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1、湖北省部分重點(diǎn)中學(xué)2016屆高三第二次聯(lián)考高三英語試卷命題學(xué)校：武漢市第六中學(xué) 命題教師：劉東坤 審題教師：陳金萍考試時間：2015年元月14日下午2：00-4：00 試卷滿分：150分第一部分 聽力(共兩節(jié), 滿分30分)回答聽力部分時,請先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。聽力部分結(jié)束前，你將有兩分鐘的時間將你的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到客觀題答題卡上。第1節(jié) （共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。例：How much is th

2、e shirt? A. £ 19.15 B. £ 9.15 C. £ 9.18答案是 B。1. What is the weather like? A. Its raining. B. Its cloudy. C. Its sunny.2. Who will go to China next month? A. Lucy.B. Alice.C. Richard.3. What are the speakers talking about? A. The mans sister.B. A film.C. An actor.4. Where will the spea

3、kers meet? A. In Room 340.B. In Room 314.C. In Room 223.5. Where does the conversation most probably take place?A. In a restaurant. B. In an office.C. At home.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或?qū)Π鬃x

4、兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6至8題。6. Why did the woman go to New York?A. To spend some time with the baby.B. To look after her sister.C. To find a new job.7. How old was the baby when the woman left New York? A. Two months.B. Five months.C. Seven months.8. What did the woman like doing most with the baby? A. Holdin

5、g him.B. Playing with him.C. Feeding him.聽第7段材料，回答第9至11題。9. What are the speakers talking about?A. A way to improve air quality.B. A problem with traffic miles.C. A suggestion for city planning.10. What does the man suggest?A. Limiting the use of cars.B. Encouraging people to walk.C. Warning drivers

6、 of air pollution.11. What does the woman think about the mans idea?A. Its interesting.B. Its worth trying.C. Its impractical.聽第8段材料，回答第12至14題。12. How long will the man probably stay in New Zealand?A. One week.B. Two weeks.C. Three weeks.13. What advice does the woman give to the man?A. Go to New Ze

7、aland after Christmas.B. Book his flight as soon as possible.C. Save more money for his trip.14. What can we learn about flights to New Zealand at Christmas time?A. They require early booking.B. They can be twice as expensive.C. They are on special offer.聽第9段材料，回答第15至17題。15. Why did Jane call Mike?A

8、. To ask him to meet her.B. To tell him about Tom.C. To borrow his car.16. Where will Jane be in about one hour?A. At Mikes place.B. At the airport.C. At a garage.17. What can we infer from the conversation?A. Jane has just learned to drive.B. Janes car is in bad condition.C. Mike will go to the air

9、port.聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。18. What did the speaker ask the students to do the week before?A. Write a short story.B. Prepare for the lesson.C. Learn more about the writer.19. Why does the speaker ask the questions?A. To check the students understanding of the story.B. To draw the students attention to r

10、eading skills.C. To let the students discuss father-son relationships.20. What will the students do in 10 minutes?A. Ask more questions.B. Discuss in groups.C. Give their answers第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分） 第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）AHe was a founder of modern Chinese literature. He was regarded as “an old man a

11、lways telling the truth”. Living across two centuries, he experienced many periods of danger and suffering but never lost his beliefs. His name was Ba Jin. As the 101-year-old legendary (傳奇的) writer passed away in Shanghai after a six-year battle with disease, millions of Chinese were deeply sad. Pe

12、ople in Shanghai and Chengdu gathered around his old house and literature museum to mournfor the great man.“My school held a series of ceremonies to express our deep sorrow,” said Zuo Shang, a 17-year-old girl in Shanghai, who appreciates many of Bas works. “He is a great writer who wrote so many ma

13、sterpieces, but what I admire about him the most is his courage to tell the truth.” “Telling the truth, being an honest man. Thats what I learned from him,” explained Zuo.Ba Jin was born in 1904 in Chengdu, Sichuan Province. A son of a wealthy family, Ba helped the poor ever since he was a child. It

14、 was they who taught him a strong yet down-to-earth way of living. Ba finished his first novel, “Destruction” in 1929 during his travels to France. His later masterpieces, Family, Spring and Autumn, mirrored the struggles, tragedies and loves of the young in a feudal (封建的) society. The books encoura

15、ged Chinese people not to give in to fate and to be their own masters.“Ba Jin told the true story of his country and his people. His great love and service to them meant he was thinking about what he could do for them,” said Bing Xin, a well-known writer and also his good friend.“It really hurts to

16、recall my past mistakes, but I have to,” said the respectable man. “Always tell the truth. Say what you think in the bottom of your heart. Thats my life motto.”21.The passage tells the facts about Ba Jin, EXCEPT that_.A. Ba Jin passed away in 2005. B. Family, Spring, Autumn and Winter are Ba Jins ma

17、sterpieces.C. Ba Jin hold on to his beliefs regardless of the sufferings in most of his life.D. Ba Jin was born in Chengdu and enjoyed a privileged upbringing.22.According to the passage, Zuo Shang admires Ba Jin mainly because_.A.he was a founder of modern Chinese literature.B.he is a great writer

18、who wrote many masterpieces.C.he kept fightingagainst his illnessand fate.D.he is a man who stuck to honesty and dared to disclose the truth.23.What does “down-to-earth” in paragraph 4 refer to_A. miserable B. fantasticC. comfortableD. practical24.What will the readers most probably do after reading

19、 the books written by Ba Jin?A. They may take life as it comes.B. They may love and serve the people in poverty.C. They may refuse to resign themselves to their fate.D. They may speak out what they think deep insidetheir hearts.BThe year 2015 saw another boom in TV drama adaptations of online litera

20、ture. Despite the difficulty of adapting original works, these popular novels on the Internet were screened one by one. Some enjoyed a great success while some were criticized by the audiences.My SunshineMy Sunshine is a TV drama adapted from Gu Man's novel of the same title. It stars Wallace Ch

21、uang and Tang Yan, premiering(初次上演) in January, 2015. The drama portrays a man and a woman's reunion and long-lasting romance after seven years of separation. The novel itself has been popular on the Internet and was published in 2003. Wallace Chuang soon rose to become a romantic icon among fem

22、ale viewers because of the role he played in the adaptation, presenting an ideal image of lover to the audiences.The Lost TombThe Lost Tomb is an action and adventure TV adaption of a popular online novel by Xu Lei. This is the first seasonal online TV series in China and the novel is scheduled to b

23、e dramatized in eight seasons, one season for each year. The first season was released in June of 2015. The novel series of the same name is about several peoples adventure in ancient tombs, and it has enjoyed a wide readership since it was released online in 2006. Thus the adapted TV series had bee

24、n accordingly highly expected by its fans but turned out to be disappointing. Although there were 24,000,000 hits on the web within the first two minutes of its debut(初次登臺), the season was later criticized by the audiences for its weak storyline and poor quality. Some lines of the series even became

25、 jokes on the social media.Nirvana in FireNirvana in Firealso adapted from an online novel of the same name written by Hai Yan, the adaptation for the first time found its way on the screen in September 2015. Staring Hu Ge and Liu Tao, the series shows a talented military strategist endeavoringto cl

26、ear his name through continuous fights. The fictional characters and dynasty let the adaptation smartly avoid being criticized for not sticking to historical accuracy. And the drama's delicate internal settings and faultless storyline were highly praised by the audiences.Hua Xu YinHua Xu Yin is

27、about a princess who sacrificed her life for the country but later was saved and began her own adventures with another name. It is also a TV series adaptation of an online novel of the same title written by Tang Qi. The series premiered in July 2015, staring Lin Yuan and Zheng Jiaying. However, it d

28、id not get as much attention as its rivals. According to the online critics, the lead roles and their costumes were not appealing enough in the adaptation.25.Which TV drama failed to live up to the audiences expectation?A. My SunshineB. Hua Xu YinC. Nirvana in FireD. The Lost Tomb26.The key to Nirva

29、na in Fires success lies in the elements other than_.A. fictional characters and dynastyB.historical accuracyC. delicate internal settingsD. perfect storyline27.What do these TV shows have in common?A. The stories of these TV shows take place in ancient world.B. The themes of these TV shows focus on

30、 love.C. The scripts of these TV shows are on the basis of online literature.D. The endings of these TV shows are tragedies.CSugar is not good for our health. But you may reason that a single can of Coke every day wont do you much harm. After all, with exercise, you can burn off the calories from th

31、at can of Coke anyway. If this is your way of thinking, then congratulations! You are Big Sodas ideal consumer.The term “Big Soda” refers to two soft drink companies: Coca-Cola and Pepsi. American soda consumption has experienced a sustained decline. In China, however, its a different story. Accordi

32、ng to a Xinhua News Agency report, Coca-Colas soda sales went up 10 percent in the second quarter this year compared to the same time last year.Increases in soda consumption can be worrisome to health experts. In her recent book Soda Politics: Taking on Big Soda (and Winning), New York University nu

33、trition professor Marion Nestle makes a fiery case against the soda industry. She says its all right if you drink sweet drinks occasionally. But drinking it every day is “plainly unhealthy”.According to The Economist, one large study cited in Nestles book “found that for each 12-ounce can added to a

34、 persons daily diet, the risk of diabetes(糖尿病) jumped by 22 percent. There are also links between sugar and heart disease, obesity, stroke and cancer”. Unlike fruits or even a Big Mac, sweet drinks have no nutritional value. A 12-ounce (340-gram) can of Coke, for example, has 140 calories and 39 gra

35、ms of sugar but no protein or fiber.Nestle also points out that drinking a lot of soda has a broader cost. Chronic diseases caused by unhealthy diets can create a burden for a countrys healthcare system.Increased health awareness has turned a lot of US consumers against soda. On a political level, l

36、awmakers are also waging a war against Big Soda. Thirty-three US states are taxing soda or sugar-sweetened drinks, while some are considering introducing warning labels for soda ads and soda products.But soda companies wont just sit quietly and let their profits drop. “Soda companies spend billions

37、on marketing,” writes The Economist. Thanks to celebrity endorsers(代言人), advertising campaigns have helped Coca-Cola and Pepsi become some of the worlds best-loved brands.According to The New York Times,soda companies also use “armies of lobbyists to persuade cities, states and Congress not to crack

38、 down on sugary drinks”.The Times points to Philadelphia as an example. When the mayor sought to impose a new tax on sugary sodas in 2011, the soda lobby offered a big donation to the citys childrens hospital and “successfully lobbied(游說) the City Council to let the proposal die”.28.We can learn fro

39、m the first paragraph that_.A.drinking Coke does little harm as long aswetake exercise on a regular basis.B. just one bottle of Coke everyday would not affect our health condition.C. a person who drinks Coke everyday will be welcomed byBig Soda.D. the consumption of Coke should be controlled since t

40、oo much sugar is harmful for our health.29.What can we infer from the study cited in Nestles book?A. If a person drinksa can of Coke everyday, the risk of stroke will increase by22 percent.B.The more sugar one consumes, the more likely one is to suffer from poor health.C. A Big Macas well as sweet d

41、rinks has no nutritional value.D. Unhealthy diet may even place a burden on a countrys financial system.30. The underlined phrase “crack down on” in the last paragraph means_.A. take severe measures againstB. introduce warning labels forC. impose a new tax onD. strike a hard bargain with31. Whats th

42、e purpose of the text?A. To state sodas sales condition and its controversial development.B. To persuade soda consumers to give up drinking sugary drinks.C. To increase peoples health awareness.D. To warn people of the consequences of sugar addiction.DA strange, new dilemma faces Chinese pedestrians

43、: should you help an elderly person who has fallen into the street? The answer seems simple. Your conscience forces you to help someone in danger. But many Chinese are discovering that some of these injured people are scammers. They accuse good Samaritans(好心人) of having knocked them over in the firs

44、t place, and they file complaints in hopes of receiving large amounts of compensation.There are frequent reports on such incidents and following disputes. On Sept 8, a new case happened in Huainan, Anhui province. Yuan Chen, a 20-year-old college student from Huainan Normal University, claimed that

45、she helped an injured elderly woman on the street. But the womans family has demanded that Yuan take full responsibilities for the injuries.Since the incident happened in the security cameras blind spot, both sides are looking for witnesses to clear their names. The local police department is also i

46、nvestigating the case. But how can you possibly solve a case like this, where the only evidence comes from two conflicting viewpoints?“This kind of cases should follow the principle of the burden of proof lies with the person making the claim,” Ye Lin, a law professor from Renmin University of China

47、, told China Central Television. The burden of proof means the collection of proof or evidence. In civil cases, “if you accuse someone of causing you harm or losses, you should collect convincing proof to back your claim,” said Ye. “If you cannot do that, the law will not be able to support your cla

48、im.”The law may not resolve all the problems, however. Some elderly people choose to blackmail(敲詐) their helpers because they do not have health insurance. To prevent this, the country needs to put in place a better social security net.32. Which of the following statements is true according to the f

49、irst paragraph? A.Conscience is troublesome because it compels you to help someone who will set you up in return.B.Theres no doubt that the elderly usually fell down on purpose to claim compensation.C.It is advisable for Chinese people to turn a blind eye to someone in danger.D.Sometimes the warm-he

50、arted are wrongly accused of having knocked others over.33. What does the sentence in paragraph 3 “both sides are looking for witnesses to clear their names” mean ?A. Both sides are in search of someone who can call out their names.B. Both sides are in search of evidence that can clarify their opini

51、ons.C. Both sides are in search of someone who can prove they are telling the truth.D. Both sides are in search of evidence that can wash away their crimes.34. What can we infer from Ye Lin, the law professors words?A.The principle regards the accused as innocent until convincing proof can be provid

52、ed.B. In civil cases, the accused should collect proof as well to reject the claim.C.Ye Lin thinks it is Yuan Chen who is responsible for gathering proof .D. Since it is hard to collect convincing proof, both sides should take on the responsibility.35. What is most likely to be written in the paragr

53、aph that follows?A. To analyze deep causes of the elderlyblackmailing their helpers.B. To illustrate the impact brought about by the blackmail on our society.C. To emphasize the necessity of an improved social security system.D. To make comments on this hot social phenomenon.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分） 根據(jù)

54、短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。Brain fitness has basic principles: variety and curiosity. When anything you do becomes second nature, you need to make a change. If you can do the crossword puzzle in your sleep, its time for you to move on to a new challenge in order to get the best workout f

55、or your brain. Curiosity about the world around you, how it works and how you can understand it will keep your brain working fast and efficiently. Use the ideas below to help attain your quest for mental fitness.Play Games Brain fitness programs and games are a wonderful way to tease and challenge y

56、our brain. Suduko, crosswords and electronic games can all improve your brains speed and memory. _36_. These games are also fun. Youll get more benefit by doing these games a little bit every day.Eat for Your Brain Your brain needs you to eat healthy fats. Focus on fish oils from wild salmon, nuts s

57、uch as walnuts, seeds such as flax seed and olive oil._37_. Remove transfats completely from your diet.Tell Good Stories Stories are a way that we solidify memories, interpret events and share moments. Practice telling your stories, both new and old, so that they are interesting, compelling and fun. Some basic storytelling techniques will go a long way in keeping peoples interest both in you and in what you have to say.Turn off Your Television The average person watches more than 4 hours of te