河北省枣强中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案.docx

1、河北省枣强中学届高三上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案2015-2016学年高三第一学期期中考试英语试卷试卷说明：1.本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。2. 考试范围：必修一必修三第三单元；考试时间：120分钟；试卷满分：150分第I卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）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。每段对话仅读一遍。1. When will the military parad

2、e in Beijing start?A. In 15 minutes. B. In 20 minutes. C. In half an hour.2. What will the woman do this afternoon?A. Visit her sister. B. Go to Wang Anshi Museum. C. Help with her sisters study.3. What are the two speakers mainly talking about? A. The mans Apple watch. B. The mans brother. C. The m

3、ans birthday.4. What was the weather like in Australia then? A. Rainy. B. Nice. C. Terrible.5. Where does the conversation take place? A. At a market. B. In a police office. C. At a bank.第2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

4、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，回答第 6、7 题。6. How does the man feel? A. Happy. B. Upset. C. Excited.7. Whats wrong with the man? A. He had a car accident. B. He was knocked down by a car. C. He had an accident when walking on the street.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至10 题。8. Whats the mans favorite

5、 fruit? A. Apples. B. Peaches. C. Bananas.9. When were peaches first planted in China? A. About 750 years ago. B. About 5,700 years ago. C. About 7,500 years ago.10. How many researchers did the study? A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. Whats wrong with the mans camera? A. Its missing. B. I

6、ts out of date. C. Its broken.12. How do people usually take photos now? A. By using cellphones and iPads. B. By using cameras. C. By photographers.13. Whats the mans final decision? A. He will buy a new camera from eBay. B. He will go to a real store to buy a new camera. C. He decides not to buy a

7、new camera.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14. Whats the trouble with Mrs. Wang and what does she need right now? A. Her pulse runs very slowly and needs an X-ray text. B. She gets tired after running and needs a rest. C. She has a stomachache and needs an operation immediately.15. What is NOT true according

8、 to the conversation? A. Mrs. Wang is getting fatter and fatter. B. Mrs. Wang has been sick recently. C. Mrs. Wangs heart is in a bad state.16. Who has passed away in her family? A. Mrs. Wangs father. B. Mrs. Wangs mother. C. Mrs. Wangs grandfather.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. In which country do chi

9、ldren sing songs of spring on May Day? A. France. B. Greece. C. Italy.18. How do children in England deal with the pennies? A. Buy some flowers. B. Buy gifts. C. Throw them into a well.19. What do children in the US do on May Day? A. Give each other gifts. B. Sing songs to each other. C. Leave flowe

10、rs at the doors.20. Where is the text taken from? A. A class presentation. B. A TV program. C. A radio program.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）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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AEating at a slow speed may help reduce hunger, the U.S. researchers said on Monday. Previous rese

11、arch suggests that the ability to control energy intake may be affected by the speed at which we eat, and a high eating rate may damage the relationship between the sensory signals and processes that control how much we eat.In order to learn more about the link between eating speed and energy intake

12、, researchers examined how eating speed affects calories consumed during a meal in both normal-weight subjects as well as overweight or obese subjects.In the new study, a group of normal-weight subjects and a group of overweight or obese subjects were asked to consume two meals in a controlled envir

13、onment. All subjects ate one meal slowly, took small bites, chewed thoroughly, and paused and put the spoon down between bites, and ate a second meal quickly, took large bites, chewed quickly, and did not pause and put the spoon down.At the conclusion of the study, the researchers found only normal-

14、weight subjects had a statistically significant reduction in caloric consumption by eating slowly. “A lack of statistical significance in the overweight and obese group may be partly due to the fact that they consumed less food during both eating conditions compared to the normal-weight subjects,” P

15、rofessor Meena Shah said, “it is possible that the overweight and obese subjects felt more self-conscious, and thus ate less during the study.”Despite the differences in caloric consumption between the normal-weight and overweight and obese subjects, the study found some similarities. Both groups fe

16、lt less hungry later on after the slow meal than after the fast meal, which indicates that greater hunger suppression（抑制）among both groups could be expected from a meal consumed more slowly. Also, both the normal-weight and overweight or obese groups consumed more water during the slow meal. “The hi

17、gher water intake during the slow eating condition may have affected food consumption,” said Shah. According to Shah, slowing the speed of eating may help suppress hunger levels and “may even improve the enjoyment of a meal”.The findings were published in the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and

18、Dietetics.21. What does the previous study have in common with the new one?A. There is a link between eating speed and energy intake.B. Eating at a slow speed may help feel hungry.C. Eating too fast may damage your stomach.D. Eating rate may affect processes controlling how much we eat.22. What shou

19、ld the subjects do during the research?A. Both groups could totally eat the meals at any speed as they liked.B. Both groups had to consume one meal in controlled eating conditions.C. Both groups were asked to eat one meal slowly while the other quickly.D. One group should eat slowly while the other

20、one quickly.23. What caused the lack of statistically significant reduction in the overweight and obese group?A. They were told not to eat a lot. B. In the study they had no appetite to eat.C. They lost consciousness in the study. D. They ate less food on purpose.24. What is the passage mainly about

21、?A. New research findings about how to control eating rate.B. A study about the link between eating speed and energy intake.C. One may feel less hungry later on after the slow meal than after the fast meal.D. Water intake may have affected food consumption.BCleverness is a gift while kindness is a c

22、hoice. Gifts are easy theyre given after all. Choices can be hard.I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago. I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year. Id never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore wi

23、th millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old, and Id been married for a year. I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldnt work since most start-ups dont, and I wasnt sure what to expect. MacKenzie told me

24、I should go for it. As a young boy, Id been a garage inventor. Id always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired. I went to my boss and told h

25、im I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet. He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didnt already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to

26、 me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision. Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot. I didnt think Id regret trying and failing. And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision not to try

27、 at all.After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and Im proud of that choice. For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.25. What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?A. His dream of being an inventor. B. The support of his wife.C. The

28、 greatly increasing usage of the Internet. D. Millions of exciting titles.26. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?A. The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him. B. He would be very excited if he tried it out. C. He would be always having

29、a doubt if he didnt try. D. The decision not to try the online bookstore would terrify him.27. We can know from the passage that _.A. the boss thought the idea was suitable for the authorB. the author wanted someone else to try the ideaC. the author might not regret if he failed the ideaD. the autho

30、r might go back to his boss if he failed28. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?A. Cleverness and Kindness B. The Starting of AmazonC. Following My Passion D. We Are What We ChooseCGuide to Stockholm University LibraryOur library offers different types of studying places a

31、nd provides a good studying environment.ZonesThe library is divided into different zones. The upper floor is a quiet zone with over a thousand places for silent reading, and places where you can sit and work with your own computer. The reading places consist mostly of tables and chairs. The ground f

32、loor is the zone where you can talk. Here you can find sofas and armchairs for group work. ComputersYou can use your own computer to connect to the wi-fi specially prepared for notebook computers; you can also use library computers, which contain the most commonly used applications, such as Microsoft Office. They are situated in the area