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英语河北省衡水市景县中学届高三上学期期中考试
2016—2017高三英语期中试题
考试时间：
120分钟
第I卷
第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，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个小题；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，从每题所给的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.Whydoesn’tthemanwantthefirstT-shirt？
A.It’stooexpensive.B.It’stoobig.C.It’stoosmall.
2.WhatwillNancydotonight?
A.Seeamovie.B.Stayathome.C.Goshopping.
3.HowwillthewomantraveltoBeijing?
A.Byair.B.Bytrain.C.Bycar.
4.Whenshouldthemanreturnthebooks?
A.ByDecember30th.
B.ByDecember13th.
C.ByDecember3rd.Z
5.Whatdoweknowabouttheboy?
A.Hisroomisalwaysmessy.
B.He’saskedtocleanuptheroomlater.
C.Hewantstogoonapicnicfirst.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
请听下面5段对话或独白。
每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给出的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6、7题。
6.Howmuchwillthemanpay?
A.＄2.50.B.＄5.00.C.＄7.85.
7.Whatwillthewomangivetothemannext?
A.Someenvelopes.B.Hischange.C.Someairmailstickers.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Whatdidtheguytakewhenheclimbeduptheskyscraper?
A.Cups.B.Ropes.C.Wires.
9.Whathappenedwhenhegottothetopofthebuilding?
A.Hewasarrested.B.Hewasapplauded.C.Hewasfined.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Whatisthewomanplanningtodo?
A.VisittheArtMuseum.B.Meetherfriend.C.Goshopping.
11.Whattimeisitnow?
A.Around4:
30p.m.B.Around5:
15p.m.C.Around5:
30p.m.
12.Whydoesthemansuggestthewomantakeataxidowntown?
A.It’stheeasiestway.
B.It’sthecheapest.
C.There’renobusesgoingthere.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Robert’splansaftergraduation.
B.Thegoodnewsfromthewoman’sfather.
C.Thewoman’splansforwork.
14.Whatistheman’smajorprobablyinuniversity?
A.Electronics.B.Engineering.C.Computer.
15.Whoownsaconstructioncompany?
A.Theman’sfather.
B.Thewoman’suncle.
C.Theman’suncle’sfriend.
16.HowlongwillthemanstayinAustin?
A.Foroneyear.B.Fortwoyears.C.Forfourdays.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?
A.Anunusualexperience.
B.Aspecialkindofanimal.
C.FunactivitiesintheYellowstonePark.
18.Whatdidthefamilydofirstwhentheygottothepark?
A.Theyputuptheirtent.
B.Theywentexploring.
C.Theyhadarest.
19.WhatwasTom’ssuggestion?
A.Waitingpatientlyforthebeartocomeout.
B.Puttingsomehoneyoutsidethetent.
C.Shoutingatthebeartodrivehimaway.
20.Wheredidtheysleepthatnight?
A.Inthetent.B.Inthecar.C.Inahotel.
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。
A
Asaboy,CharlesRobertDarwin（达尔文）collectedanythingthatcaughthisinterest:
insects,coinsandinterestingstones.Hewasnotveryclever,butDarwinwasgoodatdoingthethingsthatinterestedhim.
Hisfatherwasadoctor,soDarwinwassenttoEdinburghtostudymedicine,andwasplannedtofollowamedicalcareer.ButCharlesfoundthelecturesboring.ThenhisfathersenthimtoCambridgeUniversitytostudytobeapriest.WhileatCambridge,Darwin’sinterestinzoologyandgeographygrew.LaterhegotaletterfromRobertFitzRoywhowasplanningtomakeavoyagearoundtheworldonaship,theBeagle.Hewantedanaturalisttojointheship,andDarwinwasrecommended（推荐）.ThatvoyagewasthestartofDarwin’sgreatlife.$来&源：
AstheBeaglesailedaroundtheworld,Darwinbegantowonderhowlifehaddevelopedonearth.Hebegantoobserveeverything.Afterhewashome,hesettowork,gettinghiscollectioninorder.HisfirstgreatworkTheZoologyoftheBeaglewaswellreceived,buthewasslowtomakepublichisideasontheoriginoflife.
LaterDarwinandWallace,anothernaturalistwhohadthesameopinionsasDarwin,producedapapertogether.Darwin’sgreatbook“OntheOriginofSpeciesbyMeansofNaturalSelection”（《物种起源》）appeared.Itattractedastorm.PeoplethoughtthatDarwinwassayingtheyweredescendedfrommonkeys.Whatashamefulidea!
AlthoughmostscientistsagreedthatDarwinwasright,theChurchwasstillsostrongthatDarwinneverreceivedanyhonorsforhiswork.
Afterwards,hepublishedanothergreatwork,TheDescentofMan.Hishealthgrewworse,buthestillworked.“WhenIhavetogiveupobservation,Ishalldie,”hesaid.Hewasstillworkingon17,April,1882.Hewasdeadtwodayslater.
21.Darwin’sfathersenthimtoEdinburghto_____.
A.makehimlikenaturalhistoryB.makehimbecomeadoctor
C.lethimchangehishobbiesD.havehimgiveuphiscollection
22.Accordingtothepassage,CharlesDarwin’swholelifewaschangedby_____.
A.hisstudyatCambridgeUniversityB.hiscollectionofcoins
C.thenaturalistsatCambridgeD.thevoyageoftheB
23.Theunderlinedpart“theyweredescendedfrommonkeys”probablymeans“_____”.
A.theygavemonkeyslifeB.theyweredifferentfrommonkeys
C.theyweredevelopedfrommonkeysD.theyhadtolivewithmonkeys
B
Sleepdeprivation（缺失）isanimportanthiddenfactorinloweringtheachievementofschoolpupils,accordingtoresearcherscarryingoutinternationaleducationtests.
Itisaparticularprobleminrichercountrieswithsleepexpertslinkingittotheuseofmobilephonesandcomputersinbedroomlateatnight.Sleepdeprivationissuchaseriousproblemthatlessonshavetobedraggeddowntoalowerleveltosuitsleep-deprivedlearners,thestudyfound.Theinternationalcomparison,carriedoutbyBostonCollege,foundtheUnitedStatestohavethehighestnumberofsleep-deprivedstudents,with73%of9-and10-year-oldsand80%of13-and14-year-oldsidentifiedbytheirteachersasbeingnegativelyaffected.
Inliteracy（读写能力）teststherewere76%of9-and10-year-oldslackingsleep.Thiswasmuchhigherthantheinternationalaverageof47%ofprimarypupilsneedingmoresleepand57%amongthesecondaryagegroup.
Othercountrieswiththemostsleep-deprivedyoungsterswereNewZealand,SaudiArabia,Australia,England,IrelandandFrance.High-performingFinlandisalsoamongthemostlackinginsleep.CountrieswiththebestrecordsforgettingenoughsleepincludeAzerbaijan,Kazakhstan,Portugal,theCzechRepublic,JapanandMalta.
Theanalysiswaspartofthehugedate-gatheringprocessforglobaleducationrankings,theTrendsinInternationalMathematicsandScienceStudy（TIMSS）andProgressinInternationalReadingLiteracyStudy（PIRLS）
“Ithinkweunderestimatetheimpactofsleep.Ourdatashowthatacrosscountriesinternationally,onaverage,childrenwhohavemoresleepachievehigherinmaths,scienceandreading.Thatisexactlywhatourdatashow,”saysChadMinnichoftheTIMSSandPIRLSInternationalStudyCenter.
“It’sthesamelinkforchildrenwhoarelackingbasicnutrition,”saysMrMinnich,basedattheLynchSchoolofEducation,BostonCollege.“Ifyouareunabletoconcentrate,toattendmentally,youareunabletoachieveatyourbestlevel,becauseyourmindandbodyareinneedofsomethingmorebasic.Sleepisafundamentalneedforallchildren.Ifteachersreportsuchlargeproportionsofchildrensufferingfromlackofsleep,it’shavingasignificantimpact.Butworsethanthat,teachersarehavingtoadjusttheirinstructionbasedonthosechildrenwhoaresufferingfromalackofsleep.Thechildrenwhoaresufferingfromalackofsleeparedrivingdowninstruction.”
Thatmeansthateventhechildrenwhoaregettingenoughsleeparestillsufferingfromthissleep-relatedlowering.
24.WhatdidtheresearchersofBostonCollegetrytofind?
A.Whychildrendon’tgetenoughsleep
B.Howmanyhourschildrensleepeverynight
C.Therelationshipbetweensleepandtestresults
D.Therelationshipbetweensleepandhealth
25.Manychildrensufferfromsleepdeprivationbecause_________.
A.theysitinfrontoftheTVfortoolong
B.theycanhardlysleepsoundlyanddeeply
C.theirhomeworkoccupiestoomuchoftheirtime
D.moderntechnologicaldevicesconsumealotoftheirtime
26.Whichofthefollowingcountrieshasthemostsleep-deprivedstudents?
A.JapanB.Malta
C.FinlandD.Portugal
27.Whyarechildrenwhogetenoughsleepalsovictims?
A.Becausetheyaredisturbedbysleep-deprivedstudents
B.Becauseteachingisdrivendownbysleep-deprivedstudents
C.Becausetheyhavetospendtimehelpingsleep-deprivedstudents
D.Becausetheteacherswastetimediscipliningsleep-deprivedstudents
C
AfterspendingayearinBrazilonastudentexchangeprogram,hermotherrecalled（回忆）,MarieColvinreturnedhometofindthatherclassmateshadnarroweddowntheircollegechoices.“Everyoneelsewasalreadyadmittedtocollege,”hermother,RosemarieColvin,saidfromthefamilyhome.“SoshetookourcaranddroveuptoYaleandsaid,‘Youhavetoletmein.’”
“Impressed--shewasaNationalMerit（全国英才）finalistwhohadpickedupPortugueseinBrazil--Yaledid,admittinghertotheclassof1978,whereshestartedwritingfortheYaleDailyNewsanddecidedtobeajournalist,”hermothersaid.
OnWednesday,MarieColvin,56,anexperiencedjournalistforTheSundayTimesofLondon,waskilledasSyrianforcesshelled（炮击）thecityofHoms.Shewasworkinginatemporarymediacenterthatwasdestroyedintheattack.
“ShewassupposedtoleaveSyriaonWednesday”,Mrs.Colvinsaid.“Hereditortoldmehecalledheryesterdayandsaiditwasgettingtoodangerousandtheywantedtotakeherout.Shesaidshewasdoingastoryandshewantedtofinishit.”
Mrs.Colvinsaiditwaspointlesstotrytopreventherdaughterfromgoingtoconflictzones.“Ifyou
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