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安徽六校教育研究会2016届高三年级学生素质测试

英语试题

（考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分）

第Ⅰ卷

第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，建议先将答案标在试卷上，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。

1. What will the man probably do next?

A. Buy something.

B. Look for the key.

C. Wait for the woman.

2. When will the speakers need to be in their seats?

A. No later than 7:15 p.m.

B. No later than 7:25 p.m.

C. Anytime before 7:30 p.m.

3. What does the man like to play now?

A. Basketball.

B. Baseball.

C. Tennis.

4. What does the woman imply about Uncle Jim?

A. He eats too much.

B. His manners are just fine.

C. He has a good sense of humor.

5. What did the man pay the most for?

A. The bed.

B. The fridge.

C. The washing machine.

第二节(共15题；每小题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 is the man allowed to make?

A. The sauces.

B. The desserts.

C. The salad.

7. What is Thanksgiving like in the woman’s family?

A. Everyone does a little bit of everything.

B. No one takes it very seriously.

C. Her parents often try to do too much.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What did the man usually have on hot days?

A. Cold water.

B. Warm water.

C. Something other than water.

9. Who used to take the man to get ice cream?

A. His mother.

B. His father.

C. His grandmother.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What does the woman think of the man giving the speech?

A. He is not talking loudly enough.

B. He is not wearing a microphone.

C. He may be from another country.

11. What is the man’s suggestion?

A. Leaving the room.

B. Turning off the light.

C. Talking to the speaker privately.

12. What will the woman do later?

A. Give a speech.

B. Find another lecture.

C. Ask some questions.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Who does the man think the woman is shopping for in the beginning?

A. Her niece.

B. Herself.

C. Her daughter.

14. What does the man think of schools in Oregon?

A. They offer good programs.

B. They have beautiful scenery.

C. They have a long history.

15. Where did the woman go to college?

A. Harvard University.

B. Brown University.

C. The University of Pennsylvania.

16. Where will the woman go next?

A. To another store.

B. To a nearby university.

C. To the left of the man’s store.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. Where does the talk take place?

A. In England.

B. In Australia.

C. In the United States.

18. When was The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry published?

A. In 2014.

B. In 2012.

C. In 2007.

19. What award has Rachel Joyce won?

A. The Commonwealth Book Prize.

B. The Tinniswood Award.

C. The Man Booker Prize.

20. What did Rachel Joyce use to work as?

A. An actress.

B. A TV host.

C. A writer.

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

Extreme Holiday Cures

You thrive on adventure, live for the unforgettable experience, there’s just one little thing that scares you…

Frightened of sharks? Get up close and personal with the ocean’s most majestic creatures at Beqa Island in Fiji. With no cages or barriers between you and the sharks, you can swim with eight different species including bull sharks, reef sharks, grey nurses and the awe-inspiring tiger shark .

Frightened of heights? Take a bungee jumping adventure up a notch by diving head first into an active volcano. A helicopter will fly you into the caldera(火山喷口) of a volcano near Pucon, Chile, so you can bungee-jump within 200m of molten lava below.

Frightened of speed? Some of the world’s best desert dunes are in the Wahiba Sands, a two-hour drive from Muscat, the capital of Oman. With many about 100m in height, this is the perfect place for some extreme sand boarding action. If you’re not prepared to fly down the dunes standing up, you can warm up by tobogganing down instead.

Frightened of rats? Karni Mata Temple in Rajasthan, India, is just what you need to you’re your fears . Also called the Temple of the Rats, it’s famous for both its beautiful architecture and the20,000-odd rats that call it home.

21. If you want to try bungee jumping, where should you go?

A. Fiji B. Chile C. Oman D. India

22. Who are most likely to show interest in the events described in the passage?

A. people who want to relax themselves during their holidays.

B. students who are eager to learn more about nature and building.

C. the young who want to have unusual and adventurous experiences.

D. tourists who are fond of outdoor activities.

23. What can be inferred from the text?

A. All of the adventures are experienced outdoors.

B. It may be dangerous to have a thrilling experience at Beqa Island in Fiji.

C. Tobogganing down the dunes is more exciting than flying down standing up.

D. Most Indians are not scared of rats.

B

Jerome Kern is often called the father of American musical theater. Kern is remembered for the hundreds of songs he wrote for musical plays and movies. To a great extent, he led the development of the first truly American theater music.

Jerome Kern began his career as a songwriter in theaters in London and New York City. Success came quickly. By the early 1920s, Kern was a successful young composer for Broadway musical comedies. He worked with each song until he was satisfied that the music was perfect. American musical plays at that time were still usually copied from European ones. Kern wanted to try something completely new. He thought a musical play should be a real work of art, not just a collection of songs and dances. He thought songs should help move the action of the play along, by showing a person's feelings. Kern wanted to do a truly American musical, with real American characters and real situations.

In 1927, he found the story he wanted. It was the book "Show Boat" by American writer Edna Ferber. "Show Boat" takes place in the 1880s on a passenger steam boat that travels along the Mississippi River. The boat is called a show boat because singers and dancers entertain the passengers. The captain of the show boat has a daughter who is a singer on the boat. She falls in love with a man who earns his money by gambling with cards.

The story dealt with some unusually serious issues for a musical. It showed the hard lives of African-Americans in the South. And it showed marriage between people of different races, which was against the law at that time. Although serious in places, "Show Boat" was not a tragedy. The public and critics loved it. "Show Boat" became the greatest work of American musical theater .Music critics said Kern's effect on musical theater was revolutionary. It was Kern's music that made the show a great success, which has been performed thousands of times all over the world.

24. The passage above is likely to appear in ___________.

A. a poster B. a radio program C. a notice D. a news report

25. According to the passage, Jerome Kern can be described as being ___________.

A. adventurous and sympathetic B. brave and kind

C. productive and creative D. hardworking and determined

26. The story of “Show Boat” is _________.

A. serious B. light-hearted C. ridiculous D. tragic

27. The purpose of the passage is to _____________.

A. introduce Jerome Kern’s life and his career

B. explain how Jerome Kern’s truly American musical was created

C. tell us the unusual story of “Show Boat”

D. show the differences between American musical plays and European ones

C

The African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on earth, is of great importance to African ecosystem. Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment . As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna(大草原) surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat.

It is the elephant’s great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and under-bushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results innumerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters.

Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shutout sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well.

What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem.

28. What does the underlined phrase “setting the terms” most probably mean?

A. Improving the quality. B. Worsening the state.

C. Fixing the time. D. Deciding the conditions.

29. The passage is developed mainly by_________.

A. showing the effect and then explaining the causes

B. giving examples

C. pointing out similarities and differences

D. describing the changes in time order

30. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants.

B. The eating habit of African elephants.

C. Disappearance of African elephants.

D. The effect of African elephants’ search for food.

31. What do we know about the open spaces in the passage?

A. They are home to many endangered animals.

B. They result from the destruction of rain forests.

C. Th