高三英语9月调研测试试题

沭阳县潼阳中学2017届高三年级阶段性

英语质量检测试题

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共计100分。考试时间100分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题，共计65分）

第一部分：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）

从下列每题所给的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。

1. ---I’d like to invite you to dinner this weekend. ---________.

A.Oh, no, please don’t

B. I’d rather stay at home

C. I’m sorry, but I have other plans

D. Oh, thanks. That’ll be too much trouble

2. As an experienced doctor, he usually judges the patients’ illness according to the

__________ and gives them some medicines.

A. signs

B. symptoms

C. signals

D. marks

3. The theory he’s stuck ________ us that earthquakes can be forecast.

A. to proves

B. to proves to

C. to prove

D. which proves to

4. “Hope for the best and prepare f or the worst.” is a proverb, _________ life is beautiful

but full of frustrations as well.

A. means

B. meaning

C. to mean

D. meant

5. — What do you think of my composition? — It _________ well except for some spelling mistakes.

A. read

B. is reading

C. reads

D. is read

6. The student, ____ to be reading, glanced at the workers ____ next to the building for

a rest.

A. pretending; seated

B. pretended; seated

C. pretending; seat

D. pretended; seated

7. Jesus! I’m afraid I will fail my second attempt in the driving test.

In that case, there is nothing you can do ______ prepare for a third one.

A. more than

B. rather than

C. better than

D. other than

8. I strongly suggest that the information ______in my report ______to Mr. Brown without

delay.

A. to be referred to; to be e-mailed

B. referring to; e-mail

C. referred to; be e-mailed

D. being referred to; being e-mailed

9. Although he knew little about the work done in the field of physics, he succeeded ________

other experienced experts failed.

A. which

B. that

C. what

D. where

10. Where did you put your bag? Oh, I ____I put it on the chair because the phone___ when

I came in.

A. remembered; rang

B. remembered; was ringing

C. remember; ring

D. remember; was ringing

11. She was so angry at all _________ she saw _________ she slammed the door and closed

the door behind her.

A. that; that

B. what; that

C. what; as

D. that; which

12. Sam insisted that the picture Mr. Green referred to ________.

A. was worth buying

B. was worth to be bought

C. being worth buying

D. be worth buyi ng

13. Mr. Mike doesn’t understand ________ made his wife so upset this morning.

A. what was it

B. why it was that

C. how that was

D. what it was that

14. Last week, only two people came to look at the house, _______ wanted to buy it.

A. none of them

B. both of them

C. neither of whom

D. none of whom

15. Could you meet me at the airport? I’d like to, but I ________ Shan ghai by the time

you return.

A. have left

B. was leaving

C. will leave

D. will have left

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。

Another person’s enthusiasm was w hat set me moving toward the success I have achieved. That person was my stepmother.

I was nine years old when she entered our home in rural Virginia. My father_16 me to her with these words: “I would like you to meet the fellow who is___17 for being the worst boy in this county(县) and will probably start throwing rocks at you no ___18 than

tomorrow morning.”

My stepmother walked over to me, __19 my head slightly upward, and looked at me right in the eye. Then she looked at my father and replied, “You a re ___20 .This is not the worst boy at all, ___21 the smartest one who hasn’t yet found an outlet（释放的途径）for his enthusiasm.”

That statement began a(n) ___22 between us. No one had ever called me smart, My family and neighbors had built me up in my ___23 as a bad boy. My stepmother changed all that.

She changed many things. She ___24 my father to go to a dental(牙科) school, from which he graduated with honors. She moved our family into the county seat, where my father’s career could be more ___25 and my brothers and I could be better___26 .

When I turned fourteen, she bought me a secondhand___27 and told me that she believed that I could become a writer. I knew her enthusiasm, I__28 it, and I saw how it had already improved our lives. I accepted her ___29 and began to write for local newspapers. I was doing the same kind of___30 that great day I went to interview Andrew Carnegie and received the task which became my life’s work later. I wasn’t the ___31 beneficiary (受益者).My father became the ___32 man in town. My brothers and stepbrot hers became a physician, a dentist, a lawyer, and a college president.

What power __33 has! When that power is released to support the certainty of one’s purpose and is ___34 strengthened by faith, it becomes an irresistible（不可抗拒的）force which poverty and temporary defeat can never ___35 .

You can communicate that power to anyone who needs it. This is probably the greatest work you can do with your enthusiasm.

( )16. A. rushed B. sent C. carried D. introduced

( )17. A. distinguished B. favored C. mistaken D. rewarded

( )18. A. sooner B. later C. longer D. earlier

( )19. A. dragged B. shook C. raised D. bent

( )20. A. perfect B. right C. wrong D. impolite

( )21. A. but B. so C. and D. or

( )22. A. agreement B. friendship C. gap D. relationship

( )23. A. opinion B. image C. expectation D. mind

( )24. A. begged B. persuaded C. ordered D. invited

( )25. A. successful B. meaningful C. helpful D. useful

( )26. A. treated B. entertained C. educated D. respected

( )27. A. camera B. radio C. bicycle D. typewriter

( )28. A. considered B. suspected C. ignored D. appreciated

( )29. A. belief B. request C. criticism D. description

( )30. A. teaching B. writing C. studying D. reading

( )31. A. next B. same C. only D. real

( )32. A. cleverest B. wealthiest C. strongest D. healthiest

( )33. A. enthusiasm B. sympathy C. fortune D. confidence

( )34. A. deliberately B. happily C. traditionally D. constantly

( )35. A. win B. match C. reach D. doubt 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

With the development of society, the choice of food and drinks for children is more diversified(多样化) than ever before. However, every coin has two sides. Many facts suggest that children are overweight and the situation is getting worse, according to the statistics(数据统计). I feel there are a number of reasons for this.

Some people blame（责怪）the fact that we are surrounded by shops selling unhealthy, fatty foods, such as fried chicken and ice cream, at low prices. This has turned out a whole generation of grown-ups who seldom cook a meal for themselves. If there were fewer of these restaurants then probably children would buy less take-away food.

There is another argument that blames parents for allowing their children to become overweight. I agree to this, because good eating habits begin early in life, long before children start to visit fast food shops. If children are given fried chicken and chocolate rather than healthy food, or are always allowed to choose what they eat, they will go for sweet and salty foods every time, and this will carry on throughout their lives.

There is a third reason for this situation. Children these days take very little exercise. They do not walk to school. When they get home, they sit in front of the television or their

computers. Not only is this an unhealthy pastime（消遣）, it also gives them time to eat more unhealthy food. What they need is to go outside and play active games or sports.

The above are the main reasons for this problem, and therefore we have to encourage young people to be more active, as well as guiding them away from fast food shops and bad eating habits.

( )36. What is suggested by the author to deal with “overweight”?

A. Blaming the shops selling unhealthy and fatty foods.

B. Asking young children to walk to school every day.

C. Living an active life and giving up bad eating habits.

D. Not watching TV or playing computer games after school.

( )37. Which of the following shows the structure of the whole text?

( )38. The author writes the passage to ______________

A. show people a social problem

B. provide facts for government

C.advise solutions to a problem

D. compare opinions with people

B

( )39.If a Canadian who is on a 7-day trip to New York buys $ 800 CAN worth of goods, how much should he pay tax on when returning home?

A. $ 800 CAN

B. $750 CAN

C.$ 400 CAN

D. $ 50 CAN

( )40.For an American citizen on a 2-day tour of Canada, how much tax does he have to pay on $ 1.600 US worth of purchases when returning to the US?

A. $ 24 US

B. $ 48 US

C. $52 US

D. $ 200 US

C

Usually, when your teacher asks a question, there is only one correct answer. But there is one question that has millions of current answers. That question is “What’s your name?”Everyone gives a different answer, but everyone is correct.

Have you ever wondered about people’s names? Where do they come from? What do they mean?

People’s first names, or given names, are chosen by their parents. Sometimes the name of a grandparent or other member of the family is used. Some parents choose the name of a well-known person. A boy could be named George Washington Smith; a girl could be named Helen Keller Jones.

Some people give their children names that mean good things. Clara means “bright”; Beatrice means “one who gives happiness”; Donald means “world ruler”; Leonard means “as brave as a lion”.

The earliest last names, or surnames（姓）, were taken from place names. A family with the name Brook or Brooks probably lived near brook(小溪)；someone who was called Longstreet probably lived on a long, paved road. The Greenwood family lived in or near a leafy forest.

Other early surnames came from people’s occupations. The most common occupational name is Smith, which means a person who makes things with iron or other metals. In the past, smiths were very important workers in every town and village. Some other occupational names are: Carter— a person who owned or drove a cart; Potter—a person who made pots and pans.

The ancestors of the Baker family probably baked bread for their neighbors in their native village. The Carpenter’s（木匠）great-great-great-grandfather probably built houses and furniture.

Sometimes people were known for the co lor of their hair or skin, or their size, or their special abilities. When there were two men who were named John in the same village, the John with the gray hair probably became John Gray. Or the John was very tall could call himself John Tallman. John Fish was probably an excellent swimmer and John Lightfoot was probably a fast runner or a good dancer.

Some family names were made by adding something to the father’s name. English-speaking people added–s or –son. The Johnsons are descendants of John; the Roberts family’s ancestor was Robert. Irish and Scottish people added Mac or Mc or O. Perhaps all of the MacDonnells and the McDonnells and the O’Donnells are descendants of the same Donnell.

( )41. Which of the following aspects do the surnames in the passage NOT cover?A.

Places where people lived. B. People’s characters.

C. Talents that people possessed.

D. People’s occupations.

( )42. According to the passage, the ancestors of the Potter family most probably _______.

A. owned or drove a cart

B. made things with metals

C. made kitchen tools or contains

D. built houses and furniture

( )43. Suppose and English couple whose ancestors lived near a leafy forest wanted their new-born son to become a world leader, the baby might be named _______.

A. Beatrice Smith

B. Leonard Carter

C. George Longstreet

D. Donald Greenwood

( )44. The underlined word “descendants” in the last paragraph means a person’s _____.A. later generations B. friends and relatives C. colleagues and partners D. later sponsors

D

Even before there were people, there were cases of air pollution. There were dust storms(沙尘暴). Volcanoes erupted, sending ash and poisonous gases into the atmosphere. When people appeared on the scene(登上历史舞台) and began their conquest of nature, they also began to pollute the air. They cleared land, which made possible even larger dust storms. They built cities, and the soot(煤烟) from their hearths(灶炉) filled the air. The Roman author Seneca wrote in A.D 61 of the “stink(臭味), soot and heavy air” of the imperial city. In 1257, the Queen of England was forced to move away from the city of Nottingham because the heavy smoke was unbearable. The industrial revolution brought even worse air pollution. Coal was burned to power factories and to heat homes. Soot, smoke, and sulfur dioxide(SO2) fill the air.

The good old days ? Not in the factory towns. But there were large rural areas unaffected by air pollution.

With increasing population, the entire world is becoming more urban. It is the huge cities that are most affected by air pollution. But rural areas are not unaffected. In the neighborhoods around smoky factories, there is evidence of increased rates of spontaneous abortion(自然流产) and of poor wool quality in sheep, decreased(减少) egg production and a high death rate in chickens.

Traffic police in Tokyo have to wear gas masks and take “oxygen breaks”-breathing

occasionally from tanks of oxygen. Smog in Athens at times has forced factory closings and traffic restrictions. Acid rain in Canada is caused by air pollution in the United States, contributing to strained(紧张的) relationships between the two countries. Sydney, Rome, Tehran(德黑兰), Ankara, Mexico City, and most other major cities in the world have had frightening experiences of air pollution.

One of the two major types of smog-consisting of smoke, fog, sulfur dioxide, sulfuring acid(H2SO4), ash and soot – is called London smog. Indeed, the word smog is thought to have originated in England in 1905 as a contraction(缩略式) of the words “smoke” and “fog”.

Probably the worst case of smog in history started in London on Thursday, 4 December, 1952. A large cold air mass moved into the valley of the Thames River. A temperature inversion(倒转，逆反)placed a blanket of warm air over the cold air. With nightfall, a dense(浓厚的) fog and below-freezing temperatures caused the people of London to put coal into their small stoves. Millions of these fires(火炉) burned throughout the night, pouring sulfur dioxide and smoke into the air. The next day, Friday, the people continued to burn coal when the temperature remained below freezing. The factories added their smoke and chemical fumes(烟，气体) to the atmosphere.

Saturday was a day of darkness. For twenty miles around London, no light came through the smog. The air was cold and still. And the coal fires continued to burn throughout the weekend. On Monday, 8 December, more than one hun dre d people died of heart attacks while trying desperately(拼命地) to breathe. By the time a breeze(微风) cleared the air on Tuesday, 9 December, more than 4,000 deaths had been caused by the smog.

Soot and ash can be removed by electrostatic precipitators(静电吸尘器). Unfortunately, they use large amounts of electricity, and the electrical energy, which is hardly affordable for most of us, has to come from somewhere. Fly ash removed from the air has to be put on the land or water, although it could be used in some way.

The elimination(去除) of sulfur can be washed from finely(细微的) pulverized(粉末化) coal, the process is expensive. There are also processes for changing dirty coal into clean liquid and gaseous fuels. These processes may hold promise for the future, but they also too expensive to compete economically with other fuels at present. They also waste a part of