英语-南通市20某届高中高三下学期第一次调研测试英语试卷

1、南通市2016届高三第一次调研测试英 语注 意 事 项考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项及各题答题要求1. 本试卷共14页。本次考试满分为120分，考试时间为120分钟。考试结束后，请将答题纸（卡）交回。2. 答题前，请您务必将自己的姓名、考试号等用书写黑色字迹的0.5毫米签字笔填写在答题纸（卡）上。3. 请认真核对答题纸（卡）表头规定填写或填涂的项目是否准确。4. 作答非选择题必须用书写黑色字迹的0.5毫米签字笔写在答题纸（卡）上的指定位置，在其它位置作答一律无效。作答选择题必须用2B铅笔把答题纸（卡）上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案。第一部分 听力 (共两

2、节，满分20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。1. When will the man play volleyball A. Today.B. This weekend.C. Today and tomorrow.2. How much will the woman spend A. $220.B.

3、$230.C. $250.3. What are the speakers talking about A. A book.B. A yellow coat.C. European paintings.4. What will the man probably do with the computer A. Give it to the woman.B. Have it fixed.C. Get a new one.5. Why is the girls father special A. He finds time for his kids.B. He has an important jo

4、b.C. He makes time for himself.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. When did the man start drawing A. Six years ago.B. Five years ago.C. When he was five years old.7. How does th

5、e woman feel about the mans art A. She thinks it is great.B. She is too shy to tell him.C. She likes his photography the most.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. Which countries has the woman already been to A. Singapore and America. B. Canada and Australia.C. China and Korea. 9. What can we learn about Norway A. It

6、is always cold all over the country. B. It snows almost everywhere in winter. C. Its very dry in summer.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why will the man be late A. Hes stuck in traffic.B. He had an accident.C. He didnt make it onto the bridge in time.11. When is the plane scheduled to leave A. In 45 minutes.B.

7、 In two hours. C. In 30 minutes.12. How does the man probably feel A. Positive.B. Stressed out.C. Apologetic.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why did the man get a new job A. He wanted to work closer to his house.B. He wanted to make more money.C. His old job was too stressful.14. What did the man probably do a

8、t his last job A. Drive a car.B. Handle money.C. Look after patients.15. Where does the mans mother live A. In Chicago.B. In California.C. In New York.16. What will the man do in a year A. Move back to where his family live.B. Gain more experience in the hospital.C. Find enough time to visit his par

9、ents.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. Where is Washington Square Park located A. In Upper Manhattan.B. Between 6th St. and 4th St. C. In the Washington Village neighborhood.18. What is true about Washington Square Park A. It covers ten city blocks.B. Dogs have their own areas to play.C. Eating and drinking are

10、 not allowed.19. Who especially likes the parks fountain area A. Artists.B. Students.C. Children.20. When was the Washington Arch built A. In 1889.B. In 1806.C. In 1871.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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21. Faced with economic slowdown

11、, some companies are planning to use robots to _ human workers to reduce their labor costs. A. compensate B. substitute C. symbolize D. discriminate22. Ever since the new park was opened to the public last month, I _ a walk in it every morning.A. am taking B. take C. have taken D. have been taking23

12、. Simon will listen to music every time he comes across a maths problem.You know, music is the source of _ in life.A. inspiration B. identification C. reaction D. recreation24. The project is far behind schedule. Its impossible for you to _ it in a week. A. catch up on B. live up to C. add up to D.

13、hold on to25. Many netizens are impressed with the excuse given by a teacher for quitting her job _ she owes the world a visit.A. because B. that C. where D. why26. We can gain valuable wisdom from mistakes which _ to prevent them from happening again. A. should be avoided B. might be avoidedC. must

14、 have been avoided D. could have been avoided27. Helen is going to Manchester for further education next month. Im _ because I have to stay at home and work.A. green with envy B. white as a sheet C. tickled pink D. black and blue28. They arrived at the border between Kenya and Tanzania at 2 pm, _ li

15、es a national nature reserve. A. what B. whichC. where D. when 29. Though _ behind and feeling awkward, Jack kept on running until he reached the finishingline. A. leaving B. having left C. left D. being left30. Alice has just lost her husband to heart failure. Her _ smile cant hide her sorrow.A. ar

16、bitrary B. artificial C. compulsory D. conventional31. Didnt you go fishing with your friends last Sunday?No. I _ to the nursing home as usual.A. went B. go C. have gone D. had gone32. Having a hobby does do good to you. It doesnt matter what it is _ it drives you to move forward. A. if only B. in c

17、ase C. as long as D. in order that33. For the Chinese dream _ at an earlier date, we must accelerate the pace of reform and opening up. A. being realizedB. to realizeC. realizingD. to be realized34. As I opened my eyes, in _ direction I looked, I could see smiling, peaceful, calm and content faces.A

18、. whateverB. howeverC. whicheverD. wherever35. Ouch, mum! A fish bone has stuck in my teeth! _, Lucy. I am coming.A. Take your time B. Help yourself C. Dont bother D. Take it easy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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。When I look back at my decision to be a wo

19、rking mom, I realize that I didnt think I had any other choice. Hubby and I had been a two-income family 36 the time we were married. It didnt occur to me that we would be anything else though its hardly news that the choice has its 37 .Hubby traveled a lot when our kids were young, and I often was

20、a weekday single mom. I had an understanding boss，who allowed me to work a(n) 38 schedule for about 12 years. My 32-hour work week provided the chance to 39 in my kids kindergarten classrooms.The woman who cared for the kids in our 40 was truly a gift from God. Nan and I 41 values and parenting styl

21、es. Never underestimate (低估) the value of 42 . When Dad was away, the kids knew the drill. Though sports activities and piano lessons 43 interrupted our schedules, generally we got up, fed and out without much commotion (混乱) and back in, fed and 44 with a little time left over for a game or a favori

22、te TV show. Mom got a few minutes of 45 before crashing herself (睡觉).Looking back on the past, I realize we could have made other 46 . We could have been vegetable gardeners. Lots of families 47 on one income. But I think we would have lost something just as important as my 48 .My work at the News S

23、entinel has been 49 and exciting. Ive worked with people I never would have met had I been at home. Ive spent my career 50 sentences and stories and learning and passing along information about our community. My coworkers are my Tennessee family.My work has been 51 to me in important ways, and I thi

24、nk it has made me a more interesting and satisfied 52 and parent. And our family has learned to 53 the time we do have together. 54 , if I had to do it over again, I wouldnt change my decision to be a working mom. And I wouldnt change a single thing about the kids who 55 it.36. A. from B. before C.

25、atD. by37. A. benefitsB. challengesC. shortcomingsD. privileges38. A. extendedB. packedC. reducedD. regulated39. A. interfere B. compete C. study D. volunteer40. A. separationB. absenceC. adjustmentD. conflict41. A. influencedB. suspected C. ignoredD. shared42. A. routineB. independenceC. cooperatio

26、nD. schedule43. A. systematically B. effectivelyC. occasionallyD. adequately44. A. entertainedB. exercisedC. bathed D. worked45. A. silenceB. excitementC. panic D. peace 46. A. choices B. fortunes C. achievements D. mistakes47. A. failB. manageC. squeezeD. part48. A. passionB. childrenC. income D. l

27、ife49. A. dullB. tiring C. funD. demanding50. A. readingB. shapingC. reciting D. digesting51. A. meaningful B. optional C. original D. stressful52. A. employerB. breadwinnerC. learnerD. partner53. A. killB. valueC. spendD. save54. A. ThereforeB. MeanwhileC. HoweverD. Otherwise55. A. pushed forB. cen

28、tered aroundC. catered toD. lived through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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AExerpeutic 15-0125 InStride Folding Cycleby Exerpeutic 3.8 out of 5 stars 625 customer reviewsList Price: $70.00Price: $29.22 & FREE DELIVERY on orders over $35.l Portable fo

29、lding exercise bike that sits on a tabletop or on the floorl Battery-operated electronic monitor times your workoutl Convenient tension control offers several resistance levelsl Sturdy nonslip rubber feet; sturdy foot straps for stabilityDeskCycle Desk Exercise Bike Pedal Exerciser (White)by DeskCyc

30、le 4.7 out of 5 stars 786 customer reviewsList Price: $199.00Price: $159.00 & FREE DELIVERY. l Lowest pedal height available; Only 10 Inches; Can work with desks as low as 27 Inchesl More than twice the resistance range of the other pedal exercisers; 8 calibrated resistance settings; from very e

31、asy to more than you needl Magnetic resistance provides smooth, quiet pedal motion; let you focus on your work and your co-workers focus on theirsl 5 function display shows speed, time, distance calories and scanStamina 15-0120 InStride Cycle XL by Stamina 3.6 out of 5 stars 747 customer reviews Lis

32、t Price: $60.00Price: $31.63 & FREE DELIVERY on orders over $35. l Seatless-exercise cycle with electric progress monitorl Sturdy rubber straps hold feet or hands for full-body workoutl Adjustable tension knob lets you vary workout intensityl Improves cardiovascular health and muscle strengthMag

33、neTrainer-ER Mini Exercise Bike Arm and Leg Exerciserby MagneTrainer 4.5 out of 5 stars 477 customer reviewsList Price: $189.00Price: $159.00 & FREE DELIVERY. l Compact, lightweight commercial grade arm and leg exerciserl Patented magnetic resistance; More than twice the resistance range of the

34、other magnetic pedal exercisersl Adjustable Velcro straps on pedals to accommodate all foot sizes; pedals work with both feet and handsl Electronic monitor displays Speed, Distance, Time and Calories. Runs on single AA Battery (included)56. Which product offers you the biggest discount?A. Stamina 15

35、-0120 InStride Cycle XL B. Exerpeutic 15-0125 InStride Folding Cycle C. DeskCycle Desk Exercise Bike Pedal ExerciserD. MagneTrainer-ER Mini Exercise Bike Arm and Leg Exerciser 57. If you want to exercise without disturbing others at work, you can choose the item from _. A. Stamina B. Exerpeutic C. M

36、agneTrainer D. DeskCycle58. According to the passage, we can infer that _. A. you dont have to pay for the delivery of the items advertisedB. the producers may be trying to reduce the range of resistance C. the limit of choice in color may affect the popularity of the productD. the monitoring system

37、 is something these products have in commonBTheres a case to be made, from things like Google search figures, that Robert Frosts poem The Road Not Taken you know, the one about two paths diverging (分开) in a wood is the most popular in modern history. Yet people still cant agree what it means. On the

38、 surface, its a fridge-magnet cliché (陈词滥调) on the importance of taking risks and choosing the road less travelled. But many argue it slyly mocks (暗讽) that American belief in the individuals power to determine his or her future. After all, the poet admits that both paths look roughly similarly

39、well-travelled. And how could he be sure he took the right one Hell never know where the other leads. Looking back at our life histories, we tell ourselves we faced important dilemmas and chose wisely. But maybe only because its too awful to admit were stumbling (跌跌撞撞地走) mapless among the trees, or

40、that our choices dont make much difference.Two psychologists, Karalyn Enz and Jennifer Talarico, throw light on these matters in a new study with a title that nods to Frost: Forks In The Road. They sought to clarify how people think about “turning points” versus “transitions” in life. A turning poin

41、t, by their definition, is a moment that changes your future deciding to leave a job or marriage, say but often isnt visible from the outside, at least at first. “Transitions” involve big external changes: going to university, marrying, emigrating (迁出). Sometimes the two go together, as when you mov

42、e to a new place and realize its where you belong. (“New Yorkers are born all over the country,” Delia Ephron said, “and then they come to New York and it hits them: oh, thats who I am.”) But its turning points we remember as most significant, Enz and Talarico conclude, whether or not they also invo

43、lve transitions.The distinction is useful: it underlines how the most outwardly obvious life changes arent always those with the biggest impact. Hence the famous “focusing illusion”, which describes how we exaggerate (夸大) the importance of a single factor on happiness: you switch jobs, or spouses, o

44、nly to discover you brought the same troublesome old you to the new situation. Before it became a joke, “midlife crisis” referred to a turning point that happens because your circumstances dont change, when your old life stops feeling meaningful. Turning points can be caused by mundane (世俗的) things

45、the offhand remark that makes you realize youre in the wrong life or by nothing at all.59. Why do some people think the poem makes fun of the American belief? A. Because the two roads are more or less similar in the poets view. B. Because Americans believe they can decide their future themselves. C.

46、 Because Americans can find their way easily in a forest just with a map. D. Because Americans surely know which road to take without consideration.60. Which of the following can be considered as a transition?A. Your experience of midlife crisis.B. Your choice of the road to take.C. Your decision to

47、 travel abroad.D. Your move into a new flat. 61. What can we infer from this passage? A. Turning points involving transitions are often remembered as most significant. B. The biggest impact is often characterized with obvious outside changes. C. A fundamental change is often affected by more than on

48、e single factor. D. We can rid ourselves of the unpleasant past with the change of a job.62. Whats the best title of the passage? A. Is our fate in our own hands?B. Must people make changes in life?C. Should we choose the road less travelled? D. Are turning points connected with transitions? C THE i

49、dea came to Ralph Liedert while he was sweating in the Californian sunshine, having been standing with his daughter for over an hour in a queue for a ride at Disneyland. What, he thought, if his T-shirt had a cooling system he could turn on, at the tap of a smart phone app, when he needed it. Luckil

50、y, Mr Liedert does have the means to make the dream reality, for he works at the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, as one of a team there studying the rapidly growing field of microfluidics (微流控技术).Cooling vests already exist (used by racing drivers, motorcyclists and people who work in hot

51、conditions). But the tubes through which the cooling water is being pumped, and the vests need to be connected to outside units that cool this water, make them huge and clumsy. Mr Liedert thought VTTs microfluidics department could do things better.As its name suggests, microfluidics is the art of b

52、uilding devices that handle tiny amounts of liquid. Inkjet-printer cartridges (喷墨打印机墨盒) are a familiar example. Less familiar, but also important, are “labs-on-a-chip” (芯片实验室). These are tiny analytical devices that transport fluids such as blood through channels half a millimetre or less in diamete

53、r (直径), in order to carry them into what holds analytical reagents (试剂). Sensors, then detect the resulting reactions and provide an instant analysis of a sample (样本). Designing labs-on-a-chip is the VTT microfluidics departments day job. One of its chips, for example, can tell whether water is affe

54、cted by the bacteria that cause Legionnaires disease. The departments biggest contribution to the field, though, is to have developed a way of printing microfluidic channels onto large rolls of thin, flexible plastic. It works by passing the plastic between two heated rollers, one of which contains

55、raised outlines of the required channels. As the rollers squeeze the plastic they create a pattern of channels into one surface. A second plastic film is then melted over the top as a cover. This process might, thought Mr Liedert, be suitable for printing a microfluidic cloth that was thin enough an

56、d pleasant enough to wear as a cooling vest. The groups first model showed that such a material could indeed be made and used to circulate cooled water. They are also looking at ways the water being circulated through the microchannels might be cooled. They have identified two. One uses a small heat-exchanger, the details of which they are keeping secret