广东省普宁英才华侨中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题.docx

1、广东省普宁英才华侨中学高三英语上学期期末考试试题普宁英才华侨中学2016-2017学年度上学期 期末考试高三英语试题请将所有答案填写在答卷纸相应的位置上。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，请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.How much does t

2、he woman weigh now?A. 147 pounds B. 153 pounds C. 160 pounds2.What will the woman do next?A. Do shopping B. Go to a bank C. Visit a park3.Which transportation did the man take?A. The bus B. The taxi C. The underground4. Where does the conversation take place?A. At a store. B. At a tailors. C. At hom

3、e.5. What does the woman think of the advertisements?A. Funny B. Meaningless C. Useless第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，合计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6、7题。6. How did the man know about Bossa Nova?A. From a new

4、spaper. B. From the woman. C. From his mother.7. What did the woman like most about Bossa Nova？A. The food. B. The atmosphere. C. The service.听第7段材料，回答8、9题。8. What is the mans favorite hobby?A. Painting. B. Cycling. C. Going to the net.9. Why does the woman make the phone call to the man?A. To show

5、him a book.B. To ask his brother to call Lyn.C. To invite his brother to see a collection.听第8段材料，回答10至12题。10. Why does the woman talk to the man?A. To seek his opinion on her paper.B. To get his guidance for her classes.C. To ask for information of a degree.11. What does the man think is special abo

6、ut the masters classes?A. The students have to hand in a paper.B. The students should have a high level of analysis.C. There are few discussions in them.12. What does the man say about the womans paper?A. Therere a few mistakes in it.B. It is badly-organized.C. It is perfect.听第9段材料，回答13至16题。13. What

7、 are the speakers talking about?A. A building. B. A flood. C. A river.14. Where are the speakers now?A. In the womans house. B. In a garden. C. In a school.15. What did the woman do at first when the whole thing happened?A. She left her house. B. She tried to stop it. C. She moved the furniture out.

8、16. How does the woman feel now?A. Optimistic. B. Hopeless. C. Angry.听第10段材料，回答17至20题。17. What is the main purpose of the speakers words?A. To report on work.B. To get more support.C. To get rights for the state.18. According to the speaker, on what should the government spend more money?A. Army. B.

9、 Personnel. C. Education.19. What does the speaker think should be banned from doing？A. Selling guns in stores.B. Raising the cost of police cars.C. Increasing the number of police officers.20. On what does the man intend to increase the taxes?A. Gas. B. Wine. C. Cigarettes.第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节选择

10、题（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳答案，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 AGeorge Max showed up in a well-maintained lorry. He brought some tools, such as something to light a fire with, a smoker, a long-handled brush, a metal hive(蜂箱)tool, and a hive. As George moved about, he said in a low and calm voice

11、, “Youd be amazed how many people call me with a swarm(一大群)like this; and by the time I come, theyve destroyed the whole thing, down to the last bee.” George said this swarm of bees was breath-taking, about 15,000 bees. He placed the hive in a proper place. Holding the smoker close to the swarm, he

12、pumped the bellows(风箱). Smoke has a calming effect on bees. George said this group was easy to deal with. They were heavy with honey, and their main purpose was to hold the group together until they could find a new hive. He went on smoking the swarm and let the bees pour into the hive. Most bees wo

13、uld only follow the queen to a new living place (yes, she has ladies-in-waiting that tend her every need). By dusk, most of the bees had disappeared into the hive. “Alright, it appears that weve got them all,” I looked hopefully in Georges direction. He paused. “If you dont mind, well wait a bit lon

14、ger,” he said. “They have sent out scout bees, and I want to be sure we dont leave any behind.” So we waited. And, look! Scout bees returned. If the hive is healthy, the population of bees will be on the increase. When the queen senses that its time for the hive to split, she will lose weight so she

15、 can fly, and then leave the hive with a large part of the bees. The bees left behind will hurry to hatch another queen and rebuild. If some day you come across a swarm of bees in your backyard, call in a local beekeeper. Then sit back and enjoy the show. Get your camera, because youll want to share

16、 this amazing phenomenon with everyone you know, especially children. And if youve gone this far, you might as well buy a hive of your own. We did.21. George thought the bees werent difficult to handle mainly because _. A. his smoke had a healing effect on them B. they were in huge quantity C. the b

17、ees were keeping together the groupD. they didnt need a new hive22. George wanted to wait a little longer because _A. there might be some bees that hadnt come back B. those bees which he had sent away didnt returnC. the longer he stayed, the more honey hed collectD. the queen hadnt turned up23. We c

18、an infer from the last but one paragraph_A. the queen must keep fit to control others B. the queen will leave if she finds no one supports herC. fatty queens are not welcome in a hive D. there is only one queen in a hive 24. How is the whole passage mainly developed?A. By analyzing causes. B. By giv

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27、skydivingB. jump with a professional coachC. have a video taken while skydivingD. show others how to skydive from a plane27. What will a student probably do after training in Static Line Course? A. Make a tandem skydiving. B. Receive a skydive license.C. Pay 165 dollars to SGC. D. Try the freefall a

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