2016届广西河池高级中学高三上学期第五次月考英语试题
第I卷（选择题，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答案，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. What happened to the man? A. He resigned earlier this week. B. He got promoted.
C. He heard good news when working. 2. What does the woman think of the shoes?
A. They are expensive. B. They don’t fit her. C. She doesn’t like them.
3. Who has been ill all week?
A. The woman. B. The woman’s sister. C. The man. 4. Who is the man going to do on Sunday? A. Have dinner with the woman. B. Have a physics lesson. C. Prepare for his exam. 5. What did the woman mean? A. She enjoyed the movie. B. She didn’t watch the movie. C. She didn’t like the movie. 6. Why wouldn’t the woman’s car start? A. The engine was faulty. B. The battery was dead. C. It was out of petrol
7. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman was very angry about it.
B. The woman bought the battery a long time ago. C. The man hadn’t experienced that problem. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. Which bus will the man take?
A. The 5:30 am one. B. The 6:00 am one. C. The 6:30 am one. 9. How will the man get to the bus station in the morning?
A. He will take a taxi. B. He will take a bus. C. His wife will drive him there.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers? A. Interviewer and interviewee. B. Boss and employee. C. Customer and waiter.
11. Why does the woman want to leave her present company? A. She hasn’t had a promotion. B. The company isn’t doing well.
C. She can’t display her abilities there. 12. When can the woman start her new job?
A. At once. B. In about a week. C. In about a month. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What can we learn about the man? A. He made a reservation online. B. He reserved a single room. C. He will leave on Wednesday. 14. When is room service available?
A. From 6 pm to 10 pm. B. From 10 am to 6 pm. C. From 6 am to 10 pm.
15. Where is the coffee shop?
A. In the lobby. B. On the 25 floor. C. On the 16
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floor.
16. What is the man’s number?
A. No. 1215. B. No. 1512. C. No. 1521. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is Rocket Spanish?
A. It is a school where Spanish is taught. B. It is a course to help people learn Spanish. C. It is a camp where people can learn Spanish. 18. How long is the Interactive Audio Course, in total?
A. About 25 minutes. B. More than 12 hours. C. About 32 minutes. 19. How much is the cost of learning to perfect one’s pronunciation? A. $ 345. B. $ 180. C. $ 219. 20. Which is a special feature of the grammar lessons? A. They are all about technology. B. They are set in realistic situations. C. They are available only on CD. 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，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Celebrated poet Wang Guozhen died of liver cancer at the age of 59 on Sunday, one month before his latest anthology of poems was to be published, according to Beijing News.
Born in 1956 and a graduate of Jinan University in Guangzhou, where he majored in literature, Wang kicked off his poetry career in 1985, when his works were frequently posted in newspapers and magazines.
His books sold so well in 1990 that the people in the publishing business called it“The year of Wang Guozhen”. The following decade witnessed an astonishing output of over 50 books.
His works such as Going the Distance and Beyond Yourself have influenced a large number of readers born in the 60s and 70s and some of his poems are still often quoted（引用）by celebrities and writers.
During a speech at the 2013 APEC CEO Summit in Indonesia, Chinese President Xi Jinping quoted a sentence from Wang’s poem, saying “There is no mountain higher than man, and no road longer than his feet”, to emphasize China’s determination regarding economic reform, which made Wang’s works more popular.
The poet’s demise has started heated discussions online, mostly about memories of his poems, nostalgia（怀念）for the golden age of poetry and the importance of this art form in the present day.
“I was inspired by his poems and copied every sentence down on my notebooks,” Wang Ling, a Sina weibo user, posted.” Although my Chinese teacher told me I might encounter greater poets as I grew up, which I did, I still miss the time when I had the patience to read poems and really believed in the ideal world built by his words.”
Ma Dayong, professor of the Literature department of Jilin University, said, “Poetry is the most beautiful and delicate form of expressing our thoughts and words. The ability to appreciate this special art requires reading, thinking, experience and especially empathy. This all takes time. But now when people have time, they go out for entertainment. Not many people are willing to slow down to read. Only at times like this, with the demise of a famous poet, do people turn back to things that used to touch their hearts.”
21. Why did people in the publishing business call 1990 “The Year of Wang Guozhen”?
A. Because his poems were popular with young people at that time. B. Because his books sold very well in 1990.
C. Because his works were frequently posted in newspapers and magazines. D. Because he had published many books.
22.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase “kicked off” in Paragraph 2?
A. Threw off B. Put off C. Started off D. Showed off
23. What is true according to the passage?
A. Wang Guozhen’s poems are often quoted by students in their exams. B. People born in 1960 and 1970 were greatly influenced by Wang Guozhen’s books. C. Wang Guozhen’s first work was posted in newspapers in 1985. D. Wang Guozhen’s poems were once read by President Xi Jinping. 24. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. Appreciating poetry needs reading, thinking, experience and empathy. B. Poetry is a beautiful form of expressing thoughts and words.
C. People nowadays prefer to spend time on entertainment rather than read poetry. D. Appreciating poetry takes time.
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Many college students complain about dorm life: a sweltering room without air-conditioning in summer and a dorm gate which is closed at 11 pm.
But they may miss their dorms after graduation, when they have to spend as much as a third of their earnings on renting a shabby room. The rising prices of daily necessities, including food, water, gas and electricity, are also making grads pinch every penny to make ends meet.
Faced with the high cost of living, college grads need to make every penny count when they budget their income. When it comes to renting, try to spend no more than one third of your income on it. Better still, only spend a quarter, according to Hao Qian, a career consultant with hiall.com.cn. Hao also reminds grads to set aside about one fifth of their income for social activities. “People have spent more on their social lives because of changes in forms of entertainment,” said Hao. For example, new friends may want to meet you at a spa club instead of at a hash house. In spite of the high cost of living, many college grads still try to stay in big cities. They usually work in industries such as finance, public relations (PR) and IT, which depend on a booming city economy and technology.
Hao advises such grads to reduce their expenditure on shopping as much as possible. “If you are not in jobs such as PR and sales which require you to dress well, you