黄冈市2016届高三年级上学期期末联考

英 语 试 卷

本试卷共150分，考试用时120分钟。

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本试卷第一至第三部分为选择题，共100分；第四部分为非选择题，共50分，全卷共12页。 注意事项：

1．答题前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名、准考证号填写在答题卷指定位臵，认真核对与准考证号条形码上的信息是否一致，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卷上的指定位臵。

2．选择题的作答：选出答案后，用2B铅笔把机读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。答在试题卷上无效。

3．非选择题的作答：用黑色墨水的签字笔直接答在答题卷上的每题所对应的答题区域内。答在试题卷上或答题卷指定区域外无效。

4．考试结束，监考人员将答题卷收回，考生自己保管好试题卷，评讲时带来。

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。

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分， 满分7.5分）

听下面五段对话。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。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 trying to do?

A．Read a book. B．Watch a movie. C．Work on the computer. 2. When will the girl learn how to surf?

A．In 5 years. B．In 10 years. C．In 15 years. 3. Why is the woman in Texas?

A．For fun. B．For business. C．For study. 4. What are the speakers mainly discussing?

A．Careers. B．Health problems. C．Types of hospitals. 5. What does the woman think of the parrot?

A. He's funny. B．He's quiet. C. He's allergic to juice. 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、7题。 6. What is the dog’s name?

A．Harry. B．Yoda. C．Luke. 7．What is the dog like?

A．Young and fast. B．Old and loyal. C．Big and scary. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What does the woman show the man last?

A. Jupiter. B. The North Star. C. Mars. 9. Who might the woman be?

A. A doctor. B. A scientist. C. An artist. 听第8段材料， 回答第10至12题。 10. When did the man see the bear?

A. At about 9:15 a.m. B. At about 9:30 a.m. C. At about 9:45 a.m. 11. How did the bear act toward the man?

A. It attacked him. B. It showed its teeth. C. It ran away quickly. 12. What does the man think of the bear?

A. It isn't very dangerous. B. It is a beautiful brown bear. C. It often attacks runners in spring. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. How does the woman feel about rock music?

A. It comes from the heart. B. It's something you have to think about. C. It never gets boring. 14. What did the woman look like?

A. She had long black hair. B. She wore leather clothes. C. She never wore pants.

15. What was the name of the woman's band?

A. Up Your Alley. B. The Blackhearts. C. Rock and Roll. 16. What does the woman suggest in the end?

A. She didn't actually have much influence. B. People still don't understand her. C. She still wants to perform. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is the topic of the talk?

A. Bad behavior in schools. B. New education methods. C. Making kids healthier. 18. Who is Ashanti Branch?

A. An assistant principal. B. The company founder of Ergotron. C. A parent of a student at Montera Middle School.

19. According to the radio interview, what is difficult for students to do?

A. Sit still in class. B. Adjust to the new education system. C. Work independently on assignments. 20. What was the solution to the problem?

A. More teachers. B. Shorter class time. C. Different furniture.

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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

To: Director of Operations, Greensboro Hospital From: Worldwide Express (WW-EX) Date: September 3, 20,14

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Medical Express Solutions' special packaging system provides reliable delivery of time and temperature-sensitive materials without the need to replace dry ice during transport. Made of recyclable materials, our patented packaging is more environmentally friendly and guarantees safe storage, support, and delivery of healthcare-related products in cooled or deep-frozen states for up to 120 hours. In addition, our service is easy to use. Attached, please find a sample copy of our WW-EX Airbill. Hospital staff simply fill out the information on the Airbill, and Medical Express Solutions takes care of the rest, including the packing.

With reliable and speedy service, guaranteed delivery times, and dependable tracking of sensitive shipments, your hospital staff can track the progress of their deliveries at all times. Do not wait another day. Phone l-800-290-5992, and one of our experienced staff will assist you in obtaining further information on setting up a WW-EX Medical Express Solutions account for your facility today.

Thank you for your attention,

Bill Grawley,

President, Worldwide Express

21. What do we know about Worldwide Express? A. It designs shipping packages. B. It' s a reliable delivery company. C. It produces healthcare materials.

D. It' s a newly developed shipping system. 22. The Medical Express Solutions system __ A. was created by Greensboro Hospital

B. helps solve challenges in the healthcare industry C. provides high-quality packaging and delivery service

D. was designed to protect diagnostic specimens for hospitals 23. We can infer from the text that hospital staff______. A. must present their personal information B. need to pack their items before delivery

C. will open a Worldwide Express account for free

D. can view where their items are during the delivery process 24. What is the purpose of this letter? A. To recommend a superb service. B. To market a patented packaging. C. To advertise healthcare facilities. D. To introduce a trusted company.

B

J. K. Rowling, author of the hugely popular Harry Potter series, has written her own special magic in the fantasy genre (体裁). Though she may be the best-known fantasy writer to the current generation, she is hardly the first. A number of others, many of whom, like Rowling, are British, were writing fantasy novels before J. K. Rowling was born.

One such writer is George MacDonald, a Scottish author, best known for his novels Phantastes and Lilith. MacDonald's work, like Rowling' s, showed that fantasy literature could hold appeal for older children and even adults. In Phantastes, a young man named Anodos journeys through a fantasy land where he experiences magical adventures. While Phantastes is a relatively light story, Lilith, a much later work by MacDonald, is a darker and more serious tale. In this novel, a character called Mr, Vane travels through a fantasy land. There he meets Lilith, an attractive but troubling fairy princess; In describing Mr. Vane s experiences, MaCDonald explores the question of what it means to be human.

Another British fantasy writer, C. S. Lewis, acknowledged that he was grateful to George MacDonald. It was MacDonald's mythmaking, rather than his writing style, that Lewis admired. Lewis' s The Chronicles of Narnia, a tale of mythical power, is a group of seven books tied together more by the fictional world they created than by the description of a particular character's experiences.

Narnia is a magical place where animals can talk and time progresses at its own rate. Like Harry Potter and his mates at Hogwarts, the characters who live in Narnia struggle with the conflicting forces of good and evil.

Yet another fantasy series, occupying fewer printed pages but treating its material in the way