湖南省株洲市2016届高三教学质量统一检测一英语试题含答案.doc

1、绝密启用前株洲市 2016 届高三年级教学质量统一检测（一）英 语注意事项：1. 本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。2. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名，准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。4. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。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 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

2、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。例如：How much is the shirt?A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.答案是 C。1. What does the man think of the book?A. Quite difficult. B. Very interesting. C. Too simple.2. Where are the speakers?A. At a bus stop. B. At a train station. C. At an airport.3. How will they go to

3、 the theatre?A. By taxi. B. On foot. C. By subway.4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. A teacher and a student. B. A doctor and a patient. C. A waiter and a customer.5. Why did the man apologize to the woman?A. He didnt visit her in the hospital.B. He forgot to tell her Bills

4、 news. C. He told lies to her.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。请听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、 7 题。 6 What happened to the boy at the basketball match?A. He injured his leg B. He quit the ma

5、tch halfway C. He failed to score a goal7 What was the boy disappointed at?A. The result of the matchB. His performance in the matchC. His teammates behavior after the match请听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。 8. When does the man want to come back from London?A. At about 5:00 pm. B. At about 7:00 pm. C. At about 8

6、:00 pm.9. Where does the woman probably work?A. At an airport. B. At a post office. C. At a train station.请听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。 10. How soon will the taxi get to the museum?A. Within 10 minutes. B. Within 12 minutes. C. Within 20 minutes.11. How much will the woman pay if she doesnt tip the man?A

7、. Only 8 dollars. B. Less than 18 dollars. C. More than 20 dollars.12. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The traffic is too heavy now. B. The woman wont tip the man. C. The museum will close at about 6:00.请听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。 13. What can we learn about the mother?A. She was busy at wor

8、k. B. She didnt like cooking. C. She didnt feel well.14. What was the main problem about the mans cooking?A. He didnt follow the recipe completely. B. He missed putting sugar to it.C. He used the directions for a pie to make a pizza.15. How did the girl learn her father didnt like the pizza he prepa

9、red?A. He told her honestly what he thought about it. B. She could tell by his facial expressions.C. He threw it away after tasting it.16. What problem did the girl NOT mention about the pizza?A. It was too salty. B. It was burned. C. It was too sweet.请听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Who is the speaker?

10、A. A student. B. An editor. C. A journalist.18. What skills should the volunteers have?A. Writing and typing skills. B. Speaking skills. C. Listening skills.19. How many days a week does Campus Daily come out?A. 4. B. 5. C. 7.20. What is most likely to be the best reason for joining the staff?A. To

11、make a great deal of money. B. To become a best salesman.C. To get some interesting experiences.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。AWeird Homes We All Wish We Live inYour home is one of the biggest purchases youre going to make in you

12、r entire life, but that doesnt mean you cant live somewhere you enjoy. If youre looking for the weird, the wonderful, or just odd, then these houses are the top of the list.Upside DownLike the previous upside down home, this is the type of concrete house that is more interesting to really see from t

13、he outside than it is to actually live there. The door is near the top. If you want to live here, you are going to have to deal with the crowds exploring daily.Satellite HomeHaving an entire side of your house made of glass is just asking for a rock to be thrown by the local children. However, it al

14、so offers the best view surrounding the scenic home. The inside appeared to be separated into multiple tiers, with each tier broken down into various rooms.UFO House This home is located within Taiwan at present. For those who have wondered what it would be like to be kidnapped by aliens and forced

15、to live within their ship for a few years, this house should offer some similar experience.New Age Tree FortIf you grew up a flower child, then chances are you either adapted that lifestyle into your own or would prefer to forget it. If its the former, then the tree fort-style home would be perfect

16、to live within. Its centered perfectly in the middle of a forested area, supported by metal beams, and built from strong wood. 21. Why can Satellite Home offer the best view around itself?A. Because its outside is very interesting. B. Because one side of this house is made of glass.C. Because viewer

17、s can stand on its door near the top of the house.D. Because it is centered in the middle of a forest. 22. The underlined word “kidnapped” probably refers to “_”.A. taken away B. let down C. helped out D. brought up23. What building materials are used for these weird homes according to this passage?

18、 Concrete Rock Metal WoodA. . B. . C. . D. .BWhen I spent the summer with my grandmother, she always set me down to the general store with a list. Behind the counter was a lady like no one Id ever seen.“Excuse me,” I said. She looked up and said, “Im Miss Bee.” “I need to get these.” I said, holding

19、 up my list. “So? Go get them. ” Miss Bee pointed to a sign. “Theres no one here except you and me and Im not your servant, so get yourself a basket from that pile.”I visited Miss Bee twice a week that summer. Sometimes she shortchanged me. Other times she overcharged. Going to the store was like go

20、ing into battle. All summer long she found ways to trick me. No sooner had I learned how to pronounce “bicarbonate of soda” and memorized its location on the shelves than she made me hunt for it all over again. But by summers end the shopping trip that had once taken me an hour was done in 15 minute

21、s. The morning I was to return home, I stopped in to get some run. “All right, little girl,” she said. “What did you learn this summer?” “That youre a meanie!” I replied. Miss Bee just laughed and said, “I know what you think of me. Well, I dont care! My job is to teach every child I meet life lesso

22、ns. When you get older youll be glad!” Glad I met Miss Bee? Ha! The idea was absurdUntil one day my daughter came to me with homework troubles. “Its too hard,” she said. “Could you finish my math problems for me?”“If I do it for you, how will you ever learn to do it yourself?” I said. Suddenly, I wa

23、s back at that general store where I had learned the hard way to add up my bill by myself. Had I ever been overcharged since?24. What did the authors grandmother always ask her to do during her summer vacation?A. Make lists for her shopping.B. Buy something in the general store.C. Send lists to the

24、lady in the general store.D. Go to see the lady in a store.25. How did the author first shop in the store?A. She shopped with her grandmother together.B. Miss Bee gave her a hand.C. She asked a servant to help her.D. She served herself.26. What can we infer about Miss Bee?A. Her tricks made the auth

25、or finish shopping in a shorter time. B. She neither shortchanged the author nor overcharged her.C. Teaching kids lessons was Miss Bees job at that time.D. Miss Bee used to learn to pronounce the names of some goods in the store.27. The author mentioned her daughter to _.A. show her satisfaction wit

26、h her kids homework.B. tell readers Miss Bees influence on her.C. inform readers of her irresponsibility for her kid.D. express her opposition to Miss Bee.CEver since I started my freshman year in another state, Ive realized that people make many assumptions about college students, many of which are

27、 based on partying. Even my sociology professor jokingly told our class: “If your motto isnt I am partying therefore I am, youre college-ing wrong.”Whenever I say partying isnt fun, I get the same response: wide-eyed stares, dropped jaws and a resounding “Seriously?”, which makes me feel like Im bei

28、ng judged.Dont get me wrong Ive tried to enjoy dancing in hot, crowded spaces to loud rap music. But at last, Ive always escaped to an empty corner while trying to ignore rude, crazy people. I wondered if I was weird for wanting to stay in on a Friday night to read a book. I even questioned whether

29、or not I was living the “authentic(真正的)” college experience.“Maybe you a shy boy just need to go out more.” Friends have said. Suggestions like these make me think about food. Have you ever tasted something that someone else really likes and you dont? When that happens to me, I have a habit of eatin

30、g more hoping that it will eventually taste good. Does that ever work? No.For me, partying is a lot like that. From what I can tell, Im just not a fan. Im not trying to set myself apart I just have a different definition of fun. As you begin to think about your present college life, I hope this help

31、s you realize that there isnt just one way to experience college life. Some turn up at a party to relax. I turn to a good book. Which option have you made in college? And remember: college is a place where you can keep yourself originally. It means not going with the flow and means figuring out what

32、 you want for yourself, originating your own values and thinking a way towards your future success. 28. What should college life be like in most peoples opinion?A. Making assumptions is part of college life.B. Everyone will do something wrong in college.C. College students are involved in partying.D

33、. College professors seldom joke college students.29. What does the author think of college parties?A. Comfortable. B. Boring. C. Unavoidable. D. Exciting.30. The author talks about food in the fourth paragraph because _.A. he likes eating tasty food at parties.B. there is much food at college parti

34、es.C. he wants to compare food to parties.D. he is really a food fan.31. What is the authors purpose to write this passage?A. To remind college students of what college means.B. To introduce what subject students can learn in college.C. To share some good choices most college students have made.D. T

35、o show his strong support to the present college life.DClimate change, global warming, the greenhouse effect these days nobody denies that there is something strange and worrying happening to the atmosphere. Scientists are puzzled by the rise in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. They are afraid that

36、 the world may be a short way from what they refer to as uncontrolled global warming.At Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, meteorologists(气象专家 ) have been carefully monitoring the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earths atmosphere for the past 50 years. Until recently, there has been a gradual increase

37、 of around 1.5 parts per million (ppm). In 2013 the figure rose to 2.08 ppm and in the following year they registered an increase of 2.54 ppm.Climate analysts feel that it is too soon to draw conclusions about the phenomenon although the public are concerned that the carbon dioxide emissions are get

38、ting out of control. Jason Samenow, the chief meteorologist in the American National Weather Service, thinks that instead of having decades to find a solution to the problem, people might have only a few years. He believes that the Earths natural systems for absorbing the gas are breaking down resul

39、ting in the uncontrolled greenhouse effect. He insists that this is something that could happen if the Earths temperatures rose to such a degree that it was unable to contain the heat.One interesting aspect of this climate change is that it is not happening in a uniform way around the world. Carbon

40、dioxide levels in the South Pole are noticeably lower. This suggests that something has happened in the northern hemisphere that set off the rise. Forest fires in North America might hold the answer to the puzzle, along with very hot summers in Europe.The 2014 heat wave was certainly out of the ordi

41、nary. Statistics claim that more than 30,000 people lost their lives as a direct result of the high temperatures. Scientists are being cautious in their interpretations. Most feel that it is too soon to say that a new trend has been set. All agree that the phenomenon needs to be closely observed. 32

42、. What puzzles scientists according to Paragraph 1?A. Something strange and worrying in life.B. Uncontrolled global warming.C. The increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.D. The effects of climate change on everybody.33. What opinion does Jason Samenow hold on the gradual increase of carbon dio

43、xide?A. People still have decades to solve this problem.B. Uncontrolled greenhouse effect may happen in some situation.C. The Earths natural systems for absorbing the gas have completely broken down.D. The public shouldnt be responsible for carbon dioxide emissions.34. What does Paragraph 4 mainly t

44、alk about?A. Forest fires in North America.B. Low temperatures in the South Pole.C. Hot summers in Europe.D. North and South differences in climate change.35. How will scientists deal with the high temperatures?A. By observing the phenomenon closely. B. By giving a solution directly.C. By experienci

45、ng high temperatures personally. D. By setting a new trend soon.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的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。Heres what you need to know about the various growth on your head.Brush 100 times a day for healthier hair. Myth（传言）. This is now known to risk damaging your hair. Bru

46、shing pulls out hair that isnt ready to fall out. 36 . So brush gently for styling only.Being stressed can make your hair fall out. Fact. Severe stress can have a negative impact on your hair. All hair follicles（头发毛囊） normally undergo periodic “rest” periods. 37 , and make the hair fall out in the t

47、hree months following the stressful event. Normally hair growth restores naturally, but its important to deal with stress and seek medical advice to rule out underlying illness.Hair can turn white with fright. Myth. You cant lose pigment（色素）in your hair because hair is dead when it leaves the head.

48、38 , however. In rare cases this can attack only pigmented hairs, leaving gray and white hair behind. 39 . Fact. When its cold, blood is transmitted to internal organs to maintain body temperature, which decreases blood flow to the head. In warm weather, increased circulation to the skin benefits follicle activity and increases the rate of hair growth. Cutting hair by the moon speeds its growth. Myth. Some people believe that cutting hair under a waxing moo