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湖北省届高三英语下学期第一次半月考试题
2015—2016学年下学期高三年级
第一次半月考英语试卷
考试时间:
2016年2月19日
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分,共150分。
考试时间120分钟。
第I卷(选择题共100分)
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。
录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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.WhomightJanebe?
A.Thewoman’smother.B.Theman’swife.C.Theman’smother.
2.Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?
A.Theseaside.B.Abusstop.C.Apostoffice.
3.Whatdoesthewomanmean?
A.ThemanshouldquitMr.Smith’slessons.
B.Themancan’tgraduate.
C.ThemanhastotakeMr.Smith’slessons.
4.Whatwillthewomando?
A.Lendthemanhertypewriter.
B.Typesomethingfortheman.
C.Takeachancetoguess.
5.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?
A.Shedidn’tlistentotheman.
B.Sheregrettedhavinglistenedtotheman.
C.Shewillchoosemorecoursesthisterm.
第二节(共5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,各个小题将给出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.Whycan’tthewomanhavethepartyonthetwenty-ninth?
A.Shewillattendameeting.B.Shewilltraveltoanothercity.C.Shewillseeherdoctor.
7.Howlongwillthepartyrun?
A.Fourhours.B.Threehours.
C.Twohours.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8.Whycan’tthewomanusebothherhandswell?
A.Hermotherdidn’tallowhertouselefthand.
B.Shewasbornright-handed.
C.Shewantedtobethesameasotherpeople.
9.Whatdoesthemanthinkofbeingleft-handed?
A.Itissometimesinconvenient.
B.Itdoesn’tmattertohim.
C.Itisbetterthanbeingright-handed.
10.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.Heoftenlendshiscartoothers.
B.Hedriveswithhislefthand.
C.Hisfriendsoftengivehimaride.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodofirst?
A.Drysomedishes.B.Washsomeplates.C.Cleanthestove.
12.Wherewillthemanlookforanothertowel?
A.Ontheshelf.B.Inthedrawer.C.Inthecabinet.
13.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandowiththeoldtowel?
A.Cleanherbike.B.Cleanhercar.C.Cleanthegarage.
听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。
14.Whatisthemandoinghere?
A.Takingabusinesstrip.B.Visitinghisgirlfriend.C.Havingaholidayalone.
15.Wherewillhereturnthecar?
A.InSanFrancisco.B.Righthere.C.Inanotheroffice.
16.Whatwillthewomandonext?
A.Bringthemanthekeys.B.Talkabouttheinsurance.C.Bringthemansomeforms.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatare“mallrats”?
A.Thosewhospendalotoftimeinmalls.
B.Thosewhoshopregularlyinmalls.
C.Thosewhostealthingsfrommalls.
18.WhichisNOTmentionedasareasonwhypeoplelikemalls?
A.Feelingsafe.B.Comfortableenvironment.C.Reasonableprices.
19.HowmanynightclubsarethereintheMallofAmericainMinnesota?
A.350.B.8.C.7.
20.WhenwasthefirstindoormallbuiltinAmerica?
A.In1935.
B.In1963.C.In1965.
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
Parentsusuallygotomallstofindnewschoolsuppliesfortheirchildren.Oneofthemostimportantthingstogetduringthistimeisthebackpack.Moststudentschoosetobringabackpackbecauseitallowsthemtohavebothhandsfree.Thisma
kesthebaglesslikelytohinder(妨碍)otheractivitiesthatthe
personcarryingitmaybedoingatthesametime.Herearethewaysparentscanchoosetheperfectbackpackforschool.
Howmanybookswillchildrenbecarryingtoschool?
Howmanynotebooksshouldbeinsidethebag?
Parentsshouldknowthesedetailsbeforebuyingabagfortheirchildren.Eachsituationrequiresadifferentbagsoitpaystoaskchildrenabouttheexpectedload.
Dochildrenneedspecialstorageforthebag?
Iftheywillbecarryingalaptopcomputerinsidethenewbackpack,makesu
rethatparentsgetamodelthat’sdesignedspecificallyforlaptopuse.Thiswillprotectthecomputerfrombumpsandfallsthatmightdamagethedeviceifithadlessprotection.
Arechildrengoingtousethebagforalongtime?
Iftheywanttouseabagforalongtime,parentswillbebetteroffinvestinginagoodbrandthatisknownforquality.Parentsmayhavetopayextracashtogetthetopofthelineandthebestbackpackinthemarket.
Countthepockets.Backpacksusuallycomewithalotofpockets,andgenerally,themorepockets,thebetter.Thisallowschildrentoorganizetheirthings,likepensandpencilsinsidesmallpockets.
Pickingtheperfectschoolbackpackisallaboutgettingthesweetcompromise(折中)betweenform,functionandprice.Remembertochoosethebestfitforchildren’sneeds.
21.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytalkabout?
A.Parentsshouldfindouthowmanybookstheirchildrenhave.
B.Parentsmustaskteachersforhelpbeforebuyingabackpack.
C.Parentsshouldknowtheweightofthingsthatwillgoinsidethebackpack.
D.Parentsmustasktheirchildren’srequirementswhenbuyingabackpack.
22.Theunderlinedword“bumps”inthethirdparagraphisclosestinmeaningto“”.
A.knocksB.jumpsC.standsD.beats
23.Whichofthefollowingcanweknowfromthetext?
A.Pickingabackpackisveryeasytodo.
B.It’sbetterforchildrentohaveabackpackthathasmorepockets.
C.Thebackpacksthathaveagoodbrandaremorepopularwithchildren.
D.Parentsalw
aysfeelworriedwhenbuyingabackpackfortheirchildren.
B
Thestorieswesharewithoneanotherareimportant.Theyshowwisdom,andprovideinspiration.Theyareimportanttoourdevelopment.Butsometimespeoplechosenottotell.
Considerthenegativeeffectsofnotsharingastoryinthenews:
People
arewonderingifpublichealthofficialsareholdingbacktoomuchinformationabouttherecentoutbreakofEbola.
Thereisadangerinholdingbackstoriesthatoughttobetold.BobetteBustersaiditlikethis,“Thefactis,historyhasshownusthatstoriesnottoldanbecomelikeadangerousgenie(妖怪)leftinabottle.Whentheyarefinallyuncorked,theirpowertodestroyissetfree.”
Thereareanumberofreasonswhywehidepartsofourstory:
theyoftenshowourweaknessesorexposeourdisadvantages;theyrequirecourageandstrengthtoshare;andofcourse,therearesomestoriesthatshouldbekeptsecret—especiallythosethatembarrasssomeoneelse.
Mostofushavetwoselves:
theonewedisplayontheoutsideandtheoneweactuallyareontheinside.Andthebetterwegetathidingthestoriesthatshowourtrueselves,themoredamagewemaybecausingtoourselvesandtoothers.
Honestyandopennessisimportant:
Itproveswearetrustworthy.Itdisplayswearehuman.Wearenotperfectorbetter.Ithighlightstheimportanceofhardworkandpersonaldevelopment.Hardworkmaynotallowustoovercomeourdisadvantagescompletely.Butwithhardwon
k:
wedonothavetoberestrictedtoourmistakes.
Doesthismeanweadmiteveryweakness,everydisadvantage,andeverysecretregrettoeverybodywemeet?
No,ofcoursenot.Thereisatimeandaplaceandacertainlevelofrelati
onshipnecessaryforsomestoriestobetoldinallappropriatemanners.
24.What’sthefunctionoftheexampleinParagraph2?
A.ItreflectsthatpeopleareconcerningaboutthespreadofEbola.
B.Itshowsthebadeffectcausedbysharingastory.
C.Itprovesnotsharingastorycancausetrouble.
D.Itconcludesthatoneshouldshareastoryatapropertime.
25.Oneofthereasonswhypeopleareunwillingtoshareexperiencesisthat______.
Astory-sharinghighlightstheimportanceofhardwork
B.peopleareusedtoexposingtheirweaknesses
C.peoplesometimeshavenocouragetosharetheirstories
D.somestoriesmakethemselvesfeelsad
26.Whichiscloseinmeaningtotheunderlinedword“uncorked”inParagraph3?
A.freedB.brokenC.unfoldedD.untouched
27.Thewriteraimstoconvinceusto_____________.
A.beopentopeopleclosetoyoubysharingsomesecrets
B.sharestoriesappropriatelyforthegoodofothersandourselves
C.removethedangersthatcanbecausedbyuntoldstories
D.realizetheimportanceofbeinghonestwhenmakingfriends
C
Mosquitoeshaveanextraordinaryabilitytotargethumansfarawayandflystraighttotheirunprotectedskin.Regrettably,mosquitoescandomorethancauseanitchy(发痒的)wound.Somemosquitoesspreadseveralseriousdiseases,includingDengue,yellowfeverandmalaria.
Overonemillionpeopleworldwidediefromthesediseaseseachyear.Newresearchnowshowshowmosquitoeschoosewhotobite.
Mosquitoesneedbloodtosurvive.Theyareattractedtohumanskinandbreath.Theysmellthecarbondioxidegas,whichallmammalsbreatheout.Thisgasisthemainwayformosquitoestoknowthatawarm-bloodedcreatureisnearby.
Butmosquitoesalsousetheireyesandsenseoftouch.MichaelDickinsonisaprofessorattheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnology.Hisresearchshowshowthesesmallinsects,withevensmallerbrains,usethreesensestofindabloodmeal.
MichaelDickinson’steamusedplumes—amaterialthatrisesintotheairofcarbondioxidegasintoawindtunnel.Theythenusedcamerastorecordthemosquitoes.Theinsectsfollowedt
heplume.
Then,thescientistsplaceddarkobjectsonthelightercoloredfloorandwallsofthetunnel.Mr.Dickinsonsaid,atfirst,themosquitoesshowednointerestintheobjectsatall.“Whatwasquitestrikingandquitesurprisingist
hatthemosquitoesflybackandforthforhours.Thesearehungryfemalesandtheycompletelyignoretheobjectsonthefloorandwallofthetunnel.ButthemomenttheygetahitofCO2.theychangetheirbehaviorquiteobviouslyandnowwouldbecomeattractedtotheselittlevisualblobs(斑点).”
Thissuggestedtotheresearcher