湖北省荆州市松滋二中届高三上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

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湖北省荆州市松滋二中届高三上学期期中考试英语试题

湖北省松滋二中2015-2016学年度高三上学期期中考试英语试题

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120分钟分值150分命题：

贾萌

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.Whatistheweatherlikeatthemoment?

A.Rainy.B.Sunny.C.Cloudy.

2.Whatisthewoman’sroommatelike?

A.Sheisapatient.B.Sheisnice.C.Sheistidy.

3.WhyhasJohnmovedout?

A.Tobeneartheschool.B.Toliveinaquietplace.C.Toavoidthetrouble.

4.What’stheman’sproblem?

A.Hecan’tseethesignclearly.

B.Hehasnoticketforthemovie.

C.Hehasparkedinthewrongplace.

5.WhichmusicalinstrumentdoesBobhave?

A.Drums.B.Aguitar.C.Aviolin.

第二节（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.WhatdoesthemanknowabouttheRiverNile?

A.It’sthelongestriverintheworld.

B.ItoftenfliidslargeareasC.It’sthesecondlongestriverintheworld

7.WhydidEgyptiansbuildAswanHighDam?

A.InordertosailupstreamB.Inordertocontroltheflood

C.Inordertoattractvisitors

请听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。

8.WhatisTimmymostinterestedin?

A.PlayingthepianoB.PlayingtheviolinC.Classicalmusic

9.What’sTimmy’smainpurposeatthemoment?

A.tomakesomenewfriendsB.togotosomeconcert

C.tolearnfromothers

10.Whataretheybothweakin?

A.SportsB.MusicC.Theoryofmusic

11.Whomwilltheyturntoforhelp?

A.Timmy’suncleB.Lily’suncleC.Theirteacher

请听第8段材料,回答第11至15题。

12.Howoldwasthenarratorwhenshebecameastewardess（空姐）？

A.TwentyB.Twenty-sixC.Nottold

13.Howmanydaughterswerethereatleastinherfamily?

A.FourB.FiveC.Six

14.Whendidthespeakergetmarried?

A.TwentyB.Twenty–sixC.Almosttwenty-five

15.Whatdopeoplethinkofthejobasastewardess?

A.It’sanhonorablejobB.It’sadulljobC.It’snotasplendidjob

听第9段材料，回答第16至20题。

16.WhichcitydidPakistan’sPresidentgotoinChinabesidesBeijing?

A.SichuanB.ChengduC.Nowhereelse

17.Howlongwasthevisit?

A.FivedaysB.FourdaysC.Threedays

18.Whatdidthetwocountriesagreeon?

A.DefenceB.EnergyC.Both

19.WhowaskilledinPakistan?

A.ChineseengineersB.EngineersofPakistan

C.Chineseworkers

20.Whatdidthepresidentpromisetodo?

A.Togivethevictims’familysomemoney.B.Topunishthekillers

C.TogivesomehelptotheChinesefamily.

第二部分：

笔试部分

一、阅读理解（共15小题,每小题2分，满分30分）

WeliveincentralPhoenix,nearthecanal（运河）.EverydayIusedtoseeahomelessoldmanandhisscruffylittledoghangingoutdownthere.

Iwouldtellmyhusbandweshouldgivehimfoodforthelittledog.Itwouldn'thavebeenaproblem;wehaveourown"minifarm"ofanimals!

Buthewouldsay"OK!

"andthenblowtheideaoffbecauseofourbusiness.

BeinginPhoenix,Arizona,youcanjustimaginehowhotitgetshere,buthiswinterwasreallychilly!

IhadjustcomefromKFCwithtake-outfoodfordinner.AsIwasturningbythecanal,themanandhisdogweresittingrightthereallbundledup.Eventhedoggyhadacoaton!

Noteventhinkingaboutit,Ipulledintotheparkinglotalongthecanalandpiledupaplateofchickenwithallthefixingsforthemanandhislittlebuddy（好友）.Igaveittohimwithasodaandabottleofwaterforthelittledog.Hesaid,"Thankyou,sweetie.Youareanangel."Andthereweretearswellingupinhiseyes!

Itoldhimhewassowelcome,andthenwenthome.

WhenmyhusbanddugintotheKFCbagheasked,"Wereyouhungry,orwhat?

"ItoldhimwhatIdidandhesaid,"Onlyyou!

"ThenhetoldmeIhaddoneagoodthing.

Afewweekslater,wewerewalkingalongthecanalandfoundthemanwalkingtome,withhislittledog.HeaskedwhetherIwouldmindadoptingthedog.Withtearsineyes,hesaidithadgottentoohardforhimtocareforthedog.HeaddedthathewasplanningonheadingtoWashingtonStatebuthisdogwouldn'thavebeenuptoit,sohehopedtogiveittome."Onlyyou!

Inthiscity,youaretheonlypersonIcanbelievein!

"

Now,everytimeIwatchandpatthedoglyingnearthefireplace,Iwillremembertheoldman'swordsandwishhimgoodluck.

1．WhatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromParagraph3?

A.Shegavetheoldmansomefoodonacoldday.

B.Shemettheoldmanafterfinishingherdinner.

C.Sheofferedtheoldmannothingbutchicken.

D.Sheburstintotearsafterhelpingtheoldman.

2．Whatdidtheauthor'shusbandfeelwhenshetoldhimwhatshehaddone?

A.thankfulB.delighted

C.indifferentD.disappointed

3．Whydidtheoldmanhopetogivethedogtotheauthor?

A.Becauseheknewtheauthorwasalsoadoglover.

B.Becausetheauthorwasthepersonhecouldtrust.

C.Becausetheauthorwastheonlypersonheknew.

D.Becausehebelievedthathisdoglikedtheauthor.

4．Whatcanweinferfromtheendingofthepassage?

A.Theauthorrefusedtheoldman'srequest.

B.Theauthormissestheoldmanandhisdog.

C.Theauthorfeelstheoldmanwasverylucky.

D.Theauthoradoptedtheoldman'sdog.

BarackObama,LadyGagaandSteveJobs—whatdotheyhaveincommon?

Theyare,ofcourse,allAmericans.Andaccordingtoasurveybysocialnetworkingsitebadoo.com,theyallbestillustrate（举例说明）theword“cool”.

Butjustwhatdoesitmeantosaysomeoneis“cool”?

Mostwouldanswerthatitissomethingtodowithbeingindependent-mindedandnotfollowingthecrowd.

YaleUniversityartprofessorRobertFarrisThompsonsaysthattheterm“cool”goesbackto15thcenturyWestAfricanphilosophy（哲学）.“Cool”relatestoideasofgrace（优雅）underpressure.

“InAfrica,”hewrites,“coolnessisapositivequalitywhichcombinescalmness,silence,andlife.”

Themodernideaof“cool”developedlargelyintheUSintheperiodafterWorldWarII.“Post-war‘cool’wasinpartanexpressionofwar-weariness（n.厌战情绪）

...itwentagainstthestrictsocialrulesofthetime,”writesociologistsDickPountainandDavidRobinsinCoolRules:

AnatomyofanAttitude.

ButitwastheAmericanactorJamesDeanwhobecamethesymbolfor“cool”inthehugelysuccessful1955movieRebelwithoutaCause.Deanplaysatoughguywhodisobeyshisparentsandtheauthorities.Healwaysgetsthegirl,smokescigarettes,wearsaleatherjacketandbeatsupbullies（欺凌弱小者）.Inthemovie,Deanshowedwhat“cool”wouldmeantoAmericanyoungpeopleforthenext60years.

Todaythefocusof“cool”haschangedtoathletics（体育运动）stars.Ofteninmoviesaboutschools,studentsgainpopularityontheathleticsfieldmorethanintheclassroom.ThiscanbeseenquiteclearlyinmovieslikeVarsityBluesandJohnTuckerMustDie.

Butmanyteenagersalsothinkbeingsmartiscool.Chessandotherthinkinggameshavebeenbecomingmorepopularinschools.

“CallittheHarryPotterizationofAmerica—atimewhenbeingsmartisthenewcool,”writesjournalistJoeSunnen.

5．BarackObama,LadyGagaandSteveJobsarementionedinthefirstparagraphto________.

A.introducethetopicB.drawourattention

C.telluswhattheyhaveincommonD.telluswhatis“cool”

6．Ifyouwereconsidered“cool”inAfricainthe15thcentury,you________.

A.thoughtandacteddifferentlyfromthemajority

B.hadacalmandquietattitudetowardslife

C.didn’tobserverulesandauthorities

D.hadallkindsof“bad”manners

7．TheheroesinVarsityBluesandJohnTuckerMustDiearelikelytobethosewho________.

A.doverywellintheirstudies

B.areveryskilledatsports

C.aregoodatchessandotherthinkinggames.

D.havesupernaturalpowerslikeHarryPotter

8．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothearticle?

A.Itisgenerallyconsidered“cool”tobeindependent-mindedandnottofollowthecrowd.

B.“Cool”wasusedasearlyasthe15thcentury.

C.Disobeyingone’sparentsandtheauthoritiesisconsidered“cool”amongAmericanyoungpeoplenowadays.

D.Gettingthefirstplaceinanexamcanalsobeconsidered“cool”.

9．Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?

A.Theoriginoftheword“cool”.

B.Thekindsofpeoplewhoare“cool”.

C.Thechangingmeaningoftheword“cool”.

D.Howtobea“cool”person.

ItwasacoldDecemberandMrs.Bellwantedtodoalotofshopping.ShewaiteduntilitwasSaturday,whenherhusbandwasfree,andshetookhimtotheshopswithhertopayforeverythingandtocarryforherwhatshehadbought.Theywenttoalotofshops,andMrs.Bellboughteverythingshecouldthinkof.

Sheoftenstoppedandsaid,“Look,Peter!

Isn’tthatbeautiful?

“Allright,mydear.Howmuchisit?

”answeredMr.Bell,andthenhetookmoneyouttobuyitforher.

Itwasalmostdarkwhentheycameoutofthelastshop,andMr.Bellwastired.Hewasthinkingaboutanicedrinkbythesideofawarmfirehome.Suddenlyhiswifelookedupattheskyandsaid,“Lookatthatbeautifulmoon,Peter!

”

Withoutstopping,Mr.Bellansweredatonce.“Allright,dear.Howmuchisit?

”Thenhetookhiswalletoutofhispocket.

10．Mrs.Belltookherhusbandtotheshopsbecause．

A．helikedbeautifulthings

B．helikedtodoshoppingtoo.

C．shewantedhimtopaymoney

D．hewasalwaysfree

11．Mrs.Bellboughtintheshops.

A．nothingB．adrink

C．themostbeautifulthingD．anumberofthings

12．Mr.Bellshopping.

A．wasaddictedtoB．wasthinkingabout

C．wastiredofD．wasveryinterestedin

13．Accordingtothelastparagraph,weknowMr.Bell.

A．wantedtobuythemoon

B．didnotreallyknowwhathiswifewassaying

C．wasamillionaire

D．didnotliketheideaofbuyingthemoon

Therehasbeenanoutpouringoflovefora23-year-olddisabledwomanwhosedogwaskilledinfrontofherwhileagroomer（美容师）triedtotrim（修剪）itsclaws.

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