届广东省执信中学高三第二学期开学测试英语试题.docx

1、届广东省执信中学高三第二学期开学测试英语试题执信中学2016届高三第二学期开学测试英 语本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，共15页，满分为150分。考试用时120分钟。注意事项：1、答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和学号填写在答题卡和答卷密封线内相应的位置上，用2B铅笔将自己的学号填涂在答题卡上。 2、选择题每小题选出答案后，有2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案；不能答在试卷上。 3、非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔在答卷纸上作答，答案必须写在答卷纸各题目指定区域内的相应位置上，超出指定区域的答案无效；如需改动，先划掉原来的

2、答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 4、考生必须保持答题卡的整洁和平整。I 卷 (共94分)一、 听力：请根据录音和所给中文，用英语写出三个问题和回答五个问题。（共8小题，每小题2分，满分16分）情景介绍：角色：你是男士。任务：（1）与朋友谈论其接触中国民歌的经历及感受； （2）根据谈话内容回答问题。1. Now please listen to the dialogue.2. Now please ask the speaker three questions.请听完对话后，根据下面中文提示请你用英语提出三个问题（请把英语问题写在答卷1-3的横线上）

3、(1) 你第一次听到中国民歌是在什么时候？(2) 你能告诉我你是怎么学民歌的吗？(3) 在你学习了民歌之后你会演唱它吗？3. Now please get ready to answer five questions in English. Youre allowed 10 seconds to prepare the answer.（请把英语回答写在答卷4-8的横线上）选择题部分 (满分78分)二、单项选择（共16小题，每小题0.5分，满分8分）1. It is such an interesting book _ we all like. A. that B. which C. as D.

4、 what2. I prefer a flat in Inverness to _ in Perth, as I want to live near my mums. A. it B. one C. that D. which3. _ I admit that there are problems, I dont agree that they cannot be solved. A. When B. Because C. If D. While4. Where was _ the first meeting of the Chinese Communist Party was held? A

5、. the place that B. it that C. that D. what5. The manager was worried about the press conference his assistant _ in his place but, luckily, everything was going on smoothly. A. was to give B. would give C. had given D. was giving6. If you _ the medicine yesterday, you _ well now. A. took, might be B

6、. had taken, might have been C. had taken, might be D. took, might have been7. Hardly _ when she _ someone knocking at the door. A. did she sit, heard B. did she sit, had heard C. had she sat, had heard D. had she sat, heard8. The boy went _ in the forest and saved the lost child, so he was _ praise

7、d for his courage. A. deeply, highly B. deep, high C. deep, highly D. deeply, high9. _ of us think the English examination was difficult. But I still dont think _ could pass it. A. All, everybody B. None, anybody C. All, anybody D. None, everybody10. I know nothing about the young lady _ she is from

8、 Beijing. A. except that B. besides C. except for D. except11. These rules _ new members only. A. are applied to B. apply for C. apply to D. are applied for12. Let me take down _ youve said _ I forget. A. that, when B. what, before C. which, before D. what, when13. This book contains a _ of several

9、articles in nuclear physics so you can read it before you read the book in detail. A. digest B. digestion C. preview D. manual14. He loved _ that the product was out of stock. A. when he was told B. it to be told C. that he was told D. it when he was told15. He had been struggling for many years and

10、 finally _ his fantasies. A. lived up B. lived on C. lived through D. lived out16. I _ my homework for four hours, but I am not sure whether I can hand it in tomorrow. A. have done B. have been doing C. had been doing D. had done 三、 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）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。（A）

11、An Open Letter to an EditorI had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently one who works for you. In fact, hes one of your best reporters. He wants to leave.Your reporter gave me a copy of his rsum (简历) and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you. The headlines showed you played

12、them proudly. With great enthusiasm, he talked about how he finds issues, approaches them, and writes about them, which tells me he is one of your best. Im sure you would hate to lose him.Surprisingly, your reporter is not unhappy. In fact, he told me he really likes his job. He has a great assignme

13、nt, and said you run a great paper. It would be easy for you to keep him, he said. He knows that the paper values him. He appreciates the responsibility youve given him, takes ownership of his profession, and enjoys his freedom.So why is he looking for a way out?He talked to me because he wants his

14、editors to demand so much more of him. He wants to be pushed, challenged, coached to new heights.The reporter believes that good stories spring from good questions, but his editors usually ask how long the story will be, when it will be in, where it can play, and what the budget is.He longs for conv

15、ersations with an editor who will help him turn his good ideas into great ones. He wants someone to get excited about what hes doing and to help him turn his story idea upside down and inside out, exploring the best ways to report it. He wants to be more valuable for our paper. Thats what you want f

16、or him, too, isnt it? So your reporter has set me thinking.Our best hope in keeping our best reporters, copy editors, photographers, artists everyone is to work harder to make sure they get the help they are demanding to reach their potential. If we cant do it, theyll find someone who can.17. What d

17、oes the writer think of the reporter? A. Optimistic. B. Imaginative. C. Ambitious. D. Proud.18. What does the reporter want most from his editors in their talks?A. Finding the news value of his stories.B. Giving him financial support.C. Helping him to find issues.D. Improving his good ideas. 19. Who

18、 probably wrote the letter?A. An editor. B. An artist.C. A reporter. D. A reader.（B）Everyone gathered around and Paddy read out loud, slowly, his tone growing sadder and sadder. The little headline said: BOXER RECEIVES LIFE SENTENCE.Frank Cleary, aged 26, professional boxer, was today found guilty o

19、f the murder of Albert Cumming, aged 32, laborer, last July. The jury (陪审团) reached its decision after only ten minutes, recommending the most severe punishment the court could give out. It was, said the judge, a simple case. Cumming and Cleary had quarreled violently at the Harbour Hotel on July 23

20、rd and the police saw Cleary kicking at the head of the unconscious Cumming. When arrested Cleary was drunk but clear-thinkingCleary was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour. Asked if he had anything to say, Cleary answered, “Just dont tell my mother.”“It happened over three years ago,” P

21、addy said helplessly. No one answered him or moved, for no one knew what to do. “Just dont tell my mother,” said Fee numbly. “And no one did! Oh, God! My poor, poor Frank!”Paddy wiped the tears from his face and said. “Fee dear, pack your things. Well go to see him.” She half-rose before sinking bac

22、k, her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead. “I cant go,” she said without a hint of pain, yet making everyone feel that the pain was there. “It would kill him to see me. I know him so well his pride, his ambition. Let him bear the shame alone, its what he wants. Weve got to help him keep

23、his secret. What good will it do him to see us? ” Paddy was still weeping, but not for Frank, for the life which had gone from Fees face, for the dying in her eyes. Frank had always brought bitterness and misfortune, always stood between Fee and himself. He was the cause of her withdrawal from his h

24、eart and the hearts of his children. Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank took it away. But Paddys love for her was as deep and impossible to wipe out as hers was for Frank.So he said, “Well, Fee, we wont go. But we must make sure he is taken care of. How about if I wri

25、te to Father Jones and ask him to look out for Frank?”The eyes didnt liven, but a faint pink stole into her cheeks. “Yes, Paddy, do that. Only make sure he knows not to tell Frank we found out. Perhaps it would ease Frank to think for certain that we dont know.”20. Which of the following is true acc

26、ording to the passage?A. Frank was found guilty of murder because he was a professional boxer.B. The family didnt find out what happened to Frank until three years later.C. The jury and the judge disagreed on whether Frank had committed murder.D. Frank didnt want his family to find out what happened

27、 because Paddy disliked him.21. Paddy didnt cry for Frank because he thought _.A. Frank did kill someone and deserved the punishmentB. Frank should have told Fee what had happenedC. what had happened to Frank was killing FeeD. Frank had always been a man of bad moral character22. Which of the follow

28、ing suggests that Fee was deeply shocked by what happened to Frank?A. “Her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead.”B. “Let him bear the shame alone, its what he wants.”C. “Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee, Frank took it away.”D. “The eyes didnt liven, but a faint p

29、ink stole into her cheeks.”23. “She half-rose before sinking back ” (in Paragraph 6) shows that _.A. Fee was so heart-broken that she could hardly stand upB. Fee didnt want to upset Paddy by visiting FrankC. Fee couldnt leave her family to go to see FrankD. Fee struggled between wanting to see Frank

30、 and respecting his wish（C）Human remains of ancient settlements will be reburied and lost to science under a law that threatens researches into the history of humans in Britain, a group of leading archaeologists (考古学家) says. In a letter addressed to the justice secretary, Ken Clarke, 40 archaeologis

31、ts write of their “deep and widespread concern” about the issue. It centers on the law introduced by the Ministry of Justice in 2008 which requires all human remains unearthed in England and Wales to be reburied within two years, regardless of their age. The decision means scientists have too little time to study bones and other human remains of national and cultural significance. “Your