大连八中2016届上学期期中考试高三年级英语科试卷

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。

第 I 卷

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：How much is the shirt?

A. ￡19.15.????????????? ?????????B. ￡9.18.???????? ??????????????? C. ￡9.15.

答案是 C。

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1. What does the woman want to do?

A. Find a place. ????????????????? B. Buy a map.???????????????????????????????? C. Get an address.

2. What will the man do for the woman?

A. Repair her car.???????????????? B. Give her a ride.?????????????????????????? C. Pick up her aunt.

3. Who might Mr. Peterson be?

A. A new professor.????????????????B. A department head.?????????????????????C. A company director.

4. What does the man think of the book?

A. Quite difficult.???????????????? B. Very interesting.??????????????????????? ??C. Too simple.

5. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Weather.????????????????????????? B. Clothes.???????????????????????????????? C. News.

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. Why is Harry unwilling to join the woman?

A. He has a pain in his knee.??

B. He wants to watch TV.

C. He is too lazy.

7. What will the woman probably do next?

A. Stay at home. ???????????????? B. Take Harry to hospital. ?????????????? C. Do some exercise.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. When will the man be home from work?

A. At 5:45. ???????????????????????? B. At 6:15. ??????????????????????????????????? C. At 6:50.

9. Where will the speakers go?

A. The Green House Cinema.

B. The New State Cinema.

C. The UME Cinema.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How will the speakers go to New York?

A. By air. ???????????????????????? B. By taxi. ??????????????????????????????????? C. By bus.

11. Why are the speakers making the trip?

???????A. For business.???????????????? B. For shopping.???????????????????????????? C. For holiday.

12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Driver and passenger. ??B. Husband and wife.?????????????? ??? C. Fellow workers.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. Where does this conversation probably take place?

A. In a restaurant. ???????? ??B. In an office. ?????????????????C. In a classroom.

14. What does John do now?

A. He’s a trainer. ????????B. He’s a tour guide. ?????????????C. He’s a college student.

15. How much can a new person earn for the first year?

A. $10,500.?? ?????????????? ??B. $12,000. ????????????????????C. $15,000.

16. How many people will the woman hire?

A. Four. ??????????????? ??????B. Three.????????????????????? ?C. Two.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How long has the speaker lived in a big city?

A. One year.?????????????????? ? B. Ten years.??????????????????? C. Eighteen years.

18. What is the speaker’s opinion on public transport?

A. It’s comfortable.????? ?B. It’s time-saving.???? ??????????? C. It’s cheap.

19. What is good about living in a small town?

A. It’s safer.??? ?????????B. It’s healthier.?????????????????? C. It’s more convenient.

20. What kind of life does the speaker seem to like most?

A. Busy.????????????? ???? ?B. Colourful.???????? ?????????????? ?C. Quiet.

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

A British shopper, Emma Mumford, who was named “the Coupon(优惠券) Queen” has spent just ￡350 on a luxury(奢侈) Christmas for her and her family—but got ￡2,500 worth of food, drink and presents thanks to coupons and offers.

Ms Mumford is a so-called “extreme couponer” and spends hours hunting out the best deals and bargains. She has been preparing for this Christmas since the end of the last one. Ms Mumford made the huge savings by checking price comparison websites and as a result collected more presents than she needed for Christmas. After sorting out gifts for all of her family, she has even been able to donate ￡1,000 worth of presents to her local hospital.

“It has been so nice to have Christmas sorted and not having to worry about breaking the bank. I wanted to get high quality presents for my family and show that you can do it without spending a fortune. There is a misconception that everyone who does couponing only gets value products but through my careful shopping I have managed to purchase designer perfumes(香水), a high-end coffee machine.” she explained.

She said “What started as a hobby to help me save money has turned into my life and I am able to run a business helping people save money. I know what it feels like to struggle as my ex-partner had a lot of debt which I took on for him. We were in a poor situation where every penny counted. That’s what really inspired me.”

She has now turned her bargain-hunting addiction into a business where she searches for the best deals and offers tips to the general public through video blogging and her Facebook Page.

“I try and show people that it is just a little bit of work in the beginning but it will eventually pay off. One of the best things to do is just to be a bit forward thinking and save throughout the year.”

21. What does “breaking the bank” in the third paragraph mean?

A. Buying presents of low quality. B. Breaking into the bank.

C. Spending more money than you have. D. Taking out money from the bank.

22. What really inspired Emma to help people save money?

A. Her addiction to bargain-hunting.

B. The financial difficulties she shared with her ex-partner.

C. The poor situation people around her were going through.

D. Her experience of running an unsuccessful business.

23. Which of the following can best describe Emma?

A. Ambitious and creative. B. Sensitive and determined.

C. Brave and lucky. D. Careful and caring.

24. How did Emma make the huge savings?

A. She compared prices through websites.

B. She hunted out bargains in real shops.

C. She used coupons and offers worth ￡3,500.

D. She collected more Christmas presents than needed.

B

The associates I hired in my bicycle and lawn mower shop like myself were never perfect; however, they were excellent. Working with them as they improved taught me new ways to show forgiveness, understanding, and patience.

One day the placement officer asked me to interview a young man who was having trouble finding a job. He told me that David was a little shy, did not talk much and was afraid to go on with interviews. He requested that I give David an interview just for practice. He plainly told David that I had no positions open at the time and the interview was just for practice.

When David came in for the interview, he hardly said a word. I told him what we did at the bicycle shop and showed him around. I told David to keep showing up because the number one thing an employer wanted in an associate was dependability.

David was very quiet (he was evaluated as a slow learner in school). Every ten days or so, for weeks after the interview, David walked into the bicycle shop and stood by the front door. He never said a word, just stood by the door.

One day, shortly before Christmas, a large truck came to the shop, packed with 250 new bicycles. It had to be unloaded right away or the driver would leave.

It was raining. Some of my workers (without physical limitations) chose not to brave the weather to get into work, so I was short-handed. It seemed everything was going wrong and on top of it, David came in the front door and just stood there. I looked at him and shouted, “Well, all right! Fill out a time card and help me unload this truck!”

David worked for my bicycle shop for eighteen years. He came to work every day thirty minutes early. He could talk; however, he rarely chose to. He drove my truck and made deliveries. The customers would praise David, saying, “He doesn’t talk, but he really shows you how to operate a lawn mower!”

25. The author finally hired David because________.

A. there were no other workers in the shop then

B. he needed someone who was willing to work then

C. David kept showing up

D. he realized David was dependable

26. We can infer from the last paragraph that_______.

A. the author feels lucky to hire David

B. David has had his character changed through work

C. the author prefers David to be more outgoing

D. some customers just play jokes on David

27. The author gave David an interview to _______.

A. find a person who is reliable

B. find a part-time worker in need

C. give him some practice

D. show sympathy for him

28.The author’s tone in describing David is full of ______.

A. pity ? ? ?B. wonder ? ?C. disappointment ? ?D. appreciation

C

The sound of a mosquito can mean trouble in many parts of the world. The bite of the mosquito can be deadly. The insects carry serious diseases like malaria (疟疾). It is estimated that almost 630,000 people died from malaria and malariarelated causes in 2012, and most of these cases were in African countries.

In the United States, a group of California scientists are working to develop a more effective and less costly substance (物质) to protect people from mosquitoes. The researchers are investigating the sense of smell in mosquitoes. They found the insects use the same receptor for identifying carbon dioxide in human breath as they do for the smell of our skin. Anandasankar Ray, who is leading the investigation, says scientists tested more than a million chemical compounds (化合物) until they found a substance called Ethyl Pyruvate. He says Ethyl Pyruvate makes the mosquitoes' receptors inactive. “When we apply Ethyl Pyruvate to a human arm and offer it to hungry mosquitoes in a cage, very few of the mosquitoes are attracted to the human arm because only a few of them are able to smell it out,” said Ray.

Genevieve Tauxe, a member of the research team, says it was not easy to find the neurons (神经元) of noble cells that recognize both the smell of human breath and skin. “With the device used to exami