江西省上饶市上饶中学2016届高三英语上学期期中试题零培优实验补习班无答案.doc

上饶中学2015-2016年学高三上学期期中考试英 语 试 卷（零班、培优、实验、补习班）考试时间：120分钟 分值：150分 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 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A,B,C,D)中，选出最佳选项（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） AEdgar felt quite excited at the thought of his first swim of the summer. With the sun shining down so strongly, the sea was certain to be warm enough. He walked quickly along the sea-front towards the steps that led on to the sands. He smiled cheerfully at the passersby. He had just smiled and raised his hat to an elderly lady when a man with a camera caught his arm and stopped him. Edgar heard a little buzzing noise from the camera. “Your photograph, sir, in glorious colour in just one moment if you please,” said the man in one breath. Then the buzzing stopped, and he held the photograph in his hand and was waving it to and fro. In a moment he handed it over, and Edgar saw the bright blue splash of his shirt half filling the picture. “Seventy pence, sir,” the man said. “Its the bargain of your holiday.” “Seventy pence,” Edgar repeated, mildly. “For this?” He stared at the photographer. “Theyre normally eighty-five, sir, but for a single subject I make a cut-price offer. Its the best value youll get in Chadwell.” “Youll have to make a better offer,” Edgar said. It was a good photo though, he thought, so bright and clear. His hat was held high, and he was smiling broadly at the old lady, whose arm and handbag came into a lower corner. He had had no idea that he was being snapped. He thought he was really quite a good-looking chap. “Thats as good as any studio job that would cost you pounds,” said the cameraman. “Its better in a way because its so natural. Only seventy pence, sir.” “Ive never paid so much for a snap in my life. It simply isnt worth that kind of money. Its not as if I need the thing. Look, Ill give you twenty-five.” “No, I cant do that. Each of these instant colour shots costs me 50p thats the price of the blank frame, so you see” “Criminal, criminal,” Edgar broke in. “You want a profit of forty per cent. Well, not at my expense, Im afraid. Ill give you your 50p and thats that.” “Let me see, then.” The man suddenly took the photograph out of Edgars hand. “I cant waste any more time with you. Its 70p or I keep it.” “Keep it,” Edgar said. He turned, looked out to the sea, and then walked quickly away.21. Edgar smiled at and raised his hat to the lady because _.A. he thought he recognized her B. he wanted the photograph to be amusingC. she was having her photograph taken D. he was feeling excited and cheerful22. The photographer lowered his price to 70p because _.A. Edgar wanted to bargain for the photo B. Edgar couldnt afford to pay the normal priceC. Edgar was the only person in the photo D. there was only one copy of the photo23. What did Edgar think of the photo?A. He thought it made him look like a criminal. B. He liked it but thought it was too dear.C. It annoyed him because he hadnt expected it. D. He thought it was a bargain at the price.24. We can infer from the passage that _ .A. Edgar was an indifferent but good-looking manB. Edgar smiled at the photographer because he was being photographedC. the photographer was actually a criminal D. Edgar didnt buy the snap at length. B London isnt for everyone. Some promising students ignore it as an option. However, others jump at the chance without proper consideration. Student life in London is very different from campus life elsewhere.The main issue for most students in deciding whether to study in the city is their sense of how much it will cost to live in the capital. It must be acknowledged that rental prices are the highest in the country, and students should be prepared for this even with the extra loan to offer. If you do your homework, then that is where the extra costs end.If you keep your eyes open, student discounts are everywhere and many nightclubs run student nights during the week, with student unions ensuring expensive nightlife is never an issue. And if you feel like earning a bit of extra money, generally, part-time work is pretty easy to come by.The transport network is good and generally affordable, especially with the Student Oyster photos-card, but the density of London means most journeys are possible on foot, and 24-hour buses ensure a night out that rarely requires a taxi. A final benefit of the city for students, which is seldom considered by most until they actually arrive, is the power of London to connect people. Londons status as a world city means employers, including banks such as HSBC, media companies Like BSkyB, publishers such as Penguin and every kind of business in-between, choose to locate their headquarters in London.Many of these employers provide opportunities such as networking events and interview training, which are often advertised through London universities themselves, while internships, work experience and graduate schemes are all available within the city. Of course when it comes down to personal preference, London is just one city on a long list of options, but before deciding, prospective students should try hard to find out the true reality in terms of the costs and benefits to them personally.25. Some students dont choose London because _. A. they have no way to get the extra loan B. they dislike doing their housework C. London witnesses higher rents D. London is the capital of Great Britain26. Before getting to London, most students usually fail to notice _. A. so many large companies are located in London B. 24-hour buses can provide great convenience for them C. there live too many world-famous men and women D. the transport network is generally the most affordable27. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage? A. Disadvantages of Studying in London B. High Rental Prices in London C. Choices to Be Avoided by Students D. Benefits of Studying in London C Do you dream of owning your own house? Canadian Kyle MacDonald, a 26-year-old from Vancouver who is a resident in Montreal, has just achieved it. MacDonald, who has spent much of his time since graduating from college backpacking round Europe and Asia and whose main income appears to come from working as a pizza-delivery man, decided last year that he wanted tosettle down. However, when he checked the real estate market, he quickly realized that he had no chance of raising the deposit on a home of his own.So he came up with an inventive solution. Using the power of the Internet, he decided to try to barter(易货贸易) his way to a house. His starting offer? One red paper clip (回形针). Of course, he didnt expect someone to offer him a house for the paper clip , he simply wanted to trade it for something that was more valuable. 14 trades later, he is now the owner of a house in Kipling, Saskatchewan. His first trade took place when two women from his hometown offered him a pen in the shape of a fish. MacDonald then traded the fish-pen for a doorknob, then the doorknob for a stove. Further transactions brought him an electricity generator and a ski-bob, a small vehicle on tracks that people use to ride across snow and ice. After nine trades, he had a recording contract at a music studio in Toronto.But Kyle pressed on, still convinced that he would eventually get a house. After trades which brought him the opportunity to spend a day with rock star Alice Cooper and to have a small part in a Hollywood movie, he struck gold.When words of Kyles astonishing barter journey reached the people of Kipling, they decided to make their move. The population of the town is a little more than l,000, and falling fast. By offering the keys to an empty house on Main Street, Kipling hoped to bring much needed publicityand residentsto the fading town. And they seem to have succeeded!28. When Kyle MacDonald started his Internet bartering, he . A. hoped that someone would give him a house for his paper clip B. didnt expect anyone to give him a house for a paper clip C. didnt know if anyone would exchange a house for a paper clip D. expected that he would have a house after 14 trades29. The third thing that Kyle MacDonald received was . A. something you can write with B. something you hold when you open a door C. something you can cook food on D. a small vehicle for riding across snow and ice30. The people of Kipling, Saskatchewan wanted to .A. give all the houses on Main Street away B. leave town and live somewhere elseC. attract more people to come and live there D. offer the keys to houses in the city 31. What does the underlined word “transaction” refer to?A. deal B. knowledge C. vehicleD. decisionD A survey suggests that people who have dropped out from high school just earn an average of $9,000 less per year than graduates. Now a new study removes a common belief why they quit. Its much more basic than flunking out. Society tends to think of high school dropouts as kids who just cant cut it. They are lazy, and perhaps not too bright. So researchers were surprised when they asked more than 450 kids who quit school about why they left. “The vast majority actually had passing grades and they were confident that they could have graduated from high school.” John Bridgeland, the executive researcher said. About one million teens leave school each year. Only about half of African-American and Hispanic(美籍西班牙的)students will receive a diploma(证书), and actually all dropouts come to regret their decision. So, if failing grades dont explain why these kids quit, what does? Again, John Bridgeland: “The most dependable finding was that they were bored.” “They found classes uninteresting; they werent inspired or motivated. They didnt see any direct connection between what they were learning in the classroom to their own lives, or to their career aspirations.” The study found that most teens who do drop out wait until they turn sixteen, which happens to be the age at which most states allow students to quit. In the U.S., only one state, New Mexico, has a law requiring teenagers to stay in high school until they graduate. Only four states: California, Tennessee, Texas and Utah, plus the District of Columbia, require school attendance until age 18, no exceptions. Jeffrey Grin, another researcher, says raising the compulsory attendance age may be one way to keep more kids in school. “As these dropouts look back, they realize theyve made a mistake. And anything that sort of gives these people an extra push to stick it out and see it through to the end, is probably helpful measure.”New Hampshire may be the next state to raise its school attendance age to 18. But critics say that forcing the students unwilling to continue their studies to stay in school misses the pointthe need for reform. Its been called for to reinvent high school education to make it more challenging and relevant, and to ensure that kids who do stick it out receive a diploma that actually means something.32. According to researchers study, most high school students drop out of school because_. A. they have failing grades B. they are lazy and not intelligent C. they are discriminated against D. they take no interest in classes33. According to the passage, which state has a law requiring school attendance until they graduate? A. New Hampshire. B. Utah. C. New Mexico. D. The District of Columbia.34In the last paragraph, the writer is trying to_. A. suggest raising the compulsory attendance age B. analyse the reason why students quit school C. raise awareness of reforming high school dropouts D. wish to make laws to guarantee no dropouts35From the passage, we can infer the following EXCEPT that _. A. the grades of most dropouts at school were acceptable B. dropouts