四川省射洪中学2016_2017学年高二英语下学期入学考试试题.docx

射洪中学高2015级高二下期入学考试英语试题本试卷分第卷和卷和答题卡。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。请按要求把答案涂、写在答题卡规定的范围内，超出答题框或答在试题卷上的答案无效。第卷（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.Whats Mike now?A. A lawyer. B. A teacher. C. A salesman.2. When is the mans flight? A. At 5:00. B. At 5:30. C. At 7:00.3. Whats the weather like today? A. Fine. B. Windy. C. Cloudy.4. Which bus will the woman take?A. The No.22 bus. B. The No.66 bus. C. The No.101bus.5. Where was the concert held?A. In Manchester. B. In London. C. In Birmingham.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。每段对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. How is the weather now?A. Foggy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy.7. What will the speakers do this afternoon?A. Play sports. B. See a film. C. Have a meeting.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Whats the man?A. A doctor. B. A teacher. C. A tour guide.9. What does the man want to do in his hometown?A. Take some photos. B. Build a school. C. Visit his teacher.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What does the womans new house look like?A. Small but comfortable. B. Large and clean. C. Small and dirty.11. What color does the womans daughter like?A. Blue. B. White. C. Yellow.12. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Buy a larger house. B. Paint the wall white and green. C. Paint different rooms in different colors.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. What is the man writing? A. A report. B. A novel. C. A composition.14. Which country celebrates Teachers Day on June 12th?A. Sudan. B. Germany. C. Japan.15. How many countries are mentioned?A. 4. B. 5. C. 6.16.What will the speakers do next?A. Have some coffee. B. Do their homework. C. Watch TV.听10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When did the speaker first arrive in Los Angeles?A. In 2006 B. In 2007. C. In 2008.18. How did the speaker feel when he first arrived in Los Angeles?A. Excited. B. Frightened. C. Nervous.19. What was the speaker before?A. An actor. B. A reporter. C. A photographer.20. Where does the speaker work now?A. In a hospital.B. In a movie company. C. At a school.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 Come on, Lzz. You can do it. Move those arms. Kick. My 7-year-old daughter was doing laps, and I wanted her to keep up with the other swimmers. She couldnt. Neither could she hear my frustration, because the swimming club would not allow parents on the deck. Parents waited in a glass balcony overlooking the pool. When she came up to greet me, ready to be hugged, I lit into her. Why didnt you try to finish the lap? How hard could it have been? My daughter drew away from me. You cant even swim, she said. Her words stayed with me. I asked myself: What does it take to learn something new? Did it help when someone criticized me? Before next weeks lesson arrived, I attended a swimming class for adults. When my daughter went to do laps, I went to the smaller pool at the other end of the club. Each week, Isabelle and I came up from our separate pools tired but happy. We shared what we had done, hugged, and went out for a treat. At the end of the eight-week course, I proudly showed her my first swimming badge (徽章).You can do taps with me now, said my daughter. No, not yet. I had made it across the pool, but couldnt finish its length. My arms had felt like lead, and my legs like rubber. More important than the swimming badge, though, I had earned a parenting badge. I had rediscovered the thrill and frustration of trying something new. My child was doing this every day- at the pool, at school, at home. Now, so was her mom.21. How did the author feel when she watched her daughter swimming? A. Upset B. Proud C. Afraid D. Nervous22. When Isabelle came up to greet the author, the author_. A. hugged her tightly. B. greeted her with a smile.C. expressed dissatisfaction with her. D. gave her some advice on swimming.23. Why did the author attend swimming classes for adults? A. She showed great interest in swimming. B. She wanted to compete with her daughter. C. Her daughters words drove her to try new things. D. Her daughter encouraged her to take up swimming. B The African elephant, the largest land animal remaining on earth , is of great importance to African ecosystem(生态系统). Unlike other animals, the African elephant is to a great extent the builder of its environment. As a big plant-eater, it largely shapes the forest-and-savanna(大草原)surroundings in which it lives, therefore setting the terms of existence for millions of other animals that live in its habitat. It is the elephants great desire for food that makes it a disturber of the environment and an important builder of its habitat. In its continuous search for the 300 pounds of plants it must have every day, it kills small trees and under bushes, and pulls branches off big trees. This results in numerous open spaces in both deep tropical forests and in the woodlands that cover part of the African savannas. In these open spaces are numerous plants in various stages of growth that attract a variety of other plant-eaters. Take the rain forests for example. In their natural state, the spreading branches overhead shut out sunlight and prevent the growth of plants on the forest floor. By pulling down trees and eating plants, elephants make open spaces, allowing new plants to grow on the forest floor. In such situations, the forests become suitable for large hoofed plant-eaters to move around and for small plant-eaters to get their food as well. What worries scientists now is that the African elephant has become an endangered species. If the elephant disappears, scientists say, many other animals will also disappear from vast areas of forest and savanna, greatly changing and worsening the whole ecosystem. 24. What is the passage mainly about? A. Disappearance of African elephants. B. Forests and savannas as habitats for African elephants. C. The effect of African elephants search for food. D. The eating habit of African elephants. 25. What does the underlined phrase “setting the terms” most probably mean? A. Fixing the time. B. Worsening the state. C. Improving the quality. D. Deciding the conditions. 26. What do we know about the open spaces in the passage? A. They result from the destruction of rain forests. B. They provide food mainly for African elephants. C. They are home to many endangered animals. D. They are attractive to plant-eating animals of different kinds. 27. The passage is developed mainly by_. A. showing the effect and then explaining the causes B. pointing out similarities and differences C. describing the changes in space order D. giving examples C Two of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”. I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words, because they convey regret, lost opportunities, mistakes, and disappointment. My father is famous in our family for saying, “Take the extra minute to do it right.” I alwaystry to live by the “extra minute” rule. When my children were young and likely to cause accidents,I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only” moment, whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter, or something that required a little more work such as taping padding (衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table. I dont only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to safety. Its equally important to avoid “if only” in our personal relationships. We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had foregone an opportunity to say “I love you” or “I forgive you.” When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Good Friday, I told him that it was a holiday for my company and I wouldnt be here. But then I thought about the fact that hes 84 years old and I realized that I shouldnt give up an opportunity to see him. I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all. I know there will still be occasions when I have to say “if only” about something, but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality. And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right, or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection, I know that Im doing the right thing. Im buying myself peace of mind and thats the best kind of insurance for my emotional well-being. 28. Which of the following is an example of the “extra minute” rule? A. Start the car the moment everyone is seated. B. Leave the room for a minute with the iron working. C. Wait for an extra minute so that the steak tastes better. D. Move an object out of the way before it trips someone. 29. The author decided to go to her office on Good Friday to _. A. keep her appointment with the eye doctor B. meet her father who was already an old man C. join in the holiday celebration of the company D. finish her work before the deadline approached30. The underlined word “foregone” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to _. A. abandoned B. lacked C. avoided D. seized31. What is the best title for the passage? A. The Emotional Well-being B. The Two Saddest Words C. The Most Useful Rule D. The Peace of MindD Experiments under way in several labs aim to create beneficial types of genetically modified foods, including starchier potatoes and caffeine-free coffee beans. Genetic engineers are even trying to transfer genes from a cold-winter fish to make a frost-resistant tomato.A low-sugar GM strawberry now in the works might one day allow people with health problems such as diabetes (糖尿病) to enjoy the little delicious red fruits again. GM beans and grains rich in protein(蛋白质) might help people at risk of developing kwashiorkor. Kwashiorkor, a disease caused by severe lack of protein, is common in parts of the world where there are severe food shortages.Commenting on GM foods, Jonathon Jones, a British researcher, said: The future benefits will be enormous（巨大的）, and the best is yet to come. To some people, GM foods are no different from unmodified foods. A tomato is a tomato, said Brian Sansoni, an American food manufacturer.Critics of GM foods challenge Sansonis opinion. They worry about the harm that GM crops might do to people, other animals, and plants.In a recent lab study conducted at Cornell University, scientists tested pollen(花粉) made by BT corn, which makes up one-fourth of the U.S. corn crop. The scientist dropped the pollen onto milkweed, a plant that is the only known food source of a butterfly caterpillar(毛虫). Within four days of feeding on the leaves, almost half of a test group of caterpillars died. This is a warning bell. said Cornell researcher Linda Raynor.Some insects that are not killed by GM foods might find themselves made stronger. How so? The insecticides are used on the crops to kill the pests. But GM plants produce a continuous level of insecticide. Insects relying on those crops may develop resistance to the plants and they may also develop a resistance to the insecticide.At the forum on GM food held last year in Canada. GM crops that have been made resistant to the herbicide might crossbreed with wild plants, creating superweeds that could take over whole fields.So where do you stand? Should GM food be banned in the United States, as they are in parts of Europe? Or do their benefits outweigh（胜过）any of the risks they might carry?32. The first three paragraphs try to give the idea that_A. GM foods may bring about great benefits to humans.B. GM foods are no different from ordinary ones.C. GM foods may have both benefits and harm.D. GM foods are particularly good to the kwashiorkor patients.33. Why is the pollen-sprayed milkweed mentioned in Paragraph 5?A. To show GM foods can kill insects effectively.B. To show GM foods contain more protein.C. To show GM foods also have a dark side.D. To show GM foods may harm crops.34. What happens to those insects when not killed by the spray of insecticide?A. They may lose their ability to produce lay eggs.B. They may have a higher ability to adapt to the environment.C. They move to other fields free from insecticide.D. They never eat again those plants containing insecticide.35.Which of the following statements concerning banning GM foods is true according to the passage?A. Underdeveloped countries have banned GM foods.B. Both Europe and the U.S. have banned GM foods.C. Most European countries have not banned GM foods.D. The United States has not banned GM foods.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。The iPod generationToday it is common to see people who walk about with colored wires hanging from their ears wherever they go. They move about in their personal bubbles, sometimes unaware of whats happening around them. 36 Outside life is shut out. So are you one of “them”? For me, walking around in my own personal bubble is perfect. 37 Whats even better, wearing earphones seems to give a signal to people which says: “Im not available for chatting at the moment!”Suppose youre at work and about to make an incredible breakthrough, but a colleague suddenly turns up. At this precise moment, the slightest disturbance would break your concentration. 38 Once again, those wires hanging from your ears would be sure to give that “Go away!” signal. 39 Its probably part of the growing up stage when they just want to ignore their whole family. While their mothers give them lectures about why they should do their homework, they can just turn up the volume(声音) on their MP3 player, smile, and say “Yes, Mum.” Problem solved. Pretty soon, not only will we have pretty colored wires hanging from our earsbut also our brains will be directly plugged into some new high-tech instrument. Well be in a virtual world, communicating with everyone else, or choosing not to, as we like. In this world, we will all be permanently plugged in. 40 And they are changing our social habits along the way. In the end, there is a thin line between using technology as a tool for making life better and being a slave to it! Its so strangesuddenly, I dont feel like wearing my earphones anymore! A. Our instruments are changing quickly. B. I also have wires hanging from my ears. C. In the home situation, teenagers love these wires. D. I dont have to deal with the noise from the environment. E. After all, I am listening to my favorite music and would rather not be disturbed. F. Listening to music through earphones is the perfect way to ignore such interruptions. G. They walk around in their own spaces, with their personal “digital noise reduction systems.”第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第1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。Ive got a problem with my husband, Sam. He bought a 41 a couple of months ago, and he took it on our recent ski vacation to Colorado. It was a great 42 except for one problem. He has a constant urge to check for text messages; he checks his phone every five minutes! Hes so 43 to it that he just cant stand the idea that there may be a(n) 44 text. He cant help checking even at 45 times like when we are 46 in a restaurant and I am talking to him! He 47 as if any small amount of boredom(厌烦) can make him feel the need to check his phone even when he knows he shouldnt. The 48 to see who is contacting him is just too great. When I ask him to 49 the phone and stop 50 me, he says, “In a minute,” but still checks to see if someone has posted something 51 on the Internet. Our life is 52 . If we go somewhere and I ask him to 53 the phone at home, he 54 from withdrawal (撤回) symptoms. Maybe this dependence 55 his smart phone has become more than an everyday problem.I recently read an article about “nomophobia,” which is a real 56 people can suffer from: the 57 of being without your phone! I am worried that Sam may be suffering from this illness because he feels 58 if he doesnt have his phone with him, even for a short time.Who would have thought so 59 items like these could have brought so much 60 !41. A. smartphone B. gift C. present D. message42. A. storyB. phoneC. trip D. message43. A. lost B. absorbed C. determined D. addicted 44. A. importantB. bad C. strange D. familiar45. A. anyB. improper C. good D. hard46. A. waitingB. playing C. eating D. calling47. A. wishes B. behaves C. seems D. looks48. A. devotion B. fact C. reality D. desire49. A. put down B. take down C. knock down D. break down50. A. cheating B. ignoring C. refusing D. hating51. A. new B. old C. fashionable D. strange52. A. changedB.