沙市中学2016届高三下学期第二次半月考

英 语 试 题

考试时间：2016年3月25日

本试题分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分。考试结束后，只交答题纸和答题卡，试题自己保留。

第I卷（三部分，共90分）

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.Why won’t the woman eat any more？

A. She’s feeling unwell. B. She’s had enough. C. She’s losing weight.

2.What time is Tom supposed to arrive？

A. At 8: 50 B. At 9: 00 C. By 9: 15

3.What can we learn from the conversation？

A. The woman wished she had gone to sleep earlier.

B. The woman missed the beginning of the program.

C. The woman fell asleep before the program ended.

4.Who doesn’t know how to take photos with the camera？

A. The man B. The woman C. Both

5. What does the man mean？

A. Neither football game is good.

B. Both of the football games are good.

C. The football game they are watching is better than the one they watched last night.

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，从每题所给的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至7题。

6. On what day does the conversation probably take place？

A. Monday B. Tuesday C. Wednesday

7.What is TRUE about the paper？

A. It may not be hand-written.

B. It can be five double-sided pages.

C. It should be thirty-five pages long.

听第7段材料，回答第8至11题。

8.When and where did the conversation take place？

A. At Mrs Green’s home，on the day after the robbery.

B. At the police station，on the day of the robbery.

C. Inside the bank，immediately after the robbery.

9. What happened to Mrs. Green？

A. She saw two people seize the bank.

B. Her money was taken away in the bank by two people.

C. She was shot by two thieves in the bank.

10.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the dialogue？

A. The woman thief was over twenty years old.

B. The man thief talked a lot.

C. The woman thief was armed.

11.What is Mrs. Green going to do？

A. Fill in a report.

B. Go to another room to have her picture taken.

C. Look at sonic pictures of possible thieves.

听第8段材料，回答第12至13题。

12.Where are the speakers？

A. In a waiting hall of a railway station. B. On a train. C. On a bus.

13.What has happened？

A. The woman’s thrown the man’s suitcase out.

B. They’ve heard a strange noise.

C. They’ve left their suitcase on the train when they left.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. How does the man seem to feel after this interview?

A. Nervous. B. Hopeful. C. Excited.

15.How many people failed to be asked for a second interview？

A. 16 . B.12. C.4.

16.What’s the man’s girlfriend’s hope about his job？

A. She wants to find a job near Mark.

B. She hopes Mark’s offered the job.

C. She hopes Mark finds a job near her.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.What does the speaker think of the causes of car accidents？

A. The causes are serious problems that are difficult to solve.

B. The causes are not well understood.

C. The causes are clear to see.

18.What have people done to reduce the accidents？

A. Better public transportation.

B. Train drivers strictly.

c. Improved roadway design.

19.What remains an important reason for the rising number of road accident？

A. Roadway crime. B. Drivers’ mistakes C. Poor traffic control.

20.What are people paying attention to today？

A. Designing better cars.

B. Making the traffic problems better known to people.

C. Building more roadways.

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。并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑.

A

Assistant Professor, Musical Theatre Dance

　　Wichita State University seeks a full-time, 9-month assistant professor, beginning in August. Applicants are required to have a degree in dance area, teaching experience at a professional or college level, ability to direct and teach stage movement. The salary depends on qualifications and experience.

　　For complete information, visit http://finearts.wichita.edu.

Full Professor in Theatre and Dance

　　The Department of Theatre & Dance at the University of California at San Diego (http://www-theatre.uscd.edu) is seeking an experienced theatre artist in lighting design. Applicants must work for us for at least one year. Significant professional experience is required. This position is expected to teach at both graduate and undergraduate levels.

　　A review of applications will start on June 1st. Application deadline: September 1st.

Technical Director in Performing and Fine Arts

DeSales University’s Performing and Fine Arts Department seeks a highly skilled, professional technical director. The position is a 10-month staff position with the possibility of summer employment with the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Professional experience is required; MFA is preferred.

Please email materials to john.bell@desales.edu. Screening of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Assistant Director— Media Resources Center

Maryland Institute College of Art is seeking an Assistant Director of Media Resources Center in the Academic Affairs Division.

　　Qualifications for the position include a degree in Art History or related fields with knowledge of art and design history, library experience, excellent interpersonal and communication skills and familiarity with photoshop and scanning.

A review of applications will begin immediately; job announcements will remain open until the position is filled. Applicants are required to work for us at least 11 months. They can send emails to jobs@mica.edu. The salary differs depending on your experience. Please include your desired salary in your application letter.

21. What ad may an applicant pay close attention to if he/she has 9.5-month free time?

A. Technical Director in Performing and Fine Arts.

B. Assistant Director— Media Resources Center.

C. Assistant Professor, Musical Theatre Dance.

D. Full Professor in Theatre and Dance.

22. Which can you apply to if you have excellent interpersonal and communication skills?

A. Maryland Institute College of Art. B. The University of California.

C. DeSales University. D. Wichita State University.

23. What can we learn from the advertisements?

A. All the job announcements will remain open until the positions are filled.

B. All the reviews of applications will begin immediately.

C. All the jobs mentioned above promise a good salary.

D. All the jobs mentioned in the text require experience.

B

　　Seated in a convertible (敞篷车) with the top down at 60 miles an hour, Mary looked at the flies that sat on top of Mark’s hair. How could they stay there? She wondered.

　　Mary had not seen Mark in years, until the other day when he came into the café where she worked. His appearance was different from when he was in high school. Now, he was a bit fat and thick glasses covered his eyes. However, that didn’t change Mary’s feelings for him at all. He had just bought a brand new red sports car and asked her if she would like to go for a ride and then have dinner with him. Her heart beat with excitement as he opened the door for her. She noticed something very strange as Mark got into the car and started to drive away. On the hair was a group of flies just sitting there.

　　Mary stared in amazement. It seemed the faster they drove, the more determined the flies were to stick to his hair.

　　Mary remained silent. She leaned forward and turned the radio on, to try to divert her attention away from the flies, but she couldn’t help thinking about them. She looked up at Mark, who was completely devoted to what was going on and continued to sing to the music while driving merrily along.

　　Finally, Mark pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road beside a diner and looked in the mirror and said, “Mary, I would like to comb my hair before we get something to eat. Could you reach under the seat and give me my hair cream?”

　　Mary reached under the seat and pulled out a camping backpack, which contained a round jar and started to laugh wildly as she pointed to the label (商标).

　　“That’s not hair cream on your hair, Mark! It says it’s Fly Trap Glue!”

24. What can we learn from the text?

　　A. Mark had bought a new sports car for Mary.

　　B. Mark used to be a thin, handsome boy.

　　C. Mark and Mary had been in love for years.

　　D. Mary felt strange when she saw the red car.

25. What does the underlined word “divert” in Paragraph 4 probably mean?

　　A. Replace. B. Absorb. C. Take. D. Recover.

26. Why did Mary burst into laughter?

　　A. Because Mary played a trick on Mark.

　　B. Because their ride wasn’t well prepared.

　　C. Because Mark had prepared a jar of hair cream for her.

　　D. Because Mark had mistaken Fly Trap Glue for hair cream.

27. What can be the best title for this passage?

　　A. Stuck on you. B. Unchanged love. C. A hair trick. D. A wonderful ride.

C

　　In order to increase their job chances after college, Chinese students are turning to a special practice—Eiffel Tower nose jobs (鼻整形手术). The latest trend in plastic surgery promises to create a nose that is similar to the curve of the Eiffel Tower.

　　Surgeon Wang Xuming said: “We are influenced by the beauty of the Eiffel Tower. We are not content to just add something to the nose; we reconstruct it.” The surgery costs about US$ 10,000 and involves the enlarging of the nose using tissue from the forehead.

　　Hundreds of posters advertising the procedure are put up all over Chongqing city, where surgeon Xuming runs his private practice. They show a western-looking woman with an almost-too-perfect nose, against an outline of the Eiffel Tower.

　　Interestingly, many young women in China are eager to achieve a western appearance, as they believe it will give them an advantage in the highly competitive job market. “Some students fac