中原名校2016～2017学年上期第二次联合考试高三英语试题命题：名校九校英语命题研究组（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）第Ⅰ卷（共100分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）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. When will the speakers leave?A. At 11:30 am.B. At 1:00 pm.C. At 2:00 pm.2. How does the man find the weather in Beijing?A. Cold.B. Hot.C. Dry.3. What might prevent Mary buying the table?A. Its price.B. Its design.C. Its quality.4. Who planted the trees?A. Henry.B. The woman.C. Someone else.5. How long is a day on Mars?A. 37 hours.B. Less than 24 hours.C. 24 hours and 37 minutes.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. Why can’t the woman sleep well at night?A. She has a bad disease.B. She has too much work.C. She reads too many stories.7. What’s the man’s advice?A. Take some sleeping pills.B. Eat less before going to bed.C. Stop working and begin traveling.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. What was the weather like last week?A. Hot.B. Cold.C. Nice and sunny.9. What does the man think the weather will be like this weekend?A. It’ll rain.B. It’ll be windy.C. It’ll be cloudy.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. How long does John get for holiday every year?A. Two days.B. A week.C. A month.11. Where does John often go for his main holiday?A. Abroad.B. To sea cities.C. To countryside.12. Whom does John spend his holiday with?A. His wife.B. His friend.C. His children.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What contest did Michael win?A. The composition contest.B. The spelling contest.C. The speech contest.14. What should Cathy bring to the party?A. Food.B. Drinks.C. Nothing.15. Whom does Cathy want to go with?A. A friend.B. Her sister.C. Her boyfriend.16. What does Cathy think of Michael?A. Tired.B. Honest.C. Hard-working.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is the speaker probably?A. A tour guide.B. A travel agent.C. A tour student.18. Where can we buy up-to-date products according to the speaker?A. In Hong Kong.B. In Finland.C. In Japan.19. How can we get a further discount?A. Make a reservation three weeks before.B. Call between 8: 00 am and 5: 30 pm.C. Take a travel during Christmas vacation.20. How many tips for spending your Christmas vacation are mentioned?A. 2.B. 3.C. 4.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。

ANew Zealand is made up of two main islands that lie in the South Pacific Ocean. Mountains, glaciers and volcanoes make the islands beautiful to visit and explore.AucklandAuckland was first settled by Maori tribes around 1350. By the time European settlers arrived in 1840, it was almost deserted. Today, Auckland is New Zealand’s largest and fastest growing city. Located between two coasts, Auckland has many harbors and is said to have the most pleasure boats per person of any city in the world. The Sky Tower is the city’s most distinctive landmark. At 1,076 feet tall, the tower is the tallest building in the southern hemisphere（半球）! WellingtonWellington is New Zealand’s capital city. It is home to the Parliament building and many other cultural treasures. The city rests between rolling green hills and a wide waterfront. A highlight of the city’s arts, cultural and historical attractions is Te Papa, the national museum. It is one of the largest national museums in the world and holds many Maori pieces, including a carved meetinghouse. It also displays the original Treaty of Waitangi.ChristchurchChristchurch is the largest city in New Zealand’s South Island. In the past,the city was centered on agriculture. Today it is a refined modern city. The beautiful Christ Church Cathedral ca n be found in the city’s Cathedral Square. The Avon River winds through the city and is one of Christchurch’s major attractions. Visitors and locals enjoy walking along the paths and bridges that dot the river.Aoraki/Mount CookAt 12, 349 feet, Aoraki/Mount Cook is New Zealand’s tallest mountain. Legend says that a boy named Aoraki and his three brothers were at sea when their canoe overturned on a reef. When the brothers climbed on top of their canoe, freezing wind turned them to stone. The canoe became the South Island and Aoraki and his brothers became the peaks of the mountains. Aoraki/Mount Cook is where famous New Zealander Sir Edmund Hillary trained before he made his historic trip up Mount Everest.DunedinThe first settlers to arrive in the area surrounding Dunedin were Scottish. The city’s Scottish roots give it a unique character. Dunedin was New Zealand’s business center during the gold rush in the 1860s. Today it remains a popular gathering spot for picnics, festivals and meetings.21. Who were New Zealand’s first inhabitants?A. The Maori.B. The Englishmen.C. The Dutch.D. The Asian.22. How does the Sky Tower’s height set it apart?A. It’s the tallest building in the world.B. it’s the same height as Mount Evere st.C. It’s the tallest building in the northern hemisphere.D. It’s the tallest building in the southern hemisphere.23. What is the name of New Zealand’s highest mountain?A. Mount Tasman.B. Mount Fuji.C. Mount Cook（Aoraki）.D. Mount Everest.24. Where can you go to have a look at the original Treaty of Waitangi?A. Auckland.B. Wellington.C. Dunedin.D. Christchurch.BFang Li, an outstanding Chinese female author, released her new book I Send My 3 Children to Harvard at a launch ceremony in Beijing on September 18.Fang is a senior engineer who works in Silicon V alley, the United States, and has obtained more than 24 American invention patents in the past few years. The woman also actively takes part in various social activities in her spare time while showing a great passion for reading and writing.Under her good educational guidance, her son has been successfully elected as president of the Student Union in California and published a book. Meanwhile, her other two daughters have also become successful young women. Therefore, Fang has made great efforts to introduce her own advanced educational concepts and experiences raising children in her book, hoping that more parents will benefit from reading it.During the ceremony, Fang also shared her valuable experiences about raising young children and gave multiple practical suggestions. Fang expressed her hope that her new book would lead more parents to realize the importance of educating youngsters and more children would become superior in their own fields when they grow up.A well-known female educational expert and writer shared her feelings after reading Fang’s book. She believed that the role of being a good mother is vital f or children’s education. The author left China for America to study for a doctorate degree 28 years ago. She not only achieved her own self-realization in her career but also brought up three children who have all been enrolled in Harvard University. In a word, this mother is really extraordinary.A famous psychological expert also talked about her feelings after reading Fang’s book at the event. She said that the healthy emotions between a mother and her child are of much significance in their daily lives, which would help young children develop a good habit of studying at a young age. Fang has done very well in this aspect.25. What is Fang Li according to the passage?A. A professional female author.B. An engineer and writer.C. An educational expert and writer.D. A psychological expert.26. What is Fang’s main purpose of writing the book?A. To share her success with others.B. To prove her love for her family.C. To show her pride for her children.D. To offer other parents a chance to benefit from reading it.27. What does the underlined word “superior” in Paragraph 4 mean?A. of high qualityB. having a higher rankC. one of greater qualityD. the head of a religious community28. What can be inferred from the passage?A. It takes three generations to make a gentleman.B. A mother understands what a child does not say.C. A good mother is worth a hundred schoolmaster.D. Children with clever and intelligent parents do better than others.CThere’s nothing like a wagging（摇摆）tail to cheer you up after a bad day. Science even shows that dogs may reduce feelings of anxiety and loneliness. But our furry friends don’t only contribute to our good moods—they might even be able to recognize them. New research shows that dogs may be able to tell when we’re happy just by looking at our faces.The study, published in the journal Current Biology, rewarded a group of dogs for recognizing both happy and angry faces. Each dog was individually shown only the eyes, the mouths, or the left half of the faces of smiling and angry humans. One group of animals saw the same faces they were trained with, and the others were given new faces to look at during the test. In the study, scientists rewarded half of the dogs for recognizing happy faces and the other half for recognizing angry ones.In their results, the scientists saw one main trend: The dogs who were rewarded for the smiling faces learned to distinguish between the two feelings faster than the ones that were rewarded for frowning faces. The paper points out that we’d expect these outcomes if the dogs had been punished when shown the angry faces, but they were actually rewarded for both frowning and smiling faces. The bottom line? The results of the study may be a sign that dogs not only noticea difference in our facial expressions, but might even understand them to a certain extent. So next time you see your dog wagging his tail, go ahead and smile back.29. What does the word “them” in Paragraph 1 refer to?A. anxiety and lonelinessB. dogs’ ownersC. dogsD. our good moods30. Why are a group of dogs rewarded according to the study published in Current Biology?A. They can wag their tails.B. They can make their owners happy.C. They can recognize both happy and angry faces.D. They can remember the shown eyes and mouths.31. What is the passage mainly about?A. Our dogs know when we’re happy.B. During the test, all the dogs were given new faces to look at.C. The dogs rewarded for the frowning faces learned to distinguish the two feelings faster.D. The results of the study prove that dogs understand our facial expressions to a certainextent.DSAN FRANCISCO（AP）—Samsung says new Galaxy Note 7 smartphones will be available in U. S. stores starting Wednesday to replace about 1 million devices that are being recalled because their batteries can catch fire.The South Korean company has been scrambling to fix problems caused by faulty batteries in the latest version of its top-of-the-line smartphone, which first went on sale last month.When it first offered on Sept. 2 to replace the affected Note 7 phones, Samsung said it would swap them for models of its other phones, such as the Galaxy S7, until supplies of replacement Note 7 devices became available.Samsung followed up last week by announcing that . consumers who had purchased one of the recalled phones could choose between a replacement or a refund for the device, which sells for about $850. That offer was jointly announced with officials at the U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission after Samsung was criticized for not coordinating more closely with the commission.Safety officials have urged Note 7 owners to turn off their phones and return them immediately. They cited reports of Note 7 batteries overheating in the United States, including 26 instances where individuals were burned and 55 that caused property damage.The probl em doesn’t affect all Note 7 phones, because Samsung uses batteries from different suppliers. But the company has said about million devices may he affected worldwide, including 1 million sold in the United States.Samsung also said it’s pushing out t wo software updates through wireless carriers. One will show a green battery icon to confirm that a Note 7 device is a new one that doesn’t have the battery problem. The other will display a short notice to owners of older phones covered by the recall, telling them to turn off their device and take it in for a replacement.About a quarter of affected phones had been exchanged in the United States by Tuesday,according to a spokeswoman for Samsung’s U. S. subsidiary. She was unable to say how many Note 7 buyers sought refunds, but said “the vast majority” received a different Samsung phone asa replacement.32. What’s wrong with the affected Note 7 phones?A. The price of them is too high.B. Their batteries can catch fire.C. They are similar to iphone 7.D. They have problems with their earphones.33. What can a . consumer who had purchased one of the recalled phones do according toSamsung’s announcement?A. To sell his/her recalled phone to others for about $ 850.B. To choose a replacement and a refund for his/her recalled phone.C. To return the recalled phone and get a replacement or a refund（about $ 850）for the device.D. To use the recalled phone to replace a Galaxy S7 first and then one of the new Note 7devices for free.34. How many affected phones had been exchanged in the United States by Tuesday?A. About million.B. About 0. 625 million.C. About 0. 875 million.D. About 1 million.35. What can we learn from the passage?A. The Galaxy S7 devices are the safest.B. The Note 7 phones sold in China are safe.C. The Note 7 phones used batteries from different suppliers never have the same problems.D. At least 81 cases of Note 7 batteries overheating were reported in the United States.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。