福建省福州市第八中学届高三第六次质量检测英语试题.docx

1、福建省福州市第八中学届高三第六次质量检测英语试题福州八中20152016学年高三毕业班第六次质量检查英语试题考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分 2016.2.16第一卷（计分100分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5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 What is the woman going to do next? A. Have a meeting. B. See the

2、manager. C. Do some translation.2 How did the woman feel about her performance? A. Satisfied. B. Disappointed. C. Worried.3 What did the woman do today? A. She went to a multicultural fair. B. She had dinner in a Thai restaurant. C. She learned a native American dance.4 Where are the speakers? A. At

3、 a library. B. At a computer lab. C. At a print shop.5 Why does the man come to the woman? A. To take a picture of her. B. To ask for a new ID card. C. To fill out a form. 第二节（共15小题；每小题15分，满分225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

4、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 What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Classmates. C. Strangers.7 Where is the Language Arts building? A. On the right of the bridge. B. At the end of Campus Centre Walk. C. Opposite the Physical Education building. 听第 7 段材

5、料，回答第 8、9 题。8 When does the man have basketball practice? A. On Tuesdays and Thursdays. B. On Mondays and Wednesdays. C. On Mondays and Thursdays.9 What will the speakers do? A. Go to work together. B. Find another part-time job. C. Talk with Mr Parker. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10 What is the problem

6、with the woman? A. She finds school difficult. B. She has lost much weight. C. She doesnt feel very well.11 What advice does the man give the woman? A. Drink less coffee. B. Sleep at least six hours every night. C. Eat fruits at least three times per week.12 What exercise does the man suggest the wo

7、man take? A. Running. B. Dancing. C. Walking. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13 What does Alice want to ask Mr Miller about? A. His daily activities. B. His family members. C. His opinions on some social problems.14 What does Mr Miller do every morning? A. He has a cup of tea. B. He does some exercise. C. H

8、e watches morning news.15 How long does Mr Miller sleep at night? A. For about six hours. B. For about seven hours. C. For about eight hours.16 What does Mr Miller like to do on weekends? A. Attend to some emergency. B. Have a rest by himself. C. Stay with his family. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17 What

9、 is the speaker mainly discussing? A. His success in acting. B. The change of his profession. C. The importance of his first performance.18 What do we know about the speaker after his first performance? A. He became a little disappointed. B. He thought of giving up acting. C. He hardly tried out for

10、 other roles.19 What did the speaker do in 1991? A. He earned a big fortune. B. He set up a film company. C. He became an office clerk.20 What does the speaker mean in the end? A. He is not physically healthy. B. He suffers a lot in his job. C. He gets along well with the actors.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

11、 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。AAn American shopper, Emma Mumford, who was named “the Coupon(优惠券) Queen” has spent just 350 on a luxury(奢侈) Christmas for her and her familybut got 2,500 worth of food, drink and presents thanks to coupons and offers.Ms Mumford is a so-calle

12、d “extreme couponer” and spends hours hunting out the best deals and bargains. She has been preparing for this Christmas since the end of the last one. Ms Mumford made the huge savings by checking price comparison websites and as a result collected more presents than she needed for Christmas. After

13、sorting out gifts for all of her family, she has even been able to donate 1,000 worth of presents to her local hospital. “It has been so nice to have Christmas sorted and not having to worry about breaking the bank. I wanted to get high quality presents for my family and show that you can do it with

14、out spending a fortune. There is a misunderstanding that everyone who does couponing only gets value products but through my careful shopping I have managed to purchase designer perfumes(香水), a high-end coffee machine .”she explained.She said “What started as a hobby to help me save money has turned

15、 into my life and I am able to run a business helping people save money. I know what it feels like to struggle as my ex-partner had a lot of debt which I took on for him. We were in a poor situation where every penny counted. Thats what really inspired me.” She has now turned her bargain-hunting add

16、iction into a business where she searches for the best deals and offer tips to the general public through video blogging and her Facebook Page. “I try and show people that it is just a little bit of work in the beginning but it will eventually pay off. One of the best things to do is just to be a bi

17、t forward thinking and save throughout the year.”21. How did Emma make the huge savings? A. She hunted out bargains in real shops. B. She compared prices through websites. C. She used coupons and offers worth 2,500. D. She collected more Christmas presents than needed.22. What really inspired Emma t

18、o help people save money? A. Her addiction to bargain-hunting. B. Her experience of running an unsuccessful business. C. The financial difficulties she shared with her ex-partner. D. The poor situation people around her were going through. 23. Which of the following can best describe Emma? A. Carefu

19、l and caring. B. Ambitious and stubborn. C. Sensitive and determined. D. Brave and lucky. BEverywhere I look outside my home I see people busy on their high-tech devices, while driving, walking, shopping, even sitting in toilets.When connected electronically, they are away from physical reality.Peop

20、le have been influenced to become technology addicted.One survey reported that “addicted” was the word most commonly used by people to describe their relationship to iPad and similar devices.One study found that people had a harder time resisting the allure of social media than they did for sleep, c

21、igarettes and alcohol. The main goal of technology companies is to get people to spend more money and time on their products, not to actually improve our quality of life.They have successfully created a cultural disease.Consumers willingly give up their freedom, money and time to catch up on the lat

22、est information, to keep pace with their peers or to appear modern.I see people trapped in a pathological（病态的）relationship with time-sucking technology, where they serve technology more than technology serves them.I call this technology servitude.I am referring to a loss of personal freedom and inde

23、pendence because of uncontrolled consumption of many kinds of devices that eat up time and money. What is a healthy use of technology devices?That is the vital question.Who is really in charge of my life?That is what people need to ask themselves if we are to have any chance of breaking up false bel

24、iefs about their use of technology.When we can live happily without using so much technology for a day or a week, then we can regain control and personal freedom, become the master of technology and discover what there is to enjoy in life free of technology.Mae West is famous for proclaiming the wis

25、dom that “too much of a good thing is wonderful.” But its time to discover that it does not work for technology.Richard Fernandez, an executive coach at Google acknowledged that “we can be swept away by our technologies.” To break the grand digital connection people must consider how life long ago c

26、ould be fantastic without todays overused technology.24. The underlined word “allure” in Paragraph 2 probably means _. A. advantage B. adaption C.attraction D. attempt25. From the passage, technology companies aim to _. A. provide the latest information B. attract people to buy their products C. imp

27、rove peoples quality of life D. deal with cultural diseases26. It can be inferred from this passage that people _. A. may enjoy life better without overused technology B. have realized the harm of high-tech devices C. can regain freedom without high-tech devices D. consider too much technology wonde

28、rful27. Whats the authors attitude towards the overusing of high-tech devices? A. Neutral. B. Skeptical. C. Sympathetic. D. Disapproving.CThe term “Industry 4.0” refers to the fourth industrial revolution. The first industrial revolution was the production of goods with machines like steam engines,

29、which was followed by the second industrial revolution that introduced mass production with the help of electric power, followed by the digital revolution the use of electronics and IT in production. Industry 4.0 is a high-tech project, which promotes the computerization of manufacturing (制造业). The

30、basic principle of Industry 4.0 is that by connecting machines, work pieces and systems, we are creating intelligent networks along the entire value chain that can control each other automatically. The goal is the Smart Factory, which adapts well and uses resources efficiently as well as linking cus

31、tomers and business partners with great intelligence. Technological basis are the Internet systems and advanced factories. Experts believe that Industry 4.0 could be a reality in about 10 to 20 years. So, what effects does this change have on the classic manufacturing? According to an expert, “it is

32、 highly likely that the world of production will become more and more networked until everything is connected with everything else.” Networks and processes have so far been limited to one factory. But in the time of Industry 4.0, the boundaries (界限) of individual factories will most likely no longer exist. Instead, they will be lifted in order to in