安徽省桐城中学2015-2016学年高二英语下学期第三次月考试题

桐城中学高二年级第三次月考英语试题第I 卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）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。

1. What are the two speakers doing?A. Singing a song.B. Riding a bike.C. Dancing.2. What can we know about the meat?A. Its price has risen.B.It is cheaper in other shops.C.It is as expensive as fish.3. How will they cross the river?A. By ferry.B. By car.C. By plane.4. How many classes does the woman NOT like?A. Five.B. Ten.C. Nine5. How old is Jane now?A. 27B. 22C. 29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。

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. How long was the woman late?A. For an hour.B. For half an hour.C. For an hour and a half.7. How will the woman go to the restaurant?A. By bus.B. By taxi.C. On foot.8. What will the woman find near the restaurant?A. A drugstore.B. A supermarket.C. A coffee shop.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. Why doesn’t the woman dislike her roommate?A. She often makes noises at night.B. She often comes back qu ite late.C. She often forgets to close the door.10. How did the woman’s roommate react to her reminder?A. She responses with rude words.B. She doesn’t say any wordsat all.C. She listens to her words patiently.11. How many times has the woman talked to her roommate?A. At least seven times.B. At least five times.C. At least three times.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What will the woman do on Friday?A. To visit her grandparents.B. To attend a ball.C.To have a party.13. How will the man get to Boston?A. By car.B. By plane.C. By train.14. Whether will the man meet the woman on Friday?A. Yes, he will.B. No, he won’t.C. We don’t know.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. When is the plane leaving?A. At 6:30 p.m..B. At 8:30 p.m..C. At 9:00 p.m..16. Where is the woman leaving for?A. ChinaB. BeijingC. Canada17. What does the woman think of her holidays in China?A. Wonderful.B. Too bad.C. Just so so.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. Why doesn’t the speaker have an iPad?A. Because his parents don’t allow him to do so.B. Because he doesn’t like to listen to music.C. Because he hasn’t enough money.19. What does the speaker like most with an iPad?A. Go travelling.B. Reading novels.C. Listen to music.20. Who will be most likely to buy an iPad for the speaker?A. Her mother.B. Her grandfather.C. Her grandmother.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）ADo you want to get home from work knowing you have made a real difference in someone's life? If yes. don't care about sex or age! Come and join us, then you'll make it!Position: Volunteer Social Care Assistant (No Pay with Free Meals)Place: ManchesterHours: Part TimeWe arc now looking for volunteers to support people with learning disabilities to live active lives! Only 4 days left. Don't miss the chance of lending your warm hands to help othes!Role:You will provide people with learning disabilities with all aspects of their daily lives. You will help them to develop new skills. You will help them to protect their rights and their safety. But your primary concern is to let them know they are valued.Skills and Experience Required:You will have the right values and great listening skills. You will be honest and patient. You will have the ability to drive a car and to communicate in fluent written and spoken English since you'll have to help those people with different learning disabilities. Previous care-related exper ience will be a great advantage for you.21:The text is meant to ______ .A．leave a note B．send an invitationC．present a document D．carry an advertisement22:What does the underlined part mean?A．You'll make others' lives more meaningful with this job.B．You'll arrive home just in time from this job.C．You'll earn a good salary from this job.D．You'll succeed in getting this job.23:The volunteers' primary responsibility is to help people with learning disabilities ______ .A．to get some financial support B．to properly protect themselvesC．to learn some new living skills D．to realize their own importance 24:Which of the following can first be chosen as a volunteer?A．The one who can drive a car. B．The one who has done similar work before.C．The one who has patience to listen to others. D．The one who can use English to communicate.BIn New York, Ma witnessed the Alibaba Group opening on the New York stock exchange with the largest initial public offering (IPO，新股发行) in American history. “Alibaba, the world’s largest Internet commerce company makes China equal to the US in the rapidly increasing global competition for technological innovation (创新) and economic transformation ” commented the South China Morning Post.It has also made Ma China’s richest man with a fortune of around $25 billion (153 billion yuan), reported Reuters.It’s reported that Ma’s rags -to-riches journey is just as spectacular as his Internet empire.Ma failed the national college entrance exams twice before he was finally in Hangzhou Normal University on his third attempt and failed in finding a suitable job several times. Aslo, Mr Ma isa big believer in perseverance, which was proved in his English study experience.However, it was his vision and goals that launched his career.During a short trip to the US as an interpreter in 1995, Ma first ex perienced the Internet. He believed in the Internet’s business potential wh en few other Chinese people did. He started Alibaba in his Hangzhou apartm ent, with 17 friends and $60,000 of funds. At the time, when e-commerce w as unheard of in China, “I called myself a blind man riding on the back of blind tigers,”he once said, according to The Guardian. His unusual ideas earned him the nickname “Crazy Jack Ma”.Indeed, Ma is different. Although he is very thin and about 160cm tall , “Ma is yet animated andforceful, said The Guardian. “He is funny, crea tive, and a compelling (引人注目的) speaker.Ma told Time magazine that he was “old for the Internet”.He started to slow down and looked around. According to The Wall Street Journal, Ma “plans to open a tai chi club with the actor Jet Li, b uild an entrepr eneur (企业家) university in Hangzhou and continue to work on several environmental pr ojects.”25.What made him into e-commerce industry?A. His English learning experience.B. His foresight and ambitions.C. His belief in perseverance.D. His 17 friends and $60,000 funds.26.What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 5 mean?A. Ma is a blind man riding on a blind tiger.B. Ma had no confidence in his business future.C. Ma knew little about e-commerce.D. Ma had not enough money at that time.27.What’s the personality of Ma Yun according to the passage?A. Funny and competitive.B. Determined and creative.C. Rich and different.D. Attractive and believable.28.What’s the best title of the passage?A. The Development of Alibaba GroupB. Ma Yun’s Personal LifeC. Ma Yun’s Crazy SuccessD. E-commerce in ChinaCAccording to sociologists(社会学家)，every modern industrial society has some form of social stratification(阶层)．Class，power and status are important in deciding people’s rank in society.Class means a person’s economic position in society.A commonly used classification is lower class，middle class and upper class.While sociologists disagree on how these terms should be exactly defined，they do describe societies like the United States quite well.One study shows that 53% of Americans belong to the lower class,46% the middle class，and 1% the upper class.Interestingly，a surgeon earning $500,000 a year and a bus driver earning $50,000 a year both regard themselves as the middle class!Power refers to the amount of control a person has over other people.Obviously，people in positions of great power (such as governors) exercise(行使)big power，but people who take orders from others have less power.Power and class do not always go hand in hand，however.For example，the governor of a state has great power，but he or she may not belong to a corresponding (相应的)economic class.Generally，however，there is a relationship between power and class.To our knowledge，there aren’t too many people who aren’t millionaires in the U．S.Senate!Status is the honor or respect attached to a person’s position in society. It can also be affected by power and class，but not necessarily so. For example，a university professor may have a high status but not belong to a high social class or have a lot of power over others.29.What can we learn about“the middle class”from Paragraph 2?A．People earning $50,000 a year belong to the middle class.B．Nearly half Americans belong to the middle class.C．People generally consider bus drivers as the middle class.D．Sociologists have a clear definition of the middle class.30:According to the text，we know that________.A．power and class do not always correspond with each otherB．status refers to a person’s economic position in societyC．people with high status have a lot of control over othersD．class is less important in deciding a person’s social rank31:．Which of the following shows the structure of the whole test?DIn the computer age, a broadband Internet connection is very popular now. Whether cable or mobile broadband, today’s connect ions are many times faster than those in the earlydays. Videos play smoothly, complex websites load quickly, and files download much faster than ten years ago. And the files are much bigger, too.But there’s still a catch: You have to live near enough to a major city to get broadband Internet. If you don’t, it’s slow dial-up access for you. And for those living really far out, there may be no Internet access at all.Technology experts often talk about the “last mile” problem, which refers to the difficulty of bringing Internet access to remote locations. In cities and suburbs, it’s relatively easy to provide access for everyone. It is much more difficult to deliver access to those living far from cities, especial ly in developing countries. Internet service providers, for their part, have been reluctant to provide access to sparsely (稀疏地) populated areas. The handful of Internet users they would reach wouldn’t cover the expense.But every year, technological advancements allow of more and more Internet users. Most broadband connections today run over existing cable TV and telephone lines although these technologies aren’t available everywhere.Some companies have delivered the Internet over standard power lines. Advancements in cheaper, more efficient fiber optics cables (光纤电缆) promise to bring extremely fast Internet connections to more users.Still, the “last mile”problem remains hard to deal with. There will always be somewhere that doesn’t have an affordable broadband connection. But someday that might not matter. If the rapid progress in cell phone technology is any indication (迹象), it may not be too long before an Internet connection simply follows you wherever you go.32. According to Paragraph 4, technological advancements .A．make TV and telephone available everywhereB．make it possible for more people to use the InternetC．bring great change to people’s everyday lifeD．bring faster Internet connections to users33．What may finally deal with the “last mile”problem?A．The rapid progress in cell phone technology. B．More and more Internet users.C．More and more Internet connections. D．The broadband connection’s getting faster.34. Which of the following is true according to the passage?A．Internet connections have been popular everywhere.B．Internet service providers are willing to care about rural customers.C．Computer can’t become popular in developing countries.D．The problem of Internet access hasn’t been completely dealt w ith.35. The best title may be”_______”A. Internet connections need improvingB. Progress in Internet connectionsC. Internet connection problemsD. Internet connections today第二节（ 5 小题；共10分）根据短文内容，从选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。