福州八中2015—2016学年高三毕业班第三次质量检查

英语试题

考试时间：150分钟 试卷满分：150分

2015.11.10

第一部分：听力（共两节，20小题，每题1.5分， 满分30）

第一节：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. When will the speakers probably study together?

A. At four o’clock. B. At six o’clock. C. At eight o’clock.

2. Which restaurant will the speakers probably go to?

A. Mario’s. B. Luigi’s. C. Gino’s.

3. What does the man want to do tonight?

A. Watch football on TV.

B. Buy some books.

C. Go to a basketball game.

4. Who might Mary be?

A. The woman’s dog. B. The man’s daughter. C. The man’s neighbor.

5. What is the woman doing?

A. Working. B. Apologizing. C. Expressing her thanks.

第二节：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 man doing at the start of the conversation?

A. Talking on the phone. B. Typing a text message. C. Writing an email.

7. What will the man do tomorrow?

A. Take a test.

B. Travel with the woman.

C. Attend an important meeting.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Why didn’t the man show his driver’s license?

A. He didn’t drive there. B. He left it at home. C. He doesn’t have one.

9. What do we know about the man?

A. He serves in the army. B. He is a student. C. He doesn’t have any money.

10. What will the man probably do next?

A. Go home.

B. Call his mother for help.

C. Open a new account.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. How does the woman probably feel?

A. She feels that the man is strange.

B. She feels embarrassed.

C. She feels excited.

12. What will happen after the man makes the phone call?

A. He will be sent an email.

B. He will receive some money.

C. He will be given more information.

13. What will the man do next?

A. Leave for the bathroom. B. Get on a train. C. Change seats.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14. How does the woman describe Eleanor Roosevelt?

A. Independent. B. Humorous. C. Shy.

15. How long should the woman’s report be?

A. Five pages long. B. Ten pages long. C. Twenty pages long.

16. What is the man’s advice?

A. Include all the facts.

B. Choose only well-known facts.

C. Select the main points.

17. Where is the man’s computer?

A. In his classroom.

B. In his roommate’s room.

C. In the woman’s apartment.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What does the man need help with?

A. The planting. B. The harvest. C. The building.

19. What did the owner of the horse agree to do?

A. Give the man a discount.

B. Let the man try out the animal.

C. Give the man the best horse.

20. What happened in the end?

A. The man sent the horse back.

B. The man began to like the horse.

C. The man got the horse as a gift.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，20小题，每题2分， 满分40）

第一节(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

A

At the time of this story, there was a great family gathering at the castle to meet the promised bridegroom of the Baron’s daughter. An arrangement had been made between the Baron and an old nobleman of Bavaria, Berton, for a marriage between their children. It would increase the importance of both families. The initial plans had been made in the usual way: the young people were engaged without having met each other and the date set for the wedding.

The young Count(伯爵) Von Altenburg had been recalled from the army and was on his way to the castle to meet his promised bride. Messages had been received from Wurtzburg where he was accidentally delayed. The messages indicated the day and time when he might be expected to arrive. The castle was in a fever of preparation to provide him with a suitable welcome.

Anne had dressed with particular care. Bertha and Wilda had selected her clothing and quarreled all morning about what she should wear. The young lady had taken advantage of their arguments to wear exactly what she wanted and had chosen very well. She looked as beautiful as any young bridegroom could wish for, and the excitement made her look even lovelier. The two aunts constantly directed her, as single aunts usually take a great interest in the love affairs of others. They were giving her the final instructions on how to behave, what to say, and how to greet her intended husband.

Hour by hour passed. The sun, which had been so warm over the rich forests of the Odenwald, was now setting along the tops of the mountains. The Baron went to the tallest tower in the castle to see if he could see any sign of the Count and his escorts.

Once, he thought he saw them. The sound of horns came floating up from the valley. A party of men was seen far below, riding slowly along the road. It was a false alarm, for when they reached the foot of the mountain, they suddenly rode off in a different direction. The sun, by now, had set, and the bats began to fly about in the evening light. It was getting dark, and the only movement on the road was the occasional worker returning home.

21. What can best describe the bridegroom?

A. He accepted his intended marriage arranged without his knowledge.

B. He was eager to meet his intended wife so he retired from the army.

C. He wouldn’t have been welcomed by the bride had he arrived on time.

D. He didn’t like the marriage so purposely delayed going to the castle.

22. Which of the following descriptions best reflects the disappointed feeling of the

Baron family?

A. The sun was so warm over the rich forests of the Odenwald.

B. The Baron went to the tallest tower to see if he could see any sign of the Count.

C. The sound of horns came floating up from the valley.

D. The sun had set, and the bats began to fly about in the evening light.

23. What will the author most probably write about in the next paragraph(s)?

A. What happened to the bride. B. What happened to the bridegroom.

C. What happened to the Baron. D. What happened to the aunts.

B

With the Tesla Roadster and other plug-in（插入） electric vehicles hitting the road, demand is growing for accessible refueling points to recharge them. Carbon Day Automotive, a Chicago-based company, has now demonstrated a solar-powered recharging point, known as the Solar Plug-In Station, which lets motorists easily charge their cars using electricity that has been produced without any environmental damage.

The Solar Plug-In Station went on show in Chicago as part of the city’s bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. According to Carbon Day Automotive, the solar-powered recharging station is part of the vital infrastructure (基础设施) required for electric vehicles in Chicago and was the focus of the previous visit by the International Olympic Committee.

These solar-powered electricity points will be used daily by Chicago to fuel the city’s electric vehicles with power from the sun. By producing the electricity from pollution-free solar cells, the CO2 emissions are reduced to zero.

Solar energy and electric vehicles are a partnership that is one more step to reducing our dependence on foreign oil. Coulomb Technologies recently developed the components required for individual recharging stations, marketed as ChargePoint Networked Charging Stations. Carbon Day Automotive is the Midwest distributor for the ChargePoint stations.

The Solar Plug-In Station consists of giant solar panels (电池板) that shade the tiny ChargePoint Networked Charging Station. The solar panel is connected to an underground battery pack, ready for everyday refueling.

“Without these stations it would be like driving around in traditional cars without the availability of gas stations,” says Scott Emalfarb, CEO at Carbon Day. “The day of true plug-in electric vehicles will be here sooner than most people realize and the world needs to be ready to accommodate them.”

24. The Solar Plug-In Station was used as part of the bid to host the Olympics mainly

because _____.

A. it’s a new idea and attracts people’s attention

B. it’s environmentally friendly

C. it makes up for the lack of electricity

D. it brings convenience to electric vehicle users

25. We can learn from the passage that _____.

A. the Solar Plug-In Station has gone on show internationally

B. the Solar Plug-In Station is likely to be put to use in 2016

C. to recharge the electric vehicles sometimes takes a long time

D. Chicago is promoting the application of electric vehicles

26. The passage implies that with the Solar Plug-In Station becoming popular, _____.

A. more visitors will come to Chicago

B. the citizens in Chicago will go to work faster

C. more space for electric vehicles is needed

D. the cost of electric vehicles will be lower than traditional cars

27. What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Chicago Will Soon Be Full of Electric Vehicles

B．Chicago Calls on People to Buy Electric Vehicles

C．Chicago Fights for Its Bid to Host the 2016 Olympics

D．Chicago Shows Its Solarpowered Recharging Stations

C

Britain was once regarded as a society with class distinction. Each class had unique characteristics.

In recent years, many writers have begun to speak the 'decline of class' and 'classless society' in Britain. And in modern day consumer society everyone is considered to be middle class.? But pronouncing the death of class is too early. A recent wide-ranging society of public opinion found 90 percent of people still placing themselves in particular class; 73 percent agreed that class was still a vital part of British society; and 52 percent thought there were still sharp class differences. Thus, class may not be culturally and politically obvious, yet it remains an important part of British society. Britain seems to have a love of stratification. One unchanging aspect of a British person's class position is accent. The words a person speaks tell her or his class. A study of British accents during 1970s found that a voice sounding like a BBC newsreader was viewed as the most attractive voice. Mos