1、北京临川学校2015-2016第一学期期末考试高三英语试卷第卷 (选择题）第一部分：听力(分两节，共20小题，每小题1.5分，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. How long will they stay at the beach?A. For a week. B. For two weeks. C. For a month.2. What does Mary look
2、like now?A. Much taller. B. Much prettier. C. Much fatter.3. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. What they did last night. B. What homework they had.c. What movies they watched.4. How much does the man have to pay?A. $145. B. $200 C.$2255. What will the speakers do next?A. Make a meal.
3、 B. Stop a taxi. C. Catch a plane. 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。6. Why was the man late?A. He rescued a dog. B. He saw a doctor. C. He got injured.7. What will the man d
4、o with the dog?A. Take it to a shelter. B. Give it to his friend. C. Adopt it. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. When will the man go to watch the concert?A. Sunday evening. B. Saturday evening. C. Sunday afternoon. 9. Whom will the man most probably watch the concert with?A. His wife and child. B. His parents. C.
5、His friends.听第8段材料，回答第l0至12题。10. Why does the man call the woman?A. To ask her for help. B. To ask her about her pet.C. To ask her to travel with him. 11. What does the man go to Beijing for?A. To go on a business trip. B. To experience Chinese culture.C. To get together with his girfriend. 12. Who
6、is Shelly?A. The mans girlfriend. B. The mans cat. C. The woman. 听第9段材料，回答第l3至16题。13. What is the woman doing in the park?A. Studying. B. Playing the guitar. C. Taking a walk.14. How does the man most probably feel about the test?A. Disappionted. B. Confident. C. Worried. 15. Why does the woman espe
7、cially need to prepare for unit8?A. Its the hardest. B. She missed it. C. Its the most important unit. 16. What will the man do next?A. Find an exam paper. B. Find his book.C. Ask the woman questions. 听第10段材料，回答第l7至20题。17. Who is most probably speaking?A. A student of Cambridge. B. A professor of Ca
8、mbridge.C. An employee of the Kings Art Centre. 18. How many hours are the art exhibitions open to visitors daily?A. Five hours. B. Six hours. C. Seven hours.19. Who can use the studios for free?A. Everyone in the town. B. Members of Cambridge. C. Just members of the centre. 20. When can you go to t
9、he Graduate Society Life Drawing Group classs?A. Every evening on school days.B. Wednesday evenings. C. Thursday evenings. 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。AThere was once a king who had a wise advisor. The advisor followed the king everywhere
10、 and his favorite piece of advice to the king was “Everything happens for the good.”One day the king went hunting (狩猎) and had a small accident. His foot was injured. Fortunately he was not badly injured but as always he was forced to ask his advisor what he thought about the accident, to which the
11、advisor replied, “Everything happens for the good.”This time the king was really angry and put his advisor in prison (监狱). The king then asked his advisor, “Now, what do you think?” The advisor again answered, “Everything happens for the good.”About a week later the king went on another hunting trip
12、. As it turned out the king was caught by some cannibals (食人者) and taken to their camp where he would be prepared to be their evening meal. Before putting him into the cooking pot, he was examined and the cannibals realized that the kings foot was injured. They decided to throw him back into the for
13、ests. It is the tradition for the cannibals not to eat anything that was in any way injured.It is true that everything in our lives happens for a purpose, and most often for our own good. If you think about it, all our past experiences actually happened to bring us to where we are today and make us
14、a better person. So whatever challenges that we may face today, consider it happening to bring us to the next level.21. The second paragraph tells us that. A. the advisor didnt have much useful advice B. the king was always careless about everything C. the advisor was worried about the king D. the k
15、ing always asked for advice from the advisor22. When the advisor was put in prison, he remained. A. calm B. nervous C. angry D. upset23. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that. A. everything happens for their own reasons B. it is good for us to think about experiences C. our life experience
16、s are our best teacher D. challenges will make you do anything24. By telling the story, the writer. A. tells us the danger of hunting B. asks us not to hunt any more C. wishes us to follow others advice D. wants us to think positivelyBLast week I visited my grandparents. My aunt was also staying the
17、re for a few nights for a family visit. My grandma had told me my aunts money problems and always feels so bad for her. My aunt, Jenney Brown, is in her early thirties and she has three little children, along with serious heart problems. Her husband died of cancer a few years ago and she has lost he
18、r job recently. She has a lot of financial difficulty. She told me some things in her life: She couldnt get milk for her little boy since it is too expensive. She was so happy to find $2 jeans(工装裤) at a shop even though it couldnt really fit her, she was worried about the long drive to my grandparan
19、tshouse, because she had no food for the next day and no money to buy gas on the way as she had spend her last $20. I had saved some money . After hearing about her troubles, I went downstairs and put a note of $50 in the front pocket of the handbag in secret. I didnt want to give her money directly
20、, because I knew it would embarrass her and that she would refuse it since Im a kid and dont have a job. However, Im very happy with what I did. Although I do not know whether she can find who has given her the money, I know it is of use to her. She is raising a family and has large medical needs! I
21、 hope more people know how bad my aunts situation really is so that she get more help.25. What has happenedto Jenney according to the passage?A.Her husband is suffering from cancer.B. Her husband has serious heart problems.C.She has to raise three little children by herself.D.She has a job that does
22、nt pay well.26. Why did the writer give Jenney money in secret?A.He wanted to make her surprised.B. He wanted to make her happy. C.He didnt want her to thank him.D.He would be refused if she knew it.27. We can guess from this passage that Jenney _.A.doesnt mind her dressingB.must be more than 35 yea
23、rs oldC.lives not far from her parentsD.accepts what anyone gives herCWe offer five kinds of courses. Each course has been designed to help students according to their needs.Course 1: General EnglishGeneral English is designed to develop students basic communication skills in speaking and pronunciat
24、ion, reading, listening, writing, grammar and vocabulary. Tuesday to Friday: 9:00 am to 11:00 am, $ 288 per week.Course 2: Academic EnglishAcademic English is for students who want to take the IELTS exam or for those who need to use English in a professional area. Monday to Friday: 4:00 pm to 5:00 p
25、m, $ 320 per week.Course 3: High School ESLWhy not make the most of your time studying in Australia with the help from TIES? We have High School ESL classes each week specifically designed for international students. Tuesday to Friday: 8:00 am to 11:00 am, $ 25 per hour.Course 4: Night ClassesDo you
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27、 we can design a course to meet your needs. One on One lessons can improve your English language skills more quickly and help students who want to take TOEFL. Tuesday to Friday: 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, $ 80 per hour.28. If you are an English beginner, youd better choose_. A. High School ESL B. General E
28、nglish C. Night Classes D. Academic English29. Which course would be helpful for students who want to take the IELTS exam? A. Course 1. B. Course 2. C. Course 3. D. Course 4.30. How much will you pay if you spend two weeks taking the High School ESL course? A. $ 600. B. $ 300. C. $ 500. D. $ 200.31.
29、 What can we learn from One on One according to the passage? A. Its lessons are given in the morning. B. Its especially designed for English beginners. C. Its more expensive than the other courses. D. Its lessons are designed to only improve writing skills.DIn the past two decades, the Chinese econo
30、my has undergone many reforms in an effort to compete more effectively on the international market. These reforms included allowing foreign banks to offer credit cards to Chinese citizens. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri(MU) have found about 30% of Chinese urban households now own at
31、least one credit card and the growth rate of credit adoption has been an average of 40% per year between 2004 and 2009. Rui Yao, an assistant professor of personal financial planning at MU, says that this large growth in such a small amount of time has positive and negative implications for the Chin
32、ese economy. “With more and more people taking advantage of credit cards in China, it certainly increases potential consumer buying power,” Yao said. “However, we found that more than 90% of credit card users were unaware of safety issues existing in credit card use and more than 60% had little know
33、ledge of the consequences of credit card debt. This lack of knowledge could create problems as credit card ownership is expected to grow at a rate of 11% a year.” Yao found that while 72% of Chinese credit card holders were never late on their payment, only 55% were able to pay the full balance. She
34、 also found that 70% of Chinese credit card holders said that credit cards contributed to overspending. Yao believe that Chinese could benefit from financial education designed to help them plan for their financial future and encouraging the Chinese to take advantage of debt in a responsible fashion
35、 is important for the Chinese economy. “Appropriate use of debt can help households improve their quality of life as well as spur economic growth through an increase in market purchases,” Yao said.32. Why did China allow foreign banks to offer credit cards to Chinese citizens? A. To increase Chinese
36、 citizens confidence in economy B. To respond to the urgent demand for financial reforms C. To persuade more Chinese citizens to accept credit cards D. To improve competitiveness in the international market33. A lot of figures are used in the text in order to _. A. provide concrete evidence B. recor
37、d the valuable date C. give a detailed description D. introduce a research method34. It can be inferred from the text that _.A. education is the only solutions to future financial issuesB. overspending is mainly brought about by credit cardsC. some Chinese citizens lack knowledge of credit risksD. m
38、ost Chinese credit card holders cant pay the balance35. The underlined word “spur” in the last paragraph is closest in the meaning to_A. promote B. delay C. control D. discourage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。选项中的两项为多余选项。Mosquitoes have an extraordinary ability to target humans fa
39、r away and fly straight to their unprotected skin. _(36)_.Some mosquitoes spread several serious diseases, including Dengue, yellow fever and malaria. Over one million people worldwide die from these mosquito-borne diseases each year. New research now shows how mosquitoes choose who to bite. _(37)_.
40、They are attracted to human skin and breath. They smell the carbon dioxide gas - which all mammals breathe out. This gas is how mosquitoes know that a warm-blooded creature is nearby._(38)_.Michael Dickinson is a professor at the California Institute of Technology. His research shows how these small
41、 insects, with even smaller brains, use three senses to find a blood meal. We suspected from research that we had been doing on fruit flies that vision might play a very large and underappreciated role in allowing the mosquito to really home in on the potential host target. Michael Dickinsons team u
42、sed plumes - material that rises into the air - of carbon dioxide gas into a wind tunnel（隧道）. _(39)_.The insects followed the plume. Then, the scientists placed dark objects on the lighter colored floor and walls of the tunnel. Mr. Dickinson said, at first, the mosquitoes showed no interest in the o
43、bjects at all. What was quite striking and quite surprising is that the mosquitoes fly back and forth for hours-these are hungry females-and they completely ignore the objects on the floor and wall of the tunnel. But the moment that they get a hit of CO2, they change their behavior quite dramaticall
44、y and now would become attracted to these little visual blobs（斑点）._(40)_.A. But mosquitoes also use their eyes and sense of touch.B. Once mosquitoes catch a smell of a human or animal, they also follow visual cues.C. Regrettably, mosquitoes can do more than cause an itchy woundD. They then used came
45、ras to record the mosquitoes.E. Mosquitoes need blood to survive.F. The study, published in Current Biology, details the steps of the mosquitos flight so that we may one day have a fighting chance against the biting insect.G. This suggested to the researchers that a mosquitos sense of smell is more
46、important in the search for food.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D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。It is universally acknowledged that fresh food is beneficial to our health. As a small child, I didnt know about the benefits of fresh food._41_, I considere
47、d canned fish and fruit, bottled soft drinks and _42_ snacks to be the most appetizing (令人垂涎的). As I learned to prefer fresh and _43_ foods to the artificial taste of chemically-enhanced snacks, I began to _44_ starting a vegetable garden in our backyard.“What would it take?” I asked my mom. We had
48、the space and were _45_ to take care of the plants every day. _46_ doing some research online, we _47_ to dig out a space of 16 square feet in our yard. It would have to be at least a foot deep _48_ with a raised vegetable bed, the vegetables would have two feet of depth to grow.It was February of 2
49、013. We knew that we had to work _49_ if we wanted to plant vegetables that spring. That month, every day after school, I pushed _50_ the tough clay (粘土) under our lawn with a large shovel (铲子). Luckily, the rain made the soil _51_, and before we knew it, we had finished digging the bed. Next came m
50、y favorite part: shopping for _52_ and plants. By June, our plants, especially the tomatoes, were growing _53_. We had never _54_ such fresh tomatoes; they were so sweet that you could almost taste the _55_ in them. To give our friends gifts, we packed jars of our little tomatoes. We also _56_ Itali
51、an pasta sauce with our tomatoes and basil (罗勒，一种香料). It reassured (使放心) us to know that we were eating healthy and fresh produce.The work we put into our vegetable garden was _57_ worthwhile. As long as we had the _58_ to start and maintain the garden, we _59_ a bountiful (大量的) harvest for the enti
52、re summer and fall in return. Thanks to the success of my vegetable garden, I can say that if the _60_ of life is to be happy, Im one little step closer.41.A. OtherwiseB. InsteadC. ThereforeD. Likewise42.A. preparedB. preservedC. preventedD. protected43.A. particularB. deliciousC. nutritiousD. speci
53、al44.A. think aboutB. worry aboutC. adapt toD. appeal to45.A. absentB. lateC. satisfiedD. willing46.A. BeforeB. SinceC. AsD. After47.A. ledB. refusedC. decidedD. afforded48.A. so thatB. now thatC. as long asD. even though49.A. quicklyB. hardlyC. graduallyD. suddenly50.A. overB. throughC. acrossD. be
54、yond51.A. harderB. softerC. heavierD. deeper52.A. flowersB. fruitsC. seedsD. vegetables53.A. at riskB. with careC. in excitementD. like crazy54.A. tastedB. sensedC. watchedD. smelt55.A. tearB. cloudC. sunshineD. wind56.A. cookedB. offeredC. providedD. supplied57.A. rather thanB. other thanC. no more
55、 thanD. more than58.A. factB. forceC. doubtD. willpower59.A. receivedB. acceptedC. spentD. fulfilled60.A. wayB. qualityC. goalD. standard第II卷(非选择题)第三部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第二节：（共10小题；每题1.5分，共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）或括号内单词的正确形式。Sue: Hi, Josh. I just saw you having your driving lesson. How 61it go
56、?Josh: It was OK at first. But I had to do some parking at the end and I kept62(get) that wrong.Sue: Im sure its all hard. My sisters just learned to drive but Ive63(decision) to leave it for another year or two. I dont think Im old enough.Josh: I just dont want to ask my parents for lifts. It would
57、 be64(easy) for them if I could drive.Sue: It would be of great65(useful). But are you ready to take the driving test soon?Josh: Perhaps I will fail in this time. I need some time66(practise) any way.Sue: Are you going to get your own car after the test?Josh: My parents have said theyll get67for me.
58、 They know I cant 68(real) afford it.Sue: Youre lucky. Are you planning to drive to college like our classmates each day?Josh: I think I69(continue) taking the bus. The petrol would cost too much70theres nowhere to park either.Sue: Maybe thats best.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
59、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：把多余的词用()划掉。修改：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。Last week, my friend asked me to visit his hometown with she. She told me that her hometown was very beautiful, I
60、asked for my parents permission, they agreed. We decided to stay for a week, left home for the first time made me so happy, I was like a bird, flying in a sky, breathing the free air. But when the forth day come, I started to miss my parents, especially when night was came. The darkness made me feel
61、 alone, I just wanted to be with my parents. Until then do I realized that home is sweet, my parents were the most adorable persons. It is well to get home for me. What excited I was when I know I could go home!笫二节 书面表达（满分25分）请根据以下内容为学校英语报写一篇报道。最近,我国教育专家对我国中学生所喜爱的节日进行了一项调查,北京和广州的1000多名中学生接受了调查。调查结果如
62、下：1.调查的时间、对象和调查内容；2.调查的主要数据；3.调查结果表明: 80%以上的学生知道我国的春节等传统节日;年轻人也很重视洋节日。【写作要求】只能使用5个句子表达全部内容。【评分标准】句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。.英语答案听力1-5 B C A C C 610 A C B A A 1115 C B A C B 1620 C C B B C 阅读DACD CDA BBAC DACA CEADG完型BBCAD DCAAB BCDAC ADDAC语法61.did 62.getting 63. decidedmade a decision 64.easier 65.use66.
63、to practise 67. one 68.really 69.will continue 70. and改错 1第一句She改为her;2第二句I asked前面加so/thus ;3第三句left改为leaving;4第三句a改为the;5第四句come改为came;6第四句was去掉;7第五句alone改为lonely;8第六句do改为did;9第六句well改为good;10最后一句what改为how。书表Recently some Chinese educational experts did a survey among more than 1000 students from
64、Beijing and Guangzhou on their favorite festivals. The result shows that about half of the respondents choose the Spring Festival as their most favorite. Next comes Christmas Day and Mothersor FathersDay, with 20% and 10% respectively. However, Mid-Autumn Day accounts for less than 10%. From the survey, we can see although over 80% of the students are familiar with our traditional festivals, like the S