湖北省部分重点中学届高三上学期第二次联考英语试题.docx

1、湖北省部分重点中学届高三上学期第二次联考英语试题湖北省部分重点中学2016届高三第二次联考高三英语试卷命题学校：武汉市第六中学 命题教师：刘东坤 审题教师：陈金萍考试时间：2015年元月14日下午2：00-4：00 试卷满分：150分第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分30分)回答听力部分时,请先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将你的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。第1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

2、对话仅读一遍。例：How much is the shirt? A. 19.15 B. 9.15 C. 9.18答案是 B。1. What is the weather like? A. Its raining. B. Its cloudy. C. Its sunny.2. Who will go to China next month? A. Lucy. B. Alice. C. Richard.3. What are the speakers talking about? A. The mans sister. B. A film. C. An actor.4. Where will th

3、e speakers meet? A. In Room 340. B. In Room 314. C. In Room 223.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a restaurant. B. In an office. C. At home.第二节（共15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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时

4、间。每段对话或对白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。6. Why did the woman go to New York?A. To spend some time with the baby.B. To look after her sister.C. To find a new job.7. How old was the baby when the woman left New York? A. Two months. B. Five months. C. Seven months.8. What did the woman like doing most with the bab

5、y? A. Holding him. B. Playing with him. C. Feeding him.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9. What are the speakers talking about?A. A way to improve air quality.B. A problem with traffic miles.C. A suggestion for city planning.10. What does the man suggest?A. Limiting the use of cars.B. Encouraging people to walk.C. W

6、arning drivers of air pollution.11. What does the woman think about the mans idea?A. Its interesting. B. Its worth trying. C. Its impractical.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12. How long will the man probably stay in New Zealand?A. One week. B. Two weeks. C. Three weeks.13. What advice does the woman give to the m

7、an?A. Go to New Zealand after Christmas.B. Book his flight as soon as possible.C. Save more money for his trip.14. What can we learn about flights to New Zealand at Christmas time?A. They require early booking.B. They can be twice as expensive.C. They are on special offer.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15. Why di

8、d Jane call Mike?A. To ask him to meet her. B. To tell him about Tom.C. To borrow his car.16. Where will Jane be in about one hour?A. At Mikes place. B. At the airport. C. At a garage.17. What can we infer from the conversation?A. Jane has just learned to drive.B. Janes car is in bad condition.C. Mi

9、ke will go to the airport.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before?A. Write a short story.B. Prepare for the lesson.C. Learn more about the writer.19. Why does the speaker ask the questions?A. To check the students understanding of the story.B. To draw the st

10、udents attention to reading skills.C. To let the students discuss father-son relationships.20. What will the students do in 10 minutes?A. Ask more questions. B. Discuss in groups. C. Give their answers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）AHe was a founder of modern Chinese literature. He was re

11、garded as “an old man always telling the truth”. Living across two centuries, he experienced many periods of danger and suffering but never lost his beliefs. His name was Ba Jin. As the 101-year-old legendary (传奇的) writer passed away in Shanghai after a six-year battle with disease, millions of Chin

12、ese were deeply sad. People in Shanghai and Chengdu gathered around his old house and literature museum to mournfor the great man.“My school held a series of ceremonies to express our deep sorrow,” said Zuo Shang, a 17-year-old girl in Shanghai, who appreciates many of Bas works. “He is a great writ

13、er who wrote so many masterpieces, but what I admire about him the most is his courage to tell the truth.” “Telling the truth, being an honest man. Thats what I learned from him,” explained Zuo.Ba Jin was born in 1904 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. A son of a wealthy family, Ba helped the poor ever s

14、ince he was a child. It was they who taught him a strong yet down-to-earth way of living. Ba finished his first novel, “Destruction” in 1929 during his travels to France. His later masterpieces, Family, Spring and Autumn, mirrored the struggles, tragedies and loves of the young in a feudal (封建的) soc

15、iety. The books encouraged Chinese people not to give in to fate and to be their own masters.“Ba Jin told the true story of his country and his people. His great love and service to them meant he was thinking about what he could do for them,” said Bing Xin, a well-known writer and also his good frie

16、nd.“It really hurts to recall my past mistakes, but I have to,” said the respectable man. “Always tell the truth. Say what you think in the bottom of your heart. Thats my life motto.”21.The passage tells the facts about Ba Jin, EXCEPT that_.A. Ba Jin passed away in 2005. B. Family, Spring, Autumn an

17、d Winter are Ba Jins masterpieces.C. Ba Jin hold on to his beliefs regardless of the sufferings in most of his life.D. Ba Jin was born in Chengdu and enjoyed a privileged upbringing.22.According to the passage, Zuo Shang admires Ba Jin mainly because_.A.he was a founder of modern Chinese literature.

18、B.he is a great writer who wrote many masterpieces.C.he kept fightingagainst his illnessand fate.D.he is a man who stuck to honesty and dared to disclose the truth.23.What does “down-to-earth” in paragraph 4 refer to_A. miserable B. fantastic C. comfortable D. practical24.What will the readers most

19、probably do after reading the books written by Ba Jin?A. They may take life as it comes.B. They may love and serve the people in poverty.C. They may refuse to resign themselves to their fate.D. They may speak out what they think deep insidetheir hearts.BThe year 2015 saw another boom in TV drama ada

20、ptations of online literature. Despite the difficulty of adapting original works, these popular novels on the Internet were screened one by one. Some enjoyed a great success while some were criticized by the audiences.My SunshineMy Sunshine is a TV drama adapted from Gu Mans novel of the same title.

21、 It stars Wallace Chuang and Tang Yan, premiering(初次上演) in January, 2015. The drama portrays a man and a womans reunion and long-lasting romance after seven years of separation. The novel itself has been popular on the Internet and was published in 2003. Wallace Chuang soon rose to become a romantic

22、 icon among female viewers because of the role he played in the adaptation, presenting an ideal image of lover to the audiences.The Lost TombThe Lost Tomb is an action and adventure TV adaption of a popular online novel by Xu Lei. This is the first seasonal online TV series in China and the novel is

23、 scheduled to be dramatized in eight seasons, one season for each year. The first season was released in June of 2015. The novel series of the same name is about several peoples adventure in ancient tombs, and it has enjoyed a wide readership since it was released online in 2006. Thus the adapted TV

24、 series had been accordingly highly expected by its fans but turned out to be disappointing. Although there were 24,000,000 hits on the web within the first two minutes of its debut(初次登台), the season was later criticized by the audiences for its weak storyline and poor quality. Some lines of the ser

25、ies even became jokes on the social media.Nirvana in FireNirvana in Firealso adapted from an online novel of the same name written by Hai Yan, the adaptation for the first time found its way on the screen in September 2015. Staring Hu Ge and Liu Tao, the series shows a talented military strategist e

26、ndeavoringto clear his name through continuous fights. The fictional characters and dynasty let the adaptation smartly avoid being criticized for not sticking to historical accuracy. And the dramas delicate internal settings and faultless storyline were highly praised by the audiences.Hua Xu YinHua

27、Xu Yin is about a princess who sacrificed her life for the country but later was saved and began her own adventures with another name. It is also a TV series adaptation of an online novel of the same title written by Tang Qi. The series premiered in July 2015, staring Lin Yuan and Zheng Jiaying. How

28、ever, it did not get as much attention as its rivals. According to the online critics, the lead roles and their costumes were not appealing enough in the adaptation.25.Which TV drama failed to live up to the audiences expectation?A. My Sunshine B. Hua Xu Yin C. Nirvana in Fire D. The Lost Tomb26.The

29、 key to Nirvana in Fires success lies in the elements other than_.A. fictional characters and dynasty B.historical accuracyC. delicate internal settings D. perfect storyline27.What do these TV shows have in common?A. The stories of these TV shows take place in ancient world.B. The themes of these TV

30、 shows focus on love.C. The scripts of these TV shows are on the basis of online literature.D. The endings of these TV shows are tragedies.CSugar is not good for our health. But you may reason that a single can of Coke every day wont do you much harm. After all, with exercise, you can burn off the c

31、alories from that can of Coke anyway. If this is your way of thinking, then congratulations! You are Big Sodas ideal consumer.The term “Big Soda” refers to two soft drink companies: Coca-Cola and Pepsi. American soda consumption has experienced a sustained decline. In China, however, its a different

32、 story. According to a Xinhua News Agency report, Coca-Colas soda sales went up 10 percent in the second quarter this year compared to the same time last year.Increases in soda consumption can be worrisome to health experts. In her recent book Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning), New York U