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湖北省部分重点中学2016-2017学年度上学期新高三起点考试

英语试卷

命题人： 审题人：

第Ⅰ卷

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. 选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上所对应题目的答案标号框涂黑。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. What is the woman’s nationality?

A. Australian. B. American. C. Indian.

2. Why was the woman able to get an A on the test?

A. She read the whole textbook.

B. She reviewed all the notes.

C. She attended every lecture.

3. What does the man plan to do on the weekend?

A. Host a dance party.

B. Visit Bill with the woman.

C. Help the woman with a party.

4. When will the woman meet the man tomorrow?

A. At 10:00 am. B. At 10:30 am. C. At 11:00 am.

5. What do we know about the man?

A. He worked abroad for a few years.

B. He is planning to go to Canada.

C. He wants to meet the woman again.

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. What did the woman do a quarter of an hour ago?

A. She left her purse on the table.

B. She went to the restroom.

C. She came back from the restroom.

7. Where was the purse found?

A. On the table. B. In the restroom. C. Under the table.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8. Who invited the speakers for Thanksgiving last year?

A. The man's brother. B. The woman's sister. C. The man's sister.

9. What does the woman ask the man to do?

A. Go shopping with her.

B. Cook a big turkey for her.

C. Help her make some sandwiches.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What are the man’s hobbies?

A. Fishing and collecting stamps.

B. Reading and watching TV.

C. Watching TV and collecting stamps.

11. What does the man say about the woman?

A. She is popular. B. She is bad-tempered. C. She lacks patience.

12. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a library. B. By a lake. C. At a cinema.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Teacher and student.

B. Interviewer and interviewee.

C. Manager and clerk.

14. Why did the man leave his previous job in the bank?

A. His family moved to another place.

B. He had never gotten a raise.

C. He just wanted to make a change.

15. What are the man’s best qualities?

A. Hard-working and responsible.

B. Faithful and energetic.

C. Smart and capable.

16. What do we know about the man?

A. He worked for a private company for three years.

B. He took a part-time course in Finance and Trade.

C. He doesn’t have much experience in sales.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What did Don buy in the men’s department?

A. A gray suit and two pairs of trousers.

B. A blue suit and two pairs of trousers.

C. A gray suit and one pair of trousers.

18. Where is the shoe department located?

A. Opposite the men’s department.

B. Opposite the shirt department.

C. Opposite the sweater department.

19. Why did Bob fail to buy a sweater?

A. There were no sweaters in his size.

B. There were no sweaters he could afford.

C. There were no sweaters that looked good on him.

20. How did Bob and Don go home?

A. On foot. B. By bike. C. By bus.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

（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

Signing up for a digital TV service provides you with access to over 200 channels from all over the globe. However, television today is dominated by adult language, making it hard for concerned families to find channels suitable for young eyes. Therefore, most movie channels are automatically removed form the list of TV channels for an entire family. The following are some good ones based on popularity on a global scale.

Discovery Channel

Discovery and its many channels can be considered as the founding father of informative channels on television. What National Geographic does in a scholastic(学术的) manner, Discovery tries to do in an entertaining manner—educating the masses about anything and everything.

Fox Family

Finding a movie channel that broadcasts pictures suitable for teenagers and kids alike is very difficult unless your service operator offers you Fox family movies. This channel screens most movies before it broadcasts them, ensuring that no movie shows unacceptable material for young eyes.

Nickelodeon

A channel very similar to Cartoon Network, it mostly shows US programs. However, their shows are sometimes a bit more mature for younger kids and better suited to kids aged 5and up.

ABC Family

ABC started the ABC family channel in an attempt to introduce family-centered shows and serials to the public in the USA. The need for this channel was felt after ABC observed the lack of proper family type US channels.

Living

If travelling is a family hobby and better living is the motto then there is no better channel than Living. Kids can see never-seen-before sights, learning about new places while adults can practice their cooking and learn amazing things about motorbikes.

21. According to the text, most channels offered by a digital TV service ______.

A. can keep people away from TV violence

B. are welcomed by families with small children

C. are concerned about the proper use of language

D. are unsuitable for the whole family to watch together

22. Which of the following can best describe Discovery Channel?

A. Relaxing. B. Touching. C. Commercial. D. Professional.

23. If people want to know about what a traditional family is like, they can choose ____.

A. Fox Family B. Nickelodeon C. ABC Family D. Living

B

I believe you can do your best. Not being the best but toughing the limits of what you’re capable of. I gained this belief from my third grade teacher, the most special, honored, trustworthy, and loved person in my life.

Mr. Myrus was always perfectly dressed and spoke with the belief that talking to eight-year-olds didn’t mean he had to sacrifice proper statements or grammars. And he was demanding but he wasn’t unreasonable or cruel. He simply felt that no matter what your best was, you should achieve it.

As luck would have it, I met him again as my eighth grade math teacher. I was not, nor ever will be, gifted in math. I remember my struggles in class. “I don’t know the answer,” I would say, “I can’t do it!” “Perhaps you don’t know the answer,” he would say quietly. “Do you think we might figure it out together? How do you know what you can do until you try?”

Mr. Myrus lived around the corner, and I would often stop by to talk while he worked in his garden. I knew there was someone who let me know that if I had really tried, that was enough.

“Don’t be so hard on yourself,” he’d say. “Stop blaming yourself. Did you try your best? Well, then you’re not a failure,” he often told me these words.

Mr. Myrus died in 1978. I had never thought about his death. He was too young. I felt sorry. But when I think about him now, I don’t feel so sorry. He taught me to be kind, not only to others, but to myself. He taught me my own value. He taught me about honor, about truth, and about doing my best—and that all feelings and beliefs have dignity and deserve respect. And of all the things I know, this I believe: We can’t all be “the best”, but we can, each of us, be our best, and I know that’s true because Mr. Myrus told me that.

24. What can we know about Mr. Myrus according to the passage?

A. He usually treats his students in a hard way.

B. He is responsible for his teaching and students.

C. He is a person who isn’t particular about what he wears.

D. He sometimes is cruel and unreasonable to his students.

25. The author thought he was a lucky dog because ______.

A. he had got a great belief from his teacher

B. Mr. Myrus had taught him for eight years

C. Mr. Myrus became his teacher a second time

D. he developed a good relationship with Mr. Myrus

26. It can be concluded from the third paragraph that ______.

A. the author preferred other subjects to math

B. Mr. Myrus thought it was very easy to learn math

C. the author was ashamed to admit his math was poor

D. Mr. Myrus helped the author build up his confidence

27. What can we learn by reading the passage?

A. The author hoped to live a positive life.

B. The author may have become a teacher.

C. The author liked to recall his childhood.

D. The author ended up being a man of self-confidence.

C

In today's world of smart phones and laptops, most people have at least one time-telling thing with them. Since these digital products are so common, is time running out for the 500-year-old watch? According to some consumers, the answer is yes. New Jersey teenager Charlie Wollman says a watch is “an extra piece of equipment with no necessary function.” Many young adults think so and use their smart phones to tell time. It is said that fewer young people wear watches today than ten years ago. As a result, some people say that the watch industry is at a crossroads.

However, watchmakers optimistically say that watches redeem popularity when consumers reach their 20s and 30s. By then, they are willing to spend money on a quality watch that doesn’t just keep good time. Fifty years ago, watchmakers took pride in their products’ accuracy. But in recent years, the watch industry has changed itself into an accessory(配饰) business. And today, the image a watch conveys has become more important than the time it tells.

“Complications” — features that go beyond simple timekeeping — are an important part of a watch’s image. Today’s watches offer lots of features that meet almost any personality. These features include compasses, USB drivers, and even other functions that measure the effectiveness of golf swings!

Creativity also plays a key role in designing today’s watches. For example, Japanese watchmaker Tokyoflash ma