浙江省平湖市当湖高级中学高三英语上学期期中试题

2016学年第一学期高三英语期中考试试题卷
第一部分听力（共两节,满分30分）
做题时.先将答案标在试卷上。

录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题纸上。

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 many members has the club got?
A. 8.
B. 15.
C. 30.
2. How will the speakers go to the train station?
A. On foot.
B. By taxi.
C. By underground.
3. What will the woman do next?
A. Do the cooking.
B. Have a sandwich.
C. Go to the dining hall.
4. What could the woman most probably be?
A. A patient.
B. A doctor.
C. A nurse.
5. What are the speakers mainly discussing?
A. What clothes to wear.
B. When to go to the party.
C. Whether to meet at 8:00.
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罝。

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。

听下面一段材料，回答第6至第7题。

6. What is the woman doing?
A. Introducing her job position.
B. Conducting an interview.
C. Hunting for a job.
7. What does the woman say about herself?
A. She dislikes working in Mexico.
B. She has excellent leadership qualities.
C. She can’t speak any foreign languages.
听下面一段材料，回答第8至第9题。

8. What does the woman ask the man to do?
A. Look after the children.
B. Take another flight.
C. Change seats.
9. What does the woman think of the man?
A. Disappointing.
B. Unlucky.
C. Helpful.
听下面一段材料，回答第10至第12题。

10. Why does the girl want the man to read the book?
A. To let him have a rest.
B. To share its stories with him.
C. To get his opinion on the book.
11. What do we know about the girl?
A. She is 16 years old.
B. She cares about the man.
C. She left school three years ago.
12. What will the man do in the end?
A. Read the book.
B. Continue his work.
C. Tal k about his thought.
听下面一段材料，回答第13至第16题。

13. Where is the man fro m?
A. Paris.
B. London.
C. New York.
14. How did the woman feel when Serge appeared again?
A. Surprised.
B. Worried.
C. Happy.
15. How did Serge help the woman?
A. He found her a hotel.
B. He lent her his cell phone.
C. He drove her to Dave’s house.
16. What is the relationship between the woman and Serge?
A. Workmates.
B. Cousins.
C. Strangers.
听下面一段材料，回答第17至第20题。

17. What was the couple doing in the bar?
A. They were trying to steal something.
B. They were chatting with friends.
C. They were laughing loudly.
18. How many people went outside with Kelly to follow the couple?
A. Two.
B. Three.
C. Four.
19. What did Hannah do when she was outside?
A. She called the police.
B. She telephoned Kelly’s number.
C. She looked for her phone carefully in the bar.
20. How did the speaker feel in the end?
A. Worried.
B. Lucky.
C. Frightened.
第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分35分）
第一节（共10小题；每小题2.5分，满分25分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

A
Let’s help those in need
CLEARWATER —The Salvation Army serving Clearwater and Upper Pinellas County will give away more than 8,500 turkeys and food baskets to local families after Thanksgiving Monday
and Tuesday, Nov23-24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Those who registered for assistance in October can pick up their turkey Nov. 23-24 from The Salvation Army. The Salvation Army relies on community partners and more than 100 volunteers to help with distribution. For information on volunteering, call Director of Development Lindsay Crossland at 727-725-9777.
OLDSMAR —Oldsmar Cares is looking for volunteers to help with its sixth annual Thanksgiving Bounty Tuesday, Nov. 24, from 7 a.m. to noon, at 163 State Road 580 W., Oldsmar. The organization expects to provide 150 to 200 boxes this year. Volunteers help sort, pack and load the boxes into the clients’ cars. To sign up, visit . For more information, call 813-415-7373.
HEP —Homeless Empowerment Program, is looking for generous individuals and companies in the community to participate in its annual Adopt-a-Family program. Sponsor a family living at HEP by providing items to make their holiday special, such as clothing, shoes, toys and games. For more information, call Rebecca at 727-442-9041.
SEMINOLE —The GFWC Seminole Junior Woman’s Club is collecting Donations for its 17th annual “Share Our Spirit” food drive to help feed Seminole children during the winter holiday break. Many of these children receive meals through school programs, but during the holiday vacation, there is often little food available to them. Donations are needed by Friday, Dec. 11. For more information, call Joan DiRienzo at 813-749-1115.
21. If you want to help distribute turkeys and food baskets, you can call ______.
B
813-415-7373
A 727-725-9777
.B
D
C 727-442-9041
813-749-1115
.D
22. Which organization specially offers kids food during the winter holiday break?
A Oldsmar Cares.
B The Salvation Army.
C Homeless Empowerment Program.
D The GFWC Seminole Junior Woman's Club.
23. What’s the purpose of the text?
A To introduce some places for holidays
B To compare different activities.
C To show how to get donations.
D To ask people to volunteer.
B
A study by talent management expert DDI reveals that one in three employees don’t consider their boss to be doing an effective job, while nearly half of workers think they could do their boss’s job better than them.
Conducted as a way to determine wha t today’s leaders are d oing right and what they are doing wrong, the research also finds that fewer than 40 percent of employees are motivated by their supervisor to give their best effort.
Much of the dissatisfaction comes from supervisors’unwillingness to listen to their employees. Thirty-five percent of the surveyed workers say their boss never, or only sometimes, listens to their work-related concerns. Additionally, only 54 percent of supervisors involve employees in making decisions that affect their work..
The study also shows too many leaders aren’t delivering on the basic requirements---courtesy(好意), respect, honesty and tact in their interactions---of a healthy manager/employee relationship.
Sixty percent of those surveyed report their boss has damaged their self-esteem, while nearly one-third of employees say their supervisor doesn’t remain calm when discussing problems.
The lack of faith in their boss is forcing many to consider other employment. Nearly 40 percent of those surveyed say they leave a job primarily because of their leader, whil e more than half say their negative perception of a boss has them contemplating finding a new employer.
There are areas, however, where supervisors score high marks. The research shows 74 percent of workers understand their boss’s expectations of them, while 66 percent say their manager provides the support they need.
The research is based on surveys of more than 1200 full-time employees from the United
States, United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, China, Germany, India and southeast Asia.
24. What’s the best title for the passage?
A. The Boss Doesn’t Do an Effective Job
B. Hate Your Boss? You’re not Alone
C. What’s your Attitude Towards Your Boss?
D. Is Your Boss Satisfied with You?
25 What makes the employees unsatisfied is that ___________.
A. they are not paid regularly
B. the bosses don’t pay them well
C. the working conditions are bad
D. the bosses are unwilling to listen to them
26. Some of the employees changed their job because ______.
A. they lacked faith in their boss
B. they wanted to get paid more
C. their boss damaged their self-esteem
D. their boss didn’t remain calm
27. The underlined word “contemplating” means ________in this passage.
A. suggesting
B. imagining
C. considering
D. managing
C
28．Who can apply for a free audio tour?
A．Blind or poor-sighted visitors．B．Visitors with children．
C．Those buying some ice cream．D．People arriving after 15：00．
29．What is specially offered to visitors with kids?
A．A free toy． B．security guard． C．A baby carrier．D．A pushchair．
30．Why are visitors required to turn off their mobile phones?
A．To make sure it is safe for all visitors． B．To keep what they see in the castle a secret．
C．To prevent them from disturbing others．D．To prevent the use of the built-in cameras．
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。

Being Left-handed in a Right-handed World
The world is designed for right-handed people, but why does a tenth of the population prefer the left? 31
The answer to it remains a bit of a mystery. Since scientists have notice d that left-handedness tends to run in families, it's assumed that left-handedness has a genetic （基因的）component to it. 32 In fact, identical twins, who share the same genes, can sometimes prefer to use different hands. There are also plenty of theories on what else might determine wh ich hand you write with, but many experts believe that it's kind of random. Historically, the left side and left-handedness have been considered a negative thing by many cultures. 33 In some areas, the left hand became known as the "unclean" hand.
In many religions, the right hand of God is the favored hand. For example, Jesus sits at God's right side. God's left hand, however, is the hand of judgement. Various activities and experiences become rude or even signs of bad luck when the left hand becomes involved. In some parts of Scotland, it is considered bad luck to meet a left-handed person at the start of a journey. 34 A person giving directions will put their left hand behind them and even physically try to point with their right hand if necessary. In some Asian countries, eating with the left hand is considered impolite.
35 People come to realize that left-handedness is natural. People even noticed that many famous people are left-handed, including Benjamin Franklin, Leonardo Da Vinci, and Charlie Chaplin. Some researchers find out that lefties are more creative and can deal with abstract thinking better. The left-handedness is more easily adaptable to the right-handed world as well. Being left-handed is no longer a sad story now; instead, it is a wonderful gift or maybe it is something you should take pride in.
A. In other words, left-handers are born that way.
B. Left-handedn ess used to be regarded as a disability.
C. The unfavorable associations of the use of the left hand among cultures are varied.
D. Why do they prefer to use their left hand rather than their right hand for routine activities?
E. Why do some parents force their left-handed children to become right-handed when writing?
F. In Ghana, pointing, gesturing, giving or receiving items with the left hand is considered rude.
G. Fortunately, nowadays most societies and cultures no longer reject left-handedness like before.
第三部分语言运用（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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。

People often ask me how I write with four children.
More often than not, my stories are pieced together, written, and edited in a series
of 36 moments. If I’m working while the kids are home, I have the added 37 of tuning out their chaos. I’ll write and write until I fall under a spell, and just when
I was getting 38 , it happens—Camille will 39 into my office wearing a big smile—and a smelling diaper (尿布).
I wish I had a daily 40 , a solid time no one can interrupt, but I don’t. I may
go days or even weeks without writing. I hate these 41 , but much as I like to believe the world needs my writing, my daughters need me much more. So for now I write when I can. While this arrangement works, I sometimes 42 how productive I’d be if my life wasn’t stop-and-go. With time on my side, I could be a writing machine, 43 at once what would normally take me months.
This leads me to a question I find 44 to all parents: Do kids hold back or 45 our dreams? Children are needy by nature, and regardless of how much 46 we show them, they want more. By the time we tend to them, we’re tir ed out—and 46 in the mood
to follow our dream. They push our personal pleasures 47 and slow us down, making tortoises out of hares.
On the other hand, children add a richness to our lives that I believe inspires better work, thus 48 for time we lose. As a writer, I don’t f ind inspiration sitting at my computer. 49 , I find it when I’m out living, and the 50 I take because of my children—going to the ballpark, birthday parties, even doctor visits—put me in 51 with people who constantly set off new ideas. Many ideas arise through 52 conversation, which can 53 me like thunder. Immediately, I’ll make a mental note, knowing that someday I’ll use that 54 in a story.
36．A. quiet B. critical C. stolen D. precious
37．A. challenge B. courage C. instruction D. priority
38．A. direction B. invention C. inspiration D. application
39．A. run B. crawl C. jog D. tiptoe
40．A. routine B. method C. technique D. habit
41．A. days B. breaks C. weeks D. needs
42．A. doubt B. believe C. deny D. wonder
43．A. operating B. working C. accomplishing D. running
44．A. challenging B. relevant C. remaining D. controversial 45．A. inspire B. prevent C. awake D. interpret
46．A. effort B. attention C. concentration D. time
47．A. fairly B. practically C. totally D. hardly
48．A. ahead B. aside C. back D. down
49．A. allowing B. turning C. calling D. compensating
50．A. Still B. Therefore C. Instead D. Consequently
51．A. courses B. paths C. risks D. chances
52．A. harmony B. agreement C. line D. contact
53．A. casual B. normal C. brief D. intelligent
54．A. explode B. hit C. destroy D. multiply
55．A. scene B. talk C. piece D. acquaintance
第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分45分）
第二节（共小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

I was on my way to my parents' home by motorcycle and saw a middle-aged man
56 (carry) a heavy bag on his shoulders and walking 57 great struggle. I passed him and then paused. I turned around and decided 58 (offer) him a ride.
He lifted the heavy bag with a lot of iron and sat on the back seat of my motorcycle.
59 (immediate) he asked my name. After I told him, he called my name aloud and then thanked me. We rode on. In five minutes, we 60 (stop) by a traffic policeman who demanded to see my license. There were many traffic policemen 61 were stopping everyone on that road. We had to get off, put the middle-aged man's bag down 62 then gave my license to the policeman. After that, we continued our way. Finally, we reached the man's destination. He got off and thanked me again. After reaching home, while 63 (park) my motorcycle I saw that the
iron pieces in his bag had made deep 64 (mark) and almost torn the seat in
a couple of places.
I smiled and took it as a 65 (remind) he had left behind so that I
wouldn't forget what the seat was for.
56.__________57. __________58. __________59. __________60. __________
61. __________62. __________63. __________64. __________65. __________
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节应用文写作（满分15分）
学校的各个学生社团(associations)正在纳新。

面对众多的选择，你的朋友王林没了主意，写信
向你求助。

假如你是李越，你认为可以考虑参加者英语俱乐部(the English Club)。

请你用英语给王林写一封80词左右的信，推荐这个社团，并说明推荐理由。

注意：信的抬头与落款已给出（不计入词数）。

Dear Wang Lin.
_______________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely
Li Yue
注意:
1.词数80左右
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
________________
第二读后概要（满分25分）
阅读下面的短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。

Punishing children is a controversial topic. Everybody has different opinions about how to act to correct a child’s behavior. Parents, teachers, doctors, and specialists like psychologists, have disagreements about whether it is good for a child’s education to punish him.
The word“punish”means different things to different people. Punishment can be physical or emotional. Physical punishment is when the parent hits, slaps or spanks the child.
On the other hand, emotional punishment is when the parent, in order to educate the child, doesn’t let him watch TV, go to play with his friends, or do things like that. The parents doesn’t teach him, but still he punishes the child.
Although many surveys and studies have been made about what the correct way is to raise a child, nobody has the answer or the truth. I think it will be very difficult to find the answer or get people to agree.
I think parents should love their child and give him the best education, but at the same time, they should punish the child if he deserves it. I think if you love your child, you should be rational when you apply the punishment. It should be reasonable but strict.
The parent’s goal is to have in the future a good man or woman in society, so sometimes you should do what is necessary to get your child to behave well.
______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________ ________________
______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________。