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福建省晋江市平山中学届高三英语上学期期中试题
平山中学2016年秋季高三年级期中考试英语科试卷
（考试时间：
120分钟满分：
150分）
注意：
请将试题的全部答案填写在答题卷上。
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.Whattimeisitnow?
A.9:
10.B.9:
50.C.10:
00.
2.Whatdoesthewomanthinkoftheweather?
A.It’snice.B.It’swarm.C.It’scold.
3.Whatwillthemando?
A.Attendameeting.
B.Givealecture.
C.Leavehisoffice.
4.Whatisthewoman’sopinionaboutthecourse?
A.Toohard.B.Worthtaking.C.Veryeasy.
5.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?
A.Speaklouder.
B.Apologizetoher.
C.Turnofftheradio.
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，并标在答题卷的相应位置。
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
的作答时问。
每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6.HowlongdidMichaelstayinChina?
A.Fivedays.B.Oneweek.C.Twoweeks.
7.WheredidMichaelgolastyear?
A.Russia.B.Norway.C.India.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.WhatfooddoesSallylike?
A.Chicken.B.Fish.C.Eggs.
9.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodo?
A.Cookdinner.B.Goshopping.C.Orderdishes.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.Wherearethespeakers?
A.Inahospital.B.Intheoffice.C.Athome.
11.Whenisthereportdue?
A.Thursday.B.Friday.C.NextMonday.
12.WhatdoesGeorgesuggestStephaniedowiththereport?
A.Improveit.
B.Handitinlater.
C.Leaveitwithhim.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.Salespersonandcustomer.
B.Homeownerandcleaner.
C.Husbandandwife.
14.Whatkindofapartmentdothespeakersprefer?
A.Onewithtwobedrooms.
B.Onewithoutfurniture.
C.Onenearamarket.
15.Howmuchrentshouldonepayfortheone-bedroomapartment?
A.$350.B.$400.C.$415.
16.Whereistheapartmentthespeakerswouldliketosee?
A.OnLakeStreet.B.OnMarketStreet.C.OnSouthStreet.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Whatpercentageoftheworld’steaexportsgotoBritain?
A.Almost15%.B.About30%.C.Over40%.
18.Whydoteatasterstasteteawithmilk?
A.MostBritishpeopledrinkteathatway.
B.Teatastesmuchbetterwithmilk.
C.Teawithmilkishealthy.
19.Whosuggestsapriceforeachtea?
A.Teatasters.
B.Teaexporters.
C.Teacompanies.
20.Whatisthespeakertalkingabout?
A.Thelifeofteatasters.
B.AfternoonteainBritain.
C.TheLondonTeaTradeCentre.
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
Chinahasannouncedit’sabolishingitsone-childpolicy.Whatdifferencehasitmade,statisticallyspeaking?
400millionbirthsprevented
Theone-childpolicy,officiallyinplacesince1979,hasprevented400millionbirths.Parentshavefacedfinesandotherpunishmentsforhavingmorechildren.
ThemajorityofthedecreaseinChina’sfertilityratehappenedinthe1970s.Itdroppedfrom5.8childrenperwomanin1970to2.7in1978.Despitetheone-childpolicytheratehadonlyfallento1.7by2013.
21:
28-babydeathsrate
Sincetheone-childpolicywasintroduced,babygirlshavebecomemorelikelytodiethanboys.
Inthe1970s,accordingtotheUnitedNations,60malesper1,000livebirthsdiedundertheageofone.Forgirlsthefigurewas53.Inthe1980s,aftertheone-childpolicybecameofficial,therateforbothwas36.Bythe1990s,26malesper1,000livebirthsdiedbeforetheageofone-and33girls.The2000ssaw21boysper1,000livebirthsdyingand28girls.
1.16boysbornforeverygirl
SexuallyselectiveabortionshavebeenconsideredasamajorcauseofChina'sunusualimbalance.
Gietel-Basten,associateprofessorinsocialpolicyatOxfordUniversity,saysthebirthsofmanygirlsarenotregisteredifparentshavebrokentherulebyhavingtwochildren,addingofficialsoftenturnablindeye.It'sestimatedtherearenow33millionmorementhanwomeninChina.
4:
2:
1families
WiththeageingofChina'spopulationandthecontinuationoftheone-childpolicy,a“4:
2:
1”homeisthedescriptiongiventohouseholdsinwhichtherearefourgrandparent,caredforbytwoworkingageparents,whothemselveshaveonechild.
By2050,it’spredictedthataquarterofChina'spopulationwillbe65orolder.Thepredicteddeclineinthenumberofpeopleofworkingageisthoughttohavepersuadedthegovernmenttodroptheone-childpolicy.
21.Whenwasthebabydeathsrateforbothboysandgirlsequal?
A.Inthe1970s.B.Inthe1980s.C.Inthe1990s.D.Inthe2000s
22.Whatmakestheone-childpolicyabolishedaccordingtothepassage?
A.Thedeclineofbirthrate.B.Theriseofbabydeathsrate.
C.Thechangeoffamilystructure.D.Thedeclineofworkingagepeople.
23.Thepassagesumsuptheonechildpolicyby________________.
A.numberB.example
C.contrastD.analysis
B
Haveyouevernoticedthatthemoreyouhavethemoreyouwant?
Let’sfaceit.Thinkingourlifeisgoodenoughdoesn’tcomenaturallytomanypeople.Whenwehavehighexpectationsofeverythinginlifewewillrunintodisappointment.Onlywhenweareawarethatneedsaredifferentfromdesirescanwelivewithsatisfaction.Hereareafewideastohelpyoubehappierwithwhatyo
uhaveandwhoyouare.
Focusonwhatyouarethankfulfor.Mostpeoplewantthingstobebetterthantheyare,orwhenthingsaregoingwell,weforgettoappreciatewhatwehave．Learntoreflectonhowmuchbetterthingsarethantheycouldbe.Focusonwhatyouarethankfulfor.Writedown5thingsyouaregratefulforrightnow.
Whenweholdontoregretsfromdecisionswehavemade,itcanreallypoisonourwell-being.Manypeopleregretsomethingtheycannolongerchange,whichendsupholdingthembackfrommovingforwardinamorepositivemanner.Whathappenedinthepastisdoneandgone,soworktostaypresentandbemindfulofthecurrentmomenttofindmorejoyandfulfillment.
Whenweuseotherpeopleasthemeasuringstickforourpersonalsuccessandqualityoflifewearelikelytobelesssatisfied.Socialcomparisonscanprovideusefulinformationwhenwetrytolearnfromothers,buttheyalsoholdourperspectiveinadiscontentedposition.Compareyourselflesswithotherssoyoucanbesatisfiedmore.
Whenyouarefocusedonyourbigambitionsandfuturegoalsyoumightelidethedailypleasuresthatsurroundyou.Learntoslowdownandabsorbthewonderandbeautyaroundyou．Staypresentandfocusonthetaskyou’reundertakingatthemoment.Don’tletthelifepassyoubybecauseyou’realwaysonthegoanddistractedbyambition.
Practicelookingatlifethroughthelensofcontentmentanditwillbecomemorenatural.
24.Howcanwelivewithcontentment?
A.Tochangeourlifestyle．
B.Tohaveamotivationinlife．
C.Togivelessattentiontowhatwearegratefulfor．
D.Torealizethedifferencebetweenneedsanddesires．
25.What’sthemainideaofParagraph3?
A.Makewisedecisions
B.Knowthepresentsituation
C.Letgoofregrets
D.Rememberthepast
26.Theunderli
nedword“elide”（inParagraph5）probablymeans“______”．
A.enjoy B.change C.create D.neglect
27.Whatshouldyoudotoputyourselfinagoodmood?
A.Maketimeforsimplepleasures．
B.Learnfromsuccessfulpeople．
C.Focusonyourfuturegoals．
D.Createchancetolearnmore．
C
Parentswilldoanythingfortheirchildren.Whetheritwouldbethefood,clothes,ortheplacetheylive,parentswillalwaysmakesuretheirchildrenhavethebestofeverything.Oneofthebiggestconcernsthatparentscurrentlyhaveiseducatingtheirchildren.Theyarefacedwithlotsofdifficultieswhenitcomestoeducationfortheiryoungones.Choicesincludeprivateschool,charterschool,publicschoolorhomeschooling.
Fortunatelyforparents,thereareavarietyofdifferentstrategiesthataparentcantakeinordertoincreasetheirchild'sskillsandoverallintelligence.AccordingtoRossA.Thompson,PhD,professorofpsychologyattheUniversityofCaliforniaatDavis,achild'sbrainwillactuallyreach90%ofitsfullsizebythetimetheystartkindergarten.
ResearchersatNorthwesternUniversityinChicagoconcludedthatplayingamusicalinstrumentdirectlyaffectedthebrainstem,thelowersectionofthebrain.Moreover,childrenthatlearnaninstrumentatanearlyagetendtocontinueitwhentheyareolder.Andnumerousstudiesshowthatawellbalancedmealisessentialforachild'smentalandphysicalhealth.Itisrecommendedthatparentsteachtheirchildrentwolanguagesatonce.Researchsuggeststhatasecondlanguageshouldbetaughtwhenchildrenareinpreschool.Otherstudiesstatethatthreetofouryearsofageistheperfecttime.Clearly,anyageunderfourwouldworkperfectlyfineforachild.
Theaveragechildwilllearnhowtoreadbetweenkindergartenandsecondgrade.Manyparentscangivetheirchildrenajumpstartbyteachingthemtoreadbeforetheystartschool.Childrencouldhaveanadequatebackgroundofthealphabetandsoundsofwordsbeforeattendingschool.Thiscanbedonebysimplyreadingtothemwheneveryouwant.Themorecomfortabletheyget,theeasiertheprocesswillbe.
28.Fromthefirstparagraph,wecaninferthat________
A.parentsfindithardtosatisfytheirkids'variousdemands
B.parentsmeetanewchallengewhenraisingtheirkids
C.parentshavemorechoicesinofferingeducationtotheirkids
D.parentsgetactivelyinvolvedintheprocessoftheirkids'growth
29.Whatsuggestionmaytheresearchersinthepassagemake?
A.Totrainkidsasearlyaspossible.
B.Totryasmanymeansaspossible.
C.Tohelpkidsdevelopasfullyaspossible.
D.To
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