湖北省荆州市松滋二中届高三上学期期中考试英语试题.docx

1、湖北省荆州市松滋二中届高三上学期期中考试英语试题湖北省松滋二中2015-2016学年度高三上学期期中考试英语试题时间：120分钟 分值150分 命题：贾萌第一部分：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.What is the weather like at the moment?A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy.2. What is the

2、 womans roommate like?A. She is a patient . B. She is nice. C. She is tidy.3. Why has John moved out?A. To be near the school. B. To live in a quiet place. C. To avoid the trouble.4. Whats the mans problem?A. He cant see the sign clearly. B. He has no ticket for the movie.C. He has parked in the wro

3、ng place.5. Which musical instrument does Bob have?A. Drums. B. A guitar. C. A violin.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. What does the man know about the River Nile ? A. Its the longest river in the world .B. It often fliids large areas C. Its the second longest river in the world7. Why d

4、id Egyptians build Aswan High Dam ? A. In order to sail upstream B. In order to control the flood C. In order to attract visitors 请听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。 8. What is Timmy most interested in ? A. Playing the piano B. Playing the violin C. Classical music 9. What s Timmys main purpose at the moment ? A. to

5、make some new friends B. to go to some concert C. to learn from others 10. What are they both weak in ? A. Sports B. Music C. Theory of music 11. Whom will they turn to for help ? A. Timmys uncle B. Lilys uncle C. Their teacher 请听第8段材料,回答第11至15题。12. How old was the narrator when she became a steward

6、ess ( 空姐 ) ？ A. Twenty B. Twenty-six C. Not told13. How many daughters were there at least in her family ? A. Four B. Five C. Six 14. When did the speaker get married ?A. Twenty B. Twenty six C. Almost twenty-five 15. What do people think of the job as a stewardess ? A. Its an honorable job B. Its a

7、 dull job C. Its not a splendid job 听第9段材料，回答第16至20题。16. Which city did Pakistans President go to in China besides Beijing? A. Sichuan B. Chengdu C. Nowhere else17. How long was the visit? A. Five days B. Four days C. Three days18. What did the two countries agree on? A. Defence B. Energy C. Both19.

8、 Who was killed in Pakistan? A. Chinese engineers B. Engineers of Pakistan C. Chinese workers20. What did the president promise to do? A. To give the victims family some money. B. To punish the killers C. To give some help to the Chinese family.第二部分：笔试部分一、阅读理解（共15小题, 每小题2分，满分30分） We live in central

9、Phoenix, near the canal（运河）. Every day I used to see a homeless old man and his scruffy little dog hanging out down there.I would tell my husband we should give him food for the little dog. It wouldnt have been a problem; we have our own mini farm of animals! But he would say OK! and then blow the i

10、dea off because of our business.Being in Phoenix, Arizona, you can just imagine how hot it gets here, but his winter was really chilly! I had just come from KFC with take-out food for dinner. As I was turning by the canal, the man and his dog were sitting right there all bundled up. Even the doggy h

11、ad a coat on! Not even thinking about it, I pulled into the parking lot along the canal and piled up a plate of chicken with all the fixings for the man and his little buddy（好友）. I gave it to him with a soda and a bottle of water for the little dog. He said, Thank you, sweetie. You are an angel. And

12、 there were tears welling up in his eyes! I told him he was so welcome, and then went home.When my husband dug into the KFC bag he asked, Were you hungry, or what? I told him what I did and he said, Only you! Then he told me I had done a good thing.A few weeks later, we were walking along the canal

13、and found the man walking to me, with his little dog. He asked whether I would mind adopting the dog. With tears in eyes, he said it had gotten too hard for him to care for the dog. He added that he was planning on heading to Washington State but his dog wouldnt have been up to it, so he hoped to gi

14、ve it to me. Only you! In this city, you are the only person I can believe in!Now, every time I watch and pat the dog lying near the fireplace, I will remember the old mans words and wish him good luck.1What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 3?A. She gave the old man some food on a cold d

15、ay.B. She met the old man after finishing her dinner.C. She offered the old man nothing but chicken.D. She burst into tears after helping the old man.2What did the authors husband feel when she told him what she had done?A. thankful B. delighted C. indifferent D. disappointed3Why did the old man hop

16、e to give the dog to the author?A. Because he knew the author was also a dog lover.B. Because the author was the person he could trust.C. Because the author was the only person he knew.D. Because he believed that his dog liked the author.4What can we infer from the ending of the passage?A. The autho

17、r refused the old mans request. B. The author misses the old man and his dog.C. The author feels the old man was very lucky. D. The author adopted the old mans dog.Barack Obama, Lady Gaga and Steve Jobswhat do they have in common? They are, of course, all Americans. And according to a survey by soci

18、al networking site badoo. com, they all best illustrate(举例说明) the word “cool”. But just what does it mean to say someone is “cool”? Most would answer that it is something to do with being independent-minded and not following the crowd. Yale University art professor Robert Farris Thompson says that t

19、he term “cool” goes back to 15th century West African philosophy(哲学). “Cool” relates to ideas of grace(优雅) under pressure. “In Africa, ” he writes, “coolness is a positive quality which combines calmness, silence, and life.” The modern idea of “cool” developed largely in the US in the period after W

20、orld War II. “Post-war cool was in part an expression of war-weariness (n. 厌战情绪) . . . it went against the strict social rules of the time,” write sociologists Dick Pountain and David Robins in Cool Rules:Anatomy of an Attitude. But it was the American actor James Dean who became the symbol for “coo

21、l” in the hugely successful 1955 movie Rebel without a Cause. Dean plays a tough guy who disobeys his parents and the authorities. He always gets the girl, smokes cigarettes, wears a leather jacket and beats up bullies(欺凌弱小者). In the movie, Dean showed what “cool” would mean to American young people

22、 for the next 60 years. Today the focus of “cool” has changed to athletics (体育运动) stars. Often in movies about schools, students gain popularity on the athletics field more than in the classroom. This can be seen quite clearly in movies like Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die. But many teenagers

23、 also think being smart is cool. Chess and other thinking games have been becoming more popular in schools. “Call it the Harry Potterization of Americaa time when being smart is the new cool,” writes journalist Joe Sunnen.5Barack Obama, Lady Gaga and Steve Jobs are mentioned in the first paragraph t

24、o _. A. introduce the topic B. draw our attentionC. tell us what they have in common D. tell us what is “cool”6If you were considered “cool” in Africa in the 15th century, you _. A. thought and acted differently from the majorityB. had a calm and quiet attitude towards lifeC. didnt observe rules and

25、 authoritiesD. had all kinds of “bad” manners7The heroes in Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die are likely to be those who _. A. do very well in their studies B. are very skilled at sportsC. are good at chess and other thinking games.D. have supernatural powers like Harry Potter8Which of the foll

26、owing is NOT true according to the article?A. It is generally considered “cool” to be independent-minded and not to follow the crowd. B. “Cool” was used as early as the 15th century. C. Disobeying ones parents and the authorities is considered “cool” among American young people nowadays. D. Getting

27、the first place in an exam can also be considered “cool”. 9What does the article mainly talk about? A. The origin of the word “cool”. B. The kinds of people who are “cool”. C. The changing meaning of the word “cool”. D. How to be a “ cool” person.It was a cold December and Mrs. Bell wanted to do a l

28、ot of shopping. She waited until it was Saturday, when her husband was free, and she took him to the shops with her to pay for everything and to carry for her what she had bought. They went to a lot of shops, and Mrs. Bell bought everything she could think of.She often stopped and said, “Look, Peter

29、! Isnt that beautiful?“All right, my dear. How much is it?” answered Mr. Bell, and then he took money out to buy it for her.It was almost dark when they came out of the last shop, and Mr. Bell was tired. He was thinking about a nice drink by the side of a warm fire home. Suddenly his wife looked up

30、at the sky and said, “Look at that beautiful moon, Peter!”Without stopping, Mr. Bell answered at once. “All right, dear. How much is it?” Then he took his wallet out of his pocket.10Mrs. Bell took her husband to the shops because Ahe liked beautiful thingsBhe liked to do shopping too.Cshe wanted him

31、 to pay moneyDhe was always free11Mrs. Bell bought in the shops.Anothing Ba drinkCthe most beautiful thing Da number of things12Mr. Bell shopping.Awas addicted to Bwas thinking aboutCwas tired of Dwas very interested in13According to the last paragraph, we know Mr. Bell .Awanted to buy the moonBdid

32、not really know what his wife was sayingCwas a millionaireDdid not like the idea of buying the moon There has been an outpouring of love for a 23-year-old disabled woman whose dog was killed in front of her while a groomer(美容师) tried to trim(修剪) its claws. Calls and e-mails came from as far away as the Upper Pe