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1、渤海高中2016-2017学年度第一学期期中高三英语学科试题 考试时间：100 分钟 试题满分：120 分 2016.11本试卷分第卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。考查范围：必修1-4全册考生注意：1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的考号、姓名填写在试题、答题纸和答题卡上，考生要认真核对涂准答题卡上的相关信息。2. 第I卷每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。第卷用黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上书写作答。在试题卷上作答，答案无效。3. 考试结束，监考员将答题纸和答题卡按对应次序排好收回。第卷 选择题（共70分）第一节 阅读下列短文
2、，从所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）。 A Keving Rogers used to be my boss. At that time he always told us to sell more. As soon as I could, I left his shop and got a new job in another place. The last time I saw Rogers was more than ten years ago. At least thats what I thought. But now I am
3、not so sure. I was on my way to my office in the centre of town. There is a small park nearby, which I sometimes walk through after lunch. The park was almost empty except for a shabby-looking man on one of those benches. The man looked about fifty years old and was wearing an old gray coat. It was
4、cold and windy, and he was trembling. “Its a long time since I had a meal. Can you help me?” he said. There was something about his voice that sounded familiar. I gave him a few pennies. As he went past me I looked at his face closely. I wondered where I had seen him before. Then it suddenly came to
5、 me. Could it possibly be? No! Impossible, I thought. I watched him walking away. He was the same height as Rogers but looked a lot thinner than I remembered.Yesterday I ran into someone who had worked for Rogers at the same time as I did, and had stayed on longer. I started telling him about the ma
6、n I had seen in the park.”For a moment I thought it was our old boss. But it couldnt have been. Rogers must be the head of a company now.”I said.My ex-workmate shook his head,?I thought you knew.” “Knew? Knew what? What are you talking about?”“Rogers was sent to prison six years ago. Hes probably be
7、en out by now. For all I know he is sleeping on park benches and begging money from passers-by.”1. Where did the writer last meet Rogers? A. In a small park. B. In a restaurant. C. In the centre of town. D. In his office.2. Which of the following happened first?A. Rogers was sent to prison. B. The w
8、riter got a job in another place. C. The writer saw Rogers ten years ago. D. The ex-workmate left Rogers company.3. The story doesnt mention anything about_. A. what happened to Rogers six years ago B. what Rogers looked like C. why Rogers was sent to prison D. how Rogers was living on4. The reason
9、why the man was trembling was that_. A. he was ill B. he was very excited C. he became very poor D. he felt cold and hungryBWith the growth of the European Union and increased globalisation, English is increasingly the lingua franc a（通用语） in European businesses, and those who speak it have become th
10、e elite （精英）of the workforce In the past, only a few specialists in a company were needed to communicate with foreign businessesHowever, in these days of multinational companies, where workers are required to communicate with other employees from several countries, a common language is essential and
11、 English has become the logical choice Nowadays, even blue-collar workers in many companies are required to speak EnglishFor example, just over three years ago, a Dutch companyUnited Pan-European Communications （UPC）, was contracted to build a TV studio in AmsterdamThe job involved many electricians
12、more than the company could find in the NetherlandsThere were plenty of qualified electricians in nearby France and Belgium, but the American and Dutch executives(高管) of UPC wanted everyone on the job to speak and understand the same languageSo, the UPC hired British electricians and flew them to Am
13、sterdam every Monday, accommodating them in hotels all over the city, and flying them home on Friday evenings Increasingly, workers who can speak English earn salaries 25-35% higher than those who can tThey are also eligible （有条件被选中的） for a wider range of high-level jobsThe problem is that, while th
14、e ability to speak English is fast becoming essential（很重要）for getting a good job, there is a shortage of people who can speak itAccording to a recent European Commission report, only about 41% of continental Europeans can speak English, and only 29% speak it well enough to carry on a conversationMan
15、y companies are solving this problem by setting up English language schools within the workplaceEnglish language schools all over Europe are expanding at a huge rate, and governments are looking at ways to improve English tuition in schools One result of this modem urge to learn English is that a generation gap is appearing According to a European Union study, 67% of Europeans between 15 and 24 say they can speak English while only 18% 2of those over 55 say they canIncreasingly, all over Europe, it is the children who are leading the parents 5In European companies, wo
