江苏省宿迁市沭阳国际学校高三英语上学期期初考试试题（高补班）.doc

沭阳国际学校20152016学年度第一学期期初测试高补班英语试卷第卷（共85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。1how many students visited the buckingham palace? atwelve.bten.csix.2where does the conversation probably take place? aat home.bin a park.con the phone.3what is the man? aa teacher.ba manager.ca doctor.4what can we learn from the conversation? athe womans brother will go to study abroad. bthe womans brother will get married next month. cthe womans brother has passed the college entrance exam.5what does the man mean? ahe doesnt have enough time to learn english. bhe doesnt study english very hard. che isnt good at english.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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，各小题给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6what kind of people will visit the science museum? avisitors coming to the city. bbill, jane and their friends. ca lot of students from the city.7what does jane think of the restaurants in the city? athey are big.bthey are special.cthe food is delicious.听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。8why didnt the woman see tommy yesterday? ahe went to the insurance company. bhe has finished his class. che didnt go to school.9what was the result of the accident? atommy was all right but the car was damaged. btommy was injured and the car was damaged. cthe car was all right but tommy was seriously injured.10who would pay for the loss of the accident?atommy himself.bthe telephone company. cthe insurance company.听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。11what is the man doing? aplanting trees.bmowing the lawn.cwatering the trees.12where does the girl see a different machine? ain a movie.bin a shop.cat a friends house.13why does the man keep the old machine?ato save money.bto lose weight.cto help with his daughter.听下面一段对话，回答第14至第16三个小题。14what is the probable relationship between the speakers?aclassmates.bwife and husband.cteacher and student.15what does the man think of starting ones own business? ainteresting.bhelpful.cdifficult.16what do we know about the woman?ashe hasnt decided what to do.bshe will start her own business.cshe prefers living a peaceful life.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17how many skills are recommended in this talk? aone.btwo.cthree.18which statement is wrong about “preview”?aread the first two paragraphs and the last two paragraphs carefully.bread only the first sentence of the other paragraphs.cread all the details.19what should not we do when we read sports news in a daily paper according to the talk?aread the last two paragraphs carefully.bget our eyes to move fast.csweep our eyes across each line.20what is the best title for this talk?ahow to read faster.bwhat is reading?cwhy we should read.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小题，每小题1分，满分15分)21janes grandmother had wanted to write childrens book for many years, but one thing or another always got in way.aa;不填 bthe ; the c不填;the da ; the22how would you like if you were watching your favorite tv program and someone came into the room and just shut it off without asking you? athembone cthose dit23he wrote many children s books, nearly half of_ were published in the 1990s. awhombwhichcthemdthat24body language can a lot about your mood, so standing with your arms folded can send out a signal that you are being defensive. atake away bthrow away cput away dgive away25despite the previous rounds of talks, no agreement_ so far by the two sides.ahas been reachedbwas reachedcwill reachdwill have reached26listening to music at home is one thing, going to hear it live is quite another.aperform bperformingcto performdbeing performed27in recent years an english word infosphere has appeared, _the sense of “information” and atmosphere.acombine bcombined ccombining dbeing combined28most people work because its unavoidable. , there are some people who actually enjoy work.aas a result bin addition cby contrast din conclusion29the failure was a big _ to him, but he wasnt discouraged and soon got as enthusiastic as ever. ablow bissue cexcuse dfactor30if you swim in a river or lake, be sure to investigate is below the water surface. often there are rocks or branches hidden in the water. awhat bwho cthat dwhoever31i _ have worried before i came to the new school, for my classmates here are very friendly to me. amightnt bmustnt cneednt dcouldnt32only after talking to two students _ that having strong motivation is one of the biggest factors in reaching goals.ai did discover bdid i discoverci discovered ddiscovered i 33even though the conference hall is near his apartment, he has to hurry a little if he wants to be_. aaccurate bpunctual cefficient dreasonable34we need to get to the root of the problem_ we can solve it. awhile bafter cbefore das35i can drive you home. _ , but are you sure its not too much trouble?athat would be greatbdont bothercim afraid notdtake care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，并在答题纸(卡)上将该项涂黑。one of the easiest things in the world is to become a fault-finder. however, life can be 36 when you are not busy finding fault with it.several years ago i 37 a letter from seventeen-year-old kerry, who described herself as a world-class fault-finder, almost always 38 by things. people were always doing things that annoyed her, and 39 was ever good enough. she was highly self-critical and also found fault with her friends. she became a really 40 person.unfortunately, it took a horrible accident to change her 41 her best friend was seriously hurt in a car crash. what made it almost 42 to deal with was that the day before the 43 , kerry had visited her friend and had spent the whole time criticizing her 44 of boyfriends, the way she was living, the way she related to her mother, and various other things she felt she needed to 45 it wasnt until her friend was badly hurt that kerry became 46 her habit of finding fault. very quickly, she learned to appreciate life rather than to 47 everything so harshly ( 刻薄) . she was able to transfer her new wisdom to other parts of her 48 as well.perhaps most of us arent as extreme at fault-finding, 49 when were honest, we can be sharply 50 of the world. im not suggesting you 51 problems, or that you pretend things are 52 than they are, but simply that you learn to allow things to be as they are 53 most of the time, and especially when its not a really big 54 .train yourself to bite your tongue , and with a little 55 , youll get really good at letting things go. and when you do, youll get back your enthusiasm and love for life.36.a.lonelyb.greatc.quietd.uneasy37.a.receivedb.answeredc.expectedd.rejected38.a.threatenedb.interruptedc.botheredi).spoiled39.a.anythingb.everythingc.somethingd.nothing40.a.caringb.boringc.interestingd.surprising41.a.attitudeb.planc.measured.explanation42.a.urgentb.unnecessaryc.certaind.impossible43.a.occasionb.eventc.accidentd.adventure44.a.memoryb.noticec.evidenced.choice45.a.hearb.contributec.expressd.admit46.a.aware ofb.afraid ofc.curious aboutd.confused about47.a.discussb.realizec.judged.settle48.a.familyb.lifec.careerd.education49.a.sob.orc.butd.for50.a.proudb.surec.hopefuld.critical51.a.faceb.createc.solved.ignore52.a.rarerb.betterc.strangerd.worse53.a.at leastb.at lastc.by fard.so far54.ataskb.dealc.resultd.duty55.a.practiceb.speechc.restdpity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，并在答题纸(卡)上将该项涂黑。 athe curse of the were-rabbit(2005) is the first full-length feature film made by directors nick park and steve box with their amazing plasticine(粘土) characters wallace and gromit. it won an oscar in 2006, and if you watch it, youll understand why. its an absolutely brilliant cartoon comedy.cheese-loving inventor wallace and his brainy dog gromit have started a company to protect the towns vegetables from hungry rabbits. however, just before the annual giant vegetable competition, an enormous rabbit begins terrorising the town. it is attacking all the vegetables and destroying everything in its path. the competition organizer, lady tottington, hires wallace and gromit to catch the monster alive. but they will have to find the were-rabbit before gun-crazy hunter victor quartermaine who is desperate to kill it.the screenplay is witty and full of amusing visual jokes. as usual, the voice of peter sallis is absolutely perfect for the role of wallace, and gromit is so beautifully brought to life, he can express a huge range of emotions without saying a word. and both helena bonham-carter, who plays the part of lady tottington, and ralph fiennes as victor are really funny.to sum up, the curse of the were-rabbit is an amazing film which is suitable for both children and adults. if you liked wallace and gromits previous adventures and you appreciate the british sense of humour, youll love this film. dont miss it!56according to the film review, “monster” （paragraph b） refers to _.aa gun-crazy hunterba brainy dogca scary rabbitda giant vegetable57which of the following is a reason why the writer recommends the film?aits full of wit and humour.bits characters show feelings without words.cit is an adventure film directed by peter sallis.dit is about the harmony between man and animals.bthe other morning on the subway i sat next to an attractive young blonde woman who was reading something on her ipad. she was very well-dressed, carrying a prada bag with tastefully applied make-up indeed, she had an unmistakable air of wealth, material success and even authority. i suspected she worked as a highly-paid wall street lawyer or stockbroker or something of that sort. so, i was curious to see what she was so focused on. the wall street journal perhaps? the economist?quite the contrary; rather, she was concentrating on a romance novel. then i realized that i have known many women who love romance novelssmart, attractive, successful, “liberated,” modern females who nonetheless find some kind of deep satisfaction and thrill from those hyper-romantic, artificial and extremely unrealistic tales of handsome, manly heroes falling in love with virginal women, enduring a series of adventures, then no doubt having a happy ending.these romance stories are to literature what hot dogs are to fine food. yet, the genre(体裁) remains enormously popular. consider some of these surprising statistics from the good folks at the romance writers of america (rwa):*more than 9,000 romance titles were released last year, with sales of about $1.44 billion (more than triple the revenues generated by classic literary fiction).*more than 90 percent of the market are women (okay, thats not at all surprising).* readers are typically women between the ages 30 and 54 who are themselves involved in a romantic relationship (betraying the stereotype that only lonely women long for these tales of love and adventure).*almost 40 percent of romance book consumers have an annual income of between $50,000 and $99,900 (placing them firmly in the middle class).i had thought that romance novels accounted for a very small share of the literary market, so i was quite surprised that this part has such enormous popularity. but i must wonder why so many womenforty years after the womens liberation movement continue to indulge in the fanciful tales?im not sure if it represents a kind of “rejection” of the womens liberation movement, but clearly something is missing in the lives of contemporary ladies. a romance author named donna hatch who focuses on the regency period (early 19th century britain) explained the appeal of such books this way: “regency men were civilized and treated women with courtesy. when a lady entered the room, gentlemen stood, doffed their hats, offered an arm, bowed, and a hundred other little things i wish men still did today. but they were also very athletic; they hunted, raced, boxed, rode horses. they were manly. strong. noble. honorable. and that is why i love them!”mrs. hatch may have expressed the secret desires and attitudes of untold millions of her peers-that is, in the early 21st century, have women grown tired of the burdens and expectations that the “freedoms” they have gained give them? is this a rejection of modern feminism? do women long for days of old when men were masculine gentlemen and women were feminine and protected as precious treasures and regarded as possessions?perhaps most women (even the ones who get lost in romance novels) do not want to go all the way back but it is obvious, .58what is the function of the opening paragraph?a. to summarize the whole passage.b. to prove the authors argument.c. to lead in the main topic of the passage.d. to raise problems that will be solved later.59what does the underlined sentence in the third paragraph imply?a. romance novels are satisfying and thrilling.b. romance novels are not of much “nutrition”.c. romance novels are as popular as hot dogs.d. romance novels are an essential part of contemporary life.60in the authors opinion, what is missing in the lives of contemporary women? a. authority. b. dignity. c. liberty. d. care.61which sentence can be put in the blank in the last paragraph?a. they prefer tales of innocent romance to classicsb. they are unhappy with how the world has turned outc. true love described in romance novels does exist in realityd. romance novels provide them with an access to societycexercise seems to be good for the human brain, with many recent studies suggesting that regular exercise improves memory and thinking skills. but an interesting new study asks whether the apparent cognitive benefits from exercise are real or just a placebo effect that is, if we think we will be “smarter” after exercise, do our brains respond accordingly? the answer has significant implications for any of us hoping to use exercise to keep our minds sharp throughout our lives.while many studies suggest that exercise may have cognitive benefits, recently some scientists have begun to question whether the apparently beneficial effects of exercise on thinking might be a placebo effect. so researchers at florida state university in tallahassee and the university of illinois at urbana-champaign decided to focus on expectations, on what people anticipate that exercise will do for thinking. if peoples expectations jibe (吻合) closely with the actual benefits, then at least some of those improvements are probably a result of the placebo effect and not of exercise.for the new study, which was published last month in plos one, the researchers recruited 171 people through an online survey system, they asked half of these volunteers to estimate by how much a stretching and toning regimens (拉伸运动) performed three times a week might improve various measures of thinking. the other volunteers were asked the same questions, but about a regular walking program.in actual experiments, stretching and toning program generally have little if any impact on peoples cognitive skills. walking, on the other hand, seems to substantially improve thinking ability.but the survey respondents believed the opposite, estimating that the stretching and toning program would be more beneficial for the mind than walking. the estimates of benefits from walking were lower.these data, while they do not involve any actual exercise, are good news for people who do exercise. “the results from our study suggest that the benefits of aerobic exercise are not a placebo effect,” said cary stothart, a graduate student in cognitive psychology at florida state university, who led the study.if expectations had been driving the improvements in cognition seen in studies after exercise, mr. stothart said, then people should have expected walking to be more beneficial for thinking than stretching. they didnt, implying that the changes in the brain and thinking after exercise are physiologically genuine.the findings are strong enough to suggest that exercise really does change the brain and may, in the process, improve thinking, mr. stothart said. that conclusion should encourage scientists to look even more closely into how, at a molecular level, exercise remodels the human brain, he said. it also should encourage the rest of us to move, since the benefits are, it seems, not imaginary, even if they are in our head.62which of the following about the plac