8a新高三起点调研考试英语试题（word版）.doc

20152016学年度武汉市部分学校新高三起点调研测试英 语 试 卷武汉市教育科学研究院命制 2015.9.9 本试卷分第1卷（选择题）和第卷（非选择题）两部分。本试卷共12页。全卷满分l50分。考试用时120分钟。祝考试顺利第I卷注意事项： l.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。 2.选择题的作答：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，再选涂其它答案标号。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。 3完成句子和短文写作题的作答：用黑色的签字笔将答案直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。答在试题卷、草稿纸上无效。 4考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案划在试卷上。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. 15. C. 9. 18.答案：Bl. Wherc cloes the conversation probably take place？ A. In a photoshop. B.At the airport. C. At the post office.2.What does the man offer to do? AGo to the bookstore. B. Lend the woman his book. C. Underline the important parts.3. How does the woman feel about the mans report? A. Satisfied. B.Disappointed. C.Puzzled.4. What does the woman ask the man to do? A. Call for a taxi. B.Lock the suitcases. C.Pack the clothes.5What is the woman? A.A driver. B.A policewoman. C.A passenger.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的ABC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，各小题将给出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.What does the man have to do today? A. Visit his lawyer. B.Co to the doctor. C.Make an appmntment.7.What will the woman probably do for the man? A. Answer his phone. B.Call his lawyer. C.Take notes at the meeting. 昕第7段材料，回答第8.9题。8. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A.A new city library. B.Their math homework. C.Their college library.9.Whats the probable reason for the mans going for coffee? AFeeling tired. B. Missing the old days. C. Meeting the math professor there. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where are the two speakers probably? A. On the street. B.In a shop. C.At the Lost and Found.11. What kind of backpack is it? A.A sports one. B.A leather one. C.A childish one.12. Whats the mans opinion of the woman? A. Responsible. B.Tricky. C.Strict.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where did the woman work as a costume designer? A.In Vermont. B.In San Diego. C.In Hollywood.14. What is the womans main interest？ A. Museum. B.Theater. C.Fashion.15. Why is the woman moving to New York City? A. Its where she grew up. BThere is a job offer. C. She wants to be near her parents.16. What does the woman intend to do? A. Live with her parents. B.Apply for a job. C.Buy an apartmnent. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the aim of the program? A. To keep trainees in shape. B. To develop leadership skills. C. To improve public relations.18. What will the trainees do during the program? A. Make plans for a journey. B. Prepare reports for the company. C. Attend lectures on management.19. How long will the program last? A.8 days. B.12 days. C.20 days.20. What should people do to join the program? A. Sign on a piece of paper. B.Pay for the program. C.Take a test in advance.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，并在题卡上将该项涂黑。A USAs participation in World Warbrought major changes to the lives of American women. Before the war,there had been a huge pool of female labour,consisting largely of young,single women. Many jobs were closed to them and they were effectively restrictetl to working in domestic service and selling-goods business. Wartime production requirements,however,combined with the loss of the men who entered the military,provided women with the opportunity to move into a far wider range of jobs. The response to the US govemments request for more women workers was amazing and the changes marvelous.ln 1941,there were 14.6 million women workers; by 1944 the number had grown to over 19.4 million. At one point during those wars,more than 50 percent of American women worked and by 1945 half of all women workers were over 35 years old. Women were particularly active in the defense industries. Between 1940 and 1944 women working in enterprises that produced goods increased by 141 percent. In Detroit in 1943 ,omenmade up 91 percent of the new hirings in 185 war plants. Over 10 percent of all shipbuilders were women. Most of these jobs came with a pink-slip attached,as women understood that they would be dismissed when the men returned from the war. Women were also frustrated by unfair pay differentials,for men were paid more money for doing the same job. With the end ofthe war and armymen being sent home,women were released twice as fast as men. In 1945,three-quarters of the women in aircraft and shipbuilding were let go,and women in the carindustry decreased from 25 percent t0 7 percent. Although women found their work satisfyingand liberating,postwar publicity focused on womens duty to help the returning soldiers fit inwith society by making him the man of the home again. When the war ended,many womenleft work to take up the duties of homemaking and raising children.21. Before World War II,women in the USA had jobs mostly related to . A. aircraft production B. shipbuilding C. sales business D. defense industries22. When women were offered jobs in industries,they knew that their jobs would be _ A. temporary B. permanent C. frustrating D. highly paid23. When the war ended,media made women believe that . A. their work was satisfying B. their work was worthwhile C. they should help the army D. they should take care of the familyB The Great Plague(瘟疫) of London in 1665 was the last in a long senies of plague thatfirst began in London in June 1499.1t killed between 75,000 and 100,000. First suspected inlate 1664,it began to spread eastwards in April 1665 from the poor suburb of St. Giles to thecrowded and dirty communities on its way to the walled City of London.The Great Plague at Its Peak By September 1665 ,the death rate had reached 8,000 per week. Helpless city authoritiesbegan to abandon quarantine(隔离) measures. Houses containing the dead and dying were nolonger locked. Londons mournful silence was broken by the noise of carts carrying the dead forburial in churches or public plague pits. Well-off residents soon fled to the countryside,leaving the poor behind in poor oldcommun/ties.Thousands of dogs and cats were killed to remove a feared source of contagion (传染) ,and piles of rotting garbage were burned. Doctors cut swellings and bled black spots inattempts to cure plague victims. Plague Orders prohibited churches from keeping dead bodies in their buildings duringpublic assemblies or services,and camers of the dead had to identify themselves and could notmix with the public. Samuel Pepys: Eyewitness Accounts In his famous diary,Samuel Pepys,a member of Parliament,conveyed the sad image ofdesperate people wandering the streets in search of relief from the ruins of the plague. His notesduring 1665 indicated the severity of Londons Great Plague. In July,he mourned the sad newsof the death of so manv in the community,forty last night,the bell always going either for deaths or burials. A month lat.er,when Londons death rate rose sharply, Pepys noted thatsurviors are forced to carry the dead to be buried by daylight,the nights not enough to do itThe Plague Declines and the Government Reacts By February 1666,the Great Plague had nearly run its course.lt died out during the GreatFire that same year and never returned. Central parts of London were rebuilt with wider streetsto relieve crowding and better waste water svstems to improve public cleanliness. New PlagueOrders were issued in May 1666,which banned the burial of future plague victims in churchesand small churchyards, enforced the use of quicklime (生石灰) at chosen burial sites, andstrictly prohibited opening graves less than one year after burial as a safeguard against thespread of infection.24.1n the course o_f the Great PJague,it was a common practice to . A. keep dead bodies in the church buildings B. burn piles of rotting garbage in the streets C. carry the dead for church burials in the daytime D. unlock the houses containing the dead and dying25.lt can be inferred from the passage that _ . A. dogs and cats were certain to spread the piague B. doctors treatment of plague victims was effective C. city authorities allowed rich residents to go to the countryside D. quarantine measures were powerless in preventing the plague26. How did Samuel Pepys feel when the bell was going all the night during the Great Plague? A. Frightened. B. Relieved. C. Sorrowful. D. Moody.27. Whats the main purpose of this writing? A. To blame poor public cleanliness for plague. B. To inform readers of what happened in the Great Plague. C. To show that plague was closely related to church activities. D. To prove that plague could be controlled by humans. C Famous writer Edgar Allan Poe wrote 70 poems and 66 short stories during his life,butpublished only one novel. That book, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon, Pym of Nantucket,isfiction,focusing on Pyms bad luck on a whaling ship. The novel,published in 1838 ,involves an attempted rebellion of the whaling ship. Pym andtwo others drive back the rebels,killing or throwing overboard all but one. The spared rebel,named Richard Parker,is kept aboard in order to help operate the ship. But as the shipoverturns,it has no adequate food. Parker suggests that cannibalism(食人) is the only wayout,and they draw straws to determine the victim. Parker loses and becomes dinner. But in 1846 a real-life Richard Parker died in a shipwreck(船难) . He and 20 0thers wereon board the doomed Francis Spaight, which sank, killing all on board. It was a merecoincidence,as it involved neither rebellion nor cannibahsm. In 1884,the coincidence became extremely horrible. A boat named the Mignonette sank,and four people went into a lifeboat. And just like in Pyms tale,the four found themselveslacking food and were desperate. They did not draw straws;however,two of the remaining threesimply killed the youngest,a cabin boy who had fallen unconscious. All three then dined on thenow-dead 17 year old. The cabin boys name,of course,was Richard Parker. As for rebellion,one needs to travel back t0 1797 ,before Poe penned his novel - althoughthere is little evidence that Poe had known about this Richard Parker or intentionally chose hisname for the Pym novel. That year,another man named Richard Parker led a rebellion of theBritish Naval base at Nore,taking over a number of ships. But as food was running out,Parkerordered his fleet to head toward France. The ship he was on foUowed this order but none ofthe other ships did,and Parker was arrested then was hanged as punishment. This series of coincidences has not gone entirely unnoticed. In 2001,author Yann Martelpublished The Life of Pi,which was made into a movie for release in November of 2012.lt teLlsthe story of a man who finds himself trapped on a lifeboat with a few animals,including aBengal tiger. Martel showed respect for the shipwrecked men spoken about above by naming thetiger Richard Parker. And while there is probably nothing to this strange occurrence,if vourname is Richard Parker,you may want to stay away from boats.28. The underlined part draw straws ( Para.2) suggests someone will be chosen to A. deal with straws B. enjoy a good opportunity C. make a clever decision D. do something unpleasant29. What made the coincidence in 1884 extremely temble? A. Cannibalism without drawing straws. B. Shipwreck and rebellion. C. Rebellion and cannibalism. D. Hanging and cannibalism.30. What can be learnt about the name Richard Parker? A. It was chosen on purpose by Allan Poe. B.lt seemed connected with strange coincidences. C.It was popular both in fiction and in reality. D.It was originally a name for a Bengal tiger.31. To those Richard Parkers who wish to sail on the sea,this passage makes for _ A. a complete nonsense B. an accurate prediction C. an interesting warning D. an impressive joke D What is the main testing ground of fears about incomplete or inadequate child reariry? Thecollege admission process. If you are afraid you dont discipline your children enough,the evidence of parental failure is right there in front of everyone. The child is not filling out her college applications ! lf you are afraid that you have allowed your children to watch too much television and settle for low grades,you will have to answer for the consequences. The over-involvement of many parents in the process is,from my perspective,a cover for this deep parental anxiety: Did I do a good job with this child? Did I do everything I needed todo for this child? Is this child going to have a good life? I have seen manv parents,dive backinto their childrens lives at college admission time, trying to fill all of their wisdom anddiscipline into their children at the last moment. Parents may need to be sure as their children leave the nest that they reall have taughtthem how to fly. Since it is impossible to assess the quality of what parents have done for theirchildren at this point,the next best thing is the status of the colege to which the child isadmitted. From the point of an anxious parent,an Ivy l,eague college child is proof of betterchild rearing than a small college child. I once sat with a talented,weak senior girl and her brilliant parents. She,they,and theschool had to decide whether she should remam m school or go into a hospital. In light of heranorexia( 厌食 ) ,the school recommended strongly that she not file her early application toPrinceton. Upon hearing this,the girl looked at the adults in the room and said,If I cant applyearly to Princeton,lll die. Her parents were also eager to have her get into Princeton. Whydid they all need this so desperately? Because,in this case,something was wrong in the family. Due to some weakness in herupbringing,this child was not happy or self-confident. Yet she was eighteen,the culture requiredher to leave home. The psychological solution for them all was the comforting vision of a greatcollege. Somehow going there would make her life fine and defend her parents child rearing. Such fears about letting go of an unfmished child exist in all families. How can we let go ofa child who is still so young in so many ways? It is painful and has no cure except time andhope. For parents looking for a painkiller,the college admission process is where they can workout their anxieties.32. What does the underlined word rearjng ( Para.l) mean? A. Adopting. B. Raising, C. Educating. D. Spoiling.33. What is implied in parents over-involvement in their childrens college admission process in the authors view? A. Care and concern. B. Over protection. C. Great parental wisdom. D. Deep parental anxietv.34. What should parents do according to the author? A. Help children fill out their college applications. B. Fallinto childrens lives at college admission time. C. Prepare children for the future before they leave home. D. Access the quality of what they have done for their children.35. According lothe passage,what can defend the parents child rearing? A.A great college. B.Time and hope. C. Confidence of children. D.Independence of children.第二节（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。 I often went fishing up in Maine during the summer. Personallv I am ver) fonci of strawberries and cream. but I have found that for some strange reason, fish prefer insects. 36 Ithought about what they wanted.I didnt bait the hook with strawberries and cream.Rather,l swung an insect or a grasshopper(蚱蜢)in front of the fish and said: Wouldnt youlike to have that？ 37 That is what Lloyd George,Great Britains Prime Minister during World War I,did. When someone asked him how he mlanaged to stay协power after the over wartime leaders - Wilson,Orlando and Clemenceau - had been forgotten,he replied that if his staying on top might be owing to any one thing,it would be to lus having learned that it was necessary to bait the hookto suit the fish. Why talk about what we want? That is childish. Absurd. 38 But no one else is.The rest of us are just like you: we are interested in what we want. 39Remember that tomorrow- when you are trying to get someone to do something . If,for example,you dont warit your children to smoke,dont argue with them,aild dont talk about what vou want; but show them that cigarettes may keep them from making the basketball t