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广东省广州市执信中学2015-2016学年高三（上）期末英语试卷（解析版）
一、听力题
1．（16分）
情景介绍：
角色：你是男士．
任务：（1）与朋友谈论其接触中国民歌的经历及感受；
（2）根据谈话内容回答问题．
1．Now please listen to the dialogue．
2．Now please ask the speaker three questions．
请听完对话后，根据下面中文提示请你用英语提出三个问题（请把英语问题写在答卷1﹣3的横线上）
（1）你第一次听到中国民歌是在什么时候？
（2）你能告诉我你是怎么学民歌的吗？
（3）在你学习了民歌之后你会演唱它吗？
3．Now please get ready to answer five questions in English．You're allowed 10 seconds to prepare the answer．（请把英语回答写在答卷4﹣8的横线上）
二、单项选择（共16小题，，满分8分）
2．It is such an interesting book ________ we all like．（ ）
A．that B．which C．as D．what
3．I prefer a flat in Inverness to ________ in Perth，as I want to live near my mum's．（ ）
A．it B．one C．that D．which
4．________ I admit that there are problems，I don't agree that they cannot be solved．（ ）
A．When B．Because C．If D．While
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5．Where was ________ the first meeting of the Chinese Communist Party was held？（ ）
A．the place that B．it that
C．that D．what
6．The manager was worried about the press conference his assistant ______ in his place but，luckily，everything was going on smoothly．（ ）
A．was to give B．would give C．had given D．was giving
7．If you ________ the medicine yesterday，you ________ well now．（ ）
A．took，might be
B．had taken，might have been
C．had taken，might be
D．took，might have been
8．Hardly ________ when she ________ someone knocking at the door．（ ）
A．did she sit，heard B．did she sit，had heard
C．had she sat，had heard D．had she sat，heard
9．The boy went ________ in the forest and saved the lost child，so he was ________ praised for his courage．（ ）
A．deeply，highly B．deep，high
C．deep，highly D．deeply，high
10．﹣________ of us think the English examination was difficult．
﹣But I still don't think ________ could pass it．（ ）
A．All，everybody B．None，anybody
C．All，anybody D．None，everybody
11．I know nothing about the young lady ________ she is from Beijing．（ ）
A．except that B．besides C．except for D．except
12．These rules ________ new members only．（ ）
A．are applied to B．apply for
C．apply to D．are applied for
13．Let me take down ________ you've said ________ I forget．（ ）
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A．that，when B．what，before C．which，before D．what，when
14．This book contains a ________ of several articles in nuclear physics so you can read it before you read the book in detail．（ ）
A．digest B．digestion C．preview D．manual
15．He loved ______ that the product was out of stock．（ ）
A．when he was told B．it to be told
C．that he was told D．it when he was told
16．He had been struggling for many years and finally ________ his fantasies．（ ）
A．lived up B．lived on
C．lived through D．lived out
17．I ________ my homework for four hours，but I am not sure whether I
can hand it in tomorrow．（ ）
A．have done B．have been doing
C．had been doing D．had done
三、阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共4小题，每小题6分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
18．（6分）An Open Letter to an Editor
I had an interesting conversation with a reporter recently﹣one who works for you．In fact，he's one of your best reporters．He wants to leave．
Your reporter gave me a copy of his résumé （简历） and photocopies of six stories that he wrote for you．The headlines showed you played them proudly．With great enthusiasm，he talked about how he finds issues，approaches them，and writes about them，which tells me he is one of your best．I'm sure you would hate to lose him．
Surprisingly，your reporter is not unhappy．In fact，he told me he really likes his job．He has a great assignment，and said you run a great paper．It would be easy for you to keep him，he said．He knows that the paper values him．He appreciates the responsibility you've given him，takes ownership of his profession，and enjoys his freedom．
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So why is he looking for a way out？
He talked to me because he wants his editors to demand so much more of him．He wants to be pushed，challenged，coached to new heights．
The reporter believes that good stories spring from good questions，but his editors usually ask how l ong the story will be，when it will be in，where it can play，and what the budget is．
He longs for conversations with an editor who will help him turn his good ideas into great ones．He wants someone to get excited about what he's doing and to help him turn his story idea upside down and inside out，exploring the best ways to report it．He wants to be more valuable for our paper．That's what you want for him，too，isn't it？
So your reporter has set me thinking．
Our best hope in keeping our best reporters，copy editors，photographers，artists﹣everyone﹣is to work harder to make sure they get the help they are demanding to reach their potential．If we can't do it，they'll find someone who can．
17．What does the writer think of the reporter？
A．Optimistic．
B．Imaginative．
C．Ambitious．
D．Proud．
18．What does the reporter want most from his editors in their talks？
A．Finding the news value of his stories．
B．Giving him financial support．
C．Helping him to find issues．
D．Improving his good ideas．
19．Who probably wrote the letter？
A．An editor．
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B．An artist．
C．A reporter．
D．A reader．
20．（8分）Everyone gathered around and Paddy read out loud，slowly，his tone growing sadder and sadder．The little headline said：BOXER RECEIVES LIFE SENTENCE．
Frank Cleary，aged 26，professional boxer，was today found guilty of the murder of Albert Cumming，aged 32，laborer，last July．The jury （陪审团） reached its decision after only ten minutes，recommending the most severe punishment the court could give out．It was，said the judge，a simple case．Cumming an d Cleary had quar reled violently at the Harbour Hotel on July 23rd and the police saw Cleary kicking at the head of the unconscious Cumming．When arrested Cleary was drunk but clear﹣thinking…
Cleary was sentenced to life imprisonment with hard labour．Asked if he had anything to say，Cleary answered，"Just don't tell my mother．"
"It happened over three years ago，"Paddy said helplessly．No one answered him or moved，for no one knew what to do．"Just don't tell my mother，"said Fee numbly．"And no one did!Oh，God!My poor，poor Frank!"
Paddy wiped the tears from his face and said．"Fee dear，pack your things．We'll go to see him．"
She half﹣rose before sinking back，her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead．"I can't go，"she said without a hint of pain，yet making everyone feel that the pain was there．"It would kill him to see me．I know him so well﹣his pride，his ambition．Let him bear the shame alone，it's what he wants．We've got to help him keep his secret．What good will it do him to see us？"
Paddy was still weeping，but not for Frank，for the life which had gone from Fee's face，for the dying in her eyes．Frank had always brought bitterness and misfortune，always stood between Fee and himself．He was the cause of her withdrawal from his heart and the hearts of his children．
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Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee，Frank took it away．But Paddy's love for her was as deep and impossible to wipe out as hers was for Frank．
So he said，"Well，Fee，we won't go．But we must make sure he is taken care of．How about if I write to Father Jones and ask him to look out for Frank？"
The eyes didn't liven，but a faint pink stole into her cheeks．"Yes，Paddy，do that．Only make sure he knows not to tell Frank we found out．Perhaps it would ease Frank to think for certain that we don't know．"
20．Which of the following is true according to the passage？
A．Frank was found guilty of murder because he was a professional boxer．
B．The family didn't find out what happened to Frank until three years later．
C．The jury and the judge disagreed on whether Frank had committed murder．
D．Frank didn't want his family to find out what happened because Paddy disliked him．
21．Paddy didn't cry for Frank because he thought ．
A．Frank did kill someone and deserved the punishment
B．Frank should have told Fee what had happened
C．what had happened to Frank was killing Fee
D．Frank had always been a man of bad moral character
22．Which of the following suggests that Fee was deeply shocked by what happened to Frank？
A．"Her eyes in her small white face stared as if dead．"
B．"Let him bear the shame alone，it's what he wants．"
C．"Every time it looked as if there might be happiness for Fee，Frank took it away．"
D．"The eyes didn't liven，but a faint pink stole into her cheeks．"
23．"She half﹣rose before sinking back …"（in Paragraph 6）shows that ．
A．Fee was so heart﹣broken that she could hardly stand up
B．Fee didn't want to upset Paddy by visiting Frank
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C．Fee couldn't leave her family to go to see Frank
D．Fee struggled between wanting to see Frank and respecting his wish．
24．（8分）Human remains of ancient settlements will be reburied and lost to science under a law that threatens researches into the history of humans in Britain，a group of leading archaeologists （考古学家） says．In a letter addressed to the justice secretary，Ken Clarke，40 archaeologists write of their"deep and widespread concern"about the issue．It centers on the law introduced by the Ministry of Justice in 2008 which requires all human remains unearthed in England and Wales to be reburied within two years，regardless of their age．The decision means scientists have too little time to study bones and other human remains of national and cultural significance．
"Your current requirement that all archaeologically unearthed human remains should be reburied，whether after a standard period of two years or further special extension，is contrary to basic principles of archaeological and scientific research and of museum practice，"they write．
The law applies to any pieces of bone uncovered at around 400 dig sites，including the remains of 60 or so bodies found at Stonehenge in 2008 that date back to 3，000 BC．Archaeologists have been granted a temporary extension to give them more time，but eventually the bones will have to be returned to the ground．
The arrangements may result in the waste of future discoveries at sites such as Happisburgh in Norfolk，where digging is continuing after the discovery of stone tools made by early humans 950，000 years ago．If human remains were found at Happisburgh，they would be the oldest in northern Europe and the first indication of what this species was．Under the current practice of the law those remains would have to be reburied and effectively destroyed．
Before 2008，guidelines allowed for the proper preservation and study of bones of sufficient age and historical interest，while the Burial Act 1857 applied to more recent remains．The Ministry of Justice assured archaeologists two years ago that the law was temporary，but has so far failed to revise it．
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Mike Parker Pearson，an archaeologist at Sheffield University，said，"Archaeologists have been extremely patient because we were led to believe the ministry was sorting out this problem，but we feel that we cannot wait any longer．"
The ministry has no guidelines on where or how remains should be reburied，or on what records should be kept．
24．According to the passage，scientists are unhappy with the law mainly because ．
A．it is only a temporary measure on the human remains
B．it is unreasonable and thus destructive to scientific research
C．it was introduced by the government without their knowledge
D．it is vague about where and how to rebury human remains
25．Which of the following statements is true according to the passage？
A．Temporary extension of two years will guarantee scientists enough time．
B．Human remains of the oldest species were dug out at Happisburgh．
C．Human remains will have to be reburied despite the extension of time．
D．Scientists have been warned that the law can hardly be changed．
26．What can be inferred about the British law governing human remains？
A．The Ministry of Justice did not intend to protect human remains．
B．The Burial Act 1857 only applied to remains uncovered before 1857．
C．The law on human remains hasn't changed