河南省中原名校联盟届高三上学期第二次联合考试 英语.docx

1、河南省中原名校联盟届高三上学期第二次联合考试 英语中原名校20162017学年上期第二次联合考试高三英语试题命题：名校九校英语命题研究组（考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分） 第卷（共100分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 （共5小题；每小题15分，满分75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. When will the speakers leave?A. At 11:30 am. B. At 1:00 pm.

2、C. At 2:00 pm.2. How does the man find the weather in Beijing? A. Cold. B. Hot. C. Dry.3. What might prevent Mary buying the table? A. Its price. B. Its design. C. Its quality.4. Who planted the trees? A. Henry. B. The woman. C. Someone else.5. How long is a day on Mars? A. 37 hours. B. Less than 24

3、 hours. C. 24 hours and 37 minutes.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. Why cant the woman sleep well at night? A. She has a bad disease. B. She has too much work. C. She reads

4、 too many stories.7. Whats the mans advice? A. Take some sleeping pills.B. Eat less before going to bed. C. Stop working and begin traveling.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What was the weather like last week? A. Hot. B. Cold. C. Nice and sunny.9. What does the man think the weather will be like this weekend? A.

5、Itll rain. B. Itll be windy. C. Itll be cloudy.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. How long does John get for holiday every year? A. Two days. B. A week. C. A month.11. Where does John often go for his main holiday? A. Abroad. B. To sea cities. C. To countryside.12. Whom does John spend his holiday with? A. His wi

6、fe. B. His friend. C. His children.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What contest did Michael win? A. The composition contest. B. The spelling contest. C. The speech contest.14. What should Cathy bring to the party? A. Food. B. Drinks. C. Nothing.15. Whom does Cathy want to go with? A. A friend. B. Her sister. C

7、. Her boyfriend.16. What does Cathy think of Michael? A. Tired. B. Honest. C. Hard-working.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the speaker probably? A. A tour guide. B. A travel agent. C. A tour student.18. Where can we buy up-to-date products according to the speaker? A. In Hong Kong. B. In Finland. C. I

8、n Japan.19. How can we get a further discount? A. Make a reservation three weeks before. B. Call between 8: 00 am and 5: 30 pm. C. Take a travel during Christmas vacation.20. How many tips for spending your Christmas vacation are mentioned? A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.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）

9、 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 New Zealand is made up of two main islands that lie in the South Pacific Ocean. Mountains, glaciers and volcanoes make the islands beautiful to visit and explore.Auckland Auckland was first settled by Maori tribes around 1350. By the time European settlers arriv

10、ed in 1840, it was almost deserted. Today, Auckland is New Zealands largest and fastest growing city. Located between two coasts, Auckland has many harbors and is said to have the most pleasure boats per person of any city in the world. The Sky Tower is the citys most distinctive landmark. At 1,076

11、feet tall, the tower is the tallest building in the southern hemisphere（半球）!Wellington Wellington is New Zealands capital city. It is home to the Parliament building and many other cultural treasures. The city rests between rolling green hills and a wide waterfront. A highlight of the citys arts, cu

12、ltural and historical attractions is Te Papa, the national museum. It is one of the largest national museums in the world and holds many Maori pieces, including a carved meetinghouse. It also displays the original Treaty of Waitangi.Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in New Zealands South

13、 Island. In the past, the city was centered on agriculture. Today it is a refined modern city. The beautiful Christ Church Cathedral can be found in the citys Cathedral Square. The Avon River winds through the city and is one of Christchurchs major attractions. Visitors and locals enjoy walking alon

14、g the paths and bridges that dot the river.Aoraki/Mount Cook At 12, 349 feet, Aoraki/Mount Cook is New Zealands tallest mountain. Legend says that a boy named Aoraki and his three brothers were at sea when their canoe overturned on a reef. When the brothers climbed on top of their canoe, freezing wi

15、nd turned them to stone. The canoe became the South Island and Aoraki and his brothers became the peaks of the mountains. Aoraki/Mount Cook is where famous New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary trained before he made his historic trip up Mount Everest.Dunedin The first settlers to arrive in the area surr

16、ounding Dunedin were Scottish. The citys Scottish roots give it a unique character. Dunedin was New Zealands business center during the gold rush in the 1860s. Today it remains a popular gathering spot for picnics, festivals and meetings.21. Who were New Zealands first inhabitants?A. The Maori. B. T

17、he Englishmen. C. The Dutch. D. The Asian.22. How does the Sky Towers height set it apart? A. Its the tallest building in the world. B. its the same height as Mount Everest. C. Its the tallest building in the northern hemisphere. D. Its the tallest building in the southern hemisphere.23. What is the

18、 name of New Zealands highest mountain? A. Mount Tasman. B. Mount Fuji. C. Mount Cook（Aoraki）. D. Mount Everest.24. Where can you go to have a look at the original Treaty of Waitangi?A. Auckland. B. Wellington. C. Dunedin. D. Christchurch.BFang Li, an outstanding Chinese female author, released her

19、new book I Send My 3 Children to Harvard at a launch ceremony in Beijing on September 18.Fang is a senior engineer who works in Silicon Valley, the United States, and has obtained more than 24 American invention patents in the past few years. The woman also actively takes part in various social acti

20、vities in her spare time while showing a great passion for reading and writing. Under her good educational guidance, her son has been successfully elected as president of the Student Union in California and published a book. Meanwhile, her other two daughters have also become successful young women.

21、 Therefore, Fang has made great efforts to introduce her own advanced educational concepts and experiences raising children in her book, hoping that more parents will benefit from reading it. During the ceremony, Fang also shared her valuable experiences about raising young children and gave multipl

22、e practical suggestions. Fang expressed her hope that her new book would lead more parents to realize the importance of educating youngsters and more children would become superior in their own fields when they grow up. A well-known female educational expert and writer shared her feelings after read

23、ing Fangs book. She believed that the role of being a good mother is vital for childrens education. The author left China for America to study for a doctorate degree 28 years ago. She not only achieved her own self-realization in her career but also brought up three children who have all been enroll

24、ed in Harvard University. In a word, this mother is really extraordinary. A famous psychological expert also talked about her feelings after reading Fangs book at the event. She said that the healthy emotions between a mother and her child are of much significance in their daily lives, which would h

25、elp young children develop a good habit of studying at a young age. Fang has done very well in this aspect.25. What is Fang Li according to the passage? A. A professional female author. B. An engineer and writer. C. An educational expert and writer. D. A psychological expert.26. What is Fangs main p

26、urpose of writing the book? A. To share her success with others. B. To prove her love for her family. C. To show her pride for her children. D. To offer other parents a chance to benefit from reading it.27. What does the underlined word “superior” in Paragraph 4 mean?A. of high quality B. having a h

27、igher rank C. one of greater quality D. the head of a religious community28. What can be inferred from the passage? A. It takes three generations to make a gentleman. B. A mother understands what a child does not say. C. A good mother is worth a hundred schoolmaster. D. Children with clever and inte

28、lligent parents do better than others.C Theres nothing like a wagging（摇摆）tail to cheer you up after a bad day. Science even shows that dogs may reduce feelings of anxiety and loneliness. But our furry friends dont only contribute to our good moodsthey might even be able to recognize them. New resear

29、ch shows that dogs may be able to tell when were happy just by looking at our faces. The study, published in the journal Current Biology, rewarded a group of dogs for recognizing both happy and angry faces. Each dog was individually shown only the eyes, the mouths, or the left half of the faces of s

30、miling and angry humans. One group of animals saw the same faces they were trained with, and the others were given new faces to look at during the test. In the study, scientists rewarded half of the dogs for recognizing happy faces and the other half for recognizing angry ones. In their results, the

31、 scientists saw one main trend: The dogs who were rewarded for the smiling faces learned to distinguish between the two feelings faster than the ones that were rewarded for frowning faces. The paper points out that wed expect these outcomes if the dogs had been punished when shown the angry faces, b

32、ut they were actually rewarded for both frowning and smiling faces. The bottom line? The results of the study may be a sign that dogs not only noticea difference in our facial expressions, but might even understand them to a certain extent. So next time you see your dog wagging his tail, go ahead and smile back.29. What does the word “them” in Paragraph 1 refer to?A. anxiety and loneliness B. dogs owners C. dogs D. ou