山西省重点中学协作体2016准高二第一次适应性考试英语

1、山西省重点中学协作体2016准高二第一次适应性考试英 语 试 卷第卷第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节 （共5小题；每题1分，满分5分）听下面五段对话，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. What will the speakers give George? A. A bike . B. A guitar. C. Some videos.2. What

2、 will the man do?A. Visit a doctor. B. Get some rest. C. Take some medicine.3. What will the man probably do?A. Buy a newspaper. B. Put up an ad in the newspaper.C. Go for an interview.4. What has the woman left?A. The tickets.B. The passports.C. The camera5. What are the speakers mainly talking abo

3、ut?A. Matches. B. Hobbies. C. Soccer.第二节 （共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）听下面五段对话或独白，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. Where will the speakers have dinner tonight? A. At Janes home. B. In a bar. C. In a restaurant.7. What wi

4、ll the man buy on his way home? A. Apple pies. B. Wine. C. Roses.听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. Why does the man frequently donate blood? A. To show his bravery. B. To help the patients. C. To meet a pretty nurse.9. What do we know about the woman? A. She works in the blood station. B. She has trouble donating b

5、lood C. She has travelled to disaster areas.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题.10. How are the two speakers talking?A. Face to face. B. On the phone. C. On the internet.11. What does the woman ask the man to do?A. Look for a new apartment. B. Find a job to earn $ 200 a month.C. Share an apartment with one or two room

6、mates.12. How much does the woman want to spend on rent?A. Less than $ 200 a month. B. Somewhere about $ 200 a month.C. A little more than $ 200 a month. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题.13. Whats the possible relationship between the speakers? A. Manager and employee.B. Salesman and customer.C. Husband and wife.14

7、. What does the woman want to do? A. Sell the television. B.Write a letter of complaint. C.Change the television for a new one.15. What did the woman do with the television? A. She asked someone to repair it. B. She adjusted the channels.C. She turned it on.16. Why is the woman surprised at last? A.

8、 The man cant adjust it. B. Its an old television. C.The guarantee period is only two days.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题.17. How many people are there in the hip-hop group? A. 60. B. 16. C. 20.18. where do these hip-hop grannies come from? A. The countryside. B. A big city. C. A dancing school.19. Why was it di

9、fficult for the hip-hop grannies at the beginning? A. They are too old to walk. B. They have no dancing experience. C. They need the help of other people to walk.20. What has happened to the hip-hop grannies since they began to do hip-hop ? A. They havent done any farm work. B. They have grown older

10、 and older. C. They have become happier and healthier.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 Recently LonelyPlanet makes up the ten Asian tourist attractions, Shanghai also in the list of magic area.1. Hokkaido, Japan Though known primarily to the

11、 outside world for its ski resorts and powdery snow, Hokkaidos year-round beauty might soon become a more familiar sight to foreign visitors. The new bullet-train service from Tokyo should help.2. Shanghai, China The enormous metropolis of Shanghai - Chinas most populous city - has an historic urban

12、 core which sits alongside its status as a contemporary, global financial hub.3. Jeonju, South Korea Hundreds of traditional Korean houses remain in central Jeonjus Hanok village.4. Con Dao Islands, Vietnam Once the site of the infamous Con Dao prison, Vietnams isolated archipelago of 16 islands kno

13、wn as the Con Dao Islands is starting to become known for its scenery and fresh seafood.5. Hong Kong, China A junk boat set against the famous skyline might be the iconic shot of Hong Kong, but Lonely Planet picked the territory for its natural heritage miles away from Victoria Harbor.6. Ipoh, Malay

14、siaAround 200 kilometers north of Kuala Lumpur, the former British colonial city is now a foodie destination, where local street food and boutique cafes abound.Whats more, Taiwan is also included in this book. The footbridge which connects small, uninhabited Sanxiantai Island to Taitung is celebrate

15、d for its eight looping arches. This coastal county is inLonely Planets list of top destinations in Asia to visit in 2016.21. If you want to see beautiful sightseeing by train, youd better go to_.A. Shanghai, China B. Hokkaido, JapanC. Jeonju, South Korea D. Ipoh, Malaysia22. Con Dao Islands were lo

16、cated _ long time ago. A. jail B. scenery C. ocean D. colonial city23. We can infer that LonelyPlanetis the largest_ book publisher in the world.A. science B. expedition and adventure C. travel guide D. massiveopencourse24. There are _ places in China inLonely Planets list of top destinations in Asi

17、a to visit in 2016.A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 5BIn the Middle Ages in Europe, theater was an important part of civic, economic and religious life. During this period after the fall of Roman civilization, many cities were destroyed. Southern and Western Europe, famous for its agriculture, became increasingly

18、more agricultural. After several hundred years, many towns appeared again. The Roman Catholic Church took over religion, education and politics. What remained of theater was mostly on the Greek and Roman performing arts.Theater was reborn as liturgical（礼拜式的）dramas. It was written in Latin and dealin

19、g with biblical（圣经）stories which would be performed by church members. Then there came local dramas spoken in common language not Latin. They were more wonderful one-act dramas taking place in town squares or other parts of the city. There were three types of local dramas. Mystery or cycle plays wer

20、e short dramas based on biblical stories organized into historical cycles. Miracle plays dealt with the lives of the great. Morality（道德的）plays taught a lesson through characters standing for good or bad qualities. Secular plays in this period existed, but religious drama in the Middle Ages is mostly

21、 remembered today. As the Middle Ages ended, the number of religious theatres became small as the church weakened and more secular qualities won over religious theaters.25. According to the passage, what does secular playsmean here?A. Plays that deal with the lives of the great. B. Plays that taught

22、 a lesson.C. Plays based on biblical stories. D. Plays that are not connected with the church.26. Why did religious theatres become less important as the Middle Ages came to an end?A. People were not interested in them any longer.B. The church was not as important as what it had been.C. People liked

23、 new plays.D. The stories of religious theatres were outdated.27. According to the passage, why did religious theatres take over in the Middle Ages?A. People preferred religious theatres to other ones.B. There were no other types of theatres.C. The church played an important part in peoples life.D.

24、The quality of religious theatres was better than that of other theatres.28. What would be the best title for the passage?A. European dramas B. Religious dramasC. Religious theatres in the Middle Ages D. Secular dramas in the Middle AgesCSleeping in is one of the best parts of the weekend. After a l

25、ong, exhausting work week, sometimes all you want to do is sleep. On Friday night, you slide under the covers, smiling in anticipation. Now you can finally catch up on your sleep. Except you cant. When you open your eyes Saturday morning, its still early. If this were a weekday, youd be up before yo

26、ur alarm. So whats the deal?We hate to break it to you, but youve pretty much done this to yourself. Your body is very good at recognizing patterns and adjusting accordingly. If youve got a 9-to-5 job, youre getting up early five days a week. This effectively sets your body clock to wake you at a ce

27、rtain time each day. You can shut off your alarm clock, but your body clock will just keep ticking.Theres another reason that you probably dont want to think about: Youre just not as young as you used to be. We need less sleep as we get older. Babies need between 16 and 20 hours. Teenagers should (b

28、ut often dont) get nine hours a night. Younger and middle-aged adults need eight. In general, the older you get, the harder it is to snooze the day away.Even if you do manage to sleep in, you may never fully catch up on your sleep. If your body needs eight hours every night and you only get six or s

29、even from Monday to Friday, youd have to sleep an extra five to ten hours on Saturday to make it up. And experts say even that may not be enough.The bottom line: Sleep when you can, and enjoy those extra weekend morning hours. Who doesnt want a longer weekend?29. What does the underlined sentence me

30、an in Paragraph 1? A. You know that you will oversleep on Saturday morning. B. You neednt get up early on Saturday morning, so you will have a better sleep. C. Since you dont work on Saturday, you neednt go to sleep as usual. D. You know that even though you neednt get up early on Saturday morning,

31、you will wake as usual.30. What can we learn from Paragraph 3? A. If you have a 9-to-5 job, you are likely to develop a flexible body clock. B. Once you have set your body clock, it is not easy to change it. C. The author will not break the pattern, but you will do it yourself. D. If you adjust your

32、 body clock accordingly, you are healthy.31. Which of the following is the reason why you cant sleep in on weekends? A. You are not willing to admit that you are old. B. You need to relax on the weekend. C. Your body clock still works on weekends. D. You can never get enough sleep.32. Which is the b

33、est title of the passage? A. Why cant I sleep in on weekends anymore? B. Why cant I catch up on my sleep? C. How to turn off my body clock on Saturdays? D. How to get more sleep on Saturday mornings?DEvery Wednesday, I go to Cantata Adult Life Services，a local retirement community in Brookfield, Ill

34、inois, US, with my classmates to do community service.After my very first visit to Cantata，my life changed forever. That may sound a bit dramatic, but volunteering with the elderly has changed my views on life.Our visits last about an hour, and we bring 2530 students every time. We play board games

35、and cards with the residents while were there.You can watch all the movies and TV shows you want about “life back then”，but nothing compares to talking to the people who were actually there. Just hearing their stories has touched me in a way I never thought possible.Whether it was talking to 98yearo

36、ld“Hurricane Hilda” about her glory days as a roller skater or chatting with Lou about the times she danced with a famous actor, I was completely attracted by every single memory the residents wanted to share with me.Even the residents who dont have amazing memories make the experience satisfying. I

37、 remember visiting Mrs. Robinson. She couldnt recall much about her past, but she told me shed never forget how kind I was just to listen to her“rambling(漫谈)”. It made me realize that its the little things that make life worth living. Thats something I wont forget anytime soon.If theres one thing Iv

38、e realized in my three years of visiting Cantata, its that presencejust being theremeans more than anything to many of the residents. And despite how busy our lives are, theres always time to make someones day.For me, it feels great to be a source of happiness, a smile on a bad day or a listening ea

39、r for old memories. And at the end of the day, thats all that matters.Its easy to feel like you dont have anything in common with the elderlyespecially when youre a teenager. But thats not true at all.I hate to be overly clichd(陈词滥调的) here, but age really is just a number. As young adults, its impor

40、tant for us to realize this sooner rather than later.We can learn a lot from the elderly, and they can often benefit from teenagers too.33What do the volunteers do according to the passage?AThey share everything with the residents.BThey play board games and cards with the residents.CThey watch the r

41、esidents play games.DThey buy gifts for the residents.34According to the writer, what is the most important thing that volunteers can do for the elderly?APlaying with them.BBenefiting from them.CHelping them.DBeing there with them.35What does the writer want to tell us by writing this passage?AWe do

42、nt have anything in common with the elderly.BAge is just a number.CIt is important to help the elderly.DYoung adults and the elderly can benefit from each other.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。As we know, everyone can make mistakes, but dont worry about it. The followi

43、ng is what we should do when we make mistakes. Just admit (承认）it. Dont think that our mistakes are caused by others.36Dont blame other people, and dont cheat ourselves, either. 37.In order to stop the problem from getting worse, we should act quickly to solve it. If we dont act and deal with the pro

44、blem quickly, itll only make us feel more stressed. Also it is necessary to make a plan of action and correct the mistake according to it.38 .39.Those who have made the most mistakes can get an A, for they are the ones who have learned the most. The more we learn from our mistakes, the cleverer we a

45、re. 40.What caused us to make the mistake? How can we avoid making the same mistake in the future? When we act with a method to get a good result, do it that way next time. If we dont, we should stop, think about it, change it and try again.A. Realize that making mistakes is the best way to learn.B.

46、 Dont be afraid of failure.C. Be brave and face the fact that we have made the mistakes.D. Solve it at once.E. So be away from stress.F. So decide quickly and act.G. Think about what we can learn from our mistakes.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1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填

47、入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My husband Jeff and I moved into our new home in Scottsbluff last year just before Christmas. I did not have the 41 or energy to carry out my traditional Christmas decorating and baking activities. What was the point, anyway? It was going to be a 42 Christmas after all. 43 , th

48、e neighborly nature of west Nebraska residents started to trickle (陆续来临) in. There was a 44 on the door one evening. It was Jeffs new colleague, John Smith, and his wife, Phyllis. The Smiths had stopped by to 45 us with a loaf of homemade bread. They pointed out a 46 on the porch (门廊). Apparently th

49、e doorbell wasnt working in the cold snowy weather and we had 47 a visit from the Browns, our across-the-street neighbors, who brought us a Christmas card and more Christmas cookies. The 48 feelings brought by these thoughtful gestures lasted longer than the food.As Jeff and I were 49 pre-Christmas

50、snow from our driveway, Ernie Guzman came over from next door to 50 us to dig out. Then, we received an invitation to 51 a Christmas Eve meal with our neighbors, Ernie and Nancy Sommer, and their 52 a 90-year-old lady, who also had no family in the immediate area with whom to spend the holiday. Our

51、Christmas Eve was quite merry, thanks to our 53 . Our Christmas morning 54 was special, thanks to the Smiths gift of bread. I was so 55 for these gestures of welcome, especially during the holidays.This year, we were again unable to be with our families for Christmas. The 56 and work schedules just

52、made things too difficult. 57 that sense of Christmas isolation (孤立) all too well, we decided to try to round up some other folks who were 58 in the holidays. Lonely people are all around us, but most of us 59 notice them. Just take a look around you. Sometimes, the smallest 60 gesture can make a wo

53、rld of difference.41. A. chanceB. anxiety C. time D. ability42. A. lonely B. freeC. merry D. usual43. A. ThereforeB. However C. Somehow D. Meanwhile44. A. signB. knockC. card D. note45. A. invite B. welcomeC. driveD. send46. A. tree B. flower C. mail D. package47. A. forgotB. missed C. arranged D. r

54、eceived48. A. warm B. deep C. true D. mixed 49. A. buying B. clearing C. preparing D. giving50. A. teach B. urge C. help D. forbid 51. A. prepare B. share C. taste D. exchange52. A. guest B. aunt C. maidD. partner53. A. folks B. relatives C. neighbors D. colleagues54. A. call B. greeting C. meeting

55、D. breakfast55. A. sorry B. eager C. gratefulD. ready 56. A. season B. expense C. distance D. situation 57. A. KnowingB. Showing C. Studying D. Discovering58. A. happy B. busy C. alone D. active59. A. always B. usually C. finally D. seldom60. A. careful B. kind C. pretty D. patient第II卷第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。RIO DE JANEIRO- China secured th