黄冈市2016年高三年级9月质量检测 英语试题

1、黄冈市2016年高三年级9月质量检测英 语 试 题黄冈市教育科学研究院免制 2016年9月27日下年3 : 005 : 00全卷满分共150分。考试用时120分钟。本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分，考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 祝考试順利 第卷注意事项：1.答第卷前，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。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，先将答案划在试卷上。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

2、。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个小题，每段对话仅读一遍。1. How does the man usually go to school?A. By busB. By subway. C. On foot.2. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At the post office.B. In a clothing shop.C. At t

3、he airport.3. What do we know about the woman?A. She didn t sleep well last night. B. She went to see a doctor.,C. She slept very well last night.4. What does the man often do in his free time?A. He makes model planes. B. He learns a language. C. He plays tennis.5. What will the woman do on Sunday?A

4、. Take her piano lessons.B. See a movie.C. Give a speech第二节(共15个小题;每个小题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、7题。6. How many friends will attend Mary's birthday party?A. 13.B. 12.C. 10.7. Why

5、 will Tom be absent?A. He will pick up Anna. B. He doesnt feel well today.C. He will meet his uncle at the airport.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题8. Why does the man say sorry to Mary?A. He lost her papers.B. He drank her coffee.C. He made her desk wet.9. What does the man offer to do?A. Do some typing.B. Make anoth

6、er copy.C. Clean the house.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.How much will the man pay for the room in total?A. $ 60.B. $ 120.C. $240.11.What will the man probably do in the hotel?A. Do sports.B. Cook breakfast.C. Enjoy a free lunch.12.What is necessary in the room for the man?A. The Internet.B. A mini- bar.C. A

7、telephone.听第9段材料，回答第13至 16题。13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Boss and secretary. B. Interviewer and applicant.C. Coach and trainee.14. What language is the man NOT very good at?A. English B. Russian. C. Spanish15. What is the most important quality according to the woman

8、?A. Operating a computer well. B. Working with other peopleC. Working in flexible hours16.What may the man do in the following days?A. Wait for the reply. B. Work on Sundays.C. Quit his job.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.What will the weather be like in the next three days?A. Sunny and cool. B. Cold and windy

9、.C. Cold and rainy.18.How will the temperatures change in many regions in northwest China?A. They will rise. B. They will decrease. C. They will remain the same.19.What will hit Xinjiang?A. Gentle wind.B. Moderate snow.C. Heavy rain20.What may people in Shanxi suffer from on Friday?A. SandstormB. Fl

10、ood.C. Air pollution.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。AInspiring Stories： 3 Ordinary People Who Changed History On the 100th anniversary of Rosa Parks' birthday, we honor everyday men and women whose brave actions became historic events.Ca

11、ndy Lightner： Stood Up Against Drunk DrivingAfter her 13- year-old daughter was killed by a drunk driver, Candy Lightner founded Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) in her home on March 7，1980. Before MADD， there. were little to no legal consequences for drunk driving; her organization changed Amer

12、ican attitudes about drunk driving and successfully fought for stricter laws across the country.Ryan White： Raised Awareness of AIDSRyan White, was a teen from Indiana, who was infected with AIDS through a blood transfusion. He passed away at 18. Through his struggle with the disease, White became t

13、he new face of the AIDS carriers, debunking the myth that AIDS affected only drug users and the casual sexual-lovers. His fight for fair and equal treatment from his public school system helped expose the discrimination faced by AIDS patients.Lilly Ledbetter: Fought for Equal PayUpon retiring from G

14、oodyear after nearly 20 years, Lilly Ledbetter accused the company in 1998 of paying her less over the years than her male coworkers. The lawsuit (诉讼案)reached the Supreme Court (最高法院） Congress finally passed the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act in 2009，changing federal law to better protect women in the

15、 workplace.21.Who fought for laws against Drunk Driving?A. Rosa Parks. B. Candy Lightener. C. Ryan White.D. Lilly Ledbetter.22.Which of the following can replace the underlined phrase “debunking the myth” ?A. exposing the misunderstandingB. hiding the mysteryC.defeating the disease D. exploring the

16、topic23.Why did Lilly Ledbetter appeal to the Court?A.She was fired by her company. B.Her workplace was awful.C. She didnt get equal salary with men. D.Her male coworker treated her unfairly.24.What can we learn from the people introduced in the text?A.They are truly creative. B.They are law-makers.

17、C.Wise people can change the history. D.Ordinary people can make a big difference.BWhen I was five years old I met a young boy at school who was severely disabled. He didnt walk, talk and couldnt sit up. It made me feel sad that he couldnt get involved and play with all the other children. He used t

18、o lie on the floor and I wanted to lie down beside him. I went home one day crying because I worried about him. My mum asked what was wrong. 1 told her I was sad about my school friend. Ever since the first day I met my school friend I have wanted to help severely disabled people.At my secondary sch

19、ool, there was a boy with a profound (完全的）speech impairment. Teachers used to call me to help interpret. The teachers all said how good I was at helping others. When I got a little older I met my best mate who also had a speech impairment. I've known him now for nearly forty years and I have bee

20、n his voice many times.My passion is to help severely disabled people. This is why advocacy is very important to me. Too many times, Ive seen people without a voice left in a corner and forgotten about. It is people like this that need advocates. This is why I am doing my advocacy course, to help gi

21、ve other people the chance they deserve.25.When did the author have a desire to help the disabled for the first time? A. She was five years old.B. She was at her secondary schoolC. She was at her university.D. She was a volunteer.26.How did the author help her disabled classmate at the secondary sch

22、ool? A. She played with him.B. She lay down beside him.C. She made him understood.D. She called him often.27.The advocacy is probably intended for people who can't .A. see B. talkC. walkD. studyCWe often just use our sense of sight, touch, smell, and taste to eat food. But what about our sense o

23、f hearing? Does sound also affect our dining experience?A new report answers, yes，it does.That answer comes from researchers at Brigham Young University and Colorado State University in the United States. They found that hearing is important in the eating experience.Hearing is often called “the forg

24、otten food sense，” says Ryan Elder. Elder is an assistant professor of marketing at Brigham Young Universitys Marriott School of Management. He says that if people notice the sound the food makes as they eat it, they might eat less.On the other hand, watching loud television or listening to loud mus

25、ic while eating can hide such noises. And this could lead to overeating.For the study，the researchers wanted to test whether the sounds of eating had any effect on how much a person ate. During the experiments, the test subjects wore headphones and listened to noise at either a high or low audio lev

26、el. Then researchers gave them a crunchy snack: pretzels (脆饼干). The study found that subjects who listened to the higher volume noise ate more pretzels than those with the low audio levels.Elder says that when hiding the sounds of eating, like when you watch television or listen to loud music while

27、eating, we take away the sense of hearing. And this may cause you to eat more than you would normally.The researchers are calling this, the “crunch effect (咀嚼声奇效).”The researchers admit that the effects may not seem like much at one meal. But over a week, a month, or a year, all that food can really

28、 add up.28. The text is especially helpful for those who care about .A. healthy eating B. food cooking C. weight losingD. food digesting29.Which sense is often ignored in the eating experience?A. SightB. Smell.C. Touch.D. Hearing.30.The reason why the researchers gave the subjects “pretzels” might b

29、e that .A. they tasted deliciousB. they could make a loud noiseC. they were cheap D. they could be eaten a lot31.According to the study，if we want to eat less, we should .A. listen to ourselves eatB. listen to loud musicC. watch violent televisionD. wear headphonesDUrban air pollution is a huge publ

30、ic health issue it kills more than 3 million people every year，according to the latest World Health Organization estimates.As cities from Beijing to Paris to Sydney focus on reducing car traffic as a way to improve air quality, the city of Amsterdam is really ahead of the pack. In about 10 years, ga

31、s-powered cars in the city will be banned. Their bus fleet will be powered by solar and wind by 2025.While major transportation and infrastructure changes (基础设施的改变）take time, researchers at the Wageningen University in The Netherlands are testing a more immediate solution: a new type of honeysuckle

32、(金银花）called Green Junkie(绿色迷）.This new honeysuckle is bred to consume more carbon dioxide - in other words, it eats smog.“The parts of a plant that pick up air Pollution out of the air are the hairs, so what theyve changed for this honeysuckle is that theyve made it very, very hairy," Emily Par

33、ry from AMS Institute, told Fastcoexist. The leaves of the plant are bigger and hairier than typical honeysuckle, and they grow more quickly, too. And it's fed with a special organic fertilizer made with plant waste collected from the city.It makes sense that plants would be hybridized (杂交)for p

34、ollution cleanup of a special kind. Many plants absorb pollutionso much so that NASA has long promoted a list of those that can keep indoor air cleanerand many homeowners choose plants that are particularly good at doing so. Some grasses and Ivy are already used in traffic medians and roadsides spec

35、ially because they can reduce particulate pollution (颗粒污染）by up to 60 percent.32.By mentioning the solutions of some cities in the second paragraph, the author wants lo express .A. reducing car traffic is an effective way to improve air qualityB.cars will be powered by solar and wind by 2025C.their

36、solutions dont have a quick effect on air pollutionD.gas-powered cars give off a lot of carbon dioxide33.Which part of the new honeysuckle can take in smog?A. Hair.B. Flowers.C. Roots.D. Waste.34.Compared with typical honeysuckle，the new honeysuckle .A. can grow more slowlyB. need animal waste to gr

37、owC. can grow larger and hairier leavesD. can d decrease more smog by up to 60 percent35. What is the best title for the text?A. A huge public health issueB. Is smog more and more terrible?C. Cars powered by solar and wind D. Can a flower help cities reduce air pollution?第二节(共5小题:每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，

38、从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。3 Ways For You to Get Motivated to WorkoutYouve probably had the feeling before. You know you should go to the gym or get your workout done. 36 What do you do?Here are 3 Tips for when you dont have enough energy or motivation to workout： 37 It only takes about 2 min

39、utes for the bodys energy systems to begin to warm up. Often, getting through just the first 2 minutes of an exercise session is enough to keep you exercising for the next hour! 38 Although overuse of caffeinated energy drinks is a growing problem, moderate (适度的)stimulation of the central nervous sy

40、stem is OK when you just need that quick pick-me-up to workout. The trick is to use the caffeine as your only such stimulation of the day. So if you know youll need a cup of coffee or energy drink to get you through your afternoon tiredness and into your workout, try avoiding caffeine in the morning

41、.Listen to music. 39 For example, every week I go into I Tunes (音乐播放器）and buy one now song that I find incredibly motivating. 40 A. Use an energy drink or caffeine wisely.B. Some people are very motivated by their favorite songs.C.Get through the first 2 minutes.D.However* you're just so busy!E.

42、But youre just so tired or unmotivated!F.Drink coffee now and then.G.And then I use that song to launch me into my toughest workout of the week!第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空(共20小题;每题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A，B，C和D)中.选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。At primary school in New Zealand, I was introduce

43、d to a school savings account (存储 账户）run by one of the local banks. When our money box was 41 ，we took it to the bank and watched with 42 as our coins flowed across the counter. As a 43 ,we could choose our next money 44 from a small variety, and start the whole savings 45 again. Every week I watche

44、d my parents 46 the housekeeping(家务开支）and “make ends meet". Sometimes it was 47 to wait for things we really felt we needed. Later, as a university student, I 48 on an extremely small student allowance(津 贴). Students were 49 by banks then, because we were so 50 and there was no way I could have

45、 gotten credit(贷款）,even if I had tried. We 51 our allowance three times each year, put it into a bank to the best advantage and withdrew(取出）it little by little to last 52 the next payout of the allowance.When our daughter, Sophie, began to walk, we made a purposeful choice to encourage her to use mo

46、ney 53 . We often comment when the TV tells us “You 54 it to yourself to borrow our moneyto whom do we really owe it? And what would happen if our income were 55 or dried up? Now, as a 12-year-old child, its almost 56 to see her tight “financial policy”, and wait for the unavoidable holiday sales to

47、 buy 57 she wants.I agree that 58 education in schools is very important. But the root of the problem 59 with us and the way we behave as role models to those who 60 .41. A. full B. emptyC. rareD. valuable42. A. pain B. prideC. mercy D. relief43. A. basis B. glory C. respect D. reward44. A. bag B. a

48、ccountC. box D. package45. A .routine B. chargeC. competition D. devotion46. A. break up B. add upC. sort out D. stand for 47. A. amazingB. annoyingC. amusing D. frightening48. A. tried B. putC. managed D. turned49. A. earned B. inspectedC. employed D. ignored50. A. attractiveB. secureC. pitifulD. p

49、oor51. A. collected B. calculatedC. deservedD. solved52. A. afterB. untilC. unlessD. as53. A. personallyB. brieflyC. wiselyD. fiercely 54. A. oweB. appreciate C. recognizeD. settle55. A. increasedB. dug outC. set upD. reduced56. A. embarrassingB. shockingC. calmD. straight57. A. thatB. whereC. which

50、D. what58. A. medical B. magicalC. financialD. political59. A. lies B. livesC. agreesD. bargains60. A. containB. followC. admitD. prefer第卷注意:将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。第三部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分45分）第二节(共10小题:每小题1. 5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 You ve seen a lot of unlikely animal friendships. Howe

51、ver, nothing comes close to seeing an American black bear, 61 African lion and a Bengal tiger (孟加拉虎) living together 62 harmony. They have spent the last 15 years at an animal shelter in Georgia(格鲁吉亚)after being rescued.The bear, the lion and the tiger, known as the BLT, 63 (rescue) in 2001 from the

52、 basement of a house in Atlanta. They 64 (spend) every happy day together ever since. They were 65 injured to be returned to the wild. 66 (come) from three different continents , such animals would never meet each other in the wild. But despite their _ 67 (vary) differences, the animals get along li

53、ke brothers and are completely inseparable (形影不离的). They play together, have 68 (meal) together and sleep together. 69 sometimes one of them may get angry, usually by stepping on 70 (they) tails or stealing toys, etc, the BLT have never injured one another. About 99. 9% of the time, they are very ge

54、ntle with each other.第四部分写作(共两节,满分35分）第一节短文改错(共10小题; 每小題1分, 满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处错误， 每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意: 1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。A week before Earth Day，posters(海报）were p

55、ut up around our school，called on us to join in the actions for a greener earth.Our class came up the idea to make a better use of used materials. We bring to our classroom old clothes, and empty bottles and turned that into handbags and small vases. Then，we went to a neighborhood and gave them away to the people here, all of which were very happy with those gifts. We did so well until we were invited to share our idea and experience with all the student of our school.We are very proudly of ourselves and believe we can do more for a better