英语-苏州市2015-2016学年度第一学期高三期中调研试卷英语

1、 2015 2016 学年第一学期高三期中调研试卷英 语2015.11注意事项：本试卷分为第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题），满分120 分。考试时间 120 分钟。请将第一卷的答案填涂在答题卡上，第二卷请直接在答题卡上规定的地方作答。答题前，务必将自己的学校、姓名、考试号等相关信息写在答题卡上规定的地方。第 I 卷 （选择题，共80分）第一部分：听力理解（共两节，满分15 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。A 、 B、 C 三个选项中选出最10 秒钟时间来回答有关小题和第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 5 分

2、 ）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。C. In a supermarket.C. The training is too hard.C. She knows the manager.C. Sharing DVDs.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. In a cafeteria.B. In a restaurant.Why does Jack stop playing sports now?A. He is too busy

3、.B. He has lost the interest.What does the woman mean?A. She is a visitor.B. She just moved in here.What are the speakers talking about?A. Buying DVDs.B. Borrowing DVDs.How does the woman find the tickets?A. They are hard to get.B. They are cheap.C. They are expensive.第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分 ）听下

4、面4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。每段对话读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。What will the boy do after lunch?A. Have some dessert.B. Clean up his toys.C. Try a new game.Who might the woman be?A. Frankie s mother.B. Frankie s babysitter

5、. C. Frankie s sister.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 9 题。What is Jane s problem?She can t have lunch with Dr. Pasteur tomorrow.She forgets the appointment with Dr. Pasteur.She can t meet Dr. Pasteur tomorrow morning at 9 a.m.How long is the appointment postponed?Three hours and forty-five minutes.Four hours and f

6、ifteen minutes.Six hours.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。What did Mr. Tang major in in the university?A. Chinese.B. Journalism.C. International operation.What was Mr. Tang responsible for when he worked in a media company?Gathering the international news.Writing the current reports.C. Expanding the operation

7、.Why would Mr. Tang like to work in China?He can have a good chance to meet his parents.He can make good use of his operation ability.He can make good use of his Chinese and English.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 15 题。C. Clean up dirt from floors.C. Thirteen hours.What can the iMaid do?A. Wash dishes.B. Dry the

8、clothes.How long can the iMaid work after being charged?A. Three hours.B. Ten hours.According to the talk, what is the best thing about the iMaid?A. The special gift worth $49. B. The price.C. The service contract.第二部分：英语知识运用 （共两节，满分35 分）第一节 单项选择（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

9、四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Tu Youyou and the other two scientists jointly won the 2015 Nobel Prize for medicine for their work against parasitic diseases. They deserve it. The consequences improved human health and reduced sufferingare immeasurable.A. in honor ofB. in terms ofC. in defense ofD. in ho

10、pes ofA teacher jobs is not to tell the students what to believe or value, but to them todevelop a worldview for themselves.A. urgeB. rankC. persuadeD. equipSo why not, he reasoned, the boy a few minutes to explain the whole affair?A. to spareB. sparingC. spareD. sparedHe himself to a search by the

11、guards before entering the government building.A. objectedB. submittedC. compromisedD. identified It is reported that Papiss Cisse and Jonny Evans were charged with spitting by the Football Association. I think spitting is one of the most disgusting things that happen in the game, but yetit is not t

12、he worst.A. mustB. shallC. shouldD. canOur mothers sat us down to read and paint, all we really wanted to do was to make amess.A. sinceB. asC. unlessD.whenI needn t have been in such a hurry. The flight to Hong Kong uedo the typhoon.A. has cancelledB. was cancelledC. will be cancellingD. had cancell

13、ed一 A study suggests reducing energy demand in the future may urban areas.That s true. Cities need more energy than small towns or otherural areas.A. center onB. act onC. hang onD.catch onTech-free tourism refers to traveling without a mobile phone or similar devices, particularly to places block or

14、 cannot access Internet and cellular signals.A. thatB. whereC. whenD. who一 Have you heard of Gong Xingfang, who is experienced in taking care of mothers and newborns in Shanghai?Yes. It is reported that she can earn 14,000 yuan （$2,252） a month now and anyone who wants to hire her has to make an hal

15、f a year in advance.A. assessmentB. accommodation C. appointmentD. occupationMy brother hopes that he computer science instead of history when he graduated fromthe university.A. studiesB. studiedC. had studiedD. has studiedA Chinese student -skprhandwriting caused controversy among British Internet

16、users, both praise and questions about individuality.A. drewB. drawingC. to drawD. having drownBritish government is planning to run a pilot scheme that will allow Chinese tourists to get a two-year tourist visa for85these cost 324. A. currentlyB. apparentlyC. frequentlyD. similarlySome experts hold

17、 the view that fundamental construction is the key to the little islanddevelopment lies.A. whichB. whatC. whereD. why His father always tells him to stop telling lies, which falls on deaf ears.-I think he will suffer the consequences.A. You reap what you sow.B. Justice has long arms.C. Honesty is th

18、e best policy.D. Lies have short legs.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。The continuous presentation of frightening stories about global warming in the popular media makes us unnecessarily frightened. Even worse, it 31 our kids.Al Gore famously 32 how a sea

19、-level rise of 20 feet would almost completely 33Florida, New York, Holland, and Shanghai, 34 the United Nations says that such a thing will not even happen, 35 that sea levels will rise 20 times less than that.When 36 with these exaggerations （夸大）,some of us say that they are for a good cause, and

20、surely there is no 37 done if the result is that we focus even more on dealing with climate change.This 38 is astonishingly wrong. Such exaggerations do plenty of harm. Worryingextremely about global warming means that we worry less about other things, 39 we could do so much more good. We focus, 40

21、, on global warming impact on malaria (疟 疾)一which will put more people at 41 in 100 years instead of helping the half a billion people 42 from malaria today with prevention and treatment policies that are much cheaper and dramatically more 43 than carbon reduction would be.Exaggeration also wears ou

22、t the public s44 to cope with global warming. If the planet is certain to be destroyed 45 global warming, people wonder, why should we do anything?The 46 cost of exaggeration, I believe, is the unnecessary alarm that it causes particularly among children. An article in The Washington Post mentioned

23、nine-year-old Alyssa, who cries about the possibility of mass animal 47 from global warming.The newspaper also reported that parents are 48 effective outlets for their 8-year-olds concern with dying polar bears. They might be better off educating them and letting them know that,49 to common belief,

24、the global polar bear population has doubled over the past half-century, to about 22,000.50 the possible disappearing of summer Arctic ice, polar bearswill live on with us.31. A. exhaustsB. amazesC. terrifiesD. interests32. A. dismissedB. determinedC. deniedD. described33. A. coverB. floodC. reduceD

25、. expand34. A. even thoughB. as ifC. in thatD. in case35. A. measuringB. provingC. estimatingD. advocating36. A. facedB. identifiedC. filledD. entitled37. A. goodB.harmC. benefitD. disadvantage38. A. announcementB. argumentC. storyD. dialogue39. A. whenB. whatC. whereD. which40. A. for exampleB. in

26、additionC. on averageD. in short41. A. peaceB. randomC. easeD. risk42. A. prohibitingB. escapingC. developingD. suffering43. A. effectiveB. accurateC. complexD. temporary44. A. abilityB. senseC. willingnessD. preference45. A. due toB. except forC. regardless ofD. along with46. A. smallestB. worstC.

27、fewestD. least47. A. ruling outB. running outC. dropping outD. dying out48. A. turning outB. taking overC. searching forD. pulling through49. A. sensitiveB. contraryC. relatedD. accustomed50. A. ExceptB. BesidesC. WithoutD. Despite第二部分：阅读理解（共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分）请认真阅读卜列短文，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

28、答题卡上将该项涂黑。Below are the four most famous bridges in the world.Ponte Vecchio Bridgee MiddleThe Ponte Vecchio (literally old bridge ) is a bridge built in th Ages over the Arno River in Florence, Italy, the only Florentine bridge to survive World War II. The bridge is unique for still having shops bui

29、lt along it, as was common in the days of the Medici. Butchers originally occupied souvenir sellers. It is said that the economic concept of bankruptcy originated Of the four bridges, which one has the shortest history?A. Ponte Vecchio. B. Golden Gate Bridge. C. Millau Bridge.D. Charles Bridge.Which

30、 of the following statements is TRUE about the Golden Gate Bridge?The span length ranks the 8th in the world.Its color enables travelers to see it easily on foggy days.It is the most popular tourist attraction in America.It took Joseph B. Strauss 7 years to design the bridge.The Charles Bridge playe

31、d an important role in Prague, Czech Republic because .A. it attracted many famous painters thereit was supported by Kin Charles IVit was the only stone Gothic bridge crossing the Vltava Riverit promoted the trade between Eastern and Western EuropeBTELECOMMUTERS fall into two camps. Some sit on the

32、sofa watching daytime soaps, pausing occasionally to check their BlackBerrys. Most, however, do real work, undistracted by meetings and talkative colleagues.In the future more people will work from home. With office space in London and New York so costly, many firms save money by encouraging staff t

33、o work in their loose clothes. Instead of having t o bury their noses in strangers armpits on crowded trains, they can work viae-mail, Skype and virtual private networks.Yet, in a research published in MIT Sloan Management Review, Daniel Cable of the London Business School shows that telecommuters a

34、re less likely to be promoted. In one experiment subjects were asked to judge scenarios in which the only difference was whether the employee was at his office desk or at home. Managers rated those at the office to be more dependable and industrious, regardless of the quality of their work.Visibilit

35、y creates the illusion of value. Being the last to leave the office impresses bosses, even if you are actually larking around （ 胡闹）on Facebook. Oddly, this holds true at firms that explicitly encourage staff to work from home. Many Californian tech firms asked employees not to come to the office too

36、 often; yet bosses unconsciously punished those who obeyed.Remote workers understand this. Many frequently sent their bosses with progress reports to prove they are on the job. A fifth of the workers in the study admitted to leaving an e-mail or voice mail early or late in the day. Still, many are n

37、ot as smart as they think. Some choose a Monday or Friday to work at home. That, says Mr. Cable, makes others think they are eager to extend the weekend.A culture of presenteeism hurts working mothers most. Many women （and some men） work from home to allow themselves the flexibility to pick up kids

38、from school. That need not mean they produce less; only that they do it at a time and a place of their own choosing. Some firms, such as Best Buy, an electronics retailer, recognize this and try hard to evaluate staff entirely on performance. But this is not easy. Intangibles such as teamworking ski

39、lls matter, too. Mr. Cable thinks homeworking will lose its stigma （污名）only when most people do it. Or perhaps when the boss is telecommuting, too.What is most likely the main cause of the increasing number of telecommuters?A. Increasing location rents.B. Annoying talkative colleagues.C. High-tech m

40、obile phones.D. Attractive daytime soaps.What does the example of many California tech firms prove?Working at home is impractical in tech firms.Employees presence at office raises their value.Employees should judge when to obey.Bosses often don t keep their promises.What do wise telecommuters do to

41、prove they are on the job?They give timely accounts of their work progress to their bosses.They check their e-mails and voice mails every day.They discuss the work with their bosses.They spend some time working on weekends.What is the biggest disadvantage of working at home according to the last par

42、agraph?The traditional working culture can be hurt.Mothers work may be interrupted their kids.Retailers can t get enc-aithomployees.Employees may lack chances to develop certain skills.CAlzheimer cssease has no cure. There are, however, five drugs -known and approved that can slow down the developme

43、nt of its symptoms. The earlier such drugs are administered, the better. Unfortunately, the disease is usually first noticed when people complain to their doctors of memory problems. That is normally too late for the drugs to do much good. A simple and reliable test for Alzhe imer s that can be admi

44、nistered to everybody over the age of about 65, before memory-loss sets in, would therefore be useful.Theo Luider, of the Erasmus University Medical Centre in Rotterdam, and his colleagues think they have found one but it works only in women. They made their discovery, just reported in the Journal o

45、f Proteome Research, by tapping into a long-term, continuing study that started in 1995 with 1,077 non-demented and otherwise healthy people aged between 60 and 90. At the beginning of the project, and subsequently during the periods 1997-99 and 2002-04, participants were brought in for a battery of

46、 neurological （神经学的）and cognitive （认知的） investigations, physical examinations, brain imaging and blood tests.During the first ten years of the study, 43 of the volunteers developed AlzheimerWhen Dr. Luider compared blood samples from these people with samples from 43 of their fellow volunteers, matc

47、hed for sex and age, who had remained Alzheimer -free, he found something surprising. Levels of a substance called pregnancy zone protein （妊娠带蛋白）had been unusually high, even before their symptoms appeared, in some of those who went on to develop Alzheimer s disease.Those some , it turned out, were

48、all women. On average, levels of pregnancy zone protein in those women who went on to develop Alzheimer were almost 60% higher than those of women who did not. In men, levels of the protein were the same for both.The reason for this curious result seems to be that the brain plaques （ 斑块）associated w

49、ith Alzheimer disease are themselves turning out pregnancy zone protein. Certainly, when Dr. Luider applied a chemical stain specific to that protein to the plaques of dead Alzheimer s patients he found the protein present in them.Confusingly, though, it was there in the plaques of both sexes. Presu

50、mably, female cells （and therefore the plaques of female brains） make more of it than male cells do. But that remains to be proved. Whatever the reason, however, this result means that women, at least, may soon be able to tell whether and when they are at risk of Alzheimer s and thus do something ab

51、out itbefore they start losing their minds.What can we learn from the first paragraph?No medication can slow down the development of Alzhe imer s symptoms.To detect Alzheimer s disease before memory loss appitsdrs isDoctors had better handle Alzheimer s disease when people are 65 years old.People wh

52、o always complain are most likely to have Alzheimer s disease.The underlined word one Paragraph 2 refers to.A. a simple and reliable test for Alizheimer s B. a possible cure for AlzheimerC. an important discovery about Alzheimer sD. an effective and legal drug for Alzheimer sWhat does Dr. Luid er s

53、study tell us about the pregnancy zone protein?It won t go high until the symptoms of Alzheimer s appear.B. In men, levels of it remain stable for their lifetime.C. Women developing Alzheimers usually have lower levels of it.D. The brain pl aques connected with Alzheimers produce it.61. The passage

54、is mainly aboutA. patients of Alzheimerandsesiseugsan introduction to the pregnancy zone proteina new discovery concerning Alzheimer s diseasethe development stages of Alzheimer s diseaseDHe was in the first third- grade class I taught at Saint Mary s School in Morris, Minnesota.All 34 of my student

55、s were dear to me, but Mark Eklund was one in a million. Very neat in appearance, he had that happy-to-be-alive attitude that made even his occasional mischievousness delightful.Mark also talked continuously. I had to remind him again and again that talking without permission was not acceptable. One

56、 morning my patience was growing thin when Mark talked once too often, and then I made a novice- teacher s mistake. I looked at Mark and said,“If yousay one more word, I am going to tape your mouth shut!”It wasn t ten seconds later when Chuck blurted out,“ Mark is talking again. I hadnany of the stu

57、dents to help me watch Mark, but since I had stated the punishment in front of the class, I had to act on it.I remember the scene as if it had occurred this morning. Without saying a word, I proceeded to Mark sesk, tore off two pieces of tape and made a big X with them over his mouth. I then returne

58、d to the front of the room.As I glanced at Mark to see how he was doing, he winked at me. That did it! I started laughing. The entire class cheered as I walked back to Mark desk, removed the tape, and shrugged my shoulders. His first words were,“ Thank you for correcting me, Sister.”At the end of th

59、e year I was asked to teach junior-high math. The years flew by, and before I knew it Mark was in my classroom again. He was more handsome than ever and just as polite.One Friday, things just didn t feel right. We had worked hard on a new concept all week,and I sensed that the students were growing

60、discouraged with themselves and .edgy with one another. I had to change the mood of the class before it got out of hand. So I asked them to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name. Then I told them to think of the nicest thing they c