丰台区2015—2016学年度高三年级第一学期期末测试及答案附录音-英语

63. The underlined word “that” in Para. 1 refers to _________.

A. the unfair trade between countries C. the traditional production of raw materials

B. the high price of chocolate products

D. the major consumption of the finished food

64. The organization Equal Exchange aims to_________.

A. promote chocolate sales C. reduce the cost of growing crops

B. offer support to the farmers D. increase the production of chocolate

65. What does the author imply in the last paragraph?

A. There will be more fair trade chocolate in the future. B. Fair trade chocolate is not as tasty as other chocolate. C. Consumers feel guilty about buying fair trade chocolate. D. There is probably no reason to worry about cacao farmers.

66. The passage is written to _________.

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On a dark night, 11-year-old Joe was playing hide-and-seek with his friends in the backyard when he thought he A. give tips on how to undertake fair chocolate trade B. advise people to join in Fair trade organizations C. encourage farmers to adopt organic farming D. inform people of fair trade chocolate

saw Magellan—a huge housecat. However, when the cat suddenly jumped on his head, Joe found it turned out a young cougar. He backed away from the animal, then turned and ran inside the house.

Cougar encounters like this one are becoming increasingly common in the U.S. Most people assume that’s because

cougar populations are growing, or because the big cats are coming into closer contact with the expanding web of human suburbs. But Professor Robert Wielgus at Washington State University argues that poorly designed hunting policies might be causing an increase in cougar-human conflicts.

Wielgus’s research teams have been fitting the big cats with radio collars and monitoring their movements. They

find that the cougar population is actually declining rapidly and almost no male cougars are over four years of age. And a study shows that the heavily hunted area has five times as many cougar complaints as the lightly hunted area—even though the density of cougars is about the same in both areas.

Wielgus suspects that hunting policies, which allow older males to be killed to keep cougar populations in check,

were the culprit and teenage cougars in the heavily hunted area may be responsible for most of the trouble. To test his theory, he adds two more groups of cougars to the tracking program—one in a heavily hunted area and another in a comparable but lightly hunted area. He concludes that heavy hunting indeed almost wipes out older males and the population structure in the heavily hunted area shifts toward younger animals.

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With these findings, Wielgus believes without adults to keep them under control, the disorderly teens are more

likely to come into conflict with humans, farm animals and pets.

Wielgus’s ideas don’t sit well with everyone. “Hunting definitely does cause lots of teenage males to flow in, but I

don’t yet see solid proof that they are more likely to cause trouble than older cats,”says the University of Montana’s Robinson. “In many cases, the new arrivals have been squeezed out of remote wilderness habitat and forced into areas where they are more likely to encounter humans. I think humans are primarily responsible for all the interaction you see. We’re moving into these areas where cougars and deer are,” according to Alldredge, a researcher at the Colorado Division of Wildlife.

We may not understand what makes 18-year-old males more likely than 48-year-old men to do dangerous things,

Wielgus says, but we know that the world would be a different place, if teenagers were in charge. 67. The passage begins with a story to _________.

A. lead into the topic

B. describe an incident D. warn of the dangers of cougars

C. show the author’s attitude

68. The underline word “culprit” in Para.4 is closest in meaning to _________.

A. effect

B. evidence

C.target

D. cause

69. Which of the following is true?

A. Alldredge agrees hunting results in the arrival of lots of teens. B. Robinson doubts age is a key factor in human-cougar conflicts. C. Alldredge believes killing older males may cause a bigger threat. D. Robinson holds humans are to blame for the fall of older males.

70. What might Wielgus suggest to reduce cougar attacks?

A. Driving teenage cougars back into their natural habitat. B. Getting people to move out of the areas where cougars are. C. Forbidding children to play in the backyard by themselves. D. Revising hunting policies to ensure a healthy cougar population.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

It had been a hard week for Jack. His parents had to cancel the family’s spring vacation to Disney World. 71

And he studied the wrong chapter for his science test. Jack pressed the play button on his CD player. As his favorite song played, Jack thought about the coming weekend. After a few minutes, he called to his sister in the next room. “Hey, how about playing basketball?”

72 The right song can make you smile and feel like getting up and dancing. It can also calm you down when

you’re worried. Besides changing how you feel, music may help make your brain work better.

73 It may be because people’s bodies have natural rhythms, such as a heartbeat and pulse. Different kinds of 10

music can affect you in different ways. Changing your mood can be as easy as pressing the “play” button.

Soft music with long, gentle notes is what many people play to relax. If you want to relax, try listening to nature

sounds. 74 Maybe just hearing a single voice soothes you. At an exhibit in New York City, visitors can lie down on the city’s largest futon bed. They close their eyes, put on headphones, and listen to music, relaxing themselves.

Music can do more than just help them relax. Playing music while studying helps keep your brain in shape. When

you listen to a sound, it travels from the ear to the brain by electrical signal and it involves learning, memory, and emotions. Experts suggest playing slow music to help you concentrate while you study. It may even improve your memory. 75 For example, if you’re reading a beautiful poem, playing light music may help you understand it better.

No matter what style of music you like, you can use it to help you. The right music can add to a good mood or turn

around a bad day. Just ask Jack. After listening to his favorite song, he put his tough week behind him and played a great game of basketball with his sister.

第四部分：书面表达（共两节，35分）

第一节（15分）

假设你是红星中学高三（1）班学生李华, 你们学校将举行一次英语沙龙活动，请你给外教Jeff写一封邀请A. Why does music have these powers? B. It may help make people healthy again. C. His basketball team lost an important game. D.Why can music help you stay longer in a place? E. Or look for music with a single instrument you like. F. So try to match the type of music to the type of learning. G. Music can be just what you need when you’re feeling down.

信，邀请他给你们作主题为“西方节日”的讲座。邀请信的内容包括： 英语沙龙活动的具体时间、地点和主题; 选择该主题的原因; 期待对方的回复。 注意：

1. 词数不少于50；

2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 提示词：英语沙龙 English Salon Dear Jeff,

_____________________________________________________________________ Yours，

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Li Hua

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第二节（20分）

假设你是红星中学高三（1）班学生李华，上周你校举办了校园传统文化节，请给你的英国笔友Jack写一封邮件，按照以下四幅图的先后顺序，叙述你们班利用报纸制作汉服参加展示活动的全过程。 注意：1. 词数不少于60;

2. 短文开头已给出，不计入总词数。 提示词：汉服Hanfu

Dear Jack,

Last week, our school organized a Traditional Culture Festival. _________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ Yours， Li Hua

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