发布时间 : 星期二 文章2015-2016学年北京市丰台区高三(上)期末英语试卷更新完毕开始阅读5b68678118e8b8f67c1cfad6195f312b3069eb08
2015-2016学年北京市丰台区高三（上）期末英语试卷
一、阅读理解（本大题共11小题，共22.0分）
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A few years ago，New York City had a blackout（停电） which caused all the TV stations to go out for several hours．
When the TV went off in the Bufkins house，panic began．First，Bufkins thought something was wrong with his TV set in the living room，so he rushed into his bedroom and turned on another set．Nothing．Mrs．Bufkins said to her husband，\．The power is off．\ Bufkins said，\？\ \，Edith．\
\，\．\．\
\．If you ever got out of that armchair in front of the TV set，you'd know us．\ \，they've really grown，\，looking at his son and daughter．\now？\
\，\．Bufkins replied． \．Hi，kids．\
\？\，Henry，asked． \，\．Bufkins said．
\，\，Mary，said shyly．There was an embarrassed silence all around．
\，what school do you go to？\
\，\，Henry said． \？\．
\，\．Bufkins said．
\．Didn't I tell you I changed jobs？\． \，you didn't．You haven't told me anything for two years．\ \，I'm doing quite well，too．\．
\？\．Bufkins demanded．
\，are you still working in a department store？If I had known that，I would have told you to quit last year．You should have mentioned it．\． There was more dead silence．Finally Henry said，\，you want to hear me play the guitar？\
\？Say，didn't I have a daughter who played the guitar？\ \．She got married a year ago，just about the time you were watching the World Cup．\．Bufkins said．
1. What made Mr．Bufkins panicked when the power went off？ ______
A. The cost of buying a new TV set． B. The quarrel caused by the blackout． C. The failure to continue watching TV．
D. The possibility of getting an electric shock． 2. It can be inferred that Mr．Bufkins ______ ．
A. is quiet by nature B. is addicted to TV C. works as a car salesman D. enjoys playing the guitar 3. What was the problem with the family？ ______
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A. They worked in different places． B. The family disliked Mr．Bufkins．
C. The parents didn't care about their children． D. They seldom communicated with each other．
4. What would be the best title for the passage？ ______
A. The Shock of Recognition B. The Damage of a Blackout C. The Harmony of a Family D. The Art of Communication′．
B
Make Albertsville Shine
After a long and snowy winter，spring has finally come to Albertsville．The leaves are out on the trees，and the grass is green again．All around town，people are cleaning up their
homes．They are pulling weeds and planting flowers．They are sweeping yards and washing windows．Before long，Albertsville will look as fresh and shiny as a new coin，right？ Definitely not．Just take a look at the streets and sidewalks around town．There is litter
everywhere：fast food wrappers，soft drink cans，plastic bags，and more．This litter is dirty and ugly．It takes the shine off our lovely town．
But it doesn't have to be this way．In many neighboring towns，volunteer groups\of a street or road to keep clean．The groups include schools，churches，and clubs．Volunteers pick up litter，cut bushes，wash sidewalks，and even plant flowers! Sure，the volunteers work hard，but they also get to enjoy the beauty of their town．Better yet，they feel proud of themselves for making their town a better place to live．
So what are the people of Albertsville waiting for？Talk to people in your school，church，or club about adopting part of a street or road．Then get to work!If enough volunteer groups get busy，Albertsville really will shine this spring．
5. Albertsville looks old and dull because of ______ ．
A. a lack of trees B. trash on the roads C. dirty and ugly houses D. bad weather in spring 6. Volunteers do the following EXCEPT ______ ．
A. removing wastes B. looking after plants C. raising money D. cleaning sidewalks 7. The purpose of the passage is to ______ ．
A. persuade people to stop littering B. describe the beauty of Albertsville
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C. call on people to help clean up Albertsville
D. compare Albertsville with neighboring towns．
C
Have you ever wondered where the chocolate in your favorite candy bar comes from？
Chocolate comes from the cacao tree，which grows in warm，tropical areas of West Africa，Indonesia，Malaysia，Mexico，and South America．And who eats the delicious chocolate made from the cacao grown in these places？The majority of chocolate is consumed in Europe and North America．This probably sounds like a familiar story-developing countries produce inexpensive raw materials that are manufactured and sold as finished goods in developed countries，and generally， that is what happens with chocolate．Large chocolate companies buy cacao beans at a low price and produce cocoa and chocolate products to sell at a relatively high price．
But the familiar story has a new chapter．Beginning in the 1980s，some consumers learned that cacao farmers were living difficult and uncertain lives．The farmers received money for their crops based on world markets，and the market price for cacao was sometimes so low that farmers received less for their crops than the crops had cost to produce．In response，groups of consumers in Europe and the United States developed\that farmers of cacao，as well as coffee and tea，would receive fair and consistent prices for their crops．
Fair trade organizations benefit farmers by buying cacao beans or other products from them directly at higher-than-market prices and eliminating\．Fair trade organizations also encourage farming techniques that are not harmful to the environment or to farm workers，for example，growing cacao without chemical pesticides or fertilizers in the shade of rain forest trees．One organization，Equal Exchange，helps farmers set up farming cooperatives in which they can share resources and work on projects such as community
schools．Another，Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International （FLO），guarantees that products bearing its label meet standards that improve the lives of growers and producers． The results of fair trade are a better standard of living for some farmers and nicer chocolate bars made with organically produced cocoa that consumers don't feel guilty about buying．And although fair trade chocolate is somewhat more expensive than other chocolate and now makes up only 1% of chocolate sold，the fair trade idea is spreading quickly．You may soon see fair trade chocolate right next to the more famous bars in your favorite store． 8. The underlined word\．
A. the unfair trade between countries B. the high price of chocolate products
C. the traditional production of raw materials D. the major consumption of the finished food
9. The organization Equal Exchange aims to ______ ．
A. promote chocolate sales B. offer support to the farmers
C. reduce the cost of growing crops D. increase the production of chocolate
10. 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．
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11. The passage is written to ______ ．
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．
二、阅读七选五（本大题共5小题，共10.0分）
It had been a hard week for Jack．His parents had to cancel the family's spring vacation to Disney World． ______ And he studied the wrong chapter for his science test．Jack pressed （1）
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．\，how about playing basketball？\
（2） ______ 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．
（3） ______ It may be because people's bodies have natural rhythms，such as a heartbeat and pulse．Different kinds of music can affect you in different ways．Changing your mood can be as easy as pressing the\．
Soft music with long，gentle notes is what many people play to relax．If you want to relax，try listening to nature sounds． ______ Maybe just hearing a single voice soothes you．At （4）
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 soft 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．（5） ______ 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． 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． 12. A. A
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