重庆市九龙坡区2016届高三英语上学期期中试题

1、机密2015年11月14日前高2016届高三第一学期期中考试英语试题（本试卷分第卷和第卷两部分，共12页。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。）注意事项：1、答题前，务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。2、答选择题时，必须用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，再选涂其他答案的标号。3、答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米的黑色墨水签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。4、所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。5、考试结束后，将答题卡交回。第I卷（共115分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，请先将答案划在试题卷上。录音内容结束后，

2、你将有两分钟的时间将试题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 does Alice ask the man to do? A. Borrow some magazines for her.B. Return some magazines to the library. C. Give some magazines back to her.2. Why do

3、es the woman put off her husbands appointment? A. He is ill. B. He is busy. C. He is out.3. What is the woman doing? A. Asking for a favor. B. Giving advice. C. Offering help.4. How many students are there in the speakers class? A.18 B. 20 C. 215. Where is the man going? A. To the Rockefeller Center

4、. B. To the City Hall. C. To the Empire State Building.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24 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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题，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. Which bus goes to River Drive? A. No.16. B. No.14. C. No.6.7. What will the woma

5、n ask the bus driver?A. Where to change buses. B. The ticket price.C. How to get some change.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At home. B. At the doctors. C. At the restaurant.9. Why does the man feel stressful?A. He found it difficult to sleep.B. He struck his h

6、ead on a cupboard door. C. He is going to attend an important examination.10. How did the woman deal with the problem of the man? A. She did nothing. B. She gave him some suggestions. C. She advised him to come back again.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. Where will the speakers put the ads? A. On the Internet.

7、B. In a magazine. C. On TV.12. When will the ads be posted? A. From Monday to Friday. B. On Saturdays and Sundays.C. From Friday through Monday.13. What does the man think of the womans idea?A. Its funny. B. Its excellent.C. It needs improving.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What kind of chopsticks are often u

8、sed by ordinary Chinese people? A. Wood or bamboo ones.  B. Jade ones.  C. Plastic ones.15. Why did ancient kings and emperors use silver chopsticks? A. To show their wealth. B. To show their power. C. To see if their food was poisoned.16. What do Chinese people think knives and forks sugg

9、est? A. Violence. B. High quality life. C. Gentleness.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where does the speaker most probably make the speech? A. At a family get-together.B. At a reception.C. In a class.18. What is Mr. Brown?A. An assistant manager. B. A clothing businessman. C. A government official.19. When di

10、d the speaker start to do business with Mr. Brown? A. In 1998. B. In 1989. C. In 1988.20. Why are Mr. Brown and his party coming to England? A. To visit some business partners. B. To pay an informal visit to some cities. C. To seek new opportunities for cooperation.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

11、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。 ALots of people buy books and products from Amazon, an online seller. They order and pay over the Internet and the books are shipped through the mail or a delivery service like FedEx.One day, people could get their Amazon deliveries

12、from an “unmanned aerial vehicle” a tiny flying vehicle that looks like a toy helicopter. And instead of waiting days to get the parcel, it could be at the buyers home in half an hour or less. The company is working on a fleet of tiny vehicles they call “Prime Air”. The vehicles 

13、are also known as “octocopters”. On their website, Amazon says, “one day, Prime Air vehicles will be as normal as seeing mail trucks on the road today.”The U.S.s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is working on safety regulations for unmanned flying vehicles like the Prime Air copters(飞机). Those

14、regulations will make sure the copters are able to fly safely where they need to go. Once the FAA has put its rules in place, which could be as early as 2015, Amazon will be ready with its fleet of tiny flyers. The process could take as many as five years.The new delivery service would likely be ava

15、ilable only in the United States at first. The copters the company is testing now can handle packages up to five pounds (2.3 kg) and they have a range of 10 miles (16 kilometres).Other companies are also looking at using unmanned flying vehicles to deliver their products. For instance, Dominos Pizza

16、 in the UK released a video showing a “DomiCopter,” delivering a pizza. That video may have been a publicity stunt(噱头). In any case, just like Prime Airs octocopters, the DomiCopters dont have clearance to take off just yet.21. For what purpose does Amazon want to use the Prime Air? A

17、. To remind people to order online.B. To check the delivery service. C. To shorten the delivery period.D. To predict the sales volumes.22. What does Paragraph Four mainly tell us about the new delivery method? A. Its safety. B. Its appearance. C. Its moving speed. D. Its delivery ability.23. What ca

18、n be concluded from the last paragraph? A. The delivery service in the world is making great progress. B. The new vehicles would be put into immediate production. C. The designer will promote his new product to other countries. D. The similar delivery vehicles in other places worked out to be well.

19、BWhen Luke went to university he thought he would be starting a new journey in life and getting his own place. In the UK, its common to fly the nest at a fairly young age. Many choose a flatshare; others make plans to get on the property ladder.But the current economic

20、situation forced Luke back to his mums house at the age of 27. And hes not alone: a quarter of young adults in the UK now live with their parents. The Office for National Statistics said more than 3.3 million adults between the ages of 20 and 34 were living with their parents in 2013.Lack of jobs an

21、d the high cost of renting accommodation made Luke change his plans. Hes frustrated: “Theres something very difficult about being an adult living in an environment where youre still a child,” he says. “It limits me socially; sometimes I feel it limits me professionally.”Indeed, many young peopl

22、e have no choice but to stay at the hotel of Mum and Dad.Krissy had to return home after a year away and now lives in rather cramped conditions, sharing the familys three-bedroom house with her siblings. She says they end up getting on each others nerves when its time to use the

23、bathroom in the morning.Of course, residing with your parents is not unusual in some countries. Economic conditions, culture, or family traditions mean many young people stay at home until they get married. Even then, it can be too expensive to rent or buy a house and the married coup

24、le continue to live at one of their parents homes.But some parents seem to enjoy having their kids back at home. Janices daughters are part of whats being called the boomerang generation. She says: “I get to share their lives with them, and Ive got to know them all as adults. We have the s

25、ort of conversations that good friends do.” So for some its a win-win situation  spending time with your families, and saving money.24. How is the passage developed? A. By listing figures. B. By offering examples. C. By analyzing causes. D. By making comparisons.25. We can learn from the p

26、assage that_.A. All the parents enjoy living with their children B. Living with parents is common in some countriesC. The author approves of childrens living with parentsD. Janice belongs to a group called “the boomerang generation”26. What does the underlined sentence mean in the fifth paragraph?A.

27、 They shout at each other angrily.B. They get on very well with each other.C. They finally make each other annoyed.D. They are unwilling to sharing with each other.27. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To persuade children into living on their own after getting married.B. To show the present sit

28、uation of young people living with their parents.C. To compare the advantages and disadvantages of living with parents.D. To solve the problems young adults may face after going to university. CDont we all know a “Happy Meal” when we see onethe famous boxed meal that includes a hamburger, a kidsized

29、 portion of fries, a drink and so on, served with a toy thats extremely popular with children who love to collect them?But collectors of these little toys will soon be in for a surprise. For the book lovers though, there is some good news. McDonalds will replace toys with books. However, each of the

30、se books will mainly pass on nutritional messages.Do you know that McDonalds has been marketing the boxed kids meal since 1979? Happy Meals are extremely popular with kids, especially for its collectible toys, when you consider that over 1.3 billion of these packages are sold each year! These packag

31、es have been very controversial. Health supporters believe that drawing kids to these meals with toys is a clever way of promoting unhealthy food choices. They see it as an advertising strategy of “catching its customers young”a move that has paid off very well for the fast food company.Child develo

32、pment experts say that food habits get formed in children by age six and continue through to their adult life. Fatty and sugary foods such as those served in McDonalds Happy Meals are believed to play a big role in growing health problems such as obesity and diabetes. Public health care costs have g

33、one up and untold amounts of other health problems. In 2010, the State of California tried to ban toys in Happy Meals. But it was strongly opposed by some as being heavy-handed, and the ban was thrown out by the government.While some people believe that McDonalds, with its large following of childre

34、n, can create a powerful message through the books, others believe its actions are contradictory. Anyway, the company is trying to spread the message of nutrition while it is serving food that is anything but healthy.28. Whats the aim of the question raised in the first paragraph?A. To give a surpri

35、se to the book lovers.B. To persuade the readers to buy boxed meals.C. To make the readers think about the answer.D. To get the readers attention to the passage.29. Books will be added into Happy Meals to_. A. encourage more kids to read books B. introduce the history of McDonalds C. have kids learn

36、 more about nutrition D. help young kids learn to read and write30. In the authors opinion, Happy Meals_. A. bring much fun to children B. do no actual good to childrens health C. are popular with the young and the old D. teach children a lot about nutrition31. Which of the following can be the best

37、 title for the passage?A. Are Happy Meals Really Happy?B. The links Between Food and HealthC. The Importance of Eating Healthy FoodD. Happy MealA New Advertising Method DParents who exert too much control over their children could be causing them lifelong psychological damage, according to a study w

38、hich tracked a group of people born in the 1940s until the present day.Researchers found that people who reported that parents had intruded on their privacy in childhood or encouraged dependence were more likely to have low scores in surveys of happiness

39、and general wellbeing carried out in their teens, their 30s, their 40s and even their 60s.The negative impact on wellbeing was comparable in degree to that observed in people who have lost a family member, experts&#

40、160;from University College London (UCL) said.In contrast, people who said their parents were more caring, warm and responsive to their needs tended to be more content well in

41、to adulthood.The findings are the culmination of a survey which has tracked more than 5,000 people since their birth in 1946. It is well-established that childhood influences can&#

42、160;have profound effect on the developing brain, but this is one of the first studies that have attempted to measure their impact oversuch a long period of time.Information on parenting

43、0;styles was only available from the study participants themselves, who were asked to recall  their childhoods when in their 40s, and may therefore suffer from a degree  of so-called recall bias  

44、;unhappy people may be more likely to depict their parents as controlling. However, the research said the findings agreed with previous studies which have shown that children who are  able to form secure emotional bonds with paren

45、ts are more likely to have secure happy relationships later in life.“parents also give us stable base from which to explore the world while warmth and responsiveness has been shown to promote social and emotional development,” said Dr. Maid Stafford, of the Medical Research Counc

46、ils(MRC) Lifelong and Ageing unit at UCL.“By contrast, psychological control can limit a childs independence and leave them less able to regulate  their own behaviour.” Dr Stafford said that the&

47、#160;study did not seek to blame parents.“Parents are vitally important to the mental wellbeing of future generations,” she said. “Policies to reduce economic and other pressures o

48、n parents could help them to foster better relationships with their children.”Previous research has shown a clear link between economic stress in parents and poorer early child development.32. What can be inferred f

49、rom the passage? A. Various parenting styles can count. B. An unfair finding can easily mislead parents. C. There is a side effect from too much control over children. D. There is a link between parents economy and child development.33. According to the passage, which of the following statements is

50、TRUE? A. Children should say no to parents control. B. Physical control can limit a childs independence. C. Parents control over children is completely wrong. D. People of many age ranges are interviewed in the survey.34. The study, according to Dr Stafford, is intended to_. A. blame parents wi

51、th control over children B. encourage the childrens dependence C. point out the necessity of parenting D. build up proper parenting styles35. The underlined word “culmination” in Paragraph Five probably means_. A. result B. effectC. prediction D. warning 第二节（共5小题; 每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处

52、的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Why Do Autumn Leaves Change Color?We all enjoy the colors of autumn leaves. 36 To answer this questions, we first have to understand what leaves are and what they do.Leaves are natures food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots and take carbon dioxide fro

53、m the air. 37 Plants use the sugar as food for energy and as a building block for growing. The way plants turn water and carbon dioxide into sugar is called photosynthesis(光合作用). Chlorophyll (叶绿素）helps make photosynthesis happen. Chlorophyll is what gives plants their green color. As summer end

54、s and autumn comes, the days get shorter and shorter. 38 During winter, there is not enough light or water for photosynthesis. The trees will rest and begin to shut down their food-making factories. The green chlorophyll disappears from the leaves. As the bright green fades away, we begin to see yel

55、low and orange colors. 39 We just cant see them in the summer, because they are covered up by the green chlorophyll.The bright reds and purples we see in leaves are made mostly in Autumn. In some trees, like maples, glucose(糖份) is trapped in the leaves after photosynthesis stops. 40 The brown color

56、of trees like oaks is made from wastes left in the leaves. All these things make the beautiful colors we enjoy in Autumn.A. Yellow and orange colors attract many of us in Autumn.B. This is how the trees “know” to begin getting ready for winter.C. Have you ever wondered how and why a fall leaf change

57、s color? D. Small amounts of these colors have been in the leaves all along. E. For what reason do people prefer autumn leaves to summer leaves?F. Sunlight and the cool nights of autumn make the leaves a red color. G. Plants use sunlight to turn water and carbon dioxide into a kind of sugar. 第三部分 英语

58、知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（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。Remembering My Fathers VestPeople get into trouble because they dont know enough to keep cool. As a child, I had a lot of 41 that had been held back and not released. Worse still, I was not good at 4

59、2 constructively.Once as I was getting ready for school, my mother 43 handed me my fathers vest instead of mine. This was around the time when I was going to be larger in 44 than my father, so as I put on the vest, I felt like I was being choked in it! I 45 that it was a small oversight(疏忽) on my mothers part, but 46 the feeling of being choked drowned me and I got ve