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届湖北省襄阳市四校襄州一中枣阳一中宜城一中曾都一中高三上学期期中联考英语试题
曾都一中枣阳一中
宜城一中襄州一中
2016—2017学年上学期高三期中考试
英语试题
时间：
120分钟命题牵头学校：
曾都一中
分值：
150分 命题老师：
曾都一中枣阳一中宜城一中襄州一中
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）
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.Whatwillthemandotonight?
A.Gotoaparty.B.Work.C.VisitLinda.
2.Howwillthewomangotothetrainstation?
A.Bybus.B.Bytaxi.C.Inherfather’scar.
3.Howmuchshouldthemanpay?
A.35dollars.B.55dollars.C.60dollars.
4.Whatisprobablythewoman?
A.Anairlinehostess.B.Ashopassistant.C.Atrainconductor.
5.Whatdoesthemanmean?
A.Themovieisgreat.B.Heisn’tverysurprised.
C.Themovieisquitedisappointing.
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.Whichcityarethetwospeakersin?
A.London.B.NewYork.C.Beijing.
7.Whyisn’tthemanleavingtonight?
A.Theweatheristoobad.B.Henolongerneedstogo.
C.Hehastoattendameeting.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Whathappenedtotheman?
A.Hiscellphonewasbroken.
B.Someonetookhiscellphoneaway.
C.Hewantedtohavehiscellphonechanged.
9.Whoisthemanmostprobablyspeakingto?
A.Apolicewoman.B.AShopassistant.C.Afriend.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Howdidthewomanfindhertimewithherfriend?
A.Wonderful.B.Abitdisappointing.C.Veryboring.
11.Whatimpressedthewomanmost?
A.Watchinganopera.B.Swimminginthelake.
C.Climbingmountains.
12.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’sfriend?
A.Sheenjoyedhertimethere.B.Sheregrettedgoingthere.
C.Shelikedtravelingverymuch.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whatdoesthewomanneedsomeonetodo?
A.Helphercheckout.B.Helphertakeherluggagedown.
C.Helphermoveherluggagetoherroom.
14.Whydoesn’tthemanhelpthewomanatfirst?
A.Hehasgotinjured.B.Heistooweakthesedays.
C.He’llplaybasketballsoon.
15.Howdoesthewomanfeelhearingaboutthemanager?
A.Relaxed.B.Interested.C.Angry.
16.Whatwillthemando?
A.Askthemanagerforhelp.
B.Helpthewomanmovetheluggage.
C.Findsomeoneelsetohelpthewoman.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.WhomightbemostinterestedinTimeEdge?
A.Parents.B.Teachers.C.Kids.
18.Whatshouldoneexplaininlessthan400words?
A.Whytojointheplatform.
B.Howtousetheplatform’sresources.
C.Howtobecomeanexcellentteacher.
19.Whatdayisitprobably?
A.Tuesday.B.Wednesday.C.Thursday.
20.Whatwillthespeakerdonext?
A.Applyfortheplatform.B.Preparesupper.
C.Goouttoeat.
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。
A
Lookatthefollowingthreespecialanimals.
DOGSDRIVECAR
Auckland,NewZealand
Aftertwomonthsoflearning,Monty,andPorterwereabletodriveanautomobilearoundaracetrack.“Wewantedtoprovehowsmartrescuedogsare,”animalbehavioristMarkVettesays.Vettefirstusedvoicecommandsandtreatstoteachthedogshowtoturnasteeringwheelandhowtochangegear（换挡）.
Thedogs’rideonlyacceleratedupto7.5milesanhour,andtrainerscouldstoptheautousingaremotecontrol.
GOLDENZEBRA
Kailua-Kona,Hawaii
Zoethezebra’smarkingsarespecial.Theanimalhaswhiteandgoldenstripes.Zoe’sappearanceresultsfromarareconditioncalledamelanosis（黑素缺失症）.Herbodydoesn’tmakeenoughmelanin,thesubstanceinananimal’sskinandhaircellsthatproducescolor.“Only25othergoldenzebrasareknowntoexistintheworld,”saysAnnGoody,whorunsthewildliferefugewhereZoelives.Inthewild,lifemaybedifficultforanimalswithamelanosisbecausepredators（捕猎者）caneasilyspotthem.ButZoeisprotectedatherrefuge.
COCKATOOMAKESTOOLS
Vienna,Austria
WhenFigarothecockatoospotsfoodlyingjustoutofreachfromhiscage,hebuildsatinywoodentooltosweepthetastyprizeinhisway.
Thebirdfirstrevealedhistalentwhenastonehewasplayingwithrolledoutofhiscage.Thecockatoocouldn’treachthestone.Soheflewawayandreturnedwithasmallbranch,slippingitthroughthefencetoslidethestonetowardhim.
Wonderingifhewoulddoitagain,scientistsplacedanutexactlywherethestonehadbeen.Thistime,Figaropulledoutasmallpieceofwoodinhiscageanddraggedthenuttowardhim.
21.IfZoethezebraissetfreeinthewild,shewill_____.
A.meetnonaturalpredators
B.notgetalongwithotherzebras
C.managetomakeenoughmelanin
D.beeasilyfoundforherappearance
22.What’sspecialaboutFigarothecockatoo?
A.He’sparticularabouthisfood.
B.He’sgoodatdrawingsupportfromoutsideforces.
C.He’sextremelyfondofstones.
D.Hecantellthedifferencebetweenstonesandnuts.
23.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Amazinganimals.
B.Waystohelpanimals.
C.Animals’uniquetalents.
D.Tipsontraininganimals.
B
Well-knownChinesewriter,literarytranslatorandforeignliteratureresearcherYangJiangdiedattheageof105inBeijingon25May,2016.
Yang,thewifeoflateChinesenovelistQianZhongshu,enjoyeddecadesoffameacrossthecountryforherliteratureworkssuchasSixChaptersfromMyLife“Downunder”（1981）,Baptism（1988）,andWeThree（2004）,whichrecallsherhusbandandherdaughterQianYuan（1937-1997）whodiedofcanceroneyearbeforeherfather’sdeath.HertranslationoftheSpanishnovelDonQuixotedelaMancha《堂吉诃德》iswidelyconsideredthebestChineseversionsofar.
YangJiang,whoseoriginalnamewasYangJikang,wasborninBeijingandgrewupinSuzhou,EastChina’sJiangsuprovince.Shegothermaster’sdegreeinforeignlanguagesandliteratureatTsinghuaUniversity,whereshemetherhusbandQianZhongshu,whoselaterwork,thesatiricalnovelFortressBesieged《围城》isfamousaroundtheworld.Thecouplemarriedin1935andduring1935to1938,theywenttoOxfordUniversityforfurtherstudy.TheyreturnedtoChinain1938andbothofthemwentintoacademia（学术界）andmadeimportantcontributionstothedevelopmentofChineseculture.YangandQianwereknownforhavingtheperfectlovestoryinChineseliterarycircles.QianoncecommentedthatYangwas“themostvirtuouswifeandmosttalentedlady”.Apartfromherownachievementsinliterature,shemadeagreatcontributiontoQian’sworksafterhisdeath.Morethan70,000lettersanddraftsbyherhusbandwerecollectedbyherforthepublicationQianZhongshu’sManuscriptCollectionin2003.
Yanglovedreadingandencouragedtheyoungergenerationtoreadmorebooks.ShedonatedmillionsofyuanthatsheearnedthroughsalesofherworkstoTsinghuaUniversityandsetupthe“LoveReading”scholarshipinthenameofherfamilyafterherhusbandanddaughterpassedaway.
24.WhichofthefollowingliteratureworksisNOTwrittenbyYangJiang?
A.SixChaptersfromMylife“Downunder”.
B.Baptism.
C.WeThree.
D.DonQuixotedelaMancha.
25.ShedonatedmillionsofyuantoTsinghuaUniversityandsetupthe“LoveReading”scholarshiptoshow.
A.hergreatachievementinnationalliterature
B.herdeeploveforstudentsinTsinghuaUniversity
C.herencouragementfortheyoungergenerationtoreadmorebooks
D.hermissingforherhusbandanddaughter
26.WhatdidYangJiangdoafterQianZhongshudied?
A.ShewenttoOxfordUniversityforfurtherstudy.
B.ShereturnedtoChinaandwentintoacademia.
C.Shecollectedmorethan70,000lettersanddraftsbyherhusband.
D.Shegothermaster’sdegreeinforeignlanguages.
27.What’sthebesttitleofthispassage?
A.YangJiang,Chinesewriterdiedat105.
B.Youngpeopleshouldreadmorebooks.
C.YangJiangandherhusband.
D.YangJiang’sworks.
C
Weareallcalledupontomakeaspeechatsomepointinlife,butmostofusdon’tdoaverygoodjob.Thisarticlegivessomesuggestionsonhowtogiveaneffectivespeech.
So,youhavetogiveaspeech—andyou’reterrified.Yougetnervous,youforgetwhatyouwanttosay,youstumble（结巴）overwords,youtalktoolong,andyouboreyouraudience.Lateryouthink,“Thankgoodness,it’sover.I’mjustnotgoodatpublicspeaking.IhopeIneverhavetodothatagain.”
Cheerup!
Itdoesn’thavetobethatbad.Herearesomesimplestepstotakethepainoutofspeechmaking.Askyourselfthepurposeofyourspeech.Whatistheoccasion?
Whyareyouspeaking?
Then,gatherasmanyfactsasyoucanonyoursubject.Spendplentyoftimedoingyourresearch.Thenspendplentyoftimeorganizingyourmaterialsothatyourspeechisclearandeasytofollow.Useasmanyexamplesaspossible,andusepictures,charts,andgraphsiftheywillhelpyoumakeyourpointsmoreclearly.Neverforgetyouraudience.Don’ttalkovertheirheads,anddon’ttalkdowntothem.Treatyouraudiencewithrespect.Theywillappreciateyourthoughtfulness.
Justremember:
beprepared.Knowyoursubject,youraudience,andtheoccasion.Bebrief.Saywhatyouhavetosayandthenstop.Andbeyourself.Letyourpersonalitycomethroughsothatyoumakeperson-to-personcontactwithyouraudience.
Ifyoufollowthesesimplesteps,you’llseethatyoudon’thavetobeafraidofpublicspeaking.Infact,youmayfindtheexperiencesoenjoyablethatyouvolunteertomakemorespeeches!
You’renotconvincedyet?
Giveitatryandseewhathappens.
28.Whichofthestatementsistrue?
A.Manypeoplehopetheynevermakeaspeech.
B.Spendingplentyoftimeorganizingyoursubjectisunnecessary
C.Youcanignoreyouraudienceduringyourspeech.
D.Beingpreparedcanhelpyoumakeagoodspeech.
29.Whatdoesparagraph2tellthereaders?
A.manypeoplehave
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