2016届重庆市江津中学高三上学期第一次阶段性考试英语试题及答案.doc

江津中学高2016级高三第一次阶段性考试英 语 第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，建议先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，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1.5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选项，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。例：how much is the shirt?a. 19.15.b. 9.18.c. 9.15.答案是c。1. what does the woman want to do? a. find a place.b. buy a map.c. get an address. 2. what will the man do for the woman? a. repair her car.b. give her a ride.c. pick up her aunt.3. who might mr. peterson be?a. a new professor.b. a department head.c. a company director.4. what does the man think of the book?a. quite different.b. very interesting.c. too simple.5. what are the speakers talking about?a. weather. b. clothes. c. news.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）听下面5段对话。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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. why is harry unwilling to join the woman?a. he has a pain in his knee.b. he wants to watch tv.c. he is too lazy.7. what will the woman probably do next?a. stay at home. b. take harry to hospital. c. do some exercise.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. when will the man be home from work?a. at 5:45. b. at 6:15. c. at 6:50.9. where will the speaker go?a .the green house cinema.b. the new state cinema.c. the ume cinema.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. how will the speakers go to new york?a. by air. b. by taxi. c. by bus.11. why are the speakers making the trip?a. for business. b. for shopping. c. for holiday.12. what is the probable relationship between the speakers?a. driver and passenger. b. husband and wife. c. fellow workers.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. where does this conversation probably take place?a. in a restaurant. b. in an office. c. in a classroom.14. what does john do now?a. hes a trainer. b. hes a tour guide. c. hes a college student.15. how much can a new person earn for the first year?a. $10,500. b. $12,000. c. $15,000.16. how many people will the woman hire?a. four. b. three. c. two.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. how long has the speaker lived in a big city?a. one year. b. ten years. c. eighteen years.18. what is the speakers opinion on public transport?a. its comfortable. b. its time-saving. c. its cheap.19. what is good about living in a small town?a. its safer. b. its healthier. c. its more convenient.20. what kind of life does the speaker seem to like most?a. busy. b. colorful. c. quiet.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，从每题所给的四个选项（a、b、c和d）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ai suddenly heard an elephant crying as though frightened. looking down, i immediately recognized that something was wrong, and ran down to the edge of the near bank. there i saw ma shwe with her three-month-old calf struggling in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. her calf was floating and screaming with fear. ma shwe was as near to the far bank as she could get, holding her whole body against the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away. there was a sudden rise in the water and the calf was washed clean over the mothers body and was gone. ma shwe turned quickly to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk against the rocky bank. then with a huge effort, she picked it up in her trunk and tried until she was able to place it on a narrow shelf of rock.just at this moment, she fell back into the river. if she were carried down, it would be certain death. i knew, as well as she did, that there was one spot where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf. while i was wondering what i could do next, i heard the sound of a mothers love. ma shwe had crossed the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she could, roaring all the time, but to her calf it was music.21. the moment the author got down to the river bank he saw _. a. the calf was about to fall into the river b. ma shwe was placing the calf on the rock c. ma shwe was holding the calf against the rushing water d. the calf was washed away by the rising water22. how did ma shwe manage to save her calf from the fast-flowing water? a. by pressing it against her body. b. by putting it on a safe spot. c. by taking it away with her. d. by carrying it on her back.23. how did the calf feel about the mother elephants roaring? a. it was a musical note.b. it was a sign of danger. c. it was a call for help.d. it was a great comfort.24. what can be the best title for the text? a. a deadly river b. a brave act c. a mothers love d. a matter of life and deathbtodays youngsters use smartphones, tablets and other mobile devices(设备) more than ever before. and the amount of time they spend on these devices is only likely to increase in the future. but are all these changes good? we sometimes call children who are able to use mobile devices and technology easily digital natives. they can text, email, get wi-fi, and download. some experts say that long periods of time spentchatting to friends online, playing video games and listening tomp3s,for example, maypossibly change how their brains work.then there is the question ofprivacy.all this online activity creates adigital footprint. every time we share a photo or a post on social media, and every time we search for something on the internet, information about our activity isstoredsomewhere. our inability to control what happens to our childrens digital footprintandtheir personal privacy -has bigpossibilities.it might become normal for companies to ask their employees for their social mediaqualifications. we are also becomingmore aware that companies and governments may be able tolisten in on our communications. so it is important to make our children aware ofthe possible results ofoversharing. another area where the digital world may have a bigeffectis in education. one worry is that kids who spend a lot of time online at home are sometimesunable to socialize properly with other children when they are at school. other experts point out that, when it comes to children and technology, the children are the experts, not the teachers. they say that we should stop seeing online as bad and offline as good - and there is evidence ofinnovative(革新的)work in some schools.so, do we really need to rescue our children from the dangers of the digital world? 25. according to the second paragraph, what is the possible effect of digital childhood?a. children can grow up quickly.b. children can read texts fluently.c. childrens way of thinking may be changed.d. children may become mentally disabled.26. all the following may happen to our digital footprints except_a. when surfing the internet, our digital footprints are saved.b. some business societies may take advantage of the information.c. government may look into our communication through the internet.d. digital pictures may be printed by our computer automatically. 27. why are many teachers doubtful about digital technology?a. because some students cannot do well in studies.b. because some teachers havent changed for years.c. because some students addicted to digital technology cannot socialize well.d. because some teachers addicted to tradition technology cannot teach well. 28. which of the following can summarize the main idea of the text?a. do we need to rescue our kids from the digital world?b. should children learn to use digital technology? c. are there changes in childrens school life?d. should teachers accept changes in our life?cat the magazine we welcome your contributions! we love to publicize and promote new writers, authors, bloggers and businesses. and there are several spots available for writers.author spotthis is a regular page devoted to new and experienced authors.make sure click here to see the questionsfirst and you simply reply as you wish. to appear on author spot, your book must be already published. please enclose a colour photo of yourself plus a colour photo of your book cover.top tipsare you an expert in your field? we welcome “top tips” on any subjects such as working from home, building up a business, writing, - please contact us if you have an idea - and look at the top tips posts on this site to see how to craft your own. press releasesdo you have some news about your business, company or charity? we are always on the look out for great press releases to publish on our site.simply submit your press release hereor email it to alisonfeatureworld.co.uk.opinion pieces and reviewsgot a subject you feel strongly about? or would you like to review a book for us? we are happy to look at all other opinion pieces or reviews as long as they fit with the general ethos of the site.general submission guidelinesdue to the number of submissions received we cannot guarantee that your submission will be published. there might be a wait of a few weeks before your submission goes live.we reserve the right to edit submissions - as they are personal to the writer, we endeavor not to do this.any questions?contact us here.29. which is a necessary requirement to contribute a book?a. an expert in your field. b. a book never published.c. one photo of you and your book.d. answering some questions.30. what does the underlined part “we endeavor not to do this” in the last sentence mean?a. we try not to be personal.b. we try not to change your writing.c. we try not to reserve the right.d. we try not to delay the publication.31. where does the passage come from?a. a website b. a textbook c. a magazined. a newspaperdthough the facts that too many people on earth and a too rapid increase in the number added each year are not in argument, we always begin the discussion of population as global issue with what most persons mean like this. it was quite right to compare demographic growth to a long, thin powder fuse(导火线)that bums steadily and hesitatingly until it finally reaches the charge and explodes.to understand the current situation, which is characterized by rapid increases in population, it is necessary to understand the history of population trends. rapid growth is a comparatively recent phenomenon. looking back at the 8,000 years of demographic history, we find that populations have been virtually stable or growing very slightly for most of human history. for most of our ancestors, life was hard, often nasty, and very short. there was high fertility(生育)in most places, but this was usually balanced by high mortality(死亡率). for most of human history, it was seldom the case that one in ten persons would live past forty, while infancy and childhood were especially risky periods. often, societies were in clear danger of extinction because death rates could exceed their birthrates. thus, the population problem throughout most of history was how to prevent extinction of the human race.this pattern is important to notice. not only does it put the current problems of demographic growth into a historical perspective, but it suggests that the cause of rapid increase in population in recent years is not a sudden enthusiasm for more children, but an improvement in the conditions that traditionally have caused high mortality.demographic history can be divided into two major periods: a time of long, slow growth which extended from about 8000 b.c. till approximately 1650 a.d. in the first period of some 9,600 years, the population increased from some 8 million to 500 million in 1650. between 1650 and 1975, the population has increased from 500 million to more than 4 billion. and the population reached 6.2 billion throughout the world by the year 2000.one way to appreciate this dramatic difference in such abstract numbers is to reduce the time frame to something that is more manageable. between 8000 b.c. and 1650, an average of only 50,000 persons was being added annually to the worlds population. at present, this number is added every six hours. the increase is about 800000,000 persons annually.32. the underlined word demographic in paragraph l means .a. extinction of humanb. statistics of human populationc. death rate of humand. development of human population33. which of the following demographic growth patterns is most similar to the long thin powder fuse? a. a slow growth for a long time and then a period of rapid, dramatic increase. b. too many people on earth and a few rapid increases in the number added each year. c. a virtually stable or slightly decreasing period and then a sudden explosion of population. d. a long period when death rates exceed birthrates and then a short period with higher fertility and lower mortality.34. during the first period of demographic history, societies were often in danger of extinction because . a. only one in ten persons could live past 40 b. our ancestors had little enthusiasm for more children c. there was higher mortality than fertility in most places d. it was too dangerous to have babies due to the poor conditions35. the author of the passage intends to . a. warn people against the population explosion in the near future b. find out the cause of rapid increase in population in recent years c. present us a brief and clear picture of the demographic growth d. compare the demographic growth pattern in the past with that after 1650第二节：七选五（共5小题；每小题2分；满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。have you heard about leap year? leap year is a year that has 366 days instead of the usual 365. it normally occurs every four years, always on an even-numbered year. the extra day is added to our shortest month. that is the second month of the year, which in non-leap years has 28 days, two fewer than any other month. 36 we also call leap year the bissextile year (闰年). 37 in our calendar system there is a need for a leap year because the solar year (the time it takes the earth to go around the sun once）is actually slightly more than 365 days long. that extra dayfeb 29 every four yearshelps correct the difference between our calendar and the solar calendar.it is said that leap year was first made part of the calendar by the ancient roman leader julius caesar. his astronomers had calculated the length of the solar year to be 365 days and six hours. so caesar declared that an extra day be added to the calendar. 38 however, caesars adjustment was not completely accurate because his astronomers year exceeded the true solar year by eleven minutes and fourteen seconds. by 1582, a difference of ten days had developed between the calendar year and the true solar year. to correct this error, pope gregory x ruled that every fourth year would continue to be a leap year except for century years that could not be divided evenly by 400. by this system, century years such as 1700, 1800, and 1900 were not leap years, but the year 2000 was a leap year. 39 people born on feb 29 celebrate their growing up a little differently from the rest of us. 40 but if they go strictly by the calendar, they have only one-fourth as many birthday celebrations as most people.a. they acknowledge that they get older each year. b. when you see feb 29 on a calendar, you know that year is a leap year. c. this is its formal, or scientific title. d. this may seem complicated, but it works. e. in a leap year, the extra day is added to the second month, giving it 29 instead of the usual 28 days f. the leap year was introduced in the julian calendar in 46 bc. g. this is done every four years.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节 完形填空。（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从短文后各题所给的a、b、c、d四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题上将该选项的标号涂黑。i think we should try to find a happy memory, something to lift us up on those unpleasant days. im saying this because i think i have just found mine.i had some work in glasgow then. i was on a really 41 schedule, which meant i would have no time for myself all day. i was having one of those days, when the train was rather 42 and the conversation around me seemed to be particularly 43 . besides, i had a bit of headache. 44 quickly across the station hall, i fished some 45 from my pocket. there was usually someone at the exit 46 the big issue ( a magazine that helps homeless folk earn a living ) . 47 the crowd parted ways at the bottom of the hall, i saw someone selling the big issue. she really looked like she had been sleeping 48 . her clothes were 49 and she obviously hadnt had a scrub（擦洗）for quite a while .as i 50 the exit, i saw that she was also 51 from side to side. at first i thought she was trying to keep 52 against the piercing wind. but she wasnt. she was moving in time to a 53 . i couldnt hear her, but i could see her lips moving.when i got closer, i saw a white 54 hanging from her elbow and noticed that she had sunken eyes. she was 55 , dirty and living on the streets. i came closer and through the 56 of the traffic i could hear her 57 the immortal（不朽的）line, “ and i think to myself , what a wonderful world ! ”i bought her last magazine for twice what i had originally 58 .