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高三英语上学期期末考试试题高补班
河北定州中学2016—2017学年度第一学期期末考试
高四年级英语试卷
第一部分:
听力(共两节,满分30分)
该部分分为第一、第二两节。
注意:
回答听力部分时,请先将答案标在试卷上。
听力部分结束前,你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。
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.Whoisthemanpossiblytalkingto?
A.Adoctor.B.Ateacher.C.Hismother
2.WhatdoweknowaboutSam?
A.HissisterwillleaveforNewYork.B.HissisterwillleaveforLosAngeles.
C.HewillleaveNewYork.
3.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?
A.Rewritethepaperbecausetherearetoomanymistakes.
B.Throwthepaperaw
a
y.
C.Readthepaperagain.
4.Whydoesthewomanthanktheman?
A.Helenthersomemoney.B.Hegaveherafive-poundbill.
C.Hereturnedhermoneyfound.
5.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Atanairport.B.Atarailwaystation.C.Atadepartmentstore.
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6~8题。
6.Whomdoyouthinkthewomanwasangrywith?
A.Theman.B.Therepairman.C.Theshopkeeper.
7.Whycouldn'tthewomanfindtherepairshop?
A.Shemissedtherightturn.B.Themangaveherthewrongdirections.
C.Shewasabaddriver.
8.Whydidthemantellhertoturntothesetelevisionrepairmen?
A.Theshopwaseasytofind.B.Oneoftherepairmenwashisfriend.
C.Theydidgoodworkandthepricewasreasonable.
听第7段材料,回答第9~11题。
9.What'stherelationshipbetweenthemanandthewoman?
A.Theyareteacherandstudent.B.Theyarefriends.C.Theyarem
otherandson.
10.Whatdoesthewomanaskthemantodo?
A.Lookforanewapartment.B.Findajobtoearn$200amonth.
C.Shareanapartmentwithoneortworoommates.
11.Howmuchdoesthewomanwanttospendonrent?
A.Lessthan$200amonth.B.About$200amonth.
C.Alittlemorethan$200amonth.
听第8段材料,回答第12~14题。
12.Whatisthewomangoodat?
A.Swimming.B.Running.C.Playing.
13.Howoldwasshewhenshebecamefamous?
A.Shewastwenty.B.Shewasthirteen.C.Shewasfifteen.
14.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewomanfromthedialogue?
A.ShetookpartinoneoftheOlympicGames.
B.Shestillswimsforinternationalcompetitions.
C.Sheusedtoswimthirtyfivemileseveryweek.
听第9段材料,回答第15~17题。
15.Whathadgonewrongintheirhouse?
A.Theirwashingmachine.B.Theelectricity.C.Thelights.
16.WhowasMr.Smith?
A.Arepairman.B.Thewoman'shusband.C.Thewoman'snewneighbor.
17.Whydidthemanthinkitwouldcosthimdearly?
A.Becausehewantedtobuyacar.
B.Becausehedidn'thaveagoodjob.
C.Becausetheircarneededrepairing.
听第10段材料,回答第18~20题。
18.Whatwerethestudentsgoingtodo?
A.Theyweregoingtoreadtheirarticlesbeforeavideocamera.
B.TheyweregoingtoreadnewsonTV.
C.Theyweregoingtocelebratethewriter'ssister'sbirthday.
19.Whywasth
ewritersonervous?
A.Hehadneverstoodbeforeavideocamera.
B.Hehadneverreadhisownarticlebeforeavideocamera.
C.Thiscamerawasdifferentfromtheonehehadoncefaced.
20.Whatwasthewriter'sfeelingstohisclassteacher?
A.Nervous.B.Afraid.C.Thankful.
二、阅读理解
WhenIbeganplanningtomovetoAucklandtostudy,mymotherwasalittleworriedabouttheuncertaintyoflivinginaplacethatwassodifferentfromIndia,wherewelived.Sheworriedparticularlyaboutthelackofjobs,theculturaldifferencesandthechancethatIwouldfaceracism(种族偏见).
Despitetheseworries,IcametoNewZealandinJuly2009.Ihavefoundtheplaceandpeopleveryniceandsupportive.SoonafterIarrived,Irealizedtheimportanceofgettingajobformylivingexpenses.
Determinedtodothisonmyown,Ispentawhol
edaygoingdoortodooraskingforajob.However,Ireceivedlittleresponse.Thisbecamemyroutineeverydayaftercollegeforafewweeks.
Oneafternoon,Iwalkedintoabuildingtoaskwhethertherewereanyjobopportunities.Peopletherewereverysurprised,andadvisedmenottocontinuemyjobsearchinthatmanner.AsIwasabouttoleave,aclerkinthebuilding,whohadbeenlisteningtowhattheothershadsaid,approachedmeandaskedmetowaitoutsideforawhile.Fifteenminuteslater,hereturned.Heaskedmeaboutmyplansandencouragedmetostayconfident.ThenheofferedtotakemetoRoyalOaktosearchforajob.
Iwasalittlesurprisedbuthadagoodfeelingabouthim.Hegavemesomesuggestionsondressingandspeaking.Ihandedoutmyresumesandwenthomefeelingverysatisfied.Thefollowingday,IreceivedacallfromastoreinRoyalOakofferingmeajob.
Itseemsthattheworldalwaysgivesbacktoyouwhenyouneedit.Andthistime,itwasacompletestrangerwhoturnedouttobearealblessing.
21.Whatwasn’ttheauthor’smotherworriedabout?
A.Theauthorcouldn’tspeakthelocallanguage.
B.Theauthorwasn’tfamiliarwithlocalcustoms.
C.Peoplemightlookdownontheauthor.
D.Itmightbedifficultfortheauthortofindajob.
22.AfterstayinginNewZealandforashorttime,theauthor______.
A.decidedtogobacktohisowncountry
B.hadtofindajobtocoverhislivingexpenses
C.feltthelocalpeoplewerenotveryfriendly
D.wantedtogetajobthatneededpracticalskills
23.Whentheauthorwentintoabuildingtolookforajob,______.
A.aclerkrecommendedhim
tothecompanyheworkedfor
B.hewasconfidentthathewouldfindagoodone
C.hefoundmanycollegestudentslikehimalreadythere
D.aclerkgavehimencouragementandadvice
24.Whatisthestorymainlyabout?
A.Howastrangerofferedtheauthorajob.
B.Howastrangerturnedouttobearealblessing.
C.Howtheauthorwashelpedtogetajobbyastranger.
D.Howtheauthoradaptedhimselftoanewsituation.
ValerieJarrett,58,isservingasatopadvisertoPresidentObamaandhasbeenclosetothefirstfamilysincetheearly1990s.JoeHeimfromWashingtonPosthadaninterviewwithher.
JoeHeim:
Whatdoyouthinkofareporterwhointerviewsyoufor25minutes,thenlaterfindsouthisrecorderstoppedworkingandasksyoutodotheinterviewagain?
ValerieJarrett:
Thathe'shuman.Youcouldhavejusttriedtopretendthatitdidn'thappen.
JoeHeim:
You'reconsideredthepresident'sclosestadviser.Haveyouevergivenhimbadadvicesincehebecamepresident?
ValerieJarrett:
I'msurethatIhave.Ithinkoneofthereasonswhythepresident'smanagementstyleisveryeffectiveisbecauseallofhisadvisersfeelverycomfortablebeingopenabouttheiradvice.Finally,there'sonlyonedecision-maker.Andthat'sthepresident.
JoeHeim:
Whatmisunderstandingsarethereofyou?
ValerieJarrett:
Alittle-knownfactisthatIstartedmylifeveryshyandremainedveryshywellintoadulthood.Painfullyshy,Iwouldcallit.AndIoftensharethis,particularlywithyoungpeople,becauseit'ssomethingIreallyhadtoworkhardtoovercome.AndforalltheshypeopleoutthereIsay,you,too,canovercomeit.Butittookalotofhardworkonmypart,andIdiscoveredalongthewaythatjustbecauseyou'renervousandyouhavebutterfliesinyourstomachdoesn'tmeanthatithastoshow.Mypointinsharingitwithyouisthatpartoflifeispushingyourselfoutsideofyourcomfortzone(舒适区).Andifyou'regoingtogrow,youhavetolearnhowtotakeonnewchallengesthatyoumightnotbegoodat.
JoeHeim:
Willyoustayuntiltheendofhisterm?
ValerieJarrett:
Iserveatthepleasureofthepresident.Ifhewantsmetostay,Iwill.
25.Fromtheunderlinedwords“Thathe'shuman”,wecanlearnValerieJarrettis_____.
A.warm-heartedB.broad-minded
C.well-educatedD.strong-willed
26.WhydoesValerieJarrettsharehershyness?
A.Toshowherhardwaytosuccess.
B.Toproveshypeoplecanalsobegreat.
C.Toshowitiseasytoovercomeshyness.
D.Toaskpeopletofacechallengesbravely.
27.Inwhichpartofanewspapercouldwefindthistext?
A.People.B.Society.C.World.D.Culture.
28.Woulditsurpriseyoutolearnthat,likeanimals,treescommunicatewitheachotherandpassontheirwealthtothenextgeneration?
UBCProfessorSimardexplainshowtreesaremuchmorecomplexthanmostofuseverimagined.AlthoughCharlesDarwinthoughtthattreesarecompetingforsurvivalofthefittest,Simardshowsjusthowwronghewas.Infact,theoppositeistrue:
treessurvivethroughtheirco-operationandsupport,passingaroundnecessarynutrition“dependingonwhoneedsit”.
Nitrogen(氮)andcarbonaresharedthroughmilesofundergroundfungi(真菌)networks,makingsurethatalltreesintheforestecologicalsystemgiveandreceivejusttherightamounttokeepthemallhealthy.Thishiddensystemworksinaverysimilarwaytothenetworksofneurons(神经元)inourbrains,andwhenonetreeisdestroyed,itaffectsall.
Simardtalksabout“mothertrees”,usuallythelargestandoldestplantsonwhichallothertreesdepend.Sheexplainshowdyingtreespassonthewealthtothenextgeneration,transportingimportantmineralstoyoungtreessotheymaycontinuetogrow.Whenhumanscutdown“mothertrees”withnoawarenessofthesehighlycomplex“treesocieties”orthenetworksonwhichtheyfeed,wearereducingthechancesofsurvivalfortheentireforest.
“Wedidn'ttakeanynoticeofit.”Simardsayssadly.“Dyingtreesmovenutritionintotheyoungtreesbeforedying,butwenevergivethemachance.”Ifwecouldputacrossthemessagetotheforestryindustry,wecouldmakeahugedifferencetowardsourenvironmentalprotectioneffortsforthefuture.
【小题1】Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.OldTreesCommunicateLikeHumans
B.YoungTreesAreInNeedOfProtection
C.TreesAreMoreComple