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重庆市万州二中届高三上学期期中试题英语

万州二中2015—2016学年上期高三中期考试

英语

注意事项：

1.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。

2.答题前，考生在答题卡上务必用直径0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、班级、学校填写清楚，并贴好条形码。

请认真核对条形码上的准考证号、姓名。

3.每小题选出答案后，用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，再选涂其他答案标号。

在试题卷上做答无效。

第I卷

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.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Heisn’tgoodatchemistry.

B.Theteacherisn’tverygood.

C.Hedoesn’tlikechemistry.

2.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inakitchen.B.Atapicnic.C.Inagarden.

3.Whatdoesthetrafficsignmean?

A.Theroadisforpeopleonfoot.

B.Theroadhasaheightlimit.

C.Theroadisbeingrepaired.

4.Whatdoesthemansuggest?

A.Goingtothemoviestogether.

B.Goingtotheconcertlater.

C.Sendinganimportante-mail.

5.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.Improvehisworkingskills.

B.Leavethecompany.

C.Askforapayraise.

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.Whatistheman’smajor?

A.ChemistryB.EnglishC.Engineering

7.Howmanyyearshasthemanworked?

A.OneyearB.TwoyearsC.Threeyears.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatdoesthemanaskhisdaughtertodo?

A.HouseworkB.Homework.C.Exercise.

9.WhatcanwelearnfromPeter?

A.Heisunwillingtodoexercise.

B.Heisthewoman’sbrother.

C.Heisverystrong.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatistheman?

A.reporterB.AdoctorC.Avolunteer

11.Whatdoesthewomanusuallydointhecharityschool?

A.Haveatalkwiththestudents.

B.Takepartinpublicbenefitactivities.

C.Encourageotherstodomeaningfulthings.

12.Howoftendoesthewomangotothecharityschool?

A.Everyweek.B.Everymonth.C.Everyotherweek.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatistheman’sdream?

A.Totravelaroundtheworld.

B.Towriteabookaboutstrangers’stories.

C.Totravelabroadwithstrangers.

14.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

A.Sheisverybrave.

B.ShewantstotravelwithBob.

C.Shemaygotravellingsoon.

15.Whydoesthemanliketravellingbyaskingforfreerides?

A.Heisverypoor.

B.Hedoesn’thaveacar.

C.Hewantstosavemoneyandmeetpeople.

16.Whatdoesthemansuggestthemantodo?

A.Takepleasureinthesituationthatsheisin.

B.Trytomakeherdreamcometrue.

C.Sparesometimetobuyanewbag.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.AtwhatagedomostAmericansstarttogotoschool?

A.Three.B.FourC.Five

18.Whatdochildrenlearninkindergarten?

A.Anewlanguage.

B.Whatschoolislike.

C.Howtoreadandwrite.

19.Howmanyyearsdochildrenattendelementaryschool?

A.ForsixyearsB.ForfouryearsC.Fortwoyears.

20.Whydosomestudentsstudyaccounting?

A.Togetintoagoodcollege.

B.Tolearnhowtooperatemachines.

C.Togetentryintothebusinessworld.

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

　ThefirsttimeIheardtheactualLondonBridgewasinLakeHavasuCity,Arizona,Ithoughtitwasajoke.Astupidjokeatthat.Imean,whatsortofmoronwouldtakeaperfectlygood,perfectlyfamousbridgeandmoveithalfwayaroundtheworldtosomeno-nametowninnorthwestArizona?

Backin1962whenallthisstarted,LakeHavasuCitywasnothing.Acoupleofshops,acoupleofhomes,andnotourismatall.

　　ItturnsoutRobertMcCullochisthemoroninquestion,andhewasn’tquitethemoronIthoughthewas.His2.45milliondollarinvestmentinthe130-year-oldbridge—whichtheBritishgovernmentwassellingbecauseitwasabouttofallintotheThames—endedupbeingtheinvestmentofalifetime.YouseeMcCullochwasarealbusinessman,amongotherthings,andhismoneypaidoffbig.HeturnedLakeHavasuintooneofthemostvisitedtouristattractionsinArizona.

　　Ittookninelongyearstotakedownthebridge,shipitbrickbybricktothemiddleofnowhere,andbuilditupagain.Whenitfinallydidopenupin1971,itwasahugedealcoveredbytheinternationalpress.

　　Thebridgeisnowapopulartouristattraction,andthere’sevenamini“EnglishVillage”atthefootofthebridgewithsouvenirsandrealBritishfoodsoyoucanhaveagoodoldtime.

　　NowadaysLakeHavasuisabusytownwithapopulationofabout56,000citizensandanother2.5millionvisitorseachyear.Mostofthatisduringspringbreakwhenthetownoverflowswithenergeticboysandgirls.EvenMTVandtheGirlsGoneWildpeoplegetinontheaction.Allthankstothatlittlebridge.

　　Idon’tknowaboutyou,butI’msavingmypennies.WhentheFrenchgetsickofthatEiffelTower,I’llbethefirsttoputmoneyonit.It’lllookgreatinmybackyard.

　　21.Theunderlinedword"moron"inthefirstparagraphmeans.

A.abravepersonB.afoolishperson

C.afamouspersonD.astrangeperson

　　22.WhydidtheBritishgovernmentputtheLondonBridgeupforsale?

　　A.ItpollutedtheThames.

B.Itwasnolongerpopular.

　　C.Itwasgoingtofalldown.

　　D.Itcouldbringthemtheneededmoney.

　　23.WhatwasLakeHavasuCitylikebefore1962?

A.Itwasagoodplaceforinvestment.

B.ItwasknownforitsEnglishVillage.

C.Itwasasmalltownwithnotourism.

D.Ithadapopulationof56,000citizens.

　　24.Inthelastparagraph,theauthortriestobe.

　　A.politeB.friendlyC.practicalD.humorous

B

　StudiesoverthepastdecadeattheUniversityofUtahshowthathands-freecellphonesarejustasharmfultodriversashand-heldonesbecauseitistheconversation,notthephone,thatisdistracting（分散）theirattention.“Eventhoughyoureyesarelookingrightatsomething,whenyouareonthecellphone,youarenotaslikelytoseeit,”saysProfessorDavidStrayer.“Ninety-ninepercentofthetime,it'snotthatcritical（危急的）,butthatl%couldbethetimeachildrunsintothestreet,”headds.

　　Dr.Strayer’sstudieshavealsofoundthattalkingonacellphoneisfarmoredistractingthantalkingwithapassenger.Listeningtotheradio,tomusicortoabookontapealsoisn’tasdistracting,becauseitdoesn’trequirethesamelevelofinteractionasaconversation.Butevendriversmaymisssomedetailsofabookontapeiftheirattentionisfocusedondrivingtasks.Somepeoplecantrainthemselvestopayextraattentiontothingsthatareimportant—likepoliceofficerslearntosearchfacesincrowds.

　　AndtheUtahresearchershavefoundararegroupof“super-taskers”—about2.5%ofthepopulation—whoseemabletoattendtomorethanonethingwithease.

　　Manymorepeoplethinktheycaneffectivelydoseveralthingsatthesametime,buttheyarereallyturningtheirattentionrapidlybetweentwothingsandnotgettingthefulleffectofeither.Clearly,itiseasiertoputsometaskstogetherthanothers.”Notalldistractionsarethesame,’’saysDr.Strayer.Thingslikecleaningandworkingoutcanbedoneautomaticallywhilethemindisfocusedelsewhere.Butdoinghomeworkandtextingatthesametimeisn’tpossible.EventalkingandwatchingTVisdifficult.“Justtrytalkingwithyourwifewhilewatchingfootball.It’simpossible,”jokesDr.Strayer.

　　25.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Theharminusingphoneswhiledriving.

B.Theadvantagesofhand-heldphones.

　　C.Thedangerofrunninginthestreet.

　　D.Thecausesofroadaccidents.

　　26.WhatdoestheexampleofpoliceofficersinParagraph2show?

　　A.Searchingforfacesrequiresmoreattentionthandriving.

　　B.Talkingtoacrowdcallsforahighlevelofattention.

　　C.One’sattentioncanbeeasilydistractedincrowds.

　　D.Theabilitytoattendtotwotaskscanbetrained.

　　27.“Super-taskers”canbebestdescribedaspeoplewhocan.

A.doseveralthingseffectivelyatthesametime

B.turntheirattentionrapidlytotwothings

C.handlealldifficulttaskswithease

D.payfullattentiontoonetask

　　28.Whichofthefollowingcanyoudowhiletalkingonthephone?

　　A.Doinghomework.B.Writingaletter.

C.Workingout.D.WatchingTV.

C

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