1、河北省保定市定兴县北河中学届高三英语上学期期中试题定兴县北河中学2016届高三期中考试英语试卷 满分 150分 时间 120分钟第一部分 听力(每小题1.5分，满分30分)第一节听下面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. How does the man usually get to his office? A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. On foot.2. What does the man mean? A. Hell
2、pick the woman up. B. He cant help the woman. C. Hell go to the engineering building.3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Classmates. C. Neighbors.4. What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Buy him some cigarettes. B. Give him some change. C. Lend him some m
3、oney. 5. What is the woman doing? A. Apologizing. B. Complaining. C. Expressing thanks. 第二节听下面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，各个小题将给出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 kind of exercise does Michael do every day? A. Walking. B. Cycling.
4、 C. Fishing. 7. What is the most important thing about doing exercise? A. Keeping safe. B. Choosing suitable activities. C. Doing it regularly.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Why does the boy still want to be a boy? A. To be a better boy. B. To be different. C. To have more experience.9. What do we know about the
5、 girl? A. She hates living an unpredictable life. B. She likes challenges. C. She dislikes the boy.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. When will the woman go home? A. In two weeks. B. Tomorrow. C. Still uncertain.11. Whats the doctors suggestion for her? A. Take the medicine every day.B. Have medical checks regula
6、rly.C. Avoid any physical exercise.12. How soon will the woman get well completely? A. In a few days. B. In quite a long time. C. As soon as she is out of the hospital.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why will the woman visit her daughter? A. Her daughter is ill. B. Her daughter gave birth to a baby. C. She mis
7、ses her daughter.14. When was the man in New York? A. About a month ago. B. About a year ago. C. About a week ago.15. What do we know about the womans husband? A. He loved traveling. B. He is traveling with the woman. C. He is in China now. 16. Who is traveling with the man? A. His colleagues. B. No
8、ne. C. His wife and a friend.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What was Mr. Perkins like? A. He tried to be better than others. B. He tried to be the same as others. C. He was always different from others.18. Where did he go the day after he bought his new car? A. His friends house. B. His office. C. The countr
9、y.19. How did he find his car? A. By trying his key in every car. B. By checking the plate number.C. By waiting until all other cars had left.20. When did he leave the car-park? A. Around 7:00 p.m. B. Around 5:00 p.m. C. Around 6:00 p.m. 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
10、、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。AI stopped to watch my little girl busy playing in her room. In one hand was a plastic phone; in the other a toy. I listened as she was speaking to her make-believe little friend. And Ill never forget the words she said, even though it was pretend.She said, “Suzies in the corner beca
11、use shes not been very good. She didnt listen to a word I said or do the things she should.” In the corner I saw her baby doll well dressed. It was obvious shed been put there to sit alone and think.My daughter continued her “conversation”, as I sat down on the floor. She said, “Im all fed up, I jus
12、t dont know what to do with her anymore? She never lets me do the things that I just have to do?And that day I thought a lot about making some changes in my life; As I listened to her innocent words that cut me like a knife. I hadnt been paying enough attention to what I hold most dear. Id been caug
13、ht up in responsibilities that increased throughout the year.But now my attitude has changed, because, in my heart, I realize. Ive seen the world in a different light through my little darlings eyes. So, let the cobweb(蜘蛛网) cut the corners and the children rule the floor, Im not going to worry about
14、 keeping up with them anymore. Im going to fill the house with memories of a child and her mother. For we have only one childhood, and we will never get another.21. Who is Suzie?A. My girls phone. B. A baby doll.C. The author. D. My girls friend.22.How did the author feel when hearing my little girl
15、s words?A. Uncomfortable. B. Moved. C. Interested. D. Unbelievable.23.The passage leads you to believe that _.A. the little girl doesnt hate her mother any moreB. the author wants her little girl to have a happy childhoodC. the author cares nothing about her daughters happinessD. the author has beco
16、me lazy because of her daughter 24.What might be the best title?A. How to deal with my daughter B. My lovely daughterC. Only one childhood D. A world of children BWelcome to Arundel Castle which is situated in West Sussex, England. The castle has a history of nearly 1000 years and has welcomed visit
17、orstravelingfromallovertheworld. Arundel Castle also plays a starring role in many films.The GardensThe White Garden is planted with soft white Iceberg Roses, and Snow White Lilies.The Rose Garden is newly planted with lovely old-fashioned English roses that are at their very best in June and July.T
18、he Organic Kitchen Garden produces a wide range of seasonal fruit and vegetables, pears, cherries and apples.The Castle Shop In the Castle Shop, you will discover a wide and interesting range of gift ideas for everyone. It offers gifts and souvenirs designed to appeal to all tastes and pockets. Food
19、s, china, books, and stationery (文具)are all available. Many are sold in this Castle Shop only. At Arundel Castle we pride ourselves on supporting local suppliers and actively encourage environmentally friendly products.The Arundel Festival 2014 Saturday 16th to Monday 25th August The annual Arundel
20、Festival gets bigger and better every year. It is one of the most amazing, diverse and easily accessible arts festivals in the UK, offering a mix of visual arts, music, theatre and street entertainment.Parking Coaches and mini-buses can drop off at the main Castle entrance in Mill Road and park in t
21、he main town car park that is opposite the Castle entrance. Please inform us when making your booking of how many parking permits are required.25. When visiting the castle, you can_.A. get old-fashioned English roses as giftsB. see how the local gifts are being made C. get seasonal fruit and vegetab
22、les for freeD. buy eco-friendly products in the Castle Shop26. How long does the Arundel Festival last this year? A. 16 days B. One week C. 10 days D. One month27. Where can you park the coach? A. In the main town car park B. Inside the Castle C. In Mill Road D. At the main Castle entranceCI am a ta
23、xi driverOne Monday morning, I had stopped at New York Hospital when I spied a well-dressed man dashing down the stepsHe was hailing（招手） meI waited until he jumped into the cabLaGuardia Airport, please, he said As always, I wondered about my passengerWhat do you do? Im in the neurology department（神经
24、科） at this hospital For some unknown reason, I decided to ask for his helpCould I ask a favor of you? He didnt answerI have a son, 16Hes doing well in schoolHe wants a job this summerIs there any possibility that you might get him a summer job? After a pause, he said, The medical students have a res
25、earch projectMaybe he could fit inHave him send me his school record He searched his pocket and handed me a cardThat evening, I pulled the card from my pocketRobbie, I announced proudly, this could be a summer job for youSend him your school record He read it out loud: Fred Plum, New York Hospital I
26、s this a joke? he said in disbeliefAfire I yelled and threatened to cut off his allowance, Robbie promised to send off his grades the next mimingIowa weeks later, when I arrived home, my son handed me a letter from PlumHe was to phone Plums secretary for an interview Robbie got the jobThe white coat
27、 he wore made tom feel more important than he really wasAs high school graduation neared, Plum was kind enough to write letters of recommendation for universitiesTo our delight, Robbie was admitted to New York Medical CollegeIt never occurred to me that a stranger should transform my sons future28Wh
28、o does the underlined phrase a well-dressed man in the first paragraph refer to? AThe author. BPatient CRobbie DPlum29The author threatened to cut off Robbies allowance probably because _ . Ahe was tired after a days work BRobbie doubted what he said CRobbie was unwilling to work Dhe didnt earn enou
29、gh money 30It can be inferred from the passage that Plum is Akind and helpful Bgenerous and respectful Cpatient and selfless Dwealthy and handsome31What message does the passage convey? AA father should be responsible for his son BOne must be friendly to strangers CA stranger may change your life DD
30、octors may have great influence over peopleDThe spread of Western eating habits around the wood is bad for human health and the environmentThese findings come from a new report in the journal NatureDavid Tillman, a professor of ecology at the University of Minnesota, America, examined information fr
31、om 100 countries to identify what people ate and how diet affected health He noted a movement beginning in the 1960sHe found that as nations industrialized（工业化）, population increased and earnings rose, more people began to adopt what has been called the Western dietThe Western diet is high in sugar, fat, oil and meatBy eating these foods, people began to get fatter and sickerDavid Tillman says overweight people are at greater risk for non-infectious diseases like diabetes（耱尿病） and heart diseaseUnfortunately when people become industrialized, if they adopt this W
