江苏省无锡市普通高中高三英语上学期期中试题(无答案)

1、无锡市普通高中2016年秋学期高三期口基础性检测考试卷2016.11命期单位：无锡市教育科学研究院制卷单位：无锡市教育科学研究院注意：本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。答案全部做在答题卡上。 总分为120分.考试时间120分钟。第一卷（选择题，共85分）第一部分听力泅试（共两节，满分20分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上,录音内容结更后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案 转涂到答题卡上.第一节（共5小题:每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话e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 选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你都行】0秒钟的时间来【可答有关

2、小题和原 读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍CWhat are the speakers talking about?C. A party with old friends.C. Shell buy it.C. It has long working hours.C.Bv8:10.A. Holiday plans.B. Moving to New York.What is the woman going to do on Sunday?Go to the beach with the man.Have a dinner with her family.Receive some guests al h

3、ome.What will the woman do about the dress?A. She* 11 change it.B. Shell return itWhat do we know about John s new job?A. It is well paid.B. It is near his home.When is Simon supposed to arrive?A. By 7:30.B. By 8:00.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分,满分15分）听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选 项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置.听每

4、段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小 题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒仲的作答时间.每段对话或独白读两遍 听第6段材料，回答第6至第7题.When does the museum close?At 3:30.At 3:40.At 4:00.What is the man probably going to do?Tour the museum quickly.Pay full price for the ticket.Visit the museum tomorrow.听第7段材料，回答第8至第9题.Why did the man borrow the womans computer

5、 last time?He needed it for his paper.liis computer was broken.He used it for his computer class.What has the man been doing with his new computer?A. Doing homework.B. Searching for information听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题.When was the magazine Readers Digest founded?In 1954.B. In 1933.Who founded the magazine

6、Newsweek?A. Thomas J.C. Martyn.B. De Wit Wallace.Which magazine was founded in 1952?A. Fortune.B. Life.所第9段材料，回答第13至16题。）3. How does the woman want to pay?A. In cash.B. By credit card.4. What does the man think of PayPal?A. It is free.B. It is popular.Where is Venmo accepted?A. At many small shops.

7、B. At most large stores.What does the woman offer to do for the man?A. Download the app.B. Send him an invitation.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题.Who is the main character in North and South?A. Brian Percival.B. Sandy Welch.How was Elizabeth Gaskell related to Nonh and South?A. She directed ihe show. B. She turne

8、d it into a series.When did the filming for Nonh and South begin?A. In 2005.B. In 2004.Why was the BBC surprised by the success of the show?They hadnt advertised the show much.They thought the plot wouldnt interest people.They fch the show didnt follow the novel closely.C. Playing games.C. in 1922.C

9、 Hemy Luce.C. House &Home.C. With her smanphonc.C. h isnt very last.C. At a lot of restaurants.C. Lend him some money.C. Margaret Hale.C. She wrote the novel.C. In 2001.第二部分英语知识运用（共两节,满分35分）第一节单项选择（共15小题：每小题1分,满分15分）请认真阅读下而各即，从题中所给的A、B. C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答 题卡上将该项涂黑。 I found the Chinese people were a

10、ll wild with joy on the day of Aug. 2 L 2016.? With their perseverance, the Chinese Womens Volleyball Team won thechampionship in the Rio Olympic Games.A. So whatB. How soC. Guess whatD. How comeOur values say we dont turn a blind eye or cold heart to people around the world,aredesperate and crj ing

11、 fbr help.A. whichB. whoC. wlicreD. asWhat we are learninginschool todaywillwhether we as anationcan meet ourgreatestchallenges in the future.A. determineB. reflectC. describeD. predictThe G20 Summit in Hangzhou, the world economy is certain to go through a little strongrecovery.A. successfully held

12、B. to be held successfullyC. being held successfullyD. having xld successfullySome rich millionaires still have unhappy marriages and families perhaps because they expect money to do for them _ it s simply not made to do.A. thatB. whichC. “halD. asWe all know endeavor （努力）， and opportunity arc the b

13、asic elements of one s success, and above all we must believe in ourselves and work hard.A. comprehension B. civilization C. confidence D. conscienceWe Mil do everything ue can to help anybody.his background, to go as far as his talentswill take him.A. whateverB. howeverC. whereverD. whichever_ anot

14、her national referendum （公投）of Brexit be helc. perhaps the UK would be kept in the EU and better promote a socially progressive Europe.A. WouldB. CouldC. MightD. Should How amazing! 1 saw you appearing on the five oclock news.Oh that! The headmasterand I h 叩 pened to pass by in front of the camera.A

15、. was interviewedB. was being i制erviewedC. had been interviewedD. was interviewingPresident Xi said that China would the new economic challenges in the world bypromoting interconnected development.A. correspond to B. refer toC. respond to D. subscribe toGod created you and so He wants you to be the

16、real you. By being when you speak to God. you admire Him as your Creator.A. originalB. permanentC. sensitiveD. devoted The housing prices have been rising these months. But you can buy a flat on mortgage （抵押）. . We have to save up what we can to send our son abroad fbr further study.A. You cant be s

17、erious B. Anything but that C. You betD. Thats a good pointOnly when we all put emphasis on team spirit and make people orientedthe dream ofthe Chinese nations bright fiiture on the road to revival.A. can we realizeB. wc can realizeC. wc will realizeD. have we realizedThe theatre turned out to be so

18、 few people go there; its not wonh maintaining.A. an old dogB. a stupid donkeyC. a white elephantD. a black sheep昌三交谙著3实共12贝Nowadays the reason why the senior students are under heavy pressure is that a senior higli schooKs success is measuredthe number of pupils wto can get into university.A. in li

19、onor ofB. in contact with C. in terns of D. in connection with第二节完形填空(共20小题：每小题I分，满分20分)请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、,C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。My mom ran a small shop at a flea (M3r) market and collected old clothes and some other things io sell for the money we needed. She only had one _ 36_. I hated h

20、er. She was such a(n) 37 .Once it was field day ai school, and my mom came. Is that your beautiful mom?” my schoolmates asked and 38 me. 1 threw my mom a hateful look and ran out, wishing that she would just 39 from this world.You re only making me a laugliingstock (笑柄). Why don t you just 40 ?M I b

21、urst out shouting angrily when having supper at home, but my mom did not respond, nor did she 41 me. How I hated my one-eyed mom and our 42 poverty.1 43 to study hard and leave my mom. Finally I made it! I got 44 by the Seoul University.Now I am living happily as a(n) 45 man. I had my own house and

22、kids. I enjoy the life in Seoul because it s a place that doesnt 46 me of my num and my past. However, one day someone knocked at my door. It was my mom! And still with kr one eye! It felt as if the whole sky was 47 on me. My little girl ran away, scared of her eye.1 screamed at her. “Who are you? H

23、ow dare you come and scare my daughter? To this, my mom 48 answered, Oh. fm so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong 49 and site disappeared out of siglit.Never have I seen and heard of her since then50 one day the news of her death came, aswell as a letter. It was a letter to me.My son,My life has bee

24、n 5 / enough now. and I won 7 visit Seoul anymore Rut would it he loo much to ask if【waniedyou to come to visit me once in a w hile71 52 you so muchIVhcn you were very little, you got into an accident and lost one of your eyes / couldn ? stand 53 you to growing up with only one eyfe. So I iw mine. /

25、 was so proud of my so/i to see a whole new world for me with that eye. I was nexer 54 with you for anything you did. During the couple of limes that you were angr) with me, I myself its because fou love me.Af9 son.oh. my son.Don 7 cr)f for me because of my death. I love you so much.36. A. handB. le

26、gC. eyeD. ear37. A. disappoimmenlB. discouragementC. arguineniD. embarrassment38. A. scoldedB. blamedC. oflendedD. teased39. A. escapeB. disappearC. separateD. sufter40. A. dieB. leaveC. agreeD. admit41. A. punishB. contradictC. forgiveD. observe42. A. apparentB. desperateC. absoluteD. concrete43. A

27、. prayedB. sworeC. hesitatedD. managed44. A. admittedB. approvedC. acceptecD. absorbed45. A. confidentB. optimisticC. successfulD. ambitious46. A. informB. warnC.accuseD remind47. A. falling apartB. breaking offC. turning overD taking down48. A. sadlyB. quicklyC. angrilyD. quietly49. A. doorB.keyC.

28、addressD. room50. A. butB. andC. untilD. unless51. A. happyB. longC. sadD. short52. A. loveB. missC. hateD. thank53. A. devotingB. limitingC. submittingD. allowing54. A. disappointedB. satisfiedC. strictD. upset55. A. associated withB. debated withC. thought toD. compromised to第三部分阅读理解（共15小踵：每小题2分,满

29、分30分）请认真网读下列短文，从翘文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该】更涂黑.AWith the ncus tliat we Ye now spending more time on our phones than with our significant others, it might be time to think about reducing our screen time. Smart phones really are addictive and the more you use one. the worse it gets.So. how

30、can we try and build those boundaries so that we spend less time on our phones? Here arc our suggestions.Turn ofTnotificationsDoes checking a single notification turn into a half-hour of phone browsing? Youre not alone -it-s all too easy to get sucked into the social media world throu助 one alert. If

31、 you disable all unnecessary notifications, this is less likely to happen.Find out how much youre using your phone.Tliere are various apps. such as Quality Time fbr Android and Moment fbr iOS. uhich monitor your phone usage and inform you just how many hours a day youre spending looking at a screen.

32、 These apps also allow you to set alerts to remind you if you are using your phone too much.Set up phone-free periods every day.Tn to set up phone-free periods during ihe day. Schedule them when yoifre busy doing something else in order to make the break a bit easier.Dont um? your phone as an alarm

33、clock.Don een take your phone into the bedroom. Removing your phone from the room can also remove the overall tenipiaiion.Train youndf with fttech breaks.If the previous tips dont work fbr you and you-rc still spending more time on your phone than youd like, then you may need to kick it up a noich（等

34、级）.One easy way is to slowly train yourself with tech breaks*. Start by looking at your phone lor one minute and checking all forms of communication, including texts, calls and social media. Tlien turn it off, set the alarm fbr 15 minutes and place it face-down in plain sight. The upside-down phone

35、reminds your brain not to release stress and anxiety neurotransmitlers （抻经传体）.The next time it rings or chirps, check it again for only one minute. Keep doing that until it feels natural not to check in, and see that you didnt miss anything.Several apps are mentioned in the passage.to guarantee enou

36、gh lime fbr sou lo have a breakto help you resist your temptation to use the phoneto make sure you chai with your friends convenientlyD to make you aware of the time spent on the phoneWhat arc you encouraged to do by the author as to using a phone?Check your texts, calls and social media in only one

37、 minute.Limit the time on the phone and spend more lime on facc-io-face communication.Use Tech breaks- to overcome your addiction to the phoneUse the phone as an alarm clock to wake you up in the morning.BOne of my favorite professors in college was a selkon伦ssed （公开承认的）liar.I guess that statement n

38、eeds a bit of explanation.The topic of Corporate Finance/Capital Markets is a ver dry and boring subject matter. Dr K was memorable because of something he introduced at the beginning of his first class, Between today and the class right before finals. I will work into each of my lectures. one lie.

39、Your job. as students, among other things, is lo iry and catch the Lie of the Day”And then began our 10-week course.This was a brilliant way to focus our attention - by asking students to challenge his statements. Early in the quarter, the Lie of the Day was usually obvious immediately causing raise

40、d liands to challenge it.As the quarter went on, the Lie of the Day became more suXle （不易察觉的）.and many ended up slipping past most siiidents unnoticed until a very alert person stopped the lecture to flag it.Every once in a while, a lecture would end with nobody catching the lie. On those days. Dr K

41、, looking quite pleased with hiinscIC would say. “Ah ha! Each of you has one falsehood in your lecture notes. Discuss among yourselves what it might be, and I w ll tell you next Monday/Tliose lectures forced us to work in study groups so we could approach him with our theories the following week.Bri

42、lliam.but what made Dr Kes technique genius wa工 during the most technically difficult lecture of the entire quarter, there was no lie. At the end of the lecture in which no lie was found, he offered the same challenge to work through the notes. On the following Monday; he heard our theories for what

43、 the falsehood might be for almost ten minutes before he finally said. Do you remember the first lecture how I said that every lecture has a lie?”Tired from having our best theories shot down, we nodded.“Well. THAT was a lie. My previous lecture was completely on the level But I am glad you rcvicved

44、 your notes carefully this weekend. Moving on.While my knowledge of ihe Economics of Capital Markets has faded in time, the lessons have stayed with me: Experts0 can be wrong and say things that sound right, so always evaluate new infbnnation and check il against things you already accept as fact.Th

45、e Lie of tlw Day is iniroduced to Dr Ks class because.he is good at telling a liehe wants his students to challenge his authorityhe wants to find out who is absent-mindedhe tries to arouse his students interest in his boring lectureWhat do we know about the most technically difTicult lecture of the

46、entire quarter?It made all the students feel bored but excited.It turned out that Dr K told no lie in the lecture.The lie in it slipped past with nobody finding it.Students reasoned with Dr K about his theories after class.From the last paragraph wc can learn that.we should be critical to the intbrm

47、ation provided fbr usit is a must that we avoid lies in our daily lifestudents can drop some courses because they are boringwc can use creative techniques to make courses lively and interestingCBrushing your teelh regularly could help to prevent bowel （曲）cancer, a study suggests. This is because the

48、 mouth bacteria that cause bleeding gums （牙龈）can travel via the blood to the bowel vKhere thev could result in cancer or worsen existing tumours （曲坳）.The bug fusobacterium （校仟茵）has been found to be hundreds of times more common in cancerous tumours Ilian in normal cells.Now researchers have found th

49、at the bacteria can make pre-cancerous growths in the bowel turn cancerous. They can also make any existing tumours in the bowel gtow larger.Scientists arc doing research on how the bacteria make their way to the bowel through the blood stream. One theory is that it may happen if a person has bleedi

50、ng gums.The researchers found that the bacteria have a protein :hat allows them to stick to sugar molecules attached to friendly growths called polyps （.）as well as cancer tumours in the bowel.The bacteria arc anaerobic they do not breathe oxygen so are well suited to live in the bowel.After stickin

51、g to the polyps or tumours, the presence of the bacteria promotes their growth, according to the research.By targeting this process, the researchers believe that it miy lead to new drugs to treat bowel cancer which around 1 in 20 of us will develop in our lifetimes.Co-author Wendy Garret, a professo

52、r at Harvard University said a greater undcrstaixling of the mechanism （机理）may help stop people developing cancerous tumours. She added. More importantly, our findings suggest that the new drugs could potentially prevent tlicsc bacteria from worsening bowel cancer.As well as worsening cancer, the ba

53、cteria have also been found to worsen the bowel condition ulcerative colhis（涉场性结肠炎）,which in turn is also linked to cancer.So, the researchers warn that mouth health may be an indicator of other lifestyle factors linked to cancer.From the firsi paragraph, we can learn.bowel cancer may be cured by br

54、ushing teeth regularlyB scientists have （bund the reason for bowel cancer.brushing teeth regularly helps you fight bad breath.good mouth health has a good cfleet on preventing bowel cancer.According to researchers, if a person suflers from bleeding gums,.bacteria may enter the bowel with blood and i

55、ncrease the risk of cancerthe bug fusobacterium may decrease in the cellsmeasures must be taken to prevent blood flowing into bowelhe should go to the dentist to have the teeth pulled outChances arc thatthrough this research.people will get rid of the symptoms of bleeding gumspeople will never suffe

56、r from bowel cancerscientists will develop more eflective drugs to deal with bowel cancerD scientists will find ways to stop gums worsening fusobacteriumWhats tlw authors purpose in writing this passage?lb tell people not to worn about bowel cancer.To warn people of the danger of bowel cancer.To edu

57、cate people about the ways to stop bleeding gums.D To make people understand the importance of brushing :eelh regularly.DAll her friends were going to the baby shower, but my daughter, Kathy, wouldnt attend because she had a softball practice. Recently, there always seemed to be some reason why Kath

58、y couldnt attend a baby shower. In my heart. 1 knew that somethinR must be wrong.Then I learned the sad truth. She and her husband, Kevin, desperately wanted to start a family. They had seen many doctors and undergone numerous tests, but were having no luck. Whh each new procedure, their hopes would

59、 build, only to end again in sad disappointment. Next they traveled to a clinic in Vancouver. British Columbia, for vitro fertilization （体外殳特）.After three failed attempts, Kathy and Kevin became despondent and were ready to give up. And then, out of nowhere, a dim light of hope began to shine.AVhen

60、Kathy and Kevin relumed from Vancouver, disappointed and heanbroken. Kathys closest friend Carlene made a decision. She oflered herself as a gestational surrogate molher （妊娠代 孕妈妈）.Meanwhile, Carlene knew she couldnt make this decision on her own. Her husband. Ward, began to struggle with what might