正曦中学2016届高三第一考

英语试题

注意事项：答案必须写在答题卡上，答在试卷上无效。本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，本试卷满分120分。考试时间120分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共70分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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. What will the man do on Sunday?

A. Play tennis. B. Play football. C. Go swimming.

2. What is the woman going to do?

A. Buy herself a pair of shoes. B. Buy a gift for the man. C. Attend a birthday party.

3. Why is the woman tired?

A. She saw a movie. B. She took an exam. C. She studied all night.

4. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Time. B. Money. C. A movie.

5. What is the man doing at the airport?

A. Flying to New York city. B. Waiting for his sister. C. Arriving at New York city.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，共15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，各个小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至7两个小题。

6. What does the man worry about?

A. Getting H1 N1 flu. B. Having a high temperature. C. Catching a cold.

7. How often should the man take his medicine?

A. Four times a day. B. Four times a week. C. Six times a day.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. How did the man go to the countryside?

A. On foot. B. By car. C. By bike.

9. Where did the man have his lunch?

A. By the lake. B. On the mountain. C. In the village.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. What makes the woman feel glad?

A. The man will have more money.

B. The man helps with her work.

C. The man has retired.

11. What does the woman do most probably?

A. An engineer. B. A designer. C. A housewife.

12. What kind of person is the woman?

A. Warmhearted. B. Cold. C. Hardworking.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至16四个小题。

13. Why are the speakers upset?

A. It may snow during their vacation.

B. They may not be able to take their vacation.

C. They may fail to join the graduation ceremony.

14. What can we learn about the speaker’s vacation?

A. They are going skiing.

B. They have made bookings for their plane.

C. Their flight has been canceled.

15. What made the speakers miss so many classes?

A. The bad weather. B. The spring break. C. The terrible flu.

16. What are the speakers going to do right now?

A. Speak to all of the other people.

B. Talk to Professor Hampton.

C. Call the travel agency.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至20四个小题。

17. Which aspect of Mark Twain’s life does the speaker focus on?

A. His travels. B. His short stories. C. His family.

18. When did Mark Twain’s father pass away?

A. In 1835. B. In 1839. C. In 1847.

19. Why did Mark Twain go to the West?

A. He wanted to be a journalist.

B. He was sent there by his army.

C. He wanted to get away from the war.

20. What connection does the speaker suggest between Mark Twain’s travels and his writings?

A. His stories were inspired by his travels.

B. His travels prevented him from writing.

C. He traveled around in order to write stories.

第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

(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、D)中，选出最佳选项。

A

Audrey Hepburn won an Academy Award as Best Actress for her first major American movie, Roman Holiday, which was released in 1953. But she is remembered as much for her aid work as for her acting.

Born in Belgium in 1929, Audrey’s father was British and her mother was Dutch. Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood. During World War II, she lived and studied in the Netherlands. Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks. Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college when she returned to London after the war. But she realized she wasn’t going to be a ballerina (芭蕾舞女演员). So she began taking acting parts in stage shows. Later she began to get small parts in movies.

But it was Audrey Hepburn’s move to America that brought her true fame. In 1951 she played the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play of the same name to great critical praise. Two years later, Roman Holiday made her a star at the age of 24.

Audrey made more than 25 movies. Among her most popular roles was Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tifany’s in 1961. Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady.

She was married two times and had one son by each husband. In 1989, the UN Children’s Fund named Audrey a goodwill ambassador. She travelled all over the world in support of UNICEF (联合国儿童基金会) projects. The UN agency said she was a tireless worker. She often gave 15 interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects.

Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her experiences as a child during World War II. She said she knew what it was like to be starving and to be saved by international aid. She was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993 from colon cancer.

In Paragraph 1, “her aid work” means ___________.

A. winning an Academy Award as Best Actress

C. making her own movies

B. taking acting parts in stage shows

D. acting as a goodwill ambassador for UNICEF



The reason why Audrey lived and studied in the Netherlands was that __________.

A. she wanted to be a ballerina

C. it was safe there

B. her parents were from Britain

D. the education there was excellent



23. We can infer from the passage that ___________ .

A. Audrey’s parents lived in Germany during World War II

B. Audrey lived in America in the 1950s

C. Audrey was made to give up dancing

D. the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play was her most popular role

24. _______ is the right order for Audrey’s life.

①The first time she began to play in movies.

②She returned to London from the Netherlands.

③She won an Academy Award as Best Actress.

④She travelled all over the wor1d in support of UNlCEF projects.

⑤She played a part in My Fair Lady.

A. ②①③⑤④

B.①②③⑤④

C. ②①⑤③④

D. ①②⑤③④



B

I have a friend named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch(养马场). He has let me use his house to put on fund-raising events. The last time I was there he introduced me by saying: “I want to tell you a story. It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer who would go from stable to stable, race track to race track, farm to farm and ranch to ranch, training horses. As a result, the boy’s high school career was continually interrupted. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.

That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the stables and the track. Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch.

He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, ‘See me after class.’

The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, ‘Why did I receive an F?’ The teacher said, ‘This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you’ll have to pay large stud fees. There’s no way you could ever do it.’ Then the teacher added, ‘If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.’

The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, ‘Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.’ Finally, after a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, ‘You can keep the F and I’ll keep my dream.’ ”

Monty then turned to the group present and said, “I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of my 200-acre horse ranch. I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace.” He added, “The best part of the story is that two years ago that same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When the teacher was leaving, he said, ‘Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I stole a lot of kids’ dreams. Fortunately you had enough courage not to give up yours.’ ”

“Don’t let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what,” Monty at last concluded.

25. The teacher asked the boy to rewrite the paper because __________.

A. the boy was too poor to achieve his dream

B. the teacher doubted his chance of success

C. the boy was not good enough to achieve his goal

D. the teacher looked down on the boy absolutely

Which of the following could best express the teacher’s feelings when she said the words before

leaving the ranch two years ago?

A. Regretful and proud.

C. Honest and sorry.

B. Regretful and guilty.

D. Embarrassed and proud.



27. From the passage we can conclude that __________.

A. the boy was an unrealistic person

B. the boy’s father was irresponsible for his education

C. the boy had great courage and determination

D. the teacher often found fault with his students

28. What would be the best title of the passage?

A. Set a practical goal

C. Prove yourself through success

B. Try to be realistic

D. Keep your dream



C

Why Are Pig Farmers Still Using Growth-Promoting Drugs?

It’ s one of the most controversial practices in agriculture: feeding small amounts of antibiotics to animals in order to make them grow faster. But what if the drugs don’ t even work very well? There’ s some good evidence that they don’ t, at least in pigs. They used to deliver a boost in growth, but that effect has di