湖北省襄阳市枣阳市第二中学2016届高三英语上学期期中试题.doc

枣阳市第二中学高三年级2015-2016学年度上学期期中考试英语试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟 祝考试顺利 第卷 选择题 （共两部分，满分70分）第一部分 阅读理解 （满分40分）第一节 （共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分） Cheaters called “pirates” often use camcorders(便携式摄像机) and cell phones to make illegal copies of blockbusters in the local theater. These pirates then sell those recordings on the street or over the Internet for very low prices. Some share them for free.“Its unfair for people to pirate movies,” says 15-year-old Hadaia Azad Ezzulddin. Movie piracy “takes money out of the pockets of thousands of people in the movie industry,” she notes. Victims include famous actors and directors as well as local theater owners and their employees.Hadaia came up with an idea that could help stop movie piracy. Hadaias idea uses infrared(红外线的) light. This range of light is invisible to the human eye. It is visible, however, to many types of cameras. Theater owners could place small infrared lights on their movie screens. The lights would not disturb people watching the movie. It would, however, distort the recordings made by many types of cameras.To test her idea, Hadaia built a box with a movie screen inside. Then, she projected images on that screen through a hole in the box. She took recordings of those images, using nine different types of cameras. These included the types found in cell phones as well as camcorders. During some tests, she also turned on light emitting diodes(发光二极管), or LEDs. The LEDs were embedded（植入的）in a certain place behind the movie screen. They gave out infrared light.Sure enough, she showed, a pirated movie included odd stripes or spots if it had been recorded while the LEDs were on. It might be possible to use the LEDs to flash the date and time on the movie screen. The information would then appear in the illegal recordings. Theater owners or police might use the information to track down the pirates.Cutting down on piracy might get more people into theaters to watch the real movie instead of an illegal copy. Six out of every ten films now produced arent profitable. They dont make enough money to recover how much was spent to make and market them. Such a poor payback can discourage filmmakers from producing anything but the types expected to become blockbuster hits. It might also keep smaller theaters from showing a wider variety of movie types.1 From what Hadaia says in Paragraph 2, we can infer that _.A. most people spend less money on pirates movesB. the pirates dont have to pay for the movie ticketsC. theater owners will increase the price of movie ticketsD. she strongly criticizes those who video movies in the theater2Infrared lights are put on the movie screens to _.A. adjust the brightness of the movie screensB. make sure the images of movies are darkC. make illegal copies of movies unpleasant to seeD. protect the eyesight of viewers in the darkness3What is the correct order of the steps in Hadaias test?a. She projected pictures on the screen.b. She used cameras to record the pictures.c. She turned on the LEDs placed behind the screen.d. She made a special box with a movie screen inside.A. d c a b B. d b a cC. b a c d D. b c a d4According to the last paragraph, we can know that _.A. forty percent of movies now are profitableB. small theaters often choose to show low-cost moviesC. more and more people go to theaters to fight movie piracyD. filmmakers prefer to produce ordinary movies than blockbustersThere is a popular belief among parents that schools are no longer interested in spelling. No school I have taught in has ever ignored spelling or considered it unimportant as a basic skill There are, however, vastly different ideas about how to teach it, or how much priority it must be given over in general language development and writing ability. The problem is, how to encourage a child to express himself freely and confidently in writing without holding him back with the complexities of spelling?If spelling becomes the only focal point of his teacher's interest, clearly a bright child will be likely to "play safe". He will tend to write only words within his spelling range, choosing to avoid adventurous language. That's why teachers often encourage the early use of dictionaries and pay attention to content rather than technical ability.I was once shocked to read on the bottom of a sensitive piece of writing about a personal experience: "This work is terrible! There are far too many spelling errors and your writing is illegible." It may have been a sharp criticism of the pupil's technical abilities in writing, but it was also a sad reflection on the teacher who had omitted to read the essay, which contained some beautiful expressions of the child's deep feelings. The teacher was not wrong to draw attention to the errors, but if his priorities had centered on the child's ideas, an expression of his disappointment with the presentation would have given the pupil more motivation to seek improvement.5Teachers differ in their opinions about _.A. the difficulties in teaching spellingB. the necessity of teaching spellingC. the complexities of the basic writing skillsD. the role of spelling in general language development6The expression "play safe" probably means “_”.A. to write carefullyB. to avoid using words one is not sure ofC. to do as teachers sayD. to use dictionaries frequently7Teachers encourage the use of dictionaries so that _.A. teachers will have less trouble in correcting mistakesB. students will have more confidence in writingC. students will be able to express their ideas more freelyD. students will learn to be independent of teachers8The major point discussed in the passage is _.A. the relationship between spelling and content of a compositionB. the importance of developing writhing skillsC. the correct way of marking compositionsD. the complexities of spellingThe extraordinary Eastgate Building in Harare, Zimbabwes capital city, is said to be the only one in the world to use the same cooling and heating principles as the termite mound(白蚁堆).Architect Mick Pearce used precisely the same strategy when designing the Eastgate Building, which has no air-conditioning and almost no heating. The buildingthe countrys largest commercial and shopping complexuses less than 10% of the energy of a conventional building of its size. The Eastgates owners saved $3.5 million on a $36 million building because an air-conditioning equipment didnt have to be imported.The complex is actually two buildings linked by bridges across a shady, glass-roofed atrium(天井) open to the air. Fans suck fresh air in from the atrium, blow it upstairs through hollow spaces under the floors and from there into each office through baseboard vents(通风口). As it rises and warms, it is drawn out via ceiling vents and finally exists through forty-eight brick chimneys.During summers cool nights, big fans blow air through the building seven times an hour to cool the empty floors. By day, smaller fans blow two changes of air an hour through the building, to circulate the air which has been in contact with the cool floors. For winter days, there are small heaters in the vents. This is all possible only because Harare is 1600 feet above sea level, has cloudless skies, little dampness and rapid temperature changesdays as warm as 31 commonly drop to 14 at night. “You couldnt do this in New York, with its hot summers and cold winters,” Pearce said.The engineering firm of Ove Arup & Partners monitors daily temperatures. It is found that the temperature of the building has generally stayed between 23 and 25, with the exception of the annual hot period just before the summer rains in October and three days in November, when a doorkeeper accidentally switched off the fans at night. And the air is freshfar more so than in air-conditioned buildings, where up to 30% of the air is recycled.9Why was Eastgate cheaper to be built than a conventional building? A. It was designed in a smaller size.B. No air conditioners were fixed in.C. Its heating system was less advanced.D. It used rather different building materials.10What does “it” refer to in Paragraph 3?A. Hollow space.B. Baseboard vent.C. Fresh air from outside.D. Heat in the building.11Why would a building like Eastgate Not work efficiently in New York?A. New York has less clear skies as Harare.B. Its dampness affects the circulation of air.C. New York covers a larger area than Harare.D. Its temperature changes seasonally rather than daily.12The data in the last paragraph suggests Eastgates temperature control system_.A. works better in hot seasonsB. can recycle up to 30% of the airC. functions well for most of the yearD. allows a wide range of temperaturesWhile working in Southeast Asia in the mid 1990s, I became a branch manager in a factory. At the beginning, I used human relations principles, such as putting myself into the others place to help gain trust. After a few months, I was told that the factory team members liked and trusted me.Then the owner, seeing how everyone thought well of me, believed that I could become an instrument of change to carry out his several unpopular programs. The factory members resisted and eventually saw me as a puppet controlled by the owner. The more I insisted that they follow orders the more they found ways to weaken the new changes.Finally, I was replaced by a manager who knew enough to please both masters. Even though the owner did not like the fact that his new changes were not immediately applied, the new manager gained his power by the support received from his team together with an intention to find a way. What I learned was that your team must always see you as supportive of their needs, even to the extent that the owner may not be pleased that you are unable to follow their wishes. At the end of the day, if your people do not follow you then you are no longer in charge and will be replaced.At first I blamed my boss for putting me in such a position. Then in honest reflection, I began to realize that he had probably hoped that I would have found some middle ground. What I could have done was to first obtain their advice about why they did not wish to follow the new policy changes, and then I should have used my influence with both the owner and team members to find a better way.Though, in fact it is a painful lesson for me, it has served me well along my career path!13What can we learn from the passage?A. Obeying is the best quality.B. Giving is always a pleasure.C. Appreciating others will benefit a lot.D. Dealing with relationship is important.14The underlined word “puppet” has the similar meaning to .A. instrument B. assistantC. wretch D. winner15Which is the right order according to the passage?a. He was removed from his position.b. He got on poorly with the coworkers.c. He carried out the orders of the owner.d. He became a branch manager.f. He was believed in not only by coworkers but leaders.A. a, b, d, c, f B. f, d, c, b, aC. d, f, c, b, a D. d, c, f, b, a16From the third paragraph we can infer that .A. the new manager carried out the programs at onceB. the new manager got on badly with workersC. workers need to be recognized and supportedD. you should make full use of your powerAlthough I started learning English during my college years, when I entered the States, I only understood two English words “Yes” and “No”. We learned many grammar rules but we could not make the language connections to the real English world. Language frustration worries almost all first generation immigrants. For example, I got a letter from a Chinese-American who has lived in the States for a long time and has a good IT job saying “My 11-year-old girl writes quite well, but as her parents, we could not even read her article.”In addition, my Chinese-American professor friend has difficulty reading a novel. Improving our English skills has become a long journey for all of us. Honestly, if I have a chance, I really want to reach out to everyone in the world who has had a similar experience: learning a second language in adulthood. I wish I could encourage them to speak out about the culture shock, frustration they felt about the differences between West and East.I have mainly focused on my English writing since 2008 after I found “Literacy Volunteers”, an organization that specially focuses on helping immigrants improve their English. I decided to challenge myself, writing a story like an American. I saw many wonderful Americans there. As soon as I met my teacher Alice, I asked her to be my private language tutor and have taken Tims English class. Every week Alice and I have worked on my English essays sentence by sentence.To observe the culture differences between West and East, occasionally, I posted a few of my English essays online. I mentioned previously about American culture; when people read the same article or even face the same situation, American and Chinese act very differently. In my viewpoint, these differences make America the strongest country in the world. I know you have the right to express your own opinions, but accusing others without proof is not acceptable.17The underlined word “frustration” in the first paragraph means .A. failure and setbacks B. words and problemsC. understanding and progress D. slang and idioms18In the passage, “Literacy Volunteers” is .A. only intended to help the Chinese-AmericansB. an organization which is set up to make a profitC. of great use to people like the authorD. a school showing how to enjoy literature19From the last paragraph we can learn that .A. Americans and Chinese are of the same idea about somethingB. culture shock only exists between Chinese and AmericansC. accusing others freely can be acceptable in AmericaD. culture differences have great influence on the people20The purpose of the passage is .A. to show how hard a Chinese-American lives in AmericaB. to share her experience of improving her EnglishC. to imply grammar rules are not importantD. to warn Chinese-Americans of English第二部分 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）The famous composer(作曲家)，Albert Roussel，didnt have a good start in this career. However，he achieved a great deal of success as a result of a Roussel's parents died when he was eight and he went to live with his As a little boy，he fell in 1ove with music and himself about it by reading through the family collection that his mother kept which there were a lot of related booksThree years laterRoussels grandfather died，and his mothers sister decided to himHer husband was a