河北省衡水中学2016届高三上学期期末考试

英语试卷

本试卷分第I卷(选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）两部分,共150分，考试时间120分钟。

注意事项：

1. 答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡上。

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I卷（选择题共90分）

第一部分听力（共两节,满分20分） 第一节（共5小题;每小题1分，满分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。

1. Who is answering the phone?

A. Elaine. B. Allan MacFarlane. C. Bob Harris.

2. What happened to the driver?

A. He ran into a bicycle. B. He drove too slowly. C. He ran into a tree.

3. What can we learn from the dialogue?

A. They like summer. B. They don’t like summer. C. They think hot weather is nicer.

4. When should Susan go to meet Professor Brown?

A. At 9： 30. B. At 10： 00. C. At 10: 30.

5. What does the woman plan to do this afternoon?

A. Buy a new pair of glasses. B. Shop for some clothes. C. Go to her classes.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15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秒钟的做答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。

6. Where does the conversation most likely take place?

A. In a restaurant. B. In a hotel. C. On the phone.

7. When does the restaurant stop serving lunch?

A. At 1 p. m. B. At 2 p. m. C. At 3 p. m.

8. How many people will come with the woman for lunch?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three.

听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。

9. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Buying a car.

B. Choosing a gift.

C. Using a computer.

10. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Husband and wife.

B. Professor and student.

C. Salesman and customer.

11. What do we know about the person mentioned by speakers?

A. Maybe he likes something expensive.

B. He is surely over sixty years old.

C. He must be fond of learning.

听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。

12. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Close friends. B. Strangers. C. Colleagues.

13. What, s the woman going to do?

A. She is going to work in a post office nearby.

B. She wants to do some exercise.

C. She intends to post a letter.

14. What does the woman have to do to reach the destination?

A. She has to find the entrance inside a building complex.

B. She has to turn right to the main street.

C. She has to walk two blocks or so.

听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。

15. What is the present condition of hotline like today?

A. Poor. B. Popular. C. Rare.

16. What is the purpose of starting the hotline for teenagers?

A. To gain the belief of teenagers.

B. To make teenagers study hard.

C. To protect teenagers’ rights.

17. What does the woman think of the hotline for teenagers? i ’ t last long.

be useful, save many lives.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18. What is the purpose of the passage?

A. To report on the growing middle class of China.

B. To introduce a US company.

C. To analyze the current market.

19. How many new babies does China have every year?

A. 11 million. B. 20 million. C. 21 million.

20. Which of the following is true?

A. The toys made by China are of poor quality.

B. China has a lot of high-quality toys exported.

C. China is behind in toys-making.

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。

A

One Sunday，my family had gathered at my parents，house to feast upon Mom，s wonderful cooking. During the normal dinner chatter, I noticed that my father was slurring (说话含混）his words. No one mentioned this during dinner, but I felt compelled to discuss it with my mother afterward.

We decided that there was something seriously wrong and that Dad needed to see the doctor.

Mom phoned me two days later. “ The doctor found a brain tumor (肿瘤）? It，s too large at this point to operate. Maybe they can do something then，but the odds are long. ”

Even with the treatment, my father’ s condition worsened, and the doctor finally informed us that this condition was terminal. During one of his stays in the hospital, we brought our baby daughter Chelsey with us when we visited him. By this time he had great difficulty speaking. I finally figured out that he wanted Chelsey to sit on his stomach so he could make faces at her.

Watching the two of them together, I realized I was living an experience that would stay with me forever. Though grateful for the times they could share，I couldn，t shake the feeling of a clock ticking in the background.

On the visit to my parents，home during what we all know was my father，s last days, my mother took Chelsey from my arms and announced, “Your father would like to see you alone for a minute. ”

I entered the bedroom where my father lay on a rented hospital bed. He appeared even weaker than the day before.

“How are you feeling, Dad?” I asked. “Can I do anything for you?”

He tried to speak, but he couldn，t make out a word.

“I，m sorry，but I can’ t understand you，” I said.

With great difficulty he said, “I love you. ”

We don' t learn courage from heroes on the evening news. We learn true courage from watching ordinary people rise above hopeless situations. In many ways my father was a strict，uncommunicative man. He found it difficult to show emotion. The bravest thing I ever saw him do was overcome that barrier to open his heart to his son and family at the end of his life.

21. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. The writer accompanied his father to a medical examination.

B. The writer，s father got worse after the removal of the brain tumor.

C. The writer，s father had known about his illness before the writer discovered it.

D. The writer was quick to notice the strange condition of his father.

22. What does the underlined sentence “the odds are long” mean?

A. It takes a long time for Father to recover.

B. There’s little possibility for Father to recover.

C. Father needs love and care from his family.

D. They need a proper time to operate on Father.

A. he was not used to openly showing his emotions

B. he was not so attached to the writer

C. he thought there was no need to tell the writer

D. he believed in strictness and punishment

24. What does the writer attempt to tell us?

A. Life is short, so live your life to the fullest.

B. Don’t wait to see a doctor till it is too late.

C. Bravely express your love for your family.

D. We don’t often value health until we lose it.

B

It ’s often interesting to take a look at some of the lists that arrive toward the end of the year such as top devices，best gadgets，most desirable high-tech gift and more. Apart from cell phones and tablets, and Apple and Samsung products, this year many other gadgets made it on the most wanted list from Yahoo Tech and the most searched list from Bing, com. Read on to find out what they are.

Wireless headphone

Portable Bluetooth headphones represent the next evolution in headphone technology. If you have a compatible smartphone with Bluetooth，the obvious benefit is that you can get rid of the wires snaking from your backpack or pocket. Many of the wireless headphones in the market also have a built-in microphone for taking calls hands-free.

Product to buy： Beats Studio Wireless

Features： Signature look, and powerful audio performance with intensje bass and high- mid boosting, plus plenty of accessories.

Price ： 1898 yuan

Smartwatch

The primary advantage of a smartwatch over traditional watches is that they reduce how

smartphone goes right to your wrist, and you can decide first if they are worth dealing with. Product to buy ： Pebble smartwatch

Features ： Understated design, with easy setup and instant information, and customizable watch faces, plus syncs (同步）with Android or IOS.

Price ： $ 99 ( about 612 yuan)

Portable Bluetooth speaker Bluetooth speakers are steadily growing in popularity because they let you take the party anywhere. They can be paired with your music device, and they are able to withstand incidental bumps. Though small in size, Bluetooth speakers provide a steady soundtrack for even the lengthiest bacchanalia (狂欢).

Product to buy： Logitech UE Boom

Features： Water and stain resistant, 360-degree sound, 15 hour battery life, with a variety of color patterns.

Price ： 1499 yuan

Fitness band

Basically, fitness bands are smartwatches without the watch. They keep track of your exercise progress and，at the same time，allow you to monitor vitals such as your heart rate， calories burned and amount of time spent exercising. Some even monitor your sleep patterns.

Product to buy： Fitbit Flex

Features ： Long battery life ( five days)，with silent vibrating alarm, and wireless

syncing (同步）to smartphones. ?

Price ： 898 yuan

25. How much money is he likely to spend on some of the products if a man is an enthusiastic musical fan?

A. 2510 yuan. B. 3397 yuan. C. 2397 yuan. D. 1510 yuan.

26. Which of the following statements is Not True according to the passage?

A. Tablets are on the most wanted list of high-tech products of this year.

B. Beats Studio Wireless features plenty of accessories.

C. Smartwatch and Fitness band are similar products to some extent.

D. All the products can sync with Android or IOS.

27. Which of the following words can best summarize the common feature of the above

products?

A. Wearable. B. Cheap. C. Android. D. Wireless.

C

The Zebra Finch ： An Owner ’s Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

The zebra finch，a native of Australia，is a popular domestic pet in the United States. The bird has many attributes (特性)which allow it to be kept at home，though there are also a few negative aspects. The attributes are nest-building， breeding and a lively attitude. The potential negatives are over- breeding and the wildness of the birds.

One of the main attributes of zebra finches is their ability to breed. They are the rabbits of the domestic bird world. Once you have two birds, male and female, you will soon have six, as they breed quite easily and have strong babies, usually four at a time. An added attribute is their ability to build their own nests. You can place branch in their place along with some kind of structure, and they will create a nest on their own. It’s very pleasant to see the ways males and females divide some labors and share othe