松滋一中2015-2016学年度高三上学期期中考试

英语试题

时间：120分钟 分值150分 命题：张思杰

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)

做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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。

Where is Miss White from?

A. America. B. Australia. C. Japan.

2 . What do you know about the man?

He has got the ticket to leave.

He has stayed for a week.

He will stay here for another week.

3. How many dollars does the man still need to buy the dictionary?

A. Three dollars. B. Four dollars. C. Five dollars

4. What does the man want to learn?

A. Russian. B. Spanish. C. English.

5. What does the man think of the exam?

A. Too difficult. B. Too easy. C. So-so.

第二节 （共15小题；每题1分，满分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. What can we learn about Mr. Brown?

A. He is in his office. B. He is at a meeting. C. He is out for a meeting.

7. What will the man probably do next?

A. Call back. B. Come again. C. Leave a message.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What kind of room does the man want to take?

A. A single room. B. A double room. C. A room for three.

9. What does the man need to put in the form?

A. Telephone and student card numbers.

B. Student card number and address.

C. Address and telephone number.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Fellow clerks. B. Boss and secretary. C. Customer and salesperson.

11. What does the man like about his job?

A. Living close to the office. B. Chances to go abroad. C. Nice people to work with.

12. What do we know about the woman?

A.She likes traveling. B. She is new to the company. C. She works in public relations.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. When will the visitors come?

A. In March. B. In April. C. In May.

14. How many visitors are coming?

A. 8. B. 10. C. 12.

15 What will the visitors do on the second day?

A. Go to a party. B. Visit schools. C. Attend a lecture.

16. Where will the visitors go on the final day?

A. To London B. To Scotland C. To the coast.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the first word the baby tried to say?

A. Truck. B. Ok. C. Duck.

18. How old was the baby when he learned to say that word correctly?

A. About 18 months. B. About 21 months. C. About 24 months.

19. What did the father do when the baby screamed that word at the airport?

A. He corrected the baby. B. He tried to stop the baby. C. He hid himself somewhere.

20. Why did the mother pretend not to know the baby?

A. She got angry with the father.

B. She was frightened by the noise.

C. She felt uneasy about the noisy baby.

第二部分：笔试部分

一、阅读理解（共15小题, 每小题2分，满分30分）

Traditional fairytales(童话) are being given up by parents because they are too scary for their young children, a study found．

Research uncovered that one in five parents has got rid of old literature such as Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Rapunzel in favor of more modern books．

One third of parents said their children have been left in tears after hearing the gruesome details of Little Red Riding Hood．

And nearly half of mothers and fathers refuse to read Rumplesliltshin to their kids as the themes of the story are kidnapping and killing．

Similarly, Goldilocks and the Three Bears was also a tale likely to be left on the book shelf as parents felt it forgives stealing．

The survey of 2,000 adults was completed to mark the launch of the hit US drama GRIMM （ 格林童话剧） , which starts tonight at 9pm on Watch, and sees six drama series based on traditional fairytales．

The survey found a quarter of parents questioned wouldn’t consider reading fairytales to their kids．

And 52 percent of the parents said Cinderella didn’t send a good message to their children as it describes a young woman doing housework all day．

Steve Hornsey, General Manager of Watch, said: "Bedtime stories are supposed to calm children down and send them off to sleep soundly．But as we see in GMMM, fairytales can be dark and dramatic so it’s understandable that parents worry about reading them to young children．As adults we can see the innocence in fairytales, but a five - year - old child could take them too literally．Despite the dark nature of classic fairytales as we see in GRIMM, good will defeat evil and there is always a moral to the story．"

The study also found two thirds of mums and dads try to avoid stories which might give their children nightmares．The most popular book read at bedtime is now 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' by Eric Carle.

However half of parents said traditional tales are "more likely to have a strong moral message than a lot of modern kids' books, such as The Gruffato, The Hungary Caterpillar and the Mr. Men books．

1．Classical works for children are being avoided by parents they think .

A. they contain unmoral themes

B. they are terrifying

C. they encourage stealing, kidnapping and killing

D. they are tired of answering questions

2．What does the underlined word "gruesome" mean?

A. Very horrible B. Very amusing

C. Very disappointing D. Very amazing

3．Which stories are the popular bedtime stories that parents like to tell their children now?

A. Snow White and the Seven Dwarves and Cinderella

B. The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Little Red Riding Hood.

C. The Very Hungry Caterpillar and Mr. Men

D. Goldilocks and the Three Bears and Cinderella

4．According to Steve Hornsey , adults can see innocence in a fairy tale but a 5-year-old child might ______．

A. think it is different from the reality

B. dislike it because it is scary

C. believe exactly what the tale says

D. feel there is a moral to the story

It was June 15, and in two days I would be turning thirty. I was not sure about entering a new decade of my life and feared that my best years were now behind me.

My daily routine included going to the gym for a workout（ 锻炼） before going to work. Every morning I would see my friend Nicholas at the gym. He was seventy- nine years old and in terrific shape. As I greeted Nicholas on that particular day, he noticed I wasn't full of my usual vitality（活力）and asked if there was anything wrong. I told him I was feeling anxious about turning thirty. I wondered how I would look back on（ 回顾）my life once I reached Nicholas's age, so I asked him, “What was the best time of your life？”

Without hesitation, Nicholas replied, “Well, Joe, this is my philosophical（哲理的）answer to your philosophical question：

When I was a child in Austria and everything was taken care of for me and I was nurtured by my parents, that was the best time of my life.

When I was going to school and learning the things I know today, that was the best time of my life.

When I got my first job and had responsibilities and got paid for my efforts, that was the best time of my life.

When I met my wife and fell in love, that was the best time of my life.

The Second World War came, and my wife and I had to flee Austria to save our lives. When we were together and safe on a ship bound for（开往）North America, that was the best time of my life.

When we came to Canada and started a family, that was the best time of my life.

When I was a young father, watching my children grow up, that was the best time of my life.”

“And now, Joe, I am seventy- nine years old. I have my health, I feel good and I am in love with my wife just as I was when we first met. This is the best time of my life.”

5．When was the writer's birthday?

A．June 13 B．June 15 C．June 17 D．June 19

6．Why was the writer anxious?

A．He wasn't full of his usual vitality.

B．He didn't see his old friend Nicholas.

C．He was feeling anxious about turning thirty.

D．He didn't like his friend's answer about the best time.

7．What does the underlined word “ nurtured ” mean?

A．brought up B．developed C．trained D．encouraged

Meeting people from another culture can be difficult. From the beginning, people may send the wrong signal（信号）. Or they may pay no attention to signals from another person who is trying to develop a relationship.

Different cultures emphasize（强调）the importance of relationship building to a greater or lesser degree. For example, business in some countries is not possible until there is a relationship of trust. Even with people at work, it is necessary to spend a lot of time in "small talk", usually over a glass of tea, before they do any job．In many European countries -- like the UK or France -- people find it easier to build up a lasting working relationship at restaurants or cafes rather than at the office.

Talk and silence may also be different in some cultures. I once made a speech in Thailand．I had expected my speech to be a success and start a lively discussion; instead there was an uncomfortable silence. The people present just stared at me and smiled．After getting to know their ways better, I realized that they thought I was talking too much. In my own culture, we express meaning mainly through words, but people there sometimes feel too many words are unnecessary.

Even within Northern Europe, cultural differences can cause serious problems. Certainly, English and German cultures share similar values; however, Germans prefer to get down to business more quickly. We think that they are rude. In fact, this is just because one culture starts discussions and makes decisions more quickly.

People from different parts of the world have different values, and sometimes these values are quite against each other. However, if we can understand them better, a multicultural environment will offer a wonderful chance for us to learn from each other.

8．In some countries, eating together at restaurants may make it easier for people to _______.

A．develop closer relations B．share the same culture

C．get to know each other D．keep each other company

9．The author mentions his experience in Thailand to show that _______.

A．the