江苏省射阳县第二中学高三英语下学期期初考试试题.doc

射阳二中2016春高三期初考试英语试卷时间：120分钟 分值：120分第一部分 听力（共两节, 满分20分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 does the man mean? a. they need to work harder. b. most of the work remains to be done. c. the work is not as much as the woman thinks.2. where is the man now? a. on the third floor. b. on the second floor. c. on the first floor.3. what do we know about the woman? a. she is drunk. b. she has been speeding. c. she drove through a red light.4. when will the two speakers probably discuss the agenda this evening? a. before the dinner.b. during the dinner. c. after the dinner.5. whatare the two speakers mainly talking about? a. parks. b. seasons. c. kite-flying.第二节 (共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15 分)听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。6. what will the woman do this summer? a. look for a job. b. take a course and work. c. travel around the world.7. when will the man think about his career? a. before he graduates. b. after he finishes traveling.c. after he takes a business class.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. what happened to the man? a. he broke up with his girlfriend. b. he lost his job. c. he was seriously injured.9. what does the woman advise the man to do? a. be more careful b. be happier.c. be more confident.10. what did the woman do last night? a. she held a party at home. b. she went to dance. c. she went to a birthday party.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. where are the two speakers planning to go in the morning? a. to a park. b. to an art museum. c. to a shopping center.12. what does the man want to visit the zoo in the afternoon? a. the zoo will be closed the rest of the week. b. the zoo is free to visitors that day only. c. there are unusual animals there.13. why doesnt the man want to go shopping? a. he doesnt have enough cash. b. he forgets to take this credit card. c. he wants to enjoy the view of the seashore.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. where will the woman stay during her trip? a. at a friends. b. at a hotel. c. at a university dormitory.15. about how long will the woman be in the country? a. one or two days. b. three or four days.c. more than four days.16. what things are in the womans luggage? a. clothing, computer and books.b. cd player, clothing and books. c. books, gifts and computer.17. what other information can we learn about woman? a. her parents are on the same trip.b. she enjoys traveling to different countries. c. she was born in that country.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. what is the passage mainly about? a. the man explained why he competed for the president. b. the man hoped his daughters could understand him. c. the man wanted to get along well with his daughters.19. what is true according to the passage? a. the man had a little pity in his heart. b. the man keeps his daughters eating junk food. c. the mans wife and daughters might complain him.20. what made the mans life change? a. the great nation. b. his great ambition. c. the births of his two daughters.第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分35分）第一节：单项填空（共15题；每小题1分，满分15分）21. dont be upset about missing voice of china . the viewers will have _ second chance to watch it on _ channel 4 tonight.a. a; the b. the; the c. the; / d. a; /22. as we all know, electronic products are always under continuous renewal. if robots like ava_, they could represent a new opportunity for mobile app developers.a. take on b. catch on c. work on d. turn on23. china has officially set sept 3 as victory day to mark chinas victory over japan in world war ii. the establishment of victory day highlights beijings _ to peaceful development and the importance of _ the past. a. commitment; acknowledging b. application; admitting c. acknowledging; committing d. admission; applying 24. rather than sticking to the principles stubbornly, china is now adopting a new concept in economic policies in a/an _way that shows its own characteristics.a. available b. flexible c. invisible d. sustainable 25. it is widely acknowledged that china has been _ into a more prosperous and advanced country in the last 30 years. a. transformed b. transferred c. transported d. transmitted 26. i know he failed his last test, but really hes _ stupid.a. something butb. nothing butc. anything but d. not but27. the cctv show chinese characters dictation competition has taken the country by storm, which is partly designed to arouse peoples _ in the chinese language.a. responseb. enthusiasm c. significance d. consequence28. most of her spare time _ , she still kept on her research in the library.a. occupiedb. to be occupiedc. was occupied d. had been occupied 29. the failure was a big to him, but he wasnt discouraged and soon got as enthusiastic as ever. （2015福建24）a. blowb. issuec. excused. factor30. why didnt you watch the program “where are we going, dad?”? it was because something was wrong with the web tv _ too many users were receiving it. a. which b. that c. through that d. through which31. the 2013 population investigation shows one in four people in jiangsu will be over 65 and the number of over-85 people _ by 2030. a. have doubled b. will be doubled c. will have doubled d. will double32the driver，_ the passengers，_ responsible for the accident.amore than；are brather than；is cother than；were dless than；was33. he asked me to give him a lift _ i could make an explanation about the crowded space in my car. it was so hard to refuse him!a. until b. while c. before d. when34. the company has changed some of its working practices _ complaints and criticism from the customers.a. in respect to b. in response to c. in return for d. in exchange for35. - do you know what they are whispering about? they look mysterious. - _. none of our business. a. i am all ears b. dont be a fly on the wall c. let the cat out of the bag d. the wall has ears. 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，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。all of us go through some difficult times as we approach teenage years. its the age when we have to deal with the most 36 in our life. this transition (过渡) from childhood to adulthood is 37 for some, but rough for others. the most important thing about being a teenager is 38 . when we are teenagers, we would get blamed or even punished for anything wrong we do. unlike before when we were small kids, even if we made a big trouble, we didnt need to pay anything for it.its all not so 39 about being a teenager though. we dont have to have our 40 take us to somewhere we want to go or we couldnt go before. we can have 41 with friends or even alone, which we couldnt have because we were too 42 to know what pleasure is! its a very enjoyable time of life. during this age, we are old enough to 43 what is good for us, and make decisions by ourselves without 44 others.but like the saying goes all good things must come to an end, but all bad things can continue 45 .” during this period, we are having much 46 for our studies. if we dont pass, we wont get jobs, and things will take a turn for the 47 . with the present world economy in _48 , we have to do really, really well in our 49 for a job. adults say that their _50 is the hardest part of life. but i think the transition from a kid to an adult is much 51_ than being already an adult. what we do in our teenage years will 52 what we become and how we lead our life in the future.in conclusion, it is quite 53 that parents put much pressure on an already stressed out teenager. if they realized that, living condition for teenagers would be much better._54 for the teens ourselves we should get to know what is best for us. whats more, we should understand the right 55 of life we choose at this age can make us happy for the rest of our existence.36. a. chancesb. changesc. feelingsd. expectations37. a. smoothb. practicalc. demandingd. necessary38. a. knowledgeb. independence c. confidenced. responsibility39. a. easyb. strangec. badd. interesting40. a. guidesb. partnersc. parentsd. friends41. a. funb. troublec. relationd. business42. a. proudb. youngc. smartd. mature43. a. predictb. rememberc. imagined. understand44. a. guidingb. helpingc. invitingd. consulting45. a. occasionallyb. temporarilyc. foreverd. increasingly46. a. pressureb. passionc. motivationd. panic47. a. betterb. worsec. fewerd. more48. a. declineb. hopec. increased. debt49. a. contributionb. educationc. applicationd. qualification50. a. promotionb. workc. experienced. age51. a. harderb. happierc. easierd. lighter52. a. reflectb. confirmc. determined. identify53. a. vitalb. urgentc. commond. unnecessary54. a. or b. otherwise c. but d. because55. a. experience b. wayc. conditiond. power第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读下列短文，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。aben walked quietly. he wanted to surprise the hunter. but then, what would he do?suddenly he heard a birds wings beating the dry grass. ben moved quickly toward the sound.he saw a colored head the head of a beautiful bird. the bird did not move until ben came close. then it tried to fly away, but one wing was broken.ben lifted the bird and held it close against his body. the bird fought to escape, but soon lay quietly in bens arms.ben decided to take the bird home and fix its broken wing so that it could fly again.he was almost out of the woods when he heard the hunter behind him.“you just found that bird?” the hunter asked.“yes,” ben answered.“it is mine!”ben was afraid and tried to answer, but his mouth was too dry to speak. nevertheless, he wetted his lips and said, “no.”“i shot him and i say he is mine!”“but he is not dead yet,” ben answered, “and besides, anything on my land belongs to me.”the hunter looked down at the little man and smiled. “say, who are you?”bens voice shook with both fear and anger. “i own this land. there are signs everywhere that say, no hunting.”“no need to get angry, mister,” the hunter said, “control yourself.”there was something threatening in the mans cool quiet voice. and he had a gun. his arms were free and bens were not.the hunter stepped closer and said, “give me that bird!”ben was white with anger, “no!” he answered. his eye glasses became wet and he had to look over the top of them to see the other man.“give me the bird and i will go away,” the hunter said.“you get off my land,” ben told him. “get off right now you do not belong here!”the mans face got red. “mister,” he said, “i have been hunting here all my life. i grew up here.”“that is a thing of the past.” ben said. “i do not know who you are and i do not care. i own this place now and im telling you to leave. you go back through the woods and get off my land!”“now look, mister,” the hunter said, “be reasonable.”the hunter raised his gun.a cold wind blew across bens face. he looked into the hunters gray eyes. ben was frightened. it was not too late, he thought. he could still give the bird to the hunter and return safely home that would end this whole ugly business.the bird struggled weakly and made a wild, strange noise.then ben knew he could never give this bird to the hunter. this feeling gave ben great strength, and he was no longer afraid.“i will never let you kill this bird,” he said. “get away from here. if you try to take this bird, i will fight you have a gun and you are bigger, but that does not worry me. you will never get this bird you will have to kill me first.”the two men looked at each other. bens fear returned. his knees began to shake and felt sick. yet he stood straight, wondering what would happen next.they stood close to each other for a long time. the woods are strangely quiet. then the hunters rough voice broke the silence.“you are a fool.” and then to bens surprise, he slowly walked away.ben watched until he was gone. his arms hurt, his body felt wet and cold.56. what strengthened bens determination never to give the bird to the hunter?a. his strong dislike of the hunter.b. his firm confidence in himself.c. his concern and sympathy for the bird. d. his ownership of this piece of land.57. why did the hunter smile when saying “say, who are you” in the passage?a. he was amused at bens reply and interested in him.b. he looked down on ben and thought his reply ridiculous.c. he wanted to confirm bens identity in a friendly way.d. he meant to be friendly enough to get the bird from ben.58. it can be learned from the passage that _.a. ben never thought of giving in b. ben was willing to compromisec. ben held out to the endd. ben was sure about his victory b we might think we know which colours do what. the idea that red wakes us up or blue calms us down is deeply rooted in western culture. but do they really change our behaviour in the ways that we assume?when it comes to scientific research, the results are mixed and at times contested. some studies have found that people do better on cognitive tasks when faced with red rather than blue or green; others show the opposite. the idea is that if you repeatedly have a particular experience surrounded by a certain colour, then you eventually begin to associate that colour with the way you were feeling or behaving. a school career spent reading your teachers red writing circling your mistakes forever makes you link red with danger. blue meanwhile is more likely to be associated with calmer situations like marvelling at a big blue expanse of sky.of course there will always be exceptions - the comment from the teacher saying “well done” is also written in red. it is true that people do make different associations with different colours, but whether this translates into behaving in a certain way or succeeding at a particular task is a different question.in 2009 researchers tried to clarify the situation. they sat their participants at computer screens coloured blue, red or “neutral” and tested them on various tasks. with a red screen people did better on tasks requiring attention to detail, but when the screen was blue they did better on creative tasks. in practice this might be tricky. in a classroom you might want to think creatively some of the time and pay attention to detail at others.however, when another team tried to repeat the study with a larger group of people in 2014, the effect of colour disappeared. the initial study consisted of just 69 people. in this new, bigger study, of 263 volunteers, background colour made no difference.so colours might well have an effect, but so far those effects have been difficult to demonstrate consistently and sometimes dont seem to exist at all. 59. whats the major function of the first paragraph?a. to present a widely held view b. to raise a question of behavior changec. to introduce the theme of the passaged. to summarize the whole passage60. the author mentions the exception in paragraph 3 in order to show _.a. there are exceptions to every ruleb. people tend to associate colors with behaviors c. colors do matter to those who desire success d. colors dont necessarily mean particular behaviors 61. it can be concluded from the results of the studies in 2009 and 2014 that _.a. solid evidence is inadequate to prove how colors affect us b. the research findings are practical in indoor decorationc. a larger study may help confirm colors effects on our behaviors d. walls should be painted different colors depending on different tasks c my father was, by nature, a cheerful, kindly man. until he was thirty-four years old he worked as a farm-hand for thomas butterworth near the town of bidwell, ohio. on saturday evenings he drove his horse into town to spend a few hours in social intercourse with other farm-hands. he was quite happy in his position in life. it was in his thirty-fifth year that father married my mother, a school teacher. something happened to the two people. the american passion for getting up in the world took possession of them. mother induced father to give up his place as a farm-hand, sell his horse and start an independent enterprise of his own. they rented ten acres of poor stony land and launched into chicken raising. one inexperienced in such matters can have no idea of the many and tragic things that can happen to a chicken. it is born out of an egg, lives for a few weeks as a tiny fluffy thing, then becomes naked, gets diseases, and dies. a few hens, and now and then a rooster, intended to serve gods mysterious ends, struggle through to maturity. the hens lay eggs out of which come other chickens and the awful cycle is thus made complete. it is all unbelievably complex. most philosophers must have been raised on chicken farms. one hopes for so much from a chicken and is so awfully disappointed. small chickens, look so bright and in fact so awfully stupid. they are so much like people they mix one up in ones judgments of life. if disease does not kill them they wait until your expectations are thoroughly aroused and then walk under the wheels of a carriage.