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重庆市杨家坪中学高2016级高三（上）第二次月考

英语试题

本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。共150分。考试时间120分钟。

第I卷

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. What does the man think Michael has been doing this week ?

A. Going to class. B. Looking for a job. C. Resting at home.

2. What does the woman want to do?

A. Live outside the city. B. Start her own company. C. Go hiking with the man.

3. What is the woman going to do?

A. Celebrate her success. B. Study for the final exam. C. Prepare her arguments.

4. What is the man doing?

A. Reading a menu. B. Drinking wine. C. Eating dinner.

5. What does the man mean?

A. The woman could do better. B. The woman did an excellent job.

C. The woman did worse than he expected.

■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，每小题将给出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. Which road will the speakers take next?

A. The freeway. B. The side street. C. The country road.

7.What is true about the man?

A. He doesn’t like the traffic report on the radio. B. He is new to the city.

C. He is quite familiar with the routes.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Father and daughter. B. Teacher and student. C. Boss and employee.

9. Why is the man disappointed in the girl?

A. Most of her grades were bad.. B. She didn’t try her best.

C. She doesn’t like Spanish at all.

听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。

10. How many hours was the man late for his meeting?

A. Five hours. B. Two and a half hours. C. Two hours.

11. Why were there so many people at the airport?

A. It was a Saturday. B. Many of the planes couldn’t take off.

C. There was something important going on in Zhengzhou.

12. How does the man feel about the woman’s suggestion?

A. It’s creative. B. It’s hard to understand. C. It’s not a good idea.

听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。

13. Who is the woman?

A. A guest from a town in California. B. An employee of Food Magazine.

C. A guest in room 468 of the hotel.

14. What does the man think is the best about the restaurant?

A. The food they serve. B. The warm environment. C. Their service.

15. What does the woman order first?

A. Some wine. B. Some bread. C. Some water.

16. What will the woman probably do next?[:]

A. Order dinner for her friends. B. Have a meal by herself. C. Wait for her husband to arrive.

听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。

17. Where did the speaker see a woman trying to change a flat tire?

A. At the practice field.. B. On the sidewalk. C. At the parking lot.

18.Who did the speaker think of when he offered to help the woman?

A. His mother. B. His wife. C. His boss.

19. Why did another woman wait until the speaker finished the work?

A. To clean the tire. B. To wipe the car. C. To give the speaker some wipes.

20. What will the speaker do in the future?

A. Let his children help change tires. B. Set a good example to his children.

C. Teach his children to learn from others.

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中,选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项的标号涂黑。

A

Everybody hates it, but everybody does it. A recent report said that 40％of Americans hate tipping. In America alone, tipping is a $16 billion-a-year industry. Consumers acting politely ought not to pay more than they have to for a given service. Tips should not exist. So why do they? The common opinion in the past was that tips both rewarded the efforts of good service and reduced uncomfortable feelings of inequality. And also, tipping makes for closer relations. It went without saying that the better the service, the bigger the tip. ???? But according to a new research from Cornell University, tips no longer serve any useful function. The paper analyzes numbers they got from 2,547 groups dining at 20 different restaurants. The connection between larger tips and better service was very weak. Only a tiny part of the size of the tip had anything to do with the quality of service. ???? Tipping is better explained, by culture than by the money people spend. In America, the custom came into being a long time ago. It is regarded as part of the accepted cost of a service. In New York restaurants, failing to tip at least l5% could well mean dissatisfaction from the customers. Hairdressers can expect to get l5%-20%, and the man who delivers your fast food $2. In Europe, tipping is less common. In many restaurants the amount of tip is decided by a standard service charge. In many Asian countries, tipping has never really caught on at all. Only a few have really taken to tipping. ???? According to Michael Lynn, the Cornell papers' author, countries in which people are more social oroutgoing tend to tip more. Tipping may reduce anxiety about being served by strangers. And Mr. Lynn says, “In America, where people are expressive and eager to mix up with others, tipping is about social approval. If you tip badly, people think less of you. Tipping well is a chance to show off."

21. This passage is mainly about ________.

A. different kinds of tipping in different countries B. the relationship between tipping and customC. the origin and present meaning of tipping D. most American people hate tipping

22. Which of the following best explains the underlined phrase "caught on"?

A. become popular. B. been hated. C. been stopped. D. been permitted

23. Among the following situations, in your opinion, who is likely to tip most?

A. A Frenchman just quarreled with the barber who did his hair badly in New York.

B. An American just had a wonderful dinner in a well known restaurant in New York. C. A Japanese businessman asked for a pizza delivery from a Pizza Hut in New York. D. A Chinese student enjoyed his meal in a famous fast food restaurant in New York.

24. We can infer from this passage that ________.

A. tipping is no longer a good way to satisfy some customers themselves B. tipping is especially popular in New YorkC. tipping in America can make service better nowD. tipping has something to do with people's character

B

I was twenty-two, and in Bolivia. I’d been to every other country in South America, and now I was set on getting into Chile, the last on the list.

After several days, I reached the hills. It was cold, and even the distant mountains were clear. The days were lonely, but one evening I met Filomeno and his fellow teachers. They tried to persuade me not to go to Chile, saying it was a bad place, and that I would be killed. I didn’t believe them. I knew nothing of the current politics; I just wanted to go there.

So I walked into the mountains, feeling excited, and came to a sign with the word "Chile" on it. A frightening soldier appeared, stuck a gun in my back, and pushed me down a slope to the police station. The police chief then told me, "There’s nothing for you here." I explained that I had come to see this beautiful country. But he was annoyed.

In the evening they filled me with food. There was laughter, and I was less tense. Then the police chief took me to a tiny cell. I lay down on the mattress (垫子). Even though I had no light and none of my possessions, I felt euphoric. At least I had arrived! And what a story I’d have to tell! The next morning I was released, and I was told that Chile didn’t want me. Throwing my belongings into my backpack, I shouted and screamed at the soldiers. After all this effort I was being sent home! I stomped (以重踏步方式走) towards Bolivia expecting to feel a bullet. But I’d be back! I told myself.

25. The author went to Chile to ______.

A. visit his friend Filomeno B. settle there forever

C. complete his trip plan D. risk his life

26. The underlined word "euphoric" in Paragraph 4 most probably means "______".

A. terrible B. shamed C. bored D. excited

27. According to the last paragraph, the author lost his temper because ______.

A. he was prevented from entering Chile B. he was badly treated by the soldiers in Chile

C. it was his last chance to travel D. his friends had stopped him from going to Chile

28. What is the passage mainly about?

A. An exciting fight with soldiers in Chile. B. How the author escaped from Chile.

C. An adventure in Chile. D. Why the author went to Chile.

C

It is said that there’s no such thing as a free lunch, but even if you manage to bag a bargain meal, it will not taste as good as a more expensive choice, according to scientists.

A new study has found that restaurant goers who pay more for their meals think the food is tastier than offered for a smaller price. The experts think that people tend to associate cost with quality and this changes their perception(感知) of how food tastes.

Scientists at Cornell University studied the eating habits of 139 people enjoying an Italian buffet in a restaurant. The price of the food was set by the researchers at either $4 or $8 for the all-you-can-eat meal. Customers were asked to rate how good the food tasted, the quality of the restaurant and to leave their names.

The experiment showed that the people who paid $8 enjoyed their meal 11% more than those who ate the “cheaper” buffet. Interestingly those that paid for the $4 buffet said they felt guiltier about loading up their plates and felt that they overate. However, the scientists said that both groups ate around the same quantity of food in total.

Brian Wansink, a professor of consumer behavior at the university, said: “We were fascinated to find that pricing has little effect on how much one eats, but a huge effect on how you interpret the experience