大田一中2015—2016学年第一学期阶段考质量检测

高三英语试题

命 题 人：杨 秀 慧

（考试时间：2015年12月18 日下午3：00-5：00 满分：150分）

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第一部分 听力 (共两节, 满分30分)

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时问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. How does the woman feel about the old cartoons?

A. They’re exciting. B. They’re her favorites. C. They’re only for very young children

2. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Their house. B. Their neighbor. C. Building a fire.

3. When will the second bus probably leave?

A. At 10:10. B. At 10:20. C. At 10:30.

4. When will the speakers probably meet next time?

A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Wednesday.

5. Why was the woman worried?

A. The man came back late. B. The lessons didn’t go well.

C. The woman couldn’t understand the lessons.

第二节（共5小题；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。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6. What does the man have to write?

A. A book about the Middle East. B. A long paper about philosophy.

C. A paper about the history of religions.

7. How many pages does the man have to write?

A. At least 40. B. At least 60. C. At most 90.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What can the man do?

A. Use the bathroom. B. Wash his clothes. C. Boil some water.

9. What does the man think of the woman’s house?

A. He likes it. B. He thinks it is too small. C. He is unsatisfied with it.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the woman complaining about?

A. People being too loud. B. People taking pictures with iPads.

C. The number of tourists at the beach.

11. What does the man say about iPhones?

A. They have great cameras. B. IPads take better videos than they do.

C. They should be used to make Hollywood movies.

12. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A. Get pleasure at the beach. B. Tell the tourists to stop. C. Turn off her phone.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What company does the man work for?

A. Apple. B. Google. C. Facebook.

14. Why does the man want to quit his job?

A. He wants to open his own restaurant. B. He doesn’t make enough money.

C. He wants to write about food.

15. How would the man make money after he quits?

A. He would sell books on his website.

B. Companies would pay him for his experiences.

C. He would work for different restaurants.

16. When might the man quit his job?

A. Tomorrow. B. Next month. C. Next year.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is wrong with Taylor Swift?

A. She is sick. B. She hurt herself. C. She has a new band.

18. When will Taylor Swift’s July shows be held?

A. In May. B. In October. C. In December.

19. Which concert was canceled last weekend?

A. The one in Canada. B. The one in Texas. C. The one in Florida.

20. Who recently interviewed Taylor Swift?

A. MTV News. B. Speak Now TV. C. The official Taylor Swift website.

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)

阅读下面短文, 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

Smiley was born without eyes,but he is still able to work as a St.John’s Ambulance service dog in Ontario. The dog’s owner, Jaanne George, rescued him from a puppy mill(幼犬滥育场) ,when he was about 1or 2 years old.

“He was very scared ,because the dogs had never been out of that puppy mill, ” Georage said ,adding that Smiley quickly boned with another one of his dogs , a deaf dog named Tyler. “Tyler was so crazy and happy-go –lucky and Smiley became just like him, ” George said . “He came out from under the tables where he was always hiding. ”

George said seeing Smiley interact with crowds made him realize he would be a perfect therapy dog(治疗犬).She now brings the dog to the hospitals and the schools in the area and Smiley almost always brightens peolple’s days.

She said at one nursing home, she realized how even a small visit with Smiley could make people happy. “There was this man Teddy, who had no communication with anyone at all, ” George said of one memorable nursing home resident(居民). “The staff had never seen Teddy smile before. ” But when Smiley came up to Teddy, the staff were amazed . “ Teddy smiled when he saw Smiley, ” George said.

After caring for Smiley for 10 years , George has learned a lot about how to care for blind dogs. “Somebody wanted to adopt a dog that was blind, ” George said “I told her not to be his eyes and not to run his life. ”She said it is key for Smiley to figure out how to get around on his own without too much difficulty.

“Of course, he bumps into things sometimes. But he walks very carefully, ” George said. “Have you noticed the dog’s high steps when he walks?He is feeling with his feet. ”

21 Smiley’s character changed_______________.

A after his eyes were cured B because of Tyler’s influence

C thanks to his owner’s company D once he get out of the puppy mill

22 Why were the nursing home staff surprised?

A Because Smiley was so cute. B Because Smiley was quite smart.

C Because Smiley recognized Teddy. D Because Smiley made Teddy smile.

23 The underlined part “run his life ” in Paragragh 5 can be replaced by “___________”.

A make him busy B overprotect him C try to change him D ask him to hurry up

24 Why are Smiley’s high steps mentioned in the last paragragh?

A To show he is very interesting . B To proves he likes playing games.

C To prove he is good at performing . D To show he moves very carefully

B

Most people who fly on passenger planes in the United States do not lose their luggage. Even if the luggage is lost, usually it is only delayed. Most “lost” luggage is found in a few days. Airlines search for the owners of unclaimed(未被认领的) bags for up to three months. But when the owners cannot be found or the bags are not claimed， they are sold to a store in the small city of Scottsboro, in the southern state of Alabama.

About one-half of one percent of all luggage passing through US airports is unclaimed. Many of the missing bags,and what is in them, are sold at the Unclaimed Baggage Center. Seven thousand items arrive at the store every day.

Tom Barnes, who was shopping at the store said, “ I can go into any of the large shopping centers, like the international malls. I can walk through there for an hour and come out with three items. But I come in to this store, and then I come out with my car full of stuff.”

Brenda Cantrell, who works at the store, said, “ The Unclaimed Baggage Center is the only store in America that buys and resells unclaimed baggage from the airline industry. You would be surprised at all the jackets, eyeglasses, neck pillows, blankets, laptops, Kindles, iPads and, you know,all kinds of expensive electronics.”

The store says it once sold a container for flowers for $80 that was found to be worth $18,000. And it says a painting it sold for $25 was later found to be worth $25,000.

The store buys the luggage from the airlines. It does not examine the things inside them before buying them. Only about half of the items in the bags are suitable for sale at the store.

Some people say it is not fair to the owners of the lost luggage to sell their goods. Customer Daniel Martin is not one of them.

“ I feel the airport may try to find the people that lose the things. If they’ve tried and they can’t get a hold of them, it’s better than throwing them away or just letting them rot in a warehouse somewhere.”

25. According to the text, what may happen to the US airline luggage?

A. The luggage is often delayed. B. A large percentage of luggage is lost.

C. Some luggage will be sold if nobody claims it.

D. Unclaimed luggage will be kept by the airport for a year.

26. Tom Bares’ words imply that _________.

A. the store has little to offer B. he enjoys shopping at the store greatly

C. he prefers to shop at international malls

D. the store is no different from any other shopping center

27. What’s Daniel Martin’s attitude towards the practice of the airlines?

A. He thinks it’s unusual. B. He thinks it’s ridiculous.

C. He thinks it’s acceptable. D. He thinks it’s inappropriate.

28. What would be the best title for the text?

A. What happens to lost US airline luggage? B. A new shopping center in the US

C. Is it fair to the airline passengers? D. Tips on finding “lost” luggage.

C

This week,Google CFO Patrick Pichette made headlines when his resignation letter announcing his retirement surfaced in the media.

“After nearly seven years as CFO,” he began, “I will be retiring from Google to spend more time with my family.” What he wanted now was to enjoy life at home and abroad with his wife, to “carry our backpacks and hit the road.”

The media has described the letter as “powerful” and “unusually reflective.” Google co-founder and CEO Larry Page said, “It is well worth reading, and it will warm your heart.”

But if Pichette’s work/life balance was achieved by quitting his job to go see the world, what message does it send to the rest of us seeking work/life balance, in particular women?

A November 2014 study found that women show more signs of depression as they move up the career ladder. Similarly, a survey found that the pressure women put on themselves to balance work and family is causing them signficant stress. The survey also found that the majority of men expected their partners to take primary responsibility for childcare, and indeed that happened in more than 70% of cases.

In fact, achieving work/life balance is very difficult, if not completely impossible. As for Pichette, he wrote, “ I was always on --- even when I was not supposed to be.” Like many successful men and women, he was likely able to work as hard as he did while still having a family because he had the support of someone at home.

Of course, one could argue that the idea of balancing work with life may be harder for men than for women, who are the tradi