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山西省古县、高县、离石县八校2016届高三下学期第一次适应性考试英 语 科 试 题一、听力（30分）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。（ ）1why does the woman refuse to have more apple pie? a. because its not delicious. b. because she has hardly eaten anything. c. because she wants to be slimmer.（ ）2. what season is it now? a. spring. b. summer. c. winter.（ ）3. which of the following statements is true? a. only the woman likes to read chris paines book. b. only the man likes to read chris paines book. c. they both like to read chris paines book.（ ）4. what do we know from the conversation？ a. both of the two speakers understand peter well. b. peter uses too much american english. c. one of the speakers is from america.（ ）5. what is the man doing？ a. asking for help. b. making suggestions. c. asking for permission. 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6、7题。（ ）6. how old is bob? a. 15. b. 7. c. 17.（ ）7. what is the womans attitude to bobs traveling on his own？ a. she is worried about it. b. she is against it. c. she is eager to stop it. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。（ ）8. where are the speakers？ a. in a store. b. in a factory. c. in a repair shop.（ ） 9. what can we learn from the conversation? a. the remote doesnt work because the man forgot to put batteries in it. b. there are several problems with the dvd player bought by the man. c. there is a problem with all the models made by this brand of the dvd player. 听笛8段材料回答第10至12题。（ ） 10what is the most possible relationship between the man and the woman?a. man and wife b. friends c. colleagues（ ） 11. what do the man and the woman think of mr. hudson?a. he is always unhappy. b. he is cheerful usually. c. he doesnt work hard.（ ） 12. what does mr. hudson probably worry about? a. mother. b. his job. c. his son. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。（ ）13. whats the relationship between the two speakers? a. teacher and student. b. classmates. c. boss and employee.（ ）14. what is he going to do? a. hold a party for the woman. b. hold a party for their friend，jane. c. see jane off to china（ ）15. what is jane going to do？ a. shes going to work in china. b. shes going to study in china c. shes going to visit in china（ ）16. whats the womans decision? a. she wants to attend the party. b. she doesnt want to attend the party. c. shes not decided yet. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。（ ）17. how many topics does the report cover? a. 8. b. 18. c. 22.（ ）18. what will china build up a system to promote by 2050？ a: public security. b. new energy industry. c. agriculture.（ ）19. what will china further develop？ a. technology. b. science. c. mineral resource.（ ）20. what does cas（中科院）consist of? a. 11 regional branches. b. over 100 institutes. c. both a and b.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。（a）the childrens book-show competition is a chance for young readers to be writers. reading, it seems, is coming back in fashion, if a survey by the famous national literacy trust (the nlt) is true. it shows that the percentage of children who admit enjoying reading has grown for the first time in the past 8 years. so its a good time to launch a competition that includes a shed-load of new books for schools as prizes. the childrens book-show competition,backedby the independent, is taking to the roads again from the start of next term, with a nation-wide tour of 15 big cities, featuring a line-up of a dozen childrens writers and illustrators(插图画家)aiming to persuade pupils to follow their footsteps. the competition, launched by the childrens writer and illustrator jessica souhami, has two categories: the under-nines and nine to 13-year-olds. children are asked to choose their favorite fairy or folk tale and set it in an extraordinary place. then they are to retell it with the aid of drawings and writings-whether it is set at sea, on a distant planet, in the future or in the past. the closing date for the competition is 30th november. “tell your tale in pictures and in words, ”say the organizers of the competition. “it can be in a picture book or comic-book format.” the winner of each competition will receive a signed copy of a book by each of the 12 authors involved in this years tour, plus 150 worth of books for their school. the runners-up will receive a signed copy of souhamis new book.21.what can we know about the book-show competition? _ a. it will be held by the famous nlt. b. it will be held in different cities. c. it has never been organized before. d. children of all ages will join in it.22. the underlined word “backed” in paragraph 3 means_. a. started b. promoted c. supported d. reported23. what will be offered as a prize to schools? _ a. pictures and comic books b. books worth 150 in all. c. books signed by 12 authors. d. jessica souhamis new books.24. the authors purpose of writing this passage is to _. a. encourage young readers to become writers. b. persuade all children to join in the competition c. promote childrens books by famous writers. d. introduce the childrens book-show competition（b）china is one of the countries with the richest history, culture and the most developed civilization, economy and political system on the planet. their language has fascinated people a very long time and still does. these are only a few reasons for which today there are still a lot of students and tourists that are attracted by this country, its culture and economical growth. numerous students decide to study abroad china every year as they want to experience the life there and learn its fascinating language.there are over 500 dialects in china because of the big distance between villages and towns from the capital cities such as beijing. in spite of great popularity that the english language has around the globe, mandarin chinese is the most spoken language in the entire world because of the fact that china is the most populated country on earth, having more than 1.3 billion citizens. this is the main reason for which most students want to study chinese in china.on the other hand, china has the fastest growing and expanding economies in the world and this might give you the chance to take part in future projects in different areas of china. these are welltrained specialists around the world that decide to study mandarin in china where they can become leaders in their specific field of operation. people who study chinese in beijing will have a lot of opportunities after mastering the chinese alphabet and a lot of doors will open for them, giving them a lot of chances to succeed in their career.to sum up, if you decide to study chinese in beijing, the best place to start your research and gather information is the internet. here you have various opportunities to study in china at affordable prices.25. why do large numbers of foreign students decide to come to china to study every year?a. to experience the life here and learn chinese.b. to learn different dialects in china.c. to earn money by teaching english in china.d. to taste chinese food and enjoy beautiful scenery.26. we can know from the third paragraph that_.a. china has paid much attention to development b. more people will come to china to learn chinesec. it is fairly easy to find a favorite job in chinad. people can make more money in china in the future27. what would be the best title for this passage?a. the reasons of learning chinese in beijingb. chinese is easy for the foreigners to learnc. most people speak chinese in the worldd. chinese can help to find a good job in beijing（c）dad had agreencomb (梳子）.he bought it when he married mum. every night，he would hand me his comb and say.“good girl, help daddy clean it, ok?”i was pleased to do it. at age five, this dull(无趣的) task brought me such joy. i would excitedly turn the tap (水龙头)on and brush the comb carefully. satisfied that id done a good job. i would happily return the comb to dad. he would smile affectionately (亲切地）at me and place the comb on his wallet.two years later. dad started his own business, which wasnt doing sowell. that was when things started to change. daddidnt come home as early and as much as he used to. mum and i became mad with him for placing our family in trouble. with time, an uncomfortable silence grew between us.after my graduation, dads business was getting back on track. on my 28th birthday. dad came home early. as usual i helpedhimcarry his bags into his study. when i turned to leave, he said, hey, would you help me clean my comb?”i looked at him a while，then took the comb and headed to the sink.ithitme then: why, as a child, helping dad clean his comb was such a pleasure. that routine (习惯) meant dad was home early to spend the evening with mum and me. it meant a happy and loving family.i passed the clean comb back to dad. he smiled atme and carefully placed his comb on his wallet. but this time, i noticed something different. dad had aged. he had wrinkles(皱纹）next tohiseyes when he smiled, yet his smile was still as heartwarming as before, the smile of a father who just wanted a good life for his family.28. why was the author pleased to clean the comb?a. because her father forced her to do.b. because others things were dull.c. because cleaning the comb could make her happy.d. because she knew her father would praiseher.29. when was there a silence between the author and her father?a. two years after her father startedhisbusiness.b. when she didnt clean the comb for her father.c. when her mom became mad.d. after her fatherdidnt come home as early as before.30. it occurred to the author that helping dad cleaning the comb meant_.a. she could play with waterb. she could spend more time withherfatherc. she could have the chance to see the combd. she could take the responsibility for the family31. from thelastparagraph, we can know that_a. the author understood what dad did was actually for the familyb. dad wasnt satisfied with what the author didc. the author didnt clean the comb carefullyd. daddidnt like smiling before（d）a dutch artist and designer has come up with a device which he hopes will get rid of pollutants from beijings smog skies, creating clean air for the citys mask-wearing people. an electromagnetic field（电磁场）will pull particles（微粒）in the smog to the ground where they can be easily cleaned.“its like when you have a balloon which has static（静电）and your hair goes toward it. same with the smog,”says artist daan roosegaarde. his studio has reached an agreement with the beijing government to test the technology in one of tile capitals parks. with its skies regularly covered by dirty gray smog, beijing this week announced a series of emergency measures to handle the problem. roosegaarde says an indoor model device has already proven it works and is confident that the resultswith the help of a team of scientists and engineerscan be replicated(复制的) outside. “beijing is quite a good place because the smog in beijing is quite low. it lies in a valley so theres not so much wind. its a good environment to explore this kind of thing.” “well be able to purify the air and the challenge is to get the top of the smog so you can see the sun again.” roosegaarde acknowledges that projects like this are a way of drawing attention to the problem,rather than a practical solution to beijings awful air pollution. “this is not the real answer for smog. the real answer has to do with clean cars, different industry and different lifestyles.” however, he hopes the project will make a “fundamental statement” by allowing the citys people to realize the difference between breathing clean and smog-filled air.32. the device works by _.a. helping keep the particles out with more masksb. pulling pollutants to the ground with an electromagnetic fieldc. absorbing hair with a balloon with staticd. creating clean air and let it out into the sky33. according to the passage，_ .a. the beijing government has agreed to use the technology in beijingb. they have proven the results of the device both indoors and outdoorsc. the results of the air-cleaning device can be expectabled. the beijing government has never done anything to handle the air pollution34. what does roosegaarde really mean by saying “beijing is quite a good place. ”?a. the air pollution in beijing is not quite serious.b. the weather in beijing is good for foreigners to live in.c. beijing is quite fit for using the air-cleaning device.d. it is easy to get the top of the smog in beijing.35. roosegaarde appeals to people in beijing to _.a. pay attention to air pollution and solve the problem finallyb. invent more devices to clean the smog in beijingc. drive modern cars and try different lifestylesd. realize how serious the pollution theyre facing is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。real-life room escape gamesreal-life room escape gamesare a type of physical adventure game in which people are locked in a room with other participants and have to use the things in the room to settle a series of puzzles, find clues (线索), and escape the room within a set time limit.the games are based off escape the room video games, such as crimson room and qp-shot, created by takagism inc. by toshimitsu takagi in 2005, in which the player is locked inside a room and must explore his or her surroundings in order to escape.36other inspirations include adventure board games and movies. real-life room escape games are becoming popular in the united states, japan, and china.37for example, some games require you escape prison cells while others require you escape space stations. 38soon, they were exported to north america, asia and australia.examples include the two pioneer companies hint hunt and adventure rooms.the games were so successful that new locations began opening up across china, in cities big and small, according towant china times. in the southern city of shenzhen, for example, the first escape game location opened last august.39“these real-life escape games can help those who stay at home on their computers and ipads all day to experience real social circles,” tianxiaochuan, who owns two room escape game stores in jinan, toldwant china times.earlier this year,the south china morning postsaid the real-life escape games are a hit among “highly stressed students and overworked young professionals.”40some players get so involved that they tear down equipment or decorations inside their “prisons”, as zhu yumeng, chief operating officer of beijing room escape game store taoquan toldchina daily. a. each game adds local themes to settings. b. and seven new game locations quickly followed. c. they should also be brave enough to face their fears. d. sometimes the excitement becomes a bit much, though. e. weekend or day event escape games have been held in some stores. f.permanent real life escape games in a fixed location were first opened in europe. g. players must be observant and use their critical thinking skills to escape the room.第二部分英语知识运用(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，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。it is universally acknowledged that fresh food is beneficial to our health. as a small child, i didnt know about the benefits of fresh food._41_, i considered canned fish and fruit, bottled soft drinks and _42_ snacks to be the most appetizing (令人垂涎的). as i learned to prefer fresh and _43_ foods to the artificial taste of chemically-enhanced snacks, i began to _44_ starting a vegetable garden in our backyard.“what would it take?” i asked my mom. we had the space and were _45_ to take care of the plants every day. _46_ doing some research online, we _47_ to dig out a space of 16 square feet in our yard. it would have to be at least a foot deep _48_ with a raised vegetable bed, the vegetables would have two feet of depth to grow.it was february of 2013. we knew that we had to work _49_ if we wanted to plant vegetables that spring. that month, every day after school, i pushed _50_ the tough clay (粘土) under our lawn with a large shovel (铲子). luckily, the rain made the soil _51_, and before we knew it, we had finished digging the bed. next came my favorite part: shopping for _52_ and plants. by june, our plants, especially the tomatoes, were growing _53_. we had never _54_ such fresh tomatoes; they were so sweet that you could almost taste the _55_ in them. to give our friends gifts, we packed jars of our little tomatoes. we also _56_ italian pasta sauce with our tomatoes and basil (罗勒，一种香料). it reassured (使放心) us to know that we were eating healthy and fresh produc