江西省上饶市上饶中学2016届高三英语上学期期中试题重点潜能特长班.doc

上饶中学20152016学年高三上学年期中考试英 语 试 卷（重点、潜能、特长班）考试时间：120分钟 总分：150分 第I卷第一部分：听力（共20小题， 每小题1.5分，满分30分）第一节 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. What will the weather be like tomorrow? A. Cloudy B. Sunny C. Rainy2. What does the man mean? A. He cant help the woman. B. Hell pick the woman up. C. Hell go to the engineering building3. When will the two speakers go on the field trip? A. On Tuesday B. On Wednesday C. On Friday4. What time is it now? A. 7:35 B. 7:40 C. 8:005. Where does the man plan to go? A. France B. Australia C. Korea第二节 听下面5段对话。 每段对话后有几个小题，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。听完每段对话前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟，听完后，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. Who will send the file? A. Sam B. Lucy C. Carol 7. Where is the woman? A. At the airport B. In the office C. In a hotel听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why didnt the man go out last night? A. His car broke down. B. He couldnt use his car. C. He didnt feel like going out.9. What is the womans plan for next week? A. To watch a volleyball game. B. To have her car repaired. C. To get a new car听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Which item is the most expensive? A. The belt. B. The wallet. C. The tie.11. What doesnt the woman like about the wallet? A. The design B. The price C. The color12. How much will the woman pay for the gift? A. $15.00 B. $19.99 C. $35.99听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What are the two speakers probably talking about? A. A notice B. A picture C. A sport14. What are the new sports colors this year? A. Black and white B. Blue and yellow C. Red and green 15. Which picture will the two speakers use? A. One of the football team. B. One of the basketball team. C. One of the baseball team.16. What will the two speakers talk about after lunch? A. What to write B. Where to put the school name . C. Where to put the date and the time听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What are readers being asked to vote about in the first piece of news? A. Ads. B. Websites. C. Newspapers.18. When will the results be announced? A. In October B. In November C. In December19. How many airline companies does the BAC serve? A. 25. B. 50. C. 80.20. What is the last piece of news about? A. A city B. A festival C. A dance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 ，选出最佳选项并在题卡上将该项涂黑。A Trees are useful to man in three important ways: they give him wood and other useful things, they give him cool places, and they help to stop drought and flood.Unluckily, in many parts of the world, man has not found that the third of these points is the most important. Man wants to make money from trees, so he has cut them down in large numbers, only to find that without them he has lost the best friends he had. And also, he is usually too careless to plant and look after new trees. So the forests slowly disappear.This does not only mean that man will have fewer trees. The results are even worse: for where there are trees, their roots break up soil-make the rain in -and also bind（凝固） the soil, thus stopping it from being washed away easily; but where there are no trees, the rain falls on hard ground and flows away, causing floods and carrying away the rich top-soil. When all the topsoil is gone, nothing is left but useless desert.21.The most important points of trees to man is _.A. they help him to make money B. they give him cool C. they give him wood and other things D. they help him to stop drought and floods22.In many places forests slowly disappear because _ .A. many trees have been cut down by man B. new trees are not well looked after C. man has not paid enough attention to planting trees D. all the above23.Land becomes desert after all trees are cut down because _ .A. roots of trees break up the soil B. there are too many rainfallsC. there are no longer trees to keep the rain and protect the top-soil.D. strong winds bring a lot of sandBI was in New York the other day and rode with a friend in a taxi. When we got out, my friend said to the driver, “Thank you for the ride. You did a good job of driving.”The taxi driver was shocked for a second. Then he said, “Are you a wise man or something?”“No, my dear man, and Im not putting you on. I like the way you keep cool in heavy traffic.”“Yeah,” the driver said and drove off.“What was that all about?” I asked.“I am trying to bring love back to New York,” he said. “I believe its the only thing that can save the city.”“How can one man save New York?”“Its not one man. I believe I have made that taxi drivers day. Suppose he has 20 fares(乘客). Hes going to be nice to those 20 fares because someone was nice to him. Those fares in turn will be kinder to their shopkeepers or waiters or even their own families. Finally the goodwill could go to at least 1000 people. Now that isnt bad, is it?”“But youre depending on that taxi driver to pass your goodwill to others.”“Im not depending on it,” my friend said. “I might deal with ten different people today. If out of ten I can make three happy, then I can have an effect on 3000 more people.”“It sounds good on paper,” I said, “but Im not sure it works in practice.”“Nothing is lost if it doesnt. It didnt take any of my time to tell that man he was doing a good job. He neither received a larger tip nor a smaller tip. If it fell on deaf ears, so what? Tomorrow there will be another taxi driver I can try to make happy.”24. When the driver heard my friends words, he at first became_. A. surprised B. angry C. pleased D. excited.25. Why did the writers friend praise the driver? A. Because he hoped to take the drivers taxi again. B. Because he hoped to bring love to the city. C. Because the driver moved him really. D. Because the driver often helped him.26. What does the writer think of his friends idea? A. Its not a good idea. B. Its not easy to carry out. C. Its funny. D. Its a little interesting.27. We can learn from the passage that_. A. the writer tried to make the taxi driver happy. B. the writers friend wanted to be a good taxi driver. C. the writers friend did his best to make the world better. D. the writers plan would fail if the taxi driver didnt listen to him.CDavid is an excellent student and he comes from New York. His family was there until he finished eighth grade. David had no choice but to sleep on park benches. Being alone on the streets was scary. One thing kept David going: his determination to do well in school.Even though many things were difficult in Davids life, one thing was going very well. David was accepted to a special high school called MC2STEM. It is a public school in Cleveland for kids who are extremely good at science. The school turned out a peaceful place for David. He especially enjoyed having the chance to learn by doing lots of projects.High school wasnt easy. But David says that the school helped him set high standards for himself. Even when he didnt have a place to stay at night, David kept his focus on his schoolwork.While he was homeless, David would sometimes sleep in the park during the day because it was safer. “ If you sleep in the daytime in the park, people wont bother you,” he says. “youre just taking a nap. Its acceptable.” Then David would study through the night. He showered at a friends house when his friends parents were at work.All his hard work paid off. In May 2011, David graduated second in his high school class. He was accepted to 22 colleges. He also won a scholarship from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. It will pay for all his college expenses.Last fall, David began attending Harvard University, one of the top colleges in the US. “I found the perfect school for me.” He wrote in his blog.In the future, David might look for a job at a company like Google. Even better, he would like to start his own company. David says, “ I want to work for myself.”28. According to the passage, David _. A. liked to sleep on park benches. B. studied very hard. C. felt high school was easy. D. hated doing a lot of projects.29. We can know from the passage that David would _. A. work only in big companies. B. start a company with partners. C. win a scholarship again. D. have a bright future.30. Which of the following word can best describe David? A. cautious B. Lazy C. Determined D. Creative31. Whats the best title for the passage?A. A top University B. Homeless to Harvard C. A Poor Student D. Winning a ScholarshipDYour body, which has close relations with the food you eat, is the most important thing you own, so it needs proper treatment and proper nourishment (营养).The old saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away ”is not as silly as some people think. The body needs fruit and vegetables because they contain vitamin C. Many people take extra vitamins in pill form, believing that these will make them healthy.But a good diet is made up of nourishing food and this gives all the vitamins you need. The body doesnt need or use extra vitamins, so why waste money on them?In the modern western world, many people are too busy to bother about eating properly. They throw anything into their stomachs, eating hurriedly and carelessly. The list of illnesses caused or made worse by bad eating habits is frightening,32.“Your body has close relations with the food you eat.”It really means that _.A. all kinds of food you eat can be made into your bodyB. your body is made up of the food you eat C. what you eat has great effect on your healthD. the more you eat, the fitter you will feel33. The old saying referred to in the passage tells us that _.A. eating apples regularly does lots of good to our healthB. the apple is the best among all kinds of fruitsC. apples can take the place of doctorsD. an apple is a sure cure for illness 34. In the second paragraph, the writer tries to let us know _.A. our bodies need food or we can t liveB. often eating apples is a good habitC. taking extra vitamin pills is completely uselessD. a good diet is of great importance for our health 35. In the modern western countries _.A. people dont want to pay more attention to their eatingB. lots of peoples illnesses are caused or made worse by bad eating habitsC. people throw everything into their stomachs without chewingD. people are only too busy to cook meals for themselves 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。 Improve your memory, improve your life.Mark began to introduce the guest speaker to the audience, but then he paused in horror. 36 Barbara hid her jewelry when she went on vacation. When she came back, she couldnt remember where shed put it. 37 Most people have. But memory can be developed.First, relax. If youre overanxious about remembering something, youll forget it . 38 Take a deep breath and tell yourself that you have all the time in the world to remember.Second, avoid being negative. If you keep telling yourself that your memory is bad, your mind will come to believe it and you wont remember things. When you forget something, dont say, “ Gee, I need to have my brain rewired (重装电线).” To improve your memory, youll need to take an active role. Like your body, your memory can be strengthened through exercise. 39 For example, if youre learning a language, try to actively remember irregular verbs.You may also want to make associations, or links, between what youre trying to remember and things you already know. For example, if you need to catch a plane at 2:00pm, you can imagine a plane in your mind and notice that it has two wings. 40 A. Dont worry.B. He had forgotten her name.C. Perhaps youve had experiences like these.D. Look for opportunities to exercise your memory.E. Jokes like this will have a negative effect on your memory.F. You are now ten times more likely to remember the take-off time.G. Relaxing will help improve your awareness and ability to concentrate.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，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。I was said to be the worst student in my class, and my family thought I was hopeless. I had to 41 grade six. at that time a new teacher, Miss Sadia, came to our school.One day after class, she 42 that I was staying alone during the lunch break. She came to me and began to talk to me. It was just a 43 conversation. After that day, she gave me particular 44 and it made me feel special. I started to work hard because she gave me the feeling that 45 believed me , and my 46 started to improve in her subject. Months later, she moved into a house near my 47 . We would walk home together after school. Her constant support helped me, 48 in my studies, as I knew she would 49 my grades both in her subject and the other subjects. I finally 50 second in my class.Then, after grade six, she started to slowly drift away 51 still kept a constant check on me. By the time I was in grade seven, we 52 spoke, but by then I had become the 53 in my class. When I left my school, I was 54 with her, as she never answered the 55 when I called her. Then I graduated and went to a good university. One fine day, our paths 56 again. I met her at a wedding. I could not 57 asking her, "Why did you stop talking to me?""You are a clever boy. I wanted you to be a tree 58 on your own roots, not depending on others. Now here you are and I feel 59 of you. You are your inspiration and do not need to 60 a shoulder," she said. I could not say anything, but I smiled. Ill always thank her .41.AjumpBattendCcopyDrepeat42.AheardBnoticed ClearnedDsensed43.AstupidBuseless CnormalDsecret44.AattentionBattractionCexplanation Dexamination45.AeveryoneBsomeoneCanyone Dnobody46.AwordsBobjects Cclasses Dgrades47.AhomeBschoolChotelDcompany48.AgenerallyBactuallyCespecially Dusually49.