesandoftennestinsiteshalfdestroyedbyCubancrocodiles.Toavoidtheattackfromthem,theCubaniguanaoftenmakesitshomewithinornearprickly-pearcacti(仙人掌).
Ingeneralthespeciesisindecline,morequicklyonthemainlandthanontheoutlyingislands.Oneofthereasonsfortheirdeclineifhabitatdestructioncausedbytheoverconsumingoffarmanimals,housingdevelopment,andthebuildingoftouristresortsonthebeacheswheretheanimalsprefertobuildtheirnests.Althoughthewildpopulationsisindecline,thenumbersofiguanashavebeensharplyincreasedasaresultofcaptive-breading(圈养)andotherconservationprograms.
25.Theunderlinedword“herbivorous”(paragraph2)probablymeans_______.
A.dangerousB.gentleC.plant-eatingDflesh-eating
26.WhydoestheCubaniguanabuilditsnextnearprickly-pearcacti?
A.TokeepitselfcoolB.Togetthefoodeasily
B.TostayawayfrompeopleD.Toavoidcrocodiles’attack
27.Howmanyreasonsarementionedforthehabitatdestruction?
A.TwoB.ThreeC.FourD.Five
28.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext?
A.TogiveusabriefintroductiontotheCubaniguana
B.ToshowheisconcernedabouttheCubaniguana.
C.ToexplainreasonsfortheCubaniguana’sdecline.
D.Todrawpeople’sattentiontotheendangeredCubaniguana.
C
PreparationsareunderwayaroundtheworldforChineseNewYear(Feb19)andcelebrationsinChinawillbemirroredacrosstheplanetwherevertheChineseDiaspora(华侨)callshome.HerearesomeChinatownsforthoseoutsideofChinawishingtomarktheday.
London
Althoughitmaynotbeaslargeoraslong-builtasothers,havingonlybecomeacenterfortheChinesecommunityduringthe1950s,London’sChinatownisperfectlyformedlittlefireworkthatknowshowtoseeintheyearwithabang.Decoratedwithredlanterns(灯笼),previousyearshaveseenshowswithacrobatics(杂技),martialarts(武术),danceandoperanearby.
SanFrancisco
SanFrancisco‘sChinatownisperhapsthemostfamousintheUnitedStates.Thecitywasthemainentry-pointforChinesewhohadcrossedthePacifictotheUSAduringtheearly19thcentury.BetweentheGrantAvenueandtheStocktonStreet,thishistoricareaisalocaltreasure,attractingmorevisitorsperyearthantheGoldenGateBridge.
Bangkok
Withamorethan100-year-oldhistory,theThaicapital’sChinatowncontainscomplexstreetsofferingallkindsoftastytreats,clothes,toysandantiques.Sundaymarketdaysaresuchagoodtimetoge
tthefullatmosphereoftheneighborhood.Theareaisalsoknownforitsgolddealers,whoseshopslinetheroad.
Mauritius
FoundinPortLouis,thisMauritianChinatownshowstheislandnation’srichmulticulturaldiversity.Establishedintheearlyyearsofthe20thcenturybysettlersfromChina,itstinyshopsandrestaurantsservelocalsandvisitors.DuringtheChineseSpringFestival,themostexcitingsightistheDragonDancesonRueRoyalewhenChinesemusiciansanddancersperformthetraditionalliondancesthroughthestreets.
29.Accordingtothetext,whichofthefollowinghasthelongesthistory?
A.London’sChinatownB.Bangkok’sChinatown
C.SanFrancisco‘sChinatownD.Mauritian’sChinatown
30.What’sspecialaboutBangkok’sChinatown?
A.Itiswell-knownforitsgoldbusiness.
B.ItiscrowdedwithChineserestaurants.
C.ItwasthemajorentrancefortheChinese
D.Itiswhereyoucanenjoyfireworks
31.IfyouwanttoenjoytheDragonDa