1、 2016 级高三学年上学期期中考试英 语 试 题本试卷共 150 分 答题时间 120 分钟第一节：单项选择（共 10 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 10 分） 。1. Of the two bags, which one do you prefer? _bigger one. Its_ most beautiful one, I think.A. The; a B. The; the C. A; / D. A; the2. The Government will force companies to _ any possible measures to reduce air pollutio
2、n.A. adjust B. adopt C. adapt D. accept3. There are many factors that _ the popularity of the 4G cell phone. Higher speed of surfing the Internet is one.A. answer for B. provide for C. account for D. apply for4. Lucy has got accustomed _ western food by herself.A. to cooking B. to cook C. with cooki
3、ng D. cook5. Football fans are always arguing over those _ goals in the World Cup.A. confidential B. controversial C. contemporary D. contradictory6. Dont defend him any more. Its obvious that he _ destroyed the fence of the garden even without apology.A. accidentally B. carelessly C. deliberately D
4、. clumsily7. Mr. Wang made up his mind to devote all he could _ his oral English before going abroad.A. improve B. to improve C. improving D. to improving8. Why, my new computer is rubbish! Five hours has passed and it still hasnt finished the downloading.Dont worry. You know, sometimes the Internet
5、 _ be very slow.A. can B. may C. should D. must9. All of us want to go to the park _ Bob. He had to look after his sick mother at home.A. Except B. besides C. except for D. in addition to10. It might have saved me some trouble _ the schedule.A. Did I know B. have I known C. do I know D. had I known第
6、二节：阅读理解 (共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 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。AA man walked into a small Irish pub and ordered three beers. Bartender was surprised, but he served that man three beers. One hour later the man ordered three beers again. The very next day that man ordered three beers again and
7、 drank quietly at a table. This repeated several times and shortly after the people of the town were whispering about the man, who was ordering three beers at once.A couple of weeks later, the bartender decided to clear this out and inquired: “I do not want to pry, but could you explain, why do you
8、order three beers all the time?” The man replied: “It seems strange, isnt it? You see, my two brothers live abroad at the moment, one in France and another in Italy. We have made an agreement, that every time we go to pub each of us will order extra two beers and it will help keeping up the family b
9、ond”.Soon all the town have heard about the mans answer and liked it a lot. The man became a local celebrity. Residents of the town were telling this story to newcomers or tourists and even invited them to that pub to look at Three Beer Man.However, one day the man came to pub and ordered only two b
10、eers, not three as usual. The bartender served him with bad feeling. All that evening the man ordered and drank only two beers. The very next day all the town was talking about this news, some people pray for the soul of one of the brothers, others quietly grieved .When the man came to pub the next
11、time and ordered two beers again, the bartender asked him: “I would like to offer condolences to you, due to the death of your dear brother”. The man considered this for a moment and then replied: “Oh, you are probably surprised that I order only two beers now? Well, my two brothers are alive and we
12、ll. Its just because of my decision. I promised myself to give up drinking.”11. The man ordered three beers all the time because _.A. he was fond of drinking beers in this pub.B. he missed his two brothers living abroad very much. C. it was an agreement with his brothers to keep up the family bond.D
13、. this would help him become a local celebrity.12. We can infer from the passage that_.A. news traveled fast in the town. B. the man became famous in the town because he was a heavy drinkerC. the mans brothers liked drinking beer very much D. the man was strong-minded to give up drinking13. The bart
14、ender served the man with bad feeling because _.A. he would earn less moneyB. he thought the man should order three beersC. he thought one of the mans brothers had passed awayD. the man decided to give up drinking14. The underlined word “condolences” in the last paragraph can be replaced by_.A. exci
15、tement B. appreciation C. surprise D. sympathy BYou may hear about some people who have walked on the moon. Of the outstanding astronauts listed below, who do you think was the most influential in humans history?Pete Conrad (Apollo 12)Because of his dyslexia（阅读障碍）, Pete always failed in his study an
16、d had to leave school. Then his father sent him to Darrow School, where he performed so well that he won a Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (NROTC) scholarship. He took the NASAs test, but his dyslexia ruined the opportunity.It was because of Alan Shepards persuasion that Pete decided to apply
17、again for NASA. He was chosen as the commander of Apollo 12. He landed on the moon on Nov 19, 1969 and spent 31 hours there.Neil Armstrong (Apollo 11)Armstrongs biggest moment came in 1969, when he was chosen for NASAs first manned lunar mission (登月任务), along with Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins. O
18、n July 21, 1969, he set foot on the surface of the moon. which made him the first human to do so. He stayed on the moon for 21 hours. After returning, Armstrong became an international star and was honored worldwide.John Young (Apollo 16)Young was made the commander of Apollo 16, which landed on the
19、 moon on April 16, 1972. He spent two days and 23 hours on the moon. Young retired from NASA after serving for around 42 years, which made him the man ever to work for NASA for the longest time.Edgar Mitchell(Apollo 14)Edgar was selected by NASA in 1966, and was later made the lunar pilot of Apollo
20、14. He followed his commander Alan Shepard onto the moon, staying there for 1 day and 9 hours. Edgar has expressed his firm belief that UFOS belong to other planets. He also firmly believes that American government is in possession of some “recovered alien bodies.”15. What do we know about Pete Conr
21、ad?A. He didnt show any interest in his study.B. His first attempt to enter the NASA failed.C. His dyslexia did harm to his mental and physical health.D. He became an astronaut due to his fathers encouragement.16. Who stayed on the moon for the longest time?A. Pete Conrad B. Neil Armstrong C. John Y
22、oung D. Edgar Mitchell17. What do the four astronauts have in common according to the passage?A. They were honored all over the world.B. They worked for the same space program.C. They went to the moon to achieve their dreams.D. They encourage young people to explore outer space.CMost of us will be f
23、amiliar with the traditional talent show set-up: thousands of hopefuls line up outside the audition（试音）room, wait for hours to go in and perform for a group of judges. Then these potential pop stars could be lucky and get through to the next round, or they might hear the command, “Sorry, its a no fr
24、om me. But what do the judges actually bring to a talent show?Music talent show judges attract millions of viewers each week to their programs. As public figures, they play an important part in advertising campaigns for these programs. They often receive high salaries and can be moody. Are they real
25、ly worth the expenses and difficulties that they cause? One solution might be to replace them with computers. Can computers really match human judges? Scientist Dr Nick Collins and his team at the University of Sussex think they can. Dr Collins has been working on a project that involves programming
26、 three computerized judges that he says would be far more consistent in their judgment of musical performances. Employing a special programming language, Dr Collinss digital judges can be trained up by “listening“to particular musical styles. After they have been listening for a while, the programmi
27、ng language allows these judges to spot the specific features of the music, including the voice quality, the rhythm etc. Collins says, “The judges listening capacity is not yet as good as a human ear, but they wont be as moody as some human reality TV show judges.”Maybe that is the problem with this
28、 electronic musical innovation. Real human judges on talent shows interest us with their personality, decisions and catchy phrases. Will a computer program be able to do the same?18. The arrangements of the traditional talent show are described in Paragraph 1 to _.A. find out more potential pop star
29、s B. show the popularity of the talent showC. make people familiar with the talent show D. bring up the topic of talent show judges19. What is the key message conveyed in Paragraph 2?A. Music talent shows are very competitiveB. Music talent shows cost too much money.C. There are some problems with t
30、alent show judges.D. There are too many advertisements in talent show programs.20. How does Collins think about his computerized Judges?A. They can listen as well as human ears. B. They will be welcomed by the public.C. They will be perfect for any talent show. D. They can judge more fairly than hum
31、an judges.21. Whats the author s opinion about replacing real human judges with computerized ones?A. Doubtful B. Interested C. Satisfied D. OptimisticDA child who suffers bullying(霸凌) usually has low self-esteem and their ability to learn and be successful at school is greatly lessened. Therefore, b
32、ullying must be stopped.The best and most obvious way to stop bullying in schools is for parents to change the way they raise their children at home. Of course, this is much easier said than done and everyone raises their children differently. Bullies, however, come from homes where physical punishm
33、ent is used and children have been taught that physical violence is the way to handle problems and “get their way”. Bullies usually also come from homes where the parents fight a lot, so children have been modeled on such violence. Parental involvement is often lacking in bullies lives and there see
34、ms to be little warmth.Early intervention (干预) is truly the best way to stop bullying, but parents of the victims or therapists(治疗师) cant alter the bullys home environment. Some things can be done at the school level, however. Most school programs that address bullying apply a multi-faceted(多层面的) me
35、thod to the problem.Hand out questionnaires to all students and teachers and discuss if bullying is occurring. Define exactly what constitutes(构成) bullying at school. The questionnaire is a wonderful tool that allows the school to see how widespread bullying is and what forms it is taking. It is a g
36、ood way to start to solve the problem.Get the childrens parents involved in a bullying program. If parents of the bullies and the victims are not aware of what is going on at school, then the whole bullying program will not be effective. Stopping bullying in school takes teamwork and concentrated ef
37、fort on everyones part. Bullying also should be discussed during parent-teacher conferences and PTA meetings. Parental awareness is the key.In the classroom setting, all teachers should work with the students on bullying. Oftentimes even the teacher is being bullied in the classroom and a program sh
38、ould be set up to teach about bullying. Children understand modeling behaviors and role-play and acting out bullying situations is a very effective tool. Have students role-play a bullying situation.22. In the authors opinion, bullies usually _.A. Have extremely high self-esteem B. know little of th
39、e harm of violenceB. Look forward to parental involvement D. experience or witness violence at home23. What does the underlined word “alter” in paragraph 3 mean?A. Understand B. change C. remove D. approach24. Paragraph 5 suggests that its important to _.A. make a punishment program effective B. let
40、 parents know their children are bulliesC. find the key to improving security at school D. make parents conscious of bullying at school25. What is the passage mainly about?A. How to stop bullying in school. B. What leads to violence in schools.C. What parents can do to stop bullying. D. How to comfo
41、rt those who are bullied. 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。Getting the Cheapest FlightsAfter interviewing 10 travel agents in the area, weve compiled (汇编) the very best tips for finding the cheapest flights.Book your flight 21 days before you want to fly. Booking a flight is like playing a g
42、ame of chicken. Airlines want to get the most money possible for their tickets and have difficult computer programs that adjust their prices automatically. Booking too early, you might miss out on some major deals. 26 The best advice is to book your flight 21 days before your planned departure date
43、to get the best deals. 27 Most airlines update their reservation systems on Tuesday at 7 p.m. GMT. People tend to buy their tickets on weekends, so airlines make changes on one of the slowest days of the week-Tuesday.Fly on Tuesday or Wednesday. Tuesday and Wednesday are the least busy days at airpo
44、rts, and are also the cheapest days to fly. 28 Friday and Sunday are the peak flying days of the week, and are the worst, and most expensive days to fly.Book early for international flights. 29 You can also try flying into smaller airports, which sometimes have better deals.Eat your cookies（网络标记) De
45、lete your Internet browser cookies if youve visited an airline site within the last 30 days. 30 Compare prices. Use travel search engines, in addition to airline websites, to make sure youre getting the best deal possible.A. Collect it one day ahead.B. Tuesday is the best day of the week.C. Pay in c
46、ash when you receive your ticket.D. Booking too late, you might be shocked to see prices skyrocket.E. The best deals for international flying are found 11-12 weeks in advance.F. As an added bonus, youll also have less people to deal with at the airport.G. Its been discovered that some airlines will
47、raise prices for previous visitors to their websites.第三节：完形填空（共 20 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文, 从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白的最佳选项。“Mom, stop. STOP!” yelled my mom outside my bedroom. At 7 am, I 31 to her yells. It was the weekend and I wanted to sleep. 32 a loud knock on the door 33 my chance
48、of sleeping. “Maggie, get up quickly and help with your grandmother,” my mother 34 me eagerly.I quickly entered my grandmothers room and 35 her when we were going downstairs as she walked slowly. We 36 made it to the living room. Now, I had to get her to sit down to watch TV quietly. “ I have to go to work!” she argued, 37 toward the front door. “ I have to go and meet with Fran!” she 38 , referring to her daughter, who lives nearly one hundred-twenty miles from here. This argument continued 39 I convinced her to sit