1、武城县第二中学 2015-2016 学年上学期考试高三年级英语试题本试卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分.第一卷（共三部分， 共计 100 分）注意事项：1. 答题前，考生在答题卡上务必用直径 0. 5 毫米黑色墨水签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号填写清楚。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，在试题卷上作答无效。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，
2、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。1When will the man arrive?AAt 8：15 BAt 8：30 CAt 8：452What is Maggie good at?AHandling problems BFinding out problems CManaging the team.3How did the woman feel about the notice?ASurprised BDelighted CDisappointed.4What does the man advise the wo
3、man to do?ACall MrSmith at once BWait for the chance CJust give up.5What does the woman eat for breakfast once in a while?ASandwiches BEggs CFruit 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
4、独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6Why did the manager go to New York?AOn business BFor fun CFor an appointment7When will the man meet the manager?ANext Monday BNext Tuesday CNext Thursday听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8Whats the woman expecting?AMrsBrowns call BMrBrowns call CMrWhites return9What will happen in a coupl
5、e of hours?AThe man will send an emailBThe postcards will be sentCThe woman will go out听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10What happened to the man?AHe got up lateBHe lost his ticketsCHe broke his alarm clock11How will the two speakers go to the airport?ABy train BBy taxi CBy bus12What can be learned from the
6、conversation?AThe woman is very patientBThe wallet will never be foundCThe man always forgets things听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13When were there 7，063 McDonalds in the world?ABy 1982 BBy 1980 CBy 196014Whats McDonalds like? ACrowded but cheap BGood and clean CRude and careless15Why do workers buy their
7、lunches in McDonalds?AThey can relax there BThe lunches taste betterCThey want to have a change16Who bought the name of McDonalds?AMaurice BRay Kroc CRichard听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17Whom did Marco Polo travel with?AHis wife BHis son CHis father and uncle18In which year did Marco Polo probably leave
8、 China?A1275 B1285 C129519What was Marco Polos opinion of China?AIt was very advanced BIt was very poor CIts emperor was cruel20What were those black stones used for?AGiving off light BDecorating homes CHeating houses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
9、，选出最佳选项ACleverness is a gift while kindness is a choiceGifts are easytheyre given after allChoice can be hardI got the idea to start Amazon 16 years agoI came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2300 percent per yearId never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast，and the id
10、ea of building all online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me. I had just turned 30 years old，and Id been married for a yearI told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldnt work since most start-ups dont and I wasnt sure
11、what to expectMacKenzie told me I should go for itAs a young boy，Id been a garage inventorId always wanted to be all inventor，and she wanted me to follow my passion I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people and I had a brilliant boss that I much admiredI we
12、nt to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the InternetHe took me on a long walk in Central Park， listened carefully to me，and finally said， “That sounds like a really good idea，but it would be an even better idea for someone who didnt already have a good job ”That 1ogic
13、 made some sense to me，and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decisionSeen in that light, it really was a difficult choice，but finally，I decided I had to give it a shotI didnt think Id regret trying and failingAnd I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision
14、to not try at all.After much consideration ，I took the less safe path to follow my passion ，and Im proud of that choiceFor all of us，in the end，we are our choice 21What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?AHis dream of being an inventor BThe support of his wifeCThe grea
15、tly increasing usage of the Internet DMillions of exciting titles,22Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?AThe idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb himBHe would be very excited if he tried it out CHe would be always having a doubt if he didnt
16、 tryDThe decision to not try the online bookstore would terrify him23Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?ACleverness and Kindness BThe Starting of AmazonCFollowing My Passion DWe Are What We Choose24We can know from the passage that_Athe boss thought the idea was suitable
17、for the author Bthe author wanted someone else to try the ideaCthe author might not regret if he failed the idea Dthe author might go back to his boss if he failed BSince Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay climbed Mount Everest, Mount Qomolangmas peak is no longer a lonely place and is turning into a
18、 trash heap.So far, more than 350 climbers have successfully reached the peak. And they have complained about waiting for hours in the bottlenecks (狭窄路段) on the way to the peak, a situation that isnt just uncomfortable its cold and windy up there but downright dangerous. If bad weather strikes, clim
19、bers can and do die.As a matter of fact, the dangerous crowds arent the only problem on Qomolangma. All those climbers need to bring a lot of gearand much of them ends up being left on the mountain, sometimes even the peak itself. Mount Qomolangma is becoming the worlds largest dump. Heres mountaine
20、er Mark Jenkins writing in National Geographic about the state of Qomolangma: “The two standard routes, the Northeast Ridge and the Southeast Ridge, are disgustingly polluted with oxygen cans and torn tents everywhere.”But the good news is that some mountaineers are taking it upon themselves to clea
21、n up Qomolangma. Mountianeer Paul Thelen and his friend Eberhard Schaaf are part of the annual Eco Everest Expedition, which has been cleaning up rubbish from base camps to the peak since 2008. So far theyve collected over 13 tons of garbage.Some of that rubbish is even being used for a higher purpo
22、se. As part of the Mount Everest 8844 Art Project, a group of 15 artists from Nepal collected 1.5 tons of garbage brought down the mountain by climbers. Theyve transformed the cans and oxygen tanksand in one case, part of the remains of a helicopterinto 74 pieces of art that have already gone on exh
23、ibition in Nepals capital. Part of the profit from sales will go to the Everest Peakers Association, which has helped collect tons of rubbish on the slopes of the mountain. 25. What does the underlined word “gear” mean? A. Equipment for climbing mountains. B. The food climbers brought onto the mount
24、ain. C. Some important machines used for the bottlenecks. D. Some rubbish found on the mountain.26. The group of 15 Nepali artists_.A. created works of art using rubbish from Qomolangma B. were employed by the Everest Peakeers Association C. climbed Qomolangma and collected 1.5 tons of trash D. pain
25、ted 74 beautiful pictures of Mount Qomolangmas peak27What can be the best title for the text? A. Eco Everest Expedition Proves Successful B. Qomolangma Has Become A Huge MessC. Test Yourself Against Qomolangma D. Recycle Rubbish On QomolangmaCThe bed should be reserved as a place for sleep, but peop
26、le tend to read an iPad a lot in bed before they go to sleep.Charles Czeisler, a professor at Harvard Medical School, and his colleagues got a small group of people for an experiment. For five days in a row, the people read either a paper book or an iPad for four hours before sleep. Their sleep patt
27、erns were monitored all night. Before and after each trial period, the people took hourly blood tests to paint a day-long picture of just how much melatonin (褪黑激素) was in their blood at any given time.When subjects read on the iPad as compared to the paper books, they reported feeling less sleepy at
28、 night and less active the following morning. People also took longer to fall asleep on the iPad nights, and the blood tests showed that their melatonin secretion (分泌) was delayed by an hour and a half.The researchers conclude in todays journal article that given the rise of e-readers and the increa
29、singly widespread use of e-things among children and adolescents, more research into the long-term consequences of these devices on health and safety is urgently needed. Czeisler and colleagues go on, in the research paper, to note：“Reading an iPad in bed may increase cancer risk.”However, software
30、has been developed that can reduce some of the blue light from the screens of phones and computers according to time of day, and there are also glasses that are made to filter (过滤) short wavelengths. While they seem like a logical solution for the nighttime tech users, it needs more research.28. In
31、Charles Czeislers experiment, all the subjects were asked to_.A. sit in a row and receive the strict tests B. have their sleep patterns observed all nightC. read a paper book and an iPad at the same timeD. have their blood tested per hour during the trial29 The third paragraph tells us the iPad read
32、ers were likely to_.A. feel less sleepy and tired in the day B. fall asleep more easily after readingC. become less energetic the next morning D. have a lot more melatonin secretion30. The special software recently developed can_.A. remove the blue light from your devices completelyB. help prevent e
33、yes being harmed by short wavelengthC. weaken the harm done by doing nighttime e-readingD. be used in all the e-things widely and safely31. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A. No e-reading in bed before sleep B. New software for night e-readersC. Wrong behaviors before bedti
34、me D. No games on iPad in bedDSee a cellphone cover that you like on Taobao? Forget about placing an order, paying the bill online and waiting for days for it to be delivered to you. In the near future, youll be able to get it in minutes just by hitting “print” on your computer.You might find it har
35、d to believe that you could actually “print” an object like you would a picture. But it is not that hard to understand how it would work. Just as a traditional printer sprays ink onto paper line by line, modern 3D printers spread material onto a surface layer by layer, from the bottom to the top, gr
36、adually building up a shape.Instead of ink, the materials the 3D printer uses are mainly plastic, resin(树脂) and certain metals. The thinner each layer isfrom a millimetre to less than the width of a hairthe smoother and finer the object will be.This may sound like a completely new technology, but th
37、e truth is that 3D printing has been around since the late 1980s. Back then, it was barely affordable for most people, so few knew about it.Last year, though, saw a big change in the 3D printing industryprinters became much cheaper. For example, 10 years ago a desktop 3D printer might have cost 20，0
38、00, while now they cost only about 1，000, according to the BBC.Taken out of the factory and introduced to more diverse and common uses, 3D printing can create just about anything you can think offlutes , bikinis, jewelry, aircraft parts and even human organs. In fact, scientists from Cornell Univers
39、ity in New York have just made an artificial ear using a 3D printer, according to Science Daily. The fake ear looks and acts exactly like a natural one.However, as 3D printing becomes more common, it may bring about certain problemssuch as piracy. “Once you can download a coffee maker, or print out
40、a new set of kitchen utensils (餐具) on your personal 3D printer, who will visit a retail store again？” an expert in 3D printing told Forbes News. Even more frightening, what if anyone in the world could use a 3D printer to print out a fully functioning gun?32. According to the article, in the future,
41、 the 3D printing technology will _. A. enable people to make better purchases onlineB. change the way we make many productsC. be applied as widely in our daily life as computersD. shorten the time it takes for people to get what they buy online33. What happened in the 3D printing industry last year?
42、 A. The 3D printing technology was taken out of the factory.B. The 3D printing technology began to be used in various fields.C. The 3D printer was used for medical treatment for the first time.D. The 3D printer became more affordable for consumers.34. What is the best title of the passage? A. Great
43、Demand for 3D Printers B. Technology in the FutureC. Online Shopping Disappearing D. Printing out Everything35. How is the last paragraph developed? A. By giving examples. B. By making comparisons.C. By analyzing the cause and effect. D. By presenting research findings.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 10 分）根据短文
44、内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Of the many unpleasant emotions we can experience, fear may top the list. 36 . Fear can also keep us from pursuing the things in life that really matter - like following our dreams, and developing important relationships. I have some ideas, though, of how to be
45、 free from fear. Experience fear.I used to be very afraid of speaking in front of people. I would get sweaty palms and my stomach would be so tied up that I wouldnt be able to eat. However, each time I spoke, I noticed afterwards that it wasnt that bad. Things I fear are never as bad in reality as I
46、 make them out in my mind. 37 . Create space.The first and most important step to being fearless is to create some space between ourselves and the emotion of fear. This isnt accomplished by ignoring the fear, or trying to talk ourselves out of it. 38 . In fact, a recent research shows that by simply
47、 admitting the emotion we actually begin to reverse the “fight or flight(逃避 )“ response in the body. Control the breath and feel the fear.Once we acknowledge the presence of fear, the second step is to control the breathing so that it becomes slower and gentler. We try to make the breath just a litt
48、le bit longer, and feel how fear manifests(展现) in the body. 39 . With practice, we can create enough space between us and the emotion of fear so that were able to replace a fearful thought with a positive one. 40 . For instance, before I get up to speak in front of a group of people, I imagine that the audience is positively impressed by what I say and that I manage to comp
