陕西省西北农林科技大学附属中学2016届高三英语上学期期中试题

西北农林科技大学附中2015-2016学年第一学期期中考试试题高三英语考试时间：120分钟满分：150分总题数：72小题第I卷（选择题，共100分）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。

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. Where did this conversation probably take place?A. On a bus.B. In the streetC. In a furniture store.2. What did the man do last night?A. He went to the libraryB. He prepared for a test.C. He went to a party.3. How does the women probably feel now?A. Worried.B. Relieved.C. Confused .4. What time does the second show start?A. At 7:00.B. At 7:10C. At 9:105. What does the woman mean?A. The application arrived a week earlier than expected.B. The man is not suitable for the position.C. The job has been given to someone else.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；听完后各个小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6,7题。

6. How are the speakers going to Paris ?A. by bus .B. By plane.C. By train .7. How much should the speakers pay for hiring a bike every day?A.￡ 5.B. ￡10.C. ￡15.听第7段材料，回答第8,9题。

8. Why does the man like Joplin’s?A. Because of the location .B. Because of the benefits .C. Because of the salary.9. What does the woman suggest?A. He should reconsider before working for Joplin’s.B. He should ask for more benefits.C. he should apply for it.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题10. How long does it take to get to Brussels?A. 12 hours .B. 9 hours.C. 7 hours.11. Which ticket will the woman take?A. First class on the express train.B. Second class on the overnight train.C. First class on the overnight train.12.What will be charged on the train ?A. Coffee.B. Water.C. Meals.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.What makes the Food Hall special?A. The best service.B. A variety of food.C. The most delicious food.14. Why is the Egyptian Hall so famous?A. People can buy many kinds of Egyptian products.B. It looks like an ancient Egyptian building.C. All the products here are made in Egypt.15.When are the big sales?A. In January.B. In August.C. In December.16. How much do customers spend during the big sales?A. About 1.5 million pounds.B. About 3 million pounds.C. About 9 million pounds.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What does the speaker do?A.A school advisor.B. A subject teacher.C. A career coordinator.18. How long will the students stay at school before going to university?A. One year.B. Two years.C. Three years.19. What is important if the students have got a particular career in mind?A. To figure out their hobbies and skills.B. To know their strengths and weaknesses.C. To find out the specific subjects they need to take.20. What does the teacher remind the students at last?A. To master skills outside school.B. To show passion and resolution.C. To take professional training.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

ANASA has recently found a twin Earth in the Milky Way. Scientists said the planet was the closest to Earth that has been seen.Kepler 452b, which has been named Earth 2, is six billion years old. It has a 385-day year and orbits its star at the same distance as us. It is so like Earth that NASA believes it is possible that life once inhabited the planet. Kepler 452b is 60 percent larger in diameter (直径) than Earth. Scientists say that the planet received the same kind of sunshine as we do on Earth. Thus, plants could survive if taken to the planet.Since the planet is 1.5 billion years older than Earth, scientists say it can show a possible future for earth. “If Kepler 452b is indeed a rocky planets, its location could mean that it is just entering an uncontrollable greenhouse period of its climate history.” Said Doug Caldwell, a scientist working on the Kepler Mission.According to Caldwell, the increasing energy from its aging sun might be heating the surface and evaporating any oceans. Kepler 452b could be experiencing now what Earth will undergo more than a billion years from now, as the Sun ages and grows brighter.The discovery also gives new hope that alien(外星人) civilizations may exist beyond the Solar System. “We won’t be going to this planet but our children’s children’s children might be.” said Jeff Coughlin, another research scientist on the Kepler Mission.The Kepler space telescope (太空望远镜) has been looking for signs of new worlds outside the Solar System since May 2009, and has so far found more than 4,000 planets. But those planets are either too hot or too cold to sustain life.（注：Kepler Mission NASA 设计的发现类地行星的太空探索任务）21. The following statements about Kepler 452b (Earth 2) are all correct except ________.A. It has existed for six billion years.B. It is 60% larger in diameter than the earth.C. It has already entered an uncontrollable greenhouse period of its climate historyD. It is the closest planet to the earth.22. The importance of the discovery of Earth2 lies in the fact that Earth2 ________.① can show a likely future for the earth② gives new hope that alien civilizations may exist beyond the Solar System③ proves that life once inhabited the planet④ proves that plants can survive on other planets apart from the earth.⑤ is going through now what the earth will undergo more than a billion yearsfrom nowA. ④⑤B. ①③C. ②④D. ①②23. What can we infer from the text?A. The earth has existed for about 4.5 billion years.B. Kepler 452b is one of the planets in the Milky Way.C. Doug Caldwel and Jeff Coughlin are both research scientists on the KeplerMission.D. More than 4,000 planets outside the Solar System still cannot sustain life now.BFor traveling foodies, local cuisine is as important as the destination itself when planning a trip. Recently, CNN readers have voted for the top 10 destinations for food lovers.1. Taiwan: 8,242 votesThe island’s food is a mix of the cuisine of the Min Nan(闽南), Teochew（潮州）along with Japanese cooking.There are around 20 streets for snacking in Taipei. And Tainan, Taiwan’s oldest city, which is often referred to as its food capital.Every time you think you’ve found the best stinky tofu (臭豆腐) or beef noodle, there’s always another Taiwanese food shop that surpasses it.2. Philippines: 1,528 votesFilipino food isn’t as well known as the other cuisines on this list, but the country has some delicious dishes of its own.Adobo, for instance, is a dish cooked in every household in the Philippines. It’s Mexican in origin, but Filipinos cook it with some special sauce.Lechon, meanwhile, is the Philippines’ most popular party guest. An entire pig is roasted over coals, ending with the crisp(脆的), golden-brown skin3. Italy: 810 votesItalian food has attracted food lovers around the world for centuries，with its famous pizza，pasta and tomato sauce.Whether you visit Sicily to taste arancini(a kind of rice ball), make a special trip to Naples to sample the world’s best pizza or take a train to Modena to taste the world’s finest Parmigiano-Reggiano (帕马森干酪), no corner of Italy will leave your stomach disappointed.4. Thailand: 470 votesWith influences from China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Myanmar and a royal culinary tradition, Thai cuisine is one of the best in the world.The combination of so many herbs and spices in each dish produces complex flavors. Everyone’s familiar with dishes like gre en curry and pad Thai(泰式炒面).5. Japan: 443 votes6. Malaysia: 265 votes7. Hong Kong: 236 votes 8. India: 205 votes9. Greece: 167 votes 10. Vietnam: 162 votes24. In which of the following places can people taste the world’s finestParmigiano-Reggiano”?A. SicilyB. ModenaC. NaplesD. Mexico25. What does the word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer to?A. Japanese cookingB. a mix of the cuisine of Min Nan and TeochewC. the oldest city in Taiwan-TainanD. the best stinky tofu or beef noodle26. Which of the following was originally from Mexico?A. stinky tofuB. AdoboC. beef noodleD. arancini27. Which of the following statements about the green curry and pad Thai is true?A. They have been cooked by Philippines with special sauces.B. They are a mix of the cuisine of Min Nan and TeochewC. They have complex flavors because of the combination of so many herbs andspices.D. They are roasted over coals, ending with the crisp(脆的), golden-brown skin.CWith his unique black mane (鬃毛)and impressive stature(身材), 13-year-old Cecil was a popular tourist attraction at the 3.6 million-square-acre Hwange National Park(万基国家公园) in Zimbabwe (津巴布韦).Cecil was head of a pride of lions that includes 12 cubs(幼崽), but the well-known lion was shot and killed in early July by American dentist Walter J. Palmer.Cecil’s death has already sparked an international outcry (强烈抗议) with many calling for an end to hunting endangered animals and for Palmer to be extradited(引渡) to Zimbabwe to stand trial.Professor David Macdonald, the head of the Oxford University research program that monitored the daily movements of Cecil and dozens of other lions, is deeply saddened by Cecil’s death. Macdonald hopes the death can inspire the public to take an interest in lion conservation.Macdonald says many of the lions tracked by the program have been shot and killed. “The background to this story is that there is a crisis for lions throughout much of Africa.” He says.African lion populations have fallen almost 60 percent over the past thirty decades, and as few as 32,000 of them remain in the wild, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare(国际爱护动物基金会).“And as troubling as it is, the rarer these hunted animals become, the more hunter s are willing to pa y to kill them,” said Jeff Flockedn, the fund’s North American regional director.In addition to excessive hunting, lions throughout Africa also continue to face threats that include conflicts with local farmers, loss of habitat and risk of traffic and railway collisions(碰撞).28. Internationally, people’s attitude towards Walter J. Palmer’s behavior is ________.A. UnderstandableB. UnpardonableC. UnpredictableD. Uncontrollable29. According to the text, how many African lions lived in the wild thirty years ago?A. 80,000B. 48,000C. 53,000D. 60,00030. African lions are facing the following threats except ________.A. their conflicts with local farmers.B. the loss of their habitatsC. people’s excessive huntingD. the increase in the number of their natural enemies31. The best title of the text might be ________.A. The Death of Cecil-an African LionB. The Current state of All African LionsC. The Threats Facing African LionsD. The Appeal for an End to Hunting Endangered AnimalsDAnyone who is afraid of failure and afraid to face challenges will never taste success, so said our professor in marketing. I laughed it off at that time, but got frightened when it actually happened in my life.I landed in a small city in the Middle East to set up a firm, a world-class car rental firm. Having decided on the project, I earnestly settled in preparation. With a positive mind, I told myself nothing should stop me now, and was more than keen to make it a success.However, the least expected thing happened. Iraq invaded Kuwait. Tension ran high in the region. Eventually the war broke out, and many people fled the country, leaving my firm in deep trouble.As usual, “things become difficult, and every effort seems to bring disappointment, it can be tempting to lower your expectations or even water down your goals and ambitions.”I was no exception. I thought of running away. I remembered the words of Thomas Edison, “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to succeed when they gave up.”I decided to hang on, telling myself, “I am not afraid of challenges and obstacles.” I stayed on through months of uncertainty and insecurity. Finances ran low, and banks could not wait to get their dues. To add to all this, the banks even threatened to take all my vehicles. I felt I made a wrong decision to move there.I was now ready to face failure.I was living against all hopes, believing that something good would happen. After2 months the war ended. My persistence paid off: people started flooding back and the car bookings picked up, five times over.Success comes to the one who dares, even after failure, to think positively and look forward confidently. After all, it is only the experience that makes a man tough. Failure does not mean you will never make it. It means that it will take a little longer. It provides us with a learning experience.32. The main method the author uses to support his understanding of hisprofessor’s viewpoint is _______.A. offering analysesB. providing explanationsC. making comparisonsD. giving examples33. How did the author feel when the war between Iraq and Kuwait broke out?A. UnconfidentB. IndifferentC. NervousD. Calm34. What does the unde rlined phrase “water down” in the 4th paragraph probablymean?A. get rid ofB. smooth awayC. make less forcefulD. improve on35. The author’s purpose of writing the passage is most likely to ________.A. informB. persuadeC. describeD. entertain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。