湖北省部分重点中学届高三上学期起点考试英语试题及答案.docx

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湖北省部分重点中学届高三上学期起点考试英语试题及答案

湖北省部分重点中学2015-2016学年度上学期新高三起点考试

英语试卷

命题人：

洪山高中审题人：

武汉市49中

考试时间：

本卷考试时间14:

00-16:

00本卷满分150分

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.WhatisthewomangoingtodoonFriday?

A.StudyathomeB.TakeanexamC.Gotothemountain

2.Whenwilltheshirtsprobablybefinished?

A.OnFridaymorningB.OnSaturdayafternoon

C.OnFridayafternoon

3.WhatdoweknowaboutMr.Brown?

A.HehashadanoperationB.Heishavinganoperation

C.Hewillhaveanoperation

4.Howhighdotheceilingstodayusuallymeasure?

A.2.3metersB.2.7metersC.3.0meters

5.Wheredidthemanstayduringtheday?

A.InthehotelB.InthemountainC.Onthebeach

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至7题。

6.Wheredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.AtahotelB.InatravelofficeC.Onanisland

7.Whatisthemandoing?

A.LookingforahotelB.Tryingtofindabook

C.Planningatour

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.WhoisRobert?

A.AnewsportsmanB.Aretiredmanager

C.Ateamdirector

9.Whatjobdoesthemando?

A.HeisatennisinstructorB.Heisacollegeteacher

C.Heisaclubmanager

10.Howdoesthewomanthinkofherself?

A.Sheisskilledatplayingtennis

B.Sheisunabletoworkunderpressure

C.Sheisgoodatmanagement

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.HeisnewtodrivingB.Hegotlostontheway

C.Hewasspeedingonpurpose

12.Whydidthewomantrytotalktotheman？

A.Shesawapolicecarbehindthem

B.Shefoundthetraffictooheavy

C.Shewasafraidforhersafety

13.Whatwillmostprobablyhappentotheman？

A.HewillgetaticketB.Hewillneverdriveacar

C.Hewillrunhiscarintoanother

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whatdoesthemanwantthewomantodo?

A.DrivetoCanadaB.HaveatriptoSeattle

C.Meethissister

15.WhenwillthewomanreturnfromSeattle?

A.OnFridaynightB.OnSundaymorning

C.OnSaturdaynight

16.Whatdoweknowabouttheman’ssister?

A.Shehaslongedtoseethewoman

B.Shewon’tgobacktoCanada

C.Shecan’tstayverylong

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whoisthespeakertalkingto?

A.PatientsB.TravelersC.Traders

18.WhatdoweknowaboutAmericandoctors?

A.Theyalwayshavemuchtodo

B.Theyseldomstayintheiroffice

C.Theytakebettercareofforeigners

19.Whatshouldpeopledowhentheyareseriouslyhurtandalone?

A.Callthe911telephoneB.Checkwithhotelmanagers

C.Askthepoliceforhelp

20.Whyarepeopleoftensenttothehospital?

A.TopaymedicalbillsB.Toreceivehealthinsurance

C.Togetmedicalservice

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

InthehitfilmTheBucketList,JackNicholsonandMorganFreemanmeetinhospitalinCaliforniaaftertheyhavebeendiagnosedwithcancer.Betweenthemtheycookup（虚构）a“bucketlist”------ato-dolistofalltheywanttodobeforetheykickthebucket.Themoviemakesyouwonderwhatwouldbeonyourbucketlist.Solet’spackupsomeandseewhatitwouldcosttogooutandhavealittlefun.

THEPYRAMIDS,GIZA,EGYPT

Ontothepyramids,surelyonanyone’sbucketlist.ExotikTourscantakeyouthereonavarietyoftrips,includingtheirpopularEgyptExpresswhichincludesthreenightsinCairoandathree-nightNileCruise（乘船游览）.From$1,384,includingfour-andfive-staraccommodation,12mealsandatonofsightseeing.

416-646-3347

TAJMAHAL,AGRA,INDIA

Oneoftheworld’smostfascinatingimages,India’sTajMahalmakesevenNicholsonandFreemanlookcalm.Toronto’sGowayTravelhasmanysuggestionsforIndia,includingathree-dayindependentvisittoAgra.StayattheattractiveOberoiAmarVilasoverlookingtheTaj.Includetwobreakfasts,touringandairporttransferfrom$1,420.

416-322-1034

THEGREATWALL,CHINA

IftheGreatWallofChinaisonyourbucketlist,checkintoTourEastHoliday’sfour-dayAmazingBeijingTourfor$580perperson,four-star

accommodation,sightseeingincludingtheForbiddenCityandtheGreatWall,breakfastsandtwolunches,transportationandguide.

416-929-0888

THEHIMALAYAS,NEPAL

AndontotheHimalayas.Talkaboutsomethingtrulymajestic（壮丽的）.SeethetopoftheworldonGAPAdventures’EverestAdventuretour,a15-dayexplorationincludingEverestBaseCamp,teahouselodgestays,andwalkingthroughSherpavillages.Incrediblyaffordableatjust$665pluslocalpaymentof$250.GAPAdventureswarnsthatthisisaphysicallydemandingtrip.

416-260-0999

21．Theunderlinedphrase“kickthebucket”inParagraph1means____.

A.playagameB.passaway

C.listinterestingplacesD.cometolife

22．Accordingtothepassage,wherecanyouenjoyaviewofthewhole

TajMahal?

A.AtOberoiAmarVilasB.NeartheForbiddenCity

C.ThroughEgyptExpressD.InSherpavillage.

23．IfyoutakeontheEverestAdventuretour,youshouldbeawarethat_____.

A.thesightsmaynotbesogood.

B.youmaynotbeusedtothefoodthere

C.itisatiringtrip.

D.itisanexpensivetrip

B

Atenderwoman,oranindependentone,whichonewouldyouprefer?

Arecentresearchshowsthatmostpeoplewouldchoosethelatter.

Thistypeofwomaniscalledanühanzi（“toughwoman”）.ExpertsbelievethesecharacteristicshavesocialandpsychologicalrootsamongyoungfemalesinChina.SuHao’sfriendsallcallheratoughwoman,becauseshecanfinishtoughtasksusuallycarriedoutbymen.Forexample,shecarries10-litrewatertoherdormitoryonthe5thfloor.“Idependonnoonebutmyself,”shesays.

AccordingtoarecentsurveybyChinaYouthDaily,toughwomenhavebecomerathercommoninsociety.Ofthe21,265respondents,78.5percentsaidtheyarefamiliarwithatoughwoman.About50percentsaidtheylikewomenwithtoughcharacteristics,whilelessthan29percentexpressedtheoppositeview.

Whyaretoughwomengainingpopularity?

ShenMeng,apsychologicalconsultant,believesthefiercecompetitioninsocietyiscontributingtothistrend.“Womenareofteninadisadvantagedpositioncomparedtomen,”Shensays.“Inordertosurvive,theyhavetobeindependent,strongandtough.”Liu

Xiaolin,professorofpsychologyatWuhanMentalHealthCenter,believestoughwomenarebroughtupthisway.Theyareoftenoncloserelationshipwiththeirfathers,whoteachtheirdaughterstobebraveanddecisive,”hesays.Asaresult,thesewomenaremorelikelytobepsychologicallyhealthyandmoretoleranttostress,accordingtoLiu.

ThoughLiubelievesthatthisisagoodtrend,HuShenzhi,apsychologistattheGuangdongSunflowerCounselingCenter,saysthepopularityoftoughwomanindicatesanunclearlinebetweengenderidentities,whichcanleadtorelationshipproblems.“SomewomenwithcharacteristicsthatdifferfromthetraditionalfemaleimagemayhaveadifficulttimefindingMrRight,”hesays.“Eveniftheygetmarried,theirmanlycharacteristicsmightcausefamilyconflicts.

24.WhichofthefollowingsdoesNOTbelongtothecharacteristicsofatough

woman?

A.Sheissoftandtendertoothers.

B.Sheisindependentofothersindailylife.

C.Sheismoretoleranttostress.

D.Shecansolveproblemsusuallyformen.

25.Howmanyrespondentsliketoughwomen?

A.about16,700.B.21,265.

C.about6,200D.about10,600.

26.Whyaretheremoretoughwomennowadays?

A.Becausetoughwomenaremorelovely.

B.Becauseofthefiercecompetitioninsociety.

C.Becausemorewomenwanttobeindependent.

D.Becausegirlsoftenlovefathersmore.

27.Whatproblemsmaytoughwomenhaveintheirlife?

A.It’sdifficultforthemtobefriends.

B.Theyoftensuffergenderconfusion.

C.Theymayhavedifficultywithmarriage.

D.Theyhavedifferentcharacteristicsformtraditionalfemaleimages.

C

Weareallinterestedinequality,butwhilesomepeopletrytoprotecttheschoolandexaminationsysteminthenameofequality,others,stillinthenameofequality,wantonlytodestroyit．

Anysocietywhichisinterestedinequalityofopportunityandstandardsofachievementmustregularlytestitspupils．Thestandardsmaybechanged—noexaminationisperfect—buttohavetestsorexaminationswouldmeantheendofequalityandofstandards．Therearegroupsofpeoplewhoopposethisviewandwhodonotbelieveeitherinexaminationsorinanycontrolsinschooloronteachers．Thiswouldmeanthateverythingwoulddependonlucksinceeverypupilwoulddependontheefficiency,thevaluesandthepurposeofeachteacher．

Withoutexaminations,employerswilllookforemployeesfromthehighlyrespectedschoolsandfromfamiliesknowntothem－aformoffavoritismwillreplaceequality．Atthemoment,thebrightchildfromanill-respectedschoolcanshowcertificatestoproveheorsheissuitableforajob,whilethelackofcertificateindicatestheunsuitabilityofadullchildattendingawell-respectedschool．Thisdefendingofexcellenceandopportunitywoulddisappearifexaminationsweretakenaway,andthebrightchildfromapoorfamilywouldbeaprisonerofhisorherschool’sreputation（声誉）,unabletocompeteforemploymentwiththechildfromthefavoredschool．

Theopponentsoftheexaminationsystemsuggestthatexaminationsareanevilforcebecausetheyshowdifferencesbetweenpupils．Accordingtothesepeople,theremustbenospecial,different,academicclass．Theyhaveevensuggestedthatthereshouldbenoformofdifferenceinsportoranyotherarea:

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