枣阳市第七中学高三年级2015-2016学年度下学期期中考试

英语试题

时间：120分钟 分值150分

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

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。

How?will?the?man?go?to New York?

A.?By?train.???????????????????? B.?By?car.?????????????????????? C.?By?plane.

2.?Where?does?this?conversation?most?probably?take?place?

A.?At?a?job?interview.?????? B.?On?a?fishing?boat.?????? C.?At?a?restaurant.

3.?When?will?the?film?be?on?

?A.?In?the?morning. B.?In?the?afternoon. C.?In?the?evening.

4.?What?does?the?man?suggest?the?woman?do?

A.?Go?and?ask?the?clerk.?????? B.?Go?and?buy?the?ticket.???????C.?Leave?right?now.

5.?What?is?the?man?doing??????????????

A.?Buying?a?gift?for?a?child.??? B.?Bargaining?with?a?girl.???????C.?Amusing?with?his?son.

第二节（共15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。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至7题。

6.?What?is?the?probable?relationship?between?the?speakers?

???A.?Mother?and?son. B.?Doctor?and?patient. ?C.?Seller?and?customer.

7.?What?will?the?man?probably?do?

???A.?To?see?a?doctor. B.?To?go?swimming. ?C.?To?buy?some?drugs.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.?Where?is?the?woman?probably?from?

???A.?The?USA..??? B.?Britain. ??? C.?Australia.

9.?What?are?they?really?talking?about?

A.?Pants.???????????? B.?Trousers.????????????? C.?Cultural?differences.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.?How?long?did?the?man?spend?from San Francisco?to Hawaii?

???A.?63?days.????????????? B.?108?days.???????????? C.?171?days.

11.?In?which?country?are?the?two?speakers?now?

???A.?Australia.? B.?England. C.?America.

12.?Which?one?is?the?right?route?according?to?the?man?

???A.?Hawaii----Indonesia----China----England.

???B.?Hawaii----China----Indonesia----England.

???C.?Hawaii----Indonesia----England----China.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.?How?long?will?Maggie?be?away?in?February?

???A.?A?week.???????? B.?Two?weeks.?????????????? C.?Three?weeks.

14.?Why?will?Maggie?take?her?vacation?

???A.?To?travel.????????? B.?To?see?her?parents.??????????????????? C.?To?relax.

15.?Which?country?does?Maggie?most?probably?come?from?

???A.?China.????????????? B.?America.??????????????????? C.?Canada.

16.?What?can?we?conclude?according?to?the?dialogue?

???A.?Peter?will?agree?to?choose?another?time.

???B.?Maggie?and?Peter?are?workmates.

???C.?Peter?plans?to?go?to.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.?What?is?the?main?reason?for?birds’?singing?

???A.?They?feel?happy.?????? B.?They?like?singing.?????????? C.?They?give?information.

18.?When?can?birds?sing?the?loveliest?songs?

???A.?When?males?are?looking?for?a?wife.? B.?When?they?are?happy.? ?C.?When?they?are?alone.

19.?What?do?most?birds?usually?do?if?they?cannot?sing?well?

???A.?Tell?other?birds?to?keep?away.?

B.?Give?information?in?another?way. ?

C.?Don’t?like?others?come?near?home.

20.?What?does?the?special?kind?of?bird?do?to?attract?a?female?

???A.?Dance. B.?Spread?out?its?tail.

第II卷 （共两部分，满分120分）

第一部分 阅读理解

第一节 阅读理解（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

Kendall Ciesemier is the founder of charity Kids Caring 4 Kids, an organization she created after seeing a show on the difficult situation of AIDS orphans (孤儿) in Africa. Ciesemier was inspired to try to change the lives of those affected by AIDS and to encourage other children to do the same. She tells us of the power her personal story has in showing others they too can make a difference.

You saw Oprah’s show on AIDS orphans when you were 11 — do you remember how you felt?

When I saw the show I was shocked. I had never heard of AIDS before and was concerned that kids were growing up without parents and no one had troubled to ask for my help.

I wanted to create a place for kids to get involved and a place where their small contributions would be valued and celebrated. I also felt that I needed to take immediate action myself. I found an orphan sponsorship (赞助) program online and an eight-year-old girl from Mauritania who needed my help. I started there and Kids Caring 4 Kids grew from that experience.

How has your own illness inspired you to help others?

Growing up with a rare liver (肝脏) disease made me feel different, which I think attracted me to others who were different and those struggling with something. I knew how I felt and I wanted to help reduce that feeling in someone else. I always wanted to support people. Growing up with an illness gave me empathy (移情) for others.

How does your own story inspire others?

My own personal story is evidence that people can give from anywhere. I started Kids Caring 4 Kids from a hospital room. I started by helping one person and it snowballed from there. When I share my story, I think that’s what affects people the most — the fact that I started all of this during a time of personal struggle and weakness. If I could do that, then they can do something too.

21．According to the text, Kendall Ciesemier.

A. hosted a show on the situation in Africa

B. was affected by AIDS and a liver disease

C. made an effort to help African AIDS orphans

D. earned lots of money from Kids Caring 4 Kids

22．What made Ciesemier create Kids Caring 4 Kids?

A. Her experience in Africa.

B. Living with a liver disease.

C. Watching Oprah’s show on AIDS orphans.

D. Her work with an orphan sponsorship program.

23．Ciesemier’s own illness .

A. caused her to lose some close friends

B. made her discouraged and less enthusiastic

C. kept her away from those who were different

D. helped her easily understand other patients’ feelings

Hong Kong businesses hit by nearly two months of illegal street occupations breathed a collective sigh of relief on Wednesday. Police finally cleared illegal protesters camped at the main intersection in the Mong Kok district, arresting two student leaders.

More than 7,000 officers backed bailiffs (执达官，法警)clearing occupied sections of Argyle Street and Nathan Road. The two-day operation saw 148 people arrested for various offenses, including contempt (藐视) of court, resisting arrest, possession of offensive weapons, unlawful gathering and attacking police.

The Chief Leader Stephen Hui said 22 officers were injured during the clearances.

Police used pepper spray and batons (警棍)to keep protesters from reclaiming cleared roads and from spreading the illegal occupation to neighboring streets.

Six-lane Nathan Road, which goes through the heart of Kowloon, was cleared after nearly five hours. However, comments on the Internet said protesters were looking to reoccupy roads later in the evening.

This week's actions mark the first time the authorities have successfully cleared one of the three main protest sites, which sprang up after demonstrators seized key intersections in late September to press for unconstitutional reforms.

Contractor Kwan Sui-sum, 55, said he wished the Nathan Road clearance had come earlier, as he has had to pay HK$20,000 ($2,580) after the protesters delayed building reconstruction work. The owner of the Chung Hing Duty Free drug store was cautiously optimistic and eager for his store at the corner of the cleared intersection to get back to business. Sales dropped by 40 percent during the occupation, he said.

“I'm not worried about the guess that the protesters will return. I trust in Hong Kong's rule of law and in the police,” the man said, who wished to remain unknown as he fears attack from protesters.

But five stores at a cleared site owned by jewelry chain Chow Tai Fook were still closed hours later. A company spokesman said the outlets will remain shut while it continues to monitor the situation.

24．You can infer from the passage that _______.

A. the Hong Kong police cleared the roads at a cost

B. all the Hong Kong citizens are doubtful about the result of the clearances

C. all the illegal protesters were willing to leave the protest sites

D. the Hong Kong government’s attitude to the illegal protesters is unclear

25．In the two-day operation,_________.

A. many Hong Kong citizens joined in it

B. all the protest sites were cleared

C. many illegal protesters were arrested

D. all the stores were still open

26．What Hong Kong police will probably do next according to the passage?

A. They will help the owners of the stores do their businesses.

B. They will try their best to arrest other fled illegal protesters

C. They will help the officers injured during the clearances.

D. They will arrange to take more action to finish the clearances.

27．This passage is mainly about ______.

A. Hong Kong businesses hit by nearly two months of illegal street occupations

B. the event that police cleared Hong Kong protest sites

C. shop owners who wished to remain unknown as he fears attack from protesters

D. Hong Kong citizens who doubt the police's clearances

I was born and raised in Minnesota, the USA,but as an adult I have mostly lived in Europe and Africa. I teach cross-cultural management at the International Business School near Paris. For the last 15 years, I’ve studied how people in different parts of the world build trust,communicate, and make decisions especially in the workplace.

While traveling in Tokyo recently with Japanese colleague，I gave a short talk to a group of 20 managers. At the end, I asked whether there were any questions or comments.No hands went up,so I went to sit down.My colleague whispered to me,“I think there actually were some comments, Erin.Do you mind if I try?” I agreed, but I guessed it a waste of breath. He asked the group again, “Any comments or questions?”

Still, no one raised a hand, but this time he looked very carefully at each person in the silent audience. Gesturing to one of them, he said, “Do you have something to add?” To my amazement,she responded “Yes, thank you.” and asked me a very interesting question. My colleague repeated this several times,looking directly at the audience and asking for more questions or comments.

After the session, I