内蒙古包头市第四中学2017届高三英语上学期期中试题

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1、包头四中2016-2017学年度第一学期期中考试高三年级英语试题本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第II卷（非选择题）。第I卷1至12页，第II卷12至15页。考试结束，将答题卡交回。第I卷注意事项：1.答第I卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.选出每小题答案后，用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。不能答在本试卷上，否则无效。第一部分阅读理解（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、

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