江西省横峰中学高三英语适应性考试试题.doc

横峰中学2015届适应性考试英语试卷注意事项： 1.本试卷分第i卷（选择题）和第ii卷（非选择题）两部分。2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在本试卷相应的位置。3. 全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试卷上无效。4. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第i卷（选择题，共100分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分)第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）听下面5短对话。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 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 difficult. b. very interesting. c. too simple.5. what are the speakers talking about? a. weather b b. clothes. c. news. 第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有2至4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5秒钟的时间阅读各个小题；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. 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. play with helen.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 6:509. where will the speakers 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. he s 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 big cities public transport? a. its comfortable. b. its time-saving. c. it cheap.19. what is good about living in a small town than a big city? a. its safer. b. it healthier. c. it more convenient.20 what kind of life does the speaker seem to like most? a. busy. b. colourful. c. quiet. 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第1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。 ashakespeares birthplace and exhibition of shakespeares world welcome to the worldfamous house where william shakespeare was born in l564 and where he grew up. the property(房产)remained in the ownership of shakespeares family until 1806 .the house has welcomed visitors traveling from all over the world for over 250 years.opening times:20 mar to 19 octmon to sat: 9:00am to 5:00pmsun: 9:30am to 5:00pm20 oct to 19 marmon to sat: 9:30am to 4:00pmsun: 10:00am to 4:00pm enter through the visitors centre and see the highlypraised exhibition shakespeares world，a lively and fullintroduction to the life and work of shakespeare stand in the rooms where shakespeare grew up discover examples of furniture and needlework from shakespeares period enjoy the traditional english garden，plantedadmissions:adult 4.90child 2.20family 12.00( 2 adults + up to 3 children) with trees and flower mentioned in the poets worksthe birthplace is within easy walking distance of all the carparks shown on the map；nearest is windsor street(3 minutes walk)the house may present difficulties but the visitors centre，its exhibitionand the garden are accessible to wheelchair usersthe shakespeare coffee house(opposite the birthplace)21how much is the admission for a family of two grown-ups and two children？a9.80 b14.20 c16.40 d12.0022where is the nearest parking place to shakespeares birthplace？abehind the exhibition hall bopposite the visitors centre cat windsor street dnear the coffee house23a wheelchair user may need help to enter athe house bthe garden cthe visitors centre dthe exhibition hallbfrom childrens birthdays to that long-awaited family holiday, we all want to remember those important moments with a photograph. but if youre one of those people who cant stop snapping photos at an important event, beware-you could end up forgetting it all in a flash.experts have warned that the addiction to recording every moment of our lives could be having an adverse effect on our memories.maryanne garry, a new zealand psychology professor, has been studying how the frequent taking of photos might change childhood memories. “i think the problem is that people are forgetting to experience the moment,” she says. parents at the park taking one photo after another of their children, for example, are actually paying less attention to what is happening around them. the picture only captures a small party of the total experience. and because parents remember less about these important events, they become less effective in their role as the key people who help children learn how to talk about their experiences. as a result, childrens own childhood memories are reduced.the idea that we are experiencing less as we record more got psychologist linda henkel thinking. she wanted to explore how photographs shape our memories.henkel, who researches human memory at fairfield university in connecticut, did an experiment by sending groups of students to the universitys art museum. the students observed some objects and photographed others. then, back at the laboratory, they were given a memory test. henkel found what she called a “photo-taking effect”. the students remembered fewer of the objects that they had taken photos of, and they remembered fewer details about those objects. she says her students memories were worse because they were relying on the camera to remember the details for them.“as soon as you hit click on that camera, its as if youve outsourced your memory,” she says.24. the underlined word “it” in paragraph 1 refers to _.a. a childs birthdayb. an important eventc. a valuable photograph d. a family holiday25. according to garry, what will be the result of parents frequently taking photos of their children?a. parents will be very skillful at taking photos.b. children will enjoy many more beautiful pictures.c. children will become more important in their parents eyes d. parents will appreciate these important moments less.26. according to paragraph 3, why are childrens memories reduced?a. parents are less effective in helping children discuss their experiences.b. parents are not interested in listening to childrens experiences.c. children are more interested in taking photos than experiencing.d. flash lights are causing children to forget more things.27. whats the purpose of this passage?a. to introduce a new discovery in taking photos.b. to explain how to use cameras in an effective way c. to discuss the effect of photo-taking on memory.d. to describe the ways of remembering valuable experiences.csina weibo, one of the countrys most popular micro-blogging sites, has launched a paid service. for a 10 yuan ($ l.57) monthly fee, users get a membership on their sina weibo accounts. according to xu yuanyuan, a member of the marketing team at sina, the move is to guarantee a more convenient and safer environment for users. but despite the companys efforts to increase income, it seems that most of its 300 million users still prefer the free version. the premium membership (高级会员) plans ,announced by the company on monday, brought about negative comments from its users . “the current service is good enough for me”, said a beijing-based micro-blogger. “i dont really need those value-added services and it might be a waste of money. i might consider paying for it if some more features are added.”dong xu, an analyst with consulting firm analysis international, said that sina shouldnt expect a great increase in income brought by the new services. the free services are enough for most users, dong said. “the company has been making attempts at different profit models since last year. a potential source of income could be gaming. games and advertisements are so far the two biggest sources of income.” she said.other micro-blogging service providers have not yet followed suit. fang gang, vice-president of rival sohu, said via e-mail on tuesday that sohus micro-blogging service will never charge users. “its good news for us. users can come to our website if they have to pay for services (at sina).” fang said.28. most of sina weibos users . a. arent satisfied with its free version b. show no interest in its paid services c. are looking forward to new services d. think highly of its new paid version29. whats dong xus attitude towards sina weibos new services increasing income? a. negative. b. confident . c. indifferent. d. positive .30. why did fang gang consider sina weibos charging its users good news? a. because sina will make more money. b. because sina will lose the whole weibo market. c. because sohu will attract more users. d. because sohu will offer free services.31. what can be the best title for the text? a. sina weibo faces great challenges b. sina weibo launches paid services c. sina weibo expects income increase d. sina weibo becomes more convenient dengineers should embrace（接受）the arts, sir john oreilly, a fellow of the institution of engineering and technology, argued in a lecture. about 59% of engineering companies in the iets 2014 survey feared skill shortages could threaten business. there is nothing as creative as engineering, sir john told the reporter. he says science, technology, engineering and mathematics - often known as stem subjects, are vital for a modern knowledge economy. but there is a massive shortfall in the number of recruits（招聘） - with a recent study by the royal academy of engineering saying the uk needs to increase by as much as 50% the number of stem graduates it produces. delivering this years mountbatten lecture at the royal institution, sir john argued that engineers should recognise the role of the arts in their work - among other benefits; this could attract more people into the profession. the lecture, full steam ahead for growth, advocated a wider adoption - steam, or science, technology, engineering, arts and maths. engineers should embrace the arts as being key to creativity and an important component of innovation（创新）, crucial to creating new products and boosting future competitiveness, he argued. engineering and technology is an increasingly diverse and creative field, said sir john. some university engineering departments already cooperated with art schools to develop understanding, he told the reporter. in particular he mentioned cranfield universitys centre for creative competitive design and imperial colleges work with the royal college of art. the two sets of people could work well together and more emphasis on the creative side of engineering could improve the success of products, he said. aesthetics(美学) is part of it, he told the reporter, adding that apples ipod was not the first digital media player, nor the only one that worked - but it came to dominate the market because it was nice to have.sir john said he was not suggesting universities started requiring a-level art from engineering applicants - the key subjects for admission would continue to be maths and the sciences. but an emphasis on creative skills would help broaden the pool and attract more people in. 32. according to the lecture full steam ahead for growth, _.a. engineers should cooperate with arts majorsb. accepting the arts could attract more people into engineeringc. engineers should realize arts play the most important part in their work d. engineering and technology is as diverse and creative as before33. by giving the example of apples ipod, sir john intends to _.a. stress the importance of artsb. stress the importance of marketingc. stress the importance of communicationd. stress the importance of science and technology34. which of the following is true according to the passage?a. more university students should study arts instead of engineering.b. engineering and technology is increasingly different and unrelated fields.c. the iets skills survey raised concerns about the number of recruits to engineering.d. students from some university engineering departments have already transferred to art schools 35. what is the passage mainly about?a. lack of creativity makes it difficult for the engineering major to find a satisfactory job.b. the key subjects for engineering majors remain to be maths and the sciences rather than arts.c. university engineering departments should cooperate with art schools to improve the success of products.d. engineering needs to emphasize its creative side to encourage more young people to choose it as a career.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。have you ever had the strange feeling that you were being watched? you turned around and ,sure enough, someone was looking right at you!36 to research whether such a “sixth sense”really exists, robert baker, a psychologist(心理学家)at the university of kentucky, performed two experiments.in the first one, 37 the subjects（受试者）were eating, drinking, reading，studying, watching tv, or working at a computer. baker made sure that the people could not tell that he was sitting behind them during those periods. later, when he asked the subjects whether they felt they were being observed from behind. 38 then he made another experiment. 39 the people had to write down when they felt they were being stared at and when they werent. baker found that the subjects were no better at telling when they were started at than if they had just guessed.40 if people doubt the outcome of his two experiments, said baker, “i suggest they repeat the experiments and see for themselves.”a . baker told the subjects that they would be stared at from time to time from behind a two way mirror in a laboratory.b. parapsychologists(灵学家)say that humans have a natural ability to sense when someone is looking at them.c . almost all of them said they had no sense that someone was staring at them.d . the subjects were no better at telling when they were started ate . baker concludes that people do not have the ability to sense when theyre being stared at.f .can humans sense when they are stared at？g. baker sat behind unknowing people in public places and stared at the backs of their heads for 5 to 15 minutes.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15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。in an old city of hungary, there used to be a boy who was very rich and clever but nothing could make him feel happyhe had almost everything a boy could ever want，so he was only 41 in the most rare objects. one day his parents bought him a very strange 42 when the boy went to see his reflection(映像)in it，he looked very 43 he tried smiling， 44 his reflection continued with its sad expression .the boy went off to buy sweets and lots of toys, 45 he came home as happy as he could be，but he 46 looked sad in that mirror, “what a(n) 47 mirror! its the first time ive seen a mirror that didnt 48 properly!”that afternoon he went out to buy some toys and on his way he saw a little girl who was 49 the boy went over to see what had 50 to her. the little girl said that she couldnt find her parents. together the two children set off 51 them. as the little girl wouldnt stop crying，the boy spent all of his money buying her sweets to 52 her upafter much walking，they 53 her parents who were looking for her，very worried then the boy said 54 to the familywhen seeing the time，he 55 to head for home without toys and 56 in his room，to his great surprise，he found a(n) 57 face in the mirror. and so he understood the 58 of that mirror. the mirror could only reflect the 59 feelings of its owner. he felt really happy at having 60 that little 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