山西省曲沃中学2016届高三上期阶段性考试英语试题

曲沃中学高三英语九月份测试题第一部分听力第一节听下面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秒种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。

例：How much is the shirt?A. ￡19.15B. ￡9.18C. ￡9.15 答案是C。

1.What does the woman want to do? A. Find a place. B. Buy a map. C. Get an address.2.What does the man do for the woman?A. Repair her carB. Give her a rideC. Pick up her aunt.3.Who might Mr. Peterson be?A. A new professorB. A department headC. A company director.4. What does the man think of the book?A. Quite difficult.B. Very interesting.C. Too simple.5. What are the speakers talking about? A. Weather B. Clothes C. News.第二节听下面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置。

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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答6、7小题。

6. Why is Harry unwilling to join the woman?A. He has a pain in his knee.B. He wants to watch TV.C. he is too lazy.7. What will the woman probably do next?A. Stay at home.B. Take Harry to hospital.C. Do some exercise.听第7段对话，回答8、9小题。

8. When will the man be home from work? A. At 5:45 B. At 6:15 C. At 6:509. Where will the speakers go?A. The Green House Cinema.B. The New State Cinema.C. The UME Cinema.听第8段对话，回答第10至12题。

10. How will the speakers go to New York? A. By air. B. By taxi. C. By bus.11. Why are the speakers making the trip?A. For business. B. For shopping. C. For holiday.12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Driver and passengerB. Husband and wifeC. Fellow workers.听第9段对话，回答第13至16题。

13. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In an office.C. In a classroom.14. What does John do now?A. He’s a trainer.B. He’s a tour guide.C. He’s a college student.15. How much can a new person earn for the first year?A. $10,500. B. $12,000. C. $15,000.16. How many people will the woman hire? A. Four B. Three C. Two听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How long has the speaker lived in a big city?A. One year.B. Ten years.C. Eighteen years18. What is the speaker’s opinion on public transport?A. It’s comfortableB. It’s time-savingC. It’s cheap.19. What is good about living in a small town?A. It’s safer.B. It’s healthier.C. It’s more convenient.20. What kind of life does the speaker seem to like most? A. Busy. B. Colourful. C. Quiet.第二部分阅读理解 (共20小题，每小题3分，满分60分)AWhen I was a kid, I was close to my dad, but as I grew older, my dad and I grew further apart. We always had totally different opinions. He thought that college was a waste of time, but for me it was important to finish college. He wanted me to work my way to the top as he had done in his field, but I wanted a different life. There was a time when we did not talk with each other.A few month ago, I heard that my 84-year-old dad was in poor health. When he called and asked whether I could move from Colorado back to Tennessee to help him, I knew he was seriously ill. I am his only child, so it was time to meet my father’s requirement.Two weeks after moving back, we bought a boat and started fishing again. Fishing was one of the few things that we did while I was young and that we both enjoyed. It is strange but true that as we are fishing we are able to put things that have kept us apart for so many years behind us. We are able to talk about things that we have never talked about before. Fishing has been healing the old wounds that have kept us apart.It is not important how many fish we catch. It is about enjoying the relationship that we have not had for years. I’m 62 and he is 84. When we are on the lake fishing, it is like two kids enjoying life. It is far better to find a way to put the unhappy past behind. I am so lucky to spend the happy time with my father in his last years. Now my heart is filled with love. A smile always graces my lips.21. The author and his father became further apart because_______ .A. they lived very far from each otherB. they had different views on thingsC.they only communicated by phoneD. they seldom went to see each other22. Why did the author come back to Tennessee?A.Because his father invited him to go fishing.B.Because he decided to live in a different city.C.Because his father was ill and needed caring.D.Because he regretted being rude to his father.23. For the author, fishing with his old father ______ .A. helps cure his father’s diseaseB. is a good way to get close to natureC.makes him realize the importance of exerciseD. offers a chance for them to communicate24. What can be the best title for the text?A. Fishing brings Us TogetherB. Forgiving Is DifficultC. Memories of Old DaysD. My Beloved FatherBGraduation is one of the most important milestones in a person’s life. It is after your graduation that you spread your wings wide and fly out to explore the world around in pursuit of your goals. On that very important day, you naturally wish to make it memorable and express your heart out. Here is something on how to prepare your high school graduation speech.Content of the Graduation SpeechInclude some stories in your speech. Make it attractive enough to describe most of the significant incidents of the graduating years. Having spent a few years with your classmates and teachers, you are sure to have many special moments in your memory. Talk about the major events that occurredduring your high school years. Refer to the interesting activities you did in school.The DosYou need to address your classmates, friends, teachers and parents. Involve the audience; include an emotional appeal in your speech.But giving the speech a personal touch does not mean talking about your own self.The Don’tsYou speech is not to complain about anything. It is onot correct to speak badly about anyone during your graduation speech. The speech is not a forum to talk about any negatives in school. Make it sound different and let it reflect your sincere thoughts and emotions.Thank EveryoneYour speech is your best opportunity to thank all those who have contributed to your successful journey. It is a chance to thank everyone who has shaped your high school years, all those who have been helpful in your education.25. Which of the following is the main subject of the passage?A. High school graduation speechesB. Graduation ceremony in high schoolC. Great moments in high schoolD. Wonderful moments in high school26. Why should you put stories in your speech?A. Because you can seek for your new goals.B. Because you can raise emotion through it.C. Because you can look back to the old days.D. Because you can develop a good memory.27. You should thank many people in the speech because ________ .A. you will leave all of them behindB. you have got assistance from themC. you will have different experienceD. you have given them valuable adviceCThe idea of changing the world seems very crazy, but there are a number of small everyday things we can do to make the world better. Community centers, parks, libraries, homeless shelters, hospitals and schools are all places where students can make a difference through service.Alisia Orosco, 10, wanted to show her love and care to the sick kids at University Children’s Hospital in Texas, where her brother had been a patient. She earned money by doing part-time jobs and used it to buy different toys for the children in hospital. Now she visits three hospitals every year with bags of toys. ―I hope to help as many kids as I can,‖ Alisia says. ―It makes me happy to make them smile.‖High school students in a town of Washington made a difference in the lives of some needy children by building a playground at a workers’camp. They got a lot of help from a building supply store which provided free building materials for the project.Teens in New Jersey decided to offer their help at a local soup kitchen where people with no homes can get free food. But there was n’t one. They created a one-day soup kitchen and were able to feed 60 needy people and allow them to take the rest home. There efforts got more people to understand the great need of the poor in their community. Because of their efforts and success, a permanent soup kitchen was created with the $10,000 National Award they received from Newman’s Own Inc.High school students in Las Vegas helped 30 homeless adults prepare resumes(简历) during a job fair they held at the area’s largest homeless shelter. At least nine of the adults later found jobs.28. Every year Alisia Orosco visits three hospitals with bags of toys in order to _____ .A. sell her different toysB. look for part-time jobsC. look after her sick brotherD. bing cheer to the sick kids29. The underlined part ―the project‖ in Paragraph 3 refers to the work of _____ .A.taking part in a campB.buiding a playgroundC. making a workers’ campD.opening a building supply store30. The one-day soup kitchen created by teens in New Jersey _____ .A. received high praiseB. cost $10,000 to buildC. got help from 60 peopleD. was aimed at children31. Which of the following is RIGHT according to the passage?A. Students can make a difference only through community centers.B. Alisia Orosco earned money by doing part-time jobs.C. High school students made a difference y building a library for the homeless.D. Teens decided to buy some expensive food for the patience.DDo youlove the planet you live on? Think of all the reasons why you love it. Do you love it because of the trees, fascinating wildlife, or beauty that each season brings? If you woke up tomorrow and it was all gone, how would you feel? Sure it wouldn’t happen this fast, but there’s a definite possibility of that happening in the future. And one step in changing the future is to recycle.Not only does recycling save the Earth,but it saves your money too. It’s like killing two birds with one stone! By rrecycling you throw away fewer things, which means you empty the trash less often save money on trash bags. And for some materials you can even get paid to recycle.As well as saving money by recycling, you will save the Earth too. Recycling is one of the best and easiest ways to save our planet; by recycling there will be less waste that is buried in landfills. This may not seem very helpful but it can take over five hundred years for a landfill to completely break down! And another benefit of recycling is that there wouldn’t be as many raw materials that would be destroyed. This would save materials such as trees, oil, and water. It would also conserve energe and natural resources, and reduce air and water pollution.Your recycling may even inspire others around you to start recycling too! Imagine that you were looking for a house and you went to two different communities. One is littered with trash on the streets, while the other neighbourhood is lined with recycling bins. Obviously, the cleaner neighborhood is the one you would pick. If your community was like this it could leave a lasting impression in someone’s mind.32. How does the author catch the reader’s attention?A. By explaining his reasons.B.By giving orders.C.By raising questions.D.By making comparisons.33. If you do some recycling at home it means _______ .A. it takes great trouble for ou to do soB. you should waste much of your timeC. it is the only way to protect the earthD. you can get a little income in a way34. The underlined word ―it‖ in the 3 paragraph means _______ .A. energyB. resourceC. pollutionD. recycling35. It can be inferred from the last paragraph that ______ .A. many communities are littered with trashB.most people pay rare attention to recyclingC.recycling can contribute to a neat environmentD.it is hard to know what others think aboutEHow to Improve Your MemoryConvince yourself that you have a good memory that will improve.Too many people get stuck here and convince themselves that their memory is bad, that they are just not good with names, that numbers just slip out of their minds for some reason. ____36_____ ____37_____The brain is not a muscle, but regularly ―exercising‖ the brain actually does keep it growing and spurs the development of new nerve connections that can help improve memory. By developing new mental skills--- especially complex ones such as learning new language or learning to play a new musical instrument --- and challenging your brain with puzzles and games you can keep your brain active and improve its physiological functioning.Exercise daily.____38_____ Exercise also makes you more alert and related, and can thereby improve your memory uptake, allowing you take better mental ―pictures‖.Reduce stress.Chronic stress, although it does not physically damage the brain, can make remembering much more difficult. Even temporary stress can make it more difficult to effectively focus on concepts and observe things. ____39____Eat well and eat right.There are a lot of herbal(草药的) supplements on the market that claim to improve memory, but none have yet been shown to be effective in clinical tests.____40_____A.Try to relax, regularly practice yoga or other stretching exercises, and see a doctor if you have severe chronic stress.B.Forget those thoughts and vow to improve your memory.C.Try some puzzle exercises every day like word cross and other games, maybe once for 30 minutes per day.D.Keep your brain active.E.Regular exercise improves circulation and efficiency throughout the body, including in the brain, and can help get rid of the memory loss that comes with aging.F.Calcium is great for growing teenagers to build bones and help them to be active.G.A healthy diet, however, contributes to a healthy brain, and foods appear to promote healthy brain functioning.第三部分完型填空（共20小题，每小题2分，满分40分）Last weekend, I had some extra time before going through security to catch my flight at the airport. While wondering what to do, I decided it was the _41__ time and place to look for an act of _42__ to do!One of the magazine stands outside the security check area had flowers _43__ . I told the clerk that I’d like to buy flowers for someone else, and she could _44__ who to give them to. She looked a little _45__ , so I explained perhaps she could hand the smile cards with the flowers to someone who seemed to need some to _46__ . At first, the clerk _47__ , ―That’s weird.‖(Or maybe, ―That’s crazy,‖I can’t _48__ which.) But then, I explained a little more about _49__ cards and the concept of doing something kind for a complete stranger, and she _50__ up.―I’ll never know how it turns out, ‖ I said , ―but you will have the _51__ to make someone’s day.‖ At that _52__ , she started to seem genuinely excited about it.She went to take the _53__ out of the water. Then I explained, ―It’s fine to _54__ them thereuntil the person you want to give them to _55__ .‖At that point, I thought she was somewhere between surprise and delight, _56__ it was clear this was not a(n) _57__ she had ever gotten from a customer before.I _58__ the flowers, said goodbye, and headed for the _59__ line.I’ll never know how it turned out, but I was in good _60__ for the rest of the morning.41. A. wrong B. early C. perfect D. free42. A. kindness B. bravery C. guilt D. pride43. A. on show B. in bloom C. under control D. for sale44. A. decide B. feel C. expect D. imagine45. A. disappointed B. confused C. satisfied D. amazed46. A. move down B. fall off C. leave out D. cheer up47. A. refused B. responded C. nodded D. agreed48. A. remember B. tell C. choose D. notice49. A. bank B. plant C. smile D. flight50. A. stood B. brightened C. moved D. went51. A. knowledge B. money C. ability D. opportunity52. A. place B. corner C. point D. idea53. A. flowers B. cards C. fish D. mud54. A. put B. grow C. leave D. bury55. A. helps B. suffers C. travels D. comes56. A. if B. as C. once D. while57. A. idea B. story C. request D. order58. A. put down B. put away C. set aside D. paid for59. A. security B. passenger C. front D. fire60. A. conditions B. spirits C. seats D. places第四部分语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）Patti, at the age of 5,lost his speaking ability accidentally.With the ___61___(encourage) of her mother and a doctor,she overcame many difficulties and succeed___62__ learning languages .I think Patti and her mom’s attitudes towards illness and misfortune _63__(be )positive.They tried every means to overcome difficulties, _64___ led to her success at last.We should learn about their strong will and perseverance.As far as I am __65__ (concern),difficulties or misfortunes are_66_ unavoidable part of our life.___67__facing them in real life,we should be brave and positive and determined to overcome them.Once in a school speech contest on environment,I was so nervous that I forgot everything.I lost and 68 (feel) very sad then.But I didn’t lose heart. Since then，I ___69___(read) lots of books about speech skills,and have found every chance I could ___70___(improve) myself,so last month I won first prize in the school speech contest,which has proved the power of a positive attitude towards failure.第五部分短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）I’ve learned from the newspaper that your company is looking for receptionist. I’m veryinteresting in the job and I’d like to apply to the position.First of all, allow me to introduce myself.I had just graduated from senior highschool and taken the College Entrance Examination .I want to find out a part-timejob in the summer.I’m18 year old and have a good command of English,especialin terms of English speech competition hold in our school.Besides ,I’m quiteeasy-going but therefore very popular among my classmates.I sincerely hope you can give us a chance.I’m looking forward to your early reply.第六部分书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，上周在英国参加了你校组织的“中国学生文化交流周”活动，并住在Kelly 家里。