最新南通中学届高三上学期期中考试英语
南通中学2015届高三上学期期中考试英语试卷
第I卷(三部分共85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。
第一部分:听力(共两节,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。
例: How much is the shirt?
A. ￡19. 15.
B. ￡9. 15.
C. ￡9. 18.
答案是B。
1. Where does this conversation probably take place?
A. In a bookstore.
B. In a classroom.
C. In a library.
2. At what time will the film begin?
A. 7：20.
B. 7：15.
C. 7：00.
3. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?
A. Their friend Jane.
B. A weekend trip.
C. A radio programme.
4. What will the woman probably do?
A. Catch a train.
B. See the man off.
C. Go shopping.
5. Why did the woman apologize?
A. She made a late delivery.
B. She went to the wrong place.
C. She couldn’t take the cake back.
第二节(共15 小题;每小题1 分,满分15 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,各小题给出5 秒钟的做答时间。每段对话读两遍。
听第6 段材料,回答第6、7 题。
6. Whose CD is broken?
A. Kathy’s.
B. Mum’s.
C. Jack’s.
7. What does the boy promise to do for the girl?
A. Buy her a new CD.
B. Do some cleaning.
C. Give her 10 dollars.
听第7 段材料,回答第8、9 题。
8. What did the man think of the meal?
A. Just so so.
B. Quite satisfactory.
C. A bit disappointing.
9. What was the 15% on the bill paid for?
A. The food.
B. The drinks.
C. The service.
听第8 段材料,回答第10 至12 题。
10. Why is the man at the shop?
A. To order a camera for his wife.
B. To have a camera repaired.
C. To get a camera changed.
11. What colour does the man want?
A. Pink.
B. Black.
C. Orange.
12. What will the man do afterwards?
A. Make a phone call.
B. Wait until further notice.
C. Come again the next day.
听第9 段材料,回答第13 至16 题。
13. What would Joe probably do during the Thanksgiving holiday?
A. Go to a play.
B. Stay at home.
C. Visit Kingston.
14. What is Ariel going to do in Toronto?
A. Attend a party.
B. Meet her aunt.
C. See a car show.
15. Why is Ariel in a hurry to leave?
A. To call up Betty.
B. To buy some DVDs.
C. To pick up Daniel.
16. What might be the relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates.
B. Fellow workers.
C. Guide and tourist.
听第10 段材料,回答第17 至20 题。
17. Where does Thomas Manning work?
A. In the Guinness Company.
B. At a radio station.
C. In a museum.
18. Where did the idea of a book of records come from?
A. A bird-shooting trip.
B. A visit to Europe.
C. A television talk show.
19. When did Sir Hugh’s first book of records appear?
A. In 1875.
B. In 1950.
C. In 1955.
20. What are the two speakers going to talk about next?
A. More records of unusual facts.
B. The founder of the company.
C. The oldest person in the world.
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. While ________ deadly virus Ebola doesn't spread easily like the flu or a cold, it has claimed
many lives and is becoming _________ great concern these days.
A. a; the
B. the; a
C. a; 不填
D. 不填; the
22. Organically grown produce does not differ greatly in appearance from __________ grown
crops.
A. tentatively
B. conventionally
C. properly
D. regularly
23. It suddenly struck him __________ he ought to make a new plan for the changed conditions.
A. that
B. how
C. which
D. whether
24. ________ himself ________ the project, he had no time to go back home.
A. Occupied; with
B. Occupied; in
C. Occupying; with
D. Occupying; in
25. Mary __________ ten countries in twelve days by the time she gets back.
A. visited
B. has visited
C. will visit
D. will have visited
26. I’m amazed. The students in China always have such a burning __________ to learn.
A. hope
B. quality
C. desire
D. courage
27. As she was watching the movie, her thoughts __________ back to her youth.
A. wandered
B. wondered
C. reflected
D. turned
28. She works well with those who are superior __________ her in the company.
A. to
B. than
C. over
D. at
29. The 2014 APEC was held in Beijing in November, __________ issues of economy,
development and reform in Asia-Pacific areas.
A. covered
B. covering
C. to cover
D. having covered
30. I can guarantee you the quality of our digital camera. __________ there be any problem, you
can contact us and ask to replace it.
A. Should
B. Must
C. Have to
D. Need
31. The field of the game becomes an advantageous factor in a situation __________ two teams
are equally matched.
A. that
B. which
C. when
D. where
32. I will never sell my furniture to anyone at any time, __________ you may pay for it.
A. however
B. whatever
C. how much
D. no matter how
33. It was only when I read Story of the Stone a second time __________ a better understanding
of the relationships of the characters in it.
A. did I have
B. that I had
C. I did have
D. had I had
34. I am sorry because I am afraid it will be some time __________ we know the full results.
A. when
B. while
C. before
D. since
35. —I feel terrible. I didn’t do well in the math t est.
—__________. You’re already making progress and will surely learn it well.
A. Don’t be silly.
B. Don’t take things for granted
C. Don’t put the cart before the horse
D. Don’t take it too hard
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。
People often ask me how I write with four children.
More often than not, my stories are pieced together, written, and edited in a series of 36 moments. If I’m working while the kids are home, I have the ad ded 37 of tuning out their chaos. I’ll write and write until I fall under a spell, and just when I was getting 38 , it happens—Camille will 39 into my office wearing a big smile—and a smelling diaper (尿布).
I wish I had a daily 40 , a solid time no one can interrupt, but I don’t. I may go days or even weeks without writing. I hate these 41 , but much as I like to believe the world needs my writing, my daughters need me much more. So for now I write when I can. While this arrangement works, I sometimes 42 how productive I’d be if my life wasn’t stop-and-go. With time on my side, I could be a writing machine, 43 at once what would normally take me months.
This leads me to a question I find 44 to all parents: Do kids hold back or 45 our dreams? Children are needy by nature, and regardless of how much 46 we show them, they want more. By the time we tend to them, we’re tired out—and 47 in the mood to follow our dream. They push our personal pleasures 48 and slow us down, making tortoises out of hares.
On the other hand, children add a richness to our lives that I believe inspires better work, thus 49 for time we lose. As a writer, I don’t find inspiration sitting at my computer.
50 , I find it when I’m out living, and the 51 I take because of my children—going to the ballpark, birthday parties, even doctor visits—put me in 52 with people who constantly set off new ideas. Many ideas arise through 53 conversation, which can
54 me like thunder. Immediately, I’ll make a mental note, knowing that someday I’ll use that
55 in a story.
36．A. quiet B. stolen C. critical D. precious
37．A. courage B. challenge C. instruction D. priority 38．A. direction B. invention C. inspiration D. application 39．A. crawl B. run C. jog D. tiptoe
40．A. habit B. method C. technique D. routine 41．A. breaks B. days C. weeks D. needs
42．A. doubt B. believe C. deny D. wonder 43．A. operating B. working C. accomplishing D. running 44．A. challenging B. remaining C. relevant D. controversial 45．A. prevent B. inspire C. awake D. interpret 46．A. attention B. effort C. concentration D. time
47．A. hardly B. practically C. totally D. fairly
48．A. ahead B. back C. aside D. down
49．A. allowing B. turning C. calling D. compensating 50．A. Still B. Instead C. Therefore D. Consequently 51．A. courses B. chances C. risks D. paths
52．A. harmony B. agreement C. line D. contact 53．A. brief B. normal C. casual D. intelligent 54．A. explode B. hit C. destroy D. multiply 55．A. piece B. talk C. scene D. acquaintance
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。
A
SAN ANTONIO —For Tira Starr, an eighth grader at Anson Jones Middle School, the plastic nametag hanging around her neck that she has decorated with a smiley face and a purple bat sticker offers a way to reflect her personal interest. For administrators, it is something else entirely: a device that lets them use radio frequency technology—with scanners tucked behind walls and ceilings—to track her whereabouts.
Anson Jones is the first school in San Antonio’s Northside Independent School District to roll out the new nametags, which are part of a pilot program (试验项目) intended to ensure that the district receives all of the state dollars.
In Texas, school finance is a numbers game: schools receive money based on the number of students counted in their homeroom classes each morning. At Anson Jones, as at other schools, many students were in school but not in homeroom, so they were not counted and the district lost money, said Pascual Gonzalez, a spokesman for the district.
“We were leaving money on the table,” he said, adding that the district expects a $2 million return on an initial investment of $261,000 in the technology at two pilot schools.
But the radio frequency identification nametags have prompted concerns from civil liberties groups and electronic privacy watchdogs, which fear a Big Brother atmosphere in Texas public schools.
Matthew Simpson, a policy strategist for the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas, said the technology was easy to acquire, meaning people outside a school might be able to monitor a student if they obtained the student’s unique tracking number.
Mr. Simpson said the technology was originally designed for shipping goods and for cattle. “It was never intended for people,” he said.
But students and educators at Anson Jones say they are excited about the practical advantages — getting to eat lunch faster by scanning their bar codes in the lunch line, or being able to locate a child quickly in an emergency.
Northside is not the first district to use the tracking devices. Two Houston-area districts began the program several years ago. The Spring district, for example, started using the technology in 2004 as a way to track elementary students getting on and off buses. It expanded the program to high school students three years ago and has so far recovered $400,000, said Karen Garrison, a spokeswoman for the district.
“Our system still focuses on safety but has the added benefit of recovering average daily attendance funding,” Ms. Garrison said.
Wendy Reyes, the principal of Anson Jones, said only one parent had complained about the program at her school. On the first day of classes at Jay High School, home to the other pilot program school in Northside, several parents staged a protest across the street from the school, though most did not have students in the district.
Many students, teachers and parents at the middle school feel the technology’s benefits outweigh privacy concerns, Ms. Reyes said.
56. This passage is mainly about __________.
A. a pilot program in the US
B. an eighth grader at Anson Jones
C. nametags that track students
D. money invested in technology
57. From the passage we can learn that most students and parents __________ nametags.
A. don’t mind
B. complain about
C. like to decorate
D. refuse to use
58. The author might agree that nametags __________.
A. lead to some schools losing money
B. can help schools’ administ ration
C. should never be intended for people
D. destroy students’ privacy and civil rights
B
Why Are Pig Farmers Still Using Growth-Promoting Drugs?
It's one of the most controversial practices in agriculture: feeding small amounts of antibiotics to animals in order to make them grow faster. But what if the drugs don't even work very well? There's some good evidence that they don't, at least in pigs. They used to deliver a boost in growth, but that effect has disappeared in recent years or declined greatly. The reason for this is interesting and even paradoxical. Researchers think the antibiotics used to work by suppressing low-grade infections. In recent years, however, pork producers found other ways to accomplish the same thing through improved hygiene (卫生). As a result, the drugs have become largely superfluous — yet many farmers still use them.
To understand how this happened, you have to step back in time, says Steve Dritz, a specialist in pig nutrition at Kansas State University. Sixty years ago, when antibiotics were new, "people started treating animals, and feeding [the antibiotics], and finding that they had increased growth rates and feed efficiencies," he says. Nursery-age pigs, for instance, grew 12 to 15 percent faster with antibiotics. The animals also needed less feed to reach full weight. Other studies showed similar results in chickens and cattle. In the 1980s, a new set of studies found similar effects. So the growth-promoting effects of antibiotics became standard practice among meat producers.
Fast forward to the 1990s. Dritz was starting his career as a scientist at Kansas State University, and pork production was changing dramatically.
Previously, pigs were born and raised in one barn or in several barns close together. This meant infections could easily pass from one generation to the next, the way that kids share germs between their friends on the playground and their parents at home. Under the new system, when piglets are weaned, they move to a whole different place. That new site is carefully scrubbed and free of disease.
Craig Rowles, who runs a large swine operation in Carroll, Iowa, shows me one such room. There's not a piglet in sight. "This room just got completely washed and disinfected, and now it's going to sit here and dry for a while," he says.
A whole group of pigs will come in here together, and later they will move out together to yet another site. "That group of pigs will stay together until they go to market," Rowles says.
The groups are kept strictly separated from each other. If workers move between the groups, they first have to change their boots.
When farmers adopted multisite production, it cut down on disease —and pigs actually grew faster.
59. One of the advantages of using antibiotics in the past is that it __________.
A. helped animals grow faster
B. decreased the death rate of animals
C. helped animals have a better appetite
D. increased animal reproduction
60. Pigs were more easily infected in the past because __________.
A. they used antibiotics
B. they were always close together
C. they were raised on the playground
D. they moved from one farm to another
61. The underlined word “superfluous” most probably means __________.
A. abused
B. necessary
C. available
D. addictive
62. The author seems __________ on the issue of dropping antibiotics on pigs.
A. optimistic
B. worried
C. doubtful D indifferent
C
Our risk of cancer rises rapidly as we age. So it makes sense that the elderly should be routinely screened for new tumors (肿瘤) or doesn’t i t?
While such tracking of cancer is a good thing in general, researchers are increasingly questioning whether all of this testing is necessary for the elderly. With the percentage of people over age 65 expected to nearly double by 2050, it s important to weigh the health benefits of screening against the risks and costs of routine testing.
In many cases, screening can lead to additional examinations and operations to remove cancer, which can cause side effects, while the cancers themselves may be slow-growing and may not cause serious health problems in patients’ remaining years. But the message that everyone must screen for cancer has become so ingrained (根深蒂固的) that when health care experts recommended that women under 50 and over 74 stop screening for breast cancer, it caused a noisy reaction among doctors, patients and social groups.
It’s hard to uproot deeply-held beliefs about cancer screening with scientific data. Certainly, there are people over age 75 who have had cancers detected by routine screening, and gained several extra years of life because of treatment. And clearly, people over age 75 who have other risk factors for cancer, such as a family history or previous personal experience with the disease,