1、福建省莆田市届高三质量检测试 英语2016年莆田市高中毕业班教学质量检查试卷英 语 本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。第1卷1至10页，第卷11至12页。满分150分。考试时间120分钟。第I卷第一部分听力（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。例：How much
2、is the shirt? A.19. 15. B.9.18. C.9.15.答案是C。1. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Take a bus. B. Go on foot. C. Take the subway.2. How many books at most can each student borrow? ATwo Bthree CFive3. When does the woman have to leave to pick up her daughter? A. At 2:30 pm. B. At 2:is pm. C. A
3、t 2:45 pm.4. What is the weather like now? A. Rainy. B. Windy. C. Fine.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A.A pet. B. A friend. C.A park.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
4、，回答第6、7题。6 How long is the movie? A. About 2 hours. B. About 3 hours. C. About 5 hours.7. Why do they choose Wanda rather than TCL cinema? A. It is far. B. It is near. C. It is crowded.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Where does the conversation most probably take place? A. In an office. B. In a school. C. At home
5、.9. Whats the relationship between the two speakers? A. Brother and sister. B. Husband and wife. C .Mother and son.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. When does the man have science classes? A. On Mondays and Tuesdays. B. On Tuesdays and Thursdays. C. On Mondays and Wednesdays.11. What does the woman study? AArt.
6、B. Engineering. C. Computer.12. How many years in all may the woman stay in college? A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. 听第 9段材料,回答第 13至 16题。13. What does the woman think of the new car? A. Eco-friendly. B. Strange-looking. C. Precious.14. What kind of car do they talk about? A. A gas car. B. An electric ca
7、r. C. A gas-saving car.15. Why did the man buy the new car? A. To help the environment. B. To save money on gas. C. To join a parents group. 16. What is the womans attitude at the end of the conversation? A. Doubtful. B. Hopeful. C. Positive. 听第 10段材料 ,回答第 17至 20题 17. What is the main focus of the s
8、tudy? A. Eating chocolate without gaining weight. B. The benefits of eating proper chocolate. C. The effect of eating chocolate on mood. 18. Which of the following is right about dark chocolate? .A. More fat. B. More sugar. C. Fewer calories. 19. What may be a result of eating a lot of chocolate dai
9、ly? A. Higher blood pressure. B. Weight loss. C. Negative mood. 20. Who might appreciate this news report most? A. People who have a balanced diet. B. People who exercise regularly. C. People who love chocolate.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑
10、。A If youre dreaming of a white Christmas,dont go to Key West. As winter spreads over the northern UnitedStates, Key West, Florida, with its tropical (热带的) weather, white sand beaches, and lively nightlife, is a popular escape.Conch Republic A conch is a type of sea shell that has become a symbol of
11、 the Florida Keys. On April 23,1982, part joke and part objection, the Florida Keys declared their independence. Theysurrendered (投降) after one minute. Although they were never independent, residents (居民) ofthe Florida Keys celebrate their independence day every April 23rd.Ernest Hemingway House Key
12、 Wests most famous resident was the brilliant but troubled writer Ernest Hemingway. Ernestand his wife, Pauline, lived in a house in Key West from 1931 t0 1939. In this house, Hemingwaywrote some of his most famous stories, including The Snows of Kilimanjaro and To Have andHave Not. Southernmost Poi
13、nt A short walk from the Ernest Hemingway house is the most photographed site in Key West. It isa marker showing the southernmost point in the United States. Tourists wait in long lines to takepictures in front of the monument. It reads 90 miles to Cuba. The Southern most Point remindsAmericans that
14、 Cuba is so close, but so far away. There have been no direct transport connectionsbetween Key West and Cuba since the 1950s.21. Whats the purpose of people going to Key West? A. To take a walk around the Hemingway house. B. To enjoy a white Christmas with lively nightlife. C. To get away from cold
15、winters in northern US. D. To collect a certain type of seashell named conch.22. Residents of the Florida Keys celebrate their independence day _ A. when they set up their own republic B. in memory of a special event in their history C. because they gained independence on the day D. to play a joke o
16、n the US government23. What does the author mean by describing Cuba as far away in the last paragraph? A. Cuba is 90 miles south to the US. B. Cuba marks the southernmost point. C. People from US couldnt reach Cuba directly. D. People cant take photos of Cuba up close. B Many people have long dreame
17、d of being able to fly around as simply as riding a bicycle. Yetthe safety and strength of a flying bike was always a big problem. Over the past 10 years, developments in technology have moved the dream of personal flying vehicles closer to reality. Now, two groups of inventors say such vehicles may
18、 be available very soon. Grant Stapleton from Malloy Aeronautics says the Hoverbike, which is able to get in and out of small spaces very quickly, will be a truly personal flying vehicle. It can be moved across continents very quickly because it can be folded and packed, he adds. Mr. Stapleton says
19、safety was the companys main concern when developing the Hoverbike. He ays the designers solved the safety issue by using overlapping rotors (折叠旋翼) to power the vehicle. The company is testing both a one-third size model and a full-size prototype (原型) of theHoverbike. Inventors say their Hoverbike w
20、ill most likely be used first by the police and emergency rescueteams. In New Zealand, the Martin Aircraft Company is also testing a full-size prototype of its personal flying bike, called Jetpack. It can fly for more than 30 minutes, up t0 1,000 meters high and reach a speed of 74 kilometers per ho
21、ur. Peter Coker is the CEO of Martin Aircraft Company. He said Jetpack is built around safety from the start, In his words, reliability is the most important part of it. We have safety built into the actual structure itself, very similar to a Formula One racing car. Jetpack uses a gasoline-powered e
22、ngine that produces two powerful jet streams. Mr. Coker saysit also has a parachute (降落伞) that can be used should there be an emergency. It opens at a very low altitude and actually saves both the aircraft and the pilot in anemergency, he adds.24. Which of the following words can best describe the H
23、overbike? A. Powerful. B. Fast. C. Portable. D. Available.25. What make(s) flying vehicles seem practical now? A. Modem technology. B. New safety rules. C. Love of cycling. D. Public concerns.26. Who are expected to use the Hoverbike first? A. People who dream of flying. B. People who really love cy
24、cling. C. People who design the bike. D. People who serve public purposes.27. Whats the main concern the two companies share? A. Safety. B. Speed. C. Size. D. Design. C Fifty years ago, the well-loved musician Bob Dylan played at theNewport Folk Festival and was widely booed (嘘声). The audience mayha
25、ve been unhappy but Dylans performance helped change the directionof music and culture in the United States. The mid-1960s were a time of great change. One such place ofchange was the world of folk music. Bob Dylan became a symbol ofchange when he moved from acoustic (原声的) to electric guitar. Rock m
26、usic historian Elijah Wald has written a new book about the change. It is called DylanGoes Electric. “There was a moment in the early 1960s when you could look at the Billboard charts and sevenof the top 10 albums were folk records. And Joan Baez, Peter Paul and Mary, the Kingston Trio, allhad huge,
27、 huge, huge number-one records. And then this happened: The British Invasion introduced the world to the Beatles and grewa huge fan base for rock music. That worried many folk musicians, says Elijah Wald. They hoped that Bob Dylan would come to the rescue. However, a new Dylan sound came fromthe sta
28、ge. Bob Dylan had gone electric, and the followers of folk music were not pleased. When Dylan went electric, I think one of the issues was the feeling that - wait a minute, hes gone over to the enemy. Folk lovers had looked to Bob Dylan to save their movement from rock and roll. But, author Wald say
29、s Dylan felt differently about the music. Dylan had always liked rock and roll and Dylan didnt think of rock and roll as stupid music. In fact, Dylan was a Beatles fan. He later said that from the first time he heard the Beatles he knew they were pointing to the direction where music had to go. Beyo
30、nd the music, Dylans performance that night also marked a turn in American culture. 28. How did the audience feel when Dylan played at the Newport Folk Festival? A. Excited. B. Unsatisfied. C. Respectful. D. Bored.29. Which is TRUE about American music world in the early 1960s according to Elijah Wa
31、ld? A. Great changes had taken place in folk music. B. People had grown sincere love for rock music. C. Folk music was once a huge mainstream pop trend. D. Bob Dylan was the best American musician at that time.30. What did folk musicians and followers expect Dylan to do? A. Change folk music for better. B. Recover the glory of folk music. C. Introduce the world to the Beatles. D. Play rock and roll against the Beatles.31. What will the author most probably talk about next? A. Dylans deep love for the Beatles rock and roll music. B. Dyla
