2016届云南省玉溪市第一中学高三上学期期中考试

英语试卷

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第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题：每题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。

Where does the conversation happen?

A. In a theater. B. In a restaurant. C. In a bank.

Why will the speakers go to the countryside?

A. It’s close to where they live. B. The man can find a job there.

C. It’s quieter there.

How does the man probably feel?

A. Disappointed. B. Relieved. C. Proud.

What does the woman say?

A. She will invite the man to dinner. B. The man will give her a big dinner.

C. They will go home for a delicious dinner.

Where does the woman want to go now?

A. The front counter. B. The restroom. C. Home.

第二节(共15小题：每题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。

听下面一段材料，回答第6、7题。

What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Friends. B. Husband and wife. C. Brother and sister.

What do the speakers think about Mandy?

A. She’s probably lying.

B. She’s getting very sick. C. She hates staying home from school.

听下面一段材料，回答第8至10题。

Why is the man at the university?

A. He’s taking classes. B. He’s checking it out. C. He just graduated.

Why does the man probably get the scholarship?

A. His grades are so high. B. He is good at baseball.

C. The college wants him to play on its sports team.

What happened when the woman went to a game last time?

A. She was hit by a ball. B. She fell down and hurt herself.

C. A basketball player was sent to hospital.

听下面一段材料，回答第11至13题。

Where are the speakers?

A. At home. B. In a movie theater. C. On a plane.

Why doesn’t the woman want to watch the movie?

A. She’s seen it already. B. She’s too afraid.

C. She doesn’t like the actor.

What happens in this part of the movie?

A. A man drives to someone’s home. B. The bad guy kills someone.

C. Someone kills the bad guy at his home.

听下面一段材料，回答第14至17题。

What are the speakers doing?

A. Eating dinner. B. Making breakfast. C. Setting the table for lunch.

What does the man say about the tomatoes?

A. They were bought from a store. B. They were planted in their garden.

C. They taste better than cheese.

What made the man try to eat less meat?

A. He has many vegetarian friends. B. Some hunting scenes made him feel bad.

C. Meat is more expensive.

How does the woman feel about not eating meat?

A. She hated the idea. B. She wouldn’t mind it so much.

C. She’d rather have tomatoes, anyway.

听下面一段材料，回答第18至20题。

When was Yosemite Valley covered in ice?

A. Pretty recently. B. Hundreds of years ago. C. Millions of years ago.

Who was John Muir?

A. A native American. B. An explorer. C. A rich artist.

What can we learn about Yosemite?

A. It is the oldest national park in the U.S. B. It snows there in winter.

C. Cars are not allowed in the park.

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。

A

Raeann Sleith began making bracelets (手链) when she was six. Family and friends loved her designs and asked for more. When admirers suggested that Raeann sell her bracelets, she realized she wanted to do just that — and donate the money to help kids with special needs, like her brother Derek.

Raeann’s older brother, Derek, has cri du chat syndrome. Children with cri du chat usually have problems understanding ideas and might have a hard time learning to talk. Many also have weak muscles that can cause problems with walking or using their fingers to pick things up. The term cri du chat means “cry of the cat” in French. Babies with cri du chat often have a high-pitched cry that sounds like that of a little cat.

Over the years, Derek’s teachers helped him learn sign language and gestures. They also taught him skills such as recognizing letters, cutting with scissors, and understanding basic math. Raeann wanted to donate money to Derek’s school. “I just wanted to help my brother,” she says, “and the people who help him.”

At first, Raeann focused on creating jewelry that would raise awareness for cri du chat. But people started requesting bracelets to wear as a symbol of support and awareness for a variety of other diseases and disorders. To create those symbols, Raeann researched the color most often associated with raising awareness for the disease or disorder, such as pink for breast cancer or orange for leukemia.

In the end, it turned out to be a great idea. In only a few years, Raeann has donated more than $30,000 to local charities. Raeann’s mom says that working on the bracelets has developed the generosity and kindness that already existed in her daughter. Raeann plans to keep making bracelets and raising dollars for charities. “I just want to keep going on with it,” she says, “to help my brother more.”

21. Paragraph 2 is mainly about _____.

A. the origin of the term cri du chat B. the research on cri du chat syndrome

C. the treatment for cri du chat syndrome D. the characteristics of cri du chat syndrome

22. The bracelets Raeann Sleith has made _____.

A. are decorated with colorful jewels B. represent different kinds of diseases

C. are very popular all over the world D. add up to more than 30,000

23. Which of the following can best describe Raeann Sleith?

A. Caring and generous. B. Honest and responsible.

C. Polite and determined. D. Creative and humorous.

24. The main purpose of the text is to _____.

A. tell us the story of a loving girl B. show us how to make bracelets

C. introduce a kind of rare disease D. ask us to donate to local charities

B

Last night, on my way home I stopped because of being attracted by some hamburgers at a fast food restaurant. On my way in, a homeless man approached me and asked, “Do you have any bottles lying around?” I knew he would recycle them for a few cents, but I didn’t have any, so I said no. And again he asked, “Can you spare some change ?” I smiled, and said no again. He was very respectful; he smiled back and said, “OK, thank you.” Even though he didn’t have anything, he was still in good spirits. From the way he spoke I could tell he was smart.

Then I bought one hamburger and enjoyed my meal, but in the back of my mind I wondered whether the homeless man was hungry. After I finished my meal I decided to order another one for him. At this point I didn’t know if he was still around, but I tried anyway.

At the counter I ordered a hamburger and also a hot chocolate, because it was cold outside, and I thought it would help warm him up. They delivered me the hot chocolate first and as I waited for my hamburger, I noticed the homeless man was standing right beside me. I looked at him and smiled, “This hot chocolate is for you.” He replied like a gentleman, “Thank you so much. That’s very kind of you.”

I always believe no matter how hard up I am, there are always those who are worse off than I. When you help someone, it’s not always about money, it’s about love. The love you give today, someone might forget tomorrow. It doesn’t matter. Love anyway, because the greatest thing you can give is love.

25. What does the underlined phrase mean according to the passage?

A. Rich in money. B. Short in money. C. Generous. D. Selfish.

26. We can learn from the first two paragraphs that the author _____.

A. was angry with the homeless man

B. was an old friend of the homeless man

C. decided to help the homeless man after his meal

D. finished his meal quickly to help the homeless man

27. We can infer from the text that the homeless man was _____.

A. old and sick B. polite and friendly

C. sad and nervous D. calm and confident

28. The author wants to tell us that _____.

A. love cannot be forced

B. money cannot buy everything

C. there is always someone that we can help

D. we shouldn’t forget those who once helped us

C

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LOVE MUSIC? WANT EVENTS EXPERIENCE?

Notting Hill, London

Oxfam Notting Hill Takeover are looking for volunteers for our music festival on 19th October 2013. The festival takes place in 5 places in Notting Hill. This charity event will be showcasing over 30 bands and DJs and playing all forms of music. We need a team of volunteers to assist us on the day in order to make sure everybody has a good time. If you want to be a part of a great event to help us raise money for Oxfam then please come along to our open recruitment session (招聘会).

VOLUNTEERS WANTED!

Hillingdon, London

Royal Voluntary Service is a national charity which delivers services through volunteers to help older people remain active and independent in their communities. We are growing our new Dementia Support Service in Hillingdon and need help from you! You will be required to have good communication skills.

29. If you want to work with the new events team, you should _____