定州中学2016-2017学年第一学期高三开学考试英语试题

第Ⅰ卷　(共100分)

第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)

第一节（共5小题；每题1.5分，7.5分）

1. What time is it now?

A. 7:00 B. 7:15 C. 7:45

2. What does the woman mean?

A. She agrees with the woman.

B. She doesn’t agree with the woman.

C. She is not sure about it.

3. What did the woman do last night?

A. She stayed at home

B. She had a date with the man

C. She saw a film

4. Where does the girl think her father is now?

A. At home B. At the club C. At his office

5. What’s Susan Gray?

A. A writer B. A student C. A reporter

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。

听第6段材料，回答第6～7题。

6. What does the man want to find?

A . A cheap hotel.

B. A cheap house.

C. Some travelers’ cheques.

7. When do the banks close?

A. At two o’ clock in the afternoon.

B. At 7 o’ clock in the evening.

C. At 7:30 in the morning.

听第7段材料，回答第8～10题。

8. How many days did they stay there ？

A. Seven days. B. Twenty-two days. C. Six days.

9．Who caught the most fish?

A．Ben． B．Kathy． C．Ben’s father．

10．Why does Ben not want fish for dinner?

A．Because he doesn’t like fish.

B．Because he ate too much fish on his holiday.

C．Because his mother doesn’t want him to eat fish.

听第8段材料，回答第11～13题。

11．What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?

A．Friends． B．Classmates． C．Neighbors．

12．How long has Ben been living there?

A．A couple of weeks． B．Three years． C．Seven years．

13．Why did Maria move to this neighborhood?

A．Because it’s not far from her work place．

B．Because it’s safe and quiet．

C．Because there is everything she likes．

听第9段材料，回答第14～17题。

14．How many hours does Xiao spend training each day?

A．Two． B．Three． C．Five．

15．How was Xiao feeling when his heart was “beating really fast” inside his chest?

A．Anxious． B．Confused． C．Exhausted．

16．How many Olympic bronze medals has Xiao won?

A．One． B．Four． C．Five．

17．Why does Xiao think he will make a great coach?

A．He is going to retire in five years．

B．He is very knowledgeable．

C．He enjoys traveling．

听第10段材料，回答第18～20题。

18．What is the speaker?

A. teacher． B．A tour guide． C．A shop assistant．

19．What does the bookshop sell?

A．Chinese books． B．English books．

C．French books．

20．Which shop is outside shopping Centre?

A．Larp’s B．Li-Ning． C．Splendid Tea Shop．

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。

Rules for the University Entrance Examination

? You must be at the examination center ten minutes before the examination starts. If you are more than ten minutes late, you may not enter the examination center. The examination takes place at the same time in different states.

? You must have proof of your name and grade as well as official examination number. Show these when you come to the examination center.

? Depending on which examination you are taking, you may bring certain items into the examination center. Mathematics examinations may allow you to use electronic calculators. Other subjects may allow you to use dictionaries and other reference material. Please read the notes sent with your timetable carefully.

? You must bring your own pencils. None will be provided for you. The following items are not allowed in the examination center: walk-mans and radios, head sets, any food or drink, school bags, electronic equipment (unless specifically permitted for various subjects), and mobile phones.

? Once in the center, you must sit at the desk with your examination number on it. When you sit down, place your examination number at the top corner of your desk.

? You must remain silent during the examination. You must not disturb other people who are taking the test.

? If you need a drink or toilet break, you should raise your hand and wait for the supervisor (监督者) to speak to you. You will be given water or the supervisor will take you to the bathroom. You are not allowed to talk with anyone during the break.

? You must write your answers in the official answer sheet. Your supervisor will provide extra paper if you wish to make notes.

? You may leave the examination room at any time if you do not plan to return. If you finish early and want to leave, please move well away from the examination center.

? The supervisor will warn you fifteen minutes, five minutes and one minute before the end of the examination. When the supervisor says that the time is up, you must put down your pencil and wait at your desk until your paper is collected.

21．What are you allowed to have with you when you take mathematics examination?

A. Related material. B. Proof of yourself.

C. A cell phone. D. A dictionary.

22．What should you do if you finish the test early?

A. Stay in the examination center.

B. Remain in your seat and check again.

C. Keep a distance from the center.

D. Raise your hand to inform your teacher.

23．What can be provided for you during the exam?

A. Pencils. B. Food and drink.

C. Extra paper. D. Calculators.

America is a mobile society. Friendships between Americans can be close and real, yet disappear soon if situations change. Neither side feels hurt by this. Both may exchange Christmas greetings for a year or two, perhaps a few letters for a while — then no more. If the same two people meet again by chance, even years later, they pick up the friendship. This can be quite difficult for us Chinese to understand, because friendships between us flower more slowly but then may become lifelong feelings, extending sometimes deeply into both families.

Americans are ready to receive us foreigners at their homes, share their holidays, and their home life. They will enjoy welcoming us and be pleased if we accept their hospitality easily.

Another difficult point for us Chinese to understand Americans is that although they include us warmly in their personal everyday lives, they don’t show their politeness to us if it requires a great deal of time. This is usually the opposite of the practice in our country where we may be generous with our time. Sometimes, we, as hosts, will appear at airports even in the middle of the night to meet a friend. We may take days off to act as guides to our foreign friends. The Americans, however, express their welcome usually at homes, but truly can not manage the time to do a great deal with a visitor outside their daily routine. They will probably expect us to get ourselves from the airport to our own hotel by bus. And they expect that we will phone them from there. Once we arrive at their homes, the welcome will be full, warm and real. We will find ourselves treated hospitably.

For the Americans, it is often considered more friendly to invite a friend to their homes than to go to restaurants, except for purely business matters. So accept their hospitality at home!

24．The writer of this passage must be ______.

A. an American B. a Chinese

C. a professor D. a student

25．Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?

A. Friendships between Americans usually extend deeply into their families.

B. Friendships between Americans usually last for all their lives.

C. Americans will continue their friendships again even after a long break.

D. Americans always show their warmth even if they are very busy.

26．The underlined words “generous with our time” in Paragraph 3 probably mean ______.

A. strict with time B. serious with time

C. careful with time D. willing to spend time

27．A suitable title for this passage would probably be “______”.

A. Friendships between Chinese

B. Friendships between Americans

C. Americans’ hospitality

D. Americans’ and Chinese’s views of friendships

There are stories about two U.S. presidents, Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren, which attempt to explain the American English term OK. We don’t know if either story is true，but they are both interesting.

The first explanation is based on the fact that President Jackson had very little education. In fact，he had difficulty reading and writing. When important papers came to Jackson，he tried to read them and then had his assistants explain what they said. If he approved of a paper, he would write “all correct” on it. The problem was that he didn’t know how to spell. So what he really wrote was “ol korekt”. After a while，he shortened that term to “OK”.

The second explanation is based on the place where President Van Buren was born，Kinderhook，New York. Van Bnren’s friends organized a club to help him become President They caned the club the Old Kinderhook Club，and anyone who supported Van Buren was called “OK”.

28．The author____________.

A. believes both of the stories

B. doesn’t believe a word of the stories

C. is not sure whether the stories are true

D. is telling the stories just for fun

29．According to the passage, President Jackson__________.

A. couldn’t draw up any documents at all

B. didn’t like to read important papers by himself

C. often had his assistants sign documents for him

D.wasn’t good at reading，writing or spelling

30．According to the first story, the term “OK”____________.

A. was approved of by President Jackson

B. was the title of some Official documents

C. was first used by President Jackson

D. was an old way to spell “all correct”

31．According to the second story, the term “OK” was first used __________.

A. by Van Buren

B. in a presidential election

C. to organize the Old Kinderhook Club

D.by the members of the ‘‘Old Kinderhook Club”

When he was driving home one evening on a country road, he saw an old lady, stranded(抛锚的) on the side of the road. He stopped in front of her car and got out. Even with the smile on his face, she was worried. He looked poor and hungry. He knew how she felt. He said’ “I am here to help you, madam. Why don’t you wait in the car where it’s warm? By the way, my name