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益阳市2016届高三4月调研考试

英语（试题卷）

本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。第I卷1至10页，第II卷11至12页。考试结束，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

第 I 卷

注意事项：

1. 答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。

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秒中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。

1. Where does the conversation most probably take place?

A. In a parking lot. B. In a car factory. C. In a street.

2. What is the woman probably?

A. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. A student.

3. What are the speakers talking about?

A. Three foreign poets. B. A collection of poems. C. The most famous poet.

4. How much did the woman pay for her T-shirt last week?

A. 60 dollars. B. 8 dollars. C. 30 dollars.

5. Why does Mary come to the gym often?

A. Because she is learning dancing there.

B. Because she needs to lose weight.

C. Because she teaches yoga there.

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. Who will come to the English classes?

A. The woman's sister. B. A foreign lady. C. The man's friend.

7. When will the person they're talking about come?

A. This afternoon. B. Tomorrow evening. C. Tomorrow morning.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers?

A. Doctor and patient. B. Classmates. C. Teacher and student.

9. What is the possible reason for Alice's becoming near-sighted?

A. Reading books in bed.

B. Lacking Vitamin A.

C. Wearing improper glasses.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How long has the woman's father been feeling weak?

A. For about five years. B. For about one year. C. For about two years.

11. What did the doctor say about the woman's father?

A. Her father didn't take care of himself.

B. Her father was too old to keep healthy.

C. The doctor didn't find anything wrong with him.

12. What will the man do tomorrow?

A. Visit the woman's father.

B. See the doctor for health advice.

C. Take care of the woman's father.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What kind of business is the man engaged in?

A. Purchasing goods for left-handers.

B. Producing goods for left-handers.

C. Selling goods for left-handers.

14. Who first came up with the idea for the business?

A. David. B. George. C. The man.

15. What does the man say about his competitors?

A. People can buy their goods in shops.

B. They are very strong.

C. Their products are only available by mail order.

16. What can you learn from the conversation?

A. George's company is the biggest one for left-handed products.

B. David is the man's brother.

C. There were a lot of products for left-handers 30 years ago.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the weather usually like in Los Angeles?

A. Dry and warm. B. Dry and hot. C. Wet and cold

18. Where is Los Angeles?

A. About 400 miles east of San Francisco.

B. About 400 miles south of San Francisco.

C. About 400 miles north of San Francisco.

19. What does the speaker think of the summers in San Francisco?

A. Horrible. B. Hot. C. Comfortable.

20. What do we know about San Francisco?

A. It is famous for its movie stars.

B. It has many hills.

C. It doesn't have any old buildings.

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 sleepover (在外过夜的聚会) at Legoland Discovery Centre, at the Trafford Centre in Manchester, may sound like the perfect place to host your child's next birthday party — but it will set parents back more than ￡1,000.

All rides — Kingdom Quest Laser Ride, Merlin's Apprentice and Lego City Forest Pursuit — are open during the evening and supervision (监管) on these rides is provided at all times. The Lego Studios 4D Cinema is also open and guests have exclusive use of the Lego construction play area until 10:00 pm, which means you will have a good time and don't need to share any facilities with other groups.

But at ￡35 a head, with a minimum guest list of 30, it's unlikely to be something the average parent could afford, reports Manchester Evening News.

A Legoland spokesman said: "The sleepover package is aimed at groups such as boys between eight and ten, girls between six and eight and youth groups, however it is open to everyone within the terms of the offer. " There is a birthday room to use, and in regard to food, snack boxes can be purchased for the additional cost of ￡4.50. Guests are also welcome to bring along their own food and drinks, and there are storage facilities where they can be kept.

"Also we do have daytime party packages available, which are ￡15 per child midweek and ￡18 per child at the weekend. But these packages have a policy of a minimum of nine and a maximum of 21 people, due to room capacity. "

The spokesman continued, "Included in the price for these parties is the birthday cake, and children's meal of sandwiches, crisps, fruit juice, fruit and Haribo sweets. All attending adults also get a free hot drink and the birthday child gets a free group photograph."

Legoland says that the pricing for the sleepover package is based on overall operating costs of opening the centre exclusively for the group.

21. When you have a sleepover at Legoland Discovery Centre at the Trafford Centre, you can't have access to ________.

A. Lego City Forest Pursuit B. the Lego construction play area

C. the Lego Studios 4D Cinema D. Lego City Deep Sea Exploration

22. Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the underlined word, "exclusive", in the second paragraph?

A. beneficial B. unshared C. accessible D. combined

23. The sleepover at the Legoland Discovery Centre ________.

A. charges ￡35 per child at the weekend in daytime

B. charges￡4.50 for a birthday cake

C. is only open to groups

D. provides all people with group photographs for free

24. What is the passage mainly about?

A. Have a birthday party in Legoland B. Some newly-introduced Lego toys

C. Activities you can do in Legoland D. Have a sleepover away from home

B

Richard Branson, an English business magnate, has had great, global success. He is best known as the founder of Virgin Group, which consists of more than 400 companies.

So what, I asked, is his most important secret to success? His answer was simple: look for the best in other people.

Throughout his life he's never thought ill of other people. He looks for the best and praises them. Branson at times seems almost not human. He's too good at what he does. No, great. Nearly perfect. When he starts something, he is very likely to succeed. He has fallen out with others though, like anyone else. He is human. He told me:"Life is short and the world is much smaller than one realizes. You are going to come across people time and time again in the most surprising places ... As a leader it's even more important to be out there praising and encouraging people. If you do fall out with somebody in life, even if you think it was their mistake, give them a call. Befriend them. Go out to lunch with them."

The greatest leaders in the world have taught forgiveness. Perhaps the most extreme example is Nelson Mandela who invited his former prison guard to his inauguration (就职典礼) and even had lunch with a man who in the past wanted him to be sentenced to death.

Life is too short. We are humans and sometimes we make mistakes and anger people. What defines us is not those who are able to avoid confrontation (对抗), but those who are able to deal with it. The human body is able to self-heal when we are cut. In that same manner, we must heal our past relationships.

Branson wins respect from those around him. A natural-born leader, he is always deep in thought and hungry for more; always one step ahead. And it was Richard Branson who taught me about forgiveness.

25. Richard Branson's success lies in his ________.

A. determination B. efforts C. judgment D. generosity

26. The example of Nelson Mandela is mentioned to show ________.

A. he was one of the greatest leaders

B. he suffered a lot in prison

C. great people set a good example of forgiveness

D. the power of forgiveness is magical

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

A. Invite your enemies to lunch

B. Richard Branson's success story

C. What is forgiveness?

D. The key to success

C

Deep in the wilderness of northern Kenya, two boys found a pair of crying cheetah cubs (猎豹幼崽). The cubs' mother had been killed by a lion. The cheetahs were only a few weeks old. In the wild, about 9 out of 10 cheetah cubs die before they are three months old. They are food for lions. But these cubs were so lucky that they were saved by their "heroes", who brought them to Jane and Ian Craig. The Craigs help save endangered animals at the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy.

The Craigs nursed the cheetah cubs back to health — feeding them with bottles, sleeping with them, and comforting them. They named the cubs Sambu and Toki. But what would become of these cubs? How would they survive on their own? In the wild, cubs stay with their mothers until they are almost 2 years old. During that time, cheetah mothers teach their young how to hunt and how to protect themselves. The Craigs wouldn't be able to find a cheetah mother to teach the cubs. So they turned to a man named Simon King.

King has spent more than twenty years studying cheetahs. He gave them a nod of approval when hearing about this, though taking care of two baby cubs would take a huge amount of time. For two years, he would need to have them at his