武汉新高三9月起点调研考试英语试题含答案

1、20152016学年度武汉市部分学校新高三起点调研测试英语试卷武汉市教育科学研究院命制 第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5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。l. Where does the conversation probably take place？ A. In a photo shop. B. At the airport. C. At the post office.2.

2、What does the man offer to do? AGo to the bookstore.B. Lend the woman his book.C. Underline the important parts.3. How does the woman feel about the man's report? A. Satisfied. B. Disappointed. C. Puzzled.4. What does the woman ask the man to do? A. Call for a taxi. B. Lock the suitcases. C. Pac

3、k the clothes.5What is the woman? A. A driver. B. A policewoman. C. A passenger.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5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ABC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. What does the man have to do today? A. Visit his lawyer. B

4、. Go to the doctor. C. Make an appointment.7. What will the woman probably do for the man? A. Answer his phone. B. Call his lawyer. C. Take notes at the meeting. 听第7段材料，回答第8.9题。8. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A new city library. B. Their math homework. C. Their college library.9. W

5、hat's the probable reason for the man's going for coffee? A. Feeling tired.B. Missing the old days.C. Meeting the math professor there. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Where are the two speakers probably? A. On the street. B. In a shop. C. At the Lost and Found.11. What kind of backpack is it? A. A spo

6、rts one. B. A leather one. C. A childish one.12. What's the man's opinion of the woman? A. Responsible. B. Tricky. C. Strict.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Where did the woman work as a costume designer? A. In Vermont. B. In San Diego. C. In Hollywood.14. What is the woman's main interest？ A. Muse

7、um. B. Theater. C. Fashion.15. Why is the woman moving to New York City? A. It's where she grew up.B. There is a job offer.C. She wants to be near her parents.16. What does the woman intend to do? A. Live with her parents. B. Apply for a job. C. Buy an apartment. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is th

8、e aim of the program? A. To keep trainees in shape.B. To develop leadership skills.C. To improve public relations.18. What will the trainees do during the program? A. Make plans for a journey.B. Prepare reports for the company.C. Attend lectures on management.19. How long will the program last? A. 8

9、 days. B. 12 days. C. 20 days.20. What should people do to join the program? A. Sign on a piece of paper. B. Pay for the program. C. Take a test in advance.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）A USA's participation in World Warbrought major changes to the lives of American women. Before the

10、war, there had been a huge pool of female labour, consisting largely of young, single women. Many jobs were closed to them and they were effectively restricted to working in domestic service and selling-goods business. Wartime production requirements, however, combined with the loss of the men who e

11、ntered the military, provided women with the opportunity to move into a far wider range of jobs. The response to the US governments request for more women workers was amazing and the changes marvelous. ln 1941,there were 14.6 million women workers; by 1944 the number had grown to over 19.4 million.

12、At one point during those wars, more than 50 percent of American women worked and by 1945 half of all women workers were over 35 years old. Women were particularly active in the defense industries. Between 1940 and 1944 women working in enterprises that produced goods increased by 141 percent. In De

13、troit in 1943 , women made up 91 percent of the new hirings in 185 war plants. Over 10 percent of all shipbuilders were women. Most of these jobs came with a "pink-slip" attached, as women understood that they would be dismissed when the men returned from the war. Women were also frustrate

14、d by unfair pay differentials, for men were paid more money for doing the same job. With the end of the war and armymen being sent home, women were released twice as fast as men. In 1945, three-quarters of the women in aircraft and shipbuilding were let go, and women in the car industry decreased fr

15、om 25 percent t0 7 percent. Although women found their work satisfying and liberating, postwar publicity focused on women's duty to help the returning soldiers fit in with society by "making him the man of the home again". When the war ended, many women left work to take up the duties

16、of homemaking and raising children.21. Before World War II, women in the USA had jobs mostly related to .A. aircraft production B. shipbuildingC. sales business D. defense industries22. When women were offered jobs in industries, they knew that their jobs would be _ A. temporary B. permanent C. frus

17、trating D. highly paid23. When the war ended, media made women believe that .A. their work was satisfying B. their work was worthwhile C. they should help the army D. they should take care of the familyBThe Great Plague(瘟疫) of London in 1665 was the last in a long series of plague that first began i

18、n London in June 1499.1t killed between 75,000 and 100,000. First suspected in late 1664,it began to spread eastwards in April 1665 from the poor suburb of St. Giles to the crowded and dirty communities on its way to the walled City of London.The Great Plague at Its Peak By September 1665 ,the death

19、 rate had reached 8,000 per week. Helpless city authorities began to abandon quarantine(隔离) measures. Houses containing the dead and dying were no longer locked. London's mournful silence was broken by the noise of carts carrying the dead for burial in churches or public plague pits. Well-off re

20、sidents soon fled to the countryside, leaving the poor behind in poor old communities. Thousands of dogs and cats were killed to remove a feared source of contagion (传染), and piles of rotting garbage were burned. Doctors cut swellings and bled black spots in attempts to cure plague victims. Plague O

21、rders prohibited churches from keeping dead bodies in their buildings during public assemblies or services, and carriers of the dead had to identify themselves and could not mix with the public.Samuel Pepys: Eyewitness Accounts In his famous diary, Samuel Pepys, a member of Parliament, conveyed the

22、sad image of desperate people wandering the streets in search of relief from the ruins of the plague. His notes during 1665 indicated the severity of London's Great Plague. In July, he mourned "the sad news of the death of so many in the community, forty last night, the bell always going ei

23、ther for deaths or burials." A month later, when London's death rate rose sharply, Pepys noted that survivors "are forced to carry the dead to be buried by daylight, the nights not enough to do itThe Plague Declines and the Government Reacts By February 1666,the Great Plague had nearly

24、 run its course. It died out during the Great Fire that same year and never returned. Central parts of London were rebuilt with wider streets to relieve crowding and better waste water systems to improve public cleanliness. New Plague Orders were issued in May 1666,which banned the burial of future

25、plague victims in churches and small churchyards, enforced the use of quicklime (生石灰) at chosen burial sites, and strictly prohibited opening graves less than one year after burial as a safeguard against thespread of infection.24.In the course of the Great Plague, it was a common practice to .A. kee

26、p dead bodies in the church buildingsB. burn piles of rotting garbage in the streetsC. carry the dead for church burials in the daytimeD. unlock the houses containing the dead and dying25. lt can be inferred from the passage that .A. dogs and cats were certain to spread the plague B. doctors' tr

27、eatment of plague victims was effectiveC. city authorities allowed rich residents to go to the countryside D. quarantine measures were powerless in preventing the plague26. How did Samuel Pepys feel when the bell was going all the night during the Great Plague?A. Frightened. B. Relieved. C. Sorrowfu

28、l. D. Moody.27. What's the main purpose of this writing?A. To blame poor public cleanliness for plague.B. To inform readers of what happened in the Great Plague.C. To show that plague was closely related to church activities.D. To prove that plague could be controlled by humans.C Famous writer E

29、dgar Allan Poe wrote 70 poems and 66 short stories during his life, but published only one novel. That book, The Narrative of Arthur Gordon, Pym of Nantucket, is fiction, focusing on Pym's bad luck on a whaling ship. The novel, published in 1838, involves an attempted rebellion of the whaling sh

30、ip. Pym and two others drive back the rebels, killing or throwing overboard all but one. The spared rebel, named Richard Parker, is kept aboard in order to help operate the ship. But as the ship overturns, it has no adequate food. Parker suggests that cannibalism(食人) is the only way out, and they dr

31、aw straws to determine the victim. Parker loses and becomes dinner. But in 1846 a real-life Richard Parker died in a shipwreck(船难) . He and 20 0thers were on board the doomed Francis Spaight, which sank, killing all on board. It was a mere coincidence, as it involved neither rebellion nor cannibalis

32、m. In 1884, the coincidence became extremely horrible. A boat named the Mignonette sank, and four people went into a lifeboat. And just like in Pym's tale, the four found themselves lacking food and were desperate. They did not draw straws; however, two of the remaining three simply killed the y

33、oungest, a cabin boy who had fallen unconscious. All three then dined on the now-dead 17 year old. The cabin boy's name, of course, was Richard Parker. As for rebellion, one needs to travel back t0 1797, before Poe penned his novelalthough there is little evidence that Poe had known about this R

34、ichard Parker or intentionally chose his name for the Pym novel. That year, another man named Richard Parker led a rebellion of the British Naval base at Nore, taking over a number of ships. But as food was running out, Parker ordered "his" fleet to head toward France. The ship he was on f

35、ollowed this order but none of the other ships did, and Parker was arrested then was hanged as punishment. This series of coincidences has not gone entirely unnoticed. In 2001,author Yann Martel published The Life of Pi, which was made into a movie for release in November of 2012.lt tells the story

36、of a man who finds himself trapped on a lifeboat with a few animals, including a Bengal tiger. Martel showed respect for the shipwrecked men spoken about above by naming the tiger Richard Parker. And while there is probably nothing to this strange occurrence, if your name is Richard Parker, you may

37、want to stay away from boats.28. The underlined part " draw straws" ( Para.2) suggests someone will be chosen toA. deal with straws B. enjoy a good opportunity C. make a clever decision D. do something unpleasant29. What made the coincidence in 1884 extremely terrible?A. Cannibalism withou

38、t drawing straws. B. Shipwreck and rebellion.C. Rebellion and cannibalism. D. Hanging and cannibalism.30. What can be learnt about the name Richard Parker?A. It was chosen on purpose by Allan Poe.B. lt seemed connected with strange coincidences.C. It was popular both in fiction and in reality. D. It

39、 was originally a name for a Bengal tiger.31. To those Richard Parkers who wish to sail on the sea, this passage makes for _A. a complete nonsense B. an accurate predictionC. an interesting warning D. an impressive joke D What is the main testing ground of fears about incomplete or inadequate child

40、rearing? The college admission process. If you are afraid you don't discipline your children enough, the evidence of parental failure is right there in front of everyone. The child is not filling out her college applications ! lf you are afraid that you have allowed your children to watch too mu

41、ch television and settle for low grades, you will have to answer for the consequences. The over-involvement of many parents in the process is, from my perspective, a cover for this deep parental anxiety: Did I do a good job with this child? Did I do everything I needed to do for this child? Is this

42、child going to have a good life? I have seen many parents, dive back into their children's lives at college admission time, trying to fill all of their wisdom and discipline into their children at the last moment. Parents may need to be sure as their children leave the nest that they really have

43、 taught them how to fly. Since it is impossible to assess the quality of what parents have done for their children at this point, the next best thing is the status of the college to which the child is admitted. From the point of an anxious parent, an "Ivy league college" child is proof of

44、better child rearing than a "small college" child. I once sat with a talented, weak senior girl and her brilliant parents. She, they, and the school had to decide whether she should remam m school or go into a hospital. In light of her anorexia (厌食), the school recommended strongly that sh

45、e not file her early application to Princeton. Upon hearing this, the girl looked at the adults in the room and said, " If I can't apply early to Princeton, l'll die. " Her parents were also eager to have her get into Princeton. Why did they all need this so desperately? Because, i

46、n this case, something was wrong in the family. Due to some weakness in her upbringing, this child was not happy or self-confident. Yet she was eighteen, the culture required her to leave home. The psychological solution for them all was the comforting vision of a great college. Somehow going there

47、would make her life fine and defend her parents' child rearing. Such fears about letting go of an unfinished child exist in all families. How can we let go of a child who is still so young in so many ways? It is painful and has no cure except time and hope. For parents looking for a painkiller,

48、the college admission process is where they can work out their anxieties.32. What does the underlined word "rearing" ( Para.l) mean?A. Adopting. B. Raising,C. Educating. D. Spoiling.33.What is implied in parents' over-involvement in their children's college admission process in the

49、 author's view?A. Care and concern. B. Over protection.C. Great parental wisdom. D. Deep parental anxiety.34. What should parents do according to the author?A. Help children fill out their college applications.B. Fall into children's lives at college admission time. C. Prepare children for t

50、he future before they leave home. D. Access the quality of what they have done for their children.35. According to the passage, what can defend the parents' child rearing?A. A great college. B. Time and hope.C. Confidence of children. D. Independence of children.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分） 根据短文内容，从短文后

51、的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 I often went fishing up in Maine during the summer. Personally I am very fond of strawberries and cream. but I have found that for some strange reason, fish prefer insects. 36 I thought about what they wanted. I didn't bait the hook with strawberries and cream. Rat

52、her, l swung an insect or a grasshopper(蚱蜢)in front of the fish and said: "Wouldn't you like to have that？" 37 That is what Lloyd George, Great Britain's Prime Minister during World War I, did. When someone asked him how he managed to stay in power after the over wartime leaders -

53、Wilson, Orlando and Clemenceau - had been forgotten, he replied that if his staying on top might be owing to any one thing, it would be to his having learned that it was necessary to bait the hook to suit the fish.Why talk about what we want? That is childish. Absurd. 38 But no one else is. The rest

54、 of us are just like you: we are interested in what we want. 39 Remember that tomorrow- when you are trying to get someone to do something. If, for example, you don't want your children to smoke, don't argue with them, and don't talk about what you want; but show them that cigarettes may

55、 keep them from making the basketball team or winning the hundred-yard dash. 40 Before you speak, pause and ask yourself: "How can I make this person want to do it?"A. Of course, you are interested in what you want and you are always interested in it.B. Why not use the same common sense wh

56、en fishing for people?C. Tomorrow you may want to persuade somebody to do something.D. That is a good thing to remember regardless of whether you are dealing with children or animals.E. So the only way on earth to influence other people is to talk about what they want and show them how to get itF. Y

57、ou have wanted the money very much.G. So when l went fishing, l didn't think about what l wanted.第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（AB.C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑： I stopped at a grocery store the other clay because l was about to go on a long drive and 1 wanted to buy my favorite drink for the trip. As l walked up to the 41 , I noticed a man and a boy who was