天津市八校2016届高三上学期联考英语试题

高三年级八校联考英语试卷（2015.12）(Ⅰ) 听力理解：（共20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。

（1-5题，每题1分）。

1.What does the man mean?A. He wants to pay in cash.B. He thinks it too cheap.C. He wouldn’t buy it.2.What does the man like best?A. Coffee.B. Tea.C. Juice.3. When will the woman and man meet?A. At ten o’clock today.B. At ten o’clock tomorrow.C. At nine o’clock tomorrow.4. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. To tell Alice to call her back.B. To tell Alice to attend a meeting.C. To tell Alice to meet her.5. What time is dinner served?A. Between 6:00pm and 9:00 pm.B. Between 7:00pm and 9:00pm.C. Between 8:00pm and 9:00pm第二节，听下面3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；听完后，各小题给出时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

（6-15题，每题1.5分）。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至8小题。

6. How much does the woman pay?A. Three dollars.B. Four dollars.C. Five dollars.7. What’s the possible relationship between the two speakers?A. Conductor and customer.B. Teacher and student.C. Manager and waiter.8. When will the woman catch the bus?A. At 10:30B. At 10:40.C. At 10:50.听下面一段对话，回答第9至11小题。

9. How long has the woman not seen her brother?A. For one year.B. For two years.C. For three years.10. In which country did David ever work as a teacher?A. Australia.B. England.C. America.11. Why did the woman come to Australia?A. To look for her brother.B. To look for a job.C. To visit the man’s family.听下面一段对话，回答第12至15小题。

12. When did Mike get his first mobile phone?A. Two years ago.B. Four years ago.C. Ten years ago.13. How much did the mobile phone Mike is using now cost?A. 450yuan.B. 4,500yuan.C. 5,400yuan.14. Why does Mike love his mobile phone so much?A. He can surf the Internet and download anything he likes.B. He can send messages by mobiles with little money.C. He can easily keep in touch with his friends and family.15. What does Mike use his mobile phone mainly to do for entertainment?A. Play games.B. Listen to music.C. Watch movies. (Ⅱ) 单项填空：（每题1分，满分15分）16. I was reading a novel in the library when suddenly someone patted me on ______head from behind, which was really ______ shock.A.the; theB. the; aC. a; theD. a; a17. ---Has she recovered?---No. She has taken a lot of different medicines, but ____ has worked on her illness.A.nothingB. noneC. neitherD. no one18. You’d better master as much knowledge as possible; otherwise, you’ll probablylive a hard life as a ______ of this.A. conceptB. conquestC. contactD.consequence19. “Chinese dream” and “b eautiful China” were most _____ used in media reportslast year, which made us in good spirits.A. frequentlyB. scarcelyC. occasionallyD.roughly20. She told her story in _____ expressions, so that I could have a true picture inmy mind.A. availableB. valuableC. similarD. vivid21. The employees in the company_____ the task on schedule, but they fell behindbecause of thebad weather.A. can finishB. could have finishedC. might finishD. shall havefinished22. With the development of high technology, not only the young but also the old_____usedmobile phones.A. isB. areC. hasD. have23. ---Danial, Bob won't go to the picnic tomorrow morning.---But he ___! It is too disappointing.A.was promisingB. promisedC. promisesD. had promised24. Your roommate is still suffering from the cold. If she____ the medicine yesterday,she ___ wellnow.A. took; would beB. had taken; would have beenC. had taken; would beD. should take; would have been25. ----Remember to return this book tomorrow on time.---________.A.With pleasureB. My pleasureC. Get itD. That’snothing26. He published a paper in the newspaper, ____ he described a new technique in detail.A. whereB. whichC. whenD. why27. Some foreigners went to the famous Beijing Roasted Duck Restaurant to have dinner,______ it went out of business because of the ongoing bird flu.A. such as findingB. so as to findC. only findingD. only to find28. The saying goes that there is no end to learning, ____ we should never contentourselves with a little book knowledge.A. suchB. soC. stillD. yet29.People can’t help wondering______ the increasing popularity of digital media willreplace the traditional media in the future.A. whenever B whether C. why D. where30. We wouldn't take action_____ we were not sure of our security completely.A. thoughB. whereC. ifD. whenever (Ⅲ) 完形填空：（每题1.5分，满分30分）Virak Mao moved from Cambodia six and a half years ago. He was an exciting and _31_ 12-year-old boy，looking forward to his new life in Canada but fearful he wouldn’t make friends, __32_ since he didn’t speak English. What great progress he has _33_ since then.First of all, he got over those early difficulties and _34_ friends. Mao not only mastered _35_ but won the Grade 9 French award. At school, he _36_to organize school events. Mao also _37_ at school, such as cleaning the library and helping others. Mao had wanted to be an engineer _38_ after struggling with chemistry, he discovered a new passion for _39_. At his Buddhist temple, Mao is a leader and _40_ those who came to Canada for the first time to work hard. He also _41_ in cultural dancing with other temple members, donating any _42_ they raise back to the temple to buy supplies for the poor. Since the summer of 2011, he has held a job at a clothing store to help _43_ his family. In June, Mao _44_from C.W. Jefferys and is now in the business management program at Ryerson University.He is also the first winner of a new scholarship _45_ by the Graduate Business Council with the purpose of helping a student, _46_ wants to improve his communityand in _47_ of money. Awarded the scholarship in June, Mao spoke about the _48_of the award. “I was so excited. It was a huge relief for me,” he said, addinghe would buy textbooks and school supplies with the award. “I am really _49_ theyraised this money to award me the scholarship. I just have no words. Anyone whoworks hard gets well_50_.”31. A. comfortable B. quiet C. serious D.nervous32.A. especially B. finally C. recentlyD. specially33. A. achieved B. decided C. refusedD. accepted34.A. recognized B. made C. lost D.borrowed35.A. Cambodia B. Japanese C. EnglishD. Chinese36. A. helped B. pretended C. plannedD. wanted37. A. volunteered B. attempted C. continuedD. struggled38. A. because B. if C. but D.since39. A. education B. law C. language D.business40. A. calls B. encourages C. introducesD. agrees41. A. gets B. gives C. participatesD. cuts42. A. food B. equipment C. paper D.money43. A. carry B. support C. build D.rescue44. A. graduated B. escaped C. changedD. learned45. A. created B. found C. organized D.chosen46. A. that B. who C. which D. as47. A. hope B. desire C. lackD. need48. A. benefit B. interest C. methodD. success49. A. careful B. helpful C. usefulD. thankful50. A. caught B. invited C. paidD. fixed(Ⅳ) 阅读理解：（每题2.5分，满分50分） ADear Mr Rupp,The day I met you was the first day of high school. We liked each otherimmediately. You gave me a lot of advice over the next four years, like how Ishould get my ass to Berkeley where I belonged. I’m still there, by the way.I wish you were still around, too.I remember your laugh, which would start with a rough guffaw(狂笑) and endwith a hacking smoker’s cough that would make even the most rebellious (叛逆的) teenager swear to lay off the cigarettes.I remember the way you didn’t lower your standards, yet still refused to giveup on us. You were tough on us, and we were tough on you. Love is tough sometimes.The last time I wrote you a letter, it was 2005---four years after I graduated.I had just become a teacher, like you, and it had given me a new appreciationfor the work you did with countless high school students over the years.It’s hard to say what I’ll miss the most about you. There are simply toomany memories to sort through those four years, and it hurts to think you’llnever read this letter. I want to believe that you knew how much you meant to your family , your students, your community, and your colleagues, but that would be a lot of realization to handle, even for you.You changed the lives of everyone around you. Even now, you are reminding me to cherish life and its brevity and beauty, and to tell the people I love how much they mean to me before it is too late.Dear teacher, dear mentor, and dear friend----I miss you and all that is about you. God bless you in Heaven.To infinity and beyond,Teresea51. What does the underlined phrase “lay off”in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?A. LikeB. Get intoC. Give outD. Throw away52. When did the author meet her teacher---Mr Rupp?A. In 1997B. In 2001C. In 2005D. In 200953. Why did the author write a letter to her teacher in 2005?A. She wanted to tell her teacher that she had become a teacher.B. She had some difficulties in study and needed her teacher’s help.C. She wanted to be a teacher and needed her teacher’s instruction.D. She wanted to borrow some books from her teacher.54. When the author wrote this letter, her teacher—Mr Rupp was_______.A. about to dieB. seriously illC. diedD. in good shape55. Which of the following can NOT be used to describe Mr Rupp?A. Dedicate.B. Full of love.C. Like smoking.D. Lazy.BThough there are about 400 languages from all over the world that are in danger of disappearing completely，ZoqueAyapaneco，a native Mexican language is considered the most likely to become extinct，because the only two people in the world that speak it fluently do not talk to each other!And，it's not because they live in different countries，states or even villages. In fact，Manuel Segovia and Isidro Velazquez，both in their 70s，live within 500 yards of each other，in the village of Ayapa in the Southern Mexican State of Tabasco. They，however，refuse to communicate because they simply don't have much in common. Segovia is apparently a little flank in nature while Velazquez is described as shy.Segovia was at least able to talk in ZoqueAyapanece with his brother until he passed away about 12 years ago，and still manages to practice it with his family，especially his son Manuel，who for the last five years has been trying to learn it and hopes to become fluent enough to teach it to the next generation. Velazquez on the other hand，has not been heard speaking in the language with anybody.The two men say the language used to be widely spoken in the village，but the younger generation shunned it for fear of being laughed at，and it therefore began to die a slow death，as the elders passed away.Unless the two men get their acts together，the only way to hear the language will be to either listen to Manuel's not-so-fluent statement or see them talk in a documentary entitled “Lengua Muerta” (Dead Language) th at is being filmed to capture Zoque Ayapaneco and 364 other native Mexican languages that are in a similar state.We sure hope Segovia and Velazquez soon find something common to talk about. Maybe the fact is that the language is dying and that they should start encouraging and teaching the next generation together.56．The reason why Segovia and Velazquez don't talk to each other is that ________.A．they both are too shy B．they have no similarity in their character C． they are too familiar to talk D．they live in different villages 57．What do we know about Zoque Ayapaneco?A．It was widely used twelve years ago.B．It is a Southern American language.C．It will be popular in Mexico in the near future.D．It will be dying out if no effective measures are taken.58．The underlined word “shunned” in Paragraph 4 probably means “________”．A．favored B．identified C．were reluctant to learn D．denied59．From the passage，we can conclude that________.A．altogether 365 languages are becoming extinct in the world.B．Segovia and Velazquez will communicate with each other soonC．the government cares a lot about the protection of Zoque AyapanecoD．we can hear the language from Manuel or documentary “ Lengua Muerta”60．What's the main idea of the passage?A．World's endangered languages are being filmed.B．Villagers are trying to protect their old language.C．An endangered language is spoken by only two people.D．There are a lot of languages in Mexico.CWhat should we do when we are in a bad situation? Some may choose to give up. But is that what we should do? The following news report may get you inspired.With a population of 156 million, Bangladesh has one of the largest populations in the world. What makes the situation worse is that most of the country is situated on the low-lying Ganges delta(三角洲). As a result, it often suffers flooding, especially during the rainy season from July to October. In this period, the rivers rise as much as 12 feet. In such situations, people can only get to certain places by boat.The problems are particularly serious in the Chalanbeel region, a poor area where people survive by farming on the rich delta soil when it is not underwater. But many parents there don’t want to send their children to school and there are not enough teachers. As a result, many kids living there do not attend school on a regular basis. The problem becomes worse during the rainy season when land schools cannot be reached. Many students never return to school after the forced breaks.How to help students attend school regularly? 22-year-old Bangladeshi architect Mohammed Rezwan decided to take action. In 2002, the young man used $500 he had received in scholarships to start Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha. The non-profit organization’s mission was to set up floating schools. It took Rezwan four years to raise enoughfunds to open his first boat school. But as the world began to know about the organization’s worthy cause, money started to pour in. Until now, Shidhulai Swanirvar Sangstha has built 22 floating schools, some with playgrounds on the upper deck. Now a lot more children in the Chalanbeel region go to school regularly.We should keep in mind that there is always a solution to every problem.61. Which of the following statements about Bangladesh is TRUE?A. It hardly suffers floods after October.B. There are not many rivers around the country.C. It is situated on the low-lying Ganges delta.D. It sees a lot of floods from July to October.62. It is implied in Paragraph 3 that in the Chalanbeel region, ______.A. children can’t receive a good educationB. farmers don’t have rich soil to grow cropsC. parents consider education very importantD. teachers lose jobs as there aren’t enough students63. What did Mohammed Rezwan do to help children attend school?A. He hired many good teachers.B. He gave students scholarships.C. He started building more land schools.D. He opened boat schools for children.64. Knowing about the cause of Mohammed Rezwan’s organization, many people___.A. realized education is very importantB. decided to do what they could to helpC. didn’t think his idea could be carried outD. were encouraged and tried to solve their problems65. Which of the following best describes the relationship among five paragraphs?A. ①②③④-⑤B. ①-②③-④⑤C. ①-②③④-⑤D. ①-②-③④-⑤DIt’s never been easier to find vacant jobs or apply for them nowadays. “With technology, it’s much easier,” says Dennis Masel, chief operating officer of a US staffing agency. Mr. Masel says PDF files, mobile devices and fast Internet havechanged the way he works. “I used to personally send my resumes (简历) to a client’s office,” he says. “ Now I can send an application to a client within seconds via the Internet.”Some companies have developed their own mobile apps to simplify the process. Job seekers can post their resumes online and apply for posts with a single mouse click. And it is not only computers but also mobile phones. However, some employers do not follow up on the applications they receive. It results in candidates becoming disillusioned and less inclined to click on new jobs. Dennis Masel says three steps can help you stand out.First, he advises candidates to reach out to online networking connections at the company where you want to work. “By making a personal connection, you could essentially make your application stand out and get noticed by people.”Second, he says, you must react quickly when you see a job you want. “ For every position that you are interested in, you have to imagine that thousands of job-seekers are all coming after the same position. You’ve got to be quick. Sometimes positions are filled within the span of hours.”Third, use email notices on job listing sites and choose to get only the ones you want.“I absolutely love email notices because I can get exactly the jobs that interest me, and it’s really easy for me to basically discover what positions I might be interested in,”he says. “Put keywords in, such as the location you want to search and your experience, and get exactly what you want.”66. According to Paragraph 1, people nowadays change the way they work NOT becauseof ___.A. fast InternetB. PDF filesC. resumeD. technology67. The underlined work “ disillusioned” in Paragraph 2 probably means_____.A. depressedB. encouragedC. anxiousD. interested68. Dennis Masel advises job seekers to ______.A. make applications more colorfulB. use email tools to filter the job they wantC. try to make others not accessible to the job informationD. make a personal connection with the employer and his relatives69. What can we infer from this passage?A. Every position is filled within the span of hours.B. Email notices will play important roles in job hunting.C. Mobile phones will take the place of computers in job seeking.D. Employers do not acknowledge the applications they receive online.70. By writing the passage, the author intends to____.A. highlight the stress of job huntingB. analyze the cause of failure in job huntingC. introduce some currently popular hi-tech toolsD. offer readers some useful advice about job hunting(Ⅴ) 阅读表达（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）“Where are you going to college?” I’m going to my local community college.”My answer seemed to be the magic phrase that would wipe the smile right off many people’s faces. It’s clear that people have a lot of misconceptions(误解) about community colleges.Many people think community colleges are only for people who couldn’t get into a four-year school. But it is not true. In high school, I always got A’s. But when it came to applying to colleges, I had no idea what I wanted to major in and couldn’t justify spending thousands of dollars at a 4-year school until I knew what I wanted to do. My parents were very supportive of my decision to attend the community college. Some people will ask, “ Since the community college is cheaper, will you get a good education?”I found that nearly all of my professors taught the same courses at 4-year colleges. My professors were knowledgeable and experienced, and I found many of the courses challenging.Some people think if I attend the community college, I will miss out on the “college experience”. I must admit that this is something I worried about a great deal the summer before college. But I soon learned that the community college, just like any other college, is what you make of it. I strived to make the most of mytime at the community college. I also made tons of friends by joining clubs and attending student government meetings.I took a lot of different courses. I had an amazing professor who suggested I take her journalism class. Never having written for my high school newspapers, I dared not take it, but since she was so enthusiastic, I eventually decided to have a try. That one course was all it took for me to realize that I wanted to become a journalist.I look forward to graduating this May to pursue a career in broadcast journalism. Community colleges may not be for everyone, but for me it is a life-changing experience that has helped me discover who I am and the person I hope to become.71. What was the author’s parents’attitude towards his/her decision about attending the community college? ( no more than 5 words)______________________________________________________________________________ 72. What does the underlined part “ miss out on” in Paragraph 4 mean? ( 1 word) ______________________________________________________________________________ 73. How did the author make friends at community college? ( no more than 12 words) ______________________________________________________________________________ 74. Why daren’t the author take the journalism class at first? ( no more than 12 words)______________________________________________________________________________ 75. In your opinion, what kind of effect does attending the community college have on the author? (no more than 15 words)______________________________________________________________________________ 76. 书面表达（满分25分）假如你是某中学学生李华，你在美国的笔友Tom要来中国交流学习一年，要寄宿在一个当地家庭，请你根据以下提示，给他写一封信。