英语湖南省岳阳市十四中届高三上学期期末考试.docx

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英语湖南省岳阳市十四中届高三上学期期末考试

岳阳市十四中2016届高三（上）期末考试

英语试题

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.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Workmates.C.Classmates.

2.Howwilltheygotothetheatre?

A.Bysubway.B.Onfoot.C.Bytaxi.

3.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthesoup?

A.Terrible.B.Good.C.Justso-so.

4.Howmanyfactorscontributetoputtingonweight?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.

5.Whyisthemanexcited?

A.Hisauntiscomingtovisithim.

B.Heisgoingtovisithisaunt.

C.Hisunclewillcomeforavisit.

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.Howdoesthemanwanthisbeeftobe?

A.Well-done.B.Medium.C.Rare.

7.Whatdoesthemanwanttodrink?

A.Coffee.B.Tea.C.Water.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdidthemanreceivefromhisschoolfriend?

A.Agift.B.Acard.C.Aletter.

9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheman?

A.Brave.B.Fortunate.C.Excited.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howdoesthemanfeelwhenhearingexercisingwhileworking?

A.Doubting.B.Curious.C.Strange.

11.Whyaremanycompaniesusingexercisingwhileworking?

A.Toattractemployees’interests.

B.Tomakeemployeeshealthy.

C.Toreducethefeesofeverydaywork.

12.Whatdoesthewomanadvisepeopleworkingintheofficetodoatlunchtime?

A.Waitinline.B.Emailcolleagues.C.Takewalks.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wherewasthethirty-nationmeetingheld?

A.InBerlin.B.InNorway.C.InDenmark.

14.WhatmightbeoneaimoftheGreenClimateFund?

A.Todevelopcleanenergyandgreentechnology.

B.Toraisemoneytohelpthepoorindevelopingcountries.

C.Topreventthehappeningofrisingseasandfloods.

15.HowmuchhavetheUK,GermanyandFrancepromisedintotal?

A.$13billion.B.$33billion.C.$39billion.

16.Whataretheytalkingabout?

A.ThemembersoftheGreenClimateFund.

B.Somethingaboutathirty-nationmeeting.

C.Howtounitetoprotecttheenvironment.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatproblemdidthechildrenhave?

A.Theydidn’tdaretotakethechallengeoflife.

B.Theyaretiredofreadingtextsatschool.

C.Theyfailtogetabetterunderstandingoftexts.

18.Whyareparentsadvisedtoletkidsbethetourguides?

A.Toexpectthemtoreadmorelocalstories.

B.Toencouragethemtovisitplacesofinterest.

C.Tomakethemrealizewhattheylearnisofuse.

19.Whenisthebesttimetolearnsomethingnew?

A.Spring.B.Summer.C.Winter.

20.Whatdosomestatescallforstudentstodo?

A.Toreadmorenon-fiction.

B.Toattendahealtheducationclass.

C.Todeveloplife-longinterests.

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

HowtoBeaWinner

SirStevenRedgrave

Winnerof5OlympicGoldMedals

“In1997Iwasfoundtohavedevelopeddiabetes（糖尿病）.Believingmycareerwasover,Ifeltextremelylow.ThenoneofthespecialistssaidtherewasnoreasonwhyIshouldstoptrainingandcompeting.Thatwasit—theencouragementIneeded.IcouldstillbeawinnerifIbelieveinmyself.Iamnotsayingthatitisn’tdifficultsometimes.ButIwantedtoprovetomyselfthatIwasn’tfinishedyet.Nothingistostandinmyway.”

KarenPickering

SwimmingWorldChampion

“Iswim4hoursaday,6daysaweek.Imanagethatsortofworkloadbyputtingitontopofmydiary.Thisisthekeytosuccess—youcan’tfollowacareerinanyfieldwithoutbeingwell-organized.Listwhatyoubelieveyoucanachieve.Trustyourself,writedownyourgoalsfortheday,howeversmalltheyare,andyou’llbeastepclosertoachievingthem.”

KirstenBest

Poet&Writer

“Whenthingsaregettinghard,avoiceinsidemyheadtellsmethatIcan’tachievesomething.Then,thereareotherdistractions,suchasfamilyorhobbies.Thekeyistoconcentrate.WhenIfeeltense,ithelpsalottorepeatwordssuchas‘calm’,‘peace’or‘focus’,eitheroutloudorsilentlyinmymind.Itmakesmefeelmoreincontrolandincreasesmyconfidence.Thisisahabitthatcanbecomesecondnaturequiteeasilyandisapowerfulpsychologicaltool.”

21.WhatdoesSirStevenRedgravemainlytalkabout?

A.Difficultiesinfluencedhiscareer.

B.Specialistsofferedhimmedicaladvice.

C.Heovercametheshadowofillnesstowin.

D.Traininghelpedhimdefeathisdisease.

22.WhatdoesKarenPickeringputontopofherdiary?

A.HerachievementsB.Hertrainingschedule

C.HerdailyhappeningsD.Hersportscareer

23.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“distractions”probablyreferto?

A.Waysthathelponetofocus.

B.Wordsthathelponetofeellesstense.

C.Habitsthatmakeithardforonetorelax.

D.Activitiesthatturnone’sattentionaway.

B

RonaldHoffmanbornin1937isPolish-bornAmericanorganicchemistandNobellaureate（桂冠）.Asatheoreticalchemist,Hoffmannstudiedenergylevelsinchemicalbondsduringchemicalreactions.Heputcomputerstousetosolvehisproblemsand,despitethecomplexityofhisresearch,wasabletoexplainhistheoriesanddiscoveriestothenon-specialist.Forhisworkhewasawardedthe1981NobelPrizeinchemistry,whichhesharedwithFukuiKenichi.

BorninPoland,HoffmannsettledinNewYorkCityasachildandbecameaUnitedStatescitizen.HereceivedhisundergraduatedegreeinpremedicalstudiesfromColumbiaCollegein1958.HeattendedHarvardUniversity,wherehereceivedhisPh.D.degreeinchemicalphysicsin1962.HejoinedthefacultyofCornellUniversityinthemid-1960sandremainedtherethroughouthiscareer.

HoffmannandNobellaureatechemistRobertBurnsWoodwarddevelopedrules,basedonquantummechanics,todeterminehowenergylevelsinatomicelectronorbitsinfluencehowachemicalreactiontakesplace.Thesesimplerules,knownastheWoodward-Hoffmannrules,allowedchemiststopredictreactionresultsandwasquicklyacceptedandputtouseinawidevarietyofsituations.

Hoffmannlaterturnedhisresearchtoavarietyofproblemsrelatedtodiscoveringthemolecularstructureofinorganicandorganometalliccompounds.HoffmannisalsoknownforwhatiscalledtheIsolobalAnalogy,whichisyetanotherdiscoverylinkingallareasofchemistry.Itisusefulinpredictingthebehaviorofnewmoleculesbasedontheorbitstructureofthecomponentsusedtoformthem.

Aidedbycomputers,Hoffmannwasabletogenerateavastamountofdatatosupporthisideas.Unlikethescientificpapersofmanychemists,Hoffmann'spublicationscontainlittlerawdatabutinsteadarefilledwithdiagramsandpicturestoexplainhisresults.Hisdrawingsofshadedballoonstoindicateeigenvectors,aunitusedinmathematics,arenowtheacceptedscientificnotationforillustratingthisvalue.

24.WhatcanbeinferredfromtheabovepassageaboutHoffman?

A.HisfamilymayhavesettledintheUnitedStates.

B.HelefthishomelandwhenhegottheNobelPrize.

C.HewenttotheUnitedStatestogainhisNobelPrize.

D.HemightfindtheUnitesStatesabetterplacetolearnchemistry.

25.HowdidHoffmanmakehisresearchpopular?

A.Heestablishedaspecialcomputersystemtohelp.

B.Hedrewsomeformsexplaininghisideas.

C.Heappliedsomecomputerskillstohelpexplainhisideas.

D.Hedidseriesofexperimentstoprovehisideas.

26.Theunderlinedword“generate”inthispassagemightmostprobablymean“_________”.

A.bringinB.breakdown

C.moveawayD.keepsecret

27.WhywasRonaldHoffmanawardedthe1981NobelPrizeforchemistry?

A.Heestablishedrulestopredictchemicalreactions.

B.HesharedwhathehadachievedwithanotherscientistnamedFukuiKenichi.

C.Hesucceededapplyingcomputersciencetochemistryresearch.

D.Hesucceededinbothchemistryandcomputerresearches.

C

ThispastsummerIwentonajourneytoCanada’sArcticwithStudentsOnIce.WhenIleftCalgaryIwonderedwhatwouldfind,whatIwouldlearnandwhoIwouldmeet.OnthetriptoOttawaIwaswrappedinablanketofuncertaintyandexcitement.

ButwhenIfirstmetthegroupofstudents,scientistsandexpeditionleaders,IknewthatIdidn’thaveanythingtoworryabout.ThegroupwasamazinglyharmoniousandIwassoonpartofabigfamilysettingoutonanamazingadventure—anadventureofalifetime!

WhenwereachedtheArcticIwasoverwhelmed（震撼）withitsvastnessandbeautyandmysenseswererepeatedlyshockedandamazed.

IstoodonthedeckoftheKapitanKhlebnikovandsawcountlesstoweringicebergs,twelvepolarbears,afewrareivorygulls（海鸥）,andmountainousislands.IflewoverlargeglaciersandstoodonthefrozenArcticOceanwherepolarbearswalkinsearchofsealholes,andpatientlywaitforameal.

Ilearnedthatpolarbearsaresuccessfulonlyoneouteverytwentyhuntingattempts,Isawavastlandthatappeareduntouchedandoriginal.

However,IlearnedthattheArcticanditsinhabitantsarebeingthreatenedbypollutionandglobalwarming.IlearnedthatpollutantsarecarriedbyoceanandairandhaveanegativeeffectonallArcticinhabitants.Ilearnedthatglobalwarminghasputpolarbearsatriskbecauseawarmerclimatemeansthattheyhaveashortertimetohuntsealsontheice.

Thetripwasafeastforthesenses.Ihavelearnedmoreaboutourenvironment,andparticularlyhowaliveandinterestingtheArcticisandwhyitissoimportanttotakecareofit.TheArcticdeservestobepreserved.MytripwithStudentsOnIceha