1、北京市通州区普通中学2015-2016学年第一学期高三英语期中试题 2015年11月 本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。共150分。考试时间120分钟。第I卷(三部分，共115分)第一部分：听力理解(共三节，满分30分)第一节(共5小题：每小题1.5分，共7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你将有10秒钟的时间来回签有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话你将听一遍。 1. When did the football match start?A. At 2:30 B. At 2:35 C. At 2:452.
2、 Where are the two speakers?A. In a shop. B. In a restaurant. C. In a school.3. What does the man plan to do next?A. Board the train. B. Have breakfast. C. Send a fax.4. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Husband and wife. B. Policeman and driver. C. Friends.5. How does the man probabl
3、y feel?A. Disappointed. B. Surprised. C. Nervous.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，共22.5分) 听下面4段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几道小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有5秒钟的时间阅读每小题。听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白你将听两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. When does the conversation probably take place?A. After the final exams. B. At the end of a term. C.
4、At the beginning of a term.7. What are both speakers going to do next?A. Have a break. B. Make a phone call. C. Prepare for the exams.听第7段材料，回答第8至9 题。8. What does the speakers mainly talk about?A. How cola was invented. B. Why cola became popular. C. What makes cola a soft drink.9. How did customers
5、 drink cola when it was first sold?A. Mix it with water. B. Drink it directly. C. Mix it with oil.听第8段材料，回答第10至12 题。10. What is the main reason for having the fair?A. To have some special displays. B. To enjoy some delicious food. C. To raise money for the hospital.11. Where will the events take pla
6、ce?A. At the refreshment tent. B. In the Riverbell hospital. C. On the university athletic field.12. What will the woman do during the fair?A. Help serve food. B. Do some displays. C. Visit some friends.听第9段材料，回答第13至15 题。13. Why did the woman call the man?A. To introduce a job. B. To ask for help. C
7、. To make an appointment.14. How did the woman get to know the man?A. He phoned them. B. He emailed them. C. He worked with her.15. What did the man decide to do?A. Take the job. B. Go to the job center. C. Call the woman later.第三节(共5小题；每小题l 5分，共75分) 听下面一段对话，完成第16题至20题，每小题仅填写一个词或一组数字。听对话前，你将有20秒钟的时间
8、阅读试题，听完后你将有60秒钟的作答时间。这段对话你将听两遍。请将答案写在答题纸上。Information about Jennys Schedule CardPurpose for comingTo get the advisors _16_ on the schedule card.Total courses to take_17_ courses.Detailed informationHaving to _18_ chemistry last semester when in hospital.Looking forward to modern American _19_ and th
9、e romantic poetry.The introductory economics and music are fairly _20_ for her.第二部分：知识运用(共两节，45分) 第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，共15分) 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. Do you often listen to _ radio? No. In fact I havent got _ radio.A. a; theB. /; aC. the; aD. the; the 22. Do help yourself to some fruit,
10、_ you? A. cantB. dontC. wouldntD. wont 23. _ from Denmark? No, Im Swedish.A. Do you comeB. Are you comingC. Have you comeD. Did you come24. They overcame all the difficulties and completed the project two months ahead of time, _ was something we had not expected. A. thatB. whichC. itD. what 25. How
11、long have you stayed in this hotel? Not long, just _ this Monday.A. onB. untilC. afterD. since 26. Daddy, would you buy me an MP4 player if I do well in the final examination? I _, I promise. A. would B. shall C. willD. can 27. Coubertin _ as the founder of the modern Olympic Movement.A. regardsB. i
12、s regardedC. has regardedD. was regarded 28. It was when he took a job in a company _ he began to learn English.A. thatB. whenC. whichD. where 29. I dont mind you come in late_ you come in quietly. A. even ifB. unlessC. as long asD. though 30. When shall I phone you, morning or afternoon?_. Ill be i
13、n all day. A. EachB. BothC. NeitherD. Either31. The parents seemed contented with the news _ their son had been employed by a large company. A. whatB. whichC. thatD. when 32. Sleep well last night? Far from that! My next-door neighbor _ music pretty loud.A. plays B. had played C. would play D. was p
14、laying33. _ a hotel, we looked for somewhere to have dinner. A. Having found B. To findC. FindD. Found34. Excuse me, but it is time to have your temperature _. A. takingB. takenC. tookD. take 35. The Olympic Committee has drawn up strict rules for the sportsmen to _. A. go byB. go onC. go overD. go
15、after 第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1 5分，共30分) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。One of my fathers favorite sayings as I was growing up was “Try it!” I couldnt say I didnt like 36 , whatever it might be, 37 I tried it. Over the years Ive come to 38 how much of my success I owe to my 39 of those words as one
16、 of my values. My 40 job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I 41 what I want to do as a career（职业）. 42 I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didnt think the job I took 43 that much. I couldnt have been more 44 . I mastered the
17、 skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity（机会）to _45 through the company into different 46 . I accepted each new opportunity with the 47 ,”Well, Ill try it; if I dont like it I can always go back to my 48 position. ” But I was with the same company for the past 28 years
18、, and Ive 49 every career change Ive made. Ive discovered I 50 a large number of different talents（才能）and skills that I never would have thought were within me had it not been for my being 51 trying new opportunities. Ive also discovered that if I 52 what Im doing and work hard at achieving my 53 .
19、I will succeed. Thats why Im so 54 to be a part of CareerFables. com. I think 55 has come and I am determined to make it a success. 36. A. everythingB. somethingC. everybodyD. somebody 37. A. until afterB. ever sinceC. so thatD.long before 38. A. considerB. argueC. includeD. realize 39. A. suggestio
20、nB. explanationC. acceptanceD. discussion 40. A. hardB. bestC. extraD. first41. A. determinedB. examinedC. experienced D. introduced 42. A. ActuallyB. GraduallyC. Finally D. Usually 43. A. helpedB. requiredC. expressed D. mattered 44. A. carefulB. mistakenC. interested D. prepared 45. A. look upB. t
21、ake upC. move up D. put up 46. A. situationsB. choicesC. directions D. positions 47. A. thoughtB. replyC. action D. advice 48. A. easierB. newerC. earlier D. higher 49. A. permittedB. countedC. organized D. enjoyed 50. A. showB. possessC. need D. gather 51. A. lucky forB. slow atC. open to D. afraid
22、 of 52. A. think ofB. give awayC. believe in D. turn into 53. A. businessB. goalC. fortune D. growth 54. A. excitedB. curiousC. surprised D. helpful 55. A. dream B. time C. power D. honor 第三部分：阅读理解(共两节，40分) 第一节：(共15小题；每小题2分，共30分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AThe flying fox is not a fox at all.
23、It is an extra large bat that has got a foxs head, and that feeds on fruit instead of insects (昆虫). Like all bats, flying foxes hang themselves by their toes when at rest, and travel in great crowds when out flying. A group will live in one spot for years. Sometimes several hundred of them occupy (占
24、据) a single tree. As they return to the tree toward sunrise, they quarrel among themselves and fight for the best places until long after daylight. Flying foxes have babies once a year, giving birth to only one at a time. At first the mother has to carry the baby on her breast wherever she goes. Lat
25、er she leaves it hanging up, and brings back food for it to eat. Sometimes a baby bat falls down to the ground and squeaks (尖叫) for help. Then the older ones swoop (俯冲) down and try to pick it up. If they fail to do so, it will die. Often hundreds of dead baby bats can be found lying on the ground a
26、t the foot of a tree.56. The passage tells us that there is no difference between the flying fox and the ordinary bat in_. A. their size. B. their appearance. C. the kind of food they eat. D. the way they rest.57. Flying foxes tend to _. A. double their number every year. B. fight and kill a lot of
27、themselves. C. move from place to place constantly. D. lose a lot of their young.58. Flying foxes have fights _. A. to occupy the best resting places. B. only when it is dark. C. to protect their homes from outsiders. D. when there is not enough food.59. How do flying foxes care for their young? A.
28、They only care for their own babies. B. They share the feeding of their young. C. They help when a baby bat is in danger. D. They often leave home and forget their young.BIn 1909 an English newspaper offered 1,000 to the first man to fly across the English Channel in an aeroplane. Today, modern jets
29、 cross it in minutes. But at that time it still seemed a good distance. The race to win the money soon became a race between two men. Both were very colourful. One was Louis Bleriot. He owned a factory in France that made motor car lamps. He was already well known as a pilot because he had had accid
30、ents several times. Some people laughed at him. One man said, “He may not be the first to fly across the Channel but he will certainly be the first to die in an accident!” But Bleriot was really a good and brave pilot. He also had many good ideas about aeroplane design. The other man was Hubert Lath
31、am. He was half French and half English. He took up flying when his doctors told him he had only a year to live. “Oh, well,” he said, “if I m going to die soon, I think I shall have a dangerous and interesting life now.” Latham was the first to try the flight across the Channel. Ten kilometres from
32、the French coast, his plane had some trouble. It fell down into the water and began to sink under the water. A boat reached Latham just in time. He was sitting calmly on the wing and was coolly lighting a cigarette. Bleriot took off six days later. He flew into some very bad weather and very low clo
33、ud. He somehow got to the English side and landed in a farmers field. When he did so, a customs officer rushed up to his plane. “Have you anything to declare?” The officer demanded.60. The story took place _ . A. in the early 20th centuryB. in the 19th century C. right after World War ID. at a time
34、not mentioned in the passage61. Why did Hubert Latham want to fly across the Channel? A. He thought he could manage it easily. B. He wanted to be the first one to cross the Channel. C. He knew he only had a year to live. D. He had always been interested in flying.62. Which of the following is NOT tr
35、ue? A. Latham became a pilot on the doctors advice. B. He was told he could live another year. C. His plane had some trouble. D. He was saved by a boat when his plane was sinking.C When TV programs report wars or disasters, the editors rarely use the most horrifying pictures of dead or wounded victi
36、ms because they dont want to upset their viewers. Even so, viewers are usually warned in advance that they “may find some of these disturbing” so they can look away if they choose. But the men and women whose jobs are to record those scenes the TV cameramen have no such choice. It is their duty to w
37、itness the horrors of the war and record them, no matter how gruesome and unpleasant they may be. Consequently, it is one of the most dangerous, exposed and emotionally taxing job that the world offers.Today, the demand for their work is rising. The explosion of satellite broadcasting and 24 hour ne
38、ws in recent years has created an almost insatiable demand for TV information. But major broadcasters and the TV news agencies such as Reuters and WTN have never had enough staff to meet the world wide demand for up to date pictures, so increasingly they turn to “freelance” TV cameramen.These freela
39、nce cameramen are independent operators tied to no particular organization. They will work for any company which hires them for just a few hours or for several weeks in a war zone. But if freelance cameraman is injured in the course of the job, the TV company is not responsible for him. The freelanc
40、er must survive on his own.“TV will always need hard, vivid moving pictures which are fresh, but these companies feel uncomfortable with large numbers of employees on their books,” explains Nik Growing, once foreign editor for Britains Channel 4 News and now a BBC news presenter.“By hiring freelance
41、rs, they can buy in the skills they need only when they need them. It also enables them to contract out the risk,” he says.63. The word “taxing” in Para 1 most probably means _.A. demandingB. saddeningC. satisfyingD. encouraging64. TV news agencies turn to freelance cameramen in order to _.A. save e
42、xpenses and avoid riskB. get first hand information and picturesC. look for pictures that are of fine qualitiesD. buy the horrifying pictures they need65. The freelance cameramen _.A. need to work on their own B. have to take great risks in the course of work C. have better skills than other cameram
43、enD. are tied to many TV news agencies66. From the passage we can know that _.A. TV cameramen should be given better choice of work B. TV cameramen are being challenged by the freelancersC. TV cameramen have to witness disasters and killing whether they like them or notD.TV cameramen have to contrac
44、t out the risks for their companiesDAnimals seem to have the sense to eat when they are hungry and they do not eat more than their bodies need. It has been shown that rats will, when given a choice over a period of time, prefer water with vitamins to water without vitamins even there is no differenc
45、e in taste or smell between the two water bottles. When a fragrant flavor (香味) was added to the vitamin-enriched water, the rats did seem to develop a taste for it and kept drinking it, even after the vitamins were switched to the clear water. In time, however, they broke the habit and went back to
46、where the necessary vitamins were.In a classic experiment, babies of 6 to 12 months old were placed in a cafeteria feeding arrangement, with a wide selection of baby food before them. They were given whatever they pointed to or appeared interested in. We are told that at first they showed some unusu
47、al eating patterns, but over a period of time they managed to select well-balanced diet.So, in selecting food, rats and babies do seem to know and act on whats best for them. Apparently, there is a kind of “body wisdom”, which humans soon lose. Most of us do not eat as wisely as we could. Many of ou
48、r food preferences are culturally determined and influenced by long-established habits. Some people eat foxes, dogs and blackbirds, while we eat cows and pigs. So what people eat and how much they eat seems to be greatly influenced by what is going on around them. 67. As far as their eating habits a
49、re concerned, babies and rats are similar in that both _. A. have the natural abilities to choose a balanced diet B. develop a taste for the same kinds of flavors C. have the same eating patterns D. prefer flavored food and drink68. In the experiment on rats, a fragrant flavor was added to the water
50、 to _.A. prove that vitamins are tasteless B. find out rats preference in flavorC. encourage rats to drink vitamin-enriched waterD. test whether rats know which drink is good for them 69. The expression “the habit” in Para 1 refers to drinking water which _. A. is clearB. is tasteless C. is flavored
51、D.has vitamins70. According to the passage, adults eating habits differ from those of babies because _. A. adults have more choices of food than babies in eating patterns B. adults usually cannot resist the temptation of various delicious food C. adults eating habits are closely related to the socia
52、l and culture customs D. adults know better than babies what kinds of food are good for their health第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Before going outside in the morning, many of us check a window thermometer(温度计)for the temperature. This helps us decide what to wear. _71_
53、. We want our food to be a certain coldness in the refrigerator. We want it a certain hotness in the oven(烤箱). If we dont feel well, we use a thermometer to see if we have a fever. We keep our rooms a certain warmth in the winter and a certain coolness in the summer.Not all the thermometers use the
54、same system to measure temperature. We use a system called the Fahrenheit scale. But most other countries use the Centigrade scale.Both systems use the freezing and boiling points of water as their guide._72_ .The most common kind of thermometer is made with mercury(水银)inside a clear glass tube. As
55、mercury (or any other liquid ) becomes hot, it expands. As it gets colder, it contracts(收缩). That is why on hot days the mercury line is high in the glass tube._73_.First. Take a clear glass juice bottle that has a cap; fill the bottle with coloured water. Tap a hole in the center of the cap using a
56、 hammer and thick nail. Put the cap on the jar. Then stick a plastic straw(吸管) through the nail hole._74_.Finally. Place a white card on the outside of the bottle and behind the straw. Now you can see the water lever easily._75_.As the temperature goes down, the water will contract, and the lever in
57、 the straw will come down. Perhaps you will want to keep a record of the water lever in the straw each morning for a week.A. We use and depend on thermometers to measure the temperature of many other things in our daily lives.B. Thermometers measure temperature, by using materials that change in the
58、 same way when they are heated or cooled.C. Now that you know this rule you can make a thermometer of your own that will work.D. The water will rise in the straw. As the temperature of the air goes up, the water will expand and rise even higher.E. They label these in different ways. On the Fahrenhei
59、t scale water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. On the Celsius scale water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100degrees.F. Take wax (you may use an old candle if you have one) and melt some of it right where the straw is struck into the cap to seal (把.粘住) them together.G. People use th
60、ermometers which are made by themselves when travelling around the world.第II卷 (共35分)第四部分：书面表达 (共两节，35分)第一节：情景作文（20分）假设你是红星中学高三一班的学生李华，近日你班同学参加了世界自然基金会WWF组办的“我为哥本哈根减斤碳”活动，大家开始在日常生活中减少能源、纸张等的消耗。请根据以下四幅图提供的信息，给某英文杂志写一篇以“Low carbon Living”为题的英文稿件，介绍你们参加此次活动第一天的具体做法。注意：1信的开头已为你写好。 2词数不少于60。Low carbon Liv
61、ingRecently, my classmates and I participated in the activity of Low Carbon Living organized by the WWF. On the first day 第二节：开放作文（15分）请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。In your English class, your teacher shows you the following picture. You are asked to describe the picture and explain how you understand it. 提
62、示词：放大镜：magnifier 答题纸听力16_ 17_ 18_ 19_ 20_阅读7175_作文一_作文二_答案1-5CACBC 6-10 BBAAC 11-15 CAABB 16 signature 17. six 18. drop 19 novel 20. easy21. C 22. D 23. A 24. B25. D26. C27. B28. A29. C30. D31. C32. D33. A34. B35. A36-40.B .A D C D 41-45 A .A .D .B C 46-50.D .A .C .D .B 51-55.C C B A B56. D57. D58.
63、A59. C60. A61.C 62. A63. A64. A 65. B66. C67. A 68. D69. C 70. C第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）71. A。72. E。73. C。74. F。75. D。第四部分： 书面表达（满分30分）第一节：情景作文（20分）一、评分原则1本题总分为30分，按5个档次给分。2评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言初步确定其所属档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。3评分时，应注意的主要内容为：内容要点、应用词汇和语法结构的数量和准确性及上下文的连惯性。4拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面。评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度
64、予以考虑。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。5词数少于60，从总分中减去1分。二、内容要点1步行或骑车上学 2关灯、关电脑 3纸张两面用 4使用环保购物袋三、One possible version:Low carbon LivingRecently, my classmates and I participated in the activity of Low Carbon Living organized by the WWF. On the first day, we chose to go to school by bike or on foot rather than by bus or
65、 car. Before we left the classroom, we made sure the lights and the computer were switched off. In order to make full use of paper, we began to write on both sides. Besides, while shopping, we no longer used plastic bags but carried environmentally friendly ones.I think what we did on that day was m
66、eaningful, which an help us to form a good habit. We should also call on the people around us to do something for low carbon living. Only in this way will the earth he a good place to live on.第二节：开放作文（15分）一、评分原则：1本题总分为15分，按4个档次给分。2评分时，先根据文章的内容和语言质量初步确定其档次，然后以该档次的要求来衡量，确定或调整档次，最后给分。3评分时应考试：文章是否扣题，结构是
67、否完整，内容是否充实、健康，思维是否活跃，逻辑是否清晰、语言是否规范，交际是否得体。4拼写与标点符号是语言准确性的一个方面。评分时，应视其对交际的影响程度予以考虑。英、美拼写及词汇用法均可接受。5词数少于50，从总分中减去1分。二、One possible version:As can he seen in the picture, there is a small spot on the table while a man is looking at it with a magnifier. Through the magnifier, the spot seems bigger and c
68、learer.The picture has a reflection in our daily life. The spot is just like a persons strongpoint or weak point. If we enlarge ones strongpoint, we may recognize it and can find something worth learning from the person. On the contrary, if his weak point is always focused on, he will feel discouraged, which prevents him from making progress. In my opinion, we should make it clear where it magnifier is used and what can be enlarged.
