镇江市第一学期高三期末考试英语试卷

1、镇江市2015-2016第一学期高三期末考试英语试卷第I卷（选择题共85分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）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）21. Mr.Smith,whencanIgotoAmerica?I'vemadeaforyouonthemorningflight.A. regulationB.presentationC.reservationD.contribution22. TheBBCproductionPrideandPrejudice,fromJaneAustin'sclassic,isuni

2、versallyacknowle（asthebestsofar.A. adaptedB.adaptingC.tobeadaptedD.havingadapted23. Wearenotsupposedtoescapefromdifficultiesinthattheycanourbestqualities.A. makeoutB.workoutC.carryoutD.bringout24. Thehurricanetoreachthecoasttomorrowmorning.Ifso,we'dbettermakefullpreparationstfoA. ispredictingB.h

3、aspredictedC.ispredictedD.willbepredicted25. Manyuniversitygraduateswishtobeofferedajobtheycanfindanopportunitytoexperieneetheexcitementofit.A.whichB.whyC.whereD.what26. Itisimportantthatclimate-friendlytechnologiesshouldbetodevelopingcountriestohelpthembuildgreeneconomy.27.Whenthingsdonthem.o't

4、hfegwaywe,wefindourselvestryingtoforcethemandstrugglingtofinishA.transformedB.communicatedC.committedD.transferredD.willbeplanningD.gooverA.plannedB.areplanningC.hadplanned28. Herealizedhewasinthewrongandpromisedtoanewleaf.A.takeoverB.turnoverC.getover29. Whatifweweretoreframeourapproachtobalancinga

5、ndexperiencingfulldays?A.mayhappenB.mighthavehappenedC.mighthappenD.happened30. Ourrelationshipsgiveourlivesmeaning,butwecansometimesgetlostintechnologyandforgettobewiththepeopleinourlives.A.rigidB.honestC.presentD.patient31.Conventionalwisdomhasityounevergetasecondchaneetomakeafirstimpression.A.whe

6、nB.whereC.whichD.that32. Theirnewsystemlooksmodernandadvaneedwhileours,seemsveryold-fashioned.A.inturnB.invainC.inpovertyD.incontrast33. He'dlikesomeoffee,?Yes,buthecan'taffordit.A.wouldn'theB.doesn'theC.hadn'theD.needn'the34. Wethoughtthat,wewereinthearea,we'dstopbyandse

7、etheplacesofinterest.A.untilB.sinceC.uniessD.though35. I'veheathlisbasketballplayerisduetoretireattheendoftheseason.,becauseheiscurrentlyhavingtheworstperformanee.A.ItalldependsB.It'snosurpriseC.IttakesnotimeD.It'sveryunwiseofhim第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）Irecallasayoungchildbringingbunch

8、esofbrilliantyellowflowerstomymother.Itdidnstems（茎）feltstickyorthatbothmyparentscursedthe36oftheseflowersinthelawn.Ithoughttheywerebeautiful!Andthereweresomanyofthem!Wespenthourspickingtheflowersandthenbreakingtheblossomsoffwitha37ofourfingers.Butthesupplyofdandelions（蒲公英）neverranout.Myfatherorbroth

9、erswould38_alltheheadswiththelawnmower（割草机）atleastonceaweek,butthatdidn39'etseamazingwonders.Andforthoseflowersthat40thehonorofbeinghand-deliveredtomymotherorthesharpbladesofthelawnmower,therewasanotherlevelof41.Thesoft,roundballsofadandeliongoneto42causedendlesslaughsandvoicesofdelightasweuncon

10、sciouslyspreadthisflower43theyard.AsIworkedinmygardenlastweek,pulling44weedsoutofthespacethatwouldbecomeasafeplacefortomatoes,corn,peasandsunflowers,Iwasagain45attheflowerthatsomecallaweedwithadmiration.AndIthought,"IfonlyIhadthestayin46ofadandelion.”IfonlyIcould47myrootssodeepandstraightthatso

11、methingdraggingmystemcouldn't48mecompletelyfromthesourcethatfeedsmelife.IfonlyIcouldcomebackto49theworldwithabright,sunshinyfaceaftersomeonehasrunmeoverwithalawnmowerorworse,50attackedmeinanattempttodestroyme.Ifonlymyfoliage（叶子）wasanutritious51ofvitaminsthathelpothersgrow.IfonlyIcould52_loveande

12、ncouragementfreelyandfully53thisflowerspreadsseedsofitself.IhopeyouandIcanbedifferent.Ihopethatwecanstretchourroots54enoughthatthestrongestpoisoncan'treachoursouls.Ihopethatwecanovercomesuch55asanger,fear,hate,criticismandcompetitiveness.Ihopethatwecanseeflowersinaworldthatseesweeds.第三部分：阅读理解（共1

13、5小题；每小题2分，满分30分）36.A.possessionB.expressionC.dependenceD.presenee37.A.slipB.snapC.touchD.click38.A.cutdownB.breakdownC.putdownD.takedown39.A.impressB.createC.stopD.attract40.A.survivedB.canceledC.escapedD.accepted41.A.performaneeB.significaneeC.abseneeD.existenee42.A.leafB.rootC.seedD.stem43.A.acros

14、sB.throughC.beneathD.onto44.A.undamagedB.unwantedC.unexpectedD.unprotected45.A.frightenedB.depressedC.confusedD.amazed46.A.energyB.forceC.powerD.influenee47.A.stretchB.reachC.developD.bend48.A.preventB.separateC.shelterD.protect49.A.abandonB.fleeC.faceD.ruin50.A.purposelyB.willinglyC.accidentallyD.a

15、imlessly51.A.componentB.originC.courseD.source52.A.claimB.spreadC.demandD.substitute53.A.thoughB.ifC.uniessD.as54.A.deepB.wideC.longD.high55.A.limitationsB.poisonsC.threatsD.disasters24hoursinwesternSydney:whattodo,wheretogoOnarecentweekend,myboyfriendandIdecidedtoexploretheareaforthefirsttime.Frida

16、y6p.m.CheckinatAturaBlacktownhotelAfteraneasy40-minutetraintripfromCentralStationtoBlacktown(about$5onewaywiththeOpalsmartcard),wecatchataxi(about$20)towesternSydney'sihotel,theAturaBlacktown.It'sasleekbutwelcominghotelwithanopetenlobbythatincorporatesaninhouserestaurantandacomfortablelounge

17、area.Upstairs,wequicklywarmtoourmodernguestroom,whichfeaturesreliable,freeWiFi,freemoviesonalargeSaturdaywall-mountedTV,andinthebathroomMalin+Goetztoiletries(洗漱用品).It'sgoodvalueatabout$160forkingroom.8p.m.Dinnerandadrive-inmovieThehotel'RoadhouseBarandGrillhasanupscalemenu(mains$25$40perpers

18、on)butacasualatmosphere,withanopenkitchenandfamiliesseatedatseveraltables.We'vebeentoldnottofillupondinnersowereluctantlyleaveourtenderscotchfilletandexpertlypan-friedbarramundiunfinished.Atthereception,wepickupkeystothehotel'swhiteCadillac,whichisparkedoutfront,anddrivearoundthecornertotheS

19、kylineDrive-In($20foronecarwithtwopassengers).9a.m.FeastinginBonnyriggEverywherewego,thereisfood.Atthetemple,wewatchafamousLaotionchefpreparepawpawsalad,whileatthemosqueweareofferedfeather-lightfairyfloss.Later,inalow-ceilingedAsiangrocer,wearefedsublimerice-paperrollsbyaproprietorwhospeaksfiveIangu

20、ages.ThosewhodismissordinaryAustraliansasconservativeandintoleranthaveclearlynotvisitedBonnyrigg.6p.m.People-watchingatTheEmporiumewesttoInParramatta,thevenue(场所)ofthemomentisTheEmporium,a150-seatexposed-brickspacewithamod-OzmenuwhichleansMediterranean.Unlikemanyofthemorecasualplaceswevisitoverthewe

21、ekend,TheEmporiumhasadecidedlygrown-upatmosphere,fullofwell-dressedcouplesandsmartwaitstaff.DisheslikeadelicatestewofMoretonBaybugs($36)andtruffle-stuffedchickenbreast(also$36)aredelicious.Don'texpe(getatableonSaturdaynightuniessyoubookahead.56. Howmuchdidtheauthorandherboyfriendhavetopayatleast

22、onFriday?A. $216.B.$226.C.$332.D.$260.57. Accordingtothepassage,avisitortowesternSydneycan.A. getwarminmodernguestroomsB.overeatdeliciousdinnerC.hireacartoseemoviesD.feelunfriendlinessfromordinaryAustraliansBAninvestigativestudyofBlackFriday,ledbyWestChesterUniversityProfessorGinaCastleBell,observed

23、themesofconsumerismbutalsoobservedthethemesofahappyholiday.TheresearchersfoundthroughBlackFridaypeoplecelebrate,plan,bond,andbuildtraditionstogether.FormemyBlackFridayalwaysbeginsandendsonalivingroomfloorlitteredwithnewspaperads.There,lateonThanksgivingnight,myfamilycollectivelyholdsastrategysession

24、.Later,weracetoearlybirdspecials,waitwithstrangersinlinessharingstoriesofpastBlackFridays,takealongrelaxinglunchfulloffamilybanter(戏谑),getChristmasdecorations,stopintoaCheesecakeFactorybartoseethedramaticendofafootballgame,getacaffeine-highfromStarbucksChristmasdrinks,andendtheshoppingatatornapartOl

25、dNavy(美国服装品牌),diggingtofindlateavailablebasicslikesocks.Finally,exhaustedbutcontented,wecollapsebackonthatlivingroomfloor,stilllitteredwithads,wherewedrinkhotcocoa,watchaChristmasmovie,andplantohangthenewdecorations.ThisisnottosaythatBlackFridayisalwayslovely.Instead,it'softenmiserable.Butthemis

26、eryissortofwhatmakesBlackFridaysuchagreattradition.ManyBlackFridayshoppersknowthatthedealsonBlackFridayarenotespeciallygreatandareavailableonline.Buttheydidnotshowupforthedeals,theyshowedforthea”misery.Forthemthecrowds,therush,andthedifficultyallenhance（提升）BlackFridaysimilartothewaycrowdsenhancemovi

27、eopeningnights,therushenhancesmusicfestivals,anddifficultyenhancestheexperieneeofcampingforothertypesofpeople.Thosecrazyelementstransformtheeventsintowhatconsumerresearcherscalla“ollectibleexperienee.”Collectibleexperiencesarenotalwayspleasantbuttheyarememorableandmeaningfultothosegamesforthem.There

28、seemstobeamadrushinthemediatoanalyzeBlackFriday.Yet,everyanalysismissesthepointthatBlackFriday,whichthoughonthesurfaceseemslikejustevilconsumerism,isactually,forsome,quiteameaningful,ritualistic（例行的）experienee.Maybethishappyholidayisnotforyou.MaybeyouthinkitissillyorevendisgustingthatAmericanschoose

29、tobondthrough,overallotheroptions,shopping.ButwhatyoucannotdenyisthatBlackFridayhasbecomesomethingbiggerthandeals.Ithasbecomeapartofacollectiveandpersonalculture,wheremanyshoppersarenottryingtoavoidthetroubleandcrazinessoftheday;instead,theyaretryingtostrategicallyandhappilydiveintoit.And,rightnow,o

30、nlivingroomfloorsallacrossAmerica,familiesareplanninghowtogetthemostoutoftheiryearlyritual.58. ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph2that.A. manyshopsopenaheadofscheduletocompetewithothersformorecustomersB. manyshopsofferfreedrinkstocustomerswhentheywatchfootballgamesC. theauthorpurchasescheapsocksandtheroom

31、floorcollapsesundertheirweightD. theauthorstopsshoppingatanoldandshabbystorelateonThanksgivingnight59. WhichofthefollowingdoesNOTbelongtoacollectibleexperienee”？A.Waitingwithstrangersinlines.B.Racingtoearlybirdspecials.C.Diggingtofindcommodities.D.Transformingcrazyelements.60. Bysaying“BlackFridayha

32、sbecomesomethingbiggerthandealstheauthormeansBlackFriday.A. wouldbeenjoyedmoreifitwerelesscommercialB. isagreatchaneetofeelcomfortandrelaxedC. isamiserable,meaningfulandtraditionalexperieneeD. undergoesacomprehensiveevaluationfromthemedia61. Whatcouldbethebesttitleofthepassage?B.AnIntroductiontoBlac

33、kFridayD.FantasticExperieneeofBlackFridayA.ALovingDefenseofBlackFridayC.WidespreadCriticismofBlackFridayCHomeopathyistheoldestformofcomplementary（互补的）andalternativemedicinesfromEurope.ItoriginatedwiththeGermanphysicianSamuelHahnemann（17551843）.Hecameacrossthecinchona,thebarkofaSouthAmericantreethatw

34、asusedbythelocalpeopletotreatfevers.Amongtheactiveingredientsinthebarkisquinine（奎宁）,whichisstillusedtotreatmalaria.Ifahealthypersontookcinchona,heorshewouldhavesymptoms（症状）ofmalaria.In1796and1810,Hahnemannpublishedessaysonthetheoriesofhomeopathy:substancesthatcauseillnessesorsymptomsinpeoplecanbeuse

35、dinsmalldosesastreatment.Supportersofhomeopathyvieweditasasafe,patient-centeredsystem.Hahnemannclaimedhecouldcureanyandallillnessesusinghomeopathicprinciples.However,theAustraliancouncilsoughttoevaluatethisclaimonceandforall.Theirassessmentwasbasedontheanalysisof57publishedsystematicreviewsencompass

36、ing176individualstudies,independentevaluationofevideneeprovidedbyhomeopathyinterestgroupsandthepublic,andclinicalpracticeguidelinesandreportsonhomeopathyfromothergovernments.Studieswereonlyconsiderediftheywerecase-controlled,meaningtheycomparedagroupofpatientsreceivinghomeopathictreatmentswithacontr

37、olgroup.Thecouncilwhooversawthisreviewconsistedofexpertsinconventional-basedmedicineaswellascomplementaryandalternativemedicines.Asaguideline,foratreatmenttobeconsideredeffective,itmustresultinhealthimprovementsthatcannotbeexplainedbytheplacebo（安慰剂）effect,theseimprovementsmustbemeaningfulforaperson&

38、#39;soverallhealthandtheresultshavetobeseenconsistentlyinseveralstudies.Adraftofthereportwasreviewedbyagroupofindependentexpertsincomplementarymedicineresearchandopenedupforpublicconsultationbeforeitwasfinalized.Eventually,thecouncilfoundnoreliableevideneethathomeopathictreatmentswereeffective.Studi

39、esthatdidfindhomeopathytobeeffectivewereoverallofpoorscientificquality,usedtoofewpatientsorlackedevideneeonwhichtobasetheirconclusions.Rejectingprovenmedicaltreatmentsinfavorofhomeopathyforchronicorpotentiallyseriousconditionscouldplacepeopleatrisk.Asalways,useofhomeopathicorotherremediesshouldbedis

40、cussedwithyourphysicianinordertomakeinformedhealthcaredecisions.62. Wecanlearnfromthepassagethathomeopathyisasystemofmedicineinwhich.A. patientsaregivenverysmallamountsofadrugthatproducessymptomsinhealthypeopleB. patientsareevaluatedbyusingverysmallamountsofthesubstaneecausingillnessorsymptomsC. pat

41、ientswouldhavesymptomsofmalariaiftheytookcinchonaD. patientsrelyingonhomeopathycanexplaintheirhealthimprovementsbytheplaceboeffect63. Theunderlinedword“encompasg”canmostipobablybereplacedby.A.encouragingB.searchingC.conductingD.including64. Whenevaluatinghomeopathictreatments,theAustraliancouncilwas

42、mostconcernedabout.A.thesourceofthedatatobeanalyzedB.thecriteriaofaneffectivetreatmentC.theobjectivityandreliabilityoftheevaluationD.theexpertsinvolvedintheevaluation65. WhichofthefollowingreasonsfortheineffectivenessofhomeopathictreatmentsisNOTmentionedinthepassage?A. Studiesabouthomeopathictreatme

43、ntswerenotscientificallyaccurate.B. Hahnemann'theoriesabouthomeopathictreatmentsgotnoresponse.C. Conclusionsofhomeopathictreatmentswereshortofsolidevidenee.D. Blinduseofhomeopathictreatmentsmightputpeopleindanger.DWhenIwas16yearsoldandinfostercare（非亲代养）inTennessee,peopletoldmeIwasunadoptable.But

44、Idesperatelywantedafamily.Isoughtthehelpofajudge,eventhecommissioneroftheDepartmentofChildrenServices,andwasadoptedjustaweekbeforemy18thbirthday.Wehavealottobegratefulforandthisholidayseasonlet'snotforgetaboutthemorethan415,00（fostercareespeciallyolderyouth.Theseyoutharethemostlikelytogetoverloo

45、kedforadoption,buttheyshouldn'tbe.Theyneedanddeserveafamilyjustasmuchasyoungchildrendo.Makinganolderyouthapartofyourfamilycanbringjustasmuchajoyasadoptingababyorayoungerchildwithoutallthediapersandpottytraining.Myadoptionwaslifechangingandprobablythebestthingthateverhappenedtome.Istillrememberth

46、efirstgiftmyparentsgavetome.ItwasaMickeyMousekeychainwithakeytotheirhome.TheytoldmethatnomatterwhathappenedtheywouldalwayslovemeandI'dalwayshaveaplacetocomehometo.Thisisour17thThanksgivingtogether.MyfirstThanksgivingwithmyfamilywasalittleoverwhelmingwithlotsofextendedfamilyincludinggrandparents,

47、aunts,uncles,andcousins.However,itealizedthawheoiuidneverhavetospendanotherholidayaloneandthatwastrulyanamazingfeeling.Iwasalwayseagertospendtimewithmylittlesister,Beth.ShewassixwhenIjoinedthefamily.Mydadalwayssaysheknewwewerereallysisters,andIwasnoIongeraguestinthehousewhenBethandIhadourfirstfight.

48、Today,she'soneofmybestfriends,andI'mherbiggestcheerleader.TherewerealsobittersweetThanksgivings.Onewespentinmymom'shospitalroom.tihwastherethathelpedmeplanmyweddingbutpassedawaythreeweeksbeforetheceremony.Mydadwalkedmedowntheaisle,andmysisterwasmymaidofhonor.Becauseofourbond,wewereableto

49、supporteachotherthroughthatchallengingtimeandthat'swhatfoanyhegoodandbadtimes.It'snicehavingmydadandsistertoshareholidaysandspecialoccasions.Butthey'reevewhenitcomestothelittlethingslikehavingsomeonetosharemybaddaywith,celebratemypromotionatwork,orhelpmethinkthroughadifficultdecision.lt&

50、#39;sinthesemomentsthatIjustcan'timtheworld.I'msogladthatIdidn'tlistentothosepeoplewhosaidIwasunadoptable,I'dneverfindawasputtingmyseIfoutthereforrejection.It'sariskforolderfosteryouthtoconsideradoption.Ittoberejectedonceagain.Butit'sarisktheyshouldtakebecauselifedoesn'te

51、ndat18.It'sreallyIfyouknowsomeonewhomightconsideradoptinganolderteen,pleasesharemystory-andhavehimorherthinkofmyfamily.Theydidn'gtettoseemyfirststepsorwatchmebeapilgriminmysecondgradeThanksgivingplay.Buttheytaughtmesomanythingsaboutlife,andweretheretowatchmewalkacrossthestagewhenIgraduatedfr

52、omcollegeandlawschoolandaccompaniedmetotheWhiteHouselastyearasIwashonoredformyworkhelpingfosteryouth.IlookforwardtomanymoreThanksgivingswithmyfamily,andIeternallythankfulntheychosemetobeapartoftheirfamily.66. Whatdoestheauthor'spersonalexperieneeindicate?A.It'sratherdifficultforolderyouthtob

53、eadopted.B.Olderyouthbringlessjoythanbabies.C.It'boringhavingabittersweetThanksgiving.D.Anolderyouthaged18istoooldtoneedafamily.67. Whatcontributestotheauthor'sfeelingthatshecan'timaginebeingaloneintheworl?A. Thefamily'sgivingtheauthoraMickeyMouseasagift.B. Theauthor'sspendingher

54、Thanksgivingwithherextendedfamilyfor17years.C. Themother'sfailingtoattendtheauthor'sweddingceremonyforherseveredisease.D. Thefamily'salwayssharinghappinessandsorrowwithher.68. Whatdoesadoptionforolderyouthreallymean?A.ItmeansnotlivingaloneanyIonger.B.Itmeansbeingtakengoodcareofbyothers.C

55、.Itmeansbeingsuccessfulincareer.D.Itmeansbeinglovedandasenseofbelonging.69. Theunderlinedsentence"It'sanopportunitytoberejeictedi.on'ceRaragraph8meansthat.A.olderteenstaketheopportunitytobeadoptedB.olderteensarelesslikelytobeadoptedC.olderteenscreatetheopportunitytobeadoptedD.olderteens

56、areindangerofbeingadopted70. What'theauthor'mainpurposeofwritingthepassage?A. Toexpressherappreciationforherfamily.B. Toshowsympathytotheunadoptableolderyouth.C. Toappealtomorepeopletoadopttheolderyouth.D. Topersuadethereadersnottobelieveothers'words.第H卷（非选择题两部分，共35分）第四部分：任务型阅读（共10小题，每小题

57、1分，满分10分）Aselfiestickisamonopod（单脚架）usedtotakeselfiephotographsbypositioningasmartphoneorcamerabeyondthenormalrangeofthearm.Themetalsticksaretypicallyextendable,withahandleononeendandanadjustableclamp（夹子）ontheotherendtoholdaphoneinplace.SomehaveremoteorBluetoothcontrols,lettingtheuserdecidewhentotak

58、ethepicture,andmodelsdesignedforcamerashaveamirrorbehindtheviewscreensothattheshotcanbelinedup.Incontrasttoamonopodforstabilizingacameraontheground,aselfiestickisthickestandstrongestattheoppositeendfromthecamerainordertoprovidebettergrip（控制）andbalaneewhenheldhighupintheair.Homemadeselfiestickscouldd

59、atebackasearlyas1925.Aphotofromthatyearshowsamantakingaphotographofhimselfandhiswife,withtheaidofalongpolewhichispointedtowardsthecameraandoutofframe.Amateurboxcamerasoftheperiodwouldnothavebeenabletocaptureaself-portraitinfocuswhenheldatarm'slength,requiringphotographerstouBemoteshutter（快门）devicessuchascablesorsticks.