岳云中學2016屆高三期中考試英語2015.11.12第I卷（共100分）第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.答案是C。Wheredoesthemanlivenow?A.InNewYork.B.InWashington.C.InBoston.2.Whydoesthemanwanttogotothelibrary?A.Toborrowsomebooks.B.Tofinishhistermpaper.C.Toreturnsomereferencebooks.3.Whatarethespeakersdoing?A.TakingawalkB.Ridingabike.C.Drivingacar.4.Wheredoestheconversationmostprobablytakeplace?A.Atatravelagency.B.Atahotel.C.Atarestaurant.5.Whatisthemanmostprobably?A.Apoliceman.B.Ateacher.C.Adoctor.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項，并標在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6.Whydoesn’tthemanwanttowatchtheWorldCupFinal?A.Hewon’thavetime.B.Heisn’tgoodatfootballC.HisTVdoesn’twork.7.Whatdoesthewomanlike?A.FootballB.GolfC.Horseriding.聽第7段材料，回答第8.9題。8.Whatisthemangoingtodotonight?A.Attendaparty.B.Meetabusinessman.C.Cleanoneofhisshirts.9.Whenwilltheman’sclothesbeready?A.Thisafternoon.B.Thisevening.C.Tomorrowmorning.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10.Whereisladies’casualwear?A.InfrontoftheliftB.OnthegroundfloorC.Oppositeladiesformalwear.11.Whencanthewomanreturnherclothesifthereissomethingwrongwiththem?A.Within30days.B.Within15daysC.Within7days12.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A.Sheisaregularcustomer.B.Shehasn’tbeentothestorebefore.C.Shehastogotothe7thfloor.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.WheredoesJuliawork?A.Ataradiostation.B.Inatravelagency.C.Atapark.14.Whatisinthecentreofthepark?A.Afountain.B.Awood.C.Astatue15.Whatwillpeoplefindfollowingthepaththroughthewoods?A.Agarden.B.Asetofstairs.C.Aharbor.16.Whatcanvisitorsdointhepark?A.Rideahouse.B.Watchtheboats.C.Takeaboattotheharbor.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.Whatistheconversationabout?A.PracticalEnglishB.SpokenEnglishC.ListeningEnglish.18.Howmanyactivitiesdoesthemanrecommend?A.Two.B.Three.C.Four.19.Whydoesthemanrecommendreadingbooks?A.Itisapopularwaytoimproveone’sEnglish.B.Itismoreinterestingandusefultolearners.C.Itisthemostbeneficialtolearners.20.WhatdoesthemanthinkofwatchingthenewsinEnglish?A.Itistooboringtosecondaryschoolstudents.B.ItismoreusefultoadvancedEnglishlearners.C.Itishelpfulforstudentstolearntousebodylanguage.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(A.B.C和D)中，選出最佳選項。AIpaidavisittoCambridgelastJanuary.

Thoughthetriptookme5hoursanditrainedthewholeday

withstrongwindsthere,thetowndeservedavisit.

Thebusstartedat6:10a.m.Itstoppedat4airportsbeforewefinallyarrived,whichwastedmore

timethanweexpected.Tiredwithlongsitting,onepassengerstooduptorelaxhisnumbedlegs.The

driveraskedhimtositdownbutinvain.Sohepulledupandsaidseriously,"Eitheryougetofforsit

down."Tohim,safetyisthefirstpolicy.

Cambridgeconsistsofnearlythirtycolleges.

Theoldestpartoftheuniversitywasbuiltinthe13th

centurywhilethenewestwasfoundedinthemid1960s.Thenumberofthestudentsissogreatthatmanystudentsliveinlodgings(出租房)andmoveintocollegefortheirfinalyear.

Cambridgeiscalledauniversitytownbecausethereisnoclearseparationbetweentheuniversity

buildingsandtherestofthecity.Theuniversityisnotjustonepartofthetown;itisalloverthetown.TheheartofCambridgehasshops,pubs,andsupermarkets,butmostofitisuniversity-colleges,departments,libraries,clubsandotherplacesforuniversitystaffandstudents.Studentsfilltheshops,cafes,banksandchurches,makingtheseaswellpartoftheuniversity.

Withover10,000undergraduatesandpostgraduates,thetownisabusyplaceindeed.Studentshere

arenotallowedtokeepcars.Ifyouhappentobewalkinginthestreetduringabreak,betterstopamomenttoavoidtheboilingseaofbicycleshurryinginalldirections,carryingstudentsfromonecollegeorlectureroomtoanother.

21.Thewriterbelievedthatthetriptookmoretimebecauseof________

A.

unexpectedstopsofthebus

B.badweather

C.onepassenger

D.anaccidentontheway

22.WhyisCambridgecalledauniversitytown?

A.Ithas10,000undergraduatesandpostgraduates.B.Therearenearlythirtycollegesinthetown.

C.Theuniversityandtownarefullycombined.D.Allthestudentsandstaffliveinthetown.

23.ItcanbeinferredthatmostCambridgestudentstake________astheirfirstmeansoftransport.

A.boats

B.cars

C.buses

D.bicycles

BWhenIwasababy,Ientertainedyouandmadeyoulaugh.WheneverIwas“bad”,you'dshakeyourfingeratmeandask,“Howcouldyou?”--butthenyou'dgiveup,androllmeoverforabellyscratchandIbelievedthatlifecouldnotbeanymoreperfect.

Myhousetrainingwasalongprocess,becauseyouwereterriblybusy,butweworkedonthattogether.Wewentforlongwalks,runsintheparkandcarrides.Westoppedforicecream.Itooklongnapsinthesunwaitingforyoutocomehomeattheendoftheday.

Gradually,youbeganspendingmoretimeatworkandonyourcareer,andmoretimesearchingforahumanmate.Eventually,youfellinlove.She,nowyourwife,isnotadogperson,butIstillwelcomedherintoourhome.Iwashappybecauseyouwerehappy.ThenthehumanbabiescamealongandIsharedyourexcitement,Iwasfascinatedbytheirpinkness,howtheysmelled,andIwantedtomotherthemtoo.YourwifewasafraidIwouldbitethem.Butnevertheless,astheybegantogrow,Ibecametheirfriend.

Now,youhaveanewjobinanothercityandyouandtheywillbemovingtoanapartmentthatdoesnotallowpets.You'vemadetherightdecisionforyour“family”,buttherewasatimewhenIwasyouronlyfamily.

Iwasexcitedaboutthecarrideuntilwearrivedatthedogpound.Itsmelledofdogsandcats,offear,ofhopelessness.Youfilledoutthepaperworkandsaid,“Iknowyouwillfindagoodhomeforher.”Theyshruggedandgaveyouapainedlook.Thechildrenwereintearsastheywavedmegoodbye.And“Howcouldyou?”weretheonlythreewordsthatsweptovermymind.

Isitbettertolivewithhopeorwithouthope?Atfirst,wheneveranyonepassedmypen(圍欄),Irushedtothefront,hopingitwasyou,thatyouhadchangedyourmindandthatthiswasallabaddream.

Mybelovedmaster,Iwillthinkofyouandwaitforyouforever.Ihopeyoureceivemorefaithfulnessfromyourfamilythanyoushowedtome.24．Whotellsthisstory?A．AchildB．Adog.C．Adog'sowner.D．Adogtrainer25．Whydidthedog'sownertakehisdogtothepound?A．Hehadanewbornbaby.B．Hiswifedidnotlikethedog.C．Hethoughtthedogtootroublesome.D．Hewasmovingintoanewbuilding.26．Whichistrueaboutthedogwhenitlivedatthepound?A．.Itcontinuedtoloveitsformerowner.B．IthopedtobeadoptedbyanotherfamilyC．Itdidnottrusthumansanymore.D．Itwasexcitedaboutthepound.27．Whatisthethemeofthestory?A．Bereadyforchanges.B．Neverexpecttoomuch.C．Befaithfultothosewholoveyou.D．Nevercomplainaboutyourlife.CWhenIwasyoungIwantedtobeamodel，sowhenanationalcontestwasstaged，Iconvincedmyparentstotakemeforanaudition(試演)．IwasselectedandtoldIhadpotential.Theysaidthatforonly$900Icouldattendaweekendeventwhichdozensofthemostprestigious(有聲望的)modelingagenciesfromaroundtheworldwouldattend.At13，myhopesoffameandfortunecloudedalljudgmentandIbeggedmyparentstoletmego.Wehaveneverbeenrich，buttheysawmyenthusiasmandagreed.Iimaginedbeingsignedbysomefamousmodelcompanies.Formonths，anyboredomordisappointmentIfacedwaspushedasidebecauseIknewIwouldsoonhavethechancetoberealmodel.IthoughtIwouldgracethecoversoffamousmagazines!Ofcourse，Iwasn'tsigned，butwhathurtthemostwasbeingtoldthatifIgrewto5′9″(about1.75metres)Icouldbeasuccess.Iprayedforagrowthspurt(沖刺)becauseIcouldnotimaginegivingupmydream.Imadeanappointmentwithalocalmodelingagencyandtheagentdemanded$500forclasses.$500foraphotoshoot，and$300forotherexpenses.Myparentsonlyagreedafterhoursandhoursofmybegging.Theagencysentmeoutonafewauditions，butwitheverydayIdidn'treceiveacall，Igrewmoredepressed.ThefinalstrawcameinJulyafterIhaddecidedtofocusoncommercialmodeling.TherewasanopencallinNewYorkCity.Wespenthoursdrivingandanotherfewhourswaiting，onlytobetoldthatIwastooshort.Iwasdevastated(感到難以承受的)．Yearslater，IrealizedthatthetriptoNewYorkwasgoodasitmademenoticeIdidn'tactuallylovemodeling，justtheideaofit.IwantedtobespecialandIwasinnocentlydeterminedtoreachanimpossiblegoal.Theexperiencehasmademestrongerandthatwillhelpmeinthefuture.28.What'sthemainreasonwhytheauthorwantedtobeamodel?A．Shewantedtogetreputationandwealth.B．Shewonanationalcontest.C．Shewasurgedbysomemodelingagencies.D．Shehadfullpotentialtobeasuccessfulmodel.29.Whatwasitthatmadetheauthorendherattempttobecomeamodel?A．Sherealizedthatitwasimpossibleforher.B．Herparentswerestronglyagainstit.C．Evenalocalmodelingagencyturnedherdown.D．Sherealizedthatshedidn'tactuallylovetheideaofmodeling.30.Theunderlinedphrase“Thefinalstraw”probablymeans________.A.thefinalresultthatshewasadmittedbythemodelcompany.B.therefusalinspiteofherlonghoursofwaitingandworking.C．thefinalauditiongivenbytheagency.D．thedecisionthatshemadeatlastnottobeamodelanymore.31.Whatdidtheauthorlearnfromherexperienceofstrugglingtobeamodel?A．Wherethere'sawillthere'sway.B．Beingamodelisnotthateasy.C．Wemightsetunpracticalgoalsbuttheexperiencecanhelpusgrow.D．Weshouldhaveourownjudgmentandshouldnotjustfollowothers.DViolentwindsswepttheocean,andwavesthunderedtoshore,shakingthelookouttoweratPea

IslandRescueStation.SurfmanTheodoreMeekinswasonwatchthateveningof11October1896.

AhurricanehadstrucktheOuterBanksofNorthCarolina,andthetidewassostrongthatbeach

patrols(巡邏)hadbeencanceled.Still,Meekinspaidcloseattentiontothehorizon.Thiswasthetypeofweatherthatcouldblowshipshundredsofmilesoffcourse.

Offshore,theshipE.S.Newmanwascaughtinthestorm.Thecaptain,whosewifeandchildwereontheship,fearedtheNewmanwouldsoonbreakup.Hemadethedecisiontobeachhisship,thenfiredasignal,prayingthatsomeoneonshorewouldseeit.

Meekins,whoseeyesweretrainedtocutthroughrainandsurfmists,thoughthesawthesignal,butsomuchspray(水霧)coveredthelookoutwindowsthathecouldhardlymakesure.Still,hetooknochances.Aftersummoning(召集)thestationkeeper,CaptainRichardEtheridge,Meekinssetoffacostonsignal,asignalmadebyusinglampsofdifferentcolors.Together,thetwomensearchedthedarknessforareply.

Afewmomentslater,theysawaflashoflighttothesouthandknewashopwasindistress.Evenbeforethereturnsignalburnedout,Etheridgehadsummonedhismenandbegunrescueoperations.

Forthelifesavers,therescueoftheNewmanwasnothingunusual.Overtheyears,somanyshipshadfounderedofftheOuterBanksthatsailorscalledtheregiontheGraveyardoftheAtlantic.Notingthedangeroussurfandwindconditions,CaptainEtheridgequicklydecidedthesurfboatswouldbeimpossibletocontrol.Instead,hedecidedtouseanotherwaytohelpthesurvivors.

Thecrewsetoffonthelongjourneydownthebeachtothesceneofthewreck(失事).Captain

Etheridgehopedtofirealinefromaguntotheship'smast(船桅).Aftertheship'screwdraggedthelineonboard,thesurfmenwouldfireasecondlineandcarrysurvivorssafelytoshore.

ThesurfmencrossedthreemilesofsandtoreachtheshipNewman.Thewaterwasfreezing,andthemenoftensankuptotheirkneesinsand.CaptainEtheridgenotedinhisdiarythat"thevoiceofgladdenedheartsgreetedthearrivalofthestationcrew,"butthat"itseemedimpossibleforthemtodoanythingundersuchcircumstances.Theworkwasoftenstoppedbythesweepingcurrent."

Evenwhentherescueequipmentproveduseless,Etheridgerefusedtogiveup.Choosingtwoofhisstrongestsurfmen,hetiedropelinesaroundtheirwaistsandsentthemintothewater.Thetwomen,holdingalinefromshore,walkedwithhugeeffortasfarastheycouldbeforedivingthroughthewaves.

Nearlywornoutwhileswimmingagainstthetide,theyfinallymadeittotheshore.

Thefirsttoberescuedwerethecaptain'swifeandchild.Withthetwopassengerstiedtotheirbacks,thesurfmenfoughttheirwaybacktoshore.Takingturns,EtheridgeandhiscrewmadetentripstotheNewman,savingeverypersononboard.Itwas1:00a.m.whenthecrewandsurvivorsfinallymadeitbacktothestation.

Thatnight,astheexhaustedsurvivorslaysleepingandhislifesavingcrewrested,CaptainEtheridgepickeduphispen,andinthelightofanoillantern,wrotewithsatisfactionthatallthepeopleonboardhadbeensavedandwere"shelteredinthisstation"-wordshewouldrememberformanyyearstocome.32.Thebeachpatrolswerecanceledbecause________.A.MeekinspaidenoughattentiontothehorizonB.therewastoomuchsprayonthewindows

C.therewasnoshipnearthestation.D.thewindsandtideweretoostrong33.Theunderlinedword"foundered"inParagraph4isclosestinmeaningto"___________".A.sank

B.stopped

C.sailed

D.arrived34.Whatwastheauthor'smainpurposeinwritingthepassage?A.Tocreateastorydescribingarescueatsea.B.Towarnsailorsofthedangersofhurricanes.

C.ToinformpeopleaboutRichardEtheridge.D.TorecordthedetailsabouttheNewman.35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.TheNewmanwasverydangerousbeforeRichardEtheridgeandhisteammemberssawthesignal.

B.AterriblehurricanetookplaceoffthecoastofNorthCarolinaandthreatenedthelivesofmanysailors.

C.Allthepassengersofashipwreckwererescuedbecauseofheroictheeffortsofaspecialleaderandhiscrew.D.AtnoothertimeinAmericanhistoryhavesomanyshipwreckedpassengerssurvivedsuchaviolent

storm.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Itisgenerallybelievedthatmoneycan’tbuyhappiness.However,thatmaynotbealwaystrue.Accordingtoarecentarticle,inthelastfewyears,anewresearchhasgivenusafardeeperunderstandingoftherelationshipbetweenwhatweearnandhowwefeel.Broadlyspeaking,peoplewithhigherincomesarehappierthanthosewhostruggletogetby.Butitalsoshowsyouneedtospendwiselyifyouexpectthosebanknotestoputasmileonyourface.36.1.Buyexperiences,notmaterialgoods.Inarecentlypublishedstudy,ProfessorRyanatSanFranciscoStateUniversityintheUS,foundthatwhenpeopledon’thavemuchtospare,theytendtosticktomaterialgoods.37.Buttheyactuallyprovidebothmorehappinessandmorelastingvalue.2.38.Nomatterhowmuchmoneyyouspendonsomethingandhowspecialthatproductis,youwillgetusedtohavingitovertimeandloseinterestinit.Withthesamemoneyyouspendononebigobject,youcanbuymanylittlethings.Buyingsmallthingsmeansyoucangetfrequentsmallpleasures.3.Besuretobuytime.39Forexample,thatbighouseinthesuburbsmayseemlikeagoodidea,buta2014studybyresearchersfromUniversityofZurichinSwitzerlandfoundthatpeoplewithlongertimeonthewayreportedlowerlifesatisfaction,allotherthingsbeingequal.4.Trygivingitaway.ElizabethDunn,professorattheUniversityofBritishColumbiainCanada,foundthatinnationsasdiverseasCanada,SouthAfricaandUganda,givingawaymoneyconsistentlymadepeoplehappier.40.A.Besuretobuywhatyoulike.B.Herearesomewaystobetterspendyourmoney.C.Buylotsoflittlethings,ratherthanonebigthing.D.Therearealotofreasonssomeonemightbuysomething.E.Peoplethinkexperiencesonlyprovidetemporaryhappiness.F.Thiswaseventruewhenpeoplegivingawaywererelativelypoor.G..considerhowthethingsyoubuywillaffecthowyouspendyourtime.第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個選項（A.B.C和D）中，選出可以填人空白處的最佳選項。Realblessing'sandservicecomesstraightfromheart.Weweresittingonthe41.Themanbehinduswasonthe42.Aftera“business"call,hephonedhis43.Heexplainedsomemoneyhewassupposedtoobtainwouldn'tbepaidonelump（一次性）butthattheywouldgetit44theyhadtowaitawhilelonger.Itdidn'tsound45.Shemusthaveaskedwhathewantedfor46andherepliedthatthelastthinghewantedhertodoonher47wascooking.Hernotcookingseemed48tohim,asifitwasallhehadtogive.Sohesuggestedthey49atake-awayandsaidheknewaplace50mealsforavery51price.For“reasonable",Iheard“cheap.”Thenshemusthaveexplainedthatthetake-awaywouldn'tworkfortheirson.Sohesuggestedbuyinga52mealfortheboyandtheywouldshareameal.Thenshemusthaveaskedaboutacoupleofextra.He53heritwouldbenoproblem.Iwasguessingsheaskedifhecould54it.Hereplied.“Yes,Ican.Yes…yes,Ican.”AndIthoughtGodlove,noyoucan't.Asthebus55mystop,hewasjustsayinggoodbyetoher.Atthatmoment,hewaspainfullybendingdownontothefloor.IthinkI56gavehimafright!Iputsome57inhishandandsaid,“Getsomethingniceforherbirthday."AsIgotoffthebus,Icouldseehimlooking-shocked-fromthemoney,tome,tothephone.AndIknewhewas58thinking,“HowdoI59whatjusthappened?"But,hey,Ihave60beyondnumberinmylife.IfIcandroponeintothedayofatryingman,Ialwayswill.Withpleasure!41.A.trainB.busC.shipD.plane42.A.wayB.showC.phoneD.air43.A.wifeB.sonC.bossD.friend44.A.evenifB.asifC.ifonlyD.eversince45.A.harmfulB.beautifulC.helpfulD.hopeful46.A.saleB.freeC.referenceD.dinner47.A.holidayB.birthdayC.tripD.duty48.A.difficultB.fortunateC.importantD.strange49.A.thinkofB.relyonC.pickupD.learnfrom50.A.buyingB.exchangingC.sharingD.providing51.A.reasonableB.surprisingC.ridiculousD.expensive52.A.ordinaryB.differentC.similarD.strange53.A.arrangedB.convincedC.appreciatedD.ordered54.A.supplyB.inventC.begD.afford55.A.ignoredB.missedC.approachedD.overcame56.A.perfectlyB.actuallyC.differentlyD.vividly57.A.moneyB.foodC.giftsD.cards58.A.probablyB.suddenlyC.proudlyD.sadly59.A.declareB.expect