高三英语上学期期中试题无答案1.docx

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高三英语上学期期中试题无答案1

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2016年下半年期中考试高三年级英语试卷

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）

1.Howmuchdidthemanpay?

A．20yuan.B．50yuan.

C．40yuan．

2．wheredoestheconversationtakep

laceprobably?

A.Inarestaurant.B.Inashop.

C．Inagym.

3．WhatshouldAmydo?

A.Eatless.B.Takecareofherteeth.

C.shopherseIf.

4．Whoistheman?

A．Thehouseowner.

B．Abuildingdesigner．

C．Abuildingworker．

5.Whatdoesthemanhave?

A.Canadian

dollars.B.Americandollars.

C．Britishpounds.

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.whatdidthewomanlearnatuniversity?

A．Tennis.B．Swimming．

C．Golf．

7.Howofendoesthewomanswim?

A.0nceaweek.B.Fivetimesaweek.

C.Threetimesaweek.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题

。

8．WhereisJoefrom?

A．France.B．England..

C．Germany.

9.Whatwilltheboydotomorrow?

A.ShowJoearoundthecity.

B.IntroduceRosetoJoe.

C.WriteanemailtoJoe.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whathasthemanbeendoing?

A.Doingsomereading.

B．Playingcomputergames.

C.Writingsomearticles.

11.Whatdopeopledowhilestaringatthecomputerscreen?

A.Restless.B.Blinkless.

C．Exerciseless.

12.Whatisthebestwaytoresttheeyes?

A.Takeabreak.B.Drinksometea.

C．Useeye-drops.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.WhydidJackquithisjob?

A.Hedidn'tlikeitatall.

B.Hecouldn'tfinishhiswork..

C.Hequarreledwithhisboss.

14.WhathappenedtoJackatthemeeting?

A.Hemadeamistake.B.Hewascriticized.

C.Hedidn’tmakeabigdeal.

15.WhatdoesJackthinkofhisjob?

A.It

hasnofuture.B.Itischallenging.

C.Itisboring.

16.WhatdoesMaryadviseJacktodo?

A.Gotravelling.B.Findanotherjob.

C.Improvehimself.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17.Whywilltheschoolopenthecourseaboutgaming?

A.It'spopularworldwideB.It'sstudents'favorite.

C.Itisagreatcareer.

18.Whatdoweknowaboutthecourse?

A.Itofferseasygames.

B.Itlastsforoneyear.

C.Itisfivehoursaweek.

19.Whatdoestheschoolfocuson?

A.Students'teamwork.B.Students'knowledge.

C.Students'health.

20.Whatwillstudentsdointhecourse?

A.Leamtofixthecomputer.

B.Takephysicaleducation.

C.Playballgames.

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A，B，C,，D中，选出最佳答案A

Inthemiddleofthenight,anescapeemadeabraveescape.Aftersqueezingoutofatinyopening,hequietlyslippedacrossthefloor.Thenhesliddownadrainpipe（排水管）tofreedom.Thiswasn'tawell-plannedprisonbreak.ItwasInky,anoctopus（章鱼）thatescapedfromtheNationalAquariumofNewZealand.Hehasn'tbeenseensince.

Inkywasgiventotheaquariumin2014bythefishermenwhohadcaughthimintheseabyaccident.Heimpressedthestaff"Hefiguredouthowtoopenthetopoffajar,"saidRobYarrall,theaquarium'smanager.

Butonemorning,workersarrivedattheaquariumtofindInkymissingfromhistank.Onlyhistankmate,anoctopusnamedBlotchy,remained.Thewaterytracksleadingfromthetanktothedrainpipeshowedwherehehadgone.ExpertsfiguredoutthatInkyhadsqueezedthroughasmallgapontopofhistank.Hethenslidmorethan8feetacrossthefloorandslippedintoadrainpipeabout6incheswide.Finally,Inkysliddownthe164-foot-longdrainpipeand,mostlikely,retumedtohishometown.

"Octopusesarefantasticescapeartists,"saidAlexHarvey,an.expertattheMarineBiologicalAssociationinEngland."Theyhaveacomplexbrainandexcellenteyesight,andresearchsuggeststheyhaveanabilitytolearnandformmentalmaps."Theycanalsosqueezethroughextremelysmallspaces–evenonesastinyascoins-sincetheyhavenobonesintheir-bodies.

Inkyisnotthefirstoctopustomakeheadlines.In2009,anoctopusattheSantaMonicaPierAquariuminCalifomiatookapartavalve（阀门）inhertankandaimedatubeoutofthetank.Itcausedahugeflood.Andin2010,Paul,anoctopusinGermany,gainedfameafterappearingtocorrectlypickthewinningteamsinthesevenGermany'sWorldCupsoccergames.

21.WhatcanwelearnaboutInkyinthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Itisstrong.B.Itisconfident.

C.Itispatient.D.Itissmart.

22.WhereisInkymostprobablynow?

A.Intheocean.B.Inanewtank.

C.Inthedrainpipe.D.Intheriver.Itissmart.

23.Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthparagraph?

A.Octopusesarebetteratescapingfromtanks.

B.Inky'se

scapewasactuallyperfectlynormal.

C．Octopusescanlearnnewthingsveryquickly.

D.TheworkersweresurprisedatInky’sescape.

24.Whyareotheroctopusesmentionedinthelastparagraph?

A.Theyarebecomingverypopular

.

B.ThemediahasmadeInkyfamous.

C.Theyhavemoretricksthanexpected.

D.Humansshowgreatinterestinthem.

B

Whiletheterm"island"islinkedtobeachesandsunshine,there'resomeislandsyou'llfindcoveredbycloudsmystery.'

TheIsolaLaGaiola

OffthecoastofNaples,Italy,you'llfindthebeautifulIsolaLaGaiola.Yet,ifyousayhellohere,youwillhardlygetananswer,asthisislandiscompletelydesertednowbecauseofacurse（诅咒）datingbacktothe1920s.Thepeoplewhoonceownedtheislandalldiedmysteriously.

EasterIsland

Thename"EasterIsland"wasgivenbytheisland'sfirstrecordedEuropeanvisitor,theDutchexplorerJacobRogge

veen,whofounditonEasterSundayin1722.LandonEasterIsland,andyouwillinstantlybeimpressedbythesightofgiantsculpturesknownasthemoaiTheoriginsandpurposeofthesesculpturesremainamysterytodate.

TheIslandoftheDolls

Howdoyoufeelwhenyouseethousandsofdollshangingontrees?

ThisislandoncebelongedtoafarmernamedSantana.In1950,hesawalittlegirldrowninalocalcanal.Later,hefoundadollwhichhethoughtbelongedtothegirl.Hehungitonatree.Thenhebeganhangingmoredolls.Sincehisdeath,hiscousinAnastasiohaslivedontheislandandrunitasatouristattraction.Now,areyoubraveenoughtovisittheisland?

SurtseyIsland

.In1963,anunderseavolcanoerupted,whichreachedthesurfaceandbeganformingthisisland.Thevolcanicactivitycontinuedtill1967,anda2.7km2pieceoflandwasformed.However,itreducedtoonlyl.4km2in2002.Insects,birds,plants,andevensealscannowbeseeno

nthisnewlyformedisland.

25.WhatisspecialabouttheIsolaLaGaiola?

A.Itisbelievedtobecursed.B.Youcan'tsayhellooni

t.

C.ItisoffthecoastofNaples.D.Youwilldieaftervisitingit.

26.Howdovisitorsprobablyfeelwhenthey'reontheIslandoftheDolls?

A.Excited.B.Puzzled.C.Frightened.D.Worried.

27.Whichislandistheyoungestone?

A.TheIslandoftheDolls.B.EasterIsland.

C.SurtseyIsland.D.TheIsolaLaGaiola.

28.Whatcanweconcludeabouttheislandsmentionedinthetext?

A.They'recombinationsofnatureandhumans.

B.They'refamousforwonderfulstories.

C.Theyhavebeautifulbeachesandsunshine.

D.They'remysteriousandunusual

C

OnMay22,over100,000PeruviansareexpectedtoarriveatasiteintheAndeanhighlandsnearthepeakofAusungate.Theymayhavetraveledhundredsofmilestogetthere.Atanaltitudeof16,500feet,they'llcampout,sing,danceandpray（祈祷）atthereligiousfestival.It'scalledQoyllurRiti,whichmeans"snowstar"inthelocallanguage.ThefestivalitselfisacombinationofPeruvianandCatholictraditions.Itmarksthestartoftheharvestseason.

TherewasatimeofconflictsbetweenPeruandSpain,whichruledPerufromthe16thcenturyuntilthe1820s.Theyoncehadconflicts.Butinthecaseofthefestival,thetwocultures,SpanishandPeruvian,becameconnected.

Themountainshereareconsideredsacred（神圣的）bylocalpeople.Formanyyears,eachprovincerepresentedatthefestivalcarvesoutheavyblocksoficefromtheglacier-asymbol'ofwaterandlife-tobringbacktotheircommunities（团体）.

Butthingshavechanged.

"Wecan'ttakeicedownfromtheglacieranymore,"saysWalterMamami,aparticipantfromtheCanchisprovince."Theglacierisgettingsmallerduetoclimatechange.Wenowstopatthefootoftheglacier."

"Weprayedthattheglacierwouldn'tdisappear,"JaimeRiosFarfansaidafterhereturnedfromthemainceremonyatthefootoftheglacierheldatsunrise.

"Atthecelebrationsinthepastyears,eachcommunityhaditsownareainthesnowfieldswhereitcouldcarryoutitsceremoniesandprayers.Iftheglaciercontinuestodecrease,itwillthreatenthepeacefulcoexistencebetweenthecommunities,"saysJavierFelix,speakingofpossibleconflictsbetweenthosecommunitiesthatmightstillhaveasacredareaontheglacierandthosethatdon't.

29.Accordingtothetext,thecelebrationofQoyllurRitiistoshow.

A.Theglacierisgettingsmaller.

B.Itistimetoharvestcrops.

C.SpainandPeruarefriendlytoeachothernow.

D.PeruvianandCatholictraditionsarecombined.

30.WhatisoneofthetraditionsofQoyllurRiti?

A.Admiringthesacredmountains.

B.Prayingtheglacierwon'tdisappear.

C.Stoppingatthefootoftheglacierandcamping.

D.Cuttingicefromtheglacierandbringingitback.

31.WhatcanwelearnfromJavierFelix'swords?

A.Theglacierisimportanttolocalpeople.

B.Theglacierisreallyveryrarenowadays.

C.Thecommunitiesareunfriendlytoeachother.

D.Thecommunitiestrytoexpandtheirareas.

D

AcompanycalledMarsistryingtohelppeoplegetridofunhealthyhabits.Mars,whichownsfoodbrandslikeDolmioandUncleBen's,announcedaplantolabelcertainfoods-fornow,mostlypastasauces-thatarehighinsugar,salt,andfatas"occasional"foods.

"Astheseproductsarenotintendedtobeeatendaily,Marswillprovideguidanceforconsumersonthefoods'packagesandonitswebsiteregardinghowof