湖北省荆州市2016届高三毕业班质量检查(I)英语试题

荆州市2016届高三年级质量检查试题英语第一卷（选择题，满分100分）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. What does the man think of Baymax?A. A boring film.B. A dying robot.C. A perfect companion.2. When is the clinic open?A. From Monday to Friday.B. During the whole week.C. At weekends.3. What does the woman suggest?A. The radio batteries have been replaced.B. They should get a new radio.C. They don’t really need to listen to the radio.4. Where does the woman want to go?A. To Oxford.B. To Liverpool.C. To London.5. Who says organic food tastes better?A. Joe.B. The woman.C. Lucy.第二节（共15小题；每题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，每小题将给出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至7题。

6. Why doesn’t the woman take her dog with her?A. S he can’t take care of it.B. Her parents don’t want her to take it.C. She thinks the dog wouldn’t be happy there.7. Where do her parents live?A. In a big city.B. In a small village.C. In a nearby country.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a restaurant.B. In a school.C. In a hotel.9. How long will the breakfast time last?A. 1.5 hours.B. 2.5 hours.C. 2 hours.10. What can be used for free?A. The exercise room.B. The refrigerator.C. The wireless Internet.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What’s the main purpose of advertising?A. Telling consumers information about the product.B. Introducing the manufacturers to consumers.C. Influencing and changing people’s lifestyle.12. What do people consider most when making a purchase?A. Advertisements.B. Popularity.C. Economy and convenience.13. Who usually influences the man?A. Some sports heroes.B. Some movie stars.C. Some politicians.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. Why doesn’t the man take exercise often?A. He isn’t interested in it.B. He is healthy enough.C. He has no time for it.15. What can we learn about the man’s life?A. He eats a lot and sleeps a little.B. He eats an unbalanced diet and sleeps late.C. He eats junk food and sleeps early.16. What’s the man’s attitude to the woman’s words?A. Happy.B. Thankful.C. Impatient.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. How many ways can a student hand in his homework in a paperless class?A. One.B. Two.C. Three.18. Traditionally, how can a teacher comment on students’ homework?A. Highlight something and make it red.B. Circle something and write “spelling”.C. Change the color or the size of the words.19. Why do some students dislike the idea of handing in homework online?A. They can slip a paper under the teacher’s door.B. They can’t have access to the account any more.C. They can’t get away with a delayed paper.20. What’s the advantage of a paperless class?A. Quicker grading.B. More encouragement.C. Fewer mistakes.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，从每小题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

AAs the boat came closer to land, the waves got bigger and more violent. At last, a large wave climbed into the air and fell on the small boat with great force.The boat turned over as the men jumped into the sea. The water was like ice. The reporter was tired. But he swam toward the beach. He looked for his friends.He saw Billie, the sailor, in front of him, swimming strongly and quickly. The cook was near him. Behind, the captain held on to the overturned boat with his one good hand. Soon, the reporter could swim no longer. A current was carrying him back out to sea. He thought, “Am I going to drown?”But the current suddenly changed and he was able to swim toward the shore. Then he saw a man running along the shore. He was quickly taking off his shoes and clothes.As the reporter got close to the boat, a large wave hit him and threw him into the air over the boat and far from it. When he tried to get up, he found that the water was not over his head, only half way up his body. But he was so tired that he could not stand up. Each wave threw him down, and the current kept pulling him back to sea.Then he saw the man again, jumping into the water. The man pulled the cook to the shore. Then he ran back into the water for the captain. But the captain waved himaway and sent him to the reporter. The man seized the reporter's hand and pulled him to the beach. Then the man pointed to the water and cried, “What’s that?” In the shallow water, face down, lay Billie, the sailor.The reporter did not know all that happened after that. It seems that immediately the beach was filled with men with blankets, clothes and whiskey. Women brought hot coffee.But a still and dripping shape was carried slowly up the beach. And the land’s welcome for the s ailor’s body could only be its final resting place.21. We can learn that the people on the boat________.A. all survived the big waves in the seaB. lost their way and drowned in the seaC. were competing against one anotherD. were struggling to reach the shore22. Who was the first to get to the beach?A. The cook.B. The sailor.C. The reporter.D. The captain.23. What happened to the sailor Billie in the end?A. He was too tired to get up in the water.B. He lost his life after trying hard.C. He played a dangerous joke on himself.D. He received a warm welcome.BThe New Year in South Africa brings thousands of residents to the streets for a colorful minstrel (艺人) parade. Brightly-costumed marching choral groups celebrate a unique aspect of South Africa’s multiracial history.Cape Town’s musical New Year’s tradition dates back more than a century, to the days when Dutch colonists brought slaves here from Southeast Asia. The slaves served as dockworkers, farm laborers and household servants. And, they were given one day off per year.“This music comes from the slave culture. And the tradition started when the slaves were given off on the second of New Year. So on the second of January every year that was the free day for slaves, they would go around in the streets and march and play instruments,” said Bruinders, professor at the University of Cape Town.The slaves copied European and American minstrels who visited the Cape. Eventually, a typical South African sound developed. Bruinders explains that the beat and harmonies of the music still reflect where it came from. “It’s a poor community. They don’t have new shiny instruments. It’s not perfect, they were not taught. They were all handed down from father to son,” shesaid.Today the minstrels are a holiday tradition among Cape Town’s mixed-race or “colored” residents, many of whose ance stors are slaves. A downtown parade involves thousands of participants. Dozens of minstrel groups practice throughout the year, one of which is called The Pennsylvanians, named after American singers from the state of Pennsylvania who influenced the Cape minstrel tradition.“Well, it may look like neighborhood choral groups, but you will be amazed to see the academically qualified people—music instructors, marching instructors, people from the navy—that are behind the scenes,” said Ahmed Ismail, The Pennsylvanians’ musical director.The minstrels dress up in face paint and colorful satin （绸缎）costumes with fancy hats. One elder, Zane Ibrahim, says it is a moment for members of Cape Town’s colored community to honor their roots. “There is a time where you have to celebrate the very fact of being alive. And when you see these people, when the y’re wearing satin, you see a totally different human being. You see a spirit that belongs to us,” he said.The minstrel carnival remains an annual social high point especially for the working class, who continue to celebrate their tradition by singing-in the New Year.24. The tradition of Cape Town’s New Year minstrel parade develops from ______.A. western minstrelsB. Dutch colonistsC. the slaves from southeast AsiaD. American singers25. The Pennsylvanians is a minstrel group ______.A. whose members come from the navyB. that is made up of American artistsC. that involves well-educated peopleD. whose ancestors are all slaves26. People go to the streets for the yearly minstrel parade because_______.A. they want to remember the special South Africa’s historyB. They want to celebrate the slaves’ freedom from their mastersC. They can wear all kinds of colorful but funny clothes and hatsD. They expect to do more for the poor people’s living conditions27. The best title for this passage is _______.A. The New Year in South AfricaB. South Africa’s Multiracial HistoryC. A Typical South African SoundD. Cape Town’s New Year ParadeCAustralia has promised to introduce the most comprehensive （全面的） carbon trading program outside Europe in 2010. The government in Canberra plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions (排放) by at least five percent by 2020, but it could make bigger reductions if other countries agree to tougher targets.The Australian government warns that without tough environmental measures the country could lose key industries and jobs. Climate Change Minister Penny Wong says the economy is under threat and decisive action is needed.Central to the government’s climate cha nge plan is a carbon emissions trading program that will be introduced within two years. It would involve one thousand of the nation’s biggest companies and would cover about three-quarters of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions.Many scientists believe that greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide and methane, contribute to global warming. Many of them are released by burning fuels such as coal and oil.Companies will be required to buy permits for each ton of carbon they emit, although big polluting exporters will receive up to 90 percent of their carbon licenses free.Many business leaders want the government to delay the plan because of the current global financial crisis, which is slowing the Australian economy. Peter Anderson from the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry says it is irresponsible to bring in a carbon trading plan now.Environmentalists, on the other hand, say Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has not properly addressed the threat of climate change. Activists had sought a minimum emissions cut of 25 percent.Instead, the Rudd government aims to cuts carbon emissions by at least five percent of 2000 levels by 2020. That amount could rise to 15 percent, if future global agreements set such a target.Ray Nias of the environmental group WWF says Australia will pay the price forlow targets. “This is a deeply, deeply disappointing target,” Nias said. “It commits Australia to long-term climate change. It will make Australia’s ability to negotiate (协商) global agreements very, very difficult. It is much lower than even we had imagined.”Australia has one of the highest per-person greenhouse emissions rates in the world because of its reliance on coal for electricity.Some scientists warn that the vast, dry Australian continent, which has been suffering a series of droughts in recent years, could be one of the region’s hardest hit by global warming.28. Which group supports to cut carbon emissions by at least 25%?A. EnvironmentalistsB. The governmentC. Business leadersD. Scientists29. Who most probably agrees to a higher goal of carbon emissions?A. Penny WongB. Peter AndersonC. Kevin RuddD. Ray Nias30. Many business leaders are against the Australian program because________.A. they believe the program will only benefit the big companiesB. they believe the program will cause the global warmingC. they don’t want to pay extra money for carbon emissionsD. the y don’t think carbon emission will surely cause the global warming31. The underlined sentence means_________.A. The Australian government will be blamed for the low targetB. Australia will suffer a lot from climate change caused by carbon emissionsC. The Australian government will have to spend lots of money on carbon emissionsD. Many Australian companies will close down because of the low targetDThere was good news last week for people who struggle to get eight hours of sleep a night: They may not need so much shut-eye after all.Researchers from UCLA and elsewhere looked at sleep habits of remotehunter-gatherers in Tanzania, Namibia and Bolivia — groups with pre-industriallifestyles whose sleep patterns are believed to reflect those of ancient humans. The researchers found that, on average, members of each group sleep a bit less than six and a half hours a night.The study, published in the academic journal Current Biology, indicates that “natural” sleep is less than eight hours a night and that modern society’s numerous electronic distractions (分心) aren’t necessarily to blame for people getting just six or seven hours of sleep.“The story that often gets out is that if you sleep for less than seven hours, you’r e going to die early,” he told me. “That’s not true.”Yet Americans are addicted to getting more sleep — and on turning to medical shortcuts to help them.According to the Centers for Disease Control, as many as 70 million U.S. adults suffer from sleep disorders or sleeplessness. Only a third of Americans get the government’s recommended seven to nine hours of sleep a night.About 9 million American adults use sleeping pills to help get a good night’s rest, the CDC found. Siegel said the number of people re lying on medicines “has gone up rather rapidly since then.”Industry consulting firm GlobalData estimates that worldwide sales for sleeplessness medicines will run about $1.4 billion next year and reach $1.8 billion by 2023, recovering from lower sales in recent years because of cheaper generics(仿制药) hitting the market.Dr. Roy Artal, a sleep specialist in West Los Angeles, said it’s understandable that busy people in today’s go-go world would turn to medicines to speed up the sleep process. But all they’re doing is building a reliance on powerful drugs for relatively little improvement.“There’s no magic pill that makes us sleep when we want and wake up when we want,” Artal said. “The effects of sleeping pills tend to be modest.”He and other experts say the answer to sleeplessness isn’t to be foun d in a pill bottle. It’s in what’s called “sleep hygiene (保健).”32. The research on sleep habits of remote hunter-gatherers in Tanzania, Namibiaand Bolivia shows that ________.A. They have a lack of sleep because of their bad lifestyleB. “natural” sleep may be less than eight hours a nightC. Modern electronic products cause the sleeplessnessD. Pre-industrial lifestyles will be helpful to a better sleep33. Jerome Siegel believes that ________.A. We need to take sleeping pills to improve sleepB. Modern electronic products do harm to a good sleepC. Those who sleep for less than 7 hours will die earlyD. There is nothing wrong with a 6 or 7 hours’ sleep34. The underlined word “modest” probably means ________.A. obviousB. awfulC. smallD. large35. The main idea of this passage is that_________.A. People may not need eight hours of sleep a night.B. people need sleeping pills to have a good sleepC. sleeping pills have a long way to go for sleep improvementD. Sleeping pill industry will suffer great losses from the new discovery第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。