内蒙古包头市第十一中学届高三上学期期末考试英语.docx

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内蒙古包头市第十一中学届高三上学期期末考试英语

内蒙古包头市第十一中学2015届高三上学期期末考试英语

第I卷

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）

1.What’smostimportantintrainingadogaccordingtotheman?

A.Praise.B.Punishment.C.Patience.

2.Whatwillthemanpassbyfirst?

A.Thesupermarket.B.Thebank.C.Thebookshop.

3.WherehasJulianAssangebeenseenalotrecently?

A.Inthemagazines.B.Inthenewspapers.C.OnTV.

4.Whathasthemanbeendoingrecently?

A.Workingatapart-timejob.

B.Lookingforhisstolenbike.

C.Lookingforanotherbike.

5.Whodoesthemanwanttogotothecinemawithnextweekend?

A.Hisparents.B.Hissister.C.Thewoman.

第2节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatarethespeakerstryingtodo?

A.Stopavehicle.B.Askfordirections.C.Ridebicycles.

7.Howdoesthewomanfeelintheend?

A.Stupid.B.Disappointed.C.Lucky.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatshouldthemanpayattentiontothemostinmanaginghiscourses?

A.Writingalotofpapersforcertainclasses.

B.Participatinginclassdiscussions.

C.Learninghowtopreparefordifferentkindsofcourses.

9.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A.Haveaclasstogether.

B.Havelunchwiththewoman’sfriends.

C.Joinsomesocialactivitiesoncampus.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Wheredoesthemanwanttoworkpart-time?

A.AtaDVDstore.B.AttheCityLibrary.

C.Atanelementaryschool.

11.Whydoesthemansayheisintrouble?

A.Hedidbadlyinthemiddleschool.

B.Hedoesn’thavejobexperience.

C.Hedoesn’thaveanypersonalreferences.

12.WhoisMr.Nelson?

A.Theman’steacher.B.Theman’sfather.

C.Theman’sneighbor.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whichbookcontainstheman’snotes?

A.Today’sWorld.

B.TheLostParadise.

C.IntroductiontoEasyCooking.

14.Whatwillthewomanstudythisyear?

A.Science.B.Math.C.Writing.

15.Howmuchwillthewomanpayforherbooks?

A.$14.B.$21.C.$30.

16.Whydoesthewomanrefusethebookoncooking?

A.Shedoesn’thaveenoughmoney.

B.Shedoesn’tlikecookingatall.

C.Shedoesn’tneedtolearncooking.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhendidMozartbegincomposing?

A.Bytheageoffive.

B.Bytheageofeight.

C.Bytheageofthirteen.

18.WhatdidHendrixhaveincommonwithMozart?

A.Theybothhadstrictfathers.

B.Theybothworkedveryhard.

C.Theybothhadagiftformusicfrombirth.

19.WhatwasHendrix’sdifficulty?

A.Hecouldn’taffordateacher.

B.Hedidn’thaveagoodguitar.

C.Hedidn’tknowhowtoreadmusic.

20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkisthemostimportantpartofsuccess?

A.Gift.B.Effort.C.Luck.

第二部分阅读理解（共三节，满分70分）

第1节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）A

WhenLloydToonewasayoungartist,hisfriendgavehimaboxfilledwithpiecesofleather.HechallengedToone,saying,“Ibetyoucanthinkofsomethingtomakefromthese.”ToonehadbeeninterestedintheartworkhehadseenwhenhetraveledtoWestAfrica.HedecidedtousetheleathertomakeAfrica-stylemasks.Themaskssoldquicklyatanoutdoormarket.

Toonewantedtomakemoreartfromleather.Soheaskedtheownerofashoerepairshoptosavethediscarded（被丢弃的）leathershoesforhim.SoonToonebegantocreatethesculpturedportraits（肖像）thathehasbeenmakingeversince.

Toonesayshe’snotalwayssureaboutwhathewilldowithapieceofleather.“Butmymemoryofthecurve（曲线）ofacertainpieceofleatherwillgivemeanideaofhowtostartasculpture.Onceit’sstarted,thepieceitselftellsmewhattodonext,likewhethertoaddanearringorahat.”

Besidesleather,Tooneusesothermaterialstocreatehisart.Sometimeshearrangesdifferentthicknessesofwoodtocreatethecontours（轮廓）ofasculpture’sfaceandclothing.“Useyourmindandyourenergytobecreativewithwhatyouhave,”Toonesays.

Toonesayshealwayspaysmoreattentiontodiscardedobjectsthathecanmakeintoart.“Itakesuchpleasureincreatingfromdiscardedandrecycledobjects!

”hesays.

Whenhetravels,Toonenoticeshowpeopleinothercountriesusediscardedobjects.“IsawsomeboysonthebeachinBali,inIndonesia,playingwithatoycar.Whentheygotcloser,Isawthatitwasmadefromemptywaterbottlesandsticksofbamboo.”“Iadmirethewaycreativeandinventivepeoplemaketodowithwhatevertheirenvironmentprovides,”Toonesays.Howfortunatethathisfriendprovidedhimwiththatfirstboxofleather!

21.ThemasksLloydToonesoldatanoutdoormarket______________.

A.weremadeofleatherB.metacoldwelcome

C.camefromAfricaD.weredesignedbyhisfriend

22.ThethirdparagraphmainlytellsushowToone________________.

A.improvehismemoryB.judgeswhetherhisartisgoodornot

C.findsthematerialshecanuseD.getstheideastocreatehisart

23.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeToone?

A.ProudB.ImaginativeC.GenerousD.Cautious

24.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.MakingartfromshoesB.Recyclingobjects

C.African-stylemasksD.Afortunatebox

B

ThereweremanygreatartistsduringtheRenaissance.PerhapsthemostfamousareLeonardodaVinciandMichelangelo.Otherartists,however,alsohadgreatinfluencebothduringRenaissancetimesandlater.

GiottodiBondone（1267-1337）

GiottoisthefirstpaintertobeconsideredaRenaissanceartist.HewashiredtopaintaFrescoinafamilychapel（教堂）inPadua,Italy,knownastheArenaChapel.Frescoisapaintingmadeonawallwhiletheplaster（灰泥）isstillwet.ManyconsiderGiottotobethefatherofthemodernperiodofart.

JanvanEyck（1390-1441）

JanvanEyck’searlyinfluencesmorethanlikelycamefromhisbrotherHubert.Infact,Janwouldsometimesfinishhisbrother’sworks.TheGhentAltarpieceisanexampleofJanfinishingwhatHubertstarted.JanvanEyckperfectedthetechniquesofoilpainting.Heisoftenknownas“thefatherofRenaissancepainting”becauseofallthenewtechniquesandadvanceshemadeinoilpainting.

Masaccio（1401-1428）

MasacciowasafamouspainteroftheItalianRenaissance.Helivedaveryshortlifeandonlyafewofhispaintingsexist,buttheyweresodifferenttothestyleofotherartistsaroundhimthattheyhelpedotherpainterstoseethingsinanewway.Masaccioisoftencalled“thefatherofRenaissancepainting”.Heintroducedthepaintingofthelife-likefiguresthathadnotbeendonepreviouslyintheMiddleAges.

RaphaelSanzio（1483-1520）

Raphael’spaintingswereknownfortheirperfection.Hewasfirsttaughtartbyhisfather.HealsolearnedearlytechniquesfromMichelangeloanddaVinci.Rapheal’sinfluenceonarthasbeengreat.Hechangedthewaypeoplelookedatart,sincehepaintedreallifeandemotions.Hewasoneofthemostdetailedportraitistsever,andisconsideredasthegenius（天才）oftheHighRenaissance.

25.Whoisconsideredtobethefatherofthemodernperiodofart?

A.MasaccioB.GiottodiBondoneC.RaphaelSanzioD.JanvanEyck

26.WhatwasMasaccio’scontributiontotheRenaissanceartintheMiddleAges?

A.Heperfectedthetechniqueofoilpainting.

B.Hewasthefirstonetopaintonawetplasterwall.

C.HefinishedTheGhentAltarpiecestartedbyHubert.

D.Hewasthefirstonetopaintlifelikefigures.

27.WhatdoweknowaboutRaphaelSanziofromthetext?

A.Hediedinhistwenties.B.Heonlyhadafewpaintings.

C.Hisfatherwashisfirstartteacher.D.Hewasthemostfamousportraitist.

C

Forquitesometime,scientistshavebeenfindingwaystopowercarsandothermachineswithnaturalfuelmadefromcookingoilandevenwater.NowresearchersinArgentinasaytheyhavecomeupwithawaytocreatefuelfromanotherunlikelysource—cowburps（嗝）

Cowshavebacteriaintheirstomachstohelpthemdigesttheirfood.Astheybreakdownthefood,thosebacteriacreatemethane,whichthecowsburpoutwhentheybelch（打嗝）.Methaneisapowerfulgreenhousegas.IttrapsheatintheatmosphereandinturncancauseEarth’stemperaturetograduallyincrease.Methaneisatleast20timesmoreeffectiveattrappingheatthancarbondioxide,anothergasreleasedintotheairaspollution.

Researchershavetriedtofindwaystogetcowstoproducelessofthegas.Onemethodthey’vecomeupwithisreducingtheamountofcornandsoy（大豆）incows’feed.

ButscientistsfromArgentina’sNationalInstituteforAgriculturalTechnologyhavetakenadifferentapproach.Insteadoftryingtoreducetheamountofmethanecowsproduce,theythought,whynotturnitintofuel?

Afterall,eachcowreleases250

to300litersofpuremethaneaday.That’senoughtokeeparefrigeratorrunningfor24hours.

Tocollectacow’sburps,thescientistsfixaplastictankontotheanimal’sbackandconnectitthroughatubetothecow’sstomach.Theythenputtheburpsthroughaprocessthatseparatesthemethanefromtheothergases.“It’sthesameashavingnaturalgas,”saysGuillermoBerra,headoftheinstitute’sanimalphysiologygroup.

“Asanenergysource,it’snotverypracticalatthemoment,butifyoulookaheadto2050,whenfossilfuelreservesaregoingtobeintrouble,itisanalternative,”saysGuillermoBerra.

TurningthemethaneintofuelcanalsohelpreducetheamountofgreenhousegasesproducedinArgentina,whichhasaround51millioncows.In2006,theUnitedNationscalledlivestock（牲畜）oneofthemostseriousnear-termthreatstotheglobalclimate—moredangeroustoEarth’satmospherethanalltheworld’scarsandtruckscombined.

28.Accordingtothetext,methaneisproduced_____.

A.bythebacteriaincows’stomachs

B.bythebacteriaincows’food

C.whencowsareeatingfood

D.whencowssufferfromstomachache

29.Byreducingtheamount