江苏省常州市2017届高三上学期期末监测英语试题含答案.doc

常州市教育学会学业水平监测 高三英语试题 2017年1月注意：本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。答案全部做在答题纸上。总分为120分。考试时间120分钟。第一卷 （选择题，共85分）第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)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. 19.15B. 9.18 C. 9.15 答案是 C。1. Where is the mans brother?A. At home. B. In the hospital.C. In the office.2. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers?A. Husband and wife.B. Waiter and customer.C. Teacher and student.3. Who is the man?A. The womans husband.B. The womans boss.C. The womans teacher.4. What is the girl going to do next?A. Go to school.B. Have breakfast.C. Pack her school bag.5. What will the woman do at about ten oclock?A. Have a meeting.B. Call Mr. Johnson again.C. Go to Siemens.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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。6. What does the woman want to find at first?A. A fruit market.B. A supermarket.C. A parking area.7. Where is the parking area?A. Behind the fruit market.B. In front of the supermarket.C. Between the fruit market and the supermarket.听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。8. What does the woman worry about her daughter?A. She doesnt get along well with her.B. She failed the college entrance exam.C. She doesnt always have her own views.9. What is the mans opinion about teenagers problem?A. They know nothing.B. They dont like their parents.C. They want to be independent.听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。10. What are the two speakers talking about?A. A camp.B. A photo.C. An adventure.11. In what aspect does the girl have in common with her father? A. Figure.B. Character.C. Appearance.12. How does the girl feel when talking about her father? A. Proud.B. Angry.C. Worried.听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。13. Where does this conversation probably take place?A. In a fast food restaurant.B. In a supermarket.C. In a store.14. What is the womans favorite drink now?A. Orange juice.B. Coffee.C. Pepsi-cola.15. What is advertised by Beckham?A. The womans glasses.B. The womans shoes.C. The mans sports clothes.16. What can we learn from the conversation?A. The man is a big fan of Beckham.B. The man has his own ideas about fashion.C. The woman has been influenced by her fans.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。17. Who probably is the speaker? A. A teacher.B. A writer.C. A computer salesman.18. What is Better Computer Skills about? A. How to use software.B. How to use the Internet.C. How to use a keyboard.19. When will the course be had on how to use the Internet? A. On Sept.5th.B. On Sept.8th.C. On Sept.12th.20. How many courses are there in all?A. Three.B. Four.C. Five.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. _ what many people think, HIV cannot be spread through mosquitoes, a cough or sneeze, or by merely touching someone with Aids. A. Based onB. Contrary to C. Apart fromD. Regardless of 22. “Prehistorical powers” is one of the 10 most popular phrases used by Chinese people, _ many are frequently employed in online chats.A. of whomB. to whomC. through whichD. among which23. Taylor Swift _ the Worlds Highest-Paid Musicians of 2016 list. Really? Unbelievable!A. took B. madeC. toppedD. won 24. When you feel alone, just look at the spaces between your fingers, and remember thats _ my fingers fit perfectly.A. whatB. whereC. whyD. how25. In order to attract American students to the _ Chinese arts, Zhao and her team have turned to master musicians, magicians and martial artists.A. authenticB. confidentialC. tentativeD. artificial26. Next years key challenges include risks in the financial area and old issues that have yet _. A. solved B. been solvedC. to solve D. to be solved27. Do you know anything about the intellectual property law? Well, _ you produce pirated goods, _ you are against it.A. when soB. unlessotherwiseC. ifthenD. althoughyet28. It is on Spring Festival Eve, _ every one is celebrating the Chinese new year, _ Senior 3 students in China can take a rest from their study. A. when; thatB. that; when C. when; whenD. that; that29. Wed visited the village without warning and selected our interview subjects _, so that we would get the real data.A. beyond descriptionB. in particularC. by accident D. at random30. Senior political figures worldwide have _ one-China policy and have _ support for the widely accepted principle after it was challenged by US president-elect Donald Trump.A. backed; voicedB. sustained; spokenC. approved; declined D. supported; rejected31. The type and quantity of illegal drugs a person is carrying when _ by the police determine the punishment, _ from a small fine to life imprisonment. A. caught; rangingB. caught; rangedC. catching; rangingD. catching; ranged32. Did they all pass the driving test? Yes, _, they all succeeded.A. as tough as they wereB. tough as was itC. tough as it wasD. as tough as were they33. “But for the fact that you _ here for 3 years, I _ in this key high school now, facing its endless homework and exams!” the poor girl cried to her helpless father. A. studied; wouldnt have studiedB. studied; wouldnt be studyingC. had studied; wouldnt have studiedD. had studied; wouldnt be studying 34. What makes you so nervous? The China vs Iran World Cup qualifier will _ tonight. A. set offB. show offC. take offD. kick off 35. It annoys me when a persons cell phone goes off during a movie! Yeah, me too. It _.A. really bites my tongueB. really gets on my nervesC. makes me see the handwriting on the wallD. gets me to kill the fatted calf第二节：完形填空 (共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分)请阅读下面短文，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。Until a few years ago, I was a calm person. If you were going to _36_ me I almost never lost it _37_; of course I felt hurt, but I didnt show it.Then, one day, I met my husband and I fell _38_ in love with him, a proud Italian who loudly discusses things _39_ with himself when hes not happy. Things got worse for me when we started _40_ on things. He seemed really angry and loud, while I seemed detached and polite. Truth is that I was _41_ too. Fight after fight, he always acted as if nothing had happened a few minutes after each quarrel, while my moments of _42_ discontent started to _43_ more and more in time until they became hours, sometimes even days.I felt this had to change and the conversation went _44_ like this:Me: “Either you change your _45_ when we fight or I will start avoiding any discussion, and this will _46_ our relationship.”Him: “Did you _47_the Mpemba Effect? If you put two _48_ containers filled with the same amount of water into the fridge except that one has boiling water in it while the other one has water at ambient(周围的) _49_, the boiling water will _50_ faster than the ambient water. Baby, you got to boil first, to cool down faster. Thats why the Italians live _51_ than Canadians.”The connection he suggested is to be _52_, but I have learned a fact I didnt know, one that has _53_ me to understand that if Im angry about something or someone, for that anger to disappear, it has to be towards the _54_ or otherwise it is like hiding the dust under the _55_: your house might look clean, but it is not. 36. A. cheatB. offendC. impressD. defend37. A. in returnB. in placeC. in publicD. in time38. A. hopelesslyB. steadilyC. hurriedly D. blindly39. A. alwaysB. everC. evenD. seldom40. A. workingB. disagreeingC. operatingD. trying41. A. boilingB. strugglingC. controllingD. preparing42. A. possibleB. abrupt C. extraD. inner43. A. spreadB. withdrawC. recoverD. expand44. A. more or lessB. sooner or laterC. by and byD. up and down45. A. visionB. viewpointC. attitudeD. attention46. A. compensateB. sacrificeC. mendD. clarify 47. A. hear aboutB. worry aboutC. learn fromD. hear from48. A. mobileB. relevantC. solidD. similar49. A. levelB. temperatureC. heatD. environment50. A. burstB. depositC. explodeD. freeze51. A. longerB. shorterC. wealthierD. simpler52. A. practicedB. provenC. inspectedD. created53. A. informedB. remindedC. inspiredD. required54. A. outsideB. insideC. publicD. personal55. A. dustpanB. broomC. roofD. carpet第三部分：阅读理解 (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)请阅读下列短文，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 56. According to the passage, when in recovery position, the casualty is _.A. lying on his/her back B. lying on one side of his/her bodyC. in a relatively severe situationD. being given initial breaths or CPR 57. Which of the following is NOT correct when giving first aid?A. Make sure of your own safety before helping the casualty.B. Call for an ambulance immediately if the casualty has no breathing. C. Make sure casualtys chest rises when giving initial breaths.D. After every15 compressions, there should be one initial breath. BDecades ago, scientists had a much more fixed conception of the brain. They believed that how it develops when youre a kid more or less determines your brain structure for the rest of your life.But now we know thats not true. A landmark study in 2000 looked at grey matter in London taxi drivers. The drivers had more grey matter volume in the hippocampus, a little seahorse-shaped part of the brain that deals with memory. Here was real evidence of neuroplasticity, the ability of the brain to change and form new neural(神经的) connections.In 2010, Swedish scientiststested a group of younger (21-30) and older (65-80) adults for six months, and did not detect any significant age-related differences in neuroplasticity of white-matter microstructure. Translation: older brains can change too.So what happens to the brain of an adult who learns languages? A group of adult studentslearning Chinese were tested over a nine-month period in 2012, during which they showed improved white-matter quality. White matter is what connects neural cells, so the better connected, the better you can accomplish a cognitive(认知的) task.Still want more? Oh, alright then. Language learning builds up yourcognitive reserve, which makes you more resistant to brain damage. If youre bilingual(双语的), congratulations! You may have justdelayed the beginning of dementia(痴呆) by several years. If youre upset about not being quite as quick as you used to be, or your memory, theres a silver lining. Youve got something going for you that no teenager has. Youve learned how to learn. You know the strategies that work for you and what not to waste your time on. You have better metacognitive skills. Another name for this is self-directed learning.A few years ago,scientists tried to test this. They got groups of older people and younger people and showed them words with points values attached, ranging from low to high. Then they allowed the subjects to review whatever they wanted. They noticed that the older subjects spent more time on the valuable words but their recall was just as good as the younger subjects. The scientists later discovered that theyd sneakily(偷偷地) reviewed the high-value words just before the test.So, there you have it: theres absolutely no reason why you cant learn a language up to a ripe old age. 58. What is the main theme of this passage?A. Human brain structure can develop at any age.B. A ripe old age is no excuse for quitting language learning.C. There is little difference in the brain ability between the young and the old.D. Older people actually perform better in language learning than younger ones.59. What is the structure of the passage? A.B. C. D. 60. What can we infer from this article? A. Grey matter is of less importance to the brain than white matter.B. Learning another language can bring benefits to your cognitive ability.C. Your childhood will determine your brain structure for the rest of your life. D. Metacognitive skills have no significant influence in young peoples language learning.CCeline is a housewife and lives in a rural district in Sub-Saharan Africa. Six years ago, she participated in the clinical trial for HIV which was running in her health district. When I first met Celine, a little over a year ago, she had gone for 18 months without any antiretroviral(抗后病毒的) treatment, and she was very ill. She told me that she stopped coming to the clinic when the trial ended because she had no money for the bus fare and was too ill to walk the 35-kilometer distance. During the clinical trial, shed been given all her antiretroviral drugs, and her transportation costs had been covered by the research funds. All of these ended once the trial was completed, leaving Celine with no choices. She was unable to tell me the names of the drugs shed received during the trial, or even what the trial had been about. Yet what puzzled me most was Celine had given her informed consent(同意) to be a part of this trial, yet she clearly did not understandthe implications of being a participantor what would happen to her once the trial had been completed.I do not stand here today to suggest in any way that conducting HIV clinical trials in developing countries are bad. On the contrary, they are extremely useful tools, and are much needed to address the burden of disease in developing countries. However, without an effective system for reviewing the ethical suitability of them, these clinical trials may be of great problem. In order for a clinical trial to produce valid and widely applicable results, they need to be conducted with large numbers of study participants and preferably on a population with a high rate of new HIV infections. Sub-Saharan Africa largely fits this description, with 22 million people living with HIV, an estimated 70 percent of the 30 million people who are infected worldwide. Also, research within the continent is a lot easier to conduct due to widespread poverty and inadequate health care systems. A clinical trial that is considered to be potentially beneficial to the population is more likely to be authorized, and in the absence of good health care systems, almost any offer of medical assistance is accepted as better than nothing.The high occurrence of HIV drives researchers to conduct research scientifically acceptable but on many levels ethically questionable. To ensure that, in our search for the cure, we do not take an unfair advantage of those who are already most affected becomes the most urgent as a matter of fact. 61. From the first paragraph, we know that Celine participated in the clinical trial _.A. against her willB. at her personal expense for itC. due to her povertyD. without a basic knowledge of it 62. Developing countries are so attractive to HIV clinical trials due to _ reasons.A. politicalB. educationalC. academicD. charitable 63. What does the underlined word “ethical” most probably mean?A. psychologicalB. moralC. physical D. social64. What might the following paragraph(s) after the last most probably talk about?A. The solutions to guarantee the ethic of HIV clinical trials in developing countries.B. The steps of conducting research to find the cure for AIDS in developing countries.C. The efforts that should be made by the developing countries for ethical suitability. D. The measures to protect people in developing countries from being affected by AIDS. DThe domestic cat is a contradiction.No other animal has developed such a close relationship with human, while at the same time demanding and getting such self-determining movement and action.The cat manages to remain a tame(驯化的) animal because of the process of its upbringing. By living both with other cats (its mother and brother and sisters) and with human (the family that has adopted it) during its babyhood, it is considered to belong to both species. It is like a child that grows up in a foreign country and as a consequence becomes bilingual(双语的). The young cat becomes bimental. It may be a cat physically but mentally it is both feline(猫科的) and human.Once it is fully adult, however, most of its responses are feline ones, and it has only one major reaction to its human owners. It treats them as pseudo(假的) parents.This is rather different from the kind of bond that develops between human and dog.The dog sees its human owners as pseudo parents, as does the cat. On that score the process of attachment is similar. But the dog has an additional link. Canine(犬科的) society is group-organized; feline society is not. Dogs live in packs with tightly controlled status relationships among the individuals. There are top dogs, middle dogs, and bottom dogs and under natural circumstances they move around together, watching and following one another the whole time. So the adult pet dog sees its human family both as pseudo parents and as the dominant(主宰的) members of the pack, hence its well-known reputation for obedience and loyalty. Cats do have a complex social organization, but they never hunt in packs. In the wild, most of their day is spent in individual stalking(潜行追踪). Going for a walk with a h