湖北省襄阳市四校高三上学期期中考试英语试题及答案

1、湖北省襄阳市四校（襄州一中、枣阳一中、宜城一中、曾都一中）2015届高三上学期期中考试英语试题第一部分：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。1. where is john?a. in the lab.b. in the restaurant.c. at home.2. why is the man wearing his sunglasses?a. its sun

2、ny outside.b. he looks cool with them on.c. his eyes hurt in the light.3. what do we know about the boy?a. he is often late.b. he is the second to arrive. c. this is the first time that he has arrived late.4. what semester is it now?a. the spring semester.b. the summer semester.c. the fall semester.

3、5. what are the two speakers mainly talking about?a. human rights.b. ducks on the water.c. getting up early in the morning.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 is the r

4、elationship between the two speakers?a. boss and clerk.b. wife and husband.c. mother and son.7. how was the weather this time last year?a. very hot.b. cool.c. rainy.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. what caused the accident?a. a black dog.b. ablack car.c. a white car.9. when did the accident happen?a. at about 8:30

5、.b. at about 8:40.c. at about 9:00.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. why did the woman leave her last job?a. she didnt like the job. b. she was fired.c. she quit the job.11. what can we learn about the woman?a. she has two children.b. she would prefer part-time work.c. she worked as a nurse for six months.12. wh

6、at is the womans strength according to herself?a. honest and hard-working. b. modest and hard-working.c. honest and careful.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. when did the woman start to live here?a. last year.b. three years ago.c. more than three weeks ago.14. how many kinds of drinks does the woman have?a. five

7、.b. four.c. three.15. how many guests have been invited for the dinner?a. six.b. seven.c. eight.16. who was not well at the last moment?a. marcia.b. paul.c. the woman.听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。 17. what can we learn about the adults and the teenagers in the special program?a. they are friendly to each other

8、.b. they teach each other new ways of building houses.c. they spend eight weeks together, working as farmers.18. what is the main purpose to work several hours every day for the members?a. to lead a busy life.b. to get used to the life on the farms.c. to find useful things and pleasure in work.19. w

9、hat is true about the rules of living together?a. the teenagers dont have to obey the rules.b. the members have to obey the rules the adults make.c. the members should not break the rules they make together.20. what is the passage mainly about?a. life in new york state.b. the rules of living togethe

10、r.c. free hours in the special work group.第二部分：词汇知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节：多项选择（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）从a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。21. it is necessary for websites to check their cooperators to protect their rights and the rights of the netizens.a. relationship b. reliabilityc. applicationd. administration22.

11、do you know why jane was so angry?her roommate gave in to and opened the letter addressed to her.a. considerationb. compromisec. curiosityd. commitment23. no one believes that i will achieve my goal, but im sure they will to be wrong sooner or later.a. turn upb. turn outc. turn overd. turn off24. th

12、e romance of jack and rose millions and helped make titanic one of the most successful films of all time.a. contributed tob. appealed to c. addicted tod. stuck to25. the chinese sports delegation got 151 gold medals in the 17th asian games held in incheon(仁川), first 9 times in a row.a. ranking b. oc

13、cupyingc. arrangingd. classifying26. last year at this time, governments around the world spared no efforts to _ a deadly flu virus that killed scores of people in mexico and quickly spread around the world.a. depositb. releasec. containd. ignore27. having been working as a teacher for years, i am e

14、nough to know it is going to be a very difficult situation to meet the challenge of the coming entrance examination.a. realisticb. consciousc. sensitived. flexible28. the spokesman said in the conference that this was a negotiation because it solved a lot of problems between the two countries.a. pro

15、tectiveb. productivec. detectived. dramatic29. history is the best teacher. it records the development path of each country and foretells the future to us.a. apparentlyb. conventionallyc. faithfullyd. eventually30. currently, some colleges are simply selling diplomas to students their academic perfo

16、rmance, so we should think twice before we choose them.a. on account ofb. in addition toc. regardless ofd. on behalf of第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。my husband and i only have one car. so after work i always walk to his office and wait for him t

17、o drive me home.one day, while i was waiting for him, a beautiful cadillac 31 near me. i was busily admiring the car when i 32 the driver. honestly, she was probably the 33 woman i had ever seen outside of a movie screen. her eyes were as blue as the sea, and she had 34 like an even row of pearls. m

18、inutes later, a man came out of the building and walked over to her. they kissed and drove off.sitting there, 35 in jeans and a t-shirt, i wanted to cry. it is so 36 that some people have it all.the next week i saw her again, and after that it became almost 37 to see her. i would 38 if she and her h

19、usband ate out a lot and where they went. i wanted her to 39 the car so i could see her in full length. did she 40 classy, high-heeled shoes?a few weeks later this question was 41 for me.i was waiting in my usual spot and the ladys husband came over to their car. he opened the door. 42 the pretty wo

20、man walked around to the passenger side- 43 on a walking cane. she 44 one leg with her hands and then the other one; she had a prosthetic(假肢) on her left leg and a brace(支架)on her right one.as they drove away i began to cry. when my husband arrived i told him about what had 45 . he said he knew her

21、husband and that, when the lady was 12 years old, she had been 46 in a car that got stuck on the railroad tracks. both her parents were killed. the rail company made a large 47 with her because the crossing had no 48 ; that is why she owned such a nice car.for weeks i had 49 this woman and her way o

22、f life. now i realize how lucky i am. when you meet a person who seems to be much better off than you, dont be 50 by appearances.31. a. rang upb. sped upc. went upd. pulled up32. a. noticedb. recognizedc. watchedd. greeted33. a. proudestb. prettiestc. wealthiestd. luckiest34. a. earsb. hairsc. teeth

23、d. fingers35. a. coveredb. wrappedc. dressedd. put36. a. unfairb. lonelyc. surprisingd. touching37. a. strangeb. boringc. stressfuld. routine38. a. askb. doubtc. wonderd. expect39. a. stay away from b. get out ofc. stay ind. pick up40. a. purchaseb. likec. weard. take41. a. raisedb. presentedc. hand

24、ledd. answered42. a. immediatelyb. slowlyc. angrilyd. curiously43. a. puttingb. burningc. leaningd. carrying44. a. skippedb. pattedc. pressedd. lifted45. a. disappearedb. happenedc. mistakend. changed46. a. limitedb. leftc. knockedd. trapped47. a. arrangementb. fortunec. settlementd. contract48. a.

25、signalsb. stationsc. passengersd. announcement49. a. ignoredb. enviedc. respectedd. understood50. a. preventedb. limitedc. blockedd. fooled第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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。aat first, rhonda tormaschy thought her 16-year-old daughter, cassidy, was joking abou

26、t opening up an ice cream truck. “we were sitting around one night with her and one of her friends and this is what she approached us with and we kind of thought she wasnt serious at first,” rhonda said.but last fall her husband, chad, started looking for some type of truck, and they found an old sc

27、hool bus in lincoln, oregon.the family spent the winter fixing the bus, painting it and transforming it into ice cream express. in order to turn the small, old school bus into an ice cream truck, the family put in a freezer, fridge and sink.“getting it together was kind of an experience for all of u

28、s,” rhonda said. “we had to go through the health inspector, we had to get signatures from the police department and the fire department.”“the community needed something to lighten up their day and make their day better,” cassidy said. “i thought that this would be a good way to help everybody throu

29、gh their day.”she visits local businesses at a set time every thursday and plans to hit up neighborhoods and parks in the evening, as well as serving ice cream at other summer events. ice cream express serves schwans products. “its quite a variety,” cassidy said. “we have everything from the sundae

30、cones to the sandwiches and italian ice-just about anything.”now that the truck is up and running, cassidy hopes her younger sisters will take it over when she leaves for college.“we have a daughter thats going to be 13 here and that would be a perfect time for her to take it over in the next couple

31、 of years-if she wants to,” rhonda said. “if she doesnt want to , i think i would probably continue it if its still a want and a need in dickinson.”so far, the reception to ice cream express has been amazing, rhonda said.“we havent had an ice cream bus in this town for years,” rhonda said. “i think

32、its gone over way better than we anticipated it to, which is great.”51. what did cassidys family have to do to get the ice cream truck prepared?a. change the engine.b. paint advertisements on it.c. put in necessary appliances.d. get approved by the authorities. a. c db. b dc. b c d. a b52. why did c

33、assidy decide to serve ice cream?a. to do something special with her friends.b. to obtain some business experience.c. to bring happiness to her neighborhood.d. to earn more money for her college fees.53. what is rhondas attitude toward her daughters ice cream business? a. unconcerned.b. cautious.c.

34、expectant.d. enthusiastic.54. the article is probably . a. an essay b. a news report c. a biography d. an advertisementbbritain and france are separated by the english channel, a body of water that can be crossed in as few as 20 minutes. but the cultures of the two countries sometimes seem to be mil

35、es apart.last thursday britain and france celebrated the 100th anniversary of the signing of a friendship agreement called the entente cordiality. the agreement marked a new beginning for the countries following centuries of wars and a love-hate partnership.but their relationship has seen ups and do

36、wns over the past century. just a few years ago, there were fierce disagreements over the iraq war-which british prime minister tony blair supported despite french president jacques chirac speaking out against it. this discomfort was expressed in blair and chiracs body language at international meet

37、ings. while the french leader often greeted german chancellor gerhard schroeder with a hug, blair just received a handshake. however, some political experts say the war in iraq could in fact have helped ties.the history of divisions may well be because of the very different ways in which the two sid

38、es see the world. but this doesnt stop 12 million britons taking holidays in france each year, despite only 3 million french going in the opposite direction. surveys show that most french people feel closer to the germans than they do to the british. and research carried out in britain has found tha

39、t only a third of the population believes the french can be trusted. perhaps this bad feeling comes because the british dislike frances close relationship with germany, or because the french are not happy with britains close links with the us.whatever the answer is, as both sides celebrate 100 years

40、 of a “doubtful friendship”, they are at least able to make jokes about each other. heres one: whats the best thing about britains relationship with france? the english channel.55. what is the article mainly about? a. a new chance for britain and france to grow closer.b. how british and french peopl

41、e talk to each other.c. the wars between britain and france throughout history.d. the love-hate relationship between britain and france.56. the war in iraq the relationship between france and britain.a. helpedb. harmed c. neither helped nor harmed d. both helped and harmed 57. according to the artic

42、le, france has closer ties with .a. germanyb. the usc. britaind. iraq58. what does the last sentence mean?a. as long as the english channel exists, there will be no further disagreement between france and britain.b. the english channel prevents anything unfriendly happening between france and britai

43、n.c. the english channel separates the two countries.d. the english channel is the longest route between france and britain. cin the hills outside missoula, montana, wildlife biologists are looking at how climate change affects something very small: the snowshoe hare.life for snowshoe hares is prett

44、y stressful-almost everything in the forest wants to eat them.alex kumar, a graduate student at the university of montana, lists the animals that are hungry for hares. “lynx(山猫), foxes, coyotes(土狼), even red squirrels(松鼠).”kumar and field technician tucker seitz spend months searching these woods fo

45、r hares, often listening for signals from hares theyve already put radio collars(项圈) on. they catch other hares with wire traps(陷阱) about the size of a breadbox, with some apples as bait(诱饵). most of the hares they track live less than a yeara hazard(风险) of being what kumar calls “the cheeseburger o

46、f the ecosystem.”but snowshoe hares have a special skill: camouflage. theyre brown during the summer, but turn white for the snowy winter months.“therere times when youre tracking them and you know theyre really, really close, and you just cant find them,” he says.hares switch color in the spring an

47、d fall in response to light, when the days get longer or shorter. but if the snow comes late, you get a white hare on brown ground.“and they really think that theyre camouflaged, ” kumar says. “they act like we cant see them.”kumar calls this “mismatching”, and its becoming more of a concern with cl

48、imate change.“if the hares are consistently molting(脱毛)at the same time, year after year, and the snowfall comes later and melts earlier, theres going to be more and more times when hares are mismatched,” he says.scott mills of north carolina state university leads the research. he says theyre findi

49、ng that mismatched hares die at higher rates. thats a concern for the threatened canada lynx, which mainly eats these hares.“its a very clear connection to a single climate change stressor,” mills says.hares might be able to adapt over time. some snowshoe hares in washington state dont turn white at

50、 all. mills is trying to figure out whether hares and other wildlife can adapt as fast as the climate is changing.“but how fast is too fast?” he asks.59. alex kumar and his classmates catch snowshoe hares in order to find out .a. the hares natural enemiesb. the influence of climate change on the har

51、es livesc. why the hares change fur colors regularlyd. how the ecosystem in the woods works60. the word “camouflage” (paragraph 6) is closest in meaning to . a. hidingb. escapingc. fightingd. scaring61. according to the passage, snowshoe hares can now be easily discovered by their enemies because th

52、ey .a. change their fur color to white too lateb. havent adapted to climate changec. can no longer adapt to the change of light in spring and falld. find it more and more difficult to molt at the same time each year62. which best describes mills tone in the passage? a. approving.b. concerned.c. enth

53、usiastic.d. doubtful.donly after the straight-talking repairman handed me the bill and waved goodbye did i finally acknowledge the painful truth: our 20-year-old clothes dryer was not going to last.i turned to my husband. “he says were throwing good money after bad,” i sighed. “i think hes right.”“w

54、hen do you want to go shopping for a new one?” my husband asked.i glanced out the window, appreciating the sunlight dancing on the big-leaf maples in our backyard. perfect drying weather. suddenly, i recalled my mother hanging laundry on a clothesline during my childhood. my sister and i had played

55、hide-and-seek among the sweet-smelling sheets waving in the wind.i suddenly had a plan. after the wash cycle, we covered the maples with damp blue jeans, shirts, socks and towels. the only things that didnt go outside were my underpants. and i persuaded my shameless husband to let his big boxer shor

56、ts(男式平角短裤) stay indoors, too.there is a secret pleasure to hanging laundry outdoors. it is the perfect excuse to get up from the computer. while checking on the laundry in the backyard, i could commune(亲近) not only with cotton t-shirts, but also my cats. i could watch cautious deer run through the yard with their young, listen to nervous squirrels in trees and observe a family of wild turkeys by the road. i returned to my desk refreshed.and, except for the sandpaper feel of sun-dried bath towels, the drying method was a complete success. when autumn came, id scan the horizo