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河北省武邑中学学年高二上学期周考三英语试题
2015-2016学年河北武邑中学高二第三次周日考试
英语试题
注意:
本试卷分为卷I(选择题)和卷II(非选择题)两部分,满分150分,考试时间120分钟;所有答案一律做在答题卷上。
第I卷
第一部分听力(共两节,共20小题,每小题1.5分,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。
01.What’sColiseum?
A.AmuseumB.AtouristattractionC.Alongqueue
02.What’sthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?
A.HusbandandwifeB.GuideandtouristC.Coachandplayer
03.WherewillEdwardspendhisholidayduringChristmas?
A.inChinaB.InaAmericaC.InEngland
04.WhatproceduredoesthewomanhavetogothroughfirstinJack’sopinion?
A.ApplyforavisaB.GothroughdifficultiesC.Consulttheembassy
05.Whatdoesthewoman’smotherprobablydo?
A.AmusicianB.AcomposerC.asongwriter
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至7题。
06.WhendidthemanbegintodecoratetheChristmastrees?
A.AsachildB.AsanadultC.Asateenager
07.Whendoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?
A.OnChristmasB.BeforeChristmasC.AfterChristmas
第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
08.WhatisNOTmentionedinthedialogue?
A.Roommates’relationshipB.TablemannersC.Dormitorycleaning
09.Whichwordcan’tbeusedtodescribethewoman’sdorm?
A.SpaciousB.BrightC.Small
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10.Whatdoesthemanwanttodo?
A.TobuyclothesforhisgirlfriendB.Toselectdressforhimself
C.Tochatwithhisassistant
11.Whatdoesthemanthinkhisgirlfriendwouldbelikeifshewearsfloweryskirts?
A.BeautifulB.ElegantC.Fashionable
12.Whatcolordoesthemanthinkisprobablyfitforhisgirlfriend?
A.GreenB.BrightC.Light
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13.Whatisthemandoing?
A.ShoppingforapillowonlineB.Handlingthecomputersystem
C.Searchingforsomethingimportant
14.Whydopeoplechoosetoshoponline?
A.It’seasyandquickforusB.Tosavemoneyandtime
C.Shoppingonlineischeaper
15.Howdoweknowwhetherthewebsiteistrustworthy?
A.ThroughthepointsystemB.Bycommentingnegatively
C.Bydoingsomethingwrong
16.Whatdoesthemanmeanintheend?
A.Wecan’tturnbackoncemoneyispaid
B.Shoppingonlineisabsolutelysafe
C.Onecanbuyanythingtheyneedonline
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?
A.Theworldfamousclock-BigBenofLondon
B.Thesoundwasheardallovertheworld
C.ThereasonwhytheclockwasnamedBigBen
18.WhenwastheBigBenprobablybuilt?
A.Inthelate1800sB.Intheearly1900sC.Inthemiddle1800s
19.HowoftenistheclockcheckedbyofficialsfromGreenwichObservatory?
A.OnceaweekB.TwiceamonthC.Twiceaday
20.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?
A.BigBenhasnevergonewrong
B.BigBenwasheardontheBBCbefore1834
C.BigBengavethewrongtimeonce
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,并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
A
AnnieWangwas5whenshefirstsawthe32classicchessfixtures:
knights,bishops,rooks,pawnsandthekingandqueen.“Ithoughttheylookedinteresting,”saidthesixgrader.“Theylookedliketoys.”
InMarch,11-year-oldAnniebecametheyoungestAmericangirltoeverbecomeachessmasterinthe12-and-undercategoryinNationalJuniorChessCongresscompetitionheldinIrvine.
Anniesaidherparentssignedherupforintroductorychesslessonswhensheexpressedaninterestinthegame.“Itonlytookmeamonthtolearnalltherules.Mydadnowplayschess,butofcourseI’mthebetterplayer,”saidAnnie,whocelebratedher12thbirthdayonMay18,2014.
Sheexplainedthatmatchescanrunfrom10minutestomorethansixhours.Ifshegetsuptostretchduringalongergame,sheknowshowtorecognizeifheropponenttriestocheatbymovingabishoporapawn.“I’dnoticebecausewerecordanymovesinabook,”shesaid.
Whenshegrowsup,Annieisconsideringbecomingarocketscientist.Andinchessshehopestobecomeagrandmaster.“Idon’tknowwhetherolderplayersarefrustratedorangrywhenIbeatthem,”sheacknowledged.Butsheplaystowin.“I’dliketobetheworldchampioninchess.WhenIbeatadults,itmakesmefeelgood,”shesaid.
Annie’schessmastertitlewasawardedonthebasisofherageandforreachingathresholdofofficialtournamentpointsdeterminedbyherskillandthatofheropponents.
“Almostalltheplayerswhobecomegrandmastersstartyoung,”saidJackPeters,anInternationalMasterwhoformerlywroteachesscolumnforTheTimes.PeterssaidhehadcompetedinmatcheswhilesittingnexttoAnnie.Hesaidyoungstersunder16oftencompeteagainstmenoldenoughtobetheirgrandfathers.“Itcangetalittleembarrassing,”Peterssaid.“Ilosttoa14-year-oldchildafewmonthsback.”
21.Annie’sparentssignedherupforintroductorychesslessonsbecause__________.
A.herdadlikedplayingchess
B.shewasinterestedinthegame
C.chessfixtureswereherfavoritetoys
D.chessruleswereeasyforhertolearn
22.Accordingtothepassage,itcanbeinferredthatAnnieWang__________.
A.isahighlytalentedchessplayerB.didn’tlikechessatanearlyage.
C.doesn’tshowrespectforadultsD.oncecompetedagainstJackPeters
23.Whatisthebesttitleofthistext?
A.AnnieWang’sdreamwhenshewasyoung
B.AnnieWang’sdeterminationinpracticingchess
C.ThemethodAnnieWangusedtoplaychesswell
D.TheyoungestAmericanchessmasterAnnieWang
B
Thinkabouthowmanywaysthereareforyoutocommunicatetoday.Youcansendaletterorpickupthephoneandmakeacall.
Buttoday,oneofthemostpopularwaystocommunicateiscalledinstantmessaging(IM).Inanyinstantmessagingsystem,youtypealittletextmessageonyourcomputer,pressthe“Send”button,andyourmessageinstantlyshowsuponyourfriend’sscreen.Buthowdoesitwork?
Actually,thewholeprocessisverycool.Inthe1980s,youcouldsitdownatacomputeratanybiguniversity.Upto100peoplewouldbeloggedinandsharingthecomputerbecausethesecomputerswereveryexpensive.Youcouldtypeacommandtosendaninstantmessagetoanyoneloggedintothesamecomputer.Itfeltlikeeveryonewasconnectedtogethernomatterwheretheyweresitting.
Today,youcandothesamethingbutwithlotsmorepossibilities.Andyoucancommunicatewithjustaboutanyoneintheworld.Allyouneedisaninstantmessagingprograminstalledonyourcomputer.Therearemanyprogramstochoosefrom.AOL’sinstantmessengerisprobablythemostpopularrightnow.
MSNhasone.GooglehasGoogleTalk.
Whenyou’reready,youcreateanaccount.Next,youneedtofigureouttheIMnamesyourfriendsuse.AddtheirIMnamestoyourIMprogram.Clickonthefriendyouwanttotalktoandthentypeaway.Whenyouclick“Send”,yourfriendgetsthemessageinstantly.
Butbehindthescenes,amazingthingsarehappening.YourIMprogramiscommunicatingwithacomputer,calledaserverwhichcouldbejustdowntheroadoreveninsomeothercity.Allyourfriends’computersarecommunicatingwithaserver,too.Yourcomputerisconstantlychattingwithittomakeeverythinghappen.ThenetworkcalledtheInternetmakesitallpossible.
24.Whydidsomanypeopleshareacomputerinthe1980s?
A.Becausefewpeoplecouldaffordtobuycomputers.
B.Becausetheywantedtobeconnectedtoeachother.
C.Becausefewpeopleknewhowtousecomputers.
D.Becausecomputersatthattimeweretoolarge.
25.Fromthepassagewecanseethat“GoogleTalk”_________.
A.isakindofsearchengineB.referstoacomputercompany
C.isanIMprogramD.isafamouswebsite
26.Whatunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphmostprobablyrefersto_____.
A.aserverB.anIMprogramC.acomputerD.theInternet
27.Whatplaysthemostimportantroleinsendinginstantmessage?
A.Yourcomputer.B.Yourfriend’scomputer.
C.TheInternet.D.Yourserver.
C
It’sbeenabadyearfortheAfricanrhino,particularlyforthosethatcallSouthAfricahome.In2013,over1,000rhinoswerehuntedinSouthAfricaalone.It’sadangerouslyhighnumber,whenyouconsideronly5,000blackrhinosareleftonthecontinent.
Thewhiterhinostoryisahappiertale.Rescuedfromtheedgeofextinction,thespeciesnownumber20,000---thoughconservationistsworrytheyareindangertoo,asrhinohorncontinuestosellforalargesumontheblackmarket.
“Arhinoiskilledeverysevenhours,andwhenyoumentionrhinostoeveryone,theytendtoshaketheirheadsindesperation,”saysDereckJoubert,who,alongwithhiswifeBeverlysetupRhinoWithoutBorders,acharitythathasrecentlycomeupwithanovelapproachtosavingthisspecialcreature.
In2015,thecharitywillmove100rhinosfromSouthAfrica—whichholds80%ofAfrica’srhinopopulation---toBotswana,whichhasthelowesthuntingrateinthecontinent.TherhinosaremainlydonatedfromprivatesellersandtheSouthAfricangovernment.
“It’sabadideatokeepallyourhigh-valueassetsinoneplace.Ecologicallyandgenetically,itmakesalotofsensetospreadthemaround,soifthere’sanaturalcalamityinoneplace,youdon’tloseeverything.”DereckJoubertexplains.
OneofthereasonsBotswana’shuntinglevelsaresolowisthattheyhavezerotolerancewhenitcomestohunters.Anti-huntingishandledbytheBotswanaDefenseForce,whohasa“shoottokill”policy.
“Ifhuntersarewarned,butdon’timmediatelyputdowntheirweapons,themilitary(军事的)basicallytreatsthemlikeanaggressivemilitarythreat.”Joubertnotes.“Therisksareveryhighforhunters.”Botswanai