江苏省南京师范大学附属扬子中学2017年高三2月期初调研考试英语试题 Word版含答案.doc

2016-2017学年第二学期期初调研试题 高 三 英 语 2017.2.（本试卷总分120分，考试时间120分钟）注意事项：1. 本试卷共分两部分，第I卷为选择题，第II卷为非选择题。2. 所有试题的答案均填写在答题纸上，答案写在试卷上的无效。第I卷 选择题（共三部分，满分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。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 do we learn from the conversation?A. The man hates to lend his tools to other people.B. The man hasnt finished working on the bookshelf.C. The man lost those tools.2. What do we know about the man?A. He doesnt like his job.B. He will not give up his job.C. He has a large family to support3. Whats the relationship between the two speakers?A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student C. Headmaster and teacher.4. Who is worried about gaining weight?A. The son. B. Aunt Louise. C. The mother.5. Why doesnt the woman buy the coat? .A. It is expensive. B. There isnt her size. C. She doesnt like the color.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、D个选项中选出最佳选项，并标注在试卷的相应位置。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，冋答6、7题。6. What is the woman probably?A.A hotel clerk. B. A house agent. C.A shop assistant,7. What is the pillow filled with?A. Cotton. B. Dried flowers. C.A special material.听第7段材料，冋答8、9题。8. What kind of skills does the woman not have?A. Operating computers. B. Doing business. C.Typing.9.Which company did the woman work in?A. A trading company and a trust company.B. A trust company.C. A trading company.听第8段材料，回答10至12题。10. Whats wrong with the womans mother?A. She has been sick.B. She misses her family and friends.C. She cant earn enough to support her family.11. Where does the woman live?A.In America. B.In India. C.In Britain.12. What does the woman plan to do next year?A. Study a new language.B. Travel to India.C. Visit her fathers native country.听第9段材料，回答13至16题。13. How many Economics lectures will the man attend every week?A. 5 times, from Monday to Friday.B. Two times, on Thursday and Friday.C. Two times, on Tuesday and Thursday.14. Why did the man miss the meeting for the new students yesterday?A. Because he hadnt received any notice about that meeting.B. Because he had to attend the group discussion.C. Because he had to do some part time jobs yesterday.15. If a student wants to earn the scholarship, what is the required attendance rate? A. 80% B.90% C.100%16. Which of the following statements is not true according to the conversation?A. The man is a grade one student in the university.B. The man has to work after school. C. The man thinks the time of the lecture is too early.听第10段材料，回答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 public transport?A. Its comfortable. B.Its time-saving. C. Its cheap.19. What is good about living in a small town?A. Its safer. B. Its healthier. C. Its more convenient.20. What kind of life do the speakers seem to like most?A. Busy. B. Colorful. C. Quiet.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）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。21. My daughter is not sure what to_ at the university; she cant make up her mind about her future. A. take up B. make up C. pick up D. build up 22. How can the negotiation end up with an agreement _ both parties involved are unwilling to make a compromise with each other？ A. unless B. though C. when D. while 23. To take an umbrella before going out seemed to Londoners a common practice _, even on rain-free days. A. to never break B. never to have broken C. never to be broken D. never broken 24. The modern hi -tech industry makes full use of what farmers would _ throw away as waste. A. however B. thus C. otherwise D. therefore 25. This store _ round-the-clock service in France, which brings much convenience to the people living around.A. classifies B. features C. justifies D. transfers26. Jimmy managed to make a(n) profit out of the deal，for he had got such a good opportunityA. handsome B. pretty C. attractive D. beautiful 27. She has a talent for preparing for her children _ appears so delicious that children often wolf down everything on the plates. A. which B. where C. what D. who 28. -David is always absent from work.-Tell him that he _ answer for it if he goes on behaving like that.A. might B. shall C. would D. can29. It is _ to have achieved so much in such a short time.A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything30. Australias small population _, its outstanding performance at the Olympic Games was really amazing and impressive.A. consideringB. to be consideredC. being considered D. considered31. -Its a long time since we last heard from her.-Yes, how I wish I knew how she _ along.A. got B. had got C. was getting D. is getting32.- What did you do last weekend?- Oh, nothing _.A. else B. much C. ever D. yet33. Local insurance companies paid out 9 million dollars as _ for the damage caused by the floods.A. preservationB. compensation C. transformation D. accommodation34. -Thanks for your help, but can you do me one more favor, please? - _, Sir. Whats it then?A. Just a minute B. My pleasure C. Thats right D. At your service35. - One cannot achieve anything by sitting around and talking about it. - I cant agree more. _.Thats why Peterson failed to get into college. A. A roaring lion kills no game B. A book is a garden carried in the pocket C. A bad workman always blames his tools D. An old pan is the one that makes good food第二节 完型填空（共20题；每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后所给个体的四个选项A、B、C、D中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上涂黑。Despite levels of wealth and development unparalleled(空前的) in history, billions of people on our planet are still uneducated, poorly housed, sick, inadequately fed or even starving as a result of poverty. Does this _36_ from economic development, or can a(n) _37_ tide of economic development give all humans a basic standard and dignity of life?Its important to realize that economic activity alone is not enough to _38_ poverty. In many poor countries, natural resources such as copper, oil or even land are being exploited by _39_ or foreign companies but with little _40_ for the local people. Nigerias oil wealth and Zimbabwes diamonds are _41_ where money leaves the country or does not help the majority. Secondly, economic activity can have devastating(毁灭性的) consequences for the _42_. Dam projects in India or the clearing of the rainforest can mean that local people _43_ the land and livelihoods. _44_, multinational companies are not tied to any country. Businesses move _45_ and outsource to find even cheaper labor or resources, leaving unemployed people behind them.However, we cant go back to a Stone-Age existence of barter(物物交换) and living in huts. More people than ever have _46_ to electricity, clean water, good schools, and medicine than ever before. Clothes, _47_ equipment such as phones, televisions and computers is cheap. All these things have _48_ through business and trade. They have provided income for governments to _49_ the life of their people. Secondly, other _50_ systems have failed: when India and China _51_ their markets and allowed people to do business, millions of people were lifted out of poverty. And _52_ in countries where companies pay low salaries or do not look after the environment, there are more _53_ for workers. What seems like a sweatshop in developing countries may be a first step in building a modern economy.In conclusion, we cant live without economic _54_. All that we and our government can do is try to make sure that it is _55_ the interests of our society and our environment.36. A. result B. change C. choose D. fall37. A. big B. full C. rising D. incoming 38. A. clear B. leave C. cause D. end39. A. large B. special C. local D. ordinary 40. A. effort B. benefit C. success D. awareness 41. A. examples B. situations C. activities D. discoveries 42. A. environment B. economy C. company D. staff 43. A. hire B. sell C. own D. lose 44. A. However B. Furthermore C. Therefore D. Thus 45. A. overnight B. gradually C. publicly D. occasionally 46. A. option B. method C. access D. limit47. A. electronic B. dangerous C. popular D. typical 48. A. worked out B. turned out C. brought about D. come about 49. A. expand B. improve C. spend D. lead 50. A. outdated B. political C. classical D. contemporary 51. A. played B. controlled C. opened D. abolished 52. A. yet B. even C. also D. therefore53. A. challenges B. threats C. problems D. opportunities 54. A. policy B. agreement C. base D. progress 55. A. on B. with C. in D. of 第三部分 阅读理解（共15题，每小题2分，共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。AIts often interesting to take a look at some of the lists that arrive toward the end of the year such as top devices, best gadgets, most desirable high-tech gift and more. Apart from cell phones and tablets, and Apple and Samsung products, this year many other gadgets made it on the most wanted list from Yahoo Tech and the most searched list from Bing. com. Read on to find out what they are.Wireless headphonePortable Bluetooth headphones represent the next evolution in headphone technology. If you have a compatible smartphone with Bluetooth, the obvious benefit is that you can get rid of the wires snaking from your backpack or pocket. Many of the wireless headphones in the market also have a built-in microphone for taking calls hands-free.Product to buy: Beats Studio WirelessFeatures: Signature look, and powerful audio performance with intense bass and high-mid boosting, plus plenty of accessories.Price: 1898 yuanSmartwatchThe primary advantage of a smartwatch over traditional watches is that they reduce how often you have to pull your phone out of your pocket. With it, the information on your smartphone goes straight to your wrist, and you can decide first if they are worth dealing with.Product to buy: Pebble smartwatchFeatures: Understated design, with easy setup and instant information, and customizable watch faces, plus synes（同步）with Android or IOS.Price: $99 (about 612 yuan)Portable Bluetooth speakerBluetooth speakers are steadily growing in popularity because they let you take the party anywhere. They can be paired with your music device, and they are able to withstand incidental bumps. Though small in size, Bluetooth speakers provide a steady soundtrack for even the lengthiest bacchanalia (狂欢)。Product to buy: Logitech UE BoomFeatures: Water and stain resistant, 360-degree sound, 15 hour battery life, with a variety of color patterns.Price: 1499 yuanFitness bandBasically, fitness bands are smartwatches without the watch. They keep track of your exercise progress and, at the same time, allow you to monitor vitals such as your heart rate, calories burned and amount of time spent exercising. Some even monitor your sleep patterns.Product to buy: Fitbit FlexFeatures: Long battery life (five days), with silent vibrating alarm, and wireless syncing to smartphones.Price: 898 yuan56. How much money is he likely to spend on some of the products if a man is an enthusiastic musical fan?A. 2510 yuanB. 3397 yuanC. 2397 yuan D. 1510 yuan57. Which of the following statements is Not True according to the passage?A. Tablets are on the most wanted list of high-tech products of this yearB. Beats Studio Wireless features plenty of accessories.C. Smartwatch and Fitness band are similar products to some extent.D. All the products can sync with Android or IOSBOnce upon a time, staying a healthy weight was easy. To lose weight you simply had to practise the reverse of home economics-spend more than you earned. Unfortunately for many, but perhaps not surprisingly, it turns out that people are rather more complicated than bank accounts.To stay a healthy weight, you need a hormone(荷尔蒙)called lepton to work properly. It sends “Im full” messages from the fat cells up to the brain, where they go, among other places, to the same pleasure centers that respond to drugs like cocaine. Fat people produce plenty of lepton, but the brain doesnt seem to respond to it properly. Last year researchers at the Oregon Research Institute scanned the brains of overweight people and found their reward circuit(线路) were underactive. They were eating more to try to get the enjoyment they were missing. Theres a lot of evidence for the fact that most, if not all, of us have a set point around which our weight can vary by about seven to nine kilos, but anything beyond that is a real struggle. Making changes is hard, particularly if your body is working against you. So why not reject the traditional approaches and try some new method, based on the latest research, that work with your body rather than against it. Several years ago researchers at the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore reported that when they gave rats very little food one day and allowed them to eat plenty the next, they showed virtually all the benefits of a permanent calorie restriction diet. The same goes for humans, according to Dr. James Johnson. How does it work? Besides forcing the body to burn fat, it may also cause hormonal changes. Most people say that the diet takes a bit of getting used to, but is not as grinding as trying to cut back on an everyday basis. Older dieters may remember something called brown fat. Unlike the undesirable white stuff; this was a dieters dream. Instead of storing excess energy as fat, brown-fat tissue burned it off to keep you warm-at least in mice. Brown fat fell out of favor because researchers couldnt find much in humans but now, thanks to the New England journal of Medicine, its back in fashion. The idea is to expose people to cold temperatures. They then make more brown fat and their weight drops.58.The method used by the National Institute On Aging can be summarized as“_”A. No diet at all B. Diet on a daily basisC. Diet every other day D. Diet permanently59.The word “grinding” in the paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to _A. effective B. realistic C. unreliable D. miserable60. What is the passage mainly about?A. Comparing the various ways of cutting caloriesB. Recommending new methods of losing weightC.Pointing out the misconceptions of losing weightD. Clarifying the common myth about weight lossCWhen I left home for college, I sought to escape the limited world of farmers, small towns, and country life. I long for the excitement of the city, for the fast pace that rural life lacked, for adventure beyond the horizon. I dreamed of exploring the city, living within a new culture and landscape, and becoming part of the pulse of an urban jungle.Yet some of my best times were driving home, leaving the city behind and slipping back into the valley. As city life disappeared and traffic thinned, I could see the faces of the other drivers relax. Then, around a bend in the highway, the grassland of the valley would come into being, offering a view of gentle rolling hills. The land seemed permanent. I felt as if I had stepped back in time. I took comfort in the stability of the valley. Driving through small farm communities, I imagined the founding families still rooted in their grand homes, generations working the same lands, neighbors remaining neighbors for generations. I allowed familiar farmhouse landmarks to guide me.Close to home, I often turned off the main highway and took a different, getting familiar farms again and testing my memory. Friends lived in those houses. I had eaten meals and spent time there; I had worked on some of these farms, lending a hand during a peak harvest, helping a family friend for a day or two. The houses and lands looked the same, and I could picture the gentle faces and hear familiar voices as if little had been changed. As I eased into our driveway Id return to old ways, becoming a son once again, a child on the family farm. My feelings were honest and real. How I longed for a land where life stood still and my memories could be relived. When I left the farm for college, I could only return as visitor to the valley, a traveler looking for home.Now the farm is once again my true home. I live in that farmhouse and work the permanent lands. My world may seem unchanged to casual observers, but they are wrong. I know this: if theres a constant on these farms, its the constant of change.The good observer will recognize the differences. A farmer replants an orchard(果园) with a new variety of peaches. Irrigation is added to a block of old grapes, so I imagine the vineyard has a new owner. Occasionally the changes are clearly evident, like a FOR SALE sign. But I need to read the small print in order to make sure that a bank has taken possession of the farm. Most of the changes contain two stories. One is the physical change of the farm, the other involves the people on t