1、20152016学年下学期高三年级第三次半月考英语试卷命题人： 审题人： 考试日期：2016年4月8日第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. What does the woman like doing?A.Singing songs. B. Observing birds.C. Watching nature scenery.2. Who is Mar
2、y?A. A new employee.B. A hard -working teacher.C. A company manager.3. Why does the man thank the woman?A. She saved his life.B. She fixed his alarm clock.C. Shell drive him to work. 4. When should the man start to work?A .At 6:00. B. At 7:00. C. At 8:00.5. What are the speakers talking about?A Trav
3、eling abroad. B. Family members.C. Past experiences.第二节（共 15个小题；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。听每段对话或独自前,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。每段对话或独自读两遍听第6段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6. What is the most important according to the woman?A. A good partner. B. Con
4、fidence. C. Perseverance.7. What does the man want to do?A. Improve oral Chinese. B. Practice English listening. C. Learn reading skills.听第7段材料，回答第 8、9 题8. What does the mans wife mostly do at home?A. She does housework. B. She writes books. C. She plays computer games.9. What will happen later this
5、 month?A. The mans wife will have a baby.B. The woman will write a novel.C. The mans wife will publish a new book.听第8 段材料，回答第10 至12 题。10. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Co-workers. B. A couple. C. Client and manager.11. How did the sales director feel about the mans work?A. Satisfi
6、ed. B. Disappointed. C. Surprised.12. What will the man probably do tomorrow afternoon?A. Meet Frank. B. Travel around the town.C. Make a presentation.听第 9 段材料，回答第13至16 题。13. What is the man doing? A.Changing a bicycle. B. Returning a bicycle. C. Ordering a bicycle14. What kind of bicycle does the m
7、an want?A. A used one.B. A sports one C. A touring one15. How much should the man pay?A. $ 249.5. B. $ 220. C. $ 185.16. How will the man pay?A.By check. B. In cash. C. By credit card.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.How long does the tour last?A. Two weeks. B. Five days. C. Three days.18.Where will the t
8、ourists visit tomorrow afternoon? A.China Folk Culture Village B. Window of the World.C. Dapeng Fort.19. Where will the tourists stay on Friday morning?A.In Shenzhen.B. In Hong Kong.C. In Guangzhou.20. How will the tourists travel home ?A.By coach. B. By train. C. By plane.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共1
9、5小题；第小题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。A Welcome to one of the largest collections of footwear in the world that will make you green with envy. Here at the Footwear Museum you can see exhibits from all over the world. You can find out about shoes worn by everyone from the Ancient Egyptia
10、ns to pop stars.Room 1 The celebrity footwear section is probably the most popular in the entire museum. Started in the 1950s there is a wide variety of shoes and boots belonging to everyone from queens and presidents to pop stars and actors! Most visitors find the celebrities choice of footwear ext
11、remely interesting.Room 2 Most of our visitors are amazed-and shocked-by the collection of special purpose shoes on exhibition here at the Museum of Footwear. For example, there are Chinese shoes made of silk that were worn by women to tie their feet firmly to prevent them from growing too much!Room
12、 3As well as shoes and boots the museum also exhibits shoe-shaped objects. The variety is unbelievable. For example, there is a metal lamp that resembles a pair of shoes, and Greek wine bottles that look like legs!The Footwear Library People come from all over the world to study in our excellent foo
13、twear library Designers and researchers come here to look up information on anything and everything related to the subject of footwear.21. All exhibits in each room . A. belong to the same social class B. have the same shape C. are made of the same material D. share the same theme22. Which of the fo
14、llowing is true according to the text? A. Researchers come to the Footwear Library for data B. Room 2 is the most visited place in the museum. C. Room 3 has a richer variety of exhibits than the other two. D. The oldest exhibits in Room l were made in the 1950s23. The purpose of the text is to get m
15、ore people to _. A. do research B. visit the museum C. design shoes D. follow celebritiesBIt was December 25, 1914, only 5 months into World War I. German, British, and French soldiers, already sick and tired of the senseless killing, disobeyed their superiors and started socializing with “the enemy
16、” along two-thirds of the Western Front.German troops held up Christmas trees with signs, “Merry Christmas”. Thousands of troops ran across the battlefields covered with dead bodies. They sang Christmas songs, exchanged photographs of loved ones back home, shared food and even played football. Soldi
17、ers hugged men they had been trying to kill a few short hours before. They agreed to warn each other if their officers forced them to fire their weapons, and to aim high.Fear ran through the military leaders on both sides. They felt that their power was being challenged: soldiers declaring their bro
18、therhood with each other and refusing to fight. Generals declared this unexpected peacemaking illegal and said that participating soldiers would face a military court. Those found guilty would be imprisoned or even shot. By March 1915 the socializing movement had been destroyed and the killing machi
19、ne was back in full operation. Over the next three years more than fifteen million people died in the war.Not many people have heard the story of the Christmas Truce (休战). On Christmas Day, 1988, a local radio host in Boston played “Christmas in the Trenches”, a song about the Christmas Truce, sever
20、al times and was stunned by his listeners response. Thousands of people called in, praising the song, with many moved to tears by the amazing events it described.You can probably guess why the callers were in tears. The Christmas Truce story goes against most of what we have been taught about people
21、. It lets us see the world as it can be and says, “This really happened once.” It shows us the potential we have as humans, and contradicts all of those TV and newspaper stories that tell us how mean and heartless people are. It is like hearing that our deepest wishes really are true: the world real
22、ly can be different.24. The soldiers began socializing with the enemy because _.A. they couldnt bear the meaningless killingB. it was the best way to avoid being killedC. they feared that they would be caughtD. their enemies were from similar backgrounds25. How did the generals finally put an end to
23、 the soldiers socializing?A. They sent the soldiers loved ones to prison.B. They moved the two groups of soldiers further apart.C. They increased the number of officers to control the soldiers.D. They warned the soldiers that they would face severe punishment.26. The underlined word “stunned” in Par
24、agraph 4 most probably means _.A. satisfiedB. shockedC. amusedD. confused27. The author uses the story of the soldiers to imply that human beings _.A. are not trustworthy under stressB. are naturally aggressive and war-likeC. are basically caring and kindheartedD. will always do what is in their own
25、 self-interestCEarlier this year, the social media website Facebook announced that it would work with several news organizations including The New York Times, The Guardian, and the BBC to place news stories directly into users personal Facebook webpage. Stories published using Facebook Instant will
26、load more quickly and keep the style of the original publisher, who will keep all the advertising income the stories earn at least for now. The deal shows how important social media has become to news organizations, and is a clear sign of how the world of news is changing and has been for a while.Wh
27、en Google News began in 2002, many saw it as the death of the newspaper. It had no human editor. Instead Google used, and still uses, a secret computer program that selects and displays news stories according to the readers personal interests. More recently, Associated Press and Yahoo! have been pub
28、lishing computer-written articles. Both use special software to automatically produce stories about company financial results and sports reports areas where the quality of writing is felt to be of secondary importance to the accuracy of the data.Should we be worried about such developments? I think
29、we should. One concern is that facebook, Google and other social media websites see journalism as a sideline, a way of putting people in front of advertisements. It isnt their primary function so if it stops making them lots of money, theyre likely to stop doing it.Theres also a concern that compute
30、r-written articles are not actually journalism at all, because what a human news team produces is actually quite complex. A well-written news story puts information in context, offers a voice to each side of an argument and brings the public new knowledge.Though economics and speed of delivery mean
31、readers will probably choose a computer-written story over a carefully shaped article at least for daily news I dont think the computers will be writing any in-depth articles for a while yet.28. What is the main purpose of the article?A. To report on a new computer service offered by Facebook.B. To
32、advise readers against reading computer-written news.C. To express concern about recent trends in online news.D. To describe the process of online news reporting.29. Computer-written news reports have so far focused on sports and finance because _.A. these are the most popular topics for online read
33、ersB. there are fewer journalists specializing in these areasC. information on these topics is more easily availableD. writing style is less important than accuracy in these areas30. What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 3 refer to?A. Journalism.B. Advertising.C. Facebook.D. Business.31. I
34、n Paragraph 4, which of the following is mentioned as a characteristic of a well-written news article?A. The information presented is up-to-date.B. The authors opinion is clear.C. Different views on the topic are presented.D. The language used is vivid.DA match of the century between human champion
35、of the Chinese board game Go (围棋) and Googles computer program kicked off in Seoul on Wednesday, which drew great attention.The first game of the five-game match started at about 1 p.m. local time (0400 GMT) at Four Seasons Hotel in central Seoul. It will run through next Tuesday to determine the wi
36、nner between South Korean Lee Sedol, the world Go champion in the past 10 years, and AlphaGo, developed by Googles London-based subsidiary DeepMind.The match of the century drew great attention from news organizations, Go fans and the general public across the world as well as in South Korea as it i
37、s seen as a representative match between humans and artificial intelligence (AI).The Korea Baduk Association, a body for South Korean Go professionals, had received advance applications for an explanatory event of the match, but the limit of 60 seats had already surpassed.South Koreas public broadca
38、ster KBS plans to broadcast live the match from 12:40 to 5 p.m., extending its initial plan to air it for two hours from 3 p.m. due to great interests from the general public. It is unusual for the public broadcaster to broadcast live the Go game for more than four hours.Cable channel TV Chosun will
39、 broadcast the matchs development every 10 minutes on Wednesday and Thursday, while planning to air live the whole matches on Saturday and Sunday.The match is being aired live through YouTube around the world, while various Internet websites and TVs are broadcasting the landmark match.Hundreds of jo
40、urnalists from around the world gathered at the venue (体育比赛场所) to report on the match between Lee and AlphaGo.AlphaGo took the world by surprise as it defeated European Go champion Fan Hui in October last year. Some experts had predicted it would take decades of years for AI to defeat humans at the
41、ancient Chinese board game. Go, which originated in China more than 2,500 years ago, has been viewed as a grand challenge for AI due to its complexity and intuitive nature. It involves two players, who take turns putting markers (围棋子) on a grid-shaped board to gain more areas on it. One can occupy t
42、he markers of the opponent by surrounding the pieces of the other.32. What does the underlined phrase kicked off mean?A. Started. B. Stayed. C. Closed. D. Finished.33. Why did the match draw so much attention in the world?A. Because the match was the first one between humans and AlphaGo.B. Because i
43、t is seen as a representative match between humans and AI.C. Because it would take decades of years for AI to defeat humans at the ancient Chinese board game.D. Because many TVs broadcast live the game.34.The following statements are true except _.A. there are five matches between South Korean Lee S
44、edol and AlphaGoB. AlphaGo gave the world a surprise by defeating European Go champion Fan Hui in October last yearC. Go originated in China more than 2,500 years agoD. cable channel TV Chosun will broadcast all the five games35. Whats the best title of the passage?A. Go match between human champion
45、 and Googles AI draws wide attentionB. Humans challenge artificial intelligenceC. Human Go champion will defeat Googles AI AlphaGo in Go gamesD. Report competition from all over the world become fierce in Go games第二节 （共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How do actors and actres
46、ses memorize hundreds of lines? Memorizing lines takes practice and constant repetition. However, there are a few ways to make the memorization process run smoothly and quickly. 36 For most performers, there is no quicker way of memorizing lines. To learn lines, an actor must recite the play loud ov
47、er and over again. Most rehearsals(彩排) encourage this by running through the lines or having a read through. By the time opening night arrives, most actors have spoken their lines hundreds of times.Listen to your cast members.Sometimes inexperienced actors spend rehearsals looking at fellow performe
48、rs, waiting patiently to say their next line. 37 This will help the actor learn his lines better because the context of the dialogue is absorbed. 38 Because there is often not enough rehearsal time, many performers find ways to listen to the plays dialogue during everyday activities. They use a tape
49、 recorder or an MP3 player to listen to the lines from each relevant scene . Some actors prefer to record the lines of all the characters, including their own. 39 Others like recording the lines of fellow cast members, and they leave a blank space so that they can insert their dialogue while listeni
50、ng to the recording.Think positively and dont panic.Most actors will experience stage fright before the opening night. Actors forget lines now and then. When it happens, however, most of the time the audience never notice. If you forget a line in the middle of your performance, dont freeze. Stay in
51、character. Keep the scene going to the best of your ability. If unfortunately you forget a line once, you will probably never forget that line ever again. 40 A. Record your lines.B. Practice makes perfect.C. Read lines loud and repeat them.D. Read lines loud and remember them in a short time.E. Some
52、times embarrassment is the toughest method of memorization.F. Then, they not only listen carefully, but they also speak all of the lines.G. Instead, they should be listening carefully, responding in character at all times.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和
53、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。A Fathers Love Daddy just didnt know how to show love. It was Mom who 41 the family together. He just went to work every day and came home; shed have a list of things wed done wrong and hed scold us about them. Once when I stole a candy bar, he 42 me take it back and tell the man
54、I stole it and that Id pay for it. But it was Mom who 4 3 I was just a kid. I broke my leg once on the playground and it was Mom who held me in her arms all the way to the 44 . Dad pulled the car 45 up to the door of the emergency room and when they asked him to move it saying the space was 46 for e
55、mergency vehicles, He shouted, “What do you think this is? A tour bus?” At my birthday parties, Dad always seemed sort of 47 . He just 48 himself in blowing up balloons, setting up tables, and running errands(跑腿）. It was Mom who carried the cake with the candles on it for me to blow out. When I look
56、 through picture albums, people always ask, “What does your Dad look like?” “Who knows? He was always running around with the camera taking everyone elses picture. I 49 have a thousand pictures of Mom and me smiling together.” I remember when Mom told him to teach me how to ride a bicycle. I told hi
57、m not to 50 , but he said it was time. 51 I fell and Mom ran to pick me up, but he 52 her off. I was so 53 that I shouted at him, got right back on the bike and rode it myself. He didnt even feel embarrassed and just 54 . When I went to college, Mom did all the writing. He just sent checks and a lit
58、tle note about how 55 his lawn(草坪） looked 56 I wasnt playing football on it. Whenever I 57 home, he acted like he wanted to talk, 58 he always said, “I ll get your mother.”When I got married, it was Mom who cried. He just blew his nose 59 and left the room. All my life he said, “Where are you going?
59、 What time are you coming home? No, you cannot go.” Daddy just didnt know how to show love, unless Is it possible he showed it and didnt 60 it ?41. A. putB. supportedC. heldD. gathered42. A. helpedB. punishedC. awarded D. made43. A. understood B. knewC. respondedD. admitted44. A. homeB. schoolC. hos
60、pitalD. car45. A. rightB. alongC. simplyD. afterwards46. A. preservedB. reservedC. replacedD. attached47. A. out of dateB. out of breathC. out of placeD. out of mind48. A. devotedB. admiredC. performedD. drowned49. A. willB. canC. mayD. must50. A. break it upB. set it offC. let it goD. take it apart
61、51. A. At the endB. As a resultC. As a matter of factD. As you know52. A. wipedB. remindedC. wavedD. prevented53. A. familiarB. sensitiveC. fierceD. mad54. A. aroseB. relaxedC. apologizedD. smiled55. A. attractiveB. secureC. originalD. valuable56. A. as thoughB. now thatC. even thoughD. so that57. A
62、. missedB. belongedC. removedD. called58. A. thenB. butC. afterwardsD. and59. A. secretlyB. loudlyC. quietlyD. hopelessly60. A. recognizeB. deserveC. remindD. express第II 卷第三部分 英语知识运用 （共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个单词）或括号内的单词的正确形式。 Theres a science to setting goalsBelow，we
63、 share some research-backed tips to help you carry out successful goals Choose a goal that matters，not just easy winA meaningful goal61 that truly inspires you to changerequires going deeperThink about what you want in the coming year, then ask yourself 62 you want thatFor example，if you walk to qui
64、t 63 (smoke), ask why do you want to quit? Then, if you want to quit for your health ask why do you want good health? Then，if your answer is to be alive long enough 64 (meet)your grandchildren，ask why do you want to meet your grandchildren?Set up your goals positively How you describe your goal make
65、s 65 big differenceFocusing on 66 you want to “bring into your life wi11 make you more likely to 67 (actual)pursue it. Prepare for failure(in a good way) Moments of failure 68 (be)unavoidable，but most of us abandon the goal entirely when slight failures and setbacks start piling upAt the moment when
66、 you fail，often the first instinct(本能)is to push the goal away. Its so 69(comfort)to be in that condition of self-doubt or self-criticism and guilt Your task is not to avoid failures，70 to plan for themAsk yourself, how am I likely to fail? For example，if youre likely to choose unhealthy meals when
67、youre hungry, carry a light snack with you第四部分 写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Dear Joe,Thanks for you mail. Im glad
68、to know you are interested in the 2014 Florida Winter Camp. It will be held from January 27 to February 13, during that time you will get wonderful experience. You will have chances to improve your speaking English in the courses providing. Also, activities arranged for you to spend weekends togethe
69、r with your host family, so you can learn American English in authentic situations. However, a trip to the local Disneyland will certainly add up the fun of the camp. Join in the camp and you will have the better knowledge of American culture and life. You are sure to benefit from it. Yours truly Li
70、 Hua第二节书面表达（满分 25 分）假定你是李华,最近你在当地报纸上看到一则游泳培训班的广告,称其有称职教练( instructor)，一周包会。你会一点游泳,但水性不太好,想在暑假参加训练.请你写一封咨询信了解相关情况,要点如下：1. 训练的具体时间和地点。2. 条件和费用。3. 其他特别注意的事项。注意 1.词数 100 左右。2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3.开头语和结束语已为你写好。Dear Sir/Madam,I have read your advertisement in the newspaper. _I am looking forward to hearing f
71、rom you soon. Your s sincerely , Li Hua高三年级下学期第三次半月考答案第一部分 听力120 BBCCA CABCA ABCBA ABBCC第二部分 阅读理解 2140 DAB ADBC CDAC ABDA CGAFE第三部分 完形填空41-60 CDACA BCDDC BCDDA BDBBA语法填空61. one 62.why 63.smoking 64.to meet 65. a 66. what 67. actually 68. are 69. uncomfortable 70.but 第四部分 短文改错1. youyour 2. thatwhich
72、3. 在“get”后面加a或experienceexperiences4. speakingspoken 5. providingprovided 6. 在“arranged”前面加are7. HoweverBesides/Also/Morever 8. up to 9. 去掉in 10. thea书面表达Dear Sir/Madam, I have read your advertisement in the newspaper. You mentioned in it that your instructors are fully qualified and you ensure that
73、 learners will be able to swim well after one weeks training.I can swim a little but Im not very confident in the water. So Im interested in taking part in the training course. Fortunately, the summer holiday is around the corner. Im writing to inquire when and where the course will be given, and ho
74、w long the training course will last each day.I also want to know how much you will charge me for that.Besides, would you be so kind as to tell me whether there is anything special that should be prepared or does your company provide everything necessary? I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.Yours sincerely,Li Hua
