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荆门市2016年高三年级元月调考英语试卷第i卷 第一部分听力共两节，满分30分 做题时，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。1. what can we learn from the dialogue? a. the man would like to go by car. b. the woman decided to go by taxi instead of by car. c. the woman hasnt arranged any car.2. what can we learn from the dialogue? a. the man is helpful and considerate. b. the man was good at eating. cthe man was a cook3. why does the woman want to go to america? a. to take language courses. b. to attend a conference. c. to visit some friends.4. where will the man go tonight? a.a cooking school. b.a restaurant. c. the womans home.5. why didnt the woman play baseball with the man? a. she had to help her mother. b. she had to buy a new house for her mother. c. she lived far away from the baseball court.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67题。6. how is the last three summers for the past 200 years? a. the hottest. b. the coolest. c. the warmest.7who is to blame? a. the government. b. climate. c. humans.听第7段材料，回答第89题。8. how was the woman feeling? a. very tired. b. very disappointed. c. very pleased.9. where are harrys relatives? a. in susans house. b. in new jersey. c. in grandpas house.听第8段材料，回答第10 12题。10. what did the woman think of her brother-in-law? ahes a cruel man. b. hes a qualified husband. c. hes very hard on his sister.11. when will his sister be angry with his brother-in-law? a. when he forgets to turn off the light. b. when he returns home very late. c. when he makes a serious mistake.12. what kind of man does the woman like? a. a man who helps out with the family. b.a man who has a lot of money. c. a man who is humorous and smart.听第9段材料，回答第13 16题。13. whats the mans name? a. john. b. mike. c. jack.14. why did the man only have his right hand? a. he lost his left arm in a car accident. b. his left arm was cut off by accident. c. he lost his left arm in a flight training.15. what would the man probably be? a.a clerk. b.a fortune-teller. c.a company manager.16. how many shortcomings are mentioned about the man? a. two. b. three. c. four.听第10段材料，回答第1720题。17. what do you need to have if you want to live long? a. enough money and fruits. b. healthy food and plenty of exercise. c. lots of snacks and proper exercise.18. which foods are good to you for lunch or dinner? a. cereal and congee. b. rice and vegetables. c. fish and fruits.19. how long can someone exercise every day? a. about 30 minutes. b. at least one hour. c. over an hour and a half.20. how many sports events are mentioned in the passage? a. two bthree. cfour 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 。 a does watching good tv make you a better person? if you ever feel guilty about the vast amounts of television you watch, might i suggestyou refer to the findings of this study, published last week in psychology of creativity and thearts. in it, the authors claim that watching high-quality television dramas - like mad men orthe west wing - can increase your emotional intelligence. that is, watching good tvmakes you more empathetic(同感的). in the paper, the authors describe two experiments that led them to their pro-tvconclusion. in one, they asked about 100 people to first watch either a television drama (madmen or the west wing) or a nonfiction program (how the universe works or shark week:jaws strikes back). afterward, all of the participants took a test psychologists often use tomeasure emotional intelligence: the results showed that the people whod watched thefictionalized shows did better on this test than those who watched the nonfiction ones. they tried this again, only switching up the programs (the good wife and lost versusnova and through the wormhole) and adding a control group, too: people who took the eye-reading test without watching any television first. again, their results showed that the fictionviewers empathy scores were superior to those who hadnt watched anything in advance. its a similar finding to a widely reported 2013 study that claimed that reading literaryfiction is linked to better scores on this empathy-measuring test. the authors of that studyand this new one argue that a complex fictional narrative forces the reader or viewer toconsider a problem from multiple ways; further, since not every characters emotion is clearlyspelled out, the audience must do some mental work to fill in those gaps, making a guess atthe inner lives of the character.21. what do mad men or the west wing refer to in paragraph l? a. novels b. tv dramas c. magazines d. websites22. what were the participants required to do first in the experiment? a. to get trained. b. to watch tv. c. to imitate each other. d. to compare different dramas.23. the test is especially beneficial for those who are interested in a. their creativity b. their eye-reading test c. their emotional intelligence d. their test scores24. we can know from this empathy-measuring test that _ . a. the fiction viewers were inferior to those who hadnt watched anything b. the researchers must do some mental work to fill in those gaps c. 100 participants must watch both a television drama and a nonfiction program d. reading literary fiction has something to do with better scores b self-promotion plays a big part in the success of any business. press releases are free, andoften the coverage is far more extensive than anything you could have hoped to say in an ad.keep in mind that your goal is to attract favorable media attention when you intend to write asuitable press release, please follow these steps: * things youll need . decide why you are writing a press release and determine your focus. . keep it short and to the point. usually, press releases are no more than one page. . print the words for immediate release in the top left-hand margin in allcaps. follow this line with related contact information: name, title, address, phone number,email address. * create a headline and center it in bold type just above the first line of the body of thepress release. headlines typically highlight the most important, significant or shocking fact inthe release. tips & warnings . press releases are written in block style. . have an objective person read your press release and tell you whether he or she wouldbe interested enough to read a newspaper story about it. if not, consider going back torewrite. . hire a professional photographer to cover your event so you can include relevantphotos with your release. . send your press release to the reporter that covers the area you are targeting instead ofa managing or senior editor. often, this will turn into a story much faster.25. the text is especially helpful for those who care about . a. being objective persons b. writing press releases c. taking attractive photos d. writing news reports26. if you want to report your event, you need to a. write in block style b. keep it short and to the point c. to devote yourself to it d. employ an expert photographer27. what can be a suitable title for the text? a. how to write a proper press release. b. how to set our goals. c. how to focus our attention on reading. d. how to read a newspaper. c if you really want to get to know someone, travel with them. having said that, ive heard horror stories, and with a couple of plans in the works forfuture trips with friends. i wanted to find some people who have successfully traveled withfriends for advice on how to keep sensible when the trip involves lots of time spending with mybest friends. 1. talk money ahead of time when youre traveling with friends, the topic of money will certainly come up. its a goodidea to talk about expenses before even booking the tickets. 2. create a group schedule when traveling in a group, a lot of time can be wasted trying to figure out what to doonce you get there - if this hasnt been discussed ahead of time. 3. nominate a trip leader if youll be traveling in a group with? different? friends, it can be hard to keepeveryone? motivated, so we should choose? one person to be the key decision maker of thegroup for the trip. the leader can set? departure? times and let everyone know the basic planby giving it a proper arrangement. 4. put your important documents together once youve chosen a leader, using a travel folder to gather all tickets, maps and otherimportant documents can help? the process of group travel smoothly, as well. 5. power down nothing is more likely to cause anger than when one person is trying to have aconversation with someone whos busy showing off the trip online. turn off all messages,?voicemails? and social media activity, and live in the moment with your friends. when youtravel and end up spending the time with your face buried in your phone, your companions willcertainly think your social networking is more interesting than their company. 6. set specific free time if you do decide to go by yourself and set your specific free time, you can use acommunication app, like wechat , to stay in touch. it allows you to send your location andcommunicate effectively if you travel alone while exploring.28. the purpose of the text is to _ . a. entertain b. advertise c. have fun d. persuade29. if you want to book the tickets before travelling, the most important topic you are concerned about is . a. nominate a trip leader b. create a group schedule c. talk money ahead of time d. put your important documents together30. why is your company angry with you? a. you turn off your communicative equipment b. you only have a conversation with others. c. you only enjoy yourself while travelling. d. you are only interested in social networking.31. what are you expected to do if you travel by yourself? a. use a communication app. b. get everything ready in advance. c. use a travel folder. d. explore in specific free time. d colleges give future students very little information about how much money they canexpect to earn in the job market. in part thats because colleges may not want people to know,and in part its because such information is difficult and expensive to gather. on saturday, the federal government solved that problem by releasing a huge set of newdata detailing the earnings of people who attended nearly every college and university inamerica. the department of education was thus able to calculate how much money peoplewho were admitted into individual colleges in 2001 and 2002 were earning 10 years later. on the surface, the trends arent surprising - students who are admitted into wealthy,excellent colleges earn more than those who do not. the national universities producing thetop earners are no surprise: harvard, m. i. t. , stanford and others that routinely top theannual u. s. news and world report college rankings. the department of education calculated the percentage of students at each college whoearned more than $ 25,000 per year, which is about what high school graduates earn. athundreds of colleges, less than half of students reached the level 10 years after enrolling. atbennington college in vermont, over 48 percent of former students were earning less than$ 25,000 per year. a quarter were earning less than $ 10,600 per year. at bard college inannandale-on-hudson, the median annual earnings were only $35, 700. results at theuniversity of new mexico were almost exactly the same. the data reveals how much money students are borrowing in exchange for earnings aftergraduation. while u. c. l. a. and penn state are both famous public research universities,recent u.c.l.a. graduates leave with about 30 percent less debt, even as their predecessors（前任）are earning about 30 percent more money at penn state. harvard students borrowbarely a quarter of what brandeis students take on, and earn nearly twice as much.32. how did the federal government settle the problem? a. by releasing a huge set of new data. b. by gathering difficult information. c. by calculating the earnings of people. d. by providing the final results.33. students in wealthy and first class colleges usually earn_. a. less b. more c. the same d. nothing34. which universities can probably produce top earners? a. bennington college and bard college. b. u. c. l. a. and penn state universities. c. harvard, m. i.t. and stanford. d. bennington college and u.c.l. a.35. how much percentage could the former students at bennington college probably earn every year? a.10%. b.25%.c. nearly 50%. d. just 48%.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人空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 you like to read about staying healthy and living a long life. 36 here are somehighlights from the health report for 2014. it includes comments from our internationalaudience.sit less, live longer 37 the story sit less, live longer explores the dangers of sitting too much. itencouraged many of you to get up from your desks and move more at work.are you hardcore enough for crossfit? crossfit is a fitness trend that has been very popular in recent years. it uses very basicbut very challenging exercises. 38 but some like the fact that you do the exercises inteams.how does my brain work best? 39 and they seem to like reports on how to use their brains most effectively. forexample, we wrote about a study that found if you write your class notes by hand, you willremember them better than if you type them.is writing notes by hand better than typing? henry from venezuela says, taking notes is helpful when i put all the words downusing my hand. i just take into consideration what is important to me. and a listener called“white crystal from vietnam says, in my opinion, when you want to remember something,write it. because , when youre writing it means youre thinking about it. you use listening,understanding, seeing and thinking.”its never too late to make your dreams come true mr. reid, nobue from japan wrote, actually ,i have some dreams in mind, and followthese dreams. 40 i will give them my best shot.” a. you like to know how your brain works best. b. all of us lack good living methods. cwe all sit a lot. d. some think that it is unlikely to be a challenging sport. e. i am such a happy person that i can follow my dreams. f. some say it is too easy to get hurt doing crossfit. g. our listeners like their brains. 第三部分英语知识运用共两节，满分45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，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(a、b、c和d)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 one true love he never believed that true love existed. his 41 divorced when he was young and hedidnt think that true love was able to 42 in todays world. he was proven wrong. hisgrandparents 43 tried to help them. he? knew they loved each other, but he wasnt 44 it was true love. he had never heard them 45 ,“i love you other than hugging.they had been married for over fifty years and he thought that their true love was 46 .butagain he was wrong. his grandfather, ralph, was ill, fell and hurt his hip(臀部). 47 inthe hospital, the doctors told him that he 48 lung cancer. it was around thanksgiving day and by christmas his 49 worsened. the cancerspread and his sister called him 50 and said that their grandfather had only a 5 1 to liveand by the weekend he would no longer be with them. he 52 that true love does existtoday and will survive beyond 53 . every night as his grandfather grew more fragile, hewould whisper sweet 54 to grandmother, madge. the night before he died, 55 waswalking out of his room and he said to her “i 56 you, madge”. the next morning he received a 57 at work that grandfather had passed away duringthe 58 . throughout his short battle with cancer, he realized how much two people canlove each other and he realized how much it means to be loved and 5 9 10ve. it is thegreatest 60 on earth and it lasts beyond life because you never forget your one true love.41.a.parents b. children c. grandparents d. wife42.a.keep b. exist c. get d. disappear43.a.seldom b. hardly c. never d. always44.a.enthusiastic b. afraid c. sure d. negative45.a.say b. talk c. speak d. tell46.a.atttractive b. rough c. gone d. enjo