2015—2016学年度高三第一学期期末学分认定考试

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。第一卷l至l0页，第二卷11至12页。满分为150分，考试时间120分钟。

第I卷(共100分)

注意事项：

1．答第I卷前考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

2．每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号框，不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。

第一部分：听力(共20小题，每题1.5分，满分30分)

该部分分为第一、二两节。注意：回答听力部分时，请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)

第一节 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．How will the woman go to Vienna?

A．By car． B．By train． C．By plane．

2．Where does the conversation take place?

A．In a shop． B．In a hotel． C．In a laundry．

3．Where will the woman go first?

A．To a cinema． B．To a restaurant． C．To a bank．

4．What are the two speakers doing?

A．Watching TV B．Listening to the radio． C．Playing a game live．

5．What did the boy use to wear to school?

A．A hat． B．A tie． C．A jacket．

第二节(共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)

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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6．Where are the speakers?

A．In a theatre B．In a restaurant C．To a plane．

7．What does the woman advise the man to do?

A．Drink some water． B．Put on warm clothes， C．Listen to the weather report．

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8．What will the woman drink?

A．Tea． B．Chocolate． C．Coffee．

9．What does the woman think of milk chocolate?

A．Too sweet． B．Too bitter C．Delicious．

听下面一段对话，回答第l0至第12三个小题。

10．How long is the man’s flight ?

A．Three hours． B．Four hours． C．Five hours,

11．What kind of ticket does the man buy?

A．First class．B．Business class． C．Economy class．

12．How will the man pay for the tickets?

A．In cash． B，By cheque C．By credit card．

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13．Why didn’t the woman go climbing?

A．She was worn out．

B．She lost touch with others．

C．She loved the scene at the bottom．

14．What was the woman doing when she saw a dolphin?

A．Diving． B．Sailing． C．Windsurfing．

15．What made the woman give up doing bungee jumping?

A．Her health． B．Her fear． C．Her tiredness．

16．What made the woman feel most excited?

A．Visiting the caves．B．Exploring the rain forest．C．Playing with the dolphin．

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17．Where will Carole Berg give a talk?

A．In the Yellow Room．B．In the Green Room．C．In the School Centre．

18．What do we know about the members of the Student Union?

A．They will meet in Room 72．

B．They can see the movies for free．

C．They can go to the election on Thursday．

19．How much does a show ticket cost?

A．$3． B．$5． C．$7．

20．What should one do to hear the recording once more?

A．Press“one”． B．Press the pound key． C．Dial the hotline again．

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

Environment Awareness Week

Regal Convention Centre，Halls 1-4

24-30 March 2015 10：00 am—9：00 pm

Free admission for all!

Save the environment，Save our future

Our environment needs help with the participation of more than 50 organizations．Environment Awareness Week is the biggest public education event dedicated to environmental protection and conservation．Don’t miss it! Come and know more about：

The Threats to Earth(Hall 1)—What is global warming? How serious is pollution? Learn about different environmental problems from our university students．Protect our environment!

The Search for Renewable Energy(Hall 2)—can we get electricity from wind，solar energy waves，rivers and underground heat? Get the answers from Solar Ace，Teflon，Touch Wind Resources and other participants．

The Quest for Freshwater(Hall 3)—Is the shortage of freshwater worsening? What are Singapore’s solutions for treating waste water? Hear from．Flow Technologies，Hydro Max Solutians and other participants．

The 3 Rs to Save Earth(Hall 4)—How can we REDUCE，REUSE and RECYCLE to cut down household wastes? Find out from the Global Gaia Network，Green Earth Foundation and other participants．

21．The organizer of the event is_____________．

A．Global Gaia Network B．Clean Energy Agency

C．Green Earth Foundation D．International Environment Fund

22．What’s the purpose of“Environment Awareness Week”?

A．To support environment protection．

B．To advertise for environmental friendly products．

C．To make money by attracting visitors．

D．To educate people about environment protection．

23．The“3 RS”stand for_____________．

A．Read，Realize and Remember B．Global Gala Network

C．Reduce，Reuse and Recycle D．Green Earth Foundation

B

Trapped on the 37th Floor

Melinda Skaar wasn't expecting any phone calls．Skaar was working late in her office at the First Interstate bank of California．By 10:45 that night she was almost ready to go home when the phone rang．

Picking it up，she heard a guard shouting．“There is a fire! Get out of there!”

Skaar didn’t panic．She figured that it was just a small fire．Her office building was huge．There were 62 floors and her desk was on the 37th floor.

Skaar called out to office mate Stephen Oksas．who also stayed late to work．But when they got to the hallway, they were met by a cloud of black smoke．Rushing back，Skaar shut the door and filled the space at the bottom of the door with her jacket to keep the smoke out．

Then they called 911．Before they could call their families，however, the line went dead．That meant that they were completely cut off from the outside world．All they could do was wait and hope someone would come to rescue them．

Minutes ticked by．Smoke began to float into the office．Soon it became hard for them to breathe．

Looking around，Skaar noticed a small workroom．It seemed to have cleaner air．So they crowded there．That helped for a while，but in time even the workroom was filled with deadly smoke．

Hopeless，they tried to break the windows，but the glass was not breakable．Everything they threw at just bounced back．

Defeated，they struggled back to the workroom．They felt weak and dizzy．Soon Skaar found Oksas had passed out．

As Skaar and Oksas lay near death，rescuers were rushing to find them．At last，at about 4 a．m．，firefighters found them．

Skaar and Oksas knew they were lucky to be alive．“Sunday is my birthday，”Skaar told a reporter. She would be turning 29．But she knew she had already got the best present possible—the gift of life．

24．What did Skaar and Oksas do when they were stopped by the fire?

A．They called their families． B．They waited where they were．

C．They rushed back and shut the door． D．They tried to run down the stairs．

25．The first sentence of the passage is to_________．

A．get the reader’s attention B．introduce Skaar and Oksas

C．explain the cause of the event D．tell the background information.

26．The following helped Skaar and Oksas survive the fire EXCEPT_______．

A．calling 911 for help

B．breaking the windows to get some fresh air

C．crowding in a small workroom for clean air

D．shutting the door and keeping the smoke out with a jacket

27．What can we conc1ude from Skaar’s action in the fire?

A．She is cleverer than Oksas．

B．She was trained as a firefighter．

C．She remained calm in the face of danger．

D．She had had the experience of being caught in fire．

C

Earlier this year，my oldest daughter got braces(矫正器)on her teeth，and let’s just say she did not go quietly into that dentist’s chair．Fear and hate pretty much describe the days leading up to her first appointment．

So when she finally walked out with shiny teeth，a sore(疼痛的)mouth and a broken spirit，I told her I was proud of her and took her to Ben &Jerry’s for an ice cream reward．Two weeks later，we returned to the scene of the crime．The dentist spent about 45 seconds checking her teeth before sending her on her merry way．Before I could start the car, she was placing her ice cream order．She was shocked when I told her that she wasn't going to get a reward every time we get her teeth checked．

Clearly，she’s not alone．According to some parenting experts，kids are easily addicted to a benefit—producing system of parental rewards and bribes—it’s not all ice creams，candies and cool toys．Some parents are offering their children prizes to just let them sit down and behave in a restaurant—or sleep in their own beds—or score a goal in the next soccer game．

While the experts agree that occasional awards are okay, the danger lies in the system’s overuse．Kids quickly gain a sense of entitlement(应得的权利)，where they come to expect a big reward for every good thing that they do，no matter how small．To keep things in check，experts say parents should reduce the number of rewards they offer，make sure rewards match the behavior and explain the real benefits of behaving for the sake of behaving．

Have you used bribery or a reward system with your kids? Was it successful? Do your kids expect more because of that system?

28．The intended readers of the passage are_____．

A．children B．teachers C．doctors D．parents

29．What does the author mean by saying“the scene of the crime”?

A．He／she doubted whether the dentist was skilled．

B．He／she felt very sorry for his／her daughter’s illness．

C．His／her daughter suffered a lot from her illness．

D．His／her daughter had a bad feeling for the dentist’s．

30．Similar to the author's daughter，children__________．

A．are often troubled by bad teeth， B．expect more reward from their parents．

C．are afraid to visit a dentist． D．receive certain rewards when becoming i11．

31．Misguided by the parental reward system，children easily think_______．

A．their parents must be far richer than others’

B．they can be successful as long as they work hard．

C．they should benefit from their every desired behavior．

D．their parents will feel happy when they behave well．

D

In Britain and other countries，young people sometimes take a“gap year”，a year off between high school and college．This idea never gained a big following in America．Recent news reports have suggested that interest may be growing，though there are no official numbers．

Charles Deacon,．Dean of Admissions at Georgetown University in Washington，D．C．，estimates that