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福建省师大附中届高三英语上学期期中试题
福建师大附中2015-2016学年第一学期期中考试卷
高三英语
本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。
满分150分,考试时间120分钟。
第I卷
注意事项:
1.答第I卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在答题卡上。
2.选出每小题答案后,用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,再选涂其他答案标号。
不能答在本试卷上,否则无效。
第一部分听力(共两节,满分30分)
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称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.Whodoesthewalletbelongto?
A.Theman.B.Thewoman.C.Mr.Miller.
2.WhywasMichaelscoldedbytheboss?
A.Hehadbeencareless.B.Hetoldalie.C.Hewasseekinganewjob.
3.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.Inaclothesstore.B.Inatailor’s.C.Inastadium.
4.Whatisthemandoing?
A.Preparingforameal.B.Doinghishomework.C.Makingashoppinglist.
5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?
A.Theman’schildren.B.Theman’swork.C.Aseriousdisease.
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秒钟的作答时间。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.Whatisthewoman’splanforherholiday?
A.Shewillsticktoalimitedbudget.
B.Shewillbeawayformorethanaweek.
C.Shewilldoherworkmeanwhile.
7.Whatwillthemandoonholiday?
A.Goshopping.B.Gosightseeing.C.Relaxonabeach.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8.Whatkindofjobisthewomanlookingfor?
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A.Atrainingjob.B.Acomputerjob.C.Avoluntaryjob.
9.Whatwillthelibraryprovideforthewoman?
A.Carservice.B.Specialtraining.C.Allthebusfares.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?
A.HeisfamiliarwithNewYork.
B.HeisanewcomertoNewYork.
C.Hewantstorentabighouse.
11.Whereisthebestapartmentaccordingtothewoman?
A.Atnumber27.B.Atnumber40.C.Atnumber79.
12.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthemostsuitableapartmentfortheman?
A.Itisthenewest.B.Itisthebiggest.C.Itisthemostexpensive.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatisthepurposeoftheman’sphonecall?
A.Tomakeanadvertisement.
B.Tobuyasecond-handbookcases.
C.Tofindworkerstodecoratehisstudy.
14.Whatkindofbookcasesdoesthemanlike?
A.Wooden.B.Metal.C.Stone.
15.Whatcolorwouldthemanpaintitifhegotthefirstbookcase?
A.White.B.Yellow.C.Brown.
16.Ho
wmuchshouldthemanpayintotal?
A.$30.B.$45.C.$60.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.WhodidthespeakerlivewithwhenshewasinSpain?
A.TwoSpanishgirls.B.Thehouseowner.C.Herfriends.
18.Whatwasth
emostdifficultforthespeakerwhenshefirstarrivedinSpain?
A.Findingahouse.
B.Gettingonwithherroommates.
C.Understandingthehousingagreement.
19.Whatwasthehouseowner’sattitudetowardsthespeaker’sdifficulty?
A.Unhappy.B.Puzzled.C.Disappointed.
20.Whatisthemainaimofhavingayearabroadaccordingtothespeaker?
A.Knowmorelocalpeople.
B.Entertheuniversity.
C.Learnreallanguage.
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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
Ontheeveofourdaughters’weddings,IgavebothofthemwhatIconsideredtobeexcellentmaritaladvice:
neverleaveyourhusbandunsupervised(无人监督的)withpruningshears(修枝剪).
IfonlyIhadtakenmyownadvice.Irecentlyletmyguarddown.Thirty-someyearsofmarriagecandothattoawoman.Giveamanpruningshearsandelectrictrimmers(电动修剪器)andhewillgivenewmeaningto“armedanddangerous.”
Onedayearlierthisyear,myhusbandsaidthatthecrabappletreewasdead.
“Whydoyouthinkitisdead?
”Iasked.
“Lookatit.There’snotaleafonit.”
“There’snotaleafonanything.It’sMarch,”Isaid.
“Itlookedsicklastfallandwiththisbitterwinterwehad,I’mconvincedit’sdead.”
Thetruthishe’sneverlikedthecrabapple.Sure,ithasbeautifulbloomsinthespring,butthenitgetsadisease,theleavescurl,anditdropsthoselittleapplesthatsitonthedriveway.
Eachpassingweekhepronouncedthetreedead.EventuallyIbegantobelievehim.Thoughheagreeditwouldbearegrettableloss,therewasatwinkleinhiseye.Hearmedhimselfacoupleofweeksagoandbegantrimming.Abranchhere,abranchthere,asmalllimb,thenalargelimb.Iwatchedandthendecidedtocheckthewoodonsomeofthebranchesclosertothetrunk.Ibrokeoneoffandsawgreen.
Thecrabapplewasnotdead.Itjusthadn’thadtimetoleafout.Thetreewasnowfallingtooneside,butitwasnotdead.Iwouldhavetoldhimso,buthehadmovedontoamaple.Oncethemanstarts,hecan’tstop.Onetrimleadstoanother.
“Please,stop!
”Icalled.
Hesmiledandnodded,buthecouldn’thearbecausehehadstartedthehedge(树篱)trimmersandwasgettingreadytofixalineofhedges.
Zip(飕飕声),zip,zip.
“Whatdoyouthink?
”heshouted.
“It’ssupposedtobeaprivacyhedge;nowallthatwillbeprivateareourankles.”
Hestartedthetrimmersagain.
“Stop!
”Icalled,“Comeback!
”
“Why?
”heshouted.
“You’reintheneighbor’syard.”
21.Bysaying“ifonlyIhadtakenmyownadvice.”theauthormeansthat_____.
A.shedidn’tfollowherownadviceaboutpruningshears
B.shefeelsregretfulabouthermarriageaftermanyyears
C.sheshouldhavekeptacloserwatchonherhusband
D.sheshouldn’thavegiventhatmaritaladvicetoherdaughters
22.Wecanlearnfromthearticlethattheauthor’shusband______.
A.hasagreattalentforgardening
B.nearlyruinedtheirneighbor’sgarden
C.mistooktheircrabappletreeforamapletree
D.hadneverusedpruningshearsbefore
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23.Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?
A.Whytheauthor’shusbandinsistedontrimmingtheircrabappletree?
B.Whyhusbandsshouldn’tbelefttotrimtreesalone.
C.Howtheauthorhassurvivedher“thirty-some”yearsofmarriage.
D.Howtheauthor’shusbandkilledtheircrabappletree.
24.Whatisthetoneofthearticle?
A.Anxious.B.Critical.C.Serious.D.Humorous.
B
Howcoolcanlibrariesbeinanera(时代)ofiPodsandKindles?
Morethanyouthink.Onlyifyouknowwheretogo.
CentralLibrary:
Seattle,Washington,UnitedStates
TheCentralLibraryinSeattleismodernandfashionableandhastouristsfromaroundtheworldpayingvisitsandtakingtours.ItwasdesignedbyDutcharchitectRemKoolhaasandAmericandesignerJoshuaRamus.Toursbeganin2006,twoyearsafteritsopening.Thelibraryholdsvariousartexhibitions,booksigningsandotherevents,whilevisitorscanstopbytheChocolatecartforacoffeeandscanthroughthegiftshopanytime.
TrinityCollegeLibrary:
Dublin,Ireland
TheTrinityCollegeLibraryinDublinistheoldestlibraryinIreland,foundedin1592byQueenElizabethI.Itisthelargestsinglelibraryintheworld,alsoknownastheLongRoom,whichcontainsmorethan200,000ofthelibrary'soldestbooks.TheLongRoomhousesoneoftheoldestharps(竖琴)inIreland.Datingtothe15thcentury,theoldharpisthemodelforthesymbolforeland.
GeiselLibrary,UniversityofCalifornia:
SanDiego,UnitedStates
Atfirstglance,itlookslikeaspaceship.ArchitectWilliamPereira,whohelpeddesignactualspacelaunchfacilitiesatCapeCanaveralinHouston,Texas,designedthelibraryin1970.Ithasbeenfeaturedinsci-fifilms,shortstoriesandnovels.Thelibraryhosts“DinnerintheLibrary,”whichinvitesreadersforcocktails,andalsoaspecialspeechfromdistinguishedauthors.
TUDelftLibrary:
TheNetherlands
ThelibraryattheDelftUniversityofTechnologywasconstructedin1997andhasmorethan862,000books,16,000magazinesubscriptionsanditsownmuseum.Thebuildingitselfexistsbeneaththeground,soyoucan'treallyseetheactualLibrary.Whatmakesitinterestingistheroof,whichisagrassyhill.Theroofcovers5,500squaremeters.Andithasbecomeoneofthemoststrikingandgreeneststructuresinthearea.
25.Whichofthefourlibrarieshasthelon
gesthistory?
A.CentralLibraryB.TrinityCollegeLibraryC.GeiselLibraryD.TUDelftLibrary
26.WhatmakesGeiselLibrarydifferentfromtheothersisthat_____________.
A.QueenElizabethIfoundedthelibraryB.ithasaroofofgrassyhill
C.famouswritersoftendeliverspeechesthereD.itisthelargestsinglelibraryintheworld
27.InCentralLibrary,youcan_________________.
A.drinkcocktailsB.buysouvenirsC.enjoysci-fifilmsD.seetheoldharp
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C
“Aphotographthatonehastakenofoneself,typicallywithasmartphoneorwebcamanduploadedtoasocialmediawebsite”isthedefinitionof“selfie”intheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Infact,itwasn'teveninthedictionaryuntilAugustoflastyear.Itearneditsplacetherebecausepeoplearenowsoobsessedwith(对……痴迷)selfies─wetakethemwhenwetryonanewhat,playwithourpetsorwhenwemeetafriendwhomwehaven'tseeninawhile.
Butisthereanyscientificexplanationforthisobsession?
Well,youshouldprobablyaskJamesKilner,aneuroscientist(神经系统科学家)atUniversityCollegeLondon.
Throughourlifetimewebecomeexperts
atrecognizingandinterpretingotherpeople'sfacesandfacialexpressions.Incontrast,accordingtoKilner,wehaveaverypoorunderstandingofourownfacessincewehavelittleexperienceoflookingatthem─wejustfeelthemmostofthetime.
Thishasbeenprovedinpreviousstudies,accordingtotheBBC.
Kilnerfoundthatmostpeoplechosethemoreattractivepicture.Thissuggeststhatwetendtothinkofourselvesasbetter-lookingthanweactuallyare.Tofurthertesthowweactuallyperceiveourownfaces,Kilnercarriedoutanotherstudy.Heshowedpeopledifferentversionsoftheirownportrait─theoriginal,onethathadbeeneditedtol